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Yes. I'm looking for a way to mess up my phone software so I can use my insurance to get a new phone. Is there. An way?
I bricked mine once by flashing a gsm radio.. =(
but if that's what you want, then go ahead!
good luck, sprint isn't that smart. tell them you tried updating my prl and it shut off. that's what i did!
why dont you just say you lost it or throw it in the toilet?
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why dont you just say you lost it or throw it in the toilet?
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this wouldn't get you a free phone, you'd have to pay a $100 deductible... you should be careful when making posts like this. Some people are really sensitive about cheating the system and will torch you. Having said that, I would flash a gsm radio like the second post said.
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Yes. I'm looking for a way to mess up my phone software so I can use my insurance to get a new phone. Is there. An way?
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if ur paying for insurance then why don't u just brick it the easy way nd drop an actual brick on it... last i checked monthly insurance covered any cause for replacement even neglect
My first inclination is to flame you, because the day before my phone got stolen, Sprint raised their deductable from $50 to $100 because of people doing things like that. It sucked.
But with that said, if you still feel like being "that guy" just flash a gsm radio
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this wouldn't get you a free phone, you'd have to pay a $100 deductible... you should be careful when making posts like this. Some people are really sensitive about cheating the system and will torch you. Having said that, I would flash a gsm radio like the second post said.
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I didn't pay when mine bricked..of course, it was a TOTAL **** move to say i had no idea what happened..
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I didn't pay when mine bricked..of course, it was a TOTAL **** move to say i had no idea what happened..
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i know, that's why i told him to do it your way rather than claiming loss or dropping it down the toilet
ummm...run the RUU then uplug the device as it is flashing? you ever hear of insurance fraud my man?
Why do you need a new phone? If there is a defect, such as dust under the screen or paint chipping, call up customer service. They'll send you another one. If you REALLY needed to brick it, I would flash a Nexus kernel and radio. If you flash BOTH, that's the point of no return.
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i know, that's why i told him to do it your way rather than claiming loss or dropping it down the toilet
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Ohh, i get it now haha
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You could use flash_image to overwrite the nand with 0xFF's. Or my personal favorite, nuke it for 2 seconds in the microwave. I happen to be one of few people who has heard what it sounds like to be connected to a phone being nuked. You hear a thud, a couple beeps, a loud buzzing and a click...
Granted that guy took me seriously. But in general you should always try to call customer service or take it to a sprint store and argue for a replacement. If you waste enough of their time they will do it for you without your needing to destroy hardware and raise prices for the rest of us.
Use fresh ruu 1.56 sprint stock and unplugged bfre it finishes...anyways u might get the error 110 like me....
Yea because flashing a gsm radio isnt cheating the system. An insurance claim you pay for which is what he said he didnt say under warranty.
Ok, Im sending my phone in for chipped paint guys... Now tell me..
I run a mac, and am on fresh 2.0d
Before sending it in should I brick it using the GSM radio thing so they dont know im rooted.
Because i don't know how to unroot on a mac.
EDIT: Also on my new phone, can i use my existing nandroid backups?
Just run the stock RUU it does it by itself. It gets rid of root and it also may brick your phone which you dont care. I do not know if it works on mac tho.
http://geekfor.me/news/sprint_ruu_156/
You are the reason people like me have to pay high premiums. Is anyone honest anymore? You guys who do this crap piss me off!
You have high premiums because you have a high cost device. The cost is 100 for high end devices if you had a regular phone it would still be 50.
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You are the reason people like me have to pay high premiums. Is anyone honest anymore? You guys who do this crap piss me off!
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Relax brotha everybody does it..one way or the other ..am sure u have done it. Maybe not with cell phones.......
I might get burned for saying this..but its my opinion...
I lost my root access once I did the official update from sprint. I tried to go through the process and root my phone again, however, it woudln't permit me too. Does anyone know how we can gain root access again with the new update?
There is now way to root once you RUU your phone with Sprint 2.1 update. This has been stated time & time again, please search in the future.
Buy and EVO seems that's what everybody else is doing!
Yeah, listen to markus. He loves the evo.
kiokenx31 said:
I lost my root access once I did the official update from sprint. I tried to go through the process and root my phone again, however, it woudln't permit me too. Does anyone know how we can gain root access again with the new update?
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Let me guess....you didn't do any research before blindly flashing a ROM you know nothing about??? I bet next time you'll search before flashing...in the mean time, your SOL until one of the devs figure out how to root it....
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Yeah, listen to markus. He loves the evo.
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If i could afford it id love it even more.
How does this happen? You go on a forum, you search for how to root, you figure all that out just fine.... and then you just blindly update without even thinking to search the forum?
Why?
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How does this happen? You go on a forum, you search for how to root, you figure all that out just fine.... and then you just blindly update without even thinking to search the forum?
Why?
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Correct me if im wrong but i think they did it because the leak you had a week prior was rooted, they must of thought this one was too.
markus_del_marko said:
If i could afford it id love it even more.
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Fortunately for me, my job is paying for it. If not, I'd probably sell my Hero then pay the difference. That's what I did with my TP2.
But it says all over the forum-- like everywhere-- to not update from Sprint.
Isn't that what the OP did? I'm just surprised you can go through the whole process of rooting and not catch the part about not updating from Sprint.
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Fortunately for me, my job is paying for it. If not, I'd probably sell my Hero then pay the difference. That's what I did with my TP2.
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Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
markus_del_marko said:
Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
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Yeah, I bought mine in January too. Got $75 off and sold my TP2 for like $230 I think.
ba da dum dum dum Another one bites the dust
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Ill pick one up by the fall when i can get one online for cheap. I paid full price for my hero in january and i can't justify another phone anytime soon.
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Bummer...I got 2 for $99 at Best Buy in Feb......Hell...I wasn't looking for a phone, my wife was....she wanted tv and internet on her phone. It was my birthday and we went to Best Buy just to look around and she was looking at phones and decided to get the hero, so the salesman asked me if I wanted a phone and I told him no, I was happy with the one I had. He said, how about if it was free?? Well, next thing you know, we both had Heros.....2 weeks later I rooted my phone and the rest is history. The wife wouldn't let me root hers but I just updated hers to the official 2.1 and she loves it...still won't let me root it....
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Bummer...I got 2 for $99 at Best Buy in Feb......Hell...I wasn't looking for a phone, my wife was....she wanted tv and internet on her phone. It was my birthday and we went to Best Buy just to look around and she was looking at phones and decided to get the hero, so the salesman asked me if I wanted a phone and I told him no, I was happy with the one I had. He said, how about if it was free?? Well, next thing you know, we both had Heros.....2 weeks later I rooted my phone and the rest is history. The wife wouldn't let me root hers but I just updated hers to the official 2.1 and she loves it...still won't let me root it....
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Sprint already called me a few weeks ago trying to sell me a 3rd line of service and said i could get the EVO. I didn't need 3 lines so i passed. Im due for an upgrade in november anyways so ill see if there is a decent price drop or if a better droid phone comes along.
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Sprint already called me a few weeks ago trying to sell me a 3rd line of service and said i could get the EVO. I didn't need 3 lines so i passed. Im due for an upgrade in november anyways so ill see if there is a decent price drop or if a better droid phone comes along.
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We're both very happy with our phones and probably won't be upgrading for awhile......
ahha that's just great, im an idiot ... everything gets cracked...eventually.
gunnyman said:
ba da dum dum dum Another one bites the dust
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Ok guys, weird question...my screen is totally scratched up, no idea how it happened, but I am really pissed off about it. Anyway, I have the best buy extra insurance (Black tie?). I want to brick my DX so they can give me a new one. ****ed up I know, but I am paying for it, so I might as well take advantage. How do i do, or what is the best way to make it irrecoverable?
If you bought the accidental plan, just drop in in a puddle. I told them i was gonna hack it when i bought it and they said no problem but if anything happens and I have to bring it in, I better make sure it doesnt power on at all.
Best solution, pop it in the microwave for a couple seconds. It will nit power on after that.
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why don't you just tell them you lost it.. .
put it in a bowl and piss on it
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Best solution, pop it in the microwave for a couple seconds. It will nit power on after that.
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bonus points if you do this and post a vid!
Better yet take fat dump on it put in a zip lock bag and take it out just before you bring it into the store then they wont even attempt to turn it on ja
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bonus points if you do this and post a vid!
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I swear I will do it, but I need to know if it will show any damage or whatever. Either this or I was thinking about telling them I dropped it and bash it with a hammer over a towel or something.
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I swear I will do it, but I need to know if it will show any damage or whatever. Either this or I was thinking about telling them I dropped it and bash it with a hammer over a towel or something.
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throw it out a high window, say you dropped it at your hotel on vacation. or just step on it till the screen breaks and say you sat on it. their not gonna ask for a 10 page essay inorder to turn it in...
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throw it out a high window, say you dropped it at your hotel on vacation. or just step on it till the screen breaks and say you sat on it. their not gonna ask for a 10 page essay inorder to turn it in...
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No, I get that, but I don't want them to repair it. I just want a new one.
When u signed up for the contract u agreed to have a new OR refurb at their discretion. You will be without your phone for 2to 4 weeks
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When u signed up for the contract u agreed to have a new OR refurb at their discretion. You will be without your phone for 2to 4 weeks
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No I didn't BB gives you a loaner phone and a new device if they cant fix it. I have a backup phone anyway.
I'm not going to get into the morality implications of insurance fraud, but this is the kind of thing that makes protection policies expensive for the rest of us. Just something to think about.
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I'm not going to get into the morality implications of insurance fraud, but this is the kind of thing that makes protection policies expensive for the rest of us. Just something to think about.
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Hes turning in the phone, so they are able to repair it and give it to the next person that breaks their phone. This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
You could always do the OTA then sbf 2.1. done brick. and you dont have to break anything, and now best buy and asurion will lower our insurance costs! jk
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Hes turning in the phone, so they are able to repair it and give it to the next person that breaks their phone. This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
You could always do the OTA then sbf 2.1. done brick. and you dont have to break anything, and now best buy and asurion will lower our insurance costs! jk
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I was just thinking about using the 2.1 SBF. I think I will go that route. They should just give me a new DX, no?
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This saves us cost, because the other alternative is him reporting it lost and just keeping it.
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No, the alternative is to just live with his scratched up phone. Any other "alternative" which gets him a new phone on the policy's dime (including reporting it lost), is a crime.
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No, the alternative is to just live with his scratched up phone. Any other "alternative" which gets him a new phone on the policy's dime (including reporting it lost), is a crime.
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I am paying for a product. Why the hell shouldnt I? I didn't ask for anyones opinion man. Would you want to live with a scratched up $600 phone? Especially if you take care of all of your stuff?
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I was just thinking about using the 2.1 SBF. I think I will go that route. They should just give me a new DX, no?
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like it was said earlier, you might not get a new one. Doing the sbf will put you into a boot loop i believe, same thing thats been reported to happen to random people when doing the OTA...
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Blow me dude..immature I know. BUt seriously. I am paying for a product. Why the hell shouldnt I? I didn't ask for anyones opinion man.
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yes you did, in your first post! lol
yeah, its being shady. But so is rooting. Your breaching contract, just to remove bloat ware. Wireless tether for root users is also "stealing". List goes on and on. But thats why were here.
Forums arent the place for moral, political, or religious debate. Not trying to be mean, just keepin it real.
and if/when you get a replacement, may i recommend a screen protector....
Maaaaan all you have to do is say the on screen keyboard doesn't work its a software issue it only works when it wants to. Just remember The customer is ALWAYS right...I did it over the phone threatned to cancle my service and 2 days later new phone that was the droid 1 though. Id still take a fat **** on it though just so you can say you did it for conversation sakes.
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My phone is totally bricked, no download mode, no samsung screen, no clockwork, no nothing!!!
I didnt do anything i tried turning on my wifi and constantly disconnected and shut off on the phone i tried rebooting in the quick menu then BAM!!! Bricked,
If i have tep will it replace it for free since it can turn on... ???
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My phone is totally bricked, no download mode, no samsung screen, no clockwork, no nothing!!!
I didnt do anything i tried turning on my wifi and constantly disconnected and shut off on the phone i tried rebooting in the quick menu then BAM!!! Bricked,
If i have tep will it replace it for free since it can turn on... ???
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Several people had theirs replaced for free so as long as you don't get a **** of a tech....
For those that are on the beta Bonsai 4.1.0b9 the 2 quickest ways to get back to 4.0.1 is to flash 4.0.1 then run one click root Clockwork Mod 3.0.0.6 since it does not play nice with the imbedded 3.0.2.4 from 4.1.0 or you can Odin EB13 prerooted with CWM 3.0.0.6 then after converting to EXT 4 restore a nandroid of 4.0.1. Reflash 4.0.1 after that to disable journaling. Then Odin the EC05 modem.
EB13 link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
One click root CWM 3.0.0.6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612
If anyone needs Odin let me know.
charge the battery for an hour or so. then try to get into download mode again. if you can, stop and charge the battery to full. if you can't, it may actually be bricked. download mode uses alot of juice, and you can think you're bricked when you really just have a dead battery.
That happened to me once. I freaked out cause I thought my phone was bricked. So I went to have a cigarette, left it on the charger, and when I came back in, it turned right on
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Everyone who had access to the beta should have received a pm/email alerting them to the issue a few hours ago. Some users chose to disregard.
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JBakey said:
That happened to me once. I freaked out cause I thought my phone was bricked. So I went to have a cigarette, left it on the charger, and when I came back in, it turned right on
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One of the guys with the bricked phones had extra batteries charged, and no go. Another just came back from the Sprint store and they ordered him another phone after trying to revive it for 2 hours. Whatever this is, it is really bricking the phones. It could be CWM 3.0.2.4 related since that was imbedded in the ROM.
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Everyone who had access to the beta should have received a pm/email alerting them to the issue. Some users chose to disregard.
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Still a warning I just got to check my messages after te fact as I was very very swamped at work
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One of the guys with the bricked phones had extra batteries charged, and no go. Another just came back from the Sprint store and they ordered him another phone after trying to revive it for 2 hours. Whatever this is, it is really bricking the phones. It could be CWM 3.0.2.4 related since that was imbedded in the ROM.
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There is modified charging code in the kernel. That could be the culprit.
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davidrules7778 said:
Still a warning I just got to check my messages after te fact as I was very very swamped at work
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I didn't take it seriously until the 4th bricked phone. I even tried to convince myself that I would be safe with the Genocide kernel on it. But then common sense took over and I went back to 4.0.1 and passed the word here.
After taking my brick in and they worked with it for a couple of hours they said they would replace it no questions asked. When I first went in I told them I took it off the charger and it wouldn't turn on. Nothing they could do would get it running.
None in stock so I wait until tomorrow or the next day.
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After taking my brick in and they worked with it for a couple of hours they said they would replace it no questions asked. When I first went in I told them I took it off the charger and it wouldn't turn on. Nothing they could do would get it running.
None in stock so I wait until tomorrow or the next day.
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And of course no loner phone.
Could someone explain to me why Sprint should be eating the cost of replacing these phones?
edonnelly said:
Could someone explain to me why Sprint should be eating the cost of replacing these phones?
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They are not. The insurance is.
edonnelly said:
Could someone explain to me why Sprint should be eating the cost of replacing these phones?
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And they don't eat the phones. They get refurbed and given to the next insurance claim.
They shouldn't be, but things like this is exactly the ammunition they need to lock down the bootloader, up insurance cost, etc. . .
I am not sure why anyone would think it would be okay to rob a bank and then tell everyone about it, but people seem to think posting in a public forum is some how annomymous.
No I am not saying anyone is going to get in trouble, but a simple google search pulls this stuff up.
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They shouldn't be, but things like this is exactly the ammunition they need to lock down the bootloader, up insurance cost, etc. . .
I am not sure why anyone would think it would be okay to rob a bank and then tell everyone about it, but people seem to think posting in a public forum is some how annomymous.
No I am not saying anyone is going to get in trouble, but a simple google search pulls this stuff up.
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Really? You are on the side of the insurance company? The same one that gets $7 a month from most people and then instead of giving people a new phone immediately makes them wait for a refurbed one, a couple of days. The same insurance that makes you wait a couple of days to get your keyboard fixed instead of giving you another phone. Believe me they are not losing any money. Don't cry for them.
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Really? You are on the side of the insurance company? The same one that gets $7 a month from most people and then instead of giving people a new phone immediately makes them wait for a refurbed one, a couple of days. The same insurance that makes you wait a couple of days to get your keyboard fixed instead of giving you another phone. Believe me they are not losing any money. Don't cry for them.
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Indeed, they are not losing anything. In fact, the insurance industry is the only field that hires more mathematicians than NASA. They make sure that no matter what, prices and deductibles are set so they profit. It's one of the longest going scams in history. I have TEP on 5 lines. So I don't feel bad when someone gets their money's worth.
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Really? You are on the side of the insurance company? The same one that gets $7 a month from most people and then instead of giving people a new phone immediately makes them wait for a refurbed one, a couple of days. The same insurance that makes you wait a couple of days to get your keyboard fixed instead of giving you another phone. Believe me they are not losing any money. Don't cry for them.
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Banks are insured too. So should we say the same thing when they're robbed? Hell, let's not even go after the people who robbed it because they're insured right?
Somebody has to eat the cost any time a claim is made. And unfortunately, it's the consumer. TEP used to be $5 a month. Nobody is forced to have insurance on their phone. And nobody is forced to load custom ROMs either. Don't try to justify the risk you took by thinking you're entitled to a claim any time you want it.
Auto insurance companies deny claims all the time because of negligence. Why should we all pay when someone is doing 150mph down the freeway? It's the same concept here.
Ok bonsai fans, please stop talking about getting phones replaced. We are starting to attract all the party poopers and well they are going to poop on your party(in a ****ty arnold voice)
Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
Yep me too I busted my old EVO
Now with a 2.3.yea .............. Now where are my waffels........3
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bored aswell, the only thing keeping me cool with the evo is the free xtended battery sprint gave me
1d 5hrs 39mins on stock 2.3 with moderate use on the first charge, can't wait to see how long it lasts once I break it in and flash a new rom
Free extended battery? Good for you haha. I just ordered a cheapo extended battery off amazon...we will see how that works.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
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Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
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Don't you have 30 days to return the phone? Take it back and get NS4G or something.
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Don't you have 30 days to return the phone? Take it back and get NS4G or something.
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I kno, I kno. Im still holding out hope for root for evo tho.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
daoliverio said:
I kno, I kno. Im still holding out hope for root for evo tho.
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
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Why don't you just get the 3D or something? It's rooted now, so you get a better phone AND the ability to play with ROMs. I know I wouldn't be waiting around for the EVO to be rooted if I had the opportunity for a better phone...
I talked to sprint and they said that since I used my upgrade I couldn't return this phone and get the upgraded price again. Can't afford the 3d
Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!
EDIT: Sprint customer service people are hit and miss. By email they told me I would not be able to get the upgrade discount again...HOWEVER...I went onto the chat feature and they told me I could. Wow
Yeah I had the hero too .I love my OG evo and I herd teamwin or something like that was working on root for the EVO4g..
Sent from my MASTER LOCKED OG EVO...
daoliverio said:
Anybody body else really bored since they can't root? I use to flash something different two-three times per week on my hero...now i'm bored.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoy the phone for the most part and it's a HUGE step beyond my hero. If I could have my upgrade back I would get something else...sadly i'm poor and don't want to shove out the full price or buy anything off ebay (i've been banned from there since 2003...long story).
Anyways...just venting...feel free to post whatever if you're bored.
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YES. Mad bored with the evo right now. Oh well I'm just waiting for the moment. That moment will come sooner or later someone will crack it(probably agrabren)...always do.
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