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My GF got her Mini on 1/9, and initially, we felt the phone sound quality is bad, but not to the extend that we'd return it or exchange it. But just yesterday, the earphone of the Mini just stops working.. No matter what I try, there's just no sound coming thru from the build in earphone, although it works fine when we plug in a headset.
I tried everything and even hard reset but still couldn't get the earphone to work again. It really seem like a hardware rather than software problem now. Is it fair to ask for a exchange than fixing it? A less than 3 weeks old well protected phone should not have hardware issue like this and I just don't feel good knowing a 3 weeks old phone needs fixing... Am I asking too much? Will O2 exchange phone because of this? Should I demand an exchange?
I don't know what consumer legislation is where you are, but the norm with most retailers in the UK is 28 days for an exchange a new device, after which you can elect for a repair or exchange for "refurbished" goods. Opting for a repair normally loses you the right to exchange.
Just to let you know... o2's policy is to exchange up to 28 days and repair after that...
where did you get a mini on o2 though? my branch hasn't even got a release date yet!
There is an issue with some xda where the headphone socket jams after using the headset, insertion/removal/insertion or jiggling of something in the socket often frees it, or maybe a squirt of switch lubricant.
I'm in Asia, the Mini has been out since Dec.. And it's definately not the headphone socket jams, if it's the socket jam, then I should hear the button clicks sound from the headset right? Right now, if I pull the headset, I can heard button clicks from the phone itself, but just no voice from the earphone
I hope the policy is the same worldwide, guess HTC really should have tighten their QC specifications
Don't you have a warranty?
1 or 2 years. They should repair or exchange for free.
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or maybe a squirt of switch lubricant.
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DON'T DO THIS. Switch lubricant is oil based and because it's very fine and sprayed under pressure, it gets onto every nook and cranny. If it gets under your screen it will ruin it.
I would demand an exchange for a new handset if I were you.
I have an XDA2s that was worn away the paint quite badly due to the poor design of the keyboard slider, also the keyboard slider wobbles... I'm also thinking of contacting O2 about this, but I fear they will say they can't do anything about the wear, and I will need to send it off for the slider to be fixed - because I have had the phone for about 3 months.
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cruisin-thru said:
or maybe a squirt of switch lubricant.
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DON'T DO THIS. Switch lubricant is oil based and because it's very fine and sprayed under pressure, it gets onto every nook and cranny. If it gets under your screen it will ruin it.
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... and squirting your device full of lubricant will almost certainly invalidate your warranty.
Ineedtoys said:
Anonymous said:
cruisin-thru said:
or maybe a squirt of switch lubricant.
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DON'T DO THIS. Switch lubricant is oil based and because it's very fine and sprayed under pressure, it gets onto every nook and cranny. If it gets under your screen it will ruin it.
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... and squirting your device full of lubricant will almost certainly invalidate your warranty.
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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Those aren't my words, they are from the threads I posted links to.
Maybe I should've quoted rather than copied.
My wiz (which I love) has developed a loose usb port. It is out of warranty (of course!), and it is not the first MDA to have this issue (I returned 3 over that past almost 2 years for the usb coming loose). It has not fallen out yet, but charging is a chore, as I need to have my plug in the usb in a special way to get it to connect and charge.
Long story short...
Is there a physical fix I can do on my wiz? Since it is not under warranty, I am not too concerned about taking my MDA apart...so...
Can someone who has had this issue tell me in a step by step manner, how to take the MDA apart and "tighten" the MDA port???
I am hoping to hold out long enough to get the Kaiser...if Tmo ever releases it.
Thank you in advance.
**I have search this forum and even googled...people list sites for $60-100,or say to take the MDA apart and solder it back...I'm broke and wanna go with the second option, but haven't found a step by step about how to actually take the wiz apart and re-solder the usb port**
I'm gonna be unhelpful so if you want to get mad at me, do it now.
I ask what I'm sure others are asking themselves: WHAT have you been doing to your MDAs where the usb port has been getting loose?! Three times?!
I ask not to be embarassing but to help other users from prevent damage to their devices.
Azazello said:
I'm gonna be unhelpful so if you want to get mad at me, do it now.
I ask what I'm sure others are asking themselves: WHAT have you been doing to your MDAs where the usb port has been getting loose?! Three times?!
I ask not to be embarassing but to help other users from prevent damage to their devices.
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Yes, I am quite pissed at you now...
The first one was a replacement for a crappy refurb they'd sent me, and I sent it back immediately as the port came to me loose. The second one came loose, I believe, just by charging it, syncing it, etc (I went through a phase where I changed OS's every 5 minutes...I am an addict, I admit it). The third one came loose (I suspect) when I was charging it in my car and had to hit the brakes hard, and it went flying to the floorboards. This one I have no clue. It worked fine until 2 days ago. I went to charge it last night and noticed it being VERY tempermental, and a bit loose. I would like to fix it before it gets to the point of being complete crap.
All the rumors say that Tmo USA will be releasing the Kaiser soon, and I really want that phone, and would rather not pay the $100 or so bucks swapping out my MDA through insurance, just to have the Kaiser released 4 days later (Murphy's Law affects me a lot).
So.... Help please!!!!
Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)
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Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)
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I had this same problem... Slamming on the brakes when your MDA is connected to the car charger is never a good idea...
Trust me when I say this though. I wrecked my Integra GSR swerving to avoid hitting a deer. The impact of the car hitting the curb severed all the contacts on the USB port and now the USB port has fallen out of the phone completely...
So all I need to do is solder those 4 connectors and make sure the port is positioned correctly over those 5 tiny connectors and I should be fine? My soldering skills are somewhat sub-par so I don't want to risk it unless I know exactly what needs to be done before I do it. I'm sure you can understand that though.
PS>> I too am only hoping that I can keep my MDA working long enough to get a Kaiser. I have been saving but am not quite there yet...
dharvey4651 said:
I had this same problem... Slamming on the brakes when your MDA is connected to the car charger is never a good idea...
Trust me when I say this though. I wrecked my Integra GSR swerving to avoid hitting a deer. The impact of the car hitting the curb severed all the contacts on the USB port and now the USB port has fallen out of the phone completely...
So all I need to do is solder those 4 connectors and make sure the port is positioned correctly over those 5 tiny connectors and I should be fine? My soldering skills are somewhat sub-par so I don't want to risk it unless I know exactly what needs to be done before I do it. I'm sure you can understand that though.
PS>> I too am only hoping that I can keep my MDA working long enough to get a Kaiser. I have been saving but am not quite there yet...
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Well none of my connectors broke...luckily...so on that matter I'm not sure...however, I had my hubby dismantle my MDA (which I won't lie, was a real b*tch...you think you're breaking it) just to when the port was exposed...he then readjusted the 4 connectors then using silver solder and a gun, made 4 pinpoint attachments. Be very careful...he let the gun get too close and slightly melted the plastic down by the battery release tab...no real damage, but if you aren't careful...
Hopefully someone can better answer you about the procedure...as I said, mine had only come loose and didn't actually break yet.
Good luck on the Kaiser...I'm saving too!!!
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Well none of my connectors broke...luckily...so on that matter I'm not sure...however, I had my hubby dismantle my MDA (which I won't lie, was a real b*tch...you think you're breaking it) just to when the port was exposed...he then readjusted the 4 connectors then using silver solder and a gun, made 4 pinpoint attachments. Be very careful...he let the gun get too close and slightly melted the plastic down by the battery release tab...no real damage, but if you aren't careful...
Hopefully someone can better answer you about the procedure...as I said, mine had only come loose and didn't actually break yet.
Good luck on the Kaiser...I'm saving too!!!
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Thanks. I'm going to take the chance and attempt soldering it back in place and just leave the 5 pin connectors touching where they're supposed to be soldered to. It's already broken and won't even hold a charge right now so really I have nothing to lose. Worst comes to worst, it won't work after I'm done but then again, it doesn't work now.
Wish me luck!!
MDA - HTC Wizard - 8125 Broken USB Port Fix Guide or Repair Manual needed
akashastrega said:
Ok...so I got my hands on the MDA repair manual...and after some head-scratching my husband and I managed to take the wizard apart. Luckily, only the 4 tiny bracket holding the usb port in broke loose, so it was a matter of soldering them back on. My MDA is back to working again. Yay (and whew!)
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Seems this is a definite design / manufacturing flaw considering ALL of these USB ports seem to break within an unrealistic time frame.
Help please, still looking for MDA /Wizard repair manual. Know where I can find it?? 10Q
Here you are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=259242&page=6#post1083526
Some guys charge this file for US$7.99....- -"
let me know how your repair attempt goes. I'm in the exact same situation. Mine isn't completely broken, but it takes LOTS of fiddling to get it to charge, and I can't get an activesync connection at all. Because it still charges, though, I'm guessing that its not completely broken off which will make my repair job slightly easier....
My USB Repair experience
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2012482#post2012482
Hello all,
My X10 has a few strange problems regarding freezes and reboots, and also problems with USB connections.
When my I applie pressure to my phone, it reboots. This also happens when I slightly bend my phone. It's a strange problem and I think (almost know for sure) it's hardware related because it happens in two custom roms (freexperia beta 4 by Zdzihu, and Achotjan_Froyo_2.2.1) and also in xrecovery.
The other problem I have has to do with my USB connection.
When i connect my phone to my pc. there is no notification and it doesn't connect to my PC. in contrast to other x10's that have USB connection problems (I've searched other threads) charging is still completely normal.
That's why I think the USB connection is software related
I was wondering if somebody has something usefull to say about either one of the issues, thats why I'm posting.
So if anyone has any idea feel free to post
...Life sucks?.... new phone maybe?
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Don't bend it?
It sounds like a bad or lose connection some where on the motherboard. Has your phone had any hard impacts?
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How are you bending the phone?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/flexible-paperphone-wants-to-get-bent-out-of-shape-video/
kxhawkins said:
Don't bend it?
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andrewddickey said:
How are you bending the phone?
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I'm not really bending my phone but "trying to bend it"or pressure lets it reboot. this would indeed be not really much of a problem, just don't bend or apply pressure. The problem however is that when I put it in my pocket, the same kind of forces (bending, pressure) will work on it and it'll reboot. this is pretty annoying because each time you'll get your phone out of your pocket it's rebooted or it still hangs.
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It sounds like a bad or lose connection some where on the motherboard. Has your phone had any hard impacts?
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Well yes it has, a car drove over it once but that's was more then a year ago, and it's fallen quite hard sometimes. I've opened it up however, and nothing is visible wrong (loose connections etc.)
Joren90 said:
Well yes it has, a car drove over it once but that's was more then a year ago, and it's fallen quite hard sometimes. I've opened it up however, and nothing is visible wrong (loose connections etc.)
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Seriously???
A car drove over it and it has fallen quite hard sometimes?!
That makes the title of your thread misleading.
You should have mentioned these in the OP.
It's a miracle the phone works!!!
Of course something might be messed up inside
and probably not in a visible to the naked eye way.
If you want to hold on to the phone, maybe buy a hard case,
that will keep the pressure to minimum while in your pocket!
Probably a loose capacitor or resistor...
I'll agree with My_Immortal on that one. A hard case might help you in you situtation. But mate let me say this. From the injuries that your x10 has been through it's a miracle it still works!
Imho you should take better care of your stuff , it's a smartphone for God's shake not a buldozer!
Joren90 said:
I'm not really bending my phone but "trying to bend it"or pressure lets it reboot. this would indeed be not really much of a problem, just don't bend or apply pressure. The problem however is that when I put it in my pocket, the same kind of forces (bending, pressure) will work on it and it'll reboot. this is pretty annoying because each time you'll get your phone out of your pocket it's rebooted or it still hangs.
Well yes it has, a car drove over it once but that's was more then a year ago, and it's fallen quite hard sometimes. I've opened it up however, and nothing is visible wrong (loose connections etc.)
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Words cannot describe how special you are.
Were you holding the phone when the car went over?
Joren90 said:
Well yes it has, a car drove over it once but that's was more then a year ago, and it's fallen quite hard sometimes. I've opened it up however, and nothing is visible wrong (loose connections etc.)
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LMAOOOOOO, funniest thread ever ;D
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My_Immortal said:
Seriously???
A car drove over it and it has fallen quite hard sometimes?!
That makes the title of your thread misleading.
You should have mentioned these in the OP.
It's a miracle the phone works!!!
Of course something might be messed up inside
and probably not in a visible to the naked eye way.
If you want to hold on to the phone, maybe buy a hard case,
that will keep the pressure to minimum while in your pocket!
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Well yes indeed I could've said this.
But why I haven't is because it happened more than a year before these problems started. the bending, pressure problem started quite suddenly out of nowhere, and thus might not be related
(I also think the car didn't do that much damage, my phone lay flat on the road, and the car drove pretty fast (around 50 kph) so the car was actually on the phone for a very short time: less than 9 micro seconds .)
I've started this thread mainly because I thought maybe someone had heard about these kind of problems before and knew something about it.
Joren90 said:
Well yes indeed I could've said this.
But why I haven't is because it happened more than a year before these problems started. the bending, pressure problem started quite suddenly out of nowhere, and thus might not be related
(I also think the car didn't do that much damage, my phone lay flat on the road, and the car drove pretty fast (around 50 kph) so the car was actually on the phone for a very short time: less than 9 micro seconds .)
I've started this thread mainly because I thought maybe someone had heard about these kind of problems before and knew something about it.
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I understand that the car incident was a year ago,
but in my opinion, it's very hard NOT to relate it with your issues.
Of course, there is always the possibility that it has nothing to do with them,
Have you tried using a hard case?
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I understand that the car incident was a year ago,
but in my opinion, it's very hard NOT to relate it with your issues.
Of course, there is always the possibility that it has nothing to do with them,
Have you tried using a hard case?
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should open it and test across the components to see where the drop in voltage occurs, probably a simple resoldering would do the trick!!
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should open it and test across the components to see where the drop in voltage occurs, probably a simple resoldering would do the trick!!
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Yeah.. it may just be a simple loose component.
Only solder if.
1. You know what your doing.
2. You have steady hands.
3. you have the right soldering iron "i use a 25W to 80W fine tip"
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Yeah.. it may just be a simple loose component.
Only solder if.
1. You know what your doing.
2. You have steady hands.
3. you have the right soldering iron "i use a 25W to 80W fine tip"
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May I add:
0. You are sober.
I fear a sad day will come soon when my x10 will be unusable. The main current problems are broken in-ear speaker, meaning i have to use speakerphone or bluetooth for calls, and charging the phone has become a pain after while being plugged in to my laptop and falling off the side it has to be maneuvered to one direction to stay on. Luckily i have an upgrade due soon but i dont want use it until the right phone comes out, and especially with gingerbread coming soon.
I dont drop it often and im sure an iphone wouldve perished under the same conditions which is why i hope to keep it alive as long as possible, has anyone ever fixed any of these problems by any chance?
have you tried CPR?
jk..
if its hardware related try to bring it to your service center. maybe your warranty will cover it.
here's the x10 disassembly guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6368979
here's the video
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989196
maybe a lose connection to your earpice
can i have your stuff?
-PiLoT- said:
can i have your stuff?
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Let us pray now..
Perhaps book it into a hospital such as "shudder" the SE service centre.
Here you are maybe you could do this...
smartgardens said:
Here you are maybe you could do this...
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HA HA HA!!!
No offense to OP the thread just turned out funny.
The truth is smartphones should not be dropped.
not to sound like a heatless bastard, but if it does die, would you be willing to sell me the USB board? if you are, PM me
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not to sound like a heatless bastard, but if it does die, would you be willing to sell me the USB board? if you are, PM me
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The usb is soldered to the main PCB.
there's a separate PCB board with the USB connected to it http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGMqxM4Nj...MDCZo/s1600/Droidangel_XperiaX10_Charging.jpg
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there's a separate PCB board with the USB connected to it http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tGMqxM4Nj...MDCZo/s1600/Droidangel_XperiaX10_Charging.jpg
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Check again.
warranty is a no go as a very brief splash coloured the water damage area, im not sounding like i look after it very well but i have had it 18 months now, il get back to any of you if it does give up eventually. I did laugh at those pics though, no offence taken.
woke up today to 3 blinks if the red led, thought it was over but after a little stint in the wall charger, it started to charge again, whew, close call, ironically today is the first day i can upgrade.
Why don't you upgrade then ? Do you like the Arc or other phones ? If you are fond of the phone, I'm sure you can find a shop that can fix the issues cheap if you care to wait a day or so, maybe even faster.
Anyway, just to be sure, make a backup of your contacts and photos while you still can.
i actually have upgraded now, wanted to wait and see what the duo was like but even when i managed to get the battery to 100% it was flat in 6 hours, most of the time in my pocket (i can usually get a full day out of it) Went with the arc, love the design and hopefully it will be updated better than the x10 was.
Well, only had my SII a couple of months and the headphone jack is goofed lol, still works, but if the headphone plug is pushed to the right, then it cuts out and crackles etc. Tried cleaning it with the Q-Tip method, but no go
It's well under Warranty, but I just cant bear to be without it for a day lol, and it will take at least two weeks to get fixed, so I'm gonna replace it myself. Got the part off eBay (cheap enough) and ain't lookin forward to opening this thing up, but it's the lesser of two evils in my book.
I very rarely listen to anything outside, but use it all the time before sleeping, so I guess somethings happened that way? lol Still, I'm not a careless guy, so I dunno why its easily broken?
I may post a little vid of me wrecking the phone further if anyone's interested lol.
that's something i wouldnt mind seeing, or even just a few pics of major steps.
while i havent had it happen to me yet with this phone ive had a few past ones get this issue and it would be nice to have a reference should my s2 need a fix
please post pics of it, similar issue happened to my cousins laptop, the ring fell out, still worked when pushed to the right as you can see the connections, placed a heavy object on it, it stopped working one day so he got another piece from his mic,tried tin foil on it, didnt work