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I've been doing this same process for about 2-3 years now, and thought I would share. Basically, I'll buy the latest and greatest phone for Tmobile, and almost after a year (usually sooner), I'll call customer service, tell them I'm not happy with the phone, or bored, or really like a new one coming out, etc, and ask them politely if there is anything they can do since I'm not eligible for an upgrade and still inside contract.
Every time I've done this, they have always said, sure, you've been with us for a long time now, and they just replace my existing contract with a brand new one, and give me the upgrade price. I'll end up selling my old phone for the price of the upgrade, so basically I get a new phone each year and don't have to spend one dime. Well, I just called and did the same thing, and they are going to sell me the LG G2X for 260 w/ tax, and I just sold my Vibrant on Craig's list for 260. Should get my new phone Thursday.
I've loved my Vibrant, and had no issues really with it, (minus some weird gps issues every once in a while), but I'm a gadget geek, so I always gotta have the latest and greatest. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone in the Vibrant community, (dev's too), as my Vibrant experience has been great. I'll miss that beautiful screen, but I think I won't even notice with the raw power of the GX2. Anyway, just thought I'd share my story, since I had no clue tmobile would even do this for you. I just called up randomly one day and asked to see what they would say. Tmobile has always done everything they can to keep me as a customer.
I thought this was known? They just add +2 years to your contract
Yea depending who u speak to. Some r willing. Some aren't.
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I've done this so much, I though I was the only whos done this lol
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I thought this was known? They just add +2 years to your contract
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No, the difference is, they basically tear up your old contract, and replace it with a brand new one. ie... if you had say 1.5 years on your contract, and they let you upgrade, your 1.5 year contract would be gone, and you would have a 2 year contract only starting today. So, I should technically have a 3.5 year contract, but only have a 2 year contract.
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I've loved my Vibrant, and had no issues really with it, (minus some weird gps issues every once in a while)
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Please let us know how the GPS is on the G2X. I'm also seriously considering an upgrade, but I've been reading mixed reviews on the G2X GPS, so am waiting for more user reports. (Don't mean this in any way to detract from your decision. I really hope the G2X has a perfect GPS.)
Thanks.
I can understand the "stick it to the man" type attitude, but what a prickish way to go about and purposely do this.
Buy the phone outright if you want new phones all the time. You end up spending about the same in a years time frame. (At least with TMO).
AT&T... well they don't have a "non-contract" rate that's cheaper. I'd have a less irritated opinion then.
So does this work for someone with t-mobile for 6 or 8 months? I would guess not.
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I can understand the "stick it to the man" type attitude, but what a prickish way to go about and purposely do this.
Buy the phone outright if you want new phones all the time. You end up spending about the same in a years time frame. (At least with TMO).
AT&T... well they don't have a "non-contract" rate that's cheaper. I'd have a less irritated opinion then.
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If tmobile is willing to do it, and the OP isn't deceiving them, why is it wrong?
thanks will try soon
I've never been deceptive with them. my gps has always wondered and taken a while to lock, even with the fix. I simply told them I wasn't happy with the gps, and wanted to upgrade. The time before that, I said I was tired if my phone. They said they wanted me to be happy and no problem.
Haxel said:
I can understand the "stick it to the man" type attitude, but what a prickish way to go about and purposely do this.
Buy the phone outright if you want new phones all the time. You end up spending about the same in a years time frame. (At least with TMO).
AT&T... well they don't have a "non-contract" rate that's cheaper. I'd have a less irritated opinion then.
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I wonder if Sprint would allow this early upgrade if I say I'm not happy, that would be awesome
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Yeah, they have let me upgrade before only having a phone for 8 months. I actually got my vibrant last august. Again, I'm not telling people to do anything deceptive. Just call them up and see If they can do anything for you.
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So does this work for someone with t-mobile for 6 or 8 months? I would guess not.
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Will do. Should get my phone tomorrow.
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Please let us know how the GPS is on the G2X. I'm also seriously considering an upgrade, but I've been reading mixed reviews on the G2X GPS, so am waiting for more user reports. (Don't mean this in any way to detract from your decision. I really hope the G2X has a perfect GPS.)
Thanks.
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So, if I call them up and say
"I'm not satisfied with my phone, the problems with my phone (I have had 2 replacements so far, GPS problems everytime), and Samsung not supporting the phone, is there ANY way you guys can help me and give me an early upgrade?"
And if the rep is nice enough, he will allow an early upgrade?
Exactly. Be honest with them, and of course polite. They still make money off upgrades, so not like they are losing money. The worst they can day is no.
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So, if I call them up and say
"I'm not satisfied with my phone, the problems with my phone (I have had 2 replacements so far, GPS problems everytime), and Samsung not supporting the phone, is there ANY way you guys can help me and give me an early upgrade?"
And if the rep is nice enough, he will allow an early upgrade?
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Exactly. Be honest with them, and of course polite. They still make money off upgrades, so not like they are losing money. The worst they can day is no.
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Alright. Only problem is, I've had this phone for 2 months (got it during the "free" upgrade special), but I'm VERY unsatisfied with it honestly. I hope that doesn't impact anything.
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Alright. Only problem is, I've had this phone for 2 months (got it during the "free" upgrade special), but I'm VERY unsatisfied with it honestly. I hope that doesn't impact anything.
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I got this phone the same way. I am most likely going to upgrade once something better hits the market!
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Please let us know how the GPS is on the G2X. I'm also seriously considering an upgrade, but I've been reading mixed reviews on the G2X GPS, so am waiting for more user reports. (Don't mean this in any way to detract from your decision. I really hope the G2X has a perfect GPS.)
Thanks.
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My brother has had the phone now for a day and I've been tinkering with it since he's new to android. GPS works 100%, absolutely fantastic. Using GPS Test I got 12 satellites within 3 seconds and 12/12 locked and all the gps readings are litterally off the charts with 200+ readings. Accuracy is consistent @ 3-10 ft accuracy - mostly at 5ft accuracy. Hope this helps anyone that has doubts on the GPS on G2X because it is NOT a problem .
Didnt know this was anything special. This is all cool if you dont plan changing companies because if you do leave with you new phones im pretty sure theres a etf. Why would any company care what phone you get, your still locked into a 2year agreement. After 1month-or a year, when you get another phone, your still locked into a 2year agreement. Im pretty sure Tmo and Sprint will do anything possible to satisfy there custumers.
Just saw on Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/atrix-4g-available-for-100-from-atandt-just-50-bucks-per-tegra-2/
Direct link to AT&T
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...4G*+-+Black&q_sku=sku5100311#fbid=8YEtxFFHUYq
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Just saw on Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/atrix-4g-available-for-100-from-atandt-just-50-bucks-per-tegra-2/
Direct link to AT&T
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...4G*+-+Black&q_sku=sku5100311#fbid=8YEtxFFHUYq
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Good deal that's how much I paid for mine...
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Engaget really dropped the ball today and it is getting totally lit up in the comments section.
Engaget's Review of the Atrix:
In their review they gave it a 9/10, and even stated in their review, "The Atrix 4G might be our favorite Android device that we've tested."
Source: http://www.engadget.com/motorola/atrix-4g-review/
Engaget's "Recommendation" posted today:
"We're not going to mince words, the Motorola Atrix has a number of urgent software issues that make it tough to recommend, but at least AT&T is pricing the Blur-saddled smartphone into the realm of reason."
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/atrix-4g-available-for-100-from-atandt-just-50-bucks-per-tegra-2/
All I can say is grab some popcorn and have fun reading the comments. They are getting lit up, and this is gonna make my day go so much faster at work. Obviously Engaged got all caught up with their well known "mancrush" with "Apple" and the recent news of IOS 5.
Oh Engaget, you really should keep up with what you have written in the past. Good stuff... lol
well here is my question what is replacing it in the AT&T line up?? I mean AT&T only drops the price on its flagship phones when they replace with another... Galaxy S2 ??
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well here is my question what is replacing it in the AT&T line up?? I mean AT&T only drops the price on its flagship phones when they replace with another... Galaxy S2 ??
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I agree it is bizarre their only phones over $99 now are the Infuse, the iPhone, and the mediocre HTC HD7S for Windows 7. I hope this means they got something cool up their sleeves for June that we don't know about.
it might not be june but i think before summer is out SGS2 is coming it just makes to much sense
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I agree it is bizarre their only phones over $99 now are the Infuse, the iPhone, and the mediocre HTC HD7S for Windows 7. I hope this means they got something cool up their sleeves for June that we don't know about.
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Captivate II ?...
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Cant wait to see what else they have up their sleeve... I really hope our bootloader gets unlocked here soon.
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Engaget really dropped the ball today and it is getting totally lit up in the comments section.
Engaget's Review of the Atrix:
In their review they gave it a 9/10, and even stated in their review, "The Atrix 4G might be our favorite Android device that we've tested."
Source: http://www.engadget.com/motorola/atrix-4g-review/
Engaget's "Recommendation" posted today:
"We're not going to mince words, the Motorola Atrix has a number of urgent software issues that make it tough to recommend, but at least AT&T is pricing the Blur-saddled smartphone into the realm of reason."
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/07/atrix-4g-available-for-100-from-atandt-just-50-bucks-per-tegra-2/
All I can say is grab some popcorn and have fun reading the comments. They are getting lit up, and this is gonna make my day go so much faster at work. Obviously Engaged got all caught up with their well known "mancrush" with "Apple" and the recent news of IOS 5.
Oh Engaget, you really should keep up with what you have written in the past. Good stuff... lol
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What people in the comments don't understand is that there is a new group of guys at engadget now while the others are gone at Thisismynext. Josh.T reviewed the Atrix first so his review and opinon might be different than others that are there now.
Just ordered mine today.
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Upgrading on another phone
I have 4 phones on my plan but only 3 of them have the data (last is for my daughter's emergency phone).
Of the 3 on the data plan, mine still has the medianet plan on my captivate which the AT&T rep was kind enough to keep for me when he upgraded my phone from an older phone to the captivate.
But phone #4 without the data plan is up for upgrade and I'm wondering if I order it online, do I have to pick a data plan for it? Or will it try to put a dataplan on it if I use it with her sim card but not mine?
I'm thinking if I unlock the phone and just put my sim chip in it, I can keep my unlimited, but not sure if the data plan automatically gets put on phone #4 if I upgrade on that.
Anyone know?
Hey guys
Is it the plan version or the RRP? coz I got mine for $550 from other source=(
Crap, I just bought my Atrix on Saturday... Costco gave me a good deal though.
its $449 no commitments now
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its $449 no commitments now
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I'm getting more tempted to dump mine. (Bell version) No official support, and the US version dropping in price...
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I'm getting in on this. My plan is up for renewal and $100 seems good to me. I plan on rooting it, getting the webtop over HDMI running and possibly buying a bluetooth keyboard/trackpad.
Anyone have any tips or tricks?
I'm a little nervous because I have an N900 which lets me do pretty much anything I want...
Lap Dock
Im wondering if they are gonna dump the price of the phone are they gonna drop the price of the Dock as well? With a locked bootloader im getting kinda bored with this thing. Maybe a dock will give me something to mess around with. Im sure not paying $300 for it though.
You can also get a refurbished one for 50$
So I says to her I says....Get to tha chopper!!!
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You can also get a refurbished one for 50$
So I says to her I says....Get to tha chopper!!!
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That was last week,now is$79.99
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That was last week,now is$79.99
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Well I ordered mine today and only paid 50$
So I says to her I says....Get to tha chopper!!!
Virgin has full coverage here in NYC. I don't talk a lot. I use a lot of text/gtalk. They have 25$ plans. The processor/gpu is the same as the thunderbolt. I was going to wait on the nexus 3 but if the Triumph comes out and someone can get CM on it somehow- I might pick it up.
I know the Triumph (Thunderbolt specs) and the Nexus 3 (supposed quad core) are totally different but for 25 a month- that's very attractive.
I know this place will be pro-Vibrant and most likely pro nexus since its a dev device but if the Triumph can get a 2nd init install of Cm or MIUI- why not?
Thoughts?
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I am really tempted to pay my etf and make the switch to VM because the service (virgin mobile which uses Sprint's network) is a lot better then T-mobile's in my area. I've heard the Triumph also is running stock android, so thats a plus. I say go for it, $25 a month is a very good deal and VM has a 30 day returm period, so if you don't like it you can return your phone.
How much does that phone go for?
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Not out yet, Dan. Speculation of anywhere between 150-250.
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Not out yet, Dan. Speculation of anywhere between 150-250.
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i think more than 200 since it even has a 4.1 screen and good processor and all that, also ive heard virgin wont let people root, they went extreme, more than any other carrier
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Not out yet, Dan. Speculation of anywhere between 150-250.
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That's not too bad. Looks like a nice device.
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That's not too bad. Looks like a nice device.
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got some good specs but i dont know, would u jump to it dan ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Triumph
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got some good specs but i dont know, would u jump to it dan ?
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I would get it just to have it and play with it.
I think Virgin has a 30 day period to return the phone if you don't like it. It would be nice to try it. Worse comes to worse and you don't like it, return it and you're only losing the 25$ for that month.
Vanilla android, yumm.
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I think Virgin has a 30 day period to return the phone if you don't like it. It would be nice to try it. Worse comes to worse and you don't like it, return it and you're only losing the 25$ for that month.
Vanilla android, yumm.
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Yeah sounds good, but i also like quality and stuff thats why i spend mad money on phones, tmos network is the fastest ive test, sprint 4g is slower then my old vibrant 3.5 g lols
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I doubt you could get CM7 on that thing since Virgin really took a stand against root and custom roms. Of course, if they do decide to unlock the bootloader, like Kevin Garnett, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
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Meh, i would wait for the Nexus 3, or get the Samsung Hercules, but thats phonewise, on the coverage side, idk since i don't live in the US
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I doubt you could get CM7 on that thing since Virgin really took a stand against root and custom roms. Of course, if they do decide to unlock the bootloader, like Kevin Garnett, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
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Haha that made me chuckle
Also, Motorola said that they will start releasing phones with unlocked bootloaders later this summer. Whether that applies to this phone is yet to be told... I hope it come with an unlocked bootloader.
Source: http://www.mobileburn.com/news.jsp?Id=15331
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Yeah sounds good, but i also like quality and stuff thats why i spend mad money on phones, tmos network is the fastest ive test, sprint 4g is slower then my old vibrant 3.5 g lols
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As much as I don't like verizon's phones. They have the fastest mobile network in the US hands down (LTE and not CDMA). Their devices average 12Mbs, and can hit up to 21Mbs. There's really no contest there. T-mo and the others can't do that today.
First, this is my first post in this sub-forum, as I have a fascinate, but I just wanted to point out 2 things about this phone and Virgin Mobile in general:
1. Sprint has wonderful service in my area, better than AT&T and T-Mobile, but not as good as Verizon. I DO know that I am willing to have one less bar and slower data to save $60 a month. Also, I don't travel where Sprint doesn't have service, so roaming is a non-factor to me, although to some people that should be a pretty big point, as VM doesn't roam out of sprint's network (trade offs... pfft)
2.Virgin Mobile's android phones follow a trend, sell the phone for ~ 50% of retail. I'll prove it:
Optimus S $299 | Optimus V $149 and Samsung Transform (Sprint no longer offers the Intercept) $350 | Samsung Intecept $199 (I see it all the time on sale at BB for $175)
What this leads me to believe is you simply need to find the equivalent phone and simply slash it's price in half, +/- $50. I believe the EVO is the closest match, so take half of that price and you get roughly $225, according to Sprint. Therefore, I believe the triumph will be $250.
What do you all think?
the phone will be sold for $299.99
you can pre-order it now on bestbuy's website.
just go there and search for "motorola triumph"
I'm kinda pissed that the price is so high, but unlimited data, text, and web for 25 a month... will make up the difference in a few months on the money you save from paying your normal phone bill.
If it can't be rootrom'd then im gonna wait for the nexus 3.
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I wouldn't, what most people don't know is how these carriers are able to sell the phones for so little money. For example, the rumor touch is 100 bucks for virgin mobile while the off-contract price for the rumor touch on sprint is 250 in most stores, how are they able to do that? the answer is different parts, not just different brands, also lower quality, which is why most people who have a prepaid phone have the most phone problems, there's not a single prepaid phone in the last 3 years that I've seen with no serious problems. While the same can be said for post paid versions in this case it is much worse on prepaid smartphones.
Ask anyone who repairs/mods cellphones, most of the time they won't mess with prepaids :/
The reason those companies sell it higher at full price is to try to get you into their contract.I have never had a problem with a prepaid phone.I personally don't mind getting it cheaper without the contract.I also will dev or work on any phone prepaid or not.I am looking forward to the Triumph, finally there will be a nice spec'd phone on prepaid.While I am happy with th Optimus V I was already looking to use it as a donor for another phone.But with this coming out, I'll just sell my V and get it.Though I'm sure it will have a locked bootloader as long as it can be temp rooted to remove bloatware I'll be very happy.
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Ok I'm about to have my HTC evo 4g flashed to run on Verizon the guy that does the job told me he'll flash a like stock custom Rom to the hand set and then change the meid from a crappie Verizon phone to the evo and it will be working on Verizon. Ok cool BUT... I'm a flash junkie I can't stop flashing roms on my incredible I wanna no if anyone can help after the evo is done can I still use custom roms on my evo. Please all help would be greatly appreciate sorry if this is the wrong spot to post this.
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Don't think its possible to run evo on verizon
As soon as Verizon finds out ur flashed to their network on a non vzw phone you will be booted and charged the price of the full 2 year contract, don't pay it and it goes to collections and on your credit, vzw doesn't like non carrier approved phones at all so good luck
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As soon as Verizon finds out ur flashed to their network on a non vzw phone you will be booted and charged the price of the full 2 year contract, don't pay it and it goes to collections and on your credit, vzw doesn't like non carrier approved phones at all so good luck
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Yep, exactly.
What are your reasons for running on verizon? You can always use the 00001 prl, which will let you talk/text/3g on verizon. As long as you dont use it a whole lot (about 50% per month) you shouldnt get caught from sprint.
It's going on prepaid $50 amonth unlimited so I'm not worried if they find out I already got my one incredible running on it for $50 so why not. Sprint blows were I live Verizon rules my area so its kinda worth it to me.
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It's going on prepaid $50 amonth unlimited so I'm not worried if they find out I already got my one incredible running on it for $50 so why not. Sprint blows were I live Verizon rules my area so its kinda worth it to me.
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But the prl runs off Verizon towers...
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It's going on prepaid $50 amonth unlimited so I'm not worried if they find out I already got my one incredible running on it for $50 so why not. Sprint blows were I live Verizon rules my area so its kinda worth it to me.
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Buy a Verizon phone get a GNex or a rezound verizon likes to bend ppl over and give it to em hard for using flashed phones I know 2 ppl who got hit with collections 2 months in and one person who actually tried to do it again after getting caught the first time and got taken to court and charged with fraud and big reds got big bucks to shove right up your a$$
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Ok I thought I was able to have my question answer but no I got a bunch momma boys screaming at me NO DON'T DO IT. LOOK I'M DOING LIKE IT OR NOT. CAN I FLASH ROMS OR WHAT.
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Prepare for a flame war for using cap lock. A simple search would of given ur answer... Yes and no. U can flash a rom but nothing will work except for calls i believe. Ur gonna have to edit the rom u want to flash to get data working.
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Prepare for a flame war for using cap lock. A simple search would of given ur answer... Yes and no. U can flash a rom but nothing will work except for calls i believe. Ur gonna have to edit the rom u want to flash to get data working.
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Nah, there ain't going to be any flame war...the dude is obviously an idiot!! Chances are that they're really not really putting him on Verizon but on Page Plus BUT he's too busy being a hot head about things! He thinks we're mommas boys or whatever, OK....don't come crying 2 months from now when they bust down your trailer and haul you and your meth making girlfriend to jail for fraud because you thought you were some sort of hardcore internet gangsta that couldn't listen to what people are trying to tell you...hahaha
Dude......evil offered you some sound advice. U don't have to take it......u also don't need to be a jerkoff. I don't believe he was telling you not to do it.....he was using real life examples of people who got caught and what happened to them. U should be pushing the thanks button on each of his posts as well as this one.
Ok my bad I'm fast to act like a ass. Im sorry I do understand that you guys are looking out and that is great sorry once again if I offended anyone and I take it in consideration on the info given
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It's really going to Verizon not page plus we have in my area Verizon, straight talk, net 10, and at&t. I only get services with Verizon that's why I asked. Sorry to of opened my mouth and disrespected you guys. Ya I'm a hot head but at that note my wife is not a meth head. Man look, pick on me not my family she was killed last year by a drunk driver that got away so the topic of my wife is very touchy. Sorry for being a noon and a asshole. Thank you guys for all your help in my problems.
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I don't get offended I'm just trying to warn u vzw likes to throw their weight around and hard and they have the money to do it they will show up to court with some lil dip**** Rep and then 3 attorneys a criminal, civil and idk what the other was probably a second civil cuz my boy got 2 yrs in jail for fraud and a 250,000$ fine for what vzw called wire fraud they basically conned a judge into buying that he was stealing service because he didn't buy a smartphone directly from them and was off contract even tho he was still paying them their rediculous rates, I can't stand vzw u pay through your nose, ass and eyes to be treated like a dog turd stuck on their shoe their customer service skills blow harder than a f5 tornado
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Thank you the more you tell me the more I'm ready to say never mind bad idea. I got 5 years in jail already couldn't see my kids going to the state cause Verizon is a pushy company.
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Ok thanks guys I agree I'm not doing it I gave the phone to my son to use as a tablet thanks for all the info and once again sorry for any disrespect you were more then helpful.
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I've done, bunch of people have done, and a bunch more will do it....
You actually bought a phone from verizon, you own both phones, chances of they getting you is 1 in one million.
People come out with the dogs not knowing exactly the rules of stealing/cloning/swapping.
If you swap esn/meid your phone become the donors phone bottom line that's what they will see.
if you wanna know how to do it, pm. I dont charge a penny, to whoever want to learn. this applys to
most phones.
If you search around you will see a tons of guides/how to on how to flash to cricket/metropcs/virgin and etc...
anyway people are using one's phone carrier on another.
Iphone or any gsm phone, they are exclusive for specific carriers. though people jailbreak or unlock to use
in another carrier.
they been doing this since mmmmm since mmmm?? well a very long time ...lol
I mean knowledge ahead, doing or not is totally up to you.
I can guarantee voice/text will work, now regarding data maybe, I've seem people with data and other not or struggling with 1x.
PS
everybody know that pulling the trigger can kill, however most people are not willing to do so. You decide your will.
Thanks for the helpful info, but i am going to flash my phone over to verizon anyway. I already bought the donor phone and paid for the month of service so there's no turning back now I'm having a few issues so so help would be excellent from the poster above. If you could shoot me a pm it would be much appreciated!
sweatmanpb said:
Thanks for the helpful info, but i am going to flash my phone over to verizon anyway. I already bought the donor phone and paid for the month of service so there's no turning back now I'm having a few issues so so help would be excellent from the poster above. If you could shoot me a pm it would be much appreciated!
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amlavor said:
I've done, bunch of people have done, and a bunch more will do it....
You actually bought a phone from verizon, you own both phones, chances of they getting you is 1 in one million.
People come out with the dogs not knowing exactly the rules of stealing/cloning/swapping.
If you swap esn/meid your phone become the donors phone bottom line that's what they will see.
if you wanna know how to do it, pm. I dont charge a penny, to whoever want to learn. this applys to
most phones.
If you search around you will see a tons of guides/how to on how to flash to cricket/metropcs/virgin and etc...
anyway people are using one's phone carrier on another.
Iphone or any gsm phone, they are exclusive for specific carriers. though people jailbreak or unlock to use
in another carrier.
they been doing this since mmmmm since mmmm?? well a very long time ...lol
I mean knowledge ahead, doing or not is totally up to you.
I can guarantee voice/text will work, now regarding data maybe, I've seem people with data and other not or struggling with 1x.
PS
everybody know that pulling the trigger can kill, however most people are not willing to do so. You decide your will.
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Exactly, this is great support right here at its best not a put down as others.:thumbup:
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hi all. last night i flashed cm10 (epinter). loved it for an alpha. but than today i went to the mall cause my wife wanted to buy some stuff, meanwhile i passed my time to bestbuy mobile. she was eligible for an upgrade device. and i discovered that i could trade my beloved atrix 4g for a value of 150$. long story short I added 50$ (+36$ activation fee for att suckers) and ended up with the SGS3. bigger and better finally true.
almost a year with atrix 4g have been amazing. would never forget the first bootloader unlock, the first cm7 flash, the first miui emotions... cm9 and cm10 last night. thank you very much all the developers and testers all the community.
specially many thanks to cyanogen and the team, turl, stevendeb, epinter. thank you guys.
keep up the good work.
150? I know what I'm doing tomorrow
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If we don't get ics, then this is the first thing I'm doing tomorrow.
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You're gonna love the GS3. I upgraded about 3 weeks ago. Screen, speed, and ICS are awesome. Touchwiz is also much better than Motoblur (although I've already started using Nova as my launcher).
That said, my daughter is loving the Atrix and lapdock that I handed down to her. Such an awesome phone that I couldn't part with it as long as someone in my family could use it.
There are a few areas however that the Atrix still beats the GS3. The Atrix bluetooth radio is better. Hooks up faster to my car, and has significantly better range with my headphones at the gym. The cell radio on my GS3 also flips between 3G and Edge more than the Atrix did (sorry, no LTE in my area yet). Also, I'm sad to say that the Atrix has better battery life too.
So, bottom line is that the GS3 is an awesome phone (really love the camera too), but the Atrix still holds its own for an older phone. Gotta love all the choices we have with Android!
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Our company has 4 atrix's... 2 are stock blur and 2 are ics/jb and afaik there are a lot less dropped calls/freezing/glitching on the stock blur roms than the experimental kangs. The only complaints with android 4 is the camera problems! I sure wish motorola would hurry up and release ICS or a lot more people are going to jump ship.
I know I'm eyeing the SGS3. Itis pretty much guaranteed to get updated CM builds., I don't give two craps about Touchwiz, though. The only thing holding me back is that, specs wise, it's not a huge upgrade from the Atrix. So I keep thinking it's probably not worth the upgrade cost.
Sir_Brizz said:
I know I'm eyeing the SGS3. Itis pretty much guaranteed to get updated CM builds., I don't give two craps about Touchwiz, though. The only thing holding me back is that, specs wise, it's not a huge upgrade from the Atrix. So I keep thinking it's probably not worth the upgrade cost.
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The GS3 is too big for my liking. Even my SGSII I wish would have a smaller form factor sometimes as well. Atrix with a TPU Case IMO is the perfect size for a cell phone.
If the next Nexus phone has the same size as the Atrix, plus had MicroSD support. Oh man... Yeah that would hold me over for a LONNNNNG time...
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Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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epicbeardman911 said:
Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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Yea, did you have to buy a phone from them for them to buy yours? Could anybody just walk in and sell them an Atrix for 150 outright?
I'm gonna give att a call tomorrow and see what they say about this. Hopefully I can trade mine with a skyrocket without giving them any extra money.
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Atrix_Owner said:
I'm gonna give att a call tomorrow and see what they say about this. Hopefully I can trade mine with a skyrocket without giving them any extra money.
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I love the sig. Must piss off so many people.
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I'm using my atrix on AT&T right now without a data plan. Unless they just did a straight swap on phones (kind of like what Microsoft did with their promotion a little while ago), I'm guessing I can't do this.
You can always sell on eBay or Amazon. That'll net more than a bestbuy trade in
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bhavin411 said:
I'm using my atrix on AT&T right now without a data plan. Unless they just did a straight swap on phones (kind of like what Microsoft did with their promotion a little while ago), I'm guessing I can't do this.
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How do you not have at least the minimum data plan? I dont use any data each month (all wifi) but still have to pay them for it.
pre4speed said:
How do you not have at least the minimum data plan? I dont use any data each month (all wifi) but still have to pay them for it.
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I do the same thing as you and att forced me to have the minimum data plan(200MB). Can you have a smartphone without a data plan on att?
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150$ with the charger. 145$ without.
Atrix_Owner said:
I do the same thing as you and att forced me to have the minimum data plan(200MB). Can you have a smartphone without a data plan on att?
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Bhavin above said hes on att with no data plan
And on another note, the atrix is by far the "crappiest" phone on the market. You're obviously not familiar with the Motorola flipside that att STILL sells but can't even get a proper recovery and is forced to stay completely stock, although rooted, if you want a proper working phone.
epicbeardman911 said:
Will they just take any atrix? Even one with cm9 and stuff, or would I need to flashback first?
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plasticglock said:
Yea, did you have to buy a phone from them for them to buy yours? Could anybody just walk in and sell them an Atrix for 150 outright?
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when i went to bestbuy mobile i had jellybean (epinter) rooted and bootloader unlocked. they couldn't believe their eyes.
i asked them if there will be any difference if the atrix was unlocked. they said NO!
I must say that I actually bought the atrix from them, so they searched for the receipt on their system and found it.
dont know if atrix 4g bought elsewhere can be trade in on bestbuy mobile.
hormosapiens said:
hi all. last night i flashed cm10 (epinter). loved it for an alpha. but than today i went to the mall cause my wife wanted to buy some stuff, meanwhile i passed my time to bestbuy mobile. she was eligible for an upgrade device. and i discovered that i could trade my beloved atrix 4g for a value of 150$. long story short I added 50$ (+36$ activation fee for att suckers) and ended up with the SGS3. bigger and better finally true.
almost a year with atrix 4g have been amazing. would never forget the first bootloader unlock, the first cm7 flash, the first miui emotions... cm9 and cm10 last night. thank you very much all the developers and testers all the community.
specially many thanks to cyanogen and the team, turl, stevendeb, epinter. thank you guys.
keep up the good work.
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Were you elegible for an upgrade? Can anyone randomly walk in with an atrix and walk out with any phone?
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No parting
I dont think I will be changing to any other phones mainly because of the fingerpring scanner. Its the best and unique feature. Since I have had it, its fast and easy login. If the Atrix 3 the fingerprint scanner, than I might be next..