Hello all,
How about buying an SGS3 of tmo and than terminate the contract..
I don`t know if I am right but it would be $99 for the SGS3 on the web + $200 termination fee..
that is it??
Thanks!
Reckon the termination fee would be a lot more expensive than that.
You can get a second hand one for about 350 anyway
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There's no way that'll work out others would be purchasing all their phones that way. Check their terms of termination first.
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Terms of termination usually say you have to pay every bill within your fixed term. So if you're on a £34/month 24 month contract you have to pay it all up front when you terminate.
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Terms of termination usually say you have to pay every bill within your fixed term. So if you're on a £34/month 24 month contract you have to pay it all up front when you terminate.
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Yeah. Im on a 24 month contract. Works out ill be paying about a grand and a half by then.
No chance youll be able to terminate it for 200 quid.
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Hello all,
How about buying an SGS3 of tmo and than terminate the contract..
I don`t know if I am right but it would be $99 for the SGS3 on the web + $200 termination fee..
that is it??
Thanks!
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u cant just cancel when you want. If it s monthly term you will have to pay for the full period, e.g if you sign up for a 24 month £25/month contract and immediately cancel you will have to pay around £900 in total.
On occasion they will let you reduce your contract toward the end of the term or will waver the extra termination fees but you are always going to have to pay the monthly fees regardless of whether you have made calls or not.
Alternatively try building you're own SGS3 out of some old cornflake boxes and sea shells, it can be done, you will just need a special machine which enables the rearrangement of atoms on a quantum level
what if you don't like cornflakes?
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what if you don't like cornflakes?
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No go i'm afraid, cornflakes are the only breakfast item than can be manipulated on a quantum level at present, I tried with eggs but when installing Jelly Bean I kept getting "Cereal port not responding"
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No go i'm afraid, cornflakes are the only breakfast item than can be manipulated on a quantum level at present, I tried with eggs but when installing Jelly Bean I kept getting "Cereal port not responding"
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Popcorn works though, you can even keep the default kernel.
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No go i'm afraid, cornflakes are the only breakfast item than can be manipulated on a quantum level at present, I tried with eggs but when installing Jelly Bean I kept getting "Cereal port not responding"
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Shame, gluten intolerant here, hopefully you can fix the egg drivers and get it working, thanks for heads up
I don't know why uk posters are posting, the guy is clearly American who will have different policies than us.
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I don't know why uk posters are posting, the guy is clearly American who will have different policies than us.
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which begs the question "why post in this forum?"
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I don't know why uk posters are posting, the guy is clearly American who will have different policies than us.
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A contract is a contract regardless of the country. Even if he is in America there is no way they would have him take the phone for $300 after terminating the contract. That's why I said he should check the terms before any action is taken.
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No go i'm afraid, cornflakes are the only breakfast item than can be manipulated on a quantum level at present, I tried with eggs but when installing Jelly Bean I kept getting "Cereal port not responding"
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Your an absolute liar,
Only had rice crispies in so went and bought a box of corn flakes for £2. Then purchased an atom altering machine for £40 million and set about the job.
It pinged and with excitement I extracted the phone, to find a S3? No..... An iphone 5!!!! I feel cheated and misled on this forum, if your not going to post correct information don't post at all!
Now I'm off to put this iphone behind the door to keep it open.
P. S I don't hate iphone, just the idiots who shove them in my face and say " look at my excellent pbone" my Mrs has an iphone 4s and I dare not bad mouth it in fear of losing my precious bits!
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cocozin said:
Hello all,
How about buying an SGS3 of tmo and than terminate the contract..
I don`t know if I am right but it would be $99 for the SGS3 on the web + $200 termination fee + Kidney
that is it??
Thanks!
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Fixed
cocozin said:
Hello all,
How about buying an SGS3 of tmo and than terminate the contract..
I don`t know if I am right but it would be $99 for the SGS3 on the web + $200 termination fee..
that is it??
Thanks!
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LOOL No mate people already thought about that they have it covered, You will end up paying the 200 ONLY for the contract termination fee then you have to pay for the mobile handset which is extra fee BELEIVE me you will be out of pocket $200 More then buying the phone outright from the shop. Say the phone is $600 You will end up paying $900.
I already looked into that they are tricky and if you dont pay, Your name gets ruined. Everytime you want to get a loan, house, mobile contract, anything with a credit check. = FAIL
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Your an absolute liar,
Only had rice crispies in so went and bought a box of corn flakes for £2. Then purchased an atom altering machine for £40 million and set about the job.
It pinged and with excitement I extracted the phone, to find a S3? No..... An iphone 5!!!! I feel cheated and misled on this forum, if your not going to post correct information don't post at all!
Now I'm off to put this iphone behind the door to keep it open.
P. S I don't hate iphone, just the idiots who shove them in my face and say " look at my excellent pbone" my Mrs has an iphone 4s and I dare not bad mouth it in fear of losing my precious bits!
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I am very sorry to hear you had problems with the process which I outlined earlier, however I am sure you are aware of Werner Heisenberg's Principle of Indeterminacy.
I made a call to my old friend Jean Luc Picard and he told me he will replicate a Galaxy S4 and send it back in time for me. Seems I aren't affected by the temporal prime directive.
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I made a call to my old friend Jean Luc Picard and he told me he will replicate a Galaxy S4 and send it back in time for me. Seems I aren't affected by the temporal prime directive.
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Hmm, so the last Galaxy Phone was the S4, wonder if anyone can hazzard a guess as to why Samsung never made an S5?
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I don't know why uk posters are posting, the guy is clearly American who will have different policies than us.
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Maybe so but they still ain't going to have a lame arse temination policy of $200 dollars considering that its a $600 dollar phone are they!!! If they did then ever mother and his brother would have done this, properly 50 times over and then sell on the phones via the bay for a profit..
Regardless of being us or uk - as suggested the OP should read and double check the termination policy... at best guess if it is a $200 fee then it would be on condition of the phone being returned as in new condition or charged for the phone cost on top
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I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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Use your phone insurance to get it repaired. Job done.
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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jetpack101 said:
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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No that's fraud you dingbat!
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jetpack101 said:
I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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I've no issue with you scamming an insurance company - I'm firmly of the belief that there is a special place in hell for those parasitic bastards. But if you do go legit, I'd expect to pay easily over €200. I had to replace my screen in Sweden and it set me back the equivalent of €300 so I would guess Ireland is probably not that far off.
fonefunshop.co.uk charges about €250 plus shipping I'd guess and will deal with customers in Ireland.
Found this on adverts.ie. €165 but that sounds very cheap considering that to buy replacement screens alone to fit yourself is more than that. Would be wary.
And what CFWH is doing is extortion.
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No it's not, it's insurance. That's how insurance works, if it was extortion they'd come round and break your phone if you didn't pay!
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If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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No that's fraud you dingbat!
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
Do what you have to to get the phone looking great again.
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jetpack101 said:
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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How do you insure a product without some kind of product inspection of some sort? I don't do insurances, but it is stupid if companies offer insurances without examining the product in the first place.
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
avocco said:
If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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I contacted Samsung Repair and they gave me the number for Fondmenders in the GPO. I called them and they will replace the screen for €160.00
Its going in on Thursday and should be ready Friday.
I also get insurance for €37.00 per year with Zurich so I'll keep that just in case something else happens to it another time.
€37.00 per year is a long way off what Car Phone Warehouse where charging.
Anyway I'll know on Friday if I get a happy ending.
Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
Something similar happened to me.. 3 days after i got it, dropped it in SAND (yes, SAND!)
The edge on the left side got chipped, like a small paranthesis ( - it was outsided the used screen, in the space between the used screen and the edge.
However.. 2 days later.. it got stolen, i never got around to fix it
Now i've got a new one..
markdudier said:
Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
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We do but I don't think its covered unless you specify the device.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
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Look who's calling who the pleb, when my phone gets spoilt I buy a new one, I won't be insuring a phone for any reason.
And since I work for an insurance company don't tell me that the £15 recovers some costs because it's bs.
Don't take everything so seriously, the OP want going to take any of the bad advice anyway.
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If your saying that what I was considering is fraud then what do you call it when the insurance company pay an uninsured no tax and no licence driver then put my premium up to cover the cost 3 fold.
Don't talk to me about insurance fraud when the biggest fraudsters are the insurance companies them self.
I have had lots of occasions when the insurance companies screwed me over.
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Just to update on the broken screen.
My phone went in to FoneMenders in the GPO Arcade (http://fonemenders.ie/) yesterday morning at 9:30
They replaced the screen within the hour and only charged €159.99
I had got prices from other compaines as much as €270.00
The phone looks brand new so I'm over the moon with the repair, very professional.
I now also have a flip cover and screen protector on the device. Only short of wrapping it in bubble wrap
I really don't want to go down that road again.
I still have my insurance policy on the device so should anything happen again I have that to fall back on.
I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
marv101 said:
I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
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Because not everyone is in a country where they can get a reasonable premium for insuring certain goods.
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I will be leaving the photon community since I am getting the Iphone 5 on friday. (please dont post if your going to be an android fanboy)
I am only switching because I'm getting it for 40 bucks!
this is how:
1. I bought my phone before sep 9 2011 so the termination fee is less (110)
2.The Iphone is 200
3. thats 310
4. I have buyback at best buy so they're giving me 210 for my phone
5. thats 100
6. you get a 10 dollar ift card if you preorder
7. 90
8. 2 25 dollar gift cards
9. 40 dollars!
Bye
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya
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rino187 said:
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya
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LMAO at this...
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bye
Don't feel too bad, I jumped ship to a blackberry style. Having never used blackberry before, gotta say I'm enjoying it. Probably temporary but I'm lovin the whole smarthphone in a flip phone thing. Oh yeah, iphone sucks
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Cya. Have fun with the more expensive iphone 4s.
I got it for 40 dollars
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rajat12345 said:
I got it for 40 dollars
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If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
retailguy said:
If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
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Rofl
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Hello,
Thanks to being able to bill to my account, I ordered a 64gb iPhone 5 today. I am honestly not sure if I am going to end up keeping it as I have been using Androids since 2.1 (Eclair) and I really like the platform. However, I am frustrated that Sprint frakked the Photon 4G replacement and I am not fond of Samsung (too plasticky) and to a lesser extent HTC.
I was honestly praying that Sprint would get some sort of version of the RAZR. The Intel Atom powered RAZR looks amazing, but has only been announced for Europe and I think Asia.
Being with Sprint since 1999, I really am conflicted about the iPhone in general. Thanks to Sprint having to pony up Billions of Dollars just to offer the bloody thing. they have done away with the Premier Gold Program replete with 12 Month Upgrades, the ability to bill equipment to your account at any corporate owned Sprint Store, and far less understanding Account Services actions.
That being said., it will be nice to have tons of options for Accessories where with the Photon there are hardly any. Still, I am hoping a flagship Android Phone is announced by Sprint in the next month.
Cheers,
JJ
It was.
It was confirmed that any carrier that had the GS3 was getting the noteII
Have fun with your CrapS6
Ill be rolling on my lovely note <3
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If you had a termination fee that means you left sprint, therefore you'll have a higher monthly bill no matter where you go. Also, you'll have a metered internet cap with your spanky new 4G LTE phone, and therefore you've also opened yourself up to an overage bill on the internet if you are a moderate to heavy user.
Enjoy your new phone.
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Lmao
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My wife just got the iphone 5 and it's pretty impressive. I don't understand why people here sound so indignant that a photon user would be jumping ship. There is a market for the iphone obviously. I find it a foolish exercise to try and compare phones and platforms. At the end of the day they do the same most of functions. At the end of the day
Choice of device is a personal one. If on the day I told myself I now longer care to think about my tech I might move to a different platform as well. People have reasons for moving to ios, and are better for it in many cases.
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Haha! Nothing is impressive about any iPhone. Sheeples and their iPhones are funny!
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Cool story bro! You mad? :beer::beer:
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na7q said:
Haha! Nothing is impressive about any iPhone. Sheeples and their iPhones are funny!
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Comedy
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Is there no one saddened by the news of an Iphone convert simply because he was able to pay about what the phone is actually worth, $40?
Wouldn't you jump ship if you could get a Cryphone at a cheap price?
I'm sure there's plenty of people in 3rd world countries that would love to have this phone rather than something like food or shelter. How else
are they going to shoo the flys away?
Did he leave yet? Do we care?
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westcal98 said:
Is there no one saddened by the news of an Iphone convert simply because he was able to pay about what the phone is actually worth, $40?
Wouldn't you jump ship if you could get a Cryphone at a cheap price?
I'm sure there's plenty of people in 3rd world countries that would love to have this phone rather than something like food or shelter. How else
are they going to shoo the flys away?
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More comedy
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If so where?
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since you created this thread, might as well name what all you are selling and price. Someone might PM you.
that being said, you'll get more offers on CL/ebay.
after MotoFAIL, I doubt there will be anyone interested in buying a photon on this site unless you are selling it for a song.
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since you created this thread, might as well name what all you are selling and price. Someone might PM you.
that being said, you'll get more offers on CL/ebay.
after MotoFAIL, I doubt there will be anyone interested in buying a photon on this site unless you are selling it for a song.
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Lol you have a point .. I was hoping to get at least 150 but since the news I doubt this phone is worth anything more than 100 .
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If I had the cash I'd pick it up for $100, I'm in a weird spot with my contract, I'm on an "independent third-party" contract from when I worked at a radioshack. Basically we had a sprint representative handle our contract, I know I don't have insurance on my phone, and given what has happened with this it sure would be handy to have a backup phone I can activate immediately, without having to worry that they'll bump my rate plan up, since I no longer work at radioshack.
But alas, and alack, I don't have the dough for it right now.
Bock Abrams said:
If I had the cash I'd pick it up for $100, I'm in a weird spot with my contract, I'm on an "independent third-party" contract from when I worked at a radioshack. Basically we had a sprint representative handle our contract, I know I don't have insurance on my phone, and given what has happened with this it sure would be handy to have a backup phone I can activate immediately, without having to worry that they'll bump my rate plan up, since I no longer work at radioshack.
But alas, and alack, I don't have the dough for it right now.
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We are both in tough spots man lol I can't even think about a new phone until I sell this one
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You can try out Swappa. They're a good site for selling android phones. Even with the news that the Photon won't get ICS, it's still a great phone and you shouldn't have a problem selling it. Especially if you haven't updated it to 2.3.5.
stonesaber said:
You can try out Swappa. They're a good site for selling android phones. Even with the news that the Photon won't get ICS, it's still a great phone and you shouldn't have a problem selling it. Especially if you haven't updated it to 2.3.5.
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never knew about this site thanks man!
Hello once again audience,
I have a question and basically the title says it. The repair shop is going to replace my phone's motherboard, so what does this mean? Does the motherboard come with new core components like the CPU and GPU? Because my phone was water damaged, and I would prefer all the key components replaced along with the motherboard so it wouldn't corrode over time. And of course the CPU might have been worn out? I hope my phone's performance would be as good as new...
Thanks
You might as well buy a new phone if he is replacing everything,most likely it will cost more than a new phone if he is to replace everything and there would be no warranty.
Get a new phone. Cheaper and more reliable option. The motherboard IS the whole brain of the phone. You can get an s3 or s4 for basically the same price
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Mobo is about 150 bucks.
But well, you didn't say if warranty/insurance covered your device.
If so, yes, performance will be the same as new.
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nexusloki said:
Get a new phone. Cheaper and more reliable option. The motherboard IS the whole brain of the phone. You can get an s3 or s4 for basically the same price
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No not same price without contract still $600 cheaper
gastonw said:
Mobo is about 150 bucks.
But well, you didn't say if warranty/insurance covered your device.
If so, yes, performance will be the same as new.
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Yes it is really snappy now I just got its for about SGD$300
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There is some very strange advice in this thread.
There are several other components that maybe need changing as well as the mb.
If it was me;Id sell it as water damaged on ebay.
And if s4's are the same price as s2's motherboards....Ill take 20.
theunderling said:
There is some very strange advice in this thread.
There are several other components that maybe need changing as well as the mb.
If it was me;Id sell it as water damaged on ebay.
And if s4's are the same price as s2's motherboards....Ill take 20.
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Ikr... S4 so cheap? -.- BTW in my situation there are limitations to my choices since my parents are in charge and all that..
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Class of 98.
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theunderling said:
There is some very strange advice in this thread.
There are several other components that maybe need changing as well as the mb.
If it was me;Id sell it as water damaged on ebay.
And if s4's are the same price as s2's motherboards....Ill take 20.
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Lol, as he said if S4's cost the same as S2's motherboard Samsung might have shipped 100 million devices instead of the 10 million. (and I am using only a rate of 10x instead of the underlings 20x).
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king_below_my_lord said:
Lol, as he said if S4's cost the same as S2's motherboard Samsung might have shipped 100 million devices instead of the 10 million. (and I am using only a rate of 10x instead of the underlings 20x).
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Thats not what he said,reread post 3 again.Dont attempt again to quote me and try to change what someone said.
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Thats not what he said,reread post 3 again.Dont attempt again to quote me and try to change what someone said.
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I reread it and he states that the OP can get an S3 or an S4 for basically the same price as the S2's motherboard?? Wtf? here an S2's motherboard is 8k rupees and and an S3 costs 29k and S4 costs 42k I was just stating that it's not like that at all now, and I quoted you because you said something what I was thinking, and what the hell do you mean I was attempting to change what somebody said, I was saying if the S4 costs that less, the sales would go over the roof.
Edit :The sarcasm was meant for the third poster if that's the problem, when I said "like he said" I was actually referring to your statement "if S4 cost same as S2's motherboard, give me 20" which I thought was a good joke.
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Thats not what he said,reread post 3 again.Dont attempt again to quote me and try to change what someone said.
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Lols he agrees with you ==
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Right ok.The OP doesnt need clowns like that guy in post 3 saying a s2 mb is the same price as an s4 phone,this is why I posted originally.
Also I wouldnt bother keeping a water damaged phone;as said earlier maybe just about everything may need replaced.
The OP may get about £100 for it on ebay,and if its any help I could possibly sell him a s3 mini for £100.....so he ends up with a working phone with warranty.
I bought the phone for the wife at xmas unlocked for £300,and Ive given her cash to get an iphone5.
theunderling said:
Right ok.The OP doesnt need clowns like that guy in post 3 saying a s2 mb is the same price as an s4 phone,this is why I posted originally.
Also I wouldnt bother keeping a water damaged phone;as said earlier maybe just about everything may need replaced.
The OP may get about £100 for it on ebay,and if its any help I could possibly sell him a s3 mini for £100.....so he ends up with a working phone with warranty.
I bought the phone for the wife at xmas unlocked for £300,and Ive given her cash to get an iphone5.
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Again Completely agreed, sorry for causing the misunderstanding, I actually meant to support you. Well I did learn one thing though, never buy from eBay.
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Well I did learn one thing though, never buy from eBay.
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Lol:thumbup:
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There are genuine sellers on ebay like me,or my wife,but we only sell phones that are fully paid for when we buy them.
But if a seller(and theres loads of them) says hes selling because of "unwanted upgrade" then
1.WTF has he got it if its unwanted
2.Means to me hes still got to pay some sort of contract,and if he doesnt pay phone gets blacklisted.
Anyway,I would try a new usb port kit,and if its still faulty,then stick it on ebay.
theunderling said:
There are genuine sellers on ebay like me,or my wife,but we only sell phones that are fully paid for when we buy them.
But if a seller(and theres loads of them) says hes selling because of "unwanted upgrade" then
1.WTF has he got it if its unwanted
2.Means to me hes still got to pay some sort of contract,and if he doesnt pay phone gets blacklisted.
Anyway,I would try a new usb port kit,and if its still faulty,then stick it on ebay.
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Thanks for your help, but I already had the shop to fix my phone lol. I get a new phone when my contract ends
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Research + eBay + Patience = Save Money
I just replaced the motherboard of my S3 for essentially <$40. I bought an S3 on ebay with a broken screen but good motherboard (keywords like 'it charges', 'turns on', 'vibrates', and 'plays sound' come to mind) and swapped it into my S3 in about 20 minutes or so total with great success. The other super important thing is to verify a clean IMEI / ESN number because that lives on the motherboard too {However, I assume you could inject the 'good' IMEI from your old board into the new one with some pain and research. Not ideal.}
Anyway, yeah, the broken phone cost me a tiny but under $100 including shipping and I resold it just now on ebay for $66 including shipping. Big win, as the random tech guy in my town was going to charge me $220 and said it would almost definitely cost as much or close to as much as buying a new/refurb unit. My functionally and cosmetically perfect phone and the fact that my wallet is only ~$34/35 lighter determined that was a bold faced lie.
Disclosure: I do have electronics experience, but not with phones. And this fix was literally about 10 or so small screws and a few adorable itty bitty lil ribbon cable things. Easy day.
TL;DR-- Enter the Google Fu and observe your enemies upon the fields of eBay to fix things for cheap and/or at least know when it's good time to give up :good:
“With AT&T Next, customers can get the newest smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment. That’s hard to beat, and it’s an incredible value for customers who want the latest and greatest every year,” said Ralph de la Vega, president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility.
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/16...t-next-smartphone-and-tablet-upgrade-program/
Yeah but it's not worth it with at&t's prices unfortunately
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0 interest loan, but still make a killing off the data plans.
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I just pay for my two parents lines who both hate smartphones. So I get a upgrade every few months.
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Smh. People who sign up for this should pay a lower rate for service. AT&T isn't offering that so I'll pass.
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Smh. People who sign up for this should pay a lower rate for service. AT&T isn't offering that so I'll pass.
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Exactly, not worth it unless they offered a discount in service.
No amazing value there. No incentives for me to port out my 2 AT&T HTC ONEs from Straight Talk. Which is too bad because I'm willing to pay a bit extra for LTE service, but with AT&T's current rate plans I'm better off just keeping my phone with Straight Talk.
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4528404/att-next-phone-upgrade-plans-a-huge-ripoff
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http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4528404/att-next-phone-upgrade-plans-a-huge-ripoff
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Props to you, I was just about to share this link lol
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You fail at math and basic money skills if you sign up for this service.
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AT&T keeps finding ways to screw customers. Luckily it's only an option and not a requirement.
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is it not like leasing a car. I mean you are still paying the same amount but with upgrade ability every year. And because you pay for 1 year you basically pay half price of the device. or am i wrong?
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is it not like leasing a car. I mean you are still paying the same amount but with upgrade ability every year. And because you pay for 1 year you basically pay half price of the device. or am i wrong?
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You're paying half price but you never really own it.
This new way of selling phones, totally doesn't make sense.
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total rip off !!
glad tmoblie is building 2 new towers in my area should really improve service here ... if so i might be moving over ... this plan is a complete joke
Honestly it seems like there are monthly meetings at AT&T where the agenda is "how can we screw our customers next?"
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Honestly it seems like there are monthly meetings at AT&T where the agenda is "how can we screw our customers next?"
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True...but with the amount of consumers who just want a phone without having to pay anything up front let alone $200 up front and don't really pay attention to details....Next will most likely do well.
It's sad
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This would be OK for someone who wants a new device and do not have current eligibility for an upgrade. Of course you probably can only do this at the time of the contract renewal.
I mean this, if you are willing to pay full price anyway, why not pay interest free payments? But, if you are eligible for an upgrade then this makes no sense. And I don't mean HTC Sense.
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I'm sorry but this is so foolish. We have four phones on our plan, two of them are the $10 options and they never upgrade their phones that basically gives me the option to buy a new phone every 8 months.
The only people I see buying into this are wealthy people, with bad math skills, that have teenaged children complaining for the newest phone.
Haha amazing value. That's gotta be sarcasm?
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No, it's not an amazing value. It would be an amazing value ONLY IF the phone service prices dropped. The phone services have a $20 subsidy built in already, so essentially you're paying twice for the subsidy. What a joke AT&T. Only stupid customers will fall for this.