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Great news gsm owners! Case wise!

If your looking for a case, head over to Verizon. They have there lte galaxy nexus accessories in stock! Guess what, perfect fit!
pic was small, so i made a vid.. enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvTXe9XlRV0&feature=colike
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Nice...but your pic requires binoculars to see...
How much was it?

And isnt the verizon version suppose to be thicker?

Too blurry to see. I hope this means we won't have different cases for the lte and gsm version. I was worried this would make finding accessories a pain in the ass. I don't usually use a case but it's nice to have around.
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I believe the LTE version is .5mm thicker, but the cases should be pretty universal...

Sorry guys but pic was taken on the move. I'm at a party now. Will try to take a better one later or tomorrow morning. I'm to drunk to right now. Lol. But. It's a perfect fit, trust me
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BiGMERF said:
If your looking for a case, head over to Verizon. They have there lte galaxy nexus accessories in stock! Guess what, perfect fit!
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Tried verizon online and can't even find the phone

I cant see the pic

Could it not be smaller the pic?

Do they have any docks?

ericshmerick said:
Nice...but your pic requires binoculars to see...
How much was it?
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30 bucks.. worth it though

Went by a local Verizon store tonight. Asked about cases and screen protectors. Pulled my GNEX out to reinforce what I was asking about.
Blank stares followed by "uh, no we don't carry them" comments. Basically they acted like they saw something from the future and had no clue.
Op , were they on the floor or did you have to ask them to "check the back?"
I may try a few other stores tomorrow.
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I got the black silicone case and 3pack of screen protectors. The case is meh...but the screen protectors are actually pretty nice!
They didn't have the accessories "on the floor"...had to ask for them. Man did I feel elitist after they gawked for a good 10 mins playing with my nexus..lol

ericshmerick said:
Went by a local Verizon store tonight. Asked about cases and screen protectors. Pulled my GNEX out to reinforce what I was asking about.
Blank stares followed by "uh, no we don't carry them" comments. Basically they acted like they saw something from the future and had no clue.
Op , were they on the floor or did you have to ask them to "check the back?"
I may try a few other stores tomorrow.
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They where definitely in the back
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So you just ask if they have accessories for a phone that has not been announced and they go to the back, get them, and sell them to you?
Just sounds suspect. Did you basically tell them you know they have them and ask to buy? Like "I know you guys have accessories for this phone but don't have the phone yet but look I have a GSM one and want to buy the screen cover/case. Thanks."
I'm sure it sounds like an obvious question but when I tried yesterday they instantly said "nope we have nothing of the sort" while I feel they had some in the back...almost like they were't allowed to acknowledge them or sell them.

So no on the dock then?

ericshmerick said:
So you just ask if they have accessories for a phone that has not been announced and they go to the back, get them, and sell them to you?
Just sounds suspect. Did you basically tell them you know they have them and ask to buy? Like "I know you guys have accessories for this phone but don't have the phone yet but look I have a GSM one and want to buy the screen cover/case. Thanks."
I'm sure it sounds like an obvious question but when I tried yesterday they instantly said "nope we have nothing of the sort" while I feel they had some in the back...almost like they were't allowed to acknowledge them or sell them.
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Please tell me why i would have a reason to lie? the original employee acted like he did not know, i then asked for the manager. Manager s a fellow Android enthusiasts and i guess sympathetic. Truth is all Verizon regional managers have one and have bee holding trainings with the stores on the phone and ICS. He even went on to tell me theres is coming the 8th/9th. Most likely that Thursday.Displays,paperwork and accessories are already in store. Original launch ws supposed to be Thanksgiving midnight, but was cancelled. If he was bs'ing me IDK. but it all falls in line with the rumors online
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So no on the dock then?
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Whoa man chill out. When did I say you lied? I just said getting accessories for an unreleased phone is hit or miss.
I've visited 4 Verizon stores in Utah today and all are mum about cases and screen protectors for the GNEX. I'm 0 for 4 and just wanted to know what the magic word was that convinces them to sell these accessories to you because nothing is working for me.
Sheesh.
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Whoa man chill out. When did I say you lied? I just said getting accessories for an unreleased phone is hit or miss.
I've visited 4 Verizon stores in Utah today and all are mum about cases and screen protectors for the GNEX. I'm 0 for 4 and just wanted to know what the magic word was that convinces them to sell these accessories to you because nothing is working for me.
Sheesh.
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im sorry i did not mean to come off like that.. Maybe it was the fact that i went in there with a not going to take a no for answer attitude. Try walking in a saying " I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus from overseas. I know it is going to be an exclusive here with you guys. I was told when i called that you had accessories in stock in preparation for your DEC 8TH release. I would like to buy one now.. Thanks" then show him the phone and my video if ya like

Actually its more like some reps/managers are so snooty they dont want to bother going to the back because the commission is not big enough. Try buying a phone and see how much they bend over.
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Rant Here about Verizon not giving a date and pushing this back every week

now im not on verizon and the only reason im coming over is for this phone. (BE WARNED - RANT COMING)
I've been on sprint for about 10 years now, the past 3 years i have been on an employee plan paying 30$/month for unlimited everything. The sad thing is, i feel bad for the people paying full price on sprint because im located in Rochester NY and sprint service should be great here but i rarely get service indoor's recently. 4G is a joke and Rochester was one of the first places to get it turned on. So im happy to move to a better network and brought myself to pay the extra $ for the service.... so enough about how sprints network is going down hill and on to how Verizon F***ED this launch up royally.
Maybe i hate Verizon for not mentioning a word about this phone. Maybe its because the Galaxy Nexus has been out for almost a month overseas. Maybe its because i feel like not only have i been waiting for this phone but i've also been waiting for Google to release an exciting new OS. Maybe it's the fact that i KNOW this phone can compete in the market as one of the best phones and not to mention its the flagship phone from Google that can kick start features like NFC and such. but then i think to myself... What did i just see when i turned on the TV or when i went to that website. ADs for the RAZR... THE RAZR.... ARE U KIDDING ME?
okay okay, i understand, back in 2003 it was the coolest phone on the block. TIMES HAVE CHANGED, Verizon knewwwwww they were getting the Nexus, and they hate they can't call it Droid. the name droid (personal opinion) is UGLY. Im not saying Galaxy Nexus is any better but i dont want to feel like i have a robot in my pocket. The Razr just came at the wrong time and VZ spent to much money with s$itty advertising like they always do.
I was really really hoping to see some type of great marketing strategy by verizon starting this week. Something along the lines of this:
Mon Night Football. 5 to 10 second commercial, completely white background and just out the nexus right in the middle of the high def screen. no music. mahyeb a piano key or smething, with just a shot of this beauty... then at the very end, flash Verizon so people know, that phone is coming to VZ, wow!!?? (and yes i would love to see a "with Google" slapped in there somewhere but we all know Verizon would have a heart attack promoting anyone but themselves)
and keep showing the commercial every day with a count down until the release date (which i was hoping the 9th) so it would have been even sweeter to see that commercial knowing i can freakin get that this week!?!
people know the verizon brand, they like the verizon brand becuase its associated with a good network. FOCUS ON YOUR PRODUCT, THE BEST ONE U HAVE. make people say, woahhhhhh what was that???? and im not talking about the people like us who wait and wait and wait knowing we will hold out for this, im talking about your average consumer, the one who see's a product and says, damn thats good looking, i WANT that. i WANT THAT NEOWWWZ!
(hell i even made a s$hitty youtube video to get my point across)
but no. No commercials, no internet Ad's, only one spot on thier website to put your email in a box (which NO ONE likes giving out) for more information....
Verizon, you messed up. You had a chance to make a boat load even more of cash and you missed out. im not even your customer yet and i dread the fact ill be stuck with you for two years.
and now we have this, no Google wallet. im highly confident once developers get their hands on this phone they will find a way to make it work, but instead Verizon points the finger and says its not them. WHY IN THE HELL WOULD GOOGLE NOT WANT TO HELP ITS OWN NEW SERVICE?!? It just doesnt make sense.........
alright, i just blacked out with anger/frustration while typing this so i hope it makes sense and i hope other people see what im seeing...
oh, and one last note.. This ones for you Google. i hope you paid attention to this whole launch. i hope you learned your leson about dancing with the RED DEVIL. They will take your masterpiece and piss all over it.

In my opinion the main problem with this launch is that Google and Samsung allowed Verizon to take control of it. I hate to compare to Apple, but they take full control of their product launches and do not allow the carriers to tamper in any way. Samsung and Google should have grown some balls and had the phone launched their way. If Verizon did not want to play ball then they just release the unlocked version here as they did in the past.

Cool story bro. Lol @ video. Lame but funny.
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No rant here
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jfgirard0423 said:
No rant here
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how?
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DroidHam said:
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special treatment for business account holders! My rep always takes care of me with devices before they come out. My company has over 650 lines with them... I give them a lot of money each month this is the least they can do!
had a couple problems with it once i got it but i worked everything out. Yup already rooted and bootloader unlocked! new facebook app is bad ass! had the Rezound do miss the sync contacts

jfgirard0423 said:
special treatment for business account holders! My rep always takes care of me with devices before they come out. My company has over 650 lines with them... I give them a lot of money each month this is the least they can do!
had a couple problems with it once i got it but i worked everything out. Yup already rooted and bootloader unlocked! new facebook app is bad ass! had the Rezound do miss the sync contacts
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Maybe I should talk to my account Rep.
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No ETA on this yet how sad just got off the phone with Costco district manager he just received an email about the push back could be awhile
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jfgirard0423 said:
special treatment for business account holders! My rep always takes care of me with devices before they come out. My company has over 650 lines with them... I give them a lot of money each month this is the least they can do!
had a couple problems with it once i got it but i worked everything out. Yup already rooted and bootloader unlocked! new facebook app is bad ass! had the Rezound do miss the sync contacts
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Hmm, that's weird. My company spends just shy of $100k a year on Verizon devices (somewhere around ~800 lines currently)...and my rep is just as unable to get one to sell as anyone else.
And he is the rep for 5 other companies around our size.
I think there's a much better chance you're a Verizon employee or were able to play with one in the immediate vicinity.

Your bigger rant should be how a company the size of VZW can hose their entire LTE network with each introduction of a new device.

BarryH_GEG said:
Your bigger rant should be how a company the size of VZW can hose their entire LTE network with each introduction of a new device.
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Yeah, and you can bet that the resolution will be quiet and nothing else ever said of this outage.
"Isolated" will be the spin. I was going to head over to Verizon and eBay the GSM GNEX I have, but I just can't fork over $85 for a tiered plan when I have unlimited on ATT for $40 after taxes (2nd line on plan).
Oh well.

hotleadsingerguy said:
Hmm, that's weird. My company spends just shy of $100k a year on Verizon devices (somewhere around ~800 lines currently)...and my rep is just as unable to get one to sell as anyone else.
And he is the rep for 5 other companies around our size.
I think there's a much better chance you're a Verizon employee or were able to play with one in the immediate vicinity.
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sitting at home watching tv more than happy to post another pic! but promise you business rep got it for me! it will be released next week. I know because i did 10 upgrades for a couple of co-workers. thats when he said they will get them. but doesnt matter. dam phone has NO 4g LTE have this bad boy on wifi. But i own a company in the healthcare industry! not Verizon. give you another hint its in TEXAS!

jfgirard0423 said:
sitting at home watching tv more than happy to post another pic! but promise you business rep got it for me! it will be released next week. I know because i did 10 upgrades for a couple of co-workers. thats when he said they will get them. but doesnt matter. dam phone has NO 4g LTE have this bad boy on wifi. But i own a company in the healthcare industry! not Verizon. give you another hint its in TEXAS!
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Man, you are one posting maniac about your Verizon GNEX.
Congrats I suppose.
Had my GSM version for 3 weeks. Welcome to the club and keep letting everyone know how your business rep put you on a pedestal, lol.

ericshmerick said:
Man, you are one posting maniac about your Verizon GNEX.
Congrats I suppose.
Had my GSM version for 3 weeks. Welcome to the club and keep letting everyone know how your business rep put you on a pedestal, lol.
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Sorry. Just excited about the phone. Don't mean to be out of line.
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jfgirard0423 said:
Sorry. Just excited about the phone. Don't mean to be out of line.
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Haha, I don't blame you. Didn't mean to come off as a jerk if I did.
Hell, I'd be doing the same. Enjoy it!

lol the op is a joke. He probably wasted 15-20minutes of his life to complain to a whole bunch of people he doesn't eve know ... ahhaha
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jfgirard0423 said:
sitting at home watching tv more than happy to post another pic! but promise you business rep got it for me! it will be released next week. I know because i did 10 upgrades for a couple of co-workers. thats when he said they will get them. but doesnt matter. dam phone has NO 4g LTE have this bad boy on wifi. But i own a company in the healthcare industry! not Verizon. give you another hint its in TEXAS!
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Not saying I necessarily don't believe you, just saying the "don't sell yet" thing is pretty hard...they probably aren't even allowing the devices to activate on the network yet.
Beyond that, not a single person knows the date it's releasing now. The update said "indefinite", meaning nobody knows for sure. It's just suspected for next week, at the moment.

I won't promise anything but I will call rep tomorrow for some info
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Thanks for the reply king shady, u prob just wasted 5 mins reading even tho u don't care lol. All in good fun tho, just pissed at vz, ill get one sooner or later
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I disagree.
Seriously. Think about it from Verizon's perspective. Why would they put money and advertising behind the Nexus phone when they have the Rezound and Razr that just came out and are of similar specs? They control the user experience on those devices and can put their subscription apps preloaded on them. Not true with the Galaxy Nexus. Of course they're going to market the hell out of the devices that make them more money.
That said, I agree that Samsung/Google should have taken more charge with this launch. Nexus devices are about no compromise, pure Android experiences, and no carrier/OEM tampering. What I've seen of the Verizon version has contradicted this in a few ways before the phone is even out. Makes me very happy I got the GSM version. But at least the LTE one is unlocked and there will be plenty of ROMs and support for it.

Ridiculous crap screen

I already have a CDMA Verizon nexus.
I order a GSM nexus and got it yesterday.
The difference between the two screens is so ridiculously noticeable I want to smash the phone
The original verizon one is vibrant and bright.
The new gsm one is dull looking. it flickers slightly when I do solid color tests. whites look dull.
Absolute fricken BULL ****.
Go eat **** google

Dont feed the troll my little [put in any word].
Maybe you just got a bad one?
Thought about it?

I've had both and never noticed a difference between the two. Maybe something is wrong with your new one.

Its a common thing as ive read in other posts but its googles fault for allowing it to happen.

You know Google doesn't manufacture the phones, right?

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joking.. sorry :silly:

johnan2112 said:
You know Google doesn't manufacture the phones, right?
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its their responsibility to not let samsung F UP

Pitnefor said:
its their responsibility to not let samsung F UP
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because they have the time/resources to QC check every single phone?

Pitnefor said:
its their responsibility to not let samsung F UP
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Then go back to using the worthless CDMA verizon phone...can't believe you are serious.

It is actually the manufacturing facility's quality control that has failed. Google is just the point of sale. You don't get mad at Best Buy and call them F Ups if a PlayStation bought there is a lemon, why should this be different because it is Google?
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is this supposed to be an AMOLED vs. LCD-rage-thread, or did the OP just receive a device with crappy screen and is now blaming google for it?
both options are so embarrassing I'd really like OP to smash the Nexus... in his face.

knight4led said:
It is actually the manufacturing facility's quality control that has failed. Google is just the point of sale. You don't get mad at Best Buy and call them F Ups if a PlayStation bought there is a lemon, why should this be different because it is Google?
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He a troll, anybody with half a brain would just ask for a replacement if it was that bad/defective. I got a lemon evo 3d,, posting a thread bashing the phone isn't gonna fix it, Radio Shack replaced it immediatly. In before lock!

I received a terrible screen from Verizon for my first phone. I was dull, and had weird banding and a dead pixel... They did t believe me until I made them compare mine to a display model. The only issue I had getting a new one was that I had accidentally let the play store re download titanium backup. They then tried to say I was rooted, root checker failed, then they tried to aay the app broek my screen.....
Tl;Dr just get a replacement and stop whining.
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knight4led said:
It is actually the manufacturing facility's quality control that has failed. Google is just the point of sale. You don't get mad at Best Buy and call them F Ups if a PlayStation bought there is a lemon, why should this be different because it is Google?
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ARE YOU FING SERIOUS?
this issue is extremely prevalent. Just go look at other threads on the issue.
point of sale?!? It's their Nexus phone. GOOGLES PHONE. They have a responsibility, THEY ARE THE QUALITY FILTER TO THE END USER
same as CISCO FOOD filters out horrible food products. What happens if Cisco lets a shipment of bad tomato's in. Customers supposed to blame the farmers?? no they blame the POINT OF SALE CISCO

Hannes The Hun said:
is this supposed to be an AMOLED vs. LCD-rage-thread, or did the OP just receive a device with crappy screen and is now blaming google for it?
both options are so embarrassing I'd really like OP to smash the Nexus... in his face.
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NO its about a huge inconsistency in screen quality from nexus to nexus, amoled to amoled.
THE SAD THING IS, most people WOULD NEVER KNOW, because you cant tell how ****y your screen is until you compare it to a non ****y one

Pitnefor said:
ARE YOU FING SERIOUS?
this issue is extremely prevalent. Just go look at other threads on the issue.
point of sale?!? It's their Nexus phone. GOOGLES PHONE. They have a responsibility, THEY ARE THE QUALITY FILTER TO THE END USER
same as CISCO FOOD filters out horrible food products. What happens if Cisco lets a shipment of bad tomato's in. Customers supposed to blame the farmers?? no they blame the POINT OF SALE CISCO
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i'm going to make this simple for you since you clearly have no understanding of how this all works.
google hired samsung to manufacture the phone.
samsung makes phone and QC checks their batches.
samsung then packages and sends phones to google for sale
google takes ALREADY PACKAGED PHONES IN THE BOX and sells them
do you honestly believe google is going to open up sealed boxes and check every phone? if you do, you are completely insane and need to be checked in somewhere.
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THE SAD THING IS, nearly all people UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF HOW PHONES GET TO CONSUMERS, UNLIKE ME
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fixed for you.

To the OP:
Please tell me you've never, in the history of your life, purchased a product, brought it home only to open the package to find its defective. Tell me you never had to return a product to get a replacement, or simply return a product because you weren't happy with it??
If you haven't - then you have horseshoes where the sun doesn't shine... Products aren't HANDMADE anymore... quality control nowadays goes as far as checking 2 or 3 phones out of hundreds on a production line.
Come on man, be serious.

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Then go back to using the worthless CDMA verizon phone...can't believe you are serious.
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Worthless?
Can the GSM good ol' boys club please be act a little more mature?
@OP: Get it replaced. Typing a bunch of expletives isn't going to fix your screen.

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same as CISCO FOOD filters out horrible food products. What happens if Cisco lets a shipment of bad tomato's in. Customers supposed to blame the farmers?? no they blame the POINT OF SALE CISCO
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Normal people wouldn't buy bad tomatoes....
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adrynalyne said:
@OP: Get it replaced. Typing a bunch of expletives isn't going to fix your screen.
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Seriously... why so much rage? If its actually defective, have it replaced.

Buyers beware

I have always owned and loved android devices since the g1. I always got carrier branded devices and switch every so often. I thought it would make sense to grab a gsm nexus so I started researching, and boy did I research. I thought that the price of a gnex from google is not bad and i had enought money to get one, but for whatever reason i figured i'd check ebay, but they sell for the same or more used. so I checked craigslist- on payday i saw what looked like a great deal... new gnex with extra battery 300, so i contacted the dude and met up about 40 minutes drive. the phone was in new condition there was the extra battery and vanilla ics, tried it made a call so i took it. while driving away i started playing with it.. i went to the camera app, got a message stating to insert sd card, i was like wth a gnex with an sd card. then i got a call the there was a flashing led at the bottom. i got home and examined it well, turns out its a fake ( my fingernail can operate the capacitve sereen) it looks so damn real... now im screwed out of 300 bux. I was so upset i went to google and got a new one, so I should have it soon... learnt my lesson well.- i really didnt think that fake phones existed and damn they did a great job... i think ill just give it to my son- he will by happy to have it

Pics or it didn't happen LOL. Can we see it? Wanna see how good of a "job" they did.
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^^ this. and you never bothered playing around with one in a Verizon store or Sprint store before you did this? dude...live and learn i guess.

nevr thought to play around with one, i was just going off youtube, but seriously its a DAMN good job will add SLR pics tomorro

You didn't notice the feel of a resistive screen? It is distinctly different from a
Capacitive screen. Also always check the about phone, storage, EVERYTHING. I hope you learned your lesson, sucks for you :3
PS fingernails can't operate capacitive screens
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I would love to see this too. I mean, it sucks, but it's also a fantastic lesson to everyone out there. Don't buy things used carelessly. Ever.

I want to see this as well, I tend to avoid Craig's list nowadays. After I nearly got into a fist fight with a man after deciding not to purchase his phone which he would not let me hold nor turn on...
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msavic6 said:
I want to see this as well, I tend to avoid Craig's list nowadays. After I nearly got into a fist fight with a man after deciding not to purchase his phone which he would not let me hold nor turn on...
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HAHAHAHA
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I gotta see this fake. Sorry for your luck
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I knew someone who bought a phone shop display fake phone as the seller told him it wouldn't turn on as the battery was flat. DOH!
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subscribing. wanna see how good the imitations are now.

i just tried looking them up to find one i cant seem to find a fake one anywhere, but i did find some really good fake phones however and by good i mean they look really close to the original.

I did a search I think this is a fake http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...citive-screen-WIFI-5-0MP-GPS-wholesalers.html

nexusguy74 said:
I did a search I think this is a fake http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...citive-screen-WIFI-5-0MP-GPS-wholesalers.html
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Yeah that's a fake. The site even looks like amazon, with the way it's laid out and even some of the graphics.

This is why I like buying things eBay over CraigsList. eBay has gone to great lengths to protect buyers. With that being said it is such a pain any more to sell things on eBay (major hassle listing/shipping items, excessive fees, picky buyers) which is why I usually won't sell things on eBay any more.
In your case though you got a fake phone, which may have been hard to tell when you bought it but hypothetically if it were a Verizon phone for example it could have been completely real but may have been stolen and had a bad ESN. Even then though I believe you can check with the carrier to see if the ESN is clean. I guess what it boils down to is you just have to be very cautious whenever buying something from an 'un-trusted' source.
On a side note, I just received my Verizon Nexus that I bought on eBay for $240. This thing was listed at 'Used' but it is seriously in like new condition, not a scratch or scuff on it (and it came with a nice case). I am absolutely loving the phone so far. Only thing I don't like is that I didn't upgrade to it sooner.

spencer88 said:
Yeah that's a fake. The site even looks like amazon, with the way it's laid out and even some of the graphics.
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There is a video on YouTube with the creators of this knockoff... pretty interesting
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msavic6 said:
I want to see this as well, I tend to avoid Craig's list nowadays. After I nearly got into a fist fight with a man after deciding not to purchase his phone which he would not let me hold nor turn on...
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:laugh: Kick his ass Seabass!

I'm staying away from eBay and craigslist from now on, just for certain things I guess- i got a sweet shih tzu puppy for 300 bux on CL so I guess in the end it all evens out. I'll just get a simple mobile sim and give it to my kid, so its not a total loss, he will be happy with it. I'm just amazed of what a good job they did with it. and the fingernail test is how I narrowed it down - compared it to my girl's SG2. Im getting withdrawals waiting for the real phone to ship from google.

sna66 said:
I'm staying away from eBay and craigslist from now on, just for certain things I guess- i got a sweet shih tzu puppy for 300 bux on CL so I guess in the end it all evens out. I'll just get a simple mobile sim and give it to my kid, so its not a total loss, he will be happy with it. I'm just amazed of what a good job they did with it. and the fingernail test is how I narrowed it down - compared it to my girl's SG2. Im getting withdrawals waiting for the real phone to ship from google.
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Pictures! Please!? I'm dying to see the fake. :silly: :cyclops:

I wouldn't say he was careless. How many people have reported purchasing a FAKE Galaxy Nexus. I personally didn't even know they existed. I'm sure this could happen more than we like to think. Know we know to be even more careful.
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Samsung to start selling refurbished Note7s in India and Vietnam

Yes, the ones that used to be ours, only with smaller batteries and new housing. Frankly it pi** es me off.
Samsung better make sure it safely deleted previous user data or they will have new privacy and personal data related law suits on their hands.

Citation? We seen this sort of claim before.
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rcobourn said:
Citation? We seen this sort of claim before.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/report_says...nits_will_go_on_sale_this_june-news-23532.php
http://www.zdnet.com/article/samsung-to-sell-refurbished-note-7-report/
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/samsung-wants-to-sell-refurbished-galaxy-note-7-phones-apparently
Sorry, here you go. It is all over Google.

There is a lot of "apparently" and "reports say" in those articles. In any case, to sell in those markets they would have to replace the ROM, so I don't think there is much to worry about. Besides, who turns in a phone without wiping it thoroughly?
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I think average user thinks factory reset will take care of it all, but it won't.

And from June.... May as well wait for the 8
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I'm using the Note 5 and it's starting to show its age. I might consider this until the Note 8ncomes out if the price is reasonable, I'm hoping under 500.
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Seeings I'm still on my note7 all I'm curious about is if I might wind up with Nougat at some point. This is incredibly harsh on everybody who gave them up. We forced you to give your phone to us and now we're giving them away cheap to somebody else. Whole thing from start to finish has been so **** on note7 owners.

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Seeings I'm still on my note7 all I'm curious about is if I might wind up with Nougat at some point. This is incredibly harsh on everybody who gave them up. We forced you to give your phone to us and now we're giving them away cheap to somebody else. Whole thing from start to finish has been so **** on note7 owners.
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Why? Everyone got a full refund. If they've solved the problem this time, it seems pretty sensible to me to recover some costs
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Hopefully those are new "refurbished" devices they had in stock, not a refurbished phone from Bob who keyed up his screen and got pizza grease inside the speaker grill.
Anyhow, this article states otherwise:
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...rbished-galaxy-note-7-phones-in-india-1662060

Thank you! I too have now found a few rebutal articles and feel a bit better. Even if I got a refund, that felt like my phone was taken away to be sold to someone else to enjoy while I have to put up with my dated Note4 (but I won't for too long, life is too short to be dealing with freezes, reboots etc).

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Why? Everyone got a full refund. If they've solved the problem this time, it seems pretty sensible to me to recover some costs
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Naturally, not disputing that. This is early days but at least e-mail everyone who returned the phone and offer them a handset too.

Maybe Samsung customers could be contact directly but I wouldn't trust car phone warehouse to catch pneumonia in the artic let along follow up to note 7 customers lol

Not feeling better anymore. They are doing it! Liars...
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/03/2...ck-the-galaxy-note-7-as-a-refurbished-device/

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Why? Everyone got a full refund. If they've solved the problem this time, it seems pretty sensible to me to recover some costs
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No everyone didnt.. still people out there who have sent back their note 7s and have nothing to show for it
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From the horses mouth...
https://news.samsung.com/global/sam...-7-devices-in-an-environmentally-friendly-way

I'd rather a refurbished Note 7 that this S8 'Bixby' nonsense.

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I'd rather a refurbished Note 7 that this S8 'Bixby' nonsense.
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I already preordered qn s8 plus but if i can manage to buy a refurb note 7 ill buy one of those too lol.
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