Rooting & Knox question - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

To start off, I know that rooting will trip the Knox counter (as of now) thus voiding my Samsung warranty.
What I would like to know is if this really matters, since I pay for insurance through my carrier (MetroPCS) any issues I have can be solved that way. Yes there would be a deductible but I wouldn't mind that so much as I would like having a rooted s5.
Thanks in advance for your time
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tbh most insurance companies look for any way out of paying claims no way to know till you try to claim unless we have an assessor as an xda member who can shed more light on the subject.
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Yeah I think they might be checking, we just don't have much information on it. Users never report back. If I'm you I wouldn't root just yet, might make your insurance monthly payment null
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They cant check if the phone is lost or stolen....
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Very good points from all of you
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Goldie said:
They cant check if the phone is lost or stolen....
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Pretty much.. Sending it or not they will charge you same amount.
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Can I cancel my Sprint Plan and Give Phone back can i get Money back?

It hasn't been 14 days could I get all my money back plus the deposit I paid ??
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Call sprint and ask.
Can anyone answer my question seriously please I just need to know.
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I have found the chat option on sprints site to be a great alternative to a phone call or a trip to the store. but i imagine, the answer is yes you can take the phone back and get your money back. i have done it. there was an htc windows mobile phone years ago i got and took back less than 2 weeks after i bought it. it got horrid reception.
I don't see why you wouldn't just call sprint and ask...
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Within the 14 days you should be able to, but I'm 99% certain they will charge you the restocking fee. I don't think there were any other fees.
I thought about leaving when my contact was up last time, but I couldn't find anything better anywhere. Good luck with your switch, hope they let you or without too much hassle.
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You can cancel in the 1st 14 days. You will have to pay for the time you used it (a pro-rated ammount) but you will get the rest of the money back + your deposit (if you had to put one down.)
You MIGHT have to pay a restocking fee on the phone and you will lose your $36 line-activation-fee you had to pay too.
Just go into a Sprint store and tell them you are within your 14 days and you want to cancel.
If you return a device on a new line in the first 3 days you pay no service costs but subject to the restocking fee.
After the first 3 days but before 14 then you would still have to pay for the services uo to that point and a restocking fee.
The only way to avoid the restocking fee is if the device is defective.
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shaqqq said:
Can anyone answer my question seriously please I just need to know.
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Lmfao. Seriously dude? Not all of us work for Sprint. FYI, Sprint can answer questions through their forums, E-Mail, walk-in / store call, online chat, calling their customer service line by pressing *2, etc...
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Delakit said:
Lmfao. Seriously dude? Not all of us work for Sprint. FYI, Sprint can answer questions through their forums, E-Mail, walk-in / store call, online chat, calling their customer service line by pressing *2, etc...
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Seriously? You wasted your time to write that. Who cares about your smart comment
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shaqqq said:
Seriously? You wasted your time to write that. Who cares about your smart comment
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It wasn't a smart comment. It was a legitimate statement. I am 100% you could have figured out the answer to your question by doing any of the listed methods that should be the first things you do before asking a question much quicker then posting a thread on XDA and then waiting for responses.
Your question was in regard to Sprint, so why not ask Sprint directly - there's a multitude of ways to contact them. And I know there are plenty people knowledgeable of Sprint's procedures here and I know some people work there as well but your question was for Sprint, what's the point of asking her unless you were unable to get an answer for who knows what reason.
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Delakit said:
Lmfao. Seriously dude? Not all of us work for Sprint. FYI, Sprint can answer questions through their forums, E-Mail, walk-in / store call, online chat, calling their customer service line by pressing *2, etc...
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Did it ever occur that he may bounce a few questions off others here in the appropriate place - the forum before contacting the service provider. There is no harm in that; if one might believe so, than simply do not respond.
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Seriously? You wasted your time to write that. Who cares about your smart comment
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Grow up.
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shaqqq said:
Seriously? You wasted your time to write that. Who cares about your smart comment
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How about you do your own due diligence instead of expecting someone to "wipe" for you as well. I mean, for the love of everything sensible, this is the sort of question that is solved by contacting the carrier via * 2, walking into a store or via the web. Anyone can say whatever on here (both correct and incorrect) and it wouldn't mean squat because at the end of the day the final decision is (between you and Sprint) the carrier.
Wouldn't you rather get the correct answer from the horse's mouth?
Be quick about it, it is actually only 13 days. They count the day of purchase as the first day so make sure you don't wait to long.
If you don't like the answers that were given, call Sprint. I'm not sure why you didn't just do that in the first place
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Did they do it for you?
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musclehead84 said:
Did they do it for you?
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Sprint said I gotta pay a Cancellation fee even within the 14 days she said it's like 350$ to do that. I'm not going that do I'm just going to stay on Sprint. But I thought I could return and cancel my plan within the 14 days for free. Because mostly all companies are like that
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They can't make u pay the etf if your still in your 14 days. I'd talk to someone else if u really want to cancel.
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They will only still make you pay an etf if the device is damaged
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I gotta Important Question about Sprint Insurance?

My friend s4 got stolen while he was at a party and he needs to get a new phone he has insurance and warranty. How does he get a new s4? And how much will it be for him to get a new s4?
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If he has Assurion through Sprint just go to Assurions website and make a claim. It will walk him through the steps.
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It will cost $150 and take a day or two.
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Yes $150. Sorry I was typing that right before a job interview and the manager came up to me right in the middle of the paragraph.
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He has to print and fax stuff for the claim. But what does he do because he doesn't have a printer.
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Print and fax? I've never had to do that for an insurance claim. That's strange. He could go to a library to print and fax.
metalfan78 said:
Print and fax? I've never had to do that for an insurance claim. That's strange. He could go to a library to print and fax.
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We actually don't live no where near a library. What did you have to do for a insurance claim? And what did you have to do to get a new phone?
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I've done it over the phone and online. Pretty simple both ways.
shaqqq said:
We actually don't live no where near a library. What did you have to do for a insurance claim? And what did you have to do to get a new phone?
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You don't need to print anything. Just make the claim with the info it asks and they send you a phone. What did it ask you to print or fax? It probably said you can print the invoice for a receipt if you choose to, but you don't have to.
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Also just throwing this out there. If he is trying to make a false claim and keep or sell the old phone and get a new one for $150 stop now. That is insurance fraud and he will get in trouble for it. Assurion is not stupid, they are an insurance company that has people that specialize in that stuff, just like all insurance companies they deal with fraud and illegal claims quite often. , it's not a good idea. But if it's a legit claim then answer the above questions I posted.
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GiantJay said:
You don't need to print anything. Just make the claim with the info it asks and they send you a phone. What did it ask you to print or fax? It probably said you can print the invoice for a receipt if you choose to, but you don't have to.
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Also just throwing this out there. If he is trying to make a false claim and keep or sell the old phone and get a new one for $150 stop now. That is insurance fraud and he will get in trouble for it. Assurion is not stupid, they are an insurance company that has people that specialize in that stuff, just like all insurance companies they deal with fraud and illegal claims quite often. , it's not a good idea. But if it's a legit claim then answer the above questions I posted.
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As far as I know his phone really got stolen. But I know someone who did that on Verizon he had the IPhone 5 sold it then got a new one nd has money even after getting a new iPhone 5. They sent him a never used and Unopened iPhone 5. How would they even know always?
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shaqqq said:
As far as I know his phone really got stolen. But I know someone who did that on Verizon he had the IPhone 5 sold it then got a new one nd has money even after getting a new iPhone 5. They sent him a never used and Unopened iPhone 5. How would they even know always?
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They have ways. That is against the law. So what are you supposed to fax and print?
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GiantJay said:
They have ways. That is against the law. So what are you supposed to fax and print?
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He said he it says to print the claim and then he has to fax it to them.
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durandetto said:
It will cost $150 and take a day or two.
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I always got my device next day before 4pm.
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shaqqq said:
He said he it says to print the claim and then he has to fax it to them.
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That doesn't make sense. I think he might be misunderstanding what it says but idk. There are apps to take pictures and send a fax. Maybe try that.
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How would they know? U really asked tht. They track the esn/dec he would never be able to activate it again with those numbers. They will redflag it. If he trys goin to a store with it to activate it thry will take it.
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Delakit said:
I always got my device next day before 4pm.
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I must have filed my claims too late at night then, because mine always take at least a whole day or two. Also the only time I filed a claim for a stolen phone I had to get a police report and send it to them, but that was over 10 years ago.
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Yea it's not asking him to print anymore.
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shaqqq said:
My friend s4 got stolen while he was at a party and he needs to get a new phone he has insurance and warranty. How does he get a new s4? And how much will it be for him to get a new s4?
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yotaking said:
How would they know? U really asked tht. They track the esn/dec he would never be able to activate it again with those numbers. They will redflag it. If he trys goin to a store with it to activate it thry will take it.
My Gs4
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That won't happen. I used to work at Sprint and it will say flagged for lost or stolen and cannot be activated but they can't take any phone... sadly I saw it a lot
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Warranty Replacement arrives with MF3 loaded!!!

Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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SaltyFoam said:
... It came with MF3 loaded. ...
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It's really sad to hear this, but thank you for sharing this with everyone. Very useful information when people are considering Warranty replacements right now.
Also, don't lose all hope, because the bounties are increasing, and Verizon apparently just got root again with their latest update. :fingers-crossed:
I have absoulute faith that a hole will be found.
My experience as a developer (started with a TRS-80 model 1 with 4k ram) has taught me that all programs have bugs/holes.
An old proverb taught me by a professor when I declared a program perfect on a PDP-11, written in Oregon Pascal "All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work." :-O
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SaltyFoam said:
"All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work.
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bomb professor :good:
SaltyFoam said:
Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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How do you know its a refurb?
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ahfu25 said:
How do you know its a refurb?
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because thats what you get as a warranty replacement. a phone only, no back cover or battery. i'm assuming that's what the OP meant when he referenced "refurb"
It was explicitly stated by att rep.
Other than that I can not say.
Is there an indication on the phone label?
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Exactly.
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xBeerdroiDx said:
bomb professor :good:
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Yeah dude was intense... PhD in history of science, into fossils and a collection of several thousand jazz LPs which fueled his radio show, and, on topic, "developed virus interdiction firmware"
His obit is intense...
Dr. Warren Watson, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio...
http://ysnews.com/news/2009/04/warren-watson
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Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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ahfu25 said:
Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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Mine did too, got it in the mail a week ago yesterday, had old firmware on it.. Had it rooted and apps froze before I even stuck the SIM card in.
Lets see how this works out for me. Had to do a warranty claim today "damn data issues" ill be one of the few to get mf3 knowing my luck..
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Any thoughts on S5 custom bootloader?

With how quickly the S4 got locked down, I am wondering if folks expect that the S5 will be locked down from the get go.
Would be pretty disappointing if we could not install custom recovery and load custom roms...
Its locked, thanks knox
hamad138 said:
Its locked, thanks knox
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Time to jump ship.
da.trute said:
Time to jump ship.
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Too bad one can't just turn it into a Dev device.
I wondered if it'd be crippled by Knox.......
Oh well....when I'm up for a new contract.....looks like it's gonna be Sony (as I don't like HTCs attitude toward the dev community either).
End of an era as it will be the first time I haven't used a Samsung phone in about 15 years........
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Bye bye Samsung for me after my Note 2.
hamad138 said:
Its locked, thanks knox
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The S4 bootloader isn't locked by Knox, wherever you have read this it's a total BS.
dandroid13 said:
The S4 bootloader isn't locked by Knox, wherever you have read this it's a total BS.
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It may not be locked, but thanks to Knox it might as well be, as you can't touch it without triggering Knox.......
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It may not be locked, but thanks to Knox it might as well be, as you can't touch it without triggering Knox.......
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So you trigger Knox and nothing else happens, just can't use it anymore.
No....just the fact that there is un-erasable proof that you have voided your warranty...... which, on a premium priced phone is a bad idea. I know that for most phone modders, triggering Knox is an acceptable risk, but for the few that have unrelated failures of the device.....to find that they have no recourse would be a REAL issue.......
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No....just the fact that there is un-erasable proof that you have voided your warranty...... which, on a premium priced phone is a bad idea. I know that for most phone modders, triggering Knox is an acceptable risk, but for the few that have unrelated failures of the device.....to find that they have no recourse would be a REAL issue.......
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Knox warranty shouldn't be the same as device warranty. It only means that you can't use it anymore.
Samsung never locked bootloader , they just add knox warranty void counter which is isn't restoreable to 0 outside Samsung service center
AFAIK this dont void warranty in all countries but it will in most of them
I'm pretty sure I've read that the device can't be used on some company/business networks if Knox has been triggered......
I'm pretty sure I've *also* read that Samsung are going to try to use it as a breach of warranty too......
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I'm pretty sure I've read that the device can't be used on some company/business networks if Knox has been triggered......
I'm pretty sure I've *also* read that Samsung are going to try to use it as a breach of warranty too......
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Then it all goes down to how you approach them to request something. In the US it should be a hard time, but in the UE you are protected by the law, you can root your device freely. Here in Brazil they fixed my brick-bugged S2 under warranty.
Yeah....but a brick bugged device wouldn't power on, so there would be no way for Samsung to tell what OS you were using at the time it fried itself.......
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So as long as you don't care about using Knox or voiding your warranty, you can still root the S5 and use custom ROMs/bootloaders, right? I couldn't care less about warranties or Knox. It's been about a decade since I've used a warranty on one of my phones.
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So as long as you don't care about using Knox or voiding your warranty, you can still root the S5 and use custom ROMs/bootloaders, right? I couldn't care less about warranties or Knox. It's been about a decade since I've used a warranty on one of my phones.
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Exactly.
Yeah....I said that a few posts back.....for *most* people it won't matter.....but for the inevitable few who have unrelated device failure AFTER rooting, it's gonna cause problems.......
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ITT: people whining about warranty because they can't hide their theft of service anymore, as they did since the S2 three years ago. ( Triangle away anyone? )
Whining? HOW RUDE ARE YOU?
FACT....phones DO suffer hardware failures.
FACT....Samsung will deny liability for a 'modified' phone that needs repair......
'And Theft of service?'.......how *exactly* is rooting 'theft of service?'.......
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Purchasing used Note 4 Developer Edition

I just purchased a used DE Note 4. The baseband version is N910VVRU2BOF1. The guy said it was used on Verizon since this August, but he said he didn't accept any OTAs from Verizon. I haven't received it yet and he hadn't shipped it, but how would I be able to tell if the bootloader is unlocked before he ships it? I'm wanting to install TWRP and put MOROM on it as soon as I get it. I hope this isn't a stupid question, I've been out of the Android tweaking scene since last year so I'm a little rusty.
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I just purchased a used DE Note 4. The baseband version is N910VVRU2BOF1. The guy said it was used on Verizon since this August, but he said he didn't accept any OTAs from Verizon. I haven't received it yet and he hadn't shipped it, but how would I be able to tell if the bootloader is unlocked before he ships it? I'm wanting to install TWRP and put MOROM on it as soon as I get it. I hope this isn't a stupid question, I've been out of the Android tweaking scene since last year so I'm a little rusty.
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You will have to start the phone holding the power, home and volume down. When the menu appears, it should say mode: developer, with blue letters, if I'm not wrong. If you don't see developer anywhere in that menu, it's retail. Ask him to provide you with a photo of that screen.
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razvu said:
You will have to start the phone holding the power, home and volume down. When the menu appears, it should say mode: developer, with blue letters, if I'm not wrong. If you don't see developer anywhere in that menu, it's retail. Ask him to provide you with a photo of that screen.
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Thanks for the reply! I've never owned a developer edition device before. Still running my MDK Galaxy S4, rooted with Phil's Touch Recovery. Nothing wrong with it at all, just wanted to get the last phone available from Samsung with an unlocked bootloader, removable battery, and expandable memory. Who knows how long I'll hang onto this (assuming the bootloader is unlocked). I guess I could attempt to send it in to Samsung for a reflash?
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Thanks for the reply! I've never owned a developer edition device before. Still running my MDK Galaxy S4, rooted with Phil's Touch Recovery. Nothing wrong with it at all, just wanted to get the last phone available from Samsung with an unlocked bootloader, removable battery, and expandable memory. Who knows how long I'll hang onto this (assuming the bootloader is unlocked). I guess I could attempt to send it in to Samsung for a reflash?
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If the phone was originally a developer edition, you can send it to Samsung for a reflash, if necessary. There should be proof that the phone is actually a developer edition (receipt from the seller), or IMEI and model number which should be SMN910VMKE. If the phone is still in warranty, they will most likely reflash it for free.
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razvu said:
If the phone was originally a developer edition, you can send it to Samsung for a reflash, if necessary. There should be proof that the phone is actually a developer edition (receipt from the seller), or IMEI and model number which should be SMN910VMKE. If the phone is still in warranty, they will most likely reflash it for free.
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Man I appreciate the information big time. That makes me feel a little better about the purchase. The guy bought it new in August and it's had a screen protector on it from day one. Picked it up for $480 off eBay.
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Bullhead00 said:
Man I appreciate the information big time. That makes me feel a little better about the purchase. The guy bought it new in August and it's had a screen protector on it from day one. Picked it up for $480 off eBay.
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Good luck, I hope it is as described.
I had a similar experience, but the phone had a hardware defect, which was really questionable, however the seller had proof of purchase and the phone was in warranty.
Then, it took Samsung a month to fix the problem. First, they fixed the hardware issue by replacing the motherboard, screen, etc, but they flashed the retail software and it came locked. I had to call them second time and speak with someone from the repair center and explain clearly and repeatedly that the bootloader should be unlocked as it's a developer edition.
After a long month and 2 trips, it's running great, how all the Note 4 should run, no ads, tethering, etc.
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razvu said:
Good luck, I hope it is as described.
I had a similar experience, but the phone had a hardware defect, which was really questionable, however the seller had proof of purchase and the phone was in warranty.
Then, it took Samsung a month to fix the problem. First, they fixed the hardware issue by replacing the motherboard, screen, etc, but they flashed the retail software and it came locked. I had to call them second time and speak with someone from the repair center and explain clearly and repeatedly that the bootloader should be unlocked as it's a developer edition.
After a long month and 2 trips, it's running great, how all the Note 4 should run, no ads, tethering, etc.
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Awesome! I'm guessing you're still on grandfathered unlimited data? I still have my unlimited from back in 2007 when I worked at a Verizon store. Not giving it up!
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Bullhead00 said:
Awesome! I'm guessing you're still on grandfathered unlimited data? I still have my unlimited from back in 2007 when I worked at a Verizon store. Not giving it up!
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Yep, 2 lines on unlimited that's why I wanted a developer phone, so I can use tethering if needed. Both Note 4 and S4 seem to get very good reception.
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razvu said:
Yep, 2 lines on unlimited that's why I wanted a developer phone, so I can use tethering if needed. Both Note 4 and S4 seem to get very good reception.
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My wife and I both have unlimited Verizon. My cousin has a Note 4 on unlimited also, and he always has slightly better reception than my S4.
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My wife and I both have unlimited Verizon. My cousin has a Note 4 on unlimited also, and he always has slightly better reception than my S4.
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You will like the phone. I run Jasmine rom with Nova launcher, there is no lag, much smoother than stock TouchWiz. I tried Morom, I liked it, but I couldn't get rid of Google services error. I tried everything I could think of.
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razvu said:
You will like the phone. I run Jasmine rom with Nova launcher, there is no lag, much smoother than stock TouchWiz. I tried Morom, I liked it, but I couldn't get rid of Google services error. I tried everything I could think of.
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I had planned on running Morom actually. I'll look into Jasmine. There's not a whole lot to choose from really from what I've seen. I'm just looking mainly for reliability because I use my phone for pretty much everything.
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I had planned on running Morom actually. I'll look into Jasmine. There's not a whole lot to choose from really from what I've seen. I'm just looking mainly for reliability because I use my phone for pretty much everything.
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Same here, I need it to be reliable, I just couldn't put up with the random errors in Morom. Let me know if you get it to work. I tried reading through the thread, a lot of people complain about them, not sure about the fix.
Feature wise, I liked Morom.
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razvu said:
Same here, I need it to be reliable, I just couldn't put up with the random errors in Morom. Let me know if you get it to work. I tried reading through the thread, a lot of people complain about them, not sure about the fix.
Feature wise, I liked Morom.
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I'll update this thread with my progress. Thanks for all the info again! Can't thank you enough!
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Bullhead00 said:
I'll update this thread with my progress. Thanks for all the info again! Can't thank you enough!
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You're welcome!
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I want one! $480 is a good deal.
EBAY and swappa both have slim pickings.
I would guess bad ESN is rare, unless reported stolen.
heres one on fleabay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...777636?hash=item280c57e0e4:g:ZzYAAOSwxN5WT-WB
GreenGoblin227 said:
heres one on fleabay - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...777636?hash=item280c57e0e4:g:ZzYAAOSwxN5WT-WB
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Who knows that that one will go for! The last one I was watching that was up for bid instead of buy it now went for over $900!!
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i am still on kitkat haha i love it!
Yeah who cares about the OS. I haven't seen much change since ICS.
Are all the touch wiz roms for DE based on 4.4.4?
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Yeah who cares about the OS. I haven't seen much change since ICS.
Are all the touch wiz roms for DE based on 4.4.4?
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No, Morom and Jasmine are based on latest Lollipop (BOG5).
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