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[jhameia]

There are no Xiaomi service centers in the US. Sigh. I got instructions for backing up and factory resets, which I'm not sure is the solution because that sounds like a software issue? Anyway I backed up the phone but I don't actually know what that means.

By some miracle, though, the phone charged overnight.

I was up until very late last night though, so the morning was a bust. I slept much of the afternoon, but when I woke up, I got started at a very good clip, and I think this section is almost finished. I'm working out some more argumentation re: minor literatures, but after this I think I'm ready for the next section. I'm also inserting images into my first chapter, which will hopefully add some pagecount.

Fingers crossed!

Also there is a Pokemon Go event right now and I am STOKED and dropped ten bucks for incubators MASS HATCH YAAAAYYYY

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[jhameia]

J8 wasn't available; Best Buy only had the J7 with the dual-SIM. When I checked GSM Arena, the J8 didn't come up in the list of phones that fit my specs.

I did do the backup, but I don't really understand some of the instructions. Like am I supposed to take out the SD card after? Or can I just leave it in the phone for the factory reset? IDK! Plus, the hardware still doesn't work anyway? Might as well wait a few days for the new phone... then I get to puzzle out how to get my SIM cards out.

[kn0tme]

Does the new phone use the same sim as the old? I went from an LG G4 (mini sim) to an LG V20 (micro sim). It was not a big deal, because Best Buy gave me the new sim and I just called the carrier to activate, but it could be for you. I haven't actually seen a Xiaomi, so I don't know how the sim comes out. One phones where the battery isn't replaceable, there is usually a pin-hole to pry the sim tray out. That would have to be a very long or thick tray since it's dual sim though.

[jhameia]

It should--I buy unlocked phones. The Xiaomi has two slots, one for a regular SIM, one for a micro-SIM, and it should be the same for the J7. It's more that I don't have a pin to get the sim tray out XD I might have sometimes useful in the house, but haven't found it yet.