evening all,
so a little bit about my query/truth
so i am a phone shop manager and i own the s3 (ovb)
now i was speaking to a member of staff from cpw and he informed that Samsung are now offering to take in your s3 and replace the board with the new 4g(lte chip and other part maybe the ram.... now im not sure if there is any truth on this or a cost involved but i also spoke to our Samsung rep yesterday and he also said yes some staff have sent there s3 as a mystery recall to be upgraded......
any views or opinions on this or any other news you have heard the same,
cheers.
I haven't heard any such thing, and it sounds too good to be e true to be honest.
I really don't see why Samsung should be offering a free upgrade to an already mass selling phone, but I do look forward to hearing more about this
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I think it's time to get on the phone, very interesting indeed, thanks for the info :thumbup:
Hmm I would like to know if anyone else has heard this, I am going to send Samsung an email to see what they say, unfortunately I will not be anywhere near a phone shop until Wednesday to ask instores about it.
I hope it's true and not just rumor but knowing our luck it will be
Sounds too good to be true. Its like buying an S-class, and when the facelift.comes : Give us yours, we'll give you the new one. I hope its true.though would be great.
i love my girlfriend <3
I was told that by a Tmobile shop manager that S3 models would get a firmware update to enable LTE 4G on Tmobile EE network and they were looking into how to solve this hardware and nano sim card issue , but i was ridiculed in another thread by some of the people in this thread when i started my own thread in the subject
IroniX2 said:
I haven't heard any such thing, and it sounds too good to be e true to be honest.
I really don't see why Samsung should be offering a free upgrade to an already mass selling phone, but I do look forward to hearing more about this
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They don't have to but if they can if they want, now let's put it this way, if they are going to do this, will you buy another Samsung flagship phone again? I know I would.
Sent them an email, but I'm not sure if their customer support will work weekends to get a reply before Monday.
Very hard to actually determine the truth behind the OP or the samsung rep that's saying that - but if that's the case....well samsung will get a lot of good +1's from people.
That said - I bet there will be also people who will flame samsung for recalling it...
I think this is bull**** and will never happen. and if it indeed did, it was for a small customer lot.
and as for the firmware upgrade to enable LTE. bull**** again will never happen the hardware is physically impossible to do as its not there to begin with.
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I think this is bull**** and will never happen. and if it indeed did, it was for a small customer lot.
and as for the firmware upgrade to enable LTE. bull**** again will never happen the hardware is physically impossible to do as its not there to begin with.
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Why? A quick mainboard replacement should sort it, the chassis is the same as far as I know so seems feasible, but can't see it being totally free tbh
They way i see it is samsung and apple are having a bit of a battle and one way the iphone beats the i9300 is with 4g. So if samsung gave a free upgrade to the mass amount of i9300 owners not only would it be a good image for the company but would be a 1 up against apple.
I think it would be a very wise decision for samsung to do this
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I hope this is true! Ill definately be keeping an eye on this thread! Does seem to good to be true though!
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Can't see this happening and I haven't heard anything about this (I work at cpw)
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I always thought the LTE model was thicker.
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I wonder how many would still do this if it cost say....£50 with p&p
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I always thought the LTE model was thicker.
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maybe just to accommodate larger battery, so might be just a quick backcover upgrade
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I wonder how many would still do this if it cost say....£50 with p&p
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I would do it
we all know that the screen and digitizer and gorrila glass 2 are all combined into one, and costs about $200+ to get a replacment for it.
i cant see why samsung could not sell the motherboard only and people could fit it them selfs
thats if this doesnt amount to anything replacing the board yourself could be feesable and its very easy to replace the mainboard only, unless the camera or something else requires a different version that is to the board your using or not compatible ect.
i would actually consider buying the main board only if it was compatible.
EDIT: actually thinking about it i cant see this happening either as wouldnt replacing the motherboard screw up your IMEI number ? and make it different ect ?
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I wonder how many would still do this if it cost say....£50 with p&p
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I would upgrade at that price I reckon
these multi dollar companies are all the same.
Their will never do it for free unless it was a ( possible) legal requirement. It's possible there could be another recently recognised glitch on the mainboard and under the disguise of an lte upgrade their replacing them.
There was already one previous recall of some batches according to vodafone before they were distributed to customers.
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Newegg just dropped the price of the GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus (i9250) to $449.99. However, when you combine it with a Simple Mobile sim card ($2.99), you get the combo discount and it drops the price to only $439.48. MOD EDIT: referral links.
Having said that, if you want peace of mind and want to be able to return the phone if need be without extra costs, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus from Amazon, even if it costs a few more bucks, may still be preferable.
Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...
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Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...
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Those symbolise the various builds of nexii, everything except Yakju gets updates from samsung and have some minor changes
I see. How is one supposed to know which phone is which? Does it say on the box?
There are reviewers saying the one from Newegg is a Yakju build.
Also, that a few of them have arrived already opened and seemingly used (no introductory sign-in screen).
Makes me a little wary...
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Wow, thanks for posting this. I'm looking to get an unlocked Nexus.
Curious, what's all these "versions" of the Nexus with these Japanese names? Like people will say "I have a GN yakuju" or something...
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You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.
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You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.
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How can you tell? Will it say on the box? Or do you have to boot up the phone first?
EDIT: So yakjuxw build is bad?
Wow these are quite the deals, sites are releasing. They really must want to get rid of the phone.
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How can you tell? Will it say on the box? Or do you have to boot up the phone first?
EDIT: So yakjuxw build is bad?
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You can install an app that will tell you the build info. It will not say it on the box and if you ask the seller, they will likely not know or provide incorrect info.
People on XDA prefer yakyu. Everyone else doesn't care and yakyuxw is not per se bad. Having said that, people on XDA also don't care what it comes with as they can just install yakyu using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit.
onthecouchagain, check this out: [HOW-TO] Change to 4.0.4 yakju from yakjuxw (or ANY other version)
PS: It's actually yakju and not yakyu.
So GNex is now cheaper than SII? Wow.
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So GNex is now cheaper than SII?
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S2 at Amazon costs $436.18. Not sure why anyone would pick S2 over GNex though.
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You are welcome. You want yakyu as it is the build that gets the updates first and directly from Google. If your device didn't come with yakyu, you can use the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit from this site to put yakyu on it quite easily. Having said that, the average person will not notice the difference between yakyu and other builds.
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Its yakju, buddy
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The Nexus sold by newegg has been reported to be sold by a third party seller installing their own software including business cards. You can read the reviews and see for yourself.
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DontJoinTheDarkSide said:
The Nexus sold by newegg has been reported to be sold by a third party seller installing their own software including business cards. You can read the reviews and see for yourself.
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Yeah, I'm avoiding. Icemonkey.com is selling it for $10 dollars more: http://www.icemonkey.com/unlocked-samsung-i9250-galaxy-nexus-16gb-black
They have a 30 day return policy, so I feel somewhat safer with them.
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Yeah, I'm avoiding. Icemonkey.com is selling it for $38.96 dollars more: http://www.icemonkey.com/unlocked-samsung-i9250-galaxy-nexus-16gb-black
They have a 30 day return policy, I feel somewhat safer with them.
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Corrected that for you.
DailySteals has inexistent customer service, so good luck with returning something to their sister company.
XDAs can flash the stock ROM in 5 minutes.
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Corrected that for you.
DailySteals has nonexistent customer service, so good luck with returning something to their sister company.
XDAs can flash the stock ROM in 5 minutes.
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Corrected that for you.
So where can we safely buy a GN?!
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So where can we safely buy a GN?!
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I'd say the most reputable phone stores are negri and expansys. Amazon and newegg are good as well, but those are the top 2 as far as phones go.
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spencer88 said:
I'd say the most reputable phone stores are negri and expansys. Amazon and newegg are good as well, but those are the top 2 as far as phones go.
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I got mine from handcent and it got to me in 2 days from the uk with free shipping
How does the manufacturers warranty from Samsung come into play with these phones being brought from on-line retailers? Is it an American warranty or does it have to be shipped overseas for unforeseen problems?
Ebay still has their daily deal available for 479.00.
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.
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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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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
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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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Just got my blue SGS3 today and I've noticed one area where the finish appears scratched, but UNDERNEATH the glaze. Hard to photograph with my crappy old phone, but the photo makes it look less noticeable than it really is.
Should I keep it or send it back? Anyone else got this prob?
I see what you mean. Maybe that's the reason the blue was delayed in the UK?
maybe thats the issue they had for recalling all the blues. Yours slipped though the net
Blue went back for a respray .
jje
It's not a cheap phone and it's brand new... I wouldn't be happy with that finish either and would get it replaced.
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PCadvisor is reporting that the Blue version of the SIII won't be available for a few days yet.
Got mine today in Australia. Finish is perfect as far as I can tell, has none of issues shown by op. Send it back.
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It's not a cheap phone and it's brand new... I wouldn't be happy with that finish either and would get it replaced.
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^^ this. For a phone that costs $700, I'd think anything that looks like it shouldn't be there warrants a replacement.
Take that ish back!
Well I've called up my service provider and they've agreed to replace it with another new one - only problem is that they aren't getting another batch in for 2 weeks new one won't arrive til 27th June...
I can still keep this one til then, but it means I have to baby it/not take it out for fear of dropping it/not root it, basically treat it as a loaner.
I'm half tempted to say f*ck it, I'll just keep it - but you're all right, this is an expensive machine, I don't want a faulty paint job! Who's to say it won't get worse as well, since it's a prob with manufacturing process.
Get a replacement and ask for bill credit for your trouble... you're going to have to re input all your apps and info... worth a shot
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Get a replacement and ask for bill credit for your trouble... you're going to have to re input all your apps and info... worth a shot
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Already ahead of ya - they've agreed to waive the 2wks fees (£17) that I'll be without my "own" S3. I thought about going ape and demanding a whole month (£34), but took pity on the girl in the call centre in India.
Plus it's not really Three's fault, it's Samsung's fault. Three haven't been too bad to me so far, so I won't be an a**hole difficult customer to them until it's warranted
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It's not a cheap phone and it's brand new... I wouldn't be happy with that finish either and would get it replaced.
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I agree with this guy.
setspeed said:
Already ahead of ya - they've agreed to waive the 2wks fees (£17) that I'll be without my "own" S3. I thought about going ape and demanding a whole month (£34), but took pity on the girl in the call centre in India.
Plus it's not really Three's fault, it's Samsung's fault. Three haven't been too bad to me so far, so I won't be an a**hole difficult customer to them until it's warranted
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You're half right it's not their fault but you didn't buy it from Samsung, you bought it from them. They have to stand by their products. And if she offered two weeks best believe she can do better
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setspeed said:
Already ahead of ya - they've agreed to waive the 2wks fees (£17) that I'll be without my "own" S3. I thought about going ape and demanding a whole month (£34), but took pity on the girl in the call centre in India.
Plus it's not really Three's fault, it's Samsung's fault. Three haven't been too bad to me so far, so I won't be an a**hole difficult customer to them until it's warranted
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I'd recommend that you tell them your situation that you'll keep it till the new stock arrives and they ship it to you. I remember having a similar issue with my Motorola razor v9 flip phone (att USA). They sent me a new razor and asked me to return the defective phone once I've received the new one. This should work for them.
Ps: Lol looks like have a thing for Indian girls jk.
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keep it and fanny about with it to your hearts content till they replace it. just remember and revert it to stock and triangle away before you post it back to them.
accordex said:
You're half right it's not their fault but you didn't buy it from Samsung, you bought it from them. They have to stand by their products. And if she offered two weeks best believe she can do better
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True, but do you honestly think they are going to open every box and inspect for bad craftsmanship? If they were part of the assembly process then sure, but they merely order en mass and then either drop ship to their customers or reship from their warehouse.
I think the OP is doing the right and ethical thing by not blowing this out of proportion. To many people these days try and milk every little "mistake" that cross their path. But to each their own, the important thing is that he is getting a replacement with no down time and a few bucks for his troubles.
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Why couldn't they just have made a black model, like every other phone.
FIVE86 said:
Why couldn't they just have made a black model, like every other phone.
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I like the pebble blue colour, a lot. I much prefer it over plain black or white
FIVE86 said:
Why couldn't they just have made a black model, like every other phone.
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Think it has something to do with Apple, whether they want to admit it or not. Had a black version been available, I'd have gotten that one, but I've settled with the white version for now(was going for the blue version, but after seeing it in person I'm glad I went with white when the former was delayed).
It'll probably not be that long lived if the Note 2 gets released in October.
Any one out there have more information regarding the trade-in program from i9300 to i9305? Here's a link to a source, but need more info...
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobileUK/posts/475520072488914
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Any one out there have more information regarding the trade-in program from i9300 to i9305? Here's a link to a source, but need more info...
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Why not phone EE as suggested in your link?
This is not a source lol . Someone only asked the question if it will be possible which I highly doubt unless money is involved.
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This is not a source lol . Someone only asked the question if it will be possible which I highly doubt unless money is involved.
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They're saying £75 but can someone else confirm?
If you've called EE Uk and they've said "YES!, Your old S3 + £75" what's more to confirm?
It sounds like a pretty good deal!
If that's to be believed, I'm tempted. Only went onto T-mobile at end of August... albeit via Tesco phone shop. Did score the handset for free through that, after buying myself out of my Orange contract.
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Im on the phones 4 u jump tariff, and can upgrade my phone every 6 months, but it bumps my monthly spend up lol
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I would say there would be an upgrade option but it wont be free, No way. But hey the more people that get it there better it is for me and development,, come on people take out your wallets.. Definatley best phone in the world I recon ~
Just tried ringing EE but they're closed.
If this offer is real would i have to call EE direct or could i speak to Orange customer service?
I got offered either phone and I went for the 3g one. Oops!
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When i rang Orange last night they didn't seem to know of any offer currently, but they said that EE is aiming to be fully launched by the end of October so if there are any special offers then they are more likely to come after then, as they said they have only just started alerting customers to changes in there service.
Not sure if this is true or not or if calling EE directly would give me a different answer.
why is this thread even called "trade in program" when there isnt one and will never be one. You will be able to buy it on contract like any other phone, they wont need incentives as it will be the first 4g phone.
da.trute said:
why is this thread even called "trade in program" when there isnt one and will never be one. You will be able to buy it on contract like any other phone, they wont need incentives as it will be the first 4g phone.
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Because the OP was asking if anyone has any information about a trade in program involving the two phones, they may well not be one but that's what the OP was trying to find out.
And i think incentives will be needed to get people who purchased the i9300 to then spend more money on the i9305.
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Because the OP was asking if anyone has any information about a trade in program involving the two phones, they may well not be one but that's what the OP was trying to find out.
And i think incentives will be needed to get people who purchased the i9300 to then spend more money on the i9305.
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The truth is, I love my I9300, but if there would be a way to update, even paying, I will do this step. If not, I will wait one year, check the S4 and then I will decide: upgrading or wait another year with the S3...
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The truth is, I love my I9300, but if there would be a way to update, even paying, I will do this step. If not, I will wait one year, check the S4 and then I will decide: upgrading or wait another year with the S3...
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I agree, i'd pay within reason but like you say, i'm still very happy with my S3
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I agree, i'd pay within reason but like you say, i'm still very happy with my S3
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Yup, nothing to complain about in I9300. Don't forget, we still get a nice score in benchmarks, the 9305 2 gigs are kinda useless
Check this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmJlPw4xaoU
Antutu: 12223
I9305
My super duper shiny old "ugly" and "slow" S3 with a slow 1 gigs ram, stock ROM, untouched: http://imgur.com/VkP4w
I9300 FTW
Can we get anyone to check please?
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Can we get anyone to check please?
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Check what ?
I talked to tmobile on their twitter help page and then called them. The rep told me on the phone I can keep the device if I like and when they get replacements in they will ship the replacement FIRST and then I can send them back my original Note 7. I ordered mine via the store so I have to deal with corporate. Tmobile help page told me the same thing I can keep my Note and simply swap it out but said I can have it shipped to the store too.
I hope this is the case and I can have it shipped to my house and simply send the old one back. The only store near me is always busy and their staff is a PITA to deal with.
I do have an S7 to use as a backup but hate the small screen and I don't want to get a refund then have to wait for that to be put back on the card.
I am watching the V20 too. I might be out next week BUT we know how the G5 has issues and turned into a major flop. I'd hate leaving the Note and it ends up the V20 is a POS phone and stuck with a worse phone.
I just called them, they said bring it back to the store for a full refund or a new phone. Replacements aren't even available yet , why can't people just be competent, not asking for a genius, just basic competency.
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barfingmonkey said:
I just called them, they said bring it back to the store for a full refund or a new phone. Replacements aren't even available yet , why can't people just be competent, not asking for a genius, just basic competency.
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You mean the reps? I think Tmobile is being pretty straight forward, so far compared to the other carriers who are not even really sure what to do yet. Overall though I hate the reps especially the ones in the stores. Most are clueless. The store basically says if you ordered it you have to go through Tmobile and the store won't issue a refund.
What problems did the G5 have?
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I just called them, they said bring it back to the store for a full refund or a new phone. Replacements aren't even available yet , why can't people just be competent, not asking for a genius, just basic competency.
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What problems did the G5 have?
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I hear battery life and the modules some were reporting they become loose over time and durability issues too I've seen people talk about. Overall a crap device that was hyped a lot before launch. I don't want to get a v20 and it has issues and is a crap phone. At least with the Note I know what I'm getting.
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I hear battery life and the modules some were reporting they become loose over time and durability issues too I've seen people talk about. Overall a crap device that was hyped a lot before launch. I don't want to get a v20 and it has issues and is a crap phone. At least with the Note I know what I'm getting.
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The V20 is gonna be a monster. I actually owned the V10 and it was a power house. Very durable. V20 would be the only reason for me leaving Note 7
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I just called them, they said bring it back to the store for a full refund or a new phone. Replacements aren't even available yet , why can't people just be competent, not asking for a genius, just basic competency.
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From a business perspective, this is not the result of incompetence. They know that trial lawyers are waiting around for the first Note 7 from T-Mobile to burn so they can hit them (and Samsung) with a class-action lawsuit. If that happens, the cost to T-Mobile will be huge, so they are trying to get the Note 7s back ASAP, even though they aren't ready for it. This is a totally unexpected event. They didn't stockpile alternate phones in the last few weeks in preparation for a bunch of people trading back their brand-new Note 7s.
They should allow a pre order replacement so not everyone is calling them or everyone going to the store at once when the new phones are available. It's gonna get chaotic.
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Not returning mine. If it was going to blow up should have happened by now. Use original chargers ppl.
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Not returning mine. If it was going to blow up should have happened by now. Use original chargers ppl.
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Thing is there is no official time line of events. Who knows how the failure works and when, not saying most will be affected but saying it hasnt happened yet isnt really concrete proof it wont ever happen.
Like the ring of death on the Xbox 360.
Also no phone should explode if you are using a different charger. Thats again a failure of the manufacturer
Note 7 replacement
I just received this email from T-Mobile
Dear Customer,
Samsung notified us today that they are recalling the Galaxy Note7 due to a battery safety concern. There have been 35 cases reported globally as of September 1st. Samsung has communicated to us that they will have replacement Note7 devices that should be available in the next 2-4 weeks.
As our customer, your safety is our number one priority. We're making it easy for you to return and exchange your Galaxy Note7, free of charge.
You have options:
1.Sign up and we’ll let you know when the new Samsung Galaxy Note7 is available
2.Switch to a new device
3.Return phone for a full refund
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I'm a bit conflicted. Odds are there is nothing wrong with my battery, and otherwise this phone is perfect. Who knows if the replacement, rushed out in the next couple of weeks, will be as good.
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rcobourn said:
I'm a bit conflicted. Odds are there is nothing wrong with my battery, and otherwise this phone is perfect. Who knows if the replacement, rushed out in the next couple of weeks, will be as good.
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Probably the same with mine, but I'd rather be safe than sorry, the rep I spoke with that was a supervisor said we have until the 30th to decide
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lildoggs said:
I just received this email from T-Mobile
Dear Customer,
Samsung notified us today that they are recalling the Galaxy Note7 due to a battery safety concern. There have been 35 cases reported globally as of September 1st. Samsung has communicated to us that they will have replacement Note7 devices that should be available in the next 2-4 weeks.
As our customer, your safety is our number one priority. We're making it easy for you to return and exchange your Galaxy Note7, free of charge.
You have options:
1.Sign up and we’ll let you know when the new Samsung Galaxy Note7 is available
2.Switch to a new device
3.Return phone for a full refund
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Got the same email. I had already filled out the form to be notified when they had a replacement in stock prior to getting the email.
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I'm not having any issues with mine either but just for safety proposes I'm going to get the replacement. Just in case. Lol
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im good
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rcobourn said:
I'm a bit conflicted. Odds are there is nothing wrong with my battery, and otherwise this phone is perfect. Who knows if the replacement, rushed out in the next couple of weeks, will be as good.
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I posted a similar post yesterday, I've seen it with HTC and Samsung where a few months into sales of a phone they seem to silently switch manufacturing to another vendor or use cheaper parts I guess to improve profits.....so my thought is now with this whole recall and it's cost to the bottom line will Samsung (A) Keep everything quality wise the same and take the full hit? or (B) Save every penny they can short of the battery pack? (i.e cheaper made camera parts from cheaper vendor etc)
You know someone on the boards the other day brought up a good point.
If the CPSC gets involved with this (as of now they are NOT) it will be illegal to sell a note 7 that has been recalled. So if you were going to sell your faulty Note 7 on ebay or something
it would be illegal.
So i would def get a replacement if you are planning to sell down the road.
My wife and I will trade ours in when they get the replacements in stock. We're not going to trade it in just quite yet.
its my understanding that T Mobile US might not be affected by the recall at all, and we all might not wind up needing new phones.