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t-mobile G2 totally dead, please help

I have a serious problem. My tmobile g2 is rooted and has virtuous rom installed. It worked fine for a week but then all of the sudden it died. Completely shut off as I disconnected phone from the charger. Now I can't get the phone to turn on. I have tried volume down and press power button. No response. I took out the battery and sd card and put them back in. No response. I even tried battery from a different g2 phone. still the phone refuses to turn on. Did I brick my phone or what?
I bought the phone on craigslist so I can't go to t-mobile for a solution.
I have just spoken to HTC repair line and given them all my info. They have asked me to send in the cell for a repair. If the cell has no out-of-warranty damage then it will be free. Now the problem is, out-of-warranty damage also includes modifying the software in the cell. Now mine is rooted and has a custom rom on it. You guys think they will find out or care to find out? I mean the phone is totally dead and will not boot up at all.
Please give solution before I sent it in. Is there anything I can do on my part to revive the cell? thanks.

It is really depends on your luck!!
maybe the phone is totally **** and they will give you a new one so will not
know it was rooted .or maybe they can fix it and will find out!!
this is a long shut but try to connect it to your computer and see if you can
you ADB shell by any chance??

bahmanxda said:
It is really depends on your luck!!
maybe the phone is totally **** and they will give you a new one so will not
know it was rooted .or maybe they can fix it and will find out!!
this is a long shut but try to connect it to your computer and see if you can
you ADB shell by any chance??
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cell is dead and will not power up no matter what I do.

aftabbabar said:
cell is dead and will not power up no matter what I do.
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Have you not answered your own question then?
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aftabbabar said:
cell is dead and will not power up no matter what I do.
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Then how will tmobile be able to find out...
I bought a motorola cliq off craigslist and it had scratches so I called tmobile and returned it for a remanufactured one np. They don't know where u got it, u may be the original owners family member... there is a 1 year warranty from tmobile from the purchase date from tmobile. They don't care who u are, unless u were dumb enough to tell them u got it off craigslist....
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Mog said:
Then how will tmobile be able to find out...
I bought a motorola cliq off craigslist and it had scratches so I called tmobile and returned it for a remanufactured one np. They don't know where u got it, u may be the original owners family member... there is a 1 year warranty from tmobile from the purchase date from tmobile. They don't care who u are, unless u were dumb enough to tell them u got it off craigslist....
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Umm, I am not sure if its that simple. I remember we took a phone to tmobile for repair and they asked for receipts etc. It seems each telephone is registered to your name in your account and they know if this phone belonged to you or not. So lets see, I will try it and see if they can help me out. I will play dumb.
Thanks for the help.
AZB

aftabbabar said:
Umm, I am not sure if its that simple. I remember we took a phone to tmobile for repair and they asked for receipts etc. It seems each telephone is registered to your name in your account and they know if this phone belonged to you or not. So lets see, I will try it and see if they can help me out. I will play dumb.
Thanks for the help.
AZB
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if its that simple? I wasnt saying this is how it "should" happen. I said this is what happened with me. I dont understand why they would treat you any differently. They have a manufacture warranty for a year, fact.
But you are right, just play stupid... they should swap u out.
I swapped the cliq right when i bought it and then i swapped it again about 2 months ago (a week before the year was up). Swapped it then bought my wife a g2. so we have a brand new (remanuf) cliq in the closet just in case.

Samsung Won't Replace my Galaxy Nexus GSM (made in Korea!) Help!

Hey guys! My phone's wifi antenna seems to be borked. Won't turn on (stuck at: "turning on wifi...", but never goes on), and it's causing my phone to reboot over and over and over again without stopping! Horrible! I tried to get Samsung to send me a replacement, but they won't because it was made in Korea. Anyone know what I can do? Has anyone had success getting a replacement GSM phone made by Samsung?
Please help! I'm really stuck! Thanks!

did you buy it off a website? Contact the website..
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How do you know it's a hardware defect? Did you try reflashing the stock images?
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We need more info. Are you rooted? What rom u on? Have you tried to use adb to go back to stock?
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i was rooted when it started rebooting, so I went back to stock and the same thing happened. I'm 100% stock everything right now, locked bootloader and it wont stop rebooting. I don't really care to solve the problem of the rebooting, I just want to know how others here were able to send it in to Samsung and get a replacement (GSM model).
Anyone know?

Thye have told me they won't fix my UK supported GSM nexus also.
I would have to send it to the UK facility to get it repaired or replaced, but that facility will NOT accept shipment to/from the USA.... So I would have to find someone in the UK to accept the phone, send it it, receive it, and send it back to me.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

lafrad said:
Thye have told me they won't fix my UK supported GSM nexus also.
I would have to send it to the UK facility to get it repaired or replaced, but that facility will NOT accept shipment to/from the USA.... So I would have to find someone in the UK to accept the phone, send it it, receive it, and send it back to me.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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Sounds like you and I are in the same boat. That is so sucky! I will never buy a phone off contract again!

buying a canadaian phone outright would probably be a pretty "normal" warrenty experiance...

Where did you purchase your Nexus? Try contacting the reseller to see if they can handle the warranty or repair for you.
Next time go with Negri Electronics if plan on purchasing another international phone.
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I had the same problem but luckily I purchased my phone from Negri and well they have shipped it to Samsung for repair but I am without my Nexus for going on two weeks now and it could be up to 4 weeks before I see it again. But atleast they were kind enough to get it repaired for me.

OP tell us where you bought the phone from... it matters. Samsung (usually) won't process warranty claims if you imported a grey market device. You have to contact the site you purchased from to initiate the warranty claim.
This is why its so important to choose your importer carefully based on how they handle warranties.

How do I check if my phone under warranty?

Hello,
Anybody knows how can I check if phone is under warranty or not? I'm on company sponsored account so I don't have access to online tool, all I have in my possesion is phone itself. Is there any tool or something which based on IMEI of the phone will find this information?
Thanks,
G

The phone has a 1 year factory/samsung warranty for sure and phone isn't a year old yet so you have that at least...
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hey, im in the same situation as you, i have an account with a Corporate and didn't get the phone from Telus but from a dealership that is in Montreal, and i was wondering the same thing. You have one (1) warranty on the phone and you can check the status on Samsung site and register your phone to see the Warranty status.
hope this helps... i'm unfortunately without my phone since i HARD BRICK it. lol and its now at Samsung at this moment and will know soon if they fix it or not. lol

May sound too simple, but call your provider and ask.

mrhaley30705 said:
May sound too simple, but call your provider and ask.
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...could...it...be...that...simple????

Phones are not even a two months old! Of course the are still under warranty. Unless you have water damage... then you dont have warranty... ....... ............................... ... k bai.

I called ATT to ask about warranty and was told that they have no responsibity because I am using my phone on Straight Talk. Samsung has the one year warranty I guess.
If I was using it on ATT they I guess they would take care of it?

deserthi said:
I called ATT to ask about warranty and was told that they have no responsibity because I am using my phone on Straight Talk. Samsung has the one year warranty I guess.
If I was using it on ATT they I guess they would take care of it?
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Then call Samsung and ask. Or register your phone on Samsung website.

deserthi said:
If I was using it on ATT they I guess they would take care of it?
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Pretty much. One of the downsides of using a prepaid service is having to go through the manufacturer, or having to buy a 3rd party warranty like Squaretrade. On the other hand, you're paying $45/month, so no complaining allowed.

I accidentally loaded VERIZON's unlocked bootloader on SPRINT. Phone won't start

Hello XDA!
As the title says, I am really stupid and accidentally ran the bootloader unlocking program intended for verizon on my sprint s3.
Now my phone won't even start.
What dooooooo?
Kevin

Can u get to oden?
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auau465121 said:
Can u get to oden?
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I tried the USB dongle thing, tried vol down + power + home, I can't get it to do anything. However, when i hold the power button with it connected to the PC, the PC will make usb connection sounds like it's turning on and off.

kev510 said:
I tried the USB dongle thing, tried vol down + power + home, I can't get it to do anything. However, when i hold the power button with it connected to the PC, the PC will make usb connection sounds like it's turning on and off.
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take the battery out. plug your phone in and try to go into download mode.

I did the same thing only with the AT&T version on my Sprint s3. It's officially bricked. If you take it back to the Sprint store they'll swap it out for a new one. There is literally nothing else you can do. It sucks. I know.
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sandman795 said:
I did the same thing only with the AT&T version on my Sprint s3. It's officially bricked. If you take it back to the Sprint store they'll swap it out for a new one. There is literally nothing else you can do. It sucks. I know.
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As was stated here.. If you can't get it to download mode (Odin) then your gonna be taking back to store.. It sucks.. just ensure you triple check before flashing anything.. our phone is the SPH-L710. I have seen some who have flashed roms (tried to) for the I9300.. Which is the international version.. So just becareful on next adventure.. and most of all, don't be afraid to ask!!! This place is a wealth of knowledge and most are always willing to help.

Thank you everyone!
Looks like I will try to get it swapped out at the Sprint store.. I hope they won't give me any trouble for not being their customer though.
I appreciate everyone's time!
Kevin

kev510 said:
Thank you everyone!
Looks like I will try to get it swapped out at the Sprint store.. I hope they won't give me any trouble for not being their customer though.
I appreciate everyone's time!
Kevin
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Just play dumb. "phone died"

kev510 said:
Thank you everyone!
Looks like I will try to get it swapped out at the Sprint store.. I hope they won't give me any trouble for not being their customer though.
I appreciate everyone's time!
Kevin
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Just to update (for anyone in my situation without a Sprint account), two sprint stores wouldn't replace my phone because I don't have a Sprint account. I even told them that the reason why I want to fix it is to activate it for Sprint, but they wouldn't budge... It looks like I will have to find a friend who has Sprint, associate the broken S3's ESN with their account, and bring it back for replacement.

kev510 said:
Just to update (for anyone in my situation without a Sprint account), two sprint stores wouldn't replace my phone because I don't have a Sprint account. I even told them that the reason why I want to fix it is to activate it for Sprint, but they wouldn't budge... It looks like I will have to find a friend who has Sprint, associate the broken S3's ESN with their account, and bring it back for replacement.
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Yea, that's probably not gona happen, because then they'll want to activate it [Sprint], on the 'donor' account. You my friend, may officially roughly 535$ in the hole...

kev510 said:
Just to update (for anyone in my situation without a Sprint account), two sprint stores wouldn't replace my phone because I don't have a Sprint account. I even told them that the reason why I want to fix it is to activate it for Sprint, but they wouldn't budge... It looks like I will have to find a friend who has Sprint, associate the broken S3's ESN with their account, and bring it back for replacement.
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It makes sense. Why would Sprint replace a phone on there network if you don't even have their service..? Not trying to be mean, but it's common sense.
Some people buy bricked phones though.

teh roxxorz said:
Yea, that's probably not gona happen, because then they'll want to activate it [Sprint], on the 'donor' account. You my friend, may officially roughly 535$ in the hole...
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Well atleast they make a pretty paperweight.
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Well atleast they make a pretty paperweight.
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Gotta love a 550$ paperweight!

As I said, they will replace the phone if I register the ESN on my friend's Sprint account.

kev510 said:
Just to update (for anyone in my situation without a Sprint account), two sprint stores wouldn't replace my phone because I don't have a Sprint account. I even told them that the reason why I want to fix it is to activate it for Sprint, but they wouldn't budge... It looks like I will have to find a friend who has Sprint, associate the broken S3's ESN with their account, and bring it back for replacement.
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I do not think that is going to work. I think you are going to have to send your phone here.

Dude just call samsung and tell them phone died during a phone call say it wouldn't boot back up. You have a free year manufacture warranty use it. As long as your screen is not cracked samsung will replace your phone. I had two replaced gs3 . They will troubleshoot with you first then send you a box to send your old phone and a new or refurbished phone back. There really fast a week or days depends on where you live. The only problem or thing I didn't like was ups just left the phone at the door without me signing. I wasn't at home but just right on the ground on the front door it could have got stolen or rained on. Don't waste your time with sprint just call Sammy man . Oh my phone was rooted to and they never said a thing. All they do Is put new software on it and send it back out to someone else. Goodluck
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Yes, I believe you officially bricked it, it happened to be before, loaded a bad ROM, but for sprint?, I don't think it would be a problem, I went and said I got it a week ago, and I left it to charge one night, and woke up and bit won't turn on, and they gives it to their tech guy to check it out, but he failed because as we all know, its bricked and can't be turned on, it took like 2 hours for the check up, so idk, find something to kill time then go back lol, grab a hotdog , but anyway, so i had to pay insurance which was only like 48 I believe, which is better than buying a new galaxy s3 lol, but if you already for insurance, then you should be set , and should have to come back to the store In about 3 days to collect your new phone, and I'm sorry for your lost , and good luck
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[Q] Samsung cancelled warranty repair

Hi guys I had flashed hellybean on my n7100 (UK phone on orange network) 2 weeks ago and then stupidly without thinking flashed an add-on which wasn't compatible with the rom. Unfortunately it corrupted my imei or I did something wrong when flashing various bits. I can confirm the rom was working brilliant until I started playing around with it. I cannot remember which add-on I flashed as I tried a couple of different kernels as well before I noticed what had happened. I didn't have a backup of my imei stupid me... (it changed the imei to the fake 004 number) as assumed from reading other posts and help topics I didn't have any service or network coverage. After a few days of trying my hardest to find a solution I had to give up and give into a warranty repair. So I reverted back to stock while using Triangle Away and Odin to put my correct regional stock non rooted rom into XXDMB2 and sent it back to Samsung.
Now they have cancelled the repair and are sending it back to me with broken imei no explanation given just cancelled and returning the phone.
Question is when it has been returned is there anyway I can inject the imei like the U.S. qualcomm version? (I know UK based n7100 doesn't have the qualcomm chip before anyone rips into me about it) I'm completely out of my depth with this one and I am assuming I have ruined my note 2 forever.
Any help will be much appreciated.

Well try to contact the user cvxcvx.
this is SPARTAAA

UtkarshGupta said:
Well try to contact the user cvxcvx.
this is SPARTAAA
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Already been there thanks anyway I received an email from him, I read his post via a link he sent to me here on XDA and he cannot do it as it didn't work according to the testing he carried out quite recently.
Now I am totally lost and clueless, shall I just accept Ive killed my note 2 (as a phone anyway) through my lack of common sense by not backing up the efs
I have been searching but there is no solution to my problem that I can find anyway.
How have other users overcome this problem assuming they have managed to fix/inject/restore their imei number?

Demand answer for what reason they are cancelling the warranty repair and or try to force them if you can. Go to citizens advie borough and get documents with regards to consumer rights etc. If they think you ll give them a headache they might just get it done just to avoid issues. Ask your local paper to publish an article about it. Its all to do with how much you wanna push. Worst scenerio get them to repair it and pay the bill
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So the story unfolds as to why it has been cancelled, the screen has been cracked in transit to the service centre aaarrrrggggghhhhh. They have quoted me £138 for the repair of the screen before they look at the imei fault. So in having it returned and putting a claim in through my insurance absolute nightmare this is cannot believe this has happened. Thanks for the replies anyway.

Get insurance then get imei fixed
this is XXXDDDAAA

Are you sure it is the N7100? - Orange UK provide the N7105 AFAIK (That's what they sent me anyway!)
If it is the LTE version (The N7105) then your missing IMEI number is most likely due to having a Kernel for a N7100 installed. This is exactly what happened to me - took me hours to find and download the legit firmware for EE to flash with Odin - If you need it, let me know and I will upload it somewhere for you!

ruskairabbit said:
Are you sure it is the N7100? - Orange UK provide the N7105 AFAIK (That's what they sent me anyway!)
If it is the LTE version (The N7105) then your missing IMEI number is most likely due to having a Kernel for a N7100 installed. This is exactly what happened to me - took me hours to find and download the legit firmware for EE to flash with Odin - If you need it, let me know and I will upload it somewhere for you!
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cheers mate im 100% its n7100 I had it from orange as soon as it was released iv checked to be certain it wasn't n7105 in case I mucked up somewhere it defo n7100 though thanks for the offer anyway

iamsloany said:
the screen has been cracked in transit to the service center
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Regarding my Notes return from a Samsung repair .... the packaging was a joke. One postage sized stamp of bubble wrap in what looked like a bright yellow medical waste bag without the hazard emblem. I was stunned this thing survived its transit back undamaged.

Try to claim from post office
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Just got it back from samsung in the hope they may have repaired imei out of goodwill but there hopes and theres dreams and neither came true. Spoke to mobile phone insurance just had to email some paperwork off to them and it will be sent to them to sort out. FML
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Latest update from my problem finally got mobile phone insurance to sort the problem out (for anyone in the u.k stay away from peotect my bubble.com USELESS) had a new phone sent to me today. only took a couple of months to sort the problem out.
So im with my note 2 once again forgot how big and lovely it was lol. Bit dubious about flashing roms snd will always backup efs from now on. will root it later got the latest update over wifi soon as I turned it on.
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