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Hermes VS Floor

My hermes fell to the floor today, then my heart sotpped for a few seconds.
Thankfully it was mostly okay, it seemed that the usb cable had entangled itself with the chair im using, so when i moved the chair, the device was slung trough the room, finally landing on the floor.
Picked it up, looked okay, thoug it semms i get slightly different clicking sounds when i close the keyboard, and the battery cover-lid, is easyer to open
Oh, and the usb connector (the one in the device) was a little bent, wich made it have a stronger grip on the usb cable, which is a little positive.

Well, sounds like you've had a lucky escape. Maybe very very slightly twisted hence different keyboard feel/click but so long as everything is working hopefully it will continue ok.
Mike

Lucky, you got lucky.
I dropped mine the 2nd day I had it. Had to return it for a new one. Good thing the Cingular rep I worked with just took the broken one and handed me a new one with a smile.

I had mine in my jacket pocket and was running to my car. I jumped over my trailer in my driveway and it flew out and nailed the Cement! It got scruffed up on the top and a bit on the side.
No hardware damage but since the JasJam is black plastic, i just rubbed my fingers against the scruffs and got rid of the white in the scratches. Now they're not that visible but it pissed me off because the night before i made a comment to a friend saying "I'm so surprised i haven't dropped this thing yet."
Anyways be gentle with your USB plug because i know several people had it come out into the USB cable on their Wizards.

I've dropped my phone SO many times - I've dropped it about 3/4 feet onto concrete (only slightly scuffed on the top, no other damage!), I've regularly dropped it onto the floor or off the bed, and I often throw it onto my bed when I walk into my room. It's a real trooper, I had the screen alignment problem for one day on my first device, but I had to return it any way because there was something else wrong with it (ironically the screen fault happened on the day I was taking it back! haha) but this version just keeps on trucking.
I had to laugh when I saw the topic title too

Ok, Ill add my me-too story. Dropped it twice. On hard stone. Was sure it would be dead. Little dented, but still working. Shock! Surprise!

Scoreboard.
FLOOR - 6, Hermes - 0!

Odd, I figure it is the other way around?
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FLOOR - 6, Hermes - 0!
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christopherwoods said:
I often throw it onto my bed when I walk into my room.
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I do the same thing. It's fallen off once, but no damage.
One of my previous phones, however, got dropped all the time. My old Nokia 6800 (gotta have QWERTY!) has been abused pretty badly. More than once it would fall out of its crappy case right onto my leg as I was walking, so I would accidentally kick it into a wall. It's still alive today, although IR is dead and a small part of the plastic casing is broken, exposing the innards slightly.
The HTC case is much better than my 6800 one, so it has not fallen out of it.

This thread is starting to get interesting, keep em coming.
Btw, i discovered that there is no scratch on my device at all, it seems that the USB port took ALL the damage. ill see if i can post a pitcure of it.

Dropped mine from about 4 feet on to concrete (station platform) - after a brief heart stopping moment saw that there was just a tiny graze to the top left corner. Phew!
The panic set in because a colleague of mine dropped his Hermes and totally trashed the screen - his feel from only about 3 feet.
So, I suppose it all depends on how it lands. I was lucky!
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Have you ever dropped your 7500 ?

Just curious to know:
Have you ever dropped it ? How often and from what height?
Any problems with the MicroDrive after?
I have mine since about 2 weeks and luckily, never dropped it from more than ~5cm.

And I take it you like to crash your car into things too, just to see what happens..

Madhadder said:
And I take it you like to crash your car into things too, just to see what happens..
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im pretty sure he meant accidently and not intentionally..
and not yet for me touch wood

from wad i have realised.... athena's hdd does not operate at all unless u r accessing or running programs
from ur hdd..... should not b a problem for small bumps n drops when it is not operating....but if u drop it
during operation den i guess GD LUCK..... =D

i've dropped it a lot of tymes...liek wen standing...but it got just slight scratches but the Microdrive works JUST fine...!

I've dropped mine on concrete from about 100-120 cm high... It fell and bounced away spinning and hitting the ground with every corner. The case got a small scratch on each corner, but the device is otherwise OK. When it fell, it had been stopped for a few minutes, so I guess the micro-drive was not spinning.

silviu.h said:
I've dropped mine on concrete from about 100-120 cm high... It fell and bounced away spinning and hitting the ground with every corner. The case got a small scratch on each corner, but the device is otherwise OK.
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thats really good to hear

I dropped mine once from 5ft onto the lawn (no scratches or any issues)

lpsi2000 said:
I dropped mine once from 5ft onto the lawn (no scratches or any issues)
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Dropped mine a few times - both flat on its face and also on its corner. No problems as yet.

I dont remember dropping mine, but its got a dent at the corner so im guessing I did

Dropped onto a cermanic tiled floor
My Ameo fell out of my bag and hit a hard ceramic floor. The screen-side camera lens fell out of it's socket but I pushed it back in ok so there wasn't any noticeable lasting damage. Having said that, the connection with the keyboard is a bit intermittent and maybe it's something to do with the drop. No problems with the hard disk though.
I tell you, that was a scary moment!!!!

Haven't droppod mine yet (Knock wood)..
But I do have a question. Whats the make/model details on the screen
and does anybody know where we can get replacement screens.

Having used PPC's for five years now and on my 5'th device. Just last week, for the first time i dropped one - my X7500. :-(
I was retrieving it from my case in the belt,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1275532&postcount=46
when the keyboard slid away from the main unit and I lost my grip which caused the X7500 to fall to the wooden floor 1 meter down. It made a rather nasty sound...
I now have a slightly bent corner (bottom left seen from the front) where the metal seams are not flush.
Thinking the unit was totally bricked I turned it back on. So far everything seems to work ok.
Dont know if I should try and test the disk for errors?

I drop my touch dual...

Ok, long story short, this morning I was running and my nike drop flew off my clumsy hand, drop on the floor and bounce like two times.
The touch dual was like two meters away from me, screen facing down.
I approach it slowly preparing myself for the worst. I stand beside my nike looking down, it is a mess, white and gray dust completely covered the rubber coating. I got down and pick up my poor nike, flip it over and to my dismay... I got a sms from my colleage that my boss is angry.
Haha, its still working apart from the dust. I tried searching for any sign of damage after cleaning it with wet tower later on, but cant find any. Apart from 2 small scratches on the silver side(which I dont even sure if it is from the fall), my nike look out of box. Another thing is that the bottom of the front sliding body feels abit lose(can be push to slide left and right), not sure if it is from the fall.
So the story is, dont even bother with crystal case or silicon case, the rubber coating of the nike is strong enough to withstand a fall from your normal hand level and bouncing twice over two meters without so much as a scratch. Even the screen protector is unscratch.

haha
awesome

i don't like you.....

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i don't like you.....
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We don't like you either, woker woker

funny....my niki dropped from my computer table too and it was also face down he he he he maybe it's buttered side

Hm, one time dropped my nike and my battery fell off - when I switched my device back on (after placing the battery back in place, of course ) all of my contacts were deleted .
That was the last time I used a homebrew distro...

Likely Death to my G1

today was a horrible day...
apparently leaving your g1 in your pants while they are in the wash doesnt work so well.
does not power on
anyone have any idea what can be done to bring it back or is it most likely fried
and if it is done then does anyone want to buy it as is?
I guess this is an excuse to get a g2
*UPDATE*
I guess no G2 for me just yet.
My phone works great now. Did not do anything special. Did disassemble the phone though so I can wipe down any residue i saw on main components such as the keyboard.
My advice to anyone that has this misfortune is not to rush things. I think i turned my phone on 2 days too early but I got lucky and it did not affect my phone. I figured this out because there was a lot of visible moisture in the screen when the backlight turned on. The keyboard was not functioning correctly either.
I did leave it in rice for about 36 hours but I do not really think that did much as far as the drying process goes. Best thing to do is go to a hardware store and pick up a torx driver set(mine was $4 at Home Depot and it was 36 piece set including torx philips hex slotted and pozi) open up the phone *be careful* of course and let it air dry for 3-4 days (not absolutely necessary to take apart the entire screen but if you feel comfortable go ahead). While it was open I wiped down the main board and the keyboard. I did not take apart the screen because I just did not want to take any other risks(mostly because i knew the screen worked) even though there was moisture, I knew it would eventually dry out. But the key to all of this was patience(I know its tough to go 3-4 days without your baby).
the link for the service manual is http://mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals/HTC Dream SM (A04).pdf

Most of the time, phones can live through the washer and live. You MUST take out the battery and do NOT attempt to turn it on for atleast 48 hours, as you will likely short out the phone. Put the phone in a big bag of rice to let it soak up the water, also use a blowdryer to help dry the phone out. However, your warranty is now void, and there likely will be some remnants of water within your screen.

Yep! worst thing you can do is turn that thing on (or try) before its dry.
my g1 hasnt had a bath but other phones have (none with touch screens) and i take as much apart as possible and leave it that way till the waters gone (then like 4 more days just to me sure )
artifical drying sources reccomended (dont get too hot!!!)

I have had it in rice for about 24 hours now and its sitting on top of my dvr because it gives off a little heat so it should help the process.
just remembered that i didnt remove the sd card...
i was thinking that since it was in the washer with detergent, shouldnt i have just removed the battery and try to clean it in some type of solution...
I have read about a alcohol solutions but kind of scared and i just noticed that there is condensation around the edges of the screen

I'd say take it apart, Blow dry what you can, leave the pieces in a warm area for a couple hours, and then try putting it back together and turning it on.

anybody know how sensitive the screen is because i want to try and blow some heat on it but not sure if it will damage it

best part about handset insurance cover lost or stolen phones...hint hint

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best part about handset insurance cover lost or stolen phones...hint hint
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good point but im on att network using the g1 unlocked...
plus i rather not cheat my way out of it because this is my own fault

good news and bad news...
first of all it powers on and boots fine. Secondly the screen seems to be working perfectly (touch and all)
bad news i might have turned it on too early because screen still had noticeable water spots all over it. The keyboard also just spews random letters and commands (ie one of the letters controls the volume)
other good news 1.5 has onscreen keyboard
anyone have any advice on how to go about fixing the keyboard?

Advise for fixing the keyboard: take it apart and clean it.

ok well im taking it apart to clean it out and i see some residue but what should i use?
microfiber cloth?

cleaned out as much as i could but seems like the menu button is now acting up while the keyboard is still messed up

Aside from parts made of paper, parts with thin films (like the lcd), speakers, batteries, or fine parts that are difficult to dry, you can do a very neat job with 99% iso alcohol followed by deionized (aka distilled) water. This includes most (but not all) plastic casing, buttons, pcb boards, etc. Follow up with a hair blowdryer set on low heat (or if you have an electric heatgun, even better).
Get a semi-shallow dish, fill it with the solvent, submerge the part and scrub it lightly with a soft toothbrush. (probably don't scrub for polished surfaces like the exterior casing). Then directly rinse it under a stream of the deionized water. Finally, clean the dish out, fill it with the di water and scrub with the brush.

^ almost exactly what I did to recover a "dead" water soaked phone. Worked great, and learned a lot about how the phone is built

couldnt find 99% near by but got 91% which im assuming should work...
is it ok if i use bottled water(kirkland)?
oh and the spots on the screen are still there (light and dark areas)
thanks for the help guys

kp126 said:
couldnt find 99% near by but got 91% which im assuming should work...
is it ok if i use bottled water(kirkland)?
oh and the spots on the screen are still there (light and dark areas)
thanks for the help guys
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I bought my 99% iso from Safeway. It comes in a 16oz container. Look for it in the medical supplies aisles. Don't use bottled spring/mineral water, as that contains... minerals. You need buy deionized (also referred to as distilled) water. Distilled water contains a significantly lower amount of mineral ion, which for the purpose of cleaning electronics would be considered contaminants.
Do the spots appear to be blotches of moisture? Perhaps there is fluid trapped between the various layers of the lcd.

ok ill go check out safeway tomorrow morning. thanks for clearing up the water thing.
it looks like its moisture because after leaving it off for about 5 or 6 more hours i saw a few spots fade a little bit.
I will take the screen apart tomorrow as well. Any special instructions on handling the screen or even cleaning it?

You might want to search for the service manual for the G1. It details a complete teardown and rebuild of the dream hardware.

some sort of a miracle just occured because my phone is not acting up at all anymore and i didnt even clean it with the alcohol solution yet.
Just woke up in the morning and turned on the phone and worked perfectly, with absolutely no problem with the keyboard(except that i think i forgot a screw and a few keys are a little loose) everything works fine.
only problem is that the screen still has what looks like condensation.
but the blotches in the screen seem to be slowly fading. Gonna pop it open right now and leave it out overnight.
thanks for the help
oh and the manual has a few mistakes in it as far as procedure goes but any person with common sense should be able to get past those

Damn, thats rough man. I dropped both my old phones in the toilet(damn you superbowl, damn you!!!)and both of them worked after taking them apart and drying them off but never really worked 100% the same...
Just a note too, those were non-touch screen phones.
Best of luck.

[Q] replace broken defy screen

hello,
my defy screen is broken (completely shattered) and i'd like to know if there's a website i can buy a new one from, and get it delivered in France
thanks a lot in advance

http://www.acceport.com/motorola-accessory_motorola-gadgets.html --> Try here

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were you showing off how tough your phone is?
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At my display there is just one line of pixels broken since 1 day.
Ok, broken's the wrong word - they don't align with the others.
Could that be a software issue, fixed with flashing again? I mean, if it'd be the display, wouldn't the pixels just stay black?

I've acidentaly dropped my phone today on the parking lot(it fell from the height of around 1m-heght of my pants poket) and the glass on the screen is totally shaterd. It hit the ground with the upper left side(not the screen but the edge of the phone), and screen got shaterd, so I need to order a new one and get it to Serbia. If anyone can help, thank you. I guess this phone is not as hard as they claim, or I had bad luck. :/

jovus said:
I've acidentaly dropped my phone today on the parking lot(it fell from the height of around 1m-heght of my pants poket) and the glass on the screen is totally shaterd. It hit the ground with the upper left side(not the screen but the edge of the phone), and screen got shaterd, so I need to order a new one and get it to Serbia. If anyone can help, thank you. I guess this phone is not as hard as they claim, or I had bad luck. :/
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Dropped my phone for the second time last night, onto a cement floor. No damage -- first time was on a travertine floor, and no damage. In fact it bounced. Maybe I'm, lucky or maybe (as I suspect from other posts) all Gorilla Glass is not made the same.

Same here. The phone bounced like a ball when I accidentally dropped it. Thankfully everything is ok.
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Dropped mine 10 foot off a scissor lift and it hit a job box and flew sideways another 10 feet into a wall without a scratch. But then I had a simple 3 foot drop on gravel rock that scratched the glass. I think my otterbox case helps prevent more damage. Ive dropped this phone a dozen times now without problems except the seemingly least likely one to cause damage is the only one that did any. I dropped it into a floor drain with 140 degree fahrenheit running water where it laid for about 2 minutes while I found a glove to get it out with and it didnt do any damage. My old iPhone cant touch the DEFY in my line of work. Thats what I needed, a tough phone for a tough job.

the angle at which your phone is falling seriously matters! At some angles the shock while touching the ground transfers to the glass directly, then it will break, but some times the shock gets neutralized or transfered to some other parts, etc etc!

Angle matters..
the angle of collision sometimes will damage it....but i think the probability of shattering is like limit tending to almost zero...