Both mine and the wife's Exec's now have loose styluses, is there any way to fix this?
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Deaks100 said:
Both mine and the wife's Exec's now have loose styluses, is there any way to fix this?
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My Wizard's always done this. I've had it apart and couldn't fix it, so have settled for using a couple of turns of sellotape around the tip end of the stylus. Do it neatly and you can't see it, and it works nicely.
Ric
i put two small pieces of insulating tape in the hole where the stylus goes... it seems to hold well. i have attached a image. good luck
Deaks100 said:
Both mine and the wife's Exec's now have loose styluses, is there any way to fix this?
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Hi, you can try one of these. Bee usiing mine for ages now and it's great. http://www.boxwave.com/products/styraballpointpen/styra-ballpoint-pen-stylus-i-mate-jasjar_723.htm
These are available from UK (mobilefun I think)
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Mav
mavrik64 said:
Hi, you can try one of these. Bee usiing mine for ages now and it's great. http://www.boxwave.com/products/styraballpointpen/styra-ballpoint-pen-stylus-i-mate-jasjar_723.htm
These are available from UK (mobilefun I think)
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Mav
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Hi,
It looks the same size - does it really stay in place more than the original, if so I'll get one!!
Thanks Matt
Tape: £1.39
Time out from work to craft the end of the tape to suit the exec: £4.50
The look on my other half's face when I prove the stylus will stay put: Priceless.
For most things you can use your Mastercard, for everything else, there's insulating tape.
P.S. I used black so it doesn't look so conspicious... is it vain or just the geek in me?
Best wishes,
i just wrapped a little tape around the stylus, just where the plastic meets the metal, works great, had it in situ around 4/5 months now
matt1971 said:
Hi,
It looks the same size - does it really stay in place more than the original, if so I'll get one!!
Thanks Matt
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Not dropped out of my Exec yet. Funny thing is, I didn't think it would last long so I also bought a pack of 3 stock Stylus. Never used them. Hope I never will.
The new one has been in since Dec 06, used daily, and still going strong.
Regards
Mav
my stylus wud come out as if cheese but then i lifted the black part little up and now it stays in it place
Best thing is to actually get one of those 3-in one styli. They are actually a little thicker, which means they stay in a lot better. Mobile Fun sell them. Just google them and fine oneone.
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hehe maybe it´s just me.. quite funny...
When I first got my 9100 I was fast tired os the little pencil. I compared it to s100´s that´s much longer....
Hehe.. for about five minutes ago, I had the pencil in my month as always.
And.. swish.. then I just relized that u could drag out the pencil to a bigger one.. hahha (after 1 month))
now I really like it.. hehe..
Just me that missed this?
dragon666 said:
hehe maybe it´s just me.. quite funny...
When I first got my 9100 I was fast tired os the little pencil. I compared it to s100´s that´s much longer....
Hehe.. for about five minutes ago, I had the pencil in my month as always.
And.. swish.. then I just relized that u could drag out the pencil to a bigger one.. hahha (after 1 month))
now I really like it.. hehe..
Just me that missed this?
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I did that for a couple of days I have to admit
Terran
Doesn't your stylus clip into place and when you pull it out, it always extends before it unclips when you pull it?! Mine does anyway?
mattstroud said:
Doesn't your stylus clip into place and when you pull it out, it always extends before it unclips when you pull it?! Mine does anyway?
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Mine does the same
>>> Doesn't your stylus clip into place and when you pull it out, it always extends before it unclips when you pull it?! Mine does anyway? <<<
The stylus also arrives extended in the packaging.
I've just opened a new one this morning.
Does the same on both my imate kjam and mda vario variant.
You get used to it though and you know it is locked in at lesat.
mattstroud said:
Doesn't your stylus clip into place and when you pull it out, it always extends before it unclips when you pull it?! Mine does anyway?
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Nope - never has.
zoltix said:
The stylus also arrives extended in the packaging.
I've just opened a new one this morning.
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Nope - thought I'd lost mine yesterday and the one that was unopened was shrunk down. I guess this has been a comon comment from customers and as such they have changed the way they do it...
Still it does help to RTFM in the first place
Terran
dragon666 said:
hehe maybe it´s just me.. quite funny...
When I first got my 9100 I was fast tired os the little pencil. I compared it to s100´s that´s much longer....
Hehe.. for about five minutes ago, I had the pencil in my month as always.
And.. swish.. then I just relized that u could drag out the pencil to a bigger one.. hahha (after 1 month))
now I really like it.. hehe..
Just me that missed this?
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Makes it already two of us !!
Great finding.
Cheers
hrb
hahaa that´s funny.... hehe
Replacement Stylus
Hi,
A mate of mine has just asked me where he can get a "real" replacement stylus - he has already lost one.... I have seen loads on ebay but these are just stylus replacements and probably don't fit into the device...
Semsons offers "real" replacement styli.
Here's another useless fact:
If you happen to have a brain fart and put your stylus in backwards (on the 8125 form factor), that could be what the indentation around the tip is for. Just use your nail and pull it out.
If that's why that groove is there then I have to admit it was pretty thoughtful of the engineers.
I have noticed that the best stylus is an extra long golf tee. It has a good point, it has enough friction with the tip, it is long enough to hold well, and you can store it in the hole on the wizard.
hmmm, i figured that the stylus locked in the body with the divet at the end... anyone want to test out the theory? :lol:
Well I have personally given mine up for a golf club. I find that in addition to being able to use my device from quite a distance I could also swing at it when it pisses me off
GliTCH82 said:
Well I have personally given mine up for a golf club. I find that in addition to being able to use my device from quite a distance I could also swing at it when it pisses me off
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Haha...what a joke
No men...when I opened the box of my Wizard for the 1st time, immediately saw the "mini-stylus" and thought...WTF is this for tiny stylus, it just gotta be one that can be extended otherwise it really is ****ing crap
Be careful, I had my HD in my left pocket. I took the bus into town, the busdriver started to drive before I was seated and I bumped into the edge of a seat. My HD now looks like this
Does anyone know if there are spare parts availiable?
Flippin' heck, that doesn't look good I feel for you.
A warning to everyone, put the phone in your pocket screen side towards your body for maximum cushioning!
wiew that looks really bad! i'm afraid there no spare parts yet. Be patient, there will be after a while when more of these broken HD's will appear...
Meza1 said:
Flippin' heck, that doesn't look good I feel for you.
A warning to everyone, put the phone in your pocket screen side towards your body for maximum cushioning!
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Good advice. I always do it.
Meza1 said:
Flippin' heck, that doesn't look good I feel for you.
A warning to everyone, put the phone in your pocket screen side towards your body for maximum cushioning!
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Indeed that´s a good advice for all.
asoebye said:
Be careful, I had my HD in my left pocket. I took the bus into town, the busdriver started to drive before I was seated and I bumped into the edge of a seat. My HD now looks like this
Does anyone know if there are spare parts availiable?
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Oh my god, I'm feeling bad for you. Thank you for telling us. Try to go to an HTC center and ask them how much ($) and how long is required for a repair.
How strong was the hit? And is the display still working, despite the crack?
Meza1 said:
A warning to everyone, put the phone in your pocket screen side towards your body for maximum cushioning!
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There is also another reason for this. Because antenna is usually at back side, it's also bit more healthy. Especially if you keep phone in your trousers next to your "jewellery" ))
Damn that doenst look good
How strong was the hit? And is the display still working, despite the crack?
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The hit was not bad at all, in fact I didn't notice the phone was broken until I was about to use it.
And yes, everything seems to work alright.
if the repair is too expensive...
I will buy it as it is.. if you want to sell the broken HD
asoebye, sorry to see this. We're all assuming you had the screen side away from your body in the pocket, can you confirm ??
As I suppose if an impact was large enough, even if you have the screen side in, a crack is possible.
Always put your HD in nice leather case
OMG! This sight will give me nightmares!
sorry to see this
I feel with you!
But it seems the screen is of glass. I thougth it was plastic.
when did you buy the phone? if it was less than 45 days ago you should be able to take out insurance...
omg, i`m sorry man. it looks bad. hope you can fix it.
wouldn`t this happen with a leather case? i mean leather is flexible...
guys, just have insurance for your phone and your get a free replacement
We're all assuming you had the screen side away from your body in the pocket, can you confirm ??
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Yes, I can confirm that. The thougt of such an accident has never entered my mind. I have never destroyed ANY phone. I got a scratch in my P3600 because I dropped it, and thats what I was most affraid of with my HD also.
But if you have the screen against your thigh I think you need a quite a hit to destroy the glass. The backcover will probably break first.
I think I will have that in mind from now on ...
DAMNNNNNN!! BAD LUCK
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guys, just have insurance for your phone and your get a free replacement
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Good idea any pointers where we go to? the cheap and best place to get it insured?
I'm going to get CPP Fonesafe, but this is only available in Italy. There is also an UK version with the same name, but it costs 7 pounds a month, so it's not what I call cheap.
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I was at the gym working out and listening to music on my hero. A 45lb weight dropped and rolled right on the hero. I tried to turn it on the screen was a little cracked internally but can still see 85% of it.
The Problem:
When I turn it on it just sits at the first HTC screen, vibrates once and won't boot.
Ive tried soft and hard reset but nothing. The buttons/trackball does not light up.
Ive plugged it in to my computer and removable disc(f drive) recognizes something is plugged in. But when I click on it it says Please insert a disc into the f drive. The orange charge light on the hero does not light up either.
Im pretty sure the phone is done but if anyone has any suggestions let me know. Its about to go under the knife to see if I can see anything messed up internally.
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nick
Haha.........
If you have insurance take it in, otherwise it's time for scalpel and tweezers....
ouch.
There is very little real estate between the screen and the main board, so...i hope you dont have any damaged ICs.
Hopefully you will see something obvious once dissected.
Thats a bummer, man. At least its easy to take apart!
i wouldn't attempt to take it apart, just put it stock and request a refurbishment because that's what your gonna get and will probably have to pay the $100 to boot.
Day 1 in the OR....
Didn't see much, very little damage to the circuit board almost cant tell, but that little bit goes a long way. Went through poking everything like a dentist looking for a cavity. There was a loose solder, so keeping my fingers crossed.
After I put together, the LED indicator now lights up when its plugged in. Im going to let it sit to see if it gets to green.
Will update.
Thanks guys,
Btw: im using a blackberry as a backup, first non htc phone in the last 3 years. This thing kinda sucks
after 5 hours into the operation. The hero is alive up and running after a hard reset, soldering, and moving some of its "guts" around.
I just ordered a screen and it will be up and running in now time.
So excited!!!!
ovrboostVR4 said:
after 5 hours into the operation. The hero is alive up and running after a hard reset, soldering, and moving some of its "guts" around.
I just ordered a screen and it will be up and running in now time.
So excited!!!!
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wow man, good job!!
Well, awesome news on the brain surgery....I think I would have just rather coughed up a Benjamin. To each his own.
There is no satisfaction in buying another!
Good work!
ovrboostVR4 said:
after 5 hours into the operation. The hero is alive up and running after a hard reset, soldering, and moving some of its "guts" around.
I just ordered a screen and it will be up and running in now time.
So excited!!!!
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What a success! Congratz man!
Our Heros are pretty resilient. Mine has survived TWO plunges into the hot tub (thanks to a clumsy girlfriend) with no damage!
lordofokra said:
Our Heros are pretty resilient. Mine has survived TWO plunges into the hot tub (thanks to a clumsy girlfriend) with no damage!
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Well, mine has survived a plunge into a coffee cup with nothing but a tiny brown stain in the top-left corner of the screen.
If you have need of a replacement, I just bought a droid.
The only things I really miss are the trackball and the Sense clock.
man pics would have been awesome...
Ah, man! Thanks for the great laugh! That's so awesome you took your phone apart and fixed it right up. Great work!
Kcarpenter said:
Well, awesome news on the brain surgery....I think I would have just rather coughed up a Benjamin. To each his own.
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He may find out after ordering the screen that it may have been cheaper to cough up the $100 for a replacement. Had that issue on a laptop once...the screen costs more than the entire computer. Wasn't worth fixing.
HeroMeng said:
Well, mine has survived a plunge into a coffee cup with nothing but a tiny brown stain in the top-left corner of the screen.
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Mine survived a four-foot drop directly onto a concrete driveway...face down. Chipped the glass a little (about the size of a needle tip), but otherwise the phone works fine.
Didn't even bounce. I'm lucky the screen didn't break.
tkirton said:
He may find out after ordering the screen that it may have been cheaper to cough up the $100 for a replacement. Had that issue on a laptop once...the screen costs more than the entire computer. Wasn't worth fixing.
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$30 for a new screen isn't bad. Ive replaced many screens, 2 kaisers, a wizard, and an Excalibur(Not all mine), Whats this $100 for a replacement people keep mentioning?
ovrboostVR4 said:
$30 for a new screen isn't bad. Ive replaced many screens, 2 kaisers, a wizard, and an Excalibur(Not all mine), Whats this $100 for a replacement people keep mentioning?
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If you have to get a new phone and it wasn't due to a manufacturing defect then there is a $100 deductible to get it replaced (if you have insurance on it...if not, you're SOL).
$30 for a screen? I thought it would be much higher.
I've had issues with the battery cover not being flush and having lips on both sides. Now you may think I'm crazy for posting this, but hell...I didn't think the solution I found would actually work.
Basically, I just took a post-it and folded it twice (maybe three, I forget) and placed it under the cover...perfectly flush now!
I figured it would just push the cover and create more lip, but instead I tried it and it make it fit perfect! All seriousness, I was considering using rubber cement to hold it...I'm glad I didn't.
Strange
Worked for me too! Who would have thought... Thanks for the advice.
Where did you place the post it? Dead center?
donatom3 said:
Where did you place the post it? Dead center?
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Dead center over the battery.
I also cut it in half, it was pushing the cover a bit too far out near the camera.
wow! i didn't even realize this bothered me until you pointed it out. super simple fix. you sir, are a genius. well done!
woah cool
10char
This bothered the hell out of me as well... for some reason it's only the right side (when the phone is facing down) that doesn't sit flush on the edges. The left side is perfectly fine.
Unfortunately your fix doesn't do much to help my situation but I'll play around with it a little more. Great idea though
I noticed this also but when I put the ext battery that i bought for the Hero in it went away.. You can always put a Innocase II on it and that takes care of the problem too
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I noticed this also but when I put the ext battery that i bought for the Hero in it went away.. You can always put a Innocase II on it and that takes care of the problem too
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the ext battery fits with out a different cover?!?!?!? u lie!! show us some pics
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the ext battery fits with out a different cover?!?!?!? u lie!! show us some pics
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sorry i should be more clear..its just a 2000 ext hero battery that is the same size as original..its was $10 on ebay so i went ahead and just got it for kicks.
oh ok... yea those batterys are the same thing as the 1500....
Mine is also lipped on the right side if the phone is facing down. I'm trying all kinds of things right now to fix this.
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oh ok... yea those batterys are the same thing as the 1500....
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you say that but i have one of those batterys too...and you know what, i did get longer run time...
Dude you are a genious! Such a simple solution LOL Works great my cover is perfectly flush now. Will have to find something of similiar thickness to permanently stick to the backside of the battery cover.
Thanks
Works for me, greatly appreciated! Seriously bugged the hell out of me. It's not perfect but it's so much better
The post-it mod rocks! That did kind of annoy me before.
Works almost perfectly for me, what pisses me off about it is that my cover was flush until I removed it to change out my sd card.
wtf made you think of this?
fixed one little annoyance i had with the phone. thanks!
Just be careful that you don't add too much insulation and keep the heat from escaping the battery...
I had to do this with both of my EVOs. Pretty terrible that HTC can't even make a battery cover fit properly on a 'flagship' phone.
Mine apparently is doing it also I didnt notice it until I looked in the dark. Mines mild right now, but its def coming up...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/13/htc-evo-suffering-from-glass-separation-issues/
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Mine apparently is doing it also I didnt notice it until I looked in the dark. Mines mild right now, but its def coming up...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/13/htc-evo-suffering-from-glass-separation-issues/
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not a big surprise. probably exactly the same crappy screen adhesion problems that were leading to all the dust under the nexus screens... :/
mine is starting to do it as well, I can feel it slightly raised above the bezel
What problems will manifest due to this problem?
regards
qu1nn
What problems will manifest due to this problem?
regards
qu1nn
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Dust under the screen. And you can see light leaking out of the bottom of the phone
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Wow this is totally sh*tty
I just placed my order for the Evo and should be receiving it sometime this week.
I am wondering if maybe keeping the phone in a tight-fitting silicone case might help to reduce any possible "DISPLACEMENT" of the screen
glad to see this is getting media attention. i'm sick of htc and their crappy quality control. i went through this whole thing with my hero already...
and yes, my screen is coming apart too. it definitely wasn't like that when i got it last week.
redrazr7791 said:
Wow this is totally sh*tty
I just placed my order for the Evo and should be receiving it sometime this week.
I am wondering if maybe keeping the phone in a tight-fitting silicone case might help to reduce any possible "uprising" of the screen
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Yeah can't have the screen gathering up and revolting
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Yeah can't have the screen gathering up and revolting
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I couldn't think of another word to use
If HTC continues to mass produce phones that fall apart because of faulty manufacturing...then the customers just might revolt
Dang it!!! mine starting to raise up as well I love this phone and Sprint service but I'm afraid the problem will worsen up as the time passes. I'm not the type to switch devices after every new released and perfer to hang to something until I feel it's not doing what I ask it to (still have HTC Uni, 8525, Treo 750 and Axim x51v).
This and the 30 fps capped is my only main concern about this phone, especially this screen separation (more light leakage or dust problem). The rest of the problem doesn't really bother me much such as the laggy touch input, improperly grounded screen and other problem doesn't apply to my device.
Is it worth the hassel of exchanging it hoping to get one without the screen separation or do they all have this problem? I'm hoping the newer hardware version (version 3) doesn't have this sort of problem, mine is hardware version 2. What you guys think?
I have been noticing more and more light leaking. I thought at first I was maybe just getting paranoid (still possible) but I saw a line about 1.5 cm long along the lower left side last night... That was definitely not there before.
What should I do? Would getting the TEP plan be prudent at this point, to cover this issue if/when it gets worse? Or would be the kind of thing HTC would be more... lenient about replacements?
Think the hairdryer method will work like it did on the Nexus? My nexus had this issue and the hairdryer method fixed it up permanently.
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Think the hairdryer method will work like it did on the Nexus? My nexus had this issue and the hairdryer method fixed it up permanently.
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Doesn't hurt to try. If it worked on the NX-1, it might work again
redrazr7791 said:
Wow this is totally sh*tty
I just placed my order for the Evo and should be receiving it sometime this week.
I am wondering if maybe keeping the phone in a tight-fitting silicone case might help to reduce any possible "DISPLACEMENT" of the screen
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I know this is off topic but...
How are you getting yours that fast? Where did you order from
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Think the hairdryer method will work like it did on the Nexus? My nexus had this issue and the hairdryer method fixed it up permanently.
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Yeah I actually just tried this and it worked pretty well only a little of leakage left, I figure I'll seal it up some more when I have the time and Im pretty sure I did not hold it down long enough to let it cool effectively. but the parts that are still down work like a charm. way better than having to go back, lose all your apps, headaches of customer service, etc.
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Dust under the screen. And you can see light leaking out of the bottom of the phone
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So this is the reason I see light under the buttons when their off and the screen is off, and its dark in the room? because my screen seems to be holding up well, and I have it in my pocket all day, no case or screen protectors. then again, I haven't been messing with it, trying to apply things or mods to it.
Hair dryer, bubble gum, tape and what else?! These are high-end devices (Evo Nexus One, etc) and they should NOT need a MacGyver handbook to keep them together after days of ownership. HTC needs to do right by us from the design stage period!
Dear Babies,
This is a site about hacking phones. Stop *****ing and use your brains for a change. Get some black silicon caulk from Lowes. Rub a small small amount in the crack where the buttons meet the case where the light leaks. Congratulations, your phone can now be left in the desert for 10 years and nothing will get through that seam including light... I swear, you guys can spend all day rooting phones but cant use some damn common sense to fix the hardware itself. I had tons of light leakage when i got the phone. Zero now, and you cant tell i did anything to it.
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HTC needs to do right by us from the design stage period!
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This is very true, but there seems to be a gray area when it comes to (S*** HAPPENS and a bug that can be fixed)... And it seems to get grayer everyday.....
hair dryer seems to have worked fine on my evo