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Ok so I am aware that as of now there is no rollback from the leaked 2.1 to the original 1.5...I haven't seen anyone ask and I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum...my question is, is there anyway to just completely wipe the phone and reinstall with an image of 1.5. At this point my problems with 2.1 outweigh my want to retain my apps and what not. To reiterate I do not care about losing the information on my phone I just want 1.5 back, is there anyway at all to do this??? I can always reactivate and get my apps back.
if you're on a leak.. you already answered you own question. NO
if you're on OTA 2.1, yes you should be able to roll back to 1.5, I was.
your suggested method is a rollback
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I am pretty sure that this has been tried before... In fact Jemezelle (is that the right spelling?) has been trying everything they can think of to fix the issue at hand, and has had no avail.
The issue is that the bootloader was updated when you installed the leak, and that is what is preventing you from rolling back or reinstalling the 1.5 image or the root image.
What they are trying to do is reload the old bootloader to set everyone who has leak up for rooting or rolling back the phone.
how about this. im sure this is impossible but could we somehow wipe EVERTHING including Android os and the bootloader and start over again from scratch?
Nikolai2.1 said:
how about this. im sure this is impossible but could we somehow wipe EVERTHING including Android os and the bootloader and start over again from scratch?
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No, this is not possible.... if it were everyone on leak would have root at this point.
Ok so I know that this phone had to be blank at one point in time. As in there was no software on it at all. There has to be a way to return it to that state to reload any software you want on it. Maybe it would be an HTC internal program. Because they wipe them and reflash them all the time to refurbish them.
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Ok so I know that this phone had to be blank at one point in time. As in there was no software on it at all. There has to be a way to return it to that state to reload any software you want on it. Maybe it would be an HTC internal program. Because they wipe them and reflash them all the time to refurbish them.
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Exactly. any HTC people among us willing to be awesome?
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I used to have the leaked 2.1 on my Eris. I had the 3rd leak and went to the Verizon store after the 2.1 OTA came out and complained because I didn't have any audio output from my handset or speaker. They just gave me a replacement with 1.5 on it cause I told them that the OTA update to 2.1 was what caused the problem. I suggest trying to do that. Good luck.
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I used to have the leaked 2.1 on my Eris. I had the 3rd leak and went to the Verizon store after the 2.1 OTA came out and complained because I didn't have any audio output from my handset or speaker. They just gave me a replacement with 1.5 on it cause I told them that the OTA update to 2.1 was what caused the problem. I suggest trying to do that. Good luck.
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Totally. Fraud is cool. ...perfect user name by the way.
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Totally. Fraud is cool. ...perfect user name by the way.
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I can't say that I haven't done something like that myself. I figure, as long as the phone is in good condition, then that is the big deal, they can still sell it, and I have a phone that I can actually work with. Not only that, he might have actually had audio problems.. Which would normally be covered under the warranty.
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Totally. Fraud is cool. ...perfect user name by the way.
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It wasn't fraud. The 3rd leak is supposedly the same as the OTA. And my audio wouldn't work. Couldn't listen to music through the 3.5mm jack or the speaker, and I didn't get any sound when in calls. I had to reboot my phone every time I wanted to make a call.
is there a way i could cough short out cough my 3.5 mm jack so i could get a new phone?
1. Get an extension cord.
2. Cut cord in half, exposing bare wires.
3. Plug cord into electrical outlet.
4. While holding your phone, insert energized bare wires into phone's audio lack.
5. Profit!!
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petec920 said:
is there a way i could cough short out cough my 3.5 mm jack so i could get a new phone?
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that is fraud man , u really shouldnt post **** like that here , people get real pissed off
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1. Get an extension cord.
2. Cut cord in half, exposing bare wires.
3. Plug cord into electrical outlet.
4. While holding your phone, insert energized bare wires into phone's audio lack.
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Sir, that there, sir, is fraud. should not be posted in these forums, against the law, and against forum policy.
Wow ECLIPSE3 you got like no sense of humor. I would have to guess that was a joke. What idiot would run 110 volts of current through their phone. You need to lighten up Mr. High and mighty. And anyone that would try that make sure you got some good health insurance cause your going to get fried. But also I heard it works real good if you stand in a tub full of water when you do it. LMFAO
but really don't damage your phone to try to get a new one. It's an Eris give it time it will brick on its own. Ha
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Wow ECLIPSE3 you got like no sense of humor. I would have to guess that was a joke. What idiot would run 110 volts of current through their phone. You need to lighten up Mr. High and mighty. And anyone that would try that make sure you got some good health insurance cause your going to get fried. But also I heard it works real good if you stand in a tub full of water when you do it. LMFAO
but really don't damage your phone to try to get a new one. It's an Eris give it time it will brick on its own. Ha
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I think Eclipse was being sarcastic. FFS...
actually, i was being blunt. that is fraud to knowingly do that to a company or person. it actually is against the law. and talking about fraud is actually against forum policy.
I run a fine line between against the law, and walking the line. talk to me outside of the forums, and i will tell you all about it. talk to me in here, and i will follow the law, and forum policy, because it is what it is.
i do like a nice joke now and then, but when the user doesnt know when your joking about how to get a new phone, and actually giving him instructions, then that brings up a lot of questions. if you said something like "dont actually do this, as it could hurt yourself, and is against the law to defraud a company." that i would be find with that.
Thanks, and have a great day!
I've just become aware of the new replacement program for problem Fascinates. I've been reading the forums but it wasn't completely clear EXACTLY what i need to do in order to be offered a replacement. I bought my Fascinate on eBay like 3 months ago (pre-rooted with a Blackhole ROM i believe) and while i do like it, it does have it's share of issues. i get the phantom button press a lot, GPS is VERY slow to lock at times, i occasionally get random voicemails from calls i didn't know i missed, my screen timeout setting is constantly changing back to 15 secs when i set it to 2 minutes, and MMS rarely works.
so yea, from what i've read so far, it seems like i'm prime for a replacement. but i need to know first off, do i need to flash a stock rom or will it not matter? will i need to take it in and prove it's not working because it only has these issues sometimes and i may not be able to replicate on the spot? also what exactly do i need to say (and who do i call) in order to prompt them to offer me a new device? thanks in advance for the help and i apologize if this is explained somewhere already. i've looked and it just seems to mostly be people talking about their new phones and not how they actually got them.
1. Go to Walmart.
2. Buy knee pads and lip gloss.
3. Go to Verizon.
4. Put on knee pads and a good amount of lip gloss.
5. By now you should know where this is going.
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1. Go to Walmart.
2. Buy knee pads and lip gloss.
3. Go to Verizon.
4. Put on knee pads and a good amount of lip gloss.
5. By now you should know where this is going.
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seriously, i would like to know how to get this free upgrade.
Just act stupid and say your phone doesnt work right and yes u should change everythin to stock couz root voids your warranty. But sometimes they still replace even if i did it. But change back to be safe
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You may have a problem because you didn't get the phone directly from vzw & they can find that out. Also, they're getting hammered right now with people trying everything to get this deal whether they need it or not. Seems like they're becoming a little more stringent with their criteria. But I think the real problem for you is where you got the phone.
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B1gC72 said:
seriously, i would like to know how to get this free upgrade.
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Ugh! I hope you get nothing. vzw knows YOU didn't buy the phone from them.
good day.
I wish I could tell you good news, but I've been down this road before. My hub bought a phone off ebay and found out something was wrong with it that same day it came in the mail. He went to Verizon and asked them if they could do anything and they said since he bought it from ebay they can't do anything. They are going to look into your account and know that you didn't get it from them, so I don't think you have any hopes at all getting it replaced.
You could however flash it back to stock and try...if you don't succeed...keep it stock and put it back on ebay. The fassy's are still selling for quite a bit and use that to purchase new phone.
well thanks for all the help. some people seem really offended but the only reason i even asked is because people on other forums said they traded in their eBay Fascinates and got the deal. i don't know if the warranty is transferable or not, but it's still been out less than a year and should be covered. also, there is no way they can tell i bought it on eBay either. the most they should be able to see is when i activated it and maybe track the ESN back to the original owner, still doesn't say i bought it on eBay. i didn't buy it directly from Verizon but the guy i bought it from did. people were even having success with phones bought from Best Buy.
You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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chopper the dog said:
Ugh! I hope you get nothing. vzw knows YOU didn't buy the phone from them.
good day.
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Do you think it only has to be from an authorized retailer? I bought mine from Best Buy and they never even asked me where I got my phone. So maybe they can somehow tell if it was either bought from them OR an authorized dealer OR maybe the reps that I worked with didn't care.
They probably won't be doing swaps anymore because ED05 is official and ready.
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They probably won't be doing swaps anymore because ED05 is official and ready.
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For sure the swap ended yesterday due to the new ED05 update. Right now, they're only offering replacement Fassys. I was however, able to talk them to giving me an early upgrade for the trouble since I REALLY hate this phone. Better than nothing, and they were real cool.
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You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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i understand perfectly. and don't you think your being a little extreme? it's not like my phone doesn't have issues. it WAS bought from Verizon and it has a warranty. so I didn't personally buy it from Verizon but what the hell difference does it make? if it's messing up and under warranty, they should fix it or give me a replacement. did you even read my original post? i said what was wrong with the phone so it's not like i'm making stuff up, i just wanted to know what they were listening for in order to qualify for the upgrade replacement since i have more than one issue. don't make me out to be the bad guy, read on other forums where people are just saying they have issues to get the upgrade when their phones work fine. i even saw one story where a store manager encouraged someone to say they were missing calls to get a Charge for free when the guy said he was saving money to replace his Fascinate. so it really falls on the reps to do their jobs anyway since they are supposed to actually check for issues, so isn't it their fault if they don't? i ended up not even calling anyway, so get off your high horse guy.
and no, i don't think they can tell where i bought it. they can most likely tell where it was originally purchased and see when and where it was activated and deactivated but how can they possibly know more than that? stop spreading propaganda.
call vzw and tell them the problem and theyll tell you if you are eligible for one
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call vzw and tell them the problem and theyll tell you if you are eligible for one
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i'll probably just wait for a new ROM based on the latest update now if that actually fixes the issues. sure the allure of a new device is intriguing (especially if it's free), but i don't dislike the phone, i just want it to work like it's supposed to.
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You don't understand.... It's people like you taking advantage that makes it harder than it needs to be for people actually having problems and honestly want to return the phone...
It's people like you also who everyone thinks badly of in there heads and in the IRC xD
And you really don't think they can't tell where you bought it?
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I love the holier than thou forum white knights. I swear you relative moralists leave no forum untouched with your auto-ego stroking.
Listen, everyone who owns a Fascinate and went through the OTA update process had the same issue with missed calls and texts. Furthermore, even custom ROMs (CM7 included) experienced this issue. Until now, there was no work around and not everyone is an XDA daily driver and knows that ED05 has been released. We all went through the exact same run around waiting for Froyo, I know I for one wasn't about to sit back and wait for this release to be pushed back 4-5 times. I took the free upgrade and I don't feel the least bit bad about it. I even posted the script that worked for me on the first try, because at the time ED05 had no firm release date and I feel like everyone pumping out $200 for a phone and $100+ a month deserves a product that won't cause them huge issues like the Fascinate caused for me. I lost thousands in sales because I missed calls and the Google Voice missed notification wouldn't show up for 15-20 minutes.
Bottom line is, don't try to crucify everyone that asks for help with this situation. Odds are they don't know about ED05 being released and they probably don't trust Samsung to get an update out on time because they never have. The only reason this one came so fast is because Verizon/Samsung were losing their asses on replacement costs.
TLDR: Don't be a ****.
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i'll probably just wait for a new ROM based on the latest update now if that actually fixes the issues. sure the allure of a new device is intriguing (especially if it's free), but i don't dislike the phone, i just want it to work like it's supposed to.
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+1 and I also would enjoy the better camera and front facing as well.
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Tell them you lost it somewhere where there is a high volume of people coming and going i.e the mall, hospital etc. if you have insurance on your phone you should be able to get a new one
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If you think you can call Verizon and say your phone is defective and expect them to send you something different then it wont happen.
1. You bought the phone off eBay, thus you no longer have a one year manufacture warranty.
2. Without the manufacture warranty they cant send you a replacement phone.
3. Your best option is to see if you have an upgrade or go through your insurance and see what kind of phone they will send you. You never know sometimes they send you UPGRADED phones!
To the people WHO ACTUALLY GOT THERE PHONE THROUGH VERIZON. If you are within a year and your phone is "defective" then you can call them and make it clear that you have done a full factory reset and everything you try doesn't work. They will then send you a replacement, it might be the same phone or you might get lucky and get an upgraded phone.
I work for Verizon and I've had customers come in with a Droid and manufacture sent them a Droid Three.
Good morning. I am considering per ordering an S3 but before I do I would like to ask a couple of questions...I do know there are going to be differences between the US version and the Euorpean one but I figure they are close enough. I am comming from a droid X.
1) how do like your S3 so far? Is the size too big?
2) How difficult to root?
3) is the charger chord have the same connection as the droid x?
I am not a flash ahold but have been known to toss a few rooms around. Does titanium work?
Thanks for your time and information.
Kevin
Just go to a phone shop to hold one first or just cut a piece of card with same measurements to see if it fits your hand, and there is an easier Rooting method now with even easier ones coming along.
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Good morning. I am considering per ordering an S3 but before I do I would like to ask a couple of questions...I do know there are going to be differences between the US version and the Euorpean one but I figure they are close enough. I am comming from a droid X.
1) how do like your S3 so far? Is the size too big?
Perfect for me. I've got big mitts, no problem using it one-handed.
2) How difficult to root?
Very easy.
3) is the charger chord have the same connection as the droid x?
No idea, never seen a droid. USB cable is removeable from the plug.
I am not a flash ahold but have been known to toss a few rooms around. Does titanium work?
Flawlessly.
Thanks for your time and information.
You're welcome.
Kevin
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Buy it, you won't be sorry
To give you a more informative answer.
1. The size is awesome I have pretty long fingers so I cant touch anything on the entire screen, don't know what yours are like. As far as feel its very nice in your hands it do-sent feel like its going to slip out your hand, and feels like a good build.
2. rooting is very easy Chain fire has made a great root kit and even for a beginner you would find it very simple buy like you said you've done some rooting and flashing before.
Link to the root method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
3. If the droid x uses mirco USB then your sorted it will use the same its a standardised connector anyway.
the phone is awesome other than the ui redraw problem the phone is flawless.
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Apart from your use of the word "micro", care to tell me in what way your answer is "more informative" than mine?
Loving the GS3, moved from the .GS2. Size wise I was habit worried when first held it but after a little adjustment it's fine, fairly similar to using my .GS2. For a seasoned or not user the rooting process is very simple.
Only issue I now have is there aren't enough ROMs to play around with lol, also can't wait for CM9 to come, was so polished on the .GS2 even in the nightlies .
Only real gripe I currently have is Apex launcher is a little laggy and statusbar colours, not found one I like but was thinking of learning to theme so going to use it as an excuse to start.
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I did't see your post mate I was referring to the post before yours.
Charger wise it's a standard micro usb chord (a little too short in the box imho) to a 1 milliamp Charger.
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Charger wise it's a standard micro usb chord (a little too short in the box imho) to a 1 milliamp Charger.
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Fortunately it's a 1'000mA (= 1A) charger. Otherwise it would take VERY long to charge the beast.
As already said the only concern should be screen size.If your hands are too small you'll not be able to use it in one hand, and it might feel awkward.
KevTN said:
Good morning. I am considering per ordering an S3 but before I do I would like to ask a couple of questions...I do know there are going to be differences between the US version and the Euorpean one but I figure they are close enough. I am comming from a droid X.
1) how do like your S3 so far? Is the size too big?
Not at all.
2) How difficult to root?
Easier .
3) is the charger chord have the same connection as the droid x?
I am not a flash ahold but have been known to toss a few rooms around. Does titanium work?
YES
jje
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Fortunately it's a 1'000mA (= 1A) charger. Otherwise it would take VERY long to charge the beast.
As already said the only concern should be screen size.If your hands are too small you'll not be able to use it in one hand, and it might feel awkward.
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Ooops my bad, lol. Yeah would be waiting weeks for a full charge. :-S
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Thanks folks....I do have big hands...looks like I will order me a 32gb on Thursday.
Thanks for your help.
Luckily my wife has small hands so in perspective everything looks bigger.
On the way out to dance class tonight, I dropped my phone on the concrete and the screen smashed! Fortunately I have TEP and so a new phone should be on it's way to me tomorrow (which I should receive on Wednesday). Hopefully though the new OTA update won't automatically be pushed to my phone during the initial setup process if it's not on there already. I'll be screwed if I can't at least get Titanium Backup back on there to restore everything!
So does anyone know for sure what the issue is like with new phones that you're just getting in the last few days? Do they already have the latest OTA and hboot, or does the setup process try to push that updates automatically? Anything I need to be aware of to keep that from happening?
PS - also does anyone know if I need to hide any evidence of rooting and s-off when using TEP? Isn't it only HTC and possibly Sprint who care about that? I still plan to wipe the data but just wondering how deep I have to go to hide my rooting activities on my sad phone (image attached). I was Root (zedomax) with S-Off.
oo.... should have gotten the otterbox. i see a cheapo plastic case here. =(
Shouldn't matter sprint don't care only HTC does
I'll pay you some cash and trade you my black one if you get a white one
Mines s-off
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On the way out to dance class tonight, I dropped my phone on the concrete and the screen smashed! Fortunately I have TEP and so a new phone should be on it's way to me tomorrow (which I should receive on Wednesday). Hopefully though the new OTA update won't automatically be pushed to my phone during the initial setup process if it's not on there already. I'll be screwed if I can't at least get Titanium Backup back on there to restore everything!
So does anyone know for sure what the issue is like with new phones that you're just getting in the last few days? Do they already have the latest OTA and hboot, or does the setup process try to push that updates automatically? Anything I need to be aware of to keep that from happening?
PS - also does anyone know if I need to hide any evidence of rooting and s-off when using TEP? Isn't it only HTC and possibly Sprint who care about that? I still plan to wipe the data but just wondering how deep I have to go to hide my rooting activities on my sad phone (image attached). I was Root (zedomax) with S-Off.
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I say you have a 99.9% chance that it will NOT have the OTA update. They are not going to push it out to the stock they have now. It will be some time before the refurbs get the OTA update as part of the process.
You have a 100% chance to get root...htcdev.com
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You have a 100% chance to get root...htcdev.com
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Agreed. People use terms too loosely. Root does not equal s-off and vice versa.
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How is your plastic back cover? I cracked mine, care to sell me yours? PM if interested.
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If he has TEP then he isn't keeping the old phone
Did you pay a deductible? If so, how much? If not, how does that work?
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oo.... should have gotten the otterbox. i see a cheapo plastic case here. =(
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That wasn't a cheapo plastic case. It was the much highly recommended Diztronic TPU Case.
Speaking of which, I should probably head over to one of the many threads in the Accessories forum that were praising that case and show how well it didn't protect my device.
CheriePie said:
On the way out to dance class tonight, I dropped my phone on the concrete and the screen smashed! Fortunately I have TEP and so a new phone should be on it's way to me tomorrow (which I should receive on Wednesday). Hopefully though the new OTA update won't automatically be pushed to my phone during the initial setup process if it's not on there already. I'll be screwed if I can't at least get Titanium Backup back on there to restore everything!
So does anyone know for sure what the issue is like with new phones that you're just getting in the last few days? Do they already have the latest OTA and hboot, or does the setup process try to push that updates automatically? Anything I need to be aware of to keep that from happening?
PS - also does anyone know if I need to hide any evidence of rooting and s-off when using TEP? Isn't it only HTC and possibly Sprint who care about that? I still plan to wipe the data but just wondering how deep I have to go to hide my rooting activities on my sad phone (image attached). I was Root (zedomax) with S-Off.
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Mine was worse wish I took pics before returning it
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I'll pay you some cash and trade you my black one if you get a white one
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Actually they're just sending me the exact same one I had so it's another black one on the way to me.
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How is your plastic back cover? I cracked mine, care to sell me yours? PM if interested.
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I haven't taken the TPU Case off the back yet so I can't check. Didn't plan on doing that until I have my replacement in hand since the rest of the glass will probably crack and fall out once I start jostling it around a bit. As of right now, it still runs so I can view my texts and stuff that come in (though I'm getting little slivers of glass everywhere aack!)
That said, if the black plastic cover's fine, and I've got a few days in between getting the new and sending back the old, I'll PM you.
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If he has TEP then he isn't keeping the old phone
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Yup, the old phone goes back thru TEP. And fyi, I'm a she.
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Did you pay a deductible? If so, how much? If not, how does that work?
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Yup. The rep I spoke with at Asurion when I filed my claim quoted me $100. Though later when I looked through the info at their phoneclaim.com web site, it shows this phone at $150. So I'm gonna pretend I didn't see the latter, and if my Sprint bill shows a charge higher than $100 I'll call 'em on it! (I only paid $119 for this phone originally through the Wirefly Friends and Family Deal so I hate to think I'd have to pay more for it 2nd time around.)
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I didn't realize that htcdev unlock was still an option with the latest update, and I don't see it on the list over at htcdev.com right now anyway.
However, the least I want to be able to do is get root access back on my new phone when it gets here. I don't need an unlocked bootloader or S-OFF, at least not right away, and I'm using stock everything else. So I just need to be able to install and use certain apps which require root, primary of which is Titanium.
ETA - nvm on the what i wrote in the first paragraph. I see that they're using "other supported devices" and it still works properly.
CheriePie said:
That wasn't a cheapo plastic case. It was the much highly recommended Diztronic TPU Case.
Speaking of which, I should probably head over to one of the many threads in the Accessories forum that were praising that case and show how well it didn't protect my device.
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I have this same case, that worries me a bit. lol
Did your screen hit something on the way down? There's no way for the screen to hit the ground directly with the case on. If that's the result of just the force of impact on the case, then that really sucks and I'll need order a OBox Commuter like I had on the 3D. Would be a shame because I'm loving the look and feel of the Diztronic.
pbedard said:
Mine was worse wish I took pics before returning it
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So much for this Gorilla Glass huh? And that was the highly recommended Diztronic TPU case supposedly protecting it as well. :/
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I have this same case, that worries me a bit. lol
Did your screen hit something on the way down? There's no way for the screen to hit the ground directly with the case on. If that's the result of just the force of impact on the case, then that really sucks and I'll need order a OBox Commuter like I had on the 3D. Would be a shame because I'm loving the look and feel of the Diztronic.
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Nope, it didn't fall or bump into anything on the way down. Matter of fact, I didn't even notice it bounce off the sides or anything, it just fell flat face down onto my concrete patio while I was walking to the garage.
Given that cement is much less forgiving than pavement, wood, or other surfaces, and the fact that it fell out of my hand from about 3 feet off the ground, we can definitely surmise that the screen on this phone will not survive a 3 foot drop onto concrete.
Fortunately replacing the screen ourselves on this phone is childs play compared to replacing it on the OG Evo.
Just started a new job, and my service really sucks here. I have a microcell, but I'm not at the point of being able to hook it up at work without a legitimate business need.
I'm about another month on my Thunderbolt before I move on to something else, but honestly, I'm not sure I'll keep Verizon if my phone won't work at the office.
Any ideas?
Oh, and I'm running the HTC extended battery.. I haven't had issues with the case before, but I guess I don't have a comparison yet with the stock cover..
dbornack said:
Just started a new job, and my service really sucks here. I have a microcell, but I'm not at the point of being able to hook it up at work without a legitimate business need.
I'm about another month on my Thunderbolt before I move on to something else, but honestly, I'm not sure I'll keep Verizon if my phone won't work at the office.
Any ideas?
Oh, and I'm running the HTC extended battery.. I haven't had issues with the case before, but I guess I don't have a comparison yet with the stock cover..
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I know exactly what you're talking about. I remember they used to actually work with those older flip phones, but not too sure about how it would work on a Thunderbolt.
If you're rooted, I would just recommend flashing a few radios to see if that improved your signal at all.
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Yeah.. understood.. I'm running the only radios I can run on my ROM right now.. so.. just wondering if anyone had any other luck. I know the 4G antenna is specialized, so, improving that, probably not going to happen. But, I can maybe send one text with every 5 or 6 tries, so.. I might just have to bring my micro cell in and give it a try.
AFAIK, Antenna boosters do very little. Why not try some aluminum foil under the battery cover and see if that helps? You can copy one of those you see online.
NOTE: Glue or tape the foil to a bit of paper or plastic so it can't move around and short something out.