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Screen problem please help!!!

Hi,
I have an gel case on my desire and when i drop it either nothing happens to it or it will switch off and ill turn on and it works. today i dropped it in the house and the screen went blank, the screen isn't broke and the touch screen is working but the display is black ?
thanks in advance.

Any help please?
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Just send it back to htc, i don't see other solution...

vnvman said:
Just send it back to htc, i don't see other solution...
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i have had i over a year now

faddys123 said:
i have had i over a year now
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Assuming you're from Europe, according to EU law:
"Article 5
Time limits
1. The seller shall be held liable under Article 3 where the lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years as from delivery of the goods. If, under national legislation, the rights laid down in Article 3(2) are subject to a limitation period, that period shall not expire within a period of two years from the time of delivery."
Check if your country adopted this. It should, cause afaik it's pretty farking old...

vnvman said:
Assuming you're from Europe, according to EU law:
"Article 5
Time limits
1. The seller shall be held liable under Article 3 where the lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years as from delivery of the goods. If, under national legislation, the rights laid down in Article 3(2) are subject to a limitation period, that period shall not expire within a period of two years from the time of delivery."
Check if your country adopted this. It should, cause afaik it's pretty farking old...
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thanks yes i live in the UK but the phone wasn't sent i bought it from the shop on contract a year ago, so i go back to phoens4u would they be able to sent it back according to this law?

faddys123 said:
thanks yes i live in the UK but the phone wasn't sent i bought it from the shop on contract a year ago, so i go back to phoens4u would they be able to sent it back according to this law?
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I think so, but you'll have to show them that you know the law and all, and you're not likely to get fooled, then i guess they'll behave
Btw: delivery by the way it's meant there is just the moment when you get your hands on the good, it has nothing to do with shipping afaik.

Cool so I will go to phones4u tomorrow tell them I need a repair and show them these if they say no and can you give me a link to.it so I can print it off
vnvman said:
I think so, but you'll have to show them that you know the law and all, and you're not likely to get fooled, then i guess they'll behave
Btw: delivery by the way it's meant there is just the moment when you get your hands on the good, it has nothing to do with shipping afaik.
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@faddys123
Is your phone rooted? custom rom? if so then bad news warranty is lost

shankly1985 said:
@faddys123
Is your phone rooted? custom rom? if so then bad news warranty is lost
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how will they know if the screen is blank ?

faddys123 said:
how will they know if the screen is blank ?
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Good point They still probaly will ask you if you rooted though, what you say is up to you

shankly1985 said:
Good point They still probaly will ask you if you rooted though, what you say is up to you
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theres a thread in the general desire forum about the warranty getting void, well it is worth a try better than nothing i guess...
do you know where i can get that law that was mentioned before??
and also my phone has been repaired once by them would my warranty get renewed form that date ?

faddys123 said:
how will they know if the screen is blank ?
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They will know when they repair the screen.
Maybe you could flash an RUU from your PC?

Tarothsword said:
They will know when they repair the screen.
Maybe you could flash an RUU from your PC?
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ill try where i can get the latest ?? that works

Get them here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667

Tarothsword said:
Get them here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
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cant find the one from orange uk ?
anyways after i do this, can i go the phones4u shop and ask them for a repair ? if even though its been over a year and i can use the EU law that claims i have two years ?

faddys123 said:
cant find the one from orange uk ?
anyways after i do this, can i go the phones4u shop and ask them for a repair ? if even though its been over a year and i can use the EU law that claims i have two years ?
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Not sure but I think in the UK we only get 12 months

Tarothsword said:
Not sure but I think in the UK we only get 12 months
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is there any proof of this in the uk law ?
edit: my phone has been repaired once by htc would my warranty get renewed from that date it got repaired ?

Urgent Help

Before I start, Yes, I am new to the forums, and people can call me a noob if I did genuinely made a mistake posting here haha.
I was due for an upgrade on the 6th December just past. I didn't think there were two different models of this type of mobile, until I found it last week that I cannot upgrade my storage. I found out my model is an N7105 and was told that model isn't designed for rooting or whatever that Samsung guy said at the store.
I don't know if I am too late to stop this contract as I was told from Citizen Advice Bureau that I can still cancel it because it's not fit for purpose and it was false pretense.
I am quite frustrated and Annoyed due to the fact only to finding out that I cannot extend my storage nearly end of my 30 days. Wow...just wonderful!
Not only I’m stuck with this contract with 24 months on the papers, yet I am limited to space.
So, I'm in a difficult position here lol.
What can I do?
I have some pics but due to being a newbie here I can't post any links.
I've tried removing the sd card and putting it back in.
Any advice or any direction in this situation would be very helpful.
P.S. I forgot to say ‘’Happy New Year’’

Return it and get a n7100.
Sent from the Galaxy beast note ll

gilbydakid said:
Return it and get a n7100.
Sent from the Galaxy beast note ll
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So I can still return it? even though it's passed 30 days on my contract? I will call them tomorrow and see what they have to say.

Charlie25188 said:
So I can still return it? even though it's passed 30 days on my contract? I will call them tomorrow and see what they have to say.
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I didn't know you were past your 30. Your first post you did you were nearly at the end of your 30.
You may have to sell it and take a small loss.
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gilbydakid said:
I didn't know you were past your 30. Your first post you did you were nearly at the end of your 30.
You may have to sell it and take a small loss.
Sent from the Galaxy beast note ll
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Oh bugger...Thanks for having the time to help

Where do you buy it? Some places will let you return within 30 and exchange for a longer period of time.
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MeetFace said:
Where do you buy it? Some places will let you return within 30 and exchange for a longer period of time.
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I received it from Phones4u. They won't take it back because there's no fault with the phone itself. I could get some shop on the high street to root it and let me get access to the storage or something.

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I am sorry, I didn't know about that Q&A. Thanks for putting me in the right direction.

Charlie25188 said:
I received it from Phones4u. They won't take it back because there's no fault with the phone itself. I could get some shop on the high street to root it and let me get access to the storage or something.
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The models you're talking about are not Sprint models - Sprint has model number SPH-L900. Did you buy these and flash these over to Sprint? Or perhaps you're dealing with an international version of the Note 2?
*Edit* Yeah, see the site is UK. I'll ask a Mod to move this to the generic GT-N7100 (Note 2) forum for you so you can get the help you need. Thanks!

garwynn said:
The models you're talking about are not Sprint models - Sprint has model number SPH-L900. Did you buy these and flash these over to Sprint? Or perhaps you're dealing with an international version of the Note 2?
*Edit* Yeah, see the site is UK. I'll ask a Mod to move this to the generic GT-N7100 (Note 2) forum for you so you can get the help you need. Thanks!
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Yeah, I should of explained it about me being in the UK. I do apologize to everyone.

How to check whether phone is used or new

I am on the lookout for a Galaxy Nexus in Mumbai, India. I want to make sure that I get my money's worth when buying the phone i.e I don't want to get ripped off by the seller.
Can you please tell me how I can know if a phone is new or used previously.
I already read but people in the comments have reported that they don't always work:
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/check-android-reconditioned-or-oem-status/
http://www.groovypost.com/howto/howto/access-hidden-menu-android-phone/

just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex

k786 said:
just checked..didnt work on mine. someone commented that this only works for CDMA phones and not GSM model, i have a GSM gnex
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I know. That's why I posted this thread - to see if someone else would have a answer.

There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away

EddyOS said:
There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.

TheMysteriousOne said:
Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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Seriously i have seen my friend who used to own a cell phone shop open n re seal a cell phone box with ease.. not many can no the difference.
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TheMysteriousOne said:
Oh trust me, the seal is not really the most trustworthy sign.
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No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?

EddyOS said:
No, but if it's broken the phone isn't new is it?
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Obviously. Is that even a serious question?

Sdobron said:
Obviously. Is that even a serious question?
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No it's not, perhaps a should've been added to the end...

EddyOS said:
There's very little you can do to check if it's new or not other than call Samsung and see if someone has registered the unit with them for some reason or another. Although the seals on the box being broken would be a massive give away
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When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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Wdustin1 said:
When i got my nexus in the mail my buddy took it out of the box and put his phone in to play a joke on me and didn't even break the seal. I asked him how he did it and he said he didn't even realize he had done that. So no the seal is no indicator at all lol.
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I find it hard to believe you can undo the seal without damaging it, I had to proper rip mine to get into the box. Perhaps the EU ones are more secure!!
Either way, unless you're getting it from an official dealer it's hard to say whether it's 100% new or not

[Q] Riff Box and correct jib for Sprint Samsung SPH-L710?

I have a hard bricked Sprint Samsung Galaxy S3 (SPH-L710). My fault, fortunately it was the spare phone after a recent upgrade.
So I could send it to Texas or find a local person about an hour away with a Riff box and try that.
BUT I am thinking about getting a Riff Box myself and documenting the experience.
That way if I hard brick... again I can fix without sending to someone else to do JTAG and I can post it also.
Here comes the question. From what I read, I will either have to solder or jury rig or buy a 'JIG' to connect the cable
to a chip on the motherboard. Does anyone know for sure which 'Jig" would go to the 'SPRINT' version of the S3?
I also read posts saying the 'Polish' jigs are better...
But again which jig will work with the sprint U.S.A. version of S3?
(sorry can not post URL examples do to new to forums)
If no one on the forums has done this for the sprint S3 then this may be something that should be done and posted for others to read.

Jtag no longer necessary.
All you need is an SD card. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43724690 This is proven to work, pioneered here for Sprint S3 and has worked on T-Mobile and Verizon as well.
Search is your friend..
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tried the SD did not work with this brick.
I appreciate the cross reference, I did search forums before posting and I already tried the SD card, used a level 10 16gig, maybe I should have tried a 32gig card... but I did try that. I do know unix and I prefer openbsd for gateways, and freebsd for servers over linux.
BTW I did get a reply from the company FONEFUNSHOP LTD in UK, concerning the "Samsung i747 / i747M / T999 / T999v (aka. Galaxy S3) JTAG Jig (+ 1 X 12 Pin Molex Port) " and the response was:
--not sure as we dont see that model over here in the UK, i doubt it, so i will say no.
So -bump- if no one knows, I could try posting with the riff box support forum as a presales question... They do list the SPH-L710 as a supported phone... but what jig?
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Jtag no longer necessary.
All you need is an SD card. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43724690 This is proven to work, pioneered here for Sprint S3 and has worked on T-Mobile and Verizon as well.
Search is your friend..
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edfunkycold said:
Jtag no longer necessary.
All you need is an SD card. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43724690 This is proven to work, pioneered here for Sprint S3 and has worked on T-Mobile and Verizon as well.
Search is your friend..
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I had to have a JTAG done on the phone I'm using now. The SD card method didn't work I tried a variety of SD cards and none worked
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Fingers crossed... Just ordered a Riff Box from ipmart... l paid for UPS shipping with insurance from ipmart and used paypal to give me some protection but it was less than $150, which is a good price if I get it. I did use a vendor listed on the riffbox.org site so I should be supported according to their site.
I never did get a good answer on what jig. To try something I ordered the multi-com jig off an ebay seller in California for a JTAG Samsung I747/I747M/T999/T999V (Galaxy S3) but I have no assurance that will work on a SPH-L710 because the seller did not know either.

webengr said:
Fingers crossed... Just ordered a Riff Box from ipmart... l paid for UPS shipping with insurance from ipmart and used paypal to give me some protection but it was less than $150, which is a good price if I get it. I did use a vendor listed on the riffbox.org site so I should be supported according to their site.
I never did get a good answer on what jig. To try something I ordered the multi-com jig off an ebay seller in California for a JTAG Samsung I747/I747M/T999/T999V (Galaxy S3) but I have no assurance that will work on a SPH-L710 because the seller did not know either.
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I saw someone just run wire straight from the cable with no jig at all. Wish I knew what he put where he just had 15 little wires soldered to the phone
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polish jig did not work with us sprint galaxy s3
IDontKnowMang said:
I saw someone just run wire straight from the cable with no jig at all. Wish I knew what he put where he just had 15 little wires soldered to the phone
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I ordered the RIFF box on a Friday and got it the following Thursday. Faster than I was ready to use... So IPmart is okay!
I ebay ordered the jig for the T999 mentioned afore and bad news... while it looks like the correct connector on the jig... the way the jig is built it will not fit the phone it appears. The cable pins are in the way, if the cable pins had been on the other side maybe.
As to your question. The software with the riff box has a "clues" section as part of the resurrection that gets downloaded... and it explains exactly where to solder along with a photograph of motherboard and pin numbers. The clues section is must read and may also include tricks. Since you need the riffbox and the software to do this I will not repeat the information here in respect to the manufacturer.
I may give up on trying to find jig and just solder.

webengr said:
I may give up on trying to find jig and just solder.
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This may be the way to go to avoid soldering, but I don't really want to put out another $70 and wait another couple weeks for another thing from China. Google "JPIN JTAG Molex Flex cable for Samsung LG without soldering support Riff Box"
after looking at my HUGE tip on my soldering iron... I am going to order it.
I just put the jig I could not use up on ebay. Someone will benefit.

0x42
I got the MOORC jigs. Used the included
Z-15 connector... riffbox reoignized
Dead body but failed connection with 0x42 error. Posted on riff forums for suggedtions.....

webengr said:
I got the MOORC jigs. Used the included
Z-15 connector... riffbox reoignized
Dead body but failed connection with 0x42 error. Posted on riff forums for suggedtions.....
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Um...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125

CNexus said:
Um...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
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Doesn't work if the memory is corrupt. You gotta clean it out then fix the boot loader
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tried the SD did not work with this brick.
CNexus said:
Um...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2369125
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Already tried that, so did the senior member in post #4.
The phone is not communicating... does not power up but appears to charge battery. the 16GB SD card method did not work. real brick so far.

[Q] Repair parts availability?

Hi all,
I have a Note 10.1 2014 that I bricked for good-really!-and I want to try putting a replacement mother board in. At least I assume it's the MB. Anyone know where parts might be available in the U.S.? (I can't deal with China shipping time, forget overseas at all)
Other alternative is if someone here has a damaged unit with a known good board that I could cannibalize. I'm very experienced with working on small parts, used to work in defense electronics so doing the physical replacement will go easy for me, and thanks to everyone here, I can flash the ROM, etc.
Very much appreciated if anyone can help-thanks in advance!
Rich

dorpmuller said:
Hi all,
I have a Note 10.1 2014 that I bricked for good-really!-and I want to try putting a replacement mother board in. At least I assume it's the MB. Anyone know where parts might be available in the U.S.? (I can't deal with China shipping time, forget overseas at all)
Other alternative is if someone here has a damaged unit with a known good board that I could cannibalize. I'm very experienced with working on small parts, used to work in defense electronics so doing the physical replacement will go easy for me, and thanks to everyone here, I can flash the ROM, etc.
Very much appreciated if anyone can help-thanks in advance!
Rich
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There is a service Jtag brick repair that fixes them for about $50 here is the link to web page http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-2013-jtag-brick-repair/
This link is for the GT-N8013 but they fix many models. They do international shipping and there phone number is at the top of the web page.
A video of what they do.

Hey, thanks! I just emailed them-we'll see what they say. Much appreciated!
Rich

dorpmuller said:
Hey, thanks! I just emailed them-we'll see what they say. Much appreciated!
Rich
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Keep us up to date?
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Will do-never got an answer yet.