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Damn my life.

so long story short-
my nexus 7 is like this now-
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i am going to assume that i dropped it sometime in the morning and when i checked at night it was like this( dont ask me how it happened, i had no idea until like 10 minutes ago)
1) i assume normal warranty from ASUS will not cover this, correct?
2) i assume i will have to send it in to ASUS for repairs, right?
3) can anybody get me a legit email or number i can contact ASUS? (USA)
4) damn, life sucks.
it's funny because technically my screen is still 100% perfect, no physical scratch at all. i keep telling myself i might be able to fix it myself somehow if i open up the case, but until a professional comes in and tells me otherwise....
i sent out a couple emails to whom it might concern, otherwise my other options are -> try to get a hold of asus so i can start the repair process or......... buy a new one, maybe an 8GB?
on a side note, what is currently the cheapest place i can buy a nexus 7 these days? [USA]

jt.one said:
so long story short-
my nexus 7 is like this now-
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i am going to assume that i dropped it sometime in the morning and when i checked at night it was like this( dont ask me how it happened, i had no idea until like 10 minutes ago)
1) i assume normal warranty from ASUS will not cover this, correct?
2) i assume i will have to send it in to ASUS for repairs, right?
3) can anybody get me a legit email or number i can contact ASUS? (USA)
4) damn, life sucks.
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That does suck. There should be warranty information included with the manuals in ur box. If not then just go to their website
Sent from my Black "Destroy Mode" Nexus 7

Point of impact looks like the lower left. RIP N7, the good die young.
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3vo kid said:
That does suck. There should be warranty information included with the manuals in ur box. If not then just go to their website
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yeah, ASUS website is a mess though, i THINK i just sent an email to them.
Do any of you guys think GOOGLE can help me? their nexus hotline is open 24/7, should i try to give it a shot?

wow.. I cringed when I saw that..
op, so I don't make the same mistake, did you not have a case?
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motrinHD said:
wow.. I cringed when I saw that..
op, so I don't make the same mistake, did you not have a case?
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yeah i didnt have a case on, its funny because i took the case off just this morning cause i had one of those fat bezel cases and it made me unable to play certain games.

jt.one said:
yeah, ASUS website is a mess though, i THINK i just sent an email to them.
Do any of you guys think GOOGLE can help me? their nexus hotline is open 24/7, should i try to give it a shot?
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Did u buy it from the play store?
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3vo kid said:
Did u buy it from the play store?
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yeah bought it from play store on june 28 2012,
i was reading upon other people who is in the similiar spot as i am, and they said all GOOGLE did was push them to aSUS and aSUS just told them to start up a RMA and it will be filed as an "out of warranty/customer-induced damage".

jt.one said:
yeah bought it from play store on june 28 2012,
i was reading upon other people who is in the similiar spot as i am, and they said all GOOGLE did was push them to aSUS and aSUS just told them to start up a RMA and it will be filed as an "out of warranty/customer-induced damage".
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See how much they are gonna charge u, might be better off buying a new one
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3vo kid said:
See how much they are gonna charge u, might be better off buying a new one
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yeah I had considered buying a new one too.
it sucks because Asus won't quote you an repair price until they actually have their hands on it. which means I have to waste shipping fees and my own time when I might have an option to get a brand new 8gb sonewhere. I read that Asus charges anywhere from 100-180.... yikes

Probably won't help at this point, but you can get 3rd party warranties that include accidental damage coverage. I got one from Squaretrade for $35 for 2 years. Hoping to never use it, but just cracked my phone screen last week and considering sending it in (phones have a $50 deductable so I'm not sure it's worth it... until it gets dropped in the toilet...).

slack04 said:
Probably won't help at this point, but you can get 3rd party warranties that include accidental damage coverage. I got one from Squaretrade for $35 for 2 years. Hoping to never use it, but just cracked my phone screen last week and considering sending it in (phones have a $50 deductable so I'm not sure it's worth it... until it gets dropped in the toilet...).
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yeah I seen a lot of posts about square trade from other forums I been reading. normally I'm ultra care about my tech stuff. (my first time experiencing a infamous "cracked screen") so third party warranties never really occurred to me.

ZOMG! It physically hurt me to look at that picture. Oh damn! Sorry man...
Call up Google, explain what happened and pray... But I'm pretty sure they are going to send you to Asus to pay $150 to replace the screen...
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Would your home contents insurance not cover it?

kevvyboy said:
Would your home contents insurance not cover it?
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This.
You'd be surprised/amazed what homeowners/renters insurance will cover.

dam i need to be more careful, i leave my tablet on my bed when i sleep and sometimes i knock it off while i sleep or even when im watching a video it might fall off if i move it, luckily nothing like that yet

kevvyboy said:
Would your home contents insurance not cover it?
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My cat pee'd on my monitor, rang insurance and explained what happened, full replacement...was stoked as it was an expensive monitor!
If they cover that, surely they will cover dropping the N7

I actually threw my nexi face down on hard tiles by accident while turning around as my mum called me from the kitchen. Luckily I had the case on and I found no damage on it at all. The only problem I found was that the wifi toggle switch had been frozen, so I just reset it
SO ANYONE READING THIS POST BUY A GODDAMN CASE!!
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arcisbre said:
I actually threw my nexi face down on hard tiles by accident while turning around as my mum called me from the kitchen. Luckily I had the case on and I found no damage on it at all. The only problem I found was that the wifi toggle switch had been frozen, so I just reset it
SO ANYONE READING THIS POST BUY A GODDAMN CASE!!
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Jesus man ......i bought mine but it will only arrive on the 27th. I almost knocked mine over today.
Got to be extra careful until it arrives.
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I'm using a TPU back cover at home and a smart cover when outside.
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Lost knock on .. Please help

Hey guys.. Yesterday my phone went crazy opening multiple apps.. After that i have lost knock on feature yet it still knocks off. Ive tried the notepad test to find a dead spot and i do have one. I tried a different rom to fix but same problems continue. Does anybody know how to fix this ..
Thanks in advance
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adr83 said:
Hey guys.. Yesterday my phone went crazy opening multiple apps.. After that i have lost knock on feature yet it still knocks off. Ive tried the notepad test to find a dead spot and i do have one. I tried a different rom to fix but same problems continue. Does anybody know how to fix this ..
Thanks in advance
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Are you running stock? Aosp? Flash a kernel? The dead spot can't be fixed, could always try formatting data (which means you'd have to set everything back up)? Or use a "return to stock" method and start fresh....
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Has going back to stock fixed the dead spots. Im thinking i might have to take it back after unrooting it
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adr83 said:
Has going back to stock fixed the dead spots. Im thinking i might have to take it back after unrooting it
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Dead spots usually means your digitizer is shot...

Agree with mjones. If you have a dead spot, return to stock, warranty time...
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Check mine out. 2nd g2 with the same issue. Lost knock on, random phantom inputs, dead zone and complete tantrums like the device it's possessed.
The dead zone is in the exact same spot as my last one and I've found a commonality, the upper edge of the dead zone is in line with the bottom edge of the sim card tray.
Gonna give this device one more chance, CLN shipped today.
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Thanks guys. Took it in to the local verizon store and there sending me another one under factory warranty. Didn't even tried to pop the back lid open lol
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Dork6243 said:
Check mine out. 2nd g2 with the same issue. Lost knock on, random phantom inputs, dead zone and complete tantrums like the device it's possessed.
The dead zone is in the exact same spot as my last one and I've found a commonality, the upper edge of the dead zone is in line with the bottom edge of the sim card tray.
Gonna give this device one more chance, CLN shipped today.
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Exact same problem here, replacement due in tomorrow.
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scurley1898 said:
Exact same problem here, replacement due in tomorrow.
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Mine started doing this last night. Off to the Verizon store in an hour or so... Phone was great so far. A little concerned to hear and read that many people are having this issue.

If you have a dead spot then yeah you need to take it in. I didn't and used the hidden menu fix and it worked perfectly!!

mpetruzz said:
If you have a dead spot then yeah you need to take it in. I didn't and used the hidden menu fix and it worked perfectly!!
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They are overnighting me a replacement. Mine is still under warranty and it is insured. I hope the replacement is in decent working order.

Haxcid said:
They are overnighting me a replacement. Mine is still under warranty and it is insured. I hope the replacement is in decent working order.
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From a source I'm told the replacement is a refurbished

simple_fear85 said:
From a source I'm told the replacement is a refurbished
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I can't speak for other carrier's but that's been standard practice for VZW for a while now. http://m-support.verizonwireless.com/mobl/features.info_cln_replacement.tp_2.html
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wow this is really strange. i'm having the exact same issues in the same spot. right along the sim tray. and no knock on.

steveo17 said:
wow this is really strange. i'm having the exact same issues in the same spot. right along the sim tray. and no knock on.
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Got my replacement the next morning. Works great. The knock on seems to work even better now. Wonder if they put in the knock on update. It is super responsive. Refurbished or not, the phone is in perfect condition. It looked brand new. Back in full working order.
If you are having this issue take it into a corporate store and get them to replace it. All of these G2 should still be under the 1 year mark until October I believe. Mine was 5 months old.

Haxcid said:
Got my replacement the next morning. Works great. The knock on seems to work even better now. Wonder if they put in the knock on update. It is super responsive. Refurbished or not, the phone is in perfect condition. It looked brand new. Back in full working order.
If you are having this issue take it into a corporate store and get them to replace it. All of these G2 should still be under the 1 year mark until October I believe. Mine was 5 months old.
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Instead of sending in for replacement there is a fix for the knock on not working here in xda. I confirmed it worked because it worked for me a few days ago. I updated my firmware and all is well now.

simple_fear85 said:
Instead of sending in for replacement there is a fix for the knock on not working here in xda. I confirmed it worked because it worked for me a few days ago. I updated my firmware and all is well now.
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My issue was more than knock on. I had ghost touches and a large dead zone on the screen where touch would not work.

simple_fear85 said:
Instead of sending in for replacement there is a fix for the knock on not working here in xda. I confirmed it worked because it worked for me a few days ago. I updated my firmware and all is well now.
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^care to elaborate?
My phone has been on JPC's CM11 build since he's released it. never once had an issue and suddenly knock stopped working and i have a dead zone on the screen
Haxcid said:
My issue was more than knock on. I had ghost touches and a large dead zone on the screen where touch would not work.
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i have the dead zone on the screen about where the sim card tray is and i've previously had erroneous touching on my screen. must be a hardware issue
recall? idk

steveo17 said:
^care to elaborate?
My phone has been on JPC's CM11 build since he's released it. never once had an issue and suddenly knock stopped working and i have a dead zone on the screen
i have the dead zone on the screen about where the sim card tray is and i've previously had erroneous touching on my screen. must be a hardware issue
recall? idk
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If your still within warrenty take it in after your flash back to stock

simple_fear85 said:
If your still within warrenty take it in after your flash back to stock
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my replacement is arriving in the mail today

[Q] Nexus Metal Letter Inserts on back of device

The metallic Nexus letter inserts on the back of the device are starting to peel up from the recessed letters. Has anyone else experienced this too? This started happening the day after receiving the phone.

Bohemus said:
The metallic Nexus letter inserts on the back of the device are starting to peel up from the recessed letters. Has anyone else experienced this too? This started happening the day after receiving the phone.
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pics?

This happened to my nexus 5. Send it back and get a new one?

Happening here too

Lost the curved part of 'n'...
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Are you guys using cases? Mine looks perfect but I'm using a case.

Pics or it didn't happen lol
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On a serious note could it be the great I've noticed it can get pretty toasty under heavy use. Could the heat make the adhesive weak?

Happened to me also ... Pulled all the letters out with a needle.

Happened to me today with the X.....super disappointed, I've had it barely 3 days...
I want to glue it back on...anyone has any advice in terms of which type of glue would work best?

Happened to me also. The X on the back started to peel off one of the lines and I pushed it back in. Then later that day I realized that same line was gone and lost somewhere.
I contacted T-Mobile over the phone since I ordered it over the phone and they are shipping me a brand new one overnight. I should receive it tomorrow.
They stated it has not been an issue brought up to them yet so if any of you guys bought it at T-Mobile, go ahead and state there is an issue with it. I just received my case today so it shouldnt be a problem anymore. Sucks that this is definitely an issue though :/

shadowstewie said:
Happened to me also. The X on the back started to peel off one of the lines and I pushed it back in. Then later that day I realized that same line was gone and lost somewhere.
I contacted T-Mobile over the phone since I ordered it over the phone and they are shipping me a brand new one overnight. I should receive it tomorrow.
They stated it has not been an issue brought up to them yet so if any of you guys bought it at T-Mobile, go ahead and state there is an issue with it. I just received my case today so it shouldnt be a problem anymore. Sucks that this is definitely an issue though :/
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I wonder if using a skin will prevent this issue. I have a skin and a case on my Nexus and its fine.

StiffyBoy said:
Happened to me today with the X.....super disappointed, I've had it barely 3 days...
I want to glue it back on...anyone has any advice in terms of which type of glue would work best?
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A VERY thin layer of superglue, applied to the phone (not the letters) should do the trick. Make sure you put a very very thin layer, else the superglue will come on top of the letters when squeezed.
P.S. pics?

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i am also having this issue. my n6 is uncased and 5 days old. how do i go about getting a new one from t-mo. i paid for the device outright no jump or anything like that.
thanks.

shakejuhn said:
i am also having this issue. my n6 is uncased and 5 days old. how do i go about getting a new one from t-mo. i paid for the device outright no jump or anything like that.
thanks.
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Just call T-Mo (or where ever you purchased it from), and tell them to replace it. You should have 15-30 days warranty from the seller (and 1 year from the manufacturer)

ok thanks i will call them now.

shakejuhn said:
ok thanks i will call them now.
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i call t-mo no dice.
they said phone is out of stock for at least 6 weeks and i can return the phone under buyers remorse and there are no t-mo stores near me with that phone in stick. any one have any other ideas? i would be fine with a replacement letter E. will moto replace this or is the best bet to get through t-mo?

I know that to some folks this issue might seem petty but I'd be pretty damn pissed if this happened to my nexus. This is a 700$ phone and I wouldn't accept anything but a perfect phone. I really wish Google/Motorola had got their **** together for this launch, waiting 6 weeks for a replacement is some bull****.

shakejuhn said:
i call t-mo no dice.
they said phone is out of stock for at least 6 weeks and i can return the phone under buyers remorse and there are no t-mo stores near me with that phone in stick. any one have any other ideas? i would be fine with a replacement letter E. will moto replace this or is the best bet to get through t-mo?
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Motorola does offer the warranty, so you can certainly contact them, and they should be able/willing to fix/replace it. Note that they (unlike T-mo) may not replace with a new device - they may instead send you a refurb).
T-Mo may be saying 6 weeks just to discourage you from returning it - you could try to ask them to replace it when available (since the problem happened within the remorse period). YMMV though

I found this problem with mine today.
chatted with moto. they told me that they would replace the phone for me. with the advanced exchange policy, they will send a new phone to me (3-5 business days) before i send mine back to them. She assured me that i would not have to wait on any inventory back order time.
i bought my phone through moto.

Ballistic Nylon 64GB WITH Branding?!

So I bought a Droid Turbo 64GB Ballistic Nylon in Black today (5/23/15) from a corporate Verizon. I wanted to get the Ballistic Nylon purposefully since it does not have branding. So after it was all set up, I turn the phone around and see that is was branded! I asked the manager if he knew anything regarding VZW branding newer made Turbos. Perhaps since the blue nylon one has branding (at least the one at the store did, i have read online people saying their blue model didnt), the newer made Black ones have branding. Does anyone have any concrete information? I have two pictures below. It is cut off but the manufacturer date is 2015-01-17. Was there a refresh for the phone at some point?
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The branding looks exactly like my employees edition. But the employees edition has red trim around the phone and around the camera. My employee edition is also 64 gigabyte

@thegendler My original 32GB black BN Turbo manufactured in Nov 2014 didn't have Verizon branding, but my replacement phone with manufacture date 12/25/14 does have it.

I just got mine last week and can confirm it also has branding. My unit was assembled on 1/16/2015. Perhaps after 2015 was when they started branding them?
Though, have no fear! I realize that it was not anything permanent and was able to get rid of the tramp stamp via rubbing alcohol and some patience (1.5 hour?) of picking at it with my nails.

thats so easy to take off man... use qtips and alcohol.. peel with fingernails. took it off in like 10 minutes.

you can also buy a replacement back cover in eBay for like 25 bucks and do it yourself. Painless process and youtube guide ready. I bought a blue one and my phone shine . My original one didn't have the brand on it and I bought around early Feb

Plenty of ballistic nylon + kevlar backs available without branding -- at least the black.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100-...ola-DROID-Turbo-XT1254-Black/32342446733.html
They ballistic nylon covers are actually kevlar underneath + ballistic nylon on top.
You can also search for ballistic backs for the XT1225 and XT1250. They are all Quark phones, like the XT1254, and will fit and they are unbranded.

Jhall8 said:
@thegendler My original 32GB black BN Turbo manufactured in Nov 2014 didn't have Verizon branding, but my replacement phone with manufacture date 12/25/14 does have it.
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This little tidbit was added after the initial release. Mine does not have it but latter releases do.

Painless process and youtube guide ready.

I just got a brand new black 64 GB ballistic nylon turbo. No branding. Also, my manufacture date is January 9th of this year. Maybe they took it back off again?

What am I missing? What's the big deal about the branding?

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What am I missing? What's the big deal about the branding?
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I'd liken it to someone asking what the big deal is with your wife having a tramp stamp.

adrynalyne said:
I'd liken it to someone asking what the big deal is with your wife having a tramp stamp.
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My wife DOES have a tramp stamp so I guess I'll just leave the one on my phone also. LMAO :laugh:

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What am I missing? What's the big deal about the branding?
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I'd liken it to someone asking what the big deal is with your wife having a tramp stamp.
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X_man. said:
My wife DOES have a tramp stamp so I guess I'll just leave the one on my phone also. LMAO :laugh:
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There's ways to remove both.
Nicole Richie's Tramp Stamp: Star Talks Tattoo Removal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...stamp-web-show-candidly-nicole_n_3192379.html
Nicole Richie @nicolerichie:
Woke up feeling really good about myself, until I remembered I have a tramp stamp.
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'We’re Erasing a Lot of Tramp Stamps Right Now'
http://patch.com/massachusetts/backbay/q-a-the-emotional-side-of-tattoo-removal
Tattoo removal: reasons to rethink the tramp stamp
http://mustangnews.net/tattoo-removal/

ChazzMatt said:
There's ways to remove both.
Nicole Richie's Tramp Stamp: Star Talks Tattoo Removal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...stamp-web-show-candidly-nicole_n_3192379.html
'We’re Erasing a Lot of Tramp Stamps Right Now'
http://patch.com/massachusetts/backbay/q-a-the-emotional-side-of-tattoo-removal
Tattoo removal: reasons to rethink the tramp stamp
http://mustangnews.net/tattoo-removal/
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Thanks but my wife and I both have many tattoos and we don't regret them. Most of the time when someone regrets a tattoo its because they didn't get it for "Them". They got it for the world "as in to look cool or sexy" We both get our tattoos for ourselves because they make us happy. Matter o fact we both work professional jobs "I wear a suit and tie every day" Most people don't even know I have them. It has came up in conversation a few times and a couple of my colleagues didn't even believe me when I told them I had them LOL But in all seriousness I did take the one off of my phone.

X_man. said:
My wife DOES have a tramp stamp so I guess I'll just leave the one on my phone also. LMAO :laugh:
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Thats why I likened it to that. Some don't mind it

adrynalyne said:
Thats why I likened it to that. Some don't mind it
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Yeah I know. I was just being funny. I actually DID take mine off my phone

X_man. said:
Yeah I know. I was just being funny. I actually DID take mine off my phone
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Seeing your location, is your city Danville, Virginia? If so, I graduated from Averett University there, back in the mid 90s.

ChazzMatt said:
Seeing your location, is your city Danville, Virginia? If so, I graduated from Averett University there, back in the mid 90s.
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Yep sure is.
Cool

“Brand New” Note 8 help

Can someone explain to me why my supposedly “Brand New” from factory Note 8 is doing this and why is says device status is “custom”...? It’s a supposedly brand new Sm-n950n
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Either its not brand new or its got unreleased firmware on it. more than likely its not brand new.

Evidently, it is not new, how did you get it?

winol said:
Evidently, it is not new, how did you get it?
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eBay for a user called ‘ngp_store_usa’. They sell a lot of phones and have great feedback. Not sure why this happened honestly. I looked at 20-30 sellers and sent lots of questions before purchasing too
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Pure+ said:
eBay for a user called ‘ngp_store_usa’. They sell a lot of phones and have great feedback. Not sure why this happened honestly. I looked at 20-30 sellers and sent lots of questions before purchasing too
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Simply return it.

Zionator said:
Simply return it.
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Yeah that’s the plan, just trying to make sure I don’t get charged some BS restocking fee. What a joke
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Pure+ said:
Yeah that’s the plan, just trying to make sure I don’t get charged some BS restocking fee. What a joke
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Anyone hazard a guess on what happened to this new phone?
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Limeybastard said:
Anyone hazard a guess on what happened to this new phone?
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Someone bought it, tried rooting, somehow screwed up and got binary error, returned it, and seller either didn't check or mixed up their stock? That's my guess but who knows

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Someone bought it, tried rooting, somehow screwed up and got binary error, returned it, and seller either didn't check or mixed up their stock? That's my guess but who knows
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Cheers, is it trashed now?
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Cheers, is it trashed now?
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Hmm hard to say... If it's just in jail then flashing stock could work, but I think it's the N950N model and those apparently don't have OEM issue like some other Exynos models do. If so, then something else was messed up along the way. I see something about efs failure in screenshot 1, so maybe they lost efs too and just sent it back like that.
I'm only speculating of course, but no matter what I would definitely return to seller in this case. OP might still be able to be salvage it (or maybe not), but he shouldn't have to mess with any of that since it's definitely not in the state it was advertised when purchased.

if you want to root and use custom roms,
flash twrp
go to recovery, format internal storage, wipe everything
flash dm verify zip
flash custom rom.
if you want stock,
go to recovery wipe data, wipe cache
then either with odin or smart switch flash stock korean FW.
no need to return it if physically the device is undamaged.
what you can do if any of the above works out for you is, ask seller for partial refund and keep the phone.

Almost all devices sold as new at very atractive prices are returned or refurbished units, that is why the price is lower compared to real new and unused ones, you can see posts here about people complaining about some fault, and having 2,3,4 or more exchanged devices, what do you think sellers do with such devices?

N950N dont have "jail" time. what seems to have happen is some one tried to root with chainfire auto root and forgot to format and flash the no-verity-opt-encrypt-6.0.zip

Pure+ said:
Yeah that’s the plan, just trying to make sure I don’t get charged some BS restocking fee. What a joke
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Make sure you don't do it as a regular return make sure you open a case for item not as described upload those photos and then ebay policy prevents the seller from charging a fee or making you pay return shipping. With a case open if the seller argues ebay can go back and see that and it will help you out

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Cheers, is it trashed now?
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It would boot up but it ran like utter ****. Laggy, poor frame rate, etc. regardless it’s on its way back to the seller.
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TechOut said:
Make sure you don't do it as a regular return make sure you open a case for item not as described upload those photos and then ebay policy prevents the seller from charging a fee or making you pay return shipping. With a case open if the seller argues ebay can go back and see that and it will help you out
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That’s exactly what I did. They argued it with me for about a day and a half but finally caved and it won’t cost me anything.
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I am glad for you buddy

Pure+ said:
That’s exactly what I did. They argued it with me for about a day and a half but finally caved and it won’t cost me anything.
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A lot of sellers like that sell refurbished phones as new becuase the average person won't notice

I appreciate everyone’s input, I was pretty certain someone had previously messed with rooting the device and failed miserably. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t the only one who thought so. Also helped with getting the seller to agree to refund without too much hassle so thanks again to you all.
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Pure+ said:
I appreciate everyone’s input, I was pretty certain someone had previously messed with rooting the device and failed miserably. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t the only one who thought so. Also helped with getting the seller to agree to refund without too much hassle so thanks again to you all.
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What next , are you buying another Note 8 from a brick and mortar store or a reputable online dealer for an F or N model specific,?
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