Guys, is paying $45.00 permanent S-Off worth it?
i would say no, i don't know much about htc devices and the dna is my first one, but i think sometime in the future someone will be able to do it
I wouldn't pay for it. In my opinion, no.
If it wasn't for the ripping apart of the phone then I'd personally pay for it. But since you have to send your phone off and it has to be taken apart than I say its not worth it.
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Would it be paying for a program? Or would it be shipping it to someone and having them do something?
Dave51495 said:
Would it be paying for a program? Or would it be shipping it to someone and having them do something?
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Do something. They physically remove the back of your phone and all of the protective plastics on them. They then hook up your emmc (I believe) to a jtag and flash a new software to it. This seems Sketch at best. I wouldnt pay for it, nor would I even consider taking my phone apart. S-off at this point is not that serious. I can flash kernels on the go and I can fastboot whatever else I need.
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Do something. They physically remove the back of your phone and all of the protective plastics on them. They then hook up your emmc (I believe) to a jtag and flash a new software to it. This seems Sketch at best. I wouldnt pay for it, nor would I even consider taking my phone apart. S-off at this point is not that serious. I can flash kernels on the go and I can fastboot whatever else I need.
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Ok, gotcha. Definitely not worth it. And you have to pay for shipping on top of that, bumping it up to like $65.
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Hello.
My bootloader is apparently corrupted after an Odin restore attempt and from what I've read Riff Box is my only salvation. I tried the button combos, the 301K JIG and my phone is as bricked as a... Well, brick.
Are there any alternatives to riff box? Anything I can cook up on my own to make a dead Vibrant revive?
Thanks!
Try sending it back to TMO or Samsung if you can with your warranty.
If you can't...
hmm.. no.. a JIG wouldn't work...
nope sorry dunno any.
Riff box is the only way. I want to have one too so that I won't have to worry about hard bricking my phone.
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iynfynity said:
Riff box is the only way. I want to have one too so that I won't have to worry about hard bricking my phone.
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What IS a Riff Box? can you buy it? or is it for Manufacturers only?
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What IS a Riff Box? can you buy it? or is it for Manufacturers only?
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I think you can order it. it would be good if someone would order one then we can just send it to him if we are hard bricked. Of course we'll pay him.
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How much would it cost? if it was a reasonable price, i'd buy it, if its too expensive, i can't.
I think it's $150.
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YEAH.. i'm not buying it, i don't brick my phone every hour lol.
lol, riff box will handy foe me because I'll be using vibrant for a very long time.
Well...
From what I've read and my experience, hard bricks are pretty rare. This happened because I tried to do too many things one after the other without enough care, and the guy who owns one in my country is doing the fix for about US$30. In their webpage you can see a list of Riff Box owners all around the world, look out for someone close to you.
I have a RIFF Box being built and sent to me as we speak, but my only problem is I have no test phones to practice on yet. My dedicated JTAG computer sits right next to my JIG manufacturing equipment just waiting for the day I have all the hardware needed. Here's to hoping I can officially offer this service soon. My fingers are crossed....
P.S. Im located in NM, pretty darn close to the center of the USA, so maybe an ideal location for shipping out via USPS Priority?
I was in the same situation. Your only option is a RIFF Box JTAG.
I send my phone to this ebay seller and he repair my phone the same day and the same day he ship me back my phone.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-Galaxy-...ultDomain_0&hash=item3f0c87e20b#ht_719wt_1344
If the item expired on ebay you can find the seller items in here:
http://shop.ebay.com/olegor215/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562
or search for the sellers name ( olegor215 )
Sorry for my bad english
iynfynity said:
Riff box is the only way. I want to have one too so that I won't have to worry about hard bricking my phone.
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re: your signature. "Did you know every time you make a troll comment an android phone is activated?"
Awwwww muffin, try flashing it with gasoline and a match. Or crumble the T959D board into tiny little pieces after spending 12hrs with QPST (and ODIN trying to start connection then hanging). I finally lost my temper due to multiple stressors.
(oh and bollocks to grammar) Some were due to the dang buttons can't be found and farting about with a couple of screwdriver tips to hold down one button while at the same time reinserting the battery and holding power with a pen. Oh and I didn't have the back on the phone (no screws) so the mobo periodically flips off its base. Anywho, the phone had to die it has plagued me since last summer. I won't do the same with the SGH-I727R I have. And ironically the screen assembly I can resell. Ironically the mobo is worth next to nothing compared to the price of the screen assembly. Which is one reason I finally decided to have the satisfaction of tearing the skin from my fingers while twisting and snapping the board into 4 pieces which I shall bury at four corners of the city I live in lest its corpse finds its way back to me and bricks my other devices.
Oh and in case you are wondering. Yes!!! it was so satisfying and totally worth the total loss. (actually I need one button switch and the USB port for other damaged devices I am repairing.
I am going to get me a jtag if it's the last thing I do. Or make my own from an ATMEGA and whatever breakouts I need for it to work.
Just realize JTAG is hard. Real hard. As far as micro soldering and understanding circuits and crap like that. Watch a few videos before you thing of getting into it just so you can see how complicated the process is. It seems real sketchy for me.
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The unbrickable mod you can do it at home just requires a little bit of soldering
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The unbrickable mod you can do it at home just requires a little bit of soldering
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A little bit of soldering - it's true, but don't do it if you never did that before. It's very easy for someone with skills.
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A little bit of soldering - it's true, but don't do it if you never did that before. It's very easy for someone with skills.
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agreed. you can also get it done from mobile tech videos. iv done it on both my vibrants
I bought my note outright from best buy and noticed has doodles and pics of customers and employees.
I didn't know.i was paying fall price for what could possibly be a display model.
What should i do? Can I get a discount?
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Take it back and get a new one. They either sold you a floor model or one that has been opened by the guys in back. Of course once you're out the door they could say it was you that did all those things...are there any photos of people in the BB stock room or anything that are obvious? Or demand a discount since you got a used item. I would be furious if I paid full price for something that other people had been pawing at for who knows how long.
Also, after this is resolved, if you're still using the same device, hard-reset it and start fresh. Who knows what free apps and malware may be installed on it. Obviously don't do that first or you'll destroy the evidence that the phone was used.
I looked at the photo details and they're from February. I didn't buy the phone until march 10.
Only thing keeping me from taking it back is i dinto want to simply unlock it again.
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And yes, two pics of best buy employees.
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I'm sure they'll exchange it for you, but if you don't want to unlock it, you could (depending on how much of a negotiator you are) go back and see if they'll knock a few bucks back to you... Clearly the phone was either a demo or used in some way, even if briefly. Keep the photos on there if you want to prove it was as you say.
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And yes, two pics of best buy employees.
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And they sold it to you as "new?"
I would complain.
I would complain HARD. Directly to the highest management you can find when you get there. That's absolutely outrageous.
Those looser employees should get fired, it is against policy to open a package and use it.
It's happened before.
http://www.androidcentral.com/best-...s-already-opened-epic-4g-touch-gives-him-bird
I would complain as well as report it to as many news agencies as you can find, along with the pictures.
Gotta love Best Buy lol. If you work there sorry, nothing against you. But my local BB workers are a bunch of clowns. Rip em a new one lol
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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Your crazy and lazy. If it were me I would return it get my money back and take my business elsewhere.
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Went up there and complained. They offered me a new one. I told them I'll think about it and walked out.
I don't want to unlock another one again.
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That's kind of sad, to be honest. That was not the smart move at all.
Ok I just got a replacement rez and wanted s-on the old one so I can return it but I said screw it I will do it the next day since it was late. I picked up my phone and fell out my hand and now screen cracked. I can't send this ha k now I have to return the new one.
What should I do I need help in getting a new or used rez that is not malfunctioned and screen cracked. Anyone know where I get one cheaper than paying vzw $90 deductible for insurance or if vzw will understand my story and allow me to return the cracked one.
I need something.
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Ok I just got a replacement rez and wanted s-on the old one so I can return it but I said screw it I will do it the next day since it was late. I picked up my phone and fell out my hand and now screen cracked. I can't send this ha k now I have to return the new one.
What should I do I need help in getting a new or used rez that is not malfunctioned and screen cracked. Anyone know where I get one cheaper than paying vzw $90 deductible for insurance or if vzw will understand my story and allow me to return the cracked one.
I need something.
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just do a screen replacement. much cheaper. take apart and replace the LCD screen. go here for the parts http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-rezound-screen-replacements-repair-parts.html
I would wrap it up, kick the box a couple good times and send it back not using FedEx, use other option. You don't know what happened after it was mailed back.
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I would wrap it up, kick the box a couple good times and send it back not using FedEx, use other option. You don't know what happened after it was mailed back.
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Doubt that will work. you think if I told them my story would understand and allow me to send the cracked one back.
Also I already had the screen replaced once but it ended up in the person who fixed it screwed up the capacitive lights and did not seal screen on tight enough so dust got behind the screen.
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Doubt that will work. you think if I told them my story would understand and allow me to send the cracked one back.
Also I already had the screen replaced once but it ended up in the person who fixed it screwed up the capacitive lights and did not seal screen on tight enough so dust got behind the screen.
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Yes, might as well. You can even say that it accidental cracked while you were trying to repackage it . Worst they will say is no
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So funny you posted this, we have a thread for stuff like this. Can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872651
Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Doesn't Verizon put a bad ESN(I think that's it) so that its unusable for service? Have you thought about just donating it to a dev or sell it to one of them for dirt cheap?
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Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Sounds like insurance fraud.. Maybe that's just me?
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Sounds like insurance fraud.. Maybe that's just me?
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Yes it is and yes bad esn but still someone would buy it for $100. I would give it to a dev for the least of $70
Not to sound like a doche but I am going to anyways.. Your own fault for dropping the phone. Man up and pay the $90. Karma is a ***** and will catch up with you one day.
I just payed the $100. I do agree my fault.
Dropped it from like 3 feet straight down on the screen.....
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Ouch.
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Damn that sucks! I have the otterbox on my phone now since my shatter the screen on this phone breaks easily. Now my question for you is were you rooted and all that good stuff? And are you getting a replacement from Verizon ? If so welcome to ota stock Rom you'll be stuck if you weren't already.
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He wasn't rooted or unlocked he was stuck locked up from the ota update.
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Damn... that's more busted than Christina Aguilera!
Same thing happened to me but I'll be swapping the motherboard when the replacement comes so I can maintain root
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Same thing happened to me but I'll be swapping the motherboard when the replacement comes so I can maintain root
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Isnt that illegal? And wont they find out anyhow?
That is surprising to me. Mine has flown off my lap on onto the street when getting out of the car, fell out of my coat pocket onto the ground, dropped it from a ladder while painting, and dropped it numerous times at home on the floor. Never broke or cracked or nothing. I have a case but never use it. This phone is nice and slim, the case made it too damn bulky.
If you're going to toss it I'll take it. It would be a good experiment phone.
Orrrr if you want to fix it
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That is surprising to me. Mine has flown off my lap on onto the street when getting out of the car, fell out of my coat pocket onto the ground, dropped it from a ladder while painting, and dropped it numerous times at home on the floor. Never broke or cracked or nothing. I have a case but never use it. This phone is nice and slim, the case made it too damn bulky.
If you're going to toss it I'll take it. It would be a good experiment phone.
Orrrr if you want to fix it
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Maybe your phone is magical. All it took my first phone was about a 3 feet drop on tile. With the way the glass is raised on the phone it should easily break anyhow lucky you.
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Naw I'm gonna go through insurance. I'm so bummed. I think my heart skipped a beat when it happened. At least I can still use it
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Say you lost it not broke it. Keep it or sell it on eBay
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Keep your fingers crossed, you might just luck out and not have the OTA. Mine didn't but it was a refurb. I'm sure you'll let us know, lol
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Maybe your phone is magical. All it took my first phone was about a 3 feet drop on tile. With the way the glass is raised on the phone it should easily break anyhow lucky you.
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I'm just really surprised to see so many DNA breaks from dropping it. In fact I have never cracked a screen, knock on wood. My old Droid Razr was pretty durable too. Now my daughters ipod touch broke if you looked at too hard, haha JUNK
The DNA is supposed to have triple gorilla glass too. I wonder if some of these are refurbished with fake junk digitizers? The screens should not be shattering that easily.
I'm hoping like crazy. And you can bet I'll let everyone know lol
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I'm hoping like crazy. And you can bet I'll let everyone know lol
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I had to get a replacement for my DNA, which came with the OTA, due to battery issues. I was looking forward to getting a phone with the old software and when the replacement came it had the old OS; but that had to go back due to the power button being concaved, so it was flush with the top, blown speaker and a dead pixel; and this was how it came out of the box! (100+ point inspection my a$$). The next replacement came and it too had the old software but wouldn't connect to WiFi. I received the third replacement yesterday and it was perfect, but the OTA was pre-installed. Hope you get not only the old software version but also a workable phone.
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Say you lost it not broke it. Keep it or sell it on eBay
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You can keep it, but don't sell it. When you report your phone lost, the carrier gives it a bad ESN.
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Isnt that illegal? And wont they find out anyhow?
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well i suppose so yes it could be outside of the boundaries of the insurance agreement but i pay a subsidy and an insurance fee for a reason. I could claim the phone was stolen swap the motherboards and sell the broken unit to cover the insurance premium but i wont be doing that. I see no harm no foul. They will be recieving a perfectly functional peice of hardware in the exact condition I reported during the claim... to each his own though
If you swap the motherboard you will be converting the new Dna to the old esn that you just reported lost... So you are just giving yourself a bad esn. Lol
Also its fraud but whatever you want to do
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What type case was your DNA in when this happened?
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So I have insurance through a 3rd party. Not Verizon or Asurion. They give me and address of somewhere in MI and want me to send it there to be fixed.
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So I have insurance through a 3rd party. Not Verizon or Asurion. They give me and address of somewhere in MI and want me to send it there to be fixed.
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Didn't I post a link with a video? It seems really easy to fix, that's why I wanted it. I even put an ad on craigslist. If you report it lost or stolen you could always "find it again" and they can reverse the bad ESN. My cousin bought a bad ESN phone from ebay. Verizon ended up calling the original owner and he went ahead and released it, they made the ESN good again. I don't know all the details but that's what he told me, sometime last year.
Hmm options, how much will it cost? Since the phone has to be sent away and cracked open anyway, buy the digitizer and send it to be jtagged, 2 birds with one stone. It might cost you a little more but you will be golden in the end. Fixed phone and S-off.
So unfortunately I didn't know that the DNA had lost its capability of being rooted unto after I Sold my old phone. Should I return my phone and get one tat can be easily rooted or should I stay steady in hopes of a new root method, well s-off. Or if I can should I try to put in a insurance claim and get a DNA that maybe hasn't had an ota update?
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So unfortunately I didn't know that the DNA had lost its capability of being rooted unto after I Sold my old phone. Should I return my phone and get one tat can be easily rooted or should I stay steady in hopes of a new root method, well s-off. Or if I can should I try to put in a insurance claim and get a DNA that maybe hasn't had an ota update?
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Good luck with insurance. Got 2 - new in box not referb - DNAs after much *****ing n threatening to bounce within my 2 weeks. And one from Amazon. No luck. The kernel source will be out eventually. Trust me this will be rooted n s-off. Its time at this point. Our devs rock. Without the source, cracking this is like figuring out what makes potato chips when all you have to go on is a finished product. Sometimes u get lucky
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Insurance will send a phone with ota installed. I have also gotten 2. Don't bother with that.
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Or if I can should I try to put in a insurance claim and get a DNA that maybe hasn't had an ota update?
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Why not just stage a slip and fall accident at Wal-Mart, file lawsuit for several millions dollars, profit, and buy a new phone (or several).
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So unfortunately I didn't know that the DNA had lost its capability of being rooted unto after I Sold my old phone. Should I return my phone and get one tat can be easily rooted or should I stay steady in hopes of a new root method, well s-off. Or if I can should I try to put in a insurance claim and get a DNA that maybe hasn't had an ota update?
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Or if you're really desperate, just JTAG it. Either yourself (not recommended unless you REALLY know what you're doing) or send it off.
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Or if you're really desperate, just JTAG it. Either yourself (not recommended unless you REALLY know what you're doing) or send it off.
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How do u jtag without a riff?
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I believe he meant you could buy the riff and do it yourself not recommended if you don't know what you're doing. Not that you can do it virtually.
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