I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
xXezmacXx said:
I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
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Take a look at this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612035
xXezmacXx said:
I saw somewhere on here that you can use a paper clip and electrical tape to achieve S-OFF? Does this work and if so could someone please detail on how I do this, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't have any wire laying around so this would be nice if it works. Also, I apologize if this has been posted before.
Thanks!
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Read up here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612035
you can literally use anything metal that you want. Wire, paper clip, anything. Just make sure you insulate it in some way using tape or something non conductive just to be safe, if not you could potentially cause the static on your body to short something out.
This is what I used. I just wrapped up the paper clip with electrical tape.
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Andro X said:
This is what I used. I just wrapped up the paper clip with electrical tape.
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I'm guessing you didn't see the 5+ threads about S-Off
Big, gold paperclip wrapped in scotch tape. Got it on my first try.
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I like seeing these pics lol.
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New to Verizon and New to Paperclips???
This is what it has come to... Paperclips?!?
I've S=OFF'ed my HTC Mytouch Slide, & Sensation (thanks AlphaRev)
What is the difference between S=OFF and Permaroot? (Apparently what I did 5 minutes ago) Bought the phones less than 3 hours ago haha
I just want better battery life, a custom rom w/ tethering, and O/Cing
This is freaking crazy... ha ha
let me know
I used a paperclip myself. But I actually never used any insulation around it or anything. Just washed my hands real good, and went at it for about 10 mins. Timing is everything. Very easy to do but gettin the timing right is key.
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youngpettyboi said:
I used a paperclip myself. But I actually never used any insulation around it or anything. Just washed my hands real good, and went at it for about 10 mins. Timing is everything. Very easy to do but gettin the timing right is key.
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I guess you don't anything about ESD then? Washing your hands has nothing to do with static electricity. You could have fried your phone...
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This is what it has come to... Paperclips?!?
This is freaking crazy... ha ha
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Hey man, don't knock the paperclip. It, along with duct tape, can do some pretty marvelous things.
Let's say you have a late 80s / early 90s Toyota car. Before ODB was a requirement in the US. Toyota had their own set of engine codes, and these were supposed to be accessed in the fuse box with a diagnostic tool. Well, rather than drop $50 or whatever ridiculous number of dollars on the tool from an Toyota parts dealer, you could simply connect the two points with a paperclip, turn on Accessory power, and get engine codes. (Y)
those are some ghetto looking paperclips =P im far to paranoid about my phone exploding to use a rig like that. i just used cat-5, everyone and their mom has at least one of those laying around somewhere you can strip. took me three tries to get s-off though.
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Hey man, don't knock the paperclip. It, along with duct tape, can do some pretty marvelous things.
Let's say you have a late 80s / early 90s Toyota car. Before ODB was a requirement in the US. Toyota had their own set of engine codes, and these were supposed to be accessed in the fuse box with a diagnostic tool. Well, rather than drop $50 or whatever ridiculous number of dollars on the tool from an Toyota parts dealer, you could simply connect the two points with a paperclip, turn on Accessory power, and get engine codes. (Y)
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I ghettoed it up last night with my masking tape wrapped paper clip and did two rezounds... My wife's and mine.
I guess don't knock it till ya try it
is the one i made below fine to use?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4598810/IMAG0179.jpg
if so, now i just go ahead and follow the directions on the OP to get s-off? that simple? anything else i need to knew before i begin since im a complete noob.
xXezmacXx said:
is the one i made below fine to use?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4598810/IMAG0179.jpg
if so, now i just go ahead and follow the directions on the OP to get s-off? that simple? anything else i need to knew before i begin since im a complete noob.
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That should work fine, looks like what I used a few hours ago to get s-off myself. Just make sure you've read the instructions and the FAQs a few times to make sure you understand what you're doing, and don't get frustrated if it takes you a bunch of times to get the timing of the wire trick right.
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That should work fine, looks like what I used a few hours ago to get s-off myself. Just make sure you've read the instructions and the FAQs a few times to make sure you understand what you're doing, and don't get frustrated if it takes you a bunch of times to get the timing of the wire trick right.
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I miss timed the wire trick the first time so on the second I just kept tapping until the program proceeded.
few quick questions before i try.
1. i just hold the power and volume button to get into the hboot screen. i do the wire trick here to get s-off?
2. currently my phone says "tampered" and "unlocked". once i get s-off i can ruu back to firmware that will restore my phone back to its factory state, right? in case i need to return it? that will remove the tampered from my phone?
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So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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Ur pretty much screwed bro
Do you not have insurance on your line?
Check out TeamBAMF's marketplace... they have some Thunderbolts and Rezounds for sale there.
Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Putting it on a charger doesn't even make any sense
Antoine.WG said:
Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Why do you plug in the charger?
Perhaps a little heat to help drive out the water? Just my guess.
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Burkejt1 said:
So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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You can buy replacement stickers on Amazon.... Replace the stickers and warranty that ****
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Why do you plug in the charger?
Perhaps a little heat to help drive out the water? Just my guess.
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Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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No, it doesn't work without a battery. Unless your in bootloader.
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Antoine.WG said:
Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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Just like Pokémon.
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Just like Pokémon.
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exactly!
Tag798 said:
You can buy replacement stickers on Amazon.... Replace the stickers and warranty that ****
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Whaaat theres no way
Thanks for the input everyone
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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He did say it's been working fine other then the water in the phone...
You can check the marketplace here on XDA too. I've seen some rezounds for around $200.
We're only talking about 5V, 1A, which isn't a lot of power. Yes, at high voltage or high current, water and electricity don't mix but I'm sure he's charged it since he dropped it. I've saved devices in exactly this way in the past. Screens are the the hardest part to save, though. The touchscreen on my old iPhone needed to be replaced because the bottom half stopped responding to touches and the camera has a very faint shadow in the screen if you hold it at a certain angle in bright light. Both devices otherwise work perfectly but I hardly use them any more because they've been replaced by my Rezound.
So I'm trying to send my rezound in for warranty, going through s-off procedure.
Get to wire trick prompt touch the contacts, and nothing, it's unresponsive apparently. This was using cat-5 too boot.
Anyone come across this before?
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The timing is critical, and some find it very difficult to get it just right.
If counting out loud, 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi, etc. It would be almost like tap the contact count 1 missi tap again.
I used cat 5 cable and it took me about 5 attempts before I got it just right.
I just tapped repeatedly until the prompt on the screen changed (pc screen) and went to the next step verifying if it worked.
I've s-offed 2 phones and both got it on the second try this way.
You'll notice that the message "do wire trick now" or whatever it says, happens at the correct delay. If you time your wire touches to match the appearance of the message, you'll get s-off right away.
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Last time even touching them at the wrong time would at least reset the phone, now nothing happens at all, and I have been jamming it in there to make sure I made contact
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ROB281 said:
Last time even touching them at the wrong time would at least reset the phone, now nothing happens at all, and I have been jamming it in there to make sure I made contact
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Lok inside the small hole you will see the tiny metal contact you need to have the wire touching, make sure the cat5 is right on it firmly but don't be too rough and also most people lose contact with that spot as they turn focus to the ground point over the sd card. All I'm saying is visually inspect that the wire is touching that point
Someone that works in a metal shop should really make a jig for this and sell it in the accessories forum... Hint hint
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I couldn't get it to work with cat5 because I couldn't get it to make reliable contact in the hole. I tried several times over the course of two days. Then I tried a piece of coax stripped to the core wire on each end and got it on the first try.
Can S-off procedure be performed on ICS firmware?
Also, does it wipe the phone?
sd card corrupted, ready to just say screw it, take my chances, and ship it back with a relocked bootloader
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sd card corrupted, ready to just say screw it, take my chances, and ship it back with a relocked bootloader
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Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
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Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
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I am using a spare, but control bear still wouldn't go forward when I swapped cards
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Did you try using a metronome for 1.75 second intervals? Also you were supposed to use a spare sd card just get a cheap $5 2gb one om pretty sure you can just format the corrupted sd card when your done.
This is where I messed up. If it's not 1.75 seconds apart, it will fail every time.
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Good bye HTC Rezound, hello Galaxy S3!
yep going back with a relocked bootloader f*ck this ****
second try, and for the second time this morning I've gotten critical failure cannot find a seat
Just a tip that might help: Use a paperclip, but take a file to the ends to square them up (make them flat). You have a much better chance of making contact that way, and less chance of chewing the PC board all to shreds with the jagged ends of the paperclip. Bend the clip to reach both pads, and trim the legs to the same length (so it could touch both pads without having to bend or force it). Have one end already touching a pad before starting S-off script.
I'm a n00b, and doing this I got S-off on the second try.
Freedom First said:
Just a tip that might help: Use a paperclip, but take a file to the ends to square them up (make them flat). You have a much better chance of making contact that way, and less chance of chewing the PC board all to shreds with the jagged ends of the paperclip. Bend the clip to reach both pads, and trim the legs to the same length (so it could touch both pads without having to bend or force it). Have one end already touching a pad before starting S-off script.
I'm a n00b, and doing this I got S-off on the second try.
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It would be wise to wrap the paper clip with electrical tape because your fingers could discharge and fry your board
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ruu'd back to stock, then unlocked rooted for the third time this morning
control bear still refuses to even start with the same critical error
at this point I'm just going to get the ota RUU, flash that, and send it in
if they pop me they pop me, but I can't s-off at this point
My vote is they won't even check it or care
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So now to the problem, i bought this HTC Amaze 4G from ebay, the description said that the phone has water damaged but that everything still worked except the lcd, that its black. So i bought the phone and a brand new lcd, so i thought it was a easy fix. So i got the phone did the replacement, and as the ebay description said everything was still working, it boots up and vibrates and i can call it and itll ring and text it and leave voicemails so it seems like its all there, EXCEPT the lcd is still black! I already installed the new lcd but its still showing up black. So anybody have any ideas?
At first i thought oh ok it needs to charge (cos at first it wouldn't even turn on), then it did turn on but the screen was still black, so i thought the motherboard is fried, but i did the calling and texting and the other little tests, so im thinking its not the motherboard... Any ideas guys? Thanks.
I had this issue with a MyTouch 4G before. i couldn't figure it so i gave up on it for a little bit, Then one day it came on but the moment you touched the screen or a boot animation played the screen would shut off, and the phone would continue to boot. I ended up taking the phone apart and cleaning the board. Put it back together and its worked great ever since.
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Savedmoss said:
I had this issue with a MyTouch 4G before. i couldn't figure it so i gave up on it for a little bit, Then one day it came on but the moment you touched the screen or a boot animation played the screen would shut off, and the phone would continue to boot. I ended up taking the phone apart and cleaning the board. Put it back together and its worked great ever since.
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oh ok, thats a good idea. what did you clean it with? alcohol swab or just regular wet towel? thanks for the advice
I had some special cleaner left over and i used a cotton swab. But alcohol should work, just be careful to make sure the swab isn't dripping wet, and that you don't leave cotton strands caught to solder points.
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Savedmoss said:
I had some special cleaner left over and i used a cotton swab. But alcohol should work, just be careful to make sure the swab isn't dripping wet, and that you don't leave cotton strands caught to solder points.
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alright then! thanks! ill definitely try that right now.!:laugh:
Any luck?
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Any luck?
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sadly no.... but im gonna try it again tonight... if i cant fix it within the next couple of days im just gonna resell it...
thanks though.
Hey guys,
Terrible tragedy here, had this phone for just a couple months and the audio jack started going wonky. Audio would cut out of one channel unless I spun the wire exactly the right way. Got tired of this, so I ordered a new jack for a few bucks and waited for it to come from China. When it finally did, I pulled my phone apart carefully following this guide:
dozuki-guide-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/durapowerglobal/guide_4_en.pdf
Not my first rodeo here, so it was pretty simple to take to apart, snap in the new jack, and put it all back together. Turned it on, and sound works, volume rocker, haptic buttons light up, vibrates, indicator light, all that good stuff. But the screen won't come on! Step 3 of that guide (the image is a little hard to see) has a black outline around the screen flex cable. Reseated that thing some 50 times already crossing fingers and praying to gods I don't believe in. Still nothing. I swear I was more careful with this repair than I've ever been with anything in the past, didn't crack anything, twist, bend, break anything, didn't go crossing wires or doing it while the phone was on. I can't see any reason why the screen won't turn on :crying: And the pricetag on a new screen is just about what the phone is! That, and of course there's no guarantee that a new screen would solve the problem if the issue happened to be on the board side of the connector.
Any advice? I'm grabbing at straws here and really don't want to have to drop money on another one just a few months after I bought it. Help greatly appreciated!
I am not sure what you can do, but since you had a legit issue with the phone that you didn't cause by doing something you shouldn't have, why didn't you get it exchanged under warranty?
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nosympathy said:
I am not sure what you can do, but since you had a legit issue with the phone that you didn't cause by doing something you shouldn't have, why didn't you get it exchanged under warranty?
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Interesting... that thought never even crossed my mind. I guess my presumption was that a problem like that could be deemed damage to the phone if they insisted I had a wire plugged in and bent it or something to that effect. I guess I'm just so used to warranties not ever fixing anything that I forgot they existed. My natural reaction has become: something's broken? I'll have to fix it.
Though, I guess I could put it back together and bring it to a Verizon store and say the screen turned off and won't turn back on. Playing dumb may be a viable option.
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Interesting... that thought never even crossed my mind. I guess my presumption was that a problem like that could be deemed damage to the phone if they insisted I had a wire plugged in and bent it or something to that effect. I guess I'm just so used to warranties not ever fixing anything that I forgot they existed. My natural reaction has become: something's broken? I'll have to fix it.
Though, I guess I could put it back together and bring it to a Verizon store and say the screen turned off and won't turn back on. Playing dumb may be a viable option.
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Now that is fraud and I don't condone that. One thing to have a legit issue and they would have sent you a refurb with no issues.
Now that you have damaged your phone you should pony up and pay to get it fixed.
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Now that is fraud and I don't condone that. One thing to have a legit issue and they would have sent you a refurb with no issues.
Now that you have damaged your phone you should pony up and pay to get it fixed.
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Ye warranty man wth lol....but thats what that 5 extra bucks a month goes to huh......i mean your insurance you got on your 700 dollar phone right now that its really messed up
My mistake, I didn't mean to cite fraud on this board. I'm simply frustrated with something that doesn't make sense to me and looking for a viable option that doesn't involve a $700 price tag. If I dropped it or got it wet I'd pay the bill, no problem. That I can clearly say is my fault and I messed up. I'm just astounded as someone who builds and repairs laptops, has fixed countless cell phones, ipods, etc. that simply unplugging a wire and plugging it back in would make the screen completely stop working with no signs of life. I just can't make sense of WHY it happened. If I could, I could blame myself and accept the bill for it and call it a lesson learned. But I haven't learned anything, other than that 99% of the time when I carefully replace parts everything will work fine, and 1% of the time - the time when the replacement bill is over 200% the original bill - something will strangely go wrong without any reasonable explanation.
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My mistake, I didn't mean to cite fraud on this board. I'm simply frustrated with something that doesn't make sense to me and looking for a viable option that doesn't involve a $700 price tag. If I dropped it or got it wet I'd pay the bill, no problem. That I can clearly say is my fault and I messed up. I'm just astounded as someone who builds and repairs laptops, has fixed countless cell phones, ipods, etc. that simply unplugging a wire and plugging it back in would make the screen completely stop working with no signs of life. I just can't make sense of WHY it happened. If I could, I could blame myself and accept the bill for it and call it a lesson learned. But I haven't learned anything, other than that 99% of the time when I carefully replace parts everything will work fine, and 1% of the time - the time when the replacement bill is over 200% the original bill - something will strangely go wrong without any reasonable explanation.
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Samsung doesn't charge an insane amount to fix the screen. Not anywhere close to 700.
The end of the day, the screen worked fine, you took the phone apart, screen now doesn't work, your fault. You did something. Everyone makes mistakes. You have a lesson to learn here, you just don't like it. Your lesson should be to have it replaced with a refurbed unit through Verizon not fix it yourself while under warranty unless they deem your issue not covered by warranty.
Warranties are interesting things. They sometimes cover things they shouldn't and don't cover things they should. Laptop warranties cover the AC port. I've sent laptops off for customers in the past where they obviously broke the AC port by putting extreme force against the AC cord. MFG still covered it. Not every company is out to get you.
I've only had to do it once with my Rezound. Got the refurb in a few days and sent my original one back. Was simple. I also didn't pay a dime.
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You're 100% right, I hadn't yet gotten out of the denial stage of grief. Funny enough, I used to work at a Staples EasyTech and would work on and send out customer's computers and see the same sorts of things.
Anyway, thanks.
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[Edit] Gahhh it says sent from my Thunderbolt, how disappointing. I love this phone, but seriously - downgrading screen size makes the soul cry. After the note we're really getting into tablet territory with our next phones. Maybe Ill start a clothing company and just make giant pockets in everything. I foresee a market in previous note owners in 2 years.
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You're 100% right, I hadn't yet gotten out of the denial stage of grief. Funny enough, I used to work at a Staples EasyTech and would work on and send out customer's computers and see the same sorts of things.
Anyway, thanks.
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[Edit] Gahhh it says sent from my Thunderbolt, how disappointing. I love this phone, but seriously - downgrading screen size makes the soul cry. After the note we're really getting into tablet territory with our next phones. Maybe Ill start a clothing company and just make giant pockets in everything. I foresee a market in previous note owners in 2 years.
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Not trying to be a jerk, just being honest
I know how you must feel. It really does suck. Just trying to help make this a learning experience for you and others who read it.
But seriously Samsung doesn't charge a huge amount to replace the screen. Give them a call and check. They may not even have to do that much. Who knows until they look.
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I appreciate it, and I've learned it. :thumbup:
Will do, gonna find out tomorrow and then Ill post my findings for anyone who's curious
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Guys, i have tried and tried!!! I can not get the S-off wire trick to work!!! I am officially stock ics ruu, Bootloader unlocked, custom recovery to flash su root. I've tripped a Ethernet cord, took off a wire and tripped that to stick in the little hole, and touch the SD card metal for GND... And my Amaze does nothing... I've also tried a wire that ties around the loaf of bread, still nothing... What am i doing wrong?? Someone please help!
USE HAIR PIN GET THE TIMING RIGHT TOOK ME LIKE 5 TRIES TO GET IT
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The 1.5 seconds is between touches. I think it helps to make sure that you have a good contact when you are touching the ground, leave the wire in contact for like a second then off for 1.5 second the on for a second.
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I always recommend a metronome. Set it to 34.
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Took me like 2+ hrs.. Must have done it 100+ times.. I changed to the plastic coated paperclip and got it after like 10 tries..
Also if your computer is older.. Kill off anything that may be slowing it down..
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What do you mean I can't say that??!!.. It's the fkin Internet!
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
Stevesteve64 said:
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
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just take a short thin wire and make sure your timing is right i got a radio signal thin wire for it..got lucky in the 2nd attempt
Stevesteve64 said:
so when i touch both wires... Do i touch them at the same time? or do i insert wire in hole to the left, then touch the ground... And if unsuccessful, do i remove both wires and retry? Or do i just remove the Ground and keep trying that?
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Get the wire ouching one of the contacts all the time, then with the other end touch the other contact when prompted (touch and release) count 1.5 sec (about one mississippi, 2 missis) and touch again.
Thanks again everyone, i finally got it after 3 hours!!! To anyone that may be discouraged, IT WORKS.. I got to the point, i was so frustrated that i began to tap both ends really fast! And then all of the sudden, I HEARD IT REBOOT!! I was like, WOW!... I kept going really fast, until i for the right position and right spot. Then i was able to hit it head on after about 3 tries!