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An ant crawled inside my Note LCD screen

I really have no idea how the hell it got inside...left it in my bedroom came back and saw it crawling. i assumed it was on the outside of my screen, but it was really inside :\ how the hell did it get in there? Its so disturbing...

I hope for your sake he manages to crawl out again and doesn't die there.

Speaker grille maybe?

he's already dead...sigh

yo blud7...im a Trini too! noticed your bmobile avatar

Avantiel said:
I really have no idea how the hell it got inside...left it in my bedroom came back and saw it crawling. i assumed it was on the outside of my screen, but it was really inside :\ how the hell did it get in there? Its so disturbing...
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That's messed up... you should try low pressure blower.... btw this is mbetty.. have been that happen before and that solution worked a few times... different devices tho

Wow that's very disturbing. Hope you find a solution and now I have to stop leaving my note on the floor and onto a table or something.
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There must be a hole between lcd screen which let an ant to go under it. Im sure that hole will cause some dirt to go inside as well which later can create something like a dust cloud inside. Those are common issue with htc device. Htc sensation exactly..but i never heard its happen to sammy product before..keep crossing finger..this is something to worry about
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Lol sorry it's kind of funny, but I do empathise for you. Had read a thread in the past with the exact same issue on a tablet. I wonder if warranty will cover ants
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Buggy tablet

mano42 said:
Buggy tablet
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It's a feature, not a bug.
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Warranty covered
Have you been to the store to see if it is under warranty? And what they told you?
Supposedly the screen should be sealed. I think! Or not!

Just contact Samsung and ask them what you should do. Obviously this should not be possible.
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I'll attempt blowing some can air into the speaker grill. If that fails ill contact Samsung cuz I bought this from amazon.

if it's still eligible to return, send it back to amazon and just say that it wasn't working properly and you'll get a replacement in a day or so.
ask me how i know....lol.

mgunthi said:
Have you been to the store to see if it is under warranty? And what they told you?
Supposedly the screen should be sealed. I think! Or not!
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Could have got in the micro sd slot and crawled around. I worked in the field years ago for a cable company, a lady called in and said her cable box LED display was cutting off numbers so 8's looked like 3's and so on. I went to here house and noticed about 20 roaches inside her box!

rand33099 said:
Could have got in the micro sd slot and crawled around. I worked in the field years ago for a cable company, a lady called in and said her cable box LED display was cutting off numbers so 8's looked like 3's and so on. I went to here house and noticed about 20 roaches inside her box!
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Wow that's bad. I would not want to touch anything in that house. Would have to disinfect like the biochemist do.

Hold a vacuum cleaner hose up to wherever you think he got in and maybe it will suck him out?

the memory card slot has always been covered...and i honestly cant see him crawling in through the speaker grill. its way too tiny

Maybe the charging port? Either way tablets are not air tight, and the ant got in.
Pretty sure Amazon can work with you as well, I have always had good customer service experiences with them.
Makes me feel better I paid for the best buy replacement plan

Screen click.....return and get another?

Bought a tf700 about 3 weeks ago and on my second tablet because the first one had weird imbalance of the screen. This one is significantly better but there is a small clicking noise a little below the sd card slot if I press on it. The click isn't loud but I do feel it and hear it. Would you guys recommend that I return it and get another? 3 times the charm? I would think by now the batches are improved somewhat. Any advice would be appreciated. BTW I bought this from best buy so I can just drive to the store but I feel like I would be risking a decent quality tablet for a one that may be worse. I just don't want this click to escalate into something bigger. Please chime in!

odorfreedk said:
Bought a tf700 about 3 weeks ago and on my second tablet because the first one had weird imbalance of the screen. This one is significantly better but there is a small clicking noise a little below the sd card slot if I press on it. The click isn't loud but I do feel it and hear it. Would you guys recommend that I return it and get another? 3 times the charm? I would think by now the batches are improved somewhat. Any advice would be appreciated. BTW I bought this from best buy so I can just drive to the store but I feel like I would be risking a decent quality tablet for a one that may be worse. I just don't want this click to escalate into something bigger. Please chime in!
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This is above the speaker, right? If so, then no, it's been fine for a lot people and has been a known 'issue' for a long time. I'd say there is no indication you'll run into problems if you handle it with a bit of care (like you should with every electronic device ), and it should perform well. Have fun with the 700!

I had a small slicking waaaaay back when I bought my Infinity.
Never paid much attention to it.
After using for a while it seemed to not be there anymore.

I had this problem in the lower right corner. Just below where the speaker holes are. It has finally ceased. I can only assume whatever adheasive is used finally bonded. No click no mo!

Slider Hinge a little lose

Hello everyone,
my Photon Q fell two days ago and since nothing really happened except that the slider mechanism feels more lose than before, I wanted to ask you guys if 1) with your phone it is the same or 2) do you have an idea how to make it "tight" again?
I opened the phone but couldn't really find out what causes this gap on the left side (when the phone is closed and you are looking at the front). Even it's cosmetic (for some ) it bugs me a lot
Thanks

I've got the same issue, but I thought it could be an issue caused by a fall of the Photon Q.

Loader009 said:
I've got the same issue, but I thought it could be an issue caused by a fall of the Photon Q.
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So yours fell too? Its probably due to the fall
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Mine has been like this since day one. Thought it was just crappy manufacturing. MUCH more loose compared to my old Epic4g

judogti said:
Mine has been like this since day one. Thought it was just crappy manufacturing. MUCH more loose compared to my old Epic4g
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You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.

Solust said:
You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.
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Yes, I think so too. Before the drop it fit nicely...Hmm...but noone knows what to do to get it like that again?
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I'm not experienced in hardware repair or mods, but if you can separate the two parts of the phone it looks like it has a single hinge with two rails for the slide mechanism. I don't think those would be damaged based on your pictures but there are also two pieces of metal, one on each side of the display connector. My bet would be that one of those got dented. The two pieces seem to be used as a stopping point for the slide as well as distancing/orienting the display.

Solust said:
You probably should have exchanged it then. It's likely yours was dropped during shipping or by someone in the Sprint store.
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Nah, Im less than thrilled with this phone, I hope it dies soon and I'll switch models. I love having a slider but there are too many disappointments with this one looks like I'll have to go with an S3 or S4.

judogti said:
Nah, Im less than thrilled with this phone, I hope it dies soon and I'll switch models. I love having a slider but there are too many disappointments with this one looks like I'll have to go with an S3 or S4.
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Congratulations. You came to say that you don't like this phone and happened to bring nothing to this conversation. We won't miss you.

Solust said:
I'm not experienced in hardware repair or mods, but if you can separate the two parts of the phone it looks like it has a single hinge with two rails for the slide mechanism. I don't think those would be damaged based on your pictures but there are also two pieces of metal, one on each side of the display connector. My bet would be that one of those got dented. The two pieces seem to be used as a stopping point for the slide as well as distancing/orienting the display.
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Thanks, Solust, for your ideas. I've been thinking the same. I inspected both of them, when I opened the phone and one felt a little lose. Not as lose as the upper part of the phone feels now, though. Can you confirm that it are those things you were mentioning?

oTToToTenTanz said:
Thanks, Solust, for your ideas. I've been thinking the same. I inspected both of them, when I opened the phone and one felt a little lose. Not as lose as the upper part of the phone feels now, though. Can you confirm that it are those things you were mentioning?
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At this point I do think it is beyond me and I'm a bit surprised someone more familiar with hardware hasn't stepped in yet. Might be worth a try PMing someone involved in the SIM mod.
The two metal pieces I was thinking of are on the keyboard portion of the phone. On the back of the display portion they create a mild groove the same size as the groove for the rails. One groove is left halfway up the phone and the other between that groove and the top of the phone. When the phone is together the display cable fits perfectly between them.
I'm sorry, all I can really do is speculate. I really don't know enough about this sort of thing. I may be mistaken as to what these parts are.

Solust said:
At this point I do think it is beyond me and I'm a bit surprised someone more familiar with hardware hasn't stepped in yet. Might be worth a try PMing someone involved in the SIM mod.
The two metal pieces I was thinking of are on the keyboard portion of the phone. On the back of the display portion they create a mild groove the same size as the groove for the rails. One groove is left halfway up the phone and the other between that groove and the top of the phone. When the phone is together the display cable fits perfectly between them.
I'm sorry, all I can really do is speculate. I really don't know enough about this sort of thing. I may be mistaken as to what these parts are.
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I think it is pretty impossible to fix a dent in the hinge, right? But would that http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOTOROLA-PH...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item20d0b14dc6 fix my problems?

^ I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. My Q is suffering from the very same problem, though I got over it quite a while ago since it's kind of a 'minor' issue I actually have the same exact part sitting on my desk right now, my listing on eBay to sell it just ended haha. I could test it out for you, if you really would like to know.
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xLoveHateLegend said:
^ I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. My Q is suffering from the very same problem, though I got over it quite a while ago since it's kind of a 'minor' issue I actually have the same exact part sitting on my desk right now, my listing on eBay to sell it just ended haha. I could test it out for you, if you really would like to know.
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Haha, interesting I'm not so sure either, but I'm eager to do it lol. Hence I bought this yesterday night, although I'm not even sure how this hinge is fixed on the phone (glue etc?). I'd sure like to know how u fare, fella!^^
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There's no glue, it just slides under these 3 little slots on the left side
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xLoveHateLegend said:
There's no glue, it just slides under these 3 little slots on the left side
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So why didn't u try it?^^
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Frustrating strangeness

My M8 is being goofy and I need some advice. For some reason the thing keeps randomly kicking over to docking mode, playing my ringtone, and the diskette defaults to speaker which is getting real hard on my hearing.
I tried wiping and restoring to a NAND backup but the issues persist. I'm thinking firmware or radios are the issue.
If im wrong, can someone suggest a fix? If updating the firmware sounds wise, could some kind soul post a link to the latest firmware for the Verizon M8?

loonatik78 said:
My M8 is being goofy and I need some advice. For some reason the thing keeps randomly kicking over to docking mode, playing my ringtone, and the diskette defaults to speaker which is getting real hard on my hearing.
I tried wiping and restoring to a NAND backup but the issues persist. I'm thinking firmware or radios are the issue.
If im wrong, can someone suggest a fix? If updating the firmware sounds wise, could some kind soul post a link to the latest firmware for the Verizon M8?
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You aren't going to like my answer but this problem can be solved by replacing the flex cable inside the phone. I have had to do this for a few phones already. It's a $15 part plus you would be wise to buy the $11 speaker grill stickers to replace the ones you take off as they won't be reasonably reusable.
There are very small ic and smd on this cable that can break loose and cause this exact symptom.
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dottat said:
You aren't going to like my answer but this problem can be solved by replacing the flex cable inside the phone. I have had to do this for a few phones already. It's a $15 part plus you would be wise to buy the $11 speaker grill stickers to replace the ones you take off as they won't be reasonably reusable.
There are very small ic and smd on this cable that can break loose and cause this exact symptom.
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You're right. I don't like that answer a whole lot. Then again, I do like that it can be fixed for a somewhat reasonable price. The phone spends a lot of time on the dashboard of a big rig and the harsh vibration made me wonder if something like that might be the case. Is is the flex cable for the USB port? I'm probably going to take it to a shop and have it done rather than try it myself.

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You're right. I don't like that answer a whole lot. Then again, I do like that it can be fixed for a somewhat reasonable price. The phone spends a lot of time on the dashboard of a big rig and the harsh vibration made me wonder if something like that might be the case. Is is the flex cable for the USB port? I'm probably going to take it to a shop and have it done rather than try it myself.
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Yes that's exactly what it is. Make sure they get the 32g version as the other one is missing an antenna connector.
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dottat said:
Yes that's exactly what it is. Make sure they get the 32g version as the other one is missing an antenna connector.
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Im thinking of doing it myself. Where would you recommend getting the parts?

loonatik78 said:
Im thinking of doing it myself. Where would you recommend getting the parts?
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Bought all of mine via eBay. I can look-up some links and send you them via pm when I'm not mobile.
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dottat said:
Bought all of mine via eBay. I can look-up some links and send you them via pm when I'm not mobile.
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That would be awesome! Thank you, thank you very much for your help.

loonatik78 said:
The phone spends a lot of time on the dashboard of a big rig and the harsh vibration made me wonder if something like that might be the case.
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The vibration is easily fixed, carry the phone in your shirt pocket or ?? Your body is as good a vibration insulator as you can find anywhere!

xs11e said:
The vibration is easily fixed, carry the phone in your shirt pocket or ?? Your body is as good a vibration insulator as you can find anywhere!
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I keep my phone on my body as little as possible. Its real uncomfortable to have a phone this big stuffed in a pants pocket all day and I almost never wear shirts with pockets. Even when I do I don't put the phone in them because its fallen out too many times. I'll probably lay it on a towel up there or something.

Mege-thanks!
I wanted to take a moment to give many thanks and utmost appreciation for the help on this problem. I got the board today and just finished installing it a few minutes ago. It's working like charm! I'm VERY happy!

Build Quality

Did anyone else G5 come with scuffs under the tray that hold the sd and sim card? Should I try and get it swapped out through t-mobile?

I honestly don't even see any scuffs
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Don't see anything either. Better pictures maybe?

I thought I did but they were clear stickers really.

Sorry I already exchanged the phone, but the dent is in the middle under the tray that holds the sim and micro sd card.

It looks fine!
billups55 said:
Did anyone else G5 come with scuffs under the tray that hold the sd and sim card? Should I try and get it swapped out through t-mobile?
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I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.

rebelde80 said:
I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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Hey i'm the same way so don't feel bad lol. :highfive:

I went to a tmobile store see how it looks and the store model had the bottom part way off, it had a few centimeters off, it wasn't flushed to the metal, i said for showing what will happen to thia phone if i would purchase it, very bad store display to show of the new phone, i said i will probably get the nexus 6p, he said we don't carry that, i said i would get a unlocked version with 64gb at Google or newegg.
Ive been a sammy guy since the htc m7, and i had the htc smartphone with windows htc tmobile dash,, then htc touch then touchpro then evo, from the 1st htc, then i went to samsung galaxy s2, s3, note 2, 3, 4.. now gonna see, i hate crapple, but maybe will see the apple 7 plus..
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Got my g5 today. At first I thought I had a messed up corner by my battery , turns out it just had plastic wrap around it.problem solved
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rebelde80 said:
I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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LOL @ OCD.
Well, for all us OCD folks, I highly recommend the Otterbox Defender. We got them for free (normally $50 each) from a TMobile rep hook up via telephone sales. They also gave us Puregear Extreme Impact custom fit screen protectors too ($25), free, in case we did want to use the Otterbox (which also has a screen protector anyway).

Does anybody else have a small gap at the bottom? I mean where the module pops out.
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billydroid said:
Does anybody else have a small gap at the bottom? I mean where the module pops out.
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I have a tiny gap. I can only see it if I shine a light behind it and look directly at it but it is there.
I really love the phone so not sure if I should care or not.

rebelde80 said:
I haven't examined mine. The reason I haven't, is that I'm OCD and will most definitely find SOMETHING on any phone I get. I'm embarrassed to say this, but I've actually worked on this with my therapist, lol. All I did was check it for dead pixels. I'm putting it in a case tomorrow and am going to try my hardest to not check for defects.
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It sucks doesn't? I legit have it to (I absolutely hate when people joke about having it. It's awful and not fun. Every minute of the day is a struggle..). I obsess over every phone I buy. I've also been working on not checking for things.
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igotroot said:
LOL @ OCD.
Well, for all us OCD folks, I highly recommend the Otterbox Defender. We got them for free (normally $50 each) from a TMobile rep hook up via telephone sales. They also gave us Puregear Extreme Impact custom fit screen protectors too ($25), free, in case we did want to use the Otterbox (which also has a screen protector anyway).
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For me, it's not a problem about what will happen to the phone if I drop it or anything, it's more about obsessing over there being a problem with it right after opening it up. Screen coloration issues, scratches, etc. And the worst part is having that thought that, "Well I could exchange it and get a perfect one. There's always that chance." That's never worked out. I've returned and exchanged so many phones just from obsessing. The solution is to just use the phone. Not matter what. The 4th R: (read the book Brain Lock for info on the 4 R's). Do what you would be doing if you weren't having this obsession.
Easier said than done lol.
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Skizzy034 said:
It sucks doesn't? I legit have it to (I absolutely hate when people joke about having it. It's awful and not fun. Every minute of the day is a struggle..). I obsess over every phone I buy. I've also been working on not checking for things.
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For me, it's not a problem about what will happen to the phone if I drop it or anything, it's more about obsessing over there being a problem with it right after opening it up. Screen coloration issues, scratches, etc. And the worst part is having that thought that, "Well I could exchange it and get a perfect one. There's always that chance." That's never worked out. I've returned and exchanged so many phones just from obsessing. The solution is to just use the phone. Not matter what. The 4th R: (read the book Brain Lock for info on the 4 R's). Do what you would be doing if you weren't having this obsession.
Easier said than done lol.
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I ended up checking it for imperfections, and....I couldn't take it. I swapped out for an HTC 10. =/