STYLUS SILO TIGHT:If you have had you Wizard for longer than 6 months and it's still tight, please mention this and report the age of your Wizard. Note which variant you have (Cingular 8125, K-Jam, Dopod, etc). I define tight as holding the stylus reliably and you never have to worry about it falling out.
STYLUS SILO LOOSE: Please post how old your unit is and an estimate of how long it took for this to happen. Note which variant you have (Cingular 8125, MDA, XDA Mini, Dopod, K-Jam, etc). Will it not hold at all or does it grip a little but sometimes starts to slide out?
Note: If you take out your stylus very rarely or much too often, your info will not be useful. Do NOT post solutions, only post your experience. Solutions are already present in other threads.
I would like to do a survey to see how big this problem is. Some users have reported that their stylus silo has become loose and will no longer hold the stylus inside reliably. I'm somewhat a perfectionist and it bugs me that someday I might not be able to keep a stylus in the unit without having to modify it.
Thanks!
I purchased my t-mobile MDA about a week after it was released and have had no problem with the stylus. In fact I was impresssed with the few times I dropped it, the keyboard opened, battery fell out but the stylus was held in place.
I have a xda mini 1 year ago and if I put the pen inside my pda i loose it. I always keep my pen in my pocket.
No solutions?
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Had my 8125 since march...The hole is Stoight...very stoight
Still have both styli as well
just wrap some tape around the stylus or loosen the T5 screw head thats at the front of the hole. I dont even use the stylus that came w/ it. A pen or finger usually, just make sure u have a screen protector on it.
I lost (2) times already. Still waitng for the new stylus arrive just order yesterday.
Hey, i got dopod 838 which is cingular 8125 variant of wizard since june. stylus still spot on tight. i only use the stylus for games thou. so mostly only out once per day. althou my keyboard is startin to feel loose but still acceptable that it still clicks when it closes. since i been playing around with it by sliding out and close again. other than that constant messaging on it as well when i sms. started to use phone pad recently when its more convenient at work and dont look like im playin wit it too much..
Had the T-Mobile MDA for about 3 months and it is definetly looser than when it first started.. there's a visible gap.. but so far the stylus does not fall out. It's STARTING to look and be annoying when you can shake your phone and hear the stylus inside shaking. What happens in 6 months when my phone vibrates?
happened to all of mine (2 x XDAII, 1 x Jasjar).
I found a small knife slice, and curl the edge inwards was sufficient to hold the stylus in place firmly.
Somehow the title sounds funny ("Is your hole Tight or Loose?")
Back on track, mine was loose, i used 2 layers of tape on the stylus and now is ok...but i have to change the tape every 1 or 2 months as it start to wear out...not a big deal...dunno how old as i buyed it used already in ebay...manufacturing date says nov 2005...is a qtek 9100
I have my T-Mobile MDA Vario for about 6 Months and the stylus is loose, but isnt falling out yet, Im sure in a month or 2 it will get totally loose
I have a xda mini s the stylus got loose within 3 months. Then I found this wonderful link to fix it
http://www.pdagold.com/articles/detail.asp?a=274
its been over 4 months now sill working gre8. by the way I never lost any of my stylus
hi, i purchased my xda a month back and stylus got loose within 15 days, as i used it very often and put in ond out the stylus many times and dont like to keep it in my hand, but now its very loose and had no option but to put some tape over it to make it fit in the hole, with tape it is sticking there for long.
XDA mini S - 9 months and as tight as ever.....
I've had an XDA Mini-S for 6 months and stylus won't stay in at all. It's used no more than 2 or 3 times a day.
I use mine all the time. I put it in and out of its hole frequently, somtimes I extend and shorten it by myself and don't even bother with the hole. After a while the hole started to get kinda loose and boring I might add. So I went out and found another hole for a while till that one got loose and went back to my original and it was tight again, although a little jelous. My stylus is now kinda shakey and limp due to all its use
hi, i purchased my xda a month back and stylus got loose within 15 days, as i used it very often and put in ond out the stylus many times and dont like to keep it in my hand, but now its very loose and had no option but to put some tape over it
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I much prefer not to keep it in my hand too, but you should ALWAYS wrap up your stylus man, be safe.
I have my KJam just over a year now and the stylus is somewhat loose.
That means it isn't as tight as it used to be, but the stylus is hold at its place.
Haven't lost it yet, even if I shake the KJam as you would shake a deck of cards to get it out of the box.
dragonedge said:
I purchased my t-mobile MDA about a week after it was released and have had no problem with the stylus. In fact I was impresssed with the few times I dropped it, the keyboard opened, battery fell out but the stylus was held in place.
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Same for me on dropping and not having the stylus fall out while the battery went flying and the keyboard opened. It fits snug and stays in place at all times.
I've had my 8125 since April. My use of the stylus is intermediate but not heavy.
Cingular 8125, Since Mid April 2006
My stylus still fits snuggly into its receptacle. I use it several times daily. My keyboard is also snug even though it is extended at least 3 - 4 times daily.
Have to say the 8125 is a solid built device.
Looser than a room of hookers.
XDA mini s (UK). 02 replace/repair this under warranty.
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Is anyone experiencing this problem. I have now lost my fourth stylus. The slightest knock will dislodge the stylus whilst on the belt clip. Because the xda 11 will now swivel around due to the location of the clip, stylus will fall from unit. Anybody got sources for replacements?
I haven`t lost one yet but
I must amid, these things are lovely to eat , as they are so much smaller and tinner than the IPAQ ones. And they also make a lovely toothpic.
And of course of the perfect shape at the top, they are the ultimate tool to clean out your.... :wink:
Same here im on my 3rd. I have purchased more from www.pdaaddons.com
I have had mine for a little over a week and have already lost one stylus.
Looks like I will be reverting to my Rotring 600 Trio as I find the stylus way to tiny in any case.
http://www.styluscentral.com/rotring600trio.html
I tried www.pdaaddons.com but they don't mentiona stylus for the xda2.
Stylus XDA II PLUS pen!
I know ink is soooo passé...
but I got a stylus that has a dead handy ink-pen inside from brando.com!
Refills very cheap too! Very quick delivery from Hong Kong.
Tightening up the Sytlus Holder
Is ther any way to do this?
Kind regards
Alan
I have noticed that the ones o2 uk shops sell are slightly thinner than the original one that came with my XDA2, and keeps slipping out, could try some blue tack to hold it in place!!!
try ebay.
A lot of compnies are offering styli in 3-pack, which gives you 2 spares!
ccc
The trick is not to loose it!
Needs to fit better
After losing two styluses, I bought a stylus with a built-in pen at the other end. To keep from losing this stylus, I modified the XDA II case. I cut the transparent hard plastic packaging material of the stylus and attached it using electrical tape to the top of the XDA II leather case. The plastic is now blocking the path of the stylus. There is no way now for the stylus to fall unless I open the case.
I don't like cases so I don't have that option. I was wondering if there was a way to modify the silo or perhaps put some sort of compression spring/washer in the grove at the bottom end of the stylus
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After losing two styluses, I bought a stylus with a built-in pen at the other end. To keep from losing this stylus, I modified the XDA II case. I cut the transparent hard plastic packaging material of the stylus and attached it using electrical tape to the top of the XDA II leather case. The plastic is now blocking the path of the stylus. There is no way now for the stylus to fall unless I open the case.
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Real Filipino inguinity.. hehehehehe... :lol:
Almost lost my sytlus two days ago, its a good thing that I remembered that I tried to get the stylus out while in the car but had to stop because my XDA2 fell in the floor. After 2 hours my friend noticed that the stylus is missing, took me a few minutes before I remembered the attempt that I made while inside the car... hehehe.. almost made me angry at the thought of losing the stylus...
Hi all, I have broken the plastic part off the stylus...again :roll:
Anyone know if there is a solid stylus available instead of the poorly designed stylus supplied. Yes I know it is because they had to make it black to match the case, but I would have rather had a silver coloured stylus that lasted.
Why they didn't make a completely solid stylus I don't know; other than to generate sales of stylus pens, but they wouldn't do that would they? :shock:
I've even thought about manufacturing some to sell. Would anyone buy such a thing? :?:
funny you mention it, i had to do stylus repairs last night,
the black bit has started to come out of ppc without the rest of the stylus attached,
Tools used for repair : part of a rizla.
I teared enough rizla off to do one lap around the stylus, after licking the gum of course, then banged the black bit back in, now i cant seperate them so i think ive done enough for it to last a while longer now
Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap
Jorgee said:
Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap
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I'm using that pen/stylus now and another advantage (as was noted on another post in here somewhere) is that the pen/stylus is much more secure in the device than the original stylus. I never had the original one fall out like some have metioned, but now there's not rattle either.
I don't know it the loose fitting stylus was unique to a particular branding, but I have the i-mate Jasjar.
where do you get one of these stylus pens please?
I dunno if this is what kelfor has but you can check www.ppctechs.com or www.expansys.com or any other PDA online shops.
hi all just a follow-up to this post I purchased some styli from expansys, the package was damaged and looked old, or at least poorly stored, 2 came broken the other was fine, I also bought some finger styli for my father - dads and gadgets eh! anyway 2 were missing and again the box looked old and tatty. I reported this and instead of sending me replacements they gave me a refund, they didn't seem at all bothered about it, so I took my business to eBay. I won't be buying from expansys in a hurry.
eBay on the other was excellent bought it from china and was delivered faster than expansys; top service.
PS: stylus and exec are doing fine and I'm really impressed with the xda exec update from O2, it works better than when I had the corp install running.
I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!
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I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!
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I lost one the other day somewhere around my local Tesco's!... Perhaps thats why they ship with a spare :evil:
The only one I've broken so far is the stylus-tip off of a $10 ballpoint one. The ballpoint and top's fine, but I can't use it *as* a stylus anymore. Dropped it onto tile floor in the line at the local supermarket... Oops. Meanwhile, the glue holding the black top bit in my original stylus has come loose, but it's still a tight wenough fit that the stylus works properly. Since I have an MDA Pro, I'd prefer a silver coloured tip anyway.
ther is an all metal 1 floating about, its a nice black 1, cant mind wer i seen it though, but ther is 1 out ther!
Hi guys, when I got my wizard, it had 3 tiny little pin prick sized holes on the middle black section just above the IrDA. Almost like tiny air bubbles that had been popped, it was hardly noticable.
Yesterday I noticed that in this area, some of the black paint had chipped off, at first I thought it was something on my phone so I rubbed it gently and more paint chipped off, it comes off with the gentlest of touches with my nail.
I've taken good care of the phone, it doesn't have a single scratch on it, other than this.
I am not happy, I've dealt with the ridiculous speeds of my phone, the crashing, the complaints that people can't hear me, and now this.
I know it's only a cosmetic defect, but what are my chances of getting it swapped?
I've had the phone 6 weeks.
Cheers
Don't know about swapped.. but at least in NL several users have sent in their Qtek9100 to Qtek.nl's support for the paint coming off of the faceplate buttons, and gotten new faceplates. However, there's also some that are still waiting (20days+) to get their device back... there's -that- to keep in mind as well
Flaky
Until I got my car mount I was jamming mine in my old XDA II mount. This has caused the black paint to flake off big time. However, as the underneath is black too I'm not that bothered. Makes it look kind of lived in.
I have had the exact problem from pretty much the first week I got the device. I have babied it too.
Yep, my paint is flaking off too. The paint on the IE, messaging and soft keys went a long time ago. A little annoying for such an expensive device.
me too.
my IE button's paint is staying but my messaging key's paint is peeling off. also, the paint flaked off from the non-IrDA side, and the Qtek branding peeled off significantly before i cleaned it out completely. the build quality of the outer casing of this device is very questionable.
i can't wait to switch to my next ppcpe, the FS T830.
Wow I guess it's not just me then.
I'll take it back this evening and see what they say, I guess they will initially try to give me the run around.
Cheers for the replies.
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Yep, my paint is flaking off too. The paint on the IE, messaging and soft keys went a long time ago. A little annoying for such an expensive device.
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same with me, i have a topic on peeled buttons.
used a needle to clean it up, now looks perfect.
I have had some paint troubles on my i-mate K-Jam too...
I bought it at the end of November '05.
Actually it is in for assistance on many small troubles, but if I sum all of them, they are quite annoying:
- stylus not being retained anymore in place
- keyboard not railing correctly to the end on the left side when opening
- keyboard a little bit loosy (when it's closed you can "gently" press is a little bit and it gets at least two millimiters thin, but this is probably due to the fact it felt on the floor once)
- sometimes files stored on the memory card (SanDisk SD 1Gb) are LOST
- paint on the black chassis (both sides) bubbled and came off
The answer I got about paint on the chassis is that "cosmetical" problems are not covered by warranty, but I replied that garantee covers "BAD CONSTRUCTION" problems, beside "functional or cosmetic" and this has to be intended as "BAD CONSTRUCTION", nothing else.
I'll have to pay, but I'll immediately after go to the court for my rights...
I'll try to contact i-mate in the meaningwhile, but actually their website is offline...
I'll keep you informed.
Ciao
any of you guys gonna send the phone for warranty repaire because of this issue?
somebody in NL did and waited 3 weeks+ to get the phone back... probably not worth it But at least Qtek NL did state that it was a manufacturing error and that they'd take care of it.
Edit: this is regarding the paint chipping off of the buttons; not sure about paint elsewhere / any of the other issues. The loose stylus silo is definitely a known issue; hard to ignore as it's all over the internet
My complain was about the paint which is bubbling and removing from the black sides of the device itself.
This morning (after 3 weeks) I got it back BUT I had to PAY Euro 88,00 for this service as the issue was not recognised as a warranty one...
I did not got the damaged part back (and I don't like this, as it's MINE since I PAID !!!).
This is giving me a lot of PUSH towards climbing the organisation ladder and complaining at every single level, up to my local court...
Just for my reference: if it's a WARRANTY ISSUE, the replaced parts are kept from the service as stated in the warranty document, but if I have to pay for a substitution, don't you think I owe the replaced parts back ?
Just my two cents.
CU
It always happened the same way: I drop a stylus and the tip breaks off.
Every single time.
Sometimes I can be a but clumbsy but I think it is rediculous that it cant handle the fall. Are there styli which arent so very breakable or do I have to make some construction with a line of rope connecting my stylus to the phone or something... doh... any ideas? Styli arent the cheapest things for what you get and I dropped my stylus 5 times now (yes that means I broke 5 of them). I dont want to spend a fortune on finger replacements...
Thanx for any replies
I also have some stylus problems...
my first kill: the big plastic part at the back broke clean off when i dropped it onto the street
I injured one, but it came back to life: the big plastic part at the back came out of the aluminium part of the stylus, i glued it back in and seems fine again.
Today i found bought a dead one...: i bought a set of replacements, and one of them is missing the tip of the stylus...
So i agree, they should have been built a bit better than this...
Hi,
I killed one Blueangel stylus.
The should make full metal ones, lol
Or full plastic ones...
I've never broken my HP H5550 stylus (which is ugly, but indescructible)
hi,
this question might not even have anything to do development. i have been using my exec for a year now, and the problem is that the stylus has become quite loose and doesnt stay in the phone securly, have others had similar problems and if yes what's their solution?
thanks
Same problem, but no solution, im sorry
The inner plastik thingy which holds the stylus is somehow.. overused or rubbed off?
I dont think that there is a solution :/
I had the same problem with my old xda exec.
Stuck sellotape around stylus and that did the trick for me.
Simple but effective. Needed to replace sellotape once a month.
I had the same problem. First I have use scotch tape around the stylus which looks ugly therefore I start use few drops of Super glue and making little swell on the stylus
A little lump of blue tac pushed into the socket which holds the stylus in place when I put it in.
ukblokester said:
hi,
this question might not even have anything to do development. i have been using my exec for a year now, and the problem is that the stylus has become quite loose and doesnt stay in the phone securly, have others had similar problems and if yes what's their solution?
thanks
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Believe me when I say that the best alround solutution is to by a replacement stylus like this one http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8393.htm
I lost my first stylus about six months ago because it was too loose, there is no way this one will fly out. It fits nice and snug.
Mav
mavrik64 said:
Believe me when I say that the best alround solutution is to by a replacement stylus like this one http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/8393.htm
I lost my first stylus about six months ago because it was too loose, there is no way this one will fly out. It fits nice and snug.
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I second this! These stylii fit very securely and are MUCH better than the originals that come with the device. I've had 2 because I accidentally dropped one right on the tip (dropped from my hand, it didn't slip out of the Universal) and both were snug.
bend stylus
i tried to paint my last stylus with nail enamel (color metalic gray), didn't work ...so i decided to bend it a little
it worked for me..
tricky question .. how much bend it ?
well.. i didn't clean enamel from stylus, (im lazy...) while i was trying to bend enamel crack ....that was my scale
The little clip which holds the stylus in on mine broke off completely. I opened the case up and glue the clip back in while padding it out with paper at the same time. Holds the stylus rock solid now, much better than it ever did before.