Long story short, found a google nexus one, rooted and installed cyanogen mod 7 nightly, phoned worked fine for months until imei got blocked. Was selling the phone to my mate who is on T-Mobile so he phoned them an requested imei be unblocked which was accepted, popped T-Mobile sim card in and then accepted an update an now the phone will not switch on, no bootloader/recovery etc?
Phone was originally vodafone if that makes any difference anything else u need to know ask away.
I'm not interested in a long winded way to get this to work, if it is something simple then great I'll try an sort it, if its a bad brick etc I'll just sell it for parts, Thanks
They blocked you cuz original prob knows that you be using it. Go return it. It's the right thing to do. Wouldn't you want it return to you if you lost your phone. I would.
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as in my other thread, u are making assumptions. i contacted the carrier who were uninterested, then the phone was blocked months later, dont know if it took that long to get through the system or whatever but when i contacted to get the imei released it was released without any further enquiry, so i dont see an issue with it.
If it was running CM7 and he update maybe that's why it got messed up.
thank you for your reply and yes i thought that was probably the problem but would that stop u getting into recovery mode etc, its black screen only?
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So I got an OTA update the other day from T-Mobile. Applied the update and the phone rebooted.The phone no longer goes past the T-Mobile G1 screen. I tried troubleshooting myself and explained everything to T-Mobile on the phone to Tech Support. They wanted me to troubleshoot as well. I tried booting into recovery. I tried the home+power and the camera+power and the phone just starts and stops at the T-Mobile G1 screen.i know it's probably bricked but was wondering if anyone had any ideas. I asked tech support if I could get a replacement phone being that my G1 is still under warranty,they said no that the phone had to be returned within 14 days after purchasing it. What's the deal with this crap? Any thoughts and answers are much greatly appreciated!
Well a couple options, take it to the store, call t-mobile and tell them to eat your nuts since it was their software that bricked it or google up the corporate number and ***** and ***** till they agree to a replacement, don't curse or they will hang up on you really quickly
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Well a couple options, take it to the store, call t-mobile and tell them to eat your nuts since it was their software that bricked it or google up the corporate number and ***** and ***** till they agree to a replacement, don't curse or they will hang up on you really quickly
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Yep everything he said, but also what they told you on the phone is crap. T-mo should replace it even after the 14 days. They did for me, just don't take no for an answer.
Your Phone has a one warrenty ... At least thats what I thought????
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Your Phone has a one warrenty ... At least thats what I thought????
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Whats a one warrenty?
andy_lowe02 said:
So I got an OTA update the other day from T-Mobile. Applied the update and the phone rebooted.The phone no longer goes past the T-Mobile G1 screen. I tried troubleshooting myself and explained everything to T-Mobile on the phone to Tech Support. They wanted me to troubleshoot as well. I tried booting into recovery. I tried the home+power and the camera+power and the phone just starts and stops at the T-Mobile G1 screen.i know it's probably bricked but was wondering if anyone had any ideas. I asked tech support if I could get a replacement phone being that my G1 is still under warranty,they said no that the phone had to be returned within 14 days after purchasing it. What's the deal with this crap? Any thoughts and answers are much greatly appreciated!
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Sounds like you got a stupid T-mo rep. Call back and tell them your phone is messed up... as long as you bought it directly from them, they will send you a replacement (minus the battery, sim card, and battery cover), and you will send back your phone (minus the aforementioned parts). Done.
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Sounds like you got a stupid T-mo rep. Call back and tell them your phone is messed up... as long as you bought it directly from them, they will send you a replacement (minus the battery, sim card, and battery cover), and you will send back your phone (minus the aforementioned parts). Done.
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true.. make sure you remove your microSD as well.. i had to send back my samsung blast and left an 8gig stick in there... needless to say i was a little upset lol
Haha **** that, I know someone that got 3 [wink wink didn't think you'd like me saying your name] you can get your 1 replaced. Just keep asking do not stop. It's not a piece of chocolate its a $300.00 phone first of all and second of all it was they're update. Good luck!
Nah it's cool, it's no hiding that I am on my 3rd g1, I am not ashamed to say i 've bricked, this way I can say I am making sure someone doesn't repeat mine or anyone elses mistakes.
Also mine were all within the 14 day buyer's remorse. Oh and the cutest on xda, I prefer the most handsome, meanest pimp that has ever pimped on this planet, and I got a mean limp. To the op, keep *****ing if it was their fault, now even you did it on your own and are just covering your ass, it's ok, you are among many who have, but still keep *****ing anyway
I'm guessing you like it now?
*Sorry for the OFF TOPIC. Like way off, like as off as iPhone is to being cool... okay I killed it. ):
Much better, and yeah you didn't just killed it, you ran that **** over, stopped and backed up and than kept riding back and forth over it, thinking you were a dj
Return policy on G1's with warranty
Ok,so I bought the phone from a private individual but the T-mobile software is what actually bricked my G1. I was sad for about a day and am now getting over it slowly. I am currently using my Samsung SGH-t229 which was the free piece o' crap from T-Mobile. Thanks for all the response guys! I really appreciate all the comments and reading all the funny jokes and all. Anyways...if any of you have any ideas on returning the phone let me know. I keep calling T-Mobile and they say I can't return it and get a new one because I bought the phone from a private individual. Any ideas? Hit me up or let me know. TTYL guys!
Bought a really nice Captivate on eBay about a year and a half ago when my carrier was swallowed up by AT&T. It came with the original box, paperwork, etc. and the numbers all matched up, so to me it was a clearly legit purchase and I've had no problems in the 18 months since I bought it ... until last night. (I no longer have any idea who I bought it from or how to contact him.) Last night out of the blue my phone was banned from the network, and long story short ... AT&T has the phone blacklisted and can't/won't clear it from their list. They're evasive as to why and what I find odd is the IMEI reported by the phone software doesn't match what's on the label. But again, never had a problem before last night. No amount of begging and threatening to switch carriers got me anywhere, even after escalating to different supervisors. AARRGGHH! So here I sit with a perfectly good phone that I can't use.
Seems the obvious solution is to rip it open and replace something with parts from a parts phone that isn't blacklisted. Might seem dumb, but what should I be replacing? I've already got it apart and am assuming it's the motherboard that holds the offending IMEI. Is that right? Aside from eBay, is there any reliable source for a replacement? I don't want to waste money replacing it only to find that the new one is also blocked. Or is there something I can do so the IMEI shown in the software is the same as what's on the label? I'm not trying to do anything illegal, just get my phone working again.
If it makes a difference, I'm running the stock 2.3.5 that came out around February, but rooted and unlocked. Could that be why the IMEI doesn't match and I took it all apart for nothing?
Thanks for any suggestions. I'm technically competent but almost completely inexperienced when it comes to phone hardware (and software), so please excuse my ignorance here.
Thanks again,
Brent
edit - oops. misread
I did just see that someone was talking about their IMEI being replaced by a generic IMEI, but that was due to flashing Jellybean. If you want to try to restore your phone to its own stock IMEI, you'll need to rebuild your /efs folder to get the phone to bring your correct IMEI back on. There's a thread in the development section that outlines how to do that.
My only other suggestion would be to go into a physical store (if you haven't already) and plead your case in person. People tend to be a lot more willing to work with you if they're dealing with you face-to-face instead of over the phone. Just state your case clearly, show them any materials you have to support your case, and be friendly with them. I would also suggest flashing back to full stock (unrooted) so they can't use that against you.
Thanks. I found that thread after posting but so far it has not worked for me. I just decided that for $30 it's not worth the hassle of trying to fix it on my own, so I'm sending it off to MobileTechVideos following recommendations elsewhere here.
Its super easy on the captivate. There's literally an app that restores it back to Froyo and the correct IMEI. Then you use the Kies to upgrade into GingerBread. If you got as far as rooting I'm sure you could do this.
Unfortunately I dont know what its called but I searched a lot and eventually you'll find it. It looks a lot like the Odin app
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abcsr2ez4me said:
Its super easy on the captivate. There's literally an app that restores it back to Froyo and the correct IMEI. Then you use the Kies to upgrade into GingerBread. If you got as far as rooting I'm sure you could do this.
Unfortunately I dont know what its called but I searched a lot and eventually you'll find it. It looks a lot like the Odin app
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I figure for $30 (already spent; phone's already in the mail) it will save me the hassle of tracking down the software you mentioned, going through all the upgrade/root process, and restoring everything that was wiped out. Let's hope, anyway!
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U can't go wrong with Mobiletechvideos ! Very reputible and respected !
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I am going to meet up with someone later today to buy ATT NOTE 3
how do i make sure its not a fake /clone
What do i check for..
Ive seen some phones that are clearly clones but i know there is others that are very almost exact copy but are not original
i dont want to have a very expensive mp3 player...
I am going to ask the seller to meet me at a ATT store: if he doesnt want to meet there then i know something is wrong..
I already checked the IMEI with ATT and they said phone is good and can connect service with them.
Also im obviously going to check to make sure the phone im buying comes with the exact IMEI on the back
but is there a way to check software wise like in settings, phone info??
all help is appreciated...
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Ma$etas said:
I am going to meet up with someone later today to buy ATT NOTE 3
how do i make sure its not a fake /clone
What do i check for..
Ive seen some phones that are clearly clones but i know there is others that are very almost exact copy but are not original
i dont want to have a very expensive mp3 player...
I am going to ask the seller to meet me at a ATT store: if he doesnt want to meet there then i know something is wrong..
I already checked the IMEI with ATT and they said phone is good and can connect service with them.
Also im obviously going to check to make sure the phone im buying comes with the exact IMEI on the back
but is there a way to check software wise like in settings, phone info??
all help is appreciated...
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Just go into settings and about phone and verify the baseband version. A real AT&T Note 3 will have either MI9 or MJ5. To my knowledge none of the clones or fakes have official versions.
From what I know go into camera mod and see if you can zoom in or out with the volume button.
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thanks to both of you that replied..
I met up with the person at a local att store..
I got there before the seller got there and ask one of the store reps if they could help me out with a deal i was about to do and help make sure that the phone was paid off not currently connected to any account and if he could prevent it from being blacklisted later...
When the seller got there , the store rep checked the imei made sure it was clean then verified with the person when he bought it..
and with the sellers permission went into the sellers account and found the NOTE 3 and placed a Comment/note on it saying HE was selling the phone to someone else
to prevent him from later calling and reporting it stolen.... Store rep was truly helpful and went out of his way to make sure i didnt have any issues later...
I made sure phone imei matched the box imei , made sure phone was good, not damaged etc...
all in all was a good deal.. $400 for it but selling my note 2 for $300
Glad everything went well. Most sellers would never take that kind of time to sell something. Hope you enjoy your new note 3.
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thanks Xfaega..
im going to connect it to Go phone Service which is the same service as ATT and includes the LTE service...
I just hope it does work everywhere i constantly travel..
It will be my first time using att service.. i have always had Sprint, TMobile , Verizon..
I see a bunch of people who say they get can get replacement phones from t mobile with no hassle even if their knox counter is counted
Long story short, doesn't matter if it's stock or a custom rom, a few of my calls go straight to my voicemail and my phone doesn't even ring or give me a notification someone called. A few other people here had that problem and told me to just get a replacement. I don't care if it's a new or refurbished device but when I called t mobile and asked for a replacement they me to factory reset (which I did) and try turning off VoLTE and everything was going well until I had to open my big mouth and told him I rooted it. He said I am covered by the manufacture warranty if it's not rooted, since I told him it's rooted will they write a note on my account saying my warranty is voided? Do you guys think because I mentioned root, he assumed my device is still rooted?
Should I just call again and try a different person? I don't wanna lie and then have them charge me $699 if I don't tell them I rooted my phone on my 2nd try of getting a replacement....
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I see a bunch of people who say they get can get replacement phones from t mobile with no hassle even if their knox counter is counted
Long story short, doesn't matter if it's stock or a custom rom, a few of my calls go straight to my voicemail and my phone doesn't even ring or give me a notification someone called. A few other people here had that problem and told me to just get a replacement. I don't care if it's a new or refurbished device but when I called t mobile and asked for a replacement they me to factory reset (which I did) and try turning off VoLTE and everything was going well until I had to open my big mouth and told him I rooted it. He said I am covered by the manufacture warranty if it's not rooted, since I told him it's rooted will they write a note on my account saying my warranty is voided? Do you guys think because I mentioned root, he assumed my device is still rooted?
Should I just call again and try a different person? I don't wanna lie and then have them charge me $699 if I don't tell them I rooted my phone on my 2nd try of getting a replacement....
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simple. factory it back dont root. so its not lying. your device isnt rooted anymore. just dont tell them you rooted. Thats like shooting yourself in the head and praying your still live. Ignore the asshole who told you about noting your account. rooting doesnt break the phone. its already defective. it makes me so frustrated to hear any rep giving the customer the middle finger when they dont understand squat about root. If you are within the 14 day buyers remorse period i suggest you call into that department and get a new one sent out.
If you want to see if that person documented anything on the computer about your root comment call in and ask about the day you where helped by him. ask if the rep can read/look into the comments if there is any notes about your "return status". Try it a couple of times if no rep mentions about any root comment and void warrenty then you are good.
You my friend are definitely a noob. You never ever admit anything. Never. And the proper fix would be for you to call tech support and tell them your phone rings once before voicemail and you wish for them to extend ring time before voicemail. That will fix your issue.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
Your Warranty Is Not Void ...I'm not sure the validity of this but it makes sense per the consumer protections on warranties.
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simple. factory it back dont root. so its not lying. your device isnt rooted anymore. just dont tell them you rooted. Thats like shooting yourself in the head and praying your still live. Ignore the asshole who told you about noting your account. rooting doesnt break the phone. its already defective. it makes me so frustrated to hear any rep giving the customer the middle finger when they dont understand squat about root. If you are within the 14 day buyers remorse period i suggest you call into that department and get a new one sent out.
If you want to see if that person documented anything on the computer about your root comment call in and ask about the day you where helped by him. ask if the rep can read/look into the comments if there is any notes about your "return status". Try it a couple of times if no rep mentions about any root comment and void warrenty then you are good.
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Just called and the rep said the last thing the note says was to factory restore and see if problem persist. So I guess I'll call in a few days, it's likely a hardware problem anyways
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Just called and the rep said the last thing the note says was to factory restore and see if problem persist. So I guess I'll call in a few days, it's likely a hardware problem anyways
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It is not but OK replace as you will.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
"told them I rooted it" Lmao. Come on man!
Need help to reroot tmobile note 4
I just upgrade new firmware to Tmobile Note 4.
I tried many time to reroot, but doesn't work.
Anyone know how to fix this problem, please help
Androiduser2015 said:
I just upgrade new firmware to Tmobile Note 4.
I tried many time to reroot, but doesn't work.
Anyone know how to fix this problem, please help
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You asking in wrong thread. Go read the thread for rooting and walks you thru it.
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I had the same issue when I activated my note 4 with Tmo. Wasn't receiving calls or texts. Called customer service then they ended up creating a tech ticket. Because they couldn't solve it themselves, they told me give them 48hrs. And it'd fixed. After about 13hrs they had it fixed. So give them a call explain your issue DON'T AND NEVER MENTION ROOT. Be persistent don't hang up until you have an answer. And they'll fix it..
Good luck:highfive:
I can't blame them for not wanting to support every newbie that miss flashes or flashes a crappy rom and can't get his dialer or modem to work or some other silly bug.
Like "let me experiment and then let Verizon bail me out with a new phone everytime I can't find my way out of the mess I created"
A simple factory reset should fix all, but some destroy even that ability.
Yes they can reflash but it shouldn't be under warranty.. Should be a fee to bail such folks out... Sorry that's not popular to say but if you owned Verizon, would you do the same?
Buy a car and tear into the engine and screw it up then try to get warranty to fix it!
But I agree, if you own your phone and are willing to sign a disclaimer releasing them from warranty they should remove restrictions.
That still makes them vulnerable to folks messing with the network though.
As long as they can't tie the problem to your mishandling your good.
Perfect example... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57360032
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I can't blame them for not wanting to support every newbie that miss flashes or flashes a crappy rom and can't get his dialer or modem to work or some other silly bug.
Like "let me experiment and then let Verizon bail me out with a new phone everytime I can't find my way out of the mess I created"
A simple factory reset should fix all, but some destroy even that ability.
Yes they can reflash but it shouldn't be under warranty.. Should be a fee to bail such folks out... Sorry that's not popular to say but if you owned Verizon, would you do the same?
Buy a car and tear into the engine and screw it up then try to get warranty to fix it!
But I agree, if you own your phone and are willing to sign a disclaimer releasing them from warranty they should remove restrictions.
That still makes them vulnerable to folks messing with the network though.
As long as they can't tie the problem to your mishandling your good.
Perfect example... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57360032
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Your analogy is fatally flawed. I mean it shouldn't even have to be pointed out, it's that flawed. Flawed isn't even the right term.. Asinine? Eh, it's not even worth brainstorming for the proper term.
@telling them you are rooted lmao
I have never called anyone a noob on here before but you sir, is a noob.
And I say this with the most lovable respect. Lol
NEVER...EVER say you are rooted! Do not mutter the word "r" even if you were only rooted for 1 second!
That's not true my first note 4 was rooted and it shows that on their end I didn't even bring it up. The lady told me to restore back to oem spec if I wanted to keep my warranty. I did and called back the next day they sent me a new phone.
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That's not true my first note 4 was rooted and it shows that on their end I didn't even bring it up. The lady told me to restore back to oem spec if I wanted to keep my warranty. I did and called back the next day they sent me a new phone.
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Yeah they replaced mine =)
JDM Civic EG8 said:
That's not true my first note 4 was rooted and it shows that on their end I didn't even bring it up. The lady told me to restore back to oem spec if I wanted to keep my warranty. I did and called back the next day they sent me a new phone.
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The only way that happens is if you use the mytmobile app. Which is still your fault. We all know it sends back info to them about root status.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
Sends back more than that... WAY more
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So much for the common (incorrect) assertion the tripping Knox will cause TMO to force replacement through insurance and paying deductible. ?
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So much for the common (incorrect) assertion the tripping Knox will cause TMO to force replacement through insurance and paying deductible. ?
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That is the expected response
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I just got my nexus 6, two and a half weeks ago. I am coming from a Verizon galaxy nexus, so I'm pretty good at unlocking, rooting, installing roms, and the like. I bought it at best buy because I broke my gn, and being they are the only ones that had any in stock, and I need a phone or im lost, I was on vacation visiting family. So I got the none branded one called Verizon got it up in running in five minutes after the 20 min wait to talk to someone.
The first few days I played with it as is never had a problem. So I unlocked it, rooted it and still not any problems. Then a few days later I noticed the speaker would crackle not big thing just noticed it. After that though another weird thing started happening if I answered the phone then decided to use speaker phone i could not hear the other person and they could not hear me, and going back off speaker didn't help till we hung up and recalled.. It does not do it ever time just sometimes.. I had not installed a rom just kept it Google 5.1.1, I really like the new Android. But I did unrooted, relock, factory reset. Then did it all again. Still get some of the problems but not as much. This last problem really pist me off. I had been in 4 states and service from Verizon was great in all but one of them. The one that it didn't not work in was in Missouri not even when I got to Springfield. It was late at night so none of the ton Verizon stores I seen were open, I could dial but not have net service. I tried restarting phone even did a factory restore after trying everything I could think of. That reset screwed me though because it made it a useless since I had no net and was unable to set it back up.. Also I couldn't stop at the ton of Verizon stores in the morning bc they didn't open till later in the day and I needed to get home. The weird thing is almost as soon as I crossed into OK the phone loaded up and started working internet and all.
So my question is, is this normal with these phones? And is their any way to make the radio better? It was on global in that setting so I switched to USA. Still seems to work fine now at my house.
Any help or tips would be much appreciated. Or should I try and do a warranty through Motorola?
I really like this phone and its a major improvement over the gn since we at Verizon got skipped with nexus 5. This battery is a beast 12+hrs doing a crap load of stuff on it rocks
Rbh50815 said:
I just got my nexus 6, two and a half weeks ago. I am coming from a Verizon galaxy nexus, so I'm pretty good at unlocking, rooting, installing roms, and the like. I bought it at best buy because I broke my gn, and being they are the only ones that had any in stock, and I need a phone or im lost, I was on vacation visiting family. So I got the none branded one called Verizon got it up in running in five minutes after the 20 min wait to talk to someone.
The first few days I played with it as is never had a problem. So I unlocked it, rooted it and still not any problems. Then a few days later I noticed the speaker would crackle not big thing just noticed it. After that though another weird thing started happening if I answered the phone then decided to use speaker phone i could not hear the other person and they could not hear me, and going back off speaker didn't help till we hung up and recalled.. It does not do it ever time just sometimes.. I had not installed a rom just kept it Google 5.1.1, I really like the new Android. But I did unrooted, relock, factory reset. Then did it all again. Still get some of the problems but not as much. This last problem really pist me off. I had been in 4 states and service from Verizon was great in all but one of them. The one that it didn't not work in was in Missouri not even when I got to Springfield. It was late at night so none of the ton Verizon stores I seen were open, I could dial but not have net service. I tried restarting phone even did a factory restore after trying everything I could think of. That reset screwed me though because it made it a useless since I had no net and was unable to set it back up.. Also I couldn't stop at the ton of Verizon stores in the morning bc they didn't open till later in the day and I needed to get home. The weird thing is almost as soon as I crossed into OK the phone loaded up and started working internet and all.
So my question is, is this normal with these phones? And is their any way to make the radio better? It was on global in that setting so I switched to USA. Still seems to work fine now at my house.
Any help or tips would be much appreciated. Or should I try and do a warranty through Motorola?
I really like this phone and its a major improvement over the gn since we at Verizon got skipped with nexus 5. This battery is a beast 12+hrs doing a crap load of stuff on it rocks
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The speaker issue is definitely a known issue. RMA is the only solution.
Crap that really sucks. Thank you though for the reply. Do you know with the RMA if I have to send the phone back first and wait, or will they send a replacement first? Also do they replace with a new one or reman?
I was really hoping it was something in the settings
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Crap that really sucks. Thank you though for the reply. Do you know with the RMA if I have to send the phone back first and wait, or will they send a replacement first? Also do they replace with a new one or reman?
I was really hoping it was something in the settings
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Not sure, best to call and find out.
Rbh50815 said:
Crap that really sucks. Thank you though for the reply. Do you know with the RMA if I have to send the phone back first and wait, or will they send a replacement first? Also do they replace with a new one or reman?
I was really hoping it was something in the settings
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May luck out and get new but at this point in the cycle probably refurb. Have to send in first or have creditcard they can hit for what it worth now to send first. Credit hit will be deleted once they show it coming back.