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Wizard Repair Guide?! Mines Broken :(

Hey Guys,
Well, I'm a bit gutted really! I dropped my XDA Mini S on the floor with the charger in and the connector IN the phone has come apart from inside the phone. The little metal bit is practically hanging out. I'm wondering, if i were to take the phone apart could i re-connect the little part? (I have a soldering iron if thats as simple as its going to be?)
Just wondering if anyone had any guides on how to take the phone apart and take a look at whats wrong?
Any help would be so much appreciated!
Many Thanks,
Tom

The service manual is hosted on the ftp site.
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Wizard/Docs_Tutorials/
Hope this helps.

I suspect you probably broke the socket off, but if you have a soldering iron, you might as well try to get a new mini USB connector to work with.

You might try Pocket PC Techs:
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~UTStarcom_XV6700-554~area~repairs~item~REP-USBCON01~name~UTStarcom+XV6700+Mini+USB+Connector+Replacement+Service.htm
I rang them up about an issue I had (screen on the fritz) and they seemed pretty knowledgeable and helpful.
Alternatively there's a company I found today in the UK. I can't vouch if they're good or not.
http://www.xdarepairs.co.uk/home.asp
Good luck.

Well I also have an issue with my wizzard... the mini jack connector (of the handsfree) is a bit loose.
What I am saying is that it does have a good connection with the rest of the circuit and sometimes the sound of the speaker goes off, then I have to insert the habdsfree and tickle it a little bit until it has a good contact.
? have some basic soldering experience,do you think I should give it a try?

Given my device has been apart too many times for me to admit to I thought I'd crack it open to take a pic for you guys. Not sure if this pic will help for those wanting to do some soldering:
Very large pic: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/452691530_f47801708f_o.jpg
Excuse the dust.

Ah! That picture at the bottom is exactly what I needed. The metal but at the bottom (the big sqaure) has totally sheared off....bloody thing. Thanks so much for the info on the repair guides. I may give those repair guys a call if i can't get it to work myself.
Thanks alot you guys
As for you WizeMan, it all depends on if you wish to void your warrenty or not. At the end of the day, I installed WM6 on my device so O2 would give me the finger if i tryed to claim. If I'm honest, I'm getting an upgrade next month so I'm not to bothered if I balls it up! Would be nice if I got it working though....
Lemmie know how you get on

unlock k-jam
i read all your write about how to unlock k-jam device but after all i get this message:
Lock Status: 0000000000000000
SIMLock Code: █⌠═eי∟80Γ█Σ☻< δ♠
how can i get it from this .........

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i read all your write about how to unlock k-jam device but after all i get this message:
Lock Status: 0000000000000000
SIMLock Code: █⌠═eי∟80Γ█Σ☻< δ♠
how can i get it from this .........
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A little bit of a thread hijack but that means it is SIM unlocked.

Let me tell you my news, my friends.
I opened my Qtek 9100 and fixed two serious issues regarding this phone, using... sponge (the one we use to wash the dishes)
1. I put some into the stylus socket (from the thin space it has) and also
2. On the top of the mini jack socket so when i assembled the housing it blocked it from moving (2 of the contacts are no more soldered and i dint have a soldering iron at that time)
Anyway, both operation went ok and my phone is more than fully functioning. Now the stylus is hardly (in a good way) comming out (it first gets longer then comes out).
I wanted to do also the safe singal fix, but didnt find the photos to apply it correclty, so if someone has them, please give link. If you need any info about the "Sponge" Hacks, just post or pm

WizeMan said:
Let me tell you my news, my friends.
I opened my Qtek 9100 and fixed two serious issues regarding this phone, using... sponge (the one we use to wash the dishes)
1. I put some into the stylus socket (from the thin space it has) and also
2. On the top of the mini jack socket so when i assembled the housing it blocked it from moving (2 of the contacts are no more soldered and i dint have a soldering iron at that time)
Anyway, both operation went ok and my phone is more than fully functioning. Now the stylus is hardly (in a good way) comming out (it first gets longer then comes out).
I wanted to do also the safe singal fix, but didnt find the photos to apply it correclty, so if someone has them, please give link. If you need any info about the "Sponge" Hacks, just post or pm
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I'm still trying to get the a new fascia and will probably shove an eraser bit into the stylus spring mechanism to ensure the defect never happens. Also how did you discover the break in the solder joints on the headphones jack? I have a funny situation where the left channel of the headphones doesn't work but I suspected the headphones (the plug has to be pulled at an angle to get any sound out of the left) but now I am thinking it may be the socket itself.
By the way the reception fix pic doesn't load for me either but I unless you truly need it, don't waste your time doing it; I always have all 4 bars and sometimes have 2 bars.

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I'm still trying to get the a new fascia and will probably shove an eraser bit into the stylus spring mechanism to ensure the defect never happens. Also how did you discover the break in the solder joints on the headphones jack? I have a funny situation where the left channel of the headphones doesn't work but I suspected the headphones (the plug has to be pulled at an angle to get any sound out of the left) but now I am thinking it may be the socket itself.
By the way the reception fix pic doesn't load for me either but I unless you truly need it, don't waste your time doing it; I always have all 4 bars and sometimes have 2 bars.
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Allright here is the deal.
1. I found out the break in the soldier joints when i opened it. I was really suspicious about it because when i inserted my headphone jack into the connector, i had problem with the contact; the connector was loose and it muted my phones speaker. When i disassembled the phone using the service manual i saw with my eyes that the the joins where f-ed up.
2. I dont really need the signal hack i just wanted to experiment, i have 2.25.11 cingular radio rom and its great.
Btw i suppose you should better use the sponge, because the rubber may wear off but not the sponge...

Thanks for the tip on the sponge. I am going to grab a used but allegedly "like new" body from eBay and also get one of those covers as well.

replacing G1 speaker

Hey guys,
The earpiece speaker on my G1 has developed a fault, the fault being it doesn't appear to work, how easy is it to source a replacement for it and how easy is the repair itself? is there any guides as to how to do it around? (i looked but i couldn't find anything).
I've tried flashing the rom and doing a hard reset but its still faulty.
The loud speakers working fine though so atm all my calls have to be done on the handsfree kit or via loudspeaker which can get annoying.
any help is much appreciated
regards
Streather

Are you using a ROM where sound works?
What ROM are you using?

Tried it with cynagen and the stock tmob one, same results.

Same problem
I'm using CyanogenMod 4.2.5. I dropped the phone about a foot (it fell out of my shirt pocket as I was tying my shoe!), and the earpiece stopped working. Everything else (speaker phone, etc.) works fine.
I've seen a number of similar cases in other forums, so I'm thinking that this is a weak point. I'll attempt disassembly and see if the speaker contacts got moved or something simple. Fortunately, replacement receivers/earpiece/speakers are available over the net.
Meanwhile, I'd love to learn of others' experience with this. The tech manual makes it look like you have to just about completely disassemble the phone to get at the earpiece, even though you can easily access 3 screws on the back of the lcd. Is there a shorter route to the receiver than a complete disassembly?
[update] I found some good info (including a technical manual) by Googling "g1 phone disassembly". And searching for "g1 speaker" on eBay gave some decent looking results.
[update 2] I disassembled my phone, took out the receiver, cleaned its contacts, replaced it, and and reassembled everything. That was a pretty serious chore, and it demonstrated that a nearly complete disassembly is required to access the receiver (yes, including all the stuff at the opposite end of the phone). I don't know how to test the receiver without being in cell range, which my house is not. But at least nearly everything else still works, except the camera--I need to tear back into the phone and make sure I fully seated the FPC. I think finding a replacement receiver will be a challenge--most of what turned up on eBay is actually the main speaker on the back of the phone, and I have yet to find a vendor that sells receivers.

Sadly, you will almost have to tear down the whole unit to get to it. It's not extremly diffucult, but you will need to be steady and gentle. Good luck.

Success!
I haven't seen many report back after tearing apart their phones to address issues with a bad receiver, so here goes. My simple-minded approach of opening it up, cleaning the receiver contacts with a pencil eraser, and ensuring good alignment before reassembling WORKED. I did not have to buy a new receiver.
Now if I can just get my camera to work again (I think I didn't get the cable well seated).
[update]: camera works! Seating that FPC took some nimble fingers--I got it on the 3rd attempt. I hope this proves useful to others who, like me, do not have the warranty option for various reasons.

I dropped my phone once, by accident, same thing happened. The speaker you use to put your ear up to when making a phone call doesn't work, but the speaker phone speaker works as does a bluetooth headset. Called HTC lied said that it just stopped working out of no where, they said its covered under warranty. Luckily the phone is under warranty until March and will be replaced.

I ran into the same problem. I was having intermittent problems with the earpiece. Yesterday I was able to take out the battery and put it in and it started working again. Today that didn't help either. I saw this thread and I thought that I'd try blowing really hard on the earpiece to see if that helps. It seems to be working again! I hope it continues to work.

dirtprof said:
Now if I can just get my camera to work again (I think I didn't get the cable well seated).
[update]: camera works! Seating that FPC took some nimble fingers--I got it on the 3rd attempt. I hope this proves useful to others who, like me, do not have the warranty option for various reasons.
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Can you post details on how to do this?
My camera stopped working too.

I personally found it easier when disassembling the phone to carefully lift the entire camera and IMEI sticker as a whole unit and remove it as part of the motherboard. That way you dont need to mess with that hard to reach connector. So from where you are at, lift the board back out, reattach the camera assembly, and reassemble as a unit. I think you will find it is MUCH easier

Seat the camera FPC fully
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Can you post details on how to do this?
My camera stopped working too.
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I had to lift the motherboard up and away from the hook that held it down in order for the FPC clip to open fully. Then I inserted the FPC *fully* before closing the FPC clip (my failures resulted from not being able to fully seat the FPC because the FPC clip could not fully open as long as the motherboard was in place). Then the trick was to get the motherboard back under its hook without accidentally pulling the FPC back out again. What I did was to press it gently straight down, using my fingernail to ease it past the hook.
Good luck!

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Yeah looks like all there is on Ebay for speakers is the back one, the one for the receiver earpiece looks like it has two wire connections at each end while the one for the back speaker has them right next to eachother.
So if anybody had this problem, it is very odd and might have to do with the spring connection maybe.
Still I had this problem before and it fixed itself randomly, but this problem came out of nowhere because 12 hours earlier I had dropped my phone on its back and it continued to work fine. Than on my way driving randomly it would not work and I barely set it down in my car.
Once again hopefully somebody has found a part for this because ebay only has back speaker parts.
Best bet is to blow on it and massage it or tap it until it works, damn this sucks because it is basically the very last step to get to after dissambling your phone. So much work to get to such a common problem for many people.
I almost wanted to try to shortcut it and undo the two screws on the screen section to move it around to make connection. Now I am the deusche bag with the bluetooth in his ear all the time.

I almost wanted to try to shortcut it and undo the two screws on the screen section to move it around to make connection.
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That was what I tried at first. It didn't gain me access to the speaker.
Taking the phone apart is a pain. You really need nimble fingers and faith that you're not breaking the phone when you're levering apart the *very* tightly held together plastic parts. HTC did not make this thing with servicing it in mind. Just be sure to have the right tools (including light and a good magnifying glass if you're over 40) and patience.

Removing the 3 screws that are accessible without disassembling the entire phone will get you in there if you are VERY careful. Unfortunately the one I tried this on did not work differently with a known-good speaker in it. You can delicately dig out the old speaker with a knife (Xacto) and drop the new one in. Takes patients, but not nearly as hard as disassembling the entire phone (been there, done that x10)
I have at least one spare speaker. Maybe more, gotta check my stockpile!

Hey,
My phone got dropped in a rum & coke on Saturday, so i soaked it in 90% rubbing alcohol and let it dry in a rice bath. after 4 days in the rice, it looked dry, so i turned it on. IT WORKS! The screen looks a little trippy (the pattern is even changing throughout the day) but the touch and accelerometer work great. The only real problem is the speakers sound like crap. the receiver is so quiet that it sound like they're wispering, and the back speaker is all crackely.
I found a replacement receiver speaker, but as i haven't taken it apart yet, i was hoping one of you could tell me if this looks correct.
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Replacement-Speaker-Earpiece-Receiver-for-HTC-G1-HTCO-G1/photos.htm
If so, i guess i'll order both speakers and attempt to replace them.

That looks about right. Bear in mind, of course, that those pictures are greatly magnified. If you haven't taken apart a G1 yet, you're in for a bit of nerve-wracking prying. Just go slowly and be patient. Getting all the way to the receiver speaker means taking the phone most of the way apart.

Thanks!
I have taken apart a phone before, the Dash (excalibur). I had to replace the screen, it involved removing almost every component.
I think i'll go ahead and order it, and cross my fingers. right now the phone isn't much more then a tiny computer, since i can't hear anyone and i don't have a Bluetooth.

Headphone jack issues.

Anyone else having issues with their headphone jack? I can't seem to keep a good connection. I have tried other headphones but it keeps constantly swapping between the headphones and speakerphone.
Sent from my HTC EVO Shift 4G

No this sounds like a wierd bug? im assuming you tried rebooting the phone ??

Yeah it seems like a short in the connection, like its just not sitting in there all the way.
Sent from my HTC EVO Shift 4G

I would replace it before 30 days ?

Jo_795 said:
I would replace it before 30 days ?
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this issue is something that should be covered under the manufacturer warranty which is > 30 days.

Had mine since 1/7, never had a problem with the jack. Take it back.
EDIT: FYI - I've replaced my iPod with my phone + Subsonic so my headphone jack sees a lot of use.

I would before its too late :/

Will do. Thanks!
Sent from my HTC EVO Shift 4G

Mine was having the same problem connecting to the car radio, but I replaced the cable going to the phone, and the problem went away.

I had the same issue with a pair of headphones, and it turned out that the Jack was bent. Other headphones work fine.

Lint.
If you're like me and it was working fine at first and slowly got worse and worse at holding a connection then it might be lint like it was for me. Shine a flashlight into the jack and try to see any obstruction. I used a bobby pin to fish it all out and it was fixed

Might want to pull the Battery out first. Also a better bet would be a Shop Vac . Use it to clean out the Charger port.

Also ... another culprit i've noticed is phone cases. Some 3.5mm plugs have wider shielding than others, and a larger cord can bump your case and not allow the plug to sit flush. Other than that and lint or some other obstruction, i havnet noticed any problems with any of my jacks on any devices.

I still have the Limited Sprint / HTC headset / headphones I bought when I got my TP2 .

Atrix headphone jack won't accept headphones

One morning I got up and tried to plug my earphones, and I couldn't! The plug just won't come to the end! I played with screwdriver in audio jack as I thought maybe something got stuck in there, but still the same. Has anyone experienced this problem?

Have you tried with another headset? You might just have a defective phone Jack on either end. If it is the phone, then you will just have to send it to get fixed. If you still under warranty it should be covered.
Sent from Rob's Atrix

Yes, I have a lot of earphones and none of them plugged in. I bought it on ebay, so no warranty. No one had this issue?

I have had the same problem. You are not the only one. This problem actually is very annoying. When I hit the play button I assume I would hear it from the ear-phone but nothing happens and then I know the music is playing out via the phone's speaker. This causes embarrassment from time to time.
I normally make sure the battery cover is tightly closed then always insert the ear-phone's jack in while the lead/cable pointing outwards from the phone. In other words, no side insertions. I hope I managed to cross my point about how to insert the ear-phone's jack.
I never had any problems if I followed my own above instructions.
Good Luck!

No, problem is bigger. I cannot insert headphones at my phone, so no connection between phone & headset. That means no way music could play through headset. If anyone had this problem please help me out.

can you see anything "stuck inside "the hole? it should accept the headphone jack its you have to force it or simply jist wont go in its prolly a defect no worries
can be replaced you can purchace the atrix headphone acembally from online
or send the phone in pn warrenty for replacment

I tried with a big force to put in in, still no luck. No, the problem is that I can't see anything in there. I can't even imagine how this happened. I haven't done anything with my phone and the other day this thing happens... Bad things are happening to me lately, it's like a bad karma... First my beloved earphones UE TF.10 got broken, then my player, now my phone... What's next? And it's just in a couple of days...

Nipit said:
Bad things are happening to me lately, it's like a bad karma...
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My advice, quickly find a kitty in a tree and save it, then help an old lady cross the street. You might even get a merit badge. And maybe that will satisfy this karma...
My headphones work fine. But the adapter has never seated all of the way in the socket the way that I would expect it to. Sorry to hear you are having those problems.

Nipit said:
I tried with a big force to put in in, still no luck. No, the problem is that I can't see anything in there. I can't even imagine how this happened. I haven't done anything with my phone and the other day this thing happens... Bad things are happening to me lately, it's like a bad karma... First my beloved earphones UE TF.10 got broken, then my player, now my phone... What's next? And it's just in a couple of days...
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I just bought a cheap on-ear headphone and same thing happened but when I opened the battery cover and put it back on ensuring the top part is tightly secured it then started working again.
Other than something might stuck there, as the other poster mentioned, the battery cover might be causing your problem. Yes, from time to time I felt the jack was not going in but after fiddling with it gently I managed to plug it. Don't use force, try different sides by holding the top of the jack and go clock wise slightly then try it ti plug it, repeat until you find the right angle.
Good Luck!

mabe have to buy a good blu tooth headphone to avoid the jack
Sent from my MB860 using Tapatalk

I had the same problem a few months ago. I could plug the jack in, but the phone would not register any of my headphones. I took a thin pipe cleaner, doused one end in rubbing alcohol and cleaned the inside. Took out a couple gobs of lint and it worked perfectly. Try that. Wait a couple minutes if you do for the alcohol to evaporate before plugging into the jack. Good luck.

I had this issue a few months ago, but like was previously said, it's an issue with the back cover not clicking on properly because there's a very tiny clip that locks in to where the phone jack goes to let the headphone jack clip in the whole way.
Also, because it's constantly exposed outside of the phone, a lot of small dust and crap can get inside, so that can sometimes be a culprit too.

Pocket lint. I had this problem as well. I had pocket lint packed way down in the headphone jack.
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So, I cleaned with a spirit my headphone jack, and for like 20minutes I could plug earphones and they were playing nicely from phone, then they started cutting off for some time, and at end again no contact. I tried this procedure a couple of times and as spirit soaks down the problem appears again. Any more suggestions guys? The problem isn't solved

Anyone?
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briggie108 said:
I had the same problem a few months ago. I could plug the jack in, but the phone would not register any of my headphones. I took a thin pipe cleaner, doused one end in rubbing alcohol and cleaned the inside. Took out a couple gobs of lint and it worked perfectly. Try that. Wait a couple minutes if you do for the alcohol to evaporate before plugging into the jack. Good luck.
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Thank you. This worked perfectly.
Unfortunately too perfectly for me. Now I have a permanent headset logo on my status bar, even when nothing is plugged in. So I can't hear anything out of my ear piece.
Does anyone know how to resolve this?

Apparently i didnt dry enough of the alcohol. Solved my problem by blowing cold air for a few seconds using a hair dryer.
Thanks again for the help.
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Glad this thread popped up... I got headphone problems too.
Plug them in, detecting they're there, but I appear to have no sound.... well until you turn your speakers up loud and get a distorted mess.
Any ideas?

Too bad I still haven't fixed this issue. Any help?

Anyone guys? :/

Headphone jack quit working

Hey guys, about a week ago my headphone jack on my Atrix quit working. I've checked around the forums, and people were having this issue a year ago, but I've switched roms multiple times and I've determined that it is NOT a software issue.
The thing is, I've had the phone for a year, I pay the insurance on it, the only thing is, it's rooted and it has an unlocked bootloader, so I'm not sure if ATT will be able to help me out on this one. Anyone know if they'd still be able to give me a replacement? Or should I just call it quits, get out my G1, put my music on there, and use it as my music player.

I don't know if that's going to help, but I had the same problem on my SGS Captivate. Rebooting didn't help, but when I left it switched of for the night it fixed. The same was with my atrix, the earpiece wasn't producing a single sound, tried rebooting, even some market earpiece cleaning apps (something with making some sort of sound which should help dust or stuff fall out), nothing worked, and again, took out the battery and left it for the night. In the morning it worked again.

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I don't know if that's going to help, but I had the same problem on my SGS Captivate. Rebooting didn't help, but when I left it switched of for the night it fixed. The same was with my atrix, the earpiece wasn't producing a single sound, tried rebooting, even some market earpiece cleaning apps (something with making some sort of sound which should help dust or stuff fall out), nothing worked, and again, took out the battery and left it for the night. In the morning it worked again.
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Alright I will try that tonight.

I had my headphone jack give out, it was because the headphone plug doesn't fit in flush, so in my pocket there was too much pull on it and it bent the contact inside the phone. If you look into the headphone jack on the side near the scree you'll see the contact. Does it look squished? If so you'll need to disassemble the back of the phone and pull it back out. I was able to repair mine, however I also invested in some good bluetooth headphones so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.

Incognitum said:
I had my headphone jack give out, it was because the headphone plug doesn't fit in flush, so in my pocket there was too much pull on it and it bent the contact inside the phone. If you look into the headphone jack on the side near the scree you'll see the contact. Does it look squished? If so you'll need to disassemble the back of the phone and pull it back out. I was able to repair mine, however I also invested in some good bluetooth headphones so I wouldn't have to worry about it anymore.
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I had to do the same. It wasn't difficult, I just had to go get a little Torx screwdriver.

Clean it using some cleaner (alcohal) and cotton swab or some thing. Its just a simple rust problem. Report back with results.
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easiest solution yet
Before you screw up your phone cleaning it with chemicals or mess it up with some software please read this.
I had this happen to me... hehehe
it is pocket lint in the headphone jack.
I got a can of compressed air and sprayed it in the jack.
the lint flew out and all is good.
I have had this problem with just about every phone I have owned.

This is exactly what happened to me. I used the tweezers on my mini pocketknife and just pulled out all the lint that had gotten compacted into the bottom.

I still didn't manage to fix mine atrix jack.

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I still didn't manage to fix mine atrix jack.
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what did you try?
Your not giving us any information to assist you...

Mine stopped working this week out of the blue. All I know for a fact is that I am never buying a Motorola/Nvidia phone ever again in my life.

I just had the same thing happen today. I first tried changing roms, but no change. When I start music or audio with headphones in, I get a staticy noise. I'm currently cleaning it out and checking out the connections. I'll let you guys know what I figured out.
Edit: Checked for lint, and bent the four or five cross connectors outward. Still having the problem. My next step is to get my hands on some rubbing alcohol.

I checked everything, and replaced the headphone jack, and it's still not working. All I get is a static noise.
Any ideas?

joe ferreira said:
Before you screw up your phone cleaning it with chemicals or mess it up with some software please read this.
I had this happen to me... hehehe
it is pocket lint in the headphone jack.
I got a can of compressed air and sprayed it in the jack.
the lint flew out and all is good.
I have had this problem with just about every phone I have owned.
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This is true, however I removed my Jack out of my phone. Then with dental pick and compressed air, I cleaned it and installed it back in. Now for protection .....
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230807044030&index=2&nav=SEARCH&nid=25698811006
that will work