[Q] Out $400 bucks - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

So I just got burned today and someone sold me a Verizon demo phone,VZW DEMO loaded on it and keeps popping up and cant turn phone off tryed uninstalling it no good it comes back, Girl at Verizon did a Factory Reset and no good it popped back up. Is there anything I can do ta make it work or am I out my $400 bucks. Any help would be appreciated.

dzinferno17 said:
So I just got burned today and someone sold me a Verizon demo phone,VZW DEMO loaded on it and keeps popping up and cant turn phone off tryed uninstalling it no good it comes back, Girl at Verizon did a Factory Reset and no good it popped back up. Is there anything I can do ta make it work or am I out my $400 bucks. Any help would be appreciated.
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What is your software version?
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Dubbsy said:
What is your software version?
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where do i find that info at?

dzinferno17 said:
where do i find that info at?
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Go to settings - more - about device -
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dzinferno17 said:
where do i find that info at?
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Android 4.2.2

[email protected] said:
Go to settings - more - about device -
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4.2.2
base band 1545vruame7_llk
kernal version 3.4.0-870202
hardware version 1545.06

dzinferno17 said:
4.2.2
base band 1545vruame7_llk
kernal version 3.4.0-870202
hardware version 1545.06
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Can you take a screen shot of it? Its not suppose to have anything after the ME7
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Try odin
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http://galaxys4root.com/galaxy-s4-tutorials/how-to-unroot-galaxy-s4-and-remove-root-completely/
Here's a step by step guide.
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[Q] internet browser force closing - pebble blue

ive got a euro pebble blue. the stock browser force closes everytime i use it. the camera also force closes alot. anyone else have this? suggestions? thanks
try with a factory reset, should work.
Tapatalked.
OT. Not sure why you felt you needed to mention the color of the phone
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dossy33 said:
suggestions?
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Before going through a complete reset try clearing the app data.
My VZW S3. should be here by early July.
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Wond3r said:
OT. Not sure why you felt you needed to mention the color of the phone
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May be he wanted to point out that blue versions have a manufacturing defect jk
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mentioned blue as its been delayed so maybe different software?
why reply if youre not helping?
Jay Evans said:
Before going through a complete reset try clearing the app data.
My VZW S3. should be here by early July.
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thanks. what app data? all?

I need help

I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
Odin flash back to stock pics or pics rom?
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moneyover said:
I flashed the jellybean port over in the i9100 section and it booted but then i restarted my phone and it didnt boot so i had to repartition and flash all the pits and stuff and now when i boot it goes straight to recovery and dosnt let me select things or get into download mode
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Did you try selecting with the home button, please tell me you did
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Yes I did and it won't let me go into download mode
Can you force download mode by plugging in while holding sound up and dowb and power buttons or is it just sound up and down?
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On the i9100 thread you already asked in.
lys2002123 said:
Grab a pit file for your i777 and push it with odin. Then your partition will be recovered.
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I saw you asked if it worked for i777 if its not in this section don't try to flash it to this phone. There the same phone but its not exactly the same so that's why we have ports from the i9100 from the first 5-6 pages I read they are hardly able to get things fully working and a list of broken items like wifi camera ect.
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I called att and got a replacement for free
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moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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How'd that happen?
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Had the same problem trying to root and flash 1900. Phone did some weird things when I kept trying to boot it but, finally it went to the download screen (don't know y it didn't the 10 other times) and I flashed the original.zip and went through the motions again and all is fine now.
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jt.61 said:
How'd that happen?
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They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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moneyover said:
They said since its under one year warranty they would take care of it and today i got my replacement working good
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did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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dandrumheller said:
did it still have stock recovery? If not, you might get a 500 dollar bill from att when they discover that...
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I was just gonna say, when they get into Download mode and check that flash counter, or see that yellow triangle, that replacement is gonna cost you full price.. And you can bet they'll automatically tack it on to your next bill.
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I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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thanitos said:
I'd like to let him sit and squirm thinking he'll get it full price and someone will get grounded but if it didn't flash would it count?
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You're mean
I don't know for sure, but I would imagine if it didn't flash, the counter won't trigger and he'll be OK. That's why I asked about the recovery - if it's still stock the flash probably didn't take. If it is a custom recovery, it probably means that the flash took and borked his phone...that would be the case where I would think he could expect a hefty phone bill when they catch on...
Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Lol no i reset the counter before i bricked and it is stock i9100 recovery so they look the same but the button configuration is different
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thanitos said:
Well they would charge him for shipping the new phone checking the old phone, won't be pretty lol. This is what you get for just diving into flashing formware , I read the topic he flashed from and I knew it wasn't good for our phone yet it wasn't ported to i777 so there's no way I'd flash that.
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Hey atleast it booted i got to play with jellybean
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Its stock i9100 recovery? So it isn't i777 stock? Yeah, that'll totally pass the radar lol
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moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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Your phone was totally recoverable. In my view, you should have taken responsibility for your actions, and stayed with the issue till you fixed it.
It's a shame, and just plain wrong, when people abuse the warranty to get a new phone for free when the problem was due to their own actions. It's like stealing. From my time in the forum, however, it seems to be rather common behavior. I even see a post from time to time where one person advises another to do this.
At least AT&T/Samsung wind up with a phone which can be repaired and resold.
And now, since you sent them an I777 which boots to stock I9100 recovery, you will have a month or two of existential anxiety while you wait to see if they charge you full price for the phone, as written in their warranty.
moneyover said:
I called att and got a replacement for free
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Oh goodie! You messed up your phone and got AT&T to fix it by giving you a new phone, the cost of which they can easily pass on to their other users.:good:
If u screw up yer phone, and u don't want to bother with trying to get "technical" and figure it out, there is a good chance this cycle will repeat itself. I would suggest taking a few days and just pouring over all information available here on how to do things and getting things properly understood before u go about flashing again.
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[Q] 2.04 update on GSM

Hey, guys. I bought a Droid DNA to use on AT&T. Everything is working fine, but it came with the older software version (1.5) and I'm not planning to root, so I wanted to update it to 2.04.
The problem is, it's not an option. It seems like it will only let me update if I have a CDMA signal. Anyone know a way around this? I already took out my SIM card and set it to CDMA mode. That actually lights up the "check for updates" button, but it still doesn't find anything. There has to be a way to update this phone without Verizon service.
You could root then flash the ota
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Honestly, root it then flash an rom that's based on 2.04. You'll be happier.
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Kind of defeats the purpose of mentioning that I "don't plan to root" don't you think?
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greyhulk said:
Kind of defeats the purpose of mentioning that I "don't plan to root" don't you think?
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Then have fun on 1.15.
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Bigandrewgold said:
Then have fun on 1.15.
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Or, I could pop in a friend's Verizon SIM card and get the OTA. See? Root isn't the only solution to every problem.
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greyhulk said:
Or, I could pop in a friend's Verizon SIM card and get the OTA. See? Root isn't the only solution to every problem.
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Then do that.
You specifically asked if there was any way to update without Verizon service, and I told you the only way to do that, which is to root.
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greyhulk said:
Or, I could pop in a friend's Verizon SIM card and get the OTA. See? Root isn't the only solution to every problem.
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You are REALLY missing out man. It's a pretty stupid choice to purposely lock you out. Do someone a favor and trade your phone for their updated one so at least someone can get a rooted device.
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123421342 said:
You are REALLY missing out man. It's a pretty stupid choice to purposely lock you out. Do someone a favor and trade your phone for their updated one so at least someone can get a rooted device.
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+1
Exactly my thoughts.
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greyhulk said:
Or, I could pop in a friend's Verizon SIM card and get the OTA. See? Root isn't the only solution to every problem.
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You just answered your own question
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Or, I could pop in a friend's Verizon SIM card and get the OTA. See? Root isn't the only solution to every problem.
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Then why be a smartass when someone tries to help you if you already know how to fix it? Idiot.
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Then why be a smartass when someone tries to help you if you already know how to fix it? Idiot.
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It probably had something to do with the fact that I specifically said "without rooting" and that was the immediate response...IDIOT.
Example:
Question: "Can anyone recommend an action movie that doesn't star Bruce Willis".
Answer: "I recommend Die Hard".
Duh?
It's not helpful to suggest the one thing that someone says they don't want to do. That's what I would classify as smartass. I was trying to see if anyone else knew of another method. The friend sim card came up as an option later. I suggest you check yourself.
For those crying "root" because the phone was on a software version that allows it, I flip my phones pretty quickly and I don't want to permanently unlock a phone that I will probably be selling or trading sometime in the near future.
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It probably had something to do with the fact that I specifically said "without rooting" and that was the immediate response...IDIOT.
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Well the only way to do it on gsm is to root...
Idiot
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Apparently not. And even if it was, I never stipulated in my original post that it had to stay on GSM, idiot.
Feel free to keep trolling. I could care less if the thread gets closed. I have my answer and it didn't involve root, which seems to be the default reply to every question here. /unsubscribe
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greyhulk said:
Apparently not. And even if it was, I never stipulated in my original post that it had to stay on GSM, idiot.
Feel free to keep trolling. I could care less if the thread gets closed. I have my answer and it didn't involve root, which seems to be the default reply to every question here. /unsubscribe
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Well considering the title said how to update the phone on gsm and you specifically said "There has to be a way to update this phone without Verizon service."
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Back Button stopped working, help

I love the phone but the back button stopped working, anyone had this issue, and how can I solve it ? :crying:
Mauriciovsky said:
I love the phone but the back button stopped working, anyone had this issue, and how can I solve it ? :crying:
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I had this issue and had to get the phone replaced.
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Joecascio2000 said:
I had this issue and had to get the phone replaced.
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Is there no other way? I'm in Canada, bought it from ebay so not sure what can I do about replacement :crying:
Mauriciovsky said:
Is there no other way? I'm in Canada, bought it from ebay so not sure what can I do about replacement :crying:
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You could run a ROM with onscreen buttons or pie, or use lmt launcher (think you have to be rooted for lmt).
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want to save backups on scarf?

rom manager now supports vzw s4 and in setting you could make the backups go to sdcard
Sounds good. I'll have to test and see.
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DarkMenace said:
Sounds good. I'll have to test and see.
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tested it out I'm almost at 9g open
I tried it but its not working.
Can anyone help me?
gorwani12 said:
I tried it but its not working.
Can anyone result p me?[/QUOTTE]
when in rom manager did you press menu and in rom manager settings there's an option to move to sdcard
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I think you need to buy an adapter to make your phone compatible with your scarf.. (I had to)
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Fu5ion said:
I think you need to buy an adapter to make your phone compatible with your scarf.. (I had to)
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you mean paid version right if so yes that's what I have
Nope. You need an adapter to make it work with your scarf. Especially in cold weather conditions.
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Mine refuses to work with my scarf, I've tried everything I could think of. Do you recommend a certain brand? North Face? Gap? Polo?
I think the more important thing is the material. I hear that you wont have much luck with polyester. Wool might be the way to go, if you can deal with the itch.
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I mean sdcard lol
just trying to help guys
revolt1 said:
I mean sdcard lol
just trying to help guys
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We know, just couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a joke I'm just glad you didn't get mad
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