Bricked I think... - myTouch 3G, Magic General

i am pretty sure I bricked my phone. I just want to make sure before it becomes my good looking paper weight. I installed the wrong spl. So naturally it doesnt start up. Nothing at all. But, my orange led is on when I charge it. Also, it flashes red when the battery is low.
The problem is when i power my phone off even while its being charged, the orange led shuts off. So, is it really dead? Also anyone know if their will be a way in the future to unbrick? Thanks.

Did you try to hold "back" or "volume down" or "home" button while power it on ?
If you can get it to fastboot screen there should still be hope for the phone!
Edit: Unbricking should be a question about having the right hardware, so yes it should be posible even now!

Yeah I have done all of the above to no avail. Sucks as I really liked the phone. I thought i was using a engineering spl but i guess it was the wrong one. I wonder how it will be to repair bricked phones. I mean if they cant be turned on and such

luna9698 said:
Yeah I have done all of the above to no avail. Sucks as I really liked the phone. I thought i was using a engineering spl but i guess it was the wrong one. I wonder how it will be to repair bricked phones. I mean if they cant be turned on and such
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Well i'm not to sure about how exactly, but the software were not born within the hardware so you need the hardware to be able to put the SPL or whatever directly into the place it belongs. I talked with a few guys here in Thailand about if they were able to unbrick a Magic and they all say they should be able to but cant promish anything cause they never tryed yet.
But now that you say that it actually recharge the mobile, does it also recharge when you use the USB connect cable from PC ?
If it does did you try to use fastboot through command prompt with adb ?

Yeah it does charge. It has now changed to a green light. The problem is that i dont know how to use the adb command prompts. Nor do I know how to set it up to do so. I dont see it though in Windows. If I click on My Computer it isnt listed.

luna9698 said:
Yeah it does charge. It has now changed to a green light. The problem is that i dont know how to use the adb command prompts. Nor do I know how to set it up to do so. I dont see it though in Windows. If I click on My Computer it isnt listed.
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You wont see it in windows explorer cause its not mounted but take a look in the wiki: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking#sec03
You will find info about how to install and use adb in command prompt
Hope this will help you and that it can find your mobile!
I figured you also tryed to remove the battery and try to power on while holding home/back/volume down

ronni.rasmussen said:
You wont see it in windows explorer cause its not mounted but take a look in the wiki: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking#sec03
You will find info about how to install and use adb in command prompt
Hope this will help you and that it can find your mobile!
I figured you also tryed to remove the battery and try to power on while holding home/back/volume down
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I got the adb working but it cant find it. Thanks for your help. I just have to hope that in the near future they will be able to revive bricked phones.

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Wing needs resuscitation

My wing died on me big time while flashing a WM6.5 ROM.
Wont turn on, wont light up at all when plugged in, wont be noticed by computer when USB'd .
I tried multiple reset tactics, but nothing gets the phone to show any signs of life.
Any help?
I figure I cant use a gold card or do anything at all if the unit wont even turn on in the slightest. I have tried a charged battery from another wing as well.... nothing.
Can you get it too boot up in bootloader mode? Press the power button while holding down the camera key until you see a 3 color bootloader screen.
Also, was your Wing HardSPL'd before you tried to flash this ROM? Which ROM was it? Did you use flash center or an RUU? More information is needed if possible.
ashasaur said:
Can you get it too boot up in bootloader mode? Press the power button while holding down the camera key until you see a 3 color bootloader screen.
Also, was your Wing HardSPL'd before you tried to flash this ROM? Which ROM was it? Did you use flash center or an RUU? More information is needed if possible.
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I cannot get to the bootloader screen.
I did not have hard SPL before trying to flash.
The ROM I used was choi3es WM6.5 at the link below
http://thewingster.com/wm65.aspx
I used flash center.
Oh dang, here I was thinking you where some kind of n00b. My apoligies...well yes, it seems that you may have just had a bad flash, try hitting up the Wiki for the instructions on making a gold card...that may be the only way to fix the old girl.
routine8 said:
My wing died on me big time while flashing a WM6.5 ROM.
Wont turn on, wont light up at all when plugged in, wont be noticed by computer when USB'd .
I tried multiple reset tactics, but nothing gets the phone to show any signs of life.
Any help?
I figure I cant use a gold card or do anything at all if the unit wont even turn on in the slightest. I have tried a charged battery from another wing as well.... nothing.
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Same with me. No sign of life in my Herald.
No lights even when you connected to charge (wall charger or PC), no bootloader,
Do we have any luck of recovering.
Is there any JTAG solution for Herald.

Tattoo won't boot at all. (SOLVED!)

It's happen when i try to flash the 13.29.55.13H_3.35.07.20 Baseband via Recovery. My device is Tattoo A3232.
After reboot there's a Recovery picture so i tried to remove a battery and turn on again but this time it won't boot at all. no Tattoo logo or anything. and then I tried to plug a charger and there's no charging light. and i've plug into computer and no devices found.
I don't have any clue to do now. so i just try to post this before i go to HTC Care. I really hope you guys can solve this one.
UPDATE: they've replaced a new board with the old one. Now my Tattoo is 100% health!
I know this sounds stupid, but what helped when I had a similar problem with my PC (not mobile phone) was the following: removing the power cable, waiting about 10-15 mins and then plugging it in again, then at least it booted again.
maybe if you take out the battery and wait quite a while it will at least show the tattoo logo...else there are different causes for your dilemma: a piece of hardware is now bricked, the phone ROM is damaged, memory completely wiped...don't know what is the cause of your problem - but you should pray that HTC Care will repair your device if nothing else will work
what hapens if you hold volume down button and keep it held while you power it on, you should see spl screen ??
if you do get the white screen with the 3 androids then you are good to flas an IMG file
terminal 7 said:
what hapens if you hold volume down button and keep it held while you power it on, you should see spl screen ??
if you do get the white screen with the 3 androids then you are good to flas an IMG file
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nope, nothing appear at all. probably like TheSSJ said. I really hope they will claim the phone.
When you were putting the battery in the slot, have you placed it correctly? Please, check your battery and let us know.
and then I tried to plug a charger and there's no charging light
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This happens when you incorrectly place the battery back.
dejandekic said:
This happens when you incorrectly place the battery back.
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Or when the device is bricked...I don't think the battery was placed incorrectly into the phone...^^
now it's been taking care by HTC Care now. hopefully they'll repair it.
good luck
good luck, i hope you get a good result without any problem because you were flashing at the point of fail.
keep us posted on this, im interested how fair they play in replacing your handset.
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UPDATE:
they've replaced a new board with the old one. Now my Tattoo is 100% health! it's came with a new RUU though. 1.67.729.xx i think. not the 1.67.405.6.
and of course I already rooted and flashed fyodor custom room.
@3DPRO: congrates

Screen wont unlock

Hey, i need help. I know nothiing about these phones. I came on here and got help last year to make my hd2 windows into an android.... i did all the work, wahtever you wanna call it, flashing or ROM. something like that. Well anyways, over the the past few months, its been getting stuck on the unlock screen. nothing works, then all of a sudden it will swipe and unlock. now its been stuck for two weeks and i have tried everything, taking the battery out and resetting from the small button in the back, but nothing changes.
lovelyxleo said:
Hey, i need help. I know nothiing about these phones. I came on here and got help last year to make my hd2 windows into an android.... i did all the work, wahtever you wanna call it, flashing or ROM. something like that. Well anyways, over the the past few months, its been getting stuck on the unlock screen. nothing works, then all of a sudden it will swipe and unlock. now its been stuck for two weeks and i have tried everything, taking the battery out and resetting from the small button in the back, but nothing changes.
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you can try this but you will have to press it really really hard and try it multiple times
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19458378&postcount=2
Kameirus said:
you can try this but you will have to press it really really hard and try it multiple times
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19458378&postcount=2
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Then once you do above and get the screen working again, you can do what i did and use attached program to remap one of the other buttons (i chose green phone button since i press the phone icon to use the phone anyhow) and remap it to function as the power button and never worry about the screen again
To install: download to computer, then use adb install to install.
Or the simple way, just download straight to phone, navigate to the downloaded folder using a file explorer(astro works well found on the market) and launch it through the file explorer to install.
elesbb said:
Then once you do above and get the screen working again, you can do what i did and use attached program to remap one of the other buttons (i chose green phone button since i press the phone icon to use the phone anyhow) and remap it to function as the power button and never worry about the screen again
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pssst
you forgot the attachment
Kameirus said:
pssst
you forgot the attachment
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Not uh! lol thanks Ive edited post
elesbb said:
Not uh! lol thanks Ive edited post
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..lol....
Yep, I have tried that.... pushing the end button a zillion times. It use to work before, but now it doesnt. I tried the end button, the call button, sliding over the other keys, just tapping on the unlock keys on the screen... but nothing. i do it so much, i pretty much start banging on the keys.....ummm... not sure if that made it worse??
is there anyway i can just reset my phone.... perhaps flash a new rom. I really dont care what is on my phone at this point. phone numbers not saved on sim can be replaced.... i dont care about anything else as far as apps. i just want to be able to use this phone again, whatever it takes. not sure if this is even possible without unlocking the screen first. i am so frustrated i wanna let my rottweiler accidently chew it up, just so i can get a new phone...
i know there is some smarty pants out there that can figure this out... help me pleeeeeeeeeeze!!!!
lovelyxleo said:
Yep, I have tried that.... pushing the end button a zillion times. It use to work before, but now it doesnt. I tried the end button, the call button, sliding over the other keys, just tapping on the unlock keys on the screen... but nothing. i do it so much, i pretty much start banging on the keys.....ummm... not sure if that made it worse??
is there anyway i can just reset my phone.... perhaps flash a new rom. I really dont care what is on my phone at this point. phone numbers not saved on sim can be replaced.... i dont care about anything else as far as apps. i just want to be able to use this phone again, whatever it takes. not sure if this is even possible without unlocking the screen first. i am so frustrated i wanna let my rottweiler accidently chew it up, just so i can get a new phone...
i know there is some smarty pants out there that can figure this out... help me pleeeeeeeeeeze!!!!
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Nope. Its pretty much hosed. These are classic symptoms of the digitizer cable losing connection with the main board. Pressing the red End key forcefully can sometimes mate the connection back, but otherwise if that doesn't work nothing will. If you're feeling brave, you can take apart the phone piece by piece and reassemble it. That might do the trick. Else, you have to replace the digitizer.
Ok... first of all, what is a digitizer?
Also, is there any way I can connect it to my computer via usb and try to remove the files that i put on there for the rom.... that would just make it a windows phone again. Because Im confused.... is this a phone malfunction or a file issue?
lovelyxleo said:
Ok... first of all, what is a digitizer?
Also, is there any way I can connect it to my computer via usb and try to remove the files that i put on there for the rom.... that would just make it a windows phone again. Because Im confused.... is this a phone malfunction or a file issue?
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Can you get to the bootloader (stripey screen)? If so, then just flash a stock WinMo ROM from there and it should work.
Well I am able to restart the phone after I take the battery out. So there is a point at the startup while its loading, it says 1-2-3-4 Go Go Go. Not sure if there is anything I can from there.
Oh btw... for a brief few minutes yesterday, the phone did unlock. I got so excited that I started reading all my text messages I missed over the passed 2 weeks and also reviewing missed phone calls. And by that time, the phone locked again. No luck since.
lovelyxleo said:
Well I am able to restart the phone after I take the battery out. So there is a point at the startup while its loading, it says 1-2-3-4 Go Go Go. Not sure if there is anything I can from there.
Oh btw... for a brief few minutes yesterday, the phone did unlock. I got so excited that I started reading all my text messages I missed over the passed 2 weeks and also reviewing missed phone calls. And by that time, the phone locked again. No luck since.
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Take the battery out, put it back in then hold down the power (end call) and volume down buttons. From here, you can flash a stock ROM via the USB port or flash a stock ROM via your SD card
lovelyxleo said:
Well I am able to restart the phone after I take the battery out. So there is a point at the startup while its loading, it says 1-2-3-4 Go Go Go. Not sure if there is anything I can from there.
Oh btw... for a brief few minutes yesterday, the phone did unlock. I got so excited that I started reading all my text messages I missed over the passed 2 weeks and also reviewing missed phone calls. And by that time, the phone locked again. No luck since.
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If you remap the call button to the power button, as lung as you don't hit the end key anymore your screen should stay working. It has for me
Sent from my HTC HD2 using Tapatalk
OOOOH... ok how do i remap?
Nigeldg said:
Take the battery out, put it back in then hold down the power (end call) and volume down buttons. From here, you can flash a stock ROM via the USB port or flash a stock ROM via your SD card
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I have no idea how to flash a stock ROM... any links???
lovelyxleo said:
OOOOH... ok how do i remap?
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use the attached apk in this post from before and then find the call button inside the program i think its 231 or something like that. Then press apply and voila green key is now your power key
elesbb said:
use the attached apk in this post from before and then find the call button inside the program i think its 231 or something like that. Then press apply and voila green key is now your power key
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Okk, i can try this... but do i download that file to the computer then to the phone via usb or ?
i see the file, i just dont know what to do with it.
lovelyxleo said:
Okk, i can try this... but do i download that file to the computer then to the phone via usb or ?
i see the file, i just dont know what to do with it.
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You can eitherdownload to computer, the use adb install to install the program, or download to your phone and use a file browser to navigate to your downloads and install from there. Downloading to your phone is probably the easiest for beginners.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using Tapatalk
i definatly think this is the digitizer problem... same thing heppend to me..
elesbb said:
You can eitherdownload to computer, the use adb install to install the program, or download to your phone and use a file browser to navigate to your downloads and install from there. Downloading to your phone is probably the easiest for beginners.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using Tapatalk
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Ok, I can try that. But I am still waiting to get this phone screen to unlock. I guess I cant do anything until then.

Red light of death and ADB won't recognize

I've searched like mad, and the only 'fix' I've seen is to pull the battery (literally). My tools aren't here yet, so I'm still attempting to fix this via software. That said...
ADB won't recognize my device. When I'm plugged in I have the flashing red light. I am unable to boot the the phone at all. Is there anything that can be done?
rxmxsh said:
I've searched like mad, and the only 'fix' I've seen is to pull the battery (literally). My tools aren't here yet, so I'm still attempting to fix this via software. That said...
ADB won't recognize my device. When I'm plugged in I have the flashing red light. I am unable to boot the the phone at all. Is there anything that can be done?
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Firmly press the back of your device at place where the battery connector is. Hold a few seconds and try to boot
BigDig said:
Firmly press the back of your device at place where the battery connector is. Hold a few seconds and try to boot
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That was a new approach. Thanks. It didn't work, but thank you.
Bump.

can't enter into fastboot

Hello i have recently tried to return my phone from cyanogenmod into the stock rom using this thread: "https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/general/guide-return-to-stock-relock-bootloader-t3489110" and my phone got stuck in the process while making the command "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img". And now my device is stuck on boot loop showing the cyanogenmod loading screen.
Anyway now i found a way to get to stock but for that i need to get my device into fastboot. THE PROBLEM IS that my device can't get now into fastboot! i have tried using adb commands but the adb doesn't recognize the device. I have tried fastboot commands but again it doesn't recognize the device. I also tried button combinations, but it didn't work.
Until the incidence i have used to press the power button+ vol down keys to get into fastboot mode, but now it doesn't work. I suspect that it doesn't work since in order to get into fastboot with the button combination i need to first get the device turned off. But when i connect my device to the charger it shows the battery charging screen and the device is stuck on that screen even if it has disconnected from the charger, and it will keep on that screen until the battery has depleted. I have tried shutting it down using the power button but then my phone gets into a loop with the cyanogenmod loading screen, and even if i turn it off it restarts instead.
p.s I have used to think that my fastboot was deleted but on an other thread i have been told that as long as i see the cyanogenmod loading screen of the OS that means i have a boot-loader.
Please help!
I want to get into Fastboot on my Moto Pure.
Thanks a lot
Eden.
Power down 1st
Try volume down & power key together. That will get you into fastboot directly.
Oops just seen that, my bad, I wont respond anymore.
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PassatSport15 said:
Power down 1st
Try volume down & power key together. That will get you into fastboot directly.
Oops just seen that, my bad, I wont respond anymore.
Sent from my Portable
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Haha, as said. can't power off.
Np thanks for responding!
Anyone got an idea?
u cant poweroff does that means your phone is continuously bootlooping or its just booting but takes a hell lotta time to boot up?
Sagar_1401 said:
u cant poweroff does that means your phone is continuously bootlooping or its just booting but takes a hell lotta time to boot up?
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I think @edenah is saying it just gets stuck at the loading screen. If the battery discharges all the way and the device is plugged in, the battery symbol shows and after the charger is unplugged, the battery charging doesn't go away until the battery dies again or the power button is pressed (which leaves us right back to where we started)
edenah said:
Hello i have recently tried to return my phone from cyanogenmod into the stock rom using this thread: "https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-style/general/guide-return-to-stock-relock-bootloader-t3489110" and my phone got stuck in the process while making the command "fastboot flash bootloader bootloader.img". And now my device is stuck on boot loop showing the cyanogenmod loading screen.
Anyway now i found a way to get to stock but for that i need to get my device into fastboot. THE PROBLEM IS that my device can't get now into fastboot! i have tried using adb commands but the adb doesn't recognize the device. I have tried fastboot commands but again it doesn't recognize the device. I also tried button combinations, but it didn't work.
Until the incidence i have used to press the power button+ vol down keys to get into fastboot mode, but now it doesn't work. I suspect that it doesn't work since in order to get into fastboot with the button combination i need to first get the device turned off. But when i connect my device to the charger it shows the battery charging screen and the device is stuck on that screen even if it has disconnected from the charger, and it will keep on that screen until the battery has depleted. I have tried shutting it down using the power button but then my phone gets into a loop with the cyanogenmod loading screen, and even if i turn it off it restarts instead.
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Try this:
Hold power button for 10-20 sek, when screen will turn off hold only vol-(at bootloop screen).
You should flash stock without "oem" commands.
Find how to update bootloader​.
aybarrap1 said:
I think @edenah is saying it just gets stuck at the loading screen. If the battery discharges all the way and the device is plugged in, the battery symbol shows and after the charger is unplugged, the battery charging doesn't go away until the battery dies again or the power button is pressed (which leaves us right back to where we started)
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Yes thats exactly what i mean.
dzidexx said:
Try this:
Hold power button for 10-20 sek, when screen will turn off hold only vol-(at bootloop screen).
You should flash stock without "oem" commands.
Find how to update bootloader​.
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tried this, but the device still goes into the cyanogenmod loading screen.
its soft brick but can't be fixed (just thinking any method but no idea man)
get your phone to moto service centre and they can only fix it (or maybe not) caus this is worst case happening to you
if any pro dev read this thread he might be able to answer but badluck (nobody gives a ....)
btw when you connect your phone to pc does it shows unknown device or it just charge the phone?
Sagar_1401 said:
its soft brick but can't be fixed (just thinking any method but no idea man)
get your phone to moto service centre and they can only fix it (or maybe not) caus this is worst case happening to you
if any pro dev read this thread he might be able to answer but badluck (nobody gives a ....)
btw when you connect your phone to pc does it shows unknown device or it just charge the phone?
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:/
It recognizes it as portable usb device.
And well. I have bought the device in the us but i live outside of the US. so its bit problematic to return it now. Some help could do the trick!
I found SP flash tool and i believe it would do the trick. But i need to get the scatter loading file of the moto pure, but i can't find it anywhere, maybe anyone got the idea how to get that?
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It recognizes it as portable usb device.
And well. I have bought the device in the us but i live outside of the US. so its bit problematic to return it now. Some help could do the trick!
I found SP flash tool and i believe it would do the trick. But i need to get the scatter loading file of the moto pure, but i can't find it anywhere, maybe anyone got the idea how to get that?
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We haven't been able to get the QLoad files for most Moto devices, at least not for the last 2-3 years... Sorry.
Well i have found a way to get the device charged while the screen is off!
If i connect it to my computer while pressing the power button and the vol down button and keep pressing it, the device stays turned off!
Now i'm trying to play with it, to turn the bootloader. so far the classical power and vol combo doesn't work.
edenah said:
Well i have found a way to get the device charged while the screen is off!
If i connect it to my computer while pressing the power button and the vol down button and keep pressing it, the device stays turned off!
Now i'm trying to play with it, to turn the bootloader. so far the classical power and vol combo doesn't work.
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I am stuck. No button combination works. I suspect that the device isn't really off but the display is just closed. As even to open up the device takes a reallly long press on the power button.
if it got interrupted while flashing bootloader, you're pretty much not going to be able to do anything.
motorola service center is likely the only place that can fix it.
sorry for your luck.
edenah said:
Haha, as said. can't power off.
Np thanks for responding!
Anyone got an idea?
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ericpeacock79 said:
if it got interrupted while flashing bootloader, you're pretty much not going to be able to do anything.
motorola service center is likely the only place that can fix it.
sorry for your luck.
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exactly that's what I'm saying but he needs to get his phone to USA as he specified..
only a specialist can help ya
Sagar_1401 said:
exactly that's what I'm saying but he needs to get his phone to USA as he specified..
only a specialist can help ya
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i see :'(
Ok Thank your guys
I guess its a lost cause.
edenah said:
i see :'(
Ok Thank your guys
I guess its a lost cause.
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Lost cause? No, probably not... Do you know anyone in the US you trust well enough to receive the phone from repair and ship it to you where ever you are? I believe that is all you need. The US service center cannot ship outside of North America (maybe US), but they can receive packages from anywhere. If you had a US contact that could receive the device and forward it on to you it might be worth it to get it fixed if it is still under warranty, if it isn't, then it might not be worth fixing. Lots of things to consider here.

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