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Inque

Inque

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No, I've never had to request Regional authorization. I've gone to my manager, said "look, this is clearly a dissatisfied guest, I want to do X" and 9 out of 10 times, I get what I want on their behalf. A lot of it IS YMMV though because you need a rep that A) cares and B) explain the situation w/o resorting to threats. I've done overrides for people who threw their phone in the toilet 2 months after purchasing it but I've also denied that "compassionate" assistance to people who had a similar issue because they were a dick.
 
Vaclav

Vaclav

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Oh, I just said Regional because I thought you stated you were management before - so basically same thing I thought, just you're a grunt and the store management above you MIGHT do it.

Your statement does make it clear it never hurts to ask - but still isn't policy.
 
Abefroman

Abefroman

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Fire phone is ATT exclusive. No longer care.

$199 with 2 year contract and around 700 without. Fail.
 
Vaclav

Vaclav

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Anyone got an in depth review of it? Only stuff I'm hitting with search is summaries on the camera app thing (which is neat, but obviously a "buy at Amazon" encouragement thing as a_skeleton_03 stated) and nothing really in depth about the hardware itself past the basic specs.
 
Falstaff

Falstaff

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Amazon's Phone Against Competition - Business Insider

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a_skeleton_03

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So a slimmed down S5 with a "proprietary" OS based on android that will have all of its apps hacked out of it and put over to regular android base?

Oh and ATT exclusive unlike the S5?

Sure it doesn't talk about the other cameras but is that worth it? Did I miss anything? I am saddened greatly ...
 
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The Ancient_sl

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How is amazon so far behind the ball? All they hoping sales will be generated on the strength of their ecosystem? I wasn't really expecting much from this phone, but this offering is so pathetic it's hard to believe.
 
meStevo

meStevo

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The 3d works really well in person, I'd consider one if it weren't for the ATT thing. Would take some time to get used to all the tilt to peek and other movement-based gestures, so no opinion on that.
 
Abefroman

Abefroman

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So dissapointed in this. No 1080p, no dual-screen with E-ink, super expensive, Fuck exclusive carrier bullshit, no google apps. What's supposed to be the next big thing?
 
Joeboo

Joeboo

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Its basically worthless unless rooted. No Google Play store = ridiculous. Might as well get a Windows phone, if you're going to suffer through limited apps at least have a great piece of hardware.
 
Flipmode

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I watched the amazon presentation on engadget and I'll give their design team props. That's really slick interface.
 
Araxen

Araxen

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Abefroman_sl said:
Fire phone is ATT exclusive. No longer care.

$199 with 2 year contract and around 700 without. Fail.
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They really needed to be $250 or less not on contract to make a splash in the market. What they offered today is in no way compelling. Why would anyone choose their phone over the Iphone or one of the big named Android brands(HTC, Samsung, etc..). I was severely disappointed in the Amazon phone because Amazon has another way to subsidize their phone besides the typical phone contract and that is the Amazon store. It's why they can sell their tablets at rock bottom prices. They can't do this with their phone for some reason? It's a serious misstep by Amazon I believe. The entire AT&T exclusive reeks of them thinking they can be like Apple. They are in for a shock.
 
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