[Q] HELP! Am i screwed!? - HTC EVO 3D

Hola 3D users, Just bought a HTC Evo 3D the other night off craigslist. At first the seller seemed pretty legit as we meet at a QT ( local gas station ) here in Tulsa,OK. Long story short, this phone is currently being used but not in service meaning they either forgot to pay the phone bill, or they cancel the account. Either way, i just got screwed out 180 bones. Yes i took a shot in the dark , but i was posting on here to see if there is ANY OTHER WAY BY ANY MEANS to get this working. Thanks for your time.

If he sold you the phone, then it's likely he wanted to cancel the service on it. Otherwise, you'd be using his number and what not. As long as it has a clean ESN, you can take it to the sprint store and get it activated. Tell them you bought it from someone who is no longer with Sprint.

conman123 said:
Hola 3D users, Just bought a HTC Evo 3D the other night off craigslist. At first the seller seemed pretty legit as we meet at a QT ( local gas station ) here in Tulsa,OK. Long story short, this phone is currently being used but not in service meaning they either forgot to pay the phone bill, or they cancel the account. Either way, i just got screwed out 180 bones. Yes i took a shot in the dark , but i was posting on here to see if there is ANY OTHER WAY BY ANY MEANS to get this working. Thanks for your time.
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If you have a bad ESN, there's nothing you can do to get it working on Sprint. They won't do it. You'll only be able to flash it to Metro PCS. I would try and get back in contact with the seller. You should ALWAYS check the ESN status before you hand over the money.

conman123 said:
Hola 3D users, Just bought a HTC Evo 3D the other night off craigslist. At first the seller seemed pretty legit as we meet at a QT ( local gas station ) here in Tulsa,OK. Long story short, this phone is currently being used but not in service meaning they either forgot to pay the phone bill, or they cancel the account. Either way, i just got screwed out 180 bones. Yes i took a shot in the dark , but i was posting on here to see if there is ANY OTHER WAY BY ANY MEANS to get this working. Thanks for your time.
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I think your only alternative is to flash to cricket or boost, or sell it on eBay with a bad esn. You can probably get your money back.

If they cancel their Sprint account, the ESN is still clean. Bad ESN's come from theft and what not I believe.

knowledge561 said:
If they cancel their Sprint account, the ESN is still clean. Bad ESN's come from theft and what not I believe.
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...and delinquent accounts.

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...and delinquent accounts.
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Ha...yeah you're ****ed dude. Sell that **** on Ebay or Craigslist. Don't rip anyone off though. Karma is *****. Being nice got me my Xoom in a trade.

Yep, not much you can do. Remember, NEVER trust people haha. Seriously though, I don't understand why people buy phones in random locations. Just meet the seller at the Sprint (Verizon, at&t etc) store and swap it right there.
The only thing you can do is contact the seller and see if they are willing to buy it back, or pay off their bill. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to make them do this, and since they obviously were trying to screw you in the first place, I highly doubt they will do the right thing and pay off their bill.

There is so much irony in the ops name.
S3nt from my 3D wond3rland

sitlet said:
Yep, not much you can do. Remember, NEVER trust people haha. Seriously though, I don't understand why people buy phones in random locations. Just meet the seller at the Sprint (Verizon, at&t etc) store and swap it right there.
The only thing you can do is contact the seller and see if they are willing to buy it back, or pay off their bill. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to make them do this, and since they obviously were trying to screw you in the first place, I highly doubt they will do the right thing and pay off their bill.
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Unfortunately, the buyer has ignored all my phone calls , texts, etc. This really sucks because the phone is in amazingly good shape, as well as it was a upgrade in my postion going from the 4G to 3D. Good news, i think i can manage to switch to Metro PCS. On that note, can anyone speak on behalf of Metro as far as service, signal. I see Metro is a pay-as-you-go, but i wanna make sure its a soild service. As well as good 4G. Thanks again.

This is why craigslist is scary. There is no guarantee or anything. Maybe you will run into the guy again and you can kick him in the face
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gilbydakid said:
There is so much irony in the ops name.
S3nt from my 3D wond3rland
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LMAO! Thats a good one. I didnt even noticed until I read this ^^^^^ LOL!

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LMAO! Thats a good one. I didnt even noticed until I read this ^^^^^ LOL!
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Good one, thanks for all the help..

conman123 said:
Good one, thanks for all the help..
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what do you want help with? can't cry over spilled milk.

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Almost became a proud 3D Owner

Purchased a brand new EVO 3D off a guy on craigslist who swore it was all good. Called Sprint only to find out it has been reported as Lost or Stolen.
Guy of course will not return my calls now. What I can't believe is I asked if I could return the phone to Sprint so they can handle it, if it was stolen to return to the original owner or if reported lost it can now be found. They simply have no policy in place that allows for this.
So I'm basically screwed and have to try my luck selling a bad ESN phone on ebay (of course I will clearly list it as BAD ESN).
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Purchased a brand new EVO 3D off a guy on craigslist who swore it was all good. Called Sprint only to find out it has been reported as Lost or Stolen.
Guy of course will not return my calls now. What I can't believe is I asked if I could return the phone to Sprint so they can handle it, if it was stolen to return to the original owner or if reported lost it can now be found. They simply have no policy in place that allows for this.
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Maybe try calling back and talking to another associate. Or taking it to a local Sprint store. Or posting an ad somewhere, or with the local police department.
What an honorable thing to do though! I hope if I ever lose a phone, someone like you finds it.
That sucks bro, i know you can flag bad esn phones to metro pcs and cricket so you can market that in your eBay ad and still get top dollar for the phone. Best thing you can do in the future is have the seller meet you at Sprint saying you won't pay till its activated on your account or at least until the Sprint store confirms that it has a clean esn
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You should have called Sprint while in front of the guy and asked the rep if the phone was good. They will tell you if it has a good ESN or bad. When I bought my 4G, I called them right in front of the guy I bought it from. Just a FYI from now on.
Edit: I guess that only works if you meet them to pick it up. I would never buy something off Craigs List any other way. The few times I have purchased something from someone on Craigs, I met them in person.
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Maybe try calling back and talking to another associate. Or taking it to a local Sprint store. Or posting an ad somewhere, or with the local police department.
What an honorable thing to do though! I hope if I ever lose a phone, someone like you finds it.
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I got a call back from Sprint to ask about my experience with the representative (who tried everything to help me, even told me about the buyback program that I could try) and I asked again and was told unfortunately they simply have no procedure/policy in place for such a thing.
They basically just take it as a loss and thank you I appreciate that. I would love if I lost my phone that someone would try to return it too so I tried doing right by whoever had the phone stolen or lost. I believe in Karma, the bastard who ripped me off will get his dues!
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That sucks bro, i know you can flag bad esn phones to metro pcs and cricket so you can market that in your eBay ad and still get top dollar for the phone. Best thing you can do in the future is have the seller meet you at Sprint saying you won't pay till its activated on your account or at least until the Sprint store confirms that it has a clean esn
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Thanks for the advice, will follow it without a doubt should I ever decide to buy another phone off craigslist lol
I have bought several phones on craigslist and sold them too, I usually call sprint and activated before I give then the money and I do the same for the other person, what a douch the dude that did that, but you can still sell it on ebay for a few bucks for cricket
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ort84 said:
Purchased a brand new EVO 3D off a guy on craigslist who swore it was all good. Called Sprint only to find out it has been reported as Lost or Stolen.
Guy of course will not return my calls now. What I can't believe is I asked if I could return the phone to Sprint so they can handle it, if it was stolen to return to the original owner or if reported lost it can now be found. They simply have no policy in place that allows for this.
So I'm basically screwed and have to try my luck selling a bad ESN phone on ebay (of course I will clearly list it as BAD ESN).
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Dude, I live in Miami too.
We should find this guy and **** him up.
I live in Miami too. Add me to the list.
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Dude. You do realize you can trace his number right?
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Yeah, I think I would talk to the police and give them a copy of the CL ad (if you have it) and the guys number. You might never get your money back, but maybe you can get him arrested.
Or you could try to trace the number, get his address and open up a can of whip-ass on him. It's not like he will report you to the police. "Yeah, I sold this guy some stolen stuff and he assaulted me." LOL
Google reverse phone lookup. You might be able to get their address from the number like others said. That sucks though..
Miami here...and add me to the Flash Mob!!... To the FBI if reading this: its a joke calm down lol
You guys are awesome. I'm in Louisiana and if I wasnt so far away you could have added me to the list also. Nothing more I hate than a thief and a liar.
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Thanks everyone for the support! I really appreciate it. Turns out he was using a textfree service number so no luck there; not that I was going to confront him. Rather lose some money then the possibility of the guy carrying a weapon and using it against me.
It is MIAMI, crazy fools out here!
Thanks again for all the kind support though guys, I feel a lot better and I already managed to sell the phone on ebay. Made sure buyer understood Sprint would not activate it and he is none the less happy with his purchase.
What a bummer man, I'm sorry that happened to you. I use Craigslist all the time to buy and sell phones. Never had s problem yet but I always get the esn before ill even meet the person. But for sure you can flash it to metro pcs and sell it that way. I'm in Detroit and people will post that their phone has a bad esn and people still buy them all day long..
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Maybe you can go into the EPST and see what the previous owner's email/phone number was. Or maybe some files on the SD card will give you a clue.
Or post an ad in the found section of Craigs but say you'll only give it to the person who has the box with the IMEI number on it.
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Definitely, call the police and report this. Since it is a new phone, you may be able to get a felony charged to him. Isn't theft of items over $500 a felony? The phone new is is $550 bucks. That is a felony. Please do it. People like that do not deserve any ounce of niceness, pity, or the right to vote. Please, please report him. I know how you feel. I was scammed once like this. A guy my sister knew(not really a friend just someone she knew) said he needed money pay rent or he was going to be evicted and he could trade a Wal-Mart gift card for the cash. He had a $300 gift card and needed $100 bucks to pay rent. So I thought why not because I can check the balance of the card before I give him the cash. And that the gift card is only good to him if he buy something at Walmart and not to pay rent. Plus my sister said he was a cool guy. I meet him and he dials his phone on speaker to check the balance of the card. The balance on a card comes to just at $300. So, I'm like awesome I've helped someone out and got a nice deal. I get home and start shopping on Walmart.com for a TV I've been wanting. I go to check out and the card says there's insufficient funds available on it. Turns out that the guy switched the cards. I was pissed. My sister found out that he had a drug problem and he had done this to other "friends". I reported him and he was arrested. He had done it to at least 4 other people. I should have checked the balance myself, but since my sister said he was cool, I thought hearing it from his phone was enough to be legit. Being scammed does make one feel dumb, but they have practice at doing it. They make it their job. And we all tend to get good at our jobs. Please report him. I feel for you, bro. Good luck.
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I hate to hear stories like this. I have followed up on (3) incidents involving cell phone fraud/abuse/theft and can verify (1) arrest from it. Cell phone companies will take the loss in lost/stolen equipment but there is no limits to what you can do personally in exacting justice on these criminals.
Always remember: Evil prevails when good men do nothing...
I wish you the best in this situation, however I do agree that doing anything that would endanger personal safety is not worth it...
Um... call the police?
Just a thought though...
I could be WAY off on this one.
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I like that. Is that a quote from someone else?

[Q] Suggestions for a poor king like me? Sprint>boost

I just can't keep up with my Sprint bill anymore. I'm financially ****ed.
Anyway. I want to call them up and perhaps see if they can switch me to a boost plan. One that is cheaper and that I would have to pay each month. This way I can't duck out and it wouldn't be considered defaulting. Is this very possible??? I hope they will help me.
Next question would be where can I start reading up on how to switch my Evo 3D from Sprint to Boost network. Any tips? Thanks!
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I just can't keep up with my Sprint bill anymore. I'm financially ****ed.
Anyway. I want to call them up and perhaps see if they can switch me to a boost plan. One that is cheaper and that I would have to pay each month. This way I can't duck out and it wouldn't be considered defaulting. Is this very possible??? I hope they will help me.
Next question would be where can I start reading up on how to switch my Evo 3D from Sprint to Boost network. Any tips? Thanks!
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Are you by chance on a family plan and getting a discount? If so, you still have time to call them up and tell them about their billing changes. This would get you out of the EFT and can then port numbers out.
A little Google search found some videos and links on setting the evo 3D to the boost network.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...4&action=devloc&q=evo+3D+to+boost&v=133247963
I am on my own contract. No family plan actually.
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A little Google search found some videos and links on setting the evo 3D to the boost network.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...4&action=devloc&q=evo+3D+to+boost&v=133247963
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Most of those guides are bs. They leave the most important steps out. If you decide to try to put your EVO3d on boost be prepared for a long long night Lol
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DarkManX4lf said:
A little Google search found some videos and links on setting the evo 3D to the boost network.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...4&action=devloc&q=evo+3D+to+boost&v=133247963
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Thank you I will check these out.
laie1472 said:
Most of those guides are bs. They leave the most important steps out. If you decide to try to put your EVO3d on boost be prepared for a long long night Lol
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Any more tuned tutorials I can check out please?
You're going to need a good reason or issue to be let off the hook. They can't transfer you to Boost as it is pre- paid and a different company. (Same corporation, different company). So you're gonna get hit with a etf unfortunately.
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What if I'm off contract now more or less. Signed up with original EVO. Have a 3D now. Is there a pre paid plan with 4G? Or anything cheaper than their single everything plan? I might see if I can take over my girlfriends SERO plan. She wants a Windows Mobile phone as she works for MS. And that one Sprint offers doesn't cut it. Gave her my EVO when she got me the 3D. I live in Seattle. Thanks!
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What if I'm off contract now more or less. Signed up with original EVO. Have a 3D now. Is there a pre paid plan with 4G? Or anything cheaper than their single everything plan? I might see if I can take over my girlfriends SERO plan. She wants a Windows Mobile phone as she works for MS. And that one Sprint offers doesn't cut it. Gave her my EVO when she got me the 3D. I live in Seattle. Thanks!
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Saw a billboard this morning on the way to work for MetroPCS with 4G LTE.
what worked for me..
started out with a super cheap used boost mobile phone then changed to a TP2 on boost with the swap the phone out activation.
1.5 yrs later bought a used donor phone and a bad esn EVO3d.
you have a few choices at this step, you can pay someone to program for you via teamviewer, mail both phones to someone to do it.
or
do LOTS of reading online to compile all the info you need to do it yourself,
or
take a chance and buy a guide from someone.
I did all of the above.
I wish I could be more specific but I don't think the forum rules allow it.
here a link to get you off in the right direction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182260
Flash a Verizon prl n use crazy amounts of data. Sprint will let u go for free. There is also a guide on the droid incredible thread that's pretty complete....look for the open sesame trick u probably b good to go with one of the guides...
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to get out of ETF u can claim your in military service and being deployed/redepolyed to Europe asia etc(theyll ask you if u want to put your account on standby indefinitely tell them no obviously) they'll then ask for ssn dob and such but not much else(AFAIK they didn't verify anything just noted it down)
can also claim u have moved to somewhere out of there coverage area be creative and ensure wherever u claim is indeed out of the coverage area u may have to show a bill or drivers license with a new address but that is uber easy to photoshop with templates floating on darknets/clearnet as well if u look hard enough
For flashing u need a "donor" phone on the network with a clean ESN u wish to be on i.e. (Verizon,Boost,Metropcs,Cricket) then u have to repair your Evo3d's ESN with the info from "Donor" phone the exact method/s are complicated and not allowed to be posted afaik
pm if u want some guides i found floating around the interwebs
Can't he just roam for a couple of weeks on virizon prl they should kick him loose
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Last two posts are so very interesting. I have since gotten a overtime job and don't really need to worry about those troubles ATM. Awesome responses though guys thanks.
Out of interest, how much was your bill per month? And what were you 'getting' for that money? I.e. What were you allowances? minutes/Texts/data.

[Q] Asurion: Found lost phone

I've received a replacement for a lost Evo 3D. The replacement is an E4GT.
I then found the lost phone.
Question is, can I send Asurion the previously-lost Evo 3D in the return envelope? It has a funky screen (though I think it's the mainboard, as about 20% of the time when powering on the screen, it's heavily flickering/artifacting) and I'd really rather have the E4GT.
Keep both, use 1 for spare as long as u have not had to pay for the replacement
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You can send it back, however as you claimed it as lost they will lost likely not expect a return as that's what your paying for.
However I would expect that the IMEI on that phone (or whatever Sprint tracks) will be blacklisted after that. I think you could still use it on Boost/etc though, not sure on that though.
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You can send it back, however as you claimed it as lost they will lost likely not expect a return as that's what your paying for.
However I would expect that the IMEI on that phone (or whatever Sprint tracks) will be blacklisted after that. I think you could still use it on Boost/etc though, not sure on that though.
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If your other phone was reported lost/stolen and a replacement issued, the IMEI will be blocked on the lost phone. Sprint rarely if ever unblocks a reported lost phone. You can flash it to some other carrier as mercury said, that is about the options.
Actually, the "contract" you sign with Asurion when you make a claim says that the lost phone IS property of Asurion, and if it is ever found, you are to return it to them. Contact them to get a return envelope. As stated above, the ESN will be blocked, so you can't activate it anyway.
Or, if you are dishonest, you could sell it for parts on eBay to make back some of your deductible. Not that I would personally.
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Wait, they gave you an EVO 4G LTE? They have them in stock? Wow, looks like no one has a straight story there. I had to have my original EVO 3D replaced last week. Called on Wed about it, was told it was on back order and I'd get a "NEW" model. Got a "refurbished" on Friday which had problems. Called again, got another refurbished phone yesterday... Asked them several times to just send me an upgraded model if they kept putting me on the back order list, and they said they had NONE. Figures...
Yea, I was wondering what a E4GT is???
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Wait, they gave you an EVO 4G LTE? They have them in stock? Wow, looks like no one has a straight story there. I had to have my original EVO 3D replaced last week. Called on Wed about it, was told it was on back order and I'd get a "NEW" model. Got a "refurbished" on Friday which had problems. Called again, got another refurbished phone yesterday... Asked them several times to just send me an upgraded model if they kept putting me on the back order list, and they said they had NONE. Figures...
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No, the Epic 4G Touch
Guess I could have said Galaxy S2
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Wait, they gave you an EVO 4G LTE? They have them in stock? Wow, looks like no one has a straight story there. I had to have my original EVO 3D replaced last week. Called on Wed about it, was told it was on back order and I'd get a "NEW" model. Got a "refurbished" on Friday which had problems. Called again, got another refurbished phone yesterday... Asked them several times to just send me an upgraded model if they kept putting me on the back order list, and they said they had NONE. Figures...
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I believe he means the Epic 4g. And I hear you on the refurbs. My original evo got replaced with 5 different refurbs, all had major defects. They finally got my a new 3d and no problems so far.
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Yea, I was wondering what a E4GT is???
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Epic 4g touch
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Epic 4g touch
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Hmm, Im thinking mine is broken all of a sudden...
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Hmm, Im thinking mine is broken all of a sudden...
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I was happy, I was getting sick of the 3D's crappy screen with the almost non-existent viewing angle.
Oh, I feel stupid now...
I found confirmation that you ARE supposed to turn in your lost phone, if you find it. This is written on the paper that comes with the replacements:
"Found or recovered equipment replaced by Asurion is the property of the insurance program and must be returned and can not be reactivated."
I don't think anything has changed in two years, but a while back I lost my blackberry bold 9700, got a replacement through insurance, found my old one, both worked, but ended up selling both through ebay. As far as I know they only block ESN numbers through CDMA providers. I have never heard someone buy a GSM phone and have it not be able to be activated.
My question is, has there been any change to this since 2010? Or is it different from iPhones/Androids? It seems to me, A) Insurion gets their monthly payment, and the deductible, so they get all their money, so chances are they don't really care. and B) if someone buys the "lost/stolen" phone, now they have to sign up for a contract with the carier, which gets them more money, so they probably don't care either.
I hope they read this thread and file lawsuits with every single one of you. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT RUIN INSURANCE COMPANIES! AND COST US HONEST PEOPLE MORE MONEY! then again, I don't pay insurance because I DON'T BREAK MY PHONE!
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I hope they read this thread and file lawsuits with every single one of you. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT RUIN INSURANCE COMPANIES! AND COST US HONEST PEOPLE MORE MONEY! then again, I don't pay insurance because I DON'T BREAK MY PHONE!
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Sorry for an accident? I guess? Regardless of the fact that I've been paying full TEP for almost 2 years and $100 for the new phone?
Even the people that are actually filing fraudulent claims, they're really not hurting anyone except POSSIBLY themselves. These insurance companies aren't exactly going bankrupt. It's like grocery stores, they budget for shoplifting. Shoplifting isn't right, but it isn't hurting the store or the other customers. Same thing with insurance.
runcool said:
I hope they read this thread and file lawsuits with every single one of you. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT RUIN INSURANCE COMPANIES! AND COST US HONEST PEOPLE MORE MONEY! then again, I don't pay insurance because I DON'T BREAK MY PHONE!
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I know I'm feeding the troll, but:
This is exactly what the insurance companies want you to think. Maybe living in Florida has influenced my perspective, but they always claim poverty from fraud or nonexistent hurricanes while paying out less than half of premiums in claims.
Plus, it would cost more to sue than just ignoring it since the wholesale cost is less than the deductible plus monthly premiums.
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runcool said:
I hope they read this thread and file lawsuits with every single one of you. IT'S PEOPLE LIKE YOU THAT RUIN INSURANCE COMPANIES! AND COST US HONEST PEOPLE MORE MONEY! then again, I don't pay insurance because I DON'T BREAK MY PHONE!
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Ruin insurance companies??? LOL Yea paying $8 a month for years and then charging $100 deductible for a refurbished phone that you could get for $120 is HARDLY losing money for the insurance companies. I guess your an exception to everyone else that happens to lose a phone or the phone malfunctions.
What WOULD ruin insurance companies would be if everybody was perfect like you and nobody lost their phones and their phones never broke! Then we wouldnt need insurance in the first place.

Too Good to be True... but What is the Scam?

There's a guy who is supposedly from a store here in Los Angeles who says he can sell me a new Rezound for $100 even if I'm not eligible for an upgrade yet. I've looked up the store and it exists, I've seen the pics, he said I could go there and I've seen something that says the store has been in business for 22 years or something like that.
Now I saw his listing on Craig's List. I emailed him. His email back had bad grammar and spelling and didn't come across as very professional.
Yes there new. We are a private company for verizon business department so when you upgrade through our sytems you get to keep unlimited data because we offer it if you where not a Verizon grandfathered customer. We can do early upgrades because when you tranfer over to us youe number automatically because eligible by terms and conditions.
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So... what can the scam or the risk be? I'm under contract, bought the phone from Amazon end of last November. What can happen to me? Get slammed with early termination of contract? How would this place stay in business if they do this sort of thing?
I just tried my last hope of reviving my phone and it didn't work, so I need to get another one soon. Been without for 2-3 weeks already. ouchie.
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There's a guy who is supposedly from a store here in Los Angeles who says he can sell me a new Rezound for $100 even if I'm not eligible for an upgrade yet. I've looked up the store and it exists, I've seen the pics, he said I could go there and I've seen something that says the store has been in business for 22 years or something like that.
Now I saw his listing on Craig's List. I emailed him. His email back had bad grammar and spelling and didn't come across as very professional.
So... what can the scam or the risk be? I'm under contract, bought the phone from Amazon end of last November. What can happen to me? Get slammed with early termination of contract? How would this place stay in business if they do this sort of thing?
I just tried my last hope of reviving my phone and it didn't work, so I need to get another one soon. Been without for 2-3 weeks already. ouchie.
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Don't go for it man, for all we know he's just wanting your money.
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cpie20 said:
Don't go for it man, for all we know he's just wanting your money.
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I know he wants my money. What I'm trying to figure out is what is the risk to me and what can the scam be? The store has been around a long time.
He's going to scam you into getting into a long term contract with added fee's to make up the difference in selling the phone for so cheap..
Stay Away!!!
If it sounds to good to be true, it normally is, stay away and pick up a phone off ebay
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feralicious said:
I know he wants my money. What I'm trying to figure out is what is the risk to me and what can the scam be? The store has been around a long time.
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It sounds an awful lot like they are selling other contracts somehow. As in you are getting another account that is unlimited data... Or the IMEI on the handset is bad, and if that gets reported you have a brick, if the cops cone asking you about it... Well it happened to me with a computer repair job.
Phones can be cloned too. That happens. They're hacked, can become black listed etc.
Read this
www.scambusters.org/cellphone.html
The mac books were traced to me, and I helped the cops and all was good for me, but scary when they ask HOW you got the device and ask "didn't that seem too good to be true?? Are you dumb?"
Don't do it.
Trust me.
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Keep in mind that phones from amazon wireless have their own etc fees
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Either a child, or a foreign guy.
If it sounds too good to be true, it is 99% of the time a scam.
Common sense 101.. If it's too good to be true it probably is.
Dont do it..reconsider.
When I had Sprint they would call me twice a month with deals to upgrade my phone early, only catch was you had to sign up for another line of service. They wouldn't tell you that till they actually started doing the upgrade.
I'd say go investigate it personally. If it looks good, doesn't require another contract, and the ESN is good (call a VZW store to confirm), then maybe you win. You can always walk away.
......my $.02
rfarrah said:
I'd say go investigate it personally. If it looks good, doesn't require another contract, and the ESN is good (call a VZW store to confirm), then maybe you win. You can always walk away.
......my $.02
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That is true, they can't force you to buy it.
rfarrah said:
I'd say go investigate it personally. If it looks good, doesn't require another contract, and the ESN is good (call a VZW store to confirm), then maybe you win. You can always walk away.
......my $.02
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Yeah, that's what I figure I'll do. Seems that what might happen is my current contract is violated and I would have to pay early termination which would then make it more expensive than just buying a phone.
And I was almost talked down from the ledge...
I'm also going to see if I can strong arm Verizon into giving me a phone under warranty. It's worked for me before with Sprint, although my contract was up and so I could go get another phone free starting an new one with another provider. This time I'm still under contract. Worth a shot though. Trying to decide if it's best to do that with a call or in store.
haha cmon, i guess my word wasn't enough to convince you otherwise?
jayochs said:
haha cmon, i guess my word wasn't enough to convince you otherwise?
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lol. Don't worry, I really do love and respect you.
I mostly wanted to see what people thought could be the scam/risk. I still don't see how a business can survive a good length of time if they are scamming their customers.
feralicious said:
lol. Don't worry, I really do love and respect you.
I mostly wanted to see what people thought could be the scam/risk. I still don't see how a business can survive a good length of time if they are scamming their customers.
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Apple.
jayochs said:
Apple.
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Deny it all you want but they have a few kick ass products and they have the single best marketing of any company ever.
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Lmao nice
jayochs said:
Apple.
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AshtonTS said:
Deny it all you want but they have a few kick ass products and they have the single best marketing of any company ever.
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yet they scam customers by releasing minuscule updates on their phones as a brand new product to force their moronic customers into buying the next one. so again, they're a company that scams morons and is still in business.
the only reason they have the "best marketing of any company ever" (which i won't even go there, because it's simply good marketing in this idiotic country) is because americans are sheep, juvenile and just plain ignorant when it comes to most things.

[Q] Unused Evo 4G LTE

I bought this phone in June because my original Evo 4G stopped working on me. After a month I decided I wanted to move on to Verizon as Sprint didn't/doesn't have LTE in my area.
I assumed I'd be able to sell the phone in order to pay my ETF. I read online that it was possible. I then contacted Sprint to see if this was true and they informed me that it was not and that if I would like to sell my device I'd have to pay my balance which has grown a bit since ending my contract.
All that being said, the point of this thread is that now I have a mint condition phone sitting in the box on my desk. (This is not a classified post)
My whole point is, what options do you think I have at this time? Sprint says I can't sell it without paying my huge balance, I've already purchased a GS3 on Verizon so I don't exactly need this thing. I hate to let it sit in it's box doing nothing as it is a very nice device... and I'm definitely not giving it away
What would you do with it?
The sad thing is, I'm always wishing the camera application on my GS3 was as awesome as the one on the Evo. I really like the Evo 4G LTE but I couldn't live with 3G anymore.
I can't use is as a PMP because my GS3 handles that duty just fine...
Don't mind my babbling rant/complaining :silly:
It's your phone, you can sell it whenever you want to. But if you owe money, then the esn number will be blacklisted and whoever buys it will not be able to activate it until the balance on your account is zero.
Sprint will not let anyone else activate the phone untill you settle your balance with them. You could sell the phone for what you owe on your sprint account and pay off Sprint. I don't know how much you owe Sprint but it could end up being a wash and least you won't have it affect your credit.
Yeah, that's what I meant. My balance is a bit more than I could sell the phone for and I'd be more than happy to pay the balance if I was able to sell the phone to help offset a huge chunk of it.
Have to sell it to someone who wants ro flash it to a prepaid service live metro pcs, bad esn doesnt matter to them companies
knotcw said:
Have to sell it to someone who wants ro flash it to a prepaid service live metro pcs, bad esn doesnt matter to them companies
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That's a good idea. I'm guessing selling a phone with a "bad ESN" will bring down the price a bit, eh?
How much do you think I should expect? As far as condition goes, it is flawless.
sintricate said:
That's a good idea. I'm guessing selling a phone with a "bad ESN" will bring down the price a bit, eh?
How much do you think I should expect? As far as condition goes, it is flawless.
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Looks like about $243.50 according to this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-HTC-E...0954988627?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item19d56ec453
Doomstang said:
Looks like about $243.50 according to this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-HTC-E...0954988627?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item19d56ec453
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Thanks for looking that up for me. :good:
...too bad Android phones don't hold their market value like iPhones, haha.
Probably because ifans will pay anything to fit in/look cool. And everyone knows, Apple's the coolest, right? Lol
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Why don't you pay what you owe and then sell a clear phone for what you can get.
Buy a cheap phone off craigslist and put it on your account. Then sell the LTE and pay off your account.
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By curiosity, how much were you looking to sell it for?
Activating another (cheap) phone is the way to go. It will clear your Evo from the account and the cheap phone becomes the one with a bad esn.....
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jdonmc1948 said:
Activating another (cheap) phone is the way to go. It will clear your Evo from the account and the cheap phone becomes the one with a bad esn.....
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you could sell your phone with your sprint contract you just wont get that much for the phone but will relieve you from your contract. thats is your best option. you could just get rid of the phone for like 50 to 100 dollars but they have to take the contract that remains on that phone.

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