[Q] Is it possible to S-Off w/o wire trick? - HTC Rezound

Is it possible to get S-Off without the wire trick? I'm fearful that I'll brick it using wire.

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Nope.

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pmgreen said:
Is it possible to get S-Off without the wire trick? I'm fearful that I'll brick it using wire.
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one does not simply S-off their Rezound without the wire trick.

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The wire trick is really not as scary as its made out to be. I got S-Off on my second try or about five minutes from starting up Controlbear for the first time.
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funnyangrykid said:
one does not simply S-off their Rezound without the wire trick.
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Wire trick
Just be sure you touch ONLY the two contacts they specify and no others. I learned hard way awhile back.

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michaelbsheldon said:
Just be sure you touch ONLY the two contacts they specify and no others. I learned hard way awhile back.
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Easiest way to avoid that is simply to cover up the other contacts with electrical tape.
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pmgreen said:
Is it possible to get S-Off without the wire trick? I'm fearful that I'll brick it using wire.
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yes and no.
yes because you can use a paper clip and not a wire, no because you still need to make the 2 contacts touch.
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michaelbsheldon said:
Just be sure you touch ONLY the two contacts they specify and no others. I learned hard way awhile back.
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LOBBS said:
Easiest way to avoid that is simply to cover up the other contacts with electrical tape.
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the cluster of 5 pins in that one area are all ground pins. you can use anyone of them. the power is supplied from the rectangular ones placed all over.

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pmgreen said:
Is it possible to get S-Off without the wire trick? I'm fearful that I'll brick it using wire.
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From Nike: "Just Do It"

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synisterwolf said:
yes and no.
yes because you can use a paper clip and not a wire, no because you still need to make the 2 contacts touch.
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I couldn't get S-off to work with any paperclips that I had tried; spent like 20 minutes trying to get it to work with several paperclips. I used a speaker wire from my home theatre, and it worked the first time lol.

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carngeX said:
I couldn't get S-off to work with any paperclips that I had tried; spent like 20 minutes trying to get it to work with several paperclips. I used a speaker wire from my home theatre, and it worked the first time lol.
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with the paperclip. you need to make sure the paper clip is flat as possible. its harder with a clip then a wire.

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I'm paperclip all the way
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I've used the core wire from TV coax on every one I've done.

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I use solid core Cat-5. Got it on the first try.

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Do you have a retainer? That would be perfect.
Charliestheman helped me. Maybe if you're scared to do it you could send it to him and he could send it back s off.
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A 14ga solid copper core insulated ground wire worked for me. Had a length left over from some random project.
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GrayTheWolf said:
I use solid core Cat-5. Got it on the first try.
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+1 on that. Works perfectly
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Squirrel1620 said:
+1 on that. Works perfectly
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Yep. I think coaxial is too big, and a paper clip is too stiff.

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GrayTheWolf said:
Yep. I think coaxial is too big, and a paper clip is too stiff.
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Stiffer worked better for me. Easier to hold a connection to pin 1.

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shrike1978 said:
Stiffer worked better for me. Easier to hold a connection to pin 1.
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