Recent content by InspectorGeneral

I've heard that in the past Samsung has been very picky about the condition of trade-in phones. Their terms and conditions for this promotion say the phone must have "no breaks or cracks or other visible defects that go beyond normal wear and tear." It's a bit tough to see in this picture, but...

It took a lot of calls to find a store that had a silver Note, and they only had one left so I had to race over there. Once I got there the exchange took 5 minutes. The lady who helped me said mine was easy because I purchased it in a store. For phones purchased online, they typically can't be...

I called the 844 number to get a reserved phone shipped out, hoping to avoid the whole hassle of calling stores and driving around looking for one in stock and the right color. No luck. The operator told me I had to do everything in the store. I read to her from T-Mobile's own website about how...

I do have the original receipt, but even if T-Mobile can do the case refund it will probably be a big hassle. I guess I'll go to Best Buy. I was just hoping to cut my errands in half. ;)

I bought the Note 7 at a T-Mobile store and a case for it from Best Buy. T-Mobile says to return accessories for a refund. Does that only apply to accessories bought from T-Mobile? Or can I return the Best Buy case to the T-Mobile store when I bring back the phone?

OK, thanks for the advice. The pictures were just a couple I took specifically to post here as examples of what I was seeing. I was actually on a construction site, so my composition was just trying to find views without huge piles of dirt. I wanted to know if I needed to return the phone...

I know there has been some criticism of the S7's oversharpening of pictures. I've seen some examples of this. But the sharpening artifacts on the pictures I've taken look worse than any others that I've seen. When viewed at 100%, they look like Monet oil paintings. These are just a couple I took...