yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Rezound] Vertigo151:
I had to warranty the phone already because the screen got broken (nevermind how). This gave me an opportunity to do some scratch testing on the Rezound. I didn't go all out because I never succeeded in producing a scratch but I did try a couple things before shipping back the broken phone. I used sharp scissors as hard as I could and a razor blade (thin kind you break in half to shave with so I couldn't get too much pressure with it), could not create a scratch. I will say that I still use a screen protector because in the event the screen gets shattered the protector will help hold it all together keeping the phone functional.

Just for kicks on the "how it broke": I was out jogging and some A$$ thought it would be funny to swerve at me. I lost my temper and threw my water bottle at the windshield. Sadly my phone was attached to the bottle. Aside from half of the screen shattering the Rezound still worked. Also on the plus, because it was the same week it came out there weren't any refurbs yet. The warranty cost $50 but turned out to be way worth it since I got a whole new boxed Rezound = another set of Beats ear buds, battery, and charger!
[HTC Rezound] paigow:
the ear buds alone is worth your $50, im sure your partner wouldnt mind a nice pair of ear buds to use.

threw the phone attached to a water bottle LOLs. looks like that guy in the car got the last laugh.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Is that enough to go to sprint and get a free non-google phone replacement? I can't retrieve backed up messages, emails, and contacts. I can't download apps. What use is this phone now? (I have the epic btw)

Also since you guys are a helpful bunch, do any of you know google's email so I can harrase them for an answer why I was dissabled? I bugged them about my YouTube account and it was returned to me but this is a bit more urgent matter.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
How do you manage to get your google account disabled? I find it hard to believe that Google would do that for no reason...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
You tell me but my whole account is disabled. I has a screenshot to show it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poit:
So, what's to prevent you from creating another account temporarily?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stilesja:
I would read terms of service and think honestly about any activities yo used your account for that may have been in violation. As for an email you screen shot includes a contact us link. I would use that.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ugothakd:
It's purple, he's already clicked it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
There are a number of things you (or someone who may have hacked your account) might have done that could have triggered a temporary block, which may take up to 24 hours to clear up. If it has already been more than 24 hours, it might be a permanent block...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
well it started around 6pm-ish and I like messaged them numerous times through that help site plus on like every google service's twitter (the ones I use anyway) so i have to wait
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quick99si:
It's unlikely that your account was disabled by mistake, though not altogether impossible as I know people who went through similar situation with their YouTube accounts (post Google). If your aim is to "harrase" them, just keep in mind that 1) they don't owe you an explanation or even a reply, and 2) the account and all the services associated with it belong to them and them only.

Be polite and good luck.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killersloth:
My account was disabled once due to suspicious activity, which was just that I was online from multiple different ip addresses, mobile, home, friends pc, public library, etc... They did it for my protection... Hope that helps, harassing them definitely won't.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Oh don't freak out, as someone else posted, it was more than likely due for your own protection. (If you did something bad, you'd know) which I don't think is the case here. When it happened to me, I ignored it for a day (24 hours) and was required to change my password due to suspicious activity. (I usually login all over the place so because I had never logged in at such unusual occassions, I got temp blocked. However, one of those logins must of been from an infected computer as when I logged back in, I noticed about 6 emails 'composed' by 'me' in blank to 6 random contacts with nothing but a notice from google saying that my malicious messages were blocked and taken care of. While it was an annoyance for a day of my life, I was quite flattered that they were able to take action to prevent harm to my contacts and still give me my account back. Just wait it out for a day, you aren't the first to of gone through this.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ylcricky:
Maybe your Google account was attacked by hackers and they did something harmful with your account.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
If that were true, (which I don't think is the case) they don't attack indviduals, that's boring. They target groups and organizations.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Well I do use Google+ via my phone AND my laptop and watch YouTube on the PS3. I think they all have different ip addresses. I guess that may be it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musclehead84:
Happened to me as well. After 24 hours had to change my password.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_details:
assuming you use the same internet for your laptop and PS3 and run it through a router, it should all show up as the same IP to google. Your phone, if not on WiFi, would be different. I would assume that your phone would be excluded from any ban triggers like this anyway, but who knows.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sesquipedalian:
Wow, I hope you get this sorted out. Makes me a little afraid of Android now. Having everything on Google is certainly handy, but if something like this happens (even if it's a mix up), you're screwed.

This is actually kind scary. I hope it gets sorted out for you.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alextjen:
Just make a new account if you cant get it all sorted out. It sucks you lost all your data, there are bigger tragedies in the world.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radji:
I second what Shinydude100 said. Now I don't use my google acct for email, my Yahoo! email is my main one. But I imagine the terms of service to be similar with both orgs. Anyway, I had some a$$h0le from my elementary school days hack my email (he and I did not get along FYI) and he sent out a bunch of viral emails to everyone on my contact list. AT&T Yahoo suspended my account for 24 hours, then they called me and told me my account was most likely hacked and had me change all the security info and the password. This jerkoff's gone after my email and facebook acct twice since then and so everytime I go to login and see my acct's suspended its probably because he's tried to hack my password and failed. That's probably what happened to you.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
You're still under one single ip address.. the ip address your network provider assigns you is one single address. From there if you're setup with a wireless router, that then assigns ip addresses as well but those are local to you, those route back to your ISP's IP address.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quicksand Jesus:
I connect from all over and have never had this issue. I'm interested though. Let us know what you find out!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Wouldn't my sprint 4G ip address and my Comcast ip address be different? I don't use my phone on wifi because I hve router problems and like to stay connected when talking to people. Also, to th other, no its not the end of the world but my gmail beingmy primary email I missing job offers. Luckily I have another email I haven't logged into in years. Good ole yahoo.

Sent from my not rooted tree plant 4G
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Yes, those two are of course different, but your mac addresses also get logged on their servers, they know that 4G Mac address belongs to an Android Phone. The issue isn't how many different ip addresses you've logged in to from the info you've told me, that's fine to log into all of those things and doesn't count as suspicious. Once that 24 hour timeframe completes, you'll know why it was locked.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Its been 24 hours and nothing :/

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
What exactly were you doing last before you were locked out and was there an 'unusual' location you logged into? What happens when you try to login to youtube?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
when I was locked out I was checking my email and commenting on a post on google+. the same page about my account disabled shows up when I try logging into youtube
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Perhaps a computer you logged in had malware and your account was compromised. It may seem unlikely to you, but its a reasonable lockout for that reason. I'd give it one more day, from there,you may want to backup your contacts and such since that information is valuable to you. (Using an app)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radji:
Google has not responded to your attempts to contact them? Strange. They're usually pretty good about responding within a day or two. The only thing I can think of is that maybe you opened a phishing email by mistake, the servers picked up on it and locked your account for security measures.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
You two may be right and also back to shinydude there was on weird thing. During the day before I was locked out the Google+ app wouldn't let me post or comment. I was however able to use the mobile site via the browser. Then it worked again after unintalling and renstalling (from the market of course) then a few hours passed and my account was disabled while checking emails and the google reader and tryin to coment on something on google+.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Probably far from it, only mere speculation, perhaps a pal of yours accidentally reported your post which then got your account accidentally flagged?

Update: Just got off the phone with Google about other matters and I brought up your issue, they're going to send me a link, from there, you'll be with email support and they'll do what they can to recover your account. I just want you to get your account back. I know how it feels.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Thanks I really appreciate that. Wait... where you find google's number o.O?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Its one of their numbers, they call you after you submit your issue. I did not actually obtain it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jailbird2:
Uh, no. MAC addresses are a layer 2 thing. The only MAC they'll see on their end is the MAC of their local router! There's no way a remote web site/service can get the MAC of your local device, unless you're using something like an auto-configured IPv6 address!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
I stand partially corrected. I could of sworn google logs Mac Addresses, but if true, I don't see it in the logs publicly available. I know Wifi Mac Addresses change dynamically, but I can't say the same for 4G. It is still possible for a remote service to obtain your Mac address, you'd just have to allow it to knowing/unknowingly by installing an app.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I can't believe it been 2 full days and no response -.-

It took 2-3 weeks to get my YouTube back up and running (after it been suspended for nearly 5 years) I hope my google account doesn't take that long.

I can't get apps for my phone or for my chrome browser. Cant read emails. Can't access the google reader. Can't buy the Tom Clancey book from Google Books (now that I has cash). Can't save vids on YouTube. Can't get to my Picasa pics. Can't work on my story I left on Google Docs that I started on my phone. The list goes on -.- Why me google why me! in my already horrible week -.-
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin420:
just spoof the damn ip and start a new google account. i do it all the time to troll :)

---------- Post added at 10:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:21 PM ----------

google.

1-650-623-4000

live person:

just press 0

tech support:

just press 5

hours of operation:

8am - 6pm pacific

this one works also.

1-650-253-0000
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
It sounds like you're confusing MAC addresses with IP addresses... MAC addresses are hard wired into the hardware, and will (most likely) never change for the average user. There are ways to spoof the MAC address, but the only easy ways I'm aware of are found in BackTrack Linux... It may be easier than I've seen, but you'll certainly never see a dynamically changing MAC address... unless you have a network setup that is tuned for the purpose of stealing internet from a neighbor who just might notice - it's kinda handy to never have your real MAC in their router's logs ;)

But don't mess with password protected wireless routers... it turns out, there are felonies involved...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solandri:
Spoofing your MAC address is easy.

Inin Linux (as root):

ifconfig eth0 down

ifconfig eth0 hw ether [new mac address]

ifconfig eth0 up

OS X should be similar since it runs BSD Unix under the hood.

In Windows 7:

Network and sharing center -> Change adapter settings -> right click on adapter -> Properties -> Configure -> Advanced tab -> Network address or Local network address

Type in the new mac address.

But I don't see what this would do to a Google ban. Even if Google did sniff your MAC address, it wouldn't do them much good since (1) it can be spoofed, and (2) it's only useful to your local network hardware.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styles420:
The MAC address is (generally, there are some obscure exceptions) only seen locally, which gets back to my main point that he mixed it up with the IP address.

But I didn't realize it was so easy in Windows, which is interesting... thanks for that :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneyrat:
Oh.... This happened to me ether other day. For no reason mines got sure down. No... I'm not from somalia.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Got the link yet?

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
https://mail.google.com/support/
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneyrat:
Ban! Trolls are frowned upon on xda! We eat trolls! How many xda accounts you have?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
"Google

Error

Bad Request

The request is invalid."

When I hit contact us at the bottom. Everything else is just kinda faq sorta thing. :/ guess I have to wait. At least I got an answer from Yahoo when they disabled me... within 24 hours

-.-
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Specialksg1:
lol Let me guess, Yahoo disabled you for no reason too??? ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
yeah it was a while ago

turns out i was hacked and I just had them delete it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] contradude:
Did you have an alias as a google+ name or were you running a business out of your personal google+?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I was using my real name and i was not running a business from it. I did occasionally post pictures of new Christmas stuff at a small store I work at as an attempt to get people to come. I also would post when I updated my blog. But I wasn't running a business with it. in fact once they started the Pages thing I made a page for both but never got around to posting on them.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Maybe this why? http://m.news24.com/news24/SciTech/News/Google-slams-Android-virus-threat-20111121

Maybe my phone had a virus? I also realized the first problem started when I manually updated to gingerbread and I couldn't get my starred locations or my current location. Maybe that means something. I gonna call that number previously posted here cause it been about a week with nothing.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopher.hunter:
If I was you I would be soooo pissed off at google this is COMPLETELY unnacceptable
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Like you aren't a troll with multiple accounts.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneyrat:
I know nothing!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopher.hunter:
Shhhhhh!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I'm soooo passed pissed off. I am borderline ready to see if this can get Sprint to feel sorry for me and give me an iPhone 4 pissed... and I sooo don't want an iPhone. But I bet they respond faster than almost a week with account problems.

I was temporarily suspended from Hotmail AND facebook for suspicious activity and logging in in new places and got my account back in less than 10 minutes.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman519:
Any word on getting you account back?

Sent from the Drivers Seat of my Suby txting and Driving doing 100MPH+ in a school zone! Ha.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
nope :mad:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kulawend:
My account was disabled too just yesterday! I've lost access to pretty much everything, my main email, google voice contacts and phone number which I use for everything, my youtube channel is completely shut down, also google finance where I keep track of my stocks, my google reader data, the apps I bought on my phone, etc...

At first I was absolutely furious about it, but I've started to accept that I may never be able to log into my account again and I've started migrating to a new account :(

Before you say anything I've already filled out the contact form and I don't know why my account was disabled.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
You might want to call google's android market team, they told me they could shed as much light on your situation, i'd say its a good chance you'll get your account back.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Is that the number mentioned in earlier post?

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Don't think so. I had found the call option on mistake, just looked for it again, found it.

http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/request.py?contact_type=contact_policy&policy=apps

They shouldn't give you any lip, they're actually very nice. In case you do get lip, tell them another user had already called regarding your situation and that their representatives told me to tell you to call them yourself. Anyway, they should be able to shed a little light, I hope they work with you and get it back.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Google is stupid! I have to sign in to get to the phone support. If I cant sign in I have to look at the crap I already seen >< :mad:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MДЯCЦSДИT:
I've never been *randomly* disabled from anything so you are probably doing it wrong because I have a yahoo, a regular gmail, a Google apps gmail, a Hotmail, and many other random services such as AOL, Skype, steam, etc.

Google disabled you for a reason...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
It happens. I have had my gmail account locked out, and its the same account I've had since 05-06, I had no reason to compromise it and put it in bad standing with Google's Terms. I do wonder what happened to his if it still hasn't been unlocked.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneyrat:
I think its special requests by powerful ppl to hijack type gmail name for their iwn usage. Like a upcoming company. Them they realize their name is already taken by some douche internet troll. Fix? Call google. Done. Douche destroyed.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austin420:
who do i blow to get anonymous@gmail.com
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
If you want, shoot me an e-mail, its my XDA name. I'd be glad to setup a Google call forwarded to your number, with your name.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Looneyrat:
Wurldwide.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
thanks a lot :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Here's an update

Update below... wanted to post new in hopes of new ideas to help me so sorry for the double post
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Looks like I not getting my account back. Worse is I think I found the cause http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=43692&topic=1669055&ctx=topic and if that's it google is retarded. In November I getting a windows phone with my upgrade, not giving Google more of my money. Well thanks all for your help. I messaged Google one more time then will call every number ad email every email address that goes to google until I get my account back. If all fails then I will just give up and make a new one. Thanks again everyone.

Sorry again or the triple post, hoping for new help... maybe?

Sent from my not rooted tree plant 4G
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmericanJedi001:
Which of those reasons for closing an account do you think you violated?

It sounds like they're designed to A) protect you from someone gaining unauthorized access to your email, and B) to prevent you from using that account to spam email from.

If I were you, I would write a polite email explaining that you got suspended, why you think it happened, and an explanation of why you violated whichever rule(s) it was you violated, and politely ask them to reinstate your account.

Sometimes you have to swallow a little pride and/or choke back some anger to get what you want! :rolleyes: Believe me, I know...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I sent several polite messages via the "contact us" thing when trying to access my account (up until a week ago). I woul like a direct email but I can't find one so I need to search for one, I found a phone number but it for businesses. I'll call it anyway.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopher.hunter:
Wow wtf google. Did you have any paid apps that you could use as leverage on them so you can get some **** back?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I have tons of paid apps. PowerAMP, a few launchers, a few gameloft and ea games (amung others), this app (which hasn't to my knowledge updated) some apps (even free ones) need the update to function and so they don't work and aren't available in the amazon app store

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopher.hunter:
Damn, google did you dirty, I know google is a free service but you actually paid for those apps and now google is keeping you from them, this really blows.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
What's worse is I've been blocked out of induvidual services before (like youtube, which I gt back a 5 yeas later after they found no terms were ever violated) so if something went wrong let's say wth gmail or google plus they should be able to shut it down induvidual service not my whole account. I hope it doesn't take 5 years to get this back.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xopher.hunter:
*google employees* "hey I have an idea let's call it google timecapsule-we'll block a random user for 10 years and give it all back" lol
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
Seems like it

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balagyi:
try calling every single number....

http://www.google.com/about/corporate/company/address.html
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R3537L1F3:
I will try, thanks
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balagyi:
u r welcome... good luck.