yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Droid DNA] lucky_strike33:
They need to do jtag to get you s off. So you can flash roms and kernels. Just lay for jtag and you can do it the rest yourself.
[HTC Droid DNA] cstrife999:
Okay thanks a lot. I didn't know if maybe even with s off it was nearly impossible to root and flash and stuff.
[HTC Droid DNA] lucky_strike33:
You can even flash an eng hboot and recovery and you are all set. Some people don't recommend eng hboot and its up to you. There are tutorials on xda that are helpful. Might be in the stickies section
[HTC Droid DNA] Serinety:
Arguing with your customers is a sure fire way to lose said customer's..

The motto, "the cusomtomer is always right" exists for a reason.
[HTC Droid DNA] pio_masaki:
I don't take that post as arguing with anyone, I take it as showing their side of the issue, and everyone is allowed to say their side, even here. After reading what they had to say I'd still have no problem sending a device to them. It was a misunderstanding or miscommunication or whatever, it happens. They saw what happened and posted to clarify the issue, would you rather a company chose to ignore the issue completely and just let the phones sit? There are plenty of companies like that out there, I prefer the company that took the time to see an issue then attempt to explain, clarify, and update me on it. Sure some will take it as being combative or argumentative or however they want to take it, that's human nature.

Perhaps if they intend to try a similar deal they should handle it themselves instead of going through a third party on a forum and risking this kind of miscommunication again.

Just my 0.2

Tapatalked from my HTC DNA - ReVolt
[HTC Droid DNA] badfishie:
I agree 100%. They posted that to show that they gave full disclosure to the OP. They dont have to give a discount, nor do they have to let us make payment to get our phones back early. I called and spoke with them and have dealt with them via email and have noting but good experience. If i hvad to send my phone out again I would use MTV. Im waiting to get my phone back as we speak :)
[HTC Droid DNA] thetechguru:
Sorry if someone else covered this. You can get a micro SIM to SIM adapter for about a dollar , although most of the ones on eBay ship from China so you need to wait for it to arrive before switching from your DNA to Rezound or any other full size SIM device.

Alan
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
They kinda do... They can't hold your phone indefinitely.
[HTC Droid DNA] bakemcbride21:
Got mine back on Monday..first thing I did was unlock and throw Viper 1.3.0 and Elkays 096 kernel.

I cannot get a GPS lock for the life of me and my phone runs MUCH hotter than any of my previous two DNAs. Also there is a "soft spot" on the back of the phone right at the HTC logo that wasn't on any of my previous two phones that DRAMATICALLY alters the radio/call quality if pressed.

Going to try a stock ROM and kernel to see if any and all of these symptoms are remedied, but I wish I had my stock one back right now...

---------- Post added at 07:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------

On initial review it very well may have been a software kernel issue for the GPS....on the stock rooted running latest radios GPS seems to lock right away on Google maps...going for a test drive to confirm!

Still have the heat and call issue...but I'm thinking the heat was due to something software wise consistently running in the background...the soft spot and call issue is obviously still present
[HTC Droid DNA] barski:
MobileTechVideos has provided an Excellent customer experience to me. I've emailed and called them have received nothing but top quality service. As like many others I've gone ahead and paid the additional $7.50 to get my phone back.

What's truly disappointing is this community for not following through. Next time I need a service like this done I will go ahead and pay the full price.
[HTC Droid DNA] connexion2005:
Please stop trying to continue banter. This post was unnecessary. There is not an argument here and simply clarification.
[HTC Droid DNA] GTabJosh:
How many purchases are we up to now? And are we still counting? I'd like to save another $2.50 and double my discount.
[HTC Droid DNA] orateam:
for what its worth, i thought it was clear. which is why i asked if the discount was $2.50 in post 156

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41459793&postcount=156
[HTC Droid DNA] badfishie:
So i got my phone back today and it is s-off. I can not unlock the boot loader though. I tried and get error 160 MID not supported. Ran the OTA got a different code and still the same error. Anyone have any idea why and what i need to do?
[HTC Droid DNA] beaups:
fastboot oem writecid 22222222

then try unlock again.
[HTC Droid DNA] badfishie:
will try...brb

---------- Post added at 08:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 PM ----------

It worked! Thank you :)
[HTC Droid DNA] Mikehoran6:
moonshine time
[HTC Droid DNA] lazybeast:
I received my phone back from MTV. Couldn't tell that it was opened.

I unlocked the phone and it is running great.

I do recommend their service, don't know if any will need Jtag anymore now that they are going to get Moonshine.

But they do offer other services.
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
I also received mine recently and it's perfect as far as I can tell. Guess I should of been more patient for moonshine but I'm happy that I'm free to do what I like on the phone again. Changed the cid, used htcdev, and then fastboot the recovery. Very simple and easy.
[HTC Droid DNA] badfishie:
I cant tell mine was opened either. Unlocked running custom rom and kernel and got over 35hrs battery life off one charge.... Love this phone. Thanks MTV for your service....
[HTC Droid DNA] badogg:
Wow, what rom and kernel is that?
[HTC Droid DNA] Mikehoran6:
After it's s-off (jtag or moonshine) is unlock as simple as only htcdev???
[HTC Droid DNA] lazybeast:
As long as you know how to do adb and fastboot it is quite simple and fast.

You need to change the device to by doing

fastboot oem writecid 22222222

then go to htcdev.com and follow the instruction.

install recovery and you are ready to go.
[HTC Droid DNA] Mikehoran6:
yeah this will be my first phone to unlock so im not very experienced with adb...im sure there will be a nice tutorial for me when its ready
[HTC Droid DNA] lazybeast:
I'm not an expert on it myself but youtube helped me out a lot.

They have step by step instruction on there that will be more simple than me trying to explain it.

It is not to difficult.
[HTC Droid DNA] badfishie:
Ive unlocked many phone but still needed help with this one. Like lazybeast said youtube is a good option. Once I did the steps above to change CID to 22222222 everything went smooth :)

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Im running Ecliptic and the kernel that comes with it (crpalmer 2.0.17)
[HTC Droid DNA] Dri94:
If the rate is good then ill do it
[HTC Droid DNA] Xero3g:
Depends on rate but interested.
[HTC Droid DNA] badogg:
Seriously guys, how cheap do you want it?
[HTC Droid DNA] bakemcbride21:
I'd be in after May 13th...I have my old Thunderbolt to use but work is way too important to deal with that crappy phone until then.
[HTC Droid DNA] mpappas87:
Depending on the rate I might be interested.
[HTC Droid DNA] Slys13:
It not that we r cheep...it the fact that as soon as we all send our phone we out the will have BL access.... haha

sent from my evil d.n.a !!
[HTC Droid DNA] Makeroflostsouls:
I'm in was just about to do this.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
I'd be interested also
[HTC Droid DNA] GTabJosh:
Interested.
[HTC Droid DNA] lacrosse1991:
im in
[HTC Droid DNA] Xero3g:
Groupon it
[HTC Droid DNA] brosaurus7:
I'm in.
[HTC Droid DNA] ryknow27:
Count me in!
[HTC Droid DNA] JeffBea:
Maybe me.
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
But there's no developer support for this phone so why waste your money?

Lol.

A couple months ago I mentioned that you guys should try to get a group deal, I'm glad it's finally happening.
[HTC Droid DNA] droidfun09:
Count me in
[HTC Droid DNA] Ex-Repoman:
In but I'm about to just drive to their store and see if I can wait on them.
[HTC Droid DNA] marccz:
yes

depends on the rate but i'm defiantly interested
[HTC Droid DNA] UchihaKite:
Same as many of the people in this thread. If the rates good you can count me in.
[HTC Droid DNA] orateam:
I emailed Mobiletech and asked for a group rate but he didn't even respond. My guess is he had plenty of work and is now dying down. timing is everything. I went ahead and bought an s-off phone and sold my locked one on swappa. I was asking for a group rate of $25. I know a local phone repair screen guy told me that was his rate from mobiletech and that included his personal shipping was $25.
[HTC Droid DNA] hawknest:
Huh?

Sent From My EclipticNA
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
I'm interested. I'm guessing the turnaround may be delayed if all of us send in at once?
[HTC Droid DNA] zcs72:
I'm in
[HTC Droid DNA] karn101:
Sarcasm.
[HTC Droid DNA] optimusapple:
Count me in as well
[HTC Droid DNA] astralazia:
i'm interested.
[HTC Droid DNA] nagahtom:
Count me in. Thanks.
[HTC Droid DNA] ogrekane313:
Me
[HTC Droid DNA] lazybeast:
If he can get it for $25. I'll pack it up and ship it out right away.
[HTC Droid DNA] daytonahemi08:
Am I to late?? I'm in!!
[HTC Droid DNA] SinC26:
Also interested!
[HTC Droid DNA] barski:
Sign me up!
[HTC Droid DNA] imodipods:
definitely interested!
[HTC Droid DNA] santana11981:
Interested...once you have the info please email me Santana11981@gmail.com
[HTC Droid DNA] Drakien:
I may be interested, it all depends on the price of course. I have my personal phone s-off'd but the girlfriend dropped hers and shattered the screen :rolleyes: that somehow cost me 100 dollars and the frustration of trying to root another phone for her...
[HTC Droid DNA] SuiSid3l:
Sign me up
[HTC Droid DNA] breakyosef:
I'm in
[HTC Droid DNA] v335690:
UPDATE: I'll be contacting them tomorrow with the info on the amount of people who are interested and will post to this thread the amount and how we go about getting the group rate. I'm sure they will be pleased in the amount of interest :good: Keep the interest coming!
[HTC Droid DNA] huskers15:
I am interested but how long will it take to get the phone back??
[HTC Droid DNA] v335690:
Saw a post where a guy shipped it Thursday and got it back Saturday. Not sure if that is common or normal.
[HTC Droid DNA] ocman40:
Doubtful, Mine was shipped Monday, received Thursday and Thursday I received and email stating it will be processes within 4 days. I have not received a shipping back to me email as of yet.
[HTC Droid DNA] anh150:
In
[HTC Droid DNA] shelby500krz:
Im in
[HTC Droid DNA] lilmc1428:
I'm in possibly for 2 depending on the $
[HTC Droid DNA] thexdood:
In.
[HTC Droid DNA] HotDiggityDroid:
I'm in!!!
[HTC Droid DNA] lmndrsn:
in
[HTC Droid DNA] damagickid:
Im interested as well
[HTC Droid DNA] CharliesTheMan:
The turnaround on my device once they received it was about three to four days. My device got their on Saturday and they checked it in to the system on Monday and it was shipped back out by Thursday.

sent from my ATM machine I bought Saturday like a boss
[HTC Droid DNA] mademan420:
Thanks, waiting on mine now. Shipped on Thursday and its showing that made it there on Saturday so I will be checking tomorrow to see when they actually receive it. Using my DNA for less than week really made me realize how much I love this device and how much less I like my GS3.
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
So what's the deal with this? Seems to be a lot of interested people? OP are you counting or tracking this at all?
[HTC Droid DNA] badogg:
Did you bother to read the last few pages before you decided to be a douche bag? I'm betting not otherwise you would have seen their part indicating that they were going to contact them tomorrow.
[HTC Droid DNA] stamos*bp:
i'm interested too.
[HTC Droid DNA] PapaJohnMc:
I am interested!
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
So angry.

I missed the post, I look forward to hearing the final deal on this. Thanks again for putting it together.
[HTC Droid DNA] chutes:
I'm interested
[HTC Droid DNA] insanecatnip:
Interested as well
[HTC Droid DNA] alexmart:
I'm in, wish i didn't have to go this route but oh well.
[HTC Droid DNA] dogredwing1:
I'm interested
[HTC Droid DNA] CharliesTheMan:
My device was waiting on me this morning, it came on Saturday but I didn't want to go sit at work and wait on the mail person.

I sent out a brand new out of the box DNA. It was shipped from HTC and was out of the HTC box about 30 seconds before it was repackaged up to go to Texas. It came back as a brand new device. These guys are good, really good.

I hope I can disassemble devices like this when I start taking on smartphone repair work with my riff box. If HTC ever diagnosed one of these phones, they wouldn't be able to tell it was opened by looking at the device without dismantling it. I even set up a couple of little secret checks, these guys were meticulous about the details and sending the device back EXACTLY in the kind of shape they received it in.
[HTC Droid DNA] v335690:
OK I've got a # of 58 that have posted they are interested ...I'll contact them and let them know then I will update this post with the amount and how we go about getting the discount. Thank you all for your interest.
[HTC Droid DNA] Xero3g:
aaand now I'm even more solidly in. Always good to know when you're working with professionals.
[HTC Droid DNA] davidukfl:
I posted this in another thread, but I figured I'd post it here in case you didn't see it. Anyone considering jumping in on this group deal should do it. My experience with mobiletechvideos was excellent. Very quick turn around, I sent it out last thursday and got it back Saturday. No physical damage to the phone at all.

Photos:
[HTC Droid DNA] jkbarryatl:
In with 3 DNA's.
[HTC Droid DNA] cubanocelso:
My tooooooooooooo

Enviado desde mi HTC6435LVW usando Tapatalk 2
[HTC Droid DNA] UntamedDarkness:
I'm really interested I can't take this stock rom.
[HTC Droid DNA] Tiptronic22:
I know I am a little late but count me in as well.
[HTC Droid DNA] connexion2005:
Chris has the code. He will be posting it and some guidelines here soon... ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
anyone else get a "loading please wait" that never goes away when trying to add to cart? I notice this yesterday too.

EDIT: only happens with chrome for some reason..strange.. ordering now thanks again for this =)
[HTC Droid DNA] v335690:
I just added mine to the cart and applied the code and it took the $10.00 off.:confused:
[HTC Droid DNA] lazybeast:
I can not wait any longer for S-off just paid and everything
[HTC Droid DNA] badogg:
Ordered!

I want to thank the OP for putting this together and MobileTechVideo's for the service and discount.
[HTC Droid DNA] ocman40:
I didnt wait quite long enough but mine was just marked shipped!! Pumped haha

Order Date: 28th Apr 2013

This order is marked as Shipped

Your Order Contains:

1 x HTC Droid DNA / DLX JTAG S-OFF Modification Service
[HTC Droid DNA] Xero3g:
Couple questions: Does it delete all data? Also, I feel like you should put up a link.

Edit: We can definitely get to 90 considering after 2 days we have over 60 in.
[HTC Droid DNA] daytonahemi08:
Sending mine to HTC first for my volume button not working. Hope I get it back before the 15 :/
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
Another user stated that it did wipe his phone.

Mine is in the mail to them as of today. =) I think there is some confusion over your post though. We've already received the discount code but you state that if only 15 people order we only get $2.50 off? If we've already paid does that mean we'll be charged extra later if it doesn't reach 58 by the 15th? Thanks again for putting this together, I definitely appreciate it.
[HTC Droid DNA] eakeller:
Mine came back with all data intact, booted up same as when I sent it off.

Sent from my HTC6435PC
[HTC Droid DNA] Makeroflostsouls:
Wanted to say thanks for getting this together.. Just placed my order today..Will be shipping once I get off of work..
[HTC Droid DNA] huskers15:
You had to wait over a week for it to be shipped??
[HTC Droid DNA] ocman40:
I ordered the 28th and shipped on the 29th. It arrived on the 2nd and they shipped it yesterday.
[HTC Droid DNA] eakeller:
If 60 of these show up at one time, turnaround times in Texas might be a bit longer than a couple days.

Sent from my S-OFF HTC6435PC
[HTC Droid DNA] Serinety:
I suppose I'm glad that people are getting their devices soff, but what happened to the community helping the community? Since when is xda about making money?.

I'm glad these guys are offering to do this.. but I question the motivation. they will not release the method they use.. other than jtag, which is a connection standard and nothing more. Why won't they release a "here's how to do it" guide?

They can still offer their paid service to those who don't want to do it on their own (its pretty technical). I mean.. there are videos on the net about replacing your phones screen, but you can still send off to do it if you don't feel you can do the job yourself.

These guys are in it for the money, and I feel like paying them, at this stage, is just feeding into this "im only here for the money" mentality I'm starting to see around these forums.

Developers do this for fun, we get great Roms, and if they get a donation large enough to buy a 6pack, all is good with the world. How many people would install roms that were only avail to paying customers? Is guess not many.

I am trying to re-create what these guys are doing. I'm a EE, I have the tools, the skills.. I just don't have the time. But, rest assured that when I do have a few days to throw at this, if I figure it out, you will all get the info. Along with step by step instructions for those that want to do it themselves.
[HTC Droid DNA] orateam:
Sadly that's just the way things are done here at XDA nowadays. I saw someone here posting that he'd obtain the equipment, learn it and share the cost of the equipment with others and his post was shut down. Yet a post like this thread is fine. Perhaps mobiletech helps out xda by advertising ?
[HTC Droid DNA] bossei:
Shutdown?? Seriously????
[HTC Droid DNA] huskers15:
I ain't going to send my phone to be j tagged because I like to be able to do things on my own. I'm waiting patiently I hope one day they will release the method!! The devs have all of my support
[HTC Droid DNA] Serinety:
Right. I've always thought that selling Services was a forbidden act. Either way, I'm happy that folks are getting their soff. Hopefully someone will come up with a way to make it free, hopefully me :) I got stuck with an updated device after my original started having charging issues.

Now I'm sad face over not having root. Its surprising how much I took root for granted. Now that I don't have it, I really feel tied down. There is so much I can't do that I need/want to do.
[HTC Droid DNA] badogg:
Man, some of you guys are some cheap SOB's. I have no problem paying someone for their TIME to tear down my DNA and do things that I'm not skilled or willing to attempt. They are only asking 45.00 for the service and that includes the shipping to return the phone back to you. It isn't like they are demanding 150.00 for it.
[HTC Droid DNA] huskers15:
I don't have an extra phone so its impossible for me to send it in and wait a week without a phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] Serinety:
That's fine if you want to pay for it. I actually have no problem with them offering a service, but if they found a method for getting soff, they should release it to the masses. The daring or technically inclined will do it them selves, and the service is still there for those who can't do it, or don't want to do it themselves.

Its not about being cheap. Its about keeping information from the community to make a profit.

They can still make a Profit if they release the method they use.
[HTC Droid DNA] connexion2005:
For the record, I was asked by members of this community about offering this group buy project. I in no way took part in setting up this thread or for that matter contacted anyone to set this up for our facility. I'm taking a huge cut to even offer this if you do the math on the discount. Group buys exist in nearly all facets of products or services in order to help people achieve a better price overall. I understand and abide by the rules here on XDA and I am also a member here that appreciates the community as well as work with many elite recognized developers to offer them free JTAG for projects that may result in a bricked device. I've been a backbone in JTAG recovery on many projects without recognition due to the fact I choose not to promote myself to avoid the fine line of business with XDA. With this said, I do operate a business that is the sole means of providing for my family. If I had a USB method of performing S-OFF, then I would share it with the community and the developers that I work with are aware of that. In reality, free S-OFF is a good thing for me as it leads to additional user error. I don't enjoy seeing a user commit a brick, but I am glad that I can help them and that both parties may benefit from doing so. In addition to all of this, I've even spoken on XDA's behalf during the 2011 XDA Barbecue to share insights and teach JTAG to others who were interested with zero promotion about what I did or my business. I did it to help XDA and to help them fill a time slot that they were having trouble finding developers to fill.

So please, save the "money hungry" type of comments, take a step back and look at this situation and be glad that someone at all is offering a solution PERIOD. If you want to take the time and money to purchase the tools and obtain the skill to perform this modification and then give it away for free, I'd invite you to do just that.

-Josh
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
I'm pretty sure it's not hard at all. Just about any phone repair shop that has a riff box is able to s off dna's.
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
I definitely appreciate your support and thank you for taking the time to communicate how you do business. I can see both points as this forum has always been about share and share alike, but I think there's a place for both. It's not like you're withholding a simple process that someone could do themselves in a few seconds. I think some people lose sight of that.

As for doing things yourself. I'm happy to do certain things myself (I did not pay for root/recovery for example) but I don't think the vast majority of people on the forum would invest in doing JTAG reprogramming themselves. I'm glad the service exists so we at least have a choice with this phone. :good: Mine should be to your doorstep tomorrow.
[HTC Droid DNA] buickman94:
I just ordered the service. Thank you for the discount and ignore these people who complain because they think they are owed something for free.
[HTC Droid DNA] danjull:
No one is withholding any info. You can find out how to JTAG. Google it. Buy a box and go for it. But with the discount it's 35 bucks. Not sure hour long it takes to fix the phone, but it's his job and I'm sure with the discount his hourly pay would be fairly low considering his line of work. Bet you couldn't find someone to look at your phone for 35 bucks.

And waiting for a dev to find an exploit so you can unlock the bootloader is not really "doing it yourself". On the flip side I'm sure there are far more people who knows how to make ROMs than finding exploits. So more people with unlocked phones could equal more ROM work.

So thanks for fixing us up a group discount. Hoping to send mine off Friday or Monday.
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
this.
[HTC Droid DNA] orateam:
I don't think anyone thinks mobiletech has done anything innapropriate. They just question why people here are quickly having their threads close when they try to form a group to do the same, yet this thread stays open. The question is why is this service allowed while other are not. Personally i love group buys, that's how Groupon made a ton of money. Just seems odd that no other group buy is allowed.
[HTC Droid DNA] djwishbone:
I'd say that's a very legitimate concern. I'm sure a message to a mod could resolve that question?