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I'm of nervous about rooting my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II because if i do I'll lost my warranty. My phone has being messing up like not charging and if anything goes bad i want to be able to send it in and fix it......
I know that their is away to unroot the phone but will T-mobile know
For example, I root the phone( void my warranty) then if I unroot it will my warranty still be void
yes if u root your device flash a custom rom, you could always go back to stock.
HRodMusic said:
yes if u root your device flash a custom rom, you could always go back to stock.
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Yeah I know but will i get my warranty back or will it still be void
peconaut said:
Yeah I know but will i get my warranty back or will it still be void
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If you Odin the factory image you'll be fine. Don't use the cwm flashable unroot method.
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I'm of nervous about rooting my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II because if i do I'll lost my warranty. My phone has being messing up like not charging and if anything goes bad i want to be able to send it in and fix it......
I know that their is away to unroot the phone but will T-mobile know
For example, I root the phone( void my warranty) then if I unroot it will my warranty still be void
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I work at T-Mobile and I know who you are...don't root your phone.
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Surfacet said:
I work at T-Mobile and I know who you are...don't root your phone.
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OMG....... Tmobile has infiltrated XDA..... Everyone close your accounts before they void your warranty.
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You don't lose your warranty unless you admit to it. If the device doesn't work then no one will know and if you are able to boot the phone you can unroot it.
t mobile wont know, I've sent in countless rooted then un rooted devices and never had a issue
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Surfacet said:
I work at T-Mobile and I know who you are...don't root your phone.
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LMAO!!!!!! I have 3 friends who work at TMo who phones are all rooted up.
Now to answer your question, I have rooted every Android i have had since the G1 and have done plenty of warranty exchanges. as long as you unroot then your fine.
mikeyinid said:
If you Odin the factory image you'll be fine. Don't use the cwm flashable unroot method.
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Can you send me a link to the post..... FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OF COURSE
peconaut said:
Can you send me a link to the post..... FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE OF COURSE
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Tmobile SGSii
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321811
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Dude i thought it was ur bro's phone? U said u made that center clock zip in themes and apps section and u didnt have the phone? And u didnt want to root his phone .......confused anysays ur zip didnt work luckily i made a backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384818
Did u just get it today bud??? And what help do u need im pretty good with this stuff and dude u will be fine just unroot if u ever have to take back to tmobile. Oh and root wouldnt cause your phone to do what u described in op u will be ok
I would wait, there's really not enough out yet to take the risk. The odds are pretty high something will go wrong if you aren't experienced. I'm waiting for the pros to get the kinks worked out and some solid builds to come out, like cyanogen ICS or something. Might be a while lol, but I'll have a working phone. And this thing is pretty awesome out of the box (except for that CIQ BS and the tethering nonsense ).
Good luck !
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sarni84 said:
Dude i thought it was ur bro's phone? U said u made that center clock zip in themes and apps section and u didnt have the phone? And u didnt want to root his phone .......confused anysays ur zip didnt work luckily i made a backup
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1384818
Did u just get it today bud??? And what help do u need im pretty good with this stuff and dude u will be fine just unroot if u ever have to take back to tmobile. Oh and root wouldnt cause your phone to do what u described in op u will be ok
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Yeah I got mine so happy and will probably root it so i can test my status bar mod... Anyway thank you for testing the other one
Ok Guys i need a way to go back to stock without odin or heimdal my usb port is out of the equation. Only way to get files onto phone is through my sisters EVO. This needs to be no root no custom rom. I have to take my phone in to sprint cause 1.)the usb port 2.) My touchscreen is useless it doesn't work .
Thanks
There's a re rfs rom in android development...little busy otherwise id post it. You'll need to flash it and flash the stock recovery.
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He is talking about here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1027904
Make sure superuser is deleted as well. You will still be stuck on whatever modem you are on. I think if it is not EC05 it will mess up the OTA updates.
Thanks a lot guys ! And I'm on ec05 so were set
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Seems like the links to download aren't working :\
EDIT : Had to restart browser
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oK I flashed the zip and absolutely nothing happened it went through the installation and it was successful but it changed NOTHING
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oK I flashed the zip and absolutely nothing happened it went through the installation and it was successful but it changed NOTHING
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Bad download? You flashed the ROM and it doesn't look like Froyo stock? What ROM are you on?
I'm on the latest sleeper rom
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CrfEpic4g said:
I'm on the latest sleeper rom
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MTD? Then you are screwed. You can't get back to stock without Odin or Heimdall. You need to repartition. BUT there is an MTD version of the FB15 leak which should look enough like stock to get you through:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1522816
That is the best you can do. You should also do the 2 flashable modems to get you to EL30 and delete Superuser before you bring it in.
Wow just what i wanted to hear hahah alright man thanks
CrfEpic4g said:
Wow just what i wanted to hear hahah alright man thanks
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Let me know if you need links to the modem flashables and how the "stock" ROM looks.
Do you think they will try to access the recovery?
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Do you think they will try to access the recovery?
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It depends on how interested the tech is in making sure it is not a software problem. There are a few horror stories about accounts getting flagged but most of the time the techs don't care. Just smile a lot...lol.
thats didnt install either nothin changed !!!!!!!
EDIT: opps needs to be mtd lol my bad
This wont work the boot up isn't stock at all anything else u can think of?? bout to just slam the thing on a wall OOORR just break the charging prongs and let it uncharge???
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This wont work the boot up isn't stock at all anything else u can think of?? bout to just slam the thing on a wall OOORR just break the charging prongs and let it uncharge???
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OK, found another one for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465066
Whatever stock-ish MTD rom you flash, make sure you flash data, (factory reset) if you're returning it, might as well.
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This thread scares the hell out of me. A bad USB port on your epic is a fatal blow to your potential sprint insurance coverage. I cant think of anything worse, especially if your on MTD. Although, if your paying for insurance, i dont think it should really matter what firmware/rom you have on your device.
To the OP, you should be fine. As long as you can make it look at stock as possible, the average sprint employee is not smart enough to get into specifics. They are usually pretty cool about it. As a matter of fact, the tech at my local sprint store put gingerbread on my phone a week before it was released using odin (this was before I knew anything about flashing or rooting), most of the tech's do exactly what we do, so dont sweat it too much.
let me know which rom you put on i'm pretty much in the same boat i need to take my phone in because i'm having hardware failure
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Wow just what i wanted to hear hahah alright man thanks
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[email protected] said:
let me know which rom you put on i'm pretty much in the same boat i need to take my phone in because i'm having hardware failure
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The one I posted a few posts back (post 16) by Bbelos is the closest to complete stock for MTD. Just delete superuser when done. Then you are only left with CWM recovery as evidence.
just want to let you know that Sprint firmware is ready for download
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SPH-L710
Is that the current sprint software?
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Yay i finally may be able to fix my phone **crosses fingers**
Indeed great news!
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Just Flash It !!!
good find
Does this push through keis or wud we have to make a flash able of it
I only ask bcuz I've never used to keis before it reminds me of like an iTunes clkne for android haha.
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Do you think I am safe doing updates after rooting...all I did was root no Rom or kernel..so all stock except for root and free hot spot
hunterbeav said:
Do you think I am safe doing updates after rooting...all I did was root no Rom or kernel..so all stock except for root and free hot spot
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yes you are safe.
Do you all sleep?
Not in a thread like this haha btw when I lkug my gs3 into my computer and let it connect with keis I goctj the updates panel and it says my phone is not comparable to receive updates through keis why is this?
Plz excuse the poor pwnman ship its 3 in the morning and I don't have a hardware keyboard any more haha
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what does this mean. are we gonna get some roms to finally try out?
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Anyone know what does this update fix?
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awesomedeals88 said:
Anyone know what does this update fix?
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This fixes broken phones.
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This fixes broken phones.
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what in particular? Was the SGS 3 released with bugs? Still waiting on my phone by the way.
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what in particular? Was the SGS 3 released with bugs? Still waiting on my phone by the way.
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Fixes phones that have soft bricked themselves by bad flashes.
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what in particular? Was the SGS 3 released with bugs? Still waiting on my phone by the way.
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Don't believe this is an update. This is simply the stock firmware that came with the phone. It might come in handy if/when something goes terribly wrong and a backup won't fix your issue.
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Don't believe this is an update. This is simply the stock firmware that came with the phone. It might come in handy if/when something goes terribly wrong and a backup won't fix your issue.
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That's exactly what it is.
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I'm curious if by flashing this it resets the Device Status to "Factory Mode" for those of us who rooted and run into a situation where it needs to be taken back to the store.
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I'm curious if by flashing this it resets the Device Status to "Factory Mode" for those of us who rooted and run into a situation where it needs to be taken back to the store.
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I'm not exactly sure if this is the stock tar or not.....
BUT if it is, you should be able to just restore your stock nandroid and pull out the recovery file and put that in the pda slot of odin.
Or just put the entire tar in the pda slot... looking for some confirmation on this
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I'm not exactly sure if this is the stock tar or not.....
BUT if it is, you should be able to just restore your stock nandroid and pull out the recovery file and put that in the pda slot of odin.
Or just put the entire tar in the pda slot... looking for some confirmation on this
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I'm just concerned about whether that Device Status field in the About Phone settings is something that is stored underneath the OS and can't be changed once you flash something. This would be an easy indicator that the phone has been messed with and clear void of warranty for normally clueless reps even if you do a return to stock type flash. Before I rooted, it said "Factory Mode“ but now says "Modified“. I haven't touched anything else other than flashing CWM and Superuser.
I'm exchanging my phone for a new one. I should send back my current phone after I receive the new one.
Do I need to flash back to stock ROM before sending back the device to tmo? It is rooted and is on Darkside ICS.
P.S. If so, is there anyway to do it over Mac or through the phone itself since I don't have access to PC?
raizaM said:
I'm exchanging my phone for a new one. I should send back my current phone after I receive the new one.
Do I need to flash back to stock ROM before sending back the device to tmo? It is rooted and is on Darkside ICS.
P.S. If so, is there anyway to do it over Mac or through the phone itself since I don't have access to PC?
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Yes yes yes yes
U should have done a nandroid of your stock -pre-rooted phone before you flashed superuser. If you did as u were suppose to then all u have to do is restore that backup and ull be fine back to stock. U Also have to flash stock recovery I think....in which case u need a PC and Odin.... as far as I know....I'm sure someone knows a better way that may better fit ur needs.
Also, there is a counter that ticks every time u flash. Mr. X, I believe had a post on how to reset that counter so that tmo doesn't see that u have altered ur phone. I'm not, however, sure how important that is to do.
Good luck
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bzlik88 said:
Yes yes yes yes
U should have done a nandroid of your stock -pre-rooted phone before you flashed superuser. If you did as u were suppose to then all u have to do is restore that backup and ull be fine back to stock. U Also have to flash stock recovery I think....in which case u need a PC and Odin.... as far as I know....I'm sure someone knows a better way that may better fit ur needs.
Also, there is a counter that ticks every time u flash. Mr. X, I believe had a post on how to reset that counter so that tmo doesn't see that u have altered ur phone. I'm not, however, sure how important that is to do.
Good luck
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I really appreciate your reply.
I was on Ginger bread before ICS and I'm almost certain that my nandroid backup is from that ROM
I'm worried now! Assuming I can get access to PC somehow, would I have all the required tools to make my device good enough to return?
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I really appreciate your reply.
I was on Ginger bread before ICS and I'm almost certain that my nandroid backup is from that ROM
I'm worried now! Assuming I can get access to PC somehow, would I have all the required tools to make my device good enough to return?
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It doesn't matter whether ur on ics now or not....flashing ur nandroid backup will bring u back to unrooted stock regardless of where u are now. And yes....if u get access to a computer....and download odin and ur drivers...your set....
Do some research on the kernel counter thing I mentioned....a quick search should bring it up. U may or may not need it.
Search Mr.X counter
I don't know if I'm being difficult to understand. Feel free to ask questions.
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Thanks again for quick reply.
That's good to know. I though that Nandroid, backs up the current rom of the phone, so since I did it when I was on GB to upgrade to ICS, currently there is a GB backup on my phone. So it is the stock ROM... good.
Ok. I'll probably will restore the nandroid tonight to see what happens. and will sure look for Mr.X. Thank you so much!
Oh, btw, how about radio? do I need to do something about that or it restores back to default by nandroid restore?
raizaM said:
Thanks again for quick reply.
That's good to know. I though that Nandroid, backs up the current rom of the phone, so since I did it when I was on GB to upgrade to ICS, currently there is a GB backup on my phone. So it is the stock ROM... good.
Ok. I'll probably will restore the nandroid tonight to see what happens. and will sure look for Mr.X. Thank you so much!
Oh, btw, how about radio? do I need to do something about that or it restores back to default by nandroid restore?
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Yeah your nandroid will restore back to the exact state it was in when u made the backup....therefore you'll be back on gb and not on ics. Which doesn't matter if ur returning the phone.
Your radio will be restored as well with the nandroid
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Oh, the problem is that my previous GB was a custom ROM and I made a nandroid backup on that... oh...
So summary:
1. Look up Mr.X counter thingie and figure out if u need it and if u do all the instructions will be there.
2. Restore nandroid to stock
3. Odin stock recovery.tar using PC. If u don't have the stock recovery a quick search should get it for u as well.
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Oh, the problem is that my previous GB was a custom ROM and I made a nandroid backup on that... oh...
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Ooo that's a problem. U should have made a backup of ur stock before u rooted. Maybe somebody can give u theirs. I have sensitive information on mine.
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Oh god... There should be some plain untouched stock rom somewhere... ((((
raizaM said:
Oh god... There should be some plain untouched stock rom somewhere... ((((
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I agree....your not the only person who has been thru this. I'm surprised nobody has joined this conversation. Give it time
all of this may not even be necessary...sometimes they don't even check....but if they do ur screwed so better safe than sorry.
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Yes, I should try my best than to be sorry. I hope someone can help me with this quickly. Because I have 7 days to return the device and have a hard time accessing PC...
I really appreciate your support bzlik88!
You will need access to a PC to use Odin to flash back to stock. Once you get a computer, it shouldn't take more than an hour and there are plenty of threads here to help you figure that out.
I don't know anything about resetting the flash counter. Depending on WHY your sending your phone back, it may not matter.
I filed an insurance claim on mine after it got a crack in the side. Even went in to the store, played dumb, told them it wasn't working right, and they sent it back for me.
At every step of the way when you talk to someone at Tmobile, don't give them any indication that you know anything about "flashing".
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I'd prefer one that doesn't involve KNOX
The best thing to do is flash back to stock MG2(if you're on Boost/VM) or MD4 if you're on Sprint, via an Odin Tar. Before you do that, if you're rooted, run triangle away, then flash. That will wipe everything except your sd card, including root. There are tars of both floating around. Try android forums if you can't find them here. Good luck.
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is that internal or external SD card?
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Juls317 said:
is that internal or external SD card?
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dont forget to tell them NOT to update your phone to mk3...... if you plan to re root and what not.
also diagnostics can be run on any revision so which one you load doesnt really matter other than for the keeping up apperances. but i can tell you from personall experiance that 1> they dont have to update to do the diagnostic and 2> most wont bat an eye even if your running LEN and best place to get stock rom one clicks is from rwilcos12's site
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung%20Galaxy%20S3%20%28SPH-L710%29/
ok good luck have fun and dont hurt yourself:good:
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dont forget to tell them NOT to update your phone to mk3...... if you plan to re root and what not.
also diagnostics can be run on any revision so which one you load doesnt really matter other than for the keeping up apperances. but i can tell you from personall experiance that 1> they dont have to update to do the diagnostic and 2> most wont bat an eye even if your running LEN and best place to get stock rom one clicks is from rwilcos12's site
http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.php?dir=Files/Devices/Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710)/
ok good luck have fun and dont hurt yourself:good:
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wait, so are you saying I. so walk in with a rooted phone and be fine? cuz if so I'll just slap a TW rom on my phone until tomorrow
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Juls317 said:
wait, so are you saying I. so walk in with a rooted phone and be fine? cuz if so I'll just slap a TW rom on my phone until tomorrow
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oh god NOOO but which stcok tw rom doesnt matter as long as its stock no root not mk3 if you wnat to go back to root and custom. also make sure to reset your flash count before returning to stock triangle away for a good time just search xda for a download
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oh god NOOO but which stcok tw rom doesnt matter as long as its stock no root not mk3 if you wnat to go back to root and custom. also make sure to reset your flash count before returning to stock triangle away for a good time just search xda for a download
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oh ok haha. I was gonna say that sounded almost too good to be true. in that link that you posted, an I supposed to select "Full Restore" or "No Data Restore"?
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Juls317 said:
oh ok haha. I was gonna say that sounded almost too good to be true. in that link that you posted, an I supposed to select "Full Restore" or "No Data Restore"?
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Use a full restore as it will crash constantly since you are coming off cm or aosp. Also remember you will need to be on md4 to flash back to custom once you diag. Is done so its kind of time saving just to Odin the MD4 1 click full restore then just go in.. BTW why are you going in for the diag any way? Don't worry about loading any apps other than what you'll use as I have had them full restore my phones to "fix it"
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Use a full restore as it will crash constantly since you are coming off cm or aosp. Also remember you will need to be on md4 to flash back to custom once you diag. Is done so its kind of time saving just to Odin the MD4 1 click full restore then just go in.. BTW why are you going in for the diag any way? Don't worry about loading any apps other than what you'll use as I have had them full restore my phones to "fix it"
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i can't use the one-click since I have a Mac, so I'm going to have to use Heimdall (always an adventure). I can't receive texts, and Sprint has no clue why, so they want me to have diagnostics run. It's really weird, i can make and receive calls, send and receives MMS, use my data to surf the web, etc. and even send texts, but I can't receive them.
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Use a full restore as it will crash constantly since you are coming off cm or aosp. Also remember you will need to be on md4 to flash back to custom once you diag. Is done so its kind of time saving just to Odin the MD4 1 click full restore then just go in.. BTW why are you going in for the diag any way? Don't worry about loading any apps other than what you'll use as I have had them full restore my phones to "fix it"
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Happened to me once when i was with att. Funny thing was it was caused by Verizon categorizing my number as a landline. I guess we uses so many of Verizon's towers that it completely screwed me up lol.
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So I went in today (after trying yesterday, but the store wasn't servicing phones) and they have no idea what's wrong with it. Like no clue. So I'm just expected to pay my bill and not have full use of my phone
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