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ok i dont even know where to start... I dont usuallypost that many threads *****ing and complaining about my phone.. but enough is enough...
I haven't rooted...(well I did a while ago BUT)... I took part in that beta testing update crap so it unrooted me.. but these problems I have been having are since the LAST "update" which was well over two months ago now (I THINK)...
1st problem I am having is randomly I cannot input text into ANY thing on the phone... I am using smart keyboard pro.. but even when i change input methods it still does not register anything i am typing... in fact when i switch the phone to landscape mode the text box goes dark grey...
2nd also when this happens... nothing will happen when i attempt to make a phone call... i click the name .. nothing happens.. i go into dialer... i cant input the number i try other methods of dialing out nothing happens....
those are the two biggest problems I have as I need to communicate with my clients all day long i cannot have this type of inconsistency.
ohh and also the finger print scanner just plain doesn't work when i go through the process of setting it up.. it wont even register the "test" swipes... its like its broken all together.... any one else having ANY of these problems?? please help me
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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Tyro.Eh said:
I've never had any of those problems ever and I've had my atrix since launch date. Maybe you have a deffective device call and see if your provider will do anything about.
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Problem is I bought the phone back in march from at&t unlocked it using it on Rogers the phone hasn't always done this only with In the last month and a half or do but it has gotten progressively worse to the point where it is so unreliable Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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Have you tried flashing a fresh sbf?
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to be honest... and i know it sounds pretty stupid.. but... i really dont know how to flash the sbf... i know what it is followed the thread on it when it first came out... but never put the effort into figuring out how to actually do it... and right now i just don't have the time to sit down and do that.... (lazy.. it is what it is) but that could very well fix my problem i guess right... ugghh
ok
good luck sell me ur atrix I need a second one for testing purposes
If you feel adventurous enough, try disassembling the device and reseating the LCD/digitizer cable.
I had an issue with a Samsung galaxy s vibrant about a month ago that would register touch inputs when it was just sitting on the table. I did what I suggested above and the problem was solved.
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So you cant input any text and you cant make any phone calls. You know what sbf is youve seen the thread and realize that it could fix the problem but your admitedly too lazy to do it. Okay, thanks for sharing!
robwscott83 said:
Ive had to switch back to my n1 which even though is only first Gen snapdragon technology running cm7... is making my this dual core look pretty ****ty right now...
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LOL! I mean, why don't u just go back to it and making useless comparisons?
If you took some time to read, your problem would already be solved.
1. Your digitalizer may not be working well. Guarantee will cover this.
2. SBF from scratch to discard a software issue.
None of the issues you are experiencing is related to the phone being a dual-core mobile or not.
I've been able to solve some problems by reading and taking the advice from the forums.
If your Atrix looks ****ty, it's not on it. Mine shines!
Waste of forum space!
Warranty!
Bye!
Don't let the door hit you....
Err... you have a broken phone, bro. There are lots of bugs with the Atrix but yours is simply a broken phone.
Hell if you want to complain about a phone, give me it. Ill put the work into fixing it and love it. >.< this phone sucks.
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Contact your motorola service center dummy
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come on ill buy it off you Mine is great ill fix that s*it and give it to my girl.I'll give you 50 bucks cash lol.
That's what you get for buying motorola.
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C'mon man, flashing an SBF is simple! The instructions on XDA are very detailed. I am a lifelong Mac user, and even I figured out how to flash an SBF via Windows. It would not take more than a couple hours to download all the stuff you need, and re-flash an SBF. What's your build number now?
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That's what you get for buying motorola.
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What are you even doing in this forum? My Aria is sitting in the box on the floor.
Swifted from my Atrix.
I've come across the keyboard input bug with alternate keyboards before.
SBF your phone, there's plenty of guides available how to do this, or you can download the moto update tool from their website.
Well as they say on WOW and other MMORPG...
Can I have your stuff??
I've just become aware of the new replacement program for problem Fascinates. I've been reading the forums but it wasn't completely clear EXACTLY what i need to do in order to be offered a replacement. I bought my Fascinate on eBay like 3 months ago (pre-rooted with a Blackhole ROM i believe) and while i do like it, it does have it's share of issues. i get the phantom button press a lot, GPS is VERY slow to lock at times, i occasionally get random voicemails from calls i didn't know i missed, my screen timeout setting is constantly changing back to 15 secs when i set it to 2 minutes, and MMS rarely works.
so yea, from what i've read so far, it seems like i'm prime for a replacement. but i need to know first off, do i need to flash a stock rom or will it not matter? will i need to take it in and prove it's not working because it only has these issues sometimes and i may not be able to replicate on the spot? also what exactly do i need to say (and who do i call) in order to prompt them to offer me a new device? thanks in advance for the help and i apologize if this is explained somewhere already. i've looked and it just seems to mostly be people talking about their new phones and not how they actually got them.
1. Go to Walmart.
2. Buy knee pads and lip gloss.
3. Go to Verizon.
4. Put on knee pads and a good amount of lip gloss.
5. By now you should know where this is going.
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1. Go to Walmart.
2. Buy knee pads and lip gloss.
3. Go to Verizon.
4. Put on knee pads and a good amount of lip gloss.
5. By now you should know where this is going.
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seriously, i would like to know how to get this free upgrade.
Just act stupid and say your phone doesnt work right and yes u should change everythin to stock couz root voids your warranty. But sometimes they still replace even if i did it. But change back to be safe
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You may have a problem because you didn't get the phone directly from vzw & they can find that out. Also, they're getting hammered right now with people trying everything to get this deal whether they need it or not. Seems like they're becoming a little more stringent with their criteria. But I think the real problem for you is where you got the phone.
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seriously, i would like to know how to get this free upgrade.
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Ugh! I hope you get nothing. vzw knows YOU didn't buy the phone from them.
good day.
I wish I could tell you good news, but I've been down this road before. My hub bought a phone off ebay and found out something was wrong with it that same day it came in the mail. He went to Verizon and asked them if they could do anything and they said since he bought it from ebay they can't do anything. They are going to look into your account and know that you didn't get it from them, so I don't think you have any hopes at all getting it replaced.
You could however flash it back to stock and try...if you don't succeed...keep it stock and put it back on ebay. The fassy's are still selling for quite a bit and use that to purchase new phone.
well thanks for all the help. some people seem really offended but the only reason i even asked is because people on other forums said they traded in their eBay Fascinates and got the deal. i don't know if the warranty is transferable or not, but it's still been out less than a year and should be covered. also, there is no way they can tell i bought it on eBay either. the most they should be able to see is when i activated it and maybe track the ESN back to the original owner, still doesn't say i bought it on eBay. i didn't buy it directly from Verizon but the guy i bought it from did. people were even having success with phones bought from Best Buy.
You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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chopper the dog said:
Ugh! I hope you get nothing. vzw knows YOU didn't buy the phone from them.
good day.
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Do you think it only has to be from an authorized retailer? I bought mine from Best Buy and they never even asked me where I got my phone. So maybe they can somehow tell if it was either bought from them OR an authorized dealer OR maybe the reps that I worked with didn't care.
They probably won't be doing swaps anymore because ED05 is official and ready.
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They probably won't be doing swaps anymore because ED05 is official and ready.
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For sure the swap ended yesterday due to the new ED05 update. Right now, they're only offering replacement Fassys. I was however, able to talk them to giving me an early upgrade for the trouble since I REALLY hate this phone. Better than nothing, and they were real cool.
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You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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i understand perfectly. and don't you think your being a little extreme? it's not like my phone doesn't have issues. it WAS bought from Verizon and it has a warranty. so I didn't personally buy it from Verizon but what the hell difference does it make? if it's messing up and under warranty, they should fix it or give me a replacement. did you even read my original post? i said what was wrong with the phone so it's not like i'm making stuff up, i just wanted to know what they were listening for in order to qualify for the upgrade replacement since i have more than one issue. don't make me out to be the bad guy, read on other forums where people are just saying they have issues to get the upgrade when their phones work fine. i even saw one story where a store manager encouraged someone to say they were missing calls to get a Charge for free when the guy said he was saving money to replace his Fascinate. so it really falls on the reps to do their jobs anyway since they are supposed to actually check for issues, so isn't it their fault if they don't? i ended up not even calling anyway, so get off your high horse guy.
and no, i don't think they can tell where i bought it. they can most likely tell where it was originally purchased and see when and where it was activated and deactivated but how can they possibly know more than that? stop spreading propaganda.
call vzw and tell them the problem and theyll tell you if you are eligible for one
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call vzw and tell them the problem and theyll tell you if you are eligible for one
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i'll probably just wait for a new ROM based on the latest update now if that actually fixes the issues. sure the allure of a new device is intriguing (especially if it's free), but i don't dislike the phone, i just want it to work like it's supposed to.
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You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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I love the holier than thou forum white knights. I swear you relative moralists leave no forum untouched with your auto-ego stroking.
Listen, everyone who owns a Fascinate and went through the OTA update process had the same issue with missed calls and texts. Furthermore, even custom ROMs (CM7 included) experienced this issue. Until now, there was no work around and not everyone is an XDA daily driver and knows that ED05 has been released. We all went through the exact same run around waiting for Froyo, I know I for one wasn't about to sit back and wait for this release to be pushed back 4-5 times. I took the free upgrade and I don't feel the least bit bad about it. I even posted the script that worked for me on the first try, because at the time ED05 had no firm release date and I feel like everyone pumping out $200 for a phone and $100+ a month deserves a product that won't cause them huge issues like the Fascinate caused for me. I lost thousands in sales because I missed calls and the Google Voice missed notification wouldn't show up for 15-20 minutes.
Bottom line is, don't try to crucify everyone that asks for help with this situation. Odds are they don't know about ED05 being released and they probably don't trust Samsung to get an update out on time because they never have. The only reason this one came so fast is because Verizon/Samsung were losing their asses on replacement costs.
TLDR: Don't be a ****.
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i'll probably just wait for a new ROM based on the latest update now if that actually fixes the issues. sure the allure of a new device is intriguing (especially if it's free), but i don't dislike the phone, i just want it to work like it's supposed to.
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+1 and I also would enjoy the better camera and front facing as well.
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Tell them you lost it somewhere where there is a high volume of people coming and going i.e the mall, hospital etc. if you have insurance on your phone you should be able to get a new one
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If you think you can call Verizon and say your phone is defective and expect them to send you something different then it wont happen.
1. You bought the phone off eBay, thus you no longer have a one year manufacture warranty.
2. Without the manufacture warranty they cant send you a replacement phone.
3. Your best option is to see if you have an upgrade or go through your insurance and see what kind of phone they will send you. You never know sometimes they send you UPGRADED phones!
To the people WHO ACTUALLY GOT THERE PHONE THROUGH VERIZON. If you are within a year and your phone is "defective" then you can call them and make it clear that you have done a full factory reset and everything you try doesn't work. They will then send you a replacement, it might be the same phone or you might get lucky and get an upgraded phone.
I work for Verizon and I've had customers come in with a Droid and manufacture sent them a Droid Three.
I was wondering if anyone has actually ever use this features with other devices like linking it up with GS3 or with other devices that have NFC and Android Beam capabilities???... and does it have to be the same device in order for it to work properly??? My guess would be "no" but I could be wrong.
Yes I have beamed with gs3 successfully
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Yes I have beamed with gs3 successfully
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great to know thank you!
My wife has the SGS2 but she won't let me do anything to it. So it's stuck on GB and it won't let me beam to or from her phone.
that sucks lol.. GB is a thing of the past and maybe perhaps her device needs to be updated to ICS in order for it to work properly.... but if your device is rooted, i heard that it may not work.
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that sucks lol.. GB is a thing of the past and maybe perhaps her device needs to be updated to ICS in order for it to work properly.... but if your device is rooted, i heard that it may not work.
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That is correct beam is an ICS and up feature. I remember seeing the ICS trailer for the first time :')
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She won't even let me just update her phone via Kies. I told her she's missing out on some key features but she thinks all I'm doing is rooting and crap...lol...women!
I shared a contact with my wife's (also an Amaze) phone via NFC the other day. I had tried several other times with no success. This time I heard a notification sound signalling success. It sounded so good I did it again and low and behold the contact was in there twice. My wife will never use it. I might use it again. :laugh:
lol that's awesome man...
I've used it quite a few times. Shared my contact info with a young lady I met at a bar, plus a couple of YouTube vids. But we have 3 S3s in the house also, plus a Samsung tv, so if I want to try different stuff to beam or try I always have another phone around.
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I did the bar thing too. Met a girl there who had the GSIII and before I left I beamed my number over to her
It felt pretty BA to pull that off for some reason.
okay seriously how on earth do you send your number.
ive had no problems sending web pages and other link type things to people, but we couldnt figure out how to send our own numbers, other peoples sure.. our own, nope.
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She won't even let me just update her phone via Kies. I told her she's missing out on some key features but she thinks all I'm doing is rooting and crap...lol...women!
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Just wait till she's asleep and when she wakes up just tell her here phone must have gotten an auto update she'll never know.
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This morning, I plugged out the phone and it was really hot, like playing games for 4 hours or something..the screen was off.
Then I plugged it to the computer to transfer some files...the default ringtones/notifications were all reset.
The pictures i transferred weren't seen. Turned off the phone, took out the sd card and plugged it in the pc...the pictures were the.. put everything back together. the phone booted in 3 seconds and freezes in the lock screen with a black background...no buttons did nothing, after 5 mins it rebooted and everything worked normally, and it sent a random sms to 5 different people, the picture were there, but when i plugged it again the defaults got lost again... And the automatically use data storage doesn't work any more...
What? what?
Im really going insane, because this is my second evo 3d (the old one got replaced for free because of alot of problems)
I still have the warranty...
what should i do what's the problem with my phone?
Also my model's 3d isnt working correctly
What's HTCs problem? (Im really thinking of suing them)
Thinking of sueing them, eh?
Tell me how that goes!
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Are you rooted? If not, have you done a factory reset? Have you tried a different sd card?
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Are you rooted? If not, have you done a factory reset? Have you tried a different sd card?
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Not rooted, the phone was working fine till now...
This android thing is really starting to get on my nerves... everything goes wrong and all I did was facebook, call and sms...and because of that I get all other problems?
Im gonna take a visit at the service then...I visit my local service more then my cafe...
p.s.
You guys did notice the really baaad performance compared to the iPhone 4 ? I don't say it should work like iPhone 5, because its a 3 years old phone... but srsly it works like sh*t..
If you are not rooted, do a factory reset. It really sounds like a software bug, and a reset will clear it up.
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If you are not rooted, do a factory reset. It really sounds like a software bug, and a reset will clear it up.
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Did that...still the same
I took it to the service... they gave me this as a replacement phone:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_active-3998.php
I have no Idea why u guys even bother buying HTC
This little thingy runs way more smoothly then the evo.
Im really really dissapointed in buying the evo...
mrsofa said:
Did that...still the same
I took it to the service... they gave me this as a replacement phone:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_xperia_active-3998.php
I have no Idea why u guys even bother buying HTC
This little thingy runs way more smoothly then the evo.
Im really really dissapointed in buying the evo...
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1. HTCDev, I don't there there are any other manufacturers with such a thing.
2. The awesome hardware inside.
3. It was cheap from Virgin. (No Contract, it costed $150)
4. Huge dev community.
Stock wasn't perfect, but if you would have spent some time installing new roms and overclocking you would have loved the phone.
Kitteh said:
1. HTCDev, I don't there there are any other manufacturers with such a thing.
2. The awesome hardware inside.
3. It was cheap from Virgin. (No Contract, it costed $150)
4. Huge dev community.
Stock wasn't perfect, but if you would have spent some time installing new roms and over clocking you would have loved the phone.
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The hardware is awesome yes...
It's cheap yes, stock is bad, but rooting it is really hard compared to a Samsung phone...
I still have warranty...
My first evos unlock button died after 2 months, and it fell down from a height of a chair and half of the aluminium frame broke off or how should I put it...That's why the phone is so cheap... because it has cheap design.
My second evos 3d isn't working properly...
I'm 95% sure that if I root it, some hardware will fail again and I will have to unroot it... And ill probably brick it one day...
I would root it if it wasn't so risky...
I already wanted to root it last year when I bought it... no look where that would get me.
mrsofa said:
Not rooted, the phone was working fine till now...
This android thing is really starting to get on my nerves... everything goes wrong and all I did was facebook, call and sms...and because of that I get all other problems?
Im gonna take a visit at the service then...I visit my local service more then my cafe...
p.s.
You guys did notice the really baaad performance compared to the iPhone 4 ? I don't say it should work like iPhone 5, because its a 3 years old phone... but srsly it works like sh*t..
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get an iPhone then.... :/
raptoro07 said:
get an iPhone then.... :/
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Im gonna get a sony.
They have quality and speed.
Htc has none. I really failed when buying this phone, and my friends told me not to buy the htc...
Previusly I had a ZTE Blade 1 600mhz proc, It worked better.
Um so you are saying that if I root it, and install a custom rom it will work like it should work?
And that If there will be some hardware failure that I can Un-root it?
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I think you bought that chinese crap copy phone.
My phone works just as fast as iphone 4, it fell off the table zillion times, my girlfriend kicks it every f...ing morning. Never had ANY problems with it. Sony is a great phone for a month or two, I had Xperia phone and I can say - never again
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You guys did notice the really baaad performance compared to the iPhone 4 ? I don't say it should work like iPhone 5, because its a 3 years old phone... but srsly it works like sh*t..
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I think you bought that chinese crap copy phone.
My phone works just as fast as iphone 4, it fell off the table zillion times, my girlfriend kicks it every f...ing morning. Never had ANY problems with it. Sony is a great phone for a month or two, I had Xperia phone and I can say - never again
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I didn't feel like arguing with him, but yeah, this phone may be on the cheaper side but its built pretty damn well. HTC knows how to make phones. I've dropped mine onto pavement and thrown it before, and it runs fine. Battery life is pretty good, I've used my phone on for 10 hours now and its at 40% (that's with moderate use).
If you want an iphone then get an iphone.
And if you want my opinion you should try again, and this time root it. Its not as hard as you make it out to me, it just takes a little dedication. You don't even need to S-Off, just get an ICS rom.
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You guys did notice the really baaad performance compared to the iPhone 4 ? I don't say it should work like iPhone 5, because its a 3 years old phone... but srsly it works like sh*t..
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I think you bought that chinese crap copy phone.
My phone works just as fast as iphone 4, it fell off the table zillion times, my girlfriend kicks it every f...ing morning. Never had ANY problems with it. Sony is a great phone for a month or two, I had Xperia phone and I can say - never again[/QUOTE]
I bought the phone from the phone retailer and mobile provider.....100% sure its not fake.
maybe drop it so it falls down on the corner...
Yea but im really sure that everything works smoother on the experia active (games and everything)
I have the latest android on it...
No I dont want an iphone because android suits me well
Anything else?
My Evo seemed to work a lot faster on GB than on ICS. It's a sense issue-sense 3.0 and 3.5 are much lighter and better responsive than sense 3.6, but ICS is better regarding CPU and GPU performance. You should try a custom laucher like GO, Nova, or Apex. I tried Next launcher which is a version of GO and it's beautiful, smooth and fast.
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My Evo seemed to work a lot faster on GB than on ICS. It's a sense issue-sense 3.0 and 3.5 are much lighter and better responsive than sense 3.6, but ICS is better regarding CPU and GPU performance. You should try a custom laucher like GO, Nova, or Apex. I tried Next launcher which is a version of GO and it's beautiful, smooth and fast.
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Im using nova laucher, that's probably the only thing working smooth on this phone...
But I dont know guys... The evo compared to the sony has a really big lack of fps everywhere.
If the Stock rom is the case I'll give it a try for the custom ones, but someone has to confirm me that I can unroot it...
You can. There are few tutorials on how to do it here on xda. And yes, it says "locked" not "relocked"
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You can. There are few tutorials on how to do it here on xda. And yes, it says "locked" not "relocked"
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Sorry I dont quite understand this:
"And yes, it says "locked" not "relocked" "
What says locked?
Bootloader. When you lock it the easy way it says "relocked" and you loose your waranty. A little harder way of locking the bootloader is when it says "locked" and you have your waranty back. Just find a tutorial, everything is explained in it
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Bootloader. When you lock it the easy way it says "relocked" and you loose your waranty. A little harder way of locking the bootloader is when it says "locked" and you have your waranty back. Just find a tutorial, everything is explained in it
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Okay
Im probably gonna take it to my friend that's really an expert with samsungs...
Beause I looked at the tutorials and its a lot more difficult to root it then a samsung
I had to return my first HTC One for exchange because of dead pixels. I was working with a rep at AT&T and I had to restore my phone and my phone booted into TWRP right in front of him and I know he saw. I'm so glad those guys are clueless. Just thought i'd share, if you were worried that they wont accept it back if your unlocked the bootloader you have nothing to worry about. He had no idea that it was not the way it was suppose to work. He was more curious that I gave up the S4 for the HTC One.
Now I wouldnt recommend taking a chance so just restore before you go
Most reps don't have a clue.. But come to my store and let that happen I'll over look it because I'm all for having unlocked bootloader and s-off... It's the douche bags that try and lie to me about how there phones got bricked that don't like me
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I return an iPhone 4S once that was jail broke with a theme on it because the headphone port was not working. Had I know he was going to actually look in the "About" section of the phone, I never would have left the theme on it. He didn't even care, we started talking about jail break stuff etc.. etc..
I've met quite a few people in my dealings as a AT&T corporate employee over the last 14 years that are far from clueless. I had a guy promoting rooting my Galaxy S2 for a multitude of reasons right in front of my buddy who happens to be my boss, and in charge of enterprise sales, right in the AT&T store.
Kurant1 said:
I return an iPhone 4S once that was jail broke with a theme on it because the headphone port was not working. Had I know he was going to actually look in the "About" section of the phone, I never would have left the theme on it. He didn't even care, we started talking about jail break stuff etc.. etc..
I've met quite a few people in my dealings as a AT&T corporate employee over the last 14 years that are far from clueless. I had a guy promoting rooting my Galaxy S2 for a multitude of reasons right in front of my buddy who happens to be my boss, and in charge of enterprise sales, right in the AT&T store.
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yea the ones who know about jailbreaking and unlocking etcetc are cool about it hell i have had phones come back with MIUI on it and AOKP they didnt lie about it lol told me what was wrong i looked in to it handed them a new phone and with about my day .
whats funny is the "sneaky" ones lol attempting top tell me they have no idea how it happened IE a custom rom was flashed lol
I have actually been told by an AT&T support rep to root my phone and install a custom rom to help improve my phone. This was with an HTC Inspire back in the day but I just about died. A support rep, on the phone, told me the best way to fix my phone was to root it and install a custom rom. Still makes me chuckle.
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berdo said:
I have actually been told by an AT&T support rep to root my phone and install a custom rom to help improve my phone. This was with an HTC Inspire back in the day but I just about died. A support rep, on the phone, told me the best way to fix my phone was to root it and install a custom rom. Still makes me chuckle.
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Well, It was about useless in stock form.
berdo said:
I have actually been told by an AT&T support rep to root my phone and install a custom rom to help improve my phone. This was with an HTC Inspire back in the day but I just about died. A support rep, on the phone, told me the best way to fix my phone was to root it and install a custom rom. Still makes me chuckle.
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I've told people that and linked them to the correct thread here on xda lol
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Lol. It was fairly useless in stock form but I was dropping calls left and right and the phone was 31 days old. It was a bit of a shock to hear but it actually helped me get a new phone instead of a warranty replacement, so it all worked out in the end.
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berdo said:
Lol. It was fairly useless in stock form but I was dropping calls left and right and the phone was 31 days old. It was a bit of a shock to hear but it actually helped me get a new phone instead of a warranty replacement, so it all worked out in the end.
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Honestly, I don't think most of them even care. Like when I traded in my s3 for an s4 Paranoid Android was installed and he just did a factory reset and put the phone away before it could even boot back up. Same thing happened with my Atrix, GNex, and Skyrocket these past couple years at Best Buy.
I just sent my first One back to AT&T with TWRP on it. Keeping my fingers crossed they don't notice before I get my refund. I currently have $1400 tied up in these phones since I paid full price, so I really, really, REALLY hope they don't catch it. I did flash a stock ROM and unrooted it, and sent it back powered on with a full charge so hopefully they will just take a quick glance at it and refund me my $700. My new MacBook Pro that I plan to buy this weekend is riding on it :good:
_MetalHead_ said:
I just sent my first One back to AT&T with TWRP on it. Keeping my fingers crossed they don't notice before I get my refund. I currently have $1400 tied up in these phones since I paid full price, so I really, really, REALLY hope they don't catch it. I did flash a stock ROM and unrooted it, and sent it back powered on with a full charge so hopefully they will just take a quick glance at it and refund me my $700. My new MacBook Pro that I plan to buy this weekend is riding on it :good:
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As long as fastboot in enabled in settings I don't think you will have any issues. They will just restore it to stock and move on. You should be good
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
As long as fastboot in enabled in settings I don't think you will have any issues. They will just restore it to stock and move on. You should be good
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I'm 99% positive that it wasn't enabled. I think it's disabled by default and I didn't turn it on. How would that affect it though? I don't think they are gonna go over it with a fine tooth comb, they are probably just gonna inspect it for physical damage and call it a day.
Or so I hope.
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I'm 99% positive that it wasn't enabled. I think it's disabled by default and I didn't turn it on. How would that affect it though? I don't think they are gonna go over it with a fine tooth comb, they are probably just gonna inspect it for physical damage and call it a day.
Or so I hope.
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It was always enabled for me by default. When it is disabled on boot it will display red letters showing that it has been tampered. Either way you should be fine, unless the employees know about HTC they won't have a clue what that means.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
It was always enabled for me by default. When it is disabled on boot it will display red letters showing that it has been tampered. Either way you should be fine, unless the employees know about HTC they won't have a clue what that means.
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Well my current one is still just stock rooted, and fastboot isn't enabled. I haven't touched it which is why I'm assuming it's disabled by default. I'm really not that nervous about it, even if they catch it and try to pull some grap, I am very good at arguing. I'll get my money back.
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Well my current one is still just stock rooted, and fastboot isn't enabled. I haven't touched it which is why I'm assuming it's disabled by default. I'm really not that nervous about it, even if they catch it and try to pull some grap, I am very good at arguing. I'll get my money back.
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I wouldn't worry either but I have had 3 HTC Ones and every one of them had fastboot enabled on first boot. When you try to install recovery one of the steps are to disable it so maybe that is why it was disabled. If not they will give you the info because they will reimage anyways
That would definitely explain why I had to use adb to boot into recovery the first time after installing TWRP. Man I'm rusty lol.
I know at my store I'm the only one that understands how to get in the fastest menu and I'm sure most stores don't check that deep lol
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CheesyNutz said:
I know at my store I'm the only one that understands how to get in the fastest menu and I'm sure most stores don't check that deep lol
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Really? I tried to return my HTC One X a few weeks back due to a hardware issue with the handset speaker and they wouldn't take it because it was tampered. =/ The guy even asked his supervisor if they could take it because it wasn't bricked and was in perfect working condition with the exception of the handset speaker.
On the bright side I got the One because they wouldn't replace my One X. Lol. =]