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some days ago two men with guns stoled my phone, i'd like to know if there is a way to find it, i've the imei code, i had also latitude on it, but probably they reset the device because my position never refresh, so i thought, if google can access android devices and delete programs, probably someone can find my device and its location.
thank you very much
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some days ago two men with guns stoled my phone, i'd like to know if there is a way to find it, i've the imei code, i had also latitude on it, but probably they reset the device because my position never refresh, so i thought, if google can access android devices and delete programs, probably someone can find my device and its location.
thank you very much
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i think you should contact the police not the xda dev forum
Sorry to hear that
I suggest at least that you blacklist the IMEI , so that the carriers will block it and it won't be as easily sold.
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i think you should contact the police not the xda dev forum
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That is a good point.
But still.
Did you register it at HTCSense.com? If so, theres a function on there (or so ive heard) that can locate your lost phone. And make sure to contact your contract provider, tell them its stolen, theyll block it. No one can prevent it from being sold though.
Your network provider will either give you a free replacement or charge you £50 for a new one depending on who youre with/if you have insurance.
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i think you should contact the police not the xda dev forum
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i've already done, but they will do nothing for my device, so i'd like to know if there is a way to find my device and tell police where it is
If you didn't insure your phone than sorry to say that but you are dumb. I pay £5 a month and hardly can feel any difference in my bank account. I imagine loose it or it gets stolen or flooded or whatever else you can think of i pay £20 and get a new phone. No stress no fuss and especially nothing what you are trying to do by finding phone on your own
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GANJDROID said:
That is a good point.
But still.
Did you register it at HTCSense.com? If so, theres a function on there (or so ive heard) that can locate your lost phone. And make sure to contact your contract provider, tell them its stolen, theyll block it. No one can prevent it from being sold though.
Your network provider will either give you a free replacement or charge you £50 for a new one depending on who youre with/if you have insurance.
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Only on Sense 2.0, which the original Desire doesn't have so that's a fail...call the Police and then your operator and get the IMEI blocked so it can't be used by anyone else
EddyOS said:
Only on Sense 2.0, which the original Desire doesn't have so that's a fail...call the Police and then your operator and get the IMEI blocked so it can't be used by anyone else
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another reason why you should Root.. hehe.. sense.com works perfectly for me so recommended.. and sorry for your loss man..
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If you didn't insure your phone than sorry to say that but you are dumb. I pay £5 a month and hardly can feel any difference in my bank account. I imagine loose it or it gets stolen or flooded or whatever else you can think of i pay £20 and get a new phone. No stress no fuss and especially nothing what you are trying to do by finding phone on your own
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I feel quite the opposite, I've had a phone since I was 14, that's 12 years, if I payed £5 a month for those 12 years I would have paid out £720 and would have claimed from my insurance once...say £200.
The moral of the story is put £5 a month in a savings account instead and you are the one who is dumb...sorry.
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The moral of the story is put £5 a month in a savings account instead and you are the one who is dumb...sorry.
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I agree, I mean I pay £7 per month more for my house insurance and I am covered up to 250k,
now what I did is when I got a new phone on contract I sold the old one and put the cash in a savings account, then prayed the same amount as I was asked to pay for insurance in to the same account, 12mths on did the same, I know have the cash to replace my phone if it gets nick, damaged act.
and if it never happens I still have the cash.
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I feel quite the opposite, I've had a phone since I was 14, that's 12 years, if I payed £5 a month for those 12 years I would have paid out £720 and would have claimed from my insurance once...say £200.
The moral of the story is put £5 a month in a savings account instead and you are the one who is dumb...sorry.
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I agree with you, I've also never paid for insurance and I probably never will, but let's not forget that some people just want to feel safe about their gadget and are willing to pay a little extra and won't have to worry what will happen if they get robbed or some other awful accident.
So the moral of the story is that no one is dumb .
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I agree with you, I've also never paid for insurance and I probably never will, but let's not forget that some people just want to feel safe about their gadget and are willing to pay a little extra and won't have to worry what will happen if they get robbed or some other awful accident.
So the moral of the story is that no one is dumb .
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I agree fully...my phones insured too.
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I feel quite the opposite, I've had a phone since I was 14, that's 12 years, if I payed £5 a month for those 12 years I would have paid out £720 and would have claimed from my insurance once...say £200.
The moral of the story is put £5 a month in a savings account instead and you are the one who is dumb...sorry.
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Not!
I got my phone for free some ppl have payed for theirs ( eg most phones in us and some in uk aren't free) so really I'm not wasting any money here, after contacts ends ill sell the phone and got my money back, get a free upgrade and story continues.
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I know another person has posted he/she got out of their contract....plenty have posted about credits ranging from $10-60
I was able to get $150 LOS of service credit and my upgrade back
This is sprint's fault as much as samsung and until I have a fully functional $500 phone that behaves as such, I won't stop relenting against sprint
they screwed the pooch...they should have properly tested this and they clearly didn't
I also have it notated in my account that if this issue is not resolved by the end of this month, I will be getting more credits on a rate of almost $3 per day
we all need to keep the pressure on sprint and force them to fix this issue. once they realize they are losing money by sending out new phones and giving credits, they will take this issue more seriously
Until then, they will just sweep it under the rug and hope we all forget about it
so please report back with what you have gotten
So far I got a $150 credit and upgrade back
ONLY SPEAK WITH ACCOUNT SERVICES. DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO TRANSFER YOU SINCE IT GETS THEM OFF THE HOOK FOR THE SURVEY. ONCE THEY TRANSFER YOU, EXPECT THE CALL TO HANG UP....YES THEY DID IT ON PURPOSE TO GET RID OF YOU
Thanks eye for reposting. Remember ignore the trolls that will try to take over your topic. Very important to keep the pressure on Sprint.
My Results from contacting sprint Account services speaking to REAL manager
"No contract"
"credits till update comes"
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Thanks eye for reposting. Remember ignore the trolls that will try to take over your topic. Very important to keep the pressure on Sprint.
My Results from contacting sprint Account services speaking to REAL manager
"No contract"
"credits till update comes"
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I just managed to get my upgrade back. They wouldn't let me out of the contract but at least I have my upgrade back so I can grab a new phone when a suitable one comes out
Win! A $150 credit plus a new upgrade and I can still keep this phone. Just refer to your lemon laws folks!
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I just managed to get my upgrade back. They wouldn't let me out of the contract but at least I have my upgrade back so I can grab a new phone when a suitable one comes out
Win! A $150 credit plus a new upgrade and I can still keep this phone. Just refer to your lemon laws folks!
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Aren't lemon laws for cars only?
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Aren't lemon laws for cars only?
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Yes they are but I didn't mean to call them literally what I meant was that this is a known issue that they can look up in their system so it is a known fact this phone is defective
I just got off of the phone with Account Management & they refused to acknowledge that there is a LOS issue with this device. Refused any type of a credit. I was told to go to my nearest service center & have the tech's look at it.
Super....
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I just got off of the phone with Account Management & they refused to acknowledge that there is a LOS issue with this device. Refused any type of a credit. I was told to go to my nearest service center & have the tech's look at it.
Super....
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Call technical support person have them note your account that this is a known issue. Then call account services since they probably don't have access to that information
I got 70 so far. They said that there was quite a few people that had this problem so they credited me.
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I got 70 so far. They said that there was quite a few people that had this problem so they credited me.
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This is exactly why I want you guys to call in. It will create a firestorm because of all the credits then they will look into it.deeper and get this thing fixed
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I just got off of the phone with Account Management & they refused to acknowledge that there is a LOS issue with this device. Refused any type of a credit. I was told to go to my nearest service center & have the tech's look at it.
Super....
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Keep calling and your complaint automatically turns into presidential complaint after so many calls...When they say what do you want...be prepared to tell them exactly what you want. No hesitation as they will be more likely to honor your wish.. As the OP said, the more people who call and take money out of Sprint's hands the pressure will be put on WHOMEVER "Samsung/Sprint/" to come up with a solution.
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Aren't lemon laws for cars only?
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Electronic Lemon Law varies by state but all states are under UCC
All 50 states have a Uniform Commercial Code, also known as the UCC, which governs the way manufacturers and retailers do business. The UCC also offer protection to consumers, including a sort of "lemon law" for certain, qualifying purchases. While the UCC is not the same as an electronics lemon law, it does help consumers recover their money if they end up with a defective product.
Take it from a former csr call on Sunday and Monday that's their ***** days where they will hand out creds like crazy
Samsung Galaxy S Dos indeed
What's the number for account services?
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What's the number for account services?
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This will get you straight through to the employee line which handles customers accounts as well..Don't speak to them regarding issue. Tell them you need to cancel your service and only want to speak to someone who can cancel...They will transfer you to account services. This method is not straight through to account service main number, as it changes to often. You don't have go through prompts to speak to anyone though! 888-603-7981
A lady at sprint gave me $20 and told me that's out of courtesy. When I asked for more, she told me to call samsung and ask the rest from samsung! LOL! Called 3 different times and nobody seems to be aware the LOS bug on our ET4G.
Total $20.
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A lady at sprint gave me $20 and told me that's out of courtesy. When I asked for more, she told me to call samsung and ask the rest from samsung! LOL! Called 3 different times and nobody seems to be aware of issuing credits for the LOS bug on our ET4G.[/QUO
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Tip: When you ask to speak to a supervisor which is the only one who can authorize amounts over $30-$40 they will try to pass you to a escalations TEAM MEMBER. Ask them if there title at Sprint is supervisor? They have to say no, and will tell you they can have there supervisor call you in 30 minutes. Tell them you will keep calling till their supervisor calls back. Chances are they will put you on hold and hangup or get there supervisor. Calling back cost everyone at sprint money all the way down to the employee. They all feel it. Oh and be sure your in the right dept "account services"
EDIT Another misconception...Corporate doesn't have to approve anything as you will get from reps.
We pay sprint, they don't pay us.
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So someone actually got their upgrade BACK?! I bought mine off contract so maybe I have some more bargaining power...
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I just got off the line with an account manager from the # posted earlier. I got 79.99 back per month, every month until the update is released. Also, I got the call recorded and the transaction ID to prove it.....Boo-yah.
The first time I called they hung up on me because I told them I was recording the call...policy I guess.
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Perfect! Thanks for her name. I got mine from manager named christina. So how much did you get Back today? Make sure you get it all notated for when you have to call back next month if problem is o fixed by then.
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I just got off the line with Renka, an account manager from the # posted earlier. I got 79.99 back per month, every month until the update is released. Also, I got the call recorded and the transaction ID to prove it.....Boo-yah.
The first time I called they hung up on me because I told them I was recording the call...policy I guess.
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brentspink said:
I just got off the line with Renka, an account manager from the # posted earlier. I got 79.99 back per month, every month until the update is released. Also, I got the call recorded and the transaction ID to prove it.....Boo-yah.
The first time I called they hung up on me because I told them I was recording the call...policy I guess.
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Good for you man! Another testimony of making sprint feel the heat. More testimonies to come.
Even if you just got $10...Everyone let us know you are putting the heat on sprint.
Anyone who is reading this...Don't wait till the end of your billing cycle to call in. First question will be "why are you just now telling us" Call Now!
Hey guys, long time no post on XDA.
I traded my iPhone 4s and cash for a Galaxy s3, and I tested it with my simcard in it before the purchased (made a call, texted, etc.) and everything worked great.
I promptly restored it (Cyanogenmod was already installed) and wiped everything to get rid of his apps and pictures and stuff. Well ever since I wiped, and I go to make a call, I get this message:
"We're sorry but this device is blocked on this network."
I've googled and some people (on other devices) have said while running Cyanogenmod, their IMEI has changed to a blocked one.
Has anyone else ran into this? Did I by a stolen phone and it coincidentally stopped working after I flashed.
It sucks because my ONLY PHONE I traded to him AND cash. Hating life lol
Hate to say it.... but it sounds like you got scammed. Whenever buying a phone from someone, especially nowadays, you should ALWAYS do so at a brick and mortar location for your carrier so they can witness the sale of the phone. More than likely, after making the sale, he probably called AT&T or whichever carrier used, and told them that his phone was stolen. They blacklist the phone, and send him a replacement.
It ain't over till its over...!
My advice to you,
If you still have the sellers contact info (e.g. phone number, email address, etc...) go to the carrier store where the phone is from and tell them the story.
Although they will likely be less than helpful, get the names and/or business cards of the representatives that talked to you and write down what they say to you.
With that information, the call logs, text messages, emails, other incriminating evidence and public records listed for the contact information you have from the seller, you can take your issue to small claims court. The seller will be required to show up to court otherwise they will default to losing the case and the judge will side in your favor regardless.
Either way, if you go this route, you'll get back the monetary loss you incurred for the phone you traded, the cash you lost and the value of the blacklisted phone you received.
PSA - I have no knowledge or experience in Law what-so-ever and I am providing this advice simply as an opinion based on my observations of processes
Good luck,
Yeah, on the phone with customer support now, and that's exactly what he did.
They are letting me report mine stolen as well and giving me an early upgrade, but I'm out a phone and money on top T-T
Can't trust anyone these days.
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My advice to you,
If you still have the sellers contact info (e.g. phone number, email address, etc...) go to the carrier store where the phone is from and tell them the story.
Although they will likely be less than helpful, get the names and/or business cards of the representatives that talked to you and write down what they say to you.
With that information, the call logs, text messages, emails, other incriminating evidence and public records listed for the contact information you have from the seller, you can take your issue to small claims court. The seller will be required to show up to court otherwise they will default to losing the case and the judge will side in your favor regardless.
Either way, if you go this route, you'll get back the monetary loss you incurred for the phone you traded, the cash you lost and the value of the blacklisted phone you received.
PSA - I have no knowledge or experience in Law what-so-ever and I am providing this advice simply as an opinion based on my observations of processes
Good luck,
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Very well written! I would take you as a lawyer any day haha
phuKKah said:
Yeah, on the phone with customer support now, and that's exactly what he did.
They are letting me report mine stolen as well and giving me an early upgrade, but I'm out a phone and money on top T-T
Can't trust anyone these days.
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Very nice, Way to stick it to him, sucks to be out the money but at least he sint getting off free. Ive had a good long run of great trades on craigslist, but i just got scammed recently, and the Marketplace on xda is closing because of it. Times are changing, and you cant trust people like you use to, sad sad day.
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Very nice, Way to stick it to him, sucks to be out the money but at least he sint getting off free. Ive had a good long run of great trades on craigslist, but i just got scammed recently, and the Marketplace on xda is closing because of it. Times are changing, and you cant trust people like you use to, sad sad day.
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I've only had one XDA Marketplace transaction and it went smoothly. And all the other craigslist transactions I've dealt with went smoothly.
It just kills me that some people can be so awful. This is why we can't have nice things.
phuKKah said:
Yeah, on the phone with customer support now, and that's exactly what he did.
They are letting me report mine stolen as well and giving me an early upgrade, but I'm out a phone and money on top T-T
Can't trust anyone these days.
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Use your early upgrade and get them to price match Sams clubs 96 cent sale.
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Intub8 said:
Use your early upgrade and get them to price match Sams clubs 96 cent sale.
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Good idea!
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Intub8 said:
Use your early upgrade and get them to price match Sams clubs 96 cent sale.
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That's awesome! I wonder if that'd work haha
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That's awesome! I wonder if that'd work haha
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It should, I called yesterday and got them to price match. It's getting here Thursday
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That's awesome! I wonder if that'd work haha
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It may take some work. I had a HTC one x for 7 weeks and got 3 replacements and had problems with them all. They gave me another early upgrade so 3 weeks ago I bought the s3. Yesterday they refunded me the full amount and charged me 96 cents. I did everything through the Web chat. Good luck.
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You can still sell the phone on ebay as a "parts only" phone. Just make sure to add in the description what the problem is. I'm betting you'll get $200 or more for it.
Heck, I'll give you $50 right now.
Did you read all the IMEI threads?
I don't know anything about the issue, but I thought some folks were able to resolve it.
mathewrice said:
My advice to you,
If you still have the sellers contact info (e.g. phone number, email address, etc...) go to the carrier store where the phone is from and tell them the story.
Although they will likely be less than helpful, get the names and/or business cards of the representatives that talked to you and write down what they say to you.
With that information, the call logs, text messages, emails, other incriminating evidence and public records listed for the contact information you have from the seller, you can take your issue to small claims court. The seller will be required to show up to court otherwise they will default to losing the case and the judge will side in your favor regardless.
Either way, if you go this route, you'll get back the monetary loss you incurred for the phone you traded, the cash you lost and the value of the blacklisted phone you received.
PSA - I have no knowledge or experience in Law what-so-ever and I am providing this advice simply as an opinion based on my observations of processes
Good luck,
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I used to do a bit of small claims stuff for a job a long time ago. Let me add a bit of information at least for California. Probably similar elsewhere.
While you can notify the person about the lawsuit and court date any way you want, if the person does not show up, you can not get a default judgement without proving that the other person knew about the lawsuit and court date.
You have to "serve" notice of the claim and court date on the person, which means needing a home or work address to do so. Basically have to prove to the judge that the person knows about the suit and court date. There are rules for who can serve notice and how it can be done. Has to be someone not related to the lawsuit and they have to file an affidavit with the court that they did reach the person and serve the notice. You see this in tv and the movies where the person will hand the papers and say "you've been served". The fee for that person who serves the notice can be included in the claim if it is someone who does it for a living.
The judgement itself doesn't mean automatically getting your money. Collecting on the judgement is a separate thing than getting it. The court just rules, they don't collect. There are several routes to collect, but it takes knowing things about the person. You can garnish wages, or put a lien on their real estate. Or do some other things. But without knowing where the guy works, it is not easy to collect and sometimes costs money to do so.
However, some people will pay upon hearing about the lawsuit. Others will pay it upon hearing about the judgement since it will show up on credit reports. May take some bluffing as well. In this case saying you'd take it to AT&T to support them claiming insurance fraud or something.
Overall, not a pleasant experience, and more time consuming than it seems. But for someone with the time and with enough of a loss, it may make sense.
That's a damn shame, now you gotta take a 2 year contract for no reason. At least he won't be able to use his phone though. Why can't they remove it from the list? Security reasons?
Does this apply to Canada?
I sold a iPhone 4 while still on contract with Fido, called them and told them it was stolen and all I got was too bad lol. I wasn't expecting anything mind you, and a Fido rep actually recommended told me to do this a week prior. I wasnt elegible for a upgrade (too soon on contract). This way, with the cash I made from selling I can pay for the early cancellation penalty, plus have extra for new phone on a new contract. I essentially got a iPhone 4S for free but on a new contract.
I didn't even know carriers helped you out if a phone got stolen. Mine is either in my pocket or in my hands so I don't have to worry about this anyways.
And if this does apply to Canada I will second guess buying from Kijiji or Craigslist. I've purchased so many phones in the past that this has me a little concerned.
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Does this apply to Canada?
I sold a iPhone 4 while still on contract with Fido, called them and told them it was stolen and all I got was too bad lol. I wasn't expecting anything mind you, and a Fido rep actually recommended told me to do this a week prior. I wasnt elegible for a upgrade (too soon on contract). This way, with the cash I made from selling I can pay for the early cancellation penalty, plus have extra for new phone on a new contract. I essentially got a iPhone 4S for free but on a new contract.
I didn't even know carriers helped you out if a phone got stolen. Mine is either in my pocket or in my hands so I don't have to worry about this anyways.
And if this does apply to Canada I will second guess buying from Kijiji or Craigslist. I've purchased so many phones in the past that this has me a little concerned.
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you do realize you just admitted to scamming your carrier/the person you sold your phone to right? Even though your scam failed because your carrier was aware of your tactics, it doesn't mean you didn't attempt it.
you are the definition of an @sshole.
wouldnt this fall under theft by deception? I would consider a police report depending on the amount of cash
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you do realize you just admitted to scamming your carrier/the person you sold your phone to right? Even though your scam failed because your carrier was aware of your tactics, it doesn't mean you didn't attempt it.
you are the definition of an @sshole.
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I never scammed the buyer you tart. Whether I told my carrier it was stolen or I gave my phone to my wife it wouldnt make a difference. With the money from selling I bought my way out of my contract and purchaced a new one. The fact that a Fido rep recommended me to do this goes to show this is not scamming
And I never attempted to get a free phone at all. Like I said, not sure if your able yo read properly but my intentions were never to get a free phone for nothing.
Anyways, carry on.
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I still wouldn't want to do any business with you!
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Mrdabbas said:
So I bought this note 3 from this lady on craigslist. Its a T-Mobile note 3. I specifically asked her if it was paid off and she said yes. Well as it turns out the phone isn't paid off. So I'm pretty sure it's going you be blacklisted soon.
My question is this; since T-Mobile provided me the unlock code for the device and the device is now factory unlocked. What options does that give me one the phone is blacklisted ion the near future?
PS: the presumably nice looking lady would reply to me.. Sad what people would do to get money sometimes...
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Do you have her saying it paid off in writing.
TWEAKED N3
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Do you have her saying it paid off in writing.
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Well I asked her if phone was under contract via text and she replied by said the phone is paid off in cash. But I went to her home and bought it and asked her again if it was paid off and she said it's paid off in full.. It's only after I found out it wasn't paid off that she disappeared.. And I also nearly saw her naked coming out the shower... So yeah...
Mrdabbas said:
Well I asked her if phone was under contract via text and she replied by said the phone is paid off in cash. But I went to her home and bought it and asked her again if it was paid off and she said it's paid off in full.. It's only after I found out it wasn't paid off that she disappeared.. And I also nearly saw her naked coming out the shower... So yeah...
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As long as u have text go to the cops make a report. Then call t mobile and tell them she told you in writing it was paid off. If anything you might have to do small claims court. But keep the text she sent you
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Mrdabbas said:
So I bought this note 3 from this lady on craigslist. Its a T-Mobile note 3. I specifically asked her if it was paid off and she said yes. Well as it turns out the phone isn't paid off. So I'm pretty sure it's going you be blacklisted soon.
My question is this; since T-Mobile provided me the unlock code for the device and the device is now factory unlocked. What options does that give me one the phone is blacklisted ion the near future?
PS: the presumably nice looking lady would reply to me.. Sad what people would do to get money sometimes...
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That's strange. T-Mobile usually won't provide unlock codes unless the phone is fully paid. Are you certain that she didn't pay the balance on the phone after you gave her the money?
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That's strange. T-Mobile usually won't provide unlock codes unless the phone is fully paid. Are you certain that she didn't pay the balance on the phone after you gave her the money?
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Note true mine is unlocked. All you have to say is your traveling and need to use other Sim cards
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They wouldnt provide code for s3 of kine when I was traveling cause I owed $80 on it.
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Thread has been cleaned. Taking pictures of people without their knowledge or consent is illegal.
For future purchases for yourself and anyone for that fact, if you go to http://swappa.com/esn you can see if there is money owed or not. I only owe $23 on mine and it still shows via that link that its not paid in full.
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For future purchases for yourself and anyone for that fact, if you go to http://swappa.com/esn you can see if there is money owed or not. I only owe $23 on mine and it still shows via that link that its not paid in full.
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It's my understanding that the IMEI checker will only show if the phone is blocked or not blocked, but won't tell you whether the device is on EIP. Can you confirm that it actually says 'not paid in full' or something to that effect?
Techngro said:
It's my understanding that the IMEI checker will only show if the phone is blocked or not blocked, but won't tell you whether the device is on EIP. Can you confirm that it actually says 'not paid in full' or something to that effect?
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See attached showing its financed.
droidkevlar said:
See attached showing its financed.
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Ok thx.
BACARDILIMON said:
Note true mine is unlocked. All you have to say is your traveling and need to use other Sim cards
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i told them im traveling overseas and they sent me an email with the unlock code and i put an inactive sim card from another carrier and input the unlock code.... "success! phone is now unlocked"... so i check on swappa and it said phone is still being financed... what am i going to do with this phone?... the cops here in Oakland Ca get so many reports its nearly impossible to get anywhere with them. If its blacklisted and unlocked, what carriers can i use it on? should i just send it to my family overseas and see if they can make any use of it there?
Mrdabbas said:
i told them im traveling overseas and they sent me an email with the unlock code and i put an inactive sim card from another carrier and input the unlock code.... "success! phone is now unlocked"... so i check on swappa and it said phone is still being financed... what am i going to do with this phone?... the cops here in Oakland Ca get so many reports its nearly impossible to get anywhere with them. If its blacklisted and unlocked, what carriers can i use it on? should i just send it to my family overseas and see if they can make any use of it there?
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Have you tried calling T-Mobile directly and verified with them that this phone is still being financed?
If not, then you're good.
If yes, file a police report and take her to a small claim court. It's very easy to do this, no lawyer needed.
Swappa says my old s3 I still have is financed. But is not. I know I bought I t newm been paid off for 2 months. Looks like slow reporting.
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Stryke_the_Orc said:
Thread has been cleaned. Taking pictures of people without their knowledge or consent is illegal.
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In what Country is this practice illegal? In the US I can take pictures of whomever I please doing whatever they happen to be doing in public. In Public, there is no reasonable expectation of privacy. Not challenge going your moderator status, but people misrepresent laws all the time.... like the Police do.
I was under the impression that the owner of the device has to call for the unlock code. The OP is saying he received an unlock code from T-Mobile for a phone registered to someone else? I'm also under the impression that you have to use a phone on T-Mobiles network for a certain number of days before they will provide the code.
Unlock requirements
We provide mobile device unlock codes free of charge within two business days (or provides further information about timing) for eligible devices.
Device eligibility is determined as follows:
The device must be a T-Mobile device.
The device must not be reported as lost, stolen or blocked to T-Mobile.
The account associated with the device must be in good standing.
You have requested no more than 2 mobile device unlock codes per line of service in the last 12 months.
The device must satisfy all the Postpaid or Pay in Advance (Prepaid) Unlocking terms outlined below.
Unlock Eligibility for Monthly Phones and Tablets
The device must have been active on the T-Mobile network for at least 40 days on the requesting line.
If the device was financed using T-Mobile’s Equipment Installment Plan (EIP), then all payments must be satisfied and the device must be paid in full.
If the device is on an account that has are under a service contract term, then at least 18 consecutive monthly payments must have been made or the account was migrated to Simple Choice no contract rate plan.
If the device is associated with a canceled account, then the account balance must be zero.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
Unlock Eligibility for Pay in Advance (Prepaid) Phones and Tablets
The device has been active on the T-Mobile network for more than 1 year.
If the device has been active for less than 1 year, then the Pay in Advance account associated with the device must have had more than $25 in refills for basic phones or $100 in refills for smartphones or tablet since device first use date.
T-Mobile may request proof of purchase or additional information in its discretion and certain other exceptions may apply.
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Stepping out of her shower is hardly in public, and even in public there are laws regarding such actions. Keep this thread on topic or it will be closed.
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It's currently on my Sprint plan. I want to be able to use it on other providers as well.
call them and find out what can be done?
raul6 said:
call them and find out what can be done?
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I'm not paid off for another 7 months so they won't.
Pay them off or wait... that's the agreement.
blackhawk said:
Pay them off or wait... that's the agreement.
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That's not how XDA does things, that's no fun. Plus I'm a single parent who lost his job due to the pandemic so I don't have just $700 to throw down.
XDA doesn't condone theft of services as best I can tell.
Even if you did unlock it the carrier could still blacklist it.
Perhaps you could refinance it through your current carrier.
Talk to their retention dept.
There's absolutely NO possible way to perpetrate "theft of service" with a wireless carrier so don't go there. It's very simple. If you don't pay your bill what happens? They disconnect your service until you pay your bill. Therefore they don't allow people to steal service from them. Impossible. As for the devices bought on flex lease, etc. They technically belong to the carrier until you complete the lease and pay the phone off. If you don't pay off the device what happens? They simply blacklist the IMEID and report your delinquent account to the credit beureas and if enough time goes by they will sell your delinquent account to third party collections companies. 5he cost of phones don't warrant the cost of court filing and attorney fees in order to try to physically reclaim devices from account holders who went into collections due to non-payment. No need to preach to people espif you don't know what you're talking about.
OP there are websites out there that can SIM unlock your Samsung for a fee. If you SIM unlock the phone and activate it BEFORE your Sprint account were to go to collections, it will continue to work on another carrier. Im not assuming you have no intentions of paying your bill I'm just letting you know. No matter what, its not theft of service. It could only be theft of property in the eyes of the law. But that never happens.
Wrong terminology on my part, my bad, but your plan tx_dbs_tx doesn't sound that great.
Be best to find a way to minimize the damage to the OP's credit.
https://cashmoneylife.com/cancel-your-cell-phone-contract-without-paying-fees/
Again I would talk to the retaintion dept at Sprint. Most carriers have them. Their sole purpose is to retain customers.
Nickdroid86 said:
That's not how XDA does things, that's no fun. Plus I'm a single parent who lost his job due to the pandemic so I don't have just $700 to throw down.
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Wrong, XDA is not about circumventing legal stuff, and, any way you see it, a debt is a debt, you have to pay, no way around it, things we all use/buy, must be paid in full, you say you are a single parent, so, better try to be a reponsible one, one that pays his debts and doesn't look for ways to avoid being responsible
winol said:
Wrong, XDA is not about circumventing legal stuff, and, any way you see it, a debt is a debt, you have to pay, no way around it, things we all use/buy, must be paid in full, you say you are a single parent, so, better try to be a reponsible one, one that pays his debts and doesn't look for ways to avoid being responsible
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Nobody's talking about avoiding my debt here... I'm not getting rid of my Sprint account, especially while I'm working on my credit.
Paid unlock link removed!!
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Nickdroid86 said:
Nobody's talking about avoiding my debt here... I'm not getting rid of my Sprint account, especially while I'm working on my credit.
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What is your reason(s) to have it unlocked?
If you don't want coverage by Sprint the best solution be to get another carrier to take over the contract as per the link I posted.
Not sure how well that will work... exploring those options might yield a good outcome.
If you've really gotten behind and are paying off old debts with little or no emergency money... talk with a good bankruptcy lawyer. It's more complicated then it was 20 years ago but within 3 or so years you be debt free and be able to easily rebuild your credit.
blackhawk said:
What is your reason(s) to have it unlocked?
If you don't want coverage by Sprint the best solution be to get another carrier to take over the contract as per the link I posted.
Not sure how well that will work... exploring those options might yield a good outcome.
If you've really gotten behind and are paying off old debts with little or no emergency money... talk with a good bankruptcy lawyer. It's more complicated then it was 20 years ago but within 3 or so years you be debt free and be able to easily rebuild your credit.
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I live in the mountains, where I travel around here I'll only have the option to use one provider and not the other and vice versa in places.
Nickdroid86 said:
I live in the mountains, where I travel around here I'll only have the option to use one provider and not the other and vice versa in places.
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Explain that to the retainment team and see what they can do. The squeaky wheel gets the grease; keep calling and/or escalating your case until you get someone that helps you.
At times it's taken me 30+ calls to get things straight with corporation's.
Only persistent is omnipotent...
A signal booster/external antenna is another potential option for you if some signal is present.
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Paid unlocking services, or the discussion there of are not permitted on XDA as per XDA rule #11. Let us please refrain from further discussions such as these. Thank you.