yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] yash3339:
Same here. Pre-ordered back when it first came out. Don't think I'd be paying now.
[General Questions and Answers] Robin>Hood:
Yes, better safe then sorry. Rational thinking points in the direction of a scam I guess.
[General Questions and Answers] Harao:
I have paid, and just receaved the payment info,

The status is On-hold, and i've ask for more info by email,

Will keep you updated, hope i didn't lose 270$...
[General Questions and Answers] Robin>Hood:
Well I guess at least that is positive, they at least changed the status ;)

Keep us updated !
[General Questions and Answers] lovestitanic2004:
Techdy Bear Pro Preorder

I sent mail to Techdy and Also ask some question in Bear Pro Add review but they didn't replied:crying:. I told that your website and Facebook page not updated a long time ago, why we provide you our credit card information can;t you give us Paypal Option so that it will be safe and secure rather than loosing $283 including shipping we are happy to pay 10-15$ PayPal charge at least our money will be safe. also i asked when u will revel the upcoming bear specification and handset picture but no answer, guys i think it's a totally scam. these Chinese can do any thing to get your money, their website Alibaba is worst scammed in money catching, same thing i suspicious in techdy, i also preorder the bear-pro but still i didn't paid, very much unsecured for money and credit card information leak. those who paid first confirm the handset in hand with all specification than after we can think about it. remember it's your hard earned money and nobody want to waste it on some noodled people.:)
[General Questions and Answers] Alfanoid:
waiting for mine
[General Questions and Answers] ultrairon:
Tell

Tell us if u actually get it and if u do can u do like a small video review
[General Questions and Answers] sincerelyours:
Check out this site techdybear.com . Unlike techdy.com it is updated. It is surely made by the same people...
[General Questions and Answers] smoovy:
what happen?

did anyone recieve their Bear products? I think techdy is just trolling everyone. I have been waiting for a real review of this. I had originally pre-ordered the bear pro but unsure what has happened. well I hope to hear some good news from guys that have already paid. techdy doesn't use Facebook anymore, or at least their own page. abandoned ship I guess. who knows.....
[General Questions and Answers] Robin>Hood:
Do not be naive ;)

Stop waiting.

Greetings
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] yohanson:
Just phoned uplands, spv m5000 will be available on contract in 10 days. Prices not available yet as still under testing :P
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ianlarner:
I read on another site that it will be available on or before the 1st of November! ... Just a bit longer to wait now hopefully!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
Hi, been using Note 2 for a year. just now I went to try out the Z1 which attract me. I am lost at a feature that is easy to go to in note 2 but I don't know how to go to the task manager in z1. I want to see the ram usage which can clear ram.

the screen image is fantastic btw.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 301stSpartan:
To see overall RAM usage, go to settings, apps, then the running tab. I'm not aware of a kill all feature, but also not aware of why you would want to do that. RAM in Android is meant to be used and Android is very good at managing it on its own. People who think clearing RAM manually will increase performance are misguided. All you're really doing is forcing the system to reload apps into RAM that it wouldn't normally need to do. This takes additional processing power so slows down your phone and eats up battery. The only apps that should be manually killed are those causing problems by running too much in the background. And using kill all to fix this is like dropping a nuke when a sniper is all you need.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
lol great reply with the sniper thing.. but in Samsung when u clear ram. it say it stopped "eg, 42 application" so your ram drop down.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B1nny:
Yes because Samsung tends to load their phones with loads of applications and services. But the free RAM you gain after killing those applications doesn't necessarily make your phone faster. Of course, if it kills an app that is doing crazy things in the background that uses quite a bit of CPU your phone will be come faster, but the fact still remains that more free RAM doesn't make your phone faster.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean473:
Yeah Sony doesn't allow you to kill RAM... If you want to do this,Download ZD Box... Its a task killer and has quite a few more features...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
oh ok Binny

Thanks Sean

btw how do u like the phone? r u all using z1? coz I am buying soon. launching next week in my country.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sean473:
I like it.. Has a few bugs but software updates will fix them!! Overall 8/10... Will be 9.9/10 when fixed :D
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
great!! i get it in 2 days time. launching in 2 days.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Morlock O:
double tap or hold the home button or click recent apps button, clear all the recent apps... this will close all the opened apps...

to see available ram go to settings ->apps->running... you can also close some apps from here...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
thx morlock

just curious what color does most of u get? :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Morlock O:
Z1 Just released today in Singapore... so I might get a black version...

I currently own a Xperia S with Z1 UI :D
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnhalu:
i got the white for myself and the purple for my gf :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
I looked at every blog and cant find a straight answer. So if I am due for a phone upgrade...With Sprint one up plan i can get the note 3 for 0 down "no money upfront" and makes payments each bill cycle? At the end of owning the phone 1 yr i can do get another phone again with 0 down? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] puch0021:
I'm in a similar situation, I want to swap the note 3 after a year or 6 months to get triband lte (I'm in a wimax area).

Currently on a family unlimited plan but wondering if I can do the jump program for a year.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] richmc73:
I am doing the One Up on Friday to go from Note 2 to the Note 3. You have to pay sales tax on the full retail price of the phone up front then you start your monthly payments. After 12 months you can use the One Up again on that line to get another new phone. This way actually saves me money. If the price is $699.99 then I will be paying about $58 on tax and then right at $30 per month. So one year of payments would be $350 then I could start all over again with the Note 4. Since I usually buy a phone at full price when I am in the middle of a 24 month contract, the One Up program is going to end up being cheaper for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bds369:
I called my local store about this. The thing that I think people miss about it is that you cannot upgrade to the next phone (in your case Note 4) until you have completely paid off your Note 3. So a year in you still have to pay another $439, assuming they put retail at $799. Also I am pretty sure that at that time you surrender your old device to them meaning the argument about picking up the difference via a private party sale is out the window too. Then you'll have to put a down payment to get your Note 4 on top of that since the no down payment option is only a limited time deal! For that reason I'm not jumping into the One UP at this time...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] richmc73:
I was told by my local store that it works the way I described. That is the whole point of the One Up program. To allow customers to upgradeevery year. One of the social care people on sprints forums even states " you will be eligible for a new phone after we recieve 12 payments for the phone"

I would go in the store and ask or call a different store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bds369:
Yes you are eligible that is true but you are still due 24 months payments, meaning if you have remaining balance on your phone you have to pay that! If I'm wrong someone show me some official documentation because I can't find it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
That doesn't make sense from what they told you. How is it a one up program if i don't get a device each yr. The limited time yes is for 0 down but you have to be able to get a new device in a yr to call it One Up. Otherwise I would just pay $350 for device up front and get another device in 2 yrs vs paying full price. From what i heard you don't own the device and you are turning it back in, hence the reason you are not paying full price and allowed to upgrade in a yr.

Sprint is really going down hill with the softbank merger. Confusing everyone even their employees.

We have had one statement from Sprint only saying it will be release Oct 4th. No promotion or anything. The one up hasn't been fully vetted and its live and active. This is crazy!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bds369:
Exactly it's like they are trying to copy the auto industry and develop a phone "lease" program. I love the thought of early upgrades (R.I.P. Gold member program) however I was told that you have to pay the remaining payments before you can upgrade to your next phone. Would love for this to be wrong but need someone to find some actual proof from the sprint either way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
That would be the same as current plans...If i wanted to upgrade to a new phone from Note 2 in less then a yr i just pay the early termination. After a yr on contract the termination would be less then $200. So if i paid $300 to get the device and $200 to cancel contract that's only $500. Still $200- $300 shy of original price. As this wouldn't make any sense i am sure One Up has to be cheaper in the fact of getting a new device each yr.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] richmc73:
I just now called customer care and asked them. I explained to the rep (Kelly) what I was planning and asked about the remaining 12 months of payment if I One Uped again in 12 months. Kelly put me on hold while she looked into it and she came back and said that after 12 months of payment I could do the one up again. I asked again to clarify that they remaining 12 months of payments went away and she said yes as long as you turn in the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
Yea that's what i figured. That's the only way this plan could work lol. Im still upset that sprint has not made a bigger effort to explain this. Its like they don't want anyone to know they are doing 0 down. Maybe after 0 down ends they will start advertising.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jesse_piatt@msn.com:
Don't forget the $15 per month discount that you get off your bill for as long as your in the one up program. With that your essentially only paying 15 per month for the phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] puch0021:
Say if you were to upgrade to the Note 4 at year one, do you own the Note 4 at year 2 after completing 24 payments?

If that is true, One up makes a lot of sense because you could then sell the Note 4 that you upgraded to for more cash at year 2 than a Note 3 you would have had to kept for two years with the standard subsidized route.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Rippley05:
Yea, my upgrade isn't until January, they want me to give them my "one" to switch to one up and get the note 3. Eff that. I'll probably just switch to AT&T. They tried to switch me to customer retention but I was on hold a good 15 minutes and I had to go to work :P. I don't mind giving up the note 3 in 12 months while on the new plan, but I'm not giving them a phone I just paid full price for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] musclehead84:
There is alot of confusion on the one up program but you pay 12 months on a phone and then if u want to upgrade again you have to hand tje phone over and start paying on another. That's hiw tje other 12 payments are gone. It's a cool idea that I'm gonna take advantage of. Plus the 15 off the monthly bill is awesome. So it would only be about 15 extra to get the note 3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
I'm in a similar situation. I pre-ordered the Evo LTE, so I can't do a standard upgrade until 1-1-14. Shortly after receiving my pre-ordered black Evo LTE, Sprint announced the white Evo LTE and I bought it at retail. Around May of this year I bought a Note 2 at retail. Even though I'm still in contract, the active device on my line is not what I bought at contract price. After talking with 3 reps at 611 and 2 reps at 2 different local stores, I was getting mixed responses about whether or not I'd have to trade in a phone to start the One Up program. I finally called 611 again and asked a rep then had her verify it with her manager. She told me that I do NOT have to trade in any phone to start the One Up program since my active device wasn't purchased at contract price and because it had been over a year. I had her put notes on my account saying that I do NOT have to trade in a phone to get the Note 3 Friday morning and begin the One Up program! I still have my black Evo LTE and white Evo LTE, so I'm going to take my black LTE with me just to be safe in case they do require me to trade it in. I could sell it on ebay for $150-200, but to me it would be worth paying that to upgrade early during the Note 3 release. Hopefully they'll expect nothing from me except taxes on the Note 3, and I'll be good to go. I can let ya know for sure in just under 8 hours when my local Sprint store opens up. I will be there at 10am when they open to get me a white Note 3!!! Hoping that all goes smoothly!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Note 2 via XDA Premium HD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Rippley05:
I'm either gonna convince them to let me start the program without trading in my "One" or I'm gonna go give At&t a try for a while. I've been on the fence about leaving anyway, I'm ready for 4g. Sprint is not only making me pay 50$ than anyone for the Note, and now they want my phone that I didn't even get from them? Heck no
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
It can be almost any phone. Upgraded to the s3 when it came out for my original upgrade. Switched to note 2 midway through contract. Upgrade I was scheduled for was feb 2014. Activated my old evo and turned that in for the note 3 this morning.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
Be prepared to wait if you're getting the Note 3 on the One Up program! I was the only customer in the store and had to wait 1.5 hours for them to finally get it to go through for me! They even called Sprint and confirmed that everyone is having problems with it this morning. They told me that no over else has got it to work yet, but I was willing to wait all day, lol. Just be patient though, they eventually got it for me!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cherylbaker:
I chose not to do 1up cause you had to switch to the unlimited plan and I am not interested in that . But I got mine from wirefly fur $250 no tax no activation fee so I am happy

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Mr.Muscles:
Well for anyone in Florida be prepared to not have this one up option. I went in the store and the guy didn't realize I was trying to one up. Told me my total was crazy high. But Florida won't offer this Pam till that legal tape is handled.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
I thought this was a good deal until they asked for your old advice up front to start this program. I still gave in after some serious thought. I had the s3 and was thinking about keeping it for a backup device/gym mp3 player but whatever. I don't have $350 to drop on a new phone and my upgrade isn't until January either. This phone is amazing so I'm happy.

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Haha I had to wait also. My store was only 3 miles from my house so I just ran home and thru the stock s3 ROM in it because I had to hand it over (that really sucks) to start the one up program. I'm not far outside of DC where are you from? That's crazy how sprints entire network can fail like that doesn't make sprint look so good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
What, you had to trade in your current device to get started in the One Up program!!!??? I didn't have to give them anything except $49 for taxes on the retail price, that's it!! I was getting mixed answers when calling both local stores and calling 611. Thursday I called 611 and asked again. The rep told me I did NOT have to trade in my current device! I had her verify that with her manager, and then also had her put a note on my account saying that I did NOT have to trade in my current phone!! How long ago did you get your last upgrade, or a better question I guess, when were you eligible for a normal upgrade?

Also, I believe the wait/delay was only for customers buying the Note 3 AND also getting enrolled in the One Up program for the first time. Buying at retail, or paying $350 for a normal upgrade didn't cause any issues or delays. It was just the combination of a new phone and a new plan, both being applied for the first time.

As for location, I'm about 30 minutes west of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The Sprint store in my city isn't a corporate store, so I had to go the opposite way to my neighboring city because that store is corporate. They're both about the same distance, so it didn't matter to me. To do the One Up program, it has to be a corporate store (for anyone who didn't know). Hopefully by this time next year the One Up program will be available through all of Sprint's locations, even my phone. I've been upgrading at least once a year for about 5 years already, so the One Up program will actually be a cheaper route for me! It's crazy they're currently doing 0 down for the One Up program too!!! Also very cool that they discount your bill $15 every month, that takes care of some of your monthly payment for the phone!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 3 via XDA Premium
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
Yep had to give it back. They said if you have had your device for over 20 months then you didn't have to give it back. I just got the s3 March 2013 so I was screwed. They gave me the run around like crazy at one of the stores I went to. She sided with me and told me to go home and get ANY old device and I could use that as the trade in. So I went home got an old Nextel phone and went back to the store. Then the manager told me an auditor just came by the store and stopped that from happening making me give back the device currently on my phone line. Believe me I had a horrible experience yesterday and almost blew up on multiple sprint employees. What pissed me off originally was that no one knew you had to give back my current phone until the note 3 came out. Sprint is the most out of date and "ghetto" wireless network in my book. If I didn't have LTE in my area and Sprint didn't have unlimited data I would of left a loooong time ago.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
You have to give them your device if its still under contract. Thats how you get out of your contract and able to get into the One Up program. Instead of trading my Note 2 i opened up a new line and will put a cheaper device on that line so i can sell my note 2. Also don't know if you are aware, the $15 month want kick in for 60 days.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
Yea the part that would of pissed me off is the manager lying. Don't tell me to go home and get another phone then decide to change your mind and pretend this so called auditor came to the store. You could of actually activated the old device you're speaking of on the line that your s3 is on. When you activate another phone on the same line that clears the ESN for whatever you had on there. Making it eligible for resale.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stanglifemike:
I was still in contract too. I pre-ordered the Evo LTE, which didn't come in until the first of June. I wasn't eligible for a normal upgrade until 1-1-14. I didn't have the Evo LTE on my line, but that didn't matter according to the reps who told me I would have to trade in my phone. I pre-ordered a black Evo LTE, then bought a white Evo LTE when it was released, then bought a white Note 2 a few months ago. I was told I wouldn't have to trade in my Note 2 or white Evo LTE, but would have to trade in my black Evo LTE. I asked if I could put my Evo 3D back in my line and trade it in, but they said I had to trade in the last device purchased at contract price. Like I said though, finally after a lot of talking, they agreed to let me start the One Up program without trading in any of my phones! I couldn't be happier to get my white Note 3 without giving them any of my phones, and only paying $49 for taxes!!

Yea, I heard the $15 One Up discount takes 2 months before it kicks in. That's fine with me though. The fact that they give me ANY discount while on the One Up program is just icing on the cake in my eyes!!

SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 3 via XDA Premium
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
Oh i already thought of that and asked her plus it would of been a pain. Remember anytime you activate a device= $36 activation fee. Also she told me if I was to do that it would restart the 20+ month rule and I still couldn't do the one up program. I asked her that as well. I said So in the last 30 minutes when I went to get the old Nextel some auditor came in and stopped this? I still thought she was lieing until I called a different store and that stores manager confirmed an auditor went around my whole area to stop this from happening. Atleast she was straight up with me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
Activation fee is for activating a new line of service only. You could of activated another phone and traded it in and qualified for 1 up. Typical sprint customer service "far from perfect" .

EDIT: Used phones are not charged. That is due to the fact that the phone has already been activated on the network therefore we do not have to do it again. Evidently upgrade activations occur on sprint network. That sucks all though i never had one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
Well maybe but not at that store. What I told you is what she told me. I was eligible for an upgrade 1/1/14 and did the one up and they told me I will get a $36 activation charge, this isn't correct either?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
Just edited my post. After further reading evidently sprint charges upgrade fee same as activation fee. If i see this $36 show up on my bill i will just call and tell them i wasn't notified. I never had to pay one before. I blame our confusion on Sprint lol The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
Haha I used to also and used to work like a charm. My wife just got her first Smart phone the Kyocera Torque I purchased it from WireFly and told Sprint they never talked about an activation fee and Sprint just kept saying sorry Waiving that fee is no longer an option I guess they cracked that whip on they employees on the phone and stopped. Hell I'll try anyway haha.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
As far as device you need to trade in it can be an old phone. I wasnt about to give up my note 2 so i put my old evo 4g on my account 10 minutes before i went in for the note 3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BigMosley:
This apparently was the case (Atleast in my area) until sprint caught on. I called multiple stores and they all said it has to be the current phone on the account which is getting the upgrade.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] danon.brown:
Correct. I did an esn swap 10 minutes prior to going into sprint. From my note 2 to my old evo 4g.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dallastx:
Exactly..I'm going to sell my Note 2.. Did you call and make sure they wiped the ESN?