How and where I buy my BlackBerry devices? I went to
Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more, a global and authorized retailer of BlackBerry devices.
I typed BlackBerry Passport into the search box, then clicked the link, sorted by "New," not "Used" or "Refurbished," and then purchased the one for the best price.
I called BlackBerry Support over the phone prior to purchase, because of my last fiasco, and asked them whether purchasing a brand new Passport through another seller, but on Amazon would be covered under warranty. The answer is yes. See here:
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So I purchased it, and was greeted with the device in my first post. Now, my order was fulfilled by Amazon, meaning the seller's products are at Amazon and the warehouse takes care of the orders when purchased. Looking at the seller's profile, he has resounding positive reviews, and thousands upon thousands of them at that. So, I highly doubt he tried to pull a fast one.
Add on top of that this link that katiepea posted above:
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...l#post11583852 and I am pretty sure BlackBerry is to blame here. Same thing happened before to someone else, and no, I didn't know about that situation.
I think the only thing that doesn't "add up" is the fact that I'm still giving BlackBerry another shot. Fooled me twice already, but if the one I get tomorrow has issues...3 times and I'm out.