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[EVO 4G General] Tower1972:
I do believe, but I could be very wrong, but if the defect is induced by the root, then it would be grounds for voiding your warranty, otherwise it SHOULD still be covered (ie crack in power button wasnt caused by rooting your phone :P )

I reference cars for example. If you rip out the exhaust and put in a custom exhaust, and your radio frys or a motor in your power windows fails, they cant deny your repair since what you did in no way affected those parts that failed.

Does anyone know if we have something similiar to the Magnuson Moss Act that vehicle owners can use for warranty issues, for personal devices like phones and so on? Or something close to it to protect the consumers from being turned down for warranty claims for bogus reasons?
[EVO 4G General] Sokesleezy:
Hmm there's a mobilespeedtest picture in here that my anti virus says contains a malicious url?
[EVO 4G General] XevoX:
Glad to know I won't be hassled for having a rooted Evo when I take it back to Sprint. I have a hairline crack near the volume-down button, dust particles on the top left corner between the glass and LCD screen, and of course the light leak at the bottom edge of the screen :(
[EVO 4G General] nugzo:
mine too. Kaspersky
[EVO 4G General] nicholaaaas:
just dont think everyone will have the same luck
[EVO 4G General] eskemobob:
I recently cracked my evo screen and took it to the sprint store. The told me they wanted to back up my contacts before they could replace the screen for me. Im worried because i have a rooted evo (cyanogen mod) and if they reboot my phone while they are working on it they could see the boot would not be the default sprint 4g, thus voiding my warranty, which I'm using to get a new screen. any ideas? should i return it to stock to let them repair my phone?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yes, a majority of customers are. For every 10 customers I have, 8 are liars. Employees really want to help, but after months of being lied to it kind of fades away and most employees help honest people only, even if they are cheating the system.

Sent from my Evo beeesshh
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
that's true, i get them all the time. No I didn't wet my phone (phone still has water inside lol) one went as far as telling me he was scared of water haha
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
well out of the five or so people at my sprint store only one is helpful, My girl brought in her epic due to the issues she has with that phone, its not rooted at all. The woman took her phone told her she voided the warrenty (because ADW launcher is installed) then told me the settings/about phone/battery is something I installed from the market and does not count cause joe shmoe made it..... we were just going there to see if the battery was defective.
[EVO 4G General] Shane112358:
Guys, it's not that hard. It's the same as any other customer service experience...

If they tell you they won't look at/fix your phone because it's rooted, be nice to them, walk away, and coming back a few hours or a day later and talk to someone else. Like people have said, most people won't realize, many of those that realize won't care, and those that do, just be pleasant and try again later.

I'm returned/exchanged/asked for service on least 6 or 7 Sprint phones over the past couple years (Palm Pre x3, Palm Pixi x2, Samsung Epic x1) and have never had a problem. In fact no one has ever noticed.
[EVO 4G General] shortbus182:
I recently took my evo into repair center for a blown speaker, and was told phone has water damage. Funny thing is I have been careful not to have this thing around any water. The tech even told me the indicator strips were still intact, just water damage to board..does this make me a scumbag??
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
not at all, I never used the word scumbag :) but I have alot of customers that lie...If I open a phone and see the phone actually dripping water, then ask and get a "No, I never take my phone near water" that's pretty bad wouldn't you say so lol Next time ask to see the damage though, I can honestly tell you that sometimes it's bs since my coworkers will do it once in a while
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
yeah those water detection strips can also go off from sweating while talking on the phone
[EVO 4G General] lovethyEVO:
Hopefully I have the same luck.

Need to get my screen repaired/replaced for dust and wasn't sure if the techs would deny me service since I rooted my evo.

I'm not lying about it either (rooted doesn't cause dust). I just didn't want to be told no because of the software which I obviously know is not the cause, but you can never tell how people will react.
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
yeah I've seen them go off with steam too...the good thing on the evo is that there aren't any close to any openings like the Pro 2 or the Hero
[EVO 4G General] jcantol:
not worth lending a hand
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
Either you don't work at a sprint store and lying or you're just extremely new.

@Shane112358 - You can't comeback. Soon as they discover your phone has been rooted it gets listed under "physically damaged", and no sprint store will deal with the phone from that point on. The only thing you will be able to do is deactivate/activate service on it, but the phone itself will never be repaired or looked at by sprint employees from that point on.
[EVO 4G General] Shane112358:
I mean, take it back to another sprint store after unrooting. It seems like you could easily find someone who will look at the phone and verify that it is not "physically damaged"....
[EVO 4G General] xxxgeooegxxx:
I have the screen lifting up issues, I didn't know until a month after my 30 day warranty was up. So I called sprint to see what I could do about it. They told me since it was past my 30 day warranty to go thru insurance! I didn't want a refurbished unit so I kept calling sprint and having them note my account. I finally got a person who was going to fix my screen. She had me drive to a repair center. (which is an hour and ahalf out of my way) I get there and there are no techs working!! So I call the Rep to let her know and she says she's very sorry just have the manager note the screen lifting wasn't caused by physical damage on my part. The store manager grabs my phone and right away says sorry your rooted your warranty's void!!! So I have been battling sprint with this issue for about 2 or 3 months. I was rooted but after that incident I unrooted and told the sprint Rep I had a home replacement app (adw or LP) I'm still waiting to hear back but she had to have a tech confirm adw or LP don't void my warranty. All I wanted was my screen fixed and the issue is still ongoing!! So if your going to a sprint store for repair I would unroot your phone, you never know what the reps or techs know!

Update: the Rep just wrote me an email asking what my pri number is. After confirming that adw and lp don't void your warranty?? Why would she need to know my pri number?? My screen lifting is a hardware defect, and has nothing to do with software??? I am lost
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
doesn't matter, once it's been marked as physically damaged NO sprint store will fix/replace it, even if its in the 30 days. Happened to me so yea.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
He is, and he's not that new.
[EVO 4G General] Crotchety:
Oh you mean "man up and pay for the insurance" which does not cover bricking by root, meaning you have pull an insurance scam to get your phone replaced? Yeah that sounds a hell of a lot more honest and respectable than just lying about rooting in the first place. o.O
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
once we mark a phone as damaged beyond repair (dbr) most stores will just send you to assurion to make a claim. It doesn't mean physical damage but it does mean that warranty is now void for whatever the situation is
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Not true, you will just need to go to the store and have a store manager verify there is no physical damage to the phone, then go into e-ticket and remove the ticket that states phone has physical damage. In any case, physical damage is covered through TEP and store reps will still help you. Seems like you ran into some assholes where you went, or you possibly came off an asshole to them and they did not want to help, and don't take that personally.
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
wrong, pull off your battery cover and look at the bottom right, there's a strip right under the edge.
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
lol! that's crazy i forgot about that one and i see hundreds of evo's every week...weird thing is mines missing haha thanks for pointing it out.
[EVO 4G General] kf2m:
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act applies only to consumer products, which are defined as "any tangible personal property which is distributed in commerce and which is normally used for personal, family, or household purposes (including any such property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property without regard to whether it is so attached or installed)." Under Section 103 of the Act, if a warrantor sells a consumer product costing more than $15 under written warranty, the writing must state the warranty in readily understandable language as determined by standards set forth by the Federal Trade Commission....

A complete explanation is here. http://www.impalaclub.com/naisso/magmoss.htm

I had an issue with a car awhile back. The Body Control Module had an issue (would only recognize the chipped car keys when it felt like it). They tried denying a warranty claim since the car was lowered, and had some go-fast goodness installed which had nothing to do with the BCM. If it was the ECM (Engine Control Module) it would have been a different story. Wound up taking them to court, and winning (with a judgement) which also in turn put them on the hook for attorney fees, and court costs.

Now if my phone developed a hairline fracture by the power button, and there is documented proof that other phones suffer from a same issue. If Sprint were to deny the warranty claim, then Sprint will be in a whole lot of trouble. Rooting the phone has no bearing on a mechanical defect/failure. But Sprint can deny a warranty claim if for some reason my rooted phone bricked.
[EVO 4G General] cor4twenty:
I was wrong / right... not all evos have that bottom sticker :-)
[EVO 4G General] 00_MACKIE_00:
dude I feel your pain. It took me 4 days straight on the phone with Sprint. I bought my phone used from a family member on ebay, he thought he could get more for it than what I won it for. lol.. I had a zagg put on at Best Buy, a week later my screen is lifting and making cracking sounds when touching the bottom left of the screen. Plus I had the white circles on the screen that looked like some sorta burn. You could only see it when a white screen was up. Finally after calling customer service alot, some manager called me back and sent me a refurb. It's a game and you have to play it. Don't give up.
[EVO 4G General] Smac7:
is that crack covered under warranty? or is that only covered if your within the first 30 days, i had that crack for months now and i never took it in cause i figured they would just tell me they don't replace cosmetic problems. Ive had that response with my pre last year.

i need to take in my phone anyway though cause my power button is sticking and causing the power option screen to come up sometimes when i try to sleep my screen. i took it in 2 days ago and they "fixed" it but i noticed problems as soon as i got home. back to unrooting for me, im not gonna chance it.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I don't have one there either... wonder which versions are the one's that have a strip there and why they moved them
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Psosmith82:
The launcher from the Tmobile G2 now has 7 home screens, and the hot keys ( Phone and browser buttons) are customizable. The only problem is, the apk that allows you to customize the hot keys force closes every time you try to open it. Is there a way a developer can fix the apk so it doesnt force close?

Im attaching the 2 apks

Also, dont say to just get launcher pro or adw, i have them both already
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Jeremiah239:
That would be awesome I hope somebody can fix the .apk
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] xmetl:
i dont mean to sound like a noob, but how do you install the launcher2 apk?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
What is the point of this when we have LauncherPro and ADW which allow FULL customization?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] steb0ne:
I wonder does this include the new Google voice widget?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
No, you have to get the new Google Voice from here for that. Note: The dialer button doesn't work with Sense ROMs.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] MadhouseMedic:
TheBiles just can't resist being a tool obviously.

Anyway, i for one hate ADW AND LauncherPro. I think they make the phone look like a fake chinese knock off. I'd take Sense over anything but the AOSP Launcher which i am currently running over the newest Bakedsnack, it's like Ava's V10 Froyo that never happened. :D:D.

Good job OP, i appreciate your contribution to the community.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] omnirage:
Honestly, ADW is almost an exact replica of this, just with tons more features.

This launcher is nice, especially the 3D drawer (better than LauncherPro's 3D drawer because of the smoothing on the top and bottom rows), and may be the best "stock" launcher.

I'm a LauncherPro Plus guy, but I'll have this one running alongside it when the orientation issue and hotkeys are fixed up.

Edit: Whoops, there's no orientation issue...I forgot forgot that its a feature in both LP and ADW, haha.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
1. I didn't read his full post.

2. I was making a logical argument.

3. How do ADW and LauncherPro make the phone look cheap when they can look EXACTLY like the AOSP launcher?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] xmetl:
maybe ADW does but launcher pro does not, in launcher pro you can customize the icons in the dock and have your own images there to make it look however you want, my launcher pro i customized to make it look almost exactly like the Stock froyo launcher, it looks great.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Sporkman:
choices ? idk id like to try it
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] reannimated:
download it from your device then open it up with astros or preferred file manager, or just mount you device on you computer and drag the file to your sd card then put your device in charge only mode and open with astros, etc. and install
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] korn86:
can anyone tell me what its mean hard reset?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
hard reset is a factory reset, i.e. phone reset to default settings so you'll have to go through customization again

More info on the HD can be found in the wiki and the sticky threads at the top of each forum

In future please search before posting and ask questions in the General forum

Thread closed.
[G1 General] psychosonic:
I just got my G1 today, and promptly rooted it using the guide at cyanogen's wiki page.

Following said guide, I wasn't quite clear on what to do after accessing Telnet, since How-To guide here has you enter several commands to change the recovery image. So I followed the guide on XDA, and used the Amon Ra image, and flashed 2.22.23.02. It went successfully and now appears in About Phone, but now it says "No sim card". I've reinserted the sim card, and the message is still displayed.

What do I do, or what did I do wrong? I haven't found a single instance of this problem on google or this site, which worries me. Do I need to just update to Cyanogen 6?

EDIT: OK, I just installed HardSPL, since I thought it was the same as the Radio (I know now that's wrong). Now it's working. Derp.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] CriXu:
Heyy

I just updatet and rootet my x10i and i cant go on the market .

Its going from aceppting service terms to browser saying "website not avalible".

Did reset it .

Got the market fix .

tryed wifi and 3g .

Don't work.

can someone plz help me? :confused:

Info

baseband ver: 1.1.31

kernal ver: 2.6.29-rel

semc-android(at)SEMC #2

version number: R2BA026
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jonnywestin:
You are not the only one!

I rooted my X10i and with market enabler all was fine until a couple of days ago.

Now I get the same error as you.

Webpage cannot be found :-(

Edit: Internet works fine but I can't open the link: https://www.google.com/intl/%locale%/mobile/android/market-tos.html
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] borelis:
Just Change Language/locale to English, open market. Agree and change back to your language.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] CriXu:
Now its works havent done any thing since i made the post here but now market works fine :)

edit :But now i have another problem :(

Evervy time i download something from market market just close ?

any thing to do ?

2nd edit : Factory reset help :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junkk29:
Hey guys,

I dropped by one of the electronics store randomly and found a Klipsch Image S4i.

It's basically the S4 with a built-in mic but its made specific for the iPhone. I really want it but I'm not sure whether the mic will work on the X10 or not cuz I've heard complaints about other earphones not working as well. Any of you guys ever tried it? The S4 is one of the best in-ears you could find at that price range so I think if it works fine on the X10, it's worth the money :)

Here's a link to the product page: http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/image-s4i-overview/

Oh, and I think the white S4 should match a white X10 perfectly, although I have a black one :o
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_ahmadzais:
hey i had s4i for my iphone 3gs and sold the 3gs and bought x10 so the ones with mic doesnt work with x10 no headphones with mic works with x10 i tried them all u name it. so i changed it with s4 wow amazing sound quality . i had many choices but i went for s4 and really happy with it and for the money u get best earphones and im sure ull be happy with it. and also check NuForce NE-7M i heard they r really good too but havnt tried them yet also MEElectronics M11P these 3 earbuds are amazing id still go for s4 :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bourbon Brain:
I got a headset with my phone and the mic works on them.

The sound quality isn't too great, though. And no, I don't mean during a call, I'm talking about the clarity with music.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junkk29:
hmm, i guess I'll get the S4 instead. I emailed Klipsch about the problem with the S4i but they never got back to me. I was looking for a headset that has a mic to use along with the X10 but I guess none of them work...for now at least. It might be software fixable. Anyway, thanks for the replies, I appreciate them :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_ahmadzais:
@ bourbon brian . And what headphones are they?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bourbon Brain:
SE MH500
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Milothicus:
I'm pretty sure the iphone doesn't use the sleeve of the TRRS plug for the ground like the x10 and most standard electronics. It uses the second ring so you have to buy their accessories.

This means that iphone cables and headsets won't work, but headsets that don't work with the iphone probably will.

Does this make sense? Search for TRRS plug for more info.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viralwhite:
Simply put... I was removing apps using Clockwork.

After I rebooted, I attempted to go back into Clockwork and remove a few more. The phone vibrates 3 or 4 times and the screen stays black. It wont go back into recovery.

Please help me with this
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viralwhite:
Stupid me.... search = Answer.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jamison904:
I can't connect to HSPA+ in winmo only 3G/HSDPA, BUT with MattC's newest sence ROM with PPP I have been blessed with the access to HSPA+ in Jacksonville, Fl. Check out my signature. What I want to do with this thread is list the compatible ROM's, their stability, and the area you are in.

By the way, my test was 7mb and it completed in less then one second. No B.S! :eek:

My specs:

Windows mobile: ©[ANDROID O.K][4 Aug 10][23569][21911]~[CHT]~[Premium]~[Kumar's TMOUS HD2 ROM Series]

Android: [BUILD][25.08.2010][mattc Leo + Froyo w/Sense 1.6b][Kernel: michyprima 2.6.32.9 #70]

Radio 2.10.50.26

Jacksonville, Fl 32225

~ very unstable with all the tweeks. winmo and Android, but the speed of the data connection is worth rebooting ALL the time.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deadmansink:
Four months later...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] #Winning#:
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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzaiderman:
Hey Guys,

Upgraded to the latest radio, S-OFF and installed CM6.

Internal speaker isn't working, so I need to revert back to a 1.00 radio but can't find instructions.

Appreciate some help. Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ACD168:
It'll be the same way you upgraded to the 2.15x radio, find the PB31IMG.zip file and flash in hboot.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzaiderman:
I can't find the PB31IMG.zip file with the 1.00.

Do you know where I can locate that?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cantare:
How to downgrade back to 1.00 radio and .77 HBOOT for the OTA (S-OFF ONLY!!!)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzaiderman:
Thanks bro, I totally missed that
[Streak 5 General] coreth5:
Hi all, I Just got a new streak and it has a weird issue The top plate, where the front camera is, keeps popping out of place. It isn't terrible, but I am concerned it might fall off. Does anyone else have this issue? Should I contact dell or is this normal? Thanks for letting me know.
[Streak 5 General] TheRealXenu:
I noticed the same problem two days after I got mine. I called Dell to see if I could get it replaced and they said since I didn't notice it for two days I must have broke it. now im waiting on my return info.
[Windows Phone 7 General] he3:
The title asks it all. I know virtually nothing on the hardware side but I am curious now that official devices have been announced.
[Windows Phone 7 General] se1988:
Yes, i would like to know this too
[Windows Phone 7 General] se1988:
huh???????
[Windows Phone 7 General] he3:
They moved this post from development to general.
[Windows Phone 7 General] se1988:
ohhhh! I see:p
[Android Apps and Games] PizzaAmerican23:
I love google voice, but the only thing that is stopping me from using it as my main number is i dont like using the voice app to text. I do a lot of texting and i like the stock messaging interface (samsung captivate)

I know i can add that "other" number for each contact and that would work, but its really too much work and far from ideal.

anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: ive heard some use Handcent for sms, could it be integrated with this more easily?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nihilyst1:
I've read somewhere that downgrading from 2.1 to 1.5 using the Ruu isn't possible. I've tried using the 1.56 ruu and I get the 140 error bootloader issue. Is there any work around or am I stuck with 2.1 for good?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Not that i know of..unless you have a nandroid from 1.5 :p

sry br0
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danaff37:
You can root and flash an old 1.5 custom rom. If you want it that badly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mackentosh:
Can you ruin your phone by constantly switch ROMS? I find my self switching from CM6 to Fresh back to CM6..... you know what im saying. Has any one ever screwed up their phone by doing that?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
I know formatting a HD in your pc a thousand times can degrade the hardware. For flash memory I have no idea.

I flashed probably 45 times and no problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dglowe343:
Most, I believe, say no. But there's always that slight chance. I can only imagine what the developers' phones get put through.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nenn:
short answer, no. you probably screwed something up.

long answer yes. flash memory does have a read/write limit. you WILL NOT hit this limit.