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So I just realized today, whenever i first got my phone (i think its been 1 week or 2 now), one of the first things i opened was tmobile tv, i remember it saying something about 30 day free trial, I was wondering will it charge me after 30 days? If so, how do i cancel it?

This is an exceptionally good question. I haven't accepted their trial yet because I planned to wait to start until I had time to play with it. That said, I figured I'd look up the answer for you so I could post a good natured poke of "Google is your friend". Turns out Google doesn't know either and by now I'm seriously questioning if TMOB knows!
I found 4 artiicals on TMO News that were almost completely content free, so much for truth in naming. I did find a reference that the new win-7 abomination will have free tv. Seems if anyone would pay for TV people stupid enough to buy win-7 would be the ones. Still that may imply MT4G will be free as well. Of course that begs the question exactly what is it a trial of.
By this time I was fairly obsessed and checked my account. According to TMOB the only upgrade they are currently dangling is the caller tunes thing. IMO this is just about the only thing you can do with a phone that is more annoying than RING-RING. But I suppose some people like it.
My several years old opinion of cellco tv service is that it compares very poorly to just about any other form of video consumption available. Of course that was Sprint and they compare very unfavorably to just about everything. So, maybe things are different, but until I see it I remain skeptical.
So ultimately I am unable to answer your question. Might be time to just call and ask them. But where's the fun in that?!

When you open the tmobile tv app it pops up a message stating how many days you have left on your trial. Just go into the help, subscriptions, and unsubscribe. Simple as that. I just did that last night.

nmw407 said:
When you open the tmobile tv app it pops up a message stating how many days you have left on your trial. Just go into the help, subscriptions, and unsubscribe. Simple as that. I just did that last night.
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Damn, im on iced glacier, which doesnt have tmobile tv, hopefully i can find an apk somewhere, thanks for the response

If you explain to me in layman's terms how to extract the apk, I'll be happy to post it.

nmw407 said:
If you explain to me in layman's terms how to extract the apk, I'll be happy to post it.
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i just google'd tmobile tv apk and got it. Thanks though.

Google Market Problem

I just went in to check my account and my apps are listed as "Unpublished" WTF?
Anyone else getting this?
I have no complaints, 5-star reviews and never received any kind of message from Google. Yeah, I wrote them a nice little e-mail.
Just wondering if anyone else might have run into this.
Roots is pissed
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The only possible thing I can think of was something to do with licensing policy and I didn't update my apps to something new???

Just checked mine, its unpublished as well. I just uploaded mine saturday 120 downloads no rating yet.

Mass law suit for potential missed revenues!!!
Just got e-mail back from Google...."Your applications are listed as published"
Wrote them back..."Well yeah, because I re-published them!" Man, can't fix stupid, can you?
I reported others as having a problem and they need to research it. That's money lost to me given previous sale's data (mine was down for 3 days as far as I can tell).

Ahhh cust service, no matter how smart the company is they are stupid as hell. Lucky for me mine is my first app and its free so no harm on my side But for you and others that is def lost money and they need to do something about it. Sounds like a whole lot of trouble for you though...

Not too much trouble, but it just bothers me now that I HAVE to check on it every so often.
And don't get me started on "management". Where I lost my job over a year ago as a programmer and wrote and was responsible for mission critical applications, I made NOTHING compared to the 6-figure management types that spent time planning meetings ABOUT meetings....Ugh.

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Not too much trouble, but it just bothers me now that I HAVE to check on it every so often.
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you need an app to check your app

Root it happened again to me today, better check yours again.

I'm checking like 5 times a day.
I would ask all developers to watch this and e-mail Google when it happens...we should not have to babysit our applications.

[Q] Re-enabling a Nexus7 that was "remotely disabled" by Google?

So I have kind of an interesting situation. A few weeks ago, I ordered a new Nexus7 8gb for a gift direct from the Google Play store, and shipped via UPS. On the day it was delivered, UPS's tracking showed "Delivered to the front door" however it never made it there. So I called Google Play Support and they had me reply to an e-mail with the words "I consent" to allow them to refund the charge and "remotely disable the device" to make it "unusable as a phone or as a computing device for any purpose".
So I did that and they promptly refunded me, and I placed a new order, which ended up being delivered with no problems. However, yesterday my neighbor knocked on my door with the original shipment in hand, apparently it had been delivered next door, and they were away at the time so they hadn't seen the package until then. Out of curiosity I booted up the tablet fully expecting it to be bricked once I connected it to wifi or at most after I had attached my google account or tried to do anything on the Play Store app. However, it has so far worked flawlessly with no visible restrictions, I even updated all the apps and performed a system update with no issues.
Just to be on the safe, and more honest, side though I sent Google a follow-up e-mail to let them know what happened and that the device had not been disabled. They responded just to say that it "can be disabled at any time from now" and to make sure anything I had on there is backed up.
So my question(s) to you guys are, first has anyone had any experience with this, aka Google remotely disabling the device, and know what actually happens to it? And second, since it appears Google has no desire to collect the hardware back from me, is there any way to bring it back to life after that the disabling action has happened, via a hard-wipe and using custom ROMs ect, or will it be essentially a $200 paperweight?
Thanks!

I think, tho maybe wrong but when they send out the "kill" signal it goes out for limited time so that if the item is not switched on during that period then when it is switched on it could/should be fine.
I may be wrong but past experience with a found iphone would suggest this to be the case.
As for the last bit I would as assume that once killed only google can breathe life back into it.
Transmitted from either Nexus7 - Tab2 - GT-N7000 - i9100

alferret said:
I think, tho maybe wrong but when they send out the "kill" signal it goes out for limited time so that if the item is not switched on during that period then when it is switched on it could/should be fine.
I may be wrong but past experience with a found iphone would suggest this to be the case.
As for the last bit I would as assume that once killed only google can breathe life back into it.
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Ah ok, well if thats the case maybe I should just power it off and wait awhile before attempting to use it, if theres a chance I would be able to avoid their "kill signal" altogether.
I just assumed at the very least they would blacklist the tablet's IMEI/serial immediately, so that even if the device itself wasn't bricked it wouldn't be unable to utilize any of google's services.

Flash a custom ROM and recovery asap I say.

Good on you for being honest and telling Google about what happened. Good karma goes a long way! I'm more surprised though they didn't request you send it back to them.

styckx said:
Good on you for being honest and telling Google about what happened. Good karma goes a long way! I'm more surprised though they didn't request you send it back to them.
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Yeah, I was surprised too when they didn't respond back with instructions to send it back to them or at least have UPS come pick it up, since it was UPS who was really the one at fault.
It just seems like a waste to me that a shiny new Nexus 7 will now most likely just become trash, which is what led me to ask here if there was anything I could do to save it from an early grave.

Spare parts (screen and battery)
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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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I will give you a hundred bucks for it. I don't mind the risk involved since you contacted Google to see if they wanted it back. PM me.
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Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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I'm not sure how its wrong if I notified them that I recovered the device, and all they said was "it will be disabled soon" and made no mention or request to have it sent back to them? Its apparent they don't want or need it back (I'm guessing the costs they'd incur in return shipping, handling, repackaging it, ect. would make it not really worth it for them to try to resell.), so is it wrong I'm trying to get some use out of it?
Also I believe I read that they file a claim with UPS in these instances, so most likely receive some type of reimbursement from UPS to at least mitigate the loss, which is probably another reason they haven't asked me to send it back. *shrug*
@shibbybypass - regarding your offer I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with it yet, probably going to just let it sit awhile and see what happens. But I will keep your offer in mind.

superchilpil said:
Am I the only one who thinks this is wrong?
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Yes you are
He contacted the vendor, they did not request the unit back. Nothing wrong here.
Now if he didn't contact google, and was trying to get around the kill signal; that's another story. But unless you are calling the OP a liar.. nothing to see here.

Dude what is the status of the device now ???
Is it still working, I have a friend with the same case
But his device still on and google said its scheduled to be disabled

Wow! It's amazing how much control the corporations have over our devices. I have heard about this "kill switch" but did not believe it.
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Soldier-3Point0 said:
Wow! It's amazing how much control the corporations have over our devices. I have heard about this "kill switch" but did not believe it.
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I think there are apps that give us something like that if the device is lost or stolen.
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We owned computer / networking business in the mid 80s to mid 90s.. what happens is the seller files a claim with ups. they are compensated for there loss. UPS Does not care about the item at that point . UNLESS Google files to ups item has been found. Then ups will ask for it But only Sometimes.Obviously google is not taking this second step.. Im sure this happens more then you would think. UPS Looses alot of packages. they just handle so many more its not so well known..
As far as them killing or locking the device.. Its only for google WALLET And the wallet nfc function. If you unlock lock then re-unlock the device it will have a new nfc id .
Here is how i know the above sentence..
First i bought a 8 gb nexus 7 from play store. (8 was out of stock ). It had bad screen lift. I called google and they said i could it order a 16 then gat a rma for the 8 when the 16 comes.. So the day i got the 16 gb . before i took it out of the box. I called google got the rma for 8 gb. Got the email telling me to disable wallet. I did so.. after i opened the 16 setting it up the screen cracked under (another story i will not get into here) I called google to explain what happened . they told me to send it back and to keep the 8 until i got a replacement for the 16. While setting the 8 gb tablet back up google wallet would NOT Work..
i called google back . they told me to unlock it again . lock it back. Remove it from my wallet account.. Then i could unlock it again and set it up...
this i done. and it worked fine. So it makes me think they do NOT RENDER THE DEVICE DISABLED Only the wallet features..
sorry for. such a long story ..
since you asked them if they wanted it back and they did not . i would say your fine with keeping it.. Keep the emails documenting you contacting them.
Good Luck

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Smart Dock 50% off w/ free shipping - YMMV

This stupid dock has been perpetually out of stock since I got my Note 2. It would play peek a boo with us for usually 12 hours at a time before going out of stock again. Well, for those of you who want one, now's your chance to get one at half off.
https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-S20JWEGSTA
This is YMMV, so take it for what it's worth. I had no trouble placing the order, and was off the phone inside of five minutes.
All you need to do is call Samsung's order hotline and place an order for the Smart dock. Tell the rep that you had been e-mailed a 50% off code last year when you registered your phone with Samsung, but the dock has been mostly out of stock since you got the code. The code is now expired, and you were told someone could reissue a new code to you when it was back in stock again.
The number is 1-800-757-0280.
The representative did not issue me a new code, but instead simply took 50% off of my order over the phone with no questions asked. She simply said, "Ok, that's fine. I'll just need your credit card and billing address, and it'll be $49.99 plus tax with free shipping."
Note that this dock also works with the Galaxy S4 as well.
If they ask you for your old code for some reason, just hang up and try again, or post in here, and I'll give you my old, expired code to use.
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Your Code
Could you PM me your code? The rep wanted it in order to generate a new one. Thanks

calmfury said:
Could you PM me your code? The rep wanted it in order to generate a new one. Thanks
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It would be easier to just call back and try to get a new person. Here's a 50% off code that was found in a Google search. rE169748w
Normally, they will just have you place the order over the phone, instead of issuing a new code.

it worked!!! i ordered mine today!!!
soo happy, thanks OP! mad thanks!!!

soraxd said:
it worked!!! i ordered mine today!!!
soo happy, thanks OP! mad thanks!!!
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Glad it worked for you.

Any reason this wouldn't work for the GS3 (current work phone). Also, I've heard that this only outputs to portrait mode--any recommendations on apps to force landscape mode--I see quite a few on the play market.
Thanks

morriru said:
Any reason this wouldn't work for the GS3 (current work phone). Also, I've heard that this only outputs to portrait mode--any recommendations on apps to force landscape mode--I see quite a few on the play market.
Thanks
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You could try auto-rotate switch in the market. The dock is listed as being compatible with the Note 2 and S4.

cajunflavoredbob said:
You could try auto-rotate switch in the market. The dock is listed as being compatible with the Note 2 and S4.
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Thanks. And yes, I see that it's listed as working w/ the Note 2 and the S4--I was more asking from a technical spec, point of view, why would this not work w/ the S3?

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Thanks. And yes, I see that it's listed as working w/ the Note 2 and the S4--I was more asking from a technical spec, point of view, why would this not work w/ the S3?
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If you want a technical reason for it, ask Samsung. All I can tell you is that their website lists only those two devices as compatible.

cajunflavoredbob said:
If you want a technical reason for it, ask Samsung. All I can tell you is that their website lists only those two devices as compatible.
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Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this...I just assumed with the wealth of knowledge on this forum, someone here might know the technical reasons why this would/wouldn't work w/ the GS3, as I'm much more likely to get a quick answer here vs asking a random email at Samsung.

morriru said:
Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this...I just assumed with the wealth of knowledge on this forum, someone here might know the technical reasons why this would/wouldn't work w/ the GS3, as I'm much more likely to get a quick answer here vs asking a random email at Samsung.
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Their staff is actually pretty knowledgeable if you call them up. Just ask for tech support or something. I know the S3 has MHL support, but I'm not familiar with the USB pinouts, which may be different than the Note 2. Quickest answer is going to be a short call to Samsung.

cajunflavoredbob said:
Their staff is actually pretty knowledgeable if you call them up. Just ask for tech support or something. I know the S3 has MHL support, but I'm not familiar with the USB pinouts, which may be different than the Note 2. Quickest answer is going to be a short call to Samsung.
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Thanks!!!

I just took advantage of this today!
easy as can be, just say as op suggests, no code even needed.
the cheapest I have seen this online was for $79 + shipping.
Thanks OP!

Could those of you who have this already post up some of the scenarios where you've used this extensively, or even just a one or two time usage that was really cool? I can see some benefits of this, but I can't decide if I'd use it very often...

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Could those of you who have this already post up some of the scenarios where you've used this extensively, or even just a one or two time usage that was really cool? I can see some benefits of this, but I can't decide if I'd use it very often...
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I will when I get mine however, there is many youtube vids that go into detail on the usage of this device.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLs5EVv3B1A

morriru said:
Could those of you who have this already post up some of the scenarios where you've used this extensively, or even just a one or two time usage that was really cool? I can see some benefits of this, but I can't decide if I'd use it very often...
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I mostly just use it as a desk charger. It does make it easy to connect a USB drive though. I have a BT keyboard and a USB mouse connected to it.

Awesome! Worked perfectly for me. Was off the phone in under 5 minutes.
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almost got it...
it Almost work for me too... If the agent tells you that she can't enter a promotion code or can't change the price ask her if her manager is able to modify it for her since you don't want to pay more for something you're deem to get less.
I say "almost" because they don't ship to canada.
I'll try canada now... see how it goes.

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saw this yesterday and got on it tried several times and no one will do it :'(
they all give same reason that 50% off is for 50$ or less items..
if any one gets lucky buy two and sell me one please

Phone has vanished from Amazon!

Since last night. All you get is the error page with cute doggie. I know some phones have caught fire. Or maybe they want to make sure all are running v6.6. Still, it's odd that they didn't just give an out-of-stock message.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H2E0J5M
If it suddenly comes back, please delete this thread.

Hmm...

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I know some phones have caught fire.
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Source?

Saw a couple of Amazon reviews with pics. Kinda wondered why no one here ever mentioned them.

raderator said:
Saw a couple of Amazon reviews with pics. Kinda wondered why no one here ever mentioned them.
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I saw one review with pics, but it was possible that phone was wet. Other than that I've heard nothing that sounded viable. My phone never even gets warm. Though I'm rooted, and use greenify and other performance apps.

Back up but only for non-Amazon sellers. Probably ran out or are waiting for units with v6.6.
Edit: Gone again.

What I know, and what I think the hell's going on.
Okay, so this phone was my baby for as long as I had it.
It got chucked on the ground. Complete web of cracks across the screen. The microphone also ceased to operate and my smart watch stopped co-operating with the phone to exchange push notifications. Anyway Amazon agreed to refund the device. It has been shipped. The same day I shipped it the listing was there and perfectly intact And today, when I go to re-order it... gone. ****ING GONE.
Anyway what I know from calling Amazon, harassing BLU Miami and checking listing databases it was very much available for purchase. Then- out of nowhere the listing's pictures are removed and then the listing was taken down.
A few hours later all listings of it were back on the system just without pictures or stock count, thus amazon listing it as a "coming soon" or "in progress" item. And now its listed as an item that is completely available but... is listed with a stock count of absolutely nothing.
BUT, here's the breakthrough.
They are going to start shipping with 6.6 preinstalled and some security patches (MAYBE VoLTE?!) there was a snag. Their offices are closed so I can't harass them anymore but, hey we have some info now. That's all I got from some internsnooping and employee twitter account announcements.
That's all for now.

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BUT, here's the breakthrough.
They are going to start shipping with 6.6 preinstalled and some security patches (MAYBE VoLTE?!) there was a snag. Their offices are closed so I can't harass them anymore but, hey we have some info now. That's all I got from some internsnooping and employee twitter account announcements.
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Thank God I got it and rooted it before this mess. Got it last week lol. That was close.

I have MOORE!
Apparently there is a change in plans for BLU, they have decided to change the listing ID on Amazon.
Then they took it down completely. Amazon Canada still has it tho (?)

Made the mistake of updating to v6.6. I would actually like the ads if they were at all targeted. So far, all stuff I never buy. I suppose they'll get better. Also feel safer from fire.

Funny, I was telling my buddy to buy the phone, went to bring it up, and saw the same thing, not for sale anywhere on Amazon
Mine is still purring along nicely, I don't even care about 6.6, to me the hassle of rooting the phone, flashing ROMs, and voiding the warranty wasn't worth dealing with vs spending the extra $50 to just buy the ad free version.

Is it coming back?
I wanted to pick up this phone for that 60$ killer deal but I just noticed it vanished today. Is it coming back or is it gone for good?

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Mine is still purring along nicely, I don't even care about 6.6, to me the hassle of rooting the phone, flashing ROMs, and voiding the warranty wasn't worth dealing with vs spending the extra $50 to just buy the ad free version.
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Paying extra $50 for non-root usage is absolutely mind-boggling. The main reason for root is adblocking. Not Amazon ads but the whole spammy ads in the Android ecosystem. If you were going to root anyway, why pay extra $50? If you weren't going to root, why buy a phone lol.
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I wanted to pick up this phone for that 60$ killer deal but I just noticed it vanished today. Is it coming back or is it gone for good?
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It'll be back soon. Same price but with a locked down phone.

ah_puch said:
It'll be back soon. Same price but with a locked down phone.
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Great to hear! Can't wait and I honestly don't care about the ads.

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Paying extra $50 for non-root usage is absolutely mind-boggling.
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Tell that to the people sitting around with bricked phones from failed root attempts.
If you weren't going to root, why buy a phone lol.
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To use? I don't understand. I mean, I understand there is often a juvenile need a lot of geeks have to be in "total control" of their devices, but when you really sit back and look at it, it's rarely worth the effort. I had rooted phones previously "just because" and after years of not doing anything that needed root, I finally realized it's mostly a pointless endevour. Much rather have a phone with a warranty, and not worry about random things bricking my device in the root process.

hah! I ordered one on Friday and got it Saturday. MAYBE I GOT THE LAST ONE.

emkorial said:
Funny, I was telling my buddy to buy the phone, went to bring it up, and saw the same thing, not for sale anywhere on Amazon
Mine is still purring along nicely, I don't even care about 6.6, to me the hassle of rooting the phone, flashing ROMs, and voiding the warranty wasn't worth dealing with vs spending the extra $50 to just buy the ad free version.
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Not for trolling or anything but I followed the convert to OEM thread and in less than 10 minutes after taking it out of the box I had the non-ads version, no need to buy the expensive one at all.

yadspi said:
Not for trolling or anything but I followed the convert to OEM thread and in less than 10 minutes after taking it out of the box I had the non-ads version, no need to buy the expensive one at all.
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I agree! Following Colton's excellent instructions, it was very easy to convert the phone to non-amazon version in 10 minutes. I knew enough to not put a SIM in it or let it connect to wifi and update, so I took it out of the box and just flashed it with SPFT. Couldn't have been easier. And with the money I saved, I picked up a second one as a backup.
And because I was able to root it, I installed xposed framework and the wonderful gravitybox module which allows for incredible customization of the stock rom. Once you take the phone updates, you don't have that option.

YESSS
THE LISTING IS BACK IN THE US.
The prime edition is nowhere to be found and it reads as "out-of-stock"

gmdianaty said:
THE LISTING IS BACK IN THE US.
The prime edition is nowhere to be found and it reads as "out-of-stock"
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link? I'm not seeing on my end.