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Will Samsung fix bricked Skyrocket within warranty without question?

Has anyone bricked their Skyrocket after rooting it, sent it back to Samsung, and had luck? I imagine they have so many phones coming in/out that they might not check. Ultimately, just hooking it up to their JTAG unit and reflashing it.
But, I'd like to know if anyone has had any experiences with this.

If you search answers will come I suggest something about bricked phones
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nrm5110 said:
If you search answers will come I suggest something about bricked phones
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k, thanks. So it seems like they will replace them. I'm wondering if I should say that Kies died during an update or if it just died and won't power on.

Battery on your comp died or you dog tugged on the cable mid update
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bricked mine. wouldnt even turn on. couldnt get recovery or download mode. sent it to samsung and they marked it as a faulty pcb and replaced it.

Be very very careful when your flashing. Don't flash in a thunder storm, in a car, or while your moving. Make sure your phone, your computer are charged. Make sure your USB ports work your cables are good. Make sure not to move your phone, hold your phone while its flashing. Be sure to read and read again before you flash.
Check double check every file. Make sure your downloads complete, make sure its for your phone. Read other post and learn from them. And you won't have another bricked phone.
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hedpe said:
Has anyone bricked their Skyrocket after rooting it, sent it back to Samsung, and had luck? I imagine they have so many phones coming in/out that they might not check. Ultimately, just hooking it up to their JTAG unit and reflashing it.
But, I'd like to know if anyone has had any experiences with this.
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Hard bricked mine the other day. Went to at&t said it turned off when I plugged it in and they gave me a new one right away.
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Just came back from At&t Device Support Center and they fixed my bricked Skyrocket in less then 10 minutes. The chick giggled when she saw it was rooted and said I shouldn't do it anymore. LOL. If you're under warranty still, go to your local center. Maybe they'll fix it even if it isn't under warranty. Might depend on the person though.

greekunit690 said:
Hard bricked mine the other day. Went to at&t said it turned off when I plugged it in and they gave me a new one right away.
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Are you in your 1st month ? or just in the warranty ?
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IEatKittys! said:
Just came back from At&t Device Support Center and they fixed my bricked Skyrocket in less then 10 minutes. The chick giggled when she saw it was rooted and said I shouldn't do it anymore. LOL. If you're under warranty still, go to your local center. Maybe they'll fix it even if it isn't under warranty. Might depend on the person though.
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Did they replace it with another device ? what do you mean by "repaired" ?

mahanddeem said:
Are you in your 1st month ? or just in the warranty ?
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Did they replace it with another device ? what do you mean by "repaired" ?
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To me, it sounds like he didn't know how/or couldn't get into dl mode. Att fixed his by flashing it back to stock.
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IEatKittys! said:
Just came back from At&t Device Support Center and they fixed my bricked Skyrocket in less then 10 minutes. The chick giggled when she saw it was rooted and said I shouldn't do it anymore. LOL. If you're under warranty still, go to your local center. Maybe they'll fix it even if it isn't under warranty. Might depend on the person though.
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Wait. CHICK?! :O
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hedpe said:
Has anyone bricked their Skyrocket after rooting it, sent it back to Samsung, and had luck? I imagine they have so many phones coming in/out that they might not check. Ultimately, just hooking it up to their JTAG unit and reflashing it.
But, I'd like to know if anyone has had any experiences with this.
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Keep us updated please and good luck

Yes chick! Kind of a hottie too.
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IEatKittys! said:
Yes chick! Kind of a hottie too.
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Bet you Brick your phone again
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Haha. You'll lose that bet its a couple of blocks away from my sisters job so might pass by with a complaint about my phone getting to "hot" or I can say my contacts are not saving and ask her to put her number and see if it saves. Ill go with that one.
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greekunit690 said:
Hard bricked mine the other day. Went to at&t said it turned off when I plugged it in and they gave me a new one right away.
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Did they check the IMEI number to see if it was till under warranty, or did you just give them the phone and your account information?
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ATT will replace if under warranty
Just went through the process here myself. ATT will replace if under warranty. They asked if I'd gotten it wet or dropped it - no questions about flashing custom ROM - especially the wrong custom ROM : )
Good luck

rkaler said:
Just went through the process here myself. ATT will replace if under warranty. They asked if I'd gotten it wet or dropped it - no questions about flashing custom ROM - especially the wrong custom ROM : )
Good luck
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going to see will they take mines and switch it out the same day, I bought my skyrocket with broke screen from my friend, he said he accidently kept the phone old one, so I bought it for a reasonable price, if they take a look at the IMEI will they say something about it being not sent back, I mean I been using it for awhile now, I say about 2 or 3 months. Hopefully they'll switch it without problems or asking for my account, but some how I know they will what do yall think?

Ljdd said:
going to see will they take mines and switch it out the same day, I bought my skyrocket with broke screen from my friend, he said he accidently kept the phone old one, so I bought it for a reasonable price, if they take a look at the IMEI will they say something about it being not sent back, I mean I been using it for awhile now, I say about 2 or 3 months. Hopefully they'll switch it without problems or asking for my account, but some how I know they will what do yall think?
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The imei is the first thing they look at, as that is how they tell if it's under warranty or not. Send it for jtag, about 50 bucks.
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xcrazydx said:
The imei is the first thing they look at, as that is how they tell if it's under warranty or not. Send it for jtag, about 50 bucks.
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Yeah, JTAG might be my first, I dont get a upgrade till February, hopefully they'll replace it, Im going to seee today, when I get time and with my girlfriend, I hope the warranty is still good though

How to brick a onex

This may sound strange...but i need to find a way to brick my phone so that not even the bootloader will work.
i tried flashing different roms from different phones but everything seems to have a script to check phone models now so it wont let me flash.
i also tried to wipe everything, cache, system and stuff and force rebooting, doesnt work either.
any ideas?

May I ask why you want to do this?
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Why would you want to do such thing?
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My earpiece volume is very low to the point i cant hear anyone while walking on the street.
i borrowed my sisters onex and hers was totally fine.
i have a service plan through futureshop but they wont take it back if i modified it (they are smart enough to check bootloader which says tampered and stuff all over it)
so in order for me to fix it/get a new one i have to brick it to the point where they cant even see the tampering

Sizzlincok said:
My earpiece volume is very low to the point i cant hear anyone while walking on the street.
i borrowed my sisters onex and hers was totally fine.
i have a service plan through futureshop but they wont take it back if i modified it (they are smart enough to check bootloader which says tampered and stuff all over it)
so in order for me to fix it/get a new one i have to brick it to the point where they cant even see the tampering
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So you want help to commit insurance fraud? There is a saying "pull down your pants to play and you will pull out your wallet and pay". That's the risk of modding.
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Well, you play you pay.
Next time, if you wanna play, research what phone to get first.
I do not believe anybody is going to help you, in fact this question is perse against xda regulations I believe.
Moderators, please close this thread!
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pull the phone from the unibody, sip the battery wires, put back in unibody and return it

There are countless posts about people hardbricking with recoveries and such.
Do your research... Seriously
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This dude is a joke... Research ur ****..and then you won't look like a tool.
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His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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Flash something from another device that will fit on the partition.. That ought to the trick.
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dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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When did his earpiece start being defective ? I'm sure it didn't come after rooting? he should have gotten a replacement before and than got a new one and than flashed away...butthere is a warning on every root guide that it will void your warranty but oh well.......on a another note if the op wants to brick his phone go to international one x forums and flash coredroid or android revolution roms if u want to do some damage to that baby

dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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I've discussed this many times, unlocking your bootloader does NOT void your warranty.
HTC says it MAY void your warranty.
Flash a ruu and send it back would be the ethical way to go. They don't check the bootloader, they probably send it to HTC or some sort of repair center.
Me personally I would brick it to reduce the chance of them trying to stick me with the cost of the phone. But I wouldnt tell anyone
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dalvarez0312 said:
His earpiece is defective. If he had not installed a ROM he would have been able to get a replacement. I dont think he should be punished for flashing a ROM by being forced to keep an already detective device.
And op, props for being honest, I hope you find what u need.
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Thanks for the support
something this forum clearly lacks
omario8484 said:
When did his earpiece start being defective ? I'm sure it didn't come after rooting? he should have gotten a replacement before and than got a new one and than flashed away...butthere is a warning on every root guide that it will void your warranty but oh well.......on a another note if the op wants to brick his phone go to international one x forums and flash coredroid or android revolution roms if u want to do some damage to that baby
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Actually yes this problem happened after root/bootloader unlock
I am not the only one with this problem and it hasnt been the first phone ive had with this problem either
It was fine for a couple of months and then it was on and off, sometimes the volume will be normal in calls and sometimes it wont
then it just fully dies and stays a low volume
had the exact same problem with my evo3d and xperia arc
superchilpil said:
Me personally I would brick it to reduce the chance of them trying to stick me with the cost of the phone. But I wouldnt tell anyone
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I feel the same
but i spent a long time trying different ways to do it and nothing worked.
its not as easy as my other phones

Wouldn't a bricked device be more suspicious than a defective earpiece? What would be the situation you could brick a device without unlocking the bootloader, or using a microwave? They can verify the earpiece is bad. I have some sort of defect with the screen, like a scratch or smudge between the LCD and the glass. I was just going to send it back with the bl relocked. But, my new one came with 2.20 already on it. So, I sent it back and will try again later for another, or if an exploit is found for 2.20, or take them up on the early upgrade GS III offer.
How bad is the earpiece issue? Worse than running stock sense? You may want to wait until you get a replacement to decide what to do.
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Use adb
Fastboot erase bootloader
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quarlow said:
Wouldn't a bricked device be more suspicious than a defective earpiece? What would be the situation you could brick a device without unlocking the bootloader, or using a microwave? They can verify the earpiece is bad. I have some sort of defect with the screen, like a scratch or smudge between the LCD and the glass. I was just going to send it back with the bl relocked. But, my new one came with 2.20 already on it. So, I sent it back and will try again later for another, or if an exploit is found for 2.20, or take them up on the early upgrade GS III offer.
How bad is the earpiece issue? Worse than running stock sense? You may want to wait until you get a replacement to decide what to do.
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Good point. How would he explain the brick anyway?
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danny39 said:
Good point. How would he explain the brick anyway?
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I left my phone on the charger overnight and when I woke up it wouldn't turn on
They go through a process asking you to do certain things then the issue a replacement
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He doesn't need to explain it. He's a customer and his phone doesn't work any more.
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there still going to ask what happened though. i bricked mine and told them i got the 2.20 update and i was watching a movie while (not on my phone) it installed and after a while checked on it and it was off and wouldnt charge or turn on. but now im on my second 2.20 replacement. first had a bad speakephone and service was crap. and this one the whites are not as white as they should be and are more pinkish and tan.

[Q] Rooting voids what warranty?

OK guys, so I know that rooting your Skyrocket voids the warranty, but I've been looking around on the net and I've seen some phones that when you root, the warranty only no longer covers things directly involved with the rooting, for example, bricking, uninstalling system apps, getting infected by virus/malware etc. So the question is, does this apply to the Skyrocket?
Simplifed: Does rooting the Skyrocket make it so that if I were to drop my phone, screen cracks, and I send it in, will Samsung just throw it away? Or is it just that if I root my phone, brick it, send it in, THEN they throw it away?
Thanks in advance guys!
BTW Skyrocket is awesome phone :laugh:

Odds are they won't even know unless your flash counter is higher than 0 in download mode. Even then, they still probably wouldn't notice.
Note: When I wrote this, I assumed we were talking hard-brick. Goes without saying that yes, if your phone boots up and they can see it's not stock, your warranty is voided.

If they can prove that it's been rooted, they won't even touch it. You'll be responsible for the full replacement cost.
If they can't prove that it's rooted (won't turn on and needs a software restore to get it working again) then it's up to whomever is looking at the phone to determine if they will cover the replacement under warranty.
Please note - I've had a rooted device that was replaced under warranty, but only because it would not boot up at all and so it could not be proven that it was rooted.

liquidzoo said:
If they can prove that it's been rooted, they won't even touch it. You'll be responsible for the full replacement cost.
If they can't prove that it's rooted (won't turn on and needs a software restore to get it working again) then it's up to whomever is looking at the phone to determine if they will cover the replacement under warranty.
Please note - I've had a rooted device that was replaced under warranty, but only because it would not boot up at all and so it could not be proven that it was rooted.
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So then, say, I dropped my phone on a rock, and it could boot up, but there was nothing caused by the software itself that went wrong, they wouldn't even touch it?

RewinX said:
So then, say, I dropped my phone on a rock, and it could boot up, but there was nothing caused by the software itself that went wrong, they wouldn't even touch it?
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Everything is void. You have to flash back to stock to get it fixed.
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xcrazydx said:
Everything is void. You have to flash back to stock to get it fixed.
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No offense gents but xda tv has your answer
And the company such as att don't cover customer damage they only cover factory issue that iS it you droP your phone your SOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YcIHaajda8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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So then, say, I dropped my phone on a rock, and it could boot up, but there was nothing caused by the software itself that went wrong, they wouldn't even touch it?
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If they can prove that it's been rooted, they won't even touch it. You'll be responsible for the full replacement cost.
If they can't prove that it's rooted (won't turn on and needs a software restore to get it working again) then it's up to whomever is looking at the phone to determine if they will cover the replacement under warranty.
Please note - I've had a rooted device that was replaced under warranty, but only because it would not boot up at all and so it could not be proven that it was rooted.
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T.J. Bender said:
Odds are they won't even know unless your flash counter is higher than 0 in download mode. Even then, they still probably wouldn't notice.
Note: When I wrote this, I assumed we were talking hard-brick. Goes without saying that yes, if your phone boots up and they can see it's not stock, your warranty is voided.
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RewinX said:
OK guys, so I know that rooting your Skyrocket voids the warranty, but I've been looking around on the net and I've seen some phones that when you root, the warranty only no longer covers things directly involved with the rooting, for example, bricking, uninstalling system apps, getting infected by virus/malware etc. So the question is, does this apply to the Skyrocket?
Simplifed: Does rooting the Skyrocket make it so that if I were to drop my phone, screen cracks, and I send it in, will Samsung just throw it away? Or is it just that if I root my phone, brick it, send it in, THEN they throw it away?
Thanks in advance guys!
BTW Skyrocket is awesome phone :laugh:
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crashpsycho said:
No offense gents but xda tv has your answer
And the company such as att don't cover customer damage they only cover factory issue that iS it you droP your phone your SOL
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unless you buy insurance, then u still have to pay $100+ for replacement.
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droidbabyxda said:
unless you buy insurance, then u still have to pay $100+ for replacement.
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OK, I have insurance, so if I break it will I get a free replacement or will I get with contract price?
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RewinX said:
OK, I have insurance, so if I break it will I get a free replacement or will I get with contract price?
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Not free. You will have to pay a deductible. You should read your paperwork and know what you signed up for.
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xcrazydx said:
Not free. You will have to pay a deductible. You should read your paperwork and know what you signed up for.
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I know, I just thought maybe there was a different plan.

Best buy black tie plan is much better IMO. Little bit more expensive, but no deductible and no limit to replacements. I got a replacement for mine, no questions asked.
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I don't even touch warranties. They're expensive and almost always useless. If my phone is severely damaged somehow, it can be restored to stock and bricked in Kies whether the screen works or not.
Now, in terms of drops...let's just say I'm very careful not to develop butter fingers...
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T.J. Bender said:
Now, in terms of drops...let's just say I'm very careful not to develop butter fingers...
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Heh, wish I had that luxury.
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[q] phone won't start! Help

Hello, I have a rooted At&T One X with TWRP. Installed CM10 on it first and then i decided to try IceColdJelly AOKP Rom. So after it finished flash my phone just went blank.
I tried charging it for over 8 hours, no led notification coming on and i held down the volume down and power button. No luck with anything i've tried. Im hearing the usb sound when plugged in to a pc but its not really recognizing the device. No luck as well with the wall charger
Whats can I do?? Helpppp!!! I need my phone to be on

I do not know how to help you but I did find this. Sorry bro...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974101
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Sounds similar to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790598
Not sure if it's exactly this, but good luck.
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jayvan89 said:
Hello, I have a rooted At&T One X with TWRP. Installed CM10 on it first and then i decided to try IceColdJelly AOKP Rom. So after it finished flash my phone just went blank.
I tried charging it for over 8 hours, no led notification coming on and i held down the volume down and power button. No luck with anything i've tried. Im hearing the usb sound when plugged in to a pc but its not really recognizing the device. No luck as well with the wall charger
Whats can I do?? Helpppp!!! I need my phone to be on
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Wow.
Not only are you hard-bricked, you hard-bricked after you were warned in your last thread to stay away from international ROMs.
There's nothing you can do but return it and hope you can get a warranty replacement. There is currently no fix for your predicament.

congrats

iElvis said:
There's nothing you can do but return it and hope you can get a warranty replacement.
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Naw, time for OP to buy a new phone. Warranty does not cover lack of knowledge and research.
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The thing that really bothers me was he already tried to flash a intl Rom and was warned not too again

.....seriously kid? I don't know whether to laugh, or feel sorry...
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redpoint73 said:
Naw, time for OP to buy a new phone. Warranty does not cover lack of knowledge and research.
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I have heard from a couple sources on this forum that HTC will replace the motherboard for $120

area51avenger said:
I have heard from a couple sources on this forum that HTC will replace the motherboard for $120
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So what yor saying is that it would be easier and the same price to just get a new phone... Personally, I think they should charge more. You can't put a set price on the lack of knowledge and reasoning..

Myrder said:
So what yor saying is that it would be easier and the same price to just get a new phone... Personally, I think they should charge more. You can't put a set price on the lack of knowledge and reasoning..
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Literally LOL'd. :good:

120 for new mobo vs 199 for insurance replacement

[Q] Bricked? Can't enter download mode

I just tried flashing to the latest slim bean rom and when I went to reboot, the phone turned off. Can't turn it back on, can't get into download mode with the USB cable, battery out/anything. Is there anything I can do at this point? IT seems completely dead. Doesn't even show a charging icon when I plug it into the charger. I've had problems before but I've at least been able to get into download mode.
Any suggestions??

Doesn't sound good. You have no life at all in the phone? If not you're hard bricked and jtag is your only hope. You sure you flashed to correct Rom for your device?
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yeah I've been tinkering for a while and never had this happen before. No sign of life at all. What's jtag? I was thinking of trying to get it replaced at at&t

Dracarnion said:
yeah I've been tinkering for a while and never had this happen before. No sign of life at all. What's jtag? I was thinking of trying to get it replaced at at&t
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Google mobiletechvideos. They can fix it for about 50 bucks
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It's possible I installed something for i777 by accident Thanks. I will give that a try. Think I would have any luck getting it replaced at AT&T?

Dracarnion said:
It's possible I installed something for i777 by accident Thanks. I will give that a try. Think I would have any luck getting it replaced at AT&T?
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It's possible and that would brick you.
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Are you still under warranty? If do its worth a try. Just play dumb and tell them it won't turn on.
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Yeah, i have the extended warranty, but it looks like they want to charge $199 to replace it, regardless :-\. Guess it makes more sense to go through jtag.. are they legitimate? How long until I would get it back?

Dracarnion said:
Yeah, i have the extended warranty, but it looks like they want to charge $199 to replace it, regardless :-\. Guess it makes more sense to go through jtag.. are they legitimate? How long until I would get it back?
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I've never used them but a lot on xda have and it sounds like good service. Typical turn around time seems to be about a week. You can pay for faster service.
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jd1639 said:
I've never used them but a lot on xda have and it sounds like good service. Typical turn around time seems to be about a week. You can pay for faster service.
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Thanks for all your help. I actually have an extended warranty, but they wanted to charge me $200 for a replacement (which would probably end up being a refurb anyway). I sent it out to mobiletechvideos today and I'm hoping to have my phone back by the end of the next week. Better make sure I double-check what I'm flashing next time
Another side question - I tried flashing a few ROMs but I got errors during the flash (CM10, CM9) Do I need to have a specific bootloader enabled for those?

Dracarnion said:
Thanks for all your help. I actually have an extended warranty, but they wanted to charge me $200 for a replacement (which would probably end up being a refurb anyway). I sent it out to mobiletechvideos today and I'm hoping to have my phone back by the end of the next week. Better make sure I double-check what I'm flashing next time
Another side question - I tried flashing a few ROMs but I got errors during the flash (CM10, CM9) Do I need to have a specific bootloader enabled for those?
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No. Don't have to worry about boot loaders on the i727. Just make sure the Rom is for it. As you learned, flashing a rom for a different device is not a good thing. Good luck on the jtag.
Read vincoms stickies in the development forum. They have good information on flashing. There is a lot of info there so its not an easy read but they'll save you a lot of headaches of you go thru them.
Edit: what recovery were you using to flash? If you were having problems out its probably an older version. Check that you have the latest. I've had good luck with twrp 2.4.4.0
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