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Black dots a problem?

Guys. When I use a pure dark picture in a dark room. There's numerous dark dot that seem to be non working. I'd say around a total of 40 on top and 40 spread around the screen. Should I get the replacement, or is there a possibility it could get even worse? Could find a way to take pics of it. Will update if I could
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I have the same issue. However, it is more on the order of 8-10.

Kevin Ma said:
Guys. When I use a pure dark picture in a dark room. There's numerous dark dot that seem to be non working. I'd say around a total of 40 on top and 40 spread around the screen. Should I get the replacement, or is there a possibility it could get even worse? Could find a way to take pics of it. Will update if I could
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get a replacement if you can, when i put on a black screen it looks like my phone is off. did you get the phone at pacific mall?

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get a replacement if you can, when i put on a black screen it looks like my phone is off. did you get the phone at pacific mall?
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Got it off this dude on kijiji. Traded my lumia 800 for it. Guess I'll see if telus all fix it for me. They fix. They don't replace right?
PS and my phone with a black pic in a 100% dark room is not black at all. Still partially grayish with all the black dots super visible.
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Sharp12 said:
I have the same issue. However, it is more on the order of 8-10.
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If it was that minimal. I won't be spasming. But after seeing my screen with those dots it just done feel right.
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Install dead pixel detect and check the black color. If you see these dots there then replace it. Mine looks like its completely off on the black color.

DOnt freak out ...try few things
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If it was that minimal. I won't be spasming. But after seeing my screen with those dots it just done feel right.
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i had same issue with my stock and was annoyed like u guys as well.
so before taking the leap of getting replaced i did few reseraches as found that stock is not pure black anyways....so ended up trying different options...am currently using FOXHOUND 1.1 Black Rom and love it so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427441
its pure black no dots , no nothing.
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so i would say try factory resetting if u have extreme case else better try other newer custom ROMs with alteast 4.03 or 4.0.4

samboy2005 said:
i had same issue with my stock and was annoyed like u guys as well.
so before taking the leap of getting replaced i did few reseraches as found that stock is not pure black anyways....so ended up trying different options...am currently using FOXHOUND 1.1 Black Rom and love it so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427441
its pure black no dots , no nothing.
so i would say try factory resetting if u have extreme case else better try other newer custom ROMs with alteast 4.03 or 4.0.4
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I v pretty much flashed every single rom. There is for flash. Definitely a screen problem
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Kevin Ma said:
I v pretty much flashed every single rom. There is for flash. Definitely a screen problem
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in that case.... i would strongly suggest do factory reset, lock everything as it was and then get it replaced at once.!!! dont take chances any further .

It doesn't effect the screen and how often do you honestly look at black on black in a dark room?
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samboy2005 said:
in that case.... i would strongly suggest do factory reset, lock everything as it was and then get it replaced at once.!!! dont take chances any further .
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Guess that's my only option..sign...three weeks without my nexus...
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joshnichols189 said:
It doesn't effect the screen and how often do you honestly look at black on black in a dark room?
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I dont...but doesn't it really bug you after the first time seeing it? I just cant stop thinking about it as a manufacturer s defect now..
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Kevin Ma said:
I dont...but doesn't it really bug you after the first time seeing it? I just cant stop thinking about it as a manufacturer s defect now..
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No it doesn't bother me as I'm never in a situation where I have to see them..
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I have the same problem. More than 40 for me. It's noticeable when watching Netflix in a dark room. I won't lie that it is driving me nuts. Deep black pixel groups on a not-completely-black screen.

I've had this on my Galaxy S2 and I also do get it on my Galaxy Nexus. I always thought it's due to the way the LCD particle is laminated into the digitizer.
I won't lie, it bugs me, but i am certain that if i take it back (it's the 3rd time i return my phone for screen replacement, had all sort of yellow tints) they won't be able to see it, and i'll just be stuck with no phone for a week, and nothing will be achieved in the long run.

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I have the same problem. More than 40 for me. It's noticeable when watching Netflix in a dark room. I won't lie that it is driving me nuts. Deep black pixel groups on a not-completely-black screen.
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thinking about replacing it？i might head to telus and see wat i can do
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petsasj said:
I've had this on my Galaxy S2 and I also do get it on my Galaxy Nexus. I always thought it's due to the way the LCD particle is laminated into the digitizer.
I won't lie, it bugs me, but i am certain that if i take it back (it's the 3rd time i return my phone for screen replacement, had all sort of yellow tints) they won't be able to see it, and i'll just be stuck with no phone for a week, and nothing will be achieved in the long run.
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who did u replace it with？
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Kevin Ma said:
thinking about replacing it？i might head to telus and see wat i can do
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telus wont exchange or repair the phone for you if you bought it from kijiji. you are going to have to send it back to samsung for repairs but maybe telus will send it out for you. keep us updated if you end up sending it to samsung.

neotekz said:
telus wont exchange or repair the phone for you if you bought it from kijiji. you are going to have to send it back to samsung for repairs but maybe telus will send it out for you. keep us updated if you end up sending it to samsung.
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might gonna do it till after long weekend. went to telus past thursday and theyvsaid all they needed was the phone nothing else. so im kinda confused as to gow i would get it back. i dont have an account with them or anything.
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These dots dont appear on the all black color of dead pixel detect or lcd test apps.

I am Officially a GNEX user

Yup i am now gnex user well i just ordered right now. i was reluctant since i was using HTC all this time.. but the paranoid rom, stock, and MIUI is so enticing... move over HTC.... hello samsung!
i wanted to wait till the next wave of nexus devices but.. blehhh im so sick of broken roms...
btw i use to own a nexus one a while back when it first came out. but there wasnt that much roms considering android was new.. now there are unique roms its so good!
so anyone has anything good to say about this phone? :laugh:

I just got mine last week this phone is the bombbb way better than my my touch4g slide I had
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One of the best parts is that it gets all the newest android updates before other phones. Hooray Jellybean!

ac3theone said:
I just got mine last week this phone is the bombbb way better than my my touch4g slide I had
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i came from the amaze 4g... i cant wait till i get mine. the development on that phone is dead... and i was gonna buy the htc one s from ebay but then their development isnt all that good either :/ when the one s gets jellybean i bet htc will refuse to release kernal.... and poof development is gone.

Joe K said:
One of the best parts is that it gets all the newest android updates before other phones. Hooray Jellybean!
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can you say keylime pie?

Yupp, same here. Ordered mine yesterday. Should be here monday. Can't wait! Using a Tmo G2/DZ currently (almost 2 years old with a cracked screen).

I will join you soon I'm excited we get jb and klp yeeee

Got mine 3 days ago and i must say that this phone is running amazingly fast with Jelly Bean 4.1.1
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Picked mine up last Saturday. My old Evo 4G finally kicked the bucket. I'd say it's a pretty big upgrade. No lagging and everything works. Haven't rooted yet, and not sure I will anytime soon. I was getting awfully frustrated with the little things that didn't work on all of the various ROMs. Nice just to have everything doing what it's supposed to.

mxconnections said:
Got mine 3 days ago and i must say that this phone is running amazingly fast with Jelly Bean 4.1.1
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Sameeeee! I got mine 3 days back have to say this is one epic beast. Killer looks, sleek design, and blazing fazt. (coming from a sensation XE)
Woohoooo!
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I came from 2.5 years on a Nexus One. I liked that phone a lot but am glad I finally upgraded.

Had the Incredible on Verizon for 2 years. Swore I'd never leave HTC or Verizon, but I have been thrilled with the GNex on StraightTalk. Thrilled.
It's not perfect, but it is pretty close. I always root my devices and for the first time I have not found a good reason to yet. Maybe when CM10 is Stable.
Speed, stability, camera, battery life...it has it all.

Came from an Epic 4G on Sprint just over a week ago.
Better network + better hardware = WIN!
Haven't rooted yet. Haven't seen much of a need to, except maybe to install DSP Manager.
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Pierceye said:
Picked mine up last Saturday. My old Evo 4G finally kicked the bucket. I'd say it's a pretty big upgrade. No lagging and everything works. Haven't rooted yet, and not sure I will anytime soon. I was getting awfully frustrated with the little things that didn't work on all of the various ROMs. Nice just to have everything doing what it's supposed to.
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I have to admit this is the most common phrase I hear and I agree with. It just works and everything is super fast. I held off from rooting longer than any device I have ever had about 2 months. That said I did finally root and run a ROM which is stock like with trinity kernel.

I have had mine since launch day on Verizon and can say with certainty that there is not another phone out that I would want. This phone does everything I want it to and without delay. I have had issues with signal loss but either it went away or I stopped caring.
I unlocked and rooted in March and flashed the leaked OTA in May but not until JB came out did I flash a custom ROM. I did not feel I needed to. Now I am flashing ROMs left and right. I keep coming back to Euroskank CM10. This ROM is blazing fast and super stable.
This is my first Nexus device but from now on I will only have Nexus phones. The dev community is great and we should get new updates for quite a while.
Came from a Droid X which by this point is darn near unrootable.
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Good thread. I'm thinking about ordering the gsm version any day now. Looking forward to it.
Do you suspect development will continue after the new nexus device is released?
I had the sensation, loved it. Bought a galaxy s2 a few days ago thinking it would be close enough to the nexus that I would be satisfied. I don't think I am, and can't stop thinking about getting the nexus.
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Pierceye said:
Picked mine up last Saturday. My old Evo 4G finally kicked the bucket. I'd say it's a pretty big upgrade. No lagging and everything works. Haven't rooted yet, and not sure I will anytime soon. I was getting awfully frustrated with the little things that didn't work on all of the various ROMs. Nice just to have everything doing what it's supposed to.
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this will be unlike your evo in ways of everything works with roms.
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pnut22r said:
Good thread. I'm thinking about ordering the gsm version any day now. Looking forward to it.
Do you suspect development will continue after the new nexus device is released?
I had the sensation, loved it. Bought a galaxy s2 a few days ago thinking it would be close enough to the nexus that I would be satisfied. I don't think I am, and can't stop thinking about getting the nexus.
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yes, jump back and look at the nexus one forums, has jelly bean ( couldn't tell you how it runs personally).

Got mine about 3 weeks ago. Love it, only gripe I have is the radio isn't as strong as my other Samsung phones (i727, i717). Beyond that love it
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Got mine straight from Google.
From now on, new Android updates are just a matter of "when", not "if and when".

Coming from the optimus 3d (thrill 4g)
Thought I loved that phone... then I hated it and bought the gsm gnex
Now I can truly say....
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!!!!!

Where The F Is My Nexus OTA Update? L710VPLG8!

I have had three over the air updates since I took my Nexus out of the box. I am finding out that there is a better OTA for people that live in LTE areas. Like LG8 or LG9?
Is this true? How can I update my phone now? I don't won't to root I just want apply the factory update like via zip file or something.
My phone keeps picking 3G over 4G. For instance when I go upstairs its 4G but when I go downstairs its 3G. This is so frustrating because I know the 4G signal is still good enough to stay on.
Does anyone know of a way to force LTE only on the Nexus or how to get the MLS Code without rooting? I might be able to adjust it from the inner settings.
Guys I really need some help here because this LTE experience I am having really blows.
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needspractice said:
I have had three over the air updates since I took my Nexus out of the box. I am finding out that there is a better OTA for people that live in LTE areas. Like LG8 or LG9?
Is this true? How can I update my phone now? I don't won't to root I just want apply the factory update like via zip file or something.
My phone keeps picking 3G over 4G. For instance when I go upstairs its 4G but when I go downstairs its 3G. This is so frustrating because I know the 4G signal is still good enough to stay on.
Does anyone know of a way to force LTE only on the Nexus or how to get the MLS Code without rooting? I might be able to adjust it from the inner settings.
Guys I really need some help here because this LTE experience I am having really blows.
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You are confusing the L710VPLG8 update that Sprint is rolling out for the Galaxy S 3, a completely different device, with whatever the latest update is for the Galaxy Nexus. (I am no expert on the Gnex, but I was the one who advised you about that firmware version over in the Sprint GS3 General Forum. You posted your question in the wrong forum since it turns out that you actually have a Galaxy Nexus.)

Where the f is your brain... its not even even the same model number. The gnex is the SPH-L700 not 710.... and the latest update is FG01.
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I wasn't asking for that exact rom I was meaning where is my equivalent fix because the FG01 is a piece of s***.
So put that in your pipe and smoke it jack a**.
I can be in the same house and get full 4G bars and full 3G bars and I can see the phone fighting to figure out which one and guess what it chooses f-ing 3G.
There must be a sophisticated fix to this.
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needspractice said:
I wasn't asking for that exact rom I was meaning where is my equivalent fix because the FG01 is a piece of s***.
So put that in your pipe and smoke it jack a**.
I can be in the same house and get full 4G bars and full 3G bars and I can see the phone fighting to figure out which one and guess what it chooses f-ing 3G.
There must be a sophisticated fix to this.
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Yeah there is jack ass... flash a custom ROM and put it in LTE only mode.
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I didn't won't to root my phone bit** a** trick. I put that all over my posts.
But it might be my only option so thanks.
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needspractice said:
I didn't won't to root my phone bit** a** trick. I put that all over my posts.
But it might be my only option so thanks.
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Heh... and your on this site why? So you can call people names attempting to help you? Most if not all people on this site are rooted or are looking to achieve such get with the program.
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I didn't call people names. I was just upset and cussed like millions of people do everyday. You are the one who started it by saying where the F is my brain. I didn't direct my anger at any particular person but you did. Scroll up and read for yourself that you are clearly in the wrong.
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I didn't call people names. I was just upset and cussed like millions of people do everyday. You are the one who started it by saying where the F is my brain. I didn't direct my anger at any particular person but you did. Scroll up and read for yourself that you are clearly in the wrong.
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ē_ê I was simply restating your question where the f... so no you started it.
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lol.
just to let you know, i have made great friends with people that ive met in worse first meetings than this.
i googled your question for you, and this was the first result http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824107

Uber you are so full of it , why don't you finish your statement ... is your brain? I never mentioned my brain in my original statement you brought that up making it personal. I never directed my comments to anyone in my original statement. You are just in a hole so deep you will do anything to get out.
As far as the link goes I'll check that out and get back to you hopefully it helps.
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Simms u a funny guy and yes I have already posted in that thread with no avail. Still awaiting answers.
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needspractice said:
I have had three over the air updates since I took my Nexus out of the box. I am finding out that there is a better OTA for people that live in LTE areas. Like LG8 or LG9?
Is this true?
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I have never heard of that. I believe the latest for Sprint is FG01.
needspractice said:
How can I update my phone now? I don't won't to root I just want apply the factory update like via zip file or something.
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Until an official update gets released, you just have to wait.
needspractice said:
Does anyone know of a way to force LTE only on the Nexus or how to get the MLS Code without rooting? I might be able to adjust it from the inner settings.
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I have never seen anyone manage to force LTE only.

Its possible to force LTE its an option in most ROMs.
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Its possible to force LTE its an option in most ROMs.
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Have you managed to get it to work? Does it stick, or does it revert back to normal?

efrant said:
Have you managed to get it to work? Does it stick, or does it revert back to normal?
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Not in an LTE area so couldn't tell ya. But there is a diag code that does the same thing.
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needspractice said:
I have had three over the air updates since I took my Nexus out of the box. I am finding out that there is a better OTA for people that live in LTE areas. Like LG8 or LG9?
Is this true? How can I update my phone now? I don't won't to root I just want apply the factory update like via zip file or something.
My phone keeps picking 3G over 4G. For instance when I go upstairs its 4G but when I go downstairs its 3G. This is so frustrating because I know the 4G signal is still good enough to stay on.
Does anyone know of a way to force LTE only on the Nexus or how to get the MLS Code without rooting? I might be able to adjust it from the inner settings.
Guys I really need some help here because this LTE experience I am having really blows.
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not gonna help wanna be e-thugs. i hear google is a good place to start.

I checked Google with no luck.
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Bump ...
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Do you really need 4g on? My understanding is it wastes allot of battery.. just suffer with 3g. Or use Wi-Fi?
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Will Sprint replace?

So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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No download mode or recovery?
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If you can't get into Download or Recovery like the guy above me said go to a Sprint store and play dumb. I've seen a couple of these threads and that's always the solution. I ALMOST flashed a wrong ROM once and I've been scared ever since. I check the file about 10 times before I flash it. Haha. I hope they will replace it.

Honestly should have known better and deleted the file before ever booting into recovery ... nope no download or recovery. Ill be taking it in tomorrow most likely.
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as long as anyone doesn't play dumb with me ( sprint tech) i dont mind helping one get a replacement regardless the root. just saying..... lol

stevedub said:
So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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Something similar to me happened on my shift. I played it dumb too and said that I slid out the keyboard and my phone blacked out lol
Worked perfectly and I got a replacement in 2 days :laugh:
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I really do appreciate all the responses XDA has the best users on Android Central all they did is lecture me about throwing around the word bricked. They actually only linked me to another thread about how people shouldn't throw around the word bricked because it gives the rooting community a bad name and makes people concerned about rooting. Unfortunately they weren't aware that I know what I'm talking about and that it's not just soft bricked. Also I've never had to go through anything like this and wasn't sure how Sprint would handle it so I really do appreciate everyone's responses and not just giving me crap.
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stevedub said:
I really do appreciate all the responses XDA has the best users on Android Central all they did is lecture me about throwing around the word bricked. They actually only linked me to another thread about how people shouldn't throw around the word bricked because it gives the rooting community a bad name and makes people concerned about rooting. Unfortunately they weren't aware that I know what I'm talking about and that it's not just soft bricked. Also I've never had to go through anything like this and wasn't sure how Sprint would handle it so I really do appreciate everyone's responses and not just giving me crap.
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Be sure and let is know what Sprint is going to do. Thanks and good luck!
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I just took my phone into Sprint ... they are replacing it at no cost. I just told them it would turn on ... they couldnt get the phone to do anything. The tech said he hadn't seen one like this before ... the charge light wouldn't even come on when plugged into the wall ... lol.
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I figured they would just replace it being that the phone was non responsive so no way to confirm root ... like they would even check.
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yumszvee said:
as long as anyone doesn't play dumb with me ( sprint tech) i dont mind helping one get a replacement regardless the root. just saying..... lol
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He says this now , but would be "that guy" and stiff you lol
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bluedevils2003 said:
He says this now , but would be "that guy" and stiff you lol
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Always better to play dumb.
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To answer you question, yes but you can try this then pm me if it doesnt work.
1.PULL OUT THE BATTERY.
2. CONNECT USB TO PHONE AND PC
3.PRESS AND HOLD VOL.DOWN AND PWR BUTTON.
it should boot to download mode.
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This also will work with the epic touch 4g and the original epic 4g
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Yup...I had my phone bricked as soon as I tried to root my phone...I took my phone to sprint and played dumb and told them the phone all of a sudden turned off and wouldn't turn on...the techs didn't know any better and they couldnt prove that i tried to root my phone...
I got a new phone no questions asked...I'm pretty sure they know but can't really say to a customer, "did you try to root your phone?", play dumb again and they can't really say anything I suppose...
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fishon975 said:
Yup...I had my phone bricked as soon as I tried to root my phone...I took my phone to sprint and played dumb and told them the phone all of a sudden turned off and wouldn't turn on...the techs didn't know any better and they couldnt prove that i tried to root my phone...
I got a new phone no questions asked...I'm pretty sure they know but can't really say to a customer, "did you try to root your phone?", play dumb again and they can't really say anything I suppose...
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I wouldn't go as far to say that, The Policy, the Black and white of it is this. Sprints Technical Support Policy for techs working on Rooted/Altered software devices can still be services and the tech must attempt to resolve issue by re-flashing back to OEM specs with OEM flashing tools installed on the triage laptops that they have. Once it is determine that the device cannot be flashed for what ever the reason may be ( Will not cover water/physical damage) they will and again "will" make the attempt to resolve the issue....Hence even if the resolution is to replace the phone which is called "DHRP".Device Handset Replacement Program. I would be careful not to use these terms with them as it will surely make you look like your doing fraud, if that happens-Cancel your acct, They will flag that acct so fast in red bold notes that no one will help you.

lilrepo said:
To answer you question, yes but you can try this then pm me if it doesnt work.
1.PULL OUT THE BATTERY.
2. CONNECT USB TO PHONE AND PC
3.PRESS AND HOLD VOL.DOWN AND PWR BUTTON.
it should boot to download mode.
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This also will work with the epic touch 4g and the original epic 4g
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This didn't work for me...it at least turned the red charging on for awhile. I installed the I9300 ROM on the Sprint version. Still can't get it turned on. Any other ideas?
Thanks!

chrishh44 said:
This didn't work for me...it at least turned the red charging on for awhile. I installed the I9300 ROM on the Sprint version. Still can't get it turned on. Any other ideas?
Thanks!
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Did you make sure to keep the battery out while you did this?
Its important to NOT place the battery back into the phone when attempting to go to download mode...
Also install kies as it will install the drivers when you connect it to the pc
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lilrepo said:
I wouldn't go as far to say that, The Policy, the Black and white of it is this. Sprints Technical Support Policy for techs working on Rooted/Altered software devices can still be services and the tech must attempt to resolve issue by re-flashing back to OEM specs with OEM flashing tools installed on the triage laptops that they have. Once it is determine that the device cannot be flashed for what ever the reason may be ( Will not cover water/physical damage) they will and again "will" make the attempt to resolve the issue....Hence even if the resolution is to replace the phone which is called "DHRP".Device Handset Replacement Program. I would be careful not to use these terms with them as it will surely make you look like your doing fraud, if that happens-Cancel your acct, They will flag that acct so fast in red bold notes that no one will help you.
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This doesn't "look like fraud". It is fraud.
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eyeisdasteve said:
This doesn't "look like fraud". It is fraud.
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Not that I care about you personal rants, I am somewhat curious as to how you would think (wrongly) about this infornation being fraud?
For one, it is the policy that they follow for these exact cases.
Two, the person attempted to root their device, if they pay insurance then ther are covered under sprints terms for instore repair.
I would like to also remind you about car insurance, lets say for example that a person was at fault for crashing there own car, filed a claim with full coverage on the vehicle. By your statement, this is fraud?
Its the internet and sometimes you forget this, but what you would jot say to a person to there face dont say it at all. But hey thats your problem and hence why I dont contribute free information. May you find peace within in you.
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stevedub said:
So ... I pulled a stupid today. I had downloaded a rom for the wrong phone. So then I download the rom for the correct phone. When in recovery I accidently clicked the wrong rom and full blown bricked the crap out of my phone. Phone is completely non responsive do you think Sprint will give me a had time when going to replace it ... can they tell its been flashed if it wont power on?
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Honestly this has happened to me and if it won't power on they usually don't think twice before replacing it..... But that's here in Florida man...
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[Q]MK4 4.3 wifi

I'm just curious now that I have a solid 4G connection I've gone 3 days without turning wifi on, but under battery it shows a solid blue line for wifi anyone else notice this? Could it be 4G acts like wifi? Like I said I've never had a solid 4G connection before so I'm unsure
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Elw00d said:
I'm just curious now that I have a solid 4G connection I've gone 3 days without turning wifi on, but under battery it shows a solid blue line for wifi anyone else notice this? Could it be 4G acts like wifi? Like I said I've never had a solid 4G connection before so I'm unsure
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I had the same issue and after a reboot it went away...

jocarog said:
I had the same issue and after a reboot it went away...
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Hmm I'll try a fresh install. I've rebooted and wiped cache and battery pulled. Still shows as its always on
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Turn on Wifi and turn it off, then reboot, after it settles turn it on again, connect to a Wifi and then turn it off... That's what I did, I live in a 4g area and it is faster than my dsl Wifi so I don't use it at all but after doing this the issue went away...
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Turn on Wifi and turn it off, then reboot, after it settles turn it on again, connect to a Wifi and then turn it off... That's what I did, I live in a 4g area and it is faster than my dsl Wifi so I don't use it at all but after doing this the issue went away...
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Yeah that's exactly what I've done to no avail. My 4G is faster than my wifi
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Elw00d said:
Yeah that's exactly what I've done to no avail. My 4G is faster than my wifi
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I'm on lorjay's 4.3 TW rom, which one are you using? I'm on the latest release and don't have that issue anymore, my only suggestion would be to reflash the MC2 with counter reset and then lorjays rom then odin the wifi fix again, I know it is a pita to do it but since I haven't seen anybody else with our issue that will be the last resource... the only issue I keep carrying is the mdm_hsic_pm0 wakelock... the only thread about it is here and I have tried all the suggestions... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2009956

Well I'm complete stock 4.3 unrooted. I got an upgrade on January 1st so I took the update Ave an staying unrooted for the time being
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Elw00d said:
Well I'm complete stock 4.3 unrooted. I got an upgrade on January 1st so I took the update Ave an staying unrooted for the time being
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I'm gonna wait on the upgrade, maybe a couple months I got this note 2 3 months ago and I'm still learning about samsung as I was on htc for a while, what phone are you gonna get? the Note 3?

Yeah I'm getting the n3, had the evo and evo 3d, went to Samsung with the s2, s3 and note I I. I like Samsung and have been a tester for Labrats for quite sometime now
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Can you check under Wi-Fi advanced settings and see if your device has always allow scanning checked. I'm assuming that's what your problem is. If it is that you will experience a huge increase in battery life. I had that option on when I first updated like oooh that sounds interesting. Thing was draining battery like no tomorrow and kept the blue bar solid just like on your screenshot.
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RayTrue04 said:
Can you check under Wi-Fi advanced settings and see if your device has always allow scanning checked. I'm assuming that's what your problem is. If it is that you will experience a huge increase in battery life. I had that option on when I first updated like oooh that sounds interesting. Thing was draining battery like no tomorrow and kept the blue bar solid just like on your screenshot.
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Thanks Ray, I just checked and turned it off. Will report back
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Elw00d said:
Thanks Ray, I just checked and turned it off. Will report back
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No problem. I don't know why Google added that option, it sounds interesting but it's crap! What they don't tell you is how batt hungry it is and instead says in the description it saves battery. Idk maybe there's a glitch since it's new.. I was just setting up an HTC One I upgraded my aunt to and they throw that option at you soon as you start a phones set up process. I'm sure many are checking it off thinking it's better than using the GPS and mobile location option. It really isn't, although wifi is off from settings n notification toggles it's still actually on in a sneaky way. Only way to tell it's running 24/7 is through that blue bar or from BBS.
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RayTrue04 said:
No problem. I don't know why Google added that option, it sounds interesting but it's crap! What they don't tell you is how batt hungry it is and instead says in the description it saves battery. Idk maybe there's a glitch since it's new.. I was just setting up an HTC One I upgraded my aunt to and they throw that option at you soon as you start a phones set up process. I'm sure many are checking it off thinking it's better than using the GPS and mobile location option. It really isn't, although wifi is off from settings n notification toggles it's still actually on in a sneaky way. Only way to tell it's running 24/7 is through that blue bar or from BBS.
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Thanks again. That is exactly what it was I can already see the bar disappearing.
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Elw00d said:
Thanks again. That is exactly what it was I can already see the bar disappearing.
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Good. Idk how you where getting 15hrs with that on. The most I got was 8 with about 2hrs screen on with that option on
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RayTrue04 said:
Good. Idk how you where getting 15hrs with that on. The most I got was 8 with about 2hrs screen on with that option on
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I'm on 18 hrs today with 42% left but only 2 hrs of screen time.
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Elw00d said:
I'm on 18 hrs today with 42% left but only 2 hrs of screen time.
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I think it's time for a new battery. The most I get now that I turned that off is about 12hrs and 4-5 SOT depending on how my phone feeling at the moment lol. But I'm glad that fixed it for you n hope you see some battery increase while at it. Not like you need it tho lol
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