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best buy has none any more, here in Va Beach, I JUST found that out when my wife got home from taking my oldest to Best buy with his broken Epic, the forced an upgrade on him so now my wife has a Iphone ( ewwww) and my oldest son has her old HTC evo 3D, but the store manager said they told my wife that the Epic is no longer made and if I break mine I get a free upgrade, only problem in the only Samsung is the SII, other than that its a keyocreia, or a LG optimus, and another phone that I have never heard of So I guess when I do finally decide to upgrade I will have to leave the Epic for dead
Orrrrrrr...be careful and take care of it. I have my original still gotten 2 weeks after release.
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6 words:
Otterbox Commuter Case
Zagg Invisible Shield
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6 words:
Otterbox Commuter Case
Zagg Invisible Shield
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+1
Not quite my old yellow Nextel i580, but not too shabby.
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Best buy also offers you the full retail value towards the purchase of another phone. So whatever it was at the time of purchase for you it may be $500 towards a new phone off contract.
Even without a case, it's still somewhat of a tank. I dropped mine at least 5 times and it's fine. And before me my dad had it while putting up billboards.
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jeffreyjicha said:
Even without a case, it's still somewhat of a tank. I dropped mine at least 5 times and it's fine. And before me my dad had it while putting up billboards.
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+1! I've dropped mine numerous times, once even into the snow (screwed up the charging port for a couple of days) and this phone just keeps going.
Kinda disappointed, I'd love to have a free upgrade... oh well.
Mine hit Walmart's hard floor 3 times in 2 years. Battery one way, cover another...and hardly a scuff on it.
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kennyglass123 said:
Mine hit Walmart's hard floor 3 times in 2 years. Battery one way, cover another...and hardly a scuff on it.
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I've estimated I've dropped my phone on hard floor/concrete about 25 times, no joke, had some clumsy moments, but my baby is still going.
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I got my Zagg invisible shield professionally installed right after I got my epic, and put it in the commuter case right after. A couple weeks ago, I had the invisible shield replaced under the lifetime warranty after a knife in my pocket had gouged it. When I took the case and screen protector off, my epic looked brand new. The only part that is worn at all is the keyboard, and it is _very_ worn. =)
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Lol upgrade to a photon q.
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InfDaMarvel said:
Lol upgrade to a photon q.
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I thought that was technically a downgrade in some aspects, lol
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Best KB phone out and on Sprint. Its just not the best phone. But in reality it'll perform great.
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InfDaMarvel said:
Lol upgrade to a photon q.
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It may have its shortcomings and limitations compared to other phones currently available, but the photon q runs circles around the Epic.
I love my epic, and I love cm9, and I'm not jumping ship yet, but come on.
Sorry, it's just the facts of the matter. Newer faster technology, better screen, and I really prefer the photon q's keyboard. 'Nuff said.
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I drop my phone everyday...hell yesterday I was pissed cuz my phone fell into the train tracks and it was still playing the episode I was watching lol....I concede to samsungs build quality..my iPod shattered from one 4 foot drop.
I've had my phone since October of 2010 BTW...never put a case on it or screen protector.
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oddly i just dropped my phone from a height of about 6 inches. now its like a ferrari running on one cylinder. ive dropped the damn thing all the time and it decides its had enough i guess. ive been waiting on boot animation for over fifteen minutes after odin. its chugging along at about 2 fps.
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eh. I was wrong. i rebooted and its fine again... ive only been able to kill the epic twice. once from mass amounts of vomit. once from the drunk girl.
I wish every time my car acted up I could just shut it off and restart it to make it work right.
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Best buy also offers you the full retail value towards the purchase of another phone. So whatever it was at the time of purchase for you it may be $500 towards a new phone off contract.
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Wait wut please clarify...I upgraded from my Hero on october 6 of 2010 at bestbuy, but I signed a 2 year contract (I believe it was $250 at the time lol) so if I were to stick with best buy and upgrade again, they will deduct the epics full retail value from back when I got it from an unlocked phone? I still hve the original receipt and upgrade papers/contract..
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Wait wut please clarify...I upgraded from my Hero on october 6 of 2010 at bestbuy, but I signed a 2 year contract (I believe it was $250 at the time lol) so if I were to stick with best buy and upgrade again, they will deduct the epics full retail value from back when I got it from an unlocked phone? I still hve the original receipt and upgrade papers/contract..
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I am talking about Black Tie insurance. If you have it and your phone breaks and is no longer available, then they give you the retail credit towards a new phonesnfull retail value.
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You can occasionally find good phones on cowboom.com. I got into the Samsung Epic because I found it on CraigsList and the ESN wasn't bad -- but it was locked to someone else's account (gr!). Had to port it to cricket, since it was basically stolen.
Talked to a few of the cricket flasher people -- and they said you can find GOOD phones on cowboom. So, I searched Cowboom and got another Epic. The trick to getting a good one (mine said it was covered in scratches -- it was pretty much brand new) is to look for one that has nearly everything included with it as far as accessories. Mine showed as a poor quality, but it was flawless.
Search fairly often and you should be able to find one. Like the others said, get a case and a screen protector. I use a Seidio Active and love it.
Let me start of by saying I personally like the bumper. Not as good looking as the official bumper, but it does the job and looks fairly nice. The only issue I am having is the fact that the rubber in the bumper tends to separate after a while. Seems like a classic you get what you pay for situation, being that its only 10 USD. Just letting everyone know before you decide to get it.
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Let me start of by saying I personally like the bumper. Not as good looking as the official bumper, but it does the job and looks fairly nice. The only issue I am having is the fact that the rubber in the bumper tends to separate after a while. Seems like a classic you get what you pay for situation, being that its only 10 USD. Just letting everyone know before you decide to get it.
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There are already multiple inquiries of this. Contact Poetic so they can issue you another bumper. Their first batch was apparently defective.
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Let me start of by saying I personally like the bumper. Not as good looking as the official bumper, but it does the job and looks fairly nice. The only issue I am having is the fact that the rubber in the bumper tends to separate after a while. Seems like a classic you get what you pay for situation, being that its only 10 USD. Just letting everyone know before you decide to get it.
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contact amazon and yourpoetic.com. they will ship you out a new one for freee. in my case i got two cases for free.
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contact amazon and yourpoetic.com. they will ship you out a new one for freee. in my case i got two cases for free.
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in my situation, i got 6 free, 3 original broke, 3 first replacements broke, have 3 more on the way! lol
While its great that they replace them, it does show a lack of quality in the product. Im surprised there isnt more people selling their own bumpers on ebay etc
6 bumpers.!
Cool story bro
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Why couldn't you just post this in the existing thread? No reason to start a new thread. They'll send you a new one.
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Yeah, they have a new revision and if you contact support, they'll send you one of the newer ones
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Cool story bro
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Did you make that up?? That is hilarious! Or did you just take it from one of the other 50,000 threads it is in?
Thats good to hear but im quite curious why would you ever buy the same continually defective case six times?
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Did you make that up?? That is hilarious! Or did you just take it from one of the other 50,000 threads it is in?
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Is that Bill Belichick?!? Must have been a rough night....
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Poetic gives you a 3 year warranty. Just use it and you're fine.
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mine came apart as well. Contacted yourpoetic.com several days ago and haven't heard a peep.
Are the I9500 Samsung galaxy s4 battery covers the same as our I337's? I see a lot of cool replacement ones on eBay, want to pick one up but they all say I9500.
Hoping they fit.
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Should be identical
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Are the I9500 Samsung galaxy s4 battery covers the same as our I337's? I see a lot of cool replacement ones on eBay, want to pick one up but they all say I9500.
Hoping they fit.
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Yeah, they're identical. I got a replacement oem one from eBay so I could get rid of the AT&T branded cover that came with my phone =)
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Yeah, they're identical. I got a replacement oem one from eBay so I could get rid of the AT&T branded cover that came with my phone =)
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Comes off with a new razor blade...no scratches :thumbup:
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I heard these interfered with your gps signal on older models. Anyone know if the same happens on the s4?
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Are the I9500 Samsung galaxy s4 battery covers the same as our I337's? I see a lot of cool replacement ones on eBay, want to pick one up but they all say I9500.
Hoping they fit.
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it's the same. and sometimes there are thick extended batteries with covers.
Hey I just bought a second S4 off of craigslist for 300 bucks. It has a chunk ripped off the bezel like it was dropped on concrete.. anybody have any idea how to DIY? .. figure I got a good deal since I bought my S4 for 500.00
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Hey I just bought a second S4 off of craigslist for 300 bucks. It has a chunk ripped off the bezel like it was dropped on concrete.. anybody have any idea how to DIY? .. figure I got a good deal since I bought my S4 for 500.00
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Bezel of the device or bezel of the screen. Both seem simple enough just the screen bezel seems time consuming and tedious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4f2XjQLAM
Screen Bezel:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-front-housing.html
Sides:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-rear-housing.html
This is going to be your best bet on replacing it.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Teardown/13947/1
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Hey I just bought a second S4 off of craigslist for 300 bucks. It has a chunk ripped off the bezel like it was dropped on concrete.. anybody have any idea how to DIY? .. figure I got a good deal since I bought my S4 for 500.00
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hmm, I am being off topic here, but couldn't resist. If I need to choose between buying a brand new phone for $500, and buying a mutilated phone for $300 that I have to invest time/money into fixing, but that could still have hidden damage (like stressed over tensioned frame), I would buy the $500 worry-free one
I wish you luck man fixing this one, hopefully it goes well...
Oh I have a brand new one I got for 500. But then I saw this one and it caught my eye, so now I have two
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Maybe a case will cover up the bezel, would save you time and money trying to fix it.
Yeah youre right..... maybe if I get this damn imei fixed lkl
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Did you do the replacement? Because I have a dent in my bezel and want to make sure the websites listed in this forum are legit and are trusted so that I can replace my bezel.
I dented my frame and replaced it for $20 pretty easy just take off the back and reinstall new one
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I dented my frame and replaced it for $20 pretty easy just take off the back and reinstall new one
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Did you buy it from the website posted in this link? If you did what part did you buy? Front or back housing?
Has anybody found an otterbox for the Galaxy Note 3?
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alexp1289 said:
Has anybody found an otterbox for the Galaxy Note 3?
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They are listed as coming soon on their website. Defender & Commuter options will be available
http://www.otterbox.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3-cases/samsung-galaxy-note-3-cases,default,sc.html
They need to hurry up lol
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They need to hurry up lol
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Why, their cases suck. On the defender the outside rubber stretches and fits terrible after a short time and it makes this phone massive and almost unable to carry, at least thats how the note 2 case was.
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Alright then what would you suggest for a case because I definitely won't leave mine without a case.
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I ordered the neo hybrid from spigen on amazon, looks good and there is a thread about it and most seem happy
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I ordered the neo hybrid from spigen on amazon, looks good and there is a thread about it and most seem happy
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There's almost as many 1 star reviews for the Spigen as 5 star, sounds as though the cutouts are mis-aligned on some of them and there have also been 2-3 week shipping delays reported... so be careful with that one.
I ordered the Supcase on amazon and I like it. The original one they sent me was missing the cutout for the top noise canceling mic but they sent me a replacement which is good.
Check out uag cases they have it available already its cool looking and serves its purpose without the bulk I had it on my note 2
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If anybody sees the Defender at retail please post up- thats the one Im waiting for. :good:
Don't care if you think it makes it look like a brick etc, been using them since my OG Droid and have yet to break a phone from dropping it so I'll keep using them :highfive:
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If anybody sees the Defender at retail please post up- thats the one Im waiting for. :good:
Don't care if you think it makes it look like a brick etc, been using them since my OG Droid and have yet to break a phone from dropping it so I'll keep using them :highfive:
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Lol I gave my wife my note 2 and made her get an otterbox she can't help but Drop her phone all the time
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Just order the seidio surface for my phone it seems like a really sturdy case, they also have an active version not [email protected] moment but to me it seems like a slimmer more appealing version of the otter box defender Series, you should check then out.
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Just so you know Otterbox only covers otterbox. if you drop your phone with the case on and the phone breaks, you're out a phone. They'll replace the case for free though!
I'll prolly get defender since commuter would make it a little awkward in my pocket. Plus I can get them for cheap
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There's almost as many 1 star reviews for the Spigen as 5 star, sounds as though the cutouts are mis-aligned on some of them and there have also been 2-3 week shipping delays reported... so be careful with that one.
I ordered the Supcase on amazon and I like it. The original one they sent me was missing the cutout for the top noise canceling mic but they sent me a replacement which is good.
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I received (finally) my Neo Hybrid yesterday. The fit is great and the look is nice. I like the case a lot. I also think that it could take a drop. That being said, the case is incredibly slick. So much so, that I'm not sure if I can feel comfortable using it. I would not recommend. Way tto slick.
I just ordered a case that says it's for the N9000 model. It should still fit the Verizon N9005 right they are exactly the same right? There's another case on eBay that looks exactly the same as the one I bought and it says it works with the N9005. Just curious.
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I was an otterbox fan until I discovered seidio. Much better product and company. Went with a neo hybrid with this one and I love it. I agree that it is too slick though.
I liked otterbox for protection. But like was said the case stretches in short time and looks horrible. Ballistic makes just as good cases that are easier to take off and put on. And don't stretch. Gonna try a Trident (different company) case this time around myself since I think those will be available first.
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From what I have been told by my distributor end of November for Otterbox on the Note 3.
Yeah. Its not released yet. Head to their site and you can sign up for an email notification when its released.
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I received (finally) my Neo Hybrid yesterday. The fit is great and the look is nice. I like the case a lot. I also think that it could take a drop. That being said, the case is incredibly slick. So much so, that I'm not sure if I can feel comfortable using it. I would not recommend. Way tto slick.
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I agree, I have a red neo-hybrid and it looks awesome but it is very slippery to hang onto.