I should have known better, I know. Having fished my spv m700 out of the pond and dried out I wasnt really surprised to discover phone not working , previously unlocked and working fine on the 3 network for past year or so, now showing NO gsm and pin required !, also previously loaded tom tom is playing up, now requiring activation code etc. The tom tom icon remains on the panel but thats it. Ive contacted orange and the imei is not blocked, I have the original box etc. Any suggestions anyone, appreciate it.
Steve
I'm not an expert on the hardware, but it sounds like the sim reader is messed up.
Leave it in a bowl of rice for 72 hours
No, seriously, leave it in (dried!) rice and that'll suck any remiaining moisture out of the device. This MAY solve the problem if the damage isn't permanent.
Hope you get it sorted
andrew-in-woking
Many thanks for response, I left the unit for another day to dry and hey presto shes up and running again, amazing. Only problem I have now is the battery holding its charge, lasts for the day before needing to re charge but a new battery will sort that.
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Hi, i'm searching forum for few days, and cannot find answer for my problem. On my Uni is Ranju 7.6, and all was ok.
Few days ago, when i was searching in TomTom, my Uni said, I had to replace battery or stack in recharge cable. I found, it happens when i'm doing somethimg memory intensive. For example playing Revival, using TomTom, or yesterday when browsing xda-dev. So battery appears "unknown battery" and all pda goes off.
I know, uni is checking battery every minute, but sometimes it cannot find battery... doesn't mattery if battery is full or not full.
Can it be hardware prob? I remamber, few days ago i fell off my bicycle, my uni was in case, in backsack, so nothing could happend to him, but maybe the shock?
Uni is too sensitive to shock, deeply sorry to say that ur Uni is having a series hardware problem. I had dropped my ex-uni from about 1 meter distance and even it has any apparent signs of the drop, even any minor scratch, but it lost its external speakers' sound and i had to change its main board.
oh But I saw my friend, who fell uni many times on floor, and nothing happend to it
aqwarty said:
oh But I saw my friend, who fell uni many times on floor, and nothing happend to it
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it is somesort of luck, and the fact that the shock is transmited via the Uni case to the main board, and if it reached a weak point it will affect the IC related to that point. If the Uni is lucky, the force of shock may go to the case itself with microsocopic or visible cracks in nonfunctioal part.
Also, try another battery, may be the shock went to it, and assure that the second pin from upside is well conducted. In addition, try to clean the battery conducting plates and the uni conducting pins with alcohol.
thanks for advises, i'll try.
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Hi, i'm searching forum for few days, and cannot find answer for my problem. On my Uni is Ranju 7.6, and all was ok.
Few days ago, when i was searching in TomTom, my Uni said, I had to replace battery or stack in recharge cable. I found, it happens when i'm doing somethimg memory intensive. For example playing Revival, using TomTom, or yesterday when browsing xda-dev. So battery appears "unknown battery" and all pda goes off.
I know, uni is checking battery every minute, but sometimes it cannot find battery... doesn't mattery if battery is full or not full.
Can it be hardware prob? I remamber, few days ago i fell off my bicycle, my uni was in case, in backsack, so nothing could happend to him, but maybe the shock?
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Also using Ranju's but 7.7. I never had this problem before with any rom. Just I bought a new clone battery, since then I always have this problem. it seems the infolithium is not working very well in this clone battery. I got used to it. Or just buy a new orginal battery. I don't care much about it I can live with it
The problem is the battery.
WM6 and 6.1 Roms and also later radio versions require more power for all of the various functions than the plain old wm5 roms.
Make sure that the battery is an original ( not a cheap Ebay clone)
It is also worth buying one that is slightly higher than the standard battery.
The problem occurs because the battery is unable to supply enough power in times of high demand.
I have had the same problem with old batteries too.
Also, it is advisable to flash a new rom with a full 100% battery charge.
Cheers,
Beasty
last year, i had an o2 exec, it fell off my pocket when i was riding my motorcycle. imagine the impact caused on my exec as it fell to the ground, rolling for a number of times, bumping almost all sides. luckily i placed it in the leather holster, only the corners are exposed thus having few scratches only.
after that incident, i notice that my screen had a stuck or shall i call it dead pixel. aside from this, all else are working. so i guess our universal is rather tough than what we expect it to be.
Hey mr,we do it in old fashion way
1. cover your battery with blanket
2. put it in the freezer
3. in over a night,you can dry it in the morning than,u charge it and you have a new batteries,its more cheaper than buying a new one
Keane_hoffman17 said:
Hey mr,we do it in old fashion way
1. cover your battery with blanket
2. put it in the freezer
3. in over a night,you can dry it in the morning than,u charge it and you have a new batteries,its more cheaper than buying a new one
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hey r u serious or just a jock?
some lucky - some not! i'm a part of un lucky man!
- trying freezer method
- trying empty battery method (batery indicator zero and device off it self, then resset till it won't on. Then charge it > 8 hours)
Now i'm buying the new one.
The Earpiece of my Vox just stopped working. Anybody else had this problem or knows a solution? Could it have something to do with the Win6.1 Rom from Gonzo?
Hi Bunecarera,
had exactly the same problem today.
I made a hard reset- hasn´t change a thing.
While I was driving home, my battery went emty. So my vox was without power for a few hours.
After that (while preparing for sendigt it to htc) i gave him a last try - and it worked!
So, I would propose that you remove your battery and wait for a few hours.
But now I have the problem, that i can´t establish a usb connection to my pc :-( It´s just charging... but no data connection.
I keep trying...
Roman
@NamorGermany
Change the USB cable
@matrix77
thanks for you tip, but i already knew this issue...
tried several diffrent cable... doesn´t change anything!
Aaah, i went into the bootloader... now the ROM-Update is working!
I´m really glad. Thanks secable (it was his post).
(Bootloader = Phone of, hold camera-button, plug USB-cable in)
@Bunecarera
I will let you know if the Rom downgrade (to original HTC Rom) will solve our problem. But I think its a hardware matter... :-(
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Hi Bunecarera,
While I was driving home, my battery went emty. So my vox was without power for a few hours.
After that (while preparing for sendigt it to htc) i gave him a last try - and it worked!
So, I would propose that you remove your battery and wait for a few hours.
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It Worked!! Don't have an explanation for it, but it started working again after removing the battery for a couple of hours.
Strange, very strange...
My ear piece stopped working too. I found that hitting my phone on something hard brought it back to life. My casing is already damaged so i didnt mind! So anyway I waited til my warranty ran out and then took my phone apart to have a look at the ear piece. After taking the entire phone apart to get to it i found that the ear piece is connected using very thin, bearly 1mm cable. Mine has a dodgy connection but only very slightly where it meets a connector, most probably from all the drops my phone has had. But my advise would be for you to contact htc if your within warranty. I did before about my battery and a got new one!
FYI I did try to fix the connector but as the cable is soo small its too risky.
Hope this helps a bit! If at all lol.
Mine became very distorted a little while ago, I simply flick the earpiece when it happens and it solves it, heh.
A couple of days ago, I plugged my (Vodafone branded) Vox into a charger. The phone turned off and ever since I haven't been able to turn it back on. I have tried taking the battery, sim, etc out and leaving them out for a half hour or so, but to no avail. I have tried a different battery...
I don't get anything from the phone - no leds lit no nothing. Anyone have any clues? I have searched far and wide but haven't come across anything
... help!
Maybe there was a power peak. Wich burned a circuit of your vox?
Do you still have your phone under warrenty? I would RMA it. Since you don't get any response from your phone there isn't much you can do about it (my guess)
Good luck with it
Only waranty can help you. PCB components are destroied by high electricity power.
Good luck again
i had something similar after a bad flash..
have u tried go in bootloader...
hold the camera button and plug in usb.
Many thanks for your replies - I don't think it's still under warranty When I get back home I'll give the bootloader thing a go...
Slightly bizarre - I had to go over to Dallas on business this week (Mon-Fri). When I got back I put the battery back in (had left it out whilst I was away) and everything worked fine! I'm not sure if it had collected some moisture before or what... just very happy it works now!!
Strange, but good that it's solved
Good luck with your re-lived vox
* Maybe try the new dr. gonzo s740 rom, it will provide a much longer battery life! It used 1% in 6 hours while beïng idle in use it uses about the same amount of battery as any other rom and it has some handy features wich the previous 6.1 roms didn't have
Have moved over to the s740 rom and like it Although it is my better half (?) that has the vox, and she's just happy to have her phone back!
Hey all, after my last post on fixing the white screen problem, im glad to announce that the replacement did the trick nicely and i have this lil baby up and running again!.
tho in doing this i have run into another problem...
everytime i turn the phone on its telling me that the sim card isnt inserted when it clearly is...
i have had the phone appart 5 times now, have cleaned the contacts, checked for breaks in the ribbon cable and done a number of hard and soft resets..
im really stuck in a dead end as i really want ot get this working again... ;-(
any ideas?
Glad to hear that changing the screen fixed it.
Now you have hit a common problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3980181#post3980181
If that doesnt work then maybe a new sim tray as well will be needed
thanks chris, was a godsend to be able to see what i was doing again lol.
as for the sim card, not sure if this will help anyone else but i solved my problem!!!!!!! ;-)
(i really hope this would work for others)
all i did was forcibly took the battery out without turning it off and left the battery out overnight.
when i put the battery back in and turned it on the next morning it flippin worked!!!!!.
totally random but hell i aint complainin lol
Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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thelastjedi said:
Guys, been hanging out here long time now. First incident with about 6 month old captivate. I dropped a glass of water on my captivate yesterday. I immediately removed and took out the battery and wiped it dry. Did not see much of seeped in water so did not do the rice method. Turned on Wi-fi this morning and it says "unable to start wifi". Same with bluetooth.
Call,sms, camera everything works fine. At work, so blew dry the phone and also have kept it next to a warm laptop exhaust. Should I dismantle the phone and try to dry the swb23 chip (wifi/bt) ?
Please help guys !
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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You can't see the water that got inside. Would have been better to do the rice method before switching it back on but you should do it now nonetheless. Just be warned, you may have cooked the WiFi chip already.
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Yeah, pretty much ^^
uggg...may be too late. If you get a significant amount of liquid on or in your phone the worst thing you can do is turn it on.
You should have:
1. immediately removed battery and placed on a paper towel.
2. immediately place phone in a bag of rice for a minimum 24 hours if not 48 before ever powering back on.
Still its worth a try....remove battery and leave in rice for 24 hours....try again....maybe it didn't fry anything when you powered it on...but you definitely need to finish getting the moisture out of the inside via the rice absorption.
I had my old tilt in a pocket submerged in a swimming pool for a good 15 minutes before realizing my blunder. When i realizing it i didn't try to turn it back on. Left it in rice for 48 hours and everything work fine (luckily the phone was powered of when i got in the pool so that probably helped avoid anything frying).
Haha, I once accidently dropped my old Samsung Epix in a bucket of water and it still booted up and worked but most of the features are dead but screen and all still works. It looked like it was wrecked. I got it replaced under my insurance which is a good thing.
Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
Sent from my pocket.
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Lol.....Captain Hindsight......i love South Park.......
Sent from my pocket.
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funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
Thanks guys, I have put my phone in a bowl of rice hoping it will get cured.
If not, will ATT not service my phone under warranty ? I read somewhere that replacing the wifi/bt chip costs $70 with ATT. Has anyone done this here ?
Thanks all for your quick replies ! Much appreciated. I will keep everyone updated on how this issue pans out so it will help someone in the future
Tesist the urge to take out Nd test.....leave at least 24 hours without touching
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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Are the moisture indicators clear? If so, you should send it for warranty replacement. If not, then you can resort to opening it up, wiping the traces, etc.
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How do I check for the moisture indicator ? Any easy steps ?
It is the white (or not so white anymore) square in the battery compartment.
bames said:
funny
but being aware that you shouldn't turn on an electronic device when it is wet hardly requires hindsight though does it? =)
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I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
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I just felt like being ornery. I think i read a "you should have....." and it just got me laughing thinking of that episode. No disrespect intended towards anyone.
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i know i thought it as funny haven't seen that episode in a long time...almost as good as towlie
i am just always surprised to see the posts where someone gets there phone wet (washed in laundry, dropped in toilet, spilled significant amount of liquid on it) and the first thing they did was tried to turn it back on almost immediately.
btw if your looking at the moisture indicators for warranty purposes its quite possible you have to completely open the shell. Usually they have one visible without taking the phone apart but its not uncommon to have a secondary marker inside the phone where it would be harder for someone to tamper with. Can anyone confirm where all the cappys markers are?
Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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Been a while since I had mine apart but I don't recall seeing one inside.
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wasn't sure....my Tilt2 had one in the battery compartment and one on the motherboard that could only be seen by opening the casing