Hey!
Not sure if anyone cares anymore but, the MotoX was added to the Motorola Trade up Program so if your still sporting the Photon 4G might make it more attractive and $100.00 less...
My update period is around x-mas so I am hoping the the rumors are true and that the phone will drop to $99 around that time, and I can get me a free phone, the MotoX for free would work for me over a $200+ G2 (still waiting for info on future Nexus 5 device.)
Just wanted to pass this on if anyone had not noticed yet...FYI the program is good till June 2014
CaliMark
CaliMark1 said:
Hey!
Not sure if anyone cares anymore but, the MotoX was added to the Motorola Trade up Program so if your still sporting the Photon 4G might make it more attractive and $100.00 less...
My update period is around x-mas so I am hoping the the rumors are true and that the phone will drop to $99 around that time, and I can get me a free phone, the MotoX for free would work for me over a $200+ G2 (still waiting for info on future Nexus 5 device.)
Just wanted to pass this on if anyone had not noticed yet...FYI the program is good till June 2014
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Thanks dude! I think i'm totally gonna trade up my photon for a moto x. I bought A galaxy nexus for about 200 bucks and I still have my upgrade.
I thought the trade up program was only for buying off contract?
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I thought the trade up program was only for buying off contract?
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Q: My contract isn't up yet. Can I still trade up?
A: You may trade up at any time but the terms and conditions of your wireless contract still apply including any early termination fees or penalties.
Found @ http://www.mototradeup.com/?q=faqs
Seems like on or off contract is ok....
I'll have to think about it. My Photon is worth more than a $100.
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I'll have to think about it. My Photon is worth more than a $100.
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I agree with you too! But, if you look @ eBay $100.00 seems to be the going rate....so its not that bad of an exchange....
I haven't priced the trade in program @ WalMart for the Photon 4G yet, but I imagine less then $100
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I agree with you too! But, if you look @ eBay $100.00 seems to be the going rate....so its not that bad of an exchange....
I haven't priced the trade in program @ WalMart for the Photon 4G yet, but I imagine less then $100
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You think a phone stuck on gingerbread with a permalock bootloader is worth more than 100 bucks? Why? If you've got an unlocked bootloader, then you have a phone that runs ICS or Jelly Bean without the proper drivers. Either way, why would anyone pay over $100 bucks for that?
Motorola screwed all of us. Big time. Why anyone would even consider upgrading to another Moto phone baffles me.
I had vowed never to buy another Motorola phone again. But everything about the Moto X makes me want to get one. Unlockable bootloader, size and speed. I held one and it feels similar to this phone. It is/was $99 on Amazon, plus you can trade your Photon in to get a $100 prepaid credit card from Moto for purchasing a new Motorola phone. So it would essentially be a free phone. I'm finding it hard to resist even though it's like choosing to stay with an abusive spouse.
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You think a phone stuck on gingerbread with a permalock bootloader is worth more than 100 bucks? Why? If you've got an unlocked bootloader, then you have a phone that runs ICS or Jelly Bean without the proper drivers. Either way, why would anyone pay over $100 bucks for that?
Motorola screwed all of us. Big time. Why anyone would even consider upgrading to another Moto phone baffles me.
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I am looking at it (and using it as a) media device. A 32 gig iPod touch is priced over $200.
Our Photons are twice as good as an apple device.
Google screwed US, they OWNED Moto for 4 months before the no ICS for us was announced.
May 22, 2012
Google takes control at Motorola - http://news.yahoo.com/summary-box-google-takes-control-motorola-224528378--finance.html
September 29, 2012
No Ice Cream Sandwich for Photon 4G - http://www.androidauthority.com/no-...-electrify-photon-4g-motorola-reveals-118844/
I'm hoping the Nexus 5 will be better than the X.
And hoping for a Firefox or Ubuntu OS to compete with google.
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I too said I would not buy another Motorola phone but US Cellular does not have anything else I like. I don't like the Samsung S4, they will not be getting the HTC One due to dropping the contract with HTC so the Moto X is the only phone left that is a high end Android phone. I know eventually the Moto X will have a bunch of ROMS and I can unlock it, flash it and treat it as my own. I'm not getting an iPhone...just hate them and how you can't personalize it to speak. Just my 2 cents.
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I am looking at it (and using it as a) media device. A 32 gig iPod touch is priced over $200.
Our Photons are twice as good as an apple device.
Google screwed US, they OWNED Moto for 4 months before the no ICS for us was announced.
May 22, 2012
Google takes control at Motorola - http://news.yahoo.com/summary-box-google-takes-control-motorola-224528378--finance.html
September 29, 2012
No Ice Cream Sandwich for Photon 4G - http://www.androidauthority.com/no-...-electrify-photon-4g-motorola-reveals-118844/
I'm hoping the Nexus 5 will be better than the X.
And hoping for a Firefox or Ubuntu OS to compete with google.
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Under your circumstances the Photon is probably worth more than 100 bucks to you, but I seriously doubt it'll bring much, if any more than that on the open market.
As to Google/Motorola, the Motorola you and I grew up with is dead. Gone. It's been replaced by Google's new company which is the point Punit Soni keeps making. Unfortunately for him, it's true, but not in the way he hopes. The "New" Motorola, owned by Google is the one entity that screwed us.
It makes no sense to me to get back into bed with them. The only vote you have is your wallet. That's it. The little guy, the individual account does not matter any more. If you give up the only vote you have, then you deserve what you get. There are plenty of other phones out there. You don't need Moto phones. (BTW - that was my general statement and not directed at the poster I replied to, FWIW).
In the other example, I guess I'd leave US Cellular, or buy myself a used phone and wait for something else new. I would seriously no longer have a phone before I'd buy another Moto phone. But that's me. Moto will never take my money again, because they'll never see another dime of it.
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Great, here goes the resale of my Photon after I paid $630.00!
http://wireless.amazon.com/f/springsprint?tag=phandroid-20
I feel for you. When I bought my Photon, it was off CL and there was a zillion of them for sale. I seriously doubt the Photon has much resell value which sucks but at least its a solid phone.
I was chatting with another member who has Photon, cardock, HD Dock, smart controller, bluetooth keyboard for $650.00. I dont see this happening!
With the LTE announcement, honestly, I was just going to give my Photon away when the SG Note hits Sprint!
Hello,
At least on my local Craigslist, the Photons still fetch a decent amount. In addition, on Ebay, the prices are not in the gutter.
When it comes to upgrade, I am hoping the fact I also have the HD Dock, Motorola Bluetooth Keyboard, and Mouse, will bring a high enough amount to offset the next phone I get as I am eligible for an Upgrade after May 18th.
As a former Premier Gold Member, I have until December to take advantage of my last Annual Upgrade from what I have been told. I am really hoping Sprint comes out with another Motorola Flagship Handset before December. All I know is that whatever one I get must be LTE. I really hope it does not end up being a Crapple iPhone 5. From what I have read, the 5 will offer LTE and after my EVO3D experience, I am pretty soured from getting another HTC. Thus, the choices by December might be pretty slim.
J
@Jungle Jack, after I read your post I thought of something, my Photon cost $630.00 no contract, you can get Photon for $0.01, but your married to Sprint for 2 years and if you want divorce, it will cost you $300.00 or so anyway. Therefore, you could get a decent price from CL or FleeBay!
With that said, I have been playing with phones since early 2000 (BB!), this is by far one of the best phones currently on the market. We have a ton of Photon users that jump ship for SGII, then a month later come back.
The only thing I'm waiting on is Samsung Galaxy Note! Which when I played with it, is light years ahead of Photon! WAY faster (1.4Gzh Processor), Cool UI that you can draw and cut-&-paste with pen, true 1080P HD, and a beautiful TV for a screen!! (5.4")
I am amazed at the prices people are paying!
They are available on Craigslist in the cities I frequent (LA and NYC) for $200-$250 in NEW condition all the time.
And I agree, it is a GREAT phone. It just works the way it should 100% of the time. And battery life is way better than any other Android phone I have had.
Hello,
This is by far my favorite phone by leaps and bounds. Funnily enough, my second favorite was a Motorola StarTac that Sprint offered for a very limited time it seems.
Granted, being with Sprint since the late 90's, we did not always have access to be latest and greatest handsets.
It has gotten a great deal better starting with the HTC EVO 4G. I just wish Sprint and Motorola had a better relationship as I am quite fond of the Droid RAZR, but do not think we will be getting a Sprint version. I am simply hoping for simply a freshening up of the Photon before my Upgrade is void. With there reported to be a multitude of LTE Devices on their way before the end of the year, perhaps there will be a Motorola Android LTE Device...
Cheers,
J
and another thing, we have dual bands (CDMA and GSM) witch is another selling point driving the price!
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I was chatting with another member who has Photon, cardock, HD Dock, smart controller, bluetooth keyboard for $650.00. I dont see this happening!
With the LTE announcement, honestly, I was just going to give my Photon away when the SG Note hits Sprint!
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when do you think the note will get to sprint?
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when do you think the note will get to sprint?
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Who knows but if I had to guess, this summer. At CTE, they stated Sprint and Verzion were getting it. AT&T has it. Rumors are hell! If they don't have it by beginning of July, I'm going back to AT&T!
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Who knows but if I had to guess, this summer. At CTE, they stated Sprint and Verzion were getting it. AT&T has it. Rumors are hell! If they don't have it by beginning of July, I'm going back to AT&T!
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the notes awesome but I just can't see rocking that as a phone. Its so huge!
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the notes awesome but I just can't see rocking that as a phone. Its so huge!
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but it IS a phone! (Its really not as big as you might think, I played with one at AT&T last Saturday) Yes bigger than a phone, smaller than a tablet. 99.9% of the time, Photon is in my pocket and the note fit into my pocket.
Not to mention, the Note has so many atvantages over Photon (and I mean noticable!) that, given one had the money or upgrade available, we be stupid not to IMO.
Except the Note is still a Samsung, so will gps/data/actually acting as a phone still suck?
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Well if what they're saying on this thread about the AT&T version carries over to the CDMA version, Samsung may finally have figured out GPS...
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but it IS a phone! (Its really not as big as you might think, I played with one at AT&T last Saturday) Yes bigger than a phone, smaller than a tablet. 99.9% of the time, Photon is in my pocket and the note fit into my pocket.
Not to mention, the Note has so many atvantages over Photon (and I mean noticable!) that, given one had the money or upgrade available, we be stupid not to IMO.
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I might pick one up next year if it comes to Sprint. But only if I can get a holster for it cuz I wear my Photon on my belt. Too much stuff in my pockets already lol.
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I might pick one up next year if it comes to Sprint. But only if I can get a holster for it cuz I wear my Photon on my belt. Too much stuff in my pockets already lol.
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I have seen a few on FleeBay but nothing really flips my wig? To be honest, I rarely use clip on Defender (Likely because it winter and I have a coat and need quick access?)
I'm really digging the Galaxy Note Presige Vintage G-Note Diary Series. Room for money and Credit Cards. And if it does not add too much bulk and still fits in pockets.................otherwise, I will continue to look at holsters also.
EDIT: BTW, Photon is not only phone for $0.01, they have a 4G yard sale! With the announcement of LTE, and the 2015 death date, they need to do 2 things. 1. Get you into a 2 year marriage you can jusitify. 2. Dump the inventory of WiMax Phones. I don't have WiMax where I live and will never get it, so a 4G phone means nothing to me over a phone that is solely 3G!
if your deviece is not eligible you will get $100.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294428/motorola-100-credit-jelly-bean-upgrade
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if your deviece is not eligible you will get $100.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/5/3294428/motorola-100-credit-jelly-bean-upgrade
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I think we'll all get $100 bucks. Nobody cares about the photon at Moto
i think as an internatinal(not usa) user i won't get anything.
thanks op for posting this.
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I think we'll all get $100 bucks. Nobody cares about the photon at Moto
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my thoughts as well. In order to get $100:
1. device released since 2011. (photon was released July 21, 2011)
2. 4.1 by end of year (ICS expected Q4 2012 for photon)
unfortunately its not cash
get a $100 credit toward any new Motorola device announced today
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thanks op for posting this.
my thoughts as well. In order to get $100:
1. device released since 2011. (photon was released July 21, 2011)
2. 4.1 by end of year (ICS expected Q4 2012 for photon)
unfortunately its not cash
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which is great for us USA sprint Photon users.../s
meaning that this is only good for us if we're planning on upgrading to a Photon LTE...
The two better phones are not available for Sprint (Razr HD, and Razr HD Maxx)
Sorry, not for me. I'd rather swallow that $100 bucks and get myself a Samsung Note 2.
If I can keep my photon and get a $100 for a upgrade count me in.
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which is great for us USA sprint Photon users.../s
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not necessarily. The article states $100 credit toward any new moto device announced today. The devices announced "today" and mentioned in the article are the Droid RAZR HD, the Droid RAZR Maxx HD, and Droid RAZR M. They are all verizon devices.
probably a good idea to wait to see the fine print.
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not necessarily. The article states $100 credit toward any new moto device announced today. The devices announced "today" and mentioned in the article are the Droid RAZR HD, the Droid RAZR Maxx HD, and Droid RAZR M. They are all verizon devices.
probably a good idea to wait to see the fine print.
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the /s at the end of his line indicates sarcasm.
and chances are its 100 bucks off/refunded full no contract price anyways...
I think that since the $100 credit only applies to Verizon phones, for non-Verizon Motorola users, it's more of an incentive to switch carriers than a consolation prize for Motorola's poor support record.
Also, Reddit users are saying you will have to trade in your phone to get the $100. So it's a trade-in as well.
You couldn't pay me to switch to Verizon. I like having signal at home.
After Motorola screwed me over on the Electrify , why would I want another Motorola? I have a GS3 also and I will be with Samsung from now on. Bite me Motorola.
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I think that since the $100 credit only applies to Verizon phones, for non-Verizon Motorola users, it's more of an incentive to switch carriers than a consolation prize for Motorola's poor support record.
Also, Reddit users are saying you will have to trade in your phone to get the $100. So it's a trade-in as well.
You couldn't pay me to switch to Verizon. I like having signal at home.
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Motorola's site says its not just a verizon affair.
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Motorola's site says its not just a verizon affair.
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please provide a link. thanks.
cornelious2 said:
Motorola's site says its not just a verizon affair.
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I dont think he means that its only for verizon customers, but rather, whatever carriers said phones are released on. So far verizon is the only one that have mentioned getting the devices. Im positive att will. Sprint on the other hand might get like one of em if were lucky.
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please provide a link. thanks.
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https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/motorola-jelly-bean-rebate_en-US
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Sounds like googles 18 months of updates ....
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Its a trade-in offer....a big 'F#$& You' to you Moto!!
I can get more than that on CL.
Note 2 or a WP8 for me.
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Motorola's site says its not just a verizon affair.
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I think what they are saying, and i watched the press conference live, is that they will give a $100 credit towards any of the phones that were shown that day, i.e Razer family of devices. Those are only available on Verizon so logically we would assume that this would only be available for Verizon customers. If you have a link that proves otherwise please post it. Not trying to be an ass or anything, just hoping to clear up any confusion if it exists.
Edit: I saw your earlier post with the link and looked at it. the exact words they use are "Buy a SELECT new Motorola smartphone." If they are only offering this for a razer product then it will be verizon exclusive. Not saying that in the future they wont offer it with other carriers as that SELECT list grows, but for right now its only going to be Big Red and the Razor.
looked at Cornelious2's link which states its a trade in offer.
The only way getting $100 for trading in a 2011 phone would be worth it (since you can get more on ebay/CL) would be if they accept non-working phones.
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Filled it out. I'm slightly comforted that the Photon was at least on the list.
To clarify, my Verizon comment was indeed based on the fact that the phones eligible are as of yet Verizon exclusive. If AT&T or Sprint get them then that will change, obviously.
As for broken phones, they should. It's not that they want your old phone so much as they want you to buy their next phone and possibly change carriers. Can't help it, I really think that's part of it. Big Red wants you Sprint people. I think US Cellular is being overlooked here, their business are customers in areas Verizon and AT&T overlooked. I mean, I can't imagine how low Verizon service would have to be to be worth it for me to not have signal at home. I wouldn't pay ten bucks a month for it, I don't think.
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So far, Motorola's best response to us betrayed Photon owners was that they would buy our devices back for $100. After my initial excitement of Motorola's unending generosity died down, I realized that $100 isn't so generous after all.
-- Sprint will give you $63 for your phone.
-- Samsung will give you $75 for your phone. samsungupgrade.com
-- HTC will give you $75 for your phone. htctradeup.com
-- As of 10/2 used Photons are selling on ebay in good condition for more than $100 (search past listings for Photon 4G)
Essentially, excluding what you can get if you go to the trouble of selling your Photon on ebay, Motorola is giving us an extra $25, since they are requiring us to send in a device that does have some value elsewhere. Is $25 enough for you to stay a Motorola customer? That is certainly up to you. But you should at least be aware that other major phone manufacturers are not far off, and may very well provide better support.
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So far, Motorola's best response to us betrayed Photon owners was that they would buy our devices back for $100. After my initial excitement of Motorola's unending generosity died down, I realized that $100 isn't so generous after all.
-- Sprint will give you $63 for your phone.
-- Samsung will give you $75 for your phone. samsungupgrade.com
-- HTC will give you $75 for your phone. htctradeup.com
-- As of 10/2 used Photons are selling on ebay in good condition for more than $100 (search past listings for Photon 4G)
Essentially, excluding what you can get if you go to the trouble of selling your Photon on ebay, Motorola is giving us an extra $25, since they are requiring us to send in a device that does have some value elsewhere. Is $25 enough for you to stay a Motorola customer? That is certainly up to you. But you should at least be aware that other major phone manufacturers are not far off, and may very well provide better support.
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Thanks for the info. If I stay with Android (in spite of horrendous fragmentation), I go back to HTC. If not Android, I'll reconsider WP8 (had used WinMo up until 1.5 years ago).
I love my Photon HW, so really a shame what Moto has done.
I called Sprint and walked into a store asking if the Motorola credit was offered on top of the $63 they give you. They said they are not aware of any Motorola credit.
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refer them to this: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/motorola-jelly-bean-rebate_en-US
Is it even a credit?
I don't know if getting your rebate is contingent on it or not but on the website they bring up "If your phone is not updated to Jelly Bean we don't want you to miss out." Does this mean that they won't give the rebate if they do update your phone to JB?? Not sure, but I'd watch how they word their rebate contingencies.
It also requires you to purchase, or upgrade to another Motorola. So it's not really a credit, lol. You have to give up your phone, PLUS get another moto device, just to be eligible. I'll never go back to moto simply because they've started doing the stupidest thing ever and designed all they're new phones with built in batteries, my arch nemesis!! lol. They can keep they're money, and I'll keep my atrix.
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Agreed ...
It's not 100$ credit but they are actually making you to spend another/more bucks for upgrade ... why we upgrade if they failed to update
I've bought few months back then why i upgrade and spend more bucks for the same failed brand ...
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Could somebody copypasta this info into the Official Support My Moto Campaign Thread? I've been at it for almost 20hrs and am really starting to pay for it.
Lokifish Marz said:
Could somebody copypasta this info into the Official Support My Moto Campaign Thread? I've been at it for almost 20hrs and am really starting to pay for it.
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As requested, I have copy and pasted it.
I'm probably switching carriers, and probably going to get another Moto device. I love the radio/antenna/whatever it is that helps with reception, and the feel and build quality. I'm loving the way the droid razr maxx hd looks. I'm loving the other carrier at the moment. I know they screwed us on the Photon, but for the new phones they already seem to be doing better. Samsung took over a year to upgrade Epic 4g to gingerbread. They appear to have learned from that as the galaxy s3 looks to be getting JB before too long. Moto upgraded the Razr to ICS a couple months ago, and the Razrs are all supposed to get JB by the end of the year. The Photon Q is one of the three phones on the first round of devices that get officially unlocked bootloaders. You have to go to a website and enter a device ID to get the files, or something like that. But it has the unlockable bootloader like the developer edition. I know VZ hates unlocked bootloaders, but other than the RAZR maxx, I'll be looking at the next nexus devices. I don't dev much anyway. I have always like stock kernels with custom ROMs. They have always seemed more stable to me anyway.
I guess my point is this bad experience isn't enough for me to give up on Moto, because I'm not willing to go back to flimsy loss of signal phones, and I think in the future they'll be better. Just takes some time for them to get their crap together with the problems and then the Google purchase.
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I'm probably switching carriers, and probably going to get another Moto device. I love the radio/antenna/whatever it is that helps with reception, and the feel and build quality. I'm loving the way the droid razr maxx hd looks. I'm loving the other carrier at the moment. I know they screwed us on the Photon, but for the new phones they already seem to be doing better. Samsung took over a year to upgrade Epic 4g to gingerbread. They appear to have learned from that as the galaxy s3 looks to be getting JB before too long. Moto upgraded the Razr to ICS a couple months ago, and the Razrs are all supposed to get JB by the end of the year. The Photon Q is one of the three phones on the first round of devices that get officially unlocked bootloaders. You have to go to a website and enter a device ID to get the files, or something like that. But it has the unlockable bootloader like the developer edition. I know VZ hates unlocked bootloaders, but other than the RAZR maxx, I'll be looking at the next nexus devices. I don't dev much anyway. I have always like stock kernels with custom ROMs. They have always seemed more stable to me anyway.
I guess my point is this bad experience isn't enough for me to give up on Moto, because I'm not willing to go back to flimsy loss of signal phones, and I think in the future they'll be better. Just takes some time for them to get their crap together with the problems and then the Google purchase.
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Unfortunately for Sprint users many of your pluses don't apply. I haven't had a good signal in at least 4 months. I keep hearing the wonderful line "we're doing networks upgrades so there's nothing we can do ". The other day it took 7 minutes to make a phone call when I had a strong signal showing.
In addition to that the photon is now 2 OS upgrades behind. Many of us purchased a Motorola phone because of the promised upgrades. Piss poor customer service makes many of us quite hostile and unwilling to forgive the lies.
I guess I didn't realize that you had to turn your phone in to get the $100. That is pretty worthless then.
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I called Sprint and walked into a store asking if the Motorola credit was offered on top of the $63 they give you. They said they are not aware of any Motorola credit.
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Sprint wouldn't be. It's not a Motorola credit, it's a Verizon credit.
To qualify, you have to trade in your phone, as others have said... and you have to buy a Verizon-exclusive Motorola smartphone. The plan will be fully realized by the end of the month -- it is not currently available in any case. But I imagine it will actually be done through Verizon. That is, you sign up for service, buy the phone, and Verizon gives you the Motorola form, and you mail in your proof of purchase, the barcode from the phone box with ESN/IMEI, and your Photon/Atrix/Electrify, and Motorola mails you $100 (in the form of a Visa/MC gift card with nasty fees of course!). US Cellular does a similar song and dance with its rebates. BTW, US Cellular has a standard rebate of $100 off a new smartphone. This can vary but that's the usual amount. Although their advertised prices are minus this rebate, so you pay the advertised price plus $100 up front and get the $100 in two months. I was lucky and got an instant rebate sale -- Electrify for $150 out the door. At tax time. Yeah, I scored. :victory:
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Sprint wouldn't be. It's not a Motorola credit, it's a Verizon credit.
To qualify, you have to trade in your phone, as others have said... and you have to buy a Verizon-exclusive Motorola smartphone. The plan will be fully realized by the end of the month -- it is not currently available in any case. But I imagine it will actually be done through Verizon. That is, you sign up for service, buy the phone, and Verizon gives you the Motorola form, and you mail in your proof of purchase, the barcode from the phone box with ESN/IMEI, and your Photon/Atrix/Electrify, and Motorola mails you $100 (in the form of a Visa/MC gift card with nasty fees of course!). US Cellular does a similar song and dance with its rebates. BTW, US Cellular has a standard rebate of $100 off a new smartphone. This can vary but that's the usual amount. Although their advertised prices are minus this rebate, so you pay the advertised price plus $100 up front and get the $100 in two months. I was lucky and got an instant rebate sale -- Electrify for $150 out the door. At tax time. Yeah, I scored. :victory:
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I really need verification on this! If anybody has a PDF or screencap PM me. If this is true then we may be able to step things up a bit.
Hello,
I got absurdly lucky and sold my Photon for $250. I included a 32gb SD Card, and Otterbox Defender. I still cannot believe I got that as Sprint offered me $67 for it. I am still so pissed about ICS as I actually was going to hold on to the phone even though I purchased an iPhone 5.
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JJ
Details here: http://www.motorola.com/blog/2012/1...-smartphone-and-you-may-qualify-for-100-back/
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Old news, actually, and it's useless since you're out of pocket for the full cost and they'll reimburse you whenever (could be weeks, months later). Motorola blew it with this ICS fiasco and screwing people in the process. It's already been worked out that the so-called $100 rebate thing works out to like $25 or so in the long run, and it's just a joke overall.
You'll note that page linked above says "we’re planning to roll out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to most of our devices first offered for sale in 2011 or later." and was just updated today, yet there is another page that's been up for weeks now that says the same thing but doesn't use the words "most of our" so, it's Motorola being stupid again. And it's not some damned typo either, but they can't be held to their own word and I and many other people are simply done with them for the most part.
I own a Photon and it'll be the last Motorola hardware I ever put actual cash into owning because of their flipflopping and basically lying to people over this whole situation.
If they want to give me a RAZR MAXX HD for all this crap, fine, I'd be happy to own one I suppose (even in spite of the many failings it has), but that's a foregone conclusion at this point.
Also, they changed it again apparently: originally it was going to be cash back to you in the form of a check and now they added that second section:
Provided in the form of a Verizon Wireless Gift Card, Motorola Visa Prepaid Card, carrier credit, or other equivalent at Motorola’s sole discretion.
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If it ain't actual cash in the pocket, it's pretty much useless to me.
Now it looks like we could only buy photon q if you stick with sprint
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motorola no more
This is total BS. They came up with win-win solution. Sell more new phones making $100 less in profit on each, and make it a lame excuse for eliminating upgrade development costs. This is such a blatant disregard of the existing customers. How is it possible that a phone released on August 19, 2011 became and stayed outdated exactly 2 months later, when ICS was announced on Oct 19, 2011
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Funny... I just posted a comment on the motorola-posts-list-of-phones-not-receiving-jelly-bean-confirms-which-phones-will-get-the-update page of the droid-life . com site. I said that JB upgrade table looks like ICS upgrade table a year ago. The one that got edited in Q3 2012 with Photon 4g no longer in it. My post stayed visible for 30 seconds and then was promptly removed
No real surprise, they can't even get the entire division on the same page, literally: one place says "most phones offered in 2011 and later" (which by using the word "most" gives them some room to maneuver with) and another page says "phones offered in 2011 and later" which means every phone they released in 2011 and up to this point in time.
That really irks me for some reason, it's the literal interpretation of the left side of the mouth doesn't know what the right side is saying.
Why even worry about that BS buyback program? If you have a MoPho, you're on Sprint and you have nothing coming from Motof**k. And the fact is, if you really want ca$h for your device, you'll get $150+ from eBay. Instead of whini g, we should do what we can to supportmymoto.com
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JohnH4 said:
Why even worry about that BS buyback program? If you have a MoPho, you're on Sprint and you have nothing coming from Motof**k.
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Well, no, I'm not on Sprint, and many people like me aren't either considering the Photon is unlockable for domestic GSM use in the US (even though Sprint really didn't/doesn't like that happening). I use T-Mobile without issues, and I didn't get this phone from Sprint either so for me, Sprint is 100% irrelevant in this situation.
As for selling it, I've got mine listed on craigslist for $100 right now because I don't deal with eBay/PayPal and their ripoff tactics, plus I'd prefer cash in the hand but, still no bites. Sooner or later someone will most likely contact me about it - I mean a dual core smartphone for $100... what's not to love?
I'm just curious as to whether I'll be able to trade my Photon for $100 toward a Verizon Moto phone; if they'll allow me to get the rebate while crossing carriers. I'm done with Sprint in March when my contract comes up, but I still love Motorola. Not even sure if I'd need to root, as the main two reasons I root are for free hotspot and titanium backup, and I didn't even use titanium backup last time I went back to stock. I do love the Razr Maxx HD for its battery life and screen, and I still like Moto for the quality and reception.
^ Motorola doesn't care if you cross carriers. You just have to send in your Photon. So as long as you buy the new phone, they don't care. I'd leave under good terms, they might not honor the rebate if the ESN is bad. So yes, you could trade it towards a Verizon phone.
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I'm just curious as to whether I'll be able to trade my Photon for $100 toward a Verizon Moto phone; if they'll allow me to get the rebate while crossing carriers. I'm done with Sprint in March when my contract comes up, but I still love Motorola. Not even sure if I'd need to root, as the main two reasons I root are for free hotspot and titanium backup, and I didn't even use titanium backup last time I went back to stock. I do love the Razr Maxx HD for its battery life and screen, and I still like Moto for the quality and reception.
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100 bucks is a horrible trade in value
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What if you could apply it towards an HTC instead?
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100 bucks is a horrible trade in value
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Not when your phone has cracked housing and scratched screen and you are very definitely in a Verizon area with not a lot of Sprint customers (Arkansas used to be Alltel headquarters until VZ bought them). I've seen photons nearly identical to the condition of mine on ebay for 125. I won't be able to trade mine in until March when my contract is up and the phone will devalue further. At that time, if the phone is still in the same condition it is now, I might be able to get a few extra bucks off ebay or maybe Craigslist if I get someone stupid, but the convenience of just handing it to the VZ person and getting my 100 bucks off a RAZR MAXX HD beats the effort behind making an extra 10 to 20 bucks.
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Lokifish Marz said:
What if you could apply it towards an HTC instead?
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Just my personal taste... the Photon is my favorite phone I've ever had, and I have always liked the Moto smartphones (except for the QWERTY's) but I couldn't get them before because I was on Sprint. I didn't like my wife's HTC, and I didn't like my Epic 4g, my wife's Nexus S 4G, or my friend's Epic Touch. All had signal issues. The Photon is awesome with reception, and my buddy's Moto phones have always been the same.
I don't feel so betrayed by the lack of upgrade to ICS. The phone works fine until my contract is up and I can get away from Sprint.
If this is to be believed, VZW is going to carry the One along with the rest of the U.S. carriers. That's fantastic news for HTC as they've accomplished (selling the same device on all four U.S. carriers) what Samsung did with the SGS3 which was one of the cornerstones of its success. And HTC really needs some success. It also explains the appearance and disappearance of a red version of the One off of HTC's website.
"It looks like HTC’s One really will be the one flagship for the Taiwanese phone maker. When HTC announced the phone last month, it said the One would be sold at AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. A mention of Verizon was noticeably absent. However, Verizon will also carry the high-end Android device according to a source familiar with the situation. Its launch at Verizon, though, will trail the other U.S. carriers by a month or two as it winds its way through the testing process. HTC and Verizon representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment."http://allthingsd.com/20130313/exclusive-htc-one-headed-to-verizon-too/
So do you think it'll be offered alongside the DNA or are the two devices too similar?
Even though I went from a DNA to a Note 2 and now back to a DNA, I will be buying the One the very minute it is available for Verizon. How's that for impact?
or just do this http://blog.htc.com/2013/03/htc-one-developer-edition/
If it does come to verizon and if I can sell my DNA on ebay for $600 then yes I may get it. If not then no
I have a feeling the resale value of the DNA might plummet when the One hits. Not saying the DNA isn't an amazing phone, but if you have to pick one of the two at similar prices... The only thing I can think of that would really retain the DNA's resale value would be if yours is already unlocked / rooted / s-off. Considering the post-OTA (and all new) phones cannot achieve this yet, I think it'll be a surge to the price for phone that already are unlocked.
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or just do this http://blog.htc.com/2013/03/htc-one-developer-edition/
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Unfortunately, the developer edition looks like it is missing the all-important CDMA bands
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or just do this http://blog.htc.com/2013/03/htc-one-developer-edition/
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Unfortunately that won't work on Verizon.
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If it does come to verizon and if I can sell my DNA on ebay for $600 then yes I may get it. If not then no
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Well you aren't getting a One then. The DNA isn't selling near $600, even right now. On Swappa and eBay, almost all of them are sub $500, some even below $450.
Man I sure as hell hope not being able to unlcock/root by the time this comes out doesn't happen. I'm like a 5 yr old waiting on christmas over here. I keep checking the forums ever couple hours lol
The one is a sweet phone but Im content with my DNA.
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
Unfortunately that won't work on Verizon.
Well you aren't getting a One then. The DNA isn't selling near $600, even right now. On Swappa and eBay, almost all of them are sub $500, some even below $450.
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With my ebay skills 80% will sell $600.
20% it wont if my skills fail.
Also who knows what the outright price for the one will be if it does come to VZW.
It has very little impact to me as I love my DNA.
Sure people complain of battery life but I get a full day out of mine usually, they complain about only having 16 GB of internal memory but I use Spotify for my music and Drive for my pictures and most places I frequent have wifi. My 8MP camera takes lovely pictures and I already have a quad core processor with 2 GB of RAM. Speaker mode on the DNA is fabulous.
Also, I love having a pocketable 5 inch 1080p device.
Fyi I got a DNA that was used for a week off Craigslist for 425 with two cases and wireless charger...so remember that eBay will take fees from the seller...I just sold an iPhone 5 on eBay for 560 and eBay took 50 bucks just for the damn sale..and then PayPal takes 2% or something too...so yeah.
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Unfortunately that won't work on Verizon.
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Unfortunately, the developer edition looks like it is missing the all-important CDMA bands
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That phone will work in the U.S.data wise on Verizon in an LTE area (at this point NJ is almost fully blanketed where I live)....who uses their phone to talk anyway? LOL
And once Verizon implements VOLTE, you could in theory use that phone on Verizon here. So if this was 2014 that phone would be perfect!
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Ndaoud360 said:
If it does come to verizon and if I can sell my DNA on ebay for $600 then yes I may get it. If not then no
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if you could sell it for $600 now, that would be pretty amazing....let alone a few months from now with another big HTC device about to launch (or having launched already)
you would need to probably package a ton of accessories with it to come near that
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With my ebay skills 80% will sell $600.
20% it wont if my skills fail.
Also who knows what the outright price for the one will be if it does come to VZW.
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depends on if they carry multiple storage versions...iirc there are 16/32/64 variants (though i actually havent seen a 64gb variant for sale) for the htc one
so it *might* be something like 599/699/749 or some variation in there off contract
on contract would probabaly be 199/299 of 16/32 which is what id assume verizon would carry (just a guess)
and dna would probably drop to 149 or 99 on contract directly from verizon....probably 49 or free on 3rd party websites
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That phone will work in the U.S.data wise on Verizon in an LTE area (at this point NJ is almost fully blanketed where I live)....who uses their phone to talk anyway? LOL
And once Verizon implements VOLTE, you could in theory use that phone on Verizon here. So if this was 2014 that phone would be perfect!
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yes assuming you could find someone at verizon who doesnt care about their job and would add the imei to their system for you
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Fyi I got a DNA that was used for a week off Craigslist for 425 with two cases and wireless charger...so remember that eBay will take fees from the seller...I just sold an iPhone 5 on eBay for 560 and eBay took 50 bucks just for the damn sale..and then PayPal takes 2% or something too...so yeah.
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Same here. I had to list it 3 times too before the buyer actually came up with the money.
On thing to remember if your going to sell ANY phone your not going to make a profit. It just makes getting a new phone a little better.
I will be getting the One I have two upgrades available in October so I should be able to get it in September. I hope thats when its released. The developer edition I think is BS pretty sure guys here on XDA will be able to crack the One without me paying extra.
I found a link that compares DNA to One camera check it out http://pocketnow.com/2013/03/13/htc-one-camera-vs-droid-dna-camera#!prettyPhoto
I'm actually happy with my DNA (understatement) and since Sense 5 will be sent to the DNA the only two things that will make me get the new Verizon HTC One (Probably being named the DNA+) would be better battery life and availability in white other than that I doubt that I will be swayed
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Same here. I had to list it 3 times too before the buyer actually came up with the money.
On thing to remember if your going to sell ANY phone your not going to make a profit. It just makes getting a new phone a little better.
I will be getting the One I have two upgrades available in October so I should be able to get it in September. I hope thats when its released. The developer edition I think is BS pretty sure guys here on XDA will be able to crack the One without me paying extra.
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Well, I made a profit on that iPhone....my store bought it for 400 lol
Every phone I sell on eBay pulls me in a profit of anywhere from 50 to 200 ...
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