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Well only had it for 5 day and my misfortune played in, I was sitting in a chair when it slipped out less than 2 feet, thing on my mind was scratches on the body I picked up just looking at body and to my surprise there were no scratches on the body at all, here I was thinking a miracle and turned it around only to find the horror, it must have landed on the screen. Man you would think for $800 bucks the screen would be little stronger, and who would take it out of the pockets every time they sit, riding a subway or bus , it’s like every time you sit ooo let me get my phone out and hold it, this really suck I really like the phone and now to fix it is hell. I called US HTC repair and they said they don’t have the unit in their system so they will call me. Gave me a time frame of 6 to 8 weeks. Well Karma I guess.
Did they give you a price for the replacement screen Magus?
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**** Dude, that really sucks!!
I am so sorry man. Hope they fix it for you ASAP.
No price, as they don’t have the item on their list, I even called UK repair center 16 min hold and rep said no price list either
Well guys a Miracle, just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85, should I get it, and if yes how hard would it be to do it myself, I have good deal of experience with assembling computers, but worst case I could get the part and walk to a local phone repair shop and ask a pro to change the screen. So should I give this a go? Please advise thanks
Man it’s like I just jumped in time capsule and went back a few day to the time when I got the phone, I’m all so excited now
I am so sorry.
Sorry for your phone.
Because of these things happening, i bought a Belt-clip thingy and put my HD there. Yes i hate keeping my phone in belt, but havng payed as you say $800 for it i might aswell live with a small annoyance.
Agreed that at at this price, screen shoould be more stronger.
Magus_doc said:
Well guys a Miracle, just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85, should I get it, and if yes how hard would it be to do it myself, I have good deal of experience with assembling computers, but worst case I could get the part and walk to a local phone repair shop and ask a pro to change the screen. So should I give this a go? Please advise thanks
Man it’s like I just jumped in time capsule and went back a few day to the time when I got the phone, I’m all so excited now
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But you would loose any guarantee, wouldn't you?
This makes me feel pretty lucky. Dropped mine 5 feet onto concrete and got away with a slightly dented metal corner.
Magus_doc said:
just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85
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Sorry for you man. I had same problem with my Trinity once, nightmare!
Have you got that new screen for $85? Looks like a very good deal. Could you give contacts of seller please?
Yes the warranty will be gone, but I guess none of my PPC or phones ever gave up on me with in the 2 year period so I’ll have to take a chance.
Well the seller is on EBay from Hong Kong. No I have not purchased this item. I was going through some service info so it seems that the manufacture intended the whole bezel/lcd/digitizer all to be changed as a unit, and the guy on eBay is selling just the Digitizer, I’m not sure how this replacement will work out, I guess the touch diamond screen replacement was meant to be the same Bezel/ lcd/digi all together but seems like a lot of people are doing the digitizer only replacement. I could try this out as it seem that the digi is attached to the LCD with glue, so technically I should be able to pull it out and put the new digi in place, or could wait for HTC repair people to work with it but it will be lot more expensive like $360 dollars(got this price from nother member who contacted the HTC repair).
If you guys have any suggestion please let me know. I’m in a dilemma
Drop mine about 4 feet, my little nephew knocks it right out of my hand sending it flying towards a tiled floor, not a single scratch. Then the next day as I pulled up my pants it fell out of my pockets again hitting a tiled floor without a scratch, I try to be more carefull and haven't dropped it since.
Have you tried to get it fixed under warranty, here in the netherland there is this idiot proof warranty which you pay extra to insure your phone from damage done by yourself, like dropping it in the toilet or on a concrete floor, looking at your screen and my track record it might not be such a bad deal on second thought
Hi everyone, after 18mths my HTC Touch (Elf) touchscreen has stopped working! I did a soft reset and hard reset, but now in the hard reset it asks me to touch the screen to setup Windows Mobile, however I cannot do it as the screen does not work!
There is no cracks or even scratches as I use the screen protector. I have been reading about LCD's & Digitilizers, but cannot work out which one I need..
Can someone please help me. I want to buy a kit off eBay to repair it but not sure exactly what I need.
Any help will be great!
Do you guys think US$200 is a good price for a HTC Touch Duel with no scratches, as new ? I can buy one for this price, but have never used a dual, and would love my original htc touch to be fixed...
About mine:
- 18mths Old
- No scratches or damage
- Slight corrosion on the plastic where sim card etc goes, not internally but just on the mirror type plastic there is slight green corrosion but it can clean off easily.
- never been in water or anything like that!
Touch screen does not respond to touches anymore, this happened over about 2wks.. it started to not work now and again, then it switched off automatically a couple of times over that period... now it is not responding at all for about 10 days now!
I took to vodaphone and it is out of warranty, I am insured, but it is a load of bullcrap to get insurance, and even if you do you still need to pay a premium of between $150-$275 (AU$) so i might aswell either juszt pay to get it fixed or do it myself.
Cancelling Insurance on this phone ASAP, never getting insurance ever again, only for the first 12mths if phone is over $1000
insurance is lame, and only benefits if phone is lost or stolen.
cheers any1 that can assist me!
You need a digitizer, about $20 from eBay, easy to replace, just see Service Manual for HTC Touch. Better still if you'll get the entire front faceplate with digitizer already attached, simply because it makes your life a lot easier, all you'll need to do it connect the digitizer and assemble the unit.
thankx so much enigma1nz, i was thinking only the digitalizer was needed, but what is the diff between the lcd & digitalizer? I mean in functions etc.
thanku so much for ur time.
I will be ordering the replacement peices, do you think I should do myself or take to a repairer. I am tech savvy, I build PC's, replace RAM etc.. so it should be easy, yea?
cheers
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thankx so much enigma1nz, i was thinking only the digitalizer was needed, but what is the diff between the lcd & digitalizer? I mean in functions etc.
thanku so much for ur time.
I will be ordering the replacement peices, do you think I should do myself or take to a repairer. I am tech savvy, I build PC's, replace RAM etc.. so it should be easy, yea?
cheers
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LCD is the screen itself, it shows the information, digitizer is responsible for the touch function. It is relatively easy to replace, simply because the design of the device allows for direct connection with no soldering involved. There is a service manual with photos floating around somewhere, I think even on this forum. Just search for it.
Thanks Enigma1NZ, I actually got a pdf of the dissasemble guide for the htc touch, so should be perfect, I just ordered a digitizer off eBay for only AU$13.60 inc. delivery, so that is awesome!
I got a call from my insurance company today, they want $175 excess if the phone is 'approved' for insurance, plus they kill the imei number too, i told her not to worry and I'm cancelling insurance (already paid $180 all up).... damn rip off, maybe okay while in warranty, but otherwise I will not be making that mistake again!
I will keep ya'll updated, and will be videoing me pulling apart & replacing so I will upload it 4 others too.
P.S enigma, love ur photos posted in myspace.. nice work
I love Touch for the simplicity and straightforwardness of its build, I was surprised the housing was so easy and reasonably cheap to replace (I am thinking of getting mine in red...or purple...). The worst digitizer replacement has to be for 1-gen Iphone and LG Prada. Blasted capacitive screens are the way of the future though and are pleasure to use.
Thanks, i got you added. Let us know how you went. Insurance companies are a bloody rip-off artists playing on our insecurities. I deal with them often when it comes to repairs. Makes no sense to insure after a warranty period simply due to technology depreciaton - you end up paying more in excess than the device is worth at the time.
Yeah the phone looks fairly simple in its housing, I have played around with it a bit... I was actually seriously thinking about replacing my housing while I was in there to white, since I saw the Magic I love the whiteness! I would love a silver housing though, that is the ultimate but have only found white so far.
I will keep you'all updated here with photos 'n video with what I do change.
I was going to buy a prada actually, I think the screen and whole look is amazing, It was tempting but I am very satisfied I chose my touch over the Motorola Razr, Prada and Touch... Touch wins
Cheers again enigma1nz.
I heard LG screens lose sensitivity over time.
Hi, a friend of mine talked to me yesterday about his touch. It seems he has the same problem of the digitizer stoping to work.
Where can I find the service manual and do you know of a good place to buy the digitier?
Tanks!
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Hi, a friend of mine talked to me yesterday about his touch. It seems he has the same problem of the digitizer stoping to work.
Where can I find the service manual and do you know of a good place to buy the digitier?
Tanks!
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There's a sticky topic at the top of this forum with several service manuals that you can use. As for buying the digitizer, ebay and dealextreme.com have them for cheap.
barlw said:
There's a sticky topic at the top of this forum with several service manuals that you can use. As for buying the digitizer, ebay and dealextreme.com have them for cheap.
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Thank you!
I really appreciate your help!
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Yeah the phone looks fairly simple in its housing, I have played around with it a bit... I was actually seriously thinking about replacing my housing while I was in there to white, since I saw the Magic I love the whiteness! I would love a silver housing though, that is the ultimate but have only found white so far.
I will keep you'all updated here with photos 'n video with what I do change.
I was going to buy a prada actually, I think the screen and whole look is amazing, It was tempting but I am very satisfied I chose my touch over the Motorola Razr, Prada and Touch... Touch wins
Cheers again enigma1nz.
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Hi... I need your help, I need to change my digitizer, so I want to know you ordered only digitizer or one already fixed on casing as Enigma told you ??
Pls let me know..Thanks
Get a Digitizer and fix em on.
So yea, I dropped my phone the other daymad and cracked the screen(). Now the phone still works fine, registers touch perfectly, no distortion of colors or anything. Leading me to believe that its just the outer glass part that needs replacing.
Anyone know how much that would be? Should i even bother, or just try selling it? Appreciate any and all help.
Check ebay for replacement parts. I've seen screens on there b4.
This would be what you are looking for if the digitizer can easily be removed from your cracked screen.
http://www.cellulardr.com/G1FaceplateBlk.htm
Not sure what prices are like on ebay, might be able to find cheaper elsewhere. Does give you a starting point though.
taking apart the g1 is a beeeech, so be careful with that
yeah, I second that. I have taken apart a few and the one that I was the most careful with I fubared a ribbon cable.
But yes, the digitizer is all you should need. My digitizer broke in three places but still worked great, no bleeding (cause it wasnt the lcd) and exactly what you are describing. USE THE MANUAL!
THanks for the help, and all the quick replies. Ill look into taking it apart and if it worth it. If not ill just try selling it off to someone who is more capable.
Sell on ebay, buy on craigslist
I had a water damaged G1 which I just sold on eBay for $130, then bought a fully functional G1 on Craigslist for $175. So basically I replaced my phone for $45. The phone wouldn't even turn on, but people out there are buying for parts. A good deal considering a digitizer will run you at least $65.
Well I decided that i'm not gonna bother with it. Way too much trouble, so if anyone wants to buy it send me a PM. Thanks again guys.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I would say I entered the infamous "Hi, I broke my phone screen" club, except, I didn't personally break it, the phone mysteriously broke itself while in a locker at work, intriguing to say the least.. Lets hope the cameras say the same thing
So, where can I purchase a replacement screen? And also, can you point me in the direction of instructions on how to replace it? A quick forum search revealed nothing, and google isn't being much help either.
Just in case it matters, I live in Australia so a service will likely be prohibitively expensive, and I do have experience with electronics and soldering so replacing shouldn't be a problem.
For academic interest, the gorilla glass is perfectly intact, just the LCD is broken in the top left corner, not that it matters when the glass is glued to the screen, but as an FYI please take care.
Thank you in advance,
TjLusco
This is the ifix it tear down: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
It should be helpful, it is the only thing I have found on taking the streak apart.
As for getting a screen, I would say your best bet is probably ebay.
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This is the ifix it tear down: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
It should be helpful, it is the only thing I have found on taking the streak apart.
As for getting a screen, I would say your best bet is probably ebay.
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Thanks for the link. I had seen that before and was just searching for that to try and help
Dell Streak repairs, Dell Streak parts, Dell Streak screen repair,
Cheers guys
I'm pretty sure I cracked my LCD but before I go on a man hunt I figured I'd check here first.
I tripped and rolled on my phone yesterday causing this to happen, when I turn on my Nexus you get a few colors but mostly the screen is black. The top glass is not broken.
I called HTC (my phone is still under warranty) and they said it'd be 155 bones to get it fixed.
Any idea where I can buy the LCD to fix this myself for cheaper?
I searched but couldn't find anything really.
this, this or this?
I have a broken one too, fell 2 floors down from stairs onto marble floor, though only amoled broke and i bought a new one for $100 cuz it was the only one who shipped to my country
Yep sounds like your LCD is broken. It's an easy enough fix if you wish to do it yourself, you should be able to get one on eBay for relatively cheap. I've actually got one spare that works perfectly if you want it. I'm based in the UK so it may be cheaper to get one on eBay if you're not around the same area.
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Yep sounds like your LCD is broken. It's an easy enough fix if you wish to do it yourself, you should be able to get one on eBay for relatively cheap. I've actually got one spare that works perfectly if you want it. I'm based in the UK so it may be cheaper to get one on eBay if you're not around the same area.
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I tried calling HTC as my phone is still under warranty for another month. They said it was a known issue and would most likely be fixed for free. So I decided to try that route. I'll keep ya'll posted.
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I tried calling HTC as my phone is still under warranty for another month. They said it was a known issue and would most likely be fixed for free. So I decided to try that route. I'll keep ya'll posted.
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LCD screens being broken by people falling onto them is a 'known issue'? Ya don't say!
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LCD screens being broken by people falling onto them is a 'known issue'? Ya don't say!
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It surprised me to, haha!
Supposedly they've had issues with people using their nexus and the LCD just breaking underneath the glass and that's what the rep said they would put in the ticket even though I had told them the real story.
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It surprised me to, haha!
Supposedly they've had issues with people using their nexus and the LCD just breaking underneath the glass and that's what the rep said they would put in the ticket even though I had told them the real story.
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Good stuff, sounds like you got a pretty decent rep to handle yours
I just had this same repair done by HTC. On the first information-gathering call to HTC, the rep told me I'd be without my phone for 2-3 weeks. So then I considered trying to repair it myself using an AMOLED screen from ebay, but saw they ship from China and didn't feel like waiting for that either.
In the end, HTC pointed out that they could ship me a replacement phone before I sent mine in. I received a working phone two days later, shipped mine and then approved the "repair" via a support website. Obviously, they then repair the damaged phone and dump it into the repair pool.
It cost $115 and I was very happy with the process.
Hope all goes well with the free repair!
So, I called in today to check the status. My nexus is on it's way back repaired and all...FREE OF CHARGE.
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So, I called in today to check the status. My nexus is on it's way back repaired and all...FREE OF CHARGE.
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Congrats. HTC has been pretty great about service with the N1.