How complicated of a job is this? What tools would I need, and what are the risks?
yabbb said:
How complicated of a job is this? What tools would I need, and what are the risks?
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Mines broken too buddy, you can trade it in. Im trading mine in, cuz ts their fault (i flashed, bur its their fault. Back on stock thanks to mobiletechvideos, and will trade mine in anyday. Trust me, or go to mobiletechvideos and they will try it, no garuntees though. Mine has btoken host, which means full phone replacement.
I don't have att anymore and I'm afraid Samsung would find out I was rooted since I was flashing stock kernel to rooted uclb3 when I bricked.
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Mines broken too buddy, you can trade it in. Im trading mine in, cuz ts their fault (i flashed, bur its their fault. Back on stock thanks to mobiletechvideos, and will trade mine in anyday. Trust me, or go to mobiletechvideos and they will try it, no garuntees though. Mine has btoken host, which means full phone replacement.
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It seems im joining the club of broken USB port. It still charges, but the PC's wont recognize it. One thing i noticed is that if i put it in the car dock it recognizes it but the sound output works on only one channel. the other one is giving +3.9V dc and it fried my headphone...
Ryan, do you have a car dock so you can try this out? Do you think it is the connector or the board?
Edit: I destroyed a cable i did not need just to test a theory and when i connected the wires to a multimeter i got a dc voltage reading where it shouldnt have any voltage. On the Rx and ground wires!
Im going to send my infuse to get serviced and ill report it back.
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It seems im joining the club of broken USB port. It still charges, but the PC's wont recognize it. One thing i noticed is that if i put it in the car dock it recognizes it but the sound output works on only one channel. the other one is giving +3.9V dc and it fried my headphone...
Ryan, do you have a car dock so you can try this out? Do you think it is the connector or the board?
Edit: I destroyed a cable i did not need just to test a theory and when i connected the wires to a multimeter i got a dc voltage reading where it shouldnt have any voltage. On the Rx and ground wires!
Im going to send my infuse to get serviced and ill report it back.
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Thanks bro. Maybe thats what was wrong with my old phone.... i just traded it in for another. Making sure usb works before i flash and potentionally brick it. Recommend all do that.
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Mines broken too buddy, you can trade it in. Im trading mine in, cuz ts their fault (i flashed, bur its their fault. Back on stock thanks to mobiletechvideos, and will trade mine in anyday. Trust me, or go to mobiletechvideos and they will try it, no garuntees though. Mine has btoken host, which means full phone replacement.
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How did you flash it back to stock unrooted without PC detection to run ODIN?
I have the same issue.
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So I'm finally getting to mess with the HDMI mirroring and after a couple of minutes basking in the glory of my phone in full screen, the signal goes dead and so does the phone. Nothing works. I tried to reboot, nothing. I pulled the battery and when I did it smelled as if something burned. Did something get pushed to hard? Could it have been the cable?
I'm assuming since this is the first post I've seen about this that no one else has experienced this. Oh well... off to TMo.
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So I'm finally getting to mess with the HDMI mirroring and after a couple of minutes basking in the glory of my phone in full screen, the signal goes dead and so does the phone. Nothing works. I tried to reboot, nothing. I pulled the battery and when I did it smelled as if something burned. Did something get pushed to hard? Could it have been the cable?
I'm assuming since this is the first post I've seen about this that no one else has experienced this. Oh well... off to TMo.
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Interesting...ouch...sorry to hear...
Could this be related?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/safety-issue-with-stock-evo-microusb-cables/
That sounds exactly like what happened to my phone. Maybe it was the cable?? Don't know. But I will be returning the phone Monday.
Back to the vibrant for a couple of days. I heard Eugene is releasing a new update soon.
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where did you buy the micro hdmi? i got mine off amazon a few days ago hopefully that wont happen when i try!
Its the cable.
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where did you buy the micro hdmi? i got mine off amazon a few days ago hopefully that wont happen when i try!
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I got it from Monoprice.com. I will be getting my next one from the local best buy. Not that theirs can't crap out but I know the mfgs they carry. I have no idea where Monoprice gets theirs.
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Holy crap, thanks for the heads up I just ordered mine from mono also... Thinking twice about using it now..
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I got mine from Amazon as well. Paid. $8 but with it. Works awesome. Make sure its micro HDMI and that its male to male
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Holy crap, thanks for the heads up I just ordered mine from mono also... Thinking twice about using it now..
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I don't want to scare anyone that purchased from monoprice as people in the thread say they've had good dealings with them. I must have just received a bad cable. But I will opt to deal with someone I know better.
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Eeek! I wish there were a way to find out what happened internally.
Sounds like a short. Make sure ur connections are free of Lint etc. Happened to me once with USB.
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So I'm finally getting to mess with the HDMI mirroring and after a couple of minutes basking in the glory of my phone in full screen, the signal goes dead and so does the phone. Nothing works. I tried to reboot, nothing. I pulled the battery and when I did it smelled as if something burned. Did something get pushed to hard? Could it have been the cable?
I'm assuming since this is the first post I've seen about this that no one else has experienced this. Oh well... off to TMo.
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Do you know if it was the unit or just the battery that went dead?
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Do you know if it was the unit or just the battery that went dead?
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It was the handset. The battery was around 70% when I plugged the cable in.
I'm not sure what they cost but doesn't $8 sound kind of cheap for an HDMI?
Also, this phone suffers a serious over heating problem.
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Now I'm all paranoid about using the cable I bought from monoprice. Has anyone else bought one and made sure the monoprice cables are NOT an issue?
I have a monoprice cable.
I was using it in portrait mode, when everything was fine.
The instant I turn it over into landscape the connection dies, phone dies, phone gets really really hot, and the battery percentage drops from 80 to near 10-15%. The phone actually seems "bricked" right up until you plug it into the wall charger. Without plugging it in, it doesn't turn back on.
I thought me turning it sideways into landscape was doing this. Can everyone else turn it sideways when mirroring without the phone freaking out?
I didnt buy mine from monoprice but from ebay. The cable and the micro hdmi adapter worked fine in landscape and portrait mode. Hope that helps. Maybe you got a bad cable.
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I didnt buy mine from monoprice but from ebay. The cable and the micro hdmi adapter worked fine in landscape and portrait mode. Hope that helps. Maybe you got a bad cable.
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I was always in the settings menu of the stock launcher when I tried it. So you could turn your phone sideways in the stock launcher and have it turn out fine?
I'm sorry if i sound idiotic but i need some help... Here's the thing my phones USB cable started to jiggle from the phones port last night id didnt took it tht seriously and now it's completely loose that it take off by it self jst frm a a little push... I plugged it in to another LG phones micro usb cable it is much better than the Samsung charger because it stays fine with it... is it a problem of my phone or is it a problem of the cable???
it's the cable. the stock cable it's worthless imo. very cheaply made. mine totally broke off on me. went and got a dock for it and no problems as of yet.
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it's the cable. the stock cable it's worthless imo. very cheaply made. mine totally broke off on me. went and got a dock for it and no problems as of yet.
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You're the first person I've seen mention the dock. I've gotta try that.
chamalgsg4g said:
I'm sorry if i sound idiotic but i need some help... Here's the thing my phones USB cable started to jiggle from the phones port last night id didnt took it tht seriously and now it's completely loose that it take off by it self jst frm a a little push... I plugged it in to another LG phones micro usb cable it is much better than the Samsung charger because it stays fine with it... is it a problem of my phone or is it a problem of the cable???
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Yea, first thing I did when I got this phone. I dumped the usb cable in the trash and went and got a really good short thick cable.
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Yea, first thing I did when I got this phone. I dumped the usb cable in the trash and went and got a really good short thick cable.
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First person Ive seen say get rid of the stock cable. Is the samsung one that bad? I was always told to use the one that came with the phone or if I had one from a blackberry that one. /shrug
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it's the cable. the stock cable it's worthless imo. very cheaply made. mine totally broke off on me. went and got a dock for it and no problems as of yet.
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You're the first person I've seen mention the dock. I've gotta try that.
Yea, first thing I did when I got this phone. I dumped the usb cable in the trash and went and got a really good short thick cable.
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checked amazon and found a cable called Cables To Go 27005 USB 2.0 A to Mini-B Cable, Black (2 Meter/6.56 Feet) is it any good
Be leery of the longer cables. I've seen where people are unable to flash using the longer cables.
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Be leery of the longer cables. I've seen where people are unable to flash using the longer cables.
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then what kind of a cable do you have ???
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then what kind of a cable do you have ???
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i would go with something no more than 2-3 ft. just long enough to go from outlet to top of dresser or desk. also make sure it's nice and tough. best bet is to go a store and buy it instead of over the web.
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then what kind of a cable do you have ???
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I'm a dork and overspent on an official T-Mobile cable from the store.
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I'm a dork and overspent on an official T-Mobile cable from the store.
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that was quite a surprise anyway i'll check that out
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Be leery of the longer cables. I've seen where people are unable to flash using the longer cables.
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i would go with something no more than 2-3 ft. just long enough to go from outlet to top of dresser or desk. also make sure it's nice and tough. best bet is to go a store and buy it instead of over the web.
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I have a ten footer in my vehicle that I use as a charger/data for my H/U. From time to time I will notice mp3's sound weird. If I switch to bluetooth they sound fine. SO yeah the longer the cable the more chance for goof ups. Rule of thumb the shortest distance in anything dealing with electric cables is better.
Just an opinion, but when I bricked mine I tried 3 stock cables at home to get into download mode and none recognized, but the blackberry "FireWire" (notice thickness vs the stock android one) was the only thing that worked.. and it is a tighter fit
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+1 on the Blackberry cables.
So my daughter somehow managed to break/bend the pins on the microUSB port on her HTC Inspire, She's now getting my old iPhone 4, the HTC would be a nice android wireless device to have around the house, but i'm trying to decide if it's even worth trying to find someone to repair it. or should I just pitch it.
Thoughts?
i don't understand the purpose of creating this thread. For me, it's a 5minute repair job as I do these things for a living. If you feel you can do it then ya do it. Are you looking for us to tell you if we think you can do it? Personally I'd take back the iphone 4 from your daughter too, even more pins to bend on that one and that is NOT a 5minute repair job.
Could get an external battery charger for it to charge those instead of needing the usb connection, then you just transfer from memory card reader to the sdcard.
*shrugs*
heck if youre gonna pitch it, ill use it for spare parts lol
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i don't understand the purpose of creating this thread. For me, it's a 5minute repair job as I do these things for a living. If you feel you can do it then ya do it. Are you looking for us to tell you if we think you can do it? Personally I'd take back the iphone 4 from your daughter too, even more pins to bend on that one and that is NOT a 5minute repair job.
Could get an external battery charger for it to charge those instead of needing the usb connection, then you just transfer from memory card reader to the sdcard.
*shrugs*
heck if youre gonna pitch it, ill use it for spare parts lol
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I'm pretty sure I can't do it myself, I'm lousy at soldering, Most likely do more damage than has already been done, I can't figure out how she managed to bend them in the first place.
Was really looking for any thoughts on how much of a repair it would be.
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I'm pretty sure I can't do it myself, I'm lousy at soldering, Most likely do more damage than has already been done, I can't figure out how she managed to bend them in the first place.
Was really looking for any thoughts on how much of a repair it would be.
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http://www.drcellphone.com/htc-inspire-4G-repair-service.php#HTC Inspire 4G Charging Port Replacement
dont know who they are but apparently they charge $50 for usb port replacement.
I've broken my micro usb connector twice. Never had this issue with another phone. Anyone else have this problem? I guess I'm going to have to limit the number of connections after getting my phone fixed this time. I wish I could get a more robust port. Shouldn't this be a standard part across phones since pretty much every phone has the same port? Or am I wrong? Just curious if a company makes a more robust port that can be retrofitted to this phone?
Thanks everyone...
Uh, I've never had a problem and I take my card out quite frequently. How are you removing your SD card?
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Uh, I've never had a problem and I take my card out quite frequently. How are you removing your SD card?
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I connect my ac adapter several times per day. At least once in the morning, twice in the car, and once at work. Connecting and disconnecting the micro-usb cable seems to somehow break the connection so that the port stops charging. It doesn't seem to be a case of the port being loosened. The connection is still tight and fits properly. It must be something inside the port that is breaking. Eventually I have to jiggle the cable to get it to connect properly. Then eventually the connection is broken and cannot connect to charge the phone. At first I thought it might be because I was using Belkin cables or connecting the phone to the Samsung desktop dock station. However after the port broke once, I then only used Verizon cables and stopped using the dock station. It broke again. I've seen others reporting the same issue. I don't know how widespread the problem is with the phone. It's frustrating because I would probably keep the phone past two years were it not for this problem.
Mines broken too as of recently too. It will charge off and on all the time. Sometimes I wake up charged, sometimes dead. Rofl
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D'oh! I could've sworn this said SD card and not USB port. My bad.
I've never had a problem with my port and I charge every night. I actually keep switching out batteries so I really don't have to stay on a charger. Dunno what to tell ya. Maybe you're too manly and rough?
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The connection in mine is pretty hit or miss. I have to clean pocket lint out of it once in a while. That helps for a while. But even with that it doesn't seem to click into place like it used to. I put mine in the car dock every time I go somewhere and I'm always plugging it in to charge since I use my battery up too fast.
I have yet to break the port on my device, but I gave gone through several third party chargers which all broke.
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D'oh! I could've sworn this said SD card and not USB port. My bad.
I've never had a problem with my port and I charge every night. I actually keep switching out batteries so I really don't have to stay on a charger. Dunno what to tell ya. Maybe you're too manly and rough?
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It did say SD-Card. My bad...I went in and fixed the typo...Sorry about that...
Charge Not Charging!!
Wow I had no intentions what-so-ever to post about this micro usb connector issue that I have also been having until I came across the thread title. I would have just kept thinking it was my own fault for man-handling it or something. I have gone through several micro usb charging adapters for my non-charging droid charge. What a giant annoyance. I find if you press the cord into the port to charge and hold it at the right angle...for several hours straight...it will maybe work. Sometimes. In all seriousness though I found that the extremely short samsung adapter cord that the phone came with does the best job. Tried cleaning out the inside of the port too with small toothpick and it didnt even seem to have any gunk build up in there. I brought it to Best Buy and they said if I wanted to try soldering the tiny connector inside the port more securely to the motherboard in the phone...it might help...
I would happily keep my droid charge for a while longer if I could resolve this issue...even though the thought of upgrading to the Note 2 is pretty enticing...but id rather hold off on dropping 3 bills at the moment.
Does anyone know if Samsung will do anything about this issue if I were to call in about it or send it in to be checked out? Verizon stores apparently dont do any physical repairs.
seems to be a big problem with this phone. my cousin had 2 go bad and i had one so far.
I also had one go bad actually
As long as I keep the pocket lint out of it it's not too bad. But even at that I have to be real careful when it's plugged into my computer. It's liable to lose the connection at the slightest wiggle.
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I stay in hotels alot...so I go ask to dig thru their box of lost chargers behind the desk and find a micro USB charger and I use my factory one for Odin flashing...as for the port inside my phone I never had a problem...just the factory cord has gone out on my fascinate and this charge...needs a face down charge with the factory cord or it won't work...lol
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stueycaster said:
As long as I keep the pocket lint out of it it's not too bad. But even at that I have to be real careful when it's plugged into my computer. It's liable to lose the connection at the slightest wiggle.
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the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended
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the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended
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Thanks I'll take a look at that.
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Agreed
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the guy at mobiletechvideos dot com can fix it. Highly recommended
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I noticed today that my charging port seems to be loose. I've never dropped the phone or had any other issues with it. But I noticed that my phone was on the charger and not charging. I then moved the connection slightly and it started charging again. If it gets moved at all it doesn't charge. So two questions:
1. Does anyone know if AT&T warranty will cover something like this? I called and got a really generic answer so I might just have to go into the store... blah
2. If it isn't covered in the warranty, does anyone have any idea where to buy a new port and/or how to fix it??
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I noticed today that my charging port seems to be loose. I've never dropped the phone or had any other issues with it. But I noticed that my phone was on the charger and not charging. I then moved the connection slightly and it started charging again. If it gets moved at all it doesn't charge. So two questions:
1. Does anyone know if AT&T warranty will cover something like this? I called and got a really generic answer so I might just have to go into the store... blah
2. If it isn't covered in the warranty, does anyone have any idea where to buy a new port and/or how to fix it??
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That sounds like user damage/wear and tear which is not covered AFAIK, unless you got the add-on insurance.
I've only had the phone for about 20.days and I'm always really careful with my phones. I'm going.to take it in the store to see if I can get a warranty replacement... I'm probably not even going to unroot or anything lol. wish me luck.
Have you tried a different cable....the ports can get damaged, but it's typically the cable end that wears and it seems like its the port
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18th.abn said:
Have you tried a different cable....the ports can get damaged, but it's typically the cable end that wears and it seems like its the port
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I can confirm this...just happened to me , new cable did it...
I tried another cable almost immediately and it was still not working. But I found an old kindle usb chord and tried it... the connection is nice and tight. I had to modify the case I put on my phone so the kindle chord would fit but now it works great and the chord is almost twice as long as the original HTC chord!
worked a treat
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I tried another cable almost immediately and it was still not working. But I found an old kindle usb chord and tried it... the connection is nice and tight. I had to modify the case I put on my phone so the kindle chord would fit but now it works great and the chord is almost twice as long as the original HTC chord!
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Thanks for this, worked a treat ... grabbed an old water cam cable. :good: