Greetings to all!!!
I'm interested in buying a used Galaxy S2 that from a seller in my town but before committing I need some advice.
The phone is bricked and from the carrier Claro in Puerto Rico (SIM locked). The seller says that he was trying to root the S2 but somehow it failed and turn off automatically. Now, it won't turn on. Asking price is $160 but he can negotiate a better price. Reason for the sell is that he does not have time to repair it and got a new phone.
So, I was thinking on getting the phone and try to repair it myself. If all recovery methods fail, there is a company that will do a JTAG Brick Repair for $50 plus S/H.
What do you think? Should I buy it?
Thanks in advance
Wouldn't trust the reason for its bricked state.
Personally, i wouldnt risk it.
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Buy a new one. What if it can't be JTAG'd ? You're out $160.
Doubt Samsung would touch it, and even if they did it would cost you at least what you paid for it for them to repair it.
What if it is not a brick? If the screen is broken, that will cost more than that.
Sounds very risky.
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The phone is bricked and from the carrier Claro in Puerto Rico (SIM locked). The seller says that he was trying to root the S2 but somehow it failed and turn off automatically. Now, it won't turn on.
Probably thats an easy repair instruction found online and repaired in half an hour using a USB recovery Jig but if that fails it would need a JTag repair .
That would make me suspect the sellers claim not to have time to repair or investigate a repair on an expensive phone .
jje
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I recently bought a Galaxy S2 on craigslist (ok, big mistake, I know) and the phone worked fine for a couple of days and then the seller reported it stolen and that locked the service out. I went to the police, filed a report and took the paper work to my carrier (SKT in Korea) and they won't do a thing and doesn't actually care about the insurance fraud at all. So now I've got a perfectly good phone with no service... any ideas?
Well, people here won't help you unlock it.. We don't know if ur story is true.
But what I'd do is run ODIN on it to reflash it fully, then use a different simcard/account on it.
Maybe that will work, don't know. Worth a try.
Yeah... I don't think most people would be able to read the Korean police report anyway... I'll give it a shot since I got a KT Galaxy S2 since this phone fell through
What's wrong with craigslist? Couple 100 transactions and no problems yet. I truly think you bought a stolen phone.
If you have a chance I would do a switch if your eligible for a upgrade. Could you use it on different carrier?
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Just tried using a KT ROM with their SIM card but no luck... think I'm gonna have to find someone super shady
hii everyone
i bricked my galaxy ace s5830 n went to service center, they told cost will be around 4.5k !
then i came home n searched about the matter on internet then found out the "jtag" can unbrick my cell
but question is shall i purchase "riff jtag box" or go to service center ?? cuz both are around same price
any help would be appreciated
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hii everyone
i bricked my galaxy ace s5830 n went to service center, they told cost will be around 4.5k !
then i came home n searched about the matter on internet then found out the "jtag" can unbrick my cell
but question is shall i purchase "riff jtag box" or go to service center ?? cuz both are around same price
any help would be appreciated
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If they are around the same price I'd just take it to the service center because that way a professional who knows what there doing can fix your phone. While the JTAG box is very helpful you can really mess up your phone if you don't know how to use it properly. Again if there about the same price its not worth the risk take it to the service center.
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But... if you get a jtag/ riff box setup, then you can basically start a business unbricking phones, and maybe recoup your money.. But, remember, you need to have the proper software to resurrect your phone, or the know-how to develop it.
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Mobile tech video claim to be able to jtag brick repair a Samsung admire for $40. Would love to find out how they do it.
I also found a website that sells a riff box (jtag) for $145 USD plus shipping.
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I have a question.
I just broke my phone following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702815
I followed every step in this thread, but when I want to power up my phone it doesn't do anything
No vibration, nothing. Volume+ and power button also don't work..
I think I broke my phone...
Is there any way to make my phone work again?
PLEASE HELP!!!
I think you're phone is permanently bricked . You might be able to recover it using ATF (Advance Turbo Flasher) but that requires buying special hardware and soldering it to your mainboard, and I'm pretty sure it would be expensive. If you're still under warranty, you might be able to have it replaced by Nokia.
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I think you're phone is permanently bricked . You might be able to recover it using ATF (Advance Turbo Flasher) but that requires buying special hardware and soldering it to your mainboard, and I'm pretty sure it would be expensive. If you're still under warranty, you might be able to have it replaced by Nokia.
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That's not good :s
I bought the phone from someone else so i think no warranty.
I have to buy a new one i'm afraid.
Thanks for your response!
bozzg86 said:
That's not good :s
I bought the phone from someone else so i think no warranty.
I have to buy a new one i'm afraid.
Thanks for your response!
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Maybe it's not to late, bozzy.
You can see if you have warranty just by checking your imei number, if yes just bring it to an ncs point.
Just read this and check your emei on the bottom of the page.
http://www.nokia.com/nl-nl/support/online-repair/
Goodluck
Yeah, I think the warranty might still work. I myself bought my phone from eBay, and I sent it in for repair because the battery cover was getting loose. It hasn't arrived at Nokia's Repair Center yet, but they checked the warranty from the IMEI number and sent me a prepaid shipping label so it looks like they'll accept it.
Mine still had the Qualcomm bootloader when I sent it so I'm not sure if they'll actually repair it, but since yours doesn't boot at all, I'm guessing they'll just flash back to stock without even checking to see if you rooted it or anything. They are supposed to be getting mine on Monday, so I guess I'll post back if they refuse to repair it because the bootloader is modified or because I'm not the original owner.
i wiil think get a galaxy s3 of ebay i live in greece it says THE PHONE WILL NOT HAVE SERVICE IN THE UK. can i use it in greece
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i wiil think get a galaxy s3 of ebay i live in greece it says THE PHONE WILL NOT HAVE SERVICE IN THE UK. can i use it in greece
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answer me plzzzzz
Which model... If it's not the international then no...
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international it is but is says THE PHONE WILL NOT HAVE SERVICE IN THE UK it will have in greece?
There's a good chance it will work, but nothing is guaranteed if it is network blacklisted in another country.
I had an i9100 that was blacklisted in Spain but worked fine in UK.
Unfortunately you can't tell until you try it!
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nikolas60 said:
i wiil think get a galaxy s3 of ebay i live in greece it says THE PHONE WILL NOT HAVE SERVICE IN THE UK. can i use it in greece
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Who knows no service in UK reads as probably blocked phone that may be stolen .
jje
I'd be betting on the 'stolen in UK' scenario - and it's probably the thief selling it, which is why he knows it will not work there. It's possible it's another victim trying to offload their cost by selling it to another innocent, but I'd bet on the thief being the seller.
Stay away... if it looks too good to be true it probably is. And with the EU being so tightly joined, do you want to risk the cops arriving on your doorstep accusing YOU of stealing the phone? It may seem unlikely just for a phone, but what if it was stolen as part of a larger crime?
Hi,
The phone has been unlocked so you can use it with a Greece SIM card. You shouldn't have any problems, but if you do, I'm happy to refund you the money. that he answer me
nikolas60 said:
Hi,
The phone has been unlocked so you can use it with a Greece SIM card. You shouldn't have any problems, but if you do, I'm happy to refund you the money. that he answer me
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It's your risk, but if it is blacklisted because it is stolen, how can you trust he will pay you back?
i got lg optimus 4x a store in greece has put an offer on lg optimus 4x and i got that phone thanks for your help
I've broke the screen of my S2. It doesn't show anything!
I will get it fixed by official Samsung service.
The problem is that I am rooted and they will see it and I am going to lose my remaining 1-year warranty.
I've found some guidelines to unroot it from the PC using ODIN (no need for the screen of S2 to work):
However, I must also reset the flash counter. Is that possible without seeing the mobile's screen??
If you physically 'broke the screen' (cracked/etc accidentally or whatever), you can forget about getting it fixed under warranty (unless you have some kind of 3rd party warranty covering such things). If the screen malfunctioned, that's a different story.
I don't think A/S center will fix 'physically' broken screen for nothing because it is your fault...
I don't know much about SGS2 because I don't have it. But just try to flash ODIN Firmware.
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D-Phi said:
I don't think A/S center will fix 'physically' broken screen for nothing because it is your fault...
I don't know much about SGS2 because I don't have it. But just try to flash ODIN Firmware.
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Of course I will have to pay the screen replacement.
What I don't want is to lose the remaining warranty...
Ahhhh OK. Gotcha. Hmmm....
Why not replace the screen yourself ? Will be cheaper than paying an authorised repairer to do it, and if anything goes wrong with the phone after, your warranty will still be good. Or even go to a local mobile repair shop who isn't an authorised repairer & have it replaced.
This is going to be easier than trying to do something that's bordering on impossible. I know with some Android phones you can flash stock roms from ADB, but with the SGS2 I'm not so sure. If it were me (If I cared about warranty; I don't, but, anyway...), I'd get the screen replaced (which you've said yourself you're going to have to pay for anyways) via either of the above methods & bypass authorised repairers. If you don't have that choice (I.E only local mobile repair shop is a Samsung authorised repairer), buying one from eBay/replacing it yourself is your best bet.
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Ahhhh OK. Gotcha. Hmmm....
Why not replace the screen yourself ? Will be cheaper than paying an authorised repairer to do it, and if anything goes wrong with the phone after, your warranty will still be good. Or even go to a local mobile repair shop who isn't an authorised repairer & have it replaced.
This is going to be easier than trying to do something that's bordering on impossible. I know with some Android phones you can flash stock roms from ADB, but with the SGS2 I'm not so sure. If it were me (If I cared about warranty; I don't, but, anyway...), I'd get the screen replaced (which you've said yourself you're going to have to pay for anyways) via either of the above methods & bypass authorised repairers. If you don't have that choice (I.E only local mobile repair shop is a Samsung authorised repairer), buying one from eBay/replacing it yourself is your best bet.
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OK, thanks for your advice!