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The XDA Exec Stylus broken again sheeez!

Hi all, I have broken the plastic part off the stylus...again :roll:
Anyone know if there is a solid stylus available instead of the poorly designed stylus supplied. Yes I know it is because they had to make it black to match the case, but I would have rather had a silver coloured stylus that lasted.
Why they didn't make a completely solid stylus I don't know; other than to generate sales of stylus pens, but they wouldn't do that would they? :shock:
I've even thought about manufacturing some to sell. Would anyone buy such a thing? :?:

funny you mention it, i had to do stylus repairs last night,
the black bit has started to come out of ppc without the rest of the stylus attached,
Tools used for repair : part of a rizla.
I teared enough rizla off to do one lap around the stylus, after licking the gum of course, then banged the black bit back in, now i cant seperate them so i think ive done enough for it to last a while longer now

Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap

Jorgee said:
Maybe you can try one of the replacement styli. The one with a ballpen on one end which translates to THE BALCK PART REALLY IS REMOVABLE so you cannot really BREAK it and not put it back. It's a ballpen cap
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I'm using that pen/stylus now and another advantage (as was noted on another post in here somewhere) is that the pen/stylus is much more secure in the device than the original stylus. I never had the original one fall out like some have metioned, but now there's not rattle either.
I don't know it the loose fitting stylus was unique to a particular branding, but I have the i-mate Jasjar.

where do you get one of these stylus pens please?

I dunno if this is what kelfor has but you can check www.ppctechs.com or www.expansys.com or any other PDA online shops.

hi all just a follow-up to this post I purchased some styli from expansys, the package was damaged and looked old, or at least poorly stored, 2 came broken the other was fine, I also bought some finger styli for my father - dads and gadgets eh! anyway 2 were missing and again the box looked old and tatty. I reported this and instead of sending me replacements they gave me a refund, they didn't seem at all bothered about it, so I took my business to eBay. I won't be buying from expansys in a hurry.
eBay on the other was excellent bought it from china and was delivered faster than expansys; top service.
PS: stylus and exec are doing fine and I'm really impressed with the xda exec update from O2, it works better than when I had the corp install running.

I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!

Rabangus said:
I purchased one of the ones with a ball-point pen in it, and it was such a bad fit that i had to use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a lot of force to get it out again!
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I lost one the other day somewhere around my local Tesco's!... Perhaps thats why they ship with a spare :evil:

The only one I've broken so far is the stylus-tip off of a $10 ballpoint one. The ballpoint and top's fine, but I can't use it *as* a stylus anymore. Dropped it onto tile floor in the line at the local supermarket... Oops. Meanwhile, the glue holding the black top bit in my original stylus has come loose, but it's still a tight wenough fit that the stylus works properly. Since I have an MDA Pro, I'd prefer a silver coloured tip anyway.

ther is an all metal 1 floating about, its a nice black 1, cant mind wer i seen it though, but ther is 1 out ther!

Stylus problem: they break!

It always happened the same way: I drop a stylus and the tip breaks off.
Every single time.
Sometimes I can be a but clumbsy but I think it is rediculous that it cant handle the fall. Are there styli which arent so very breakable or do I have to make some construction with a line of rope connecting my stylus to the phone or something... doh... any ideas? Styli arent the cheapest things for what you get and I dropped my stylus 5 times now (yes that means I broke 5 of them). I dont want to spend a fortune on finger replacements...
Thanx for any replies

I also have some stylus problems...
my first kill: the big plastic part at the back broke clean off when i dropped it onto the street
I injured one, but it came back to life: the big plastic part at the back came out of the aluminium part of the stylus, i glued it back in and seems fine again.
Today i found bought a dead one...: i bought a set of replacements, and one of them is missing the tip of the stylus...
So i agree, they should have been built a bit better than this...

Hi,
I killed one Blueangel stylus.
The should make full metal ones, lol
Or full plastic ones...
I've never broken my HP H5550 stylus (which is ugly, but indescructible)

Stylus Silo Integrity: Is your hole Tight or Loose?

STYLUS SILO TIGHT:If you have had you Wizard for longer than 6 months and it's still tight, please mention this and report the age of your Wizard. Note which variant you have (Cingular 8125, K-Jam, Dopod, etc). I define tight as holding the stylus reliably and you never have to worry about it falling out.
STYLUS SILO LOOSE: Please post how old your unit is and an estimate of how long it took for this to happen. Note which variant you have (Cingular 8125, MDA, XDA Mini, Dopod, K-Jam, etc). Will it not hold at all or does it grip a little but sometimes starts to slide out?
Note: If you take out your stylus very rarely or much too often, your info will not be useful. Do NOT post solutions, only post your experience. Solutions are already present in other threads.
I would like to do a survey to see how big this problem is. Some users have reported that their stylus silo has become loose and will no longer hold the stylus inside reliably. I'm somewhat a perfectionist and it bugs me that someday I might not be able to keep a stylus in the unit without having to modify it.
Thanks!

I purchased my t-mobile MDA about a week after it was released and have had no problem with the stylus. In fact I was impresssed with the few times I dropped it, the keyboard opened, battery fell out but the stylus was held in place.

I have a xda mini 1 year ago and if I put the pen inside my pda i loose it. I always keep my pen in my pocket.
No solutions?

stylus
Had my 8125 since march...The hole is Stoight...very stoight
Still have both styli as well

just wrap some tape around the stylus or loosen the T5 screw head thats at the front of the hole. I dont even use the stylus that came w/ it. A pen or finger usually, just make sure u have a screen protector on it.

I lost (2) times already. Still waitng for the new stylus arrive just order yesterday.

Hey, i got dopod 838 which is cingular 8125 variant of wizard since june. stylus still spot on tight. i only use the stylus for games thou. so mostly only out once per day. althou my keyboard is startin to feel loose but still acceptable that it still clicks when it closes. since i been playing around with it by sliding out and close again. other than that constant messaging on it as well when i sms. started to use phone pad recently when its more convenient at work and dont look like im playin wit it too much..

Had the T-Mobile MDA for about 3 months and it is definetly looser than when it first started.. there's a visible gap.. but so far the stylus does not fall out. It's STARTING to look and be annoying when you can shake your phone and hear the stylus inside shaking. What happens in 6 months when my phone vibrates?

happened to all of mine (2 x XDAII, 1 x Jasjar).
I found a small knife slice, and curl the edge inwards was sufficient to hold the stylus in place firmly.

Somehow the title sounds funny ("Is your hole Tight or Loose?")
Back on track, mine was loose, i used 2 layers of tape on the stylus and now is ok...but i have to change the tape every 1 or 2 months as it start to wear out...not a big deal...dunno how old as i buyed it used already in ebay...manufacturing date says nov 2005...is a qtek 9100

I have my T-Mobile MDA Vario for about 6 Months and the stylus is loose, but isnt falling out yet, Im sure in a month or 2 it will get totally loose

I have a xda mini s the stylus got loose within 3 months. Then I found this wonderful link to fix it
http://www.pdagold.com/articles/detail.asp?a=274
its been over 4 months now sill working gre8. by the way I never lost any of my stylus

hi, i purchased my xda a month back and stylus got loose within 15 days, as i used it very often and put in ond out the stylus many times and dont like to keep it in my hand, but now its very loose and had no option but to put some tape over it to make it fit in the hole, with tape it is sticking there for long.

XDA mini S - 9 months and as tight as ever.....

I've had an XDA Mini-S for 6 months and stylus won't stay in at all. It's used no more than 2 or 3 times a day.

I use mine all the time. I put it in and out of its hole frequently, somtimes I extend and shorten it by myself and don't even bother with the hole. After a while the hole started to get kinda loose and boring I might add. So I went out and found another hole for a while till that one got loose and went back to my original and it was tight again, although a little jelous. My stylus is now kinda shakey and limp due to all its use
hi, i purchased my xda a month back and stylus got loose within 15 days, as i used it very often and put in ond out the stylus many times and dont like to keep it in my hand, but now its very loose and had no option but to put some tape over it
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I much prefer not to keep it in my hand too, but you should ALWAYS wrap up your stylus man, be safe.

I have my KJam just over a year now and the stylus is somewhat loose.
That means it isn't as tight as it used to be, but the stylus is hold at its place.
Haven't lost it yet, even if I shake the KJam as you would shake a deck of cards to get it out of the box.

dragonedge said:
I purchased my t-mobile MDA about a week after it was released and have had no problem with the stylus. In fact I was impresssed with the few times I dropped it, the keyboard opened, battery fell out but the stylus was held in place.
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Same for me on dropping and not having the stylus fall out while the battery went flying and the keyboard opened. It fits snug and stays in place at all times.
I've had my 8125 since April. My use of the stylus is intermediate but not heavy.

Cingular 8125, Since Mid April 2006
My stylus still fits snuggly into its receptacle. I use it several times daily. My keyboard is also snug even though it is extended at least 3 - 4 times daily.
Have to say the 8125 is a solid built device.

Looser than a room of hookers.
XDA mini s (UK). 02 replace/repair this under warranty.

Busted Outer Glass of LCD

Well I dropped my G1 the other day and it busted the outer glass part. The LCD is fine and it still works perfect. I have looked everywhere,with no luck of finding any parts for them. So I called HTC and they told me 150-250 to replace the glass!! So I was wondering if any one know anyone that does G1 Repair or if anyone know of another phone that has more ava. parts for it with a 3.17" Screen? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Nope, I got AT&T. Was thinking of taking apart the phone and getting the glass measurements and having a custom cut piece of glass.

i believe its a special type of glass

Pretty much stuck buying the glass from HTC on this one ...sorry
PS... it is glass

iphone 3g - Dream lcd
I read that the same screen is in use on the iphone 3g, I doubt its true they probably meant type or sumthin, maybe worth a check...
on the old palm pdas you could replace just the glass if the layer under it isn't damaged, this may no longer be possible with these screens, once the bigtime flashing begins there will be lots of bricks available pretty cheap, maybe you should keep an eye out for somebody who pooched the dev bootloader install then after you convince them they killed it you could buy it maybe for less than the HTC price...
gotta say, that sucks if you were a tmob customer you'd have a few options...
bhang

Hello. Don't you think It's weird that it happened to me too today?
I've never had a broke phone since my Nokia 8210.
Well, some idiot had placed out one of those kinds of plastic bands you use to seal packages with, a black one.
It was pitch dark and I fell as the plastic ring got snared around my feet. Obviously my Jabra bt3030 got pushed against the screen and it got severely cracked.
My insurance company seems to be covering the whole phone except a small sum. This was from the phone part, but I got to see if I can get something from the health insurance as I hit my head and scratched my hand (though not likely but I can always try)
The touch seems to work most of the time, though it reacts slowly but some times It's just dead.
This really sucks.
I'm dead serious when I'm talking that there was no way that the band could be seen when walking.

http://www.allshadow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4226&view=unread
Some info there.

aad4321 said:
yeah i dont think it is really even "glass" mabye its a type of plexiglass?
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It is glass. But you can not simply cut a piece of glass to the same dimension as the touchscreen is integrated into the glass cover. So yes you will need to get a htc or aftermarket replacement part.
The interesting thing is that the repair cost you quoted is identical to the cost of the copay if you go with the Asurion device insurance T-mo offers. So device insurance would just be a waste of money at $5 a month if you end up with broken glass.

Looks like I will just have to hold onto it until aftermarket parts come out. I busted mine by letting it slip out of my hand while talking on it....then it took a 6ft fall to eventually land face first on concrete.....I didnt even wanna pick it up cause i new it was messed up and if it wasnt I was gonna call HTC and give them props! I have a ava. upgrade from AT&T Maybe get a Iphone until this one gets fixed then sale iphone on ebay for 5x wuts its worth.

The iphone's screen seems to crack pretty nice as well.
I hope changing the glass on the G1 isn't as frustrating as on the Iphone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7wRXeYsyg
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Not directing this to the message above, just saying.

Cracked screen replacement with compatible HW from third party --when?
I cracked the LCD of my G1 after about three weeks and have noted that neither PPCTechs nor MobileKangaroo have yet acquired a source for the replacement screen.
My understanding is that HTC currently charges what one thread in another forum (http://www.allshadow.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4226) quoted as "a minimum of $238.00" to make this repair.
I expect this repair to be offered soon by third parties for about $150, likely using a non-HTC screen product to replace the damaged one.
Has anyone heard any reports about forthcoming availability of such hardware? If so, then are there any non-HTC services to make the replacement?

yeah im looking for this too...i dropped mine and then proceeded to step on it day two with the phone.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=280303279632
WooHoo 2 items left as of this copy paste. $80, not bad price.
Shaggy

They have on Ebay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=280303279632
2 items left, $80 cost, get them b4 they gone
Shaggy

This waht i found out
so have the same issue and this is what I found out
so from my understanding there are 2 part to the lcd the outer glass touch sensor and the inner lcd. if the the screen is just cracked and you can see the image the u have to replace both. attached are the part descriptions fromt he g1 service manual. and below is a link of a site that sells them, but for some reason they sell the touch scrren with the outer bezel making it cost more. i called htc to order just the touch sensor glass but they said the dont sell replacements, they just fix em
link

Shagman68 said:
They have on Ebay now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=280303279632
2 items left, $80 cost, get them b4 they gone
Shaggy
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I contacted the seller of the screen and he/she told me that It's only the screen. If the G1 cracks It's the digitizer glass that cracks first. Then if you are unlucky the screen cracks as well. I managed to only crack the digitizer glass. The screen beneath is totally fine. Unfortunately removing the glass from the digitizer plastic was very painful and I managed to wreck the flat cable of the digitizer so that's beyond repair. Now I tried to disassemble the whole phone but I got stuck at removing the housing. First I had problems with the Torx bits. I have some Torx bits in my sets but the lowest I got was T8. I had to buy a cellphone bits set with a lot of different types of bits. It had Torx all the way down to T4. The T5 and T6 was what I needed. There are 4 T5 to remove and one T6. I have inserted the sharp plastic between the housing and the top case and released all hooks but it seems the front and back part of the housing of the phone is dead stuck.
You have to open the whole damn phone from the back to get to the inside of the screen. Why the screen housing uses standard Philips is also beyond me. I have lots of bad experience with standard Philips screws. The heads always get bad after a while of screwing. I have yet to have a problem with Torx.

Question about your stylus...

Happy New Year All!
I am buying a Fuze today and am now ordering all my accessories on ebay.
I have a question about the stylus, and I hope you can help:
Do you know if the stylus is magnetic, or if the Fuze is magnetic?
Some ebay sellers mention that the HTC Touch Pro Stylus is "magnetic", but others do not mention this.
If you can point me in the right direction, that would be great. I'd hate to buy one that isn't 'magnetic', and have it slide out.
...Or, is that nonsense, and the magnet is in the device itself.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!

I do believe that all touch pros have the magnetic stylus...

Uh...I don't know how to explain it...
Well, this guy who did the review is sort of an idiot about it so don't listen to too much of what he says, just watch what he does. I hope it will explain it better:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=CZlsH4I43xw
At 2:23 it starts to talk about the stylus. The magnet is there to keep the stylus in the device, since the guy doesn't have a clue.
Oh, and the Touch Pro is essentially the same as the FUZE just a different keyboard layout, I believe.(If you didn't already know that...)

Michael_514 said:
Happy New Year All!
Do you know if the stylus is magnetic, or if the Fuze is magnetic?
Thanks!
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Both are..................................

The stylus is magnetic.
There is also a sensor that can detect stylus removal. Some people have it so it launches "Notes" or whatever else they want.
Removing the stylus turns the screen on...
Really all sorts of stuff. The phone will react differently in some cases vs having it seated. Pretty neat.

Do you know if the stylus is magnetic, or if the Fuze is magnetic?
Initially thought it was a situation where a strong magnet in the stylus bay Magnetized the actual stylus if you pulled it in & out a number of times.
Now tend to accept the idea that there is some magnetic properties to each: just for kicks tried placing an Appropriately Sized nail into the stylus bay, and while it DID seem to be attracted to the bay it certainly did NOT "snap" in the way the Fuze stylus does...
BTW, why do you feel you need an extra Stylus right away? The Fuze shipped with 2, and with the magnetic bay it does seem likely that they would get lost in a hurry....

I concur, the stylus seem to me that the stylus has the stronger magnet of the two, but both are magnetized.
Also like it was mentioned, the systems work quiet well and I don't see how you would loose the two stylus in a short period of time, unless you drop it or something...

i dont know if the phone itself is magnetic but the stylus is for sure..and its quite strong too...i put it on my pc's case and it needed quite some force to remove

i dont know wether this is with all touch pros, but with mine you can screw off the black upper part of the stylus with a longer inner part, then you can see the magnet in the inner part...
Greetz
Boris

After losing my stylus I bought a couple of new one on ebay; but all of those were pieces of ****.
I finally bought the official pack (with 3 stylus, way more expensive) and those are far better. Too bad that HTC didn't bundle a spare stylus with the touch pro as they did with the tytn II =/
I can also confirm that the stylis is magnetic and not the phone.

the stylus conveniently sticks to the side of the phone so you can have an extra hand on the fly