Hi Guys
Just wanted to alert you to a person on XDA that sold me a dud deal and to let people know not to purchase from this bloke.
Please Click Here to read the PDF that was created to try and claim funds back via paypal. (Includes Pm's, Emails & photos)
The XDA username is eosrider he is still active in the HD2 forums but ignores my contact.
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Phone held together with bluetack because all screws missing, fingerprints under the smashed screen, digitizer ribbon missing...
Becareful Guys
Take care!!
wow, that's messed up
Thanks for the head's up.
Wow must have been dropped from a building or something!!
Yeah they're is some decent damage, have been able to repair for $150US but still big PITA
Sent from my HTC HD2 T8585 using XDA App
Ha. He (eosrider) writes this
eosrider said:
keeping an eye on the bay area. violators will be dealt with. laptops used to install linux/android on an HD2 (*FOR PROFIT*) will be subject to getting smashed and rendered useless. people on here may think im kidding but im not.
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and then does that to you? Maybe someone should smash his head and render his already non-functioning brain useless*
*note: In no way, shape or form am I actually telling you to do such a thing. It's illegal
yeah that is pretty average mate... i would be chasing it myself... but then i know quite a few shonky people in the states thru my gym history....
Wonder how he can live with himself, ripping off someone in the android community like that and still show his face around here!
cmon now, you were getting 2 new HD2s for $480...if its too good too be true, well ill let you finish the rest.
I also inquired about buying an hd2 from eosrider. We had a few pm's back and forth but I never bought from him. He asked 225 for one hd2.
In one PM eosrider writes:
"I am located in Santa Rosa, California. I purchased these phones from a wholesale distributer in California. These phones do not include the fancy box that you would get from T-mobile. What you get is the phone shipped to you in a standard shipping box. It includes the device minus the micro sd card, and USB charging cable.
At this point I am trying to start a cell phone sales company. I am going about it the cheapest way possible. I realize that people may have lots of questions with a sales situation like this. However, I will also say that the paypal that I use to accept payments for this 'business' is also the same that I use for a server rental company, ebay, Magic the Gathering Online, and other misc business. I have no intention of making a quick buck on vapor ware or anything less than legitimate."
He also included a phone number in one PM. I could give you the # via PM if it helps you contact him to resolve your issue.
polo735 said:
I also inquired about buying an hd2 from eosrider. We had a few pm's back and forth but I never bought from him. He asked 225 for one hd2.
He also included a phone number in one PM. I could give you the # via PM if it helps you contact him to resolve your issue.
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PM sent, thanks mate.
Just bumping this up for people that might have missed this.
Sent from my HTC HD2 T8585 using XDA App
so u bought 2 hd2s ? for 480 ? or only 1 ?
what a shame...
thanks for posting this here.
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Orange business support tell me the 5000 has been discontinued. Initialy it was simply showing as out-of-stock (friday 4th, the day they agreed to give me one as an upgrade), but now they say it's discontinued.
I was trying to buy one in Orange last Friday, and they still sell them, but consider them obsolete, replaced by Hermes.
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they told me that they have no stock and that none of the orange shops have stock, and that there would be no more deliveries to them... are you saying you know of an orange shop that does have stock?
Orange on Cheapside, London had them on Friday. They didn't seem to sugest that they were out. I'm going down there a little later today, so I'll try to ask if they have more. Otherwise, give them a call!
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thanks...I realy want a 3g unit with a keyboard and a 1024*768 screen that fits in my pocket, and runs remote desktop. VGA will be tolerable, but qvga will be a challenge!
SimonPearse: I really want an 8 inch device that won't fit in my pocket, but it's not happening...
I spoke to the guy at Cheapside today, (Cheapskates, they told me I'd get £50 trade in, and gave me £10), and he said that he could find some Universals on the sales system around the country. You can try getting them to do a stock order for you.
The Universal is a nice system, but I wonder if HTC has backed out of that form factor, but replacing their only VGA device with the Hermes, as nice as it is, is quite a slap in the face for that technology.
FYI, I've been told that VJFullscreenTSC can be run with a virtual screen app to run Terminal Services/Remote Desktop at 1024x768 on the Universal.
(VGA screenshot)
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I had a similar problem. The Orange call centre had offered me a discount for the phone. Then me they had just discontinued the M5000 and although I was aware of some being in stock in one or two of the shops, I was told that they couldn't arrange a discount with the shops because the shops were all franchises.
I arranged to disconnect, and then wrote a complaint to the executive office. A week later, I got a call from a nice lady saying she managed to track one down in a shop nearby. She said if I paid for it at the shop, then Orange would send me a refund for the agreed discount.
I received mine on Thursday. I like it a lot and the screen is amazingly clear. However, it can be very slow and impossible to use without a memory card and a bit of tweaking. These boards will tell you most of what you need to know.
That might be why they've been trying to rid of it. Also, they are heavily promoting their new SPV M3100, which has just as good specs, except that it is smaller and not a clamshell, so may not meet your requirements.
Having said that, after I did the tweaking and installed a 1gb memory card (just over a tenner if you shop around on the net: got mine from 7dayshop.com) it works a treat! I have fallen totally in love with it. I previously had an M2000.
If I were you, I would suggest to Orange that, since they had agreed to give it to you on an upgrade, they do the same thing with you as they did with me (as long as you can spare cash in you account until they refund you whatever discount you asked for).
You will have to go to the store and collect it. I do know of a store in Kent that had some on Thursday. PM me if you want to know where, or if there is any more help I can be.
Hope you are able to track one down.
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SimonPearse: I really want an 8 inch device that won't fit in my pocket, but it's not happening...
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why not?
want it to be a clamshell or not? i will be able to give you recommendations in either case
Hi everyone, I am new to the t mobile community and I was looking on good ol ebay for a G1 without a contract. At that point my search threw back this in the query. I was quick to call b.s and all that so ofcourse i didn't buy it, but I just want to ask you all what in the hell is this. Has anyone out there bought it or had any experience with this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230319434420
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170293667058
Just some cheap "iClone" phones from China. Check your local craigslist- people cant seem to get rid of them fast enough once they get duped into buying them
Alright, In the first link the bid has ended so i cannot help you there. NOW In the second, It's a piece of hardware that may be fake, For Example, My cousin bought a phone like that about 2 months back from ofcourse good ol' Ebay, And what was it, A Japanese phone that looked just like the Iphone, It streamed TV had an antenna for when we made the switch on cable and antennas would be dead. It had like an 8 megapixel camera, Beautiful sweet deal for a smackin' $200 bucks. SO he went ahead and bought it. When it arrived it was the phone, or more exact the model, Which weight no more than a stack of papers, It didnt turn on, NOTHING. He decided to use a flathead screw driver to open it up, and what he found was that the phone had nothing inside, Literally, Nothing but sand, To make the phone weigh. So from me to you. Don't buy it. Skip it. Go to T-mobile and get the G1. lol But that was just 1 experience never know.
damn what a shame. Hopefully the people who are winning these ebay auctions don't get a box of sand shipped to them as well. I just did some reseach on meizu, they seem to be the company that is producing this stuff. Maybe its good enough for china, but I sure as hell am not taking a chance with it.
Those phones are real (not sure about the eBay one, but Deal Extreme and others sell the iClones) but they are very low quality. They also sell a ton of Nokia clones.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230319434420
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Those phone don't even look like the G1. DA.
Lol... that second one has got SIX speakers!! Must be goood... hehe
Haha
I bought one of these a couple mounths ago they are useless without the stylus and no where near as good as any phone made recently but if all you got is 150 and u need it unlocked then this pos is for you lol...
Edit: this thing does internet movies music and my favorite was the web cam mine had it does a few things but it doesn't do any all that good
These phones do have uses. A lot of these Chinese knock-offs are bought by people needing unlocked phones and multi-SIM capability. In Europe, for example, there are many more carriers over much shorter distances than in the US. Also, the practice (law?) there is caller-pays-all. Incoming calls don't cost anything. Outgoing calls cost your rate plus the rate of the person you're calling, making having multiple SIM cards for different countries more economical. Many of these phones have gimmick features like TV reception, but all come with clunky, proprietary operating systems. Finding good, useful applications will be a constant source of frustration for someone looking for a way to complement his 10mm CZ "diamond" stud in his ear.
Hey guys,
Since a couple of weeks I kept an eye on the HW-keys of my HD2. The laquer on them is vanishing more and more - it looks really crappy and somehow like it was an ugly full-plastique Nokia-phone...
Here some pics (quality isn't too good because the angle is quite tough):
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Has anybody had a problem like this before and if so have you contacted HTC about this?
I'm definitely planning to notify HTC about that and want them to replace these HW-keys on warranty... I cannot accept this on a 600€ phone after 6 months...
My aunt has bought the HD2 recently and I realised that HTC obviously has already brought a new version of HW-buttons (also with phone-button clearly green and the off-button red - which I don't really like much).
Cheers!
Mine are also slowly coming off, but it isn't as 'present' as on yours. I barely use them buttons, but I think with my future switch to Android, they will indeed come off too..
I'm also interested in knowing whether HTC will be liable for this.
de Wolfe said:
HTC obviously has already brought a new version of HW-buttons (also with phone-button clearly green and the off-button red - which I don't really like much).
Cheers!
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That is the US HD2, the european still has the uncoloured buttons. I have had mine HD2 since januari, and do not has this issue with the buttons.
Halle said:
That is the US HD2, the european still has the uncoloured buttons. I have had mine HD2 since januari, and do not has this issue with the buttons.
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No, it's a German Vodafone-device (my aunts one).
Now I contacted HTC telefonically and I have to say: I never heard such a piece of rubbish from any mobile-manufacturer.
"Jenny" told me, that this is a "blamish" (in German "Schönheitsfehler") and I have to live with that, but I'm free to pay for a replacement - it is not a warranty-issue...
Sorry HTC, but if these are your last words, I'm gonna kick my HD2 to ebay and will NEVER buy a HTC-device anymore.
all i have done is scrap it off with my nail job done looks fine now no marks or nothing
That's because of misuse!!
You could protect your phone by placing it in a leather pouch, looks elegant, has the htc mark on it and cheap from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PO-S510-HTC...037509?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a09436285
I've been using it for a while now and the phone is still brand new
sevoflurane said:
That's because of misuse!!
You could protect your phone by placing it in a leather pouch, looks elegant, has the htc mark on it and cheap from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PO-S510-HTC...037509?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a09436285
I've been using it for a while now and the phone is still brand new
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HA HA
Sorry, but I NEVER "misuse" my phones or any electronic devices. I took and take care of my HD2 like it was made of 24 carat gold. And I of course carried my HD2 ALWAYS in a leather case that definitely does not scratch the hardware keys (checked it of course). I even didn't use the HW-keys at all for some time.
Everything I can say is, that I'm VERY dissapointed about HTC's customer care. I mean, the HW-keys are the only part of HD2 that is not made of better material than plastics - and I haven't ANY other signs of ANY usage at ANY part of the phone apart of these HW-keys (photos looking worse than it really is because of the flashlight of my digicam). I paid € 600,- for the phone and I definitely won't accept this barefaced answer from HTC.
the keys are covered and it feels cos of the edges and once it chips it continues all over they shouldn't have done them.
they should have just left them as they are
Found this website that sells spare parts incase you damaged your epic. I myself was looking for a replacement for the rim around the screen as it fell out from my hoodie pocket into the street and the rim was dented. Phone works ok but the dent is an eye sore...lol. anyways here's the link : http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Epic-4G-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/6425.htm
Cool. Nice find. I always try to stick with OEM much as I can.
Great find
Supposing I keep this puppy as long as I kept my HTC Vogue, this will really come in handy. Thanks for passing this one along to everyone.
neato, must keep this one
No prob guys, hope it help anyone that has isues with hardware.
Im in soo need of this part:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Sa...ic-4G-D700-Keyboard-Ribbon-p/smsng6085455.htm
They are completely out of stock and might not even get it ever as they said it is hard to get. Anyone know where I can get one? Please!
Ughhh why do they have a minimum order?
Also, question about the digitizer + LCD replacement. Do you only need to buy the digitizer + LCD combo or do you also need to buy the front housing too?
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Ughhh why do they have a minimum order?
Also, question about the digitizer + LCD replacement. Do you only need to buy the digitizer + LCD combo or do you also need to buy the front housing too?
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The one I ordered is seen here, http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-epic-c-26_1118.html - I bought mine from cnn.cn about 3 months ago and it was $75, not this $120 crap, terrible.
it is the same part as your website (cnn.cn, when I ordered my screen from them, had a LOT MORE Epic4g parts). What I got in the mail was a NOT CRACKED and NOT BROKEN equivalent of my old one which is this:
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Good find man. That thanks for posting.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!
Is there any website from where external speaker/loudspeaker replacement OEM is available, cannot find any on EBay.
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Is there any website from where external speaker/loudspeaker replacement OEM is available, cannot find any on EBay.
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The link in the OP has a loudspeaker for sale. A little note: if anyone believes they have a bad antenna, the loudspeaker contains part of it, replacing it has the potential to solve the issue.
Also, I'm a coporate Sprint tech. If anyone has any issues or needs advice or a helping hand with the guts of their epic, I'm always available.
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Could someone tell me what their price on the LCD and digitizer is for the Epic? Don't have time to register atm =/
They are whole sellers so you may have to buy parts in bulk in order to get stuff from them, I see that even to create an account you need to get it "approved"
But great find man!
squshy 7 said:
The link in the OP has a loudspeaker for sale. A little note: if anyone believes they have a bad antenna, the loudspeaker contains part of it, replacing it has the potential to solve the issue.
Also, I'm a coporate Sprint tech. If anyone has any issues or needs advice or a helping hand with the guts of their epic, I'm always available.
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Thanks but it requires 5 quantity purchase minimum and I only need 1 external loudspeaker. There was one selling on EBay but no longer. I am in India and bought the phone online so cannot claim warranty repairs.
Yeah so I dont know if their customer service are really as stupid as they act or if they nust want to get on my nerves. I contacted paypal now. Screenshots in the description.
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Have you tried turning it on and off again?
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I'm impressed. I wouldn't dignify your capslock message with a response to be frank.
No,its not just the normal ghost touches. sometimes my touchscreen shuts down completely. Trust me,i read the forum.
If you waited 3 weeks for this anwsers,even tho the question they asked was clarified weeks ago,you would also be mad and write in capslock.
Wow LOL. Its almost as if its some sort of robot they have that responds to emails.. Pathetic. Just go straight to PayPal bro.
Honestly I don't think full on caps with exclamation marks will speed up your RMA any faster...
in fact, it ALMOST seems like customer service was dicking you around for the fun of it..:laugh:
I'm experiencing the same issue, already sent email and submitted RMA . Got one response only to advise I factory reset which I have done. If this goes sour, how long is eBay's or PayPal's fraud protection as I might have to go that route as well...
B3L13V3 said:
I'm experiencing the same issue, already sent email and submitted RMA . Got one response only to advise I factory reset which I have done. If this goes sour, how long is eBay's or PayPal's fraud protection as I might have to go that route as well...
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Don't wait, contest the charges because of a defective product right now with Paypal, problem solved , ok almost solved you are still stuck with a broken phone but at least you will get your money back.
If i remember correctly it's 45 days for Paypal.
Yeah that pretty much sucks. I guess that is what happens when the company and customer service are from China. I sure hope my phone has no issues really makes me think twice about the phone. Probably would not buy another unless they get this all sorted out.
My phone had the same issues. Ghost touches really bad and sometimes the touch screen would just stop responding altogether. The only way to fix it was to hold the power button and reboot the phone.
Today CM merged the firmware update from synaptic and Franco merged it into his newest kernel. I flashed it about 4 hours ago and no longer have any of the issues. I was even out in the sun earlier and that's when I had a lot worse problems when the phone was warm. I honestly think your problem is just the touchscreen firmware just like mine. I'd give Franco's kernel a try and see if it fixes your problem.
So just tell them you contact paypal. Im getting my replacement now.
Support Tickets
I don't know how you even got them to respond. I've put in three different Support ticket (starting on 8/31) and followed them up with at least 5 different emails, messaged almost all the mod's on the forums and have yet to receive ANY kind of response!!!!
Wow. I was thinking they were going to have really bad customer support, but now I'm amazed at how patient they were with you.
How is it that so many people are able to replicate the ghost swipes easily and put it up on youtube but you can't be bothered to?
Not to mention the fact that you haven't been bothered enough to check that there is a fix coming and waiting till then to check before saying it's a hardware bug.