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[Nexus One General] nxt:
I understand that, but like the sticky says, the General forum is a tips/news/hints forum, and if you take 2 seconds to look at all the threads in the General forum, they're 99% questions.

Like I said in the first post, I think a lot of people see General, and think of a general/misc talking forum, so they go here to post their issues/ask for help/etc..

SO, since the sticky does say this General forum is tips/news/hints, it should be renamed to that, so when a n00b sees Q&A, they'd ask their Questions there, and if they have tips/news/hints, they'd post here.
[Nexus One General] dsixda:
Like I said in that thread, the issue was brought up to the moderators and they will do something about it (once the person in charge gets back from his vacation).

Anyways, don't worry about it.. it won't kill you. ;) I'm the one who's doing the work and I'm not complaining much.

And can we please stop starting these threads in the N1 forum --- if you have a general issue with the boards then post them to the main forums (General, etc.), not here. Thank you :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chazglenn3:
Noob question...when installing a ROM on the Evo does the .zip file on the SD card have to be named PC36IMG? For instance, if I download Fresh, do I rename it PC36IMG to install it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pathtologos:
I didn't. That file was used when I first rooted the phone. After that, the name of the file didn't matter. Just as long as the extension was .zip.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oOflyeyesOo:
Yeah, It can be named whatever, you just need to go into recovery and select the zip to be ran. Pretty simple.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chazglenn3:
Thanks for the replies. It turns out the problem was my Fresh 0.3 download was bad. A new download worked great.
[EVO 4G General] mdaddy:
My 1 yr old just grabbed my phone off my desk and threw it on the tile kitchen floor.

The screen is now shattered, but still in place and still functioning.

I have no insurance.

What are my options?
[EVO 4G General] timkdodson:
Cry?

I am so paranoid I bought the Radio Shack insurance AND the monthly insurance from Sprint. I am really sorry you are having this problem... I'm not really sure how you can fix it at this point. Maybe if you ordered one off the internet, MacGuyvered the screens (switch them) and then return the one you got on the internet... but that is very dishonest, not to mention difficult.
[EVO 4G General] JasjarMan:
I had a similar situation, I called tm and made sure the person sounded nice and friendly. If they sounded like they hated their job I hung up. Usually if a guy thats polite answers that would be the best choice.

Now, just aks him/her if you can add the insurance to your phone. If they say its to late ask them what are your options because you want the insurance.

I was able to get hem to BACK date my purchse date and they added the insurance for me.
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Add the TEP protection to your plan, wait a month and file a claim...not sure if you'll have to pay the deductible however that's one way

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[EVO 4G General] catpunt:
Maybe try buying the OEM HD2 screen off of ebay and seeing if you can drop it in? Lol that's what I'd do...
[EVO 4G General] jhuff83:
If you paid by credit card, ie AMEX, you could file a claim through them possibly. Most credit cards automatically extend your warranty by one year.
[EVO 4G General] wesbalmer:
That wouldn't work since the HD2 screen doesn't have the capacitive buttons. Call HTC and byte the bullet.
[EVO 4G General] jerryparid:
1. If you bought with AMEX, you get 90 days of accidental warranty and +1 year of extended warranty.

2. Commit insurance fraud, sign up for Sprint TEP, file a claim after your 30 day return period is up.

3. Buy a replacement Evo/possibly HD2 screen off ebay/net.
[EVO 4G General] catpunt:
I seem to remember from the teardown pix that the buttons are a different component altogether and that the lcds are identical. Also it's probably only that glass that is shattered right? The glass screen is separate from the actual lcd underneath.
[EVO 4G General] mdaddy:
Thanks for all the great advice, it will definitely come in handy when I stop crying and set out to resolve this :)
[EVO 4G General] parousia15:
I think with Sprint total protection, you can purchase insurance within 30 days of receiving your phone. Since the EVO is in its third week, you should be able to purchase. Just do it through the website. It's only $7.
[EVO 4G General] blkswanpres:
You bought both sets of insurance are you serious?
[EVO 4G General] bendotson:
I have 2 Visas that have a 90 day protection.

Call the credit card that you used to buy the phone, if you used one. I had an iPhone replaced for free once after I dropped it on concrete. Good Luck.
[EVO 4G General] Zardos66:
Man, I'm never going to have kids.
[EVO 4G General] mntbkr:
Check with Sprint, I know At&t gives you 30days to enroll in the insurance from the time of purchase.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
This is why I keep my 1 year-old far, far away from my EVO.

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[EVO 4G General] qu1nn:
Fess up.

I never buy insurance on anything under $1000. If it breaks I will bow my head in disgust. Then I will go buy one at full price.

6 years of smart phones with no insurance x $7/mo x 12mo/yr = $504 saved.

Hopefully I didn't curse myself.

qu1nn
[EVO 4G General] newborn1281:
Put in Microwawe

You have 1 year warranty just put in microwave for 5 sec it will fry the board and most likely screen. No more then 5 sec. You have 1 year warranty take it to the store and say what the hell its not working.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Get TEP and pay the $100 deductible for accidental damage. Best option you have!
[EVO 4G General] driguez:
Yup you got 30 days from purchase date so just call them and add it.

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[EVO 4G General] Minjin:
Be an adult and don't try to scam the system. Pay for the repair or buy a new screen and fix it yourself.
[EVO 4G General] Vinny75:
catpunt is right.

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/2
[EVO 4G General] tej5:
i cracked my screen few weeks ago. I added the TEP the next morning and filed a claim a week later. I paid the $100 deductible since it's better than paying full price. You get 30 days after buying the phone to add TEP.

And to anyone who says this is cheating the system, shut your yap. I am paying for the service and it is within 30 days of my purchase. If it were cheating they would force you to purchase insurance the day of the phone purchase. So please stop talking.
[EVO 4G General] myndwire:
Not only that, but Sprint is a huge, rich, ridiculous company. It costs them next to nothing to buy these things post-manufacture from HTC, and quite frankly, I have no problem with benefiting the 'little guy' over these huge companies. They've taken a LOT of money from us collaboratively over years and years, and quite frankly we get nothing for it other than our service, which again, also costs them way less in resources than it costs the consumer/end user. On top of being given 30 days to add coverage, there's absolutely nothing wrong with this.

I don't even want to THINK about how much money Sprint has taken from me over the past 11 years, and quite frankly, only getting service and no descent 'perks' as a premier customer just plain pisses me off. I've been forced off of plans, forced to 'upgrade' due to data network changes 3 times, and now forced to pay more for 'premier data'. It's all the same god damn thing. We even proved it when they went from 1x to the 3G/EVDO network (power vision from regular vision). I had free unlimited Vision. Then it was '5/mo for capped'. I'm up to an expensive data plan + 10/mo x2 phones just for data, on top of data, on top of data now. BS.
[EVO 4G General] Jye75:
Now if they would only stop holding that damn gun to your head, you could be done with all of their BS....:rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] MrDSL:
Anytime this stuff comes up I just think of how much I have to pay to send txt msgs and somehow i feel alright.
[EVO 4G General] myndwire:
if gun = evo then yep :)
[EVO 4G General] catpunt:
here is a teardown video, it's not super hard to take it apart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14d41PM8Bzk

but i don't know where you are going to find an oem glass screen lens replacement at present

eventually they will start showing up on ebay
[EVO 4G General] strung:
Actually Sprint hasn't been making a profit for many quarters, so in a way you have been getting service for less than what it costs to provide that service.
[EVO 4G General] Nolalove06:
You can also call and say "Oh my goodness! I was looking at my sprint account and notice that insurance was not on there! Please help me fix this! I told the sprint rep that I wanted it, there must be some mistake!"

My MIL just added ins to her BB 8300 after having it for a year lmao!
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Huh?

10char
[EVO 4G General] liquidhaste:
I as well as anyone know the EVO is a nice phone but you have to be stupid if you think that its the only game in town. You secretly love sprint cause thats a long time to hate your provider and still be with them. The droid line of phones are all amazing android handsets. Droid x is nearly the same phone.
[EVO 4G General] :
Of course you don't have to pay...

Yes, Sprint is a huge company; they won't notice if I commit insurance fraud. In fact, it reminds me of the guy who lives down the street from me who is so freaking rich. Next time he goes out, I'm going to jack his stuff. After all, he is so rich he can replace it with ease, right? Just like Sprint?

Besides he makes it "easy" for me to steal his stuff, because I happen to know that he leaves one of his windows open. That must mean he doesn't really care if his stuff is stolen right? Just like Sprint allows you to sign up for insurance up to 30 days after the initial purchase means they anticipate you throwing your own phone on the ground and not wanting too take responsibility for it right?

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[EVO 4G General] timkdodson:
I know, crazy. Its because I was talked into the Radio Shack insurance, then when I heard about all the issues with screen peeling, etc. (And I had rooted my phone and taken off the $30 tethering option) I went ahead and added it through Sprint too, figuring I was saving $23 and giving myself some peace of mind by removing tethering but adding insurance.
[EVO 4G General] tej5:
except for the fact that we are paying the premium for the service and not stealing the insurance... moron...

the whole point of insurance is accidental damage. you act like we purposely break our phone so we can waste $100 dollars. you are the biggest idiot i have ever seen please take my advice and stop talking about this situation.
[EVO 4G General] afma_afma:
you have two options:

Option 1: get a squaretrade insurance(you can get this within 90 days of purchase). it covers accidental. so u can call them back in 2 weeks and tell them your mobile is non funtional..you screen cracked.

Option 2: ADD TEP, call in 2 days and get your mobile replaced.
[EVO 4G General] Xenithflare:
Call child services before the kid hits the tile floor, too?

It's technically insurance fraud, because the phone is already broken, but since you legally are able to add insurance within 30 days of purchase, it's more a loophole than anything. And I'm perfectly comfortable exploiting loopholes. :p
[EVO 4G General] strung:
:confused::confused::confused:

so if your phone breaks, you're going to file 2 claims? what?

:confused::confused::confused:
[EVO 4G General] masbirdies:
If you still have a fully working display, all you did was crack the glass. The glass is a separate unit that overlays the lcd and touch buttons. Start searching for EVO replacement glass screen/lense. That may be the least expensive route.
[EVO 4G General] DevilStrider:
Why no insurrance? Its only $7.00 a month.
[EVO 4G General] ScrapMaker:
Insurance fraud is insurance fraud, no matter how much you sugar-coat it. All this is factored into the cost of insurance. There's a reason why the monthly fee has risen to $7, and why we now pay $100 per incident. I remember getting my old Sanyo replaced for $30 a few years back.
[EVO 4G General] red man:
just call and add insurence thsts it
[EVO 4G General] Xenithflare:
I never said it wasn't insurance fraud, but it isn't illegal in this case ;D Illegalities are all in the way the rule is written, and there is a gaping hole in every carrier's policy on adding insurance. And that is the key point. Not saying it's morally or ethically correct, but it is what it is.

No, of course you only make one claim :p Insurance and warranties are two different things, serving two different purposes. Since it broke, it falls under insurance. Think about it like a car warranty and vehicle insurance~
[EVO 4G General] strung:
ah. i think if you have the Asurion from Sprint it covers warranty too. well it dpeends on which Asurion plan you get.
[EVO 4G General] Young_e:
either way he is paying to much, paying for the insurance through sprint is all you need. Radio shack just ripped you off
[EVO 4G General] centdukesfan:
First product i've seen to repair the device...

well i cant post a link apparently, but here is the title of the ad on ebay

HTC EVO LCD & TOUCH SCREEN REPLACEMENT KIT

150 is steep, but I might pony up, its better than the 100 dollar deductible and 7 bucks a month for 2 years : )
[EVO 4G General] Bp3dots:
They should really close that hole by requiring everyone to bring the phone to the store for inspection before adding insurance if it is anytime after the point of sale.

Not really. He didn't have sprint insurance at the time he bought the RadioShack one.
[EVO 4G General] ScrapMaker:
Actually, I bet if you look into the fine-print when you sign up, it IS illegal. I'm sure the insurance companies have thought about this. Just like, there's nothing STOPPING me from switching my car from basic to full coverage after an accident, and just letting it sit in my driveway for 2 months, THEN file a claim...

They just aren't that stupid. I hope the OP does the right thing and pays for it out-right, and then adds on Asurion coverage. Having a small child around means things can and will be destroyed--fact of life. I'm sure many other items the OP owned have been replaced for the same reason.
[EVO 4G General] networx2002:
Its $120 if you dont have insurance, just take it to the sprint and they can order a replacement. Only issue is about stock:(
[EVO 4G General] baiatul:
A friend of mine bought an iPad. The next day his 3 year old girl scratched it with some tweezers. It got really ugly. He thought he had a great idea. He took it back to the store and told them his wife has huge nails, and she did it while typing on the iPad. The guy at the counter told him, we know it's not true, however, the company wants to get all the damaged iPads back so that they can fix all the issues and improve the product in future versions, whatever they are. So they exchanged the iPad. Maybe HTC has something similar...

I bought the Sprint insurance too.
[EVO 4G General] baiatul:
Even with insurance, the customer has to pay a $100 prime per event. So $120 sounds like I shouldn't have bought the insurance. It's almost the same!

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Aha, the $100 is for total loss. The $120 without insurance might be for repair.
[EVO 4G General] deonjahy:
Easy Answer(Free)

go to the sprint store, tell them you are having an issue with your phone ie battery life, when you go to hand them the phone make it so the sprint rep drops it on the floor bada bing bada boom new phone! oh and do a nandroid backup first
[EVO 4G General] Badious:
Sell the 1 year old into Chinese Slave Labour, use money from Slave Labour to buy new phone????

j/k.

It supposed to be a fairly easy phone to tear apart and replace the glass. Im sure someone out there has the glass and it probably only costs about 40-60 to repalce it.
[EVO 4G General] JustinChase:
$7 times 12 months = $84, plus the $100 deductible is almost what it costs to upgrade after the fist year.

After 15 months, it cost more to insure than to replace.

I'm taking my chances, and using caution (I have no children)
[EVO 4G General] :
RT @xenithfire...

"Rule 11 also gave me 21 to explain. And you should know, lawyer, that the laws be pliant, and now I got three weeks to pin it on my client..."
[EVO 4G General] jetcitydevices:
There are three options that don't involve insurance (and I'll opt out of the whole ethical debate on that issue).

1) Get HTC to repair it for you. This option will cost you $140 and take 2 1/2 weeks. If you're interested in going this route, you can call HTC's repair center at: 877-293-0807. The advantages of going this route is you know it'll get done and get done right. Also, the manufacturer's warranty will still be valid after you get the phone back. However, it is a bit pricey and 2 1/2 weeks is a long time to be without the phone.

2) Fix it yourself. Go to Ebay and do a search for "Evo Digitizer" and you'll find the screens (it's actually the glass and digitizer together - this is what you want). GadgetFix is the company I'd recommend (I've used them for a bunch of stuff in the past and they're great). This is the cheapest option for repair - the screen should cost around $65.

You can then find a video of the whole process on Youtube. I recommend the one from RepairsUniverse.

Warning: The video you watch will make this look easy. It isn't. The initial step of pulling the whole screen assembly apart is pretty quick and painless, but separating the broken glass from the assembly without breaking the LCD is definitely tricky. I can almost guarantee you the video creators first dissassembled and then reassembled the Evo before doing the video to make sure everything went smoothly. It won't be that easy for you. One tip: You'll want to use a hair dryer (or a heat gun) to loosen the adhesive around the screen edges before prying it out.

3) Lastly, you can use a 3rd party service to do this for you. I own a small company that does this repair for $115 and we get them fixed within 24 hours of receiving the phone. However, there are other companies out there that do this. A quick Google search will give you some ideas and you might even be able to find someone local by using Craigslist. Just be careful that they are a reputable company (check them out on Yelp or Facebook or some other review site).
[EVO 4G General] :
Squaretrade or you can add your phone to insurance policy (home,car,renters).
[EVO 4G General] novanosis85:
Put him on a leash.
[EVO 4G General] Success100:
its at the stores discretion though, its there as an option, but s&r stores dont have to do this for you. How do i know? Im a lead sales rep at a level A retail s&r store
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toymullet:
Does yahoo games work on the slide? Im gonna get one but i like play dominoes haha just curioousss anyone can confirm and let me know how she go =)
[XPERIA X10 General] iphonepimp:
Go on Market and type in no lock.

Theres an app called no lock which disables the lock screen.

one problem though, if you have a pattern enabled and want to make phone calls you have to hit the dialer, it home, draw ur pin, and then you can call people.

Hope this helps for those people who want the lock screen removed!
[XPERIA X10 General] Fuzalert2k:
Good to know, thanks. If only your name wasn't so.... apple-y... jk
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] msh441:
Recently flashed Verizon's stock MR2 ROM with WinMo 6.5 and HTC Sense 2.5 (Manila 2.5.20132227.0). Its growing on me. Definately snappy compared to 2.1, but after a couple days I'm still looking for answers to the following:

-Slide to Unlock: ...every time the screen turns off it locks... is that necessary? Any settings or .cabs that'll give me a little more control of when it locks?

-Start Menu: Where can I get a 4-colum programs .cab for the displayed Start Menu programs... OR have the start menu display the standart WinMo 6.5 start menu. The .cabs I had for 2.1 don't seem to work.

-Programs tab: Where can I find a .cab to add a "Programs" tab back into the slider icons? The one I had for 2.1 (again) doesn't work. Also changing the registry entry in HKCU\Software\HTC\Manila doesn't work, either ("programs tab is hidden" from 1 to 0).

Any help would be appreciated.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Aaron McCarthy:
yes you can change your lock screen settings...

It'll be somewhere in your settings... I cant tell you where as I myself never use it. I went into mine and saw in settings\system there was something called lock config so I'm sure your set up would have something like that.

the start menu... well in 6.5 they have the honeycomb menu. I think I read back a long while ago about a way to make it go old school I just havnt seen in it a long while... same with the programs tab. They took that out of 2.5

my advice... go to this thread and read about the add on and then add it. It adds SO much funtionality to sense it just makes the standard one look stupid :P

[Manila Mod][19-Jun-2010] Co0kie's Home Tab v1.8.5

then you'll need this to do the changes

[APP] CHTEditor v1.8.5.1 [UPDATE 19-JUN-2010]

note the screen shots in the links. You can have any number of layouts and "pages" that swipe up and down for different short cuts right on your home screen. Different clocks, notification bars etc etc.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Seattle Rat:
Options for Start Menu Replacement WM 6.5

-Lock Screen: You should be able to locate lock config under Settings or Settings--->System (However, if you decide to use the aforementioned Cookie Home Tab Mod, the lock config is modified using Cookie Home Tab Editor under the Lock Screen menu.

-Start Menu: Try (utak3r's modified Quickmenu and Joe Wilcox's Awesome Start (not free but you may like to try these start menu replacements: Hilauncher and Panoramic Launchpad)

-Programs Tab: Check out this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=619253 and you will see that Cookies Home Tab is probably the way to go...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay_z:
Dear all.. Help...:confused: does anybody have the same problem?,

I have problems when upgrading to 2.1 from 1.5.

In 1.5 receiving SMS > 160 chars will be splitted into several SMS,

but in 2.1 can't receive SMS > 160 chars at all.

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I've read about SMS conversion to MMS if chars > 160, but My Provider (in Asia) don't have CDMA MMS Services.

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How can we disable MMS conversion in 2.1 and get back as usual SMS treatment as in 1.5 (with splitted messages).

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Any ideas or comments will be appreciated.

Thankyou. ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
download handcent from the market. it will allow splitting of msgs. go into the settings to turn that option on
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay_z:
@Papa Smurf151

I've tried several SMS apps from market including handcent,

it didn't solved the problems, messages still can't receive (there is no problem in sending SMS).

I think the problems is not in the apps, maybe in ROM 2.1 config.

@Papa Smurf151, thx bro :)
[HD2 General] TrevorMcCauley:
Alright well randomly when i would go to the photo album i could scroll through a few photos, then "We're Sorry..." A problem has occured with Manila.exe

I did some research and people that tried formating their SD Card, got it to work again. Well since it worked for them i decided to try it...not knowing its just going to delete everything from my SD Card...So I deleted everything from my SD Card.. now what? I take it i should do a factory reset? Will that put all the default stuff back on the SD Card, like Transformers 1 & 2?

At the moment i writing all my contacts down...but can someone please help me figure this out? I just wanna go to bed cause i got work in the morning..

The HTC HD2 is such a hassle, theres always something wrong with it.
[HD2 General] freeincolorado:
The movies are gone. Sorry. Do a backup or copy sdcard contents to your desktop next time.
[HD2 General] Jamison904:
Nope. You should always back up your content that is on your SD card before you format. Its gone for good.