Help i have a sph-m820 with an interesting problem

[reble]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Prevail model sph-m820 that I got used from a store (no returns on used phones). About an half hour after I got it and my phone number was pluged into it. The phone started acting funky. It took for an ever and a wed to turn on, almost 3 minutes to change screens. Example let's say I click on the calendar from the main menu. The phone goes so slow in changing screens a snail can beat it. I just took the battery out of it because that was still good and throwed the phone in my junk parts box and got a lg-102 phone. I needed a working phone and that's all I could afford right now. Just on a wim after the sph-m820 sat in the junk box with the battery out for about 2 weeks. I put the battery back in and now it works 100% ok. Question is. What happened to it? And is it going to stay running ok or will it start acting up again after a wile? The phone has seen a hard live and has scratches on the screen. I have a running beef with that store. The ZTE n860 I got from there crashed (stopped making/receiving calls) about a week after I got it. Boost Mobile is stepping in. I am not the only one that filed a complaint against him.http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-prevail/

 

[kolosus]

You can try resetting the phone back to factory and it should get rid of any problems that you might've inherited from the previous owner/user. You can also do an Odin flash or just flash the latest version of CTMod and that should completely give the phone a new brain.

The Prevail is a great phone... You just have to get used to it. I love mine.

 

[tube517]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Prevail model sph-m820 that I got used from a store (no returns on used phones). About an half hour after I got it and my phone number was pluged into it. The phone started acting funky. It took for an ever and a wed to turn on, almost 3 minutes to change screens. Example let's say I click on the calendar from the main menu. The phone goes so slow in changing screens a snail can beat it. I just took the battery out of it because that was still good and throwed the phone in my junk parts box and got a lg-102 phone. I needed a working phone and that's all I could afford right now. Just on a wim after the sph-m820 sat in the junk box with the battery out for about 2 weeks. I put the battery back in and now it works 100% ok. Question is. What happened to it? And is it going to stay running ok or will it start acting up again after a wile? The phone has seen a hard live and has scratches on the screen. I have a running beef with that store. The ZTE n860 I got from there crashed (stopped making/receiving calls) about a week after I got it. Boost Mobile is stepping in. I am not the only one that filed a complaint against him.

Sometimes, a battery pull like what you did fixes the issues you described. I have many devices and the battery pull is one of the first troubleshooting steps I do or recommend.

Now, as kolosus said, root that Prevail and enjoy it. It will feel like a different phone.

 

[reble]

About 2 days after I put the battery back in the Samsung phone. The phone went back to the funky way it was. I work on 2 way radios. When I see something like this happening, it means a part is having temperature problems. In it breaks down when it gets warm from power going through it. If I had a full work bench with the right tools, test equipment and the phones wiring diagram (witch I don't have) I could fix the phone. The ZTE phone I had was my 1st android type phone. An interesting change from the Sanyo Incognito scp6760 that I had for a long time. 2 reasons I up graded 1 I couldn't see the display on the Sanyo in the day time outside. 2 internet was limited by screen size.

Sometimes, a battery pull like what you did fixes the issues you described. I have many devices and the battery pull is one of the first troubleshooting steps I do or recommend.

Now, as kolosus said, root that Prevail and enjoy it. It will feel like a different phone.

 

[reble]

I tryed to do the Odin flash. I followed the instructions. Installed the driver, I put the Prevail in the download mode then plugged in the usb cable. The "downloading" does show up on the screen. But the laptop doesn't see the phone. I tested the usb cable on a different Samsung phone and the cable is ok. I even tried a different cable. The 2nd cable is ok.

You can try resetting the phone back to factory and it should get rid of any problems that you might've inherited from the previous owner/user. You can also do an Odin flash or just flash the latest version of CTMod and that should completely give the phone a new brain.

The Prevail is a great phone... You just have to get used to it. I love mine.

 

[cwhatever]

I tryed to do the Odin flash. I followed the instructions. Installed the driver, I put the Prevail in the download mode then plugged in the usb cable. The "downloading" does show up on the screen. But the laptop doesn't see the phone. I tested the usb cable on a different Samsung phone and the cable is ok. I even tried a different cable. The 2nd cable is ok.

try deleting the drivers and reinstall them and try again.