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Ok. After having started the vertical lines thread I don't want to seem like a negative Nancy.
But my device has just been rebooting randomly like probably 5-10 times a day. Anyone else have this issue?
I'm assuming its a software issue knowing Samsung. But I just want to confirm with other people. I may exchange mine if I'm the only one having this issue.
I so really like the device though. Runs fast and smooth. Just stop rebooting on me! Lol
It did it once while I was writing this.
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You guys must have got a bad bunch of phones, I bought 2 and they are both awesome, I have not had one problem
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Yeah. Thats odd. I havent had one reboot at all.
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I have had one random reboot that I've noticed... Unfortunately it happened to me today as I was calling to speak with a guy about a possible job... He bought the "my phone dropped" answer I gave him when I called back but there was a frantic moment or two on my end when it happened...
What apps have you installed?
stevekixs said:
Ok. After having started the vertical lines thread I don't want to seem like a negative Nancy.
But my device has just been rebooting randomly like probably 5-10 times a day. Anyone else have this issue?
I'm assuming its a software issue knowing Samsung. But I just want to confirm with other people. I may exchange mine if I'm the only one having this issue.
I so really like the device though. Runs fast and smooth. Just stop rebooting on me! Lol
It did it once while I was writing this.
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id take it back or factory reset without ur apps installed and see if its a app causing it
Knock on wood, but I haven't had a reboot yet. Hopefully its just a bad unit that you have. I love my GS2.
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Hmm. It was doing it since I first got it. I don't think its an app. Laaaame.
It does it even when its on standby.
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I did some reading and it looks like one of the other galaxy sII variants had reboot issues with SD cards.
I have a 16gb Samsung card I put into mine. I'm not sure if that's related. Perhaps I should just exchange.
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stevekixs said:
I did some reading and it looks like one of the other galaxy sII variants had reboot issues with SD cards.
I have a 16gb Samsung card I put into mine. I'm not sure if that's related. Perhaps I should just exchange.
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If its an SD card issue then take out the SD card and see what happens or try formatting the SD card. I also have a 16gb SD card that I took out of my old Hd2 and my phone is working flawlessly. Definitely the best phone I've used to date and I've owned 2 Nexus S, 1 Nexus One, 2 G2x, 1 Hd2, 4 myTouch 4G, 1 myTouch 4g Slide, 1 Sensation 4g, 2 Vibrant's, Hd7 etc.
My point is I know my stuff when it comes to these Smart/Super Phones and I can say this one tops them all.
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Yes, this phone is winning. I suppose the sd could cause your issue, i've had zero reboots here.
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No reboots. I had a friend on a diff phone get random reboots after reloading their SMS and MMS from a backup. I think he had too many
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Hmm. It was doing it since I first got it. I don't think its an app. Laaaame.
It does it even when its on standby.
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Same here, and also almost the same amout of reboots per day. I even flashed the Stock, deodexed, rooted ROM posted and still rebooted. It always do it when it's in my leather case. Haven't seen it yet do it out of the case. I'm assuming it might be the magnet on the case.
My opinion the volume rocker & power sticks out a little bit to much.
Anyways I'm getting my replacement from Wirefly today. Let's see how the 2nd unit does.
Not one reboot
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zoth said:
Same here, and also almost the same amout of reboots per day. I even flashed the Stock, deodexed, rooted ROM posted and still rebooted. It always do it when it's in my leather case. Haven't seen it yet do it out of the case. I'm assuming it might be the magnet on the case.
My opinion the volume rocker & power sticks out a little bit to much.
Anyways I'm getting my replacement from Wirefly today. Let's see how the 2nd unit does.
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Hate to necro a thread, but better than starting a new one for the same issue Same problem as zoth...stock rooted deodexed ROM, 16GB SD card (but it was doing it before I put the SD card in), not under or over clocked, maybe 20 installed apps. Mine also seems to reboot when in the leather case. I go to make a call or text, pull it out, and its rebooting.
Is there a known fix? Or just return it? Just got it a week ago.
I've had one reboot but I was messing with clocks and voltages. Other than that, smooth sailing here.
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Hate to necro a thread, but better than starting a new one for the same issue Same problem as zoth...stock rooted deodexed ROM, 16GB SD card (but it was doing it before I put the SD card in), not under or over clocked, maybe 20 installed apps. Mine also seems to reboot when in the leather case. I go to make a call or text, pull it out, and its rebooting.
Is there a known fix? Or just return it? Just got it a week ago.
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Flash a different rom.
2hvy4grvty said:
Flash a different rom.
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OK. I didnt know if it was the ROM or the hardware. Im currently using Mr X's Tmoble SGH-T989UVKL1 Stock, Rooted, Lightly Tweaked, 100% [CIQ Free]
I was having this problem for a while, turned out my internal memory had somehow gotten corrupted.
To test is this is your problem, make a nandroid backup and then restore to it. If there is an error while restoring, then your memory is corrupted and you need to run SuperWipe.
In case you're worried about losing your data, at least in my case, I could still restore to the backup that had the corruption, but restoring it would cause the corruption to be present again, but obviously no guarantees.
stevekixs said:
Ok. After having started the vertical lines thread I don't want to seem like a negative Nancy.
But my device has just been rebooting randomly like probably 5-10 times a day. Anyone else have this issue?
I'm assuming its a software issue knowing Samsung. But I just want to confirm with other people. I may exchange mine if I'm the only one having this issue.
I so really like the device though. Runs fast and smooth. Just stop rebooting on me! Lol
It did it once while I was writing this.
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It's software, definitely not hardware!
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Odin phone back to ec05 stock , pull ur sd card out and take phone to sprint to check out. Do not show them ur sd card (because it will have clockworkmod). Don't even tell them ur phone was rooted. Just show them the problem and that's it. As long as u have total equipment protection, u should be fine.
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Sounds like you knocked the ribbon cable to the LCD loose if you have TEP let Sprint fix that for you.
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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marcusant said:
Clockworkmod isn't on the SD card... it has its own partition on the onenand. I'm sure they wont care if you are rooted but just in case follow the restore the epic from the brink guide in the development section.
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U just taught me something new.
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So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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Try a kernel that has voodoo color mods. You can control the RBG values.
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This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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masaidjet said:
This color tint happened to me. Take it sprint and they'll fix it for free(if you have insurance). You don't have to Odin Sprint don't care about phones being Rooted.
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Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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Keep in mind, not every store operates the same way. That's why its better to be cautious. The store by my house frowns on "rooted phones".
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The store near me acts like they've been covered in acid. The tech won't go near them. I asked him why and he said that his training never covered the differences between rooted and non-rooted phones so he doesn't want to brick them and end up owing the store the money for a new phone to give to the customer. These are the same people who think it's alright and normal for my mother's phone to drop every other call. YMMV with Sprint stores, there are really good ones and really bad ones. Remember that if they treat you poorly there is no requirement for you ever to give them your business again.
Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Hey guys, I just want to thank everyone for all the advice! I Odin'd back to stock ec05 went to stock EI22 and brought it back to the sprint store. I was convinced it was a loose ribbon and that I dropped it, obviously, and told the rep. He responded we won't tell [the tech] them that. They said they needed it for 1 hour and a half.
I was hoping they would fix the phone and tell me what the problem was. They just replaced it with a new one (maybe refurbished :\ ). So I didn't get to find out the problem.
Judging by the way they handled it they probably weren't concerned if it was rooted
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Exactly, it's a hardware screen issue rooting won't cause that. And that's why they wouldn't care.
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I just had to get a new screen. I took my phone in as is. Overclocked, rooted, cwm and all and no one said a thing.
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Pocketbob26 said:
So I dropped my epic at work today and everything works, but now my display is tinted green. I'm on legendary. I know it's probably hardware issue and needs to be returned. Haven't reflashed or anything yet. Any advice?
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LOL.. Hey did your phone screen look like a old school GameBoy Color??
I took my phone to Sprint to get it fixed for another issue.. and they gave it back to me like that.. I asked them about it and they said thats how I gave it to them.. they straight lied to my face..
I didnt give it back for them to fix it becauce I didnt want them to keep it for ANOTHER 3 IN A HALF HOURS..
Ok so whenever I reset my ram with task manager my radio crashes and when it comes back on it says roaming then jumps back to Sprint service. It also happens when using ##3282# wether I go to edit or view clicking on evdo will crash the radio. It did this on every build since I got the phone. Its nothing major like b4 when rebooting was the only way to get back in service. Just wanted to point it out bcuz I know its not normal and never experienced it with the og epic.
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Its not a glitch that is supposed to happen. When u clear the RAM it stops all apps and processes from running. That us why that happens. Actually that was used to help get rid of LOS rather than rebooting cause it resets the radio.
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Its not a glitch that is supposed to happen. When u clear the RAM it stops all apps and processes from running. That us why that happens. Actually that was used to help get rid of LOS rather than rebooting cause it resets the radio.
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Ok but why does it do it when accessing ##3282# and clicking on evdo from both the edit and view option? Also mind you it did this on my EG30 firmware when I got the phone. I disagree for the simple fact my phone always did this from day one. Clearing my ram always crashed my radio on eg30 so how is that new? Don't get me wrong I believe they did find a way for the phone to not have to reboot when it happens, but that right there is not it. Its a hardware flaw..
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Also let me point out that my og epic used the same task manager and clearing out my ram would not crash my radio.
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RayTrue04 said:
Also let me point out that my og epic used the same task manager and clearing out my ram would not crash my radio.
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+1....clearing ram does not crash my radio
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Clearing apps and ram from the built in task manager does not, and never has, crashed the radio on my phone.
Did any of you two that never had this happen ever had a LOS occur before the fix? I'm no pro at being a super geek but I know when something seems screwy with my electronics...
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I got my phone about three months ago approximately. It must of had eg baseband on it because it immediately updated to ek02. I don't know if what I think Los is, is actually what it is. I thought it was, when you woke up the phone, you would discover that the 3g and bars were gone and replaced with a circle with a slash through it. Am I mistaken?
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I got my phone about three months ago approximately. It must of had eg baseband on it because it immediately updated to ek02. I don't know if what I think Los is, is actually what it is. I thought it was, when you woke up the phone, you would discover that the 3g and bars were gone and replaced with a circle with a slash through it. Am I mistaken?
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Yes sir that is LOS...
My radio does crash when clearing memory.
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jasone4gt said:
Yes sir that is LOS...
My radio does crash when clearing memory.
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Did your phone suffer from LOS before the fix?
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Your radio will always reset after ##3282#.. It resets to apply any changes. Just the same as after a profile or prl update.
But should not after clearing apps in task manager.
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Your radio will always reset after ##3282#.. It resets to apply any changes. Just the same as after a profile or prl update.
But should not after clearing apps in task manager.
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No the heck it shouldn't! I'm not even applying any changes! All it takes is for me to click evdo from whichever option wether edit or view. Mind you my screen freezes fir a short min when I do go to the evdo setting. Maybe I should make a video bcuz i'm tired of people saying this is normal. I bet the people who said they radios do not crash when they clear the ram won't experience this issue. If this is normal why the same option on my og epic which I still have doesn't do this screwy behavior?
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RayTrue04 said:
Did your phone suffer from LOS before the fix?
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Hey Ray, no my phone has never suffered from LOS. I am one of the lucky ones.
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Hey Ray, no my phone has never suffered from LOS. I am one of the lucky ones.
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Ok that's good to know. I got the phone on December and I never got one either. However I did experience the no signal popping up whenever I shut the phone off every once in a while. Never happened again after I upgraded to ek02. I'm just trying to get some info b4 I decide to go to Sprint and swap it out.. Now if those other two guys who don't experience radio crashes when clearing ram would let me know if they ever had LOS prior to ek02 I'd gladly appreciate it. Its just the whole thing has me skeptical..
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sorry but...this is not new news...
Success100 said:
sorry but...this is not new news...
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I don't recall where I said it was... Just looking for info b4 I decide if I should swap it out. If you don't have any feedback concerning the issue I really don't see your point for the post. But thank you anyways for your input.
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No the heck it shouldn't! I'm not even applying any changes! All it takes is for me to click evdo from whichever option wether edit or view. Mind you my screen freezes fir a short min when I do go to the evdo setting. Maybe I should make a video bcuz i'm tired of people saying this is normal. I bet the people who said they radios do not crash when they clear the ram won't experience this issue. If this is normal why the same option on my og epic which I still have doesn't do this screwy behavior?
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I have both phones, and both perform the same way. As have the hundreds that I've troubleshot in the last three years at my store.
Sounds like you have heard your answer countless times, your just looking for feedback that follows what you want, not the actual facts.
Its not a crash. It will show a crossed out circle, flash connecting to voice(the 1x icon), and reconnect to 3G. If it isn't reconnecting, you have an issue. But, it will always reset.
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
I have both phones, and both perform the same way. As have the hundreds that I've troubleshot in the last three years at my store.
Sounds like you have heard your answer countless times, your just looking for feedback that follows what you want, not the actual facts.
Its not a crash. It will show a crossed out circle, flash connecting to voice(the 1x icon), and reconnect to 3G. If it isn't reconnecting, you have an issue. But, it will always reset.
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1st I'll start off by saying two people already said they don't have this issue in this thread. 2nd how those the 1x icon show before reconnecting to 3g when Sprint disables the 1x from all their 4g phones from showing. And lastly I am glad you experienced the same behavior on all the phones you've worked on. I however didn't have that same experience. Anyways I already spoke to my friend (who works at a Sprint store) and he assured me his doesn't do it and if I would like I can come in to the store so he can order me a new one. Which I will do...
Edit: PS how dare you say all phones do it when I have my first epic 4g in my face and it is not doing this? Smh
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I'm using the stock software installed by Samsung and then I added macnut r1 which is booming with system tuner.
I left the CPU setting to disabled on st and I made the sd red at 6145 with deadline to make it keep up with the necessities whig was set to apply on after boot sure to the restraints which i'm trying to get by; it keeps on failing when I try to apply it to init.d.
After which I set boost app loading to init.d without a problem and clear cache on boot which both work fine.
Last but not least I applied the v6 supercharger script and kak and 3g turbo with after burner and null.
Now my things are going great, I know that some tweaks could help but I think that reputability is my issue, I really like the way the stock sixteen was setup by Samsung, its solid and ensuring for some strange reason. Maybe tweaks do hurt sometimes, but honestly the kernels make the whole thing a ball.
Have fun, try the kernels or before the roms and use system tuner to make your adjustments and don't forget to leave the memory settings in system tuner disabled so our doesn't mistake the string fit null and reset them. That when using the v6 supercharger. Anyone know how to change the io settings on the init.d script? I used to know how but I forgot.
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I just got my replacement too....lol. When i went to Tmo to drop my phone for warranty they told me: Ok i can give u a new device. They didnt even check my first one. Well...i backup the stock rom and running jugs rigth know. Ill be here for a while. Can u please tell me where can i dowload that v6 supercharger?
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I'm using the stock software installed by Samsung and then I added macnut r1 which is booming with system tuner.
I left the CPU setting to disabled on st and I made the sd red at 6145 with deadline to make it keep up with the necessities whig was set to apply on after boot sure to the restraints which i'm trying to get by; it keeps on failing when I try to apply it to init.d.
After which I set boost app loading to init.d without a problem and clear cache on boot which both work fine.
Last but not least I applied the v6 supercharger script and kak and 3g turbo with after burner and null.
Now my things are going great, I know that some tweaks could help but I think that reputability is my issue, I really like the way the stock sixteen was setup by Samsung, its solid and ensuring for some strange reason. Maybe tweaks do hurt sometimes, but honestly the kernels make the whole thing a ball.
Have fun, try the kernels or before the roms and use system tuner to make your adjustments and don't forget to leave the memory settings in system tuner disabled so our doesn't mistake the string fit null and reset them. That when using the v6 supercharger. Anyone know how to change the io settings on the init.d script? I used to know how but I forgot.
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ToledoG28 said:
I just got my replacement too....lol. When i went to Tmo to send drop my phone for warranty they told me: Ok i can give u a new device. They didnt even check my first one. Well...i backup the stock rom and running jugs rigth know. Ill be here for a while. Can u please tell me where can i dowload that v6 supercharger?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=v6+supercharger
ToledoG28 said:
I just got my replacement too....lol. When i went to Tmo to send drop my phone for warranty they told me: Ok i can give u a new device. They didnt even check my first one. Well...i backup the stock rom and running jugs rigth know. Ill be here for a while. Can u please tell me where can i dowload that v6 supercharger?
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they do warranty replacements at the Tmobile store? ive always done them over the phone, my current [3rd] SII now is not charging at all, i have to charge the batteries externally, so thinking of calling tomorrow but if i can go to the store and take care of it, i think i'll do it
so is it possible
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YourAntic said:
they do warranty replacements at the Tmobile store? ive always done them over the phone, my current [3rd] SII now is not charging at all, i have to charge the batteries externally, so thinking of calling tomorrow but if i can go to the store and take care of it, i think i'll do it
so is it possible
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Yes
The v6 sort charger script its one of the first twenty topics on the development section the first weird is in brackets and has wired script in the brackets. i/o
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YourAntic said:
they do warranty replacements at the Tmobile store? ive always done them over the phone, my current [3rd] SII now is not charging at all, i have to charge the batteries externally, so thinking of calling tomorrow but if i can go to the store and take care of it, i think i'll do it
so is it possible
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Third S2? WTF? What were the problems the first two had?
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Third S2? WTF? What were the problems the first two had?
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First one had issues with extreme overheating like to where i couldnt even hold the phone had to take off battery, second one had screen issues, vertical lines ans slight overheating.
Now this one luckily no screen issues or overheating but three days ago it started not charging my battery :/
It just displays an empty battery with a yellow triangle....
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The v6 sort charger script its one of the first twenty topics on the development section the first weird is in brackets and has wired script in the brackets. i/o
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Confused...explain
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Confused...explain
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I can't understand anything he posts.
It's right here, man
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
YourAntic said:
they do warranty replacements at the Tmobile store? ive always done them over the phone, my current [3rd] SII now is not charging at all, i have to charge the batteries externally, so thinking of calling tomorrow but if i can go to the store and take care of it, i think i'll do it
so is it possible
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Yes...they do. It was easy. I just pay $14.99 for replacement.
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Third S2? WTF? What were the problems the first two had?
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Mine was that my phone didnt send sms while data on. I call tmo a made a report. After endless steps...my phone was with same issue. I restored it back to stock...went tk store and when they see on their system my phone was reported already a week ago they tried first changing my sim....didnt work. The lady got a new phone and said lets try a new one....if it works i give u a new device. It worked.
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Does anybody know if I can get a white replacement if I have a black one now
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No mercy it seems
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Hey,
Can anyone explain how to do the warranty replacement you guys are talking about?
I have noticed that in the last month my S2 has developed the infamous blobs and lines problem. Specifically however, it has developed a rather large blob which can be seen even if the screen is at 50% brightness. A tad annoying.
My past experience when a phone has broken down is that it took T-Mobile 2 weeks to get me the replacement and I had no phone for 2 weeks. Hence I've been reluctant to send in my functional S2 with the blob. If anyone can assist me in detailing how to do an in-store exchange, I would be very grateful.
Either tell Tmobile your problem or go to a Tmobile store and with a hostile attitude non verbal threats ask them to exchange you're phone with customer care then peel thir skin back for **** you don't really do.
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This is all non sense
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Either tell Tmobile your problem or go to a Tmobile store and with a hostile attitude non verbal threats ask them to exchange you're phone with customer care then peel thir skin back for **** you don't really do.
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You make no sense at all.
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You make no sense at all.
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X2 again lol.
You don't need to be hostile with the workers. You just tell them you have a problem, they'll replicate the problem or confirm it at least. Then they will go through a protocol of factory resetting the phone. If the problem isn't fix, they will submit a warranty exchange.
They either will be able to do the exchange on the spot. Or they will put in an order for an exchange.
I find it easier to just call in. They will tell you to factory reset it and ask you if the problem is still there. I never follow to reset the phone because it's a pain to set up again and i know it's a hardware malfunction... So I just pretend that i did and tell them the problem is still present, they'll just issue you an exchange without a problem.
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Yeah but two hours on hold if not enough for tech support, it should be like an hour to a half hour
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Since December I've been running CM10 on my GS-III with little to no issues. I flash CM 10.1 mid January and even though it was an unstable nightly it was very stable.
Flashing the nightlies as they became available with no issues at all.
Then today my phone starts slowing down and froze up.
Keep in mind that I hadn't flashed a nightly in like a day or 2 do I had been using the past nightly as a daily driver.
When my phone decided to freeze I rebooted it and it booted just fine.
About 2 minutes in the screen goes black. Holding the power button it's unresponsive.
Now my phone is completely unresponsive to all button presses. I've tried the 3 button combos for recovery and download mode with no luck. I've even held the buttons for a full minute but nothing is working.
Is my phone dead or is there a possibility of resurrecting it?
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Are you positive the battery hasn't died. That would be the first thing I would check. Even if it showed it was charging doesn't mean the battery is good. I'm not trying to be insulting either by asking this. I'm a equipment tech at a large semiconductor company and you wouldn't believe the number of times the fix was as simple as turning a breaker back on when another tech wanted to replace something major. #1 rule of troubleshooting: Is there power. #2 rule: Double check rule #1. Sounds silly, but it is the easiest thing to overlook. Good luck and I hope it's as simple as a battery.
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Are you positive the battery hasn't died. That would be the first thing I would check. Even if it showed it was charging doesn't mean the battery is good. I'm not trying to be insulting either by asking this. I'm a equipment tech at a large semiconductor company and you wouldn't believe the number of times the fix was as simple as turning a breaker back on when another tech wanted to replace something major. #1 rule of troubleshooting: Is there power. #2 rule: Double check rule #1. Sounds silly, but it is the easiest thing to overlook. Good luck and I hope it's as simple as a battery.
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No you're not insulting by asking that. I use to record music and when something wasn't wasn't working that's the first thing we asked and re asked.
Unfortunately I do believe I checked that out. When I plug in a charger it doesn't even show me a battery charging logo.
I have noticed that when I pull out the battery and connect the charger the led turns red.
I'll see if i can't swap batteries with one of my friends and see if that helps.
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Can adb on your pc detect your phone by any chance ? I do not want to scare you but hopefully your not having a motherboard failure or a sudden death :/
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shahkam said:
Can adb on your pc detect your phone by any chance ? I do not want to scare you but hopefully your not having a motherboard failure or a sudden death :/
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I'm checking that right now
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Well unfortunately there's no response from adb or phone.
However the computer does make a usb device connected sound.
Not sure if that's just a standard sound from the computer or if the phone is triggering it.
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Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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Android_Monsters said:
Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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This.
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Android_Monsters said:
Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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This.
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I have tried the 3 button combos for T-Mobiles variant of the GS-III with no luck either.... I even tried making a jig and didn't have much luck....
Next step is to buy a jig and see if that works
Thankfully I got a replacement GS-III from insurance. So I'm content... Also since I get to keep the other GS-III as well it feels even nicer.
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I have tried the 3 button combos for T-Mobiles variant of the GS-III with no luck either.... I even tried making a jig and didn't have much luck....
Next step is to buy a jig and see if that works
Thankfully I got a replacement GS-III from insurance. So I'm content... Also since I get to keep the other GS-III as well it feels even nicer.
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A usb jig should do it most of the time it do work and if it doesn't oh well you could sell it out for parts i guess ?
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You would probably make most of your back if you sold it for spare parts and may only have to pay $50 for a replacement. Good luck!
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I'm not sure I understand how a jig is going to help him when the phone won't turn on.
I would try another battery first. You said you were going to try this but I don't see where you confirmed that it wasn't the issue.
Hmm you could have ran into that now infamous mb crash and burn error although I'm not sure how since you were running aosp. Anyone else want to chime in?
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If the battery truly died plugging it in won't be any help
Try another battery, I'm betting that's the issue. T-Mobile will have one or two on hand in store so you can try
Hopefully I will be able to get my hands on a spare battery to test this with as soon as I'm off work.
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Yeah first of lets make sure its not the battery and the jig forces the phone to boot into download mode if im not mistaken.. It is intended for users having similar issues / unresponsive devices...
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Yeah first of lets make sure its not the battery and the jig forces the phone to boot into download mode if im not mistaken.. It is intended for users having similar issues / unresponsive devices...
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Well unfortunately the spare battery i used on my phone was no good in getting the phone to respond.
Now my next step is to attempt to hope that the jig will do something for my phone.
If not i guess that i will have a nice paper weight of luxury lol
Either that or i can sell it to someone.
So far those are the only options that i think i have at the moment.
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Flash STOCK or different ROM (Don't forget kernel too) think the issue is with the Cyanogenmod, mine did something similar, when screen went dark it took literally 5-10 Power button presses to wake the phone up, sometimes it wouldn't respond, other soft keys only would light up, Make backup, Wipe, install, check everything, that what I would do
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Flash STOCK or different ROM (Don't forget kernel too) think the issue is with the Cyanogenmod, mine did something similar, when screen went dark it took literally 5-10 Power button presses to wake the phone up, sometimes it wouldn't respond, other soft keys only would light up, Make backup, Wipe, install, check everything, that what I would do
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He cannot flash anything his phone doesn't answer to anything i don't see how he could do that..
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The phone is dead. My friend's gs3 died suddenly one day while I just happen to be using it. I plugged in an otg plug and few minutes later the screen just went black. I was sure it was dead when I plug in a charger and there was no sign of life from the phone.
I don't know if you have to pay a deductible but Samsung is supposedly replacing galaxy s3 for free because there is a known defect which cause the motherboard to go bad. My friend's was a Verizon model and they just replaced it free.
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