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Streak at Best Buy store soon.

Hi!
Just got this news from internet that Dell will sell Streak at Best Buy store sometime next month. May be Froyo at the same time?
Young.

Where did you get this info? Any links for proof? Nevermind engadget has it on there website.
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Just one of them.
borijess said:
Where did you get this info? Any links for proof?
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...-7-inch-tablet-sees-current-fy-revs-over-60b/

Well I guess this is good news cuz hopefully this means accessories will be sold at best buy and we could get to see them before powering their ridiculous prices. Hopefully the usb cable will get a price drop as well.
As for froyo, not gonna hold my breath on that one...
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Assuming, however it will remain AT&T exclusive.
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This is great. I've met so many people that have never even heard of the Streak it's sad. I even had to tell a cust support rep AT AT&T what a Streak was and how I got it. This, too, will get a little more third party (accessories, custom roms, etc) interest focused on this beast of a phone.

CGI_Ram said:
Assuming, however it will remain AT&T exclusive.
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Well there are rumors that it is going to be released on t-mobile soon
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Well Micheal Dell himself said this is soon to be sold in Best Buy, so I trust this is not a rumor. Then again he did say the Streak would be avalable for @ the end of June & for $500.
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This is a good thing. It will give people a chance to play with the phone before they purchase it. Perhaps we may also see a price drop .......

its on the best buy site for preorder now...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Mobile-...es/pcmcat190800050010.c?id=pcmcat190800050010

getting tempted by this giant of media convergence...
in the UK dell sells sim free for £449 but o2 PAYG is £399 !!!

You can easily get o2 Streak from Amazon for just 349 pounds, which is really much better than 399 wish I knew that before I bought mine
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I am excited that Dell actually gave us some truth for once:~)
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My local bestbuy got them in today. She said to come back in a few days and i can play with one. They havent unboxed them yet or nothing yet.
Doesnt make much sense. You get a phone like that in, that people have been waiting to see and touch, and you take a couple days to get them out and available? Stupid

Its official ladies & gentlemen. The Dell Streak has arrived @ Best Buy. Hopefully this means more consumer awareness & more support from Dell!!!!!!!!

Picked mine up today and I LOVE the screen it's gorgeous, but I'm having some issues charging it right now - hopefully it sorts itself out soon.

well i do not think there will be any support from dell just like their laptops welcome to the world of dell

carhigh said:
Doesnt make much sense. You get a phone like that in, that people have been waiting to see and touch, and you take a couple days to get them out and available? Stupid
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Well, it's because it isn't an iPhone
I noticed my Best Buy had them, one of the blue shirts came over to pester me, and she said are you interested in this, I said no, I already have one, you took to long to get them, so I bought it directly from Dell.

Best Buy overwhelmed...
p51d007 said:
Well, it's because it isn't an iPhone
I noticed my Best Buy had them, one of the blue shirts came over to pester me, and she said are you interested in this, I said no, I already have one, you took to long to get them, so I bought it directly from Dell.
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Yea it's like Best Buy is overwhelmed with new phones. Lots of new phones are pouring in. I called the store and they said they didn't have 'em in stock yet so I went up there. There was a little display at the end of the aisle with NO demo model in it--it wasn't even charged. I asked and the guy didn't even know what it was. After I held it I fell in love with it. They could tell me NOTHING about the device-I was actually educating them. All they could say was "That's a big a$$ screen!"
Yea...I get that a lot!

LMAO went to the best buy mobile in the mall yesterday and the sales girl kept saying its a small tablet. We said its a phone and she don't believe me. The other sales girl had to correct her and we explained that it is a phone and can make calls and stuff. She felt like a moron.
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HTC Sensation

So how many of you are going to be getting this phone come June 8th? I for one am preordering mine as soon as i can.
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Me, I don't like ordering phone online if something happened in like to return asap. I'll be getting at tmobile store.
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according to reports it will have a locked bootloader. not sure I'll be getting it at all - might as well wait another couple of months for the next nexus.

Its going to be rootable really fast cause everyone is saying its impossible
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sorry, just looked weird seeing your name with no thanks attached.
what is the retail on the sensation?

499.99 from what I hear about it.
Faux

Oh yes, been waiting for it. It was either the G2X or the sensation. I'm going with the Sensation.
It's almost like the MT4G, except dual core and a bigger screen. But it's all good. I can't wait!

Why not just wait for the mytouch 4g slide?

darinmc said:
sorry, just looked weird seeing your name with no thanks attached.
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It's not the faux123 we all know.

TeeJay3800 said:
It's not the faux123 we all know.
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lol had me puzzled for a second there...Ill be waiting a couple of days after its release to see what its all about

I work at an indirect dealer and will probably bring one home the day we get it.
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I recently got my MT4G and wont be getting this...Guess I will wait for the Quad-Core android devices in 2013!
This phone should be good enough till then, or I can buy one from ebay and put it on the contract I have and sell the MT4G.

How can you guys manage to pay for phones like that? I mean, the earliest you could have gotten the mt4g was like what, 7 months ago? Do you pay full price for them or trade in your current phones or something?

kimbernator said:
How can you guys manage to pay for phones like that? I mean, the earliest you could have gotten the mt4g was like what, 7 months ago? Do you pay full price for them or trade in your current phones or something?
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These guys are trillionaires they can get things quickly, I wish I was so lucky to get a new phone that often . But I like my MT4G and I can always put Sense 3.0 or 3D on this thing
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Ace42 said:
These guys are trillionaires they can get things quickly, I wish I was so lucky to get a new phone that often . But I like my MT4G and I can always put Sense 3.0 or 3D on thing thing
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not true, I upgraded to the samsung vibrant back in july after it came out, then the mt4g dropped and so i bought it full price, which was like $400 and then sold my vibrant for $350 on ebay, so out of pocket it costed $50 for the "upgrade", so not trillionaires, just smart shoppers lol

true, if you keep a phone in great condition you can get a good resale value. as for me, I upgraded my sidekick 08 to the mytouch 4g and it cost me around $200 and Im keeping it as mint as possible

Yeah its pretty easy to sell a phone on Craigslist or eBay for a good amount then go purchase a new one at full retail.
faux1234

smatthew45 said:
not true, I upgraded to the samsung vibrant back in july after it came out, then the mt4g dropped and so i bought it full price, which was like $400 and then sold my vibrant for $350 on ebay, so out of pocket it costed $50 for the "upgrade", so not trillionaires, just smart shoppers lol
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I was only joking, i've been doing that with old phones when i see something new. Went from Instinct-->SK09-->G1-->MT3GS-->MT4G
But I had to get a contract to get the cheaper price, so now i have to keep this and cant sell it

Like i said, I work for an indirect dealer. I have my tricks, but get 3 or so phones on New contract price over a yeat
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Guys, DO NOT GET THE SENSATION, get the g2x instead the sensation has a arm a8 processor (even though it's clocked at 1.2ghz), compared to the g2x's arm a9(clocked at at 1ghz), so it's actually a better processor, regardless of all the other specs.

What do you think of the Motorola Triumph?

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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richiehd said:
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

richiehd said:
Not out yet, Dan. Speculation of anywhere between 150-250.
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That's not too bad. Looks like a nice device.

Dan_Brutal said:
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

bosina said:
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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richiehd said:
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

vinnydakid said:
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

bosina said:
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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Mobile Phone Recycling

Hello all, it's finally come time to get rid of my faithful HTC HD2. I've had Android on it now for a couple of years, essentially saving the phone from a dusty cupboard since upgrading to the SGS2. I use both phones, the GSII mainly for net and the HD2 as a phone because it's got hardware phone buttons and means making and taking calls is so much easier.
I considered putting it on eBay but there's a fair few on there and i've had scammers come at me from all over the place back in the day. I ended up using a comparison website to find out how much i'd get and to be honest it wasn't that much less than I expected through eBay.
So i've got rid of my HD2 and i'm using the money to put toward the Galaxy S III when that comes out. I also have a second contract with a GS II so maybe next year i'll do the same, or even sell it now and pay the contract off
Anyway, if anyone else wants to have a look at the site it's www.onbay.co.uk/recycle

Not worth it in think you better off selling at a pawn shop or craigslist.
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Luck
Did you try your luck on the xda-dev's seller forum?
All you really have to do is post up your device, and look at the offers from other members.
Not a bad deal in my opinion.

ForgetfulFellow said:
Did you try your luck on the xda-dev's seller forum?
All you really have to do is post up your device, and look at the offers from other members.
Not a bad deal in my opinion.
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People want **** for free around here lol.
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Well I had pretty good success with my Galaxy Note.
The hd2 definitely isn't as recent, but you never know I guess
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how about this here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236273

Envy Diz said:
Not worth it in think you better off selling at a pawn shop or craigslist.
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I'm just a bit wary when Joe Bloggs is involved, there's a lot of nutters out there. Pawn Shops rarely give me what i'd like, plus they'll be selling it for £100 more within the hour. Even if the recycler does that...at least I won't be able to see it.
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Did you try your luck on the xda-dev's seller forum?
All you really have to do is post up your device, and look at the offers from other members.
Not a bad deal in my opinion.
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I have listed a phone through there but nobody took interest. I've seen some scams too, plus it all seems to be 90% USA.
Thanks for the replies anyway

Fair points, we'll how much did you get for it, if I may ask?
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Xaccom - Really Cheap Devices.. Too Good to Be True?

I'm not sure if this is where I should post this, but I guess it kinda applies to this forum.
Anyways, this company apparently has really good deals. But I'm sure if they are a real/reputable company. I mean according to the post, the have brand new devices. Like a Galaxy Note for $300 and an iPhone 4S 16GB for $280. I think these deals are too good to be true, but if they are real, I want to buy things!
http://forums.techeblog.com/off-topic/3612-sale-samsung-galaxy-note-300-00-a.html

Scam.

thatlaoboi said:
I'm not sure if this is where I should post this, but I guess it kinda applies to this forum.
Anyways, this company apparently has really good deals. But I'm sure if they are a real/reputable company. I mean according to the post, the have brand new devices. Like a Galaxy Note for $300 and an iPhone 4S 16GB for $280. I think these deals are too good to be true, but if they are real, I want to buy things!
http://forums.techeblog.com/off-topic/3612-sale-samsung-galaxy-note-300-00-a.html
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Buy a few and let us know how it went.
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Either scam...
Or
Chinese goods.
Both ways, back off!!!

alokated said:
Either scam...
Or
Chinese goods.
Both ways, back off!!!
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That's what I though.
If you got money burning a hole in you're pocket. Do it!!!.
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Let us know when you send payment via Western Union.
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You can always gift me money and I'll price match. TROLOL.

They're charging $220 for a Motorola Backflip and $200 for the more powerful HTC Aria.
Those are both old phones, anyway, $200 is a ripoff
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