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Tilt/Kaiser for Sale...$300 OBO

Up for sale is a gently used AT&T Tilt. I've owned it for around 6 months now and have loved every minute of it...selling because there are many options I still don't use so I am downgrading a little.
Slider is still strong as ever, only a couple of minor blemishes as seen in the pics. (scratch on bottom left of battery cover & silver over camera area worn off a little)
INCLUDES: AT&T Tilt phone, USB Cord, Wall Charger and I am throwing in a fresh 4gb MicroSDHC card...plenty of space for adding songs!
This phone has been security unlocked (Spl 3.56) and the ROM can be set to whatever you choose without issue. Current ROM (PDACornerUltimate v11) includes Manilla2d which is a great, finger-friendly menu slider...also utilizing WM6.1.
Asking $300
Let me know if you have any questions.
-Jeff

First and only bump...if no takers/offers then it is going on eBay.

To be honest, I dont think you are going to get many hits with a price point of $300. You can get a refurb from ATT ( literally like new ) for $99.
Goodluck selling it though

You're right...$99 with a 2yr contract on AT&T's network.
Thank you for the luck.

pyraxiate said:
To be honest, I dont think you are going to get many hits with a price point of $300. You can get a refurb from ATT ( literally like new ) for $99.
Goodluck selling it though
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Are you interested in buying it ? if not what does it matter what he sells it for or wants for it ? I have seen many of these threads , and the OP generally gets what he wants for it, me I prefer that the value stay up on the Tilts..
$300 is not unreasonable

F2504x4 said:
Are you interested in buying it ? if not what does it matter what he sells it for or wants for it ? I have seen many of these threads , and the OP generally gets what he wants for it, me I prefer that the value stay up on the Tilts..
$300 is not unreasonable
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I will sell you mine for $300. I have an 8GB microSD and extra power supply.
;-)
Mark

I just skimmed Ebay, and there are over a dozen with with buy it now prices from $200 to 350 plus shipping some with mem cards other with out.
so his asking price is with the norm..
thanks misfitflt but I already have too many toys as it is...

Thanks, F250, I appreciate it.

Should have updated this earlier...sorry.
Phone sold for $250, dents and all. Not too shabby for ~7 months of using it.
Oh...and hello 16gig iPhone.

Availability of the i9305

Would really like to buy this phone, been looking on the internet but all the usual suspect like carphone warehouse and phones 4 u don't have this handset, so just a simple question.
Where are people buying their handsets from please?
Many thanks.
PS: I'm in the UK.
EDIT: Just noticed that T-mobile are selling it.

I would buy it on expansys or maybe in German shops...it's no big deal because you live in Europe ...and I think on a t-mobile shop they are really expensive
Sent from my GT-I9305 using xda app-developers app

i just picked mine up from t mobile this morning

dladz said:
Would really like to buy this phone, been looking on the internet but all the usual suspect like carphone warehouse and phones 4 u don't have this handset, so just a simple question.
Where are people buying their handsets from please?
Many thanks.
PS: I'm in the UK.
EDIT: Just noticed that T-mobile are selling it.
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Im in Australia you can get it very easy here. Soon the UK will be the same, its an awesome phone get it!! Go to http://www.mobicity.co.uk/samsung.html
And order it right now unlocked
in fact here is the direct link for you http://www.mobicity.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s3-i9305-16gb-uk.html

it works out cheaper to walk into a t mobile store.
cheapest contract is £7 per month (x24) + £350 for phone =£518.00
permanent unlock via ebay £10.95
£528.95 & pick it up today, this is what ive done today
saves £71 & no waiting. HAPPY DAYS

mys3 said:
it works out cheaper to walk into a t mobile store.
cheapest contract is £7 per month (x24) + £350 for phone =£518.00
permanent unlock via ebay £10.95
£528.95 & pick it up today, this is what ive done today
saves £71 & no waiting. HAPPY DAYS
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there you go options all over the place,,,Just dont make any long calls as its $7 per minute
lol JK i dont really know but i would say they will make it up in the call charges..
I love my Non contract, Did you know I have NEVER been in a contract haha. NOT OUNCE. Always prepaid I love to have control over my stuff. If I ever want to recharge I dial the recharge number its automatic select your ammount, comes right out of my debit/savings card.. theres my credit
By the way DLADZ I could not help but notice your signature, That was my favourite rom when I had the GT-I9300.... Lets port it the new king S3 I9305

sorry, thats only if you want the unlocked version in a hurry, can use on any network. my wife is using hers on 02 which doesnt stock it yet.
i got mine free but unlimited everything but costs me £41
im trying to get as many people on this phone, gotta start encouraging the devs to come over to s3 lte bliss!!!!!

mys3 said:
it works out cheaper to walk into a t mobile store.
cheapest contract is £7 per month (x24) + £350 for phone =£518.00
permanent unlock via ebay £10.95
£528.95 & pick it up today, this is what ive done today
saves £71 & no waiting. HAPPY DAYS
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cheaper here http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-lte-4g-titanium-payg

ok OP since you have many locations to buy it from now i think its now time to talk about porting our favourite rom -=FOXHOUND=-

I ordered this phone on eBay here http://www.ebay.com/itm/221134136119?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

MADMAXAKTAU said:
I ordered this phone on eBay here http://www.ebay.com/itm/221134136119?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Heyyyy i remember you Your going to get the I9305 ay Good work!! its better then the Korean, because its a little thinner and lighter and does not have useless DMB antenna. And all accessories from I9300 fit perfectly on the I9305 I still have all my covers and cases from my I9300
But I LOVE the Titanium Grey colour and i have an almunium chrome case very sexy together
Looks like this device is becoming popular quick,, good stuff we need more devs buying this device

btemtd said:
Heyyyy i remember you Your going to get the I9305 ay Good work!! its better then the Korean, because its a little thinner and lighter and does not have useless DMB antenna. And all accessories from I9300 fit perfectly on the I9305 I still have all my covers and cases from my I9300
But I LOVE the Titanium Grey colour and i have an almunium chrome case very sexy together
Looks like this device is becoming popular quick,, good stuff we need more devs buying this device
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Yes buddy I agree with you, I'm selling my Korean SGS 3, think that I9305 much better and comfortable:good:

where can i get this phone if I'm in the US

danthepan124 said:
where can i get this phone if I'm in the US
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shouldnt the question be will it work on US networks? I guess you can use the ebay link on the previous page that is where one user is getting his
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Yes buddy I agree with you, I'm selling my Korean SGS 3, think that I9305 much better and comfortable:good:
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you will not regret it, its a Beautiful device

It works on T-Mobile in USA, but edge only. I can confirm that . Got mine from Negri Electronics

bsd1101 said:
It works on T-Mobile in USA, but edge only. I can confirm that . Got mine from Negri Electronics
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Ok so By edge does that mean 3G Only? Oh well thats ok for you people in the US I guess.
ITs great that many people seem to be getting this device... THe development is growing, all we need is some great ROM devs to purchase this

btemtd said:
Ok so By edge does that mean 3G Only? Oh well thats ok for you people in the US I guess.
ITs great that many people seem to be getting this device... THe development is growing, all we need is some great ROM devs to purchase this
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no edge isn't even 3G . Hopefully they roll out the 1900mhz network here soon. I know it's already done in Vegas. They need to do it soon, because it would help them with Iphones as well. They are losing a bunch of customers because of this.

ohhh man thats rough... yeh hopefully they roll out the 1900mhz.... I want you guys to enjoy this gem too

Holy shiiiyit, quite a response, i'm guessing that this phone is something to shout about then, so i'll be picking mine up as soon as i can raise the capital, going to try and get orange care too as it's easily the best insurance.
I'm only a few months into my contract with a standard S3 so i'll sell this beauty and I also have a One X to go too, so should be near the mark when it comes to buying.
I don't mind about the lock on the phone, i'm pretty sure that Voodoo will release something.
I appreciate all of your responses and will thank you all but i only get 8 a day so i'll start from the top.
Many thanks.

btemtd said:
Heyyyy i remember you Your going to get the I9305 ay Good work!! its better then the Korean, because its a little thinner and lighter and does not have useless DMB antenna. And all accessories from I9300 fit perfectly on the I9305 I still have all my covers and cases from my I9300
But I LOVE the Titanium Grey colour and i have an almunium chrome case very sexy together
Looks like this device is becoming popular quick,, good stuff we need more devs buying this device
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Hello there m8, how hope your well, in all honesty i'll just buy it from T-mobile, unless Orange have something i can get.
If not then it's online i go, can't stand flea bay and would prefer a nice long warranty if possible, might wait until carphone warehouse have it, should be a couple of weeks, beginning of November, i'll ask Raffa if he's getting one, he should as i imagine the porting process should be a breeze.
PS: Did you say it's actually thinner?? That's mental if it's true, have they changed the cooling method or something?

49.99 on T mobile

I think it is on sale for 49.99 on T mobile website now
could that price attract more people to develop for this phone?

Lokulan said:
I think it is on sale for 49.99 on T mobile website now
could that price attract more people to develop for this phone?
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Yes it is. I don't know if this will attract many more people to the device though. That would be nice to have more devlopment.

Best Buy has been Price Matching them for $50. I got 2 there, Firmware was D41510e now D41510c with TowelRoot
Thanks to Ilxaot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770938

I ended up getting one at Best Buy. Thanks for the heads up.
Sent from my LG-D851

...and I paid $150 for mine... :crying:

D1358531 said:
...and I paid $150 for mine... :crying:
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If it makes you feel any better, I bought one for my mother at full price a few months back.
Sent from my LG-D851

Homer J. Fong said:
If it makes you feel any better, I bought one for my mother at full price a few months back.
Sent from my LG-D851
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Same got its for 150 so sad how its cheap now

Got it for 169€.. 49,99 is just awesome for this phone!

Bought it. Have it now. Didn't know you couldn't root e firmware, so kdz flashed back to c, ran towelroot, checked the bootloader unlock just to make sure, about to do recovery. Thanks for the info!

LupineDream said:
Bought it. Have it now. Didn't know you couldn't root e firmware, so kdz flashed back to c, ran towelroot, checked the bootloader unlock just to make sure, about to do recovery. Thanks for the info!
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Same here. This phone is amazing, totally worth $150, but even more awesome for $50.
I just got done flashing back to 10c firmware and I'm trying to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery. Looking for a stock ROM without all the bloat - CM11 sounds awesome but it looks like there are still a few issues (no video recording/playback and camera not taking pretty pictures - though I have to read and see if any of that has been fixed).

Well that was fun.
Just got back from a local Best Buy here in Las Vegas, I called ahead of time to check stock and to verify their "Price Match Guarantee" thing - I could have just ordered it from T-Mobile's website but, why wait a week for it to ship if I can get it tonight, right?
So, on the phone they try and blow me off constantly: the first girl I spoke with said they wouldn't price match, the second said they wouldn't price match if it's not in stock, then I got someone to ask the Manager (who would not speak with me on the phone, oddly enough) and he said they wouldn't honor the Price Match Guarantee on any cellular phone even in spite of that being totally inaccurate. I finished the call by saying "You'll honor it when I get there..." and then promptly ended the call.
Go to the store a half hour later, get the second phone from the shelf - the first one the girl handed me didn't even have a phone in the box, oops... - and then went to Customer Service and asked for the Manager, who came out from the back area and wondered just what I wanted (it was like 5 mins to closing time).
I said I need to price match the LG L90 with T-Mobile's current full retail pricing online at $49.99 and then he basically went into full damage control mode and did like 15 rebuttals to me about why they couldn't/shouldn't/wouldn't match the price: he whipped out his smartphone and started doing research, checked the T-Mobile site but kept hitting the "Add to cart" button before the page even loaded and I kept saying "You have to let the page load first so you can see the actual price."
He just kept at it for nearly 10 mins trying to show me it required activation - I replied "Nope, it's the full retail price at $49.99 and they are offering you the SIM activation kit for another $15 (which is crazy since the L90 comes with a brand new unactivated SIM in the box, I mean really). He kept sticking to his story that it required you to activate it and I kept saying "No, you're wrong there because it's a prepaid device and if it was in stock in the stores I could get it and not deal with any of that and activate it at home when I wanted." He jumped on the "not in stock" thing and I said no, they're out of stock in the local stores here (which they are when I called to ask) but this is an online price for an online retailer and he knew I wasn't going to back down.
I said "Look, there's two outcomes here: 1) you sell me the price matched smartphone and I leave a happy customer and continue doing business with Best Buy in the future, or 2) you don't honor your own policy for the Price Match Guarantee, I leave pissed off, angry, and frustrated, I go home and order it from T-Mobile online for the same price, you lose a customer forever, and then I hand-write (not email) a nice detailed letter to the Vice-President for Customer Relations at Best Buy Corporate about my experience here where I'm 100% in the right and within 48 hours of his Executive Assistant getting the letter I'll get a phone call, an apology, and at least a $50 Best Buy Gift Card for the hassle you ended up causing me tonight."
He didn't like that very much, nor do I think he likes me either but, for a change this customer actually was right.
So I got the phone for the $49.99+tax as I expected when I walked in, proof below...
Tips if you want 'em:
- Best Buy's Price Match Guarantee states that in order for the price match to be available, the actual web page at Best Buy's website must say "PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE" on the page just above the price - the LG L90 does say that so, that's one
- If you read deeper into the Best Buy Price Match Guarantee guidelines there's a disclaimer about contract cell phones - they are excluded from the price match guarantee directly - and I made it clear that I knew this and that this is not a contract phone, it's a prepaid phone - that's two
So the Manager had no actual ground to stand on and was left with no choice but to honor the Price Match Guarantee as written on their website and also on a flyer in their stores (you have to ask to see it, actually, they don't post it for their own silly reasons).
Anyway, just earlier tonight I was looking at craigslist for an L90 believe it or not and decided to check in here for info about any updates, root, bootloader unlocking, etc, and lo and behold I caught this thread so, thank you for sharing the information, OP...
So far I like it overall. Coming from a G2 it's a bit of a letdown of course but, after some tweaking and other playing around I'm sure I'll like it even more.
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I am surprisingly happy with this phone. I thought it would be a big step back from my galaxy s4 but I am pretty happy with it. My s4 had sim card issues.
My biggest complaint is that it is not 4g LTE.

darkmx-6 said:
I am surprisingly happy with this phone. I thought it would be a big step back from my galaxy s4 but I am pretty happy with it. My s4 had sim card issues.
My biggest complaint is that it is not 4g LTE.
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I'm with you. I shelved my G3 for the past couple of weeks.
Sent from my L90

I think the cheaper price point will bring more users, probably not many more people developing. Either way good price for the phone.

I believe the only negative impact would end up falling on LG as opposed to T-Mo as LG has allowed T-Mobile to cripple the device with the 10e firmware update. Be forewarned, if you get it now, it'll have that firmware pre-installed and it's a fuss to get it rolled back to 10c to root and then another pain to be able to access a recovery.

I able to get this phone from my work. (Big retail box chain in US. Guess what? They price match!) I liked around the specs for this and was pleasantly surprised about the performance for the price. I walked out with the phone for under $100 and am happy with this device. Always Always look at competitor pricing and find a place that can give you guarantees. Sorry about that terrible experience @br0adband!
Regardless this is a great phone with great specs at a great price, MSRP or not. I might even learn a thing and try my own mods if it isn't rocket science!

Safe to buy a used LG G4 in reference to major bootloop issue on older models?

I was in the market to replace my parent’s old Galaxy Note 2. So I’ve been searching around for comparable phone that has slight upgrades. My Budget is around $300. Parents need a phone with removable battery and good GPS so I’m limited to the LG G3, G4 and Note 3 and 4. Also wants screen at 5.5 inches or larger. So was concerned to read about this widespread bootloop issue. After reading up on this issue it seems all old models/ will eventually be affected. I usually purchase phones second hand off of eBay or Swappa but in this case It seems I must be very careful as it seems many people are unloading these devices which will eventually fail. Some have sold their devices beforehand because of this and I’m sure as second hand buyers we will inherit/get the issue in time. Also not sure about how warranty works for second hand buyers. I’m with T-Mobile by the way. What do you guys think about buying a G4 right now? Safe bet or stay away? Also if you guys know any comparable devices that meet all the criteria or most let me know. Thanks

I'll throw my two cents in here. I bought an LG G2 about a year ago and loved the LG style of hardware, button placement, and great performance. I had the old upgrade itch rear its ugly head and so I decided the G4 was the phone for me. Generally it wouldn't bother me to buy mint used phones, but I decided in this case I should do some research. I found out about the bootloop issue and decided it wasn't worth the risk (for me). An awesome deal came up on eBay, brand new G4 in box for $348, snapped that up right away, got it yesterday and from my time with it so far I love it. Best phone I've ever owned. Sorry for the long preamble, here's my advice, if you can swing the extra $40 -$50 for a new boxed phone (assuming a deal like that pops up on eBay again) I would say go for it. The extra $50 in my mind is well worth the peace of mind knowing that it has a warranty. I will say that when I was looking at Swappa I saw a lot of like new T-Mobile refurbs for the G4, however I was still a bit hesitant on those because I couldn't find much info on T-Mobile's refurbishment process. You may be more comfortable with T-Mobile refurbs than I was though so something to consider. I hope you find something that will work well!

Thanks for the advice
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I'll throw my two cents in here. I bought an LG G2 about a year ago and loved the LG style of hardware, button placement, and great performance. I had the old upgrade itch rear its ugly head and so I decided the G4 was the phone for me. Generally it wouldn't bother me to buy mint used phones, but I decided in this case I should do some research. I found out about the bootloop issue and decided it wasn't worth the risk (for me). An awesome deal came up on eBay, brand new G4 in box for $348, snapped that up right away, got it yesterday and from my time with it so far I love it. Best phone I've ever owned. Sorry for the long preamble, here's my advice, if you can swing the extra $40 -$50 for a new boxed phone (assuming a deal like that pops up on eBay again) I would say go for it. The extra $50 in my mind is well worth the peace of mind knowing that it has a warranty. I will say that when I was looking at Swappa I saw a lot of like new T-Mobile refurbs for the G4, however I was still a bit hesitant on those because I couldn't find much info on T-Mobile's refurbishment process. You may be more comfortable with T-Mobile refurbs than I was though so something to consider. I hope you find something that will work well!
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Yeah the scary part is it seems people are just unloading the phones and you cant really know which ones will have issues later. If i buy new from ebay will i still be covered by T-Mobiles warranty ? I thought to get that you had to buy the phone direct from them ? I will keep looking around to see if any deals come up.

naruto.ninjakid said:
Yeah the scary part is it seems people are just unloading the phones and you cant really know which ones will have issues later. If i buy new from ebay will i still be covered by T-Mobiles warranty ? I thought to get that you had to buy the phone direct from them ? I will keep looking around to see if any deals come up.
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I don't think you'll be covered by T-Mobile's warranty, but you should be covered by LG's manufacturer warranty (I would think anyway) as long as it's new in box. Also a lot of the new supply is likely to be manufactured after the date when they had issues. The issue dates were from months 05-08 of 2015 (from what I've read in the forums). The phone I got from eBay was manufactured in 09 2015 so it should *fingers crossed* be just fine.

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I don't think you'll be covered by T-Mobile's warranty, but you should be covered by LG's manufacturer warranty (I would think anyway) as long as it's new in box. Also a lot of the new supply is likely to be manufactured after the date when they had issues. The issue dates were from months 05-08 of 2015 (from what I've read in the forums). The phone I got from eBay was manufactured in 09 2015 so it should *fingers crossed* be just fine.
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your right. Before i buy it ill have to ask the seller a lot of questions like when was it manufactured and whats the serial numbers and such. Will look into LG's warranty coverage for eBay. I think on eBay you can also buy squaretrade coverage as well.

naruto.ninjakid said:
I was in the market to replace my parent’s old Galaxy Note 2. So I’ve been searching around for comparable phone that has slight upgrades. My Budget is around $300. Parents need a phone with removable battery and good GPS so I’m limited to the LG G3, G4 and Note 3 and 4. Also wants screen at 5.5 inches or larger. So was concerned to read about this widespread bootloop issue. After reading up on this issue it seems all old models/ will eventually be affected. I usually purchase phones second hand off of eBay or Swappa but in this case It seems I must be very careful as it seems many people are unloading these devices which will eventually fail. Some have sold their devices beforehand because of this and I’m sure as second hand buyers we will inherit/get the issue in time. Also not sure about how warranty works for second hand buyers. I’m with T-Mobile by the way. What do you guys think about buying a G4 right now? Safe bet or stay away? Also if you guys know any comparable devices that meet all the criteria or most let me know. Thanks
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Have had mine since about a week after release last year. Zero problems. Will have it for quite a while longer.

there is a new in box on swappa right now, but the seller says he opened the box to remove the sim. Do phones come with a sim already in place like that?

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there is a new in box on swappa right now, but the seller says he opened the box to remove the sim. Do phones come with a sim already in place like that?
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I'm not aware of any phone that comes with a sim pre-installed.

T-Mobile phones come with an unactivated sim on a punch out card. They are not "installed" in the phone. The Swappa seller is not including this sim in his listing.

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For $300 you can manage to get a brand new G4 right now, beside tell get cheaper now that the G5 been announce.
P.S any G4 manufacture on or after 09/16 as far as i know don't have those issues

Will keep an eye out.
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For $300 you can manage to get a brand new G4 right now, beside tell get cheaper now that the G5 been announce.
P.S any G4 manufacture on or after 09/16 as far as i know don't have those issues
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Hi thanks for the tips. do you have a link for the sale for $300 or do you mean on Swappa. Would rather purchase from a retailer so if you have any sites you purchase from let me know. Thanks

naruto.ninjakid said:
Hi thanks for the tips. do you have a link for the sale for $300 or do you mean on Swappa. Would rather purchase from a retailer so if you have any sites you purchase from let me know. Thanks
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Used prices are roughly 300 used so new would cost 500ish but there have been sales that brought the price down to 400ish. Keep waiting and it'll drop even more.

naruto.ninjakid said:
Hi thanks for the tips. do you have a link for the sale for $300 or do you mean on Swappa. Would rather purchase from a retailer so if you have any sites you purchase from let me know. Thanks
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Used prices are roughly 300 used so new would cost 500ish but there have been sales that brought the price down to 400ish. Keep waiting and it'll drop even more.
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well right now the G4 (H811) is going for $400 (Full Price) and just recently there was a $75 off from $400 but ended already....just wait or if you have $100 more to spare just get it, but i just recommend to wait a bit to see a permanent price cut on the G4 or even the V10.

Got duped LG-V40 Thinq Simlocked/Blacklisted

Hi
As the tittle suggests i got duped with a v40 i bought in Ebay a while back, i was looking for a new phone with good sound quality and came across the v40 with all the Dac's and so forth sound quality is amazing, as much on headphones or connected to the car stereo receiver, so i am quite a noob with smartphones don't really got much into to it, so i just went on Ebay bought this phone, awesome because now i had music at work high fidelity style, but it was simlocked, actually the obvious thing to do was contact the seller and send it back (USA) but i did not because i was still living in a reality that all phones could still be easily unlocked, i was working in Holland at the time and when the corona hit after a few weeks i had to come back to Portugal and with a lot of free time in my hands i started on the quest to unlock the beast but no good, i used a few services to unlock but none can get the code, can not find any software neither and i came across a blacklist check site and there it was :cyclops::cyclops::cyclops: the phone is blacklisted because the owner missed payment and probably that is why they can not get the code, so my obvoius question is there any way i can unlock it? i do use the phone for music, GPS routed thru my old phone for data connection, and go to the web when i am at a place with WiFi but would like to use it as my main phone.
Thank you guys.

No way to get around it that I know of. What was the ebay sellers name? Curious if it's the same seller that sold me one that was brand new factory sealed. I just returned it and got my money back eventually. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the same seller and he tried to resell it. Seemed like a shady character after trying to get a refund.

Sorry to say, but you own a hot phone. It was sold illegally by the original owner who didn't technically fully own it themselves. If you pay off the original debt, that may remove it from the ban list.
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Retarded Timing said:
No way to get around it that I know of. What was the ebay sellers name? Curious if it's the same seller that sold me one that was brand new factory sealed. I just returned it and got my money back eventually. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the same seller and he tried to resell it. Seemed like a shady character after trying to get a refund.
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I made the buy with the account of one of my house mates and so i have no way of knowing,, anyways you did got a refund and that is good to hear

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Sorry to say, but you own a hot phone. It was sold illegally by the original owner who didn't technically fully own it themselves. If you pay off the original debt, that may remove it from the ban list.
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Yes it seems like it, well i see that as a lesson learned, i did contacted At&t in the USA they told me that they can not do anything about it and that i had to speak to the seller, too late for that now, i guess i just keep on using it as a supped up Flac player lol and it is awesome for it, next time i will cash out a bit more and buy from the shop

you can buy a used unlocked motherboard from Aliexpress for around 70USD and swap the motherboards. Thats what I ended up doing.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...earchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_