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HELP! I'm starting to cry!

Just got up, and didn't realise that My beloved Desire was on the floor, stood on it with my heel and it broke!! Literally just now!
It has a clockworkmod and it is rooted with NeoPhyTe 5.0.
Is there any way of unrooting without using the screen?!
When I turn it on it has lots of little green dots and sometimes lines... so is it possible?! please answer quick!!

Turn it on, wait for it to 'boot up' and then run the RUU your ROM came with...be it Vodafone or WWE
If that doesn't work cause you can't select HTC Sync yu may have to try and find the official ZIP file for your handset and try running that...

!PANDA said:
Just got up, and didn't realise that My beloved Desire was on the floor, stood on it with my heel and it broke!! Literraly just now!
I has a clockworkmod and it is rooted with NeoPhyTe 5.0.
Is there any way of unrooting without using the screen?!
When I turn it on it has lots of little green dots and sometimes lnes... so is it possible?! please answer quick!!
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if your claiming on you're insurance your is not affected by the software as you are claiming for physical damage not a warranty issue

except It didn't have insurance, my sister just activated it back again and am waiting another 40 days to not make it suspicious, "It got stolen!" cheers guys!
but I am still gonna miss it during the waiting period! ;/

!PANDA said:
exept I didn't have insuyrance, my sis just activated it back again and am waiting another 40 days to not make it suspicious, It got stolen! cheers guys!
but I am still gonna miss it during the waiting period! ;/
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If you're going to claim its stolen to the insurance company, won't you need a crime number etc..

ok I recommend you remove the comment from the site, just in case

ductions said:
If you're going to claim its stolen to the insurance company, won't you need a crime number etc..
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nope, broke my nokia twice already and got 2 new devices instead of them fixing it, as they were both hacked and has a custom ROM (bricked them both, My first try at it!)
I know its nor really fair, but then again think of the goverment...

Hmm insurance fraud...

My thoughts exactly. You broke the phone by not taking care of it. Deal with it, buy a new one and put it under normal insurance for accidental damage.
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Hmm insurance fraud...
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I'm as well not a fan of insurance fraud, and you could get in trouble, but well i shouldn't care, but i was wondering why the hell you would want to replace the firmware with the original then, as it makes no difference? So why the original question?

And so all our premiums go up.

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And so all our premiums go up.
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Indeed - it's this sort of thing that really annoys me.
Insurance "works" because most of the people who pay their premiums don't claim. When you get people like the OP, who take out insurance after the fact because they need to claim, it just makes it so much more expensive for those of us who aren't perpetrating insurance fraud!
Regards,
Dave

Yes, I don't know what's thicker. Standing on your phone, claiming insurance within such a short period of taking it out (you'll be on a watchlist), or writing about it on here.
Take your pick, you're a **** whichever way you look at it.

Quarter to four pm in the uk? And you just got up? do you work nights?
But anyway, bad luck dude!

astromark said:
Yes, I don't know what's thicker. Standing on your phone, claiming insurance within such a short period of taking it out (you'll be on a watchlist), or writing about it on here.
Take your pick, you're a **** whichever way you look at it.
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+1
Sent from my HTC Desire

Posting in a fail thread.

[Q] Dopped Evo my evo :(

So yeah, i dropped my Evo and I have a cluster of dead pixels now. Really noticeable on a white background. My question is, does sprint repair the screen or do I have to pay a deductible for a new phone? I had my phone less than a year, but i just got a free replacement phone about a month ago because of a faulty charger port (not my fault).

Calico_NC said:
So yeah, i dropped my Evo and I have a cluster of dead pixels now. Really noticeable on a white background. My question is, does sprint repair the screen or do I have to pay a deductible for a new phone? I had my phone less than a year, but i just got a free replacement phone about a month ago because of a faulty charger port (not my fault).
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How many dead pixs? If you have insurance you should be good just tell them your pixles started dying don't tell them you dropped it. If you say you dropped it they will tell you it is cosmetic issue and won't wanna fix it unless you ***** lol then they will You should be good to go get it fixed man,

its alot. about the size of a dime or so; scattered here and there. You think they'll go for that excuse? I have insurance btw

Calico_NC said:
its alot. about the size of a dime or so; scattered here and there. You think they'll go for that excuse? I have insurance btw
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Ya man your good I would unroot tho if you are lol or take a chance the store out here doesn't care if your rooted lol. You will be fine they might just swap out your phone

Calico_NC said:
its alot. about the size of a dime or so; scattered here and there. You think they'll go for that excuse? I have insurance btw
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If there isn't any significant damage to the frame of the phone I don't see how they could tell you no. The phone is under warranty for a year and dead pixels should be covered under that.

Yup just take it in lol you have nothing to worry about man.

Kool beanz. Ill unroot and go there tomorrow and see what they tell me.

[Q] Should I send my G2 to HTC Repair Center? (HTC Warranty Rant/Story)

So the cable between the screen and keyboard that is exposed on the G2 is bent and the touch screen no longer works.
It bent over a period of time. It would always make a click and i thought it was normal. I guess it wore out and bent all the way inward causing the touchscreen to no longer work.
Would repair be covered by HTC warranty?
Since the cable is exposed.. would this be a common problem that affects a small percentage of users? NOPE.. I GUESS IT WAS JUST ME.. I don't know about you guys but that cable being exposed is kind of scary.. so handle with a lot of care!!
Edit: Called HTC and they said my unit is still covered by warranty until about the end of the year so as long as it is not user error, missing void sticker, or unauthorized software.. warranty should cover it.
Would the bent cable be cause of user error? Apparently since the cable is exposed, HTC most likely will decide it is a design flaw or faulty unit because the ribbon cable was never aligned like other G2's i had seen.
BTW.. no T-Mobile warranty so it isn't as easy as going back to T-Mobile and getting it swapped!
I restored to factory settings, Turned S-ON and flashed stock and finally shipped.

Reserved for Final Details!!

Normal use isn't user error. that's only if you treated it improperly.
but if your phone is rooted or has a custom rom, that's going to be a problem

It's stock! COUGH COUGH!!!
Ok well I'm sending it in tomorrow. Will be waiting for HTC's response.

Just got an email that they have sent my G2 back!!!! Repaired or not..
I'm not too sure since i wasn't contacted... meaning either they repaired it because it was still under warranty or they just sent it back unfixed without a single notice! (Which would be really messed up..and horrible Service and also Highly unlikely because they must contact you to charge and authorize a triage fee of 39 dollars to get your unit shipped back unrepaired)
So hopefully HTC fixed it!!! I sent it in on Monday, June 13, 2011. USPS Priority Mail. It got to them yesterday.. because the tracking number said they got it around 9 in the morning. It is now June 16, 2011 and this is what i received in my email! CHECK BELOW
IM HAPPY AS HELL! I was scared/worried that they wouldn't fix it or that they wouldn't return my phone unless i paid the triage fee of $39.
I read so many articles about how crappy and ridiculous HTC Repair Centers are and how long they make you wait..
Until I receive it I will know for sure.
RANT IS OVER....
Here is the email!
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for using HTC Repair Services. HTC America is committed to
creating superior products which offer the highest standards of quality,
durability, and reliability.
Your repairs have been completed and your unit has been shipped from our
Repair Center or, if repair options were declined, your unit is being
shipped back without repair.
blah blah blah.. lol well yeah thats enough of my experience. I still haven't received it yet so it is too early to be celebrating.. it should arrive either tomorrow, Monday or the latest Tuesday!

Wow congrats...score 1 for the good guys

Maybe a premature celebration but a tmobile rep told me they never ship a fixed phone back without bein paid (if that applys...which urs doesnt)

smokeuout said:
Maybe a premature celebration but a tmobile rep told me they never ship a fixed phone back without bein paid (if that applys...which urs doesnt)
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I haven't paid anything.. I guess my unit's warranty covered all the expenses
I didn't even have to pay the TRIAGE FEE ($39.00) WHICH THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID I WOULD BE CHARGED IF THE WARRANTY WAS VOID IN ANYWAY OR IF I REFUSED TO PAY THEIR REPAIR QUOTE AND WANTED MY UNIT SHIPPED BACK TO ME UNREPAIRED!!
Maybe an early celebration, but who knows! Maybe the good guys finally win one! Or maybe their repair centers got a lot better which is very likely since they have been selling devices like hot cakes and most of the stories I read were from the middle of 2010. I guess HTC is stepping their game up this year!

Ill cross my fingers for ya

Thanks!
I called HTC Customer Care today, they told me IT HAD BEEN REPAIRED!!!!! OH YEAH!!
They replaced a rigid flex board? Well thats what the lady on the phone told me lol
That my device was diagnosed and repaired yesterday. Also that it was checked once again for quality assurance (fancy term for "HOLD UP.. did I fix this **** right") and shipped back to me The lady also verified that a tracking number was available! Hurray!! It matched up with the one from my email!
Estimated delivery: Tuesday!! I am so excited!
I can't stand using the nokia 2720 flip phone any longer! Texting is a ***** lol

Alright..i love fairytale endings

I sent my G2 to them to get my Z hinge fixed, they fixed it for free but when I got it back the camera led light was broken.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

paulwoods1114 said:
I sent my G2 to them to get my Z hinge fixed, they fixed it for free but when I got it back the camera led light was broken.
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They offer a 90 day warranty for any repairs they make! You should have sent it back the minute you noticed it wasn't working.

Oh man that ship has sailed. I didn't know
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App

I just got my G2 back due to a busted Mic, it took exactly 10 days for them to repair a mic.... lol. I'm sad that they only fixed the mic.... and nothing extra . Was hoping they would catch the hinge problem, and tighten it up for me :\. But overall the process was smooth. They kept me up to day via Email. Also they updated to Gingerbread lol. Guess it's gunna roll out soon.

Chinam4n said:
I just got my G2 back due to a busted Mic, it took exactly 10 days for them to repair a mic.... lol. I'm sad that they only fixed the mic.... and nothing extra . Was hoping they would catch the hinge problem, and tighten it up for me :\. But overall the process was smooth. They kept me up to day via Email. Also they updated to Gingerbread lol. Guess it's gunna roll out soon.
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You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!

tKoHaXoR said:
You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!
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You may want to read this! http://www.tmonews.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-warranty-devices-shipped-with-gingerbread-in-error/

tKoHaXoR said:
You serious? They updated it to gingerbread!! NOO! That is the last thing i want on my G2.. :/ i want to be able to root it!!!!!!!
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Yeah, I was afraid of that happening, but hey its better to not have a root for a while than a broken mic whereas the phone is pointless other than texting lol. Just have to sit tight for a bit for a dev to create a root for Gingerbread. Unless HTC puts the unlock bootloader for the G2 with the update. Its a long shot tho...

I will be getting my phone in the mail tomorrow! Hopefully its on froyo and not gingerbread!! Will update post. In the mean time I will be crossing my fingers!
EDIT: NOO! IT ARRIVED AND ITS ON GINGERBREAD 2.3.3!!! :/
Is there any way to downgrade from 2.3.3??

tKoHaXoR said:
I will be getting my phone in the mail tomorrow! Hopefully its on froyo and not gingerbread!! Will update post. In the mean time I will be crossing my fingers!
EDIT: NOO! IT ARRIVED AND ITS ON GINGERBREAD 2.3.3!!! :/
Is there any way to downgrade from 2.3.3??
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Not at this point... Would require root in order to change the version in the MISC partition, then flash an official zip - kinda self defeating :-(

Screen broken need help

Okay guys... Well Long story short my phones screen doesn't work anymore.
Long story: I was using my phone like usual and when I was finished I put it in my Pocket. I dIdnt realize I had a credit card in that pocket as well, next thing I know I take the phone out and between the screen and the keyboard is the credit card wedged between. I take it out thinking it'll all be fine but when I slide the keyboard Out I hear what sounds like crumbling paper and I look at the back of the phone and there is this black tape looking thing sticking Out From the phone. And now my screen doesn't come on...
I have no warranty I'm just under the one year. What will I have to pay to get this fixed?

I know on inssurance its free but for a new screen its around 50 but what you describe is like you unattatched the whole top half of the phone almost and you'll need a new phone. =[ I think the paper sound is the connection of the display to the phone board.
Sent from my OG Epic

Biggoron said:
I know on inssurance its free but for a new screen its around 50 but what you describe is like you unattatched the whole top half of the phone almost and you'll need a new phone. =[ I think the paper sound is the connection of the display to the phone board.
Sent from my OG Epic
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Aw man I was hoping it would be less, so they can't just connect the screen again does anyone know? I'll start looking for epics for sale around here on cl just in case

Did you try your closest repair place ie. Geek Squad or Samsung service center? I'm sure they can give you a price of some sort

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Did you try your closest repair place ie. Geek Squad or Samsung service center? I'm sure they can give you a price of some sort
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No since it literally just happened an hour ago
Im going to visit a sPrint store tomorrow afternoon and check it out if it's more than 50$ I'll just go ahead and buy a craigslist epic.

Okay so I went in and they offered to fix it for me or replace the phone if needed for $35, I got it fixed now for that price. I'm back to normal now after a few hard bricks from using odin, yes hard bricks, no lights nothing. I'm happy hah
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And just like that I'm back to being mad. I've gone back already because they jacked up my slver ring around the phone, and they said they did it by mistake, I understand its confusing tearing this phone down. Buuuuuut now I have to go back though because my my phone speaker will not work...
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if you have the tools, you can insert the display ribbon cable yourself but i wouldn't advise it unless you've done it before.

Dougrun said:
if you have the tools, you can insert the display ribbon cable yourself but i wouldn't advise it unless you've done it before.
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Nah the cable looked ripped they actually had to replace it with another phones screen. But looks like I'm going back since they messed up my speaker.
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Oka well my speaker was broken and they couldn't fix it since thy didn't have parts s they're ordering me a relcemnt. Should get it in about 48 hours. Sorry for the tpypos I'm on stoc, havet been in a while... LOL this sucks
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

ac16313 said:
Oka well my speaker was broken and they couldn't fix it since thy didn't have parts s they're ordering me a relcemnt. Should get it in about 48 hours. Sorry for the tpypos I'm on stoc, havet been in a while... LOL this sucks
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
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Hahaha piece of crap keylag glad ur getting ur epic fixed
Sent from my OG Epic

Here in So Cal I go to third party authorized repair centers.. They are authorized to fix phones and they don't have to go by Sprint's policies.. The 2 by my house will swap parts out for free with phones that have other issues.. This lets you get your phone fixed for free even if you have no insurance and they get free publicity..

Haha tanks Biggoron
celsius0010 said:
Here in So Cal I go to third party authorized repair centers.. They are authorized to fix phones and they don't have to go by Sprint's policies.. The 2 by my house will swap parts out for free with phones that have other issues.. This lets you get your phone fixed for free even if you have no insurance and they get free publicity..
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Thts cool this is a sprint repair center but it int run by sprint, but they seem to hav te same policies, but I though you only got a replacement with insurance, and I though they charged yu $100 for it?
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Water Damage

hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P

Water damage isn't covered by the store as part of regular warranty. You'll have to call the insurance company.

Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen

Make friends with a tech and have him say that the LCD was just fried lol
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Don't report it stolen. They may require a police report.
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they will take it apart and find the water markings, and corrosion. lost / stolen would get you the same result... file a claim with Asurion if you have TEP. sprint.com/protection. it's a $100.00 deductible.
also, Sprint does not have a policy against rooted devices. it doesn't matter if it is stock or not.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

hrffd said:
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
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Just call the insurance company and tell them the truth. You'll have to provide a police report if you report it lost (I believe), and it's a felony to file a false police report.

You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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It's no different. Water damage gets you the same $100 deductible that a lost phone gets.
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Run over it a few time so and just send them your screen I had a forklift run over mine i sent them just the screen and I got a new phone (HTC evo 3d) but I have a sg2 now
From the 2nd galaxy

hrffd said:
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That is one of the main things insurance covers. :banghead:
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Wow u guys dont know **** about the insurance. 1 the tep covers everything even water damage 2 reporting it los/stolen does not require a police report. 3 u mind as well just try and scam them at the store the worse that will happen is they find out about the water damage and notate your account and ull still have to pay the deducable anyway which youll do anyway if u want you phone
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krisI0N said:
hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P
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Dump ur girlfriend.
Sent from my SPH-D710

Rooting is covered as stated by someone else. The other thing you have to take into account, would running stock have kept the phone from being ruined? Would you have been able to restore it any better? No, you didn't kill it by flashing something. If they give pushback print out the memo that's posted and use my reasoning.

Must be that kind of weekend. My phone got submerged in water yesterday but surprisingly when I took the cover off it seemed pretty dry. Shaking the phone I could hear water so I sat it out in the sun for about 45. Slapped the battery back in and here I sit playing with my phone like nothing happened. Who said Samsung build quality sucks?!!!!!!!!!
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I dropped my phone in the toilet before, and sat it in rice for about a day and a half and never had 1 issue. I also re soaked it in clean water.

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Dump ur girlfriend.
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Lol that would have been the first thing i did
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Don't blame dropping your phone in the toilet on your gf
It's my phone...any mis takes...sry

How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.

sergioperalta81 said:
How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.
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Even if it is less than a month, if it goes for a swim, they won't replace it in store, simple as that.