I have an Amaze 4G through TMobile. In the past couple of weeks (ever since software update) whenever I make or receive calls, I cannot hear them unless I put it on speaker. They can hear me..but I get dead air unless speaker or bluetooth in car is on. I call Tmobile who tell me that they have never heard of this issue before and since I am not in warranty anymore they can't help me. I purchased the insurance when I bought the phone, was told it was like an extended warranty but come to find out it is not the "bundle" ( which BTW was not available at time of purchase). My phone would be covered (with 150 deductible) if I dropped it in the toilet or drove over it but for technical issue...oh well.... I have tried hard reset with no success..anyone have any suggestions?
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I have an Amaze 4G through TMobile. In the past couple of weeks (ever since software update) whenever I make or receive calls, I cannot hear them unless I put it on speaker. They can hear me..but I get dead air unless speaker or bluetooth in car is on. I call Tmobile who tell me that they have never heard of this issue before and since I am not in warranty anymore they can't help me. I purchased the insurance when I bought the phone, was told it was like an extended warranty but come to find out it is not the "bundle" ( which BTW was not available at time of purchase). My phone would be covered (with 150 deductible) if I dropped it in the toilet or drove over it but for technical issue...oh well.... I have tried hard reset with no success..anyone have any suggestions?
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I suggest you run your phone over.
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I suggest you run your phone over.
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I thought dropping it in the toilet would be a little more appropriate... lol
I take it your phone is not rooted and no custom roms have been installed, correct? Perhaps rooting, S-off'ing and trying a custom rom may solve the issue?
Otherwise what Hassaan.W said...
Redtressd11 said:
I thought dropping it in the toilet would be a little more appropriate... lol
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True... but it's nowhere near as fun.
vinniej said:
I take it your phone is not rooted and no custom roms have been installed, correct? Perhaps rooting, S-off'ing and trying a custom rom may solve the issue?
Otherwise what Hassaan.W said...
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Rooted? custom roms? I am a technological novice (at best) If someone wants to walk me through all that..it can't hurt...and I can always drop it behind the wheel of my car...Ooops
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I dropped my phone and now my camera doesnt work. It shows a fuzzy picture like a TV needs tuning in. Any ideas. I already reflashed it following someones advice and it didnt work. can i buy a replacement camera and where?
Where, when, and from whom did you buy your phone?
I bought my phone from t-mobile uk 3 months ago.
Then flash it back to one of the official ROMs, and send it to t-mobile for repair.
software_samurai said:
Then flash it back to one of the official ROMs, and send it to t-mobile for repair.
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I agree. If there is no visible damage then it should be covered under warranty.
thanks for the advice. there are scratches on the outside from dropping it, however something really wierd has happened. I dropped the phone a second time and it seems to have sorted the camera problem!!! spooky
antway thanks for all your help.
I bought my M7 brand new from eBay and everything worked fine when I got it. Somehow between unlocking the bootloader, installing recovery, rooting, and installing this (M7 Unofficial T-Mobile 1.29.401.13 OTA GSM Deodex) ROM, the vibration no longer works. I can feel an EXTREMELY faint vibrate. So faint that i had to mute the TV and put my ear to the phone to hear it.
What can I do to try to get this taken care of?
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I bought my M7 brand new from eBay and everything worked fine when I got it. Somehow between unlocking the bootloader, installing recovery, rooting, and installing this (M7 Unofficial T-Mobile 1.29.401.13 OTA GSM Deodex) ROM, the vibration no longer works. I can feel an EXTREMELY faint vibrate. So faint that i had to mute the TV and put my ear to the phone to hear it.
What can I do to try to get this taken care of?
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OK so it's definitely busted. I ran the vibration diagnostic (*#*#3424#*#*) mode and ran the vibration test. If I knock the phone around a bit it comes back but never lasts more than a few seconds. Will T-mobile honor the warranty if I bought the phone from eBay and have unlocked my bootloader?
Okay, I had this problem with another phone I had (HTC Sensation 4G). I found myself with little vibrations, so faint that it wasn't noticeable in my pocket. Instead of going back to another stock ROM I left it the way it was. A few days later my speaker shut completely down, so I freaked out and installed a different ROM. Speaker didn't work, vibrations worked though. I called HTC and they told me I screwed something up in the phone's circuitry. My recommendation would be to go to a different ROM, if that doesn't work, go stock, and if you still have problems call HTC.
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Okay, I had this problem with another phone I had (HTC Sensation 4G). I found myself with little vibrations, so faint that it wasn't noticeable in my pocket. Instead of going back to another stock ROM I left it the way it was. A few days later my speaker shut completely down, so I freaked out and installed a different ROM. Speaker didn't work, vibrations worked though. I called HTC and they told me I screwed something up in the phone's circuitry. My recommendation would be to go to a different ROM, if that doesn't work, go stock, and if you still have problems call HTC.
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I reflashed my stock ROM backup I made and its the same thing. I'll text myself and sometimes it vibrates and sometimes it doesn't.
If you have it covered with insurance by T-Mobile then I see why not unroot it, lock the bootloader and return it to T-Mobile. It's sure worth a shot!
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I bought my M7 brand new from eBay
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If you have it covered with insurance by T-Mobile then I see why not unroot it, lock the bootloader and return it to T-Mobile. It's sure worth a shot!
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Got it off eBay. Whats the manufacturer warranty on these things?
Usually HTC would charge you a hundred something, I usually buy my phones from anywhere other than T-Mobile and still get insured by them. If you've insured your phone it should still be covered through T-Mobile. Try that first because I know to replace a damaged phone through T-Mobile is a sure a hundred dollars and not a day without a phone because it gets replaced in like 1 day if anything.
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Usually HTC would charge you a hundred something, I usually buy my phones from anywhere other than T-Mobile and still get insured by them. If you've insured your phone it should still be covered through T-Mobile. Try that first because I know to replace a damaged phone through T-Mobile is a sure a hundred dollars and not a day without a phone because it gets replaced in like 1 day if anything.
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I just got back from tmobile they told me since I didn't buy it at tmobile and i'm prepaid they can't help me. I'm going to get a refund through ebay. The description stated the phone was new and defect free but it isn't so according to ebay's policies I'm eligible for a refund.
I think I'm going to buy ANOTHER M7, when I get it go to t-mobile to transfer my service to the new one, then send the old one back through ebay buyer protection for a refund. I'll be out almost $600 until the ebay refund goes through though.
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Got it off eBay. Whats the manufacturer warranty on these things?
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if you bought it brand new, its a 1 year warranty with HTC, you can do t his through T-Mobile and they will charge you $20 to call and deal with it for you however, since we dont have SOFF, they will know you rooted it, there is this video that says rooting does not void your warranty so if you can prove to HTC that you rooting did NOT cause this, they shouldn't care
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if you bought it brand new, its a 1 year warranty with HTC, you can do t his through T-Mobile and they will charge you $20 to call and deal with it for you however, since we dont have SOFF, they will know you rooted it, there is this video that says rooting does not void your warranty so if you can prove to HTC that you rooting did NOT cause this, they shouldn't care
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Is this $20 fee documented somewhere? Although I believe you I can't really point to an xda thread as source if the guy in the store says they don't do that.
Also, I'd be out a phone during this process right? And what if HTC tells me that me rooting my phone caused the vibration hardware to malfunction?
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Is this $20 fee documented somewhere? Although I believe you I can't really point to an xda thread as source if the guy in the store says they don't do that.
Also, I'd be out a phone during this process right? And what if HTC tells me that me rooting my phone caused the vibration hardware to malfunction?
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Okay then, if you bought it brand new, you have the receipt, you still have HTC 1 year warranty. You put it back to stock, and you tell them there is a problem with your phone. The vibration is off and its too weak. Then thats it. You will be out of a phone, if they do notice its rooted, which they probably wont if you resort it back to 100% stock and lock the booloader thought I am not sure about this, you can try to argue that it started happening way before you rooted it to fix an issue they are at fault here.
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Okay then, if you bought it brand new, you have the receipt, you still have HTC 1 year warranty. You put it back to stock, and you tell them there is a problem with your phone. The vibration is off and its too weak. Then thats it. You will be out of a phone, if they do notice its rooted, which they probably wont if you resort it back to 100% stock and lock the booloader thought I am not sure about this, you can try to argue that it started happening way before you rooted it to fix an issue they are at fault here.
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I bought it from eBay, no receipt. I could ask the person I bought it from for their receipt I guess. And if I brought it back I would put it back to stock but the bootloader would still say relocked and tampered since we don't have an RUU for t-mobile yet.
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I bought it from eBay, no receipt. I could ask the person I bought it from for their receipt I guess. And if I brought it back I would put it back to stock but the bootloader would still say relocked and tampered since we don't have an RUU for t-mobile yet.
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Yeah basically so you will have to argue with then that this happened before you flashed the new Rom thinking that would fix it. My phone vibration starts strong and gets weak but it last like a good minute just vibrating in a decreasing way.
.I was considering rooting and flashing the new 1.29 update because ny buttons don't work eithe but since we don't have SOFF they will know
I told them that my phone was overheating and would freeze and shut off while on and off the charger after updating to ME7 (which it actually does). They told me to put it in safe mode for 24 hours and see what they find. I know I have to unroot it before putting it in safe mode. Anyone else have to do this to get a replacement? How did it work out for you?
That sounds like BS to me. Someone might tell you this in hopes that you somehow solve your own problem. But, I would just get irate and tell them that it's their responsibility so give me a claim number and tell me where to send the phone.
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That sounds like BS to me. Someone might tell you this in hopes that you somehow solve your own problem. But, I would just get irate and tell them that it's their responsibility so give me a claim number and tell me where to send the phone.
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Or just tell them you already put it in safe mode and still will not work
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Or just tell them you already put it in safe mode and still will not work
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To enter safe mode tap F8 while booting....
Sigh Verizon and their Walmart Techs.
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I called verizon today, talked to the tech told him my phone kept losing 4g service and dropping my wifi signal all the time. Told them I restored it already twice and it didn't fix the issue. Tech said looks like you covered all area's you'll recieve your replacement in 2-4 days.
It's that simple :good:
My replacement phone I just received 2 days ago had no wifi strength and the bluetooth would skip when I was holding the phone (anyone ever heard of that happening?) I called them last night and told them I done everything I was supposed to (factory reset, troubleshooting) they over-nighted me a CLNR got it this morning. I'd call again and ask for someone else because I've never heard of safe mode on the phone-they just didn't want to do their job I believe....
I just wanted to make sure they can't get inside your phone or anything by putting it in safe mode. What should I tell them when I call back. Any messages or info come up when I take it out of safe mode that the tech may ask for?
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Four tries before working replacement
I too had overheat problems w/ my phone(s). Including the original phone Verizon sent me four phones before a fulling working one arrived. The certified program, in my experience, is crap. I've gone through multiple models, S4 & Razr MAxx, when phones were replaced for faulty operation. Good news is the last, working, model S4 I recieved was still on MDK. It was rooted within the hour after receiving it. Eclipse ROM and never a problem since. Be persistent, call back as often as needed, and don't take no for an answer. And safe mode, bunch of bull****. Factory reset is only reliable fix. About half the time...
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I too had overheat problems w/ my phone(s). Including the original phone Verizon sent me four phones before a fulling working one arrived. The certified program, in my experience, is crap. I've gone through multiple models, S4 & Razr MAxx, when phones were replaced for faulty operation. Good news is the last, working, model S4 I recieved was still on MDK. It was rooted within the hour after receiving it. Eclipse ROM and never a problem since. Be persistent, call back as often as needed, and don't take no for an answer. And safe mode, bunch of bull****. Factory reset is only reliable fix. About half the time...
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What they said-def keep calling back. I read in a post a few months back about someone saying Verizon was able to get into our phones to help look for the problem not sure how truthful that is-but I would not allow them to hop into your phone they could prob see if you rooted or not. My replacement was MDK thankfully all the bloat they put on these phones really burn me up. And sometimes it does take several replacements before you find one that is perfect-my husband went through 7 Rezound's before he got a good working one. Now I'm the one with the issues LOL
I have HTC Rezound. Verizon. It is plain jane stock. Insurance replaced assiorion or whatever.
Bluetooth not working.
Would like to load unlock something to get updated Bluetooth drivers or something for my phone. Verizon Tech support less than
useless. Can anybody help today like upgrade my phone to a ROM thing?
Bill-dry said:
I have HTC Rezound. Verizon. It is plain jane stock. Insurance replaced assiorion or whatever.
Bluetooth not working.
Would like to load unlock something to get updated Bluetooth drivers or something for my phone. Verizon Tech support less than
useless. Can anybody help today like upgrade my phone to a ROM thing?
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If it's not working with the stock rom, I doubt switching roms is gonna help.
If you wanna try another rom, gotta start by unlocking the bootloader via the htcdev.com website.
Follow up to step 6 to get unlocked, after that you need a custom recovery then you can start flashing roms.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415615
If after a factory reset Bluetooth is not working, I would call Asurion and get another replacement that does work... plain and simple. If it doesn't work on stock, the chances it will work on anything else are near 0, and unlocking may void your warranty, resulting in a charge to you if they have to replace it later.
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If after a factory reset Bluetooth is not working, I would call Asurion and get another replacement that does work... plain and simple. If it doesn't work on stock, the chances it will work on anything else are near 0, and unlocking may void your warranty, resulting in a charge to you if they have to replace it later.
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Asurion said sorry your phone is working the Bluetooth problem is Verizon. Verizon say sorry your software version on your phone by
Asurion is the problem of Asurion. They have been pointing there fingers at eachother then they say they have never heard of an HTC resound having a Bluetooth problem. This is driving me crazy. Had this problem about a year ago. Verizon had an update and it fixed it.
Problem is I can not update my Adroid version to do this because ASS surion and VerMoran have it locked.
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Asurion said sorry your phone is working the Bluetooth problem is Verizon. Verizon say sorry your software version on your phone by
Asurion is the problem of Asurion. They have been pointing there fingers at eachother then they say they have never heard of an HTC resound having a Bluetooth problem. This is driving me crazy. Had this problem about a year ago. Verizon had an update and it fixed it.
Problem is I can not update my Adroid version to do this because ASS surion and VerMoran have it locked.
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No... Asurion is wrong and they know it, the phone is defective, you should insist they give you a working device, that is why you had the insurance, not to get a defective phone
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Hi guys,3 days ago i got my TS and saddly i noticed that signal was weak.The thing is that outside i had 3 bars and in my house nothing..The most annoying though is that it does a long time to search for a signal,after it loses it
I took the TS to a mobile service center the opened it up and said tha the wires were all good but the signal adapter was really poor..
So the only way now is to send it back,but my fear is that i ll get it in two months and it wont be any better,sooo now i dont want to send it(maybe after September)
Beacause i can see there are many people having this issue,is there a way to boost our signal,i tried an app that seemed to work but only when i had signal...
thanks for the help
What ever you do, don't tell Omate it was ever looked at. They barely honor warranties for unopened devices, much less one that was opened and with a factory defect.
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What ever you do, don't tell Omate it was ever looked at. They barely honor warranties for unopened devices, much less one that was opened and with a factory defect.
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i think they will see that is opened,when i got it,it had stickers in the screws
is there a chance to fix that problem if i install the rom and the 2100mhz again?