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Hard bricked HELP..HELP..

I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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Try a USB dongle.
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International rom?

Bizdady said:
International rom?
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Yes, It was my nephew's s3. He was blindly flashed it, now He asked me to help him, and I am asking any one in here know how to get it power up and into download mode.

I think that flashing the wrong radio version could fry the whole thing dead permanently.
However, if you can get ADB to recognize the device you may be able to get it working. See if you can get adb to recognize the device at all, if you can there may be hope.

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Try a USB dongle.
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and how do you fix it with that?

Sorry many that have flashed international have been hard bricked if they can't return on. Mskip has a toolkit but if it won't turn on then it's hard to flash though.
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Does any screen come up? If it's hard bricked, just bring it to the store, and show them. They'll probably try a new battery, and if they can't boot it up, then they may replace it.
Worst case, they say they won't replace it cause you messed with it, and you're back where you started.

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Does any screen come up? If it's hard bricked, just bring it to the store, and show them. They'll probably try a new battery, and if they can't boot it up, then they may replace it.
Worst case, they say they won't replace it cause you messed with it, and you're back where you started.
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No ..nothing come up. screen is blank

jordan032503 said:
and how do you fix it with that?
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Cause the USB dongle will put you straight to download mode. From there you can flash the proper ROM.
Anyway, if you can't get in to download mode, can't boot up to anything, and especially if ADB can't find your phone, then you might have just gotten yourself a very expensive paperweight.
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jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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The same thing happened to me a year ago, I flashed the wrong Kernel to my T-Mobile Galaxy 4G, you need a (JTAG Service). Go to this website and contact the guy he will help you get it working again, good luck.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/

youre brickd
The jig won't work for u. I bet if you plug it in the computer it sees it as QHSUSB DLOAD. sound right? Sounds like u need JTAG or to return it. You just woke up and it didn't turn on right? Lmao

jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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I did the same thing, quit wasting time, you need a Jtag service period, if you can't get into download mode, Odin and Adb IS NOT going to work. It will not see the device. Go into device manager, if you see this QHSUSB DLOAD, you are seriously bricked, only Jtag can help it. The usbjig will NOT work with this issue, I have tried.
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billard412 said:
The jig won't work for u. I bet if you plug it in the computer it sees it as QHSUSB DLOAD. sound right? Sounds like u need JTAG or to return it. You just woke up and it didn't turn on right? Lmao
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This is the correct answer, Jtag or return are the only options.

jordan032503 said:
I flashed a wrong Rom on my T-Mobile S3. Now I can not get it into download mode. It none responsive I cannot get it to power on. I try pull out the battery put in back in. Didn't work either. Any one have any idea how I get my s3 power up into download mode??
Thanks
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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This is exactly where I sent my phone repair, quick and informative.

just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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oscarwylde said:
just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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Lol.

oscarwylde said:
just and fyi, I fried my old g2 with the wrong Rom within the first week I had it. but insurance covers your phone when it gets destroyed in a car accident.
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lol, not in Texas they won't.

BRICK
My T999 is the same the computer is not recognized with error message QHSUSB DLOAD. but i dont know why after i install SAMSUNG ADB INTERFACE then the computer start see it in Device Manager and name my device as SAMSUNG ADROID PHONE . but ODIN not reconized , can't get into download mode, Odin and Adb IS NOT going to work , the usbjig is NOT work . The USB on PC make sound when i plug in but the phone still not on . I think i get hard brick and may have to send it to TEXAS . any help , please

I bricked mine last week. I then lost it too...insurance sent me a new one.

Help, bricked phone after flashing rom rebooting

the phone is bricked and nothing happen, no download mode, no clockwod mod and cannot detect by the computer.
What can I do? it becomes like that when after flashing the custom rom. Is there any force re-flashing program for me? I will be find till I can get to the clockwod mod.
Plz Help!!!! thx a lot

What file did you flash? Post a link to it.

David1239 said:
What file did you flash? Post a link to it.
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Android Revolution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334

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Android Revolution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797334
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That is an international 19300 s3 rom. Only flash roms made for the t mobile sgh-t999. There are many methods for download mode. Try pulling the battery and then hold volume down and home and power while putting battery back into phone. Then put back cover on and then plug into computer and see if Odin recognizes it even if it does not show the download mode screen. If that does not work you could buy a download mode jig. But, unfortunately, it is known that flashing international s3 roms on a US variant results in an unrecoverable brick due to the rom flashing in the wrong mount points. So consider doing a replacement.
I know the feeling, I hard bricked my last phone and had to get it replaced.
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David1239 said:
That is an international 19300 s3 rom. Only flash roms made for the t mobile sgh-t999. There are many methods for download mode. Try pulling the battery and then hold volume down and home and power while putting battery back into phone. Then put back cover on and then plug into computer and see if Odin recognizes it even if it does not show the download mode screen. If that does not work you could buy a download mode jig. But, unfortunately, it is known that flashing international s3 roms on a US variant results in an unrecoverable brick due to the rom flashing in the wrong mount points. So consider doing a replacement.
I know the feeling, I hard bricked my last phone and had to get it replaced.
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Is it possible for me to take it back to tmoile to fix it? =[

Is there a way that use the window cmd.exe to rewrite the android system to the phone?
I tired it before for my phone before, but i forgot the way that I'd done last time.

Yes. I just bricked mine 3 days ago. Took it to t mobile and told them that it would not turn on. If it is not in your 14 day grace period they will have one shipped to your house. Free. And even next day air.
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michaeldotson817 said:
Yes. I just bricked mine 3 days ago. Took it to t mobile and told them that it would not turn on. If it is not in your 14 day grace period they will have one shipped to your house. Free. And even next day air.
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Really? Great, I bought it yesterday

The wait sucks, but time never slows down. When the replacement comes you don't have to baby it. Just flash anything that looks safe in these forums and you'll be fine. Definitely back up your imei though.
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alexlai2412 said:
Really? Great, I bought it yesterday
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So you got it replaced in the store for free with the 14 day grace period right?
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These threads make me sad. People brick their devices because they didn't do their research and flash the wrong ROM, and T-Mobile ends up being taken advantage of and replacing these devices. SMH.

Send it for a jtag fix... 50 bucks at least you learn some responsibilities in the way.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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alexlai2412 said:
Is there a way that use the window cmd.exe to rewrite the android system to the phone?
I tired it before for my phone before, but i forgot the way that I'd done last time.
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NO, NO, and NO, go to device manager, I bet there is a device that says QLOAD**, if it is there, BRICKED. You will not recover without a JTAG service. If you CAN NOT get to download mode, there is NO fix. You can continue to look for a solution that does not exist, or get it over with, either exchange it with T-Mobile (good luck), or bite the bullet with the problem YOU CREATED, and pay 60.00 of the jtag service.
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Send it for a jtag fix... 50 bucks at least you learn some responsibilities in the way.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-jtag-brick-repair/
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good answer.
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adslee said:
These threads make me sad. People brick their devices because they didn't do their research and flash the wrong ROM, and T-Mobile ends up being taken advantage of and replacing these devices. SMH.
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I agree, I bricked my phone day 1 hr 2, CAUSE, I DID NOT READ. But I DID NOT once, even think of T-Mobile and a return, I bricked it, I paid for the service. The return service is for real problems, NOT for people who abuse the system with sh** like this. My opinion.

michaeldotson817 said:
So you got it replaced in the store for free with the 14 day grace period right?
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yes

HELP possible brick

I have a Sprint GS3 rooted, running Wicked Sensations 1.1 with PmR 2.1.2. I read that you could swap internal/external memory
so I tried that and now my phone wont turn on. Nothing. No recovery, no buttons work. Nothing.
Am I screwed?
HELP

How bout when plugged into charger
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criptix said:
How bout when plugged into charger
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Nothing.
There wouldn't by any chance be a secret reset button anywhere could there?
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No
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If nothing comes on the it might be perma bricked I would see if I can find a charged battery and try booting into download mode before I called it quits tho.
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That's what I was afraid of. I sent it off to be JTAGed. I'll let you know what happens.
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Well I got my SGS3 back and all is well. It took about a week but it was better than buying a new SGS3. So I would recommend mobiletechvideo.com.
I am not associated / affiliated with them in any way. I'm just a modding fool that doesn't know when to stop
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hllywd said:
Well I got my SGS3 back and all is well. It took about a week but it was better than buying a new SGS3. So I would recommend mobiletechvideo.com.
I am not associated / affiliated with them in any way. I'm just a modding fool that doesn't know when to stop
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PLEASE tell me what you did.....
I've got the same issue on my hands....

It sounds like he sent the phone off to a place that could recover the phone using a JTAG programmer.

I think CM 10.1 killed my GS-III

Since December I've been running CM10 on my GS-III with little to no issues. I flash CM 10.1 mid January and even though it was an unstable nightly it was very stable.
Flashing the nightlies as they became available with no issues at all.
Then today my phone starts slowing down and froze up.
Keep in mind that I hadn't flashed a nightly in like a day or 2 do I had been using the past nightly as a daily driver.
When my phone decided to freeze I rebooted it and it booted just fine.
About 2 minutes in the screen goes black. Holding the power button it's unresponsive.
Now my phone is completely unresponsive to all button presses. I've tried the 3 button combos for recovery and download mode with no luck. I've even held the buttons for a full minute but nothing is working.
Is my phone dead or is there a possibility of resurrecting it?
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Are you positive the battery hasn't died. That would be the first thing I would check. Even if it showed it was charging doesn't mean the battery is good. I'm not trying to be insulting either by asking this. I'm a equipment tech at a large semiconductor company and you wouldn't believe the number of times the fix was as simple as turning a breaker back on when another tech wanted to replace something major. #1 rule of troubleshooting: Is there power. #2 rule: Double check rule #1. Sounds silly, but it is the easiest thing to overlook. Good luck and I hope it's as simple as a battery.
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Are you positive the battery hasn't died. That would be the first thing I would check. Even if it showed it was charging doesn't mean the battery is good. I'm not trying to be insulting either by asking this. I'm a equipment tech at a large semiconductor company and you wouldn't believe the number of times the fix was as simple as turning a breaker back on when another tech wanted to replace something major. #1 rule of troubleshooting: Is there power. #2 rule: Double check rule #1. Sounds silly, but it is the easiest thing to overlook. Good luck and I hope it's as simple as a battery.
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No you're not insulting by asking that. I use to record music and when something wasn't wasn't working that's the first thing we asked and re asked.
Unfortunately I do believe I checked that out. When I plug in a charger it doesn't even show me a battery charging logo.
I have noticed that when I pull out the battery and connect the charger the led turns red.
I'll see if i can't swap batteries with one of my friends and see if that helps.
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Can adb on your pc detect your phone by any chance ? I do not want to scare you but hopefully your not having a motherboard failure or a sudden death :/
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shahkam said:
Can adb on your pc detect your phone by any chance ? I do not want to scare you but hopefully your not having a motherboard failure or a sudden death :/
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I'm checking that right now
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Well unfortunately there's no response from adb or phone.
However the computer does make a usb device connected sound.
Not sure if that's just a standard sound from the computer or if the phone is triggering it.
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Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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This.
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Did you do the three button combos for the T-Mobile version? They are different from the other s3s. Zedomax's root video shows them, well
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This.
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I have tried the 3 button combos for T-Mobiles variant of the GS-III with no luck either.... I even tried making a jig and didn't have much luck....
Next step is to buy a jig and see if that works
Thankfully I got a replacement GS-III from insurance. So I'm content... Also since I get to keep the other GS-III as well it feels even nicer.
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I have tried the 3 button combos for T-Mobiles variant of the GS-III with no luck either.... I even tried making a jig and didn't have much luck....
Next step is to buy a jig and see if that works
Thankfully I got a replacement GS-III from insurance. So I'm content... Also since I get to keep the other GS-III as well it feels even nicer.
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A usb jig should do it most of the time it do work and if it doesn't oh well you could sell it out for parts i guess ?
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You would probably make most of your back if you sold it for spare parts and may only have to pay $50 for a replacement. Good luck!
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I'm not sure I understand how a jig is going to help him when the phone won't turn on.
I would try another battery first. You said you were going to try this but I don't see where you confirmed that it wasn't the issue.

Hmm you could have ran into that now infamous mb crash and burn error although I'm not sure how since you were running aosp. Anyone else want to chime in?
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If the battery truly died plugging it in won't be any help
Try another battery, I'm betting that's the issue. T-Mobile will have one or two on hand in store so you can try

Hopefully I will be able to get my hands on a spare battery to test this with as soon as I'm off work.
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Yeah first of lets make sure its not the battery and the jig forces the phone to boot into download mode if im not mistaken.. It is intended for users having similar issues / unresponsive devices...
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Yeah first of lets make sure its not the battery and the jig forces the phone to boot into download mode if im not mistaken.. It is intended for users having similar issues / unresponsive devices...
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Well unfortunately the spare battery i used on my phone was no good in getting the phone to respond.
Now my next step is to attempt to hope that the jig will do something for my phone.
If not i guess that i will have a nice paper weight of luxury lol
Either that or i can sell it to someone.
So far those are the only options that i think i have at the moment.
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Flash STOCK or different ROM (Don't forget kernel too) think the issue is with the Cyanogenmod, mine did something similar, when screen went dark it took literally 5-10 Power button presses to wake the phone up, sometimes it wouldn't respond, other soft keys only would light up, Make backup, Wipe, install, check everything, that what I would do

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Flash STOCK or different ROM (Don't forget kernel too) think the issue is with the Cyanogenmod, mine did something similar, when screen went dark it took literally 5-10 Power button presses to wake the phone up, sometimes it wouldn't respond, other soft keys only would light up, Make backup, Wipe, install, check everything, that what I would do
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He cannot flash anything his phone doesn't answer to anything i don't see how he could do that..
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The phone is dead. My friend's gs3 died suddenly one day while I just happen to be using it. I plugged in an otg plug and few minutes later the screen just went black. I was sure it was dead when I plug in a charger and there was no sign of life from the phone.
I don't know if you have to pay a deductible but Samsung is supposedly replacing galaxy s3 for free because there is a known defect which cause the motherboard to go bad. My friend's was a Verizon model and they just replaced it free.
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Phone died to 0%. Now it won't charge. Help?

My phone had strange battery behavior throughout the day yesterday. It discharged much quicker than usual. I charged it to 50%before bed and left it off the charger overnight.
This morning i woke up to a black screen, and a phone that won't charge. I tried a few different cords, outlets and other sources of power.
Anything i can try to fix this? I ordered a replacement, is there anything i can do to hide my s-off? I'm afraid I'm going to get charged for my replacement because I'm s-offed with a custom rom.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
My phone had strange battery behavior throughout the day yesterday. It discharged much quicker than usual. I charged it to 50%before bed and left it off the charger overnight.
This morning i woke up to a black screen, and a phone that won't charge. I tried a few different cords, outlets and other sources of power.
Anything i can try to fix this? I ordered a replacement, is there anything i can do to hide my s-off? I'm afraid I'm going to get charged for my replacement because I'm s-offed with a custom rom.
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What ROM and any custom recovery?

carm01 said:
What ROM and any custom recovery?
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Slimrom.
Cwm touch (6.0.4.5 maybe?)
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Slimrom.
Cwm touch (6.0.4.5 maybe?)
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This sounds like a familiar problem with TWRP recoveries.... It sounds like you had an old version of CWM that may be broken with off mode charging.... Unfortunately your only chance may be to leave the phone on the charger for a day and see if it goes far enough tht you can get the phone to boot.

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This sounds like a familiar problem with TWRP recoveries.... It sounds like you had an old version of CWM that may be broken with off mode charging.... Unfortunately your only chance may be to leave the phone on the charger for a day and see if it goes far enough tht you can get the phone to boot.
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Maybe. I've definitely read about that.
So i I'm probably ok to return it? Should I do anything to it?
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Maybe. I've definitely read about that.
So i I'm probably ok to return it? Should I do anything to it?
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This happened to me with TWRP. Let it charge and hold the power button for a minute or two. If that doesn't work, try power + vol down. I was able to get mine to boot up eventually. Good luck!
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Maybe. I've definitely read about that.
So i I'm probably ok to return it? Should I do anything to it?
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Maybe. It depends how deep verizon looks into why the phone is behaving how it is.

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Maybe. It depends how deep verizon looks into why the phone is behaving how it is.
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If it can't boot, they can't look at all.
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If it can't boot, they can't look at all.
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Again it depends how much effort they put in. When they send the phone to a factory for refurbishing all it needs is a charge and they will see Unlocked/S-OFF

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Again it depends how much effort they put in. When they send the phone to a factory for refurbishing all it needs is a charge and they will see Unlocked/S-OFF
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And he'd already have a replacement by then. If it takes a charge, it will probably boot. But without it booting up, pretty sure they can't see anything.
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All they would have to do is put a new battery in it and turn it on, and then see its s-off. Which is what they WILL do in order to resell it as a refurb.

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And he'd already have a replacement by then. If it takes a charge, it will probably boot. But without it booting up, pretty sure they can't see anything.
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If you go through the carrier they can back charge your bill for voiding your warranty (exception being if this is an accidental damage exchange, in which case he will be charged a deductible). If he went through HTC he wont have a replacement by then unless he puts a deposit down on an advanced replacement, which he most likely wont get back when they see S-OFF/Unlocked.
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All they would have to do is put a new battery in it and turn it on, and then see its s-off. Which is what they WILL do in order to resell it as a refurb.
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Thank you for understanding how the replacement process works.

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If you go through the carrier they can back charge your bill for voiding your warranty (exception being if this is an accidental damage exchange, in which case he will be charged a deductible). If he went through HTC he wont have a replacement by then unless he puts a deposit down on an advanced replacement, which he most likely wont get back when they see S-OFF/Unlocked.
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Thank you for understanding how the replacement process works.
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If Verizon back charged for issues like this, there would be more than a dozen threads warning of it. Do a search. Many people have had phones unable to boot and have successfully gotten warranty replacements. Not a single one has yet to be back charged (or there would be a thread). If his phone boots he won't have to worry about it because there's no point in sending it in. If he sends it to HTC and they are able to get it to boot to see it is unlocked (S-off alone does not break warranty) they will notify him before any charges and send the phone back. At this point he will know the phone is able to boot up. Problem solved.
Edit: probably came off like a ****...not my intention at all. It's a community here and we're all just trying to help each other out.
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So I'm at the mercy of the person that receives the phone?
Got a bad feeling I'm gonna get charged some ridiculous amount of money
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ddurandSGS3 said:
So I'm at the mercy of the person that receives the phone?
Got a bad feeling I'm gonna get charged some ridiculous amount of money
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So you weren't ever able to get it to boot by doing anything? There's been plenty of people on here who have gotten a replacement from Verizon because they've bricked their phone. I'm pretty positive you'll be fine. There would be threads on here already if Verizon was back charging.
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brholt6 said:
So you weren't ever able to get it to boot by doing anything? There's been plenty of people on here who have gotten a replacement from Verizon because they've bricked their phone. I'm pretty positive you'll be fine. There would be threads on here already if Verizon was back charging.
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Nope. Left it on the charger for 12+ hrs. Held the power button down for 5+ minutes, held power and vol buttons the same time length.
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ddurandSGS3 said:
Nope. Left it on the charger for 12+ hrs. Held the power button down for 5+ minutes, held power and vol buttons the same time length.
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Sounds weird but people have mentioned trying the power button and or power + vol down under a bright light. Something to do with the light sensor. Worth a shot at least.
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