Flashing with Odin did not work. I talked to Todd, a manager at Fido today, he guided me through the process of changing my mobile network and told me Samsung could help me change my Android 5.1.1 back to Android 5.0.2. Todd also advised me that there is a patch coming out at the end of Oct that will hopefully resolve these issues.
I am currently on the phone with Samsung and they have advised me that they can't help me change my Android system back to 5.0.2, it is not possible. They have also advised me that they think that my phone has hardware issues and I need to send the phone in for repairs. I live in Prince Rupert, BC which is quite isolated. Samsung tells me that they can't provide me a loaner phone, I have to talk to Fido. Fido tells me I have to physically go in to a Fido store to get a loaner phone. The nearest Fido store is in Prince George, a 12 hour drive or in Vancouver, a 600$ flight. I need my phone for work, no phone = no work. Going without a loaner phone is not an option. So neither Fido nor Samsung are willing to take responsability for a **bleep** product? And they are penalizing me for living in a rural area.
I am incredibly frustrated and disappointed with both Samsung and Fido. I have spent ~30 hours fixing this issue in my own time, I have had to use all my data as the phone's issues include disconnecting continuously from my home network. I can't simply return this incredibly expensive brick as I am out of the return period, despite these issues stemming from an update that occurred outside of the the repair period.
What else can I do? What can Fido do for me to show that they value me as a 16 year customer of their products?
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