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[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] RaymondoRock:
avoid keyboard popping up.

here is the trick I use to avoid the keyboard popping up. always ensure the pen is pressured and pressed on the screen before placing the rest of the hand on the screen. once you do that, you can freely move your hand and even lift both your hand and pen off the screen and go back on the screen palm first ( if you do it quickly ) as you would normally when writing. it takes some practice, but it will become second nature in no time. I find it work better than the thumb trick.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Maedhros:
The BIGGEST downfall is that handwritting to text is so bad :\

The Lenovo tablet works ok, but it isn't too good of a general note taking app.

I wish the HTC note app supported conversion, would improve it 10X, especially since the majority of note taking I take gets converted into One note text doc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dizidi:
I walked into my local Sprint store with $600 cash in my pocket anticipating to walk out with a brand new SGS2E4GT at full MSRP without any additional commitment on my contract. (Have you guys noticed the full non contract price for this device is not listed.)

After the sales rep got the device from the stock room, we were ready to set it up with my existing account. After he logs into my account he notifies me that Im not eligable to an upgrade until January. So with a smile, I informed him that Im aware that Im not eligable yet & thats why Im willing to pay the full price for the phone. Then he said, Sorry sir, but effective today, every sprint device is ONLY available at a carrier subsidized price to people willing to activate a new line or those qualified for an upgrade. Which means nobody can purchase a phone at full price & swap it to their current number. (This **** didn't make any sense to me at all.)But any ways long story short, after a few minutes of blah blah blah, I walked out of the store with a brand new GS2, and a 3rd line to my account which I will not use but will be billed monthly $20 plus $10 premium data. Then he had the nerve to remind me that If I swap the new phone to my primary line before 30 days, I will lose my mail in rebate.....

What the hell is hapenning to Sprint????
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrbelvedere:
That sucks. I had no problem getting mine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] datajosh:
Sounds like you went to an indirect retailer and not a Sprint-owned corporate store because that's not true at all.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sling:
You need to take it back and go to a Sprint corporate store
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
While I'm aware of their new "no device without a 2 year contract" policy I didn't think it was impossible to replace a phone without a new contract. Frankly it sounds like you got fncked. I would call Sprint and escalate this up to someone that gives a fnck because frankly this is a gigantic load of bull****.

...there is no way in hell that you can't even replace a device on an existing line/contract. If that is true, well, there is NO REASON AT ALL TO STAY WITH SPRINT. (VERY SLOW) UNLIMITED DATA IS NO REASON TO STAY WITH A COMPANY THAT WONT EVEN LET YOU REPLACE A PHONE WITHOUT A NEW CONTRACT.

Even given their new restrictive policies I highly doubt that what you were subject to was actual official Sprint policy--I don't give a **** what they say, they are likely idiots who interpreted the new policy wrong (either for their own benefit or merely out of their own extreme ignorance).

Escalate this as appropriate. This is bull****...and if you find that this is actual official policy please demand the section of the contract that specifies this and LET US KNOW. We will spread the word and take heed which will result in Sprint losing US and EVERYBODY WE HAVE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED GO TO SPRINT. EVERYBODY. Do you hear that Sprint?

...if (and when) you (most likely) find this to be complete bull**** on your Sprint reps part (and I would be sure to post the store number and location here and many other places, store manager name included) I would also demand a form of compensation for having been lied to and tricked into a contract. Nothing extravagant, but, something you find equivalent in value to your time and expense required to deal with this crap.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Becoming:
Yeah, I had no issues getting mine today either and technically my 22 month upgrade was not until april.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dizidi:
Thanks for the input guys, I really felt like I was suckered into signing an extra line which I dont need in order to get the device I really want, even though I was willing to pay full price for it. I will call corporate tomorrow and bring it to their attention. Thank You.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
Good luck, hope you get it solved. Definitely sounds like bs to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stefan.buddle:
Go through amazon wireless hit with "no contract phone only" pay then slap that guy for bomboozlein you into a 2 year contract
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HeartGold95:
Question towards this: I get my upgrade the 22nd, what price am I paying?

Sent from my Epic[Fail]4G ;P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] abhaxus:
Make sure you return the device by Sunday so you don't get charged an activation fee. Given the situation you described, you can probably get any charges reversed by care anyway... but to be on the safe side, return it within 3 days to avoid the fee for sure.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] r3a1ist:
That's BS, u got the short end of the stick. So much to talk about here. First of all Sprint is known to make an exception that close out of a 2 year agreement and provide you with full subsidization. At the very least they will provide you with partial subsidization. The reason why they probably don't sell them at full price is because it probably doesn't ever happen because it makes zero sense even with the recent early termination hike to $350 dollars. If you want it right now, process the order overnight on the line in question with overnight delivery from a retailer like wirefly.com and return and close out the new line u purchased. I'm pretty sure they'll give you options to buy without a new line at wirefly. That would be really bad for business if they didn't. I think the return policy is 14 days now and you may suffer a restocking fee for it all. Good luck.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordLugard:
The phone is $499.99 retail on Sprint.com, so you definitely got suckered into a new activation and a nice commission/spiff for the sales person who got to you.

Wow, i remember those days as a cell phone salesguy and the stuff we used to pull, like these (and much worse). :o
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Silent25r:
This phone doesn't have a mail in rebate. And remember you can call customer care tell them that they are not allowing you to buy the phone. At least I didn't get a rebate.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aaron130:
I was just going to say this. If u go on sprint.com u can buy the phone without an upgrade for $499.99 so that just shows that place screwed u. Hope u get this straightened out cuz thats bull**** man.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dulanic:
Yeah use the 14 day satisfaction guarantee to tell that store a big **** you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eman3316@optonline.net:
Just pay the ETF on your old line. Depending how long you had it the most it can be is $200 but since you said your upgrade was in January, it should be a lot less then that even be less then that. In the end you will save more money then buying the phone outright as long as you do not care about getting a new number.....

Then you go go thank the guy in the Sprint store for saving you a ****load of money!

And I thought there were no mail in rebates? Did you actually get a mail in rebate with the phone?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 2fastkuztoms:
I bought mine for 499 without a problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shook187:
What a fool. They feed you a spoon of bull **** and you ate it. All over a phone which in a few weeks could be brought on ebay for $350 and some change.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Devi0124:
Yeah...I would call and cancel the line...pay the eft and call it even
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gab2012:
RETURN IT! Ask to speak to the supervisor and tell them how they have made you waste your valuable time with their BS.

If they won't solve your issue, return the phone and order online or via phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] buzzwyzr:
Whuddadickface
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JasonK75:
I'm a store manager for a preferred retailer for Sprint and that is BS.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Calm down there skippy. It's not our policy. He got the wool pulled over his eyes, probably from an indirect store.

They screw us coporate stores all the time, because we're the ones that have to clean up the mess.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
damn man, this stinks.

i bought mine from a corporrate store and they cold sold it to me (sold without activating)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] njfoses:
I work on the corporate side of another wireless company and i can sympathize 10000% with this comment.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
Oh, I know it's not their policy. I just get really irritated when some scumbag sales guy act like scum bag sales guys. It was done either intentionally, as a scum bag would have no problem doing, or through sheer ignorance which of this caliber is also inexcusable from a supposed professional.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] squshy 7:
Agreed, and, agreed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
How much total?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AbsolutZeroGI:
There's a fix. Kind of.

Call into Sprint Customer care and ask them to put your new line into what's called a "Seasonal idle plan"...that's not really what it's called, but keep saying seasonal, idle and plan long enough and they'll figure it out.

Instead of whatever you're paying, it's an extra 8.99 a month and your 2nd line becomes inactive. This will save you a bunch of money on your bill.

If you call them and ask to speak to retentions, then tell them you want to know if your school and/or employer has eligibility for a discount. If so, have them e-mail you the details and then do it so you get a discount.

This is what I did.

Activated a new line:

Put it in seasonal mode last night (literally 1/2 an hour after buying the line, so it can be done). It can only be done for 6 months, but after 6 months, put it active for a day, then inactive again for another 6 months.

Found out I can get a 15% discount for being a DeVry student.

So my bill WAS $92 a month

Then it was $101 a month ($92 plus $9 for the inactive line).

Then with the 15% off (it only discounts the base plan, so $69.99...round up to 70. 15% of 70 is $10.50)

$101/month - $10.50/month = $90.50/month

So I get a new phone at a cheaper price, a 2nd line in idle if I ever need it and I get a $1.50 off my original plan price, which takes care of that pesky admin fee increase ;)

It takes a bit, but that's what you should do.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Blu3Fr0g:
It would make absolutely no sense for Sprint to not allow you to purchase any phone at the full price and could potentially lead to people being able to terminate their contracts without any fees. They couldn't force you to keep paying for service you could not use if you lost or broke your phone and did not have TEP. I bit the bullet last night and upgraded which caused me to have to change my plan to the new Everything Data plan from an old Free and Clear plan. In the process, I lost 500 anytime minutes and saw my bill increase by $39 a month. The only reason I agreed to it is because my wife works at Pet's Mart and that entitles us to a 20% discount which brings the cost down quite a bit but still significantly more then I was previously paying. The reason I did it was because I have been through three replacement TP2s in the last month and the current new one seems to eat batteries like pac man eats dots, randomly dropped calls or just didnt ring and would beep that I had voice mail. So basically I have paid for TEP since I got the TP2 for no real reason. :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] QWIKSTRIKE:
The problem is that you have a new phone but can only use it when the line isd activated.....what's the point.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AbsolutZeroGI:
Call customer service, have them do a hardware swap (I did it personally 14 hours ago, so I know they can do it).

Then have them put the line into seasonal idle mode.

Then go to retentions and find out where you can get a discount on your plan.

easy peasy. You're not stuck on the new line.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gbdesai:
I went it and wanted to pay full price as I go through phones like candy. And they informed me that I need to purchase a 2 year contract and can't but it without a contract. This was a corporate store in Dublin CA... The ETF plus $199 comes out to more than retail price which is why I wanted to just buy it outright with no commitment like I have been doing on Verizon forever...

Are you guys saying this policy that they made me adhere to is not a policy at all?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AbsolutZeroGI:
You went to a CORPORATE STORE? Lol, not at your misfortune, but at Sprint's continued role in hiring morons.

Go to Best Buy or somewhere not corporate. Or buy the phone online. Most sprint customer reps are idiots. I talked to 8 reps yesterday and only two had any idea of what was going on.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lopezpm:
Your upgrade isn't till April? How the hell did they let you get it so early? Mine comes up October 1st. Maybe I'll try it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
I hope you returned it
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
Lol, you got ripped off, should have just left and went somewhere else or online. The reps and resellers make their commission on the contracts.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zedomax:
new phones on any carrier, they rather have you pay $50/month for 2 years than $600 outright, because they make more money. I know this, so if u want to get a new phone, better if you wait 2 weeks and get it $600 outright then.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] di11igaf:
I was told the exact same thing today at a corparate store when trying to buy the phone outright full price. They said since the phone is brand new and not thatamy in stock, they will not be selling the phone without a new contract for a month or two.

I told her i knew i wasnt eligible for an upgrade(i JUST opened my sprint contract in july and got 2 evo 3d's for me and my wife). She insisted on checking my account anyway and told me i was due for an upgrade on both my lines as of sep. 1st. I was like ooook, and got the phome for 200, and was told i could return tomorrow for the second one as an upgrade(one per customer). So i was about to get pissed, but then i was like:-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] upperkingjr:
Same thing happend to me so I went to radio shack and they sold in with no problem out of contract..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Greatbape:
I don't even understand why people buy from corporate stores anymore. I only buy from best buy or radio shack. The only time I run into problems is when I go directly to sprint. If I run into problems sprint customer service usually goes the extra mile or 2 to make sure things are corrected.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] madkaw:
I bought one from the corporate store with no questions. $499. Replaced my EVO, did not touch my contract.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cpcormier3:
I bought mine from a corporate store no problems. $499 plus tax. The best buy and radio shacks didn't get any yet. Appearantly not all of them did.... Didn't have any problems in the sprint store though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LordLugard:
Well what is anyone going to do with a $600 Sprint phone , except use it on Sprint? Whether you pay $600 upfront or on buy on contract, you still are using Sprint's service and paying a monthly bill...so...

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Whosdaman:
There is no mail in rebate
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] error4o4:
Wow ...

Just wow.

You got 100% bent over and screwed.

Just this evening I walked into a sprint store, handed them 543.99 (after taxes) and walked out with a cold activated phone. (I activated it my self later on)

Anything else is a scam. A scam that be fixed really fast by calling sprint corporate right there in front of them. Get their name, get the managers name. Report that ****.

Sprint cares big time on this stuff, I use to work closely with a local sprint executive representative for indirect sales. Any time they got word of this stuff it would be reported so fast. That said dealer would get written up, enough write ups and you lose your ability to be a franchise anymore. There are tons of others who want that license from sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zonacats23:
This is a simple case of a salesman working you. They get paid more for new acts. Outrights pay almost nothing. I have worked for sprint for over 10 years and have seen this before both on the corp side and indirect.

-J

---------- Post added at 12:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 AM ----------

Not exactly accurate. I have been an account executive and unfortunately it can be pretty difficult to term a dealer sometimes.

-J
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazook98:
Personally, I was thrilled to just add a line and pay next to nothing for the phone.

The last thing I wanted to do was drop full retail on this thing.

75$, a dollar a day added to my bill, AND I get continued use of my EVO3D?

Umm, Yes, please.......

<<This Space for Rent>>
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dynamicpda:
Could you walk us through the math?

What was your plan cost before the line and after? And how much was the phone with add a line? Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mazook98:
Sure..

My family "unlimited everything" plan

*WAS $129 +19.99 for a third line (my 8 yr old daughter's phone) monthly. So, 150$ total, (though that's without those little taxes and whatnot fees.)

*NOW, It's the same $129 +19.99 (for Jordan's phone), with a new fee of 19.99 (4th line add-on fee) + $10 more for the 4G data fee or whatever... So roughly 180 a month now (before the extra little bull****) compared to 150 before.

My brain comprehends that as an extra dollar a day.

And the phone itself? They wanted me to initially pay 199.99 for the add-a-phone price, so I called the Sprint customer service number and explained how I've bought the EVO4G, Shift, and Evo3d, lately, and have been with y'all for 9 years..yada yada, and they adjusted my fee to 75$.

I couldn't be happier, because this phone is absolutely sick.

<<This space for rent>>
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] irev210:
The SAME exact thing happened to me. I went to a Sprint CORPORATE store and some JERK salesman insisted that I had to add a line or be a new subscriber to get the phone. He even pulled an accessory to sell me without me even asking.

The guy was a total JERK. I knew he was full of BS so I called the higher ups at sprint. I sent you a PM with the phone # you should call letting them know what happened.

I went to another sprint corporate store and had a manager sell me one there (the guy was very nice).

Most of my experiences with sprint are positive... when they aren't, I know the right numbers to call after being a member for over 10 years.

As other posters have said... the guy was trying to make commission.

It's BS and they should fire jerks like that. It's absolutely ridiculous.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
500 for a phone that will be outdated in two months is great
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kawasaki00:
I totally agree but, like many others I was not up for a upgrade till next june.So I had to bite the bullet and pay 499.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] craigbailey1986:
Lol now that's funny.....

But they also tried the same on me. Not the salesman but the manager. Lol... the salesman was selling me the last one when a new customer wanted it. The manager said Craig (they know me cause I am up there a lot whenever a new phone comes out) are you getting a new line. I said no.she said well I can't sell you this phone without one. I said well maybe I should take my 6 Lines next door to Verizon. She backed down and all is well. By the way I am coming from the photon. That phone was great but this one IMO is greater!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
What's the update?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rs2606:
I work for a indirect dealer, and that wouldn't have happened at my store.

You just got unlucky with who was helping you man. I'd recommend returning it demand they remove the line, and get your phone else where. I'd even go as far to ask my manager if I could ship you one haha.

Good luck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
Real talk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tracerit:
wow, you have no spine man...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mlin:
This is the case at some non-corporate stores. I went into a 3rd party retailer the other day to grad one and they referred me to the corporate store across the street in the mall as they were not selling this phone out of contract as of yet, though he mentioned they would be as the number of phones in stock increased and demand went down in the coming weeks.

---------- Post added at 01:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 PM ----------

So, that works out to $795 for the phone? Yikes! (($30 x 24) + $75)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FrameCityJackal:
Sounds like dude wanted his commission. If we sell phones outright we don't get it tagged onto our sales I think. I'm a indirect dealer and I haven't heard or seen anything about this new policy...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] churro7:
shouldve left and gone else where

you were not forced
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FrameCityJackal:
What separates this from the photon I have the chance to get a Epic 2 my friend will be using his upgrade and I'll give him my photon
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Fidelio_o:
Yeah, like a couple of guys here said. You were most likely at an indirect retailer, not corporate. Stop by a corporate store and youll walk out with one no problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rs2606:
Sorry friend, but I work for an indirect dealer, and we have a few corporate stores not far from my location, and I have customers complaining about them ALL THE TIME.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] craigbailey1986:
In all honesty it's opinion based... but to give my side. The photon had a lot of issues out the box. It's a bit bulky but it is gorgeous and reception was damn near flawless. The photon is a great phone but the samsung has it beat by a mile if ya ask me. From instantaneous multitasking, the fluidity of the transitions, bigger and better screen. The camera is phenomenal on the samsung and mediocre on the photon.

But again this is just my opinion and though I would have kept the photon the samsung brought back my love of android from my g1 days!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] LexLuger82:
The title is hilarious, how can a grown man be forced to get something, smh, comedy
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jolleyboy:
This is sad . . . I hope that guy was able to get things figured out and that sales rep got fired or seriously reprimanded.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bromar:
Gotta say that is a load of crap and yes you got swindled. Id report it to the BBB and your AG
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] trojanv:
I kind of had the same situation but i already ordered mine from wirefly, then when i tried to activate it they said i needed to change plans and add my own line. So i chatted with CS and they helped me out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vega:
add your old line to google talk and have it forwarded to your new account. call them and say that you are going on vacation for a couple months an =d say that you want your old line on suspention or reserve forget the term but let them know you are going on vacation and they will have you line to charging only ten dollars a month. if it helps. hook me up with a thanks. peace
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicksonjoe:
I've noticed many motorola phones based on android have this sticky tag sms on their home display. Does anyone know where I can get that feature for my hd2 android? or is the app available?? thanks.