Just got a replacement... - HTC Amaze 4G

And i am extremely happy.. Im telling you if you have any hardware issues at ALLLLL replace asap. its free so why not! Like my screen was all messed up in games n stuff, that problem is gone, my colors on my screen are more vibrant!!!!! Like idk, prob got a diff screen manufacturer but everything (vids games n pics) does not look washed out at allll anymore. I love my phone! Hmmm what else...battery cover seems tighter fit and thats about it. Just thought you guys should know that if your screen looks faded (netflix is a perfect example to tell when you launch it the red is supposed to look reallllllly red-not faded red) you should def replace akghsakl

Does your device still creak when you apply pressure to it? This alone makes me want to replace my Amaze because it is really annoying when typing anything

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Does your device still creak when you apply pressure to it? This alone makes me want to replace my Amaze because it is really annoying when typing anything
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this can happen when you constantly pull the cover when flashing. It its plastic, and will wear.
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wait so are you saying that the amaze has a good display now? like how the mt4g and the sensation had two different displays? where when you view from the side angles the blacks stay black? please confirm!

And what in the world do you mean by free? I had hardware issues the first week and tmobile told me that because it wasn't broken they wouldn't replace it.

@branso yes that problems been fixed, my amaze fits very tight right now.
@teo yes the amaze has 2 displays, I can view from all angles and the colors are way better and do not fade while turning the screen
@Craig its free bro under one year warranty that comes with every phone. They have to replace it. Call again say that your screen flickers a lot or something n that you want a replacement but UNROOT!

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And what in the world do you mean by free? I had hardware issues the first week and tmobile told me that because it wasn't broken they wouldn't replace it.
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if you broke the screen they wont replace it, if you dropped it in water they wont replace it, etc. if it is a defect issue NOT cause by youthey will replace it for free! ive done it on my hd7 and almost on my mytouch 4g. Im on prepaid. you might have to make it seem like the problem is worse than it really is and tell them it isnt usable.
Also, I think this is funny and messed up at the same time. they have been using different screen since the desire, incredible, etc. making AMOLED and some SLCD then stop making AMOLED then producing 2 different kinds of SLCD for phones is freaking retarded. they should stick to Sony or something. my sensation had a amazing screen, didnt bother checking which one it was though. my mytouch 4g had a horrible washed out screen and decided not to bother replacing it and just get the HD7 and my HD7 had dead pixels and the digitizer was messed up just like on my sensation. Hopefully when i get an Amaze it wont have any of these issues. It seems there is always a issue with HTCs screens, i wonder if they ever browsed through XDA before lol.. they should glue their digitizer PROPERLY to the LCD so no dust gets through, or screen bleed, etc. or just go with LED since they are mostly stuck to the digitizer. my brother incredible has an amazing screen with no issues, its an AMOLED.

Well I have a problem with games being unplayable because the touch screen keeps freaking out when I start playing. Was that the problem you had and by returning it your got it fixed?

craigtut said:
Well I have a problem with games being unplayable because the touch screen keeps freaking out when I start playing. Was that the problem you had and by returning it your got it fixed?
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Yes sir they would replace it for that too. My vibration stopped working aswell

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@branso yes that problems been fixed, my amaze fits very tight right now.
@teo yes the amaze has 2 displays, I can view from all angles and the colors are way better and do not fade while turning the screen
@Craig its free bro under one year warranty that comes with every phone. They have to replace it. Call again say that your screen flickers a lot or something n that you want a replacement but UNROOT!
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Can you run dmesg on Terminal Emulator and confirm what screen you have?

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Can you run dmesg on Terminal Emulator and confirm what screen you have?
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AUO here, not liking the video quality in Netflix and the text blurring when scrolling. would be curious if the Amaze is built with anything but the AUO, would like the Sharp screen as they tend to have better quality at the expense of viewing angle.

Ya but the question is, will they replace it if u have unlocked your bootloader...
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Ya but the question is, will they replace it if u have unlocked your bootloader...
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no, they will not. it voids the warrenty. you will have to relock it and unroot it, in other words restore it completely stock. also, never mention you have had it rooted. they wil not replace it, with my experiances that is.

hmmmmm interesting... there might be a problem with my phone rather soon... lol

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no, they will not. it voids the warrenty. you will have to relock it and unroot it, in other words restore it completely stock. also, never mention you have had it rooted. they wil not replace it, with my experiances that is.
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Wll in that case then even if u relock it ur still screwed because it go into the bootloader it says "re-locked" . I was just curious if anyone had tried because i thought htc had stated that it "may" void your warranty. But even then we all know that means its voided haha
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Thanks for the advice!

Ill let you guys know if its voided or not within a couple of days, i sent my amaze in today so yea. i doubt it either way theyd factory reset it. you think they really care -__- lmao. they wont even think of that unless it LOOKS rooted

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Ill let you guys know if its voided or not within a couple of days, i sent my amaze in today so yea. i doubt it either way theyd factory reset it. you think they really care -__- lmao. they wont even think of that unless it LOOKS rooted
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Ill let you guys know if its voided or not within a couple of days, i sent my amaze in today so yea. i doubt it either way theyd factory reset it. you think they really care -__- lmao. they wont even think of that unless it LOOKS rooted
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Well they may look for it, if they've been told to. And they have this whole "unlocking ur bootloader and possibly voiding ur warranty" set up for a reason, and the only 1 i can think of is to get more money from us for repairs by making themselves no longer liable to honoring a warranty. But i am definately anxious to see wat happens, please let us know...
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Wll in that case then even if u relock it ur still screwed because it go into the bootloader it says "re-locked" . I was just curious if anyone had tried because i thought htc had stated that it "may" void your warranty. But even then we all know that means its voided haha
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it wasnt like that on the atrix.. the whole thing disapeared on it, maybe there is a way to make it go away.

Related

This is ridiculous.

I've been getting random reboots.
3 times since I got it. Since yesterday this thing has been freezing and locking up and just frustrating the crap out of me.
I haven't taken any ota cause I want root.
Thanks for any input.
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Take the OTA
Root was achieved on a device that already had the ota. I took it and my phone works great.
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the reccomendation, however, is to not take any further OTAs. I personally am not taking any... because I don't know if the new hboot prevents a downrev to the eng hboot.
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the reccomendation, however, is to not take any further OTAs. I personally am not taking any... because I don't know if the new hboot prevents a downrev to the eng hboot.
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Yeah I would wait until s-off. Root will be here soon try a factory reset
Can s-off come out and play? You run but you can't hide
I'd rather be guaranteed root than an ota. I'd try a hard reset first.
Damn. Too late. But I got the ota that made the phone disappear from the lock screen so I think I'm safe. I wont take anymore.
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The ota has nothing to do with the freezing. I had the ota and the same thing kept happening to me. I took My phone back and got a new one. This time I didn't take the ota and I don't have any issues. I think some of the phones are just buggy. If you have a 3vo then you have one out of the first batch. HTC makes great phones, but they don't always get it right. Remember how buggy the TP and the TP2 were.
I got one of the phones with no dead pixels and stuff. I don't wanna risk taking it back and getting one even worse.
After the ota things feel much better. Let's see if the same thing happens. If it does, any ideas what to do? Wait for root and put a better rom? Or get it replaced?
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well.. FML cuz i am going on my 4th evo shortly LOL..
1st. lockups... returned store.
2nd. lockups.. + OTA.. store called me a liar.. called telesales. easy retunrn.
3rd.. while still in 2nd phone posession, 3rd phone wont charge. lol. red green blinking.
4th.. waiting to be delivered.
also, what i have noticed.. ever since my 1st phone, the quality of each SLCD has been subpar to the first one. the whites are warm and the image is not as sharp.
I walked in a local sprint store and they had 2 on display.. one was sharp like my original one and the other was warm and not as sharp..
WTF is up with quality control HTC?????
I'm hoping I don't end up like you LOL.
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I'm hoping I don't end up like you LOL.
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Took my phone back with one problem, got home with 2 extra problems that I didn't have on the first one LOL. FML
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DataDork said:
well.. FML cuz i am going on my 4th evo shortly LOL..
1st. lockups... returned store.
2nd. lockups.. + OTA.. store called me a liar.. called telesales. easy retunrn.
3rd.. while still in 2nd phone posession, 3rd phone wont charge. lol. red green blinking.
4th.. waiting to be delivered.
also, what i have noticed.. ever since my 1st phone, the quality of each SLCD has been subpar to the first one. the whites are warm and the image is not as sharp.
I walked in a local sprint store and they had 2 on display.. one was sharp like my original one and the other was warm and not as sharp..
WTF is up with quality control HTC?????
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So I guess the person I spoke to is full of ****. I called Sprint yesterday to get a replacement and I was told once you replace the phone during the first 30 days, you cannot get another replacement. I see he is a liar since you already got 3.
It's not YOUR fault if the phone came defective.
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this 4th phone better be pristine..
1) no locks
2) is able to charge
3) sharp. clear white colors
or else, im calling sprint again and will order as many damn evo3ds before my 30 day is up .. i shouldnt have to go through so many to be happy like i was for the first 24 hours of my first 3d.
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so i guess the person i spoke to is full of ****. I called sprint yesterday to get a replacement and i was told once you replace the phone during the first 30 days, you cannot get another replacement. I see he is a liar since you already got 3.
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honestly, eff the store reps.. They are rude, dont care and wont return it more than once.
now with that being said, i told the store rep who would not return my phone to get customer service on the line.
10 min later, my new evo was on the way.. little did i know it was another defective evo..
this monring, i called and said, HI. im on my 3rd defective evo.. HELP! .. the lady was very nice and understanding. she got me another one.
the stores suck!!!!!!!!!!! the telesales and tech support are amazing!
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honestly, eff the store reps.. They are rude, dont care and wont return it more than once.
now with that being said, i told the store rep who would not return my phone to get customer service on the line.
10 min later, my new evo was on the way.. little did i know it was another defective evo..
this monring, i called and said, HI. im on my 3rd defective evo.. HELP! .. the lady was very nice and understanding. she got me another one.
the stores suck!!!!!!!!!!! the telesales and tech support are amazing!
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It was Sprint customer service that I spoke to. Took me 3 different people to finally send me a replacement. The first two were telling me I needed to go into a Sprint store to have the moron tech in the back "look" at it. I know the phone is having problems, I dont need this guy to tell me that. What also pissed me off was my friend telling me he was on the phone with them for 10 minutes and had a new phone on the way. I kept getting the run and around and wanted to choke someone. Customer service is definitely good, but they have a few morons here and there.
My phone suffers from the not sleeping issue, so I asked customer support about replacing it. I asked what would happen if the replacement I got also ended up being defective, and they told me that I could get it replaced again.
I'm just scared of getting one that's worse than what I have. The sleep issue is the only big problem. My screen is also slightly rotated and is a little warmer in colors, but those aren't tooooo major. No dead pixels or anything. I just hope my replacement has no issues at all. I can deal with the warmer colors on the screen, but that's as far as I'd want it to go.
Now after two hard resets my phone is stuck in 3D mode. After wiping ENTIRE phone twice my camera won't work LOL. Weird thing is, soon as I hit camera there's just a black screen, then I switch over to 3D it puts my ENTIRE rom in 3D. I'm not joking. The homescreen and everything is doubled and fuzzy like the 3D is stuck. Im so disappointed with this phone I don't what to say......screw the 3rd phone man I don't even want a third one. P.S I'm typing this on the new 3D feature the xda app has that I wasn't aware of :rolls eyes:
Pissed.......
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That sucks man..shame since once you get a good one its a pretty amazing phone.. I love it more and more every day ..but US early adopters usually get the ****ty ones
I'm lucky. No problems yet.

Version 02 - Display is crooked

It seems that HTC has done it again... I know the possibility for defects are possible when mass producing anything, but my new EVO 3D display is crooked. Though it may be slight, once it is noticed you can't stop seeing it every time you use the phone. Went to Sprint corp store and with much hesitation from the manager, I was able to get them to exchange the phone. The only bad thing is, my new phone also has a slight lean to it (though better than the previous.) Really disappointed with HTC
Yup didnt notice it for weeks then one day i noticed it and i was like wow!
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Dang. I was just hoping it was me...
I think I got it to but its very slight scared to return and be even more messed up Idk what's wrong with the people who make the screen for the EVO
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Didnt notice it till yesterday!!! Fuuuudge
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I noticed the same thing on mine although I dint notice to I carefully looked
Maybe it was designed like that for better viewing 3d angles
Is the version 3 the same thing?
Dunno what u guys are talkin about mine is 02 hardware no crooked ness to it.
What do you mean the display is crooked? pic?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139284&highlight=tilted+screen
Theres pics somewhere in that thread
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139284&highlight=tilted+screen
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ninja984 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139284&highlight=tilted+screen
Theres pics somewhere in that thread
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Those pics illustrate it perfectly...I had no idea wtf everyone was talking about.
Well, I'm happy to say that I'm on my 2nd E3D and I've got yet another perfect unit. Thank god.
no tilt here
Mine is slightly crooked. I took it to best buy for the exchange and the replacement had a less crooked screen and a dead pixel. I kpt my original phone and don't even notice it Amy mote.
tapa tapa tapa
daneurysm said:
Those pics illustrate it perfectly...I had no idea wtf everyone was talking about.
Well, I'm happy to say that I'm on my 2nd E3D and I've got yet another perfect unit. Thank god.
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You bought another one? What brought you back?
tapa tapa tapa
Damn it...thanks to the picture I notice it now.
Not like its a huge deal...I notice it but I can't get my brother to see it.
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You bought another one? What brought you back?
tapa tapa tapa
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The fact that the NS4G (despite having an equal-or-better meter) dropped and bounced even more calls....which sucks, cuz that screen and camera are awesome...even though it feels cheap. It was fast...mega fast for a 1single core...roms a plenty...AOSP to the core...everything I wanted except a god damned signal.
It's nice to have a weighty phone in my pocket again...reminds me that I have a phone in my pocket at all times, lol.
It's good to be back. Lessons learned, etc etc etc. Plus that puts me that much closer to unlock day....and I'll probably trade this up ($350 trade in value) for an Nprime when it comes out--unless Samsung manages to bungle yet another radio.
I have version 0002 and my screen is fine. Man, I keep reading about all the problems you guys have and I think I understand what is happening. When you guys order your phones or go into a store to get one, they run a retinal scan on you to identify you as an XDA user and then get your phones from the reject bin or something.
I mean statistically speaking, there is no fricken way so many of you could have so many problems. It would mean like 1 out of 3 phones are defective or something.
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I have version 0002 and my screen is fine. Man, I keep reading about all the problems you guys have and I think I understand what is happening. When you guys order your phones or go into a store to get one, they run a retinal scan on you to identify you as an XDA user and then get your phones from the reject bin or something.
I mean statistically speaking, there is no fricken way so many of you could have so many problems. It would mean like 1 out of 3 phones are defective or something.
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LOL!
I have a version 2 hardware phone and the screen is perfect.
Between myself and my friend, we have four Evo 3D's, all 0002 hardware and all four have the crooked screen. The worst part about the crooked screen is that it throws off the touch, especially toward the bottom edge of the screen. When you touch a part of the screen, the touch point is actually off just a little because the digitizer where you touch is straight but the LCD underneath is a little off.
From what I've seen, only 20% to 30% (at most) of the 0002 units have a straight screen. The majority are crooked.
Mike
****, I got it. I never noticed it before. I wish I never started reading this thread. Probably would of never of seen it. Maybe its in my head. But it does look like its kind of tilted to the right in portrait position. Is that what yall have?
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[Q] Third Verizon Replacement

I needed a replacement device due to heating and finally my third device is spot on except it had pink keys... grrrrrr.. what's the general consensus, should I deal with it or ask for yet another one?
Took me three tries this week. They also have warranty replacements that are new. They get them from htc to build stock when phone initialy released. It's not new in a box but its new. Way to tell is ##778# call, then press view then display. Look at life counter, it never resets even after ruu, wipe, etc.
First two I got had 100+ hrs usage, my third was a new one. No usage perfect keys
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Took me three tries this week. They also have warranty replacements that are new. They get them from htc to build stock when phone initialy released. It's not new in a box but its new. Way to tell is ##778# call, then press view then display. Look at life counter, it never resets even after ruu, wipe, etc.
First two I got had 100+ hrs usage, my third was a new one. No usage perfect keys
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Both of the replacements are new but the one with perfect keys overheats batteries on a dangerous level. This one just has fugly keys... like really really pink, almost white pink. Think it's worth harassing them again? I'm slightly worried they will stop sending me phones.
They won't stop sending you phones (I've never reached that point) I went through 4 Rezounds for dead pixels. My keys were a bit pink, and I didn't want to deal with it again. Just think of it as you're not afraid to show your feminine side . Seriously if the phone isn't over heating at all, just deal with it. if it bothers you that much you can open the phone and use a red sharpie on the leds. Or if you know how to do it, you can remove the white leds and add red ones. Just search it and the thread will pop up.
Personally for the money I'd bug em until I get one that works. Mine is red with no temp issues so they do exist.
Eventually they will start offering other phones. Many have gone from the rezound to the gnex or vice.versa that way.
I would be completely happy with a great piece of hardware that had slightly pinkish buttons. As android hobbyists, we require better hardware for a few reasons. One reason is because we know enough to notice imperfections. The other is we are pushing them harder to utilize such powerful hardware. If you have a perfectly running phone that you're happy with performance wise, I would rather keep that than trade in the device for something with a bigger imperfection such as overheating.
As a sidenote I noticed the capacitive buttons were extremely bright. When I changed the capacitive button lighting from bright mode to dim mode they didn't only look better when turned down, they looked very red and lost the slight pinkish tone.
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I don't get why anyone cares about pink keys. It's such a non-issue that I didn't really understand what people were talking about when they said they were sending their phones back for it.
i really think you people are ridiculous for sending a phone in just bc the buttons are pink...
I don't. I would absolutely tell them your keys are pink and you bought a phone that's supposed to have red ones... If the keys are defective. I wonder what else would be.
I paid full price for mine... My first was (i thought was messed up and so did the reps) good, this one is the 2nd I've had and its perfect (it was also brand new).
I was in the store and over heard them telling someone that they might be charged for a defect because they had sent in two before (not this phone, I think it was the nex). I just thought to myself. I'd send a million in until they get it right for the price I paid for this thing. It's ridiculous for anyone to think they have to accept defective devices they spent 800 dollars on. Now if it was given to me i wouldn't care in the slightest.
Maybe HTC will make the next one better because they get so many exchanges.
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Id ask for a new rezound, not refurbished. It just depends on what rep you speak to. They actually are offering me a razr maxx becuase of the battery issues ive been having. My first rezound too. Just be firm but polite as well.
I've gone from fascinate to droid charge to rezound by just asking for a different device after the 3rd refurb. You should be able to get anything but a razr maxx.
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I've gone from fascinate to droid charge to rezound by just asking for a different device after the 3rd refurb. You should be able to get anything but a razr maxx.
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they most certainly will offer you a gnexus or a razr maxx as they did for me tonight. don't know if im going to take it but still.
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they most certainly will offer you a gnexus or a razr maxx as they did for me tonight. don't know if im going to take it but still.
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I'm going to wait for official ics to see if it corrects some of the issues. If not I'm probably going to the nexus no matter how much I'll regret it.
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I'm going to wait for official ics to see if it corrects some of the issues. If not I'm probably going to the nexus no matter how much I'll regret it.
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yeah verizon corp is sending me a gnexus as a replacement for my rezound, they didn't say if it's the 32gb or 16gb model. they offered me a maxx but i passed because of the locked bootloader and no removable battery.
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i really think you people are ridiculous for sending a phone in just bc the buttons are pink...
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I'd have to agree.
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I've gone from fascinate to droid charge to rezound by just asking for a different device after the 3rd refurb. You should be able to get anything but a razr maxx.
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That's my exact track as well lol. Keep getting refurbs leading to new devices. I'm not sure if I would want anything else honestly, I meant the galaxy nexus has MIUI and CM9 but the hardware on the rezound is so much nicer >.< Also it ended up having a bad front speaker and I couldn't make phone calls. New device is here with a life of 316 and time of 16 hours lol. I couldn't live with a lesser camera after being spoiled by this one.
I really like this phone. The battery just sucks though. It's the only thing I can really complain about.
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I really like this phone. The battery just sucks though. It's the only thing I can really complain about.
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Same here.
Andro X said:
I really like this phone. The battery just sucks though. It's the only thing I can really complain about.
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Yeah... I didn't think anything could get worse than my Droid charge.... I was proven wrong.
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If your battery life is that bad, you are doing something wrong

pinhole light leak (pics) typical?

Hi everyone, I just got my HTC Amaze yesterday from Mobilicity. I came from an Evo 3d, so this isn't much of an upgrade but I'm enjoying my new phone so far!
However, one little thing is bugging me. There seems to be a pinhole in the side of the phone and it's apparent when the capacitive lights are on. I can see the light leaking through. Pics attached.
Is that a manufacturer's defect? Or is it typical?
I'm still within the timeframe for a refund/exchange, so just seeing if it's worth exchanging my phone...
EDIT: Apologies for any confusion. I meant the small pinhole of light on the edge of my device. I've updated pics to emphasize the part I'm referring to. The screen bleed isn't a huge issue for me, just that little pinhole of light that annoys me.
icepixie said:
Hi everyone, I just got my HTC Amaze yesterday from Mobilicity. I came from an Evo 3d, so this isn't much of an upgrade but I'm enjoying my new phone so far!
However, one little thing is bugging me. There seems to be a pinhole in the side of the phone and it's apparent when the capacitive lights are on. I can see the light leaking through. Pics attached.
Is that a manufacturer's defect? Or is it typical?
I'm still within the timeframe for a refund/exchange, so just seeing if it's worth exchanging my phone...
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Only light leak I get is the buttons leaking onto the screen, but it's no anything bothersome, only shows on dark backgrounds, you should get it exchanged if possible.
^ thanks, yea i read about the light bleed at the bottom and I have some of that too. Doesn't bother me. But that pinhole really does! Will try to get it exchanged. Gotta work on relocking bootloader and unrooting then.
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^ thanks, yea i read about the light bleed at the bottom and I have some of that too. Doesn't bother me. But that pinhole really does! Will try to get it exchanged. Gotta work on relocking bootloader and unrooting then.
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Lol, use hasoon's tool to relock and browse into system/app with a file explorer, delete supersu.apk and reboot, to unroot.
You can exchange all you want but you will still have the leak. I have one same area as yours on two devices and vote showing leaks in upper right and bottom right. To be honest it's really not that bad though. Phone has good power so I tend to let the leak not bother me
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You can exchange all you want but you will still have the leak. I have one same area as yours on two devices and vote showing leaks in upper right and bottom right. To be honest it's really not that bad though. Phone has good power so I tend to let the leak not bother me
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Hm maybe it's more common. Possible QA issue perhaps?
I guess I'll give it a shot to see if I can exchange and hope for the best!
icepixie said:
Hi everyone, I just got my HTC Amaze yesterday from Mobilicity. I came from an Evo 3d, so this isn't much of an upgrade but I'm enjoying my new phone so far!
However, one little thing is bugging me. There seems to be a pinhole in the side of the phone and it's apparent when the capacitive lights are on. I can see the light leaking through. Pics attached.
Is that a manufacturer's defect? Or is it typical?
I'm still within the timeframe for a refund/exchange, so just seeing if it's worth exchanging my phone...
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i had the same prob on my first amaze. it was way worst than yours but i got it replaced from t-mobile. that phone had a lot of problem.
If you use speedrom by eclipsremix the tweaks in the settings menu have an option to turn off the bottom button lights which will get rid of the bleed. At first it is a little ruff getting use to not being able to see them real well but after a day or two you get used to where the buttons are and you won't miss the lights at all. And actually it may be in the energy rom also bit I'm not 100% on that. But definitly works on speedrom. It's a great rom too especially if you like aosp. Very fast smooth and very nicely themed
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tgamble160 said:
If you use speedrom by eclipsremix the tweaks in the settings menu have an option to turn off the bottom button lights which will get rid of the bleed. At first it is a little ruff getting use to not being able to see them real well but after a day or two you get used to where the buttons are and you won't miss the lights at all. And actually it may be in the energy rom also bit I'm not 100% on that. But definitly works on speedrom. It's a great rom too especially if you like aosp. Very fast smooth and very nicely themed
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This leak isn't the fault of the buttons but the screen itself escaping at the side for some odd reason.
Mine has a small amount in the lower left hand corner. I think its fairly common. My mytouch 4g has the same issue too, but it doesn't bother me with either device
Dark Nightmare said:
This leak isn't the fault of the buttons but the screen itself escaping at the side for some odd reason.
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Yes I saw that in the pic you posted but there is also bleed from the bottom buttons. If I were you I would try to get it replaced and when you do then you can turn off the bottom lights to prevent bleeding on the new phone.
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Will try to talk to the store to see if I can get an exchange on Monday.
I unlocked my bootloader via HTCdev however. If I relock it now it'll show "relocked" (as per other threads)... will they refuse to exchange my device because of that? I think not because they're unrelated.. any thoughts?
icepixie said:
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Will try to talk to the store to see if I can get an exchange on Monday.
I unlocked my bootloader via HTCdev however. If I relock it now it'll show "relocked" (as per other threads)... will they refuse to exchange my device because of that? I think not because they're unrelated.. any thoughts?
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If they're anything like t-mobile, they wouldn't check or care, since the device is gonna be refurbished and sent back as a replacement to any customer with device issues.

Dead Pixel Galore

Was watching the raven on phone at work last night and had to turn brightness up high since its so dark. Noticed about 50 little white dead pixels all over the screen.
Anyone else have this? Checked this phone when I first got it and no dead pixels at all. Makes me mad I've taken so good care of this phone. The display is ruined now for me.
I know now that the raven sucks and this display burns out too quick for whatever reason. Never had this issue with any other phone.
You need to return that thing, it's clearly defective. And as far asa burns out too quickly? That's obviously an opinion not based on facts... I have had my LTE since May, no dead pixels. Not one.
Word of friendly advice, when you take that jacked up phone back to the store for an exchange.... Before you leave with the replacement, go to the market and get the dead pixel tester, run it before you leave the store.
I'm just gonna keep it. Already s-off and all that, this is my 3rd EVO LTE. Can only see it when the screen is black and brightness is all the way up.
I'm really leaning towards getting a *gasp* Samsung for my next phone. I love HTC and sense, but there are so many issues with this phone u need to mod, dwnld app to fix phone, flip into/out of airplane mode to get data, and not to mention my first 2 exchanges.
Sorry this is so "ranty". This phone is like that super hot/cool girlfriend that has crazy issues that really get on your nerves, but u keep her around bc she is there and you've been thru too much w to get rid of kinda thing.
Anthonicia said:
I'm just gonna keep it. Already s-off and all that, this is my 3rd EVO LTE. Can only see it when the screen is black and brightness is all the way up.
I'm really leaning towards getting a *gasp* Samsung for my next phone. I love HTC and sense, but there are so many issues with this phone u need to mod, dwnld app to fix phone, flip into/out of airplane mode to get data, and not to mention my first 2 exchanges.
Sorry this is so "ranty". This phone is like that super hot/cool girlfriend that has crazy issues that really get on your nerves, but u keep her around bc she is there and you've been thru too much w to get rid of kinda thing.
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It is going to bother you when the room is dark. I've had 3 evos so far due to dead pixels, the third one was prefect. You can downgrade the hboot now and obtain s-off so there is no reason not to find the perfect device.
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displays are where HTC sucks. I've been through about 8 replacement G2s , and literally only one or two didn't have any dead pixels , and those have touch response problems. heck even one of the replacements came in the mail with a burnt-in display.
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This one didn't have dead pixels when I first got it. I remember checking it. Best buy ***** wouldn't let me check the other phones, said I had to take the one she pulled put. I asked y and she said it will start activating when she turns it on. God that pissed me off she is either stupid or I am for letting her get away with that comment.
Needless to say, this one was perfect then. So that means over time a new one will only burn out like this too. Probly just wait until it gets really bad before I exchange it. Everything else is great. Feel lucky.
I had this issue and had it fixed thru HTCs warranty. It bothered the crap outta me lol
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I have dead pixels also): whats the best way to get a new one?
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-Cupper- said:
I have dead pixels also): whats the best way to get a new one?
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Can't u use a new digitizer? Or u mean best way to get a new phone altogether? Wish u could fix dead pixels but they be dead.
Anthonicia said:
Can't u use a new digitizer? Or u mean best way to get a new phone altogether? Wish u could fix dead pixels but they be dead.
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I'm gonna go through htc warranty. They said they could fix it
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Wow I have owned quite a bit of HTC devices. Even since the HTC apache! The only phone I have ever had a problem with was the evo3D and the digitalizer not being accurate.
I am now on my first evo4glte since launch and have not had a single issue except browser reloads on the stock shipped rom.which made me split decision with a galaxy s3. But to be honest , after rooting both devices I find the evo more fun to play with. And has never gave me any sort of issue. Wifi/3g works as it should. Nothing ever reloads,the screen is still amazing with no dead pix or blurring of the screen.
I'm sorry some of you guys are so unfortunate to end up with 2+ replacements,giving you a bad experience with HTC. Some devices come defective even the iphone5 & sgn
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If you're getting exchanges that aren't new, the reason why you're seeing so much crap is because the refurbs aren't repaired or checked carefully at all.
My replacements were brand new phones. Didn't even have refurbs then, was in early June, early July. Got my first EVO on release day.
So, I just discovered that I have a dead pixel. Can only see it when when the screen is black. It's only one that I can see. Is it worth trying to get a replacement or getting it fixed? Can't they replace the screen?
eXplicit815 said:
So, I just discovered that I have a dead pixel. Can only see it when when the screen is black. It's only one that I can see. Is it worth trying to get a replacement or getting it fixed? Can't they replace the screen?
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I have two dead pixels that are only visible with a very dark screen.
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