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Need to take my phone to Sprint with 5 Odins

So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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If they're smart enough to look at the ODIN count, they're smart enough to know that another Sprint store "looking" at the phone isn't going to increase it. That only comes from flashing the phone via ODIN. Really, from what I understand, it's luck of the draw. But someone else who's actually been in this situation would need to tell you whether they had them look.
Personally, I bought the USB jig and reset mine to 0 so I'm no longer at risk.

Ya I bought one too, but it hasn't showed up... Its on a slow boat...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRrTZayRxU
this is what passes for "cheap" and "easy" these days. LOL. Looks kind of fun if you're the DIY type.

dang that sucks so if you dont have that tool you cant reset your odin count?

Do you have to flash by odin or can you do in recovery I'm coming from an evo And have always used ra but only cwm is on this phone correct?
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jrock32 said:
So I'm having issues with my phone and sprint wants me to bring it in. I have an Odin count of 5. Will they see that and if so do I just play dumb? Maybe tell them I took it to a different store and they looked at it too thus the Odin count is up?
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Follow this guide if you don't have a soldering iron, really need it done, and can't/don't want to wait for the Jig.
Had to use the "tie them all together & tape them up" method shown in that video to unbrick a friend's Captivate. If you're patient and have a very sharp eye for tiny microUSB pins, it should only take slightly less than forever to line up the resistors to the port's pins and get it to clear the count..

What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.

Indrid Cole said:
What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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I think they released a document the same day or right around the time of the E4GT release stating they could terminate your service for having a rooted phone.

Most techs aren't even aware that Odin exists. Only reason I know is because I have an E4GT.

I just made a USB jig today, literally took like 5 minutes. There's a bunch of how-to vids. Plugged it in and it worked first time. No Odin count.
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It'd be very easy without a soldering iron as well, twisting the resistors together well and just touching the appropriate pin contacts.
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Sleshepic...aka McGuyver. Where there's a will...
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Indrid Cole said:
What are your problems that you need to take it to sprint? Also I have read in threads that sprint can't deny your claim for rooting. Maybe search for more info on warranty and rooting.
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Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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For what it's worth, coming from a Sprint tech, very few people at Sprint - much less techs - know anything about ODIN, and most wouldn't take the time to verify. In our area (and ASAIK, nationally), we aren't technically allowed to use ODIN since it wasn't built by and for Sprint, but I've used it if it meant getting a phone working again.
Point is, unless the phone is obviously rooted (e.g. has custom ROMs or still has root apps installed and root/ROM files on the SD card), I've never seen nor heard of anyone being denied service or a new phone. As long as you put your phone back to stock beforehand, you should be fine!
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jrock32 said:
Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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I'm sorry if any of these are insulting to you intelligence, but do you have Green Power or Juice Defender (or any app that claims to save battery life and may turn off radios to do so)? Also, have you noticed if the DL speed issue is restricted to one locale, or are you experiencing ****ty speeds pretty much across the board?

It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.

jrock32 said:
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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I have that app on this phone and another and used to use it on my Epic. I don't think it should be causing you any problems. That being said, its always there for free on the Market. You could uninstall it and just add it back after a flash of something
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jrock32 said:
It's kind of hit or miss... As for the apps the only similar one would be a battery calibration app. Could that cause my missed text? That's probably my biggest gripe.
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Sorry I've had spotty internet at my house lately... thankfully there are things like tethering after I give up trying to fix it!
JohnCorleone is right, it's probably not the battery app, but you could try uninstalling and seeing if that makes a difference.
On top of that, I would uninstall any 3rd party texting apps if you have them (e.g. Handcent or Go SMS), seeing if that fixes the issue, and proceeding from there. Not all of them cause problems for everyone, but some of them do cause issues for some people.
Try to update your PRL and Data Profile (Menu --> Settings --> About Phone --> Update PRL and then Profile), and beyond that, someone will probably have to get their hands on the phone and determine if it's a phone issue or a network problem. The only thing besides that you could try doing would be calling into tech support and asking them to check the latency times on messages if you seem to be having problems specifically with other carriers (esp. Verizon).
I hope that helps, but I have a bad feeling it won't take care of things...

jrock32 said:
Ive been having issues with not getting text when the phone "hibernates". The moment I touch the power button, and go to the lockscreen it pops up. Im also having slow 3g connection speeds. I'm at about 500 kbs with 3 to 4 bars. Is that normal? My brother was getting 4mbs with his IPhone 4s in the same location! Which really pissed me of. ... Thanks again for all the help.
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Quick ? What modem are you on .
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lballer69 said:
Quick ? What modem are you on .
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I agree I thought I read the the EG12 modem has that exact issue.

lballer69 said:
Quick ? What modem are you on
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Im on EG12... Ill put EG31 on when I get back home. Thanks for the info. Wish I could try EK02, but guess I'll need to wait...
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[Q] Sprint Question!! Bricked... only getting Blue light :(

I already know its a hard brick, no odin, no recovery, no hope. I was wondering if anyone has worked for sprint and would know if I dont have insurance, and just now get insurance, and then bring it in and act clueless saying I dont know what happened yadda yadda yadda, would they give me a new phone?

Well I'm very new to rooting and things of that nature but what does the screen look. Like
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Be a man and pay the deductible! Well I have no idea never had a brick or replace issue with Sprint ever, but from what it seems if Sprint can't get it to boot they will replace for you.
Are you sure you can't get into download mode?

I actually unbricked my infuse with Odin and I wasn't in download mode took a few attempts but I saved my phone
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I personally don't work at Sprint, but if you play dumb and you make up a good enough excuse, their's an 85% chance that they'll give you a new one. I mean since it isn't physical damage, you're in luck. I say i's worth a shot. My E4GT is at Sprint right now, I completely reverted it back to stock and they had no clue on what was going on with it and they decided to give a new one. Just try it. Just lie and say something like "It was overheating, and it shut off." Good luck kiddo.

im0rtalz said:
Be a man and pay the deductible! Well I have no idea never had a brick or replace issue with Sprint ever, but from what it seems if Sprint can't get it to boot they will replace for you.
Are you sure you can't get into download mode?
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Am I sure????!!!!!! Of course!

jajosh66 said:
I personally don't work at Sprint, but if you play dumb and you make up a good enough excuse, their's an 85% chance that they'll give you a new one. I mean since it isn't physical damage, you're in luck. I say i's worth a shot. My E4GT is at Sprint right now, I completely reverted it back to stock and they had no clue on what was going on with it and they decided to give a new one. Just try it. Just lie and say something like "It was overheating, and it shut off." Good luck kiddo.
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But with no insurance??

RussellEstridge25 said:
I already know its a hard brick, no odin, no recovery, no hope. I was wondering if anyone has worked for sprint and would know if I dont have insurance, and just now get insurance, and then bring it in and act clueless saying I dont know what happened yadda yadda yadda, would they give me a new phone?
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Take it in to a Sprint store that has a repair center. Act clueless. With no insurance you should only have to pay $35 since it's a software issue. You may even get a free replacement...I doubt that though.
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blackroseMD1 said:
Take it in to a Sprint store that has a repair center. Act clueless. With no insurance you should only have to pay $35 since it's a software issue. You may even get a free replacement...I doubt that though.
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Once they fix it would they see it was rooted?

Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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tkemack said:
Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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Actually dude.... I'm sending it in to mobiletech.com to get fixed for 50 bucks.... So chill. It was just a question about insurance.

I'm glad you're doing that, hope they can fix it.
In your op you said you didn't have insurance then said you're gonna get it, then play dumb. That's what I responded to. Thanks for being noble.
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I didn't say I was going to. Just wanted to know if it was even an option. But I had already sent my payment to mobiletech.com and then asked my question on here. More to humor myself cause I wanted to feel I did the right thing. And i am. Never bricked a phone before so i apologize for my melt down.

Better luck next time bud
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Way to man up! Hope jtag works. Worst that could happen, if jtag doesn't work, is you go in tell them your phone won't work period, pay the deductible and you'll most likely have a phone fast. But you get to be honorable. Good luck.

I again do not understand explain to me how someone who has insurance I on a device raises our payment that is the stupidest thing I have heard
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If u dont get he insurace when u get phone u cant get it after far as i know cuss every1 would do it right as they **** it up...
And tkemack people steal ****...atleast he got it legitinately pays his bill and sticks to sprint..ive had 2 phones replaced just saying im nkt receiving calls and late texts tell them ive factory reset it via sprint tech and they told me to come in... All because my hero evo and shift had minor cosmetic damages and my hero vol + bar broke off... They didnt ask **** just gave me and my wife new phones.. I also just *****ed about signal...my signal is fine there sending me a free airwave signal booster 200$ value
Not to sound like a **** just being funny treat sprint like walmart take back your used dirty diapers and demand new ones
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crazycon51 said:
I again do not understand explain to me how someone who has insurance I on a device raises our payment that is the stupidest thing I have heard
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He clearly stated in the op that he DOES NOT have insurance. Carry on.
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tkemack said:
Cool dude. Lie so you raise our premiums. You f'd up your phone, pay up.
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i know right? its not totally all the brickers fault but they are a large part of the problem. Take responsibility and pay the deductable

If you ultimately need to go to Sprint just tell them you are a flashaholic but promise to go to rehab if they can help you out....
Just as someone mentioned above when you buy your phone there is small window of time to buy insurance. After that time you cannot.

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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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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I will pay if someone can make call recording work with wifi calling!!!

I know there has been a lot of discussion about this but I am gonna bring it up again....
Call recording on WiFi...I cannot get cellular here at my house most of the time so I must resort to using wifi. I had someone call me and threaten my life last week and I was not able to record the conversation..
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I called the police and they arrested him and now I must say I am more scared of a payback than ever.
I MUST HAVE CALL RECORDING ON WIFI!!!!!!
I WILL PAY ANYONE WHO CAN DO IT OR TELL ME HOW TO DO IT!!! I am not rich though...I am disabled and have very little income...
PLEASE!!!!
IT IS JUST ME AND MY NINE YEAR OLD GIRL...I AM SCARED TO DEATH ABOUT THIS THREAT. If this happens again I want to be able to record the bastard!

Do not worry about threats if you knew how many times it happened... its probably some people who have lot of time to waste
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shahkam said:
Do not worry about threats if you knew how many times it happened... its probably some people who have lot of time to waste
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With all due respect, this advice is absolutely terrible.

I of course can't make any promises as I don't really use this feature so i havent spent much time working on anything with it in the past, but ill try to look at what's out there later tonight.
Which roms or recording apps have you tried this with?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I of course can't make any promises as I don't really use this feature so i havent spent much time working on anything with it in the past, but ill try to look at what's out there later tonight.
Which roms or recording apps have you tried this with?
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Almost all out there don't work on WiFi calling as reports have gone across and not many devs seem to worry about it as they don't have the need for it or they don't even have T-Mobile so it's 100% not in their interest to spend time on it, totally understandable.
There is also the option of Google Voice maybe??

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Almost all out there don't work on WiFi calling as reports have gone across and not many devs seem to worry about it as they don't have the need for it or they don't even have T-Mobile so it's 100% not in their interest to spend time on it, totally understandable.
There is also the option of Google Voice maybe??
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That's pretty much what I was thinking. Also that the best chance for finding one that works may be to try the apps from the store such as Total Recall and Call Recorder from ?svkalex?. There's a dev thread for his somewhere here on xda. It may help to pose this question on his thread if he doesn't already have it working
I wonder if any of the old ICS roms would be able to do this? They get forgotten easily, but had call recording enabled in some of those too.
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Aerowinder said:
With all due respect, this advice is absolutely terrible.
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Well personally I try not to panic when it happens because before I got some serious threats several times and till today nothing happened to me but I can understand him...
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shahkam said:
Well personally I try not to panic when it happens because before I got some serious threats several times and till today nothing happened to me but I can understand him...
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Every situation is different, and in this case there is a child present. You don't take chances when you have a kid with you, period.
I understand where you may be coming from as well, but there is no minimizing it when a child could be in danger. Even if you're positive its just an evil prank, you don't take the chance of being wrong, because you only have to be wrong once....
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DocHoliday77 said:
Every situation is different, and in this case there is a child present. You don't take chances when you have a kid with you, period.
I understand where you may be coming from as well, but there is no minimizing it when a child could be in danger. Even if you're positive its just an evil prank, you don't take the chance of being wrong, because you only have to be wrong once....
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I completely missed the part where he mentioned his child ok now I totally do agree whit you I'd never risk a child life either..
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I completely missed the part where he mentioned his child ok now I totally do agree whit you I'd never risk a child life either..
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You don't know this is a male either, it may be a female dealing with a crazed male that is 300lbs.
What about ICS if she goes back to 4.0.4 did it work back then on WiFi calling?
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mt3g said:
You don't know this is a male either, it may be a female dealing with a crazed male that is 300lbs.
What about ICS if she goes back to 4.0.4 did it work back then on WiFi calling?
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I don't know. I just know several roms had call recording and it was easier to implement on ics. Figured it'd be worth a try at least.
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Update: Tried several apps w/JB and no progress. I was trying to get an understanding why and I do have a theory. Basically, the call recorders all interface with the Qualcomm cellular radio to record from the uplink/downlink streams. On our S3's, wifi is handled by a separate Broadcom chip. So it would probably require either writing new code from scratch or a major rework of existing call recorders to work.
Like I said though, its just a theory, but it kind of makes sense I think. Its highly possible I could be completely wrong too.
There are still a few things ill try, but unfortunately, I'm starting to think it may be well beyond my ability to solve. I've got my daughter today so it may not be until later tonight before I can try much else. I will update when I have some more info though.
In the meantime, try calling T-Mobile customer care (ask for retentions if you've been with them for several years). Try first to just explain that you just have very weak signal and ask about their cellular signal booster (actual name escapes me atm). If it seems like you need to, explain your situation and why you are in need of it. (You could first try saying you are about to drop your broadband service, and won't have wifi calling available anymore. Also that you may be forced to look into switching carriers if this can't be solved. This is precisely what retentions is for). I'd avoid getting into explaining the need for call recording if possible, and if it seems you may have to but it wouldn't match what you've already said, you may want to call back and speak to a new rep first.
Some people have reported outstanding results with the signal booster, while others have said it didn't help a bit, so ymmv. But it is another option and T-Mobile has been known to provide these free of charge to some customers for home use only where they have weak coverage.
If you can get one of these and it does work for you, it would eliminate the need for wifi calling and you could use one of several recording solutions "as is".
Note: check T-Mobile 's coverage map and get an idea of what they claim their signal quality is for your home address before calling. And just use your best judgement for what you want to tell them. It could also turn out that if you tell them exactly what you told us, they'll be more willing to help you. I'm just not sure on this one. Maybe someone else can chime in with an opinion for you.
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I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.

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I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.
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So true. I've read about 5-10 posts about people doing this.
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TheLastSidekick said:
I have heard you can get a range extender from your provider which is like a mini-cell tower if you're confirmed to be out of the service area. You'd contact your mobile provider and an have them go over the coverage map with you -- yada yada and they should help you in some way. ESPECIALLY if you threaten to leave them. Don't forget to try that if they give you a hard time.
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The one they sent me only picks up hspa signal and broadcasts it through the house, worthless if you live in an edge area like me
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The one they sent me only picks up hspa signal and broadcasts it through the house, worthless if you live in an edge area like me
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But for the situation being discussed in this thread, it could be priceless. All that's really needed is the cell signal for voice calls.
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@ASharpEdge
I hope everything has been going ok. Just wondering since we haven't heard from you since you opened the thread.
Anyway, an additional small update. I have tried several apps and a couple of roms with no luck. I'm downloading two ICS roms now so will try them tomorrow. They were both two of the best we've had on here in the past, FreeGS3 and FrostyICS. If I can't get it to work on these its going to end up requiring codework that's going to be beyond my ability I'm afraid.
The closest I've come was using Skvalex's Call Recorder. Using the Alsa Mixer as the recording method, it was able to attempt to record, but the file was just dead air. I think its still trying to record off the cell radio, not the wifi radio. All other settings failed to even start.
So I hope you don't mind, but I've posted in Skvalex's thread to ask him about this. I did include your story in hopes that it would have a better chance at sparking a reply, both for solutions and other options. If you do not want me doing this, ill edit it out right away.
Again, I hope all is well and that you and your little girl are staying safe!
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I really want to thank all of you for looking into this. I have been praying about it daily. My ex-wifes boyfriend is the one that started all of this. Went to pick up my daughter from her mom and boyfriends and he attacked me while my daughter was getting in the car...she was hysterical watching all of this...I handed my phone to her to call 911 and she couldnt..(to hysterical at the time) Then her mom took the phone from her and would not give it back. I finally was able to get out of the car and managed to grab the phone from my ex-wife and then me and my daughter ran to the street and called the police.
The police came and arrested the boyfriend for battery and my ex-wife for interfering with a 911 call.
Then a week later the boyfriends dad called me twice telling me to drop the charges on his son or he would cut my fu**ing balls off and kill me!
The father is a bit psycho from what my daughter told me and I know that he was in the military and has a wide selection of firearms at his house that is about 2 miles from me.....SO, I immediately called the police on him and they arrested him for verbal assault and interference with a state protected witness.
I am even more concerned about a payback, but I know I did the right thing by calling the police on him.
OK, now everyone knows the story...I am a disabled 45 year old father with a 9 year old daughter....She is scared as am I. I just wanted to have some peice of mind that if I got a call I would have proof besides the call log...
Please do not go out of your way though trying to get this working. I have the Lord Jesus on my side and I fell comfortable that we will be safe in regards to this matter.
To answer your question Doc...I have tried S3Rx 1.5, Dandroid, Wicked v10, and z999...Those I know for sure. I know some people say theirs worked but mine definately does not. The only true way to test it is to be out of range of a cell signal and then try it on wifi.
Again, thank you all and may God bless you and your loved ones!! :angel:

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I really want to thank all of you for looking into this. I have been praying about it daily. My ex-wifes boyfriend is the one that started all of this. Went to pick up my daughter from her mom and boyfriends and he attacked me while my daughter was getting in the car...she was hysterical watching all of this...I handed my phone to her to call 911 and she couldnt..(to hysterical at the time) Then her mom took the phone from her and would not give it back. I finally was able to get out of the car and managed to grab the phone from my ex-wife and then me and my daughter ran to the street and called the police.
The police came and arrested the boyfriend for battery and my ex-wife for interfering with a 911 call.
Then a week later the boyfriends dad called me twice telling me to drop the charges on his son or he would cut my fu**ing balls off and kill me!
The father is a bit psycho from what my daughter told me and I know that he was in the military and has a wide selection of firearms at his house that is about 2 miles from me.....SO, I immediately called the police on him and they arrested him for verbal assault and interference with a state protected witness.
I am even more concerned about a payback, but I know I did the right thing by calling the police on him.
OK, now everyone knows the story...I am a disabled 45 year old father with a 9 year old daughter....She is scared as am I. I just wanted to have some peice of mind that if I got a call I would have proof besides the call log...
Please do not go out of your way though trying to get this working. I have the Lord Jesus on my side and I fell comfortable that we will be safe in regards to this matter.
To answer your question Doc...I have tried S3Rx 1.5, Dandroid, Wicked v10, and z999...Those I know for sure. I know some people say theirs worked but mine definately does not. The only true way to test it is to be out of range of a cell signal and then try it on wifi.
Again, thank you all and may God bless you and your loved ones!! :angel:
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Wow....That is a hell of a situation. I am sorry you and your daughter are having to go through all of that. My daughter is 7 and I could only try to imagine what I would be going through if all of that were happening to me. Some people are just really screwed up in the head and, IMO, have no business being in a position of influence over any child. I just hope you are able to get some sort of restraining order and full custody if you dont already have it. Personally, though, I honestly would be arming myself. All too often, the only way to actually Stop a bad guy with a gun, is for a good guy with a gun to intervene.
Anyway, a bit more on topic. My daughter had her meet and greet with her new teacher today so I was gone most all day long. Im making a new nandroid backup now, and will try to test a couple more things out in the next hour or two.
And it really is not a big deal. If I can help find a way to do this, then I just hope it can help give you guys even just a little piece of mind. (No, I am not doing this in response to your thread title btw. I'd rather you spend your money on your daughter, especially if you can get her something or do something for her that can help her get through all of this.)
Oh and consider calling T-Mobile as I mentioned before. It could be a better solution than this and its probably best to try talking to them sooner than later.
Hang in there man! We will keep you guys in our prayers.

Ok, sorry I didnt post yesterday, but I really had nothing new to add unfortunately. I have tried several roms, apps, mods with no luck on this at all.
I am pretty sure it would require someone to modify the code for WiFi Calling to allow recording. And then it would have to also have to be modded to integrate call recording as I don't think this would allow any 3rd party apps to work anyway.
I have sent Skvalex, the developer of Call Recorder on the Play Store an email. I was told he was away and not able to respond in the thread, but he should still be able to receive and reply to his emails about the app. At this point, I am just waiting to see if he has any ideas or if he thinks he might be able to add the functionality to his app. Other than that, I am just not sure of what else I can do right now. Though if I think of anything, I will certainly let you know. And of course, I will post again once I hear back from Skvalex.
I do hope your situation has improved over the last couple of days. I am really sorry I was not able to come up with anything for you. But if there is anything else I can help with, do let me know.
Take care!
Anyone else have any ideas on this issue???

Hardware Hack/ Would like to introduce myself, Dr Frankenstein!

Hey... My first post on xda I believe.. But I have been lurking around for years now, rooting (and trying to root) anything possible I'm a nurse now, but was a mechanic before that... So I have this tendency to tinker (generally ,successfully I must add). Question here:
I have a sch-I535 that has long since been rooted, flashed 10k times etc... Broke the screen and the contrast fluid leaked out Since the phone has full out pooped...
All I have now is an LG Vortex (Optimus, verizon version).. Rooted it.. HATE IT!!!
A friend has a bad ESN/IMEI sprint s3... I bought it, it's on its way now.. Can I just switch the hard drive, thus bringing my sim/simslot with it and call it a day? Or do I really have to pull all the guts from the sprint screen and plumb in my verizon guts? Haha Thx for the help!!
Rick

I'm sorry, but please explain further. Are you just trying to switch sprint s3 hard drives? Because if so that will work. If you are trying to switch Verizon guts with sprints it won't work.
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Yeah I had a d2vzw, amoled cracked, just got a sprint s3 with working screen... Thing is, I used headphones and s-voice on the vzw for a few days with no screen.. eventually it just full out stopped doing anything. Think i may have screwed the pooch?

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Yeah I had a d2vzw, amoled cracked, just got a sprint s3 with working screen... Thing is, I used headphones and s-voice on the vzw for a few days with no screen.. eventually it just full out stopped doing anything. Think i may have screwed the pooch?
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Sounds as if it's likely to be toast. If there was a short circuit caused by the contrast fluid or something, it might have worked for awhile (until it got hot, probably) and then it would show odd behaviors such as rebooting or locking up. If that happens one time too many, eventually something cooks permanently. You might pull it apart and find a burnt up capacitor or something repairable, but I wouldn't be especially optimistic.

Ok next question. ... Is there anyway to trick the sprint into thinking it's imei is the same as my fried Verizon phone?
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Zooandbio4me said:
Ok next question. ... Is there anyway to trick the sprint into thinking it's imei is the same as my fried Verizon phone?
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What your asking is cloning esn. I suggest you read the site rules. This is highly illegal and unethical. As well as against the forum rules
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