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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
Yes, just like the above, it's sold by 3rd party company called MasterDeals. So if I have issue with the phone after 30 days, I'd have to deal with MasterDeals and NOT Amazon.

For example, some seller will tell you EXACTLY which country it came from and how to submit warranty work. Some seller, when I contacted them, like PVCS Popular (a reseller in Amazon), REFUSED to tell me where the phone comes from, so I AVOID buying from them.

That's why I am wondering which 3rd party reselller in Amazon you bought the Note from and if you have any issues.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mystic38:
If you are massively concerned over warranty you should buy the ATT Note instead as the Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 is not sold or supported by Samsung in the USA.. it effectively is what the camera firms would call "grey market"..

You may be able to purchase a warranty for some outrageous price, or you can work on the "if it works for a week its likely fine" principle which is accurate for consumer electronics 99.999% of the time... I choose the latter.

The best i can suggest is to purchase one where the supply is 'fulfilled by Amazon".. then it is Amazon on the hook.. but even if there is some warranty trail none of this helps if it takes three months to send off and return your device, along with a $100 shipment charge..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoJo2211:
I got mine from an ebay seller in Singapore (roseXXXXX). I bought it for 603 but right now it's 605. I also had an ebay code for 10% off which took off 60 dollars AND I bought it the day ebay had DOUBLE THE EBAY BUCKS night, so I earned 28 dollars in ebay bucks! That's a 88 dollars I saved off of 603 price!

EDIT: i want to add than with the 88 dollars I saved, i bought an 80 dollar Sandisk 64GB class 6 micro SD card (from adorama when it was on sale). And with the remaning 8 bucks, i bought a screen protector and a clear case from ebay. What a great deal for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
No, Samsung WILL accept warranty work if you ship it to them. I have bought many phone from out of country (Nokia, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson) and when it need warranty work, I ship it to country where I bought it from and include the pre-paid UPS package. I rather pay about $100 in shipping that COMPLETELY lost $600 because the phone no longer works.

As a matter of fact, one of the reseller in Amazon (Global Mobile), told me their phone is from Germany and comes with 2 years Samsung warranty and even offered to ship the Note to them for warranty work and they'll take care of the shipping and communication between Samsung Germany and them. Unfortunately, they're out of stock of the Note, otherwise I'll buy it from them.

In the case of the reseller I mentioned in my previous post, PVCS, they didn't want to tell me where the Note come from. So if I need warranty work, which country I need to send it to? German, Mexico, UK?

---------- Post added at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:12 PM ----------

BTW, Amazon is NOT on the hook. Amazon is responsible for fulfillment (shipping, credit card charges, etc.) but not warranty work.

If you buy, say a MacBook from Amazon (not 3rd party reseller in Amazon), they'll take care of it for the first 30 days (DOA, missing shipment, etc.), but beyond that, you'll have to go to Apple.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChicoKiri:
I ordered mine from Expansys. Apparently they've got a European office that'll handle any warranty troubles with Samsung.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beestee:
Nice to know since this is who I got my note from. Have not had a single issue with the Note they sent me.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] i9apps:
FIFA 2012 just released to the Google play,

Working awesome on the tf101

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.game.fifa12_na&feature=search_result

Have fun:)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] s1l3nt:
nice looks good
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] wanzer:
I bought it but it doesnt work. Revolver 4, so ICS. Installed, downloaded the game files, it starts and the menus work but when I effectively start a match it freezes with strange artifacts and semi-black screen and I can only return to the launcher.

edit. rebooted and works. nice, but this versus fifa12 on psvita is like your best friend's grandma versus monica bellucci
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
My phone only displays the phone!computer icon, and I've tried all the button combinations for getting into download mode. I tried using a usb jig and it does nothing at all. The computer doesn't recognize the phone when I plug it in. Is there any way to fix this?

I've been reading as many posts about this as I can, but I've been awake around 30 hours now and I just don't think I can dig around any more. This really sucks :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Sorry that you hadn't come across this sooner, but you can use that phone--

/!\

--pc screen as download mode. Just fire up Odin/Heimdall, hook it up to your computer, and Odin/Heimdall should see it and be ready to flash.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Thanks, but I've tried both and neither of them recognize my phone. :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Have you looked through the Captivate Connection Issues thread. That will cover a lot of the steps that might get your phone and pc communicating again.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkkaranrk:
Faced this recently and i was not able to flash stock from phone ! com screen as the phone was not reconized by PC, Used a jig and the phone was in DL mode.

Do you have a proper jig or a home made one ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Yes I have tried the methods in the Connection Issues thread, couldn't get any of them to work though.

I have a jig I bought from amazon.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Use that screen as dl mode
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
I've tried that but odin or heimdall won't recognize my phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Then I bet you either have a bad cable or you messed up your drivers by using both Odin AND heimdall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Hmmm... but I've been able to use both before I bricked my phone.:confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkkaranrk:
I think there is something wrong with ur cable and jig its not possible that jig will not force this screen to DL mode. Did u checked the jig with another phone ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Heimdall's drivers breaks Odin on that usb port.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Well, my usb cable never gave me any trouble before, and I've used it many times to flash roms to my phone.

The jig has never worked though, even when I tried it while my phone was functional. :eek: Should I try to make my own jig to see if that works? Is it possible that a jig doesn't work for all phones, or is that pretty unlikely?

I use separate usb ports, one for odin and the other one for heimdall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
You could have a bad jig, worst case scenario your phones usb port could be busted. More likely that the jig has a cheap or faulty resistor. I
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Okay, so I guess my best bet is to just try to build my own jig. I'm thinking I'll try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=889128
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Remember the correct resistance is 301k ohms. Although anything from 287k-309k should work. But considering radio Shack resistors have 5% margin I've had phones not work with 300k. Just a fyi.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Okay, but I know next to nothing about this stuff, so how would I make a jig that's 301k or 309k ohm as opposed to one that's just 300k ohm. I've never had to buy resisters before so...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Uh probably will need to buy enough to sum up 301k (ei 3 100k + 1 1k) unless your Radio Shack (or other electronic store) has a 300k or 301k single resistor. This is what I used to make my first one. Just don't bother buying the usb head he uses (way to expensive). You can skip the connector and just stick the resistors directly in the phones hub though thats up 2 you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
Okay uhhhhh derp! That sounds simple enough lol just making sure I get it right. Thanks a lot man. I guess I'll be making a trip to radio shack as soon as I can. Hope this works!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drktigger:
I got the jig built and fidgeted around for around 20 minutes, and thought maybe this wasn't going to work. Then I remembered I had an old charging cable I found in an office trash can. I cut out the micro usb part and plugged it into the phone and touched the jig on pins 4 and 5, waited a few, and the download mode screen popped up! I was so close to giving up I couldn't believe my eyes! :eek: Thank you so much for your help everyone. I mean holy crap...:D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkkaranrk:
+1.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasonrmorris:
I am right there with you. I have 2 captivates. One bricked on the phone ! computer screen... The computer does not recognize the phone, oen3, adb shell, but all works with the other phone. I have tried it with 2 cables that are known to work without issue on more than those devices. I have tried it on several computers. No luck with the bricked phone. So, if anyone has a solution that does not involve soldering, I am willing to try.

Thanks,

Jason
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Sounds to me like your usb port is faulty.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bibo979:
Thankssssss!!!

OMG how many bs things I have read until I came across this!

My phone could not boot into download or recovery mode but only displayed the phone--

/!\

--pc screen. You sir have saved my phone's life!

THANK YOU!!!

I hope these key words will help someone in their search for a solution:

kies

can't boot into download

bricked phone

firmware upgrade has encountered an issue

no recovery

no download mode
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Chirag219:
how to backup the current install rom wid all its apps, settings and data??

i m using cm7.2 by vish...
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
use clockwork recovery mod.

Backup & Restore -> Backup

It will backup all apps+data and settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Chirag219:
Nd if i flash any other gb rom and den restore the backed up rom, will it work perfectly... ???

Nd wat bout s2e will it work again..?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
The items backed up are:

cache.ext4 >> Cache Partition

boot.img >> Boot Image

.android_secure.vfat >> .android_secure folder on SD Card

data.ext4 >> Data Folder (phone)

recovery >> Recovery Partition

sd-ext.ext4 >> SD-Ext Partition

system.ext4 >> System Folder (phone)

Everything included in this will be backed up.

it will work perfectly as long as you don't try and edit any of the files.
[Nexus S General] manubbo:
Hi,

I'm not that an Android expert, and I need a bit of help.

I've got a Vodafone UK stock NEXUS S. If I boot it in bootloader mode (I mean - the one you achieve by pressing power and volume up), I can see my baseband version is I9020XXKI1 (also bootloader is I9020, but I don't remember what is after that).

I installed ICS 4.0.3 rom a downloaded ROM, but if I go in About phone now, I see my baseband being I9023XXKI1. I think then that I installed a wrong ROM of ICS. Is that correct?

If this is the case, how can I get a proper ROM for I9020 ICS? Please note that I tried to boot my phone again in recovery mode, but when I go to recovery, all can I see is the green android for 1 second, then screen goes black, and seems recovery mode is not working. I read that it could be only recovery mode very very dark, but I cannot see any characters even if I put my phone under a direct light.

Thanks for helping.
[Nexus S General] androidpanda:
Er why did you install ics rom when you already have ics? Also as yours is a "proper" google phone you should be first in the queue for updates.....so why bother with a custom rom?

Basically you need to root your phone then install clockworkmod to install the recovery console then you can go ahead and install whatever you want!

Have fun!
[Nexus S General] Oogway13:
If you installed Stock ICS, this will remove CWM after installing. You will need to follow this thread to get it to be sticky:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1396959

I checked my settings in bootloader with the ones in settings....and yes, they are different. Not sure why. Even so, you can flash proper radio for your device:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1116884

Make sure you backup the EFS folder if you plan to flash a radio.
[Desire Themes and Apps] chad0989:
Having just recently released IncrediControl v1.5. I expected a few bugs. Despite a beta period of a couple months where not a single person reported a FC in the governor settings, it appears that some (or at least one) desire user is getting a FC, as per the market comments. I do take feedback seriously, but I would prefer if you e-mailed me with issues or contacted me on the boards. I cannot respond to market comments and posting that it FCs is absolutely zero help in fixing the problem.

With that said, I would like to fix the problem. However I need some help. If anyone who has this issue could please post a logcat of the FC that would be great. I also need to know what ROM and kernel you use and what governor you were running at the time of the FC. Also, does it happen when you click on the tab with any governor or just certain ones?

Thanks,

Chad
[Desire Themes and Apps] chad0989:
It has also been brought to my attention that v1.5 was being INCORRECTLY detected as malware by Dr. Web. The offending part was a completely UNUSED library range-seek-bar from http://code.google.com/p/range-seek-bar/

The library has since been removed. I apologize for the confusion.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rexhyd:
Hi all,

I have installed Zip IT so that i can improve the battery performance.But after running it I have observed that the Model number changed from LT15i to LT18 and the Build number was showing as ZipIT. So I installed the UnZipIT. Then Model number changed back to LT15i but the Build number is showing as 4.0.1.A.0.283.

And my phone is showing a software update to .62 in the notification bar.

Can I go for the OTA update or Can i update through PC Companion?

Or can I flash a Prerooted .62 stock ROM?

Please advise..:confused:
[HTC Sensation] maze_swe:
Hi!

First time post, but long time lurker here :)

Long background:

We have a bit of confusion here at work after the official relase of ICS for the HTC Sensation. We currently have a third party mail solution (DME) that is used to make sure all mail data is encrypted on the device in case of theft. Therefore the full device encryption in ICS has been very much on our "need to have list" to be able to enforce the Exchange policy of "require encrypted device" to make it possible to user ActiveSync instead of the painful DME solution....

So, on the Galaxy Nexus we have the option of "Encrypt phone" for full device encryption (not sure if this is the exact name in English as we have Swedish localization). After that it works fine to connect via ActiveSync to the Exchange server that has the policy of "require encrypted device" (and "require encrypted SD card too - as the Nexus does not have one)...

On the HTC Sensation however, we cannot find the option to "Encrypt the phone" (full device encryption), but only the option of "Encrypt SD card". The Exchange server does not allow the Sensation to sync if just the SD card is encrypted, and our security department will not allow it if the whole device is not encrypted...

So - the question:

Is it not possible to enable full device encryption in HTC:s implementation of ICS? Encrypting the SD card will not be good enough as the mail data is stored in the internal memory and not the SD card? Besides, the people here with Sensations are having problems accessing the data on the SC-card after encrypting it - but that's another question ;)

Any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] BobKatz:
I found and posted the official not yet realeased Sensation ICS users guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1546297&highlight=user+guide

It ha sa section on encryption, it might help
[HTC Sensation] Naper72:
I have read that manual (its for HTC Sens. XE) and it says:

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Storage.

3. Tap Storage encryption to encrypt the phone storage or SD card encryption

--The option "Storage encryption" does not exist on the HTC Sensation.

So the question still remains unsolved. Is it possible to do a full device encryption on the HTC Sensation?

Any takers?

/Naper
[HTC Sensation] tlgerdes:
There are two options for the ICS Sensation, you will need to enable both

Settings->Storage

Storage Encrytion = Encrypt applications and settings

SD Card Encrytion = Requires SD card to be encrypted. Non-encrytped SD card will be read only.
[HTC Sensation] Naper72:
Hi,

like i said, the option "storage encryption" is not available on my ICS Sensation,

and not on my collegues either.

so other ideas?
[HTC Sensation] tlgerdes:
What version of ICS are you running?

One thing I noticed is that if you have connected to an exchange server some security settings disappear once a policy has been set, ie install from unknown sources is one I saw remove after connecting to my mail server. It could be that your policy is actually active and has been removed from the menu.

The only way to check would be to factory default your handset and check for the settings, then connect to your exchange server and check again.
[HTC Sensation] Naper72:
Hi,

reply from HTC:

----

Storage encryption is an option that that the 2.3.5 update with HTC sense 3.5 had and is something you cannot find in either the Sensation or Sensation XE after updating to ICS. After the update the device will use this function automatically if it is required to.

----

Unfortuneately using exchange 2010 with both sd card encryption and storage encryption policy does not work. When syncing phone with exchange, it tells you that you ppolicies needs to be applied. First sd-card. when its done and in the next sync it tells you yet again there still are polices that needs to be applied on the moblie. Pressing ok and nothing happens after that. This dialog reappear the next time the phone sync and so on...
[HTC Sensation] BlueDiamond:
Any solution yet?

Did you find a solution to your Exchange problem?

It sounds like the same problem as I described here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1541079

I have send a support request to HTC about this 14 days ago, but no solution yet.
[HTC Sensation] MikeRoz:
Bumping because this is a huge issue for me. If I had known I would not have upgraded.

MobileIron is having a fit because it wants device encryption enabled, but the option to turn it on is not in the OTA update I have received. It worked fine in Gingerbread OTA because Gingerbread did not support encryption, but for devices that support encryption it is mandatory. Because of this I can't receive work e-mail on my phone. The value my phone provides is severly diminished.

I see three options:

1. Something I'm missing that fixes this.

2. Flash back to Gingerbreat OTA (Is this even possible without root? MobileIron will not allow me to receive work e-mail if the device is rooted.)

3. Flip T-Mobile the bird and go to Sprint, and sell the Sensation to make back some of the ETF.

Anyone else have anything?
[HTC Sensation] sprockkets:
If you use the ICS skin mod, the option appears to use it. I tested it on the non tmob rom.

I think if I got rid of sense and used the usual launcher it worked. Why it isn't there is beyond me. I tested it and it did work, but do a backup first.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1470497

Well, of course, if you are running the official rom it won't work, cause you need to be running something like ARHD to use that mod :(
[HTC Sensation] winterdawn:
Hi!

I have an HTC Sensation XL, and recently after I updated to ICS, everything was there, including the "storage encryption" option which is automatically enabled for apps and settings. If you were prompted to add a pin code and so, then it means your phone is probably already encrypted.

One thing you should note though is that, the "phone storage encryption" will wipe out all the data in your phone storage first and then encrypt the storage, so doing a backup first would be helpful. I didn't know about this when I performed the encryption process, and so all my precious photos were wiped out...and no way to recover even with a data recovery software :(

If anyone could help me out with this, it would be greatly appreciated :)
[HTC Sensation] dus1988:
I am running AOSP and "Encrypt Phone" is under the security tab in settings. Maybe HTC removed it in sense.
[Desire HD General] toys19:
After failing miserably to get my DHD to work with HTCSENSE.com I went to HTC uk support and they told me they had shut it down..
[Desire HD General] Andy:
Seems up to me.
[Desire HD General] springy:
Up here as well......
[Desire HD General] toys19:
yeah website is up but can you get it to talk to your phone?

Anyway I don't know I'm a noob, just passing on the message that I got from HTC that I thought you might be interested in.

edit: if yours do work, then obviously they are BSing me, in which case can you help me to get mine working?
[Desire HD General] Andy:
HTCSense.com has never worked for me and I got the Desire HD on the first day it was available in the UK. It's very intermittent as best and does not work at worst.

Just because you only have 8 posts, that doesn't make you a n00b. You could well have been a lurker like I was for a few years before I had something to ask.
[Desire HD General] djolebih:
Same here. Been watching and learning for years before I made an account.
[Desire HD General] TheBrilliantMistake:
It's a disgrace really. Many HTC devices were sold with promise of features that required Sense (web) to function.

Initially it didn't quite function, but they stated that the full functionality would come soon.... it never came.

It was a nice idea, and akin to Google's cloud services in some respects, but much easier to use (in theory)... and a great 'tie in' to Sense.

Still, they shafted their users, and (not that anybody will), they would probably lose in court for advertising features that they didn't actually have. Even if the small print AFTER the purchase may try to avoid indemnity, they'd be in trouble.

Not good HTC, not good at all.
[Desire HD General] leith51:
I got it to work when it was first up in uk the only thing I could get it to do was to make my phone ring from the site lmao

I could never get it to do anything else gave up after 4 months of trying and just forgot about it lol
[Desire HD General] Ditti4:
Here in Germany it was always working for me. Just tried it again and still working.

Sent from my loved HTC Desire HD@Virtuous Affinity. <3
[Desire HD General] Polar67:
Nonsense.com

Hi!

At some point, way in the past, i could get the phone to ring from the sense dashboard. I´ve never been able to use any of the other functions, just as "remote ring" also ceased to work.

Now -- perhaps i´m not the very best of examples. I chose Danish as language but i live in Greenland. Perhaps the discrepancy of language and +299 international country code is what throws sense off.

Anyway, just reporting. Doesn´t work for me. Never did (mostly).

Regards

ELO
[Desire HD General] mpathan:
When i got my phone in Dec 2010, Im sure it worked. a week or so later it stopped working. A few weeks ago, I tried with a hotmail acount rather than a gmail account and it partially works. I can locate the phone , but cannot lock it or make it ring.

gmail doesnt work at all for me.