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Hello guys/gals,
So I had a crazy stupid night in nyc last night and I woke up to see my HTC inspire damaged in the following places:
- Screen glass is broken. Digitizer seems to be working just fine though
- Housing is scratched in several places. Namely front top left and right and the simcard/sdcard cover at the bottom.
Could anyone direct me to a good website where I can get the replacements for these parts?
Also, is there a good tutorial on how to do it myself?
Thanks for the help
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Sounds like some party is your device insured? You may want to consider that route if it is.
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lrs421 said:
Sounds like some party is your device insured? You may want to consider that route if it is.
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It is not, so thats a no go.
Yeah from what I recall I had fun
Inspire 4G is no walk in the park when trying to take it apart. Its quite a challenge, but heres a vid showing the desire HD which is very similar to the Inspire 4G.
As for parts, try ebay.
http://youtu.be/JfatoeWbMRk
I got the replacement screen from ebay but the rear housing is turning very complicated to find.
Its available at one store only and the min order size is 2.
chinoquezada said:
Hello guys/gals,
So I had a crazy stupid night in nyc last night and I woke up to see my HTC inspire damaged in the following places:
- Screen glass is broken. Digitizer seems to be working just fine though
- Housing is scratched in several places. Namely front top left and right and the simcard/sdcard cover at the bottom.
Could anyone direct me to a good website where I can get the replacements for these parts?
Also, is there a good tutorial on how to do it myself?
Thanks for the help
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Honestly by time you pay for the housing and screen and stuff you could send it to HTC and they replace everything cost me $145 and 4 days total, from my door back to my door
I've seen a few people try and fix theirs and end up messing the screen up or it falls out one of the two... I would just pay the money and have it done right with a 90 day warranty on it and you keep the full warranty on the phone also.
wade7919 said:
Honestly by time you pay for the housing and screen and stuff you could send it to HTC and they replace everything cost me $145 and 4 days total, from my door back to my door
I've seen a few people try and fix theirs and end up messing the screen up or it falls out one of the two... I would just pay the money and have it done right with a 90 day warranty on it and you keep the full warranty on the phone also.
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This sounds like the best option at the moment.
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I agree with sending it to HTC to fix...otherwise, try CNN.CN
I used to pick up blackberry stuff from them. Nice prices (on BB stuff, atleast, never looked for our phones) and shipping is pretty decent.
I called HTC after dealing with tech support about poor signal quality and was refereed to repair. I gave them all my info and told them that I have read that many people with poor signal quality have had improved signal with a new back cover and asked if I could get a new one and she told me that 1 of each accessory is covered under warranty. I didn't ask what all the accessories are because I only needed the back cover. I wonder what exactly is covered.
Charger, battery, usb cable, back cover, headphones
Sent using two tin cans and some string.....
This topic has been covered many times. They will replace each once within the first year of purchase.
dubie76 said:
This topic has been covered many times. They will replace each once within the first year of purchase.
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Sweet. I didn't see it. I don't have any of that stuff other than the battery but I don't need it. I certainly am not going to abuse the system but I think it's important that people know they don't have to make up stories about peeling back covers. Just ask for the part and it's covered. The HTC lady kinda jumped at the opportunity to make me happy.
I-ll go to Vodafone today with same problem. Signal and creacky back cover. I hope won't take 10 working days.
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hjkl;' why no delete?
I could use a new battery cover. My phone fell and the edges got dented.
Also, wouldn't mind getting a second battery so I don't have to buy one.
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i droped mine on Vodafone store today. the best news are : the phone is under warantee for 24 months when you buy it from Vodafone so its enough time to fix my signal. i mean i-ll send it on 20 times if is necesarry but i dont accept a smartphone what cost 10 times more then Vodafone V858 to be owned by V858
back cover
back cover is on back order because to many people are creating htc system!!!!! I have to wait!!!! I woulder if they would cover sd card to!!!!
hjkl;' why no delete?
i`m on Vodafone Ireland
its 24 months anyway
my problem is : i want signal issue fixed
when you see a 30eros phone having 2-3 bars EDGE signal on low signal area and your 500euros phone have NO SIGNAL .... its frustating
if HTC have a problem i wont agree to use my monney for testing
I mailed the support in Sweden and told them that my backcover have started to become creaky, they said I should send it to the reseller so they can repair it.
I've seen some people getting replacements by just asking, should I stand on myself so I can get a replacement backcover?
Maybe referring to some part of the warranty agreement?
so ..
if you want that for the monney you payed its no problem
my opinion its ... htc was traying hard to get Sensation on the market
was Pyramid first and supose to come with 15 Megapixels camera but they got a problem with that camera and was renamed Sensation and come with the same camera what Desire HD have i think
another think is they want to emploee an RF Specialist (RF=Radio Frequency)
so at any time i-ll get 2-3 cheap phones with me and i-ll enter to an area/elevator/basement shops and i-ll prove HTC Sensation is the first phone who lose signal when another phone have 2 bars signal and you verry confortable can have a phone call. Until HTC Sensation will have an decent signal, mime will be sent to warantee so manny times will be necesary
i have over 5 phones (N95, E51, E52 Vodafone Smart and an LG) so i can wait for a good htc sensation
PS: https://secure.htc.com/ca/fr/about/careers/senior-rf-design-engineer/146
@Lullebulle you go to your network representative and tell them what is the problem i think they will colect the phone and sent it to HTC after
Hmm...seems they are having issues with getting the back cover shipped. I was supposed to get my replacement by yesterday at the latest, but it's being held up at customs for whatever reason. Just something I thought I'd share.
Which number do I contact to get the back cover? I actually need one but it's not so dire a situation that I can't wait for the back log. Just glad I don't have to send back the entire phone which I haven't had for a week just to get a back cover that fits properly.
Thanks
contact info
deutscher3891 said:
Which number do I contact to get the back cover? I actually need one but it's not so dire a situation that I can't wait for the back log. Just glad I don't have to send back the entire phone which I haven't had for a week just to get a back cover that fits properly.
Thanks
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Can someone post the contact info please, did you call htc or did you call t-mobile(USA) ?
i dont know the htc USA number you can find it on htc.com support section, but i think you should contact t-mobile first if you got an phone from them
regards,
re: back cover
I just received my back cover today, it took them a week. -- Ijust made a story just to get a spare back cover as at that time I was thinking of using the phone naked but got a case-mate 'barely there' instead, So, I now have a spare cover.
derkie said:
I just received my back cover today, it took them a week. -- Ijust made a story just to get a spare back cover as at that time I was thinking of using the phone naked but got a case-mate 'barely there' instead, So, I now have a spare cover.
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Lol what did you say and who did you call?
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Lol what did you say and who did you call?
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Called HTC Support UK +44 1279 206906 , advised them that I just noticed that my back cover is not catching the locking mechanism. The advisor made a ticket and the next day I received the confirmation from tech support that they're sending me the replacement cover quoting the support ticket. here's the pic..
Hi,
My battery cover and the SIM / micro SD cover, get pretty loss..
Probably because of the over use...
Any way.. I was looking for some replacement parts, but all I found was very expensive.. (about 20 box for full set..)
Can you help me find please some cheap parts?
I don't really care that they wont be original and be Chinese..
I'm looking for only battery side cover, and the bottom SIM slide cover..
I don't need the flash cover but if its part of a fine full set deal then bring it on..
Thank you,
Yarden.
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Have you tried ebay?there are allways spare parts for sale .
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Yes I did, but they all so expensive..
That's why I needed your help..
mcjordan92 said:
Yes I did, but they all so expensive..
That's why I needed your help..
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/RH2-SIM-Car...475078?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27bae7c186
Combination pack I believe
Ebay is definitely worth checking - here in the UK, i got a replacement battery cover for just under a fiver.
Depending on the age of your device, you could also try sending a polite email to HTC support. A while back, I sent them message about my SIM/SD cover being loose, and they sent me a replacement at no cost to me. Took about a fortnight.
Official pricing for these parts (I've seen upwards of £15) can be quite extortionate...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Antenna...583?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415a181b7f
Try this maybe it helps
R3dF1v3 said:
Ebay is definitely worth checking - here in the UK, i got a replacement battery cover for just under a fiver.
Depending on the age of your device, you could also try sending a polite email to HTC support. A while back, I sent them message about my SIM/SD cover being loose, and they sent me a replacement at no cost to me. Took about a fortnight.
Official pricing for these parts (I've seen upwards of £15) can be quite extortionate...
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Really?? You talked to HTC and they sent you replacement?
How'd you do that?
And yes I am pretty sure my device is still with the warranty..
Can you please explain how'd you do that and what I need for?
and also, thanks every one, but I think I found something for about 4.5 USD..
mcjordan92 said:
Really?? You talked to HTC and they sent you replacement?
How'd you do that?
And yes I am pretty sure my device is still with the warranty..
Can you please explain how'd you do that and what I need for?
and also, thanks every one, but I think I found something for about 4.5 USD..
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Thinking back, I remember submitting a polite request via their support webpage, stating that my SD/SIM cover wouldn't stay in place, and asked about obtaining a replacement. I didn't actually demand anything, and they just sent out a spare.
http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=htc+desire+hd+antenna+cover
My desire hd back body is bend as it fell down. where can i buy back body and flash lid as they are damaged I came across full back body housing costs 28 us dollars and its chinese I think so. In some online websites they have stated as original and few as OEM, which one should I buy.
Here one local repair centre person said if we buy chinese they might not fit correctly/exactly here and there might buldge or wouldnt fit part in appropriate position, since its too costly can any one help me by suggesting to get correct one! thanks. am from India.
If it says OEM the quality will be good as the original.
I just bought SIM and battery doors OEM in few bucks and the quality is great
I bought replacement battery and sim cover cheap from Amazon
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You can try some China sites like www.dealextreme.com and www.focalprice.com
so i would really like to have my back cover replaced, mainly because i dropped it like skrillex... . anyhow, i would really like the black one with the red accents or a white one... but on ebay the prices are just soo much, a normal one is around 18 bucks, im ok with that but 30plus? i think is a little high, anyhow i just want to ask if anyone knows where is a good place with good prices to get either the white or black with red accents.
by the way im almost 100% sure they are all the same meaning the ones with red accents, beats audio is compatible with the tmo version and the other way around right?
good luck on that one i got my black and white covers for 50 on ebay
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so i would really like to have my back cover replaced, mainly because i dropped it like skrillex... . anyhow, i would really like the black one with the red accents or a white one... but on ebay the prices are just soo much, a normal one is around 18 bucks, im ok with that but 30plus? i think is a little high, anyhow i just want to ask if anyone knows where is a good place with good prices to get either the white or black with red accents.
by the way im almost 100% sure they are all the same meaning the ones with red accents, beats audio is compatible with the tmo version and the other way around right?
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Here's a black one with Beats, but its 39 + 4.15 (USD) Shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Original-HTC-...LKNC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1331357422&sr=8-4
dam didn't know the cover for htc is so friggin expensive
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dam didn't know the cover for htc is so friggin expensive
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OEM directly with HTC without beats I think is just as much if not more if you call in for a warranty exchange of the back door.
kpjimmy said:
OEM directly with HTC without beats I think is just as much if not more if you call in for a warranty exchange of the back door.
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really ? Wow.... I mean you can get the normal one on eBay or other pages for around 17, I have even seen some for 14.
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dam didn't know the cover for htc is so friggin expensive
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Well it's not just any back cover. It's "unibody" aluminum and it has our antennas in it
The only WHITE back cover I can find in the US is on an Ebay listing for $56 and says it's for the Sensation XE. Any idea if this will work for the USA TMO Sensation?
My cover has got some wear and scuffs too and I'm looking for a re-fresh. I found one Ebay listing that used to sell them for $29, then bumped it up to $39, then bumped it up to $49 and finally, bumped it up to $249!! He's sold one at $249.
ItsMeMasih said:
The only WHITE back cover I can find in the US is on an Ebay listing for $56 and says it's for the Sensation XE. Any idea if this will work for the USA TMO Sensation?
My cover has got some wear and scuffs too and I'm looking for a re-fresh. I found one Ebay listing that used to sell them for $29, then bumped it up to $39, then bumped it up to $49 and finally, bumped it up to $249!! He's sold one at $249.
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Not so sure about that because Non-TMO Sensations (and XE's by extension) only has 3 antenna contacts vs 4 contacts on the TMO version. It might work but they included 4 contacts there for a reason so your mileage will definitely vary.
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Not so sure about that because Non-TMO Sensations (and XE's by extension) only has 3 antenna contacts vs 4 contacts on the TMO version. It might work but they included 4 contacts there for a reason so your mileage will definitely vary.
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There's a thread that already discusses this, but in short, I use it with the 3 contacts and everything works. I am on tmous in Texas.
No one knows why the 4th antennae is. I just know it works with the three provided.
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There's a thread that already discusses this, but in short, I use it with the 3 contacts and everything works. I am on tmous in Texas.
No one knows why the 4th antennae is. I just know it works with the three provided.
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Some people have speculated that that they flipped the contacts and for antenna diversity purposes.
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Well it's not just any back cover. It's "unibody" aluminum and it has our antennas in it
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But then why you can get a normal one for maybe 17 bucks? But the white one is a lot of money and the beats one is 30 plus... I really don't see the why on the prices differences, I'm sure the cost to put some red accents or white plastic is not that much to justify it.
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But they are harder to find aren't they?
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juanshop said:
But then why you can get a normal one for maybe 17 bucks? But the white one is a lot of money and the beats one is 30 plus... I really don't see the why on the prices differences, I'm sure the cost to put some red accents or white plastic is not that much to justify it.
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It's more expensive because that's what people want to buy. Not as many people are looking for a stock replacement back cover... supply and demand buddy.
the same without the sarcasm please?? im well aware of that, i do still think is extremely high for just different colors...
I need to replace mine soon, but would like to know I'd the power button is included with a new back cover?
My Sensation had one to many falls and now is very hard to switch on and off. I hope that a new back cover and power button will fix this.
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supervan said:
I need to replace mine soon, but would like to know I'd the power button is included with a new back cover?
My Sensation had one to many falls and now is very hard to switch on and off. I hope that a new back cover and power button will fix this.
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To be sure it's not your cover, take it off and press the power button without the cover. Be sure it's not the cover! Otherwise you'll just blow some cash for something you didn't really need! and yes, the power button is included as well as the volume
Just a bit of info, not every country that HTC in just sends a new back door.I'm arguing the toss with HTC UK because i need new volume buttons.They want me to send the whole device for repair as "they need to check serial numbers for warranty"
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1649/imag0705eg.jpg
got the white beats cover for 45 on ebay. ordered it at like 2AM when it was on sale
it catches the eye. people compliment it a lot
i hate having phones others have (in the usa)
Damn, i would love to have a white back cover.
Anybody knows where i can buy one in the Netherlands?
Hi guys, my son dropped his sensation XE and cracked the screen.
The phone still works, inside LCD isn't damaged and touchscreen still works perfectly.
But it's got this huge crack running diagonally across the whole phone. Sooner or later its going to stop working. Strangely the phone casing doesnt show any other damage.
I can buy individual digitizer screens from ebay for £25, also some sell the complete digitizer+LCD in one piece ready to attach to phone for approx. £50.
Apparently the whole LCD+digitizer have to be replaced together, so I would have to buy the complete LCD+digitizer for £50. I phoned a repair shop in London but they charge £90 with postage including the new LCD + digitizer.
I can find lots of help changing a normal senasation screen on the net and youtube but nothing showing the senastion XE taken apart.
Anybody done this before and have any tips on how to do it?
my old sensation had a broken digitizer, I got a replacement off ebay and took it to the local phone repair shop, it cost me £20 for the part and £20 for fitting.
You could do it yourself if you feel confident...
The digitizer and LCD do not have to be replaced together...
Once you remove the void sticker from the back your warranty will be gone...
*cough* you can buy the void stickers of ebay and stick it back on *cough*
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360638
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my old sensation had a broken digitizer, I got a replacement off ebay and took it to the local phone repair shop, it cost me £20 for the part and £20 for fitting....
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Ok, that's your normal sensation. The senastion XE is different. I asked at 3 repair shops and they all said the senastion XE has to have the LCD+digitizer replaced together.
They said the normal sensation doesnt need the LCD swaped.
HENCE my question, how to fix the XE screen?
the sensation and sensation XE are exactly the same phone, except the sensation XE has beats audio software.
There is no physical hardware difference at all
HTC Underclocked The CPU and removed beats audio so they could bring out the XE Version which was a 'NEW' Phone, This way they can sell more and maximise profits.
Then why have three different repair shops told me otherwise? They actually told me if it was a normal senation they would exchange the digitizer quickly and cheaply.
But the XE has to have both LCD+digitizer replaced together, even though the LCD is still ok!
Could the LCD+digitizer swap be due to the digitizer compatibility and lag issue you posted above?
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Then why have three different repair shops told me otherwise? They actually told me if it was a normal senation they would exchange the digitizer quickly and cheaply.
But the XE has to have both LCD+digitizer replaced together, even though the LCD is still ok!
Could the LCD+digitizer swap be due to the digitizer compatibility and lag issue you posted above?
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Its possible, But i suspect that the phone repair man is taking you for a ride, Trying to bull**** you with jargon making it out like he knows best because 'he has done this hundreds of times'
Then he can charge you for 2 parts + labour when in fact the phone only needed 1 part.
If where you live is anything like where i live, These bastards will screw you over for whatever they can get away with.
EDIT: The lag issue can be fixed by updating software / kernel according to that thread.
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Its possible, But i suspect that the phone repair man is taking you for a ride, Trying to bull**** you with jargon making it out like he knows best because 'he has done this hundreds of times'
Then he can charge you for 2 parts + labour when in fact the phone only needed 1 part.
If where you live is anything like where i live, These bastards will screw you over for whatever they can get away with.
EDIT: The lag issue can be fixed by updating software / kernel according to that thread.
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+1 - Exactly the same physical hardware
If it is exactly the same hardware then there are enough sensation tear down videos floating around on youtube.
I'm pretty good repairing electrical stuff, should I trust myself and buy a senastion XE digitizer from ebay for £25 and try the swap myself...or better send it to a repair shop for the complete LCD+digitizer swap?
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If it is exactly the same hardware then there are enough sensation tear down videos floating around on youtube.
I'm pretty good repairing electrical stuff, should I trust myself and buy a senastion XE digitizer from ebay for £25 and try the swap myself...or better send it to a repair shop for the complete LCD+digitizer swap?
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I did just that for my Desire after I dropped it onto a concrete step.
The the thing was so NEW I couldn't even pick up a case or screen protector for it
Worked fine by the way , so give it a go.
Hi guys, I successfully changed the broken digitizer with a new one
I tested it and it works!
BUT
Before I could screw the phone together, while I was fumbling around with it the digitizer cable came out of it's tiny socket and the tiny white plastic clamp on the socket sprung out and now I can't fix the clamp back into the socket!
I tried putting the cable into the socket without the white clamp but after a reboot the digitizer wouldn't work! Screen came on but touchscreen was not working, obviously the cable isn't sitting correctly in the tiny socket without the clamp.
Here is a picture of the socket without the clamp.
Can anybody suggest how I can securely fix the cable into the socket with a clean contact?
I searched google but because I don't know the proper names of the socket and tiny clamp, I didnt find anything.
I'm sure this is a regular problem as the socket and clamp are so flimsy and they're used in the millions, there must be solutions to find on the net...