[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
ive owned a vibrant (same as fascinate for those who dont know)

and that phone was a monster for its time... even with the horrible burn-ins on the AMOLED screen and GPS the DEVS really whipped up alot of fixes just as any community ive seen do (SGS4G was the slowest and most rude)

now with that phone, BRICKED could mean two things

one is SOFT(ware) BRICKED:that is where you can still turn the phone on it may not boot or even go to a splash screen but it still will respond to button commands which was a good thing! if you had a "newer version" of the phone there was a 3 button way to get to download mode/recovery and use ODIN to revert to stock (some earlier models could not use 3-button to get into download mode and wher "hard bicked") FALSH A NEW ROM/RADIO/KERNEL and POOF no more "brick"

two is HARD(ware) BRICKED: in laymen terms: this is where the phone is hardware locked not allowing ANY response to physical buttons.. this is what most people feared and still fear today.... BUT there was a fix to hardware brick!!!!! TAKE IT BACK TO THE CARRIER AND TELL THEM ANY NUMBER OF LIES TO GET A REFURB

for anyone saying "lying to a manufacturer/company about how the phone was damaged just to get a refurbished device is immoral and wrong to the honest customers and its the reason the TEP and ETF keeps getting raised" can go take a look at how much the value of a dollar changed since last year.. not the scams and lies told by customers to get a working phone (when it was their own fault in the first place)

the term bricked is being used too freely in this thread and half of you most likley never experienced it or anything close to it...

NOW with that said as long as you can still get into recovery/Hboot your phone is fine....

flash the proper RUU or rom/kernel or even RADIO (not sure on that as this is the second HTC device ive owned compared to the 15 other smartphones ive owned)

i have hboot 1.5 and felt most of your pain as i traded for this phone with a xda member for my SGS2 and cash on his end

but that didnt stop my flash hungry urge and need to try new things to keep my phone feeling like fresh prince

any REASON why you have waited to do the HTC unlock is only making it more obvious that you should just trade your phone off for something else or buy something else

(MANY people are looking for evo 3ds that have photons,SGS2,iphone.ect)

i dont understand why you **** around and wait for something that isnt coming ANY time soon... and has been worked on already and people stated they are giving up because their is an alternative (htc method)

MY (OPINION) Q/A WHY YOU SHOULD JUST USE HTC METHOD

Q1) my warranty is void and their is a electronic signature required and they even take my EMAILZ!?!?! i dont want my warranty to be void!!!

A) your warranty is only void if you go through HTC to get it fixed NOT SPRINT... so what if your Esignature is required you signed a 2 year contract with sprint didnt you(big mistake?)? and your email is already scattered around the internet due to all the pRon sites you registered too for "free accounts" but got suckered into almost giving out your credit card out...

Q2) i want to flash OTG (on the go) not by my computer... this is a hardship and HTC should burn at the stake for making this the only option!

A) let me start out by stating you are and should all ways be by a computer... if you think you can just flash your asses off without ever needing a computer then you should delete your xda account and buy a iphone... ask anyone who has done this for a few year or even the respected developers around here ADB IS YOUR FRIEND!!!! LEARN IT!!! LOVE IT!!!! USE IT!!!! regardless of flashing use it will save your ass and help you figure out problems and ways to fix more than any ****ing S-off will!

(i think it should be required to know how to use ADB before you flash anything to your phone)

Q3) i want to flash a radio, due to the fact my signal sucks and i get better reception with my older phone(s)

A) radios really do not improve that much ask anyone they really dont do much and with your PRL/sprint profile im sure your just doing something wrong... dont blame it on a radio because you think it will give you better data speeds or a stronger signal because the first thing that comes to mind when you see RADIO is a giant gold plated antenna inside your phone .... its over rated and NOT NEEDED get a different PRL

Q4)i want to be in control of my phone, i bought it and i want to flash whatever i want including splash screens or radios (see above)

A) thats good that you want to be in control im sure your sexual partner likes that but honestly do you even know half the **** your really doing to your phone?... or do you just "read and do, then ask questions,then scream for help"

you should first learn why you want to be in control and what the consequences are if you mess something up ( I.E. WHY HTC VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY)

Q5) HTC said they would unlock our bootloader and we dont have that now WTF!?!?! why is no one haxoring to get us unlocked bootloader!!

A) HTC delivered and for anyone here before the real s-off would know that it was thrown around that HTC will make it the way they want not the way we want/need hence why you cant do EVERYTHING under the sun, and its no ones job to unlock it since we have a method already... that would be like if every developer got a phone that was just released and worked on 10 different recoveries just so you have options... this isnt ONE CLICK ROOT ANYMORE FELLAS. take what you can get for the time being!

Q6)ok now after reading alittle more i understand their will not be a real s-off for 1.5 hboot anytime soon is their any risk to this method?

A) not if you know what your doing... and why your doing it... no one should root and flash their phone just to fit in... or to show off it off if you dont know what your doing... it takes time to learn this stuff and not anyone can just come off the "stock streets" and learn it in a hour... it took alot of us many failed attempts to learn and do the things we do, and its not like flashing any other phone, EVERY phone is different and you cant just expect that the development community is gonna make everything easy for you... learn to live with it.. the world doesnt revolve around your phone/opinion or what you want

if anyone wants me to answer any questions i will...im not trying to be a **** or troll, im just trying to show you guys that feel the need to keep your phone stock, and still have the audacity to complain about it, different views. honestly guys just be happy we have this... anyone that upgraded their EVO 4G to OTA GB will know what real suffering is... and the fact that their is a method out RIGHT NOW that can let you flash custom roms/recoveries/Kernels is a GIFT not entitlement HTC could have lied and never gave the evo 3d a unlock method or even worse IMO a more restricted unlock method..

all of this talk downgrading the HTC method like it doesnt work or HTC lied is ignorant and arrogant as well as showing how misinformed you really are... if you want a REAL s-off wait for it... if not you have options that have been listed all over this thread and forum... with this long ass post im am official done commenting on this thread unless anyone has question for me...

/LONG ASS RANT,Q/A,OPINION