It's not insured and I bought it second hand on craigslist. What are my options?
Well i think you could get asurion on your plan. If you don't have it. They might replace it. When i got my cliq dt stolen they were gonna replace it for 50 and it was from craigslist so it might work.
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Did you have any apps to locate your phone? Latitude?
No, I didn't have anything yet I had just flashed eugene's Froyo today before I went to work.
Alex530 said:
Well i think you could get asurion on your plan. If you don't have it. They might replace it. When i got my cliq dt stolen they were gonna replace it for 50 and it was from craigslist so it might work.
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I don't think I could do that since it was stolen today.
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I don't think I could do that since it was stolen today.
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Logon to Tmobile.com and addd it to your plan.
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Logon to Tmobile.com and addd it to your plan.
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On mytobile and I can't find the option.
Buy another one...??
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Unless they have changed the policy, when you try to add insurance onto an existing device they will require you to either
A: Receive/Place a phone call to verify you have the phone.
B: Take the Phone to an authorized T-Mobile store for inspection to make sure it is in full working order.
C: All of the above.
More than likely you are SOL my friend. Sorry to hear you got your phone jacked. That sucks.
SOL, that blows man....
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Well, another Vibant is out of my budget. I guess I'll have to find someone that wants to upgrade their plan and pay them for their extra one.
T-Mobile isn't going to care enough to give me the info on the person using the phone now.
haet lief.
Does it have really good porn lol? or the stealer will flip dead if not
Mine has a little kaboom built in just in case lol
Do yourself a huge favor.....
Install the app "Estrong Security Manager" on the phone. You can render it useless (well basically, untill they re-install another ROM) but if they flip the simcard out or if you send a secret SMS to the device - it locks it......
Try it out - it's free.
I know it's too late now since your phone is gone - but for the future...
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Install the app "Estrong Security Manager" on the phone. You can render it useless (well basically, untill they re-install another ROM) but if they flip the simcard out or if you send a secret SMS to the device - it locks it......
Try it out - it's free.
I know it's too late now since your phone is gone - but for the future...
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for my next phone.
Maybe I can even push the app into system files so it'll even survive a wipe. I was just careless, guess you gotta learn. I won't run into a deal like the one I got for my old phone again, kid was a hardcore junkie and needed money so we traded my G1 + 80 dollars for the Vibrant originally.
Guess I better change my gmail password and facebook password, fml.
This is probably karma for ripping off a drugie, lol.
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Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
Do you have phone insurance?
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Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
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Unless you have insurance and there is a major problem with you phone Tmo isn't going to replace your phone.
Unrooting is easy its basically typing in a few commands to unroot it or you can do it via OCLF
As far as putting the stock rom back in place you can use ODIN
T-Mo is very inconsistent. If you call one time, you can get someone that is Super Rep and will go by the book and make it hard to get a replacement. If you call again, you can end up talking to someone who just sends you a new one no questions asked.
I've had 4 vibrants since july, and have swapped them all at my t-mo store. Theyre not supposed to do that, but they do, sometimes you just gotta ask nicely and look like a victim.
Uh how have you gone thru 4 vibrants....crazy
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Do you have phone insurance?
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Last I heard its $130.00
I had to pay $130 through asurion insurance.
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Yeah. It's definitely $130.
yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
I dropped mine in water, doh :-(
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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We all can do this with any electronics we purchase.
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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nice info.. Now I know how get out of tmobile contract without paying $200.
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Lol
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
then i ended up selling it and coming back to vibrant.
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does tmo not do complimentary upgrades if you have your phone replaced more than say 3 times like some other companies??
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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Kind of my point. Reps not following the multiple exchange policy. At least it was a policy as of a few years ago
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I want to know if there something i can do to my phone : to keep tmobile from tracking down my IMEI number and seeing if my SIM card has ever been in my phone. This has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with any kind of fraud or anything against the law (just letting you guys know before the thread gets locked).. Is there any kind of mod at all? To keep them from tracking my IMEI number?
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So, what is the reason for wanting this?
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So, what is the reason for wanting this?
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He is a secret agent shh
Don't get mad at me for accusing
theory1: ur trying to keep away tmobile from tracking your imei number so they can't suspend your phone.
YES they can suspened your phone making it useless ( whatever sim card u put in, its not gonna work) I confirmed it with tmobile and they usually use this method when new customer just stop paying their bill and just take the phone.
Theory2:....idk....
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Yea they black list the imei from their system, but u can use say a att dim card and it will work
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Don't get mad at me for accusing
theory1: ur trying to keep away tmobile from tracking your imei number so they can't suspend your phone.
YES they can suspened your phone making it useless ( whatever sim card u put in, its not gonna work) I confirmed it with tmobile and they usually use this method when new customer just stop paying their bill and just take the phone.
Theory2:....idk....
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No i dont want them to track it down because about 4 months ago i did a warranty exchange on my phone.. But then i fixed it before i got it.. So i called tmobile back and asked them if i could cancel the shipping.. And they told me i could because the phones were on backorder... Well about a week later, i got the phone in the mail (even tho i wasnt suppose to)... And then eventually forgot about the phone. Well about 2 months after i recieved the new phone i realized i had it again and sent it back. ( but ended up sending back my older one instead)... Well tmobile is telling me that there was no history at all of me calling them and cancelling the shipment. Or no history in UPS that i even shipped it back. But i told them that i never recieved the phone tho... So i have been billed $475 on to my cellphone bill for a mistake they started by sending to me when i canceled it, and then not having a history of me calling. So now they are going to track down my IMEI number to see if my sim has been in it, On the phone i have now.... So im pretty much needing help to prevent them from doing that, because i have been charged with all this money, that was their mistake inthe first place... They said its un-creditable unless my sim was never in it... Is this anywhere near even possible at all to do?
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You "forgot" about it.
Ydi
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Hmmm...thats odd...when my Vibrant went "DEAD" I called them and they sent out a replacement..I got mine working again the next morning and called them back to cancel the replacement and I was told that they "do not and can not cancel an order after one hour of the order being placed." And when you go through the replacement steps with CS, they tell you up front that if you dont sent back the old phone you will get billed a $475 "restocking" fee and you have 7 days to return the phone.
I sent back my replacement back and kept my old one..
They was only able to cancel it bc all the vibrant were on backorder and not in stock. It took them 9 days for it to become in stock again. So ya i was able to cancel it... And no it shouldnt of mattered if i forgot about sending it back or not bc they shouldnt of sent it in the first place. Bc i canceled it... ****ing pieces of ****
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Its your responsibility when you received it to know something was up, you should have called after realizing this.
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Okay this isnt the point anymore... Im wanting to kno if someone can help me with them not tracking it
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i'm not aware of a mod that does this. and it doesnt seem like anyone is willing to assist. even if ur reasons are true and fair it seems like something that others might/will use for unlawful purposes if available. sorry
I'm thinking I might be forced to sell my HTC Thunderbolt. Right now I am running the latest BAMF 2.1, and my question is, can I sell my phone and be able to meet someone at a Verizon Wireless and have the rooted Gingerbread Tbolt activated to whoever the buyer will be? Or do I need to flash back to bone stock unrooted 2.2? I'm hoping to leave it as is and just do a data wipe so that perhaps mine will have a little bit of an edge over the other phones I'm seeing posted now. I hate to sell it but times are tough. Thanks for any advice! -Phil
Most of the phones I have sold I have left rooted
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Cool, well I guess its worth a shot... I guess I'm overthinking it but I was concerned about reactivating the phone if it is on the GB radio and running a completely un-factory rom... Paranoia I guess
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To be honest most reps who set it up won't even notice and if they just do the *228 the computer system won't even be able to tell I used to work at Verizon and did this all the time
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To be honest most reps who set it up won't even notice and if they just do the *228 the computer system won't even be able to tell I used to work at Verizon and did this all the time
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Considering *228 doesn't work on this phone they probably won't notice at all.
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Yeah very true I forgot that they need to get the
4G sin set up
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I'd try to get a few extra bucks out of it rooted. I mean in the city they sell "unlocked" phones and what not for more than sticker price.
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I'd try to get a few extra bucks out of it rooted. I mean in the city they sell "unlocked" phones and what not for more than sticker price.
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Actually somewhat where I was going to go with my answer.
Seriously, verizon reps are clueless, don't worry about it. Gingerwhat?
P.S. I know, used to be one.
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Seriously, verizon reps are clueless, don't worry about it. Gingerwhat?
P.S. I know, used to be one.
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Lol. The ones I've talked to. Don't know much about the devices they sell. They've seen launcher pro on my X when I had it and didn't know what to make of it. Didn't want to help me cuz that was the reason my phone was acting funny
Tbolt meatclaws-talkatap
Why are you selling?
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Lol. The ones I've talked to. Don't know much about the devices they sell. They've seen launcher pro on my X when I had it and didn't know what to make of it. Didn't want to help me cuz that was the reason my phone was acting funny
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Haha that makes me laugh because of how clueless most reps are... I remember going to work and getting pissed because I felt like the others did not know much
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I'd try to get a few extra bucks out of it rooted. I mean in the city they sell "unlocked" phones and what not for more than sticker price.
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I'd leave it as is, custom rom & all. Whoever buys it will most likely appreciate it. If they've had a rooted HTC before, they can figure out how to swap roms/radios.
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Unfortunately I am broke as a joke and I need some cash fast...
I bought my note outright from best buy and noticed has doodles and pics of customers and employees.
I didn't know.i was paying fall price for what could possibly be a display model.
What should i do? Can I get a discount?
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Take it back and get a new one. They either sold you a floor model or one that has been opened by the guys in back. Of course once you're out the door they could say it was you that did all those things...are there any photos of people in the BB stock room or anything that are obvious? Or demand a discount since you got a used item. I would be furious if I paid full price for something that other people had been pawing at for who knows how long.
Also, after this is resolved, if you're still using the same device, hard-reset it and start fresh. Who knows what free apps and malware may be installed on it. Obviously don't do that first or you'll destroy the evidence that the phone was used.
I looked at the photo details and they're from February. I didn't buy the phone until march 10.
Only thing keeping me from taking it back is i dinto want to simply unlock it again.
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And yes, two pics of best buy employees.
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I'm sure they'll exchange it for you, but if you don't want to unlock it, you could (depending on how much of a negotiator you are) go back and see if they'll knock a few bucks back to you... Clearly the phone was either a demo or used in some way, even if briefly. Keep the photos on there if you want to prove it was as you say.
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And yes, two pics of best buy employees.
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And they sold it to you as "new?"
I would complain.
I would complain HARD. Directly to the highest management you can find when you get there. That's absolutely outrageous.
Those looser employees should get fired, it is against policy to open a package and use it.
It's happened before.
http://www.androidcentral.com/best-...s-already-opened-epic-4g-touch-gives-him-bird
I would complain as well as report it to as many news agencies as you can find, along with the pictures.
Gotta love Best Buy lol. If you work there sorry, nothing against you. But my local BB workers are a bunch of clowns. Rip em a new one lol
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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Your crazy and lazy. If it were me I would return it get my money back and take my business elsewhere.
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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That's kind of sad, to be honest. That was not the smart move at all.
Is there anything stopping people from getting the AT&T warranty, pretend they lost their phone so they can get another one for 200?
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Not to mention if you only get two claims a year you may really need them in the next 365 days....
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You gonna go through 3 phones in one year?
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Is there anything stopping people from getting the AT&T warranty, pretend they lost their phone so they can get another one for 200?
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No
yes it's called your imei will be flagged so it won't work and or so they know you lied. Than you go to jail for insurance fraud. Have fun!
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yes it's called your imei will be flagged so it won't work and or so they know you lied. Than you go to jail for insurance fraud.
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So how would that stop someone from actually doing it? If the reason they claim said "lost" phone is due to them dropping and breaking it, they likely aren't gonna want to use the old one anyway. Sounds more like a way to avoid having to pay full retail price for a replacement rather than a way to have two working devices both for the same price.
Cept you could always get a replacement for what was claimed a lost phone, which then "turns up a few weeks later." only way to screw up is leaving on the lost phone while the replacement is on the way.
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