Is it so hard to understand that the prices are just speculation? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Damn im sick of reading people saying galaxy will cost 1000 $ , is too damn expensive, is not worth! guys.... those prices are just speculation until the phone actually releases, pre order prices are HIGHER most of the time, and im sure the galaxy wont be more expensive than 800 $ and that also it will drop to 650-750 $ in the first month of its release so, CALM DOWN ,and start saving money

hmm ok.... and that statement was worth opening yet ANOTHER thread? nice mate...

Why not? Those other threads are just treading water. They should sticky a few things like:
1. ALL PRICES AND DATES ARE RUMOR/SPECULATION
2. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT PRE-PRODUCTION FLAWS FROM A YOUTUBE VIDEO!
3. QUADRANT MEANS NOTHING ESPECIALLY ON EARLY DRIVERS
And then ban anyone who doesn't listen and continues posting about them. I would ban them anyway. I would be an evil, draconian mod.

virussnake said:
hmm ok.... and that statement was worth opening yet ANOTHER thread? nice mate...
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i know its ironic, but people appears not to be reading the part where we say the prices are not final , and keep asking the same question over and over

Screw money and screw quadrant. Its big and shiny. Therefore I must have it.
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TettZor said:
Screw money and screw quadrant. Its big and shiny. Therefore I must have it.
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That's the spirit!
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Worst Buy does not have the thunderbolt 2/14!

A thread to end all the hopes of others.
I went to best buy on my lunch break 12pm east. Asked for my Tbolt and they said Verizon has delayed it and no date is known yet.
So there you have it.
I got my $50 back because I really didn't even want to support Best Buy anyway, I hope they go out of business, I f*ing hate that store.*(not because they didnt have my tbolt)
Don't believe rumors other people post from talking to CSR. Lets face it folks, most people hired at Best Buy don't know their own head from their ass, so any info received from them is just be considered untrue.
Cool story bro.
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Cool story bro.
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Thanks for acknowledging.
What are you like 10 years old? Take your fag troll **** elsewhere.
TNS201 said:
A thread to end all the hopes of others.
I went to best buy on my lunch break 12pm east. Asked for my Tbolt and they said Verizon has delayed it and no date is known yet.
So there you have it.
I got my $50 back because I really didn't even want to support Best Buy anyway, I hope they go out of business, I f*ing hate that store.*(not because they didnt have my tbolt)
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OMG I can't believe this. So now instead of having tons of threads confirming dates we are starting threads unconfirming dates. Can't we just keep this to one thread.
For God Sake where is the MOD for the Thunderbolt thread!!
No offense to you in particular OP
Don't have to read them.
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TNS201 said:
A thread to end all the hopes of others.
I went to best buy on my lunch break 12pm east. Asked for my Tbolt and they said Verizon has delayed it and no date is known yet.
So there you have it.
I got my $50 back because I really didn't even want to support Best Buy anyway, I hope they go out of business, I f*ing hate that store.*(not because they didnt have my tbolt)
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Join the club.
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How do I get my $50 back? When I pre-ordered, they gave me a $50 gift card and a receipt. I went in yesterday to return it and cancel my pre-order. They told me they couldn't refund the gift card. Did you get the gift card too?
- Rob
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OMG I can't believe this. So now instead of having tons of threads confirming dates we are starting threads unconfirming dates. Can't we just keep this to one thread.
For God Sake where is the MOD for the Thunderbolt thread!!
No offense to you in particular OP
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This is a thread to end all. No need to post in every "Tbolt releases Feb 14th thread"
Also mods on XDA don't do much here. With so many forums to moderate, and not enough mods, stuff takes awhile to be taken care of, if ever at all...
Your working you way on a ban with that talk,
Andrew has to mod two forums so don't complain
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rob22202 said:
How do I get my $50 back? When I pre-ordered, they gave me a $50 gift card and a receipt. I went in yesterday to return it and cancel my pre-order. They told me they couldn't refund the gift card. Did you get the gift card too?
- Rob
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Take it to the service desk, say I want my refund because you lied and said my phone would be here and its the 14th and no phone. I want my money back and will take my business to Verizon.
You dont have to say all that, but you can just say you want your money back because the phone didn't show. Don't let them feed you any ****. Just start *****ing. Best Buy employees are dumb in general. They hire people that don't know jack **** about electronics.
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Don't have to read them.
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The problem isn't the english used in the posts that is why I don't have a problem reading them. The problem is their existence and the unnecessary threads crowding of this section of xda. Although I guess complaining about it will bring no solution either so... I guess it will be what it will be.
It will settle down when the phone comes out.
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Yea you are right... I guess the fact that i've seen all of these threads indicates i'm either really bored or i'm looking forward to this phone just as much as everyone else.
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Yea you are right... I guess the fact that i've seen all of these threads indicates i'm either really bored or i'm looking forward to this phone just as much as everyone else.
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yea don't worry so much about it. Soon the forum will be flooded with noob questions and noobs posting in the wrong section. Look at the dInc section of the forum..
This the first time a forum has been this crazy over a phone, and it won't be the last.
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Once the phone comes out most of my time will be in the Thundertbolt Development and Hacking thread, the noobs can have the General section.
Well, time to get back to work.
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Lol thanks for the information everyone but I'm not new here lol. I have not seen this many threads pop up in 2 days and I had the incredible on release day as I had most winmo phones (with keyboards of course) on release days. I guess I'm just surprised by this many threads. I bet the EVO section was this way before release. Maybe the HD2 as well.. I dunno
http://www.enn.ie/bwire_stories/show/3253547
looks like BB extended the buyback program to the 26th. What a specific date..
rotorocker said:
http://www.enn.ie/bwire_stories/show/3253547
looks like BB extended the buyback program to the 26th. What a specific date..
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That program is a ripoff
For a phone under $350 its $40...
For a phone over $350 think it was $50-60.
Just another scam by best buy.
but for a $749 phone retail, 12-18 months later its worth 225 or 150 18-24 months which is why I think they're pushing it with the thunderbolt. For less expensive phones it obviously wouldn't be worth it as much

Even if it ships now u have something else to worry about

People are following package trucks and if no one answers and they leave it they will steal your package.
Hooray more pointless scaremongering threads! Because this is totally constructive and worth pointing out! Thank you for your invaluable contribution to the community.
Atleast I got your post count up by one. I just heard it on the news just thought Id let people know that are getting it shipped.
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Atleast I got your post count up by one. I just heard it on the news just thought Id let people know that are getting it shipped.
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What, on Faux News? I usually enjoy the odd thread, but this one truly is useless.
I also hear that if we have a nuclear holocaust it might delay the Prime launch.
O Noes!!
*runs to cancel pre-order.
These comments are totally useless too
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These comments are totally useless too
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Said Mr. Pot to Mr. Kettle. You should have put the thread title in all caps. That would have made it even more inflamatory and likely to get people to read it. And there's no more risk of packages left without signature being stolen today then before you saw a news story. Unless of course this post and the news story put the idea in people who otherwise wouldn't have thought about's heads.
Dude when the world ends in 2012 who is going to cover my warranty?
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Dude when the world ends in 2012 who is going to cover my warranty?
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I'm with this guy. Is there a mayan sub clause in my warranty? Cause if the worlds ending i better be able to blog thru it
yeah I didnt get the whole story ive been trying to find it but cant find it.
or UPS can be dicks like they were to me today
i waited all day for a few packages and he didn't even come by.. but labeled all the shipments as "first attempt made" cause he wanted to go home and skip me
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or UPS can be dicks like they were to me today
i waited all day for a few packages and he didn't even come by.. but labeled all the shipments as "first attempt made" cause he wanted to go home and skip me
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Or when they delivered $1500 printer in original box, with make, model, picture, etc on the box. They didn't feel like lifting it up 1 flight of stairs and left it by the door or a private house. And this is not in suburbia. It was basically sitting on a Brooklyn street.
Actually this is how my wifes Black Friday transformer was left and it has worried me since then. Since when was signature not required he norm.
Hey all if you don't mind giving me your address and estimated ship date I'll come by your place and "watch" for the package for you!!!!
He he he he
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Dude when the world ends in 2012 who is going to cover my warranty?
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Oh damn. I forgot the world was ending next year. I may save this Prime money for heroin and escorts.
beavertank said:
Hooray more pointless scaremongering threads! Because this is totally constructive and worth pointing out! Thank you for your invaluable contribution to the community.
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i don't know why everyone has this idea like every thread should be should be something special.
i for one am glad to know this, i doubt it will happen to mine, but ill be extra careful.
blaziner, no offense but you are definitely the worst offender when it comes to creating pointless threads...lol. I will give you credit though, some of them have been oddly, and I mean very oddly, well received. You created the 'your hype level' thread, no? That was maybe the most pointless thread I think that I have ever seen created in all of my many many years on the Internet and yes I was an adult when the Internet first became popular (barely). That said people seemed to like it and wanted to come by and say how hyped they were on a scale from 1 to 10. How can you argue with that? Carry on my pointless friend.
I should qualify this post with the fact that I have also seen some constructive posts from you as well. Maybe not threads but at least a few posts. And I don't mean this post as an insult in any way either. I know it can sound that way sometimes on these internets.
Pretty sure the world ending would void the warranty, as that is an "Act of God" and specifically excluded from coverage.
beavertank said:
Hooray more pointless scaremongering threads! Because this is totally constructive and worth pointing out! Thank you for your invaluable contribution to the community.
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You're thread crapping and you have the nerve to talk about pointless threads and invaluable contributions? This coming from a member with 39 posts in a one year span? Perhaps you should familiarize yourself with the rules and regs before you decide to post replies like this. XDA no likey thread crappers.
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For those of you contemplating returning..

Ebay.
Of course if the device is defective.. then it'll be different, but maybe its not exactly what you want (locked BL)
If you're looking to make 150-300$ profit, yet that much. Sell it. I've been paying attention to the ebay market and median price the prime is selling for is 680 in auction.
crazzzzy
Ebay Link!
"shame on you" ?
You're joking, right?
not at all, this device is outstanding, more than what i had hoped. i've had it since the 22 and it is absolutely wonderful
biggem001 said:
not at all, this device is outstanding, more than what i had hoped. i've had it since the 22 and it is absolutely wonderful
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Not everyone has the same expectations you do. Just because you like it doesn't mean everybody else has to.
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Not everyone has the same expectations you do. Just because you like it doesn't mean everybody else has to.
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well first of all, i mention that in my post if you read
"not everyone has the same expectations"
not at one point and time am i really criticizing anyone here
and im trying to help people who want to make a quick 200 bucks.
stop trolling.
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well first of all, i mention that in my post if you read
"not everyone has the same expectations"
not at one point and time am i really criticizing anyone here
and im trying to help people who want to make a quick 200 bucks.
stop trolling.
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You're trying to help people by telling them to sell their used and probably defective devices to people who actually want it at $200 mark-up. Not going to help anyone. Pass.
biggem001 said:
well first of all, i mention that in my post if you read
"not everyone has the same expectations"
not at one point and time am i really criticizing anyone here
and im trying to help people who want to make a quick 200 bucks.
stop trolling.
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there's been alot of trolling going around lately. thanks for the link. hopefully it'll weed out the unproductive people that's been trolling. I hope they hurry up n get rid of device n BEGONE..lol
feel the same about the Prime as you previously posted. watch them come flocking back once we get ICS and root again
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there's been alot of trolling going around lately. thanks for the link. hopefully it'll weed out the unproductive people that's been trolling. I hope they hurry up n get rid of device n BEGONE..lol
feel the same about the Prime as you previously posted. watch them come flocking back once we get ICS and root again
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Cheers to that!!!
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Cheers to that!!!
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thankkk youu. both of you. all these forum newbies and their trollin is starting to bug.
on a side note, i'll be workin my but off when ICS come out to get root and a nice custom rom out! WOO!
Yes the prices are going up for some reason. I've notice it on amazon too. $650 and up for the 32gb. Its crazy!! One seller for over $1000!!!
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Transfor...LM5E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325499022&sr=8-1
demandarin said:
there's been alot of trolling going around lately. thanks for the link. hopefully it'll weed out the unproductive people that's been trolling. I hope they hurry up n get rid of device n BEGONE..lol
feel the same about the Prime as you previously posted. watch them come flocking back once we get ICS and root again
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There have been some very real quality issues with this device. Particularly with the GPS (which MAY have turned out just to be a software issue, but may not be).
For you to write those issues off by saying that people were trolling is extremely irresponsible.
There has been some direct trolling, but the volume of the negative reviews have been from honest owners.
I appreciate the honest opinions here - it can be tough to fish out the trolls from the honest folk though.
Ah there are simply too many people that are looking for an ipad but buying the Prime, imho... And then there are many people that only look at the small things that arent perfect yet and not at the big picture.
I still have not found a big enough reason to cancel my preorder (ships mid january here) and there are so many people here trying really hard to ***** about this Tablet
On the other hand, if I was getting the TP mainly for GPS navigation in my car i wouldnt do it. But for the things i intend to do with it (surfing&youtube, watching movies, gaming _with a gamepad_ +emulators and text input), there's still nothing better and wont be anytime soon.
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Ah there are simply too many people that are looking for an ipad but buying the Prime, imho... And then there are many people that only look at the small things that arent perfect yet and not at the big picture.
I still have not found a big enough reason to cancel my preorder (ships mid january here) and there are so many people here trying really hard to ***** about this Tablet
On the other hand, if I was getting the TP mainly for GPS navigation in my car i wouldnt do it. But for the things i intend to do with it (surfing&youtube, watching movies, gaming _with a gamepad_ +emulators and text input), there's still nothing better and wont be anytime soon.
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Well said. As for the people trying to make a quick buck by selling it on ebay good on you but if its defective that's just mean and PayPal could refund the item. Amazon is still the 12th and Ebuyer is 17 to 25 days..Ahhhhh
I opt'd to cancel my prime order...no gps and poor wifi performance... not for $600 so I canceled the dock and tablet order *sigh* am very disappointed...
I have one that I'm selling for $650 here locally on Craigslist in Eugene OR. I think I'm the only one in Eugene that has it. If I sell it I can buy a dock for my second Prime.
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I opt'd to cancel my prime order...no gps and poor wifi performance... not for $600 so I canceled the dock and tablet order *sigh* am very disappointed...
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The wifi is fine and there is a GPS. You didnt even receive it, yet you assume that these issues exist in all TFPs, which they don't.
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eBay has 9% final price fee on top of listing fee and then 3% from PayPal. sell it for $650 on eBay and then that leaves you at $572 and if you paid tax or shipping.. all your going to do is make eBay more money
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eBay has 9% final price fee on top of listing fee and then 3% from PayPal. sell it for $650 on eBay and then that leaves you at $572 and if you paid tax or shipping.. all your going to do is make eBay more money
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Good thing I'm selling it on Craigslist. Its funny how some people are oblivious to the Prime. One guy laughed at me and sent me a link to what he thought was the same tablet. It was the tf101 lol. Asking me why he should buy mine and not the one he found for $400. So I of course educated him a bit and told him off.
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Itaintrite said:
You're trying to help people by telling them to sell their used and probably defective devices to people who actually want it at $200 mark-up. Not going to help anyone. Pass.
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Where do you get that when he posted this?
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Ebay.
Of course if the device is defective.. then it'll be different
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Why don't people do research before buying things?

I'm sorry, but this really annoys me. At least half of the listings for screen protectors on Amazon that SPECIFICALLY STATE which Variant/model they are for have bad scores due to idiots buying them and complaining that it doesn't fit their phone because it's too small/ it's too big/ it has a square hole for a button that isn't there, blah, blah, blah....
Don't people do research and at least LOOK AT THE PICTURES or READ THE DESCRIPTION before buying something?
Sad to say .... no they don't. I wish they did. Too many people buy on hype or impulse.
I like to do my research and know the device I buy is going to last and the full potential will be achieved for the length I own the device.
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Hell no. People don't even do research on a developers forum, never mind Amazon.
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I'm sorry, but this really annoys me. At least half of the listings for screen protectors on Amazon that SPECIFICALLY STATE which Variant/model they are for have bad scores due to idiots buying them and complaining that it doesn't fit their phone because it's too small/ it's too big/ it has a square hole for a button that isn't there, blah, blah, blah....
Don't people do research and at least LOOK AT THE PICTURES or READ THE DESCRIPTION before buying something?
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Because people are spoiled by the return/exchange system. They can always return the item anyways, why bother reading?
SAMSUNG GALAXY S II? MUST WORK FOR MY PHONE. WHATS THIS i9100 ONLY? MUST BE MY PHONE. I BUY.
*Customer gets product*
HEY THIS NOT FOR MY PHONE, RATE DOWN.
^Happens all the time... It doesn't help that the phones look the same -button, unlike the Sprint version thats larger and rounded.
some people think the enter button is a silver platter.
I was typing a reply to this message... then it descended into a giant rant so I am only going to say that I hope the world really does end this year because most people don't deserve to live on this planet. I think I deserve to, but not sure I want to....
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When I bought my GSII the guy at AT&T thanked me for having researched what I was buying before I bought it. Makes the sale for them a lot easier when customers come in there knowing exactly what they want.
I rarely buy anything off pure impulse.
One of my favorites.... not phone related... was a guy who gave a 55" tall monopod I was looking at for a camera only 2 stars because although it was well made and shipped promptly, it was only 55" high as stated in the product title as well as the description and was a bit too short for his 6'2" self. I just had to comment on that one. I basically said, so you are knocking 3 stars off of this thing because it was exactly as it was described and you were too stupid to read it in the first place? He replied with a bunch of BS about how it wouldn't work for him; I replied how that is just like complaining about shoes 2 sizes too small hurting his feet. I don't think he ever got my point, he was just sure he was right.

*****ing: My broken prime

My beloved prime after it was catapulted by my 10 month baby across the room (yeah, she's that strong, we call her Yetti behind her back).
Surprisingly enough, the bad mammajamma is still fully functioning (minus the fact that swiping your finger across those cracks will draw blood, the darn thing is razor-sharp).
Think I can RMA? (The prime, not Yetti)
I tried to nandroid-restore it, but it's still cracked, I'll write a *****en email to the dev with a feature request, "Please make option to restore broken screen or else I'll give you 1 star".
oh, and it made my GPS super-awesome now! I can see 4000+ sats now, some of them I can pick right through earth when they are right below me.
Yeah, no, it's a bummer, I wanted to lock my self in the bathroom and weep like a 6 years old girl who's Pony got hit by a truck.
I'm picking donation for a new TF700, tax exempt.
Cheers.
And the point of this thread is.....?
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I've post it in the title, just to share my feelings, nothing more, nothing less.
My therapist says it's important to share negative feelings with ppl who might relate.
>And the point of this thread is.....?
OP can't spell yeti?
@OP: You should get together with the dude who cut his PFC cable and work out a deal. Say, $150 for the display subassem? In fact, pop off the back shell and hock it for another $150. Aspiring modders can always use a spare. Battery for, say, $75? Oooh lookit 5MP cam replacement for only $40! Soooo cheeep!
You see where this is going, right?
BTW...
lmao
Oh snap, I needed that...no pun intended.....I feel your pain....
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e.mote said:
In fact, pop off the back shell and hock it for another $150. Aspiring modders can always use a spare. Battery for, say, $75? Oooh lookit 5MP cam replacement for only $40! Soooo cheeep!
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@e.mote
Dude! omg, it's a brilliant idea, I didn't think about it, I might scoop some clams as a down payment for my future TF700.
So, if any xda members wanna buy fully working prime parts, I'm offering a spring-discount special for xda members only
otherwise I'll list the parts on ebay.
Thanks for the idea mate.
I need a new keyboard-dock (mine got dropped) if you have one going. I'm in the UK though....
paulpuk said:
I need a new keyboard-dock (mine got dropped) if you have one going. I'm in the UK though....
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Sorry, hadn't had the chance to grab one of those yet.
And no worries w/UK, international shipping got better in the last 30 years.
I actually buy my coffee in the UK.
contents insurance claim?
You call yer little one what you want
I can think of a few words I might have used and Yetti was not one of them
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contents insurance claim?
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Unfortunately I don't have one.
btw, would it cover reckless-child accidents? I know if a lightning would have struck my prime or a flood or something, it would, though I don't think "my child freesbeed it to the wall" would'nt count (that is, if I'll tell the insurance lady the truth).
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If you bought it less than 90 days ago, you can get a squaretrade warranty. Then wait a few weeks and file a claim.
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That would be committing fraud. Not a good idea. I suggest you change your post before a mod does.
prettyboy85712 said:
That would be committing fraud. Not a good idea. I suggest you change your post before a mod does.
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No one has ever considered such a bad thing to do .....
No one would ever recommend such a devious action, i sure wouldnt dream about doing such a terrible thing.
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@op ...
You could always ebay your Yetti ... i often think about the same.
That just hurts me from looking at it. If you can't scrap it for parts do you think a screen protector would prevent your fingers from getting cuts? If your into programing you can turn it into a test tablet for running and tinkering roms/apps.
Sorry man.

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