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Black Mogul

Has anyone else seen one of these, and is as pissed about it as I am. Alltel is getting the mogul with a black case and I want one oh so badly, but considering I switched from alltel's **** service to begin with I am not gonna go back. Think it is possible to get a hold of some black case plastic parts and swap them minus the softkeys on the front?
For the ones who have not seen here is a link:
http://content.alltel.com/flash/3DPHONES/UTSPPC6800.html
PS I ****ing hate alltel

I've actually had one for a few months now They're pretty stylin if I say so myself.

mourningstar625 said:
Has anyone else seen one of these, and is as pissed about it as I am. Alltel is getting the mogul with a black case and I want one oh so badly, but considering I switched from alltel's **** service to begin with I am not gonna go back. Think it is possible to get a hold of some black case plastic parts and swap them minus the softkeys on the front?
For the ones who have not seen here is a link:
http://content.alltel.com/flash/3DPHONES/UTSPPC6800.html
PS I ****ing hate alltel
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just wait a little while. verizon is buying alltel, so you might be able to pick up the alltel mogul and have verizon add the ESN to their database.

I know that I had seen a website selling the casings, even a Sprint branded black one. I don't really remember the site, though I think I read about it on ppcgeeks. I'll post here if I find anything.

I have an all black one with no branding, its a pre-prod case with new hardware

so, uh.... where'd you get it?

that was the most irritating loading screen ever... looking at it, i wanted to punch someone in the face.
the phone looks nice tho

hoothrewpoo said:
so, uh.... where'd you get it?
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off a test device

im looking for the link as well... i know its SOMEWHERE... i had it... about a month ago... there is a site that sells the black shells for the moguls WITHOUT branding...
The 1 DOWNFALL to this site and the shells is... NO GPS ANTENNA...
BUT!!! if your going to replace your shell ANYWAY you should be EASILY able to remove the one from your stock shell and place it into the black one.. (i cannot remember if it has the plastic fittings but super glue or super thin sticky tape will work just as well)
EDIT: Found the youtube of the black sprint branded one... still not the website that sells them tho...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1lHXgVBd3j8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YzGNTJ3TBHw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=odNVCHYzB04&feature=related

You can sand down the ppc6800 stock housing and it will become black. Problem is you cannot sand it down where icons are painted.
I am thinking of doing it when I get some free time but I am not sanding down the buttons.

x1 lcd damaged

hey...
I've just seen that my screen seems to be broken...
In the middle, it looks as if it is redundant. If I use the stylus and type sth, it looks as sth is moving.
here you see...
can i send it back?! (vodafone ger branded) and flashed several times...

Weird
Can you see the image displayed on it normally? It looks as though your LCD is cracked and the crystals are leaking around.

Ya. Is that a crack or some reflection? But I do realize the LCD ain't as 'tough' as the LCD for my Touch Pro. It's like its somehow 'thinner' than my Touch Pro's LCD.

alias_neo said:
Can you see the image displayed on it normally? It looks as though your LCD is cracked and the crystals are leaking around.
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yes thats it...

i think i have the same problem on my touch pro... part of me thinks its from the type of screen protector and how long it has been on the screen. I dunno where it could be coming from cuz i NEVER drop or crush my phones, i baby them lol .... it looks like a lil oil spill on the screen? Right?
I find the xperia screen to be better than the TP... the TP has a thicker "wall" between the actual LCD and where my finger touches it... meh, to each his own

can i send it back to vodafone or SE... !?

bongdelong said:
can i send it back to vodafone or SE... !?
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If it was like that when you bought it then yes you can definitely send it back, otherwise I suspect it will be difficult since that could have been caused by carelessness (bad luck) on your part.
If you send it back make sure you put the original SPL/ROM back in.

bongdelong said:
can i send it back to vodafone or SE... !?
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You can send it back for repair, but expect a bill to replace the LCD.

damn... but i did nothing... its always in my case... never fall down...
try to go to vodafone shop.. see what they say
Back to roots ...
i need:
Stock SPL 0.72
VODAFONE VFE deutsch DE - Rapidshare thanks to PavelX1
am i right?

A broken screen is NEVER covered under the warrenty.

yea but its not really broken... seems like there is some air...

bongdelong said:
yea but its not really broken... seems like there is some air...
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Nope it is. You've cracked some LCD crystals and the whole LCD will need replacing.

damn... 30mins ago, i was at vodafone shop... he said, he doesnt know anything about it but he will contact vodafone... i should come back in 2 days..
replace costs?! anybody knows?! i dont wanna do it myself
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But it cant be cracked because everything is presented great... e.g. the man at vodafone shop didnt recognize it... he more wonders about my touchflow on x1 :-D

What does it look like when you turn on the screen? Any signs of cracks? It's so blurry from your pics we can't tell much. Is it like a blob of oil? If so it's entirely normal, though not everyone has it.

the oil thing has developed on 2 of my touch pros and its only really noticible under floresant light bulbs... The sprint store replaced it for me... i think you should go into a vodafone shop and just tell them they gave you a defective unit. Just be like "look, i never dropped this.. see, no dings or scratches, and look whats up with this screen! Its defective"

i'll try it tomorrow.. thx...

outie said:
What does it look like when you turn on the screen? Any signs of cracks? It's so blurry from your pics we can't tell much. Is it like a blob of oil? If so it's entirely normal, though not everyone has it.
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it looks normal... :-\
i'll go again to vodafone shop tomorrow thx..

artesea said:
A broken screen is NEVER covered under the warrenty.
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Used to be, mine were
I am a very long time (15 years !) contract customer of Orange and had about 6 p900's replaced with broken screens within 1 year and 1 p990, all free, but then they made me take out insurance and started charging £15 admin fee for replacement handsets. Im not a corporate customer, always been on a low tariff.
I used to call them and say the screen broke while it was in my pocket and they would send out a courrier and swap it within one day.
They've always given good customer service.
Havn't had them replace anything for while as my last two phones (P1 + X1)were bought myself as Orange only do crap phones now

i contact SE... they asked me if i dropped the protective foil ... i told them, yes but my x1 has always been in case etc... so there is nothing damaged...
now im waiting for what they'll say :-\

not sure how it works in ur country, but here in Germany i just give VF a phonecall, next day a guy apears and gives me a new phone and take the old one away. i had several replacements before (other phones) and it nver took longer then 1 day to receive a new one.
so guys ... CALL vodafone and screw those stores.

Remove carrier branding off your phone?

The Samsung Vibrant looks like an awesome phone and I might pick one up. But I would like to know if it is possible to remove the T-Mobile branding (or any other branding for that matter).
*DISCLAIMER* Please do not try to remove the branding off of your phone if you do not know what you are doing (which is probably most of us). I will not be responsible for any damages that you or your phone might incur.
With that being said, my first suggestion would be to find out if the front case can be replaced just as easily as the back case. Can anyone confirm this?
If replacements for the front covers exist , that gives us some room to experiment. On the other hand, if it is not possible to swap it out then this whole idea could be too risky for most.
Also, can someone confirm if the branding is laser-etched onto the phone case?

I was thinking about something like that too.
Now we have to wait till we have more info on the phone

I believe the front branding is actualy under the glass layer, probably the only option would be to buy a replacement screen ? Not sure if you could get under there to remove the branding. Its some kind of metalic material.
All the branding seems printed, not etched.

bushrat said:
I believe the front branding is actualy under the glass layer....
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Yep, this is what it looks like to me too.
I wish carriers and manufacturers would learn some taste from Apple and keep their sets cleaner. AT&T was basically not allowed to stick their logo on the iPhone, and design and good taste only benefited from it.
This is why I bought the unbranded Galaxy S, so I don't end up with some ugly carrier logo on the face of my phone (I wish the Samsung logo stayed on the back too).

This has really been annoying me. Not only is it branded, they doubled up. Carrier on top, manufacturer on bottom. Totally unnecessary and very ugly. I love that my Pre has very little branding on it, and none at all on the front of the phone.
I'm not stupid, I don't need to be reminded that it was made by Samsung every time I look at it.

Does Samsung sell replacement front covers for the Galaxy s? If so, it might just be as easy as swapping your branded cover with an unbranded Galaxy s one.
Don't forget that you can always go tacky by using the good ol' black sharpie.

Do you know how much it decreases in value on ebay once you take a sharpie to the logo?

MacGuy2006 said:
Yep, this is what it looks like to me too.
I wish carriers and manufacturers would learn some taste from Apple and keep their sets cleaner. AT&T was basically not allowed to stick their logo on the iPhone, and design and good taste only benefited from it.
This is why I bought the unbranded Galaxy S, so I don't end up with some ugly carrier logo on the face of my phone (I wish the Samsung logo stayed on the back too).
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Yeahhh it lookks like that to me too.
Maybe we are able to use this guide? IFFFF it's not laser etched
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-Logos-from-your-PDA--cell-phone-wit/
and we can use this guide to get the glass out?
http://translate.google.com/transla..._View.php?nModeC=4&nSeq=1742568&sl=auto&tl=en

DHD Orange sim card cover

Hi,
I just received a DHD on Orange UK, and it has the sim card cover not fitting properly problem that I have read about on here, ie it sits high at the middle.
Has anyone received a DHD from Orange that DIDN'T have this problem? I am just trying to decide whether its worth returning it or whether they're all going to be like this anyway...
Cheers.

My DHD was from orange, the sim card cover dosent fit proply either, but i dont notice as my DHD is usually in its otterbox.
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DHD originally branded on Orange UK, complete with logo on sim card cover, not exactly sure what you mean, mine appears to fit fine. I were you, I'd look into buying an unbranded cover to get rid of that unsightly logo.

I had the same problem but there is a fix
Look very carefully at the cover.
You will see a bit that sticks out that fits next to the sim card.
This peice is L shaped and should fit into a similar L shaped peice on the phone.
However when I first fitted my cover I didnt line it up properly and bent the end of the L shaped peice on the cover over. This prevents the peices from locking together and makes the cover stick up.
If you very carefully bend the L shaped bit on the cover back into shape you can get the cover to fit correctly. It wont be bent by very much but if the cover cant fit together it wont fit right.
I wish I had taken soem photos but now I have the thing fixed you cant easily see what I did to fix it.
If one of you guys can take a photo of the cover I can point out the place to check if you cant work it out.

i contacted HTC and said i broke mine, and they sent me two new unbranded sim covers yaay

cashisback said:
i contacted HTC and said i broke mine, and they sent me two new unbranded sim covers yaay
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Seriously, can I have one?? this guys cost 15quid on ebay! its a bloody rip off. Even a battery for the phone doesn't cost that much.

cashisback said:
i contacted HTC and said i broke mine, and they sent me two new unbranded sim covers yaay
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Did you just contact them via e-mail? I'm not too worried about it's flimsiness, it's just that it doesn't fit right to the sides of the phone, has a good 1-2mm step

RobSimmo said:
Did you just contact them via e-mail? I'm not too worried about it's flimsiness, it's just that it doesn't fit right to the sides of the phone, has a good 1-2mm step
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Take a photo of the inside of the cover and i will show you how I fixed mine, yours probably has the same problem.

Holst1981 said:
Take a photo of the inside of the cover and i will show you how I fixed mine, yours probably has the same problem.
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Ah no it doesn't have the usual step above the sim card, it's actually on the side of the phone, hard to explain lol. The edge of the sim card cover is not flush with the edge of the rest of the phone.

Hi, if it's from UK Orange, just call them up and get them to sent you a new one. I've had three HTC Desire HD sent from Orange, and not one had any problems with fitting the similar cover.
PS: the reason that I've had three handsets from Orange is because the replaced them, apparently each one was faulty.
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atiq said:
Hi, if it's from UK Orange, just call them up and get them to sent you a new one. I've had three HTC Desire HD sent from Orange, and not one had any problems with fitting the similar cover.
PS: the reason that I've had three handsets from Orange is because the replaced them, apparently each one was faulty.
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Sorry, just to clarify the fault was nothing to so it the sim cover, it was a GPS issue.
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AT&T Branding

So, I hate my phones being branded with the AT&T logo. I went to one of my local AT&T stores today, and they told me what I expected: that even if I ordered an unsubsidized phone over the tele, that they'd still be branded with their logo.
Looking online at Negri Electronics SGH-I337 (unlocked), they are all unbranded (but they're also not yet in stock). I was wondering if all that was just a ruse, un-updated pictures that'll be corrected when they first list the phone as "in stock", or, heaven forbid, the true UNBRANDED phone that I covet so? Anyone order an AT&T phone from Negri before?
Here's to hoping it won't be branded!

Why not just get the AT&T version then replace the back cover with one that's not branded?

raqball said:
Why not just get the AT&T version then replace the back cover with one that's not branded?
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Are they only branded on the back? Last AT&T phone I bought had the logo and name on the front, and the logo again on the back.
Thanks for the idea though, I was about to drop an extra $50 for something I didn't need.
I suppose back covers will be easy enough to get soon anyways. :fingers-crossed:

King Cole said:
Are they only branded on the back? Last AT&T phone I bought had the logo and name on the front, and the logo again on the back.
Thanks for the idea though, I was about to drop an extra $50 for something I didn't need.
I suppose back covers will be easy enough to get soon anyways. :fingers-crossed:
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wttisme said:
The logo would probably come off with nail polish or Goo Gone. Either that or cover it with a case. I'd personally go with the one I could save the most money on. Just wait until Verizon comes out with theirs with the logo on the button :laugh:.
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Yeah... That kind of stuff just sickens me. Why do you have to go ruin a perfectly beautiful phone with your logo, when you had NOTHING to do with research/development/production/advertising/etc?
Yeah, I tried the whole penny scratch-off thing before, and it scratched the **** out of my glass... Don't ever want to try removing that stuff again.

I don't disagree with this at all, but it sounds like you never had an SIII where the branding was identical, just a small ATT globe logo on the back of the phone, nothing on the front.... you must have had one sharp penny to scratch the glass! Pennies are what everyone used to get them off the battery cover on the SIII, and while I don't care enough to spend time modifying that when I have a car dock to get working, I like saving the stock battery covers for resale in the end, so I'm leaving this one mint and getting a new one to ruin over time - my aftermarket SIII battery door is going in the trash and the stock one that had never been installed is going to the new owner when I sell it on eBay this week!