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What happened to stolen phones?! HELP

my galaxy s ii was stolen today at school and i was wondering if they will give me a new phone for free or will i have to pay full price again for a new one, I have insurance. Or can they like use the Satellite to track the phone down so they can give it back to me?

you will have to pay the deductible which is like $140 or something like that...
if you have the higher insurance it has remote tracking...i have never seen anyone go that route though and i would imagine the chances of recovering it are slim to none

If you call your number 69 times the phone will self combustion, causing severe 3rd degree Burns to the thief. Simply wait at the local ER and take the next burn victim to your local authorities.
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3617 said:
my galaxy s ii was stolen today at school and i was wondering if they will give me a new phone for free or will i have to pay full price again for a new one, I have insurance. Or can they like use the Satellite to track the phone down so they can give it back to me?
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Tmobile offers gps trackig if u have the premium insurance bundle. Why wouldn't you call Tmobile as soon as this happened?
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G1ForFun said:
Tmobile offers gps trackig if u have the premium insurance bundle. Why wouldn't you call Tmobile as soon as this happened?
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Or if u have lookout installed u could track with that and call the police. But whoever has it prob reset the phone by now if they're smart
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Seekdroid would be wonders for this..
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shehrammajid said:
Or if u have lookout installed u could track with that and call the police. But whoever has it prob reset the phone by now if they're smart
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the good thing about tracking through the tmobile insurance way is that they do it on their end right? its not reliant on an app that you downloaded...but i doubt that they will recover it though..its probably more if you left it somewhere, they could remind you of the area you were in or something
ive never used that method so im just guessing here

jdiddy_ub said:
you will have to pay the deductible which is like $140 or something like that...
if you have the higher insurance it has remote tracking...i have never seen anyone go that route though and i would imagine the chances of recovering it are slim to none
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I have the 7.99 insurance one is that the higher one?
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3617 said:
I have the 7.99 insurance one is that the higher one?
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yep...the basic one is like $5
so you should probably call them asap and ask them about tracking it and see how that works
and the deductible is $130..i just checked

Try loading prey on it. You can do it from your cpu and it will tell you where the phone is.

Android_Monsters said:
Try loading prey on it. You can do it from your cpu and it will tell you where the phone is.
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I don't have that app on my phone will it still work
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3617 said:
I don't have that app on my phone will it still work
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why not call tmobile and track it already? you already pay like an extra $2/month for it...and if its an even half-way decent method of tracking...it should be just as good if not better than most of the locator apps you can download since you are doing it through the carrier

jdiddy_ub said:
why not call tmobile and track it already? you already pay like an extra $2/month for it...and if its an even half-way decent method of tracking...it should be just as good if not better than most of the locator apps you can download since you are doing it through the carrier
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If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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3617 said:
If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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Well then you would have learned your lesson now wouldn't have you? I honestly don't know why kids these days are carrying $500 phones, its not like they need something that big.
P.S. I don't know what you're still doing on the forums instead of being on the phone with T-Mobile

3617 said:
If I call i will need my mom's social security number and she will ask why I don't want to tell her until I have absolutely no solutions left cause ill get my ass whooped
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Well mom whoop my ass, ill just take the ass whooping for my sgs2
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If you're so worried about your mom whooping your ass then go steal someone elses sgs2...

bmakk2055 said:
Well mom whoop my ass, ill just take the ass whooping for my sgs2
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You must me black.... Well i am & i used to get beat like a slave lol... Just take it like a man...
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man your lucky that you have a SG2 and your a kid...i didnt get my first smartphone until i was a senior in college i think..and even then the money was coming out of my pocket
secondly, im pretty sure your out of luck in terms of not telling mom...i dont know how old you are but from the sound of it your probably gonna need her help if you plan on getting your old one back or buying a new one

install plan b from the web market. It will automatically start up and start emailing you its location.
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stolen
Call T-Mobile to blacklist IMEI number

Easiest way to brick?

Ok I know some of you are probably wondering what type of question is this lol.. Last night I had a few drinks and dropped my phone, now I have a cracked screen at the bottom right of the phone. Called my friend (works at sprint) he said he can't swap it out just because of the screen but told me if I brick it he can swap it out, all I have to do is blame the new ota update when I come in so his manager gives the approval. So what's the fastest way to get a BLOD? Would removing the wire while running a sfhub OC do it?? I just can't live with a cracked screen ima go crazy!!!
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Yeah. In the middle of an Odin update remove the cable. That should do the trick.
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Haha yeah that's the way I bricked my beloved Fascinate T_T not on purpose though...
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Alrighty then. Thanks guys!!! So sad I'm doing this to my baby but I just can't deal with it, I feel like a bad husband who beats his lady
He said he can give me a discount on a gs3 but I'm not sure I want to make the jump. I love the phone but to leave Wimax when I have full coverage for an LTE device that probably won't see LTE for a year or two sounds dumb.. Think I'll just stick with another gs2!
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Or you can be an honest human being and actually pay for you're mistake.
But heaven forbid that huh?
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gilbydakid said:
Or you can be an honest human being and actually pay for you're mistake.
But heaven forbid that huh?
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Someone is jealous they don't have a hook up at Sprint I see.. You'll get over it! And it's *your mistake* Not you're! You're = You are :thumbdown:

"Hook up" at sprint is not equal to the "right" thing to do... I don't think he was jealous as much as he was pointing out what you are attempting to do could be considered/is fraud... I'm not passing judgment on you but perhaps if you're accident prone you may want to consider adding insurance to the line, which is the route many of us around here take... additionally no one is forcing you to live with a broken screen, replacements can be found on eBay for reasonable prices and to change it it's just 9 Phillips head screws and 3 cables to unplug/ replug... not super hard to do... lastly I hope I didn't accidentally mispell anything in this reply as I wouldn't want to feel the wrath of the grammer nazi fraudster...
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eh, no harm done, if anything he contributes to the increase of fees by Sprint to make up for this kind of losses

first world problems

RayTrue04 said:
Someone is jealous they don't have a hook up at Sprint I see.. You'll get over it! And it's *your mistake* Not you're! You're = You are :thumbdown:
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Yes, I'm jealous because you lack the intelligence to figure out something so trivial, I'm also jealous because "YOUS" to broke to pay to have a screen fixed. Also....I'm jealous that you have a friend that works for sprint, actually extremely jealous. I only have a brother and two close friends that work for sprint.
How does one go about getting only one friend that works for sprint and then begin to radiate this sprint branded swag that clearly creates uncontrollable amounts of jealousy because of said friend?
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I think some one needs to calm down. I don't have any friends at sprint...any more. I use to work for them but not as a phone tech but cell tower maintenance. The guy is looking to get hooked up. Good for him. I don't agree with it but to each their own.
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I think some one needs to calm down. I don't have any friends at sprint...any more. I use to work for them but not as a phone tech but cell tower maintenance. The guy is looking to get hooked up. Good for him. I don't agree with it but to each their own.
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"YOUR" absolutely right. Myself and others don't mind the cost of insurance going up because of false claims.
That's the problem with this world instead of holding people accountable for their actions, their stupidity is excused with acts such as these (eg. Ins cost goes up). Same concept as welfare. How many of us are ecstatic that our stolen tax dollars go to funding that?
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I'll just keep my fingers crossed that he has rooted and flashed a ROM, so when he does brick and thinks he's pulling a fast one they see the binary and tell him to go orally stimulate a goat.
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g_ding84 said:
Yeah. In the middle of an Odin update remove the cable. That should do the trick.
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what he said

gilbydakid said:
"YOUR" absolutely right. Myself and others don't mind the cost of insurance going up because of false claims.
That's the problem with this world instead of holding people accountable for their actions, their stupidity is excused with acts such as these (eg. Ins cost goes up). Same concept as welfare. How many of us are ecstatic that our stolen tax dollars go to funding that?
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I'll just keep my fingers crossed that he has rooted and flashed a ROM, so when he does brick and thinks he's pulling a fast one they see the binary and tell him to go orally stimulate a goat.
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Trust me I hate having to pay $100. Happened when I cracked my screen on my old Epic 4g. And ur rite this does bring up the cost. But so does joe on the street purposely smashing his phone because he wants a new one. Your preaching to the choir. Cheers bro. :beer:
Raytrue04: use a jig or triangle away to reset your binary counter. Before you brick it.
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Wow you guys still at it while I already have my new epic touch in hand lol. I have insurance for as long as I've been with Sprint, which is almost ten years now and I have only claimed twice before in the past.. I don't hear Sprint *****ing about all the money they have taken throughout the years for insurance I hardly ever use. Or how about these ****ty 3g speeds they give us? I don't hear Sprint saying they would give us a credit for all the money we put in their pocket for data which is barely usable.. Some of you are too funny! Acting like you the CEO of Sprint or something smh. It is what it is, if my thread bothers you find the x button and click it. :what:
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g_ding84 said:
Raytrue04: use a jig or triangle away to reset your binary counter. Before you brick it.
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I don't use roms im always stock rooted with sfhubs OC. I went back to eg30 non rooted then did all the ota's b4 I bricked it. Thanks tho!
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IBTL
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IB4TL lol
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g_ding84 said:
IB4TL lol
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Seems you have to, to be on XDA these days. I think that's why the mods have been cracking down like wardens.
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Double post, Wtf? Stupid Tapatalk...
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Broke my phone. Will insurance cover it?

I have the Sprint insurance. I dropped my phone and shattered the screen, and the phone won't even turn on now. If I take it in to a Sprint repair center (aka the Sprint store) will they replace it? The Sprint live chat people said they will but I have to call it in to some number or file the claim online. I recall before getting one replaced at the store with a hardware issue. Is this not the case anymore?

The insurance is outsourced, which is why you have to send it off. The issue you had before could probably be fixed in store, as this one can not. Check out the Sprint explanation. It clears a lot up
http://support.sprint.com/support/s...uipment_Protection-Total_Equipment_Protection
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The other claim they just gave me a brand new phone...

agentfazexx said:
The other claim they just gave me a brand new phone...
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Was it within the warranty window then? Maybe that was it
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jdsingle76 said:
Was it within the warranty window then? Maybe that was it
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No it was like a year or something after I got it.

agentfazexx said:
No it was like a year or something after I got it.
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Hmmm, not sure then. But I do know that when I was with Sprint, and even the insurance I have now with Boost, that it's a third party entity that you pay a deductible to, send your phone off too for repair, and they either fix it or replace it if it's beyond repair.
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If I have to send it off, how long does it take to come back?

agentfazexx said:
If I have to send it off, how long does it take to come back?
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Usually pretty reasonable. Boost told me about a week. Sucks being without your phone. If you do send it off, my advice, buy a cheap 10 dollar burner and some minutes. That's what I did.
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jdsingle76 said:
Usually pretty reasonable. Boost told me about a week. Sucks being without your phone. If you do send it off, my advice, buy a cheap 10 dollar burner and some minutes. That's what I did.
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Yeah I'll do that if the store won't replace it. I'm optimistic since they did once before. I even made an appointment to make it easier on them. I'll be kinda pissed if they don't replace it though. Maybe if I ***** enough...

agentfazexx said:
Yeah I'll do that if the store won't replace it. I'm optimistic since they did once before. I even made an appointment to make it easier on them. I'll be kinda pissed if they don't replace it though. Maybe if I ***** enough...
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Maybe. Good luck!
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Will insurance cover if you smash it on purpose?
Pp. :what:
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PanchoPlanet said:
Will insurance cover if you smash it on purpose?
Pp. :what:
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What are you talking about?

agentfazexx said:
What are you talking about?
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In another thread you said you got mad and threw the phone and it shattered the screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40294918
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PanchoPlanet said:
Will insurance cover if you smash it on purpose?
Pp. :what:
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Unless you tell them you smashed it on purpose Pp, how would they ever know? Get mad at your phone didya? Lol
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jdsingle76 said:
Unless you tell them you smashed it on purpose Pp, how would they ever know? Get mad at your phone didya? Lol
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Yeah, what they don't know won't hurt them.

jdsingle76 said:
Unless you tell them you smashed it on purpose Pp, how would they ever know? Get mad at your phone didya? Lol
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Exactly! (But not me )
Pp. :beer::thumbup:
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If not I guess I will see if I can get an early upgrade. Sucks the SGS4 won't be out for a few weeks. I guess the SGS3 is good enough.
Unless the S4 is worth waiting...

agentfazexx said:
If not I guess I will see if I can get an early upgrade. Sucks the SGS4 won't be out for a few weeks. I guess the SGS3 is good enough.
Unless the S4 is worth waiting...
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I would wait for the S4 with a 1.9ghz quad core processor. Just my humble opinion.
I have never used the insurance but I was thinking you have to pay around $100 to get a damaged phone replaced. I could be entirely wrong about that.
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jaxon01 said:
I would wait for the S4 with a 1.9ghz quad core processor. Just my humble opinion.
I have never used the insurance but I was thinking you have to pay around $100 to get a damaged phone replaced. I could be entirely wrong about that.
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When's it coming out on Sprint? Maybe I'll just wait...

I don't think the actual release date has been announced yet.
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Cracked my screen and have to return to T-mobile.....

So I went to work today and forgot my phone was in my jacket pocket when I went to roll it up to stash on my bike(HD) and when I went to retrieve it I pulled it out with a cracked screen. The entire bottom 2/3 of the screen/touch screen does not work at all. I am able to boot into recovery/download mode to restore it back to stock via odin before I return it BUT will that also reset my flash counter as well so that my deeds go undetected?

mjg688 said:
So I went to work today and forgot my phone was in my jacket pocket when I went to roll it up to stash on my bike(HD) and when I went to retrieve it I pulled it out with a cracked screen. The entire bottom 2/3 of the screen/touch screen does not work at all. I am able to boot into recovery/download mode to restore it back to stock via odin before I return it BUT will that also reset my flash counter as well so that my deeds go undetected?
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Because it won't be a warranty claim, you have to file an insurance claim. I would dunk it in the sink full of water before sending it back until it is completely ruined and they can't boot it either....

rpolito73 said:
Because it won't be a warranty claim, you have to file an insurance claim. I would dunk it in the sink full of water before sending it back until it is completely ruined and they can't boot it either....
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That would be an option had I not already filed the insurance claim for the cracked screen.....

mjg688 said:
That would be an option had I not already filed the insurance claim for the cracked screen.....
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It doesn't matter if its rooted for an insurance claim. Only when your doing a warranty exchange.
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rpolito73 said:
Because it won't be a warranty claim, you have to file an insurance claim. I would dunk it in the sink full of water before sending it back until it is completely ruined and they can't boot it either....
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It doesn't matter if its rooted for an insurance claim. Only when your doing a warranty exchange.
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Good to know

I wouldnt worry about being rooted. They don't check such things in your situation.
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Or really ever, in my experience.
You'll just pay the I dropped my phone fee.
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mjg688 said:
That would be an option had I not already filed the insurance claim for the cracked screen.....
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You could have just claimed it stolen, and you wouldn't be required to send anything back. It's the same deductible, so what's the difference?
You could have kept the other one for parts(camera, headphone jack, etc)
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thachosenone said:
You could have just claimed it stolen, and you wouldn't be required to send anything back. It's the same deductible, so what's the difference?
You could have kept the other one for parts(camera, headphone jack, etc)
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Because that would be insurance fraud.
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I see this thread closing very soon
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If you are going thru insurance don't worry about it.
That would be considered damage to the phone anyway.
Root is just not covered under regular warranty.
Not once have I seen a insurance claim issue for being rooted.

TheArtiszan said:
If you are going thru insurance don't worry about it.
That would be considered damage to the phone anyway.
Root is just not covered under regular warranty.
Not once have I seen a insurance claim issue for being rooted.
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Awesome then I won't even worry about messing with it, ill just wipe it and send it as is.
On the other side of things I purchased an insurance policy through squaretrade for my phone. It is half the cost of T-mobiles insurance(11.99/month vs. 5.95/month) and offers the same if not better protection than T-mobile and the deductible is only $99 vs. the $175 I paid T-mobile/Asurion. The only downside from what I see is they try and repair your phone rather than replace it, which it says is guaranteed in 5 days or it's free! Hopefully I never need to use it or find out, but if I do I guess I can live without my phone for that long. Lol
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mjg688 said:
Awesome then I won't even worry about messing with it, ill just wipe it and send it as is.
On the other side of things I purchased an insurance policy through squaretrade for my phone. It is half the cost of T-mobiles insurance(11.99/month vs. 5.95/month) and offers the same if not better protection than T-mobile and the deductible is only $99 vs. the $175 I paid T-mobile/Asurion. The only downside from what I see is they try and repair your phone rather than replace it, which it says is guaranteed in 5 days or it's free! Hopefully I never need to use it or find out, but if I do I guess I can live without my phone for that long. Lol
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I personally prefer repairs over replacement devices. Replacements aren't new, they are factory refurbished.
And to answer your question in the OP, flashing back to stock via Odin will not wipe your counter. Triangle away is needed for that
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elesbb said:
I personally prefer repairs over replacement devices. Replacements aren't new, they are factory refurbished.
And to answer your question in the OP, flashing back to stock via Odin will not wipe your counter. Triangle away is needed for that
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Funny you say that because the S4 they sent me was new in the box, I was expecting a refurbished phone as well. Guess the phone just hasn't been out long enough to refurbish them lol. And that's what I thought, no way to do that with the touch screen out lol. Guess they get it back rooted, I won't lose any sleep over it. Haha
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mjg688 said:
Funny you say that because the S4 they sent me was new in the box, I was expecting a refurbished phone as well. Guess the phone just hasn't been out long enough to refurbish them lol. And that's what I thought, no way to do that with the touch screen out lol. Guess they get it back rooted, I won't lose any sleep over it. Haha
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New in what kind of a box? Lol. And did it come with the charger back cover and headphones?
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elesbb said:
New in what kind of a box? Lol. And did it come with the charger back cover and headphones?
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Came in the original box(unopened) the phone was sold in, with all the accessories including battery(keeping the new one lol), charger, phone back, etc.
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mjg688 said:
Came in the original box(unopened) the phone was sold in, with all the accessories including battery(keeping the new one lol), charger, phone back, etc.
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You got extremely lucky! (Btw im jealous xD) did you have to return the old one?

elesbb said:
You got extremely lucky! (Btw im jealous xD) did you have to return the old one?
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Yes will probably send it back in tomorrow. And yes I was amazed to get a new phone, never had that happen in the past and I'm sure it won't happen again anytime soon! Lol
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Asurion Insurance help?

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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chriswbush said:
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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jdsingle76 said:
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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patrao_n said:
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
mkfryan said:
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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chriswbush said:
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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jdsingle76 said:
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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chriswbush said:
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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