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Free delivery offer for docks from Easy Devices to XDA members

I mentioned in another thread that Easy Devices have docks on pre-order for the Desire, the only place I have so far found any - with or without a second battery slot and with or without an additional battery, including an enhanced one with new back. Look at my previous post for the links to the four types.
I placed an order myself for a dock with the bay for the second battery.
Easy Devices picked up on my post and have asked me to pass on a free delivery offer.
"We have decided to offer free delivery on all orders of the Desire Cradle with 2nd battery slot or cradle bundles placed from XDA Developers forum members for orders placed with us before 23rd of April. Could you post and advise the forum? We have amended your order with free delivery and will ship goods as soon as stock arrives. We have been advised that stock should be with us at the end of this month.
Can you ask them to either e-mail [email protected] with their order number and say that they came from XDA developers or to post in the comments box when placing the order."
Any questions about the offer should be made to Easy Devices.
I'm not sure all options are on the same timetable so you may want to check with them first if you are going for a different option.
Just to emphasise I have no connection with Easy Devices, other than as a customer, but it is always nice when sellers offer a special deal to XDA members.

Very nice and generous offer of them, though I do prefer to only other when things are either in stock, or a firm delivery date is known...

Anyone bought from these?
http://www.morpethmobiles.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=//_AD_HTC_Desire_USB_Cradle&cat=627
Messaged them, asked if this dock was suitable they replied saying yes it was micro usb or w.e.
but then i read on ciao that they never send items out!

Guitarfreak26 said:
Anyone bought from these?
http://www.morpethmobiles.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=//_AD_HTC_Desire_USB_Cradle&cat=627
Messaged them, asked if this dock was suitable they replied saying yes it was micro usb or w.e.
but then i read on ciao that they never send items out!
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u might want to pm "hasanybodyseenjc", he says he works for morpeth mobiles...well he just joined tho and only got 1 post lol......
just try and see if you any reply

I've bought a few things from Morpeth Mobiles in the past through eBay. If I remember right the contact was Chris (might be wrong there!)
It was years ago, but they were fine each time I used them, with quick and well priced delivery.
Hopefully they are still the same several years on

Oh yeah, I don't work for them and I am a bit of a veteran here. I hope that makes my comments more valid

My guess from the photo is that they have the same supplier as Easy Devices, where it is cheaper and post free. Haven't read the reviews on Morpeth myself, but if they have a bad reputation, then I would avoid them.

I've bought a few things from them for myself & for my work.
We had an issue with 2 cheap Nokia chargers ( we bought the really cheap ones ) and they replaced both with decent nokia branded one.
Very helpful.

Pre-ordered from Easy Devices and hopefully will get free P&P

I wonder if phones with a skin will still fit in the dock? (looks quite snug) or phones withan extended back for larger battery too?

bridgstfer said:
I wonder if phones with a skin will still fit in the dock? (looks quite snug) ..
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I think the photo cannot be taken too literally as I doubt the final manufacture has been made. I am hoping that the Barely There case, mentioned in another thread, will fit in the dock. I hope Casemate agree to make it, in which case I will order one.

[Q] Is it safe to buy this battery?

Im thinking of buying this battery, it says oem but is it safe?
Anyone can help
h**p://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-1500mAh-Li-ion-BATTERY-Samsung-i9000-Galaxy-S-/150478327638?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2309350f56#ht_943wt_905

well it will be safe, wont be as good as an original samsung battery,, but it will do the job if your on the go.

They are safe. I have purchased a couple & have had no problems with charging in the phone & with a charger, but you won't get the same amount of power out of them as you would with a genuine Samsung battery. OEM seems to cover a multitude of sins, especially from China. I think they are more likely to be about 1100mAh. But for the price they are ok.

thanks for your answers,
edit : so they wont explode then, good to know

no they wont explode... lol
if they did then the US army are wasting millions
they should just buy a load of these in bulk lol

Why not just buy from Amazon or one of the online Tech shops? Price is not much different and quality is assured. If things go wrong you have easy ways to deal with it.

Sorry for my noobness im not very familiar with the amazon system, does it allow paypall payment?
Also can you post a link to the battery you are refering
thanks

you can also but batteries direct from samsung for 29-39 depending on site and when.. i have a few.. pricy but you are guaranteed to get geniune batteries and they always have worked better for me than any ebay knock offs (even the ones that look genuine but i am sure are not)

whise1 said:
Sorry for my noobness im not very familiar with the amazon system, does it allow paypall payment?
Also can you post a link to the battery you are refering
thanks
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Just go to www.Amazon.com or www.Amazon.co.uk if you are UK based or whichever your local Amazon is then type in Galaxy S battery as a search.

[Q] Replacing batteries for Chinese phones?

Been looking everywhere for somewhere to replace or supply extra batteries for Chinese branded phones. Anyone know of any such places?
Ordered an Mpai n7100 from antelife.com (which only comes with 1 battery unfortunately) and have a feeling it may not last long.
So, I've been looking for the past hour for places that replace them. Any websites that have said they'll replace any battery seems to say "no we do not have that model" in their questions section. Or either from alibaba.com where the minimum order quantity is like 931843143123.
Anyway, would be really grateful if anyone could lend a hand. Searched the forums but only found references to replacement batteries for A-list phones. Lol.
Thanks in advance!

AiRcTRL said:
Been looking everywhere for somewhere to replace or supply extra batteries for Chinese branded phones. Anyone know of any such places?
Ordered an Mpai n7100 from antelife.com (which only comes with 1 battery unfortunately) and have a feeling it may not last long.
So, I've been looking for the past hour for places that replace them. Any websites that have said they'll replace any battery seems to say "no we do not have that model" in their questions section. Or either from alibaba.com where the minimum order quantity is like 931843143123.
Anyway, would be really grateful if anyone could lend a hand. Searched the forums but only found references to replacement batteries for A-list phones. Lol.
Thanks in advance!
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Maybe eBay or Amazon.com
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guitarman2010 said:
Maybe eBay or Amazon.com
Sent from my rooted SCH-R880 POS
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Sadly not
This seems really sucky! Should have thought about that before I ordered.

AiRcTRL said:
Sadly not
This seems really sucky! Should have thought about that before I ordered.
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Just carry around a huge USB power bank......who needs tiny phone batteries?
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Battery Door

Anyone know where to find a OEM New battery door (Black)? I can't seem to find it anywhere..
Trying to get a new one as my old one has been dented.

nitrogen618 said:
Anyone know where to find a OEM New battery door (Black)? I can't seem to find it anywhere..
Trying to get a new one as my old one has been dented.
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Here you go
http://www.ebay.com/itm/17103324174...eName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

Isn't it suppose to say Samsung Galaxy S4 on the bottom? Or is that just the US Version ?
$14.99 So expensive.. TT
The Galaxy Nexus is like $4-6.

nitrogen618 said:
Isn't it suppose to say Samsung Galaxy S4 on the bottom? Or is that just the US Version ?
$14.99 So expensive.. TT
The Galaxy Nexus is like $4-6.
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The galaxy s4 branding is just on the US version. I dont have that on my handset purchased here in india.

I found this that's a little cheaper and it's brushed aluminum. According to the review it doesn't work with NFC so if you use NFC I would say to keep searching.
http://www.amazon.com/Ginovo-Samsun...d=1368353414&sr=8-3&keywords=s4+battery+cover

varun.dhir said:
Here you go
http://www.ebay.com/itm/17103324174...eName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
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OEM...from hong kong. doubtful. I hate how these people get away with this on eBay.

been looking for one myself for when my verizon S4 gets here. want to get rid of that verizon branded door but Im looking for the one that says Galaxy SIV on the back. they have a bunch of ebay but you can tell they arent OEM because the font is completely off

I found this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-Bac...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3cd17ccae9
I am going to order and report back when it arrives.

Alright. I'm thinking of waiting maybe 2 weeks, that way the price drops a little. Only reason why I'm getting a new battery door is that my new one.. Sorta dented.. :|

ducksauce88 said:
OEM...from hong kong. doubtful. I hate how these people get away with this on eBay.
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i agree, bought a similar OEM door for my S3 and every 2-3 days a letter would fall off from the Samsung. def not true OEM, people should report them but they dont so ebay dont have any ground on blocking those listings

polish_pat said:
i agree, bought a similar OEM door for my S3 and every 2-3 days a letter would fall off from the Samsung. def not true OEM, people should report them but they dont so ebay dont have any ground on blocking those listings
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I ordered one white and one black, I got both color S4 phones but the white is going back, has some defects I'm not happy with, keeping my Black 32gb.
gonna order the Google'ized S4 in white next month.
but on topic, I ordered on these covers from a seller on ebay "money saver" for $15+1.25 shipping, there are cheaper sellers but I'm doubtful. usually you get what you pay for. Been to Hong Kong many times, not every thing is fake, usually just the really cheap stuff is.

Im also trying to find an oem back cover.. so i can get rid of the carrier brabding in the back. I want my phone to look as clean as possible .. the only thing i found was a full housing replacement. But i dont need all that. And is almost 40 dollars
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nitrogen618 said:
Anyone know where to find a OEM New battery door (Black)? I can't seem to find it anywhere..
Trying to get a new one as my old one has been dented.
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Look what i found
http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-battery-door-14807.html
i used to buy stuffs from this website when i had my blackberry ... maybe you can check out the pics and tell me if is oem... i think it it... but im not sure since i dont know alot about this stuffs

angel.mariano said:
Look what i found
http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-gt-i9500-battery-door-14807.html
i used to buy stuffs from this website when i had my blackberry ... maybe you can check out the pics and tell me if is oem... i think it it... but im not sure since i dont know alot about this stuffs
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I looked at buying that case, but the shipping price is obscene. It's not like I live in a jungle or anything either, just plain old Florida. They wanted to charge me $18.99 for standard 3-5 business day shipping.

King Cole said:
I looked at buying that case, but the shipping price is obscene. It's not like I live in a jungle or anything either, just plain old Florida. They wanted to charge me $18.99 for standard 3-5 business day shipping.
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I got a white cover from a HK seller on ebay looks oem to me, exactly like how my AT&T one looks except with the Chrome Samsung words instead of the ATT Globe.
arrived yesterday. paid $16.25 total.
everything looks perfect down to the i9500 engraving on the upper right hand corner.
I would buy from him again.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171033241749?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
ordered a black one too should be here by end of next week.

King Cole said:
I looked at buying that case, but the shipping price is obscene. It's not like I live in a jungle or anything either, just plain old Florida. They wanted to charge me $18.99 for standard 3-5 business day shipping.
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i live in florida too.... in Miami.. but they are locaded in hong kong.. i think thats why they charging that much for shipping
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King Cole said:
I looked at buying that case, but the shipping price is obscene. It's not like I live in a jungle or anything either, just plain old Florida. They wanted to charge me $18.99 for standard 3-5 business day shipping.
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look what i found.. they are located in fort lauderdale
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Origina...400&pid=100005&prg=1088&rk=1&sd=171033241749&
im goin to buy a white one from him... btw i have the tmobile galaxy s4 .....
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galaxy808 said:
I got a white cover from a HK seller on ebay looks oem to me, exactly like how my AT&T one looks except with the Chrome Samsung words instead of the ATT Globe.
arrived yesterday. paid $16.25 total.
everything looks perfect down to the i9500 engraving on the upper right hand corner.
I would buy from him again.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171033241749?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
ordered a black one too should be here by end of next week.
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do you know if it will fit on the tmobile galaxy s4?

angel.mariano said:
do you know if it will fit on the tmobile galaxy s4?
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from what I have read all the backs are the same, hence why they only make 1 version of the flip and s-view covers.

$20 for this.
virtual murder imho.

galaxy808 said:
from what I have read all the backs are the same, hence why they only make 1 version of the flip and s-view covers.
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it makes sense
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wavrunrx said:
$20 for this.
virtual murder imho.
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u have no idea how bad i want to get rid of the ugly tmobile logo on the back of my s4, i think it will look better with just the samsung branding in the back.. so im willing to pay 20 or more. just to get rid of the tmobiel branding, i just ordered, is supposed to arrive thursday

Im looking for the white oem tmobile back cover any help mines all scratched already.
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I really don't like my T mobile back cover. It's a light blue that is very reflective so as to be mirror like.
Are these black ones listed true black? Or are they silvery like they one I have.
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Screen smashed - need advice

Hey, guys. So, what happened is my XT925 fell screen straight down on ceramic tiles and the display just shattered. Well, the glass shattered, all right, but the display seems gone, since it no longer lights up at all, not a single bit of it. I have it connected to my monitor via hdmi and it's still up running and I'm keeping it connected to the PC to keep it up and running for not sure what reason. The digitizer is gone, too, it does not respond to touch anywhere.
The reason it just smashed is the freaking horrible case I got for it which didn't even hold on properly on that side, so there was nothing to hold it from smashing to the floor screen-first. Boy do I now regret going for the cheapest possible case, instead of buying a premium for something that would actually provide some protection to the thing.
Thing is, though, I really love this thing. It has been giving me everything I want from a smartphone for the past few months and I really want to get it fixed. The biggest trouble to this goal is that I live in Serbia, so shipping can cost aaa looot.
First thing that cross my mind, naturally, was looking for a new screen. On ebay I found chinese ones for ~$90, and some supposedly OEM ones from the US at ~110, but they included the whole front of the case plus a small toolkit, which is awesome, and I would definitely go for that before the chinese one.
But, then, I thought about something else. Finding a bricked XT926M, the HD MAXX, and making a hybrid of the two. I'd use the case, display and the battery of the MAXX and everything else from my phone. Although I'm not sure if all the sensors and the front camera are working (using keyboard to control Lollipop sucks ), so all the spare parts from the Maxx would be great to have just in case.
Now, problem is I can't find one. Does anyone know where I should look besides ebay? Even there most people are not willing to ship internationally. I can pay via paypal, that's not an issue.
So, in short, my questions are these - can a new whole front of the Razr HD (OEM) be found for less than a 100 bucks? Or where I could find a bricked HD Maxx in a very good condition exterior-wise? Please point me to somewhere, as I'd really love to get the poor thing back together And then get a proper case for it.
(Not sure if I should call on someone personally... @iBolski @Zeljko1234 @[] AL [] @bweN diorD @DorianX ?(sorry guys if you consider this spam))

I would browse through this help forum looking for the few threads where some other members had bricked phones. There was a good hand full if not more. Maybe you can arrange (via pm) to pay them the shipping to send it to you.
I don't think that would violate the rules of Xda, as there phone is basically trash anyway.
Sent from my G3, rockin Illusion

bweN diorD said:
I would browse through this help forum looking for the few threads where some other members had bricked phones. There was a good hand full if not more. Maybe you can arrange (via pm) to pay them the shipping to send it to you.
I don't think that would violate the rules of Xda, as there phone is basically trash anyway.
Sent from my G3, rockin Illusion
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. I mean, PM stuff should really be private stuff... I was thinking about adding a "[WTB] A bricked XT926M in good shape" to my signature but that would surely be too much.
Also, are there any other places where I could look besides ebay?
And do you think my idea makes sense?

niksy+ said:
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't. I mean, PM stuff should really be private stuff... I was thinking about adding a "[WTB] A bricked XT926M in good shape" but that would surely be too much.
Also, are there any other places where I could look besides ebay?
And do you think my idea makes sense?
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You can try Swappa, but broken phones of any nature aren't allowed there.
Your idea sounds reasonable, but I'm really no expert in that area.
Sent from my G3, rockin Illusion

There are so many bricked HD's around here... I didn't have a clue. Thought they were unbrickable, at least the unlocked ones. I'll try contacting some of those guys. It's not very cool, trying to get the carcasses of their dead RAZR HD's, but I hope I'll find someone willing to work it out with me.
Also, I must hand it to you, man. You seem to be the most helpful member in this section of the HD forum, it's remarkable. You and DorianX seem to be the locals around here. Huge respect for the two of you!

I'm not really that helpful ?

Poor thing looks as if it were on life support. Turned it off now, no reason to keep it running and I can turn it on again any time, anyway.
Still looking for parts, so... If anyone's got more tips, do share, please!

niksy+ said:
Poor thing looks as if it were on life support. Turned it off now, no reason to keep it running and I can turn it on again any time, anyway.
Still looking for parts, so... If anyone's got more tips, do share, please!
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Unfortunately, I can't really help other than what was suggested. I already traded mine in when I got my new phone (LG G3), so I don't have it anymore.
eBay is your best bet. Just research the seller really well. Stay away from any new sellers. That's not to say all new sellers are bad, but you just never know. Pretty much any sellers with really high ratings are legit (depending on how many people have reviewed them). I usually look for sellers that have been around for years and have over 1k ratings and look to see how many other items they've sold.
Other than that, not sure what else you can do.

iBolski said:
Unfortunately, I can't really help other than what was suggested. I already traded mine in when I got my new phone (LG G3), so I don't have it anymore.
eBay is your best bet. Just research the seller really well. Stay away from any new sellers. That's not to say all new sellers are bad, but you just never know. Pretty much any sellers with really high ratings are legit (depending on how many people have reviewed them). I usually look for sellers that have been around for years and have over 1k ratings and look to see how many other items they've sold.
Other than that, not sure what else you can do.
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Hey, that's still advice, so thanks, mate I'm not a newbie at e-commerce, I've been doing it for years (albeit only locally, within Serbian borders) so I kind of now what to look for... But I was hoping there would be someone on the forums with a XT925/6/M he no longer needs. Oh, well, I'll keep my eyes open for a good deal, thanks guys!

Damn my phone's screen was broken 2 days ago [emoji24] is the second time [emoji35] , I really like that device but I don't want to fix it again I want to try a new one [emoji16] (Sony Xperia Z1 (cuz I found it very attractive and is in my price range)) I'll give the RAZR to my girlfriend and let her pay for the screen [emoji38].
I'll keep an eye in this device section anyway, good luck with your search.

DorianX said:
Damn my phone's screen was broken 2 days ago [emoji24] is the second time [emoji35] , I really like that device but I don't want to fix it again I want to try a new one [emoji16] (Sony Xperia Z1 (cuz I found it very attractive and is in my price range)) I'll give the RAZR to my girlfriend and let her pay for the screen [emoji38].
I'll keep an eye in this device section anyway, good luck with your search.
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Sorry to hear that, mate Last time you broke it, did you buy an OEM new one or one of the cheaper replacements available from China? And, if you ordered the one from China, how good or bad was it? I'm scared that if I order the cheaper one, I might end up with a non-AMOLED-who-knows-how-bad screen covered with non--gorilla glass and with a lousy digitizer... Am I too paranoid?

I bought the "cheaper" one I say cheaper cuz I only pay like $50 for the RAZR on 18 months plan and the China screen it cost $110 free shipping (like 1 year ago) was good I think the same as OEM, I think you are to paranoid [emoji38]