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BATTERY COVER CRACK! Have you got one Too???

Hi everybody ,
I haven't been around in a while. I just wanted to point out that some people have noticed a small crack on the back case of the sapphire , HTC magic etc. where the mesh is up the top......
I noticed it and others have on another forum , so i thought it might be a good idea to see if you have it too???
Just wondering if anyone on here had the same problem??

So no one else has this problem?

Nope mines fine, treat it better

Wombat said:
Nope mines fine, treat it better
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LOL , I treat mine like royalty
I thought i would bring it up as users of the vodafone UK Forum board have raised this issue that a number of people have this problem. It seems Like a design fault
Have a read through hear
http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=26511
Good to hear you have not got it though , The HTC MAGIC is a BEAUTIFUL piece of kit

I have exactly the same crack on the back case of my Vodafon DE

Strange isn't it , Definetly a manufacturers fault
Be warned , it could get larger! As seen in the forum link posted above there is a picture.
According to vodafone , to get it repaired you have to send it off using the repair process which takes about 5 days !!
All to get the case replaced

CLLC said:
Strange isn't it , Definetly a manufacturers fault
Be warned , it could get larger! As seen in the forum link posted above there is a picture.
According to vodafone , to get it repaired you have to send it off using the repair process which takes about 5 days !!
All to get the case replaced
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That's still probably acceptable for many. The people in the link said that it keeps getting bigger and bigger. You're better off looking for a point in time where it would optimal for you to send it off. Then you can give yourself some leeway instead of having to do it as the massive crack in the back of the case demands.

Wow, I just checked mine and I have one too! Never noticed that before! I've had mine a couple of weeks and have looked after it like a baby. Maybe it was there from the start but it's so tiny I didn't notice.

mine got no crack

Mine has the tiniest of cracks but I'm not going to send it off to Vodafone to get fixed. As soon as it launches as the myTouch 3g in the USA aren't they going to be selling new back fascias anyway with designs etc? I think I'll just pick one up on the cheap on ebay when it comes to it getting horribly bad

wowo~~~~mine is ok, and I had used for around two monthes already.

TAM1m said:
I have exactly the same crack on the back case of my Vodafon DE
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When did you buy?Did you try to repair it? Hope you can fix it good luck

Mine has the tiniest of cracks but I'm not going to send it off to Vodafone to get fixed. As soon as it launches as the myTouch 3g in the USA aren't they going to be selling new back fascias anyway with designs etc? I think I'll just pick one up on the cheap on ebay when it comes to it getting horribly bad
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This makes the most sense. Hell, even just buy an OEM cover...I don't see what the big deal is!

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 no longer sold on o2!

Just called up to see if I could get my phone replaced due to a crack in the handset and the guy said that the structural defect is not covered even though I have sent it back before with the same problem.. the thought it sounded a bit fishy so went onto the o2 website to find that they no longer sell the device most likely due to the poor build even though that was supposed to be fixed with the new model, this means that any one wanting to get there phone replaced by o2 will be sadly disappointed.

damn, sorry to hear that mate, looks like i got mine just in time
a few weeks back, i complained of the cracks in the case, got told i would be sent a refurbished one when they received my one back from me.
i never sent it, and received a new one anyway. got lucky!
if i were you i'd complain like hell- there must be something they can do?! money off line-rental, different phone to replace x1?

vodafone did the same thing months ago but i'd send to SE cause you know they will

I'm gona complain like hell just like you said and get them to give me a new phone.. I do like my xperia but its got a crack running from the volume buttons to the battery cover making it really loose so the cover falls off sometimes and last time I took it back was because the volume buttons stopped working due to a similar crack!
might see if i can get an iphone just because I know the built quality is sound..

once i got my phone replaced i sold it immediately, yoг should have done the same. A lot of people were replacing the phones several times, so that could not be forever. Operators do not want to lose money =))

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I'm gona complain like hell just like you said and get them to give me a new phone.. I do like my xperia but its got a crack running from the volume buttons to the battery cover making it really loose so the cover falls off sometimes and last time I took it back was because the volume buttons stopped working due to a similar crack!
might see if i can get an iphone just because I know the built quality is sound..
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when this happened to me at vodafone since they no longer buy the x1 they sent me about 6 xperias all of them used.... some even having cracks......
So you might end up getting a used one :S

yeah, the one i got was 'refurbished', but i honestly could not find a fault with it, no marks, no scratches, no sign of wear.
BUT there is a little rattle coming from inside when i shake the thing... but it works perfectly well

msc125 said:
yeah, the one i got was 'refurbished', but i honestly could not find a fault with it, no marks, no scratches, no sign of wear.
BUT there is a little rattle coming from inside when i shake the thing... but it works perfectly well
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cool! i think all xperias have that its something to do with the sliding mechanism

Damn i just sent my X1 to voda due to it not charging or connecting via mini usb port.
I would like my broken X1 back so I can send it to SE rather than having a refurbed model.

Jasand said:
Damn i just sent my X1 to voda due to it not charging or connecting via mini usb port.
I would like my broken X1 back so I can send it to SE rather than having a refurbed model.
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i feel your pain! >.<

comeradealexi said:
cool! i think all xperias have that its something to do with the sliding mechanism
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It's the optical joystick, at least on mine, that makes that light rattle. The sliding mechanism is solid.

Most have got lucky, phoned O2 on Wednesday 02/09 as phone won't conenct to internet, got told to send it back and they would sort out a repair/replace, got home from work yesterday and they had delivered a replacement. If it is a re-furb it is immaculate. so up to yesterday they were still replacing them

xperiance said:
It's the optical joystick, at least on mine, that makes that light rattle. The sliding mechanism is solid.
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cheers, my old xperia had that optical joystick rattle, this is something else, but hey like i said... works good

now i'm regretting getting the xperia even though i do love it, might wait for the x2... does anyone know if it's coming out on o2?

see if i worked at 02 i'd of seen what a disaster the x1 was with the cracks ect and how many times this device had to get sent back and selling the x2 would be a risk, a gamble because the x1 caused so many problems - vodafone and o2 both saw these problems and vodafone dont sell ANY windows mobile devices now either so...

waiting for the xperia x10 now, phone contract doesnt run out till June :/ hopefully some good phones will be out by then. Thinking that android may be the way forward but might go for a blackberry or maybe even the iphone 3gs we will see.

Legend Repair

Riding home today, I had my loved Legend in my jacket pocket and the zipper failed, letting the phone come out and skip down the road at 70+mph. Luckily, my parents were following me on four wheels and noticed. By the time they got my attention and we made it back, we couldn't find the phone at all. Using my Mom's phone I jumped on mylookout and made it scream. After finding it, the results literally almost made me cry.
After only two weeks of owning the most perfect fitting phone I've ever had, I now have this:
(56k/mobile warning)
https:// dl. dropbox .com/u/6609249/DSC_0869.jpg
Any one have any ideas as to where I can get it repaired? I obviously get calling HTC but I wanted to see if there were any other recommended options available.

I don't want to be pessimistic but I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of a new screen+chassis+labor is more than the cost of a replacement.

I had a very similar problem with my Legend. HTC will repair it for 270 euros..

fabdroid said:
I had a very similar problem with my Legend. HTC will repair it for 270 euros..
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As of today, that'd be 341.22 USD. Purchase price was more around 500 through myworldphone so l have some figuring out to do. Guess it's time to start posting some stuff up on craigslist.. I *MUST* have this phone back, new or repaired.
I will say about the quality of the phone that it still operates just fine as the music unpaused when I hit the optical and I've been hearing notification/alarm sounds, if I could only find a way to control it through PC. I've tried screencast but can't get the phone to be recognized through USB (I'm assuming doubletwist is autoenabling the USB drive mode, not allowing the phone to switch to "sync" and I sure as hell can't do it)
Any ideas there?

I find it quite amusing that the phone is still in one piece. It is truly a sturdy build, 99% of all phones on the market would probably be separated into a zillion small, small pieces after taking that kind of hit.
Still i shame though. The picture made me shiver at first glance.

OMG...i feel freakin sorry for you dude will try and help you...google...here i go!

ok, i could find you the digitizer...
http://www.htcrepairparts.com/touch-screen-digitizer-for-htc-legend-p-2595.html
or here...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Touch-Screen-Gl...ccessories&hash=item3a5b46a6e6#ht_1977wt_1168
will try to find the chassis and the buttons.

I feel sorry too man, I love the phone because its one of the best build phones I cant get a scratch on the screen!
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

I ended up ordering another off of Amazon after taking mine apart to analyze the damage. Previous posters were correct, it would cost just as must to order a new so friend took care of me and got me another.
Interesting part is that (I'm assuming this) the first phone (also from Amazon) seemed to be from Europe, as the default language was UK English or whatever. It also came with a black A/C adapter plug.
The second phone came in with "CN Thai" as the default language, ultimately causing me to just give up changing it and root the phone. Anyway, that phone came with a *white* A/C adapter, no english defaults, Java and one other app starting with a P that was *not* on the first phone.
I wonder just how many out-of-the-box ROMs there are for "unbranded" phones...

Check your ROM version,and post it here.that is an asian version for sure...
Just root your phone and flash the wwe rooted rom.
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA App

HTC Trophy 7 forum?

I saw that there are forums added for some WP7 devices. I was wondering why there's no forum created for the HTC Trophy 7. (I get one this thursday and I really need some roms etc .. no, the official reason for asking is, I believe the Trophy 7 is one of the only devices HTC is going to launch in Europe, so I think a forum would be very appreciated.

I was about to ask about this.
I get mine Trophy 7 deliverd tomorrow, but it's vodafone branded.
It should work with my KPN sim, at least thats what the shop said, but I want to get rid of the vodafone branding in the software.
There also wont be any logo's on the phone itself, just the software.
I'm sure i can flash an official HTC rom on it.... but i'll need some help.
I do have some experience with flashing. been flashing my Touch Pro since the first month i got it (been 2 years already )
so please make an Trophy 7 related section for us guys from Holland

HTC 7 Trophy
Hello all togeteher,
I was going to ask exactly the same question. I think there are already a few people who would like to see a Forum which can be used for discussions etc. about the HTC 7 Trophy.

I too would also like to see this trophy section created. This and the HD7 (I believe) are the only wp7 devices available from htc that are unlocked so these should get the most attention imho.

Trophy forum coming soon! Today we added a couple more WP7 forums.

today i was the proud receiver of a HTC Trophy
Been playin with it for a couple of hours now, but it incredibly smooth.
I'm happy with it

mtem1985 said:
today i was the proud receiver of a HTC Trophy
Been playin with it for a couple of hours now, but it incredibly smooth.
I'm happy with it
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Did you receive the Vodafone's branding device? Is there any logo on the device? How about the software? Is it about a vodafone theme that you can change or something permanent?
thanks in advance for the answer

mtem1985 said:
today i was the proud receiver of a HTC Trophy
Been playin with it for a couple of hours now, but it incredibly smooth.
I'm happy with it
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your making me super excited!!!! i get mine on monday!!! monday morning, few hours from now. feel like a little kid before Christmas, havent had this feeling for a long time.
hopefully htc and MS fixed this whole xbox xtras app that crashes on htc phone tommorrow. wanna shake my phone and make my avatar fall down....ooooh its raining hailstones!!

sorry for the late reply..
it's indeed the vodafone branded one.
The guy from the shop called me about it. and i asked the guy if there was any branding on the phone itself and he confirmed that there is no branding on the phone.
So when i received it, i was quite anxious about it, but there is only a bootscreen with the vodafone logo, a tile with vodafone (wich i deleted right away) a vodafone app (also deleted) and the manual setup of my APN settings (just had to fill in portalmmm.nl for my Hi account ) and thats it.
Ow and the tiles where red, but adjustable to your prefered setting (mine is blue right now)
@levi3man: xbox live and avatar are working fine, but i replaces my regular live account with an WP7 exclusive one because my contacts from my regular acount is a mess, and there are some people in there my girlfriend wouldn't be to happy about .
So i made an new account with no avatar at the moment.

g'day there.
just wondering if you can tell me if you can swap out the microsd card in the Trophy? this has been rumoured on a few sites.
cheers,
milka

I got mine from vodafone NZ and it has absolutely no branding at all, not even the common vodafone start up screen. Perhaps they didn't have enough time to flash it given NZ was the first place in the world to release a wp7 device?

Hey guys just wondering if someone could let use know what the screen is like under direct sunlight? Although it is not that important I would still like to know what I am getting myself into.
I currently have a desire and it's quite poor in direct sunlight - just for reference.

OnlinePredator said:
Hey guys just wondering if someone could let use know what the screen is like under direct sunlight? Although it is not that important I would still like to know what I am getting myself into.
I currently have a desire and it's quite poor in direct sunlight - just for reference.
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It's usable under direct sunlight, a lot better than my nexus ones amoled display. Perhaps comparable to my old 3gs and maybe a bit less than samsung's super amoled displays.

The SD-card is not in a separate slot below the battery or something so you can't remove it.
I haven't had any issues under sun-light, it's readable and clear enough.
the only thing that bugs me now is that the notes app does't work after the HTC update... Not that i'm using it but still

still playing with the phone, and as i go along, i'm discovering new features.
With windows phone 7 attached to your winlows live profile, you can do some neat things, at least i think their neat
You can map your phone, and it shows on a map the location of the phone, and in my case it was spot on.
You can ring your phone, wich lets your phone ring, so you can find it if you lost it in your room.
You can lock your phone, where the app asks for an 4 digit code to unlock the phone, and an optional message. With this app you can lock your phone from a distance and on wake (power button press) the phone shows an message that the phone is locked or your optional message. and after an reboot the phone still stays in locked state. The only way to unlock it is to enter the 4 digit code. It's still possible to make emergency calls with it.
And the final thing you can do is erase your phone, revert it to factory settings i guess, because i didn't test this part

mtem1985 said:
The SD-card is not in a separate slot below the battery or something so you can't remove it.
I haven't had any issues under sun-light, it's readable and clear enough.
the only thing that bugs me now is that the notes app does't work after the HTC update... Not that i'm using it but still
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This used to happen to my notes app, I just uninstalled it completely from the system and re-installed it from the market and it worked

The HTC Trophy has a new home at XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=809
Enjoy

hello !!!!!
congrats for the superb phone!
a few questions!
does it feel e bit plastic?
how is the quality?
back cover?feel>?matte?plastic?glossy?
and most important.
putting the phone on the table,do the lens/flash/speaker profile scratch?
byeeeeee

pik. said:
hello !!!!!
congrats for the superb phone!
a few questions!
does it feel e bit plastic?
how is the quality?
back cover?feel>?matte?plastic?glossy?
and most important.
putting the phone on the table,do the lens/flash/speaker profile scratch?
byeeeeee
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It doesn't feel plastic at all. The glossy finish gives it a sort of "industrial design" look. Also, the coating on the back gives it a very sturdy grip.
All in all I like the minimalistic design of this phone. It's one of the best designs I've ever seen from HTC. But of course that's a matter of taste.
No scratching of the lens/flash. The lens/flash/speaker compartment is a bit raised, so when it is laying on the table it doesn't lay completely flat. The angle is just enough to prevent scratching.

bootup logo
I've got my Trophy with a boot up logo from Vodafone. Is there any way to get rid of that bootup screen?
Thanx in advance

The awful journey of my DZ and what should i do with it?

Hi DZ owners, I want to share a story with you:
*walloftext*
I had my DZ for about a year.
Then it was stolen one evening in a place full of people. I never thought I would see it again.
But then after about half a year I got 2 parties, which accused each other of having it.
Through intimidation on luck of one of them still having it I have got it back.
That imbecile did neither sell or use it. He just had it lying around in a cupboard as a kind of trophy, propably even smasehd it on ground some times... (And I wondered why I couldnt track it.)
Now the phone is a terrible mess. The battery was empty for a long time, degraded to not even last a day. The display (not the glass) was broken.
Then I bought a new battery and display for about 30€ replaced the display and while opening one of those small fragile connectors at the side of the board (I dont actually know what they connect, can someone tell me?), the lower one broke but I kludged it with a small piece of tape in place.
Fine everything worked, my Virtuous Unity install boots with /data as I left it.
The reading of my notes and contacts from that time really got me a nostalgia flash.
The sdcard was gone (I actually searched that guys box of stolen phones). Putting a new one in, phone mounts and stops complaining. After that I turned it off, wanting to sleep. The next day I loaded a fresh rom, QuadraSense because Virtuous Unity uses too much ram. Put it on SD and guess what? The SD (any of 5 microsds i have.) cant be mounted, not with FAT, not with EXT. Can the broken connector from the insides cause this?
But when I shake the phone the display brightness varies, (the kludged clip is not really stable) so I guess the connector is either for the display energy or the sensor but it could be multipurpose.
When I have fixed that, what will propably be the next problem with this phone?
Should I invest more time/replacement stuff into it or just buy a new one? Are there newer phones with physical keyboard?
I had a Motorola Milestone 2 for a while for really cheap but their keyboards suck because the keys stop working or stick, it seems like the existing MS2s have reached their end of life. (I have tested 4 MS2s all the same.)
I am thinking of a Galaxy Note if not keyboard. Anyone here knows about the openness and rom diversity? (I am browsing that forum right after this post so this is not just a lazyass question, more of an if someone just has the info in mind right now.)
lol at the existing tags!

sounds like the connection to the sdcard slot is damaged as well as the main flexcable as it sounds like you replaced the lcd
I don't know your situation but if it were me id find it gratifying to kick the guys ass and demand a brand new g2, but to each there own
personal opinion there isn't a better phone on the market right now than the g2/dz, at least not for my needs so it may be worth your time fixing this one
(that guy sounds like the kind of *******s that deserve very bad things)
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda premium

What cell phone does this guy use? You should just take it out of his hand and tell him you're even. I did that to a guy who stole my skateboard once. He was on steroids and weighed 50lbs more than me, but I guess I used the f word enough times loud enough that he realized he was wrong? I don't know if i'd try that again though hahaha
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app

I fear it might be the end of your DZ and tbh if it was me in your position I would go with a Note or may be the SG3

I'll pay him a visit today when hes back from work, I think hes got enough money to buy a new one. His currently used phone is an old Sony Erricson thing. As for if I am even with him, dont know my physical condition is not the best but with the power of ale one can not fail. XD
EDIT: Thats the broken piece inside:
Meh embedding doesnt work with 3 MB pics, just the link: http://gheddo.biz/pic/desirez.JPG
Urgh phones get so filthy when you zoom in.

the parts aren't that expensive. U you can get them on eBay and repair it yourself
If you get a new phone. I'd get an sgs3
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Illidan Pornrage said:
I'll pay him a visit today when hes back from work, I think hes got enough money to buy a new one. His currently used phone is an old Sony Erricson thing. As for if I am even with him, dont know my physical condition is not the best but with the power of ale one can not fail. XD
EDIT: Thats the broken piece inside:
Meh embedding doesnt work with 3 MB pics, just the link: http://gheddo.biz/pic/desirez.JPG
Urgh phones get so filthy when you zoom in.
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Just so you know my post was half joke. Yes, I think he owes you a new phone, but I don't want to find out you got in a fistfight with him b/c of my joke advice. haha but still, if he knows he's wrong, you'd be surprised sometimes how compliant a guilty person can be.
Good luck! Let us know what you decide and how it turns out =)
Sent from my Desire Z using xda app-developers app