Archives for May 4, 2017

Phones as DAPs: LG V20 (LS997, Sprint Locked) for $300

On the “Phones as DAPs” front, for the more adventurous shoppers, eBay Seller “Cellular Stream” (98.2%, Lincolnshire), is offering “New – Other” condition of the Sprint-locked LG V20 smartphone, model LS997, for $300 with free shipping. Limit up to five per buyer.

Cellular-wise, you can only use it on Sprint and any of the Sprint-approved MVNOs (Ting, FreedomPOP, etC). It is LOCKED to Sprint. It comes with a 30-day warranty from the seller, no LG warranty. The LS997 is the Sprint-designated model (see Tech Walls or use your favorite search engine).

Per the listing, you get the phone, the battery, the OEM LG charger, and a USB-C cable. No original box, nothing else included. The listing promises a Clean ESN.

If you are planning to use it strictly as a Wifi-only DAP and Media Player (5.7″ screen and microSD card along with 64GB on-board storage and 4GB RAM), then the cellular part is not as important. However, this being Sprint-locked, it means (other things equal) that if you decide to sell it in the future, it will fetch less than a GSM-unlocked model would.

Also, since you are only getting a 30-day seller warranty, this increases the risk. All of these factors, along with the seller’s feedback score, contribute to this being offered for $300 instead of a lot more.

If any of the above does not make you comfortable, DO NOT BUY!

Panasonic RP-HF300M Closed On-Ears for $22

On the budget side of the things, the closed-back on-ear Panasonic RP-HF300M (available in four different colors with slightly varying prices per color) are on sale as low as $22~ by Amazon actual [CORRECTED LINK] in the black-and-blue color-scheme with a limit of up to three per customer. It looks like a marketplace seller (Focus Camera) may be triggering some kind of a price-match by Amazon’s own price-bots.

Massdrop x Noble X Universal IEMs for $250

If you want Noble without the sticker shock, fully unlocked at the moment at Massdrop are the Noble X Universal IEMs (another one of their exclusives) offered for $250 with free shipping. This offer runs longer than usual (it is good for the next 14 days from today) and will ship late May 2017. As usual, all sales final so keep that in mind. These are universal, not custom, which is why they can be delivered relatively quickly (in terms of MD speed).

[DEAD] Thursday: Amazon Premium Earphones for $6 w/FS

This daily deal expired but returns about once a week or so these days…

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