Hey guys, I've been wondering about something recently. Does anyone know sprint's policy on phone exchanges? Basically, I have an epic and this is my 3rd replcement phone which is STILL going crazy. I was wondering since this is my 3rd phone should I try waiting till the nexus s 4g comes out to replace with that since its a "similar phone"? Or should I just exchange now for whatever? Thanks
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slim and no chance of exchanging it for a nexus imho. they will just change it out for another epic
Its like a crazy number of replacements before they will give you a new one, let alone upgrade. Doesn't hurt to tty though. I have better luck when calling
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What I would do is go ahead and take it in and get a replacement. Hopefully the next one won't go all crazy on you. Then, if you really want the Nexus S, when it comes out, sell your Epic and use that money to put towards the Nexus.
There is no comparable replacement to the Epic (yet), so you'll keep getting Epics if they are exchanged. Nexus S will not be comparable.
? Isn't the only difference no keyboard, and stock android?
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galaxywhat? said:
? Isn't the only difference no keyboard, and stock android?
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ahh no upgraded hardware i think 16gig of onboard storage etc etc
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? Isn't the only difference no keyboard, and stock android?
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Doesn't matter... Sprints not going to just give you one of there next top phones to replace an older supposed top of the line that did live up to its potential. Not with out a fight at least.
As one of the other relies stated it takes a lot of trade ins before they would offer you a different phone.
It took me 8 Treo 800w's(3 in one visit) and about a weeks worth of calling customer services and retentions before they finally gave me a Treo Pro as a replacement.
They even wanted me to use my early upgrade about a month early. I did get to stick of to them a month later... used my upgrade to get the Pre(lol) and sold the Pro for 300$.
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I've had pretty good success through email, but you have to be reasonable. You might be able to swap it for an EVO. Just be nice they tend to be more willing to help if your nice.
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Hello all, I'm looking for a Samsung epic for sale between 150 & 200$ if anyone has one or has seen a deal like that would you kindly tell me? I love my hero but its about time to upgrade to bigger and better things,
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There's this website called eBay.com that might have what you're looking for.
Good luck with your phone buying goals for 2011 OP!
Also try craigslist for your location.
I've looked on eBay, way outta my price range, and no one is selling the epic on Craigslist for my area
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You're not going to find one for that price unless something is wrong with
Don't know why someone would sell you one for that price when they can easily get more for it on ebay or CL.
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Got mine for $200 a few months back off of Ebay. It is difficult to find them for that price, but not impossible.. The good news is there are a lot of people in this forum who want to stick it to Samsung, maybe they will do what they keep saying they are going to do and sell.
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Got mine for $200 a few months back off of Ebay. It is difficult to find them for that price, but not impossible.. The good news is there are a lot of people in this forum who want to stick it to Samsung, maybe they will do what they keep saying they are going to do and sell.
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Yeah, I'm sure that's how someone would stick it to Samsung, sell their phone for less than half of what it's supposedly worth and then can't buy another phone.... If you're that dumb you deserved to be screwed by Samsung!
If you are up for an upgrade through sprint then I believe that the epic is selling on amazon for $99. Not sure if it works with an upgrade or if it is only for new customers but it might be worth checking out
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I would consider a trade... Only for a pristine, mint evo... Black, not white
Ill have to look at amazon for that, and if already had the evo I wouldn't be trying to get an epic though I would trade if I did, I like the epic more lol I wouldn't want the black evo ne way white is so much better IMO
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Yeah, I'm sure that's how someone would stick it to Samsung, sell their phone for less than half of what it's supposedly worth and then can't buy another phone.... If you're that dumb you deserved to be screwed by Samsung!
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With all the angry people on this site you should be able to find someone. But, If they sell their phone what would they have to complain about anymore. I'm just puzzled why they didn't take their phones back within the 30 day refund period? Well good luck. I hope you read all the threads before you buy one so you know what your getting. I have eb13 and my phone runs great. I still think this is the best phone I have had so far. Just my $.02
Yeah I hear its a great phone, and its everything I want in a phone, great size all around awesome keyboard brilliant display, all that, granted Samsung might not be the best, but they can make a damn sexy phone and to the amazing Guy, my upgrade is in November, and thru radioshack its 150 so ill prolly have to wait till then, unless I can find a better deal,
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Hello all, I'm from over at the shift section lol and no I'm not trolling. I was wanting to see if ANYONE has an extra epic, or if anyone has an epic they don't want anymore. I'm trying to find one VERY reasonably priced. The condition doesn't matter as long as it works and the screen is better than decent. Someone please help me out here I'm dying to have that samoled and used my damn upgrade on the shift.
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A sucker is born every minute.
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Hello all, I'm from over at the shift section lol and no I'm not trolling. I was wanting to see if ANYONE has an extra epic, or if anyone has an epic they don't want anymore. I'm trying to find one VERY reasonably priced. The condition doesn't matter as long as it works and the screen is better than decent. Someone please help me out here I'm dying to have that samoled and used my damn upgrade on the shift.
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Sorry bub, I love my Samsung Epic. I am running it with Gingerbread. You know what the best thing is some dude is working on port HTC Sense to the Samsung Epic. Dude you are screwed. Try posting an ad on craigslist too, if you have not already done this. You might find some sucker who has the Samsung Epic with Enclair. You can probably tell them that your phone is better because it has a better operating system or some crap that that. Good luck they say a sucker is born every minute.
P.S. Maybe this person might possibly sell you his Epic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086880
My dumbass friend traded his epic for a shift . The people are out there, just gotta find em.
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Id hate to have to trade but if someone comes up then I might
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I'm willing to buy one if anyone will come up with one
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Anyone new?
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I think you should try BestBuy, they're giving out Epics for FREE w/ new contract/upgrade. Buying an unactivated used one can cost quite a bit still. Might as wel grab yourself a new one.
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I think you should try BestBuy, they're giving out Epics for FREE w/ new contract/upgrade. Buying an unactivated used one can cost quite a bit still. Might as wel grab yourself a new one.
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Didn't he say he used his upgrade on the shift?
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Didn't he say he used his upgrade on the shift?
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Yes he did lolz, I hope they gave him a reach around with that deal.
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Sorry bub, I love my Samsung Epic. I am running it with Gingerbread. You know what the best thing is some dude is working on port HTC Sense to the Samsung Epic. Dude you are screwed. Try posting an ad on craigslist too, if you have not already done this. You might find some sucker who has the Samsung Epic with Enclair. You can probably tell them that your phone is better because it has a better operating system or some crap that that. Good luck they say a sucker is born every minute.
P.S. Maybe this person might possibly sell you his Epic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086880
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lmaolmaolm
I've got one I'm looking to sell actually after upgrading to the Nexus S.
Has a game-grip, extra samsung oem battery + charger, small scuff on the back but otherwise a flawless screen.
PM me.
Here's the FS thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049341
It does say "firm" in my FS post, but I'm entertaining offers, feel free to PM if you are interested
Snowmanwithahat, I've pmed you. Anyone else?
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Anyone new?
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Ive got one that i dropped into pool, phone still fully functiona; just flex cable needs to be replaced. Screen still good
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Ive got one that i dropped into pool, phone still fully functiona; just flex cable needs to be replaced. Screen still good
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What's the flex cable?
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Sprint agreed to replace my EVO with the screen brightness problem and offered me a NEXUS because the EVO is currently back ordered, I declined, good idea?
Its watever your heart desire....but I would choose evo then nexus
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That's an awesome trade if you don't mind the smaller screen.
That's the ONLY thing holding me back from a Nexus.
Also, given that the Evo doesn't have root, Nexus S looks more appetizing.
Nexus baby!
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Sprint agreed to replace my EVO with the screen brightness problem and offered me a NEXUS because the EVO is currently back ordered, I declined, good idea?
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I would have definitely taken the nexus no question. In fact tell me what you did so I can get my troublesome EVO replaced for a nexus
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Hey did you call sprint or went to a store???
Dude Im trading for the Nexus too unless someone unlocks this phone fast I need my CM7.....I just bought the Evo and was unaware of the update issue if I had known I was have the Nexus now. When is the Photon 4g coming out?
Nexus only has an 8g internal memory. No sd card.
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Nexus only has an 8g internal memory. No sd card.
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You mean 16bg not 8 but still no SD card slot but I only own a 8 gb card so its a win for me not to mention on CM7 with my MT4g I was getting 35 hours+ on one charge and not the Nexus have a auto kill built in and I don't mean the froyo crap but a real killer and the volume with my skullcandy sounds like subs...I have to have this phone.
Considering that the EVO has no root right now yeah, I would have taken the Nexus.
EDIT: That being said, if anyone has a Nexus only because they have/had a non-rootable EVO, PM me if you want to trade.
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The Photon comes out on the 31st. So this Sunday
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At this point, as a matter of principal -- I think I would have chosen the Nexus (if you care about root.)
Even though the EVO is the better phone, people of this community to continue to support phones that are being locked down on purpose, and then re-locked on firmware updates seems detrimental.
Unless of course you are someone who enjoys hacking, cracking, exploiting, or waiting for a security hole -- just to maybe someday have root. Personally, I want to go with a phone where most of the development time for custom roms and mods does not have to be wasted cracking boot loaders.....
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Sprint agreed to replace my EVO with the screen brightness problem and offered me a NEXUS because the EVO is currently back ordered, I declined, good idea?
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how did you get them to crack? i have the same issue on one of my lines but they wouldnt do **** for me. they referred me to htc's customer service and they wanted me to send the phone back to them for 3 weeks!
now my warranty is gone, still stuck with leaking evo and i hate sprint more and more
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how did you get them to crack? i have the same issue on one of my lines but they wouldnt do **** for me. they referred me to htc's customer service and they wanted me to send the phone back to them for 3 weeks!
now my warranty is gone, still stuck with leaking evo and i hate sprint more and more
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I'm in the same boat as you. Light leakage, slight screen separation, and the bright white spot on my screen. I will gladly take a Nexus, the question still remains.
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I was offered the same. I took the nexus. Should be here tomorrow.
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So was this at a Sprint store or over the phone? I have two Evo's. And one that had the OTA update to 2.3.3 has a blemish or something in the screen....hmm....
i would also like to know how this was done. i'm trying to get my hands on a nexus.
EVO all the nexus missing to many things..
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I think that karma must be messing with me, because this afternoon my EVO was damaged catastrophically. I thought to myself "no biggie, because they're going to offer me a Nexus when I try to replace it so I won't be stuck with a non-rooted phone". Well, bullsh*t. Assurion or whatever the hell its called said they had plenty of newer EVOs available.
Would love to know how you were offered a Nexus, bud, because I even went through retentions trying to get this resolved and no dice. They did offer to pay half my deductible, which is something, but boy am I pissed off right now.
Probably because his was a warranty issue not an insurance claim.
For the record, I'd take the Nexus S.
Hasn't been 30 days so I'm off to trade my NS4G for the E4GT.
After I unroot it and what not, do I bring it in the box? or just the phone?
and what should I tell them, that I didn't like it? or didn't enjoy stock android or something like that?
Take the box and all accessories that came with it.....also either explanation will do.....enjoy for sgs2......
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Hasn't been 30 days so I'm off to trade my NS4G for the E4GT.
After I unroot it and what not, do I bring it in the box? or just the phone?
and what should I tell them, that I didn't like it? or didn't enjoy stock android or something like that?
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Bring everything if you are returning it. Box, accessories, everything that was in the box. Tell them whatever you want, you have 30 days to return, period. It's not thirty days contingent on their agreement with your reason. You may be on the hook for a restock fee though.
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Hasn't been 30 days so I'm off to trade my NS4G for the E4GT.
After I unroot it and what not, do I bring it in the box? or just the phone?
and what should I tell them, that I didn't like it? or didn't enjoy stock android or something like that?
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See you in six months when you still haven't received Ice Cream Sandwich yet.
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See you in six months when you still haven't received Ice Cream Sandwich yet.
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That made me chuckle. Sad part is, its probably true.
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That made me chuckle. Sad part is, its probably true.
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I'm returning my Epic Touch today and going back to a NS4G. One of the main bugs is the phone having LOS (Lost of Service). This normally happens after you end a call. And the only way to correct the issue is by rebooting the phone. In addition, everyone isn't having issues with this bug either. I for one is on my 2nd Epic Touch and I didn't experience it at all on either phones. However, after i rooted my first Epic Touch, I then started to get the LOS bug. I exchanged it because at the time there was no way to return back to stock. Actually other than that, it's really isn't any big bugs with the phone. So make sure you check the Epic Touch forums before you go out and buy one.
And as far as the updates, this may be true...who knows. All I know is the original Epic is still on 2.2...or at least I think it is.
I may go back to the Epic Touch, but I want to see if the iphone is coming to sprint and it has to offer as well as the nexus prime.
So i filed a claim through asurion yesterday to replace my stolen phone and they told me that they no longer support the vibrant model and that they were going to upgrade me to a new model at the same deductible. it looks like there are no more vibrants through insurance. i will definitely miss my vibrant =(
Not good!!! Looks like ill be lookin on craigs list
Can you let us know which phone they send? Thank you.
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Most likely the sgs 4g
Ya let's us know dude!
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it should come in tomorrow so ill let you guys know
wonder about through tmobile? i'm still within one year...might get a 4g for the hell of it.
Interesting thread. I purchased my Vibrant the 1st week when it released, and I bought the insurance. The T-Mobile rep told me that "when" they stopped supporting the Vibrant, ill get an updraged phone, if I pay the $100 bucks for the deductible. YES, they used that as a sales pitch to get me to buy the insurance.
Now, I use a G2, but my wife has my Vibrant. It will be interesting to know what they send you.
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Love the Vibrant... it will be missed.
Wonder if you pay the difference you can vet the gs2?
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Wonder if you pay the difference you can vet the gs2?
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They usually only let you select older phones
I'm curious to hear back what you get, I have two Vibrants......
So my phones lost right now. Thanks to ups. But I called and they're sending out a galaxy 4g
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I just have no eta since right now its lost somewhere
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I got a new Vibrant through T-Mo just a few weeks ago. (GPS on it is great, btw.)
I think it's crazy that a year old device is already "unsupported." WTH?
yeah shows that tmobile really only cares about profits. this makes me think that the vibrant is not going to get any more updates. very sad. makes me really hesitate about buying phones from tmobile if they are not too worried about support
Yeah, the fact that Tmobile no longer supports a year old phone is the reason why I'm seriously considering buying the Galaxy Nexus out of contract even though I am not pleased with the features they released. I would much rather wait for the new Galaxy and a higher res screen but I don't want to take the risk of having support for that dropped too.
I did a warranty claim b/c my phone was not charging, i got a vibrant S and not a Vibrant 4gS....
Read my first post in detail brah. Mine was through insurance. Not warranty
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I'm actually kind of bummed about the galaxy s 4g. There's no internal memory card, no CyanogenMod, and there are a lot more roms and modifications on the for the vibrant. The front facing camera is a neat addition but i hardly ever use it. I dont really see a difference as far as the 4g modem. It's pretty much the same for day to day usage for me.
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