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Hey guys, New to the HTC sensation threads (its my Girlfriends phone)
Got her this phone about 6 months ago - 1 week after having it she dropped it and broke the digitizer anyway i got that fixed at my local phone shop with aftermarket digitizer - it worked well but you could tell it was not genuine.
anyway the other week i dropped it and broke the lcd screen yet the digitizer is fine and the phone is still 100% useable - except the display looks awful.
Does anyone know if this is an easy fix, is it worth fixing myself or taking it to the phone shop - Im embarrassed to go back and explain how it has broke again lol.... But i need to get it fixed, Im so close to having my wang removed by my girlfriend.
I was wondering whether or not HTC themselves would repair it ? and maybe replace the digitizer too, I dont mind paying the extra £££ for genuine parts and to be fixed by genuine HTC repairmen..
Any ideas how i can get out this mess ??
sorry for the long post.
Thanks
Off course HTC will repair it, but it'll take longer and probably charge you a lot more than what you can it fixed for.
Out of curiosity do you/your girl not put the phone in a case or something?
nba1341 said:
Out of curiosity do you/your girl not put the phone in a case or something?
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Haha, no i did not.. But as soon as i get it fixed im gunna invest in a bulletproof / bombproof carbon kevlar box and keep it locked inside it !!!
Was it bought through a carrier or sim free? Could always take it to your carrier and see what they suggest, although they're not normally the cheapest, but at least it should get done properly.
Yeah i got it through vodafone, I think i will give them a call and see what they say.
I was considering taking out insurance, then in a few days call them and tell them its broken, This is risky.... what do you think the odds are with me getting away with it ?
Do you think they would notice the aftermarket digitizer ? It is an exact replica with HTC on it....
these damn phones are so fragile.... I miss the old nokias
EDIT: Seen this and am tempted to get it and fix it myself..... http://www.lingosbox.com/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=GBP&products_id=4769
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No, you won't get away with it, and it's dishonest, anyway. Don't make yourself a criminal over a cell phone.
Now, that being said, check Ebay. There are lots of vendors in the UK and elsewhere (lots here in the US) that sell replacement screen kits, many of which include instructions and tools.
If you're handy with small tools and careful, you can do this yourself for a fraction of what it will cost you to have it done. I learned this when my kid's iPod battery died some years ago. They're not user replaceable, and Apple wanted some outrageous amount to do it, plus you had to send it away. I found a guy on line that sold batteries with tools and directions, and in 20 minutes, she was good as new.
Pays to do it yourself.
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Yeah i got it through vodafone, I think i will give them a call and see what they say.
I was considering taking out insurance, then in a few days call them and tell them its broken, This is risky.... what do you think the odds are with me getting away with it ?
Do you think they would notice the aftermarket digitizer ? It is an exact replica with HTC on it....
these damn phones are so fragile.... I miss the old nokias
EDIT: Seen this and am tempted to get it and fix it myself..... http://www.lingosbox.com/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=GBP&products_id=4769
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joe.attaboy said:
No, you won't get away with it, and it's dishonest, anyway. Don't make yourself a criminal over a cell phone.
Now, that being said, check Ebay. There are lots of vendors in the UK and elsewhere (lots here in the US) that sell replacement screen kits, many of which include instructions and tools.
If you're handy with small tools and careful, you can do this yourself for a fraction of what it will cost you to have it done. I learned this when my kid's iPod battery died some years ago. They're not user replaceable, and Apple wanted some outrageous amount to do it, plus you had to send it away. I found a guy on line that sold batteries with tools and directions, and in 20 minutes, she was good as new.
Pays to do it yourself.
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I totally agree with you !! i do not want to result to fraudulent behaviour... BUT, i dont want to pay approx £80 for parts and make the whole situation worse by possibly making more damage.
BUT i also dont want to pay approx £150 - £200 thinking i could of fixed it for much less by doing it myself.
I am good with stuff like that and am very gentle and careful..... but i dont believe in myself lol
I recently replaced mine. Its not too terribly hard to do. But you have to get it just right. Currently the digitizer is a bit slow and unresponsive at time but I think i didnt get it in there completely right. So I'm going to dissaimble is again today and get it suck in better and see of that helps
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Since the Sensation screen is made by two different manufactures is it possible to mix and match them or do you have to replace the screen with the same one with phone came with? I have a Sensation that needs a LCD that I have not taken apart yet. Im wanting to get the better screen but im not sure if I can just put the better screen in it if thats not what it came with in the first place.
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Since the Sensation screen is made by two different manufactures is it possible to mix and match them or do you have to replace the screen with the same one with phone came with? I have a Sensation that needs a LCD that I have not taken apart yet. Im wanting to get the better screen but im not sure if I can just put the better screen in it if thats not what it came with in the first place.
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Well it's much better to replace it with the same display just to be sure it's going to work. There's also a side by side comparison of the Sharp and Acer (AUO) displays
That said, you can check what panel you have using the instructions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131592
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Well it's much better to replace it with the same display just to be sure it's going to work. There's also a side by side comparison of the Sharp and Acer (AUO) displays
That said, you can check what panel you have using the instructions on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131592
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The display on my phone is completely destroyed so I cant use terminal emulator to look it up :-(
EDIT: I was doing some research on the part numbers on the back of my screen and I found this thread...
http://pdaclub.pl/forum/sensation/dziwny-kurz-pod-dotykiem/
Post #8 has my same part number as mine (74h02057-00M) listed and in the same sentence AUO. So I have to assume it had the AUO screen which kinda sucks.
silentsnow31802 said:
The display on my phone is completely destroyed so I cant use terminal emulator to look it up :-(
EDIT: I was doing some research on the part numbers on the back of my screen and I found this thread...
http://pdaclub.pl/forum/sensation/dziwny-kurz-pod-dotykiem/
Post #8 has my same part number as mine (74h02057-00M) listed and in the same sentence AUO. So I have to assume it had the AUO screen which kinda sucks.
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If somehow you can get it to get recognized by adb, you can issue the dmesg from there by using 'adb shell dmesg'
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If somehow you can get it to get recognized by adb, you can issue the dmesg from there by using 'adb shell dmesg'
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I dont even have a battery for it at the moment. When the battery arrives ill check it out. I have a feeling im not going to be able to get ADB working though.
I bought this!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260959508044?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Ill let you all know how it turns out....
Well I got the screen and digitizer from the link above today. Installed it and its perfectly fine. No lag anywhere, registers touch like the stock one did. The LCD panel seems to be the same quality as the AUO panel but thats fine with me since im pretty sure this phone came with the AUO from the factory. If you do decide to replace your screen and digitizer i suggest getting them as separate pieces. Having them attached to each other made it sorta difficult to get back together cleanly.
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Well I got the screen and digitizer from the link above today. Installed it and its perfectly fine. No lag anywhere, registers touch like the stock one did. The LCD panel seems to be the same quality as the AUO panel but thats fine with me since im pretty sure this phone came with the AUO from the factory. If you do decide to replace your screen and digitizer i suggest getting them as separate pieces. Having them attached to each other made it sorta difficult to get back together cleanly.
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Glad you finally got it sorted. Welcome back to you then
azzledazzle said:
Hey guys, New to the HTC sensation threads (its my Girlfriends phone)
Got her this phone about 6 months ago - 1 week after having it she dropped it and broke the digitizer anyway i got that fixed at my local phone shop with aftermarket digitizer - it worked well but you could tell it was not genuine.
anyway the other week i dropped it and broke the lcd screen yet the digitizer is fine and the phone is still 100% useable - except the display looks awful.
Does anyone know if this is an easy fix, is it worth fixing myself or taking it to the phone shop - Im embarrassed to go back and explain how it has broke again lol.... But i need to get it fixed, Im so close to having my wang removed by my girlfriend.
I was wondering whether or not HTC themselves would repair it ? and maybe replace the digitizer too, I dont mind paying the extra £££ for genuine parts and to be fixed by genuine HTC repairmen..
Any ideas how i can get out this mess ??
sorry for the long post.
Thanks
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You must of dropped that phone from ten stories lol.. I rarely seen any lcd screen break or crack on the sensation. Being its made from aluminum and the screen is Gorilla Glass.. its tough stuff.. but sorry to hear that
mckellick said:
You must of dropped that phone from ten stories lol.. I rarely seen any lcd screen break or crack on the sensation. Being its made from aluminum and the screen is Gorilla Glass.. its tough stuff.. but sorry to hear that
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well the day after i got it fixed i knocked it off the side onto tiled flooring, it cracked the lcd but not the digitizer... so weird lol
anyway since then i have had some signal issues with my provider, they have established that the handset is faulty, they are collecting it to repair it.
I still havent had the screen fixed so im just going to see what happens when they go to repair it, Maybe they will think they broke the screen and fix it before returning it to me. Or maybe they wont.... if thats the case i will argue with them that it was fine before they took it away from me
after all, they must have 100's of these phones in boxes gathering dust in their warehouse(s) so a little arguing and im sure i will get it fixed / replaced.
Shhhhh Moms the word !!!
azzledazzle said:
well the day after i got it fixed i knocked it off the side onto tiled flooring, it cracked the lcd but not the digitizer... so weird lol
anyway since then i have had some signal issues with my provider, they have established that the handset is faulty, they are collecting it to repair it.
I still havent had the screen fixed so im just going to see what happens when they go to repair it, Maybe they will think they broke the screen and fix it before returning it to me. Or maybe they wont.... if thats the case i will argue with them that it was fine before they took it away from me
after all, they must have 100's of these phones in boxes gathering dust in their warehouse(s) so a little arguing and im sure i will get it fixed / replaced.
Shhhhh Moms the word !!!
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Lol yeah I bet they do..but most of the insurance phones you get after your device breaks are refurbished. Cheap beat up and abused.. then recycled.. lol that sounded like a lifetime channel movie. Well I hope your back up and running again..and how'd that tile doing? Cheers mate
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Hey guys,
I stupidly left my device near a leaking glass for half an hour, i didn't noticed it till i found that its wet! So now i got many problems, speaker is dimmed, usb doesn't works, i need help here! If not i cant continue do whatsoever to this device! And i love Nexus S! Please help, and find me a spare part and a guide to rip and change this off is appreciated.
Take everything apart. Battery doorr battery and put it in rice for a week.
DaXmax said:
Hey guys,
I stupidly left my device near a leaking glass for half an hour, i didn't noticed it till i found that its wet! So now i got many problems, speaker is dimmed, usb doesn't works, i need help here! If not i cant continue do whatsoever to this device! And i love Nexus S! Please help, and find me a spare part and a guide to rip and change this off is appreciated.
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And you turned it on instead of turning it off as soon as possible?!
Do what g1user101 said. And don't cheat, you already cheated enough that it's possible you have damaged something.
polobunny said:
And you turned it on instead of turning it off as soon as possible?!
Do what g1user101 said. And don't cheat, you already cheated enough that it's possible you have damaged something.
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Lol what did i cheated? I love this phone and im trying to get this back. :/ Notice that speaker is wet too..
Edit: I was stupid, i go and on it, and test it lol.
The rice thing will work. It will either recover your phone completely, or like one thing will be broken. Just do it. Your a great dev
g1user101 said:
The rice thing will work. It will either recover your phone completely, or like one thing will be broken. Just do it. Your a great dev
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Thanks, how long should i put in the rice container?
sorry to hear about your Nexus S... hope this helps
Nexus S Disassembly guide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno
Yeah. Its like 5-10 days. Do it right away. U should of knew about this method and did it right when h knew it was wet
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Yeah. Its like 5-10 days. Do it right away. U should of knew about this method and did it right when h knew it was wet
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Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Yeah that will do.
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Thanks, how long should i put in the rice container?
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3 days should do it. It worked on my wife's blackberry that fell in kitchen sink.
All good now except battery is iffy now.
Vs Nexus S 4G
vidaljs said:
3 days should do it. It worked on my wife's blackberry that fell in kitchen sink.
All good now except battery is iffy now.
Vs Nexus S 4G
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Actually, everything work well.... But i only can say here that, everything is working fine. Thanks to the others who helped. And also, the one thing is broken, is the usb port, im trying to find a replacement of it... If you able to find it, please post it here, thanks.
DaXmax said:
Actually, wanna add another description, its not totally wet like dropping in a toilet bowl, its soak in. Meaning its near a stupid leaked glass then for 15 or 30 mins, i was busy updating 1.6 for Nexus S, then i noticed its wet and the water managed to soak in the cover,.. So 2-3 days, will it do?
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Hopefully that rice thing works.. If something got spanked from the water you may have funky issues even after you let it dry. If you have TEP I would get it swapped out.
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Hopefully that rice thing works.. If something got spanked from the water you may have funky issues even after you let it dry. If you have TEP I would get it swapped out.
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TEP?
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TEP?
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Well if your with sprint and have insurance would cost about 100 bucks to have Asurion swap it out. But I take it your probably not with sprint lol.. Rice trick should work. Just let it dry out the best you can.. Sometimes a hair dryer will work just don't cook the phone.. Only time nothing works is when you drop a phone in the lake and try to dry it won't do any good.
You can also snag another nexus s up on ebay pretty cheap. Also probably find someone on the market place on here with one. If your phone doesn't dry out and is messed up.
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Well if your with sprint and have insurance would cost about 100 bucks to have Asurion swap it out. But I take it your probably not with sprint lol.. Rice trick should work. Just let it dry out the best you can.. Sometimes a hair dryer will work just don't cook the phone.. Only time nothing works is when you drop a phone in the lake and try to dry it won't do any good.
You can also snag another nexus s up on ebay pretty cheap. Also probably find someone on the market place on here with one. If your phone doesn't dry out and is messed up.
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That's one thing good bout living in US. Asia doesn't do this stuffs, that's sad. I know how to solder the motherboard of the Nexus S, so im finding a USB Port so i can replace a new one.
DaXmax said:
That's one thing good bout living in US. Asia doesn't do this stuffs, that's sad. I know how to solder the motherboard of the Nexus S, so im finding a USB Port so i can replace a new one.
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http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Googel-Nexus-S-Charging-Port-p/smsng6098560.htm
http://stellatech.com/samsung-i6410-i8320-i8910-i9000-s7220-micro-usb-jack-socket,a,en,301010.html
Doubt it's only the USB port though.
Or you can buy a broken nexus for parts and just replace the usb port
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mcluvin1065 said:
Or you can buy a broken nexus for parts and just replace the usb port
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That works well check eBay for parts.
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Ouch. I feel your pain
My brother-in-law pushed me into a pool once when I had a Palm Pre-. Yea I know it's a shame but I refuse to use anythin apple and I got sold on the cards feature haha. Now rockin ns4g wit a bit of jb love.
Ummm yea I did the rice thing and it worked out the phone became fully functional after a few days(speaker and usb and such). Good luck I really hope it works out!
Hey everyone,
I recently bought my HOX at my local AT&T store about a month ago and managed to drop within the first 2 weeks I had it, and break both the glass and LCD. I went on ebay and bought both the LCD and glass together and installed it on my phone with no luck. Screen is totally black with no response. Everthing else works flawlessly, vibrator, capacitive buttons, and speaker. The aftermarket LCD screen's cable was straight so I had to make a fold in it like the original cable was. I worry that that might be what the problem is, though I highly doubt it. I would appreciate it greatly if someone could give me some advice on what I should do at this point. Return the LCD and glass or try something else. Thanks
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Hey everyone,
I recently bought my HOX at my local AT&T store about a month ago and managed to drop within the first 2 weeks I had it, and break both the glass and LCD. I went on ebay and bought both the LCD and glass together and installed it on my phone with no luck. Screen is totally black with no response. Everthing else works flawlessly, vibrator, capacitive buttons, and speaker. The aftermarket LCD screen's cable was straight so I had to make a fold in it like the original cable was. I worry that that might be what the problem is, though I highly doubt it. I would appreciate it greatly if someone could give me some advice on what I should do at this point. Return the LCD and glass or try something else. Thanks
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Welcome, search the forum. Long story short, call HTC and have them fix it for ~$220
If you signed a contract when you bought the phone and are still within 30 days, I would just have AT&T add insurance to your line and make a claim for it.
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If you signed a contract when you bought the phone and are still within 30 days, I would just have AT&T add insurance to your line and make a claim for it.
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still gonna cost 200$ to replace with AT&T with insurance. but maybe the person there will be nice who knows.
SBA1226 said:
If you signed a contract when you bought the phone and are still within 30 days, I would just have AT&T add insurance to your line and make a claim for it.
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Thanks for the quick responses, looks like im gonna have to bite the bullet and pay the $220 bucks. AT&T has terrible customer service and they had no interest in helping me.
still not fixed
Hello again,
I recently bought another replacement LCD and digitizer. Installed it in the phone still with no luck. Everything except the screen works perfectly. All the connectors and motherboard look perfect. I have called HTC and there have some of the worst tech support that I have ever experienced. Please respond...im running out of ideas.
hatchman16 said:
Hello again,
I recently bought another replacement LCD and digitizer. Installed it in the phone still with no luck. Everything except the screen works perfectly. All the connectors and motherboard look perfect. I have called HTC and there have some of the worst tech support that I have ever experienced. Please respond...im running out of ideas.
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I`ve got the same problem. Have you found a solution?
we're you esd grounded while installing it?
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ptesmoke said:
we're you esd grounded while installing it?
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no :-/
Try both the old one and the new one without placing it into the housing...
The problem you will face most is with the LCD strip which has to be inserted fully in the slot..
Which is very difficult to do so and needs lots of time on it...
see some Replacement videos on Youtube. It do show you step by step guide on replacing the LCD..
Just place the battery and all the connectors and try powering it on b4 inserting it into the housing..
ptesmoke said:
we're you esd grounded while installing it?
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XtR3m3R said:
no :-/
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Ya, that slight pinch you felt during the install......that was your $500's last words
bondarun said:
Try both the old one and the new one without placing it into the housing...
The problem you will face most is with the LCD strip which has to be inserted fully in the slot..
Which is very difficult to do so and needs lots of time on it...
see some Replacement videos on Youtube. It do show you step by step guide on replacing the LCD..
Just place the battery and all the connectors and try powering it on b4 inserting it into the housing..
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The old LCD isn`t working anymore. The LCD Connection is fully inserted. First time i started the device with the new LCD, everything was working well. A few seconds later i got the blackscreen.
XtR3m3R said:
The old LCD isn`t working anymore. The LCD Connection is fully inserted. First time i started the device with the new LCD, everything was working well. A few seconds later i got the blackscreen.
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May be its an Hardware issue...
Try plugging in the display alone not the digitizer cable..
Give a try..
18th.abn said:
Ya, that slight pinch you felt during the install......that was your $500's last words
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Did he pretty much fry the whole thing?
No, he's getting it to boot I believe just no screen..
Try plugging into the pc and make sure it's being recognized.
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18th.abn said:
No, he's getting it to boot I believe just no screen..
Try plugging into the pc and make sure it's being recognized.
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Yeah i think the new LCD is broken. With a flashlight i can see Android on the screen
So i think the backlight is broken. So i will repair the phone with a new Display and Digitizer Unit. Right?
I tried the same thing, but mine was just the glass. Forget about trying to separate LCD from glass, really you are not that skilled (any of you!). anyway, It was about 45 days after receiving my HOX and I called ATT and just told them what happened and that my phone was in 1000 pieces, said I now have a contract and no phone (though I was much more miserable and depressed sounding at the time). She said "no problem, I will just toss out this old contract and we will start from scratch" It cost me another $99 but they sent me a brand new phone. I was shocked. First time a carrier ever made me smile (other than running LTE Speed Tests)
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i don't know i can't speak
I've got some scratches on the back of my One S. Its a replacement I got from HTC last week and just two days later I managed to get two scratches on them without doing anything . I've looked at this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589364 but the only solution there is to replacement the back cover, which I'm not too keen on doing as its risky. Is there any kind of polish I can use to get rid of these scratches. Also I'm not sure but it seems the actual housing is flawed because my original handset never managed to get any scratches whatsoever but this one seems to scratch way too easily. Maybe this replacement is from the earlier handsets.
It does appear that they've given you an awful handset. I've had mine for a year, never used a case and I have one little chip around the charger port, and that is it. I'm not sure if HTC will do anything, but it's best to get in contact first.
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It does appear that they've given you an awful handset. I've had mine for a year, never used a case and I have one little chip around the charger port, and that is it. I'm not sure if HTC will do anything, but it's best to get in contact first.
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Yeah I agree and I did contact them and they said its not covered in the warranty and they'll charge me for a repair .
lonegunman0 said:
Yeah I agree and I did contact them and they said its not covered in the warranty and they'll charge me for a repair .
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I've found in previous experiences with the HTC support team that you have to be very, very forceful with them. If I was in your situation, the right thing to respond would be to turn the blame on them for not electrocuting it properly. Just remember that the customer is always right, they normall let up after a good fifteen to twenty minutes.
kylepont said:
I've found in previous experiences with the HTC support team that you have to be very, very forceful with them. If I was in your situation, the right thing to respond would be to turn the blame on them for not electrocuting it properly. Just remember that the customer is always right, they normall let up after a good fifteen to twenty minutes.
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Thanks mate I'll try that but I doubt I'll be given a replacement since I've gone through 7 repairs and 3 replacement handsets. HTC customer service really does suck!
Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
kylepont said:
Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
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Yeah well all the problems started when tried doing a supercid on my phone which failed. I then sent it in for repair and ever since then its been a nightmare
kylepont said:
Somebody's had a tonne and a half of bad luck. I've had this one a year, and the only thing that has ever broken on it was the SD card (and that was my fault, and I repaired that myself anywhore). I suppose you'll just have to get a case and get on with it to be honest.
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You do mean anyhow
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anywhore
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You do mean anyhow
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That's becoming an unhealthy habit of mine, I almost wrote that in my English exam in January...
Those don't look like MAO chips. I think it's just dust/powder that's stuck to the MAO. Have you tried wiping it with a soft damp cloth?
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Those don't look like MAO chips. I think it's just dust/powder that's stuck to the MAO. Have you tried wiping it with a soft damp cloth?
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Yes I've tried wiping it with a damp cloth but it doesn't do anything
lonegunman0 said:
Yes I've tried wiping it with a damp cloth but it doesn't do anything
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That sucks. From my experience your only solution is to buy a replacement housing and swap it. I can understand your reluctance though, as the phone is so new. You'll learn to live with it in time, I'm sure.
djsubtronic said:
That sucks. From my experience your only solution is to buy a replacement housing and swap it. I can understand your reluctance though, as the phone is so new. You'll learn to live with it in time, I'm sure.
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This is only the minor issue. Ever since I got my original handset replaced by HTC it seems to show these large block pixels which are most visible when I'm watching videos on Youtube. Don't know whether anyone else has had this problem.
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
rjskalet said:
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.
ohlin5 said:
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.
Big Cam said:
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!
ohlin5 said:
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.
intruda119 said:
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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moochinazz said:
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?
willisjm193 said:
Have you considered getting a battery case for it?
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I threw up a little while reading this.
intruda119 said:
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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