Do the vibrants now ship with a 2.2 firmware?
or do we still have to update etc.
P.S. I don't need/want your BS comments telling me to flash a ROM.
I just replaced my vibrant due to gps issues about a week ago and it did not come with 2.2.
Gf.just.got.a.replacement phone and.it.came with 2.1 with.ji6
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Just got mine last week and it came with 2.1
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ZachLL88 said:
Gf.just.got.a.replacement phone and.it.came with 2.1 with.ji6
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I've heard that T-Mo is no longer selling the Vibrant 3g. The 4g ships with 2.2. If you get a refurbished phone it will probably come with the stock firmware.
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I've heard that T-Mo is no longer selling the Vibrant 3g. The 4g ships with 2.2. If you get a refurbished phone it will probably come with the stock firmware.
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Absolutely correct.
Vibrants are no longer sold as new. You will only get refurbished units.
aww damn...
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Absolutely correct.
Vibrants are no longer sold as new. You will only get refurbished units.
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Wrong. If you purchase a phone in store it is always brand new. You only get a refurbished device if its a warranty exchange. 3g does not come with 2.2.
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Most stores don't have them anymore. So I suppose if you are lucky and get one that does, yes, it will be new.
close thread, they do come with 2.2 mine just did.
So I just talked to my associate who just got a replacement vibrant the other day and she confirmed as well that her's came with 2.2. And yes, at this point T-Mob stores are receiving small shipments of OG vibrants if at all. Any of the new ones that I have received have had 2.1.
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Um, we're still selling Vibrant (3G) models new in some locations. In fact I know about 32 locations that are and that can still order them. I'm sure there are others.
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Alright, so I bought my Vibrant used on CL. When I got the phone, I noticed the prior owner hadn't registered the phone through Samsung, so I went ahead and registered it in my name.
Question I have is -- If for some reason the phone craps out on me (due to manuf. defect or GPS or whatever), would I be eligible for a warranty replacement? I have done warranty replacements on phones before, but they were all through tmo and since I didn't buy it from tmo I wonder how it would work, if at all. Anyone have any info?
I bought my vibrant on CL too. My phone was soft bricked and i was locked out. I called them and they sent a replacement for free.
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I bought my vibrant on CL too. My phone was soft bricked and i was locked out. I called them and they sent a replacement for free.
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Hey that's awesome!!!! Good for you man. I hope I would be able to get them to be as generous. I noticed my phone was manuf 9/25/10, and my GPS works, but does seem a little weak. I wonder if I *****ed if they'd hook me up.
Or maybe wait until the Vibrant 4G releases, and they might send me that one once all the old Vibrants are gone... *wishful thinking*
Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
Do you have phone insurance?
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Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
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Unless you have insurance and there is a major problem with you phone Tmo isn't going to replace your phone.
Unrooting is easy its basically typing in a few commands to unroot it or you can do it via OCLF
As far as putting the stock rom back in place you can use ODIN
T-Mo is very inconsistent. If you call one time, you can get someone that is Super Rep and will go by the book and make it hard to get a replacement. If you call again, you can end up talking to someone who just sends you a new one no questions asked.
I've had 4 vibrants since july, and have swapped them all at my t-mo store. Theyre not supposed to do that, but they do, sometimes you just gotta ask nicely and look like a victim.
Uh how have you gone thru 4 vibrants....crazy
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Do you have phone insurance?
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Last I heard its $130.00
I had to pay $130 through asurion insurance.
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Yeah. It's definitely $130.
yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
I dropped mine in water, doh :-(
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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We all can do this with any electronics we purchase.
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arturosimons123 said:
Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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nice info.. Now I know how get out of tmobile contract without paying $200.
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Lol
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
then i ended up selling it and coming back to vibrant.
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does tmo not do complimentary upgrades if you have your phone replaced more than say 3 times like some other companies??
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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Kind of my point. Reps not following the multiple exchange policy. At least it was a policy as of a few years ago
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who signed up on their site for news reguarding the S2?
I did and have not had any emails yet, anyone else?
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I did and haven't received a thing from them. Heck, the phone page still says coming soon.
yeah I signed up like right when the page went live, and no I haven't gotten anything from it, not even the announcement of the date, idk what kind of marketing scheme that is?
I did. Nice seeing you over here bdpyo
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Yes, another AT&T joke!
I too signed up once the page was up. I put in 3 emails to make sure I got it. Nothing. Found out through Android Central then Twitter.
I signed up too and nothing... I hope it will be at the stores on Sunday.
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who signed up on their site for news reguarding the S2?
I did and have not had any emails yet, anyone else?
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I signed up as soon as it went live... no info as of yet.
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I signed up too and nothing... I hope it will be at the stores on Sunday.
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There is no doubt these phones will be their on Sunday. 2 shipments have come in on one of the AT&T stores that my friend works at. Sunday is the day. I think AT&T did the same crap with the Infuse nothing till the day before, of the day of the launch.
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I did. Nice seeing you over here bdpyo
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hey buddy!
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There is no doubt these phones will be their on Sunday. 2 shipments have come in on one of the AT&T stores that my friend works at. Sunday is the day. I think AT&T did the same crap with the Infuse nothing till the day before, of the day of the launch.
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i could say that apple made them hush the upcoming phone for iphone 5 or they will go all put for the heavy hitters coming up, who knows with these guys!
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I don't think it matters. Everyone who wanted this phone already knew when it was coming.
I'm sure that on Sunday, I will go to the AT&T store, purchase my GSII, switch my cards over, fire it up, sign in on the phone, and then receive an e-mail from AT&T telling me I should go buy the phone I just picked up.
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I'm sure that on Sunday, I will go to the AT&T store, purchase my GSII, switch my cards over, fire it up, sign in on the phone, and then receive an e-mail from AT&T telling me I should go buy the phone I just picked up.
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Lol, i could see that happening
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I signed up three times and haven't heard back at all! This figures for AT&T we probably all will get contacted a week after it comes out. Public-relations isn't one of AT&T's strong points. Imagine if we all received a notice tonight to come down to the store on Saturday and be first to get the phones, dream dream dream!
Nothing for me either
I just got my email.
They must be watching me.
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I just got my email.
They must be watching me.
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lol. got mine this morning too.
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I'm sure that on Sunday, I will go to the AT&T store, purchase my GSII, switch my cards over, fire it up, sign in on the phone, and then receive an e-mail from AT&T telling me I should go buy the phone I just picked up.
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LOL-that DID happen to me!
Haha! Fail
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This phone is awesome until i make or receive calls. I've tried numerous roms and modems that all result in the same result which is muffled voices that i often can't even understand. Seems that its when im talking to iphone users more than anything but its always there. My inspire was great with phone calls and really never had an issue understanding with any phone I've ever owned. Very frustrating and even happens on headset and Bluetooth devices. Any advice, anyone else experience this?
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Are you using a case?
If so, try it with and without it.
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It very well may be a hardware issue. It happened to me on my last SGH. When I got a new phone, I haven't experienced the issue.
Try getting a replacement with whoever you bought the phone from. I had my phone replaced via hardware warranty and not insurance, so I got it for free.
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It very well may be a hardware issue. It happened to me on my last SGH. When I got a new phone, I haven't experienced the issue.
Try getting a replacement with whoever you bought the phone from. I had my phone replaced via hardware warranty and not insurance, so I got it for free.
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That's probably what I'll try. I bought it over the phone with at&t so I'm sure they will want me to send it in since they aren't selling the sgsII over the counter here in austin (they are pushing the skyrocket). Sucks to be without a phone for a week or so!
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That's probably what I'll try. I bought it over the phone with at&t so I'm sure they will want me to send it in since they aren't selling the sgsII over the counter here in austin (they are pushing the skyrocket). Sucks to be without a phone for a week or so!
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You'll keep your current phone until they mail you the replacement. Then you'll pack your old phone into the box and ship it off. Make sure you've flashed back to stock and removed any trace of root because if you don't you'll lose warranty.
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I had my phone replaced via hardware warranty and not insurance, so I got it for free.
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It should be pretty easy to make a claim on faulty hardware when you do it online and send it in, I haven't had any issues with call quality or anything so I'd guess it's a hardware issue
also I've done this before, except I did it with insurance claim, and I'm pretty sure they sent it with like FedEx overnight shipping too so you wouldn't really be waiting either
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Replacement on the way. Refurbished though which I guess should be fine if it works properly!
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Replacement on the way. Refurbished though which I guess should be fine if it works properly!
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Between my wife and I we got 3 refurbished captivates. They all looked brand new. I think att has them do a really good job of refurbing them.
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Had to get my original Captivate replaced. Wife still uses it, going strong with no problems.
I was told that a refurb may have new or refurbished internal parts, but an all new exterior case, screen, etc.
Right on!
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Had to get my original Captivate replaced. Wife still uses it, going strong with no problems.
I was told that a refurb may have new or refurbished internal parts, but an all new exterior case, screen, etc.
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Your guide back to factory was easy! Thanks for making it that way!
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Please post on this thread how the new phone works. I'm kind of having the same exact problem and considering trading it in.
Have you tried hellraiser yet?
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buzzbox said:
Have you tried hellraiser yet?
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Does a hellraised rom help this sort of thing?
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I would rather have a refund than a phone someone already used and broke. I buy new, I expect new.
refurbs are often times just a new phone that they cannot sell as new because it was opened. No scratches or damages but its still new.
Refurbished phones right now are basically still new phones. Most of the refurbished phones were phones bought brand new and returned within the 30 day free-exchange period. Some people didnt like it and a lot of people returned it for the Skyrocket... so AT&T has to resell the phones as refurbished even though there was nothing wrong with it at all. So now is the time to buy a refurbished phone.
I got my Dad one last week and he got it on Thursday. Its completely brand new. Not a scratch or anything on it. He got it for $9.99 and its perfect.
of all the refurbs I ever received from AT&T, all of them looked new.
I was up to 4 Captivate refurbs last year and they all looked brand new.
Interesting, not having any call issues with my phone.
ideas.............
It's too new for there to be refurbished devices in stock. So new, in fact, that a customer with an online ordered phone who came into our store last week was told that in order to get a warranty-provided phone, they'd have to place a $650 hold on a credit card till they received the defective phone.
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It's too new for there to be refurbished devices in stock. So new, in fact, that a customer with an online ordered phone who came into our store last week was told that in order to get a warranty-provided phone, they'd have to place a $650 hold on a credit card till they received the defective phone.
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that makes sense yes, I remember I saw a refurbished one on ebay but I guess that must have been the int'l one lol. I see you work at att, is there any code, key combination which tells you how long the note has been used for or nah?
None that I'm aware of.
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that makes sense yes, I remember I saw a refurbished one on ebay but I guess that must have been the int'l one lol. I see you work at att, is there any code, key combination which tells you how long the note has been used for or nah?
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Why are you so worried? Is your phone defective or something?
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what are you talking about ? refurb ? it is too new to have refurb!!
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ideas.............
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Pretty sure there's a dial code that can. Tell you total run times ob Thebes the phone.
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Why are you so worried? Is your phone defective or something?
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the phone is alright, I just like knowing "secret" codes phones might have lol