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So it looks like my phone's charging port is going, I got it pretty much a little over exactly a year ago so I assume it's not under warranty anymore. Who should I contact? I got insurance on the thing, but I assume that going to cost me a bunch to get a replacement rather than just get the thing repaired somehow.
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ProjektorBoy posted:Adding an employer discount will not affect you negatively in any way. I activated my Verizon family plan through Best Buy and added an employer discount. No extra fees or anything were levied. It will go through smoothly. Thanks for the quick reply.
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Dec 19, 2011 22:10
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Ciabatta posted:Do carriers ever even release sales numbers? I can't imagine we're ever going to get confirmation that a total of 0 Xyboards have sold.
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dominator posted:Pfft they'll sell at least 10 I saw one of the guys on The Verge's podcast waving one around, but that was probably a review unit. On the other hand, if they use Samsung's reporting method, that counts as a unit shipped!
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Dec 19, 2011 22:17
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Ciabatta posted:Do carriers ever even release sales numbers? I can't imagine we're ever going to get confirmation that a total of 0 Xyboards have sold. They do when they're good, or better than expected. Generally though even better than expected numbers aren't publicized if the difference is 80k vs 20k, or something like that...especially when Cupertino's got numbers in the seven digits for devices on launch days. Makes VZN/ATT's boasts for their other handsets seem trite.
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Thoom posted:I saw one of the guys on The Verge's podcast waving one around, but that was probably a review unit. On the other hand, if they use Samsung's reporting method, that counts as a unit shipped!
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Mark Larson posted:Tegra 2 = no can do on CM, right?
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Thanks for the update guys. It looks like the flagship phones right now are the Galaxy Nexus and the RAZR (who comes up names?! ?) . The RAZR definitely has a pretty effective ad campaign, as goofy as it is. At some point, I'll catch up with this thread, but in the meantime do either of these two have a clear advantage right now, particularly in durability/display quality/battery life ? Is the double Data promotion worth upgrading a few months earlier than I had planned? Since I am pretty new to this hackability/modding aren't a big concern to me right now
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DeceasedHorse posted:Thanks for the update guys. It looks like the flagship phones right now are the Galaxy Nexus and the RAZR (who comes up names?! ?) . The RAZR definitely has a pretty effective ad campaign, as goofy as it is. At some point, I'll catch up with this thread, but in the meantime do either of these two have a clear advantage right now, particularly in durability/display quality/battery life ? Is the double Data promotion worth upgrading a few months earlier than I had planned? Since I am pretty new to this hackability/modding aren't a big concern to me right now I would assume the RAZR has a durability advantage since it is mostly metal but I've always had Motorola devices (OG Droid and Droid X) and I see nothing wrong with the Galaxy Nexus compared to those. The Galaxy Nexus has a better screen as it's a 720p screen using the same technology as the RAZR which is only QHD with a lower pixel density. I assume that battery life is pretty similar between the two but it's a little early to accurately judge the battery life of the Nexus. The Nexus also comes with the latest version of Android which is supposed to perform better and will receive faster updates but I'm not sure how much you care about that stuff.
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Is there anything I can do to get an early upgrade? My Droid Incredible is having touchscreen issues and I really want a Galaxy Nexus but I don't feel like paying full retail for it it, especially when I'm due for a new phone in April.
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Dec 20, 2011 01:08
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Goon Matchmaker posted:Is there anything I can do to get an early upgrade? My Droid Incredible is having touchscreen issues and I really want a Galaxy Nexus but I don't feel like paying full retail for it it, especially when I'm due for a new phone in April. Besides asking, I don't think so. Have you tried the usual factory reset or flashing a different ROM to see if it will fix your phone? You can always buy a used Incredible or Samsung Fascinate on eBay or Craigslist for ~$100 if your Inc does have a problem you can't fix. The upside of this is the Nexus will likely be quite a bit cheaper by April and/or something else really compelling may be out by then.
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Ciabatta posted:Besides asking, I don't think so. Have you tried the usual factory reset or flashing a different ROM to see if it will fix your phone? You can always buy a used Incredible or Samsung Fascinate on eBay or Craigslist for ~$100 if your Inc does have a problem you can't fix. The upside of this is the Nexus will likely be quite a bit cheaper by April and/or something else really compelling may be out by then. It's something wrong with the digitizer itself. I've already replaced it once and I'm not interested in spending the money to do it again. I just want a new phone at this point.
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Goon Matchmaker posted:It's something wrong with the digitizer itself. I've already replaced it once and I'm not interested in spending the money to do it again. I just want a new phone at this point. Yeah, fair enough. If it comes down to it and you're on a family plan, you can add a dumbphone line for $10 a month for 2 years and steal the upgrade, bringing the Nexus down to $550. Hopefully someone else has a better idea. I think some people were getting their upgrades bumped up, but it seemed pretty random and not a result of asking or anything obvious.
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Dec 20, 2011 01:23
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Goon Matchmaker posted:Is there anything I can do to get an early upgrade? My Droid Incredible is having touchscreen issues and I really want a Galaxy Nexus but I don't feel like paying full retail for it it, especially when I'm due for a new phone in April. Just ask, hell they bumped my wife's upgrade date less than a year into our contract.
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DeceasedHorse posted:Thanks for the update guys. It looks like the flagship phones right now are the Galaxy Nexus and the RAZR (who comes up names?! ?) . The RAZR definitely has a pretty effective ad campaign, as goofy as it is. At some point, I'll catch up with this thread, but in the meantime do either of these two have a clear advantage right now, particularly in durability/display quality/battery life ? Is the double Data promotion worth upgrading a few months earlier than I had planned? Since I am pretty new to this hackability/modding aren't a big concern to me right now I debated between the two, and I've been incredibly happy with the Galaxy Nexus. Any concerns about survivability are easily remedied with an Otterbox, although it does make it a bit bigger. I think you'll be happy with any option you pick to be honest.
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I think if you spend a poo poo ton of money with them, they will bump up your date. I got my droid in march of 2010 and when I checked before getting my GNex, I was eligible for an upgrade June of this year. After getting my GNex, now it says I'm eligible for an upgrade in August of 2013.
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Just went to the Verizon store. They told me I was not eligible for early upgrade, I could not pay a fee of any sort, and my only options were to purchase the phone for full retail or add a $20 line for 2 years. Adding a line for 2 years would cost me $480 + 300 for the phone or $780 which is more than the phone costs full retail. gently caress that.
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Dec 20, 2011 01:58
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Goon Matchmaker posted:Just went to the Verizon store. They told me I was not eligible for early upgrade, I could not pay a fee of any sort, and my only options were to purchase the phone for full retail or add a $20 line for 2 years. Adding a line for 2 years would cost me $480 + 300 for the phone or $780 which is more than the phone costs full retail. gently caress that. Was there any reason you couldn't do a $10 a month line? I'm not doubting them, but I'd like to know the restrictions for the add a line strategy.
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Ciabatta posted:Was there any reason you couldn't do a $10 a month line? I'm not doubting them, but I'd like to know the restrictions for the add a line strategy. If you don't currently have a family share plan and are at the minimum $39.99 voice plan, conversion to the minimum family share plan is $59.99.
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ExcessBLarg! posted:Samsung Stratosphere Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Here you go! Hardware from this year and some glimmering chance of being updated to ICS would also be nice, jackasses.  (I did laugh, though, so there's that.)
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Goon Matchmaker posted:Just went to the Verizon store. They told me I was not eligible for early upgrade, I could not pay a fee of any sort, and my only options were to purchase the phone for full retail or add a $20 line for 2 years. Adding a line for 2 years would cost me $480 + 300 for the phone or $780 which is more than the phone costs full retail. gently caress that. They wouldn't let you pay the Early Termination Fee (ETF)? Really? e: I guess they probably wouldn't let you do this since you intended on continuing service with them.
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Cojawfee posted:I think if you spend a poo poo ton of money with them, they will bump up your date. I got my droid in march of 2010 and when I checked before getting my GNex, I was eligible for an upgrade June of this year. After getting my GNex, now it says I'm eligible for an upgrade in August of 2013. August 2013 is correct. Upgrades are 20 months.
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I am a little confused on upgrades: my family plan has two phones, an incredible and a Droid (the original). My Incredible has a discounted update as well as an "upgrade available 2/27/2012". The Droid has the same upgrade date but upgrade at full price under it. Does this mean I have a discount on the incredible's upgrade now, but it will be free or more reduced later? Will that apply for the droid or will the droid get a smaller/no discount?
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Just got a brand new galaxy nexus and it has been an amazing start - I accidentally gave myself unlimited data. I added discount from my employer and was trying to figure out how to tether. Coming from an iPhone it seemed like an amazing idea, until I realised that you gotta pony up more money for the hotspot feature. I tried to do it online through the change features page, but it gave me an error telling me to call customer support. However, for me the hotspot option on the page was the old $30 one, which apparently gives you unlimited data. I had no clue that the "normal" hotspot is only $20, I just saw the $24 discounted price after 20% off and asked customer support to add that, proud of myself for saving a whopping $6*. After the feature was added I refreshed my account saw that the 4gb limit became unlimited, and googling a bit told me what happened... I doubt I'll use much more than a few gb, but it's definitely nice and lets me be a bit more liberal with youtube videos. I have no clue if the $30 option showed up because of my work discount or was it just there normally, but it's definitely worth a check if anyone is interested. *I later learned that you can root and get free tether, but that precludes me from getting support from our poor overworked IT folks.
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Xguard86 posted:I am a little confused on upgrades: Primary lines on family plans get earlier upgrade opportunities than the other lines on the plan. In addition, if you wait long until the listed date and you are the primary line you may get additional $$$ off your phone when you upgrade.
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Dec 20, 2011 05:48
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ProjektorBoy posted:Primary lines on family plans get earlier upgrade opportunities than the other lines on the plan. In addition, if you wait long until the listed date and you are the primary line you may get additional $$$ off your phone when you upgrade. Both New Every Two (additional $$$) and Annual (early) Upgrade were retired 01/17/2011 so you only get to use them if you haven't renewed contracts on that line before that date. Annual Upgrade lets you get the 2 year pricing at month 12 of a 2 year contract instead of the normal upgrade time at month 20. Annual Upgrade has a $20 fee to use via phone or store location but is waived if the order is done via website. You do not get to combine Annual and New Every Two. To qualify for New Every Two the line must be on a plan $34.99 or higher for 20 months. To qualify for Annual Upgrade the line must be on a plan $50.00 or higher for 12 months.
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I have a vague memory of reading that Verizon sometimes sends free network extenders to people who live in areas with poor reception. Am I remembering this correctly, or is that something I just made up?
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Bambi posted:I have a vague memory of reading that Verizon sometimes sends free network extenders to people who live in areas with poor reception. Am I remembering this correctly, or is that something I just made up? If you call and bitch, they sometimes will either send it free, or have you pay up front and give credits, is what I've heard.
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Isn't that just using your own internet to create a verizon 3G hotspot?
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Cojawfee posted:Isn't that just using your own internet to create a verizon 3G hotspot? Correct.
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The Blarghonauts posted:To clarify, ah OK we switched to verizon in 2010 and haven't upgraded, so that's why it seems weird to me compared to what I could find on google. I guess the point is moot because I am really in no hurry for a new phone. Hopefully there will be a nice price drop on the Gnex to correspond with my two year upgrade. Maybe I can get my parents a Gnex too so we're on the same phone, its annoying when they have a question and I can't just use my phone to walk them through stuff because Sense <> Stock droid, and now they're going to be 2 versions behind.
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Kyrosiris posted:Correct. The best part is that they'll still charge you for using their network even though it goes through your own house.
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Kinda dumb question... I am getting a Galaxy Nexus for Christmas. This is just a slightly early 2 year upgrade to my existing line with a Droid X. So - we went to the store, paid for the galaxy nexus, activated it. Obviously, the Droid X no longer has service. In the interest of having something to open on Christmas, I must put the nexus back into its box, and it'll get wrapped.  So, in the CDMA days, you could just *228 and switch to another phone. But LTE has sim cards. Seems like it won't work now... What do I do here? Is there a way I can switch back to the Droid X, and then re-activate the Nexus on christmas? I can also deal with having no phone for the rest of the week if necessary - might be a nice break anyway!
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0toShifty posted:Kinda dumb question... Just call VZW. They'll switch it, since the LTE SIM has to be deprovisioned. But why rob yourself of a week of LTE ICS lovin'?
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You also need to have a new SIM card on hand for when you open it because the one you deactivate will be toast.
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bull3964 posted:You also need to have a new SIM card on hand for when you open it because the one you deactivate will be toast. To add to this, if you have a brand new, never-before-used SIM on hand, you can activate it online (their website will ask you for the IMEI and then the SIM number). But, obviously you won't be able to get a new SIM on Christmas morning after you unwrap your fancy new phone. So you may as well pay a visit to the store now to pick one up if you want to use it after you take it back out of the box.
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Why not just wrap it Christmas Eve?
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Meldonox posted:Why not just wrap it Christmas Eve? Or put something like the manual or a case in there? Or put the Droid in there and act all surprised and happy when you get it.
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So here's a thing I was completely unaware of and was only brought to my attention due to attempts to bring it to the Galaxy Nexus. The Razr is the first phone to do Netflix HD I was wondering why it looked so much better than my Xoom, I just attributed to it being a smaller screen and AMOLED.
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Kyrosiris posted:If you call and bitch, they sometimes will either send it free, or have you pay up front and give credits, is what I've heard. So I broke down and bought a Galaxy Nexus and so far I am loving it, although I kind of miss the 3100 size freak battery I had on my Incredible. The display and touch screen keyboard have been a nice change. One issue I have been having is that 4g reception at my home is spotty/nonexistent. This shouldn't be super surprising since my home had always been gotten terrible reception for some reason; I used to have to go into the street to get a signal back on at&t. According to Verizon's 4g map my location should be a sea of 4g;is there any such thing as a 4g range extender or it a different/too expensive technology? I can use Wifi but our home network had signal issues as well. Not a deal breaker or anything by any means of course.
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