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I bought an s8 plus at T-Mobile yesterday and when I checked battery stats it said Wi-Fi had been on for 42 days. Maybe I've just noticed that my previous phones read something similar. Anyone else notice this?

yeislak said:
I bought an s8 plus at T-Mobile yesterday and when I checked battery stats it said Wi-Fi had been on for 42 days. Maybe I've just noticed that my previous phones read something similar. Anyone else notice this?
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Where I go to check mines??
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MicroMod777 said:
Where I go to check mines??
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You would've had to check your battery stats right when you got the phone before any charge cycles.

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Free wireless charging pad by registering Samsung pay

Just noticed that as I added my card to Samsung pay.
If you register a card before March 10, you get a free wireless charging pad from Samsung.
Just an FYI, Samsung is giving away the regular wireless charger, not the newer wireless fast charger. Also, it will come in a plain OEM packaging (plastic bag).
firerock said:
Just an FYI, Samsung is giving away the regular wireless charger, not the newer wireless fast charger. Also, it will come in a plain OEM packaging (plastic bag).
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Free is free for me! lol. I ordered it. I figured I can leave it in the office and jut throw it on there if I need some juice.
gilbnx said:
Just noticed that as I added my card to Samsung pay.
If you register a card before March 10, you get a free wireless charging pad from Samsung.
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Did you get a notification or an email to this effect? I registered a card on 3/3, and didn't notice anything about this.
Edit: Never mind, I found the offer in the app. Thanks for letting us know about this!
Also want to know more about this. Didn't get anything on registering Samsung Pay. Should i call Samsung?
sf103100 said:
Also want to know more about this. Didn't get anything on registering Samsung Pay. Should i call Samsung?
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The offer is inside the Samsung Pay app. Open it up, on the top right, click more > event, and you should see the offer.
Just applied for mine!
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Thank you. Just got it for $0.00 at checkout.
Just received my charger today works great although my S7 Edge T-Mobile doesn't have fast wireless charging in the settings
ktetreault14 said:
Just received my charger today works great although my S7 Edge T-Mobile doesn't have fast wireless charging in the settings
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It actually does but you must have a fast wireless charger in order to activate it, as this is just the standard wireless charger.
Received my tracking information today. Should be here this week.
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crawldit said:
Received my tracking information today. Should be here this week.
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same here
Received my charger today.
Also received my shipping info. Says it should be here Thursday. Quicker than I thought! Hopefully the VR will be the same...
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Ritual82 said:
Received my charger today.
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I didn't even look... But is it the "normal" speed kind? Not sure how that technology works.
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Still no tracking for me . Is it normal? How long does it take to get tracking information?
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I didn't even look... But is it the "normal" speed kind? Not sure how that technology works.
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The free one is the non-fast variant.
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tracking info says mine should arrive tomorrow! it's probably better than the $7 one i got on amazon hah!
Too bad all my primary credit/debit cards are from CapitalOne which isn't supported by Sam pay (
I don't know how I should wait to see if they have another offer like when they had the $50 Best Buy gift card

New Note7 Software Update (vrs2aphe) for green battery indicator

This is software build vrs2aphe and the kernel was built September 17th. Still on the August 1st Security patch. I still have a white battery icon, better go get my brand new Note7 from Verizon that......isn't in yet!!
Yes so did I.. Still the white icon(which I suspected).. Now to see if it still charges to full, or this includes the 60% feature to keep them from over charging..
Lol, I'm actually kind of excited to get my replacement unit to have the green icon.. Whenever they actually do come in..
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MatroxD said:
Yes so did I.. Still the white icon(which I suspected).. Now to see if it still charges to full, or this includes the 60% feature to keep them from over charging..
Lol, I'm actually kind of excited to get my replacement unit to have the green icon.. Whenever they actually do come in..
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Yeah I'm about to charge it, just wanted it to cool down a bit before I did! Not sure if it limits it to 60% but hopefully I can trade this in later today or tomorrow then for a new safe Note7!
Anyone test the charging yet? Did it go up to 100%?
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Yes, it goes up to 100%
The fast charging seems a littler slower with this new update. There is also an annoying nag screen that pops up every time you plug in the charger or place the phone on a wireless charger.
This is on the original explosive model.
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Yes, it goes up to 100%
The fast charging seems a littler slower with this new update. There is also an annoying nag screen that pops up every time you plug in the charger or place the phone on a wireless charger.
This is on the original explosive model.
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Yup, constantly reminds me I've still got this hand grenade! Better run to Verizon and swap this hand grenade out for a new safe Note7......oh, wait, I can't because Verizon still doesn't have new ones in stock! But Best Buy does! Thanks Verizon!
I don't understand your poll. My Note7's safe and I have Verizon.
As for the system update, do you really think they're going to actually SHOW 60% as the charging max? No, they're going to recalibrate the indicator to show 100% when the battery is charged to 60% capacity.
raduque said:
I don't understand your poll. My Note7's safe and I have Verizon.
As for the system update, do you really think they're going to actually SHOW 60% as the charging max? No, they're going to recalibrate the indicator to show 100% when the battery is charged to 60% capacity.
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I agree with raduque, i would actually like to see if battery performance has changed after the update. This will indicate if they are being sneaky, trying to make us think nothing changed when it really did.
raduque said:
I don't understand your poll. My Note7's safe and I have Verizon.
As for the system update, do you really think they're going to actually SHOW 60% as the charging max? No, they're going to recalibrate the indicator to show 100% when the battery is charged to 60% capacity.
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I am just being sarcastic with my poll. It seems AT&T, Best Buy and Sprint customers have already been receiving shipments of the new safe Note7's, I've heard from customers of each carrier that have said they already have their replacement Note7's in hand. I however, am on Verizon and they still don't have the replacement units available, so I've been told in person and they supposedly won't be in till tomorrow. How'd you get your replacement Note7? Best Buy? Or did a local Verizon Corporate store have some for you?
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Xds_blue said:
I agree with raduque, i would actually like to see if battery performance has changed after the update. This will indicate if they are being sneaky, trying to make us think nothing changed when it really did.
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LOL! We have 2 "explosive" Note 7s in the house. I advised against applying the update this morning out of fear of the 60% max issues which earlier (announced late last week I think) was slated to be rolled out in South Korea yesterday. I was going to wait until they replacements came in (tomorrow at VZW stores right?).
I feel like this light turns white only if the device was sold before a certain date (the only time one could possibly have gotten a defective device).. It's not like every device who's light turns white is bound to explode. They just have to ensure that you return the "possibly" explosive device so they don't get in more trouble.
Will this prevent root?
Lmax579 said:
Will this prevent root?
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@Lmax579 - The Tmobile root thread sure seems to think so. I haven't seen anyone try it on a VZW phone yet.
jatle said:
@Lmax579 - The Tmobile root thread sure seems to think so. I haven't seen anyone try it on a VZW phone yet.
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That's weird, I mean I have a vzw N7 but with a Tmo sim card
Lmax579 said:
That's weird, I mean I have a vzw N7 but with a Tmo sim card
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I'm out of my 14 day return window otherwise I would try it and just do a return if it bricks my device. For now I'm going to sit on my hands and hope for the best.
jatle said:
I'm out of my 14 day return window otherwise I would try it and just do a return if it bricks my device. For now I'm going to sit on my hands and hope for the best.
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U have the old N7?

Where can I find an original battery replacement for my g4 plus?

Hi. So I purchased my phone last month and I wanted to know (when time comes and if needed) where can I get original batteries. So far I've been looking out on the Internet without success. I tried Amazon, ebay (only have seen cheap knock offs).
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Makxie said:
Hi. So I purchased my phone last month and I wanted to know (when time comes and if needed) where can I get original batteries. So far I've been looking out on the Internet without success. I tried Amazon, ebay (only have seen cheap knock offs).
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Well then we have no option other than to get it from service center.
Makxie said:
Hi. So I purchased my phone last month and I wanted to know (when time comes and if needed) where can I get original batteries. So far I've been looking out on the Internet without success. I tried Amazon, ebay (only have seen cheap knock offs).
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It's an oem http://www.witrigs.com/oem-battery-for-motorola-moto-g4-plus
strongst said:
It's an oem http://www.witrigs.com/oem-battery-for-motorola-moto-g4-plus
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Thanks. Already saved the link! Where are they based on? US?
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Makxie said:
Thanks. Already saved the link! Where are they based on? US?
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Looks like Chinese company, but who cares
strongst said:
Looks like Chinese company, but who cares
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LOL, it matters here. The last time I ordered something from China, it sat in a customs warehouse for 3 weeks before they sent it on to me.
Tel864 said:
LOL, it matters here. The last time I ordered something from China, it sat in a customs warehouse for 3 weeks before they sent it on to me.
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But it's cheaper without tax and its not in general. If you need it faster, you must pay more, that's normal. I never had trouble with customs and ordered a lot from China here.
Tel864 said:
LOL, it matters here. The last time I ordered something from China, it sat in a customs warehouse for 3 weeks before they sent it on to me.
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Actually I bought several replacements for other phones and Chinese knock offs are the worst you could buy. That's why I asked. And boy does it matter where you buy from. US sellers are less likely to sell you crappy batteries.
Yeah and the waiting time oc it's another issue.
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replaced battery
i did replace my battery with this one already after 4 months:
(cant post links as of new user) search german amazon.de for "vhbw moto g4 plus battery"
i figured my battery to be faulty after random shutdowns occured, after which the phone always showed altering battery percentages ranging vom 0-80%. first i (and customer service of course) suspected google maps to be faulty after an update. but after i replaced the battery the shutdowns disappeared.
Btw how much a battery replacement would cost now?

UK s8/s8+ pre orders

I've ordered the s8+ from very. Co.uk anyone else?
Got 20% the price also
mattcall said:
I've ordered the s8+ from very. Co.uk anyone else?
Got 20% the price also
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I used it to get the 10 % of off a gear s3 frontier ?
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Tonesav said:
I used it to get the 10 % of off a gear s3 frontier ?
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273 with delivery is not the best deal I seen but pretty good
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Well I got the s8+ for 623 cheapest anywhere possible
mattcall said:
Well I got the s8+ for 623 cheapest anywhere possible
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share?
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share?
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that was after the 20% off I mentioned just wanted to find others who have pre ordered from very
mattcall said:
that was after the 20% off I mentioned just wanted to find others who have pre ordered from very
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Interesting. But it means you have to open a credit account with them no? It means credit check and so on? 20% off 1st CREDIT Order is what I see. You were allowed to have the percentage off and pay in full?
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Interesting. But it means you have to open a credit account with them no? It means credit check and so on? 20% off 1st CREDIT Order is what I see. You were allowed to have the percentage off and pay in full?
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This was just a promo code send to my wife's account as shea not used it for a while so tries it against a s8+ and when for it you get buy now pay in 12 aswell
mattcall said:
This was just a promo code send to my wife's account as shea not used it for a while so tries it against a s8+ and when for it you get buy now pay in 12 aswell
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Oh so it accepted the buy now option. Ok. Still seems an account is needed unfortunately as it was on your wife's account
lawtq said:
Oh so it accepted the buy now option. Ok. Still seems an account is needed unfortunately as it was on your wife's account
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yes acount needed in afraid but they are easy to create for buy now option
mattcall said:
yes acount needed in afraid but they are easy to create for buy now option
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Yep I see. But all goes against your credit file, great discount thought!
12 months interest free option for me
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I bought the S8 from very - ETA 20 April. Though currently driving myself bonkers thinking I should have got the S8+. But I'm not a heavy phone user ie, games and other shiz. Price is a bit of a killer for me. Now if I change it for the S8+ I will have to wait til 8 May!
Reactiv said:
I bought the S8 from very - ETA 20 April. Though currently driving myself bonkers thinking I should have got the S8+. But I'm not a heavy phone user ie, games and other shiz. Price is a bit of a killer for me. Now if I change it for the S8+ I will have to wait til 8 May!
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With 20% discount?
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With 20% discount?
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Just interest free. Hence £770 just seems a bridge too far for a phone (hell £689 seems a lot to me) - that said I currently have a S3 (i9300)
I am being suckered into tech again and trying to buy the latest (= the greatest).
And this 20% looks like its actually 10% instead, as it mentions on their site only 10% for electrical and phones are under the electrical section.
Tonesav said:
12 months interest free option for me
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So you also pre ordered through very what's ur delivery dat estimate
mattcall said:
So you also pre ordered through very what's ur delivery dat estimate
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OP can you verify you got 20 percent off at checkout or 10 percent? Thanks lol
lawtq said:
OP can you verify you got 20 percent off at checkout or 10 percent? Thanks lol
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As Mentioned my 20% was a promo code I got emailed to me and it worked on the s8+ delivery date is before 28th it says but yes only 10% on new customer sign up
mattcall said:
As Mentioned my 20% was a promo code I got emailed to me and it worked on the s8+ delivery date is before 28th it says but yes only 10% on new customer sign up
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ppl in here who ordered via very keep us posted on delivery hope they are on time my htc m7
I pre ordered with them was so late I cancelled
6tnHTUnT
Anybody preorder from Samsung site.

Best place for new battery

Well seems my battery is @67% health and was wondering as so many of you have probably changed the battery where is best to get it from and rough cost.
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Newegg has one with decent reviews and price. I can't post links, however i think the seller is CellMart or CellSmart something along those lines. Its $24.00 + shipping. Ill be getting one soon also as i have about 25% of actual use out if my battery
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Thanks for replying but unfortunately they don't ship to UK, I should of mentioned it before.
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eBay for $9.99.
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eBay for $9.99.
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Found one for £12.99 and it's arrived but they sent wrong dam battery,
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This what was sent
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This what was sent
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That's wrong. I got this and it works well - https://www.ebay.com/itm/Li-ion-Int...oogle-Nexus-6P-H1511-H1512-Tools/252482757101
BUT, there are several like this.
Sapphiress said:
Newegg has one with decent reviews and price. I can't post links, however i think the seller is CellMart or CellSmart something along those lines. Its $24.00 + shipping. Ill be getting one soon also as i have about 25% of actual use out if my battery
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The battery I bought off ebay for 16 USD turned out alright so far. Manufactured in Oct. 2017. The person had sold 3,000 of them and had good reviews. The Same battery is now going for $115 3 days later lol.
Hey guys, i have the random reboot problem but only sometimes. Accubattery is showing 99% battery health but it still shuts down some days specially whenever i'm outside. I'm in Canada and well everything freezes here so i don't blame the device lol
There are not oem batteries in the market (not that i could find anyways). Could someone recommend a good battery that i can order online?? Also accubattery shows good health but it still shuts down so i'm debating as to what to do next.
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Hey guys, i have the random reboot problem but only sometimes. Accubattery is showing 99% battery health but it still shuts down some days specially whenever i'm outside. I'm in Canada and well everything freezes here so i don't blame the device lol
There are not oem batteries in the market (not that i could find anyways). Could someone recommend a good battery that i can order online?? Also accubattery shows good health but it still shuts down so i'm debating as to what to do next.
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Seeing as how you are in Canada, I would go with this: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Original-OE...%3Afa5fb3d61600aa13ae677e61ffff1135%7Ciid%3A1
It comes from Winnipeg so shipping should be quick. You can also order it with an extra camera glass. Someone recently asked about that very same battery on reddit and there were no complaints about it. It's supposed to be good. I'm in Sask and planning to order one of these soon.
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Seeing as how you are in Canada, I would go with this: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Original-OE...%3Afa5fb3d61600aa13ae677e61ffff1135%7Ciid%3A1
It comes from Winnipeg so shipping should be quick. You can also order it with an extra camera glass. Someone recently asked about that very same battery on reddit and there were no complaints about it. It's supposed to be good. I'm in Sask and planning to order one of these soon.
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Thanks. I might get this or get it fixed when i go to Edmonton from a kiosk at the mall.
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eradicator006 said:
Seeing as how you are in Canada, I would go with this: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Original-OE...%3Afa5fb3d61600aa13ae677e61ffff1135%7Ciid%3A1
It comes from Winnipeg so shipping should be quick. You can also order it with an extra camera glass. Someone recently asked about that very same battery on reddit and there were no complaints about it. It's supposed to be good. I'm in Sask and planning to order one of these soon.
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Thanks, i might get this or get one from the mall when i go to Edmonton.
Got another one from eBay, came next day with manufacturing date of 19th may 2017.
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