I recieved an extra note 2 after it was marked undeliverable by at&t they made some sort of error my question is if I sell this note 2 will the person have any trouble using it
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Why wouldn't you just return it to AT&T?
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hysteresis said:
Why wouldn't you just return it to AT&T?
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Karma is a mutha lol
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Haha so true
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vinnyj85 said:
I recieved an extra note 2 after it was marked undeliverable by at&t they made some sort of error my question is if I sell this note 2 will the person have any trouble using it
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If they blocked the IMEI then no AT&T nor T-Mobile user can use it.
And the risk you are going to end up paying for that if you don't return it it probably pretty high. And they aren't going to charge you what you can sell it for on the secondary market.
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If they blocked the IMEI then no AT&T nor T-Mobile user can use it.
And the risk you are going to end up paying for that if you don't return it it probably pretty high. And they aren't going to charge you what you can sell it for on the secondary market.
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This person is so right. its not worth it
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I think US mail fraud is a felony!
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Sell it you get ripped off by them everyday you did nothing intentionally do don't sweat it
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Sell it you get ripped off by them everyday you did nothing intentionally do don't sweat it
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Lmao ...keep in mind this person prolly has record
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hysteresis said:
I think US mail fraud is a felony!
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Think.... there's no "think" about it. Mail fraud is a felony in the U.S. Do the smart thing and return it.
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Call att and tell them. What you are doing is theft op, and is not worth it.
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Lmao ...keep in mind this person prolly has record
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Lol no record btw
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Ask yourself, is making a few hundred bucks worth being charged with mail fraud? Contact AT&T and return the device, it's the right thing to do.
Might of worked before but nowadays they track and black ball phones by imei. So not worth it when u get busted.
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Yeah if I were the OP I would definitely take it into the AT&T store and return it. Sooner or later the paper trail will lead back to the device. Even if the IMEI works and you sell it on Craigslist or something and then AT&T catches there mistake and turns it off. Whoever you sold it to might come looking for you. Or even worse have the cops show up at your door for mail fraud.
That's a felony, theft by mislaid/delivered property and also possibly mail fraud. I would return it since it's NOT YOURS. Just suggesting
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Just hold on to it for a couple of months, if you called att no one would know how to process a return in this situation. If you return it to the store an employee is going to just steal it or something. After a couple of months sell it. Fraud is when you intentually screw over the company, technically you found a lost phone. Lol
Btw this is called equipment gaming through att and per contract you will get your account canceled if they see this done multiple times, they will not take legal action. It's not worth there time nor does anyone care at att.
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Great except the phone was delivered insured. USPS pays out. I'm sure they audit losses.
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hysteresis said:
Great except the phone was delivered insured. USPS pays out. I'm sure they audit losses.
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Att does not insure anything they send out, all att would do in this situation is send out a new phone for free because if it was insured the shipping company would make sure it was not lost and make him wait a week before he gets a new phone. Like I said just keep it for 2 months if something were to happen then they will be looking for it in that time.
If you wanted to make sure the phone is not on the blacklist, call att tech support desk and ask them to run the imei number because your thinking about buying a note 2 for a friend. The worst att will do is report the phone stolen but less likely because the phone is technically lost and they only report phones that are stolen.
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Correct. Couriers are protected by mail fraud laws. Anyways, I've lost interest in this topic.
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I plan on buying the Gs3 on my mother's account unactivated. I would like to know if can activate it my account, I'm not due an upgrade and not face any penalities.
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Yes but they will show it as a new phone and charge you $36 activation fee.
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Not if it is Att you are talking about...if you buy the phone outright it will be a simple change equipment and you will only be charged the price of the phone ..it should go that way for most phone companies but if its att you won't get charged...
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Not if it is Att you are talking about...if you buy the phone outright it will be a simple change equipment and you will only be charged the price of the phone ..it should go that way for most phone companies but if its att you won't get charged...
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Nah, it's for Sprint. My mother have an upgrade and I do not so I plan on buying the Gs3 from wirefly or some other place unactivated and activate it on my account w/o going through the "flip-flop" fiasco.
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Yes but they will show it as a new phone and charge you $36 activation fee.
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Thanks, Kenny
I thought that, but when I got my Epic the reps told me if I ever activate a phone too early that wasn't due for an upgrade my account could be cancelled or something.
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Thanks, Kenny
I thought that, but when I got my Epic the reps told me if I ever activate a phone too early that wasn't due for an upgrade my account could be cancelled or something.
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Nah. Some of the richer Devs do it all the time. Same as buying a phone full retail off contract.
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Trying to get the word out here for all who have been affected by their defective glass breaking.
http://www.change.org/petitions/spr...laxy-s3-s-that-have-defective-gorilla-glass-2
Add Canadian carriers and you have my signature!
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Sorry for but this is pointless. How many of these have you ever seen work.
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Nothing is pointless... unless your happy being told what to do and not having a voice? :what:
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Add Canadian carriers and you have my signature!
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This has nothing to do with carriers per se if Samsung makes concessions they'll make it for all the phones I'm sure because they all use the same glass and frame... just sign it!
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150 some odd signatures is not having a voice. Seriously not being a negative Nancy. Just being realistic. But good luck guys. I would love to stand corrected.
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Mentioning American providers in the petition basically ruins it. Obviously very little work was put in to craft a decent letter and petition, so this really is pointless.
Maybe if someone creates a petition with some actual data and references and a specific demand that is written by someone capable of stringing more then 3 proper sentences together there would be a point... until then, nobody is listening.
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I want to mention that I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
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Just a heads-up - our Samsung rep (Atlantic Canada) said to send the defective devices away via your carrier and they will be repaired for free. They are well aware of the issue.
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Just a heads-up - our Samsung rep (Atlantic Canada) said to send the defective devices away via your carrier and they will be repaired for free. They are well aware of the issue.
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Care to elaborate??
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Care to elaborate??
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He just said to send it away via your carrier as if it was an in-warranty repair. In Canada Flextronics fixes Samsung devices in Ontario - the Samsung rep claimed they've spoke with Flextronics and they're aware of the issue. They're repairing the defective displays.
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He just said to send it away via your carrier as if it was an in-warranty repair. In Canada Flextronics fixes Samsung devices in Ontario - the Samsung rep claimed they've spoke with Flextronics and they're aware of the issue. They're repairing the defective displays.
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i wish att would do the same
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i wish att would do the same
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Lol att would make you buy a new device.
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Lol att would make you buy a new device.
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yep there only solution to everything
Zeke757 said:
Sorry for but this is pointless. How many of these have you ever seen work.
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Zeke757 said:
150 some odd signatures is not having a voice. Seriously not being a negative Nancy. Just being realistic. But good luck guys. I would love to stand corrected.
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I live in Toronto Canada.
I ride the 53 Steeles East Bus. The bus route starts at Finch Station, runs north along Yonge, and at the corner of Yonge & Steeles, turns east. For a while (like 8-10 years) the express buses would bypass this area. I put a petition together online, had 3 signatures, and within a month of my having said petition, the route was 'silently adjusted', and express buses now stop at the corner. I also received an email direct from the CEO of TTC saying the issue had been fixed.
So don't nay-say on small petitions.
Yes, because Obama cares about your phone...
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So bssed on what you said our phones will be covered under Obamacare? lol jk
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He just said to send it away via your carrier as if it was an in-warranty repair. In Canada Flextronics fixes Samsung devices in Ontario - the Samsung rep claimed they've spoke with Flextronics and they're aware of the issue. They're repairing the defective displays.
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Have you or anyone else tried this? Does anyone have a contact with Samsung or Flextronics?
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if there really is such a thing as 'defective glass', how would i know if my device is defective or not?
Drop your phone and see.
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Im thinking about selling my s3 from sprint. I was looking to get a s3 from Tmobile from Craigslist. If i active it will it with a sim card i get from walmart will it work if the previous owner has a previous balance? Because I won't know until I get the phone then get the card because people lie on the Internet sometimes to get stuff sold.
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As long as its not blacklisted you'll be fine.
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He owes money to t mobile for the phone?
Tmo will most likely block it after a while if the remaining balance isn't paid off for the phone.
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Ok how will I know it's blacklisted?
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Ok how will I know it's blacklisted?
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It won't work lol what you can do is call T-Mobile and give them the iemi and they'll tell you if its good or not.
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Best advice I've heard is to go to the T-Mobile store with the person and have the rep there confirm the details (such as if they owe money). And have them add the phone to your account and/or make a note about it.
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So I cracked my phone, its totally usable I just dont like using a phone with any type of defects... I m thinking of filing a clakm through assurion to get a replacement.
Now I face a dilemma.... I been wanting a Note 2 so I was wondering if its possible to get that through Assurion instead of the S3
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Nope...warranty only cover same phone...
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Nope...warranty only cover same phone...
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I know that but what if I select the note when I m making the claim, would they know lol?
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Djapatos said:
I know that but what if I select the note when I m making the claim, would they know lol?
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It's probably best to NOT involve us in your schemes.
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It's probably best to NOT involve us in your schemes.
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You don't want a conspiracy to commit a felony charge?? But they're sooo fun!
Of course they know.... Insurance company are in this to make money. Don't you think they spent millions of dollars of research to minimize fraud?
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Ahhhh I m backing out of my lil fraud
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To claim ur phone you need to send them receipt of your purchase with imei number or box so there is no way you can do it.
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So I cracked my phone, its totally usable I just dont like using a phone with any type of defects... I m thinking of filing a clakm through assurion to get a replacement.
Now I face a dilemma.... I been wanting a Note 2 so I was wondering if its possible to get that through Assurion instead of the S3
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I work for T-Mobile,
Just lending my opinion, even though you might be able to select a different device online,
the claim still has to be reviewed before it is finalized. They will check the account with the current IMEI
in use, will identify it as a galaxy S3. Even if it slips through...
When you make a claim for damage, they send you a replacement for a $130 deductible, and expect
you to send your device back with the prepaid label they will include.
And they do state that they take frauding very seriously and prosecute to the maximum extent of the law.
All you have to do is write note 2 on it with a sharpie before you send it in.
Sorry for the noob question. There's a sIII for sale on craigslist for 130 with a bad ESN. What is that? is that bad?
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That means the past owner didn't pay a bill or owes a balance so you can't activate it on Sprint until it is payed off
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That's stupid! Lol u should be able to sell it. And y would someone want to buy it if u can't activate it?
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You could flash it to another carrier and use it or use it as a parts phone
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phonehunter59 said:
You could flash it to another carrier and use it or use it as a parts phone
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Or if said person has lots of monies, they could pay the bill
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bpsears90 said:
That's stupid! Lol u should be able to sell it. And y would someone want to buy it if u can't activate it?
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Because when they purchased the phone they got it at a huge discount that Sprint subsidized counting on this person being a customer for 2 years. Now they terminated early and did not pay the ETF so the only recourse besides filing with a collection agency is to deny them the revenue (they think) of selling the phone.
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Gotcha gotcha. I wish there was some way around that. 130 for the phone is a steal. And its clean
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You could do esn cloning but that's illegal so I won't get into it here
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bpsears90 said:
Gotcha gotcha. I wish there was some way around that. 130 for the phone is a steal. And its clean
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There are plenty with good ESN for that price on ebay and swappa
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I haven't tried swappa. No luck on ebay tho
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My wife actually had a phone with a bad MSN. So I took it over and developed it. Always nice to work on device with no worries. I tested it as much as I could. It still works with wifi so, able to still almost everything but actually make a call. There are apps out there to actually make a call via wifi but then that actually would defeat the purpose of a "phone". Unless, your connected to wifi all day everyday.