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MY wife has the Droid Inc. I have the X.
Here is my question my wife has gotten 2 Google Map Updates in the 3weeks I bought my x. I have gotten none. Am I missing a setting?
ur not missing anything as far as the updates go. the dinc came out first so it prolly had a much earlier edition of maps. the x is newer and probably came with the most recent version of maps when it released. even if she just updated hers yesterday or today it may have been a update that has been available for sometime that she just didnt install. when the next update comes u will see it. more than likely when you open the market u will see it or it will pop up in the notification bar.
You checked the versions, and yours is not the latest? Latest comes with the Places app.
Not sure when Market checks automatically. If you being up your downloads in the Market app, it should check then. You can always install it again from the market manually, and get the latest.
As a sidenote: I've noticed that if you install an app from local storage (i.e. SD card), as opposed to from the Market, the Market doesn't see it, and doesn't know to check for updates. But, since Maps is pre-installed, I doubt that's the issue here.
My version is 4.3.0(#4307) the wife is traveling for work so I can't check hers until next Friday.
She just called hers is 4.40 (#4414)
I got an update the other day not sure what version though but I am getting it and I'm on an x
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Just checked same version as your wife 4.4.0 (#4414)
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Great so once again it is just me.
I got my answer. I just want to share with all of you in case this happens to someone else. Before I start this is my first smart phone ever I had an HTC Inc. for 2 weeks before it became the wife's new phone. So I am new at this.
In the Android Market go to your settings and then to download. I saw the Google Map update and 4 other updates that I was missing.
Thank You to those of you that responded to my post. What pisses me off is that 3 phones calls to Verizon Tech Support led to Big Red telling me call Motorola. I did and they could not help me.
Where did I get this answer from some chick in a Verizon store with a nose ring and a Frisbee in her ear. Just need to get that off my chest.
Just Joe said:
Where did I get this answer from some chick in a Verizon store with a nose ring and a Frisbee in her ear. Just need to get that off my chest.
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And yet I present myself in nice clothes, hair combed, teeth brushed and no hardware in my head, but cant get passed the Frisbee chick when I apply for a job or when I try to get a new client.
oldmacnut said:
And yet I present myself in nice clothes, hair combed, teeth brushed and no hardware in my head, but cant get passed the Frisbee chick when I apply for a job or when I try to get a new client.
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hmm. well maybe she is really smart. piercings don't make people stupid you know
o0gamerbear0o said:
hmm. well maybe she is really smart. piercings don't make people stupid you know
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Agreed
Im 70% covered in tattoos.... Check some of my threads... just saying...
While it may not be pleasing to the eye, science has yet to determine the correlation between piercings/tattoos and intelligence.
70% so your not really putting any effort into it? Just kidding.
@oldmacnut, perhaps that pierced woman is thoughtful and non-judgmental
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70% so your not really putting any effort into it? Just kidding.
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Ouch haha, I still have plenty of sand left in my glass. Just no money
Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
smashpunks said:
Whether you have any issues or not, (me personally none I love this phone)
Are you keeping your g2x?
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original pre ordered G2x problems: decent Bleeding/reboot every few days
2nd G2x: HORRIBLE how can i say this better ..... FUGLY BLEEDING
3rd device on its way: possible bleed maybe reboot issue/wifi problem....?
4th G2x:......... maybe if the third one sucks
5th G2x...... i hope not
but yes im keeping it/them even if i have to exchange it for the next two years
alot of support behind the phone and a great community!
bought it with my employee discount
no returns for us
luckily i still have 1 discount left which i'll use on the sensation or the GS2. then my discounts reset in october.
Definately keeping it. I guess I was one of the lucky ones. I have not experienced any of the reported issues. My screen does have a slight bleed, but not highly noticeable . I already rooted and flashed Eagles_blood rom. Its only a matter of time until more roms and custom kernels are realeased, then we will really see what this phone is capable of.
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I bought the phone yesterday knowing that I had 30 days to make my mind up on it. While I've only had the phone for a little over 48 hours, so far all is good. Yes the screen bleeds but its not as bad some peoples. Frankly I dont often watch video on my phone nor do I use dark wallpapers so the only time I ever even think of the bleeding is during boot and when I check this forum (lol). No reboots yet, OS is faster than any phone I've ever used, and contrary to my expectations HSPA+ actually does provide a noticeable boost. What I'm monitoring closest now is battery life. So far it seems to be at least on par with my Vibrant which is something I can live with. Loving stock Android also. If things keep up at this rate I wont be taking it back in 28 days.
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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Well gingerbread has a black notification bar, so if you have issues with the top corners like i did you might change your mind about the bleeding being ok.
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I've checked screenshots with black toolbars and it wont be an issue for me. I keep the tool bar hidden anyway so the only time its even visible is if I have an app open in which case im focused on the content of the app not the notification bar. I'm sure there will be tons of themes with light notification bars anyway.
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
I unfortunately had to exchange my first one for a new one. My original would randomly think the wired headset was connected when it wasnt. This rendered the phone basically useless. Plus no one else in these forums talked about a similar situation. So I exchanged mine for a new one. So far its good. Fingers crossed!
I wish everyone that decides to pass on the G2X for the sgs2 or sensation the best of luck! Coming from Sammy's first real attempt at trying to run with the big dogs, the VIBRANT, I can honestly say that while its a decent device to get started with in android, it leaves much to be desired. At the time of its release the galaxy s line had the best hardware then too. But that didn't mean sqaut in real world performance. Those things laughed at us everytime we opened the app menu!
Look at all the time people like SUPERCURIO put into voodoo, just to make that thing be half the phone it could be. And dont even get me started on updates! Froyo? Froyo? Did you say Froyo? I had froyo before it was even a wet dream in TMO's eyes here. If it wasnt for some great DEV's pulling together on that thing and making it what it should have been in the first place, I, along with half the people that bought a vibrant probably woulda nailed our genitalia to the floor in a burning building.
So you guys get a super duper AMOLED screen phone that you still cant see in the sun! Talk about how AWESOME that screen is inside the house. Go ahead, take it in, love it, embrace it! Your little injection molded plastic-ey POS may sound like the next best thing, but this guy read the book and bought the t shirt! #SAMSUNGNEVERAGAIN!
Just wait, you'll see. And BTW good luck with that htc boot loader, sensation fans. I'll sit back and watch from the sidelines with my #CYANOGENMOD G2X!
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today i returned mine, i miss it already but the battery life was unacceptable, been using it for 10 days and it got slightly better, not to forget the backlight bleeding and the various bugs here and there.
Im going to pick up SGS2 once it's available here, although i despise the touchwiz but thank god we LauncherPro
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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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Your going to love all the mods you're going to have to do to get rid of the iphone lookin, battery hogging, hope you know how to root, because it will still run in the background and control everything. So yes, they dont like to release kernel code either.
Please dont take my ramblings as the spoken word. Sammy might surprise us and throw us a bone. But remember if you get one update thats all you should expect.
And for the record, HELL YEAH! I still have a sour taste in my mouth from that fricken phone!
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My name's S0NiX, and I approve of this message.
I returned for now and will be getting it again in a few months, regardless of the upcoming Sensation/GS2.
ciscothek said:
I have a black notification bar right now and the bleeding isnt noticeable.
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Eaglesblood rom has black notification, and you barely see it. I see it a little in youtube, cwm and bootup. But only in complete darkness.
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Anyone who got theirs early seeing any dead pixels? Crank up the brightness and test your screen here:
http://jasonfarrell.com/misc/deadpixeltest.php
I have one small grey dead pixel in middle of the screen. Bottom right corner of screen also seems to be slightly raised too. Think if I go to AT&T store they'll let me swap it today or make me wait until Sunday?
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Flawless display. Good luck on exchange
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I've had not a single issue. I was only worried about a overly warm display and that was solved as soon as the white HTC logo came up on my phone...
Or was it supposed to be yellow and came out white?
Who knows. keanu.jpg.
sorry to hear about your misfortune and I hope they replace it.
Lame, I have dead pixel right about the hour of the clock... stupid.
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Actually after looking closer it's dust or an imperfection in the glass.
Tried 2 stores, both told me I have to wait until Sunday for an exchange... even though they have them in back - LAME!
So pre-ordering was a waste of time for me, won't do that again.
BS...I pitched a fit and I got a swap. F att. They get enough of my money that I don't give them an inch.
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Ok cool - Im gonna hit a 3rd store on my way home.
Thanks for the link, mine if perfect.
aimfire72 said:
Ok cool - Im gonna hit a 3rd store on my way home.
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Good luck. Speak with a manager. Be persistent.
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Good luck. Speak with a manager. Be persistent.
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Bah, spoke to manager, would not budge, claimed the system would not allow it until Sunday... :/
Btw, im in SF Bay Area, south bay... if anyone can recommend an AT&T store where they're more flexible, I'd appreciate it.
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Bah, spoke to manager, would not budge, claimed the system would not allow it until Sunday... :/
Btw, im in SF Bay Area, south bay... if anyone can recommend an AT&T store where they're more flexible, I'd appreciate it.
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haha, that is lame.
We had a new shopping center open up, a HUGE one. The store in there is amazing, they are selling the phone as of today!
designgears said:
haha, that is lame.
We had a new shopping center open up, a HUGE one. The store in there is amazing, they are selling the phone as of today!
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Just wondering, why exactly are the stores giving me a hard time about waiting to exchange on Sunday? All of the stores have it in the back... Are they hoping to "sell out" of the inventory they have and get sales points or something? Or are the managers/reps just too lazy to have to jump through a few hoops for me?
I have one more store in my area that I may try on Saturday... any advice on what to say to get them to budge?
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Just wondering, why exactly are the stores giving me a hard time about waiting to exchange on Sunday? All of the stores have it in the back... Are they hoping to "sell out" of the inventory they have and get sales points or something? Or are the managers/reps just too lazy to have to jump through a few hoops for me?
I have one more store in my area that I may try on Saturday... any advice on what to say to get them to budge?
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Laziness / AT&T policy.
For everything like that you should speak to the Manager. They can make anything happen.
Well darn I thought mine was flawless but today noticed a stuck/dead pixel.
Well , other phones have this so i think we should too! I like reading other peoples thoughts on when ics is gonna be released even if its a random guess. i think by the end of this month is my estimate.
We will get it when everyone else in the world has it....
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I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
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WhatzinyourphonE said:
I quickly learned the skyrocket is red headed step child... when I bought this device..... I wouldn't be surprised if we never get it
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I find your lack of faith disturbing.
Well the t989 got it today, so I think we might actually get sometime this week, if not next week hope fully, at least this shows Rogers isn't waiting for the release of the s3 to update its existing galaxy line
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I think so too if t mobile can do it then why is att so far behind especially since there's been 2 leaks and from what ive read the second is all the way functional except a few bugs so what's taking so long
Yeah, hopefully this week or next. I see no reason why not. T-Mo SII just got it through Kies, so there is def SII love. US SIII just isn't groundbreaking.
Will this be an OTA we have to manually retreive or a Kies update? Im half wondering if Kies will give it to us right now.
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.
bp787 said:
lack of features? which features might those be?
As far as performance goes, the skyrocket is no slouch.
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Last I checked only the galaxy S3 and like 1 other phone were better, am I wrong?
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digitalmaniak3k said:
I hope it gets here soon, I'm so utterly disgusted with the lack of features and performance in mine that I'm already ready to go back to an iPhone. The only reason I bought it was because my iPhone 4 was stolen and the AT&T sales rep said ICS was coming out "next week", this was nearly two months ago.
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Ooh boy..
More of this
Fragmentation.
Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.
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Lack of features aka I can't find them cuz they aren't on the home screen or plastered to my face
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Haha! Epic!
But honestly this is taking way too long to get the "official" ICS out... not complaining just an observation.
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hey, I'm not here to start anything, I wasted $200 on this thing because it's just not right for my usage. I have to restart it several times a day because it locks up, the stock browser is a joke, I'm forced to use Dolphin which I hate to access my company portal (hey, I didn't use Safari on my iPhone, but Safari did work for that) It won't ring, I never get notifications of text messages or voicemail, I drive over 200 miles a day so having music to listen to is important, and I had to dust off my old iPod for that, I had the TomTom app on my iPhone and since I travel out of my service area regularly I cant trust the navigation that came with the Samsung because it constantly loses GPS signal, so I had to buy a TomTom. I honestly thought my phone was broken so I took it back but the guy in the store said there was nothing wrong with my phone. I used to use Foursquare but the GPS is so off that every time I check in anywhere it says I'm too far away. Oh, and my battery only gives me about three hours off the charger.
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Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story
crixley said:
Then you just have a faulty phone bro...
Cool story
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AT&T and Samsung disagree.
digitalmaniak3k said:
AT&T and Samsung disagree.
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Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out
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Well maybe you're just "special"
Go back to an iPhone, they're good for people who can't figure things out
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Wow you're a ****. And I mean that with the most disgusted inflection that word allows for, jackass.
To the other guy; your phone is faulty. It just is. You're the consumer, you payed for a product that isn't delivering. You're going to need to whine and ***** about it, make it a big of enough deal; don't take no for an answer.
They're retail stores, switching out used devices isn't really their forte. (If you had a faulty iPhone you'd still need to make a big deal about it before getting it switched).
You have a great phone, trust me and everyone else here who knows phones. Yours is faulty; the Skyrocket is an incredibly powerful device.
(Phone.1)
ok so i got my NEW galaxy s4 about a week a go. just had it for one day and all the words on the screen went pink. so i went back to O2 and they give me a new one.
(Phone.2)
got the new galaxy s4 home and powered it up to see the screen going mad as hell. was flashing like mad and and lots of mad sounds coming from it. so back to O2 i went.
(Phone.3)
the man in the shop said he will open and test this one before i get it so they know it works. i said yer ok go for it. so he opened the phone and went to stick the battery in. on doing so he got an electric shock off the phone. he said well that's not right and went to get a new one.
(Phone.4)
he comes back with the new phone and starts to set it up. after about 10 mins the phone shuts off never to come back on? so now we are on
(phone.5)
everything looked ok on this one till he went to test to play back of some mp3s on my SAMSUNG class 10 64gb micro sd card. but the phone said that the card was broking and the phone would not reed it at all. he tested the card in a new Nokia and it work fine. so he opened a new micro sd card from in the shop and it said the same thing(card broke). but card works on all other phones in the shop just not in any galaxy s4.
(Phone.6)
so next phone come out. this one will not reed a 64gb card as well and if you play anything on the headphones you get lots of mad pops and cracks come out the headphone. he said well that's not right what will you like me to do now??? i said what can we do now? so he gos into the back of the shop for 5 min than come out and say we will send it away to get fixed. GET FIXED ITS JUST 3 MINS OLD!! we will send it back to SAMSUNG it will take about a week. i said ok but can we try one more please as i need my phone for work and if that don't work send them all back. he said ok last one.
(Phone.7) this phone looked to be working ok woohoo at last one that work... spoke to soon i did.... every time we went to use the camera the phone just shuts off and reboots. he then said sorry mate but we have used evey s4 in the shop and dont have any more to test the best i can do now is send them away.
whats going on SAMSUNG....... 7 galaxy s4 in under 3 days. i don't think i will be getting one now after all of this... looks like il have to go back to my IPHONE 4 what is 2 year old and has never let me down yet. just need to see what i get back in the post now. but even if this one works its going back as im sick of the dame thing.
Cool story bro
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That was a mad good reed.
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Never read anything like this in my life. Come on Samsung.
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Too much smoke in your eye. Apple troll.
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I think apart from a dev thread this was the longest op ive ever read. I feel for you bro
By chance were the s4's you tried all made in china? Chinese manufactured phones (other would be korean) have been having huge problems throughout the forum.
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isnt O2 a UK carrier? and mate?
that post sounds BS to me after the 3rd S4 I would have gone and got a HTC ONE. The worker guy in the store would not go sit through 7 phones, a manager would have been called after the 3rd one, lol, too much weed smoking...
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isnt O2 a UK carrier? and mate?
that post sounds BS to me after the 3rd S4 I would have gone and got a HTC ONE. The worker guy in the store would not go sit through 7 phones, a manager would have been called after the 3rd one, lol, too much weed smoking...
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it was the manager of the o2 shop that tested all the phones. i dont want a HTC phone. all the o2 shops next to me have had to send all of the s4 back to samsung. it was the GT-19505 16gb ones but two of them said they were gt-19505X dont know what the (x) was for tho?
Personally if this happened to me I would not even bother with the s4 I would get another phone like the HTC one, note 2, or LG Optimus G Pro.
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it was the manager of the o2 shop that tested all the phones. i dont want a HTC phone. all the o2 shops next to me have had to send all of the s4 back to samsung. it was the GT-19505 16gb ones.
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The problem sounds like the store you went to. I could easily write the same story with the 3 iphone 4s my sister went through but we just went to a different store.
Out of one box of inventory, you probably got one that was shipped stupidly under extreme conditions and kept pulling bad batches from the same box.
Other than that, your story sounds like BS. I stopped reading after phone 3, an electric shock? Really? Yeah right. 2 posts? Uhuh... you're not even in the right section to complain about your carrier.
But if it is true, try a completely different store.
BS.
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Ah, you can always expect the apologist brigade rushing in to defend their noble brand's honor.
But anyway, it sounds like this shop's shipment of S4s got zapped or something in transit.
Unless a real bad batch, you must have some magnetic aura flux that kills devices, else statistically unlikely. You could be banned from flying in planes due to a magnetic aura flux. Left hand or right hand rule? That will only be got by physics or electronic oriented folks
Pictures or it never happened....
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Of all the things that have never happened on this planet, OP's story never happened the most.
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Of all the things that have never happened on this planet, OP's story never happened the most.
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Maybe it did, though, and a chorus of lame "pics or gtfo" comments adds nothing in either case.
yeah probably a bad shipment. 99.9% of people won't ever go through something like that
Pointless thread is pointless