I think my phone is bricked!!!!!!!!!!

boxerlover02 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:09 PM

Well I was playing with my phone and the screen started to "morph" like half of things on one side and other thing just unreadable so I do a soft reset and then the screen goes REAL bright with lines going acrossed. so I take the battery out and try again turn the phone on and there is a windows loading sign in the middle of the screen as soon as I turn it on, then screen goes bright again and I cant do anything, Take the batttery out again again and finnally get back to the today screen and it still un useable touch screen didnt want to work that good. So after about 15 mins I finnally make it to the settings screen to do a hard reset and now its stuck at the screen alinemnt and wont work keeps going through the setup over and over and over....... called sprint and they said take it to a repair center and they will have to reboot it. My problem is I bought it from Best Buy and its been past 30 days so BB wont take it back probly and I really dont think I should have to settle for a refurb and if I have to use assurion I will get charged 100 bux wont I? Anybody got any suggestions?

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by boxerlover02

Well I was playing with my phone and the screen started to "morph" like half of things on one side and other thing just unreadable so I do a soft reset and then the screen goes REAL bright with lines going acrossed. so I take the battery out and try again turn the phone on and there is a windows loading sign in the middle of the screen as soon as I turn it on, then screen goes bright again and I cant do anything, Take the batttery out again again and finnally get back to the today screen and it still un useable touch screen didnt want to work that good. So after about 15 mins I finnally make it to the settings screen to do a hard reset and now its stuck at the screen alinemnt and wont work keeps going through the setup over and over and over....... called sprint and they said take it to a repair center and they will have to reboot it. My problem is I bought it from Best Buy and its been past 30 days so BB wont take it back probly and I really dont think I should have to settle for a refurb and if I have to use assurion I will get charged 100 bux wont I? Anybody got any suggestions?

put it in bootloader and flash with a stock rom

boxerlover02 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:14 PM

When I turn the phone on now I cant see anything at all it either stays bright or stays half lit and dont anything just sits there

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by boxerlover02

When I turn the phone on now I cant see anything at all it either stays bright or stays half lit and dont anything just sits there

you can still go into bootloader...hold down the vol down button then press and hold the power button on top...then perform a soft reset...did you ever flash to a custom rom?

boxerlover02 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:19 PM

No custom rom, I was happy with the stock rom for now I was going to but just never got around to doing it, I dont get how to do it to begin with I have read how to but Its confusing to me

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #6 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:21 PM

were you able to get it into bootloader?

boxerlover02 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:24 PM

when I turn the phonw on now it either stays real bright and doesent do anything or it stays half lit and doesent do anything just sits there and I have to take the battery out to make it shut off

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by boxerlover02

when I turn the phonw on now it either stays real bright and doesent do anything or it stays half lit and doesent do anything just sits there and I have to take the battery out to make it shut off

did you try and put it in bootloader like i said?

boxerlover02 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:28 PM

Yea it just sits there like I said and does what I said caant see anything or gets real bright or stays half lit

**Yay 4 Juggs** · #10 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 10:30 PM

you should still be able to go into bootloader unless there is damage to the hardware...in which case i would take it to a sprint store and have them swap it out as its covered under manufactures warranty....or go thru assurion and pay the 50 bux before april 12th and get a nib touch pro as a replacement