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...
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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?
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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 just broke my hero screen, I got insurance so I have another one coming...
So if ANYONE needs me to try anything that would normally brick a phone.... Just let me know....
It kinda makes me mad though cause the phone barely fell 1 foot....
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I just broke my hero screen, I got insurance so I have another one coming...
So if ANYONE needs me to try anything that would normally brick a phone.... Just let me know....
It kinda makes me mad though cause the phone barely fell 1 foot....
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Ouch, that sucks....
I'd like to get some detailed and close up photos of the phone's mainboard. both sides.
i can try... I need to find a star or hex driver to open it...the phone still works so I have to wait till I get my new one in the mail.
wasupwithuman said:
I just broke my hero screen, I got insurance so I have another one coming...
So if ANYONE needs me to try anything that would normally brick a phone.... Just let me know....
It kinda makes me mad though cause the phone barely fell 1 foot....
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deng man that sucks.really one foot?? i dropped it from 5ft and on concrete and not a single scratch (full body zagg invisible shield:] )..but i dont think that protects against a cracked screen..thats weird
Yeah it landed on a small pebble , would invisible shield protect from that
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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.
thanks
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!!!!
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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!
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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!
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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?
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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?
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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.
Noticed today that screen is scratched even though i have never dropped my phone and was very careful.....will tmo make the switch if i ***** about gps and lag ?
kolyan said:
Noticed today that screen is scratched even though i have never dropped my phone and was very careful.....will tmo make the switch if i ***** about gps and lag ?
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No.
Sent from my SGS Vibrant
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Noticed today that screen is scratched even though i have never dropped my phone and was very careful.....will tmo make the switch if i ***** about gps and lag ?
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do you have anything else worng with it? rattling volume buttons? i returned mine for that... i would say maybe if you try and brick it and say that you loaded something from your cpu to the phone and it turned off and never came back on might work
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do you have anything else worng with it? rattling volume buttons? i returned mine for that... i would say maybe if you try and brick it and say that you loaded something from your cpu to the phone and it turned off and never came back on might work
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volume buttons do rattle...and usb slide is a bit broken
if you just complain about GPS they will tell you an exchange won't solve the issue so you will have to wait until update. If there is anything else wrong, yes they will replace it, they won;t care about scratches since it is from normal use (u said u didn't drop it)
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do you have anything else worng with it? rattling volume buttons? i returned mine for that... i would say maybe if you try and brick it and say that you loaded something from your cpu to the phone and it turned off and never came back on might work
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Xda frowns upon giving people the information to fraud carriers for warranty/insurance claims.. Please be cautious about how you post in the future...
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kolyan said:
Noticed today that screen is scratched even though i have never dropped my phone and was very careful.....will tmo make the switch if i ***** about gps and lag ?
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No, you should be careful with your phone
it's not T-Mo's fault you scratched the damn thing, and returning it for no reason at all just drives prices up for people that are honest.
hydrogenman said:
No, you should be careful with your phone
it's not T-Mo's fault you scratched the damn thing, and returning it for no reason at all just drives prices up for people that are honest.
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Can you read? The person posting this thread already stated they are very careful with the phone and never droped it.
It is possible the phone was already scratched when he/she purchased it.
SamsungGalaxySVibrant said:
Can you read? The person posting this thread already stated they are very careful with the phone and never droped it.
It is possible the phone was already scratched when he/she purchased it.
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Getting an exchange because you have a scratch on your screen? What? If he actually told them that's why he wanted an exchange he wouldn't be getting one so that's why hes asking a story to tell them. They won't exchange it because the screen is scratched, or because the GPS doesn't work.
Can you post a pic of the scratched screen, I dont use screen protectors and its been Impossible to scratch mine, So I would like to see a pic.
This is why you don't place your phone facedown or put it in a pocket with keys or change.. and most of all.. don't ever let a drunken grizzly bear with tourettes use your Vibrant.
A friend of mine got his screen scratched when his wife used his phone and her diamond earring put a small but noticeable gash on it
I don't use a screen protector either. No scratches this puppies tough.
I also have my right pocket dedicated to my phone and only my phone. Everything else goes in the left. Soon it'll be second nature and you will never put your phone in your pocket with stuff.
If TW as a scratch its from neglect. I baby mine and unless I drop it or put it in a full pocket, I'm golden...
And I never let anyone use mu 500 dollar phone.. no way no how..
Rizz good to know.. I'll keep that in mind when handing this baby over to others..
My phone has been flashed more than Girls Gone Wild...
Why don't people get screen protectors? Sure the screens are scratch resistant not scratch proof. I use a realook screen protector and you cant even tell its on there. Also I carry my phone in my left pocket and my keys in my right pocket. Carrying my phone and keys in the same pocket make my pocket bulge way to much plus your more likely to scratch up your phone.
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Getting an exchange because you have a scratch on your screen? What? If he actually told them that's why he wanted an exchange he wouldn't be getting one so that's why hes asking a story to tell them. They won't exchange it because the screen is scratched, or because the GPS doesn't work.
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If you are withing your remorse period, you don't need permission from t-mobile to return your phone for the GPS issue. They may not exchange it for another one, because thats just silly, they all have the problem. Yet, you certainly can return it.
As I said, I have few another issues as well, but i didnt consider returning before....
I also thought that it was impossible to scratch, yet somehow i see a half inch scratch on the screen. i have body glove case as well.....
That really sucks bro, I noticed a tiny few cm long scratch on the side of my phone.. It's not that bad but it made my heart crack a little.
Using an ugly Zagg screen protector on it atm. I'm wanting to take this crap off and just be really careful with it though.
Hi!
I really missed a certain place to fix a neckstrap/handyband with my DHD, so I had with my Hero and even with my Desire (Speakerholes).
I checked out the hot discussed cover of the simcard and found that this would be the right place to drill holes inside my virgin DHD. It really get me nervous when I took a driller and drill those two small holes inside the body of the DHD and the simcardholder, BUT now I have the possibility to fix a neckstrap/Handyband with my DHD and I feel much saver with it
some call me paranoid, some cautious - You name it
Christ!
I have got to give it out to you man...you have got some GUTS!
Only the thought of "drilling" my new 800 dollar phone gives me goose bumps!!!
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Christ!
I have got to give it out to you man...you have got some GUTS!
Only the thought of "drilling" my new 800 dollar phone gives me goose bumps!!!
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There is soooo much space wasted to structure the body; drilling with the most smallest driller I've found. O'coz had a lot of tishues around me, full of sweat, but no tears.
call myself a happy ONE
This will invalidate any warranty claim for repair or replacement.
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This will invalidate any warranty claim for repair or replacement.
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I doubt it, he didn't really tamper with the internals. But who knows!
Crazy mod you done djelli... well done to you but I hope you have a strong neck cos this phone isn't too light
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I doubt it, he didn't really tamper with the internals. But who knows!
Crazy mod you done djelli... well done to you but I hope you have a strong neck cos this phone isn't too light
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I really did this job with all precaution and I didn't drill more than nessesary, beliefe me: I'm happy with that so called mod
It really looks like it was there before made by HTC, hmm ok its a bit tricky to get the small pins inside the small holes and outside too, but: its worth every moment of my courage.
And warranty should not be affected, coz where I drill there is no area with elctric parts
What size bit did you use? I'm tempted to do the same. I'd stop you losing the battery cover too, if its loose like mine is.
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What size bit did you use? I'm tempted to do the same. I'd stop you losing the battery cover too, if its loose like mine is.
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The bit is exacly as big as the neckstrap pin is, so very small!
As you see I drill 2 holes, one for in, one for out.
I did the knot inside the small plastic-lock of my neckstrap-connector.
Sure, you will never loose your simcover anymore = nice side effect.
I took the strongest, goodlooking cord, which I use since years now (with my Hero and Desire) and I, o'coz use no metall!!!
Ok guys - weird happenings, i use a usb cable from my desktop pc to charge my N4 at times. I had been sitting it on top of the pc tower & it has fallen onto the laminate floor 3 times and came out without injury. So i thought it was vibration from my pc tower, so i have been sitting the phone on my pc desk surface, today i found the phone hanging half way across the edge of the desk. There is no serious vibration to mention from my pc or desk, the phone has not been ringing for the phone vibrate to cause it either. So does anyone else have any paranormal activity with their N4 strangely falling off surfaces??
only thing i notice is the glass bottom surface is very slidey
This has been a problem since day one. Put a rear screen protector on. That'll fix you up.
this is the reason I bought a bumper when I ordered mine
Yeah, that's not paranormal I'm afraid, the back is very slippery, the device can and does slide even with no vibrations at all. Just make sure to place something in the surroundings of the phone when you leave it charging that can block random slides.
cheers guys, this is surely a bad design, im so lucky no serious damage occurred. Ill buy and try the rear screen protector as im not a fan of phone covers etc, Fingers crossed this does the trick. Many thanks guys for the feedback :good::good: :laugh::laugh:
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cheers guys, this is surely a bad design, im so lucky no serious damage occurred. Ill buy and try the rear screen protector as im not a fan of phone covers etc, Fingers crossed this does the trick. Many thanks guys for the feedback :good::good: :laugh::laugh:
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You are charging it with your PC on top of the tower with a cable tugging on it... And you are saying it is bad design? Give me a break.
Try using your charger and maybe put it someplace where the cable will not pull it. This is not rocket science.
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You are charging it with your PC on top of the tower with a cable tugging on it... And you are saying it is bad design? Give me a break.
Try using your charger and maybe put it someplace where the cable will not pull it. This is not rocket science.
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stop being such a forum ****.
I never said i was charging it on top of the pc tower, i sat it there. When its charging its on a flat desk surface as is the charge cable. I have sat the phone on my desk and sat it on top of my wallet and it falls off. So with this phone i will need to be careful how i place it. Of course its a bad design, i should be able to sit my phone flat on a flat surface and not worry about it falling onto the floor. Nexus aint gonna give me a new one if it were to get broken and no warning came with the phone.
oh and you know what, common manners to fellow humans, that aint rocket science :silly:
Wrong forum for this discussion really
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This has been a problem since day one. Put a rear screen protector on. That'll fix you up.
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can you give me a pointer to finding one, all i can find on ebay is front screen covers and gel covers etc , thanks
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can you give me a pointer to finding one, all i can find on ebay is front screen covers and gel covers etc , thanks
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Search for Zagg. Also do not search for screen protector. Try searching "skin" or back protector.
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Search for Zagg. Also do not search for screen protector. Try searching "skin" or back protector.
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ok thanks matey, the zagg ones are very expensive so i bought one of these from germany only £2.55. :good:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360592861179?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
simms22 said:
my n4 has the same problem, its constantly trying to cut its life early. ive considered taking it in for therapy, but i havent found a doctor that specializes in nexuscide. yesterday morning, i woke up to it dangling by a chord besides me, about an inch above my hard ceramic tile floor
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close call mate, i can vouch that it is well made after 3 falls and coming out unscaved.
my daughter found mine yesterday half hanging off the edge of my desk :silly:
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You seem very angry. This is just an internet forum. Not much to get worked up over.
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your right thats why im perfectly calm, im just fed up with idiots spoiling the forums i use. It just puts me off using that particular forum again.
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close call mate, i can vouch that it is well made after 3 falls and coming out unscaved.
my daughter found mine yesterday half hanging off the edge of my desk :silly:
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my n4 has probably fallen/jumped at least 50 times over the past 5 weeks, and its still in perfect condition(no cases or screen guards). luckily, the far majority of falls have been on a carpet, but some have been pretty scary
I can also say that I find mine sliding. It's quite weird actually, from the tests I've done I've noticed that it usually occurs when I have it on my leather couch or my ottoman. Yes, I know it's not a desk but the phone is sitting there rather level. It has also done it on my home desk as well, but not at my work desk (yes, both desks are level). It kind of reminds me of an air hockey table type situation. If you have it on your desk and push it, it doesn't require as much work as lets say an SGS3, Galaxy Nexus, or Blackberry to move. Basically the way it's designed causes it to not create much friction between it and the surface it is on.
Although, none of this bothers me since the phone is a fricken beaut.
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I can also say that I find mine sliding. It's quite weird actually, from the tests I've done I've noticed that it usually occurs when I have it on my leather couch or my ottoman. Yes, I know it's not a desk but the phone is sitting there rather level. It has also done it on my home desk as well, but not at my work desk (yes, both desks are level). It kind of reminds me of an air hockey table type situation. If you have it on your desk and push it, it doesn't require as much work as lets say an SGS3, Galaxy Nexus, or Blackberry to move. Basically the way it's designed causes it to not create much friction between it and the surface it is on.
Although, none of this bothers me since the phone is a fricken beaut.
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man this means no where can be trusted to sit your phone. what puzzles me is it always slides off to danger, not further onto my desk .
minieod said:
everyone is MAKING FUN OF YOU
do you not see that?
wow.
if you have something on top of a flat surface...unless there is something acting upon it...there is no way for it to "slide off" ... how can you perceive that even possible?
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im not making fun of him. and there is something acting on it, its called gravity. it does mean that the surfaces arent perfectly flat, but even the slightest non perceivable slant cause it to slide.
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your right thats why im perfectly calm, im just fed up with idiots spoiling the forums i use. It just puts me off using that particular forum again.
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Better get a thicker skin quicker as you're dealing with a lot of teenagers in these forums. Its like playing WoW, way too many prepubescent teens.
guys, it's not the phone. It's the surfaces you're placing it on. Most tables/desks are nice, smooth and shiny. Combine that with the glass and a NOT SO PERFECTLY FLAT SURFACE and you get falls
Trust me...it's not voodoo or non-Newtonian physics
Just get any cheap gel case and you're set. I actually got a brilliant one for 2 GBP Really nice looking and with really really grippy sides.
Thread clean. It's really not nice to make fun from someone, especially here - on a biggest tech forum in the world
@OP Private messages are meant to be PRIVATE, so please don't post them here.
Now let's back on topic, please.