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hey guys i dropped my HD2 yesterday when coming back from airport , ****ty day
ok i called Tmob and they told me i do have insurance and i'd have to pay $130 to get it replaced, my question is if i call up the insurance company and tell the i need replacement because my screen is all cracked up , do they ask for the old phone to be sent ?
Or should i just call and tell em i lost the phone and get the new one ?
because i am planning to pay like $150 and fix the screen and sell the phone and recover the money.
And also finally XDA is out of stone age design lol
Pretty sure you have to give the phone back, if you say it's lost they lock the phone from being used again....or so that's what they told me when I asked them.
Tell them that you lost it. Don't say it's damaged, or you'll have to return it. The guy above me is wrong, they can't block the phone..
Well, they can, but all you have to do to reuse it on tmo again is give them a different imei lol all they can technically block is the iccid from your sim.
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gafadi said:
ok i called Tmob and they told me i do have insurance and i'd have to pay $130 to get it replaced
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I think you might be out of luck now. If you already told t-mobile about the screen, it's going to be flagged so next time you call and say it got lost, they are going to think you are doing insurance fraud. they will probably than tell you that now you are going to have to pay $200-250 whatever the upgrade fee is if you want another hd2.
I dropped mine after only having it for a month. Ended up calling HTC, I sent it to them and they replaced the glass for $50. Good as new. Good luck.
If you broke the phone and still have it they are going to want it back. If you lie and tell them you lost it its insurance fraud. Not worth it unless you want to deal with lawyers and court. Man up, you broke your **** and have to pay for it.
r2d2guy said:
I dropped mine after only having it for a month. Ended up calling HTC, I sent it to them and they replaced the glass for $50. Good as new. Good luck.
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Did you have insurance?
speoples20 said:
If you broke the phone and still have it they are going to want it back. If you lie and tell them you lost it its insurance fraud. Not worth it unless you want to deal with lawyers and court. Man up, you broke your **** and have to pay for it.
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This!! 1+
man up.
Thread closed.
If you tell them you lost it to get a replacement and you didnt then that is indeed fraud and XDA does not condone that at all
my galaxy s has been blocked by UK network
and hence im selling it
just check out this link
mod can delete this post if it violate the forum rules
Why would it be blocked.... Unless its stolen or reported stolen....sigh
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He probably invalidated his IMEI.
You are also deceiving people on eBay by not being honest. Why is it blocked?
please refer to this thread guys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769071
chasist said:
please refer to this thread guys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769071
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you should not be discussing getting it unblocked as it is not legally your handset.(unless the blacklist was a mistake)
And yes it will work in other countries unless the plans for an international blacklist come into effect.
also why dont you speak to the police and get them to investigate through gumtree as you and the mobile network have been defrauded..
good luck
Err, isn't this knowingly selling/purchasing stolen goods?
If you aren't the one who stole it then inform the police, report the seller and get your money back.
If the police don't care then you're still going to struggle to sell it. Maybe consider donating it to a developer.
Benjamin Dobell said:
If the police don't care then you're still going to struggle to sell it. Maybe consider donating it to a developer.
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He wont, because if you check the description, he's planning to deceive someone else (he's simply blocking UK sales). Whilst I feel sorry for him, I don't think this is a good approach..
In Canada we generally refer to these people as hss aoles, fother muckers, etc. He's trying to deceive someone into buying a stolen phone. Mods should delete this thread, ban his account and report this case to ebay.
Buying it for 180 quid, reselling it for 260, not a bad move only if it weren't STOLEN...
Dude, you're a crook!
Who in their right mind will buy a IMEI blocked phone?
you have better chances to chop the phone to bits and sell the parts
you might actually end up making more money that way
the Motherboard is useless as it's IMEI blocked
... wow! too late some poor soul already bought it, he'll find out the hard way the phone was stolen
original topic Blocked Samsung Galaxy S
topic closed due system policies violation:
1) eBay link Not selling in MP
2) potentially getting us into trouble with the law
3) selling a stolen/barred phone (aka rule 13)
for a full list of rules please review The XDA Rules
Hey guys, please help, my keyboard 2 W S Z, that whole roll of keys stopped working and down volume key just suddenly stopped working. I can't go into download mode anymore, don't have TEP, I wanted to get it fixed at the service center, that guy said when they open the phone they said there is liquid inside, what a bunch of lying bastards, when I told him I am very careful with this phone, never in contact with any water, he said maybe you used the phone when it's raining and got water inside, I don't know, can't help you. these F**king guys really pissed me off, he gave me the phone and went to help some guy who wanted to buy a cell phone lol, spent less than 30 sec with me, didn't offer any help, just wanted me to buy a new phone for 600 bucks.
What can I do now?
If they put the message on your account that your phone has water damage you're SOL. however it sounds like they didn't give you much time which is in your favor in this case, call Sprint customer service and say that you went into the store and were ignored when you told them you weren't interested in buying anything but only wanted a repair, ask to be escalated then request that they send you a replacement so you don't have to take more time out of your busy schedule to deal with incompetent Reps whose only interest is making a sale.
Careful...it only takes 30 seconds to check to see if the water damage label is triggered and if there is water damage Sprint won't touch the phone. If you get somebody over the phone to send you a replacement they'll see it on the phone you send back and charge your account for the replacement phone. Water damage seems like an awfully good explaination for the type of problem you're having on the phone...it's just like if you dump some coffee into your keyboard on a computer certain keys short out and stop working. I know it sucks but it makes a lot of sense to a 3rd party looking at your phone.
Why buy a $500 and no insurance (tep) then expect sprint to give you help?
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Perfect time to download the new gingerbread keyboard...lmao
man that sucks. id brick the damn phone and then take it to another sprint store and tell them that you got a pop up for an upgrade and this is what happened after you installed it.
ghostrid3r said:
Why buy a $500 and no insurance (tep) then expect sprint to give you help?
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This...
Passing on the insurance was a very idiotic move.
Ask to see the liquid...if its there you cant be mad at them since YOU chose against the insurance.
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Try going in a terminal or adb and type in
Su
Adb rebootdownload... i don't remember where there are spaces so try it with no spaces and with fifteenth ones... hope it helps.
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Same exact thing happened to me. They swapped mine though because I had insurance.
i dont really reply much but u feel your pain. you could make a download jig from an old usb cable that will force it into download mode you need to get 3 100k ohm resisters then put them on the old cable pins 4 and 5 or get one on ebay just type in samsung usb jig or something. google the instructions or you tube
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xReMiNGToN said:
lol Sorry I just noticed u didn't have TEP...how much $ is it worth to you to have TEP? I might be able to add it onto ur account
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Are you seriously soliciting a bribe?
xReMiNGToN said:
lol Sorry I just noticed u didn't have TEP...how much $ is it worth to you to have TEP? I might be able to add it onto ur account
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soliciting a bribe isn't cool at all.
FYI (to the OP) most CSR reps can add this to your account for you for no extra cost (beyond the monthly premium). I had a rep add it to my wife's line (temporarily) so that she could to the "4 bad phone swaps to get another device" thing.. she had to do that dance to get rid of her intercept and she now has a transform. The guy on the phone w/ me (at the time) said that any CSR would be able to do that for me.
Don't pay a guy from XDA w/ 3 posts to add anything to your account that you can add w/ just a phone call.
Just sayin'
Not true. You can not just add TEP at any time. It will get added but quickly removed when Asurion checks the account and see it is not within 30 days of purchase or S&R fee.
And more than likely (being a Sprint Tech myself) you did somehow get your phone wet because keys going out is a usual sign. I'm sorry if you felt disrespected at that store but they followed the policy which is what we have to do. As soon as LD is found on board, we flag it and the rest is handled through Asurion (every carrier uses them).
But since you do not have TEP, you are kind of SOL. At that point you can either buy a new phone for full retail or use upgrade if available. Or try and find an old phone at home or from a friend. Or check ebay or craigslist places for people selling Sprint phones with a clean ESN.
ghostrid3r said:
Why buy a $500 and no insurance (tep) then expect sprint to give you help?
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Because the phone has a warranty? LOL
xReMiNGToN said:
The liquid damage indicator on your battery is easy to trip
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So uh, just get a new stock battery and you're good to go as long as he didn't notate your account.
akijikan said:
Because the phone has a warranty? LOL
Warranty is through Samsung and doesn't cover LD, physical, lost/stolen. TEP is well worth it. And if you want to use your warranty, your right you can. Ship your phone to Samsung and wait for them to determine what was wrong with it. It should only take 4 weeks or so.
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akijikan said:
Because the phone has a warranty? LOL
Warranty is through Samsung and doesn't cover LD, physical, lost/stolen. TEP is well worth it. And if you want to use your warranty, your right you can. Ship your phone to Samsung and wait for them to determine what was wrong with it. It should only take 4 weeks or so.
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Really have to go through samsung? I've done 3 warranty replacements and always done them in store. I mean if he didn't have water damage (supposedly).
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Sprint rep could back date the tep it prolly would work. Even if he added tep today and made a claim it might work lol
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jkrough0728 said:
Not true. You can not just add TEP at any time. It will get added but quickly removed when Asurion checks the account and see it is not within 30 days of purchase or S&R fee.
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For $1k bet, I'll post a screenshot. I'm telling you that they did it w/ my wife's phone 2 months ago. We opened our accounts In Sept.. You're calling me a liar ??
I was up 4 levels from the dorks that answer the phone when u first call. I escalated to that person's supervisor, then tech support level 2, then that person's manager. THAT person added the equipment protection plan for the remainder of the month, then credited my account the price so it was free.
I swear I'll post screenshots. That person even told me that any CSR can add it at any time.
Please get your facts straight.
I sold a phone on Ebay to somebody in Cyprus.
The buyer claims he never received it and filed a claim, I lost 300 bucks and a mint HD2.
I found out the buyer now sold a similar phone on Ebay too, approx 3 or 4 weeks after I shipped mine. I was able to get my IMEI number from T-Mobile (very helpful, I was impressed).
Can I find out where my phone is ?
Buyer ID was " closedosier " now he changed to "gericy"
IMEI 357779030232175
Kinda sounds like they pulled a fast one on you and actually got the phone then sold it but told you they did not get the phone. Could T-Mobile not track it with the IMEI? I wish I knew of a definite way for you to track it via the IMEI. I did find this on Google though, here is the whole list Google pulled up. best of luck man.
Did you tell tmo to block the imei too while you were on with them? That's about all you can do, since its involving separate countries.the main prob with that is most countries have their own blacklists, so it may not do anything, but with a hint of luck the buyer gets it blocked and complains. You don't get it back but at least the seller loses out and gets a dodgy seller review.
Just gonna have to claim on your postal insurance, (please tell me you sent it "signed for",, if not,, well,, no comment)
TMobile cannot block it since it is not their phone anymore, I already asked, I have to file a Police Report.
I mailed it Priority with tracking, but it stops at when it leaves the USA, no tracking to Cyprus. Insurance was declined since USPS does not publicize well they don't have insurance for some countries, and guess what....Cyprus is one of them.
If the guy that bought the phone from by buyer/thief has actually my phone, I feel sorry for him too, he'll get a surprise very soon since the IMEI will be reported as stolen, and he'll get scammed.
Blimey, I think I'd go into the theft business too,, no proof of delivery?? Its a wonder anyone sends anything there at all!
All hail the British post office!
samsamuel said:
Blimey, I think I'd go into the theft business too,, no proof of delivery?? Its a wonder anyone sends anything there at all!
All hail the British post office!
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Yeah it sounds like the person that bought/stole the HD2 knew of the no tracking and knew they could get away with it. That sucks that a world wide company like USPS can not do anything else for you. I think you should press the matter with USPS myself.
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I think you should press the matter with USPS myself.
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definitely....
USPS cannot do anything since there is no tracking and no insurance, I already went this route.
My only alternative, now that I have an IMEI is to file a theft report with the police dept. here then I can open a case with FBI and IC3 which are federal agencies working on international frauds.
I won't see my money back, but at least the phone will be listed as stolen, IMEI on blacklist, and will never be able to be registered.
I just feel sorry for whoever bought the phone from my buyer/thief
I won't see my money back, but at least the phone will be listed as stolen, IMEI on blacklist, and will never be able to be registered.
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Shame those blacklists aren't global, if it goes outside of Europe/us it will probably work. Most stolen phones end up in Africa or the middle/far east where they couldn't care less.
As for the new buyer, did you email him to let him know to check the imei? (I already pointed him in the direction of this thread, fingers crossed it will black list and he'll complain about the seller.)
Next time be sure to inform the buyer that there is no insurance offered and no refunds. I've sold an hd2 to a similar place where insurance wasn't offered and made sure to tell him this.
It's not your fault if it gets lost in the mail. You sent it.
Also, if they didn't like it. You could have easily sold it to someone else.
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I found out the new Ebay ID for the guy is gericy
Beware of this person.
Apparently this guy does not know what the law is. Guess what, after I posted this thread on XDA he contacted me begging to remove, and claimed the fact that he "forgot" the claim, and he was "away" for a while.
He doesn't understand he broke the law and he should be punished. Try to rob a bank then when the cops find you return the money and say I'm sorry, you still go to jail. This is exactly what he did.
He refunded the money to me after making him reverse the neg feedback he left on Ebay, but then I found out he uses different IDs, probably to avoid consequences.
To all out there be careful if you buy anything from gericy
Cool, result!
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Cool, result!
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Amen brother !! Don't underestimate the power of XDA !!!! It can catch thieves too.
Hah yea, shame it couldn't catch my burglar who took my xdaIIi and plasma telly. (tho it did get blocked so I assume it got thrown.)
AWESOME MAN!!!!
Glade you got your money back and keep pressing the issue. Dude should have to pay the consequences of his actions. Never under estimate the power of being persistence and the power of the internet.
Not sure you can do much other than what you already plan to do.
Also, I am not sure why would you risk sending your phone outside of US without the proof of delivery - $300 is $300 ... lot of money if you ask me...
Anyhow, best of luck and next time DO NOT SELL IT INTERNATIONALLY!
sup yall, new GS4 owner here but with price ofcourse--i need help with some advice....my phone is under BLOCKlist on ATT, i tried to resolve this issue with them but they are very pain in my neck. they keep saying device is reported as lost/stolen and i told them i am the owner and i have the device with me...keep telling me they wont unblock is
my question is, is there any rom or anything out there will prevent me from NOT using my gs4? its already rooted
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sup yall, new GS4 owner here but with price ofcourse--i need help with some advice....my phone is under BLOCKlist on ATT, i tried to resolve this issue with them but they are very pain in my neck. they keep saying device is reported as lost/stolen and i told them i am the owner and i have the device with me...keep telling me they wont unblock is
my question is, is there any rom or anything out there will prevent me from NOT using my gs4? its already rooted
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Nope. If so then any phone that was stolen would be usable. The only way I believe is that the original owner HAS to call AT&T and get them to take it off that list.
you bought a phone that was either stolen or reported stolen. so the seller either committed insurance fraud (most likely) or sold you stolen goods. i would get a hold of whom you bought it from, and let them know you will call the police if it isnt removed from the blacklist or you arent refunded.
You have a phone that has been reported stolen, one of the big scams going on right now....where did you buy it?
Everyone tries to save money, but this is NOT the way.
desichiko23 said:
sup yall, new GS4 owner here but with price ofcourse--i need help with some advice....my phone is under BLOCKlist on ATT, i tried to resolve this issue with them but they are very pain in my neck. they keep saying device is reported as lost/stolen and i told them i am the owner and i have the device with me...keep telling me they wont unblock is
my question is, is there any rom or anything out there will prevent me from NOT using my gs4? its already rooted
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Hahaha...I work for AT&T and its about time they started blocking stolen to fraudulently purchased phones. I get so sick of the scammers coming into my store trying to rip us off and wasting our time. They are so stupid they come in with iPhone 5's with sprint or another company and are like "yeah I wanna get rid of sprint can i get 5 lines for me and my friends we want iPhones or galaxy's or blackberry torches" me:"okay do you want to keep your phone #'s?" Them:"no I had this number too long i need a new one in fact we all want new numbers" me:"okay sir looks like you have a $750 deposit per line go to best buy maybe they can waive that for you" them:" okay but I want unlimited everything(they think that makes me wanna sell to them cause they think it makes me more money)" me:"okay I don't care i can't help you we are out of everything but Motorola razors, the flip ones" then they leave.
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