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Note $220, but must be fraud

http://www.urlxml.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1&offer_id=B0061YRDX6
http://www.gutianhong.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=6302&offer_id=B0061YRDX6

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What is the meaning with this? The links only take you to a place who say "Its too busy"... ?!

spam site?
My firewall & antimalware program blocked the site.
It blocked the following IP's
117.21.224.232
117.21.224.234
117.21.224.235
From the threat report database:
http://www.threatexpert.com/report.aspx?md5=e9890febb98416ee7f6b3737ea8fa273

I was able to see it when the OP first posted...it was indeed a website selling the Note for $220...but as the OP said, it looked like a fraud. If it was legit, it would make more sense for it to be a on contract price, but the page did not seam to specify a location or carrier.

http://www.urlxml.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=&products_id=1

That site is thrown together. I don't get it but I want another one for my wife
It shows paypal and stuff but wants you to create an account. Fishy
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Scammers, no doubt about it. The Note's gotta cost more than $220 to manufacture. They offer the iPhone 4S for ~$200 and you KNOW they don't have a source for them at a price lower than that. Any time you see someone offering a device for 1/3 the actual cost you know it's a scam, unless it's someone on craigslist who doesn't know the value of their device.

Sprint sent me a message

As part of the recent discontinuation of Picture Mail online storage, on 6/18/12, you will lose your ability to use the custom email address you created using the @pm.sprint.com domain.
Urgent action is required:
1. Stop using the custom email address this message was sent to before it expires.
2. Provide an alternate email address to companies or individuals that send you alerts or messages to this address.
* You can still use your standard Picture Mail email address which is your wireless number preceding @pm.sprint.com.
* You can also switch to another email address that allows you to receive messages directly to your phone or computer.
If you have questions, please visit sprint.com/contactus to email or chat with us or sign into your account online.
It doesn't mean anything to me but thought I'd share.
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WAIT
I didn't see the part where they showed how much your bill was being pro rated due to reduced services.

AuGmENTor said:
I didn't see the part where they showed how much your bill was being pro rated due to reduced services.
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That will be the day. I'm won't be surprised though if they charge everyone for the amount its going to cost in order to upgrade to LTE, which I won't see for the next two years probably. I can upgrade soon but instead I'm jumping ship to verizon.
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Frostacious said:
That will be the day. I'm won't be surprised though if they charge everyone for the amount its going to cost in order to upgrade to LTE, which I won't see for the next two years probably. I can upgrade soon but instead I'm jumping ship to verizon.
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I'm locked into Sprint for at least 2 more years. I have had them for almost 10. I have been waiting to see how they go about screwing me out of my unlimited data, because I know it's grinding their corporate souls.

AuGmENTor said:
I'm locked into Sprint for at least 2 more years. I have had them for almost 10. I have been waiting to see how they go about screwing me out of my unlimited data, because I know it's grinding their corporate souls.
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And my History teacher is always " you guys are jaded thinking that everyone is corrupt" and i tell her "NO THEY'RE CORRUPT THEY'LL DO ANYTHING TO NICKEL AND DIME US IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY"
And always has been, so many people are corrupt its not even funny.
You know one of our taxes is like 6$ or something all carriers have it, its for telephone lines essentially and if you live an rural area you don't pay for it because why would they make you pay for a telephone line to be connected from East Bum F**K to a Major city.

And that is how the cookie crumbles! I'm waiting to see what new phones come out and planning on moving to verizon. If I am buying a lte phone than I'm going to have service for it.
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Motorola's "Trade Up" Details

I'm sure some of you guys have gotten the email from Moto about the so called "trade-up" program. I got an email a couple of days ago but just ignored it since it just ticked me off even more once I read the details. It was already a slap in face with the insulting $100 but then they took it a step further and put so many restrictions on how it can be spent that it is basically useless. I'm sure that was their intent since they do not want to loose money on a product they no longer choose to support.
I know there is always a sucker out there for every deal but I wonder how many people will actually "trade up".
Android Authority wrote up a pretty good article about it. http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-jelly-bean-cash-problems-131218/

AtrixMarshall said:
I'm sure some of you guys have gotten the email from Moto about the so called "trade-up" program. I got an email a couple of days ago but just ignored it since it just ticked me off even more once I read the details. It was already a slap in face with the insulting $100 but then they took it a step further and put so many restrictions on how it can be spent that it is basically useless. I'm sure that was their intent since they do not want to loose money on a product they no longer choose to support.
I know there is always a sucker out there for every deal but I wonder how many people will actually "trade up".
Android Authority wrote up a pretty good article about it. http://www.androidauthority.com/motorola-jelly-bean-cash-problems-131218/
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I just checked out the official website at http://www.mototradeup.com. There's exactly one phone us Atrix owners on AT&T can trade up to: the Atrix HD, which costs $449 out-of-contract and no doubt has a bootloader so locked down as to make Fort Knox jealous.
No thanks.

I received my email several weeks ago, ut served to make me laugh for a few minutes. It is absolutely worthless to me, my 2 year contract ends in September 2013.
I have no desire to spend $100+ on a 10 month old phone (10 months by Sept 2013) that will likely not get any updates after i buy it.
They didn't even try to think this 'appeasement' out. It was as half-a**ed as their support of our phones is.
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AnotherBill said:
I received my email several weeks ago, ut served to make me laugh for a few minutes. It is absolutely worthless to me, my 2 year contract ends in September 2013.
I have no desire to spend $100+ on a 10 month old phone (10 months by Sept 2013) that will likely not get any updates after i buy it.
They didn't even try to think this 'appeasement' out. It was as half-a**ed as their support of our phones is.
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You guys are lucky. the rest of the world got exactly NOTHING.

Thing is, as far as we can tell we got nothing too. Only difference is they hung a carrot in front of us and then laughed when we reached for it.
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I never even got an email I still love the phone, but I can't say the same about the company....

I got the email a week or so ago... It's not too shabby a deal if someone wanted the Atrix HD. @ the time I got the email, AT&T had it for $49.99 w/ 2 yr contract, so you'd pocket $50 from the trade-up. I'm not going to take them up on it because I already got a gs3 to replace the Atrix. Just saying, it's not a bad deal if you're tired of waiting for something to be done w/ the Atrix.

Actually it kinda is a bad deal. You can sell the Atrix on craigslist or similar for considerably more than $100 and still get the Atrix HD with the $49.99 contract.

They will send you a Visa Prepaid Card. They received my device and send me this email.
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as you had already been f**ked up by moto once because of the atrix, it will treat their customers the same way in the future, do you what to be f**ked up again with such a meaningless trade up?
avoid moto and let it pay for this.
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cooljeremy84 said:
They will send you a Visa Prepaid Card. They received my device and send me this email.
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The visa card is what I get offered as well (AT&T), the terms of which state this:
Motorola Visa Prepaid Card is issued by MetaBankTM, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Cards are issued in connection with a loyalty, award or promotion program. Card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchants that accept Visa debit cards. Card valid for up to 12 months, funds do not expire and may be available after card expiration date, subject to applicable law. Country restrictions apply and are subject to change. Card terms, conditions, and limitations apply; monthly card account management and post-expiration re-issuance fees may apply, see MyPrepaidCenter.com/site/visa-univ for details.
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Its still not a great deal, particularly since they only offer the Atrix HD for us AT&T folks, but not quite as bad as people seem to be saying.
Although, the Atrix HD isn't all that bad, roughly on par with the HTC One X.
The only way I'll be buying Motorola again is if they get the contract to build the next Nexus.

Will get my $0.96 Samsung gs3 tomorrow from Sams club. Thanks to all the devs! I appreciate all you did for the
Atrix.
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I have my own tradeup program. I'll let them keep their $100 and in return motorola will be out of my life forever. Aside from the original Atrix I haven't been impressed with any of their phones in the last two years. Atrix HD has a bezel as big as my coffee table and the only way you'll ever get key lime pie on it is if you take it to Denny's during drunk hour. From now on I'm only buying supported devices like Nexus, Iphone, or popular dev phones like S3 or HTC Desire.

Hello fellow atrix owners. I understand the need to have the newer version of android as I understand your dissatisfaction with Motorola. But I don't understand why should any of us accept this "offer"they give us... we have very stable and fast gingerbread roms that make me forget there is a newer version. Thanks for our great devs. The only disadvantage is that there might be apps that we can't download because we run an older version but I never even considered that until a member posted about it. I love my atrix and I'm not crying for not having ICS, JB. all I need is a stable custom ROM!!
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I attached a 3 page conversation I had with Motorola today for anyone who would like to view it.

Do Google employees have Nexus devices already on hold for them?

Are they the first in line to get the devices or do they have to buy from the store like the rest of us?

if you work deving for Google you get a rooted/unlocked one. Not sure it's for much but photo ops these days. But you can get them off eBay occasionally
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TONY206 said:
Are they the first in line to get the devices or do they have to buy from the store like the rest of us?
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If this source is correct, Google employees had to order just the same as everyone else and a lot of them missed out on buying one too
https://plus.google.com/106515095432315677569/posts/fAA6PNbUxCK
Didn't get yours? That's okay...neither did I...and neither did a lot of Google staff...yet (yes, they order phones just like the rest of us). You will, though...you will. If you don't get it today, the next scheduled release is in 3 days once they can get a better handle on orders and stock.
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bryanlim05 said:
If this source is correct, Google employees had to order just the same as everyone else and a lot of them missed out on buying one too
https://plus.google.com/106515095432315677569/posts/fAA6PNbUxCK
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The reason I asked is because a known Google employee purchased my extra Nexus 4 on ebay so I believe it is correct.
I just thought it was a trap lol.

The guy I talked to for Google Canada said he never even got a chance to order one.
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The higher up guys at google probably got them free or had first hand dibs when they got the shipment (before it went on sale)
CS guys have to pay like everyone else i'm assuming.

I can just imagine all the Google employees dropping all their work and you just see them all constantly hitting F5 at launch time ^_^

No you have to order same as everyone else. UNLESS you are directly involved in development or senior executive
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I work for one of Google's partner companies and I have to speak with their client account team members daily. Last year, when the Galaxy Nexus came out, they all received one with a special battery cover the day before the launch without having to order or wait. However, this time around I've had a few of them confirm that they had to order the phone like the rest of us. Of the 5 account team members I've spoken to in the last day or so, not a single one was able to get an order in for an N4 and most were amazed that I was able to.

Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Plus - $10

Normally, I'd explain this fully, but I'm just going to post a link to slick deals here instead. If one of the staff members frowns upon that, then sorry in advance.
Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Plus - $10 (regular price $500)
EDITS:
As a side note here, this is 100% at your own risk. Some others have made comments about the possibility of MS revoking the licenses and leaving you high and dry. On the flip side, this is the exact same code from 2010 when the exact same thing happened. They didn't fix it then, and I doubt they're going to fix it now. If you need reassurance, I can assure you that every single one of the 2010 Office licenses I bought three years ago still work perfectly fine. So there you have both sides. It's up to you. This is a good deal, but no one is twisting your arm.
Worst case scenario is they pull your license. If that happens, dispute the charge with your credit card company and show proof of payment to get your refund. If you're thinking of buying 100 licenses to resell them at $500 a piece, think again. They average $20 on eBay.
Also, don't think for a second that you're cheating some company somewhere out of millions of dollars in license fees. The company codes are for bulk volume licensing. It's basically a perk of the partnership with MS, so they aren't paying the other share of your discount. Just FYI, as many people were complaining about this in the slick deals thread.

I can confirm that, I bought one code for $10 and work fine. I don't care if deactivate my key. anyway thank you.

Any benefits if 2013 over 2010? Other than metro mode
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Doesn't work for me.

the code was taken down, can someone who knows it pm or post it plz
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motrinHD said:
the code was taken down, can someone who knows it pm or post it plz
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It's still found in multiple places in the SD thread. do a search in there, or read through the pages until you come across it.

motrinHD said:
the code was taken down, can someone who knows it pm or post it plz
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DC2C9125AD
you are lucky. the code was in my clipboard. I did copy early today
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Just tried it and got this
We are sorry, but we are unable to complete your request.
The following problem(s) exist:
Please contact your benefit administrator to learn if you are eligible and to retrieve your program code.
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