hi All,
I have sold an S4 active on ebay. user is saying the screen is freezing up on making calls.
If I accept the return how do I confirm that buyer has not rooted or updated the OS from stock?
Please help..
Thanks
If its returned to stock you can't but if not, system settings, about phone. You'll see the kernel, build version,etc.
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simplesure said:
hi All,
I have sold an S4 active on ebay. user is saying the screen is freezing up on making calls.
If I accept the return how do I confirm that buyer has not rooted or updated the OS from stock?
Please help..
Thanks
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You can go to Settings>About>Status and scroll down near the bottom to see if it says 'Custom' (rooted/custom ROM) or 'Official" (Stock).
Keep in mind there are some methods to gaining 'Official' status even with a rooted device, so if your buyer knows of such methods it may be impossible for you to tell if was modified.
Ask him for screenshots before he sends it back to you.
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If it were me, I wouldn't even accept the return. The phone turns on, period. If it didn't then another story.
That is all.
Been there done that, I sold 2 G3 on ebay, and a one guy said it came on, and he didn't have a icon for gmail (dork), without telling me, he tried to get his money back thru ebay, ebay ask me what was up, I said, phone comes on, what else do you need to know, DENIED! needless to say, I won that battle.
Moral is: You sold a item on ebay and it works. End of transaction.
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Hello all. I was member dolce davinci until I asked to get my account closed. the reason I wanted it closed was to get away from xda.
My deal with mycomouterisjunk left me with a broken one s. HTC charged me to get blackrain1983s amaze fixed ( thankfully he is covering half the cost ). both deals are solved but I am left with a damage phone and my bank account in overdraft.
And the bummer of all, usps denied my insurance claim on the one s.
My reason of making this thread is to ask for donations. please, what ever you have will be appreciated . the LCD for the one s is $160, I am not asking for the whole thing but any little monies will help.
I still don't have a phone, I am using black rains amaze untill I ship it in a couple days. some members offered to donate phones but since i closed my account that didn't happen.
I know u guys might want proof that I am DOLCEDAVINCI and I will post some later, we still have a power outage in the DMV and I am on a phone.
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Hello all. I was member dolce davinci until I asked to get my account closed. the reason I wanted it closed was to get away from xda.
My deal with mycomouterisjunk left me with a broken one s. HTC charged me to get blackrain1983s amaze fixed ( thankfully he is covering half the cost ). both deals are solved but I am left with a damage phone and my bank account in overdraft.
And the bummer of all, usps denied my insurance claim on the one s.
My reason of making this thread is to ask for donations. please, what ever you have will be appreciated . the LCD for the one s is $160, I am not asking for the whole thing but any little monies will help.
I still don't have a phone, I am using black rains amaze untill I ship it in a couple days. some members offered to donate phones but since i closed my account that didn't happen.
I know u guys might want proof that I am DOLCEDAVINCI and I will post some later, we still have a power outage in the DMV and I am on a phone.
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Wrong section either way bro.
Why did HTC deny your warranty on the Amaze? What did they say was actually wrong with it? Water damage?
Wondering what inspired you to post in this section.
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Kent_Davis said:
Wondering what inspired you to post in this section.
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Can't post in FS/FT unless you're a member for a year.
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Can't post in FS/FT unless you're a member for a year.
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I don't think it even lets you see those forums.
ovoxo said:
Hello all. I was member dolce davinci until I asked to get my account closed. the reason I wanted it closed was to get away from xda.
My deal with mycomouterisjunk left me with a broken one s. HTC charged me to get blackrain1983s amaze fixed ( thankfully he is covering half the cost ). both deals are solved but I am left with a damage phone and my bank account in overdraft.
And the bummer of all, usps denied my insurance claim on the one s.
My reason of making this thread is to ask for donations. please, what ever you have will be appreciated . the LCD for the one s is $160, I am not asking for the whole thing but any little monies will help.
I still don't have a phone, I am using black rains amaze untill I ship it in a couple days. some members offered to donate phones but since i closed my account that didn't happen.
I know u guys might want proof that I am DOLCEDAVINCI and I will post some later, we still have a power outage in the DMV and I am on a phone.
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Who gives an eff?
dasistsparta said:
Who gives an eff?
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There's that warm family feeling we're all used too.
dasistsparta said:
Who gives an eff?
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Did I miss an election where you were appointed to be a spokesperson for all forum members?
Well here's how I see it:
You sent the Amaze to the guy and he said it was bricked. HTC did NOT honor the warranty meaning there was something wrong with it like water damage or dropped or something. Then the One S arrives to the other dude with a cracked screen. Both deals looked kinda shady. And it should not cost that much to fix an LCD/Digitizer/screen assembly at a 3rd party store, maybe at HTC it would be that, check around bro. Also, you said blackrain was going half on you with the Amaze right? so you're not out TOO much. I say sell the One S and buy a cheaper device, or trade it for a Sensation or something as-is if you can.
You then ask to have your account disabled because you want to steer clear of XDA, but create a NEW account to ask for donations for deals that looked shady that you're already getting half for on one? That is serious nuts dude.
"I want to stay away from this site, but changed my mind to come ask for donations because of my bad decisions"
That's just unsavory bro.
And yeah I might be coming off as heartless, but I did donate to jcash and I do help out when it seems warranted.
Just my opinion, you can think on it or chew it over or throw it away or whatever.
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Who gives an eff?
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AnyMal said:
Did I miss an election where you were appointed to be a spokesperson for all forum members?
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"Who gives a f***?" can actually mean that the person who said doesn't actually care and not necessarily implying that NO ONE cares, although that implication is also a valid interpretation, so the possibility exists he meant only to communicate (quite emphatically and bluntly might I add) that HE does not actually care and did not mean to infer that no one on the boards actually cares.
I am still battling it out with HTC. I had my card on file from when I wanted to get a replacement battery but that doesn't give them the right to charge me. everything went like it was supposed to be fixed free because they didn't even alert me through email but there is a hold in my account pending removal from HTC USA for 249.99.
after long aruing through email, black rain sent me $140 but out of that I still have to send the amaze to Jordan with express ( or else there will be no tracking ). I am not asking donations for HTC repair cost. I am trying to get to get rid of it . hopefully its an error because when I track my repair status it doesn't show any update.
I posted here because I can't see the market.
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I am still battling it out with HTC. I had my card on file from when I wanted to get a replacement battery but that doesn't give them the right to charge me. everything went like it was supposed to be fixed free because they didn't even alert me through email but there is a hold in my account pending removal from HTC USA for 249.99.
after long aruing through email, black rain sent me $140 but out of that I still have to send the amaze to Jordan with express ( or else there will be no tracking ). I am not asking donations for HTC repair cost. I am trying to get to get rid of it . hopefully its an error because when I track my repair status it doesn't show any update.
I posted here because I can't see the market.
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Just call HTC and ask if you're being charged or not, sounds like you're not even being charged.
With the shipping to Jordan, find out from blackrain if no tracking is ok, or work something out, maybe he'll help for shipping (since he agree to pay half the repair cost that may not even be charged).
It sounds like you can work this all out so you have a phone and everyone is happy without having to solicit donations here, the fact that you don't want to be on XDA but came back just to ask for donations looks bad too.
HTC wouldn't just charge you for ****s and giggles. I remember my sister broke my N1 and was hoping they would just replace it since they already had to replace the screen twice for faulty hardware. Well they decided I would have to pay for it and they sent me multiple emails and even a certified letter until I responded.
For legal reasons, they won't charge you without documentation of you agreeing to the costs and terms. They might put a HOLD, but they won't charge you. I went to a restaurant with my girlfriend once at a hotel I was not staying at and they put a hold for $100 on my account, but only ended up charging me the actual cost (something like $40-something).
You can just go to your bank and tell them you didn't authorize it. They will remove the hold while they investigate.
Problem solved.
Now can a mod please close this pathetic thread.
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For legal reasons, they won't charge you without documentation of you agreeing to the costs and terms. They might put a HOLD, but they won't charge you. I went to a restaurant with my girlfriend once at a hotel I was not staying at and they put a hold for $100 on my account, but only ended up charging me the actual cost (something like $40-something).
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A lot of bars do this when you start a tab.
This thread does not belong in this section.
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Galaxy s4 wont unlock called att for the code after I tried the free method and the code dont work I changed the persha to on and I have signal but the phone is locked. Could someone help could it be the sim
Turn off phone, take out att sim and insert other carrier sim.. Power on and input unlock code.. It should work. I'm visiting Hong Kong and I couldn't get it to work at first but after chatting with att, they told me to do this.. Don't remove battery. Power off and switch sims
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Tried that still unsuccessful. Do u think it could be the lock code on my sim
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techsavvykid said:
Tried that still unsuccessful. Do u think it could be the lock code on my sim
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You should have paid attention to the warnings in the "unlock for free" thread. This has happened to many people and I have yet to see a solution.
So how can I reset it or am I sol
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So how can I reset it or am I sol
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Cellunlocker.net has a system to reset sim code deactivation, but from what I have seen it isn't working for people that lost ability to unlock because of the "free unlock" method. You could still contact them and ask about it. It does cost a little extra.
scott14719 said:
Cellunlocker.net has a system to reset sim code deactivation, but from what I have seen it isn't working for people that lost ability to unlock because of the "free unlock" method. You could still contact them and ask about it. It does cost a little extra.
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I understand.but as I said before I turned on the persha again and restarted the phone but do you guys think a unfreeze code would work??
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I understand.but as I said before I turned on the persha again and restarted the phone but do you guys think a unfreeze code would work??
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I just told you in my last post.
Go to a cell phone shop that has Samsung unlocking boxes tell them to direct unlock it by cable ...
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Follow the instructions here
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-sim-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-for-free/
No silly unlock codes or anything required. Works great
And your welcome
vzwtech86 said:
Follow the instructions here
http://www.redmondpie.com/how-to-sim-unlock-samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9505-for-free/
No silly unlock codes or anything required. Works great
And your welcome
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Wow "your welcome"????????????/ just WOW!
That's the same method that's causing the problem with a lot of phones in the first place. Just when I thought I had seen it all! :laugh:
This is a great example of what posting without reading will get you.
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Wow "your welcome"????????????/ just WOW!
That's the same method that's causing the problem with a lot of phones in the first place. Just when I thought I had seen it all! :laugh:
This is a great example of what posting without reading will get you.
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There are three things wrong with your inferior attempt at an insult:
1. WTF is there to read? This thread just started its second page, so telling me that I am not reading first is stupid on your part.
2. I have zero issues with this method. I cannot speak for anyone else who doesn't know what they are doing.
3. I am pretty sure you have never seen a cow fly, or a pig file taxes, or in your case how people like yourself end up when treating the wrong person with disrespect.
Try being considerate when posting. If it doesn't have anything to do with fixing the OP's issue, don't post ridiculous crap. If you were trying to hurt my feelings, you didn't.
I have had an active account with xda for a while now, but its people like you who are immature and rude that keep me from posting.
I'm going to get back to my life now, so don't bother posting a reply because I won't waste my time reading it. If there were so many problems with my suggestion, try being more tactful in what you say.
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Go to a cell phone shop that has Samsung unlocking boxes tell them to direct unlock it by cable ...
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So try to get it unlocked by cable.i dont think there is a shop locally were I live that does that service. But I did see a website that does it by cable ddo u think that would work.
I had the same problem after I ordered code didint work because I tried the free method used an unlocking box (nspro) did it in 5 seconds after it was done signal came right up
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There are three things wrong with your inferior attempt at an insult:
1. WTF is there to read? This thread just started its second page, so telling me that I am not reading first is stupid on your part.
2. I have zero issues with this method. I cannot speak for anyone else who doesn't know what they are doing.
3. I am pretty sure you have never seen a cow fly, or a pig file taxes, or in your case how people like yourself end up when treating the wrong person with disrespect.
Try being considerate when posting. If it doesn't have anything to do with fixing the OP's issue, don't post ridiculous crap. If you were trying to hurt my feelings, you didn't.
I have had an active account with xda for a while now, but its people like you who are immature and rude that keep me from posting.
I'm going to get back to my life now, so don't bother posting a reply because I won't waste my time reading it. If there were so many problems with my suggestion, try being more tactful in what you say.
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Well said good sir! I've used the free method for a few of my friends phones and on my s3 and now s4 with zero issues. With how many videos and guides there are on how to do this it SHOULD be idiotproof, you should only get issues when you don't pay attention.
soluction
sometime s4 does not accept code directly ...i had same problem and unlocked it from local shop using flashing device z3x
so goto local mobile shop or get your own device and ucart c3300k cable :good::good::good::good:
vzwtech86 said:
There are three things wrong with your inferior attempt at an insult:
1. WTF is there to read? This thread just started its second page, so telling me that I am not reading first is stupid on your part.
2. I have zero issues with this method. I cannot speak for anyone else who doesn't know what they are doing.
3. I am pretty sure you have never seen a cow fly, or a pig file taxes, or in your case how people like yourself end up when treating the wrong person with disrespect.
Try being considerate when posting. If it doesn't have anything to do with fixing the OP's issue, don't post ridiculous crap. If you were trying to hurt my feelings, you didn't.
I have had an active account with xda for a while now, but its people like you who are immature and rude that keep me from posting.
I'm going to get back to my life now, so don't bother posting a reply because I won't waste my time reading it. If there were so many problems with my suggestion, try being more tactful in what you say.
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You missed where the op said he already did this and how this is what caused the code to not work.
Hey folks, I have a cousin that wants an s4. I've found one to buy here in the States from a good friend, but need some help. My cousin lives in Panama and the phone will be used over there. It will need to be unlocked, correct? If you guys have experience unlocking your at&t s4 please do share it. Also, I think the phone is on contract. Will I be able to use it out of the US or will it have a bad ESN? Thanks. Any advice on buying a phone is appreciated.
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Note_2 said:
Hey folks, I have a cousin that wants an s4. I've found one to buy here in the States from a good friend, but need some help. My cousin lives in Panama and the phone will be used over there. It will need to be unlocked, correct? If you guys have experience unlocking your at&t s4 please do share it. Also, I think the phone is on contract. Will I be able to use it out of the US or will it have a bad ESN? Thanks. Any advice on buying a phone is appreciated.
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The best thing you can do is use the search function to look through the "general" and "Q&A" sections to find threads that have already been created about the subject. Make sure you take the time to read all of the threads have you find because they contain a lot of information and warnings. I f you do this, you will have all the information you need and then some. Good luck.
Hi,
I've just got this phone today and i'm actually quite impressed with it, my last Sammy was an S3, i've had HTC and Sony ever since, I go the gear fit with my phone too which works quite well too.
One thing i'd like to know, is there a way to root the device so that it can be unrooted and no one will tell, not even samsung, I don't care for a custom rom i'd just like to be able to use a few mods.
Plus will the gear fit still work with the device if it's rooted ???
Many thanks
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is there a way to root the device so that it can be unrooted and no one will tell, not even samsung
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Yes.
My question to you in turn would be why, after 3,597 posts, you don't try searching the forum first before posting a question? Or peruse a few threads at the top, either of which would have readily answered such a common query.
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Christ my first post and I'm shot down in flames.. to answer your question I was in work and extremely busy. I had no time and a lot on. Thought I'd come home to a welcome to the s5 forum. Obviously I was wrong. Thanks for answering..
If i could offer some advice, perhaps you could practice not saying things like that to people, q and a is for questions and answers, it isn't an excuse to act like a ****.
Close this thread please mod.
I literally give up on xda.
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dladz said:
Christ my first post
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3,597 posts = first post?
It's clear that you are looking to be spoon fed and firmly believe that your time is so much more valuable than ours.
Thank you for making your position clear.
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Wow you are pathetic, do me a favour and never answer any of my posts.
First of all ill explain a little deeper as regards to my question as you obviously didn't get my point.
Q1) is there a root method that is reversable without losing warranty or anyone knowing about it namely Samsung?
Secondly does rooting mess with the gear fit..
Thirdly, why do you have little man syndrome? Is it because you are a little man? No reason to take it out on me, I was polite and courteous to whomever answered me but your response is both rude and uncouth, not to mention presumptuous. I think you should quit while you are ahead, my question was bespoke, you need to but out and stop typing.. bottom line here is that you wouldn't be talking to me like this if I was speaking to you face to face. For that reason alone, I suggest you don't reply..
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Wow you are pathetic, do me a favour and never answer any of my posts.
First of all ill explain a little deeper as regards to my question as you obviously didn't get my point.
Q1) is there a root method that is reversable without losing warranty or anyone knowing about it namely Samsung?
Secondly does rooting mess with the gear fit..
Thirdly, why do you have little man syndrome? Is it because you are a little man? No reason to take it out on me, I was polite and courteous to whomever answered me but your response is both rude and uncouth, not to mention presumptuous. I think you should quit while you are ahead, my question was bespoke, you need to but out and stop typing.. bottom line here is that you wouldn't be talking to me like this if I was speaking to you face to face. For that reason alone, I suggest you don't reply..
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stop hating and flaming my friend , it might be misunderstanding.
and about the root thing, yes there is a way and its an app called towelroot , you can download it from the site towelroot.com/tr
and about the gear fit thing I dont know because I dont have one but I dont think that if you root your phone it will mess with it.
anyway if anything goes wrong you can always unroot with SuperSu app
hope that I helped
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stop hating and flaming my friend , it might be misunderstanding.
and about the root thing, yes there is a way and its an app called towelroot , you can download it from the site towelroot.com/tr
and about the gear fit thing I dont know because I dont have one but I dont think that if you root your phone it will mess with it.
anyway if anything goes wrong you can always unroot with SuperSu app
hope that I helped
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Cheers m8, appreciate it. Sorry for going off on one..
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Cheers m8, appreciate it. Sorry for going off on one..
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no problem mate , never mind and you are welcome
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no problem mate , never mind and you are welcome
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Sometimes its not what someone says, but how it is said that may annoy some people
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Sometimes its not what someone says, but how it is said that may annoy some people
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That's very true, different cultures clashing sometimes causes issues like that whereas one won't see any problem with saying something in a particular way but it wasn't that, I've literally just got the device, didn't want a slanging match, just wanted a bit of advice, if someone knew then it'd be a lot less hassle to just say it rather than attempt to police the forum.
There's nearly 6 million users on XDA and that's registered users, even if a sixth of those people repeatedly ask questions by the time you've told each and every single one of them that they should search first, you'd more than likely have aged 20 years.
As for the original question, I ended up rooting using towel root, the gear fit still works as expected so all is well, many thanks for all the input, it's appreciated. And lol don't worry i'll be searching in the future, was just very rushed at the time and had a lot going on.
Cheers
I have s7 edge I'm one phone off from getting a s8 plus through my insurance claim that's the catch. It can't be bricked and must seem like a defect. Any help would be appreciated. Ps it must look like it's a random acurance or I'll be charged for the phone replacement witch is a no go. They do check the phone prior from leaving the refurbish warehouse. So I can't simply brick it.
Cheers,
So... you need help publicly committing insurance fraud?
Op, you're an idiot.
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What you are asking for is help to commit fraud.
Please find some other site for such requests.
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