So I finally got a replacement G2, and i accidentally broke off the sdcard tray. So how do I go about in fixing it?
I don't wanna order a replacement G2
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well, you could try to find a new lid thingyc that exactly matches the one in the g2 (could be hard but i think it'll be pretty generic) depending if you damaged the bottom side of the sd-slot.. then again the slot actually only pushes the sd-card onto the connectors, so some duct-tape might work aswell.
dont blame me for further destorying your phone either way.
Wouldn't fixing it be pretty much common sense?
If u can't do it without buying something then look into buying a specific piece or seeing if the sd card slot is even removable and replacable... if none of the above then if maybe some solderings skills might help you out...
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heck...I'm thinking of a flattened coke can pop lid with a paperclip weaved thru it as the hinge.. I mean yeah common sense.. I can see it happening.
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Omg did u just get the phone? My gf got a replacement G2 and when we opened the box..... The SD card door just fell out to the ground!! It came like that out the box, we called back and got another one sent! But I would only use that excuse if u just got the phone the same day it broke... For my gf it was legit.... So it could happen to other ppl!
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Hey guys I'm wondering if anybody that has replaced the keyboard springs in their G2 has a recommendation on where to get good replacement springs and what the exact specifications are.
I stretched mine, but if you find the loose hinge fixed thread there are several people that said home depot has a spring assortment kit that has one that fits. I would go check that threat out.
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I stretched mine, but if you find the loose hinge fixed thread there are several people that said home depot has a spring assortment kit that has one that fits. I would go check that threat out.
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How long has it been since you stretched it? I'm just wondering if I'll end up having to do it again in a month. Thanks
Just did it today so I am not sure how long it will last. I will get a replacement spring if it goes bad again. Honestly, taking the phone apart was way easy so you could stretch it to start and then go from there. That is what I am going to do.
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Just did it today so I am not sure how long it will last. I will get a replacement spring if it goes bad again. Honestly, taking the phone apart was way easy so you could stretch it to start and then go from there. That is what I am going to do.
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Makes sense, how's it feel now? Like new?
someone used a Bic mechanical Pencil spring on a youtube video.
I used a mechanial pencil spring on my henge , it did real good for the first week shortly after that it got loose again. I'm opting for the sprring assortment kit at home depot.
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Hey guys I'm wondering if anybody that has replaced the keyboard springs in their G2 has a recommendation on where to get good replacement springs and what the exact specifications are.
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smallparts.com/stainless-steel-compression-spring-length/dp/B000FOBAEQ/ref=sr_1_6?sr=1-6&qid=1293950161&filterBy.item_length_string-bin=0.375+inches&filterBy.item_diameter_string-bin=0.12+inches
This is what I used. Shipping was $11 but whatever, it was worth it. My hinge is so perfect it's not even funny.
Hey Gambit07
It feels great, better than new. My hinge never felt this good. Although in reading other posts it seems that this is truly a temporay fix. Sound like getting a new spring is the ticket. But I am going to leave well enough alone until I start having issues again, then I will get a new spring and tear it all apart again.
the website that the fix says to buy the springs on wont deliver to ireland, anyone know where else these springs can be purchased?
Beagan said:
the website that the fix says to buy the springs on wont deliver to ireland, anyone know where else these springs can be purchased?
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Please don't revive threads from 6 months ago.
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Hi. My screen has a touch imput free area on the top part of it. It is about a half inch, just bellow the notiffication bar. My phone is rooted, and i have hotspot enabled. Other than that is stock.
Plrase advise me as to what i can do. If there is nothig i can do, is my warranty voided because root? Who should i contact for warranty? Att or motorola?
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Which method did you root your phone with?...
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I dont remember. I was rooted, and than updated my phone to the latest moto release. Lost root and than i had to flash somethig to get root back and than to unlock the hotspot app.
This was about 2 or 3 months back. All was ok till about a month ago, when i dropped the phone to the floor. Noticed the screen issue shortly after. Not sure if the drop caused this tho. There are no scratches on the screen, and it had a silicone case on it.
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Is my warranty voided because of root or not? If not, than who do i contact? Att or motorola?
No help? Anyone?
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do you think the problem came from dropping your phone or were you messing with something on your phone? and yes your warrentty is voided, but you could get your own new screen on ebay for like 30 buxs and fix it yourself
Not sure if the drop caused it. Maybe. I noticed the pb soon after. I didn't mees with the phone, other than rooting and enaibeling hotspot.
The screen on ebay, is it the same as the stock one? Same quality?
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Try a advanced restore of pds.img from the cwm only to see if that fixes your problem.. Thats if you did backup from cwm..
No, i didn't back up anything. Just rooted. I barely mannaged to do that.
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My phone had the same thing and I sbf'd back to 1.26 and took it back no problems. Mine was also unlocked.
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I also have that problem, the problem is with the touchscreen not the software. At first, the touchscreen will not work for sometime you'll need to turn the screen off and on again. The problem will start more frequent. Then, the touchscreen on some part of the screen will not work at all. Only to fix is to call ATT for a repair. But, I live in Thailand and I brought mine at US. So, it not worth sending it back. I buy the touchscreen off ebay for $60 and change it myself. Working great now.
Pretty cheap on ebay, some for $40. My screen started acting the exact same way. I honestly believe it's heat damage. I remember reading that there are layers of the glass that are glued together. Extreme heat could cause the layers to come apart enough that sections of the screen are unusable.
My screen is exactly as the OP said, about a half-inch from the bar at the top. I noticed it soon after I started mounting the phone in my car near the top of the windshield where it could get some steady sunlight (obviously I didn't realize it was doing that until I noticed this problem).
I just ordered my replacement off ebay and will give it a shot. It's worth $40 if it'll let me use my phone properly again and hold off having to get a new phone prior to my upgrade price kicking in.
Hopefully installation won't be too hard. Good luck to the rest of ya!
This happen to my boyfriend's phone recently as well. I posted everywhere trying to find a solution but no one could help. It started to get worse after about a week or so where another section, towards the bottom of the screen, became unresponsive as well. My boyfriend finally called Motorola and sent it in for repair. We don't have ATT's insurance so we didn't try that way. Anyways, he's suppose to receive the phone this Monday...we'll see if it's fixed.
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Pretty cheap on ebay, some for $40. My screen started acting the exact same way. I honestly believe it's heat damage. I remember reading that there are layers of the glass that are glued together. Extreme heat could cause the layers to come apart enough that sections of the screen are unusable.
My screen is exactly as the OP said, about a half-inch from the bar at the top. I noticed it soon after I started mounting the phone in my car near the top of the windshield where it could get some steady sunlight (obviously I didn't realize it was doing that until I noticed this problem).
I just ordered my replacement off ebay and will give it a shot. It's worth $40 if it'll let me use my phone properly again and hold off having to get a new phone prior to my upgrade price kicking in.
Hopefully installation won't be too hard. Good luck to the rest of ya!
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Did your touchscreen come with the adhesive? If not, you'll need to be extremely careful when you remove the old one cause you'll need the adhesive or you'll need the two sided tape with <0.25mm thick and apply it to around the touchscreen and remember to apply it as a close system or the dust will go under your screen.
If you need more info just PM me
I think i.ll call moto.
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This happen to my boyfriend's phone recently as well. I posted everywhere trying to find a solution but no one could help. It started to get worse after about a week or so where another section, towards the bottom of the screen, became unresponsive as well. My boyfriend finally called Motorola and sent it in for repair. We don't have ATT's insurance so we didn't try that way. Anyways, he's suppose to receive the phone this Monday...we'll see if it's fixed.
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Did u get it back? Is it fixed?
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Mine had the same issue, ive unlocked, rooted, modded the rom and radio, so no going to ATT, instead i took it to UbreakItIFixIt, just google them, best $99 i spent and kept all my custom goodies!
Sorry I haven't responded, hopefully you got your phone fixed but just in case you haven't...The phone came back and he hasn't had a problem with it whatsoever. The rep on the phone didn't know what was wrong with it or what they did to fix it but whatever they did, it worked. It took about a week or so to get the phone back and the only thing he had to pay for was shipping the phone out.
hi there hd2 lovers.. i recently got a chance to buy this vivid phone hd2 ..but the owner says the memory card slot is not working..i just want to hear from you guys is it repairable? or whole if the main board needs to be replaced..it has been confirmed that the damage is physical.. i mean he has tried every other solution here like formatting via nokia phonez fat32 etc etc.. havent installed win7 ever..
so please reply and help should i buy this phone.. he is giving me cheap like 110$
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luciferps said:
he is giving me cheap like 110$
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110 US dollars? you can pick up a working one for about that or just a little more.
I wouldn't touch it, that's for sure. Without an sd card there's not a lot you can do, a new mainboard would cost about $110, and although im sure there are plenmty of skilled electronics engineers that can swap out teh sd card slot, its probably pretty tricky, and we all know how easy it is to accidentally destroy something else when opening them up. There are LOADS of threads that start 'i opened the case to fix X and ended up ripping the volume cable/button cables/gps antenna/and now wifi dopesnt work/touch screen has stopped responding', , even several cases where a repair shop hands teh unit back to teh customer worse than when they took it in to teh shop.
aww so its better to leave .. and my search continues...
TFYI.
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Got my new LG G2 on Thursday - enjoying things so far, no complaints... Except I looked under status, and my phone says "Rooting status: Rooted"... Anyone else experience that?
I haven't tried to do anything to it (yet), aside from accepting the OTA update... The only other curveball so far was that activation took awhile, the SIM it came with didn't match the order paperwork, and I had to figure that out for myself...
Looking for everyone's thoughts and/or guidance about what to do... On the one hand, I might root it myself once I am certain I am keeping it. On the other hand, I am worried what would happen if the phone develops issues and I needed to return it or whatnot..
Send it back asap and tell then the phone is used and how you know it's used.
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Yea it's a restock at a non corporate store...somebody paid the 35 bucks to get VZN to wipe and put back in the box. That's why they won't let you leave without a screen protector. ..or at least keep suggesting one till you say sure now stfu
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LOL... Someone rooted it and then returned it?
Tell them you'll keep it, but you know it was a return, so you want a partial refund.
Glad you got a restocked phone....Raise all hell and get a new phone.
Did your phone have all the plastic on it when you unboxed it? Should have been 2 on the metal outer ring. One around the camera. One over the back buttons. Front.back. and bottom of back. (Last one is some type of retail sticker or something. Didn't really read it. Just ripped it off and threw it out)
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Did your phone have all the plastic on it when you unboxed it? Should have been 2 on the metal outer ring. One around the camera. One over the back buttons. Front.back. and bottom of back. (Last one is some type of retail sticker or something. Didn't really read it. Just ripped it off and threw it out)
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Sure didn't look like a restock. Had all the plastic: front, back, 2x along the sides, camera, buttons... I ordered it online and it was shipped to me; wouldn't that reduce chances it was a restock, or am i missing something...?
Not on the same phone, but I had a gnote 2 that came pre-bootloader unlocked. No screen cracks, nothing. It was sweet.
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gdm2 said:
Sure didn't look like a restock. Had all the plastic: front, back, 2x along the sides, camera, buttons... I ordered it online and it was shipped to me; wouldn't that reduce chances it was a restock, or am i missing something...?
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hmm. maybe they are preping a pre-rooted one for vzw? LOL ... who am i kidding. they would never do that.
Just after the phone was released, someone else posted that their phone said that it was rooted as well. If you're going to root anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. If not, you may want to exchange it (unless you want to revert to stock yourself - there's a thread that tells how to do that too).
Edit: here's the thread I was talking about. Read from post #20.
Hi, I'm sorry if anyone has asked this but I've tried to look up but I couldn't find anything..
Anyway, I'm thinking to get a used G2 and I want to know where to look for damage indicator on the phone before buying it.
Cheers.
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Hi, I'm sorry if anyone has asked this but I've tried to look up but I couldn't find anything..
Anyway, I'm thinking to get a used G2 and I want to know where to look for damage indicator on the phone before buying it.
Cheers.
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Look down the headphone hole.
Some phones stick one down there
Nowadays it's located inside the phone on the main board
I'm sure there are more than one, but the biggest tattle-tale will be the one in the SIM card slot. It's the only one visible without removing the back.
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