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Hello to every xda members...
I'm a newbie to android world.. was planning to buy nexus one so I just wondered if I could ask you guys about any hardware issues with this phone...
I was going through the forum and some of the things that worried me a little was the "bleeding" problem and the 3g issue... couldn't understand what the poster meant by the "bleeding" ... I'm just worried about hardware issues coz firmware are constantly updated to fix common problem... and I have a lot of faith in cyanogen and other devs....
Had no problems at all with mine, you've got to remember this is where people come when they have problems so youre bound to see a lot of posts like that here, but of the several hundred thousand Nexus's out there right now I think youll find that these events are fairly isolated. This is just a place a lot if people come to share them.
The only problem that i have noticed is the reception issue when you hold the phone, it has been discussed alot on these forums. Hope its just a software issue but who knows
JoshHart said:
Had no problems at all with mine, you've got to remember this is where people come when they have problems so youre bound to see a lot of posts like that here, but of the several hundred thousand Nexus's out there right now I think youll find that these events are fairly isolated. This is just a place a lot if people come to share them.
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Thats true...
but still waiting for more replies
Hi,
Mine works OK, after flash radio from ERE36B the UMTS/GSM stability is slightly improved. In fact, on old ERE27 was also not bad - in my place the signal is really weak (-103dB)
Besides, battery lasts for ~10 hours (yes, massive playing with the phone .
Today spotted, that the icon descriptions were moved from center to the right of the icon, what caused lost of readability. After reboot problem was gone.
I also considered if to choose HTC desire, but finally decided to buy N1 - first of all because it was already available
greetz
mati.
So i guess it wud be a gr8 phone... coz i don't care about the video call that is the only drawback.... thanks...
Orangeandblue302 said:
The only problem that i have noticed is the reception issue when you hold the phone, it has been discussed alot on these forums. Hope its just a software issue but who knows
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this is a non-issue with a bluetooth headset like my jawbone earcandy.
Orangeandblue302 said:
The only problem that i have noticed is the reception issue when you hold the phone, it has been discussed alot on these forums. Hope its just a software issue but who knows
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may have something to do with the antennae being at the bottom of the phone...
bluetooth headsets remedy that, same with the stock headset that came with the phone.
about the bluetooth headset,
this may be true but I am not a fan of handfree stuff unless i am in my car, but I dont need to talk on my phone while driving. Id rather it just work when I use it like a normal phone..
Trying to find out if my cases are just really bad luck or are there really issues with the touch screen on the HERO!
Bought my phone in October 2009 and now have the bring in the phone for the 5th time to HTC. My son has also an Hero and he faces the same problems.
Symptoms:
- lower region no or very bad response, almost unable to use the backspace in sms
- about 9 mm from the bottom the whole screen no response
- screen starts flipping/switching between the different menu screens
For my phone the lcd already 3 times replaced and for my son once.
When I brought in my phone last time I asked them if there where people like me who have the same problems with the touch screen and they assured me there where no screen problems!!!
I really getting tired of going to HTC service centre and have to wait one week before my phone comes back, last time even almost 2 weeks.
I do like the phone but with these kind of problems I wonder just bad luck or is there something wrong with the design?
Didn't drop the phone once, would say I am a heavy user including mobile network sharing function.
Use stock rom and have installed facebook and yahoo. Don't even dear to put the phone in my pocket because I am afraid that would cause the problems.
Who has similar experience and is willing to share. Would like to find out more before I send a big complain letter to HTC?
5-May Update:
Today received a brand new Hero from HTC. All new except the back cover
hope this one last a bit longer
Thanks
Theo, Singapore
Many people have had this problem. Mine was sent to HTC, 3 months ago or so. Haven't had the problem since.
Maybe your repair-center uses the wrong (old) acreens.
Mine was sent to HTC Belgium. I live in the Netherlands.
same here...got my phone about 3 month ago...I had loaded alot apps when I first got the phone. and the lower part of screen was DEAD at one point. Hard reset that's all I did and works fine for the last few months
tkrewinkel, mach2005, have you flashed a custom ROM or smth? (threkwinkel i know you mention that u've used a stock rom.. but your not clear if you've used a custom ROM and revert back to the stock one .. )
The problem does not apear when the screen is cold. After a while when the screen is at full brightness it gets warmer and the problem gets worse. HTC told me that they had to repair a lot of devices and it is a common hardware-problem. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with the ROM-version you are on!
same for me here, sending the phone right now to htc
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tkrewinkel, mach2005, have you flashed a custom ROM or smth? (threkwinkel i know you mention that u've used a stock rom.. but your not clear if you've used a custom ROM and revert back to the stock one .. )
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Why did you ask that question ? Do you think that custom ROM may cause that problem with our hero screen ?
I had the same issue and posted earlier in the forum..i never installed custom rom but for some reason the screen wasnt responsive enough and had a tough time sending mails n msgs..returned it to htc and got it repaired.
my hero is working perfectly and looking fwd to the 2.1 update
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Why did you ask that question ? Do you think that custom ROM may cause that problem with our hero screen ?
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I wanted to know if this is related somehow to unofficial ROMS.. but it seems it's not.. thanks serenity373!
Why did you ask that question ? Do you think that custom ROM may cause that problem with our hero screen ?
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I wanted to know if this is related somehow to unofficial ROMS.. but it seems it's not.. thanks serenity373!
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Yeah i know...in my case it appeared just after changing my rom...i had an overclocked kernel...
I think i'm gonna use my warranty..
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I had exactly the same issue in the region of the screen you stated (bottom right). It has been repaired once so far. I hope it doesn't happen every few months!
Can we have on general thread for these touch screen problems.
It is a common issue i believe. I want to know if the htc phones that were send for repairs came across the same problem again?
For the last 6 weeks I've had nothing but headaches between two T-Mobile HD2's. I bought on release date, 3 days later I was better off tossing it in the freezer because all it would do is freeze. It also lagged, was buggy and a glitch fest. Apps didnt work, screen didn't work, Sense UI wouldn't load ugh, I can go on. I got another HD2, within the first 7 hours it froze on me too lol. It also had the same issues as the first.
I just want to thank everybody here in the forums for helping solve my phone issue, as I've research and tried everything but they did not help. Also thanks to HTC and T-mobile.com for putting up with my madness lol, although T-Mobile allowed me to get my OG plan back (and keep my HD2), I can now leave T-Mobile (im under no contract) to get something else (leaning towards the Evo 4G over the Nexus One).
P.S. I hope T-Mobile gets there act together and releases a patch ASAP, it sucks that such a incredible piece of hardware is having a lot of problematic issues.
that's weird,I assume you were on stock rom which is why u got the issues...custom roms eliminate those issues u have on stock rom.
i dont think it's so much the stock ROM, mine's been wonderful with the stock ROM. it's more that he was unlucky enough to be one of the first bozos who got the phone with version 2.10. for me, rom version 2.11 has been nothing but bliss, so much that after trying several custom roms i went back to my stock 2.11 because, compared to it, all custom roms suck (winmo devs aren't as good as android devs).
there's a thread with stock roms and 2.11 is usable even without hspl (i kept hspl out of personal preference and I'll try to make my own build). good luck to you anyway. i suggest you get a nexus one and flash desire rom (or heck, get a desire)
If it is freezing, the first setting I would check is
Start > Settings > Menu > All Settings > Today > Items
The setting "Today timeout", at the bottom left hand corner,
should not be selected/enabled.
why shouldnt the today timeout be selected,just out of curiosity?
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why shouldnt the today timeout be selected,just out of curiosity?
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i just unchecked it so i'll wait and see if anything improves (i have minor freezing/lag with calls and sms sometimes)...but im also curious what this fixes
I think its more of a "You don't know how to use such a powerful piece of equipment!!!" There is nothing wrong with your phone, its just easier for you to believe your own lie when you return it by posting for others to read what horse doo doo it is,...Like for example, "Transformers missing do to a Faulty sdCARD"...sorry I have full reset my phone several times just to erase everything and removed my sdCard with no Data loss issues, I agree with the other guy, I think its you and you should properly close your apps before claiming its your phone...Ever heard P.E.B.K.A.C before?...Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair!!! That's you!!! Grow up!! These Phones Rock, apple fan boys will do anything to make a solid product look bad.
My phone has frozen at least once every day it seems like. But I think i solved the battery issue. I bought a second battery!! Haha, I am so S M R T! At any rate, I love this phone for the big screen and fast internet. I just wish I had a way to get mp4's to watch. Or that more books on barnes and noble were free.
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I think its more of a "You don't know how to use such a powerful piece of equipment!!!" There is nothing wrong with your phone, its just easier for you to believe your own lie when you return it by posting for others to read what horse doo doo it is,...Like for example, "Transformers missing do to a Faulty sdCARD"...sorry I have full reset my phone several times just to erase everything and removed my sdCard with no Data loss issues, I agree with the other guy, I think its you and you should properly close your apps before claiming its your phone...Ever heard P.E.B.K.A.C before?...Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair!!! That's you!!! Grow up!! These Phones Rock, apple fan boys will do anything to make a solid product look bad.
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LOL, Less talking, more listening kid.
It's obvious you have no idea what your talking about and lacking the intelligence to do so. I have plenty of videos posted here showing how horrible my two devices are (do a search). It's HTC Sense UI that is the problem, not WM6.5. I've shown HTC reps and T-Mobile reps my phone, they've test and diagnosis it, and if it wasn't for me, there wouldn't be a update on the way. So keep talking ****, that's why your teeth are brown.
Dude is soo anal because I gave up on my HD2, lol. If you like yours that fine but don't cry me a river because I didn't like mine lmao!
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I've shown HTC reps and T-Mobile reps my phone, they've test and diagnosis it, and if it wasn't for me, there wouldn't be a update on the way.
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Why does "...and Windows 7 was my idea!" come to mind?
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I've shown HTC reps and T-Mobile reps my phone, they've test and diagnosis it, and if it wasn't for me, there wouldn't be a update on the way.
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Are you serious! You think it's because of you that an update is on it's way?! If you do, you are a severe narcissist. The fact that you think that really makes anything else you claim questionable.
Woot, 8 posts to 1,000.
7!
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Are you serious! You think it's because of you that an update is on it's way?! If you do, you are a severe narcissist. The fact that you think that really makes anything else you claim questionable.
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Agreed.Also i thought you were an Android fan boy, didn't you have a G1?
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I think its more of a "You don't know how to use such a powerful piece of equipment!!!" There is nothing wrong with your phone, its just easier for you to believe your own lie when you return it by posting for others to read what horse doo doo it is,...Like for example, "Transformers missing do to a Faulty sdCARD"...sorry I have full reset my phone several times just to erase everything and removed my sdCard with no Data loss issues, I agree with the other guy, I think its you and you should properly close your apps before claiming its your phone...Ever heard P.E.B.K.A.C before?...Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair!!! That's you!!! Grow up!! These Phones Rock, apple fan boys will do anything to make a solid product look bad.
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you sir are an idiot.... did you look at his sdcard, you were there while he was using the phone to say it that kind of ****? you ve had good luck with you r device and I congratulate you but not everybody phone has been flawless. so basicly.........STFU.
if you go for android you will know the value of your hd2
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LOL, Less talking, more listening kid.
It's obvious you have no idea what your talking about and lacking the intelligence to do so. I have plenty of videos posted here showing how horrible my two devices are (do a search). It's HTC Sense UI that is the problem, not WM6.5. I've shown HTC reps and T-Mobile reps my phone, they've test and diagnosis it, and if it wasn't for me, there wouldn't be a update on the way. So keep talking ****, that's why your teeth are brown.
Dude is soo anal because I gave up on my HD2, lol. If you like yours that fine but don't cry me a river because I didn't like mine lmao!
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I was with you till you said the bolded
how solipsistic can you be to assume that based on your pathetic user experience that tmobile and htc would generate an entire updated rom to suit just your needs??? Give me a break dude...
this is xdas not fan pandering to overly zealous delusional users that are so far up steve jobs craw they can see his prostate...I mean seriously what the frick???
And I admit for 80% of errors it is brought on by the user and not the device itself. The hd2 has its flaws. All phones do...but for most users they are iphone/android converts expecting the same experience without doing any research on htc and windows mobile. And to those users, yes I say they do deserve any error they get. Why? You didn't take time to learn about your device. This isn't something as simple as a flashlight where you press the on button and something magically happens. Its a pocket pc and that means a lot...
Closing this thread as it is turning into a bashing session. Lets keep it civil.
I contacted HTC and discussed the grounding issue my phone is experiencing (screen unresponsive when ungrounded.) I asked if exchanging would fix the issue and was told all incredibles suffer from it. I would just like to confirm that people have incredibles that function when touched with only one finger on an ungrounded surface such as the arm of leather sofa.
What exactly is ungrounded?
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what is your phone set on when trying to use it?
If the object the phone is sitting on has more charge (and the phone is not in a case) than the object touching the screen (your finger) then it won't work. All capacitive touch screens work this way... at least, that's my understanding. I have never had the unresponsive screen issue, but my phone is also in a case.
path to earth
basically a non conductive surface (example leather couch arm). Mine doesn't even work on most wood tables unless i make a second point of contact.
I have not experienced it, and I tried on various objects after seeing videos of the problem, but it seems like it's a somewhat random problem. I think it has to do with the object having a static charge.
Are you in an very dry environment?
Edit: If you can use one, a case may help.
I'm on my second phone, both of them did it.
I just got my incredible last week, I love it but this is annoying me. The people at the store act like they have never heard of the issue and HTC said getting it replaced wouldn't help. I am considering trying the x or waiting on the fascinate, however I just want to know if and likely when i switch back, should i consider this flaw a necessary evil that goes along with owning this phone? would you say the majority of peoples phones work fine?
I've actually never had a grounding issue with my phone, though that may be because I have a case on it.
The only trouble I've had is the screen freezes when I wake it up, albeit VERY rarely. My boyfriend has the same problem, so I know it's not just me.
i hardly ever notice it. a few times i noticed it was this situation
i have the phone laying on my bed and i wake it up and try to unlock it (using the pattern lock) and it won't work or i have to try several times beacause it reads my touch as jumping around.
99.9% of the time though i'm holding the phone in my hand when i'm using it so i never notice it.
I may be wrong here, BUT. I think the 2.2 leak fixes it. i had the problem before the leak, sometimes when trying to scroll through apps or something with the phone laying on my bed it would think i'm long pausing on an app or it wouldn't scroll right. now it seems to be flawless.. only tested it for a few minutes trying to reproduce it, but still. usually it only took a few seconds to notice it.
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I may be wrong here, BUT. I think the 2.2 leak fixes it. i had the problem before the leak, sometimes when trying to scroll through apps or something with the phone laying on my bed it would think i'm long pausing on an app or it wouldn't scroll right. now it seems to be flawless.. only tested it for a few minutes trying to reproduce it, but still. usually it only took a few seconds to notice it.
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could you test something for me since you have the leak? try a pattern lock and see how it goes.
FWIW, mine has had this issue from the start. Bugs me a little, but not enough to replace the handset.
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could you test something for me since you have the leak? try a pattern lock and see how it goes.
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my first incredible had the unresponsive screen, verizon replaced it and that one had it as well, I installed the leaked froyo and the problem is no longer there.
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could you test something for me since you have the leak? try a pattern lock and see how it goes.
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I have had the same problem you have had with both my bed and my couch. After reading the posts here I tried it and it seem that 2.2 has fixed it since I no longer have the problem. Not sure how thats possible if its a grounding issue but its fixed.
While I was unrooted, preparing to flash the leak, I went into the store and got them to exchange my phone. The new one works perfectly but i never tried the leak on the old one. I was told however, via HTC email, that it would not be fixed via update due to being a hardware issue. here is what they sent me. A stated earlier, my new phone now functions perfectly and my name isn't snoopy.
Dear snoopy
Hello snoopy, "Thank you for contacting HTC. I understand how important it is to have your HTC customized to your specifications. I am not sure which HTC device you are writing about, but there is an issue with the Androids. The touchscreen sensor is inconsistent, particularly when the phone is not grounded. Just putting a hand on the device grounds it just fine. This is a physical issue so updates will not resolve it. You do have the option to contact your provider for exchange. James, I hope I have answered your inquiry in sufficient detail. Please feel free to contact HTC at any time in the future. HTC Technical Support www.htc.com/us www.twitter.com/htc www.facebook.com/htc"
i was also told on the phone that exchanging wouldn't fix the issue, however it certainly did correct it.
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While I was unrooted, preparing to flash the leak, I went into the store and got them to exchange my phone. The new one works perfectly but i never tried the leak on the old one. I was told however, via HTC email, that it would not be fixed via update due to being a hardware issue. here is what they sent me. A stated earlier, my new phone now functions perfectly and my name isn't snoopy.
Dear snoopy
Hello snoopy, "Thank you for contacting HTC. I understand how important it is to have your HTC customized to your specifications. I am not sure which HTC device you are writing about, but there is an issue with the Androids. The touchscreen sensor is inconsistent, particularly when the phone is not grounded. Just putting a hand on the device grounds it just fine. This is a physical issue so updates will not resolve it. You do have the option to contact your provider for exchange. James, I hope I have answered your inquiry in sufficient detail. Please feel free to contact HTC at any time in the future. HTC Technical Support www.htc.com/us www.twitter.com/htc www.facebook.com/htc"
i was also told on the phone that exchanging wouldn't fix the issue, however it certainly did correct it.
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No but your name must be James ;p
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No but your name must be James ;p
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How ever did you know that?. I just removed the places with my full name, not worried about being 1 in a million people with the name James so its all good.
Hi all,
About 2 weeks ago I noticed the bottom left of my screen would activate by itself repeatedly. This mostly seemed to happen when I was trying to type something. It carried on for a while so tonight I flashed a romkitchen rom (2.3.3) (I was on 2.2.1 before), thinking it might be a bug in the system somewhere. Well the problem is still there and I;ve discovered it's always that same corner of the screen that does it no matter what orientation I have it in. I can't even sign into the market at the moment because it makes it impossible to type and the screen ends up freezing until I press the home screen.
Is there anything this could be other than a hardware issue? I did a full factory reset etc during the flashing process.
If I need to send it back would I need to flash it back to stock? I bout my phone from O2 in the UK, where can I get the correct firmware? samfirmware has loads but how do I know which one I need?
Thanks in advance!
Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.
ROFLMAO
That is by far the funniest thread title I've seen on here yet
It does sound like a hardware issue though.
Hehe....nice title
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Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
You might want to edit the topic title, although it is quite funny. Read it and think a bit.
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simply THE BEST title so far!!!! cant stop laughing here!!!!.....sorry
Yeah I agree with the person who suggested it was a hardware issue. Always worth getting someone to check it out for you
Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
let him touching if it gives him pleasure.
Hahahahahahahahaaaa!!!!
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Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?
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Sounds like a hardware issue. Did it ever get rained on or something? Do you use a screen protector?
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No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner
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is it happening only while phone is being charged or all the time?
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It happens at random. Sometimes it works fine. Not related to being plugged in though
I know someone that had the same issue, though it was with the Vibrant (not i9000m). He sent it to samsung, but it still has the same problem, though not as frequent. I haven't seen him in a while so I'm not sure if he ever got it resolved...
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No water damage or anything. I do use a screen protector but it looks flawless in the affected corner
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Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing
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Just to eliminate all possible outside influences, take the protector off and clean the screen really well - and see if it still does it. If it does, then bring it in and try your best to be convincing
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I'll see how it goes with the protector off. I think my screen is failing though as now on occassion the screen will completely freeze and I have to put it to sleep and wait a few minutes for it to start working again.
Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,
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Tell it to stop or it will go blind.
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this is so true
I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.
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Can anyone point me in the direction of carrier specific stock firmwares? I can only find stock android ones.
Thanks,
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Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.
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I've had the same problem. Unlocked SGS on Orange UK. The problem was on/off for a while but eventually got so bad I couldn't use the phone, removing screen protector made no difference.
I stuck an old Froyo build on and took it into carphonewarehouse, they sent it off and it was fixed in their repair centre. No problems since and that was 4 months ago.
Not sure how you would go about getting the operators rom on there but I'm sure you can mess around with Kies to get it to download the one you want.
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Think that's what I'll have to do then. Hadn't thought of using Kies, thanks for that. I'll whack a stock 2.1 rom on there and see if it will update to 2.2 through kies.
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Try samfirmware.com, down at the botton of the GT I9000 firmwares are the provider's ones.
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Thanks, it's a bit unclear which one is what. I'll look into it a bit more.
P.S. how does the multi-quote work on here. When I select the threads I want to quote and press post reply nothing happens