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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shvyue:
So what did they do with you phone? Have you got your phone repaired finally?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sminki:
They sent it back unrepaired, free or charge at my request. (to be honest it was't too bad, and as i've been without it for over a month in total I was getting sick of it!)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] guildamx:
I had the yellow tints issue and brought the phone to a repair center (here in Italy).

My XS had unlocked bootloader and root permissions.

I did not mention those facts and still my phone has been repaired in 50 minutes. :o

They did not even touch the fw (no factory reset at all)!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Xadious:
So did you unlock the bootloader? I see other's mentioning it but no confirmation from you.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MarkMRL:
Same here, repaired in less than one hour, and they also gave me a car chager for free. My phone wasn't unlocked but it was badly scratched all over, the one I got back was 100% sparkling new.

Also, I still don't understand if OP unlocked his bootloader. If he did, they clearly say you will void the warranty by doing so. He could still request a repair off warranty (paid).
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] adam1000rr:
+1
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pshdo:
Now i have to ask this, as it is not really clear to me...

If you have a unlocked bootloader, and then relock it later, will S/E service then at all be able to see that the bootloader was unlocked at some point ??

They can offcource see from their database that you have requested the unlock code some time ago, but that is not the same as saying that you have also used it to unlock your phone...

Is there ANY proof left in the phone, that the bootloader was unlocked at some point if you relock it ??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] monivan:
One more thing is that the imei code is 15 digits long, but the one we used to ask for the unlock code is 14 digits only! So that doesn't mean our phone askes for the unlock code as the imei didn't match! m i rite?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
I contacted Sony Brazil and they said all Sony authorized stores aren't allowed to receive any device, even with the yellow tint problem. I said other Sony's are getting devices from other countries, but still nothing.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] cognosco:
I have a Xperia S with defective microphone and yellow spot problem. I have sent it for RMA, but got it unrepaired back! And I had to pay 85 euro's!..

Reason: 'modified software'. I have sent the phone with fully working stock firmware, not rooted. I had an unlocked bootloader though.

I contacted the repair center (in the Netherlands), and as far as they could tell me (they don't know much..), they told me that my warranty was lost possible because of the unlocked bootloader...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Efe64:
^

Wtf..

How could they do this?

I mean you buy an car with damaged engine? And they wont change it because you changed the carradio?

What are they thinking?

Its just an factory fault... Wtf...

Verstuurd van mijn GT-S6500D met Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sminki:
to the interested none who have been following my saga...

after receiving my "S" back from sbe-ltd.co.uk (SONY's UK repairer) for the second time in a worse condition that it went (went with yellow tint, came back with no display, broken screw and dented corner!) I made a complaint that they didn't give a **** about, here's their reply in all it's glory:

Message-ID: <117F30FDB3BF45E3A8302D0E5138EDA5@workstation543>

"Your handset was returned unrepaired as the software it contains has been modified. Your handset was not even opened the second time, the screws were not damaged by our repair centre. This is because they were not touched the second time that it was received as the unit did not pass the first phrase of the software process. As your handset did not pass the software process; we were unable to continue the repair and your handset was not passed to any other technician. We are unable to suggest you to re-submit your unit because it has previously been declared Beyond Economic Repair. Please could you provide photographic evidence of the damage you mention below? It is possible that your flex underneath your display was affected by the failed software update which our repair centre performed but do not take responsibility for this as your unit’s software has been illegally modified."

So there you have it, "official" confirmation that unlocking your bootloader and flashing your device (by an engineer) can physically damage hardware (of course it doesn't! :p) That last line cracks me up, and it is downright embarrassing for them! Even a non technical person knows that it's complete nonsense!

Good luck with your UK repairs you unlocked guys..! (remember, that's sbe-ltd.co.uk - i'm adding it again, just for the googlebot :) )
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] shmoejoe:
Oh dear,

well...It's a bit annoying that they can kind of...bend their policy when they feel like it (your UK service doesn't do it, when a lot of other centers are either too dumb/don't care).

I must admit though, that's an amazing excuse for rejecting your device. Amazing how an official method provided by Sony can lead to your device having screen problems, lol, it's like they don't read anything from the central operations....

They attribute the problem to bad batches and such but they are free to make up whatever excuse they like and ignore a confirmed issue whenever they feel like :/..and manage to blame the customer for the issues. You can write a novel about this crap, I swear :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] skip0pot2mus:
Good grief, what a load of tosh, have you forwarded this to someone higher up in Sony Service?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] unrealboot1:
Would relocking the bootloader then doing a repair with pc companion work?? I heard it will even if the drm files are deleted permanently when u unlock the bootloader as i heard the emma software they use do not detect missing drm files, but has anyone tried relocking their bootloader and sending it back to sony successfully?. I'm in UK and I'm actually going to do it tonight and send it back for repair.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] del1701:
You'll have to let us know how you get on ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lord Takyon:
Sony UK are being useless, I said before they refused to repair mine as I 'used it outside the temperature range specified' Unfortunately I don't have control of the weather conditions.

I was a Sony fan, but after this I don't know.

Sent from my XperiaS via transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] unrealboot1:
Ok sure ill let you know. Just I heard different stories depending on country and Sony UK seems to be one of the more ruthless ones. But anyways to the post above.....Why did they say you used it outside the specified temperature range? I mean how do they know?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] juzz|NOR:
The last digit on IMEI is not relevant for unlocking code. The rest of the IMEI match, and there are NO PHONE with that same 14 digit number on it.

U r not rite.

Some bull****!

Learn't from this is that one does not simply send a phone with unlocked bootloader to a service center.

ALLWAYS lock your Bootloader

Wow... some duchebags. Do the repair yourself the next time! Takes 5 minutes to completely disassemble the Xperia S. Believe me. its EASY! :D

Sony still makes great handsets!

Remember this:

The repair center for Sony, allso repairs other phones. It is not Sony that repairs the phones, but certified centers for GSM devices. This also includes HTC, Samsung, Sony, Moto, LG and others.

Please do not for the love of god devoke from a brand that you love and trust. Then you will regret when you must send your next phone to the service center aswell.. It´s most likely that the phone will end up at the same service partner.

Its ****.. i know. We just have to deal with it i think. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lord Takyon:
They acknowledged the screen patches were heat related, we already know that lol, but they claim it is because I got the phone too hot.

They were not amused when I told them it wouldn't be very portable if I kept it In the fridge ;)

Sent from my XperiaS via transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] unrealboot1:
lol....

Strange as UK is a cold country. Its seems they are just giving out excuses. I will be so vex if they say that to me when i send mine back.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] letama:
Well, yes and no. First, Sony made the decision to repair instead of immediate exchange, which is a bit questionable already. But then, going through a 3rd party service center is Sony decision too. And controlling the way third party behaves is their duty, they are damaging their image not doing so.

I came back to Sony after a long period of suspicion, I'm afraid next phone will be from another brand. I know customer relationship will probably not be better, but I'll try.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pshdo:
Sv: Sony wouldn't repair their yellow tints, even this is FACTORY DEFECT

So WILL locking the bootloader (and outsource flash correct branded firmware) make it impossible for Sony to see that it has been unlocked at any time?

Or is there anything more we can do to hide the truths?

I know it is a little wrong to try and hide the fact, but when the "fine" Sony company is also not working really ethical correct then why should we...?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] BXM500:
Sent mine to be fixed. Had the same "yellow spot" issue. Phone was replaced with a new one at official Sony repair shop. No problem.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Matt1408:
Seems Pocketnow ran a story about it.

http://pocketnow.com/2012/07/25/son...-do-so/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The more pissed off people, the better right?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyboo:
Hey guys!

Quick question, is there an app or tweak to wake the phone up? I have searched but I've had no luck.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eng.rego:
Widget locker

↖(^▽^)↗ Sent from Rego Galaxy Note ↖(^▽^)↗
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andyboo:
Sorry, dumb question, but which one?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm0use:
Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone can think of anything else to try to resolve an issue im having with my S3.

It is locked to 3 (UK) and runs the ALE8 firmware. Over the weekend I flashed the LFB firmware from Samfirmware using Odin, but I noticed my data speeds we're a lot slower than normal and my phone struggled to get to H+.

I decided to flash back to ALE8 but now my phone flicks between 3G, H and H+ and speed test results average 0.5 - 2 mb where as before it was constant H+ pulling between 4-6 mb.

2 factory resets and redoing APN settings hasnt worked so running out of options..... :confused: I also contacted 3 who said there were no issues in the area.

Thanks in advance :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
If you are rooted you can try the "Fast Dormancy" app in the market to disable Fast Dormancy, it might help (not sure if 3 UK support this feature or not, if not then disabling it might help your speeds)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm0use:
Thanks mate. Haven't rooted it yet in case it needs to go away for repair. (sorry should have advised not rooted)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsw5700:
3 uk do support fast dormancy

Sent via TCP/IP
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
In my view LFB modem is crap and firmware LFB not worth the upgrade .

Drops from 100% signal to 40% if i have LFB modem .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm0use:
Agreed, very poor imo. Wish id have looked into LFB more before flashing it. At least I know not to flash cyanogen while you can only use LFB.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
DDLF3 and DXLF3 are 2 modems known to fare better on most networks (afaik including Orange UK and Three Uk)

Try them out. If you're on stock, you can flash them through Odin without having to install a custom recovery.

Are you sure the configuration for Fast Dormancy is correctly configured in your phone now that you're no longer on stock?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fasty:
With the stock ROM, I don't seem to be having any major problems with LFB radio.

On the plus side, the battery life seems to be incredibly good.

On the negative side, I have a suspicion that the newer radio might take longer to connect to a data connection (or perhaps re-acquire a connection when passing at speed from cell to cell). It somehow doesn't feel quite as "responsive" although the data rate (once connected) measures fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm0use:
I am still running stock. Ive flashed back to 3's own official firmware (without root).

Thinking it might be worth rooting and flashing one of the ones you've mentioned or a couple more I've seen mentioned around.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascariz:
want constant H+? use modem BWLE5. It don't even recognize H anymore. LOL
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
You don't need root to flash a modem through Odin, only if you want to flash through the phone's recovery console.

I prefer Odin.

The only hardware-related reason you might want to root is to be able to backup the EFS folder in case it gets corrupted.

(Corruption is not caused by flashing a modem)

It also doesn't do voice calls anymore. If you can live with that, fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascariz:
LOL because u r using LFB, latest noob stock rom. LOL again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
One question aside; how old are you? The amount of 'LOL' in your posts ranges you between 12 and 16 in my experience.

No offense, just curious.

Actually I'm on ParanoidAndroid which is not Samsung-based.

However LFB is the best in Samsung's own collection since it has several battery drain fixes and tweaks (both real and cosmetical).

All Samsung-based ROM's (e.g. Omega) with some acitivity have rebased on it.

LFB being the latest and greatest I wouldn't bother searching the best of the older modems since you know you won't be able to use it for long anyway.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm0use:
Just a quick thanks for the "FastDormancy" suggestions everyone. Ended up rooting my device and trying it. Worked a treat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Insomaniac10:
Hey guys, just like the title asks. Has anyone who uses an OB commuter case found a belt clip that will accomodate it? Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TurkXtreme:
whats the best for you? what do you suggest?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pnetherwood:
Lightflow on Google Play is good. Lots of options for configuring leds on most communication apps.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slonn:
+1 for Lightflow. Some users report a huge battery drain with this app installed but I haven't experienced that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidh10:
LightFlow is good but sometimes it doesn't work and it causes a bug with accessibility making the phone speak out when you open a folder.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kavsko:
LightManager

I'm using LightManager.

It's still in early development but it is simple to use and bug free.

It does what is expected and is very light weighted...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rabangus:
It's not quite bug free - there's an issue with Gmail where it can start flashing again some time after a notification has been dismissed, but after that's sorted it will be perfect.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TurkXtreme:
Thanks. I will check them out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gege0202:
i'll test the light flow
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh-maz0r:
+1 for Light Flow, its really easy to setup... the difficult part is remembering which colour is for what :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circuit89:
Lightflow is awesome but it has bug. To go around it just disable talkback and go into settings-apps-all and disable google text-to-speech and samsung tts.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
Hi Guys,

In the past few days ive noticed that if i dont check my phone regularly it will simply refuse to wake up (screen on). I know the phone is still working as the LightFlow settings still use the notification light when needed. I have also had situations where the phone wakes up but theres no touch functions, but locking and waking up again fixes that in 1 try. Has anyone else had this issue or am I going to have to send the phone back?

Thanks

Michael

P.S. The phone is not rooted and hasnt been updated since out the box. Any suggestions to root the phone to fix this will be ignored.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
Uninstall LightFlow it has been known to cause this issue.

That is all we can suggest unless your willing to root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
Thanks for the suggestion. I had my HTC Desire rooted and this has put me off rooting my phone at the moment, but I was waiting for the Jelly Bean AOSP anyway.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyuk:
Not trying to take this too far off topic, but what do you have against root? All root effectively is is an admin mode, you don't have to flash a custom rom.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
I dont have anything against root. Its just that when I have a problem with my phone and people suggest to root it, if it doesnt work im kinda screwed over with warranty etc.

Unfortunatly removing Lightflow didnt help and its still happening :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
It's quite easy to revert back to Stock for warranty repairs.

Rooting does not brick your phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
Wont they reject it if its rooted? This would be the first phone ive sent for repairs. My HTC Desire never faulted in 2 years but this is starting to annoy me just a month and a half into my contract. :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
Yes, but u can use "triangle away" (by chainfire) to reset flash counter(found in download mode) and flash a stock rom with Odin and back is your warranty.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ascariz:
root...warranty...bla bla bla...why want to return just because of that? do u know that samsung software engineers sucks? i bought nexus, and i just use it for 1 week. want to know why? because it's so boring. the phone so perfect. no problem at all. nothing to tweak, nothing to fix, nothing to improve. i switch back to Samsung Galaxy because of this (before this use SGS1, now SGS3). so, if you have problem like THIS, change your kernel, or just sit and wait for update to fix it. samsung monitoring it (SLOWWWWWLYYY)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zodiaxe66:
U got a lot blablabla"s, Samsung"s phone has clearly the best hw but they don't give a s... about the sw.

About rooting, what the f... are talking about read the posts made by OP. he asked if u loose warrenty if u root and yes u do, but root is reversible and THAT is what the OP wanted to know
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Over here afaik at least within the first period the seller has to actually prove you caused the damage to refuse the claim.

Having a rooted device will not stand as having caused hardware-damage.

So far I've yet to hear about a single case of warranty being refused in this country due to software modifications.

If it was as simple as putting a "Waranty void if removed" sticker on stuff actually having any meaning, that would be the end of democraty. Fortunately the law tells otherwise and manufacturers have to obey it (or buy their own law... at least in the USA that seems to work)

However it most certainly will make repairs far easier if the device is stock since they cannot even try to blame you for incorrect configurations or bad flashes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
Thanks for the help guys, Im on holiday at the moment so I'll see if theres a Kernal update when I get home. If not I'll check on the Jelly Bean (or something popular thats been out for a long time) rom stability and root for that. If nothing helps from those ill use the Triangle program to get rid of the root history and send it back for repairs.

EDIT: My Kernal is from May 13th. Surprised I havent had an update come thorugh yet. There isnt even a check for update button in my "About Phone"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Are you by any chance on Orange UK or Three UK? (Can't remember which of both was it)

They've removed that button in their bloatware-edition of the Samsung ROM - probably to prevent users from updating over 3G connectivity.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtmannion:
Bingo, Orange UK.

Happy 666th post ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Thanks =) I guess that means I'm far too much online, since I've accumulated these posts only since having my S3 =D

So that number is why I'm having such a particular foul mood today, May be related to exams too :eek: I sincerly HATE IT logic, especially Prolog -.-

Sadly there is no such thing as good-luck charms to protect against exams like the Pentagrams protect against evil. (Please noone now say it's the symbol of evil...)

Just flash any Samsung- or aftermarket-ROM (I recommend CM9 or the CM9-based ParanoidAndroid) of your choice and you're good.

DXLF3 modem should work well according to what I've heard.
[Nexus 7 General] DroidHam:
Considering buying one, anyone know where I can take a look at one?
[Nexus 7 General] cmunic8r99:
Sam's Club
[Nexus 7 General] DroidHam:
Do you need a membership to walk in and look, or only buy?
[Nexus 7 General] C2fifield:
I don't have a Sam's Club in my state...
[Nexus 7 General] cmunic8r99:
Most places you need a membership to get in. I've heard that you can purchase w/o membership with added 10% charge, but I don't know if you have to go in with a member to do that.
[Nexus 7 General] barrmulio:
you typically just need a membership to buy, but the woman at the front will nag you for a card or to go to customer service - they'll give you a day pass to look around, or you just walk away from CS when the front person stops looking
[Nexus 7 General] cmunic8r99:
You rebel!

:-)
[Nexus 7 General] dom2114:
go to staples. my store got a demo model in today.
[Nexus 7 General] DroidHam:
saw it at sams today. interesting. not sure if i wanna get rid of my ipad 3 tho
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drag0nneus:
I have upgraded to the galaxy s3 and decided to keep my evo 4g because the resale was so low. I understand its possible to run linux on top of android. Is it possible to run linux server and nothing else on the phone? I dont care about mobile data or cell as I dont use the phone for that now anyway. Linux on top of android is crushingly slow.

:cyclops:
[HTC One X] Candy-men:
Hi Folks,

I´m thinking about getting a DG H200 HD for my HOX. But it would be fine if this can be connected with my Android Tablet as well. Does anybody know this or has some experiences with the DG H200?
[HTC One X] bobmarsh72:
I've got the media link hd, the bubble upnp app picks it up as a renderer, so using my 8" tablet I can send all my videos on my media server or tablet to my tv.

In other words the medialink is usable with other phones, tablets etc.

Edit... When it's all on the same network.
[HTC One X] dannysmith43:
Are you able to turn the screen off and still do it?? That's the only thing that bothers me about this adapter...having to keep on screen whilst I stream.
[HTC One X] bobmarsh72:
Yes screen can be off, I've noticed it uses very little battery drain, I thinks it's because everything is loaded onto the network, and nothing directly through ur phone / tablet.

I only use the hd media link as advertised when on YouTube, the rest of the time it's used as a renderer using bubble upnp, as it runs a lot smoother.
[HTC One X] dannysmith43:
Sold!
[HTC One X] Candy-men:
Okey, i will give it a try. if you can really use this adapter with other Androids it is usefull. What about the Quality?