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hi, got to send my phone back again, so have decided instead of using the crap razr i will buy a cheap used phone from ebay. one that still can be used to receive emails and other info like my x1.
i want a htc, so hear are my choices
htc touch
htc duel touch (nike)
im think the htc nike is the better of the 2.
anyone got any other phones that could be good, please remember im looking for a cheap phone (not a replacement for the x1) about £70-80.
Ganondolf said:
anyone got any other phones that could be good, please remember im looking for a cheap phone (not a replacement for the x1) about £70-80.
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Why are you ready to spend so much money just for a replacement phone?!
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Why are you ready to spend so much money just for a replacement phone?!
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it takes about 2-3 weeks to get the phone repaired, this is the third time in less than a year that i have sent the x1 back.
in the 2-3 weeks period i cant get emails, stocks and other needed info on the spare phone i have (think its a razr v8) what makes like hard. i want a windows mobile phone where i can backup all my pim data and restore it on the temp phone so that i keep getting the needed data.
but wanted a half decent handset.
its quiet upsetting that i cant get on with my life/work because sony does not sort out the cracking problem.
its only been about 2 weeks since i got it back and it cracked 4 days in and they just tell me to send it back for repair (another 2+ weeks)
I would pick the nike from the two you have listed. What price are you looking at?
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I would pick the nike from the two you have listed. What price are you looking at?
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there is a couple on ebay for about £40 with 4 hours to go, want to pay about £65 but will go to about £80 including postage
Sounds good. It is always useful to have a backup device lying around anyway, so it will be a meaningful purchase.
I'm usually using my old N95 as a backup device, but I recently got a Tytn 2 from a friend really cheap, because I have always liked it haha.
nike is better
apart from 1 thing
elf got wifi
Rudegar said:
nike is better
apart from 1 thing
elf got wifi
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yh i noticed this what seemed a bit weird but i have unlimited data on my contract so dont really use wifi so not too bad for me.
do u this it would be able to rum wm6.5 smoothly? i know there are 6.5 roms on the nike but wondering what sort of drain it would cause to the handset?
G: I'm facing the exact same problem (sending in X1 thus losing essential things like calendar etc) and made the exact same decision: buy a backup. I wanted a phone with a fast processor so got an unlocked LG Incite for 120 USD. It's not HTC, but it has nice specs and with some tweaking is pretty sweet. It'll become a dedicated GPS when I get my X1 back.
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G: I'm facing the exact same problem (sending in X1 thus losing essential things like calendar etc) and made the exact same decision: buy a backup. I wanted a phone with a fast processor so got an unlocked LG Incite for 120 USD. It's not HTC, but it has nice specs and with some tweaking is pretty sweet. It'll become a dedicated GPS when I get my X1 back.
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just had a look, its a nice second phone, could not find it for sale in the uk. maybe its a us only handset.
just bought a touch duel from ebay. £70 with p&p. its a unused warranty replacement. currently lock to orange (im with o2) but im looking to put a custom 6.5 rom on it anyway so dont matter.
Congrats and feel free to post your thoughts on the experience .
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Congrats and feel free to post your thoughts on the experience .
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when i receive the phone i will let u knowhow good it is.
ps. not expecting it to be anywhere near the x1, ok it will have better build quality
Ganondolf said:
when i receive the phone i will let u knowhow good it is.
ps. not expecting it to be anywhere near the x1, ok it will have better build quality
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Haha indeed .
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it takes about 2-3 weeks to get the phone repaired, this is the third time in less than a year that i have sent the x1 back.
in the 2-3 weeks period i cant get emails, stocks and other needed info on the spare phone i have (think its a razr v8) what makes like hard. i want a windows mobile phone where i can backup all my pim data and restore it on the temp phone so that i keep getting the needed data.
but wanted a half decent handset.
its quiet upsetting that i cant get on with my life/work because sony does not sort out the cracking problem.
its only been about 2 weeks since i got it back and it cracked 4 days in and they just tell me to send it back for repair (another 2+ weeks)
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Bro, just used the Razor. Then when your perfect upgrade comes out, buy that phone. Then use your X1 as your temporary phone. This way you don't have to use sub-par devices.
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Bro, just used the Razor. Then when your perfect upgrade comes out, buy that phone. Then use your X1 as your temporary phone. This way you don't have to use sub-par devices.
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what i was think is wait till the x2 comes out and by that time i would be on my 4th or 5th (maybe even 6th) x1. then make a big fuss and see if i can get it changed for a x2. (in the end sony will have to keep replacing the x1 till they run out of parts, then they will have to give me a x2).
So.... my car got stolen (from a underground "secure" parking spot too), and my Nexus one was in the car. And no we didn't find the guys who took it, but we did recover the car relatively in tack.
now the question. I loved my rooted Nexus One. Had lots of fun with it and it did everything I needed. But it was damn expensive as I bought it for AT&T.
The Samsung Captivate came out for AT&T.
Do I fork over the funds for a nexus one? $500 +
Or do I pick up a samsung Captivate ~$200...
or wait for some other option ....
dreamflux
If you do a ton of things that can only be done when rooted, a N1 will probably be your best option. I'd also wait a bit and see some of the reviews that the Captivate gets from different news sites.
Shouldn't your insurance cover that?
No matter what phone you get, it will never compare to the quick experience of the N1.
Sure, you might get a phone with a better screen, slightly better proc, or whatever, but
no matter what phone you buy, I don't think there will be anything QUITE like owning the
officially sanctioned 'google phone'. I think you'll miss always having the latest version of
android running at all times.
@GldRush98 no.... AT&T doesn't offer insurance on the google phone, and the policy of the car didn't cover personal items in the car....=/
@hollywooder - yah.... You've definitely described my sentiments.... that and I have many many peripherals.... but the idea of realizing that my phone would have effectively cost me over a $1000 is a bit tough to swallow.
If I were you, I would probably go with Captivate.
I'd be missing the trackball and flash though.
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@GldRush98 no.... AT&T doesn't offer insurance on the google phone, and the policy of the car didn't cover personal items in the car....=/
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AT&T doesn't? Man, that sucks. T-Mobile insures the Nexus One!
On top of everything else, I'd seriously think about purchasing WaveSecure for your next phone whether it be an Android, iPhone, or Blackberry. Well worth it for the ability to do realtime tracking of where your phone is. Hell, you could have probably found the guys still in your stolen car if you had it. Just me .02
@chesh420 I do have wave secure... that was part of the reason why I was able to find the car...was able to track it to the last known area before the battery died. Found our car a few blocks away. but alas the phone was long gone, either they got rid of it some how, or haven't turned it back on yet, or my nexus might have recieved some other horrible fate.
but yes.... A great endorsement to WaveSecure. .
But yes, Wave Secure was great
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@chesh420 I do have wave secure... that was part of the reason why I was able to find the car...was able to track it to the last known area before the battery died. Found our car a few blocks away. but alas the phone was long gone, either they got rid of it some how, or haven't turned it back on yet, or my nexus might have recieved some other horrible fate.
but yes.... A great endorsement to WaveSecure. .
But yes, Wave Secure was great
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Keep watching, the bozos might turn it back on after they figure out what a MicroUSB is. Or they'll sell it to Bob's Pawn....
Note to self... Write down IMEI.
That's a bummer...hopefully it will turn back up soon! At least there's a chance with WaveSecure.
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Do I fork over the funds for a nexus one? $500 +
Or do I pick up a samsung Captivate ~$200...
or wait for some other option ....
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Get the Dell Streak... its a monster and a game changer for those who are man enough to handle it
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@GldRush98 no.... AT&T doesn't offer insurance on the google phone, and the policy of the car didn't cover personal items in the car....=/
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Damn, that sucks. Insurance companies do whatever they can to get out of paying
but what if the low life finds a way to remove wavesecure? isnt there a way to stop them from deleting apps like wavesecure or mobile defense so we are still able to track the phone down?
i'd get a g1 and wait for the next great thing from htc and google. i've said it in a few different threads now, the 3g issues and no physical keyboard are the reasons.
given, i won't buy anything on contract.
when you used wavesecure to find your car, can you remote wipe before locating, and the app still gives you a location ? did you try instamapper and decide on wavesecure instead ?
I'm recommending the Captivate to my friends and family... but to a guy like you and me... I can't recommend the Samsung until a little more testing surfaces. Sure it has a little better specs but would you be happy using their crappy software forever if you are unable to root and flash custom roms?
I used to cook with Da_G back when we had Samsung Blackjacks and the Samsung stuff was pretty tight lipped compared to HTC. You'd think that company's would figure out that being able to mod phones increases sales. They should know that the bottle neck is the carriers contracts and we upgrade asap regardless.
Open the phone up, let us tinker and make it everything we can dream of, which will bring in more customers.
I know lots of the Samsungs can be flashed, which hopefully helps with unlocking the potential of the Captivate. Maybe pick you up a cheap $20 pre-paid to use until some more info comes out.
Make sure you call your carrier and get the IMEI banned, they will not be able to use the phone anywhere
@player911 - yah.... that's the way i'm feeling.... I think that ultimately spending another $500 for an N1 for another 5-6 months seems a bit pricey for my modding happiness. I'll hang in there and head back to my little nokia n95 brick for a while.... and see what I can find on craig's list for a used one for cheap. But yah.... I mirror your sentiments on the samsung
@xXJay_RXx I think Wave secure had an additional install that would notify if it was removed or something like that.... I can't seem to remember....
@ohgood - You can remote lock on wave secure with a message that pops up to whoever turns it on. It can say "return for a reward", or in my case " contact the police RE: case #". I left it on lock for a while and the sent the notification to remote wipe after we found the car and wrote off the nexus one.
@p00r -can't remember to imei #
If it were me, I would not buy it again and wait out for something else. My reason is because the N1 is a really expensive phone off contract and it just doesn't seem like a good deal as it was 6 months ago. There are and probably will be better options for the same price.
If the price were lower, I would go for it. But it doesn't seem like you can find a new one without forking over full price.
yah.... especially since now my only choices are ebay and criags list..... =/ Long Live N1
ok - i typed in the title, read the other threads (diff. phones a/o diff. countries) and i think i approximately understand the issues involved...
given: i lost my hero a few months ago (knew it was somewhere, but after a couple days i went to sprint and asked what-to-do... they said i -could- replace it and if it was 'found' then itd be "blocked"...)
1 - i filed a claim as lost (had TEP so paid $100 and got a new/refurb phone real quick) and then went ahead and started 'using' the new one...
2 - didnt worry about anything (no fraud, alls cool)
3 - two or three months later, i find my old 'lost' phone... (crap - now what?) i eventually plug it in and charge it up and when i turn it on i immediately turn off all the radios (afaict) by putting it into airplane-mode...
4 - now, with this old phone i had root and custom-stuff - and notably some details that did not get stored in my google-contacts correctly (birthdays?)...
5 - i grabbed what i needed off the phone and now have a presumably-perfectly-good-piece-o-junk sitting here not doing anything...
ive done some reading and some googling and have figured out that 'the man' can track my phone using the meid or somesuch - and im not particularly interested in using it as a phone anyways since i already have the exact same phone working just fine...
im not interested in being charged for fraud - and/or selling the old phone to maybe some other country or whatnot... basically i am just interested in 'tinkering' with the phone and using it for whatever it might be good for...
so, like a 'totalled-car' - i want to futz around by trying new roms and maybe leaving it as a music-player or bar-code-scanner or gps-system in the car...
now, the question: what can i 'turn on' without getting into trouble ?
in particular, since nothing has been on since i powered it up - it says something really bizarre like yr-1928 or something... i just want to get a signal that will reset the clock and allow my to turn some stuff (like gps) on - without getting into trouble... heck, if i could just turn on the phone (and NOT make calls - since when i checked, it is still locked into my phone-# and acct) but to have it as an emergency-911 system in the car - thatd be great too...
when i switched-carriers a decade ago (and bought a new phone), i kept my old nokia around and used it as an alarm-clock cuz i preferred the beeping it made and did not want to 'use up' the battery on my new phone (treo 600)... i also knew that it was not 'dead' and so if i needed to make an emergency 911 call - that itd work... technically, ive still got it (and several other old phones that ive upgraded thru the years) - and most of them would still serve similar purposes...
but this is the first time ive 'worried' about turning on a phone... should i be ? can i just turn on gps ? or maybe only wifi ? or will anything that i do with this thing cause my phone to 'register'... maybe i should just call the insurance-folks and return it... i guess i could do some -playing- with my older treos, but this hero was my first android-device and im not some rich-kid that gets a new phone every 3 months to 'play with'...
any suggestions/info about what it is 'ok' to do with this lost-then-re-found android-phone would be welcomed... and thanx for reading this wall-o-text... i can be babbly...
I highly doubt there is a APB out on your phone. It sounds to me like you are struggling with the good ol' question of is it ethical or not.
I wonder if you can spoof that hero to match that of your current Hero, have both phones working sharing the same plan/minutes
yeah - a bit of ethics, but also some practicalities...
ethics: since posting, i went to insurance-site and looked thru it (no faq) and the only things that happened when i put in my info was that it said theyd already-shipped my phone... nothing about where-to-send i refound-phone back... i did not go thru the 'reopen claim' section cuz the screens it started-to-show did not have anything about replacement... my guess is that reopen is for if-you-lose web connection or cannot-pay the deductible or somesuuch... i guess i could try to find a phone number/email and try-harder... but...
practical: i dont really WANT to use it as a phone (except maybe 911), but i want to play with it as an android-computer... maybe use it as a little wireless-surfer at home - or just leave it in car as a backup... gps unit ? testing roms without having to lose my 'real' phone...
i guess i -am- just paranoid... but i dont want to piss off sprint if they happen to notice it online... i actually have not even tried to place-a-call or anything - since i assume that it is still intimately-tied to my phone-number/acct...
is there a way to set it to NO account ? maybe i will just wander into a sprint store and ask - i imagine they get this kinda question all the time and have some answer... prolly just ('leave it here since it belongs to insurance co') something non-useful tho...
thanx for the reassurance that the phone-cops wont come banging down my door tho ... lol...
PagePlus...
You could flash it over and use it on PagePlus. My hero was on Sprint and I bought i second hand with a bill owed and use it on PagePlus. PagePlus uses Verizon and Sprint+Verizon have no way of checking each other bad ESN's.. for a howto on switching to pageplus, look up my posts, I have a guide
You paid $100 for a refurbished phone that Sprint was selling for $79 on their site at couple of months ago. I don't think they will be concerned about getting your found phone back, or what you do with it, as long as it doesn't involve fraud, IMHO.
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You paid $100 for a refurbished phone that Sprint was selling for $79 on their site at couple of months ago. I don't think they will be concerned about getting your found phone back, or what you do with it, as long as it doesn't involve fraud, IMHO.
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App
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debh945 said:
You paid $100 for a refurbished phone that Sprint was selling for $79 on their site at couple of months ago. I don't think they will be concerned about getting your found phone back, or what you do with it, as long as it doesn't involve fraud, IMHO.
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excellent points !! i had not thought about it that way...
hmm - i had been reading about the xfer-process to a verizon-radio/other-phone... in fact i think (for those few days/week it was lost) i actually have some prepaid plan (altho maybe it has expired) that i got from a simple phone in walgreens... once id gotten my phone/phone-number back, like many things, the disposable-phone is just sitting there not doin anything either...
also, the idea of being able to use either-of-them on the same phone number seem much more intriguing - since that way i could play with custom-roms and if i really like it - can switch the other phone to it - and make them 'match'... but it looks like the cellular networks are pretty much designed to be one-phone=one-phone-number systems (like ipv6), rather than many-to-one (like ipv4-nat)...
hmm - maybe i could get another line (creating a family plan) on this phone - but then theyd prolly try to 'sell me' another newer phone... yeah - and my yearly-upgrade is prolly due to kick in anyways... sigh... too many choices - and i really only need one phone/number...
idk - thanx for all the great ideas/comments... i did not go into the sprint store today - but i realized that i could go in and ask the questions by not having -any- phones on me at the time... (to avoid feeling guilty and giving one back if they asked)
maybe i will just 'lose' this old phone again - and not try to worry about it too much... h.
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excellent points !! i had not thought about it that way...
hmm - i had been reading about the xfer-process to a verizon-radio/other-phone... in fact i think (for those few days/week it was lost) i actually have some prepaid plan (altho maybe it has expired) that i got from a simple phone in walgreens... once id gotten my phone/phone-number back, like many things, the disposable-phone is just sitting there not doin anything either...
also, the idea of being able to use either-of-them on the same phone number seem much more intriguing - since that way i could play with custom-roms and if i really like it - can switch the other phone to it - and make them 'match'... but it looks like the cellular networks are pretty much designed to be one-phone=one-phone-number systems (like ipv6), rather than many-to-one (like ipv4-nat)...
hmm - maybe i could get another line (creating a family plan) on this phone - but then theyd prolly try to 'sell me' another newer phone... yeah - and my yearly-upgrade is prolly due to kick in anyways... sigh... too many choices - and i really only need one phone/number...
idk - thanx for all the great ideas/comments... i did not go into the sprint store today - but i realized that i could go in and ask the questions by not having -any- phones on me at the time... (to avoid feeling guilty and giving one back if they asked)
maybe i will just 'lose' this old phone again - and not try to worry about it too much... h.
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making them match would involve doing something illegal (IMHO) but as far as using it for a different carrier is perfectly within your legal rights to do so. you've paid for it, its yours.
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making them match would involve doing something illegal (IMHO) but as far as using it for a different carrier is perfectly within your legal rights to do so. you've paid for it, its yours.
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yup - i think ive got that part (ethics) sorted out...
altho - when i went to go check on how to switch to another carrier, the sw needed (assuming i purchased it) actually might allow me to do that 'illegal' thing too (iirc)... that sw (cdma workshop) is actually pretty darn cool because it looks like it would allow me to 'play' with some of the other old phones that ive got sitting around as well (treos and nokias)... and that got me realizing that im possibly going down a rabbit-hole of possibilities...
switching to another carrier seems like the best (legal) use for it... thanx so much for the clues on how to do that... since ive already got my current-working-phone, im not in any rush to deal with it atm... assuming i do something (as opposed to just letting it sit and collect dust), ill go ahead and update this post with details/threads/whatnot...
oddly, the thing ive found most-useful ? just having it sit there as a full-battery-backup... if im in a hurry a/o have forgotten to charge my primary phone, i just swap out batteries and im good-to-go... yes, that is an expensive way to get a second-battery/charger - but just sayin...
thanx again for all the help - on ethics and practicalities...
btw - your screenname is very funny...
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yup - i think ive got that part (ethics) sorted out...
altho - when i went to go check on how to switch to another carrier, the sw needed (assuming i purchased it) actually might allow me to do that 'illegal' thing too (iirc)... that sw (cdma workshop) is actually pretty darn cool because it looks like it would allow me to 'play' with some of the other old phones that ive got sitting around as well (treos and nokias)... and that got me realizing that im possibly going down a rabbit-hole of possibilities...
switching to another carrier seems like the best (legal) use for it... thanx so much for the clues on how to do that... since ive already got my current-working-phone, im not in any rush to deal with it atm... assuming i do something (as opposed to just letting it sit and collect dust), ill go ahead and update this post with details/threads/whatnot...
oddly, the thing ive found most-useful ? just having it sit there as a full-battery-backup... if im in a hurry a/o have forgotten to charge my primary phone, i just swap out batteries and im good-to-go... yes, that is an expensive way to get a second-battery/charger - but just sayin...
thanx again for all the help - on ethics and practicalities...
btw - your screenname is very funny...
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No software is needed except for aLogCat to get the code to edit settings for ##3283# , just your phone an a 2.1 Rom and some time to follow some directions, I can do it now in 20 min or less but at first took me few days to get it all together..
thanks, lots of people don't get it you are a one of the small percentage that does get my screen name
Is anyone else experiencing issue with their screen not rotating to landscape? I don't know if it's me or if there's an issue with the phone itself. I noticed last night my screen wasn't rotating during video playback on Youtube or when surfing the internet.
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Is anyone else experiencing issue with their screen not rotating to landscape? I don't know if it's me or if there's an issue with the phone itself. I noticed last night my screen wasn't rotating during video playback on Youtube or when surfing the internet.
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Your not alone.. There are already a few threads talking about the same issue
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Your not alone.. There are already a few threads talking about the same issue
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My thread HERE dealing with people edge not working was a result of a bad accelerometer. Same issues: calendar and apps not rotating. I downloaded a clinometer app and would only see the accelerometer track about 14 degrees off center and then stop as I rotated the phone.
I returned the phone this morning for a new one and all's well. 64 GB Whites are starting to sell out though. I had to drive to a BB about 30 minutes away to get a replacement.
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My thread HERE dealing with people edge not working was a result of a bad accelerometer. Same issues: calendar and apps not rotating. I downloaded a clinometer app and would only see the accelerometer track about 14 degrees off center and then stop as I rotated the phone.
I returned the phone this morning for a new one and all's well. 64 GB Whites are starting to sell out though. I had to drive to a BB about 30 minutes away to get a replacement.
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I did the same and found out mine is doing the same thing.
Yeah, I went to Verizon yesterday and they were going to replace it and they didn't have any 64GB white edges. No one within 150 miles does. I have fourteen days to get a new one either by waiting for it to come to the store. I called VZW and they can't do it over the phone and guarantee me a new phone.
So, I will wait for a new one.
Got my replacement and everything is good to go...
You can close this thread.
I'm having the rotation issue too. I've read other places that is a software issue. Gunna have to get a replacement tomorrow.
Well after doing the run arounds with Verizon they're finally sending me a new phone. I called the local stores and there's not a single one within 60 miles that has the white 64GB Edge in stock. I was very hesitant doing it over the phone, but they said they didn't have any certified like new devices yet so that I would most likely get a new device. I did tell them though that I would send it right back if it wasn't a brand new device. Its a shame there's not a simple fix for this issue.
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Well after doing the run arounds with Verizon they're finally sending me a new phone. I called the local stores and there's not a single one within 60 miles that has the white 64GB Edge in stock. I was very hesitant doing it over the phone, but they said they didn't have any certified like new devices yet so that I would most likely get a new device. I did tell them though that I would send it right back if it wasn't a brand new device. Its a shame there's not a simple fix for this issue.
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I was in the same boat. No white 64GB edge within 200 miles. I went through the same thing on the phone with Verizon. I had to explain to the CSR on the phone that it is not a warranty claim nor an insurance claim. It is an exchange and there is absolutely no reason for not getting a brand new phone.... But they wanted me to send the phone to them first and then they would send me a brand new one after receiving the bad one. Good you are getting a new one. I actually went a got a black one from the store. I had, had enough of Verizon and just wanted a properly functioning phone.
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I was in the same boat. No white 64GB edge within 200 miles. I went through the same thing on the phone with Verizon. I had to explain to the CSR on the phone that it is not a warranty claim nor an insurance claim. It is an exchange and there is absolutely no reason for not getting a brand new phone.... But they wanted me to send the phone to them first and then they would send me a brand new one after receiving the bad one. Good you are getting a new one. I actually went a got a black one from the store. I had, had enough of Verizon and just wanted a properly functioning phone.
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Ya, if it's not new I'll just swap it out at the store for a regular S6. At this point I'm just hoping they keep their word and it's a new device. I'm not a very patient person and with as much time as I've already put in with Verizon, it's not worth it to keep swapping phones.
How's your replacement working so far?
Gave droid-life some info on the issue and they did a write up. Hopefully it'll get some more attention and we'll get a definite answer on the cause from Samsung soon.
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Ya, if it's not new I'll just swap it out at the store for a regular S6. At this point I'm just hoping they keep their word and it's a new device. I'm not a very patient person and with as much time as I've already put in with Verizon, it's not worth it to keep swapping phones.
How's your replacement working so far?
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I'm not patient either... Especially when it comes to stuff like this. You should call Verizon after you get your phone and see if they can credit your account for all the hassle. They credited me $40.
Hope it all works out for you!
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I'm not patient either... Especially when it comes to stuff like this. You should call Verizon after you get your phone and see if they can credit your account for all the hassle. They credited me $40.
Hope it all works out for you!
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Nice! If the same issue pops up on the new phone I'll definitely be doing that.
So far so good. I'm doing a fast charge to see if that makes it kick the bucket, then I'll add my apps again. If it goes bonkers in a few days, I'll move on to the S6. Anyways, what I wanted to post is some disappointing news (for me). It'll be hard to tell unless anyone else has this issue and can download the "Phone Info Samsung" app. My original phone that had the issue was made on 3-29-15 in China. The phone they replaced it with was also made on 3-29-15 in China. If its hardware related, surely I'm screwed.
Got my edge on launch day and was fine for one day, then wouldn't rotate. So, I replaced it. Agaij, for one day it was fine and then started to not rotate again. I wasn't going to replace it every time this happened, so I waited it out and as of yesterday, the rotation is working fine, like it just fixed itself.
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the phone i have that is not working was made on 2015.04.02 (not sure if February or April) and also made in China. I will check when i get the new phone to find out.
I'm having the same problem. I honestly didn't even realize it until I started seeing people with the issue... Now it bothers the hell out of me. I'm going to try to get a new one from a store after work today.
Although I find it hard to believe it's a hardware issue when this many devices are seeing it. Working right out of the box and then all of a sudden it stops is pretty indicative of software in my eyes... At least that's what I'm hoping for.
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eorsini said:
I'm having the same problem. I honestly didn't even realize it until I started seeing people with the issue... Now it bothers the hell out of me. I'm going to try to get a new one from a store after work today.
Although I find it hard to believe it's a hardware issue when this many devices are seeing it. Working right out of the box and then all of a sudden it stops is pretty indicative of software in my eyes... At least that's what I'm hoping for.
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If you dont mind, download the Phone Info Samsung app and share when and where your device was made. Seems like devices made in China are the majority of the ones with the issue.
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If you dont mind, download the Phone Info Samsung app and share when and where your device was made. Seems like devices made in China are the majority of the ones with the issue.
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EDITED: Downloaded the wrong app. I'm an idiot.
Made in China. Manufacture date: 2015.03.29
eorsini said:
EDITED: Downloaded the wrong app. I'm an idiot.
Made in China. Manufacture date: 2015.03.29
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I'm definitely starting to guess it has something to do with the phones made in China. What sucks is the replacement phone I just got was made on 3-29-15 in China too.
Thanks for sharing your info btw!
brholt6 said:
I'm definitely starting to guess it has something to do with the phones made in China. What sucks is the replacement phone I just got was made on 3-29-15 in China too.
Thanks for sharing your info btw!
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well the next question I have is... does anyone have a phone that WASN'T made in China? I haven't seen anyone mention it was made elsewhere.
Called a bunch of stores within an hour of me before I found one that still had a brand new one in stock. Manufactured in April 2016 so hopefully no bootloop issues (fingers crossed). For the price... impossible to beat value wise. $4/mo more than one of the "mid level" offerings like the Galaxy J7 and annihilates those in all categories. Have a Diztronic TPU case and a PNY 128GB card arriving tomorrow for it, so far its been great. Was going to see about leaving it unrooted with all the bloat disabled/uninstalled but after having a rooted G2 for over 2 years and no ads... can't deal with the spam so I'll unlock/root it and go from there.
Also very cool to see so much support out there still for this thing. Hoping it lasts me as long as my G2 did. I did have a G3 briefly on VZW before I switched to T-Mo and that one was great too. Kind worried with the direction the G5 is going but anyway... Very happy.
Also the store that had this new G4 still had a new G3 as well... go figure. If they had a current price vs $400 not updated since 2015... I dunno lol. I paid $349 for this G4 which is a damn steal for what you get. I'll pass on the $700-$800 "flagships" because I don't need to render video for Pixar while playing Pokemon Go and telling someone they are wrong on facebook...
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Called a bunch of stores within an hour of me before I found one that still had a brand new one in stock. Manufactured in April 2016 so hopefully no bootloop issues (fingers crossed). For the price... impossible to beat value wise. $4/mo more than one of the "mid level" offerings like the Galaxy J7 and annihilates those in all categories. Have a Diztronic TPU case and a PNY 128GB card arriving tomorrow for it, so far its been great. Was going to see about leaving it unrooted with all the bloat disabled/uninstalled but after having a rooted G2 for over 2 years and no ads... can't deal with the spam so I'll unlock/root it and go from there.
Also very cool to see so much support out there still for this thing. Hoping it lasts me as long as my G2 did. I did have a G3 briefly on VZW before I switched to T-Mo and that one was great too. Kind worried with the direction the G5 is going but anyway... Very happy.
Also the store that had this new G4 still had a new G3 as well... go figure. If they had a current price vs $400 not updated since 2015... I dunno lol. I paid $349 for this G4 which is a damn steal for what you get. I'll pass on the $700-$800 "flagships" because I don't need to render video for Pixar while playing Pokemon Go and telling someone they are wrong on facebook...
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Glad you got one. It's a great phone. Next time, stop by swappa.com/buy/lg-g4-tmobile. You can get a like new device for a greatly cheaper price. And if you have the replacement insurance through T-Mo like I do, 3rd party sold phones like these are covered 100%. Been doing this for the past 3 years now.
Will def check that site out thanks. But... After having used phones I'll do the new thing when I can. I have half a mind to pick that new G3 up as a spare or a gift or something.
But this is easily the best phone I have had except for maybe my Vzw G2 before someone walked off with it... No idea but that phone FLEW...
Got the Tpu case in just now (Diztronic like always) and the PNY card. Time to root and load up the music etc... Also ordered a Qi charging sticker for charging. Really really really hoping this thing stays solid and does not suffer from bootloops...
Edit... Rofl they do indeed want $400 for that G3... I paid $349 for this G4...
Great phone
Love this phone, got it two months ago for $250 brand new after haggling with customer care. Came from the Samsung S5 and it's quite a step up, I'm rooted using latest version of Turbo's Enterprise rom and it's night and day from stock.
Congrats on the purchase.
Yeah I just rooted tonight without incident. Still deciding if I want to go with a rom or not. Phone is fast as hell as is, I've got ads blocked, bloat disabled/uninstalled and I get 7GB a month of tethering for free from T-Mo already... Mainly rooted to get rid of the ads.
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Yeah I just rooted tonight without incident. Still deciding if I want to go with a rom or not. Phone is fast as hell as is, I've got ads blocked, bloat disabled/uninstalled and I get 7GB a month of tethering for free from T-Mo already... Mainly rooted to get rid of the ads.
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Just so you know once you root you will have a hard time getting the phone sim unlocked if you need too.i have been going round and round with tmo the last 3 days trying to get mine sim unlocked.also they know every app on your phone as they told me i had to unistall one of the apps i had.
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Just so you know once you root you will have a hard time getting the phone sim unlocked if you need too.i have been going round and round with tmo the last 3 days trying to get mine sim unlocked.also they know every app on your phone as they told me i had to unistall one of the apps i had.
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Don't need it. Probably won't even Rom it.
what rooting method did you use?
Insurance
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Glad you got one. It's a great phone. Next time, stop by swappa.com/buy/lg-g4-tmobile. You can get a like new device for a greatly cheaper price. And if you have the replacement insurance through T-Mo like I do, 3rd party sold phones like these are covered 100%. Been doing this for the past 3 years now.
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Hi Are you talking about JUMP? Because I didn't know that you can apply it to third-party phones. If it is not can you let me know, Thank you.
gillim74 said:
Just so you know once you root you will have a hard time getting the phone sim unlocked if you need too.i have been going round and round with tmo the last 3 days trying to get mine sim unlocked.also they know every app on your phone as they told me i had to unistall one of the apps i had.
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This is completely false. I've sim unlocked easily while bootloader unlocked and rooted. Just be stock based, not cm, and you'll be fine. I used the tmo sim unlock app right after I met the requirements and sim unlocked easily. I restored to cm immediately afterwards.
I recommend making a backup and flashing micro's stock zip build and trying the sim unlock app. If you're still having issues, check if you meet tmo's sim unlock requirements. (device paid off, device on the account long enough, enough payments have been made if prepaid.)
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This is completely false. I've sim unlocked easily while bootloader unlocked and rooted. Just be stock based, not cm, and you'll be fine. I used the tmo sim unlock app right after I met the requirements and sim unlocked easily. I restored to cm immediately afterwards.
I recommend making a backup and flashing micro's stock zip build and trying the sim unlock app. If you're still having issues, check if you meet tmo's sim unlock requirements. (device paid off, device on the account long enough, enough payments have been made if prepaid.)
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Mine wouldnt work and i got so fed up i sold the phone and switched carriers.tmobo lied to me over and over