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Has anybody had any problems with dust under your screen? it almost looks like a dead pixel, but it is most certainly dust. Its on the right side upper part of the screen. Thinking about exchanging it because its super annoying (although i could just be ocding, lol) If this is a widespread problem though i may not bother, just to get another with even more dust under it,although i have not seen any other threads on it in the desire HD section.
It appears as the original desires had a big problem with LOTS of dust under the screen, specially by the volume rocker. Sounds like a screen sealing problem, which HTC had a really hard time with the EVOs too. The screen actually lifted up on the bottom due to no glue on the bottom part of the screen.
Get an exchange and be done with it.
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Mine has a bunch in the same location I can only see it when screen its off so no big deal. But it does bother me when screen off but I'll survive
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Add me to the list aswell there were tiny specks I could tolerate and only seen under direct sunlight with screen off but one huge speck that kept annoying me completely, visible in any lighting...Costco agreed with me also and got a new one replaced heck they replaced the entire package even the extra accessories they included..really happy now! thank you Costco.
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None here and I keep mine in my pocket with ottetbox commuter and screen protector. I'll be looking out for it though.
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I have dust under my screen also
I suspect the charger and headphone ports are the culprits.
Bugs me to no end.
This was a problem that plagued my CDMA Hero as well. Sprint Service center saw me once a month or so to get it cleaned, Will AT&T just swap it under warranty? So far I'm dust free.
Finally after three replacement I have a dust free screen. Bought mine at BestBuy mobile. They were pretty cool about it.
I noticed dust in the top corners under my screen today too, but I can't for the life of me see it now - the lighting must need to be perfect.
i have dust under my screen now after about 3 weeks of use. it did NOT when i bought it because im anal and i looked very closley. to be honest, a less anal person might not even notice the 5 tiny specs of dust that i see under the screen.
has anyone swapped due to dust issues and got a unit that does NOT get dust under the screen at all? and im aksing this of the people who are turely anal about. ive handed my phone to 3 different people and asked them if they could see the dust, and they could not, then i gave it to my dad (more retentive than me even) and he spotted each spec of dust.
baiscally, im trying to decide if its worth swapping, then going through rooting and getting my phone just how i want it again, only to get dust int he next phone. if its going to happen to every inspire, then i wont bother.
anyone have input on the above?
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anyone have input on the above?
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If you find a good friendly place in austin, let me know. I've got a bit of screen raise that I'm debating whether or not to use my warranty. Don't go to the at&t store in lakeline mall, they weren't helpful at all!
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If you find a good friendly place in austin, let me know. I've got a bit of screen raise that I'm debating whether or not to use my warranty. Don't go to the at&t store in lakeline mall, they weren't helpful at all!
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well i got mine inside of a target, i can return for any reason within 30 days. im just trying to find out if its even possible to get a unit that WILL NOT get ANY dust inside of it. if all of them are going to get dust under the screen, then theres no need to go through the hassle
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well i got mine inside of a target, i can return for any reason within 30 days. im just trying to find out if its even possible to get a unit that WILL NOT get ANY dust inside of it. if all of them are going to get dust under the screen, then theres no need to go through the hassle
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Doubt this is a problem with all devices... I don't have any dust under my screen and I didn't have any under the screen with my first inspire.
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Haven't noticed any dust, and I use my Inspire naked (LOL) and keep it in my pocket most of the day.
Yea one thing the craptivate does have is that little door to close over your port. Wish we had that.
No dust under my screen yet... almost time to put a new screenie (protector) on ill have to check
I am noticing dust on the sides trapped on mine I have only had it 4 days.
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No dust under my screen, I'm using a cheap silicon case from Sam's Club and no Screen Protector.
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I shouldn't have read this thread.
I too, am retentive and checked mine for dust and it's there.
Cracked my digitizer and the new one is supposed to be here this afternoon. Anyone done this yet? Anyone found a good breakdown guide?
How did you go? I'm about to tackle it tonight!
Here's a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5bWl73O9ss&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I have replaced it but with a terrible unresponsiveness that still exists for a short period of time after screen activation. The process is a bit in depth, though.
You need to rip up the phone from the back to the front. torx screws in the back come out, the plastic battery tray comes off, two circuit cards come off, unplugging the ribbon cables. The rest of it is a very gentle prying to get the double sided sticky tape separated from the digitizer and remaining case. you will need fresh tape to lay down so it gets a good seal, and I recommend latex gloves to keep fingerprints out. Dust free environment/do it in a plastic bag as well. Kind of a pain to keep the digitizer and LCD free of debris. I am still trying to figure out what the hell is causing the screen unresponsiveness... maybe a grounding issue.
So I received my new digitizer, and it is broken already - I slid the ribbon between the chassis and LCD the wrong way, and in trying to pull the ribbon back out, it snapped so my Sensation remains in pieces while I get a new digitizer. Also bought a roll of 2mm 3M tape to seal the digitizer back too!
The disassembly isn't complicated, but it is fairly involved with lots of delicate ribbons.
What sort of unresponsiveness are you referring - is it always, or just when it's on charge?
The phone is almost completely unresponsive immediately after reactivating the screen. This could be after it disables the screen via proximity sensor for a phone call, or securing it and trying to use the lockscreen. After swiping my finger across it for several seconds it works perfectly, however. Either seems like a software recognition or a grounding issue, as I'd imagine the finger swiping is slowly building a charge. At least that's my theory so far.
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The phone is almost completely unresponsive immediately after reactivating the screen. This could be after it disables the screen via proximity sensor for a phone call, or securing it and trying to use the lockscreen. After swiping my finger across it for several seconds it works perfectly, however. Either seems like a software recognition or a grounding issue, as I'd imagine the finger swiping is slowly building a charge. At least that's my theory so far.
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How did you go with your theory? I just replaced the screen in mine and I am having issues with my sensitivity when the screen first turns on, too
I replaced the digitizer twice so far. Both are unbranded "HTC" labels, my original said HTC and T-Mobile in the right. Also different serial. Same unresponsiveness as well. It has to be something else.
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I replaced the digitizer twice so far. Both are unbranded "HTC" labels, my original said HTC and T-Mobile in the right. Also different serial. Same unresponsiveness as well. It has to be something else.
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So do you think it's the digitizer itself?
Its either the wrong digitizer for the model of phone (Europe/USA/fake garbage) or something else is at fault. Le sigh.
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Its either the wrong digitizer for the model of phone (Europe/USA/fake garbage) or something else is at fault. Le sigh.
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Yeah, I have been reading and some other people have had similar problems. I asked the seller of the digitizer and they said they have not had any problems like this before.
I think I'm going to sell the phone soon, will buy an HTC Desire or Desire HD for a few months until the Sensation XE comes out.
I also want to sell this phone. In its current state I can't see it fetching more than $100 though... Half the purpose of a phone is quick reference, not a 10 second frustrating unlock frenzy.
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Fairly unrelated, but do you thing my phone is in need of a new digitizer or an LCD? Everything works fine, except for those 3-4 cracks that don't look so great.
tinypic.com/r/2uihlj9/7
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I also want to sell this phone. In its current state I can't see it fetching more than $100 though... Half the purpose of a phone is quick reference, not a 10 second frustrating unlock frenzy.
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Yeah, you can't exactly answer incoming phone calls
I'm wondering if it might fetch more, if I put the cracked digitizer back on there.
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Fairly unrelated, but do you thing my phone is in need of a new digitizer or an LCD? Everything works fine, except for those 3-4 cracks that don't look so great.
tinypic.com/r/2uihlj9/7
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Yeah, that's a digitizer crack. I wouldn't bother replacing it...
I just replaced my digitizer and I'm getting the exact same behaviour. A phone shop also tried two of their panels and they also exhibits the response issue! However reinstalling the broken original digitizer works!
How can all three panels I've tried be faulty? It must be something else.
I can answer calls but I have to swipe rapidly across the answer key. It sucks and if replacing the original makes it work then its a model number issue. Probably the wrong digitizer for that phone revision.
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I repair cell phones for a living and have done the sensation digitizer twice. I now turn them all away.
from what I have been able to deduce, something about the space between the digi and lcd causes the unresponsiveness. try using a little more adesive, maybe a layer on a layer, it may work a little bit better
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I repair cell phones for a living and have done the sensation digitizer twice. I now turn them all away.
from what I have been able to deduce, something about the space between the digi and lcd causes the unresponsiveness. try using a little more adesive, maybe a layer on a layer, it may work a little bit better
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Thanks, I'll give it a go, I suppose!
Have you determined that it is more space that makes it better?
A bit of Googling suggests that many struggle with the unresponsiveness, but I suspect that there might be two separate causes here. Some report pretty random unresposiveness, and it helps to restart the phone, and apparently fixing a bad ground connection between the phone and the back cover fixes the problem. Then there are many who report that it has happened after replacing the digitiser.
I've just replaced mine, and every time after the LCD is activated, the screen is very unresponsive for 15-20 seconds, and then everything is just fine as long as the LCD remains on. Is this exactly the same behaviour everybody else here has seen after replacing the digitiser? The most irritating bit is that it makes it hard to answer a phone call in time.
I disassembled my phone once more and put it together again making absolutely sure that it was done properly. No change. I haven't glued the digitiser properly yet, though, since I'd like to get confirmed that it's working before I do something which is hard to undo. But I've tried different spacings between the LCD and the digitiser (though this is a bit difficult when the whole thing is partly loose), and I haven't really noticed much difference. I've kept much of the original glue, which isn't very sticky anymore, which means that I probably have a bit of spacing already. Any chance that the responsiveness gets better with as little spacing as possible, has anyone tried that?
Please keep posting reports on both what doesn't help and on what seems to improve the situation.
I wonder if it's like the iPhone 4. Many people complained about the proximity sensor not working anymore once the digitizer was replaced. Either way, I think I'm going to suffer through a couple months of this and buy a new ice cream sandwich phone when they come out. :/
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I am still psyched on getting this phone, but I have one issue that bothers me a bit, and I would like to know if anyone else can confirm it.
The black outer trim of the face of the phone that surrounds the screen seems quite scratch-able.
I have a screen protector that covers the phone from the four hardware buttons up, so that part's fine.
However, on the naked black chrome underneath the buttons (and to the right and left of the optical track pad), I already have a few slight, but enough to bother me kind of scratches.
Yes it is
It is very scratch prone..And do yourself a favor and do not use the BodyGlove case, which is the only case they had at Tmobile when I bought the phone. It ended up scratching the phone more than if I didnt have it on at all. I usually keep my phones in pristine condition so I can sell and trade up when the time is right. Ive had this phone for 3 weeks and it looks a year old already.. But it is a great phone despite its weight
Wow, what are you guys doing to your phones???
I have had the phone since the release date and mine looks brand new.
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I keep mine inside the pouch my G1 came with, and have a small piece cloth to clean eye-glasses inside of it. No screen protector (the ones I got from Amazon SUUUUCCKKKEEEDD), but this one seems much more resiliant than my MyTouch3G slide.
My phone looks amazing. Had it sense day of release. and I got the black body glove.
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mine isn't scratched b/c I'm using a full body Zagg that I got put on in less than 24 hours of receiving the phone. However, my phone met the side of a filing cabinet while in my Case Logic belt holder and the bottom side of the screen is 'dented' in near the 'home' button, so its like the screen isn't flush, I can feel a little ridge, the other side this isn't present.
so watch out for stuff like that! (phone still works 100% fine, fingers crossed!)
Guys, read what I said again. I'm talking about the black chrome plastic under the hardware keys. It's hard to see in light, but if you look closely, maybe you'll see some scratch(es)?
I'm not talking about the actual touchscreen, if that's what you guys mean...
@token2k6
I have the ZAGG full body shield too, but last time I remember the full body shield doesn't actually cover the entire front face of the phone, but from the bottom of the touchscreen upwards. (which leaves the hardware keys, the optical track pad and the black chrome design naked)
@RazoE
Me too! I still got the G1 case and am using it atm.
Check out the cases thread in the accessories forum. Answers are there.
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keep the phone in one pocket and your keys in another.
So I finally replaced my cracked screen and I've been having issues with my new digitizer. It's one of the LG digitizers, not the ones that say T-Mobile at the top. When you touch the extreme left side of the screen, it acts like you're touching the extreme right side of the screen at the same time. It's very weird - when I try to capitalize, it also backspaces, and my a's all have l's after them - stuff like that. It's like that all the way from the top of the screen to the bottom.
I got in there and cleaned a couple of specks of dust that I had accidentally left between the digitizer and LCD screen and it didn't seem to help. I used compressed air to clean the contact where the digitizer ribbon cable connects to the motherboard and tried to get the ribbon cable itself to sit under the motherboard nice and straight (I had a little trouble with it the first time and it could have been crooked, I guess, but I'm not sure if that would even matter.) I've also tried soft reboots, removing the battery, full wipes, and even have experimented with a few different ROMs. Acts exactly the same.
What do you guys think? Do I have a bad digitizer or is there something else I could try to get it to work properly? Thanks!
I buy broken phones of Craigslist and fix them. I have put digitizers on 4 g2x as of yet never had that problem. I'd make sure the connections were nice clean and seated correctly. I see you've done that so my conclusion is that you have a faulty unit. Run a calibration app and see if that helps
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I had bought a digitizer with the LG logo on it and it was not as senseative to the touch and as well when touching the left or right sides of it where off a little. I used the ones with the T Moble logo and all works like new.
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I buy broken phones of Craigslist and fix them. I have put digitizers on 4 g2x as of yet never had that problem. I'd make sure the connections were nice clean and seated correctly. I see you've done that so my conclusion is that you have a faulty unit. Run a calibration app and see if that helps
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Hi, my screen cracked, so I got a replacement digitizer and installed it. When I reassembled the phone, it worked fine, except the buttons at the bottom (home, back, etc.) and the bottom 15% of the touch screen do not register. The rest of the touch screen works fine.
Do you know if that part is connected differently from the rest of the phone? Or any other reason it might be broken.
This may be dumb on my part, but my package didn't come with adhesive, so I used superglue. Could that be messing up the sensor somewhere? Or is it not likely that?
Any thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated.
You probably got some glue in the wrong place. I used 3M double sided adhesive, that way I could be exact with the placement
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Superglue + Electronics = BAD!
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Superglue + Electronics = BAD!
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Hah what he said.
You should never use glue of any sort on electronics. If the manufacturers don't do it, then you surely shouldn't.
SMh... broke my digitier/lcd on my One X today!
Was gonna replace my back housing because it was cracked and had scuffs to put a white one on,
but when I was doing the first step I went into the wrong slit and slid my tool in between the LCD/Digitizer!!
Only a few centimeters from the edge, guess it was enough.
Now the screen doesnt turn on AT ALL!! Phone still boots and capacitive buttons light up and vibrate
I'm not sure where to start, I hope I can get it to work still but I dont know what to try now.
Im a noob, but the only thing I can think of is to dissamble the whole phone and then
blow dry it and separate the LCD/Digitizer and put them back together after inspecting.
This happened by sliding a guitar pick in between the LCD/Digitizer.
I only went in a few centimeters from the edge until I realized I was doing something terrible wrong.
I was trying to disassemble my One X.
It still works, I plugged in MHL adapter and it works, could navigate normal, just that the LCD doesnt turn on.
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A) $75+ for a new screen and attempt to fix myself?
B) Sell it for as much as I can? $220?
C) Try to get AT&T/HTC to replace it even tho I rooted 2.20?
You know how long its been since I read about a Hox issue that hasn't been posted yet???? I feel bad, that sux, it really does, but this was by far the funniest thing I've read about in a while
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I did the exact same thing you did! That's why I've got two HOX now. I had to purchase the LCD/digitizer combo. All fixed now. I still have the digitizer screen on my desk. Sucks I know.
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you can try that but doubt it'd fix anything. Plus the LCD and digitizer are seriously bonded together tight so it'd be hard to take it apart fully without breaking the glass. I've replaced my LCD/digitizer twice, and while it's not impossible, it's still very tedious and risky. So if your gonna do it yourself I'd suggest making sure the place you get it is atleast somewhat reputable so you don't get another faulty screen, and don't use super glue to bond the LCD to the housing! (lol that was what I did with my first screen and it destroyed the screen). And be prepared to be left with some more scuffs on your housing. Otherwise sending to HTC shouldn't be a problem, even with root I think it's fine. It's just a screen repair, its not like root could cause really screen damage. Good luck though on whatever you decide.
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thanks for the reply, um do you think HTC would fix for free if I play dumb and say one day it just stopped turning on?
I've decided not to try to separate the LCD from the digitizer, way too work.
and an xda member said he'd sell me his lcd+digi for a good price but its a HTC Branded one instead of AT&T, i think it will work the same tho,
I got the HTC logo digitizer/lcd. Worked fine vs the original att one
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alright good to know! I prefer it to say HTC anyhow since im not even with AT&T! Im T-mobile!
so you really did the exact same thing as me!? guitar pick in the wrong hole!?
How far did u push in and try to separate it til you noticed u messed up BIG TIME?
I was in denial for a good 10 minutes =( still kinda am... smh
I went a little farther than you and got angry though. Totally destroyed it. Lol! Couple things. Make sure you get the adhesive strips. There is a metal casing that goes around that LCD that likes to pop out if not glued properly. And I got mine from repair universe. Not perfect but pretty cheap. Only issue is captivate button lights don't transfer over, and I had to silicone the edge of the LCD to the digitizer cause it started getting dust between them. Pain to say the least. I taken these apart enough now. I'm comfortable with it.
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u bought the LCD+Digitizer and the capacitive buttons still didnt turn on? Hope mine will work.
Also can u point to me which YouTube tut was the most helpful for you?
I wish there was some way to fix the LCD I have now tho, still in good condition aesthetically =(
Yeah it sucks that most newer devices really bond the LCD and digitizer tightly. Once (if) you take it apart you'll realize what we mean. Its possible but very unlikely with original screen. And taking the LCD off the housing is near impossible to do without breaking the LCD in my experience too. So make sure to get LCD+digitizer. And as far as sending it to HTC, I'm sure you could try but once they figure out what you did I'm sure they'll charge you (why wouldn't they? ). There was an amazing YouTube video made by some company (I think it was irepairfast) that I used but after many people complained about their service here on their one x, they removed it. So sorry, just look around for some good ones.
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I agree with what xaey said. Depending on the LCD/screen you get the captivate buttons may or may not have the little fiber optics on them. I just went with the cheapest one I could find cause I'm a tight [email protected]%. There are NO good videos that I could find on tear apart and none on putting it back together. Take you time and keep an inventory of what you do. I lost a screw and its still missing inside the repaired phone.
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oh well it should save some power then right? im a cheap buyer too!
these tuts seem pretty good!
http://youtu.be/FxbjQbi1tAY
http://youtu.be/OIeO0DueMcg
When replacing it, just take them optics out of the original, it has very lightly adhesive but it should come off easily and then put them on the new one if it doesn't haven't them already, it should still be a bit sticky to do so. Another problem is possible light leakage (you'll know what I mean if it happens, basically more light shines through than just on the buttons). This happened to me, which is why I don't keep my capacitive lights on. Worst part is you won't know until you turn it on unless you can connect the screen to circuit without bonding it to the housing yet.
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alright I'll try that if it doesnt come with capacitive lights. will attempt to replace it next week. I hope I can do this correctyl!!
Well put xaey. I tried to transfer those over and there was way too much light bleeding from the side and bottom. Plus they were a pain to get in there. I tore that thing apart 4 times. Lol trial and error. So I just put some sealant over the captivate area. Unfortunately that does not disable the lights to them.
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Well put xaey. I tried to transfer those over and there was way too much light bleeding from the side and bottom. Plus they were a pain to get in there. I tore that thing apart 4 times. Lol trial and error. So I just put some sealant over the captivate area. Unfortunately that does not disable the lights to them.
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Lol yeah I know what you mean. I ended up putting some black electrical tape over where the light bleeding was on mine (just under the capacitive buttons) before putting the screen in... and it didn't help much, it just looked more weird looking at it from different angles haha. So I just keep the lights off.
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eww I do not want to see leakage from the bottom!
Hopefully i get lucky and only have to take apart once and be done with it!
I've only taken apart a HTC Dash a few years ago.
Excited to put my hand eye coordination to the test
smh... noticed wifi/data pins came off also so I am SOL!!
any suggestions on what and how to replace those pieces on the motherboard?
Witch ones? Data pins?
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im not even sure what the term for these are, the metal on the motherboard that touches the gold areas on the back cover?
I must have pulled the phone out too rough or something but they came off the mother board.
my wifi only gets 1 bar, DL speed of 3mbs
data doesn't connect, can still call text.
this video shows the areas on the phone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NZXM_O5srw