Hello guys,
I know this may seem obvious to others....
A lot of us have been scared about having our phones permanently S-OFF and the thought of being "caught" when it comes to warranty issues.
There really shouldnt be any risk as HTC has released numerous S-OFF devices to those lucky enough to have them. If you check, you will see that once you have flashed back to your stock ROM, that the revolutionary S-OFF has been changed to S-OFF only.
All we have to do, if even questioned, is claim we were given an S-OFF device and that we dont even know what it even means. ;-)
Just make SURE you flash back to stock ROM and remove suspicious apps like root explorer or SetCPU before sending off for warranty work.
Any comments? Thoughts?
MAtt
mrg02d said:
Hello guys,
I know this may seem obvious to others....
A lot of us have been scared about having our phones permanently S-OFF and the thought of being "caught" when it comes to warranty issues.
There really shouldnt be any risk as HTC has released numerous S-OFF devices to those lucky enough to have them. If you check, you will see that once you have flashed back to your stock ROM, that the revolutionary S-OFF has been changed to S-OFF only.
All we have to do, if even questioned, is claim we were given an S-OFF device and that we dont even know what it even means. ;-)
Just make SURE you flash back to stock ROM and remove suspicious apps like root explorer or SetCPU before sending off for warranty work.
Any comments? Thoughts?
MAtt
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Or you could just not commit fraud and own up to what you did if that is truly the cause of what damaged your device.
mrg02d said:
Hello guys,
I know this may seem obvious to others....
A lot of us have been scared about having our phones permanently S-OFF and the thought of being "caught" when it comes to warranty issues.
There really shouldnt be any risk as HTC has released numerous S-OFF devices to those lucky enough to have them. If you check, you will see that once you have flashed back to your stock ROM, that the revolutionary S-OFF has been changed to S-OFF only.
All we have to do, if even questioned, is claim we were given an S-OFF device and that we dont even know what it even means. ;-)
Just make SURE you flash back to stock ROM and remove suspicious apps like root explorer or SetCPU before sending off for warranty work.
Any comments? Thoughts?
MAtt
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Thanks for the tip ;-)
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ajwho said:
Or you could just not commit fraud and own up to what you did if that is truly the cause of what damaged your device.
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I figured there would be a few of these posts...
Now, how many people here "truly" know what caused our phone to screw up?
Reprogramming the CPU to run at 2v and then having the CPU fry itself is one thing. Having a crappy data signal is another.
Dont even get me started on the dust under the screen issue. I intend to replace my phone in a month or two because of it. (Waiting for them to realize what they are doing wrong and fix it so I dont wind up with my 3rd phone with dust).
Matt
mrg02d said:
I figured there would be a few of these posts...
Now, how many people here "truly" know what caused our phone to screw up?
Reprogramming the CPU to run at 2v and then having the CPU fry itself is one thing. Having a crappy data signal is another.
Dont even get me started on the dust under the screen issue. I intend to replace my phone in a month or two because of it. (Waiting for them to realize what they are doing wrong and fix it so I dont wind up with my 3rd phone with dust).
Matt
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It's pretty obvious what the cause of the problem is. If you don't know, you probably shouldn't be rooting your phone, anyway.
Getting warrantied for dust under the screen won't be affected by rooting your device. Have you ever dealt with HTC? They're pretty good about recognizing when they screwed up and when you screwed up. Whether they're good at fixing dust under the screen is something you'd be more familiar with than me
You're trying to convince yourself it's okay to commit fraud. If that's what you want to do, that's fine. But don't smile and act like you don't know what you're doing. It's like that "FREE BATTERY AND BACKCOVER" thread. No, you guys are committing fraud. It's not free because you're faking a warranty claim.
Well, thats good that you know the exact cause of every thing that goes wrong with a phone, but the rest of us dont. There have been plenty of issues with these phones while STOCK, so go take your self righteous BS somewhere else.
Also, brush up on your definition of fraud...Smartypants!
Now, what HTC has done over the dust issue is straight FRAUD! They damn well know about the problem, yet deny it. A $600 phone shouldnt have problems like that.
So, S-OFF, the both of you. :-D
Matt
ajwho said:
It's pretty obvious what the cause of the problem is. If you don't know, you probably shouldn't be rooting your phone, anyway.
Getting warrantied for dust under the screen won't be affected by rooting your device. Have you ever dealt with HTC? They're pretty good about recognizing when they screwed up and when you screwed up. Whether they're good at fixing dust under the screen is something you'd be more familiar with than me
You're trying to convince yourself it's okay to commit fraud. If that's what you want to do, that's fine. But don't smile and act like you don't know what you're doing. It's like that "FREE BATTERY AND BACKCOVER" thread. No, you guys are committing fraud. It's not free because you're faking a warranty claim.
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ere man go troll somewhere else, if u haven't got anything good to say keep ya stupid mouth shut... stop assuming people are committing fraud. the OP is a very good peace of mind for people.
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It's pretty obvious what the cause of the problem is. If you don't know, you probably shouldn't be rooting your phone, anyway.
Getting warrantied for dust under the screen won't be affected by rooting your device. Have you ever dealt with HTC? They're pretty good about recognizing when they screwed up and when you screwed up. Whether they're good at fixing dust under the screen is something you'd be more familiar with than me
You're trying to convince yourself it's okay to commit fraud. If that's what you want to do, that's fine. But don't smile and act like you don't know what you're doing. It's like that "FREE BATTERY AND BACKCOVER" thread. No, you guys are committing fraud. It's not free because you're faking a warranty claim.
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i rooted my Nexus One way back when, got dust under the screen shortly after. had to pony up 140 dollars to have the dust issue fixed because the device had it's warranty voided because i rooted it. (it's truly a one way road when you unlock a Nexus One) i tried to argue that me rooting the device had no impact on the screen not being assembled properly and they said it "we're sorry sir, the warranty is still void"
ideally HTC should have a two tier warranty to handle rooted devices, and stock devices. but it doesn't. so you have to do whatever it takes to get back under warranty for issues obviously not caused by using custom ROM's.
btw, just curious. for IPhone 3G/3GS users back in the day that had issues with the plastic case on their phone cracking after 6-9 months, should the jailbreakers have gotten their device exchanged for free because jailbreaking obviously doesn't cause the phone to crack?
Well, rooting and s-off are different things, right? I wouldn't send in a phone that is rooted. How would they know if they didn't give you an s-off device, that you made it that way?
If the phone needs to get a warranty replacement due to a fault that you have had no influence on then they should fix that issue, its simple! If the phone fails due to a defect created due to design limitations or bad manufacturing processes why the hell should a software mod have any impact... its just a way of HTC getting away with selling defective goods on a technicality.
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Well, rooting and s-off are different things, right? I wouldn't send in a phone that is rooted. How would they know if they didn't give you an s-off device, that you made it that way?
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considering how rare the S-OFF devices were i bet they have the serial number of each one tucked away somewhere. but i don't know how if they're checking every one that comes in against said theoretical database.
the issue with the Nexus one's is they got a big ol unlocked padlock on the boot image you couldn't get rid of. fortunately we don't have that issue here.
Hmmm...Perhaps then, the devs should still be considering a solid way to S-ON? I never thought about HTC having a record of the serial numbers of the S-OFF devices.
When I called Tmobile over the dust issue, they told me that I could request a new phone and pay $20.00 plus shipping. I dont know what they would do to my current phone once they receive it though. Maybe, ship it back to HTC and let HTC look for a reason to charge me?
Matt
For the people thinking that s off on my device that i payed for is fraud, what if i get dust under my screen? No warranty? Because s-off might have been the cause? Come on be a little bit realistic!
If you ever chiptune your car and after that you get problems with interior faults or whatever would you like it if the manufacturer tells you that you voided your warranty because of modifing the ecu?
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Mafiatounes said:
For the people thinking that s off on my device that i payed for is fraud, what if i get dust under my screen? No warranty? Because s-off might have been the cause? Come on be a little bit realistic!
If you ever chiptune your car and after that you get problems with interior faults or whatever would you like it if the manufacturer tells you that you voided your warranty because of modifing the ecu?
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At least read before you post. No one said S-Off should void your screen warranty.
This forum is full of people constantly scheming. Look at the free backcover and battery thread. I'm not surprised my post caught the flack it did. Continue perpetuating fraud. And yes, it is fraud. Perhaps you should learn the definition.
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At least read before you post. No one said S-Off should void your screen warranty.
This forum is full of people constantly scheming. Look at the free backcover and battery thread. I'm not surprised my post caught the flack it did. Continue perpetuating fraud. And yes, it is fraud. Perhaps you should learn the definition.
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you gonna just casually skip over my post saying yes S-OFF would technically void your entire phones warranty? this isn't a car. it doesn't have 'separate' warranties for different parts.
and yes, it's reading comprehension, Perhaps you should learn the definition.
to be fair, in the uk if u go to consumer direct with these issues HTC will change their mind, retail law so to speak is not set in stone or ever will be. And yes i agree that people getting a free cover and battery when they dont need it is morally wrong. But If HTC dont come good on fixing the issues the £600 phone i bought then id happily claim for every part 100 times as a lesson for leaving product testing to the customer demise...
I would have to agree that the dust under the screen is a mechanical issue, and if HTC were being decent, they would take care of that. My question is, if you were able to get ahold of a stock RUU wouldn't that take everything back to bone stock settings? Maybe if you were to make nice with someone at a T-mo store, they would help you out with that.
In any event, the only issue I could see is if it were to be refurbished, and it couldn't be reflashed, then it would be a no go because they would be releasing an S-Off phone to the pool, and it could cause them some grief. That's the only reason I couldn't see them taking the core as an exchange. But, they could be decent and offer to fix the one you have.
mrg02d said:
Well, thats good that you know the exact cause of every thing that goes wrong with a phone, but the rest of us dont. There have been plenty of issues with these phones while STOCK, so go take your self righteous BS somewhere else.
Also, brush up on your definition of fraud...Smartypants!
Now, what HTC has done over the dust issue is straight FRAUD! They damn well know about the problem, yet deny it. A $600 phone shouldnt have problems like that.
So, S-OFF, the both of you. :-D
Matt
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Actually his definition of fraud is correct. Yours however is not. Fraud is defined as
-an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual
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if you were to say brick your device by following a rooting guide then you told HTC that it shipped broken, you would be committing fraud. As you purposefully deceived them into giving you a new device or other personal gain. That said if your device does have dust under the glass and that is something covered by your warranty and not caused by you under violation of that warranty HTC has a moral obligation to replace your screen. Furthermore HTC is not committing fraud by shipping devices susceptible to getting dust underneath the glass. The reason for this being they never told you that your device cannot get dust behind your screen and if what ajwho says is true they are replacing devices with this issue. Thank you for reading and I hope that you learned something. If anything I wrote is grammatically or factually inaccurate please feel free to correct me.
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Actually his definition of fraud is correct. Yours however is not. Fraud is defined as if you were to say brick your device by following a rooting guide then you told HTC that it shipped broken, you would be committing fraud. As you purposefully deceived them into giving you a new device or other personal gain. That said if your device does have dust under the glass and that is something covered by your warranty and not caused by you under violation of that warranty HTC has a moral obligation to replace your screen. Furthermore HTC is not committing fraud by shipping devices susceptible to getting dust underneath the glass. The reason for this being they never told you that your device cannot get dust behind your screen and if what ajwho says is true they are replacing devices with this issue. Thank you for reading and I hope that you learned something. If anything I wrote is grammatically or factually inaccurate please feel free to correct me.
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Who the F*ck are you to come on here with 4 posts and call my definition wrong? Your an idiot. HTC KNOWING of a problem and TELLING us otherwise IS for personal gain you **** head! They DONT want to REPLACE a phone for free!
Furthermore, no one here ever mentioned turning in a bricked phone and claiming they got the phone that way...
S-OFF turd.
Dont you have better things to do than to come on here and stir up trouble? Go get girlfriends or something...
Settle down ladies. This is not the place for a flame war. Take it elsewhere please.
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So you've bricked your captivate..../Stories to tell AT&T so you can get it replaced!
I recently bricked my captivate. It turned into a brick. Nothing happened at all. So i called samsung when ATT wouldnt replace it, and i told them it would shut off every once in a while and then one day it wouldnt turn on again. they gave me a new one!!!
so here i am, starting an AT&T/Samsung Support story thread. Tell us what you told them, and the results!
Or instead of a story realize you just perpetrated fraud and edging on theft since you lied about what happened to your phone instead of taking responsibility foe breaking it. If you're going to change the inner workings of your phone you shouldn't lie to get it replaced, but instead accept the risks and the cost if something goes wrong.
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Or instead of a story realize you just perpetrated fraud and edging on theft since you lied about what happened to your phone instead of taking responsibility foe breaking it. If you're going to change the inner workings of your phone you shouldn't lie to get it replaced, but instead accept the risks and the cost if something goes wrong.
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Wow somebody sounds bitter. If AT&T didn't place so many restrictions on the phone then maybe we wouldn't have to modify the "inner workings" in the first place. True it might not be honest, but neither is charging 10c for a text message
10c for a text message isn't honest but that doesn't mean lying about what you did to your phone should be condoned.
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First off, I don't think anybody has managed to actually brick one of these phones - even the ones who have deliberately tried to do so.
Secondly, if you can't live with the restrictions AT&T has put on the phone, you have 30 days to return it. If you want to hack or modify your phone go ahead - but be prepared to accept the consquences for your actions.
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you could always one click odin3 restore and be fine!
This is hands down, 100% wrong. YOU were playing around with your phone. YOU knew the risks and you decided to flash/update/whatever your device and ended up with a partial brick. (to my knowledge there has not been a fully bricked captivate yet)
It is YOUR responsibility to replace the phone if YOU damage it in any way. NOT At&t.
It always irks me when people manipulate retailers/manufacturers to get things replaced 'under warranty' when in fact, the warranty has been voided.
Not a good idea to make up a story
Its not like they cannot find out that you were the culprit who bricked it when the phone gets back to QA. And believe me...they WILL find out. Once they find out and if they decide to care you are technically liable for the full price of the phone in addition to what they deem are damages
Additionally it will just lead to more efforts by AT&T to keep modders out, hurting us all at xda in the process.
wuxingwarrior3 said:
Wow somebody sounds bitter. If AT&T didn't place so many restrictions on the phone then maybe we wouldn't have to modify the "inner workings" in the first place. True it might not be honest, but neither is charging 10c for a text message
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So being dishonest makes it all right?
Guess what? No one tricked anyone into buying a phone. AT&T does not change terms and conditions without giving you cause to cancel your contract. If you don't like the price of text messages, then don't text; or go with a cheaper carrier.
If you don't like the restrictions don't buy the phone.
And you probably justify downloading music, apps, and movies because they cost to much or not good enough quality?
what does it mean to breake?
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I agree with the above posters.
When I bought this phone, I knew I was going to root it, ROM it, edit the files and such. I knew at the same time that doing so would void my warranty and make me liable for any damage I did to the phone. Understanding that made me more careful about what I put on my phone, and made me research the HELL out of any changes I made before I made them, and how to fix them if something went wrong.
Also, it's, so far, IMPOSSIBLE to completely brick a captivate, since you can just use Odin3 to reinstall software. I would think the only way to brick one would be hardware damage from taking it apart, or smashing it with a hammer or something crazy like that.
Just go to this thread, download the firmware, Odin3 and the pitfile and reinstall your phone's OS.
http: // forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Holy crap I didn't think so many people would be morally distressed by Hazard96's actions. The guy faked a story to get a new phone, big deal. Its not like he killed someone. I know what he did was wrong, I'm not arguing that. I merely stated that dishonesty is not a quality possessed by one individual, and that if a company is going to engage in dishonest practices well... things have a way of balancing themselves out. Corporate greed is incredibly pervasive in today's society. I'm sure AT&T and Samsung aren't angels either. Now that being said, I do not condone what Mr. Hazard did nor would I do what he did. Here's a little anecdote: I bought a 1st gen iPhone when they first came out, unlocked it and later found out it had hardware issues. I could have easily brought it to an apple store and have them replace it but I voided my warranty by unlocking it and cut my losses by selling an unlocked defective phone. Before we start making assumptions about people lets analyze the situation and not get our panties in a bunch over something that is, in the grand scheme of things, inconsequential.
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Holy crap I didn't think so many people would be morally distressed by Hazard96's actions. The guy faked a story to get a new phone, big deal. Its not like he killed someone. I know what he did was wrong, I'm not arguing that. I merely stated that dishonesty is not a quality possessed by one individual, and that if a company is going to engage in dishonest practices well... things have a way of balancing themselves out. Corporate greed is incredibly pervasive in today's society. I'm sure AT&T and Samsung aren't angels either. Now that being said, I do not condone what Mr. Hazard did nor would I do what he did. Here's a little anecdote: I bought a 1st gen iPhone when they first came out, unlocked it and later found out it had hardware issues. I could have easily brought it to an apple store and have them replace it but I voided my warranty by unlocking it and cut my losses by selling an unlocked defective phone. Before we start making assumptions about people lets analyze the situation and not get our panties in a bunch over something that is, in the grand scheme of things, inconsequential.
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What are the dishonest practices that are perpetrated by these companies that would permit someone to lie in return? (assuming one wrong justifies another)
I don't have a problem with someone taking a bricked phone and saying it doesn't work - all these devices should have a way to recover - like Odin allows and like the iPhone allows - recovery mode then reflash to stock. You could have reflashed your firmware to stock and return it to the apple - nothing dishonest about that.
What I do have a problem with is the idea that lying to the company is justified - this concept that "They were dishonest with me, so i can lie to them". I want some justification for that - where is the corporate deceit?
No one made me any promises when i bought my phone - I had 30 days to return it if it didn't work the way i wanted it too. The rate plans are spelled out pretty clearly, as are roaming and data.
They may not be priced fair in my mind, but I see nothing dishonest. I just want examples of dishonesty - not examples of a store manager saying something, examples of the corporation being dishonest.
I'm sorry, but in my world, if I install linux on a brand new dell or HP computer, and the screen shorts, my warranty doesn't become void. I can't receive software technical support because I am not running the software the sold me, but if the hardware is defective, software has ZERO to do with it. So the limitations that AT&T place on cell phones that if you flash a new ROM it's warranty is void is ridiculous, and downright fraudulent.
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What are the dishonest practices that are perpetrated by these companies that would permit someone to lie in return? (assuming one wrong justifies another)
I don't have a problem with someone taking a bricked phone and saying it doesn't work - all these devices should have a way to recover - like Odin allows and like the iPhone allows - recovery mode then reflash to stock. You could have reflashed your firmware to stock and return it to the apple - nothing dishonest about that.
What I do have a problem with is the idea that lying to the company is justified - this concept that "They were dishonest with me, so i can lie to them". I want some justification for that - where is the corporate deceit?
No one made me any promises when i bought my phone - I had 30 days to return it if it didn't work the way i wanted it too. The rate plans are spelled out pretty clearly, as are roaming and data.
They may not be priced fair in my mind, but I see nothing dishonest. I just want examples of dishonesty - not examples of a store manager saying something, examples of the corporation being dishonest.
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(I'm agreeing with quoted poster)
It's also an issue of trust. If people keep returning phones that were bricked due to rooting or flashing improperly, then eventually the phone companies will work to put some kind of lockdown on that type of thing. Hard to to? probably, but the latest fiasco with Efuse and such on the Droid X showed us that it's POSSIBLE. Ultimately while I appreciate the ability to make my phone into essentially anything I want I think that once you start making those changes you take full possession of the phone. I don't want Samsung to go "hey, we had a bunch of phones returned because the idiots bricked them by flashing a bad rom, we should make it so you can't do that to keep them from ruining their phones and costing us money"
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What are the dishonest practices that are perpetrated by these companies that would permit someone to lie in return? (assuming one wrong justifies another)
I don't have a problem with someone taking a bricked phone and saying it doesn't work - all these devices should have a way to recover - like Odin allows and like the iPhone allows - recovery mode then reflash to stock. You could have reflashed your firmware to stock and return it to the apple - nothing dishonest about that.
What I do have a problem with is the idea that lying to the company is justified - this concept that "They were dishonest with me, so i can lie to them". I want some justification for that - where is the corporate deceit?
No one made me any promises when i bought my phone - I had 30 days to return it if it didn't work the way i wanted it too. The rate plans are spelled out pretty clearly, as are roaming and data.
They may not be priced fair in my mind, but I see nothing dishonest. I just want examples of dishonesty - not examples of a store manager saying something, examples of the corporation being dishonest.
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How about price fixing, dubious business practices, illegal political contributions, tax evasion, and breach of trust (These are allegations that samsung was CAUGHT doing, imagine all the stuff that's been going on behind closed doors).
http://www.corp-ethics.com/company/samsung/samsung-give-825m-charity.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/business/worldbusiness/17iht-17samsung.12083418.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/European-Union-Price-Fixing-DRAM,10462.html
NOW AGAIN, I'm not saying because Samsung engaged in these practices that it justifies one man's deceitful actions, all I'm saying is that no one is perfect... And I don't want to get started on what AT&T is guilty of.
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It's also an issue of trust. If people keep returning phones that were bricked due to rooting or flashing improperly, then eventually the phone companies will work to put some kind of lockdown on that type of thing. Hard to to? probably, but the latest fiasco with Efuse and such on the Droid X showed us that it's POSSIBLE. Ultimately while I appreciate the ability to make my phone into essentially anything I want I think that once you start making those changes you take full possession of the phone. I don't want Samsung to go "hey, we had a bunch of phones returned because the idiots bricked them by flashing a bad rom, we should make it so you can't do that to keep them from ruining their phones and costing us money"
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Or said companies can accept the fact that rooting et al will take place anyway, and make the process much easier. Jailbreaking is legal now right? Companies ought to develop a system where people can jailbreak/root without fear of bricking and companies will save money. It's a win-win
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Or said companies can accept the fact that rooting et al will take place anyway, and make the process much easier. Jailbreaking is legal now right? Companies ought to develop a system where people can jailbreak/root without fear of bricking and companies will save money. It's a win-win
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This phone is already ridiculously easy to flash and virtually impossible to brick, and we still have ethically bankrupt idiots pulling these stunts and then coming here to brag about it!
I would agree that we have blatant price fixing in regards to the price of text messages and probably in regards to other services too. These issues need to be addressed through the appropriate legal avenues. None of them turn "wrong" into "right".
Someone should sticky the below post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=753946
It IS possible to brick the phone. Anyone who spouts off about how it is impossible is dead wrong. See post seven of the above thread. While what the OP did is wrong on some level, the severity is debatable for the next hundred years. I will say that the community shares some responsibility though. There are not enough warnings about bricking, everyone simply states that it's nearly impossible. I've seen numerous posts asking for help on a device that is as the OP described in his other thread and the only things that are posted are the typical "It can't be bricked, you're just doing it wrong" posts. Having personally seen one such device, I've read a lot of threads about it. Most are simply stuck at the android failsafe screen or in a boot loop but there are indeed complete bricks and not enough attention is given to them or how to avoid them. In short, the OP does deserve some slack.
Wow wtf happened to this site?
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Does that mean if you experience a problem and its rooted, they wouldn't care if you returned it?
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if they figure out if its rooted they wont return it if its stock they most likely wont figure out that its rooted just depends on how smart the perosn is
So you'd still have to unroot just incase?
I figured it being a straight up google phone, aosp and all, they would embrace the modding
I guess we still gots a ways to go before that happens
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A_Flying_Fox said:
So you'd still have to unroot just incase?
I figured it being a straight up google phone, aosp and all, they would embrace the modding
I guess we still gots a ways to go before that happens
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Google, yes. Samsung/Best Buy/hardware OEMs, no. Google doesn't deal with the consequences of someone bricking their phone by being stupid and the revenue loss from a warranty claim/exchange. That being said, HTC usually honored Nexus One warranties on things like hardware failures unrelated to rooting(i.e. power button fail).
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Google, yes. Samsung/Best Buy/hardware OEMs, no. Google doesn't deal with the consequences of someone bricking their phone by being stupid and the revenue loss from a warranty claim/exchange. That being said, HTC usually honored Nexus One warranties on things like hardware failures unrelated to rooting(i.e. power button fail).
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I haven't lived in Texas since 1983, so I can't speak directly for Texas, but in many jurisdictions, such as California (where I live) the warrantor has no choice but to honor the warranty on a hardware failure just because a software modification was made unless the warrantor can prove that the software mod caused the hardware failure.
Warranty law in many (most?) states in the US specifically allows for user modifications to a product not voiding the warranty unless said mod causes the failure. A common example is that a modification to your car with an aftermarket stereo system doesn't void the warranty on the drivetrain.
YMMV.
Personally I would unroot and re-lock before exchanging/returning, it's really not that hard (several threads discussing how), but I wouldn't stress over it either if I didn't. Best Buy's certainly not going to go digging into the phone's settings and software to see if you've rooted. They're going to turn it on to see if it works, and they're going to check it for physical damage, that's pretty much it.
Again, several threads already discussing this if you search for them...
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I haven't lived in Texas since 1983, so I can't speak directly for Texas, but in many jurisdictions, such as California (where I live) the warrantor has no choice but to honor the warranty on a hardware failure just because a software modification was made unless the warrantor can prove that the software mod caused the hardware failure.
Warranty law in many (most?) states in the US specifically allows for user modifications to a product not voiding the warranty unless said mod causes the failure. A common example is that a modification to your car with an aftermarket stereo system doesn't void the warranty on the drivetrain.
YMMV.
Personally I would unroot and re-lock before exchanging/returning, it's really not that hard (several threads discussing how), but I wouldn't stress over it either if I didn't. Best Buy's certainly not going to go digging into the phone's settings and software to see if you've rooted. They're going to turn it on to see if it works, and they're going to check it for physical damage, that's pretty much it.
Again, several threads already discussing this if you search for them...
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However, if someone does something like installs an improperly tuned or generally misuses a nitrous oxide/supercharged system which could directly lead to damage to the vehicle. I think that's a closer example to what folks typically do with a rooted devices than the car stereo. A slight digression and we could probably spend all day in "What if" scenarios.
But yeah, mate, that's my understanding and experience as well. If the warranty claim is for a hardware issue unrelated to the modified software, HTC(don't know about Samsung, but I'd imagine it'd be the same) generally honor the warranty. My response was to @A_Flying_Fox's question regarding the official support on modding, which I highly doubt we'll ever have from hardware manufacturers due to the aforementioned revenue loss from warranty claims/exchanges from folks being silly. Also I believe the one thing exempt from any warranty repair/most insurances is water damage.
When I lurked the Nexus One forums, I did see threads pop up regarding the warranty with one of three outcomes: Full repair with no questions asked, hardware repair with a $120 charge to replace motherboard(even if this was not the cause of the fault), or flatout refusal due to the language of the unlocked bootloader explicitly saying your warranty is now void. I'll point out here that the language on the Nexus S says your warranty MAY be void.
Like you, however, I'd recommend at least relocking the bootloader before returning the phone and/or sending it in for a claim.
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However, if someone does something like installs an improperly tuned or generally misuses a nitrous oxide/supercharged system which could directly lead to damage to the vehicle. I think that's a closer example to what folks typically do with a rooted devices than the car stereo. A slight digression and we could probably spend all day in "What if" scenarios.
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But that was exactly my point - if you do an "unauthorized" mod that causes the hardware malfuntion, warranty service can be denied.
If you do a modification that is not the cause of the hardware malfunction, warranty service for that hardware malfunction can NOT be denied.
If you overclock your CPU and then the CPU fries itself, you're SOL on the warranty repair.
If you root the phone and the volume switch stops working, or the screen stops working, they can't deny warranty service. Rooting in and of itself doesn't do anything that would cause a hardware malfunction; though it may let you do things (like overclocking) that can.
I'm talking about what is LEGAL, at least in my state, not what some company will try to get away with if you let them. It doesn't matter what some people say they've experienced with HTC on an N1 claim, unless they went to court over it and lost.
This isn't really the thread to discuss it, but since you gave such an extreme example that doesn't apply to the discussion at hand, I felt compelled to respond.
Peace.
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But that was exactly my point - if you do an "unauthorized" mod that causes the hardware malfuntion, warranty service can be denied.
If you do a modification that is not the cause of the hardware malfunction, warranty service for that hardware malfunction can NOT be denied.
If you overclock your CPU and then the CPU fries itself, you're SOL on the warranty repair.
If you root the phone and the volume switch stops working, or the screen stops working, they can't deny warranty service. Rooting in and of itself doesn't do anything that would cause a hardware malfunction; though it may let you do things (like overclocking) that can.
I'm talking about what is LEGAL, at least in my state, not what some company will try to get away with if you let them. It doesn't matter what some people say they've experienced with HTC on an N1 claim, unless they went to court over it and lost.
This isn't really the thread to discuss it, but since you gave such an extreme example that doesn't apply to the discussion at hand, I felt compelled to respond.
Peace.
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All excellent points, mate. I'll admit that perhaps that wasn't the best example, but I'm not really a car guy.
However, I'm going to disagree on two points: One, I think this discussion(aside from the car talk fail on my part) is on topic given the OP's question was regarding return/warranty claim. Two, the legal aspect you mentioned. In order to unlock the bootloader on the Nexus One, you had to agree to avoid your warranty.
You were not forced to do this, you were not coerced into doing this, nor was it something you could do by accident You must have knowingly and intentionally set out to unlock your bootloader. The language was very clear on what the consquences of this action were. If someone were to sue HTC over their refusal to honor warranty, regardless of the issue, I believe they would lose because they agreed to void their warranty when they unlocked.
Here is the language HTC used:
HTC said:
If you unlock the bootloader, you will be able to install custom operating system software on the phone.
A custom OS is not subject to the same testing as the original OS, and can cause your phone and installed applications to stop working properly. As a result, unlocking the bootloader will void any warranty on your phone.
To prevent unauthorized access to your personal data, unlocking the bootloader will also delete all personal data from your phone(a "factory data reset"). Press the Volume Up/Down button to select Yes or No. Then press the power button to continue.
Yes: Unlock bootloader (and void your warranty)
No: Do not unlock and restart phone.
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All excellent points, mate. I'll admit that perhaps that wasn't the best example, but I'm not really a car guy.
However, I'm going to disagree on two points: One, I think this discussion(aside from the car talk fail on my part) is on topic given the OP's question was regarding return/warranty claim. Two, the legal aspect you mentioned. In order to unlock the bootloader on the Nexus One, you had to agree to avoid your warranty.
You were not forced to do this, you were not coerced into doing this, nor was it something you could do by accident You must have knowingly and intentionally set out to unlock your bootloader. The language was very clear on what the consquences of this action were. If someone were to sue HTC over their refusal to honor warranty, regardless of the issue, I believe they would lose because they agreed to void their warranty when they unlocked.
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Only if the unlocking caused (or could have caused) the failure you're seeking warranty repair for.
Unlocking the bootloader could in no way cause the volume buttons or the earphone jack assembly to go bad, therefore just the fact that you unlocked the bootloader would not allow the manufacturer to deny you repairs for the volume buttons or speaker jack if they went bad.
It's a matter of statute. Your jurisdiction may be different.
An HTC rep came to my store today, I was told that S-OFF will not be an OTA.
Rather it will be something you have to request over the phone.
You will have to agree to a TOS and will be told if you do this your warrenty is now void.
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oover the phone to who?
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You will have to call T-Mobile to get S-OFF. Also I was told it wold be in about a month, the same time as the EVO 3D
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No offense, but one thing I've learned, reps don't know what they are talking about 99% of the time.
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An HTC rep came to my store today, I was told that S-OFF will not be an OTA.
Rather it will be something you have to request over the phone.
You will have to agree to a TOS and will be to if you do this your warrenty is now void.
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if this is true then this sucks...i wouldn't want to void my warranty for this.
Well this sucks. Hard.
Just have to wait and see, I read elsewhere where the s-off would not void your warranty, but flashing a custom ROM would.
Did the Rep say when the unlock for the bootloader would be available?
About a month. It's in the third post
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Now usually with any phone I wouldn't think twice...I would do this immediately.
BUT, since I've already returned one Sensation for problems, I do not want to risk voiding my warranty (in case I need it in the future for dust under the screen or something).
If I'm running a custom ROM and my Sensation has a hardware defect down the road, like memory going bad, eating SD cards, the touchscreen not responding, etc and they try to deny my warranty claim, they're violating U.S. law.
It makes sense that they'd want to get people to agree to it before they give s-off, that skirts U.S. consumer protection laws.
If that's how T-Mobile is going to play this game, I'm going to return the **** out of this phone tomorrow morning. I'll go buy a Nexus S, and deal with the lower res screen, slower processor, less ram, no memory expansion, pathetic build quality, and a screen I don't like so that I can do what I want with the device I purchase.
Oh and that Nexus S will be on AT&T, I pay for an AT&T family plan for my parents already, the only reasons I opened a T-Mobile account were to support local business (well the U.S. arm of T-Mobile and HTC at least) and to get the Sensation.
No Offense but sounds bull**** to me..stupid reps dont know what they are talkin about...thats like the presidents maid saying we are bombing russia tomm...Im sure HTC would risk all the bad cred this would cause after they just opened up the Dev section at HTC to a releationship with private DEVS...no way!! Within 2 weeks is my bet!! just long enuff so we dont return under the 30 days,, to be honest idk..it will get figured out by devs here and elsewhere and in the meantime im running a rom i was trying to get perfect on my OG EVO(RIP) for months..now its flawless and on roids!!,,JUST MY OPINION...NO FLAMES>>>
So every new phone they sell with an unlocked bootlaoder automatically has no warranty, that don't make sense
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If I'm running a custom ROM and my Sensation has a hardware defect down the road, like memory going bad, eating SD cards, the touchscreen not responding, etc and they try to deny my warranty claim, they're violating U.S. law.
I guess that's why they're going to want to get people to agree to it before they'll give them s-off, to get around U.S. consumer protection laws.
If that's how they're going to play this game, I'm going to return the **** out of this phone tomorrow morning.
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+1.
There's a reason that hardware manufacturers are required to perform warranty replacements or repairs on devices regardless of the software being used. You'd never hear Acer or HP deny your request for warranty replacement of a bad motherboard simply because you wiped the pre-installed Windows OS for a Linux flavor.
That rep must be smoking some seriously good stuff, as well as be very ignorant of U.S. laws and regulations just to say something like that.
Come to think of it, I'll bet he works undercover for Samsung or Motorolla
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If I'm running a custom ROM and my Sensation has a hardware defect down the road, like memory going bad, eating SD cards, the touchscreen not responding, etc and they try to deny my warranty claim, they're violating U.S. law.
I guess that's why they're going to want to get people to agree to it before they'll give them s-off, to get around U.S. consumer protection laws.
If that's how they're going to play this game, I'm going to return the **** out of this phone tomorrow morning.
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That is why they have a TOS - Terms of Service. They are not violating any US laws unless they contradict their own TOS. You know when you get your phone and on the manual there's a crap ton of fine prints? or once your phone is turned on and you have to check "I agree". If you took the time to read any of the information in those "TOS" or "policy" than you will understand that their behinds are definitely covered.
Also fyi custom roms or "bad" roms can screw up hardware most definitely. Bad operating systems can chew up sd cards like no other or over drive any type of hardware on the phone, IE graphics unit, processor, memory, etc.
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So every new phone they sell with an unlocked bootlaoder automatically has no warranty, that don't make sense
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If any of this is true at all. Than it seems they are going about it similar to getting your phone "unlocked" to go out of country. It's on a "by request" issue and if its in their TOS than if you want it. you abide by it.
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Also fyi custom roms or "bad" roms can screw up hardware most definitely. Bad operating systems can chew up sd cards like no other or over drive any type of hardware on the phone, IE graphics unit, processor, memory, etc.
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I'm well aware of that, but the onus is on them to prove that your modification caused the problem. All that gets thrown out the window as soon as they get you to agree to throwing your rights away.
Because of the way I had to exchange my first Sensation (it was a wal-mart early sale, they didn't have any in stock so I cancelled my account and then opened a new one), I have until 5 July to return/cancel everything. Many people who got the pre sale units are already past their return period, and still nothing concrete from HTC. Yes, the most important thing is that they are going to let us to root officially, eventually, also critical to that is the way in which they do it. If it comes with too many strings attached they might as well not have offered it. Given that I'm on Sensation #3, and it too needs to be exchanged (more than a handful of stuck red pixels in a row, and mysteriously a crack in the volume rocker out of the box), I don't trust HTC's hardware enough to agree to throwing my warranty away for the freedom of root.
Classy hardware (most HTC devices) with an anti-consumer manufacturer and carrier < cheap plastic crap hardware (Samsung) and freedom.
No offense to the OP, but I hope to FSM that you are completely wrong about the warranty bit.
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I'm well aware of that, but the onus is on them to prove that your modification caused the problem. All that gets thrown out the window as soon as they get you to agree to throwing your rights away.
Because of the way I had to exchange my first Sensation (it was a wal-mart early sale, they didn't have any in stock so I cancelled my account and then opened a new one), I have until 5 July to return/cancel everything. Many people who got the pre sale units are already past their return period, and still nothing concrete from HTC. Yes, the most important thing is that they are going to let us to root officially, eventually, also critical to that is the way in which they do it. If it comes with too many strings attached they might as well not have offered it. Given that I'm on Sensation #3, and it too needs to be exchanged (more than a handful of stuck red pixels in a row, and mysteriously a crack in the volume rocker out of the box), I don't trust HTC's hardware enough to agree to throwing my warranty away for the freedom of root.
Classy hardware (most HTC devices) with an anti-consumer manufacturer and carrier < cheap plastic crap hardware (Samsung) and freedom.
No offense to the OP, but I hope to FSM that you are completely wrong about the warranty bit.
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Good post. And I completely understand where your coming from. I can see HTC stance on this as I work with info-systems for businesses and what they are doing is pretty normal in terms of proprietary software/hardware. When I say proprietary I mean that this software is designed to work with specific hardware only.
Unlike windows/linux or other computer operating systems. Which are not proprietary in terms of hardware utilized. It's like comparing apples to oranges. Computer operating systems are designed to function with a wide range of hardware. Each OS is bundled with thousands of drivers. Also the resource of drivers available online. I work with lots of firewalls. All of which comprise of its own OS. That OS is only designed for that box only. If I mess with that OS, the whole box is no longer under warranty.
I wanna say its more of a privileged that HTC is unlocking their software giving users the privileged to do custom software and etc.
kinda like driving. its a privileged.
A "Right" is like the 2nd amendment. That's your "Right" to bare arms and protect your family/property.
I second your comment about the HTC rep.
I'm not too worried. Even if this is true, SOMEONE here is bound to come up with a way to turn S-OFF despite T-mobile or HTC.
Problem here is I think your missing the point... The way I read the OP is that you have to call T-Mobile or whoever...not HTC to get S=OFF. Now correct me if I am wrong but it sounds like a T-Mobile stipulation...not a requirement from HTC. Which would be the "Documentation" another poster was talking about in another thread.
Seems some are jumping the gun by saying "Well if its hardware related ...blah blah; they should replace my phone under warranty." I don't think anyone disputes that. It's when you go and brick your phone with a bad flash or you can't follow directions etc..that that phone is "YOURS" and not for the carrier to eat the cost because you screwed up your phone & want a replacement.
If OP is true, I say its a Carrier stipulation not HTC because they already sold the phone to T-Mobile or whoever already and if your bricking the hell outta phones, HTC is gonna be doing great business with all of the warranty replacements to the Carrier...why would they care ...its the carriers losing money on bricked replacements and the carrier requesting more or less "stipulations" to keep track of people S=Off ing & rooting or flashing their phones.
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kinda like driving. its a privileged.
A "Right" is like the 2nd amendment. That's your "Right" to bare arms and protect your family/property.
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I gave some thought to that before I posted. Driving, you have to prove you're at least slightly capable of not killing yourself and others behind the wheel for 5 minutes before they'll give you a license to kill --I mean drive (sorry, hit by a car while cycling recently, I'm still bitter). As a consumer in the U.S., there are laws at the federal and state level that protect our interests against the evil corporations, though only a little of course as those evil corporations have way more power in our government than we do.
It's not a privilege we earn like driving, it's one given to all of us.
Screw dealing with this, I'm getting an iPhone (kidding of course)
I just felt this post needed to be made as I felt this needed to be said. As most of you are aware, the devs have managed to get S-off and perm root. That being said, PLEASE USE IT CAREFULLY and understand what it really means. What having S-off and perm root mean is that you are taking FULL RESPONSIBILITY for your device. It means you are venturing outside of the proctections that HTC built into the phone. Nothing is wrong with that, and it is a great thing...HOWEVER, it is our responsibility to take responsibility for what we do to our phones. In other words, if you brick your device by attempting to mod it, don't try to trick HTC or your cell phone company into replacing your device. Don't lie to them as if you have no idea why your device stopped functioning. Actions like this are presumably what led to encrypted bootloaders in the first place. Think about it, a manufacturer doesn't want to foot the bill just because you destroyed your phone..and quite frankly they shouldn't have to. I say all this to say, we have S-off by way of the devs and HTC states they will also provide official S-off soon, however if you want HTC to continue providing S-off in the future and you don't want them to further encrypt future devices, then DO NOT ABUSE THIS! BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT YOU DO TO YOUR DEVICE! Happy Flashing!
Edit: Whoops, misread title.
No problem lol.
Okay. This is unique to say the least. But I can't say I disagree. Thank you for this post. You bring up many great points.
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Okay. This is unique to say the least. But I can't say I disagree. Thank you for this post. You bring up many great points.
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Thank you. I just think people need to fully understand what they are undertaking. I'm all for hacking our phones, but it just puzzles me how people will brick their devices (usually by not reading) then put one over on the manufacturer or the cell phone company to get it replaced free of charge, and then get mad when HTC starts shipping phones with encrypted bootloaders. I'm of the belief that encrypted bootloaders are a direct result of people passing their bricked devices off to the manufacturers and having them foot the bill for them experimenting with their phone. The more people do that, the less we will see hacker-friendly phones. So I just ask that people take the time to read and fully understand what it is they are going to do to their phone BEFORE they do it. There are too many people that seem to have the attitude of: "I'll do this (though I don't know what I'm doing) and just hope for the best and if it breaks it I'll just return it or get it exchanged."
Official on GSMARENA
"You certainly remember that this spring HTC took a rapid U-turn in their smartphone policy and decided to start locking their bootloaders to prevent unauthorized hacking and modding of the preinstalled software. The Taiwanese company was then quickly made to regret its decision as users from all over the world went online and made their discontent public. In the end, HTC CEO was quick to respond with a promise that they will revert to their old policy.
Except that no action has been taken about bringing the old ways back ever since and everyone is understandably getting impatient. Well, today the company stepped on stage to give us some more details about the when's and how's of the unlocking of the bootloaders.
As it turns out, HTC will still be releasing all its devices with locked bootloaders (booo!), but soon they will be providing a web tool that will let you unlock them if you want to (yay!). However, you will need to create an account in order to use it and "accept legal disclaimers that unlocking may void all or parts of your warranty".
The web tool should be released this month with the international version of the Sensation becoming the first supported smartphone. The EVO 3D and the T-Mobile Sensation 4G should follow right after that. And while this is certainly a wait we can live with, we can't help but notice that this is not what Peter Chou promised in May.
Here’s the exact quote: "Today, I'm confirming we will no longer be locking the bootloaders on our devices.". Are we the only ones to suspect that this is not the end of the saga just yet?"
Source : http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_details...policy_another_storm_brewing_up-news-2962.php
They are now simply takingadvantage of customers....i will soon dispose off this stupid fone and stupid promises and accept samsung....atleast they r not twin faced like htc.....
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From now this is full form of htc as per all of us who trusted them
Right, because it is totally their fault if you f*ck up your phone or brick it by flashing a bootloader or Rom, and they should totally have to fix it.
/sarcasm
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Oh come on, Sony is doing the exact same thing. If you're not happy with the HTC method you can always unlock it the XDA way. Like it or not, unlocking your bootloader ALWAYS voided your warranty, the only difference is that now you're unable to hide it.
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They are now simply takingadvantage of customers....i will soon dispose off this stupid fone and stupid promises and accept samsung....atleast they r not twin faced like htc.....
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From now this is full form of htc as per all of us who trusted them
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Give me a break. If you really believe this, go enjoy Samsung and THEIR broken promises. HTC update their phones way more than Samsung ever will. You should be happy HTC is doing ANYTHING to appease the modding community, especially considering that most/all firmware that we flash onto our phones is based on intellectual property "borrowed" (more like stolen) from HTC in the first place.
HTC is handling this the way they are to cover their asses in case someone bricks their phone flashing it with unsupported software, and frankly, you and I both know a good percentage of the community doesn't have enough brain capacity to avoid certain doom when attempting a lot of these mods.
Also, it's a bit of a stretch to say that everyone is growing impatient. Those of us that were complaining loudly about the policy in the first place were only complaining because we HAD no possible way to unlock our bootloaders. Now we do, thanks to awesome efforts by revolutionary and teamwin. We might be keeping an eye on the developing story, because we'd like if future phones were unlockable out of the box, but the vitrol is not there. They promised us August/September, and it looks like they're standing behind that.
On Samsung you will also loose your warranty by flashing any roms and unlocking the bootloader is easy.
All warranty means in the UK is that the company agrees to replace/repair without question within the warranty period.
The law actually says if something goes wrong in the first 6 months the retailer (not the manufacturer) has to prove the fault was caused by the owner's actions/mistreatment, they of course can send it off to the manufacturer to prove this, by getting a report detailing how unlocking the bootloader caused the button to become faulty.
So if you unlock the bootloader and the power button starts playing up within the first 6 months then the retailer has to prove that it is faulty due to you unlocking the bootloader.
If it were to go wrong after 6 months, and the retailer contested it, you'd have to win the argument that unlocking the bootloader had nothing to do with the fault.
First, I want to say I agree with the OP.
xaccers said:
All warranty means in the UK is that the company agrees to replace/repair without question within the warranty period.
The law actually says if something goes wrong in the first 6 months the retailer (not the manufacturer) has to prove the fault was caused by the owner's actions/mistreatment, they of course can send it off to the manufacturer to prove this, by getting a report detailing how unlocking the bootloader caused the button to become faulty.
So if you unlock the bootloader and the power button starts playing up within the first 6 months then the retailer has to prove that it is faulty due to you unlocking the bootloader.
If it were to go wrong after 6 months, and the retailer contested it, you'd have to win the argument that unlocking the bootloader had nothing to do with the fault.
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It would be nice if things were that rational here in the USA. Here, if you've modified the device, Congress has affirmed you can't be locked up or charged with any sort of intellectual property violations, but the retailer and HTC can deny warranty services. And they do, even in cases where the issue clearly was not caused by unlocking the device. Hence the need for some of us to use 3rd party methods and relock before seeking service for issues we know an unlock did not create.
I am glad that XDA allows voices of dissent to be heard without censorship. This site has not posted my polite disagreement. Notice, the ONLY comments they've got are ones praising HTC.
The Sensation very well may be my last HTC device. I gave them honest money, but they're not giving me honest responses on matters of importance to me.
Oh come, it says it may void all or part of your warranty. So who's to say what HTC will ACTUALLY do.
All this rooting/flashing CAN actually hard the hardware of your phone. You load up an overclocked kernal and your CPU fries. A very realistic scenerio which probably already happened, in this case, it's entirely the users fault!
Picture this, most laptops/devices have a warranty void if removed sticker on them. However, say I opened the laptop up so I can clean out all the dust. A month later the screen dies, what would YOU do if you were in charge of RMA at the company?
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Oh come, it says it may void all or part of your warranty. So who's to say what HTC will ACTUALLY do.
All this rooting/flashing CAN actually hard the hardware of your phone. You load up an overclocked kernal and your CPU fries. A very realistic scenerio which probably already happened, in this case, it's entirely the users fault!
Picture this, most laptops/devices have a warranty void if removed sticker on them. However, say I opened the laptop up so I can clean out all the dust. A month later the screen dies, what would YOU do if you were in charge of RMA at the company?
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As I've said, HTC has ALREADY refused service to devices that were unlocked in the past and I don't expect that to change. I'm not talking about noobs who don't know what they're doing. Let's consider people who have a clue and run into issues not caused by a hack.
If I was in charge of RMA (or anything) at HTC, I'd tell them to go back to the way things were done with their very first Android device and enjoy the fact they're making a good profit.
Neither of us will convince each other of anything. Can't say I'll go on forever in this thread over this. I vote with my wallet. I purchased once HTC promised to never lock again and they've let me down. Those who vote/pay to continue with HTC, I'm happy for you.
Thankx for awsome response everyone ....jst one question why htc promised fake at first.. if that the case it means it was jst a publicity stunt...
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Thankx for awsome response everyone ....jst one question why htc promised fake at first.. if that the case it means it was jst a publicity stunt...
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Exactly how I feel about it. They made a broad open statement that would please ears and got people like me literally won over to buy after that happened. Then they deliver this...
You can even read some of my old posts in this Sensation forum even before release where I was saying I can't get this device if they don't unlock it. Sure 3rd party Devs found a way, but I'm not going to continue this arms race game with HTC. I don't need them and they obviously can carry one without me.
Before I saw the video above and this thread, I was planning to start this thread myself. I just found the video later today when checking out the HTC home page.
I love these threads ...........
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You guys are making way too big a deal out of this. HTC didn't say unlocking "will" void your warranty, they said it "may." If someone overclocks their CPU and melts it down, do you think HTC should replace it under warranty? There's a law (at least in the U.S.) that says a manufacturer can't void your warranty if you modify the product unless they can prove those modifications caused the defect. So in the case of an overclocked and fried CPU, HTC could prove the modifications damaged the phone. If you've overclocked your CPU and the screen dies, they'd have to repair that under warranty. They can never arbitrarily void your entire warranty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson–Moss_Warranty_Act
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You guys are making way too big a deal out of this. HTC didn't say unlocking "will" void your warranty, they said it "may." If someone overclocks their CPU and melts it down, do you think HTC should replace it under warranty? There's a law (at least in the U.S.) that says a manufacturer can't void your warranty if you modify the product unless they can prove those modifications caused the defect. So in the case of an overclocked and fried CPU, HTC could prove the modifications damaged the phone. If you've overclocked your CPU and the screen dies, they'd have to repair that under warranty. They can never arbitrarily void your entire warranty.
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Correct.
It's not like they didn't know the operating conditions of the phone when they bought it.
Modify it at your own peril and don't cry if you brick it.
Anyone who expects to do whatever they want to their phone and not void your warranty is retarded. Can you do this to pc's? Tv's? Anything else in any category of consumer products? No, if you don't like it don't buy it. Buying a phone with a policy you don't like then *****ing about it is pretty redundant.
i wish i can use wifi on the sensation
yes hell to customers is right.. what type of phone drops wifi signals like nothin?
magnum_touchpro said:
i wish i can use wifi on the sensation
yes hell to customers is right.. what type of phone drops wifi signals like nothin?
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I would say that if you Sensation drops wifi signals all the time, you probably should change your router, or you have a HW fault on your phone.
Now before you tell me '..but my computer works etc..' mass produced routers for home users generally suck all of them,to find one that actually work as intended is like winning the lottery!
I must admit there is one wifi router i personally haven't had a singe problem with, and that is Apple Airport Extreme(latest revision, probably a couple of years old now), therefore i've told everyone i know to get one, and those(few) that did hav not had a single problem, and even my mother who is 60 years old managed to set it upp correctly with security, on her own.
But i know, i've been reading ppl having problem with even that one, but as i said, it really is a lottery..
RoosterX said:
I would say that if you Sensation drops wifi signals all the time, you probably should change your router, or you have a HW fault on your phone.
Now before you tell me '..but my computer works etc..' mass produced routers for home users generally suck all of them,to find one that actually work as intended is like winning the lottery!
I must admit there is one wifi router i personally haven't had a singe problem with, and that is Apple Airport Extreme(latest revision, probably a couple of years old now), therefore i've told everyone i know to get one, and those(few) that did hav not had a single problem, and even my mother who is 60 years old managed to set it upp correctly with security, on her own.
But i know, i've been reading ppl having problem with even that one, but as i said, it really is a lottery..
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I think your right. When I'm home with my beast of a router (D-link HD) my WIFI is awsome with full bars on every single floor and every single room of a 3 story house. When I'm at a friends house with some ****ty wireless G router, my WIFI sucks. It wont even get full bars in the same room.
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Darnell_Chat_TN said:
It would be nice if things were that rational here in the USA. Here, if you've modified the device, Congress has affirmed you can't be locked up or charged with any sort of intellectual property violations, but the retailer and HTC can deny warranty services. And they do, even in cases where the issue clearly was not caused by unlocking the device. Hence the need for some of us to use 3rd party methods and relock before seeking service for issues we know an unlock did not create.
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It always amazes me how little consumer protection there seems to be in the US
Thankfully there are other ways to unlock the bootloader without affecting the warranty.
Well guys..... Look at this....deat grip issue was still managable....then came.a big issue of touchscreen sensitivity and after that the panel is made by different brands...now a broken promise yhat too made by ceo himself.....I many times ask myself.... Was this fone tested well before launch or was it a haste move to match gs2.... Either way those like me who trusted htc since years are feelin off to hv trust shaken...
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