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New batch of g2x out.

I have been waiting for a me batch to do a replacement, so I called today and asked for a new batch replacement. He told me that they were sold out but I could get a new unit, everything included like the battery and box for a replacement from the manufacturer. He put in the order and it was already shipped by ups with tracking numbers. Also I have two replacements coming, so this is exciting. The rep did say that yes there were problems with the current batch and that a new one was coming,i just got lucky because I specifically asked for a new batch. Hope this helps clear up some questions. I will update once I get them to see if they are better.
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Back-ordered and a new batch all in one day. Iz eye n heavon????

regP said:
Back-ordered and a new batch all in one day. Iz eye n heavon????
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That would be impossible in practical world.
Let us know production date

Yeah, let us know how it turns out. I'm still holding on to mine before I get a replacement through Asurion, i'll have to ask for one from a new batch as well...

besthijacker said:
That would be impossible in practical world.
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exactly.
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cczupich said:
I have been waiting for a me batch to do a replacement, so I called today and asked for a new batch replacement. He told me that they were sold out but I could get a new unit, everything included like the battery and box for a replacement from the manufacturer. He put in the order and it was already shipped by ups with tracking numbers. Also I have two replacements coming, so this is exciting. The rep did say that yes there were problems with the current batch and that a new one was coming,i just got lucky because I specifically asked for a new batch. Hope this helps clear up some questions. I will update once I get them to see if they are better.
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Did you call T-Mobile or LG? Reason why I'm asking is that it seems like my USB port is broke on the phone. I bought it at cellhub and T-Mobile won't exchange it. Can I call LG directly??

hire4blood said:
Did you call T-Mobile or LG? Reason why I'm asking is that it seems like my USB port is broke on the phone. I bought it at cellhub and T-Mobile won't exchange it. Can I call LG directly??
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If you didn't purchase the phone from T-Mobile, they wouldn't exchange it. You'd need to contact cellhub or LG.

I'm not sure which one to go with anymore. A fixed G2x with no lcd bleed sounds pretty enticing, but then there's the Sensation with the possibility of root on day one.. and Kal-El is on the way this winter. Android just isn't slowing down, lol.

sensation having root on day one is possible but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you

Highly doubt this! I'm not doubting that you were told this but doubting the fact you'll get a phone from a new batch. I spoke to MANY T-mobile employees over the phone when asking for a replacement and I even asked for a new one from a new batch and they told me that unfortunately I get whatever is in the warehouse and there was no way to ensure this or specify what I'd like...

I understand that what the rep told me might or might not be true. But it sounded like t-mobile put the order through lg. T-mobile them selves do not have any phones,i am aware of that, but the processing was fast and I already have a tracking number. I am hopeful but not foolish. I will let u guys know as soon as it comes what the date on it is. The rep said that it will be a new phone not a refurbished one. is there any other way of knowing how the device would be from a new batch?
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baykakes said:
Highly doubt this! I'm not doubting that you were told this but doubting the fact you'll get a phone from a new batch. I spoke to MANY T-mobile employees over the phone when asking for a replacement and I even asked for a new one from a new batch and they told me that unfortunately I get whatever is in the warehouse and there was no way to ensure this or specify what I'd like...
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Same here. One even told me there was no way to get a refurbished one since it hasn't been out that long. I told her that was a complete lie and that I know of other people who got re-ferbs. Seems like every time I get told a lie or someone tries to roll my loyalty plan into a new plan it is by a female. No I just hang up and keep calling back until I get someone who sounds like myself. It might sound racist but it's the god damn truth.

jrwingate6 said:
Same here. One even told me there was no way to get a refurbished one since it hasn't been out that long. I told her that was a complete lie and that I know of other people who got re-ferbs. Seems like every time I get told a lie or someone tries to roll my loyalty plan into a new plan it is by a female. No I just hang up and keep calling back until I get someone who sounds like myself. It might sound racist but it's the god damn truth.
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Even I've gotten refurbished devices on several different occasions... I'm a female but in all honesty when I'm talking to the female t-mobile reps they seem to want to argue with me... I have however encountered a few good reps... I try to remain open minded but I have hung up on a few reps the dang "Chatty Cathy's" that think they know so much and wont shut up!

baykakes said:
Even I've gotten refurbished devices on several different occasions... I'm a female but in all honesty when I'm talking to the female t-mobile reps they seem to want to argue with me... I have however encountered a few good reps... I try to remain open minded but I have hung up on a few reps the dang "Chatty Cathy's" that think they know so much and wont shut up!
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Seriously, I am really not trying to be a bigot, racist or sexist. I have encountered a couple females that knew what they were talking about and I didn't mean to lump all of the females in the same boat. What I really meant to say would come off racist but here goes anyway. As soon as I here a voice from a female that sounds like she's straight out of the ghetto I will hang up and call back. If the person sounds educated I will remain on the line and give them a chance.

Camille68 said:
If you didn't purchase the phone from T-Mobile, they wouldn't exchange it. You'd need to contact cellhub or LG.
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Its almost impossible to contact LG. Look at their site no real links or tabs for warranty or contact on their main page.
When I needed to contact HTC for a warranty issue it was quick with an email tab- they got back to me the next business day.

jrwingate6 said:
It might sound racist but it's the god damn truth.
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Good Sir you now grace my signature of awesome quotes LOL!!!

Horsey said:
Its almost impossible to contact LG. Look at their site no real links or tabs for warranty or contact on their main page.
When I needed to contact HTC for a warranty issue it was quick with an email tab- they got back to me the next business day.
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Sorry, but you must not have looked very closely on their site. I went directly to lg.com, saw a link that said support (on the left), clicked on that, and saw a link for mobile phone support, clicked on that, and there are options for live chat, email or telephone support, all on the page. That took me about 5 seconds. Here is the link:
http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/mobile-support/mobile-lg-mobile-phone-support.jsp

I thought I killed my G2x Tuesday and ordered a replacement. It was a refurb I guess (in a white box). It had really bad screen bleed so I just mailed it back.
I got my original one working anyway.

Camille68 said:
Sorry, but you must not have looked very closely on their site. I went directly to lg.com, saw a link that said support (on the left), clicked on that, and saw a link for mobile phone support, clicked on that, and there are options for live chat, email or telephone support, all on the page. That took me about 5 seconds. Here is the link:
http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/mobile-support/mobile-lg-mobile-phone-support.jsp
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You are right. I got an RMA # from them now via chat. I have a own thread open for it now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096710
Only problem I'm facing now is that the phone is rooted and has ClockWorkMod installed. I can put the stock image back on and do a factory reset/format. But I will not be able to unroot or put stock recovery back on without USB. You think it's worth to send it in?

hire4blood said:
You are right. I got an RMA # from them now via chat. I have a own thread open for it now: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096710
Only problem I'm facing now is that the phone is rooted and has ClockWorkMod installed. I can put the stock image back on and do a factory reset/format. But I will not be able to unroot or put stock recovery back on without USB. You think it's worth to send it in?
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I'm sure they reflash them when the refurb them.

Seems like I can't do anything fun without voicing my warranty

It seems like everything cool requires a rooted device. I just can't bring myself to voiding the warranty on such a new and expensive device. You people must have a good deal more disposable income than I do.
That, or there is some magical way to accomplish all this that I don't know about. Any useful advice is welcome.
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anonymity said:
It seems like everything cool requires a rooted device. I just can't bring myself to voiding the warranty on such a new and expensive device. You people must have a good deal more disposable income than I do.
That, or there is some magical way to accomplish all this that I don't know about. Any useful advice is welcome.
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It's a fact, that bricking your device can be very difficult. If you follow the rooting instructions to the T, then you should be fine and successfully root your phone. When you finally complete root then the first thing we do to ensure we don't brick our phones is a Nandroid backup. In the event something goes south, we just restore what are Nandroid did for us.
Is it still possible to brick? Of course. Most people end up bricking their phones because they don't know what they're doing. That's what this forum is for! Post your questions in the Questions section. We're here to help. Good luck.
**I should also point out that your warranty only voids software problems for obvious reasons.

I do appreciate the help. What happens if I break something physically with the phone? I'm paying extra for the device insurance. Do you think it would still be covered?
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anonymity said:
I do appreciate the help. What happens if I break something physically with the phone? I'm paying extra for the device insurance. Do you think it would still be covered?
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If you Break something physically, its your fault and the warranty doesn't cover. I heard from someone @ vzw that a huge % of warranty claims are for software issues, and if you have root you can usually fix these yourself.
Keep your phone for 2-3 months, if nothing fails in that time nothing probably will, unless you cause it ;-)
IMHO anything after that is customer abuse anyway.... warranty is only for defects.
Also: pay for insurance, its worth it.
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Buy a good protective case and you won't have to worry so much about physical damage. The only bricks i've heard about was caused by the newest leaked gb radio. I running stock radio on cm7.
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Lemme point out something... Get the insurance. If you break your phone and want to make a claim on your very rooted device, there really is no problem here. Just make sure it will never work again. "Opps... I accidentally dunked it in my salt water aquarium!" Kinda see where I'm going with that? Now it's an insurance claim, and they couldn't care less if they ever see the phone again. In fact, if you just called yours in stolen, they might just send you another one for the price of the deductible. I've called phones in stolen and got the insurance replacement. It's easy. Just follow the directions for rooting exactly and you'll be fine. If you're coming from the dInc, it's pretty much all the same after you're rooted.

loonatik78 said:
Lemme point out something... Get the insurance. If you break your phone and want to make a claim on your very rooted device, there really is no problem here. Just make sure it will never work again. "Opps... I accidentally dunked it in my salt water aquarium!" Kinda see where I'm going with that? Now it's an insurance claim, and they couldn't care less if they ever see the phone again. In fact, if you just called yours in stolen, they might just send you another one for the price of the deductible. I've called phones in stolen and got the insurance replacement. It's easy. Just follow the directions for rooting exactly and you'll be fine. If you're coming from the dInc, it's pretty much all the same after you're rooted.
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Wow. That's some serious insurance fraud, man. Don't think I could ever bring myself to that.
On topic, the ABSOLUTE BEST advice I can give the OP is to read, read, read. Rooting using jcase's step-by-step instructions is easy and perfectly safe (assuming you follow his instructions to the letter). There is also a safe way to revert back to stock, unrooted. Both of those threads are stickied in the dev forum. As long as you make Nandroid backups often, you'll be able to revert back to a working phone in 99.9999% of all cases (the only exception that I know of being the possibly-gingerbread-leak-related bootlooping). However, you should only root if you feel comfortable with it, and the only way to do that is to gather as much information as possible. So, lurk the forums here for a while, search the web for anything you can find about rooting, restoring stock, nandroid backups, and anything else you don't quite understand. Oh, and good luck with whatever you decide to do!

TheStick13 said:
On topic, the ABSOLUTE BEST advice I can give the OP is to read, read, read. Rooting using jcase's step-by-step instructions is easy and perfectly safe (assuming you follow his instructions to the letter).
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Jcase's instructions makes it ridiculously simple to root. Once you do it, you'll ask yourself why you waited so long
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loonatik78 said:
I've called phones in stolen and got the insurance replacement.
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Actually, the insurance is comprehensive. They should cover it without you lying to them or defrauding them. Just tell them the truth, pay the deductible, and you're golden.
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We were all noobs at this at one point or another, some of us more lucky than others for the extensive computer knowledge over others.
Keep good faith if your really interested, read everything over and over until you're positive you got it down. The first time you do it is always a nervous moment, believe me I've been there. I'm fairly confident about what I do these days with my phone, the community is great to help you out if you cant find an answer as well. Always search for your question first.
IMO rooting and flashing isn't for the faint of heart but we all get addicted.
Also as for the insurance, you pay it for a reason, yea the way some people word it sounds like insurance fraud...I took in my last phone because it wouldn't sync via usb anymore, long story short I cracked my screen months before the usb stopped functioning, so vzw wouldnt cover it for hardware malfunction, but they said the insurance deductible will cover a replacement for the cracked screen...so in the long run, really, they dont care. Whats really the difference between you cracking your screen and getting a replacement, and you doing anything else and getting a replacement(if you have to pay the deductable of coarse)? I see nothing morally wrong there...sorry for the rant, I know its been covered many a time, just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in there

You also need to remember that many people that have "bricked" a phone still get it covered through the warranty. The reason for this is, if I walk into a verizon store with a phone not booting or stuck in a boot loop they will have no clue whether its rooted or not. The exception to this is, if you have a custom boot loader image on. Also if something software related does happen to your phone, lets say the radio malfunctions and you can't access the verizon network anymore. All you have to do is un-root your phone before sending it in.

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Wow. That's some serious insurance fraud, man. Don't think I could ever bring myself to that.
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No fraud in doing something like that. Look, customers pay a $6.99 monthly premium for peace of mind, the contract says only two things are not covered, nuclear meltdown and war (literally), anything else whatever it may be is covered. Plus you still have to pay a deductible of $100 bucks for a refurbished phone that has ALREADY been sold previously for full retail price. So I wouldn't feel so bad for the insurance company considering just one policy holder pays around $140 over 20 months of a 2yr contract, now ask yourself, how many customers have insurance and never file a claim? More than enough not to make me lose any sleep over reporting my phone lost or stolen...
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spursrchamps2007 said:
[....]Also if something software related does happen to your phone, lets say the radio malfunctions and you can't access the verizon network anymore. All you have to do is un-root your phone before sending it in.
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So it is possible to unroot a phone? I thought that's what I was reading in dev section but I wasn't 100% sure on that. I am a believer in RTFM philosophy. I guess I just have some more reading to do. Either way, I think I'm going to keep it stock for a little while. Thanks for all the great feedback guys.
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anonymity said:
So it is possible to unroot a phone? I thought that's what I was reading in dev section but I wasn't 100% sure on that. I am a believer in RTFM philosophy. I guess I just have some more reading to do. Either way, I think I'm going to keep it stock for a little while. Thanks for all the great feedback guys.
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Yeah you can unroot. Just update a RUU with a signed bootloader and you are "unrooted" again. I believe that's how it works..

loonatik78 said:
Lemme point out something... Get the insurance. If you break your phone and want to make a claim on your very rooted device, there really is no problem here. Just make sure it will never work again. "Opps... I accidentally dunked it in my salt water aquarium!" Kinda see where I'm going with that? Now it's an insurance claim, and they couldn't care less if they ever see the phone again. In fact, if you just called yours in stolen, they might just send you another one for the price of the deductible. I've called phones in stolen and got the insurance replacement. It's easy. Just follow the directions for rooting exactly and you'll be fine. If you're coming from the dInc, it's pretty much all the same after you're rooted.
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Make sure your insurance covers water damage. The one from Wirefly DOES NOT.

Robertjm said:
Make sure your insurance covers water damage. The one from Wirefly DOES NOT.
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dont understand why anyone would want the wirefly insurence working at a store myself more than half the people that come in needing replacements are due to water damage.
Also to the OP just root it and enjoy all the awesome Gingerbread goodness. I for one cant afford a new phone but love voiding warranties, anything from game consoles to phones i get more fun tinkering and modding device than i due just from the device itself. also i have found it pretty hard to brick a phone if you follow directions.

ddgarcia05 said:
Buy a good protective case and you won't have to worry so much about physical damage. The only bricks i've heard about was caused by the newest leaked gb radio. I running stock radio on cm7.
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Is that a fact? I'm being serious. So the people that hbooted the GB radio hadn't ever hbooted the latest radio leak?

Youtube a t-bolt rooting video. You'll see it's so easy, a caveman could do it. It just requires patience and attention to detail. You copy and paste commands, and make sure you follow the video, you can't miss. It's a lot easier than the Terminal Emulator method I used on my Droid 1, and not quite as easy as the Z4root I used on my X.

[Q] Lost My Sensation, HTCSense Website not working anymore?

I was at the gym yesterday and apparently I might have left it there by mistake, I went to the htc sense site to track it down but apparently they 'renovated it' and now you can't track it! Is there any way I can track it down after its lost (or stolen I guess)?
I downloaded Plan B but apparently it didn't install correctly or something because I didnt get any email yet (probably since there isn't any wifi where the phone is)
Quite a stupid move from htc to shut down such a good feature like that :/

Sorry for your loss, that really sucks dude. HTC did warn people they were going to remove that feature a couple of months ago. I rather liked it as well. The only other thing I can think of right now is, try having your service provider track it down using the phones gps. Sometimes it works. Good luck.
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Well Im gonna go to the police station tomorrow, they SHOULD be able to track it down, but I highly doubt their efficiency -.-'
Thanks mate : ) Also, from now onwards, I'm installing Prey on every device I own!

Uh the police won't find ****. Call your carrier and find out the insurance company if sprint or Verizon its asurion or similar. I hope ya got insurance I don't think $6 a month is bad.
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Vodafone doesn't track phones where I live, only the police do that. They are successful (sometimes) but not in my past cases haha.
Oh well, we'll see what'll happen.

R3dn0ze said:
Well Im gonna go to the police station tomorrow, they SHOULD be able to track it down, but I highly doubt their efficiency -.-'
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Because the police have nothing better to do than to look for your LOST phone...smh.

Avast. 'Nuff said.

Behold_this said:
Because the police have nothing better to do than to look for your LOST phone...smh.
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Really? By saying lost I was being polite. If I really just lost it at the gym it would be on the machine where I left it on, which it wasn't the next day. Whoever took it took off the sim card cos it wont dial and I had it charged an hour before gym so the battery should still be working.
So yes, still think its just 'lost'?

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Really? By saying lost I was being polite. If I really just lost it at the gym it would be on the machine where I left it on, which it wasn't the next day. Whoever took it took off the sim card cos it wont dial and I had it charged an hour before gym so the battery should still be working.
So yes, still think its just 'lost'?
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Umm...YES!
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I was at the gym yesterday and apparently I might have left it there by mistake
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You left it somewhere, someone picked it up, YOUR FAULT! It's not stolen and whoever has it would not be prosecuted for picking it up. Maybe you should pay more attention to your $500 piece of technical equipment. Only a truly entitled person would believe that the police should take time away from investigating murders, kidnappings, and assaults, to find their phone. Is your phone that important? Is this what you are telling us?

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Umm...YES!
You left it somewhere, someone picked it up, YOUR FAULT! It's not stolen and whoever has it would not be prosecuted for picking it up. Maybe you should pay more attention to your $500 piece of technical equipment. Only a truly entitled person would believe that the police should take time away from investigating murders, kidnappings, and assaults, to find their phone. Is your phone that important? Is this what you are telling us?
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Maybe he should pay more attention but you cannot say it is his fault somebody took it and didn't give it to the gyms reception or to the police. I would do so if I found something lost. In my opinion they should track it because stealing is a crime too, isn't it.
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R3dn0ze said:
So yes, still think its just 'lost'?
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It's not lost, you just don't know who has it.

LLLeeo said:
Maybe he should pay more attention but you cannot say it is his fault somebody took it and didn't give it to the gyms reception or to the police. I would do so if I found something lost. In my opinion they should track it because stealing is a crime too, isn't it.
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Thank god someone with an open mind found this thread :f
Anyway, there aint much to do for now I guess. Thanks guys

Maybe you're lucky. As I heard HTC maintainances the HTC Sense website at the moment. But if the thief is smart enough he knows he could easyly reset the phone and you cannot track it anymore. Did you write to the support about your problem?

LLLeeo said:
Maybe you're lucky. As I heard HTC maintainances the HTC Sense website at the moment. But if the thief is smart enough he knows he could easyly reset the phone and you cannot track it anymore. Did you write to the support about your problem?
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Indeed I did, well I had a custom rom so maybe he'd find it difficult due to the different drivers that might not be compatible with what he's used to. Also, I contacted support and they said the phone can be 'locked' if I give them the IMEI and Serial Number, which I did. lets see what will happen!

R3dn0ze said:
Indeed I did, well I had a custom rom so maybe he'd find it difficult due to the different drivers that might not be compatible with what he's used to. Also, I contacted support and they said the phone can be 'locked' if I give them the IMEI and Serial Number, which I did. lets see what will happen!
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Wouldn't the phone just be locked out? I'm also curious... if it was used in a different country/provider, would it work? I would assume it'd work since the chances of your provider blocking the IMEI in the entire earth would be unlikely! If so, the answers seem pretty straightforward as to what will happen lol. Either it'll get sold or just not be usable!

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Wouldn't the phone just be locked out? I'm also curious... if it was used in a different country/provider, would it work? I would assume it'd work since the chances of your provider blocking the IMEI in the entire earth would be unlikely! If so, the answers seem pretty straightforward as to what will happen lol. Either it'll get sold or just not be usable!
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Nono HTC told me they will block the phone themselves, so apparently it should be unusable worldwide I hope!

If it is in the wrong hands then it has probably been torn down and used for parts at this point. It's become a growing trend around here with lots of aftermarket repair companies getting busted for being nothing more than chop shops...

Well, here's what they said after giving them my IMEI number
"Dear sir again, we are really sorry for what happened with your device and we apologize for the inconvenience regarding HTCSense functionality. We will enter your data in our system, and we will list your device as stolen one. As soon as somebody tries to contact us with this data we will notify the authorities.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. "

[Q] Htc one S 1.84 RUU Tmobile

Really Need the Tmobile Htc one S 1.84 Ruu. Am getting error 155 with the 1.53 ruu since the bootloader was upgraded withe the 1.84 ota. Phone is bricked right now

If you p/m football he has it. It will require a donation though.
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Not to be a poor sport but I would think maybe HTC and Google would have a problem with someone wanting a "donation" for their RUU. That's also not very XDA friendly.

I don't think a donation is required (but good if you can spare a few $ for any devs)

I was told by football that it would cost. I am having a problem with my volume keys sticking and can't exchange the phone till I go back to stock. Looking each day with no luck so far. Been checking random One S forums on the net, no luck yet. Will post it if I find it.
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Simco80 said:
I was told by football that it would cost. I am having a problem with my volume keys sticking and can't exchange the phone till I go back to stock. Looking each day with no luck so far. Been checking random One S forums on the net, no luck yet. Will post it if I find it.
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The 1.53 RUU is in the forum under stock roms...

thuddome said:
The 1.53 RUU is in the forum under stock roms...
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Looking for 1.84.

Zolor23 said:
Looking for 1.84.
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Yeah me too and don't want to pay for it. I've been having Wifi and Bluetooth Issues with 1.53. TMO said I should get the update and it's been a week and it still hasn't showed up. If a dev works on a ROM that's one thing and I've contributed to devs in the past but to charge for the RUU I just don't think is right.

thuddome said:
Yeah me too and don't want to pay for it. I've been having Wifi and Bluetooth Issues with 1.53. TMO said I should get the update and it's been a week and it still hasn't showed up. If a dev works on a ROM that's one thing and I've contributed to devs in the past but to charge for the RUU I just don't think is right.
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Here's the thing, he can get it, you can't, it is what it is. He's taking legal risk by distributing proprietary, closed source software, owned solely by HTC. If you want that risk to be worth it to him you gotta make it worth his while. I don't like it either, but I understand. I mean we all know HTC has no problem with c&d letters, legal threats, and possibly even actions.

If he is worried about prosecution, he shouldn't do it. And if he needs the money to defend himself, he won't make enough this way to be worth it. This is more like trying to make a fast buck off something he has that no one else has yet.

davedsone said:
If he is worried about prosecution, he shouldn't do it. And if he needs the money to defend himself, he won't make enough this way to be worth it. This is more like trying to make a fast buck off something he has that no one else has yet.
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How is that any different from those who obtain new devices early and sell them on eBay for $1000? I don't see many people complaining about that, in fact, those over priced devices almost always sell! Those people didn't do anything special either, besides get a product no one else has but many want. No different here! That's life. HTC wouldn't provide it to you at all! People, in general, shouldn't always feel so entitled to things.

Behold_this said:
How is that any different from those who obtain new devices early and sell them on eBay for $1000? I don't see many people complaining about that, in fact, those over priced devices almost always sell! Those people didn't do anything special either, besides get a product no one else has but many want. No different here! That's life. HTC wouldn't provide it to you at all! People, in general, shouldn't always feel so entitled to things.
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Because in the case of a phone you have to buy the phone, it's your property then and you can sell it. With an RUU it is open source and belongs to HTC or T-Mobile, to sell that is violating open source regulations. He can do what he likes, just not very fan friendly.

thuddome said:
Because in the case of a phone you have to buy the phone, it's your property then and you can sell it. With an RUU it is open source and belongs to HTC or T-Mobile, to sell that is violating open source regulations. He can do what he likes, just not very fan friendly.
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Don't think he cares about being "fan friendly." It is what it is, and incidentally, I agree with your opinion. However, that's all it is...opinion.
BTW people that have pre-release phones DID NOT buy them, lol, so your argument doesn't have very much to do with the example I gave.

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Don't think he cares about being "fan friendly." It is what it is, and incidentally, I agree with your opinion. However, that's all it is...opinion.
BTW people that have pre-release phones DID NOT buy them, lol, so your argument doesn't have very much to do with the example I gave.
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Your example doesn't compare, you are talking an actual phone versus a patch to some software. With physical property, possession is important, with intellectual property it's not. You can't say, just because I have software on my computer that it belongs to me. Whereas you can say, this phone is in my possession, therefore it belongs to me. So just because I have a copy of some software (i.e. RUU) doesn't make it my possession and definitely doesn't mean I can sell it. And going under the "donation" speak doesn't hold water either. Nuff said, he can do what he wants, I have 1.84 now so no worries.
I've supported this community for a long time and just want to protect it from things that can get us a bad reputation.

thuddome said:
Your example doesn't compare, you are talking an actual phone versus a patch to some software. With physical property, possession is important, with intellectual property it's not. You can't say, just because I have software on my computer that it belongs to me. Whereas you can say, this phone is in my possession, therefore it belongs to me. So just because I have a copy of some software (i.e. RUU) doesn't make it my possession and definitely doesn't mean I can sell it. And going under the "donation" speak doesn't hold water either. Nuff said, he can do what he wants, I have 1.84 now so no worries.
I've supported this community for a long time and just want to protect it from things that can get us a bad reputation.
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I doubt you have the RUU, if you did you would do what you claim is so virtuous and SHARE it with the community. If not you are worse than the user you are complaining about. I have the update zip too, it's widely available, but if you want the RUU, stop your whining and just pay for it! You aren't going to change his mind complaining about him. Let it go

Behold_this said:
Seems to be pretty clear that you are just *****ing and morning and no you don't have the RUU, if you did you would do what you claim is so virtuous and SHARE it with the community, but you haven't, and you won't. I have the update zip too, so congrats, but if you want the RU, stop your whining and just pay for it! You aren't going to change his mind complaining about him. Let it go
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Thanks dad...

thuddome said:
Thanks dad...
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Most welcome, son.

Zolor23 said:
Looking for 1.84.
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I just loaded Axiom's Rom which is 1.84, working good so far. - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709379

well u will be glad that Football has uploaded the 1.84 ruu for tmobile. i am downloading it now. but its gonna take 3 hours which sucks since i dont have an account with filefactory.
http://www.filefactory.com/f/cf061f69b5bf7878/
Edit: i finally got the 1.84 ruu after 3 hours lol.

s10shane said:
well u will be glad that Football has uploaded the 1.84 ruu for tmobile. i am downloading it now. but its gonna take 3 hours which sucks since i dont have an account with filefactory.
http://www.filefactory.com/f/cf061f69b5bf7878/
Edit: i finally got the 1.84 ruu after 3 hours lol.
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well thats good, but errr failfactory...never seem to have slots for free users...lol

[Q] What to do with bricked phone?

(I hope this is the right forum to ask this in) Alrighty everyone first off I have no hope of saving this thing and I have no intention to do so. So from here what do I do. I have an LG optimus L9, T-Mobile is my carrier and I have the Jump plan offered by them. Im in need of a phone (who isnt now a days) So it looks like I have a couple options...call them...tell them I lost the phone see what happens from there. Or tell them there was a hardware error (Both of these options are covered by the Jump plan) I dont know if they check to see if the phone has been rooted if I sent it in because that would probably void everything. Or I could try and upgrade phones to a different one. The main thing is I was making payments on this phone and don't know what to do with that. I only want to be paying one phone off. Thank you very much for reading through all this, if you have any suggestions on what to do please let me know!

TheCatKing said:
(I hope this is the right forum to ask this in) Alrighty everyone first off I have no hope of saving this thing and I have no intention to do so. So from here what do I do. I have an LG optimus L9, T-Mobile is my carrier and I have the Jump plan offered by them. Im in need of a phone (who isnt now a days) So it looks like I have a couple options...call them...tell them I lost the phone see what happens from there. Or tell them there was a hardware error (Both of these options are covered by the Jump plan) I dont know if they check to see if the phone has been rooted if I sent it in because that would probably void everything. Or I could try and upgrade phones to a different one. The main thing is I was making payments on this phone and don't know what to do with that. I only want to be paying one phone off. Thank you very much for reading through all this, if you have any suggestions on what to do please let me know!
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Thought about getting it repaired by a technician? Just google for it. If you give it to your carrier they'll mind you or someone have modified it. I really can't advice you telling 'em you lost it, cause that was criminal acting i suppose.

TheCatKing said:
(I hope this is the right forum to ask this in) Alrighty everyone first off I have no hope of saving this thing and I have no intention to do so. So from here what do I do. I have an LG optimus L9, T-Mobile is my carrier and I have the Jump plan offered by them. Im in need of a phone (who isnt now a days) So it looks like I have a couple options...call them...tell them I lost the phone see what happens from there. Or tell them there was a hardware error (Both of these options are covered by the Jump plan) I dont know if they check to see if the phone has been rooted if I sent it in because that would probably void everything. Or I could try and upgrade phones to a different one. The main thing is I was making payments on this phone and don't know what to do with that. I only want to be paying one phone off. Thank you very much for reading through all this, if you have any suggestions on what to do please let me know!
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Professionals of mobile repairing in your local market can solve your problem by charging a little money.