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Hi everyone,
I'm planning to import a refurbished NC from USA to my country as b&n doesn't sell them here. I would be using it as a tablet PC (froyo/gingerbread/honeycomb).
However, before making the purchase I wanted some expert advice as to whether it is safe to buy refurbished? As i can't go back to claim warranty.
Also, is there anyway to permanently brick the device. I'm pretty comfortable with running ADB commands or using other software skills, but is there a condition where all this fails? I understand if I overclock too much the processor might die but what if im careful about that?
For example, in case of my old iPod touch no matter how much i screw it up on the software side, I can always boot into recovery and restore the device using images provided by Apple. Is the same ability available on Nook Color as well?
Thanks.
UPDATE 11/9/2011
Thanks everyone for replying!
Another question has come to my mind..
What's the difference between a refurbished and new one?
I know refurbished is supposed to be "used" model but does it look old and weared out? Do all components work as good? Does screen/body have scratches or anything? Do i get anything less than that in the brand new retail package?
Any help appreciated.
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Software-wise there is no reason to worry, the Nook is virtually unbrickable, the primary thing to worry about with a refurbished Nook is the hardware. Buying refurbished is always a gamble especially if you have no warranty.
joenathane said:
Software-wise there is no reason to worry, the Nook is virtually unbrickable, the primary thing to worry about with a refurbished Nook is the hardware. Buying refurbished is always a gamble especially if you have no warranty.
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I have not-so-tech savvy relatives in US. I can ask them to start it up and at the most check wifi/battery are working before they get it overseas to me. Is that enough?
Also, by refurbished I mean the $169 thing from buy.com which is sold directly by b&n through buy.com . Is that also unsafe to buy?
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http://deals.ebay.com/5000048972_Ba...rms=algo=DailyDeals&clkid=2633964339744905790
$149 B&N Refurbished. Not sure about shipping though.
Software wise, I agree with joen, i dont know how in the world you can brick it. I erased my EVERYTHING on my NC to the point to where when it booted it said A N D R O I D _ for ever and ever, but I was still able to boot in CWR so I was still able to flash the stock firmware back on it.
It is impossible to brick via software but if you break your SD card slit your screwed. So just be extra careful putting SD cards in and out of the nook.
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Thanks everyone for replying!
Another question has come to my mind..
What's the difference between a refurbished and new one?
I know refurbished is supposed to be "used" model but does it look old and weared out? Do all components work as good? Does screen/body have scratches or anything? Do i get anything less than that in the brand new retail package?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
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therkr said:
Thanks everyone for replying!
Another question has come to my mind..
What's the difference between a refurbished and new one?
I know refurbished is supposed to be "used" model but does it look old and weared out? Do all components work as good? Does screen/body have scratches or anything? Do i get anything less than that in the brand new retail package?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
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I have 2 refurbished and I can't tell the difference.....
therkr said:
Thanks everyone for replying!
Another question has come to my mind..
What's the difference between a refurbished and new one?
I know refurbished is supposed to be "used" model but does it look old and weared out? Do all components work as good? Does screen/body have scratches or anything? Do i get anything less than that in the brand new retail package?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
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I bought my first nook new and my second one refurbished both still work perfect and there is no difference between them.
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Got mine refurbished on Ebay directly from Barnes and noble. looks and feels brand new except one portion of the plastic Bezel that feels like there is a slight gap below it and flexes ever so slightly if you hold and squeeze on the bottom right corner, opposite the exposed corner with the as card slot. not a big deal though. can't tell or ever hold it that way once I got the silicone sleeve for it.
Hello
As you can tell I'm a noob so be gentle
My son dropped his sensation xl beats and cracked the screen and now he has a black bleed which I presume means the LCD is also stuffed. Thought I was fine as its insured but surprise surprise I called the ins company and told them what happened and they won't pay out as he is 15. No one mentioned the age when I insured it so that will teach me not to read the small print:crying:
When he first smashed the screen I ordered a digitiser on eBay as was going to change it myself after looking at tutorial but now I see the bleed I think it's a whole LCD job. What do you guys and gals think?
I've looked at screen repairs and its well over £100. The phones still under a year old and has been back to htc twice due to lock button and case issues and they still failed to complete it properly the first time but this obviously a user error so can't even go there.
Any suggestions please?
Ohh crayky!!! To be honest with u mate u basically said what lots of us would suggest u. It's Very nasty what the company said really, would be fuman mate. I think I personally would not bother as u could mess up more while ur trying to replace the LCD part too. If u got money to pay that much money to repair, u could easily save some more pennies and get a second hand on ebay as the praces of our XL getting cheaper when u wana buy them second hand!
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adilkral said:
Ohh crayky!!! To be honest with u mate u basically said what lots of us would suggest u. It's Very nasty what the company said really, would be fuman mate. I think I personally would not bother as u could mess up more while ur trying to replace the LCD part too. If u got money to pay that much money to repair, u could easily save some more pennies and get a second hand on ebay as the praces of our XL getting cheaper when u wana buy them second hand!
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Thanks for reply. The xl's are going for about £150 on eBay so would probably repair. Can you just confirm that if I can see a black bleed its more than just a digitiser/glass?
Does the phone powers up? I'm not technician myself but I think if it does that means black bleed is more then just a digitiser. By the way did they actually gone down to £150!!? That's really crazy cos I actually believe our lovely XL are worth more then that!! Good luck mate.
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Itbarbie said:
Hello
As you can tell I'm a noob so be gentle
My son dropped his sensation xl beats and cracked the screen and now he has a black bleed which I presume means the LCD is also stuffed. Thought I was fine as its insured but surprise surprise I called the ins company and told them what happened and they won't pay out as he is 15. No one mentioned the age when I insured it so that will teach me not to read the small print:crying:
When he first smashed the screen I ordered a digitiser on eBay as was going to change it myself after looking at tutorial but now I see the bleed I think it's a whole LCD job. What do you guys and gals think?
I've looked at screen repairs and its well over £100. The phones still under a year old and has been back to htc twice due to lock button and case issues and they still failed to complete it properly the first time but this obviously a user error so can't even go there.
Any suggestions please?
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Have you checked your house content insurance to see if you are covered for accidental damage?
rlamba said:
Have you checked your house content insurance to see if you are covered for accidental damage?
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Yep just called them and awaiting a call back but have checked and I do have accidental cover with a £150 excess
Not having much luck but hey ho!
HTC say they cant give me a quote unitl they look at it but I am looking £100 + but it's looking like its worth it as I have over a year apparently to run on warranty. I thought it was 12 months but its 24 months warranty so if they replace the screen :crying: it bring it back under warranty:good:
well ongoing saga the home ins have a £150 excess and they will on repair with a non HTC repairer so this will invalidate the warranty so I will have to book it in to HTC
Itbarbie said:
well ongoing saga the home ins have a £150 excess and they will on repair with a non HTC repairer so this will invalidate the warranty so I will have to book it in to HTC
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Hello
Just in case it helps another reader I got this fixed for £118 at HTC. I know its a little expensive but at least it wil be back under warranty
So my screen just broke and i'm in doubt between buying an aftermarket screen for about $20 and repairing it, or just say f*** this unstable piece of crap and buy the optimus 4x speed. So what would you do? Any suggestions for other phones? Any review on aftermarket screens? How easy is it to replace?
Thanks for your help and suggestions in advance,
Sincerely,
you're buying 4x? LOL you're buying a phone that doesn't have developers support, lock bootloader and no custom rom i visit 4x section sometimes but their development section is empty, i suggest send your o2x on lg to repair or search on youtube "how to disassemble optimus 2x"
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It depends on how addicted you are to flashing roms. If you don't mind stable roms, and probably a very very slow 4.1 update, get the 4x.
If you simply need updates and the newest OS, repair the 2x. Honestly though, I think it wouldn't go as far as the 4x in terms of eventual updates, but still, it's nice to be able to modify your phone.
Yes i didn't notice the lack of custom Roms on the 4x this afternoon, so what phone would you buy? I mean the price of the 4x is awesome for the hardware you get, and if i'm able to root it i'm happy. But i also like to flash custom roms alot so do any of you know a good alternative instead of the 4x for the same pricE? Locked bootloader is kinda sucky .
I would really like to repair my 2x but i'm so tired of it and afraid that if i do change the screen i'll wreck the entire thing, and i'm not sure i wanna take the risk or just buy a new phone
Nexus 4. Don't know if it's cheaper or costlier in your country, but it's generally much cheaper. Beats the 4x easily in all fields, the only thing it lacks is a memory card slot. Availability is an issue at the moment, but if you can get your screen repaired for cheap now, then you can sell it after some time and get a nexus
I had the same problem. Repair the touch screen is very complicated, not because it's difficult disassemble the phone, but because the real display is glued to the touch screen with a particular clue. When you try to remove the display you can break it. It happened to me.
Repair and sell !
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A couple of weeks ago I dropped my P990 onto asphalt and broke the glass. I taped it up using scotch tape to avoid glass splinters in my ears, and I'm just about getting used to all the cracks by now. I won't be trying to repair it, so I've got a nexus 4 on preorder. Hopefully it'll arrive before the tape crumbles...
Tl;dr: buy a nexus 4
This is a great reason to go get galaxy s3
Nexus 4! Don't bother with the 4x
They don't sell Nexus 4 in my country, because of LG, so yeah that sucks
I could get a Galaxy Nexus for about the same price
+1 for nexus 4 (except if you are addicted in slow updates and lg ui so go for optimus G(same hardware but i think quite costier))
S0ci0 said:
So my screen just broke and i'm in doubt between buying an aftermarket screen for about $20 and repairing it, or just say f*** this unstable piece of crap and buy the optimus 4x speed. So what would you do? Any suggestions for other phones? Any review on aftermarket screens? How easy is it to replace?
Thanks for your help and suggestions in advance,
Sincerely,
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Yeah but is it Gorilal glass? They say it's OEM in most cases, but don't specify wich type of glass this is. Last time i bought a replacement screen was for my X10 wich also was supposedly OEM but when installed i found out it was some kind of cheap plastic wich would never work comfortably as a touch screen. And it looks too complicated i would have to buy a hobby knife 3 sets of tweezer and a hair dryer only to switch the screen on my phone
Tranos said:
+1 for nexus 4 (except if you are addicted in slow updates and lg ui so go for optimus G(same hardware but i think quite costier))
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They don't sell Nexus 4 or Optimus G in my country :'(
I broke the screen on my HD2, ordered one online for 15-20e , found a guy that repairs them, got friendly making mobile phones conversation and he changed it for 20e, sold the hd2 for 200e(I now regret it though) I would sell the o2x if course, it's nice but not the hd2. I actually am selling it
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Me too, my screen was broken. I repaired at a workshop with 30 euros. The changed screen was old, taken from another phone ...
I also broke my screen and I had it replaced at a workshop. After the repair, the light sensor was not working so I had to return it to the workshop and wait another 3 day before they finally fix it.
The repair process including the new(?) screen was around 80Euro (~105$).
Get a new phone, upgrade excuse.
I got it replaced in a little Phone repair shop, they did a good Job, it cost 140 euro, but we got it back from ensurance because it happend on a holiday
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As some people already said, it's the perfect excuse for getting a Nexus 4. You'll have a lot more support than with the 4X considering it's an official Nexus phone.
I already posted this in the nexus forum. I just want to get an opinion from both sides...
I currently have the HTC One m7 on tmobile with a completely blown speaker on the top so both external sound and call sounds are ruined. I unlocked the boot loader and actually dropped it one time so there is a tiny bit of damage on the bezel, so i assume neither t mobile or htc will honor any kind of warranty. I put it up on craigslist and a guy is offering to trade me for a mint condition nexus 4 with a few cases. Should i do it?
Did you even talk to T-Mobile or HTC ?
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no actually.
Mr.Shroom said:
Did you even talk to T-Mobile or HTC ?
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I have had horrible luck in the past on warrenty claims with t mobile, it made me not even want to call them. I sent htc an email and they basically said they cant help me, wouldn't even say if they could repair if i paid for it. No shops around want to touch the phone, and the cant even obtain parts. Oh and the best part is that i cant even call them with a blown speaker
adezd00 said:
I already posted this in the nexus forum. I just want to get an opinion from both sides...
I currently have the HTC One m7 on tmobile with a completely blown speaker on the top so both external sound and call sounds are ruined. I unlocked the boot loader and actually dropped it one time so there is a tiny bit of damage on the bezel, so i assume neither t mobile or htc will honor any kind of warranty. I put it up on craigslist and a guy is offering to trade me for a mint condition nexus 4 with a few cases. Should i do it?
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I have had AT&T honor warranty even with a Relocked bootloader. If the unit is with in one year...so it still has manufacturers warranty. I dropped but always had a Trident or Otter box case so no visible damage. If you can restore the stock recovery, relock, etc...you can try HTC or T Mobile. I also searched the forums and found a way to make the screen show Locked Vs Relocked. You will have to search that. Hate to see you lose the One without trying first..then if they wont help you..do the deal as a Nexus 4 is not up to the Specs ofnthe ONE but it is Free of carrier b.s., right ? i assume it is the unit you buy from Google directly? I purposely went with the HTC ONE Developer Edition so I would have unlocked bootloader without any Carrier Restrictions...
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I have had horrible luck in the past on warrenty claims with t mobile, it made me not even want to call them. I sent htc an email and they basically said they cant help me, wouldn't even say if they could repair if i paid for it. No shops around want to touch the phone, and the cant even obtain parts. Oh and the best part is that i cant even call them with a blown speaker
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Blown speaker is not covered? Why can't you flash stock and send for repair?
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Blown speaker is not covered? Why can't you flash stock and send for repair?
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Im on the stock rom just with root. With out s-off or the ruu the bootloader will always show relocked
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Blown speaker is not covered? Why can't you flash stock and send for repair?
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Agree, flash back to stock recovery, rom, relock...wipe sd card with any superUser (root) files and send it in, many have had warranty honored this way...it just depends what is broken or defective...the only issue is the physical damage that they could claim caused the speaker damage..? Don't know till ya try...
It really bad luck. But a blown speaker should be covered. I'd keep hassling them. With the phone so new, I wouldn't give up.
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I think it is a fantastic deal man. I trade phones all the time And to me that sounds like a really good deal!
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maddie01 said:
Agree, flash back to stock recovery, rom, relock...wipe sd card with any superUser (root) files and send it in, many have had warranty honored this way...it just depends what is broken or defective...the only issue is the physical damage that they could claim caused the speaker damage..? Don't know till ya try...
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Yeah the only problem with that is that i cant find the stock recovery for the tmobile version. If i could get the recovery back and remove tampered from fastboot, i would totally be comfortable taking it in.
Hi,
I've been a fan of my M7 for awhile but it recently cracked and I'm looking to upgrade to the M8. Unfortunately I would like to sell my M7 first but I do not know what to do with it. Bestbuy offered me pocket change and so did sprint. I was thinking about sending it in to get repaired then selling it but to get it repaired is about $100+. Anyone have any insight on what I should do or even try to sell it cracked?
Here are some photos in case you are interested: imgur[dot]com/a/9vBam
robherley13 said:
Hi,
I've been a fan of my M7 for awhile but it recently cracked and I'm looking to upgrade to the M8. Unfortunately I would like to sell my M7 first but I do not know what to do with it. Bestbuy offered me pocket change and so did sprint. I was thinking about sending it in to get repaired then selling it but to get it repaired is about $100+. Anyone have any insight on what I should do or even try to sell it cracked?
Here are some photos in case you are interested: imgur[dot]com/a/9vBam
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You could donate it to a developer who risks his phone to test builds. Like the guy who develops the TWRP2 enhancements. Ummmmmm ... And maybe take a tax break on it as a gift or something.
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Considering nobody is going to pay you much for a One with a broken screen....
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