yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Droid DNA] djak250:
They will if you send yours back. ;) That's a bummer man. Mine just fell out of my pocket, so I had a little heart attack. Thank God for soft carpets though.
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
I mean think my replacement will be new or refurb?
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
It hasn't been out long enough to be a refurb.
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
That's what I was thinkin too. Sweet.
[HTC Droid DNA] Maesedroid:
Is it posible to get a photo from your device? Sorry for the disease , but am planning to get this DNA
[HTC Droid DNA] tdetroit:
They have to give you a brand new unit the first 30 days after owning the purchase. After that, you'll get a Refurb.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Of course, that can be a bane too. I've seen Assurion make my mom wait until refurbs came into stock.
[HTC Droid DNA] TGreg104:
Noooo.. I feel ya bro. Thats my worst nightmare. My poor poor GNex was put through the ringer, last thing I wanna do is see cracks on this screen.
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
Maybe its a blessing because this ones been having an issue with WiFi 4g handoff.
[HTC Droid DNA] xenakis:
Did you purchase it with a credit card? Amex has 90 day accidental damage protection. Some Visas and Mastercards also offer accidental damage protection. Might at least cover the deductible.
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
Yeah visa. Awesome thanks for the tip. Will look into that.
[HTC Droid DNA] rhettnis:
and this is exactly why I bought the bestbuy insurance, and not verizons. It cost $1 more, and you just bring in any part of your phone no matter how damaged it is, and they will take it, and ship one to you next-day air, for no extra cost or any kind of deductible. It covers EVERYTHING, even if it was your fault, they take it back, no questions asked. I highly recommend it. I cracked the screen on my gnex. I walked into the store, they don't even power on the device, they just pull out the battery and sim for you to keep, have you sign a form, and you will have your new phone in 1-2 days. Maybe if its new enough or popular enough they might just swap it out in the store, but im not sure about that.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
LOL, did they sell it to you as next day fed-ex? They lied!

Try 2-5 business days. I know, I have used Black Tie for two phones now.

If they don't have refurbs available, it can take even longer.

Thunderbolt took 30 days due to them screwing up.

Gnex # 1 took 4 days due to no refurbs available.

Gnex # 2 remains to be seen. I turned it in on Saturday.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Black Tie costs more than Assurion by 2 dollars a month but has no deductible and does not limit returns. Assurion limits to two claims a year.

Black Tie does not cover theft or loss, while Assurion does.

Black Tie typically takes 2-5 days for a rapid exchange, but can take up to 30 days. In that case, they give you a new phone. Assurion does next day delivery via FedEx. Typically if refurbs are MIA, they go new. However they too can delay shipping if no refurbs are available (never had it happen by my mom did). You can also choose to be sent a different device instead of waiting for the replacements to come back in stock.

Assurion phones retain a warranty, whereas Black Tie refurbs do not (their words, not mine).

Black Tie is good for one year tops, whereas Assurion is tied to line and keeps going, and going, and going and...
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
Crap I wish I knew this Saturday. ..
[HTC Droid DNA] afipanic:
This so much. I worked at Best Buy for years.

Their selling point is that it's "so quick", It's UPS ground from their 3rd party refurb company which at least used to be in Texas.

So it's 2-5 BUSINESS days.

And man if I had counted how many refurbs came back not working. My own phone went out 3 times (2 times because their refurbs had non functioning parts), my sister's iPhone went out from water damage, came back missing pixels. How does their quality check miss such things?

Best Buy tries to give you a "loaner phone" that they tout, what they don't tell you? It's $50 refundable deposit for a "feature phone", or $100 for a smartphone. What's worse? If you have unlimited, you have to go for their half destroyed "smart"phones circa 2008 LG. Probably won't come with a charger or they'll accuse you of keeping it and make you purchase a new one at around 60% markup to 'replace the one you stole', even if they clearly knew the loaner never had one to begin with. And that was working at a "more honest" Best Buy.

Your phone is shipped in a little box with barely any protective covering, if any sometimes. The usual packaging? Cardboard with tight plastic holding it in place. Would you treat your electronics like this? Well Best Buy does.

Assurion covers loss and theft. Yes you pay $100 deductible, but better than paying $599.99 + tax to replace a (ie: ) 2 mo old phone.

Assurion has true next day (my girlfriend after having her phone stolen, had a refurb literally next day, even on a weekend).

edit: typo fixes
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Oh man. I forgot about the loaner phones! They tried to get me with this tiny LG Vortex for my Thunderbolt, and again for my Galaxy Nexus. I was sooo angry. I ended up getting a Thunderbolt loaner (with no deposit) back when the Thunderbolt fiasco happened, but that was because they dropped the ball, and I made a huge stink with corporate. I didn't even bother with the Gnex. Better to go phone-less than be stuck with that junk.

I remember seeing them unpacking my first Gnex replacement too. Just like you said, plastic wrapping on cardboard.
[HTC Droid DNA] ckochinsky125:
well this makes a good case for people getting a case lol
[HTC Droid DNA] survivalist9167:
Had a case on it.. fell just right I guess.
[HTC Droid DNA] l7777:
No, it makes a case for not dropping your damn phone. Where else do you see people dropping a $600 piece of equipment and not thinking anything of it? I can still count on one hand the number of times I've dropped a cell phone in 15 years.
[HTC Droid DNA] kaiowas82:
Its been your mistake, nobody's going to change it under warranty, I'm afraid you'll have to pay to fix it
[HTC Droid DNA] rayzryd266:
Don't feel bad - I broke mine in about 8 hrs!! Didn't drop it though - I had it in my back pocket while hanging lights on my Christmas tree and broke it just by bending over with it in my pocket. The guy at Otterbox says he thinks I hold some kind of record for destroying a brand new phone the fastest... :rolleyes: Asurian didn't have any info on the phone when I filed my claim so I had to go on back order :( (This was the day after Thanksgiving when our stores finally began selling the phones on the floor). I got the call yesterday that they have my replacement and should receive it any time now (not patiently waiting I might add). I got the Otterbox Defender case on the way as well...lol (with free 2-day shipping, a 15% discount and a free gift to boot for ordering on cyber-monday!!!) ALL WILL BE WELL SOON
[HTC Droid DNA] renegadeone8:
Shattered mine today

Wind blew a car door shut on me while I was holding my phone today. Knocked it out of my hand onto asphalt and of course it hit completely flat face down. Shattered into a thousand pieces. Thank god for insurance
[HTC Droid DNA] broons:
Sorry a little OT but has anyone heard of protectCell insurance? That's what they were majorly pimping at Wireless Zone.
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
I had my phone in my coat pocket and bent down to grab something off of the bottom shelf at a store and out slipped my DNA. It landed on the screen and my heart sank. I picked it up to find that there is only a very small dent to the plastic outer piece. I ordered an Otterbox today and I should have it soon.
[HTC Droid DNA] jonathan3579:
Mine fell yesterday from my chair while I was at my birthday dinner and the glass chipped. It fell on carpet BTW face down... Happy freaking birthday to me! :mad:
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
It chipped on the carpet?

How the...huh????
[HTC Droid DNA] jonathan3579:
It's hard to explain. There's a circular piece where the glass chipped in. I suppose that's from where the majority of the impact was? I suspect had it hit any harder or the carpet not been there my glass would have shattered. I've just never seen phone glass chip like this did. It's right above my home button.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
That is crazy! Are you sure it is carpet? :D
[HTC Droid DNA] FlipMarc:
With all these stories, I'm guessing the Corning Gorilla Glass 2 is just marketing gimmick :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT8xI4PEU8c
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
No glass is protected from falls.

GG2 isn't any better in protections than GG1, it is just thinner.

Fortified glass is fortified glass. They are all scratch and shatter resistant but none are indestructible. Corning has done good marketing so people think it is god-like when it is just plain fortified glass. Take any GG display and google images of it broken.
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
Just in case nobody has watched this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfgKLwGnOZs
[HTC Droid DNA] jonathan3579:
Haha, yeah I'm quite sure. It was the thin layered harder carpet but it still shouldn't have happened. The only other phone I've cracked was my old GS3 which was horrible but that fell on a hardwood floor. Lol.
[HTC Droid DNA] MustafaHadaKing:
This thread is as useless as my nipples.
[HTC Droid DNA] crossmission:
Why, doesn't your gf use them anymore lol
[HTC Droid DNA] MustafaHadaKing:
there to ugly :crying:
[HTC Droid DNA] l7777:
The truth this man speaks.

Fortified glass is similar to tempered glass, the face is pretty strong, but the edges are vulnerable. In the race to create phones with large screens but keep them as small as possible, there is now almost no bezel to protect the edges of the glass. The bottom line here is, don't drop your phone. You are carrying around an expensive piece of equipment and must take care when using it.
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
**** happens that's what we have insurance for, and phone cases.
[HTC Droid DNA] l7777:
Those are certainly options. But people should stop being surprised when a screen cracks because a phone is dropped regardless of what glass it is using.
[HTC Droid DNA] ScreenSpace:
I (and who knows how many others) have returned the DNA on the second or even first day of release for defective issues.

Those sets have probably already been refurbed and sent back out to someone who is on the refurb chain.

It is never too early to get a refurb.

Handle expensive phones with the same mind set as riding motorcycles.

Assume that you are going to get taken out by a car at any second and ride it with that always in the front of your mind.

On a less expensive and dangerous (but just as likely) basis hold you cell phone knowing that you are going to drop it at every instant and it will be totally ruined. Believe it!

Haven't crashed a bike yet. A tree could fall on me, though.

Did drop one cell phone back around nine years ago. It was one of those 3" long mini things. Flew out of my hand like a bullet.

You don't really have to drop a phone. It's not a given.

But it's a pain in the ass to keep on thinking about not doing it.
[HTC Droid DNA] adrynalyne:
Actually no, when I posted that it was too early for refurbs. I have been down this road before. Companies do not have refurbs out and ready to go within the first week or two of release date. The only time that is an exception is when the phone is on multiple carriers.
[HTC Droid DNA] cowisland:
So my wife shattered the screen yesterday (only after a month of use). Does anyone know if there is a a way to replace the glass? Does HTC, Verizon or someone offer a repair service? I can't find any parts on the Internet, and neither can my local phone repair shop. Thanks in advance for any help.

What should be obvious from the question is that I don't have any insurance.
[HTC Droid DNA] cstrife999:
If you're only two days out insurance wouldn't kick in yet. Take it to a Verizon store and get a replacement now.
[HTC Droid DNA] jreed2560:
Verizon willnot replace a phone in store due to a cracked screen. That's what insurance is for

sent from my DNA Employee Edition 04271
[HTC Droid DNA] harmionicminor:
I definitely feel your pain. Mine only lasted a few hours as well. And to top it all off, after declining WireFly's insurance and asking them to add TEC when I activated, they didn't do it... So even when I called in to make a claim, I couldn't. Seems like neither Asurion nor VZW seem to care, which I can understand, but I haven't even gotten a response from WireFly despite several emails. They also managed to completely bork my plan selection on BOTH accounts I upgraded, so I think the rep was having an off day to say the least. Has anyone heard anything about replacement digitizers being available yet? I've been checking cnn, but don't know of any other worthwhile sites to look at.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manojcitc:
Yes
[HTC Droid DNA] ilogik:
When I put a AT&T simcard in the DNA I am able to make phonecalls but the data does not work. Do I need to add a APN or something else to get data to connect?
[HTC Droid DNA] .torrented:
Did you change the mode after you put the AT&T sim in it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Driv:
My sisters SGS2 was stolen today ..

The problem is, that my Gmail Account was also on the phone with VISA Card so if the theft is smart enough he can easylie buy anything he want .

Is there a way to delet my Account from that phone ??? by Playstore or s.th

please i need your help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Babydollll:
Go-to the play store on the web (browser on pc) dl and send plan b to the phone (remotely). Go-to web interface for plan b and follow instructions.

There are other, better apps out there (where's my droid, cerebus)...but they require device admin rights and your don't have the device in hand to activate device administration

Sent from somewhere....if I could only remember where....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Driv:
Allready installed Plan B but is there a way to delete my Accont from it ????
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anilkamble:
hi,

i am new here and try to find out something about new kernel for galaxy y.

does anybody having or working on the same???
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swapniltiwari:
I have seen a lot of posts that says lag in dialer app - takes 4-5 seconds to load etc

In my s3 I have the same problem, but in addition to that when I try to access call logs of particular person from logs tab by touching records, it does not open when I turn off the phone, take the battery out for 4-5 seconds then I am able to access it, after a day or two the same problem shows up.

what to do? any permanent solution?

I am on rooted stock 4.0.4 ics

EDIT :

Sometimes even the call history doesn't gets saved.

please help guys sometimes i get important calls and i can't even see from which number did i got the missed call.

P.S. this only happens once in a while. But It is very frustrating, i cant even see the people who called me, miss calls or whom i call.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neville.Holland:
I also have this lag... quite annoying since everything else is really smooth I gave up and installed a 3rd party dial-er app exDialer
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuragvivek93:
ExDialer is your friend. Install it after the first run its always pretty smooth and lag free.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swapniltiwari:
been using exdialer for some time now and it is a fantastic app... thanks all
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeydoo_20012:
I use Swipe Dialer from play store,

Its just like stock asop nice and fast...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mb.swipedial
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deom2i:
I think the only solution is to MOD contacts app so that it can be kept in memory permanently so it can load faster.

I dont know about programming, is it possible to port AOSP contact in Samsung S3 with JB ROM? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajataghi:
Exdialer is the best replacement.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camineroga:
This forum is for tmobile galaxy tab 2 or there is another forum, cause I cant find it, and I just got my tablet today.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
I've been looking for the same thing, got mine on Friday. I'm surprised not to find anything. Hopefully therd is enough interest, its a really nice tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MultipleMonomials:
What's the model number?

Posted from my Fascinate using XDA Premium
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
SGH-T779
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
Got mine the other day and so far im loving it. What customizations have you done so far? So far I am trying out the Apex launcher, and using Skype for voice calling, but would like to find something that doesn't cost. We have a case coming that has a built in Bluetooth keyboard.

I deal with Excel all day and the Tab is a perfect.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camineroga:
I cant even find how to root it. I need to find the forum
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
Good luck, seems we are the only 4 owners on this site with the SGH T-779
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camineroga:
That's sad
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
Whats even sadder is we don't even have our own home.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmunjal:
Add me to the list. But I have the ATT version. I-497.

Would love to root it.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
Maybe we should call this tread "Home of the lost cause, or Samsungs bastard children"
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwrockwood13:
im just sitting here glued to the screen hoping someone comes out with anything for the att i497 maybe we should have a few beers while we wait
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
I don't think a few going to be enough , how about we go fire up the micro-brewery.

So what app are you using to make voice calls?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwrockwood13:
i havent even finished taking all the plastic wrap off of it yet so still needing to figure all that stuff out spend all night in a hopeless cause trying to find a way to root it lol
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camineroga:
Lol
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
Have you tried Tango or Viber, they only offer app to app calls, but Tango has a PC version as well as working on android and ios
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
I used vibor a few months ago and hated the call quality, lag was terrible when calling overseas. I haven't tried Tango overseas yet, but asked clients to install to test. I've heard Whatsapp was really good, but not available for my Tab2. Right now I'm sticking with Skype as we paid for a 1 year subscription.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MT4GH:
I just got mine today and am as well looking for a way to root surprise they havent added a forum for the SGH-T779
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmunjal:
The only bright spot is the hardware is very similar to the US SGS3 with a Qualcomm S4 but with 1G of RAM.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superseagulls:
Got mine today,

Black Friday freebie! hopefully a root solution will come out soon!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zertopa:
Me too!

I recently got the SGH-T779 from T-Mobile as a freebie with contract for black friday.

So far I cannot find anything model specific for rooting.

I have tried the method on this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1657056

But have found that I needed a few modifications.

I have discovered after a lengthy phone call to TMO/Samsung that the closest matching WiFi rendition is the GT-P5113 (although these folks never seem to know too much) so I decided to attempt using the software for that.

So far I had success in Odin but cannot boot into recovery mode to complete the root.

I did discover that the keys listed in the instructions are reversed (vol down to get into downloader and vol up to attempt the recovery mode).

When attempting to get into recovery mode I get to the Samsung screen (whilst holding power & vol up) and the "Recovery Booting..." text appears in the upper left of the screen.

After releasing the power button and continuing to hold the volume button nothing seems to happen.

When booting back into the device the system status shows as "modified" but I do not have root, if I return to the downloader the ticker for "Custom Binary Download" shows action (2 now as I made a second attempt from Odin).

Qualcomm Secure Boot is enabled. Could this be hindering the boot into recovery & if so how would one disable this function?

I hope this helps...I am relatively new to hacking Android devices; to date I have completed root on the Samsung Vibrant, root & custom ROM (Darthstalker) for Samsung Galaxy S2, and now trying to root the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (all TMO variants).

I have also just completed my first post to XDA :)

I might attempt using the P5110 or P5100 versions; if I decide to I will post results once I have tried them.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mechanix619:
Samsung just released a thing called Secure Boot that is supposed to prevent rooting. They are super proud of their recent "accomplishment" but it's only a matter of time before some 13 year old kid finds a way around something that was created by a team of software engineers.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superseagulls:
I think it Has to be a GSM/Data ROM

My experience with the original 7" Samsung Galaxy Tab on T-Mobile, the ROM's have to be specific to that device - ie The wifi models need a wifi rom, the sprint models need a CDMA rom, and the GSM models will all work with the same GSM rom - the T-Mobile ones need the Radio .BIN file changing to allow the 1700 to work....

I think the 5100 odin will be closer to what is required to make work, but then again if they have really locked the Bootloader down strongly, then I would'nt expect any of the current solutions will work without some intensive modifications.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
Have you had any luck with this?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vltchkr:
Just been misinformed, T Mobile is starting the Jelly Bean update for SGH-T779. Sounds like the UK will be first to get the push, so hopefully the US is not far behind

Its only the GT-P5110 wifi version getting the update. Sorry all.

.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zertopa:
No luck so far but I have not attempted anything since my first run (have been pretty busy with work).

The secure boot issue is not a Samsung thing it is handy work of Qualcomm who manufactured the processor in the SGH-T779 version.

There is some work going on the matter over here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1856327

I've been watching this thread waiting to see any progress.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zertopa:
Well this is dissapointing

I tried to check for software update today for the hell of it and my device informed me that I can no longer receive updates as my device has been modified even though secure boot is preventing me from rooting (I think).

I am going to go with superseagulls suggestion and try running with the P5100 odin files since it seems there is now no turning back.

Setting up to give it a run right now so here's to hoping that I don't brick the thing...

**UPDATE**

Just gave it a run, no luck....this is really starting to get under my skin.

I despise being locked out of doing what I want with MY device.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zertopa:
BIG NEWS!!!!

I have successfully achieved hard brick.........details will follow after I see if I can recover....
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
Congratulations:D
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmancl:
Here's to hoping that Christmas brings more owners of the T-Mobile tablet and some dev work can begin.

Merry Christmas