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What does getting the 6 dollar insurance cover?
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Lost, stolen, broken, dropped, water damage... it covers everything. But to get a replace you will have to pay a deductable. I believe its 130??
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Yup, $130 incase the phone is stolen/lost. The warranty also extends to 2 years instead of 1. And they will service it free of charge if there is physical damage. I took it for the G2 due to the hinge, so over 2 years if the hinge gets REALLY bad I can get a replacement.
The warranty isn't for two years, its for as long as you have it out as long as they support it
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I love ins. When someone smarter then I figures out root and I brick my phone trying it will only cost me $130 to replace. At least I won't send it in and pretend like I didn't try to root it
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Just a thought but is it possible to pretend its lost/stolen and get that replacement phone? That way I can get another G2 for my girl can't afford for retail price since I used all my credit line..
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That's illegal and it's called Fraud. Pretty sure it's a hefty fine + jailtime if actually convicted.
But how do they know? You can say it got lost at a theme park right?
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Not the best idea
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Yea you could say some lie like that BUT remember that #1 insurance companies are giving you a 500 dollar phone for 130. So they make it their business to know what happend to your phone. I had to file a claim for a lost g1 and they made me get police reports and everything before they helped me out. #2 every phone has an IMEI number unique to itself and it is registered on the network when the phone is in use (I'm not 100% sure of how it works but they know if that phone is being used or not.) AND if the insurance company finds out that the phone YOU purchased (with its unique IMEI number) that is now claimed to be stolen is being used they might go and find out who is using it or who knows...
I wouldn't risk the fine or jail time or court just for a phone for your girlfriend if you want her to have one sooo bad then you can save up for it or at least tell her you'll give her half or some thing...
Besides I wouldn't see the g2 as the best upgrade option I'm bummed out that it was released with an 800mhz processor... WHY? All the new high end phones are using 1ghz... but w.e. everyone has theyr likes and dislikes... I'm personally waiting for something else...
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There's another warranty thats 1.99 a month and it covers all the same thing the 6 dollar rate does except for lost or stolen phones. Its only available up to 2 weeks after you purchased the phone. I think it's more likely to have a phone that has broken hinges and buttons instead of losing a phone.
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But how do they know? You can say it got lost at a theme park right?
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Hmm... Why don't you try it and find out? I mean what's the worst that can happen? It's easily worth losing a year of your life to jail to save $250!
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Hmm... Why don't you try it and find out? I mean what's the worst that can happen? It's easily worth losing a year of your life to jail to save $250!
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Actually, not even that with the $130 deductible, you would only save $120.
But sticking to the original question it covers a lot and its easily worth the $6 if anything happens to the phone physically (cracked damaged broken stolen ran over, abducted by aliens) the insurance company, asurion, will replace it for $130 deductable.
And if anything like software wise or memory card reader messes up or something inside that's NOT your "direct" fault tmobile will replace it for free. But it can't be physically damaged or cracked screen or anything it has to be something inside or even bricked, you can get away with some good excuses and making believe you don't know anything when they ask, did you try to root it? Uhhh... what's that? Lol
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The other great thing about a carrier having your IMEI# is that they can render it unusable on their or any other network within North America. I am about 98% certain that when you report a phone lost or stolen to Assurion, or Tmobile that their policy is to Blackllist the IMEI # of the phone.
As far as I can tell it only works on this continent, you could get a blacklisted phone to work in Europe.
It is similar to how a phone is added into a network, like say you flash a Verizon phone to Metro, they have to add the IMEI into their system so you can use it. In this case they just make it so you can't use it.
Also they do know if you have used a phone. I had a Nexus one and a Vibrant. I lost my Nexus while using my Vibrant. When I placed the claim with Assurion, they wanted me to call Tmobile and find out the last day my SIM card was used in my Nexus. Tmobile new exactly the last day my sim was in the Nexus.
So they know. And now, you know that they know.
OMF!!!! Come on guys..........how many times are your phones taken or lost and they find it???? They do not care that's why thousands of us pay 6 bucks a month and make them money. So all you wanna be naysayers trying to be xda police let them get one for their girl and be positive. Ill just say this, you lost your phone and give yours to your girl and bam!!!! You will get special attention the night you give it to her =)
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thats not true, they dont blacklist the devices. Only verizon and sprint do that.
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How about not stealing or commiting fraud because it is wrong? You want something; earn it.
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Tekk83 said:
There's another warranty thats 1.99 a month and it covers all the same thing the 6 dollar rate does except for lost or stolen phones. Its only available up to 2 weeks after you purchased the phone. I think it's more likely to have a phone that has broken hinges and buttons instead of losing a phone.
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http://support.t-mobile.com/doc/tm23694.xml;jsessionid=KjZenf0v916OVRAXNs#4
In the table, it says that the warranty (1.99) covers only malfunction. And "normal wear and tear" is grouped with malfunction in the description at the top of the page. So hinge falling apart is normal wear and tear I'm assuming? what about scratches? And then how is Damaged defined? Any one have any idea? I don't want to pay 6 bucks when I can pay 2...
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OMF!!!! Come on guys..........how many times are your phones taken or lost and they find it???? They do not care that's why thousands of us pay 6 bucks a month and make them money. So all you wanna be naysayers trying to be xda police let them get one for their girl and be positive. Ill just say this, you lost your phone and give yours to your girl and bam!!!! You will get special attention the night you give it to her =)
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Seriously that's why I had that idea of saying its lost and getting that replacement for her.. saves me and makes both of us happy
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But how do they know? You can say it got lost at a theme park right?
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I had similar thoughts when I was younger and even talked to a T-Mo rep about it. I learned that if at any point you insert your own SIM card into the phone you claim was lost or stolen, you can expect a not-so friendly visit from the insurance company's lawyers or investigators.
Say you give your phone away to your girlfriend. The first thing they will do is check the SIM card and the account it is tied to. If you don't share the same address, or are linked in some way say through relatives or former addresses (anything a basic background check would show), then they will check the call history and see if you two know each other. It doesn't take a high school education to figure out if your phone was stolen or not. Claiming it was lost won't do much for you either.
I wouldn't be surprised if T-Mo can now remotely disable devices. If the phone is on and transmitting, it can be located pretty easily as well, whether that's for prosecution or recovering losses. I am pretty sure that if you make a claim with the phone in-hand and turn it on, you'll find yourself in trouble very quickly. If **** goes down, good luck convincing anyone, especially a lawyer or judge that your girlfriend stole it.
They don't take fraud lightly; I don't think you should as well.
I sold my Vibrant to my brother living overseas and since I cannot live without my phone, I immediately started eyeing the ones on Craigslist. This one guy was selling a Vibrant, in the original box, with the original charger, a car charger, couple screen protectors, a rubber case and a Motorola bluetooth ear piece, all for $150. The phone looks brand new except a tiny little scratch at the top. After messaging back and forth all day, I decided to drive to his house, which looked like an abandoned place. His room was in the attic where there was no furniture - just a laptop on a coffee stand. I asked if he ever rooted or put custom ROM and he looked at me like I was from outer space. The phone still had Eclair! So I went ahead and got the phone. Now, it's been 20 hours and it's been working great. I already put Trigger's ROM and everything works as expected.
Can this phone be stolen and should I expect local Police of FBI at my door when I go home tonight? Anyway to know if the IMEI is reported as stolen/lost?
Please advise.
Well, I'd say the likelihood of it being stolen from someone is lower based on the fact that he has the original box. I guess if you're the paranoid type you could match the IMEI on the box with your phone.
I wouldnt worry nout it. Its yours now.
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Well, I'd say the likelihood of it being stolen from someone is lower based on the fact that he has the original box. I guess if you're the paranoid type you could match the IMEI on the box with your phone.
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OMG! The IMEI's do not match. I'm serious. Does it mean it's stolen?? I am pissed now. Stupid me, why didn't I check it while I was there!?!
If someone is selling something that far below market value you can be pretty sure they are not on the up and up. I would have passed on the deal.
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It doesn't matter, you didn't steal it.
No, but he may have purchased stolen merchandise.
Not good if it is stolen. Cell provider may find out and get the PD involved. Good thing you know where he lives.
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if the "original phone owner if there is any" finds that u have his or her stolen phone and finds you and if you paid the dude who sold u the phone in check then you will be find but if you gave him cash then you might might get in little trouble... this is the worst case senerio
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if the "original phone owner if there is any" finds that u have his or her stolen phone and finds you and if you paid the dude who sold u the phone in check then you will be find but if you gave him cash then you might might get in little trouble... this is the worst case senerio
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Why do you think I'd get in trouble for paying in cash? The dude's ad is still on CL with his cell phone #. I know his address since I drove there. Can I report to local police before I get in trouble?
OMG you wont get in trouble!
OMG...yes there is a law for it..its called receiving stolen property...regardless if you knew the property was stolen or not.
Don't worry about it. You got an awesome deal.
No one is coming for you.
I got my phone stolen, asked t mobile if anything can be done by getting the IMEI, but they said nothing can be done.
Dude, you are flipping out over a mere suspition. There is nothing of evidence to support the stolen phone theory.
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FBI, CIA, CBP, NCIS,ATF and US Marshalls have been notified as well as interpol. You are in deep my friend, confess now and you can get a reduced sentence.....
im messing with ya, you could get in trouble but not that bad. If you are afraid it may be stolen then contact p.d. Not sure what good it would do since the dudes house was probably an abandoned house he found to make the deal. So more than likely the cops will take the phone as evidence and you will be out what you paid. The guy made some cash dumped the phone he used to communicate with you and on to next guy.
Sorry
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Stop being scared b4 i really get the cops on u lol
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Dude u didn't know it was stolen you are not gunna go to jail. If your on tmo they wont care dont believe me lose ur phone but record your imei tell them to track it they say they won't do that. Just be more careful next time
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You know, if I sold you my vibrant, the imei on the box wouldn't match either. I've had three replacements.
Maybe you should stop freaking out and start enjoying your good deal. Is it likely someone stole a box, cases and accessories? Not very.
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^ Same here, i've had plenty of replacements and have different IMEI as well.
Don't freak out, you bought it, and the chance of the original owner coming to your house is as much as a lightning striking you, then turning right and blowing your phone up.
Just enjoy the phone ;D
Not necessarily stolen especially if he had those accessories with him. Next time you buy anything meet in a public place though. Coming over to a possibly abandoned house is a good way to get robbed.
Lmao the most that can happen is it being confiscated,given the acc. it came with and the story
So I just sold my girlfriends fascinate on ebay. I shipped a few days ago and just got this message from the buyer.
Thanks for the fast shipping. damn it sucks to say, but i went to have the phone activated at the verizon store. they not only said it can't be activated because its on the reported stolen list, but they confiscated it. i didnt know it couldnt be used, it should of never been listed. anyways, if you didnt know this either, no hard feelings. i wont contact ebay or paypal if you refund my payment right away so i can buy another one.
I have a good feeling that this a POS trying to scam me. I'm looking for some advice on how to respond to this issue. By the way the phone is not stolen in any way shape or form. I know this is kind of off topic but I figured this would be a good place to receive some advice.
Uh yea. I'd say it's a scam
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So I just sold my girlfriends fascinate on ebay. I shipped a few days ago and just got this message from the buyer.
Thanks for the fast shipping. damn it sucks to say, but i went to have the phone activated at the verizon store. they not only said it can't be activated because its on the reported stolen list, but they confiscated it. i didnt know it couldnt be used, it should of never been listed. anyways, if you didnt know this either, no hard feelings. i wont contact ebay or paypal if you refund my payment right away so i can buy another one.
I have a good feeling that this a POS trying to scam me. I'm looking for some advice on how to respond to this issue. By the way the phone is not stolen in any way shape or form. I know this is kind of off topic but I figured this would be a good place to receive some advice.
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Did he verify the ESN prior to buying the phone? If not, its his fault and there is nothing he can do. Explain the situation to ebay and open a dispute.
He did not verify esn. I just thought it was strange that he would be trying to pull this when he has a 98.6% positive feedback rating with over 2000 transactions.
It will be easier if you have the device ID. Contact Verizon and get paper work from them showing the device has a clean ESN. This will only work if you are either still under contract or left verizon when your contract was finished. If you got out of the contract via the fee changes the esn will be bad.
Assuming the Esn is clean once you have the paperwork that says its clean you just tell the buyer that you have evidence of a clean ESN and that you will fight any dispute. PayPal and EBay see these shady people alot and know what to look for.
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Yeah man I wouldn't trust this.
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For sure contact Verizon if you can and verify your ESN is good. I have a feeling that this is indeed a scam.
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Think k40 has a point. On what terms did you leave verizon, or at least deactivate the phone?
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Think k40 has a point. On what terms did you leave verizon, or at least deactivate the phone?
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She used an upgrade. I should be able to get all the right info still. I sent the guy a few messages. I'm just waiting on a response before I call Verizon.
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She used an upgrade. I should be able to get all the right info still. I sent the guy a few messages. I'm just waiting on a response before I call Verizon.
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The only way he is Intitled to a refund is if he pays shipping and returns it to you
Even if he files a complaint he will have to show proof that he sent it back
So I would not worry to much about it
If he does send one back make Damn sure it is yours and has your esn
eBay has policies in place to protect you and the never do anything out of eBay
And you may be wise to report it to them right away and let them know what is going on This Kind of Deal is a No No you were asked outside of eBay
Sounds like a scam to me. Good luck.
I was just talking to a buddy of mine that works at verizon and he told me they would only inform you if its on the lost or stolen list, they will not confiscate it sounds like a big scam
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Does smell like a scam close to the sme thing happend to me with a video card
Seen plenty of phones come in with bad esn's. Not once did we or were we authorized to take possesion of the device
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Also, everyone be careful even letting a potential customer check the esn. When I was trying to sell my blackberry many scammers tried to get at mine. Don't give it to them! They can do a fake activation put insurance on it and claim it lost/stolen.. at that point your esn goes bad and they receive a phone from insurion in the mail.. One scammer even tried to get me to take a photo of the back of the phone with the battery out (where the esn is written) under the pretense he was looking to see if it worked on gsm.. Duh its a world phone... Good luck man. From my experience selling on ebay is nothing but headache.
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Make sure you move your money out from paypal and un-link any connected bank accounts. The guy will just call his CC company and dispute the charge. Paypal will take your money and you'll be SOL no matter how much evidence your have. Paypal's "protection" is **** and they'll screw you over in a heartbeat.
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Make sure you move your money out from paypal and un-link any connected bank accounts. The guy will just call his CC company and dispute the charge. Paypal will take your money and you'll be SOL no matter how much evidence your have. Paypal's "protection" is **** and they'll screw you over in a heartbeat.
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That's a scam, no doubt about it. Don't let the feedback rating fool you, because it could be a legitimate account that got compromised. The only way they could win a dispute with eBay is if they can provide proof that the ESN was bad. If you know the ESN was good, then there's no way they could possibly provide that proof.
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They can do a fake activation put insurance on it and claim it lost/stolen.. at that point your esn goes bad and they receive a phone from insurion in the mail..
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Im not so sure about that, I just tryed to have them put insurance on a fascinate I bought used and they said you can only put it on if you bought it from them.
Definite scam. As stated before, they won't confiscate the device. It's not their right to.
Unlike with media, you actually own a phone, rather than license it (which is why software, music, and videos can actually be confiscated). For them to take the phone from the buyer would be theft.
Call Verizon, have them pull the ESN from the old phone for you and have them verify that it is good. You should also be able to have them verify if it's been activated or not.
The way the systems work these days, I'm surprised someone would actually try and pull a scam like this one. It's way too easy to verify that they're full of it.
So, I have Best Buy mobile insurance, which I pay 10bucks a month.
It's been almost a year, since I bought it with Epic 4g, so I was thinking about using 120$ I spent.
I just read the article about Nexus S 4g getting new 2.3.7 upgrade, so that flared me up a bit about using the insurance to get rid of Epic 4G.
I saw a lot of people few weeks back, whom had full bricks caused by a beta Bonsai rom. I know that those people went to Sprint stores and got new/refurb Epic 4G. Although I think this is 100% user's fault, some people got their new phones for free. So I am thinking about doing that similar thing.
I am trying to get that same rom, or similar and just brick my phone and bring it to BBM. The worst thing that could happen is getting the refurb epic. But I think even it's a refurb, it would still be good as new. This way I can resell epic as new, instead 1 yr old with scratches/wears.
What do you think? Is it just too evil??
I wouldn't rely on it...but if i was trying to brick my phone I'd just check clear bootloader in odin.
Oh really?
That simple to hard brick the phone?
I didn't know ODIN was that dangerous
Best Buy insurance gives you new phones. Usually takes 2-3 business days to get it and they take your old phone. You will either do without, use their loaner or reactivate an old phone. They pretty much don't care why your phone is broke.
Never realized xda supports insurance fraud, this thread should "probably" be closed... just sayin
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Best Buy insurance gives you new phones. They pretty much don't care why your phone is broke.
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Came here to say this. When I signed up for BB insurance, they said as long as you can bring it in they will replace it. It can be run over by a car and smashed to bits, no problem. But if it is lost or stolen then you're SOL. So yeah, if you want to get it replaced, why not just drop it in some water or toss it as high in the air as you can and watch it shatter on the cement? If you do that, please record it so we can all watch. hahaha
Insurance fraud????? LOL!!!!! I'm sorry..... With the way the mobile phone industry screws us..... IM ALL FOR GETTING OVER ON THEM...... yep... I said it..... SUE ME!
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Never realized xda supports insurance fraud, this thread should "probably" be closed... just sayin
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this is not insurance fraud. this is one thing insurance is actually for. if you break your device, wether it be in a fit of rage, or a pure accident, you pay a deductible, return the old equiptment, and get a new one. everybody wins including bestbuy on keeping your premium payments, their 3rd party insurer, who makes the deductible, you for getting a new phone, and the circle of insurance goes on.
No deductible with Best Buy.
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Never realized xda supports insurance fraud, this thread should "probably" be closed... just sayin
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They absolutely do not. This thread probably will be closed but if say he was "clumsy" . pays a ton of money for insurance and has to turn in his old phone to be refurbed...is that fraud?
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No deductible with Best Buy.
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even nicer. i guess thats why its 10 bucks instead of 8 like sprint. i was just saying, this is how indemnity companies make thier money. there is a formula, and they know what they are doing.
hey, i think the better thing about sprints insurance, even though there is a deductible, it covers lost and stolen.
Yes so that has to play into.your insurance decision...are you clumsy, a flash addict (brick), forgetful or in a bad neighborhood...lol.
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they do aggressively tell you how to take advantage of it. they did went over it again for me when i bought my tab. "If you drop it in water, make sure you run over it with your car and bring as many parts of it as you can." "Uh, ok."
Insurance is the biggest fraud ever invented in our world.
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haha thanks for advices!
If "accident" happen soon, I will definitely use the insurance. But the process looks more daunting.
They also told me that no deductible / accidental damage coverage for the phone. But I did some more research and found that there is a small print, where they have to send my phone for repair. So it takes them at least 3weeks to decide if it is repairable or not. I think their deadline is 30 days, which after that I can be angry at them and they have to give me a new phone.
I found many experiences with BBM insurance is bad. Almost all of them had to do wait 3 weeks.
Although I have retired HTC Vogue, I don't know I would happy without Epic for a month...
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this is not insurance fraud. this is one thing insurance is actually for. if you break your device, wether it be in a fit of rage, or a pure accident, you pay a deductible, return the old equiptment, and get a new one.
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So let's say I'm tired of my car, I want a new one. So I torch the current car to the ground, and you're saying this is not fraud because this is what insurance is for?
They changed that. Sprint phones are now part of Rapid Exchange. They just order you a new phone. They were all set to order a new one for me for the PRL issue but the day I headed over there was the same day Sprint fixed the error in their network.
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Talking about forcefully destroying a phone to exploit an insurance process IS insurance fraud. Saying you are going to "stick it to them" because they "stick it to you" is just as ridiculous... because, guess what. You willingly pay for a luxury item and you accept the charges they want to charge you.
Just like Kodeen said, insurance is NOT a future phone upgrade service, just like how car/home insurance is NOT a future car/home upgrade service. Just remember that if you start exploiting the system, you are part of the problem of rising insurance costs AND revisions of insurance policies. I just await the 1000 threads complaining about how horrible Sprint/Best Buy is because of insurance process changes.
But if you have no decency, I guess what do you care??
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but if say he was "clumsy" . pays a ton of money for insurance and has to turn in his old phone to be refurbed...is that fraud?
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Yes. If he lies to make the insurance claim, then it's fraud.
If he goes into Best Buy, says he bricked his phone on purpose, and they're ok with that and give him a new one, then it's not fraud. Maybe they would be fine with it, and that would allow him to sleep at night knowing that he got a new phone honestly. If he says he was "clumsy" when he wasn't, or makes up any other untrue but somehow justified-in-his-own-mind claim, then he's lying and committing fraud.
Personally, I agree that $10/month is too much for insurance. That's why I chose not to get it. It's not like anyone makes you go to Best Buy to get their insurance.
playing by the rules is harder , u u d d l r l r b a b a select start makes life easier with the new hotness phone. Business don't go by morals but mear profit.
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Phone got bricked last week flashing an all in one zip.
Went to sprint corp store for help. Store manager was cool and didn't trip I told him what happened.
They couldn't restore it either.
He put a claim in to asurion right in the store he reported phone as lost. Said if you get it figured out call them to stop the claim.
With the help of a fellow Xda member restored it using adB commands sweet.
Called asurion to cancel the claim they wouldn't do it now I have 2 sgs ,3
Which I'm sure they will block the other ESN asap.
They wouldn't stop the claim and charged me $150.00
I actually cannot change the phone status to found or whatever.
Moral delima what should I do? I'm using the first sgs 3 the new one is on its way via fed ex.
I guess I'm stuck paying the $150.00 won't even let me return phone.
I'm wondering if asurion is simply an underwriting company.
And another insurer actually pays the claims.
If anyone knows enlighten us all.
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Phone got bricked last week flashing an all in one zip.
Went to sprint corp store for help. Store manager was cool and didn't trip I told him what happened.
They couldn't restore it either.
He put a claim in to asurion right in the store he reported phone as lost. Said if you get it figured out call them to stop the claim.
With the help of a fellow Xda member restored it using adB commands sweet.
Called asurion to cancel the claim they wouldn't do it now I have 2 sgs ,3
Which I'm sure they will block the other ESN asap.
They wouldn't stop the claim and charged me $150.00
I actually cannot change the phone status to found or whatever.
Moral delima what should I do? I'm using the first sgs 3 the new one is on its way via fed ex.
I guess I'm stuck paying the $150.00 won't even let me return phone.
I'm wondering if asurion is simply an underwriting company.
And another insurer actually pays the claims.
If anyone knows enlighten us all.
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It is a relatively widely known fact that Asurion has an ABSOLUTELY NO REFUND policy on deductibles. The manager should have known this, and I would suggest taking it up with him.
The phone that you reported as lost now has a blacklisted ESN and can no longer be activated on the Sprint network. Your best best is to sell it or keep it as a WiFi/Music device. Consider donating it to a developer. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
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Phone got bricked last week flashing an all in one zip.
Went to sprint corp store for help. Store manager was cool and didn't trip I told him what happened.
They couldn't restore it either.
He put a claim in to asurion right in the store he reported phone as lost. Said if you get it figured out call them to stop the claim.
With the help of a fellow Xda member restored it using adB commands sweet.
Called asurion to cancel the claim they wouldn't do it now I have 2 sgs ,3
Which I'm sure they will block the other ESN asap.
They wouldn't stop the claim and charged me $150.00
I actually cannot change the phone status to found or whatever.
Moral delima what should I do? I'm using the first sgs 3 the new one is on its way via fed ex.
I guess I'm stuck paying the $150.00 won't even let me return phone.
I'm wondering if asurion is simply an underwriting company.
And another insurer actually pays the claims.
If anyone knows enlighten us all.
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Thanks for doing the right thing! Too often people use this as a means defraud.
Asurion CAN unlist your phones esn as not lost or stolen and stop the claim..but they wont tell you that and you cant ask them to do it.. a Sprint manager has to call them write a report and explain what happened to reverse the process. I know because I've had my phones esn stolen before and a Sprint manager Rep had to contact Asurion to remove the ESN block but I couldnt call them and tell them to do it myself..
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OP, thank you for doing the right thing! You are awesome!
The craziness is astounding.
I'm using the old gs3 now they never blocked it.
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The craziness is astounding.
I'm using the old gs3 now they never blocked it.
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Perhaps they can't deactivate it... just prevent it from being activated again.
But, if you can confirm that it hasn't been deactivated (maybe that same manager you talked to can look?) then I would sell that other phone. You tried to do the right thing, those guys wouldn't play ball, so f$&k 'em. No skin off their back anyway.
humdrum2009 said:
Phone got bricked last week flashing an all in one zip.
Went to sprint corp store for help. Store manager was cool and didn't trip I told him what happened.
They couldn't restore it either.
He put a claim in to asurion right in the store he reported phone as lost. Said if you get it figured out call them to stop the claim.
With the help of a fellow Xda member restored it using adB commands sweet.
Called asurion to cancel the claim they wouldn't do it now I have 2 sgs ,3
Which I'm sure they will block the other ESN asap.
They wouldn't stop the claim and charged me $150.00
I actually cannot change the phone status to found or whatever.
Moral delima what should I do? I'm using the first sgs 3 the new one is on its way via fed ex.
I guess I'm stuck paying the $150.00 won't even let me return phone.
I'm wondering if asurion is simply an underwriting company.
And another insurer actually pays the claims.
If anyone knows enlighten us all.
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At this point what you do now is receive the phone --> find a buyer --> sell for 150+ --> profit --> ??
LCD and digitizer are worth more than $150 . Part it out to someone who broke theirs.
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Heres one on ebay listed for parts only and its been bid up to $410 so far. Lemon, meet lemonade.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...656?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20c8804bb0
That's astounding someone would pay that for a broken gs3
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