G2X speaker problem - Fixed - T-Mobile LG G2x

I picked up a *new* used g2x about a week ago. The guy had hardly used it all. It is in brand new condition. It works great, but one thing that was driving me absolutely crazy was the crappy sound of any ringtone I played. Tons of distortion, awful sound, and low volume.
I decided to crack open the phone using the service guide to see if the speaker was damaged. It was super easy by the way.
As soon as I took the part out I could immediately see the problem. There was an extra screw inside that was stuck to the speaker! It must have been in there from the factory because every screw was in it's place, expect of course this one! :laugh:
I removed the screw very carefully using some tweezers, because it was stuck to the magnet of the speaker, and put everything back together. Of course it made a HUGE difference! I can actually hear my phone ring and the god-awful distortion was gone!
I have seen some complaints around regarding the sound of this phone. It's maybe worth a quick check if your sound sucks! It's super easy to do and took me about 3 minutes total. This makes me wonder if it could have happened to someone else's phone.
Here's a pic of the little punk!
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One of my speakers are a lot louder then the other one I don't want to open it up main reason don't wanna risk messing it up second I don't have a manual or anything that shows how. My sounds still fine but I think it can be a lot louder if that one puts out more sound. Any ideas other then opening it up?
EDIT: just decided to look this up now after about 15 seconds of Googling found there's only one speaker on the lg optimus 2x and g2x the left one is a mic xD
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Yep it's just one speaker. Kinda funny though how there are so many arguments about that online! Especially when it's so easy to look at the actual thing. :laugh:
It's super easy to take off though. All you need to do is turn the phone off, remove the battery, and then take out the three screws on that bottom piece on the phone. Then that piece just pops right out.

Sucks that there's only one speaker. -_- I also don't get why there isn't a 2nd mic for noise cancellation.
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Yep it's just one speaker. Kinda funny though how there are so many arguments about that online! Especially when it's so easy to look at the actual thing. :laugh:
It's super easy to take off though. All you need to do is turn the phone off, remove the battery, and then take out the three screws on that bottom piece on the phone. Then that piece just pops right out.
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Well my sound is fine xD but wow that simple to open up..
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Touch Pro/Fuze TV Out Cable Question

Ok i recently recieved a warranty exchanged fuze (upgrade froma tilt) and i recieved an adapter in the box..
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very similar to whats included with the tilt..its a non standard htc usb plug with an extended adapter on it which has on one side what looks like a normal headphone jack and a mini headphone jack and on the end has the usb..ive included a pic of it..im assuming this is standard accessory equipment included with the ATT FUZE sooo i was looking on ebay for a video out cable and came upon this
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOUCH-PRO-TV-VI...0|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
and ive included a pic
but it looks like you can plug it into what i thought were audio jacks and achieve video out? because i have these cables laying around (from video cameras and stuff) and i tried them just now and i dont get any results..any ideas on how this is being pulled off?
The one on eBay is a modified dongle. And the guy probably did it using the thread found in xda-dev! I will bet you that! LOL! But, if you had searched, you would have found this thread here.
derrrrrrr..yah sorry about not searching..just thought it was interesting and found a makeshift on on ppcgeeks really didnt think about searching lol
pazookie said:
derrrrrrr..yah sorry about not searching..just thought it was interesting and found a makeshift on on ppcgeeks really didnt think about searching lol
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Well Pazookie, good for you getting your Fuze as a replacement. Didn't cost you a cent. Congrats and I hope you enjoy it. As for the Bold, I brought that the day it came out and took it back the following day. LOL The screen is awesome but I guess I'm just that WM kinda guy. I hated the BB format espically for email and text messages. Again, that's me and I sure it's that I'm so used to the WM platform. I know many people that would give their arm before lossing their BB. LOL
Have a GREAT holiday my Firend.
beachboyde/JON
thanks..merry christmas.//and about the fuze..i have never been more pleased with a device..it went above and beyond my expectations..i thought i was going to have to settle for less buttons and all that stuff but i have found the workarounds easier..i have found it to be more responsive and accurate as in screen taps and typing with the on screen SIP and pocketgba works again (on my tilt once wm6.1 came out that gba emulater stopped working). I LOVE this thing lol oh yah its built tuff too..i dropped it at work the other day (idiot coworker bear hugged me from behind thus flinging the fuze out of my hand). It hid concrete from about 4 feet and the back cover flew off and the battery popped off and only a smal scratch/paintsmudge on the bottom right corner (top half of device). Hope you have a great new year

Haha, busted screen

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ouch. that hurts.
Cool !!! Is there a cab you can share for this or I just have to use a hammer?
LOL...
freco said:
Cool !!! Is there a cab you can share for this or I just have to use a hammer?
LOL...
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Ha Ha now thats a CAB I need
Can you replace the screen and front plate?
Ouch
Had this once with my universal, had to pay 170 ,- € to fix that.
My wife could´nt understand why i had to repair it instead of buying a new phone.
They will never understand our addicting hobby! Hobby? Passion! Destiny!
Dang that hurts me looking at it. Is there a writeup on screen replacement on this yet?
here is the service manual:
http://htcwinmobile.blogspot.com/2009/03/htc-raphaeltouch-pro-service-manual.html
whoa! thats bad ...
its touch pro breaking season or something, how did this happen?
My condolences.
I have a busted Touch Pro that with a good screen...the phone was run over by a car. Kind of mangled but powers on, cant make calls, everything else works but stuck in landscape. Funny thing is that the screen is flawless while everything else is about shot
same here man, got ran over by a car, everything worked except the lcd panel, i swear those Digitizers are strong or something cause they dont seem to crack or stop functioning easily
damn!! feel sorry for you man. claim your insurance... if you had any that is in the 1st place!
Yep, it's gone for insurance-repair.
How this happend? Just took it out of my pocket when I was in a bar and noticed the screen was cracked. It still could be an assasination
jorann said:
How this happend? Just took it out of my pocket when I was in a bar
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Unexplainable things happen to me when I'm in a pub too!
How is that funny? Unless it's not yours?
I'm a bit surprised some TP's survived car run-overs. I think it's worth the fix if it costs $150+ to fix when a new one is over twice as much.
oh jeez, do you keep the screen facing towards your leg when it's in your pocket? i usually keep it faced towards my leg now because my old phone cracked after hitting the edge of a table.
I don't really pay attention to which way it is facing, specially when i'm in a bar, being a bit intoxicated
I had the same porblem except my screen was not cracked. I had the same lines even though they were not so bright. So i sent my phone intor HTC for warranty repair and suprisingly they fixed it for free and sent it back to me just 3 days ago.

Moto Droid 2 Explodes in user ear. Is this really possible?

I'm not sure how many of you have heard it but a user was on a call and his droid 2 exploded and some of the glass cut his ear causing a hospital visit and 4 stitches. As a Electronics Engineer I doubt anything except the battery could cause such a explosion. But I'm not very knowledgeable on the LCD etc and to what the potential danger is for explosion.
I'm sure this will hit main stream media by tomorrow and if it is proven to be accurate and true, this is going to be a big hit for Moto and maybe cause for concern of others using the same possibly defective hardware.
Here is a video of a news clip. http://www.the33tv.com/videobeta/919e261e-2d3d-422a-bc61-f3c62612039c/News/12-02-10-Cell-Phone-Explodes
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After some more investigating on Google I think this will turn out to be a fraud or scam. I can't see how the explosion could have came from the inside of the phone with enough force to crack the screen and the phone is still working. Most of these rare instances are related to the battery exploding. If this was the case the device would not function at all.
I suspect this guy damaged the device put it up to his ear and made it cut himself and try to make people believe it exploded.
We will see???
...I dont know what to make of that story. It seems to me that the screen is intact making and "explosion" kinda not possible. It sucks that this day and age we cant just take someones word on what happened but face it, the worlds full of people trying to get rich quick. Cant say that this is what this couple is doing...but looking at the phone, seems more like he dropped it and now wants a new phone for free.
I dont know..I suppose Verizon can release to Motorola his call records under a courts order and that would be the first step..see if he actually placed a call at around that time.
The other thing, If I was in my driveway and my phone explodes on the side of my head I am not going to leave my house and travel to my wife for her to tell me what happened lol, I am going to go inside my house and look in the mirror to see what the hell just happened to my head..thats just me though I guess?
He had to have smashed it in his pocket and answered a call thereby cutting himself on the glass.
considering that the Moto Droid line uses Gorilla Glass it really makes me wonder how the hell that happened without destroying the phone. one of my buddies who drives for another company accidentally ran his D2 over and the only thing that was still good was the screen. my guess is this dude is pissed about Verizion dropping the D2 and releasing the D2 Global with better specs and is trying to get out of his 2 year contract and get a payday on top of it.
he must've been overclocking the sh!t out of that droid2 3.0ghz maybe seriously who do you sue verizon or google whoever it is i'll say thanks for the riches ya dig.

USB/Charging jack UGH

This is in a horrible location.
That's all.
No other complaints. No dust under screen yet, no dead pixels, no death grip.
I've had phones with the jacks in every damn spot on the phone. I always hate them at first because the prior phone had it in a different place and I had gotten used to it. My last couple phones were G2 and MT4G and they had the same spot as the S4G, so I love the location. You'll probably adjust to it and start to like it.
TJBunch1228 said:
I've had phones with the jacks in every damn spot on the phone. I always hate them at first because the prior phone had it in a different place and I had gotten used to it. My last couple phones were G2 and MT4G and they had the same spot as the S4G, so I love the location. You'll probably adjust to it and start to like it.
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Yeah, you're probably right... I'm just glad I don't seem to have some of the other issues people are having.
Still can't wait for root though so I can use my apps that require root!
wrek said:
Yeah, you're probably right... I'm just glad I don't seem to have some of the other issues people are having.
Still can't wait for root though so I can use my apps that require root!
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i prefer it on the side rather than down. but the reason why it is on the side
well first of all you have a qHD 16:9 wide screen. what is it good for? WATCHING Videos/Movies and surfing the web
so because of this when the Sensation sits on the docking station, it is sideways so you can browse the net, watch a movie while it is syncing/charging, plus its more stable than a phone upright
I used to hate it when I first got it but now I love it more than any other location. It completely makes sense once you start gaming. When the USB port is located at the bottom, I always have to change my grip when in landscape view if I want to use it while charging.
I don't have a docking station so for me I can't prop the phone up to watch a movie. Some apps won't rotate the screen the other way.
lmfao, I hate looking for that jack when it's all dark and I cant use the phone as a flashlight.
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This is the small things that shows, HTC do study and think before they design. Like moving the power button to the right (better for landscape mode). I'm used to on the left with my desire.
I'd prefer charging slot on the bottom. As a matter of fact, I'd prefer headphone jack on the bottom as well. I hate having 1 cable sticking out from the side and one from the top when in the the car. I would also kill for optical trackpad but that's another story.
borodin1 said:
I'd prefer charging slot on the bottom. As a matter of fact, I'd prefer headphone jack on the bottom as well. I hate having 1 cable sticking out from the side and one from the top when in the the car. I would also kill for optical trackpad but that's another story.
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I agree with you completely regarding the car issue... And a dedicated camera button and optical tracked are the only things that would make this hardware perfect imo.
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Try a right angle usb cable. Makes it more bearable.
This location workd fine for me...so far!

[Q] [SOLVED] DEFECTIVE PHONE are you having line out issues and blue photo?

I really do not one to create two threads on this...
issue 1
while charging (tested 2 chargers so far) I get feedback over the speakers when using the line out. we have tried 5 devices through the same set up and the skyrocket is the only one with this feedback
http://youtu.be/P-XmzjoMN4g
issue 2
a number of our photos turn out blue, some others have an odd bright line
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Your first issue is a common complaint for all smartphones. They put out so much EMF noise that cheaply made speakers tend to crackle when they are near. Only solutions are speakers with better shielding or keeping the phone away. Sometimes a separation of 3-5 feet is enough.
Issue 2 is just weird. I don't know what to tell you except that it is probably not related to one. Do all your pictures turn out like that or just some?
Thanks for the reply...but out of 5 android devices...this is the only one that does this in the same vehicle/same cables (Harmon kardon sound system)
That is the odd thing about the pics.. it isn't all of them. I would say 1 in 20
Izmir Stinger said:
Your first issue is a common complaint for all smartphones. They put out so much EMF noise that cheaply made speakers tend to crackle when they are near. Only solutions are speakers with better shielding or keeping the phone away. Sometimes a separation of 3-5 feet is enough.
Issue 2 is just weird. I don't know what to tell you except that it is probably not related to one. Do all your pictures turn out like that or just some?
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check your finger placement, it may be guiding the LED flash away from 1 side of the image, and towards the other (at least on pic #2)
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check your finger placement, it may be guiding the LED flash away from 1 side of the image, and towards the other (at least on pic #2)
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That is what I am thinking.
I went ahead and exchanged my phone over the line out issue...moments away from testing it
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Phone was defective. So far none of the above issues are present on my new replacement.
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