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[Q] Bricked my Evo (a REAL brick!)

Okay guys, I need some help from some genius hacker out there! I bricked my Evo... I know what you are thinking... Yes, it is a REAL brick!! the kind where your phone does not respond to anything at all!! It doesn't even charge or connect to the computer, the screen doesnt even come on.
I was updating the radio and it went to the white screen with the green android. When that happens you are supposed to let it sit, its loading or whatever, i rushed in and took the battery out, and that's where i screwed up! I knew i wasn't supposed to do that but at the moment i didn't remember that part!
Some help would be greatly apreciated, if you can fix my problem, I might be able to pay back with some real information about boost+evo!
Thank you
arbeliolorenzo1 (at) gmail

If you pulled your phones battery during a radio update your phone is now a paperweight. If it won't turn on there's nothing you can do. I hope you have insurance bud. Sorry
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Nevermind.

If you pulled the battery before the radio update finished and it wont respond, its pretty much a sure thing that its done man. Sorry There isn't anything anyone can do. Have you tried charging the battery for a while or a different one?
Edit: Damn y'all fast, lol.
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Latinaso said:
Okay guys, I need some help from some genius hacker out there! I bricked my Evo... I know what you are thinking... Yes, it is a REAL brick!! the kind where your phone does not respond to anything at all!! It doesn't even charge or connect to the computer, the screen doesnt even come on.
I was updating the radio and it went to the white screen with the green android. When that happens you are supposed to let it sit, its loading or whatever, i rushed in and took the battery out, and that's where i screwed up! I knew i wasn't supposed to do that but at the moment i didn't remember that part!
Some help would be greatly apreciated, if you can fix my problem, I might be able to pay back with some real information about boost+evo!
Thank you
arbeliolorenzo1 (at) gmail
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Unfortunately, you are correct. You now have a REAL brick and there is nothing you can do about it. If it's under warranty, take it to sprint and see what they say.
That is the one way to guarantee making a brick out of an Evo...pulling the battery during a radio flash. Sorry for your luck.
EDIT: We all replied at the same time. Nice.

Yea, that's what I thought, but maybe, just maybe, someone came out with a solution... But yea, i have 2 batteries and a charger for them... I have done sooooo many worse things to this phone and this is the one thing that actually screwed it up... LOL
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!

Latinaso said:
Yea, that's what I thought, but maybe, just maybe, someone came out with a solution... But yea, i have 2 batteries and a charger for them... I have done sooooo many worse things to this phone and this is the one thing that actually screwed it up... LOL
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!
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Well since it doesn't turn atleast to don't have to restore to stock to bring it back just don't let the techs put your SD card in the new one. They mightjust check to see for obvious. Zip files and such
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That is very true! But, I'm not with sprint... see my little carrier banner on the left...

Latinaso said:
I wish i could take it to sprint, but i can't.. LOL don't ask why please...
Oh, well, Thanks anyways!
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Haha, I'm going to ask anyway, WHY??? Does it have something to do with your boostmobile comment in the OP? Or for some other reason you don't have Sprint service? Bad ESN? I don't really care, I'm just curious. But yeah, as everyone else has said, you're hosed. You might be able to get $50 on craigslist as a non-working parts phone. Or, call up HTC and see if they'll do a warranty replacement without involving Sprint. No idea if this is even possible, but it's worth a shot. Unless the ESN is bad, then you're probably on your own.

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Haha, I'm going to ask anyway, WHY??? Does it have something to do with your boostmobile comment in the OP? Or for some other reason you don't have Sprint service? Bad ESN? I don't really care, I'm just curious. But yeah, as everyone else has said, you're hosed. You might be able to get $50 on craigslist as a non-working parts phone. Or, call up HTC and see if they'll do a warranty replacement without involving Sprint. No idea if this is even possible, but it's worth a shot. Unless the ESN is bad, then you're probably on your own.
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You know, ive never actually checked if my esn is bad or not... hmmm, it probably is! but ill give htc a call nevertheless.

The best thing you can do is throw it in traffic and see how many cars run over it, 'cause it ain't no good for nothin' else.....

is there such a thing as truly dead?
i remember that before, hacks to phones were done using hardware interfaces.
arent there any solution like that for the evo?

HipKat said:
The best thing you can do is throw it in traffic and see how many cars run over it, 'cause it ain't no good for nothin' else.....
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LOL - good idea, but, ill then get sued cuz my phone caused someone to swerve off the road and kill a bicycle rider... LOL

asmd6230 said:
is there such a thing as truly dead?
i remember that before, hacks to phones were done using hardware interfaces.
arent there any solution like that for the evo?
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That's what i came to find out... I can take this puppy apart, and do whatever needs to be done, but i just don't know where to start or what to do... LOL

Best bet is to sell it for parts on Craigslist or eBay. If all of the hardware is in good condition, you may be able to get some money for it.

dirkyd3rk said:
If you pulled your phones battery during a radio update your phone is now a paperweight. If it won't turn on there's nothing you can do. I hope you have insurance bud. Sorry
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Insurance does not cover you being a moron. You deserve to pay up for a new phone if u do something this stupid.
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Rem3Dy said:
Insurance does not cover you being a moron. You deserve to pay up for a new phone if u do something this stupid.
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Well he could just drop it in water and pay 100 bucks for a new one lol.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Well he could just drop it in water and pay 100 bucks for a new one lol.
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No he can't, because he is on Boost.

-viperboy- said:
No he can't, because he is on Boost.
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Sucks for him lol.
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wow
so many nice people in here! specially the one talking crap outta his ass! lol

HARDBRICK

Ok i know this is stupid. But can someone please tell me how to HARD brick my htc evo 4g, its got the latest hboot so i just need to know how.
if i do the 4.24 update and while its updating, pull battery, will it brick?

WTF? is wrong with you? lmao! Are you kidding?! wow. I don't know how to reply. lol. well, there is an app called wank-o-meter. go download it. You'll have fun with your hand tonight. :-D

If ur s-off u can do battery pulls while flashing radios...what is ur reason 4 trying 2 brick...just wondering
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Because one, sprint refuses to replace my replaced evo.
it has no functioning camera ( blurry like a 50's tv)
halo affect from screen leakage
I am s-on. I dont know how but i got the 4.22 and 4.24 update doesnt show.
SO is it possible the software update if it shows begins and i yank the battery out, will it brick

go back and speak with a manager. but remember that you will lose your rooted phone. if you TRUELY want a new phone and will get one no matter what... then unroot your phone and set all settings as default. like I said. TAKE IT TO THE STORE! don't purposely **** it up worse. However, if you DON'T PUT A STICKER ON THE PHONE ITSELF NOTING THE CAMERA IS BAD, IT WILL END RIGHT BACK IN THE FIELD IN SOMEONE ELSES HANDS. because they don't care if they send a defective right back out.

its not rooted.
also i know they will do that. Howdo u think i got it

wtf. okay. then take it back to the store. find out if it is a corp or fran store. sounds like a piece of **** franchise store! tell them THAT THEY WILL do as you ask. it is a defect of the phone. then threaten you'll report them if they don't follow your orders.

Sprint customer service is who replaced it. The thing is they said it runs fine from their Provisioning test

You need a corporate store
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lil_bono said:
You need a corporate store
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whys that?

leo72793 said:
whys that?
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because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!

{ParanoiA} said:
because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!
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honestly, i called and got a previous rep, thank god, and he said i can ***** n complain about the phone and the service i recieved and they will give me a free upgrade so i wont leave.

you can already get a free upgrade. they're promoting it. But, I'd take the evo3d if you can get it early. lol. if my phone broke. I would get the evo 3d. but only if it breaks. yours is broken. hell. take the upgrade. BUT REMEMBER. there are SOOOOO going to be better phones in the next year. they won't let you upgrade twice.

Rite. I just got my evo back around Jan. Gonna bypass the evo 3d n wait it out...

{ParanoiA} said:
because u want ur phone replaced! Duhh...WINNING!
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FALSE. Sprint ISC's service and exchange phones.

Switch black for white?

I've been having off and on issues with my E4GT screen and would like a replacement. Ive been living with it since february, but it's getting very annoying for such a beast of a phone. Is there any way I can switch it out and get a white one? I do have the tep insurance if it matters. I'm in the Dallas area. Please PM me if you think you can help

Chances are they'll send whatever refurb is next in line.
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Since they are two foretaste model numbers, they will send whatever is attached to your account. Your best bet would be going to a local store and trying to persuade a rep to help you out... But chances are you'll be leaving with the same model that is on your account.
Good luck
Jason
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I'm doing this same thing. My wife wants a white one now so I'm trying to figure something out.
I figure if I throw enough of a fit about how Sprint owes my a** something in order to make up for their lack of any mentionable data speeds while I still pay every month for 'premium data' - a white E4GT swap for my wife is the least they can do.
Otherwise I'll just cancel my contract with no ETF due to them failing to hold up their end of the contract. Or they can upgrade us both to a SGSIII when it comes out so I can have the speeds I was promised with LTE and 1x Advanced.

All I need is a tech!! I spoke to a 3rd party sprint rep and they said it can be switched with either, its basically up to the tech. Is there any one at all in the Dallas area that would like to help a fellow XDAer out? (i would be more than happy to bring a donation to a cause of their choosing )
btw I do have the ted insurance, so would that provide any help in getting a white replacement more easily? I dont want to pay the $100, but im almost willing to at this point. hence the "donation" not being an issue

I need help with this too but I live in NJ :/
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Sprint rep, Sprint rep, Sprint rep!
o nvm i forgot i dont have a mirror app

bump. I would really like to get this resolved by the weekend

I already told you what you need to do.
You also have to remember that being a technician is our job, not strictly our hobby. We have to adhere to policies. I personally wouldn't swap you just because you asked, my SRSS frowns upon that.
The best thing to do is bite the bullet, drive to the store, and take whatever is given to you.

I understand what youve told me, however it is difficult for me to leave the office again and go through the hours of bs just to end up with someone looking at the thing for 20 min and saying nothing is wrong or I need to get a battery (yes, someone told me my screen and buttons malfunctioned due to my battery). This is not the first time I have done this and I am fed up to say the least. I know more about these devices and this network than 80% of the people working at the stores I've gone to.
Replacing the device is the hard part and the color change is a bird id like to kill with the same stone. All I was looking for was assistance from a fellow member to stream line things and get me the customer service that Sprint should be striving for. God knows their data speeds and innovation aren't going to save them.
I'm sorry for the rant, it was not directed at you. Ive been calling Sprint for weeks about separate issues and I was trying to take this issue on by myself. If it comes down to it I will bite the bullet and deal with them the old fashion way, but that is my last resort

Depending in what custom ROM you're running (sorry just assuming since you're on xda, if not it doesn't matter) if you type *#0*#0 on the dialer it brings up a diagnostic menu. One of the tests in this menu is a line drawing test for the touchscreen. If you can see it consistently messing up in a certain part of the screen that's one of the easiest tests we have to verify touchscreen issues and a good way to make sure the tech you talk to isn't just going to say sorry we can't verify the issue. And as much as it can suck if we can't reliably duplicate the issue our options are pretty limited as far as repair/replacement goes.
As for the color issue, I may be in the minority but if I have the parts in and someone comes in and asks nicely, I don't mind swapping what color someones screen/housing is of there's actually a problem
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You've got a pm.
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afive720 said:
You've got a pm.
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thank you, replied

asrielx1 said:
Depending in what custom ROM you're running (sorry just assuming since you're on xda, if not it doesn't matter) if you type *#0*#0 on the dialer it brings up a diagnostic menu. One of the tests in this menu is a line drawing test for the touchscreen. If you can see it consistently messing up in a certain part of the screen that's one of the easiest tests we have to verify touchscreen issues and a good way to make sure the tech you talk to isn't just going to say sorry we can't verify the issue. And as much as it can suck if we can't reliably duplicate the issue our options are pretty limited as far as repair/replacement goes.
As for the color issue, I may be in the minority but if I have the parts in and someone comes in and asks nicely, I don't mind swapping what color someones screen/housing is of there's actually a problem
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tried to do the dialer and it wont let me input the last 0. i think the hashes are the start and end of a code, so nothing can go after them

Yea when they sent us the code that's how out was written but now that I think about out out does just jump into the menu as soon a you hit the second #. I think it only works on completely stock roms though, I just tried it on calks el29 and no joy
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asrielx1 said:
Yea when they sent us the code that's how out was written but now that I think about out out does just jump into the menu as soon a you hit the second #. I think it only works on completely stock roms though, I just tried it on calks el29 and no joy
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tried on calk2 1.6 and no go. idk why it would only be on completely stock. calk practically is

An easy way to tell, for me, is dragging down notification bar, if it gets really choppy in a certain area, then you definitely have a spot that's out. Doesn't always work, but easy to tell. The dio menu, I am pretty sure it only works on completely stock roms with EL29, I have not tried on any ICS leaks though. I am currently running CM, so obviously, doesn't work lol.

afinch1992 said:
go through the hours of bs just to end up with someone looking at the thing for 20 min and saying nothing is wrong or I need to get a battery (yes, someone told me my screen and buttons malfunctioned due to my battery).
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I have had a Sprint rep tell me that a charging issue that my old Hero had was due to a bad cable. So I bought a new cable(not from sprint) and had the same problem. Took it back and they said it was the battery. So I bought a new battery(not from sprint), and had the same issue(returned the battery after. The last issue they said was that the charging port was loose, but they didn't want to fix it because they didn't want to ruin the internals of the phone.
I have hardly ever gotten good service by a rep in a Sprint store. I have gotten good service over the phone though.
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KCRic said:
I'm doing this same thing. My wife wants a white one now so I'm trying to figure something out.
I figure if I throw enough of a fit about how Sprint owes my a** something in order to make up for their lack of any mentionable data speeds while I still pay every month for 'premium data' - a white E4GT swap for my wife is the least they can do.
Otherwise I'll just cancel my contract with no ETF due to them failing to hold up their end of the contract. Or they can upgrade us both to a SGSIII when it comes out so I can have the speeds I was promised with LTE and 1x Advanced.
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hahahahaha..
I'd cancel your contract in a heartbeat.
It's a cell phone, there is no reason to have a sense of entitlement. If you don't like your data speeds or whatever, cut ship and go elsewhere. But don't even try that bull****.

If you really want a white one shove a flat head in your charging port and break the pins ( made me cringe when I seen my buddy do it) automatically a replacement cause we can't fix them. Then go to a 3rd party preferred retailer and when they go to order it just ask nicely for a white one. As long as you have TEP is all free
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Welp i went and bricked my phone

Phone is hard bricked. I didn't realize it until CWM was telling me "HEY IDIOT THIS ROM ISN"T FOR YOUR PHONE".... anyway it doesn't turn on, the screen doesn't come on or anything. The only life i get out of it is when I unplug it from my computer i hear a noise. NOT EVEN WHEN I PLUG IT IN. Odin doesn't recognize it or anything.
I will be visiting Sprint tomorrow and going to play it dumb saying IDK WHATS GOING ON. THE PHONE WONT TURN ON!?!?
When they get the phone back will they know that I bricked it?.. Like the flash counters and everything on it?

Wow, just wow, you don't have to go and play dumb, I'm guessing they will know that right away.
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edfunkycold said:
Wow, just wow, you don't have to go and play dumb, I'm guessing they will know that right away.
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Play dumb? U bricked your phone with a rom clearly not for it. Are you sure its playing? Btw its your fault own it. Dont commit fraud
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quoted wrong post. Lol my bad
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It just amazes me how many times this happens. Read before you flash anything. Important word READ.

Evilone69tmg said:
It just amazes me how many times this happens. Read before you flash anything. Important word READ.
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I seriously question if some of these people know how to read...
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Let this be a lesson.

I'm all for giving someone a hard time for bricking their phone but I think y'all are being a little too harsh on the guy I mean he's not blaming anyone else and he did call himself an idiot in his post and he's not asking for some cure all solution
Give the man a break I'm sure he learned a lesson without you guys heckling him
Edit: and he's just asking if they'll know that he bricked his phone, I don't see what's so wrong with that
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Fraud. That's what his intentions are. Which will impact us all.
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Isn't bricking covered by insurance?

If he pays the deductible then yes, he can make a claim with the insurance. Playing dumb and having Sprint replace for $35 (or whatever it is) is being fraudulent.
OP, you have sort of stepped up and sort of owned the mistake. Sort of unless you pay the deductible or buy out right. Otherwise even that "sort of" is negated.
Own it, pay it.

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Fraud. That's what his intentions are. Which will impact us all.
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Tell me you never dropped a burger and then took it and said it was poorly made or something to that effect
If he has insurance then they'll cover it with a deductible, if he doesn't then they won't right? Just let the man be
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sevenpioverthree said:
Tell me you never dropped a burger and then took it and said it was poorly made or something to that effect
If he has insurance then they'll cover it with a deductible, if he doesn't then they won't right? Just let the man be
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Never, if it drop my burger I go buy a new one. But i have never dropped my burger and if I couldn't afford another I blow it off and eat it.
Also let me point out if you have insurance on your car and get into an accident they fix it that's what you pay insurance. If you crash your car into a tree to collect money it's called insurance fraud they don't pay and have the right to prosecute.
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sevenpioverthree said:
Tell me you never dropped a burger and then took it and said it was poorly made or something to that effect
If he has insurance then they'll cover it with a deductible, if he doesn't then they won't right? Just let the man be
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So if you dropped a burger you'd aacuse some poor schlep of not doing his job properly just to cover a $5 mistake you made?
Just...wow.

jfcooley said:
So if you dropped a burger you'd aacuse some poor schlep of not doing his job properly just to cover a $5 mistake you made?
Just...wow.
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I just made up an example i don't know what's so upsetting about all this to you we've all committed some level of fraud because we felt dumb.
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sevenpioverthree said:
I just made up an example i don't know what's so upsetting about all this to you we've all committed some level of fraud because we felt dumb.
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No, I can say I haven't. I was brought up and taught to take ownership of my mistakes and learn from them, not pass the buck.
Believe it is called character.

Pull your battery out, put back, hold volume down, keep holding v down, after 3 or 4 seconds, press & hold power button for about a sec & release while still holding volume down. Hopefully your splash screen will pop up. Make sure you use the volume up/down to pick boot into recovery & press power to select. Good luck.
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sevenpioverthree said:
I just made up an example i don't know what's so upsetting about all this to you we've all committed some level of fraud because we felt dumb.
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I think the correlation is not really accurate.
When you drop your burger, that's accidental and most restaurants will absorb the cost of that one burger because gaining a repeat customer is worth more than that one meal. If you stare the manager in the eye and purposefully drop the burger and demand another one, they'll laugh as they kick you to the curb.
On the other hand, when someone flashes a ROM, they have to know that they are voiding their claim on the warranty. It's a deliberate thing. The OP's phone didn't boot itself into recovery and try to flash an international ROM. The OP made the choice to root and flash ROMs, therefore any issues caused by said flashing is his responsibility. Not Sprint's. Not Samsung's. OP's responsibility.
And the solution to the problem is a simple JTAG procedure. The cost of $60 is a small price to pay in order to learn a valuable lesson: be 100% sure of what you're flashing prior to flashing it.
Edit: And the fact that there is a cost is really important. The retention of these type of lessons is directly proportional to the price paid. If there's no price paid ('cause he played dumb and got a free phone), then the lesson's impact will be negligible.

usafbordeaux said:
Phone is hard bricked. I didn't realize it until CWM was telling me "HEY IDIOT THIS ROM ISN"T FOR YOUR PHONE".... anyway it doesn't turn on, the screen doesn't come on or anything. The only life i get out of it is when I unplug it from my computer i hear a noise. NOT EVEN WHEN I PLUG IT IN. Odin doesn't recognize it or anything.
I will be visiting Sprint tomorrow and going to play it dumb saying IDK WHATS GOING ON. THE PHONE WONT TURN ON!?!?
When they get the phone back will they know that I bricked it?.. Like the flash counters and everything on it?
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They will know what you did. Should just buy a used phone off Craigslist or eBay. Going through insurance playing stupid just makes Sprint hike up prices for everyone else. Next time read before you flash something.
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TheSocalGuy79 said:
They will know what you did. Should just buy a used phone off Craigslist or eBay. Going through insurance playing stupid just makes Sprint hike up prices for everyone else. Next time read before you flash something.
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First off everyone needs to stop all the ignorant nonsense about returning a phone through the insurance will jack up prices on Sprint. It's really just sad that you don't understand a thing about how the business works.
Asurion is the company that handles the phone insurance for Sprint, they are not owned by Sprint nor are they ran by Sprint. Asurion is the phone insurance company for 15 other Carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, Boost, T-Mobile, etc... They make tons of money for every single person on those carriers who pay the monthly premium to insure their phones. Multiply that ludicrous amount by 12 for each month and you'll see they can easily bankroll their insurance operation, becuase 100% of those people don't necessarily have issues with their phones.
Dead phones are usually sent back to the manufacturer and fixed/replaced and those are called Refurbs. Refurbs are usually what Asurion provides back as a replacement phone.
As to the OP's phone, I've had a similar issue happen to me and it wasn't due to flashing a ROM at all, the internal memory failed and it wasn't due to flashing. I took my phone to Sprint, which I have flash many roms on prior, and they couldn't do a thing to the phone, nor did they know I flashed it or whether or not it had a custom rom on it. It was DOA.
I paid ZERO deductible and got a new phone in 3 days and nobody's ass got hurt in the process, so all you Sprint Price Jacker conspiracy theorist need to get some sleep, preferably with your tin hats on.
OP, just take your phone in, if you have insurance or not Sprint will help you out. Just like the friggin' burger example, they'll help you out if you drop your burger.

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[Q] My S3 has a black screen constantly, but the phone works

I just bought an S3 off a friend, thinking nothing was wrong with it, the kid just doesn't know how to use a phone, but I've come to the conclusion that he may have been right. I don't want it to be a hardware issue, but it very well may be.
The phone has never been rooted, always stock 4.1.2, but one day the screen quit working while he was asleep. The phone works, makes noise, I can unlock it and all, but no matter what I do, I get nothing on the screen, just black.
Like I said, I don't want to shell out $200 for a dang screen replacement when it isn't cracked or anything.
If anybody could help me fond a way to get this thing to work as a gift for my better half, I would be forever grateful!

It sounds like you already know what needs to be fixed, you just don't want to spend the money to do it and I don't blame you. Spending over $150 fix this device really isn't worth it, to me at least.
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I really was hoping it would be something exceedingly simple that I was just oblivious to, but I guess you're right. You think there is any chance Samsung would replace it? After a quick Google it seems Samsung made a couple bad batches and a few people got replacements for free. I can wait if they would, so I'm gonna call them and have my fingers crossed.

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I really was hoping it would be something exceedingly simple that I was just oblivious to, but I guess you're right. You think there is any chance Samsung would replace it? After a quick Google it seems Samsung made a couple bad batches and a few people got replacements for free. I can wait if they would, so I'm gonna call them and have my fingers crossed.
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You can try, but unless its under warranty, they'll probably charge you an "arm and a leg" to fix the device.
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Da Kine said:
You can try, but unless its under warranty, they'll probably charge you an "arm and a leg" to fix the device.
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I just got really freaking lucky. Days are left on the warranty. Looks like I'm sending it in for a replacement! End of story! :laugh: