Recent content by LAstles

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    Unauthorized software on Samsung Galaxy S5

    I really, really hope you're wrong but I fear you're right. A brand new phone that should have at least 8 months of warranty, and they say $409 to fix it. A brick indeed. Never buying another Samsung product. I did nothing to cause this to my knowledge. I know it's buyer beware and malware and...
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    Unauthorized software on Samsung Galaxy S5

    My Galaxy S5 suddenly started shutting off and restarting incompletely for no reason, at rest and in the middle of doing of something. Complete factory reset did nothing - apparently there is "unauthorized" software on the phone and it is rooted, so Samsung won't fix it under warranty (it's...
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    My Panasonic 42" plasma, px77u, suddenly turned off and won't turn on. It's 8 years old - worth fixing?

    Wondering whether to fix an older plasma TV