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Old Fart (really) Needs Help!!!

I know now that it was a mistake, but I bought a Chinese Clone of the HTC Touch Diamond2(?) but now I am stuck with it. What the problem is that at my residence, I have a poor signal from my Rogers provider and will only work intermittently just in one corner of the house if I stand in the corner, hold my mouth the right way, stand on one foot (you know what I mean). From reading your forum and others, it is suggested that upgrading your ROM may help with reception issues. O.K., more than willing to try this but for the life of me, I can't get this phone to upgrade. Seller is of no help either. I can get into the boot menu buy holding the phone answer and power buttons at the same time. I have not found the combination or a way to get it to give me a hard reboot. I have tried the HardSPL method but that does not work or the RUU way either. I am having major surgery two months from now and will be bed ridden for at least 6 weeks. I would dearly like this phone to work for so I can keep in touch with my children via text messaging. Here are some of the numbers I have found inside:
02-8174-85053
T5353
Serial:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
IMEI:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Windows Mobile 6.1
O/S: 1.0.02.342
Boot: 1.0.02.347
I apologize for being so long winded....just trying to give the most information possible. I really appreciate any help or guidance you can give me. Thank-you from Canada.

Well, the HardSPL and rom flashing are device specific, so even if you bought a device that looks like the Diamond 2, you have something completely different under the hood. Hence, none of the tools that you mentioned will work. As far as upgrading the rom, it isn't the OS rom that may help you with your reception issues, but the Radio. I know of a few Chinese forums that are involved with these knock-offs but to be honest (from what I have read), people simply complain there and I do not know how much help are they receiving.
I am sorry for telling you like this, but there is a very small chance that someone around here is going to have a radio or a custom rom for your device. On the flip side, if you would have been successful at flashing your device, you would now be the proud owner of a shinny, expensive paperweight, so not all has been lost...
I hope you can get some more help. Google your device +your carrier (ie Sunno HD +Rogers +no signal) or something like that (be creative) and you may come up with an answer.
Best of luck with your surgery though

I have a better idea- you were mis-sold a product, and are entitled to a refund. Do that instead. There's no way I'd put up with accepting a copy of a product if it was advertised as such.
In future I would be more careful as to where you purchase things! As an old fart, you should know this!

StarFire039 said:
I have a better idea- you were mis-sold a product, and are entitled to a refund. Do that instead. There's no way I'd put up with accepting a copy of a product if it was advertised as such.
In future I would be more careful as to where you purchase things! As an old fart, you should know this!
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Well, I guess he knew that it was a knock off, and most Chinese Vendors will tell you that whatever you are buying is not the real thing. So, unless there is something really wrong with it, they may be hesitant to refund any money.

Kind of had that feeling that I was screwed but it was worth asking about it. Thanks for all your help.
There is no fool like an old fool!

Crankshaft100 said:
There is no fool like an old fool!
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Nothing wrong with trying to be cost effective and trying to look for and find bargains in this world economy.
We all just need to remember that nine times out of ten, you get what you pay for.

Crankshaft100 said:
Kind of had that feeling that I was screwed but it was worth asking about it. Thanks for all your help.
There is no fool like an old fool!
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Hang in there, we all have had our moments on transactions. Just learn from it & move on positively

Help me help my wife...

My wife has been suck with an LG Vortex for the last few months, and Verizon really is dragging its feet helping us. They want to issue replacement after replacement, when I've found that its a base issue with the phone.
The issue being some sort of screen saber, looks like dock mode almost, that pops up at the most random times, in her purse, while she's texting, on a call, tweeting, whatever. We've resetted it twice now, and that seems to stave it off for a few hours.
So, has anyone owned this phone, us it worth rooting? I found a few posts online about rooting it, not sure how well it works.
The worst part, is that she's seen my bionic, and knows what a smart phone should be, stock. She really wants to just switch phones, but we have 8 months till she's eligible for an upgrade, and Verizon wants us to follow their script first, before we even get the option.
I just think they'll drag it out until we are eligible for an upgrade. As it stands, her phone dies in a couple of hours, just sitting in her desk drawer, which negates its use as an emergency item in case something happens at work.
Sent from my DROID BIONIC

There is no forum for the Vortex, so not much development. Probably have to stick it out or get an off-contract phone. You won't be able to access the marketplace here on XDA since you haven't been a member long enough, but there are sometimes good deals on ebay if you are careful.
I found a couple of posts here on XDA that stated z4root would at least give you root access to able to clean out bloatware and such.

mf2112 said:
There is no forum for the Vortex, so not much development. Probably have to stick it out or get an off-contract phone. You won't be able to access the marketplace here on XDA since you haven't been a member long enough, but there are sometimes good deals on ebay if you are careful.
I found a couple of posts here on XDA that stated z4root would at least give you root access to able to clean out bloatware and such.
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Was thinking about getting root on it. Talking with verizon still, don't want to give them any reason to go "HA! IT WAS YOU!!!" if they want to swap units and find that I rooted it. I know it's rare, but I've become less than.... courteous with these folks, and I'm sure that there's at least one person who'd like to stick it to me.

Rooted G2x won't get past LG logo on reboot.

Before anyone chews me out for thinking I haven't researched this here, believe me I've already spent hours over the last couple days researching XDA and tried all kinds of things and I'm just at a loss for knowing what else I can do from what's available (some download links don't work etc.), and from what I remember from way back when I first rooted the phone. I take care of my developmentally disabled sister and don't have a lot of spare time to devote to researching this. No time and always stressed from my caregiver responsibilities. Not asking for sympathy, just understanding that I can't devote a lot of research time for this. I learned how to root the phone from XDA without bothering anyone, but this just has me stumped. Tried NVflash (this will flash the images to the phone, but still can't get past LG logo), LG updater / alternate updater tool (neither will see the phone),
I'm willing to pay for either an absolute certain fix with clear instructions and download links for any software needed that work, or possibly sending the phone to someone that can get the thing working again for a reasonable price. Keep in mind I can wait for a cheap broken phone on Ebay to replace the motherboard. I also luckily had another G2x that had Froyo and not rooted, but I decided to update it to GB even though the camera sucks. I uploaded two Youtube vids to show what's happening with it. I can't post links yet, but this is the extension for part 1 at Youtube: /watch?v=ulZzWFgNosY and part 2 :/watch?v=YVV9Vzbz0dg. Just ad these to the youttube url after the .com

Nutinbutdabluz said:
Before anyone chews me out for thinking I haven't researched this here, believe me I've already spent hours over the last couple days researching XDA and tried all kinds of things and I'm just at a loss for knowing what else I can do from what's available (some download links don't work etc.), and from what I remember from way back when I first rooted the phone. I take care of my developmentally disabled sister and don't have a lot of spare time to devote to researching this. No time and always stressed from my caregiver responsibilities. Not asking for sympathy, just understanding that I can't devote a lot of research time for this. I learned how to root the phone from XDA without bothering anyone, but this just has me stumped. Tried NVflash (this will flash the images to the phone, but still can't get past LG logo), LG updater / alternate updater tool (neither will see the phone),
I'm willing to pay for either an absolute certain fix with clear instructions and download links for any software needed that work, or possibly sending the phone to someone that can get the thing working again for a reasonable price. Keep in mind I can wait for a cheap broken phone on Ebay to replace the motherboard. I also luckily had another G2x that had Froyo and not rooted, but I decided to update it to GB even though the camera sucks. I uploaded two Youtube vids to show what's happening with it. I can't post links yet, but this is the extension for part 1 at Youtube: /watch?v=ulZzWFgNosY and part 2 :/watch?v=YVV9Vzbz0dg. Just ad these to the youttube url after the .com
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After going to the store to get soup and remedies for my sister (just came down with a cold... sigh), I sat down at my computer and was disappointed that I didn't even get a response let alone an offer to help -NOT EVEN FOR PAY! So I went over what I'd done the last two days and figured it out. Phone works now, but the problem was the person's instructions were terrible. So no credit and no money. Sorry, I had to work too hard to work out what was not clearly instructed. There's a lot of that here I find. The person knows what they're talking about in their mind, but they sometimes fail to convey it clearly in written form and give instructions that are not easy to follow. Anyway, a general thanks is in order for XDA. :good:

Good to hear that your phone is working C:

Nutinbutdabluz said:
After going to the store to get soup and remedies for my sister (just came down with a cold... sigh), I sat down at my computer and was disappointed that I didn't even get a response let alone an offer to help -NOT EVEN FOR PAY! So I went over what I'd done the last two days and figured it out. Phone works now, but the problem was the person's instructions were terrible. So no credit and no money. Sorry, I had to work too hard to work out what was not clearly instructed. There's a lot of that here I find. The person knows what they're talking about in their mind, but they sometimes fail to convey it clearly in written form and give instructions that are not easy to follow. Anyway, a general thanks is in order for XDA. :good:
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Pretty sure a high majority of people that write the guides are in high school, so there's that.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

Hi;
Read your post; and am in the same situation. Could you PLEASE tell the rest of us "G2Xers" HOW you managed to get out of that Boot-Loop????? Quite sure your solution would be most appreciated by the rest of us!!!!!! Leave me an answer also, and thanks loads!!!

Buying a used sheild. What to check.

Ok buying a original Shield today. I was trying to see what do i have to check to make sure that its a good one. I know all the basic stuff but in terms of software updates and the battery?
Nevermind seller is not honest. Said it was one not effected by the retail then when asked for a screen shot they said its a Y01

That's fine as long as they haven't done the recall yet. You can still get a brand new one and keep the old.

Since the similar thread exists, I am trying to get my answer here...Just as OP posted here, i am getting an used Shield with Y01 battery. Since its working so far, i assume Kill switch hasn't push thru.
I also read about the thread as how to disable it and i am confident enough to do that once i get my hand on tablet. However last i did any kind of tinkering with devices is with Atrix 2 device back in 10. so its been a while now..
Can you guys please give me a quick steps reference as what I need to do once i get the device.
Here is what my understanding so far
1. Before connecting internet and my account, Unlock and Root
2. Follow up the steps to disable kill switch trigger?
What is the earlier post about "as long as they haven't done the recall yet. You can still get a brand new one ". How we can know about recall?
Much appreciated. Thank you.

I just know,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/general/kill-kill-switch-shield-tablet-xx-t3179489

Used phone without pin code details

I've recently (thankfully without too much of a cost) bought a used Huawei Honor 8S phone.
I didn't get any details about the phone's previous owner (yes, I know that sounds dodgy AF) and have obviously come up against pin code verification issues, meaning i've got myself a very light-weight brick and being a 6 digit number, this would take a couple of lifetimes to crack
I have tried contacting Huawei (i'd make a terrible criminal), asking them if they could contact the original owner, so I could swap details but without any luck.
Of course, I can understand their position on this but I really don't think the phone was stolen and I certainly wouldn't have contacted them via my real email had I thought this was the case.
Anyway, I would of course like to get the phone going again. Is there any legitimate way of doing this or am I wasting my time?
My current phone (HTC One M9) hasn't allowed me to access the google play store for a couple of years now, neither will it connect to the internet via giffgaff, although it works fine from my home router.
Anyway, I thought the Huawei would be a fine replacement that wasn't too crap to be worth bothering with.
I'm not particularly technical but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Watch this video

jwoegerbauer said:
Watch this video
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Thanks for replying but i've never found any of these vids that good. Have you watched it yourself and tried following along?
You'll be lost within the first few minutes.
What I really need is a comprehensive guide that allows me to ask questions when I come to stumbling blocks....which is inevitable.
Does anyone have such a link?

sijarvis said:
Does anyone have such a link?
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Can anyone help me? Preferably in dumb layman's language so I can understand.