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Just got my Fascinate and damn its good! I noticed that my volume rockers makes noises when the phone is shook. I heard it first when I was playing with it and realized it was the rocker. The rocker itself doesn't feel loose but when the I shake the phone I can hear it rattle.
Did I get a lemon? Or is it normal?
Thanks!
I've had mine since launch and it does that. I dunno why but it doesn't bother me I love this thing.
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Exchange?....it?
ConceptVBS said:
Exchange?....it?
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I don't want to if its normal.
I'm not saying its normal. I got mine on launch day at a local store and when I shake it I can hear the rocker but it doesn't actually feel loose so I'm not to worried about it. Its a judgement call man.
they call me...kick ass
Mine rattles. Is it mildly annoying? Yes. Does it in any way want me to exchange my Fascinate for anything else? Heck no!!!
Mine has has the volume rocker rattle since day one. It works fine and doesn't even really feel loose. I bought a silicon case for it and now the volume rocker doesn't rattle anymore.
I'd say it's normal. Drove me nuts at first but the case has solved my issue.
My Vibrant had this issue and it is a manufacture defect. I had it replaced with a fresh new Vibrant.
My girlfriend's fascinate's volume rocker does not rattle. It is a known defect for the Vibrant so maybe it's the same for the Fascinate.
Yeah mine rattled from day one. I'm going to the Verizon store to get a replacement this weekend.
lucious584 said:
Yeah mine rattled from day one. I'm going to the Verizon store to get a replacement this weekend.
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any luck? I found that its the back cover that doesn't sit flush with the volume rocker that causes it to rattle.
I got mine last week and it doesn't rattle.
This is my second android phone since the G1 and I just switched from a blackberry. This phone amazes me everyday
One thing I don't like is that it's hard to select between letters when I want to correct something and I can't select texts from websites and emails.
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DroidBee said:
any luck? I found that its the back cover that doesn't sit flush with the volume rocker that causes it to rattle.
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Well i went to the VZ store. The rep there told me that it is a known thing on the fascinate and is common on all of them. He replaced mine anyways and i noticed it didn't really rattle and it felt like it was on there pretty tight. That was until i started taking the battery cover off. So in other words i think you are right
Anderdroid said:
My Vibrant had this issue and it is a manufacture defect. I had it replaced with a fresh new Vibrant.
My girlfriend's fascinate's volume rocker does not rattle. It is a known defect for the Vibrant so maybe it's the same for the Fascinate.
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I exchange the samsung vibrant because of the little volume rocker problem and They gave me a damn refurbished vibrant
recommend u keep ur phone LOL
So now i'm sad
Oh great. I never noticed till I read this post.
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I bought my xoom on launch day and love it but on the left side next to the volume buttons i get a creak sound and a loose feeling like the back cover is loose its right under the volume down button
i looked it up on google and saw someone else have the same problem but im not sure if i get another if its gonna feel the same way
Mine is solid as a rock. I would take it back.
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I didn't notice having a problem with this either but I'll be double checking it tonight..=)
No such thing with mine.
its right where the back cover and edge of screen meet on the side with volume buttons
i bought it from best buy and there out of stock so i need to wait. luckily i have a 45 day return policy on it
nothing wrong with mine. Very solid
Swap it out. I just checked mine and it is clean and tight.
android_geoff said:
I bought my xoom on launch day and love it but on the left side next to the volume buttons i get a creak sound and a loose feeling like the back cover is loose its right under the volume down button
i looked it up on google and saw someone else have the same problem but im not sure if i get another if its gonna feel the same way
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No such issue here. Go check a demo unit to compare. I think you need to return it.
Plastic on top bends and creeks on mine...
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Saw this in a search, same problem here. Is this really not a common issue? It's terrible when you pick up your $800 tablet and it makes an awful noise like it's going to break.
Just got mine out my bag to check but it's solid.
Noticed a gap in mine today before seeing this thread. What bothers me most is the creak/crack if I press a particular part of the screen. (Jump button in Cordy) .
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alias_neo said:
Noticed a gap in mine today before seeing this thread. What bothers me most is the creak/crack if I press a particular part of the screen. (Jump button in Cordy) .
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The creak is absolutely annoying.
I think i may just buy a transformer and take the xoom back and save $400.
Sigh.
i have also noticed mine has started doing this...
I know mine has made this noise before but it comes and goes. Its a bit annoying but doesn't seem to be consistently happening.
subminimal said:
I know mine has made this noise before but it comes and goes. Its a bit annoying but doesn't seem to be consistently happening.
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If you find the area, you won't be able to ignore it.
Try this: Go to the metal part on the left side where it starts below the volume/plastic, put your thumb on the edge and "pry" that area away from the glass (towards the back) report back with noise.
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If you find the area, you won't be able to ignore it.
Try this: Go to the metal part on the left side where it starts below the volume/plastic, put your thumb on the edge and "pry" that area away from the glass (towards the back) report back with noise.
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Turns out it didn't matter. I ended up taking my wifi xoom back and exchanged it for another one. My original started showing dust under the screen! Looked on here and seems to be one of many occurrences...
Mine also!
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Turns out it didn't matter. I ended up taking my wifi xoom back and exchanged it for another one. My original started showing dust under the screen! Looked on here and seems to be one of many occurrences...
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Nice, my power button only works 1/3 of the time at the most, so it's likely getting exchanged anyway, maybe returned.
Same here creak/crack from left side,
Is it just me, or does anybody else find themselves occasionally holding the phone upside down and firmly pressing the speaker grill? I know it's offset, but still unfortunate positioning!
Jim_R said:
Is it just me, or does anybody else find themselves occasionally holding the phone upside down and firmly pressing the speaker grill? I know it's offset, but still unfortunate positioning!
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My speaker grill has a nice dent
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Mine too!!!! So annoying!!!!
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lol Do it all the time!
I took my TPU case off and put it back on upside down on accident once and was so confused when I couldn't find my power/lock button...
Guilty
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Lol happened a few times
First two weeks I did this, even felt I bent the grill in a little on accident, but now I rarely to never do it since I got so used to where its at now.
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I took my TPU case off and put it back on upside down on accident once and was so confused when I couldn't find my power/lock button...
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definitely have done that before too, lol
Haaaa.. +1 for me... this is too funny thought I was the only one....
Ive done this too haha! Every since I got my case (otter box, the cheaper one) doesn't happen anymore
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LoL, almost crushed mine out of the case.
LOL, and I thought I am the only one who is always pushing the loudspeaker grill.
sounds nuts but yes, it happens atleast once in a day..
Lol. Yep
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Happens every so often.
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Knock on wood...Haven't happen to me yet (1 week old)
I had that thought, and when I first got the phone, it happened 90% of the time.
Then I bought a 6 dollar case off ebay, a rubbery-like one. And now the unlock part has a raised bump. Now I never do.
This thread has been amusing lol... glad to hear I'm not the only one who did it. My biggest concern was damaging the thing, but it doesn't seem to be too fragile, fortunately. Like others, I got used to positioning/feel of the actual button so I haven't done it in a while.
Guilty as charged. Ive done it about half a dozen times. Lol at this thread!
Last week, my keyboard suddenly started sounding like it wanted to metamorphosize into a kazoo.
Pressing any key will give a sound similar to crinkling wax paper. Even just gliding the tops of the keys (without pressing them in) will produce the same sound, and about just as loud as pressing any key down.
Can anyone help shed some light as to what happened? Is this something I can resolve in a Sprint store, or with Squaretrade, since I have Squaretrade coverage?
Thanks in advance.
Go in to Sprint - if you're not stock, Odin to EC05 - and complain. They'll fix it.
issai said:
Last week, my keyboard suddenly started sounding like it wanted to metamorphosize into a kazoo.
Pressing any key will give a sound similar to crinkling wax paper. Even just gliding the tops of the keys (without pressing them in) will produce the same sound, and about just as loud as pressing any key down.
Can anyone help shed some light as to what happened? Is this something I can resolve in a Sprint store, or with Squaretrade, since I have Squaretrade coverage?
Thanks in advance.
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Your phone is actually midway through the metamorphosis to becoming a nexus s 4g. step one being that the keyboard dries up and falls off.
Haha on a serious note, though, like k0nane said. take it to sprint once you flash back to stock as that is clearly a manufacturing defect.
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Thanks, guys.
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Thanks, guys.
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Don't forget to click the button!
k0nane said:
Don't forget to click the button!
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Or, in his case, crinkle that button.
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Use the voicerecorder and let me hear. Can you play freebird or something.
issai said:
Last week, my keyboard suddenly started sounding like it wanted to metamorphosize into a kazoo.
Pressing any key will give a sound similar to crinkling wax paper. Even just gliding the tops of the keys (without pressing them in) will produce the same sound, and about just as loud as pressing any key down.
Can anyone help shed some light as to what happened? Is this something I can resolve in a Sprint store, or with Squaretrade, since I have Squaretrade coverage?
Thanks in advance.
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This is a shot in the dark, but on a lot of electronics I have taken apart over decades there can be super thin layers of plastic that are there doing god only knows what. Often it is on the back of rubberized keyboards and joysticks. If there is that sort of thing in the keyboard unit, yours may be peeling off and creating that sound.
Picked up my 32 GS4 yesterday and now I am noticing that the home button is sunk in. It's completely flush with the screen. Doesn't stick out at all. It works completely fine, but makes a really audible clicking noise. Obviously Samsung doesn't manufacture these all the same. I am worried if it will get worse in time. A google search brought many results with the GS3's home button. Apparently some think its normal, some don't. I am really fussy when it comes to QC on flagship phones.
Just wondering if anyone else has a sunk in home button?
its normal.
I don't have one yet, but I just wanted to say that I really wish they would have used a capacitive button instead. I work construction, and dust/sand etc. destroys the physical buttons. Also will miss the search button that I have on gs2 I like pressing and holding it for voice search
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Yup. Flush. You're good.
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It's not normal. My s4 didn't have that and one of them did. It should be slightly raised.
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It's not normal. My s4 didn't have that and one of them did. It should be slightly raised.
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Yeah. I have noticed a couple Note 2's home buttons being flat, while others were slightly raised. I don't know if its considered not normal, as it functions just fine.
I do not like the loud audible click the button makes. I might try to swap it towards the end of my 14 days.
EDIT: Ok, looking at it really closely, its not completely flat. Maybe a tad lower than the other phones. I don't know, I would hate to return a phone because I'm too OCD.
Mine is slightly raised. Does it function properly? Have good tactile feedback? If so, I would say it's all good.
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americasteam said:
Mine is slightly raised. Does it function properly? Have good tactile feedback? If so, I would say it's all good.
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The home button functions perfectly fine. Since it doesn't stick out, the tactile feedback isn't that great. May take it to AT&T this week. Haven't decided. I am actually more concerned about my power button. Seems very hard to push and mushy, like its not sticking out as much as it should.
My home button is just BARELY above the rest of the phone, but it feels very responsive and a bit 'clicky'. While it's not raised so much, it at least feels really solid.
However my unlock button seems like it's really sunken in and almost hard to press at times, does anyone else have one like that as well?
americasteam said:
Mine is slightly raised. Does it function properly? Have good tactile feedback? If so, I would say it's all good.
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My home button is just BARELY above the rest of the phone, but it feels very responsive and a bit 'clicky'. While it's not raised so much, it at least feels really solid.
However my unlock button seems like it's really sunken in and almost hard to press at times, does anyone else have one like that as well?
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Same exact issue here with the power button. The home button I can live it, but the power button should be clicky and not feel so mushed.
MattMJB0188 said:
Same exact issue here with the power button. The home button I can live it, but the power button should be clicky and not feel so mushed.
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Thank god, at least I'm not the only one. This is my second s4, I just brought back my first one from HUGE battery issues. Would lose 15-20% while idle while I was asleep.
Already noticed a huge difference with my new one, except now I've noticed the mushed in unlock button. It's functional, it just feels like it has the possibility of eventually getting stuck somehow...Maybe I'm just being overly attentive and sensitive with the new one.
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Thank god, at least I'm not the only one. This is my second s4, I just brought back my first one from HUGE battery issues. Would lose 15-20% while idle while I was asleep.
Already noticed a huge difference with my new one, except now I've noticed the mushed in unlock button. It's functional, it just feels like it has the possibility of eventually getting stuck somehow...Maybe I'm just being overly attentive and sensitive with the new one.
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Then exchange it. When they bring your new phone out thoroughly examine it first.
I'm very tempted, but at the same time , I don't wanna be THAT GUY who keeps bringing back phones because one very tiny detail is slightly off-putting of their OCD.
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I'm very tempted, but at the same time , I don't wanna be THAT GUY who keeps bringing back phones because one very tiny detail is slightly off-putting of their OCD.
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Yeah I know what you mean. And I've been that guy many times. Its just when signing a 2yr contract and paying $200+ dollars, one has to be persistent. They all hate me at my local AT&T store but I pay their paychecks.
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I looked at 3 S4s before I picked one that I was satisfied with before I left the store. Some people don't care, but when paying this much for a phone I feel like it should be perfect.
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And AT&T kept bringing out S4's and let you have your pick? Must have been nice. My local AT&T store would never do that.
Neither would mine. Best Buy MIGHT, but it's not very nice to make them keep opening boxes of new products. Not sure if they can still sell them as such afterward.
The unlock button does seem more sunken than it should be. Might swing by the ATT store in a day or two just to check out their display...If it's that bad, i'll bring it back to best buy and see if they're willing to do another exchange . I only have 4 days left on my 15 day window unfortunately.
Did you put a screen protector
DAMN! I wish I didint see this thread because my OCD just kicked in...
Mine is raised about 1mm up. On my note II its about 2mm.
It feels normal to me...
With the Invisheild HD its flush with that....
artvandalay22222 said:
I don't have one yet, but I just wanted to say that I really wish they would have used a capacitive button instead. I work construction, and dust/sand etc. destroys the physical buttons. Also will miss the search button that I have on gs2 I like pressing and holding it for voice search
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I'm also coming from a gs2, and while the lack of a capacitive home button and search button is a bit weird, if you long press the menu button it pulls up search. I know it isn't exactly what you want, but it's close.
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When shaking my S4 I hear this loud rattling noise, I just noticed it yesterday and my Vibrating doesn't work. Any idea what could be causing this I talked to Samsung and they going to fix it but now I'll be out of a phone for a week and a half
Oh no, the GS4 is turning into the iPhone 5.
MattMJB0188 said:
Oh no, the GS4 is turning into the iPhone 5.
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huh
LeKtRiCzzz said:
When shaking my S4 I hear this loud rattling noise, I just noticed it yesterday and my Vibrating doesn't work. Any idea what could be causing this I talked to Samsung and they going to fix it but now I'll be out of a phone for a week and a half
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Sounds like the tiny little electric motor used for vibration has come loose...
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huh
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Every iphone 5 I picked up, including the 3 I owned all had rattling issues. Seemed like something was loose in them. My friend's iPhone 5 didn't do this.
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Every iphone 5 I picked up, including the 3 I owned all had rattling issues. Seemed like something was loose in them. My friend's iPhone 5 didn't do this.
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im going to call AT&T and see what they can do even though I dont have their insurance. Samsung will fix it free of charge but it will take a week and a half
LeKtRiCzzz said:
im going to call AT&T and see what they can do even though I dont have their insurance. Samsung will fix it free of charge but it will take a week and a half
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Be careful. Read the fine print. If they find evidence of damage from handling, they will bill you repair costs...
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Be careful. Read the fine print. If they find evidence of damage from handling, they will bill you repair costs...
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ive had this phone in the case since day one
Open camera app, shake phone again... rattle gone?
What happened is the little counterweight came off of the motor. The motor still spins, but since the counterweight popped off, you can't tell. Best bet is warranty, or replacing the motor yourself.
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