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Hey there fellow member.
I was really happy when i bought my new phone (Samsung Nexus S) and really want to explore it and see what the phone can do! So... i plugged in the battery, opened the phone, and all was fine. Since i connected the wifi it asked me to update to ICS rom 4.0.4, and i said, sure why not? The rom when was finished from download asked me to restart the phone. A small installation bar appeared and then... BAM blank screen! I was like WTF i didnt even moved the phone. In 15mins i realise the phone was bricked (new world record or something )
So now the phone is not opening and i thinking to use it like a hammer or something. Before i do that, is there any way to revive it? I searched for solutions into the forum but the best solution was an application on Ubuntu OS. So... is there any solution to do in windows OS?
Although i think the best answer is to get the phone back for refound....
Anyways, waitting your ideas and please /soothe me
If u can get refund/exchange go for it, don't even try to temper with phone, just go for refund/exchange if u can.
take it to a sprint store and tell them what happened they will take care of u
greg2826 said:
If u can get refund/exchange go for it, don't even try to temper with phone, just go for refund/exchange if u can.
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I agree
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Did you buy the phone used? If so I'm betting its already rooted so the ota will do that. Try a battery pull or a hard reset. (power + volume buttons)
Meh, not a record. I bricked my nitro HD in 10 minutes. Flashed CWM to the wrong place.
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no the phone is brand new, box closed etc
manthos1978 said:
no the phone is brand new, box closed etc
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Take it back and complain.
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I agree with the others, and while your there get a newer phone the nexus s is a great phone and all but its almost two years old.
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Phone has been replaced instantly from the store i bought it. (thank god)
Installed proper 4.0.4 and 4.1.1 with no problems
thank you all for your answers
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Hi
i know that there are so many posts about bricked phones ...but i don't know what actually happened to my I9505
i tried so many roms and everything is alright , also i never bricked a phone before .
but when i woke up the other day i tried to check the clock on my phone but it won't turn on ((i missed the alarm and a day of my job because of that))
i tried to restart it (power+home) but nothing happened and there is no sign of life ,
i can't get into the recovery or download mod , i tried USB JIG but it gave me nothing
this is so weird ,it was ok when i went to bed that day
the only thing i remember is that i changed the CPU voltage to 700mhz MAX and 100 MIN for couple hours
but then i change it back
my question is did i lost my phone completely ? or there is something i can do
and do you think JTAG could fix it ??
THANKS
b5d said:
Hi
i know that there are so many posts about bricked phones ...but i don't know what actually happened to my I9505
i tried so many roms and everything is alright , also i never bricked a phone before .
but when i woke up the other day i tried to check the clock on my phone but it won't turn on ((i missed the alarm and a day of my job because of that))
i tried to restart it (power+home) but nothing happened and there is no sign of life ,
i can't get into the recovery or download mod , i tried USB JIG but it gave me nothing
this is so weird ,it was ok when i went to bed that day
the only thing i remember is that i changed the CPU voltage to 700mhz MAX and 100 MIN for couple hours
but then i change it back
my question is did i lost my phone completely ? or there is something i can do
and do you think JTAG could fix it ??
THANKS
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What ROM do you have installed? What program did you use to change CPU freq?
Did you linked it to the charger that night? Did you check it started to charge? Try a charged battery in order to discard.
jaswinky said:
What ROM do you have installed?
Echoe rom
What program did you use to change CPU freq?
the program was pre-installed with the ROM , it has the same name as the kernel
Did you linked it to the charger that night?
all the night
that's how i charge my phones , i connect them to the charger and go to sleep
Did you check it started to charge?
yes, everything was fine
Try a charged battery in order to discard.
i tried my friend's battery but nothing happened .
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THANKS for the replay
b5d said:
THANKS for the replay
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Ok. One more question. You cannot enter in download mode, right? How are you trying to enter in it? Are you really sure you are trying the correct button combination?
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Ok. One more question. You cannot enter in download mode, right? How are you trying to enter in it? Are you really sure you are trying the correct button combination?
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sure , i know how to enter download mode (home+power+V.down ), PLUS i used USB JIG.
Service centre (Some people need to stop building people's hopes up/giving them false hope on here, it achieves nothing other than very disappointed people).
Yip dead phone, it happens.
Motherboard probably just gave up.
Send it for repair
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Tossed by charger and yes service centre
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OK then , but can i buy the motherboard online ??
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OK then , but can i buy the motherboard online ??
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Give a chance to latest STOCK ROM for ur phone before change the motherboard :fingers-crossed:
*EDIT: Answering ur question: I dont know where are u from but eBay can help ya
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sure , i know how to enter download mode (home+power+V.down ), PLUS i used USB JIG.
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Try as last chance connecting the data cable to pc, then push vol- and while pushing it plug in the data cable connected to the pc. If it doesn't enter in download mode, service center (i am really site you are the first one in the world with a hard brick).
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Service centre (Some people need to stop building people's hopes up/giving them false hope on here, it achieves nothing other than very disappointed people).
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You are wrong, service center takes up to one or two month while he will be without he phone. Sometimes people doesn't know battery could be completely dead, or a different way to enter in download, etc... What could solve the issue in only some minutes instead months. This is one of the reason people in xda are here trying to help people. When every software actuation (or an very easy hardware manipulation) is done unsuccessfully, people advice to take it to service center.
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b5d said:
OK then , but can i buy the motherboard online ??
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No, this is the only part from a smartphone you can't buy as a separately part, because changing motherboard would change also completely your phone, imei, etc... And possibly the price would be close to the price for a new s4... It would have no sense.
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Did you mess around with bootloader related stuff? If you have, chances are that you have unfourtanatly bricked your device. Let hope that's not the case.
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thank you guys for the help ,
jaswinky , i tried but nothing happened
TheUnknownThing, i didn't touch the recovery or anything in month if i messed around with bootloader i think it will brick instantly.
my phone now is just a worthless plastic that have galaxy s4 screen in it , and yep i will sell the screen
No warranty ?
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b5d said:
thank you guys for the help ,
jaswinky , i tried but nothing happened
TheUnknownThing, i didn't touch the recovery or anything in month if i messed around with bootloader i think it will brick instantly.
my phone now is just a worthless plastic that have galaxy s4 screen in it , and yep i will sell the screen
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Take it to the service center, they will give you a diagnostic and a proposal for the reparation, and then you will decide if you want to pay for a functional repaired s4, or you just want to sell it as separately parts...
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May I ask, where did you exactly buy it from. Sometimes if you bought it straight from a shop such as Vodafone, Optus, AT&T etc they may repair it. Mine was a hard brick. No power whatsoever and my carrier repaired it for free (thankfully) Since the s4 is a popular, they may be able to repair it in a somewhat short time
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TheUnknownThing said:
May I ask, where did you exactly buy it from. Sometimes if you bought it straight from a shop such as Vodafone, Optus, AT&T etc they may repair it. Mine was a hard brick. No power whatsoever and my carrier repaired it for free (thankfully) Since the s4 is a popular, they may be able to repair it in a somewhat short time
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no i there is no warranty on the phone ...loooong story
and i bought it from small shop ...
i first bought the i9500 but i didn't like it ...(heat,few ROMs,lag) and it was from AT&T but then i sold it
and i got the i9505 with bad warranty (it's cheaper) i didn't want to lose so much money in the swap from 9500 to 9505...Annnnnd i lost more now ...it was a lesson , a hard one
b5d said:
no i there is no warranty on the phone ...loooong story
and i bought it from small shop ...
i first bought the i9500 but i didn't like it ...(heat,few ROMs,lag) and it was from AT&T but then i sold it
and i got the i9505 with bad warranty (it's cheaper) i didn't want to lose so much money in the swap from 9500 to 9505...Annnnnd i lost more now ...it was a lesson , a hard one
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I see. Well we can't really do much to help cure your i9005. It was a experience though..
Take parts of it.......check videos on YouTube. .... I did that with mine twice. ... its fun
Have a close look inside ....smell or burn....you may get it fixed eventually .
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So I've been lurking here since I got my Nexus 4 (over two years ago) to find answers to my problems and usually I've been able to find an answer.
Now, I think my trusty Nexus 4 has finally given up the ghost. I powered it off Thursday night and when I went to power it on Friday morning, I got nothing. It had over 50% battery when I turned it off, so I don't think it's the battery. I've tried to boot it just about every way I can find, but nothing. It's been plugged in most of the weekend and still nothing.
So I'm thinking it's time to start looking for a new phone , what do you all think? If anyone thinks they've got a way to get it to boot up, just let me know, I'll give it a shot.
Thanks!
It sounds like it died. I don't have any suggestions on how to get it running if it doesn't even turn on.
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Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
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bbeanss said:
Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
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*edit - Ok here's a few links, I'm going to have to do them one at a time though as I'm on the phone!
•Nexus 4 Unbricking Thread (QPST)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208289
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Does your PC detect it at all? Also have you looked in the Nexus 4 General section as there are a few threads about unbricking your Nexus (if that is, your Nexus is bricked and not dead), I'll try and find a few links for you now.
Beans
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No, if I plug it in to the PC it doesn't see it all.
I read through http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/tutorial-how-to-unbrick-n4-t2347060
but I don't think it will work because I can't get it to boot into any mode I've tried.
If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
Beans
bbeanss said:
If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
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Thanks for all the help, I saw another similar thread about the battery, but since it was about 50% when I shut it down on Friday night, I didn't think about doing it. I guess it will be the last shot. I have one more day left of time off from my knee surgery, so I might give it a go tomorrow and see what happens. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Thanks for all the help, I saw another similar thread about the battery, but since it was about 50% when I shut it down on Friday night, I didn't think about doing it. I guess it will be the last shot. I have one more day left of time off from my knee surgery, so I might give it a go tomorrow and see what happens. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Giving thanks using the 'Thanks' button is always appreciated!
I hope the surgery went well and that both you and your device are up and running soon! If there's anything else you need don't hesitate to ask
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bbeanss said:
Giving thanks using the 'Thanks' button is always appreciated!
I hope the surgery went well and that both you and your device are up and running soon! If there's anything else you need don't hesitate to ask
Beans
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Asking for thanks is kind of gauche. If it comes it comes
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It may well be, but nobody seems to thank anybody without incentive on this forum any more :sly: I know this from experience, I've been here since the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 days!
*Edit: Ahh they were the days, with developers such as @nobodyAtall and @doixanh !
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What what @bbeans ? I heard me got mentioned
@jgill33 : try charging it for some more days.... perhaps its battery is having problems.
No way, I just fanboyed way too hard then @doixanh, where have you been for the past 2/3 years?
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bbeanss said:
If you're running Windows 7 go into Start->Control Panel(view by large icon for ease of use)->Device Manager and go to Action and scan for hardware changes with the Nexus connected just to be certain that it's just not being detected properly in its current state.
Also there was another guy with a very similar problem that managed to fix his (does require dismantling the phone, but it's not too complicated)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2975391
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OMG!! I just got done doing the battery thing and it worked!! The odd thing though is that the battery was no where near dead. I only charged using that method for about 10 minutes and then it restarted the phone with 30% battery. I have no clue what the problem was . . . but I think I might take this scare and upgrade . . . maybe, lol.
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OMG!! I just got done doing the battery thing and it worked!! The odd thing though is that the battery was no where near dead. I only charged using that method for about 10 minutes and then it restarted the phone with 30% battery. I have no clue what the problem was . . . but I think I might take this scare and upgrade . . . maybe, lol.
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Brilliant news mate!
If anything I'd say put a new battery in there (£17~) and you'd have peace of mind in the fact that it will be unlikely to happen again any time soon, plus you'd save anywhere upward of £150 on buying an upgrade!
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@bbeans: I've been taking care of this for the past 2/3 years
bbeanss said:
No way, I just fanboyed way too hard then @doixanh, where have you been for the past 2/3 years?
Beans
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Someone told me that Samsung will eventually 'disable' the remaining devices not turned in. Assuming this is true, I am guessing this could only be achieved by an OTA update disabling the phone? Any thoughts on how to prevent this assuming it's true?
They have the ability to do it yes, but haven't seen anywhere saying they would. Android Central had an article on this, but fell short of saying Samsung would, only that it's possible.
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They should.. All those people that are ignoring the requests to turn off the phone and return it are the same people that will still want samsung to pay for their homes when they burn down because of their own stupidity..
chanter100 said:
They should.. All those people that are ignoring the requests to turn off the phone and return it are the same people that will still want samsung to pay for their homes when they burn down because of their own stupidity..
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U are to overdramatic...
Do you think I can call the police to tell them that my co worker has a note 7 and that I am afraid for my life?
He has been charging the note all day! This is reckless endangerment.
Even if Samsung pushes an OTA Update to disable the phone. It might not work. For example, i turnef off automatic uodates. Actually i turned off 'Software Update' feature.
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Even if Samsung pushes an OTA Update to disable the phone. It might not work. For example, i turnef off automatic uodates. Actually i turned off 'Software Update' feature.
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True, but does anyone really want to keep a phone that wont have any support? Is it worth $800+?
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I'm not exchangjng my note 7 until I feel like I'm upgrading and not downgrading to the s7
I charge my phone before going to bed while it is in front of me. I do not charge it at night. I have also disabled the fast charging functions (both wired & wireless).
I use this phone almost all day..had it for 3 weeks now. Never observed it getting hot..forget abt hot..it didn't even got warm. Not sure abt others phones..but mine is good. Also, we need to know how the other phones blew up ? Did they root their phones & ran some crazy games or apps on their phones that constantly ran in the background leading to very high CPU usage & charging on op of it ?. If it were a wide spred issue & a defect with the design itself. Every phone should have been fired up by now. Not just one here & an other there.
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I'm not exchangjng my note 7 until I feel like I'm upgrading and not downgrading to the s7
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I completely agree. I just got off the Phone with my AT&T representative from the customer service line ..she agreed that I could go do an exchange for the S7 edge now and next year when the new Samsung note 8 comes out or the S8 I can take the Phone in and upgrade without any penalty...
I told her that I upgraded to the note 7 because it was the newest phone and it would be a downgrade going to the S7... she agreed and I hope that this will work out
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I completely agree. I just got off the Phone with my AT&T representative from the customer service line ..she agreed that I could go do an exchange for the S7 edge now and next year when the new Samsung note 8 comes out or the S8 I can take the Phone in and upgrade without any penalty...
I told her that I upgraded to the note 7 because it was the newest phone and it would be a downgrade going to the S7... she agreed and I hope that this will work out
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Did you get that in writing? I wouldn't believe that for a second...
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Did you get that in writing? I wouldn't believe that for a second...
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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i agree with both of you. I have her name/date/time i spoke with her. tomorrow when I go in I will have them
check the notes to confirm. i repeated everything back to her and she said she put it in the notes....
we shall see....
Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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Me neither. I'd get it in writing or a note on your account.
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Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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I agree fully with you. I repeated it back to her just for that reason.
What I told her was that ive been a loyal customer, full family plan with 4 phones, love the service, etc etc.
Said I upgraded to the best phone at the time, using my upgrade. Not my fault that the phone is defective and that Im being
forced to downgrade to a year old phone and one that I dont want. Said I purchased 2 wireless chargers, numerous accessories, my time and effort going the replacement route. All I want is a waiver of the upgrade whenever the phone I want comes out next year.
Doesnt seem too outrageous of a demand. For any of us. Isnt that what customer service is all about?
I hope so at least. Ill know tomorrow morning when I go in the store.
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I charge my phone before going to bed while it is in front of me. I do not charge it at night. I have also disabled the fast charging functions (both wired & wireless).
I use this phone almost all day..had it for 3 weeks now. Never observed it getting hot..forget abt hot..it didn't even got warm. Not sure abt others phones..but mine is good. Also, we need to know how the other phones blew up ? Did they root their phones & ran some crazy games or apps on their phones that constantly ran in the background leading to very high CPU usage & charging on op of it ?. If it were a wide spred issue & a defect with the design itself. Every phone should have been fired up by now. Not just one here & an other there.
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And you feel like you are safe? From what i read even turn off phone exploding. I don't want to scare anybody but... can you imagine that your kid play/talk on phone and phone explode/burn? OK. Not a kid/don't have kids, it is worth to keep a phone knowing that it my burn/explode any time in my pocket, hand etc? If it dose burn/explode in your face, hand,car etc., you will not win anything since there is so much buzz about and everybody has been warn. Yes i know i maybe dramatic but this is only phone and is not wort it to risk anything just for phone. Just my opinion. Choice is yours and only yours. Don't get me wrong but NO phone is worth it.
BTW Samsung can block IMEI and phone will be use less and i think that what they will do. You can block any software update and this will not help.
I believe he was playing on his phone and it was overheating and then he turned off his phone
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Let me get this straight... She said you could upgrade 2 times in one year without penalty? That doesn't sound right bro. I would double check that before going down to the S7
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My wife is chatting with an AT&T customer service person right now. This way we have it in writing. He has agreed that we can get the S7 Edge and then when the S8 we can then upgrade. I have the transcript of the chat, but I still don't know that I believe it myself.
That being said, I'm still going to turn these phones in and get the S7 Edge. My house burning down is not worth a cell phone, no matter how much I love it.
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borisb said:
Do you think I can call the police to tell them that my co worker has a note 7 and that I am afraid for my life?
He has been charging the note all day! This is reckless endangerment.
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Really..... The police can't make him exchange it
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Mayonesa said:
True, but does anyone really want to keep a phone that wont have any support? Is it worth $800+?
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Haha.. We on att.. We don't have support for our phones now.. It took damn near 6 months to get 6.0 on my last note 5..smh
Folks who r trying to hold on to Note 7..i suggest ibstalling 'Cooler Master' which monitors the Phone's temperature & alerts you if it detects heating up. Another app ' Full battery alert' alerts when the battery is full while charging. Just simple precautions. Both the apps are available on Playstore. Also do turn off 'Fast charging setting'.
hello
i got my note 4 now 2 years. the battery is going empty really fast. with in 4 hours its on 30% then phone turns off saying it emty.
is it helpfull if i root my device and put a custom rom on it? never done it so befor i wreck it more ill ask here. i got the sm-n910f n910fxxu1cOj3 android version 5.1.1 its a vodafone phone. any tips and tricks are welcome. im a noob in this so be gentle pls
thanks up front
jeffrey
Buy a new battery.
jefferson1 said:
hello
i got my note 4 now 2 years. the battery is going empty really fast. with in 4 hours its on 30% then phone turns off saying it emty.
is it helpfull if i root my device and put a custom rom on it? never done it so befor i wreck it more ill ask here. i got the sm-n910f n910fxxu1cOj3 android version 5.1.1 its a vodafone phone. any tips and tricks are welcome. im a noob in this so be gentle pls
thanks up front
jeffrey
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Sounds like you need a new battery. Order a new one on amazon. They are fairly cheap.
Go with the anker battery. They are good ?
battery new its working no crash atv30% ty all