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Man, i am sooo royally pissed off. ill try to shorten this story on what happened. Ok. im on the internet earlier in the day with no problem. then a storm rolled thru here and seemed to knock out my data service. i couldnt connect to internet at all. In WM and in Android. i was booting into Android when i realized data had went out. after doing all i could do, wit no success, i called customer service.
they kept sending me in damn circles, asking questions that has nuthn to do with the problem. so after goin in circles and talkin to this person and that person, they finally realize that they r stupid and transfer me to a tech person. we trouble shoot. still no internet wrkn. damn.. so they said last resort is to take my sim card out and put it in another AT&T phone. this is to determine if its a service problem or a device problem. well i put my sim card in my girl phone and it loads up her internet wit no prob. aint dat a beootch. ok. so the tech lady says its a device problem and transfer me to Warranty, since im still covered.
im like, how n da hell can it be a device problem. i was just using it fine. only thing wrong is my internet not connecting. my voice calls and txts wrks fine. nothing happened to this device in that short period of time to make me think the device broke somehow. Anyways, they said they going to send me a "refurbished" phone and she read the conditions. REDDDD FLAGGGG...lol u shoulda seen the look on my face. lmao she started askin me all sorts of questions like did i drop the phone, any scratches, any water damage, had me check water marker..lol..
i was getting worried they gonna find a reason to void me. i said i had some light scratches/abrasions. she saiD, ONCE I SEND MY PHONE BACK IN, IF ITS DETERMINED THAT I VOIDED MY WARRANTY BY DEEP SCRATCHES OR WHATEVER, THEY GONNA CHARGE MY ACCOUNT $370. DAMNNNN and for a damn refurbished phone at that...i was soooo mad...im like ok...send me da damn thing then. priority mail . 2 days at most. once i get that send my phone in. ok..thats done and we hang up.
Now im worried from scratches and from all the tweaks ive done to this phone. i easily have plenty of reasons they could try to void me. i have wayy too many system tweaks and Android, which they would discover. i cannot afford some b.s. processing charge of $370, if its determined i voided warranty. she said deep knicks or scratches would void it. im like for dat damn much, id rather juss buy a new phone. not pay that much for a refurb one..lmfao
ok...so im thinkn n still pissed my internet not wrkn. I really start thinkn. i remembered i had the high speed internet tweak(hspda) enabled on windows mobile. and guess what......
After i disabled it, soft reset, and started back up, NOW MY (!()_ing internet is wrkn. after all these hours and talkin with customer service and techs. i cant believe da ish..lol i think something messed up my tweak. so disabling it puts my phone back to standard 3g. which in turn allows my internet to wrk properly again...FIGURESS.
now i gotta call these damn people back and stop the refurb phone from being shipped. they not gonna get me for all that $$$ i juss had a really bad feeling when she said i had to send my phone in..
srry if this seems long as hell, i had to vent....i was soooooooo pissed off. this is my only internet connection at the moment. whether its mobile or im tethering. she slmost got me on dat one..lol she was like what u say, u tether? im like , oh lord, i done let the beans out now..lmao so now im bout to get off this net n call the people back and tell them to cancel it. I WAS THE TECH PERSON TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IN THE END. i juss wished i wouldve thought to disable the high speed tweak first. i didnt think that mattered cuz it wrkd perfectly b4. those tech people at at&t dont know jack squat..lol
man...im tired...thnk u for reading/listening. i had to vent. problem amd situation SOLVED BY ME IN THE END. now im off to callin them back to cancel that package they gonna send.. AT&T, u not gonna het me for almost $400..lol ****..id buy an ipad or some tablet for that..lol goodnight people, if im not too tired, ya might catch me on Android finally. dayuumm. i was supposed to be booted in Androidd since like 5p.m. or so. its now 12:06a.m. godaaaayyuuummm im like 7hrs late..lmao better late than never.
I feel you man. Here is my story with ****-T&T:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693971
I hope they don't hassle me if I decide to get my Tilt replaced through insurance. It's old and dinged up and custom romed.
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I feel you man. Here is my story with ****-T&T:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=693971
I hope they don't hassle me if I decide to get my Tilt replaced through insurance. It's old and dinged up and custom romed.
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YOU definitely need to put stock rom bck in. A Custom rom or flashed device is a guareenteed void. They be trying to look for anything to void. That's messed up.
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AT&T...ha, I got lots of bad stories with their 611 that I should write a book with them!
Did I felt it was fair for them to replace my Treo 600 with a brand new 650? Sure, please do, no complain! Did I felt it was fair for them to replace Treo 680 I bought without contract with a refur one? I was pissed. Was I any happy when they replaced my Tilt with another Refur one that I once again bought it at full retail? Grrr...what's the point? No need to kill any more brain cell since that's how they have been for years and the last refur I got didn't look anything like a refur anyway. Gosh, I missed those days when you could walk into a Co Owned store and get a brand new replacement phone and be on your way!
They asked me the same questions about dropping the phone and etc. They told me they'd charge me if they found out I caused the phone to go nuts. Did I dropped my phone, yes. Was it the main cause for the phone to go nuts? I doubt since the time I dropped the phone to the date I needed any kind of replacement was like months apart. I did clean the phone up real good and hard reset it back to its default stage, but that was all that I did. As long as the water damage label didn't change colour, I'd think you should be fine. Droid wasn't out back in the day when I was using Treo or the Tilt, but I did had a lots of apps installed on them and I did used regedit on the Tilt, but they never charged me a bit.
I am glad your internet is back...a few tricks I learned with AT&T 611 is you gotta stand your ground. If they say it's the handset issue but you are getting phone calls and texts thru...guess what, call that a Network Issue and make them work it back. Yours was probably just the tower didn't agree with your phone after the storm and somehow both found their way to work back together. All these years with AT&T, I had signal issue right by my house. I live right next to the city hall and police station. Everytime I call them, instead of telling me they need a Tower by my house, they tried to tell me I had no signal around my house were (yes, WERE) because ...
I live next to the police station, handset issue, my respond was no, if I drive to the other side of the police station but stay within the same distance, I'd have full bar, so don't blame it to the police radio, own up to your network sucks around my house.
Old SIM card. I went to the store and got my SIM replace, called 611 on my way home...heehee, call dropped right when I got near my house.
Using the $15 internet plan on the Tilt. how is that gonna affect my phone call? You wanna tell me I need the darn internet in order to make phone calls? And how come my Tilt runs on HSDPA when I stand in just about anywhere in Downtown Los Angeles? Don't tell me it's a data plan issue, build a tower around here!
phone didn't get update because it stayed on all the time, so turn off your phone, take the battery out for about 10 mins and it should fix the problem. Er...correct me if if I am wrong, ok? I am supposed to turn off my phone every now and then so it can update itself? (Yes) Um...so you telling me my phone would update itself if I were to shut it down and take the battery out? (yes) I am sorry, you gonna have to explain to me a bit more cause I'd imagine electronic stop working the moment when the power source disappear! So you telling me your computer would update itself if you shut it off tonight when you leave even if AT&T IT Dept told you not to? (Err...sir, I am gonna have to transfer you to the tech dept to troubleshot your phone) LOL I thought so!
The material of the house I am in. Hey numb nut (on the inside!) Didn't I just told you I have problems making phone calls within two blocks from my house? I think that's a clue that I have problems even OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE SINCE MY HOUSE IS NOT AS BIG AS TWO CITY BLOCKS!
handset issue. Really? Funny, I had stick my SIM Card into Treo 650, 680, Blackjack, Old LG AT&T locked phone (Green Screen!!!), unlocked quad bands, unlocked tri bands and guess what? Same issue! Either can't make calls or drop calls or breaking up during calls! Build a tower!
my fingers were blocked the ant. Oh gosh, get me the manager!
Seriously, I had a lot of horrible stories with AT&T, I was with them ever since Pac Bell! I finally got to the point to say Fewest drop calls, yes, only if you can make the call first!
Don't let them blame you. If you run into the same kind of problem again, check other AT&T phones you can get your hands on. And if you can make calls and texts, chance for it being handset issue or SIM issue is slim to none, at least speaking from my experience.
Another little trick I learned was to call and flat out say I want to cancel my account. From all these years with them, they never once said "OK, done." They always always do their best to listen to my problems and then try to do something to make me stays. I had the "1st Incoming Minute" for free on every bill; Early Night and Wkend for free as long as I don't cancel; one free month; get to keep my $15 internet plan for as long as I keep my account open. Took me two weeks to actually cancel my account with them and during that two weeks, they even called me to follow up with my issue. When I finally left them, my bill was like 100 bucks a months with 1500 day time, 5000 night and weekend, over 15,000 (yes, you read that right) mins rolled over, first incoming mins free, early night and weekend for free, $15 internet plan on a Smartphone, free insurance...
Good luck with AT&T, just learn to laugh at the things they tell ya since even their tech dept thinks those over at the 611 are idiots! And if they already sent the refur out, I think you'd be fine if you call them first, get to a manager or supervisor and write down that person's name, get them to promise you are not going to be charge for that phone since you they know what they sent you by the IMEI number and send it back with that UPS or FedEx label. And if they end up charging ya, call them back and demand to talk to no one else but that one supervisor you spoke to.
SORRY for this rather long reply
y, i waseah, im feeling both of yall's story. i can definitely relate. lmao we had called them back last night to try to cancel, but they said already processed. so when we get the device they ship, either refuse package or ship it back to them. ok. plus we got them to refund the $12 dollar fee for using priority mail or fed ex.
this the Real kicker though, although i got internet wrkn again, somethin aint right. i can tell n feel it. now, i have the 3g symbol up there. i had to disable my hspda/hsupa to get internet wrkn. i got that high speed fix thru the tilt 2 Data fix. ok. now thats diabled, internet wrkn. should be no complaints, right? Nooooo thru various methods of testing the network speed, im not getting 3g speeds although it shows im on it or using it. i know by using opera mini or skyfire, i wont get true results. so i use opera mobile 10 and explorer. opera mobile shows me at a measley 57kbps....OMFG..what....it always at least showed me at edge speeds or greater b4. even when i boot into Android and use their speedtest.net app, same b.s. results. damn, i cant win..lol
So anyways, i start thinkn if that data fix is messing something up. so i uninstall it. soft reset. fire her back up. now, theoritically, it should be back to stock network settings or speed. i check the advanced connection settings and see it was back to stock. ok. i run more speed tests. i get the same results. i couldnt believe it. so i know it wasnt the data fix cab messing it up now. i reinstall it. enable the hspda/hsupa. then soft reset. internet will not wrk now with it enabled. i disable it, internet wrks, but at ****ty speeds. lol so i dont know what the hell the deal is. it shows the big 3g icon and little one above the bars but im not getting that speed. let me tell u, b4 yesterday, i was normally pulling anywhere from 1000+kbps to 3000kbps. thats 1 mb to 3mb download speeds. NOW, im only pulling like 57kbps or .57mb download speed. how the hell is that possible now. lol i even check other settings to make sure everything still the same. like in windows media, if u press menu, then options, it allows u to pick the connection speeds or whateva and some other things that have check boxes by them. its all still the same like i had it b4. so i dont know, Something definitely is not right. im at a loss for words and tired of stressn about this. if this dont get fixed soon, im pretty positive me n my woman gonna drop At&T like a bad habit. this dont make no sense. oh well, im glad to have intenet bck, even if sloww. any internet speeds is better than none..lol but im not gnna let this slide for to long. probaly in a few days or so, ima call them back and DEMAND they check the network. cuz although im getting internet and 3g symbol shows, it not a true reading. im at like dial up modem speeds..WHAT A CLASSIC FAIL FOR AT&T. now i have a horry story to tell...lmfao
its official....AT&T done dropped the ball n %$&^ed up. Im tethered to computer now. I went to speedtest.net to check my speed. Im using the google chrome browser. Do u know what it shows my download speed at?
0.03mb what part of the game is that? b4 yesterday, i had on avg. 1-3mb speeds. Now im at 0.03mb Thats not gonna cut it. Even here on this forum now, pages takin forever to load up. I am sooo not used to these slow ass speeds. I guess ive been spoiled lately on the high speed.
We gonna call them again soon after i cool off about it. So they can be more helpful. cuz i know ima cuss them out. ive been with them for too long to have to settle for this kind of service or performance. My woman tired of them also. She been with at&t even longer than me. I used to be on sprint. like a decade ago. lol damn im feelin old n im not. i switched from sprint back then cuz i was constantly going over my minutes. No matter how i upgraded the plan, i would go over n always be an extra $200-$300 dollars on top of my bill. I couldnt have that plus back then they didnt have an unlimited plan. Sprint, i might be coming back to yall. Now they have an unlimited plan, and some decent phones. The prices are better also. Ive been on my old cingular plan still. i never switched to a new at&t plan.
Now i hope the Dell Streak will work on sprint also. Its supposed to work on any network, but i want proof. lol if it doesnt, then i guess ima opt for the new EVO 4g. which is a great second choice. i dont know, im trying not to be pissed off about this anymore but its hard. Especially since i use my device so much for everything. Its my only source of internet connection. If i cant tether, i cant get on the net. they always throwing monkey wrenches in the game.
This is more than juss a One time Bad experience. Its completely unacceptable. Especially if im paying $49.99 on top of my bill for the premium unlimited data service. Now my Data aint worth |||#$#..lol u know what i wanted to say. sorry for the slip ups n language. I know younger folks be surfing this site also. So AT&T, YOU REALLY MESSED UP WITH THIS CUSTOMER. I pay too much on my bill to deal with this. They should be on their hands and knees trying to solve my problem and any other persons problem. id have to say that once Iphone came to at&t, they went downhill. point blank. now ima press submit reply, which will take like forever to process thru....dayyyuummm...this definitely gonna cut back my posting. lmfao im so impatient when it comes to the net.
Has anyone else had this issue, that although ur device is showing you in 3g, the speeds arent matching up? 3g speed supposed to be 1mb or better. now, although it shows 3g, my download speed is .57mb from my phone and 0.03mb tethered to computer. I feel like throwing my phone against the wall.
HTC listen to complaints
HTC is better than ATT. I had a problem with my Tilt 2 a few months ago and ATT would not fix it. The screen got a watery look under it. I think the display was leaking. I call ATT and HTC and they said it was damage that I had caused and was not cover. I got pissed because the phone was only a few months old. So a few day later HTC sent me a email requesting my feed back from the recent tech call I made. Well I put a very bad responsed and explained how I felt like the phone was defective and should be covered under warranty. One week later a HTC rep called and informed me that she regret I was have problems with my phone and was the tech I talk to rude or not helpful. Then she told me that my phone was damaged by use but HTC was going to fix it for free if I payed for shipping to a repair shop. I sent in they fixed and happy ending! I did drop my phone which caused the leaky display. I feel a cell phone should be able to take a few drops. I love my Tilt 2 but feel I have baby it all the time. I love my Tilt 2 more with a cooked leo rom that works better than the factory rom.
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HTC is better than ATT. I had a problem with my Tilt 2 a few months ago and ATT would not fix it. The screen got a watery look under it. I think the display was leaking. I call ATT and HTC and they said it was damage that I had caused and was not cover. I got pissed because the phone was only a few months old. So a few day later HTC sent me a email requesting my feed back from the recent tech call I made. Well I put a very bad responsed and explained how I felt like the phone was defective and should be covered under warranty. One week later a HTC rep called and informed me that she regret I was have problems with my phone and was the tech I talk to rude or not helpful. Then she told me that my phone was damaged by use but HTC was going to fix it for free if I payed for shipping to a repair shop. I sent in they fixed and happy ending! I did drop my phone which caused the leaky display. I feel a cell phone should be able to take a few drops. I love my Tilt 2 but feel I have baby it all the time. I love my Tilt 2 more with a cooked leo rom that works better than the factory rom.
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thanks for that insight. Although, im not sure what HTC can do about my data other than sending me a new device. i might try that after i call at&t again in a few days. especially if the problem doesnt get fixed. glad it wrked out for ya though. warranty told me any "Deep Scratches" will result in Voided warranty. she said if u can run ur fingernail across the scratch and it gets stuck, then its a deep one. come on now..lol thats juss a matter of opinion. i cant risk them adding that $370 dollar processing charge to my bill. which will in turn probaly cut my service off since itll go over the limit..with that and my phone bill. At&T=FAIL at the moment, im so used to fixing tech issues or problems myself. At&t, i cant fix ur cell towers for u, especially for free.
I was kinda amazed at how much more i knew about my device than the customer service or tech person. i told the tech i was testing the internet with opera mini 5, opera mobile 10, and Skyfire. She about had an Orgasm, n was about to ask me how to do all that, but she caught herself and said we need to get back to ur problem. Gimme a break..lol i think i might need to be a tech. They couldnt even get my internet back workin. I had to figure it out in the end. They supposed to have high powered computers and stuff to read data from the phone and stuff. They supposed to be the ones to figure out my problem with their device. Not the other way around. I might honestly look into trying to switch jobs to becoming a trouble shooter or tech, since thats what it seems im very good at. even my woman, with her masters in computer field, i know more than her when it comes to hardware or mobile devices. She be asking me to fix stuff on her computer. Im like, damn, u need to give me ur degree then...lol its all good. shes just more in the software engineering/information system most of my knowledge is hands on experience thru trial and error. I have some Computer Science under my belt, but i never finished at Old Dominion University. Time to go back and finish.
My internet speeds have picked up again. Only seems to do it in Android though. I still cant enable my high speed data fix. When i do, the internet wont work at all. It did b4 the incident. The Fed Ex guy juss came to the door with the package. I refused it, so they can ship that refurbished phone right back..lmao so slowly but surely, my internet speeds are getting better but theres still something funny about all of it. Especially now that i cant enable the high speed data fix that enables HSPDA/HSUPA. hmmmm
i've had the same issue with the high speed data tweak as well. happened to me 3 times. It would increase my internet speed for a day or so then nothing.
theres one registry edit you have to revert to get data back. forgot which one it is. I'm thinking the network is seeing it as an error and kind of blacklisting your device, but thats just a guess.
Also i've turned in phones under warranty and they ask you if it has any scratches that will get caugh on your fingernail. I did and was as frustrated as you, but my device was bricked so i sent it in anyway and was never charged.
Next time you have an issue with your device and it really does need to be replaced, go to a device support center, they'll change it on the spot and tell you right there if your device is gonna be rejected.
ATT gave me the same crap about my daughter's phones. 9 months old, still under warranty, but it has scratches. I argued that a phone couldn't make it through 12 months without some scratches and that their warranty was BS and I was very unhappy. I told them that the next time I renew I'm changing companies. She put me on hold to talk to a "supervisor" who then "Waived" the possible charges in case of scratches.
Hi all, i know this is a well talked about subject as i have done numerous google/ask searches, i find an awful lot but don't really seem to get any answers, over the last week i must have read hundreds of pages so please anyone who is going to tell me to google this problem, please don't as i have until i could scream lol......anyway, this is the problem i am having......
Hubby bought the HTC desire on ORANGE but then decided he wanted an iphone4 so he gave his desire to me, i am a vodafone user, as we have teenage children and the freedom/family packs are such good value, i wanted to stay on vodafone so i got the phone unlocked with an unlock code at my local mobile fone shop...hubby had never used it as a phone, just as a gadget to mess about on so we weren't aware there was any problems.... the problems i am having are these...i can't get the phone to hold a call, if i use wmcda only mode, its slightly better and i can usually get a call out but it will drop out if i stay on the line to long, if i use gsm only then i can't get a call out at all, the phone stays silent for a few seconds and then just drops out......on both settings the signal is fluctuating like mad and often gives me a x where my signal should be, i love the phone as a gadget but at the moment im not getting much luck with it as a phone.....a few things i thought may be to blame are
could it be the way the fone shop unlocked it??
i have used the same sim card (voda) for around 4+ years, could i need a better sim???
could it be because all the settings on the phone belong to orange and arn't set up to use on voda??
i have read on a few sites where people have returned these phones only to be given another one that has the same issues where others have recieved another hand set and the problem is solved but some people say they have no call dropping/signal issues at all and love the phone....im confused, i have been looking around the site and seen peopl are using custom roms and/or debranding the phone, could that help with my issues??
if anyone can help me i would really appreciate it ...
thanks in advance
emma......ps sorry for such a long post
If your SIM is 4+ years old, I would suggest that a new one might be in order, so at the very least I'd request one if I were you.
You've not mentioned which ROM version or baseband you phone is currently using (see Menu->Settings->About Phone->Software Information). Try posting these so we can see if you are running a very early ROM and/or radio.
Regards,
Dave
P.S. Lastly, divorce hubby for being unfaithful to the Desire and buying an iPhone!
lmao he's an iphone fanatic, he has the 3g, 3gs and now the iphone4, oh and a macbook lol.. personally i love the desire but i'm having a nightmare using it as a phone, i called HTC up on friday and ups have actually just came and picked it up, i have been waiting on them, so i can't actually check anything now, i wish i had realised and put the stats of the phone in my post, they said it will take 7/10 working days to get it back and i feel lost already lol....i am hoping and praying that they can sort the problem out, i have also requested new sims from vodafone and they are on their way to me also, so if i get my phone back and i still have same issues with my sim i will try the new sim, if that doesn't work, then i guess i'll be back on here or trading it in
i think im right in thinking the rom is the software, but by radio are you referring to the FM radio or to the radio waves your phone uses??
I have an iMac and a Macbook, but I dislike the walled garden that Apple has put up around the iPhone/iPad!
When I referred to the radio, I meant the cellular radio - not the FM radio, but the point is moot now if you've sent it in for repair!
Regards,
Dave
yeah i forgot he also has the ipad, i love that like, he jailbreaks them himself so we get all the apps, better than the ipod, which he has also lol...he's a total apple nut!! once i get my device back i will check the stats an post them up here straight away......if the radio is old could that be the problem?? and do the newer ones help, i had to sign a fom to say they could erase everything and put the latest software on so im presuming they will also update the radio?? if so maybe that will correct the problem, i had looked into using a custom rom before i sent it back but i was scared that if i did that then they wouldn't repair/replace the unit also i was a little wary as the instructions seem a little complicated
.......i have since sent my desire of for repair/replacement and have contacted them today (since they have had it 3 weeks) and was told it is ready to be sent back to me and that it has had the mother board replaced...has anyone else had similar problems who had had a new mother board fitted and then the problems have stopped??? im thinking that when it comes back it will be as useless as a phone as it was when i sent it off
thanks
As far as holding calls are concerned, the Desire is bad... much worse than any iPhone I've used. That said in built up areas I never really have problems with voice, but in rural areas the reception is very poor... I struggle to make calls in my house, which was never an issue when I used Samsung phones.
3G reception is a separate issue!
Well the motherboard is basically the phones guts, so that coupled with the new rom/radio should solve your issues. I can't see them replacing the MB just for the sake of it!
Let us know how you find it afterwards. Personally, I've no bother with reception and love my desire
well i've been expecting my phone back for days and it still hasn't arrived, i was quoted 5 to 7 working days when i sent it off for repair 3 WEEKS ago, anyway when it comes back i'll see how it goes and let you all know....could it possibly have something to do wiht the fact that its an orange branded phone and im getting a code to have it unlocked to vodafone????
(which i will have to pay for again now i have a new motherboard)
Hi folks
I'm so new here, it took 3 days to find the "thank" button (had to turn off some scripts in browser)
I would be grateful if folks would indicate where to put what posts (subjects, questions), what NOT to post (I suspect I might be speaking "taboo" words) I am a tad autistic, we can be rude without meaning to be. But I been building PC's since '1989, piddling with Linux since mandrake 7, so the good news is CAN read the "destructions" and I know how to use IRC just a bit, on the PC (post code to pastebin, and such)
I'm an old biddy. So old I can remember when a landline "Caller ID" was called a "Snitch-Box". I have grudgingly accepted that wireless phones must send THEIR OWN meid over an unsecure radio in order to work. This was due to happy discovery of pre-paid carriers that don't require MY DNA in order to accept my money. Prior to that epiphany, I totally hated the cellphone concept ... Not Secure. In order to activate the "device", ever, it must first be SECURED.
I *did* lurk around many weeks before diving in with the barage of questions... With the help of the tutorials here, have managed to survive a couple of "brickings" and even got a ROM into my phone :victory:
First -- about me poor "Labaratory Rat" device. Can't really call it "phone" coz it was a "brick" when I got it. My friend dropped it in the sink and thot it was dead, gave it to me with a collection of scrapped CDMA phones. Dried it out in dessicant on the hot H20 heater, and to my surprise resurrection! Trouble was, I had revived a very unhappy 'device'. Crammed full of bloatware, [solved with Cyanogenmod ROM] and still has some "firmware" issues. I am simply trying to restore the "device" to CLEAN, NAKED, OPEN source, before I decide wether it's practical for telecommunication use.
It has an acceptable camera, I enjoyed using it to play music, I didn't really see a need to do anything to it till I found I couldn't load a paid tutorial APP for my class.
I can make a PC poop a popsickle and then carve you a tiny rosary outa the stick. I'm so old I can remember moving "DIPP" switches on a motherboard to clock a CPU. I'm VERY CERTAIN the firmware issues can be cleaned up.
OK, so what I have here:
BRAVOC DVT2 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.98.000
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-2.05.0.11
Jul 5 2010:19:14:11
The good news being it's got a fast little processor and 512K ram (I can remember running autocad on 512K, it's usable) The bad news is it was probably thrown away because the carrier (US Cellular) has shipped it with root-kit (Of course, autistic person cannot understand why anyone would pay for a "device" that has a built in Root Kit) I know, the carriers offer the hardware for free, Like "Here is some free cheese = MOUSETRAP"
Managed to get 4ext recovery touch v1.0.0.5 RC9 testing in there.
I like it ALOT better without "Sense" (Cyanogen 7.2 is what's in there now)
I can see that the Android-ness is very much like Linux, which I "grok", it appears that "hboot" is the Android equivalent of "grub"?
And I am guessing that the "root-kit" is living in this HBOOT (I've noticed that the 98 series seems limitted to US Cellular shipped HTC's)
From the looks of it, I'm gonna have to learn to "build" (again -- and I only did it a couple times way back when) to fix this? since I see there's some very nice ROMs folks are running on this phone, but I don't need the "Sense" part?
Moderator, please move my post if I'm in the wrong place. I honestly cannot find where the "Un-ROOTKIT my BravoC" section is. Or maybe point me toward the discussion of how to make/build/install this HBOOT?
Thanks in Advance
Virginwidow
Thanks in advance
First of all I would like to thank all of you hear that have sound wisdom in dealing with my nightmare. I'm so new to this that my last phone's antennae is still on the top of my care and phone is in it's big carrying bag LOL. I'm 50 years old but am not done trying to learn something new. Here's the problem. I have a note 2 i317 that i bought online from someone. It's build number is jedi xp 9 android 4.1.2 Dernel version 3.0.31 SaberKernel_07+ptmr3 ect ect. So I have little to no signal strength and cannot hook up to the internet. I've called straight talk and spent an hour or two with them as well to no avail. I've been up and down these posts but I'm lost as how to employ some of the things that I have read about. Remember that I'm a noob to the max. I would love someone to put the instructions on how to fix my phone, in plain english that i can understand. I thought I might have a bad sim card as well but don't know how to check it. I've put at least 6 different apn's in and nothing. My old phone worked great in my house now i have this 500 dollars ornament that I can barely even get calls on. PLEASE can someone help me? I would be very grateful to say the least. I've read if you install something wrong that you can brick your device (whatever that means, but it doesn't sound good). I will be anxiously awaiting for the bravest soul to write me back. I say brave cause with me it might take a while. Sorry
Sincerely
Ed
You only 'thought' that you may have a damaged sim card but did you try to change it to a new one?
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TheEdge49 said:
First of all I would like to thank all of you hear that have sound wisdom in dealing with my nightmare. I'm so new to this that my last phone's antennae is still on the top of my care and phone is in it's big carrying bag LOL. I'm 50 years old but am not done trying to learn something new. Here's the problem. I have a note 2 i317 that i bought online from someone. It's build number is jedi xp 9 android 4.1.2 Dernel version 3.0.31 SaberKernel_07+ptmr3 ect ect. So I have little to no signal strength and cannot hook up to the internet. I've called straight talk and spent an hour or two with them as well to no avail. I've been up and down these posts but I'm lost as how to employ some of the things that I have read about. Remember that I'm a noob to the max. I would love someone to put the instructions on how to fix my phone, in plain english that i can understand. I thought I might have a bad sim card as well but don't know how to check it. I've put at least 6 different apn's in and nothing. My old phone worked great in my house now i have this 500 dollars ornament that I can barely even get calls on. PLEASE can someone help me? I would be very grateful to say the least. I've read if you install something wrong that you can brick your device (whatever that means, but it doesn't sound good). I will be anxiously awaiting for the bravest soul to write me back. I say brave cause with me it might take a while. Sorry
Sincerely
Ed
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Would love to help you Ed, need more information on what you mean by 'low signal / cannot connect to internet'. Do you have normal phone service i.e. make calls & send receive texts?
Did the phone ever work at one point, or once you gained possession and tried it, you got the described result? I don't have your AT&T version phone but may be able to help with more info from you.
Is the modem is ur carrier modem?
Have u tried to change the modem to your carrier modem?
Edit : I mean modem+csc
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tweeny80 said:
Would love to help you Ed, need more information on what you mean by 'low signal / cannot connect to internet'. Do you have normal phone service i.e. make calls & send receive texts?
Did the phone ever work at one point, or once you gained possession and tried it, you got the described result? I don't have your AT&T version phone but may be able to help with more info from you.
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Yes it does work with voice and text messages but no mms and I can't connect to the internet cause of the weak signal I suppose. I haven't tried a new sim card just yet. Installed one that they sent me 5 months ago but when I called them today to activate it was no longer any good. They told me I took too long to activate it and they were sending out another one. As for the signal ...it's very weak. Like one bar two at the most. When we went to oshkosh over the weekend I saw that most everyone was on their cell phone and I couldn't call my kids unless I went searching for an area where my phone would work. I never had this problem before with my other phone that was through straight talk. I spent all day today looking for some more possibilities here and saw that maybe my modem on the phone is no good. I tried to download one and I did but haven't put it into the phone cause I'm scared that I might do it wrong and then the phone will be even more messed up than it is. i believe it's this one i717-ics-ucle2. The guy said it worked good for his straight talk. But if you all think that it's something different then please let me know. Thank you all very much for your time and patience with me. I will definitely try to learn more now that I found this wonderful website.
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Is the modem is ur carrier modem?
Have u tried to change the modem to your carrier modem?
Edit : I mean modem+csc
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My modem is this one....I317UCALK7 with a [email protected]#1 Whatever all that means I don't know. Thanks for trying to help me.
still waiting for some answers
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My modem is this one....I317UCALK7 with a [email protected]#1 Whatever all that means I don't know. Thanks for trying to help me.
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I hope someone is still searching for some help for me. I don't mean to be a pest and i KNOW that 2 days isn't too long. But I'm desperate for some help. Tweety are you still there? Please let me know to get this problem resolved. And thank you in advance to anyone who can help this noob out. :good:
TheEdge49 said:
First of all I would like to thank all of you hear that have sound wisdom in dealing with my nightmare. I'm so new to this that my last phone's antennae is still on the top of my care and phone is in it's big carrying bag LOL. I'm 50 years old but am not done trying to learn something new. Here's the problem. I have a note 2 i317 that i bought online from someone. It's build number is jedi xp 9 android 4.1.2 Dernel version 3.0.31 SaberKernel_07+ptmr3 ect ect. So I have little to no signal strength and cannot hook up to the internet. I've called straight talk and spent an hour or two with them as well to no avail. I've been up and down these posts but I'm lost as how to employ some of the things that I have read about. Remember that I'm a noob to the max. I would love someone to put the instructions on how to fix my phone, in plain english that i can understand. I thought I might have a bad sim card as well but don't know how to check it. I've put at least 6 different apn's in and nothing. My old phone worked great in my house now i have this 500 dollars ornament that I can barely even get calls on. PLEASE can someone help me? I would be very grateful to say the least. I've read if you install something wrong that you can brick your device (whatever that means, but it doesn't sound good). I will be anxiously awaiting for the bravest soul to write me back. I say brave cause with me it might take a while. Sorry
Sincerely
Ed
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Hi Ed,
the phone has been modified by the owner who sold it to you. He has changed the software oh the Note2. The Problem is we don't know whether there was any problem in signal for him as well. First check whether the SIM is working fine on any other phone. If it does, then I'm afraid you might have to restore the phone to the original Software to make sure this is not a Hardware issues.
TheEdge49 said:
First of all I would like to thank all of you hear that have sound wisdom in dealing with my nightmare. I'm so new to this that my last phone's antennae is still on the top of my care and phone is in it's big carrying bag LOL. I'm 50 years old but am not done trying to learn something new. Here's the problem. I have a note 2 i317 that i bought online from someone. It's build number is jedi xp 9 android 4.1.2 Dernel version 3.0.31 SaberKernel_07+ptmr3 ect ect. So I have little to no signal strength and cannot hook up to the internet. I've called straight talk and spent an hour or two with them as well to no avail. I've been up and down these posts but I'm lost as how to employ some of the things that I have read about. Remember that I'm a noob to the max. I would love someone to put the instructions on how to fix my phone, in plain english that i can understand. I thought I might have a bad sim card as well but don't know how to check it. I've put at least 6 different apn's in and nothing. My old phone worked great in my house now i have this 500 dollars ornament that I can barely even get calls on. PLEASE can someone help me? I would be very grateful to say the least. I've read if you install something wrong that you can brick your device (whatever that means, but it doesn't sound good). I will be anxiously awaiting for the bravest soul to write me back. I say brave cause with me it might take a while. Sorry
Sincerely
Ed
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from ur model no its the AT&T variant so post your prob here they will be able to help better http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1870 in Q&A thread
chk under settings/more settings/network mode- if its auto and see if it works and is there any circle on your signal bar
if not do some reading in AT&T thread it will help you rather thread there will get you prominent response
stock rom + patches http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354944 the patches will help you get the right apn and work right with at&t
modem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986480
and yes dont try to use traingle away in custom rom as it need stock rom orelse it may lead to brick , just do some reading there or wait for proper assistance from some1 using the At&T variant
Ed, I'm hoping the links provided to you from other posters has helped. Some of the suggestions have been to try flashing new modems (you're hesitant) and even to install a new ROM. If you have managed to correct your problem, kindly update the thread so other users can benefit from your experience.
If you've had no joy, pursue within the forum for your specific device (AT&T it seems) and good luck!
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tweeny80 said:
Ed, I'm hoping the links provided to you from other posters has helped. Some of the suggestions have been to try flashing new modems (you're hesitant) and even to install a new ROM. If you have managed to correct your problem, kindly update the thread so other users can benefit from your experience.
If you've had no joy, pursue within the forum for your specific device (AT&T it seems) and good luck!
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Hi all and thanks again for the help you have given me. I just got my new sim card today and it seemed to help. I can get on the internet now but my signal is still only one bar and sometimes not there at all. But at least I can connect via wifi. So the sim was partly to blame. Tweeny...I never said that I wouldn't put another radio or modem on my phone, I'm just not too sure about how to do it just yet. I don't want to ruin my phone anymore than it is. I should just dive into it and see what happens. If anyone else has anymore ideas as to why i have poor reception and also I still can't mms, please let me know. Thank you all once again. I will be a regular visitor here and hopefully one day I can be as confident and resourceful as all of you. God bless you all
Hi ed
i reckon u could read up and try flashing a different modem. beyond that flash a different rom. but u obviously have a lot of reading b4 that. good luck
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hi everyone! I am seeking your expertise as I came upon this forum trying to help my son fix his phone. He's only 11 years old- but as we call him at home our "tech guy". He got a brand new HTC One M8 (carrier is ATT) yesterday and 3 hours later - the phone was "bricked" as I have been told. Apparently, (these are his words) he "unlocked the bootloader using HTCdev, then flashed twrp, then flashed supersu.zip.
I have no idea what any of that means but apparently he did something wrong because his phone is not working and we don't know how to fix it. If you have any compassion for a frustrated Mom who's trying not to be angry with her son -- I would appreciate any advice you can give on how to fix this.
I have attached a picture of what the phone looks like when we turn it on. I also posted this under the ATT forum too.
Thanks in advance for your help!
You bought your 11 year old son an M8?
Do you adopt?
Bchgirl19 said:
hi everyone! I am seeking your expertise as I came upon this forum trying to help my son fix his phone. He's only 11 years old- but as we call him at home our "tech guy". He got a brand new HTC One M8 (carrier is ATT) yesterday and 3 hours later - the phone was "bricked" as I have been told. Apparently, (these are his words) he "unlocked the bootloader using HTCdev, then flashed twrp, then flashed supersu.zip.
I have no idea what any of that means but apparently he did something wrong because his phone is not working and we don't know how to fix it. If you have any compassion for a frustrated Mom who's trying not to be angry with her son -- I would appreciate any advice you can give on how to fix this.
I have attached a picture of what the phone looks like when we turn it on. I also posted this under the ATT forum too.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Going by the pic, the bootloader has been relocked. So that's a problem. The bootloader will need to be unlocked again. I would suggest heading over to Youtube, as I have found video tutorials the most helpful when I was learning this stuff. There are plenty of videos that are even specific to the M8.
Edit: I should also point out that a phone can almost always be saved/restored if it still powers on. So don't panic. It would probably be in your best interest though to find someone experienced to fix it. Trying to explain the process to fix it here is not going to be helpful to someone who doesn't know what they're doing. If you can't find someone experienced, then my best suggestion, as stated above, would be to watch some Youtube tutorials on unlocking/rooting the M8.
Okay. In all seriousness.
When was this screen grab taken? In other words, is this your current position with the phone?
Relocked... etc etc
Are you in the US on AT&T?
Your tech son needs to restore ATT backup.. Hopefully someone in that forum has it
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UPDATE on my son
Thank you all so much for your responses! It is much appreciated. Believe it or not - this kid fixed it all by himself. Basically (remember I am not technical) he unlocked the boot loader then flashed a ROM onto an SD card and was able to load. Don't think I worded correctly - but I think you know what I am talking about -- it's fixed and working fine. WHEW!!
I guess he "retraced" the steps he did last night and was able to get it. Actually it's strange the first ROM he put on wasn't allowing him to find or pick up wifi. He found another and got it. This kid is good!
I will certainly keep the info to this forum handy because something tells me that I will be visiting again with this child..................
Have a great evening!!
p.s. I typed the wrong key -- he's 12 not 11 And - sure I'd adopt! But he did save up his own money to get this phone and only wanted it to do these "cool" things as he says to it.....rest of my family - we are simple and use Iphones -- sorry.
All I can say to this is Wow!!
Bchgirl19 said:
Thank you all so much for your responses! It is much appreciated. Believe it or not - this kid fixed it all by himself. Basically (remember I am not technical) he unlocked the boot loader then flashed a ROM onto an SD card and was able to load. Don't think I worded correctly - but I think you know what I am talking about -- it's fixed and working fine. WHEW!!
I guess he "retraced" the steps he did last night and was able to get it. Actually it's strange the first ROM he put on wasn't allowing him to find or pick up wifi. He found another and got it. This kid is good!
I will certainly keep the info to this forum handy because something tells me that I will be visiting again with this child..................
Have a great evening!!
p.s. I typed the wrong key -- he's 12 not 11 And - sure I'd adopt! But he did save up his own money to get this phone and only wanted it to do these "cool" things as he says to it.....rest of my family - we are simple and use Iphones -- sorry.
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I'm glad to hear everything worked out for you and your son.
It's great to know that you're letting your kid tinker around as he is. I know these are quite expensive devices, but we often do learn from our mistakes, and that is even more true when it comes to technology. I'm sure that I have a bit of a bias being a software developer, but tech is such a huge part of life now, and that is only going to become more so with time. So getting an early start as he is, your son is going to have a leg-up in the world, even if he doesn't choose this type of field as a career path.
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I'm glad to hear everything worked out for you and your son.
It's great to know that you're letting your kid tinker around as he is. I know these are quite expensive devices, but we often do learn from our mistakes, and that is even more true when it comes to technology. I'm sure that I have a bit of a bias being a software developer, but tech is such a huge part of life now, and that is only going to become more so with time. So getting an early start as he is, your son is going to have a leg-up in the world, even if he doesn't choose this type of field as a career path.
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Agree! But keep an eye on him, so that he sleeps from time to time. And hide your car keys!
Please don't create multiple threads asking the same question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750594
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I'm glad to hear everything worked out for you and your son.
It's great to know that you're letting your kid tinker around as he is. I know these are quite expensive devices, but we often do learn from our mistakes, and that is even more true when it comes to technology. I'm sure that I have a bit of a bias being a software developer, but tech is such a huge part of life now, and that is only going to become more so with time. So getting an early start as he is, your son is going to have a leg-up in the world, even if he doesn't choose this type of field as a career path.
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Thanks!! He's very into all of this stuff and always has been from a very young age -- started with Legos at 2. He doesn't play sports and this is his "thing". He really LOVES all this stuff. He's actually really good and understands most things. As you can see - we certainly have issues now and then but overall we certainly let him "tinker". I really should write stuff down so we can laugh about it in about 10 years. We tried to limit his Internet time a couple of years ago and added a password on his computer that we had to input on his computer to gain access. Little **** put a keystroke logger on the computer to get the password. Then he somehow modified the main password screen to say PENIS when we logged on. The stories go on and on....... We will let him continue his technology building and hopefully he really have a bright future in technology!
Thanks for all of the input and support from this forum!
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Thanks!! He's very into all of this stuff and always has been from a very young age -- started with Legos at 2. He doesn't play sports and this is his "thing". He really LOVES all this stuff. He's actually really good and understands most things. As you can see - we certainly have issues now and then but overall we certainly let him "tinker". I really should write stuff down so we can laugh about it in about 10 years. We tried to limit his Internet time a couple of years ago and added a password on his computer that we had to input on his computer to gain access. Little **** put a keystroke logger on the computer to get the password. Then he somehow modified the main password screen to say PENIS when we logged on. The stories go on and on....... We will let him continue his technology building and hopefully he really have a bright future in technology!
Thanks for all of the input and support from this forum!
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I was the same from an early age and always have been. I have taken apart or modified more household items than I can think of. I broke a lot of stuff messing as a kid, but now I have a lot of knowledge and can fix almost any thing properly.
It seems you are not so bad yourself with the technical stuff as most moms wouldn't have a clue or even be able to repeat what you have explained here.