I've hunted high and low for a video of the disassembly and assembly of the HTC Magic and have failed to find either I was hoping that someone could possibly find the time to record one? I think it would become an invaluable resource for an awful lot of people (just look at the sales of those replacement housing's on eBay, just recently me included ) I have a copy of the service manual however videos always give a better idea of what your meant to be doing...
I'd also be interested in better quality images of the disassembly/assembly if available anywhere
I may be getting my housing on Monday or Tuesday. I'll keep in mind to make a vid for you, I'll try and show you a bit how to disassembly and replace housing. I don't change the whole thing though... so I only change the faceplate/battery cover. Changing the middle requires too much work ;p So if you're ok with that then yeah, I'll make a vid once the housing arrives
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I may be getting my housing on Monday or Tuesday. I'll keep in mind to make a vid for you, I'll try and show you a bit how to disassembly and replace housing. I don't change the whole thing though... so I only change the faceplate/battery cover. Changing the middle requires too much work ;p So if you're ok with that then yeah, I'll make a vid once the housing arrives
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Cool thanks =] I was contemplating changing the middle but as you say it appears looking at the service manual that it's quite a job although I think I'd prefer the silver middle matching the colour of the buttons
Just out of curiosity where did you get your housing from? I emailed a couple of sellers on eBay however got very little in the way of a reply and when I did it was:
"Fascia fits Magic G2 blah blah blah *more broken english here*"
so I just took a chance and ordered the cheapest from Hong Kong (think it was about £7.00)
Seeing as how you just bought one from Hong kong for that price, I'm pretty sure you got the wrong housing Where is your microphone slot? Mines on the right, I have a 32A. I'm pretty sure 32B is on the left, you have to be careful with which housing to order. Hopefully it matches with your phone! There aren't that many housings out there that have the left microphone hole. My middle part is already silver (fortunately!) so that's why I kept that. I bought my housing for $11 US but I'm not sure of the quality yet. It should be here by monday hopefully, I'd like put it on!
Also, you should check if the housings have like ummm these gold rings or w/e you call them, It's on the back of the faceplate. The faceplate requires them to place your screws in it. I've ordered one in the past and they didn't have that. You can take yours out and put it in the other faceplate but its not toooo easy.
To be honest, if you wanna change the middle, unless someone makes a video to help! Or you've got experience in this area (I didn't, first phone I've taken apart haha) I suggest you take it to a shop or something and have them do it for you. Looks like quite a bit of work with the middle section, but it's not impossible
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Seeing as how you just bought one from Hong kong for that price, I'm pretty sure you got the wrong housing Where is your microphone slot? Mines on the right, I have a 32A. I'm pretty sure 32B is on the left, you have to be careful with which housing to order. Hopefully it matches with your phone! There aren't that many housings out there that have the left microphone hole. My middle part is already silver (fortunately!) so that's why I kept that. I bought my housing for $11 US but I'm not sure of the quality yet. It should be here by monday hopefully, I'd like put it on!
Also, you should check if the housings have like ummm these gold rings or w/e you call them, It's on the back of the faceplate. The faceplate requires them to place your screws in it. I've ordered one in the past and they didn't have that. You can take yours out and put it in the other faceplate but its not toooo easy.
To be honest, if you wanna change the middle, unless someone makes a video to help! Or you've got experience in this area (I didn't, first phone I've taken apart haha) I suggest you take it to a shop or something and have them do it for you. Looks like quite a bit of work with the middle section, but it's not impossible
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Is the microphone the small hole with the smiley face next to the microUSB slot?
if so then both the housing and the phone match up I waspretty sure they would as it's advatised on eBay.co.uk and was stated as being for HTC Magic G2 rather then for MyTouch3G or Sapphire
http://bit.ly/aZa0Hb
I've read about those gold ring bit's and I'm unsure if there included but I'm sure I'll find out soon enough
Thanks for your help
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I've hunted high and low for a video of the disassembly and assembly of the HTC Magic and have failed to find either I was hoping that someone could possibly find the time to record one? I think it would become an invaluable resource for an awful lot of people (just look at the sales of those replacement housing's on eBay, just recently me included ) I have a copy of the service manual however videos always give a better idea of what your meant to be doing...
I'd also be interested in better quality images of the disassembly/assembly if available anywhere
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There is a youtube disassembly video linked in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650632
If anyone here is replacing their case, could you comment in the above thread about what version Magic you have and what type of digitizer?
keithsipa said:
There is a youtube disassembly video linked in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=650632
If anyone here is replacing their case, could you comment in the above thread about what version Magic you have and what type of digitizer?
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Interesting so a type 1 digitizer has a chip which is diagonal and the type 2 chip is square? seems easy enough I will post once I get my case in the post
hopefully it's simple and 32a devices have a type 1 and 32b devices a type 2, however that all seems far too easy
Thanks for a link to the vid as well
Following that vid link is hard hahaha, and oops, I guess its only the mytouch that have the microphone hole on the other side. Well you're good to go! Only 1 or two more days before it arrives, I hope. I ordered from the same person you did. Lets hope they give us everything we need haha
Just got back from college to find a 'Sorry we missed you!' card from royal mail which can't be anything other then my housing off of ebay (Don't get post very often and it's the only thing I've ordered recently that might not fit through the letter box) very fast shipping! only ordered it a week ago
I'll be picking it up tomorrow
Lucky, I'm still waiting for mine. It should've been here on Monday and now it's wednesday. I hope it's here tomorrow =/
Sorry to hear that
Sorry to hear that, well mine on first inspection appears to have everything needed including those gold bits on the back of the faceplate
Done mine now only problem is that there's no vibrate
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Done mine now only problem is that there's no vibrate
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I've fired off a quick email to the seller maybe that can shed some light on the problem (fingers crossed)
I have fitted the case I received (very fast postage may I add! =]) however the vibrate feature of the phone no longer works... I have checked the phone many times and have discovered that leaving the case partially open resolves the problem however unpractical that solution may be xD
I notice that you have allot of good feedback for this product from customers within the UK so I can only assume that the housing I received must be defective in some way.
I look forward to your reply,
Carl Bullock
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I looked every where including ebay and amazon. all the housings have mic holes on the right my mytouch first gen 3g by tmobile has it on the left. wth. I found some OEM faceplates with "tmobile" brand and mytouch logo they have the microphones on the right also. can I just drill a small hole on the left? or is the housing itself incompatible?
heres the one I am about t order help please http://cgi.ebay.com/Housing-Cover-T...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item414dadb371
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Anyone know where i can get another battery door? my kaiser fell and has picked up a bunch of huge knicks on the back. lmk thanks
anyone? my battey door is actually now broken from one side and it wont close (sadly its practically half opened from the back heh)
I would like to know where to get one too. I have some modification ideas and I need a couple to experiment on.
just called customer service you can order directly from htc only the price are crazy...
I hate the rubberized cover
I wish OEMs start making non-rubberized replacement covers. If we cried out loud that Black Trinity's Batt Cover is a fingerprints trap, Kaiser's original cover is a dirt trap and every new casual touch adds to it's sorry look.
The only solution I found yet is BodyGuardz rear transparent part..
BTW rubberized does not and should not mean doing it poorly. My IBM Thinkpad cover follows the same concept, but is much tougher to both touch and scratch..
Any ideas ?
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I just called HTC America to see if I could get a spare back cover for my TyTN II. Well, they don't carry that part because "it's not a US model". OK, I then ask for a back cover for the Tilt and she responds "We don't carry parts for OEM branded HTC devices". So I replied, "Great, why do you exist?" She replied "we carry very few parts". What a great company. So it's off to AT&T? I'm not thinking I'll get much love there...
So, I am now very interested in finding a source for the back cover that will ship to the USA.
hopefully the folks at www.cnn.cn will have them in the next couple of months. i purchased replacement casing for my Trinity and my Q from them in the past..
yeah, ive already called ATT, they dont have any extra parts for the tilt yet. i figured HTC would want atleast $45 - 50 for the piece ahh. im going to call them up today. thanks anyways guys
cortezzi said:
hopefully the folks at www.cnn.cn will have them in the next couple of months. i purchased replacement casing for my Trinity and my Q from them in the past..
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yeh
cnn has the largest range of spare part, and is one of the most reliable online stores, just send them an email, and they will try to get the items in as quick as possible.
kms
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anyone? my battey door is actually now broken from one side and it wont close (sadly its practically half opened from the back heh)
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Go to any service center and order the door they should have this part.I ordered in Romania and in 3 day they bring the piece ( original part OEM ) and cost 20 USD with VAT (TVA,tax).Not cheep but original part .
So any new regarding this? I'd be interested to know! And there are other threads showing how to "dismantle" the kaiser, we could do some Tutorial on how to proceed
It may be worth waiting for the mega capacity batteries that are too big to fit in the usual battery space. They usually come with a new extended cover.
That way you could kill two birds with one stone - better battery capacity and a free replacement battery cover.
im looking for one too, but a cover for the tilt with no camera.
If i could get my hands on a battery cover with no camera hole, i would do a dismanteling tutorial.
Found one "special order"
My phone fell and the little plastic cover on top of the camera broke. Tried to fix it but doesn't look nice. I just found a back door (special order), hopefully it will arrive in like 2 weeks not 2 months.
mobileplanet.com look for htc kaiser or tytn ii battery cover
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My phone fell and the little plastic cover on top of the camera broke. Tried to fix it but doesn't look nice. I just found a back door (special order), hopefully it will arrive in like 2 weeks not 2 months.
mobileplanet.com look for htc kaiser or tytn ii battery cover
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Thanks, it's here $24.95 special order.
http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=160191
The picture is wrong but the description is correct.
Did it take two months to arrive? I saw it on Mobile Planet, but the expected ship date is January 26.
Finally!!
I think finally found it!!! the price $54.95 US.
http://www.cellulardr.com/proddetail.php?prod=HTC8925BattDoor&review=add
Did you all ready recieved, the part? does it match?
tks
RemE said:
Thanks, it's here $24.95 special order.
http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=160191
The picture is wrong but the description is correct.
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Did you received the part? it match?
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i dropped my brothers htc athena x7500, now, after picking up all the pieces and spending many hours reassembling, it works fine, but is a mess, and buttons are missing. where can i get just a replacement casing? complete with buttons. already tried all the usual suspects...(ebay)
any one help please?
Search around here, someone posted about a replacement case recently. However, it was expensive and didnt have buttons.
I have searched for quite some time now but I can't find the links to the shop that sells the case (I do get dozens of links to leather cases, but it's not what I'm looking for). Anyone has the right lienk?
Thanks,
Silviu
EDIT: I think I found it, but it's not sold anymore.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=346413
EDIT 2: found it on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=180202680216&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
silviu.h said:
I have searched for quite some time now but I can't find the links to the shop that sells the case (I do get dozens of links to leather cases, but it's not what I'm looking for). Anyone has the right lienk?
Thanks,
Silviu
EDIT: I think I found it, but it's not sold anymore.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=346413
EDIT 2: found it on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=180202680216&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI
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wow!!!!
Dude you paid 97 dollars for a piece of metal. man, my screen would need to be in different parts of the world before i could justify that!!!! were you not covered under warrantee? or maybe your very successful and loaded? in which case can i have some money?
My X7500 is so scratched and dented that it really looks like a piece of garbage... So yeah, I think it's worth replacing the housing. Unfortunately even the ebay auction failed: no unit left... I'm back to my quest for a new (black) housing!
Brando sells them now. I've just ordered one. Anyone know of a good dissasembly guide?
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Brando sells them now. I've just ordered one. Anyone know of a good dissasembly guide?
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Look for Athena here http://michael-channon.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4472423472DCFC38!272.entry
Could you please post the link to the replacement housing sold by Brando? I can't find it in their e-shop.
Hi,
Look here http://mobile.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=03131 It's the one that I ordered.
Regarding the replacement case, I found on ebay a dummmy X7500, used for display in stores etc. In fact it's just a housing with a fake screen and a piece of lead inside to make it heavier. I got it for 40 € instead the 75 €for the replacement case only....
Cool. I got notice from my post office that a package has arrived from hong kong, gonna go and see if it's that after my lecture.
silviu.h said:
Regarding the replacement case, I found on ebay a dummmy X7500, used for display in stores etc. In fact it's just a housing with a fake screen and a piece of lead inside to make it heavier. I got it for 40 € instead the 75 €for the replacement case only....
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Did it work ok for you to switch the housing?
I'll get the TORX screwdrivers only tomorrow, I'll try and let you know. But it does look promising, as the housing is the same, and I have detailed info about the disassembly in the service manual.
silviu.h said:
I'll get the TORX screwdrivers only tomorrow, I'll try and let you know. But it does look promising, as the housing is the same, and I have detailed info about the disassembly in the service manual.
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Yes please keep us informed as I have managed to get my hands on a similar case (ie shop demo unit).
Also let us know the sizes you use for the Torx drivers (I only have a T6) and any things you need to look out for.
oh yes. tmobile ARE helpfull
ok. i noticed how much money were all willing to spend on housing and i then had a sudden realisation. im tight. i dont wanna pay for something that is going to be destroyed again when the kids use my phone as a frisbee or coffee matt.
I called up tmobile. explained that the casing was scratch (of course i mentioned it was a design fault with the casing and magnets, not that i had repeatedly dropped it)........
and good old tmobile said "no problem, send you phone to us and we will repair/replace it. after removing the wm6 updates and a system reset i sent it off. 4 days later, a completley new phone. excellent service.
Hi guys,
I thought it would bw hard.
It was.
I managed to disassemble completely the dummy unit, and it wasn't easy. The instruction in the manual are correct, but not quite complete (there are a few times when you must guess some key points), and it doesn't always apply to dummy units
I managed to get a clean and mostly unscratched casing (it looks like new actually), but the buttons (internet explorer, OK, Windows) are torn.
Now I'm reluctant to open my X7500, I'm afraid I'll ruin the buttons and as I don't have any replacement, I would be left with holes instead of buttons. I saw that even the casing sold by Brando has no buttons provided.
So do it at your own risk... But for now I won't open mine, except if the case really gets badly beaten.
Silviu
silviu.h said:
Hi guys,
I thought it would bw hard.
It was.
I managed to disassemble completely the dummy unit, and it wasn't easy. The instruction in the manual are correct, but not quite complete (there are a few times when you must guess some key points), and it doesn't always apply to dummy units
I managed to get a clean and mostly unscratched casing (it looks like new actually), but the buttons (internet explorer, OK, Windows) are torn.
Now I'm reluctant to open my X7500, I'm afraid I'll ruin the buttons and as I don't have any replacement, I would be left with holes instead of buttons. I saw that even the casing sold by Brando has no buttons provided.
So do it at your own risk... But for now I won't open mine, except if the case really gets badly beaten.
Silviu
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I got the windows, ok button and internet button in my brando housing. Plus the right side buttons.
Then you may try and keep us posted maybe.
The one good thing is, I found out that removing the magnets (as I never use the keyboard) is very easy: just unscrew the three screws holding the bottom plate and remove it carefully (there are a few hooks that must be pried apart). The three magnets are visible and easily removable from the bottom plate (they are glued).
hey guys,
I always over in the G1 development forum as I have the original mytouch. but I have a problem and figure it belongs here.
I have the original T-mobile mytouch, NOT the 1.2
I am not sure what this part is called or where to find it. If you take the back cover/battery door off, you see a black housing that has screws in it holding it to the phone. If you look from the side of the phone, it is the whole black part between the front of the phone and back part. Im really not sure how to describe it. maybe called the chassis??
anyway, can someone help me find the name of the part or where to find it?
FOUND A PIC of what I need, if you look at the 8 pics of what is included in this auction, I only need the part on the top right 4th pic. just that black plastic housing/chassis:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-T-MOBILE-MY...ccessories&hash=item5ada30f6ad#ht_2009wt_1139
anyone?...
I dont think you will get the middle housing alone separately. You may've to buy the whole set. Also the link you sent is of Fender housing which is almost same as 1.2.
So, yeah buy a regular MyTouch full housing and use just the middle part.
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I dont think you will get the middle housing alone separately. You may've to buy the whole set. Also the link you sent is of Fender housing which is almost same as 1.2.
So, yeah buy a regular MyTouch full housing and use just the middle part.
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thanks,
i know the link i posted was a fender housing, but it had a good pic of the part i need.
so you say i need to buy all the housing parts? if so, do you know of a good place, or just ebay?
So i just ordered a new screen for my Aria because my dumbass dropped it walking past security at my job, wehere i have to show them its my phone so they know im not stealing anything because my job handles a wide variety of products, cracked it, i dont wanna deal w/ att on it because A) i have my phone perfectly how i like it and B) i dont wanna redo anything i have done, my question is there a How to video so i can follow the video, and if there is not a video up yet, would anyone be interested in me taking pictures of the process for anyone else so i can just make my own how-to thread.
there is a good guide on how to change the screen already on the forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733596
thanks for that! i wasnt sure about if there was a good guide out there for it yet!
Hey quick question. Where did you get the replacement screen for the Aria?
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-aria-touch-screen-digitizer-glass-replacement.html
I havent actually ordered it yet, cause of financial delay, but you can also find them on Ebay from Hong Kong, i dont know where this one is coming from.
I broke mine today... luckily it was only the glass near the optical trackball.
Why are these replacements so expensive?
sheesh. the place i took my wifes too only cost $100 total.
CNN.cn has the replacement screen for $45, but they are backorder, so no telling when you might actually be able to get one...
http://cnn.cn/shop/aria-digitizer-p-9443.html
Decided to pop into town today and look for a new case for my shiny DHD showed the lady on the market but unfortunately no cases just yet. Got back to my car removed my phone and found my sim cover was missing, in a frantic rush I retraced my tracks had a chat with the lady on the market with no luck.. I'm now totally gutted! I did notice the cover was not a very good fit from the start.
Anyone know where I could get a replacement?
Thanks!
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Decided to pop into town today and look for a new case for my shiny DHD showed the lady on the market but unfortunately no cases just yet. Got back to my car removed my phone and found my sim cover was missing, in a frantic rush I retraced my tracks had a chat with the lady on the market with no luck.. I'm now totally gutted! I did notice the cover was not a very good fit from the start.
Anyone know where I could get a replacement?
Thanks!
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That sucks, yesterday I went looking for a case but all I could find was a sock with micro-fibre lining (still a pretty poor fit), anywho getting to the point one shop I visited tried to squeeze my phone into a Krusell case, needless to say it didn't fit and my SIM cover was left behind inside the case. Fortunately I spotted it and retrieved it. Incidentally carphone warehouse advertise the Krusell cases as being compatible on their website, it's a lie I tells thee.
P.S. after giving up my search I went to GAME on oxford street and bumped into Jason Bradbury from The Gadget Show who had just been doing interviews about the Desire HD, and he seemed to like it. Funnily enough though he didn't seem all that knowledgable about technology.
Just realised my phone will not work without the sim cover(showing no signal), seems there are two electrical connectors which connect to my lost sim cover.. Even more gutted now!
If anyone knows where I can get one then please let me know... Thanks
You should contact HTC. They will hopefully understand and you can buy a new cover from them, if not get one free
Certified service/repair shops can also order you pretty much any part of the phone.
Thanks guys shall get onto it tomorrow
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I did notice the cover was not a very good fit from the start.
Anyone know where I could get a replacement?
Thanks!
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OMG, I pactically had to find a pair of mole grips to get my cover off! You must have not replaced it properly as it really is a tight fit.
But I do hope you get a replacement soon mate, I can imagine how miserable it must be
Makes me wonder about the continuity of these things, I remember out of the box my cover just slid off with virtually no resistance. I have raised my issue with HTC and T-Mobile but still a little in "no man's land" After speaking to HTC and because the phone is new there seems to be no spares just yet, but they are trying to elevate my problem and hoping for a solution.
Sadly for now its back to my Satio which considering the brief affair with my DHD it’s like going from a Bugatti Veyron back to a steam powered Hillman Imp
Wrecked my Sim cover on day one!!
I was trying to take it off unsuccessfully. My fingers were not getting any purchase and were just sliding off the cover so i took a cloth and gripped the sides of the cover a little too firmly as it turned out. The cover came off and then promptly folded neatly in half. Noooooooooooooooooo! Luckily it did fit back on and the contacts meet so I still get reception and can use the phone, but there is an obvious crease down the back of the cover that will turn into an obvious split soon.
Granted I applied too much force, but I could not remove it otherwise. It is extremely thin and flimsy plastic and given the much touted 'build quality' of the single piece of metal backplate, the Sim cover is a joke.
So, I need a new one too. On my first day. Unbelievable. Let this be a warning. If you too have a Hulk-like grip, get someone else to remove the Sim cover for you.
Otherwise she is a beauty
Does anyones cover actually fit properly - i.e without a gap between it and the phone?
If anyone gets a minute could they post an image of their sim cover looking at the inside, I would like to cobble something together to get my phone running temporary
Big thanks..
Sim covers are being sent out of Thailand as we speak. I got this info from HTC NL, so I don't know whats up with UK.
Glad to receive my new cover soon .
Couple of pics of the sim cover for you. they dont seem to connect together. but there does seem to be something under the surface of the cover.
Thanks for posting the pics what a star! Yes it seems to not make a loop contact so bang goes my theory of a piece of foil...
Quick updats, just had a call from HTC they are sending me out a new cover very good service on their part and T-Mobile said they would send me out a new phone, a bit of an over kill me thinks. Both options are going through the motions and I shall need to cancel the T-Mobile option? Its the usual story waiting for a train and along comes.....
yeah, that was my first thought. im guessing its the antenna. no cover, no sim, no signal. at least your getting it sorted now. couple of days of no phone isnt the worst thing ever...well.
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As requested, pictures of inside of Sim cover. Please let us know if you find a supplier for a Sim cover, mine is not long for this world. Cheers Midge
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Haha just noticed some pictures already posted, still its the thought..... Glad to hear HTC being helpful. I will try them for a new cover too.
I'm really surprised by this because mine, like a few others' was a real struggle to remove when I got it. Seems like an issue with some covers since the part it joins to will be strictly controlled.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Strange. I tested it on my Desire HD. Without the SIM-cover it still had full GSM/GPRS signal. Only HSDPA connection was lost.
With the cover on I get 3-5 bars HSDPA signal on this location.
Sorry to hear your news skins....Ive said it before it seems some have good ones, some have bad, mine is just fine, well its a bit too tight, bad quality control i reckon...hope you get it sorted soon.
Thanks for the pics, Interesting what was said about getting a signal with the cover off, I may just try it with 10 yards of foil trailing behind me, desperate measures
T-Mobile called earlier to say they are still out of stock and unknown when new DHD's will be in so I'm still waiting and keeping both options open to see which one arrives first.. Its getting there but been a damn long week so far!