hello, i had probam rom and i flashed a kernal for a different fone by mistake called devil kernal.. my fone wont start up or charge or anything.. can it be fried or is there something i can do to fix it.
thanks
More info would be helpful. But try flashing a kernel for your phone
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i flashed the kernal and when i restarted the fone it stays blank.. it wont start up at all and wont even charge the battery. i tried to use odin but it doesn't recognize it cuz the fone wont start up
What firmware is the phone on?
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What firmware is the phone on?
i really don't know because i have a black screen and it wont start up..
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azz72 said:
jd1639 said:
What firmware is the phone on?
i really don't know because i have a black screen and it wont start up..
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Do tyou have an i337 or i337mm
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opps sorry its i337
I'm assuming you were on the mdl firmware or you wouldn't be able to flash roms. At this point I would try to flash a stock firmware with odin.
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thanks for all your help im going to take it bak to the store in the morning and switch it out..
It sounds like OP flashed a different devices kernel and hard bricked... Pay attention to what you are doing. Always double check the software. If in doubt, ask the kernel developer.
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i flashed the kernal and when i restarted the fone it stays blank.. it wont start up at all and wont even charge the battery. i tried to use odin but it doesn't recognize it cuz the fone wont start up
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thanks for all your help im going to take it bak to the store in the morning and switch it out..
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do you have a usb jig? that might boot it into download mode, allowing you to flash MDL via odin.
also, they may not exchange the device if they detect it has been modified.
If it doesn't turn on, they won't see anything that would say it has been modified.
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i'm sure this plays a part in carrier's loving opinions on rooting.
i've seen bricked devices shipped to carrier repair centers and customers later billed for the no-longer-warrantied (unofficial/modified) equipment.
well im hoping they dont give me any problems tomorrow.. its still in warranty so it shouldnt be a problem thanks for all the help..
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well im hoping they dont give me any problems tomorrow.. its still in warranty so it shouldnt be a problem thanks for all the help..
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Except, you voided the warranty by rooting and flashing a custom recovery.
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Except, you voided the warranty by rooting and flashing a custom recovery.
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But they can't physically prove that if he device does not turn on.
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But they can't physically prove that if he device does not turn on.
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Actually they can.
They'll send it back to Samsung who will inspect the returned phone under an RMA from AT&T. Samsung will know right away if it was modified when they run the diagnostic, since they will attempt to refurbish it and resell it.
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That's not entirely true. I have purposely hard bricked quite a few devices to see if they could figure it out. Not once have I received anything from Samsung or AT&T stating that the found something or were denying my warranty because they found something. There is nothing that they have that can definitively prove that a user broke their phone if it does not turn on, simply because they cannot pinpoint exactly what made the device fail. They will not give any problems if the OP says that he was doing a software update and the battery died before it finished. I'm not saying it is right. I did it for testing purposes and a theory. Not once have I experienced any repercussions. I might add that I have done it at least a dozen times. So OP would be in he clear.
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That's not entirely true. I have purposely hard bricked quite a few devices to see if they could figure it out. Not once have I received anything from Samsung or AT&T stating that the found something or were denying my warranty because they found something. There is nothing that they have that can definitively prove that a user broke their phone if it does not turn on, simply because they cannot pinpoint exactly what made the device fail. They will not give any problems if the OP says that he was doing a software update and the battery died before it finished. I'm not saying it is right. I did it for testing purposes and a theory. Not once have I experienced any repercussions. I might add that I have done it at least a dozen times. So OP would be in he clear.
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Ahh the XDA way. I hope the worst upon you in all your endeavors.
Well that's your opinion.
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Just bought my gs4 today.& i have a dead pixel.its a red dot visible on black and grey..somebody knows how to fix this??
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well you could replace the screen. or just take it back & get a replacement device. within 14 days verizon would give you a new one. not sure about other carriers.
I'm from belguim.there is no verizon here ^^
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If it's red it would then be a stuck pixel? There are some ways to potentially fix those (flashing images of different colours very quickly), but being brand new I would replace the phone.
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Just tell me where the funeral is.
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If it's red it would then be a stuck pixel? There are some ways to potentially fix those (flashing images of different colours very quickly), but being brand new I would replace the phone.
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Yeah i think im gonna replace it.probably they will give me a new one right away
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Yeah i think im gonna replace it.probably they will give me a new one right away
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Try playing this video (don't directly stare at it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62d17RtgVU8
Keep it going for a while.
There's an 8-hour version if you're willing to try that overnight before returning it.
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Try playing this video (don't directly stare at it):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62d17RtgVU8
Keep it going for a while.
There's an 8-hour version if you're willing to try that overnight before returning it.
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Going to bed now.gonna put the 11 hour video on.if that wont work nothing will
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Didnt work
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If only one pixel out of 2073600 pixels is stuck or dead and it doesn't affect you much, then keep it.
But if it bothers you, you are fully entitled to exchange your new phone.
Same problem here, bought a S4 this morning with one dead or stuck pixel (green dot on black background).
Already exchanged at the store with no problem.
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Didnt work
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Sorry! Go ahead and return it if it bothers you. I know how it's necessary to want a perfect phone when you first buy it! :-o
Good luck.
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Sorry! Go ahead and return it if it bothers you. I know how it's necessary to want a perfect phone when you first buy it! :-o
Good luck.
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Yeah u know.we pay enough for it.so i dont want that **** on my screen xd
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Didnt work
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These things never does. I have had a lot of devices with stuck/death pixels - always seems to be a 1st batch issue. And always we find these "fix" recommendations but they NEVER work Swap it.
I had a red stuck pixel on my Galaxy S2, I removed it by simply rubbing the screen on the dead pixel while applying pressure.
It disappeared and never came back
I'd be devastated rather take it back.
Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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... It came with MF3 loaded. ...
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It's really sad to hear this, but thank you for sharing this with everyone. Very useful information when people are considering Warranty replacements right now.
Also, don't lose all hope, because the bounties are increasing, and Verizon apparently just got root again with their latest update. :fingers-crossed:
I have absoulute faith that a hole will be found.
My experience as a developer (started with a TRS-80 model 1 with 4k ram) has taught me that all programs have bugs/holes.
An old proverb taught me by a professor when I declared a program perfect on a PDP-11, written in Oregon Pascal "All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work." :-O
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"All programs have at least one bug and can be reduced by one instruction and therefore can be reduced to one instruction that does not work.
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bomb professor :good:
SaltyFoam said:
Hi all,
Over the past week I have been struggling with an inadvertent partial upgrade from MDL -> MF3 (The saga is in several other threads).
It left my phone soft bricked with only Odin mode avaliable. Samsung has not and apparently will not make the MF3 update available via kies.
In the end I made a warranty claim which AT&T honored with no argument or resistance.
The new phone (refurbished) arrived today.
It came with MF3 loaded.
Be aware that they are shipping phones already updated.
I do not know if this is true of the fresh (new) stock or only part of the refurb process...
Keep this in mind when making a warranty claim.
Good luck.
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How do you know its a refurb?
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How do you know its a refurb?
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because thats what you get as a warranty replacement. a phone only, no back cover or battery. i'm assuming that's what the OP meant when he referenced "refurb"
It was explicitly stated by att rep.
Other than that I can not say.
Is there an indication on the phone label?
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Exactly.
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Yeah dude was intense... PhD in history of science, into fossils and a collection of several thousand jazz LPs which fueled his radio show, and, on topic, "developed virus interdiction firmware"
His obit is intense...
Dr. Warren Watson, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio...
http://ysnews.com/news/2009/04/warren-watson
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Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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Lucky me...my warranty replacement came with MDL!! Back to rooting and def freezing the auto update
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Mine did too, got it in the mail a week ago yesterday, had old firmware on it.. Had it rooted and apps froze before I even stuck the SIM card in.
Lets see how this works out for me. Had to do a warranty claim today "damn data issues" ill be one of the few to get mf3 knowing my luck..
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I updated my RAZR m to the latest release from Verizon, and since I had not unlocked my bootloader yet, I know I cannot unlock it at the moment. Even if I rsd to the original 4.1.2 I still will be unable to unlock, correct?
Is there any work being done on a new unlock? I'm relatively happy with stock for now, but once cm10.x is more stable, and motors stops updating the RAZR m, I'd like to be able to flash something cool.
Thanks,
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I updated my RAZR m to the latest release from Verizon, and since I had not unlocked my bootloader yet, I know I cannot unlock it at the moment. Even if I rsd to the original 4.1.2 I still will be unable to unlock, correct?
Is there any work being done on a new unlock? I'm relatively happy with stock for now, but once cm10.x is more stable, and motors stops updating the RAZR m, I'd like to be able to flash something cool.
Thanks,
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Yeah, here's your news; the new update blocked the ability to unlock. You can't unlock, even if you downgrade, but you can still root. The unlock exploit came out in April and people were told to do it, before it was locked up. Dan also said he probably won't ever run another exploit. You can root and use SafeStrap to run older SS compatible ROMs. You're SOL for the AOSP stuff, though. Don't say you weren't warned.
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Yeah, here's your news; the new update blocked the ability to unlock. You can't unlock, even if you downgrade, but you can still root. The unlock exploit came out in April and people were told to do it, before it was locked up. Dan also said he probably won't ever run another exploit. You can root and use SafeStrap to run older SS compatible ROMs. You're SOL for the AOSP stuff, though. Don't say you weren't warned.
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Yeah I Am SOL .... I tried to do the Unlock up then screen froze and accidental update button was pressed. Cries... Bows to Dan... Hope he decides other wise to give us one more chance at Bootloader.
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Yeah I Am SOL .... I tried to do the Unlock up then screen froze and accidental update button was pressed. Cries... Bows to Dan... Hope he decides other wise to give us one more chance at Bootloader.
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If your on Verizon and got the phone through Verizon do what I did before the time runs out... call them request a replacement device go through all the trouble shooting for your "issue"( I said the ear piece speaker intermittently goes out, yet works on speakerphone thus indicating its hardware related) after trouble shooting and problems still occur you get the green light for a replacement. request that they make a note to the warehouse to send you one without the update (I said because the new update caused data drops that didn't happen prior to update)... I hated having to give up my brand new device for a "like new" one but its better then having a locked device... the CSR in the chat said all devices in the warehouse will be updated 2-3 weeks after the update push so... act fast you may still have time left... if you get one with the update call them tell them your phone is working fine now and send the replacement back... or say something like the replacement is defective and again request a note to the warehouse... where there's a will there's a way....good luck
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This ^ I can attest to this actually working.
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This ^ I can attest to this actually working.
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Doesn't Honesty and Integrity mean anything to you guys?
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my method for GSM unlocking for US carriers using CDMA WS. no rooting, romming, bootloader-ing, xml-ing. quick and dirty
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Doesn't Honesty and Integrity mean anything to you guys?
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It did... till you get all those miscellaneous fees... and not to mention the insurance I have paid for close to 6 years and never used...
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i did the OTA today and it totally BRICKED my phone it wont do anything, it had a full charge.
i WAS rooted but rsd back to stock, it was not rooted at all, but still bricked it, since i have no warranty what can i do? nothing??
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Not feeling like doing that. And i am not a Verizon user, I am with T-Mobile on the RDS/RadioComm Mod.
So I am just gonna suck it up and use it on stock, nothing wrong with it it works i like it. (Bugs me a little bit that i f up =( )
Next phone will be a stock Unlocked Phone so i don't have to worry about this, Been eyeing the HTC one Mini.
Or the Razr I. We will see... too many projects at the moment not enough money to buy a new phone.
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We're the scum of the Earth
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Germanese said:
Not feeling like doing that. And i am not a Verizon user, I am with T-Mobile on the RDS/RadioComm Mod.
So I am just gonna suck it up and use it on stock, nothing wrong with it it works i like it. (Bugs me a little bit that i f up =( )
Next phone will be a stock Unlocked Phone so i don't have to worry about this, Been eyeing the HTC one Mini.
Or the Razr I. We will see... too many projects at the moment not enough money to buy a new phone.
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Well if your looking to be pure stock but still carrier unlocked I have made a tutorial here in the Q&A. Just flash back to stock and check my thread using CDMA WS method. I even have a nifty video tut posted
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Don't beat yourself up over it or anything lol
I Have had this phone since May 3rd I was having signal issues so I did the ##72786# Reset and now my phone won't activate any more. I just moved to Sprint when I got this phone so I don't have a backup any help is appreciated. Thanks
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I Have had this phone since May 3rd I was having signal issues so I did the ##72786# Reset and now my phone won't activate any more. I just moved to Sprint when I got this phone so I don't have a backup any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Have you done any modifications to the device? ##72786# always works for me.
I mean worse case scenario, you can do a hard reset or take it to a sprint store.
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Salil999 said:
Have you done any modifications to the device? ##72786# always works for me.
I mean worse case scenario, you can do a hard reset or take it to a sprint store.
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No I just flashed back to stock MDC took it to the store and they couln't help me. Customer Support gave me a $10 bill credit and will have engineers look in to it i know it is a issue with the phone so what else do you recommend I do. BTW do you know how to manually write a data profile because I tried manually activating it and only calls and text worked.
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No I just flashed back to stock MDC took it to the store and they couln't help me. Customer Support gave me a $10 bill credit and will have engineers look in to it i know it is a issue with the phone so what else do you recommend I do. BTW do you know how to manually write a data profile because I tried manually activating it and only calls and text worked.
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Well that was nice of customer support. I highly doubt it, but maybe you can update to MDL or MF9.
And I don't know blue to, I'm sorry. But if you got texting and calls working, I think it's a step in the right direction. Just the data doesn't work , right?
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Salil999 said:
Have you done any modifications to the device? ##72786# always works for me.
I mean worse case scenario, you can do a hard reset or take it to a sprint store.
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Well that was nice of customer support. I highly doubt it, but maybe you can update to MDL or MF9.
And I don't know blue to, I'm sorry. But if you got texting and calls working, I think it's a step in the right direction. Just the data doesn't work , right?
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Im already on MF9 through software updates. You are correct just data doesn't work.
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Im already on MF9 through software updates. You are correct just data doesn't work.
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I'm not sure then, sorry. Hopefully someone else can give you some advice. The hands free activation has never failed me before, so I'm not sure what to say.
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I'm not sure then, sorry. Hopefully someone else can give you some advice. The hands free activation has never failed me before, so I'm not sure what to say.
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Thanks anyway I called sprint they said they were sorry and have me $20 of my bill then I woke up this morning and it activated.
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I upgraded yesterday and noticed my husband's galaxy box said MF3 so I was looking pretty screwed for rooting/roms. Cue today when I notice that my box says MDL! I am filled with hope! Then I realize with dread that my phone made a crazy noise in the middle of the night and I half asleep hit update. Dreaded MF3 now. Ugh. I feel like the world's biggest idiot and I can't reverse.
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Look nto safestrap itll allow u to duel boot a rooted device so as not to touch thestock rom
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Did you get your phone at the AT&T store?
Just asking in case because if you got the phone from Costco by any chance, you can return it without any questions asked and get one that has MDL on it.
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Look nto safestrap itll allow u to duel boot a rooted device so as not to touch thestock rom
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Oh I will it just seems like the difficulty level has increased a lot. I considered myself fairly tech savvy (coming from a jailbroken iPhone 5) but a lot of rooting information is going over my head
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Wittyusernametaken said:
Oh I will it just seems like the difficulty has increased a lot. I considered myself fairly tech savvy (coming from a jailbroken iPhone 5) but a lot of rooting information is going over my head
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Rooting is very different than jailbreaking and more user involved. Don't feel bad. You'll get it down and then you'll be an Android master.
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Did you get your phone at the AT&T store?
Just asking in case because if you got the phone from Costco by any chance, you can return it without any questions asked and get one that has MDL on it.
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Yeah att store think I'm borked cause I could pay the restocking fee but how to exchange?
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If u just got it. Then u have 14 days to return to AT$T without restock fee. But doesn't guarantee u will get lucky with ur next one being MDL either. I bought 1 for each family member (4 total) and received only 1 MDL outta the bunch. But I been reading on the safe strap and it may be easier than dealing with AT$T
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Yeah att store think I'm borked cause I could pay the restocking fee but how to exchange?
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When I had the Lumia 920 and returned it within 14 days, I still had to pay the restocking fee. ($36)
Just say you have some issue with your WiFi and it's extremely weak at your house, but your husbands WiFi strength is full. Basically tell them you have a defective device. They should be able to exchange the phone for you without the restocking fee. If you're brave enough, ask kindly if you could get a phone with the MDL software. If they bring one out that is MF3, ask kindly if they can recheck.
Good luck!
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Oh I will it just seems like the difficulty level has increased a lot. I considered myself fairly tech savvy (coming from a jailbroken iPhone 5) but a lot of rooting information is going over my head
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Here you go straight to the point with pictures and videos should be easy enough.
http://gs4.wonderhowto.com/how-to/root-your-at-t-samsung-galaxy-s4-mf3-firmware-0148603/
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When I had the Lumia 920 and returned it within 14 days, I still had to pay the restocking fee. ($36)
Just say you have some issue with your WiFi and it's extremely weak at your house, but your husbands WiFi strength is full. Basically tell them you have a defective device. They should be able to exchange the phone for you without the restocking fee. If you're brave enough, ask kindly if you could get a phone with the MDL software. If they bring one out that is MF3, ask kindly if they can recheck.
Good luck!
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I actually am having a few issues with dropping wifi so I'm going to try my luck and see if I can get an MDL one this afternoon. Thanks. Hoping to avoid the restocking fee
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Good luck! Eager to know how it goes...
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I actually am having a few issues with dropping wifi so I'm going to try my luck and see if I can get an MDL one this afternoon. Thanks. Hoping to avoid the restocking fee
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Good luck! I'm also eager to know how it went.
If they tell you it might be the router that is causing the issue, tell them they're wrong because your husbands S4 stays connected all the time and doesn't have any problems.
I took the MF3 uptate by choice just for a new challenge and its actually very easy to root using the card reader exFAT formated SdCard method.Safstrap is also very easy to install and use.its all good reading material here in Xda
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I was sweating bullets. They forced a factory reset and were saying I had to keep the phone and so I pushed the fact that we are a cell phone only house and with no coverage at random it wasn't safe (since we use a mcell tower for coverage) then they approved it and had ONE in back.
Success!!!!
Can anyone tell me how I turn off updates so I stay at MDL and point me to the direction of the best rooting tutorial for slightly techy people? Lol.this was crazy.
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I was sweating bullets. They forced a factory reset and were saying I had to keep the phone and so I pushed the fact that we are a cell phone only house and with no coverage at random it wasn't safe (since we use a mcell tower for coverage) then they approved it and had ONE in back.
Success!!!!
Can anyone tell me how I turn off updates so I stay at MDL and point me to the direction of the best rooting tutorial for slightly techy people? Lol.this was crazy.
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This will get you rooted and a custom recovery. On page 2 post 14 has the option for CWM or TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
You need Titanium Backup (paid version) to freeze these 3 files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41424569&postcount=4
*edit* Whatever you do, do not put the SIM in or setup your wifi until the 3 files are frozen.
~wolverine~ said:
This will get you rooted and a custom recovery. On page 2 post 14 has the option for CWM or TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
You need Titanium Backup (paid version) to freeze these 3 files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41424569&postcount=4
*edit* Whatever you do, do not put the SIM in or setup your wifi until the 3 files are frozen.
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Thank you!! Uh, I connected to the wi-fi for a little bit but I'm still on MDL, I just turned it off, hopefully I was fast enough. I'm rooting right now and then Titanium Backup to freeze the files.
Wittyusernametaken said:
Thank you!! Uh, I connected to the wi-fi for a little bit but I'm still on MDL, I just turned it off, hopefully I was fast enough. I'm rooting right now and then Titanium Backup to freeze the files.
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Just use the tutorial that is located in the General section.
Root -> Custom recovery (I suggest CWM) -> Custom ROM.
If you use CASUAL to root, Loki and install TWRP after that is complete, download ROM Manager from the playstore and flash CWM. (I've been having boot issues with AOSP (CM10.1) and switching to CWM helped)
If you want a really simple ROM, I suggest CyanogenMod 10.1 RC2 (get.cm) or you could do NIGHTLIES. Up to you.
Glad you were able to get an MDL version!
emckai said:
If you use CASUAL to root, Loki and install TWRP after that is complete, download ROM Manager from the playstore and flash CWM.
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CASUAL will give the option to install CWM. No need for ROM Manager.
~wolverine~ said:
CASUAL will give the option to install CWM. No need for ROM Manager.
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I don't think it gives you an option to install CWM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
That is the one I used and it never gave me the option to pick CWM over TWRP.
emckai said:
I don't think it gives you an option to install CWM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2297900
That is the one I used and it never gave me the option to pick CWM over TWRP.
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Go to post 14 in this thread like I said and you'll have the option for TWRP or CWM!