Greetings
Long time follower here.
I think my lumia 920 is bricked, while i was flashing this version of firmware RM821_059R1W5_1232.2110.1244.3011, suddenly it stopped with a failed error, without any error number or description.
Now i can't turn on my lumia anymore, also it doesn't get noticed by the computer as a hardware, and also doesn't respond to volume down + power.
is there anyway to fix it?
Thx alot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032888 Mine wouldn't boot after a hard reset. I think this may be your only hope to fix on your own. Nokia Care suite and the refurb option.
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is there anyway to know the IM number of the phone without having the box? it's not on the body of the phone, and the phone doesn't start up.
I argued that with Nokia, beacuase they swore up in down it was on the SIM tray... seems stupid to put it there, what if for some reason you lose it? Whomever you were using it on should have it. In fact, I think when I log into AT&T I believe it is there.
have the same issue right now. I'm thinking about sending it in
awagner said:
I argued that with Nokia, beacuase they swore up in down it was on the SIM tray... seems stupid to put it there, what if for some reason you lose it? Whomever you were using it on should have it. In fact, I think when I log into AT&T I believe it is there.
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http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/...pic=GUID-D4A70EFD-27A6-4D6F-A089-84BF6BAA0001
it's behind the metal frame of SIM holder (not the plastic where you put SIM card) so it's hard to lose it..if you lose the metal frame with label, your sim card even with SIM holder will be loose.
Also if you know your provided (Network carrier) and based on color - you can get your product code from below link:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...ting-care-suite-download-1660094/#post9434277
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I have the same problem with my Lumia 920 - RM 821.
Already tried all the tools of Nokia, but without results, no vibrate and no image.
My Lumia has stopped completely and I can not fix it.
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Hello,
A HTC Hero phone I bought from eBay arrived today.
It's said to be a recent replacement for a phone the owner bought from Orange 6 months ago. I got it for my daughter to take to Canada and I guess it will need to be unlocked for this purpose.
I'm a newbie but I've done some reading here over time, which encouraged me to go for this model of phone.
A recurring cautionary tales has been that bricked phones often get sold on, so I want to test the phone for functionality.
The phone seems to be charging ok and switches on fine.
I put my wife's Orange PAYG SIM into it, in the hope of checking phone function but there's a SIM icon with a red X showing on the display from time to time.
Is it that the Orange PAYG SIM is unsuitable for this phone or is it more likely to just be badly inserted or have dirty contacts?
Regards,
Mike
Firstly Orange UK phones are known to have issues unlocking for use on other networks, but its not impossible.
Secondly ensure the sim is locked into place as it can come loose causing sim errors.
An Orange SIM not working in an Orange handset?!
As Lenny already said,... make sure the metal catch that secures the SIM is flicked as far as possible to the left once your SIM is inserted.
If this fails, you'll need to double check it with another Orange SIM.
Hopefully your phone hasn't been reported lost/stolen,... but if it has and you paid by Paypal or your creditcard on ebay then you should have something to fall back on.
P.S... It shouldnt make a difference if the SIM your trying is on contract or PayAsYouGo. If the SIM your trying is working fine in your wife's handset but not in the Hero then it sounds like the HERO maybe dodgey!!!
Thanks for the replies Lennyuk and ddotpatel.
The SIM came good after a few cleanings, polishings and some extra care in fitting, as suggested.
I did check here on the forum last week that the Orange SIMlock could be removed. It does seem to be something of a multi-step process and other network SIMlocks may be a lot easier but I got the clear impression that it could be done fairly easily for a few quid.
I suppose any used phone that comes up for sale could potentially be stolen, eBay goods being no exception. I'll be quite surprised if it is though.
Is there a database of stolen phone serial # that can be checked?
Regards,
Mike
The only way I know of to check if its in be black listed is to either contact the police or the carrier, but obviously if it has been blacklisted then they will know you have stolen goods and will take them away from you.
Fortunately, I'm such a friendly and innocent looking chap, I'll probably get time off for goog behaviour.
Regards,
Mike
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Fortunately, I'm such a friendly and innocent looking chap, I'll probably get time off for goog behaviour.
Regards,
Mike
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the innocent ones are the ones to be wary of
Hi folks.
I just got myself a brand new Lumia 800 (from o2, but sim unlocked)
At the beginning everything went well and the phone was running great.
Then yesterday evening the problems started. First there was a synching problem with my office365 account. I figured out it was a problem with one of the contacts (apparently the same bug that already existed for GMAIL accoutns in WP7).
After that the phone started rebooting itself on several occassions. Sometimes even without me doing anything, even doing another reboot right after it already rebooted once.
It's pretty hard to track down what is responsible for it. It happens a lot of time when I read emails, although not only (for example it just rebooted during Nokia Navigation, I was not even touching the phone, just driving with the navigation on...)
Has anybody had similiar problems? It's seriously annoying.
I even did a hard reset - made no difference. Set up everything new etc.
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Update: It might be an issue with my sim card, phone seems to run fine without it. Luckily I'll get a new one activated on Tuesday, so I'll wait and retry then again
Curious, did you get a new microSIM when you got the phone or hand cut to fit?
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Curious, did you get a new microSIM when you got the phone or hand cut to fit?
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Hand cut. Interestingly it worked for 3 days straight without any problems and then suddenly it started, that's why I didn't think the problem might be the SIM card.
Interesting to know that dodgy contacts (which I think might be the issue) cause immediate reboots
Interesting conclusion, I hand cut mine and so far, so good. Will bear this in mind though, you never know.
BUT
Just removing the SIM doesn't discount it, as it disables the cell radio, it could be related to that rather than the SIM itself.
I'll see on Tuesday when my new SIM gets activated. I'll report back how it works out
Sent from my Lumia 800 using Board Express
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Update: The problem really was the loose SIM card. Zero problems with the new Micro-SIM. Phone runs perfectly. I love it.
So if you ever encounter reboot loops you might wanna check your SIM
Great stuff, lets hope my home brew microSIM holds out then.
Obvious fault of the old SIM card. With me on the forum were also such cases.
rebooting system
i have lumia 800 and i have the same problem.i have send my phone back to nokia 3 times to fix it but nothing. i have pay 30,00 euros for ram-changes but still nothing.now i ll buy new sim card and see if the problem stays
I originally had trouble with GPS working intermittently and found the thread about bending the pins slightly and it worked. Now I have wonderful GPS signal but can't send or receive calls or messages.
WiFi works, GPS works, I have 5 full bars but I can't place or receive calls.
I suspect that opening the phone resulted in damaging something, but what? If the antenna is damaged than why would I have 5 bars?
I googled everything I could think of and couldn't come up with any clue, anything new to try would be helpful.
I was running Cyanogenmod 9 and ended up flashing the stock ROM but *NOTHING* helps.
Thanks,
Tim
Have you checked your APN settings?
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Have you checked your APN settings?
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Yes, I verified the APN settings. Even tried various other APN options that were recommended on other threads. Still nothing.
It's really weird, the signal displays sometimes 3, 4, or 5 bars and my other ATT phone works fine using the same SIM card.
Completely out in left field, but perhaps food for thought? http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=lyuGT3atgc8&desktop_uri=/watch?v=lyuGT3atgc8
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Fixed - sent back to Samsung
I sent it back to Samsung for diagnostics. They said "Liquid damaged on PBA components" - which means the phone board assembly (main board).
Now I know for sure that I didn't get any liquid on any part of the phone what-so-ever, but since the repair was free, I'm not going to complain.
A suspicion is that the technicians are only given a few category codes to document the failure mode for the phone, and this seemed to be the closest one to the technician who looked at it.
What really happened is a mystery that may last for all time...
I can't wait to get the phone back so I can go rooted again!
-Tim
The water damage indicators are in the screws you remove to get inside.
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The water damage indicators are in the screws you remove to get inside.
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Huh - how do they know that? There wasn't any obvious way to know I tampered with it...
-Tim
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Huh - how do they know that? There wasn't any obvious way to know I tampered with it...
-Tim
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Maybe they watched you do the repair.
Bah
I have 2 Notes purchased second hand which exhibit the same symptoms. I tried everything, changing ROMs (including stock), modems, carrier unlocking, different SIM cards, restoring IMEIs, changed the power connecter board where I believe the cell ANT is, always got the 'Not Registered on Network' when trying to make a call. I could deactivate HSDPA and LTE in the service menu and still connect on the EDGE network.
There are a few threads on this subject, but the only way I've seen it resolved is sending the phone in for a replacement mainboard. Unfortunately that wasn't an option for me. Buyer Beware.
Well, I thought Samsung was going to repair it but they sent the phone back saying it was unrepairable.
They slapped a red dot behind where the battery sits and there's some kind of red plastic behind the antenna for the phone. So I know they took the back apart.
I called them and they said it's unrepairable, and I asked how can it be unrepairable - can't you repair the phone you invented? Anyway it's hard to get anywhere with them.
It's kind of weird though, everything works but no network lock.
Well, I guess I'll chock it up to experience and sell it on ebay and buy a used one.
Tim
Samsung refused to repair the unit under warranty - which is fine because I am responsible for breaking it and I don't expect them to pay for my mistake. However, I asked them to fix it and bill me for the damages and they said they couldn't repair it.
Huh, so I asked them how they can build such a nice and complex phone but can't figure out how to repair it?
They flat out refused so I asked to have it escalated.
The put me in contact with another customer service number and the first thing he asked was would I be willing to pay for the repair - of course! That's all I wanted in the first place.
Anyway, I paid $200 and this is the response concerning the problem and resolution. I should get the phone back by tomorrow in like new condition!
Original Problem:
TECHNICAL INQUIRY - LCD / TOUCH PANEL / LED - TOUCH SCREEN CRACKED - STD/LCD FEE
Problem found:
BAD BGA COMPONENT - LCD DAMAGED - ABUSE - REAR COVER - COSMETICS
Solution:
REPLACED LCD - REPLACED COSMETIC - REPLACED COMPONENT - REPLACED PBA
Sorry to hear you're still not back with us yet. Having an awful go of it. Surely they'll have you going soon.
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Hi guys
Hope someone can help! After ignoring advice from the Antivirus I picked up it appears a virus, my Samsung S3 mini does not read simcards anymore. The Antivirus told me my IMSI number has been changed, giving me the new and old ones. A motherboard replacement and a firmware upgrade did not solve the problem. I hope my phone is still fixable! Thanking you in advance for your help....
Certainly did not get a virus. Especially one that would persist across a motherboard swap. Which, I am a bit confused on... So you did a motherboard swap and have the same exact issue? That could only happen if they swapped the SIM card reader from the old board to the new and that is the faulty part. Other than that, check to see if your IMEI is correct or still there. If the EFS partition gets messed up, it can cause issues like this...but not across motherboard swaps either.
So either someone told you they swapped motherboards and lied to you, or they swapped a bad part over along with it.
thank you
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Certainly did not get a virus. Especially one that would persist across a motherboard swap. Which, I am a bit confused on... So you did a motherboard swap and have the same exact issue? That could only happen if they swapped the SIM card reader from the old board to the new and that is the faulty part. Other than that, check to see if your IMEI is correct or still there. If the EFS partition gets messed up, it can cause issues like this...but not across motherboard swaps either.
So either someone told you they swapped motherboards and lied to you, or they swapped a bad part over along with it.
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The repairshop said they changed the motherboard, so i don't suspect them of lying....and i did the firmware upgrade....
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The repairshop said they changed the motherboard, so i don't suspect them of lying....and i did the firmware upgrade....
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Well check the IMEI from behind the battery and in the phone, see if they match. You didn't answer whether or not the IMEI was still there either. And if they actually did change the motherboard, that would be why you would have gotten the message the 2nd time around, if the app had saved your info from before and you restored it. Why are we trusting this anti-virus app anyway? They are known to point out stuff that isn't there or relevant. If they don't report anything, people think there's no reason to install them...
Also, did the repair shop charge you for the motherboard swap and gave you back the phone not working still with the same issue? Something just seems really off about this. I do repairs for a living and couldn't imagine that going down in that manner at my shop.
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Well check the IMEI from behind the battery and in the phone, see if they match. You didn't answer whether or not the IMEI was still there either. And if they actually did change the motherboard, that would be why you would have gotten the message the 2nd time around, if the app had saved your info from before and you restored it. Why are we trusting this anti-virus app anyway? They are known to point out stuff that isn't there or relevant. If they don't report anything, people think there's no reason to install them...
Also, did the repair shop charge you for the motherboard swap and gave you back the phone not working still with the same issue? Something just seems really off about this. I do repairs for a living and couldn't imagine that going down in that manner at my shop.
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Hi Es0
I did not enquire too much at the repair shop, they just told me that a motherboard swop did not fix the fault and i accepted it at the time. The IMEI number matches except the slashes in the number at the back of the battery don't appear in the IMEI number displayed on the screen. The repairshop charged me not a cent and the phone came back same as i took it in...
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Hi Es0
I did not enquire too much at the repair shop, they just told me that a motherboard swop did not fix the fault and i accepted it at the time. The IMEI number matches except the slashes in the number at the back of the battery don't appear in the IMEI number displayed on the screen. The repairshop charged me not a cent and the phone came back same as i took it in...
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Ah ok. They just swapped yours back in afterwards it would seems. But there's no way that the other motherboard would do the same thing unless it was broken in the same way and/or they were using the same SIM card reader, which of course, wouldn't make any sense and would defeat half the purpose of swapping it in the first place. I think you need a second opinion from another shop.
You've tested it with other cards as well?
Put your card in another phone to make sure that is still functioning properly?
When you look in the Settings / About Phone / Status - Does it show the phone # and ICCID #?
Do you get a 0 with a / through it at the top for the signal?
Hi Es0
es0tericcha0s said:
Ah ok. They just swapped yours back in afterwards it would seems. But there's no way that the other motherboard would do the same thing unless it was broken in the same way and/or they were using the same SIM card reader, which of course, wouldn't make any sense and would defeat half the purpose of swapping it in the first place. I think you need a second opinion from another shop.
You've tested it with other cards as well?
Put your card in another phone to make sure that is still functioning properly?
When you look in the Settings / About Phone / Status - Does it show the phone # and ICCID #?
Do you get a 0 with a / through it at the top for the signal?
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The card works fine in a Samsung Pocket at the moment. By # do you mean number ( sorry i am not up with the jargon...) ? Card in the Pocket now and by "my phone number" says "unknown". I don't see any reference to ICCID on either phone! And am not sure where to look for the 0 with a / through it !! Sorry if i am trying your patience here....
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The card works fine in a Samsung Pocket at the moment. By # do you mean number ( sorry i am not up with the jargon...) ? Card in the Pocket now and by "my phone number" says "unknown". I don't see any reference to ICCID on either phone! And am not sure where to look for the 0 with a / through it !! Sorry if i am trying your patience here....
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I mean your telephone number. If the card reader was not working at all, it would not be able to pick up your # off the card to display in the Settings / About Phone / Status part. But it is weird that the card in your other phone reads unknown. Have you tried another SIM in the phone in question? It could just be that the SIM card is being weird. I've seen them work on some phones and not others. The 0 with / would be in the Status Bar for the signal bars - next to the battery icon, etc.
Have you modded the phone at all?
Hi Es0
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I mean your telephone number. If the card reader was not working at all, it would not be able to pick up your # off the card to display in the Settings / About Phone / Status part. But it is weird that the card in your other phone reads unknown. Have you tried another SIM in the phone in question? It could just be that the SIM card is being weird. I've seen them work on some phones and not others. The 0 with / would be in the Status Bar for the signal bars - next to the battery icon, etc.
Have you modded the phone at all?
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Ok here goes....at first i tried different simcards with the same network operator with no success, this morning (South Africa time) I rethought your advice about trying other simcards, this time from other network operators....VOILA!! All it was is that the phone got locked to the other network again!! Probably by the Anti-virus app.... well i never!!!! So there you have it ...!!
If you can advise me about unlocking my Samsung S3 mini (on Cell C in South Africa) I would be very grateful!
Thank you again for your excellent advice...! Very much appreciated
Regards
Charles
Glad you're on the right track. As far as unlocking, you can try the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082626
Seems like with most Samsung unlocks like these, it is very dependent on the build version of the software and the cellular company. If you are on 4.1.2, and it is not working, see if you can find a 4.1.1 modem and try again. That works in many of the phones I have unlocked with this kind of method. If that doesn't work, you're going to need an unlock code. If you aren't sure where to get that, check out my site and send me a message.
hello again Es0
es0tericcha0s said:
Glad you're on the right track. As far as unlocking, you can try the instructions here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082626
Seems like with most Samsung unlocks like these, it is very dependent on the build version of the software and the cellular company. If you are on 4.1.2, and it is not working, see if you can find a 4.1.1 modem and try again. That works in many of the phones I have unlocked with this kind of method. If that doesn't work, you're going to need an unlock code. If you aren't sure where to get that, check out my site and send me a message.
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hmmmm I put the other network simcard in, made a test phone call... worked fine! so I thought its sorted now...now the fault is sort of on again. At ABOUT DEVICE and STATUS it shows the right network, but in the dropdown menu it says selected network unavailable.... can't make phonecalls but have access to internet via 3G...!! Can you still give me an opinion?
Charles
Found a "broken" G2 in the ads today, I might go check it out tomorrow. The seller is selling it for a very low price (somewhere around 150 USD) because the phone can't register to a network. Using my previous knowledge of other Android phones and the knowledge I acquired during my time with my own G2, I've deduced the following (ordered from least likely to most likely):
- the phone was dropped and the radio cable got detached (fairly easy fix, take the phone apart and reattach everything, the physical state of the phone can't be deduced from a single photo that's put online)
- the SIM tray is faulty because at the photo I got, a no SIM icon is visible (though that could've been taken without a SIM in the phone)
- something or someone messed up the EFS partition (I plan on checking whether the phone's bootloader root checker has been tripped, if the IMEI is okay, if it has a custom recovery, etc). The phone seems to have a stock ROM which I suspect someone flashed, or tried to factory reset the phone (which raised a suspicion described below).
But the most likely situation is that the phone was stolen. Why? Well:
- if the phone can't register to a network, its IMEI may be blacklisted
- the phone is being sold without any equipment, not even its box. The guy says it was sold to him like that, which makes me even more suspicious. I have some friends working in certain operators here, I'll snoop around once I get a hold of the phone's IMEI. If I can't get a straight story out of him, I'll try some intimidation or to knock down the price to oblivion, being that the phone might be stolen, and use it for parts, if my ways of finding its owner turn up dry.
Do you guys have any additional tips on what to check? I plan on putting my own SIM card in and trying to run some diagnostics from the hidden menus to see what's what.
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Found a "broken" G2 in the ads today, I might go check it out tomorrow. The seller is selling it for a very low price (somewhere around 150 USD) because the phone can't register to a network. Using my previous knowledge of other Android phones and the knowledge I acquired during my time with my own G2, I've deduced the following (ordered from least likely to most likely):
- the phone was dropped and the radio cable got detached (fairly easy fix, take the phone apart and reattach everything, the physical state of the phone can't be deduced from a single photo that's put online)
- the SIM tray is faulty because at the photo I got, a no SIM icon is visible (though that could've been taken without a SIM in the phone)
- something or someone messed up the EFS partition (I plan on checking whether the phone's bootloader root checker has been tripped, if the IMEI is okay, if it has a custom recovery, etc). The phone seems to have a stock ROM which I suspect someone flashed, or tried to factory reset the phone (which raised a suspicion described below).
But the most likely situation is that the phone was stolen. Why? Well:
- if the phone can't register to a network, its IMEI may be blacklisted
- the phone is being sold without any equipment, not even its box. The guy says it was sold to him like that, which makes me even more suspicious. I have some friends working in certain operators here, I'll snoop around once I get a hold of the phone's IMEI. If I can't get a straight story out of him, I'll try some intimidation or to knock down the price to oblivion, being that the phone might be stolen, and use it for parts, if my ways of finding its owner turn up dry.
Do you guys have any additional tips on what to check? I plan on putting my own SIM card in and trying to run some diagnostics from the hidden menus to see what's what.
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Seems like you got it all covered! Best of luck.
Hello, even if you have a friend inside, It would do you well to use one of those online IMEI Blacklist checkers, if the phone is from a US carrier and it happens to be stolen/blacklisted theres a good chance that it will appear.
Anywho, so how will you do it? Will the seller lend you the phone for a couple of hours for you to check all these things? Or Will you be gambling for it?
Best of luck, the G2 is freaking awesome! I'm having a blast!
Definitely worth it. I bought a sprint lg g2 that was "bricked" in TWRP after they tried to OTA. Lmao got it for $40! Unlocked and am using now
Bought one recently (advertised as faulty antenna) but it had a messed up EFS. IMEI was null. Checked IMEI and it was fine. Restored IMEI and phone is flying fine.. Good luck on purchase.