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Upgrading ROM on a Sim Unlocked Dash

I did some searching but didn't see the answer to my question.
My Dash has been acting funny lately and I've read a lot of good stuff about replacing the standard T-Mobile ROM with the one found here. My Dash is sim unlocked (obtained the unlock code from T-Mobile) and I currently use it on the AT&T network.
If I upgrade to one of the ROMs here (Kavana's ROM? Are there any better alternatives?) will I lose my sim unlock?
Thanks in advance!

I should also ask...will a hard reset keep the sim unlock as well?

I think it should, if not use the same code that TMobile Provided you with because that code is based on your phones IMEI.

Thanks a bunch! I just dug through my email and found that I still have the code from T-Mobile.

ive flashed my phone many times and its still sim unlocked

gixxum said:
ive flashed my phone many times and its still sim unlocked
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Cool that makes me feel better. Thanks!
Now to decide which ROM to try out...hmmmm...

Well, hope you will like the new rom, make sure to run connection wizard under the tools folder to setup your network connection.

jdoggraz said:
Well, hope you will like the new rom, make sure to run connection wizard under the tools folder to setup your network connection.
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I gave the vanilla HTC Brightpoint ROM out first and didn't much like the way it looked. So I gave Kavana's ROM out and really like it! Though my battery appears to be draining like crazy...the battery has been barely lasting a day and I was hoping a new ROM would help manage power better, but not so much. Oh well, guess I'll have to break down and get a new battery somewhere...
Kavana, if you happen to read this, thanks for building that ROM! It's awesome!

e_dogg said:
I gave the vanilla HTC Brightpoint ROM out first and didn't much like the way it looked. So I gave Kavana's ROM out and really like it! Though my battery appears to be draining like crazy...the battery has been barely lasting a day and I was hoping a new ROM would help manage power better, but not so much. Oh well, guess I'll have to break down and get a new battery somewhere...
Kavana, if you happen to read this, thanks for building that ROM! It's awesome!
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Or just get an extended battery, meaning that the battery will provide much more power since its bigger.

jdoggraz said:
Or just get an extended battery, meaning that the battery will provide much more power since its bigger.
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I ordered a 1000mah battery off of eBay yesterday. Unfortunately it's coming from Texas and there's a hurricane blowing in there...so we'll see how long it takes to show up.

Should I try to get a replacement EVO?

I just got an Evo last week and I have been loving it aside from the battery issues. I just noticed that this evo only support 3 point multitouch and some users had claimed that 5 point multitouch works for them.
Should I call Best Buy or Sprint and ask for one that support 5 point multitouch?
Is that even worth it?
Please advise.
A note on multitouch:
Some of you may have used my 5point multitouch test builds with success, others with failure. Research has shown that the Evo's contain at least 2 different versions of the touch sensor, one of which does not support 5point multitouch (but it DOES support 3point). You can check which sensor you have using adb by issuing the following command: "adb shell cat /sys/android_touch/vendor" and examining the result. If your result is ATMEL_x0080_x0016, your phone can support 5point. If your result is ATMEL_x004F_x0016, your phone will only support up to 3point.
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I verified that shell shows ATMEL_X004F

Oh yeah, DEFINITELY take it back. I don't know what I would do without those 2 extra points.

_MetalHead_ said:
Oh yeah, DEFINITELY take it back. I don't know what I would do without those 2 extra points.
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sad part is i can't tell if your being a smart ass of dead serious lol

I doubt you can return it as it doesnt effect performance unless there is such an app that supports 5 point touch. BTW this is due to the new batch of EVO's coming with the new screens, different connectors etc.

Sporkman said:
sad part is i can't tell if your being a smart ass of dead serious lol
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The former. Don't tell OP though.

_MetalHead_ said:
The former. Don't tell OP though.
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LOL !!!

Sporkman said:
sad part is i can't tell if your being a smart ass of dead serious lol
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lol thought the same thing
I'm new to the Evo, that's why I asked. Am I missing out on something with not having 5 dots working?

jtadeo said:
lol thought the same thing
I'm new to the Evo, that's why I asked. Am I missing out on something with not having 5 dots working?
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Nah, you're fine. My old Evo had 5 point, my replacement that I just got has 3. There is no real world difference, no apps besides multipoint visualizer even make use of 3, and that's just a test program. Keep your Evo, and cherish and protect it with your life.

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Nah, you're fine. My old Evo had 5 point, my replacement that I just got has 3. There is no real world difference, no apps besides multipoint visualizer even make use of 3, and that's just a test program. Keep your Evo, and cherish and protect it with your life.
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Thanks for the info
already have this bad boy protected with bodyguardz full body skin

No prob. How do you like it so far? It's an amazing device, even with its unfortunate 3 point multitouch limitation!

_MetalHead_ said:
No prob. How do you like it so far? It's an amazing device, even with its unfortunate 3 point multitouch limitation!
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Runs great, but having some strange battery issues. Running the latest flipz rom and kings cfs #11 and the battery drops 20% within 10 minutes with hardly any use.
I performed a full reboot and didn't launch any apps and it did the same thing. I just Flashed netarchy-toastmod-4.1.9.1-cfs-havs-universal-signed so hopefully I get different results.

20% in the first 10 minutes is a little unusual, most people's Evo's tend to drop 10%. It has something to do with the way the phone charges the battery, once it gets up to 100% it stops charging altogether (no trickle) and doesn't start charging again till the battery drops down till about 90% (I believe). If you unplug your phone at 100%, turn it off and plug it back in until the light turns green and then turn it back on, you should get a full charge out of it. Also, your phone is new, so I'm sure it hasn't profiled the battery fully yet, which is probably where that extra 10% is coming from. Give it a few days and I'm sure you'll see it level out.

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20% in the first 10 minutes is a little unusual, most people's Evo's tend to drop 10%. It has something to do with the way the phone charges the battery, once it gets up to 100% it stops charging altogether (no trickle) and doesn't start charging again till the battery drops down till about 90% (I believe). If you unplug your phone at 100%, turn it off and plug it back in until the light turns green and then turn it back on, you should get a full charge out of it. Also, your phone is new, so I'm sure it hasn't profiled the battery fully yet, which is probably where that extra 10% is coming from. Give it a few days and I'm sure you'll see it level out.
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I haven't completely let it die out so that may be another problem. Lowest I have let this thing go is about 50%. I will try to drain it now, will report later.
Thanks again.

I only have 2 points =(

Mudkip said:
I only have 2 points =(
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If you are running a stock kernel then you will only have 2 points. You need to flash a custom kernel in order to have 3 or 5. Honestly though, there is no use for any more than 2 touchpoints.

_MetalHead_ said:
If you are running a stock kernel then you will only have 2 points. You need to flash a custom kernel in order to have 3 or 5. Honestly though, there is no use for any more than 2 touchpoints.
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i am running the cm6 kernal.

I dunno, I'm not on cm6 so I don't know what that kernel supports. Seriously though, have you come into any situation that required you to have more than 2? Didn't think so.
To everyone: Stop worrying about touchpoints, benchmarks, etc... and just enjoy your phones.

New GN froze had to pull battery...No big deal?

Hi everyone,
New GN,
ITLF41
19250UGKL1
yakjuux
4.01
I've only unlocked it, haven't done anything else.
I was only replying to a text message and in the middle of text, GN froze and the screen went black with a white line across top of screen.
Seemed to occur while the auto-rotate function was trying to rotate screen.
I also noticed the auto rotate on my GN does not work well at all. Sometimes it does, sometimes it will not no matter how long I wait.
Nothing worked, had to pull battery.
Seems fine after replacing battery.
I wouldn't be concerned but for the fact that I was not using 3rd party apps or a different rom. The force 2d option is off.
Is maybe something funky with the GN auto-rotate feature in 4.01?

test4echo said:
Hi everyone,
New GN,
ITLF41
19250UGKL1
yakjuux
4.01
I've only unlocked it, haven't done anything else.
I was only replying to a text message and in the middle of text, GN froze and the screen went black with a white line across top of screen.
Seemed to occur while the auto-rotate function was trying to rotate screen.
I also noticed the auto rotate on my GN does not work well at all. Sometimes it does, sometimes it will not no matter how long I wait.
Nothing worked, had to pull battery.
Seems fine after replacing battery.
I wouldn't be concerned but for the fact that I was not using 3rd party apps or a different rom. The force 2d option is off.
Is maybe something funky with the GN auto-rotate feature in 4.01?
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Yes, versions 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 fix a LOT of little issues with the GN. They really should've released the phone with one of those 2 versions rather than 4.0.1.
I don't think you should be too worried about battery pulls unless they happen more often than you like.

Just like a computer...rebooting or pulling the battery at least once a week is recommended!
sent from my Nexus Prime

Simer03 said:
Just like a computer...rebooting or pulling the battery at least once a week is recommended!
sent from my Nexus Prime
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? when do you pull a battery out of a computer?
... haven't received a reboot since day one.

OJ in Compton said:
Yes, versions 4.0.2 and 4.0.3 fix a LOT of little issues with the GN. They really should've released the phone with one of those 2 versions rather than 4.0.1.
I don't think you should be too worried about battery pulls unless they happen more often than you like.
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Ok great!
This is my first smart phone EVER....lol
Its a tough go catching up with all I've missed.
Thanks!

Simer03 said:
Just like a computer...rebooting or pulling the battery at least once a week is recommended!
sent from my Nexus Prime
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You really shouldn't be forcefully pulling the battery every week, that's terrible advice!

Goddamn it.....that's why I said "reboot" first! Lol!
sent from my Nexus Prime

Simer03 said:
Just like a computer...rebooting or pulling the battery at least once a week is recommended!
sent from my Nexus Prime
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I'm a Network Admin for a large School Board. I know its strange I know nothing about smart Phones but I do know much about Wireless/Routers/switches and Computers.
If your rebooting computers once a week something is amiss....lol
I have servers and clients that have uptimes of 1 year+ before an update requires me to down a server or re-image a client.
In my case, if what had happened to my NEW GN happened on one of my OES2 Linux servers, Id be scrambling until the issue was found and fixed and i'd be none to happy.
But alas, a server is not a cell phone.
I hope it was a just a freak isolated incident.

You guys...I wasn't saying that u HAD to...if u HAVE to, then there's problems....but if u do it just because, it'll get rid of the little things, like the bug he has
sent from my Nexus Prime

Simer03 said:
You guys...I wasn't saying that u HAD to...if u HAVE to, then there's problems....but if u do it just because, it'll get rid of the little things, like the bug he has
sent from my Nexus Prime
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LMAO...agreed!

I work for tmobile, at&t and Verizon! I've dealt with dumb little bugs that people have....pulling the battery is the first thing I tell them to do and 99% of the time, it fixes their bug! So why not just save yourself the time and be one step ahead of the phone!?
sent from my Nexus Prime

Simer03 said:
I work for tmobile, at&t and Verizon! I've dealt with dumb little bugs that people have....pulling the battery is the first thing I tell them to do and 99% of the time, it fixes their bug! So why not just save yourself the time and be one step ahead of the phone!?
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One very simple reason: If you pull the battery in a bad moment, e.g. right when the hardware is writing something to the Flash memory, you might (soft-) brick your phone and lose all the data on it.

Simer03 said:
I work for tmobile, at&t and Verizon! I've dealt with dumb little bugs that people have....pulling the battery is the first thing I tell them to do and 99% of the time, it fixes their bug! So why not just save yourself the time and be one step ahead of the phone!?
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Well because,
If I have to keep pulling the battery (which is NOT occurring thankfully so far) then I would say something is wrong and its not just a software bug. I would call it a blue screen of death in computer terms.
That could be anything from a hardware fault (Memory/CPU/IO sub system..etc) That would for me, mean taking it back.
A hard reset may temporarily fix the issue. But it doesn't solve the underlying problems.
I'm hoping the error was a one off. If it never occurs again, then we're good to go.
If it does, its goin back.

Same thing happened to me, the weird thing is it happened right after I completely reset the phone...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

big samm said:
Same thing happened to me, the weird thing is it happened right after I completely reset the phone...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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Yea its strange...
In my case the Auto rotate feature seems to be the common theme for funkyness.
Sometimes its quick, less than a second, sometimes it doesn't move at all.....
Then, a hard lock.
I realize that 4.02 and .03 fix some bugs but I have the Canadian ver. and google is not gonna update OTA for my NG.
I'm not ready for the whole, flash to "google's" stock rom yet. I just learned to unlock it...lol. If it locks again i'll try that. If it don't i'll leave well enough alone.
Oh by the way, to the Admins, sorry for not posting in the Q&A section. I though i was in the Q&A, my mistake.
Please by all means move the thread.

zephiK said:
? when do you pull a battery out of a computer?
... haven't received a reboot since day one.
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Actually, I have to replace cmos batteries all the time.
Usually they are good for 4 or 5 years but sometimes not.
Some people don't know what "Hit F1 to continue" means and I get calls all the time.
So yes, its quite common to have to pull a bad battery when dealing with 2,000+ PC's ...

Simer03 said:
I work for tmobile, at&t and Verizon! I've dealt with dumb little bugs that people have....pulling the battery is the first thing I tell them to do and 99% of the time, it fixes their bug! So why not just save yourself the time and be one step ahead of the phone!?
sent from my Nexus Prime
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Because I use a otterbox with my Galaxy Nexus and it's not very pleasent to keep taking my phone out of it's hard shell case and putting it back in?
Pulling the battery is always a last resort. If the phone is frozen, that is fine to pull the battery or you can hold power on the phone and it'll turn off by itself (not sure if this is in the GN but it was in Galaxy S1).
@test4echo: That's not the experience of a daily person. Not everyone deals with 2,000+ people on computers.

zephiK said:
@test4echo: That's not the experience of a daily person. Not everyone deals with 2,000+ people on computers.
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You are correct. Its not a common everyday thing for most.
I was just suggesting a legit reason for why anyone would need to pull a computer battery.
On another note, i agree with you that having an otterbox case makes it even more of a pain to have to pull the battery.
I just had another freeze up while trying to get back to the main page using the launcher.
Im getting worried now. I've had this phone for 2 weeks and it was great until today....
I think I'm gonna bring it back to virgin just to be safe before my 30 days is up.
If its just software then the new one will do it as well but at at least I'll know thats what it is and either wait for samsung updates or update manually.

Again....nowhere in my response did I say u HAVE to pull the battery every week....I simply said its best if u do, nobody is gonna force u to! But when u do get a bug...pull that battery, and if it keeps happening, send it for warranty...simple
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[Q]Whats up with my battery?

Hey!
The last few days I noticed some strange behavior of my battery...
Just look at the screenshots..
The bar suddenly goes down, and then goes up, while I was NOT CHARGING! I was at school all the 9 hours! I wasnt even able to charge it. As I said, I was at school, and I definitly have no charger with me.
How the heck is that possible..?
I mean, I was looking through my Galery, when my Phone suddenly turns off.(had 48% battery b4 it crashed) I rebooted the device and suddenly it sais: battery low...
I was about to smash it... I mean that is really p... Me off... Sorry for the language, but I have this mobile one year now, and I have lots of errors, even on stock rom!
So lets take a look at the second screenshot...
I was just messaging with my gf via WhatsApp...
You see how long my battery lasts?
I took the screenshot, and went to the XDA App afterwards, to ask over here.
Well, I just had to plug in the charger, so It won't turn off while Im typing...
That is just horrible!
Im on CWM Flashable Stock Rom (XLMD or.smth. Like that..)
Device is NOT rooted.
I had some other Samsung Phones in the past.. But honestly, after this Phone.. I hate Samsung. Just hate samsung mobiles.
My next phone is gonna be HTC or iPhone.
HTC's Design is way better, Hardware, Software, the Platform (Sense) is awesome. I mean wtf is touchwiz...
Sorry for beeing mad at the wonder... Im just annoyed by this phone, and I have to keep it for another year.. :/
What can I do..?
What other battery can you recommend for me..?
Help me out, pls
EDIT: screens coming in a few minutes. Tapatalk is not working -.-
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My first thoughts are that it IS the battery. Some of the symptoms you've described are the same as what I experienced. It got to the point with my phone, that from FULLY charged, I could send one text and the phone would switch off. You also say that the phone is a year old....I'd say there's a high probability that you need to replace your battery. Take the battery out of your phone and look for signs of swelling (I had to replace mine after 7 months). I brought mine (a 1700 mA unit) from amazon for £5. And now my phone's fine.....I'd recommend this route over smashing your phone lol.....
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Here are the screenshots..
Can you give me a Link to the 1700ampere battery ? Gonna buy it..
My battery looks fine. Doesnt got big or blown or smth.
Looks as at the first day, works sicker than ever.
I would appreciate the link, and order right now
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That's certainly the battery's problem and not software problem.
Try callibrate your battery and if that doesn't work, you should really get yourself a new battery.

Here's the link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006P5332G/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=SL75&qid=1351337510&sr=8-1
From my experience it doesn't last any longer than the stock battery....but for £5, I'm not complaining...lol
CM9...I don't HAVE to.....I just.....can..

ghyeng said:
That's certainly the battery's problem and not software problem.
Try callibrate your battery and if that doesn't work, you should really get yourself a new battery.
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I know that's not a software problem, thats why I called my Thread whats up with my "battery"
Allreary tried to calibrate it mate... Didn't work for me :/
Will get a new Battery, and then report how it works
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Here's the link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006P5332G/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=SL75&qid=1351337510&sr=8-1
From my experience it doesn't last any longer than the stock battery....but for £5, I'm not complaining...lol
CM9...I don't HAVE to.....I just.....can..
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Thank you for the link
I don't know which one Im gonna choose

If it's any consolation, battery issues with smart phones are quite a common occurrence no matter who makes the phone.....be thankful you don't have an iPhone otherwise you'd have to unsolder the battery to remove it.......
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Good GB rom/battery not lasting????

(Mods not sure if this should be in Q&A or in general but the title is in form of a question so i thought here. Move it if you like...)
Theres a sticky for a reason but many for some reason dont like to use it also there is a search bar but it seems invisible to some...
Two question that keep coming up alot are a GOOD GB rom and battery life i know im just adding to it but just had to :
If your looking for a Good custom GB EL29 rom that has good Gps, battery life etc..
the two that everyone recommend are
Calks EL 29 GB rom which has many features which include hacked 3g, 4g hotspot hacked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837
The other one is
Phantoms Blazer 4.1 GB Rom
(currently looking for active download location will post as soon as i find it . if anyone has it or knows a good download link please post it.)
battery life issues?
My battery life is starting to last less and less?
My phone says 90% battery life and then suddenly it shuts down without showing the animation?
My phone says battery life 80% and then shuts off and after i restart it , it will say 20%
Many of these problems are cause by a bad battery. many of us have had this phone for a lil bit over a year and the battery starts to go out.
especially with all the flashing we do..
Solution?: take your battery out of the phone and place it on top of a desk or counter and see if it lies flat. If it doesnt and it looks kind of bulgy its because its done. You need a new battery .

FYI: First... anything... I've heard from Sprint on this:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/509234#509234
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Initial findings from the Reverse Logistics team (i.e. where stores send things back to when issues arise) are inconclusive. Samsung and Sprint are currently investigating batteries and devices that stores have sent back for the cause of the issues. I don't have any sort of ETA.
Many of the phones with swollen batteris that I have personally seen also have had other signs of abuse however, this includes things like humidity and heat/cold exposure, drops, cracks, etc. that could cause issues and result in potentially variable voltage from the battery or through the circuitry on the phone.
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garwynn said:
FYI: First... anything... I've heard from Sprint on this:
http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/509234#509234
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I didnt state that that is the only reason for a bad battery. It is one of the main reasons though. Thats the problem im having right now i already ordered a new battery. I flash a new rom on a constant basis even if the one im currently using is a DD. Ive walked in to many sprint corporate repair centers and when you tell them the issue you are having the first thing they do is pull out the battery. Samsung has 18month warranty on the battery but sprint wont replace it. They want you to contact samsung directly.
Ma$etas said:
Many of these problems are cause by a bad battery. many of us have had this phone for a lil bit over a year and the battery starts to go out.
especially with all the flashing we do..
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P.S.
I don't think you can tell us anything about the highly rumored 2-step OTA that's going to get us to JB, huh?
Word is an announcement is expected this week and something to be pushed as early as Monday.
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Keep us updated on the response ..

Ma$etas said:
I didnt state that that is the only reason for a bad battery. It is one of the main reasons though. Thats the problem im having right now i already ordered a new battery. I flash a new rom on a constant basis even if the one im currently using is a DD. Ive walked in to many sprint corporate repair centers and when you tell them the issue you are having the first thing they do is pull out the battery. Samsung has 18month warranty on the battery but sprint wont replace it. They want you to contact samsung directly.
Keep us updated on the response ..
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Sorry if you thought my post on Sprint was bringing up you specifically... it was actually a more generic observation based on the many threads that have popped up over the past few months. Instead of making a new thread just for that response I figured yours may be the best to drop that info on. No need to clog up the forums more

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Sorry if you thought my post on Sprint was bringing up you specifically... it was actually a more generic observation based on the many threads that have popped up over the past few months. Instead of making a new thread just for that response I figured yours may be the best to drop that info on. No need to clog up the forums more
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OK got it . we :good: