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Will Sprint give me a replacement phone if I don't have any insurance? I've heard that the Epic 4G Touch comes with a manufacturer's warranty so is it possible my phone can be replaced by this? I'll use a Jig to reset the ODIN count if needed.
I would like to know so that I don't order a Jig for no reason
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Will Sprint give me a replacement phone if I don't have any insurance? I've heard that the Epic 4G Touch comes with a manufacturer's warranty so is it possible my phone can be replaced by this? I'll use a Jig to reset the ODIN count if needed.
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Wondering the same. I did the same thing u did to yours. Data partition is messed up. I have insurance on my line but I don't have my epic touch activated now so I wonder if I can Activate and then take it in.
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musclehead84 said:
Wondering the same. I did the same thing u did to yours. Data partition is messed up. I have insurance on my line but I don't have my epic touch activated now so I wonder if I can Activate and then take it in.
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Sure you can from what I have heard
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all phones come with a warranty. You just have to convince them it's a hardware defect. I've had many a phone replaced without using the insurance because of a bad power button or a bad plug. The insurance only comes into play for loss, water, or cracked glass.
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Thanks. So what do you think are my chances if I use a Jig to reset the Odin count? My phone is still stuck in a boot loop and when I turn it on, it says the International Version stuff.
Edit: I think my phone's battery just died. Will it charge regularly if it's just connected to the USB?
Just got my epic replaced on Saturday, my charging port had oxidized somehow and my phone would think its charging all the time causing crazy battery loss.
Since it was a hardware defect that wasn't my fault (phone had no water damage and tech saw that this was a known issue) they replaced it free of charge.
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i dont mean to hijack this thread, but if i bought my phone from letstalk would i still be able to get a replacement if i convinced sprint there was a hardware defect?
Also, does anyone know what they do to the phones?
I.e. do they give you a replacement phone on the spot and collect your old phone? Or do they send your old phone to some factory to make sure you need a replacement phone, and if not, repair it?
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Also, does anyone know what they do to the phones?
I.e. do they give you a replacement phone on the spot and collect your old phone? Or do they send your old phone to some factory to make sure you need a replacement phone, and if not, repair it?
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Depends if they have any to give u. Most if the time they do so they just take your old phone and give u a new one on the spot. If they don't they will order u one.
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i dont mean to hijack this thread, but if i bought my phone from letstalk would i still be able to get a replacement if i convinced sprint there was a hardware defect?
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No they wont. When my Nexus s 4g didnt get good enough reception i went a sprint store to show them how wifi wouldnt connect they looked at it and checked on their computer and simply said "contact Let's talk for a replacement" so i did. I got my ET4G for $70 when sprint was asking for $200 plus it was way over the returned period. So just do the same with Lets talk act like the phone is messed up on its on or something im sure they change it.
So apparently Sprint replaces with Hardware defects. Could I technically mask a data partition error from rooting as a hardware error? I'd have to reset the Odin count though
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Just got my epic replaced on Saturday, my charging port had oxidized somehow and my phone would think its charging all the time causing crazy battery loss.
Since it was a hardware defect that wasn't my fault (phone had no water damage and tech saw that this was a known issue) they replaced it free of charge.
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Hey did you have your phone rooted when you brought it in? Just wondering because I am having the same problem. My phone isn't recognizing when it is plugged into the computer either and I can't create a connection to unroot. =/ Any suggestions?
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Hey did you have your phone rooted when you brought it in? Just wondering because I am having the same problem. My phone isn't recognizing when it is plugged into the computer either and I can't create a connection to unroot. =/ Any suggestions?
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Try Mobile Odin. I've never used it but if you can get the stock firmware tar on your SD card by downloading it directly, then you can use mobile Odin to flash it over.
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Hey did you have your phone rooted when you brought it in? Just wondering because I am having the same problem. My phone isn't recognizing when it is plugged into the computer either and I can't create a connection to unroot. =/ Any suggestions?
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Yea mine was rooted, they didn't care, tech just said they will restore to stock before they give to me back.
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OK, so I was gonna go to this place, and then I realized that my GNex had no signal! No whatsoever. It did spike up to full for like 30 seconds and got no signal again... Why does it do that? I did drop my phone before I noticed it, but when I dropped it, it still had full service, so I don't think that's it. I also flashed from yakjuux to takju (including radio and bootloader) but I did that few days ago and had no problem until today.
Since, it is still disconnected, I went to settings-mobile networks-available networks and then clicked Koodo (My carrier), then the message popped up saying "Cannot connect to this network right now. Please try again later." and now, I have this notification saying "Selected network (Koodo) is unavailable"
Does this mean that my carrier's sevice is off right now? Or does this mean that my phone is broken? Or does this mean that my SIM card is broken? I need answer ASAP!
Can anyone please help me? I really need to call and text people
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Can anyone please help me? I really need to call and text people
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The same thing happened to me yesterday around 17:30. I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus. I'm on T-Mobile's monthly 4g prepaid plan, so I thought the coverage was just spotty. When I got home the next day I noticed it was still like it. I called T-mobile to ask if there was a service disruption, and the rep informed me that there was not, but to bring it in. Indeed the rep himself was using a GSM Galaxy Nexus, and he had 4 bars. He even changed my sim and it still wouldn't pick up a signal. It's either the 4.1 update, which he had also, or we have bad radios.
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The same thing happened to me yesterday around 17:30. I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus. I'm on T-Mobile's monthly 4g prepaid plan, so I thought the coverage was just spotty. When I got home the next day I noticed it was still like it. I called T-mobile to ask if there was a service disruption, and the rep informed me that there was not, but to bring it in. Indeed the rep himself was using a GSM Galaxy Nexus, and he had 4 bars. He even changed my sim and it still wouldn't pick up a signal. It's either the 4.1 update, which he had also, or we have bad radios.
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Radio hardware or software? If software, can you give me link to the better radio? If hardware... I guess I gotta ask the seller to give me the receipt so I can tell Sammy... This is second time my GNEX breaking... I am getting too impatient...
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Can anyone please help me? I really need to call and text people
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Should use another phone to call your carrier and see whatsup.
How have you modified your phone? If you're stock, then its not your software. There's nothing in the 4.1 update or any of that that's known to be a bug with network connections.
Also, have you tried completely doing a factory reset and/or some airplane mode toggles or reboots?
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The same thing happened to me yesterday around 17:30. I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus. I'm on T-Mobile's monthly 4g prepaid plan, so I thought the coverage was just spotty. When I got home the next day I noticed it was still like it. I called T-mobile to ask if there was a service disruption, and the rep informed me that there was not, but to bring it in. Indeed the rep himself was using a GSM Galaxy Nexus, and he had 4 bars. He even changed my sim and it still wouldn't pick up a signal. It's either the 4.1 update, which he had also, or we have bad radios.
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Highly doubt that a radio flash can fix this. Sounds like a tower/network issue or something you changed in your phone's settings. Sporadic network outages DO happen.
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Should use another phone to call your carrier and see whatsup.
How have you modified your phone? If you're stock, then its not your software. There's nothing in the 4.1 update or any of that that's known to be a bug with network connections.
Also, have you tried completely doing a factory reset and/or some airplane mode toggles or reboots?
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Highly doubt that a radio flash can fix this. Sounds like a tower/network issue or something you changed in your phone's settings. Sporadic network outages DO happen.
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I can guarantee you that it's not tower problem cuz my dad's Nexus S handles Koodo SIM just fine. If you are saying the truth... I am officially screwed since I got no receipt for the GNEX. I did email the seller of this GNEX if he can help me, but he didn't reply yet. Of course, that was few minutes ago and he probably didn't even check his email. I didn't change anything that can disrupt my cell connection. Also I am running stock and I did factory reset and the problem still occurs... Do you think this is because I dropped my phone?
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kyokeun1234 said:
Also I am running stock and I did factory reset and the problem still occurs... Do you think this is because I dropped my phone?
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Very likely could be the issue. Surely the seller isn't going to help you out if you dropped your phone... I'd make sure all of the pins in the SIM tray are working etc and its not damaged. That's easy to see at least.
Unless you can confirm your SIM is working fine in another phone, I'd still call to see if that SIM's account is all in order and active.
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Very likely could be the issue. Surely the seller isn't going to help you out if you dropped your phone... I'd make sure all of the pins in the SIM tray are working etc and its not damaged. That's easy to see at least.
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I dunno... The seller was really nice enough to help me... I bought this from the guy, not the store btw... After he first helped me, when he got my phone back, he didn't give me the receipt. So I'm just hoping to God that he'll help me... Also IF sim tray or anything is damaged... How can you know? Sorry for the nooby question but it doesn't look very damaged... Also when I go to service property setting and click search for service, Koodo does show up but when I try to connect to it, it doesn't connect...
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I dunno... The seller was really nice enough to help me... I bought this from the guy, not the store btw... After he first helped me, when he got my phone back, he didn't give me the receipt. So I'm just hoping to God that he'll help me... Also IF sim tray or anything is damaged... How can you know? Sorry for the nooby question but it doesn't look very damaged... Also when I go to service property setting and click search for service, Koodo does show up but when I try to connect to it, it doesn't connect...
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Just look at the tray and see if the pins are damaged or bent.
If somethings "broken", its likely something broken internal from when you dropped it.
Did you take the SIM out and use it in another phone to confirm 100% that your account/SIM is working properly? This is just part of troubleshooting... super easy and quick way to eliminate one potential problem.
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Just look at the tray and see if the pins are damaged or bent.
If somethings "broken", its likely something broken internal from when you dropped it.
Did you take the SIM out and use it in another phone to confirm 100% that your account/SIM is working properly? This is just part of troubleshooting...
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OK I'll make sure I check that tomorrow... I can't right now... I can 100% confirm that SIM card is working fine... My dad's Nexus S was able to make calls and use 3g
If it was SIM slot bent or broken, is there a way to fix it?
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OK I'll make sure I check that tomorrow... I can't right now... I can 100% confirm that SIM card is working fine... My dad's Nexus S was able to make calls and use 3g
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So you put your SIM in his phone and it worked just fine? Okay so that means its your phones hardware.
If it was SIM slot bent or broken, is there a way to fix it?
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Depends on the damage. It might be easy as bending some prongs, might be as much work as replacing the SIM tray. Unless it dropped at a really weird angle though, I doubt the SIM tray got damaged... the reason I recommend it is its the easiest thing to check without disassembling the phone. Everything else inside is much much harder to diagnose.
Like I've said over and over, if you've done a factory reset (and are on stock firmware) / reboots and the problem persists, its not a firmware/software issue. Also, if your SIM works fine, then likely you severely damaged something inside the device when you dropped it.
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So you put your SIM in his phone and it worked just fine? Okay so that means its your phones hardware.
Depends on the damage. It might be easy as bending some prongs, might be as much work as replacing the SIM tray. Unless it dropped at a really weird angle though, I doubt the SIM tray got damaged... the reason I recommend it is its the easiest thing to check without disassembling the phone. Everything else inside is much much harder to diagnose.
Like I've said over and over, if you've done a factory reset (and are on stock firmware) / reboots and the problem persists, its not a firmware/software issue. Also, if your SIM works fine, then likely you severely damaged something inside the device when you dropped it.
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OK thanks in advance... I'll make sure to check that out as soon as I can. One last question... Do you know any place near Niagara Falls (Canada) that does phone repairs? I know this is a weird question, but just in case you know somewhere and just in case I need a backup plan...
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OK thanks in advance... I'll make sure to check that out as soon as I can. One last question... Do you know any place near Niagara Falls (Canada) that does phone repairs? I know this is a weird question, but just in case you know somewhere and just in case I need a backup plan...
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I have no idea...
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I have no idea...
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Dammit.... I heard that fixing hardware related stuff is very expensive... Hopefully it's only some part of the phone that you can replace that is damaged, not something that I need to replace motherboard for... Thank you so much for your efforts... I guess if it's not sim tray problem, I am officially screwed and probably have to put down over 100bucks...
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Recently i have purchased a used Verizon Galaxy Nexus from a seller on ebay. It is in excellent shape and has no cosmetic damage to the phone. The persone i purchased it from was a reputable seller and had the feedback to back it up. Now with that said. The phone was listed as broken because the seller could not get the phone to connect to the Verizon cell network.
So i bought the phone thinking that maybe the phone had some deleted files on it that i could replace or better yet. Just flash all new software to the phone and remedy the problem. Thus i would have bought a phone for a quarter the price of a new one and have a fully functioning phone.
As far as flashing and roming goes. I am no novice. I have owned many Android phones, in fact thats all ive owned lol, but this one is causing me some frustration. So here is a list of the things i have done to remedy the problem to no avail...
1) Factory Reset- no go
2) Complete Re-Flash of the entire framework - Im talking everything. Careful fastboot flash of every elemet of the android ecosystem
3) Radio swapps from older versions to newer versions.
4) Multiple reboots and toggleing airplane mode over and over again.
5) Flashed several aftermarket roms.
6) Toggled the test mode in phone settings using the hidden menu (*#*#4636#*#*)
For a short period of time last night i was able to get the phone to display up to 3 bars of service using the method described in #6 I NEVER got data working and i could only temporarily call out. My girlfriend would see me calling in on her phone but immediately upon answering it would drop my call. The phone never rang on my end and it cannot receive calls. Also cannot send text messages.
I thought for sure i could fix this one, but for some reason it is being stubborn. Please Help me XDA!!! Your my only Hope!!!
P.S. As an aside i did take the phone apart and check to make sure nothing was damaged. All the components look top shape and all the little snap connectors are securely fastened. No metal contact prongs are bent and everything is clean of dirt and debris.
does it display your IMEI *#06#?
maybe some NV_DATA corrupted or it can be hardware issue
Does indeed show imei and I had it checked for lost / stolen / blacklist by Verizon. At the store now to get it checked out.
And that is actually meid that that code pulls.
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And the verizon store could not do any good. Has anyone ever ordered a replacement back casing from ebay or anywhere else on the web? Im thinking it may be a ribbon cable somewhere. Maybe even the bottom board that houses the headphone jack and a series of winding antenna leads.
I am still open to suggestion though so anyone with any information on the matter please let me know.
EDIT: Been looking at Cell phone repair shop and they have the antenna / headphone replacement in stock. They also have the back mid frame with all the antennas on it as well.
I feel like this is a 50/50 shot in the dark as to which part i need to fix this problem. Gonna give them a call tomorrow and see.
I've ordered a new mid frame in the hopes that there is a torn ribbon cable somewhere in the old one. I'm still not certain that's what it is though.
Anyone with some insight please get back to me.
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Bump.
Still need some help guys. This is a very perplexing problem that i would like to fix.
Anyone? Mods? Admins? Devs? I need some help here. Don't let me down xda!!!
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sounds like a unconnected/torn radio cable to me.
Zepius said:
sounds like a unconnected/torn radio cable to me.
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I've been all through the device and checked all the connections and hardware. Everything has a firm connection and is in top shape. I even replaced the back midframe cover with a brand spanking new (OEM Samsung) one. Its behaving like a software problem in that I can toggle between 3G and 4G and get 3G for a brief moment and can even call out, but the moment that someone answers the call it drops service and i have to start the process all over again.
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I've been all through the device and checked all the connections and hardware. Everything has a firm connection and is in top shape. I even replaced the back midframe cover with a brand spanking new (OEM Samsung) one. Its behaving like a software problem in that I can toggle between 3G and 4G and get 3G for a brief moment and can even call out, but the moment that someone answers the call it drops service and i have to start the process all over again.
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Try fastboot flashing the factory images from google.
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Try fastboot flashing the factory images from google.
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I've done this as well several times. 4.2.2 and 4.2.1 and yes i made sure i had the correct firmware for my version of the phone. Verizon toro.
Edit: Has anyone ever sent in their phone to Samsung for RMA? I called and talked to someone and tried to work through the problem and she came to the conclusion that I should send it in at no cost and that I wouldn't be charged anything unless I authorized them payment before. Essentially they will run through the phone and check everything out for free and see if it can be fixed.
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I've done this as well several times. 4.2.2 and 4.2.1 and yes i made sure i had the correct firmware for my version of the phone. Verizon toro.
Edit: Has anyone ever sent in their phone to Samsung for RMA? I called and talked to someone and tried to work through the problem and she came to the conclusion that I should send it in at no cost and that I wouldn't be charged anything unless I authorized them payment before. Essentially they will run through the phone and check everything out for free and see if it can be fixed.
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I did the same thing. Bought one from ebay in good shape. Was told it functions. I have the HTC Rezound so the sim wouldnt fit. Went to Verizon and they put in the mini sim and no service. Reset the phone and even tried a new sim. I have since tried different roms and radios, but still no service. Luckily the seller has a 100% guarantee so looks like this one is going back. From what I have read, these are prone to radio issues.
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I did the same thing. Bought one from ebay in good shape. Was told it functions. I have the HTC Rezound so the sim wouldnt fit. Went to Verizon and they put in the mini sim and no service. Reset the phone and even tried a new sim. I have since tried different roms and radios, but still no service. Luckily the seller has a 100% guarantee so looks like this one is going back. From what I have read, these are prone to radio issues.
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Yeah. I've read multiple threads about radio issues, but here's the thing. Every one of them claiming to have signal issues also had the random reboot issue. They all were even having problems flashing any Roms or anything else for that matter.
I on the other hand have had zero problems flashing anything. Fastboot works 100%, Recovery flash works 100% and I can unlock and lock the boot loader without issue. Its an odd problem.
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Yeah. I've read multiple threads about radio issues, but here's the thing. Every one of them claiming to have signal issues also had the random reboot issue. They all were even having problems flashing any Roms or anything else for that matter.
I on the other hand have had zero problems flashing anything. Fastboot works 100%, Recovery flash works 100% and I can unlock and lock the boot loader without issue. Its an odd problem.
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I've had an issue flashing, it would abort for no reason. I would also have issues getting into CWM. After playing around with it all night, I don't think its a software issue. I've been reading the antenna has given other people issues and some have even tried to replace them. a Rep from Verizon thought it was the sim reader. I don't believe that because the phone registers a sim and the number tied to it (which is my number). Under status, I does read different every time.
Network: searching for service
Signal strength is usually at: -120dBm 99asu
Mobile network type: (varies) CDMA - 1xRTT:7 or LTE: 13 or unavailable
Service state: out of service
Roaming: not roaming
Mobile network state: (varies) Disconnected or Connected
I've tried different combos such as CDMA and Home LTE Automatic and so on. I think its just a poor design. Seems to be only the CDMA devices tho.
Did OP ever arrive at a solution or at least pinpoint the cause of this problem? I am currently experiencing a pretty much identical problem to the one described (with the exception that I don't even get a 3G signal -- complete lack of signal). My problem started after a brief Airplane mode toggle yesterday and I haven't been able to get on the network since.
Thanks.
I think it's a hardware problem tbh.
I modded mine to work with the palm pre touchstone inductive charging kit. In the process wires were soldered, rear housings were mutilated and the phone was tortured a bit. I was never happy with Samsung's **** build quality so I eventually just ditched it altogether.
I decided to repair it and give it to a family member so I replaced the back housing and USB port with parts ordered off ebay. Ever since my repair work the thing cosmetically looks almost mint. However no OS will recognize it anymore (windows throws an "invalid descriptor" and won't install a driver) and 3G/4G/wifi reception is almost nonexistent. Switching roms or radios doesn't seem to help, and obviously I can't odin a factory image. Pretty much boned.
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Did OP ever arrive at a solution or at least pinpoint the cause of this problem? I am currently experiencing a pretty much identical problem to the one described (with the exception that I don't even get a 3G signal -- complete lack of signal). My problem started after a brief Airplane mode toggle yesterday and I haven't been able to get on the network since.
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Had a similar problem in regards to a lack of signal. It just completely gave out while driving a couple days ago (interestingly enough, the music I was streaming via Soundcloud stopped right as I passed the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, which ironically is a 4G dead zone for Verizon). This was a refurbished replacement device that I got about 15 months ago, and was running the latest OmniMetal rom flawlessly for the last few months.
I arrived at this thread and followed all the steps that OP took to try and fix it. Ended up reverting to an earlier 4.2.2 rom and reflashed the radios thinking that might solve the problem. Upon reboot was able to connect to mobile data and make phone calls briefly, but about an hour later the same thing happened. Brought it to the store and swapped out the SIM card for a new one, no dice.
Fortunately VZW is doing open enrolment for phone insurance, so I added it for $10/month to get an extended warranty. Now I'm going to restore everything to stock, lock the bootloader and send it back for a new one. Assuming there are no problems with the replacement, I can cancel the insurance plan, bringing the cost of the replacement Gnex to just 10 bucks.
Was anyone out there able to successfully modify the radio hardware for cheap?
coltronathon said:
I think it's a hardware problem tbh.
I modded mine to work with the palm pre touchstone inductive charging kit. In the process wires were soldered, rear housings were mutilated and the phone was tortured a bit. I was never happy with Samsung's **** build quality so I eventually just ditched it altogether.
I decided to repair it and give it to a family member so I replaced the back housing and USB port with parts ordered off ebay. Ever since my repair work the thing cosmetically looks almost mint. However no OS will recognize it anymore (windows throws an "invalid descriptor" and won't install a driver) and 3G/4G/wifi reception is almost nonexistent. Switching roms or radios doesn't seem to help, and obviously I can't odin a factory image. Pretty much boned.
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I did the same mod, and other than losing my pc connection (which frankly is never needed) it's been great. You have to be very careful and take your time. I'm not even convinced that my pc connection issues are related to the Palm mod, I think they just happened to coincide. Either way, I don't need it so I never bothered tracing it down.
I have my phone (SPH-L710) bootloader unlocked, and running an AOSP ROM. Anyway, a while back I destroyed the charging port on my phone. I was hoping I could just upgrade my phone, however I cannot afford to do so at this moment.
Does anyone know of a phone repair service that will not switch my device with a new one (as that would give the possibility of getting a 4.3 official model with Knox), or factory restore it when I send it in? Preferably around ~$60 (or less) for the repair?
I am located in Southeast Michigan, if that helps.
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I have my phone (SPH-L710) bootloader unlocked, and running an AOSP ROM. Anyway, a while back I destroyed the charging port on my phone. I was hoping I could just upgrade my phone, however I cannot afford to do so at this moment.
Does anyone know of a phone repair service that will not switch my device with a new one (as that would give the possibility of getting a 4.3 official model with Knox), or factory restore it when I send it in? Preferably around ~$60 (or less) for the repair?
I am located in Southeast Michigan, if that helps.
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I am in So Cal so my place wont work for you but there may be local branches. I use CPR (Cell Phone Repair) but we were visiting family in Oregon and needed my daughters S3 charge port fixed and I found a place called 3G http://www.yelp.com/biz/3g-mobile-inc-salem who fixed it for $50 or $55 and said they have people send them phones, they fix them and send them back. If you don't have anyplace near you maybe call them.
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get a wireless charger that's what I did.my ports been broken for a year and the wireless charger was only 20.00 been using it ever since quick,cheap and works great
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get a wireless charger that's what I did.my ports been broken for a year and the wireless charger was only 20.00 been using it ever since quick,cheap and works great
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I just bought a QI charging system, but it's slightly slower than a wired connection. Plus, a wired PC connection is helpful sometimes.
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I have my phone (SPH-L710) bootloader unlocked, and running an AOSP ROM. Anyway, a while back I destroyed the charging port on my phone. I was hoping I could just upgrade my phone, however I cannot afford to do so at this moment.
Does anyone know of a phone repair service that will not switch my device with a new one (as that would give the possibility of getting a 4.3 official model with Knox), or factory restore it when I send it in? Preferably around ~$60 (or less) for the repair?
I am located in Southeast Michigan, if that helps.
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Instead of sending it off, take it to a local repair place, it's a fairly easy job for them to do, usually is under $60. Provided you don't live out in the boonies.
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My HTC One M8 (HTC6525LVW) stopped charging back in April. Took it to a phone repair shop near my university and the guy was able to fix it...temporarily! He needed to order the charging port for it and so I asked him to do that. Unfortunately he kept telling me that his vendors kept sending him the wrong one (needs to antennas?) since they only had one antenna, so now I'm left with a really slow Droid Razr Maxx phone. Our local repair shop said they'd be able to take a look at it and order the part, but I want to make sure that they order the right part. Could you guys please recommend me a vendor on amazon to order off of for my Verizon HTC One M8 phone?
Do you have the contact information for your guy? I have the same issue, sort of. I can find the part on ebay, but the one antenna usb port still works, so I am wondering what I will be missing if I only have the one antenna attached. I do not know if you still need the part. Let me know and I can link it.
I know its a bit old at this point, but for the HTC M8 /w 2 Antenna ports on the USB/Headset port the 2nd connection is used for the GPS connection and the 1st for Wifi. so one or the other will not work correctly if you don't have both plugged in. and if you plug the wrong one in the Antenna wont work correctly as they operate at different frequencies.