i upgraded to the htc one.
i really love my evo lte, even as just a stand alone tablet or camera device, backup phone. its in mint condition.
so im wondering, what can i do with it, or should i just go ahead and sell it? if so, at what price?
is anyone else keeping their LTE just for collectors sake?
I plan on getting the One (T-Mo) and I'm thinking of keeping my EVO. T-Mo trade in value was only $41. My daughter has a SGE4T and that was worth $50. I still like the EVO, but sprint's coverage in my area is terrible.
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I would suggest selling it I've got a couple old phones lying around thinking I would use them for something but in the end don't. For instance I was gonna keep my lg marquee for my car but realized the battery on my htc lasts all day even if i use it iin my car
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I would suggest selling it I've got a couple old phones lying around thinking I would use them for something but in the end don't. For instance I was gonna keep my lg marquee for my car but realized the battery on my htc lasts all day even if i use it iin my car
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I agree... Sell it. I still have my Evo 3d (mint never been outside my house) and my og evo 4g. Initially they were going to be media devices but they never get used...
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TorxT3D said:
i upgraded to the htc one.
i really love my evo lte, even as just a stand alone tablet or camera device, backup phone. its in mint condition.
so im wondering, what can i do with it, or should i just go ahead and sell it? if so, at what price?
is anyone else keeping their LTE just for collectors sake?
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Keep it and use it for something else. I still have 4 (yes 4) original EVO 4g. 3 are going to my kids as media players and one I'm keeping to stream espn3, xfinity, etc to my tv.
You can probably get about 150-200 for it on ebay. I'll be selling mine in the near future.
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Remember a couple things about ebay which I had to learn the hard way. First is they take 10% off the total cost plus what ever fees they charge to post the ad. Second is they make you verify your account *. Third always go with the paypal verified account**.
You'll probably sell your item if mint with good esn black 150 white 200 or more. But you may get some asshole trying to keep the cost of these up high to bid on your item for 200 dollars but then won't pay you. Happened to me and my girlfriend several times (remember it doesn't require a bank account to bid).
* When I sold one of my evo 4g ltes in a bid it got to 225 in a couple days this was when they were going for 250 minimum. Well I' not really checking on it because it's already reached a good selling price. So I go to check it a couple days later and that and another evo I got up there have been frozen. I'm like what the f#ck. I look at my email or inbox (can't remember ) I have a message to call them so I do and it turns out that sometime during the process they stopped it until I called them and entered a code. This was a week after the first evo went up.
** I had a ebay buyer change his address to something different from what was on his paypal account and then changed the ebay address back to the original and said he never received the package. Paypal sided with him. I still owe them 85 dollars.
No sure how well this copy paste is but here is the swappa pricing:
http://swappa.com/search?q=HTC+EVO+4G+LTE+(Sprint) Just to get a benchmark.
I'd say keep it as a backup phone but the value of the LTE is higher than past EVOs, it'd be smarter to sell it while the resale value is high.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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/
So, I'm considering getting the HTC evo 3D second hand since my upgrade is not until November 2012.
Do you guys think $320 is a decent price for a used "like new' HTC EVO 3d?
The guy says we can call sprint and activate on the spot.
320 is pretty decent but I would meet him in store or at least get the ESL number from him and call Sprint to make sure you it isnt reported stolen or his account is delinquent. Both of which will make it impossible for them to activate the phone on your account
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Yeah its from craigslist, do you think its better to purchase from ebay?
I'd talk him down to $300 maybe , its a fair price for sure since outright cost is nearly $600, and craigslist has always been a good experience for me but you want to make sure the ESN is clean, if its stuck on an unpaid account or if the account has gone to collections the phone is locked on that person's account. I have seen this happen a hundred times with customers meeting people from craigslist at my store.
I was able to find one Evo 3D locally for $200 awhile back. And just last week I was keeping an eye out for another Evo and saw one that was that someone was selling for $350. I called him Saturday and he was like no one was calling about the phone maybe because of what he was asking for it. I happened to talk him down to $300. And then I called him yesterday and told him i wouldn't be able to buy it because I only had $215..and low and behold, he sold it to me for that...$215. He said he needed the money..so i was like cool.
Of course I checked the esn number before I went down to meet him. The phone is in excellent shape and came with a Platinum Series Case w/kickstand.
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Well I may not have gotten as good of a deal as you, but I do have a mint condition HTC evo 3D in my hand now for $320.
Like new in box.
Pretty awesome phone. Now to read into rooting and do the deed.
Thanks for you help. Guy seemed real decent.
Does anyone have a box from their EVO LTE that they'd be willing to sell? Sprint won't take my phone back without the box; I'd pay dearly to have it super quick (to stay within 14 day window)...
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1st question is, what happened to your box?
2nd, exactly how much is "dearly"? I'd be willing to sell my box.
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Well now you know not to throw out boxes for electronics. Wouldn't there be a mismatch in the numbers on the bottom of the box to the phone, they would see that your phone doesn't match the box
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Wouldn't there be a mismatch in the numbers on the bottom of the box to the phone, they would see that your phone doesn't match the box
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THIS
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.torrented said:
Well now you know not to throw out boxes for electronics. Wouldn't there be a mismatch in the numbers on the bottom of the box to the phone, they would see that your phone doesn't match the box
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There has been reports of mismatched MEIDs between phones and packaging, can blame HTC for it.
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There has been reports of mismatched MEIDs between phones and packaging, can blame HTC for it.
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This happened to me. Had switch esns to the wrong one on the box which happened to be someone else's and someone else to mine and I spent a long time on the phone convincing them i didn't steal it lol.
Someone at HTC messed up.
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Well, let this be my lesson. Keep the box until you are stuck with it! Damn... I didn't even think of that ESN stuff. Good call internet! I am just so disgusted with Sprint (and pretty much every other carrier in this black hole of cellular service),I didn't think the new EVO was worth getting roped into another 2 years... All of the other major players suck around here, from what I hear, so I guess I'll ride it out.
Thanks for the thought though!
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Come on, cell phone boxes are so small anyways. I always keep 'em along with all the documentation. Makes selling the phone easier too.
I simply don't have the space, or the patience, to store empty boxes. I can't recall the last time I sold something. Hell, when I bought a new truck, I gave the old one away. I make too much to worry about the hassle of selling something for a few bucks. Of course, my tune will change now, with the stakes being a little higher on this deal... I was going to go back to using my OG EVO, but if I am stuck with this one,I might as well use it. Lesson learned.
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50$ and you can have mine. Let me know and I will give you my paypal address. Now before you go off on how nuts I am to ask for 50$ for an empty box remember one thing. Sometimes lessons are not cheap.
ill sell mine for 45. but when sprint sends back your phone ull have to ship it back to me
Psh! $50? That's not a bad deal at all, considering the possibility of being out $200 for the phone and another possible $350 if I raged and terminated the contract early. Right now, the big problem is being stuck for another two years (and being in a rural area, upgrades are unlikely; I didn't buy the phone for LTE, we will never get it, but 3g speed over 35k down would be nice...).
I guess I hoped that, with a new flagship launch, they would do some upgrades, but that would be wrong. At the very least,I hoped that, by running the stock Sense ROM,I could edit the EPST, and get rid of the Sprint proxies for better speed, like the OG EVO, but that's not working so well...
Let me call Sprint and ask about the ESN on the box; that may be the only prickly part...
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flex360 said:
ill sell mine for 45. but when sprint sends back your phone ull have to ship it back to me
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ESN business aside, wouldn't they keep the box when I returned the phone? I've never returned a phone so I'm not sure how that works...
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Well, let this be my lesson. Keep the box until you are stuck with it! Damn... I didn't even think of that ESN stuff. Good call internet! I am just so disgusted with Sprint (and pretty much every other carrier in this black hole of cellular service),I didn't think the new EVO was worth getting roped into another 2 years... All of the other major players suck around here, from what I hear, so I guess I'll ride it out.
Thanks for the thought though!
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If you make so much money, what's the big deal in being under contract.
I never get why people make such a big deal about contracts.
Just pay the termination fee if you want leave and you might never leave.
Usually there is a way to wiggle out.
If you want another phone before contract is up buy it off contract or buy out contract. You make enough money.
I make pretty good money, but I keep my boxes on electronics.
You can on average get a new phone every year for about $100 by always selling old one and using discount every other year.
In this case, money isn't the only issue. I just didn't want to be stuck for another 2 years with **** service (hoped things would get better, but now realize that this is how Sprint keeps customers; it isn't the network or the pricing, it's the phones). The other carriers around here have garbage phones and may or may not have better service. Paying the ETF isn't a big deal in and of itself, BUT paying the ETF to try another provider is a gamble in this rural-ish area. I may end up doing that, being 550 out in the process between the phone and the ETF (not even taking into account the cost of the 'gamble phone') only to find that the others are just as bad...
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In this case, money isn't the only issue. I just didn't want to be stuck for another 2 years with **** service (hoped things would get better, but now realize that this is how Sprint keeps customers; it isn't the network or the pricing, it's the phones). The other carriers around here have garbage phones and may or may not have better service. Paying the ETF isn't a big deal in and of itself, BUT paying the ETF to try another provider is a gamble in this rural-ish area. I may end up doing that, being 550 out in the process between the phone and the ETF (not even taking into account the cost of the 'gamble phone') only to find that the others are just as bad...
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You don't dump the old provider until you find a better one.
You said they all stink.
There is no such think as being LOCKed into contract. It's silly. You lose a prorated discount of the phone you have in your hand.
The phone itself will more than cover ETF almost at anytime. But you do have to get off your butt and sell it and not toss it in a the attic. If your that casual about that much work for that much money the ETF should be of no concern.
Send me payment for shipping and 20 for the box.
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ReZound is 79.99 with an upgrade/2-yr agreement
Does anyone know if this is only online or is it also in-store...I'm planning on purchasing the phone tomorrow but the Verizon Store is far and the store is obviously closed by now (10:10pm here in South Carolina). Any help or quick response would be great! Thank you!
i believe it's online only as of now. it'll go back up in price soon, though.
Alright...dang...thanks though!
If you want the Rezound and have the contract the $79 is a great deal. I wouldn't be afraid of doing it online. When I ordered mine they even comped the shipping (I ended up having to fight for it after the fact but won the minor battle) but you can ask them on chat if there is anyway to get the shipping free. The process for activation is pretty easy. One thing to note - if you have a 4G phone that you are replacing it with - they will not send out the sim card automatically. But your local store has those and can fix most anything if things get messy.
I ordered mine online a few months ago when it was $50. Phone was here 19hrs later. Popped sim card in and away it went
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Hah you guys are getting ripped off if you pay more than $.01 for it that's what I got mine for
The $0.01 deal doesn't exist now... glad you got the deal...
I upgraded my Son's phone to the Rezound yesterday.. $79 + $30 upgrade fee = $109 which you pay upfront. He will have the phone most likely Tuesday.
Will see how long it takes him to S-Off.... I got it 2nd try.
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The $0.01 deal doesn't exist now... glad you got the deal...
Will see how long it takes him to S-Off.... I got it 2nd try.
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I know I'm just messing around
It took me FOREVER to get s-off I went through 3 OS's setting up drivers adb and fast boot and it all didn't work because I wasn't on the stock rom.. . So pissed wasted a week
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I know I'm just messing around
It took me FOREVER to get s-off I went through 3 OS's setting up drivers adb and fast boot and it all didn't work because I wasn't on the stock rom.. . So pissed wasted a week
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Lol I thought that would cause problems. I nandroid back to the bone stock out of the box rom still took me 4 hrs cuz my laptop didn't put out enough power on usb I guess. Went to desktop, boom first try the wire trick worked :banghead:
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Got mine from Bestbuy the other day. They matched the $80 price that Verizon had. I got $100 for my Inc 2 trade in. I got $50 freedom upgrade. That means I got $80 in my pocket as I left.
I think I beat you AshtonTS.
Go to Best Buy and ask them to price match, sell the beats earbuds because they're garbage and you've paid $30-nothing for your brand new rezound!
eh i paid $250 for mine on launch day..should've been 300, but on the website it said 250 because of a loyalty discount (not new every two because i was using an annual up anyway, so it was a weird unmentioned discount..)
i go int he store, ask if they can match it..at first they say no, so i'm like "ok i'll just go somewhere else that will, or order it online"
then another guy comes over and is like, well wait, lets see what we can do...turns out they were able to match it lol so maybe you can try in a store
Here's a question:
Why do American carriers charge such obscene amounts for cell phones?
For example, I can get an HTC One X with 5000 any network text messages, 2000 any network minutes, 5000 additional minutes when calling those on the same carrier and unlimited data (truly unlimited) for the equivalent of about $50 per month with NO upfront cost for the device (it's free).
I've seen adverts in the US that still ask for an upfront fee for the very outdated HTC Inspire and price plans that are laughable.
Am I missing something?
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Here's a question:
Why do American carriers charge such obscene amounts for cell phones?
For example, I can get an HTC One X with 5000 any network text messages, 2000 any network minutes, 5000 additional minutes when calling those on the same carrier and unlimited data (truly unlimited) for the equivalent of about $50 per month with NO upfront cost for the device (it's free).
I've seen adverts in the US that still ask for an upfront fee for the very outdated HTC Inspire and price plans that are laughable.
Am I missing something?
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They are greedy.
Because the United States is roughly 40 times the size of the UK. Carriers figure they have to cover more rural geography while improving speed to satisfy customers in urban areas, particularly Verizon. Then pass the costs onto us.
Glad I got to pay a penny up front for my phone, but this two year contract without unlimited data is a steep price in the long run.
You seriously don't pay anything for your phones over in London, and get cheaper prices? Holy hell.... we get hit hard here in America. :-( Always a few $100 everytime we want to upgrade, unless we can hit a great deal, and even then... buying the phones the cheapest part of the process. I pay nearly $230 a month for 2 phones. *sigh*
Not because no one will buy it...I just can't being myself to let it go.
Is anyone else in the same boat?
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I parted with mine for a nexus s 4g. I missed it for a week or so, then was over it.
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I just threw my OG Evo out about a week ago.
Yes, THREW it out. It no longer worked. And it was still a tough thing to do.
Best buy gave me $230 for my OG EVO
So yeah I sold it.
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BB wouldn't let me trade mine in because the screen is cracked (happened a couple weeks before) and Sprint offered me $60. I decided to just keep it as a back up in case something happens to this one because the crack isn't that bad...still very much usable. If I had been able to get $230 for it though, might have been a different story...
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Didn't have the OG EVO, but did have the EVO 3D, and I couldn't sell that thing to save my life. I ended up just giving it to my wife. I had a desktop dock, car dock, 2 chargers, an Otterbox commuter case, a silicone case, and 3 high quality screen protectors, and was only asking $300 for it all. Had like 3 people want to trade me a PS3 for it, and that was it. Pretty upsetting.
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Not because no one will buy it...I just can't being myself to let it go.
Is anyone else in the same boat?
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Same boat here. I refused to sell it back to Sprint the day I bought the EVOLte and still can't seem to part ways with it. I keep telling myself I need it just in case something "goes wrong." I still use it as an alarm and occasionally to surf the web if the new phone is charging or something.
I had to break mine to get over it.
NO ONE ELSE MUST HAVE IT!
Not serious.
I thought about keeping it as a backup for a few days, but then decided to sell. I figure if I ever break or lose my LTE, a used og evo will be even cheaper down the road. Pretty happy with the $150 I got on craigslist for it.
I am actually still using mine. My contract for it doesn't come up till November. I have been here researching and waiting for info on LTE, so I can decide whether to get the new EVO, or go to another company. The only issue I have with the actual phone is the battery life. If I put this thing on Wimax(cause 3g in my area is no better than dial-up), it drains like crazy. November cannot come soon enough.
I always pass my old tech to friends or coworkers. Just seems the thing to do with it
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BB wouldn't let me trade mine in because the screen is cracked (happened a couple weeks before) and Sprint offered me $60. I decided to just keep it as a back up in case something happens to this one because the crack isn't that bad...still very much usable. If I had been able to get $230 for it though, might have been a different story...
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Did you have bestbuy insurance? If so just have them replace it and then sell them back the new one. Thats what I did
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Did you have bestbuy insurance? If so just have them replace it and then sell them back the new one. Thats what I did
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I wish! I went rogue with that one...I decided not to buy insurance because I thought I could just be careful with it. And I was...until about two weeks before my upgrade, of course... Didn't make that mistake this time though.
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I still have my OG Evo. I use it now as an alarm clock, music player, and stand by in case something happens to the LTE.
The wife got mine.
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Didn't have the OG EVO, but did have the EVO 3D, and I couldn't sell that thing to save my life. I ended up just giving it to my wife. I had a desktop dock, car dock, 2 chargers, an Otterbox commuter case, a silicone case, and 3 high quality screen protectors, and was only asking $300 for it all. Had like 3 people want to trade me a PS3 for it, and that was it. Pretty upsetting.
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Of course nobody is going to buy it. Cowboom was selling evo 3d used for less than $100.
Cdma phones are worthless.
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My charger port died and I fried the microphone on my OG, so I got an extra battery and external charger and gave it to my 4 year old to play games on.
Still using it on wifi. It got so much better reception that i could set it to "sprint only" while at work. The lte roams on verizon.
Love the size of all the screen objects, text, icons, friendstream buffer and extended battery.
Think it would be easier to trash the lte yup L ess T han E qual.
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I wish! I went rogue with that one...I decided not to buy insurance because I thought I could just be careful with it. And I was...until about two weeks before my upgrade, of course... Didn't make that mistake this time though.
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I'm not sure it was a mistake.
Insurance was probably about $7 a month X at least 20 months = $140 saved. How much do you think you could have sold it for?
I think getting $230 for a two year old cdma phone would be rare.
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