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so I have the screen separation appearing on the bottom right corner of my screen. I am rooted with CM6 and wanted to know should I unroot and go back to stock before taking my phone to Sprint Service center? If so, where can I found the stock latest 2.2 to flash my phone back to stock?
Thanks for all advice and helps in advance!
I got the screen replaced on my Evo last week due to dust under the upper left corner. I took it in just like I use it...running Fresh Rom and the Riptide theme. They won't say anything about being rooted unless you are bringing the phone in for a problem that may be related to rooting. Screen seperation isn't that type of problem. They didn't even mention it.
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I got the screen replaced on my Evo last week due to dust under the upper left corner. I took it in just like I use it...running Fresh Rom and the Riptide theme. They won't say anything about being rooted unless you are bringing the phone in for a problem that may be related to rooting. Screen seperation isn't that type of problem. They didn't even mention it.
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so what did the do to fix the problem? they fix the screen or replace the phone?
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so what did the do to fix the problem? they fix the screen or replace the phone?
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I said in my post "I got the screen replaced on my Evo last week". They removed the screen (outer glass, bezel, digitizer and LCD are all one assembly) and put a new one on. Took about an hour.
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I said in my post "I got the screen replaced on my Evo last week". They removed the screen (outer glass, bezel, digitizer and LCD are all one assembly) and put a new one on. Took about an hour.
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Did they charge you?
If there is no physical damage (scratches, dents, water damage) it should be replaced for free.
While that guy was lucky, I would DEFINITELY unroot before taking it in. Rooting voids your entire warranty, and if they see it, even if your problem is hardware related and not software related, they can void the warranty and you will never get it fixed. Better safe than sorry.
o.k..
I need to find a rooted htc stock room that I can just flash..
I have been searching and can't find the one I need.
Links any one?
jcarlm said:
o.k..
I need to find a rooted htc stock room that I can just flash..
I have been searching and can't find the one I need.
Links any one?
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you need to unroot, not just flash a stock ROM... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800582 but first check if your s-on/off (read the link to find out more)
Forgot I had a nandroid backup saved on my computer of my phone while it still had HTC rom.
Turned out my glass on the front panel was version 1 which means my complete phone has to be replaced.
So now I will have Android 2.2 with HTC rom and will have to learn to root that. It was so easy to root when I had 2.1 but I'm sure I will be able to handle it.
New Evo on Thursday!
Hope the newer ones are better!
Any opinions on the new Evos or any thing I should know about the newer ones?
I called my local Sprint repair center and asked what their policy was on rooted phones. Like the OP said they didn't care as long as you aren't having software issues. If you are thinking about taking your phone in call the store and ask it won't hurt a bit. Now if you think they are going to replace your device save your self a trip and unroot first because the phone will need to be returned to stock before they will exchange it. The employees were actually impressed with what had been done with the phone and were very cool about it. Think about it they work on phones hopefully they like what they do, they think its cool too.
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Forgot I had a nandroid backup saved on my computer of my phone while it still had HTC rom.
Turned out my glass on the front panel was version 1 which means my complete phone has to be replaced.
So now I will have Android 2.2 with HTC rom and will have to learn to root that. It was so easy to root when I had 2.1 but I'm sure I will be able to handle it.
New Evo on Thursday!
Hope the newer ones are better!
Any opinions on the new Evos or any thing I should know about the newer ones?
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I rooted a new one yesterday and used unrevoked without issue. It has actually gotten easier then when i had to use adb push and all that.
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So, since I am getting a new phone out of this and my phone is still rooted, should I go back to completely stock?
All I did was flash back to my very first back up with HTC stock rom.
Will just having my Evo flashed to that first backup be enough when they ship off my phone after they hand me over my new one or should I fully restock my phone?
Does the phone go back to Sprint or HTC?
fully unroot and return the phone to stock it is easy to do its like 2 steps and takes only a few minutes.
people act like it is an hour long in depth process to root and unroot your phones its 5-10 minutes to do it and better not to take chances. All it takes is for one guy having a bad day to be a **** and make a note voiding warranty etc. Also in your case now is it really worth risking having to go home and unroot it then run back out to do the swap if they need you?
just unroot (not just flash stock htc actually unroot)
[Guide]How to Unroot the evo in two steps
[GUIDE] One Click How to Root the EVO with Unrevoked 3.21
zone23 - You're lucky... I went in today to get my button crack fixed, made an appointment, took some time off work, and the second I got in there the guy berated me for having a non-official extended battery and said they wouldn't do any work on it because its rooted - even though my problem had NOTHING to do with software.
unrooting right now and then going to a manager. generally sweet customer service... not today.
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zone23 - You're lucky... I went in today to get my button crack fixed, made an appointment, took some time off work, and the second I got in there the guy berated me for having a non-official extended battery and said they wouldn't do any work on it because its rooted - even though my problem had NOTHING to do with software.
unrooting right now and then going to a manager. generally sweet customer service... not today.
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Ouch hope they didn't flag your account...if so your SOL unless you know someone or find a hella cool manager.
Always unroot it only takes a matter of minutes (or should) and can save you a lot of hassle.
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zone23 - You're lucky... I went in today to get my button crack fixed, made an appointment, took some time off work, and the second I got in there the guy berated me for having a non-official extended battery and said they wouldn't do any work on it because its rooted - even though my problem had NOTHING to do with software.
unrooting right now and then going to a manager. generally sweet customer service... not today.
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I've given back a few rooted phones for non-root related issues (speaker bad, kickstand won't stay in, LEDs don't work - 5 evos total so far) with no issues. Did the same with a lot of flashed TP's (12) and TP2's (2).
They can void your warranty for rooting it, sure, but they can't over the battery. Just tell him you don't know anything about it and you bought it that way on craigslist. That doesn't protect your warranty, but unless the guy has just decided to be a total d-bag they'll probably replace it anyway.
Also, the employees behind the counter are just people too. Being nice and not acting like you have a sense of self-entitlement to anything you want goes a long way. Believe me, I know first-hand. Customers' attitude factors in fairly heavily in how they get charged at the computer shop I work at because the techs set the prices on jobs.
Just be nice, don't be an a-hole yourself. If they say they won't fix it - fine. Say thanks anyway, be polite, and leave with it. Go home, unroot it, pick a different sprint store, and go complain about your original problem again. Five bucks says they'll fix it no questions asked.
It sounds like some of you need to read the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The very notion of "my entire warranty is voided because I'm rooted" is completely illegal and anyone that tries to tell you otherwise could find themselves in some legal hot water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
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It sounds like some of you need to read the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. The very notion of "my entire warranty is voided because I'm rooted" is completely illegal and anyone that tries to tell you otherwise could find themselves in some legal hot water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
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Not true, if you modify or alter a consumer product to a point that it performs significantly different than the manufacturer intended, the manufacturer is under no obligation to warranty it any longer.
I'm pretty sure this topic has been addressed many times and there is no set answer? I vaguely remember reading a legal article on it as well. It would be nice if there was an official statement made by both carriers and phone manufactures.
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sitlet said:
If there is no physical damage (scratches, dents, water damage) it should be replaced for free.
While that guy was lucky, I would DEFINITELY unroot before taking it in. Rooting voids your entire warranty, and if they see it, even if your problem is hardware related and not software related, they can void the warranty and you will never get it fixed. Better safe than sorry.
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That is not entirely true. They can not void your warrenty for issues unrelated to rooting. If you brick your rom, sure that is legit for them to do that...but if my LCD fails, and is unrelated to the rooting, then no they can not. If they try to do that, you make sure you fight it.
I had a repair center in my town refuse to fix my speaker on my mogul with low volume problem, because I had a scratch on my battery door cover. He said my warrenty was void to to "Physical damage."
After a phone call to Sprint, and apparently other complaints that service center lost thier contract with Sprint. I ended up with a touch pro 2.... (Although I just wanted my mogul fixed , I was never happy with the TP2, and bought an EVO )
Is there any way to fix this? The guy at the Sprint store said all it needed was a little soldering. Since I do not have the screw driver required or know how to solder how can it be done? My dad can solder so he could probably do it, but where would I solder it to and where can I get the screw driver? Thanks.
The sprint store should fix it for you, if it's a repair center. Do you have TEP? If so, it should be free. If not, its 35 bucks. Dont try to fix it yourself, its not easy.
The guy said he can't because it is rooted. And he said he can't work on it. I have insurance. Its 100 dollars for a new one
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The guy said he can't because it is rooted. And he said he can't work on it. I have insurance. Its 100 dollars for a new one
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WHY would you take it to Sprint while it was rooted? I say unroot and try to take it back.
Yea, I'm not sure why you would take a rooted phone to a sprint store, knowing that rooting voids your warranty. We all know that rooting isn't the cause of some hardware failures, like your broken port or a bad screen. But to sprint, it voids your warranty.
Hopefully, the guy didn't flag your ESN. If he did, you are screwed, because no matter where you go, they will see that and wont fix it. My advice, completely unroot, flash back to stock rom, then try a different store. If it works, it works. If not, then you have learned your lesson.
I thought as long as it isn't a software issue, rooting the phone doesn't void the warranty?
my sprint store fixed mine for free. most of them just heat gun it.
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I thought as long as it isn't a software issue, rooting the phone doesn't void the warranty?
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Again, WE know that a hardware issue isnt caused by rooting. But to sprint, it doesnt matter. Rooting voids your warranty. It's their warranty, they can say whatever they want voids it.
I did not take it, mom did. And the guy said I could get my phone for insurance and it costing 100$, but if I ever rooted it again it would be a no go. But I mean, is there any video or something that I could see where to solder it at?
And Idk if the guy woulda flagged it, he was pretty cool about it.
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I did not take it, mom did. And the guy said I could get my phone for insurance and it costing 100$, but if I ever rooted it again it would be a no go. But I mean, is there any video or something that I could see where to solder it at?
And Idk if the guy woulda flagged it, he was pretty cool about it.
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The same thing happened to Mr and those bastards didn't want to fix it for some reason so I pay the $100 the biggest problem was to unroot my phone without the charging part, it took me a while but I did my best and now that I have ver 0003 (instead 0002) the screen is different but it was brand new even cane with memory card which I kept both lmao but don't do it yourself if you try to fix and mess it up then insurance probably wont cover it and I recommend you to past it as a stolen phone instead, I feel your pain man
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Oh I totally forgot no unrooting without SD. Well as long as I downloaded the proper files to my sd and then flashed s-on and then ran the pc img wouldnt it unroot?
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WHY would you take it to Sprint while it was rooted? I say unroot and try to take it back.
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Because some Sprint stores are cool about it. My local Sprint store is the busiest in the nation, so you'd think they'd be strict. When I asked about having a problem if I were rooted, the tech told me not to worry as he whipped out his evo running Virus Z and the salesman whipped out his running Cyanogen.
So could I unroot via that method I mentioned above? And the tech said something like they could still tell if it was rooted if the codes were still on it after I unrooted.. Any idea?
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So could I unroot via that method I mentioned above? And the tech said something like they could still tell if it was rooted if the codes were still on it after I unrooted.. Any idea?
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You could just run over the thing and have it replaced. They wouldn't know it was rooted then!
I think I will just save up for a new phone. The reason I didn't want to was because I didn't want a new hboot version and go through the process of the root because I am not sure what you can/'t do. But with mine I can do anything (figuratively speaking). But Yea I got 60$ saved up, only 40$ to go
Hey guys,
I need to send in my phone for insurance, and I as able to get the stock rom back on, but it's still on S-OFF.
I've tried to get it back to S-ON, but can't do it.
Should I just severely damage the phone so that it won't turn on?
Anyone have thoughts on this? What do you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance
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2 issues:
1) Trying to boot in recovery mode, I get the red triangle thing... is there a way to bypass this?
2) I believe I rooted using the revolution root. Can I still use the unrevoked method? Thanks!
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2 issues:
1) Trying to boot in recovery mode, I get the red triangle thing... is there a way to bypass this?
2) I believe I rooted using the revolution root. Can I still use the unrevoked method? Thanks!
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Can't use the unrevoked method
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245649 unroot revolutionary
And This One Too.
You CAN NOT use unrevoked s-on. Search for how to unroot revolutionary root. U will have to flash a custom recovery first tho since ur missing one. Also why do u have to send phone in? What's wrong with it? Maybe we can just help u fix it...
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The question is, why are you sending your phone to insurance? They don't repair phones, they only replace them. Therefore, if you already made a claim with them, they dont care if the phone is rooted or not. In fact, they dont care if its in one piece or a hundred, that's what insurance is for. Only sprint cares if the phone is rooted, and that's only if you are still under warranty.
I have to send it in because my screen is broken... it doesn't respond to touch.
I took it into the sprint repair store (still rooted), they found out and said that they closed my case due to me voiding the warranty. They gave me the address to file the insurance claim sprint.com/protection, so I went there and filed it and they are sending over a new phone.
They only charged me for $100.
Does this mean I'm in the clear?
Also, I am REALLY new to this rooting thing.. my friend actually did it for me. Can anyone point out step by step instructions on what I should do..? I would REALLY appreciate it. I believe it was rooted using revolution.
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I have to send it in because my screen is broken... it doesn't respond to touch.
I took it into the sprint repair store (still rooted), they found out and said that they closed my case due to me voiding the warranty. They gave me the address to file the insurance claim sprint.com/protection, so I went there and filed it and they are sending over a new phone.
They only charged me for $100.
Does this mean I'm in the clear?
Also, I am REALLY new to this rooting thing.. my friend actually did it for me. Can anyone point out step by step instructions on what I should do..? I would REALLY appreciate it. I believe it was rooted using revolution.
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How did they find out it was rooted?
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They were trying to replace the cracked screen
I have to send it in because my screen is broken... it doesn't respond to touch.
I took it into the sprint repair store (still rooted), they found out and said that they closed my case due to me voiding the warranty. They gave me the address to file the insurance claim sprint.com/protection, so I went there and filed it and they are sending over a new phone.
They only charged me for $100.
Does this mean I'm in the clear?
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If you have already paid the deductiuble, then yes, you are in the clear. Again, Asurion doesn't care if you rooted your phone or not. That's the whole point of insurance, no matter what you do to your phone, they will replace it for you if you pay the deductible.
Also, I am REALLY new to this rooting thing.. my friend actually did it for me. Can anyone point out step by step instructions on what I should do..? I would REALLY appreciate it. I believe it was rooted using revolution.
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Instructions for what? How to root again? There are a few large threads on how to root again with Revolutionary.io, which is what you will need to use to root again. The best advice is to just read read read before you attempt to do it, that way you are less likely to screw something up.
I've read on certain forums that if they find out your phone was rooted, they will force you to pay the extra $500 saying that your warranty is void. This is why i want to unroot it completely before sending it in.
Also, I feel like my phone is in limbo and I am unsure of how to unroot it. It was rooted using revolution, and I tried to unroot it.. but all I was able to do was get it back to stock rom but with S-OFF. I'm trying to get it back to S-ON, but not sure of how to do that. Following instructions online, I was either stuck on my phone saying my radio was the wrong version or roms simply not doing anything.
My current phone status:
SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-2.16.0001
MICROP-041f
TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL224_16ab
RADIO-2.15.00.05.02
Thanks in advance guys.
Your phone is rooted. To unroot your phone follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780141
To root your Evo in the future (your replacement) use this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865204
If you can follow the guides and tell us what error and when you get it we may be able to re-create it.
I've read on certain forums that if they find out your phone was rooted, they will force you to pay the extra $500 saying that your warranty is void. This is why i want to unroot it completely before sending it in.
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Again, warranty and insurance are two SEPARATE things. Yes, rooting does void your warranty, but it has nothing to do with insurance. If you are getting your phone replaced through a warranty exchange, and they later find out you were rooted, then you would liekly get charged for the phone. However, like I said before, insurance is different. They don't care what happened to your phone. Your phone could be in a hundred pieces, as long as you paid the deductible, you get a new phone, that's the point of insurance. If you were to take a hundred piece evo into a sprint store, they would immediately void your warranty. But that's what insurance is for, anytime you lose/break/brick your phone, you can get it replaced.
if you are that worried about it take out the sdcard, put battery back in, turn phone on and drop in in the sink full of water or a glass of soda. just not worth the time to unroot to send it to asurion.
Thanks for bumping a 4 month old thread to tell people what was already discussed in this thread. You do not need to unroot to send to Asurion, they don't care. And dropping it in water to send to them is insurance fraud, and is illegal.
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Thanks for bumping a 4 month old thread to tell people what was already discussed in this thread. You do not need to unroot to send to Asurion, they don't care. And dropping it in water to send to them is insurance fraud, and is illegal.
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THANKS A LOT FOR THE SMART ASS COMMENT! i was doing a search for some stuff and happened to post on the wrong thread... maybe the mods should close a thread so it wont accept posts once its been solved. next time keep your smart ass comments to yourself!
Does anyone know the official root policy at At&t? I waited about 3 months to root my Galaxy S but I want to root and flash mine now without worrying about the warranty in case I screw it up.
Root voids warranty... Just flash back to stock for warranty purposes you can get the odin tar at wwww. Samsung- updates. Com
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It should, but I don't think it matters.
The way I understand it goes as follows: The terms of your warranty are set by Samsung. When you bring a phone to your AT&T store to have it replaced under warranty, AT&T is simply taking that phone and returning it to Samsung for you. The Samsung warranty clearly states that rooting your phone violates your warranty.
Despite that, when I called the support number and asked several people at AT&T, all of them assured me that rooting does not void my warranty. I even made one of the people I spoke with email it to me in writing, for what it's worth. I ended up deciding that it shouldn't really matter though because:
1. It is really easy to root without tripping the counter, and
2. If you go into the store to use your warranty, do you really think the person there will know what the binary counter is, no less how to check it? And if Samsung ends up saying that your phone's warranty was voided, AT&T takes the loss, not you.
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The way I understand it goes as follows: The terms of your warranty are set by Samsung. When you bring a phone to your AT&T store to have it replaced under warranty, AT&T is simply taking that phone and returning it to Samsung for you. The Samsung warranty clearly states that rooting your phone violates your warranty.
Despite that, when I called the support number and asked several people at AT&T, all of them assured me that rooting does not void my warranty. I even made one of the people I spoke with email it to me in writing, for what it's worth. I ended up deciding that it shouldn't really matter though because:
1. It is really easy to root without tripping the counter, and
2. If you go into the store to use your warranty, do you really think the person there will know what the binary counter is, no less how to check it? And if Samsung ends up saying that your phone's warranty was voided, AT&T takes the loss, not you.
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So if the warranty is voided according to Samsung, at&t will still replace it?
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You can unroot/reset the flash counter so why risk submitting a phone that is rooted?
Just unroot and return it to stock first to avoid any hassle - even if some AT&T reps tell you it's ok they are not the decision makers and are OFTEN wrong/mis-informed.
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You can unroot/reset the flash counter so why risk submitting a phone that is rooted?
Just unroot and return it to stock first to avoid any hassle - even if some AT&T reps tell you it's ok they are not the decision makers and are OFTEN wrong/mis-informed.
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+1 - It's better to be safe then suddenly be on the hook for $600 to AT&T.
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+1 - It's better to be safe then suddenly be on the hook for $600 to AT&T.
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What if your phone has been rooted, and the phone will not power on at all. Will I still be able to return and be covered under warranty?
Will AT&T be able to tell that the device has been rooted if it won't power on at all? (I flashed a rom for the 19300 accidentally)
Freaking noobie move. DOH!#$%[email protected]!!
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What if your phone has been rooted, and the phone will not power on at all. Will I still be able to return and be covered under warranty?
Will AT&T be able to tell that the device has been rooted if it won't power on at all? (I flashed a rom for the 19300 accidentally)
Freaking noobie move. DOH!#$%[email protected]!!
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Ouch! Well, you can only try and see but if it they tell you that "You bricked it, you bought it" you don't really have any options.
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Ouch! Well, you can only try and see but if it they tell you that "You bricked it, you bought it" you don't really have any options.
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Luckily I am still under the Manufacturer's Warranty, and they replaced it with no problem. Although they did ask me if my device was rooted. I just told them "No" and crossed my fingers.
UItimately they replaced the phone. Thank you for you quick response.
With any luck they'll just go straight to re-imaging it and overwrite everything without bothering to look too closely at it. Then it would be sold or made a warranty replacement as a refurb and everything will work out. I'm sure this isn't the first time someone has brought them a brick and hopefully they're not bothered enough by it to look very closely at what happened to it.
However, I would take a closer look at what ROM you're flashing on which flavor of SGS 3 this time around. Bring in more than one brick and even the slowest sales person might get to wondering!
If you get lucky and the AT&T employee is a good person and your phone is having a hardware issue that could never be caused by root, they sometimes don't care about your phone being rooted. It has happened toa friend of mine.
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With any luck they'll just go straight to re-imaging it and overwrite everything without bothering to look too closely at it. Then it would be sold or made a warranty replacement as a refurb and everything will work out. I'm sure this isn't the first time someone has brought them a brick and hopefully they're not bothered enough by it to look very closely at what happened to it.
However, I would take a closer look at what ROM you're flashing on which flavor of SGS 3 this time around. Bring in more than one brick and even the slowest sales person might get to wondering!
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I know that's right. I will DEFINITELY be putting any ROM I consider flashing under a magnifying glass before flashing away. :victory:
Thank you for your time and your response on this matter, it has been very helpful.
God Bless
Im currently running 4.4.2 with knox free bootloader and im happy with it but my screen is shattered and has been for awhile. Im really ready to have a phone with new glass but dont know what option to take.
1. Keep phone I have and pay 160 to get glass replaced. (or do it myself / not too comfortable taking this job on. The screen is shattered pretty bad)
2. Take advantage of warranty and return phone and hope that insurance gives me the same model and knox free bootloader (the later of the two is unlikely at this point right? as all refurbs have been updated?)
3. Keep shattered screen phone as is and wait another year to get new device. (I really dont want to take this option)
I want to be able to flash roms and create backups. I dont want to be one with KNOX 0x1. What option would you take? Let me know if there's one I missed?
Thanks :good::good:
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Im currently running 4.4.2 with knox free bootloader and im happy with it but my screen is shattered and has been for awhile. Im really ready to have a phone with new glass but dont know what option to take.
1. Keep phone I have and pay 160 to get glass replaced. (or do it myself / not too comfortable taking this job on. The screen is shattered pretty bad)
2. Take advantage of warranty and return phone and hope that insurance gives me the same model and knox free bootloader (the later of the two is unlikely at this point right? as all refurbs have been updated?)
3. Keep shattered screen phone as is and wait another year to get new device. (I really dont want to take this option)
I want to be able to flash roms and create backups. I dont want to be one with KNOX 0x1. What option would you take? Let me know if there's one I missed?
Thanks :good::good:
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I personally would just get the screen replaced. Either do it myself (after watching a few tear-down videos numerous times) or try to find somewhere that will fix it for cheaper than $160.
I don't know how it works, but how exactly could a shattered screen be a warranty claim? I can see an insurance claim, but a warranty claim?
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I personally would just get the screen replaced. Either do it myself (after watching a few tear-down videos numerous times) or try to find somewhere that will fix it for cheaper than $160.
I don't know how it works, but how exactly could a shattered screen be a warranty claim? I can see an insurance claim, but a warranty claim?
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Yeah. I would replace it myself but it seems that using LOCA in between the new glass and old digitizer is the only way to go and that process seems risky. I cant find any places around here (Austin, TX) that will do it for cheaper than that. Most of the places only replace the digitizer and glass b/c the process of separating the two is more work.
I meant insurance claim. Sorry bout that.
R.Suave said:
Yeah. I would replace it myself but it seems that using LOCA is the only way to go and that process seems risky.
I meant insurance claim. Sorry bout that.
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Yeah, I dread the day I bust my screen... I know it'll happen, just a question of "when." You have quite the predicament. I still say I'd go the route of either doing it myself or getting it done. This would be a sure-fire way to not catch the KNOX-pox. Worse comes to worse and you mess the phone up... insurance claim and hope you don't get one with KNOX.
I thought knox was only for warranty checking. If you hey a replaced device with knox, you should still be able to root install custom recovery and flash away you'll just have a tripped knox.
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elesbb said:
I thought knox was only for warranty checking. If you hey a replaced device with knox, you should still be able to root install custom recovery and flash away you'll just have a tripped knox.
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If I had a tripped KNOX, I would still be able to "take advantage" of T-Mobile insurance options in the future just not Samsung warranty options correct?
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If I had a tripped KNOX, I would still be able to "take advantage" of T-Mobile insurance options in the future just not Samsung warranty options correct?
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That is correct. To my knowledge, Items received through an insurance claim have no warranty. So if anything were to happen to it, you can simply make an insurance claim on it. You pay for the insurance, so they can't deny you.
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