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Official Samsung Galaxy S accessories obsolete!

I have just received an email from Mobilefun telling me I will not be getting the car mount I pre-ordered as it is now discontinued. I am not sure whether we should be worried or not that the official Samsung official mount for our few month old phones is now not going to be available. I have never seen a product discontinued before it was even sold.

Most peculiar. I've been checking around here too, no accessory to be found. Really need a car mount.

WTF!?!?!? That is kind of scary. I havent even had the chance to think about getting the "official" accessories as of yet and to hear something like this now???
Perhaps someone can confirm with Samsung and find out what the deal is on this?

I had the same with the carmount available on meritline... weird eh!
I've ordered the exact same of eBay though... kinda weird!

I won't argue with the mods but surely this is a news story not just an accessories one?
This is the one I ordered. Where on eBay did you find one?
http://mobile.engadget.com/2010/08/...ine-of-galaxy-s-accessories-uses-fascinate-t/

got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT

t1mman said:
got this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...BqcxH64%3D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT
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I've got the brodit: http://www.mountonus.com/Samsung-Ga...t-With-Tilt-Swivel-Function-512167-26030.aspx
It's a real nice car kit.

The Brodit ones not bad but neither of them really appeals to me. I wanted one I could just clip the SGS into and it would be screen mounted and powered. No messing with wires or anything. I have tried to email Samsung about it but I am not holding onto any hope of a reply.

I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!

this is the one i have
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220669758413&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
althought, i have a herbet richter tower back part so all i needed was the bit that actually holds the phone, and it s a perfect fit.

sean2476 said:
I bought one of the spider foot screen mount and it came with a car charger, leather pouch and a laynard. I was that impressed with it that I bought a second for my friend!
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I got the same one, do you ever have trouble getting the phone out of the holder? My clip seems to be very stubborn and always catches on the backplate of the phone, just wondering if you had the same problem

Thought I would share with you what the higher ups in Samsung have to say about this.
My (continuing) Question
To: Executive Office
Subject: Re: Car dock
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Thank you again for your reply.
I think you are misunderstanding and that we are not making progress so I will try to explain again. Last year Samsung announced the Car and Media dock for the Samsung Galaxy S. Retailers began to advertise them for sale and to order them from yourselves. Two months later the retailers were told by Samsung that they were discontinued. This was before ANY had been delivered to the retailers and as I have said only two months after they had been announced. The retailers then contacted their customers, myself amongst them, and informed us of this. I have been trying ever since to get an answer from yourselves as to why this line had been discontinued in all countries apart from the USA market just two months after they were announced and before any had been sold except those sold in the USA. A greater part of the 10 million+ Galaxy S phones sold were not sold to the USA market yet that market is the only one that has these promised accessories available. If you cannot provide an answer would you now raise this enquiry to the next tier please.
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The answer
Good afternoon Mr Pitman
The reason why the unit won’t be available in any of the Samsung subsidiaries is due to sales and marketing reasons. As a manufacture of many products, sometimes a product that is closed to being released can be stopped due to the market for that product changing and to this reason the product can become discontinued.
Unfortunately we are unable to provide you any other information regarding this product as we only handle the aftercare service of a product that has been fully released, nor can we advise who the best contact for your query is.
I can advise you to write a letter to the following address: Samsung Mobile, Samsung House, 1000 Hillswood Drive, Chertsey, Surrey KT16 0PS, I cannot guarantee that they will response quickly but you query will be looked into be that team.
Regards
Mark Gooden
Senior Customer Advisor
Executive Office
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Well, thats a gilbert answer... Gadgetization is androids weakest spot. And what gadgets and bling there is, well its fairly low quality.
This is iPhone's main advantage. One design and a forest of 3rd party manufacturers that have grown out of their garages and become professional suppliers.
There would be a huge upside for Samsung/HTC/Sony to mimic this by setting up their own production lines to mimic that market. I guess the problem is no one in house is willing to risk their neck and the people that sit on the money don't understand this part of the iPhone world.

I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.

You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.

stepsch said:
I don't want to use both hands while attaching the device to a car mount - so 3rd party accessories are no-go.
I ordered an original T959 Vibrant car mount for my international i9000: http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=48828&cat=5138
They ship nearly worldwide. It's 10 days ago and I am still waiting for its arrival.
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So did you get your mount yet? Does the Vibrant mount work (properly) with the i9000?

Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.

stepsch said:
Hi,
the first order was lost, so they sent another one, which arrived in 5 days or something like that.
Yes, it works as designed.
Snap it in, push the USB to the phone (the small box at one end of the mount) with one finger, that's it.
The phone detects immediately that it is a car mount and if you have installed the car app it starts also without delay.
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Same thing here with desk dock (original as far as I can say) bought in Poland on Ebay-ish website. Samsung's app downloaded from xda (it's here around somewhere) jumps in the moment I connect the phone. Have problems with line-out though, but I'm on custom ROM so maybe that's the problem.
Nevertheless it really looks like S is making monkeys out of us.

Nirvana388 said:
You guys should do the DIY one from this thread, I did it and it is amazing, it looks so good, and holds the phone really nice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837841&page=2
Dirt cheap too, for a custom mount the whole thing cost me maybe 10 bucks at the most, including the epoxy.
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Very nice car kit indeed.

Looking for a car kit too....

MT4gS parts? Where to find?

Since the marketplace is closed, where is anyone finding replacement parts (aside from ripoffbay)? The digitizer in my mom's phone died, no response at all, and the stupid ass design of the phone won't even let you answer a incoming call without moving the ring. To make it worse, while I opened it to check for damage on the inside, I broke the front center button ribbon, and the right hand side front button pcb. The whole setup of supergluing every single part of the lcd is insane ARG.
So I need pretty much the entire upper lcd assembly, and with the market gone, does anyone know where to find one? Or just MT4GS parts in general?

I just tore one down, the LCD and digitizer in it was toast and so was the main part of the board but I should have the cable your talking about at home, I'll post a pic when I get home
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chaostic_2k1 said:
Since the marketplace is closed, where is anyone finding replacement parts (aside from ripoffbay)? The digitizer in my mom's phone died, no response at all, and the stupid ass design of the phone won't even let you answer a incoming call without moving the ring. To make it worse, while I opened it to check for damage on the inside, I broke the front center button ribbon, and the right hand side front button pcb. The whole setup of supergluing every single part of the lcd is insane ARG.
So I need pretty much the entire upper lcd assembly, and with the market gone, does anyone know where to find one? Or just MT4GS parts in general?
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eBay isn't as bad as people make it out to be...
In fact it's the sellers that are at more of a disadvantage than the buyer. Paypal will almost always side with the buyer, even if they're telling blatant lies. Sold a fully working item to the buyer, and the buyer claimed it did not work. Paypal forced me to give him a refund and accept a return no matter what I said. And when I got the item back, "surprise, surprise" item worked fine.
As long as you do your homework and ask the appropriate questions before buying, you should be fine. Try some parts ebay lots. They have some great deals
-Experienced eBayer

I've had a fair bit of success on eBay with parts for a number of phones. I've replaced a whole frame for a MT3GS, a full back with buttons and battery for a iPhone 3G, a MT4GS speaker, and several digiziters for iPhones (3G / 3GS), MT3GS, MT4G and MT4GS.
I try to use US based shippers for quicker shipping times and better odds on communicating if there is an issue.

No, I know that, i've sold on ebay as well, its A) this phone is frustrating as hell, and B- the thing with private sellers, you get a bit better experience with as-is phones for parts, for a decent price. Like if someone on here had said, oh, I bricked the phone, no physical damage, I can expect to get a working lcd/digitizer/camera/etc. On ebay, it's a gamble on as-is and I've been burnt before on it.
Good part atleast, I found a old razor v3 that i had planned on unlocking almost 2 years ago, charged it and got the unlocking done in a few minutes. A working phone for now, makes replacement or parts a little less urgent.

chaostic_2k1 said:
No, I know that, i've sold on ebay as well, its A) this phone is frustrating as hell, and B- the thing with private sellers, you get a bit better experience with as-is phones for parts, for a decent price. Like if someone on here had said, oh, I bricked the phone, no physical damage, I can expect to get a working lcd/digitizer/camera/etc. On ebay, it's a gamble on as-is and I've been burnt before on it.
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Well I totally understand that sentiment. I've been there as well. The MT3GS I have was an eBay pick that was advertised as a 4G Slide. It was my first HTC phone so I didn't notice the picture didn't match. The price was a STEAL for a 4G Slide but only decent for a 3G Slide. I ended up giving the seller a neutral feedback. Since then I've been a bit anal about calling sellers out when they list a 3G Slide or 4G as a 4G Slide. Most have fixed the listings.
Having said that, I've been on the other side of the coin too. I picked up a 4G for my daughter that supposedly was soft bricked with a bad digitizer and volume buttons. I found that the button issue was just a matter of cleaning everything. From there I was able to reflash the latest stock ROM and the phone was good.

I normally just search google with specific part names that I need. Yes a lot take you to ebay, but that's normally ok, good prices!

I don't really like ebay - been burnt a lot through there. Pretty much only use it for carebears for my lady. Great place for that.
No one suggested checking craigslist for local deals?
If I don't get it through the forums here - that's where i've bought my other phones from and it's worked out well.

I bought my spare parts here
http://www.etradesupply.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=mytouch+4g+slide
Although it's still shipping.

[Q] Logic board piece type

I have a couple of old logic boards that need a some little bits replaced. I'm confident I can do it, but I'm running into a bit of a wall as far as one of the pieces. This place is far more virtual than physical, but even so, I'm hoping.
On the board, on the edges, the little white switches that correspond with the volume and power buttons. Those are what I need. Ebay seems to be telling me that there are different types or models or something of this switch. And the only phone that they claim compatibility with is the new S4. Honestly, it *looks* like a generic piece, but before I order some from China and wait two weeks to find out I have the wrong thing, I'm hoping to find out what the deal is with this darned switch!
I plan to call some repair places tomorrow, it's just too late right now, and what can I say, I love you guys.
Thanks much anybody!

If they look the same then they are the same, don't heat them up too much they melt. If the part you found is Samsung its most likely the same as other Samsung phones. Post a link to the part found and the SK or I'll just open mine if I find it. Might be the same as the S2.

ultraprimeomega said:
If they look the same then they are the same, don't heat them up too much they melt. If the part you found is Samsung its most likely the same as other Samsung phones. Post a link to the part found and the SK or I'll just open mine if I find it. Might be the same as the S2.
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You can see them in the tear down over in this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466906
The little white ones (power/volume) are what I need. Ebay has them, but a bunch have 3-4 letters that seem to somehow differentiate them, even though they all look exactly alike. (FNRG, TIM, NCYG)
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...=power+key+switch+on+off+replace&_sacat=43304

You know.. Looking harder. I think that stupid little letter thing is just so the item description isn't the exact same every time between all these different sellers. >:c

Kediil said:
You know.. Looking harder. I think that stupid little letter thing is just so the item description isn't the exact same every time between all these different sellers. >:c
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Yeah they are the same as the s2 I actually tried two days ago to salvage the buttons from a s2 but failed but they are the same the only one that should be different would be the camera button if it has two stage click
Just look for s2, the s3 looks completely different, my local parts vendor doesn't have the buttons so I don't try to repair them. Good luck the two pins on the back are the contacts the middle one is just support

ultraprimeomega said:
Yeah they are the same as the s2 I actually tried two days ago to salvage the buttons from a s2 but failed but they are the same the only one that should be different would be the camera button if it has two stage click
Just look for s2, the s3 looks completely different, my local parts vendor doesn't have the buttons so I don't try to repair them. Good luck the two pins on the back are the contacts the middle one is just support
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Noticed that difference. Found a lovely deal 4 day shipping in the US (hard as hell to find stuff NOT from China), $5 for a lot of 4. ^..^ I'm a happy camper.
And yeah, I tried salvaging from another board. It came out fine, but doesn't seem to want to attach, plus I need three of them, so may as well go new!

Kediil said:
Noticed that difference. Found a lovely deal 4 day shipping in the US (hard as hell to find stuff NOT from China), $5 for a lot of 4. ^..^ I'm a happy camper.
And yeah, I tried salvaging from another board. It came out fine, but doesn't seem to want to attach, plus I need three of them, so may as well go new!
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Yeah at my job we can get them cheap but with large order and other stuff from China I'll probably order some on the next order just that I got to even out the the cost and shipping to the cost of the repair

ultraprimeomega said:
Yeah at my job we can get them cheap but with large order and other stuff from China I'll probably order some on the next order just that I got to even out the the cost and shipping to the cost of the repair
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I figure a buck for a piece, especially assuming it fixes the issue, isn't such a bad deal. ^..^ I admire the people who do this regularly and make some $40+ with costs being all of $5 including parts and shipping. If this works out for me, I might start offering the repair service myself. XD

Kediil said:
I figure a buck for a piece, especially assuming it fixes the issue, isn't such a bad deal. ^..^ I admire the people who do this regularly and make some $40+ with costs being all of $5 including parts and shipping. If this works out for me, I might start offering the repair service myself. XD
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I try to charge only 35 or 45 for labor plus part price not bad but if it takes too much time to do it I got to make the money to pay myself and make profit, reply when you get it done I wonder how the solder holds

ultraprimeomega said:
I try to charge only 35 or 45 for labor plus part price not bad but if it takes too much time to do it I got to make the money to pay myself and make profit, reply when you get it done I wonder how the solder holds
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Will do! I'm replacing a micro usb port too. far easier than the buttons, as the buttons only have those little pinprick through holes. I can't imagine I'd charge more than 30/40 + shipping. It's about standard pricing. I don't know if you've soldered on logic boards before or not, but there's a great tutorial(ish) series on youtube by user iRepairFast. Quite thorough.

Moto Z4 not coming to Europe?

The official announcement for the Moto Z4 is only for the US. Do you think there is hope for a European model soon?
In this FCC leak (https://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-moto-z4-play-specifications-fcc/) it said that a version for Europe is planned. But many German websites claim that this is a US only phone. But they don't cite any source for this claim.
Would like to know whether I should still wait or buy something else. Thanks a lot!

rhhd said:
The official announcement for the Moto Z4 is only for the US. Do you think there is hope for a European model soon?
In this FCC leak (https://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-moto-z4-play-specifications-fcc/) it said that a version for Europe is planned. But many German websites claim that this is a US only phone. But they don't cite any source for this claim.
Would like to know whether I should still wait or buy something else. Thanks a lot!
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Motorola Germany said, at least on their market, they wouldn't have any Z4 coming this year.

sklks said:
Motorola Germany said, at least on their market, they wouldn't have any Z4 coming this year.
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Thanks! Do you have a link? What does "on their market" mean?

I can't find it but if you notice on the UK and IT there isn't any information about Z4.

There's a higher version of z4
Z4 Force

According to Motorola there will not be force this year https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/31/18647830/motorola-moto-z4-force-not-releasing-this-year

Bad news https://www.techradar.com/news/moto-z4-wont-be-launching-outside-the-us-and-canada

OTBOPKOTO said:
Bad news https://www.techradar.com/news/moto-z4-wont-be-launching-outside-the-us-and-canada
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Well that's just stupid. On the other hand, Moto Z4 does support bands B3, B7 and B20. So it's still possible to import.

Hope it's not their final decision. The way it's written looks like there's a door open.
As for importing - no warranty and an extra $/€/£ 100 or so for shipping(unless a buddy brongs one for you) makes it a tough decision.

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Hope it's not their final decision. The way it's written looks like there's a door open.
As for importing - no warranty and an extra $/€/£ 100 or so for shipping(unless a buddy brongs one for you) makes it a tough decision.
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You're right. Suddenly a Moto Z3 Play with that battery mod included for 250 eur seems like a sweet deal. Also, I'm interested what Xiaomi Mi A3 will bring to the table

I've researched. It will only cost me $ 20 to get it where I live. Now the question is if it does indeed support the right bands for over here.
I'd also wait for some other offer, preferably a battery, as I already have the 360 camera mod.

You can check all the bands here at the bottom of the page: https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-z-gen-4-unlocked

If this Z4's low performance with high price, I don't think this model will good-sale in Europe.

Low performance with high price? Isn't it other way around? Which other phone offers 128gb storage, 6.4" screen display, night vision camera, headphone jack, in display fingerprint reader and micro sd card for under $500? Not even going to bother mentioning the added benefits of mods.

Excellent camera!?
What I have found Z4 has better camera, than for example Google Pixel 3a. In my mind way better video camera.
Is there any other Motorola phone, which has that camera? And is it really possible Z4 is not coming to Europe?

Really want to buy this phone so I can replace my z play. Hope it can be sold to other countries and release a dual SIM version.

I've ordered it, should be here soon. Hopefully all works as expected.

I am from Germany and were lucky to have got the rare opportunity to get a second hand Z4 from Germany. So no import charges and no expensive shipping cost.
I have not regretted the purchase yet. No problems with frequency bands, connection and so on. I really like the phone. What I noticed, especially, is that it is very much less sensitive to signs of use like scatches or similar. With all my former Z Series devices, I could at least see scratches at the frame very quickly - even although using a bumper most of the time. With my Z4, I only use a StyleShell for the back with zero protection for the metal frame at the sides and still not one single scratch. Wonderful!
No warranty is not really true. The truth is, you will have warranty, but you will have to send it to the USA then. I can not imagine that shipping a little box only containing a flat mobile to the USA could be that expensive. For warranty, you only have to send in the mobile and nothing else. So warranty claims will only become more complicated. But for me, Z4 is worth that risk and inconvenience.
And after all: Z4 is a REAL battery beast!

Well I've got it. All works as expected. First impressions are really good. Still getting used to the taller aspect ratio.
I also seem to have gotten the amz one. Don't mind the few mb bloatware. I just wonder if software updates will be as usual or further delayed?

Maheshwara said:
I only use a StyleShell for the back with zero protection for the metal frame at the sides and still not one single scratch. Wonderful!
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According to reviews use of StyleShells is one of the biggest drawbacks with Z4, as they don't fit to the frame as nice and seamless as on previous Z models. I'm also using StyleShell on permanent basis and while it maybe not so big issue with some of the bigger and shortly used mods, it seems like showstopper to me if there is a gap and StyleShell doesn't fit well. Would you be so kind to clarify this? Maybe you can make some photos of your StyleShell attached?

Help, received Euro Umidigi phone instead of US..

Just got an Umidigi G1 Max today (AliExpress). I did specify other area, not Russia area or European Union. I believe what I got is for Euro. Wondering if this will still work for me. Are there differences in the bands that they utilize? This is a 4g phone and I use Red Pocket ATT. I would be much relieved if all I have to do is use a US power adapter. Arghh..

scohut said:
Just got an Umidigi G1 Max today (AliExpress). I did specify other area, not Russia area or European Union. I believe what I got is for Euro. Wondering if this will still work for me. Are there differences in the bands that they utilize? This is a 4g phone and I use Red Pocket ATT. I would be much relieved if all I have to do is use a US power adapter. Arghh..
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Welp, never trust aliexpress, they always will do that!

cmfCyangenModteam said:
Welp, never trust aliexpress, they always will do that!
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Well actually this is my second Umi, and my wife is on her second also, so we've been relatively lucky up till now. As far as the phone working, I went ahead and gave it a shot going by the few bits of info I could find on the subject. It seems to be working fine. I'm relieved. As far as anything you can actually see, the home button appears to be 2 circles for Euro as opposed to just 1 for global I guess, which I found mentioned in an Umidigi forum thread. Also saw mentioned possibly engineering mode may not be available? I don't know. Can't use wall plug, big deal, we've got plenty..