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Hello everybody! I love my Qtek 9000 for many reasons, but the thing I hate the most is the battery. I tried different ROMs (Ranju's, Tomal's etc) and I'm using now the Shiva310.
My ppc never shut down with battery less than 10%...NEVER! But now it's impossible to use it, because it ends at 70%! With the previous it ended at about 50%.
Anybody knows why? I've paid attention to flash when I had full charged battery (Green LED).

Hi,
I have similar problem in past. I have sent my universal to technical assistance too, for more security. But my suspect are right, was the battery. After I have changed the battery, the problem solved.
Regards

Had the same problem - only one solution was/is available, as to my knowledge, to change the battery

Hi
Change your battery. It will solve the problem. I had the same problem and I solved it that way.

Thank you all for your answers. I tried to resurrect my battery with this thread (Solution 2: Recalibrate the battery) and tonight I'll try to put in the freezer. Then I'll reflash the ROM again to understand if the ROM version matters.
I'll came back in this thread to show the results. Bye!

You are only $29USD away form a new battery, so I´ll recommend you to try that option.
Good luck

I saw prices like that in a site but I don't know how much will the shipping cost! I'm in Italy and the International rate are not much friendly...

Aren't there cheaper batterys on eBay? or are they of lower quality? I've been thinking of bying an extended battery (3000+ mhA) before I placed my uni up for sale.
Should one buy batteries from eBay? if so does anyone know of a reliable seller?
Ersill said:
...I'm in Italy and the International rate are not much friendly...
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Ersil: I'm obviously a new member and I'm not familiar with a lot on this forum but can you please tell me, if you are from Itali how come you have FIDO.CA as a mobile service provider, isn't it only a Canadian mobile company? I've noticed this a lot on other profiles; I've just always thought that Fido is strictly a Canadian company.

serjay said:
Aren't there cheaper batterys on eBay? or are they of lower quality? I've been thinking of bying an extended battery (3000+ mhA) before I placed my uni up for sale.
Should one buy batteries from eBay? if so does anyone know of a reliable seller?
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I'll check on eBay, but I don't like it much in this time, it's becoming too expensive.
serjay said:
Ersil: I'm obviously a new member and I'm not familiar with a lot on this forum but can you please tell me, if you are from Itali how come you have FIDO.CA as a mobile service provider, isn't it only a Canadian mobile company? I've noticed this a lot on other profiles; I've just always thought that Fido is strictly a Canadian company.
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Oh! So it's the mob company! I didn't know that! I think that it's the default, I'll set my operator: WIND.

2 Batteries (seems the standard ones) and a charger 22,8 Australian Dollar (about 13.27€) from an Honk Kong ebayer.
Do you think I can trust him?

Ersill said:
2 Batteries (seems the standard ones) and a charger 22,8 Australian Dollar (about 13.27€) from an Honk Kong ebayer.
Do you think I can trust him?
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The seller seems legitimate, and with almost 40,000 sales at %99.3 positive I would trust him. I also checked his reviews and most buyers seem to be very happy with their purchase, the only negatives were due to slow shipping and wrong parts but at %99.3 you can't go wrong.
My only concern is with the battery itself; would it hold long enough of a charge to match the original battery’s life.
I bough a couple batteries for my Kodak camera and neither of them hold the charge as long as my original does.
I hope this helped.

76 US Dollar for piece of Desire HD Antenna Cover???!!!!

MY HTC Desire HD sim cover crack when I use it at first day. It is too soft and so fragile. I go to HTC Care center (Singapore) and ask for service, they quote me 100 SGD(76 USD). That is 12% of whole phone cost. That is ridiculous!!! That is not all of it. They request me to let them have the phone for 3-5 days just to fix it. It is just a user replaceable cover. What a lousy service.

kentlee79 said:
MY HTC Desire HD sim cover crack when I use it at first day. It is too soft and so fragile. I go to HTC Care center (Singapore) and ask for service, they quote me 100 SGD(76 USD). That is 12% of whole phone cost. That is ridiculous!!! That is not all of it. They request me to let them have the phone for 3-5 days just to fix it. It is just a user replaceable cover. What a lousy service.
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thats ridiculous! wait for china ones on ebay...

On french HTC site, there's some for 22€.
I find this is really expensive, but better than 76$.
I'm also waiting for a cheaper chinese one.

twipeep said:
On french HTC site, there's some for 22€.
I find this is really expensive, but better than 76$.
I'm also waiting for a cheaper chinese one.
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Thanks. That is much cheaper1!! But delivery will be a problem.

Unbelieveable...how difficult is it to just put on the cover? maybe they just wanna play around with a new toy (the Desire HD)?

Lol... I don't know...
I wanted to change this liitle piece of plastic because I have my carrier's (Orange) logo on. I'm french, so delivery is not a problem for me. But I think I will try some acid to remove this ugly logo !
Watch on the american website, maybe they have some too !

Well there are two options:
You can glue the cover and put silicon cover the back of the phone and wait for Chinese ultra cheap parts
Or wait for the beginning of the January when it seems to me that a lot of shops will receive official spare parts. For instance here you can preorder it for 19 pounds:
http://www.htcdirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_73&products_id=998

my brother called HTC service and said his sim cover was loose. They noticed it as a incident and within a week he got a new sim cover with the mail for free. I'm living in the Netherlands.
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I dropped my desire and destroyed my sim cover an screen HTC replaced the screen and sim cover for 70 gbp which always relates the same amount in usd,

kermez said:
Well there are two options:
You can glue the cover and put silicon cover the back of the phone and wait for Chinese ultra cheap parts
Or wait for the beginning of the January when it seems to me that a lot of shops will receive official spare parts. For instance here you can preorder it for 19 pounds:
http://www.htcdirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_73&products_id=998
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Ya, look like I have to wait. Shipping fee from UK is too expensive. I live in Singapore. Look like HTC Singapore have the worst service. The reason they give is they not making profit from it. WTH.

mikecoffee said:
I dropped my desire and destroyed my sim cover an screen HTC replaced the screen and sim cover for 70 gbp which always relates the same amount in usd,
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I wish HTC Singapore have such reasonable price.

henv said:
my brother called HTC service and said his sim cover was loose. They noticed it as a incident and within a week he got a new sim cover with the mail for free. I'm living in the Netherlands.
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Thats is a good reason, but I doubt HTC Singapore will do that.

Below is my support reply from htc :
Me: My HTC Desire HD sim card cover broken. It is so fragile, it made of soft plastic. It is my first day using it. How I suppose to get a new cover?
HTC : Thank you for contacting HTC.
With reference to your query, we would suggest you to back up all your data first and bring your phone with the receipt to our care center in Singapore for servicing. Our engineer will help you to check and fix your phone.
Me : I go to singapore care centre and ask for help. They say comestic issues is not cover by htc. The charges for replace a small plastic cover is 100 sin dollar, which is 12% of a new phone cost. That is ridiculous. And worst case more they need to hold my phone for three to five days just to replace a user replaceable part. I feel so frustrated with this kind of service. I like htc product so much but this had failed me.
HTC : We are really sorry to hear that. Hope you can get your phone fix asap.
Thank you for your continuous support of our products and services. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us again.
We look forward to be of service to you again.
Me :That is the only replied you can give? That is not helpful at all!!!
It is too expensive for a small plastic cover!! And this had been know issues for many users. And other country users get the free replacement. How come Singapore users cannot get free replacement for that?
http://www.htcforums.com/desire-hd/6672-htc-desire-hd-*-replacement-sim-card-cover-*.html
HTC : Please understand that we are not trying to make profits by raising the price of the parts. All we will earn is the labor charge to pay the engineer. And due to the cause of the damage is not covered by our company's warranty statement (actually any mobile phone company will consider this situation as out of warranty case, I should say), it will be really difficult for us to provide any discount to you without a proper reason. We really hope that we can help to repair your phone and make it to be of service to you again, but still we have to take our budget into consideration.
We are quite sorry for any inconvenience it may cause and thank you for your consideration!
Me : I cannot understand. You mean labor charge for put on the cover??? You gonna be kidding??
HTC UK website is selling it at 32 Singapore Dollar and willing to ship to customer.
It is just a cover that anyone, even child know how to put back!

mikecoffee said:
I dropped my desire and destroyed my sim cover an screen HTC replaced the screen and sim cover for 70 gbp which always relates the same amount in usd,
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Using what exchange rate?
Today's is £70 = $110.62

So far nothing? I broke my cover on the first day too =/

30 January on HTC's Website...

check on expansys.com.au -> $27-27 AUD

Probably we should lodge a complaint to HTC HQ..

I got a replacement phone this from my provider as my screen developed a fault.
Before the courier arrived I took the battery and sim cover off the old one as I knew they wouldn't notice. New phone arrived. Now I have a spare sim and battery cover.
If anyone is desperate pm me and we can sort something out.
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tids2k said:
check on expansys.com.au -> $27-27 AUD
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http://www.expansys.com.au/zoompic.aspx?i=206147
Is it just me or that cover doesn't seem to have the antenna pins on it?
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[Q] Cheap replacement parts? (Battery and SIM covers)

Hi,
My battery cover and the SIM / micro SD cover, get pretty loss..
Probably because of the over use...
Any way.. I was looking for some replacement parts, but all I found was very expensive.. (about 20 box for full set..)
Can you help me find please some cheap parts?
I don't really care that they wont be original and be Chinese..
I'm looking for only battery side cover, and the bottom SIM slide cover..
I don't need the flash cover but if its part of a fine full set deal then bring it on..
Thank you,
Yarden.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Have you tried ebay?there are allways spare parts for sale .
sent from my rootin tootin REVOLUTION DHD

Yes I did, but they all so expensive..
That's why I needed your help..

mcjordan92 said:
Yes I did, but they all so expensive..
That's why I needed your help..
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/RH2-SIM-Car...475078?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bae7c186
Combination pack I believe

Ebay is definitely worth checking - here in the UK, i got a replacement battery cover for just under a fiver.
Depending on the age of your device, you could also try sending a polite email to HTC support. A while back, I sent them message about my SIM/SD cover being loose, and they sent me a replacement at no cost to me. Took about a fortnight.
Official pricing for these parts (I've seen upwards of £15) can be quite extortionate...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Antenna...583?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415a181b7f
Try this maybe it helps

R3dF1v3 said:
Ebay is definitely worth checking - here in the UK, i got a replacement battery cover for just under a fiver.
Depending on the age of your device, you could also try sending a polite email to HTC support. A while back, I sent them message about my SIM/SD cover being loose, and they sent me a replacement at no cost to me. Took about a fortnight.
Official pricing for these parts (I've seen upwards of £15) can be quite extortionate...
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Really?? You talked to HTC and they sent you replacement?
How'd you do that?
And yes I am pretty sure my device is still with the warranty..
Can you please explain how'd you do that and what I need for?
and also, thanks every one, but I think I found something for about 4.5 USD..

mcjordan92 said:
Really?? You talked to HTC and they sent you replacement?
How'd you do that?
And yes I am pretty sure my device is still with the warranty..
Can you please explain how'd you do that and what I need for?
and also, thanks every one, but I think I found something for about 4.5 USD..
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Thinking back, I remember submitting a polite request via their support webpage, stating that my SD/SIM cover wouldn't stay in place, and asked about obtaining a replacement. I didn't actually demand anything, and they just sent out a spare.

http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=htc+desire+hd+antenna+cover

My desire hd back body is bend as it fell down. where can i buy back body and flash lid as they are damaged I came across full back body housing costs 28 us dollars and its chinese I think so. In some online websites they have stated as original and few as OEM, which one should I buy.
Here one local repair centre person said if we buy chinese they might not fit correctly/exactly here and there might buldge or wouldnt fit part in appropriate position, since its too costly can any one help me by suggesting to get correct one! thanks. am from India.

If it says OEM the quality will be good as the original.
I just bought SIM and battery doors OEM in few bucks and the quality is great

I bought replacement battery and sim cover cheap from Amazon
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You can try some China sites like www.dealextreme.com and www.focalprice.com

Ebay F8332

Anyone tried and buy F8332 model from ebay? Their price seems a bit cheaper than amazon. The seller also includes free shipping.
I did a search on "sony xz f8332".

Linux4ever85 said:
Anyone tried and buy F8332 model from ebay? Their price seems a bit cheaper than amazon. The seller also includes free shipping.
I did a search on "sony xz f8332".
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I wondered the same myself, thanks for asking the question.
Hopefully there is some feedback....

Linux4ever85 said:
Anyone tried and buy F8332 model from ebay? Their price seems a bit cheaper than amazon. The seller also includes free shipping.
I did a search on "sony xz f8332".
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scoobydu said:
I wondered the same myself, thanks for asking the question.
Hopefully there is some feeback....
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I bought the Xperia Z2 from eBay. It was 10K less then on Amazon (INR).
So basically, these devices are international variants, brought from international markets such as China & sold in your country, the phone is absolutely fine but you might get the charger of some different country. Also, you might not get manufacturer warranty but sellers warranty, which means if anything goes wrong, you cannot take your device to Sony & raise a claim, you'll have to return it to the eBay seller & he'll hook you up with a replacement.
The best part was
When i bought the Z2, I received model version D6503 which hat LTE/4G whereas the Z2 available in India was with the model version D6502, which did not support LTE/4G.,

I got my phone from here and got it within two days.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sony-XP...hash=item3d27c64c3f:m:meKQbFpfq_e6abwSYsdthWw
I notice the price been dropping everyday now.

Linux4ever85 said:
I got my phone from here and got it within two days.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sony-XP...hash=item3d27c64c3f:m:meKQbFpfq_e6abwSYsdthWw
I notice the price been dropping everyday now.
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got mine from that seller too just today

azian_advanced said:
got mine from that seller too just today
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Did you notice the screen protector doesn't really cover the whole screen?

Linux4ever85 said:
Did you notice the screen protector doesn't really cover the whole screen?
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Yeah. It's a bit narrow and due to the curved glass it lifts on the edges no matter how much I press down on it.
Another member posted in another thread of a 3D glass screen protector. I might wanna give that a shot. But I might also just wait till the SCTF10 case is available on eBay.

Linux4ever85 said:
I got my phone from here and got it within two days.
I notice the price been dropping everyday now.
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I've been looking at that seller as it's much cheaper than buying in Australia ($999 AUD for Forest Blue).
My main concern is the warranty and stuff, which seems non-existant on (international) phones for Sony.
Can you tell me a bit more about how the item was packaged / gifts received / safe to buy?

nekoakuma said:
I've been looking at that seller as it's much cheaper than buying in Australia ($999 AUD for Forest Blue).
My main concern is the warranty and stuff, which seems non-existant on (international) phones for Sony.
Can you tell me a bit more about how the item was packaged / gifts received / safe to buy?
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I'm from Melbourne and I bought mine from an eBay seller called "buybuybox" for 807 AUD delivered. It only took 3 business days from order to arrival on my desk. No complaints so far.

Wow! Nice shop! Thanks for share!
the extended warranty is how it works?

No idea, I assumed there was no warranty. I didn't really read the ad though lol.

ducksonetime said:
No idea, I assumed there was no warranty. I didn't really read the ad though lol.
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Lol i read the warranty is for 12 month and can be increased to 24 month with optional overpriced
However I think 12 month is the most convenient given that in general offers them the producer.

For what it's worth, I just bought an XZ from the seller tropical_mobile on eBay on Tuesday, and it showed up today from Singapore.
Compared with the US retail version, the only differences I noticed were that the box was sealed, included some cheap earbuds, a screen protector that doesn't give full coverage, and the power adapter is gigantic.
As for customs, there wasn't a declaration form anywhere on my package.

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For what it's worth, I just bought an XZ from the seller tropical_mobile on eBay on Tuesday, and it showed up today from Singapore. .
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Curious, so the version from tropical_,mobile then has the fingerprint reader enabled?

eelpout said:
Curious, so the version from tropical_,mobile then has the fingerprint reader enabled?
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Yes. It was part of the built-in setup process. Though in fairness, I had also flashed the generic UK ROM on a US phone, and the reader worked just fine there, too.
Anyway, when the phone first booted, there were some messages in what I presume to be Mandarin. I have no idea what they said, and I don't remember the US version doing that out of the box. Once you tap through them, you get the option to change the language, and it was pretty much smooth sailing from there.

Anyone from the UK bought the dual XZ from the Uk comment on decent sellers?

Del

Linux4ever85 said:
I got my phone from here and got it within two days.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sony-XP...hash=item3d27c64c3f:m:meKQbFpfq_e6abwSYsdthWw
I notice the price been dropping everyday now.
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Seems a good shop with decent terms and warranty; they've sold alot too.
Sadly no european stock.

Genuine battery Ireland/UK/EU source

anyone knows where to get genuine battery....
Replaced mine twice.... twice for a fluuuk...
Need genuine 4000mha....

The same here, left with broken back glass during removing the second fake battery.
Please share if you know any trustable resource for the genuine battery.

abifar said:
The same here, left with broken back glass during removing the second fake battery.
Please share if you know any trustable resource for the genuine battery.
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My second attempt cost me 25 euro worth in battery...from reputable seller...got refund....but when installing i applied extra layer of glue and sealant.... now i will need hammer to get it open again...
And i found the source
I emailed them...they are saying that they are samsung official supplier...
Portugal tho
https://www.novexa.pt/mobile/en/bat...SjGf06HtI162WFEz-X53q2W0navtA5mBoCk1UQAvD_BwE
Edit: i broke the back glass on first attempt...13 euro for new..so not that bad...and i did change usb port as well....as i had silent notification usb connected/disconnected aka burned few pins.... overtime...known issue...
My battery last now 2.5h screen on time..at its best...so waiting for the portugal one..

Why didn't you ring up Samsung ? i am sending mine in today, they are replacing the battery for free! As you do know Samsung give free 2 year warrany!

N1NJATH3ORY said:
Why didn't you ring up Samsung ? i am sending mine in today, they are replacing the battery for free! As you do know Samsung give free 2 year warrany!
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1. Sending it to samsung? For free. .? Well well its hard to believe... posting something in this pandemic here can take ages and it can even get lost...what usualy take day can turn to weeks/months...
2. I am not ready for being without phone for month or two... and i dont have spare phones lying
Sorry but sending the phone its not an option for me

Hunteres said:
1. Sending it to samsung? For free. .? Well well its hard to believe... posting something in this pandemic here can take ages and it can even get lost...what usualy take day can turn to weeks/months...
2. I am not ready for being without phone for month or two... and i dont have spare phones lying
Sorry but sending the phone its not an option for me
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Yes sending it to Samsung what's so hard to believe about that ? They use PDP postal service!
They took the phone monday gone should be back friday with a brand spanking new battery!

Did anyone find a Genuine Note 9 battery here in the UK? Ive just ordered and receiving one from a UK company, but I'm not convinced its genuine.
I purchased from a company called RepairOutlet
Also does anyone have any tips for not breaking the back cover
Thanks

ive been using https://www.replacebase.co.uk/ for many many years for oem parts and they have always been really good and the customer services always present.