Dinc2 is dead?

[Dinc2broke]

Hi all,

I am a new member but I have been lurking for quite a while and I am a noob to smartphones. So, I left my Dinc2 in the car for about 5 hours while it was turned on. It got pretty darn hot inside the car but the phone was not in direct sunlight. When I found the phone, it appeared that it had shut down and would not respond to the power button press. I took the battery out for a while, reinstalled the battery, booted and got the screen with the skateboarding droids (fastboot screen)?

At that point I should have gotten some help ... but I didn't. I selected power down and the dinc2 powered down. I pressed the power button and the dinc2 booted back up into the same screen. This time I selected reboot (NOT reboot bootloader). The dinc2 powered off and has not done anything since even though I have removed the battery several times and tried the hard reset (hold volume down button and hold power buttton).

I am going to leave the battery out overnight and see what happens in the morning. I do have insurance but I really don't want the used phone that they will likely send me. Would HTC fix it or replace it with a new phone?

Also, I have some stuff on my SD card that I don't want to lose. If I do get another phone, when is the appropriate time to install my current SD card into the new phone? Before the first boot or after I have the phone up and running?

Thanks in advance for any advice!!!

 

[PhiPsi32]

Take it back and ask for a warranty exchange. You can put the SD card in whenever you want as long the phone is turned off or you unmount the card from the Settings menu,

 

[Dinc2broke]

Thanks for the response. Yes, it occured to me after I posted that Verizon might exchange it for me since there is no sign of physical damage or moisture. At some point in the past I read about Verizon making someone send their phone back to the manufacturer (probably because of physical damage) and I guess that got stuck in my head.

I am fairly competent with computers but I gotta wise up about these smartphones. I don't like being ignorant about my electronic equipment.

 

[PhiPsi32]

I accidentally left my original BB Storm on the roof of my car and drove to work in the rain . . . three days after I bought the phone. Miraculously, the phone stayed on the car and was fine. Since then, I buy the TEC insurance when I get a new handset and cancel it after a few months. The extra $15 gives me peace of mind.

 

[PvilleComp]

Once it cools off - if it still does not boot - I would go for the Warranty exchange.

 

[djaquez21]

You said you left your phone on in your car for about five hours. Have you tried to charge your battery and then see how it works?