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[HTC Amaze 4G] KnowledgeBroker:
I posted before you today, my representative read a script that said to "dispose of the original equipment properly"- and it was obviously a script. Call back, if you called the same number as the rest of us and were asked for credit card information, something isn't right. Even direct them to this thread if needed, and ask "why is it no one else was asked for credit card information"-- something isn't right, they have a protocol. We get replacement parts under the warranty period, and you shouldn't be treated any differently than the rest of us.

My representative was really sweet and awesome- yours sounds like an asshole. I need a job, call them up and complain because people like me would gladly take the job of assholes. :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Keylogger_0:
Too late. Oh well. I really did need a replacement of both anyway. But yeah, i was really hoping for a free battery and back cover :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] Alan Corona:
I smell troll cause I called again and asked about your reply and they said they cannot ask you for credit card information. And also they wouldnt tell you to ship back your parts. I called yesterday as well as today.

Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G

S-Off

Eng-Hboot

On: Android Revolution HD 2.2.1

Sense 3.6

Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Keylogger_0:
Don't call me a liar. This is the e-mail HTC sent me. The representative said I had to click on that link and enter my credit card information to authorize it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
looks like the moron put you in for repair and not warranty replacement and thats why youre having that issue?
[HTC Amaze 4G] StockDC2:
Just got off the phone and the rep told me that you have to send the old battery back. The back cover, USB cable, and power adapter you can keep.

EDIT: Just spoke with a representative and it seems that you can only do this warranty exchange once. That means that if all you requested was a back cover and in the future, your USB cable becomes defective, you will have to purchase the cable. I tried getting all of the accessories at once but they said that they are only able to warranty defective parts. If lying is your type of thing, you can just tell them that everything is defective and they'll replace all of them under warranty. They'll have to put a hold on your credit card though for the battery until you send your "defective" one back.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
I dont know what number you guys are calling. I had problems with the first customer service number from HTC.COM and they were talking all that crap about needing to have a reason for a replacement blah blah blah, but the number posted on this thread was the second one I called. I asked them for another battery and back case. They didnt even ask questions. Your ENTITLED to have 1 of each in the box. I can call back at a future date and ask for the charger if I want to. I never gave any credit info, nor did I have to send anything back. Much like most of the people in this thread
[HTC Amaze 4G] StockDC2:
Yeah, it's really weird that they wanted my credit card info. I called the number posted on the first page as well and spoke to 2 representatives, both of whom provided the same info.

I'm going to try my luck and give them a call tomorrow.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
I just called myself. They DO make u give cc# via email that they send to u. They only charge it if they don't get Ur old accessories back.

I'm not gonna enter my info though... I'm just gonna wait and hope it just shows up. I was hoping for extras, not replacements ;)

Sent from my HTC Ruby running Sense 3.6
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
Yeah I was gonna call and try and get an extra back cover. My cover creeks like an old lady's bee-hind
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Fold up that thin piece of paper man... Make sure its thin, otherwise it pushes the screen up too far. #oldskool

Seriously though, they even gave me an choice white or black... And as long as u send old one back, you won't be charged

Sent from my HTC Ruby running Sense 3.6
[HTC Amaze 4G] Keylogger_0:
Odd. Because when I called them the second time, because I was wondering about the free replacement parts, they said that they only want you to send back your battery, but they say that you will need to "dispose" of the back cover in an environmentally friendly way.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
They told me I had to send it... It's hard to get good customer service nowadays, even if the rep was really nice

Sent from my HTC Ruby running Sense 3.6
[HTC Amaze 4G] NeonMonster:
I was not told I had to send/return ANYTHING.

She sent out the battery, back housing, USB cable, and charger, and never once asked or mentioned anything about needing to return anything.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Hmmm... Well I didn't give my cc# on the email they sent. I'm hoping they just send it anyway. I asked for a white back just to have both
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
Funny you say that because I'm the type to keep calling back until I get the rep that will do what I ask lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Oh believe me, me too... But the guy knew of my previous call months ago when I called about releasing source, so I figured they kept good notes
[HTC Amaze 4G] medmansri:
Thanks guys for this info!

Just called HTC and ordered a replacement back cover, always wanted the white color. Told him the back cover is loose and WIFI signal is a bit weak. As a matter of fact, my WIFI decreases dramatically going 50-70 feet away from router. Hopefully this fixes that.

I was also told this will be my "one" accessory that I can get for free. I asked if my battery goes bad in a couple of months if I can call back, he responded, "you can try."
[HTC Amaze 4G] jeffmorr:
Hey guys, it looks like the customer service is deteriorating. Has anyone in Canada tried calling them for a TELUS, Moblicity, Wind, or Videotron Amaze 4G?

I plan on calling soon to get a new battery and back cover, but I was wondering if anyone's had any luck first.
[HTC Amaze 4G] jeffmorr:
I am on the line with them right now and i get a free back cover, and for the battery, they send it then i have to send my old one but it's all free (If I don't send a battery back, its $30). Generally amazing service! Works in Canada in case you were wondering.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ITALIANNYC:
I really think because we all started calling up at once to get these free items, that they changed there policy and make people return the battery now lol..

All they told me was to recycle it in a friendly matter when I called
[HTC Amaze 4G] jeffmorr:
Yeah, I completely agree. I told the lady that I had done research online and that I would be able to get the replacement battery and keep both. I even explained to her that one battery doesn't last me through the day even when the phone was new, but seam to have policies and safeguards to make sure that we don't keep both the new and old batteries.

I ordered 2x1900mAh batteries on Amazon from Anker. I hope that these batteries are better than the ones I previously bought from GTMax.
[HTC Amaze 4G] KnowledgeBroker:
Hey, just a heads up, I had called them a few weeks ago about a replacement case and usb cable and they were on backorder.. they recently got a large surplus of both black and white cases in stock - if you were going to try to get a warranty replacement, now would be the time!

EDIT: Spoke too soon, case just came - very glad.. you can see the one below was cracked and missing the plate that goes around the camera.. it was bad. Signal is definitely stronger now too.
[HTC Amaze 4G] MidnightXZ:
Which phone number did you call to get the back cover and battery, since you're in Canada?
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Want Another Back?

Called back on the 13TH and told them the replacement cover was weaker then the original back and im waiting on my 2nd replacement today, will post a picture of all backs

1 Black- no volume rocker

1 White- Recent Replacement

1 ?????- waiting on it hoping black
[HTC Amaze 4G] r3cked:
I called HTC and the were glad to give me a replacement cover, but they told me white ones were not available in Canada. :\ bummer.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
i got a white for sale
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
call HTC as told earlier and tell them that you have having signal issues and u swapped back covers with a friend cause u read online that the antenna was on the back cover and that your friends cover gave u full signal strength.

i called today and guess what, im getting one for free. i have the black one, and soon, i will have a white one. no charge, they wont charge you because its a known issue, so a lil white lie ever hurts when ur benefitting from it hehe.

please hit thanks!!!:good:
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
don't abuse it

Sent from my HTC Amaze
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
if it works why not. read previous posts, others say the same so go quote them as well.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
Says the guy trying to sell a cover he got for free :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
lmao nice.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
I'm selling the cover I was sent, they made a mistake, I was supposed to get a black not white.

Sent from my HTC Amaze
[HTC Amaze 4G] Dark Nightmare:
As much as I love the white, the black remains clean, I'll probably take it off your hands if I don't give my mom my phone.
[HTC Amaze 4G] idaggerpwn:
Has anyone tried getting a replacement lately? HTC says I need to send my old cover in and if I don't, I will be charged $20
[HTC Amaze 4G] tonym2015:
I can confirm this, i just called to replace the cover and battery and was told the same thing. :eek:
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
News:they now pre authorize $40

Sent From My HTC Amaze
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
i called them earlier this month for a white one and they didnt require to have the old cover sent in. must be a new policy huh?
[HTC Amaze 4G] nghia3d:
Excuse me!

First!I sorry everyone because this stupid post.

I see this topic have 8 pages and i am lazy boy.So!My english isn't good.I can not read all comment in this topic.Sorry!I know i not good.:crying:

I found this link on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Original-T-Mobile-HTC-Battery-battery/dp/B006RETSHE/ref=pd_sim_cps_2

I have a question for all people who can describe exactly about this product.I want know this cover is OEM from HTC or china product:mad:

If anyone using this battery cover,please tell me about quality and sense of this product.I from VietNam and i am using htc amaze 4g unlocked.

This phone available very little in VietNam so i want buy something to backup my attractive phone.:good:

Okay!Sorry because i am talking so much.Thanks you everyone.Please reply me.;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
thats OEM HTC. the difference with the black one(if thats the one you have) is that this one is white. both works exactly the same way :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] nghia3d:
Love You:victory:
[HTC Amaze 4G] theinitial21:
no prob man lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] shuvarts:
I just called HTC today for back cover replacement and they didn't ask for anything from me :)

I might be lucky; or, maybe it's because I have called HTC previously for battery replacement a couple months ago (and they didn't ask for anything ofc)....

Anyway, just posting to let you guys know that you can call twice and still got different parts replacement as long as you're under warranty; and you might not get charged if you're lucky (like me :laugh:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] invisiblefire101:
Yall know that in best buy the amaze is more expensive with the black cover than the white cover lol so if u sell ur phone to best buy take it with the black cover lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] Murderah:
Anyone have a White back cover to sell since i got jipped on the last one i try to buy from? *cough* Debel *cough*
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce lee roy:
I know this has likely been addressed numerous times but I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to port gs1 in order to use video out? I can't believe Google would go out of their way to remove hardware which would allow this function.

You without me is like Harold Melvin without the Blue Notes
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaestreetss:
Bump
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] centrezuk:
hello i want to go stock rom again for battery and zero bugs any one suggest their favourates.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mohitchechani:
The myth and omega rom are great stock rom
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] RealVishnu14:
SanGinger SL2 is a nice rom. Nice battery too :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] the-cybersapien:
Try SGSII b4 by team Adreno Ace.

It's there in the development section. gr8 stock based ROM with looks from SGSII.

here's the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1453165
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] pyronia:
This thread will be lock soon, thrust me :D it always like that :p

regards,

•ƒγяύs ργяσ™• eBuddy XMS pin: A24D43B9

[menulis dari xda app yg cilabi pakop]
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] evil_penguin:
You want a rom with zero bugs??:eek:

Even the offical stock rom has bugs :p

And you want a custom rom with zero bugs lol :rolleyes:

Try all roms .... Rom which suits your interest is the best rom for you :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] centrezuk:
i tihnk ive flashed all roms i have a new rom each day lol.. but i forget what is good one.. now i give up on fancy looks and such, i need stability and battery :) Thank you all for the advice i will try!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] RealVishnu14:
Tried Galaxyreal by Me.? :D

Try it. So far no bugs and battery seems well. :cool:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] centrezuk:
yes i noticed your rom today its already downloaded :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] RealVishnu14:
Dnt worry Bro you will get what u want may be from or not from my rom.

I can only suggest these Roms -

OmegaRom v3

GalaxyReal v1

The mYth

SangingerAce

Choose it wisely as ur taste. Good luck. :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] centrezuk:
i have a question off topic a bit, basebands how do i find my baseband and how does it affect me if iam on a different one to a rom i flash?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] RealVishnu14:
Go to Settings - About Phone - You can see Baseband version - Last 3 words like KS2.. like that.

I think it doesnt affect you to change rom like that :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Nikhil'Da Devil:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1298808 best
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snaky90:
hi !

for some reason I can see the unlock network screen when I put a sim card from another operator, it's only appeared once and never come back to me.

I have the code before, but I can not enter.

What I can do?

The phone, SE Xperia X8 with MiniCM7

Thanks !
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wildsupra:
Hello!

Firstly, I don’t speak english very well. But I beg your indulgence. :)

I have some troubles with every GPS tracking apps I’ve installed on my Omnia W (I8350). While I start the tracking and locking my phone, it’s tracking quite well.

BUT, if I want to write a SMS or something. I have to press on the Windows-button to come out to the main menu, and the GPS-tracking will stop. But the time counter continues unaffected.

I think it’s a bit weird behavior. I have testet, Endomondo, Sports Tracker, SmartRunner, Runtastic. And all of these apps acts at same way.

Is this normally? Is it the OS, which stops the GPS-device, while the app is minimized?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
It's the OS, yes. In theory, an app could continue GPS tracking in the background, but since that's not officially allowed (you'd need to mess with the APIs in ways Microsoft doesn't approve of) it wouldn't be allowed into the Marketplace.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mendoza32:
@GoodDayToDie

Do you know any working hack that will allow app continue tracking in the background? Maybe some registry changing?

If app cannot get to Marketplace, it is not problem for me. I want to create GPS tracking in background only for myself.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wpxbox:
At the max it will work with screen lock though Endomodo doesnt support but others do. And Yes its a problem with Windows Phone API not allowing intensive tasks to run in background.

May be a custom app can do which somebody can sideload but then its for one few people.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
Well, the dehydration tweak that Jaxbot found (and yes, it's a registry change) allows an app to keep running in the background. That doesn't guarantee it will actually keep tracking - the app still gets notified that it's leaving the foreground, and a "well behaved" app might stop using resources like the GPS when it gets that notification - but it makes it possible. Normally I'd direct you to my MultiTaskToggle app, which is a very simple and user-friendly way to change this value, but it doesn't work on second-gen Samsung phones at this time.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mendoza32:
Unfortunatelly it doesn't help, because OS is suspending app executing. OS is just keeping app in memory.

Anyway I can use background task in debug build with LaunchForTest method that will allow me execute background code as often I want. However background task cannot access fresh GPS data. It can only used cached data which is refreshed every 15 minutes. Is any way to force GPS to refresh it's data when using GPS from background agent?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
OK, in reverse order:

@Mendoza32: You are quite incorrect; the change to the registry I was talking about actually causes the OS to *not* suspend apps. It can cause problems for some of them. In Mango, an app is *always* kept in memory when it's backgrounded. Apps that weren't recompiled for Mango can't take advantage of this and will do a full rehydrate anyhow, but they don't hve to (using a process listing, you can see that the suspended processes are still in memory). However, even with the tweak, a few things are cut off, like audio (and possibly GPS). See my response to JVH3 for more info...

As for a background agent, there's no official way. I think if you abuse one of the background audio decoder agent classes, you might be able to make an agent that runs in the background and can access the GPS. I haven't tried, though, and there's no chance of it getting into the Marketplace.

@JVH3: If you read the really old threads on the subject, you'll see that the app really does keep running in the background. For example, you can create an app that will pop a MessageBox (which always goes to the foreground) after 10 seconds, start it and immediately hit the Windows key. A few seconds later, you'll get the message box. More practically, you can use this hack to do things like run the WebServer app (any version) in the background, and browse it in the foreground on the phone's IE (pointing to 127.0.0.1). This would be impossible if the app were suspened, obviously...

As for Angry Birds, the game is in fact pausing the XNA update/render loop when notified that it's going into the background. In theory, this allows it to save the entire current game state, including the flying bird, such that when you resume the app (from dehydration, or so it thinks), that bird is exactly where it was and you've lost no progress. I suspect it is actually doing this. On the other hand, a game like Puzzle Quest 2 (which is rather poorly behaved regarding dehydration) quite obviously does *not* suspend the update/render loop. It's a turn-based game, so there is no gameplay problem, but there are certain real-time graphical effects that, when you "resume" the game, will all render simultaneously. Additionally, the phone will get quite warm and use a lot of battery (and other games will run slowly) because Puzzle Quest 2 still eating CPU and GPU time in the background.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mendoza32:
I do not want put app in Marketplace. It's only for me :)

Could you provide some sample code how to display this message box when app is in background? I tried this but without any luck. Maybe I'm missing something.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
Did you have the no-suspend/dehydrate tweak enabled? It should be simple (event handler for a button or something:

Thread.Sleep(10000); MessageBox.Show("Alert from background app");
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mendoza32:
Thank you very much GoodDayToDie. I see how it works now. As long as GUI thread is blocked, then background threads keep working (also the GPS). One drawback is that I cannot go back to my app. It just keep displaying "Resuming...", but this is because GUI thread is blocked.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mendoza32:
@GoodDayToDie

I was all wrong. Blocking GUI thread doesn't help in anything, because OS is killing app.

Please take a look at this sample code:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO.IsolatedStorage;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows;
using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;

namespace PhoneAppBackgroundTest
{
public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage
{
// Constructor
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
this.Loaded += new RoutedEventHandler(MainPage_Loaded);
}

void MainPage_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
this.Loaded -= this.MainPage_Loaded;
this.DisplayLastUpdateTime();
}

private void buttonBackgroundThread_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem((s) =>
{
while (true)
{
this.UpdateLastUpdateTime();
Debug.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString());
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
});
}

private void buttonBlockGUIThread_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
while (true)
{
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}

private string lastUpdateKey = "lastUpdate";

private void DisplayLastUpdateTime()
{
string value;
if (IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.TryGetValue<string>(this.lastUpdateKey, out value))
{
MessageBox.Show("last update time: " + value);
}
}

private void UpdateLastUpdateTime()
{
if (IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.Contains(this.lastUpdateKey))
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.Remove(this.lastUpdateKey);

IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.Add(this.lastUpdateKey, DateTime.Now.ToString());
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.Save();
}
}
}

Button "buttonBackgroundThread" is starting new background thread which updates settings value and display current time to Output window. When you press this button you will see in Ouput, that current time is displaying each second. When you use window key, then current time is no longer displaying in Output. So the thread gets suspended. When you go back to app it start to work again.

When you press on button "buttonBackgroundThread" and "buttonBlockGUIThread" and use window key, you will see that current time is keep displaying in Output. This works when you have debugger attached. If you follow this scenario on device without attached degubber you will see that app is getting killed by OS. To prove that app is displaing last update time at start.

So my question is: how to get managed threads keep running while app is in background? I'm attaching sample project, so you can test on your device and see that managed thread get suspended when you use window key.

Is maybe some way to use native threads that won't get suspended? I see your WebServer can run while app is in background. However you used native listeners.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] kenyu73:
I'd like to keep my Flyer out in my truck as a perm GPS kinda thing. It gets kinda cold up in NY, so I'm concerned on how cold weather tolerant this thing is. The general rule is not to keep electronics outside when its cold, but come on... have you seen newer cars!! I left my Garmin outside 365/year without issue too.

I'd like to know fact from fiction on this. Maybe Myth Busters did something on it, lol.

If the worst thing to happen to my Flyer is a sluggish screen until it warms up, I'd like to keep it in the truck/car most of the time.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] jayochs:
i literally never take my first gen ipod video from 2005 out of my trucks glovebox...in NJ, it gets as cold as single digits in the winter, and hits triple in the summer, and it's always in there, and somehow STILL works..and that's a moving hard drive too lol..i'd think as long as it doesn't move from cold to hot temps really quickly, no condensation should form or anything