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So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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thanks for the post im on the same boat in this confusion, truth be told id rather get 158 for the phone and then not have to pay anything for my 3d
why dont you call a few radio shacks and ask?
The Radio Shack by me is already closed. Just trying to see if anyone had the answer. Working all day tomorrow and was gonna have someone do it for me.
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The Radio Shack by me is already closed. Just trying to see if anyone had the answer. Working all day tomorrow and was gonna have someone do it for me.
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lol. well, I'm $43/hour. how many stores do you want me to call tomorrow?
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lol. well, I'm $43/hour. how many stores do you want me to call tomorrow?
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I lol'd...
call them all. at the very least 15 in each state
I just called my radio shack. They will only do the $100. I told them the site says $158. They said they can't price match it when it comes to the 3d purchase because it has come from corporate. So maybe trade in for a different phone. Return it after 15 seconds and get the 3d? Me, I'm just going to sprint first thing in the am and if they have stock I'll just get it there and use my RS gift card for accessories.
Not much use in a RS thread,but my local sprint store is giving 150... and I don't even have to unroot. Keep the SD card and charger... just hand over the phone
NO NO NO NO!!!! guys! i worked at the shack and now dont lol. SO! heres what you do! You trade in your EVO for the regular trade in price of 158, you DO NOT trade it in towards your evo3d that will only get you your 100 trade in.... so go in and say hey i wanna trade in this phone, it should still be 158 till at least thursday or friday then im sure it will plummet, i traded mine in for the 158 and then used 50 of the trade in to preorder it =) soooo theres your insider tip!
Did just that at the Sprint store today. Gave them my rooted OG Evo for a $150 credit. Kept sd card and charger. No issues at all.
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I work for RadioShack. It's a little strange but trade-ins handled through the site aren't necessarily indicative of what you would get should you trade in at a store.
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anthonyramaru said:
So I'm a little confused about the whole trade in price of the original Evo 4G. According to the ad is states that they are giving $100 toward the purchase of the Evo 3d, but on Radio Shack's website the trade in value for an Evo in excellent condition is $158. If anyone that works for Radio Shack could answer this it would be greatly appreciated. I was actually thinking about trading in my Evo tomorrow to see what the value would be.
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I work for the shack you get $150 for your evo towards the 3d at target mobile locations (the kiosks inside target stores) which are owned and operated by the shack.
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RS sales associate here. We got a notification from corporate yesterday saying that if the traded in phone is worth more with a normal trade in, the higher price will be honored. The $100 is basically for phones that have damage to the point where the traded in value will be below $100 (same goes for the $75 deal too). If your evo is in good enough condition, the $158 trade in value will be honored.
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RS sales associate here. We got a notification from corporate yesterday saying that if the traded in phone is worth more with a normal trade in, the higher price will be honored. The $100 is basically for phones that have damage to the point where the traded in value will be below $100 (same goes for the $75 deal too). If your evo is in good enough condition, the $158 trade in value will be honored.
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I've always done that sort of thing - as in giving normal appraised trade-in price if it was higher than minimum "guaranteed" - because really, there was no one that told us not to.
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m3latino said:
Did just that at the Sprint store today. Gave them my rooted OG Evo for a $150 credit. Kept sd card and charger. No issues at all.
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Awesome!.. i hope all the Sprint stores are the same way.. i have a feeling my store will be anal.. altho it is one of the "ghetto'er" stores lol
My evo is pretty beat up but it functions and the screen is fine. Ill even be happy with a $100 trade it. Im just going to wipe my Evo and take it with me to Sprint store on Friday that i pick up the 3D
o0adam0o said:
Awesome!.. i hope all the Sprint stores are the same way.. i have a feeling my store will be anal.. altho it is one of the "ghetto'er" stores lol
My evo is pretty beat up but it functions and the screen is fine. Ill even be happy with a $100 trade it. Im just going to wipe my Evo and take it with me to Sprint store on Friday that i pick up the 3D
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Well I just went to a Sprint store to pre-order my 3d and two different reps had mentioned to me that I should turn my phone in today as they are unsure the $150 price will stick tomorrow on trade-in. So i'm going back after work to turn it in. Cause well they wouldn't say that if wasn't going to happen and I would rather get the $150 instead who knows. Used to work at the Sprint HQ for years.
I went to the Sprint store today and asked about the buyback program and my Evo 4G. She just asked for my phone number and started typing.. then asked if i pre-ordered the Evo 3D.. i said yes. She kept typing then told me to just come in 2morrow when i pick up the Evo 3D and tell them i want to recycle my phone and i will get $150. She didnt even look at my beat up (but working) Evo 4G.
Im not sure if she put a note on my account or what but she sounded so certain that i bring it in and get my $150 credit. Anyone know for sure?
I hope i get her when i get my Evo 3D tomorrow.. im doubtfull it will be that easy and that they are giving $150 for any working Evo... if so.. winning!
Sprint will give 150 for the EVO and 115 for the EVO Shift...I know-I work for Sprint. They always offer this as well for those that did not know. Also, you can trade up to three phones to really drive that out of pocket cost down.
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I am pretty sure if your EVO is not majorly damaged, i.e broken glass, and it turns on, you will get $150 dollars credit on your account for trading it in. EVO 3D for $50 with full upgrade credit.
I guess ill find out tomorrow hehe Thanks for the help.
I wasn't gonna do that...I was gonna sell my evo 4g and accessories on craigslist but I have been reconsidering it....sell the evo to sprint for the 150 and the accessories for 50.
I have an otterbox commuter, HDMI cable, spare batteries, and a stand alone battery charger.
Think all of that is worth 50 bux?
Do they care about sending in the battery? I have two Evos (one upgraded to a 3D) and it would be great to keep the battery as a spare.
evolushungolf said:
Sprint will give 150 for the EVO and 115 for the EVO Shift...I know-I work for Sprint. They always offer this as well for those that did not know. Also, you can trade up to three phones to really drive that out of pocket cost down.
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Hmm. So I could get something for my Hero? I was thinking of selling it on craigslist, but I'm not sure the demand for a used Hero...
The site said $40 for the Hero.
So wait... if I get the phone thru Sprint, they will buy back my EVO 4G @ $150? Did I need to be a part of a buy-back program like Best Buy? I just pre-ordered with BB!
Nope......
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Nope......
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Nope to the buy back question? Or nope to Sprint buying my phone?
balistc said:
The site said $40 for the Hero.
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This probably isn't the place for me to ask, but do you think I could get more than that on craigslist? I see Hero's there for ~$100, but who knows if they're scams/spam.
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Nope to the buy back question? Or nope to Sprint buying my phone?
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Sprint will buy back the phone.
I took my rooted evo to my local sprint store yestetday and got $150 added to my account on the spot. With my $70 loyalty credit I got my 3d for only a couple of bucks.
They let me keep my sd card and charger.
Easier for me to do instead of selling it.
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Sprint will buy back the phones but not the accessories. If you turn in an EVO and a hero the 3d costs you ten bucks. If you want to try and get fifty for a hero on Craigslist you will be waiting a while.
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Hell, I can't even get my Evo sold on CL right now for $200. Kinda sad.
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Hell, I can't even get my Evo sold on CL right now for $200. Kinda sad.
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Where I am CL is saturated with them. Over 18 were posted for sale today alone.
I know you leave some money on the table, but the Sprint deal isn't so bad, and with alot less headache and waiting. I was going to go this root but I'm not as excited about the 3D as much anymore so I'm going to keep my Evo.
I dont think you can get more than $200 on craigslist for the Evo 4G and on top of that the internet is probably flooded with people trying to sell their old Evos.. so lots of competition. A few weeks ago people were selling them on ebay/CL for $200+ easily... but now that will just get harder and harder.
I sure hope its easy for me to get my $150.. my phone is beat up and rooted.. but as i said it works and the woman made it seem like id surely/easily get the full $150 credited to my account tomorrow.
I would of traded it on the spot if she asked offered.. but she told me to do it when i pick up my 3D. I hope the quote doesnt go down tomorrow... it shouldnt since every other retailer is offering $150 for the Evo 4g.
fyi..
google sprint buy back.. it will take you to the official buy back program. sell your phone for 150 + any other phone you have. I just did. works just fine.
sold my evo and my old iphone 3g.. i kept my sd card .. just ship the phone itself.
o0adam0o said:
I would of traded it on the spot if she asked offered.. but she told me to do it when i pick up my 3D. I hope the quote doesnt go down tomorrow... it shouldnt since every other retailer is offering $150 for the Evo 4g.
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Go to the Sprint buy back website and lock in the $150 price, it's good for 45 days...
You can either mail it in, or go to the store and trade it in for instant credit.
https://secure2.sprintbuyback.com/consumer/
Weird....I bought my 3VO at midnight during the premier pre-order.... I used the same card as I have linked to pay my bill....
Here's what's weird .... They posted the 239ish as an account credit in addition to giving me a credit of $70 for extending my contract....so now, today, instead of owing spring money, I have a credit of around 150.....
Did this happen to anyone else? Seems like I essentially got the 3VO for free, plus the $70 credit.....you'd think they would have,figured that out.....I'm not gonna be the one to tell them!
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Weird....I bought my 3VO at midnight during the premier pre-order.... I used the same card as I have linked to pay my bill....
Here's what's weird .... They posted the 239ish as an account credit in addition to giving me a credit of $70 for extending my contract....so now, today, instead of owing spring money, I have a credit of around 150.....
Did this happen to anyone else? Seems like I essentially got the 3VO for free, plus the $70 credit.....you'd think they would have,figured that out.....I'm not gonna be the one to tell them!
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They will fix it... I had 900 dollar credit on tmobile. A month later it was back to normal...
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My bill won't be posted for about another two weeks. I hope it happens to me too
I wouldn't say anything to anyone. I would have kept my mouth shut including on this forum. That said I will see if I can get the same luck
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the phone wont get billed to your account until the next billing cycle
Dont get to excited, I bought the evo3d and had $230 credit, I also thought I got lucky!.. Then 2 days ago they updated it and now I owe. lol
Yet you could still get to keep it, you never know! Good Luck!
Yeah my payment showed on the bill but it adjusted after a week.
That is how Telesales does it
When you order and pay, they apply the payment to your account. When your next billing cycle comes, they then bill your account.
I would advise still paying your account as normal, otherwise, you will owe.
Telesales always does this.
I had a payment due of 18 bux, but I still posted by 235 payment, now shows a credit of 216.. I know it will catch up.. I have been through this before.. that is how it works (I have 5 lines and airave).
To the op what happen is someone renewed the contract on one of you lines to get the $70 credit. They will not fix it. If it was done on the line with you 3d it was in customer service rep error but it will not be charged back to your acct. I work at sprint and have done this a few times and got wrote up for it but it never affected the customer.
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okcxb said:
To the op what happen is someone renewed the contract on one of you lines to get the $70 credit. They will not fix it. If it was done on the line with you 3d it was in customer service rep error but it will not be charged back to your acct. I work at sprint and have done this a few times and got wrote up for it but it never affected the customer.
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Thanks, but I was sure the $70 credit would stay, I had just never seen a credit for the price I paid for a phone, I usually have bought them right at the sprint store
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No prob
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Vandelay007 said:
Weird....I bought my 3VO at midnight during the premier pre-order.... I used the same card as I have linked to pay my bill....
Here's what's weird .... They posted the 239ish as an account credit in addition to giving me a credit of $70 for extending my contract....so now, today, instead of owing spring money, I have a credit of around 150.....
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pics or it didnt happen.............
I happens all the time. Like I said though its done in customer service rep error.
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pics or it didnt happen.............
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For starters, none of the screen shot apps work w/o root... And 2nd - I promise not to lose any sleep over it if you don't believe me....
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okcxb said:
I happens all the time. Like I said though its done in customer service rep error.
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all the time? ive bought plenty of phone online/telesales, never got it 'credited' to my account instead of charging me. I'm sure its not all that common as you want to make it seem to be
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For starters, none of the screen shot apps work w/o root... And 2nd - I promise not to lose any sleep over it if you don't believe me....
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For starters, there is a screen app that works without root
And 2nd, why would you need a screen app anyway? If you got credited it for it,all you do is log in to your account from a COMPUTER, and take a small pic of your bill with the EVO 3D price in the credit column,instead of showing that they charged you for it.
I mean its really easy to type hey i ordered 2 evo's and sprint gave them to me for free. #imjustsaying
Now of course mistakes can happend and do happen But what is sounds like REALLY happened is, you ordered the evo and actually paid for the phone. Since you paid with credit card, of course it will come up as a credit because its a payment. Now for you to actually 'get the phone for free',you need to see another item on your bill (or not). The first item of 239 or so should be when you paid credit card, the next item(which might not come for a week or so, or next bill) is an item actually charging an evo 3D to your account.
Now for you to actually 'get the evo for free', you should see NO charge for the price of the evo, OR you should see a charge/price for the evo, but put in the credit column. WHich basically means if you paid 239 by credit card,but the evo item charge came and and it was a credit, you should actually see $578 of credit (since you paid for a phone AND they credited the price of an evo to you).Most people chose to have the phone billed to their account instead of paying so this 'free' evo wouldnt apply to us.
Im pretty sure that didnt happen, and they simply didnt charge the phone to your account yet.
#imjustsaying
okcxb said:
To the op what happen is someone renewed the contract on one of you lines to get the $70 credit. They will not fix it. If it was done on the line with you 3d it was in customer service rep error but it will not be charged back to your acct. I work at sprint and have done this a few times and got wrote up for it but it never affected the customer.
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So you like getting written up?
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Happened to me when I ordered my HTC Hero a loong time ago. They fixed the balance by the time I had to pay it.
Overstew said:
Happened to me when I ordered my HTC Hero a loong time ago. They fixed the balance by the time I had to pay it.
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yeh, but that means it didnt happen....
i just think the OP is celebrating too early
Well I shouldn't have said all the time but it happens a lot. If getting wrote gets me my bonus check at the end of the month I'm gonna take the write up. Lol
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I'm sure many of you have done this to subsidize the cost of our snazzy new beast.
I have the original box (that awful, terrible egg carton thing) and owner's manual. The device itself is a refurb I got from insurance, since my original Evo4G was stolen.
My biggest question is: since it is rooted, is it best to offer it that way? I guess my question is whether there's any market value to it being already rooted and thus getting more from an eBay auction (unless theres a better alternative to eBay that anyone knows). Or maybe advertise the option of: I can send it to you rooted or if you don't want it that way, I can unroot it for you.
If someone wants it rooted, basically I just need to do a full wipe and flash a rooted stock ROM. If they want it unrooted, I believe I need to unroot first, flash a stock ROM, then turn S-ON (might have that in the wrong order).
I hope this is an appropriate thread for this forum (instead of the Evo4G one) as it would be helpful to other people looking for a way to obtain the Evo3D.
My suggestion to you is Craigslist. Sold my hero a month ago for 100 bucks
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I tried to sell mine on Craigslist for 200 but had no offers. Sprint, unsolicited, sent me an offer for 150. They don't want the memory card or charger either.
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sugarman19 said:
I tried to sell mine on Craigslist for 200 but had no offers. Sprint, unsolicited, sent me an offer for 150. They don't want the memory card or charger either.
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I sold mine on Ebay for 270 each
Hello,
I sold my 4G for 300 Dollars on Craigslist. I did happen to get a Replacement the week before I listed it. While my original 4G was Rooted, I held off Rooting this one, but did not do the GB Update so that the Buyer would have the option of Rooting or not doing so.
My Upgrade was not supposed to be until September, but I pleaded with Retention and they reset my eligibility. This happened the day after my Refurbished 4G arrived.
I threw in 2 Otterbox Defender Cases, an HTC HDMI Dock, and pointed out the 4G was a 004 Version and was only a week old. I actually received multiple offers and ended up selling to a guy who lives on the same Barrier Island that I do.
I would think it would be best if you could get it back to S-ON and not disclose that it has been Rooted unless someone asks. You could even offer to Root and customize the 4G for the prospective Buyer. It really helped for me as the guy who purchased mine wanted me to Root it, but when he went to Sprint to Activate it he walked out with 2 3VO's instead. I am now trying to help him sell the 4G. I have gotten a few offers around 250, but he wants 300 and I have not exactly killed myself trying to sell it.
Also, I think that sometimes the 4G's Sprint sends out as Recertified are actually new Phones. The one I got sure seemed that way and again was 004.
It helped greatly I sold mine before the 3D's Release. The marketplace has changed since then. There is another Website that offers more than 150 if the 4G is in pristine condition as well. The name eludes me.
Cheers,
JJ
Sprint gives you $150.
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I sold my 4G on craigslist for $200 about 90 minutes after I had it posted.
Well, it's VERY EASY.
Sprint will pay $150.00 for your evo 4G in account or store credit. You can either take your EVO 4G to a sprint store, or do it online and ship it to them:
http://www.sprintbuyback.com/
Just did it today at the store and paid only $49.99 for my new 3D!
If it is in good enough shape, I would sell it on eBay... considering I sold a refurbished one with a deadspot on the screen for $200 cash (Fully informed description I might add) You could likely get $250-300 for one in real good condition.
Good luck!!!
Craigslist is probably your best bet if you feel safe using it. Followed by ebay... You could also sell it on these forums which is the choice I took mostly because I wanted my phone to go to someone in the community.
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RadioShack gave me $167 on trade for the 3VO. I also traded in my Hero for $50 so had a store credit. I had the boxes and the chargers for both.
I posted my 4G on swappa.com for $250 and it was sold within 2 days. The cool thing is that doesn't matter if you're rooted, people there seem to prefer it. Also if someone is interested, they have the option to buy your phone right away via paypal.
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I posted my 4G on swappa.com for $250 and it was sold within 2 days. The cool thing is that doesn't matter if you're rooted, people there seem to prefer it. Also if someone is interested, they have the option to buy your phone right away via paypal.
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Dammit, I forgot about Swappa.
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Dammit, I forgot about Swappa.
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Never heard of it. Is it any good?
We sold ours on Craigslist for $225 each. $0 for the upgrade. Been doing this for YEARS. Depending on how rapidly you are upgrading you can sell them and profit from the sale.
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Never heard of it. Is it any good?
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From what I hear, yes. If I remember right, its specifically for selling/trading android phones.
Sold mine for 230 on craigslist. Might have gotten more on ebay, but it'd barely be with it after dealing with the fees and the scammers.
Sold my Verizon iPhone on craigs. Had 10 offers by morning. Sprint would have bought for $220. So there's always a fallback if you want quick cash. Assume EVO 4g should have similar results.
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Just used swappa to sell mine. Took 3 weeks though
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So...
My EvoLte took a Dive...
fell in water... Dive... Get it???
Not Funny... LOL
Anyways,
BestBuy said replacement EvoLte's on backorder.
If not in within 2 weeks, I get full original value credit toward new phone of choice.
Anyone here have recent experience with BB and replacement EvoLte availability?
Thanx in advance.
Can you say HTC One????
Let it ride and take the upgrade, you are stoked!!!
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I replaced mine with no questions about a month ago.
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They are still in stock at the service center just slower skipping than usual. Took a week for my dad to get his phone in from service
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So...
My EvoLte took a Dive...
fell in water... Dive... Get it???
Not Funny... LOL
Anyways,
BestBuy said replacement EvoLte's on backorder.
If not in within 2 weeks, I get full original value credit toward new phone of choice.
Anyone here have recent experience with BB and replacement EvoLte availability?
Thanx in advance.
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I'm in the same boat. My "junk out" date is this Sunday the 23rd. I was told I would be given a new phone (Evo LTE) off the store shelf. I like the "full original value towards another phone" option better though.
This is my first experience with Black Tie insurance though so I have no insight. Hope it goes well for both of us.
I just saw Siedio has a 4500mAh battery and kickstand case for the GS4...
So, now hopin' for no refurb avail.
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Well, Friday,
Another day down in the wait,
While I won't be disapointed with an evolte,
I'm definaately hoping to get credit toward a gs4...
Saturday, 22nd, still no word...
HtcOne has awesome speakers...But,
Without SD card slot, It won't hold my 35 GB of music files,
No cloud for me thanx,
Hopin' for a GS4...
One week down...
One week to go...
Tempted to go in and beg for cut to chase and let me get new phone...
Patients Grasshopper...
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well,
got the call today,
picked up my brand new Evo4gLte,
next....
root,
unlock,
s-off,
restore...