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"Only charge for 3 hours, and leave it, or else it will overheat and destroy the GPS capabilities, among other things," ~when I was trying to replace my Inspire for broken GPS.
Keep in mind, this is the same person that told me there is no GPS chip inside the phone.
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I'm afraid some people think this is a serious advice.
While the context was serious (he was dead serious about this advice), the advice itself is bollocks. This thread was made to poke fun at the expense of AT&T technical employees.
I have read the entire manual for the phone. No where does it say; Only charge for 3 hours at a time.....
Call ATT and get a support person who isn't an idiot. It may take a few calls.....
tweaked said:
I have read the entire manual for the phone. No where does it say; Only charge for 3 hours at a time.....
Call ATT and get a support person who isn't an idiot. It may take a few calls.....
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As a matter of fact, I read the exact opposite in official HTC materials for this phone. It said that the phone has a smart overheat protection. For example, if you have the phone plugged in and are running GPS, streaming video, and other things, it'll scale the charging down when the phone gets too hot to keep it from overheating. I can't imagine a phone that can do that would have any trouble being plugged in overnight.
That, and I've never once picked up my phone first thing in the morning after being on the charger all night and went "Damn, that's hot!"
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As a matter of fact, I read the exact opposite in official HTC materials for this phone. It said that the phone has a smart overheat protection. For example, if you have the phone plugged in and are running GPS, streaming video, and other things, it'll scale the charging down when the phone gets too hot to keep it from overheating. I can't imagine a phone that can do that would have any trouble being plugged in overnight.
That, and I've never once picked up my phone first thing in the morning after being on the charger all night and went "Damn, that's hot!"
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Amen
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Well, I've heard that charging the phone while the battery is already at 100%...May decrease the overall life of the battery.
However, the idea of it over-heating in the middle of the night sounds too ridiculous.
I've never had a problem. My phone rarely ever gets hot.
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I had my phone overheat so bad one time in the middle of the night it was rediculous. It was so hot that I thought forsure something was gonna break. It was on the charger btw. Don't know what caused it or how it happend. I'm glad I woke up in the middle of the night though.
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i heard that the cause of the Japan nuclear meltdown was partly because someone left their inspire phone plugged in overnight.
gmiusa02 said:
i heard that the cause of the Japan nuclear meltdown was partly because someone left their inspire phone plugged in overnight.
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Bravo, sir! Bravo!
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gmiusa02 said:
i heard that the cause of the Japan nuclear meltdown was partly because someone left their inspire phone plugged in overnight.
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Well said!
gmiusa02 said:
i heard that the cause of the Japan nuclear meltdown was partly because someone left their inspire phone plugged in overnight.
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Omg. Can anyone confirm this?
Guess I need to set my alarm for 2AM to take the phone off the charger now...
The "no-gps-chip/overheats-if-left-charging-overnight" genius at ATT needs a pink slip. Stat.
Seriously. Who hires these people?
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Better get volcano insurance coz you know overheating inspires can produce volcano
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If you tie 500 of those phones after overcharging them, you can probably annihilate a whole city.
In all seriousness, this is stupid....i have left my phone charging 100000000000 times and nothing has happened. If that guy is all worried about that, tell him to get a wall charger and charge it there....that way his precious GPS won't get damaged.
Geesh.
hmmm.. aren't the phones on demo plugged in 24/7?
wow. how do you not leave your inspire in and charging overnight. what are you supposed to do, set an alarm every 3 hours or so to plug it in and charge it up? i thought i was done doing that when my daughter started sleeping through the night!
you should however see if you can fool this particular tech with one of the joke screen cracking applications.
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i heard that the cause of the Japan nuclear meltdown was partly because someone left their inspire phone plugged in overnight.
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It's funny you mention Japan and an Inspire 4G... a while back, someone posted about their inspire 4G having no service in Japan... Turns out the phone can't do squat in the land of the rising sun... no 2100 band to roam on.
few nights ago i was texting in bed with my phone on the chargers... i feel asleep and woke up the next morning and not only was it wrapped up in my blanket but was on the charger all night! the battery temp was 125°!! so i wrapped it in a paper towel and put in the freezer.
it cooled a few minutes later and was fine.
so i learned the hard way. thankfully no damage was done.. that i know of...
it also gets toasty when i play NOVA 2 with it on the charger.
Hello fellow G2X owners. Need some opinions from people with experience in tinkering with electronics.
My touch screen would lock up and would only become responsive after toggling the power button. Also, it would make random touches by itself while just sitting on the table. This made me suspect maybe a grounding issue. I was really praying that wasn't the issue because I bought this phone from eBay so I don't have a warrenty.
After doing a lot of Google searches I found iPhone users had similar problems in which they said the techs would clean and reseat the digitizer connector. I thought that would be my only hope of fixing this issue so after reading that, it reassured me this was something I could fix. I went ahead and broke the phone down and cleaned all the connectors since I had it open and then reseated them. This seems to have helped a lot but the issue is still persisting but thankfully on a much smaller scale. The screen still becomes unresponsive once in awhile and still makes random touches when the phone is just sitting on the table. Like I said, its not doing this nearly as much as it was, but I want to completely eliminate this issue.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys!
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Just send it to LG and not T-Mobile. U should have warranty
Could you explain a little more please. This phone was used so I would assume it had a limited warrenty from LG that has run out by now. Also, when I broke this phone down, I didn't find any seals that would show evidence of tampering with the device thus breaking any warrenty. Makes me wonder if this phone was been opened before.
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Has a one year warranty through LG and since the g2x hasn't yet been out for a year......
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I bought this phone new, and I can't find the seal anywhere either, don't worry.
Just wondering if u have any case on the phone? I found a little bug on the Trident aegis if unplug the USB rubbery port and replug it after about 10 secs the screen wont work but when u unplug it it works again. Its hard to explain but maybe ill make a video on it if everyone wants one
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Yes, I have that exact case your talking about. If that's really what's causing this, I'm surprised I haven't noticed. Even more surprised how a piece or rubber could do that. Strange though, I actually took the case off earlier before reading your post and haven't had a single issue in the past hour. I will do some testing of this theory.
Edit: after looking into it I releazied the rubber flap that covers the USB doesn't actually touch anything but the external housing. The audio jack cover however, actually sticks inside the jack port.
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Ok I thought it was just me. Take something metal and touch the rubber to discharge it. Works for me for like a 1 week.
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I, too, have been having this issue, as I posted in this thread: Link
and showed in this video:
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At first I thought it was a software issue due to the randomness of the occurrence, but now I'm pretty sure it's hardware as a firm push at the top section of the screen often helps, as does a firm whack, but only for a minute or 2, tops.
Pressing power always helps, but holding it doesn't. Taking apart the phone and reseating all the connectors (I wasn't sure which one the digitizer was though, so I didn't clean any) barely helped.
Input is always appreciated
I found that g2x touchscreen acts crazy when used with one of my usb cables.
Looks and acts like a touchscreen problem.
Could this be related to your issue?
Are you charging or connected to computer when it occurs?
androph said:
I found that g2x touchscreen acts crazy when used with one of my usb cables.
Looks and acts like a touchscreen problem.
Could this be related to your issue?
Are you charging or connected to computer when it occurs?
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Low quality USB chargers / cables can cause issues, but I've only ever encountered that on my Galaxy Spica, and my issue appears both when charging and when not.
Not sure about OP though; don't want to thread hijack, but the issue sounds similar.
Naw, it'll happen no matter what. Been 24 though now without that case and not a single problem. If it goes a week with no case and no issues, I'm gonna sign it off as the case being the culprit. Hate not having a case. Not having a case is what forced me into buying a new phone.
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Did u tty to trick I told u?
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Did u tty to trick I told u?
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What trick?
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Hold a metal screw on the rubber plug thing. I also rebooted surfing the process. This night be a gimmick but it worked for me. Try and tell us if it worked
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Naw haven't tried that yet. I'd rather just make sure its the case first, then I'll see about discharging any static built up in the case. I am currently in a very dry climate and would probably have to discharge it fairly often.
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Ok well I'm glad I'm not the only one. Shoulda posted this find but I didn't know if it was just a user mistake or not.
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Well after a week with the case on and a week with the case off, I can't really say it is the case. Its been well over a week since I've had any issues so I'm hoping that whatever it was has worked itself out.
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Well that's good it worked. Probably since u didn't use the case it didn't have any static stuff. Its hard to explain.
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I just received this phone from ebay today and am having the same exact problem, no case, I've had it for only a couple hours, any ideas?
I leave my charger plugged in to the wall, even when not in use, out of laziness. While my phone is connected, it's silent. But as soon as I disconnect my phone, it makes a barely perceptible, high-pitched whining noise.
Does anyone else experience this? Is it a sign of potential danger? Is it wasting much electricity?
I've most definitely noticed, drives me crazy that I'm the only one in my house that can hear it.
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I've had that problem also with my charger, actually just recently went into the at&t store and they replaced it without a problem, no questions asked
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ughhhh, I hate when you guys find stuff that I never noticed. Now I'm gonna be hearing that too, probably.
charger is dying, unplug when not in use and get a new one asap
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Me too.
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Yup, mine randomly kicked in with the sound one day. Paused my TV and turned off the ceiling fan like 5 times before I tracked it down.
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I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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as long as its 1A, anything less and they jipped u bro
Wait it's not supposed to make that noise?
nope, means charger is faulty
May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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bacheezy said:
May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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I'd say mine took at least that long...before today at least...
Just left att store with a new zero charger and new cable as well. I'll see if anything changes and report.
my charger does this also! Maybe that's why my phone acts screwy half the time while it's charging at home? My car charger it's always fine
so i've gotten my hands on a galaxy s3, which i'm super pumped about, but it had a bad charge port. seems to have been corroded with sweat (the woman ran with it in her shirt lol) so i cleaned it up hardcore with some rubbing alch etc, but i cannot get it to charge correctly anymore. basically, it might charge half a percent per every hour or so....like, something incredibly slow. last night i left it on from 8pm until 10am the next day, and it only went up about 26%.
when plugged into PC, the comp tells me unrecognized USB device, blah blah blah, can't install drivers..so clearly there's something up with the charge port. now i've found a replacement on ebay for only 5 bucks, which is awesome..however, i don't know what kind of task it would be to replace the charge port, as i've never done it before.
anyone have any experience, or have any better methods to clean out the current port? i've used a toothbrush with rubbing alch, and then a toothpick to fine clean it in there, and then i blow it out with compressed air after i let it sit a bit just to fully dry it out. again, it'll charge, but so horribly slow...and thing is, it even says AC charging, too.
here's a pic as an example:
Why wouldn't you just go to Verizon and get a replacement? or even a 14 day swap if you're in the 14 days?
lol bc it's not my phone..i bought it off a customer at my store since it was busted (she bought another one lol) and either way, we can't warranty it because she has two small cracks in the two corners..she's obviously dropped it within the 1 week she had it anyway.
What??? Jayochs! Sorry I don't have anything to contribute but there is a thread on here of a guy who disassembled a GS3 so maybe that will help you get an idea?
Here's the link to that thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29166420
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thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.
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thanks man! ugh, that charge port looks horrible to have to replace.... i might screw the phone up.
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NP man. Maybe the OP of that thread may have some tips. Its worth a shot.
Good luck and see you around!
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that's IF i can get this thing repaired lol
so i got the charge port today finally....i also got an external battery charger and 2 aftermarket batteries in the mean time (problem is it takes like 10 hours to charge from 0 to 100%......crappy charger)
so now i have this tinyyy little USB port, and i've never really taken a phone apart before, especially doing soldering work on a PCB.
does anyone have any experience or anything replacing it on this phone yet? i'm scared to do it myself, but i absolutely need to fix this charge port so i can charge normally and root, etc
damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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You could always take it to a pc repair shop. They'll probably charge you $20 to do it, especially if the phone is already taken apart.
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damn, nevermind...just read that you need a hot air soldering gun to do it, and i don't have one of those. i guess there's nothing left to do but just swap batteries in and out of it..no root for me
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Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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Stop being a baby. Sell the rezound and buy an S3! Aren't you in jersey? If so I have a guy just over the border in PA that could do the repair if you can get the parts.
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lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out
*sigh* you're here too? This is going to be the rezound forum all over again lol...
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I would gladly fix your charge port for a price. The main thing about diy is do not be afraid of breaking something, your s3 and other electronics are built sturdier than people think...... Think how hard people drop em and they still work. But don't just go taking on stuff, be careful just don't be afraid and renege where everything went and in what order. Its really simple. I've been working on phone hardware and xboxs, ps3s etc for a few years now..... I'm just not getting into the software stuff
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If you are really worried about doing the repair your self, and can't find someone to do it at a reasonable price......I would just do the palm stone wireless charging mod.
The needed parts are ten bucks on Amazon
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lol why would i sell the rezound to get ANOTHER s3? i arleady have one just gotta fix the port. it's been active on my acct for like a week already lol i use it everyday, i just have 3 batteries to swap in/out
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There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.
awesome, thanks for the info! the only real reason i want this port working is so i can root, so that wireless charging method isn't really for me, but thanks for suggestions guys!
Charging port repair
So what is the guys ph # for repairs? or do you have a link to a DIY video so I can see it and adventure myself into it.??
Thank you kindly
Bill
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There is a guy in red bank
that replaces ports for like $60. He was going to repair my GS2 (my last phone) but I just bought a phone with a cracked screen and swapped the board instead. PM me if you would like his number but he advertises on craigslist.
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I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Vidurg said:
I plan to use this video to reference how to fix my gs3 should anything go wrong with my device in the future. I found this video on YouTube which explains disassembly and reassembly really well. Looks like the charging port is soldered to the main board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo93EF7rVIw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Charge ports four everything are soldered to the motherboard
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Has anyone ever experienced a static shock when touching the 5 pogo pins on the back of the One XL? Mine happens every time I plug it to a computer. I think I may have a defective unit. It's a problem that I can replicate anytime and it doesn't matter what computer I plug it into. It's strange because it only shocks when it's connected to a desktop and not the wall charger. The first time it happened, I thought it was because of my environment (shoes rubbing on the carpet or sweater on my chair) but it turns out that it's not the case.
Trololololol
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I've had my one x shock me before. I was removing the charger from the wall. Never noticed anything with the pogo pins.
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Trololololol
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Hahahahahahahahahhaha oh my good golly winkle that's funny
Lol. I was actually being serious. I brought it into ATT just earlier and they gave me a new phone. The gal got shocked plugging it into her laptop. Lol. It was pretty funny. She said that this was the first time she's heard of something like this.
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Lol. I was actually being serious. I brought it into ATT just earlier and they gave me a new phone. The gal got shocked plugging it into her laptop. Lol. It was pretty funny. She said that this was the first time she's heard of something like this.
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Glad you got it replaced and I knew you were being serious was just having a little fun it was the first thing that popped into my head when I read your post.
She was like
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Sounds less like static shock, and more like a short circuit. In which case, it can be a serious safety consideration, and the device should be replaced or repaired. Glad you got it replaced. Don't know if the battery and/or USB can discharge enough current to cause serious injury. But best not to take any chances.