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[Nexus One General] fosormic:
Yep. Happened to me, the first vibrant had a greenish screen so I cried foul but came with a *T-Mobile* 1yr warranty in the box, so they bounced me to TMO who shipped me a replacement one, refurb as well. Came from the same address and in the same box as the original.

They were nice during the whole very long process (seems I was lucky, I saw tons of people on the web claiming they were quite rude).

I'm not hating the Vibrant so far -although I tried to reject it in every possible way-. Has a nice screen and doesn't have the 3G issue I had until the last day and my GF's still has. Miss Froyo and an easy way to install roms. Has a freakin' awesome camera....
[Nexus One General] resinous:
shame. wow not even allowing people to replace with a G2 :eek:
[Nexus One General] player911:
How much are Vibrants going for on Ebay? Perhaps get the Vibrant and sell it. Cash money toward a Nexus

OR

Just call can keep complaining. Say you were instructed to buy the phone and get reimbursed. Tell them you "now" have the phone and are awaiting reimbursement.

ELSE

Tell them you want all of the money you paid to them refunded since they are running a fraudulent scam of a business.

I just went through something like this (not exactly) with Asurion. You pay $5 a month. I had a Motorola Cliq and it was junk. Regardless I smashed it. The deductible was $120. wtf. I could buy a new one for less as my line was eligible for an upgrade.

Needless to say I purchased a MyTouch 3G Slide, in which case my GF left 4 days later. Moral of the story: Don't buy chicks phones and don't pay for Asurion crap. I broke the motorola on accident btw.
[Nexus One General] GHOST99K:
bought a brand new N1 the day google announced the NS and right away i called Asurion and added the the insurance.:D
[Nexus One General] 675 Trip:
Exactly and if you try to make a claim, they will offer you a Samsung Vibrant AND THAT'S IT!

I need to find my actual contract to see if there is any fine print I can take advantage of. Online I read something in one policy that they would replace it with a device with the same capabilities. I am not sure that is in mine.

You're better off buying a squaretrade policy, it looks like, and just holding the assurion policy for the 30 day grace period before squaretrade takes effect. If you buy squaretrade same day as purchase, no waiting period.

If squaretrade can't fix or replace, they write you a check.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Embrace:
So, after finding some amazing Black Friday deals (Inc and Fascinate for free, no activation fee!) I finally decided to get off my 6 month expired t-mobile contract.

Already rooted my girlfriends Galaxy S Fascinate (wow easiest root i've done... also what a beautiful screen.)

Than came all of my confusion regarding my inc.

I upgraded to the latest November update (I know, bad Embrace!) than realized I could not easily root it. It is the SLCD version

After hunting around all of my favorite phone forums I have found a few downgrade guides, and a lot of warning about a screen brick on the SLCD inc.

I have also read that you can downgrade an SLCD with certain rom and recovery packages(amon_ra). But I can not seem to find any clear instructions or any confirmation of what roms work and what do not.

I'm slightly OCD and the VZ bloatware is murder.

I am aware that Unrevoked is working on a fix but I would love to root this thing asap. :)

Thanks XDA... Second post after many years of lurking.

TL;DR: SLCD Inc, Nov OTA, Need Root.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynbiosVyse:
I would suggest trying to reflash an older 2.1 or 2.2 RUU then root that.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Embrace:
From what I understand using the downgrade methods out there will brick an SLCD screen.

Am I wrong? I would like to think that as long as I am flashing a stock rom it won't brick anything, but If I flash the wrong recovery I will brick it.

Does anyone have any experience downgrading the latest ota with an slcd inc?

I've never had a problem rooting a phone and I rooted at least 20, but for some reason this one scares me D:
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynbiosVyse:
I don't have an SLCD so you'll have to wait for somebody else to chime in. As far as I know, the RUU should be fine and flashable in even an unrooted stock HBOOT since it is signed.

I would just make sure that the RUU you are using came from an SLCD phone. An older 2.2 RUU should be fine. Perhaps there are no 2.1 RUUs for the SLCD? I don't really know. But flashing a stock ROM is not going to brick a phone if it came from that phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Embrace:
So I cheated.went to Verizon told them I was having random reboots after the latest update... replaces it :)

Now I'm rooted :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynbiosVyse:
Whatever works works, but in case anybody else is wondering, it has been confirmed that it does indeed work if you have the latest OTA to simply flash an older RUU through HBOOT, root it and turn S-OFF, and then you can flash whatever you want on it.
[Galaxy Tab General] Deodexed:
Obviously a lot of you know that I run another forum, but the point of my post is not to try to recruit people over there, but to ask the mods here or the people posting with important information like firmwares, backups, dumps and mods, to help.

I have been noticing a lot of information posted on the galaxy tablet thread that is spread out all over the place and is very unorganized. We need to make sure when we post something that we make sure it says VZW, TMO, SPRINT, AT&T or whatever!

I have separated these section on my forums to limit the possibility of people screwing their tablets up with the wrong files. Feel free to throw a copy of the important post you made here on my forums if you want to keep it documented in a section thats it was made for. Other than that I am just asking to specify it accordingly here. Maybe we can do something like (VZW) in the front of the title or something.

XDA does a great job on keeping the forums neat, but with something this broad we need to separated it.

... Thoughts???
[Galaxy Tab General] risq:
PM me the site you mention.

I agree that some prefix tags would be good. With vbulletin its easy enough to create selectable prefixes from a drop down menu also, so not too much hassle to set-up either.
[Galaxy Tab General] jstuart83:
I totally agree i didn't see your thread yesterday so i started one trying to maby get some of the moderators to see about separating the hardware versions, if you could pm me your site as well that would be great
[Galaxy Tab General] Deodexed:
Check my signature for info. I will pm you link.
[Galaxy Tab General] TheGrammarFreak:
UK/US markup might be an idea too.
[Galaxy Tab General] ftgg99:
the majority of us here at xda are talking about the eu version - GT-P1000

your forum has only the us tabs in subforums... this will confuse europeans even more :P
[Galaxy Tab General] paulshields:
Good point :). Personally I'd be happy to see a sub-section for all the posts about Verison/AT&T/sprint and how to use the device as a phone etc. I'm sure it must be confusing for those with devices that are unlocked and have phone capability to wander through so many threads about things that are of no concern to them.
[Galaxy Tab General] MagnusRagnarok:
organization should be as follows:

GSM galaxy tab forum(atnt,tmo)

CDMA galaxy tab forum(sprint,verizon)

in each thread header your carrier should be listed by 3 letters eg.(att,spr,ver,tmo) then topic eg.( [theme],[rom],etc...)

this would keep things organized. if dev is to get anywhere on this device, organization is key...also many are noobs that flash roms for the wrong device; i feel that if its listed like this its your own fault if you cant read...As is i can see pps flashing roms for wrong device...wont happen to me but than again, im not your everyday android user..

i read post of someone noting that most users here have/are referring to euro version of tab. that is just selfish and inconsiderate...logic dictates that if the device was released 1st in europe than more in europe would have one...well it was released in U.S fairly recently and already there are many here posting using U.S models. this is xdA dev which DOES NOT specify EUROPEAN ONLY SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB DEVELOPMENT..many of us are AMERICAN. please be considersate and consider adding structure to your forum posts so we can get this tab to the top of the food chain where it deserves to rest as the undisputed champ @ this point in time....oranization people!!!​
[Galaxy Tab General] Croak:
It should actually be at least two forum categories:

Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 which would cover most of the world and most of the devices sold (or flashed to P1000 standards).

Crippled North American Tabs. It can then have a "Even More Crippled North American Tabs" subforum for CDMA versions.

As mentioned above, many "CNAT" owners would migrate up to the P1000 forum after they've flashed to that standard, leaving the "EMCNAT" owners a nice quiet place to hang out, where they can never answer the question of "Can you hear me now?". :)

Note that I'm a CNAT owner. :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kienz:
My apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. But my searches for "Mounted as read only" and "Mounted as ReadOnly" yielded no results.

My SD card is giving me the error notification that it is mounted as ReadOnly. It says to "tap to recover it", but that just sends it through the motions, only to have it notify me, once again, that it is mounted as ReadOnly. Has this happened to anyone else? And, if so, do we know of a way to resolve it?

For what it's worth, it seemed to start happening after I metamorphed my Swype to a different color. Not sure if there's a correlation; just thought it bears mentioning.

I've seen that there were similar issues with the EVO, MT3G, and Desire. But those issues seem to be a little different than this, as they all seem to have issues specific to their model, firmware, etc.

As always, I appreciate any assistance anyone can offer. Thanks.

*edit* Also worth mentioning, my sdcard seems to be mounted when in recovery. So it would seem that the issue is not with the card itself, but rather something interfering with it being mounted. Unfortunately, that's as far as my deductions take me. Thanks.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjlean:
Yep happened to me. I had to reformat it and start all over. Hasn't done it since. Not sure what caused it. My swype is and was stock.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rumy:
Hi,

I have the Captivate GalaxyS (Android) on Fido

I have noticed recently my Google voice app has stopped working over the 3G network, when I connect to wifi it works fine.

I use the app for visual voicemail, and not for calling.

If you are on 3G make sure you sign out and sign back in, for some reason the app works over wifi but not 3G

Any one experiencing this? could it be possible that Rogers/Fido is blocking the google voice app?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koreancanuck:
I thought that Google Voice wasn't enabled in Canada.. am I missing something?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] serstylz2:
Hello, looking to flash my Tilt 2 back to stock to bring it to my local AT&T location due to touch screen failure. Currently have Leo Energy Rom flashed; from what I am reading, it appears I have to use some sort of SPL Locker program flash first then flash a signed AT&T Rom?

Can someone lay out the steps for flashing back to stock so I can get this done as quickly as possible? I have 2.5 hours, thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] serstylz2:
i found some info here, if anyone can chime in with anything missing i'd appreciate it

how to reflash Stock/Shipped SPL - STEP BY STEP - FOR WARRANTY REASONS ONLY!

0. please make sure you already flashed stock ROM and radio, because stock SPL flash is *always* the last step before sending the device in.

1. download the Relocker attachment, extract the zip and run the EXE on your PC

2. if you wish to replace RUU_Signed.NBH that got extracted, feel free to do so, but not necessary (this Hard-SPL will only allow overwrite with a SPL signed by our custom cert). the included one is the 0.79.0000 stock SPL. you also have the option for 0.84.0000 and 0.87.0000, see the attachments.

3. flash

4. verify if it flashed by checking version in tricolour screen, it should say 0.79.0000 (or 0.84.0000 or 0.87.0000), not 0.85.OliNex.

About UPDATES:

-the last release (V2.00) added:

1. new SSPL binary, supporting more devices

2. fixes; this version will also tell you in future if you need an update for HardSPL
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] redpoint73:
Thats the process as I understand it. I've never had to do it myself, but I've seen it discussed on here many times. Just flash the stock ROM, flash stock radio and re-lock SPL.

The shipped stock ROM may or may not already have the stock radio attached. Not sure, since the "new" official ATT ROM that was released a couple months ago had the radio included.

The stock radio on my Tilt2 was 4.48.25.20. Get it here if you need it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=549939

If you need the stock ROM, go over to shipped-roms.com to get it.

http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=windows%20mobile&model=Rhodium
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] serstylz2:
thanks for the links.. tried to flash an updated rom they released and a diff radio and the relocker wasnt working for some reason. will see how these two work
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corwest:
So what file would I have to edit to adjust the default brightness levels of the auto brightness? Example: I want it to be brighter based on the same amount of ambient light.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cal3thousand:
Same Idea

I thought of the same thing... but additionally, would like to be able to adjust it on the fly.

So an app with a little slider that adjusted the phone's tolerance to ambient light would be sweet. There's got to be a way this can be done with Tasker.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1ngxjames:
So I have a broken charger port on my HTC EVO 4G so I put it back to stock ROM and took it back to the store in hopes of having it replaced. However, the charger port being broken is not under warranty so they will not be able to replace it!

Can someone please give me a way to put my phone in a state where I would be able to replace it?

THANKS
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alekosy:
If your charger port is broken, and Sprint won't replace your phone, I think that's f'd up... :s
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesyNutz:
Balls sir BIG BRASS BALLS !
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmde:
Pull the usb cord in the middle of odin. Do this at your own risk I could permantly brick your phone and they still wont take it back
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] animal7296:
If you have TEP (total equipment protection) Then sprint will repair it free for ya. If you do not have TEP itll cost ya $35. That, my friend, sounds like a better option than bricking your phone and having them still not replace it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dissenter:
I got mine replaced when the 4G RSA Keys were "lost" (obviously through my own failure to backup before a root process). They replaced in no questions asked. That would be an easier way of "breaking" the phone without making it useless, in the event they still don't take it back.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willy900wonka:
Well you have hboot to work with. It does seem easier to try another sprint store.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nefariouss:
Wtf? They replaced mine for broken charger port with a new phone under warranty. Said it would take two days to get me a new phone but arrived in the mail the next day.

Sounds like you need to go back and not talk to the janitor about your charging port.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dhyneland:
LMAO @ Janitor
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brokenbmx06:
I used to take out the battery and put my phones in the microwave for 10 seconds (or until it looked like something was going to start on fire or explode) then slip the batt back in and take it to the store.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firemedic1343:
If others have been successful with the same problem, I'd try a different Sprint store.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trudat50:
Hilarious...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chumpysv:
That actually works? The microwave thing?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T3hPWN:
Wow

10 Char!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothydonohue:
i haven't tried it, but hell yeah it will work. you ever nuke a cd? that's what will happen. if you haven't, go do it, and watch through the window. you probably only need to set it for 10-15s
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkansi:
That does work, but try 4 second bursts. You dont want to crack the screen or cause dis-colorization.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joeriginal:
On the microwave issue, you already have a damaged phone, dont add housefire to your list of problems, just pull the battery during an ruu(broken port. forgot. use the PCIMG.zip file.) update or something, or take it to another Sprint store, my store doesnt even look me twice when I take my rooted bricks for replacements.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverStone641:
this made my heart skip a beat :p

just the thought of doing something like that.......
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Take05:
why dont you just "lose it" and tell them you lost your phone and they should replace it... if you have the protection plan that covers that. but like the other guys said, just go in and demand a replacement, if the charging port doesn't work, then the phones pretty much useless. so they pretty much have too replace it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkk:
I would just try calling sprint directly or going to another store. If the phone is still under warranty i don't see how they can say not being able to charge the phone is not covered by the warranty.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrapkgb:
Easy brick? Simple. Take a magnent rub it accross the front and back, BAM a phone that will no longer work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] merkk:
have you actually tried this? Because if it's anything like trying to wipe a HD using a magnet, it may not work in practice as well as it seems like it should work in theory. Tried using a magnet once to wipe a HD and it had no effect.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprink0281:
Gotta love these threads in how to commit insurance fraud!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdh10475:
Do you have TEP? Also go to a different store or ask for the number to the district manager. Tell them you called care and care said it was covered ask to see the store manager. Above all be respectful. And if you dont have TEP (insurance) and you have a $450 phone you are stupid especially if you are rooting your phone and doing things that can break it. Its like buying a corvette and not getting insurance on it, if you can afford the car you can afford the insurance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weezymagic:
I love them too. What ever coverage you have, read it and read it carefully. Then cause one of the covered damages to "accidently" happen. Lol. I've done it in the past to a few phones

sent from my myn-ionized evo 4g

rom: myns warm 2.2 rls 4

kernel: HTC #17
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrpuffin:
my charger-port didn't work at all the piece slightly came out and i walked in they looked at it and ordered me a new one so you should try a different sprint store

and i was fully rooted (the manager even commended me for being able to root it as he had been wanting to but didn't want to brick his phone and we ended up having a conversation lol) <--that point being is they don't usually care if its rooted so u didn't have to restore to stock

this was 3 weeks ago
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SouthernEvo:
Use short controlled bursts ! ROFL my god Im dying over here

Sent from my Evo in the microwave.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mendez_v:
I had my usb give out and become loose. I went to a repair center and a girl told me they would first need to look at if and inspect to see if there was any other damage, such as water damage that might have cause the phone to stop charging (lol) and said it would take at least 2 hours. And even then she said it might not be covered. So the next day I went back and talked to a different person and nicely explained my last visit. He looked at my phone right away n ordered me a brand new one, not a refurb. The next day I got a call and picked up my brand new phone in the box and all. So I got an extra battery and SD card out of my misfortune all for free since I have TEP.

My advice is just try another rep. One that actually has a clue of what they are doing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Take out the battery, and fill the battery cavity with Mentos. Then, dip the phone into a bucket full of Diet Coke. ;)

Seriously, try a different rep/store. The new Sprint program will fix it for $35 at worse.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkelle4:
Props on creativity!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverStone641:
This is very simple. just give it to the "Will-it-blend" guy.:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenfly:
I know how. I did this with my hero because i wanted it replaced. but at the same time i had the TEP plan. I flashed a GSM radio to it. totally bricked it and fryed the hardware radio. called sprint and said that it was charging during my naptime and i woke up and it wouldn't turn on. they replaced it then :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wryun:
This is eff'd up! LMAO

BUT, with my experience you just need to find the right rep. I have never tried to spin this kind of thing, but as far as asking for discounts, deal, etc., it's just a matter of finding a gracious rep. (c:

Good luck
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTCvato:
try another Sprint store... it's pretty much up to the tech who see's the phone if he wants to order u a replacement or not...if u get a stupid tech that's worried about his exchange rate he will not order u a phone... the charging port is a known issue and they should order u a replacement...if not escalate to a manager, the manager can approve exchanges with their codes..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Addictedtothegreenguy:
Don't go to the store call them on the phone and explain the issue tell them you used 2 or 3 different chargers so you know its the phone. They should send you a new evo in about 2 days maybe even overnight.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -viperboy-:
I don't know exactly how Sprint deals with things, but being a Tech at Verizon, no matter if your phone was calling people randomly, bricked, not booting, white screen, loud obnoxious noises non-stop whatever it was... if the charging port was damaged at all, your phone couldn't be swapped out and was considered physical damage no matter what.

No such thing as Odin for non-Samsung phones.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StrummingLevi:
I actually just got mine replaced for a lose charge port and I don't have insurance. I chatted with two Sprint reps online and the first one said it was physical damage and there was nothing she could do because I had the phone for four months. The second rep said it was a known defect and I should take it to s repair center. I did that and for a $35 charge I had a brand new one in two days. It's kind of bull that I should pay anything for a known defect though.