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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
http://db.tt/ANyYkLH1

That link is a video that I filmed with my amaze. I made it to prove to a guy that sold me the digitizer from ebay that I didnt damage it during installation. Basically, I installed the digitizer assembly last week, and I noticed the dead spot when texting a friend, and everytime that I try to type thw S or E key, a W would pop up, and also, while in recovery, I cant select any options that appear in the spot that is, in this video, a horizontal line where the day of the week is displayed on my weather widget in the lock screen.

I informed the guy of this problem, and he offered me $50 partial refund (it cost me $150) or if I can remove the assembly without damaging it, he will exchange it. Here is the problem, if I do damage it in the slightest, not only will he not warranty it out, but I would have to just throw my phone in the trash, because $300 is too much money to pay for just the screen. So I told him that I cant take the chance of removing it if I will be penalized for damaging a defective screen. So I was thinking about sending him that link to show him that the screen is good, the amoled isnt pierced, and the ribbon isnt damaged. I mean, I would know if I damaged the assembly, because I installed it myself, besides, unless he is accusing me of damaging this digitizer/amoled assembly with psychic powers professor x style, he has to know that he is just discouraging me to pursue a refund/exchange. I even offered to send him my phone, so that he can see for himself that its defective, yet not physically damaged before its removed. If he damages it during removal, atleast he will know that it was originally defective when I recieved it, before I ever installed it.

This is doing the same thing that happened to a friend of mine when he didnt line up the lcd to the digitizer, and I paid so much for this assembly for the very comfort of knowing that it was done right. He still insist that he tested that screen before he shipped it (he claims that all digitizer assemblies are tested before being shipped on his ebay page), but from watching the video, atleast in my opinion, its pretty obvious that something is wrong here. I opened a case with ebay, but until june third, I cant escalate the case to ebay, and it says that I should try to work it out by ourselves, but he is stalling and discouraging me. I think this is all bs man. So if anyone has any advice on how to get this situation resolved, please chime in. I am stuck at a stalemate now. Plus, I need my phone fixed. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
It'll be your word against his on weather you damaged it during install. EBay will probably stay out of it if his feedback on eBay is overall positive.

Afraid it sounds to me like your best option is to remove it carefully and go for the exchange. Or take his 50 and cut your losses.

Sorry, but that is how I see it going. If he has a solid eBay reputation, they aren't gonna force him to do anything.

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
Yea, thats why I went with him, because his reputation is 99.1%, where mine is a 100%, but I only purchased items, so its really hard to get negative feedback from purchasing anything on ebay when all of your purchases are the buy now type, and your payment isnt declined.

So, what if I do remove the display without damaging it, could I send it to someone at ebay first to independantly verify that its a defect and not physical damage? Do you think that my video will suffice for evidence that no physical damage has occured? I mean, look, the screen displays fine, which these are so sensitive that if I pierced the amoled display, it wouldnt light up right? Then the glass, its not cracked, not even a scratch, so surely no physical damage there. The third possibility that he listed was a torn ribbon, but again, as I am typing this up on the phone now, if I tore the ribbon by installing it, surely it would either work, or not work right? I am not an expert, so my only recourse is applying logic using common sense.

What bothers me is that he knows that I bought this assembly to permamently install it, its not like removing a sim card. I am going to write him back and link him to the video right now. I dont know what else to say.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Well, I hope it works out for you. I just can't see eBay doing anything about it....and if they were gonna, probably take forever.

Sent from my cell phone telephone....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] oL00No:
What country are you in?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
I live in the US.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
http://return.phiconnect.com/id/ask_tronics

The guy told me that he doesnt want to separate the screen because if the cable rips, he cant prove that it wasnt already like that. I don't know, I just can't believe that there isn't a solution for this kind of problem. I need some objectivity here, am I just being paranoid? Its so easy to break these things, and if I damage it pulling it out, I wont get a refund or exchange, and if he would have really tested this thing, then I wouldnt have recieved a defective digitizer, and I would have no reason to remove it. Thats what really bothers me, I shouldn't even have this problem, but then again (might as well admit it before someone else says it), life isnt fair.

By the way, the guy said to process my refund or exchange by clicking on that link above, but ebay says not to respond if there is an offer to complete a transaction outside of ebay. I clicked on the link and saw the ebay logo, but the words are really fuzzy and I cant make em out. Anyone ever seen a page like this? Is this what the official ebay return page looks like? I cant get used to the screen like this, so if I have to accept the $50, then essentially I just lost $100 because I will have to buy another one, or sell this thing for $450 to be fiscally neutral.Thanks for answering back, I dont have much experience with ebay.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 8Fishes:
If it were me.. I would do a partial return and get the 50.

I don't know how hard it is to take the digitizer off but my past experience with ebay related purchases are never great. If you do manage to get it off without damaging it I'm sure he might even throw up the excuse that it is damaged on his end, and you will have to do an insurance claim through whoever did the shipment.

Speaking on the ebay site, that is definitely not a legit ebay affiliated site.

It's probably his own site use to track his sales and whatnot. I would say it's fine to use but dont put any personal information into it.

That first portal with item # and your ID seems ok to put in, but I wouldnt do any passwords or **** like that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
I have no clue how this guy has such a good reputation, I mean, does that short video clip not demonstrate that the glass doesnt have a single scratch, much less any cracks, the amoled display is perfect, so I obviously didnt pierce the display, and well, I dont think that the screen would show any sign of life if I tore the cable. He is pulling sneaky tricks to avoid refunding my money. I dont even want an exchange from him, because I don't want to deal with this type of situation. I have to wait until June 3rd to escalate to ebay, and I am going to stand my ground.

Hell, I really dont have a choice, it says right above his message that if I complete any transaction outside of ebay, I forfeit my buyer protection from ebay.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
Thanks to everyone who responded to my thread, ebay sided with me, and told me to send the item back, and I would get a full refund, so I printed the shipping label that they supplied me, and I tried to be careful removing it, packed it up and shipped it last thursday, and just a few hours ago, it was delivered, ebay refunded the money to my prepaid credit card. So while I wait for the funds to post, im wondering, should I just keep the money, and just sell the phone without a screen, or is it worth ordering a digitizer from a different guy and try it again? You think that I could get any money for the motherboard and all of the pieces, or should I just put it back together and sell my htc amaze (what im using atm)? Thanks again for the advice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Aimless Rambler:
Me ... for the money I would look online for a used one in your local area, online classifieds, etc. At least then if there's an obvious problem you can see it before handing over cash. I don't know about your area but the S2's come up pretty regularly where I'm at in the $125-200 price range. Everyone is onto the S3/4 band wagon. With your current phone ... if nothing else you'll have a spare for parts.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cuiltheory:
I live in jacksonville, florida, and typically s2's go for atleast $200-$225, sometimes even $275 if the screen and bezel don't have a bunch of scratches, so I have been looking online for those digitizers that include the midframe, and they are around $175, but it seems pike all that I have to do at this point is transfer the motherboard, front facing camera and earpiece/mic jack, and it would be mint. I just sanded down the bezel since it was all apart, and what a pita to get that chrome off, and make it all look uniform!

Btw, whats up with the led for the charging light? I never noticed it light up when I plugged it into charge. My htc amaze shines green when fully charged, and orange when charging. I already read that we dont have a notification led, but I see these tiny little round crystal looking dots next to the front facing camera, but no ribbon coming off of them, are those just samsung ricing out their phones like a civic with an exhuast tip?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mmapcpro:
I thought those were sensors.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] poland:):
I have one problem.. I whant to instal my program in some special place.. not on the storega card catalog or main memory.. I whant to instal them for example in patch: Storage Card/Programs/Music/Winamp how to do this? Is this imposible to do with activsyns or i need some spacial program to instal my programs on xda..?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
I just noticed I can see PM up on the top right side of the screen and some notifications in the top left corner during full screen apps, especially with a full grey screen. I didn't see those a couple hours ago when I got it.

Did I seriously just burn in my screen already? Is this normal for a "new" One? Or should I be freaking out?

I did nothing out of the ordinary since I got it. Just rooted it, restored apps, put it on the charger for a bit. That's all.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
I see 127 views and no replies. No one wants to touch this one lol! I'm taking it back to Sprint in the morning. I shouldn't be getting burn in less than 24 hours into using any phone, refurbished or not.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Diablo67:
Yea,i agree,take it back and make them replace it,it should last longer than 24 hours,wether you flash it or not,im upgrading to this from the EVO 4G,in 2 months,but it will be a new one,hahaha,i just cant wait,so i can start to dev for the One now and maybe port over my 4 kornerz rom.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
I would take it back as well.

Also, pay attention to the screen. In my One, the speakers busted (same as my OG Evo, Evo 3D and Hero. Htc makes ****ty speakers) I also have a dead pixel so I filed an insurance claim. Today I received the new One and the display is garbage. The whites look dingy and yellow like a cheaper version. It doesn't compare at all to my current One.

I'm gonna send it back and try my luck again =\
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gutrrob:
I've owned 7 htc devices and never popped the speakers.

Are you using a volume enhancer or something?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
Nope. You're lucky then because HTC speakers are cheap and it isn't just me who says so. Here is a quick google search but you can dig deeper and see for yourself. I never really cared because replacing the speaker was easy...but with the HTC One it is a repair nightmare.

https://www.google.com/#output=sear...34,d.eWU&fp=9745b774bca4f8d2&biw=1920&bih=993
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
Sprint will be sending me another refurbished one early next week. For the time being I'm rolling with my burned in screen but otherwise awesome one! The tech at sprint immediately saw it and was like yeah that's not right haha
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
Asurion is gonna be sending me another one as well. I just hope the screen matches the one I have now. It is so much better than the replacement. I wish I could take pix and show you guys, it's annoying the things could be this drastically different.

Glad your issue is getting resolved! :good:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] uh60james:
So apparently this thing isn't near impossible to repair if they are sending out refurbs as replacements.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
So apparently people with the right tools/machines > us.

http://mobile.eweek.com/mobile/htc-one-receives-lowest-ifixit-repair-score-to-date/
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] himeshkaul:
Our of curiosity, where did you exactly find the HTC ONE online?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] uh60james:
I would assume iFixit would have the right tools but meh
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
/sigh.

I'll halfway attempt to break it down, but I doubt you'll understand.

There are people who break down how difficult it would be for the average consumer to do things such as repairs for these phones (hint:ifixit). The average consumer isn't gonna own all the tools/equipment or possess the knowledge/skill as a professional. This is true in probably everything you'll ever get repaired, otherwise mechanics have been ripping people off for years.

This phone scores as low as possible when it comes to repairs. It doesn't mean that professionals can't repair it. Ifixit isn't gonna breakdown how easy it is for HTC or other phone repair people, why the *@*! would anyone care about that? They are breaking it down for the not so skilled.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] uh60james:
Ok di$& thanks for that wonderful bit of information.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
You're welcome.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ChaseQ:
haha pwnd!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jdizzle316:
I got my phone replaced once already as well, but Sprint said they DO NOT use refurbished phones as replacements until the phone has been released for 6 months.

But what was odd is that my replacement phone didn't come with a box, so I dialed ##786# and checked the "reconditioned status" which stated "none." I wonder if this replacement is not a refurb, then why did it come with no box?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
Sprint doesn't handle it, Asurion does. They'll tell you it could be new or refurbished. It all depends on what they have. Both of mine came with a box, but that doesn't mean they're new.

I'm about to send ny second replacement back. The screen is just too yellow and dingy looking. It's a damn shame I have to file an insurance claim and pay a deductible on a month old phone.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
To update, my 2nd refurb seemed nice enough. But after having it a couple days, I've noticed the screen colors are pretty blown out and definitely not like it should be. Colors are as funky as they can be, and the screen itself is way too bright. And for insult to injury, the phone is unable to connect to 4G LTE. So back to Sprint I go!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] p3tr0s:
Its kinda sad to hear that although htc stepped up their game, sprints/asurions refurbs are still absolute sh!t
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
They are. I've had Sprint so long and used this insurance only once until now. I'm probably gonna drop it like a bad habit once this issue is resolved.

I'm gonna ask them to send me a Black HTC One as my 3rd replacement in hopes of it being a different batch with a better screen. I don't know if they'll do it tho. I'm not comfortable having no insurance on my phone, but I think it's 11$ a month plus a 150$ deductible and this is the garbage they send me? No thanks.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] RayTrue04:
In the 10yrs I've had sprint they never give you the box when replacing a phone. Basically the original box you had for the one you purchased is the box you stay with. They replace and give you the same items included at the time of replacement which is usually just the phone. Sometimes chargers too. As long as the recondition status on ##786# don't have a date you're all set. Maybe they need the box for inventory to mark as replacement and keep track of inventory who knows...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
Sprint themselves or Asurion? Because I just got 2 replacements from Asurion that had the box as well as all the contents. When my ego 3d busted, they gave me a galaxy s2 which was the same way. That's odd.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] RayTrue04:
Sprint. Asurion will give you the box if its new. If it's refurbished they put it in a cheap little box branded to look like it's an original box.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
So that means all I'm getting is new phones from Asurion. .with garbage displays. :( I'll probably have no choice except to keep one or switch phones
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] RayTrue04:
Garbage as in how? I've been thru Asurion many times and everything always went fine. I think only on one occasion I had issues with a replacement and I believe it was an HTC issue with the OG Evo 4G and its faulty usb port issue.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] FlowingAway:
I'm about to be on either my 3rd refurb, or a brand new one, depending on what my local sprint store decides. The 1st refurb had burn in at the top of the screen, the 2nd one's screen is way too bright mixed with blown out colors, side by side with a normal htc one shows it off pretty obvious. Bright colors like yellow or the green lines on the messaging icon tend to wash right into the white. Nothing looks natural.

2 refurbs, 2 bad screens. Hoping for a brand new one this time around.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Rippley05:
My 2 replacements had terrible displays except they were dirty, yellow looking. They were dim and dull, whites looked really yellow. It wasn't even as bright or clear as my buddies s3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] robroy90:
Has anyone found a method that works on the S4 to sort apps? Appzorter is no longer in the play store, and the .apk I have isn't compatible with the new version of TouchWiz?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] shcommish:
Go to your app drawer. Click on the menu button (on the bottom left). Click on View Type. Choose Alphabetical Grid.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] robroy90:
Thanks! That did the trick. I appreciate the info!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] dwmartin6341:
Thanks dude! Been looking fo that.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluet1:
Hello ! i have a optimus l7 locked in vodafone romania and i wanna unlock the network!!!what ca i do? 10X:rolleyes:
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan109:
You must unlock by imei,this how i've locked without loosing guarantee.My network is Orange Romania.I made it on line and cost 25 lei(4,5 euro).
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klamatiel:
I think he was reffering to unlock it at home, free. I'm also interested in this, since my phone is locked on OrangeRO too.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan109:
Trust me,i"ve tried at home.It not possible.Only solution is that i described .I have another phone,galaxy ace and with a program from market, i've unlocked(Orange Romania).Lg phone are not that easy to unlock!
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] st1m33:
Thanks, I had a lot of work but it works!:)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tudorsirb:
It's coded in a partition which includes imei. When I lost my imei during a bad kdz flash my phone unlocked itself. So the only possibility for the time being is to unlock at your local shop or order a code.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klamatiel:
Well, i was afraid of that. So, what's the cheapest online store for unlocking?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otman-gsm:
Watch this video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1U6GLWFUcE
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PenguinDroid:
there must be a way to get to that partition!
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maliasbaggio:
Hello, i just bought a 2-hand LG P700 & i try to watch the video on how to unlocke it, but it seams like the video no longer exist, do you have another proposal maybe?

Thank you in advance
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cold-Tea:
Hi! I just bought a new phone for my wife and I'm confused how to get this phone network unlocked because she got it through a contract.

I installed Slimkat ROM and it's working very very fast for this a bit slow phone, but I can't get it to work on my network (different one than my wife's).

I would like someone to help me network unlock it - FREE if possible. I don't like paying to unlock a phone because I unlocked all my phones by myself & help from this XDA! :)

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S III General] nitrous²:
This is the official thread for the people of the Race of Klingon SGS3 owners. Be aware that connection from Praxis may take a little longer due to subspace interferences.
[Galaxy S III General] E.Cadro:
I don't think I even need to explain why I am closing this thread. :rolleyes:

Closed​
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Belbol:
Hi guys:

I have an Xperia Ion unlocked bootloader , i didn't do TA backup so i lost my DRM key.

Any way to get the Bravia Engine back again?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Deleted member 5133333:
Hi Sniper.

Actually if you flash any, Relock File For Your Xperia With TA partition ticked while flashing.

It will get you DRM keys back.

I have tested it myself on my Xperia.

And Everything is working for me.

You can try as well.

I hope this information seems helpful to you,

Greetings,

~Dwarkesh Soren
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Belbol:
Hi noob :D

I didn't understand you very well.

I have a relock.ftf that can relock my bootloader but they told me it will not get the BE back because i lost my DRM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Deleted member 5133333:
Hello [MENTION=600147]THE[/MENTION] $niper,

First off all,

After the Relock and retrieval of TA partition from Stock Clean ftf

My Track ID, Bravia Engine, And All The Services From Sony Works.

If Its still hard for you to understand I'd try to make it more simple for you.

I hope this information helps you in some way, basically its just backing up the TA partition.

I hope you understand now?

Reagrds,

~Dwarkesh Soren :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zaidx:
There's a guided topic on how to get BE back here on xda
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gloris:
i thought the drm keys are linked to the specific handset, so i don't think that relocking and flashing a generic ftf will get your drm keys back?

::EDIT::

having said this, i'm sure i read somewhere recently that the JB firmware's don't need drm keys for things like music info/BE/track id etc to work? I honestly can;t rememebr which thread i was reading this in though, sorry :\
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Belbol:
So you mean i have to flash the relock.ftf then install stock ICS with Flashtool and the BE will get back to work??!

Where?

I have LEAK 4.1.2 and the BE is not working.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] davidd13x:
Hi ,

I instal CyanogenMod-nightly-30/05 and i want check gps and my phone don't see any satelites, i try everything? Who have this ? pls help me
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
FFS dude, have you even bothered to search before asking the same question that has been asked many times before?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] davidd13x:
okey, i do it thread to close