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i read that At&t started to allow the htc inspire to use the amazon update, with some sort of update. my wife bought an inspire two days ago and she cant get it to work. we just did a htc update and still no allowing of non market apps. i have the infuse and mine will do it right out of the box. thanks for the help
I think you have to call att and ask for them to give you the update...that's at least how I've heard you can get the update.
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i read that At&t started to allow the htc inspire to use the amazon update, with some sort of update. my wife bought an inspire two days ago and she cant get it to work. we just did a htc update and still no allowing of non market apps. i have the infuse and mine will do it right out of the box. thanks for the help
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I assume you have verified under settings > applications to see whether or not you have the "unknown sources" option, and if it is there, that is is checked.
If it's not there then, as mentioned, you'll have to call ATT to get them to push it to the phone.
King Askaba said:
I think you have to call att and ask for them to give you the update...that's at least how I've heard you can get the update.
ok thanks
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I assume you have verified under settings > applications to see whether or not you have the "unknown sources" option, and if it is there, that is is checked.
If it's not there then, as mentioned, you'll have to call ATT to get them to push it to the phone.
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yea i already checked. thanks for the help
do yall know the name of the update? at&t do not know what im talking about
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do yall know the name of the update? at&t do not know what im talking about
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It's the "sideloading update", or you can say it's the update that allows you to install 3rd party applications that aren't on the Android Market. If the AT&T wireless rep still doesn't know what you're talking about, then they are an untrained moron and you should ask to be transferred to someone else.
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If the AT&T wireless rep still doesn't know what you're talking about, then they are an untrained moron and you should ask to be transferred to someone else.
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You just described 98% of ATT employees.
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You just described 98% of ATT employees.
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LOL!!! 10chars
been on the phone with at&t for 20 minutes now and they are still trying to figure it out
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been on the phone with at&t for 20 minutes now and they are still trying to figure it out
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That's when you ask for their boss
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That's when you ask for their boss
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ya now the imei isnt in there system to push the update too. just purchased it monday from at&t.
edit: well they found the imei number
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That's when you ask for their boss
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Or just root the phone
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The rep I talked to called HTC whom in return told him the update wasn't available yet for this phone. So I just rooted the phone using bubby's method. That opened up the 3rd party unknown sources.
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The rep I talked to called HTC whom in return told him the update wasn't available yet for this phone. So I just rooted the phone using bubby's method. That opened up the 3rd party unknown sources.
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What a bunch of clueless people LOL. It was widely reported a month ago on tech sites like Engadget and HTC's own forum.
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What a bunch of clueless people LOL. It was widely reported a month ago on tech sites like Engadget and HTC's own forum.
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Indeed. Not only that, but my parents both have bone stock inspires, and I checked their phones out of curiosity, and sure enough, they have "unknown sources" now.
Keep in mind, they don't have a friggin clue what it does, or that anything even changed on their phone.
Kinda funny how clueless parents get it without even asking for it, and the people desparate for it have to call up att.
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Indeed. Not only that, but my parents both have bone stock inspires, and I checked their phones out of curiosity, and sure enough, they have "unknown sources" now.
Keep in mind, they don't have a friggin clue what it does, or that anything even changed on their phone.
Kinda funny how clueless parents get it without even asking for it, and the people desparate for it have to call up att.
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ya lol. i finally got att to send the update. bunch of clueless people
Just ask them to push the Sideloading update to your phone. If they don't know what they are doing, then their customer support must be terrible.
your welcome works on my att inspire 4g. it will prompt for update. the update works without issue.
So there are people who have had success with att doing this then huh? I've called 3 different reps and no one could find anything. This is for my girlfriend's phone who does not want it rooted but one of the main selling points over the atrix was having the appstore.
I rooted a few days ago and then decided to un-root. After I
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Sorry I accidentally hit post. Anyway after I was done un-rooting I was disappointed to find the sideloading box gone. I decided to see what would happen if I tried to install amazon anyway and for some reason it let me. Even though I don't have the check box. Cool but perplexing. Any theories?
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Fluke
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Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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Quite a cool fluke I guess. I was able to re-download all my amazon apps and still don't have the check box lol
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Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
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Sounds like what happened is it keep the dbsetting that allows it but removed the setting xml for it so it doesn't show up.
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I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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I wonder do you think it would ruin my warranty if I needed to turn it it?
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What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
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What would ruin your warranty? A non-visible "unknown sources" that ATT actually allows now anyway?
Or s-Off @ hboot?
Or superuser?
Or a non-stock ROM?
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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I had to go get a new SIM card today and could just see the wheels spinning in the sales gal's head when she was in the settings of my phone , along with a couple of comments about how "bling'd out" it was...like she thinking "how'd you do that? what did this man do to his phone?"...
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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At least we're not in a mobile phone police state, where they confiscate any phone that has been modified, on sight.
Yet........
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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Yeah I thought about that...if I happened to get a sales rep that yells out, "You're rooted!"...but I needed that SIM card and really didn't want the hassle of popping the Hack Kit and going back to stock just for a SIM card...it was kind of fun .
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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No doubt. That would've been a major PITA.
My phone looks so stock that I doubt they'd notice. Still, I'd be a bit jumpy while in the ATT store waiting for the SIM. But you managed it, so....
Luckily I got my SIM replacement needs taken care of when I was still stock/unrooted. I doubt I'll ever need another one....
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One thing I do have legacy is "Enterprise Customer" next to my name whenever I show up....this was years ago but always falling all over me to make me happy..11 years with ATT>Cingualr>ATT again....I was a little thinking about it but not too seriously...just walk in like I own the place ...Manager even came over and introduced himself...I guess I have paid them A LOT OF MONEY over the years with International plans and what not...pne reason I stick with them...I get response...and if I wanna root my phone...so be it
Edit: EC comes from my days working TD as a low level muckity-muck for the biggest semiconductor manufacturer, IN THE WORLLLLLD....but I work for a Mid-Cap now n not nearly the pull...they know it,,,but once get that Gold Star, I guess it sticks...
This is true actually, my unrooted phone now has 'unknown sources' available to me. HTC Inspire
http://bizcommunity.att.com/t5/Android/Android-Application-Enablement/td-p/2350
Looked that up soon after I discovered it.
Like the title states, Samsung will be releasing a Verizon Developer Edition GSIII with Unlockable Bootloader. Thoughts? Comments? Curse words?
I mainly want to know, will this impact our data plan if we purchase this product.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-offer-hacker-friendly-developer-edition-galaxy-s-iii?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
This pisses me off even more than the bootloader being locked in the first place. Not only would I have to sell my normal S3, I'd have to wait for one of the developer ones, most likely with a tiny stock, to ship to me. I don't know how Samsung could possibly think this is a valid solution after the majority of people who want to hack their phone bought it when it came out.
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Like the title states, Samsung will be releasing a Verizon Developer Edition GSIII with Unlockable Bootloader. Thoughts? Comments? Curse words?
I mainly want to know, will this impact our data plan if we purchase this product.
http://www.androidcentral.com/samsu...galaxy-s-iii?utm_source=ac&utm_medium=twitter
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I want to know how soon it will be available. I would gladly sell my new S3 on Ebay to buy an unlocked one.
Any chance this could help people on here unlock the bootloader on the VZW S3?
I'm also slightly skeptical of this. I don't see this anywhere else but on some blogs. I can't find anything official from Samsung.
Hmm, according to CNet, Samsung sent this out as an email. That could be why there's no official release.
I also don't see that you can currently buy anything from http://developer.samsung.com
Ahh, verified https://twitter.com/SamsungJohn/status/222832375422402560
What a pile of steaming ****.
**** you, Verizon.
it should be noted guys that hardware wise its prolly gunna be the same.. ergo flashing the low level partitions will prolly "convert" ya
im just saying that based on speculation..
When?!
That's the question I have.
Also, will it have all the vzw junk and the annoying notification spam?
Can't wait for the answers.
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This is the most annoying frustrating thing. Do I return the phone before the 14 days are up now? I don't really want to spend double on the exact same phone... F u Verizon.
This could be good news for us. Looks like Samsung is getting some heat from us. I say keep the calls to Samsung going and also the facebook comments going. I keep telling that I'm returning because of this. They don't want to hear this..... Keep going guys...
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This is absolutely disgusting.
I don't know why people support this, or why people are assuming we'll magically be able to flash the developer firmware/bootloader to our standard Verizon Galaxy S3s.
Haven't read into it yet but is this version only available unsubsidized? Or can it be purchased at a subsidized price if I haven't upgraded yet?
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ExodusC said:
This is absolutely disgusting.
I don't know why people support this, or why people are assuming we'll magically be able to flash the developer firmware/bootloader to our standard Verizon Galaxy S3s.
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i would imagine that shot is at me, like i said just guessing i dont see any reason why not.
using something like dd to write every single partition to another device and basically "clone it" would then bypass the checks for certain software.
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i would imagine that shot is at me, like i said just guessing i dont see any reason why not.
using something like dd to write every single partition to another device and basically "clone it" would then bypass the checks for certain software.
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No, that wasn't directed at you or anyone in particular- I was more referring to the tons of support the model was getting in the IRC channel.
I don't understand it, because I seriously doubt it will help.
It's possible, but I'm really doubting it.
Regardless, unless it does prove as a method for allowing consumer-level devices to be unlocked, it is practically useless to almost all Galaxy S3 owners on Verizon.
I'm not bashing anyone, I'm just disgusted Samsung and/or Verizon would think this is an okay alternative.
Also, how about all that "unlocked devices will hurt the network" stuff from Verizon? I believe there's a bit of a contradiction here.
Edit: Just restating, no hard feelings towards you, shabbypenguin, or anyone else, it just blows my mind Samsung and Verizon would pull this.
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Haven't read into it yet but is this version only available unsubsidized? Or can it be purchased at a subsidized price if I haven't upgraded yet?
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You'll be buying directly from Samsung so there will be no subsidy. You'd have to sell your Verizon-bought phone and use the cash for this if you want to do it on the cheap.
So basically the phone doesn't come with a warranty why offer warranty on a phone that people want to hack Verizon u piss me off I'm on sprint and I probably hate Verizon for doing this just as much as u guys
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Giving my locked GS3 to my wife.
Well this will make my wife happy. As soon as the developer version is available I'm going to get it and give the locked GS3 I just got today to my wife.
One question though, assuming the locked version can be unlocked, does that mean development for both devices will be the same? Or is it possible that they will have to have separate development?
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So basically the phone doesn't come with a warranty why offer warranty on a phone that people want to hack Verizon u piss me off I'm on sprint and I probably hate Verizon for doing this just as much as u guys
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Every device has a warranty, until you unlock it. Technically. And unless they can see that it was ever unlocked when you lock it back up...it's all good
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756483
it worked!! lol j/k
Good bye unlimited to those who still had it. I'm going to ride out the one I have. Guess they will need to add another developer area for these devices.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756483
it worked!! lol j/k
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Haha! On a serious note, are you going to purchase this Developer Edition GSIII? I read the original article as I was waiting in line at Fed Ex to pick up my GSIII. I am seriously thinking of returning my GSIII and getting this.
OK I'm starting this post for my buddy who has a sprint galaxy nexus we live in south Florida and spring took there towers off line today to do some service to there towers well when they put them back online they deactivated his service and when he called customer service he told them his phone was rooted and unlocked with a custom ROM and they told him that sprint probably seen that his phone was rooted and that is why they deactivated his device well he has it back on now and is getting no data what so ever
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cant see that happening tbh, why would a phone network care about what you do to your device? Only the phone manufacturer would care about you invalidating your warranty if you were to book it in for repair.
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cant see that happening tbh, why would a phone network care about what you do to your device? Only the phone manufacturer would care about you invalidating your warranty if you were to book it in for repair.
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That's what I told him but he said the lady was pretty persistent about that
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As an ex-Sprint in-store technician, the lady was bullshitting.
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As an ex-Sprint in-store technician, the lady was bullshitting.
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Why do u think they deactivated his device I mean its back up now but he us getting no data what so ever just voice everything was fine prior to getting deactivated
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Why do u think they deactivated his device I mean its back up now but he us getting no data what so ever just voice everything was fine prior to getting deactivated
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Tell him to do a profile update. Settings -> About Phone -> Sprint updates -> Update Profile (if I remember correctly) and then Update PRL. Otherwise just call up Sprint and tell them he's not getting data and they should be able to refresh his profile from their end. Also, they can't do anything about you rooting your phone as it's yours. If he starts tethering like 50GB a month or something stupid like that, then yeah there's an issue. But I'm assume it's normal usage. Why he even bothered telling the lady his phone is rooted is beyond me...No offense, but that was pretty stupid.
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Tell him to do a profile update. Settings -> About Phone -> Sprint updates -> Update Profile (if I remember correctly) and then Update PRL. Otherwise just call up Sprint and tell them he's not getting data and they should be able to refresh his profile from their end. Also, they can't do anything about you rooting your phone as it's yours. If he starts tethering like 50GB a month or something stupid like that, then yeah there's an issue. But I'm assume it's normal usage. Why he even bothered telling the lady his phone is rooted is beyond me...No offense, but that was pretty stupid.
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I sent him the link for this thread so he should be on here soon
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bostonbassman78 said:
I sent him the link for this thread so he should be on here soon
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I heard it's not so good in south florida with sprint.
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I heard it's not so good in south florida with sprint.
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It's not so good anywhere unless you're in their LTE areas. Their coverage is fine, voice and text is fine. Their data is GARBAGE.
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It's not so good anywhere unless you're in their LTE areas. Their coverage is fine, voice and text is fine. Their data is GARBAGE.
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He should be on in a minute or two if you could pls stay on he wants to pick your brain he said he tried that profile thing didn't work he said
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As an ex-Sprint in-store technician, the lady was bullshitting.
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Hey what's up guys? I'm the guy with the Sprint issues. It makes absolutely no sense to me at all why they would care about my device but the way she made it sound was that Sprint cannot restore my 3g data because my device was rooted. She told me that my best bet would be to flash back to stop and start over. She concluded with an offer to follow up with me after I flashed back to stock and she could rectify the data situation then. Call me crazy but I think I want the opinion of the guys who know what's going on and not the one of the chick reading off her computer screen. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey what's up guys? I'm the guy with the Sprint issues. It makes absolutely no sense to me at all why they would care about my device but the way she made it sound was that Sprint cannot restore my 3g data because my device was rooted. She told me that my best bet would be to flash back to stop and start over. She concluded with an offer to follow up with me after I flashed back to stock and she could rectify the data situation then. Call me crazy but I think I want the opinion of the guys who know what's going on and not the one of the chick reading off her computer screen. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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Several things I have to say:
1. Do not EVER EVER EVER tell your phone company that you rooted your device because the things that run through their mind are:
a) ****! Now he can tether without paying!
b) We're not fixing your phone now because you voided the warranty.
I hope she didn't put notes on your account for b) because that can prevent you from getting your phone repaired in a Sprint store.
Also, it depends what software is on your phone. Have you tried going back to stock? Have you tried calling Sprint again and not mentioning that your phone is rooted?
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Several things I have to say:
1. Do not EVER EVER EVER tell your phone company that you rooted your device because the things that run through their mind are:
a) ****! Now he can tether without paying!
b) We're not fixing your phone now because you voided the warranty.
I hope she didn't put notes on your account for b) because that can prevent you from getting your phone repaired in a Sprint store.
Also, it depends what software is on your phone. Have you tried going back to stock? Have you tried calling Sprint again and not mentioning that your phone is rooted?
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He is on the toroplus ROM from teameos I'm gonna assume the most recent one
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Product F(RED) said:
Several things I have to say:
1. Do not EVER EVER EVER tell your phone company that you rooted your device because the things that run through their mind are:
a) ****! Now he can tether without paying!
b) We're not fixing your phone now because you voided the warranty.
I hope she didn't put notes on your account for b) because that can prevent you from getting your phone repaired in a Sprint store.
Also, it depends what software is on your phone. Have you tried going back to stock? Have you tried calling Sprint again and not mentioning that your phone is rooted?
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I asked her if there were going to be notes on my account mentioning it being rooted and she said yes but she said she was putting another note stating that the phone was being returned to stock. So I don't know. I'm learning and the main thing I'm learning is that the more I try to learn about this ****, the worse it's getting. The thing I hate the most is that this is a way to break away from the communist machine that is Sprint but somehow they still have me by the balls.
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He is on the toroplus ROM from teameos I'm gonna assume the most recent one
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I am also on the toro ROM on my Verizon Gnex and I have no issue's like that
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I asked her if there were going to be notes on my account mentioning it being rooted and she said yes but she said she was putting another note stating that the phone was being returned to stock. So I don't know. I'm learning and the main thing I'm learning is that the more I try to learn about this ****, the worse it's getting. The thing I hate the most is that this is a way to break away from the communist machine that is Sprint but somehow they still have me by the balls.
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Technician notes are different from account notes, so if you were to go into a store for a repair I'm sure they wouldn't see that. Try reactivating your phone. Call Sprint, tell them:
"I called a while ago because I was having issues with data. A rep told me to punch in a code in the dialer and he also gave me the MSL code for my phone, but I can't find where I wrote it down. Do you mind telling me how to re-do the Handsfree Activation?"
Follow the instructions and see if that works. If nothing comes up on the dialer when you punch in the code, your ROM doesn't have Handsfree-Activation included. Try going to a stock ROM or ROM that has the Sprint menus in it.
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Technician notes are different from account notes, so if you were to go into a store for a repair I'm sure they wouldn't see that. Try reactivating your phone. Call Sprint, tell them:
"I called a while ago because I was having issues with data. A rep told me to punch in a code in the dialer and he also gave me the MSL code for my phone, but I can't find where I wrote it down. Do you mind telling me how to re-do the Handsfree Activation?"
Follow the instructions and see if that works. If nothing comes up on the dialer when you punch in the code, your ROM doesn't have Handsfree-Activation included. Try going to a stock ROM or ROM that has the Sprint menus in it.
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I'm gonna have to jump on this first thing in the morning. Thanks for the advice. I will post any results on this thread as they unfold.
I would go as far to say it would be illegal for the phone company to cut you off for tethering a device that you own. (There are apps such as FoxFi that bypass the 'tethering tax' mobile networks try to claim) However, as someone said previously if you are downloading heavily then I guess they could cut you off for that.
At T-Mobile, NO such policy of cutting you off exists and they rely solely on throttling and packet shaping.
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I would go as far to say it would be illegal for the phone company to cut you off for tethering a device that you own. (There are apps such as FoxFi that bypass the 'tethering tax' mobile networks try to claim) However, as someone said previously if you are downloading heavily then I guess they could cut you off for that.
At T-Mobile, NO such policy of cutting you off exists and they rely solely on throttling and packet shaping.
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Thing is, he barely knows what he's doing. He's rooted and ROM'd but that's it. He's new to this whole thing. I don't even think he was tethering; I was just using it as an example for why a phone company wouldn't want you rooting their devices. But yeah I agree, you can't get cut off for modifying your device like that unless it was doing something that it logically should not be able to do (like if you were using it as a 24/7 server to host a website or something crazy).
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Thing is, he barely knows what he's doing. He's rooted and ROM'd but that's it. He's new to this whole thing. I don't even think he was tethering; I was just using it as an example for why a phone company wouldn't want you rooting their devices. But yeah I agree, you can't get cut off for modifying your device like that unless it was doing something that it logically should not be able to do (like if you were using it as a 24/7 server to host a website or something crazy).
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Well it got worse now his phone is telling that command droid is not working any thoughts on this and is there a way to get back to stock
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Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
theres nothing wrong with nova launcher on your phone.
most reps are not as knowledgeable as they should be.
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Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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vzw reps are notoriously known for being dumbasses...don't listen to em lol.......and anyway, unless its completely hard bricked, who doesn't reset their phone back to complete stock before sending it back anyway to ensure they don't see any traces of ya tweaking w/ it?
The VZW rep sounds ridiculous like expected. My guess is that rep was thinking the phone doesn't "look" how TW looks and therefore assumes that's an indication of modified software. Regardless, it's good practice to reset your phone to stock for exchanges and returns.
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I honestly would have told that guy he's an idiot straight to his face. God people are dumb.
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I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.
I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !
maxcaos said:
Ive been using and rooting droids for about 4 years, lately ive been haveing issues with my s3 gps took it in talked to a VZ rep and the first thing he said when he saw my phone was "YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER ON YOUR PHONE YOU KNOW THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY! Make sure you uninstall that before sending back" thats the first time i have ever heard that is this guy full of it or is this something new?
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All none rooted apps on the Market are perfectly 100% legit. The guy is FULL of Sh****. I wish I could say it to his face.
Appreciate all the feedback everyone, I thought he was full of crap but I appreciate the opinions and advice some of which I will use in the future should of wrote his name down and started a VZ REP HALL OF SHAME post
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I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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sfobrien said:
I would have been tempted to go over to their working demo, download it and say yours is voided now too and leave !
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^ha! rep is an asshat.
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
benny3 said:
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Thats why I don't mess with them
bairste said:
I am a Verizon rep and the guy was either an idiot and doesnt know what he is talking about or he is just a complete douche. There is nothing wrong with running a launcher that is able to be put on a phone that doent require root. There are many instances when I had the unfortunate job to tell people they are screwed. I have also instructed people how to get back to stock or referred them here to XDA. I love opening the potential of my phone up and customizing it as it is an extension of myself.
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To bad not all vzw reps think like you!!
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Mark930 said:
I've also noticed that most people selling electronics really have no idea what there talking about I've asked questions to some pretty basic questions that I've already knew the answer just to see if they knew and there just clueless.
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Hahaha I do this too!!!
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Did you ask him if changing the ringtone voids the warrenty too
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benny3 said:
I think Radio Shack has the biggest idiots...lol In my area anyways
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Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......
bwassef said:
yea i had a verizon wireless rep tell me something similar. He took one look at my phone and said, "to be honest i dont know what kind of software you have going on here but whatever it is that is what is causing your problem". i guess Nova Launcher causes the phone's radio to disfunction and lose data all of a sudden......
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Haha.. same thing here. Crazy data drops with my first phone, took it into vzw, dude takes one look at the clock on the home screen and asks what ROM I'm running. I told him there was no ROM, but he insisted the clock wasn't stock so I must have a different ROM on it. Went to the display s3's, changed all their clocks to what mine had then asked if he'd help me with my problem.
Man he ****ed my account up... I spent weeks arguing with vzw over the **** he did...
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gunz.jones said:
Here, it's Best Buy. While our Radio Shack is not the best place to get advice, it's better than Best Buy.
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Indeed! I bought a sprint Note II and went to BestBuy to look for accessories....
Lady was adamant that its "not even released in the US yet."
I just laughed, pulled my phone out my pocket, and said... Yeah, sure its not and this doesnt exist...
Then just walked out, lol
Morons!