i got this phone said to be unlocked and in good working condition and it has a screen lock and i'm stuck unless there is a way to get the screen lock figured out. but in the meantime how do i find out exactly the model of this phone with the imei or serial number that shows in the power button and vol dn long press and the bootloader show with a serial number in that screen? the phone was sold as a metro pcs unlocked phone and i can't be sure it is a metro phone. but aside form that if i can determine the exact model i will just get another one from a rated ebay seller and take out the motherboard and put that in this phone. this phone is in perfect shape on the outside so i just as soon use this one for the main phone and the other one as the donor for the guts. providing i can't get this oen to unlock.
i did do a search and came across a YT that had a so-called way to unlock it and i Instagrammed those people he said to contact and they asked for the imei and said pay money and they will unlock it. they told me that had the phone on their system now and were ready for money. The phone was off-setting on the table so i do not see how they were connected to the phone to unlock it. so that is a big scam for sure.
aside from that scam, i need help to make sure i order the correct phone off ebay so i have a good unlocked motherboard to put into this phone and get it to work. so can anyone lend a hand here?
i even tried to download adb and fastboot and that did not open and run on my pc the pc will not see the phone when it is plugged in so it will be about impossible to work it from the pc if the pc can't see it.
that is why i just figure gutting it out and installing another mother unlocked motherboard that i see working and connected to my account before i take the guts out and transfer to this phone.
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I clearly have a hardware locked vibrant. nothing i can do will get it into download mode.
It is currently stuck at the Phone ! Computer screen.
My question is, i am an Att customer, not tmobile. How do i go about getting my phone replaced. I tried contacting the person i bought it from, and he is not responding (a craigslist ad). I went to the local tmobile store and I was told there is nothing they can do. Even thought it shows in the system it was purchased 3 days ago.
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Try this:
Take battery out
Put battery back in
DO NOT TURN ON PHONE!
Plug in USB
Wait for the green battery screen
Hold vol+ and vol- at the same time
Hold power
When the battery screen goes black, let go power ONLY.
I had a HW locked phone and this method allowed me to get into DL mode--still couldn't get into recovery, but at least I could use ODIN. Was a null point as the phone is bricked and a new one is on its way...
I will have a RIFF jtag box this Friday. If you can't get it fixed, let me know. I may able to fix yours.
Just an update. Might help others. My phone was hardware locked. I tried all (15) methods to get into download mode. No go. so I made a post on cs paid someone 10 bucks to go in and get it replaced. seriously. no questions asked.
kinda makes you wonder about tmobile...
Well:
It is their branded phone...they sell many of them...not too many people frequent the same same store over and over. It is easy to dupe retailers when "customer service" is the forefront and even if you suspect foul-play, as an employee you are held by protocol.
Capitalism at its finest. I will not say anything about your CS post and method--you already know...and that is how consumers will respond to what they want.
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Long time follower here.
I think my lumia 920 is bricked, while i was flashing this version of firmware RM821_059R1W5_1232.2110.1244.3011, suddenly it stopped with a failed error, without any error number or description.
Now i can't turn on my lumia anymore, also it doesn't get noticed by the computer as a hardware, and also doesn't respond to volume down + power.
is there anyway to fix it?
Thx alot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032888 Mine wouldn't boot after a hard reset. I think this may be your only hope to fix on your own. Nokia Care suite and the refurb option.
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is there anyway to know the IM number of the phone without having the box? it's not on the body of the phone, and the phone doesn't start up.
I argued that with Nokia, beacuase they swore up in down it was on the SIM tray... seems stupid to put it there, what if for some reason you lose it? Whomever you were using it on should have it. In fact, I think when I log into AT&T I believe it is there.
have the same issue right now. I'm thinking about sending it in
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I argued that with Nokia, beacuase they swore up in down it was on the SIM tray... seems stupid to put it there, what if for some reason you lose it? Whomever you were using it on should have it. In fact, I think when I log into AT&T I believe it is there.
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http://www.nokia.com/us-en/support/...pic=GUID-D4A70EFD-27A6-4D6F-A089-84BF6BAA0001
it's behind the metal frame of SIM holder (not the plastic where you put SIM card) so it's hard to lose it..if you lose the metal frame with label, your sim card even with SIM holder will be loose.
Also if you know your provided (Network carrier) and based on color - you can get your product code from below link:
http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f60...ting-care-suite-download-1660094/#post9434277
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I have the same problem with my Lumia 920 - RM 821.
Already tried all the tools of Nokia, but without results, no vibrate and no image.
My Lumia has stopped completely and I can not fix it.
Found a "broken" G2 in the ads today, I might go check it out tomorrow. The seller is selling it for a very low price (somewhere around 150 USD) because the phone can't register to a network. Using my previous knowledge of other Android phones and the knowledge I acquired during my time with my own G2, I've deduced the following (ordered from least likely to most likely):
- the phone was dropped and the radio cable got detached (fairly easy fix, take the phone apart and reattach everything, the physical state of the phone can't be deduced from a single photo that's put online)
- the SIM tray is faulty because at the photo I got, a no SIM icon is visible (though that could've been taken without a SIM in the phone)
- something or someone messed up the EFS partition (I plan on checking whether the phone's bootloader root checker has been tripped, if the IMEI is okay, if it has a custom recovery, etc). The phone seems to have a stock ROM which I suspect someone flashed, or tried to factory reset the phone (which raised a suspicion described below).
But the most likely situation is that the phone was stolen. Why? Well:
- if the phone can't register to a network, its IMEI may be blacklisted
- the phone is being sold without any equipment, not even its box. The guy says it was sold to him like that, which makes me even more suspicious. I have some friends working in certain operators here, I'll snoop around once I get a hold of the phone's IMEI. If I can't get a straight story out of him, I'll try some intimidation or to knock down the price to oblivion, being that the phone might be stolen, and use it for parts, if my ways of finding its owner turn up dry.
Do you guys have any additional tips on what to check? I plan on putting my own SIM card in and trying to run some diagnostics from the hidden menus to see what's what.
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Found a "broken" G2 in the ads today, I might go check it out tomorrow. The seller is selling it for a very low price (somewhere around 150 USD) because the phone can't register to a network. Using my previous knowledge of other Android phones and the knowledge I acquired during my time with my own G2, I've deduced the following (ordered from least likely to most likely):
- the phone was dropped and the radio cable got detached (fairly easy fix, take the phone apart and reattach everything, the physical state of the phone can't be deduced from a single photo that's put online)
- the SIM tray is faulty because at the photo I got, a no SIM icon is visible (though that could've been taken without a SIM in the phone)
- something or someone messed up the EFS partition (I plan on checking whether the phone's bootloader root checker has been tripped, if the IMEI is okay, if it has a custom recovery, etc). The phone seems to have a stock ROM which I suspect someone flashed, or tried to factory reset the phone (which raised a suspicion described below).
But the most likely situation is that the phone was stolen. Why? Well:
- if the phone can't register to a network, its IMEI may be blacklisted
- the phone is being sold without any equipment, not even its box. The guy says it was sold to him like that, which makes me even more suspicious. I have some friends working in certain operators here, I'll snoop around once I get a hold of the phone's IMEI. If I can't get a straight story out of him, I'll try some intimidation or to knock down the price to oblivion, being that the phone might be stolen, and use it for parts, if my ways of finding its owner turn up dry.
Do you guys have any additional tips on what to check? I plan on putting my own SIM card in and trying to run some diagnostics from the hidden menus to see what's what.
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Seems like you got it all covered! Best of luck.
Hello, even if you have a friend inside, It would do you well to use one of those online IMEI Blacklist checkers, if the phone is from a US carrier and it happens to be stolen/blacklisted theres a good chance that it will appear.
Anywho, so how will you do it? Will the seller lend you the phone for a couple of hours for you to check all these things? Or Will you be gambling for it?
Best of luck, the G2 is freaking awesome! I'm having a blast!
Definitely worth it. I bought a sprint lg g2 that was "bricked" in TWRP after they tried to OTA. Lmao got it for $40! Unlocked and am using now
Bought one recently (advertised as faulty antenna) but it had a messed up EFS. IMEI was null. Checked IMEI and it was fine. Restored IMEI and phone is flying fine.. Good luck on purchase.
Hey guys, I have a 3 day old T-mobile G5 that is sim unlocked and rooted. Phone was working perfect until this afternoon. While playing Hitman:Sniper, a multi-colored band covered the screen as it locked up. I couldn't get it to do anything at that point, so I pulled the battery. I rebooted, locked up, shut down, and now appears to be dead as dead. Nothing I do will get it to power up.
So here's my questions about sending this in to LG for warranty repair.
1. Since it's completely dead (PMIC from what I'm reading), will LG be able to replace that chip, power it up, and realize that the phone was rooted, thereby voiding the warranty? Or will they just trash the main board due to the fact it probably costs about $.03 and pop a new one in?
2. My other concern is sending this in without wiping the data first. Will they be able to pull up all of my personal/private data if they do power it up somehow?
Not sure I have any choice but to take a gamble on this as it's a paperweight at the moment, but just figured someone would have some info on this stuff.
Thanks!
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Hey guys, I have a 3 day old T-mobile G5 that is sim unlocked and rooted. Phone was working perfect until this afternoon. While playing Hitman:Sniper, a multi-colored band covered the screen as it locked up. I couldn't get it to do anything at that point, so I pulled the battery. I rebooted, locked up, shut down, and now appears to be dead as dead. Nothing I do will get it to power up.
So here's my questions about sending this in to LG for warranty repair.
1. Since it's completely dead (PMIC from what I'm reading), will LG be able to replace that chip, power it up, and realize that the phone was rooted, thereby voiding the warranty? Or will they just trash the main board due to the fact it probably costs about $.03 and pop a new one in?
2. My other concern is sending this in without wiping the data first. Will they be able to pull up all of my personal/private data if they do power it up somehow?
Not sure I have any choice but to take a gamble on this as it's a paperweight at the moment, but just figured someone would have some info on this stuff.
Thanks!
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if you can enter download mode reflash using lg flashtool
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comp101inc said:
if you can enter download mode reflash using lg flashtool
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and yes they can tell if its rooted even if it doesn't power on for you. mine bricked and once they hooked it up to diagnostic tool they knew. but i got a good tech and he did a warranty exchange for me
Thanks man. I can't enter any mode at all. This thing is completely dead. Been trying everything I can to get some kind of power out of it.
Guess I just have to send it in and hope for the best? Since I'm on Straight Talk I can't even go to a T-mobile store for repair. Have to deal with LG.
If you are in the USA you possibly (probably) will have lost warranty even though it seems to be a hardware defect. They'll know you unlocked your device because you gave them your device id and imei when you requested the unlock code.
Either way, I'd send it in for a warranty claim. You might get lucky and have it repaired for free. Otherwise they'll tell you the costs for the repair and you can choose whether you want them to repair it or not. Depending on the price, you could let them repair it, go to an unofficial repair shop, or buy a new device (however the latter will almost certainly be the most expensive).
Thanks for all the info W. I don't think sim unlocking the phone would void warranty in any way, so giving them the imei and id shouldn't be an issue. I think. My concern is the unlocking of the bootloader so I could gain root access. That's something they wouldn't possibly be able to know unless the diagnostic equipment detects that like Comp mentioned. Either way, it's looking like my only option here is to send it in for warranty and hope for the best.
Gotta say, I currently have an AT&T G5 in for it's second warranty repair for overheating, and this T-mobile unit bricked after less than 3 days of use. As much as I love the size and design of this phone, I'll be selling both off immediately after repairs are made and finding a different device. Such a bummer.
The last time I messed with a phone ROM was back when I had an HTC Hero and something that had a physical keyboard so it's safe to say I've suffered cognitive decline since then. I have a Samsung A02S purchased directly from the Mint Mobile website but it will not work with a Mint SIM, tech support tells me I need to purchase a different phone and then send this one back for a refund but I have since been ghosted by Mint when I said they should make it right by simply sending me a working phone then I'll send this one back after I get a working phone.
The phone has a Boost mobile start up screen and Direct TV phone software but that's about as much as I know. I've debloated it using a process listed in this forum but still no dice, is there a certain way to get this phone to work? I'm short on time as it's for a kid whose birthday just snuck up on me (remember the cognitive decline?) How do I know if it's locked? Thanks
Also when I put *#7465625# into the dialer nothing happens
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The last time I messed with a phone ROM was back when I had an HTC Hero and something that had a physical keyboard so it's safe to say I've suffered cognitive decline since then. I have a Samsung A02S purchased directly from the Mint Mobile website but it will not work with a Mint SIM, tech support tells me I need to purchase a different phone and then send this one back for a refund but I have since been ghosted by Mint when I said they should make it right by simply sending me a working phone then I'll send this one back after I get a working phone.
The phone has a Boost mobile start up screen and Direct TV phone software but that's about as much as I know. I've debloated it using a process listed in this forum but still no dice, is there a certain way to get this phone to work? I'm short on time as it's for a kid whose birthday just snuck up on me (remember the cognitive decline?) How do I know if it's locked? Thanks
Also when I put *#7465625# into the dialer nothing happens
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dude, that a problem with your carrier, go and claim for warranty of something
tutibreaker said:
dude, that a problem with your carrier, go and claim for warranty of something
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The carriers customer service sucks, I tried but they ghosted me after saying I had to order a new phone. I changed carriers for all 4 lines so it's irrelevant now.
wolfe2118 said:
The last time I messed with a phone ROM was back when I had an HTC Hero and something that had a physical keyboard so it's safe to say I've suffered cognitive decline since then. I have a Samsung A02S purchased directly from the Mint Mobile website but it will not work with a Mint SIM, tech support tells me I need to purchase a different phone and then send this one back for a refund but I have since been ghosted by Mint when I said they should make it right by simply sending me a working phone then I'll send this one back after I get a working phone.
The phone has a Boost mobile start up screen and Direct TV phone software but that's about as much as I know. I've debloated it using a process listed in this forum but still no dice, is there a certain way to get this phone to work? I'm short on time as it's for a kid whose birthday just snuck up on me (remember the cognitive decline?) How do I know if it's locked? Thanks
Also when I put *#7465625# into the dialer nothing happens
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Does Mint Mobile work on locked phones?
Mint requires its users to have an unlocked phone, so we definitely encourage you to bring your own phone when you're ready to switch (and after it's been unlocked), especially if you're still happy with your current device and it's compatible with our service.
The phone was purchased directly from Mint.