I picked up a small tablet at a yard sale - never heard of it before so wondering if anyone can help me with it. The branding on it says +simple model C805 and some googling resulted in that it seems to be an argentinian company called Positivo BGH.
The thing seems to be locked (or at least it won't let me do a factory reset as far as I can tell) and emails to the company have been unanswered. I'm in Canada, so there's no one here that can help that I've found at least.
Anyone have any idea if this thing is recoverable at all? If so, any guides anywhere? Otherwise it's just gonna end up getting tossed. Only paid a few bucks so it's not a big deal, just seems a waste if it's possible to recover it.
Thanks in advance.
Hi omehga! There are several versions of this brand. I have the C805 model and is based on Mediatek MT8163V microprocessor. In the chipset there is a label with the following data:
C805H (RYC)
C805.N.V1.8.RC-V07
Please tell me if you found a free firmware.
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Hey guys, so I'm in the market for a new phone..my Titan is giving up the ghost in the way of keyboard un-responsiveness and I really want Android..
I'm currently on Metro PCS (and plan to stay..$35 a month after tax with unlimited everything is hard to beat) and I was wondering what phone would be a good fit for me.
I'd like to not go through the hassle of trying to get the esn added to the network so a phone where it can be changed (like my Titan) is a must.
I don't mind if the phone doesn't come with android loaded already as long as there is a fully functional android rom that I can load it up with.
Lastly, I don't really want to go over $100 for a good used one so that probably narrows things down quite a bit, but if there just isn't anything that fits the bill then I can work in some wiggle room.
Anyway, hopefully you guys can help me out..
Thanks for any info!
get the htc hd2 there any where from 99.99-350.00 usd at the moment
Sweet, thanks for the advice, I'll check it out..
Edit: so the cheapest I could find it was $150 on craigslist but that was an old post so it probably sold at that price. I wasn't able to find any info concerning it and the Metropcs network. There are probably just some basic settings that I need to get it onto the network though.
Keep the suggestions comin!
Anybody out there?
So...was this a really bad question?
Maybe someone could give me some pointers on what the right questions to ask would be..
I am thinking about purchasing a "China" phone on ebay. I have not been able to find out who the Manufacturer of this phone is. But I was wanting to know if it would be difficult to upgrade this phone to the latest version of android. I have never owned an android phone before, but I have owned a WM 6.1 phone where I had to update the phone via rom files. I am also listing the phone to see if anyone has purchased one of these before and to see what your thoughts are on it.
The phone I am looking at is Ebay #: 110618416325.
Thanks,
Johnathan
Hi Johnathan,
Upgrading a rom can be done most times, but in this case I recommend contacting the reseller before you purchase this model. Reseller's often have contact with the manufacturers, so you can ask them to contact them to answer your question. Personally I just would take a more common device but that's up to you. Good luck.
Thanks for the reply, but I decided to purchase the HTC Aria.
Dear XDA ers,
I broke the screen of my 7.7 and i found some stores in amsterdam from the ufficial support site, and only one told me they could repair( after they could not understand which model was, I think in this city I am the only one to own one, because people always laught when I do a phone call) for over 300 eur??? what? is too much for me, do you know a way I can manage this issue, I would rather buy a galaxy note if I caould afford over 300 eu reparation!
Please give me some hint, nobody broke the screen so far? cannot find in the search function.
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Dear XDA ers,
I broke the screen of my 7.7 and i found some stores in amsterdam from the ufficial support site, and only one told me they could repair( after they could not understand which model was, I think in this city I am the only one to own one, because people always laught when I do a phone call) for over 300 eur??? what? is too much for me, do you know a way I can manage this issue, I would rather buy a galaxy note if I caould afford over 300 eu reparation!
Please give me some hint, nobody broke the screen so far? cannot find in the search function.
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Don't know if they do International but never hurts to ask. In San Diego, California.
Never used them before and don't know them either but an email might shed some light. Good luck.
Hello Everyone, This is my first post here on XDA and I'm hoping you folks can help me out. I bought this S6 from a guy on Craigslist. When I got it everything was fine. I put my sim in a tested it be sure all was well. So I pull my sim out and put it away for a few days to be a birthday gift to my son. So he opens it up, puts in his sim card and goes through the setup. As soon as he was done we get this popup that the phone is locked by Rent-A-Center. Well crap, now what do I do? I bought this in good faith, paid hard-earned money for it, and now it's locked. Of course the seller is no where to be found. And there's not a Rent-A-Center within a hundred miles of me so it's UN-telling where it came from.
I did some research and ran across this thread here. I found what I thought was the latest firmware and flashed it to the phone. But I got no love as it is still locked. I also found a thread on rooting the S6 and followed that but it didn't work either. Now in no way am I a phone guru. My experience so far has been rooting my S5 by searching a thread, downloading what was linked in that thread, and following the step-by-step directions in that thread. With that said could someone help me out with this? I know it's asking a lot to post step-by-step directions and links but that would really help me out.
I should probably add that I can't get into this phone in anyway. After resetting the phone to factory and wiping the cache it then goes to setup. Immediately after setup it locks with the RAC popup and you can not go any further. I can't get to anything such as IMEI, build number, etc.
So with that said I would really appreciate any help you folks can give. I'm stuck at this point.
You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.
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You're not going to bypass anything. The person you bought the phone from either stole it from Rent A Center, was delinquent on payments, or claimed that it was lost or stolen and the RAC remotely bricked the phone. Just like how people with iPhones can turn lost or stolen phones into permanent bricks regardless of what people try to do, it's the same for Android.
Your best bet is to try and contact RAC somehow and see if they're willing to provide the necessary information to bypass the lock. Otherwise, you're out of money and a phone.
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I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.
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I appreciate your replying to my post. But none of this is a known fact. You are making an assumption. And while it could be true neither you nor I know that it is true. And if it is true then that is on the seller, not on me. What is a known fact (at least by me) is that I have a phone that I bought in good faith. It is locked and I need help.
I have found many posts and videos on the internet of S5's and other phones being unlocked. I found a post here on XDA that the author stated he had experience with this on an S6 that I linked above in my original post. I tried what he said but it did not work for me. That could be because I used the wrong files or just from my inexperience. I did send that poster a message but have not heard back from him.
So with all that said I'm still in the same position. I need help from the folks here on XDA. Anybody got any ideas? Thank you all.
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My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6
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My friend, you have to believe what @Tacoo is saying...with s6, you cannot bypass the RAC. Talking about the s5, you can only bypass it when it has kitkat and s6 is far different from s5 in terms android version and such bugs has being fixed...the only option u have now is to contact the person you bought the phone from to help you with the RAC or return the phone and get your money back. There is no way to bypass RAC in S6
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Exactly. Android on Lollipop and Marshmallow is like what Apple did with iOS. On iOS, if you put the lockdown on your phone and it gets stolen, even if someone wipes it entirely, the phone is useless without the original owner putting in their Apple ID. Android is the same way now, along with Samsung having their own account layer on top of that.
You can restore and wipe the phone, but chances are that you're not going to bypass this without contacting RAC.
Hi!
I have an Asus ME176C tablet (Memo Pad 7 serie) aaand I fried the motherboard. As my old phone at this point is only good for making calls, without tablet I'd need a new phone/tab, but I don't have the money and probably won't be able to buy a new one for some time. Because of this I've thought about replacing the motherboard, but I have a few questions about this.
1) Is it possible that other parts connected to the MB are damaged as well? Battery, screen, anything. So basically, if I get a working motherboard, how likely it is to work?
2) The tablet came in 2 versions, 8GB and 16GB. As far as I know, everything else is the same (on paper), only the storage is different. Can it cause a problem, if I put the different one in?
3) This one is to those who actually have experience: outside of some foreign webshop that doesn't ship to my country, I only found 2-3 motherboards on Ebay. I only bought cheap minor stuff so far from there and don't know how things are in this area. I know there is always a possibility of a scam, but is it more likely with things like this? Should I go for it and hope for the best, or is this kind of stuff maybe a no-go on Ebay? Sadly I can't post links, but maybe someone can search for it and see how legit it looks? The one I was looking at goes under the name "Placa Base Motherboard Asus MemoPad K013 ME176C 8 GB"
Thanks for the help.
Hello,
Welcome to XDA.
Try posting your question in the forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/memo-pad-7/help
The experts there may be able to help. Good luck.
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