To cut a long story short, I dropped my phone, smashed the screen and when I picked it up, the signal was empty.
The sim is recognised, and I've tried a couple, but neither trigger signal to pick up.
I've checked using the secret menu, and get the default figures for signal strength, which suggests something hardware related is dead. I ripped the phone apart, looked at the logic board and under the shield and nothing was loose or broken.
I've considered plugging a wire into the additional antenna slot on the board, but I've read that can also dead the hardware.
Has anyone got any suggestions? I've ordered a new screen to fit, but will be pointless if the network is dead.
I'm not convinced it is dead, as everyone drops their phone and I've smashed the screen on another nexus 5 and not had this problem before. And until now, the device hadn't been opened.
Hey bro, the problem solved for you? Because now am having the xact problem..
neus 5 --> Cataclysm --> TREMEMusic --> L Speed
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I was upset, could not handle life anymore. I was at work and just threw my phone with tremendous force into the wall. Made hole in drywall but phone remained in tact. Nothing seemed broken.
I live in a 3G area but not it never displays the 3G icon, infact most of the time it displays the roaming icon. My calls are always getting dropped. The internet on the phone no longer works.
I tried to reset the phone, and did a rom update with a rom I found here. Did update successful but no luck. Then re did a rom update with the latest one from the HTC website.
Same problem persists. How can I know what component is damaged and where can I get the part to fix it?
When I had a HTC tilt, I sat on my phone and broke the screen, was able to get replacement unit and change it myself with ease.
I would like to thank you all in advanced and hope you all have a wonderful day.
Study here how to dismantle the device and what the components are
Dude, some therapy may help....got insurance, do that and get a replacement phone
having taken mine apart, if it looks like it's still in one piece, the thing that jumps immediately to mind is just that your antenna got loose. it's the only thing pretty much with an exposed connector that could pop off. (the display may be able to also, but you'd notice that =)
search for the raphael service manual, only tricky part in getting to the antenna is after you pop the back housing loose on the top 3 sides, you have to pull back the top far/hard enough that you think you're gonna break the usb port to get the housing free of it. Pull it back a bit, unplug that speaker wire, then pull it back some more, needs a gap at the top of about 2 inches to clear the bottom usb port. it'll just click and snap free. i took 30 minutes doing it cuz i thought i was gonna break it.
I've been working on repairing a htc sensation that got ran over. Had some spare parts so thought i try it out. All that seemed damaged at first glace when i open the phone was the lcd screen and digitalizer. Haven't noticed anythign broken on the board.. I've recently replaced both the lcd screen and digitalizer. The cell phone will not get cell signal and when attempting to turn wifi on, it gives me an error. These both used to work before it was damaged. I was wondering if anyone had a breakdown on the modules inside the phone, like which one was for wifi, and which one was for the cell signal?
just noticed i posted in acessories. Can an admin move this to general? thank you.
Hey guys,
so, few days ago i accidentally dropped my pohne; well not really dropping it but i didn't see something on the ground and fell over it... Phone was in my pocket the whole time... i didn't check it afterwards cause in the middle of the night you can't really see anything, and i thought in my pocket it shouldn't get damaged. So yeah... the morning after i recognized it doesn't connect to my provider anymore, tried out several other sim cards, no success. Most of the time it now just shows the empty signal icon, sometimes it connects to my provider but when it does signal is very weak and only e network h/h+ doesn't work completely, but it disappears after few seconds.
What i tried so far:
- reflashing ROM with fullwipe (/system wipe aswell); thought it was a rom derp first
- opened the phone and disassembled it, checked mainboard, usb board and antenna for cracks etc. couldn't find anything... looks like new, the only "crack" is my volume keys seem to have taken a bit damage and are now split in half... everything else is fine, screen no scratches etc
So yeah now i'm quite clueless what could've been damaged... since everyting else works completely fine only mobile network/internet doesn't work... could my antenna be damaged?
I thought about buying a replace antenna and testing if that works.... any other ideas?
Thanks in advance
I changed my battery in my Nexus 5 today and I thought everything went smoothly until I booted up and had no service. Does anyone have any experience with this problem or have a solution?
I have already flashed back to factory, removed and inserted my sim card, and tried putting my old battery back in. I didn't remove any antenna cables either (the black and white ones on the sides of the battery).
I googled and ran into this thread, but I'm not sure if the OP ever fixed his problem, and seems to have gone inactive since the post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/2v3cqx/no_service_after_battery_change/
You probably forgot connect antenna, this is similar issue https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/199531/No+HSPA++since+teardown
Oat23 said:
I changed my battery in my Nexus 5 today and I thought everything went smoothly until I booted up and had no service. Does anyone have any experience with this problem or have a solution?
I have already flashed back to factory, removed and inserted my sim card, and tried putting my old battery back in. I didn't remove any antenna cables either (the black and white ones on the sides of the battery).
I googled and ran into this thread, but I'm not sure if the OP ever fixed his problem, and seems to have gone inactive since the post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus5/comments/2v3cqx/no_service_after_battery_change/
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Thanks for the reply. I made sure everything was connected even though I didn't touch the antenna cables when replacing the battery. I'm trying to figure out what it possibly could be.
Yeah something isn't connected properly
I made sure everything was connected properly. I only removed the battery cable and the ribbon cable next to it to replace the battery. I'm really wondering what it could be. The black and grey antenna cables seem to be properly and snuggly connected. Is there something else on the phone that can effect cell service?
The phone reads that a sim is inserted and can read the phone number off of it, but cannot draw cell service for some reason.
Hi all
I have had my nexus 5 for a while now and just as i was flying overseas some strange things happened.
First the vibration stopped working which i knew was a loose connection on the back of the phone. Holding that area down would get it working again. Then the touch display stopped working. The LCD worked but could not touch anything to unlock the phone. I disassembled the phone and assembled it again and strangely it worked again although i didnt see anything obvious. Then is happened again...
I disassembled the phone and played around with it for a while and noticed if pressed down on the connection where the flex cable connects to the motherboard it would work again. but when i would release the pressure it would be funny again. I did this a number of times until eventually the whole LCD/blacklight should shut off. Now i can rarely get it to display anything. The phone is working because the LED light would flash and i can hear the messaged coming through. I just cannot see anything.
I replaced the flex cable with a new one and still the same issue. I replaced the LCD + digitizer + frame and still the same issue. I guess its the motherboard. Can i fix this ??
Now for some more issues:
I bought a broken Nexus 5 while overseas and i swapped the motherboard out and everything works! So it as definitely the motherboard. However, the second motherboard is having issued the the battery. I have every indication the battery is charging. However the battery percentages is stuck on 40%. It would flicker around 39% 40% instantly and when looking at the battery graph on the phone it is noisy, it is not a constant line. The percentage is not a true indication of the battery charge. I cannot get the phone to turn on just by the battery itself no matter how long i charge it for. I have swapped batteries out and i still get the same issue. I have swapped flex cables and still the same issue. Could it be that the second motherboard is also damaged??
I used the amphere app for a while while i had some power and it shows 100mA while charging but a voltage of 0V! When I unplug the cable it will shutoff. Sometimes i cannot even boot it up while charging.
Amphere showing 1%
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What is wrong with these two motherboards?! I do not see anything obvious on the board itself.
I now see the new Nexus 5X is out but i am hesitant in buying it...This is the first phone i have had major issues with.
PS, i gave the latest updated
Thanks for your help guys. I will provide whatever information i can.
It sounds like your 1st phone is having the same problem I have with mine, which is described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/main-board-socket-flex-cable-super-t3217281
Use a magnifying glass to see if any pins on the socket are broken. I still don't know if it's fixable.
ourandroid said:
It sounds like your 1st phone is having the same problem I have with mine, which is described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/main-board-socket-flex-cable-super-t3217281
Use a magnifying glass to see if any pins on the socket are broken. I still don't know if it's fixable.
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thanks for that. I believe this is the same problem also.
Although i cannot find any abnormal pins...
Macro shots of suspect connection:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9KF5ld-Rlu_S2hwUDhlQUJlN2c&usp=sharing