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Fried MicroUSB Slot - Unable to Charge/Plug for Stock Flash?

I've Owned my S2 LTE I727R for 3 months now, but I've had a serious issue that recently came up.
Whenever I plug my phone in to the Original Charger, I smell a plastic burning smell and it does not charge (plugging into a laptop yields similar results). A quick search indicates that the phone would need to be warrantied/RMA-ed.
My problem is I am rooted, using Sky-Ics RC 6.75 ROM. I am concerned (should i be?) that my modifcation of the phone would void warranty, so I would like to revert it back to stock. The thread in the development forum indicates a usb connection to the phone is neccesary for stock rom revert. Is there a work around for this?
My battery is also currently dead, so to even attempt a revert to stock, I would need to be an external battery charger.
Advice would be much appreciated, I hope I'm not holding 500 dollars of plastic...

the usb port daughterboard only costs $10 to replace. Mine originally came with a rev 4.5 board but i bought about 5 replacements that are rev 4.1 and they work fine in my skyrocket.
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Learic said:
the usb port daughterboard only costs $10 to replace. Mine originally came with a rev 4.5 board but i bought about 5 replacements that are rev 4.1 and they work fine in my skyrocket.
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Thanks for the quick response. I did take a look around and couldn't find anything regarding the instructions to replacing the "usb port daughterboard".
As for the actual part, does the REV matter? The ones on ebay appear to be oem or Rev 0.1?

protonova said:
Thanks for the quick response. I did take a look around and couldn't find anything regarding the instructions to replacing the "usb port daughterboard".
As for the actual part, does the REV matter? The ones on ebay appear to be oem or Rev 0.1?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253969
doesn't say specifically for your needs but it is a full tear down.
Hope this helps

if u just decide to email it, simply use any free FTP server from the market and connect it to ur wifi. Upload a stockish looking rom to ur phone and then flash it with cwm. This should work for ur purposes

gounlock.com sells the small daughterboard with the USB port.they carry the different revisions but they just don't have the rev 4.5. They do have the rev 4.1 board on page 2 of the i727 stuff. That's where I've ordered my parts from.
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Just watchout, my USB went on fire when I had it plugged in to my phone.

I just called att and they are sending me a replacement over mine. it isnt completely borked...i can at least hold it in place long enough to revert
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Personally, if I buy a $600 phone and I so much as even SUSPECT that something is broken, so I don't waste my time trying to fix it. Call the carrier and ask for a new one, I have warranty and I use it.
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protonova said:
I've Owned my S2 LTE I727R for 3 months now, but I've had a serious issue that recently came up.
Whenever I plug my phone in to the Original Charger, I smell a plastic burning smell and it does not charge (plugging into a laptop yields similar results). A quick search indicates that the phone would need to be warrantied/RMA-ed.
My problem is I am rooted, using Sky-Ics RC 6.75 ROM. I am concerned (should i be?) that my modifcation of the phone would void warranty, so I would like to revert it back to stock. The thread in the development forum indicates a usb connection to the phone is neccesary for stock rom revert. Is there a work around for this?
My battery is also currently dead, so to even attempt a revert to stock, I would need to be an external battery charger.
Advice would be much appreciated, I hope I'm not holding 500 dollars of plastic...
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Sorry I failed to even respond to you and just commented. You have a micro sd card? Load up any i9100 ROM on it. Goto CWM and flash to brick. Head over to the closest rogers PLUS store and go WTF!!!!!
They will ask you, what did you do? Nothing. I was sleeping and when I woke up. It was dead. I don't know what happened.
Your replacement phone will arrive via courier within a week. The only cost endured in this ordeal will be the extra battery that you have to buy or the external charger that you have to buy. Or you can even goto someone else that has a I727R and do it right there.
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Thanks for all the comments. Wanted to update.
I got recommended to a cell repair shop; called them and ordered the part - they replaced it in front of me. He wasn't the most cautious with the phone, but lets chalk that up to familiarity with dissembly (lol).
kr3w1337, that was my last resort option. I couldn't survive a week without my phone! Hopefully this replacement won't come to bite me later.

protonova said:
Thanks for all the comments. Wanted to update.
I got recommended to a cell repair shop; called them and ordered the part - they replaced it in front of me. He wasn't the most cautious with the phone, but lets chalk that up to familiarity with dissembly (lol).
kr3w1337, that was my last resort option. I couldn't survive a week without my phone! Hopefully this replacement won't come to bite me later.
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I'd still brick it and ask for a new phone at this point since the one you have has been violated ...

Micro USB port getting loose

The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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Awizzle said:
The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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Yeah, join the club. I had the same problem. I started charging it with the cable to the slightly older model of this. http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...Portable/dp/B0041OSAZS/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1 It was a little bit nicer quality than the one that it came with. I would maybe get some backup batteries with a charger. I ordered http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1800mAh...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335451042&sr=1-2 Then you would no longer have to worry about charging with the cable if you didn't want to. For data transfers you just have to be really careful and don't hit it. I'm actually in the process with Best Buy to getting a new phone. Their black tie plan is covering me and getting me a refurbished phone. But those are your options. Good luck..
And just for the record, I ordered them with a jig thinking that would fix my phone. All that I know is they both charge, and I only bothered trying one of them with put my phone into a bootloop very well.
Thanks >>

I used to connect using cable before even for little data. But now I have a folder called temp in my dropbox, and use that for transferring little little files (unto 100 MB or so) and use wifi to get that data from db to my phone. Saves on battery too cos connecting cable for little times multiple times could take its toll on battery too, not just the port.

HeLlO - Kies Air.

I'm using usb cables from nokia and blackberry they fits more stable for some reason.

No problems with my USB port, however I have been battery swapping since December. I also transfer data via drop box or airdroid. I'm really loving drop box, my wife takes pictures and video of the kids while I'm out of town on business and they automatically get uploaded. Works out pretty well.
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Awizzle said:
The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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You could always try to get it back to stock and send it in. It has a year manufacture warranty on it.
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I had the same problem. Got to the point it wouldn't charge. Called AT&T. After some troubleshooting, they determined I should take to my local service center. It was replaced with a new (refurb) phone. Of course I had to get it completely back to stock. So far happy with the new one. Updated it with stock Gingerbread. Will stay with that for a while.

I've been using dropbox too for data, but it's the charging or charging it in the car that's annoying. Like when using it fir GPS and having the cable pop out all the time makes it annoying. I might try calling att and seeing if I can get anything done under warranty. Should have some time to deal with them soon. Thanks for the ideas.
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Root w/o usb port (wireless adb maybe?)

so, i've been researching this all night and i want to get a straightforward answer. is there any way i can root my S3 without using the USB port? the port is busted and doesn't detect anything being plugged in (i have 3 batteries and an external charger, since it won't charge)
basically, i'm coming across some posts from the S2 explaining that you could root that one by simply flashing some SU files etc in recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
can any of this be done with the S3? i was looking into wireless ADB as well, but you def. need root for that, despite the fact i also found someone on the S2 forums who apparnetly had wireless ADB working without root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371326
i have no idea how he did it, because i def can't.
any thoughts? i'd love to root this thing and just keep it stock (just delete bloatware and make tweaks to stop the launcher redraw) and that's it..not even looking to throw custom roms on it yet.

Honestly I think you are SOL for the time being

well that's not good cmon con, i know you can figure something out lol
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I was able to root by flashing an SU zip in CWM. However I was only able to flash CWM thanks to Casual. It wouldn't root me. But did let me install cWM. From there I booted into recovery and was rooted in seconds. With no USB though that makes things tricky. Not sure how you could get CWM on there then. I was able to root my Droid x purely using terminal emulator on the phone and pushing files from the SD card. But that was years ago and i think rooting is a bit different now since it looks like it gets symlinked.
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Port death by tit sweat.

jayochs said:
so, i've been researching this all night and i want to get a straightforward answer. is there any way i can root my S3 without using the USB port? the port is busted and doesn't detect anything being plugged in (i have 3 batteries and an external charger, since it won't charge)
basically, i'm coming across some posts from the S2 explaining that you could root that one by simply flashing some SU files etc in recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
can any of this be done with the S3? i was looking into wireless ADB as well, but you def. need root for that, despite the fact i also found someone on the S2 forums who apparnetly had wireless ADB working without root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1371326
i have no idea how he did it, because i def can't.
any thoughts? i'd love to root this thing and just keep it stock (just delete bloatware and make tweaks to stop the launcher redraw) and that's it..not even looking to throw custom roms on it yet.
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Why don't you just get the phone replace as it is obviously defective?

First remove your battery and you may try to clean your usb plug on your phone by take a toothpick, needle etc.. and wrap a little piece of paper towel around it, soak with Windex or alcohol and scrub all the pins inside of the USB. This works wonder! second recommendation is to try another usb cable. Good luck.

piiman said:
Why don't you just get the phone replace as it is obviously defective?
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I think he got it from a third party.
Synergized GS3

piiman said:
Why don't you just get the phone replace as it is obviously defective?
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Cause it has physical damage.

zetsumeikuro said:
Cause it has physical damage.
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Samsung would still fix it. I wouldn't live with it like that but to each his own

thanks for the responses guys! a few answers:
1.) i literally got this phone for $30 from a customer at my store who ruined it due to said tittysweat. no lie, the woman ran with it in her shirt, and sweat corroded the charge port. i SOMEHWAT fixed it with alch and Deoxit weeks ago, and it would BARELY charge (like maybe half a percent every 3 hours..ridiculous lol) but then after further cleaning, it completely died and doesn't work now.
2.) i've never once had insurance on my lines in all my 16 years with verizon, so i'm not adding it to make a claim, because it's gonna look fishy especially if they see 3 different phones on my acct within weeks
3.) has two TINY cracks in the corners of the phone screen, so i couldn't even get it replaced due to that as well
when i would plug it in when it barely charged, it would go between charging (ac) and just charging. so it was def messed up. i opened up the back to look at it, but i didn't take the entire phone apart yet.
i've got a replacement charge port (was 5 bucks on ebay), problem is i don't have a hot air soldering iron so i can't do it myself and don't have any repair guys near me.
just looking for basic ways to get rooted w/o having the usb port, but it seems to be futile
also for samsung to fix it, the turn around is like 2-4 weeks and i'm sure costs an arm and a leg..whereas i have a few members on here who i could send to and would cost less, and it would take a lot less time than samsung lol

jayochs said:
thanks for the responses guys! a few answers:
1.) i literally got this phone for $30 from a customer at my store who ruined it due to said tittysweat. no lie, the woman ran with it in her shirt, and sweat corroded the charge port. i SOMEHWAT fixed it with alch and Deoxit weeks ago, and it would BARELY charge (like maybe half a percent every 3 hours..ridiculous lol) but then after further cleaning, it completely died and doesn't work now.
2.) i've never once had insurance on my lines in all my 16 years with verizon, so i'm not adding it to make a claim, because it's gonna look fishy especially if they see 3 different phones on my acct within weeks
3.) has two TINY cracks in the corners of the phone screen, so i couldn't even get it replaced due to that as well
when i would plug it in when it barely charged, it would go between charging (ac) and just charging. so it was def messed up. i opened up the back to look at it, but i didn't take the entire phone apart yet.
i've got a replacement charge port (was 5 bucks on ebay), problem is i don't have a hot air soldering iron so i can't do it myself and don't have any repair guys near me.
just looking for basic ways to get rooted w/o having the usb port, but it seems to be futile
also for samsung to fix it, the turn around is like 2-4 weeks and i'm sure costs an arm and a leg..whereas i have a few members on here who i could send to and would cost less, and it would take a lot less time than samsung lol
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These guys offer USB port repairs on the GNex...I would contact them and see if they are planning on offering that service for the S3. Worth a shot.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-usb-port-repair/
they can also JTAG bricked phones, sell Jigs to get into download mode etc. Looks like they also offer an unlock and custom rom service which made me lol.
EDIT** was she hot?? lmao

MFD00M said:
These guys offer USB port repairs on the GNex...I would contact them and see if they are planning on offering that service for the S3. Worth a shot.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-usb-port-repair/
they can also JTAG bricked phones, sell Jigs to get into download mode etc. Looks like they also offer an unlock and custom rom service which made me lol.
EDIT** was she hot?? lmao
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aahaa that was the most asked question..unfortunately not lol

Isn't there like a mobile Odin program you could use to flash the stock rooted system image? I don't know if that would work or not just a thought.

JBO1018 said:
Isn't there like a mobile Odin program you could use to flash the stock rooted system image? I don't know if that would work or not just a thought.
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Yeah I saw that but apparently to even use it you need to be rooted..
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It's actually Jay's titty sweat. Man boob corrosion!

zetsumeikuro said:
It's actually Jay's titty sweat. Man boob corrosion!
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listen up, zetsumi mike zero, i can assure you it was feminine t-sweat

Not charging on anything besides usb and car charger

Any have any idea why this could be happening? It started after I rooted the phone and installed ICS was installed. Now I am on Numa rom and I just can't get it working (up to yesterday it worked on a blackberry charger only as weird as that is but that charger died).
Any help would be awesome. (I have no options for upgrade or anything right now so I have to fix this)
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Also I have tried 3 different chargers (Motorola backflip, Motorola Atrix 2 and Sony TL)
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I have been looking around and the three most common things that may cause this.
#1 Dirty connector in phone (clean with rubbing alcohol and soft tooth brush)
#2 broken pin/connectors (return your phone or get a replacement)
#3 issue with ROM/MOD flashed on to the system (only thing to do is try flashing a new rom)
I'm not sure but I'm hoping the issue is #3 since it doesn't seem to be issue 1. I'm waiting on my battery to charge before I load a rom but will update when I have results.
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NeoMeir said:
I have been looking around and the three most common things that may cause this.
#1 Dirty connector in phone (clean with rubbing alcohol and soft tooth brush)
#2 broken pin/connectors (return your phone or get a replacement)
#3 issue with ROM/MOD flashed on to the system (only thing to do is try flashing a new rom)
I'm not sure but I'm hoping the issue is #3 since it doesn't seem to be issue 1. I'm waiting on my battery to charge before I load a rom but will update when I have results.
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If it is #3 then you got a bad flash, which I highly doubt that, as you should have gotten flash errors in CWM. If you are on stock, then I would FXZ to the ICS FXZ, because you may have several corrupt files from a bad app install that had root perms (read TI BU or rom toolbox or rom tweaker, or something else just as bad).
I am more likely to lean toward number 4 and that you are not using a stock motorola charging block and cable. It is VERY important to use the stock ones with this phone, as it is quite picky. You can use 3rd party car chargers without issue, but the wall warts I have found issues with the voltages they tend to charge at, and motorola being a real POS with theirs being non-standard voltages. I also have an SGS3 and the A2 will not charge correctly or at all if I connect it with the sammy cable and wall wart, so this should be the first thing you look into.
You should see if att will replace your stock charger, and possibly your phone, as long as it is still within one year of purchase AT&T will do it no questions asked, just call 611 and tell them your issues.

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If it is #3 then you got a bad flash, which I highly doubt that, as you should have gotten flash errors in CWM. If you are on stock, then I would FXZ to the ICS FXZ, because you may have several corrupt files from a bad app install that had root perms (read TI BU or rom toolbox or rom tweaker, or something else just as bad).
I am more likely to lean toward number 4 and that you are not using a stock motorola charging block and cable. It is VERY important to use the stock ones with this phone, as it is quite picky. You can use 3rd party car chargers without issue, but the wall warts I have found issues with the voltages they tend to charge at, and motorola being a real POS with theirs being non-standard voltages. I also have an SGS3 and the A2 will not charge correctly or at all if I connect it with the sammy cable and wall wart, so this should be the first thing you look into.
You should see if att will replace your stock charger, and possibly your phone, as long as it is still within one year of purchase AT&T will do it no questions asked, just call 611 and tell them your issues.
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So I used the Motorola charging block with a blackberry cable after I found the blackberry cable works. Therefore I don't think it's the charger more so that the cable probably charges through different pins. Now that the cable is broken I don't have a way to charge it. I tried flashing another rom but that didn't help so now I am working on getting info to FXZ to ICS. I will probably do that sometime today. I have in total 4 Motorola charging blocks (3 with motorola cables, dog got one of them). I have tried all of them but I think the issue has to do with the pins. I have a ticket open with Motorola which I will followup with after I FXZ.

So Motorola wanted me to send the phone to them and AT&T gave me new universal chargers and a battery. It definitely is the connector and I'm out of warranty. Lucky enough the tech was nice enough to make my hour of driving worth it. Thanks Mario!
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Samsung Infuse Motherboard

My motherboard has quit working probably from rooting and overclocking. If anybody has any or know somebody that does I would highly appreciate it.

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Can you describe in detail why you believe its the motherboard...rooting should have no affect on the mother board and the oc levels in the kernels are set at safe/stable levels...but being a fairly old phone it could've jut crapped out lol
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probably a stuck power button

The first thing that happen, I tried to flash the Samsung ics rom with touchwiz ui, then it would come back one. I finally fixed it once and it had froyo so I tried to flash gingerbread from Odin and that's the last place it messed up. I've tried everything from gtgs ultimate unbrick to heimdall one click. I'm stuck with an IPhone and I hate it I would love to get my phone working again.

I think its the motherboard because I have no other damage besides regular where and tear, no scratches in the screen just the back side. I have no water damage so I figured its the motherboard because nothing else makes sense

Well what exactly is wrong with the phone? Does it not turn on? Does it boot loop? Does what response happens when you attempt to turn it on?
It may sound sketchy...but if you can't get it going you can ship it to me and I can try...you'll just have to pay for shipping both ways...pm me if your interested in that -otherwise...well try our best to help you through the forums
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It gets into download mode and that's about it, I can sometimes get it into recovery but I can't do really anything. I only flash the kernel and I get into recovery and can't get anything out of it. I am very desperate and I'm thinking about sending it to you

tmac42 said:
It gets into download mode and that's about it, I can sometimes get it into recovery but I can't do really anything. I only flash the kernel and I get into recovery and can't get anything out of it. I am very desperate and I'm thinking about sending it to you
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If you can get into download mode then you should be able to get it running. Nothing to do with the motherboard..
Try the uclb3 heimdall one-click unbrick from qkster or some odin pack. If you are getting stuck during the process, switch usb cables & ports and keep trying.
If you give up and are willing to send it to mg, then go ahead; he should be able to do the job

I have tried every heimdall and odin. i will try to switch usb cords and ports and possibly computers, but i will probaly have to send it away if this dosnt work

Hey guys i know its a very critical conditions but there are so many guide in XDA so just search for it and relax

well i received the device today...and its even got me stumped...it almost seems like a power button issue but i know its not because it stays powered on through download mode...you can successfully flash a one click heimdal but then it just boot loops the charging animation...
as of now i think it may be a bad battery or the little connecter..but even then, why would it stay on while in download mode??
gonna give odin a try and see what happens...if odin doesnt work then ill see about getting a replacement battery and see if that helps...and if that doesnt ill have to ask permission to open it up and look inside and see if i see anything unusual

alright...ive discovered this under the battery...appears that something was removed and an inner part was scratched...can anyone verify that that whole isnt supposed to be there? (my infuse got stolen from my car a couple weeks ago)
that part under there i suspect may be part of the motherboard..and if it is scratched could be the likely cause of the booting issues - but still, why does download mode have no booting issues??
again this "hole" is on the bottom left corner of where the battery should be placed

I lied...after actually looking at the end results of heimdal...the flash isn't finishing...its cutting off towards the end and then rebooting...so maybe it is the power button...still...I don't think it is as the charging boot cycle is a good 5x faster then when the phone reboots in heimdal...I'm leaning more on bad battery
edit: 99% sure its a bad battery...as soon as I unplug it while in download mode the phone turns off...I used to be able to leave my phone unplugged in download mode for hours...
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Mine has the hole, but it's black and not scratched.
sent from outer space.

Tmac...please check your pms...I got the phone working - just need the shipping money so I can send it back...I have it all packed up...but I don't wanna keep a box laying around in my room
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mg2195 said:
Tmac...please check your pms...I got the phone working - just need the shipping money so I can send it back...I have it all packed up...but I don't wanna keep a box laying around in my room
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So was it the battery? Nosey people wanna know! :cyclops: :silly:

SteveCampsOut said:
So was it the battery? Nosey people wanna know! :cyclops: :silly:
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Kindve...he must've bricked while the battery died so the phone no longer knew how to charge a dead battery...
Once I got the battery charged a little the and ran heimdall I was able to charge the battery again with no loops
This is a common problem with the HTC vivid (my other phone). The vivid is known for not being able to charge a completely dead battery requiring you to get an external charger
Anyways...tmac I'm still waiting for your response...been about two weeks since I last heard from you...does this mean I get to keep your phone LOL message me asap
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mg,
Ship it to me.
I'll ship it to qkster.
He can ship it to bigjoe who will ship it to Zen.
From there it can go to truckerglenn, then who knows. lol