I've had my Wizard for about 3 months now, purchased off of eBay, which ofcourse means my hopes of getting it replaced by Cingular or HTC are nill. I was wondering if anybody had experience with HTC's support, and how much it would cost to get the Radio/WiFi module replaced. Also, when they replace something do they do as Cingular does and just ship you a refurbished model and bill you for what the part would've cost?
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Yes, I got the dreaded cracked screen after I dropped my device. Can someone tell me where I can buy another screen or a replacement one. I have been on EBay and that did not have any luck.
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if its any of the xda's 1,2 or S, u can buy it from www.pdasmart.com . Efficent service and the cheapest ones as well.. but mate if its executive or jasjar..then u r screwed..cause i broke mine few days back..n i got a replacement from imate at a cost of $180.
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It is a JasJar... You said you got a replacement screen from IMate? who did you contact? do you still have the link or contact information?
ok today was a great day I found a place in US that will fix JasJars broken/cracked lLCD Screens. $250 = new screen and they install it.
http://www.pocketpctechs.com
At top of home page you have a option to select your device
of course this works for all versions of the HTC Universal which JasJar is one of.
250 sounds a lot. how much is a new jasjar over there?
I am not sure how much they are selling for, I am not even sure any of the couriers (Cigualar, Tmobile, Sprint) even have them on their radar to start selling them. I was one of the lucky ones at a Microsoft PDC and bought mine for $150. I can tell you after I broke my lcd I worked with IMATE for a repair and they wanted $200 for a new LCD, but they could not tell me what the labor charge would be and I would have to pay for shipping to and from United Arab Emerates which from the TNT shipping company looked to be $80 each way. So I saw $200 + Labor charge $50 to $100 + 80 + 80 = $410 or $460 and did not feel the device was worth that.
I did put in a "Want it now" search in EBay and everyone wanted $200 or more just for the LCD panel
My thought was I was having a heck of a time 3 weeks to even find anyone who would sell a LCD or fix the device themselves. I tried many places in UK and Canada with no luck. This place was in USA (so i could bug them easier on what was happen) and seems to have a good reputation on the web.
Hi all,
pretty newbie here (first post!), and I want to buy an HTC Cingular 8125. I already read that the european version is the HTC Wizard, but I prefer the 8125 shapeform and keyboard. Is there a way to buy a new one in Europe?. All the customs clearance foms&procedure for one shipped from the states is even harder than paying them. Any advices? Did anyone had such a problem, how did you solve it?
TIA.
Try eBay. I live in Canada and there is no version of an HTC Wizard here, but I bought my 8125 from eBay unlocked. Has been working great for about 6 months now. Best phone ever! Generally, most sellers ship everywhere, and I am sure you will not have any trouble getting one shipped to Europe.
The shape of the Cingular 8125 is actually based off the Asian market Dopod 838. If you can find a shop out in Europe that sells second hand phones, you may be able to get one that is branded with the Dopod logos. AFAIK, Dopod (Asia) and Cingular (US) were the only ones who got the 838/8125 body style. Everyone else got the Wizard body.
Thanks zakhir_n and deathMiata for your replies, I wonder if the inner is the same in 8125/838 and in the Wizard, in terms of geometry... I mean, buying a wizard and the housing of a dopod or a 8125 and replace the bodies. Any experience?.
I was asking to buy one in Europe also for the warranty issues (buying an ebay unit from a private seller, no matter if it's unlocked or not, is warranty=0, right?). Also not to mention if something happens, I have to ship the unit to the States.
Can one buy it directly to cingular but without a contract? (the problem is not unlocking... the problem is billing, US bank account, etc...)
Thank you all!
Yeah warranty will always be an issue when buying things off eBay. Although I am pretty sure you can get warranty no problem, the issue is having to ship it and waiting for a long period of time without a phone if something happens.
Somebody I know just bought a locked 8125 from the states and then paid only $2 to unlock it. There is probably threads all over this forum showing how to do it for free. But the warranty issue is still there; even if you buy it from Cingular, if they are like any other phone company, they take their time fixing phones. Not to mention that they might not help because you aren't a customer. Anway, the wizard is a solid phone I wouldn't be too worried about anything.
And from what I can see about the housing form the 8125 and 838, the phones are exactly the same with different logos. I am pretty sure you can buy the housing and change it, but you would be getting the same looking phone with a different logo. This assumption is based on a quick glance only so don't take my word for it.
Good luck, buddy!
zakhir_n said:
Yeah warranty will always be an issue when And from what I can see about the housing form the 8125 and 838, the phones are exactly the same with different logos. I am pretty sure you can buy the housing and change it, but you would be getting the same looking phone with a different logo.
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Thanks, maybe I misexplained, I meant buying a Wizard or a Qtek (the ones available here) and also a 8125 housing (or Dopod 838 housing) via eBay, and swap the housings.... but everything points that I'll have to buy directly a 8125 from there (HTC TyTN/8525 has almost the same keyboard, but I don't need its extras over the 8125)
Thanks for your replies zakhir... I'm going to see if I can persuade an ebay seller with a good bottle of wine, in order to get lower declared value in customs declaration form
In the meanwhile, I'll keep reading the forums and learning... I soon will be posting my doubts
Hi again!
Any kind german forum-user can confirm if the VPA Compact II housing is the same as the cingular 8125 or Dopod 838 (and different than the Qtek 9100, that is the one whose keyboard I'm avoiding).
If the VPA Compact II has the same housing as the 8125 or 838 I would get it from germany... any advice on on-line shopping?
Thanks!
I'm in Europe for the holidays
I just replaced my 8125 with an 8525. Perhaps we can work something out?
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Hi again!
Any kind german forum-user can confirm if the VPA Compact II housing is the same as the cingular 8125 or Dopod 838 (and different than the Qtek 9100, that is the one whose keyboard I'm avoiding).
If the VPA Compact II has the same housing as the 8125 or 838 I would get it from germany... any advice on on-line shopping?
Thanks!
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Actually, I had a feeling that I forgot about Vodafone offered the Cingular 8125/Dopod 838 as the VPA Compact II. If Vodafone does offer the phone still I would imagine you could get it with no problem and unlock with Machina God's lokwiz unlocker (which is free, by the way).
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Thanks zakhir_n and deathMiata for your replies, I wonder if the inner is the same in 8125/838 and in the Wizard, in terms of geometry... I mean, buying a wizard and the housing of a dopod or a 8125 and replace the bodies. Any experience?.
I was asking to buy one in Europe also for the warranty issues (buying an ebay unit from a private seller, no matter if it's unlocked or not, is warranty=0, right?). Also not to mention if something happens, I have to ship the unit to the States.
Can one buy it directly to cingular but without a contract? (the problem is not unlocking... the problem is billing, US bank account, etc...)
Thank you all!
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On the last part of your post, I can comment. I purchased my 8525 from www.letstalk.com without contract. I use an AT&T SIM and I am out of contract so I wanted to keep my plan. It is possible to purchase the phone only in this way. Even though they are reputable, I would imagine the warranty only applies within the USA.
Anyone know where to get a new battery cover for my xda mini s ? to fit over standard battery, i have broken off both of the lugs. Not bothered if it is original or not.
cheers
Simon
ebay is your friend.
look at the ebay stores also
tried looking on ebay, but the only covers seem to be for the bigger battery
looks like you are right.
i was thinking that some vendors have the cingular 8125 battery cover but i can't find the other style cover either.
maybe look for the cingular 8125 cover and ask the vendor if they have your cover.
as a last resort, you might have to get the extended battery and cover which isn't a bad thing either.
Try this site
http://apexlaptops.myshopify.com/products/htc-wizard-battery-door
that cover is not for the cingular 8125.
it is for the t-mobile type of case.
i think cingular and dopod use the same case while everyone else uses the t-mobile style case.
also, 20 pounds seems like a lot of money,
the ebay stores have the cingular battery cover for 20 usd.
but they don't have the t-mobile type cover.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-CINGULAR-81...oryZ3311QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I broke mine and just called all the local small Cingular stores for refubished parts. I found a local store that doed cingular and tmobile phones. and is a repair center. they not only had the part but also fixed 2 other motorola and lg phones i had, so that i can sell them. cost me $45 bucks for the parts and the repairs. The cover was only 5 bucks
TyTn Parts for sale----
They just happen to be assembled..
Sent my functioning HTC branded TyTn to CellularDR in Glendale, CA to have it's "D" pad repaired. Phone worked fine, just not with the "D" pad.
They have returned it, saying the parts to repair are not available. In the meantime I have replaced it with a Tilt.
I cannot speak as to whether it is still functional as a phone. Make me a reasonable offer and it's yours. Good Battery, screen, etc.
hey...are you selling seperate parts or the entire phone? if so, how much do you want for the motherboard?
he's selling the whole phone.......i asked, cause i want the front camera, and maybe the housing. if someone wants the digitizer/lcd, we could probably buy it and then break it down on our own
how much cost the hermes does it only sell the motherboard ??
bought the phone.
Hey guys, I bought from a guy on ebay who claims that he's selling a T-Mobile HD2 digitizer, but when it came, it's one of the ones that have soldering points, meaning it is for HTC HD2 (see my post here about it).
So now I bought from another guy (hopefully the right one this time), and I have a HTC HD2 digitizer unused unopened just lying around, going to waste.
If anyone wants it, I'll send it over for $40 + shipping.
If you're in Toronto, Canada, just come pick it up, save on the shipping cost.
Bump. Anyone interested?