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Blew my SGS2 up...

couldnt believe it. had my phone since day release and loved it so much, been using CM7 since 1st nightly and i plugged it into my hifi to play some music and as soon as i pluged the headphone jack into the phone it fried it lol.. everytime i plugged my batt into the phone it instanly got very hot.. no screen nothing. tried using jig but no luck.. just a major hot phone around the camera and screen.
took it to be repaired under manafacture warranty...
just cant beleive it!

I feel sorry for you, man.
Something similar happened to me a few days ago, after a buggy shutdown phone got really hot.
Luckily I've touched it before it fried so I removed the batt and let it cool down, scary as hell!

goodey said:
couldnt believe it. had my phone since day release and loved it so much, been using CM7 since 1st nightly and i plugged it into my hifi to play some music and as soon as i pluged the headphone jack into the phone it fried it lol.. everytime i plugged my batt into the phone it instanly got very hot.. no screen nothing. tried using jig but no luck.. just a major hot phone around the camera and screen.
took it to be repaired under manafacture warranty...
just cant beleive it!
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Oh my GOD!If that had happened to me,I'd have gotten a heart attack,a stroke and my balls would fall from the rest of my body!I am really sorry man.
And I am overclocked at 1.6GHz...Jesus!

Thread was a dissapointment.. Was hoping for a story about you being a demolition guy and had left your phone by the tnt and accidently blew it up
But anyway, Unlucky dude, Do you have it rerpaired yet?

So they got you covered, even while you have CM7 installed. Will they like that? I'd really expect them to ignore the whole custom firmware aspect. Maybe the hardware is this damaged, they can't check that.

prodygee said:
So they got you covered, even while you have CM7 installed. Will they like that? I'd really expect them to ignore the whole custom firmware aspect. Maybe the hardware is this damaged, they can't check that.
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well they will never know.. its proper ****ed tbh... just dead..i reackon myhifi some how pumped voltage thru to the phone and blew up some resistors or sumut on the phone.
i made sure after i realised i couldnt get anything from the phone that they wouldnt get it fixed as i cooked it to make sure... i left batt in and charger to fry it even more to make sure...
+ tnh honest its hardware related.. cant see why even if they could find out jtagging it they would blame a rom for the cause...

MacaronyMax said:
Thread was a dissapointment.. Was hoping for a story about you being a demolition guy and had left your phone by the tnt and accidently blew it up
But anyway, Unlucky dude, Do you have it rerpaired yet?
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sent it off y'day.
take a few days to sort. but they already told me its 95% chance its a straight replacement...

UPDATE
Finally after 20+ days i got my phone back today.
they replaced the whole board inside..(damn i wanted a whole new phone)
anyway at least im bk up and running

goodey said:
UPDATE
Finally after 20+ days i got my phone back today.
they replaced the whole board inside..(damn i wanted a whole new phone)
anyway at least im bk up and running
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Great stuff..Now go and blow it up again
just messing man hope everything goes good for you..i could not live with out my beauty now

if i were you, i must be sad coz there is no more excuse to get the new Galaxy Note :/

bah im gonna wait a bit tillit gets a few more scratches and break it and claim on insurance... fuk it

You scared me a bit. brb checking the temp of my phone.

Dropped mine down the toilet yesterday its dead, on my 3rd s2 now after breaking a screen aswell

rojdag said:
Dropped mine down the toilet yesterday its dead, on my 3rd s2 now after breaking a screen aswell
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damn! u guys are tough!
How did you manage to break a GORILLA glass???

henrychukx said:
damn! u guys are tough!
How did you manage to break a GORILLA glass???
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Feeded it to a dinosaurs I guess

pcboyy said:
if i were you, i must be sad coz there is no more excuse to get the new Galaxy Note :/
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Haha
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Harsha Raj said:
Feeded it to a dinosaurs I guess
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Hahaha. This post made my day! Lmao!
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rojdag said:
Dropped mine down the toilet yesterday its dead, on my 3rd s2 now after breaking a screen aswell
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I wish i could meet such people in real who could handle such expensive device so carelessly .... U guys are god ... Till date ,i must nt say, i havent dropped my phone i care the fone like a baby ....U know wat i refrain my self taking da fone out of house when i m partying with frnds always in thought some thing bad will happen .... Such a scared s...r i am ..
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Harsha Raj said:
Feeded it to a dinosaurs I guess
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rofl.... yea, it never ends well when dinosaurs are involved

Mine had i problem with the usb.
The S2 kept thinking it was charging which kept the wifi on and caused mayor battery drains.
Luckily I got the phone back to stock when it was a bit stable on the usb and could send it back after doing the jig connect.
Got repaired in 1 1/2 week
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My Sammy is half-dead

Just wanted to share what happened to my SGS2 yesterday. I've been playing Eternity Warriors and charging at same maybe for two hours, everything seemed to be fine but when i stopped game and disconnected charger MTP app keep showing that something is connected to USB port. I thought it's just a bug and decided to reboot phone... Then my phone stuck on black screen with big green battery and thermometer which indicates to hot battery, though it was cold (room temperature).
I left it off for few hours with the battery off, then inserted battery back but phone instantly switched into charging mode and after that same screen came on (with temp warning). I managed to boot it into download mode and flashed stock ROM (+kernel, baseband, CSC). Phone booted up normally but i kept showing "USB Connected" icon. Also i noticed that after fully charging battery and disconnecting the charger, battery level instantly drops to 82%. Tried to wipe battery stats but that didn't help.
This morning i went to Vodafone store and tried to insert new battery, sadly phone kept showing same temperature warning, so now the only way is to send it to service center My flash counter shows 29 which means i'll have to pay for repair from my pocket. No, i'm not going to buy USB jig to reset counter as that would be unfair.
Few tech details on what software i used when this happened:
SiyahKernel 2.2
CheckROM RevolutionHD 2.0
2ndCore app (i had disabled one CPU core at all times)
SetCPU (with set profiles to lower CPU clock once temperature rises. At +45C it supposed to set lowest 500MHz speed and "powersave" governor. Max CPU speed 1200MHz only when temp is lower than +38C).
PS. Sorry for my broken English, i know it becomes really bad when i'm p***ed off.

I'd recommend *thoroughly* cleaning your USB socket and checking the connector inside is straight (compare to another handset) before paying anyone to fix it... Mine was displaying similar symptoms, turned out my kid had been playing with it and bent the connector slightly out of place while it was plugged in.
I was using stock and rather than notifying USB connected it kept firing MTP restart/media scan alerts randomly.

In the same instance it's half alive. Schrodinger's phone!!!!!

Yeah, i tried to clean charging port but i didn't help. Thanks for idea anyways. I just brought it to repair shop, hopefully they will fix it.
Intratech said:
In the same instance it's half alive. Schrodinger's phone!!!!!
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Well, that's true

Just got it back Samsung changed USB port and everything works fine again. 30 euro, not too bad.

MS. said:
Just got it back Samsung changed USB port and everything works fine again. 30 euro, not too bad.
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were you already outside of your warranty?
Anyone in the U.S. know if we can send ours to a Samsung repair center in the states?

pmpntl said:
were you already outside of your warranty?
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Read my first post. I voided my warranty by flashing custom kernels/ROMS I know, it's a hardware issue and has nothing to do with custom software, but still...
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MS. said:
Read my first post. I voided my warranty by flashing custom kernels/ROMS I know, it's a hardware issue and has nothing to do with custom software, but still...
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HELL! It makes me sick when we BOOST of being guilty of flashing custom ROMs/Kernels. Where on EARTH is it documented by Samsung that doing so will void the warranty????
IT DOESN'T and you just robbed yourself of those 30 euros of INSISTING SAMSUNG that you have ABUSED your phone and hence it SHOULD be termed as OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS! I wish that amount could have gone into a better cause and could have earned you a good will instead of those service center folks probably laughing at you for making a "fool" of your self (no pun intended, please don't feel offended, just trying to make you realize what you have done and are spreading across!).

Prankey said:
IT DOESN'T and you just robbed yourself of those 30 euros of INSISTING SAMSUNG that you have ABUSED your phone and hence it SHOULD be termed as OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS!
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First of all i did not insist anything, calm down a bit. I just went to shop were i bought that phone and showed them what isn't working. Once they saw "yellow triangle" and custom binary count (at 29) i was told that my phone will not be serviced as it has "illegal software" on it unless i will pay for. Also they told me approximate price (~30euro) which is not THAT much for such a repair.
Secondly, even if had had an original firmware on it and custom binary counter at 0 i'd still had to pay for repair as USB port was physically damaged which is not covered by warranty i believe.
And lastly - FAIR PLAY.
PS. Flash some CM7 or MIUI, go to Samsung service center and try to ask them for some repair work, then you'll find out what is "legal" and what is not

Prankey said:
HELL! It makes me sick when we BOOST of being guilty of flashing custom ROMs/Kernels. Where on EARTH is it documented by Samsung that doing so will void the warranty????
IT DOESN'T and you just robbed yourself of those 30 euros of INSISTING SAMSUNG that you have ABUSED your phone and hence it SHOULD be termed as OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIRS! I wish that amount could have gone into a better cause and could have earned you a good will instead of those service center folks probably laughing at you for making a "fool" of your self (no pun intended, please don't feel offended, just trying to make you realize what you have done and are spreading across!).
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Samsung service bulletin is well posted up for a few years custom rom and rooted phones are not acceptable as warranty returns and payment claims will be voided .
Why on earth would Devs warn users of the consequences if it was not true .
I believe Samfirmware had a link to the original Samsung memo .
I am also aware of a number of users posting that they where informed by the service centre that the phone was not acceptable for repair with a custom rom installed .
I have also had personal experience with O2 refusing warranty on a custom rom phone .
I also know enough about consumer protection trade laws etc to understand that Samsung are 100% correct in their refusal to provide warranty on such phones .
However many may take the risk and some of them will get away with it and some may meet an ignorant service guy who just fixes it anyway .
jje

lol 29 hahah

I think it's anything but unfair to use a usb jig.
In my point of view it's our ability to get our right as normal who know what they're doing.
Sammy knew what would happen, when they developed the binary counter and the usb jig.
I mean the usb jig is no hightech piece of hardware. Its just a 300k-ohm which connects pin 4-5.
I think its a way to support us custom rom useres, who are aware of the risks and would try everything on the software side to get the phone working again.
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Is there any way you can check your flash counter? I've only ever flashed Lite'ning (to get CWM as it was messing up for me) and a MIUI ROM. Would I be safe to bring it back and get the screen repaired? It has a wicked blue/green hue when tilted to an angle.
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To check the counter, enter download mode. Then the binary counter is shown on the top left corner.

Weirdly Dead SGS3

This is my friend's SGS3. It was working perfectly normal till today.
Then after pressing the power button(the phone was locked), it didn't respond.
I tried to go every way I could. No download mode/ Recovery mode.
The phone was stock.(Never touched for any mod, not even rooted).
But now it just keeps rebooting irrespective of the mode I try to boot into.
Even with the power cable in, it just shows the battery bar and just keeps rebooting.
This is really irritating. The phone is hardly 4 months old.
It's a type of sudden death. But a weird death where the phone hasn't died nor is it alive.
I can go to the service center as I didn't have any modifications done, but it is really annoying that so many SGS3's die so quickly.
Any responses will be appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1nLF_v17t8

I think I know the issue, I would need to see the device though
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frictionbuster said:
This is my friend's SGS3. It was working perfectly normal till today.
Then after pressing the power button(the phone was locked), it didn't respond.
I tried to go every way I could. No download mode/ Recovery mode.
The phone was stock.(Never touched for any mod, not even rooted).
But now it just keeps rebooting irrespective of the mode I try to boot into.
Even with the power cable in, it just shows the battery bar and just keeps rebooting.
This is really irritating. The phone is hardly 4 months old.
It's a type of sudden death. But a weird death where the phone hasn't died nor is it alive.
I can go to the service center as I didn't have any modifications done, but it is really annoying that so many SGS3's die so quickly.
Any responses will be appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1nLF_v17t8
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Maybe it's a stupid question, but did you try removing the battery?

FDisk80 said:
Maybe it's a stupid question, but did you try removing the battery?
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Yes. Even in the video you can see I tried to remove but the phone just keeps restarting.
Its annoying as hell!
I've loved Samsung since SGS1 and now this is really disappointing!

DroidModder said:
I think I know the issue, I would need to see the device though
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Anything you can suggest?

frictionbuster said:
Anything you can suggest?
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See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35481235#post35481235
I suspect your only option now is a Tier 3 warranty repair :crying:

Probably you getting the 1st batch S3 as well.
This out of sudden dead was famous in S3 now, mine also happen on 16/Nov/2012.
See this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044

Welcome to the exclusive club......
.....of user with a quite expensive paper weight!!
I will go to my "nearest" (it's a 100 mile trip!) service station Monday next week and hope that they fix it very fast!
Just take yours to the service station indicated by Samsung in your country and it should be fixed at no cost!
Good luck!!!!
// Ohamn
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DroidModder said:
I think I know the issue, I would need to see the device though
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Also keen to know what you know mate!!!
// Ohamn

Ohamn said:
.....of user with a quite expensive paper weight!!
I will go to my "nearest" (it's a 100 mile trip!) service station Monday next week and hope that they fix it very fast!
Just take yours to the service station indicated by Samsung in your country and it should be fixed at no cost!
Good luck!!!!
// Ohamn
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Also keen to know what you know mate!!!
// Ohamn
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Yeh just when I though I'll do that the phone came to life out of nowhere.
It stared booting up.
I don't exactly know what the problem was, but now it seems to be fixed *hopefully*. :fingers-crossed:
Thanks everyone.

frictionbuster said:
Yeh just when I though I'll do that the phone came to life out of nowhere.
It stared booting up.
I don't exactly know what the problem was, but now it seems to be fixed *hopefully*. :fingers-crossed:
Thanks everyone.
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Lucky "bastard"!!!! :laugh:
Guess that you have been really good this year and that Santa gave you an early present!!
Good for you!
// Ohamn

[Q] Note 3 N9005 died after charging!!!

Guys alert!I buy note 3 in friday and charg in saturday first time everything its ok,that day I play with phone,in sunday afternoon I put phone on charger and phone normaly charging but when I go to check is battery full and press power button nothing screen black,I pull out battery and back then again to turn on nothing,no download mode,no stock recovery,I not rooted phone clean sammy rom?What is this I dont know,now phone on service centar and wait what they do??? Any solution?

Ogy77 said:
Guys alert!I buy note 3 in friday and charg in saturday first time everything its ok,that day I play with phone,in sunday afternoon I put phone on charger and phone normaly charging but when I go to check is battery full and press power button nothing screen black,I pull out battery and back then again to turn on nothing,no download mode,no stock recovery,I not rooted phone clean sammy rom?What is this I dont know,now phone on service centar and wait what they do??? Any solution?
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try and charge it through your pc see if that works you might have a bad charger ,or maybe cable ,chop and change things see if anything works

jaythenut said:
try and charge it through your pc see if that works you might have a bad charger ,or maybe cable ,chop and change things see if anything works
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But I can turn on phone nothing can do?

Anyone with solution,experience? Please for help???

Ogy77 said:
Anyone with solution,experience? Please for help???
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Do you have any other chargers? If so try using them.
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Kieran 1711 said:
Do you have any other chargers? If so try using them.
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No becouse now phone on service centre,I think another charger cant help becouse was charged 60% and then I check nothing phone not give mi reaction.

Sounds like a power surge fried the battery or motherboard.
This is why we invented surge protectors...

Today phone return to Austria in service so what they do give new phone or replace something???

was told today in my local Samsung Service Centre that the 'first batch' of N9005s are seeing motherboard failures. It (I assume the motherboard) was replaced no questions asked..

mils69 said:
was told today in my local Samsung Service Centre that the 'first batch' of N9005s are seeing motherboard failures. It (I assume the motherboard) was replaced no questions asked..
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In my case I got new phone,dead phone not rooted just stock sammy rom.

[Q] Sudden Death - please help! How to fix?

Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
4.3.3 ... no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
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This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.

Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card. Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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My mistake. It is 4.4.3
I am not sure that it is an SDS, I am sure that it's dead!
Tommaso

Where did you get 4.4.3 from already?
What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.

Someguyfromhell said:
Where did you get 4.4.3 from already? What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.
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First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.

I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).

Sorry. I was right first time. It have official 4.3.3 (not 4.4.3)
I had ExtSD card memory problems you can find my posts everywhere (username: ascanio1)
Anyway, my problem has nothing to do with ExtSD card memory problems as those were long fixed (in Fenruary) and everything worked perfectly since.

Someguyfromhell said:
I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).
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Here is the official firmware:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-N9005&pcode=XEO#firmware
I have terrible memory! Sorry!
Firmware was 4.4.2
Not 4.3.3
Not 4.4.3
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso
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When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? I heard they were fixed on Note 2's 4.2.2 firmware. (My phone never had SDS
BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it) or JTAG (I think it works)
Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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SDS was fixed in 4.2.2 Note 2 FYI.
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

Thanks for the help.
Irwenzhao said:
When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? .... BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), ....
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I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Irwenzhao said:
your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it)
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Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
Irwenzhao said:
or JTAG (I think it works)
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What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
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I agree! It drives me crazy!
Irwenzhao said:
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
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By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...

ascanio1 said:
Thanks for the help.
I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
I agree! It drives me crazy!
By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...
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Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
That's (probably) the JTAG I was talking about.
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
EDIT: Having hols in China right now so... yea. (China y u ban Google )
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

ascanio1 said:
First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.
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Might be the battery was completely exhausted?
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?

Irwenzhao said:
Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
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Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
Irwenzhao said:
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
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I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
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I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?

vndnguyen said:
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?
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I charged it for 10 hours! Not the battery...
Any recommendation for an alternative phone, same size, better specs? In your opinion? Any advice for online trustworthy retailers (read my previous post - comment on HK retailer)

ascanio1 said:
Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
I would say LG G3?
I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?
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Not really sure, I don't buy stuff online sorry
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I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!

Not charging the battery
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.

ascanio1 said:
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.
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Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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ascanio1 said:
I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!
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Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
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P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
No download mode?
If your phone won’t enter download mode, you can try three things:
A USB jig. Don’t pin your hopes on this, they rarely succeed in this scenario.
‘Jump starting’ – You might need someone else to give you a hand for this. Take the battery out of your phone and wait 30 seconds. Now, press the button combination to enter download mode, and with this combination still depressed, get someone to put the battery back in. Hopefully this will jolt your phone into download mode.
Take out the phone battery, and re-insert it, but don’t turn the phone on. Now, plug in the charger while holding the volume down button. Keep holding volume down till you enter download mode.
If your phone won’t enter download mode, and will do nothing but get hot when you attempt to do anything to it (charge it, turn it on), then your motherboard is in need of replacement.
Your options
I’ve seen a lot of people, when their Odin flash fails, either:
Give up. Not a good option.
Flash a .pit file. That should be used as an absolute last resort. There’s a lot to try before getting to that stage! If a flash of a .pit file fails in Odin, your phone is well and truly unrecoverable, and you will need a motherboard (MB) replacement.
Send their phone to a service centre. That costs money (& you’re without a phone for a week or so).

Irwenzhao said:
Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
Irwenzhao said:
Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
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With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
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It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.

ascanio1 said:
Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.
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Flash a new ROM? If it's a software malfunction only a new ROM can solve your issue. And a .pit file would be useless here.
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