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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] beano311:
You have 15 days to get the price matched post purchase, "We will also match prices post purchase if we lower our price within 15 days of your purchase." But you still did get lucky because it says "The Guarantee is limited to one price match per identical item, per guest and does not apply to: ... coupon offers, ..."

Edit: Yeah, looked at that wording, it does say "if we lower our price within 15 days of your purchase."

Edit 2: Apparently the code doesn't work in store. Just called a Staples store near me and I asked if they had any in stock, before I even said anything about the coupon, the guy said "If you have the coupon for $30 off, it doesn't work for the new tablet, only the old ones" and that he just tried it numerous times for a customer. Oh well, hopefully they'll get more in stock online, or maybe they didn't realize the coupon was working for the new Nexus 7 and it wasn't supposed to be and they finally fixed it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ÜBER™:
Damn sold out :(
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] anon4129325:
insane deal! already got mine at best buy since I thought it was a mistake didn't think Staples would be selling them as well.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] evodon84:
To clear up BB price match.

1. They only price match against other stores at the time of purchase. Post purchase price matches apply only to a lower BB price.

2. They do not price match coupons.

Bummer...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nsnarayan10:
Hey,what is this coupon code for?Please let me know bcz I plan on buying one :)thank you
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] dave99:
My local BB did price match the coupon (local staples only had the 16gb, I wanted the 32). Still stuck paying tax versus amazon, but out the door at 254.39 for the 32.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] anon4129325:
That was my out the door price for the 16GB. Essentially got 16GB free! Congrats!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bobafuzz:
I'm curious if they can still reject my pricematch, they told me it will be sent to credit department or something. I asked for a confirmation number and was given a case number.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] evodon84:
huh, I think best bet would be to go to a local store and hold the coupon over there head. Chances are the Manager would match it to get your business. Online there is prolly less leeway
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] stealthj:
ordered from amazon, saw this deal, went to staples, they didint accept coupon, canceled amazon, bought at staples anyway...

went to a different staples about 15 min ago with my recipt and showed the coupon..... gave my 32$ back :)

im happy :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mrazndead:
They stopped the 30 bucks coupon for new nexus. Old nexus still works! They also are canceling online orders for people who used the 30 coupon.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Really hope somebody can help.

I have had a galaxy note 2 for about 6 months on Vodafone UK N7100.

Today while i was at work i felt something hot in my pocket, my phone was very hot (i was not doing anything with it) The phone was stuck on the Samsung boot screen.

After a few minutes of looking at this i realised it was stuck and removed the battery. SInce then i have been unable to get past the boot screen, i can't get into download mode or reboot mode. The only things to note. When i turn my phone on a red light flashes. When i plug my charger in the charge icon appears on screen but it does not charge.

Really hoping somebody can help.

I had rooted my phone if that helps (it did not cause this problem and has been functioning rooted for months)

Update

Just managed to get to a screen which warned me about installing custom software and did i want to continue. I said yes and it is now downloading something
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalnoob34:
How did you get to that screen?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
does it get recognize in odin if yes try to flash stock rom and revive your phone hopefully u are not using the 4.1.1 rom better get a 4.1.2 and bring it to life :good:

if u can get to download mode now then flashed philz recovery first. After flashing recovery wipe dalvik, cache partition & then data reset.then u can flash stock using odin. try this if the first one doesnt work
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
I got there through home volume down and power during boot up.

I can't get into recovery though (using volume up)

Which version of odin should i be using? I am using 3.07

I am using the rom suggested in this guide http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-ph...e-2-from-rooted-to-factory-settings-50010623/

If i should not be using that where can i get the one i should be using.

When i try to install the stock rom linked above i get the message failed no PIT partition

Thanks for all the help so far
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
this would be your last hope http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32273406&postcount=5 follow the guide properly marked in red and remember to tick re partition in odin, if this doesnt work then your phone has been affected by sds due to 4.1.1 rom so u need to take it to service for motherboard replacement which is borne by samsung so no worries, and remember never to use a 4.1.1 rom in note 2 get the 4.1.2 rom or rather they will install that only this time and in future just go through dr.ketan thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896696 here it will guide you perfect instead following some untidy guides

for odin use 3.04 it works great though i havent tried new version as 3.04 works great you will get it in ketan thread
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Thanks for the advice i am downloading the file now.

I did not manage to install the rom i suggested i was using so i don't think that could have been the issue. My phone just seemed to get hot then stop working, i hope as you suggested it is not my motherboard. Did you say that i should still be covered by the warrenty even though i had rooted my device?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well your reply is quite confusing

1.did you manage to flash the rom with pit in odin. was it successful or you get any errors

2.does your phone start now

3.if not then your phone has died and it needs to be taken to service guys ,but just check what the status of your phone in download mode is it official or custom . if its official then no worries just go ahead and take it to service guys and tell them abt your issue that the phone stopped working while in pocket dont info them that you rooted it ever just make them blv that it was a sds caused by 4.1.1 rom so they replace it free.

i mean your motherboard
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Sorry if i am confusing matters.

I did not manage to flash anything it was just coming up with failed no PIT partition.

Current binary samsung official

My system status is custom

Are these ok to return my phone with?

I decided to take the advice offered and download the recovery but got confused.

Do i need all of the files from that link or just 1?

I downloaded the first one N7100XXDMB2_Factory

It contained

boot

cache

hidden

modem.bin

recovery

sboot.bin

system

tz

None of these are the md5 format

i am now thinking i should have downloaded XXDLJ2_OXA_Factory

Is that correct or was i right with the first file. If i was right downloading the first file then where do i get the md5 files required for odin to do my factory restore.

Know these are very noobish questions just doint want to do anything wrong
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
In answers to your questions....

1) Did i manage to flash the rom with it in odin

No

I got confused which files i should be using and did not want to do anything without being sure

2) My phone does not start

3) When i am in download mode my phone shows

Current binary Samsung official

My system status is custom

Are these ok to return my phone with?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well follow this video but just select all file required and then flash instead flashing twice hope this video helps as u need to select individual file

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMSsoCqZr1w if you still face prob ask the uploader in that thread maybe he can help you and as far as system status is concerned u need to either flash a stock rom or get into recovery to wipe data and factory reset or ven this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpWcM44On88 for your proper understanding. dont you get .tar file and pit file in that download

are u able to enter into recovery mode as first post u mentioned download mode not working now u say its working
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Sorry recovery mode is not working, only download mode, i will have a look at the suggested video.

Thanks again for your continued help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well initially it was a bootloader issue but destroying the pit became an issues hopefully u get it back to life this time
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
I have managed to get hold of the correct files, however when i try to run them in ODIN ODIN does not get past the stage get PIT for mapping.

Can i try anything without the PIT stage?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladeco:
If your phone doesn't have a partition map, then no, you can't.

You can try, as a last resort, using this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43760271&postcount=22

I had a similar problem not too long ago (although it started with all apps crashing and then stuck at bootscreen) and managed to fix my phone.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Sounds like the same issue i have had. Apps kept crashing, i never thought it was the phone just the apps. I will look into the link thanks very much

CAn i just ask what is an EFS and how do i get a backup of it
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladeco:
If you need any help I'm here. Cheers!

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Thanks can i just ask what EFS is and how i get a backup of mine before i carry out your guide.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladeco:
EFS is a part of the system that stores your serial number, IMEI and everything related to your phone specifically. You are generally able to back it up using a custom recovery or using software on your PC while the phone is rooted and booted on the android OS. Since you cannot boot into recovery and also can't boot into android itself, I don't think you would be able to back it up.

If you ever installed a custom rom with AROMA, there is a chance you have it backed up already. But if you don't explicitly remember...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Ah ok,

I will give the guide a go and let you know how i go.

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
I get the error message write operation failed in ODIN, i am guessing that means its dead.

Do you happen to know if i take it back to my phone company to fix if they will be able to tell i had rooted it

on the download screen i have

Current binary samsung official

My system status is custom

could they tell anything from that?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well in this case dont just go flashing everything now rather take it to service center i think ketan might help you in regard to the system status as u are unable to flash using odin maybe he knows ay other way out just to get the status normal and then take it to service dont

mess it anymore

what os using and try to run odin in admin mode and compatibility to sp3 mode as pit is the main issue or just try to flash pit file individually and then the rom file as the problem is with your pit file
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Thanks any advice in how to get it to display the correct info so i can return it for a repair i would be extremely grateful.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.m0x:
You're kind of screwed I'm afraid. If your flash counter is 0 and binary official and system status custom then you need to do a factory reset to get system status official.

You say you can't enter recovery so, yeah, not good.

Without that then the service centre will know you modded it and refuse warranty.

-- Sent from the mighty Note 2 --
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Oh well guess ill have to pay for the repair. which i was kind of expecting, just hope its not more than £100 quid
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well try your luck in service center and say you did nothing it stopped on its own

for the last time ask ketan he may help you http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=3931450
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
I have sent a message to Ketan.

Thanks

The annoying thing is a know that the phone breaking was nothing to do with me rooting it just annoying that this technicality means i may have to pay for the repair. But i guess thats the risk you run with things like this.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
well if its a sds then it will be solved by samsung free of charge or any other mess up but problem is the status of your phone even i have messed up earlier my other phones many times and revived it back on my own but if not just give it to sc and if they dont catch it u get the service free just make some excuses that it hanged by itself and stuff and let them do the needfull.

if they catch it then obvious u pay but trust me in case of death by sds motherboard changed will cost a good amount and even samsung is aware of this so they do change the motherboard free and install a 4.1.2 rom instead it happened to my friend here in india and they did not said anything about the status issue maybe in India got lucky as the technician did not caught it

[MENTION=273907]Mole[/MENTION] how many files do you get after download does it have 4 tar plus pit if not try it with

DOWNLOAD_N7100XXDLJ2_OXA_FACTORY available here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32273406&postcount=5
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
Thanks very much to everybody that has helped me here, i have spoken to Samsung who were very helpful. They have agreed to repair it the CS rep said it sounds like the software needs reflashing.

Even if it does result in me having to pay something i understand that by doing what i did i broke the warranty so have no issues. It would just be nice to get it done for free as i know what i did had no impact on the issue.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shhbz:
good news :good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Mole:
My phone was returned to me completely free of all charges and revived. Thanks again to everybody here who offered help or advice
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Dexter_prog:
I feel the back case of the S2 is extremely slippery and I was wondering if there's something I can do about it. I don't want a case, but perhaps there anti-slip stickers or something like that.
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
hello guys

guys as u know it sony has provided us with very cheap quality earphones..less bass horrible sound so all my friends suggest me some good earphones under thousand indian rupees ..thnks in advance

:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::cowboy:
[Xperia SP Accessories] Sahand_N:
Almost all portable devices come with crappy earphones that are nothing more than an insult to the buyer.

A thousand Indian rupees is about 16 USD, right? In my country, the only choice in that price range is the old, typical, Creative ep-630. Or with a little more money, it's successor ep-660.
[Xperia SP Accessories] ashishpadave:
Panasonic RP-HJE120E-S (Rs. 399) is one of the cheapest Pansonic offers, but has very good bass and clarity. So I would think the more expensive ones should be even better. Check on Flipkart.
[Xperia SP Accessories] pratyushanand:
ES18 Soundmagic.
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
is it availaible in india
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
how much that will cost me..and give me review on this bro.:D
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
thnks bro will check on flipkart.
[Xperia SP Accessories] sss2sssss:
I'm using Philips SHQ3000 now, quite good quality in just Malaysia RM 79..... :angel:
[Xperia SP Accessories] xPeRiA_RaVi:
http://www.ebay.in/itm/ORIGINAL-LATEST-SONY-MH-EX300AP-HEADSET-HANDSFREE-XPERIA-Z-ZL-V-T-TX-S-SL-P-/171012069249
[Xperia SP Accessories] Dev.Katalyst:
yeah bro. i have ep 630. nothing beats that unless you're willing to spend 2k (inr)
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
bro its just 900 inr not 2k so give me some review on it..:D
[Xperia SP Accessories] Dev.Katalyst:
that's what i'm trying so say.......i've got it in 750/- from ebay and its far better then soundmagic es-18 (bass is nthin compared to ep630, i've bought it dint like it so gave it to my brother). Even if you're willing to pay 2k you're not likely to find any better in-earphone then ep 630. The bass is very powerful and mids-lows are strong enough to be heard clearly. dont go for ep660 its overpriced and not better then 630. So dont think....go for it.
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
ok bro thnxx..:D going to order a ep630..final..:D
[Xperia SP Accessories] SaM`:
well i just saw ur thread and i would personally suggest you not to go for ep630 !! its a great earphone/ headphone but i hav used it and now i hav soundmagic pl11 and trust me its has amazing sound quality and great bass and the best hp i used under 1k INR price range !! rest the final decision is yours :)
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
well i am confused ..can anybody..help me here with to take pl11 or ep630?
[Xperia SP Accessories] Sahand_N:
For proper advice, ask here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2131021

Or better, head over to head-fi.
[Xperia SP Accessories] whitemamba:
Does the radio work with the EP - 630?

Sony is issuing crappier earphones now. Its quality is even worse than my 2011 Xperia Play's earphone!
[Xperia SP Accessories] fightfight:
Take my advice, save your money and invest in a good one say sennheiser or shure
[Xperia SP Accessories] Prm593:
Big companies always does't mean high quality sounds saying from experience..
[Xperia SP Accessories] the_helix:
I am a casual listener & not a bass freak, but I do listen to songs a lot, half the time on head phones. I bought a Sound Magic ES 18 (in the ear) few months back for 520 INR. I am very much impressed with its sound quality. They also give a carrying pouch with it :p.

Creative EP-600 & 630 also seem to have good opinion but I haven't used them personally. If you don't like in the ear type headphones, you can also think about Sennheiser HD 180.

Links on Flipkart:

Sound Magic ES 18

http://www.flipkart.com/sound-magic...D6CM&ref=d473fea1-4811-46ea-a156-fc596f3d2eb0

Creative EP-600

http://www.flipkart.com/creative-ep-600-headphone/p/itmdc97yw4zfrxnq?pid=ACCDC97RW9HCDGMC&

Creative EP-630

http://www.flipkart.com/creative-ep...hone/p/itmd4vsffxg5uza6?pid=ACCD4VSYZH9RPHGM&

Sennheiser HD 180

http://www.flipkart.com/sennheiser-...tracker=start&as-pos=p_1&pid=ACCD55RCHQKQFCYU
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Deleted member 247177:
Out of curiosity, why did HTC choose to use 2.5 mm audio jack, instad of the regular 3.5 mm ?

It is so hard to find a good quality earphone that uses 2.5 mm jack.

I recently purchased a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter, but it is a bit bulky and cumbersome.

Is there a way to 'pry out' the 2.5 jack and replace it with a regular 3.5 jack ?

Thanks.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Raptor:
Since you said "Pry out", I am sure that is possible.

I am also sure that it is possible to replace it with a std receptor as well, even if a small portion had to be extended out of the device.

If you were technically capable of doing this (no offense intended) I supposed you would have already done this, However I know of no one doing this.

Me personally, I just wished they would all stick to the same Freakin pinouts.... (HTC I, II, III), I mean common guys, do they have stock in headset devices or what????

Raptor
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] nomadman:
I agree. Just like I don't understand why MS removed TCP/IP on the new ActiveSync V.4. Sometimes I wonder what goes throught these engineers' brains. I think they just get up one day and decide to **** customers over.

Back to the topic. What I did was buy a $40 headphones with 3.5mm connectors. I cut the connectors on both my original O2 earbuds and my shiny new 40 bucks earphones, then connected the 2.5mm connector from my earbud to the new earphones. Then used a shrink tube to hide the splices. Works like a charm.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Deleted member 247177:
Ah, i wish i thought of that before purchasing a $12 converter (2.5" to 3.5") from an O2 authorized dealer.

Yes, $12.

And now I feel really dumb for doing that. Not only about the price, but the connector is simply too big/cumbersome.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] NBushyy:
So the locket beta is now up and running

Moderator Edit....links to this app are not allowed in XDA, at all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Hello, I tried searching for this but came up empty. I have a completely stock Nexus 4, received the OTA push for 4.3. Phone has never been rooted. After going through the install process it showed the android on it's back with a red triangle and said error. After a restart the phone just sits at the Google screen!!! I'm I boned or is there a fix for this? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Opticuhl:
Try going into fastboot and flashing the stock rom from google.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Not sure what mode I entered, Held vlm down + power. Says Fastboot Mode in red with a big green Start at the top. Options it gives me is Start, restart bootloader, recovery mode, and power off. If I try to enter Recovery mode it says no command. Don't see anything that allows me to reinstall
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Ok, found out on the no command screen I can hold power and hit vlm up and it brings me to system recovery with these options. Reboot system, apply update from ADB, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition.

Not sure what to do sadly :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnsonyc:
Try following step:

1. Press Vol up and down and powerbutton same time to get to the fastboot mode as you mention.

2. Choice Recovery Mode and press power button. If you got luck you will see an android guy with red mark on the screen.

3. Press Vol Up and Power button same time for while don't let go it will pop up a list of option clean the cache and do factory reset, then reboot system.

If this method not working. Then hard method is flash your Nexus 4 with fastboot. Search the forum there few people already post how to flash 4.3 ROM with fastboot
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Ok thank you, trying this now will update:good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Didn't work :( Will try other method
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnsonyc:
Sorry to hear this bad news:( Hope the other method work for you!:)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jesmuris:
Well, first try, couldn't get my PC to recognize fastboot in adb. Was getting frustrated beyond hell and had to walk away for a bit. Came back about an hour later and for some reason it finally recognized it... Back to the start screen like when I first bought the phone. So far working ok, except for being able to log into my google account... 2-step verification giving me issues now lol. Thank you again for your assistance. Very much appreciated!!:good::good: