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[Q] What do you think??

Here's what has happened....
I purchased my SGS2 Saturday April 14th, I rooted it same day, I flashed TDJ Warefare. I noticed on the 4th day after getting my phone my calls started to drop like crazy. Like every other call was dropping or they couldn't hear me. So I called Tmo they walked me through troubleshooting, that didn't help. Took it back to the store where I purchased it this past weekend the sales rep said it sounds like it's a bad sim card. Ok so they changed my sim (of course I rooted again tried Jugganuats this time) and the phone was working fine until yesterday it starting dropping calls. SO I took the phone back and they switched it with a new one.
I would like to know from you all should I try rooting again?
Please don't flame me for asking this question or if it's in the wrong section of the forum.
I would just like your honest opinion as to what If I should or not and if I do, is there a solution to the dropped calls????
Thanks all

Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. your first phone was defective.
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Android_Monsters said:
Rooting has nothing to do with your dropped calls. Make them give you a new phone.
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I did I have a new one now. I was asking should I root again? I just don't want my calls to start dropping again.
Let me ask you since it's not the rooting what do you think it could be??

Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Rooting will not affect the signal or radio. Would suggest that, stay on stock ROM for a week or so and see if you get drop calls. If not, then try another ROM and if you get drop calls after that so it has to do with the ROM.

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Did you do a factory reset before taking it back?
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Yes I unrooted, factory reset and format internal sdcard just to be on the safe side. I didnt any personal stuff on there.

I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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OnceUponA 0829 said:
I had the same issue. Did the same thing you did step for step and rooted my new gsII and no problems. Musta just been a defect
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Ok I will give it a try again because I really like my phone being rooted

Definitely root you get more pleasures of the phone that way but drop calls I would have changed roms to test another ROM out
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[Q] Cannot connect to ATT software update server

Hi all,
I have not been able to get an update since I bought my S3. I keep getting that error: Communication failed. Server is currently unavailable..blah blah..see screenie.
I have seen people post that they got a replacement phone because of this, one person said ATT gave them new sim card and that fixed it. My question is, I am rooted. Should I unroot before visiting ATT? If so how exactly do I do that. How will they know I am rooted? Superuser icon they will see...but is there anything else?
Thanks

It's best to unroot. They will log that data on your phone. I hope your phone didn't trigger the triangle counter.
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I guess part of my question was, how do I unroot?
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Restore with Kies or stock unrooted ROMusing Odin?!. Use triangle away app on Market Place if you have triggered the counter and set it to zero again.
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Thank you
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How do I find out if I have triggered the counter? Whatever that means
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jackryan57 said:
How do I find out if I have triggered the counter? Whatever that means
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The second you change system files, it triggers. Ie. Root
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jackryan57 said:
Hi all,
I have not been able to get an update since I bought my S3. I keep getting that error: Communication failed. Server is currently unavailable..blah blah..see screenie.
I have seen people post that they got a replacement phone because of this, one person said ATT gave them new sim card and that fixed it. My question is, I am rooted. Should I unroot before visiting ATT? If so how exactly do I do that. How will they know I am rooted? Superuser icon they will see...but is there anything else?
Thanks
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I've gotten the same error from AT&T since Ive had the first Samsung Galaxy more than 2 years back. Now I have an HTC One, moved to this from and iPhone 5, and wanted to check for an update, surprise surprise, server unavaiable. With the Samsung I remember I had to go to Samsung site, don't remember the exact site, but that is what I had to do to get the Froyo update. Yea, that long ago. Still the same.

Successful exchange after rooting?

Im getting ready to exchange but ive rooted and all that and my counter reads 4.. I can get back to unrooted and official status but worried about the counter..triangle away resets it until I reboot then its back to 4.. has anyone rooted and flashed recovery amd then exchanged successfull?
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Why are you exchanging? I'm about to send mine back too.
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pezlomd said:
Im getting ready to exchange but ive rooted and all that and my counter reads 4.. I can get back to unrooted and official status but worried about the counter..triangle away resets it until I reboot then its back to 4.. has anyone rooted and flashed recovery amd then exchanged successfull?
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im about to send mine back today as well. I have rooted but I did odin the MDL so now when I boot to download it does say "official"...but im worried that there is a flash counter somewhere that I don't know about? Any ideas? How do I check the flash counter?

what is wrong with you people ?
why are you returning ?

wavrunrx said:
what is wrong with you people ?
why are you returning ?
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My s4 has a loose frame by the volume rocker u can push it in a lil and it creaks so much. . The bezel seems to be loose.. I compared with my friends s4 and his a solid and mine feels loose and creaky
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Exchanged mines 2 days ago. T-Mobile girl didn't even check my status although I Odin'd MDL official back. I just told her crap and she exchanged it
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wavrunrx said:
what is wrong with you people ?
why are you returning ?
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Mine has a camera issue. Once I move around the camera will freeze up, give me a "camera has failed" error, and sometimes cause my phone to reboot. Im getting a white one this time too.

dannyyyyy said:
Exchanged mines 2 days ago. T-Mobile girl didn't even check my status although I Odin'd MDL official back. I just told her crap and she exchanged it
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Hey first post, I am about to exchange mine as well but I do not know how to do the MDL official thing you speak of, I did this to get back onto stock http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628 but my phone status still says custom, any idea how to fix that? Also is there any way to change the download mode to say stock instead of custom?

Use Kies to restore it back to original. I did mine a few hours ago sucessfully. Under tool setting in Kies.
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sactownsav said:
Mine has a camera issue. Once I move around the camera will freeze up, give me a "camera has failed" error, and sometimes cause my phone to reboot. Im getting a white one this time too.
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Were you rooted? I have the same issue and wonder if it's because of flashing. I'm getting my replacement Friday.
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darkjedi said:
Were you rooted? I have the same issue and wonder if it's because of flashing. I'm getting my replacement Friday.
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Yes, I was rooted and running wicked and the camera never crashed once on the stock rom. However, that does not mean that rooting or the wicked rom itself caused the camera problems. After flashing back to original firmware my camera problem remains. I chalk it up as a hardware issue. My new on got here today and im unsure if I will root it just yet.

What will T-Mobile do if they find out if I'm rooted?

I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.

Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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What will happen if I show up without doing that? I really just need input on what's wrong and what I can do to fix it unless they'll give a new one since my phone looks completely brand new.
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Aerowinder said:
TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.
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TheLastSidekick said:
Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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ThaGreatest said:
Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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I wouldn't know what happens if you're going through T-Mobile but I assume you'll be fine if you're polite and explain you don't know what's going on, insist you've been with T-Mobile because of their excellent support if they make a big deal about it. Asurion the insurance company working with T-Mobile will take it anyways because they just fix it and that's it and resell it. And because you pay a monthly bill they're making money off of you regardless and you still have to pay a deductible.
But you SHOULD really return to stock.
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If they see that the phone is rooted, they'll just simply do nothing for you. That's why people say "your warranty is now void".
Do what is mentioned above or take your chances and hope the T-Mobile rep that is assisting you doesn't check to see if the phone is rooted or check the flash counter.
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I most likely just try to extract some info from them so maybe I could fix it myself. I really don't want to pay them money for something not my fault.
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I was hoping not to do that being that I just had to do factory reset like 2 weeks ago and I hate reinstalling everything but I guess I have to do it. I get the stock version from DocHolidays thread, right?
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I get it from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 right?
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That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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DocHoliday77 said:
That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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I'm on the root66 version
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Oh, simple enough then! Just go to SuperSU and unroot.
You could even try to temp unroot if you think that's all you'd need to do to hide it.
Befire you unroot though, do you have a custom recovery or kernel installed? If not, then run triangle away, then unroot. If you do, reflash root66, then use TA and unroot.
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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What's the problem with the battery?

I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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OutlawV said:
I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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If done in the correct order with no custom recovery or custom kernel, yes that should be all you have to do.
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I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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LOL!!!
I'm not even sure how to react to that!
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Just be careful... The terms of my probation are to never visit XDA, so I'm really just telling what can happen.
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dave2metz said:
I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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Rooting a device isn't illegal. They can kiss my ring. Think about it, if it was illegal why are root apps allowed on Google Play? And also, why is XDA not been shut down?
Methinks something else happened there. Maybe you voided their warranty and tried getting a discount which may be against the rules. Or something. But I know for a fact this is legal. Unlocking is a different story however.
So my advice, root on my brothers it's the only damn freedom we have left here in America.
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I'm going to trade my device in for another device should I unroot it first

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I don't have access to a computer. Can I unroot without a computer. Please help!!!
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If you are using Jump, I wouldn't bother to unroot.
Just do a factory reset, and be done with it.
I just traded in my Wife's S4 that was rooted for an s5 on the jump program, and they don't check that type of thing.

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xda23 said:
I don't have access to a computer. Can I unroot without a computer. Please help!!!
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Using a root capable file manager you can delete
the superuser.apk in the /system/app folder.
After doing that you will no longer have root.
Good luck!

idtheftvictim said:
If you are using Jump, I wouldn't bother to unroot.
Just do a factory reset, and be done with it.
I just traded in my Wife's S4 that was rooted for an s5 on the jump program, and they don't check that type of thing.
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I'm not using jump I'm just trading my device in for a Gs5.so I should be fine with just doing a factory reset.
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Misterjunky said:
Using a root capable file manager you can delete
the superuser.apk in the /system/app folder.
After doing that you will no longer have root.
Good luck!
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Thanks bud I will do that.
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What does tmobile inspect,check your phone for when trading one in. Thanks
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Misterjunky said:
Using a root capable file manager you can delete
the superuser.apk in the /system/app folder.
After doing that you will no longer have root.
Good luck!
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Hey if U delete superuser.apk can I just re add superuser.apk to reroot my device. Thanks
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xda23 said:
Hey if U delete superuser.apk can I just re add superuser.apk to reroot my device. Thanks
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No because once you unroot you will no longer be able to write to that folder.

xda23 said:
What does tmobile inspect,check your phone for when trading one in. Thanks
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T-Mobile checks for water damage with those stickers under the battery cover. They make sure the phone powers up and that the screen is not cracked and the touch screen works. That is ALL T-Mobile cares about and will check when trading in a phone.
When i came over from VZW and they paid my ETF for doing so they took my Bionic in trade (I kept my S4 to sell) it was somehow currupt and i told them hold on, i have a custom ROM installed let me restore the backup. They took the Bionic with CM 10.1 installed. They only need it to boot up with screen not cracked and working. She told me that's all they are instructed to check and nothing else matters.
What was funny she asked me about rooting and custom ROMs and the next week i went over to her place and set up her note 3 with a custom ROM. Last time i ran into her she told me she's a flashoholic now.

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Walk into the store with a piece of mind by having that thing unrooted before you go!
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Eric214 said:
T-Mobile checks for water damage with those stickers under the battery cover. They make sure the phone powers up and that the screen is not cracked and the touch screen works. That is ALL T-Mobile cares about and will check when trading in a phone.
When i came over from VZW and they paid my ETF for doing so they took my Bionic in trade (I kept my S4 to sell) it was somehow currupt and i told them hold on, i have a custom ROM installed let me restore the backup. They took the Bionic with CM 10.1 installed. They only need it to boot up with screen not cracked and working. She told me that's all they are instructed to check and nothing else matters.
What was funny she asked me about rooting and custom ROMs and the next week i went over to her place and set up her note 3 with a custom ROM. Last time i ran into her she told me she's a flashoholic now.
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Thanks, bro for the info. Take care!!!
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Take heed, there's always "That Guy" the one guy who has thee knowledge. He will be "That Guy" to go beyond the call of duty to check root and will try to deny you jump or exchange. I know this from experience!
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Eric214 said:
T-Mobile checks for water damage with those stickers under the battery cover. They make sure the phone powers up and that the screen is not cracked and the touch screen works. That is ALL T-Mobile cares about and will check when trading in a phone.
When i came over from VZW and they paid my ETF for doing so they took my Bionic in trade (I kept my S4 to sell) it was somehow currupt and i told them hold on, i have a custom ROM installed let me restore the backup. They took the Bionic with CM 10.1 installed. They only need it to boot up with screen not cracked and working. She told me that's all they are instructed to check and nothing else matters.
What was funny she asked me about rooting and custom ROMs and the next week i went over to her place and set up her note 3 with a custom ROM. Last time i ran into her she told me she's a flashoholic now.
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Nice experience. You thought her well how to flash