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G1 won't turn on. Anyone else have this issue??

I charged up my new G1 phone for a good hour after I got it. It won't turn on nor did I see any LED light indicator that it is charging.
Anyone else have the same issue or am I just the "lucky" guy?

cliffordaz said:
I charged up my new G1 phone for a good hour after I got it. It won't turn on nor did I see any LED light indicator that it is charging.
Anyone else have the same issue or am I just the "lucky" guy?
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Did you place the battery in the phone..

Rnapole said:
Did you place the battery in the phone..
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*sigh*
lol.
ok - to quell the smart asses.
yes, sim car is in.
yes, battery is in.
c'mon - i can't be the ONLY lucky guy out here with a defective one.

Not being a smarta*$ but you are holding the end key down to turn on right?

It could be the adapter is bad, try a USB cable to ur comp to check. If there is still no charging light, I'd exchange it.

yes, sim car is in.
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There's your problem. the phone isn't meant to have a car installed in it.
What do you think it is, a garage??

Mikey1022 said:
There's your problem. the phone isn't meant to have a car installed in it.
What do you think it is, a garage??
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All I can say is.... wow.
Back to the issue... any miniUSB charger should do... when I first got mine the battery had enough charge to run non-stop for 3hrs so I think your battery or phone is bad but do not fear... there is a reason T-Mobile has won all those customer service awards

ok ok ok - i meant SIM CARD.
went back to the t-mobile store, returned it, they said this was the second one that they saw with this issue. turns out it's not a battery issue, it's an issue with the phone.
i got a new one and it works fine so i'm happy.
good luck to everyone on theirs.
c.

cliffordaz said:
ok ok ok - i meant SIM CARD.
went back to the t-mobile store, returned it, they said this was the second one that they saw with this issue. turns out it's not a battery issue, it's an issue with the phone.
i got a new one and it works fine so i'm happy.
good luck to everyone on theirs.
c.
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That's great news... Glad you got it resolved... I knew there was a reason for all those Customer Service awards...

dagentooboy said:
That's great news... Glad you got it resolved... I knew there was a reason for all those Customer Service awards...
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... that T-Mobile no longer wins because rob strickland sucks!! </rant>
Good to hear you got it replaced.

warranty???

so i bricked my phone yesterday. i was downloading a radio the file said it was 2.20.50.19_2 but when i started to load it the ruu program said it was 2.20.51 by the time i realized it was to late.
what i was wondering is what should i do now. i tried to unbrick it but it didnt do anything. all i can do now is take it back to tmobile. do i tell them the truth or do i play stupid. i also have insurrance. so i go that route and say or lost my phone or should i run it over with my car. lol
any help would be great. thanks in advance!

Cut a hole in your shorts and go for a jog.

shouldnt be a problem. Lots of people have bricked them with 51 radios, and since it wont power on at all, they cant get into bootloader to see that hspl is there. No one yet has reported being refused.

infantrygarrett said:
so i bricked my phone yesterday. i was downloading a radio the file said it was 2.20.50.19_2 but when i started to load it the ruu program said it was 2.20.51 by the time i realized it was to late.
what i was wondering is what should i do now. i tried to unbrick it but it didnt do anything. all i can do now is take it back to tmobile. do i tell them the truth or do i play stupid. i also have insurrance. so i go that route and say or lost my phone or should i run it over with my car. lol
any help would be great. thanks in advance!
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There's a 2.20 radio out there? I thought 2.12 was the latest????

nrfitchett4 said:
There's a 2.20 radio out there? I thought 2.12 was the latest????
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oh im sorry i meant 2.10

Odd thing is, pretty sure there is no such thing as 2.10.51.x
Do you have a link? could be someone spreading bad radios just for kicks.

samsamuel said:
Odd thing is, pretty sure there is no such thing as 2.10.51.x
Do you have a link? could be someone spreading bad radios just for kicks.
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Thats Scary!!! lol
what i was wondering is what should i do now. i tried to unbrick it but it didnt do anything. all i can do now is take it back to tmobile. do i tell them the truth or do i play stupid. i also have insurrance. so i go that route and say or lost my phone or should i run it over with my car. lol
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Hey when you do do what ever it is your gonna do. Let me know or keep this thing going. I also have insurance through them and wondered the same thing. I had originally planned on smashing it and then doing it. but it be cool to have 2 even if one was just a pretty paper weight. or you can sell it for parts? lol i dunno. but let me know please

ek9beast said:
Thats Scary!!! lol
Hey when you do do what ever it is your gonna do. Let me know or keep this thing going. I also have insurance through them and wondered the same thing. I had originally planned on smashing it and then doing it. but it be cool to have 2 even if one was just a pretty paper weight. or you can sell it for parts? lol i dunno. but let me know please
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Of course itll work. Warranty is in place. If you cant turn it on, neither can they. Just say it stopped working one day. Done. Seen many threads where people have done this

nexus and walmart

ive found something very odd. im not really looking for an answer,just sharing.unless you know whats going on.for the past few weeks my wife has told me that when she goes to walmart on sunday morning,her time jumps ahead on her nexus.this is an unrooted device running 2.2.1.naturally i was skeptic.until this morning.i went with her.when we started our grocery shopping she asked to see my nexus.then she asked to see my watch.then she showed me her nexus and it was ahead by one hour.when we got the groceries loaded in car i checked it again and all was back to normal.i then checked all settings and nothing is abnormal.i havent a clue on this.

Bermuda triangle!?

The N1 has determined that it takes approximately one hour to shop at Wal Mart, therefore it is trying within its limit of influence to make you exit the horrid place.

i was thinking twilight zone
Hollow.Droid said:
Bermuda triange!?
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Send the phone back; the Flux Capacitor is acting up.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

khaytsus said:
The N1 has determined that it takes approximately one hour to shop at Wal Mart, therefore it is trying within its limit of influence to make you exit the horrid place.
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i like this one i hate going

skinien said:
Send the phone back; the Flux Capacitor is acting up.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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i was thinking maybe just eject the core before it self implodes

It is the Wall Mart 'Always rolling back' effort. In the real world, your wife did not go shopping, she did not spend one hour there. These are not the droids you are looking for.

since i know where you are located... you are located near a diff time zone. your wifes nexus probably picks up the other timezone, in walmart, and switches accordingly. thats my 2 cents.

Wal-Mart is so big it has dual time zone?

crap man! You are supposed to use a space after a period.
I have to copy and paste and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
I've found something very odd. I'm not really looking for an answer, just sharing. Unless you know whats going on. For the past few weeks, my wife has told me that when she goes to walmart on sunday morning, her time jumps ahead on her nexus. This is an unrooted device running 2.2.1. Naturally I was skeptical. Until this morning. I went with her. When we started our grocery shopping she asked to see my nexus. Then she asked to see my watch. Then she showed me her nexus and it was ahead by one hour. When we got the groceries loaded in car, I checked it again and all was back to normal. I then checked all settings and nothing is abnormal. I haven't a clue on this.
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Ok, now that we have something readable... it sounds like you are connecting to a tower that has it's clock wrong. I believe each tower has it's own clock that updates your device. That way each device isn't going out over the main network to get time and other things.

clickwir said:
crap man! You are supposed to use a space after a period.
I have to copy and paste and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
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Obsessive compulsive much?
I had to dot your "i's", cross your "t's", and fix your damn post, just to be able to read it.
I hope you don't waste too much of your time quoting many members, cause that's a sure way to go crazy.

baseballfanz said:
Wal-Mart is so big it has dual time zone?
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I believe that there is a WIFI box or Cell tower that was moved from a different timezone. Nothing you can do about it.

Eh there is being picky about grammer, there is being lazy with grammer, and then there is writing so awful that a simple sentence makes my head hurt.
probly nvm w/e are understandable for most people, and get the point across, but writing a full paragraph without the absolute basics like capitalization, commas, breaks, and what not, make me personally not want to read what you took the time to say.

this is the funniest sh** i've read today!

lol
10char

volsey said:
Eh there is being picky about grammer, there is being lazy with grammer, and then there is writing so awful that a simple sentence makes my head hurt.
probly nvm w/e are understandable for most people, and get the point across, but writing a full paragraph without the absolute basics like capitalization, commas, breaks, and what not, make me personally not want to read what you took the time to say.
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It's spelled "grammar," just so you're aware.
Sent from my N1 using magic powers.

Devastatin said:
Cell tower that was moved from a different timezone. Nothing you can do about it.
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+1, or something similar (network time is wrong). If you don't travel much try turning off the automatic time zone

Kiserai said:
It's spelled "grammar," just so you're aware.
Sent from my N1 using magic powers.
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Lollerskates
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baseballfanz said:
Wal-Mart is so big it has dual time zone?
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Haha I like this one. It's funny how most the people here are not solving anything instead being sarcastic lol
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HELP! phone won't turn on won't do anything :/

i tried flashing eb13 odin to my phone it hung up so i turned off my phone now i can't get it to turn on, pulled battery over and over plugged phone in no light no nothing tried download mode 3 finger salute. phone is not responding to anything. help i sure hope i didnt completely fry it

sweepingzero said:
i tried flashing eb13 odin to my phone it hung up so i turned off my phone now i can't get it to turn on, pulled battery over and over plugged phone in no light no nothing tried download mode 3 finger salute. phone is not responding to anything. help i sure hope i didnt completely fry it
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I heard stopping Odin in it's process causes the phone to Brick. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is the case here.

Overstew said:
I heard stopping Odin in it's process causes the phone to Brick. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think this is the case here.
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i've had to do it before because odin wasnt doing anything it sat at the same place for half hour. !#@*%

sweepingzero said:
i've had to do it before because odin wasnt doing anything it sat at the same place for half hour. !#@*%
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You sure you had PDA selected? Another user bricked his phone because he flashed his Epic through Odin and didn't check PDA so his phone was wiped of EVERYTHING. lol

Overstew said:
You sure you had PDA selected? Another user bricked his phone because he flashed his Epic through Odin and didn't check PDA so his phone was wiped of EVERYTHING. lol
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yeah i was having problems with eb13 none of them would work it would just hang up. so theres nothing i can do is there

try download mode?
if not, sounds like you got a nice brick there. bring it to sprint store and say, "it jUSt wont turn on one day!!"

Kitteh298 said:
try download mode?
if not, sounds like you got a nice brick there. bring it to sprint store and say, "it jUSt wont turn on one day!!"
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Or he could say a software update made his phone break. (Which is the truth, really). LOL

Kitteh298 said:
try download mode?
if not, sounds like you got a nice brick there. bring it to sprint store and say, "it jUSt wont turn on one day!!"
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tried download mode literally not a damn thing will sprint even do anything?

sweepingzero said:
tried download mode literally not a damn thing will sprint even do anything?
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Nah, just say that you tried to update your phone because there was a software update and they'll exchange it for you.

Overstew said:
Nah, just say that you tried to update your phone because there was a software update and they'll exchange it for you.
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i hope its that easy. good thing i live nowhere near a sprint store got att verizon and us cellular nice n close

sweepingzero said:
i hope its that easy. good thing i live nowhere near a sprint store got att verizon and us cellular nice n close
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If the first rep says no, try another one. I've had to trade in a phone before and some associates help you and some just don't care. If the first store doesn't work, try one more. you'll get a replacement nice and quick.

Overstew said:
If the first rep says no, try another one. I've had to trade in a phone before and some associates help you and some just don't care. If the first store doesn't work, try one more. you'll get a replacement nice and quick.
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thanks . i have a friend that works for sprint but i cant call him . oy

sweepingzero said:
thanks . i have a friend that works for sprint but i cant call him . oy
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how did it go???

Overstew said:
If the first rep says no, try another one. I've had to trade in a phone before and some associates help you and some just don't care. If the first store doesn't work, try one more. you'll get a replacement nice and quick.
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I second that, the guy that replaced my 1st Epic when it was stuck in stock recovery said "just rate me 5 stars so I get my $5 lol). I was reluctant to go in for no reason, didn't even charge me the $100 deposit. Hope it worked out
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Yeah, I went to Sprint with the computer/android icon and they gave me a completely new phone in the box.
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johnyardavid said:
Yeah, I went to Sprint with the computer/android icon and they gave me a completely new phone in the box.
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Glad things worked out. :>

Overstew said:
Glad things worked out. :>
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Thaats not the OP..
From My Samsung Epic Using TapaTalk.

lol going to try and go to sprint tommorow hopefully this is quick and painless. ill let you guys know, and thanks for the help

I did have a similar problem and all I did was let the phone sit for about an hour with the battery out and then put the battery back in and was able to turn the phone back on and boot into downloader mode and used odin to recover my phone. now it works like a charm,

yea i just went threw that last month just had my phonee eplaced xD i was so mad for a week because i couldnt use my baby<3

signal drops if i touch my G2

Hi guys.. if i have my g2 in my hands my signal drops to 1 or no signal in some area..
I let my phone on table...not in hands and signal go's up to 3bars..
I allready change from operator,simcard,.. it all started on my s4 and now my new g2 gots same problem :/
Dont wanna change from number..

Either you have hands of lead or there is a problem with your network.

robogo1982 said:
Either you have hands of lead or there is a problem with your network.
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A friend got same phone and network.. nothing of problems.. i will make a call to the service tomorrow..

You're holding it wrong lol
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PearLRoX said:
A friend got same phone and network.. nothing of problems.. i will make a call to the service tomorrow..
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I refuse to believe it's the phone's fault since you said you had the same issues with the S4.

Really ? You're going to call and complain to the operator about it ? What are they gonna do ? Come demagnetize your body or something ? lol

NRGZ28 said:
Really ? You're going to call and complain to the operator about it ? What are they gonna do ? Come demagnetize your body or something ? lol
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Oh.. you are the funny guy?
I only explane my problem.. -_-"
Thanks for a helpfull answer "Recognized Developer"

PearLRoX said:
Oh.. you are the funny guy?
I only explane my problem.. -_-"
Thanks for a helpfull answer "Recognized Developer"
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XDA has become a place for assholes to hangout, over sensitive little pricks that help no one.
Do you have a case on your phone?
Sent from my LG-LS980 using Tapatalk

Check actual signal numbers in status, not bars. They are finicky.

DRACONIANDRAGON said:
XDA has become a place for assholes to hangout, over sensitive little pricks that help no one.
Do you have a case on your phone?
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Thanks.. its good for the XDA Reputation..why we should donate btw?
Now,ontopic.. no case on the phone.
Settings/signal:
In my hands (or someone els his hands) i get -85 dBm 16asu (in the bad areas it go's to -105 dBm)
Not in hands i get -78 dBm 16asu
Nobody knows a answer

The best thing would be to get more than one phone and test it a bit. I really can't give any better advice :/

robogo1982 said:
The best thing would be to get more than one phone and test it a bit. I really can't give any better advice :/
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Yes,goin to try this.. thanks

Please do post your findings

@DRACONIANDRAGON
I agree. Not all answers u get are helpful.
But your reaction is uncalled for, abusive and unnecessary.
It tells me more about you.
In this case there is no clear fix. Since it has been said, that 2 phones have this problem with 1 person.
Maybe its bad luck with phones.
Maybe he is too statically charged or something.
But in anyway, there is no need for this. Its especially annoying to me when it includes people who are in this community longer then u and contributed so much more.
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PearLRoX said:
Hi guys.. if i have my g2 in my hands my signal drops to 1 or no signal in some area..
I let my phone on table...not in hands and signal go's up to 3bars..
I allready change from operator,simcard,.. it all started on my s4 and now my new g2 gots same problem :/
Dont wanna change from number..
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Actually, i had the same thing at first. And it started getting worse after i flashed cm based roms and i had no idea what was causing it.
Then i took of the back cover with a removing tool and noticed how the antennas where set up.
Tip, dont hold your hand or fingers near the top right corner. If i'm not mistaken that is where the gsm antenna is located.
At least the signal doesn't drop completely anymore for me now.
Oh and i get better reception with stock LG rom.
Ps: if i'm wrong about the antenna placement then I'm truly sorry, just trying to help.

bro you have superpowers
Do you wear a lot of statically charging materials? Wool, certain synthetics etc? Just guessing really

WittePens said:
Actually, i had the same thing at first. And it started getting worse after i flashed cm based roms and i had no idea what was causing it.
Then i took of the back cover with a removing tool and noticed how the antennas where set up.
Tip, dont hold your hand or fingers near the top right corner. If i'm not mistaken that is where the gsm antenna is located.
At least the signal doesn't drop completely anymore for me now.
Oh and i get better reception with stock LG rom.
Ps: if i'm wrong about the antenna placement then I'm truly sorry, just trying to help.
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Thanks for your help buddy!
I have a stock rom.. i have vacation now so my problems are good..for now.. this problem comes back if i'm on my work area.
Now you will say 'its because of the mast' no. My friend got a same opererator and phone without signal drops and perfecht h+ data connection.
Try to live with it.. got no money for a new phone :/

bachera said:
bro you have superpowers
Do you wear a lot of statically charging materials? Wool, certain synthetics etc? Just guessing really
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Haha i wish i had superpowers to solve it!
Nop.. jeans,tshirt,same problem. Also when someone els have my phone

The same issue for me.
Like this video: