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Hi can someone here test if you see a red violet spot on screen when pressing a little harder in the bottom corner of the screen right above the search button. It only does it in that corner for me and not anywhere else. So I'm just wondering if this is normal.
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No noticeable color distortion when pressing the screen near the search button here.
Hope this helps!
Thank you. That really sucks for me. This is the 5th device I am going to return and this will be the last one...so many issues I can't believe it. BTW even if I press with my thumb right on the search button and press a little it show the color change mostly visible on white screen. Can you please try on the Google page or somthing with white background and press a little harder and hold it for 3 sec.
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The only way I could get the distorted color to appear was using a significant amount of pressure.
Mine does it too in that corner. Little **** like that bothers the hell out of me
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Nankov said:
Hi can someone here test if you see a red violet spot on screen when pressing a little harder in the bottom corner of the screen right above the search button. It only does it in that corner for me and not anywhere else. So I'm just wondering if this is normal.
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Mine doesn't do it until I press really hard... oh shi%$ I just pushed my finger all the way through the phone! Kidding....
But seriously, sounds like you need to take it back and swap for a new phone. It shouldn't be doing that.
Honestly, I can't imagine ever using that much pressure...I had to squeeze pretty hard. Are you guys seeing it under normal use?
@mj2508 Same here.. stuff like that bothers me that's why I want to know if it is every device that does this. If it is well maybe I can live with it, but if not its going right back to the store and I will never touch HTC again. I really like the phone otherwise but got way too many little issues with the build quality.
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In t retro, mine has black squiggles when I press really hard, no red or violet though.
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Well I don't really have to press very hard, just like a little hard and if you hold it you can see it more. But most visible on white background.
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@mj2508 Same here.. stuff like that bothers me that's why I want to know if it is every device that does this. If it is well maybe I can live with it, but if not its going right back to the store and I will never touch HTC again. I really like the phone otherwise but got way too many little issues with the build quality.
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I know it's not what people want to hear, but you have to realize that the HTC Inspire 4G is the cheapest Android Smartphone EVER released, and the direction things are going are to make devices cheaper, and decrease build quality. This is the first of many new devices that'll come out like this.
Coming from iPhone, I noticed the volume and power rockers just aren't as firm, and the overall quality (ie the battery cover and the sim\msd cover) are just cheaply made. It was the same thing Blackberry did in 2009 when they went to a more plastic-based model line.
On the flipside, you can buy 2 for the same price as an iPhone, so you're really getting a good value.
Bottom line: You get what you pay for, and everyone was so shocked the no-commit price on the Inspire 4G was $399, now you know why.
But it's a great device!
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I know it's not what people want to hear, but you have to realize that the HTC Inspire 4G is the cheapest Android Smartphone EVER released, and the direction things are going are to make devices cheaper, and decrease build quality. This is the first of many new devices that'll come out like this.
Coming from iPhone, I noticed the volume and power rockers just aren't as firm, and the overall quality (ie the battery cover and the sim\msd cover) are just cheaply made. It was the same thing Blackberry did in 2009 when they went to a more plastic-based model line.
On the flipside, you can buy 2 for the same price as an iPhone, so you're really getting a good value.
Bottom line: You get what you pay for, and everyone was so shocked the no-commit price on the Inspire 4G was $399, now you know why.
But it's a great device!
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You know who will be shocked, the sales man in the store when I return this thing for the 5th and last time. I mean I also like the phone but cheap quality just doesn't do it for me. They probably made the unibody metal so it will hide the cheap of this phone.
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Nankov said:
You know who will be shocked, the sales man in the store when I return this thing for the 5th and last time. I mean I also like the phone but cheap quality just doesn't do it for me. They probably made the unibody metal so it will hide the cheap of this phone.
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yeah, and unfortunately I think we'll see more and more like this. :-(
At a gdgt right now. Htc has a booth and the inspire does it too!!
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mj0528 said:
At a gdgt right now. Htc has a booth and the inspire does it too!!
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Ask HTC why their Sense dashboard website is down more than it's up.
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At a gdgt right now. Htc has a booth and the inspire does it too!!
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How hard did you have to press?
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About the same as mine which is way more than one needs to be pressed.
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On mine is very easy to do. No need to mash your thumb or anything. It's just like the pressure you would use to press the power button on top.
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Tried again on google homepage, pressed normally and nothing. Pressed harder and nothing. Pressed really hard and I saw the ruby red blob. I'll never press that hard in normal use, ever.
No distortion here either. I mean, I pressed as hard as I would feel comfortable pressing on a lcd.
I can't imagine what problems the op had that necessitated going through four of these phones to get solved.
Try a Captivate sometime. STILL priced ~50-100 dollars MORE than an inspire, yet there are many, many people who are on their second or third captivate. I cut my losses on that one at #2.
Now THAT'S a ****ed up phone model.
Just because the the inspire is priced cheap doesn't mean its built cheap, or that because some people have problems, that its indicative of a cheap phone.
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On the bottom left of my phone I can push down and there's some give along with a click sound. Anybody else? My inspire did this too and I exchanged it.
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my two day old one x does this only in the lower right. I think this is mostly due to the design and will happen sooner or later, it did not the first day.
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my two day old one x does this only in the lower right. I think this is mostly due to the design and will happen sooner or later, it did not the first day.
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Yeah my bottom right does this as well... But the case covers it up
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Are all HTC phones like this? That bugged the crap out of me. Considering the hox
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So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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gunnyman said:
So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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Or just ignore it and enjoy your phone. Does it do it during normal use, or just after you pressed hard on the corners because the OP told you to?
If it moves and makes a noise every time you TOUCH your screen during normal use, I would say it's an issue. If you have to force it by pressing hard, I wouldn't worry about it. Basically did you notice it before the OP brought it up?
It's really not a big deal or even noticeable unless you actually look for an issue...plus the case covers it up...and if you are concerned about something like this, you ought to be using a case anyways, ha.
I'm the op . It was really bad on my inspire. Touching the menu button made the phone click. If they all do it I'm not going to worry about it
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gunnyman said:
So exchange or wait for it to get worse?
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If its annoying you then replace it, you just run the gamble of having some other issue that people are having. I personally think because of how hard I usually am to my phones and because I don't use a case this thing is going to be creaking and making all kinds of sounds in no time so I just wont care about it now.
Its like your first brand new car HAS to be perfect and you take it back for every rattle or squeak, by the 4th or 5th you think of it more as a tool that serves a function in your life and the squeaks and rattles don't take priority.
A brand new, freshly delivered, white hox and an equally new gray hox. Neither one has banding,.light bleed or squeaky corners. My squeaky inspire was horrible. And yesterday the volume rocker decided to fall off of the inspire as well.
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Lol I noticed this earlier and didn't think much of it. Definitely creaking. Not sure if worth an exchange tho.
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Welcome to XDA, where we probe our phones until we find a issue. Lol. Mine doesn't do it unless I go hulk on the corner, which I will never do under normal use. So it's fine to me.
No problems here
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Can't speak for the OP, but I think some people are intentionally looking for problems with the phone. i.e. doing things that wouldn't occur during normal operation, such as pushing down on the screen edges.
So far my phone hasn't had a single issue.
i dont push down hard on the buttons so i dont know
Mine has some give but no sound. Nothing i would've noticed if the op had never brought it up
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Can't speak for the OP, but I think some people are intentionally looking for problems with the phone. i.e. doing things that wouldn't occur during normal operation, such as pushing down on the screen edges.
So far my phone hasn't had a single issue.
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I looked for it on this phone because, like dust under the screen, it seems to follow HTC around from device to device.
I'm not one to freak out over little stuff like this, but I just wanted to get the info out there in case it wasn't an isolated incident/defect on MY device.
I'm having the same issue on the bottom left corner. It started to randomly make a clicking noise and then I found this topic. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one but I would rather have a perfect phone!!
I've also noticed the small gap in the lower left allows a little bit of light out so out looks like the seal isn't perfect, hence the clicking too I guess.
I would return it to HTC but after reading other people's posts, it's likely that I could just get another bad one.
Sigh. £400 and it still has issues.
The bottom left of my HTC One X has a little give but I dont think its anything major that should be taken very seriously
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On the bottom left of my phone I can push down and there's some give along with a click sound. Anybody else? My inspire did this too and I exchanged it.
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Ballistic case FTW !
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Alright, I've gotten one solid response from a user, but I want more responses from others, if they can.
I just came from the Inspire forums, where I developed and everything, but one thing that bothered me about the Inspire was the terrible build quality (Especially the power button), where the power button would become recessed into the housing, making it hard to press.
My question for everyone here, has your power button begun to recess into the One X housing? How often do you use your phone?
Build quality issues are truly a thing of the past on this phone.
Mine is good.
Mine hasn't done that at all.
Maybe its defective
Edit: My power button has become less clicky since this post.
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Wait is the power button supposed to be clicky?
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Nope. Still as good as the day I got it.
I wish it wasn't so tapered to the phone though, and that it was a little more out like the Gnex.
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Wait is the power button supposed to be clicky?
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I've never seen them clicky on any of the One X's I've had.
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My power button has begun to sink in. Its really annoying. Going to BestBuy this weekend to exchange the phone.
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My power button has begun to sink in. Its really annoying. Going to BestBuy this weekend to exchange the phone.
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Just because of the power button? What if you get a phone with any number of other more serious problems people are having? There are a lot of quality control issues with this phone.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I've never seen them clicky on any of the One X's I've had.
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Whew thought it might of been a defect that it didn't click.
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Just because of the power button? What if you get a phone with any number of other more serious problems people are having? There are a lot of quality control issues with this phone.
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Yes "just because of the button", if I can't turn on my phone, it's a problem. Why pay insurance if I'm not going to use it?
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Whew thought it might of been a defect.
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Mine never really clicked, but now it's damn near impossible to turn on without looking at the phone
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Mine works fine. Still clickable.
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Mine has started to recess. To the point where i have to hit it on the right end so it unlocks the phone. Its a major pain in the ass. i have straighttalk so i might have to take it somewhere to get fixed or google on how to do it myself. This is the only complaint I have about this phone
Mine works like a charm. Maybe you're pressing it too hard?
I must have pressed the power button a bagillion times when I was in boot loop. Still works well at this point.
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I use my phone damn heavily and I've got no issues with my power button. I would like it to be farther out to begin with, but it hasn't deteriorated at all from its original state. I have used a case since about a week after i got the phone though.
I just got the Incipio Silicrylic case, and from what I can tell, the power button hasn't changed. Sometimes I hit it, and don't realize I hit the button, but the screen turns on. But most of the time I can feel the succinct click, and know I hit it.
Not supposed to "hit" buttons. Press and caress. Sorry off topic
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Gonna open it up today with a safe pry tool and try and see if i can fix it. Will update later how it goes.
This may sound strange...but i need to find a way to brick my phone so that not even the bootloader will work.
i tried flashing different roms from different phones but everything seems to have a script to check phone models now so it wont let me flash.
i also tried to wipe everything, cache, system and stuff and force rebooting, doesnt work either.
any ideas?
May I ask why you want to do this?
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Why would you want to do such thing?
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My earpiece volume is very low to the point i cant hear anyone while walking on the street.
i borrowed my sisters onex and hers was totally fine.
i have a service plan through futureshop but they wont take it back if i modified it (they are smart enough to check bootloader which says tampered and stuff all over it)
so in order for me to fix it/get a new one i have to brick it to the point where they cant even see the tampering
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My earpiece volume is very low to the point i cant hear anyone while walking on the street.
i borrowed my sisters onex and hers was totally fine.
i have a service plan through futureshop but they wont take it back if i modified it (they are smart enough to check bootloader which says tampered and stuff all over it)
so in order for me to fix it/get a new one i have to brick it to the point where they cant even see the tampering
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So you want help to commit insurance fraud? There is a saying "pull down your pants to play and you will pull out your wallet and pay". That's the risk of modding.
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Well, you play you pay.
Next time, if you wanna play, research what phone to get first.
I do not believe anybody is going to help you, in fact this question is perse against xda regulations I believe.
Moderators, please close this thread!
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pull the phone from the unibody, sip the battery wires, put back in unibody and return it
There are countless posts about people hardbricking with recoveries and such.
Do your research... Seriously
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This dude is a joke... Research ur ****..and then you won't look like a tool.
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His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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Flash something from another device that will fit on the partition.. That ought to the trick.
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dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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When did his earpiece start being defective ? I'm sure it didn't come after rooting? he should have gotten a replacement before and than got a new one and than flashed away...butthere is a warning on every root guide that it will void your warranty but oh well.......on a another note if the op wants to brick his phone go to international one x forums and flash coredroid or android revolution roms if u want to do some damage to that baby
dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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I've discussed this many times, unlocking your bootloader does NOT void your warranty.
HTC says it MAY void your warranty.
Flash a ruu and send it back would be the ethical way to go. They don't check the bootloader, they probably send it to HTC or some sort of repair center.
Me personally I would brick it to reduce the chance of them trying to stick me with the cost of the phone. But I wouldnt tell anyone
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dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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Thanks for the support
something this forum clearly lacks
omario8484 said:
When did his earpiece start being defective ? I'm sure it didn't come after rooting? he should have gotten a replacement before and than got a new one and than flashed away...butthere is a warning on every root guide that it will void your warranty but oh well.......on a another note if the op wants to brick his phone go to international one x forums and flash coredroid or android revolution roms if u want to do some damage to that baby
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Actually yes this problem happened after root/bootloader unlock
I am not the only one with this problem and it hasnt been the first phone ive had with this problem either
It was fine for a couple of months and then it was on and off, sometimes the volume will be normal in calls and sometimes it wont
then it just fully dies and stays a low volume
had the exact same problem with my evo3d and xperia arc
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Me personally I would brick it to reduce the chance of them trying to stick me with the cost of the phone. But I wouldnt tell anyone
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I feel the same
but i spent a long time trying different ways to do it and nothing worked.
its not as easy as my other phones
Wouldn't a bricked device be more suspicious than a defective earpiece? What would be the situation you could brick a device without unlocking the bootloader, or using a microwave? They can verify the earpiece is bad. I have some sort of defect with the screen, like a scratch or smudge between the LCD and the glass. I was just going to send it back with the bl relocked. But, my new one came with 2.20 already on it. So, I sent it back and will try again later for another, or if an exploit is found for 2.20, or take them up on the early upgrade GS III offer.
How bad is the earpiece issue? Worse than running stock sense? You may want to wait until you get a replacement to decide what to do.
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Use adb
Fastboot erase bootloader
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quarlow said:
Wouldn't a bricked device be more suspicious than a defective earpiece? What would be the situation you could brick a device without unlocking the bootloader, or using a microwave? They can verify the earpiece is bad. I have some sort of defect with the screen, like a scratch or smudge between the LCD and the glass. I was just going to send it back with the bl relocked. But, my new one came with 2.20 already on it. So, I sent it back and will try again later for another, or if an exploit is found for 2.20, or take them up on the early upgrade GS III offer.
How bad is the earpiece issue? Worse than running stock sense? You may want to wait until you get a replacement to decide what to do.
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Good point. How would he explain the brick anyway?
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Good point. How would he explain the brick anyway?
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I left my phone on the charger overnight and when I woke up it wouldn't turn on
They go through a process asking you to do certain things then the issue a replacement
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He doesn't need to explain it. He's a customer and his phone doesn't work any more.
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there still going to ask what happened though. i bricked mine and told them i got the 2.20 update and i was watching a movie while (not on my phone) it installed and after a while checked on it and it was off and wouldnt charge or turn on. but now im on my second 2.20 replacement. first had a bad speakephone and service was crap. and this one the whites are not as white as they should be and are more pinkish and tan.
So I got a new att HTC one x last week for 9.99 from att. I love it! But now I'm liking the Lumia 920 and the x+ that's coming out this Friday for 200. I still have a week to exchange my phone...what should I do?
I already rooted and have cm10 running. And I'm happy other than battery life. But that's ok I always have a charger near by. I only like the true Google experience and hate the sense ui. But I did like my old wp7 phone. What should I do? Keep my one x or exchange it for the one x+? Our the Lumia 920?
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If you rooted that means your unlocked... good luck returning that.
If you have to ask what you should do, then you shouldn't.
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Nobody can make up your mind
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borguesian said:
If you rooted that means your unlocked... good luck returning that.
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This. When they look at your boot loader and see tampered and unlocked/relocked they won't take it. Good job reading about what rooting and stuff would do to your warranty.
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I'm sure they will take it back if you flash IceColdJelly
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I'm sure they will take it back if you flash IceColdJelly
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Just scared my dog I lol'd so loud
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Better off selling it at this point, that is if you don't really want it.
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I'm sure they will take it back if you flash IceColdJelly
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+1 for that haha.
I took my first one x back after 4 days to get the grey one. I had it unlocked and rooted and all they did was open the box, check for the charger, phone and USB cord. They do ask if you rooted the phone. I told him I didn't know what that meant, then he processed the return *your results may vary
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+1 for that haha.
I took my first one x back after 4 days to get the grey one. I had it unlocked and rooted and all they did was open the box, check for the charger, phone and USB cord. They do ask if you rooted the phone. I told him I didn't know what that meant, then he processed the return *your results may vary
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lol I would love to work for a carrier... First thing I would do is load the bootloader up and check, but also boot the phone up just incase. Then if i see a custom rom, tempered/unlocked bootloader I'll just laugh and procede with the return/exchange.
Android to wp8 won't be a sweet transition so i would say that you go and get x+ if at all they happen to take it back !
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This. When they look at your boot loader and see tampered and unlocked/relocked they won't take it. Good job reading about what rooting and stuff would do to your warranty.
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Good job reading the actual question and contributing to the actual conversation! At any point did i ask for any advice about my rooted rom or my unlocked bootloder? I was only asking advice on the physical phones.
borguesian said:
If you rooted that means your unlocked... good luck returning that.
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Completely different things. Rooted does not mean unlocked.
Myrder said:
This. When they look at your boot loader and see tampered and unlocked/relocked they won't take it. Good job reading about what rooting and stuff would do to your warranty.
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Have you ever taken anything back to an att store? If it's in the first 30 days all they look at is to make sure your phone is in pristine condition and they exchange it on the spot. I'm only looking for advice whether i should trade up to the one x+ or not. I guess all everyone cares about on this forum is the at&t "warranty"
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Make your mind up, choose one and live with it.
I don't get these threads, how would we know what is going to work for you.
As well, there will always be something better coming out so YOU really have to know what YOU like an want and stick with it a bit.
WR
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I personally not invest any time or money in a phone OS that has a 1 to 2 % market share, such as in the base of Windows Phone (market data showing WP at just under 4% market share actually include those that are still on the old Windows Mobile platform, and have simply not updated their devices).
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Completely different things. Rooted does not mean unlocked.
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smh
Unlocked bootloader...
Galaxy Note II
I say wait till windows OS matures (maybe a generation after this one) because they don't have many important apps in their market ecosystem, currently. HTC One X is a good phone and you won't miss much except for the wireless charging plate included in the Lumia 920; uses the same processor too.
I'm deciding between the galaxy s 3 and the HTC one x atm
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