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[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Oh my bad man, sorry. And well.. I was just pointing the cons and pros.. cuz if you're not going to AOSP than really it depends on the manufacture's OEM for the other kinds of rom. That's why I was pointing that out. Cuz frankly a debloated, fast tweaked rom with various bits from others rom are MUCH better especially for Touchwiz... Though Touchwiz did look nice on the Amoled screen.. :|. Yeah you "should" be able to change it to whatever rom you want but mostly for an "universal" rom that'd be pretty much AOSP haha, so if you wanted to stick to an OEM version of an rom than you better make sure you like that OEM's rom in the first place, stock lol... Yess that is developement, in all haha :).

Oh really? Well ****.. I didn't know, I just knew it was chinese (or Taiwan (?)) based haha, sorta to mimic the iphone in the way of functionality not just visuals. And the MIUI Visuals are really nice.. slick looking. Thinking about trying it for about 4 days or so since I'm getting the Dinc 2 tomorrow (basically today.. the 20th). So might as well haha.

You tried it yet? :)

*love HEIMDALL now.. it saved my phone haha, and going to miss my AMOLED screen for sure.. oh well. I can wait, want better functionality and more use out of my software than sitting there waiting for it to respond.. even with a nice screen. -> looking at you fassy.. >_>

Oh btw i just "registered" with samsung on my device.. and apparently there's a repair request.. has anybody tried that? Just wondering. :\
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avelnan:
Just wondering, for people that received their DInc2, did the accessories come in the same box as the phone or a separate one? Reason I ask is I got a fassy as a replacement and the phone came first, then the accessories the next day.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SBC44:
My phone was an insurance replacement back in March and they are saying that because of this they can't replace it for me, that I will have to get my replacement from Asurion? Oh well. They did "offer" to let me do an early upgrade, which I didn't think they were doing after a year anymore. Has anyone else that had an insurance replacement had any luck?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
I just ordered my sisters from Asurion and they counted that as an insurance claim. Though I didn't have any problem exchanging it. I just told them I didn't want to deal with another six months of fassy and Samsung hell. Especially after getting droped calls and not receiving them was enough, it made it even worse when the times "I" do get the call apparently somebody else answers, even though I never get the call (?))!.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SBC44:
They just told me I would have to go through Asurion to do it, and they would only replace it with a new Fascinate? Do you think it is worth it to try and speak to a different rep?

I WAS able to get my wife's fascinate replaced with a DINC2 though.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avelnan:
Try again.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Yeah just call and don't even go to customer rep, call direclty to tech support and don't pause.. be thoroughly aggressive and assertive but polite and gentle.. >__>. That works wonders lol...

You can get yours replaced too lol.. good luck.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SBC44:
Called back and still no dice. I ended up using my early upgrade to buy a DINC2 for $100. I figure I can still sell my fascinate and still come out a little bit ahead.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glsteve:
Well I just got my charge sent out should get it tomarrow and how nice of them to overnight it.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Damn, man! I'm sorry. You actually could of gotten this free.. did you try dialing tech support, 1 when inquired, type your phone number and than 3 for missed calls? That's what I did and it worked. :/
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xceebeex:
How did you get the Charge sent out? So far I am having a really hard time. They keep telling me that they don't have it in stock and their system only allows them to order one if they are in stock in one of their warehouses that they work with.

What area do you live in/. I was told that the two warehouses in the "Northeast" don't have any in stock. Right now the last person I spoke with was supposed to go talk to some supervisors to see what they can do about ordering one and then call me back. So who knows.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddavv:
Just got back from a corp store in Philly. Was told "entire Northeast area is out of stock for Charge, check back in 2 days"
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xceebeex:
Yea, I keep getting told the same thing. What bothers me about their whole system is that they really can't order a phone for someone. The only way they can "order" is if it is in stock at a warehouse otherwise they have no capability to put one on order in someone;s name.

So basically if the warehouse gets stocked next time with 10 and I am the 11th person to try and order, I am screwed again until the next round. So it basically could be a never ending cycle. Almost like bait and switch tactics (although it really isn't).

What I am worried about is losing the window of opportunity and waiting so long for a Charge that Verizon stops the offer.

While I was typing this response I got a call back from the rep and she basically just re-iterated this whole warehouse stock issue and said to just keep checking back. Supposedly though, since my account is notated that I am waiting for a Charge it isn't an offer they will just take away.

I will probably give it about a week or two at most and go with the Inc 2 if I have no luck.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ea5t5iD3:
Tried to get a Droid Charge but they didn't have any in stock and said they have been having a hard time trying to order them so I went with the Incredible 2 instead. Glad I found out about this offer on here.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deaffob:
hmm, I guess it depends on the person that you got hold onto. The person I talked said I can practially pick anything, even droid 3 but I said Dinc2. :)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fasinationinmotion:
When are you going to start deving for the DInc 2? I saw you were getting one.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SBC44:
I didn't even try going that route. The second rep told me pretty much the same thing as the first, and she even went back and read the notes from my first call, so I didn't really want to press my luck. I did get them to replace my wife's for free though, so I've got 2 DINC2's on the way.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeterGunz:
How do you call directly to tech support? Or do you mean call customer service and choose the technical support option?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagely:
Just wanted to throw in my experience here.

I wasn't having TOO many problems with my Fascinate, but I did at least once a week get a phone call that would never come to my phone. So I saw this, and decided to give it a shot.

I called Tech Support, and they had me update my cell towers. Almost an hour after doing that, I got a notification of a voicemail from Verizon, and my phone never rang for that. So, I called them back and told them that, and without any issue what so ever they offered me a Droid X2 or a Droid Incredible 2. I chose the incredible 2, which also qualified for overnight shipping. They apparently didn't have any of the regular battery covers in stock, so I also got a free upgrade to the extended battery and battery cover. I am not sure if I will like that, as I am more about thinness, but they said that if I hate it, just call them back and they will order me a regular one.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bardasian:
Did you have to ask for overnight? Mine went similarly yesterday except they said it would arrive Thursday or Friday.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagely:
I did not have to ask, they asked me where I would like it shipped, and I said "well how long does it take, because depending on that I will see if I want it shipped to my house or to work." Then she said "oh well it looks like you qualify for free overnight shipping."
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glsteve:
The person I talked gave me a choice between the dinc2 or dx2 but I was able to have them put a note on my account and then I went to the store and they said they would overnight me one oh I live in wisconsin by the way.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictlyphat:
I'm so hurt. I got my droid charge less the "kit". Just a phone no back or battery or charger or sim. I'm solo pissed I can't believe this.

And I just read the thread.. why is everyone hating on 4g. Its so sickening fast especially if you use internet on the device. Yesterday I was trying to watch youtube on fascinate and it was super slow with all types of buffering and couldn't even watch hq so in other words I couldn't even see anything. It duked. I can't wait for my charge to be functional. You guys are crazy(I got my wife the dinc2 though)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deaffob:
You could try calling them back and say that they sent a defective model and you were told by verizon tech that you should've of gotten a new model. I know it's BSing but better than getting it without no BACK and BATTERY!

No one is hating on 4G I just think that for two reason I think it's a moot feature.

1. Battery Drain.

2. You would be using that speed for.. what?

You can watch HD Youtube fine with 3G, it's probably where you live that gets not a good 3G. I don't see the point of getting higher speed internet unless I'm using torrent downloading like movies and gigabytes of albums. But if you need that kind of speed 'just in case' cheers to you.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssmaster:
I said what-what! Droid Charge! Once they come back in stock, my verizon tech said he would put an order in. At first he offered the inc2 or the 2, but I told him I need amoled, and then said he would try to find it at my local store. They didn't have it so he said it should be in stock today or tomorrow and will keep checking. Once he sees it in stock he mail it out to me.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glsteve:
Well I hope mine comes with everything cause that would suck balls.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeterGunz:
I have called 3 times since June with no chance of getting my phone replaced.

I just went back to stock (phone refuses to OTA to ED04 now....ugh, the timing), and I am going to call and try again. I am calling now, so I will update and let you know how it goes. Considering how my last calls went, I am not optimistic.

Update: Holy Smokes! It worked. FINALLY! No more missed calls, here I come! Dinc2 on the way. Was offered that or a X2. Didn't push for the Charge. I'll be on 4G soon enough.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictlyphat:
Hey I had the same problem. I Odin back to dl09 and couldn't Ora until this morning at 5am. Atleast I have froto on here.

And 4g is great cuz I free tether!!!

I'm in enjoy. 3g is too saturated and filled with traffic. 4g for me for sure.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pc1990:
I am in the same situation. I haven't received it yet but they siad the droid charge kit was sold out. So the rep was kind enough to still order all the parts separately. The thing is that they got the phone ordered but then the battery and door were out of stock. They said they would work something out so I'm just anxiously waiting at this point for my phone and hopefully the battery and door come along too or else...:mad:
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddavv:
I odin'ed back to EB01 this morning before going to the store for exchange, and was not able to do OTA to ED04 either. Getting SERVER UNAVAILABLE about 80% of the time and the other 20% is "No new updates available". I'm wondering if they pulled it as being buggy, or, what could be even worse, are pre-staging another update that would "fix the problem" again. Just don't want this to happen before Charge is available in the Northeast area, as I'm afraid they won't be exchanging it any more, but rather drag you through another update, which may or may not help. So little trust now with all previous attempts.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danzanzio:
That is exactly what happened to me but I live in Missouri. The sales rep was really cool and said that it would be an amazing deal if they get one in stock, so he told me it would be a good idea to wait it out also. My account is notated too and I'll be calling back friday or saturday.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xceebeex:
What area do you live in? I am trying to figure out how often I should be calling. The people that I have spoke with said they don't know when to expect them.

When I Odin'ed back to stock using the EB01 package I couldn't get the ED04 update pushed either. It kept saying no update found. So just for the heck of it I Odin'ed the DL09 package and went through the OTA's and it worked. I just did this yesterday so it worked as of yesterday.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdellingson7:
Eb01 is not a official ota, so you couldnt get to ed04 from that point, ea28 to ed01 to ed04
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tk1o48:
Out of curiosity, did you call while you were still rooted and on a different baseband? I was not offered a new phone however i was not denied one either. i presume it is because they noticed my phone was not updated in their system. or does this even matter at all? Reason i ask is cause i am on OMFGB and have been missing calls and texts ever since froyo. Should i odin back to stock prior to calling back ? it would be a huge waste of time if i dont end up getting a new phone and resorting back to stock. Any input will help!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orateam:
I just went ahead and gave it a shot last night and the man was nice, an Indian from Pakistan but in Georgia. He said he'd change it out for the Incredible 2 or the Samsung Function which he said was going to be released in a few weeks. He said it's basically a Galaxy S but with all the kinks worked out .. I said no thanks, i don't need a galaxy S version 2. i wanted something different altogether. He said if i keep having the issue, just call back, it's notated on my record.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deaffob:
Samsung Function is SGS2 if you didn't get this news: http://www.bgr.com/2011/06/08/verizon-to-release-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-function-in-july/
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tk1o48:
Update: got offered the droid charge. But if the function is now on the table, i may call back and ask for that instead...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SotYPL:
They skipped ED01 update. Right now it goes from DI01 to EA28 to ED04.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deaffob:
Hold onto that Droid Charge and when the Function comes out, call the tech and try to bs your way into a replacement.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xceebeex:
I was still on CM7 and the EC09 radio when I called so they didn't really care.

I wonder if they really are offering the Function or if that was a mistake.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skafan2:
If they're seriously offering the function, that's insane. I don't know though... that seems like a huge replacement. That would be like me turning in my ps2 for repairs and getting back a ps3.

If you're right though, you're a lucky, lucky man.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdiode:
I find the Function offering very hard to believe. Yesterday was the first time it ever showed up anywhere in the wild, and that was as a possibly faked speed test screen grab.

I want to believe - I really do - because the Charge's size is unappealing and the D-Inc2's screen and lack of LTE are hugely detrimental. I'd love a working SGSII with LTE more than anything.

Oh, crap, I just stopped lurking after almost a year. Back into my hole.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrdiode:
.. but he turned it down. riiiiiiiiiiight.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skafan2:
Nah man, it makes total sense. He could have.... uhh... hmmm... uhh...

...Yeah, I guess that's suspicious. However, it could be legit, and we have to have hope! Trust me, I wouldn't put it past a tech rep to mess up that badly and ship him a brand new phone.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Your paying for their service so you should of just done. The techs were more than accomadating as the ones with the fassys are doing the same thing lol..
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Get the number from tech.

Call customer service and say you want tech support, but you don't want to be transferred as of now as your pressing for time. And theyll text you the tech supports direct number. :)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
ANYTHING??? Why didn't you go for a tbolt than lol...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
So what did you get... the Droid charge or Dinc2? And is the Samsung function the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tab or the Samsung Galaxy S2? :/
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skafan2:
The Samsung function is the S2, which was just "officially" announced I think a couple of days ago... which is why we're so skeptical.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Yeah but that same aritcle that was posted had an update claiming the Samsung function was actually the galaxy tab 10.1

And truthfully I highly doubt Verizon would do that cuz samsunga already making them give away the charge and Verizon won't even give away the tbolt which was released earlier than the charge! :/
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skafan2:
http://www.infosyncworld.com/review...xy-s2-scheduled-for-august-release/12178.html

Yeah, the article was a mistake, but the name was correct.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
The article stated the name was about galaxy tab 10.1 :/. So hows the name correct than???
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slvrevoix:
Well I ended up keeping the incredible. They were going to upgrade me to the charge for 300. But the incredible is awesome. Thank you Verizon ! :-)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skafan2:
That came out wrong... I meant the details about the phone were correct (as in all the specs + name) but the actual release date mentioned was for another product. My bad :p

Google it if you want though, the function is definitely the s2.

Not an issue for me though, as my inc2 is already in the mail!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deaffob:
Because I want more than 5hours of battery and it's not stronger than fascinate or Dinc2 AND it's too big for me.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rand4ll:
Tried earlier and she said that ed04 was supposed to fix it and google voice was my problem...has me do some stuff to my phone...calling again tonight saying still some issues...wish me luck on getting the charge...any tips? I hate being denied...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rand4ll:
Alright..just got it...though the rep said I have to go to corporate store to order and they are closed so going tomorrow evening...did have to ask to speak to a supervisor...never did as the rep offered when he came back
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictlyphat:
Tell them you gave been throughout the paces and have tried everything. Say you must have a working phone for work and you read on verizons own website on their support forums that there is a policy in place for replacement. They shouldn't have a problem then. I have had my fascinate swapped for a charge and on another occasion my wifes changed for a dinc2. So do yourself a favor and do some homework on vzw support forums and have it up to refer to. They even post a solution number or policy number or something like that fro reps to refer to
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orateam:
After reading more on the function, i went to the Verizon store to make verizon good on the Function. Yes it was Bull. not on my part though. Verizon would not honor it. they offered the charge /x2/incredible. I took the charge. I know it's not anything much more than LTE, but they are not charging me a penny and are not increasing my contract length. so basically it's a free upgrade for $0. I'll get an 8mp camera, larger screen, front camera and LTE for free, can't pass on that. will get it Saturday by mail.

The kicker is tell them that you can't make call outs at least once a day. tell them that you need to take the battery out once a day becuase the receiving person on the call can't hear ya. that's what happens to me. very dang annoying.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oluchika:
I just called and told tech support about my missing a phone call this morning and throughout the last couple of months. Plus, I was not able to update through the system updates as my phone wouldn't establish a connection with the server and kept a "D" where the arrows would be under the 3G icon. The rep transferred me to someone else who I informed of my issues and she told me that the Samsung is offering the 3 phones as an exchange. She told me that if I wanted the Charge it would extend my contract for another 2 years :(. I asked if I could wait to decide and she said I should decide by tomorrow because the offer is short. I really don't want to extend my contract and am debating getting the Inc2.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xceebeex:
So, does anyone know anything about the ED05 that was just posted in the Development section? I just got off the phone with customer service and they said that the offer is only good until a software update comes out that is supposed to fix the issue because they would want you to update the phone to see if that fixes the issue.

So now I am torn on what to do. I am not sure if I should wait for a Charge and take my chances that no official software update is released before I can order it or do I just go with an Inc 2.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scarfman4:
I think ED05 is a leak someone got ahold of. If it was official VZ's page that shows the current version would have been updated. I've tried doing a system update and it keeps saying "server unavailable" so I don't think they're pushing it out yet.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Oh batt that bad? I was thinking it was pretty good plus doesnt it have new sense-3.0-and thought it was more powerful lol...?

:/

I got my Dinc2 today but I still don't have it cuz I was at work today when it came in and nobody checked the door so its currently sitting in the city next by... chilling. :(
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Yep thought so... no way in hell they'd give a prize like that lol... charge is a MAJOR exception but in essence its the same as a fassy just with a amoled plus and lte really, with less onboard ram...
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slic|<:
Wrongful recall. Please.

Its absolutely FREE with no incurred charge on user nor extended contract!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oluchika:
^^^ When I tried calling back to inform them of my decision to get the Inc2, the rep told me that I would have to troubleshoot it with her as she saw no notes from my call with the last 2 reps less than an hour ago?!:mad:. After being on hold various times throughout the call, she told me that she could replace it with another Fascinate as they are showing in stock (Oh hell no). When I asked her if the Samsung exchange exists, she said that it only exists when they don't have any Fascinates in stock and that the last rep should have checked before they told me about the option. Long story short, I didn't take the replacement.

I called back right after and got on the phone with another rep. I explained what my issues were and about wanting to call back to inform them of my replacement decision. Told him I wanted the Inc2, the order was placed and took less than 10 mins. It seems I receive more sympathy from the male reps, lol. Don't care, as long as I get what was offered to me because that last call had me fuming.