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Got an inspire for an amazing price. (less than 200).
But it has a crack in the digitizer, I intend on fixing it for 40-80 dollars.
I've done this several times with iphones and arias, but I heard the Inspire is really easy to screw up and crack the screen (lcd)
Has anyone attempted digitizer replacement? Any instruction guides?
I looked on youtube but no one actually does it, they just comment on how it could be done.
All help is appreciated.
Thanks
Did you check if anyone has done it for a desire HD?
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I was going to fix mine to, till i seen the video to replace it... this has got to be the hardest phone to change out the lcd/digitizer
i just payed 145$ to HTC to fix it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk
yeah check the link you'll see what i'm talking about
wade7919 said:
I was going to fix mine to, till i seen the video to replace it... this has got to be the hardest phone to change out the lcd/digitizer
i just payed 145$ to HTC to fix it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk
yeah check the link you'll see what i'm talking about
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wow too much stuff to do but interesting lol, would try just for fun if my phone was not so expensive LOL!!!
I'll try it myself and make a video for the community.
It looks pretty complicated and involved, but fortunately I'm patient and the playstation network is still down, which means I have a lot of time.
If I can do it myself its $40 if not, its $145 for HTC or A person I know that'll do it for 80 and up.
Just finished doing this procedure. Never try it.... just send the phone to HTC. The good thing is I learned that I will never drop this phone for fear of having to do this again
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Lol just saw the vid. Man that voice was getting on my nerves. I think i am going to have nightmares .
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Lol I used that same video as a guide just to remove the back cover housing and lemme tell you...just taking off the GPS cover alone was not fun. Then again I didn't have the tools that the woman had except for the provided screw driver...I had to improvise and use my nail manicure kit ^_^ Twas all worth it in the end tho. I bought the Desire HD backing to replace the AT&T one and it looks sooo much better.
I'm usually comfortable disassembling phones because I used to replace blackberry screens all the time but the Inspire makes disassembling look like dissecting human organs @[email protected] lol I'm sorry...was that too much?
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1. Coming from my mytouch 4g running sense 3.0 the sensation is a bit more laggy
2. Data has random dropped out issues
3. Wifi has terrible drops in and out
4. Screen does not seem as durable as my preivous HTC devices had it for 20 hours been babying it and has a scratch
5.battery life is horrible but that is to be expected
I have owned all HTC since g2 and never have I had this many issues thinking of returning it to t-mo and getting my money back any idea's
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One more thing I noticed is that the touch screen wants to b lagggy kind of like the hd2 was when it first ran android
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If your having so many issues exchange it.
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infrared_guy said:
1. Coming from my mytouch 4g running sense 3.0 the sensation is a bit more laggy
2. Data has random dropped out issues
3. Wifi has terrible drops in and out
4. Screen does not seem as durable as my preivous HTC devices had it for 20 hours been babying it and has a scratch
5.battery life is horrible but that is to be expected
I have owned all HTC since g2 and never have I had this many issues thinking of returning it to t-mo and getting my money back any idea's
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What did you take a diamond across the screen? The thing is Gorilla Glass and it's doubtful you were babying the screen and got a scratch.
Never had those problems
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Working great!
I can say after owning it for only 24 hours so far it is a blast. I haven't had any problems. There was one instance where the data stalled, but it hasn't lagged or reboot, or even heat up since I have had it on. Been running great for me!
My sensation runs great lol glad I didn't get a dud get a replacement and if that don't work maybe u just expecting something that this phone can't give you goodluck but ill send back asap if I was you
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What did you take a diamond across the screen? The thing is Gorilla Glass and it's doubtful you were babying the screen and got a scratch.
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It only takes one grain of sand ( quartz ) in your pocket to scratch it. More of an unlucky thing than a failure of the gorilla glass .
None of those problems here.
Wifi calling works great.
I like Sense UI except for a few small things like accuweather db bull****
Browsing is nice and fast.
Trying to figure out how to get the stock car home to install.
My power button is too loose and will sit crooked sometimes. If I can get them to send me a replacement before receiving this one I may change it out.
I think ill take the advice and exchange I'm in a 4g area with full bars and it took like 3 mins to log onto xda. Thank u all for your comments
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Don't get it from walmart...
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infrared_guy said:
I think ill take the advice and exchange I'm in a 4g area with full bars and it took like 3 mins to log onto xda. Thank u all for your comments
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The data lag that you're referring to is an issue. Exchanging your phone will not resolve it. I found a fix (at least it works for the most part) that I posted in the developer section. As for the other problems you named, I'm not having any of those issues.
Got a Problem with watching divx movies... After a few minutes sound is gone ... This is my second sensation with the same problem can anyone help me?
After killing video player and start again sound works but turns off again after some time
Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I thought I was the only person that had the crocked power button. Everything else is fine except the speaker rattles when playing music loud and with bass and that's pretty much and it heats up when charging and using it.
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polo045 said:
Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I had the exact opposite happen, I'd recommend Walmart over Tmobile. Why would you want to pay the full retail price tax instead of the Walmart price of 148.00? just sayin...
got mine from walmart and dont have any issues really
I cant play back video i take and no one here is helping me .. I habe my own thread amd have no help , im on my second one and its still doing it, can anyone here help please??
Heres the link ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122926
I just exchanged my sensasation For a new one. as soon as it booted up I noticed all of the difference holy crap this phone rocks I was only getting like 1500 on quadrant on my old one but this one is pumping out 2100. thanks for all of the advice I also got a screen protector
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polo045 said:
Yo you saying that is wierd because my first sensation came from Walmart and it had every bug imaginable, got one from tmobile yesterday and its running like Bugati!!! Walmart be running some shady business tactics. $148.88 is in place for a reason. Real talk.
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I despise walmart but I found humor in what you wrote. So you're saying that Walmart opens the devices and fudges them up, then sends them out "all whack yo"? You don't think it's more likely that it was just a bad device? The real reason why wally world can sell them so cheap is because it's bait to get you inside the store. Once inside, you're likely to do your shopping there and hence Walmart turns a profit. Most of these other retailers sell it at almost cost and make their money on screen protectors, and cases.
Okay so I was having all kinds of touch screen issues,with the lock screen and in general the display wasn't recognizing swipes and was constantly opening Widgets and apps on the home screens.So I went to do a warranty exchange and took off my Tpu blue argyle case and after a reboot everything went back to normal so just thought I would post(even though this probably won't help anyone)there is a chance that it might.Please post your responses whether this helps or not and if your phone has been naked all it's life and still having problems.I usually always have my phone naked in a Nexus one pouch as I bought a bunch of them and like the protection they offer.
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platinumandroid said:
Okay so I was having all kinds of touch screen issues,with the lock screen and in general the display wasn't recognizing swipes and was constantly opening Widgets and apps on the home screens.So I went to do a warranty exchange and took off my Tpu blue argyle case and after a reboot everything went back to normal so just thought I would post(even though this probably won't help anyone)there is a chance that it might.Please post your responses whether this helps or not and if your phone has been naked all it's life and still having problems.I usually always have my phone naked in a Nexus one pouch as I bought a bunch of them and like the protection they offer.
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Thanks for contribution, but this is NOT a fix, trust me. Not for most people anyway.
Your a little to late to the dance my friend. This has been said multiple times over the past 6 weeks. Works for some and not for others. A lot of people also report that after a while, the problems come back whether the case is on or not.
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Right on no biggie,that's why in my post I said this most likely wouldn't help anyone I just wanted to know if anyone else noticed a difference and if it came back,and like you said it does so thanks.I just thought it was odd that a case was causing problems,I was also having wifi problems and since I took the case off those too have been resolved so I guess I have to wait and seen if there is a direct correlation or couincidence as I didn't have any issues pre case.
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platinumandroid said:
Right on no biggie,that's why in my post I said this most likely wouldn't help anyone I just wanted to know if anyone else noticed a difference and if it came back,and like you said it does so thanks.I just thought it was odd that a case was causing problems,I was also having wifi problems and since I took the case off those too have been resolved so I guess I have to wait and seen if there is a direct correlation or couincidence as I didn't have any issues pre case.
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The case is blocking some of the WiFi signal. I know its not much but a piece of rubber is enough to **** up a already weak signal.
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I owned 2 sensations and both of them i returned for that same problem.
No matter how many resets or messing around with settings the screen woldnt register my touch after about a week and a half.
Im going for the mytouch 4g slide now and pray it works fine lol
I no longer have the problem after removing bloat ware and putting on a screen protector. Not sure which one fixed the problem. Try both!
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The case is blocking some of the WiFi signal. I know its not much but a piece of rubber is enough to **** up a already weak signal.
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Dude you don't have to be so hostile,if your having a bad day I am sorry,I noticed your a Firefighter and want to say that you for the job you do.I in no way meant for my post to be provocative and irritate anyone.
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platinumandroid said:
Dude you don't have to be so hostile,if your having a bad day I am sorry,I noticed your a Firefighter and want to say that you for the job you do.I in no way meant for my post to be provocative and irritate anyone.
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Uh? I am in no way bei g hostile at all and am very sorry if my post looked like I was. I was just saying that a lot of people are complaining about weak wifi signal and that a rubber case is thick enough to weaken the signal more. Sorry again man but I really was just giving you some info.
Ask anyone who knows me. If I am bei g hostile, trust me, you'll know it.
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jrwingate6 said:
Uh? I am in no way bei g hostile at all and am very sorry if my post looked like I was. I was just saying that a lot of people are complaining about weak wifi signal and that a rubber case is thick enough to weaken the signal more. Sorry again man but I really was just giving you some info.
Ask anyone who knows me. If I am bei g hostile, trust me, you'll know it.
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Right on,thanks for the apology and I appreciate the info,your right it's common sense and it's just I have read of sooo many people complaining about this phone (death grip,poor wifi,touch screen issues,random reboots)and I hadn't experienced any of them until last week when I bought a case and for the last week I have had problems until today and when I took of the case off presto all MY problems disappeared.Which is odd since my wife has a similar case and has used it since launch and never had any issues.I just normally never use a case with any of my devices and haven't for a few years.
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Touchscreen problems start when you use the phone while on charge. Go to my thread, and read a bit.
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tinky1 said:
Touchscreen problems start when you use the phone while on charge. Go to my thread, and read a bit.
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I haven't seen this at all and I use the phone while charging all the time although I don't use the stock charger,I use my Nexus One wall charger due to the sweet length on it.
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There's some things I would do if I were you just for precaution.
1. Turn "Tell HTC" off. Its a setting under "About Phone". A lot of people have reported improved touch sensitivity and speed.
2. Take your battery out and keep it out over night.
Those two things seem to be fixing the issues the most.
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I encountered the laggy unlock ring problem about 2 weeks after I got the phone. It lasted about a week and then went away. I haven't had any problems for almost a month now. I've never put a case on my phone, but I did disable all HTC syncs and disabled most HTC and Tmobile apps.
I dropped my sensation on a concrete floor and have managed to shatter the plastic on the back cover. Anyone know where I could purchase a genuine HTC back cover plate? I'm live in the uk. will htc send me one if i contact them, if so what email address or phone number should i contact them on?
Look forward to the reply
Regards
Hayden
yes HTC will send you a free one.
about the number, i would give it to you but id rather you search for it.
its pretty easy
i would give it to you but id rather you search for it
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What a douche. It took you more time and board space to give a smart-ass answer than to just give him/her the number. What if you walk up to someone on the street and asked for the time, only for them to tell you "Well, I would give it to you, but I would rather you search for it, since it is so easy to find." I would probably call you a dickhead and tell you I did search for it, but apparently people, and the interaction that goes along with it, are not sources of information anymore and are no good for society.
You could have just not gave him the number and just the information about the back cover, but instead you decided to be a douche. Think about it.
Here you go, try this number in the UK:
+44-845-890-0079
Xcor3 said:
yes HTC will send you a free one.
about the number, i would give it to you but id rather you search for it.
its pretty easy
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Isn't this it?
http://tinyurl.com/3jkymhj
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I saw a few OEM cases being sold on eBay like this one for around $38 to $48.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=ht...+cover&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313#
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Check out my thread in accessories.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1180726
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deliriousbb said:
I saw a few OEM cases being sold on eBay like this one for around $38 to $48.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=ht...+cover&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313#
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Better results here:
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=ht...on+back&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
artymarty said:
Isn't this it?
http://tinyurl.com/3jkymhj
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My situation wad worse .. dropped it and broke the screen along with the back casing. I sent it back in to get the screen replaced (160) and also ask for a replacement casing but they said only if I can proof that there is something wrong with the original (non-cosmetic issues only). So I told them wifi death grip causes by the casing .. a week later I received the new case .. of course this was tmous htc .. not sure if they will give you one in uk
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kmdub said:
What a douche. It took you more time and board space to give a smart-ass answer than to just give him/her the number. What if you walk up to someone on the street and asked for the time, only for them to tell you "Well, I would give it to you, but I would rather you search for it, since it is so easy to find." I would probably call you a dickhead and tell you I did search for it, but apparently people, and the interaction that goes along with it, are not sources of information anymore and are no good for society.
You could have just not gave him the number and just the information about the back cover, but instead you decided to be a douche. Think about it.
Here you go, try this number in the UK:
+44-845-890-0079
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how about you use some common sense? looking up numbers online is pretty easy, asking here would take more time than searching for the number, and it only makes sense that when you go to HTC website the number will be there.
I ddnt want to sound like a douche but dude, this type of question is pretty easy to find an answer if you just look
artymarty said:
Isn't this it?
http://tinyurl.com/3jkymhj
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woah... thanks, aha. to be honest i find that really funny.
Just wanted to share a little love story about my 3 Sensations:
Back in July I got my first Sensation off eBay. Turns out it had a blocked IMEI. Happily, the seller refunded my money and paid for return shipping.
Second one, I got off Craigslist for $200. He said it had been fully functional, and when we met up I remembered to try everything EXCEPT for wifi. Turns out, it wasn't working.
After trying the software fixes, I tried the solder reflow fix with a heat gun and aluminum shield. It worked! But in the process I roasted my FFC. No bother, wifi was more important.
But only a few weeks later, the mic cut out on a work call and never came back. Upon opening her up again, I found the FPC connector for the microphone cable had come apart. Instead of ordering one from China for $10 shipped, I decided to just try and find a broken Sensation that I could salvage the motherboard from. If that failed, at least I had an FFC and 3 identical FPC connectors to try soldering in place of my broken one.
Well, I got one delivered from eBay yesterday, with a totally smashed screen (no output) for $35. I swapped the whole motherboard into my old chassis and crossed my fingers. I had on my hands a perfectly good motherboard, wifi chip, FFC, and clear IMEI. Success!
I then unlocked and loaded up frankinstine's AOKP port and it feels every bit as responsive as that Galaxy S3 I almost sprung for over the weekend.
tl;dr: Android/Sensation/xda/DIY/no contracts FTW.
In before cool story, bro.
Also, in before pics or it didn't happen.
Sound very determined to have sensation for cheap lol
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Indeed! You gotta admit, after modification, nothing has beaten it on T-Mo, until the N4.
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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gefilus said:
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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And one that is not to be discussed on XDA as it is illegal in most countries
I know, i won't tell how or anything. But i just say its easy on sensation.
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gefilus said:
You can easy change imei on sensation if you are revolutionary bootloader. Its just a simple command
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I know I just didn't want to go there. It's one thing to tether without permission but that could get me thrown off of the network for good.
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