Sprint and asurion must be having a bad day. sprint store manager told me to report phone as lost since they didnt have another gs3 in stock.
stupid me bricked it flashing all nilly willy.
with the help-of a fellow xda member unbricked called to cancel asurion claim, they said its too late we are sending you another phone.
so im paying $150.00 for another gs3
and this one is still activated seems silly ,they cant even change the claim to found or whatever and since it was reported lost i actually cant return it , The system wont allow me too.
so ill have 2 sgs3 hmm this is stupid something tells me these phones dont cost as much as claimed.
Make a big enough stink about it and they'll take it back I'm sure.
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Asurion has yet to send me my replacement due to a backorder supposedly. I just pray it isn't a refurb.
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Sounds good to me as long and the original esn is good... Should be able to sell the new one for much more than $150
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irock1985 said:
Sounds good to me as long and the original esn is good... Should be able to sell the new one for much more than $150
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Since they may not change it to found it may have a bad esn once the replacement ships, but even then it could still be sold for more than $150 easily.
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irock1985 said:
Sounds good to me as long and the original esn is good... Should be able to sell the new one for much more than $150
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I bet they make sure the esn is no good.
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irock1985 said:
Sounds good to me as long and the original esn is good... Should be able to sell the new one for much more than $150
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ESN will be marked bad since it is reported stolen.
You'll likely get a new one since the phone is so new.
Under the new insurance I think you can only replace your phone 2x per year (or I think 3x per 2 years).
You could donate/sell it to a dev.
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jnadke said:
ESN will be marked bad since it is reported stolen.
You'll likely get a new one since the phone is so new.
Under the new insurance I think you can only replace your phone 2x per year (or I think 3x per 2 years).
You could donate/sell it to a dev.
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and i actually tried to do the right thing,but corporate red tape intervened
But what im saying is that it is currently working right? So how could it be bad esn and activated... Thats why I said sell the new one not the old one. Just speculating but if you keep yoir current one activated with no problems down the line seems like you would be good to go
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That's why it says $150 Non-Refundable deductible. Doesn't matter what the reason.
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Will they work on any other carrier if I unlock them?
lol how did you manage that?
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lol how did you manage that?
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So will they work on another carrier?
Yes, they will. Att
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Yes, they will. Att
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Thanks alot man....
sounds like a stolen device...admin should lock these cause its seem very fishy...
just saying, i hate thieves and i'm sure most of us here would be too if your phone got stolen
G1_enthusiast said:
sounds like a stolen device...admin should lock these cause its seem very fishy...
just saying, i hate thieves and i'm sure most of us here would be too if your phone got stolen
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Hello I got tricked into buy New phones.. I am not the thief here. I lost alot of money.
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Make sure you flash a skyrocket radio.
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pachi72 said:
Hello I got tricked into buy New phones.. I am not the thief here. I lost alot of money.
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I don't think he was referring to you... I think he was trying to say that Admin should make a sticky that people should really check the phone's imei at tmobile store to see if they're blacklisted.
pachi72 said:
Hello I got tricked into buy New phones.. I am not the thief here. I lost alot of money.
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its not new if its "blacklisted" its call buying it used, you would not have this problem if you bought it new.
either way eventually tmobile gonna track you down. keep us updated if it work
i also was scamed i bought a amaze from Clist called Tmobile with imei # and thy said it was good.i used the phone for 3 weeks, then i droped it broke the screen and call insurance to get it replaced thy said the phone was reported lost and will not replace the phone. the insurance company had the phone black listed but tmobile did not.
so now im stuck with a amaze with cracked screen that still works on tmobile but is black listed with insurance.
moral of the story is you have to call tmobile and asurion with the imei # before you buy a phone from someone other then Tmobile
Return it and get your money back. You have been scammed.
It seems that this kind of thing is happening more often since T-mobile started blacklisting phones that are reported list or stolen. Also they are blacklisting phones that have been purchased on a payment plan and the owner terminated the contract and never paid for the phone or the ETF.
Good luck
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I personally stopped trading/selling phones on cl because there are just too many kids and immature people to deal with. plus now with all this there is no guarantee that you are getting a quality product. Just contact the person and demand your money back. Tell them you'll take them to small claims court. You have evidence from Tmobile and Ashton that the phones were reported lost/stolen. And you were not aware of that at the point of sale.
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One way to protect yourself is checking the database at http://www.checkmend.com/us
Ask the seller the phone IMEI before buying. If the phone is not legit you will never hear from the seller.
Which phones are these ???
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Sucks that it's pretty much not remotely safe to buy phones from craigslist anymore. I have been doing it for years and always got the latest and greatest cause some idiot had not idea how much their phone was really worth. But with all this blacklisting now at tmobile, i think i am done with that practice .
Sell them to me ???
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I thoug you guys were smart enough!!
All of you ... All you gotta do its say your phone drop at the peer near the beach or a lake or sumething similar,, and insurance dosnt even care they will send you a new phone ohh also tell them you need accesories cause your dog bit them all haha i have done this **** so many times trust me you just got to call them or visit their website its faster phoneclaim.com, and you will have a new phone.. If you are a little ***** dont try this at home please hahahahaha
why lie? Asurion can see what you own, and what you've been using. You saying these things encourages others to continue this fraud business. You should be banned for saying something like that.
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All of you ... All you gotta do its say your phone drop at the peer near the beach or a lake or sumething similar,, and insurance dosnt even care they will send you a new phone ohh also tell them you need accesories cause your dog bit them all haha i have done this **** so many times trust me you just got to call them or visit their website its faster phoneclaim.com, and you will have a new phone.. If you are a little ***** dont try this at home please hahahahaha
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why lie? Asurion can see what you own, and what you've been using. You saying these things encourages others to continue this fraud business. You should be banned for saying something like that.
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im sharing my info , thats all , you should be banned for been dumb , and no they dont know what you are using, if im writin this its ebecause i know, and obviosly u dont. You just talk bro i suggest you save your words if you havent done this in the past, when you actually do it yourself n find out how does it work, then you can talk
Long story short...my wife as a NS4g and has had intermittent data connection problems ever since buying it. Finally decided to start taking it in to Best Buy(has Black Tie ins). Currently on 3rd or 4th phone and they all have the same issue. She's ready to jump ship but I thought about finding a used Epic on Ebay or something similar that I know is solid. If I can find one for around 150$ refurbed is that a good route and how trustworthy is it? There's a long wait for the next upgrade and I don't think paying for something that isn't reliable is a good idea.
Thoughts?
Id look for one that has a good esn that'll cost you around 150$ or so. Hope you find what your looking for. If push comes to shove buy a bad esn and you'll have to flash it to cricket, although not all the bad esn's are very reliable. If anything stick to a good clean esn. =]
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Big Goron said:
Id look for one that has a good esn that'll cost you around 150$ or so. Hope you find what your looking for. If push comes to shove buy a bad esn and you'll have to flash it to cricket, although not all the bad esn's are very reliable. If anything stick to a good clean esn. =]
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Thanks for the input. I definitely don't want to run into flashing it to another provider. I'm too stubborn to roll on Sprint yet.
Make sure the seller states a Good ESN and has a 7 day return policy.
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Make sure the seller states a Good ESN and has a 7 day return policy.
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This..
ebay is always kinda sketchy for buying phones, but if you look at the seller's rating, and the return policy, you should be good to go.
Hey guys, phones with bad esn still can use wifi right? I got my girl using a samsyng moment with wifi n textfree since her parents won't buy her a sell phone lol, I figured I should upgrade her
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You cannot use one with a bad esn on Sprint. You can use wifi services and music and stuff but nothing on the Sprint network. It could be flashed to some other carriers.
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I got mine on ebay for about 130 or so, rock solid but a couple of scratches on the screen, a few months later though the front camera went out (probably my fault) and got the screen replaced for 30 bucks, so basically a new phone completely
You can try Swappa.com I seen some Epics listed there.
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i would look local first b4 trying online, look for places the sell/buy used phones. check them 1st.
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dw3bb10 said:
Any chance we would get Galaxy S III's in replacement from Asurion since they can no longer distribute the device? I thought of this and wanted to get everyones take on it. Because if so, im reporting my E4GT STOLEN and calling Asurion once or if that happens Lol
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They would probably send you a Gnex or something of the same level of the E4GT.
That being said, What you are talking about is fraud and could get you in a heap of trouble.
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They would probably send you a Gnex or something of the same level of the E4GT.
That being said, What you are talking about is fraud and could get you in a heap of trouble.
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Gnex isnt bad haha
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I must agree it can get you into some deep doo doo. But im curious about the replacement thing also. Most likey a photon or a gnex
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A photon will be a huge downgrade. Probably a Gnex, I will check since will be going to tech center because of Phantom menu pop ups its getting annoying.
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I think it won't happen unless Samsung loses the appeal also
dw3bb10 said:
Any chance we would get Galaxy S III's in replacement from Asurion since they can no longer distribute the device? I thought of this and wanted to get everyones take on it. Because if so, im reporting my E4GT STOLEN and calling Asurion once or if that happens Lol
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That wouldn't be the case. It would ban new sales. Asurions devices are "already sold."
They'll still be required to sell or replace with w.e stock of E4GT they have left. And I bet there are a bunch of E4GT refurbs in stock to get rid of before they can replace your phone with another phone.
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Ophois said:
They would probably send you a Gnex or something of the same level of the E4GT.
That being said, What you are talking about is fraud and could get you in a heap of trouble.
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Uhh..gnex was banned a while ago but the van was lifted until outcome of this trial. Wouldn't be getting one of those.
Well i can said this
On my case my sisters is on my account and her phone took a accident (photon) ,i call for the replacement phone and they send the same phone but was bad the mic don't function and decide to call again for the replacement and the photon was placed on BO( back order) and the photon of the same equivalent was the Evo 3D .
By the time the appeals over, we will all have new phones I'm sure..
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JediNinjafication said:
Uhh..gnex was banned a while ago but the van was lifted until outcome of this trial. Wouldn't be getting one of those.
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Uhhh...The injunction was lifted when Google pushed the necessary changes to universal search actually, which was the only reason there was one in the first place.... so the nexus is in the clear
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I don't know what changes those would be because nothings changed on mine.
I came from a Photon. Went into Sprint threw my bricked Photon on the counter and said I wanted a phone I can develope without a nazi locked bootloader and the girl came back with E4GT. Best trade I coulda done Free too no assurance bs.
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JediNinjafication said:
I don't know what changes those would be because nothings changed on mine.
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Google pushed a new quick search apk that disabled local results, Google it...
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locoboi187 said:
They'll still be required to sell or replace with w.e stock of E4GT they have left. And I bet there are a bunch of E4GT refurbs in stock to get rid of before they can replace your phone with another phone.
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Ahh, but that's the beauty of Boost and other MVNOs - they can shift the ESNs to their pools and dump the stock VERY quickly if they wanted to. And with NV continuing to roll out to major cities - we're supposedly up in November - I wouldn't be surprised.
OTOH perhaps this will motivate my MVNO to get the S3. But have to wait until June anyhow for the renewal discount.
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I think it won't happen unless Samsung loses the appeal also
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The judge who will decide, Lucy Koh, is the one who issued a preliminary injunction that halted sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
rantoca said:
On my case my sisters is on my account and her phone took a accident (photon) ,i call for the replacement phone and they send the same phone but was bad the mic don't function and decide to call again for the replacement and the photon was placed on BO( back order) and the photon of the same equivalent was the Evo 3D .
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thats not true. the photon equivalent is the epic touch. i went through 2 photons and asked for a different phone. they gave me an epic touch.
It is impossible to say what they will send you. It seems to be either a lateral move (similar range phone) or an upgrade. I have gotten 2 replacements from asurion in the past 2 years. I had an EVO 4g. I dropped it and the screen broke, they replaced it with an EVO 3d. The EVO 3D recently broke in my pocket (I have no idea how, I must have crushed it leaning over something) and they sent me the E4GT. The 3D is a generation newer than the EVO 4g, so that is an upgrade, and the SGS2 E4GT is similar spec'd to the E3D, so that seems lateral. That said, if I could choose any the E4GT seems to be the best of the bunch. My upgrade is in October but I think I will keep this for now!
I would guess they would have to send you another phone with wimax to match the e4gt. Whatever has a matching price on their website.
OK so I lost my phone 4 days ago and I did not know where I lost it. I called sprint and they sent me a replacement and paid the deductible. Today i was getting on the bus and the bus driver handed me my phone. I must have dropped it in the bus and someone turned it in to her. My picture with my gf was my lock screen picture so she knew it was mine. My question is what do I do with my replacement phone? No refund on deductible
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OK so I lost my phone 4 days ago and I did not know where I lost it. I called sprint and they sent me a replacement and paid the deductible. Today i was getting on the bus and the bus driver handed me my phone. I must have dropped it in the bus and someone turned it in to her. My picture with my gf was my lock screen picture so she knew it was mine. My question is what do I do with my replacement phone? No refund on deductible
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The other phone (Lost one) has a locked SOC code on it.. So can't be activated again. (Shouldn't be able to) I'd call sprint and talk to them.
Sephirothvfc said:
OK so I lost my phone 4 days ago and I did not know where I lost it. I called sprint and they sent me a replacement and paid the deductible. Today i was getting on the bus and the bus driver handed me my phone. I must have dropped it in the bus and someone turned it in to her. My picture with my gf was my lock screen picture so she knew it was mine. My question is what do I do with my replacement phone? No refund on deductible
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Try swapping the esn on sprint.com to see if it will activate. I was in the same situation and sprint.com reactivated my old phone so i sold the replacement.
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solehjeff said:
Try swapping the esn on sprint.com to see if it will activate. I was in the same situation and sprint.com reactivated my old phone so i sold the replacement.
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I was talking with a tech yesterday about a similar thing.. if they have a Lost SOC code.. they won't work.. Go to http://checkesnfree.com/ Check the ESN on it.. It'll tell ya if it's clean or not.
Sprint doesn't do replacements, your insurance does. (Insuarian or something like that)
Your insurance does not talk to Sprint.
It most likely has a fine ESN still.
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I was talking with a tech yesterday about a similar thing.. if they have a Lost SOC code.. they won't work.. Go to http://checkesnfree.com/ Check the ESN on it.. It'll tell ya if it's clean or not.
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If the old phone reactivates on sprint.com they didnt blacklist the esn or forgot too, so your free to do what ever you want with the replacement.
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IF it's fine.. Sell the bad boy on Craigslist, ebay your choice.. if the ESN is bad, Can still sell and can be connected on prepaid service such as Boost.
The esn is locked and recorded lost or stolen until the owner calls sprint and says they have received it back and then it will work out
OP, check your pm...
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So my mom epic 4g touch is watered damaged and I was told to call ausurion and I would have to pay a 100 deductible would I have to give them the s2? And if I do can I just report the phone stolen and if I do is it the same 100 deductible and I'm asking because my little brother can use it as a music player til it breaks completely. Idk if this is OK to ask here so mods sorry ahead of time. Any help with this would be appreciated.
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So my mom epic 4g touch is watered damaged and I was told to call ausurion and I would have to pay a 100 deductible would I have to give them the s2? And if I do can I just report the phone stolen and if I do is it the same 100 deductible and I'm asking because my little brother can use it as a music player til it breaks completely. Idk if this is OK to ask here so mods sorry ahead of time. Any help with this would be appreciated.
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My understanding is you pay your deductible after submitting an "affidavit" about what happened, and they ship you a replacement phone the next day, so it's not a one for one swap, so your little brother can use it as an expensive mp3 player. . Just curious, did you try putting the phone in a bag of rice for a few days before giving it up for good? Might save you 100 bucks. Just sayin' Good luck! :thumbup:
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My understanding is you pay your deductible after submitting an "affidavit" about what happened, and they ship you a replacement phone the next day, so it's not a one for one swap, so your little brother can use it as an expensive mp3 player. . Just curious, did you try putting the phone in a bag of rice for a few days before giving it up for good? Might save you 100 bucks. Just sayin' Good luck! :thumbup:
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I've tried everything and the phone works it's just it's so slow my gfs epic 4g runs faster lol but thank you a lot for the info
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How do you mean it runs slow? Could it be there is a bunch of stuff taking up ram? If you have any experience flashing roms you might want to check out some of the awesome work in the dev section. Some really top notch stuff over there right now.
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That is also insurance fraud to report it as stolen when it is still in your possession, while the chances of getting caught are next to none but just something to think about it least
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How do you mean it runs slow? Could it be there is a bunch of stuff taking up ram? If you have any experience flashing roms you might want to check out some of the awesome work in the dev section. Some really top notch stuff over there right now.
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Yeah I put the official jb update and it ran a bit better may just be the phone slowly dying
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That is also insurance fraud to report it as stolen when it is still in your possession, while the chances of getting caught are next to none but just something to think about it least
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And I may just file the report for repair seems like asurian doesn't want the damaged phone since it was water damaged and honestly it wouldn't sit with my conscious to do that
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Yeah I put the official jb update and it ran a bit better may just be the phone slowly dying
And I may just file the report for repair seems like asurian doesn't want the damaged phone since it was water damaged and honestly it wouldn't sit with my conscious to do that
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What? Asurion takes any phone back no matter what's the damage when they give you a new one. They even give you an envelope when reported lost or stolen just in case the phone ever gets back in your possession so you can return..
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RayTrue04 said:
What? Asurion takes any phone back no matter what's the damage when they give you a new one. They even give you an envelope when reported lost or stolen just in case the phone ever gets back in your possession so you can return..
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News to me. Thanks for the info.
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News to me. Thanks for the info.
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No problem. It's even noted on the site when filing a claim. I go through phones like crazy and I read everything. It goes something along the lines like any found devices claimed through Asurion are the property of Asurion and must be returned yada yada.. Something like that, it's been a while I lost or had a phone stolen lol
Ps: I had two claims this year. I would gladly screencap the email they sent me thanking me for returning my liquor damaged EVO LTE that was completely fried. So if they would take a liquor damaged one with a fried motherboard why not a water damaged one which still powers on?
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So my mom epic 4g touch is watered damaged and I was told to call ausurion and I would have to pay a 100 deductible would I have to give them the s2? And if I do can I just report the phone stolen and if I do is it the same 100 deductible and I'm asking because my little brother can use it as a music player til it breaks completely. Idk if this is OK to ask here so mods sorry ahead of time. Any help with this would be appreciated.
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A big part of me thinks Asurion is complete rip off. I used them once and paid the $100 deductible which pi$$ed me off because I had been paying them $9 a month over the past 4 years- enough to cover the cost of a new premium smartphone and the $100 deductible. And once I got my replacement phone (refurbished, not new) the first month or so were covered by the Sprint warranty yet, I still got charged me $9 for the "Asurion".
They want you to believe the replacement phone they are sending you cost them the same retail price you'd have bought it for from Samsung but that's bull****. I am sure they get them for buy them from sprint for whatever sprint pays for recycled phones., probably $50 then they mark it up 100% and viola $100 deductible. And if you tell Asurion you want a new phone instead of a refurbished phone they'll lie to you and tell you Samsung doesn't make the D710 anymore. But one visit to the Samsung website suggests otherwise.
In short I wouldn't think twice about getting over on Asurion.
And no it's NOT Insurance fraud. Insurance fraud is a crime when committed against a real insurance company which is regulated by the state.
Ask these people if they think you should stick it to Asurion.
Take the phone apart and hit the board lightly with rubbing alcohol and a soft tooth brush.
Before you do tho take a few pics of the board and post them and ill let ya know the extent of the damage
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I just went ahead and reported the phone water damaged and I'm just going to pay the 100 deductible I did get a call from assurion saying they do limited these forums and advises against fraud and they do monitor these forums.
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