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I have had the evo since the day it came out. Just recently my earpeice speaker has a crackling in it. Will sprint give me any problems cause I am rooted? will I have to load the stock ruu on the phone before I bring it in. I would hate to have to start all over again. But it is hard for me to talk on the phone. If someone knows if they would just replace the speaker or if they would give me a new phone?
just do a back up and then go stock and bring it in.
if they see it is rooted they will blame that as the issue.
I thought if I go back to stock I will loose all my nand backups
No just nand backup, stock it, get it back, root it, run band, your good to go. Backup your nand folder on a computer if it makes you feel safer too.
phatmanxxl said:
No just nand backup, stock it, get it back, root it, run band, your good to go. Backup your nand folder on a computer if it makes you feel safer too.
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run band?
Hopefully I will get the same phone back and not a new one.
Yea band, as in bandroid nackup.
blow into the ear piece. mine was cracking two and i think something passed through that little grate and got up against the ear piece. kinda like putting something on a car speaker and it popping and cracking like its blown..
should a least try it
so no follow up?
I get popping/crackling in my on-phone speaker every other call it seems. If I hang up and call again it sometimes will go away. I'm rooted stock.
I figured it was the network and not the phone. Let us know how it goes...
Well I returned my phone back to stock without any root, I also took off any folders/files on the sd card that would show that I had root. I went to the sprint store, they looked at my phone and after 30min they said, "ok, we are going to get you a new/refuribished phone" and I had the choice of getting white, which I am getting. Should have it by Tues or Wed. Then I will be rooting it. I can't stand having my phone stock. I miss my cm6 turbo
I'm curious about this as well. My speaker crackles but only ever with one person that I call. As crazy as it sounds it's only when I call my gf on her Hero.
I know it's not a volume issue because I hear the crackling while the phone is ringing before she even picks up. I was also wondering if it's a network issue cause it never happens on any of my other calls.
I have TEP so I may just see what Sprint says.
Edit: I forgot to add that when I'm talking to her and switch to speakerphone I can still hear crackling so I'm thinking network issue.
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aerajan said:
I'm curious about this as well. My speaker crackles but only ever with one person that I call. As crazy as it sounds it's only when I call my gf on her Hero.
I know it's not a volume issue because I hear the crackling while the phone is ringing before she even picks up. I was also wondering if it's a network issue cause it never happens on any of my other calls.
I have TEP so I may just see what Sprint says.
Edit: I forgot to add that when I'm talking to her and switch to speakerphone I can still hear crackling so I'm thinking network issue.
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I have that a little bit too. Mine seems to be volume though. If I'm maxed on in-call, that's the worst. If I pop it down one click it's not too bad.
I can deal with it, but I have a feeling it may get worse some day
Coincidences? Switching from a Beta Froyo DI18 to DK28 all of a sudden my speaker is making a crackling sound. It sounds like it is blown, or the connection is bad. I am guessing it is just a coincidences that it happened at the same time I did the update, since I am not seeing other post with the same issue. It is weird because I was not playing music, using the speaker phone or anything else through the speaker at all yesterday.
Hopefully I can take it to a Sprint Store and they can swap the speaker out. I really don't want a new phone as this one has ghost armor and it is on perfectly!
CrozB
I too have upgraded and started having speaker problems. Mine now sounds exactly as you have described it. The speaker was never great before when compared to other headsets but now it is really bad. So, did the speaker just happen to break at the same time that I changed firmware or did DK28 do something to it?
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Coincidences? Switching from a Beta Froyo DI18 to DK28 all of a sudden my speaker is making a crackling sound. It sounds like it is blown, or the connection is bad. I am guessing it is just a coincidences that it happened at the same time I did the update, since I am not seeing other post with the same issue. It is weird because I was not playing music, using the speaker phone or anything else through the speaker at all yesterday.
Hopefully I can take it to a Sprint Store and they can swap the speaker out. I really don't want a new phone as this one has ghost armor and it is on perfectly!
CrozB
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I'm with ya! It seems that it might be software related to DK28? I notice when listening to music and some multi tasking maybe taxes the processor a bit and then I get the crackling....
Hmmmmm
I have to say
On 2.1, my speaker was great.
Now on 2.2, it siyndd like rice crispies.
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I had the same issue, and my speaker shut down completely. Took it into best buy since I had the service plan, and when I got it back, they said they had only "changed settings", but it's working again...
Also, I unrooted back to stock before giving the phone over to best buy, but it still wasn't working until I got it back from geek squad.
Downside; now my keyboard doesn't light up, and doesn't interact with orientation, but allows input via typing.
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No static or crackly problem with Eclair or when I flashed to DK28. Did you try a factory reset after flashing to DK28? It cleared up a few odd problems I encountered. YMMV
I'm on DK28 and loving my speakers. Runs as should.
Took it to the Sprint store and after replacing my speaker it is fine. Sprint said nothing about the leaked Froyo or custom rom on the phone.
On a side note, they also replaced my screen. I have no idea why they did that as the speaker is clearly not connected to the screen. I am really pissed about it too because I lost my ghost armor off the top half of my phone and had to pay Best Buy another $25.00 to have a new kit reapplied.
Oh well at least my speaker is working again.
CrozB
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I had the same problem with mine. They ended up replacing the phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9656954
since the epic's come out we've had about 5 people come in w/blown speakers. depending on the store you go and the level of experience the tech working on your phone has will determine if they just replace the whole phone or speaker, but repair centers should have speakers in stock to replace if their doin their job right.
Happened to me also. I got a whole new phone as well.
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i hear a noise coming from inside the hardware not the software. it sounds like something grinding up in there.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Is this damaging my phone?
Should I try to re-install it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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i hear a noise coming from inside the hardware not the software. it sounds like something grinding up in there.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Is this damaging my phone?
Should I try to re-install it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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A ROM does not make anything grind. I have been using this ROM for a while with no issues. Second, there shouldnt be any grinding anyway. There are no moving parts inside of a phone. I would get it replaced.
mackpbj said:
i hear a noise coming from inside the hardware not the software. it sounds like something grinding up in there.
Is anyone else experiencing this?
Is this damaging my phone?
Should I try to re-install it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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If you have something grinding in your phone, you've got a serious problem. You aren't using a phone, you're using a machine disguised as a phone. Phoned don't have moving parts in them. You better get rid of it
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I know its not grinding.
It sounds like something grinding to me but I definitely am hear some noise coming from the hardware. After I first installed Virtuous Fusion everything seemed fine, but after a while it began making that noise so i turned it off and turned it on and it still made that noise. So now i am leaving it off until i have a solution.
If I can not obtain a solution then i will probably go back to royal ginger.
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It sounds like something grinding to me but I definitely am hear some noise coming from the hardware. After I first installed Virtuous Fusion everything seemed fine, but after a while it began making that noise so i turned it off and turned it on and it still made that noise. So now i am leaving it off until i have a solution.
If I can not obtain a solution then i will probably go back to royal ginger.
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I don't think you're understanding us here. Virtuous Fusion does not cause phones to make a grinding noise. If it did, there would be a lot more people than just you experiencing it. There is a problem with your phone, not the ROM your phone is running. If there's a real hardware problem, you should have no trouble doing a warranty exchange.
Ok I see what you mean.
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I don't think you're understanding us here. Virtuous Fusion does not cause phones to make a grinding noise. If it did, there would be a lot more people than just you experiencing it. There is a problem with your phone, not the ROM your phone is running. If there's a real hardware problem, you should have no trouble doing a warranty exchange.
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I think I understand what you guys mean but you see i got the mt4g when it first came out for t mobile back in November 2010. I have used it stock up until a month ago a friend of mine showed me his rooted mt4g running cm7.
So i began using Cm7 for a while than i seen Royal ginger had Netflix app(the only thing i really missed about my iPhone). I installed royal ginger and i like it but sense 3.0 looked really cool so i wanted to try it.
So i never heard a noise on stock, cm7 ,or RG and according to you guys the Rom cant be responsible so perhaps its a coincidence that after a 30 minutes of
Virtuous Fusion there was a hardware malfunction.
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I think I understand what you guys mean but you see i got the mt4g when it first came out for t mobile back in November 2010. I have used it stock up until a month ago a friend of mine showed me his rooted mt4g running cm7.
So i began using Cm7 for a while than i seen Royal ginger had Netflix app(the only thing i really missed about my iPhone). I installed royal ginger and i like it but sense 3.0 looked really cool so i wanted to try it.
So i never heard a noise on stock, cm7 ,or RG and according to you guys the Rom cant be responsible so perhaps its a coincidence that after a 30 minutes of
Virtuous Fusion there was a hardware malfunction.
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Are you sure you didn't have a YouTube video or a game in the background that didn't shut down the audio drivers.
The only moving parts in your phone are the buttons, and trackpad. Which have to be manually used. They will not grind on their own.
I would suggest wiping the phone and reinstalling your ROM to see if the "noise" comes back.
Well technically there has to be a moving part in the phone or it wouldnt vibrate. You dont feel any vibrations do you?
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Well technically there has to be a moving part in the phone or it wouldnt vibrate. You dont feel any vibrations do you?
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Let me rephrase that. No moving parts with gears. The motor for the vibrations has a weight attached to a shaft extruding from the body of the motor. It contains no gears that would create a grinding noise. And if the motor should go out it wouldn't make any noise.
The only thing that could of happened would be a piece of plastic or some other substance preventing the weight from rotating and he would hear it "bouncing" against the medium.
how do I enable the margarita maker in my ROM?
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how do I enable the margarita maker in my ROM?
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You have to pull up adb and type in the commands
adb pull delicious_margarita01
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Might be able to do it through terminal emulator too, but i cant think of commands atm
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You have to pull up adb and type in the commands
adb pull delicious_margarita01
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Might be able to do it through terminal emulator too, but i cant think of commands atm
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But first you have to do: adb push mixers
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Update on Noise Issue
Hello everyone. First off, I'd like to thank you all for you help.
I ended up re-installing the ROM and I began using it for a day and I was pleased to not hear any noises from the hardware. But curiosity has got the best of me and I attempted and succeeded in recreating the conditions that caused the noise.
To create the noise I re-download all my apps from, turned on WiFi ,gps , Bluetooth, i change the brightness to all the way up, i change lock screen to photo album, and i changed the wallpaper to weather live wall paper and then it began making the nose again.
I would like to get my hands on on another MT4G to see if its just my device or something they all do. Also I'd like to get my hands on a video camera(I don't own one, I use my phone) to record it making the noise and post it to youtube or something for you guys to hear it.
After listening to it again I must say it sounds less like grinding and more like coffee brewing. Or rather like a mix of both. I don't know its weird.
EDIT: My phone no longer turns on. when a charger the red light comes on but the screen stays blank. I've tried removing and reinserting the battery and I've tried to hold down the volume key while pressing the power button to no avail.
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Hello everyone. First off, I'd like to thank you all for you help.
I ended up re-installing the ROM and I began using it for a day and I was pleased to not hear any noises from the hardware. But curiosity has got the best of me and I attempted and succeeded in recreating the conditions that caused the noise.
To create the noise I re-download all my apps from, turned on WiFi ,gps , Bluetooth, i change the brightness to all the way up, i change lock screen to photo album, and i changed the wallpaper to weather live wall paper and then it began making the nose again.
I would like to get my hands on on another MT4G to see if its just my device or something they all do. Also I'd like to get my hands on a video camera(I don't own one, I use my phone) to record it making the noise and post it to youtube or something for you guys to hear it.
After listening to it again I must say it sounds less like grinding and more like coffee brewing. Or rather like a mix of both. I don't know its weird.
EDIT: My phone no longer turns on. when a charger the red light comes on but the screen stays blank. I've tried removing and reinserting the battery and I've tried to hold down the volume key while pressing the power button to no avail.
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Might want to arrange for a replacment for warranty exchange or if you have insurance then. Sounds like you got a lemon.
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Might want to arrange for a replacment for warranty exchange or if you have insurance then. Sounds like you got a lemon.
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Thats what we tried to tell him from the begining. I think we should just close this thread.
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Thats what we tried to tell him from the begining. I think we should just close this thread.
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Indeed. There's more than one thread like this floating around on a daily basis.
dubie76 said:
Thats what we tried to tell him from the begining. I think we should just close this thread.
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Well I did get a chuckle when i read that someone had a noise coming out of the phone though. For something with no moving parts it was an absurd question.
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Are we sure that he's not hearing the sound from the weather animation?
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I'm an idiot.
moto211 said:
Are we sure that he's not hearing the sound from the weather animation?
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A friend of mine who has the MT4G as well tried it out and it was the animation. Sorry for wasting everyone's time but the sound didn't seem to be coming out of the speakers to me.
I feel so stupid now but to fair my device was acting up when the noise came on. it became really laggy and sometimes unresponsive even after hitting the lockscreen button the noise wouldn't stop but it did with my friends phone. Also my device still won't turn on but I am doing a warranty exchange with t mobile. It must have been a coincidence.
Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
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Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
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Sure do. And the screen issue and the tablet turning off while charging overnight issue. I have emailed google to see if I can get a replacement, but no response yet. The speaker issue seems to be alleviated by using the Equalizer App from the play store. I use the Jazz Preset and it seems to work. But still, unacceptable.
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Anyone else encounter any speaker issues with their Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has cracking that occurs after the volume is turned up halfway.
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Yes, I have the same issue with crackling noise at higher volume levels. Not sure if this is really a defect or just a cheap speaker problem.
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I do not have any issues with my sound, speaker or headphones, at any volume level. Sounds great compared to my some what quiet Galaxy Nexus
I have a very scratchy sounding speaker, at any volume. I have already contacted Staples and will get the new one on Wednesday. Pity too, everything else is perfect...
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MetalWych said:
I have a very scratchy sounding speaker, at any volume. I have already contacted Staples and will get the new one on Wednesday. Pity too, everything else is perfect...
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Could you please report back in this thread if your new nexus 7 has not the speaker issue?
Thanks.
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got my RMA email today and ordered a replacement.... knowing my luck the speaker will be fix, but something else will be wrong.
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got my RMA email today and ordered a replacement.... knowing my luck the speaker will be fix, but something else will be wrong.
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That's what I'm thinking. Speaker is very scratchy on mine above half volume, but I've got no dead pixels or screen lifting. Worried I'll get one that's worse!
Mine had a lot of distortion, though only on certain sounds/music above about 70% volume. After using the Equaliser app and tweaking the settings a bit it sounds much better.
Again, if this is a defect or just a really cheep speaker (I think the latter), no one really knows.
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Mine had a lot of distortion, though only on certain sounds/music above about 70% volume. After using the Equaliser app and tweaking the settings a bit it sounds much better.
Again, if this is a defect or just a really cheep speaker (I think the latter), no one really knows.
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The one I just got at any volume there is popping, cracking, distortion, you name it. Speaker is definitely blown. And this was right out of the box.
Currently on hold with Google going to get an RMA.
lexcyn said:
The one I just got at any volume there is popping, cracking, distortion, you name it. Speaker is definitely blown. And this was right out of the box.
Currently on hold with Google going to get an RMA.
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Yep, that's how mine is too. Can't stand even having the speaker on at all. It even scratches with the typing sounds.
I agree with others, I am nervous that the new one I get tomorrow will have all the issues I am reading about. Because the one I have now is perfect, except the crappy speaker. No other issues at all. I almost decided to keep it and try to fix it myself, but if the issue is something more than a simple fix I would make things worse.
I'll let everyone know tomorrow after 6pm (thats when UPS comes to my place) if I got a good one or not...
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MetalWych said:
Yep, that's how mine is too. Can't stand even having the speaker on at all. It even scratches with the typing sounds.
I agree with others, I am nervous that the new one I get tomorrow will have all the issues I am reading about. Because the one I have now is perfect, except the crappy speaker. No other issues at all. I almost decided to keep it and try to fix it myself, but if the issue is something more than a simple fix I would make things worse.
I'll let everyone know tomorrow after 6pm (thats when UPS comes to my place) if I got a good one or not...
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I got my new N7 today, and so far everything seems perfect. The speaker sounds good (well as good as the speaker can sound). There is no screen lift , and I see no dead pixels or anything bad with the screen.
I returned my old one to the Staples location about 3 miles away, and this was their first return (and I bought it online). They said they got 1000 16gig ones and 1500 8gig ones, and they had one 8gig left.
Now time to unlock, root, and TiBu backup...
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My speaker is blown as well and I'm very annoyed! On the phone with Goog now....hopefully the RMA process goes smoothly and I don't receive a unit with a diff set of problems. I purchased mine at Sams Club, but with them not having it in stock anymore, no sense in going back to them.
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Crap....I have to exchange it through Sams Club! UGH!!!!!
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My speaker is blown as well and I'm very annoyed! On the phone with Goog now....hopefully the RMA process goes smoothly and I don't receive a unit with a diff set of problems. I purchased mine at Sams Club, but with them not having it in stock anymore, no sense in going back to them.
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Crap....I have to exchange it through Sams Club! UGH!!!!!
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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I'm going to call them when they open and PRAY that they have at least one in stock so that I can swap it out. I would hate to have to return it and then wait for it to go back in stock! Worst part is that I just put on the full body protector from XtremeGuard!
They shipped my replacement yesterday, about 12h after accepting my RMA link. I really hope the replacement is better than the one I have.
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Hope things go well for you and you don't have to wait too long for your replacement.
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Called Sams Club and they have 5 on order, so they told me to call every day so that when they arrive, I can go in and swap it out. That's what I'll do, since I don't want to be without it in the meantime LOL
I had the same issue with My Nexus 7 which I bought in staples. Screen lift and blown speaker. I went in there and they gave me a new one on the spot.
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I had the same issue with My Nexus 7 which I bought in staples. Screen lift and blown speaker. I went in there and they gave me a new one on the spot.
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I was really impressed with Staples easy return/exchange policy. As good as Target/Walmart/Amazon. Its nice not to have to wait for hours on the phone for support.. I hope Google uses this as a learning experience and ups their support times. BTW, I bought 3 N7's (one for me, my gf, and my mother and only mine had any issues, before the exchange that it...).
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My G2's speaker hasn't worked for a while. This means that I got no ringtone, no youtube videos/music, and no sound from navigation lady. It's definitely not a software issue because I just formatted and installed a new ROM. Has any had this issue before? What might be the fix for this?
Thanks
if it just the "speakerphone" speaker that isn't working, spend 4 dollars on ebay and 8 min replacing it and you phone will be as good as new, if you hold the phone to your ear (as in a call) and still nothing it will be slightly more complicated/expensive
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It is definitely the speaker phone. So you're very sure the speaker itself is the problem then?
Does this look right?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Speaker...ultDomain_0&hash=item4ab240de0f#ht_2026wt_932
It comes with tools and is the cheapest one I could find?
sometimes in ebay and other places they refur to the htc magic as a g2, and I don't thin our phones have the same speaker as the g1 so my guess is that's the wrong one
when in ebay make sure it says either htc vision or g2/dz or if it only says g2 make sure it looks like yours, if you have a t5 torx bit you can open your phone now and take a loo at it befor you buy it
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