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raremage it was my Christmas gift from my wife. We have had a rough year financially and I haven't bought a thing for myself. I support several charities, my favorite color is blue, and I like mexican food. Would you like to know more about my family and financial situation? The reason it is posted is because I would believe that a lot of people don't just have an extra $530 laying around to pay for something they shouldn't have to because it was defective in the first place. I see your point, but you know NOTHING of me, or my financial situation other than what I posted. You're right though... I could return it, pay the restocking fee, go several days without a phone until I get a new one, buy an older model that's more likely to be outdated, hence making me desire a new phone again in the near future. I bought this phone because I believe it will have a long shelf life and is a good investment. Financially, long term, I believe that's a more responsible thing to do.
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JSchu22 Indeed. I feel like a jerk for not mentioning this now, but they did say it would probably fall off my account in 3-5 business days. It's still an inconvenience and what happens if HTCs random "phone expert" claims it's my fault? I will have to pay for it. I understand, I really do. It goes back to the poor integration by all of the companies though. If this phone was sold through T-mobile, they would AE the phone for me and just "bill my account". I could also take it to a store and argue with someone face to face if they decided to be jerks can claim that I somehow damaged the phone when I know I haven't. I understand the way they're doing things, and why they have them in place, it just seems to be so poorly executed for the common consumer.