when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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not knocking you but how long does it take you to get your battery door off your iphone
You're doing it wrong You just need to put your nail into the slot and lift up
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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lol @ returning a product for an action that takes 5 seconds and literally will only need to be done once, if you never want to replace your battery.
It took me awhile to figure out the "sweet spot" to lift up from to open the cover, but once I did, it was easy... And now the battery's in, and I love my phone.
Yeah, the first few times slide your nail closer to the volume rocker rather than the slot. It loosens up after a few times.
Lol @ an iPhone user not using a phone if he can't remove the battery.
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not knocking you but how long does it take you to get your battery door off your iphone
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lol @ returning a product for an action that takes 5 seconds and literally will only need to be done once, if you never want to replace your battery.
It took me awhile to figure out the "sweet spot" to lift up from to open the cover, but once I did, it was easy... And now the battery's in, and I love my phone.
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true but i scratch it all to yeck.
i had the iphone for two years. im glad i jumped ship to android.
look i want a great android phone and im not going to to the iphone because its a iphone,i wanted this to work but no way was i going to deal with this and i agree i may not have to swap it out but there have been plenty of times i have had android phones and had to take the battery out to reset it when it would freeze.
Not knocking the fact it could have had a better door, but its simply a case of user error. I watched the unboxing videos and everyone had a hard time. It just takes patience. And the bottom cover just needs a little squeeze on the side and bam off comes the door. But to each his/her own.
Thats weird, I went to two AT&T corporate stores in my area and the battery door came off of both in a snap. No issues at all. I guess maybe some are affected and some aren't?
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when i buy a phone i should be able to take the battery cover off and not scratch up the side of the phone,it took me 30 minutes to get it off.i want a great android device but no way was i going to deal with that.good luck with yall's new device and ill be sitting here and waiting for the next android phone.
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Wow. Lol.....giving up on it because the battery door is a little difficult? Wow
Am I the only one that LIKES that the battery door is hard to take off? That just tells me it will be harder to knock off!
oh well i guess i was just frustrated,but all is good.
I feel your pain. I also had a hard time getting the battery cover off. I was starting to regret not having the AT&T guy do it for me in the store.
Once I got it off the first time, now it seems very easy. I also remember having a hard time getting the battery cover off my HD2 the first time.
I must just be "challenged" that way.
I just put the Sim in the inspire and I'm really liking it. And I've used every Android phone and went back to my iPhone. This might be a keeper
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I feel your pain. I also had a hard time getting the battery cover off. I was starting to regret not having the AT&T guy do it for me in the store.
Once I got it off the first time, now it seems very easy. I also remember having a hard time getting the battery cover off my HD2 the first time.
I must just be "challenged" that way.
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i guess im "challenged" also.
I wouldn't rock an iPhone if it was FREE and was paid $100 bucks.
hahaha
Some people are not willing to think outside the box.
Gotta love the back cover latch on the vision. Best phone ever made.
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mine took me a while to get open, but not much time spent. sweet spot to get mine open was still the indentation, but partially more towards the volume button. since i figured that out its super easy to get off.
sucks apple wants you to buy a new phone when your battery wears out
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When removing the battery cover, I somehow damaged it. Will that prevent me from returning this phone?
Took me nearly 2 hours to get the battery cover off, required so much strength that I broke off a tiny piece where your thumbnail is supposed to go.
I doubt it man, when I returned my Atrix to get the Inspire the ATT rep barely even looked at the phone, he just wanted to make sure all the parts where there.
Im assuming you mean return it within 30 days correct?
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I doubt it man, when I returned my Atrix to get the Inspire the ATT rep barely even looked at the phone, he just wanted to make sure all the parts where there.
Im assuming you mean return it within 30 days correct?
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Yeah, I've had the phone for about 2 days and it's already pissing me off. I just hope HTC's idiocy hasn't screwed me over with this battery door.
Those pieces are a dime a dozen. The 2 little tabs on the bottom are like hinges. Put them in place,and snap it shut.very easy.
If you hate htc so much why did you buy it in the firstplace? Also I think it is your idiocy, not htc
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I doubt it man
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i had a hell of a time trying to open it with the little cut back nubbin. i put my fingernails right behind the volume rocker and find it to be much easier.
if you tell them that you're taking it back BECAUSE of how hard the battery cover was to get off i don't think you'll have any trouble.
Just posting in case anyone else was wondering, they took it back without question. I hope noone else has the problems that my inspire had, I think it could be a great phone just mine was having a lot of problems.
So the one time I decide to take the thundy out the case I drop it getting out of the car. I pick it up and its non responsive, can't get past HTC green/white screen. I tried holding vol down and I went into system info. It says touch panel- fail?!? Did I really toast this thing in one drop?
Ouch buddy let us know how it goes that makes me cringe as I always rock my phones naked, well except the nexus one neoprene that i have used on both incredibles and the nexus one I own. Wish it was big enough for my Thunderbolt that case has saved my ass a couple times
So Jcase helped me flash back to stock and it now says S-On in bootloader but I still can't get past HTC logo. I think it dropped just right and broke the screen. Be careful if your running your phone without a case guys, Im a good example. First drop, ruined the screen! Now I have to wait for a replacement to get shipped.
ok so I got the $5.18/ month insurance from Verizon, they tried to offer a $6.99/month plan that adds a 6 month warranty to the exchange and then took it back saying you cant with the thunderbolt.
So my question is should I just tell them I lost the phone and get to keep the battery, sd card, and possibly fix the touch screen later to put it on Metro PCS? Verizon says they cover lost phones, does anyone know if I will have more trouble if my phone is lost versus broken?
Also if its broken is there anyway of getting out of the $100 deductible?
Anyone know if I have to wait a day after adding insurance or any trouble I will run into with this?
So you would tell them you lost it even though you dropped it?
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Ill admit its sneaky, but to be honest Im mad that this phone didn't hold up better. The battery casing popped off relatively easy when it was dropped which was its downfall. Now I have to pay $100 and Im just supposed to be ok with this?
If Verizon still had a 30 day policy I could just take it to them but they are tightening the reigns.
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The only damage cosmetically to the phone is the nick on the corner and a scratch to the camera lens bezel that I can't really get to show up in a picture. Phone looks pristine, yet isn't worth more than a brick.
You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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You can justify all you want but it doesn't make it right. Good luck
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Your right this phone is built to withstand nothing. Seems weird that 15 days after the bolt's release verizon is changing all their return policy rules.
Also no extended warranty available for the replacement, when they are offering it on other devices. I think I will keep this phone as my own insurance policy..
I ended up using best buy black tie program because they gave me a phone on the spot. I didn't say I lost it, just gave them the broken phone. I was pretty frustrated yesterday when my TB failed!
Just brick it and say you downloaded an application and it shut off your phone and thats what came up
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Well I got it the 15th so Im outside of verizon's 14 day policy. Your saying if I dont tell them I dropped it they might replace the phone? You cant even tell I dropped it, the best buy lady was like why is your phone so useless? (its basically already bricked but now S-On, only going to boot screen)
Anyone try replacing a digitizer yet? Best Buy wants 30 days, plus 5 days for shipping, plus x amount of extra days cause their system was down for replacements....Im just getting so lucky, lol. I was hoping they were doing the 3 day rapid exchange, only on crapple phones though.
Link for $40 digitizer- http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/39....zer-for-htc-thunderbolt-4g-incredible-hd-6400
This will void my warranty huh?
Correct me if im wrong as I have not actually seen a TB disassembled but is it possible that a pin connection just jolted loose? I mean it seems must more feasible in my opinion..
That is always possible. I have seen it b4. My wife has a plasma tv that just quit the day after bestbuy return policy. They were gonna send a tech, but it was gonna be a week or more. So I pulled it off the wall and tore into it. They never pushed the lock down on the ribbon cable! Been fine ever since.
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If I were you Id tell them the screen simply "Just Stopped working". From the looks of it nothing is cracked or broken so they couldent claim you did it.
I know, I know. Im a horrible dishonest person who makes things expensive and make people kill themselves.
So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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So let me get this right. You were cheap so you didn't buy a case. Then YOU dropped it onto cement and expected to just pick it up and it to work fine. Then you go to Verizon and tell them you lost it so you can get a new phone plus keep the old one you know the one that YOU dropped. You are so freaking ridiculous. I hope you drop your new phone on carpet this time and it breaks. People these days, really.
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I agree... They need to get rid of phone insurance and let people be more careful.
I would think from such a short drop it wouldn't be such a drastic result as the touchscreen failing. I mean, you must have dropped it "just right" for that to happen, I would think.
I accidentally dropped my BlackBerry down a flight of stairs at work and there wasn't even a scratch!
But I can see how a 4.3 inch screen could be more susceptible to damage than a BlackBerry.
Just remember, karma can be a *****, so pay it forward and be honest. You reap what you sow.
Naturally, just as we start getting some real dev work on this phone, my wifes SK$G got swimming lessons. Now just in case any one is wondering, SK4G's do not swim well. In fact the poor guy drown!
So here's to hoping you guys get great development! Maybe I will see you deving for her new Galaxy S Relay 4G!
Sorry to hear it!
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Naturally, just as we start getting some real dev work on this phone, my wifes SK$G got swimming lessons. Now just in case any one is wondering, SK4G's do not swim well. In fact the poor guy drown!
So here's to hoping you guys get great development! Maybe I will see you deving for her new Galaxy S Relay 4G!
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Good luck. Hey, maybe it's for the best? All good things must come to an end, or all bad things. However you view the SK4G. I'm just glad I'm in a predicament where I'm able use a newer phone, but still be able to work with the SK4G, had it still been my primary driver, we wouldn't have an excellent developer working on it.
That sucks. Did you try taking the battery out and letting it sit in a bowl of rice? The battery may be toast but there is some hope for the phone. You might try a new battery before you call it dead.
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That sucks. Did you try taking the battery out and letting it sit in a bowl of rice? The battery may be toast but there is some hope for the phone. You might try a new battery before you call it dead.
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You gotta do a lot more than just let it sit in rice for awhile. You need to take the entire phone apart and flush it with clean water, then place the pieces somewhere warm to dry for a few hours. Ideally you use compressed air to blow the water off first.
Even then, a full immersion probably means you'd need a new screen. Screens are made up of a bunch of layers of delicate diffusers that are easily damaged simply by touching them. I wouldn't try to repair a water damaged LCD.
Still you could probably revive the mainboard, permitting it to be used to fix a hard bricked phone, or allowing you to get any important data off of it.
She made the mistake of trying to turn it on before it had time to dry properly.
Fortunately we had a full upgrade! She so far likes the relay. Only things she misses is the keyboard and the screen angle.
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Only things she misses is the keyboard and the screen angle.
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Screen angle was the main reason why I got this phone. Used HTC Touch Pro 2 before that, and it's angle was even better. Why there are so few phones with tiltable screen?..
I have the worst luck ever! Just got my S4 and after opening i noticed some dirt on the home key. After i tried to get it off i found out its actually scratches and small holes like if has got stuck under a machine or something. To make it worse there is also a small dent on the lower right side.
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Luckily i order this one from the web so we can return it without fuss (i would hate to have a phone with scratches on day 1, usually i never drop my phones and keep them top shape, i'm a perfectionist hehe) but i been waiting for ages for this phone so i couldnt take it any more and went out and bought one from the store and gambled this one is without scratches as far as i can see. Hopefully no hardware error but lets see by tomorrow hehe
I have had really bad luck with phone as of late, my last S3 had hardware problem and kept rebooting right out of box so i had to exchange it. Hope the circle is broken now. Any way just wanted to let of some steam here
yea but sending most devices back they require it to be in mint condition and if its not you get charged full retail for it so i wouldnt send it back
Unlucky. I'm very happy I have no issues at all with screen parts or physical build, except for a battery that seems to drain too quickly (yes most everything is off, and no, it's not the media server bug).
I would take it back. New products are supposed to look new, not used or abused.
I feel ya, my S4 came with yellow tint. Had to exchange it and still received a yellow-tinted screen. Refunded.
Totally, considering the cost (i pay cash) its not acceptable to have such obvious problems. The more people send back these phones the better they try to raise the quality bar i think. Its aweful to get a bad screen to, good that you refunded it.
For me the battery is pretty amazing so far, i charged it full and played with it like 40 minue using map, web, 4G, wlan etc and its at 96% so its far better than what my S3.
Will keep playing with all the new features feel like Christmas
One thing i dont like is Google Play downloads like 40 apps and put them under the apps. I use to have them well organized in maps. Wish they could fix it so that it restores it as it use to be on older phone.
Return it back .......im sure u will get new one ...
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yea but sending most devices back they require it to be in mint condition and if its not you get charged full retail for it so i wouldnt send it back
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Exactly why I always video record myself opening up any new phone purchase. Only way to really protect yourself 100% from them saying that "well how do we know you didn't damage it sir?"
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Exactly why I always video record myself opening up any new phone purchase. Only way to really protect yourself 100% from them saying that "well how do we know you didn't damage it sir?"
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I havent even taken off the plastic nor put in battery either way they agree to take it back so no worries.
I'm so please with the other S4, it works so great. Battery is really a huge improvement from S3, been playing with is allot and after a day its at 50% so very pleased.
I am looking to replace my battery on my Nexus 6P, I've abused it in the form of basically charging it all the time, all 8 hours at work, it sat on the charger all day, since I use it heavily. I now know the erro of my ways and I want to repalce the battery.
I've watched videos on how to do it, I know it's not easy, but it is possible. Has anyone here changed it, also where did you get the battery, I've found them anywhere form $10 to $50, I ahve no problem paying more if I know it's an OEM battery.
Thanks in advance.
Maybe someone, but I've not heard of anybody doing it....
Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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I have dissassembled my phone to replace random components after falling on it. its not that hard to get apart in my opinion, and its super simple to replace the battery if you can source the battery
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Right! The teardown video I saw made it look not that bad, and I toar apart my Galaxy Nexus to replace the USB port on it back in the fday, and that was actually fun, granted it had a removable back with easier access to screws, but still.
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Not here either....seems like a terrible time haha Best of luck to you if you try but when my battery life degrades to that point I will be parting with this phone and either buying another one of some sort. Even working with electronics for years there no way I'd personally succeed the first time lol
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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I have been eyeing the oneplu3 and oogling over the supposed specs on the oneplus4, so I'll probably go there as soon as it's released, but my battery is bad, I get 2 hour SOT if I'm lucky, this phone used to give me 4+ easy.
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Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
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Gotcha...yeah I'm unfortunately stuck w/ Verizon which severely limits my unlocked options lol, but I'd seriously consider the one+ series if I could!
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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You just made me sad, I hadn't really looke dinto the oneplus all that much and dind't realize VZW data didn't work. I'm on an unlimited VZW plan, crap.
Hopefully the oneplus 4 has the ZVW radios. Now I really need to change this battery.
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Haha yeeeeaaah all that GSM crap and all their "nice" phones Good luck if ya try man, you're more adventurous than I!
I've successfully done an internal component swap. Swapped the motherboard and battery from a very beat up N6P into one that was in excellent condition but was basically a paperweight.
The most difficult thing about this project was not getting into the phone, but getting into the phone without leaving any noticeable scratches. Removing the camera glass and the plastic strip at the bottom took at least half an hour of heating and gentle prying. Getting the screen out without a suction cup tool was a bit tricky too, i had to wedge in a chisel x-acto blade and pry it up, lucky no damage was done.
My advice would be to have on hand as many of the tools suggested in the youtube videos and to be patient while do it.
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If you have to open up.
Buy extra camera glass pieces. Thats literally the only thing that normally goes wrong if you dont have a real heat gun. Dont thing hair dryers will do the trick unless your extremely patient. I plan on replacing the housing soon.
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Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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Been there done that with a hairdyer. Rear camera covering glass came off in one piece
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Good to know
Thinking about doing mine
I've never taken mine apart but if I plan on replacing my battery I will buy the replacement glass piece and bottom plastic piece at the same time. Those are the only pieces that can get damaged in the process.
I just watched that video. from the looks of it, so long as you take your time. and have that suction cup tool, it should be fairly straight forward. at least you are not having to separate the screen itself from the guts to get inside.
Looks like my battery is on its way as well.
Anyone sourced genuine replacement yet?
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
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Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
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I threw up a little while reading this.
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I threw up a little while reading this.
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Why?
I understand the 2 out of 10 rating on iFixit after replacing the back cover on my phone. 90% of the pain is getting to the 6 screws. I don't think it is possible without scratching up the old cover. Funny thing is that I just wanted to change it from silver to black. A heat gun is a definite requirement. Not for the faint at heart for sure.
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