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Up until this morning I had considered myself one of the lucky prime owners that had no problems with their device. The My prime has not suffered any of the defects I have seen other users having issues with, no screen bleed, great wifi, only a little issue with gps, and I purchased the unit from the one extra stock that the gamestop in SF received on the day they're delivered. Very happy overall with my firs tablet.... Until this morning..
Last night with my battery hovering around 15% I plugged into to charge, and got the wonderful little sound letting me know that night the morning I would have another full charge to waste f'in about.. When I woke up at 4 my prime was at 71% and status said not charging..... Strange I thought, and maybe a fuse had blown? No.... Every outlet in my house produces the same result.... No power getting to the prime
It was charged through a protected outlet in my server cabinet, so I know the power was clean and surge free.... Has anyone out there experienced anything like this before? I am thinking now that I will have RMA the unit because the charge circuits somehow failed.. I have no provision test another power supply for charging purposes and do nothing I have even seen extras available yet.. When I get to work I will verify that I still have connectivity to my pc and see what happens.
Please I would like some constructive thoughts on this matter.... I do not want to start another thread that catalyzes everyoneone into a fit of prime bashing or or telling me why I should returnitand buy a new device.... I am lookingfor hopefully a resolution or similar experience that can help me out before I make the decision to RMA for a new unit .... Damn and I only had a few days left to waitfor ICS
If it helps I am on the latest update 33, and rooted with jcase and viperboys (thanks guys, awesome work) tool....
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put the charger in a ziplock bag, then in the freezer for 20 minutes.
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put the charger in a ziplock bag, then in the freezer for 20 minutes.
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... What purpose would this serve?
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... What purpose would this serve?
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Your charger is overheating. Did the same thing with mine, an hour in the freezer worked like a charm. Remember to put it in a bag though.
There is a temperature trip circuit in the charger, which evidently kills charging if the charger passes a temp threshold. This was apparently a very prevalent problem on the tf101, and has been known to carry over to the TF201 occasionally. I have not experienced it, but i have seen this 'fix' used successfully.
Definitely sounds worth a try then... I can try this fix when I get to work and report back... Is this something I should expect on a regular basis? I Can do it for a while until I can source a new charger, that I do not mind... At this point anything that keeps this thing in my hand and up and running is good news in my book. Thanks for the suggestion guys!
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Please keep us posted. One of the first things I noticed when I got my Prime was how damn hot the charger got when charging. You can literally burn yourself if you squeeze it.
The charger is a piece of ****. Instable, overheating, buzzing, the one on my TF died a long time ago.
If it doesn't work anymore, find yourself a new one (that provide 12v output and not the regular 5v) with a USB port, it cost something like 10$ and you won't risk to set your house on fire each time you charge your TFP.
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put the charger in a ziplock bag, then in the freezer for 20 minutes.
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Takes the cake of the oddiest workaround I have heard of. Can't wait to see if the OP confirms the fix.
Freezing a charger. Wow.
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Takes the cake of the oddiest workaround I have heard of. Can't wait to see if the OP confirms the fix.
Freezing a charger. Wow.
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Well its not that strange.....I used to do this with clicking Hard Drives after they over heat. This would allow you at least an hour to access your files to recover them. Its a long known data recovery secret. ;-)
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Takes the cake of the oddiest workaround I have heard of. Can't wait to see if the OP confirms the fix.
Freezing a charger. Wow.
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Not very odd. This trick been used to fix hard drives too.
Example: http://geeksaresexy.blogspot.com/2006/01/freeze-your-hard-drive-to-recover-data.html
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Please keep us posted. One of the first things I noticed when I got my Prime was how damn hot the charger got when charging. You can literally burn yourself if you squeeze it.
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kokusho said:
The charger is a piece of ****. Instable, overheating, buzzing, the one on my TF died a long time ago.
If it doesn't work anymore, find yourself a new one (that provide 12v output and not the regular 5v) with a USB port, it cost something like 10$ and you won't risk to set your house on fire each time you charge your TFP.
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I noticed this as well... seemed a bit much for my like but as everything seemed to working ok I left it alone. I am at work now and chager has been in the feezer for approx 20 min... gonna leave it till the hour mark and I will update as to the progress of this very strange yet intresting adventure....
Alright... so my update on the problem.... Put the charger in the freezer for a good couple of hours to see if it could be reset... after letting come back to room temp, I plugged it in and nothing.... charger is blown. Had to go to office depot to get a new one, but the good news is that it was not the prime itself! Thanks for the ideas everyone!
Have anyone been able to charge their Prime from their PC like it says you can do in the manual.
I tried and the Prime didn't show any indication that it was being charged, in fact it still said to connect it to a charger.
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Have anyone been able to charge their Prime from their PC like it says you can do in the manual.
I tried and the Prime didn't show any indication that it was being charged, in fact it still said to connect it to a charger.
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you can but it has to be in sleeping or off even then it will charge so slow unless you have a usb 3.0 port like me
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Op,
I have been watching people complain about this, if you plan to throw the charger away could I get you to toss it into an envelope and send it to me, I want to do some research on it to see if I can figure out why it is burning out.
Does anyone have a link to a cheap, compatible charger? I guess the voltage can vary as long as it's not too low, but the current should match that of the original charger, from what I understand.
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Op,
I have been watching people complain about this, if you plan to throw the charger away could I get you to toss it into an envelope and send it to me, I want to do some research on it to see if I can figure out why it is burning out.
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Flyingwolf, being an engineer myself I was very curious about doing a little investigation of my own... But I only have a multimeter. I would hope this should be enough to get a general idea of what's going on. If you would like I would love collaborate with you on this and see if we can figure out what is going on. If I get to deep over my head (I am a mechanical engineer not electrical after all ) I would have no problem at all sending it along! Let me know and we can go from there. Was planning on cracking it open this weekend.
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Far from being an engineer myself, however my love of all things electronic and my hobby of RC has forced me to learn as much as I can, I have become rather proficient lol.
Me personally I would just being doing some simple probe tests, figuring out if there was an issue with manufacturing (cold solder joint, too tight wire that pulls with heat expansion etc).
I am sure as a mechanical engineer you should have no problem figuring it out.
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Does anyone have a link to a cheap, compatible charger? I guess the voltage can vary as long as it's not too low, but the current should match that of the original charger, from what I understand.
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I paid 30 at office Depot for an OEM unit... I would recommend you always use the stock system to charge as it may have integrated circuitry to actually talk back and for to the prime for charging to correct levels. Further investigation as noted in my last post should hint at this so stay tuned. I will note that they keep the chargers in the back at my local store and when I called had no idea what I ws taking about. I had to give them the item number from online before they could find it... So I would check availability online and find a store that has them in stock before you go on a wander to find one. Hope that helps
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So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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Ur pretty much screwed bro
Do you not have insurance on your line?
Check out TeamBAMF's marketplace... they have some Thunderbolts and Rezounds for sale there.
Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Putting it on a charger doesn't even make any sense
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Plug it into a charger, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in a bag of dry rice and let it sit for a few days. I've saved an iPhone and a camera that way.
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Why do you plug in the charger?
Perhaps a little heat to help drive out the water? Just my guess.
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Burkejt1 said:
So in the beginning of July I dropped my Rezound in some water, and it voided those water sensors on the back, and thought it has been functioning fine, you can notice that there is/was water under the very back of the screen when it is a white screen and it messes up from here to there but has worked alright. So I used my upgrade in March to get this phone and Verizon basically said I can buy a new phone at full price or else I'm screwed and stuck with it. Besides just finding someone on craigslist, ebay, etc.. anyone got any ideas on how I can get a new Rezound on the cheap or anything else 4g from Verizon on the cheap that isn't a turd, or somehow I can get a discount?
Just looking for any input, I'm fine with it now, but it's just annoying, and I'm not sure how long the phone will be operational.
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You can buy replacement stickers on Amazon.... Replace the stickers and warranty that ****
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Why do you plug in the charger?
Perhaps a little heat to help drive out the water? Just my guess.
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Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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No, it doesn't work without a battery. Unless your in bootloader.
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Antoine.WG said:
Exactly. Putting it on the dashboard of your car works too, just make sure it's completely covered in rice so it doesn't get too hot. After all, you can bake cookies on your dashboard nowadays.
Oh! I forgot to mention taking the back off, for better airflow. Removing the battery, SIM and SD card don't hurt either, but I don't think the charger will work if you remove the battery. None of my other phones ever have but I've never tried it with my Rezound.
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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Just like Pokémon.
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Just like Pokémon.
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Tag798 said:
You can buy replacement stickers on Amazon.... Replace the stickers and warranty that ****
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Whaaat theres no way
Thanks for the input everyone
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Putting it on the charger can make the water damage worse. Put it in the sun or something but don't put it on the charger. Water + electricity = kablam
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He did say it's been working fine other then the water in the phone...
You can check the marketplace here on XDA too. I've seen some rezounds for around $200.
We're only talking about 5V, 1A, which isn't a lot of power. Yes, at high voltage or high current, water and electricity don't mix but I'm sure he's charged it since he dropped it. I've saved devices in exactly this way in the past. Screens are the the hardest part to save, though. The touchscreen on my old iPhone needed to be replaced because the bottom half stopped responding to touches and the camera has a very faint shadow in the screen if you hold it at a certain angle in bright light. Both devices otherwise work perfectly but I hardly use them any more because they've been replaced by my Rezound.
I had the phone on and in my hand when it just flickered off. I was in a 3d game but had only been running it for a couple minutes. The battery was reading about 90% before I fired up the game and it was plugged in to a factory samsung charger at the time. The game sort of stuttered a second or so before it shut down, then blank screen and it looked dead. It was slightly warm at the time, but nothing near overheating.
I held down the power button, nothing.
Tried power/volume combinations with no result.
Pried it out of the otterbox case it has been in since I got it and pulled the battery and put it back in, still nothing.
Pulled MicroSD and sim card.
Tried both volumes and plugging it in to USB with and without a battery, nada.
Left it alone and researched online for a bit, battery back in and nothing.
Plugged into a different charger and still nothing.
Seems no matter what I try, no response at all.
Both the phone and battery are cooled off at this point.
Could this be dead battery? Am I going about trying to force it to at least light up without a battery correctly?
At this point I'm at a loss. I can check the local AT&T store and see if they can at least let me test a different battery.
Last night I did flash the latest SHOstock 5.4 ROM, up from his 5.2. The phone ran fine afterward and I shut it down once since the flash without issues. This phone has been rock solid since day one, never dropped, no water damage, always in a case, pristine condition physically. Nothing to cause any trauma. Never even overclocked, but did have it running .25v undervolted at all speeds for a while.
I bought this last November, so it is less than a year old. Insurance is being paid but it is also within one year of purchase. So warranty should still be in effect? However, if it is this dead I can't flash it back to stock for warranty return, so what are my options there? Call it in as a warranty claim and hope for the best?
Edit: just tested the battery with a voltmeter. It is reading 4.1V, not sure if that is too high for a battery that is rated 3.7V or not. I'd guess no, so bad battery theory is likely out, unless it cooked the phone.
<edit> and I'm so frazzled from my beloved phone dying that I posted this to general instead of Q&A. argh.
I wouldn't rule out battery failure. Batteries don't power devices with voltage, and that voltage will only be discernible as an indicator for a very short period of time before it actually dies. You'll need a battery tester to check its actual amperage output, and I'd recommend looking up what it should be, along with its amp hour rating. Wish I had more to offer, but I work with dc backup powered systems, and they're a pain in the ass to catch with a voltmeter.
I777 gets it done, gnex just for fun
Yeah I know what you mean. I once had a car battery fail, read about 12V just fine but didn't put out enough miliamps to power even the dome light.
Taking lunch right now and headed to the retail store in town to see if they have a battery I can swap to test. More worried that I can't return to stock, really can't afford a $400 bill to replace this sucker if they catch that I've flashed it.
Had to drive an hour to the AT&T Device Support Center but its replaced now. I think the tech there was a bit surprised at how dead it was. He was figuring to just run his recovery tools and fix it right up, but got nothing.
Oh well, at least I'm not stuck on my old Tilt 2 running WinMo anymore. Though I do miss my keyboard a little bit.
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Why has this been happening to the S2's a lot? It seems like it anyway. Mine went through something crazy a couple of days ago where it wouldn't turn on and it was soft bricked.
I really miss my old Tilt2.
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I really miss my old Tilt2.
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I don't, man with stock software that thing was ****, I needed 5 different replacements all for different problems. The keyboard was amazing though.
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After I got EnergyROM on my Tokyo the software worked as well as could be expected for WinMo. I also had a pretty much fully functional Froyo Android running off the SD card. The microphone finally died on it though, and the cost to replace out of warranty was more than I spent on the GS2.
I forgot how nice having a keyboard was though. Faster and more accurate typing plus you can still see the whole screen. Maybe that captivate glide wouldn't be so bad after all... Lol
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Well I didn't have my for long. I guess 2 ro 3 months. Went to jumpstart a car & had it charging. It killed the screen. Never do that. I loved the keypad. It was awesome.
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Hey guys,
Terrible tragedy here, had this phone for just a couple months and the audio jack started going wonky. Audio would cut out of one channel unless I spun the wire exactly the right way. Got tired of this, so I ordered a new jack for a few bucks and waited for it to come from China. When it finally did, I pulled my phone apart carefully following this guide:
dozuki-guide-pdfs.s3.amazonaws.com/durapowerglobal/guide_4_en.pdf
Not my first rodeo here, so it was pretty simple to take to apart, snap in the new jack, and put it all back together. Turned it on, and sound works, volume rocker, haptic buttons light up, vibrates, indicator light, all that good stuff. But the screen won't come on! Step 3 of that guide (the image is a little hard to see) has a black outline around the screen flex cable. Reseated that thing some 50 times already crossing fingers and praying to gods I don't believe in. Still nothing. I swear I was more careful with this repair than I've ever been with anything in the past, didn't crack anything, twist, bend, break anything, didn't go crossing wires or doing it while the phone was on. I can't see any reason why the screen won't turn on :crying: And the pricetag on a new screen is just about what the phone is! That, and of course there's no guarantee that a new screen would solve the problem if the issue happened to be on the board side of the connector.
Any advice? I'm grabbing at straws here and really don't want to have to drop money on another one just a few months after I bought it. Help greatly appreciated!
I am not sure what you can do, but since you had a legit issue with the phone that you didn't cause by doing something you shouldn't have, why didn't you get it exchanged under warranty?
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I am not sure what you can do, but since you had a legit issue with the phone that you didn't cause by doing something you shouldn't have, why didn't you get it exchanged under warranty?
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Interesting... that thought never even crossed my mind. I guess my presumption was that a problem like that could be deemed damage to the phone if they insisted I had a wire plugged in and bent it or something to that effect. I guess I'm just so used to warranties not ever fixing anything that I forgot they existed. My natural reaction has become: something's broken? I'll have to fix it.
Though, I guess I could put it back together and bring it to a Verizon store and say the screen turned off and won't turn back on. Playing dumb may be a viable option.
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Interesting... that thought never even crossed my mind. I guess my presumption was that a problem like that could be deemed damage to the phone if they insisted I had a wire plugged in and bent it or something to that effect. I guess I'm just so used to warranties not ever fixing anything that I forgot they existed. My natural reaction has become: something's broken? I'll have to fix it.
Though, I guess I could put it back together and bring it to a Verizon store and say the screen turned off and won't turn back on. Playing dumb may be a viable option.
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Now that is fraud and I don't condone that. One thing to have a legit issue and they would have sent you a refurb with no issues.
Now that you have damaged your phone you should pony up and pay to get it fixed.
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Now that is fraud and I don't condone that. One thing to have a legit issue and they would have sent you a refurb with no issues.
Now that you have damaged your phone you should pony up and pay to get it fixed.
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It won't let me hit Thanks, but this exactly
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Ye warranty man wth lol....but thats what that 5 extra bucks a month goes to huh......i mean your insurance you got on your 700 dollar phone right now that its really messed up
My mistake, I didn't mean to cite fraud on this board. I'm simply frustrated with something that doesn't make sense to me and looking for a viable option that doesn't involve a $700 price tag. If I dropped it or got it wet I'd pay the bill, no problem. That I can clearly say is my fault and I messed up. I'm just astounded as someone who builds and repairs laptops, has fixed countless cell phones, ipods, etc. that simply unplugging a wire and plugging it back in would make the screen completely stop working with no signs of life. I just can't make sense of WHY it happened. If I could, I could blame myself and accept the bill for it and call it a lesson learned. But I haven't learned anything, other than that 99% of the time when I carefully replace parts everything will work fine, and 1% of the time - the time when the replacement bill is over 200% the original bill - something will strangely go wrong without any reasonable explanation.
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My mistake, I didn't mean to cite fraud on this board. I'm simply frustrated with something that doesn't make sense to me and looking for a viable option that doesn't involve a $700 price tag. If I dropped it or got it wet I'd pay the bill, no problem. That I can clearly say is my fault and I messed up. I'm just astounded as someone who builds and repairs laptops, has fixed countless cell phones, ipods, etc. that simply unplugging a wire and plugging it back in would make the screen completely stop working with no signs of life. I just can't make sense of WHY it happened. If I could, I could blame myself and accept the bill for it and call it a lesson learned. But I haven't learned anything, other than that 99% of the time when I carefully replace parts everything will work fine, and 1% of the time - the time when the replacement bill is over 200% the original bill - something will strangely go wrong without any reasonable explanation.
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Samsung doesn't charge an insane amount to fix the screen. Not anywhere close to 700.
The end of the day, the screen worked fine, you took the phone apart, screen now doesn't work, your fault. You did something. Everyone makes mistakes. You have a lesson to learn here, you just don't like it. Your lesson should be to have it replaced with a refurbed unit through Verizon not fix it yourself while under warranty unless they deem your issue not covered by warranty.
Warranties are interesting things. They sometimes cover things they shouldn't and don't cover things they should. Laptop warranties cover the AC port. I've sent laptops off for customers in the past where they obviously broke the AC port by putting extreme force against the AC cord. MFG still covered it. Not every company is out to get you.
I've only had to do it once with my Rezound. Got the refurb in a few days and sent my original one back. Was simple. I also didn't pay a dime.
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You're 100% right, I hadn't yet gotten out of the denial stage of grief. Funny enough, I used to work at a Staples EasyTech and would work on and send out customer's computers and see the same sorts of things.
Anyway, thanks.
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[Edit] Gahhh it says sent from my Thunderbolt, how disappointing. I love this phone, but seriously - downgrading screen size makes the soul cry. After the note we're really getting into tablet territory with our next phones. Maybe Ill start a clothing company and just make giant pockets in everything. I foresee a market in previous note owners in 2 years.
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You're 100% right, I hadn't yet gotten out of the denial stage of grief. Funny enough, I used to work at a Staples EasyTech and would work on and send out customer's computers and see the same sorts of things.
Anyway, thanks.
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[Edit] Gahhh it says sent from my Thunderbolt, how disappointing. I love this phone, but seriously - downgrading screen size makes the soul cry. After the note we're really getting into tablet territory with our next phones. Maybe Ill start a clothing company and just make giant pockets in everything. I foresee a market in previous note owners in 2 years.
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Not trying to be a jerk, just being honest
I know how you must feel. It really does suck. Just trying to help make this a learning experience for you and others who read it.
But seriously Samsung doesn't charge a huge amount to replace the screen. Give them a call and check. They may not even have to do that much. Who knows until they look.
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I appreciate it, and I've learned it. :thumbup:
Will do, gonna find out tomorrow and then Ill post my findings for anyone who's curious
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So i've had some battery issues for quite a while now, on every single rom. These were mainly that the phone always seemed to think it was charging, but the battery "value" dropped. Battery also lasted half a day or so, even with Apolo regular. Lastly, from time to time, after resetting it, the phone would be at around 14% and start increasing every five minutes or so. So i just dealt with all that for a while, noticing that usb almost never worked and it would take the phone a bit to realize it was actually charging (it wasn't always "passively charging").
So the other day, i turned it off due to low battery, just saving some time later. Then i see the battery "loading" icon, then a green battery 3/4 full with the 5 dots in the bottom, it would get to the third one, then vibrate and turn off. I tried turning it on only to see the S II splash and having the phone turn off instantly. I also tried turning it on while charging, no luck. So finally, i tried google, and found this. I did it with a paper clip and a toothpick, it seems to be separated but there is a tiny bit of dust i believe. Well this did nothing for me and now i'm desperate to fix this battery problem that i have. And pretty sure i can't return the phone cause i violated the warranty.
PS: Running AllianceROM 4.1.3
My wife's S2 had pretty much these same symptoms. I replaced the USB board and everything went back to normal. I wrote a guide on how to do it.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335961
It's quick, easy to do and inexpensive to buy the part (compared to what a service centre would charge you).
Read the guide IN FULL if you want to DIY it........
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keithross39 said:
My wife's S2 had pretty much these same symptoms. I replaced the USB board and everything went back to normal. I wrote a guide on how to do it.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335961
It's quick, easy to do and inexpensive to buy the part (compared to what a service centre would charge you).
Read the guide IN FULL if you want to DIY it........
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Hmm...
Seems kind of a desperate means, isn't there a way i can do that without replacing it?
You got the best possible advice & a simple/cheap (guaranteed) fix from the person who is the expert on this sort of problem with this phone & you're questioning it ?
*shrugs*
Your phone stays like that then.
You *might* get a temporary fix by playing around with the contacts within the port.....but even if it works, it will ONLY BE TEMPORARY......
The Samsung service centres will certainly NOT faff around and desolder/resolder a new port to the board.....they'll just replace the entire board.
It's not like you are replacing the entire motherboard because on the S2 (unlike on some phones) the USB board and the motherboard are separate........
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it happens when your charging port is having a short connection. perhaps u'd need to change the charging port. if your device is shorted or not, it can be tested. if you have a multi-meter, you can easily test it.
MistahBungle said:
You got the best possible advice & a simple/cheap (guaranteed) fix from the person who is the expert on this sort of problem with this phone & you're questioning it ?
*shrugs*
Your phone stays like that then.
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It wasn't meant as disrespect, just that ordering this kind of stuff down here in Chile is not easy or cheap, so if there was any other solution i'd prefer it.
keithross39 said:
You *might* get a temporary fix by playing around with the contacts within the port.....but even if it works, it will ONLY BE TEMPORARY......
The Samsung service centres will certainly NOT faff around and desolder/resolder a new port to the board.....they'll just replace the entire board.
It's not like you are replacing the entire motherboard because on the S2 (unlike on some phones) the USB board and the motherboard are separate........
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That's the problem for me though... No Samsung services here in chile. Any way i can return it is with my service provider, which will probably see the triangle and blame this on that.
YoeXoe said:
It wasn't meant as disrespect, just that ordering this kind of stuff down here in Chile is not easy or cheap, so if there was any other solution i'd prefer it.
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It's never as difficult as people think, all you need is access to the internet and a credit card or PayPal.
In my guide, I'm pretty sure one of the suppliers ships worldwide.....
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