I've been looking around for a replacement housing for my G2, it's pretty knocked up (bought it 2nd hand), had a look at faulty used phones and official replacement housing, but both are surprisingly expensive (you wouldn't believe how much people pay for an old waterdamaged phone with an unrepairable screen and dents left right and centre.
Anyway, I've seen a full housing (minus screen/ glass) by Ecell which is (quote) "New Genuine ... For HTC Desire Z", previously it was £300ish on eBay, I've now seen it for under a tenner (still direct from Ecell).
Thing is it's black, so the use of the word "genuine" is questionable (do they mean "genuine" Ecell, or "genuine" HTC?), although in the description they say "Official HTC product". Also I've never bought anything Ecell before.
I just wanted to know if any of you guys have bought one of these replacement housings, or anything from Ecell before? Feedback would be greatly appreciated .
Best I have found is about 40$ for a full housing replacement OEM, if considered it the past but haven't been able to justify that just for aesthetics. I recently stopped using my dock and just use one of the original T-Mobile cases I fond for a few bucks (thick rubber, bulky but real nice) since then I gave up on pretty.
Never bought from ecell before so I couldn't attest to their reputation
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I've seen the E-CELL product on eBay for about 10 pounds and it seems a good price for it.
However, while I'm not sure of its' quality, for that value I'd be willing to take a risk and see what's it about.
@demkantor Thanks, according to Google $40 = £25, and official HTC housing goes for around £30, which is absurd 'cause that's well over half of what I paid for my G2. I don't fancy a case, the Vision is already thick and heavy without one (can you even use the keyboard with a case on? )
@geojoking Yep, that's the one I found, previously £300 (wtf?!). Unless anyone highly cautions against Ecell I might go for it, besides as you say it is less than £10 so probably worth the risk. Anyway, if I do get it I can post a review here !
you can slide it fine, i would prefer not to use one but im running low on spare phones at the moment and i dont mind the bulk, but yes definitely bulkier!
i believe the original leaked photos of the g2/dz were of a black model or at least real dark grey. supposedly there is some mystic black version that is near impossible to get a hold of with a different bootloader then all the others, it had a different name but fell under the vision still i believe... cant remember much about it
so that would mean its possible these are genuine and being they were once 300 that may mean that ecell had them since the very beginning as when phones first come out parts like this tend to cost more than a new phone! they could have gotten the original casting and colors prerelease to the public... just a thought
either way for that price go for it, if it turns out not to fit not a huge loss, if it works great then you have one of the few(if any) black visions!
i would suggest getting some 3m adhesive tape (2mm?) as moving the digitizer will require this as well as holding down the flex. let me know how it turns out! maybe ill try it myself
I saw these a while back, almost bought it but was sceptical of the quality. Really wish I did now..
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i need a screen protector for my phone. however the makes i thought that were the best dont seem to be.
Alot of people including myself havnt been very happy with martin fields SP's lately, and ive heard mixed reviews about the zagg ones.
so what would you lot reccomend for the desire on a budget of around £10 ??
Thanks
I've had no issues at all with my MF protector, got it as soon as they came out (literally first batch) and haven't looked back
i'm interested to know what the official HTC P360's are like, and the ones that come with the case mate cases.
If the HTC ones are anything like the HD2 ones they'll be terrible
The problem with the official HTC ones for me was that they are exactly the same size as the screen, and I found it impossible to get it applied so that none of the edges were hanging over. This meant that air bubbles always leaked in and I just couldn't get a good fit. I bought some cheap ones of eBay which I got a much better application with.
I got mine from SuperEtrader-UK on amazon. only a couple of quid for six and they are excellent. plus they were delivered in 2 days. was so impressed that i also bought a (again cheap) case from them.
I've had the HTC one on my phone since May:
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...-Screen-Protector-SP-P360/ProductReviews.html
It went on perfectly and I haven't had to use the second one yet.
I have an invisibleshield from www.zagg.com, delivered in about 3 days.
i have used these on about 5 different devices
I put the zagg one on before using the phone. It went on well (front, back and button area) - but the screen one seems to have some nasty marks on it after a few days.
Thankfully zagg do free replacements under their lifetime warranty, so I'm getting a replacement sent out. It still costs $4 dollars postage though, and I have to pay to return the damaged one to somewhere in America! I guess I'd probably be cheaper buying a new one!
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Hey,
I used to be on the look out for cases for most of the smartphones I've had. Mainly to protect them, but they always managed to make the phone look ****.
I dropped my sensation the other day a work and it got scratched to buggery( The battery door that is not the screen). My work mates cracked up as they knew i liked to look after it. Some of them saying i should get a case for it , showing me their cased up iPhone 4's.
Then i found the beauty of HTC having made it a unibody construction and bought a replacement battery door from ebay for £25.
Now it looks brand new again. My work mates thought i had bought a new phone! (tards).
So now i use the scratched battery door for work and slip on the fresh one for when not.
So no point buying a case as the battery doors are so cheap. And cases/covers look ugly.
Depends if the replacement is actually OEM - I don't like buying replicas
Yes, I was worried about that, but its definitely OEM. Ill post the seller.:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270793284...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1156
Irie.
Well there are reasons why people use cases (shock absorption,...) but I agree with you. Also, I don't see why some people prefer the unibody of Desire HD/S compared to Sensation. I like it much better this way and you can make the phone different color by just replacing the back
Swyped from my HTC Sensation
I don't actually NEED a case. Having one does give me piece of mind though. Plus, if I ever do drop my phone, there's a much less chance of the screen hitting first and shattering.
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The glossy black tpu case I bought does not make the sensation look ugly. It also gives me peace of mind, plus it is much cheaper than a battery door.
omnianick said:
Hey,
I used to be on the look out for cases for most of the smartphones I've had. Mainly to protect them, but they always managed to make the phone look ****.
I dropped my sensation the other day a work and it got scratched to buggery( The battery door that is not the screen). My work mates cracked up as they knew i liked to look after it. Some of them saying i should get a case for it , showing me their cased up iPhone 4's.
Then i found the beauty of HTC having made it a unibody construction and bought a replacement battery door from ebay for £25.
Now it looks brand new again. My work mates thought i had bought a new phone! (tards).
So now i use the scratched battery door for work and slip on the fresh one for when not.
So no point buying a case as the battery doors are so cheap. And cases/covers look ugly.
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I bought the same one. I like the look of the phone, so I refuse to use a case. I would like a real nice screen protector, one that fits, but the few I've tried suck.
Just last night, my SR fell out of my pocket and onto concrete. The bezel got some road rash, but the glass is fine. The downside is that the AMOLED screen didn't take the fall so well. And here are my options:
1) If I buy this, is it possible to separate the glass from the screen to transplant into my phone?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-ATT-Samsung-Galaxy-s2-Skyrocket-Replacement-LCD-Screen-/280890366865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41665edb91
2) Buy a new screen w/ glass and digitizer - $170
3) Add a line and buy HTC One X - $199
I personally like option 1 and 3. I love my GS2, best phone I've had so far, but I'm really ticked it broke after such a short fall! I'm currently using my N1, which is on it's last legs, so I need something kind of quick. I don't like the GS3, hence why I'd purchase the One X.
If anyone has input on option #1, please let me know. I can pull the phone apart, but I'm just not sure how the screen attaches to the digitizer.
Thanks!
Option 1 will not work as they are glued together. Option 2 or 3 are the only viable solutions. Although, you will not be happy with the OneX screen. They have a lot of variations in the production quality.
Broken phones go for tons of cash on eBay.
Just sell yours as-is with 100% honest description.
Then fork in another $200-$300 for a used/mint Skyrocket.
Better than adding a second line, IMO. Unless you know someone in your family who needs a line but doesn't need a superphone to go along with it. Otherwise you're just compounding your costs over two years and turning it into a bad deal, IMO.
I sold a Dell Streak 5 phone for $125 recently. And it wouldn't even power on. And wasn't as popular as the Skyrocket.
tomtommy306 said:
Option 1 will not work as they are glued together. Option 2 or 3 are the only viable solutions. Although, you will not be happy with the OneX screen. They have a lot of variations in the production quality.
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I had a bad feeling option 1 wouldn't work
I'm leaning towards option 3. I would miss being apart of this community, as you all have been awesome, but I just have a hard time dumping $200 into a GS2. I have a love/hate relationship with my SR's screen (blobs and lines... I finally settled on my 3rd replacement), so I can't imagine the HOX being any worse.
CZ Eddie said:
Broken phones go for tons of cash on eBay.
Just sell yours as-is with 100% honest description.
Then fork in another $200-$300 for a used/mint Skyrocket.
Better than adding a second line, IMO. Unless you know someone in your family who needs a line but doesn't need a superphone to go along with it. Otherwise you're just compounding your costs over two years and turning it into a bad deal, IMO.
I sold a Dell Streak 5 phone for $125 recently. And it wouldn't even power on. And wasn't as popular as the Skyrocket.
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I already have a second line, so this would be my 3rd. lol But I don't see it as a bad option. I know at a guy at the COR store by me, so I know he can dump the data fee on the line, which means my bill will be roughly $10/mo more. In essence, if I go option 3 and buy the HOX with an additional line, it will cost me roughly $440 over 2 years vs buying a HOX out right at $550.
upyouratrix said:
Just last night, my SR fell out of my pocket and onto concrete. The bezel got some road rash, but the glass is fine. The downside is that the AMOLED screen didn't take the fall so well. And here are my options:
1) If I buy this, is it possible to separate the glass from the screen to transplant into my phone?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-ATT-S...865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41665edb91
2) Buy a new screen w/ glass and digitizer - $170
3) Add a line and buy HTC One X - $199
I personally like option 1 and 3. I love my GS2, best phone I've had so far, but I'm really ticked it broke after such a short fall! I'm currently using my N1, which is on it's last legs, so I need something kind of quick. I don't like the GS3, hence why I'd purchase the One X.
If anyone has input on option #1, please let me know. I can pull the phone apart, but I'm just not sure how the screen attaches to the digitizer.
Thanks!
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See if you can get a refurbished SR. I got this one for $19.95 from ATT and its perfect.
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I bought a replacement screen for my SR months ago, and was worth it to me. Paid $169.00 for it and was fairly easy to do the swap. Just my experience. Hope you get back up and running soon, either way!
I thought i might add that the screen replacement comes with the bonded screen and glass digitizer already mounted in the front assembly. There are NO "void warranty" type seals inside this model. Big plus.
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I recently dropped my phone for the first time. Glass cracked but amoled is just fine. I so want to just replace the glass but apparently it is extremely difficult to separate from the led. If you do do route #1 and separate them, I will buy the glass/digitizer from you for $40! I don't want to pay 160 just for the broken glass that costs 2 dollars to make!
Option 1 should not be totally ruled out. I have seen the glass only changed on an S3, which also has the glass glued to the screen, and it can be done, it's just really difficult.
clocke said:
I recently dropped my phone for the first time. Glass cracked but amoled is just fine. I so want to just replace the glass but apparently it is extremely difficult to separate from the led. If you do do route #1 and separate them, I will buy the glass/digitizer from you for $40! I don't want to pay 160 just for the broken glass that costs 2 dollars to make!
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I am going to try this process this weekent. I don't know if you even still need it, but I got the glass for mine from Amazon for 8.99. If I have success I will post a video link to the youtube vid I plan on making during the process. Also I will post a link to what I bought just in case anyone else has the same problem.
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I failed in my excursion to replace the glass only, however, I know why this happened. The main thing to keep in mind id that the entire glass is glued to the digitizer, so the key to successful replacement is consistante heat, it would also help it you had a second pair of hands, or something to hold the device in place while you are heating and prying the glass.
I had a S II Skyrocket fall flat on the screen and the glass cracked. I searched the internet for options to replace the glass, but none were really encouraging, specially if you are like me not really into opening up the phone and un gluing the glass from the LCD. And any spare part to replace the LCD and glass was costing no less than $150. In short what i wanted to let everyone know is, i went to a AT&T Device Support/Service center not the regular retail store, just to check if they had any spare parts which could be less than $150. And lucky me!!! they replaced the entire phone for me for $100 + taxes. And just to let everyone know, this phone was a $10 refurbished phone brought from AT&T about 8-9 months back, so no warranty or anything. A plain $100 charge and i was with a new phone. I gave in my old phone with a cracked screen and got a completely new phone and the back plate and sd card from my old phone. So anyone who is ready to spend upto a 100 dollars for fixing up the screen, you might as well try this at a AT&T service center.
Hello guys,
does anybody know where i can buy a cheap black metal frame or a whole battery cover? I prefer non-ebay answers.
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froogle.com is your friend.
why are you against ebay?
i don't remember where i got my cover from. i think it was an ebay listing a "used" but like new item. believe it came out to around $12 shipped. indeed it's without a scratch or smudge and completely like new.
there's sellers on amazon as well. prices vary from the upper 10s to lower 20s.
here's one i found from froogle: http://www.amazon.com/SENSATION-BATTERY-COVER-HOUSING-FACEPLATE/dp/B0056JFPF0
new cover for $22.34 shipped
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/OEM...or-T-Mobile-Battery-BG58100-1520-mAh/82298163
obviously you can never be certain if it'll have scratches or smudges. that one comes with an oem 1520mah battery too for 22 shipped
http://www.ultasyo.com/products/57719/
or if you want a fatty so you can shove two batteries (or an extended), there's http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extended-Ba...3600mAh-Battery-only-/160814158882#vi-content
i just got one although not from that listing. there are two versions, with the original missing one of the contacts. the picture seems to show that it's the updated version but ymmv. it's not that great of a case, but I like it enough to be using it fulltime now. Don't have a case for it and don't really care too much. Having two batteries means actually respectable battery life and that's cool with me.
froogle search and find what you think suits you best.
http://www.all4cellular.com/product/htc-sensation-4g-battery-door-brown-gray-black.html
16.25 +2 shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-OEM-HTC-S...e-Button-Sensation4G-/320883252259#vi-content
i think that's the one i got. it's listed as 1 or 2 or no scratches. luckily mine had none. the seller is called batterydoor if that gives you an idea of what he sells
I recently bought two of these assuming them to be the genuine Sony ones. The page claims they are and they even arrived in boxes that looked right.
They are Chinese fakes though. There are a few tell-tell signs like blurry box text and poor fitment.
Honestly, I wouldn't really mind if they actually did the job properly but they don't. Having now bought an official one from the Sony store (at double the price, sadly) the differences are notable. It's just a much better quality thing.
The fakes are much lighter plastic which doesn't feel solid when the phone is in it. The fit is too tight for the Z5 and would definitely scratch it after a few times slotting it in and out. The USB plug is poorly aligned so the phone doesn't lock on very easily. The rubber bottom designed to prevent slip is glued on so weakly that taking off the protective plastic pulls the rubber off!
There seem to be a few sellers on Amazon purporting to sell official Sony ones but, from what I can tell, they are all fakes. The clue is that they are selling them for less than half the price that Sony is.
If you want to take a chance on them, that's fine, but you should know what you're getting and it's NOT an official Sony product.
Hmm I'm a bit concerned now I'll ask my missus where she got mine from as the only bad I noticed was taking the protective of the non slip foam
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I guess you were buying from the Marketplace and the seller is not directly Amazon. The advantage of Amazon is that you can easily return such products and you get your money back. It's impossible for Amazon to determine if sellers do ship the product they advertise. Maybe you need to look for one with a reasonable price and not the very cheap ones.
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I guess you were buying from the Marketplace and the seller is not directly Amazon. The advantage of Amazon is that you can easily return such products and you get your money back. It's impossible for Amazon to determine if sellers do ship the product they advertise. Maybe you need to look for one with a reasonable price and not the very cheap ones.
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No it was direct from Amazon. They refunded me immediately, no problems there, just trying to save anyone else the time and effort. Trouble is, I didn't know how much they were supposed to be, to know these were cheap. Amazon was the first place I looked and they obviously appear to be genuine Sony.
Oh... that is something rare I think and never happened to me. But thanks for sharing this... I know it's sometimes a pain to get original accessories at a reasonable price avoiding replicas.
would you mind telling us which seller or maybe provide a link? I was actually about to purchase one last week.
This is the one I bought: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-DK52-M...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
There are others which also look to be fakes too though, so be careful.
Compatibility question...
Is anyone using this stand with a TPU case on the phone?
I have this Ringke case (https://www.amazon.com/Ringke-Protector-Protection-Absorption-Technology/dp/B019773VE8/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1505221504&sr=1-1&keywords=B019773VE8)
Cheers!