thanks for the tips guys, i checked the sd card, it's out. I replaced the stock rom so they don't say a word. I stopped in a sprint store get the utstartcom number, i might call the sprint number as well. And it's not stuck in bootloader it's stuck at the splash screen so the mtty shouldn't be the issue. For those that are just joining and might not read the whole thread, yes i hard reset it (numerous times) pressing Y and space
There's a quick update....we'll see how this goes. In the meantime i'm back to the old a500 so at least i have a phone to call sprint with (even *2 if i want
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