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Poor build quality.

I see other people have posted the problem with the stylus coming loose over time.
I also noticed today that the paint inside the ie button and to a certain extent the messaging button (the buttons above the screen) has been removed, it seems due to taking the device out of the holder all the time.
Anyone else think this is realy poor
Paul

yes i too think its a little lack-lustre.
the internet and messaging buttons logo's have both lost 90% of their paintwork.
i think it wont be too long until my keyboard becomes a little too easy to open. after all its only two little plastic notches which cause it to "snap in and out" once they have worn down a little then its gunna get ugly

thefunkygibbon said:
yes i too think its a little lack-lustre.
the internet and messaging buttons logo's have both lost 90% of their paintwork.
i think it wont be too long until my keyboard becomes a little too easy to open. after all its only two little plastic notches which cause it to "snap in and out" once they have worn down a little then its gunna get ugly
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Is that true ? I am going to buy one, you talkng about Qtek9100 or K-Jam or both???

i have kjam, but both are the same in terms of build
heres a cross section of the slider in action... when you pull it out the little notch "snaps" into the recess.. and the same when you close.
seeings as its just plastic i have a feeling that that will eventually wear down with use. i already think its become looser than it used to be from only having it a month

I have the qtek 9100 and do not have any oif the problems described above .... yet!!
Stu

phone casing not flush, can somone compare with theres

Hi all, just recived my replacment handset ive ive just noticed at the bottom the suronding around the mini usb sticks out one side so its not flush with the rest of the phone, im sure on my other handset this wasnt there but not sure for deffenate.
Can anyone confirm this or is it just my phone
Thanks

Mine is the same - I think this is by design.

ok cheers mate, just cant remember it on the last handset

antlion said:
Mine is the same - I think this is by design.
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Yep, this is standard. The Use connector housing is square and does not follow the curve of the casing.
Mike

Something I have noticed is that on my brand new replacement handset (serial number beginning HT643, my original handset was an HT634) the silver bezel which runs along the right hand side of the screen is recessed slightly - nothing major, but when my original handset's metal strip was flush with the plastic casing, you really do notice it (particularly if you're holding the phone in your left hand). Oh well, only a minor issue really!

christopherwoods said:
Something I have noticed is that on my brand new replacement handset (serial number beginning HT643, my original handset was an HT634) the silver bezel which runs along the right hand side of the screen is recessed slightly - nothing major, but when my original handset's metal strip was flush with the plastic casing, you really do notice it (particularly if you're holding the phone in your left hand). Oh well, only a minor issue really!
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BUT maybe this is how they are solving the Screen alignment problem - DONT bend it. Only joking but you never know do you.
Mike

Not planning on it I did notice that JUST as I replaced my handset my screen alignment drifted out, which I corrected with a realignment (I had it replaced for another reason - people not being able to hear me after I'd gone through any call which involved entering numbers to an automated menu system, and then being on hold for a long time! for example... To the T-MOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICES PEOPLE! haha).
Very odd, hope it doesn't happen with this device. I won't go hacking the case to fix it though, I'm too lazy for that.

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(I had it replaced for another reason - people not being able to hear me after I'd gone through any call which involved entering numbers to an automated menu system, and then being on hold for a long time! for example... To the T-MOBILE CUSTOMER SERVICES PEOPLE! haha).
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Thats one of the exact problems with my previous handset but mainly when on speaker phone

Middle Keys Wearing

Hey everyone,
Have any of you experienced the wearing of the middle keys? I've had 3 Tytn's and only the T,G,V keys start to wear, it appears as a small black dot but then becomes bigger and the backlight shines through it.
I have my TytN in for repairs and the agent tells me it's not covered under warranty since it's usual wear and tear, but I'm telling them that it's a factory fault as none of the other keys are wearing so something must be scrapping on them.

i just looked at all of my keys, and i do have a small wear spot on the T key, but not any of the others

Yes, I have seen this reported quite a few times. I would pursue the matter if you can show that the keys that are wearing are touching/rubbing against the lower side of the screen housing. In other words the central section of the keyboard is raised - this would be a design fault in my view. Whether you succeed or not is another matter.
Mike

Which Hermes version is this? As far as I am aware, the diferences are only cosmetic, but I wonde rif they extend as far as the underside of the sliding case and if I should keep an eye out for this on mine :s

Cavey.co.uk said:
Which Hermes version is this? As far as I am aware, the diferences are only cosmetic, but I wonde rif they extend as far as the underside of the sliding case and if I should keep an eye out for this on mine :s
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On a number of versions the middle area of the keyboard appears slightly raised and rubs the underside of the screen housing. We are talking fractions of a millimetre. Mine is an older version Tytn and I have no problems but I am not a heavy keyboard user.
Mike

Recommendations for a stylus please

could anyone share any experiences for a good working stylus for the hd2?
this phone is stupendous but alas i have to use it for work and the software we use requires very tiny touches and signature signing.
have tried the ones on e-bay (rubber topped pencil turned upside down)
which is crap...have now tried the htc and dagi ones with the tiny red dot and they are just not cutting it.
has anyone done any homemade experiments or come across a moe "pointy" stylus
toodle pip amigos

I got some, and they were crap...

davidcampbell said:
I got some, and they were crap...
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Unfortunately you are all too correct!
With the glass screen!
Put a protector on it and they work!

I have been using the dagi long slim one and it works ok, I do have a screen protector on though so maybe this helps... makes selecting text and writing Chinese characters much easier (I use my hd2 to study/translate Chinese so being able to use a stylus to do this is pretty great)... its a bit fiddly to start with as you need to learn how to use it properly, but once you get used to it everything is ok...

Most of the styli are crap, I need something with more of a point, but that's probably not possible. Still waiting for some sort of battery powered pen that offers pin point precision, a guy can dream right...

i'll try to put a screen protector on as suggested and try...
my problem is it's no good mastering the dagi myself as i have to get customers signatures and most people simply can't use it...
it deffo needs something more pointy.
i'm sure i read somewhere on the forum about a guy who was filing something to a point till it stopped working???
i'm so frustrated as this is the only phone in 8 years that uses my works software flawlessly...except stylii

I have ordered the official htc stylus 400.
arrives in 2 weeks and i'll post comments.
read a review after ordering that it actually scratches the screen!
I guess i should have waited for the 400/2 version!
look on the bright side, will probably misplace it by the second day anyway

I've tried using my DS stylus but that doesnt work, seems like it was made for bigger objects to come in contact with the screen (ie fingers).

ILLEATYAFACE said:
I've tried using my DS stylus but that doesnt work, seems like it was made for bigger objects to come in contact with the screen (ie fingers).
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It`s not about the size of objects. HD2 has capacitive screen.
"A capacitive touchscreen panel consists of an insulator such as glass, coated with a transparent conductor such as indium tin oxide (ITO).[2][3] As the human body is also a conductor, touching the surface of the screen results in a distortion of the body's electrostatic field, measurable as a change in capacitance. Different technologies may be used to determine the location of the touch. The location can be passed to a computer running a software application which will calculate how the user's touch relates to the computer software."
Wikipedia

thanx for input guys..i least i know about capacitive screens now thanx to kregowski...although i sorta knew.
so if someone could come up with a small pointy thing that gives off some sort of electro staticy stuff...we in..
the search continues

Got the dagi (10 euro from Hong Kong). I am not amused... Touching the screen with the complete tip flat on the screen is annoying to get used to. Often only the side of the tip touches the screen.
When the tip is flat on the screen (which it should) it just does not feel OK. Not "delicate".
Which the screen responsiveness lowered and the tap-reaction time increased (which I did just to be able to get some decent fingertyping results) the dagi does not function adequate. I have to aim more accurate then with my fingers and have to press the dagi on the screen.
Putting the screensettings to default (which I did not try yet) reinstates all the drawbacks in the other functionalities.

[Q] B7610 - keyboard problem

Hi all,
When closing the keyboard on my B7610, the top slides in about 1mm to far. So in a closed position the two halves of the phone don't match.
I hadn't dropped it or anything, it just happened at a certain moment.
Sliding still feels as new and opening it completely looks fine as well.
Anyone had the same problem?
Is there someone who knows how this sliding mechanism works and if it is doable to open it to fix this?
Thanks a lot,
Jan

if you slide open the keyboard and take a close look at the backside of the screen, you'll see two small grooves. I just noticed those two grooves end at the top with a little stop of 1mm. Maybe those little stops are lost in your device? maybe you can put some very small plastic in it to make the keyboard stop at the correct place...

That was indeed the problem!
I found a "service manual" for my B7610 on rapidshare, including a disassembly guide. So I dismantled my Samsung and indeed... when taking off the slider a small 1mm black piece fell out.
This fitted indeed in the left rail, so I glued it back in.
All fixed!! My Samsung looks as new again.
Thank you very much!

Can you share this doc?