Need advice pls. - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

So I have a T-Mobile Samsung gs2 that locked up on me. I took it to T-Mobile store and they refered me to a shops that ended up fixing it for me. I believe they changed the imei number. But when they did this it went back to GB when I originally had the 4.0.4. Now he said he could flash and install update but will charge. So my question is it a regular rooting and flashing which I know I can do myself or is it really something only he can do. I really don't feelfeel paying for something I know I can do myself. Thank you in advance

Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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Darkny8 said:
So I have a T-Mobile Samsung gs2 that locked up on me. I took it to T-Mobile store and they refered me to a shops that ended up fixing it for me... I believe they changed the imei number...
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I think you should be more worried about the changed IMEI number!

Bluntified said:
Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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I thought the same thing but when I did the upgrade through Kies it ended up getting locked again so I had to take it back to the guy. That's when he mentioned rooting and flashing. I told him I could do it but he made it seem like it's something he should do.

DinoSoup said:
I think you should be more worried about the changed IMEI number!
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Yea after finding out what he they did I looked up what it was to change the imei number, because I never had this problem before, I understand its a bad thing. But I wasn't the one who did it. I was actually surprised T-Mobile told me to take it in to have this done. But what I've learned is mobile can't tell when this is done. So I'm ok with it and besides soon as the note 2 comes out I'm selling the phone. It's unlocked as well so I'll prob sell it to an AT&T user. Thanks for heads up though bro

Darkny8 said:
I thought the same thing but when I did the upgrade through Kies it ended up getting locked again so I had to take it back to the guy. That's when he mentioned rooting and flashing. I told him I could do it but he made it seem like it's something he should do.
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You could also use ODIN, instead of Kies, to flash the stock recoveries, you just need to look for the files on here!
Edit, found a guide that will help you get back to "fresh" stock, so that you can upgrade to ICS with Kies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359

Bluntified said:
Gingerbread is what originally comes with the phone, there was an upgrade to ICS later on.
To your question, If its stock, you can just upgrade to ICS through kies (which he's gonna do). No rooting etc necessary, unless you want to later. Do it yourself, he's scamming you!
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He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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Bluntified said:
You could also use ODIN, instead of Kies, to flash the stock recoveries, you just need to look for the files on here!
Edit, found a guide that will help you get back to "fresh" stock, so that you can upgrade to ICS with Kies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
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Thank for that man ill check it out. I really feel more comfortable flashing an update because of the issue that the kies gave me. But I'll send look into it thanks

elesbb said:
He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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I get where's he's coming from but some honesty goes along way. Cuz to make it seem like only he can do it isn't coo. I would've rather have him be honest than to try and trick me into having him do it. But thanks man. Hope your right cuz if not then I'm stuck taking it back to him.

elesbb said:
He's not scamming you, just trying to make a sale. But yes you can do it yourself .
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I assumed he was scamming because the OP mention the IMEI number was changed (fishy), and mostly likely flashed a custom or modified gingerbread ROM, that's why Kies won't read the phone. If the repair person brought the phone back to full stock, it should be able to connect no problem, which doesn't look like he did.

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I assumed he was scamming because the OP mention the IMEI number was changed (fishy), and mostly likely flashed a custom or modified gingerbread ROM, that's why Kies won't read the phone. If the repair person brought the phone back to full stock, it should be able to connect no problem, which doesn't look like he did.
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yea he did change the imei number. and kies updated just fine. it brough my phone back to 4.0.4 but the problem was that after the update the phone got locked again. im guessing the imei number went back to its original. so my thing is im wondering if i root and flash an updated zip will my phone lock again. from my understanding flashing shouldnt mess with the imei number but thats why i wanted advice from people on this site. im still a nood but was able to learn what i know from this site. thanks again bro

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I dont think the imei is a problem.
I had in the past the galaxy and glaxy 4g that had a changed imei (dou to unlocking)
it never gave me any problems.

orisolo said:
I dont think the imei is a problem.
I had in the past the galaxy and glaxy 4g that had a changed imei (dou to unlocking)
it never gave me any problems.
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So after changing imei number you rooted and were able to to flash without a prob? Now is this just a one time flash or multiple?

One can change the IMEI number? that is crazy, this is like changing the VIN number of the car, how is it even possible?

doanthaitu said:
One can change the IMEI number? that is crazy, this is like changing the VIN number of the car, how is it even possible?
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Yea you can. It's not something I recommend doing because it is illegal. But so are bootleg movies and burning music from the internet. You can Google info on how to do that though.

Darkny8 said:
Yea you can. It's not something I recommend doing because it is illegal. But so are bootleg movies and burning music from the internet. You can Google info on how to do that though.
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That's kinda scary. What if they use my IMEI by some stroke of "luck"?!

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[Q] Sprint and your Rom...

i just go done talking to sprint.... my phone has a Display problem...i asked for a warranty replacement. I told them what happened and i didnt tell them it was rooted because of the obvious reasons.... as it turns out sprint can actually remotely go into your phone and know exactly what you are running.... They asked about myn and warm 2.2.... so i had to tell them... so just a heads up be careful who you talk to.... did anyone else know this?
Wow, I didnt know that but thanks for the H.U.
Luckily I have TEP so its not much of a problem but that would be something to look out for if your phone starts acting up
What happened?
Did they follow through with the Warranty or void it? I do IT work for a few sprint stores and was told that rooting the phone would void its warranty (hence why I ask). In the same breathe, none of them at the stores would know
Thanks for the info.
jpagel said:
Did they follow through with the Warranty or void it? I do IT work for a few sprint stores and was told that rooting the phone would void its warranty (hence why I ask). In the same breathe, none of them at the stores would know
Thanks for the info.
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they said that my warranty is VOID until i can prove that im on stock rom and the only way to do that is by going to the store.
lui22 said:
they said that my warranty is VOID until i can prove that im on stock rom and the only way to do that is by going to the store.
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Dang man that's no good. Sorry to hear.
So what if you ruu back to factory settings? About 3 weeks ago I had to have a speaker replaced they didn't say anything about it but he actually asked me if I had ever thought about rooting I just played dumb. That's crazy though that they can see that remotely... actually no thats not that crazy.
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Just run the ruu. If your phone is usb connected and the only issue is the display that won't prevent you from going back to stock. You can check usb connectivity in windows or by doing an adb devices if you have set up adb.
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So flash back to a stock Rom and and turn s back on. That's proof...
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lui22 said:
i just go done talking to sprint.... my phone has a Display problem...i asked for a warranty replacement. I told them what happened and i didnt tell them it was rooted because of the obvious reasons.... as it turns out sprint can actually remotely go into your phone and know exactly what you are running.... They asked about myn and warm 2.2.... so i had to tell them... so just a heads up be careful who you talk to.... did anyone else know this?
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH SPRINT.that is Invasion Of Privacy completely Unlawful and unnessecary why cant they just have asked you .......very concerning
Just flash the 1.47 RUU then run S-ON. You'll be essentially downgrading low enough to where you can re-run Unrevoked with no problems whatsoever. Good luck.
where do i get the app that tells me what is on other people's phones
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where do i get the app that tells me what is on other people's phones
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hold on let me call sprint i wanna see whats on my girlfriends phone......
fadimo305 said:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH SPRINT.that is Invasion Of Privacy completely Unlawful and unnessecary why cant they just have asked you .......very concerning
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Hold on, hold on...before we get all flared up, I don't think Sprint is actually logging on to our phones.
They are likely just getting Mod/Kernel version from About Phone menu option..just the way they can know about the PRL/PRI from their system (may be these are the traces that our phones leaves on the system).
If you guys are so worried, just go to build.prop and change the mod/build name.
JoeLithium said:
So flash back to a stock Rom and and turn s back on. That's proof...
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yeah ive dont that befor for some reason s stays off even after i updated like 3 times... i went back to the rom that came with the phone when i got it.... strange....and i can also charge while in amon_ra or clockwork mod i wonder if they will be able to see if i was on a non sense rom or on WP7? anyone wanna try and seee?
sshark said:
Hold on, hold on...before we get all flared up, I don't think Sprint is actually logging on to our phones.
They are likely just getting Mod/Kernel version from About Phone menu option..just the way they can know about the PRL/PRI from their system (may be these are the traces that our phones leaves on the system).
If you guys are so worried, just go to build.prop and change the mod/build name.
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good idea but what if it dont work?
lui22 said:
good idea but what if it dont work?
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enough with the what ifs
lui22 said:
good idea but what if it dont work?
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That's what we do on XDA...find what works spirit lives on...
jasongthang said:
enough with the what ifs
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alright enough with the "ifs" and lets get to work. your first
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alright enough with the "ifs" and lets get to work. your first
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sorry, not trying to be rude. But no sense asking what ifs, just because this seems to be news to everyone that Sprint can do this. So changing the build.prop might be a good start, if that doesnt work then I dont know. I don't develop these things. Maybe make some type of cached image that looks legit, so Sprint sees that instead of the actual figures. Or some type of block maybe
Or sue them
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sorry, not trying to be rude. But no sense asking what ifs, just because this seems to be news to everyone that Sprint can do this. So changing the build.prop might be a good start, if that doesnt work then I dont know. I don't develop these things. Maybe make some type of cached image that looks legit, so Sprint sees that instead of the actual figures. Or some type of block maybe
Or sue them
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oh i know you didnt meant to be rude, sorry if it seemed i was i meant it as a joke of good spirit

[Q] This may be tough to answer

I am working my master plan to getting a new phone lol...
Does anyone know where I can find a picture of a G2/VISION's ABOUT PHONE stats before its been rooted or a roms been put on it? I dont wanna call TMOBILE and they ask me certain things like the software version and android version I'm running and I give them the information based off what rom I have.
Unless someone knows what those would be off the top of their heads.
Most phones have different factory shipped software, so what in particular are you looking for?
The reason its tough to answer is because you didn't state any info of value. Are you trying to exchange/return? Are you wanting to buy a new one?? I mean that kind of important don't you think?
If its a warranty exchange they won't ask you for any software numbers only ask about damages.
If buying a new one who cares anyways.
If those are wrong please fix your question.
Thanks
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So... you're trying to scam the T-mobile CS support by giving them false information about a non-rooted phone rather than your rooted phone.
If you're going to get a warranty return and replacement the least you can do is unroot your phone (you'll have to when you return it...(or ffs at least put a stock pre-rooted ROM back on it)) when you call in so if you're not confident in your ability to BS them you can have the real numbers ready....
just downgrade and unroot.....
xudsa II USERT said:
Most phones have different factory shipped software, so what in particular are you looking for?
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Just whatever info in the ABOUT PHONE STATS for a phone that hasn't been rooted and modded. Software version and stuff like that...
I have a G2 but I have had an issue and had several replaced because it'll just randomly shut off sometimes. And since I've replaced it quite a few times already I was ready to just ask them to replace my phone with something else.
Only thing is I just want to have that information so as they ask me I can be like this is what I have.
d3athb4dishonor said:
Just whatever info in the ABOUT PHONE STATS for a phone that hasn't been rooted and modded. Software version and stuff like that...
I have a G2 but I have had an issue and had several replaced because it'll just randomly shut off sometimes. And since I've replaced it quite a few times already I was ready to just ask them to replace my phone with something else.
Only thing is I just want to have that information so as they ask me I can be like this is what I have.
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just load a stock pre-rooted ROM on your phone. Could've had it done by now...
martonikaj said:
just load a stock pre-rooted ROM on your phone. Could've had it done by now...
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I think his phone has problems, cause he mentioned about it rebooting, so I guess he cant downgrade?
d3athb4dishonor said:
Just whatever info...what I have.
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I have some info I logged down before rooting, but its from a stock Desire Z, not a T-Mobile version, will that do?
BTW: Another guy had similar reboot problems too here

[Q] Touch Keys Don't Work

I've done some searching and I haven't found any problems like mine yet. I ran the SGS unlock tool meant for Vibrant on my SGS2 (i know i know) and it didn't work. Ever since my touch keys don't work. I just reflashed my rom and they still don't work.. help!
PS. I'm odining now. Hopefully that'll fix it.
Crap crap crap crap crap odin didn't fix it.
Tynen said:
I've done some searching and I haven't found any problems like mine yet. I ran the SGS unlock tool meant for Vibrant on my SGS2 (i know i know) and it didn't work. Ever since my touch keys don't work. I just reflashed my rom and they still don't work.. help!
PS. I'm odining now. Hopefully that'll fix it.
Crap crap crap crap crap odin didn't fix it.
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Unable to offer much insight but seems that if you go back to stock they would certainly assume it's a hardware failure.
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avarize said:
Unable to offer much insight but seems that if you go back to stock they would certainly assume it's a hardware failure.
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I bought the phone off craigslist though, I don't know if they'll replace it.
Tynen said:
I bought the phone off craigslist though, I don't know if they'll replace it.
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iv'e gotten most of my phones from craigslist and they still replaced them for me. i just waited like a week to make sure that my imei number showed up in there system so they didnt question me where i got my phone from lol.
Yeah my phone was only working for less then 24 hours, I don't think there's any hope for tmo to replace it. What I don't get this is someone at some point bought it from tmobile, why do they care if it changed hands?
damn that sucks. it wont show up in there system if it was only used for less then 24 hours. sometimes i would just chat with tmobile online and tell them that i want to make sure they have my correct imei number in there system and they ask me what my imei number is then they tell me its not the right one and if they want me to have them update it and i say yes then they tell me it can take up to 48 hours for there system to update it. idk why they care if u didnt get it from them.
i already paid for a jtag service so I'll just go that route, but I'll keep all of this in mind the next time i hard brick a phone... =P
Tynen said:
i already paid for a jtag service so I'll just go that route, but I'll keep all of this in mind the next time i hard brick a phone... =P
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alright well hopefully u can unbrick the phone.. good luck
Tynen said:
i already paid for a jtag service so I'll just go that route, but I'll keep all of this in mind the next time i hard brick a phone... =P
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dude, did you unbrick your phone yet ?
I got mine solved by inputting
*#*#86824#*#*
and press update firmware.
credit goes to Memeber - ecips

[Q] I flashed CM9 now i cant turn on the phone anymore

hi can someone help me i cant turn on the phone anymore i tried to clear used data and it just frose i took of the battery now i cant turn it on on download or in regular mod or in clockwork recovery any advice
majmuni said:
hi can someone help me i cant turn on the phone anymore i tried to clear used data and it just frose i took of the battery now i cant turn it on on download or in regular mod or in clockwork recovery any advice
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Normally I wouldn't answer, because this question should be posted in the Q&A board, not here, but....
You hardbricked. WHen you try to turn on the device, you just get a solid blue LED, right? That's a hardbrick. Most likely because you did not follow the instructions in the OP telling you DO NOT FLASH ROM/KERNEL FROM ANY ICS RECOVERY. Only flash from EL26 StockCWM
If you have device insurance you can get Sprint to replace it, so long as you don't tell them HOW you killed it If you DON'T pay for insurance, it'll cost $35 to replace.
Moral of the story? READ THE OP. TWICE.
well my bad thanx no way to get it to turn on
neatchee said:
If you have device insurance you can get Sprint to replace it, so long as you don't tell them HOW you killed it If you DON'T pay for insurance, it'll cost $35 to replace.
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Most of this is true. However, Sprint doesn't care HOW the phone gets bricked. I work for a Tech Store in Buffalo. If any tech/rep tells you that they won't replace a rooted/attempted root phone, call them a liar. Tell them to check Sprint's M&P's (methods and procedures).
That being said, rooting STILL voids your warranty, but Sprint is supposed to work on them. Chances are we just flash stock and work on it from there.
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dav3wash said:
Most of this is true. However, Sprint doesn't care HOW the phone gets bricked. I work for a Tech Store in Buffalo. If any tech/rep tells you that they won't replace a rooted/attempted root phone, call them a liar. Tell them to check Sprint's M&P's (methods and procedures).
That being said, rooting STILL voids your warranty, but Sprint is supposed to work on them. Chances are we just flash stock and work on it from there.
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So...how do you flash them back to stock if it gets bricked? care to share
d1msum4lyfe said:
So...how do you flash them back to stock if it gets bricked? care to share
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I manage some repair shops. Last one I saw, last Wednesday, I couldn't get it going. I only had about an hour to mess with it, but I couldn't get anything to work. I wouldn't say I had completely given up, but given my resources at the store, it wasn't happening. Neither of the 2 computers we use in the tech room would recognize the device in Odin mode (while it read other Touches in Odin mode just fine). It would recognize the device if you booted regular and let it sit on the Galaxy S screen, but flashing wouldn't work and it would never advance past that screen. We just ordered a replacement for the guy. He had flashed a ROM from an ICS kernel.
Only problems I've had on mine is losing signal and the phone going into Airplane mode on rare occasions. Power button menu will actually say it's in airplane mode, too. Turning it off usually fixes things. My phone did have LOS problem initially, but that went away once Samsung updated the modem awhile back. So, it does seem that I end up in low signal situations now and again. Currently running the FC05 modem.
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So...how do you flash them back to stock if it gets bricked? care to share
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Oh if its hard bricked, we don't lol. I guess my point was more that if you bring a rooted phone into a sprint store, Mr. Hesse says we have to work on it or replace it if there's no physical or liquid damage
you did not follow the instructions in the OP telling you DO NOT FLASH ROM/KERNEL FROM ANY ICS RECOVERY. Only flash from EL26 StockCWM
Flash stock rom with odin and pit file then go from there.....
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Oh if its hard bricked, we don't lol. I guess my point was more that if you bring a rooted phone into a sprint store, Mr. Hesse says we have to work on it or replace it if there's no physical or liquid damage
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Then why did the rep say I had to wait a day and speak to the store supervisor to approve a replacement?
Mattheyu said:
Then why did the rep say I had to wait a day and speak to the store supervisor to approve a replacement?
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Because the employee was a moron, doesn't know how to read, or doesn't know how to do his job properly.
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Then why did the rep say I had to wait a day and speak to the store supervisor to approve a replacement?
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Because technically you voided your warranty by flashing software to your phone... It says that everywhere there is a big difference between rooted and custom firmware.... That would be why most everyone has a USB jig to reset the flash count in download mode ....
If they can prove you had ics on it they really don't have to do anything but flag your phone as warranty void
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Because technically you voided your warranty by flashing software to your phone... It says that everywhere there is a big difference between rooted and custom firmware.... That would be why most everyone has a USB jig to reset the flash count in download mode ....
If they can prove you had ics on it they really don't have to do anything but flag your phone as warranty void
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Their system reported that it was running stock EL29 (from a rep when I asked), the ODIN flash count was zero, and it reported that it was running official Samsung firmware. I could only get a vague answer pertaining to "microcode" when I asked them to prove it.
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Their system reported that it was running stock EL29 (from a rep when I asked), the ODIN flash count was zero, and it reported that it was running official Samsung firmware. I could only get a vague answer pertaining to "microcode" when I asked them to prove it.
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Well call back and get the info so that you can at least inform us about micro code or whatever....good info is good info sorry about your phone but if you're going to be doing stuff like flashing alpha rooms you really need insurance too
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Epix4G said:
Well call back and get the info so that you can at least inform us about micro code or whatever....good info is good info sorry about your phone but if you're going to be doing stuff like flashing alpha rooms you really need insurance too
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I do have insurance, and they are now replacing it, but they refused to do it that day because the supervisor was not there.
Can you suggest a graceful way of convincing the tech who relayed this information to divulge his methods?
Mattheyu said:
I do have insurance, and they are now replacing it, but they refused to do it that day because the supervisor was not there.
Can you suggest a graceful way of convincing the tech who relayed this information to divulge his methods?
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I just ask them ... It's my phone And just tell him you would like the info if possible just be nice is usually the thing kind of BS with them
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Mattheyu said:
I do have insurance, and they are now replacing it, but they refused to do it that day because the supervisor was not there.
Can you suggest a graceful way of convincing the tech who relayed this information to divulge his methods?
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Glad to hear you're getting a replacement. I'd been think about this microcode thing, ever since you posted about it in the other thread.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcode
I have a feeling the tech was using the word "microcode" as a synonym for the phone's firmware, taking the stance that the only way for the firmware to get wiped was if you manually flashed your phone. They're replacing your phone because 1) they really can't prove you rooted and flashed it, and the microcode thing was bull**** and 2) at the end of the day, they have to replace your phone anyways under warranty if you didn't drop it in the toilet.
If Sprint techs had some other way to identify that a phone had been manually flashed, other than the known methods, I'm quite sure the good folks at XDA would already know about it.

[Q] Sprint LG OG saying not in the USA

I have the Sprint LG Optimus G for about 7+ months now, rooted it "now unrooted". But two days ago my device deactivated, says Im on the Chameleon Network and that Im no longer in the USA, its believes Im in Korea for some reason. Did a full unroot and flashed back factory stock rom.
That did not fix the problem though, still will not reactivate itself nor stop saying that Im on this Chameleon Network and not in the USA.
If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this problem or work arounds before I have to go to Sprint and hopefully get a new one that would be great.
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I have the Sprint LG Optimus G for about 7+ months now, rooted it "now unrooted". But two days ago my device deactivated, says Im on the Chameleon Network and that Im no longer in the USA, its believes Im in Korea for some reason. Did a full unroot and flashed back factory stock rom.
That did not fix the problem though, still will not reactivate itself nor stop saying that Im on this Chameleon Network and not in the USA.
If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this problem or work arounds before I have to go to Sprint and hopefully get a new one that would be great.
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This might help. Not positive though. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39280809
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Or maybe use the LG flash tool...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2443185
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Yeah I already tried all those fixes with no luck.
Im basically fine with it saying Chameleon Network, really just want my phone to stop thinking that I am in Korea nor letting me reactivate my phone.
Even running the LG Mobile Support tool right now, but it just gets stuck at 4% on the S/W Upgrade.
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Yeah I already tried all those fixes with no luck.
Im basically fine with it saying Chameleon Network, really just want my phone to stop thinking that I am in Korea nor letting me reactivate my phone.
Even running the LG Mobile Support tool right now, but it just gets stuck at 4% on the S/W Upgrade.
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Sounds like corrupted efs ... Try the efs fix and if it doesn't work go back to stock and take it in ...
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Well I have it fully unrooted and back to stock. Just cant figure out the Chameleon thing, it is actually stopping me from reactivating my phone. I have attached some screenshots so you all get a better idea of what Im talking about.
bigfdaddy2 said:
Sounds like corrupted efs ... Try the efs fix and if it doesn't work go back to stock and take it in ...
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This ^^^^ That's exactly your problem
Nullox said:
Well I have it fully unrooted and back to stock. Just cant figure out the Chameleon thing, it is actually stopping me from reactivating my phone. I have attached some screenshots so you all get a better idea of what Im talking about.
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Ive been trying to restore my original EFS backups, but I cant seem to get it to work properly I guess.
Nullox said:
Ive been trying to restore my original EFS backups, but I cant seem to get it to work properly I guess.
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With both TWRP and FreeGee? Other option is autoprime thread about efs.
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All those methods are telling me I have to re-root my phone in order for the application to be able to restore my backs, which makes no sense to me.
Go to autoprime thread on how to zero out efs and then restore ...
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O yea its not chameleon network error that's stopping u ... Its that you're min and and phone are all zeros
Follow this guide and u should be good to go ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38348745&postcount=1.
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I started to try that method, but the DFS tool would not open. Ill give it another shot and see what I come up with.
Nullox said:
I started to try that method, but the DFS tool would not open. Ill give it another shot and see what I come up with.
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U can use the hidden dialer codes to program ya min and ya number ....then exit out and it will restart and should then activate...
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I only know a few of the dialer codes and not enough to reprogram myself.
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I only know a few of the dialer codes and not enough to reprogram myself.
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Contact sprint they will tell ya ... Just tell them u did a reset cause it was acting bugy
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Nullox said:
Well I have it fully unrooted and back to stock. Just cant figure out the Chameleon thing, it is actually stopping me from reactivating my phone. I have attached some screenshots so you all get a better idea of what Im talking about.
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Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to fix this. I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple months ago and I wasn't even rooted. My phone was working fine one minute, did a random reboot, then bam! When it came back on, everything was zeroed out and it wouldn't activate. Tried everything, finally took it to a Sprint repair facility and they could not get it to work either. They have no way of reprogramming the missing info either. They just ended up ordering me a replacement phone that didn't count against my insurance (no co-pay) because it was still under warranty and the issue was considered a product defect and not anything I did. I did some research and found out this has happened to others. Could be an issue with the original model phones. My first one was bought in January and they were released on October the previous year.
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Unfortunately there is nothing you can do to fix this. I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple months ago and I wasn't even rooted. My phone was working fine one minute, did a random reboot, then bam! When it came back on, everything was zeroed out and it wouldn't activate. Tried everything, finally took it to a Sprint repair facility and they could not get it to work either. They have no way of reprogramming the missing info either. They just ended up ordering me a replacement phone that didn't count against my insurance (no co-pay) because it was still under warranty and the issue was considered a product defect and not anything I did. I did some research and found out this has happened to others. Could be an issue with the original model phones. My first one was bought in January and they were released on October the previous year.
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You're wrong on the programming .... U can program you're missing numbers and so can sprint ... We have a thread that tells u how ... If you're rooted it makes it that much easier.... Chameleon network itself isn't the problem...like I said before you have no telephone number programmed ,no prl loaded,no ESN loaded... Sprint can't activate ya phone over the air with out that stuff being programmed ... That's how it verifies who u r or else we all be in one big account together ....
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You're wrong on the programming .... U can program you're missing numbers and so can sprint ... We have a thread that tells u how ... If you're rooted it makes it that much easier.... Chameleon network itself isn't the problem...like I said before you have no telephone number programmed ,no prl loaded,no ESN loaded... Sprint can't activate ya phone over the air with out that stuff being programmed ... That's how it verifies who u r or else we all be in one big account together ....
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Yes, you can program some of it which they tried. But the rest of the info they could not program (MEID, IMEI). You can say they (Sprint) can program all you want, maybe at the factory, but at the Sprint repair facility, they could not. I am merely telling you what they told me. Like I said, I had the EXACT same thing happen. And they just ended up ordering me a replacement phone.
*shrugs* Don't know what else to tell you. Just seems easier to take it to Sprint and get a replacement. If it dumped the info once, whats not to say it won't happen again.,
I've been through it to .... Yes u can program ya imei .... Idk ya keep insisting u can't .... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498. There's the thread it walks u right through it ...idk what more u need ?
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I've been through it to .... Yes u can program ya imei .... Idk ya keep insisting u can't .... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2161498. There's the thread it walks u right through it ...idk what more u need ?
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Please reread what I posted. As I stated, I am going by what Sprint told me. And THEY were not able to reprogram. I am not insisting anything, I am merely passing on info I received from Sprint support. Whether he wants to try and reprogram his phone is up to him and makes no difference to me. Just seems easier to take it to Sprint and get a replacement.

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