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Long story short, I flashed a boatloader for the european version of the phone and my phone is bricked.
I want to know how to short circuit my phone without making it look intentional. I am not insured but I do have warrenty, if I short circuit the phone, will they be able to fix it in the sprint store? I am really hoping they don't. I just want a new phone. I was told that I was have to pay a $35 fee to get the phone fixed, what do you guys think? BEst way to short circuit this phone? (Not with water please)
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So my cuz and I went to the sprint store and his friend saw the phone and the first thing he asked if it was rooted, I said yeah. He couldn't fix it, but said he will take care of it when exchanging it and since I didn't have insurance, I had to pay the $35 warranty exchange. Furthermore, I added the insurance with the exhange, I am picking up the exchanged phone tomorrow because it had to be ordered.
Thanks a lot guys for the help.
This is why im glad i have insurance if i brick it its at the bottom of a lake. What warranty. As he said even download mode warns you of the possible warranty voiding. Least expensive option now is probably repair.
Besides the things I'd like to say about this situation, I'll say something else. It won't go into download mode? You could try getting a USB jig and see if that will force it into download mode. I'm holding back the temptation to say something really smartass. This was a very expensive lesson, huh? Sending it in to unbrick it, if all else fails, is your last resort. With a $500 phone, you can't afford NOT to get insurance for it?! Even if you had insurance, you wouldn't get a brand new phone.
I'm not trying to be a ****, so don't take it that way.
im referring to the 1 year warrenty that comes with the phone, it protections against defections in the phone. If I short circuit it, it will be defected... no more useless comments please, don't remind me of what I already know; I know that I should have gotten the insurance, enough said about that.
Would really appreciate it if someone could actually answer my question
newalker, would sprint be able to tell that the phone is rooted if i shorted out to the point that it wont turn on? was thinking about using a 9 volt battery to do so.
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im referring to the 1 year warrenty that comes with the phone, it protections against defections in the phone. If I short circuit it, it will be defected... no more useless comments please, don't remind me of what I already know; I know that I should have gotten the insurance, enough said about that.
Would really appreciate it if someone could actually answer my question
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If you fry the usb port theyll blame it on you using an aftermarket charger since your stock one is fine. You probably wont be lucky enough to even keep them from checking the rom status. You have a phone capable of being repaired by samsung soon you may have nothing.
The warranty covering defects was voided by a custom rom. The reason they wont honor it after rooting or custom rom is things such as overclocking. Many things can be done via software that would normally be replaced as defective.
If you cant make it so they never find out then all warrantys are null and void period. Truth and fact.
how do I get this 35 dollar exchange done sir? How can I get the 35 dollar exchange w/o them finding out I rooted the phone? :/ been such a stressful week, been bricked for a week. What's the BEST thing I can do right now in my situation?>
sabatheman said:
how do I get this 35 dollar exchange done sir? How can I get the 35 dollar exchange w/o them finding out I rooted the phone? :/ been such a stressful week, been bricked for a week. What's the BEST thing I can do right now in my situation?>
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If you haven't read these two threads, I'd suggest doing so. Neither thread has lead to a solution yet (other than getting the phone replaced).
help - I did something bad
I screwed up / Installing ICS for international SGS2
Good luck...
I will leave this here as well. This is the SGS2 i9100 USB driver. It is a rar file. You will need to extract it and install. See if Odin will recognize the phone after installing. Please report back....
http://db.tt/g8hP2llV
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#1 --- Avoid Flashing Cooked ROMS on your phone...live with stock!!! I do and havn't had any problems at all..
Seems like there are more people complaining about all theses cooked ROMS and how they either work perfectly...or suck some way or another or have tons of glichs.
#2 --- Always, and I mean Always get $8 insurance on a Smartphone, in the long run this will save your ass...big time...
#3 --- People look at the 2 year contact price of the phone...not the really price of the phone (which is $549 I believe) and thats what gets them in trouble...ahhh my phones only $200 or less, I dont need insurance...yet if you break your phone you have a POS brick weight...that will now cost you over $500 to replace...or you could pay $8 a month and if something goes wrong, The Sprint Repair Center will fix it free...or replace it with a refurb unit....Even if you make a claim due to water damage or something, its still cheaper than the $500+ dollars you will have to fork out...
JohnCorleone said:
I will leave this here as well. This is the SGS2 i9100 USB driver. It is a rar file. You will need to extract it and install. See if Odin will recognize the phone after installing. Please report back....
http://db.tt/g8hP2llV
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Your one smart guy John. You have helped me a several times with some responses to my questions and I really appreciate it. If your idea works you’ll make a quite a few people happy on here. Seen a handful of these issues with people flashing the Int versions. If this doesn’t work I would use the 9V battery idea and run it across the board.
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If I short circuit it, it will be defected...
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edit,... not worth the time
This is why you READ, and READ some more!!!
I dare you to bring it to my store. Nothing gets passed a well trained tech. Your best bet is to go to an advanced exchange only store, the reps are not trained like the techs. Pay the 35 and call it a day. As for the microwave comment, solder points get a white residue on them after being microwaved, to a trained tech it looks like corrosion.
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Sorry, not to be n [email protected]@hole here, because what happened to you really sucks, but if you screwed up your phone by doing something dangerous without doing proper research (ie: try to flash something designed for the European Galaxy S2 onto an Epic touch), why should Sprint eat the cost and give you a replacement phone? I mean you are basically asking for a way to cheat Sprint.
Something to consider. I really do feel for you and hope somehow someone comes up with a fix.
the best easy to do what ur asking and not get caught would be to take a fully charged 18v battery from a drill, 2 wires either stripped on both end or to make it easier put alligator crimps.on each end and hook the battery to the terminals on back of phone where battery usually touches and then hit the power button on your phone. it will leave no trace and even if it does get powered up its well enough outside the read parameters to where nobody can catch it. ive seen this done already to atleast 7 or 8 phones. have fun
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Pay to get it jtaged i don't know how many people have done this we are not illiterate? On topic leave it a a hit place my fiance forgot her phone in the car when it was hot really hot and it messed up.
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So sprint covers rooted phones but doesn't cover physically damaged phones......try telling the truth and not being an idiot and listening to almost anyone else here. 9v battery? Really?
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TheShackSpecialist said:
9v battery? Really?
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wrong radio shack, 18 volt
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Aren't you able to add insurance on your phone at any time??
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Yes you can but it would look suspicious if the phone needed work shortly after the insurance kicked in.
So I dropped my phone today and cracked the screen. Already made the claim, listed a major crack or multiple cracks, blah blah blah.
What I'm wondering is this: Since it's obviously hardware damage and in no way linked to software, should I even worry about flashing back to stock before I send it in? If so would it not be just as easy, and in a sick/twisted way fulfilling, to just render the screen completely unusable after I activate the replacement? I'm thinking as long as the screen is inoperable they won't even worry about firmware/modem/etc, but wonder if that's just me being naive.
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Asurion could care less if it's rooted/ROM'd, etc... It's not their job to care. Even if the damage to the phone was caused by rooting, like a hard brick or something, they would still replace it. It's incidental damage, which is what they cover.
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Asurion could care less if it's rooted/ROM'd, etc... It's not their job to care. Even if the damage to the phone was caused by rooting, like a hard brick or something, they would still replace it. It's incidental damage, which is what they cover.
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You are the man. I figured as much, just wanted the highly regarded opinion of some XDA members . Anyways, thanks for the quick reply.
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_MetalHead_ is correct, I recently cracked a E4GT just like you and it was rooted.
Asurion does not care, send it in.
rpnunez said:
_MetalHead_ is correct, I recently cracked a E4GT just like you and it was rooted.
Asurion does not care, send it in.
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Thanks for the additional input.
So really the only people who would care are the service techs if its a software problem or some issue they can write off on rooting? I know it voids your warranty, but who if anyone would care at all?
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This is some good information to know just in case this exact circumstance may happen to others. I thought there was an FCC rule stating that rooting/jailbreaking a phone was allowable?
Dude if you a bit technical, you can swap the lcd and send back the refurbish mother board back to them with the crack screen, unles you are having sw issues or you have them send the device activated already, then just keep the refurbish unit
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elephant007 said:
This is some good information to know just in case this exact circumstance may happen to others. I thought there was an FCC rule stating that rooting/jailbreaking a phone was allowable?
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I remember hearing the buzz
about this when it was fresh, albeit the exact details are eluding me. Anyways, the legality of rooting is no longer in question when you sign that 2-year contract. Yes you are in the legal clear to root, but the contract states clearly that rooting will void your warranty
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Dude if you a bit technical, you can swap the lcd and send back the refurbish mother board back to them with the crack screen, unles you are having sw issues or you have them send the device activated already, then just keep the refurbish unit
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I don't doubt for a second the possibility of doing so, however I've yet to have an issue with a refurbished phone. Yes I'll have to reroot, relocate my data, etc. but I'm sure all of that will take a fraction of the time it'll take me to swap out screens. Although I do see some of the perks for those that are far more technologically inclined, as you're basically refurbing your own phone. But for $100 I expect to get more than just a new screen. These scratches are just plain ugly all around the bezel and on the battery door.
Thanks for the advice though, just because it isn't right for me doesn't mean someone else won't find it useful in some way, shape or form.
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mdhscanes24 said:
I remember hearing the buzz
about this when it was fresh, albeit the exact details are eluding me. Anyways, the legality of rooting is no longer in question when you sign that 2-year contract. Yes you are in the legal clear to root, but the contract states clearly that rooting will void your warranty
I don't doubt for a second the possibility of doing so, however I've yet to have an issue with a refurbished phone. Yes I'll have to reroot, relocate my data, etc. but I'm sure all of that will take a fraction of the time it'll take me to swap out screens. Although I do see some of the perks for those that are far more technologically inclined, as you're basically refurbing your own phone. But for $100 I expect to get more than just a new screen. These scratches are just plain ugly all around the bezel and on the battery door.
Thanks for the advice though, just because it isn't right for me doesn't mean someone else won't find it useful in some way, shape or form.
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No problem I had so refurbish issues before, so I try to go that route
ICS E4GT
So my next thought is if by some chance I brick the phone before I send it back, will that have any affect in itself? I'm debating on using my 10 day window to see if by flashing from ICS to GB to see if there's any information I can find to share with our devs as to what's bricking everybody. That is, only if there is any actual information that that could provide. If not I'll just let this horse die and just migrate to the next handset quietly.
Obviously if I could I'd just donate the phone to one of you guys as a spare to try tinkering with, but Asurion takes insurance fraud quite personally from what their site says
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You can brick it, submerge it in water, drive over it with your Hummer H1, toss it out a 10 story window, microwave it, urinate all over it and then send it back to them and it would make no difference.
Gotcha, as long as they get the phone they could care less about its actual condition.
Now would it even be helpful to flash back and forth grabbing logcats along the way or is it pretty much at a point where only source will help?
I'd like to contribute some how, figured maybe that could be my start.
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First, before anyone says this is sds/brickbug, it seems to be different. My phone keeps turning off between 2 and 10 seconds after turning on in any mode, normal boot, recovery, or download mode. My first thought was a stuck power button like my friend's S2 had (I fixed his) but after taking it apart and testing the internal switch with a multimeter, the switch doesn't seem to be stuck in the closed position as I see a changing resistance value when the button is pressed. It's also not the battery as I have used external chargers and a battery from a friend's phone. Same issue. I looked into the SDS thread and those all seem to be the phone won't boot at all or can make it into download mode but can't flash, but not constant rebooting like this. I've completely taken the phone apart (up to removing the mainboard) several times and can find nothing wrong with it. I'm inclined to think some sort of hardware issue but haven't found an answer for what. What seems the most telling is that, when it reboots during the boot animation (at a different spot each time) it hangs for a second before turning off, making me think it's some sort of serious hang. I also wonder if it could be the power regulation chip.
Bottom line, I've done some serious research but haven't found anything. I'd be willing to send it to a repair shop like the commonly listed mobiletechvideos.com but I'm not sure a Jtag would fix it if it really is a hardware problem. Any ideas or experience with the issue?
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Ah, thanks. I tend to think of the Q&A, HELP AND TROUBLESHOOTING (emphasis added) forum as just the Q&A and forget the last part.
This model has never had an isdue with Sudden Death. I think that's the international models only. If that's what you have, you may want to post this in that forum as they may hsve seen this before.
If I had to guess though, I'd say its more likely a hardware problem. If it were software it would probably hang at the same place every time.
I could be wrong though...
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Ah, no, it's a T-mobile. I did notice that sds was in the international forum and was going to check if it applies to the US but forgot. Yeah, I'm leaning towards hardware too. It'd be nice if I could find someone else who has had the same problem and has a diagnosis. The device is out of warranty (It somehow shows water damage though it's never been submerged. Dumb Florida weather...) so I want to evaluate other repair options before considering Samsung. I buy my phones second hand so spending more than $100 fixing it quickly becomes debatably useful. If it's hardware, obviously a JTAG won't fix it. I don't have anything super important on there but do have some game progress I haven't backed up since I started so I'd like to avoid a wipe, which is probably a pipe dream at this point.
Yeah, you could try a factory reset, if you can get into recovery long enough. If it comes to it though you could always sell it for parts. Or buy an s3 with a broken screen and swap parts.
Unless you hear from someone else though, I'm afraid your only way of knowing is to attempt a jtag repair. If it doesn't work, its probably hardware.
Good luck however it goes!
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Yeah, recovery usually doesn't even show and only occasionally just gets to the TWRP splash screen so I can't do anything there. Just checked Ebay and was shocked how cheap broken screen S3's are. I have hope! If I just need the mainboard, does the carrier matter? I know roms are interchangeable but I'm not sure where the antennas are tuned for Tmobile's AWS. I imagine it's in the Qualcomm Radio on the mainboard which would require a Tmobile device. Any idea?
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Yeah, recovery usually doesn't even show and only occasionally just gets to the TWRP splash screen so I can't do anything there. Just checked Ebay and was shocked how cheap broken screen S3's are. I have hope! If I just need the mainboard, does the carrier matter? I know roms are interchangeable but I'm not sure where the antennas are tuned for Tmobile's AWS. I imagine it's in the Qualcomm Radio on the mainboard which would require a Tmobile device. Any idea?
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I can't say positively, but I'm pretty sure that's correct. AT&Ts I747 will work on T-Mobile networks, but you will never get the performance from it that you would with a T999. If you could find a T999L that would be even better still!
I know the cell radio is built into the SoC (wifi and BT are on a broadcom chip), so the more I think about it the more positive I am that you'd need to try to stick with the T-Mobile device.
Sprint and Verizon devices won't work though, just so you know. Those are CDMA. Yours will need to be GSM. An easy clue to this is if it has a sim card. I'm telling you this becsuse there are still other models out there, and some may or may not work. Just in case you can't find a T999 or T999L.
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Howdy all<
First, I swear I've searched high and low for this answer. I've been to the xda threads with guides to disassembly and reassembly and followed the links to OEM part retailers and come up with zilch.
So, I have a bricked GT-N7105 with suspected sudden death syndrome. It acted screwy for a few days with random reboots etc and then, one day, I took it out of my pocket and it was dead. No boot, no charge, no lights, no nothing. I sent it to Samsung who (classic) are claiming liquid damage and want to charge me $588 Australian to fix it. I am unprepared to pay this. I know that the chip should be covered by extended warranty but this is voided by the supposed liquid damage. I will fight them on it but am not optimistic about the outcome.
So, assuming that I'm not giving my money to Samsung or the company that they outsource their repairs to, can anyone point me towards a link for a store selling replacement motherboards for the N7105?
Furthermore, I haven't managed to find specific information on the motherboard model number for the N7105: is it the same as the N7100 or any of the other Note II variants? Anything that can widen my search criteria will be helpful.
Thanks all. Love your work.:good:
Anyone?
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Anyone?
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try ebay?
If your phone has suffered SDS,then only emmc is damaged,not the whole motherboard.You can get it(emmc) replaced from a third party repair shop.
Gud luck.
1st of all, a motherboard is about 200-250$, and you can repair it at a normal smartphone repair shop, screw samsung.
request photos of the "liquid damage"
i'd take this to the court.
When i destroyed the partitions on my old galaxy player 5.0, they said it was corrosion from some sticky liquid lol, and they eventually gave me a replacement (probably because i figured out they were lying)
+1,Its the same old story they tell to everyone...here in india too .So if you are sure that its not damaged by liquid,just stick to your point and be stern in your approach while dealing with these so called 'technicians'...
Gud luck.
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Wow. Thanks all! That's all really useful information. I now have it back so I think I'm going to try replaceing the emmc. Will update the thread then.
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Howdy all<
First, I swear I've searched high and low for this answer. I've been to the xda threads with guides to disassembly and reassembly and followed the links to OEM part retailers and come up with zilch.
So, I have a bricked GT-N7105 with suspected sudden death syndrome. It acted screwy for a few days with random reboots etc and then, one day, I took it out of my pocket and it was dead. No boot, no charge, no lights, no nothing. I sent it to Samsung who (classic) are claiming liquid damage and want to charge me $588 Australian to fix it. I am unprepared to pay this. I know that the chip should be covered by extended warranty but this is voided by the supposed liquid damage. I will fight them on it but am not optimistic about the outcome.
So, assuming that I'm not giving my money to Samsung or the company that they outsource their repairs to, can anyone point me towards a link for a store selling replacement motherboards for the N7105?
Furthermore, I haven't managed to find specific information on the motherboard model number for the N7105: is it the same as the N7100 or any of the other Note II variants? Anything that can widen my search criteria will be helpful.
Thanks all. Love your work.:good:
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there you go http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung/galaxy-models/samsung-note-ii-lte-n7105.html?limit=all
N7105 is totally different to the N7100 internally so the mainboard will not physically fit onto the chassis if you put the wrong one in ..as the chassis behind the screen which carries the mainboard is totally different ... so get the the correct one if you are going to change the mainboard
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Thanks for that, mate. This comes up on google. They have no motherboards!
DId you manage to find a replacement motherboard @acesofdaves?
What parts do i need to purchase? A llittle lost.
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What the.....g
I was going to say you need to purchase a shovel, so you can bury it.... it's dead.
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I was going to say you need to purchase a shovel, so you can bury it.... it's dead.
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No, it isn't. It turns on and still works. All I need is LCD digitizer and bezzel right
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(With respect)
You are seriously considering a repair on that device ??
My initial response was under the assumption that your post was a joke. ..but apparently not ?
A digitizing screen would likely cost more than a replacement device. (Used)..and given the condition of the other components. ..you can almost guarantee that you'll find more trouble inside....
If you don't mind my asking. ..what happened to the phone. .??
I'm not trying to make light of the issue. ..or discourage you from trying if you truly want to attempt a repair. ..but my gosh it looks pretty serious on the surface. ..
We have good people here that are willing to help. ...but as you can see. ..The general consensus is a dead horse. ..
Perhaps you can look into a clean device for sale right here on the XDA site ??
You may be money (and time)... ahead by going another route. .
Either way. ..we are here to help if we can. ..g
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You are seriously considering a repair on that device ??
My initial response was under the assumption that your post was a joke. ..but apparently not ?
A digitizing screen would likely cost more than a replacement device. (Used)..and given the condition of the other components. ..you can almost guarantee that you'll find more trouble inside....
If you don't mind my asking. ..what happened to the phone. .??
I'm not trying to make light of the issue. ..or discourage you from trying if you truly want to attempt a repair. ..but my gosh it looks pretty serious on the surface. ..
We have good people here that are willing to help. ...but as you can see. ..The general consensus is a dead horse. ..
Perhaps you can look into a clean device for sale right here on the XDA site ??
You may be money (and time)... ahead by going another route. .
Either way. ..we are here to help if we can. ..g
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Honestly the point of the thread was to see what parts I needed but ended up realizing that yes, indeed it isn't worth fixing. Meant to say - ended up figuring out also the parts and seeing as to how expensive they are...eek.
Also. It was dropped about 3 times from a very high surface. First time the glass shattered. Still worked...second time, stopped responding to touch. Was dropped twice in same day from said surface. I work on really high buildings cleaning windows - doesn't help that I am blindly clumsy. My job will be the death of me.
Hey, if you don't mind - could you help me with my flex problem? I have another thread - it won't accept Sim cards and says service state: radio disabled. Been two weeks and still haven't gotten any further. Have tried everything.
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