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[Nokia Lumia 920] misha_birman:
The Lumia 920, which I bought at Microsoft store back in February of this year, stopped charging via wireless. I took it to the Microsoft store to see what can be done (expecting Apple like treatment) and the store manager gave me 2 options:

1. To have the phone sent to Nokia for repairs - the warranty center will check the phone and let me know if the repair is within warranty.

2. Exchange the phone for a new one, but only if I buy a 2 years extended warranty for $99. He said he will wave the $50 replacement fee this time only.

I did go with option #2 and walked away with the new phone. The problem is that the new phone has a headphones jack issue - the sound only plays from the right headphone. I suspect if i take the phone back it will be exchanged for a new one outside of extended warranty.

So my question is: Did I make a mistake for buying the extended warranty? I have a feeling that this phone will be out of date (and possibly not supported by MSFT) before the 2 years extended warranty runs out. $99 is the 1/5 of the price of the new phone...

Thoughts?
[Nokia Lumia 920] Solarenemy68:
You bought an extended warranty. That now covers the phone with the headphone issue. Your old phone no longer exist and everything is about the new one. That being said you should be able to get the new one fixed at no charge. I also think the MS store ripped you off. They should not be able to legally require you to buy an extended contract to get a phone replaced. Honestly I would fight this since we are dealing with a 600 USD phone here that should be replaced for free as long as it is with in warranty. Also does the extended warranty cover things like drops or water damage? If not then you wasted your money on the warranty. The AT&T extended warranty which cost an extra 9 bucks a month covers ANYTHING that can or could happen to phone rather accidental or on purpose for the length of the contract. I could drop it then back my car over it and they would replace it no questions asked.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Localhorst86:
That was the first option he was offered from the store. They do not have to replace the device on the spot, they are allowed to send it in for repair. At least, that's how our law in germany is, not sure about other countries.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Solarenemy68:
Unless Germany is just strange, there really is no law that dictates this. It is just what most have accepted as the norm and so the businesses use such policies becuase they can and no one knows better. As the paying customer you have a right to decide ho it is handled if it is under warranty. Typically you just ask then to give you a new phone on the spot and then they do whatever with the bad one. The usually will send it in for repair then sell it as a refurbished unit. Sometimes rather than a new phone they will offer you a refurb which many times is better becuase it has all the known issue of a new unit fixed.

Of course this all does not really matter now as what done is done but in the future, as a paying customer it helps to know your rights and not to let the business take you for a ride.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Localhorst86:
This is definatelly not true for germany. In germany Law dictates that the customer has to allow the seller/manufacturer to fix a broken device or item 3 times in a reasonable ammount of time. Court orders have proven that this means a shop can send the item in for repair and is not forced to either give you a brand new phone or a "rental" unit. He can also offer you to nullify the sales contract and refund you (note: offer, not force). If the seller decides to replace the phone, he still is not forced to replace it on the spot but in a reasonable ammount of time it takes for a replacement unit to arrive. If the seller/manufacturer fails to deliver a fully working product after the third try (note that the law does not explicitly state "third try" or "three times" but again uses the wording "reasonable" - which courts have often ruled to be three or four times) you can demand he refunds you the full price of the item.

EDIT: I can also not believe that other countries, including the US, can by law force the seller to replace the item on the spot. It's simply not reasonable as it would require the seller to keep a sufficient stock of devices in storage he can effectively not sell to customers as they need to be held back for "replacements".
[Nokia Lumia 920] Solarenemy68:
I never said it was a law, but buyers right. They do not have to replace it on the spot unless the customer asks to do so. Most don't becuase they do not know they have that right. So no a store does not keep stock becuase they very rarely have to replace a phone on the spot.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Localhorst86:
If it is not in the law, how can it be buyers right? There has to be a law governing the rights and dutys of all parties involved in a purchase.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] oopsyourhead:
I'm having slow 4g LTE speeds. My signal strength is -86dBm. I can't seem to get anywhere above 1.5Mbps. I don't think it's a setting. I'm running beans JB 4.1.2 Build 13.

My radios are VRBMB1. I don't run the most up to date ones because they make my phone run really hot all the time.

Does anyone have any ideas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jason Roach:
Try switching off globle mode made a lot of difference for me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] oopsyourhead:
Are you talking about the global mode in the mobile networks settings? Or from the dialer code screen?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Jason Roach:
yes in network settings
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] marblesmike:
My LTE speeds have been slower than usual lately too. I'm in the South Jersey/Philly area. This is regardless of ROM and/or baseband.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
Stock Deodexed JB UCMD3

READ, READ, READ

before

downloading, flashing, or posting questions

Features

Rooted

Debloated

Zipaligned

Deodexed

This Can Be Used As A Base For Development Given Proper Credits And A Link To This Thread Is Provided

Credits

Samsung for Base

Ltilt2 - Tester

GT247 - Tester

Instructions

TWRP RECOVERY RECOMMENDED

ALWAYS FULL WIPE!

-Download ROM

-Backup your apps with preferred method(app2zip is great)

-Nandroid

-Wipe data ( factory data reset)

-Wipe system (Format system (in mounts/storage) if on CWM)

-Flash ROM

-TWRP will try to fix SU. DO NOT FIX

-Boot system and DO NOT TOUCH FOR 10 MIN

-After the 10 min, reboot phone and enjoy the Force

- Flash Add Ons/ Theme AFTER 10 min Waiting Period

-DO NOT RESTORE DATA!!!

Downloads

Debloated -- http://goo.gl/8Xkmz

Bloated -- http://goo.gl/axcbR

As always, I am not responsible for your device, mental capacity, or laziness​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
Mine
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Blackfrediegeorge:
Hi guys thanks for posting this one out

its this one have all the AT&T apk removed?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] OPGT:
Time to flash! Can I upgrade from nuns deodexed rom?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shayneflashindaily:
Cool cool. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
If it is the same firmware it is worth a try yes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
The one in the debloated line is debloated
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dparrothead1:
Are you saying DO NOT restore your apps with TiBu?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Mervingio:
I Feel the Force in you.....Padawan

Thanks for this and your time to make us Happy!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Demmonnixx:
Dang, thanks bro, that was fast. Was what I was waiting for. Will flash later on today to try this thing out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ltilt2:
He said " do not restore Data"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ltilt2:
This is what was left. I love it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
User apps are usually fine but restoring system data is always a very bad idea
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sacberg:
Is the modem included in the zip? I promise I read all posts twice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chpimentelpr:
NIce- Flashing now... :D

Thanks! I'm flashing now! Will post back with results!

:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
No the modem is not included
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ptmr3:
Cool. Don't expect too Much yet lol still bone stock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dparrothead1:
FYI. The 23 Toggles and Extended Power Menu works with this rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41081140
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] arberthebarber:
Has anyone run this rom. How is the performance of this rom? I tried debloating it on my own but there was still some lag (took like 5-6 seconds to open an app at times).
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] GRKSTYLA:
Hi guys please help me,

i tried the program "xda manipulator" for some reason it dousnt seem to work.....

my main problem isnt the reception,,,its fine everything works well only that when i try to make a phonecall it said that my service provider is not available or that its locked or something dous anyone know how to fix this.

thanks for the site its great :D

regards, GRKSTYLA
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] cruisin-thru:
Xda manipulator does not work with xda2, if you wish to unlock your phone to use any sim you need to use xda2unlock.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] jaffcom:
Hi mate,

I have same problem as you, i have not found support yet, if i have i will let you know, but please if you found it let me know.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] GRKSTYLA:
OMG

alright i tried the two programs but still the network lock is active .....

the experts at this site have a big job at hand il submit all the information i think is necessary,

ROM VER: 1.52.00WWE

Radio Ver: 1.05.14

ExtRom:1.52.82

i need to change the imei there are no other locks on this phone,

please try thankyou.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] witeboy07:
Come on guys, lets give samsung a chance. everytime a new phone comes out, its not going to come out perfect. All this people complaining and flaming about lag and blablablah!! I love phones, I give every phone a chance, once the manufacturer brings out updates, problems go away and so do trolls. Samsung did an outstanding job with this phone, nowehere does it look like the s3. Many people think it does, but when they see it up close, its a totally new model. Lets be patient and it will pay off. :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
I could of not said it better myself
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mrmaytagg:
Agreed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] NICEGYPT:
I read a lot of crap over here. I sold my N4 just to get S4. I went to the store today just to play with it. This is phone is amazing didn't feel any lag. Screen is amazing and light, I never bought a phone and didn't see ppl crying of anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] billygr:
the problem is, it IS the 4th generation of Galaxy series already. and no matter how buttery google make their android project, samsung always manage to ruin it (by giving it extra S-Lag feature). even until the latest update, the stuttering and lag are still there. maybe everytime the new Galaxy series ---no matter what android version it has---, we should expect that S-Lag feature will always be there :rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] bgaccord:
Sometimes lag is annoying . My gf galaxy s3 is way smoother.but I trust samsung and they will fixe it. Or devs :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mr Ian B:
If you go into S-voice settings and turn off the double click home key to start S-voice, it will help with the lag.

Ian B
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] CitrixLemon:
Sometimes it's great and sometimes it just gets bogged down for some reason. I'm hoping this is something they can fix with some software optimizations, because I know the hardware is fine. I was trying to upload a picture to Facebook last night and the gallery app was lagging, had to suffer through a bunch of quips from friends in the vein of, "probably should have gotten an iPhone, hmm?"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] saldebot:
Google is not any better, coming from a Nexus 4. There was lag out the box...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheFeshy:
I usually only see lag in very specific places, with very specific causes:

Home button - this is caused by s-voice waiting for you to press it again. Disable the double-tap for s-voice and this goes away.

Camera shutter - not sure what's causing this; but early reviewers did not report on it. So there may be a software issue.

Gallery - no idea what's causing it to start slow. Though slow is relative and I wish my laptop's image viewer started as quickly...

Rotating the screen - if you have smart rotation on, the device takes about twice as long to rotate the screen, as it tries to identify your eye position. Turn it off and this goes away.

Using web-based apps like Facebook and Calorie Counter - it's internet lag, duh. The phone can't make facebook or your ISP faster ;)

Unfortunately, there are some tradeoffs. Short of adding a dedicated svoice button (please don't do this Samsung) there's not a cure for the first - though I'd love to see smart rotation, gallery, and camera sped up. Although, to be fair, all but the camera are still pretty fast.

Outside of these situations it's impressively responsive, at least for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baolongn:
Coming from the n4,this phone is a sloth in comparison. Rooting and optimizing makes the phone perform a little better but there are still some hiccups here and there. I hope development kicks up and fixes the problems of hangups and lag.

Otherwise it's goodbye to all these new features and hello pure android (when it's released in june, that is)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nightfox11:
LAG? where?

sent from my Tmobile Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] vlad2277:
I feel same way

I don't see any obvious lag

Few minor ones like other post described, but no lag in system

Plenty of RAM left, and I have a lot of apps running in background

Plus I've never seemed such fast GPS locks.

And believe ne I've used a lot if high end phones before I've bought this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaww:
The lags are annoying - especially coming from s3 and Note 2.

Until Samsung gets them worked out, are there any of the development ROMs that leave the major features intact but eliminate the lags?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baolongn:
I hear ya buddy. Wicked rom is a major improvement from stock tw as it removes all the bloat that comes with the phone. Its a great start to check out, definitely if you haven't already.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaww:
I was going to - but many seemed to have various issues with it currently, so was wondering about any others.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Xcor3:
Gallery lag, home screen lag. Get it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] billygr:
actually, it depends on the user... if you never use ios or htc one, you will never notice anything, as many people out there that saying S4 is lag free... you'll never miss something you've never had
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omf05:
For 640+ a phone better work great. I felt a lot of ppl on here over look that there problems. Screen getting reddish tint is not acceptable! Phone that powerful having lag isn't either. I'm glad I returned it hopefully in a few months this will be fixed.

I never notice any lag on the nexus 4 and its almost 400 less.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Greg1964:
My Gs4 is very smooth Im so glad I didnt buy the htc one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] makomek:
this phone lags on every rom and all 3 custom kernel in here that I've tried .I don't know how you guys said it smooth and lag free:confused:.

Most of the time it happen right after I swipe to unlock and everything start to lag for like 2 sec. sometime it just lag for no reason then stop after a second. I never own a samsung phone prior to this ,all four of my past phones is HTC .I jump on this phone due to removable batt and sd over the one , I agree those S-crap are useless and clogging up the rom and ram.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dr. Fed:
Under developer options, I changed animation scales to 0.5 and of course I disabled the s-voice home button launch. These two tweaks make the phone feel very fast. I feel that the lag is really just over-blown touchwiz animations that Samsung felt would add to the user experience, but they miscalculated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kevinrubio1:
I have no lag :confused:

I really don't know what you guys are talking about
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sids911:
Nexus 4, lagging out of the box!?? Compared to GS4 or compared to iPhone 5?

To be very frank - this is the first time I have heard someone say Nexus 4 is laggy! Even if GS4 trumps the N4 on the benchmarks - real world usage will tell you Nexus 4 feels like a newer device.

This offcourse is due to bone stock no frills pure Android on the N4. I still believe Samsung is a great Hardware manufacturing company, however their software departments leaves something to be desired.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gaww:
Mine was definitely laggy until If flashed Wicked may 15 ROM. I also did the settings tweaks a few posts back. It is much better now.

This is the only phone I have had that was laggy. Recent devices in reverse order were note 2, s3, HTC amaze 4g.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nightfox11:
No issues here...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Hoggles:
iOS has plenty of lag. My iPad3 and my ladies iPhone 4s have noticeable lag in many transitions etc. The old "iOS has no lag" statement is 100% false. The One has lag in places as well. The N4 is almost lag free.

When it comes down to snappiness...my S4 with Evil's MDL base ROM and Faux's v3 kernel is as lag free as I've ever seen a non nexus device. I should also mention I have Nova installed with animations set to speed of light and animations of course off in Dev options.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nxneko:
I was doing tests against GN2, because a co-worker wanted to try my GN2 & I got curious. Everything opened faster on the note. Dialer loaded properly, Svoice loaded faster....S4 only closed out to menu about half a sec faster. Maybe its me but Exynos behaves better then Snap in android right now, apart from benchmarks & games.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] barondebxl:
I just got the phone today and i did spend a few hours with it. It fits so good in the hand its unbelievable, doesnt feel like a 5 inch screen phone. I would say that it does stutter, a lot. Also touchwiz really needs an overhaul, its time. But the battery life seems very good, actually more than good. Love the keyboard, the screen is beautiful, Amoled at its best.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mnazary:
Google S4 tips and tricks. Changing animation songs makes a huge improvement.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] j_r0dd:
You shouldn't have to adjust the animations with a phone with these specs. We need updated adreno drivers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rp56:
How did you disable thr b s-voice home button launch. I cant find it. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baolongn:
Go into your s-voice app and click the menu button to get to settings. When you're there, just uncheck the option to have s-voice come up when pressing the home button
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kamranhaghighi:
s4 mine not lagging but also not smooth and nexus 4! but internet (browser) is horribly lagging

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oh and only got problem whit loading screen shots it takes 10second to load pics! maybe thats coz of high resolation but thats toooo bad:(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dan37tz:
Nope, try an HTC One. Thing is blazing fast and completely lag free. Same processor but actually clocked a little lower, the One feels like twice as fast compared to the S4 in real world use.

I ran both the original 4.1.2 firmware and also the leaked 4.2.2 on my HTC ONE and the 4.2.2 actually even sped things up further. It was definitely snappier than my Nexus 4.

Samsung definitely ****ed up hardcore somewhere in the software with the S4.

I'm back using an S4 since I gave the HTC One to my wife for now, wanted to give the S4 a shot again. If the HTC One had higher resolution camera, 4 "ultra pixel" is not enough and actually had an LED notification light that didn't time out after 5 minutes, you couldn't pry it from my cold dead hands.

I'm using the Infamous 2.4 ROM/Kernel at the moment on my S4, it doesn't seem to help at all in the lag department but at least he included the AOSP browser in the ROM. It makes browsing much better now, compared to Chrome and the stock Samsung browser which was complete utter **** and super laggy. Try browsing the XDA website or The Verge in Desktop Mode with either browser and you'll see what I mean. The HTC One had NO ISSUES with those heavy content websites, even when Adobe Flash was enabled it ripped through any website with buttery smoothness the S4 can only have wet dreams about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] blakeslee14:
from frficis

coming from a old droid bionic.... this thing is like light speed to me.... i guess perspective matters lol :laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dan37tz:
Oh by the way I'm a huge Samsung Fan.

I'm just VERY bitter that Samsung can release a device with these top of the line specs in 2013 that lags sometimes like a 4 year old Android device. It's just plain ridiculous. I thought Android had finally crested the lag hill, I guess Samsung decided to head backwards.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Spastic909:
Device doesn't lag for me. Thought about getting the One, but due to no external storage and how locked down htc is I went galaxy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] :
i dont really see much lag on this phone :good:

i came from the note 2, the gallery was slow on that phone too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] androidsoccer:
My phone is smooth. Everyone complaining probably install a load of garbage and Blame the phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Circledog:
I came from the Note 2 and almost feel like I reverted a bit. The browser is horrible and there is noticeable lag all throughout the phone. I'm trying all the suggestions and its getting a bit better, but I have to say I'm disappointed. There are a few things I love like the screen, but now I'm really hoping they hit a home run with the Note 3 so I can pass this one onto my wife. My sons phone finally died so he got my Note 2, I just might have to steal it back!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ferlogan:
Definitely agree:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] tengtengvn:
I came from the T-999. When I received the S4, I immediately root and flashed a custom ROM. I don't feel any lag you guys are complaining about.

I had a change to compare the camera with the One that my buddy has last weekend and man, I couldn't believe how could HTC put a bad camera like that in a flagship phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] DeMi-GoD:
I too experience some lag. Mostly in the phone/contact app. I also notice that sometimes when I hit my home button it responds instantly sending me to my home screen and sometimes it sees like half a second. Closing all recent apps makes it fast again. Idk why this happens. Is it possible that Samsung will release an update soon to fix the lag issues? Obviously it's software Robles and not hardware. My benchmarks are higher than any other phone.

Sent from my Verizon Galaxy S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] NexusMobileGamer:
dude are you crazy.im not trying to be bias but nexus 4 does not have any lag.and if you install custom roms and kernels it will be faster than the galaxy s4:D

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theres lag on the preloaded apps.but games do not lag too much but there is lag
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] devynbf:
I agree.

I also came from the Note 2, I thought I was upgrading but it has proven to be quite the contrary.

Lag allover the phone, all the way down to the predictions on the keyboard (rendering autocorrect mod useless).

Quite disappointed, would switch back if I could.

Not to mention some of the users on this forum are so condescending.

Go into the Q&A thread and every replied topic says "dude this was already answered a hundred million times, search and gtfo you little baby, needing to be spoonfed blah blah blah."

Or something along those lines lol.