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I was going to do a review on my case, the yellow one, but it was stolen from the mail on saturday october 23rd....I was expecting it and when I checked my mailbox it wasnt there, the USPS said it was dropped off, that was online though so maybe they made an error, I really hope so!!!!
This isnt the first Item stolen, the site I bought it from charged for $6 to have me sign it at delivery.....
and why are you posting this ? what are we going to do ?
yea it sucks how about a PO box ? or a camera to watch ur mailbox ?
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and why are you posting this ? what are we going to do ?
yea it sucks how about a PO box ? or a camera to watch ur mailbox ?
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I actually just put a camera today, and you know, I really don't know why I posted this...OH I know, do you guys know meritlines stolen items policy or how they handle that?
Stealing from mail = felony. Hope you catch them.
https://www.meritline.com/t-claims-policy.aspx
Found it! Well this thread is useless now.
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If a signature was required the postman should not have left it in the mailbox. Are you sure he/she didn't leave one of those cards that says you need to go pick it up at the post office. If the mailman just put it in your mailbox without a signature you need to go talk to the post master at you part office
I was going to post the same thing after reading you said you were charged $6 for sign on delivery.
With support for the Wildfire S being dropped by AlphaRevX, it looks like the only way to achieve S-OFF is using an XTC clip. For me, it's a bit too expensive to justify buying a clip and using it only once. This thread is for anyone that's interested in pooling together and purchasing the regular XTC Clip that could be shared and then resold. Post below if you are interested and want your name and country added to the list at the bottom.
UK (run by mphi)
The process:
I ordered the clip, and posted it off to the first participant who will post it back to me once finished so that I can post it to the next participant and so on. Everything is done through eBay reputation so that all participants have some protection. I'll set up a fixed price listing with payments through PayPal. eBay buyer requirements: At least 10 positive feedback comments, with 95%+ positive.
Instructions:
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Step A) Create a goldcard with unlock feature
1. insert MicroSD/TFlash card in your XTC-Clip
2. click "Create Goldcard"
Step B) Unlock phone - (simlock, SuperCID, security unlock / S-OFF)
1. insert the XTC-Clip Flex-PCB-SIM-Adapter in HTC Marvel
2. insert the goldcard from step A) in HTC Marvel
3. attach battery to HTC Marvel
4. attach battery or usb cable to XTC-Clip
5. press [VOL DOWN] + [POWER] to start bootloader
6. wait approx. 1 minute and 30 seconds for unlock software to start
7. You will get "Get OEMSBL /Pls chk SECU-Flag on/off" Error
8. Press Vol Down now.
9. Wait approx. 30 sec while it shows Get SW Version
10. Select Diag by pressing power
11. press [ACTION] to start "Clear S58 Data"
12. press [POWER] to confirm
13. wait 10 seconds and phone will S-OFF
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First round complete!
Thanks drddrd, AlsoW, jean001luc, bolec, techtalkonline, BoNUK and l00k!
Second round: complete!
Third round: complete!
Fourth round:
New? Here's the eBay listing for Nov/Dec. (Remember your reputation must be at least 10 with 95%+ positive and you must be in the UK!)
Europe
MindBurn010 (Bulgaria)
Insaned (Portugal) Has purchased a clip and may be interested in a similar group buy if there is enough interest!
seanw712 (Antwerp, Belgium)
alex1972 (Romania)
Africa
3ight8all (Cape Town, South Africa)
Wish to Too bad I'm far far away from EU...
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Hi,
With support for the Wildfire S being dropped by AlphaRevX, it looks like the only way to achieve S-OFF is using an XTC clip. For me, it's a bit too expensive to justify buying a clip and using it only once (even the PAYG clip is a bit too expensive).
Would anyone here be interested in pooling together and purchasing an XTC Clip that could be shared?
I'm thinking I'll order the clip and post it off to the next person, who would post it to the next person after use and so on. When everyone is done with the clip we can attempt to sell it on eBay it and then split the proceeds evenly. It could work out to be quite cheap if enough people are interested.
We'd also have to set some rules to ensure the trustworthiness of the participants (and me) and I was thinking that everything could be done through eBay so that all participants have some protection.
I'm in the UK but don't mind posting to the EU if there are not enough interested people in the UK and everyone else agrees to this.
What do you think?
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Hi mphi,
My I ask you to change the thread name like ... without (UK/EU), I don't wanna spam the forum with more threads of this kind so if you please everybody can use you thread and request group buy for different countries. We can use this as a DB... Just wonder who'll update the info in 1 post...
Hope you like the idea, otherwise I'll post another thread...
Anyway - I am looking for group buy for Bulgaria/Europe
Thanks, by the way nice idea "mphi"
MindBurn010 said:
Hi mphi,
My I ask you to change the thread name like ... without (UK/EU), I don't wanna spam the forum with more threads of this kind so if you please everybody can use you thread and request group buy for different countries. We can use this as a DB... Just wonder who'll update the info in 1 post...
Hope you like the idea, otherwise I'll post another thread...
Anyway - I am looking for group buy for Bulgaria/Europe
Thanks, by the way nice idea "mphi"
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That's a really good idea so I've updated my post above. Let me know if there are any additions you think my post needs!
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That's a really good idea so I've updated my post above. Let me know if there are any additions you think my post needs!
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Im up for it. Based in the UK - Coventry area
Hi,iam up for it as well.Based in Hull, Yorkshire. I do travel all over the UK 5 days a week so could even drop off the clip to another person if i would be in that area.
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Hi,iam up for it as well.Based in Hull, Yorkshire. I do travel all over the UK 5 days a week so could even drop off the clip to another person if i would be in that area.
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Have you considered XTC Clip Pay as you go?
I can let you have one of these for £20, this includes 1 unlock credit.
Each top up credit would be £15
I hope this helps, let me know if your interested
Thanks
Darren
Unlockingshop.co.uk
Official XTC Clip Reseller
Hi Darren,
That's a great offer; thanks! I've seen your eBay auctions and the £97.99 price I quoted in the original post is from one of your listings
Though I can't speak for everyone else, I'm a real cheapskate. And buying the non-PAYG clip and sharing it works out much cheaper in the long run:
Revenue from selling used clip @ £10 discount = £87.99 - 0.034*87.99 - £0.20 (Paypal fees) - £0.40 - £1.57 - 0.03*87.99 (eBay fees) = £80.18
Initial cost each = £97.99/5 = £19.60
Estimated actual cost each = (97.99 - 80.18)/5 = £3.57 + postage
(Refund after eBay sale of £16.03 each)
Would you ever consider an XTC Clip rental service? Say £7.50 + £80 collateral (to be refunded after the clip is received back)? PayPal reduces its fees proportionally after partial refunds and I think it would sell quite well...
Hi,
I am in Licolnshire in the UK and would be willing to sign up for this too, provided that it is cheap enough of course!
techtalkonline said:
Hi,
I am in Licolnshire in the UK and would be willing to sign up for this too, provided that it is cheap enough of course!
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Brilliant, added you to the list.
One more person and it would be an initial cost of about £20, then a refund of about £15 after resale on eBay.
Is everyone happy with this?
I want in aswell from uk Birmingham
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I want in aswell from uk Birmingham
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Added.
Has the cost come down to an acceptable level for everyone yet? We're looking at an initial cost of £19.60 each (less than £5 after refund though).
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Has the cost come down to an acceptable level for everyone yet? We're looking at an initial cost of £19.60 each (less than £5 after refund though).
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I think more and more people will want this mite be better to wait and add a few more people in the next few days.
Yean, and me too plz!! Desperate to get rid of all this bloat ware, and tweak it a bit too.
EDIT: Ooops, i'm in Cornwall
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Yean, and me too plz!! Desperate to get rid of all this bloat ware, and tweak it a bit too.
EDIT: Ooops, i'm in Cornwall
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Can you PM me your eBay username before I add you to the list? It's just that since you're new here you don't yet have a reputation to rely on
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Can you PM me your eBay username before I add you to the list? It's just that since you're new here you don't yet have a reputation to rely on
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My ebay name is PM (I think) hate ebay and not used it in a while, lol.
And how is this going to work? Send it from addy to addy and then back to you, or send the phones to you? The second is a much more efficient way of dealing with it, but now sure if I can live without my phone either, lol!
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My ebay name is PM (I think) hate ebay and not used it in a while, lol.
And how is this going to work? Send it from addy to addy and then back to you, or send the phones to you? The second is a much more efficient way of dealing with it, but now sure if I can live without my phone either, lol!
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Yep my intention was that it was to be sent from address to address. If people wanted to send phones to me to be unlocked, I would insist on sending the phones back via an insured courier so it would work out more expensive.
If you trust me enough and don't mind spending a bit more to cover the postage, I'm happy to do this as well.
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Yep my intention was that it was to be sent from address to address. If people wanted to send phones to me to be unlocked, I would insist on sending the phones back via an insured courier so it would work out more expensive.
If you trust me enough and don't mind spending a bit more to cover the postage, I'm happy to do this as well.
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I can't be without my phone tbh... Use it for my internet n stuff, it's just it "could" take a long time. I have waited a couple months now and a couple more won't hurt. As for cost... people are going to have to post the xtc clip anyway, and if I was posting it I would do insured post as it covers me too.
Count me in too.
David (Oxfordshire)
EBay; wannabuycamera
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Count me in too.
David (Oxfordshire)
EBay; wannabuycamera
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App
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I've also updated my post to show the cost for different numbers of participants.
As you can see we're getting diminishing returns now so I'd like to put up the eBay listing if everyone's happy...?
Flash version 8GB, 1GB RAM, OMAP4460. All is working except the micro-USB port which snapped off (it was simply cheaply soldered on with no other mounting, silly archos) It will require some soldering skills to fix as the connection points are pretty small, however it could easily be used for scrap parts. The screen retails for ~$50 USD, and it has a perfectly good working battery (only about a month old), 8gb NAND, motherboard RAM CPU etc. I figure $100 USD is fair. Includes shipping unless it'll cost more than say $20 bucks.
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Flash version 8GB, 1GB RAM, OMAP4460. All is working except the micro-USB port which snapped off (it was simply cheaply soldered on with no other mounting, silly archos) It will require some soldering skills to fix as the connection points are pretty small, however it could easily be used for scrap parts. The screen retails for ~$50 USD, and it has a perfectly good working battery (only about a month old), 8gb NAND, motherboard RAM CPU etc. I figure $100 USD is fair. Includes shipping unless it'll cost more than say $20 bucks.
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I may need some spare parts as my display just stopped working. I live in the Tacoma area so we could just meet if I can't fix mine. Please send me a PM or email if you still have it.
- Tom
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I may need some spare parts as my display just stopped working. I live in the Tacoma area so we could just meet if I can't fix mine. Please send me a PM or email if you still have it.
- Tom
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Hi, send me a PM or reply here with your email address, I will email you. I live very near tacoma
edit: just realized XDA has this cool "send email" feature sent u an email
Shano56 said:
Hi, send me a PM or reply here with your email address, I will email you. I live very near tacoma
edit: just realized XDA has this cool "send email" feature sent u an email
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Thanks. I'll check it tonight.
Still available if anyone wants. I may post to ebay however i have never sold on there before..
I am still interested, but still waiting to hear more info on the tablet screen operation and functions so I know it will fix my problem. If you get a valid offer from someone else before I determine the problem, go ahead and sell it. I did order a 2nd tablet from Newegg. I still want to fix this one for my son.
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I am still interested, but still waiting to hear more info on the tablet screen operation and functions so I know it will fix my problem. If you get a valid offer from someone else before I determine the problem, go ahead and sell it. I did order a 2nd tablet from Newegg. I still want to fix this one for my son.
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Sounds good, let me know when you get your answer and if a new screen will fix it, I'll let u know if its still available.
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put it on ebay if anyone is interested. Starting at $80 USD..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251114041482?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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put it on ebay if anyone is interested. Starting at $80 USD..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251114041482?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
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do you pictures of it ? ( including pictures of broken parts and working parts ).
I could take pictures, but the only broken part is the small USB jack
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I bought a 2nd tablet, but I am still interested in yours. I know now the screen touch device chip is attached to the back of the screen, so a new screen would probably repair my old one. How long did you list it for on ebay?
Closed, You are only allowed to sell items in the marketplace
Can anyone help me or give me some advise on how to buy this phone on flash sale because I have been trying to get this phone since the 1st release date (it feels like ages now ) but haven't succeeded.
I would be really grateful for some advise/help.
Just keep refreshing the page for 15-20 minutes.
I got the buy option after 20 mins approx.
Then u have to be fast and select the payment option before it goes out of stock again
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Just keep refreshing the page for 15-20 minutes.
I got the buy option after 20 mins approx.
Then u have to be fast and select the payment option before it goes out of stock again
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Thanks bro. I guess I'll try that too on the next sale.
But tried many things already like those chrome extension etc.
Even try after 1 hour or so as well. I got mine booked at 1.55 pm after trying unsuccessfully at 12pm and 12.30pm. I guess all orders that were booked but not paid become available after 1 hour.
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Just keep refreshing the page for 15-20 minutes.
I got the buy option after 20 mins approx.
Then u have to be fast and select the payment option before it goes out of stock again
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Even try after 1 hour or so as well. I got mine booked at 1.55 pm after trying unsuccessfully at 12pm and 12.30pm. I guess all orders that were booked but not paid become available after 1 hour.
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Yep. I'll try that this time. Thanks.
Two Tips That Can Help:
1) Use Flipkart and have Gift Vouchers worth 14k in. (Buy 2k * 7 vouchers)
2) Buy at 11:59:00 exact and not 12:00:00.
3) If you fail use Mi.com and keep refreshing till you get the stocks. (After 12)
No doubt these stupid flash sales are pain for genuine mi buyers. I am trying to book this phone in every flash sale but not been able to yet, it literally gets out of stock in 4-5 seconds. Its just too stupid and cringing at the same time. I guess i'll have to try my luck at every sale and then maybe after few months when the demand settles a bit, i'll be able to get my hands on it.
It actually worked I got it in yesterday's sale (4th Apr) . I logged in tried to get it at 12 noon but failed. Again at around 12:18 it came back in stock & I quickly bought it.
For payment I used phonepe wallet (by which you can pay only 10k in a single transaction using the wallet balance). So I linked JioMoney (or Freecharge wallet) with my phonepe wallet & loaded 10k in phonepe & the rest in JioMoney (or Freecharge wallet) to pay quickly without OTP/PIN.
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It actually worked I got it in yesterday's sale (4th Apr) . I logged in tried to get it at 12 noon but failed. Again at around 12:18 it came back in stock & I quickly bought it.
For payment I used phonepe wallet (by which you can pay only 10k in a single transaction using the wallet balance). So I linked JioMoney (or Freecharge wallet) with my phonepe wallet & loaded 10k in phonepe & the rest in JioMoney (or Freecharge wallet) to pay quickly without OTP/PIN.
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i also placed order at 12. 20 but after 10 mins flipkart canceled my order....and when i called customer care , they said that its all depend on seller we cant do anything... and in today sale i refereshed about 10 000 times from 12 to 2.20 , but sale didnt came back like yesterday. so at last it just depend on luck.
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Even try after 1 hour or so as well. I got mine booked at 1.55 pm after trying unsuccessfully at 12pm and 12.30pm. I guess all orders that were booked but not paid become available after 1 hour.
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Yes I bought mine at around 5:22pm. Logged on to page to check next sale date and saw gold available and bought it. Tried again but it became or of stock. Thought I was lucky.
To purchase RN5Pro during flash sale
You can install Pricetracker extension in google chrome on your laptop and then enable auto-checkout and auto-buy option for the variant you want to purchase. Also sale on flipkart starts ata around 11:59:20 am so open the page in advance.
Then use Phonepe as payment option as it takes you away from flipkart page and that means the phone is definitely going to be yours. You can then enter any debit/credit card details on phonepe page.
Dont use any other payment option as you will have to enter card details and OTP and that means by the time you wait for OTP, phone is already out of stock.
P.S. I booked 3 RN5Pro (2 black and 1 gold) on 4th April sale at 12:01pm, 12:17pm and 12:50pm.
So finally i was able to order the phone today. A sigh of relief at the end. Kudos.
So, as everyone who was waiting for the Active Wear 2 to become available for pre-order so they could use their Note 10 credit has already found out.............that credit will not work on the new watch. A call to Samsung resulted in their usual shell game explanation that the watch was not available when the promo code was generated, so sorry you're just out of luck. Oh well, guess I'll just stick with my Moto 360's for as long as they hold out.
I got the Galaxy Fit and ear pods with it. Very happy.
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So, as everyone who was waiting for the Active Wear 2 to become available for pre-order so they could use their Note 10 credit has already found out.............that credit will not work on the new watch. A call to Samsung resulted in their usual shell game explanation that the watch was not available when the promo code was generated, so sorry you're just out of luck. Oh well, guess I'll just stick with my Moto 360's for as long as they hold out.
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Can't use the "rewards" money for things I want as well. Found out yesterday trying to use my $16 for the USB-c/3.5 mm adapter, it can only go toward the things like games, apps and some other overpriced junk from the Samsung store app.
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Can't use the "rewards" money for things I want as well. Found out yesterday trying to use my $16 for the USB-c/3.5 mm adapter, it can only go toward the things like games, apps and some other overpriced junk from the Samsung store app.
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It's not exactly bait and switch, but really not what these incentives appear at first glance.
kat3k said:
So, as everyone who was waiting for the Active Wear 2 to become available for pre-order so they could use their Note 10 credit has already found out.............that credit will not work on the new watch. A call to Samsung resulted in their usual shell game explanation that the watch was not available when the promo code was generated, so sorry you're just out of luck. Oh well, guess I'll just stick with my Moto 360's for as long as they hold out.
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I guess I'm lost. I look go to the SHOP app through the phone, found the AW2 (added the free wireless charger), and proceeded to Pre-Order.
Once on the Pre-Order page I pulled out my S-Pen and select "Have a promo or referral code?" A popup appears and I can enter my code there.
Now I'm not going to pre-order that watch but that should work. You might possibly have to ditch the free wireless charger as Samsung does not allow multiple discounts at once.
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Can't use the "rewards" money for things I want as well. Found out yesterday trying to use my $16 for the USB-c/3.5 mm adapter, it can only go toward the things like games, apps and some other overpriced junk from the Samsung store app.
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I was able to get 2 10,000 mAh Portable Batteries with USB-C Cables, the dual wireless fast charger and the USB-C dongle with my credit. There are 2 ways to do it if you want to take advantage of the promotional items they offer and other items not offered.......
1. Go to Samsung Shop app and do a search for the item you want and then add to cart. Put the promo code in and checkout or......
2. Go to Samsung Shop app and do a search for the item you want and add to cart. Then go back to the Reward Email with the link in the body of the email and add to cart whatever you like from the promotional items. Checkout and your're good to go.
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I was able to get 2 10,000 mAh Portable Batteries with USB-C Cables, the dual wireless fast charger and the USB-C dongle with my credit. There are 2 ways to do it if you want to take advantage of the promotional items they offer and other items not offered.......
1. Go to Samsung Shop app and do a search for the item you want and then add to cart. Put the promo code in and checkout or......
2. Go to Samsung Shop app and do a search for the item you want and add to cart. Then go back to the Reward Email with the link in the body of the email and add to cart whatever you like from the promotional items. Checkout and your're good to go.
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Still nothing, there is no promo code for rewards. They have a separate page for redeeming rewards where they show a limited number of items that you can "buy" for your points if you like those. No possibility to redeem in similar way as 'credit bonus' money. My bonus went into watch($150 + $200 out of my pocket) and I bought for $50 the S-cover.(reservation bonus) I tried to get that USB/headphone adapter for the points. That's OK, still have a few months to decide what to do with my $16 in points.
wait.. what samsung reward are we referring here?
I picked the items I wanted and then went to check out and then used the redeem option and it applied it to my order.
I got the 45W charger, galaxy buds, and the flip cover. I even used my Samsung points I saved up where the whole order I paid $2.13 for all of it.
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Still nothing, there is no promo code for rewards. They have a separate page for redeeming rewards where they show a limited number of items that you can "buy" for your points if you like those. No possibility to redeem in similar way as 'credit bonus' money. My bonus went into watch($150 + $200 out of my pocket) and I bought for $50 the S-cover.(reservation bonus) I tried to get that USB/headphone adapter for the points. That's OK, still have a few months to decide what to do with my $16 in points.
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I think it's a one time use code as well which sucks. If you dont use it all in one shot you lose whatever balance is left. I did it the 2nd way I suggested when I got the credit. I added the dongle and a 10,000mah battery pack to my cart in the Samsung Shop app and went back to my email. I then opened the link from the $150 credit email and got the kit that included the dual charger and another 10,000 mah battery pack. The dongle and other battery pack were in the cart still so I went to check out and it added the code for me since I used the email link I'm guessing. It's a bit confusing and if you contact Samsung support( a waste of time btw) they tell you the dongle isnt a part of the promotion. I wanted a blue S Pen for my Black Note 10 but they didnt have any.
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I think it's a one time use code as well which sucks. If you dont use it all in one shot you lose whatever balance is left. I did it the 2nd way I suggested when I got the credit. I added the dongle and a 10,000mah battery pack to my cart in the Samsung Shop app and went back to my email. I then opened the link from the $150 credit email and got the kit that included the dual charger and another 10,000 mah battery pack. The dongle and other battery pack were in the cart still so I went to check out and it added the code for me since I used the email link I'm guessing. It's a bit confusing and if you contact Samsung support( a waste of time btw) they tell you the dongle isnt a part of the promotion. I wanted a blue S Pen for my Black Note 10 but they didnt have any.
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I'm all set now, finally! They added that "pay with rewards" option to my checkout so I got the USB-C Headphone Jack Adapter for reward points.
But I spent about one hour "chatting and chatting" with several people who were patching me over to "more specialized team" to resolve my problem so am good now. Thanks!
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I'm all set now, finally! They added that "pay with rewards" option to my checkout so I got the USB-C Headphone Jack Adapter for reward points.
But I spent about one hour "chatting and chatting" with several people who were patching me over to "more specialized team" to resolve my problem so am good now. Thanks!
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Yeah they are totally useless but am glad you got it worked out. We should've gotten one included with the price this phone cost. LoL
Tidbits said:
I picked the items I wanted and then went to check out and then used the redeem option and it applied it to my order.
I got the 45W charger, galaxy buds, and the flip cover. I even used my Samsung points I saved up where the whole order I paid $2.13 for all of it.
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I know that's right!