I've dropped my Jamin a few times and since the OEM case doesn't protect the corners of the phone, the housing looks like crap. So, I decided to look for a replacement housing.
Can't remember if I saw the post on here or at howardforums.com, but someone had pointed out that this place sells Dopod/Qtek housings.
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-e818-housing-p-704.html
I ordered a case and paid via Paypal. The order went thru fine but then the order status page was stuck on "payment received" for about a week and a half. I sent an email asking when my housing would ship and suddenly a shipment notification email arrived the next day. Don't know if that's a coincidence or not, but it shipped and that's what matters.
Received the case today and I was surprised to receive an O2 XDA case instead of a Dopod or Qtek housing. Actually, this was a good thing because I think the O2 logo is much more attractive than Dopod or Qtek.
I popped open my Jamin, swapped out all the guts into the new housing and pressed the power button. My Jamin still works!
But there's a problem...the stylus is REALLY loose in the new housing! #@%$#@!! I'm positive I didn't have any extra parts left over when I put the thing back together! I crack open the housing again to see what the cause is. Comparing the old and new housing (the middle piece, since that's where the stylus resides), I see that the new housing is missing a little white plastic part that holds the stylus. Unfortunately that little piece is welded onto the old housing! Lucky for me, the middle piece of my old housing only has very small anf faint scratches. So instead of trying to remove the welded stylus holder, I elect to reuse the middle piece of my old housing. Put everything back together again...problem solved!
My Jamin (now XDA) looks like new again. Overall, I think it was money well spent.
BTW, I used these instructions (linked in wiki) to help me change the housing.
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?s=b2088e44f8506a561c3db87e1bb575d4&showtopic=240109
IMO, the instructions could be much better. When I have time, I think I will write a better set with more pictures.
My cases are orange m600 OEMs, but logos can be removed easily, and include the stylus latch in the chassis as well as fascia buttons. And they are about $20 cheaper ;-)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130007457342
Richard
fluffcat1 said:
My cases are orange m600 OEMs, but logos can be removed easily, and include the stylus latch in the chassis as well as fascia buttons. And they are about $20 cheaper ;-)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130007457342
Richard
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Doh! Wish I knew that about 3 weeks ago! :? :lol:
How do you remove the logos on the prophet?
troyjam said:
How do you remove the logos on the prophet?
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Pro method - fibreglass pencil
amateur method - rub a sugarcube over
Both at your own risk mind you!
Richard
Hello, I have a Qtek 9100 and unfortunately I dropped it and scratched the front of the casing up pretty bad. The phone is still in perfect condition and not even a scratch on the back or the screen. I am looking for the front housing. I do not have any scratches on the rear housing, keyboard, or even the battery cover. I have looked on Ebay and the only thing that I have found is for around $100 (US). I do not want to pay that much for something that I can conceivably drop again. So my question is; is there anyone out there that knows where I can get a front housing? I would even buy the total housing to use as a backup but I do not want to spend an arm and a leg for it. I would greatly appreciate any feedback anyone has.
im looking for one myself.. i dropped my imate kjam a numerous amount of time...and the body has been scratched up rpetty bad
if theres a way to get it in canada, ottawa.. id really appreciate to find out..
thnx
How about vinyl sticker to put on top of the scratches? Like those offered by mytego.com?
you can see how it look like from this thread at howardforum
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=968555
That's my phone in the post by username ToNg
Oh. That's slick the way the background and vinyl work as one.
Hi I have a Cingular 8525 and as usual due to my clumsiness I have drop it twice on the cement. Everything's working fine but being a person with a mild case of obsessive compulsive behavior I am buggin......
Also if you guys are looking for a case for your Hermes you should try to avoid this style. My 8525 was securely in this case and the phone 'flew' out of it when it was knocked on the front side of the case. The phone flew out knocking the battery boor, battery, and the sim right out of the phone. Not good! Also, the case uses a magnet for the flap closure so it goes without saying it is sending my phone into periodic landscape mode whenever I remove the phone from the case.
I have tried ebay for a replacement case and unlike all my other phone nothing is available and I mean nothing. Not even one cheesy knock off is on there for this phone.
Has anyone here looked into getting an OEM housing for the 8525?
Personally I would prefer to keep the phone in a 8525 case versus changing it out for other verients.
Sorry for the long post.....I'm sick in bed with a 103 fever so I figure that I would bug u guys
Thanks.
Derek
Looking for same for TyTN
I need a tytn oem case as well. I dropped and scratched mine. Irony of it is, I've had it for two months, purchased invisible skin two days before I dropped it - idn't get a chance to put it on before i dropped it!
Oh and mine was in a metal case. It rell out of that! So nothing's safe. Gotta put on invi skin!
try this
checkout this site. it has pretty much everything that is available.
you might want to invest in the hard metal case : )
http://www.thepocketsolution.com/cingular_8525_accessories.html
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I need a tytn oem case as well. I dropped and scratched mine. Irony of it is, I've had it for two months, purchased invisible skin two days before I dropped it - idn't get a chance to put it on before i dropped it!
Oh and mine was in a metal case. It rell out of that! So nothing's safe. Gotta put on invi skin!
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Did you happen to adjust the hinge(simply by bending it inward slightly) before placing your Hermes inside. I have an aluminum case, and I've test dropped it, and nothing happened.
***Please not from the factory, the hinge merely "clips" over/on the other side of the aluminum housing. If you want to make it more stable you have to slightly bend the "lip" that connects to the lower portion of the housing. YMMV. I had to readjust mine once as the first time I had it way too tight, and it was very hard to get my Hermes out of the case. Now it simply closes with an authoritative click, and I know my Hermes is secure.
Anybody find a place to get the housing for an 8525 yet? There is a large (its not that large, but its visible enough to be annoying) gash on the metal bezel running along 3 of the 4 sides of the display of my 8525
im new to the forums, but my 8525 got knocked out of my hand and got pretty messed up. my "t" key has also started to lift off of the pad. i wanted to know if this has happened to anybody and if there is any replacement keyboards for sale also. can i swithc over to the tytn with the proper front keyboard? any help would be amazing.
i just bought a dummy 8525 off of ebay, Im not sure how they are made, but I am going to see if I can switch the housing
please let me know how it works, i was thinking of doing the same thing...
itlynstalyn said:
please let me know how it works, i was thinking of doing the same thing...
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The dummy thing did not work, it isnt an actual housing, only the front buttons work, the rest are fake and do not move, there isnt even a real battery cover, its one piece. That was a waste of $10.99
still really desperate to get a new housing, anyone know where one is available?
http://cgi.ebay.ie/OEM-Housing-for-...temZ260100290172QQcategoryZ3728QQcmdZViewItem
Well let me add that I am not the seller. so don't ask me any questions, but this is a seller I have bought housing for my imate jam before...
hrm, sorry about bring up an old thread, but I thought it would be easier than starting a whole new one.
I'm purchasing a used dopod 838 pro sometime this week, and was looking to get a replacement housing for it as it is fairly abused. Would something like the above posted (HTC 8525 case) work well? I notice that, that case doesnt have a powerbutton on the front of the case, will this cause a problem when I go to replace the housing?
Ta.
BSoD_leet said:
hrm, sorry about bring up an old thread, but I thought it would be easier than starting a whole new one.
I'm purchasing a used dopod 838 pro sometime this week, and was looking to get a replacement housing for it as it is fairly abused. Would something like the above posted (HTC 8525 case) work well? I notice that, that case doesnt have a powerbutton on the front of the case, will this cause a problem when I go to replace the housing?
Ta.
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If should be ok, but you wont have the power button on the right side... ahahhahah it would jzu be a 8525 hahah
Why dont you juz get this one instead... tho
http://cgi.ebay.ie/For-O2-Trion-iMa...ryZ15039QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem
armedmetallica said:
purchased invisible skin
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armedmetallica, where did you purchase the skin from? could you please PM me, thanks!
I know this is an old thread, but i found this place and its pretty pricey...
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/products.php?cat=156
Has anyone found any other place... to get OEM replacment parts..
I know this is an old thread, but i found this place and its pretty pricey...
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/products.php?cat=156
Has anyone found any other place... to get OEM replacment parts..
http://cnn.cn/shop/tytn-grey-housing-p-1295.html
There you go guys.. I dropped my phone before christmas, and broke the latch that holds the battery door on, and I had to use some tape for awhile. I must have ordered one of the last Cingular 8525 cases, since all they have is the HTC Hermes black cases with the front camera hole.
That shouldnt be too big of deal to you guys though looking for new cases. It took about a week and a half to get here (FL, USA) from Hong Kong at Christmas time. Very good site..
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Also, the case uses a magnet for the flap closure so it goes without saying it is sending my phone into periodic landscape mode whenever I remove the phone from the case.
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I use a case with magnetic closure..............I put the device into the case with the screen facing away from the magnet and I have never had any issue with it.
http://www.gsm4world.us/shop/cingular-8525-8525-c-210_276.html
55 bucks and your back in business
I am having the same problem sourcing the correct housing for my phone. I am from the UK and have searched high and low to find a housing for the UK equivalent the SPV M3100 (HERM100 - so the label says).
I have checked all the sites mentioned above, at cnn.cn they dont have the correct housing as the front buttons are different? and the cingular housing is 1: not a nice colour! and 2:L i dont know if this includes the mid plate as well.
Does anyone know where i can get hold of the correct housing(not silver) i dont mind the branding.
Was wondering if its possible to rebuild the Hermes using the tilt housing for the lcd from a Kaiser? When i had the Kaiser it wasn't that different from the Hermes in terms of shape and size so am i right in asuming the insides would match? Ideally what i'd do is just replace the LCD housing for the tilting one, retaining all the original Hermes parts exept for the tilt mechanism.
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Was wondering if its possible to rebuild the Hermes using the tilt housing for the lcd from a Kaiser? When i had the Kaiser it wasn't that different from the Hermes in terms of shape and size so am i right in asuming the insides would match? Ideally what i'd do is just replace the LCD housing for the tilting one, retaining all the original Hermes parts exept for the tilt mechanism.
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IMHO if you start trying to do that you will regret ever starting it. OK they are roughly (I do mean roughly) the same size, but every screw hole will be in a different position, the detailed parts like switches, flex cable connectors, holes for connectors, camera etc etc are not in exactly the same positions and to be honest it would probably be easier to manufacture your own casing (as daft as that sounds).
Personally I think it's a fantasy that can never be!
Mike
Somehow possible
Hi!
I have managed to rebuild my HTC TYTN with black centre housing with a black 8525 housing and smaller front keypad.
Now its all black, but it lacks the tilt function on the kaiser.
robinmalmberg said:
Hi!
I have managed to rebuild my HTC TYTN with black centre housing with a black 8525 housing and smaller front keypad.
Now its all black, but it lacks the tilt function on the kaiser.
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Its not that entire screen section i want to use, just the hinged sliding mechanism. The casing itself is different and i doubt it would fit right anyway.
On the Hermes you've got the 2 sliders that screw into the casing with the 4 screws. Surely the ones on the Kaiser are the same but with a hinge to allow the tilt?
I'm gonna go digging around for a Kaiser disassembly manual. There's one on the Wiki i think.
Cheers guys.
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Its not that entire screen section i want to use, just the hinged sliding mechanism. The casing itself is different and i doubt it would fit right anyway.
On the Hermes you've got the 2 sliders that screw into the casing with the 4 screws. Surely the ones on the Kaiser are the same but with a hinge to allow the tilt?
I'm gonna go digging around for a Kaiser disassembly manual. There's one on the Wiki i think.
Cheers guys.
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I'm afraid the mechanism is very different. There is a double coil spring mechanism in the TyTn II. You'll see it in the Manual, but seriously and I don't say this lightly, IMHO it's not a workable idea, there are no sliders like you have on the Hermes. There is no spare space in the Hermes. The entire hinge part on the TyTn II is a part of the Keyboard casing so you would need that part and the screen section contains the double coil spring, so you would need that section as there is no spare space in the Hermes to fit it. So in other words you would need the complete Kaiser casing. That then leaves you the impossible task of fitting the Hermes circuitry into a complete Kaiser casing.
Mike
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...I'm afraid the mechanism is very different. There is a double coil spring mechanism in the TyTn II...
Mike
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Ah ****, i forgot about that. Not to worry, it was just an idea. Might try getting hold of a dummy device and fabricating something, though i doubt i'll make the time and effort for it. Heh
Al
I have a couple of small cracks on the plastic casing of my new Pure.
I was wondering if the casing from the TD2 would fit right on this phone, or if they are not compatible? I like the look of TD2 casing and that it doesnt have the little "door" over the charging connector, I hate that thing.
Otherwise, any suggestions where to get new casing?
Thanks in advance,
-rezilient
They are compatable, but you would need the antenna for the regular TD2 case because they are different. No housing I have seen includes this, so if you find one let us know. Oh, and you would also need a different digitizer to fit the new housing
A little expensive, but a good shop:
http://cnn.cn/shop/t5353-touch-diamond2-topaz-c-277_829.html
Or you could try ebay