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silicone cases for htc ,xda diamond

anyone intrested in a silicone case for this device?

would love one, where can i get it?

You can try these links
http://cgi.ebay.es/Silicone-Silicon...ryZ57253QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.es/Silicone-Case-Sc...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

silicone case
I have tried this UK seller that I used in the past, is getting stock next week
http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/sidiplusuk

kiowa79 said:
You can try these links
http://cgi.ebay.es/Silicone-Silicon...ryZ57253QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.es/Silicone-Case-Sc...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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ugly! omg! sooo ugly!

KukurikU said:
ugly! omg! sooo ugly!
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Not only that, but notice that on the upper picture the hole doesn't fit the navigation wheel...

silicone case in the UK now
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILICONE-CASE...rkparms=72:12|39:1|65:12&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

MADJID said:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILICONE-CASE...rkparms=72:12|39:1|65:12&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14
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I think those are the ones made by 4ustuff in Hong Kong. Look fine
http://www.4ustuff.com/info.php?itno=3044

0_0 how do u purchase? e mail them?

Baronic said:
0_0 how do u purchase? e mail them?
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Think they do not sell directly to the customer, but I'm quite sure the ones posted by MADJID are made by them. The pics are the same.

kiowa79 said:
Think they do not sell directly to the customer, but I'm quite sure the ones posted by MADJID are made by them. The pics are the same.
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yes they 100% made by them

I got my silicone case for the Touch Diamond today. I ordered it from http://www.netimes.com/shop/black-silicone-skin-case-for-htc-touch-diamond-p3700-p-1200.html.
It fits OK, but there is one thing that I think could be better. The cutout for the USB connector in the bottom is 4cm wide for some reason. Because of this they have not been able to make a hole for the stylus pen. This means that there is no way of taking out the stylus pen when the silicone case is on! Seems pretty strange to me...
If they had made the USB cutout just 2cm wide, which would have been more than enough, there would have been no problem to make a hole for the stylus pen.

I notice that the cover creates a 'raised edge' around the screen. Does it interfere with the touchscreen?

Good question! I'm not using my fingers on the Diamonds touch screen a lot, I usually use the stylus pen.
But after trying it with my fingers for a while, I think that it does intefere a bit when you use the fingers for navigating. If you swipe your finger from the right to the left on the screen, your finger often "catch" the left side of the silicone case and stretch it a bit. But as the silicone stretches without problems, I don't know if it will be a problem in the long run.

damn damn damn!
i fc****ing dropped my Diamond this morining and the beauty is spickled with scratches now. (fortunatly not the screen)
if anyone jumps into a polisher to remove scratches on the lower part where the keys are , please post here
Devaluated by at least 200 US becausew of this ... Damn myself

How about Brando?
http://shop.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=02641&dept_id=004&cat_id=0002

i tried out the silicone case at a local mall
and it seemed ok
it is ugly as ****
but its cheap and does the job...
i decided to stick with a hard clear plastic case though, just seemed a bit better ...

For those of you who already have a silicone case for the Diamond, could you please tell me if you are still able to rub your finger around the edge of the center button and navigate up and down lists? Or does the silicone prevent this from happening (as it is based on capacitance, and given that silicone is an insulator, I would expect that this would stop working...).
BTW, I agree that the cutout at the bottom, way too bug for USB and with no possibility of taking the stylus out, is pretty stupid! First thing I noticed... But despite this I might still be tempted over the stock case I got with my Orange phone.
Thanks

checked this out? link

Diplomate said:
For those of you who already have a silicone case for the Diamond, could you please tell me if you are still able to rub your finger around the edge of the center button and navigate up and down lists? Or does the silicone prevent this from happening (as it is based on capacitance, and given that silicone is an insulator, I would expect that this would stop working...).
BTW, I agree that the cutout at the bottom, way too bug for USB and with no possibility of taking the stylus out, is pretty stupid! First thing I noticed... But despite this I might still be tempted over the stock case I got with my Orange phone.
Thanks
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Works fine with Brando´s silicone case.

[Q] Motorcycle Mount

Anyone found a good option for a motorcycle mount?
I have found a few.
One encases the whole unit in a waterproof case
Another that hold it upright on the handle bars
and the otterbox one.
Anyone have any real experience with any of the mounts available?

Yeah man, what I did was I bought a sidecar, and i superglued a car mount in that.

From what I have seen in some cycle online groups, RAM Mounts (google that, they'll pop up) seem to be pretty highly regarded. The are not, however, the least expensive option but they work well. It looks like they offer a sealed box and mount combo.

I have the one from "slipgripcarmounts.com" works really well.
RAMS look excellent but their pricey.

Thanks for the ideas!
Due to the Epic screen not working that well through gloves, I would really like to find one that would allow the keyboard to slide open while mounted. I have yet to find anything for this model though.
If I can't find anything soon I think i'll have to make one. I've already thought up a good design, i just have to figure out how to make it or convert one of the existing ones.
Hopefully something already exists and I just have yet to find it.

drakkahn said:
Thanks for the ideas!
Due to the Epic screen not working that well through gloves
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I understand the issue. I thought about that too but then realized I wouldn't be able to work the keyboard with my gloves on either. So I just cut off the tip of the right index finger on my riding gloves.

samwise7 said:
I understand the issue. I thought about that too but then realized I wouldn't be able to work the keyboard with my gloves on either. So I just cut off the tip of the right index finger on my riding gloves.
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So, what about when it rains? ziploc?
Fortunately I live in socal so I probably won't have to worry about that as much...just curious though

drakkahn said:
So, what about when it rains? ziploc?
Fortunately I live in socal so I probably won't have to worry about that as much...just curious though
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That's why I always carry duct tape.

samwise7 said:
I understand the issue. I thought about that too but then realized I wouldn't be able to work the keyboard with my gloves on either. So I just cut off the tip of the right index finger on my riding gloves.
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You know they make little glue on rubber tips that work for our screens. Look for iphone glove tips.

Geekybiker said:
You know they make little glue on rubber tips that work for our screens. Look for iphone glove tips.
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I did not know this. Thanks!

[Q] Wobbly Dock? Is this normal?

I've googled and googled to no luck (including searching this forum), so I apologize if this has been answered.
My dock works. It works wonderfully. My only complaint is how loose it feels. When it snaps in (with 2 "click" sounds), it sits flat and works just fine. However, when I open or close the tablet, there is a lot of "give". In other words, it rocks forward and backward quite a bit, giving the impression that it is loose. Is this normal? Let me know your thoughts, and thanks in advance for your input!

The docking connection isn't very good IMHO. Sometimes it can be better to hit Home and then undock/redock, the locking slider thing also tends to be lose.
How much becomes abnormal, idk.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk

yoyomonk said:
I've googled and googled to no luck (including searching this forum), so I apologize if this has been answered.
My dock works. It works wonderfully. My only complaint is how loose it feels. When it snaps in (with 2 "click" sounds), it sits flat and works just fine. However, when I open or close the tablet, there is a lot of "give". In other words, it rocks forward and backward quite a bit, giving the impression that it is loose. Is this normal? Let me know your thoughts, and thanks in advance for your input!
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there is a little play in my dock but i wouldnt call it "loose" by any means. video maybe? or just call up asus. people have been posting horror stories but my RMA experience was quite pleasant.

mine does have some play in it also, it seems as if you have to really push it home and make sure the lock is all the way over. i did e-mail asus about it and waiting for a reply, will keep you updated as soon as i hear from them.

I've worked with a couple dozen docks. My take is about 20-30% of them are loose. The rest are tight and very sturdy.
Here's what you can do. Put 2 layers of electrical tape in the back and 1 layer of electrical tape in the front inside the holder part of the dock. Try to use your imagination. Don't make me have to post pictures. I hate it when I have to post pictures of the bleeding obvious.

goodintentions said:
I've worked with a couple dozen docks. My take is about 20-30% of them are loose. The rest are tight and very sturdy.
Here's what you can do. Put 2 layers of electrical tape in the back and 1 layer of electrical tape in the front inside the holder part of the dock. Try to use your imagination. Don't make me have to post pictures. I hate it when I have to post pictures of the bleeding obvious.
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Haha don't worry. I'd like to believe I'm tech savvy enough to know how to use tape Thanks for the advice! I think this might be a good way to go about it.
And thanks everyone for their input!

Stop it..

One great thing abut the Prime, they seem to have noticed that making a tighter clamp, a smoother surface, and a proper spring loaded lock-slider saves on buying a roll of tape .
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk

Seriously you're killing me.

Would this kit work with T959v ?

I love white phones and since t959v doesn't come in white, I have been thinking about trying this kit on the link below. Has anybody tried this? what are your thoughts?
http://goo.gl/7ZcIE

I assume it would, as they're both the same form factor, and stuff. it also has a hole for the front facing camera, so it seems like it'd work

i'd be interested to know as well

If you do get it please report back here and let us know if it worked or not. Im not real keen on spending money on things like that unless Im half certain it will work. If it was 20 bucks cheaper I would jump on it in a jiffy.

I have been thinking about getting this but I am not sure about opening my phone. I've never opened a phone in my life before. I've opened some computers but everytime I failed to put it back together. My brother is good at it. He has opened and put back together his iphone few times so I am going to ask him.
I can only imagine how sexy this phone look in white.

Looks like it should work. You an get an idea of how hard it will be to do as well as compare the screw holes and casing forms by looking at this:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
I've had my phone apart a few times and it's relatively easy. Just make sure to have a good work space and some time. I've found it also helps to put down some white paper to lay things out on. Makes finding everything a whole lot easier.

hechoen said:
Looks like it should work. You an get an idea of how hard it will be to do as well as compare the screw holes and casing forms by looking at this:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
I've had my phone apart a few times and it's relatively easy. Just make sure to have a good work space and some time. I've found it also helps to put down some white paper to lay things out on. Makes finding everything a whole lot easier.
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Another thing to use is a cookie sheet. That way screws cant "run" off.

eollie said:
Another thing to use is a cookie sheet. That way screws cant "run" off.
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That would keep those pesky little 2mm screws from rolling onto the carpet. I usually loose at least one every time.

I don't think I can do it after looking at if it it pics. It gets kind of complicated after step 11. I think I am going to see if I can find a white back cover somewhere.

looks great!

Damn, there out of stock. If anyone can find another source for this kit let me know.

Skorpion_ said:
Damn, there out of stock. If anyone can find another source for this kit let me know.
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+1 to that. I wanna try that, see how it would look

I don't think it would work. Our phone has a bulge at the bottom (I assume that's where the 4G antenna is or something), but that bulge is a lot smaller on the original vibrant.

hampsterblade said:
I don't think it would work. Our phone has a bulge at the bottom (I assume that's where the 4G antenna is or something), but that bulge is a lot smaller on the original vibrant.
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I'll have to agree that the bulge might be a problem...
BTW, while we're at it... I found replacement parts here: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-SGH-T959V-Parts-s/7260.htm
oooo, ouch, and I just noticed that the housing replacement is the international version. Notice there isn't a spot for the capacitive buttons at the bottom. Just the home button

Would this have worked?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Origi...msung-Galaxy-S-i9000-T959-T959v-/261040062972
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FIXED: One Solution on how to replace a broken Camera Glass Cover on SG3

So I stupidly had my case off my phone and dropped my phone taking it out of my pocket. It didn't drop that far but dropped just far enough to crack the glass covering the camera lens. So I needed to find a way to fix the cracked camera cover, preferably without much cost. I had no insurance and didn't buy through Verizon or a store.
Possible Options:
1. Having Samsung fix it. Would have to send it to them, would cost at least $70 plus, but possibly more. Would most likely be without the phone for 3 weeks (my guess). And they would wipe my phone and set it back to factory state. This would mean I would lose my unlocked bootloader, most likely. I really didn't like that option.
2. Buy a broken damaged phone that had the chassis with camera cover still in good condition. Unfortunately, finding a broken phone that wasn't expensive was impossible. SG3s on ebay with broken front LCDs were still going for $200-$300, which I thought was crazy. I even found a completely non-functioning phone that wouldn't turn on that sold for $150! vPrices as of this writing.
3. Order i9300 replacement chassis and camera cover. The i9300 version looked identical and several people thought it would work on the VZW SCH-535 version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-camera-...ccessories&hash=item41688e2be1#ht_2658wt_1271
First Fix (unsuccessful):
I went with the i9300 replacement part option. While initially, I thought I was good to go. After further examination, two problems arose.
1. The bottom of the device has an exposed hole that the VZW SG3 doesn't have.
2. The bottom grooves, raised parts, and and two copper looking objects by the SIM card weren't allowing it to sit flush like the OEM part. I debated on trying to force the screws in...but decided that wouldn't work mainly because of the covered parts by the SIM card.
Looking at the picture you can see the exposed round hole towards the bottom of the i9300 part (bottom piece) and the additional opening on the OEM part by the SIM card (top piece) that isn' there on the i9300 replacement piece.
So at this point, I really wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then thankfully, Smoke314 provided some advice in this thread that worked! :good:
FIX THAT WORKED:
I took Smoke314's advice and removed the camera cover from the i9300 replacement part that didn't fit in the VZW SG3. It removed fairly easy with a flathead screwdriver. I did lose the use of the bond, but was able to put the new camera cover into my existing chassis. It doesn't fall out because of the three little prongs black prongs on the camera cover. The cover stayed in the OEM chassis part even without the bonding! I screwed the chassis back into the phone and put the battery door cover back on. The cover really does help hold it in place because of the additional silver on the camera cover. Now I have no more white haze with my pictures and a phone that looks normal again!!!
Posted a pic of the removal and the phone after all completed.

Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you

Neverendingxsin said:
Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you
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Cool, I'm hoping so...going to take my chance and order one. Looks pretty easy to replace. Unscrew some screws, replace, and put screws back in. Hope it's that simple! *fingers crossed*
If anyone else can confirm or add input, would still appreciate it. Thanks!

Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
Hope this Helps

ImgBurn said:
Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
Hope this Helps
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I want to replace the camera cover on the back, not the front LCD. I updated first post. Thanks for trying to provide a solution though.

I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

TommyGun$ said:
I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.

thetaman said:
Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.
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http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.

Brian Gove said:
http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.
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Thanks, looked into it. Didn't see anything.

I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.

Smoke314 said:
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Smoke314 said:
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
johnnilsson said:
Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Who is that comment aimed at? And how is this helpful??? I know exactly what I'm doing, it's that I can't find a part that matches up correctly with the VZW SG3. I search google and different forums for solutions. I'm not damn noob. I took a chance on the i9300 replacement because it was the only available option to me. I posted for help and then posted my experience to help others from wasting their time and money on the replacement part. I try to give back to the community, to help others. Not put them down by providing their experiences. It's comments like this that drives away all the good and helpful people from forums.
If you can't provide constructive help, don't comment at all!

thetaman said:
So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
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I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.

Smoke314 said:
I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.
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Cool...thanks for the info. I saw the prongs and thought about superglue. Just curious...you said your first. So I'm assuming you got another SG3 for another reason?
Did the one that you made the fix on, did you actually use it for a while? Just wondering if you had any problems with it after making the change. Good point about the silver trim. The battery door does cover a good amount of that silver trim. I may try this fix. Worse case scenario...I buy a broken SG3 to get the part I need or send it to Samsung to fix.

FIXED!!!
So I took Smoke134's advice and was able to fix my camera cover for my SG3!!! :good: I rewrote the first post with my experience, hopefully others might benefit and be able to fix theirs if they encounter the same problem.

Glad you got it fixed!
I'm sure your misfortune and your end result will be of use to others that find themselves in the same position. I'm sure you won't be the only one.

Thanks for posting this! Good to know it can be resolved!

Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.

milkfat said:
Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.
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Good idea, glad it worked for you! :good:

I ordered one of these today. Will let you know if it resolved my issue.
It is just the camera lens cover part without the frame.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120989016566?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649