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Is WWW.dhgate.com real?

Hey guys, brudis here again. Quick question, how rep I tell if my new 32ghost SD card is really 32gb. I was reading a post on this forum
And some one found a 32gb micro SD card on dhgate.com for 18 dollArs so I ordered one and sure enough, it reads 32gb on my evo and on my laptop yet when I try to download fresh on my phone it tells me I don't have enough space....pretty crazy huh?! Someone please help. Thanks
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It's a fake.
There are a large number of fakes out there.
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If it is too good to be true, it probably is.
Did you really expect to get a $100 card for $18?

Yeah you're right, another lesson learned I guess.
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Just buy the verizon one for 100 and enjoy your real gb's

akastixx said:
Just buy the verizon one for 100 and enjoy your real gb's
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or buy the one from verizon and then return your crappy one to verizon............

Hopefully you bought paypal or credit card. I have read a lot of people got scammed by dhgate.com. Its almost like a uncontrolled ebay
http://www.usfreeads.com/884917-cls.html

BrianDigital said:
or buy the one from verizon and then return your crappy one to verizon............
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I don't care what anybody says, that plan has worked great.
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How is this company still in business?

dhgate
Well, from my experience, i ordered CE phone but the delivery took long time and finally i got a defective one. So i am not quite happy, So I switched to Chinabuye. I ordered and got delivered in couple of days to India with free shipping. Thats what buyer expects!I would recommend to check with them, quality is good and so as rates. Worth for our money and time

Well I did get around 26000 Microsoft MS points for my XBOX 360 for about 40 USD there and that worked out okay.

Spam threads are spammy

Mitram said:
Well, from my experience, i ordered CE phone but the delivery took long time and finally i got a defective one. So i am not quite happy, So I switched to Chinabuye. I ordered and got delivered in couple of days to India with free shipping. Thats what buyer expects!I would recommend to check with them, quality is good and so as rates. Worth for our money and time
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Spam Fail. One post count and it's an advertisement to a Chinese company.

Mitram said:
Well, from my experience, i ordered CE phone but the delivery took long time and finally i got a defective one. So i am not quite happy, So I switched to Chinabuye. I ordered and got delivered in couple of days to India with free shipping. Thats what buyer expects!I would recommend to check with them, quality is good and so as rates. Worth for our money and time
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Surely, I bought from the Chinabuye a piece of technology SD Card 6 Class. It has the read speeds of very fast, I am quite flattered! It arrived in a box, in no longer than 72 hours (3 days, by the way) in front of my house on last week. I ordered it 3 days (72 hours btw) earlier and it get here on timely manner. I am flattered! I will buy the Chinabuye again!

MODS NEED TO SHUT THIS SPAM THREAD DOWN.
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MODS NEED TO SHUT THIS SPAM THREAD DOWN.
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You appear dont be flattered!

Why is this thread still alive?

Getting rid of an unwanted lapdock

General question, for those who have lapdocks and decide they want to get rid of it, whats the best way to go with selling it.
On ebay I see them listed, I never see anything really getting sold and nobody really lists them up.
I'm thinking about auctioning it but I am worried about how much I would lose.
Anybody on here have any experience on selling there lapdock?
Thanks

xda marketplace.
Craigslist.
pawnshop.
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I bought mine on ebay for 90 used some time ago, and most of the listings on ebay get sold for around 100. Depending on the condition, I'd expect to sell it around 70+ maybe, price dropped a good amount lately.

Id actually be interested in buying it from you. what kind of price are you thinking

I'm happy to sell it for any fair price, its barely been used its in great condition but now I'm feeling pretty sad looking at those prices.
I purchased it for a hefty 500, I was being optimistic hoping I could get rid of it for at least 150-200 but I'm more then happy to get rid of it at the 125 mark if your interested.
I'll be sending it from australia but I have the adaptors for the US as well since I brought it from there.
Inbox me if you want to discuss the item further.
This is very depressing but I can live with it

This needs to be posted in the marketplace forum. Not here. Doesn't anyone read the forum rules anymore??

It sells refurbished for 90 dollars after shipping, any more than that and you're ripping someone off.
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Alcapone263 said:
It sells refurbished for 90 dollars after shipping, any more than that and you're ripping someone off.
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no, not really.
people sell their items for what they want. a + $35 range wouldn't necessarily constitute a "rip off".
refurbished < used i think, depending on owner, of course.
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ifalldownalot said:
no, not really.
people sell their items for what they want. a + $35 range wouldn't necessarily constitute a "rip off".
refurbished < used i think, depending on owner, of course.
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Refurbished is used, plus it's been inspected to make sure everything works.
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Alcapone263 said:
Refurbished is used, plus it's been inspected to make sure everything works.
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A lot of the times refurb units are the ones that something breaks on and it's been repaired which should be cheaper than original that has never been opened.
Anyways, I just saw this thread and I also have a ladock that I don't use. I used that lapdock with another Atrix that I have with broken screen and used it as a wi-fi laptop browsing kinda thing. I'd be interested in selling it too if someone is looking for one.
Thank you and good luck to op.

sorry i didn't mention it before, but i'd be more than interested in buying a laptop dock from someone on XDA, i would just want a good deal from risking my money from someone i met on a forum, when i could get a perfectly good refurb unit from a reputable dealer for a cheaper price than offered.

Massive resource for GS3 accessories

http://www.galaxys3source.com/
Just thought I'd share

Just checked it out. Looks like pretty generic low end type of stuff.
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Regardless of the quality of product it offers a wide selection. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm sorry, I dont subscribe to the "I dont know or recognize that brand name so it must be generic" train of thought. If that were the case I'd have never rcvd the sweet white carbon fiber battery cover I just got since it doesnt even have a name brand. Moral of the story, dont knock it till you try it
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Most, if not all of these same accessories can be found on eBay for a lot cheaper.
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keekah said:
Most, if not all of these same accessories can be found on eBay for a lot cheaper.
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I'd have to agree with that. But most of if not all of those same accessories ship from Hong Kong too...everything ordered from the site I posted might cost a few bucks more, but they're shipped from the USA and arrive much faster. To some, that's worth the few extra bucks spent.

Gadgetz said:
I'd have to agree with that. But most of if not all of those same accessories ship from Hong Kong too...everything ordered from the site I posted might cost a few bucks more, but they're shipped from the USA and arrive much faster. To some, that's worth the few extra bucks spent.
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I am always willing to pay a little extra to get it from the states. I order stuff because I want it now, not in 3 weeks. I have my eBay app set up to show only US sellers for that reason alone. I know it's all the same stuff. I contacted Amazon about putting that feature into their app twice, with no response
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burghfan3 said:
I am always willing to pay a little extra to get it from the states. I order stuff because I want it now, not in 3 weeks. I have my eBay app set up to show only US sellers for that reason alone. I know it's all the same stuff. I contacted Amazon about putting that feature into their app twice, with no response
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I hear ya. Some things I don't mind waiting for, others I want them quick and don't mind spending a few bucks extra.

burghfan3 said:
I am always willing to pay a little extra to get it from the states. I order stuff because I want it now, not in 3 weeks. I have my eBay app set up to show only US sellers for that reason alone. I know it's all the same stuff. I contacted Amazon about putting that feature into their app twice, with no response
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Ditto lol
And that would be an awesome feature on amazon for real.
OP: Thanks for the link! About to browse it now, on the hunt for some chargers

Heh they have my cheap little Ebay temp case I bought. *And still use*
Although mine is full black it is the same case.
http://www.galaxys3source.com/samgxys3armor-18167.html

That site is so overpriced, it's not funny. Not one bit. Especially for cables, including MHL adapters! Good Lord! This is where the world should be buying its cables: www.monoprice.com

pieces of cake said:
That site is so overpriced, it's not funny. Not one bit. Especially for cables, including MHL adapters! Good Lord! This is where the world should be buying its cables: www.monoprice.com
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I buy all my cables from them, except when what I need is sold out

Gadgetz said:
I'm sorry, I dont subscribe to the "I dont know or recognize that brand name so it must be generic" train of thought. If that were the case I'd have never rcvd the sweet white carbon fiber battery cover I just got since it doesnt even have a name brand. Moral of the story, dont knock it till you try it
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All those recognized name brands had to start off as unknowns at one point aswell. People these days cant seam to grasp that concept tho. Lots of times thats where NEW ideas come from. The NEW guys.

Sad day, cracked screen.

Well, sad day today. A golf ball landed on my galaxy s3's screen. Needless to say, golf ball > galaxy s3.
Called customer service to see how much it is to be replaced, and with my insurance, its a big 166$. Ridiculous.
EDIT:
My brother works at a Radio shack, and they'll fix it for like 100$.
Has anyone used Radio shack before to get a screen replacement? If so, how long did it take, and did they do a goob job?

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Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.

MiG8GT said:
Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.
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The 100$ is what my brother said, after looking online it actually ends up to being 329$.
I'm thinking I'll let T-Mobile do it... I don't want to risk destroying it myself..
Kind of sucks though, a golf ball dropped and cracked it as bad as it did, it's at the bottom, like right on the home button, but the crack went to nearly the top of the screen.

Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.

MiG8GT said:
Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.
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Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..

Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.

MiG8GT said:
Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.
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Yea, I will look around.. But I do like that I can take it to T-Mobile, and they will loan me a phone while it's being fixed. I'll have to odin it back to stock though. Oh well.
Thanks for the input!

Can't hurt to check around. Anytime!

Ontop of having Radio Shack doing it...it will void your warranty...to keep your warranty either have T-Mobile or Samsung fix it.
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CodyRst said:
Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..
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Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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daxecutioner24 said:
Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:

Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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ucantak3dis said:
Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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Yeah, I have had that experience as well... Although more often than not, I end up with a busted camera which is more than a *minor* defect...
Asurion sometimes sends out BNIB devices but only if a) they don't have a refurb on hand or b) you've gone through a few refurbs in a short time.

I tried fixing my Nexus One's cracked screen...ROYALLY ****ed it up (just a little too much glue & ripped a ribbon) and ended up wasting $150 even after selling it for parts on eBay.
I would say if you are thinking about doing it yourself and don't have a lot of patience/manual dexterity/proper tools & work environment, don't try.
Also I figure the S3 is probably a lot harder to take apart than my old N1.

CodyRst said:
Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:
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Yeah it may come plastic wrap and all but it's a refurbished one. Fixing the one you had at least you knew it was ok and how old it is compare to a used one that may bring a host of issues.
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Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?

CodyRst said:
Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?
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Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Towle said:
Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Sounds good, just dont want to be charged for a battery or usb cable

I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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Five0nIt said:
I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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That thought makes no sense at all,
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Buyer's advice?

I'm planning on buying this phone via AliExpress (there's no way to get it other than this in my area). I had the "Eternal Team." seller in mind. Can anybody tell me about the things I need to look out for and if it's possible to root the phone and get EU firmware on it? This will be my first android phone so any advice/tutorials are welcome. I also used willmyphonework.net to check if the network works in the Netherlands and everything seems fine

Most Aliexpress sellers will flash the phone prior to shopping with the WW firmware so that you will have Google play installed and read any reviews on the seller you are looking at ordering from, and make sure the order page lists every item on your order otherwise the Ali guarantee is worthless
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Afraid the Eternal team experience is not great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105199
Why don't you use a reshipper and purchase from Amazon?
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Me too
corrsea said:
Afraid the Eternal team experience is not great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105199
Why don't you use a reshipper and purchase from Amazon?
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Forgive me. Not trying to hijack his post. But I have similar question. I am in us. I looked at amazon. I want the 32 or 64 g model w 4g ram. Amazon has some note warning about not selling the phone right now due to some error in advertising.?? It's confusing.
You mentioned a reshipped. Do you mean reseller? Is there anything in model number I should be aware of to make sure I get us version? Thanks for any help!

corrsea said:
Afraid the Eternal team experience is not great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3105199
Why don't you use a reshipper and purchase from Amazon?
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I'm afraid that will leave me at a price in the 300 euro, I would be better of buying an other device if so. Did you eventually get the device shipped?

Yes I got the device and to be fair it works fine. Just be aware the delays can be considerable and aliexpress support is non existant.
I have since purchased a second device for a friend from Amazon US using a reshipping company which was a much more positive experience.
I'm guessing you want to avoid taxes so Eternal are a good option in that regard as they did allow me to specify a price that they put on the package which went through without issue.
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pckarma112 said:
Forgive me. Not trying to hijack his post. But I have similar question. I am in us. I looked at amazon. I want the 32 or 64 g model w 4g ram. Amazon has some note warning about not selling the phone right now due to some error in advertising.?? It's confusing.
You mentioned a reshipped. Do you mean reseller? Is there anything in model number I should be aware of to make sure I get us version? Thanks for any help!
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Buy it from B&H photo.
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pckarma112 said:
Forgive me. Not trying to hijack his post. But I have similar question. I am in us. I looked at amazon. I want the 32 or 64 g model w 4g ram. Amazon has some note warning about not selling the phone right now due to some error in advertising.?? It's confusing.
You mentioned a reshipped. Do you mean reseller? Is there anything in model number I should be aware of to make sure I get us version? Thanks for any help!
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You can buy it from newegg

Yes. Ty. I found it on newegg. That's where I'm going.