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[Nexus 5 General] Johmama:
You have a few good points. Assuming the insurance covers lost/stolen ones, that argument of actually saving money by selling your broken one does become less of an argument. However, that is still literally gambling whether or not you'll break it. You put up $125 and if you don't file a claim, you just lost $125. If you don't get insurance, and need to buy a new phone, you lost $150 vs if you had insurance. It's a gamble on whether or not you'll use it and you need to assess that for yourself. If you are pretty darned sure you'll break your phone in the next 2 years, you'll probably get insurance. If you aren't sure, it's probably worth it to not get it because you haven't already parted with some money and can pony up the money only when you need it.

But I want to get less concrete. The main point of my post was, taking generalities into consideration, insurance on things that are thousands upon thousands of dollars and would probably be impossible to replace on your own such as a house or a new car are usually a good idea. Or, as in your post, insurance on things that will put you in financial ruin for the rest of your life (requiring a surgery that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, for example) are also a good idea. However, insurance on things that are a mere few hundred dollars that you could probably replace in a paycheck or two usually don't save you much money. Remember: insurance companies don't exist because they lose money. Again, this is all speaking on generalities. Some people might know that they are super clumsy and will break their phone within a few months and they will save money on phone insurance. Assess it for yourself. My advice: if you aren't 100% sure you will use it, I'd opt out if it wasn't a part of some credit card benefit or some other benefit/deal. If it's through a carrier and one pays like $8 a month, with a $150 deductible, I'd put like $20 a month away in my own account and I will probably save up for a new phone faster than I break it and will be able to get a new one without gambling. Again, to each his own. Up to the individual to weigh the risks against the benefits. I just think people give in to insurance companies too easily these days and don't assess alternative options.
[Nexus 5 General] ixian:
Johmama is right (I feel a little ridiculous typing that).

Paying what these companies charge for accidental damage insurance on a device that costs $350/$400 brand new doesn't make sense. The math will almost never work out in your favor.

Paying $300 for 3 years on a $2500 laptop like the MBP makes a great deal of sense. Doing it for the N5 does not.
[Nexus 5 General] crazyjimbo:
All the US carriers do this, not just At&t. The Insurance will cover it, but Asurion won't send out another Nexus. It's just too bad the At&t rep didn't tell the whole truth.
[Nexus 5 General] Wergin2:
insurance on galaxy

I think that's a good one choice of insurance on galaxy,
[Nexus 5 General] n1ckr0th:
Hello guys! I noticed this post and wanted to chime in with some internal insight for future reference.

I'm a Store Manager for an AT&T Retail location in Georgia. AT&T by default will tack on the Insurance w/ Mobile Protection Pack (MPP) that covers a lost/stolen/damaged device and for flagship smartphones the deductible is $200. The subscriber must explicitly decline insurance either verbally or through the Signature Capture device when they electronically sign their agreement otherwise it will be added to their bill for $9.99 a month. I know if you're reading this that might seem like bad business practice but this is done so that someone can't come back in with a damaged device and say they were never offered insurance. In most situations this is the best solution as screens are becoming more expensive to replace but the deductible remains the same and you're receiving a new device the day after your claim if postage allows as opposed to waiting on a repair service and/or voiding your manufacturer warranty through a 3rd party repair place.

This system isn't without it's flaws as noted by the nature of the OP. AT&T cannot replace a device they don't carry, whether it's a Nexus or if you brought your own device from another carrier. When doing an upgrade or new activation the subscriber is assumed to be purchasing an AT&T device, which is why Insurance is usually added at this time. When the insurance is added the internal AT&T system recognizes the device based on it's IMEI and tells the subscriber what the deductible will be, but if the IMEI isn't recognized by the system it returns the value of "Unknown GSM" and AT&T treats it as if it is a non-smartphone. This is why you can in theory bring a non-AT&T smartphone and put it on the network without a data plan since AT&T doesn't know how to recognize the device. This is true even for non-AT&T iPhones as i have had a customer bring in an unlocked Verizon iPhone 5 and they're able to add it without the system forcing it to have a data plan because the IMEI falls outside of AT&T's known IMEI block for iPhones. This doesn't impact network performance in any way as i receive full-speed LTE on my Nexus 5 but it is a hidden flaw in the way AT&T provision's devices.

This also applies to insurance. AT&T doesn't properly recognize the device and therefore they can't replace it since they don't carry it. The best they can offer is a comparable phone that they do carry, which most would liken to an LG G2 or a Galaxy S4. These phones carry higher resale value as they are offered for much higher than $350 without a contract. If they replace your device with one of these then you could easily recoup the replacement cost of a repair or even a new Nexus from Google.

tl;dr

AT&T can't replace a device they don't carry so it is unreasonable to expect them to regardless of a misinformed sales rep, but the replacement device will have a higher value than your Nexus. Make your decision accordingly.
[Nexus 5 General] GavinMazey:
Deductible was $100, insurance costs $8 a month. It was through asurion. I guess it's for you to decide if it's worth it or not.

I had my nexus replaced through asurion though sprint and they definitely sent me another nexus. It was also brand new in box.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
Isn't TEP on Sprint $11/mo? My buddy (who is on sprint) cancelled his recently, because it was too much money (he mentioned it was costing him $11/mo). I remember paying $8/mo on Verizon last year.
[Nexus 5 General] GavinMazey:
Mine is $8 on sprint.

Proof
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
Does yours include everything? Water and physical damage? I seem to recall there were two options, and one option was $2-3/month cheaper. I just know my buddy was paying $11/mo for TEP on sprint, and I remember reading on PhoneDog/AndroidCentral/etc about the price increase a couple of years ago.
[Nexus 5 General] GavinMazey:
The $8 a month was the only option offered when I picked it up. I shattered my screen first month and it was covered. I also had the options to select water damage or loss during the insurance claim process.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
You might be a lucky one, and haven't been adjusted. Or it could have to do with either the plan you are on, or the type of phone you have. I just went through the sprint site, and acted like I was going to get a couple new smartphones, and selected TEP. I had one option, and it was $11.
[Nexus 5 General] nerv8765:
I got a Nexus 5 through Sprint, and TEP was offered to me for $8/mo. I passed, though. Trying to keep my monthly bill down.

This was on a single line plan in Orange County, CA.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
I just saw that, too (I originally selected a S4, thinking all smartphones would have the same protection cost). I guess sprint changed up their protection to go based on device cost.
[Nexus 5 General] nerv8765:
Yea, I guess it costs more because the S4 retails for ~$300 more than the N5. It makes sense if you think about it. The deductible is probably higher, too.
[Nexus 5 General] Nexii:
Guys, Squaretrade is where its at. $130 covers 2 years with accidental damage covered as well, and you can transfer the warranty once you get a new device.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Try going to Sprint's site to get a new Nexus 5, and see the TEP rate - $8!!!

For other devices, Sprint usually has 3 different plans (though they usually advertise only the most expensive: TEP) http://support.sprint.com/support/a...ir_Program_ESRP/case-ba416758-20090629-135836

ESRP Equipment Service & Repair Program: for problems resulting from normal wear and tear or out-of-warranty mechanical and electrical failure.

ERP Equipment Replacement Program :coverage for lost or stolen devices, as well as devices with liquid or physical damage.

TEP Total Equipment Protection : ESRP + ERP

Note that squaretrade doesn't cover theft/loss, and has a deductible that needs to be factored in as well.

If you do decide to go with the squaretrade option though, there are 30% off coupons almost every month.
[Nexus 5 General] Nexii:
Id rather pay the $75 deductible than pay for a new phone. not bad for $75.
[Nexus 5 General] nebrando:
What credit card is that?
[Nexus 5 General] WoodburyMan:
AT&T Phone Insurance is a scam. I remember I had a Sony W500 series phone way back, first cell phone. It broke, and they mailed me a "Equivilent" phone, even though they were still selling the W500's. It was some junk Samsung phone that wasn't even close to the W500 but had mp3 playback support so they called it equivalent. After I got the phone, I went and got a new unlocked Sony phone and threw my SIM in that and dropped Insurance. Useless, they wouldn't even give me the same phone I had. This of course was many years ago before Smartphones.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
Wells Fargo cc.
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
Great benefit. I'm moving my billing over to my Wells Fargo cc.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
Mine specifically says "Platinum" on it. I'm not sure if it's something specific to that particular card, or if it's any of Wells Fargo's credit cards (not referring to check cards). You should research it just to be sure.
[LG Optimus G (International)] lancelotconquista:
Hi everyone! My first post ^_^

Before, I was using Samsung Galaxy Y, then upgraded to a korean LG Optimus G (F180S)

I dont know ANYTHING about upgrading or customizing android phone, I know basics about applications, hardware specs, etc, but nothing about custom ROMs or such. Also, when I try to access recovery its all in Korean >_>

Anyhow I need your help... I want to change into Cyanogenmod 11 so I can have KitKat hehe. I want to learn this "custom ROM" thing also :3 can anyone help me?

I saw this: http://androidcentral.us/2013/10/ho...id-4-3-jelly-bean-lg-optimus-g-e975-tutorial/

Now, I tried downloading ROM manager, and then try to download CWM for my phone. Heck I dont even know what CWM does to my phone. But when I try to download it, it says that there is no compatible CWM for my phone....

First, can anyone explain what CWM is? or Even TWRP? What is this?

and also I was checking tutorials in the sites here, including this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549390

what is this build.prop? and where can I see this?

Thanks you very much for all those who will replay :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
has anyone tried to map the rest of the buttons? i really need it to work...

thanks...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Jed D`Lagged:
I use AE Button Plus for mapping my keys.

http://ae.inc.ru/aebplus.php

It lets you even map things to the red and green call buttons, as well as teh volume slider. Also, it can activate different things for a single, double, triple or long press events. Practically quadruples the number of buttons you've got. Very recommended.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
but ae button plus only allows u to control green, red and volume buttons.... i need to tweak the up, down, left and right buttons...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
Can I map the Talk button on the headset, with this program?

I would like to use the Talk button to skip a track on media player...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
yes you can... ae button plus allows u to assign up to 4 programs in 1 button... ex.: single press, double press, long press and forgotten what...

non...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
single double long and triple press :D:D:D

And thanks the answer :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
sigh... need help here... in the end helped others...

CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE!!! HELP!!!! :x
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] zerimar:
I also cannot understand why all key remapping software cannot remap all keys in the unit. This was not the case in a Treo. Could it be a hardware limitation?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
nonentity:

Tried the program, and I cannot map my headset "talk" button. Can you write down how to make it? Thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] HyperMalac:
Some reads this topic? :D

Ok. So if anyone has the solution for how to remap my headsets TALK button please reply and post it...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] nonentity:
i'm not sure if u can do that... i thought u were talkig abt the send button on the phone itself... sorry.,..

non...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joyrider3774:
Hi,

i recently gotten hold of an allwinner A31 device being the measy B4K. (http://www.measy.com.cn/product/showproduct75_en.htm)

I also gotten hold of a firmware update for this device from a guy that was in contact with measy support using a chinese friend:

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....S918S-firmware&p=130534&viewfull=1#post130534

firmware rom download is here : https://alimail.alibaba.com/alimail...eb961&email=6722312@50016478.intl.alibaba.com

Now from what i've seen from other a31 devices is that you have to use the phoenixlivesuite to upload the firmware and you need usb debugging for this (the tool itselve says so also). but the device only has 2 female usb ports and no usb micro port not even on the PCB that i can see when i opend the box. One of the guys bought a normal male to male usb cable and tried in the diffrent usb slots but was not able to get any response. some others said that you need an usb otg cable but does that even exist for a usb male to male cable ? (if so where) if not would using a micro sd cable from my phone with a usb micro female to usb male adapter do the trick ?

also the img file is in some special format but it can be unpacked well almost all files using the tool from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753473 and it gives me all kind of *.fex files like uboot.fex, recovery.fex etc it only had problems with one fex file being sys_partition.fex but i did get a system.fex of 400mb.

i have root on the device also and i can get into recovery mode using a reboot to recovery apk however it's useless since i can't move around in it, the remote don't work, nor a keyboard attached to it and it has no physical buttons.

Anyway my main question is what sort of cable should i get to get this work a usb male to usb male or just some usb female to usb male adapter + usb micro phone cable to get usb debugging working so i can at least get windows to recognize the device.

I'm also posting this for other people since i don't think many people know about that firmware file for b4k, perhaps others having the same device have more luck

thanks
[Motorola Droid X2] Infeses:
Good evening, situation: Phone bootloop got in, after flash on RSD. Wipe done before and after (as you like), and the phone goes out of bootloop. What could it be?
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
which sbf, which rsd lite, which phone model, did you verify md5 check sums?
[Motorola Droid X2] Infeses:
which sbf - 2.3.4 (1.3.380/4.5.1A-DTN-150-30)

which rsd lite - 5.5

which phone model - droid x2 mb870

md5 check sums - yes, its ok

after flash: droid - red eye - droid
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
try different rsd lite version 5.6 or better or ezSBF, links in my list.

sd_shadow's [Collection] of Links for Droid X2
[General Topics] androidiphonehacker:
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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Kelly:
HI ALL

MY phone has a major problem. I rooted the phone and also installed twrp 2.6.3.3 onit and installed custom rom, Now everything has gone after reboot.

I ONLY CAN TURN ON PHONE AND GOES STRAIGHT INTO BLACK FASTBOOT SCREEN , THERE IS NO TWRP RECOVERY AND CAN GET INTO FIRMWARE UPDTAE BY USB PLUS VOL +. BUT WILL NOT INSTALL ANYTHING , ON FIRMWARE SCREEN STATES ROOTED, BUT I ONLY HAVE FASTBOOT SCREEN OR FIRMWARE UPDATE,

ANYIDEA HOW I CAN FIX THIS ISSUE .
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikkey81:
adb

I had the same issue. I believe it was a bad MD5. Although I know you can adb command from a PC, I had just recently deleted all of my drivers to get into a couple of nexus 7's.keep trying the volume down and power key the correlation seems to be if you can hit it right as it boots. I made it back to the factory data reset screen hit power through and dropped into TWRP.

I'm not sure how much you know or if you've ever had to boot through the factory reset screen but it does NOT actually reset your device rather is the push to your recovery.

Good luck,
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Kelly:
I have done that sevral times now before it did go into that recovery twrp but not when I do it it goes into fastboot everytime , its like it has wiped twrp off the phone and no recovery , even used fastboot on pc to boot into it and it wont just goes back to fast bootscreen
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martindar:
you should be able to still get recovery -switch off phone,press vol down and power button at the same time as soon as you see the lg logo press the same combination again and hopefully it will go to a white screen with factory reset press the button I think 3 times and it will take you thru to twrp it may take a few tries but if u get the combo right it will work -if not you may have to go to the thread in xda g2 forum and im afraid learn how to restore your phone to factory state again which is a pain in the a**e but make sure you have all the necessary drivers installed as that will not work properly either-hopefully you can get back into recovery and restore your back up-good luck!
[Nook Touch General] Hebon:
I can't figure out how to delete some of the system apks off my rooted Nook Simpletouch. Running 1.2.1, and Nootered it. Tried to ADB uninistall Phone.apk, but it just reports failure. I could use some help.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
/system is usually read-only.

To make changes in its content you need to remount it read/write:

stop
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

The stop is to be on the safe side, it stops the android subsystem.

After you are done making changes it's best to:

reboot
[Nook Touch General] Nova5:
Just rename them. add ",bak:" to the end or similar. This will disable them, and if you notice instabilities because of getting rid of them you can just remove the appended extension. If everything runs well, you can then delete them with no worries.

I've renamed some of the recommended ones and have an error that comes up. "A problem has occurred, contact support". I need to figure out what is causing that to happen. its annoying but doesn't seem to be an actual problem.
[Nook Touch General] Hebon:
What does "mmcblk0p5" represent?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
mmcblk = multimedia card block device, 0 = first device, p5 = fifth partition
[Nook Touch General] Hebon:
Thanks Renate, but It's not working. In order to rename or delete an apk off my Nook simpletouch, would someone please give me step instructions? I feel I'm missing something.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
stop
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
cd /system/app
mv BoringApp.apk BoringApp.bak
mv TediousApp.apk TediousApp.bak
reboot

And don't tell me that you have no boring or tedious apps!
[Nook Touch General] wozhere:
The advice here is correct, better to rename sysapp extensions (.bak or .ap_) than delete as some might be needed by future apps/sys hacks/kernels. For those who can't adb by cable or keep it up wifi-wise, this is the easiest way even easier than root explorer:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander

for sys or user app removal if you have to and can't use adb or even total commander, but then you shouldn't if not knowing sys file structures (I use Pro version, for removing many apps i just tested in a batch, sorted reminder):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp

I renamed talk telephone music audio etc apks on nst but Gallery is the only one I removed on all android devices & nst as it's just nasty which has never been missed by later hacks and quickpic is much better anyway:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
I created another directory under /system called archive. I move apps I don't what to use and fonts I change into /system/archive then I can just move them back if I have issues.
[Nook Touch General] Hebon:
This still isn't working. My commands keep getting rejected. It isnt allowing stop to work. Also, I tried "adb cd /system/apps" and when that didn't work, I tried

"adb shell"

"#cd /system/apps"

No dice.

EDIT: Got it. needed to call it shell instead of adb. I also accidentally wrote "apps" instead of "app".
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vonarx:
How Too Root G2?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dri94:
Search
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LouRolfes:
^ this....

But here you go for now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nozav:
Hi,

I've got an off-contract Moto G, unlocked the official way, and rooted with the "superboot" method. I didn't flash any custom recovery.

Today I got the notification for the 4.4.2 OTA update. But after downloading it, once rebooted the update installation lead to an "Error" message without further information. The device then reboots and is still on 4.3.

Did anyone else meet the same problem ? Do you have to unroot/relock my moto g ? Is there a log file somewhere on the device which explains what the exact error is during the update process ?

Thanks a lot for any help !
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] debaj:
You have to unroot the phone.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nozav:
Ok, thanks for the reply.

And is there a way do unroot it without flashing the stock firmware and thus erasing the phone data ?