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What is considered a defect on this phone?

I still have my phone under the manufacturer warranty and it has been acting wonky lately. I want a new vibrant and I am just wondering what is considered a defect? Im thinking about flashing back to stock and saying my GPS doesn't work, and also I have light leakage from LED buttons. Thanks.

what is "wonky" about it?
Maybe we can fix it... I don't like the idea of helping get a new phone, just for the sake of getting a new phone.
This (and other reasons) are why phone costs so dang much.

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s15274n said:
what is "wonky" about it?
Maybe we can fix it... I don't like the idea of helping get a new phone, just for the sake of getting a new phone.
This (and other reasons) are why phone costs so dang much.
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Exactly, if it is indeed defective then by all means get an exchange. But if it just running slow then it can prolly get fixed with a flash. I process so many warranty exchanges that in all honesty there was nothing physically wrong with it. A simply odin to stock fixes them.
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Marvlet said:
Exactly, if it is indeed defective then by all means get an exchange. But if it just running slow then it can prolly get fixed with a flash. I process so many warranty exchanges that in all honesty there was nothing physically wrong with it. A simply odin to stock fixes them.
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And if you are willing to try, check my signature for going back to stock... files and a guide for you.

Random restarts, GPS still doesnt work at all, light leakage on buttons and screen. Ive tried numerous ROMs and I am still having issues with GPS. Ive went to stock and while it fixed my problems with restarts, stock was just to laggy so I went back to custom ROMs, GPS still doesn't work.
I am also having signal problems. Me and my friend bought a vibrant the same day and we have tested in the same room that his gets better reception. In a room where he has H, I am only on Edge. This isn't a problem with the ROM because we are both running Bionix.
If there is any way to fix my GPS/Signal issues then by all means tell me and I wont send my phone in for a replacement.
EDIT: Thank you guys for the help. Could ROMs effect signal/GPS? Like I said above when I compared with my friends phone under the same conditions (same room, same ROM) i was only on Edge and he had H. I've tried Trigger, MIUI, and CM7 and still don't have 3G or H in places my friend does.
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Thank you for the input I'm glad you gave me some good information as to fixing my phone/getting a replacement.

ROMs COULD be a reason since they have different modems... but if you guys were on the same rom and didnt change the modem, then no....
I have best luck on KB1.
I would ODIN to JFD, root, Flash Trigger and see how your signal/gps goes... if not great, flash the KB1 modem over it (dev section) and see if any better.
If you look in my tips/tricks (first link in signature) there is a fix I do for GPS. Sometimes on a new ROM when it DOES NOT work, I have to do that to make it work. Other roms, it works right after flashing... no real rhyme or reason.
If you want a new phone, i am certain you could get one based off what you said already..... but I would not be surprised if you could make it 100% right.

s15274n said:
If you want a new phone, i am certain you could get one based off what you said already..... but I would not be surprised if you could make it 100% right.
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not to mention the refurb you get could have the same problems or worse.

Refurbished is what you will get, there are no more "new" Vibrants.
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For gps try this http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/21/t-mobile-samsung-vibrant-galaxy-s-gps-issues-fix-tutorial/
I am using stock KB5, it helped me get a lock in 15-30 sec.
edit: I did mess with gps.conf from hd2 forum, dont know if that helped too.

[Q] Nexus One reboot when using 3g

hello guys I have a nexus with one gingerbread 2.3.4 and when I use the 3G network after 2-3 minutes the phone restarts. with this bug I can not use Internet
any ideas? Thanks!

Yes. Me to.

What ROM and/or kernel combo you guys using?

I have the stock rom ota gingerbread 2.3.4, nothing changed, full stock. I recently tried miui 1.5.20 the problem is the same. may be a hardware problem?

Does the phone get hot to the touch on the back? Does the phone still reboot if you turn off 3g data and you go exclusivly Wifi?
Had the same issue with my old Nexus 1. Called HTC support and they immediately said it was a defective board. RMA'd and got refurb, but at least it does not reboot when I use 3g.
Good luck.

thanks jhsiao36, think if I update the radio version 5.12.00.08 can change something or brought it in for service?

poltor said:
thanks jhsiao36, think if I update the radio version 5.12.00.08 can change something or brought it in for service?
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I didn't help for me. I tried the 5.12.00.08 radio and it suffered from the same 3g reboots. But when I disabled 3g and used Wifi, never suffered from reboots.
If the phone is still under warranty, definitely encourage you to call them. HTC's customer and tech support is the best I've ever seen. They replaced it no questions asked, even though my phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked.

jhsiao36 said:
HTC's customer and tech support is the best I've ever seen. They replaced it no questions asked, even though my phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked.
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+1 They are awesome to deal with. It really makes me sad that they are starting to lock down their phones, because I won't buy a phone if I can't run custom ROMs on it.
But with the radio, I highly doubt flashing to 5.12 would help. Google released the 5.08 radio with the OTA update to Gingerbread. If 5.12 was any better, I'm sure they would've included it. There had to have been a reason they stuck with 5.08.
If you aren't afraid of losing anything, or already made backups, you could try the passimg method of giving you a completely stock install. See if the problem occurs with that as well. This would rule out software vs hardware.

No one can really solve it?

JetChung said:
No one can really solve it?
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I really don't think it can be resolve without sending it back to HTC for a replace/repair. As I said in my previous posts, I've tried 3 different ROMs - stock, cyanogenmod 6 and 7 - all exhibit the same issue - reboot when on 3g, but perfect if on Wifi. And yes, it will reboot even on a freshly install ROM (no apps installed).
HTC knows of this issue and they will replace/repair. I got a refurb and it works perfectly - stock, cyanogenmod 6 or 7.
Sorry, probably not the answer you wanted to hear, but search on <insert your favorite search engine> and you will find that this is a fairly widespread problem.

Thank you for your answer! It does not work, had sent a factory repair.

After several tests, on Monday I sent the phone in for service. I think it's a hardware problem, maybe a bad batch of motherboards.
my S / N: HT05... and your?
I will tell you just back from assistance.

Did you ever overheat it? I believe that the N1 has a problem if you really push it that it can overheat. Once it happens once it will happen again and every time it takes less and less to cause the reboot. Eventually it reboots just with 3G.
I was running mine in the car-mount with GPS, Google Maps (3G), screen on brightest, on a hot summer day while charging ... and it rebooted. Didn't think much of it but then it started rebooting every time I used GPS and charging.
In the end it was pretty near useless ... rebooting all the time. I sent it in twice (the first time they couldn't reproduce the problem) and the second time they replaced the board. Problem solved.
Now I am very careful not to overheat it.

CM7 3G Issues

I know this is a pretty well known problem but was wondering if anyone has found a solution. I had this problem on CM7 and have switched to OMFGB and still have the same problem. Occasionally my radio will die and I will not have mobile data for a period of time. I am currently on OMFGB 7/16 with the glitch kernel. It happens enough to become an annoyance so has anyone found a solution or have any suggestions? Thanks.

jdf19 said:
I know this is a pretty well known problem but was wondering if anyone has found a solution. I had this problem on CM7 and have switched to OMFGB and still have the same problem. Occasionally my radio will die and I will not have mobile data for a period of time. I am currently on OMFGB 7/16 with the glitch kernel. It happens enough to become an annoyance so has anyone found a solution or have any suggestions? Thanks.
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in the OP of the CM7 thread in development, jt says this may happen and a battery pull should fix it
edit: I guess this is only if the radio completely dies, it seems like your issue is just losing 3G/data and is a known bug that I don't know a fix for
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i could be wrong but my understanding is that any rom built off of the ec09 leak will lose data sync and not be able to send or receive until battery pull. I dont think i had the issue with MIUI.

foister82 said:
i could be wrong but my understanding is that any rom built off of the ec09 leak will lose data sync and not be able to send or receive until battery pull. I dont think i had the issue with MIUI.
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CM7 and MIUI are not built off the EC09 leak, they are built from straight AOSP source.

AFAIK some phones (like mine) loose data completely when flashing on MTD builds like CM7 or Miui. All I had to do was an esn swap, so basically activate a different phone on my line and then re-activate my Fascinate. Problem solved in about 10 minutes.

If it's data problems you're having, this thread is your new best friend:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1051543
I had the same 3g issue and an ESN swap worked perfectly for me as well. There's plenty of explanations and such in here on what it is and how to easily do it. IINachtmahrII kind of alluded to that.

The old data issue which is solved by doing the ESN swap is not the same thing as the issues CM7 is having. That issue back when official ED01 Froyo hit was a complete 3G data loss and the ESN swap took care of it. CM7 seems to have a couple issues with data. Be very careful doing a battery pull on CM7. Myself and several others have had a soft bricked device from doing a battery pull on CM7. I am pretty sure the OP is talking about how it seems to work one minute and then stops for a few minutes and eventually comes back. I get it too. Happens on WiFi also.

I haven't noticed my 3G icon disappear but I noticed it turns white which apparently means it lost its connection to Google. Does your icon disappear completely?
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Yes my icon will disappear completely
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jamesnmandy said:
The old data issue which is solved by doing the ESN swap is not the same thing as the issues CM7 is having. That issue back when official ED01 Froyo hit was a complete 3G data loss and the ESN swap took care of it. CM7 seems to have a couple issues with data. Be very careful doing a battery pull on CM7. Myself and several others have had a soft bricked device from doing a battery pull on CM7. I am pretty sure the OP is talking about how it seems to work one minute and then stops for a few minutes and eventually comes back. I get it too. Happens on WiFi also.
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I believe you are correct about the meaning of the OP. I also experienced the intermittent loss of 3g and wifi while on cm7.
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I too lose 3g occasionally, I found that if you turn airplane mode on,then off 3g returns.
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I was having the exact same problem, but I assumed it was the EC09 baseband and flashed back to EC01. It seems to have solved itself or atleast become less severe in my case though

Turning airplane mode on and off has seemed to I work. I may try switching radios because I'm on ec09. Has anyone had this problem on ec01 or ed01? Thanks for the replies.
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jdf19 said:
Turning airplane mode on and off has seemed to I work. I may try switching radios because I'm on ec09. Has anyone had this problem on ec01 or ed01? Thanks for the replies.
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Have this problem on ED01 and ED04.

[Q] Where did my 4G go?

Running Paranoid ROM with Franco kernel and for some reason i rarely get 4g or H+ or whatever you want to call it, either way i'm not getting it even in spots i used to get it. Any suggestions or has anyone else had this occur?
Thanks ahead of time! :good:

Yeah I think this is also happening to me at the moment, haven't found the cause and only started a few days ago. It still said H+, but I can't connect to anything. Also running PA with Franco
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saintsmmx said:
Yeah I think this is also happening to me at the moment, haven't found the cause and only started a few days ago. It still said H+, but I can't connect to anything. Also running PA with Franco
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And I love the Paranoid ROM so i dont want to switch, but i love good connection too.

Pete Zahutt said:
And I love the Paranoid ROM so i dont want to switch, but i love good connection too.
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I doubt the ROM has much to do with it.
Consider flashing .27 or .24 radios if you're worried. If you're on T-Mobile then you should expect those fluctuations. As I have, ha.

Took a dump and went to sleep
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Took a dump and went to sleep
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I made a post about this last night. But on my 2x unlocked/rooted Nexus 4s I no longer get 4G with LTE enabled. Instead I see them switching 3g/h+ but have no/limited connectivity. And when they can connect out it is extremely slow.
Have tried multiple roms, multiple radios... different kernels. Also, have one Nexus that is bone stock, not even unlocked.rooted (so it never had lte enabled) and it is experiencing the same issue.
At the sametime I have a couple other phones on tmobile (htc one, note 2 and an s4) as well, and they are all fine.

Flak said:
I made a post about this last night. But on my 2x unlocked/rooted Nexus 4s I no longer get 4G with LTE enabled. Instead I see them switching 3g/h+ but have no/limited connectivity. And when they can connect out it is extremely slow.
Have tried multiple roms, multiple radios... different kernels. Also, have one Nexus that is bone stock, not even unlocked.rooted (so it never had lte enabled) and it is experiencing the same issue.
At the sametime I have a couple other phones on tmobile (htc one, note 2 and an s4) as well, and they are all fine.
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Was considering doing this, have you heard anything regarding it? http://hippowise.com/how-to-permanently-enable-lte-on-android-4-2-2-nexus-4/

Pete Zahutt said:
Was considering doing this, have you heard anything regarding it? http://hippowise.com/how-to-permanently-enable-lte-on-android-4-2-2-nexus-4/
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That is one the guides I tried..

Flak said:
That is one the guides I tried..
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Any luck?

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Any luck?
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Nope, like I said, even my stock Nexus is having connectivity issues with H+. So I'm not even worried about getting LTE back at this point. A couple people at work are having the same issues some of them stock some not. None of them are getting LTE anymore, nor are they getting h+. So who knows....

Flak said:
Nope, like I said, even my stock Nexus is having connectivity issues with H+. So I'm not even worried about getting LTE back at this point. A couple people at work are having the same issues some of them stock some not. None of them are getting LTE anymore, nor are they getting h+. So who knows....
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Well thanks anyways, at least you saved me from wasting my time. :good: Guess ill just have to pick up a new device to play with.

Time to dump it?

Well guys, here I am with major thoughts of dumping my Note 3 and ending my short couple of month love affair with it.
I just feel that this device underachieved for me. My major beef with it is the poor wifi and overall network performance of the phone with no fix in sight. I can't stand the instability of the wifi performance. I also hate the speaker on this thing.
I also am disappointed with the community. I don't know what it is, but this community doesn't seem very active or have big numbers. I understand maybe a lot of people shy away because of the locked bootloader and such, but it just seems like low activity here.
With that being said, not all hope is lost. I still like this phone overall. I got in on the Cyber Monday deal for a $350 Moto X. I am making my decision easy for myself. If I like the Moto X, I am keeping it and dumping my Note 3. If I don't, I will keep my Note 3 for a little while longer.
And I understand that these phones are on opposite sides of the spectrum. But something intrigues me about the Moto X.
Ultimately I know that nobody probably cares. And that's cool, you can simply ignore this thread. But for anyone else, I would like to hear your thoughts.
Thanks!
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
My major beef with it is the poor wifi and overall network performance of the phone with no fix in sight. I can't stand the instability of the wifi performance.
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I wouldn't put up with that, either. But my N3's WiFi and 4G connections have been excellent. Have you tried exchanging your phone?

I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.

LordGeek said:
I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.
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Restore stock or use wanam.
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What ROM are you using? My T-Mobile note 3 using att has excellent 4g LTE coverage but when I had T-Mobile coverage at first it sucked! I'm talking bad!! Barely any data connection if any and dropped a lot of calls. As far as WiFi I get excellent coverage also. Don't give up on your note 3 just yet. Just give up on t mobile!! If you use Chainfire's region unlock app from play store and switch to an att carrier, (like net 10 or Straight talk $45 a month) you'll be good to go.
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Gary02468 said:
I wouldn't put up with that, either. But my N3's WiFi and 4G connections have been excellent. Have you tried exchanging your phone?
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I had the same issues with my previous one. I'm on at&t and I've seen threads about the same issues that I'm having. It seems pretty common.
LordGeek said:
I'd love to dump mine also .. having all the same issues in regards to the WiFi and network connectivity. Problem I have, I rooted mine and now I get that B/S "Custom" boot .. I've read through everything up here in regards to getting rid of that boot screen and so far NOTHING has worked. So right now, unless I find a way to hard brick my phone, I'm stuck with this damn thing.
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Why not just sell it and get something else? The Note 3 is still going for decent money on Swappa and most people prefer to buy rooted phones on there.
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What ROM are you using? My T-Mobile note 3 using att has excellent 4g LTE coverage but when I had T-Mobile coverage at first it sucked! I'm talking bad!! Barely any data connection if any and dropped a lot of calls. As far as WiFi I get excellent coverage also. Don't give up on your note 3 just yet. Just give up on t mobile!! If you use Chainfire's region unlock app from play store and switch to an att carrier, (like net 10 or Straight talk $45 a month) you'll be good to go.
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I'm on at&t.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Restore stock or use wanam.
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Well I would restore stock if it was available, but its not !!!
As for Wanam, I have also tried this .. I have tried everything that has been described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559961 .. nothing worked, I still have the custom start screen.
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LordGeek said:
Well I would restore stock if it was available, but its not !!!
As for Wanam, I have also tried this .. I have tried everything that has been described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559961 .. nothing worked, I still have the custom start screen.
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You can restore on mj5.
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You can restore on mj5.
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Can you restore on mj5 after rooting with Kingo? I read you can use Kingos "unroot" then factory reset, but I dunno.

Probably best to use the the already established thread for this this type discussion. ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466099