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I really like the Orbit 2, its a great device BUT within weeks of getting mine, the rubber wheel fell off and it went back for a replacement.
It's happened again with my second one and so it's off for replacement again - I'm only a couple of months in to my contract and already I'm getting my third device!
How's it been working out for everyone else who owns an Orbit2? Any major issues? How's everyone feel about the device?
Is anyone fed up enough with it that they are looking to change?...possibly to the Diamond (which I have been considering). I had no issues with my original Orbit which I also loved but if this one keeps playing up then I'm gonna have to look in to canceling my contract and possibly getting a HTC Diamond - has anyone any thoughts on the Diamond as an alternative to the Polaris/orbit2?
Cheers!
Edit: Just realised I've posted this in the 'upgradeing' sub-forum rather than the Polaris forum, apologies for that! maybe a mod could move it if needs be? ta!
The wheel fell off mine too.
Least they replaced it and the new one is going well
I'm hoping this doesnt happen to mine, I'm not on contract with O2 and bought the phone off steelbay. Is there no way you can re-attach it yourself with locktite ?
Nogs
i have O2 OrbitII for more than a month and no problem at all
i bought it from eBay too
nogs - there's a load of other threads about this rubber wheel problem, its quite a big issue but I think others have managed to stick it back on somehow (as long as it hasn't been lost!)
I tried superglueing one of mine and screwed up the rubber!
I'm on my fifth Orbit 2 since April. The rubber wheel fell of three of them and the data connection of the usb socket failed on the fourth.
O2 suggested another handset, but there's nothing really suitable, it's a real shame as the phone is great when it's in one piece.
That's mad! to be fair though, it's cool of O2 to keep sorting it out for you and for and it's reasuring that they offered a different handset. I see what you mean though, there's not much else to choose from at the mo when it comes to O2!
My thrid one has just arrived, so far so good I'll see how it goes. They are great phones aside from these issues.
I'm using my Orbit for over 6 weeks now and I'm very happy with it. Never had any probs with the wheel or anything else and hopefully I wont considering I've voided the warranty by unlocking the phone,installing new radio and new rom on it.
I use my Orbit heavily as an mp3 player and the only minor issue I encountered was with the mini usb connector when I plug in the wired headset or an adapter for headphones. 2 weeks ago one of the earphones on the wired headset even stopped working bc of the connector. (its the headset not the phone) I wish HTC would have integrated a TRS connector..
*And yes I want to change it bc I don't have video acceleration, accelerometer built in and VGA screen but I won't do this until HTC Android is out or if it takes ages until they'll release it I'll go for whatever will be available in spring/summer 2009. So far the device does everything I need and I'm very happy with all the other functions.
I have O2 orbit2 now 3month.. ring is no problem but camera button is too bad..
it makes feel hard to press button.. how about you?
yup, camera button is very hard to press
i thought that there's some dirt underneath, but it's not
it's just hard button ...
luckily i don't use it that often
Thought I'd update this for the hell of it. I'm now on my 4th Polaris - good times!
I'm on my fourth too, gonna be sending this one back aswell!! 3 wheels and a failure! The wheel fell off this one in 4 days!
Think I will superglue it on next time!!
On the upside I did get 3 complete box sets with all the accessories!
biscuitboy said:
On the upside I did get 3 complete box sets with all the accessories!
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Me to!!!
I've a big pile of accesories and no idea what to do wit them, including 3 spare car kits and a battery I kept.
is it just me or does it seem like only the orbit jas the issue with the ring falling out? does anybody have a touch cruise that the button has fell out off?
I've got an Orbit 2 and it's just started falling apart. First the screen became separated. I think it's the digitizer as it still works, but i can see liquid in between the layers.
Then a week later the rubber ring fell off.
Not sure what to do as I bought it on eBay... Any suggestions?
I love this phone and would like to get it replaced...
Might be worth calling the manufacturer to see if it's still covered by a warranty then if it is you should be able to get it repaired or replaced. Failing that, you may have to cut your losses and put it back on EBay or pay for it to be repaired.
really annoyed last night, stood up and as i did my wizard decided to eject itself from my pocket somehow and fall to the floor, as it did the stylus and sd card fell out...
tried to put the sd back in and it doesnt click in any more, have had a fiddle with some tweasers and cant see anything in there that looked like it snapped and there is a latch on one side that goes up and down but cant click it manually. Anyone else done this? is it terminal?
ive resorted to a big blob of blue-tak on the top of my phone to try and hold it in but its only about 75% effective.
Any help would be great
This problem and solution has been discussed and posted hundreds of times,just read or there's a tab at the top of every Forum 'Search',just use it,you'll prolly get many answers.
There was no need to start a new thread.
i should have expected such a response.
I DID SEARCH!
As you are such a fan of the search feature then im sure you'll know that if you search for anything more than one word it will bring up about 2000 posts related or not.
I'll go look through them all now.....
Simple answer ! if the holding latch is broken or come loose,it won't stay in,just wrape a little layer of adhesive tape around sdcard,but make sure connectors are not coverd and insert it,there's no other solution for it,less you replace the body or get it repaired,ok
Regarding me being a fan of search,thats why its put up there for !!! every senior member will advise it and we all use it.
thankyou that has worked.
i couldnt agree more, but the search doesnt always work and generic words liek sd card will bring up 1000s of useless posts
Thanz !
You are most welcome.
What do you think of this item :
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=160314536910 ?
Has anyone tried it ?
Yup. Comes stock with the ATT Fuze. I think you have to edit the registry to allow video output with the adapter. Iv long forgottn, but yes it does work as advertised. Allows charging while using headphone jack which is nice for that nap on the couch, or playing movies on a tv.
i ordered one of these 1st one did not come but got 2nd one.absolute rubbish is all i can say.The on board mic is an anoying waste of time as u cant switch it off,an annoying humm comes through the sound to the tv in tv mode(pic not bad),dose not sound as good as inline 3.5 adapter allso dose not allow booster and it is ruddy hugeso forget useing it in yer pokket so i would not recomend it but thats my experiance off it
cablesmith warning
I tried to order that cable but all I got was the confirmation that PayPal paid him. Nothing after that. No communication, no response to emails, and obviously no cable. Filed dispute with PayPal and keeping the details up to date on www.myspace.com/ebayscammed
I researched this after I ordered mine several weeks ago before he stopped selling them and found where someone had written this, which was same experience for me as well:
"The one I got from cablesmith worked great for me. He had a close family member pass away and just didn't take care of business stuff for a couple of weeks. When I finally got the device I noticed it seemed to give an audible hum on the TV, but I read the instructions provided and was able to take care of it by putting the volume on the phone all the way up with the TV volume down a bit. All functions work perfectly as advertised."
well i had wm6.1 installed on my shadow...today it got a dribble of koolaid on the send button...after a few hours my phone started to dial 00000066666 over and over, different amount of 0's and 6's each time. i cant press any buttons...
in frustration i popped the key off just to see what would happen...did the same thing..i even popped the scroll wheel off because it seemed to be sticking also...
so now i have a shadow without a scroll wheel attached, the send button is loose, and its doing some crazy things...
should i toss it in the trash or sell it for scrap parts?
im looking for an screen.... if you want to part it out, please let me know. thank you
been away from this section..
If anyone wants the screen...ill sell it via Google Checkout for $25 (shipped to you). Guaranteed to work.
hi guys
i want to fix my kaiser i drop the kaiser yesterday and i bought the Digitiser and Screw driver Toolkit ..and i dont know how to open kaiser Casing and fix the Digitiser..my kaiser screen is Fine but touch is not working...
Cheers
try this
did the same last week using this document, takes a while, 3 hours, but works a treat.
Good luck
http://www.mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/Replacing the LCD on a Kaiser.pdf
I have printed out full service manual. dont remember were from i got it. I used it.. it had the same instruction as the link but if you plan to open up your phone offten i woudl sugest to get it
can get it here. There is several post about it in tis forum too btw...
and btw, when i opened it up it took only 1h and 30 min max at first time , last time only 30 min .
Try a you tube search
I have posted a tutorial video on youtube a while ago which i allso used for my own device. In the video they replace the hole LCD+Digitizer but i think it should give you a good head start. It takes about 10 minutes to open the device and 7 to 8 minutes to close again.
Cheers
Here is the video
thank you Stupidy ...this really helps
yeah this process is so easy to open device and fix the digitiser......thank you for your real help Bijdehandje's,.....,,..,..,,.,.,,
really works
@awarapanmovie
Glad that i could help. That's where this community stands for.
Maybe you could add SOLVED to your topic which makes it easyer for other users.
Cheers
sipols said:
I have printed out full service manual. dont remember were from i got it. I used it.. it had the same instruction as the link but if you plan to open up your phone offten i woudl sugest to get it
can get it here. There is several post about it in tis forum too btw...
and btw, when i opened it up it took only 1h and 30 min max at first time , last time only 30 min .
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Yeh sorry i should have said that i stopped in the middle for a 2 hour lunch
yeah stupidy, the whole Service manual is great i mean it is easy to understand the step by step procedure for how to open and fix your kasier .....
very well job to you and all guys who help me .
ONCE AGAIN THANKS
hi
i open my first kaiser it works but i i cant open my second kaiser speaker screw ...first i bought torx t6 t5 t4 but cant open with that then i bought t3 torx toolkit cant open with that one as well don't know how to open the screw its really headache for me ...need your help...regards
Awarapanmovie
hi mate
i open my first kaiser it works fine but i i cant open my second kaiser speaker screw ...first i bought torx t6 t5 t4 but cant open with that then i bought t3 torx toolkit cant open with that one as well don't know how to open the screw its really headache for me ...need your help...regards
Awarapanmovie