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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RonnieRuff:
Most companies do not take the time and effort to respond to the charge back.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] janjannsen99:
Dude something is up with that phone. This is a genuine note 2 box that is sold at all note 2 tmobile stores. Not that crazy shoebox looking one you got. I think youve been sold a good fake/chinese counterfeit. Or SOMETHING. Plus I bought a galaxy s3 one time from tmobile off contract full price and then the note 2 came out and I decided to return the galaxy s3 like 3 days after I bought it and they refunded me without asking me a SINGLE QUESTION. just 'thanks please give me the s3 sir, heres your 500 dollars, give us the 680 for the note 2 sir, heres your phone. Have a nice day.'

And that was it. No funny business. This sounds weird and I'd raise hell.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] janjannsen99:
This is also true. Most of the time. So I think youre in the good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JesseMT4G:
No offense man, but as soon as I would have seen this box, I would have been asking all kinds of questions. More than likely I would have left that joint.

1st mistake was going to a store stating it was a tmobile store off Craigslist.

Just saying man. I do feel bad for you as that is a nightmare and seems you handled it way better than me, however when it seems to good to be true.... Well you know the old addage there.

Hopefully it all works out and they don't fight you on it. Would also definitely be getting a hold of the better business Bureau.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Yea, you are probably right but it didn't seem that too good to be true. It was still over 600 smackers and the dodgy box etc just seemed like how a refurb model or "bulk buy" or whatever phone would be. Now admittedly I know zippo about the phone business, but here is the outside of the store. I haven't got an inside shot but it looks just like a genuine T-Mobile shop. Nothing but T-Mobile phones and displays and stands and posters etc. It is on one of the major roads in a major city, not down a dodgy back alley.

I somehow doubt that anyone could get away with replicating a T-Mobile store and advertising that they are an authorised dealer and not get their arse sued off by T-Mobile corporate. The guy in the "genuine" T-Mobile store said yea they are legit, we have authorised dealers. I guess I'm a bit too trusting and naive and I certainly learned a lesson but as I say I have no idea how the phone business works.

Well as of right now the refund is still looking good in my account so if it is still there tomorrow it is off to the shop with the phone. I'll let you know how that goes.........
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bipoler:
This story is getting juicy, I smell a movie ^_^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JUSMEJOSE:
Those pictures look like a RMA box
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Galaxysm:
+1 :p. Wanted to say something like that too Lol but didn't want to sound like a di*k or something >.>

Sent from my Nexus 7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ValliJoe:
Same thing happen to me and the wife, she had gotten the titanium one tho after putting her sim she got no signal, long story short tmobile sold us a note2 that had a blocked imei. But her ohone also had a white battery no branding.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deviusdragger:
No note 2 comes with an all white battery. I guess in this case OP needs to file a small claim against the store. Go to a corporate location and see if their district manager can get a hold of who is in charge of those stores, they do not want tmobiles name being tainted like it is in this situation by this store.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Z51:
I have a cellphone store and I can tell you that's a refurbished device. They come in a box that says wireless or cellular phone. It should have a round sticker on the back of the phone somewhere with a date on it. That's when it was refurbished. Check and let me know

Also the battery is a cheap chinese knock off. You got the short end of the stick
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gedster314:
Just curious on blocked phones. If TMobile blocks them for nonpayment are they blocked forever or does TMobile eventually unblock them. Someone was telling me that Sprint unblocks them after 9 months, usually after the debt is sold off to a debt collector company. I'm curious because I just bought one that was blocked for nonpayment for cheap. It works on ATT so that's good for me since ATT has better coverage in my area. So a year down the road, if go to sell it, could it be unblocked. I went into the deal knowing potentially that I could get stuck with this phone so no harm if that's the case.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Guys, thanks again for your advice. There wasn't any sticker or anything to identify it as being a refurb on the phone. I got my money back from Chase and returned the phone to the store. Very belligerent guy. Told me I needed to pay him $70 for a restock fee. I refused as it was a defective phone and I had my money back so the phone was his and I was returning a defective item. He refused to give me any kind of return acknowledgement. Threatened to report me to the police. Said he knew the Sheriff and was going to call him and started doing something with his phone. I had the local police station address and number on a sticky pad and gave it to him saying that's where I was going right away and to use the number on the sticky as it would save him time (I had the address and number prepared as I just knew from my first encounter trying to get a replacement that it probably wouldn't go nice and easy). I left and drove towards the police station, unbelievably, the guy came out after me and followed me in his car, when I got close to the police station he pulled off. I did actually go into the Police station and told the whole story to the desk officer. I knew it was actually a civil thing and not criminal (my brothers are cops somewhere else) but I just wanted to tell the story. The guy was actually scarey. Ranting about how he had my account number and could find me etc....... Have to say that this was the weirdest thing I have experienced. Glad it is all over. As one of the guys above said, probably would make a great customer service film :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] JesseMT4G:
Wait, the dude came after you in his car. Meaning he left his place of work?

That is insane and would definitely be filing a police report on the guy. Better yet, should have just called the police from there.

Hopefully nothing comes of it as he does have your info, but if you filed a report then it will be his behind in trouble.

Amazes me how stupid people can be.

Fancy pants Note ||:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bipoler:
I'm not saying this can't happen...I'm just saying I doubt. Maybe you got sold a refurbished device, the box should have been your red flag in the first place, you get what you pay for. I'm glad you got your money back though! However I think this story has been overly embellished for entertainment purposes I don't believe the car following, etc. If what you profess happened to me the story would be completely different, I'm not buying the theatrics

^_^

---------- Post added at 12:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:08 PM ----------

Don't be so credulous people
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] needabottle:
Actually, I don't give a toss whether you believe what I wrote or whether you believe in Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. Call me a liar if you like. Easy for you to do and also to be full of good advice after the fact. You weren't there. It happened as I described. He left a girl / woman in the shop. I assume it was his sister. They both looked similar. Middle Eastern type complexions. I spoke to her first. She was very pleasant but immediately called the other guy who had gone out to get lunch. I left the return time to near noon hoping that there would be other people in the store which would limit any kind of aggressive behaviour. I should have just left the phone and walked but I wanted a return receipt.

I'm sure you would have done things differently, like never having bought the phone in the first place and I would absolutely agree with you. 20:20 hindsight and excathedra pontification is wonderful after the event, but sometimes we all do things that looking back were probably not correct.

Anyway. It's done and over. Thanks for your sage advice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] OoTLink:
I think that's a real T-889. just with a generic battery and a replacement (non-tmobile specific) backplate. Then again, neither of those things should have any impact whatsoever on the functionality of the phone.

That makes me wonder if the 'refurb' was them doing some work on it themselves. Sounds like a broken antenna.

Anyway, glad it all worked out for you :) And you should've filed a police report for him making threats to come find you - a restraining order perhaps. That's screwed up!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tony yayo:
Yeah this sounds like a refurb phone hence the aftermarket battery and back door cover since refurbs don't usually come with either of them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] abrcrmdl23:
I used to work for sprint at a corporate store and we used to get so many complaints about the ****ty 3rd party stores we had. They had all sort of no return policys and stuff and I have seen them sell refurbished phones and other stuff so I totally feel for you. The lesson is never go to a 3rd party store for any wireless company, they are terrible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KillaHurtz:
As resident know it all :P

I gather that it is a N7105 as the OP stated he did see the LTE signal briefly. It is possible to flash a TMO ROM to a N7105. The back cover shown is an international version. The box is BS. Store was a shotty repair/retail store who got a smashed unit and slapped the sticker into the N7105. I'm willing to bet the IMEI in the actual OS matched neither the one on the box or the sticker in the battery bay.

If anyone ever runs into something similar.......Call tmo, and tell them the issue (shotty service, signal cutting out), and if you have the PHP they will replace it for $5. T-Mobile has even replaced an AT&T Note for me less than 2 weeks ago, trust me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] janjannsen99:
That's a good scam ro run there buddy. Buy bootlegs from china put it back in the box with all the other stuff and return it get a real one in return sell and repeat

Thats genius

Bootlegs from china can be bought in bulk for under 100 bucks that's a 400 payday for each one you sell on ebay/craigslist.

New second job boys wooooo hoooo thanks I need the moneyzzzzz yeee haw.

Joke. But seriously. That can be done. When I returned my sgs3 they didn't even so much as look at the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] moabizzi:
Yeah man, i feel ya.

Doing scams is easy, no problems

Being an honorable man, thats the hard part
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] janjannsen99:
I said joke. By the way
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] moabizzi:
Haha yeah man, i know. I knew a few guys doing it thou when i was in undergrad. They made a truck load of money flipping the htc touch pro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindflow41510:
Liar

This is obviously a liar who had a boot leg phone and switched the sticker with the note he just got. Hello he post this so he can believe his own lie and make a profit.
[One (M7) Accessories] SirSleep:
Guys, I just wanted to let you know about a coupon code I found for their cases. 35% OFF with free shipping :)

otterbox.com/HTC-One-Commuter-Series-case/htc4-one,default,pd.html?start=3&q=htc%20one

COUPON CODE: KLATENCOREMPLY2013

__________

I bought the Glacier Commuter case personally. Hopefully it ships quickly!
[One (M7) Accessories] Riyal:
Too late -.- mine is already coming...
[One (M7) Accessories] LostMyMarbles:
and vinhave

Thank you for this! 32 dollars for the defender i'll take it!
[One (M7) Accessories] SirSleep:
No problem! I am not sure how much longer the coupon lasts but I'm glad I found it.

That's a bummer :(

Also, I ordered the Poetic Atmosphere (clear) case for the One as well, can anyone vouch for the quality/looks of it?
[One (M7) Accessories] ant78:
$31 to ship to the UK :(
[One (M7) Accessories] Riyal:
Poetic is the best case for HTC One today if you want to brag that stunning body of the one :p But I'm one of those who doesn't care how HTC One looks and just bought it because of the inner parts and software so I really don't mind covering it with a otterbox case :D

Lucky you I paid $39 to ship it on our country.
[One (M7) Accessories] cachookaman:
although it probably protects the phone very well, it looks a little too bulky for me

[YOUTUBE]qZsndPWTMbY[/YOUTUBE]

i think im gonna get the cruzerlite tpu case instead
[One (M7) Accessories] KL45SiiK:
Thanks for the code I just ordered the commuter case. :)
[One (M7) Accessories] Kornsaq:
Boo, I ordered my defender Saturday. Ohwell, thanks sharing the coupon though. :)
[One (M7) Accessories] technicjunkie:
Thanks!

Thanks! Saved some serious money!
[One (M7) Accessories] Rioplatense:
Thanks for the code, its nice to get a deal after buying the phone for ATT's "discounted" price. I'm only kidding, the last phone I got soon after its release was the Tilt II, think I paid $200 too. After that I've mostly gotten refurbs being in school and all. But now I'm done I can work a little OT and not have to go back to eating ramen for 6 months.
[One (M7) Accessories] adamiscool:
25 bucks after discount, when otherwise would have probably been more like 40. Great share, thanks!

Sent from my LG-P999
[One (M7) Accessories] SirSigma:
I got a Defender for around 32 dollars thanks to that code.

Thank you very much!
[One (M7) Accessories] Philosophy757:
I appreciate it
[One (M7) Accessories] Toaster Strudels:
You're the best. I love you!
[One (M7) Accessories] Luca_Blight:
Thxs so much just ordered the defender series. Hopefully ill have it when I get my phone so excited lol.
[One (M7) Accessories] cachookaman:
i ordered on thursday and it arrived today. pretty quick shipping especially since my tracking number said it wouldnt be delivered until monday. now the wait for my actual phone to arrive continues. :crying:
[One (M7) Accessories] SirSleep:
Received the Glacier Commutter case in the mail! Sucks not having the phone yet, but it looks a bit less bulky than I originally thought.
[One (M7) Accessories] adamiscool:
Got the punked, but I'm thinking it might be too flashy for my taste. Definitely feel it isn't going to add much bulk and is very lightweight.

Sent from my LG-P999
[One (M7) Accessories] robstunner:
Did u get it already? Just ordered mine with that coupon and got the same color. Take pics if you have it in hand already!
[One (M7) Accessories] MSGaldenzi:
Ordered a black defender. I am not normally a fan of otterbox cases due to their bulk, but I do travel alot and with 35% off, its really hard to argue with that price. I did order a thinner case (NILLKIN) for day to day, but when I know I will be at more of a drop risk or traveling, defender all the way. Thanks for the coupon! :good:
[One (M7) Accessories] youkosnake:
I don't even know you and I love you.
[One (M7) Accessories] junpei1337:
You are the man. Thank you
[One (M7) Accessories] adamiscool:
To the guy asking about punked color. It's like highlighter green, and navy blue for the internal rubber bit.

Sent from my LG-P999
[One (M7) Accessories] RCDheliracer:
Got my Steel Blue Commuter in yesterday. I'm a little disappointed with the color in person but I'll live. Might try out a can of Krylon if I get brave. Here are some pics. Let me know if you guys want any more. The phone that's in one of the pics for size comparison is my One X. I'll have some pics up with the phone as soon as I get a hold of it. Looking like it might arrive tomorrow :D
[One (M7) Accessories] riggsandroid:
code is still active.

thanks OP!
[One (M7) Accessories] Nbonne:
Thanks a ton. Between the Newegg deal and this, XDA's users have saved me over $80.
[One (M7) Accessories] youkosnake:
Code can be used on anything for as many orders as you like. Just ordered two defenders for Galaxy S3 and HTC One respectively and paid a little over 60$ total.
[One (M7) Accessories] stevedebi:
Bought a defender. Thanks for the coupon!
[One (M7) Accessories] erikivy:
Commuter en route! Thanks OP.

:good::highfive:
[One (M7) Accessories] robstunner:
Got any better pictures? That looks nothing like their photos lol.
[One (M7) Accessories] Toaster Strudels:
Here you go :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxtJXQ2sYAc

[YOUTUBE]hxtJXQ2sYAc[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) Accessories] SirSigma:
My Defender got here today. 2 days before my One is scheduled to arrive.

Just because I'm paranoid about dust and debris, I'm leaving it in the box until it arrives.
[One (M7) Accessories] robstunner:
Thanks! Musta been the flash in your photos.

Ya. I used free FedEx smart post and its taking 7 days to show up :-\
[One (M7) Accessories] lukyjay:
Coupon code "KLATENCOREMPLY2013" can currently not be added to your cart.
[One (M7) Accessories] stevedebi:
It may be that it has run out, or it may only work for domestic orders. Sorry...
[One (M7) Accessories] ntrinsik:
Not working for domestic either.
[One (M7) Accessories] erikivy:
It worked for me yesterday morning, but I placed my order over the phone because their site was kicking out my credit card for some reason. You could try it over the phone just for the heck of it.
[One (M7) Accessories] adamiscool:
Hahahaha it's the crappy camera on my (soon to be) old phone. Leaving the G2x community and finding myself a new home...you can (partly) see why. That phone never had good quality images, even though it advertised 8mp.
[One (M7) Accessories] Rixsta:
Ive ordered the SGP Ultra thin crystal clear case. Comes with screen protector too, ive always loved their products. Plus it still shows off the beautiful phone design.
[One (M7) Accessories] clninja:
As you can see with the htc one and a 4mp camera... megapixels are not what make a camera good
[One (M7) Accessories] adamiscool:
Indeed sir, it is true. Capturing light seems to be most important. This does an excellent job in low light with no flash

Sent from my HTC One (M7)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaiKroll:
I don't have the skill (or the patience) to develop anything, even something as simple as this. Looking for someone who is willing to help me develop a set of video game live wallpapers (similar to the Mario Live Wallpaper with AI). Possibly with the ability upload ones own sprites. Characters I want in specific where Megaman, Tails, Sonic & Roxas. The characters would be running on a platformer and sometimes attacking enemies (each character in a different way).

If your interested (I can pay) please give me a shout at jameekkroll@g male.com (You should know what it really is, google mail, trying to avoid bots here lol.) Obviously I can't pay a lot (a lot being thousands) I was thinking around $50-60 (more depending on how good the app ends up being) contact me for more info, thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ButtSwag:
Hey guys,

I have a rooted HTC DHD and I've noticed that using ES File explorer with root permissions, I can delete preinstalled apps in system/apps.

I tested this by delting the flashllight app (by HTC) on my phone, and sure enough it is gone! (dw, I made a backup :P)

So I have a question about this

Does deleting the apk in system/app (what I did) fully uninstall the app? Because next month I recieve my new device from Vodafone, and they always have crappy bloatware that I don't want. So if I root my device, can I uninstall those preinstalled apps using the above method?

Thanks for any help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sak-venom1997:
Yup it will work like a charm but for advanced features like freezing apps give titanium backup a look

Hit Thanx Button if i helped you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ButtSwag:
Okay cool! What does freezing an app do?

EDIT: I googled what freezing is, so don't worry about telling me :P
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skinneejay:
Does anyone know if it's possible to change our stock Samsung dialer to

the stock jelly bean dialer? Can't stand the Samsung dialer.

Thanks.

Sent from my Sprint Note 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skinneejay:
Anyone?

Sent from my Sprint Note 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cbucz24:
What dialer are you looking for?

The dialer "stuff" is located in the SecContacts.apk

There are bunches of images to play with. .some are standard png and some are 9s..

-Team Nocturnal

-Galaxy Note II Lab Rats Edition
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruvelojr:
I pushed contacts and dialer from nowiz aosp rom

just go to system apps find contacts and dialer rename the end to.bak and push the dialer and contacts from that rom.its the only way I know.that worked for me on touchwiz rom.after u set permissions you must clear the cach or memory from touchwiz n contacts
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruvelojr:
a few pics

im on tmobile running novella rom with aosp theme.dialer and contacts pushed from nowiz aosp mod from verizon.I dl the rom to get those 2 apps.you can see o. the pic I pulled up the multiwindow side and look at the dialer/contacts its not themed its actual oasp versions.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skinneejay:
I'm looking for the stock jelly bean dialer and people / contact apps.

Sent from my Sprint Note 2.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruvelojr:
What do u think the pic's I just posted are.its stock aosp people app and the dialer is stock aosp but its modded to work on touchwiz. I tried aosp and contacts dialer wont worl.you can theme is or download that nowiz rom and extract those 2 files.only works on 4.1.2 though. I can switch dpi on my phone and no glitches pop up like small dialer
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nextelfixer:
Try Swype Dialer. It looks just like the AOSP dialer.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5tYi5zd2lwZWRpYWwiXQ..

there is a free version and a pro version that has a lot of customization options in it. I am using it and have been very happy.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skinneejay:
I was responding to someone's post before yours. I know what the stock dialer looks like. Lol

Sent from my Sprint Note 2.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allyrocky:
Hi All,

I'm looking for something like this in the below link for nexus 4

http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/610697/Ativa-Mobil-IT-Wristlet-Case-For/

The strap is necessary. Please anyone let me know you know any good such cases

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allyrocky:
Bump.. Please help
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MovieMan:
To unlock the phone from ATT i used special edition rom from this site. Now when i try to upgrade to PPC 2003 it tells me that it's wrong device.

My phone is PW10B1 but since rom upgrade it recognized as A. Please tell me what can i do to keep my phone unlocked and be able to run PPC2003 from ATT
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] Volvospeed:
Use a SD writer and write the old rom back to your CD card and boot from it.
[HTC First] sgt. slaughter:
While everyone is waiting for their phones, I thought I would start a thread where we could just talk without worrying about going off-topic. If you want to talk about how other phones compare to the HTC First, rant about rotten fruit and the vegetables that use them, etc, than this is the place.

Just please remember that all of the forum rules still apply here though. ;)
[HTC First] mikef:
welcome to XDA

Hi everybody, I am one of the mods on the team, welcome to the forums. If you post a question thread here in the General forum and notice it is missing, please check the One Q&A forum and you might just find it there. :D

If you posted a placeholder thread simply to gain thanks for doing nothing, you might have to keep looking...

Thank you,

mf2112

XDA Moderator