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[Q] How to Deactivate Sprint Galaxy S III? [PLEASE CLOSE]

I recently bought a Sprint SGSIII from a friend that moved away but it still has service. How do I deactative it? I cant get ahold of him so he can do it. Do is there something I can do it just disable the radio completely because Im only going to use it on Wifi.
EDIT: Got ahold of him!, he is going to cancel it tomorrow. MODS PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD.

mlaws90 said:
I recently bought a Sprint SGSIII from a friend that moved away but it still has service. How do I decative it? I cant get ahold of him s he can do it. Do is there something I can do it just disable the radio completely because Im only going to use it on Wifi.
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you can't deactivate it unless he does it though his sprint account.
if you don't want to use the radio, then i suggest airplane mode, as you would disable it, as well as have wonderful battery life.

If you have all the correct info, you can port the number out.

VikingoRMCF said:
If you have all the correct info, you can port the number out.
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What do you mean port the number out?

And if he didn't pay his bill you're out of luck.
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It's you walked in a Sprint store and said this I'd ponder if you stole the phone. Not saying you did but it's one possible way Sprint would look at it.
Sent from Pluto.

Speedin07si said:
It's you walked in a Sprint store and said this I'd ponder if you stole the phone. Not saying you did but it's one possible way Sprint would look at it.
Sent from Pluto.
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That's exactly what I'd think too...just sayin'
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He actually called me about an hour ago(my One XL). He is gonna cancel it tomorrow, thanks for the advice everyone.
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What's this part?

Hello guys,
I'm curious about a part that I almost find on every phone but I have no idea what it exactly is...
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So can someone point this out for me?
Greetins,
Nicothefunky

Nicothefunky said:
Hello guys,
I'm curious about a part that I almost find on every phone but I have no idea what it exactly is...
So can someone point this out for me?
Greetins,
Nicothefunky
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I think its an port to attach an external GPS antenna.
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Looks like an external antenna connection port.

Thanks for the replies,
Is there a possibility to replace this part?
I think i kinda broke it...
I thought it was a reset button (Fail to me ...)
Now I have bad connection/no connection at all..
Greetings,
Nicothefunky

See here. to bad you didn't catch page 2 before sticking something in it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1395128&highlight=antenna+ports
good day.

chopper the dog said:
See here. to bad you didn't catch page 2 before sticking something in it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1395128&highlight=antenna+ports
good day.
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Thanks for reply
But I don't really see a fix?(If there is suppose to be one on this page or I am blind which is a big possibility )
Greetings,
Nicothefunky

Yea, heat gun it and solder a new one on.
DON'T stick anything in, I repeat, DON'T stick anything in that hole, i know it's tempting to fulfill your sexual urges, but please DON'T, you won't like it.

Mach3.2 said:
Yea, heat gun it and solder a new one on.
DON'T stick anything in, I repeat, DON'T stick anything in that hole, i know it's tempting to fulfill your sexual urges, but please DON'T, you won't like it.
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I've been searching over the web for a galaxy nexus antenna connecting port(not sure how you should call it) and I can't find a site where I can buy a replacement part...
Do you know where I can find one?
Greetings,
Nicothefunky

[Q] Unsure if I hard bricked or soft bricked my phone

Ok...I screwed up here and need a little direction
I installed a rooted stock image to my phone, then installed CWM and then stupidly installed a custom rom called omega. Unfortunately that was for the I9300 version and I have a SGH-I747M
So now my phone is unresponsive, meaning it will not turn on using any button combo. Took out the battery and let it sit for awhile and and then tried button combo's again and still nothing.
The only sign of life I have right now is my computer detects it when I plug and unplug the usb cord and if I leave my battery out and plug in the usb cord I get a red light in the top left corner. Nothing on the screen though to indicate charging or anything.
I have gathered I have a hard bricked phone on my hands.
Now what are my options? I read about a USB jig as well as a jtag fix so please tell me more about these and if they are my only option please. I wouldn't mind a referral to someone within Canada that fixes them for a decent price.

I'm pretty sure USB jig is your only fix. Where in Canada are you?
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Hard brick.
Highly doubt a USB Jig will fix that.
You'll need to JTAG. There are folks on eBay who offer the service for $30+.

I am in Halifax, N.S. . I have a friend that has some equipment that might do it but since I am not sure exactly what equipment that is, I cannot be sure he can do it. I will check out ebay but do you know of a solid jtag tutorial for this that I can show him?

Is there anything besides RIFF equipment that can do this? Like I said my friend does have some special equipment but I highly doubt he has a specific machine like the RIFF jtag device.

try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU

wujiku said:
try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU
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This will not work for me. My only option it seems is a jtag fix.
What I am still looking for is if it is possible to use hardware typically used to jtag xbox 360's to re-flash this phone. I have a tech savvy friend that has this type of equipment that can do it for me locally but I need instructions to give him. Can someone point me to directions that don't just use the RIFF equipment?

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Something like that...but I'm dealing with it well. I'm usually pretty good at following instructions but this time I just got tired and careless.

My Galaxt S3 isn't charging. Help please!

So about two weeks ago, I switched to iPhone because I'm giving my S3 to my dad. I haven't used it since then so I fully expected the battery to die. However, when I went to charge it today the LED at the top left isn't lighting on and I get this
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Whenever I try to plug in the battery while it's connected with the USB, the red LED pops up for 3 seconds and then it goes away.
Any ideas guys? Please help me.

You could have either bumped this other thread, or at least read it over, if you had searched first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142459
Only like 7 down, too.
Sent from my PG06100

CNexus said:
You could have either bumped this other thread, or at least read it over, if you had searched first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142459
Only like 7 down, too.
Sent from my PG06100
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I did see it. But we don't have the same problem.
My phone won't even get to the boot sequence and I know it's not a brick of any kind because the phone was working fine before I switched the iP5. I left the phone in the glove compartment of my car for a week or so, is it possible that could have messed with it? The phone was inside of the box and everything so I can't imagine it got too hot.

Well did you try the suggestions there? Keeping the battery out for a while and then putting it in and trying to boot?
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CNexus said:
Well did you try the suggestions there? Keeping the battery out for a while and then putting it in and trying to boot?
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Yeah I did but still no dice.

couple of things
Try a different battery
Try a different charger
Sometimes extreme heat and cold (from a glove compartment) can ruin a battery or the phone itself. Extreme temps are hell on phones. It's probably a good idea to remove the batterty and keep it inside if phone is being stored. Also, some chargers to go bad...had it happen. Anyway, you might have tried these things already. Good luck!:good:

N7100 stuck on "Battery loading" screen

So, yeah, my phone's been a douche lately and has developed a new symptom making me unable to start it at all.
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That's pretty much it, it's frozen on this screen whenever I attempt to charge it and the power button does nothing except turning the screen off. It's been charging all night.

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So, yeah, my phone's been a douche lately and has developed a new symptom making me unable to start it at all.
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That's pretty much it, it's frozen on this screen whenever I attempt to charge it and the power button does nothing except turning the screen off. It's been charging all night.
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try to reflash the firmware with odin, or go to stock firmware with kies using this guide (you can find s/n of your phone by pulling out the battery)
report if it worked for you

cosmyndemeter said:
try to reflash the firmware with odin, or go to stock firmware with kies using this guide (you can find s/n of your phone by pulling out the battery)
report if it worked for you
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That's the problem though, I can't get it into download mode nor recovery. From what I've found after spending some time searching, it's a flat or dead battery.

Coolstream said:
That's the problem though, I can't get it into download mode nor recovery. From what I've found after spending some time searching, it's a flat or dead battery.
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do you have warranty? send it to samsung

cosmyndemeter said:
do you have warranty? send it to samsung
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Nah, rooted and opened in the past. Not really a huge issue but I'll try with a different battery next week and hope for the best.

Coolstream said:
Nah, rooted and opened in the past. Not really a huge issue but I'll try with a different battery next week and hope for the best.
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ok. report after battery change.
regards!