Hi guys, I made the rookie mistake of flashing a international rom on my Galaxy S3 (SGH-T999) and now I have a very expensive paper holder. I called Samsung and they told to send it over for them to fix it, but they also told me that if it was water damage, misuse, etc... That I would be charge for the repair. Well to the point. My question is, will they notice that it was something I flashed or the custom recovery?
Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
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$60 for a JTAG I think.
Coug76 said:
Most likely that they will.
Have you tried Odin with a stock tar?
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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I can't get it to download mode.
Aerowinder said:
$60 for a JTAG I think.
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Yep, and this way is cheaper/faster.
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Found this don't know if it's trust worthy.
Sent mine back and they didn't notice. Not saying they won't but in my case there was no issue.
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JTAG repair services can fix it for a decent price and they won't care what you did to it.
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I can't post my links. I do it, too. But, I'd send it here before I sent it to those guys on eBay:
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Yeah just saw it dude has a good feedback record, something I might think of if this happens to me
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rickmarz said:
Guys just to let you know that the ebay guy is legit. Took the chance and send the phone to him on the 2nd of February and just got today (8th of February) working 100%. :laugh: Guy has great communication and let me know how everything was going. That was the experience I had. Hope nobody has a bad flash or anything but if you do this is an option. Thanks to everyone for your input and suggestions.
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Nice, but BTW how did you come about flashing an international s3 ROM in the first place? Off topic: are you puertorrican?
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Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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Yes I am puertorican and was fallowing a guide from zedomax and the guide was for international s3.
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Nice greetings desde Guaynabo
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Off topic lol im from Ponce, Greetings! xD and btw jtag would work better. Chances are they are going to notice
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So, I was wondering how many people here know about USB test jigs.
In all but the most extreme cases, they can unbrick a Galaxy phone. So far, every Galaxy-class device has worked with these. I was only wondering because all of the threads about people returning their phones to Sprint because the somehow bricked it.
I would say at this point, that anyone who wants to mess with one of these phones, such as flashing a ROM, CWM, or one of these early root methods, should either make or buy one. If you don't want to make one, they're on Amazon, which is about as mainstream as you can get.
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Can you explain what a jig is? sounds complicated.
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Basically if you bork your phone and cannot acces "Dowload Mode" to flash a new Rom by using the 3 button press, this Jig will put your phone in download mode for you so you wouldnt have to return your phone to Sprint
I'm making one now so I can get rid of the stupid yellow triangle.
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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bblanski said:
I am lazy, have one on the way...
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Same
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Where can you buy one of these?
Mitalis said:
Where can you buy one of these?
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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I bought mine off of ebay. Search for Samsung jig
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Me too
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will this work?
http://www.amazon.com/SainSmart-Don..._1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1316648791&sr=1-1
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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Does it matter that it says i9000 (sgs) vs i9100 (sgs2)?
Edit: Nevermind read the full description
This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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This one is $2.49 free shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...Accessories&hash=item25666f2605#ht_2131wt_952
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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Shipping form Hong Kong... you wont see it for 5-22 business days... great deal if you're not in a hurry I suppose...
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That's the only reason I didn't get that one, would have taken forever to get.
Made it and used it. No more yellow warning and I show as having an official samsung binary!
Good info here...
I never heard of these until now.
For those making them; how do you do that? I'm ok as far as soldering etc but not sure what else is involved.
i still have mine from back on the captivate that i made
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967404
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=300597250072
This is the one I got
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I bought that one too. Granted, I have no idea why I need it but I figure if I get stuck I will be happy to have it at 5 bucks.
A friend of mine accidentally flashed an i9100 rom onto his Hercules and now it is not responding at all, not to my jig, not to power buttons, etc.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
You can try and get in touch with this guy, he says he's the first to be able to fix ours phones... His name is connexion2005 but idk if it's true or not.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23535103&postcount=33
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I think we'll just opt to use his T-mo insurance if it can't be fixed with ODIN and such. Thanks though!
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I think we'll just opt to use his T-mo insurance if it can't be fixed with ODIN and such. Thanks though!
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That is your only fix. Or sending it to Samsung but has the same effect.
Oxirane said:
A friend of mine accidentally flashed an i9100 rom onto his Hercules and now it is not responding at all, not to my jig, not to power buttons, etc.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
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You can't fix it...
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Seeing is believing someone once said...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZkIXj7cXNw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Wonder how much they will charge lol it seems legit but might be pricy
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40 dollas.
No kidding that isn't bad at all probably takes 1 min to do lol
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Hi guys,
I just purchased a Samsung Galaxy SII on eBay. I decided to take the plunge even though the seller said it was for "parts and not working". He said the problem he was having was that the phone would shut off by itself, no matter what he did. He said this happened maybe once every 10 times he pressed the sleep button.
I got it yesterday and started messing around with it. I haven't encountered the problem yet but I only used it for a few hours. I proceeded to successfully root the device and flashed a custom ROM (CyanogenMod 10 - JB 4.1.1) and it seems to work ok. I'm not using the phone yet and I guess I was just wondering if you think the problem may have just "gone away". If it did, I would feel very lucky. I won't know for sure until I start using the phone regularly, but I needed a reliable phone today at work and that's why I didn't bring it with.
Any thoughts on what could cause this issue and possible solutions are appreciated. I've read some people say it's related to the CPU or the button itself, or perhaps even the battery. The owner had never rooted the phone so he was just running the regular T-Mobile Gingerbread rom.
Thanks and Happy Friday!
Probably the power button problem
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Thanks for answering, Teo. If it's that, it should be fairly simple to fix. I'll report back just in case somebody is having the same issue.
Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.
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Since the JB ROM's suffer from random restarts and sleep of death issues, I would recommend flashing an ICS ROM. This will get you a more stable environment for testing, so if the device suddenly shuts it self off, you'll know it's not the ROM.
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+1 to this suggestion. Flash a ROM that is known to be stable so you can confirm the original issue. I'd suggest stock (gb or ics, doesn't matter) for the best test environment.
Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Thank you guys! Your responses are greatly appreciated!
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Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed
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Why don't you either send to Samsung under warranty or put insurance on it and have it fixed
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I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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playya said:
The phone has not been out a year yet so it don't matter about ownership as long as there is not abuse to the phone they should help you
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Thank you! I'll look into that.
If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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If I am correct this phone came out Oct /12/11
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Yeah so warranty should still work. phone warranties starts the day it is activated. My white one was activated until February so i got another 5 months!
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Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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Don't want to jinx myself but I flashed Team Chopstick's ICS rom on Saturday and haven't encountered the issue thus far.
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At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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At this point. I would think it's safe to say that your phone is fine lol
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Lol yeah Teo, I hope so I'm glad I took the plunge!
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Nicraz said:
I bought it used on eBay, I'm not the original owner. And I didn't see the SquareTrade warranty option for this purchase, perhaps because it was under "For parts & not working". I haven't come across the problem yet. I have flashed a few different roms (ICS) but every one of them has given me some type of problem. I'm still using my very reliable myTouch 4G and I'm starting to doubt if I really want to dump it for the SII.
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I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)
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I have both MT4G and SG2...rooted my SG2 than my MT4G..flashed alot of ROMS for both phone and while the ROMS for MT4G are great and stable (using the Dark Unicorn v2.5) the SG2 ones i like better, (Jedi Knight 2 Stripped)..hands down better phone performance of course with the SG2...just using my MT4 as a backup phone and one for testing.(rooted wifes phone so gota test ROM before i give it to her)
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I'm keeping my MT .. at least for now. I actually paid more for it than for the SII! I'm using the SII full time and keeping the htc for backup. Im running Toasted Marshmallow on the htc and I like it a lot. I tried JK on the SII but gave me problems so I'm sticking to Team Chopstick for now.
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Dude mt4g probably the best single core phone out there. Loved that phone.
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You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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You got a good deal from someone that didn't know much about Android smartphones, nice. This is obvious because it was still on GB lol.
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Yeah! I actually lost the bid to someone else and then for whatever reason the bidder backed out and I got a second chance offer from the seller so I bought it right away.
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...I may need to find a way to hard brick my wife's phone. And I mean bricked. Who can give me some input?
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Put a rom that's not for your phone install have way then turn the power off.....
lol:laugh:
Ok, that sounds promising.
Let me run that back. I get a rom from any other phone, begin to flash through recovery and before the install finishes I turn the phone off and voila, no lights, nothing. Right?
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Xiutehcuhtli said:
Ok, that sounds promising.
Let me run that back. I get a rom from any other phone, begin to flash through recovery and before the install finishes I turn the phone off and voila, no lights, nothing. Right?
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LOL why would you do that. Trying to get a replacement?
Cruel and don't want your wife have a phone?
JK
I know it sounds terrible right? She got some water damage and the guy at Costco told me he would replace a hard brick if I screwed up while flashing.
I'm somewhat torn, but don't want to pay a deductible, we just paid one because she let my 1 year old play with her phone and he broke the screen. Anyway, just something I'm debating, not convinced yet.
MORAL: DONT BUY YOUR WIFE A NICE PHONE!
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1. go to guy at costco
2. set phone on counter
3. take brick and smash the living hell out of it
4. tell him you bricked it and want a replacement.
5.????
6.profit
You know this is fraud right?
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You know this is fraud right?
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Not if it's covered by warranty.
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You know this is fraud right?
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Yeah, I won't be doing it. I was just venting mostly. I'm basically just pissed at the circumstance, and was looking for a way to save a few bucks. I'm more concerned about potentially getting a good guy busted for taking a phone in that he shouldn't than I am for duping some mega chain or phone manufacturer. Saving myself a bit of money isn't worth that.
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Not if it's covered by warranty.
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This doesn't fall under warranty.
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Yeah, I won't be doing it. I was just venting mostly. I'm basically just pissed at the circumstance, and was looking for a way to save a few bucks. I'm more concerned about potentially getting a good guy busted for taking a phone in that he shouldn't than I am for duping some mega chain or phone manufacturer. Saving myself a bit of money isn't worth that.
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Good man! There is hope for this world.
Optimus Prime
Good think you arent risking losing his job, but costco should return if you brick it no matter what. I did it on accident and best buy gave me a new one. I will post a PSA on it. but on the off chance you do still want to do it, just restore from a nandroid, and leave recovery on overnight, and that should do it. It is a new bug me and a few other developers have found the hard way.
For a moment I thought the OP was gonna give us his number, even though we just met, and ask us to call him, maybe?
here is the PSA I posted.
Flash n4 tot. Complain you didn't want a nexus 4 you wanted a optimus g
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For a moment I thought the OP was gonna give us his number, even though we just met, and ask us to call him, maybe?
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LOL!
"what are you wearing OP?"
"Um, pants?"
"You are a dirty OP aren't you?"
That's probably not how it would go, really, but it made me laugh.
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GREAT NEWS! SquareTrade is taking the phone and sending me a new one after they told me no! No fraud involved, just have to make some noise, I suppose!
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I was checking out the T-Mobiles' web site and saw that there is NO other versions of the S3 only the LTE variant that just came out.
Found this interesting not sure if other knew about this or ?
I had spoken to them as I just purchased my S3 in Jan and was told I could do a trade in and $150.00 out of pocket... No thanks ....
Correct. The T999L is replacing the T999 across the board. No reason to sell the old one anymore.
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I noticed Samsung.com has also changed theirs. Still no show that is LTE but they show this SGH-T999MBATMB Again I dont know if that is the first firmware that was released with the phone or not
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I noticed Samsung.com has also changed theirs. Still no show that is LTE but they show this SGH-T999MBATMB Again I dont know if that is the first firmware that was released with the phone or not
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No, thats not the firmware, its just how they named the Pebble Blue one on their website. Ive no idea why they did it this way, but its simply how they differentiate the different colors.
T999MBATMB = Pebble Blue
T999RWATMB = Marble White
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No, thats not the firmware, its just how they named the Pebble Blue one on their website. Ive no idea why they did it this way, but its simply how they differentiate the different colors.
T999MBATMB = Pebble Blue
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Weird though. I had no idea. I see now that TMB means tmobile, they also have it with the other carriers
Wonder if we do a warranty exchange would we get lte or the same old one
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Wonder if we do a warranty exchange would we get lte or the same old one
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Some are saying they got the LTE variant
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I'm curious if its only through Samsung warrany or T-Mobile/Asurion, or both.
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I'm curious if its only through Samsung warrany or T-Mobile/Asurion, or both.
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Yeah me too.. I'm kinda hoping my phone screws up or something to see if I get an LTE version for warranty exchange lol
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Mines got a cracked screen and was thinking bout making a claim on it. Just don't want to come off the money to do it!
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Yeah for that you'll have to pay the deductible!
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Mines got a cracked screen and was thinking bout making a claim on it. Just don't want to come off the money to do it!
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Ever swap out that broken screen device?
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Um nope. Only posted that yesterday. No plans on it for now.
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Um nope. Only posted that yesterday. No plans on it for now.
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C'mon doc, get s second job or somethin' !
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What's the dedectable for an exchange? Mine has a messed up audio port sometimes music cuts in and out. Annoying as hell. Was considering sending it in.
Might try it to see if I get the L version, lol.
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C'mon doc, get s second job or somethin' !
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Lol!
Oh I'm lookin!
If I'm not on here or with my daughter that's exactly what I'm looking for!
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Anyone know if an LTE one was given for a normal 1 year warranty exchange?
Is there a forum yet for the T999L?
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Is there a forum yet for the T999L?
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This is the forum for it
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DeeXii said:
Anyone know if an LTE one was given for a normal 1 year warranty exchange?
Is there a forum yet for the T999L?
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I'm trying my luck at it now, I doubt it though - I'm sure they have tons of s3's coming back in (trade ins) or refurbs stocked and ready to go. $20 for a replacement while still in warranty, eek.
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What's the dedectable for an exchange? Mine has a messed up audio port sometimes music cuts in and out. Annoying as hell. Was considering sending it in.
Might try it to see if I get the L version, lol.
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For the Galaxy S3, I believe it is 130$ with the insurance deductible off the top of my head.
Edit : Did some more searching and found I was right..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909989