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[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
Must be nice.. I've been through like 7 or 8 3ds and their only offer is another crappy refurb or a downgrade.

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[HTC EVO 3D] o0adam0o:
Same thing happened to me! Except it was a list given to me. The last phone was the EVOLTE and my face lit up!

I'm loving the LTE. I miss the Evo 3D only cuz aside from the digitizer issues it was a good phone to me.

The screen and battery on this is a huge improvement. I can upgrade again in July but will probably wait till end of the year or maybe next year.

Whoever had digitizer problems just keep trying. I know it helps if you have insurance.
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
My 3d has been having problems keeping a consistent wifi or 3g connection the past few weeks. Sprint has sent me 6 replacements, all have been broken (one bad screen, one wouldnt turn on, one the digitizer didnt work etc). I got tired of having to take each one into the store just to have them verify that it was broken. I told them I wanted a new phone, not a refurbished crap phone. The guy checked his computer, and said they could offer me a Galaxy S2 (yes, a 2) or an evo 4g (the old one, not the LTE). I told him there is no way they are giving me a phone that's over 2 years old. He talked to his manager, and he said the same thing, that's all they could offer me.

I called Customer care to see what they would offer, even threatened to cancel my account. They told me I would have to contact Asurion and pay the deductible to get another replacement (and it would be a refurb). I can't believe Sprint is turning me to them to handle their business, since they can't do their jobs themselves. AND trying to make me PAY to get a warranty replacement.
[HTC EVO 3D] akin175:
I actually bought my EVO 3D with a bad screen for $20 and replaced it with a good quality screen for $30. Funny thing is, the EVO 4G LTE went on sale for the price of free (2year contract) 2 days later here. I snagged one for my wife but decided to hang on to the 3D. I'll honestly say the only improvement i care about on the LTE is the battery. It's nice that it's light, and the screen is slightly bigger but i think I'll wait till they put out the next evo or HTC phone that has a quad core or something much better.
[HTC EVO 3D] Shponglized:
And this was for free?? or through asurion, I've got two 3vo's that are broken right now, Mine has digitizer problems and my lady's has a shattered screen. Will asurion replace the broken screen one for the hundred bucks with the 4g lte?

And is there a chance mine will be replaced with a 4g lte for free?

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And who has the ICS 2.89 RUU, I can't find it for ****.
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
I guarantee you will get a refurb 3d. I just called Asurion today and according to them, they have "tons" of refurbed 3d's.
[HTC EVO 3D] Antibios:
I took mine into a sprint store for the digitizer and had just dumped a sock rom on it but still had the unlocked bootloader and everything. They replaced the digitizer and even replaced the entire shell. They basically put my board into a new phone. Even joked with me about my boot up screen(android pissing on an apple)
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
http://www.intomobile.com/2012/12/0...s4-pro-13mp-camera-and-unibody-aluminum-case/

My upgrade is in June so I'll definitely be getting one of these.

It seems like HTC is switching to Q1 and Q3 launches to beat out Samsung.

Oh and OP gratz on getting an EVO LTE!
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
I have tep coverage.... They don't seem to care. And the list of phones they were offering was horrible for me. Evo 4g, Evo shift, epic, and conquer... All if which came out before the 3d, have lower resolution, half the ram, single core processors, and.. oh yeah no 3d obviously but I don't really mind losing 3d if its a capable device. I asked about a gs2 and they wouldn't budge on that even. Been a customer for a decade and have 3 lines of service...

The latest refurb has horrid light bleed and the screen actually makes a sound when I press it back into the casing because it doesnt sit properly.

Hmmm. Looks like in off to download another ROM while roaming lol.

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[HTC EVO 3D] motoelliot:
I have a bad digitizer too, so i went in to sprint with the vague hope of getting the LTE also. No luck, theyre sending me a replacement. But if i dont like it for any reason im just gonna keep mine...

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[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
Threads give me hope that when my EVO's digitizer finally gives in (it's getting really close to not working at all) I may be able to not roll the dice on a refurb EVO3d. I just don't want to go into refub hell, the unknown.... been there for a Moment lololololol. Although, couldn't they at least offer the Photon in lieu of a 3d? Damn.
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
You would think they could.... But no. And seriously..... I haven't gotten what I would call a good quality refurb yet.

Every single one the screen has been loose, jacked up power buttons, cases literally bulging apart... And all they wanna do is send another pos or downgrade me. I used to brag about how great they were and in all honesty I've been telling people to stay away since they started treating me like this.... Their customer service used to be what kept me in lieu of their ****ty coverage and slow network speeds.

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[HTC EVO 3D] tgearman:
By the way of additional information - when I scheduled my appointment online with the Sprint repair center, I included information that my phone was critical for my job (which is true) so, possibly, that played into their decision to upgrade my phone.

Hope this information is useful to someone.
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
I'll give that a shot... My digitizer started acting up today ironically..... Phantom touches and I have to power cycle it occasionally just to get a response.

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[HTC EVO 3D] tmthrash:
Sprint doesn't really care about the rooted phone... When I was a tech for them, I still did the repair and or replacement. I just wanted the customer to be honest with me. Either case its their job they have to repair it. TEP is not effected by root.
[HTC EVO 3D] akin175:
Now that's what I'm talking about Q1 is right around the corner and for sure be worth waiting for.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
Well my digitizer has become much worse over the last couple days so I had to do something :-/

So I called customer service and was told that they'd replace my EVO3d... But it'll be 5-7 days on back order. The rep said she had to offer an EVO but acknowledged that it is not an even trade. They wouldn't give me other options. I have insurance but so I figured this is the cheapest way out for now. They waived the $35 fee, or so they said. Last time I did this with a Moment, they said the same thing about being back ordered and a box arrived early with a shiny Transform... So we'll see. My contract is up in 6 months, almost made it!
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
Let me know what they do for you.... I'm really curious because I'm about to make that same call (again)

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[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
Sure thing. This digitizer on these phones really is something terrible. It is so bad and intermittent, I thought it was the software for the longest time.
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
Yeah its definitely a hardware defect..... One reason that once I get away from HTC I'm gone. They always have incredible phones but most seem to have one major flaw or another..... I've been on HTC and sprint since the mogul so I've definitely had my fair share....

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[HTC EVO 3D] motoelliot:
Ok, so after taking my 3d to the sprint store and dealing with the most abrasive sales woman ever i got a replacement w 1.58 hboot and spent 3 1/2 hours obtaining s-off again. But all good now...:beer:

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[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
So my digitalizer is also messing up and I'm going to try and get it fixed/replaced I was able to unroot and s-on but my bootloader still unlocked and I don't know how to relock. Do you think think it will be an issue?
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
I used this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1578977

I used the RUU in the repository with the file name "RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed"

And all was well!... Scroll down to the bottom of the guide and I think that should help you relock, if not try a different RUU and give it another go? I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express... A few weeks ago.
[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
Does your bootloader say "locked" or "relocked"? Thanks for the link man I will try this
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
It says "Locked" at the top, h-boot 1.50. Glad it didn't tell me bricked in Helen Keller when I did it!
[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
Cool I will try this for sure!
[HTC EVO 3D] pwkim21:
Man you are one lucky dude. I took mine in to get it fixed (mine has problems even being able to type anything after unlocking the screen, among other problems). I took mine in and after 3 attempts of trying to get my phone fixed or replaced (#1 - forgot to order phone, #2 - system was down, #3 - sold my replacement) they told me they could replace my EVO 3D for the base EVO. Would NOT upgrade me or anything and said I could get a new phone for the $100 early upgrade as well as the new contract price. Needless to say I sent an email to dan@sprint.com for the hell of it as well as reported the store.
[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
Hey do you think you could share that .zip with me please? i cant seem to get it to download not the ruu but the rootevo3dnew.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
Sorry about that, I actually had trouble with the same thing... The RUU that was posted didn't work for me and I ended up using this one, I believe, it has the same file name. Here's the link:

http://www.filefactory.com/file/c19f207/n/RUU_Shooter_S_Sprint_WWE_2.17.651.5_Radio_1.06.00.1216_NV_NV_spcs_1.42_release_233304_signed.exe

Here's the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334473

http://www.filefactory.com/f/4ef0ef536face67a/
[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
So right after I asked I was able to download it :D now I've extracted the file to c:/ Drive. I open CMD and when I type in the command it says The system cannot find the specified path. Any idea what im doing wrong? Im not very eperienced at using CMD terminal. thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
If you unzipped it to a folder, most likely rootevo3dnew you need to get to there at the C: prompt. Type "cd foldername", then the prompt should change to cd\foldername\>. To go up a directory type "cd .." once you're there you should be golden just typing the executable/batch file names as directed.
[HTC EVO 3D] DroidManIc:
OOOOOH... I see, I extracted to c:/Drive but I typed it in as c:/rootevo3dnew lol So that is what I did wrong. I will try again. Thanks again!
[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
My replacement EVO3d arrived... it has a blown earpiece. Cute. (won't even mention that it ghost fingered me)
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
If my replacement came with a blown earpiece, I'd give it the real finger. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
Sounds kinky.... Did you at least get its name?

OK but seriously I feel your pain... Those refurbs suck balls

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[HTC EVO 3D] motoelliot:
:)

Omg I choked on my cheetos reading this! :beer::):D

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[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
LMAO I'm a bit beside myself that a replacement can have problems like this. I'll forgive the TS, it is intermittent. But a blown earpiece? How?
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
I'm almost positive sprint gets their refurbs from a third party that really doesn't give a sh!t.... I've gotten 3ds that are literally bulging apart, screen won't sit properly, power button won't work, bad digitizer.... I think they just wipe the fingerprints off the screen, box them, and ship them off to sprint

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[HTC EVO 3D] jdawglx01:
Well, they sent me off to the localish Sprint repair store to get the replacement repaired (silly, yes, I mean they, corporate, sent the thing, 50 miles round trip to this store). They replaced the speaker and it still buzzed. So they ordered yet another replacement... Refurb hell. Ghost finger indeed! At least the guy here this time was pleasant and had half a brain and didn't try to explain how a defect is actually normal, which has been my previous experience at this store.
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
I called in to see what they would do since my digitizer is failing. Yet again. They said they couldn't do anything for me since I've had 6 replacements and they'd have to get me over to the multiple device replacement team... Which was closed.

I asked about their policy if I'm in a no coverage area and they put me over to retentions. Sprint is letting me out of my contracts etf free. I have three lines... They want their phones back though. Any thoughts? We have a 3d, lte, and a shift....

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[HTC EVO 3D] Uncle Lizard:
I'd tell them to give me back all my money I've paid for the phones back out let me keep the phones. I might tell them to suck it too, but that's just me lol
[HTC EVO 3D] p3tr0s:
Lol I don't mind so much on the others but the lte I just bought 2 months ago... It was 150... They give me that back and I may do it.

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[HTC EVO 3D] theur:
Went in for a digitizer issue today, will be picking up my EVO LTE tomorrow.
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
Seriously? I've had issues with my 3D since the day I got it (Jan 2012). Sprint has since sent me 14 (not joking) replacements that were all broken in some way, and they REFUSE to give me a new phone. You must have got lucky.
[HTC EVO 3D] theur:
Yes seriously, the guy did say that the EVO 3Ds were on a 3 day backorder and I brought up the "I need my phone for work" thing and he said he could offer me the LTE.
[HTC Droid DNA] Amphibliam:
Does any part of the exploit, bootloader unlock, or root wipe your data? I know unlocking the nexus bootloader wiped data.
[HTC Droid DNA] Memnoch73:
I believe it does. If you watch the you tube vids on it I think he says it does.
[HTC Droid DNA] tnez:
It def wipes data

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[HTC Droid DNA] rfarrah:
tnez is correct: WIPED!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
Hallo, any idea why I cannot modify system apks?

x-tools seem to work ok, de-compiling, re-compiling, signing

also the system/app seems to accept the files if I rename the symlinks

but the apks FC on the phone..

the last try was to delete the statusbar brightness control from the sustemui

How can the other members give successfull mods? :(
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] robinred12:
Hello, I have a new idea that I'm hoping someone created.... I love the stock 4.1 MMS.apk... I also love customization.. is there any MMS.apk of the stock that I can download that has the option in the settings to turn from dark colors (like black) to light (white)? Also if at all possible to have a signature option, but that's not as important to me as the

Theme..

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sui Generis:
By now, DoCoMo should have released the... greatest Samsung Galaxy SIII Alpha SC-03E with a Galaxy Note II brain (1.6GHz quad-core Processor) trapped within a Samsung Galaxy SIII body...

DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW I CAN PURCHASE AN UNLOCKED VERSION OF THIS BEAUTY?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djkawada:
You can found this phone on Kyoex or ebay. . .

Otherwise you will have to go in japan and buy one in a docomo shop ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xxsicknessxx:
If you could get a new phone for free which would it be or same it for later
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
Depends on your financial situation. I always get the "last year's" model... Which will be the S3 next year because it is a lot cheaper with comparable hardware and software to the newer models.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kchen96:
I don't get people who do this. If you're going to make a commitment to a phone for 2 years (or more) why wouldn't you go for the top end so it isn't obsolete on arrival? The money you spend monthly on your plan is where the real money spent comes from, 200 upfront is nothing compared to 50+ a month for service?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
Coz i don't want to pay $200-300 for a phone when I can get a fairly newer model at less than $50. I got my skyrocket for $10. It is all about timing and patience. I also have a 2 year old son... Given that fact, I can spend $100[phone+upgrade fee] and still have another $100-200 for my son.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] plwalsh88:
Not everybody has that luxury.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
Because $200 up front isn't "nothing" for a lot of people.

If anything, sites like XDA have bolstered the argument for getting a phone that's a generation behind the latest. The Captivate, while not the fastest beast on the market, probably still has 18-24 months of life left as a perfectly usable phone thanks to custom ROMs and devs keeping it up to date. The Skyrocket will be a perfectly good phone for another 2-3 years. My Note II is the last phone I'm getting until, most likely, 2016-ish.

The "latest and greatest every year" mentality is one I curse Apple for creating to this day. Before the iPhart came out, you just didn't see people rushing to stores every 12 months to drop $700 on a phone...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
I agree. $200 is at least 1 1/2months worth of groceries for my family of three (2 milk chuggers; 3 heavy eaters). And it is not like we pick money from the tree in the back yard! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MasterDecker:
If you "just can't wait," then go with the GS III, I have mine and love it. There is a heck of a lot of support here in XDA for the GS III.

BUT if you can wait, then the GS IV is supposed to be coming out "in the next few months," from statements I have read online. BUT the specs are (so far) near of the same as the GS III and Note II. Honestly I like the note for what it is, but it is just a bit too big for my liking. The GS III however is just about perfect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Brad.S.:
Dang.. You spend only $200 in that amount of time.. with a family?!

I spend that in groceries in a month for myself and my girlfriend lolz. And she's not even that chubby

:thumbup:

Guess it depends on where you live though..

On topic, I don't understand why everyone is arguing about what they can afford. Unless the OP edited the post, I thought I read that he was asking what phone you'd get if you could get it for FREE today.

Like a fantasy phone thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] zcucurullo:
Not everyone CAN!!!

Some people can do it , some others don't. For me I buy them contract free, I don't like to be attached, other people just cant afford to dispose of 200.00 so easily.

So I suggest getting what you want at the price you can afford (simple).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droidbabyxda:
Off topic/

LOL, we buy food from Save-a-Lot, Aldis, and other cheaper store. Plus, always have a freezer for on sale meat items. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Smart thinking! Excellent way to save money!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 3thanol:
I would get the Note 2. I understand why many people don't like the bigger display but I love it! I would buy it in a heartbeat if I had any money.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Sportfreunde:
Have the Galxy Player YP-G1 running 2.3.5 and being unable to root using various methods. I have Kies installed and have placed it in USB debugging mode.

Using Doomlord's one click rootkit, I get the following message:

failed to copy 'files superuser.apk' to '/system/app/./superuser.apk' read-only galaxy player 4.0 followed by cleaning and then stuck on "rebooting."

Using SuperOneClick 1.9.5 it gets stuck on "running psneuter." and it doesn't even get that far on newer versions of SuperOneClick.

I have tried this with 2 different computers with no success. Any tips or guides to help me trouble shoot this would be appreciated. Have rooted a device with many more steps involved before (Galaxy Player old version) so not having this simpler one work is a bit frustrating.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] GrymOne:
Might wana check out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20916150

See the post from transportguy 1st and then go to klin1344's post a few down.

Hope that helps
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
other options, there is a US stock but rooted .tar you could flash with Odin, or any of the custom ROM's are prerooted, or the heimdall restore to stock thread by Zaclimon files are prerooted, I believe the first night I had the player I rooted it with superoneclick 2.2 also ditch keis and just install the samsung drivers, no reason to have that crappy bloatware on your PC.

Also is your PC windows 8? this seams to be coming up as an issue across many droid devices when trying to root.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] obscuresword:
Did you make sure to check Settings --> Applications ---> Development---> and check USB debugging?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] elgi95:
Hey sorry if this has been covered , im a noob at this. I just recently updated my Galaxy s2 SGH-I777 with att to android version 4.0.3 ICS. And let me tell you I dont like it. So my Question Is ,there any way to downgrade to 2.3.6 Ginger bread ?Thanks and sorry again if its been covered
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 122ninjas:
Are you just not trying? The model number has 3 7s man. And please read the stickies

Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
^This. Its been covered in the stickies so refer to that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Miami_Son:
Wow. Zero effort whatsoever.:silly:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP, I moved your question to the Q&A section, but you will find your answer by searching and looking at the Stickys, Without much effort I was able to find what you are looking for, so please search and see what you can find to accomplish your question. Thank You
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
Not sure when you started moderating our forum but welcome :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DevilMan75:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2043961

It's the top sticky on the base forum page... ;)

DM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Eternalty:
I use the app only ;)

Edit: found it. Stupid me. I don't read stickies on a regular basis. Only when I need help. :p