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skyrocket no more =(

I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?

Get your car fixed first!
I'd stick with SR, note and S3 are too big for my liking.

GeezyF.Ladies said:
I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?
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You OK bro
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Dang hope you're alright.
S3 isnt really bigger, just longer and a little thinner but hey its a "new" phone and the community is huge on the other side as well so either one is good. Of course the S3 is newer and will have more features so with that aside its all about preference from that point as both phones are good.

GeezyF.Ladies said:
I just totaled my car about an hour ago and my skyrocket took off like a rocket into a creek so it is no more.....not sure if I'd get another one now im thinking note or wait for S3 thoughts ?
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Man, forget the phone. I hope you're okay, and I'm sorry about the car.
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First, go to a doctor if there is any nagging pain/issues after the accident
I'm assuming you are ok since you are posting on XDA but better to be on the safe side.
Second if the accident is not your fault (Or if you have comprehensive insurance) put pressure on the insurance company for the value of you car AND it's belongings including your $600+ phone
If the accident is your fault, or your insurance is minimum coverage, check kijiji or craigslist for a used one at a good price. There is always a (wannabe) isheep who cant handle the power of a droid.

thanks guys for all the kind words I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel but I've had way worst injuries than that....my brother has never been in a car crash and the air bag did a number on his hand but we are both fine......but my baby there is no fixing her she is done! I feel so ''out of reach'' without my phone and it hasnt even been 2 hours.

GeezyF.Ladies said:
thanks guys for all the kind words I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel but I've had way worst injuries than that....my brother has never been in a car crash and the air bag did a number on his hand but we are both fine......but my baby there is no fixing her she is done! I feel so ''out of reach'' without my phone and it hasnt even been 2 hours.
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Glad you're ok, phone are replaceable.

GeezyF.Ladies said:
I'm fine just split my shin open on the steering wheel
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Whoa. How does that happen? sure you didnt mean "chin"? And as stated, insurance WILL cover cost of personals

nope my Shin lol I know I thought the same thing but it happened

Glad to hear you are ok. That's the important part.
As far as phones go, the note is borderline garbage. Had one and it was just a bigger slower SR that came with a pen. S3 is you need the latest release, but honestly I'm going with a Google phone next time. AOSP and timely updates are more important than new add on software to me. I always end up flashing AOSP anyway so why not just go straight there.
Just my couple of pennies worth.
Again glad you're ok tho.

Whoops wrong thread

GeezyF.Ladies said:
nope my Shin lol I know I thought the same thing but it happened
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ha. Dude, I would never laugh about something serious, but I just knew you had misspelled. chin shin shin chin. Im still tryin to figure it out BTW.

thanks uncle if you say its trash i believe ya
bacon your a nut lol
and Ends man I dont understand alot of things about the crash!

GeezyF.Ladies said:
thanks uncle if you say its trash i believe ya
bacon your a nut lol
and Ends man I dont understand alot of things about the crash!
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Thought it was general. derp. Glad you're okay though. Oh and get a S3.

Im glad your ok. I had the note, I liked the pen part of it, but it is just ridiculously big. It hurt my hands after a while of holding it, it just looks silly when your talking on it, and it just felt awkward in my pocket. I exchanged it for the skyrocket and couldn't be happier.

Glad to hear you are alright man. I've had my fair share of crashes...mostly racing in the wrong place.
Get the sgs3 since the skyrocket was a loss. It's the logical decision at this point. It will be a nice little upgrade from the skyrocket but will still be familiar territory for you. Best of luck.

Glad you're ok dude
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Uncle Irish said:
Glad to hear you are ok. That's the important part.
As far as phones go, the note is borderline garbage. Had one and it was just a bigger slower SR that came with a pen. S3 is you need the latest release, but honestly I'm going with a Google phone next time. AOSP and timely updates are more important than new add on software to me. I always end up flashing AOSP anyway so why not just go straight there.
Just my couple of pennies worth.
Again glad you're ok tho.
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Agreed; if I were in your shoes I'd get the insurance replacement for $100 (or whatever it is now) and continue to wait for the next Nexus phone. That's what I've been planning to do anyway; no more phones on contract for me.
Seriously bro, the good news here is that you and your brother are largely unscathed. Car accidents can be pretty serious; I remember when I got rear-ended in my Dakota and the entire bed had to be replaced. The cab was largely okay, but I hurt for a day or two afterward. Can't imagine being in a wreck like yours.

get a 4S

[Q] On 2nd RMA from screen blobs, should I keep bothering AT&T/Samsung?

So, I RMAed my Skyrocket due to the dreaded AMOLED blobs that Samsung can't seem to get rid of. Mine were somewhat OK when I originally got the phone, but 7mos later they're quite noticeable in some spots. In addition, the screen has that vertical "brushed metal" look to it that's also a pain in the ass.
I got my RMA on Monday, and it had the same damn problem. To top it off, it had a horizontal line on it. However, it didn't have the "brushed metal" effect as bad as my original. Instead, it had what looked like little dust clouds on it.
Naturally, I was pissed. I called AT&T once more, got another RMA (priority shipping included for free!), and got it this morning. Now, it has more spots, a faint brushed metal effect, but no giant blobs or dust clouds. On a more interesting note, the DSLR picked this up as being amber and not green.
So, should I try rolling the RMA dice again, or just going with #3?
EDIT: Got replacement #3 today. It has the same problem, and it's worse than the others! I'm beginning to wonder if this is all pointless.
EDIT 2: Replacement #4 arrived. Same crap, different phone. Not only that, I learned that I have essentially maxed out my AT&T warranty after 4 RMAs. Gotta love that. Going to try Samsung in the morning.
EDIT 3: Replacement #5 has been sitting on my desk for 15 days and I just bothered looking at it. Same problem, getting it DOAed again.
I'm not even bothering with uploading a photo.
EDIT 4: Finally had time for Replacement #6. It doesn't look TOO bad, so I'm thinking that I'll probably go with it. Thoughts, anyone?
Seriously, has anyone gotten better results with these phones?

Keep trying I promise you won't get a perfect one but you can get one a wee better
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Currently on the phone with AT&T setting up RMA 3. Apparently I've reached the limit on open RMAs, so the CSR is seeing what she can do about it.
LOL.

Got the 3rd replacement today. Lo and behold, it has the same problem! To top it off, it's worse than replacement 2! Calling AT&T again to get another.

It's an ongoing issue with the display. Remember the devices they are sending you are not new they are refurbished.
You can get a brand new SR and it will have blobs on it, just pick the best one and keep it.
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Yea, I'm beginning to think the best thing to do is just that. Hopefully the next one will be at least OK.

specter07 said:
It's an ongoing issue with the display. Remember the devices they are sending you are not new they are refurbished.
You can get a brand new SR and it will have blobs on it, just pick the best one and keep it.
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Guess I'm just lucky again. What are those things and why do you guys have them?
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mindmajick said:
Guess I'm just lucky again. What are those things and why do you guys have them?
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The AMOLED screens have a defect, presumably due to the mass-production of the screens. They get darkened "blobs" at low ambient and backlight levels. They have a tendency to grow. Thus, I'm trying to find the best one I can.
In other news, I got replacement #4 today! It has the same problem. Not only that, 4 open RMAs seems to temporarily lock AT&T's warranty system, and now I have to interface directly with Samsung. Lovely.
God, I hate this kind of crap Samsung lets happen to their devices.

Just looked at Replacement #6. It seems to look OK, so I'll probably go with it.
Thoughts, anyone?

hmmwhatsthisdo said:
Just looked at Replacement #6. It seems to look OK, so I'll probably go with it.
Thoughts, anyone?
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Ask for a new phone. It is unacceptable that a customer on a contract would be dissatisfied for that long.
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mine has two very small ones on it but i can only see it if i use voodoo display and turn the filter way down.

hmmwhatsthisdo said:
Just looked at Replacement #6. It seems to look OK, so I'll probably go with it.
Thoughts, anyone?
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Demand a note2 or s3.
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I had to RMA 2 of them, the third one started randomly rebooting itself during calls. I got a hold of warranty replacement and explained to them that this was the third one, and I was not happy, of course they offered to send me a replacement S2 Skyrocket, and I told them NO, I wanted something else. They of course couldn't / wouldn't do it.
They sent me on to a different version of customer service and explained to them everything that happened and I told them that I would not accept another one due to the failure rate. They offered me a new phone, told me I couldn't have an iPhone or Note, but any of their other phones was acceptable. I asked for a garnet red GS III. 24 hours later I had a brand new GS III sitting on my desk. I have not had ANY issues with the S III.
OH and side note, they let me keep the GS II Skyrocket instead of sending it back in. I sent it in to Samsung and they sent me a brand new one back, and so far not a single issue with it either, however it just sits on the desk at home waiting to be used. I decided to keep it as a back up in case the S III had an issue.

Lol I always wondered what the **** those were!
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any lines @ store opening

thinking about going to my local att store when it opens and was wondering what my chances were of being to buy a phone...lines? ...store's stock on hand?...any ideas anyone?

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thinking about going to my local att store when it opens and was wondering what my chances were of being to buy a phone...lines? ...store's stock on hand?...any ideas anyone?
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It's been an awkward week for the S4. Most people are satisfied but the locked bootloader seems to have twisted some people. I would still go to the store early just in-case cause once the bootloader is unlocked, expect this phone to really begin selling

I just called my local store. They still have them in stock. It is now 11:34.
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Sale officially started yesterday for most areas. So I doubt there will be lines anywhere today.
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My local store started selling them this morning. I was first in line and there were about 6 behind me. There was nobody there last Friday when the HTC One launched.
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went to my local store in kalamazoo michigan. i got there at 8:45 thinking there would be a line. there was noone. and by the time i left only 2 other people came in and it seemed like they didnt get a gs4. the hype atleast in my town doesnt seem like much for the gs4 like it was the gs3.

No lines downtown Chicago. Got mine at ten and I was the only one there.
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No lines at my store..I was the second person in and the first and only one (while I was there) to grab a S4. 3-4 people came in to pay their bills and one person came in because her Note 2 screen would not come on and/or function properly.

Did any of yalls stores have any information about the 32gb version?
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No lines, 16 In stock.. And I was the first to buy it.
My store only had 16gb in stock. No info on 32gb
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Came an hour early. But there was no line. Close to 10 there were around 6 ppl behind me and the store had 10 white and 10 black. Picked up my white one.
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Thermalwolf said:
It's been an awkward week for the S4. Most people are satisfied but the locked bootloader seems to have twisted some people. I would still go to the store early just in-case cause once the bootloader is unlocked, expect this phone to really begin selling
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geoldr said:
Came an hour early. But there was no line. Close to 10 there were around 6 ppl behind me and the store had 10 white and 10 black. Picked up my white one.
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Yea a lot of people are probably holding off until the bootloader is unlocked but 6 people right out of the gate is not bad, your area will probably be out by tomorrow

Im at Costco right now. System wide ATT activation outage in red bold font on their screens. They called ATT sales, but they said they cant do activations over the phone either. I already paid for the phone, but its sitting at the wireless booth until ATT goes live again. Costcos food court pizza use to be better btw

freebee269 said:
went to my local store in kalamazoo michigan. i got there at 8:45 thinking there would be a line. there was noone. and by the time i left only 2 other people came in and it seemed like they didnt get a gs4. the hype atleast in my town doesnt seem like much for the gs4 like it was the gs3.
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I got mine on Westnedge yesterday. millions will be sold... but the hype will never reach iphone levels... not that it doesnt deserve it. But Apple just handles its releases better, with all the weird delays and changes in carrier releases, the west main store said they didnt have it and that westnedge shouldnt have sold it to me yesterday.

closest store to where I live is just an authorized retailer. they only had 4 in stock and opened at 10am. pulled up at 940, there were 3 ppl outside waiting for the 4. luckiest day ever, I would've had to drive 40mins to get one otherwise. like 10-12ppl showed up while I was getting my purchase all done, asking if they had any in stock. poor guy in front of me though, had to pay cash cuz he had to pay a deposit.... transaction almost done, and then the girl behind the counter says that she can't hold it for him while he runs to the ATM. I felt bad, if I'd had ANY cash on me, I would've given it to him so he could get it, but I didn't.
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Only 10 available at my store, was 8b in line so sure they sold out quickly
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Thermalwolf said:
Yea a lot of people are probably holding off until the bootloader is unlocked but 6 people right out of the gate is not bad, your area will probably be out by tomorrow
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I doubt most people even know or care about the bootloader.
You have to remember, we are the 1% who keep track of this stuff. Most people change the wallpaper and maybe add a few widgets..

raqball said:
I doubt most people even know or care about the bootloader.
You have to remember, we are the 1% who keep track of this stuff. Most people change the wallpaper and maybe add a few widgets..
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You're probably right but I mean heck I come across a quite a few people who ask me about rooting whenever they see my phones so there's definitely interest. Again though you're right, most of them had no idea how to root lol

all 3 of my local stores had 10 on hand each no lines none sold ... i work at one of them O__o

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all 3 of my local stores had 10 on hand each no lines none sold ... i work at one of them O__o
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I think it's a lack of advertising before launch, I didn't see commercials for this phone like I saw for S3 last year. In fact I saw no commercials for the S4 lol

7 GALAXY S4s IN TWO DAYS!!!

(Phone.1)
ok so i got my NEW galaxy s4 about a week a go. just had it for one day and all the words on the screen went pink. so i went back to O2 and they give me a new one.
(Phone.2)
got the new galaxy s4 home and powered it up to see the screen going mad as hell. was flashing like mad and and lots of mad sounds coming from it. so back to O2 i went.
(Phone.3)
the man in the shop said he will open and test this one before i get it so they know it works. i said yer ok go for it. so he opened the phone and went to stick the battery in. on doing so he got an electric shock off the phone. he said well that's not right and went to get a new one.
(Phone.4)
he comes back with the new phone and starts to set it up. after about 10 mins the phone shuts off never to come back on? so now we are on
(phone.5)
everything looked ok on this one till he went to test to play back of some mp3s on my SAMSUNG class 10 64gb micro sd card. but the phone said that the card was broking and the phone would not reed it at all. he tested the card in a new Nokia and it work fine. so he opened a new micro sd card from in the shop and it said the same thing(card broke). but card works on all other phones in the shop just not in any galaxy s4.
(Phone.6)
so next phone come out. this one will not reed a 64gb card as well and if you play anything on the headphones you get lots of mad pops and cracks come out the headphone. he said well that's not right what will you like me to do now??? i said what can we do now? so he gos into the back of the shop for 5 min than come out and say we will send it away to get fixed. GET FIXED ITS JUST 3 MINS OLD!! we will send it back to SAMSUNG it will take about a week. i said ok but can we try one more please as i need my phone for work and if that don't work send them all back. he said ok last one.
(Phone.7) this phone looked to be working ok woohoo at last one that work... spoke to soon i did.... every time we went to use the camera the phone just shuts off and reboots. he then said sorry mate but we have used evey s4 in the shop and dont have any more to test the best i can do now is send them away.
whats going on SAMSUNG....... 7 galaxy s4 in under 3 days. i don't think i will be getting one now after all of this... looks like il have to go back to my IPHONE 4 what is 2 year old and has never let me down yet. just need to see what i get back in the post now. but even if this one works its going back as im sick of the dame thing.

Cool story bro
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That was a mad good reed.
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Never read anything like this in my life. Come on Samsung.
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Too much smoke in your eye. Apple troll.
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I think apart from a dev thread this was the longest op ive ever read. I feel for you bro
By chance were the s4's you tried all made in china? Chinese manufactured phones (other would be korean) have been having huge problems throughout the forum.
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isnt O2 a UK carrier? and mate?
that post sounds BS to me after the 3rd S4 I would have gone and got a HTC ONE. The worker guy in the store would not go sit through 7 phones, a manager would have been called after the 3rd one, lol, too much weed smoking...

galaxy808 said:
isnt O2 a UK carrier? and mate?
that post sounds BS to me after the 3rd S4 I would have gone and got a HTC ONE. The worker guy in the store would not go sit through 7 phones, a manager would have been called after the 3rd one, lol, too much weed smoking...
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it was the manager of the o2 shop that tested all the phones. i dont want a HTC phone. all the o2 shops next to me have had to send all of the s4 back to samsung. it was the GT-19505 16gb ones but two of them said they were gt-19505X dont know what the (x) was for tho?

Personally if this happened to me I would not even bother with the s4 I would get another phone like the HTC one, note 2, or LG Optimus G Pro.

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it was the manager of the o2 shop that tested all the phones. i dont want a HTC phone. all the o2 shops next to me have had to send all of the s4 back to samsung. it was the GT-19505 16gb ones.
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The problem sounds like the store you went to. I could easily write the same story with the 3 iphone 4s my sister went through but we just went to a different store.
Out of one box of inventory, you probably got one that was shipped stupidly under extreme conditions and kept pulling bad batches from the same box.
Other than that, your story sounds like BS. I stopped reading after phone 3, an electric shock? Really? Yeah right. 2 posts? Uhuh... you're not even in the right section to complain about your carrier.
But if it is true, try a completely different store.

BS.
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Ah, you can always expect the apologist brigade rushing in to defend their noble brand's honor.
But anyway, it sounds like this shop's shipment of S4s got zapped or something in transit.

Unless a real bad batch, you must have some magnetic aura flux that kills devices, else statistically unlikely. You could be banned from flying in planes due to a magnetic aura flux. Left hand or right hand rule? That will only be got by physics or electronic oriented folks

Pictures or it never happened....
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Of all the things that have never happened on this planet, OP's story never happened the most.

KY Wildcats said:
Of all the things that have never happened on this planet, OP's story never happened the most.
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Maybe it did, though, and a chorus of lame "pics or gtfo" comments adds nothing in either case.

yeah probably a bad shipment. 99.9% of people won't ever go through something like that

Pointless thread is pointless

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge unboxing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pDy2lECbF4

Cool video, but I wouldn't call it an unboxing. It was a debloating.

Semantics said:
Cool video, but I wouldn't call it an unboxing. It was a debloating.
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lmao wrong link

fixed

NYC represent!
I see that you got silver. I did as well. Do you feel that it will distract you? I usually go with black, but the silver just blinged to me..

Pre order?
If you did how long did it take to ship?

Woww.
Amazing

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NYC represent!
I see that you got silver. I did as well. Do you feel that it will distract you? I usually go with black, but the silver just blinged to me..
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yea man.. Queens, NY here. I havent had anything but black since the s3 so that was 20 devcies ago. Im diggin the silver so far

alenaandroid said:
Pre order?
If you did how long did it take to ship?
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Preorder on thursday, got here Monday. No idea how that happened so quick

Root?
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When I unboxed my S7e, I was surprised to see a dongle that is able to connect external storage to the phone. I was able to read all my USB sticks with no problem. I never knew those dongles existed. I do now.