Not knowingly I purchased an unlocked blacklisted note 3. Is there a way to get it to work? It's a Rogers phone and will be used on the same network
Please help. Tnx
Not possible, there are illegal methods, however once the carrier spot it (and they will), they will blacklist and persue a legal case against you. - Return to seller, or write it off as a loss and use as a Music/Media player.
Sell it to an overseas buyer.
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consider notifying the police, as the seller may be a potential thief.
do us all a favor. you may not get your money back, but you can at the very least contribute to the society and be a good person
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Sell it to an overseas buyer.
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inc188 said:
Not knowingly I purchased an unlocked blacklisted note 3. Is there a way to get it to work? It's a Rogers phone and will be used on the same network
Please help. Tnx
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Rogers
Mate, you are either going to have to try and get your monet back from the person who sold it to you, or suck it up, report the person to the police (make sure you have some type of receipt) and most probably NOT get your money back...
No carrier is going to remove the handset off the blacklist unless you are the owner and sometimes not even then ...
As was stated previously though, it will work overseas but the modem might be incompatible...
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If its not stolen why not. If its been network blocked due to dishonor of contract and you cannot get your $$$ back and you advise the buyer of circumstances, I see no moral reasons why you shouldn't sell it to an overseas buyer.
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First off, not sure if this is in the right section but if its not please mods feel free to move. Also if this in anyway violates forum rules please remove.
With that said, as the title implies I need help from someone that fits the description of the title. Why? Long story, but I'll try summarizing it.
I bought a use nexus, everything works and its in perfect condition. Except that its blocked from T-Mobile. I hadn't notice this as I just recently tried activating it with them. before that I was with AT&T and everything worked perfectly. So what do I need? I would like to find someone who is willing to swap phones (same model). That only needs it for AT&T (or straight talk, etc). Like stated, phone is in perfect condition except a small scratch near the sim slot, Unlock boot loader, running Carbon ( I could put it back to stock). So please if you're willing to help me out PM me and we could work something out. Thanks.
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If its blocked from T-Mobile it was stolen and the IMEI was blacklisted. Irreversible, unless you want to illegally change the IMEI
Google is your friend there
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Nice information. So is there anyway to check a used phone if it is in any blacklist?
What do mean "it's blocked by Tmobile?"
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As in bad IMEI number, up till yesterday I had no idea T-Mobile blocked phones. My guess is that the guy who sold it to me was doing fraud, report it lost so he could get another one. Reason being is that a few days later he hit me up asking me if I wanted another one of course I had no need for it so I just disregard his message...
Anyhow, if anyone is willing to do an swap. Let me know and we could work something out.
It works perfectly for at&t or any other carrier except T-Mobile :/
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Nice information. So is there anyway to check a used phone if it is in any blacklist?
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My guess is no, unless you call T-Mobile and ask em about the IMEI number. So if you're planning on purchasing a use T-Mobile phone call first!
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Stolen/fraud and ATT will likely block the phone soon since they started sharing their blacklist database last year.
I feel for you. I also appreciate the full disclosure. But, I think that you're most likely stuck with it. After all this is a forum full of nexus owners so you'd be hard pressed to get a someone to even swap their nexus that's on the network of their choosing for one with a questionable esn. Perhaps if you sweetened the pot(throw in some $) you'd have better luck.
With that out the way... why didn't you demand a refund from the seller? Or at least swapped for the phone he text to try to sell you? Did you even tell the seller about the fact you couldn't activate the phone?
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Stolen/fraud and ATT will likely block the phone soon since they started sharing their blacklist database last year.
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Where did you hear this?
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Where did you hear this?
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http://www.fiercewireless.com/story...e-database-combat-smartphone-theft/2012-11-01
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lol thinkin of stealing one?
anyways, real answer.... dont quote me on this because im not 100% sure, but i believe any device with an IMEI can be blacklisted and this goes across carriers. IE: get blacklisted on tmobile, itll be blacklisted on att also. someone correct me please if im wrong
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I would guess technically they could block any IMEI number they wanted. Sort of like MAC filtering on a network.
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lol thinkin of stealing one?
anyways, real answer.... dont quote me on this because im not 100% sure, but i believe any device with an IMEI can be blacklisted and this goes across carriers. IE: get blacklisted on tmobile, itll be blacklisted on att also. someone correct me please if im wrong
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Never stolen anything in my life. My friend wants to buy one from CL but is afraid the seller might report it lost later on and tmobile then blacklists the phone. However i read that this phone cannot be blacklisted since it comes unlocked...
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Yes the phone can be blacklisted. Tmo and Att are suppose to have a database so phones , with Verizon and. Sprint joining the database later this year
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I have sold and bought a few phones on CL and never had a seller call and report it stolen. Not saying it won't ever happen. I do always get a receipt with price and name and signature of the seller. Every time.
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Yes but i was expecting this to be about the illegal LTE usage.
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I have sold and bought a few phones on CL and never had a seller call and report it stolen. Not saying it won't ever happen. I do always get a receipt with price and name and signature of the seller. Every time.
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That is a good idea actually.
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Yes. I purchased one of CL that was blacklisted on tmo and att. Was pissed but I'm over it. It's now a nice looking mp3 player.
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Never stolen anything in my life. My friend wants to buy one from CL but is afraid the seller might report it lost later on and tmobile then blacklists the phone. However i read that this phone cannot be blacklisted since it comes unlocked...
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How come your friend just doesn't get it from the play store? It's a lot safe.
Again what everybody else says, a buyer can report it stolen if they want to (or if the device was stolen and resold in the first place).
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zephiK said:
How come your friend just doesn't get it from the play store? It's a lot safe.
Again what everybody else says, a buyer can report it stolen if they want to (or if the device was stolen and resold in the first place).
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Definitely. Swappa and eBay are also good sources. Just make sure to use a bit of good logic and common sense and there shouldn't be a problem with either. Hell, I bought my mint N4 off swappa, got it in 2 days, and it was as mint as mint gets. Same goes for when i bought my galaxy nexus, except that was on ebay.
I could be wrong, but the only blacklisted phoned I've ever encountered, and this has only been recently I've started even seeing this, are phones that were bought on the subsidized plans and then the contract wasn't fulfilled.
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I could be wrong, but the only blacklisted phoned I've ever encountered, and this has only been recently I've started even seeing this, are phones that were bought on the subsidized plans and then the contract wasn't fulfilled.
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any device that is registered on any network can be blocked/blacklisted by the account holder or if the EIP isn't paid off on a cancelled account. the IMEI is then unable to be used on any carrier within the US. You can still use the device in Canada or overseas with a local SIM card. the blacklisting is only here in the States.
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How come your friend just doesn't get it from the play store? It's a lot safe.
Again what everybody else says, a buyer can report it stolen if they want to (or if the device was stolen and resold in the first place).
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It goes for $280 brwnd new nexus 16gb on CL. Playstore costs 399.
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dEris said:
Yes. I purchased one of CL that was blacklisted on tmo and att. Was pissed but I'm over it. It's now a nice looking mp3 player.
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What's the point of doing that? Unless they have an insurance of some kind it doesn't make any sense.
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any device that is registered on any network can be blocked/blacklisted by the account holder or if the EIP isn't paid off on a cancelled account. the IMEI is then unable to be used on any carrier within the US. You can still use the device in Canada or overseas with a local SIM card. the blacklisting is only here in the States.
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Yeah I understand that but in my experience T-Mobile won't kill the IMEI on a stolen phone without a few things in check first...like a police report and stuff. I live in Philadelphia, you know what its like calling the cops and filing a police report for a stolen cell phone lol...
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What's the point of doing that? Unless they have an insurance of some kind it doesn't make any sense.
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The seller sold me a working phone, few days later reported it stolen. So he profited off me and also got a new N4 for a small deductible.
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Yeah I understand that but in my experience T-Mobile won't kill the IMEI on a stolen phone without a few things in check first...like a police report and stuff. I live in Philadelphia, you know what its like calling the cops and filing a police report for a stolen cell phone lol...
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They killit immediately once insurance reports to them that your phone was declared lost. Law.
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They killit immediately once insurance reports to them that your phone was declared lost. Law.
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Yeah with a police report. That's law here in PA at least. I assure you of that, had a phone stolen out of my business last year, called T-Mobile...wouldn't even replace it on my insurance without a police report.
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I have sold and bought a few phones on CL and never had a seller call and report it stolen. Not saying it won't ever happen. I do always get a receipt with price and name and signature of the seller. Every time.
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A receipt and signature will not stop someone from reporting the phone stolen and getting it blacklisted.
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If a phone is blacklisted can it be by passed if the phone is rooted or unlocked?I ask because I have 2 phones that are what I believe are blacklisted. Thanks
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If a phone is blacklisted can it be by passed if the phone is rooted or unlocked?I ask because I have 2 phones that are what I believe are blacklisted. Thanks
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No if the company black listed the device then it will not work on that company again until they remove the black listing.
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No if the company black listed the device then it will not work on that company again until they remove the black listing.
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O.k..thanks bud.
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I know that carriers will blacklist a phone if the person reports the device stolen.what about if a person has a device and they can't afford to pay there bill resulting in the phone being turned off do they also blacklist that phone.are can the phone be used like a pre-paid account.I would appreciate any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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IMEI blacklisting is now like ESN blacklisting has been, but goes a step further and if a phone is blacklisted on AT&T, they share that list with T-Mobile, and vice versa now, or at least that's what they are trying to do. It's done at the carrier end.
if the phone was reported lost rather than stolen would it still be blacklisted? And if i unlocked the phone, then took it to another country say Qatar and put a sim from a phone company there, would it work?
i believe my t-mobile galaxy s4 is blacklisted not for sure.
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if the phone was reported lost rather than stolen would it still be blacklisted? And if i unlocked the phone, then took it to another country say Qatar and put a sim from a phone company there, would it work?
i believe my t-mobile galaxy s4 is blacklisted not for sure.
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You can call the carrier and find out if its blacklisted... t-mobile was really easy to ask as long as you have the IMIE number.
For those that have bought (or are planning on buying) the phone from Tesco... will probably be relevant when more carriers start selling them.
http://www.movical.net/ or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sdwebs.unlockio&hl=en
The website is in Spanish though
**Disclaimer**
I have no connection to this company, it was just the cheapest working one.
http://www.unlockunit.com/unlock-motorola/motorola-moto-g
They offer 50% back if you record the unlock, which may of course be time limited.
huh? so i can buy moto g from tesco and than just unlock it? and i save like 50€???
Yep, although Tesco sell them in £'s not €'s
this for uk moto g only?
As far as I know it would be for any, except the dual sim ones maybe
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Yep, although Tesco sell them in £'s not €'s
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do they send in slovenia? and how much would it cost me? i didnt find anything. we are in eu so the cost shouldent be to high i guess..
smgreen1969 on eBay is even cheaper I think. I haven't used it myself personally but he has good rep and it's been confirmed his unlock codes work for the Moto G by some users on HotUKDeals...
Yeah that's correct, although the seller has gone away for a week I think.
Buy from Phones4u. Phone is purchased with payg number, orange, u get extra white case and phone is unlocked. Sim free. £99.
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spikey68 said:
Buy from Phones4u. Phone is purchased with payg number, orange, u get extra white case and phone is unlocked. Sim free. £99.
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Only with contract, right?
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No, if you have an Orange PAYG number that's active and regularly topped up you can get it for £99 payg
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No, if you have an Orange PAYG number that's active and regularly topped up you can get it for £99 payg
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Exactly! Get the phone and its sim free! With a nice shiny white face! As well as black. O2 sim worked to 115. Just buy, really. Exceptional phone.
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Ok Ok! But i'm italian, so i can't
Thanks for the infos
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alematt said:
Ok Ok! But i'm italian, so i can't
Thanks for the infos
Ran out of thanks :/
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Canadian Telus /koodo unlocked by movical.net for $8.00 US
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oriveradel said:
Canadian Telus /koodo unlocked by movical.net for $8.00 US
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even cheaper here:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/291018778844...k_rvr_id=553852980697&clk_rvr_id=555603822117
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smgreen1969 on eBay is even cheaper I think. I haven't used it myself personally but he has good rep and it's been confirmed his unlock codes work for the Moto G by some users on HotUKDeals...
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I used this guy to unlock my Koodo (Canadian) Moto G, code worked. Cost me $3.70 Cdn.
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I used this guy to unlock my Koodo (Canadian) Moto G, code worked. Cost me $3.70 Cdn.
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I have now ordered the unlock code from him, works as advertised. :good:
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They offer 50% back if you record the unlock, which may of course be time limited.
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I buy them, upload my video but did not answer my request for discount
Can someone who bought the device in nov/dev 2013 contact me via PM pls?
It's about overclockability
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52979781
So I tried to save some money by buying a Galaxy Note 8.0 online through Alibaba.com and boy did I screw myself. I should of just bought one here in USA or one from a reputable seller. They said it was original before I bought and of course I trusted them but WOW. It doesn't even have an S-Pen that's how fake this thing is.lol... So after messing with it and started downloading games it's not bad but with no S-Pen I think the Galaxy Tab would of been better geez...lol... What's make this even worse is that I did a factory reset and now my wifi ain't working. So now I'm screwed big time. I'm not much of a cell tech but I sure wish I could at least root it and have a different room so i can be at least a little happy with it. Can anyone help and send me a link where I can start. Any help would be much appreciated. Here's some pictures for those that have one so you can see the difference. You can't really tell but it's a knock off alright. Now I enclosed a picture of the build and it looks like it's rooted so if it is can I just load clockwork and install roms? Thanks again friends.
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So I tried to save some money by buying a Galaxy Note 8.0 online through Alibaba.com and boy did I screw myself. I should of just bought one here in USA or one from a reputable seller. They said it was original before I bought and of course I trusted them but WOW. It doesn't even have an S-Pen that's how fake this thing is.lol... So after messing with it and started downloading games it's not bad but with no S-Pen I think the Galaxy Tab would of been better geez...lol... What's make this even worse is that I did a factory reset and now my wifi ain't working. So now I'm screwed big time. I'm not much of a cell tech but I sure wish I could at least root it and have a different room so i can be at least a little happy with it. Can anyone help and send me a link where I can start. Any help would be much appreciated. Here's some pictures for those that have one so you can see the difference. You can't really tell but it's a knock off alright. Now I enclosed a picture of the build and it looks like it's rooted so if it is can I just load clockwork and install roms? Thanks again friends.
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What's inside? Hardware? CPU, ram, etc.
The original model number is GT-N5100 but your number is WN-5100. I think it fake...
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I don't think it's fake. I KNOW IT'S FAKE. No doubt about it...
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The original model number is GT-N5100 but your number is WN-5100. I think it fake...
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lol ..... a really good clone though. At least has a quad core inside?
I don't know how to check. Is there a way I can check on the phone like in settings to see the hardware it has..
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looks like this...
http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/vipad-510...re-android-4-1-4gb-dual-hd-cameras-6257738/i/
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I don't know how to check. Is there a way I can check on the phone like in settings to see the hardware it has..
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Try cpuid to identify all the componentos on the fake Note
Why can't you return it? Or dispute the card charges with your bank?
Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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sdmark said:
looks like this...
http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/vipad-510...re-android-4-1-4gb-dual-hd-cameras-6257738/i/
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Here you go friend...
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I just added the tech specs. By looking at this does this look like its rooted?
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MR.MEMORYLANE said:
Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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What you've described is fraud. You are not responsible for shipping charges when there has been material misrepresentation. I don't know what bank you use, but my bank would have those charges reversed in a heartbeat.
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What you've described is fraud. You are not responsible for shipping charges when there has been material misrepresentation. I don't know what bank you use, but my bank would have those charges reversed in a heartbeat.
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Okay thanks I'll look into that
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I'm curious, how much did they burn you for?
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I returned a tmobile hotspot that didnt work to a Chinese company on ebay. They kept my money and ebay and papal was no help whatsoever. So your suspicions may be right.
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Because the company in China guaranteed me it was Original Samsung and it wasn't. They said to return it for refund but what I'm going to pay to return from USA to China and to imagine that they keep it and not return my money. I'll just sell it local...
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life is better with r00t
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I'm curious, how much did they burn you for?
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They burned me for 350 USD. I'm complaining and I won't stop even if nothing gets resolved. I told the seller I don't trust them for a refund after they lied about their "supposedly original" product. So they said they will refund me 200 and after I receive it, then to send it to them for a full refund but I'm trying to go for full refund if I can....
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I returned a tmobile hotspot that didnt work to a Chinese company on ebay. They kept my money and ebay and papal was no help whatsoever. So your suspicions may be right.
life is better with r00t
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I know bro I ain't going to take more of a loss than what I am already in...
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I've seen fake ones but damn they did a good job on this one. I'll post more pictures soon.
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By looking at these pictures. Can anyone tell me if this is already rooted?