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[Q] Is Evo the best or worst thing that's entered your life?

For the people that our lives have been taken over by the addiction of flashing roms, kernels, and fine tweaking our phones on a daily basis. Have you payed less attention to loved ones in your life? Gotten in trouble? "Put that damn phone down for one freakin second!!"
As much as I get yelled at, I still can't put it down! I always get into a lot of trouble, girlfriend being suspicious of texting activities, etc... All i'm doing is playing some robo defense and fruit ninja!
How's everyone else holding up? lol. Do you consider the evo as the best or worst thing that's happened?

I wouldn't day the best thing in my life, but a great power in a way.
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I had a G1 before EVO and that was my first wild phone. I wouldn't say it is the best thing but it is a vital thing in my life. It is sadly also a horrible object that promotes ADD and addiction.
I wouldn't go without it!

I think I would consider it a great enhancement to my personal life.... I have been sorta in the dog house cause of it, but this is the best dog house I ever been in....
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due to vows i recently took, i'm obligated to say my wife is the thing to enter my life
EVO & PS3 are tied at a close second

My fiance comes first, at least to me, but she will beg to differ. Her most famous quote is, "your always on that GOD DAMN PHONE!" I dont think I am. Only when I'm checking Facebook, the forum, engadget, flashing, backups, theming, looking for cool apps, playing angry birds, and what ever else I do on the phone. So I don't see how she don't think I put her first. At least I sleep with her at night and not the phone, even though the phone does have its own spot on the bed next to me.
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Ruki_Uki said:
My fiance comes first, at least to me, but she will beg to differ. Her most famous quote is, "your always on that GOD DAMN PHONE!" I dont think I am. Only when I'm checking Facebook, the forum, engadget, flashing, backups, theming, looking for cool apps, playing angry birds, and what ever else I do on the phone. So I don't see how she don't think I put her first. At least I sleep with her at night and not the phone, even though the phone does have its own spot on the bed next to me.
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer
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Lmao its the same for me!
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jkinnison90 said:
Lmao its the same for me!
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Hahahahaha!!!!! Well at least I can show her she's not alone lol
Freshhh EVO 4G = iPhone 4 murderer

I think jail was the worst thing to happen (so far).
As for the evo, I just gave it to my gf cause it was collecting dust. That's one way to get your old lady off your ass, give her one. When she's playing some stupid game say, "you're always playing with that damned phone and you don't give me any attention anymore"
Payback is a *****
LOL!
One time she was giving me a hard time. She made some comment that maybe you would have more money if you didn't buy a new phone every month. I told her I didn't buy a phone every month and why does she care? She gets the month or two old phone as a hand me down so she has no room to complain. She hasn't said anything since.

Ummmm.... I got my wife an Evo the same day that I got mine.... problem solved

Damn SNESoid and Super Metroid: Prime!!!

I bought my fiance an evo the same day I bought my phone. Got paid for some web design I did and went right out and bought evos lol
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bigblueshock said:
For the people that our lives have been taken over by the addiction of flashing roms, kernels, and fine tweaking our phones on a daily basis. Have you payed less attention to loved ones in your life? Gotten in trouble? "Put that damn phone down for one freakin second!!"
As much as I get yelled at, I still can't put it down! I always get into a lot of trouble, girlfriend being suspicious of texting activities, etc... All i'm doing is playing some robo defense and fruit ninja!
How's everyone else holding up? lol. Do you consider the evo as the best or worst thing that's happened?
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This is awesome, sounds like me and my house. It is definitely an addiction. After HTC 8525, HTC Tilt, all 3 iPhones, HTC Hero, HD2, HTC Desire a couple of others in between and now the EVO. All I hear now is "You and your phones"
There's been many of nights setting at my desk clicking refresh and reading every updated post waiting on the next best thing while she is her thing and still trying to talk to me and I aint hearing a dam thing.
I have thought many times about just getting rid of a smart phone and going back to just having a phone. But I just can't do it. I am ate up with this ****!

LOL!!!
I knew I wasn't the only one...
It's the most amazing electronic device I've ever had, and it had caused it's fair share of relationship stress.. It did get a little easier when my gf got her evo though..
And I agree, it's not the worst doghouse..

I've been a flash-a-holic since my touch pro. windows mobile sucked many hours of my life away. i spent hours modding kitchens, creating provxmls, and creating my own roms.
now... i just wait for a fresh rom update, flash, and done. ahhhh... love android. definately don't tweak it as often as i used to in WM days.... no need to... everything is rock solid with my setup in my sig...

Ill just say my phone lays closer to me in the bed than she does.

it's called balance imho
if you understand what comes first problem solved

I think they should make a tv bases off of us. Something like the show on animal planet, its me or the dog. But we can call it, its me or the EVO. Lmao
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Sporkman said:
it's called balance imho
if you understand what comes first problem solved
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The phone always turns on for me.
The phone never complains I touch it to much.
The phone will always do what I say.
If I don't like something on the phone, I can change it.
If the phone gets broken or scratched up, I got insurance.
When a newer model comes out it wont get mad if i touch it a bit.
and last but certainly not least:
I CAN PUT THE PHONE ON MUTE!!!!!!!!!!
need i go on its not as simple as balance

nebenezer said:
LOL!!!
I knew I wasn't the only one...
It's the most amazing electronic device I've ever had, and it had caused it's fair share of relationship stress.. It did get a little easier when my gf got her evo though..
And I agree, it's not the worst doghouse..
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Dear Brat:
The schmancy purple case certainly helped resolve some of that "relationship stress".
Oxen,
Teabag

Whats an s3 wit bad esn worth?

Reason im asking is i met a guy today to check out a white s3 and he was straight up in his craigslist ad and said it had a bad esn. He bought it off CL and got burned. He was asking $300. The reason im considering it is bc my daughter has a galaxy player 4.0 and wants a 5.0. There $220 new. A girl in her summer camp mother offered her $160 for it plus she has $100 left from her bday. Do you think its worth it if i sell her galaxy player and giver $40 more bucks for the s3? I have a blue my gf has a white one and shes always playin on my gfs phone wants one bad lol
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It all depends on what you think it's worth
To me, it would be worth zero. It's a phone and you can't activate it on Sprint, does me no good
Now perhaps you can flash it to a different carrier that won't care about the phone itself..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794544
Knock it off. You stole it. Stop wasting our time.
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No i did not steal it you dumbass idiot. If you look this thread was posted same time as the one you put the link to. Just when i was tryin to post it in this general the xda app kept closing so i closed the app and reopened it then posted in the sprint general not knowing the original threas posted. I make 80K a year I DONT NEED TO STEAL ****! Others were tellin me to do illegal stuff and i made it clear i just wanted it for wifi only. And if dude wouldnt of sold it id a bought it but since my daughter got her hopes up i got her one anyway!!!
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bmoreboy02 said:
No i did not steal it you dumbass idiot. If you look this thread was posted same time as the one you put the link to. Just when i was tryin to post it in this general the xda app kept closing so i closed the app and reopened it then posted in the sprint general not knowing the original threas posted. I make 80K a year I DONT NEED TO STEAL ****! Others were tellin me to do illegal stuff and i made it clear i just wanted it for wifi only. And if dude wouldnt of sold it id a bought it but since my daughter got her hopes up i got her one anyway!!!
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Your dialect and grammar sounds like it comes from someone who makes $80k a year.

State of Md licensed and cerified fire protection installer. Look on HUDs website what were making in the dc md va area which has almost twice as much new commercial construction as any other part of the country. And oh yea me and the guys that work for me curse each other out about 30 times a day. Dont have to sit behind a desk to make good money. So like i said i dont need yo steal a god damn thing.
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bmoreboy02 said:
State of Md licensed and cerified fire protection installer. Look on HUDs website what were making in the dc md va area which has almost twice as much new commercial construction as any other part of the country. And oh yea me and the guys that work for me curse each other out about 30 times a day. Dont have to sit behind a desk to make good money. So like i said i dont need yo steal a god damn thing.
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Fire stop? $80k? lol

Fire sprinkler systems. 2nd highest paid construction trade next to elevators. We come out of apprentiship school makin $30 hr. Thats just an apprentice makin that.....and as far as fhe fire stoppers go we sub contract that out pay them per whole. I wouldnt be surprised if they make close to 80k in a busy year
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Anyway im done with this pissin contest point is i wanted to make sure if she didnt like it i would be able to resell it. She loves the one i got her. I dont appreciate being called s thief when lookin for something for my daughter sorry if i turned into a crybaby lol
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chrischoi said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794544
Knock it off. You stole it. Stop wasting our time.
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Really? that's your way of helping prople that ask questions?
Bmore you don't have to explain yourself to anyone.
There are lots of ways to end up with a phone with a bad ESN.
Someone else could have lost it, got a new one with the insurance then found the old one. Stop wasting post space with unfounded accusations.
Thank you for your cooperation
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Sweet bro, who cares how much ppl make that shouldn't determine anything here on xda. And don't worry there's all kinds of uptight guys on here that have never seen a vagina in real life before. An ways, glad you got her one because 300 is a rip off with a bad ESN, I would have offered him 100 and sold it for parts.
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Well, i am screwed!
I picked up an S3 from CL today, called sprint from there and confirmed that ESN is clean. came home and begun the activation process only to learn that although the ESN is clean, the phone is locked to the other account. suffice to say the phone has been wiped and no information on it to connect to previous owner. i did the ##786# to retrieve the phone number, called the owner and said i have your phone, only to learn that the phone was stolen. i asked DO YOU WANT IT? upon their response i said, i live about 1 hr away, would you be willing to compensate me for my travel, thats when it got nasty. the lady started to threaten me by telling me she will sue, and that she will report me to the police as if i was the one who stole the phone. long story short, i drove to sprint only to find that they have nothing to do with lost/ stolen phone, they directed me to the police.
as of right now, i wasted an entire day just figuring stuff out, spent 10$ in tolls + 10$ in gas money to get the phone + one day of no work ( As a Business Analyst for Gov contractor you can imagine is a lot of money) and tonight driving to the police station to turn myself and the 'stolen' phone in!
Like i said, I AM SCREWED!!!

Point the police to the person you got it from. That's about all you can do. Get a report number from the police if you can. That way when the owner won't stop harassing you since they probably have your number, give her the report number.
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galexandr said:
Well, i am screwed!
I picked up an S3 from CL today, called sprint from there and confirmed that ESN is clean. came home and begun the activation process only to learn that although the ESN is clean, the phone is locked to the other account. suffice to say the phone has been wiped and no information on it to connect to previous owner. i did the ##786# to retrieve the phone number, called the owner and said i have your phone, only to learn that the phone was stolen. i asked DO YOU WANT IT? upon their response i said, i live about 1 hr away, would you be willing to compensate me for my travel, thats when it got nasty. the lady started to threaten me by telling me she will sue, and that she will report me to the police as if i was the one who stole the phone. long story short, i drove to sprint only to find that they have nothing to do with lost/ stolen phone, they directed me to the police.
as of right now, i wasted an entire day just figuring stuff out, spent 10$ in tolls + 10$ in gas money to get the phone + one day of no work ( As a Business Analyst for Gov contractor you can imagine is a lot of money) and tonight driving to the police station to turn myself and the 'stolen' phone in!
Like i said, I AM SCREWED!!!
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That's lame that she was so hostile, you should have reminded her that you weren't informed it was stolen and you could easily just smash it on the ground if she preferred. Dunno why people have to be so nasty when it looks you did all the right things. Hope it all works out man.

Thats the idea! im heading there right now ( well in a few minutes) and return the stolen goods, so i no longer am found in possession of them, then will call/txt her say, you want your phone? u drive there and u get your phone!
Thanks for the advice.

galexandr said:
Thats the idea! im heading there right now ( well in a few minutes) and return the stolen goods, so i no longer am found in possession of them, then will call/txt her say, you want your phone? u drive there and u get your phone!
Thanks for the advice.
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How much did you end up paying for it?
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i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.

cnstarz said:
i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.
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Put a password lock in it and charge her whatever you paid for the password lol
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LOL, good suggestions, but in fact i turn it to the police,
She threaten to turn this into a major investigation, and although she did not have anything on me, i did not want to associate myself with such uneducated woman. on top of all i want to apply for clearance, and i dont know how this may come to bite me in the a$$, considering i have spotless record thus far.
as for my search for Galaxy S3, its still on, if you guys know anyone who's selling i'll pay good money,
@bmoreboy02 how is Baltimore? i live in DMV area, if u know anyone selling S3, do tell please,

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i would put a nice a little crack in her screen for her ****ty attitude.
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agreed..you should have just smashed it and made a nice youtube video of it

Has anyone tried the Bluetooth watches that read ur emails and texts messages.?

Were not allowed to have our phones on us...but a Bluetooth watch is good as long as is stay 33 feet from my phone.
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riironman said:
Were not allowed to have our phones on us...but a Bluetooth watch is good as long as is stay 33 feet from my phone.
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I dunno... 33 feet is kinda limiting... I'm not allowed my phone during work either and 33 feet isn't even enough to get outta my office and into the hallway lol, I could never see myself spending the money on something so trite, however; for others I can see how the application dictates it would be a worthwhile investment, sounds kewl to me nonetheless!
sent from my SGS2 running AOKP, eh...

This is just my opinion and not my suggestion. I'm a little anti authority kind of person. That being said, regardless if I had the watch or not, I would keep my phone in my pocket but with all sounds turned off and probably vibrate turned off too. If it vibrated when you were near someone, and they heard it, they might tell on you. I would not keep my phone in a locker because it could be stolen. I will not leave it at home obviously. I will not leave it in the car because of the extreme heat and possibility of theft. I would only check my phone if I was in a locked bathroom or stall or in my car. I wouldn't risk it anywhere else that there were people around. If I did get caught and given the choice of the phone or the job, I'd not back down. I would say that I would need it on me in case of a local or personal or family emergency. A job is probably saying that because a few people would blatently screw around or talk on their phones and not work. That doesn't mean you run to the bathroom every five minutes to check your phone or hold a text conversation with someone either.

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I would say that I would need it on me in case of a local or personal or family emergency. A job is probably saying that because a few people would blatently screw around or talk on their phones and not work. That doesn't mean you run to the bathroom every five minutes to check your phone or hold a text conversation with someone either.
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In many cases, like mine, it's nothing to do with productivity, we are not allowed phones on site, period. Or radios. Or USB sticks. Or...
I have worked without access to my mobile for the last 16 years and never missed anything important, we have proper phones at work if there is an emergency...
I would think anyone willing to risk their job for the sake of having a phone in their pocket should maybe reassess their priorities a little, especially in the current econmomic climate.

S3 Tmobile brand new robbed on craigslist

Hello, pls see my story below: - Anything I can do by tracking the IMEI ? etc ?
MY STORY -------
I was robbed on craigslist, NYC MIDTOWN?
To sum it up:
I was robbed by a con artist on craigslist pretending to buy my phone.
I sold many things on craigslist in the past, high end and small end. Whatever..
I posted an ad to sell my Samsung galaxt s3 tmobile phone for $540, and the buyer called with 1 number and ask if Its available and that his wife saw the ad and hes buying it for her. Then he asks me if I’m a business and I said no. Then he said he will call me back and I said ok.
He called again in a few minutes and said hes interested and asked my location and he will be coming so I said ok , I gave him location, on park avenue and 58th street at TD BANK. When he got there he was driving was in his car so I got him to show him the phone.
He asked nicely if I can just go with him to tmobile store around the area to make sure the phone is not stolen so I said okay sure. Its 2-3 blocks away. We was driving and he was telling me this whole store how he and his daughter went to check out a phone and after he bought it the phone turns out to be stolen and it took him a week to return it back to the seller and such and he thanked me for going with him to the store.
Finally, we parked RIGHT in front of the tmobile store by a fire hydrant. He asked if I can watch his car while he goes in to make sure its legit and to activate his simcard for the phone so I said ok pls make it quick. He went in for a few minutes and I was wondering what if this car is stolen ? or he ran away ? anyways so I took a peak and saw him on the line and speaking to the representative so I thought okay its cool. He came out and said something is not working and if I could go and talk to her, so I can ok.
I was in the passenger seat , now the keys are in the car. He ask if I can turn off the car so I turn it off and I took the keys with me when he said he needs to get something real quick and go in first, I went in for less than a minute. LESS THAN A MINUTE OR 1 MINUTE!!! Then I turned around and POOF!
HE IS GONE…. HE IS GONE!! I got scammed and wow, I was shocked and laughing.. I tried running up the block but his car is nowhere to be found!
I called the cops and gave a report, waiting for a call back from the detectives hopefully.
I have received a call back from 1 of his numbers he called me with , and it was lady claiming she don’t know what happen. I have a feeling she is linked to him, I don’t know.
What should I do now ? What can I do ? I want to catch this sucker!
His appearance:
Age 19-25
Skin: Dark / Tone
Nationality: Hispanic Hair: Curly hair Attire:
He was dressed in a white button up with dress dark khankis or dress pants and shoes
. ( his attire indeed let my guard down )
Tattoo: He had a tattoo on his right hand
Name he goes by: Andy , Jason , Alex , Alec -
His accent is a bit weird.
Numbers he is using: 917-549-9112 347-340-6348
these other numbers were called from a phone store with demo phones or something: 718-733-7119 646-296-3081
Regards,
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Another victim's story, happened before I got robbed-
Has anyone gone through this? I got robbed on craigslist?
Postby hawly » Tue Aug 28, 2012 3:20 pm
Ok here's how this went. I was selling a samsung galaxy s III (for about $500) on craigslist. I live in queens, NYC, so I arranged for the exchange in midtown manhattan. I drove there with my bro and parked my car in a parking lot. The guy who i was selling to, arrived in a family van with his 2 year old daughter. He wanted me to drive down the street to the "Fossil" store where his "wife" worked at as she was "the one he was buying the phone for". Seeing his daughter, his demeanor, as well as the fact that we were in a heavily populated area, I thought nothing of it. He seemed like a reasonable person.
We get to the fossil store, he asks me if I can go to the driver's seat as he goes into the store to speak to his "wife" in case cops request for the car to be moved. At this point, his 2 yr old daughter and I are in the car alone. He asks me if I can give him the phone so that his wife can test it out. I say fine as I have his car and his kid is in the car. He comes back later and says he's having a problem testing out the phone. He asks me If I can check it out. I say no problem, I step out of the car, turn off the car and hold the keys with me (the keys also included 4 other keys). All of a sudden, he disappears literally into thin air. I take a few steps to look around. This is 7th ave manhattan, so there's alot of people walking up and down. I then turn around, and boom...car is gone. All happened within 1 minute. Literally, 1 Minute. I literally started laughing in amazement.
I am not one to get scammed..very rarely have i been in a fraud situation. I've seen everything...but This.
How could a guy use an innocent little kid to scam people? Is this a new Craigslist scam? I am being reimbursed for the phone by my credit card company as they cover theft. What do you take of this?

is this for real?

mt3g said:
is this for real?
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Yes.
I know it might look confusing and have typos and such but I am so heated and still cant believe I was conned like that. Its just shocking!
I went to the precinct on my lunch break to give the cops more details and that other post I found a day earlier of my incident indicating the same pattern of crime.
Its the same guy!!

new member first posts sounds weird but still it was a entertaining read whether real or fake

why would you let him out of 2 feet if he has your phone, you let this happen to yourself learn a lesson from it

this is a reason why I never sell phones on Craiglist, I always sell them on Ebay is more secured and no way for you to get scammed, I have seen a couple of friends that actually sold their phones and got fake $100.00 dollar bills, with Ebay you get backed up by paypal.

Sounds like some next level ninja sh!t, I hope by some strain of luck you get your S3 back.
Get Chance and Luck

This is happening more and more!
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ionic7 said:
why would you let him out of 2 feet if he has your phone, you let this happen to yourself learn a lesson from it
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What caught me was maybe the office attire, the area and the fact i had his keys...
It was pretty good scam.....
I have up to date, sold over 500 phones just on craigs...
Sucks... Lesson Learned, gotta be alert... Luckily he didnt have a gun to my head..

sniper1087 said:
this is a reason why I never sell phones on Craiglist, I always sell them on Ebay is more secured and no way for you to get scammed, I have seen a couple of friends that actually sold their phones and got fake $100.00 dollar bills, with Ebay you get backed up by paypal.
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if a customer on ebay, insists to their credit card that they did not purchase the item. I think they can get away with it just as easy like how this happened to me, however this guy took a lot of time to develop his scheme..

simonincz said:
if a customer on ebay, insists to their credit card that they did not purchase the item. I think they can get away with it just as easy like how this happened to me, however this guy took a lot of time to develop his scheme..
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That's why PayPal has certified mailing addresses tied to the account. It's a way to track someone down...
You do realize that you can reverse lookup his telephone numbers right?

ionic7 said:
why would you let him out of 2 feet if he has your phone, you let this happen to yourself learn a lesson from it
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There's always one " **** wouldn't happen to me" Superman!
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If you still have the box that you got the phone in you can ask T-Mobile to block the IMEI. That way it's useless to him.
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You morons need to stop being so cheap and use ebay and just pay the damn auction fees. That is why they guarantee their buyer and seller protection.
Now you don't have a phone, I would never trust Craigslist for selling or buying anything.
Also why would you get into a car with a stranger? Why not just say go park and I will meet you at the store?
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try plan b or prey
Ask T-Mobile or Samsung if they can track
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CRAIGS LIST IS WHERE THE PROCESSED GO TO MINGLE. It has perverts, murderers, cons, and thiefs, and much more crime that you have never even heard of. STAY AWAY from that worthless site.
You got some real balls to get in a strangers car anyway, you are lucky you are here even posting this stupid message.
Good luck, cost you $500+ to find out.

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There's always one " **** wouldn't happen to me" Superman!
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What? It's common sense. If I'm selling on CL the person doesn't even get to touch the phone unless they're in the middle of me and a friend on the street or sitting down inside somewhere.
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That's why you meet up and it's either buy it on the spot or go buy else where. No taking it to show his "wife" bull****

Craigslist - Not even once.

lol... wow... I've sold tons of phones on cl. Never this happened to me. But then again I live in Virginia, where its legal to open carry a gun. And anytime I have a item for sale and someone wants to buy it, when we meet up they always notice that I'm not one to scam or rob.
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Let's not be stupid this holiday season. DONT DRINK AND DRIVE.

There is a lot of companies that will give you a free ride if you have been drinking. And some will tow your car for free. So there is no reason to get a DUI or possibly lose your life or take someone else's. Its bound to happen to a lot of people over the next week just make sure it isn't you or a loved one. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to everyone!
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Ah men brother...ah men..

My dad just finished his year of dealing with the consequences of his second DUI and it was a year from hell for him and my mother.
So beyond being worried about accidents, remember that even if you think you are or even if you are good to drive, a DUI is no joke.
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Max_Pain said:
My dad just finished his year of dealing with the consequences of his second DUI and it was a year from hell for him and my mother.
So beyond being worried about accidents, remember that even if you think you are or even if you are good to drive, a DUI is no joke.
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A relative has two. And in California if you get three you get to spend a year in county jail
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daniel4653 said:
A relative has two. And in California if you get three you get to spend a year in county jail
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6months of jail and 6in rehab as an option plus 3 year probation . from what my friend has been going through at least
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Can't promise anything
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My family's pretty smart not to.. At least I think.. Might be stubborn.. Uncle drank himself into a coma or got himself put into one, guess a blood alcohol level off the charts will do that to you. another uncle was emotional depressed drinking and another off the charts amount in his system, decided to be a dumb ass and ride his crotch rocket on the freeway at night when he couldn't even stand correctly, a few week coma there and lived after massive brain swelling and just so much blah. Think my family gets the picture not to be stupid with alcohol XD but everyone don't be irresponsible and put your family in such a situation...
A grown man or woman shouldn't have to be watched over like a child from the fear they will do something dumb.
Happy holidays XD

GiantJay said:
There is a lot of companies that will give you a free ride if you have been drinking. And some will tow your car for free. So there is no reason to get a DUI or possibly lose your life or take someone else's. Its bound to happen to a lot of people over the next week just make sure it isn't you or a loved one. Merry Christmas and a very happy new year to everyone!
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Max_Pain said:
My dad just finished his year of dealing with the consequences of his second DUI and it was a year from hell for him and my mother.
So beyond being worried about accidents, remember that even if you think you are or even if you are good to drive, a DUI is no joke.
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Just a single year from hell? ****, I wish... my 2nd one was 3 years of hell, and I'm still not done. (this coming month I'm finally off Probation/Supervision and everything, and I can get a speeding ticket without having to worry about the consequences of this **** coming back to haunt me.)
I couldn't drive for nearly 2.5 years, overall the 2 DUI's have cost me at the very least $35,000, that includes lawyer costs, court visits, missing work, classes, treatment, blah blah blah... Trust me this **** isn't worth it. The loss of your license alone is just awful. Try living by yourself, out in the middle of a corn field and somehow getting to work every day without being able to drive for 2 years. My friends hated me for that. Haha.
One thing that I'll offer as a helpful tip to those who undoubtedly end up in a situation where you need to get home, and your car is the only way... Sign up for AAA if it's available in your State/area. It's only $90 a year or something, and they give a certain amount of tows a year within I think like 100 miles of your location to wherever you want... Just tell them it broke down and to tow it to your house. The guy towing it won't care, he gets paid the same.
Trust me, it's cheaper than a normal Tow and fractions of a penny compared to what it could cost you if things go bad, and priceless compared to the lives you save, including your own.
Think before you Drink, because when you Drink, you don't Think.

Yes its definitely not worth it.. I have 2 from when I was in the Army.. over 2000 dollars in fees.. 5 years probation.. 30 days in jail. Must have a breathalyzer to start my car for the next 5 years to keep my license. Thats 80 dollars a month.. expensive sr-22 insurance. 2 years of alcohol treatment classes and AA meetings. Random piss test where they test for alcohol.. the list goes on.. and trust me I had it pretty easy.. I didnt have to pay for the classes because I took it at the VA hospital.. but the class is about 4 to 5 grand..
I definitely learned my lesson.. I dont even drive anymore. . My girl drives me everywhere. . I might drive once or twice a month when she cant take me for some reason..
Dont drink and drive its not worth it at all..
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I can contest to this aswell... I go to court for my 2nd in January, so far not going that well. Probably not gonna end well.
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Teczeus said:
I can contest to this aswell... I go to court for my 2nd in January, so far not going that well. Probably not gonna end well.
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Good luck to you!!!
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This is a very interesting thread
I decided long ago to be alcohol free, it's been ten years now...
I stay home for New Years because its just safer that way

If you gotta drink and drive, move to Sun City Center, FL and buy a damn golf cart. You can't do too much damage with one of those and in Sun City Center golf carts are the norm for driving. Hell theres no way a drunk could be anymore dangerous than the 90year old demented folks in a golf cart. Where I live a little south of Sun City Center we have cabs that if you blow over a .08 on their breathalyzer will take you home and in the morning pick you up and take you back to your car for free.
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