Are there any stores in the US that will allow you to try out the S10+ for something like a 30days and return it (with no restocking fee)?
I'm still very unsure about which phone to pick and would like to be able to try the phone in different environments, different time of days and over a long enough time period for me to notice issues that sometimes take a few weeks to pop up.
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Are there any stores in the US that will allow you to try out the S10+ for something like a 30days and return it (with no restocking fee)?
I'm still very unsure about which phone to pick and would like to be able to try the phone in different environments, different time of days and over a long enough time period for me to notice issues that sometimes take a few weeks to pop up.
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No, this ain't Europe. Maybe Costco though.
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Limeybastard said:
No, this ain't Europe. Maybe Costco though.
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I'll consider Costco.
Or maybe amazon?
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I'll consider Costco.
Or maybe amazon?
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Yep good idea.
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Not Amazon no return on cellphones
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Not Amazon no return on cellphones
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Where do you see this? Every phone I look at says it has a 30-day return policy unless I missed some fine print somewhere
I'll be blunt.
Either you want the phone or you don't.
If you're not sure then save money and aggro and look at something else. If in doubt say no. Move on.
I've made my decision and that was to forget it, because I want a 855SD but I live in the UK, you can't get them here, you have to put up with the inferior Exynos version.
I could import one from HK but there's some doubt about firmware and payment apps working, I also need PayPal and banking apps to be fully working 100% of the time. I cannot get a guarantee of that, so I will "soldier on" with my trusty S8+ until Samsung can pull its finger out of its corporate backside and give me a phone which has a performance equal to the SD version.
You may also find that consumer rights laws may prohibit such things as it's fit for purpose, it works as per specification etc etc etc. So you may find that you don't have any legal rights to return it for a refund. It could also be construed by some retailers that your actions could be considered fraudulent.
Want to test one, go to a network shop and ask a shop salesperson to show you it and demonstrate its capabilities in front of you.
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I'll be blunt.
Either you want the phone or you don't.
If you're not sure then save money and aggro and look at something else. If in doubt say no. Move on.
I've made my decision and that was to forget it, because I want a 855SD but I live in the UK, you can't get them here, you have to put up with the inferior Exynos version.
I could import one from HK but there's some doubt about firmware and payment apps working, I also need PayPal and banking apps to be fully working 100% of the time. I cannot get a guarantee of that, so I will "soldier on" with my trusty S8+ until Samsung can pull its finger out of its corporate backside and give me a phone which has a performance equal to the SD version.
You may also find that consumer rights laws may prohibit such things as it's fit for purpose, it works as per specification etc etc etc. So you may find that you don't have any legal rights to return it for a refund. It could also be construed by some retailers that your actions could be considered fraudulent.
Want to test one, go to a network shop and ask a shop salesperson to show you it and demonstrate its capabilities in front of you.
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My fellow Brit, the exynos ain't that bad man.
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Having seen some of the pictures from a Exynos version compared to the SD855, the difference is clear and the outright speed difference between the two is quite staggering.
Anyway this individual could not only be asking for legal trouble under consumer laws, but it also makes things difficult for other genuine consumers.
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Having seen some of the pictures from a Exynos version compared to the SD855, the difference is clear and the outright speed difference between the two is quite staggering.
Anyway this individual could not only be asking for legal trouble under consumer laws, but it also makes things difficult for other genuine consumers.
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Yep, reminds me of my brother .
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Bestbuy will let you return a phone within 2 weeks of purchase for a #35 restocking fee.
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Bestbuy will let you return a phone within 2 weeks of purchase for a #35 restocking fee.
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Unless you can convincingly (not difficult to do) tell the person there's an issue with the phone, in which case you get the full refund.
Thanks. I think I know my various options. And $35 isnt too horrible to be able to try it out and see if I like it. It's certainly better than places that charge a percentage.
Obviously more dollars than sense.
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I'm considering purchasing the Epic Touch 4G from a nearby Sprint corporate store in order to be able to try the phone out for 14 days. The logic behind this is that my upgrade period starts in a few weeks, and it is my understanding that customers are limited to one return of a device purchased as an upgrade. In order to avoid losing my one return via the upgrade, I'd rather use the time before to try out the ET4G. There are three devices I'm interested in - ET4G, iPhone5 and Nexus Prime - and the return limit means I can't try them all out.
What I'm wondering, though, will my return of the phone purchased tomorrow prevent me from potentially returning a different phone purchased as an upgrade?
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I'm considering purchasing the Epic Touch 4G from a nearby Sprint corporate store in order to be able to try the phone out for 14 days. The logic behind this is that my upgrade period starts in a few weeks, and it is my understanding that customers are limited to one return of a device purchased as an upgrade. In order to avoid losing my one return via the upgrade, I'd rather use the time before to try out the ET4G. There are three devices I'm interested in - ET4G, iPhone5 and Nexus Prime - and the return limit means I can't try them all out.
What I'm wondering, though, will my return of the phone purchased tomorrow prevent me from potentially returning a different phone purchased as an upgrade?
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So you want to purchase a phone at full price to try it out before returning it to use an upgrade to get a second phone, and then returning that second phone on the upgrade to get a third?
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So you want to purchase a phone at full price to try it out before returning it to use an upgrade to get a second phone, and then returning that second phone on the upgrade to get a third?
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that's certainly possible. a lot depends on how much I like the ET4G - I could decide I like it enough that once my upgrade kicks in, I'll just get that one and stick with it. but I'd like to know that I could try out multiple phones if I wanted to.
You could probably do that, but you would be royally ****ing the numbers of that store, especially the salesperson who sold the first one, which isn't fair to them. 2 returns means they would have to sell about two dozen phones without any more returns to get back to even on their goals. I would suggest buying the et4g used and trying it that way. Or you could buy it from telesales or sprint.com and return it in store. Just keep in mind the restocking fee. The only way around it is to return to your original device on or before the third day of use, which includes the day you buy it.
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You could probably do that, but you would be royally ****ing the numbers of that store, especially the salesperson who sold the first one, which isn't fair to them. 2 returns means they would have to sell about two dozen phones without any more returns to get back to even on their goals. I would suggest buying the et4g used and trying it that way. Or you could buy it from telesales or sprint.com and return it in store. Just keep in mind the restocking fee. The only way around it is to return to your original device on or before the third day of use, which includes the day you buy it.
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ah ok, fair enough. I don't have a problem with paying the restocking fee, but I don't want to screw over the in-store salesperson. It's no both to me to order via telesales, so if you think that's the soundest approach, I'll just do that. Being able to return it to a corporate store at least means I can maximize the number of days I'll be able to test it out.
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You could probably do that, but you would be royally ****ing the numbers of that store, especially the salesperson who sold the first one, which isn't fair to them. 2 returns means they would have to sell about two dozen phones without any more returns to get back to even on their goals.
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Wait, what? That's not how goals work at our stores.
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Wait, what? That's not how goals work at our stores.
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can you clarify whether doing what I described earlier would screw the sales staff in the store? would it be better to place the order by phone or online instead?
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Wait, what? That's not how goals work at our stores.
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My math might be off because im not really trying to be exact, but if an rc wants to maintain a return exchange rate of less than 8% they can have one return or exchange for every 12 handsets sold. If they do 2 exchanges for a customer, it only gets worse. We had a lady swap 5 times over the summer and just murder one guy's numbers. Depends on how busy the store is ultimately. If the rep normally sells lots of handsets it wont matter too much. But a return from telesales or dotcom doesnt affect an individual salesperson. Hence why i suggested it. Just trying to remind everyone that reps are people too. You wouldnt want your boss to ride you all month because you exchanged 2 handsets for a guy I'm sure. That said, if your rep is a moron or a ****, who cares? Sprint would b better off without them anyway.
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Sorry my response took so long. I forgot about this thread.
We do not have goals for return percentages at our stores, just for the net new activations and upgrades at the end of the month. Obviously we want to get people into the right phone the first time, but there are so many people that want to try different phones before deciding that it really isn't fair to punish the salesperson when the customer is the one causing us a problem. We do have a limit of 1 customer satisfaction swap per activation/upgrade that helps us limit frivolous swaps.
Of course, our stores are not corporate stores, but we are a platinum level preferred sprint dealer.
Why not wait for all phones to come out & test them at the store then pick the one you like play with at home & if you don't like it bring it back for one you want you got 14days to return it!
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Why not wait for all phones to come out & test them at the store then pick the one you like play with at home & if you don't like it bring it back for one you want you got 14days to return it!
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Best idea. If u get the SGSII now how can u compare it to the the prime and iphone if they aren't out yet.
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abhaxus said:
You could probably do that, but you would be royally ****ing the numbers of that store, especially the salesperson who sold the first one, which isn't fair to them. 2 returns means they would have to sell about two dozen phones without any more returns to get back to even on their goals. I would suggest buying the et4g used and trying it that way. Or you could buy it from telesales or sprint.com and return it in store. Just keep in mind the restocking fee. The only way around it is to return to your original device on or before the third day of use, which includes the day you buy it.
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I was wondering why they hate me at the Sprint store. I was eligible so I went in and got a Epic Touch. I HATED how it felt in my hand. If I'm holding something larger than my hand then it better have a nipple on it. Anyway, I figured I could get used to it but the LOS killed my love of this beautiful device. I returned it for a Photon. About the same size as the Epic. A little lighter and bigger screen. Great radio and battery but the core apps (Email/Contacts/Calendar) all suck IMO. Returned that too. Salesrep barely talked to me. Now I know why.
I really wish they had a phone lounge where their longtime customers could sit down with a real phone with service and not tethered just so we can take it thru its paces.
FYI: I am back on my Epic. Poor radio, short battery but great phone.
(With Swype I never use the keyboard though)
Why not just spend the extra time researching on XDA, then go to a Sprint store to play with it for a few hours to see whether you will like it or not. IMHO spending the time to set up your phone, activation etc etc, driving to the store aren't worth the hassle if you are already considering returning it.
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Why not just spend the extra time researching on XDA, then go to a Sprint store to play with it for a few hours to see whether you will like it or not. IMHO spending the time to set up your phone, activation etc etc, driving to the store aren't worth the hassle if you are already considering returning it.
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30 minutes to have a phone at home for 2 weeks vs. spending "a few hours" in a Sprint store? I think I'll take the former.
anyway, it's pretty safe to say the iPhone is off this list since it's completely pointless. I like the ET4G a lot but the bottom line is that Sprint can't deliver service on a level that would really support these devices let alone justify the expense of a new phone. I think I'll just stick with my Epic.
my advice is to go to nebraska furniture mart they discount the rebate at the register and you wind up paying alot less
Hey guys,
I want to RMA my Nexus 4 due to the buttons not feeling right but my friend wants to buy it off me for more than I what I bought the phone. If I RMA the phone and my friend buys the phone off me, what happens?
If the RMA comes and no phone is returned, I get charged, which is fine but I don't think Google would like this very much.
Or would you guys recommend me just waiting till it goes back in stock and buying the phone the regularly? Thanks.
you can just RMA it then not send a phone back and they will just charge you. they wont care as long as they get their money. and if they do theyre not gonna do anything about it
It depends how much you value morals and ethics.
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you can just RMA it then not send a phone back and they will just charge you. they wont care as long as they get their money. and if they do theyre not gonna do anything about it
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Will I get warranty still even if I'm charged for the new phone?
El Daddy said:
It depends how much you value morals and ethics.
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Same applies for Google. But they don't seen to care much about their "loyal" customers. Rather ditching them, they started sending devices to the people who ordered later. Hence, I would be wise of OP to sell it to his friend and get another RMA device.
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Same applies for Google. But they don't seen to care much about their "loyal" customers. Rather ditching them, they started sending devices to the people who ordered later. Hence, I would be wise of OP to sell it to his friend and get another RMA device.
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It is kind of depressing if you think Google physically ships out the devices.
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It is even more depressing if you expect such lousy service from the biggest online search gaint. If Google can't help by controlling the situation, so do us.
Besides, rather than coming forward and and informing their customers what EXACTLY is happening at the back end (the cause of such dreadful launch), they are playing "blame-game". Where are Google's morals? ethics? loyalty towards customer's?
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It is even more depressing if you expect such lousy service from the biggest online search gaint. If Google can't help by controlling the situation, so do us.
Besides, rather than coming forward and and informing their customers what EXACTLY is happening at the back end (the cause of such dreadful launch), they are playing "blame-game". Where are Google's morals? ethics? loyalty towards customer's?
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Of course I expect crappy service. They are a search giant, not a retailer. They clearly have extremely limited experience in selling products, so I didn't expect too much. Besides, like I said they don't even ship the devices.
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Of course I expect crappy service. They are a search giant, not a retailer. They clearly have extremely limited experience in selling products, so I didn't expect too much. Besides, like I said they don't even ship the devices.
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Well in that case, they would have been intelligent enough and out-sourced agencies to retail stuff for them. There were many things they would have done rather then just disappointing their customers. And let's say they actually screwed it up.. what now? Stay quiet? Let customers suffer? No official statement about whats going on with them?
We all know the wait is a killer... u just can't get over it. It just bugs you a lot. Just imagine if u r dying to get Nexus 4 and do not foresee any hope of it coming back in a few weeks and even if it comes, the delivery will again take weeks. So in such scenario if the OP wants to sell his device to his friend, what's wrong? His friend is paying him. He is paying Google. Payment is made and device remains with the customer. Thing is done.
However, selling it on premium is greedy-ness but if OP's friend is willing to pay more :/.. then it's his call.
http://www.motorola.com/us/home
What do you guys think? It says you try for 2 weeks then I'm pretty sure you gotta buy the phone on its actual price. Lol just thought it was interesting 0.01 off contract.
I wonder what the marketing team is playing at here. This is a unique way of selling phones.
so what if i get one for 2 weeks and then decide i dont want it? do i just send back a customized Moto X with no other charges? seems a little sketchy to me
savini72 said:
so what if i get one for 2 weeks and then decide i dont want it? do i just send back a customized Moto X with no other charges? seems a little sketchy to me
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It's possible they would require you to ship it back to them on your dime. IMO, this is completely fair. The penny puts your CC on their account. If people decide to take advantage of this for fraudulent reasons, Moto has your CC on their database and can easily charge you the full amount. This also moves units as well and gains exposure for the phone(sounds like their 500M marketing budget was cut). Some people may be convinced to keep the phone because spending the effort to ship back the phone may be too dissuading.
For our benefit, we get to test-run a phone at no risk for 2 weeks and we just have to send it back if we're done. That sounds good to me. Of course if they provide pre-paid labels to send back, then it really is no-risk for us.
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It's possible they would require you to ship it back to them on your dime. IMO, this is completely fair. The penny puts your CC on their account. If people decide to take advantage of this for fraudulent reasons, Moto has your CC on their database and can easily charge you the full amount. This also moves units as well and gains exposure for the phone(sounds like their 500M marketing budget was cut). Some people may be convinced to keep the phone because spending the effort to ship back the phone may be too dissuading.
For our benefit, we get to test-run a phone at no risk for 2 weeks and we just have to send it back if we're done. That sounds good to me. Of course if they provide pre-paid labels to send back, then it really is no-risk for us.
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Thats what im thinking. i want to try out a Wooden back before i use my code! if i cant get one, try it out and send it back for $.01, thats a no brainer. or even let my girlfriend try it out for 2 weeks and not use her GS3 that she always complains about...(Dont want her to get a iph*ne)
There is no charge to send it back from what i have heard.
No charge for shipping or the return either (you contact FedEx and they send the return packaging and can pick it up as well).
Motorola knows people will attempt to scam them for phones with this, if you read the FAQ for this Try Before You Buy offer they make it clear they can and will remotely brick the phones if you attempt to rip 'em off (not sure there's any actual way to stop that, even with using custom ROMs, etc, I have no idea).
If you do decide to keep one they'll attempt to charge the credit card the full price, and if that doesn't go through they'll then push lawyers on you so, I'm pretty sure they're covered.
Worse comes to worse they can simply push the IMEI to the national blacklist and the phone is dead regardless.
I mean, for a penny, if they're willing to ship me one I'd love to try one out for a time, can just slide my T-Mobile SIM in it and I'm good to go.
<least till this Sprint/T-Mobile and now SoftBank crap gets resolved 'cause if it happens you can be damned sure they're going to kill the $30/month plan so many of us love...>
Got my promo code I'd like my wife to try it out
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She currently has a gs3 I hope it's faster
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They are all out now.
Although if you're willing to put the full price on a credit card (instead of only "paying a penny") you can still try one out for 14 days and return it free if you want.
Restola said:
They are all out now.
Although if you're willing to put the full price on a credit card (instead of only "paying a penny") you can still try one out for 14 days and return it free if you want.
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I don't think you can return it if you buy it full price I think you can only exchange it for a different color option.
But anyway I was looking forward for this promotion as I can't stand my note 3 anymore because it's so laggy but when I woke up this morning all the codes were gone
If anyone has a spare one and willing to give it away for free I will gladly take it
Got a Royal Blue, White Front and Metallic accent ordered. I'm 50/50 right now on keeping it past 14 days once it gets here.
Just seems for the $400+ price it's a little steep
Got one to try out and possibly keep. White/Bamboo/Silver Accents & 64gb. Always liked the X and wanted one since last Fall.
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I don't think you can return it if you buy it full price I think you can only exchange it for a different color option.
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I was able to return the X I bought during the black Friday promotion within 30 days (CA resident) with no penalty and free shipping. Maybe they've changed their policy since January.
Anyways, I ordered a blue/white/bamboo 32gb to try out. If the screen and camera are better than the one I had in December, I'll seriously consider keeping it. My nexus 4 has been struggling lately and I don't know if it'll make it to the X+1/Nexus 6(?) release in September.
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lil bit late...
damn.....
So for some reason Motorola sent me another code that expires today. Here it is:
TESTDRIVE-GIYB-NYR2-BKW3-DBPX
Expiration:**11:59pm ET, June 10, 2014
Is it worth getting a moto x so close to the release of the x+1?
Anybody have their device shipped yet?
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Anybody have their device shipped yet?
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My order was put on hold for some reason and Motorola doesn't know why. Said they have a HUGE influx of orders on hold some special department is plowing through to process. Odd.
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My order was put on hold for some reason and Motorola doesn't know why. Said they have a HUGE influx of orders on hold some special department is plowing through to process. Odd.
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Did you get an email saying it was on hold or did you proactively have to contact CS to learn this? You'd think they'd be capable of handling a huge influx of orders at this point.
Hi.
I´m new at this forum. I have been reading it for years, but now I have decided to sign in. I would like to ask you about the OPO. I have been waiting for an invite several weeks in diferent webs, but without prize, so I have been searching for a good supplier. You would buy an OPO without invite? I want this phone and as I have been waiting for more than 8 weeks I want to buy it now. I have found a supplier that looks good, and with a very good price, may I post the link here to get checked by you? I have been talking with him and he can set an special price for the forum if there is people interested in it. Waiting for your reply. Have a nice day:good:
Please note that I´m not trying to do spam, I have no posted the link yet because I don´t want problems. If you want the link posted I´ll post it here.
My buddy is trying to sell his, he said its to big for his liking.
Its the 64gb model Blackstone. He has only used it a hand full of times.
Glass screen protector installed and 2 cases
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I would highly advise that you don't. The version you'll receive is most likely the Chinese OPO which has limited bands for connectivity.
Kerjifire said:
I would highly advise that you don't. The version you'll receive is most likely the Chinese OPO which has limited bands for connectivity.
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I have been reading about this, I´ll use the phone in Europe so I wouldn´t have any problem right?
Thanks for your help.
Juaanjo said:
I have been reading about this, I´ll use the phone in Europe so I wouldn´t have any problem right?
Thanks for your help.
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Additionally I would ask whether or not his version comes with ColorOS or CM otherwise you may have to flash CM over it. Sorry I don't know the bands for Europe, I couldn't tell you.
Given OPO can't seem to make enough international versions and so ship straight from the factory to consumers, I'd agree these are likely to be the Chinese edition which anyone can get relatively easily. There's LTE unknowns as well as warranty concerns.
Plus, the term 'special price' almost always means a tidy profit for those involved except the buyer. Not something I'd get involved with given the risks and unknowns.
I would guard against linking anything as, despite claims to the contrary, the OP has more than a whiff of a sales pitch about it that aims to attract PMs.
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Given OPO can't seem to make enough international versions and so ship straight from the factory to consumers, I'd agree these are likely to be the Chinese edition which anyone can get relatively easily. There's LTE unknowns as well as warranty concerns.
Plus, the term 'special price' almost always means a tidy profit for those involved except the buyer. Not something I'd get involved with given the risks and unknowns.
I would guard against linking anything as, despite claims to the contrary, the OP has more than a whiff of a sales pitch about it that aims to attract PMs.
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Im only asking about if you would buy in another store, not trying to sell anything. I didin´t want to post links to avoid problems, I was only asking, not trying anything. I chatted with the seller and he said that is the Chinese edition and can sell the phone for 357,99$ instead 421$ that appears in his advert, and I want only to ask if its a good price and if you would buy it if were me. Hope to get this solved, I only want help, anything more. I have been reading about the bands and seems like will work in Europe, but if someone can confirm this would be great.
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Im only asking about if you would buy in another store, not trying to sell anything. I didin´t want to post links to avoid problems, I was only asking, not trying anything. I chatted with the seller and he said that is the Chinese edition and can sell the phone for 357,99$ instead 421$ that appears in his advert, and I want only to ask if its a good price and if you would buy it if were me. Hope to get this solved, I only want help, anything more. I have been reading about the bands and seems like will work in Europe, but if someone can confirm this would be great.
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I have a Chinese OPO purchased from Aliexpress. I'm using it in Europe (Greece) and it works just fine. Never had any issues with dropped calls and mobile data works great. Everything is as stable as you'd expect.
Bought the 64GB white version for 350 euros including shipping through FedEx. All in all, yes I'd recommend buying outside of the invite system if you do your research beforehand.
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So you do get 4g in greece with chinese opo?
If you live outside America you should pretty much be fine with the bands the Chinese One Plus supports: Importing the One Plus One From China - LTE Bands & What You Need To Know
Do your research and you will be fine, importing is the way to go. I've had the phone for over 2 months now and am loving it. :good:
I bought mines from swappa. International version 64gb Sandstone
I just bought the 64GB Chinese model from Hong Kong Goldway on Aliexpress yesterday. Waiting for it to ship and should have it next week hopefully. The bands work fine here so no dramas. AU$500 total which included 3 day DHL shipping. I'm from the UK so getting a flagship phone like this for 280 GBP is amazing.
Bought the 16gb version from to2c.com
Could choose between color os and multilanguage version. Chose for the second one and had it in two weeks (to the netherlands). Everything works fine. Connectivity is good. Only 4g is very limited
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I'm supposed to buy one today. The package is sealed, but I'm concerned about service and warranty for the phone since I didn't purchase it under the invite system. Should I buy it? I heard some yellow screen, touch screen, sound issues, etc.
alhadee12 said:
I'm supposed to buy one today. The package is sealed, but I'm concerned about service and warranty for the phone since I didn't purchase it under the invite system. Should I buy it? I heard some yellow screen, touch screen, sound issues, etc.
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If you're outside of China you're likely going to have support and service issues should you need it, regardless of where you bought the phone.
From my OPO
kinghu said:
If you're outside of China you're likely going to have support and service issues should you need it, regardless of where you bought the phone.
From my OPO
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Would you say the phone is worth those service support issues because I travel a lot?
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got mine from swappa as well
alhadee12 said:
Would you say the phone is worth those service support issues because I travel a lot?
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Will it be your daily driver? If so, I'd look at something that I could get repaired easily and quickly in places I traveled to. Preferably something with a lot of worldwide service centers. Or have two phones (not necessarily two of the same) in case one needed to be repaired for a certain period of time.
If you read the various OPO boards, you'll know just getting a support ticket acknowledged can take time. Additionally, if you travel frequently, you might not be in one place long enough to hang around for a replacement to be sent to your location. A walk-in, no fuss model like Apple does with it's stores is a good 'safety net'. But it costs.
I run two phones. Either my 5s or M7 as primary with OPO as my backup since I'm mostly ROM testing at the moment. Wouldn't have a problem with the OPO as primary but I'd not take it as my only phone. And no way would I use just an OPO if traveling or on business for the reasons above.
kinghu said:
Will it be your daily driver? If so, I'd look at something that I could get repaired easily and quickly in places I traveled to. Preferably something with a lot of worldwide service centers. Or have two phones (not necessarily two of the same) in case one needed to be repaired for a certain period of time.
If you read the various OPO boards, you'll know just getting a support ticket acknowledged can take time. Additionally, if you travel frequently, you might not be in one place long enough to hang around for a replacement to be sent to your location. A walk-in, no fuss model like Apple does with it's stores is a good 'safety net'. But it costs.
I run two phones. Either my 5s or M7 as primary with OPO as my backup since I'm mostly ROM testing at the moment. Wouldn't have a problem with the OPO as primary but I'd not take it as my only phone. And no way would I use just an OPO if traveling or on business for the reasons above.
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I'll be looking for a different device because I can't afford those issues.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing but I saw this earlier:
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/samsung-galaxy-s8-pre-orders-hit-550000-in-two-days
I'm going to start calling BS on this article and others like it. All the stories I've read so far have been quoting "numbers" but all of their sources are directly from Samsung (press releases?). There's very little they offer in terms of third-party accounting of how many devices have been sold. I'll be happy to be proven wrong, but this just sounds much too much like the tech press fawning all over itself to report publicity numbers and never verify anything.
If Theranos wasn't proof enough that the tech press doesn't seem to mind quoting nothing more than press releases and fawning over the CEOs with absolutely no proof of the actual story, then unless they can provide actual corroboration from third-part of carrier sales, this isn't real.
When I placed my order the rep on the phone told me she'd had very few orders for the device.
bayfisher1958 said:
thats amusing.........maybe this wont be like the insane iphone 7 pre orders. then again, i dont know your carrier. mines att.
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Mine's t-mooooooobile
bayfisher1958 said:
lucky you.
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Lucky how? Reception is one step above two cups and a string.
sanjsrik said:
Mine's t-mooooooobile
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I am jealous I wish TMO worked where I lived.
Could be Breaking records... here
galaxys said:
Could be Breaking records... here
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They (Samsung) could be seeding the story with false numbers just to make sales jump. If you imagine a thing is in demand, you may well go and buy that said thing because you see it as a thing others want.
It's a thing.
What concerns me about this is, if i recall correctly, the fine print on the free Gear VR with preorder said that there was a limit of 350k units for the promotion.
Here in Australia pre-orders have outsold the supply of Gear VR but Samsung is honouring the deal but is advising that there is a 3 to 4 week delay on the bonus item. I work for a retailer here and its so far been the largest phone pre-order in our history. Samsung isnt making it up.
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What concerns me about this is, if i recall correctly, the fine print on the free Gear VR with preorder said that there was a limit of 350k units for the promotion.
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I saw the same and it concerned me. Surely there are more than 350k pre-orders in the US, let alone people without a pre-order who try to buy a device day one. There will be a lot of phones getting into people's hands next week, how long before that 350k units is gone?
I ended up swithcing my pre-order to Samsung.com. Automatic enrollment, and the stuff ships with the phone instead of waiting. No risk of not getting it.