Dropped from my night stand to the floor. Even has a case on it. Will no longer turn back on, tried everything possible. I'm a little confused, I know the phone wasn't made from the greatest material, but this is a little ridiculous. I pre-ordered it for $750 a couple weeks before release, I can't accept that my investment is ruined from a very minor accident.
Probably a long shot, but can anybody think of what could have possibly happened inside the phone that could cause this non-operation? Perhaps something came loose or just broke off? I'm so desperate, I just might disassemble the whole thing and put it back together out of hopelessness. I'm going to contact the UK Samsung soon as I can and see if there is anything I can do, but I doubt that will get anywhere. See I KNEW the ONE time I didn't buy an Otterbox for my phone, something like this would happen. The SGSIII is just too damn big for an Otterbox.
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Dropped from my night stand to the floor. Even has a case on it. Will no longer turn back on, tried everything possible. I'm a little confused, I know the phone wasn't made from the greatest material, but this is a little ridiculous. I pre-ordered it for $750 a couple weeks before release, I can't accept that my investment is ruined from a very minor accident.
Probably a long shot, but can anybody think of what could have possibly happened inside the phone that could cause this non-operation? Perhaps something came loose or just broke off? I'm so desperate, I just might disassemble the whole thing and put it back together out of hopelessness. I'm going to contact the UK Samsung soon as I can and see if there is anything I can do, but I doubt that will get anywhere. See I KNEW the ONE time I didn't buy an Otterbox for my phone, something like this would happen. The SGSIII is just too damn big for an Otterbox.
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Stupid question: tried battery pull, leaving it on the charger for a while? Does the LED come on while hooked to the charger? Tried a usb jib?
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Stupid question: tried battery pull, leaving it on the charger for a while? Does the LED come on while hooked to the charger? Tried a usb jib?
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Yup did it all, even brought it into AT&T and they tried putting a different battery in it from another SGSIII. Nothing comes on, no LED, no sounds. Very strange, the only thing I can possibly think is that it is defective because no phone in existence should stop working so easily.
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Yup did it all, even brought it into AT&T and they tried putting a different battery in it from another SGSIII. Nothing comes on, no LED, no sounds. Very strange, the only thing I can possibly think is that it is defective because no phone in existence should stop working so easily.
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Any updates?
Definitely request a replacement, had mine drop from really long distances and had no scratches / still functions perfectly.
I've heard of Galaxy S3s suddenly losing power altogether ie. totally unable to power on etc. My telco CSO told me that it was a hardware defect found in the first batch of phones. That might be your problem and the fall could just be a coincidence. Definitely request for a replacement. And maybe get an Otterbox this time? I'm using a Commuter and I don't find it too bulky at all! Cheers.
Mine took a 4 feet chest height lunge screen first on the tiled floor during the first week i got it and there are no scratches, dents or cracks it still works perfectly today probably the hardware defect he mentioned.
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Any updates?
Definitely request a replacement, had mine drop from really long distances and had no scratches / still functions perfectly.
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I've yet to get ahold of the UK Samsung, as the US Samsung doesn't handle the GT-I9300. My backup phone has an issue calling the international number, so as soon as I get another phone I'll have to give them a call and see what they can do.
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I've heard of Galaxy S3s suddenly losing power altogether ie. totally unable to power on etc. My telco CSO told me that it was a hardware defect found in the first batch of phones. That might be your problem and the fall could just be a coincidence. Definitely request for a replacement. And maybe get an Otterbox this time? I'm using a Commuter and I don't find it too bulky at all! Cheers.
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That would make a lot of sense, seeing as a lot of other people have had their share of drops with the SIII and it still works fine, as most of todays smartphones should. I really hope Samsung will be able to do something about it, I recently lost one phone I just bought in the mail (sent to wrong address, stolen off porch, $430), and if I lose this one that's about $1200 in phones in the past 2 months.
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So I was up one night, with my rooted eris. Lying in bed, texting my girlfriend because she refused to let me sleep, I thought nothing of it. My phone was plugged in, and I fell asleep on top of it >.<
Now most of the time my phone will automatically scroll to the left.
I have reset my phone and tried other ROMs and it's all the same. I read in the forums that there is no fix but that was as of 5-xx-10
So i was wondering.... Is there a fix now or am I going to have to get a new phone??
And if i do have to get a new phone Would it be a refurb or would it be a NEW phone???
I would prefer to get a new phone... My Eris just doesnt seem to cut it anymore.
I had this issue and it turned out being a hardware issue. I traded it in for a replacement. It was refurbished from different parts. I haven't had any problems with the one I have and I have had it longer than my first Eris.
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I had this issue and it turned out being a hardware issue. I traded it in for a replacement. It was refurbished from different parts. I haven't had any problems with the one I have and I have had it longer than my first Eris.
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Yeah same is happening with my Girls non-root eris, looks like its time for an upgrade.
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Yeah same is happening with my Girls non-root eris, looks like its time for an upgrade.
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Lucky you, i haven't even got a year into my NEW contract with this phone yet. I would love to have verizon give me a new phone, but somehow im doubting they will
my wife's eris was doing the same thing, but when we took it to verizon they it didn't do it in front of them (kinda like how a car's "doing something" until you take it to the mechanics... figures) and so they told her they can't do anything about it
this is actually the 2nd phone to do it, the first was brand new this one is a refurb
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Lucky you, i haven't even got a year into my NEW contract with this phone yet. I would love to have verizon give me a new phone, but somehow im doubting they will
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Lol ok well upgrade was the wrong word we're on the same we got ours in February, but perhaps she could be lucky and get something newer, if not the Eris is still a killer phone once you get Froyo on it.
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tfitzger said:
my wife's eris was doing the same thing, but when we took it to verizon they it didn't do it in front of them (kinda like how a car's "doing something" until you take it to the mechanics... figures) and so they told her they can't do anything about it
this is actually the 2nd phone to do it, the first was brand new this one is a refurb
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When I took mine in, they replaced it with no questions asked. It is a known issue that many people have had. In that situation I would probably try to speak to someone else. Also, I remember that the problem seemed to happen more when charging.
it is an issue with the trackball and the insulation around it in some eris's. take it in and verizon should give you a replacement.
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I'm on my 3rd Eris now, after having the left scrolling problem on both phones. My first was not rooted, second was, and ultimately proved to be a common hardware issue. In my experience, the store itself can be quite difficult to deal with. What I have done, which has yet to fail me, is call technical support and go over your symptoms. They connected me, both times, with someone from the more advanced technical assistance. I told them that I had the latest update and had no physical damage, and they told me it needed to be replaced. Ask them, and they happily agree, to call your local store and see if there are any replacements available in stock. They will then put an indication on your account that a replacement is necessary and when you arrive at the store, you will not have to go through the staff in the stores judgement. Just let them know they will need to replace the phone and to look at notes on your account. Otherwise, the techie will simply send you a phone from the warehouse and you must send back the defective one, charging you nothing in the process. I know some of that is repeat information, but unfortunately have not had much luck with this phone. I mentioned the issue to the tech support and they mentioned that you can usually claim a new upgraded phone after 4-5 warranty replacements. Just some FYI from my unfortunate experience. Good luck all!
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it is an issue with the trackball and the insulation around it in some eris's. take it in and verizon should give you a replacement.
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I started having this problem a couple days ago on my 2nd Eris. I called Verizon and explained the problem in a calm manner and they denied any knowledge of this being an issue with Eris. Naturally they are sending me a replacement Eris but the weird thing is they agreed to send me an Incredible at no charge if I have any trouble with the Eris that is en route to me. So, um yeah, they know this is a known Eris problem.
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I started having this problem a couple days ago on my 2nd Eris. I called Verizon and explained the problem in a calm manner and they denied any knowledge of this being an issue with Eris. Naturally they are sending me a replacement Eris but the weird thing is they agreed to send me an Incredible at no charge if I have any trouble with the Eris that is en route to me. So, um yeah, they know this is a known Eris problem.
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So, I'm assuming you need to have insurance on the phone in order for them to replace it??? Or will they simply replace any defective Eris??
I bought my Eris virtually unused from a guy on craigslist (he, obviously, bought it through Verizon)...is there any chance they would replace it?
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So I was up one night, with my rooted eris. Lying in bed, texting my girlfriend because she refused to let me sleep, I thought nothing of it. My phone was plugged in, and I fell asleep on top of it >.
Try plugging it in and wiggling where it plugs to phone with power and screen on, tell me what you get, happened to me scrolling to left on 2eris'
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OK so Verizon is sending me a replacement for my auto-scrolling phone. Of course, the phone was next to unusable in the interim until I re-installed Launcher Pro and set it to have just one homescreen. Kind of annoying only having one screen but at least I can use my phone until the replacement arrives.
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Zerox8610 said:
So I was up one night, with my rooted eris. Lying in bed, texting my girlfriend because she refused to let me sleep, I thought nothing of it. My phone was plugged in, and I fell asleep on top of it >.
Try plugging it in and wiggling where it plugs to phone with power and screen on, tell me what you get, happened to me scrolling to left on 2eris'
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Well i got a replacement. And 2 days later. SAME GLITCH.
Going to try and go in tomorrow and get yet ANOTHER phone... its not just when charging but, i think the charger is the cause of all this.... idgaf really, a few more Eris and they'll have to upgrade me >.<
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I found one way to fix this issue temporarily. If you wipe your phone few times with a hand or against your jeans...this issue dissapears....for few minutes, sometimes hours, simetimes a day or two....
clearly hardware replacements does not work. any techies here to fix the issue on a hardware level?
ERIS+TAKBALLS=Crap
Totally agree as YOU will find many others that have been cursed with the ERIS
Trackball. It has a mind of its own. I spans from inadvertently making phone calls you dont want to, to locking the whole damn thing.
I still myself have not decided on what to do.
Zerox8610 said:
So I was up one night, with my rooted eris. Lying in bed, texting my girlfriend because she refused to let me sleep, I thought nothing of it. My phone was plugged in, and I fell asleep on top of it >.<
Now most of the time my phone will automatically scroll to the left.
I have reset my phone and tried other ROMs and it's all the same. I read in the forums that there is no fix but that was as of 5-xx-10
So i was wondering.... Is there a fix now or am I going to have to get a new phone??
And if i do have to get a new phone Would it be a refurb or would it be a NEW phone???
I would prefer to get a new phone... My Eris just doesnt seem to cut it anymore.
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I fixed mine by replacing the usb port and cleaning the Tball rollers with alcohol.
But what I think was most helpful in correcting it was;
The usb port and Tball are on a separate daughter board, held down by 2 screws. When removing it, I noticed the screws seemed loose. Putting it back together, I made sure they were tight.
Replacing the usb port (daughter board) was just because I had a spare. I think its a matter of the board coming loose and maybe dirty rollers.
At the same time the Tball started messing up, I noticed the usb port was getting wiggly.
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amfetamine said:
The usb port and Tball are on a separate daughter board, held down by 2 screws. When removing it, I noticed the screws seemed loose. Putting it back together, I made sure they were tight.
Replacing the usb port (daughter board) was just because I had a spare. I think its a matter of the board coming loose and maybe dirty rollers.
At the same time the Tball started messing up, I noticed the usb port was getting wiggly.
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Ah! That's a very enlightening observation. Thanks for the info.
I think I may have found a fix for this, can you guys confirm.
REALLY HARD PRESS ON THE ROLLING BALL. FEW TIMES.
Did it 2 days ago, issue did not come back.
I'm having a weird issue with my vibrant. When I shake it turns off. I never had a problem with my phone before this is a first. Could it be a manufacturing problem? And if i take it to T-Mobile what could they do for me?
Only reasonable thing might be the battery moving, but thats weird...
lol... i find it funny sorry
so you just SHAKE IT and it turns off?
Yep, call TMOBILE tell them the issue, get a replacement, if its under 30 or is it 60? days you get a brand new phone, Vibrant.
If its over that, you get a REFURB, which MAY have problems, but if it does.. you just call em again and do the same thing for another Refurb.
There ya go.
I found it funny too. I know for sure they'll give me a refurb that I know I'll hate. TMobile will only give refurb replacements correct? Because I sure as hell would like to get a different phone from them. Using my phone as credit or something then paying off the difference if thats possible.
Shaking it and dropping it hard on a desk turn it off.
Stick a piece of cigarette pack alongside the edge of battery. Works every time.
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Alex9090 said:
Stick a piece of cigarette pack alongside the edge of battery. Works every time.
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Yes or roll a piece of paper tape to slightly bigger than the crack between the battery and the housing, then insert. This also can be done on the back should that be necessary--------
nicxus said:
I'm having a weird issue with my vibrant. When I shake it turns off. I never had a problem with my phone before this is a first. Could it be a manufacturing problem? And if i take it to T-Mobile what could they do for me?
Only reasonable thing might be the battery moving, but thats weird...
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its like when someone goes to the doctor and says "Doc my arm hurts when i do this" and the Doc replied "then don't do that"
So my suggestion is Don't shake it.
Or just get a one of those extended battery gizmo. it may just do the trick.
Cheers!
LOL, I'm sorry but this is great. Can OP please add a pole of how many people actually started shaking their phone after reading OP. I did
Heres my results:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RCwPrNpmc
Still werks!
As others have said, a folded piece of paper between the battery and the back case will fix you right up. I had the same issue ;-)
hey guys
my galaxy s2 has been on the fritz with the power cord recently. it thinks its plugged in when it isnt and i cant use usb mode
any help?
much, much appreciated.
yashimototumah said:
hey guys
my galaxy s2 has been on the fritz with the power cord recently. it thinks its plugged in when it isnt and i cant use usb mode
any help?
much, much appreciated.
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ruh roh. Did this behavior just start on its own randomly? Sounds very similar to what mine was doing due to a failed USB port. I think there is at least one, maybe a couple more, other users on the forums here who also experienced USB port hardware failure. ended up doing a warranty replacement for mine.
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Ya it completely started happening on its own.
Definitely seems to be the usb port.
Thanks for the heads up, gonna be contacting att in the morning
yashimototumah said:
Ya it completely started happening on its own.
Definitely seems to be the usb port.
Thanks for the heads up, gonna be contacting att in the morning
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Yea that's a common problem. USB port defect.
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I've already brought back 2 of these because of the same exact problem. I'm really starting to think it's because there is no cover/door over the USB port. Loved the slider on the cappy. Need a case that covers the port
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There's a few threads on this. I personally started one. Best thing to do is just take it back to att.
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Cdub5 said:
I've already brought back 2 of these because of the same exact problem. I'm really starting to think it's because there is no cover/door over the USB port. Loved the slider on the cappy. Need a case that covers the port
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While I certainly can't argue that covering the USB port is a bad thing, I carried an HTC aria (same port location, same type of case, same pocket) in a construction environment for more than a year with no USB port problems. While it certainly could be caused by lack of protection (pocket lint was my first thought when mine happened) I suspect a bad batch of Ports made it into the assembly line, due to the number of reports I've seen here. My bad one was purchased on launch day - anyone else have one go bad on a significantly more recent purchase?
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Mine was doing the same thing, as well as going into "car mode" randomly and freezing up completely. I found a thread that suggested swabbing out the port with rubbing alcohol and a small paint brush. I did that and it cured the problem, but I also bought a case that covers the usb port (otterbox).
This all went down about three weeks ago and it hasn't happened since.
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Mine was doing the same thing, as well as going into "car mode" randomly and freezing up completely. I found a thread that suggested swabbing out the port with rubbing alcohol and a small paint brush. I did that and it cured the problem, but I also bought a case that covers the usb port (otterbox).
This all went down about three weeks ago and it hasn't happened since.
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Wow, good to know...I was getting the car mode deal too. I'll be keeping this in mind for post-warranty issues. Thanks.
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Seems like a common problem from a specific batch of them, so shouldn't be an issue to get a replacement.
Good luck!
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While I certainly can't argue that covering the USB port is a bad thing, I carried an HTC aria (same port location, same type of case, same pocket) in a construction environment for more than a year with no USB port problems. While it certainly could be caused by lack of protection (pocket lint was my first thought when mine happened) I suspect a bad batch of Ports made it into the assembly line, due to the number of reports I've seen here. My bad one was purchased on launch day - anyone else have one go bad on a significantly more recent purchase?
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Got my first one on black Friday, second one two weeks later, third one, a week or so after that. First two were a 1108, and 1110 builds from what I recall. Not sure what my latest build is, but I got this one at a different best buy (first two from the same best buy) so hopefully if it was a bad batch it won't happen to me with this new one. Knock on wood. This time I got best buy insurance. Seems good, $9.99 a month, no copay for replacement.
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same usb problems
I am having some of the same problems. My phone thinks it is always charging, the fully charged notification is almost always up, and my computer cannot recognize the phone. I would send my phone in for a replacement, however the water indicator sticker is red (it got slightly wet).
Does anyone have any idea on what to do. Has anyone else had the rubbing alcohol method work?
I just went through this same issue, but I managed to fix mine on my own. I don't have the phone insurance through ATT, and the overseas warranty support center did everything that they could to deny service. Every time that I would call, they would repeat the steps that we had already been through in troubleshooting. I knew from reading here and other sites that the usb connector, or usb board was my problem. I started out cleaning it with alcohol and that seemed to help a little bit. The ultimate answer was to bend the pins in the middle of the USB connector in the direction of my screen, just a little bit. I have been three months now with no problem whatsoever. I didn't tell ATT that I did this, but I wanted to get a new phone, thinking that this fix would eventually cause the port to break altogether.
This ordeal was extremely frustrating for me, because I have been into phone hacks/flashing roms since the WinMo days. They tried to tell me on one of the calls that they had pushed an update to my phone that would fix it. I promptly told the lady on the phone that she was full of @#$#, as I knew the phone had obviously not been flashed or updated by her text message. She finally backpedaled and admitted that she was lying. It was hard to deal with this conversation without admitting what I knew about these phones. The sad fact is that at this time, my phone wasn't even rooted yet.
In the end, I did get a new, factory battery out of the deal. These idiots thought that a new battery would resolve the issue, even though I told them exactly what the problem was.
I was really pissed about the service I received. I am over an IT helpdesk for a software company. If any of my employees treated our customers like I was treated, they would be looking for work. I expect that they are just doing their jobs as supportbots, just like ATT wants them to.
I decided that if I ended up having to replace the USB board on my own dime, I was going to fix it, root it, unlock it and fleabay the thing. I was going to use the proceeds to pay the early termination fee and say goodbye to ATT forever.
I know that this was longwinded, but I have been holding this in for a while now. I posted this in one of the earlier threads, but then deleted it, thinking that I might need to reference the thread to show ATT that the USB issue was a known problem.
I don't have this issue, but a friend does. What would one do if this happened while their phone was rooted? How would you get back to stock with a dead port?
I had this issue a few weeks ago. About 100 times a day the phone would chime, thinking it had just been plugged in/unplugged. I cleaned out the USB port very well with rubbing alcohol (used a small paintbrush), as well as the internal battery contacts. I also stopped taking the phone in the bathroom while I showered, thinking that perhaps steam from the shower could be causing the problem. I'm not sure if the alcohol or keeping it out of the bathroom did it, but within a day or two the problem stopped, and hasn't repeated itself for 3 weeks or so.
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I am having some of the same problems. My phone thinks it is always charging, the fully charged notification is almost always up, and my computer cannot recognize the phone. I would send my phone in for a replacement, however the water indicator sticker is red (it got slightly wet).
Does anyone have any idea on what to do. Has anyone else had the rubbing alcohol method work?
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There was somewhere on XDA a thread on how to make the moisture indicator white again. Bleach or something i believe, Maybe someone else here knows/remembers?
L8sho said:
I just went through this same issue, but I managed to fix mine on my own. I don't have the phone insurance through ATT, and the overseas warranty support center did everything that they could to deny service. Every time that I would call, they would repeat the steps that we had already been through in troubleshooting. I knew from reading here and other sites that the usb connector, or usb board was my problem. I started out cleaning it with alcohol and that seemed to help a little bit. The ultimate answer was to bend the pins in the middle of the USB connector in the direction of my screen, just a little bit. I have been three months now with no problem whatsoever. I didn't tell ATT that I did this, but I wanted to get a new phone, thinking that this fix would eventually cause the port to break altogether.
This ordeal was extremely frustrating for me, because I have been into phone hacks/flashing roms since the WinMo days. They tried to tell me on one of the calls that they had pushed an update to my phone that would fix it. I promptly told the lady on the phone that she was full of @#$#, as I knew the phone had obviously not been flashed or updated by her text message. She finally backpedaled and admitted that she was lying. It was hard to deal with this conversation without admitting what I knew about these phones. The sad fact is that at this time, my phone wasn't even rooted yet.
In the end, I did get a new, factory battery out of the deal. These idiots thought that a new battery would resolve the issue, even though I told them exactly what the problem was.
I was really pissed about the service I received. I am over an IT helpdesk for a software company. If any of my employees treated our customers like I was treated, they would be looking for work. I expect that they are just doing their jobs as supportbots, just like ATT wants them to.
I decided that if I ended up having to replace the USB board on my own dime, I was going to fix it, root it, unlock it and fleabay the thing. I was going to use the proceeds to pay the early termination fee and say goodbye to ATT forever.
I know that this was longwinded, but I have been holding this in for a while now. I posted this in one of the earlier threads, but then deleted it, thinking that I might need to reference the thread to show ATT that the USB issue was a known problem.
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Awesome help mate. Got me going. Alcohol, toothbrush and bending the pin up with a needle.
JeremyLeroy96 said:
I don't have this issue, but a friend does. What would one do if this happened while their phone was rooted? How would you get back to stock with a dead port?
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I had the same issue and I manage to get to stock usingh Mobile odin, I went to the DSC or how ever is spell The repair center for att. and the guy took it tried to fix it but was no good, so he gave me a new one. And as the chatter kept going he said they would still take them even if there rooted becouse Samsung can just restore them back to stock much easier than we can. Maybe he was blowing smoke but sounded kinda true.
he said mine hjad some sort of corrosion on the USB port that made it think it was connected that's why it showed that.
I am currently having the same issue. I have an SGH-S959g, which is Straight Talk/Net 10's S II. I'm posting here because my phone is physically identical to the AT&T S II. At the suggestion of multiple forums, I've tried cleaning it out with rubbing alcohol. I even took apart the phone and cleaned the soldered connections to the logic board. There was virtually no corrosion on any of the port. I tried bending the pins slightly forward as well, because that has helped with other phones (Samsung and otherwise). None of this is solving my problem and, unfortunately, my month-to-month service means I have no option of being sent another phone. Any help would be immensely appreciated (especially if it contains a new idea or two to try).
Thanks in advance.
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I am currently having the same issue. I have an SGH-S959g, which is Straight Talk/Net 10's S II. I'm posting here because my phone is physically identical to the AT&T S II. At the suggestion of multiple forums, I've tried cleaning it out with rubbing alcohol. I even took apart the phone and cleaned the soldered connections to the logic board. There was virtually no corrosion on any of the port. I tried bending the pins slightly forward as well, because that has helped with other phones (Samsung and otherwise). None of this is solving my problem and, unfortunately, my month-to-month service means I have no option of being sent another phone. Any help would be immensely appreciated (especially if it contains a new idea or two to try).
Thanks in advance.
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Had same issue, fixed it with ebay item 270993875674. I can't post links so you will have to search. I bought my S2 in fall of 2011, tried a different board it did not work. The Q&A forum led me to this ebay item to fix it. It's an easy fix, takes maybe 15-20 mins if you are being ultra careful.
So, chief among the many issues I have with this phone is the fact that it will no longer recognize or mount it's own internal SD card aka "sdcard0" in recovery or in the OS. I have wiped the system, I have changed my ROM, I have changed my recovery. I don't want to accept that thing is just broken, but I am starting to lean that way. If anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
My accelerometer stopped working and just gave up. Going for the HTC One when it comes to Verizon.
I would love a HTC One
GrayTheWolf said:
My accelerometer stopped working and just gave up. Going for the HTC One when it comes to Verizon.
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Really I would love any good phone from the S3 to current but I have been for the last year completely broke, and my avenues for replacing it with something different are non existant. My device is probably just a lemon, but there isn't anything I can do and I don't have the $100 dollars Verizone want's so I can replace it with my insuarance.
Problems: I dropped it ONCE and the digitizer cracked, when I replaced it i cleaned it very well and was extra careful, but after a few days dust started to leak in between the LCD and the digitizer and I can't get it out or even figure out how it leaked in. Now the screen touches itself all the time and there isn't anything I can do. The battery was the worst I have ever had, both the original and the replacement and the extended battery isn't much better but it does double the thickness of the phone. It is slow with any ROM I use and for the past couple months it refuses to recognize its own internal SDcard. The extended battery feels like a backpack attached to my phone and I still have to carry a USB cord everywhere I go to charge it and I'm constantly cleaning the screen to try and get it to stop touching it's self.
I tried begging for someones old S3 or comparable older phone on another forum, even offered to trade stuff even though I don't have much but my post was ridiculed mercilessly and then deleted. Now I'm just trying to make do.
Amorphous86 said:
Really I would love any good phone from the S3 to current but I have been for the last year completely broke, and my avenues for replacing it with something different are non existant. My device is probably just a lemon, but there isn't anything I can do and I don't have the $100 dollars Verizone want's so I can replace it with my insuarance.
Problems: I dropped it ONCE and the digitizer cracked, when I replaced it i cleaned it very well and was extra careful, but after a few days dust started to leak in between the LCD and the digitizer and I can't get it out or even figure out how it leaked in. Now the screen touches itself all the time and there isn't anything I can do. The battery was the worst I have ever had, both the original and the replacement and the extended battery isn't much better but it does double the thickness of the phone. It is slow with any ROM I use and for the past couple months it refuses to recognize its own internal SDcard. The extended battery feels like a backpack attached to my phone and I still have to carry a USB cord everywhere I go to charge it and I'm constantly cleaning the screen to try and get it to stop touching it's self.
I tried begging for someones old S3 or comparable older phone on another forum, even offered to trade stuff even though I don't have much but my post was ridiculed mercilessly and then deleted. Now I'm just trying to make do.
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Quite a predicament. I hope someone can help you out. I only have my rezound right now, unless you want an EnV Touch.
GrayTheWolf said:
Quite a predicament. I hope someone can help you out. I only have my rezound right now, unless you want an EnV Touch.
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dropped mine in water now everything works except for compass accelerometer, proximity, and light sensor. Im sad :crying: I could get the gs4 but there is so many new phones coming out I'm wondering if I should just wait for the Galaxy note 3. But who knows that's 2 months away. Im going to try to keep my unlimited data!
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xmoox said:
dropped mine in water now everything works except for compass accelerometer, proximity, and light sensor. Im sad :crying: I could get the gs4 but there is so many new phones coming out I'm wondering if I should just wait for the Galaxy note 3. But who knows that's 2 months away. Im going to try to keep my unlimited data!
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I feel the same way, so many good phones coming out and i refuse to loose my unlimited data plan. I am putting all my eggs in the Moto X basket right now. I had the original Droid X and it was an excelent phone, hell my gf still uses it as an e-reader. If the Moto X turns out to be a sub $300 phone off contract I'm gonna sell stuff until i can afford it.
So I have seen several threads on this. Need your guys help.
This is what I had before **** hit the fan.
Droid DNA
Rooted/S-Off/Unlocked
CM 10.2 Nightlies
In working condition when I went to sleep....
So what happen, who knows. I was playing D.O.T before hitting the sack. Battery was at 48% before locking the screen. Thought about charging my phone but decided that my HTC One needed to be charged first. Fast forward 6hrs later, HTC One giving me the green light that its good to go but my Droid is not tuning on. NO CHARGE Light, NO USB CONNETION, NO LIFE. I thought that maybe phone must have died. Bit weird though as it was only 6 hrs and I have never seen any of my phones die in 6hrs and screen off.
I did all of the available troubleshooting as I can think of.
Hold Volume - & Power Button - 30 Secs NO GO
Hold Volume + & Power Button - 30 Secs NO GO
Hold Volume +&- / Power Button - 2 mins NO GO
No go... thought maybe system may have been stuck or super deep sleep.
Apparently i dont have warranty with Best Buy. they scammed me, screw them, for another topic... So
Pulled back battery cover...
Unscrewed the screws that hold battery cable. Pulled out and waited 10 min before replugging it back in. NO GO.....
Took apart phone, took MOBO out, USB chip, top chip that hold the SIM, left everything out for about 12hrs, took a break and put everything together NO GO
So I consolidated with some friends and they had some success on their about this matter.....
Connect USB into Computer for 10 min then battery reset by Volume -+ and Power Button for 2 min NO GO
Charged for 12rhs Via Computer and did above NO GO
Charged for 12hrs via Power outlet NO GO
At this point Im leaning towards hard brick but idk how, didnt really do anything last night. Just sat there next to my other phones. No auto updates or anything that would require system reboot of anything of the sort.
At this time I have no charge light, no sign of life, and im about out of options at this time. I would send out to JTAG team to get it fixed but I dont have the cash to send out. My concern is that I recently bought the phone back in July and now Im bummed that it deosnt work. Money well spent but now a brick. Reverted back to my Note 2 and Moto X for the time being but would like to have her back up and running as I personally liked the phone.
Anyone recommend any option that I havet listed above or is there a way I can JTAG the sucker at home?
Also, as you can imagine from the the above, I have no way to adb and try to force something in it if software related....
*sigh....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458112
Sounds like its becoming a normal......
Tell verizon your charger port just stopped working and you tried multiple chargers and it still won't charge until it powered off. They'll replace it.
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Wow, you've got an HTC One, Moto X, Droid DNA AND a Note 2?
Sorry, not helping.
Sounds like the board possibly took a dump... Just speculation...
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So called Verizon and told them that my phone has does not turn on at all. they troubleshooted with me on the phone.....
Nothing worked......
They said that they would send one out but I had to ask....
I have a small crack on the screen and that it didn't affect the phones ability to be used right. They said that well they could replace it but if the phone is serviced and they find out that the crack was some how the main reason that it was the problem (Keep in mind this is Verizon we're talking about) they would slap on the the full price of the phone on my bill.....
To my knowledge and experience sounds like the board took a crap and even if the replaced the screen, the board would still need to be changed out. If they say it was the screens fault, I cant say it wasn't it was the board because they'll question why I think that and how would I know, did you open it?
I did save the void sticker and it does show small signs that I was in there but I hate to risk having my account charged at full price for a phone.
Such a dilemma as its a brand new phone besides the crack in the screen. I talked to my coworkers about this and they said I could wait for a DNA to come in as a sale or total lose and try to snag the MOBO but who's to say that phone isn't blacklisted or worse.
All of the phones I have are what I call Frankenstein phones. I work in a shop that repairs cell phones/xboxs/ps3/computers and we pay for broken crap. Most of the time its a screen problem. They dont get insurance and dont take care of their phones so I scrap them and use different parts from other phones to build one. The only phones I eve bought was the DNA, Droid Razr, well most droid serious going back to OG..... just a Droid person.... stick it to IOS and Apple, lol.....
But back to the problem, I could wait for something to come in but again, they usual call VZW and blacklist it and then only good for screen, usb chip, and SIM/earphone jack chip.
What bothers me is that I bought the phone with my own money versus having parts come in and just putting them together so having a brand new toy break hits hard.....
I tried to see if there is any at home JTag is available but all i find is links to send it out to online place that services everyone....
Try a different battery. Maybe in those 6 hours the battery the battery discharged below the "point of no return". No battery, no nothing... Even a super bricked DNA will light the led when charging... But take out the battery and you dont get anything...
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So called Verizon and told them that my phone has does not turn on at all. they troubleshooted with me on the phone.....
Nothing worked......
They said that they would send one out but I had to ask....
I have a small crack on the screen and that it didn't affect the phones ability to be used right. They said that well they could replace it but if the phone is serviced and they find out that the crack was some how the main reason that it was the problem (Keep in mind this is Verizon we're talking about) they would slap on the the full price of the phone on my bill.....
To my knowledge and experience sounds like the board took a crap and even if the replaced the screen, the board would still need to be changed out. If they say it was the screens fault, I cant say it wasn't it was the board because they'll question why I think that and how would I know, did you open it?
I did save the void sticker and it does show small signs that I was in there but I hate to risk having my account charged at full price for a phone.
Such a dilemma as its a brand new phone besides the crack in the screen. I talked to my coworkers about this and they said I could wait for a DNA to come in as a sale or total lose and try to snag the MOBO but who's to say that phone isn't blacklisted or worse.
All of the phones I have are what I call Frankenstein phones. I work in a shop that repairs cell phones/xboxs/ps3/computers and we pay for broken crap. Most of the time its a screen problem. They dont get insurance and dont take care of their phones so I scrap them and use different parts from other phones to build one. The only phones I eve bought was the DNA, Droid Razr, well most droid serious going back to OG..... just a Droid person.... stick it to IOS and Apple, lol.....
But back to the problem, I could wait for something to come in but again, they usual call VZW and blacklist it and then only good for screen, usb chip, and SIM/earphone jack chip.
What bothers me is that I bought the phone with my own money versus having parts come in and just putting them together so having a brand new toy break hits hard.....
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I have had similar issues. This has happened to me at least twice with the same dna I have. When I tried to charge it the orange light would not even come on.
My solution was to open it up and unplug the battery. If you have not done this yet you probably should. There are two tiny screws holding it onto the motherboard, take those off and pop the ribbon off the motherboard. After that, put it back together and try to turn it on. Make sure your power button gets lined up correctly. If you need to, check some tutorials on youtube on how to take the dna apart.
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I tried to see if there is any at home JTag is available but all i find is links to send it out to online place that services everyone....
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might try to PM @Zarboz .. beens is you fix stuff and he has a JTAG service maybe youll can work something out or if you read his profile he will do it for free with some conditions ... sorry .... and good luck
i have taken the phone apart already, down to the last bolt and sticker in there. nothing..... I tried a different battery from another DNA, no dice. So I can rule out that battery didnt past it point of no return but also means Im still stuck with a brick phone.....bwaaaaaaaa
To anyone who has this problem
I've repaired my DNA two times for this reason. I've try everything, I've taken it apart completely and reassembled and nothing. I end up buy one with a broken screen to salvage the motherboard and BINGO. Got it back to life. (about a year ago)
The second time I got the same problem and just ordered a salvaged motherboard from EBAY. Got it working back again (this was 3 or 4 months ago).
Today guess what happend again??... It died yet again. Same thing... No life whatsoever.
After this I'm pretty sure this is the same fault over and over again. Just a poor quality motherboard, it just dies after some time. For me it took from 1 year to 3 or 4 months. Every time the only component that I swapped was the mainboard, nothing else.
I'm tired of spending money on a phone that by now I'm sure i'll die again. :crying:
This is very sad because I love this phone too much just to let it collect dust on the bottom of a drawer. It reminds me of my old HD2.
I will probably try and find yet another board for it on EBAY.
I know it's stupid to fix something that will almost inevitably die again. But thats love I guess.....
This is just my personal experience with this issue. Please try every other solutions before you buy a replacement board.
PS: sorry about my english. It is not my primary language.
Its sad how common ive seen this issue around the Internet and still no straight forward fix or reason. Just casjy playing some og angry birds and my DNA just decides to turn off. RIP I guess, it was a good run.
My dna died today.
I have not taken it apart yet, but I guess I have tried all the other alternatives.