dropped phone. broke glass. unroot? - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i just dropped my evo and shattered the glass. I have the insurance, so no worries. My question is based on other experiences, should I unroot before I take it to the sprint store and have them poke around in it? Didnt know if it mattered or not...

Same here...
Same thing happen to me this morning. My replacement phone will be here tomorrow. I wasn't planning on unrooting it. I'm not sure why a 3 party replacement company will be concerned about rooted phones but if someone has experienced problems in the past please share.

in most cases it should not matter if it was not the root that broke it and in this case it has nothing to do with it but if you are worried about it call your sprint store and ask them if they have no problem with it take it in if not you never have to tell them who you are so dont take it in and try another route

My advise with insurance is to always report the phone lost. Otherwise you have to send it back and if they don't receive it for some reason they will try and charge you. If you report it lost you can just loose it in the trash can or use it as spar parts.

So if something in my pocket broke my camera lens, sprint will still honor the insurance despite my phone having been rooted?
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zone23 said:
My advise with insurance is to always report the phone lost. Otherwise you have to send it back and if they don't receive it for some reason they will try and charge you. If you report it lost you can just loose it in the trash can or use it as spar parts.
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well, i was under impression that theres no charge for repairs with the insurance. I was told $100 if lost/stolen/water damage, free otherwise

milkit said:
well, i was under impression that theres no charge for repairs with the insurance. I was told $100 if lost/stolen/water damage, free otherwise
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I was under this impression as well. Thought the fix changes were free with insurance or 35 dollars without as long as the phone was not broken into 3 or more pieces or no more than 3 (can't remember)

glockliberty said:
So if something in my pocket broke my camera lens, sprint will still honor the insurance despite my phone having been rooted?
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Yes they will. I had my broken plastic cover over the camera lens replaced using the insurance. Took the phone in rooted, running Fresh and themed. No problems at all.
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[Q] Fixing scratched screen instore - rooted

So, I'm going go to Sprint to pay the 35 dollars to get my screen fixed. Would it be a big deal if they see that the phone has Cyanogen on it? Bought the phone from Radio Shack so it's not like they would tell them about it. xP
It probably depends on the store, but I took mine in the other day for a screwed up screen, and they fixed it. I know they rebooted it, because it was off when I gave it to them and on when I picked it up. So I know they saw the CyanogenMod boot screen. I'm sure other things may have tipped them off, too, but they didn't give me any trouble about it and let me sign up for their protection plan anyway.
Give it a shot. It's not like they're going to hold your phone ransom.
P.S. I did take my SD card out before I gave it to them.
As always, I recommend you unroot. We all know that rooting doesnt cause hardware malfunctions, or has nothing to do with your scratched screen. But it does void the warranty, and there is always the possibility they will catch it. I wouldnt take the chance.
Give it a shot. It's not like they're going to hold your phone ransom.
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Well if they do care, and they do catch it, they will permanently void your warranty, so every sprint store will see it and you will never get your phone fixed.
Maybe hold on to your battery while they fix it?
Or just take the steps to do a nandroid backup, then unroot it.
I never bother unrooting before having my phone serviced, I just do a nandroid backup and then install the RUU ROM version. Unless they boot into recovery, they can't tell and it's so much easier to restore when I get it back.
The guys at my sprint store are always fascinated with my phones when I bring them in. I had my Evo rooted before I even activated it, put CM 6.1 on it, tried to activate it but it wouldn't so I took it to the sprint store and they couldent figure it out. Brought it back home, flashed stock RUU and activated just fine, took it back and let the guys play around with CM 6.1 and they were asking how to root theirs.
I guess it just depends on the store
thetakara said:
So, I'm going go to Sprint to pay the 35 dollars to get my screen fixed. Would it be a big deal if they see that the phone has Cyanogen on it? Bought the phone from Radio Shack so it's not like they would tell them about it. xP
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Don't worry, you're rooted EVO will be just fine.. Now, if it were an iPhone and you were going to the * I have Mr job's hot dog up my azz* 'Genius Bar' .. that'd be a different story..
I Called and asked if they cared that my phone was rooted and they didn't. Doesn't sound like your going in under a warranty item your paying them to fix it. They generally only care about rooted if your having software issues. Like I said call the store DON'T give them your name talk to the tech and ask him what their policy is on rooted phones. it would seem to me your paying them to fix the screen it shouldn't matter if its rooted or not. Call them and ask it wont hurt.
If you have TEP on your phone does it still cost $35 to have your screen replaced. I have a tiny scratch on mine and I'm not sure it's worth $35 but if its free I might do it.
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durandetto said:
If you have TEP on your phone does it still cost $35 to have your screen replaced. I have a tiny scratch on mine and I'm not sure it's worth $35 but if its free I might do it.
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Nope with TEP it is free. Had my cracked camera lens fixed yesterday and they new it was rooted. Free with TEP. To be totally safe just nandroid and unroot.
Sorry for the N00B question but how would I nandroid and unroot?
Any cosmetic damage will not be covered under TEP for free you will have to pay the $35 to get the screen fixed. so if the screen just has a scratch they wont replace it for free they will make you pay the $35 fee
If you are going in for a scratched screen, I doubt they would care. Just nandroid backup and flash the stock RUU. However, for software issues, the stores and refurb people are soon to be asked to check in recovery for S-OFF and void your warranty.
Half those guys in the store probably have a rooted phone themselves.
The Sprint store I go to, 2 of the guys have rooted evos and another has a rooted samsung galaxy s. Maybe go in there beforehand and talk to some of them. They dont even care about rooting necessarily; its not like it screws the sales guys or anything.
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Any cosmetic damage will not be covered under TEP for free you will have to pay the $35 to get the screen fixed. so if the screen just has a scratch they wont replace it for free they will make you pay the $35 fee
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No, I'm told that if the screen isn't broken, they won't fix the screen for just scratches.
What the heck is TEP?
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Total Equipment Protection, aka the insurance.
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weehooherod said:
Haha thats actually not true at all. Apple replaced my iPod touch headphones 4 times while I had that device. To get them replaced they needed to see my iPod to check some setting on it. Every time I brought it in it was jailbroken, themed, and had hidden icons so I always had to help them find the settings app. Nobody ever called me out on it being jailbroken and I was never denied service or warranty coverage because of it.
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They were probably embarassed you had to help them find it.
My store, one rooted Evo, and one rooted Intercept. Here we don't care about it too much.... unless the customer is a straight up ass.
Store I use to work at, rooted Evo, rooted Epic, rooted Hero, but they don't do S&R there.

Asurion phone claim

I keep having an issue with my EVO with constant reboots.The reboots seem like it is the same scenario that everyone else has. Seems like heavy data usage, sometimes while charging, it just bootloops once or could be 20 times. I know I can unroot and take it to a Sprint Store and let them check it out. I am considerng just making a claim on my insurance and just pay the $100.00 deductable. I have never made a claim before. I was going to tell them it has water damage. What kind of run around do they give you? Any advice?
Well if sprint found out that phone was rooted you will have to pay those $100. So if am not wrong there is no need to lie if you already willing to pay those $100. If am wrong please correct me.
If you decide to claim it with Asurion they really don't ask any questions. When I made my claim I just told them "I messed it up somehow" and that was good enough. They don't give a crap.
I would unroot and bring it in to the sprint store first, it's worth a shot. If you can get out of having to drop $100 why not at least try?
File the claim online and there are no hassles.
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I keep having an issue with my EVO with constant reboots.The reboots seem like it is the same scenario that everyone else has. Seems like heavy data usage, sometimes while charging, it just bootloops once or could be 20 times. I know I can unroot and take it to a Sprint Store and let them check it out. I am considerng just making a claim on my insurance and just pay the $100.00 deductable. I have never made a claim before. I was going to tell them it has water damage. What kind of run around do they give you? Any advice?
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Asurion doesn't care. They are insurance, that's what its for. It may be worth as the others have said, running the newest full update and taking it in to sprint.
I believe there is a way they can tell if it is water damage inside the phone. A while back when i had a razor phone with Assurion ins i was told that they didnt cover water damage. Dont know about now though?
luist4498 said:
I believe there is a way they can tell if it is water damage inside the phone. A while back when i ad a razor phone with Assurion ins i was told that they didnt cover water damage. Dont know about now though?
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Yes it is that little red and white sticker by the battery, just tell them you lost it down an ice fishing hole and pay the $100
Do you have to send them the damaged phone back to them? That is if I tell them it's broken and not lost.
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Do you have to send them the damaged phone back to them? That is if I tell them it's broken and not lost.
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If the phone isn't lost or stolen, you have to send it back to them. If its lost and you find it, you then are suppose to send it to them.
makskylan said:
I keep having an issue with my EVO with constant reboots.The reboots seem like it is the same scenario that everyone else has. Seems like heavy data usage, sometimes while charging, it just bootloops once or could be 20 times. I know I can unroot and take it to a Sprint Store and let them check it out. I am considerng just making a claim on my insurance and just pay the $100.00 deductable. I have never made a claim before. I was going to tell them it has water damage. What kind of run around do they give you? Any advice?
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The only way I fixed my reboot problem was by getting a new EVO.
The EVO you wish you had
I went online after I came home from work and filed a claim. I told them it doesn't charge right, that it has bent pins in the port. I know it cost a hundred bucks but getting tired of the bootloops. Now I just have to root my new one when it gets here. I have downloaded the Unrevolked files and I still have the origional files that I rooted this one with. I believe it was the toast method. Thanks for the info guys...
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I still dont understand why you wouldnt spend a half hour, unroot, and take it into a sprint store. The WORST case, they send you to asurion. The BEST case, you get a brand new phone for free. That's why your phone has a one year warranty, for issues like this...
When you get your replacement and send in your old one make sure you remove the battery and sd card. All they want back is the phone, keep all cables and batteries, etc.

[Q] Should I Keep My Insurance?

Hey guys.
I've been thinking if I should even keep my insurance on my EVO. If my screen breaks, it's $35 (without insurance). If it doesn't, I just spend $84 on nothing every year. I'm rooted BTW.
Can someone help me make up my mind seeing how I can't do it myself? Hahaha. Seriously, can someone who knows the insurance policy help me out?
If you plan to flash other roms, kernels, mods, etcetera, keep your insurance.
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Keep it for water damage
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I would keep it. Yeah, it's $84 a year, but I've used mine twice so far. While the issues I had probably could've been covered under warranty, I saved a lot of Excedrin by having insurance. One of the phones had a software problem on the stock not rooted rom, which I'm sure would've been a pain to get replaced without insurance.
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This is my 3rd Evo. The first 2, my screen went out. Sprint replaced them because it was within 30 days. I flashed CM7, have a nandroid of the stock rom, I know how to unroot and haven't had any problems with this one. I don't know. I feel like I'm trying to convince myself because I'm cheap, but you guys do make a point. Does anyone know how much it costs if my USB goes out (without insurance)? I'm probably going to keep it, but out of curiosity.
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Last i checked screens repair was back up to $100.
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Better Safe
Worst comes to worst and you do run into a situation its better to have it than not. I'd say keep it, if you lose or someone steals your phone atleast you won't have to come out of pocket with so much.
Insurance on ANY smartphone is a MUST these days. Too many things can go wrong and it's better to be safe than sorry
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This is my 3rd Evo. The first 2, my screen went out. Sprint replaced them because it was within 30 days. I flashed CM7, have a nandroid of the stock rom, I know how to unroot and haven't had any problems with this one. I don't know. I feel like I'm trying to convince myself because I'm cheap, but you guys do make a point. Does anyone know how much it costs if my USB goes out (without insurance)? I'm probably going to keep it, but out of curiosity.
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Some sprint corp stores told me to do insurance as usb and hdmi ports are not covered as it is always user damage. I called sprint customer care and got an advanced warrenty replacement from another corp. Store that does advanced warrenty replacements.
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Keep It
Just keep it for peace of mind, if it bricks then say you lost it. If you lose it say you lost it. Anything happens to it, you're good. Don't be cheap you bought a killer phone obviously you have some $ right.
You guys are right. I'm gonna keep the insurance. Never thought about what if it bricks.
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Keep in mind there's always Squaretrade for a warranty if you don't want to pay Sprint TEP. Mine was $35 for a year.
Cracked screens are no longer repaired in Sprint repair locations at all. It is now handled by Asurion, with the $100 deductible.
Sunsparc said:
Cracked screens are no longer repaired in Sprint repair locations at all. It is now handled by Asurion, with the $100 deductible.
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Says who? I'm repairing cracked screens still.
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I think my phone heard me threatening to take off the insurance, hahaha. It froze on the boot screen for a LONG time. This is the first time it happened to me. I just took the battery out and turned the phone back on. It's fine now, just scared me.
BTW, the $35 for screen repair I was talking about wasn't about Sprint (I don't know how much their prices are). I was talking about a cell phone repair shop in my area. Those guys told me they would do it for $35 (this includes labor).
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I think my phone heard me threatening to take off the insurance, hahaha. It froze on the boot screen for a LONG time. This is the first time it happened to me. I just took the battery out and turned the phone back on. It's fine now, just scared me.
BTW, the $35 for screen repair I was talking about wasn't about Sprint (I don't know how much their prices are). I was talking about a cell phone repair shop in my area. Those guys told me they would do it for $35 (this includes labor).
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Well that's a damn bargain then.
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Where is this shop located, if you can say or post detail, that would be great. Thanks........
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Where is this shop located, if you can say or post detail, that would be great. Thanks........
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Pleasant Hill, CA. On Contra Costa Blvd. I don't remember the name exactly. I think it was MD Wireless or something of that nature.
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[Q] Warranty Replacement of Brick Due to Rooting etc.

I bricked my T989 by trying to flash a ROM for the I9100 (I somehow failed to notice that the ROM was not for T989). After unsuccessfully trying to revive it I requested a warranty replacement from TMO. Does anyone have any perspective on the likelihood that TMO will hit me with a big fee if/when Samsung notices that the phone was previously rooted? Does Samsung look for that or do they just reimage the device without poking around?
I replaced a rooted g1 with no problem. They do hit you with a $130 deductible though.
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The customer service rep I spoke to today said that there would be a $100+ fee if the phone has cosmetic issues (which mine does not) so hopefully I won't get hit with the deductible.
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I replaced a rooted g1 with no problem. They do hit you with a $130 deductible though.
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You're confusing warranty with insurance. The deductible only applies to insurance, for which there is no concern regarding rooting damage. Insurance will cover any damage or loss. Warranty is specifically for when the manufacturer has issued a faulty device. In the OP's case, negligent damage should not be covered by warranty, since the manufacturer is not at fault, however they will most likely not even look twice at the device and just replace it. I have seen countless folks brick their phones and just play dumb for a replacement. This, in part, is why they now charge a $20 warranty exchange fee.
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I just replaced a sensation on warrenty and was charged only 5 bucks.
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im either replacing my s2 or getting it repaired for free. i called in and said it didnt read any sim cards when i got it. and they sent me the shipping info right away
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I just replaced a sensation on warrenty and was charged only 5 bucks.
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Yeah they drop it to $5 if you have the full insurance on it too because it includes an extended, enhanced warranty.
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Quick question, if I root my phone & then return it to stock in order to get a warranty exchange will they some how be able to tell that my phone was rooted before??
That's the only thing keeping me from rooting my phone right now.
Just unroot and youll be fine
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TomSilverSpring said:
I bricked my T989 by trying to flash a ROM for the I9100 (I somehow failed to notice that the ROM was not for T989). After unsuccessfully trying to revive it I requested a warranty replacement from TMO. Does anyone have any perspective on the likelihood that TMO will hit me with a big fee if/when Samsung notices that the phone was previously rooted? Does Samsung look for that or do they just reimage the device without poking around?
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are u at least able to turn on the phone? turn on meaning the phone comes on instead of full boot. if so,u are soft bricked and can fix thru Odin. I wouldn't waste my warranty exchange on a soft brick as its 100% fixable. the refurb unit u may receive will only hhave a 90 day warranty vs the 1yr that comes with ur origina purchase.
Canesfan said:
Quick question, if I root my phone & then return it to stock in order to get a warranty exchange will they some how be able to tell that my phone was rooted before??
That's the only thing keeping me from rooting my phone right now.
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they should'nt be able to tell if you use Odin and the stock .tar file
using the half ass'd "return to stock zip rom" does not flash the stock kernal. so syngery(or whatever kernal) boot screen is still visible.
They don't check.
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Thanks for the answer guys!! And Merry Christmas to you all.
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They don't check.
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absolutely WRONG. They just do a surface check of the phone. if anything seem's off like a leftover kernal splash or theme, they will not honor the warranty.
I do this **** errday everyday. I'm Damn for sure. =D
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Works 100% of the Time...
Call The rep and say this..
I dont know whats wrong with my phone it just stopped turning on.
Ive Changed the battery because a friend of mine has the same phone and I also changed the storage card because I have had several of them.. Im not too sure how to handle this situation because I know ive never dropped it in water or anything, I dont think I have ever even dropped it, I keep it in a case.
They will say,
Welp looks like you have tried everything can you take out the battery what color is the water damage indicator?
You tell them white (Given that it is indeed white)
They will say okay well we can send you a new phone, (or the next best whatever your case may be) and you give them your IMEI number, and read you the script which I almost have memorized and then they charge you 5 bucks for next day delivery to your next bill, and when your phone comes brick your old handset and send it back!
Thats it!
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Works 100% of the Time...
Call The rep and say this..
I dont know whats wrong with my phone it just stopped turning on.
Ive Changed the battery because a friend of mine has the same phone and I also changed the storage card because I have had several of them.. Im not too sure how to handle this situation because I know ive never dropped it in water or anything, I dont think I have ever even dropped it, I keep it in a case.
They will say,
Welp looks like you have tried everything can you take out the battery what color is the water damage indicator?
You tell them white (Given that it is indeed white)
They will say okay well we can send you a new phone, (or the next best whatever your case may be) and you give them your IMEI number, and read you the script which I almost have memorized and then they charge you 5 bucks for next day delivery to your next bill, and when your phone comes brick your old handset and send it back!
Thats it!
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If I'm not mistaken this is called fraud?
Care to elaborate on the "$20 Warranty Exchange Fee"? This is something I haven't heard of before...I just remember having to pay for shipping
txlonghorn321 said:
Care to elaborate on the "$20 Warranty Exchange Fee"? This is something I haven't heard of before...I just remember having to pay for shipping
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Don't know much as to the why's and what not's, all I know is they charge it unless you have full insurance in which case they only charge $5. Most likely to offset the cost of people abusing the system by ruining their own devices and then getting a replacement.
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Don't know much as to the why's and what not's, all I know is they charge it unless you have full insurance in which case they only charge $5. Most likely to offset the cost of people abusing the system by ruining their own devices and then getting a replacement.
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Yes, A rep from t-mobile told me that it does offset costs of replacements (refurbishing them) and 2 day/overnight shipping cost.
Are there any threads on going back to stock with the.2.3.6 ota?
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Water Damage

hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P
Water damage isn't covered by the store as part of regular warranty. You'll have to call the insurance company.
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
Make friends with a tech and have him say that the LCD was just fried lol
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Don't report it stolen. They may require a police report.
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they will take it apart and find the water markings, and corrosion. lost / stolen would get you the same result... file a claim with Asurion if you have TEP. sprint.com/protection. it's a $100.00 deductible.
also, Sprint does not have a policy against rooted devices. it doesn't matter if it is stock or not.
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hrffd said:
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
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Just call the insurance company and tell them the truth. You'll have to provide a police report if you report it lost (I believe), and it's a felony to file a false police report.
You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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It's no different. Water damage gets you the same $100 deductible that a lost phone gets.
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Run over it a few time so and just send them your screen I had a forklift run over mine i sent them just the screen and I got a new phone (HTC evo 3d) but I have a sg2 now
From the 2nd galaxy
hrffd said:
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
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That is one of the main things insurance covers. :banghead:
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Wow u guys dont know **** about the insurance. 1 the tep covers everything even water damage 2 reporting it los/stolen does not require a police report. 3 u mind as well just try and scam them at the store the worse that will happen is they find out about the water damage and notate your account and ull still have to pay the deducable anyway which youll do anyway if u want you phone
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krisI0N said:
hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P
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Dump ur girlfriend.
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Rooting is covered as stated by someone else. The other thing you have to take into account, would running stock have kept the phone from being ruined? Would you have been able to restore it any better? No, you didn't kill it by flashing something. If they give pushback print out the memo that's posted and use my reasoning.
Must be that kind of weekend. My phone got submerged in water yesterday but surprisingly when I took the cover off it seemed pretty dry. Shaking the phone I could hear water so I sat it out in the sun for about 45. Slapped the battery back in and here I sit playing with my phone like nothing happened. Who said Samsung build quality sucks?!!!!!!!!!
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I dropped my phone in the toilet before, and sat it in rice for about a day and a half and never had 1 issue. I also re soaked it in clean water.
polska2180o said:
Dump ur girlfriend.
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Lol that would have been the first thing i did
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Don't blame dropping your phone in the toilet on your gf
It's my phone...any mis takes...sry
How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.
sergioperalta81 said:
How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.
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Even if it is less than a month, if it goes for a swim, they won't replace it in store, simple as that.

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