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I am thinking of upgrading the G1 and to cut the cost i'm debating selling my excalibur 6.1 rickyy rom. i requested my unlock codes from tmobile (have been with them since jan 08 so meet the requirements)
have seen ranging prices on ebay, so will probably try to sell to someone i know or possibly craigslist (also open to suggestions on better place to sell)
is a tmobile branded phone also.
just looking for some insight on what a fair price would be for myself and the buyer (phone is in excellent condition and has the 2200mah battery w/ extender cover) and again will soon be unlocked.
(not trying to sell here, not sure if thats against rules or anything, but if anyone is interested would be more than willing to discuss it, again just looking for input on fair pricing for the seller/buyer)
I would say no more then 150...
dude, that's going to be a tough sell but Ebay is your best bet, make you sure you update your Dash to WM 6.1 and load it with apps to make it more appealing to someone out there, you can grab a Dash for $75 maybe perhaps a little more if its in great condition, I sold mine a few weeks ago for $160 loaded with apps to tee, I put a pretty good package out there, plus my battery was from Seido, an extended battery 1300mAH which did not make my Dash bulkier and I gave him the buyer a leather case as well and all the manuals and everything that came in the original box, make sure you post a pic of the 6.1 home screen and perhaps load FeatherWeather 2 to add some eye-candy to it, you'll sell it like that, mine sold "buy now option" in 3hours good luck
ps. if you do the above and its in excellent condition, then $145-$150, if it does not sell, lower the price by $5 till it sells put a good titlle as well, that's everything
Tmobile Dash/Htc s620 Excellent condition WM 6.1, extras !!!
blackjack2 said:
dude, that's going to be a tough sell but Ebay is your best bet, make you sure you update your Dash to WM 6.1 and load it with apps to make it more appealing to someone out there, you can grab a Dash for $75 maybe perhaps a little more if its in great condition, I sold mine a few weeks ago for $160 loaded with apps to tee, I put a pretty good package out there, plus my battery was from Seido, an extended battery 1300mAH which did not make my Dash bulkier and I gave him the buyer a leather case as well and all the manuals and everything that came in the original box, make sure you post a pic of the 6.1 home screen and perhaps load FeatherWeather 2 to add some eye-candy to it, you'll sell it like that, mine sold "buy now option" in 3hours good luck
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Haha sweet... and yah if you do add those applications people will tend to buy the phone a lot quicker...
ya i have it loaded with 6.1 and various apps, will probably include the 2gb sd card i have laying around and pack it full of various apps, wallpapers, and ringtones as well.
i saw some ebay listings for like 50-100, im sure they were just standard though. would be very happy with 150ish would knock my g1 down to about 250 then.
waiting til i have my unlock crap from tmobile before i even think of putting it up though, word of advice never call tmobile for the unlock code. i was told
"it is impossible to use another carriers sim card in your phone if it says tmobile on it" "your phone will no longer work with tmobile if you sim unlock it" "we only give those codes to the other carriers, like at&t if you're switching to them"
found the "sim unlock FAQ" on their website and just waiting on the email now 24-48 or up to 7 days.... wee
also would love to hear some feedback from anyone with a htc dream who upgraded from excalibur also.
dude, I had a pretty fair experience with Tmobile, I called and they unlocked right away
curious now also... this could possibly keep me from selling my dash... any possibility on tmobile replacing my sim card by saying it broke or something....or requesting a 2nd one, to have my number/contacts on 2 sim cards to have my dash and dream running off same line (doubt they would replace with asking, they would require me to just have a 2nd line im sure)
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word of advice never call tmobile for the unlock code. i was told
"it is impossible to use another carriers sim card in your phone if it says tmobile on it" "your phone will no longer work with tmobile if you sim unlock it" "we only give those codes to the other carriers, like at&t if you're switching to them"
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Many on here will tell you differently.
SInce you can get a brand new Dash from T-Mobile for 50.00 anymore selling a used one is tough. Even "upgraded" you effectivly render that Device useless for repair should anything happen. You simply cant take it to a repair shop with a new ROM on it and expect it to be serviced.
BUT someone will buy it, eBay, Craigs list.. you'll get lucky.
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ya i have it loaded with 6.1 and various apps, will probably include the 2gb sd card i have laying around and pack it full of various apps, wallpapers, and ringtones as well.
i saw some ebay listings for like 50-100, im sure they were just standard though. would be very happy with 150ish would knock my g1 down to about 250 then.
waiting til i have my unlock crap from tmobile before i even think of putting it up though, word of advice never call tmobile for the unlock code. i was told
"it is impossible to use another carriers sim card in your phone if it says tmobile on it" "your phone will no longer work with tmobile if you sim unlock it" "we only give those codes to the other carriers, like at&t if you're switching to them"
found the "sim unlock FAQ" on their website and just waiting on the email now 24-48 or up to 7 days.... wee
also would love to hear some feedback from anyone with a htc dream who upgraded from excalibur also.
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LOL I run a dual SIM, T-Mobile and AT&T. Dont listen to T-Mobile reps, half of them were serving McDonalds burgers less then a week ago
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LOL I run a dual SIM, T-Mobile and AT&T. Dont listen to T-Mobile reps, half of them were serving McDonalds burgers less then a week ago
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Haha well I wasnt doing that... and yes you can run a dual SIM if you prefer too...
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Haha well I wasnt doing that... and yes you can run a dual SIM if you prefer too...
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dual sim as in two in one?
Ur phones Sale..... ??
LoL so whats The story lol.. didchuaH.. get 150 like u wanted i just got 150 for a S621 on kijiji last night lol G1 lol touch pro is a niZe.. as PPC lol. .. lol
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LoL so whats The story lol.. didchuaH.. get 150 like u wanted i just got 150 for a S621 on kijiji last night lol G1 lol touch pro is a niZe.. as PPC lol. .. lol
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Dude, have you noticed the date of this thread...almost 2 years ago. On the other hand, you can get a dash in ebay in a fair condition for less than 100 bucks
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Dude, have you noticed the date of this thread...almost 2 years ago. On the other hand, you can get a dash in ebay in a fair condition for less than 100 bucks
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Exactly..... 2 years ago and buddy doesnt even say if he got his 150 he wanted or not so i wanted to find out and by way a mint dash sells for 150 on kijiji toronto i sell them all time.
HTCS621Smartphone said:
Exactly..... 2 years ago and buddy doesnt even say if he got his 150 he wanted or not so i wanted to find out and by way a mint dash sells for 150 on kijiji toronto i sell them all time.
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In my opinion you are going to grow old expecting an answer , there is a high probability that this guy is not even a regular member of xda... but that's my opinion..LoL.
To anybody interested, I just bought a used one in good condition with an extra battery, 1GB sim card, and wall charger for 55 bucks a few weeks ago.
Prices on amazon range from $65 and up for a Used Excalibur that actually has a working screen. I saw some for 35-50 with screens that needed replaced but were claimed to "work fine" if you got a replacement.
Still not a bad little smartphone for it being a few years old.
Not a bad phone but I see interest in this device dieing at a very fast pace. I wouldn't expect to get more than $30 for a unlocked Dash in perfect condition.
But get Android running smoothly on the Dash and I think $80-$100 would be reasonable.
back when I had alltel I had a ppc 6800 and when the touch pro came out (maybe a month or so after I don't remember how long) I read something on ppcgeeks about someone taking their mogul in on the sprint network and claiming it didn't work and he got a touch pro as a replacement.
I tried this and the salesperson said they could either claim warranty and send me a free 6800 or I could tell the insurance company I broke the screen and i would get a brand new touch pro for $50 in the store since they didn't carry the 6800 anymore
anyone have any luck trying this on verizon to get a touch pro 2? I kind of want one but don't want to sign a new contract as I'm going to At&t sometime soon, and the tp2 would sell alot faster and for more money on ebay/craigslist/etc.
Yeah I tried this like 6 months ago and somehow assurion got a new shipment of NEW in box 6800s for verizon. I was trying to get the touch pro at the time. Why dont you just switch to att and get the phone at a discount with them. Thats what I was gonna do, I was actually considering the iphone at the time, until verizon woke the freak up and stopped crippling the phones and came out with the TP2. Best phone I have ever owned.
whoops, I guess I forgot to mention that my alltel/verizon contract doesn't end until middle december or something, I'm hoping by the time I switch Att might have the hd2.
and thinking about how fast the touch pro 2 came out with my luck I'd upgrade at the discount price and then a new one would come out haha.
So I just got off the phone with ****-T&T a couple hours ago and I'm really pissed.
I called them to clarify their "grandfather clause" exceptions to the data requirements for smartphones because I have had a Tilt without data for over 2 years now. The Tilt is on life support now so I was looking into getting another phone outright without an upgrade so they don't force data on me. I have no need for data because I am in the wifi spots 24/7 and only need a smartphone for e-mail capabilities.
It turns out that despite being grandfathered, if I get a smartphone any other way other than insurance claim my ATT Tilt, then they will require that I add data. Even though I don't need data. ****ing bull****.
And it looks like they don't have any more Tilts so they are going to send me a Tilt2. I have heard mixed reviews about the Tilt2, so I decided to come and get some opinions for those who have had it and tested it for a while here.
Any input regarding the Tilt2 (good or bad) is welcomed before I decide my next step. I have been with this ****ty company since they were Cingular and I am getting fed up with their bull****!
First off, calm down. If you really love(d) your tilt, which I'm guessing you do looking at your username lol, then you would look around on ebay, craigslist, amazon, etc for some good deals. They're all reliable sources, minus craigs, so you definitely have one option there.
But if you insisted on getting a tilt 2, I would have to say no. I fell in love with it for the first 2 months I bought it but the love slowly faded away. WM 6.5 is truly remarkable in all that it can do but over time the small laggy/choppy responses gets to you...it did for me. But another cool thing you can do, if you hadn't known, is dualboot android.
Honestly, go get yourself a nice android phone. Android is the next leading OS next to Apple. And until WM 7 comes out (which is Winter 2010/Spring 2011), WM will be far behind.
Good luck.
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First off, calm down. If you really love(d) your tilt, which I'm guessing you do looking at your username lol, then you would look around on ebay, craigslist, amazon, etc for some good deals. They're all reliable sources, minus craigs, so you definitely have one option there.
But if you insisted on getting a tilt 2, I would have to say no. I fell in love with it for the first 2 months I bought it but the love slowly faded away. WM 6.5 is truly remarkable in all that it can do but over time the small laggy/choppy responses gets to you...it did for me. But another cool thing you can do, if you hadn't known, is dualboot android.
Honestly, go get yourself a nice android phone. Android is the next leading OS next to Apple. And until WM 7 comes out (which is Winter 2010/Spring 2011), WM will be far behind.
Good luck.
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Thanks so much for that honest response. I liked my Tilt since it was my first smartphone and over time, I got to flash roms so it was fun. But with WM sucking so much and all the issues with flashing Manila roms, when it started dying, I decided I would go for another phone.
I was looking into the Blackberry Bold 9700 because of the remarkable e-mail client, but ATT shot down those dreams rather quickly. I just don't get it. Why does it matter what phone I am using if I don't need a data plan. It's just frustrating because they are feeding into the persona of that big greedy corporation that doesn't give a crap about customers.
And you just reiterated all of my concerns about the Tilt2. Although it has gotten some solid (4/5) reviews on some tech sites, customer reviews are 2.5 or 3/5 because of lagging, bloatware, etc issues.
Well alot of the customers bad reviews are from using the stock ATT Rom included with the Tilt 2. If you flash a new ROM almost all of the lagging, choppiness and bloatware is completely gone. I was afraid when I first got my tilt 2 as well because of all the negative reviews from people, but after flashing a new ROM I instantly fell in love with it. Almost everyone whos seen my phone is extremely jealous of it because of the nice screen, full keyboard, and the beautiful User Interface, and most of those people have owned iPhones. You'll have to experiment which ROM is the best for you, but I have no doubt with all the wonderful chefs here on XDA you'll find one that you love. Also If you buy an unlocked phone, not from AT&T you wouldn't have to buy a data plan, I got mine of eBay, and didn't have data on it for about a month. Plus with the Android development coming along smoothly for the Tilt 2, my guess is a very amazing full port will be available within this year. But I would have to agree with urkrnboy90 and say that WM 6.5 is far behind Android, and Android is an amazing OS.
I ran into the same issue about having to upgrade my plan. I told them I would be looking for another providers and they changes their tune real quick and let me add 2 smart phones without having to add the 30.00 a month data plan per line. They need to have a reasonably priced family data plan for smart phones. Sorry but i'm not gonna pay more for my cell phone internet than my home internet. Considering I have a 12mb cabe internet for 50.00 a month. If they can get me that kind of speed or faster for 60.00 a month we can talk then. I love my cell rom v10.1 only fix i needed was the keyboard fix and it runs much better than the stock rom.
I like my tilt 2 but thinking of selling it and getting a HD2.
I started getting the unlimited data for $15 several years ago on my V3i Razr and upgraded to a Palm 750 and then went to a Q9h by then I was not under contract anymore, I then bought a Tilt (ebay) stuck my sim card in it and never looked back. I bought a Tilt2 about 2-3 months ago and so far I havent been charged the $30 "PDA" plan still on the $15 so If I were you I would buy another phone on ebay and stick your old sim card in it and see what happens. I have heard of people doing this and being ok UNTIL they updated another non-smart phone on their plan and it knocked them out from under the grandfather clause, good luck.
Assassin5150, XanderCorp and 03hdfatboy, thanks for the input. I went to the ATT store by my house to just give the Tilt 2 a test run, but unfortunately, they didn't have any on hand. I wanted to get a feel for the phone.
It's interesting because I was on the phone with a Rep and then the Floor Manager for about 30-45 minutes and they were just reading off the cue-cards. I have an old sim-card and even though they give me one of the newer ones, I never put it in my phone. So I am hoping that if put it in another phone, the old sim card won't work like the new ones where they will know which phone I have. Did either of you have the old sim-card?
I have a tilt2 and I am very satisfied with it. I had a touch pro first, and I will say that for some reason that the tiltt 2 is a lot better. and as far as the data plan, it would be easier to just buy the tilt 2 outright and not get a data plan. AT&T is getting ridiculous if I might say so my self
I went from Tilt to Tilt2 (Fuze was garbage) And I love It, but you do have to tweak it a little, remove bloatware, and store all availble on your SD Card, and the Speed is nice, and I'm running Stock Rom and I absolutely Love it, I don't care for the Sense/TouchFlo so I use Mobile Shell ! But overall I'm Satisfied with it, And Will keep it til a good Android is Availble, WM7 is not for me. Oh And Also most of all your TILT programs are compatible with your TILT2 , though I would look for the upgraded ones for a better screen image.
Another positive vote for the Tilt 2.
Stock it can get sluggish but I am using the Energy ROM and OMG this is a new phone all together.
The SPB Shell is also a nice option.
First off, the data plan requirement for smartphones is not exclusive to ATT. Most other carriers require this too. Sure, you don't have to like it. But it seems like the OP is implying that ATT is alone in this policy, when they are not.
Second, I moved from the Tilt to the Tilt2, and the old phone just doesn't compare. Sure, the stock Tilt2 ROM can be sluggish. But the stock ROM on the old Tilt was even more so. I was actually pretty happy with the responsiveness when I upgraded. Also, a lot of tweaking can be done to improve the stock speed. But I eventually went to an Energy ROM, and its just amazing how much faster, more functional, and stable it is now. Not completely mandatory to flash a new ROM, but its a nice option.
And in just about every other respect, the Tilt 2 is far superior. The screen is much larger, higher resolution which makes it just gorgeous. I quite like the form factor (though some complain about the size/weight). Its sleek, sexy, and has a nice feel. Its almost identical in footprint to the iPhone (and competitive smartphones), just thicker since it has a real keyboard (which is a very fair tradeoff). Speaking of which, the keyboard is wonderful. Since the phone is bigger, so is the keyboard, making it even better then the old Tilt. The camera is better than the old Tilt, and the speakerphone is excellent (just about the best on a cell phone).
Bottom line, the Tilt2/TP2/Rhodium is the best smartphone around right now with a hardware keyboard. Windows Mobile has its drawbacks, of course. Especially now that its the "lame duck" of phone OS's until Windows Phone 7 comes out. Plus, the Rhodium is really getting pretty far along in age at this point (I hate to say it). If I was looking for an upgrade right now, I'd be seriously considering an Android phone. That's assuming you can live without a real keyboard, seeing as waiting for new Androids does not seem like an option.
First off, please let me say I know I am NOT supposed to say much about the Tilt2 since I am on Tmo Pro2, but hey, they are pretty much the same thing and I was with AT&T ever since they were Pac Bell until I finally had enough of with their spotty service at my home...they even suggested me to move LMAO This is going to be a rather long post since I am going to try to put my two cents in for a few different replies I've seen...so please forgive me.
Anyway, I had, sorry, have, the Tilt, rock solid phone nonetheless. Much like my Treo 650, the Tilt is like a freaken rock. I remember I did update the ROM before and tried both with all the apps AT&T loaded into the phone and without, not much different between the two. I tweaked the phone with regedit and made it to the way I like it.
I bought my phone right out. Back then, the BS was a bit easier to deal with. Called the first store and they said they had it in-stock (within first week Tilt was out,) went to the store, asked for the phone, the girl asked "Are you going to re-new your contract?" Errr, nope, not planning to (nor did I tell her about the $15 internet plan.) "Oh, the phone was sold out this morning." What? I just called 15 mins ago. Anyway, same story went on for two more stores till I learned to say "yes, I am renewing my contract." My credit card was out almost the same time as they pulled the phone out from the back. Heehee.
At some point last year I finally had enough with their poor services around my house. Thru out a whole month, I was back and forth with their 611. One said it's because I live right next to a police station and their radios are robbing my signal...er...LOL...ok, I didn't know NexTel runs on GSM nor did anyone ever tell me police radio required SIM! One said it was because I wasn't on the $30 PDA plan and she wanted to changed it, which I told her no cause at the time I was on the phone with them I was on an unlocked Samsung candybar. One told me it was handset issue, which I told them nope, cause I have Tero 600, 650, Tilt, Blackjack, unlocked quad bands and non of them get any signal! One said it was because I never turn my phone off to allow the phone a chance to update itself...ha, you turn the phone off and expect it to update itself while it is off? GOOD ONE! One said it was because I had an old SIM and told to go to the store and get a new SIM at no cost to me. Ha, the sales tried to charged me for the SIM until he read whatever there were on his screen. Anyway, to proved them wrong, I called 611 and as we were talking about the signal, my call dropped just when I got near my house. The BS with AT&T, I got a lot horrible stories, still beats the crap out of me as to why I stuck with them for so long. Anyway, what I had learned was that whether old SIM or new, they know what phone you are using. I didn't ask the detail but I think the cell signal itself put out the IMEI number since they read that number back to me when I was using an unlocked quad bands. If you were to call them for any issue and you are paying for the $15 plan instead of the $30 one, try changing your SIM into an older or any candy bar phone a day or two before you actually call AT&T. Unless you darn sure it's "handset" issue, otherwise, there isn't much of a need for them to know which phone you are using. Anyway, I did it like that thru out my Tero, Blackjack, Tilt and all the way till I canceled my account with them. I don't even remember how long my contract had been gone.
Anyway, I waited too long for the them to push the Tilt2 to the market plus all the bad services I went thru with their 611, so I left.
Speaking from using Pro2, I don't have much complain. RegEdit pretty much made it work the way I want it to. Would I go back to my Tilt? Nah. Tilt is a really great phone, I love it so much to the phone I didn't even bother to look at any other phone as long as they can't tilt! Hey, the tilt part of the Tilt can get to ya! But as tech moving forward, the phone is stuck in the past. There are a lot Tilt2 or Pro2 can offer that Tilt can't really match up. Now, I know it's not the best compare you can do, but try stopping by Tmo store, most of them, even the some in the middle of the mall have the Pro2 sitting there with the battery and SIM in. Give it a try...I haven't get a change to play with Tilt2, so please, for all you Tilt2 users out there, BE EASY on me if you gonna beat me up for my comments I know Tmo Pro2 is running on a lot less preloaded apps than the Tilt2...gosh, I can only imagine how much apps AT&T preloaded in it since they did that to Tilt. But serious, it's the WinMo 6.5 you are going to test out...
Anyway, good luck.
If you buy it fully out right they can't make you do ****
I have a Fuze, a Tilt 2 and an iPhone. Among them all I think fuze is the most well build phone I've ever had, it just has that feel of solidity when you hold it, and the magnetic stylus tip just screams for quality.
I dont do too much sms, so I haven't really used the hardware keyboard on the tilt2 as much, but when I do use it, it really shines. It's way better than the Fuze keyboard or any BB keyboards.
I would say go for the Tilt 2, you wont regret it, but you do need to flash to a new ROM, cus the stock Rom is pretty darn slow...
AT&T 3G
Do you know of an HD2 that's compatilble with US AT&T 3G?
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I like my tilt 2 but thinking of selling it and getting a HD2.
I started getting the unlimited data for $15 several years ago on my V3i Razr and upgraded to a Palm 750 and then went to a Q9h by then I was not under contract anymore, I then bought a Tilt (ebay) stuck my sim card in it and never looked back. I bought a Tilt2 about 2-3 months ago and so far I havent been charged the $30 "PDA" plan still on the $15 so If I were you I would buy another phone on ebay and stick your old sim card in it and see what happens. I have heard of people doing this and being ok UNTIL they updated another non-smart phone on their plan and it knocked them out from under the grandfather clause, good luck.
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If I were you I would get the unlimited data plan if you still can. USA today just recently said ATT is getting rid of their unlimited plans for 14.99 for 200mb or $25.99 for 2GB. So if you don't sign up for unlimited now, you will never get it with ATT again. Plus they dumped their prepay deal so they pretty much suck now. I'm not gonna run a credit check for a $40 bill each month. So I switched to Tmobile with my ATT Tilt(1). Well turns out Tmobile runs on a different band then everyone else so to use 3G with Tmobile you have to have an actual Tmobile branded phone. Was planning on going back to ATT with the unlimited data then stumbled onto a slightly scratched up Tmobile Touch Pro 2 for $150. Snatched it up and livin the good Tmobile life. Turns out here Tmobile 3G is 10 times better then ATT. Even where guys are sleeping with their cousins I still get a strong 3G signal. And finally this happened at work which was funny as hell. My coworker has an iphone and ATT 3G. We have a lil cell phone war. I start up my youtube and show HD youtube as good as your desktop. He runs his youtube and it looks all crappy and low res. He then claims its because he's on 3G and if he were on wifi it would look as good as mine. Well I hooked up my 3G into a wifi router and damned if he wasn't right. His youtube was in HD when he was using my tmobile 3g conn. on his wifi iphone. Thought it would make a great Tmobile 3G war commercial. Lesson is all those maps and 3g speeds don't mean jack when you provider is limiting what you can do on your phone.
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Probably the LEO or international HD2 and not the Tmobile branded one.
I am happy with my Tilt2, I am using the cell rom. my phone kept its stock rom just long enought for me to get it home and flash it, I upgraded from the Tilt to the Tilt2, the phone is overall better, I just wish it had the flash like the Touch Pro.
Hmm. Thanks for all the input everyone.
So I was debating between the Tilt2 or the Bold 9700. Both phones will cost me $50 to get brand new so price isn't an issue. My main issue was no data + e-mail. I want a phone that works wonders with e-mail because that is the reason I need a smartphone.
After setting my heart to the 9700 and being very close to committing to it, I hear all this stuff about how you can't access Blackberry's e-mail (i.e. push e-mail) w/o a date plan because of ATT, RIM, and other providers requiring it. This brings me back to square one because the phone loses some of its spark if I can't have access to RIM's amazing e-mail client. Let's face it, outside of the e-mail, Blackberrys don't really get a lot of praise for the OS.
So for those of you who use Tilt2's e-mail, how is that? After reading so many responses, I am back to 50/50 or 60/40 in favor of the Tilt2. If all it takes is a ROM flash, then I don't have too much problems with that. But can you get push e-mail to the Tilt2?
you can actually get two push email on TP2, one for windows live and you can setup another one with outlook.
The only thing TP2 lacks is a little speed bump and flash light for camera.
I'm fully satisfied with my TP2, though I'm gonna import an HTC Desire from australia which works on AT&T's 3g band. After heavy research over the past few month, I feel android is the ultimate os that suits me the best..
after my tp2 was stolen last week i struggled with whether to replace it with another tp2 or an hd2. after careful deliberation and after having a hardware keyboard with my smartphones since about '05 with the wing and the tp2 i decided to go with the hd2!!! it arrives next friday and i cant wait to start flashing!
Well, good to know that =)
Yeah, we're all celebrating your new phone =)
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and if so, did they let you get an HD2 with the insurance replacement?
[ie choose the HD2 instead of a replacement TP2]
im thinking about getting a replacement TP2 off of my insurance, because my screen is suffers from Newton rings every so often. But if i can substitute my TP2 with an HD2 on the insurance, that would be nice..
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couple questions:
did you have the insurance?
and if so, did they let you get an HD2 with the insurance replacement?
[ie choose the HD2 instead of a replacement TP2]
im thinking about getting a replacement TP2 off of my insurance, because my screen is suffers from Newton rings every so often. But if i can substitute my TP2 with an HD2 on the insurance, that would be nice..
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I thought carriers really only let you do an insurance "swap" for a new device when they no longer offered the device you are trying to swap.
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I thought carriers really only let you do an insurance "swap" for a new device when they no longer offered the device you are trying to swap.
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you pose a good point. haha. Has anyone heard of the carriers letting you upgrade through a replacement? cause thats what i'd like to do. i want to give the HD2 a go without buying a handset for the MSRP.
I have a Touch Pro2 and I'm happy with it.. But if I have the money, I will buy a HD2
Ok so i'm realizing as i've been reading the threads, that many of us came from evo 3d, and photon, and nexus s. How are you guys able to get e4gt without your contracts being up? I know that some of those phones are less than a year old. and i'm pretty sure some of us will move on from e4gt to galaxy nexus when it comes out. Whats your trade secret? I can't really imagine, people cashing up $500 + every few months? even if you were to sell your old phone to off set the difference.
can you guys please tell me your secret? because i would love to get the latest phones, with minimum money spent.
I'm an avowed gadget freak and when Sprint still had the BTA (bill to account) option, I bought many phones at full price but since they disbanded that lovely feature I've had to resort to calling in and requesting an earlier upgrade (worked once and I used it for that pos EVO 3D). I also used to have 5 active lines, most of those I only activated to get a new phone lol so I paid probably 3 times as much with service, etc.
Some people have better luck than others and get an early upgrade often, I'm guessing it's a case of who you know over blind luck.
Sell the old one to put towards the new one
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It is actually REALLY easy.
It is called Sprint Total Equipment Protection
As you can see below I have had a few phones, Only the Samsung Epic1 was actually upgraded. Everything else is thanks to TEP.
Before I would get broken phones and use TEP to get like new phones and sell them to buy a new phone, but it is even easier now, they offer similar phones to yours. So, In June I bought the Evo 3D, got bored with it by december. Wanted the ET4G, that wasn't available through TEP, so I got the Photon. Got bored of that, then swapped my Photon for the ET4G.
Seriously, that $8 a month is well worth it, AND if you brick your phone, you get a new one!
I sell my girlfriend for money.
now you know.
for me, I just make sure to keep my devices in pristine condition. That way I can sell mine on craigslist and just put in the difference against the retail price of new phone. so im usually out of B/T $200-$250 for new phone
Well, I used to get the Premier subsidy every year so I could get a brand new phone every summer for $200. That's how I've gotten my last several phones. Went from a Sanyo flip phone (before Premier) to a Palm Treo 650. Kept that for 2 years, got a HTC Mogul, that crapped out and TEP replaced it with a new or refurb HTC Touch Pro. This is around when the Premier perks started. Had that for maybe a half a year and then when my contract was up I got a launch day Palm Pre. Had that for a year and got a Premier upgrade to an HTC Evo. That just broke on me a few months ago but I had talked them into keeping my last Premier upgrade on my account so I was able to sell back my broken Evo for $90 and pay like $110 out of pocket for the E4GT.
Trying to keep it in good shape (probably will have to get the USB jig to reset the flash count) so I can sell it and buy the SGS3 whenever it shows up on Sprint in the Fall or whatever.
Its very simple....craigslist lol. I sold my evo 3d for $240 and found a guy selling white epics for 350. My girlfriend did the same thing
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Ditto
Success100 said:
for me, I just make sure to keep my devices in pristine condition. That way I can sell mine on craigslist and just put in the difference against the retail price of new phone. so im usually out of B/T $200-$250 for new phone
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+1 so do i
Censura_Umbra said:
It is actually REALLY easy.
It is called Sprint Total Equipment Protection
As you can see below I have had a few phones, Only the Samsung Epic1 was actually upgraded. Everything else is thanks to TEP.
Before I would get broken phones and use TEP to get like new phones and sell them to buy a new phone, but it is even easier now, they offer similar phones to yours. So, In June I bought the Evo 3D, got bored with it by december. Wanted the ET4G, that wasn't available through TEP, so I got the Photon. Got bored of that, then swapped my Photon for the ET4G.
Seriously, that $8 a month is well worth it, AND if you brick your phone, you get a new one!
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Wait...so if I ever sell my soul to the Devil and jump to the iPhone, it would cost me $100? Do you have to give them the phone you have now or can you flip it? Just say you lost the phone on the airplane lol...
I get money!!!!
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Wait...so if I ever sell my soul to the Devil and jump to the iPhone, it would cost me $100? Do you have to give them the phone you have now or can you flip it? Just say you lost the phone on the airplane lol...
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They kill the ESN so it can't be reactivated on Sprint but there are lots of phones with bad ESNs still being sold on ebay and elsewhere.
One of the benefits of having a real job, I suppose.
Having a job with no debt. And the fact that I got a pristine et4g off craigslist for 275
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I personally have a friend that does work with Sprint and he can get phones brand new at "New Contract" prices... Then I just sell my phone on craigslist!
That's like when the Galaxy Nexus comes out, it will most likely be $199-$249 and I can get $300 for my E4GT when I decide to sell it!
With this method, I actually come out on top!
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Wait...so if I ever sell my soul to the Devil and jump to the iPhone, it would cost me $100? Do you have to give them the phone you have now or can you flip it? Just say you lost the phone on the airplane lol...
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That would be fraud but why are there so many bad esn phones .....impossible to prove really I am sure people do it
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"phone-feens" always find a way to get the newest ish, most of the time its flipping a old phone for a new one... with little cash difference. you be surprise how a head of normal people us xda members are in regard to the newest technology, for example I sold my g2x for $200 and got a epic touch for $260.... $60 difference. But the point is some1 though the the g2x was worth $200, while in the xda world, thats old technology... I switch phones at least 3-4 times a year... I love playing with the new ish! I think we all do! If I don't root my phone then I root my girl, but i'm rooting something, lol
Censura_Umbra said:
It is actually REALLY easy.
It is called Sprint Total Equipment Protection
As you can see below I have had a few phones, Only the Samsung Epic1 was actually upgraded. Everything else is thanks to TEP.
Before I would get broken phones and use TEP to get like new phones and sell them to buy a new phone, but it is even easier now, they offer similar phones to yours. So, In June I bought the Evo 3D, got bored with it by december. Wanted the ET4G, that wasn't available through TEP, so I got the Photon. Got bored of that, then swapped my Photon for the ET4G.
Seriously, that $8 a month is well worth it, AND if you brick your phone, you get a new one!
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You do know three claims in 12 months will get your insurance terminated, correct?
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You do know three claims in 12 months will get your insurance terminated, correct?
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Rightfully deserved too.
That is Fraud.
I make good money.