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[SOLD] Bought A500 for store to take CC, Square doesn't work.

I bought the Iconia during the Staples sale (pm by OD) in order to take credit card payments for my store. However, Squarepay doesn't play nice with it, so I need to sell.
I can't return because it has been past the 14 day return window and since it is open, OD will charge a 15% restocking fee.
I paid $326 for it and have only used it for a total of maybe an hour (to try and get Squarepay working).
I'm offering it up for forum members here at $300 shipped within the U.S.

Everyone play nice or bans will be issued...
FYI to the OP, I have a square and the iconia, I have contacted square support and they said they are working on it. They didn't give me a time frame, but they have been super responsive in the past on requests and bugs that I have sent them.

shogunmark said:
Everyone play nice or bans will be issued...
FYI to the OP, I have a square and the iconia, I have contacted square support and they said they are working on it. They didn't give me a time frame, but they have been super responsive in the past on requests and bugs that I have sent them.
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Thanks! This is good info, I might just keep it then.

I am wondering whether its the 16 or 32. I am looking to get one for my wife, but running short on funds lol. I have the 16gb model myself just cause the 32 wasnt out when I was shopping.

Interesting. I was going to try out square on my iconia. I'll have to make sure it will work on my Optimus V until they get it to play nice with the tablet.

Also, you should still be able to use Square with just manual entry of the C #'s, although I understand the reason not to with the higher rate of manual entry... Good luck with the sale though.

phoenixbennu said:
I am wondering whether its the 16 or 32. I am looking to get one for my wife, but running short on funds lol. I have the 16gb model myself just cause the 32 wasnt out when I was shopping.
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This is the 16gb.

fermunky said:
Also, you should still be able to use Square with just manual entry of the C #'s, although I understand the reason not to with the higher rate of manual entry... Good luck with the sale though.
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I did that for a bit, but there's two reasons why this isn't ideal.
1) They actually charge more for manual entry
2) Customers don't like it as much for some reason when you are entering their CC info in. It doesn't seem as "legitimate" as swiping. It also doesn't look as cool.

Is $300 your rock bottom price, or is there any more room to negotiate? I don't need another iconia, but I know a few people who are jealous that would jump at getting one for the right price. You can PM me and we can go from there.
Thanks

AcerIconia
I popped for the same deal but bought it online to avoid Florida sales tax...MacMall $321 delivered. 16GB. All the apps seem to like the 8 GB msd card.
Gave my wife my modded Nook Color.

dakotaht said:
I popped for the same deal but bought it online to avoid Florida sales tax...MacMall $321 delivered. 16GB. All the apps seem to like the 8 GB msd card.
Gave my wife my modded Nook Color.
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Whow I just went there and it was $419 ;(

timmytutone said:
Interesting. I was going to try out square on my iconia. I'll have to make sure it will work on my Optimus V until they get it to play nice with the tablet.
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I have the Optimus V, Square, as well as PayAnywhere work just fine for me on it, though interestingly PayAnywhere's device will not work with Square Software, and Square Device will not work with PayAnywhere Software .

matcatsc said:
I have the Optimus V, Square, as well as PayAnywhere work just fine for me on it, though interestingly PayAnywhere's device will not work with Square Software, and Square Device will not work with PayAnywhere Software .
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Does PayAnywhere work with the Iconia?

id definitely be willing to pay 300 for it to get it for my wife. Been trying to get a touchpad so I can OC it to the 1.9 theyve been talking about, but i have the a500 and would rather get that for my wife. lol

I use square almost everyday with my A500 the surefire way is to connect it when you are ready to swipe, you have a 5 second window but it works every time.
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vdub804 said:
I use square almost everyday with my A500 the surefire way is to connect it when you are ready to swipe, you have a 5 second window but it works every time.
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So I can't leave it plugged in..I have to connect and then swipe immediately? I'll try later tonight.

You still offering it? Got everything it came with? I'll take it for $300 shipped. Nothing at all wrong with it, right?
Thanks!
--Alex
*EDIT* -- I've got a bottom of the barrel Android phone (Huawei Ascend) that prompted me to sell off all my Windows Mobile gear (a bunch of Dell Axim's). Spent the last couple of months comparing, reading reviews, message boards, etc... and the A500 is pretty much what I'm looking for. Got a taste of Android from my phone and I want more, More, MORE!
As you can tell from my post count, I'm not on here too often. But, a reply to this thread, a PM or email at: ka4aaa at gmail will certainly get to me. Thank you again, and I understand if you're keeping it. I'm not going to pay $400 (which every local store seems to be offering), can't find it for less than $340 online, and your $300 price is the magic number I've been looking for. Much appreciated!!
**Second Edit** -- Nevermind. Found one locally. Thank you!

hey, dont know if you got the message i sent but definitely interested in getting it off you. let me know. My pms seem to be acting weird and not sending messages out.

Sorry, I forgot about this post and I'm still getting PMs about this.
Item was sold a week or two ago for $320!
Thanks all!

Why doesn't Best Buy sell the Nexus 7 ?

My best friend has a $200 gift card burning a hole in his pocket since July, And loves my Nexus 7 and I keep telling him to wait because demand was so high eventually Best Buy will sell the NExus 7 but time has passed and its not looking that way.
What gives?

i actually called my loacl best buy a few days after release because i was looking for one and customer service informed me that they would have it in stock soon but i have not called back since do to finding one elsewhere. however i do think they will get it, at some point.

A few years back I had a best buy gift card for 50 bucks, didn't need anything at the store....so I found something for 50 and returned it the next day and got cash back.
Not sure if it would work in that amount, buy worth a shot.

You could sell it on Craigslist for not much less, I've done it before.
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I got a bunch of best buy cards from that viggle app in hopes of buying a nexus 7. When I realized that they weren't going to sell it I sold the cards on plasticjungle. Com for 85%. Transferred the cash straight to my PayPal account.

I just bought mine at best buy yesterday...? But this was in Canada so maybe it's only Canadian best buys? Weird that Canada actually gets something before the states haha
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Its really weird that the don't. Google is losing a lot of sales by not being there.
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On that note, I only knew that best buy sold it because I made a spur of the moment decision to check the website. The store didn't even have them out on demo so I almost left empty handed but decided to ask an employee.

I think they're still having stocking problems. My local Walmart only have 3 each, and they just received them in the past few days. I have no idea why Walmart would have them instead of Best Buy, but maybe they just sold out fast? That's my opinion...
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BestBuy has them, in stores here the US.. At least that is where I got mine.
Try calling the stores in your area. I had to called 4 of them until I found one that had a 16GB in-stock.
Could always has the person they got the giftcard from if they still have the receipt, then return it for cash.

i bet apple is restricting the sales at best buy. best buy is really apple friendly, at least here in so Cal.
My life for Aiur

You can go there, use your gift cards for other gift cards they have. I believe they have Amazon as well there.

huh...
At my bestbuy even if I just mention the nexus 7, a worker says "we don't carry the nexus 7 and will never carry it " I've heard that 3 times now, once when I was just talking to a friend about the one I bought at office depot. SO its kinda like they are obligated to say that? Hah who knows!

Before continuing on, I work for Best Buy, for another week.
cheesemuffins said:
I just bought mine at best buy yesterday...? But this was in Canada so maybe it's only Canadian best buys? Weird that Canada actually gets something before the states haha
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Best Buy Canada does carry the Nexus 7. Best Buy USA does not. The reason is BBYC has different agreements than BBYUSA.
AndresGalvan98 said:
I think they're still having stocking problems. My local Walmart only have 3 each, and they just received them in the past few days. I have no idea why Walmart would have them instead of Best Buy, but maybe they just sold out fast? That's my opinion...
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Nope. See above and below post.
KoolAidJunkie said:
BestBuy has them, in stores here the US.. At least that is where I got mine.
Try calling the stores in your area. I had to called 4 of them until I found one that had a 16GB in-stock.
Could always has the person they got the giftcard from if they still have the receipt, then return it for cash.
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How did you buy the Nexus 7 at a BBYUSA? If so can you please post a pic of the survey code at the bottom?
Nikguy said:
At my bestbuy even if I just mention the nexus 7, a worker says "we don't carry the nexus 7 and will never carry it " I've heard that 3 times now, once when I was just talking to a friend about the one I bought at office depot. SO its kinda like they are obligated to say that? Hah who knows!
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We are not obligated to say that. It's just that Samsung and Amazon contracts make it so that BBYUSA cannot sell the Nexus 7 due to agreements between the two.
Really sucks, I went to Office Max.

...pretty sure...
ky0nkyon said:
i bet apple is restricting the sales at best buy. best buy is really apple friendly, at least here in so Cal.
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I thought I read somewhere that Apple demanded certain Google products not be sold at Best Buy...not sure why something like a GS3 or Galaxy Tab 2 doesn't qualify....but I'm willing to bet thats the main reason BB hasn't carried them from DAY #1.
Anything can change at any time....and hope it does.

It probably has something to do with the price and the threat the nexus 7 poses to Apple.
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It's actually amazon's fault BB is not carrying the Nexus 7 or 10. They threatened to pull their products out if BB decided to carry those tablets. Obviously with so many variations of the Kindle BB would end up losing money if Amazon did pull their products so it makes sense for them. it's just stupid retail politics

Death&co said:
It's actually amazon's fault BB is not carrying the Nexus 7 or 10. They threatened to pull their products out if BB decided to carry those tablets. Obviously with so many variations of the Kindle BB would end up losing money if Amazon did pull their products so it makes sense for them. it's just stupid retail politics
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Sucks to live in a country where unethical behavior like this is allowed...
If this is true, it clearly falls foul of several of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law

When I went to the US in October (Portland, ME) I had a really hard time finding an N7. Best Buy told me that they "Don't sell Google products" and I was like, ooookay. So after a bit of muffing about I finally found one at Staples. And they only had one in stock, so I snatched it up immediately.
Best Buy just had your standard iPad's, Nook's, and a few Samsung tablets. Really horrible selection, at least the one I went to was like that.

[Q] Will Best Buy carry Nexus 10?

I am sure hoping so - have a $300 gift card.
Would anyone know for sure though.
Thanks!!!

Sooner or Later they will
Until then you gotta have to wait, I had the same question. I wanted to know how long will it take from 13th of November for this tablet to show up in best buy (Canada)? Kind of a important question for me, I want this tablet before 14th 12PM.

I'm hoping Currys/PC World (biggest UK retailer) get the Nexus 10. As I do have vouchers with them. But as for now it is only on the Play store

im in the same boat with Office Depot i have a $400 gift card that i was gonna use toward a tf700 but now am really thinking about waiting for this...
bought a toshiba thrive on CL for $250... the person i bought it from had the 2 year accidental damage... it broke so i have a $400 gift card in the mail...
couldnt have happened at a better time lol

Rage1ofakind said:
I'm hoping Currys/PC World (biggest UK retailer) get the Nexus 10. As I do have vouchers with them. But as for now it is only on the Play store
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+1
I'm also hoping they stock the 32gb version as 16gb is too small for me.

Vertron said:
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I'm also hoping they stock the 32gb version as 16gb is too small for me.
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Me 3!! Its annoying that there doesn't seem to be any definite answers yet!!

ThaqAtaq313 said:
I am sure hoping so - have a $300 gift card.
Would anyone know for sure though.
Thanks!!!
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Last I heard they were in negotiations to get it. I only heard this from reading the employee forums though when I asked there
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If they don't carry it, they can normally order it for you online. At least thats what the manager told me when I returned my tf700

Is it available in best buy

Is told they wouldn't carry it as they don't carry the N7. They said it's because they would take a loss on it. I think it's because they're in bed with Apple. Just look at the amount of Apple they carry over Android.
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Is told they wouldn't carry it as they don't carry the N7. They said it's because they would take a loss on it. I think it's because they're in bed with Apple. Just look at the amount of Apple they carry over Android.
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My wife is one of the Google Chrome Rep's at Best Buy. (I don't think they have one in every store) The program just changed and they are basically dropping the Chrome from their name. In one of her emails the company said that the reason they don't carry the Nexus 7 is because of a deal between Amazon and Best Buy. Mainly because it's the direct competitor. It doesn't look like Best Buy will ever carry the Nexus 7. She wasn't sure about the N10 but it doesn't look likely.

Verizon Nexus 6 - $200 Gift Card if you Upgrade through Comcast Link

UPDATE - Gift Card is now only $50 for upgrades thru 6/30/15 but $150 for new lines.
Only until the 23rd. But 6 months of free Google Play Music AND a $200 gift card is a great deal!!!!!! Phandroid is reporting that the Verizon N6 comes with 6 months of free GPM if you buy it by the 31st.
http://www.comcast.com/verizon-wireless.html
You do not need to be a Comcast subscriber to qualify for this promotion. Some times the gift cards take forever to get to you and sometimes you have to make multiple phone calls to get them. But eventually I got mine when I bought another device through this link a year ago.
Edited - The Nexus 6 is on the Comcast link now. To find the Nexus 6 on the Comcast link, you have to hit the "All Devices" tab at the top and then search for the Nexus 6 or filter by Motorola brand.

Thank you so much for posting this! Looking forward to using it! Would you,or anyone else, happen to know if there is a method to use with this promotion and preserve grandfathered unlimited data? I have one unlimited line and two basic lines. Additionally, my current phone is a galaxy s3 and the sim card size is different. Would taking both phones to a Verizon store and asking them to activate a new sim card negatively affect my unlimited plan? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Lifes_Will said:
Thank you so much for posting this! Looking forward to using it! Would you,or anyone else, happen to know if there is a method to use with this promotion and preserve grandfathered unlimited data? I have one unlimited line and two basic lines. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Well in fact, I do, lol! Be sure and read the wiki here:
http://slickdeals.net/f/6964624-upgrade-and-keep-your-unlimited-data-with-verizon?v=1
Then post over there if you have any questions.

Lifes_Will said:
Would taking both phones to a Verizon store and asking them to activate a new sim card negatively affect my unlimited plan?
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That would be the worst possible thing to do. There are several methods you can use depending on which lines on your account are eligible for upgrades. Be sure and read the wiki on that thread I posted a link to.

Thank you so much for your prompt reply! I actually ran across that threat while researching the topic! I will definitely read through the wiki! Thanks again! =D Oh I was also wondering if you were going to get a Nexus 6 when it's officially released for Verizon, if you don't mind me asking. Hopefully they get the 64 gb cloud white version >.< not likely though since all of the other carriers only have the midnight blue 32gb version .

Lifes_Will said:
Thank you so much for your prompt reply! I actually ran across that threat while researching the topic! I will definitely read through the wiki! Thanks again! =D Oh I was also wondering if you were going to get a Nexus 6 when it's officially released for Verizon, if you don't mind me asking. Hopefully they get the 64 gb cloud white version >.< not likely though since all of the other carriers only have the midnight blue 32gb version .
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Yes, I am getting the N6, just deciding whether or not to get the Verizon since Phandroid leaked the info in Verizon's system that shows only the 32GB blue one will be coming to Verizon. The good news is that you get 6 months of free Google Play Music!
http://phandroid.com/2015/03/08/verizon-nexus-6-pricing-availability-leak/
I really want the white 64GB one but the free GPM x 6 months along with the $200 comcast gift card is really tempting. And I rarely if ever see the white 64GB available on Motorola or Google Play Store.

JulesJam said:
I really want the white one but the free GPM x 6 months along with the $200 comcast gift card is really tempting. The only thing holding me back is that my upgrade is on a basic line and I am going to try to transfer it to another basic line and see if that allows me to keep my upgrade. For some reason and no one knows why, when you do an upgrade transfer through Verizon online, some people are keeping their upgrades and not getting contract extensions. Obviously it is a glitch in the Verizon system, but I would like to take a chance and see if it works for me.
When people did the transfers through the Comcast link, they did not keep their upgrades and their contracts were renewed, but they got the gift cards. The Comcast link is through the iconic portal and it must process the orders differently is all I can guess.
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I wish you the best of luck! Hopefully you do get to keep your upgrade =D We are actually in the same boat i really wanted the cloud white one as well specifically in 64 gb but the $200 promotion is very tempting. Please update me with how things work out for you!

Lifes_Will said:
I wish you the best of luck! Hopefully you do get to keep your upgrade =D We are actually in the same boat i really wanted the cloud white one as well specifically in 64 gb but the $200 promotion is very tempting. Please update me with how things work out for you!
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Thanks!
I will update my results on the slick deals thread. I actually edited out that part of my post that you quoted b/c I would rather the upgrade questions be posted on the slick deals thread as it really is a complicated situation and people need to read the wiki over there before they attempt any of the methods. I don't want people trying any of the methods w/o reading the wiki so it is better to keep the upgrade method discussion over there IMO.

I thought all Nexus 6's came with 6 months free of GPM. I was given it when I first logged in.

joshm.1219 said:
I thought all Nexus 6's came with 6 months free of GPM. I was given it when I first logged in.
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AFAIK, that ended on 12/31/14.
https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/nexus6/promo-terms.html

JulesJam said:
AFAIK, that ended on 12/31/14.
https://play.google.com/intl/ALL_us/nexus6/promo-terms.html
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Hmm I got my N6 after that, maybe the guy I bought it from never activated it for my model?

joshm.1219 said:
Hmm I got my N6 after that, maybe the guy I bought it from never activated it for my model?
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The link says the N6 had to be purchased b/f 12/31/14 but you had until 1/31/15 to activate the offer.

Wow this is a fantastic deal! I wasn't even thinking about the Nexus but I might not have a choice with this offer. Not sure about the size of the Nexus 6 but from what I've read most people get used to it.

catcher8587 said:
Wow this is a fantastic deal! I wasn't even thinking about the Nexus but I might not have a choice with this offer. Not sure about the size of the Nexus 6 but from what I've read most people get used to it.
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The $200 gift card is available for any smartphone you get so you don't have to go with an N6 to get it.
Again, it may take some work to get it, I had to make a few phone calls before I got mine and it took 3 months to get it last time but I did eventually get it.

JulesJam said:
The $200 gift card is available for any smartphone you get so you don't have to go with an N6 to get it.
Again, it may take some work to get it, I had to make a few phone calls before I got mine and it took 3 months to get it last time but I did eventually get it.
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Yeah but I think the Nexus 6 is the only device on Verizon I really want right now. If this were to extend into next month I would go with the S6 probably, but I wouldn't be too upset with the Nexus 6 either.

catcher8587 said:
Yeah but I think the Nexus 6 is the only device on Verizon I really want right now. If this were to extend into next month I would go with the S6 probably, but I wouldn't be too upset with the Nexus 6 either.
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Sometimes they extend these offers, sometimes they don't, but I wouldn't expect them to keep the offer open during the S6 launch.

Wow, great find, makes a case for updating to an N6 on edge online vice the store.
how to they get anything out of it?

RW-1 said:
how to they get anything out of it?
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I have no idea, but I always check the comcast link first - just type Verizon xfinity in google and you hit on the link for the promo.

JulesJam said:
Only until the 23rd. But 6 months of free Google Play Music AND a $200 gift card is a great deal!!!!!! Phandroid is reporting that the Verizon N6 comes with 6 months of free GPM if you buy it by the 31st.
http://www.comcast.com/verizon-wireless.html
You do not need to be a Comcast subscriber to qualify for this promotion. Some times the gift cards take forever to get to you and sometimes you have to make multiple phone calls to get them. But eventually I got mine when I bought another device through this link a year ago.
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My guess edge won't work with Comcast deal will have to be 2 year contract.. Edge is contract phone not Verizon contract

dabug123 said:
My guess edge won't work with Comcast deal will have to be 2 year contract.. Edge is contract phone not Verizon contract
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Nope, link takes me thru where I enter VZ account info and then I could select a unit on edge, and they say edge in the promotion - Copied from their site: "Exclusive Online Offer
Requires new tablet activation or new 2-year or Edge activation of a new smartphone.", just that one cant yet obviously select the N6 until Thursday ...

Thinking of making a change

Hello everyone. I currently have a Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and love my phone and what it does. I almost never use the stylus on it so that feature isn't important to me. I've been reading up on the Nexus 6p for months now and with tax returns coming up was thinking of biting the bullet and getting one to swap out my Note 4 for. Before I do that though I wanted to get some feedback from others regarding buying used vs new (if possible), the state of development on a device that's as old as it is (development seems to be going pretty solid from the glimpse into the development threads) and general information regarding the phone and if it's a good idea to make the switch. I use my phone for EVERYTHING. It's the houses WiFi which is extremely important but I don't pay for hotspot usage. Is that unlocked on the ROMs for the Nexus 6p?
Please, any and all input is welcome. I've had this phone for a long time and would like to get my hands on something new (even if it's a phone around the same age). Thank you.
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It's a developers phone so development will always be strong on a nexus phone.
However there are a lot of hardware faults currently known with this phone and as such you shouldn't buy a used one as you won't get the warranty support from google/huawei. And you cannot buy them new anymore due to google releasing their pixel range.

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It's a developers phone so development will always be strong on a nexus phone.
However there are a lot of hardware faults currently known with this phone and as such you shouldn't buy a used one as you won't get the warranty support from google/huawei. And you cannot buy them new anymore due to google releasing their pixel range.
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So if I can find a new one I should go that route? Although Google released the Pixel and pulled them from their store I have seen them in retail stores like Best Buy still (rarely). Buying from a store should still give me a warranty through the store and manufacturer if even for a short period of time shouldn't it?
Thank you for the response.
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wgrant said:
So if I can find a new one I should go that route? Although Google released the Pixel and pulled them from their store I have seen them in retail stores like Best Buy still (rarely). Buying from a store should still give me a warranty through the store and manufacturer if even for a short period of time shouldn't it?
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I would absolutely buy new if you can find one in the capacity that you need. I see BB selling the 32GB version which would be too small for me. The brick and mortar store route would be the safest from a warranty perspective, otherwise it will just be covered by the manufacturer's warranty which from all accounts appears to be really piss poor. Hotspot has always worked well on my device running the stock rom (AT&T).

Also, Newegg still has them in stock. They have a mix of 32, 64, and 128 directly sold by newegg, Brand New. You just have to make sure its shipped and sold by Newegg when purchasing. I purchased mine from Newegg in March

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I would absolutely buy new if you can find one in the capacity that you need. I see BB selling the 32GB version which would be too small for me. The brick and mortar store route would be the safest from a warranty perspective, otherwise it will just be covered by the manufacturer's warranty which from all accounts appears to be really piss poor. Hotspot has always worked well on my device running the stock rom (AT&T).
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I would need at least 64GB since I use my SD card a LOT. I assumed hotspot worked but since I don't pay for hotspot on my plan (most on xda with Sprint note 4 don't) it needs to be unlocked/modded within the ROM somewhere or an app like GalaxyTools needs to be used on the Note 4 in order to use it. Is that not a thing with the Nexus 6p?
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Also, Newegg still has them in stock. They have a mix of 32, 64, and 128 directly sold by newegg, Brand New. You just have to make sure its shipped and sold by Newegg when purchasing. I purchased mine from Newegg in March
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Awesome, thank you. I didn't think about them.
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wgrant said:
I would need at least 64GB since I use my SD card a LOT. I assumed hotspot worked but since I don't pay for hotspot on my plan (most on xda with Sprint note 4 don't) it needs to be unlocked/modded within the ROM somewhere or an app like GalaxyTools needs to be used on the Note 4 in order to use it. Is that not a thing with the Nexus 6p?
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The hotspot has never been an issue on AT&T on the N6P. Someone else will have to confirm whether or not it works on Sprint.

v12xke said:
The hotspot has never been an issue on AT&T on the N6P. Someone else will have to confirm whether or not it works on Sprint.
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I think we may be talking about different things. I'm sure hotspot works without issue. AT&T gives hotspot data on their plans though, Sprint does not (well it does but it's super small). In order to use hotspot without paying for their plan there is a modification done within the ROM (not sure exactly where) that changes the way the hotspot data is reported to the carrier, it shows as regular data instead of hotspot data. I refuse to pay their insane pricing for hotspot usage when I already have unlimited data so having free usage of hotspot is extremely important. If that isn't something done in the Nexus 6p ROMS I made have to skip the phone sadly. Hopefully a Sprint user will come along and weigh in.
I greatly appreciate your input though. The lack of availability on new versions of this phone may put the nail in the coffin unfortunately, we shall see though. Thanks again.
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wgrant said:
So if I can find a new one I should go that route? Although Google released the Pixel and pulled them from their store I have seen them in retail stores like Best Buy still (rarely). Buying from a store should still give me a warranty through the store and manufacturer if even for a short period of time shouldn't it?
Thank you for the response.
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You could go to Fi.google.com, sign up for their cheapest plan ($30/mo) and get one (I'm assuming new and get the warranty). You could cancel the Project Fi service after one month.

mwilliams05 said:
You could go to Fi.google.com, sign up for their cheapest plan ($30/mo) and get one (I'm assuming new and get the warranty). You could cancel the Project Fi service after one month.
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Not a terrible idea. Just pull the SIM out and use the sprint one I would need to order. Curious about the hotspot dilemma though. Seeing a lot of results with people needing the carrier provided hotspot plan with this phone and not so much saying otherwise. I use 200-250GB of data a month so paying for that would be insane.
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brichardson1991 said:
you cannot buy them new anymore due to google releasing their pixel range.
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If you mean new as in from the Play Store, then yes, you are correct. Third party vendors still sell them, though. I bought my brand new in box 128GB 6P from B&H Photo in December 2016 for $549, so it is very possible to buy them new, just not from the Play Store.
Amazon still sells them too, but I would be very weary about ordering from them. I originally ordered my phone from them, but they sent me the wrong color/storage size. The brown box they shipped it in was pristine when it arrived at my house, but the actual white box with the phone in it looked like a dog had chewed on it before they packed it...

You can still buy them new on Amazon as well and you get the one year warranty from Huawei. But definitely don't buy one used. You need the warranty, just in case.

I have a sprint service. If you do not pay for Hotspot, Hotspot cannot be turned on.
But, I have heard that you can if you are rooted, not tested.
There are also apps which let you and are quite popular.

TOTALLYHUMAN said:
I have a sprint service. If you do not pay for Hotspot, Hotspot cannot be turned on.
But, I have heard that you can if you are rooted, not tested.
There are also apps which let you and are quite popular.
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Would you be willing to test a build.prop change for me to see if it'll work or are you not rooted?
Face_Plant said:
If you mean new as in from the Play Store, then yes, you are correct. Third party vendors still sell them, though. I bought my brand new in box 128GB 6P from B&H Photo in December 2016 for $549, so it is very possible to buy them new, just not from the Play Store.
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Looks like they've discontinued the 128GB on B&H Photo but the 64GB is still on there. May go down that route. Thank you for the site name.
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wgrant said:
Would you be willing to test a build.prop change for me to see if it'll work or are you not rooted?
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Sorry not rooted but the apps should work. Search Google, many have almost five star ratings. It will be easier if you do not plan to root.

TOTALLYHUMAN said:
Sorry not rooted but the apps should work. Search Google, many have almost five star ratings. It will be easier if you do not plan to root.
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I always root my phone (been a necessity in the past, maybe not going forward though). Phones aren't cheap though and I have to be able to provide hotspot for my house so I've got to get confirmation from someone on Nexus 6P before I go down the route of getting a phone. Appreciate the input though, I'll take a look into the apps.
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Looks like the build.prop editing on this phone just needs the bootloader unlocked from what I'm reading. That's very different but this is a completely different manufacturer than I'm used to.

wgrant said:
Looks like they've discontinued the 128GB on B&H Photo but the 64GB is still on there. May go down that route. Thank you for the site name.
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What color are you looking for? Only black, silver, and white went up to 128GB. If you're looking to buy a gold 6P, they're only available in 32 or 64 gigs.

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What color are you looking for? Only black, silver, and white went up to 128GB. If you're looking to buy a gold 6P, they're only available in 32 or 64 gigs.
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Black is what I wanted, would have settled for silver. Pretty sure 128GB just wasn't available on B&H
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So here's the thing, there is definitely Hotspot functionality. It will work with sprint 100%. The question is not if the Hotspot functionality will work or not, but if you will be able to turn it on without the carrier charging you. If it has worked before, then it should work.
Also, you said you root your phone. What things do you use root for. I know some apps are root only, but what are the benefits of rooting? Am thinking about it