Does anyone here have any experience with sending in a phone to RadioShack for a replacement (full insurance) when it still works? I did it once when my phone crapped out, but this phone has an awful battery and I've been dealing with it since November and am finally fed up with it. I'm assuming they'll take it, but I'm not sure what they'd exactly do since it still works... Or should I just go with plan be and smash it with a hammer? Then they'd have to replace it lol.
I vote hammer ;p
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If I had a slo mo camera I totally would and make everyone on the evita forums go NOOOOOOOO. One of my friends is gonna loan me his old Pantech Burst running CM10 for a few days. Damn, this phone is gonna feel AMAZING when I leave that.
Lol
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Run over it with your truck
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Run over it with your truck
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Lol who was it that did that? Mir? All I remember is that it caught fire before that. At that point I'd just find my baseball bat and get someone to pitch it to me. Rip a home run into over my pipe-stem with the sucka.
I can't remember who did that, made me laugh though
If you're gonna destroy it, ya know you gotta take video right.
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Run over it with your truck
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RollTribe said:
Lol who was it that did that? Mir? All I remember is that it caught fire before that. At that point I'd just find my baseball bat and get someone to pitch it to me. Rip a home run into over my pipe-stem with the sucka.
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I can't remember who did that, made me laugh though
If you're gonna destroy it, ya know you gotta take video right.
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Me. I also did take video with my nexus 4. But it wasn't worth sharing because running it over didn't do much. It was slamming it into a sidewalk that sealed the deal
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I can't remember who did that, made me laugh though
If you're gonna destroy it, ya know you gotta take video right.
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I would, but I'm about 70% sure RadioShack has an extra fee for physical damage, and I don't really wanna pay $50-$100 just to smash my phone... as tempting as it is lol
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I would, but I'm about 70% sure RadioShack has an extra fee for physical damage, and I don't really wanna pay $50-$100 just to smash my phone... as tempting as it is lol
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That's pretty silly.. pay for warranty and they pay to have it replaced eventhough you pay for warranty? ah radioshack, why people still shop there, I have no idea.
exad said:
That's pretty silly.. pay for warranty and they pay to have it replaced eventhough you pay for warranty? ah radioshack, why people still shop there, I have no idea.
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They were the only ones that had an evita on launch day. Literally, they had one. It would go on to break (not my fault, it just died) in about 6 months but still.
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ok so i just got my skyrocket about a week ago. And i dropped it and the chrome around the phone chipped pretty bad. I tried to go into today to say like the phone was laggy and stuff. Then the associate said just restart the phone. Then i asked her about what the insurance policy is and i asked about the chipped chrome and she told me to go to the AT&T service center and said they would swap it out. i went which is about like 30 min away from me and once i got there they said they wouldn't do it. Anybody know what i can do to replace it?
Brick it?
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lol you sly devil you! ^
Lol, checking repartition in odin is agreat way to do that. But they might try to say that is messedup because you dropped it and end up filing a insurance claim, couldnt hurt to try lol
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put the insurance on it and do it that way.
im gonna go in tomorrow and say my wi-fi keeps dropping
YOU DROPPED YOUR PHONE. YOU BROKE IT. IT'S YOUR FAULT.
I cannot run my car into a flipping building and say, CAN I RETURN THIS FOR A BRAND-NEW SHINY ONE?
Scum of the earth...
Get a case?
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austinm08 said:
YOU DROPPED YOUR PHONE. YOU BROKE IT. IT'S YOUR FAULT.
I cannot run my car into a flipping building and say, CAN I RETURN THIS FOR A BRAND-NEW SHINY ONE?
Scum of the earth...
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I wish I could like this! Even if you brick your phone they should look at it and deny your claim due to abuse. I would if I were the sales person. It's people like you who drive our prices up.
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YOU DROPPED YOUR PHONE. YOU BROKE IT. IT'S YOUR FAULT.
I cannot run my car into a flipping building and say, CAN I RETURN THIS FOR A BRAND-NEW SHINY ONE?
Scum of the earth...
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I feel like they screw us why not get something out of them.
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Get a case?
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+1
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GeezyF.Ladies said:
I feel like they screw us why not get something out of them.
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Honor
Some things are more important than money or material possessions.
GeezyF.Ladies said:
I feel like they screw us why not get something out of them.
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It's easy to consider that they are a big company with a lot of money, but the quantities don't matter. It's still plain wrong. Ethics.
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Brick it?
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What I would do.
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Get a case?
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This is prob the best idea
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defnow said:
Get a case?
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That, or just don't drop the thing to begin with.
You should have had a case from day 1. They will not replace a phone with serious visual defects unless the defects are from manufacturing. Also, bricking the phone will not do it either since it has been dropped. You're just gonna have to deal with it. Sorry.
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Honor
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Exactly we are talking about a gadget not war or chivalry.....we all make mistakes that's human nature and I'm not saying his reason is the best my rocket has taken some spills and it still works but I will say us middle class people work 5 maybe more days a week and should be cut some slack when it comes to things like this when big companies could care less I say we don't get enough from most big companies just enough for us not to leave. But this makes you a bad person ? Robin hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor but he still stole. There are rapists and killers you can talk to about honor.
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Get a case?
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funny that you would say that. I ordered the tough case and since my whole community mail thing is all messed up i would thing that they would go up to your door and deliver the package. But they said they dont do that and so i had to keep rescheduling the delivery. I have it now at least. lol
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funny that you would say that. I ordered the tough case and since my whole community mail thing is all messed up i would thing that they would go up to your door and deliver the package. But they said they dont do that and so i had to keep rescheduling the delivery. I have it now at least. lol
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Good stuff. You get the defender or what ?
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Phone no work. Me throw at wall. It go crack and no turn on. AT&T warranty covers this, right?
-serious question-
Peace out with the grease out,
Malicious
Physical damage not covered on most devices.
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Phone no work. Me throw at wall. It go crack and no turn on. AT&T warranty covers this, right?
-serious question-
Peace out with the grease out,
Malicious
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you wish ....
No, you have non phone issues that may be covered by your health plan.
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Good job. Throwing a phone is pretty smart.
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If you pay $5 a month fir warrenty then yes, but no.
if it doesnt look like its broken itll be ok.
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dont think you read the OP
it says it has a crack lol
if you have insurance through Asurion... then yes!
I dropped my HTC Aria off a balcony one night while enjoying some beverages and it broke into half a dozen pieces. I went online and filed a claim through Asurion's website. $50 later... I was sent a Samsung Infuse!
I was very happy... nice little upgrade for me!
Be careful, because if you file another claim within the same year... they will cancel your insurance and you will be SOL if it happens again... So only throw your phone at the wall once every year or so
Hmm.. well no flashing for you for a little while.. :/ Um.. I would recomend the Best Buy Black Tie plan next time.. you could always claim it stolen...
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Erik_T said:
Hmm.. well no flashing for you for a little while.. :/ Um.. I would recomend the Best Buy Black Tie plan next time.. you could always claim it stolen...
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Actually just picked up a brand new Infuse for under 100 bucks. Back in business, Hopefully I can start development on my ROM pretty soon.
Take good care of this one !!
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Take good care of this one !!
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Yeah.. Get a Ballistic Case or Otterbox or something. Lol.. I've chucked mine across the room.
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Erik_T said:
Yeah.. Get a Ballistic Case or Otterbox or something. Lol.. I've chucked mine across the room.
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Haha yeahh I picked up a 17 dollar walmart body glove for mine. Served me very well so far
BALLISTIC cases has provided the best for me...military field tested period!
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bigjoe2675 said:
BALLISTIC cases has provided the best for me...military field tested period!
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I'm still debating on keeping the Infuse, so I think ima put off buying a ballistic case for it for now.
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I'm still debating on keeping the Infuse, so I think ima put off buying a ballistic case for it for now.
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Keep it! Unless you go to the note then go ahead lol.
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No, you have non phone issues that may be covered by your health plan.
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I threw a phone against a wall once (never argue with a woman over the phone). I was ready to pay full price for a new phone (because i was stupid). Since i had insurance on the phone the ATT guy told me to file a claim and report it as lost/stolen.. I did it and paid my $50 deductible and got a replacement phone.
I don't recommend to anyone to do this but if you have the insurance you may as well use it..
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Keep it! Unless you go to the note then go ahead lol.
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Mehhh I'm not really sold on the Note yet. I've been looking at it, but I dunno.
It's a possibility
So does anybody have dust under the screen? I counted a few specks under mine
Oh man don't tell me this problem still plagues HTC devices.
Weird. None here. Been using it since Thursday and still dust free.
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gunnyman said:
Oh man don't tell me this problem still plagues HTC devices.
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First thing I thought when I saw the thread posted :S
gunnyman said:
Oh man don't tell me this problem still plagues HTC devices.
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Unfortunately HTC still can't figure how to make phone that is dust free.
I have some. But it's a nonissue to me. I didn't notice it until I was shining a flashlight on it to make sure I got everything off before applying my screen protector. It doesn't affect the screen at all.
I don't have any on mine. Take it back for an exchange if it's bothering you.
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I don't have any on mine. Take it back for an exchange if it's bothering you.
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What if the second unit has it? Will att allow me to exchange it?
samven582 said:
What if the second unit has it? Will att allow me to exchange it?
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You can exchange it as much as you want. It's not your fault.
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You can exchange it as much as you want. It's not your fault.
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LOL.. up until a point. Then they may just cancel your contract and kick you out lol
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LOL.. up until a point. Then they may just cancel your contract and kick you out lol
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Well... they may get a little annoyed. They do work on commission after all.
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I don't have any on mine. Take it back for an exchange if it's bothering you.
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Good luck they consider dust under the screen as a cosmetic issue so they might not let you swap it out.
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Good luck they consider dust under the screen as a cosmetic issue so they might not let you swap it out.
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Threaten to leave and they will
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Good luck they consider dust under the screen as a cosmetic issue so they might not let you swap it out.
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Or tell them you want a refund if they give any trouble. They'd rather do an exchange than issue a refund. Never usually a problem though.
I had dust under mine... AT&T store claimed they couldn't see it, so being within my 30 days I returned it and bought a new one on the spot... they were pissed
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I have dust under mine... AT&T store claimed they couldn't see it, so being within my 30 days I returned it and bought a new one on the spot... they were pissed
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Good for you.
They can deal with it.
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Good for you.
They can deal with it.
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Ya, I just changed my mind, agreed with them and said it looked perfect!! Then I told them its just to big of a phone for me and returned it, all while holding my note... LOL
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Ya, I just changed my mind, agreed with them and said it looked perfect!! Then I told them its just to big of a phone for me and returned it, all while holding my note... LOL
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So wait-
You returned and bought a new one after you said it was too big... WHILE holding your note?
I wish I could see their faces
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So wait-
You returned and bought a new one after you said it was too big... WHILE holding your note?
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haha, they didn't seem to even notice the note, kept turning it on and looking at it, sitting it on the counter... they totally ignored it.
That's pretty awesome. I had my Note on the table when I bought the One X too. The RSC just looked at it and shook his head.
They don't get any commission either if it's not a new contract.
Where are the best shops or places that will fix your phone's cracked/shattered phone screen for a good price and a fast repair time?
I guess that would depend on where you live or if you're asking for places to send it away to.
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Chrizuki said:
Where are the best shops or places that will fix your phone's cracked/shattered phone screen for a good price and a fast repair time?
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Well sometimes best buy has a mobile customer service
They helped me last time with a headphone jack problem, and fixed it no problem just for a little cost
You dont have to buy ur phone there for them to be able to help you.
Make sure you talk to someone that actually knows about phones, or most likley they will just say "Replacement"
which gets super annoying. and over charge you with a stupid price.
All comes to worse, go to the carriers shop, but I would keep that a last priority.
All of them have price rangers, you just gotta find which is the cheapest...
All comes to worse, send it
There is a website called YouTube.com
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There is a website called YouTube.com
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some people just want to have their **** fixed. With youtube you have to buy parts, things can go wrong...
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some people just want to have their **** fixed. With youtube you have to buy parts, things can go wrong...
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Its cheaper to buy parts and DIY + it will make you feel good cuz you fixed your own ****!!!
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justFaisal said:
Its cheaper to buy parts and DIY + it will make you feel good cuz you fixed your own ****!!!
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you're absolutely right, but there are people who wont understand, even with video instructions and mess up.
by the way, doesn't it void waranty?
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you're absolutely right, but there are people who wont understand, even with video instructions and mess up.
by the way, doesn't it void waranty?
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Yes it does but if you have warranty then just send it to the manufacturer other wise you're out of luck if you can't follow instructions unless you have crazy money to spend asking someone to do it for you.
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I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
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I have in my possession a real live brick. Wont power up, recognize usb, dead dead dead. Cant find a JTAG service for this yet, unless someone has one.
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Try holding volume up and power button
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Try holding volume up and power button
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no dice, completely dead. Im not getting a charge indicator or anything.
How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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no dice, completely dead. I'm not getting a charge indicator or anything.
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How did this device get to this state? Are you sure the charging circuit isn't blown?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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Nope, Ill tell you what happened. I have been having problems with the evolution mods kernel rebooting my phone, after i tried the "fixed" version.
So i flashed the full firmware from the 1.55.602 update (im running a stock rom with bloating removed) and i removed the hboot from the zip. Since im running a custom hboot with the text removed. Thinking i could just reflash the stock kernel.
i flashed it, did a fastboot reboot and now its deader than a hammer.
no charge, no usb activity, no turn on. dead as can be. Ill take any and all suggestions. I know my way around pretty well, so im surprised that its bricked. But its the first M8 brick, unless someone has a clever idea?
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In other news, i got a new phone, so i have brick with a good esn if anyine is interested, but i would rather find someone who would be willing to try and jtag it for the good of the community
My condolences on the device, but you sir should be applauded for not going the route of "warranty" on a device that died by your hand. Does seem odd that you can't even get it to charge though.
Sent it to HTC to get fixed out of warranty. I let everyone know what they charge to unbrick. Besides, they would have figured it out anyways then charged me
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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Do you have a hboot screen
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Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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Nope, it doesn't turn on or charge
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Sorry I can't help.
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It's super bricked. I flash firmware on single board computers at my job for medical equipment. We have bricks occasionally. But we can jtag out of it. I assume the same can be done if there is a header location available on the processor board. Couldn't find anybody who has jtagd one yet to do it.
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HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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beaups said:
HTC doesn't bother to jtag. They just replace the motherboard.
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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what you think they will wanna charge? im assuming 150-200 for the repair?
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I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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beaups said:
I'm guessing, but I'd say 300-400
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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You think this would be worth anything for a dev to be able to figure it out, repair wise?
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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Yeah I'd be happy to take a look at it to see if there are any opportunities for software-based unbrick.
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well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
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well, its at HTC (en route) right now. It should get there wed/thurs. If i get a bad case of sticker shock, illl get it sent back. If they can fix it for reasonable, then i will get it fixed. I am a big fan of your effort to free these android devices. So if they want too much, id be happy to send it to you. Maybe you can prevent the next one from occuring. BTW firewater is an amazing piece of work, i must say
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No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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beaups said:
No worries, hopefully you can get it fixed reasonable. Kudos for being honest about it, most people would claim warranty.
Actually I dont mind buying devices. Just for something like this I wouldnt feel good intentionally bricking a $600 device. I do it enough on accident
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So i had edged up from my M7, ended up selling that for 400. Got the M8, had 2 payments made, bricked it. So i had to pay off the 500 on the edge. Now whats interesting if you early payoff the edge, you are out of contract, COMPLETELY. So i ended up with a free standard upgrade, so i was able to edge again. thats a FYI if anyone is interested. Kinda sucks, but i made my money back already fixing computers this week. Any idea what i did wrong, i have flashed M7 & M8's & DNA's so many times....I know my way around. Im still baffled