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I was using the phone today and the screen suddenly locked up on me. It wouldn't respond to any button presses so I just did a battery pull to reset it. However, the phone won't turn back on now. It doesn't do anything, even when plugged into the charger, the phone doesn't even indicate that it's charging or anything at all. It's like it has been completely bricked.
It was completely stock, never unlocked it or rooted and never installed any custom rom or anything of that nature. I've only had the phone for a couple of months and I'm completely baffled as to what could have happened. It certainly wasn't anything that I did.
Any ideas? Or does anyone have any experience with this type of thing happening to their phone?
So I've left the battery out for over 30 minutes and it still won't turn on. I have an extended battery and the regulary battery that came with the phone and it won't turn on with either battery.
I have also tried the volume down and power button method and that doesn't do anything at all either.
Plugging the phone into the computer with the USB cable also does nothing.
How long have you had the phone. Did you buy it from a store?
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Mine did the exact same thing! It was realy weird, however all i did was keep the power button pressed and it rebooted fine.
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ptmr3 said:
How long have you had the phone. Did you buy it from a store?
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I got the phone when it was released and I ordered it online right from Verizon's website.
I hope that you have the warranty from the carrier!
gulmat said:
Mine did the exact same thing! It was realy weird, however all i did was keep the power button pressed and it rebooted fine.
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I wish it was that simple for me.. I held the power button down for over a minute and still, nothing happened. This is really frustrating.
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evolishesh said:
I hope that you have the warranty from the carrier!
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I'm not sure about that one. I know I don't have insurance thru verizon but isn't there a manufacturer warranty? Like I could get a refurb from verizon instead of a brand new one?
I've never had a smartphone just stop working for no reason at all and I was never really into modding them so I thought I was safe. I guess I was wrong.
Really disappointed in Samsung right now. This is my first nexus device, not sure if I'll get another.. That's totally lame to have a crap product that just stops working for no reason. This is an unmodded phone, completely stock, never been dropped or anything of that sort. The only thing that I did was swap the regular battery out for the extended version.
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I'm not sure about that one. I know I don't have insurance thru verizon but isn't there a manufacturer warranty? Like I could get a refurb from verizon instead of a brand new one?
I've never had a smartphone just stop working for no reason at all and I was never really into modding them so I thought I was safe. I guess I was wrong.
Really disappointed in Samsung right now. This is my first nexus device, not sure if I'll get another.. That's totally lame to have a crap product that just stops working for no reason. This is an unmodded phone, completely stock, never been dropped or anything of that sort. The only thing that I did was swap the regular battery out for the extended version.
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I'd definitely go to Verizon with this. Most definitely manufacturer defect.
Hold down volume up and volume down and the power button. Does it boot into fast boot? Id say if it doesn't do anything then go ahead and call your carrier because its a faulty unit. You can also try plugging it in without a battery and then Inserting the battery. That also saw sends a power up signal to the device. Though I don't know if this trick works on a nexus three. This was an old trick to "jump start" a nexus one that had a faulty power button. But aside from all this, it sounds to me like you've got a faulty unit whether you get it running or not. Probably just need to swap it , sounds like something went pop.
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You should be able to get a refurbished phone.its probably just a manufacturer defect.
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android01 said:
Hold down volume up and volume down and the power button. Does it boot into fast boot? Id say if it doesn't do anything then go ahead and call your carrier because its a faulty unit. You can also try plugging it in without a battery and then Inserting the battery. That also saw sends a power up signal to the device. Though I don't know if this trick works on a nexus three. This was an old trick to "jump start" a nexus one that had a faulty power button. But aside from all this, it sounds to me like you've got a faulty unit whether you get it running or not. Probably just need to swap it , sounds like something went pop.
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Thanks for the tips, I tried the volume up, volume down, and power button method just now and it doesn't do anything. I Also just tried plugging it in and then putting the battery in and nothing as well.
The thing is, I don't have insurance thru Verizon (i.e. the $5 a month thing). Would going to them even benefit me at all? Do you know if they would offer a refurb or something?
The phone has a 1 year warranty on it. You shouldn't have to pay anything but you might just get a refurbished replacement.
I think I had the same thing happen to me a few days ago. However, I have the GSM version that I bought from amazon (thru a third party seller), so no warranty. Yeah, I know. Smart. Also, in my case, I unlocked the bootloader so I could flash the official yakju so I would get updates faster from google. Despite some lagginess with 4.0.2, it had been working great for a month+.
When mine crashed, all I did was press the back button and the screen went crazy and froze up, then started glitching and made a buzzing sound. I pulled the battery and tried a reboot. The Google logo would glitch and "ghost" and then the animation would start, but it was slower and choppy. After a few seconds, it froze and the screen was all low-rez looking and I could see what I can only describe as strange pixelation or scan lines (with a few of them moving from the top of the screen down to the bottom in a continuous loop). The only way to get it to stop was another battery pull.
I tried to use fastboot to get back in and reflash to the original firmware, but I kept getting a usb error (didn't have that when I first unlocked the bootloader using a mac, so not sure what the problem was). Now, the phone won't get passed the Google logo and just sits there for 30+ minutes without making any progress (that I can see). I keep trying to get back into the bootloader using fastboot, but now it won't even do that.
I've contacted Samsung/UK (as that's where mine originated), but don't think I will be getting any help based on their initial response. And, since my bootloader is unlocked, that probably voided the warranty anyway. I have no idea what happened, but it seems like some sort of combination of hardware/software problem. So, basically I'm screwed and out $700.
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Thanks for the tips, I tried the volume up, volume down, and power button method just now and it doesn't do anything. I Also just tried plugging it in and then putting the battery in and nothing as well.
The thing is, I don't have insurance thru Verizon (i.e. the $5 a month thing). Would going to them even benefit me at all? Do you know if they would offer a refurb or something?
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I'd say go contact Verizon and see what they say. If they can't help you out then you gotta contact Samsung and I believe (if my memory serves me right) all their products have a one year warrenty from the day the phone was used. So you should see what they have to say.
Similar thing happened to me, it rebooted itself, as it has been doing quite a bit of lately, and then wouldnt turn on no matter what I did.
Eventually just help the POWER and VOL DOWN button together to reboot, and it worked fine again. I'm completely stock wtf.
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I think I had the same thing happen to me a few days ago. However, I have the GSM version that I bought from amazon (thru a third party seller), so no warranty. Yeah, I know. Smart. Also, in my case, I unlocked the bootloader so I could flash the official yakju so I would get updates faster from google. Despite some lagginess with 4.0.2, it had been working great for a month+.
When mine crashed, all I did was press the back button and the screen went crazy and froze up, then started glitching and made a buzzing sound. I pulled the battery and tried a reboot. The Google logo would glitch and "ghost" and then the animation would start, but it was slower and choppy. After a few seconds, it froze and the screen was all low-rez looking and I could see what I can only describe as strange pixelation or scan lines (with a few of them moving from the top of the screen down to the bottom in a continuous loop). The only way to get it to stop was another battery pull.
I tried to use fastboot to get back in and reflash to the original firmware, but I kept getting a usb error (didn't have that when I first unlocked the bootloader using a mac, so not sure what the problem was). Now, the phone won't get passed the Google logo and just sits there for 30+ minutes without making any progress (that I can see). I keep trying to get back into the bootloader using fastboot, but now it won't even do that.
I've contacted Samsung/UK (as that's where mine originated), but don't think I will be getting any help based on their initial response. And, since my bootloader is unlocked, that probably voided the warranty anyway. I have no idea what happened, but it seems like some sort of combination of hardware/software problem. So, basically I'm screwed and out $700.
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That's awful man. I've been reading more and more about random reboots happening with this phone and what not.. I just don't know what to think right now, I thought this was supposed to this beast of a phone and now after only a couple of months, it has completely stopped working for no apparent reason at all. Pretty lame, and this has definitely never happened to me before as I always take care of my phones. I just figured that if something were to happen to this phone, it would be from my own doing, just as it has been with every other phone that I've ever owned (ie from modding, from a drop, etc.). Samsung gets a thumbs down from me, I paid a lot of money to get this phone and now I'm going to be stuck with a refurb because they have put out a crap product.
As for you, I wouldn't even tell Samsung that you unlocked it. They probably won't be able to tell if you did or not since the phone won't boot properly. They should offer you a refurb, so you'll be in the same boat as me. I went into Verizon today and that's the best that they could do. I have to wait til Monday for it to come in the mail. I'm stuck without a phone til Monday.
volsey said:
Similar thing happened to me, it rebooted itself, as it has been doing quite a bit of lately, and then wouldnt turn on no matter what I did.
Eventually just help the POWER and VOL DOWN button together to reboot, and it worked fine again. I'm completely stock wtf.
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Yeah, it's looking like this phone has been giving many people similar problems. Samsung must have let a bad batch slip out or something. I was completely stock as well, no unlock, no root, no custom rom, just a plain old basic user here and mine took a dump on me.
Mine does this about every other day and I have to pull the battery and restart, sorry to hear yours won't reboot. Ouch
Hey guys,
From what I've read, this seems to happen to a lot of different phones, but not out of the blue and I didn't find anything on the Note 2, so I'm wondering if it's the same issue and if my only hope is to get a replacement. It seems to be dead at the moment.
Before going to bed, I charged my phone to about 90% and then unplugged it and left it on my desk.
This morning when I woke up, it was off, which was kind of odd, since there's no way it would fully discharge over night. I tried turning it on, plugging it to charge, swapping out the battery for another original one I purchased directly from Samsung, trying other chargers, even the PC and different USB cables, all to no avail.
The only thing I noticed was that the proximity sensor seems to flash every 5-10 seconds, and I'm not sure what that would mean, other than the fact that it's getting some power somehow so that it can light up.
For the time being, I removed the battery and left it like that while I'm at work.
The phone is running the stock ROM for the GT-N7100, nothing was ever modified, it's not rooted or anything.
I know there was a firmware update pop-up on it at some point, but I hadn't installed it.
Any clues guys? I know there's some really knowledgeable people here, so I'm hoping someone might have an idea!
Thanks for the help and sorry for the text!
That sounds like the dreaded sudden death syndrome, how long have you had your device? You need to take it to a service shop. Was it rooted?
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Sorry to hear it . Last week I left mine on my bedside table around same charge 90% full and it was completely discharged and just wouldnt turn on but after leaving it on charge for about 30 min when I checked it started working .
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Heard of that for the S III but not the Note II!
Never rooted, nope :/
I've had it since November, got it from Newegg while I was in the US.
I should contact Samsung for a service shop location then? I've never done anything like that before.
Thanks!
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Sorry to hear it . Last week I left mine on my bedside table around same charge 90% full and it was completely discharged and just wouldnt turn on but after leaving it on charge for about 30 min when I checked it started working .
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When you plugged it in to charge, did the LED light up at all? Mine acts as if it wasn't plugged in.
No it didnt but at the time I didnt think of it and walked away leaving it on charge. And also I didnt even know anything sds . Did you try leaving your battery out overnight or use another battery? You called call in to any mobile phone shop and maybe ask them to see if uou can at least tey theirs
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All the sign and symptoms indicating its sudden death.
- Have you updated to 4.1.2 which is believed to be patch for SDS?
-Can you reboot to recovery/download mode?
Well, I did try just plugging it in for a few hours, when I went back to it the battery was cold and nothing happened.
I do have 2 original batteries, so I've been trying everything with both of them.
It just seems like the SDS because of the proximity sensor lighting up.
Right now it's unplugged and without a battery, just in case the capacitors need to discharge or something.
I guess I'll try again tonight!
It's really complicated with the GT-N7100 being an international phone, I can't register it on Samsung for warranty, so I've been trying to talk to Newegg and haven't been successful with them so far.
Thanks for the replies guys.
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All the sign and symptoms indicating its sudden death.
- Have you updated to 4.1.2 which is believed to be patch for SDS?
-Can you reboot to recovery/download mode?
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The crazy part is that I think the phone was asking me to update firmware, but I didn't have time to update it before it died like this... what luck, right?
For the download mode, it never reacts while plugged in other than the sensor, so even if I hold the key combinations, it doesn't seem to react. I'll try again more thoroughly tonight.
You didn't update that's prove you were not on latest rom which have fixed sds, really bad luck otherwise it could have took 10min on good network.
Anyway Goodluck for replacement.
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Hey guys,
From what I've read, this seems to happen to a lot of different phones, but not out of the blue and I didn't find anything on the Note 2, so I'm wondering if it's the same issue and if my only hope is to get a replacement. It seems to be dead at the moment.
Before going to bed, I charged my phone to about 90% and then unplugged it and left it on my desk.
This morning when I woke up, it was off, which was kind of odd, since there's no way it would fully discharge over night. I tried turning it on, plugging it to charge, swapping out the battery for another original one I purchased directly from Samsung, trying other chargers, even the PC and different USB cables, all to no avail.
The only thing I noticed was that the proximity sensor seems to flash every 5-10 seconds, and I'm not sure what that would mean, other than the fact that it's getting some power somehow so that it can light up.
For the time being, I removed the battery and left it like that while I'm at work.
The phone is running the stock ROM for the GT-N7100, nothing was ever modified, it's not rooted or anything.
I know there was a firmware update pop-up on it at some point, but I hadn't installed it.
Any clues guys? I know there's some really knowledgeable people here, so I'm hoping someone might have an idea!
Thanks for the help and sorry for the text!
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Have you tried hard reset, or soft reset. and if you cant get into recovery then sorry buddy :/ it seems like the SDS bug.
The proximity sensor light indicated the system is booting up but if no system boots up then you should send it back to samsung for repair.
Mine should be arriving tomorrow with an engineer's report. I will fill you guys in on what the service centre says.
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Have you tried hard reset, or soft reset. and if you cant get into recovery then sorry buddy :/ it seems like the SDS bug.
The proximity sensor light indicated the system is booting up but if no system boots up then you should send it back to samsung for repair.
Mine should be arriving tomorrow with an engineer's report. I will fill you guys in on what the service centre says.
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It seems to indeed be the SDS, and I can't reset it or anything since it won't boot up, nor can it go into download mode.
Biggest problem is that seeing as it's a GT-N7100, after calling Samsung; they're telling me it's an international phone and that it can't be serviced in the US or Canada, so I'm basically stuck with a $700 paper weight... this majorly blows. I wish there was someone higher up at Samsung I could speak to, since this is just an extremely bad experience with the product...
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It seems to indeed be the SDS, and I can't reset it or anything since it won't boot up, nor can it go into download mode.
Biggest problem is that seeing as it's a GT-N7100, after calling Samsung; they're telling me it's an international phone and that it can't be serviced in the US or Canada, so I'm basically stuck with a $700 paper weight... this majorly blows. I wish there was someone higher up at Samsung I could speak to, since this is just an extremely bad experience with the product...
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Dude that sucks hard! I can try and get management number of the people in the uk of you like?
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Dude that sucks hard! I can try and get management number of the people in the uk of you like?
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I would definitely appreciate any help! You think this would help? I know phones don't exactly carry international warranty, but if I could send it there for replacement or something; that's already a step forward.
I do believe that since Samsung knows of this problem, they should offer outright replacements for anyone suffering of this issue though - because it's literally putting a faulty product on the market; there should be something we can do about this.
Appreciate it, once again!
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Dude that sucks hard! I can try and get management number of the people in the uk of you like?
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Would you be able to tell us about your engineer's report?
I searched first, don't worry.
I'm having a weird problem. I have an AT&T Galaxy S3. I rooted it in Odin, flashed the updated bootloader, flashed Cyanogenmod 10.1.2, and then flashed Gapps. All was well for several days until today when it shut off when I was in the middle of writing a text - it had around 70% battery.
Now the phone doesn't boot. It doesn't respond to the power button. If I pull the battery out and put it back in, "SAMSUNG" flashes on screen for half a second, the phone vibrates once, and then the screen goes black. If I try to boot into recovery mode, "SAMSUNG" flashes with the blue text in the corner, but it still shuts off in half a second. Same thing with download mode, it shuts off before I can press up. If I plug the phone in without the battery, the red light flashes for about one second, the phone vibrates, and then the light shuts off.
Ideas? I literally just got the phone back from Samsung after a repair, and it's broken again. All responses are appreciated.
Sounds like your power button may be stuck.
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Really? If you hold on your power button while the phone turns on, does it do the same thing?
Gnest said:
Really? If you hold on your power button while the phone turns on, does it do the same thing?
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Yup.
The power button getting stuck seems to be the issue right now. A lot of phones are getting that issue.
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
jayRokk said:
Yup.
The power button getting stuck seems to be the issue right now. A lot of phones are getting that issue.
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
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Well that's annoying. Thanks. Is there any way to repair this myself? I really can't go without a phone for another two weeks.
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Well that's annoying. Thanks. Is there any way to repair this myself? I really can't go without a phone for another two weeks.
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Taking it apart. Idk to be honest. One user who had this issue just slammed the phone and worked from there... I'm not advising this but try something's out
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
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Taking it apart. Idk to be honest. One user who had this issue just slammed the phone and worked from there... I'm not advising this but try something's out
Galaxy S3 / AoCP / V4A / Turbocharged
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I smacked it and it got a whole 5 seconds into the boot sequence! Huzzah!
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I smacked it and it got a whole 5 seconds into the boot sequence! Huzzah!
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There you go! Lol
From that we can definitely see its a power button issue. Now to keep snaking it! Haha
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Gnest said:
I smacked it and it got a whole 5 seconds into the boot sequence! Huzzah!
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Just keep pounding on it till you get the result you want....worked for me on a skyrocket that did that....does it vibrate too ?
(we are all adults here I assume ha)
hednik said:
Just keep pounding on it till you get the result you want....worked for me on a skyrocket that did that....does it vibrate too ?
(we are all adults here I assume ha)
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Still no luck. I'm getting a little more of the boot screen, but it still goes black. Yes, it vibrates.
I think the problem is that I can shake the button into the unpressed position sometimes, but I still need to press it to attempt to boot. When I do that, it just gets stuck again.
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Still no luck. I'm getting a little more of the boot screen, but it still goes black. Yes, it vibrates.
I think the problem is that I can shake the button into the unpressed position sometimes, but I still need to press it to attempt to boot. When I do that, it just gets stuck again.
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Since it vibrates then its for sure the issue. It's a really cheap fix at any fly by night craigslist outfit but I'd suggest you send it to mobile tech vidoes or some other legit business. Pay the $20-30 bucks so you know it doesn't jacked up when a butcher has to open your phone.
You could try a q-tip with some isopropyl alcohol and just rub around the button and see if some will seep down in there and maybe loosen if it's all gunked up...if not its just shot.
(Warranty out ?)
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Since it vibrates then its for sure the issue. It's a really cheap fix at any fly by night craigslist outfit but I'd suggest you send it to mobile tech vidoes or some other legit business. Pay the $20-30 bucks so you know it doesn't jacked up when a butcher has to open your phone.
You could try a q-tip with some isopropyl alcohol and just rub around the button and see if some will seep down in there and maybe loosen if it's all gunked up...if not its just shot.
(Warranty out ?)
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How long is the turnaround for something like mobile tech videos?
The alcohol wouldn't void the warranty, right? It would just evaporate.
Warranty is still available, and Samsung was extremely generous to me last time. I hard bricked the phone, sent it in, they made a note that it was rooted but fixed it anyway, no questions asked. If third-party service takes anywhere around 2 weeks, then I'll just take my chances with Samsung again.
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How long is the turnaround for something like mobile tech videos?
The alcohol wouldn't void the warranty, right? It would just evaporate.
Warranty is still available, and Samsung was extremely generous to me last time. I hard bricked the phone, sent it in, they made a note that it was rooted but fixed it anyway, no questions asked. If third-party service takes anywhere around 2 weeks, then I'll just take my chances with Samsung again.
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From what I have heard it less than that but it depends where you are located. I think it wouldn't void any warranty but I certainly wouldn't chance it if you do have one remaining.... did you buy it outright or from a carrier ? If rooted I guess I wouldn't send it to them...with a power button I imagine you could just put in a repair ticket with Samsung and re how much it would cost as I assume you are rooted.
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From what I have heard it less than that but it depends where you are located. I think it wouldn't void any warranty but I certainly wouldn't chance it if you do have one remaining.... did you buy it outright or from a carrier ? If rooted I guess I wouldn't send it to them...with a power button I imagine you could just put in a repair ticket with Samsung and re how much it would cost as I assume you are rooted.
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I got it through Costco (they had a sweet bundle with accessories). Would Samsung really care that it's rooted, considering it's a hardware issue? They didn't even care when I hardbricked it because I flashed firmware for an international S3.
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I got it through Costco (they had a sweet bundle with accessories). Would Samsung really care that it's rooted, considering it's a hardware issue? They didn't even care when I hardbricked it because I flashed firmware for an international S3.
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If you are just having them repair a power button I can't see them caring because you are paying for work down outside of the warranty scope. I don't think they put up a fuss when a rooted phone gets a LCD replacement. The fact that you jacking with the power button changes the problem is proof it's not software related and its a common issue (albeit the only one). This is my 4th Galaxy product and I've had one, and only one issue and that's the power button got stuck for a day and it's fine now.
On a side rant still drives me crazy that people say Samsung phones feel cheap and have a low build quality. I've held that HTC one and it seemed so haphazardly designed and just plain cheap.
Guys, I don't think it's the power button after all. Now, occasionally, it will start to turn on if I press on the power button. Do you think it could be the same problem this OP is having? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359722
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Guys, I don't think it's the power button after all. Now, occasionally, it will start to turn on if I press on the power button. Do you think it could be the same problem this OP is having? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359722
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According to the link you provided, the OP can get into download mode while you can't. The fact that the power button has been an issue along with the fact that a little rough treatment has seemingly made it boot a little further tends to lean many to the fact that it is probably the power button.
hednik said:
On a side rant still drives me crazy that people say Samsung phones feel cheap and have a low build quality. I've held that HTC one and it seemed so haphazardly designed and just plain cheap.
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In fact the complete opposite.
Those who still have these reservations towards Samsung should read this article:
http://mobile.businessweek.com/arti...g-became-the-worlds-no-dot-1-smartphone-maker
I'll cite a paragraph for those who rather not read the entire article.
"Such striving for efficiency and excellence wasn’t always a priority. In 1995, Chairman Lee was dismayed to learn that cell phones he gave as New Year’s gifts were found to be inoperable. He directed underlings to assemble a pile of 150,000 devices in a field outside the Gumi factory. More than 2,000 staff members gathered around the pile. Then it was set on fire. When the flames died down, bulldozers razed whatever was remaining. “If you continue to make poor-quality products like these,” Lee Keon Hyok recalls the chairman saying, “I’ll come back and do the same thing.”
Samsung does things on the cheap, but it is the best at doing it and that is why they easily outsell higher quality devices because they don't make sacrifices in terms of customer demand in features such as removable battery, expandable memory, and easy repair. Their device easily out powers the competition and are extremely high quality for a plastic device.
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Domoo said:
In fact the complete opposite.
Those who still have these reservations towards Samsung should read this article:
http://mobile.businessweek.com/arti...g-became-the-worlds-no-dot-1-smartphone-maker
I'll cite a paragraph for those who rather not read the entire article.
"Such striving for efficiency and excellence wasn’t always a priority. In 1995, Chairman Lee was dismayed to learn that cell phones he gave as New Year’s gifts were found to be inoperable. He directed underlings to assemble a pile of 150,000 devices in a field outside the Gumi factory. More than 2,000 staff members gathered around the pile. Then it was set on fire. When the flames died down, bulldozers razed whatever was remaining. “If you continue to make poor-quality products like these,” Lee Keon Hyok recalls the chairman saying, “I’ll come back and do the same thing.”
Samsung does things on the cheap, but it is the best at doing it and that is why they easily outsell higher quality devices because they don't make sacrifices in terms of customer demand in features such as removable battery, expandable memory, and easy repair. Their device easily out powers the competition and are extremely high quality for a plastic device.
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Just my 2 cents... Samaung phones have always exceeded quality of any other phone I've held or used. Read that article a while back and was what I expected. I was complimenting Samsung not complaining.
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hednik said:
Just my 2 cents... Samaung phones have always exceeded quality of any other phone I've held or used. Read that article a while back and was what I expected. I was complimenting Samsung not complaining.
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I was agreeing with you and your rant. I was just trying to add to your rant to say how Samsung does a lot of research before producing a product. Sorry if it seemed like I was disagreeing with you!
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Anyone have any idea how to disassemble this tablet? The power button on mine has become a bit 'sticky'.
I imported this tablet so my local Samsung won't cover it under warranty
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Anyone have any idea how to disassemble this tablet? The power button on mine has become a bit 'sticky'.
I imported this tablet so my local Samsung won't cover it under warranty
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You want to disassemble it it for a sticky Power button? Does the sticky power button stop you from using the tablet properly ie. Does it swicth off the display on its own...If not I would honestly just leave it alone. Opening it up can cause loads of other problems.
If you read the Warrenty i think it does say that Samsung May attempt to fix the problem even if the tablet is from another part of the world. Worth giving them a call if you havent done so already.
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You want to disassemble it it for a sticky Power button? Does the sticky power button stop you from using the tablet properly ie. Does it swicth off the display on its own...If not I would honestly just leave it alone. Opening it up can cause loads of other problems.
If you read the Warrenty i think it does say that Samsung May attempt to fix the problem even if the tablet is from another part of the world. Worth giving them a call if you havent done so already.
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It does jam and sometimes reboots the tablet.
The local Samsung service centre told me that they'll need to replace the entire chrome bezel (what a load of nonsense). They'll give me a quote by tomorrow but I honestly doubt I'll pay whatever that is!
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It does jam and sometimes reboots the tablet.
The local Samsung service centre told me that they'll need to replace the entire chrome bezel (what a load of nonsense). They'll give me a quote by tomorrow but I honestly doubt I'll pay whatever that is!
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This happebed on my S3, all i did was I kept pressing it like a maniac LOL and its now fixed. I was going to get it fixed for £75 but getting angry for once worked. Give it a go you never know.
Geordie Affy said:
This happebed on my S3, all i did was I kept pressing it like a maniac LOL and its now fixed. I was going to get it fixed for £75 but getting angry for once worked. Give it a go you never know.
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I have to say, despite being very cynical when I first read your suggestion...... It actually worked!
It's not 100% perfect but definitely bearable if the repair cost is humongous. Thanks a lot mate!
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starsky23 said:
I have to say, despite being very cynical when I first read your suggestion...... It actually worked!
It's not 100% perfect but definitely bearable if the repair cost is humongous. Thanks a lot mate!
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Nee worries, glad I could help
I am in need of help! My phone is dead. Here's the rundown
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II (i317)
Used on the Straight Talk Network
Running the latest Unofficial CM12, Lollipop 5.01 for the last week and loved every bit of it. No problems.
I cracked my screen in July and never got it fixed. The cracks spread and I was planning on getting it fixed, but haven't yet. I dropped it two days ago and then the screen wouldn't come back on. The buttons lit up and it would even ring when called. So I thought my screen was finally gone and started looking for a replacement. I took the battery out because I didn't want it ringing without the ability to answer it. Yesterday I put the fully charged battery in and attempted to turn the phone back on. It will not come back on and I think it's more than just the screen now.
Red LED blinks. Half of the screen seems like it is turning on, but then it all goes dark again. Will not enter Download or Recovery. I've been reading and thinking this is more of a hardware issue than software. I've flashed dozens of Roms with only minor issues here and there. I haven't had any issue with Lollipop and can't see it being related, although I could really be wrong.
My question is, is my phone dead? Do I need a new motherboard, along with the screen I was already gonna replace? If that's the case, I will just replace the phone and start over, unless anyone has free parts they want to donate, LOL! Seriously, just looking for input and suggestions.
Thanks
dirtyalphaman said:
I am in need of help! My phone is dead. Here's the rundown
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II (i317)
Used on the Straight Talk Network
Running the latest Unofficial CM12, Lollipop 5.01 for the last week and loved every bit of it. No problems.
I cracked my screen in July and never got it fixed. The cracks spread and I was planning on getting it fixed, but haven't yet. I dropped it two days ago and then the screen wouldn't come back on. The buttons lit up and it would even ring when called. So I thought my screen was finally gone and started looking for a replacement. I took the battery out because I didn't want it ringing without the ability to answer it. Yesterday I put the fully charged battery in and attempted to turn the phone back on. It will not come back on and I think it's more than just the screen now.
Red LED blinks. Half of the screen seems like it is turning on, but then it all goes dark again. Will not enter Download or Recovery. I've been reading and thinking this is more of a hardware issue than software. I've flashed dozens of Roms with only minor issues here and there. I haven't had any issue with Lollipop and can't see it being related, although I could really be wrong.
My question is, is my phone dead? Do I need a new motherboard, along with the screen I was already gonna replace? If that's the case, I will just replace the phone and start over, unless anyone has free parts they want to donate, LOL! Seriously, just looking for input and suggestions.
Thanks
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I see a bunch of views................but not replies. Please Help............Bump!
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I see a bunch of views................but not replies. Please Help............Bump!
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There's pretty much nothing to say, but I guess I will.
You can't get to download mode, can't get to recovery mode, you can't see the screen......
If you're looking for a second opinion to say you're f*cked, then consider this it.
If you could get to download mode or recovery mode, it has a chance. But you still have hardware issues like the screen to replace. Which is not fun.
Possible yes. But unless you really know what you're doing and careful as hell, you take the chance of hosing something else up. Like ripping a ribbon cable or yanking a soldered wire out....
I tried replacing a Motorola Atrix screen. The result of that was me buying an Atrix 2.
Unless you are emotionally attached to this phone, bury it.
If not,
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II#guideList
http://www.sw-box.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-2-Replacement-Parts.html?p=1
I did some quick searches and doesn't appear to be any kind souls out there with spare parts. You may want to try CraigList or something like that.
Good luck to you
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There's pretty much nothing to say, but I guess I will.
You can't get to download mode, can't get to recovery mode, you can't see the screen......
If you're looking for a second opinion to say you're f*cked, then consider this it.
If you could get to download mode or recovery mode, it has a chance. But you still have hardware issues like the screen to replace. Which is not fun.
Possible yes. But unless you really know what you're doing and careful as hell, you take the chance of hosing something else up. Like ripping a ribbon cable or yanking a soldered wire out....
I tried replacing a Motorola Atrix screen. The result of that was me buying an Atrix 2.
Unless you are emotionally attached to this phone, bury it.
If not,
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_II#guideList
http://www.sw-box.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-2-Replacement-Parts.html?p=1
I did some quick searches and doesn't appear to be any kind souls out there with spare parts. You may want to try CraigList or something like that.
Good luck to you
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Hey, Thanks man! That's what I needed to hear. I have been flashing Roms since I had a Sprint PPC 6700 and I have enough experience to now I was f#@$ed, but I really needed to hear it from someone else. Someone with developer experience. A screen assembly and motherboard cost more than another phone on ebay or Swappa. Welp, back to the drawing board. Anyone got a note 2 they wanna sell cheap?
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Hey, Thanks man! That's what I needed to hear. I have been flashing Roms since I had a Sprint PPC 6700 and I have enough experience to now I was f#@$ed, but I really needed to hear it from someone else. Someone with developer experience. A screen assembly and motherboard cost more than another phone on ebay or Swappa. Welp, back to the drawing board. Anyone got a note 2 they wanna sell cheap?
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No worries.
Feb 3 I'll be on 2 years with my Note 2. Longest I've kept one. Only have one smallish crack on the lower left corner.
With everything I've done to it I'm amazed it's still working.