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Pissed as hell :-( :-( :-(

A horrible thing just happened today...my god damned friend dropped my universal down from 3 feet height...nothing really has happened, but the edges are bruised...a little paint chipped off at a couple places....small deformations in the contours :-(
he says....."duh....sorry"
i'm all freaked out here :-(
now.... the question
is the body/ outer shell of the universal replacable?
if yes, how much does it cost and where can I order it from?
arghhh :-(
thanks,
San
PS: if you don't have an answer, or nothing to say at all, atleast sympathize for me!!

Presumably, you mean "ex-friend" ;-)
Cheers,
Steve

StevePritchard said:
Presumably, you mean "ex-friend" ;-)
Cheers,
Steve
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food for thought indeed!!!
cheers,
San

dreamtheatre39, I am so sorry. I know you waited so long for your Qtek. I suggest you friend should start saving now for your birthday - perhaps a replacement?

I too am very careful with my EXEC. I want it to last forever or at least till its next Pocket PC phone upgrade. I would really hate it if my EXEC would get any scratch or defect due to handling, especially if it is not my fault. So I do understand your frustration.

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Presumably, you mean "ex-friend" ;-)
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Would have had to carry him out in a pine box, if it had been mine!

pine? cardboard at a push :wink:
send it back under the insurance for the device?

thanks everyone!
I guess only people who own a universal will know how valuable it is....I am over obsessed with my gadget, and have constantly been "over protective" since i've got it! I keep a "wipe" sandwiched in the clam shell al the time to prevent scratches on the keyboard and display.....I keep wiping off the dirt at 5 minute intervals thru the day!
and in the name of satan why o why is it meeee to suffer this wretched wrath :-(
Can anyone tell me if its possible to change the outer casing? Is it complicated and too difficult to do so?
Thank you all once again!
San

I think only contact with HTC or where you bought Universal to see what they can do , my PDA2K got replace by HTC.

Hi!!!
Sad to know...but I can tell u the goodthing that IT IS POSSIBLE to have a new body..Entire casing can be changed..so do not worry.As of now the stocks are not there as it is just launched officially in India...In case I get a dead one with a Good Body, will let u know...I am based in Pune....

I can relate dreamtheater.... I dont think I can trust any friend with my device without constant guidance. Even my husband has to be under my eye when he's tinkering with my dopod.
Is it still under warranty? Then maybe it can be replaced... or maybe you can always give subtle or not so subtle hints to your friend (if he is really a friend) to replace it...
Good luck

hey!
hee hee I wish i could give those *subtle* hints lol
It really is not so bad, frankly speaking....but, the freak that I am....makes me soooo damn fussy about things, and i keep looking at those tiny abrasions all the time....and cant get it off my phucking head :x
I'll just have to wait until I screw it up a little more, and by that time....I'd possibly get an outer casing so that I could slip it in some new clothes!
Until then.....
cheers and have a great new year guys (n angelika!)!
San

Hey DT,
That really sucks mate.
Your friend should really take responsibility for this, but i know its not the money. I know you would pay good money to have your universal back in good shape this instant...
I could have helped you if you had a Jasjar since i-mate is based in Dubai, but since you got yourself a qtek, there really isn't anything i can do. However, i do advise you talk to MMB about this as he might be able to arrange for a body from his supplier. No harm in trying!
Dont worry, it will be fine. Also, get yourself a good case like the ones from Piel Frama or a metal case from Brando
Cheers.

Gutted for you m8. Know exactly how you must feel. Been treating my new Wizard like a new born baby since christmas day and wont let anyone touch it. The wife asked to have a look at it and I just told her it was too much phone for her to handle
Im totally anal when I get a new phone and am constantly looking at it thinking it that a scratch. Im thinking of making the whole family shave their heads as head hairs dont half look like scratches from a distance.... Pubic hairs are far easier to spot though :wink:
Hope you sort yourself out m8.

universaldoc said:
Hey DT,
That really sucks mate.
Your friend should really take responsibility for this, but i know its not the money. I know you would pay good money to have your universal back in good shape this instant...
I could have helped you if you had a Jasjar since i-mate is based in Dubai, but since you got yourself a qtek, there really isn't anything i can do. However, i do advise you talk to MMB about this as he might be able to arrange for a body from his supplier. No harm in trying!
Dont worry, it will be fine. Also, get yourself a good case like the ones from Piel Frama or a metal case from Brando
Cheers.
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hey m8! how've you been? ;-)
I wonder why I didn't think of asking mmb....I'm sending david a mail right away! He gave me excellent service while I bought it from him, hope hed do his magic once again ;-)
I spent the whole of today trying to find a case for my universal...I looked around for camera cases, waist pouches, n-gage cases.....all of them are either tooo small, or hideously bigg! Gave up....I guess its only piel frama for now :-(
got to keep humans away from my qtek until then
knowsleyroader said:
it was too much phone for her to handle
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lol are u still allowed to stay at home?
cheers,
San

Yes but apparently only because she feels sorry for me that I wouldnt be able to charge my Wizard living on the streets
I always liked the couch anyway :wink:

my baby
I am appalled how easy it is to get the Jasjar scratched, the metal also gets dents so easily. I need to find out the cost of a new cover, I don’t like my baby with imperfections 

Three feet? That's like... 3 stories in human-height scale!
Hey, at least your screen didn't crack like http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36932 jesax's... poor guy.

heidy said:
Three feet? That's like... 3 stories in human-height scale!
Hey, at least your screen didn't crack like http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36932 jesax's... poor guy.
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3 feet indeed :-( it fell right off the table...
lucky for me, I had the cover protecting it....the one that comes with the device....I guess that took most of the impact!
If my screen had cracked....holy hell :O I don't quite know what I would have done!! I couldn't force my friend to buy me a new one, cuz....I would have killed him immediately
anyways, I've decided that i'd live with the scratches :-( considering the fact that it would take me another month and *all* the complications all over & again for me to source it! Now i'm ten times more careful....a little late though :-(
Best,
San

Hi dt,
Doing good mate, thanks.
Just be happy that the incident occurred on the 31st of last year and not the 1st of this year. Otherwise, that would have been a nasty way of starting a new year!
Any response from MMB?
Chin up mate!

i-mate JAM cover replacement

like all of you I want my JAM to look as great as possible. it does not help that I'm prone to dropping it once a week. Anyone know what I need to do to get the cover replaced or where I can get the parts from.
I've done some internet searching and have come up empty.

nickmgray said:
like all of you I want my JAM to look as great as possible. it does not help that I'm prone to dropping it once a week. Anyone know what I need to do to get the cover replaced or where I can get the parts from.
I've done some internet searching and have come up empty.
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Hi mate, you didn't search hard enough
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....3324&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT

User22 said:
Hi mate, you didn't search hard enough
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....3324&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr4_PcY_BIN_IT
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Look ma, typed with no hands :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9118263324
You'll need to trim the IMEI back plate to fit but it's easy enough to do.
Richard

Car vs Trinity - Car wins

Yes, it's true. My precious was run over by a car last night. I left it on the roof of my car
It was pretty well destroyed but the battery, SIM, mem card and stylus are all still ok. The stylus and mem card were still in it after being run over twice! HAH.
Spilt milk - new phone time. I can't justify getting a black one because of the ongoing coating issue. They are still shipping junk. HTC recently replaced my bezel and the new one peeled within 2 weeks. Question: white Trinity or alternative? Can anyone suggest a better device? I don't need GPS, BT or Wifi. HSDPA is a must and I won't buy Eten.
Any info would be great to get me started on my search. Also, I am in Chicago for business but I have a couple of afternoons to kill. Does anyone stock phones there?

Get the white one!
It's still the best PDA-phone around (if no H/W keyboard needed)

Anyone have any stories where their trinity beats the car? Heard of a legend once of an unbreakable pre-production trinity where the dude ran it over and it still worked flawlessly. Anyway sorry to hear about your trinity guess it isn't the chosen one.

http://hijackapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/hahashow.jpeg

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http://hijackapp.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/hahashow.jpeg
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So much for an stupid link!
Nobody told you time is money?
Please don't waste mine!

Looking Glass said:
So much for an stupid link!
Nobody told you time is money?
Please don't waste mine!
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so when are you going to have the surgery done to get that stick out of your ass?

vanydotk said:
so when are you going to have the surgery done to get that stick out of your ass?
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Why your'e not in the Paris Hilton blog instead of a savvy, polite and technically interesting forum as this one?
Never mind, I already know the answer... no signature, no references... closed thread.

Looking Glass said:
Why your'e not in the Paris Hilton blog instead of a savvy, polite and technically interesting forum as this one?
Never mind, I already know the answer... no signature, no references... closed thread.
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Oh was that a shot at me being stupid? I was being polite until you came along and left your little comment.
I didn't know I needed a signature and references to post on forums or otherwise be creditable. *roll eyes*
Anyway Baxter, it's really a shame to hear about your phone. When you get back home you've got to take pictures and post them if you still have the phone and have not thrown it away yet. (Yes Looking Glass, that's what the picture was implying, to post pictures. Stop being such a negitive Nancy, a man just ran over his 500 dollar phone.)

Don't know about the trinity but I ran over my mio A701 (fell out of my pocket outside mates house and I didn't realize). Smashed the screen and put a few kinks in the casing but it still rang ( mates neighbour picked it up after I'd been ringing it for 10 mins or so). Replaced lcd and its working fine but will be changing to a trinity or a eten x800 end of July when contract expires.

petest said:
Don't know about the trinity but I ran over my mio A701 (fell out of my pocket outside mates house and I didn't realize). Smashed the screen and put a few kinks in the casing but it still rang ( mates neighbour picked it up after I'd been ringing it for 10 mins or so). Replaced lcd and its working fine but will be changing to a trinity or a eten x800 end of July when contract expires.
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Nice choice.

I'm using my Torq P120 (Eten M600) for now. Maybe they have improved the build quality but their customer service is non-existent. I posted my experience on Eten Users forum last year. People are contacting me to figure out how I was able to get service from them. Evidently just getting a response is difficult now.
I think it's time for a white Trinity. Anyone know what ROM is shipping now? When they service my black one, they shipped it back with the original ROM. Is there a particular brand to look for in the US? My last one was HTC branded.

Heh. Had some time to revive my trinity. It works! Well, a little. It booted and I was able to sync & browse via PC. I couldn't get the phone to work. Atleast I can get all of my data & backup one last time.
Screen is toast
Camera glass is broken
Phone doesn't work
Probably not worth the repair even though it would make a good backup device.

Finally remembered...
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/Krash7172/Misc/deadtrinity.jpg
It makes a nice charger for my backup battery!!

First Post, First WM6.1, First XDA - A few questions!

First i would like to say hello,
and secondly i would like to say that this is my First XDA and i apologise in advance if i appear a complete n00b! But hey that what i am!
I finally made the plunge to go for Orbot 2 which is why i am posting in this forum since from my understanding it is a polaris ( correct me if im wrong)
reasons for change was that i have tried lots of so called smart phones and just not found one that i am completley happy with, mainly the e90, most un reliable wifi and gps ever! and have been using a SPV500 for about 3 months and still love it, its 5 years old (feels like it) and still is probably hands down the phone i rely on the most! and new HTC phones still built like a bunker?
anyway to get to the whole point of the post! (finally i hear you say)
So since im new and not knowledgeable in xda things as of now i have a few questions,
1) ive download all the SPB programs and menus, are these worth it?
2) and killer programs that i shouldt be without? browser, games, themes etc
3) ive read loads of reveiws and mostly positive, the one thing i read was that the 02 formware is sloppy since the video drivers dont work too well, Is this true? if so can i replace them and speed it all up?
4) when i tried using tomtom on me E90 here wasnt support for internal gps receivers, is this still the case? is it worth getting tomtom and ditching copilot?
5) shoudl i use a silicon case or is the phone housing good enough to avoid scratches?
if you could answer all or some of these it would start we off on a good foot!
also any advice will be warmly received!
Thanks in advance
GBDS

HARD-SPL
Welcome to xda-developers
First of all to do whatever you want you should HARD-SPL your phone.
HERE IS THE LINK

5) shoudl i use a silicon case or is the phone housing good enough to avoid scratches?
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The case that comes with the orbit 2 (uk) it is pretty good that is what i use. However if you want to protect it with a higher level of protection, silicone case will do the job. I don't use it because of my car mount, the phone will not fit on the car mount that comes with the orbit 2.

Looking for a broken S200

Hello everybody,
my acer S200's gotten the gps cable cut.
So, if anyone of you has :
- an old broken s200
- the little black cable that connects the speaker or the gps antenna to the motherboard
please let me know as i need them .
Thank you very much.

i have a bricked S200, unable to turn on.
what country do you live?

netnerd said:
i have a bricked S200, unable to turn on.
what country do you live?
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OOHHH reallyy?? have you the jack audio piece for me? I really need it, its a black piece which can be detached easily if you remove the top cover (at top of the battery) there are some guide here which explain how to take out the cover.
Hope you can do that for me...

Arto said:
OOHHH reallyy?? have you the jack audio piece for me? I really need it, its a black piece which can be detached easily if you remove the top cover (at top of the battery) there are some guide here which explain how to take out the cover.
Hope you can do that for me...
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what guide? you mean the guide that tell you how to get better gps fix? haha
(i never bother to try it, cus i dont believe it will make a difference).

netnerd said:
what guide? you mean the guide that tell you how to get better gps fix? haha
(i never bother to try it, cus i dont believe it will make a difference).
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this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742642
on the second picture, at the top, there are two screws (red circle) + one little in the middle (not surronded). If you remove those 3 screws, then you can remove the plastic cover and inside there is the speaker and the jack audio (what I need) piece with delicate pins. but if you think its more convenient to sent the whole phone thats ok too

I live in Italy .
I only need the little gps cable that connects the motherboard to the gps antenna

netnerd said:
what guide? you mean the guide that tell you how to get better gps fix? haha
(i never bother to try it, cus i dont believe it will make a difference).
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You have to belive there are really great improvements in signal stability and reception,i can say about 70%.I ve read in a italian forum that someone asked acer about this mod,and after some mails someone at the acer assistance asked their engineers to test this mod;they confirmed the improvement,and even that this mod maybe doesn t void the warranty,because you have not to open the phone.Finally they said they would report about this to acer Europe to have final confirmation.After this mail no new reply.Maybe Acer won t admit fault

netnerd said:
what guide? you mean the guide that tell you how to get better gps fix? haha
(i never bother to try it, cus i dont believe it will make a difference).
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well netnerd , believe me or not, but gps signal after mod DOES indeed improve a lot. Anyway Arto's not referring to that mod guide.
Arto, if I find I can't fix my problem , I will be happy to give you my device.
Netnerd, if you don't use it, you could send-sell the device to me or Arto, after that we could share the pieces needed. Unfortunately I live in Europe.

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Netnerd, if you don't use it, you could send-sell the device to me or Arto, after that we could share the pieces needed. Unfortunately I live in Europe.
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i removed all the screws, i still can not open it to get the parts you guys needed. want the whole phone? i only charging shipping cost (13.50 USD to italy). phone comes with battery!
if you or arto want to pay the shipping cost, email me!

well....that would be AWESOME !!
The only thing's that Italy has some restrictions about vat, well anyway the tax' calculated only on the assured price so I should be ok.
Well, After that I could send the piece to Arto .
Well Netnerd....that would be really awesome, thanks.

Netnerd, have you got any news?
I've sent you a PM

mspock said:
Netnerd, have you got any news?
I've sent you a PM
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i'm a lazy person. haha
give me 2 more days...

netnerd said:
i'm a lazy person. haha
give me 2 more days...
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with windows mobile we have learned to be patient

sorry mspock and arto,
i dont have the bricked neotouch s200 anymore.
some low-life losers broke into my house and took my used Sony X1, bricked neotouch, and my working neotouch!
i cant cook anymore neotouch rom since i dont have neotouch nomore.

netnerd said:
sorry mspock and arto,
i dont have the bricked neotouch s200 anymore.
some low-life losers broke into my house and took my used Sony X1, bricked neotouch, and my working neotouch!
i cant cook anymore neotouch rom since i dont have neotouch nomore.
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oh Im really sorry for that, dont worry about me I will live without it , that's a bad situation for you I hope you will be refund.
bye

netnerd said:
sorry mspock and arto,
i dont have the bricked neotouch s200 anymore.
some low-life losers broke into my house and took my used Sony X1, bricked neotouch, and my working neotouch!
i cant cook anymore neotouch rom since i dont have neotouch nomore.
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Oh man that's terrible! I'm really sorry, well people if you need some roms you have to help him!!e
Anyway, I'm thinking about moving to Android.
I managed to fix my gps cable using an iphone wifi replacement cable, if you're interested in this fix, it's totally compatible.