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How to be sure its not ref device?

Ive just got my replacement and i would like to be sure its not ref device. But i dont know how to check this. Thx a lot for help
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The only way to check is to run the LG Updater and it will identify the phone and tell you the internal model number. Anything other than LGP999DW is a refurb. The known refurb models are LGP999DWP and LGP999DWDU. The updater will not harm the phone as you are not actually updating it. Just using it to read the internal model number.

Thx a lot man
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Lol They've send me ref device
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I will say, that although I was initially bothered that my replacement was a refurbished unit, it far exceeds my original in terms of lack of screen bleed, no reboots, no overheating, gps works, etc.
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This one has rly bad srcreen, 2 reboots in a few hours plus is getting hot rly fast. Beside i've paid for a brand new phone so i dont rly know why they would send me refur one,specially the rly bad one. Looks lile tmo did it in purpose trying to rid off it
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Waldano said:
This one has rly bad srcreen, 2 reboots in a few hours plus is getting hot rly fast. Beside i've paid for a brand new phone so i dont rly know why they would send me refur one,specially the rly bad one. Looks lile tmo did it in purpose trying to rid off it
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Is it froyo or gingerbread. If froyo try updating the OS.

Its GB
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I've gotten 2 replacements from T-Mobile so far, both have been LG-P999DW

Waldano said:
This one has rly bad srcreen, 2 reboots in a few hours plus is getting hot rly fast. Beside i've paid for a brand new phone so i dont rly know why they would send me refur one,specially the rly bad one. Looks lile tmo did it in purpose trying to rid off it
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Call them and let them know your replacement sucks. They will most likely overnight you another one.
I don't know how much they test refurbs - but you got a bad one so get another.

Cracked my infuse what should I do

Should I just get a new phone cause my dad has a upgrfe I can use or should I wait its pretty badly cracked
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nman123 said:
Should I just get a new phone cause my dad has a upgrfe I can use or should I wait its pretty badly cracked
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You can use your dads upgrade or maybe you should wait.
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nman123 said:
Should I just get a new phone cause my dad has a upgrfe I can use or should I wait its pretty badly cracked
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i have a smaller cracked screen, and ive decided im going to wait for the htc one x to drop and use my upgrade then.

nman123 said:
Should I just get a new phone cause my dad has a upgrfe I can use or should I wait its pretty badly cracked
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Just spoke with Samsung at 1-888-987-4357.
They will repair for $155.
Seems like the way to go if needing repair.

What's the best phone period Android

Looking to by a new phone what's the best phone out right now Android big screen
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chiikko561 said:
Looking to by a new phone what's the best phone out right now Android big screen
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Probably the samsung gs3
I betcha google can tell you better than i can...
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chiikko561 said:
Looking to by a new phone what's the best phone out right now Android big screen
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Best is very subjective. It would depend how you use your phone. Someone who uses their phone for media will look for something different than someone who needs their phone for calls and reading emails and needs it to last all day on one charge.
I need a phone that gets better than average reception because of where I live.
That being said, the Samsung Galaxy 3 will be tough to beat.
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Dude, get the SGS 3..... I am waiting for mine to show up on my door on Monday.
Right now I think it is THE phone to have.

Atrix 2. Even though the bootloader is locked the phone is stable and excellent battery life.
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jimbridgman said:
Dude, get the SGS 3..... I am waiting for mine to show up on my door on Monday.
Right now I think it is THE phone to have.
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Will u be leaving the a2 for sgs3? Or making the a2 a back up?

I recently moved from the atrix 2 to the galaxy nexus. I am loving it. I still have my atrix though as a backup.
Personally with exception to the camera, the phone is overall just better. The camera is only 5 megapixels but at the same time the colors on Samsung cameras are so much more vibrant than on the moto cameras.
That and I am loving ics on this. Its pretty. Made by Samsung but no touchwiz with no rom flashing is nice as well.
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Deliberate said:
Will u be leaving the a2 for sgs3? Or making the a2 a back up?
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Backup smackup.... I will be using the A2 for straight up dev work & hacking and cracking of the bootloader, also hoping to find a way to get AOSP/AOKP going on this thing...
I already have a kernel and CM9 built for the SGS 3, so I should not have a whole lot of dev work on that phone... that is the thing about the Galaxy phones, they are a dream to develop for.

Touchscreen issues.

Hello xda. Let me get straight to the point. My mom, step sister, brother and cousin all have the EVO shift. My cousin is on his 6th. My bros on his 3rd. Sisters on her 3rd and now my mom is getting her second. All do to touchscreen malfunction. I attached some pictures of the dead spot on the phone. Not only can I not touch there but sometimes when the phones just sitting there it'll touch random spots. Is there a fix to this? Maybe running an RUU?
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I've had the same problem in the same spot since I got my phone. Sprint and Wirefly screwed me out of insurance... So I just work around it by rotating the screen.
Changing the build.prop helps. Change windowsmgr.maxevents to 240. If you're not rooted you are outta luck tho, no update is gonna fix that.

bilgerryan said:
I've had the same problem in the same spot since I got my phone. Sprint and Wirefly screwed me out of insurance... So I just work around it by rotating the screen.
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The phones did work good for a while but then after time the touch just starts dying. Almost a total of 12 phones have had the same problem. Although phone with keyboards tend to malfunction more than bar phones.
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Yeah that is usually the flex cable but mine had a small dead line across the screen and progressively got worse. My wife's does too but hers happened after getting dropped in a drink lol. I'll just say I have done a lot with Android and I can't fix this problem, it is a hardware issue, no software will fix it.

That's what had happened to a few of the shifts. The cable started to crease and that shorted the screen to a point where it was unusable.
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It's defiantly a Hardware issue. Usually the Flex Cable. I've had them bought to me for repair acting just like yours. Usually end up replacing the Digitizer also. Because people tend to bang on the Screen harder, thinking that that will make it work. Which does nothing but cause more damage. If you have TEP, take it in. Just make sure to RUU before you take it in.

prboy1969 said:
It's defiantly a Hardware issue. Usually the Flex Cable. I've had them bought to me for repair acting just like yours. Usually end up replacing the Digitizer also. Because people tend to bang on the Screen harder, thinking that that will make it work. Which does nothing but cause more damage. If you have TEP, take it in. Just make sure to RUU before you take it in.
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Called sprint talked for a bit. They're sending a refurb. But last one sent here was broken upon arrival so let's see how this ones going to act. Hopefully it'll solve the problem.
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how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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bstangs1 said:
how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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It is not a setting, it is an app. Search "touch screen test" on Play Store.

bstangs1 said:
how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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After the third time for the same issue you can request a NEW one. They may not be to happy to oblige, but if you stay on them they should do it. Also after the third time for the same issue, you can request a different device. It would be without a penalty. Meaning you should not have to use your Upgrade.

Either im really lucky or really careful, because nothing has gone bad on my shift except the battery. And that's after two years.
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JESUSARIUS REX said:
Either im really lucky or really careful, because nothing has gone bad on my shift except the battery. And that's after two years.
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I didnt have any shift problems till my shift died around May of this year with screen...and now my refurb started having issues so I had to take it in...

Mine was awesome. Until I killed it :crying::crying::crying:

So sorry man.

prboy1969 said:
Mine was awesome. Until I killed it :crying::crying::crying:
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Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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jesuscash said:
Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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Yeah I'd like to buy one from there, but the thing is how reliable their reports of the phone state is :silly:
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if the person selling doesnt say what all the little problems are, then those could turn into bigger problems for me
At least with Sprint theres the guarantee that I can always pull the unhappy paying customer card

jesuscash said:
Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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I already upgraded to the SGS3. But I still have my tester
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CNexus said:
Yeah I'd like to buy one from there, but the thing is how reliable their reports of the phone state is :silly:
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if the person selling doesnt say what all the little problems are, then those could turn into bigger problems for me
At least with Sprint theres the guarantee that I can always pull the unhappy paying customer card
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Meh, they're not that expensive and most products have that eBay protection thing.
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prboy1969 said:
I already upgraded to the SGS3. But I still have my tester
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If I don't get the note two I'm getting the gs3. My friend had it and I've used it but only for a minute. He's reall protective about his phone. So I haven't really used it but I know its a beast. Not getting an iPhone ever. Haha. Or maybe..just maybe another HTC. I don't want to but the one x looks preety awesome. Maybe even the EVO 4glte? I don't know. Well ill see in 30 days . And happy new year everyone!!!!
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Another quesiton,
So wait, to fix this problem do you need to buy the digitizer or flex cable? or both? because i have the exact same issue right on that same spot.

Vibrator is not working in galaxy R.How to fix?

I am not getting any vibration feedback from my galaxy r i.e the phone is not vibrating when i am getting a call or when i am typing something..please help me.
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kaushal.k said:
I am not getting any vibration feedback from my galaxy r i.e the phone is not vibrating when i am getting a call or when i am typimg something..please help me.
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Give some proper details like which ROM you are using.?
Are you rooted?
Did you flash anything or installed anything new.?
Also, use Q/A subforum for the same

I am using stock rom ics indian version and i rooted my device.
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I have checked many custom roms to make it work.none of them worked..
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Mine doesn't work either. Kind of used to it now since my phone is out of warranty and I won't pay 8000 INR to get it to vibrate.
Btw, it's not the first time. Happened twice. So I got it repaired from SSC under warranty. They replaced the motherboard both the times in order to fix it.
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I have had my vibration piece changed twice!
It's pretty easy to do yourself if it isn't under warranty
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How to replace can you give steps to do
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a video
kaushal.k said:
How to replace can you give steps to do
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiWFf_zy0hI
Here is a video explaining how to disassemble a similar phone to ours with the final objective being screen replacement. Not exactly what you want but it will give you a good idea.
You will need to replace the part. You can find it here and other places
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-i9103-galaxy-r/
Have patience and go slow. The power cable for example is very easy to rip in two...I did this and now have to solder on another one.

Whoa. Strangely, my phone's vibrator started working today! After being dead for like 6 months, it just started working again even when I did nothing. Lol.
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