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I almost did not notice it and was going to flash CMW, and restore a nandroid - lol.
I am going to mess with it a bit and then flash recovery.and do a nandroid of it.
As I understand it, I can then flash a rooted nandroid over it and I will have root, as one-click root would not work (yet).
UPDATE: Had a bad moment with it - could not get into nvflash mode by holding vol up/down. it took the 4th USB port on second computer to get it recognized. Flashed CMW, flashed the rooted 2.3.3 OTA - have got root.
Now only need morfic and/or faux to release a kernel for it. However, probably will be back on EB and CM7 soon in any case.
Did you get the replacement from T-Mobile or LG?
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Did you get the replacement from T-Mobile or LG?
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TMo of course.
LG had earlier only offered a refurb only if after an inspection from GOD, they decided to authorize it.
If you got a replacement phone without a battery and rear cover then its going to be a refurb like the one I got from Tmobile. When you hook up your phone to the LG Mobile Update program your phone will be a DWP not DW. Seems they are recycling phones sent back to them. I was offered a third phone, but I refused.
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If you got a replacement phone without a battery and rear cover then its going to be a refurb like the one I got from Tmobile. When you hook up your phone to the LG Mobile Update program your phone will be a DWP not DW. Seems they are recycling phones sent back to them. I was offered a third phone, but I refused.
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The model number in the battery case says DW, so other then going to the LG Update (which bricked my previous pone) how else can it be determined?
Mine also said DW on the phone until I connected it to the LG Mobile Update. That's where I found out it was actually refurbished DWP. I don't know any other way to verify it is a refurb other than that method. Also, when I called Tmobile yesterday regarding my current issues, they acknowledged to me that they send out refurbs replacements only. The tech support employee I spoke with said "most of them are found to have nothing wrong with them when we check the phones people send us". LOL! I told her you are just playing musical chairs with the phones sent to you.
keeping my current problems suddenly seems a whole lot better...
grenademasta said:
If you got a replacement phone without a battery and rear cover then its going to be a refurb like the one I got from Tmobile. When you hook up your phone to the LG Mobile Update program your phone will be a DWP not DW. Seems they are recycling phones sent back to them. I was offered a third phone, but I refused.
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I hooked it up and it shows DW after I connect. Possibly they sent a new one with the update, as updating with LG tool had caused the replacement?
anyone counting on the lgupdate tool to give reliable information is misled. i got mine on day one. phone says dw. lgtool says dwp. i'm not sure who started all this dw/dwp stuff, but i really don't think it means a thing. dwp might just simply be second batch. who confirmed these to be refurbs,or newer/better units?
And for the record, connecting your phone to the LG tool just to have it read the model number will result in a 0% probability of bricking your phone. Unless you hit it with a brick while it's reading.
So there's nothing to be afraid of, and takes only like 15 seconds to find out, which is less than the time it takes to post here.
And furthermore...refurb or NOT, my replacement model (which LG tool reads as DWP, but has DW printed under batter cover and under battery) is MUCH better than my first G2x. It has almost no screenbleed, no screen separation, far less random reboots, better battery life, and gps lock is within 5 seconds now. So if it is, indeed, a refurbished model, they must have refurbed it pretty darn well. If this matters, my original phone SN started with 104, and this replacement starts with 106...seems most likely manufactured more recently than the earlier phone.
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Unless you hit it with a brick while it's reading.
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Haha that made me laugh!
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SuperOneClick Fail!
I just received mine a couple hours ago. I hopped on the free G2X offer of last week. SuperOneClick fails to root. I was mortified I'd bricked this new phone; but, after killing SuperOneClick (stuck on Step 6 as apparently happens to all), the device seems fine. Charging the battery overnight and then I may try your method of NVflash. Coming from OG Droid.
I received a replacement from T-Mobile last week, it came up as DW under LG Updater tool. T-Mobile doesn't always send out refurbs.
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I just received mine a couple hours ago. I hopped on the free G2X offer of last week. SuperOneClick fails to root. I was mortified I'd bricked this new phone; but, after killing SuperOneClick (stuck on Step 6 as apparently happens to all), the device seems fine. Charging the battery overnight and then I may try your method of NVflash. Coming from OG Droid.
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Flash the rooted ROM over it and you have root. Worked for me.
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Flash the rooted ROM over it and you have root. Worked for me.
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Which rooted ROM? xboarder's? I just read that entire 35 page thread and some seem to be getting reboots reintroduced. Since mine is currently having no problems whatsoever. I may try to NVflash and then try the brute force approach delineated here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16015317#post16015317
But, I need to read up on it more.
For now, I just want to Nandroid this installation so I can always go back to it. I think the NVflash will give me that option, right?
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Which rooted ROM? xboarder's? I just read that entire 35 page thread and some seem to be getting reboots reintroduced. Since mine is currently having no problems whatsoever. I may try to NVflash and then try the brute force approach delineated here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16015317#post16015317
But, I need to read up on it more.
For now, I just want to Nandroid this installation so I can always go back to it. I think the NVflash will give me that option, right?
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I loaded a rooted 2.3.3 stock OTA from a thread in the development section. Since it is stock, you can decide what you keep and whet you freeze or delete. After flashing over the 2.3.3 on the device - root was back.
I just got a warranty replacement in and it was 2.2.2 with the march baseband! Unsure if refurbed or not.
Lightning Blue said:
I just got a warranty replacement in and it was 2.2.2 with the march baseband! Unsure if refurbed or not.
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Call TMo and tell them others are getting them with 2.3.3 and July baseband. and you want the same. Especially if you bricked you last one with the LG Updater, you should not have to go down that path again if you can simply get a replacement with it on already.
In any case - insist on a replacement with the latest ROM and baseband on it. I have noted a very significant GPS connection time improvement even with CM7 ROM's (they had been like watching grass grow when waiting on the GPS).
I got my replacement yesterday after bricking it trying to update....its my third phone and it came with 2.3.3. This phone feels perfect and I have yet to have and reboots or freezes. I could care less if its a refurb since it looks brand new. No need to root since nv flash works fine....just restored a nandroid I had from my previous phone. Cm7 rocks and cwm is a life saver
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Call TMo and tell them others are getting them with 2.3.3 and July baseband. and you want the same. Especially if you bricked you last one with the LG Updater, you should not have to go down that path again if you can simply get a replacement with it on already.
In any case - insist on a replacement with the latest ROM and baseband on it. I have noted a very significant GPS connection time improvement even with CM7 ROM's (they had been like watching grass grow when waiting on the GPS).
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I managed to update it, it almost bricked but after trying various methods people offered on here plus digging out an XP machine I haven't touched in two years, got it working again!
I was playing around with the LG Updater today trying to get it to update my P999DW unsuccessfully, but I noticed that the list of supported devices now shows the P999DWDU and P999DWP on rom v21e. So now people with the "refurb" units can update via the LG Update Tool if they can get it to work properly. Mine just hangs on 4% and the phone never reboots to software update mode.
I already updated my baseband to July 15 but if the department has a newer badeband I would update again since I updated with regular p999dw firmware on my dwp
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so this is how you can tell if the replacement unit is a refurb? the sticker in the back will say p999dwdu? i finally got a replacement phone and I want to know if its a refurb.
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so this is how you can tell if the replacement unit is a refurb? the sticker in the back will say p999dwdu? i finally got a replacement phone and I want to know if its a refurb.
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Yes. Refurbs have the model number changed to P999DWDU or P999DWP. T-Mobile usually sends refurbs for warranty exchanges. They only send new units sometimes if exchanged very early after purchase or they are out of stock on refurbed units.
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so this is how you can tell if the replacement unit is a refurb? the sticker in the back will say p999dwdu? i finally got a replacement phone and I want to know if its a refurb.
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No. The sticker will still say P999DW. The only way (that I'm aware of) to tell, is to connect to the LG Updater tool. You don't have to actually DO the update...it will read your phone...then tell you if it's P999DW or P999DWP, etc.
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No. The sticker will still say P999DW. The only way (that I'm aware of) to tell, is to connect to the LG Updater tool. You don't have to actually DO the update...it will read your phone...then tell you if it's P999DW or P999DWP, etc.
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My bad. I thought they changed the sticker also. At least the updater tool supports these units now and will update them to v21e.
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My bad. I thought they changed the sticker also. At least the updater tool supports these units now and will update them to v21e.
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*Gasp!* You couldn't possibly expect Tmo or LG to fork out all that extra cash for a NEW STICKER lol.
I'm a chicken, so I'm gonna wait until a few other DWP owners give that LG tool a go.
Can anyone tell me if updating the baseband is really worth it? What differences (if any) did you notice after updating? Thnx.
Ill find out tonight if this is a refurb...If it is, its going right back into the box and im keeping the one I have. I told them Im not accepting a refurb. Ive had this thing plugged into the charger for an hour and I have watched it reboot on its on 3 times....yea great replacement, If I call in and complain for another they will charge me another 20$ warranty fee.
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Ill find out tonight if this is a refurb...If it is, its going right back into the box and im keeping the one I have. I told them Im not accepting a refurb. Ive had this thing plugged into the charger for an hour and I have watched it reboot on its on 3 times....yea great replacement, If I call in and complain for another they will charge me another 20$ warranty fee.
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Did it come to you as a whole/boxed phone? Or did it come in a white box w/o the back cover, battery, etc? If the latter, it's a refurb. If you got a full phone, in the G2X box, it might be a new one.
Since I was past my buyers remorse period on my last replacement, I got a refurb...which I really didn't want. But I must say, it's worked much better than the first TWO phones I got (which were both new phones). I'm not a refurb fan when it comes to any electronics, but so far this has been the best G2X I've used.
white box missing pieces and now im on 3 reboots and one sleep of death...not impressed!
So.what's the baseband on the v21e for dwp? I downgraded back to 2.2.2 and it still wont let me upgrade since it thinks I got v21e because of my baseband is the July 15
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So its actually not a refurbished model based of the LG updater just states 999dw. However if its plugged in and charging it gets the sleep of death period. What a piece of crap.
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vapor311 said:
So its actually not a refurbished model based of the LG updater just states 999dw. However if its plugged in and charging it gets the sleep of death period. What a piece of crap.
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When you press the power key it has no affect? When did TMO ship it. New replacements are coming with GB and that seems to have resolved most of the issues.
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*Gasp!* You couldn't possibly expect Tmo or LG to fork out all that extra cash for a NEW STICKER lol.
I'm a chicken, so I'm gonna wait until a few other DWP owners give that LG tool a go.
Can anyone tell me if updating the baseband is really worth it? What differences (if any) did you notice after updating? Thnx.
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I used the LG tool on my refurb yesterday and was finally able to update. It has been working perfect so far. No sleep of death or rebooting (which i did have before). One definite improvement i've noticed is wifi calling, which I have to use at home because I don't get signal. Before update it was basically useless (static, cutting in/out, dropping calls). Now it works great, very clear.
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When you press the power key it has no affect? When did TMO ship it. New replacements are coming with GB and that seems to have resolved most of the issues.
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Power key has no effect. Have to battery pull then power on. It was shipped Fri. Arrived yesterday with gb on and its a pos.
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The phone is back to stock 2.2.2 fw stock recovery, i'm just wondering if anyone else that has sent back to LG has any more useful information about what all i need to do and how much it cost them to send to LG S/H approximately. Also was including the receipt mandatory when sending back the phone, cuz i am screwed if it is as i got mine from some dude on craigslist..
bad news
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The phone is back to stock 2.2.2 fw stock recovery, i'm just wondering if anyone else that has sent back to LG has any more useful information about what all i need to do and how much it cost them to send to LG S/H approximately. Also was including the receipt mandatory when sending back the phone, cuz i am screwed if it is as i got mine from some dude on craigslist..
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although you wouldnt be the first or the last to get them to do something.
the warrenty is actually only good when purchasing through an approved retailer and buying off craigslist isnt one. so you really dont have a warrenty. But that doesnt mean they wont notice that and go ahead and do it for you. as we all know lg isnt the most together company.
Good Luck.
Thanks for the reply, has anyone that has sent it off to LG actually sent the g2x without receipt and was given a fixed replacement?
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Got one back today.
I just got what looks to be a new G2X back form LG today it had 2.3.3. on it when I turned it on. I had gotten it of ebay, it would not turn on or respond at all but looked new. Called LG had me keep the back cover I was never asked to send a recipe. I could'nt complaine. I belive it is still under warrenty.
Eddie
Well, to start off the new year right, my original G2x stopped sending/receiving SMS messages under any circumstances, whether it was on wifi, 4G, Edge, or GPRS. I unrooted it and got a new SIM card, still have the same issue (according to the person at the T-Mobile store, I had a "2G SIM card in a 4G phone.") They suggest a whole new phone, and I agree.
One day later with overnight shipping, I get my new G2x, and the first thing I notice is the LG branding in place of the T-Mobile branding. Ignoring that, I turn on the phone only to see dead pixels everywhere, I don't understand how they could have even sent this one out. I call up customer care and they make me go through the whole troubleshooting procedure, and they decided to send me another one. They also told me if this next one had problems, they'd send me a replacement phone of a different model.
So I'm getting a new G2x sent to me tomorrow. I hope this next one works just fine, or I'll have to get a new phone. Also, what replacement phones do they usually offer for the G2x?
I have been through this process, I'm on my third G2x and CC told me if I ha e anymore problems with my G2x then they will give me a different phone.e... When I asked what them replacement model would be the CC Rep told me they could only exchange it for the Sidekick 4G and I told them I would just deal with the G2x and any problems it my have
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I have been through this process, I'm on my third G2x and CC told me if I ha e anymore problems with my G2x then they will give me a different phone.e... When I asked what them replacement model would be the CC Rep told me they could only exchange it for the Sidekick 4G and I told them I would just deal with the G2x and any problems it my have
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yea they offer me a sidekick 4g as well, straight up told them no thanks lol, and also i got a replacement that only says "LG" in the front and not tmobile
Guess they got tired of people trading in just for the Sensation 4g.... disappointing.
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Well, to start off the new year right, my original G2x stopped sending/receiving SMS messages under any circumstances, whether it was on wifi, 4G, Edge, or GPRS. I unrooted it and got a new SIM card, still have the same issue (according to the person at the T-Mobile store, I had a "2G SIM card in a 4G phone.") They suggest a whole new phone, and I agree.
One day later with overnight shipping, I get my new G2x, and the first thing I notice is the LG branding in place of the T-Mobile branding. Ignoring that, I turn on the phone only to see dead pixels everywhere, I don't understand how they could have even sent this one out. I call up customer care and they make me go through the whole troubleshooting procedure, and they decided to send me another one. They also told me if this next one had problems, they'd send me a replacement phone of a different model.
So I'm getting a new G2x sent to me tomorrow. I hope this next one works just fine, or I'll have to get a new phone. Also, what replacement phones do they usually offer for the G2x?
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All of my warranty exchanges have been great! My most recent one had the LG Logo as well. I made a thread about it last month. No problems except a bit of screen bleed.
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Thought I'd follow up on my original post. Got my new G2x in the mail, and it's much better. The screen is flawless (no bleeding!), and it was obviously brand new, it still had the original plastic covering on the screen and buttons. Still has the LG branding, but I think I'll live. Overall, a good experience from T-Mobile.
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i hate tmobile first off i got my refurb g2x for 45 bucks and a gaurentee and lifetime warrenty that my sreen wouldnt break crack or fail. long story short my screen broke and the hassle began. tmobile said the insurance would replace it. insurance said it would be 140 to replace it. i love the phone hate the company second time i got robbed
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i hate tmobile first off i got my refurb g2x for 45 bucks and a gaurentee and lifetime warrenty that my sreen wouldnt break crack or fail. long story short my screen broke and the hassle began. tmobile said the insurance would replace it. insurance said it would be 140 to replace it. i love the phone hate the company second time i got robbed
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What kind of insurance did you have on the phone? I had premium handset protection.
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Are we even calling the same Tmobile CC?
FatalityBoyZahy said:
All of my warranty exchanges have been great! My most recent one had the LG Logo as well. I made a thread about it last month. No problems except a bit of screen bleed.
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Thought I'd follow up on my original post. Got my new G2x in the mail, and it's much better. The screen is flawless (no bleeding!), and it was obviously brand new, it still had the original plastic covering on the screen and buttons. Still has the LG branding, but I think I'll live. Overall, a good experience from T-Mobile.
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I warrantied my phone twice... long story short, I ended up returning both of the replacement phones. They ending up putting me on a tracking list and told me to call back within a few weeks. I called back today and they told me to call LG and let them deal with it. Are you calling another Tmobile customer service number that I don't know about?
Plz can anyone explain me in detail how to claim warranty.
I stay in india.I Brought it from USA (Dont have international warranty )Do i have to send back my phone to usa(my sis stays there) !
-->Is it possible to claim warranty without producing the old phone (If this is possible than i dont need to send my phone back)?
I went through the warranty claim page of LG ,but im unable to figure it out what to do plz help me!
Reason for warranty claim :My Mobile stopped at 4% during update ! (I did all possible ways to get it back to normal stage , i was half successful as baseband was unknown )
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I warrantied my phone twice... long story short, I ended up returning both of the replacement phones. They ending up putting me on a tracking list and told me to call back within a few weeks. I called back today and they told me to call LG and let them deal with it. Are you calling another Tmobile customer service number that I don't know about?
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I'm calling 611.
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Got my replacement about a week ago and still having the same issues , phone picks up back round noise during a call more than my voice,so the other person cant understand what im saying . after about a 1hr with the rep, master reset(again) no market for 2 days and no memory card(he thinks this is the problem).... will see tomorrow when i call some one if its the same issue.
Do you guys restore the stock rom before you call?
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Do you guys restore the stock rom before you call?
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yes i do
really easy by doing this method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryGIv8KQVIE
and dont forget to delete EVERYTHING from the internal memory
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yes i do
really easy by doing this method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryGIv8KQVIE
and dont forget to delete EVERYTHING from the internal memory
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Ok cool, I will give it a try
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yes i do
really easy by doing this method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryGIv8KQVIE
and dont forget to delete EVERYTHING from the internal memory
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the stock rom is 2.2.2 is that ok?
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the stock rom is 2.2.2 is that ok?
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Yep, I sent mine back as 2.2 and they didn't say anything.
well im unrooted but after flashing back to stock with one click I cant boot into stock recovery. will that be a problem? lol
tdizzle404 said:
well im unrooted but after flashing back to stock with one click I cant boot into stock recovery. will that be a problem? lol
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On the g2x if you hold the power and down button, it should just do a master reset, it's not like HTC where it takes you to recovery (correct me if I'm wrong) but just to make sure your unrooted try to download and use a app that requires root
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Thanks! so it doesn't boot into a stock recovery mode to master reset,that's weird I could have swore it had a blue boot screen maybe im thinking of my galaxy.
BTW a little ot but im wondering if you know about mobile security from asurion is it free?
So what would you do in this situation. Last Friday my touch screen stopped working. I was getting emails, texts, phone calls (could answer on car BT only), etc. Stopped in Verizon(not a repair center), they pulled battery but no go. They ordered my a rplacement. On Saturday, in prep for new phone, I pulled SIM and SD out. Powered up, and the thing works perfect. Strange huh?
With that being said, what would you do? Keep current phone, which I bought brand new, or keep and use replacement? For some reason, I don't want the refurb. The verizon guy did say that they do send out brand new ones that have the same "Like New Certified Replacement" sticker on them. Anyway to tell if its brand new or refurb? It has an 8/8/12 date on it.
I'm not trying to be rude but, can you see any defects with the phone that make you think it's a refurb? Like scuffs or anything?
If not, that as far as you can tell it's new, why does it matter? If it looks exactly like a new phone than it may be new, or a very good condition refurb. Either way it's still an S3 in "new" condition
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Someone once said that any 'void warranty' type stickers on a refurb, like they put over the screw heads, are a different color then they ones on a new unit. Not sure if that is true.
It looks like its new. For some reason I feel if its a refurb, it was defective and then fixed and that is worse than my brand new I bought. Although mine seems to be defective as well.
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It looks like its new. For some reason I feel if its a refurb, it was defective and then fixed and that is worse than my brand new I bought. Although mine seems to be defective as well.
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Dude most cln new replacements this early in the game are brand new devices. Verizon has these phones in stock use common sense the phone has been out for around 2 months now millions are out there there are not enough refurbs to replace everyones defective devices. That being said even if it is a true cln device they are usually perfectly acceptable. If you have problems with it swap it for another.
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use anycut to make a shortcut to RTN that will till you if it's a refurbished phone
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johnnilsson said:
Dude most cln new replacements this early in the game are brand new devices. Verizon has these phones in stock use common sense the phone has been out for around 2 months now millions are out there there are not enough refurbs to replace everyones defective devices. That being said even if it is a true cln device they are usually perfectly acceptable. If you have problems with it swap it for another.
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Thanks for the info "DUDE", but I'm well aware how new the phone is. That doesn't mean its not a refurb.
Karl said:
use anycut to make a shortcut to RTN that will till you if it's a refurbished phone
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I'm sorry, but can you elaborate. Not sure what your referring to.
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Thanks for the info "DUDE", but I'm well aware how new the phone is. That doesn't mean its not a refurb.
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Dude I don't appreciate the attitude. K bra.
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Do you want to keep your used one that now works or accept a used that that works. Seems like an equal trade off to me.
How much faith do you have that your fix will stick?
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I don't think the anycut app works for the RTN because I have a CLNR from Vzw and it says it wasn't reconditioned
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I recently got a Refurb phone which fixed my radio issues. I'm 99% sure its brand new. You don't get a battery or a back cover and that's the only difference.
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I don't think the anycut app works for the RTN because I have a CLNR from Vzw and it says it wasn't reconditioned
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Because as stated this phone has just recently been released. There are not enough returns they simply have new devices in stock to replace defective ones. What you got was a brand new device. How are people still not getting this?
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Because as stated this phone has just recently been released. There are not enough returns they simply have new devices in stock to replace defective ones. What you got was a brand new device. How are people still not getting this?
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some people are getting replacements though, I know mine is. (when the sticker under the battery with the IMEI/MEID is all bent like it was 1/2 pulled off, and replaced on, its a sign...)
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Because as stated this phone has just recently been released. There are not enough returns they simply have new devices in stock to replace defective ones. What you got was a brand new device. How are people still not getting this?
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"Bra" here seems to be the authority on this topic...j/k
I guess at the end of the day, if there was a way of knowing what they sent me brand new its a no brainer. It looks like there is no way of really knowing for sure, which is no real big deal. My current phone seems to be working fine since that strange incident, but having it flake out last Friday was a nightmare. Having this for work email when out of the office is critical, so I should really just swap it to avoid the incident again.
Anycut will make short cut to veiw rtn this is what you'll see, under reconditioned mine says no
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So I booted up the phone they sent me, and it says "safe mode" in the lower left corner of the screen. Did some app updates, rebooted and "safe mode" is gone. Any thoughts now on refurb or brand new? I did not boot mine original phone up myself to see if "safe mode" was there on that one. It was done by sales guy at verizon.
Now the new phone is acting really strange. While doing a google backup restore of all my apps, the phone became unresposive. Just did a battery pull, which was required, now working ok.
Could my problem be my sim card? Original problem was resolved when I booted without sim card.
i told you how to check
About 3 weeks ago I got fed up with my ridiculously poor radio and called CS. In the end they sent me a "certified replacement". My certified replacement was 100% certainly a refurb. All the micro antenna covers were missing. The Serial number sticker under battery was two times the size of original and looked like it had been printed on a 1980's dot matrix printer, and best of all, it had exactly ZERO wifi reception, probably the reason it went in in the first place. After fighting with these ignorant A$$hats at CS for another few hours, and being told a software update would repair it, I finally got them to send me another. The CS told me the same BS seen above, about how these aren’t really refurbs yet. I'm guessing the bulk of them aren't, but there sure as heck are some out there, and if mine is any example of their level of technical refurb prowess, then I would be very leery and fully test the device before accepting it as good. I ended up sending them the refurb back in it's same box. Third phone at least worked, seems new, and has marginally better radio so I guess I'm sticking with it.
Later,
Jason