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Tmobile manufacture warranty?

I just got my galaxy s2 a month ago and was wondering, if I get a hardware defect or brick, will Tmobile replace It as long as its the first year on contract? That is what happened about 4 years ago with my other phone but I would like to know if Tmobile will still do this.
Thanks
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Rooting voids your warranty. If they can *see* its been rooted, you will be charged a restocking fee of $400+
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It's best you go through Samsung, from eat I've heard, as they not really check if you're phones been rooted

htwnzballa09 said:
I just got my galaxy s2 a month ago and was wondering, if I get a hardware defect or brick, will Tmobile replace It as long as its the first year on contract? That is what happened about 4 years ago with my other phone but I would like to know if Tmobile will still do this.
Thanks
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Well...i got mine about a couple months. They told me they could replace the phone only if phone has not been software or hardware modified..as i understand...only if they see phone is like when they gave it to u @ very first time. There is a way to restore ur phone and unroot it. So make sure u dowload the .tar file and keep it in PC in case u need to flash stock rom...via Odin before send phone to replace it....or any other similar situation. Follow the link at the bottom.
If u pay insurance Samsung will replace ur phone even if its stolen or lost. In that case u have to pay $150 in order to get a new one. Sorry about my english. ...just trying to help. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
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ToledoG28 said:
Well...i got mine about a couple months. They told me they could replace the phone only if phone has not been software or hardware modified..as i understand...only if they see phone is like when they gave it to u @ very first time. There is a way to restore ur phone and unroot it. So make sure u dowload the .tar file and keep it in PC in case u need to flash stock rom...via Odin before send phone to replace it....or any other similar situation. Follow the link at the bottom.
If u pay insurance Samsung will replace ur phone even if its stolen or lost. In that case u have to pay $150 in order to get a new one. Sorry about my english. ...just trying to help. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
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I've heard of T-Mobile replacing the phone at the cost of the $130 for Tier 3 Smart Phones, but Samsung replacing them? I haven't heard of that.

Hmm...I voided my options the day I got mine, Lol.
TerrorCandii™ Gaming

I bought the insurance.
Thing is,everything in writing,it seems nothing is covered.
I spoke with tmo,and the insurance,and they both said "no matter what happens (excluding rooting/roms) "
Is covered.But in writing,nothing they said seems to be covered.
From my understanding tmo will replace the phone if its less than a year.But tmo is in financial hardship so who knows what they will do.
Im still waiting on a $30 credit for stuff I never purchased.
Forgive my English...
But,Im just illiterate.
Just go back to stock.its easy.
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Samsung warranties their devices for 1 year, it has nothing to do with tmobile. Return your device to stock and get a new one if there is a problem. If it's hard bricked tmobile cant tell what you've done to it, anyways. They send it to sammy and they jtag it and it goes back into circulation as a refurb.

You can reset the counter of flashes in order to return the phone for safe stocking
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iwasblown said:
You can reset the counter of flashes in order to return the phone for safe stocking
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But note, the flash counter is only changed when you flash roms through Odin. Any roms flashed through Clockwork Recovery will not add to the counter. Just adding on to what you said.

G1ForFun said:
But note, the flash counter is only changed when you flash roms through Odin. Any roms flashed through Clockwork Recovery will not add to the counter. Just adding on to what you said.
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This is somewhat true. Some custom kernels such as cm kernel can add to the counter even if flashed through CWM.

Touche to the posts made by the community. Good work.
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G1ForFun said:
But note, the flash counter is only changed when you flash roms through Odin. Any roms flashed through Clockwork Recovery will not add to the counter. Just adding on to what you said.
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Hey g1...
I don't know much of Odin,but I returned to stock twice?
Would that show up as 2 for the flash count?
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sunlaw2 said:
Hey g1...
I don't know much of Odin,but I returned to stock twice?
Would that show up as 2 for the flash count?
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Check your counter, sometimes it trips and sometimes it doesn't. Very simple to check yourself, as no one can tell you what's on your phone
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Help! Phone not turning on

Hey guys,
I am having an issue with my phone. I had CM10-M2 running on my phone and I didnt like it that much because I missed some of the stock features so I decided I would flash the foxhound 1.3 rom that just came out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371 that one.
I followed the instructions and did everything that was recommended.
The phone turned off and now won't even go into recovery or anything. Just a black screen.
Please help!
ps the phone is on Rogers and is an i747ma
Thanks,
Zach
Edit: I dont know what this means but when I take the battery out and plug it in the red light comes on but still nothing else

You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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defnow said:
You do know thats for the international galaxy s3 right?
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I guess I really screwed up then... Can I fix this?

Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....not sure if it's different for the rogers version. Someone else may be able to confirm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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defnow said:
Yeah that's a pretty big **** up...If this doesn't work then you're hard bricked....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727443
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I can't get anything to come up on the screen at all.

If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?

Zach23 said:
If I cant get the screen to turn on at all should I be getting a USB jig or getting JTAG service?
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JTAG
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defnow said:
JTAG
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Is there literally nothing I can do if the screen isnt turning on?
Odin isnt recognizing the phone but when I plug it into my computers it stills chimes that something has been plugged in. Also when I connect it to a power source without the battery in, the LED turns red.
Any tips?
Thanks so much,
Zach

No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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defnow said:
No sorry...you've hardbricked.
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Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?

Every thread like yours ...other XDAers have recommended this...
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
Read the reviews. :thumbup:
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Zach23 said:
Welp ****. I took it to Rogers but since I bought it off of kijiji they couldnt do anything. It was bought on October 2nd and they said I couldnt even send it for repair because it wasnt registered to me.
I called Samsung and they said to ship it for a repair but even if they can't repair it, they couldnt replace it. The lady said she would have to tell Rogers to replace it but Rogers already said they wouldnt.
What do?
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hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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They told me that don't even do replacements?
1 (800) SAMSUNG??
I called twice and spoke to two people and both set up repair tickets but wouldnt even entertain the thought of a replacement.
What did you do?

amzi said:
hey i screwed up the same way you did before flashed a international rom of wanam lite. all you have to do is send it to samsung repair they fix it for 70 dollars!! mine had a big scratch at it i was OOW and had to pay 100 extra but assuming you have no scratches or anything they should do it for free for you!! try again just blame samsungs software update screwed ur phone up and for sure they should take it and fix it for free
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Did you actually get it from the Rogers store? Because when you do they can issue replacements but when you buy it from somebody else they said that they couldn't do it.

Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.

Zach23 said:
Update: Got JTAG servicing in Toronto (at mtechservice). Took 10 minutes, no soldering, and everything is back to normal. No more stupid mistakes and a lot more reading. Thanks for the help guys.
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haa d2att bro all u need to remember

Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.

Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked

DarthDerron said:
Seems like you should research more before flashing roms. If you find out how to fix your phone be more careful next time. If you aren't sure always ask in the Q&A section. A comment from a user can save your phone.
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Yep. Definitely. Learned my lesson.
Rotary Parts said:
Hey Question did you even try a JIG ? that is the only thing that will get you into DL mode when soft bricked
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Yep. It was hard bricked.

Unroot/Stock? Sending phone to Samsung for repairs

Hi. I'm having issues with the charge port on my t989 and have a ticket to send back to Samsung for repairs. I'm currently running CM 10 rooted, which steps should I take before sending back? Should I unroot and also go back to stock ICS? If so, which guide should I look at? Thanks in advance!

This might help.

thanks. can anyone advise if they found it more preferable to send directly back to Samsung or work with T-Mobile in resolving hardware issues?

mobbarley said:
thanks. can anyone advise if they found it more preferable to send directly back to Samsung or work with T-Mobile in resolving hardware issues?
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If you still have warranty and/or insurance then go with T-Mobile. They usually send the replacement device in a day or two and give you the return label to send the defective one back to them. Be sure to return them in time or they charge an outrageous fine. Hope this helps!

dilluj said:
If you still have warranty and/or insurance then go with T-Mobile. They usually send the replacement device in a day or two and give you the return label to send the defective one back to them. Be sure to return them in time or they charge an outrageous fine. Hope this helps!
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thanks. should I bother with unrooting/going back to stock ICS?

Yes u need to unroot and go back to stock
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thakrew317 said:
Yes u need to unroot and go back to stock
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About to go through the same thing, when/how do i reset the odin/flash counter?
Thanks a lot for your help

I'm about to do this too. my power button.seems to be working for now but i want to get it stock so I have no worries when I acts up again
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For what it's worth, I've sent about 10 phones back to T-Mobile over the course of 5 years...including cliq, g1, my touch, htc g2, gs, gs2, all of them were at least rooted to remove bloat ware at a minimum. I left them rooted and some even still loaded with whatever custom rom due to massive hardware failure. All covered under warranty and not once have I had a charge or anything said to me by T-Mobile.
All of my phones were also bought outright, no contract. I can't stand the subsidized contract crap and TMO treats you much nicer when you don't have a contract.
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What country is my Note II?

This is going to sound like a really stupid question, but I am in the USA, I ordered a Note 2, N7100 off ebay. The seller was also in the US. How do I find out what country's firmwire I have? And if I want to flash the stock ROM of another country via kies, is that possible?

Dial *#1234# and come back with what you get.
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ksc6000 said:
This is going to sound like a really stupid question, but I am in the USA, I ordered a Note 2, N7100 off ebay. The seller was also in the US. How do I find out what country's firmwire I have? And if I want to flash the stock ROM of another country via kies, is that possible?
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If you follow this guide, you can download the right rom for your device

Your rom is one of from Argentina /Chile /Panama /Uruguay or Trinidad
But not necessary you have to flash from same
Look first line on my signature and flash any of it from country you like
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The reason this question came up is because I have 4.1.1
And the emmc checker says that I have the chip that's vulnerable.
I didn't want to update to 4.1.2 initially because of people's reports of bad battery life. That's the primary reason I got this phone, for it's battery life.
But now reading about SDS, is making me think I shouldn't take the risk. So I was asking so I know how to update it (as I ignored the update notification on the phone, and now it's saying I'm up to date, which I'm not obviously).

Dont take the risk just find the latest dma6 rom and flash it as I was on the same bOat and I just flashed it. Evantually they will sort the battery life issues as I think its a small price to pay against to having a bricked phone if you dont have a valid local warranty as most international phones dont come with one .
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What's dma6?

koalauk said:
Dont take the risk just find the latest dma6 rom and flash it as I was on the same bOat and I just flashed it. Evantually they will sort the battery life issues as I think its a small price to pay against to having a bricked phone if you dont have a valid local warranty as most international phones dont come with one .
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I guess...I just feel like if my battery life is going to suck again, then I might as well have stuck with my Nexus 4

The latest firmware version....
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ksc6000 said:
What's dma6?
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It is the latest official 4.1.2 for note 2 I used the one for Turkey . You ll find Dr. Ketans thread with all the firmwares or get it from sammobile. Dma6 is not that bad. I had an amazing battery life with my pre ll7 4.1.1 rom but since started with dma6 it is still good. I rather safe to be than sorry and yes if you were to ask me it is shambells FOR samsung to release an ill hardware on such expensive piece. Considering you can get a very decent laptop for the same if not less money anyhow thats my two pence.
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[Q] Hard brick Problem with UCUFNE4 modem on UCUEMJB bootloader

Hi
I have a d2att phone which was having some problems to catch the signals
So I had decided to update the bootloader and the modem to the latest version as installing stock etc did not help. I was on CM 11 when the following happened
In a hurry to check if the new modem works or not I forgot to install the new bootloader
now the phone is hard bricked. Does nothing except showing up as qhsusb_dload when connected to computer
I tried a few debrick images in the forum but none of them worked
already consulted with some experts here but no solution in sight
If anyone has the latest modem and bootloader can you provide me with the debrick image

There is no way to recover from this type of hard brick right now. I am very sorry...

DocHoliday77 said:
There is no way to recover from this type of hard brick right now. I am very sorry...
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Would the debrick image from anyone having the updated modem and bootloader also not work ?

Nope. If you dig back through the debrick thread there are several debrick.img files already. None have worked on that type of brick. You are more than welcome to try though. Its not like it will make things worse!
I am sorry to hear this happened and that I can't really help....

tried 7-8 debrick files but no effect
waiting for a magic spell to wake my dear phone up

ankurbajaj9 said:
tried 7-8 debrick files but no effect
waiting for a magic spell to wake my dear phone up
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You can send it out for JTAG. I previously used a service on ebay for $28. They got the phone to turn on but was unable to fix the bootloader and the IMEI was unknown. Everytime they tried to fix it, it would hard brick again.
Unfortunately, I ended up following another poster's suggestion and replaced the motherboard. I got a cheap broke s3 phone from ebay for $40 and replaced my motherboard with that one.
Good luck.

The problem for which you used JTAG was a different one or was it this only?
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ankurbajaj9 said:
The problem for which you used JTAG was a different one or was it this only?
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It was for the same exact problem in the OP (original post). I initially hard bricked my phone when I was trying to upgrade from MJB to NE4. I flashed the modem when I shouldn't have, and I think that was the culprit.

ankurbajaj9 said:
The problem for which you used JTAG was a different one or was it this only?
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Ankurbajaj9,
your phone needs either a new emmc or motherboard. It can alternately be used as a paper weight mine weighs 7 Oz with an otterbox on it. Seriously this type of hard bricking you have done to your phone is not fixable. Replace the phone, the motherboard or the emmc.
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LARMYV said:
It was for the same exact problem in the OP (original post). I initially hard bricked my phone when I was trying to upgrade from MJB to NE4. I flashed the modem when I shouldn't have, and I think that was the culprit.
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I dont think it would matter but which rom and recovery did you have on your phone when it happened
and the guys at JTAG .. did they try to upgrade the Bootloader or downgrade the modem or both and nothing worked ? or they do something completely different and I should read somewhere else about it

theramsey3 said:
Ankurbajaj9,
your phone needs either a new emmc or motherboard. It can alternately be used as a paper weight mine weighs 7 Oz with an otterbox on it. Seriously this type of hard bricking you have done to your phone is not fixable. Replace the phone, the motherboard or the emmc.
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I'm trying to get this into my mind. I might not get the spare parts needed in India . But I will try to undo this horrible thing that I have done
It is difficult to believe bad things can happen in this world until it happens to oneself.

ankurbajaj9 said:
I'm trying to get this into my mind. I might not get the spare parts needed in India . But I will try to undo this horrible thing that I have done
It is difficult to believe bad things can happen in this world until it happens to oneself.
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YOUR best friend will be www. eBay. Com remove the spaces. Find an auction willing to ship to India. Does your country stop the import of cellphone parts or cell phones?
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theramsey3 said:
YOUR best friend will be www. eBay. Com remove the spaces. Find an auction willing to ship to India. Does your country stop the import of cellphone parts or cell phones?
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This model is not sold in India that is why a spare part would be difficult. I dont think importing should be a problem. I'll let you know what happens

I think I saw a couple in the last few days that were going for about $40-60 (US). They were both used devices with broken displays, but the listing claimed the IMEI was clean and device was otherwise fully functional.

I thought when you updated the firmware it would update the modem and bootloader together... I dunno I can from 4.3 and flashed the4.4. Firmware and it updates both the bootloader and modem
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adam_ky said:
I thought when you updated the firmware it would update the modem and bootloader together... I dunno I can from 4.3 and flashed the4.4. Firmware and it updates both the bootloader and modem
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I flashed I747UCUFNE4_ModemBaseband.zip file instead of d2att_I747UCUFNE4_bootloader_modem_4.4.2.zip
the mistake that put my phone into coma

Im afraid it didnt just put it into a coma, but rather totally killed it. Really sorry to hear about that. The best fix I know of right now is to replace the motherboard.

funny thing is .. sometimes when I put in the battery it gives me a flash .. I did not say dead because I have to find a way to bring it back
I'm deciding between taking it to the Samsung service center or the "special Market" for phones or both
let us see If I can wake him up

adam_ky said:
I thought when you updated the firmware it would update the modem and bootloader together... I dunno I can from 4.3 and flashed the4.4. Firmware and it updates both the bootloader and modem
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I think it depends on the files contained in the firmware.

ankurbajaj9 said:
funny thing is .. sometimes when I put in the battery it gives me a flash .. I did not say dead because I have to find a way to bring it back
I'm deciding between taking it to the Samsung service center or the "special Market" for phones or both
let us see If I can wake him up
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The flash is normal. Happens a lot when a device is hard bricked. I wish you great luck on getting it fixed, but not even jtag has worked for this kind of brick. Please let us know how it goes!