I think my GNEX is bricked...Insurance vs Warranty?

[cmcfalls]

Here's what happened...

My phone ran out of juice yesterday evening. I plugged it into the car charger and it started charging. Once on, I enabled Fast Charge (AOKP Milestone 5). The phone immediately powered down and I haven't been able to get it to power back on since. I've tried battery pulls, USB connection (with and without battery), different chargers, everything. No dice. The phone will not respond at all. No battery charging notification on screen or anything. I've resigned myself to the fact that it's bricked.

So, here's me question...can I still have it replaced under warranty, or do I need to go insurance route? The phone us unlocked and rooted running an AOKP ROM. I believe this is supposed to void warranty. But, if it's dead, will they be able to tell that it's rooted and then come back at me for the full price of a new phone? Will they repair it as is or scrap it for parts?

Or, am I better off going through insurance? The folks at Verizon tell me that if there is no physical damage then I have to go through warranty. But, I can physically damage it if needed

 

[minhajmsd]

Similar thing happened to me just keep it connected to the charger eventually it will start charging and if/when that happens boot into recovery and reflash the ROM as u might run into boot loops

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

 

[Jubakuba]

I'd recommend trying Warranty.
Worst case (I think) is they'll tell you you're bootloader is unlocked and you can just ask for the phone back or tell them to make an insurance claim then.

http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f63...-i9100g-via-usb-cable-freeeeeeeeeeee-1465412/
You can also try this.
I've not seen much success...but there isn't any harm in trying.
As the OP says, the scripts are already set up for the GNex...so ignore the "Readthis.txt" or whatever it's called and simply run the .bat as the OP states.