I got this refurb. last week and flashed it and started using using it. Well last night i was trying to take a picture of my kids and it would not focus. I thought maybe it was the rom i was using so i switched roms. No dice. It turns out no matter what rom i use the camera takes nothing but extremely blurry pictures. Doesn't matter whether i'm taking a still image or the distance. BLURRY. I know some people aren't happy with the camera in general but this is totally unusable. I even tried switching the quality to 1 megapixel. Same thing. So basically i think the camera on this refurb. is a POS. What im wondering is if Sprint is gunna give me problems when i want to exchange this thing. Otherwise im happy with the refurb, but i have twin two year olds and use the camera a lot.
Just flash it back using the backup I hope you did of the stock ROM. If not, there is a stock ROM RUU floating around here somewhere. Then take it to the Sprint store to have it replaced.
yea, i'm not really worried about returning it to stock, just a little pissed that i get a pre-broken replacement for my broken phone.
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yea, i'm not really worried about returning it to stock, just a little pissed that i get a pre-broken replacement for my broken phone.
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dude they did the same thing to me, i got a refurb in a week ago, the refurb screen had dead pixels in it already, so i just used this pixel fixerr app and it seems like it corrected the dead or sticky pixels or whatever their called, but i feel like this phone was jacked up when they sent it to me, also the menu and other keys make this weird ass noise when i press them now, smh
there is a little peice of tape like protection film on the inside of back cover pull it offf.... lol had the same problem... wife found tape and laughed at me.
Hahahaha my mom has the same problem I hope the tape thing is true.
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there is a little peice of tape like protection film on the inside of back cover pull it offf.... lol had the same problem... wife found tape and laughed at me.
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Wow, thanks for reminding me how dumb I felt when I encountered this issue several months back!
I got my refurb, and re-rooted in the parking lot (I didn't want to risk wrecking my truck due to the frustration and rage I feel when I have stock 2.1 Sense on this phone ) I am not much of a picture person, but the few pics I did take looked so bad, and I never could get a barcode to scan no matter how steady I held the phone. I assumed it was related to the fact that we were in the early stages of Froyo development, and as we all know, the Hero camera is one of the last things to get fixed because of the drivers. When most of the bugs got fixed, and I saw no change in quality, I decided it must be faulty hardware. So I drove to Sprint, and used my laptop in their parking lot to run the RUU then I took the back cover off to take out the sd card. Thats when I saw the tape
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WHen I first got the Slide it was awesome! The pictures it took looked great... but now my phone won't auto focus right... there is no manual focus... now it just takes awesome blurry out of focus pictures!
Is this happening to anyone elses phone? From the looks of the intertubez this will become a "known" issue with TMO
Are there any files the camera accesses for settings or the like that may be damaged? I have tried other ROMS and they all seem to have the same problem....
yup, happened to me too, i just got a warranty replacement and it's clear again. you have to call and get a new phone.
My camara was blurry the other day and I noticed it had condensation under the lens. It ended up drying out but the pics still arent as clear as they have been. Weird.
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yea this same thing happened to mine and i just called them and got a replacement. i even tried resetting my phone before i sent it in and that didnt fix the problem so idk what causes it. Hopefully it doesnt happen again with my new one.
It started happening after this rave I played at.... the humidity inside was probably 100%
Yes, this happened to me as well. It would only focus on things literally about an inch from the lens. When wiping didnt fix the problem, T-mobile sent me a new Slide.
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I just bought the MTslide about a week ago on craigslist and I too have the blurry focus issue, ive cleaned it, messed with settings all to no success. It only takes clear pictures if the object is an inch away. I of course do not have insurance cuz I bought on craigslist, is there anything I can do I'm desperate? I love this phone it's amazing but I dont want to have to go back to my CliqXT because of the camera (especially since its still on 1.5 till Motorola's "fairytale" update which they keep pushing aside)
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So I just got my new Slide and it still has 2e
What is the best program to use to backup all the programs and crap before I unroot this one and send it back...
Yep.... Same deal with mine. Sending it into HTC for repair. It is stuck in Macro focus... Go up to something close and it will be fine.
Fine if you only want to take macro photos..... otherwise useless!
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I had the same problem with out of focus but it came down to condensation. I live in Florida and it has been hot and it is the same over the US right now. Everyone is using AC but going from cool and low humidity to hot and very high humidity well you build up condensation. I left my phone in the sun for about 45 minutes and then took some pics and it worked fine A few days later it was back to being blurry and tried the same thing. If I leave the phone in the house without going outside and take pics it is fine as well. Just going from on extreme to another it takes its toll. I do photopgraphy and when I go out to do a shoot I leave my camera in the trunk of my car to get rid of the condensation on the lens and mirros inside the camera.
I think i figured the problem out why everyone camera goes blurry.
I have the mytouch slide and the pictures were perfect and crystal clear. Then when the firmware 2.1 update came, that messed up the camera big time and made it barely unusable.
Please fix the issue!!!!
I just had mine replaced via warranty exchange. Just call, tell them you're having trouble, there's nothing on the lens, the water damage indicator is white, and it's still not working. You'll get a new one and if you don't have insurance they'll charge you ten bucks to deliver it to you.
I actually don't think it has anything to do with condensation or heat or humidity. Yes, all of those things can affect ANY lens on ANY phone, and the update may have even adversely affected certain handsets but this is a handset by handset issue. My father's mytouch slide got the update and still works better than my old camera did. It's a hardware problem with a certain batch of these phones. My wife's is still fine and she got it early on like me. The lens tries to focus and snaps back to its original position. It's a defect. You can play with the settings all you want, but other than minor adjustments and a lot of placebo effect, you're not gonna fix it.
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I just had mine replaced via warranty exchange. Just call, tell them you're having trouble, there's nothing on the lens, the water damage indicator is white, and it's still not working. You'll get a new one and if you don't have insurance they'll charge you ten bucks to deliver it to you.
I actually don't think it has anything to do with condensation or heat or humidity. Yes, all of those things can affect ANY lens on ANY phone, and the update may have even adversely affected certain handsets but this is a handset by handset issue. My father's mytouch slide got the update and still works better than my old camera did. It's a hardware problem with a certain batch of these phones. My wife's is still fine and she got it early on like me. The lens tries to focus and snaps back to its original position. It's a defect. You can play with the settings all you want, but other than minor adjustments and a lot of placebo effect, you're not gonna fix it.
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I hear you. But i just got this two weeks ago in the store and the camera was perfect till after the update. I would hate to get a replacement for a silly camera. So debating to not care and keep the phone or just risk it and get a Warranty one
You have nothing to lose by getting a new one via warranty exchange. You don't even have to be without your phone. It comes to you in the mail, you backup your contacts, you hard reset the old one, you're done.
The camera won't get better, it will not improve, you'll have the new phone before you know it. And the slide is relatively new which means the longer you wait, the higher the likelihood that you get a manufacturer refurb. instead of the new one I got 2 days ago.
Just do it. Someone in your life will do something, you'll want the silly camera, and you'll go, "damn, I shoulda listened to that dude on the forum".
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You have nothing to lose by getting a new one via warranty exchange. You don't even have to be without your phone. It comes to you in the mail, you backup your contacts, you hard reset the old one, you're done.
The camera won't get better, it will not improve, you'll have the new phone before you know it. And the slide is relatively new which means the longer you wait, the higher the likelihood that you get a manufacturer refurb. instead of the new one I got 2 days ago.
Just do it. Someone in your life will do something, you'll want the silly camera, and you'll go, "damn, I shoulda listened to that dude on the forum".
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Hahhahahahahaha
Thanks bro
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I just bought the MTslide about a week ago on craigslist and I too have the blurry focus issue, ive cleaned it, messed with settings all to no success. It only takes clear pictures if the object is an inch away. I of course do not have insurance cuz I bought on craigslist, is there anything I can do I'm desperate? I love this phone it's amazing but I dont want to have to go back to my CliqXT because of the camera (especially since its still on 1.5 till Motorola's "fairytale" update which they keep pushing aside)
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I'm practically in the same boat. I called a few repair places up here in Seattle and since it's such a new phone, none of them were able to order parts. Does anyone know if HTC will repair it. Or even repair it if it's rooted?
I just had this problem with my wife's slide and having read similar threads on different forums including tmobile's, I called customer care and lied a little about doing all kinds of things to make sure it's hardware, like doing a factory reset. Never mention that it's rooted! Just play dumb and they'll send you a new phone under warranty. We got the new one yesterday and I rooted it while my wife was still at work, following the new root method as it came with the 1.35.x update.and flashed chiefz 1.35.x rooted ROM (she likes espresso). When she came home I took the old phone and installed the 1.27.x esprimg.img and then flashed the 1.35.x OTA (non root). Put it in the return box and gonna drop it at a UPS drop box today.
It sounds like a lot of steps, but it goes relatively quick.
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i'm currently experiencing the camera issue as well as my wifi not working (running CM6) ...it simply cannot see any networks. I tried even loading the latest nightly build to no avail. As my phone has a slight crack on one of the buttons I'm going to try and get a refurb and then possibly sell it for a G2
I'll reply how it goes
I honestly do not notice the blurry pictures issue that you guys are having. The pictures are awesome in light but gets a little grainy in low light conditions, other than that my pictures and videos are great. Are you guys complaining about low light pictures?
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and broke the damn lcd.... BOOOOOOOOO
If the insurance place really is on 5-7 day backorder, i'm gonna kill something. Stay outta my way something, stay outta my way.
And here i was going to be playing angry birds all day at work.... not anymore.
Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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It does for me.
Rydah805 said:
Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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Works fine for me I beat the beta in like 20min the day it came out and I have let some friends play since then and I haven't had any problems.
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and broke the damn lcd.... BOOOOOOOOO
If the insurance place really is on 5-7 day backorder, i'm gonna kill something. Stay outta my way something, stay outta my way.
And here i was going to be playing angry birds all day at work.... not anymore.
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Works for me. Also, they sell the screens and housings on eBay. Not sure what they cost but might be quicker.
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Works for me. Also, they sell the screens and housings on eBay. Not sure what they cost but might be quicker.
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too much for me, 75 bucks for that, or 100 for a brand new phone through asurion. I also had a light spot on the lcd, and the light leakage, so i am due a new phone lol.
I had just paid 60 for a new digitizer damn it. Didn't even get to use the ****in thing long. I had a scratch on my screen and i buffed it out about 8 different grits of sandpaper then jeweler's rouge and plastic polish, then the next day after a week of sanding and buffing I scratched it again, so i bought the new digitizer.
On a side note, the digitizer is still in perfect condition and is for sale on fleabay for cheaper than anyone's if you guys want to snag one for cheap. I wont link it or anything because i know that is against the rules. Battery door is on there too, and the front camera is going on there. maybe other things. I decided that I would put on there that it got dropped into a trash compactor in case asurion tries to hunt me down and wants the broken phone. I need the broken phone parts to be sold so i can pay for the deductible damn it lol.
If me saying those are for sale offends you, just let me know, i'll delete this post
It wasn't a far drop though, maybe 3 feet onto tile/concrete. Just so everyone knows. The one frickin day i didn't have my jelly case on. I have done this multiple times with the jelly on it and that LITTLE bit of cushioning is all it takes to cause ZERO damage to the phone. INSANE
Oh yeah, and the angry birds was working for me yesterday as well
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and broke the damn lcd.... BOOOOOOOOO
If the insurance place really is on 5-7 day backorder, i'm gonna kill something. Stay outta my way something, stay outta my way.
And here i was going to be playing angry birds all day at work.... not anymore.
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Man I feel ya. I dropped my phone while running, I used my phone for mp3 and my tracks (great app! btw) while running and now my camera lens cover is cracked and tons of scratches all over but nothing like your, so sorry dude. Only protection I have for my Evo (stupid me waiting for Otterbox defender) is a bodyglove belt clip cover and a screen protector. At that moment I felt like I'm about to cry, my baby is all messed up. After all that abused this phone is still going strong with other than the cosmetic issue. Point said I know exactly how you feel and feel really really sorry for you guy. Good luck and hope you somehow get your phone back whether through replacement or another way.
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Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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works perfect on my EVO
Rydah805 said:
Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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Sucks for you, we've been playing it non-stop in my household.
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Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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One word "Cyanogen"!!!.
one word "evo"
it works on all the roms i have tried with out problems
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One word "Cyanogen"!!!.
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One word "Fanboy"!!!.
All the Roms work fine, yours is not special other then it works perfect FOR YOU.
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Don't worry, angry birds doesn't work properly on our evos.
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Kind of works for me, if I touch the screen during loading it will work sometimes, once the game starts I don't want to leave because it's a pain to restart it usually.
pictures please!
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too much for me, 75 bucks for that, or 100 for a brand new phone through asurion. I also had a light spot on the lcd, and the light leakage, so i am due a new phone lol.
I had just paid 60 for a new digitizer damn it. Didn't even get to use the ****in thing long. I had a scratch on my screen and i buffed it out about 8 different grits of sandpaper then jeweler's rouge and plastic polish, then the next day after a week of sanding and buffing I scratched it again, so i bought the new digitizer.
On a side note, the digitizer is still in perfect condition and is for sale on fleabay for cheaper than anyone's if you guys want to snag one for cheap. I wont link it or anything because i know that is against the rules. Battery door is on there too, and the front camera is going on there. maybe other things. I decided that I would put on there that it got dropped into a trash compactor in case asurion tries to hunt me down and wants the broken phone. I need the broken phone parts to be sold so i can pay for the deductible damn it lol.
If me saying those are for sale offends you, just let me know, i'll delete this post
It wasn't a far drop though, maybe 3 feet onto tile/concrete. Just so everyone knows. The one frickin day i didn't have my jelly case on. I have done this multiple times with the jelly on it and that LITTLE bit of cushioning is all it takes to cause ZERO damage to the phone. INSANE
Oh yeah, and the angry birds was working for me yesterday as well
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The lens/glass front of my camera is cracked. Is there any way to fix that or can that be salvaged from your phone and somehow put onto my phone, or is all one piece tied to the main board?
I haven't even tried hard to figure it out, I've just lived with a camera that takes pictures with a line down the middle...lol.
If I can get that off your camera and put on mine somehow, I'll buy it.
Anyone know???
Thanks
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The lens/glass front of my camera is cracked. Is there any way to fix that or can that be salvaged from your phone and somehow put onto my phone, or is all one piece tied to the main board?
I haven't even tried hard to figure it out, I've just lived with a camera that takes pictures with a line down the middle...lol.
If I can get that off your camera and put on mine somehow, I'll buy it.
Anyone know???
Thanks
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Front or back camera?
I just my back chassis on ebay, so i dont have one for you, but i could help you locate one.
If it is the front camera you would need a whole new digitizer/glass
Do you guys have the issue of the screen being loose at all? Reason I'm asking is because I'm hoping to get a new one as a replacement.
When the Epic first came out the forum was flooded with people who had the issue but lately that doesn't really seem to be the case. Maybe it was fixed in production like HTC fixed the glass separation problem with the EVO.
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Do you guys have the issue of the screen being loose at all? Reason I'm asking is because I'm hoping to get a new one as a replacement.
When the Epic first came out the forum was flooded with people who had the issue but lately that doesn't really seem to be the case. Maybe it was fixed in production like HTC fixed the glass separation problem with the EVO.
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Weird. Got mine 2 days after the release and have had no problems of that sort.
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The actual glass is loose?
I just got my third one in the month since I moved from the moment.
The first one the screen wasn't and wouldn't go into the phone, there was one corner and half the side that would not seat down to where it should be. The second had a nice one pixel wide line right down the middle of the screen. And my third and current one is perfect in every sense of the word!
Both of my other ones you could separate the screen and the keyboard for a little gap that annoyed the hell out of me. My current one is seriously rock solid!
So from my experience I'd definitely say go for it and try to get a new one. I was doubting if the epic was right for me, but my latest one changed my mind completely!
No not the actual glass but the whole top half of the phone that slides out.
But yea I see a lot of people saying their newew ones are more solid so that's good.
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My wife and I just got ours last month and we have had no problems with ours. We love em. You shouldn't have a problem with a new order, but you never know.
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I've had mine since the first week, and yes, its loose, but only as much as any other slider I've had. I don't think it has gotten any "worse"... I had a cheapo 2 pc. Best buy hard case on it, and with that it was perfectly solid. The 'action' of the slide, the spring assist of it, is just as good as new too. If yours is that horrible, take it back for sure... I just accept that sliders do that, as long as it doesn't butt-dial from slight opening, I'm ok.
The first one I got on launch day had separation of the glass to the frame. Made clicking noises after I turned off all the clicks and hapatic feedback ****. The 2nd and 3rd Epic's I had, have been rock solid.
i got my epic in october and since then its loose now i guess its normal from normal use because its a slider...my cousin got his last month and his is loose too now.
I got myne on release day and have no problems at all mybe jus a little loose keyboard but I don't use it much so I don't care
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Do you guys have the issue of the screen being loose at all? Reason I'm asking is because I'm hoping to get a new one as a replacement.
When the Epic first came out the forum was flooded with people who had the issue but lately that doesn't really seem to be the case. Maybe it was fixed in production like HTC fixed the glass separation problem with the EVO.
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The issue of loose or wobbly screens is a known one. I have had to replace my Epic twice due to that reason. So, when I was getting the one I have now, I asked the sales rep. to let me check if the screen was wobbly or not, before he activated it. When you pay so much for such devices, there shouldn't be any margin for imperfection. You should get your phone replaced.
Has anyone else had bad luck with this phone? I just got a replacement and the earpiece on this one is bad too. This is my fifth phone in a year and tmobile is horrible with giving me another phone, basically they told me I have to pay for a new phone or get another slide.
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I have had 8 slides send it back get another one. Find anything wrong with it send it back do the 3 times within 90 days and they will give u diff phone I know got one replaced with cliq 2 and second replaced with sk4g......just find anything wrong
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I have had 8 slides send it back get another one. Find anything wrong with it send it back do the 3 times within 90 days and they will give u diff phone I know got one replaced with cliq 2 and second replaced with sk4g......just find anything wrong
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'just find anything wrong'.... hope you feel good about what you do.
Had mine, my wifes and my sons since they came out and all 3 have been perfect. No need to "find anything" wrong to exchange them.
Don't get me wrong I love my slide but had probs with referbs. Dead screen,2 w/ blown speakers but that's cuz they are sent to tmo and tmo fixes the prob and then sends them back out,heck I got a referb with a red water mark b4.....but if u don't like the phone that is the only way to get a diff one from tmo with out paying.....oh sent from my slide
i've had
1. bad camera, blurry
2. blown speaker
3. bad camera again
4. touch screen stopped
5. blown speaker, i had this one for 48 hours.
now they're sending me a new one. awesome product htc
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i've had
1. bad camera, blurry
2. blown speaker
3. bad camera again
4. touch screen stopped
5. blown speaker, i had this one for 48 hours.
now they're sending me a new one. awesome product htc
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you've had some bad luck dude. Mine was completely fine
Since the phone release I've owned and flashed a gazillion times. Never had a problem with hardware though. I love this piece of crap
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Mine never had any real problems. I didn't like how the phone was made of cheap plastic. It made the phone feel quite low end. But the phone itself was without fault. Maybe a little short on the power side (my phone had a tendency to crash under a load), but it was a very great phone throughout
My phone was great since June 10th, 2010. I did root it on the 31st of December and after that everything was even better.
Of course I don't own it now, but it's still in my house. (Passed down to the mom)
Before I got the slide, I had the G1. Replaced it 4 times. The slide hasn't been replaced once yet, knock on wood. Compared to phones like the G2, the design feels solid to me, and it's taken plenty of abuse.
Hard to say why so many are having trouble with the model, maybe a bad batch got produced or something. I think it's a great Mid-range phone. Except for the camera, that does suck.
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It is known to HTC/T-Mo that the MT3GS has many hardware issues. The largest problem being blurry CMOS in the camera. I've had my Slide replaced twice, once for blurry camera, second for defective radio.
Hey yall nothing special but I reancently drop my phone 1 too many time and crack the screen. Does anyone happen to know what phone I get as a replacement from assurion. I've heard people geting the EVO 3d. I have the white version of the EVO now and seems so slipery when I pull it out of my pocket. Also anything special I should do I had it, but i already flash it back to stock non rooted.
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You may get an Evo as a replacement; the 3D if they're out of stock.
Evo4g is what you get
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If it's slippery, get a case.
I would suggest buying an otterbox for your new phone either way. It might be expensive but ive had my evo since release and my brother (ever since I got the case) thought it would be funny to show everyone who saw it and says "look! its indestructable" :\ Ass! You might also find that you can actually salvage it by buying a new lcd screen and digitizer glass for under 70.00 on ebay! just tell your carrier you lost it! you pay the same premium regaurdless if you have insurance! then you can turn it around and sell it as refurbished! Keep in mind some skill and technical knowlege of the EVO might be required along with tools if it is not included!
What's crazy is, my wife's Evo has had two cracked screens and every time we took them to the Sprint stores, they only charged us 25 dollars for a replacement Evo (Just the body, no battery/case/sd card/accessories). Are they not doing this anymore?
I've head my screen replaced countless times by sprint (with root) for free.
Edit: not to mention speakers replaced, bezel, camera lenses. All free. Never unrooted my phone, ever. Same root from day after launch.
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How many *is* countless?
I'm not trying to be flip, I think it's an important point (only semi-related to the OP, but definitely something that occurred to me lately) : if you're having to replace that many things on your phone, that doesn't reflect well on the build quality of the phone.
My observation, from this and other remarks on XDA, as well as my own experience (below) is that Evo's tend to break a lot. Probably less than other brands, and possibly less than other HTC phones, but probably more than certain other phones also (dare I mention the iPhone or is that just going to get me banned on XDA?)
On my original Evo, which I had less than a year, I had to replace the camera lens cover, the internal ear piece speaker (not the speakerphone speaker) and the digitizer. The last one I took to a Sprint store - 35 bucks was pretty reasonable, but they don't just replace a digitizer, they also swap out a whole assembly from some other returned phone including someone else's glass, LCD, and bezel. The other two jobs I did myself using parts I got on Ebay. I thought I did a good job too until, a few months after I did the speaker, the screen started acting funny and I realized I had screwed it together oh-so-slightly wrong and torqued the motherboard just a little. The problem got progressively worse and I finally had to buy a replacement Evo on Ebay. So much for saving a buck going the DIY route.
And those are just the problems I was able to solve. I also had to live with the famous crack in the bezel near the volume button, various dings in the relatively soft plastic of the bezel, and a down-volume button that just stopped working (too much use in recovery sessions I guess? )
Evo's *feel* pretty solid, and they're definitely not cheap plastic toys, but I don't remember having these problems with the fruit flavored phone I used to have.
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My few is everytime I take it out of my pocket... Oh well geting a purple 3d so can't complain too much besides being purple
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Keep in mind some skill and technical knowlege of the EVO might be required along with tools if it is not included!
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just remeber guys/gals I did say you would have to have the specifications. tourque specs is a large portion of this BEFORE you finish your work. This is a highly complicated peice of technology and any wrong tweeking might cause you to screw up your phone. I suggest addiquate research before you attempt any repairs to your phone Also, there have been some instances where the carrier WILL NOT work on your phone if they deam that you have voided the warrenty. I have had this problem before. Again, it is really up to the shop if they want to fix it. Do this at your own risk.
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just remeber guys/gals I did say you would have to have the specifications. tourque specs is a large portion of this BEFORE you finish your work. This is a highly complicated peice of technology and any wrong tweeking might cause you to screw up your phone. I suggest addiquate research before you attempt any repairs to your phone Also, there have been some instances where the carrier WILL NOT work on your phone if they deam that you have voided the warrenty. I have had this problem before. Again, it is really up to the shop if they want to fix it. Do this at your own risk.
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Well, yes, it is a calculated risk. The old rule applies : don't gamble if you can't afford to lose.
To me, it's just a phone, so I gambled (and lost). I survived just fine, but I agree that not everyone would/should make the same choice.
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OK. So it wasn't countless.
But
3 screen (2 my fault and 1 the tech installed wrong - about to go for a 4th screen cuz I recently dropped and cracked it again, but this time it's not shattered)
2 or 3 external speakers
2 cam lens covers
And 1 badly dinged bezel (that I didn't even ask for, they did it while replacing the screen)
Never had to pay a dime.
I think the build quality is great. Maybe they could use a better speaker, but I think I was using a kernel with audio gains when it blew (i.e. my fault).
Busted screens were obviously my fault.
And HTC has GOT to find a way to protect camera lenses better. I had camera scratches on my HTC diamond, too, but all the Evo and newer HTCs have an even less protected lens.
I never unrooted. I usually try to make it look sorta stock, though. But the last time I brought it in with ICS, and even had ROM toolbox right on my homescreen lol
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