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Better 3G and Reception Modification.

I'm only sharing this to give those with intermittent 3G data to improve theirs as well since I had such good success with it. I know it's strange, and if you don't have any issues with your 3G signal quality than there is no purpose in trying this.
To those of you who have done the hardware GPS fix, this is very similar.
There is another metal tab on the opposite side of the phone, it looks exactly like the one you bend up for the GPS fix.
I was having very spotty and slow 3G covereage, so was my fiance. It would just hang when trying to load websites or using the XDA app. The download arrow would take FOREVER before finally lighting up and going somewhere.
So I opened the phones and bent up that other metal tab, assuming it is the antenna for the phone. I have found out, apparently, it is the WiFi contact. But strangely enough, this has had a huge impact on my 3G consistency.
DarkSandz93 said he noticed two more tabs near the bottom of the phone. You might also bend those a bit to make a better contact. I don't have any pictures of them but With some looking you should find them. I can confirm this fix works without bending the ones on the bottom, but it Wouldn't hurt to try as it will only improve the weak contacts.
When I put the phone back together me and my Fiance's phone both have great consistent 3G and reception went up a bar or two.
I've been testing this for two days and it has definitely helped!
***PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN BENDING UP THE TAB, IT MAY BE FRAGILE*** Take it slow, Its almost flat when you start but you need to bend it up a bit to make a good contact with the antenna.
I'm not responsible for any damage you do to your phone.
Thank you AndroidMonkey for the pic.
Labeled is both the GPS on the left and the Antenna on the right. The one on the right in the one I bent up slightly to improve the contact and get better signal.
http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn210/imitebewrong/?action=view&current=phone.jpg
DarkSandz93 said he noticed two more tabs near the bottom of the phone. You might also bend those a bit to make a better contact. I don't have any pictures of them but With some looking you should find them. I can confirm this fix works without bending the ones on the bottom, but it Wouldn't hurt to try as it will only improve the weak contacts.
Here is a video of my phone browsing AFTER the mod was performed. Before I could barely surf at all, it would take around 5 minutes to load ANY web page. The download arrow would hardly ever light up. These pages are not cached and are using my 3G connection.
I just want to clarify this fix did not improve my actual download speed (kb/s), but made my connection more reliable and steady. Fixed the hanging and having to reload constantly to try and get a connection.
Also, thank you Plato56, who came up with the original Hardware GPS Fix. I would not have ever tried this if it wasn't for KWKSLVR's thread.

UPDATED: I've tried this in many different areas now and it works great. No more waiting on the download arrow to light up.. kicks on and stays on
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I Thought that was the wifi contact and the cell antenna was on the bottom of the phone.
In any case.. I'll prolly give this a shot since the GPS fix worked so well for me. Instead of trying to bend it up though I think Ill follow the lead of some people in the GPS thread and place a small piece of rubberband under the contact. Dont wana have to solder due to breaking the contract a second time lol.

You might be right. I wasn't 100 percent sure it was the antenna. But In any case it definitely improved my signal quality on two seperate phones.
Please let me know if this works for you!
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I'm interested in hearing if anyone else tries it. This sounds very promising!
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sorry to go off topic, but is this real? - http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn210/imitebewrong/storm.jpg

Haha yeah that's real. I took that picture I think in 08. That storm produced a tornado that killed a few boyscouts near Omaha nebraska. I was driving to visit a friend in Omaha and I got hit with 80 mph winds while in my car! It was nuts.
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I can confirm this, when i did the hardware fix i noticed 2 of the same tabs at the bottom and the one on the left that the OP is talking about so i decided to bend ALL of them up and voila getting pretty good signal ever since

haha *sigh* I guess I'll give it a go! Taking the phone apart is a real B*[email protected]# though. I'll report back when it's done

darksandz93 said:
I can confirm this, when i did the hardware fix i noticed 2 of the same tabs at the bottom and the one on the left that the OP is talking about so i decided to bend ALL of them up and voila getting pretty good signal ever since
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Thanks for sharing, I'll post the option of bending the other tabs in the OP. Doesn't hurt to try.

yea sounds good but don't forget to mention in big giant bold letters to take EXTREME caution so as not to snap any of the connections off, don't want anyone coming back here to ***** at everyone because they made a stupid mistake.

darksandz93 said:
yea sounds good but don't forget to mention in big giant bold letters to take EXTREME caution so as not to snap any of the connections off, don't want anyone coming back here to ***** at everyone because they made a stupid mistake.
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Haha, good point. OP updated.

man i want to try this because i don't have 3g at my place when i'm holding the phone on the bottom. I'm just scared, really scared.

Alright I just tried the hardware fix and I can report that it has not improved my 3g connection dramatically. I'm not sure if I'm under placebo effect but I think it is helping a tiny bit with keeping the connection strong; could be wrong. Report back after some more testing.

I just want to clarify this fix did not improve my actual speed, but made my connection more reliable and steady. before I could barely browse, now i can very consistently go from page to page with no hanging or having to reload many times.

yupp...so the unthinkable ,while having a very heated discussion with girlfriend on instant messenger via computer ,i broke the little copper contact ,,,,
if your as dumb as me (argueing with girlfriend )while bending the little tabs, all hope is not lost i stripped some copper wire out of a phone cord and looped it through the little hole where the copper is attached to the phone twisted it together tight snapped the phone together and did some intense browsing ,seems to be working great

Unless you're using wifi this shouldnt do anything. The tab you are bending is used for wifi only. The tab that is used for cellular is on the bottom.

I tried this, and now my phone is out of commission. Might be a coincidence since I have been doing some modem changes but any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. I posted in the Vibrant Q&A forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949089

If everything is in place inside the phone and its just the screen you can get it into odin (Plug in USB and hold volume buttons while booting.) and then flash back to stock and warranty the thing. You dont even need to see the screen to do it, your computer should tell you if the phone is connected.
My instructions suck, try these
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737

I did this too sometime last month and saw an improvement. I decided to take it a step farther like the a couple guys did in the GPS thread did. All 4 of the contacts now have a small drop of solder on them, filed down to the right height, and I am seeing improvements across the board (nothing dramatic, but more of consistency). I need to file 1 down just a hair more though.

GPS Signal Booster

Was playing with my Vibrant using 'GPS Test Plus' and stumbled onto something. I've always had weak GPS issues like everybody else. By the way I have not done the hardware fix yet. I set my phone down on a metal surface and noticed that I started getting locks within a few seconds. So I played around for a few days and came up with the solution shown in the attached picture. These pictures are from my office at works and letting it sit for 5 minutes without any covers and I couldn't get a lock. Then I popped on the modified factory cover and the modified Case-Mate cover.....and boom.....I get locks in a few seconds. All I've done is add a 1" strip of copper tape along the top inside surface of the cover. at first aluminum foil was used until I refined it a bit. Can't say this will work for everyone...but give it a shot.
Hoopty

Wow. Looks too good to be true.

Can you do a test outside?
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K, I saw what you did, but obviously the phone is facing up when tested,right? It seems the copper tape is acting as a reflector to the GPS signal (since the signal comes from the sky).I would like to know if it would give you the same results if it was facing down to see if the copper tape would in this case block the GPS signal.I'm just curious because in real life when using Navigation the phone (face)will either facing you directly or (if mounted high on the windshield) slightly tilted down.

mrrobc97 said:
K, I saw what you did, but obviously the phone is facing up when tested,right? It seems the copper tape is acting as a reflector to the GPS signal (since the signal comes from the sky).I would like to know if it would give you the same results if it was facing down to see if the copper tape would in this case block the GPS signal.I'm just curious because in real life when using Navigation the phone (face)will either facing you directly or (if mounted high on the windshield) slightly tilted down.
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I tested it at:
0 degrees (facing up)
90 degrees (facing me)
130 degrees (angled down)
and got the same results with each one. In fact the 130 degree test seemed to have the strongest signal. Take a 2" X 2" piece of aluminum foil and fold it in half and stick it in there. This must work on other Vibrant phone too. Come on.....it would only take a couple minutes to test it.
Hoopty

Hoopty-2011 said:
I tested it at:
0 degrees (facing up)
90 degrees (facing me)
130 degrees (angled down)
and got the same results with each one. In fact the 130 degree test seemed to have the strongest signal. Take a 2" X 2" piece of aluminum foil and fold it in half and stick it in there. This must work on other Vibrant phone too. Come on.....it would only take a couple minutes to test it.
Hoopty
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Cool...trust me Im gonna try it and let u know.THX

Have you tried using g maps navigation while driving to a location, my phone always goes nuts while driving to a location rerouting, gps signal lost you know that game...?
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Hoopty-2011 said:
Was playing with my Vibrant using 'GPS Test Plus' and stumbled onto something. I've always had weak GPS issues like everybody else. By the way I have not done the hardware fix yet. I set my phone down on a metal surface and noticed that I started getting locks within a few seconds. So I played around for a few days and came up with the solution shown in the attached picture. These pictures are from my office at works and letting it sit for 5 minutes without any covers and I couldn't get a lock. Then I popped on the modified factory cover and the modified Case-Mate cover.....and boom.....I get locks in a few seconds. All I've done is add a 1" strip of copper tape along the top inside surface of the cover. at first aluminum foil was used until I refined it a bit. Can't say this will work for everyone...but give it a shot.
Hoopty
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What type of copper tape?
Are you using both covers on the phone at the same time (two layers of copper tape)?

Have you noticed if this also works for your everyday reception ?

Has anyone else tried this? I will try later today with Aluminum tape since I have no copper tape handy. I guess it should not matter as long as it is metallic.

You still there OP we got some question's for you ^^^

I tried it with aluminium tape but before I even turn on GPS I noticed my wifi signal decreasing so I didnt even go any further. I have excellent GPS right now anyways with Bionix 1.3.1 and Jellette's s.gps.2.zip file that I flashed (7 meter acu.) . I was just curious.
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leechdweler said:
Have you noticed if this also works for your everyday reception ?
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im wondering this too lol

Copper is gonna conduct better than aluminum.
If you know the GPS frequency, you could always cut the copper strip to "tune" it to the frequency better.
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mrrobc97 said:
I tried it with aluminium tape but before I even turn on GPS I noticed my wifi signal decreasing so I didnt even go any further. I have excellent GPS right now anyways with Bionix 1.3.1 and Jellette's s.gps.2.zip file that I flashed (7 meter acu.) . I was just curious.
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Isn't there someone with poor GPS performance that can try this out. All I hear on here is how bad the Vibrant GPS is.......Please.....someone.....test this out. My GPS has never worked this well and it has been several days now. All the testing never showed any effect on WIFI or data signal.
PS: if you have excellent GPS right now this isn't for you.
Hoopty

i've tried it but it doesn't work for me.
i'm on froyo zendroid. but the gps wasn't working before either.
i live in Romania.

Doesn't work for me either. In fact, I can't detect any satellite. My GPS is not great. It picks up satellites with SNR between 30-50 and locks within a minute typically under clear sky but not so well in built up areas. It's VERY sensitive to obstruction. I can't even place my hand under the antenna. So, the extra film of aluminium is more an obstruction than a booster. Wonder if the material matter?

FReQ Z said:
Copper is gonna conduct better than alumimum
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Just sayin'.
RF tech, 14 years experience.
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FReQ Z said:
Just sayin'.
RF tech, 14 years experience.
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Then you should know that high frequency signals travel on the surface of the conductor. Just saying...
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Electrons in general flow on the skin of the conductor, not just high frequency. And high frequency is considered to be 3-30 MHz, not even close to GPS frequencies, which is more in the EHF range.
If the OP shows an improvement in signal strength by using a strip of copper tape in his phone, so be it.
RF is not digital nor analog... RF does what it wants. You have to coax it. In the product my company produces, the RF conductors are copper. The frequency we use is not that far off from the GPS frequency... up in the L-band range.
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Wifi antenna

This is my first post here, so I hope you will be patient with me. My wifi on my Acer iconia tab a500 has been poor no matter what from I would flash. Today I decided to try something. I went to a friend who works on laptop computers. I got two antennas from him, which have the same connector as the one in my tab. After installing it I am getting two to three bars, where before I only barely got one. I will write a install instructions, and post some pics. I am very pleased with my wifi now.

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This is my first post here, so I hope you will be patient with me. My wifi on my Acer iconia tab a500 has been poor no matter what from I would flash. Today I decided to try something. I went to a friend who works on laptop computers. I got two antennas from him, which have the same connector as the one in my tab. After installing it I am getting two to three bars, where before I only barely got one. I will write a install instructions, and post some pics. I am very pleased with my wifi now.
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If you could get the part number, i was Experimenting with this before, but none if my replacements were any better.
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I don't have a part number, he just cut them from the laptop he had apart. I checked at a computer store the other day, and was told they cost about twenty bucks. I will ask my friend if he can get a part number. All I know is that after I put it in my Acer tab a500 is getting on internet a lot faster.

The Antenna that i used is from my old desktop i just cut the metal part (the flat with circles) to fit it to the side of the tab..
Again i did numerous of try and test using WIFI analyzer from market to position which is the best loop/setup/placing to get a better signal again my wire is long and i don't have a short one i don't want to cut my wire short but i don't know what setup is best for you and your router mine is E4200 here's a couple of pics i took hope it will help.. so far i haven't been/experienced any slowdown or disconnection while doing that mod..

You folks should check the Transformer Prime forum. Those users came up with some very clever ideas on improving the Prime's Wifi when the first editions were released.

Moscow Desire said:
You folks should check the Transformer Prime forum. Those users came up with some very clever ideas on improving the Prime's Wifi when the first editions were released.
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dud, post the link.. =)

wifi antenna
Today is day two, and wifi still showing two-three bars. Will post pics and info this weekend. The one thing I don't know is what the small circuit board attached to the antenna is. I do know the one in the tab is very thin. If it is importment I may make my own from guality PC board material.

hyperkamote said:
dud, post the link.. =)
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I'm hoping you could find the TF Prime forum here at xda without help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1411
You're on your own looking through the threads for all the images. Should be easy to find

Moscow Desire said:
I'm hoping you could find the TF Prime forum here at xda without help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1411
You're on your own looking through the threads for all the images. Should be easy to find
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Haha what i mean the exact post but nevrmind that ive read that before, the old foil trick,, ive try it once but it gives me a lot of -db drop..

wifi antenna
Well fellas I believe I have solved my wifi problems. Yesterday after installing the antenna off of a laptop, I have been getting two to three bars. Still good today. Before I installed it my tab said signal strength poor, today it day's signal strength good. I have a Link router, and there is a furnace between me and the router, and signal is good where before it was poor. Will post pics tomorrow.

nam6678 said:
Well fellas I believe I have solved my wifi problems. Yesterday after installing the antenna off of a laptop, I have been getting two to three bars. Still good today. Before I installed it my tab said signal strength poor, today it day's signal strength good. I have a Link router, and there is a furnace between me and the router, and signal is good where before it was poor. Will post pics tomorrow.
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Thanx interested in this since the a500 gets "amazing" wifi signal haha how much did parts cost in all and do you have the part number or the labtop you took them out of ;-)

hyperkamote said:
Haha what i mean the exact post but nevrmind that ive read that before, the old foil trick,, ive try it once but it gives me a lot of -db drop..
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Well, there were a ton of images in several post's, and it was over a month ago when I saw them. Some of them, it appeared they got some wifi router antenna's, drilled holes in the back cover, and attached them for Wifi and GPS!!!! Looked like martian spaceships!! One actually had 3 (bluetooth?).
Another idea, for the 500, is to route a longer cable antenna through the fake 3g Sim slot and affix it to the outside of the cover.
All of them claimed their mods worked fantastic! You just have to root through all the posts to find them.

wifi antenna
The tab is still running at two to three bars while I am in my bedroom. I have included some pictures if they come up right. I don't have a serial number for the antenna, as my friend cut it out of the laptop while I was there. The laptop was a HP. I do not have wires running around the outside, nor does it look like a martian spaceship. Draw your own conclusions from the photos. I believe these antennas for laptops run around $25.00 here in Colorado Springs. I don't think you need the attached tiny circuit board that is on the old antenna. Everything is still running good. Hope you enjoy, and hope I have helped. This worked for me, and I have a $40.00 Dlink wireless router in the living room. I have the pictures on my computer and can't get them to this post. Try latter this evening. Well it looks like they poped up after all. Enjoy.

I believe this is the mod moscow was refering too, about the space ship like look to it. Im about to just stick the antenna through the sim card slot and just keep it in the case this should be epic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474391

nam6678:
Thanks for posting the pics. Could you identify exactly where the laptop antenna is in your 3rd and 4the photos ? Thanks.

Wifi antenna location
I hope the enclosed picture will help. If it doesn't then let me know, and I will make a video. If the circuit board from the old antenna is important, I will probably build one after payday and see if it does better. Right now I have no problems at all, and it was $0.00 cost for me.

GPS Problems? Poor Reception? Accessories to Blame?

Just a heads up to anyone experiencing GPS and or reception issues, if you have any aftermarket accessories, be conscious that they may be the cause of your problems.
I've had GPS not been able to lock for a while now, and it turns out that the sole cause of this was an aftermarket metal battery cover. As soon as I put back the stock plastic one, I got a full 8 satellite lock within 20 seconds.
Any metal case, cover, bumper, etc could be having a negative impact on your reception and or GPS. This was definitely the case for my I9100

Yes! can confirm this I had the same issue a while back.
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akaleshnikov said:
Just a heads up to anyone experiencing GPS and or reception issues, if you have any aftermarket accessories, be conscious that they may be the cause of your problems.
I've had GPS not been able to lock for a while now, and it turns out that the sole cause of this was an aftermarket metal battery cover. As soon as I put back the stock plastic one, I got a full 8 satellite lock within 20 seconds.
Any metal case, cover, bumper, etc could be having a negative impact on your reception and or GPS. This was definitely the case for my I9100
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Yup, general thing.
Had the same thing happening on the HD2 just like alot of other people who bought the rubber like protection things when they just came out.
Actually it just not only blocks GPS but also wifi and mobile signal a bit which results in a bigger battery drain too.

lukesan said:
Yup, general thing.
Had the same thing happening on the HD2 just like alot of other people who bought the rubber like protection things when they just came out.
Actually it just not only blocks GPS but also wifi and mobile signal a bit which results in a bigger battery drain too.
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It was quite annoying to realize that I've gotten lost a few times the past few months all due to an accessory I paid money for
Makes sense why early iPhone 4's had problems with reception, due to the metal housing

So it's just the metal cases? I've a gel case for my SGS2 and it works great with it
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Yes, my plastic case works fine.

akaleshnikov said:
It was quite annoying to realize that I've gotten lost a few times the past few months all due to an accessory I paid money for
Makes sense why early iPhone 4's had problems with reception, due to the metal housing
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It's not the iPhone's fault brother, like 'he' said; "You're holding it wrong."
On a serious note, the case definitely have impact to signal and heat dissipation. Once upon a time, my HD2 was plagued by signal+heat issue due to some crappy case.

Hello everyone could you please help me? I can not send messages with gmail is always sent, I tried to restart but the problem persists, what can I do? Thanks

karolain said:
Hello everyone could you please help me? I can not send messages with gmail is always sent, I tried to restart but the problem persists, what can I do? Thanks
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I get you cand send e-maild but sms', no. . Since I don't know where you are from, go to your local network operator store and ask someone to give you the right number for message centre. This should be stored on your SIM card but it seems to be a little problem.

HTC One tiny gap between casing

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Afternoon all,
So yeah I'm loving this phone greatly, but I've noticed something horrible for a phone so well made.
If anyway else owns one can you please check if your headset has a tiny gap ( Im really do mean tiny gap) between the front metal casing and
the cream looking plastic band around the phone. So were the headjack and on switch is . . . .
I noticed it last night and if I press the back and front together the gap closes.
After speaking to P4U they said no one else has rang in with such problem and they said they would exchange it wen more arrive in stock.
I ended up going in store were I discover they ave one there but is a pre ordered handset. The guy did open it up and checked both handsets.
They new one did also have a tiny gap but not as bad?
Bit shocked as I havent really used the phone alot as Im still using my S3 till I pay my contract off.
Anyone else got this?7
Cheers

Re: HTC One Owners check it out!
I have read somewhere 2 weeks ago it is a problem for some demo set. But seems it existing on retail phone now. Also I heard iphone5 has such problem but people think it acceptable.
So maybe other users can give their view.
And you would better to have a clear photo upload others can judge.

mmx6688 said:
I have read somewhere 2 weeks ago it is a problem for some demo set. But seems it existing on retail phone now. Also I heard iphone5 has such problem but people think it acceptable.
So maybe other users can give their view.
And you would better to have a clear photo upload others can judge.
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What would be best way to post a photo on here? I havent actually needed to do it before?

Re: HTC One Owners check it out!
There was another thread on this exact issue. It is very small, but then again these phones aren't exacty cheap. So should be uniform all around.
Sent from a galaxy far away!

ILS_SuperNova said:
What would be best way to post a photo on here? I havent actually needed to do it before?
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Select Quick Reply and then Select Go Advanced. Over at the top, click on the attachment incon (looks like a paper clip) and browse to where ever the photo is saved

Re: HTC One Owners check it out!
I got mine today, have looked but not used the phone yet. On both the top and bottom, I can squeeze and a hairline gap will come together, but I don't think this is a problem really. It is negligible and it probably won't have any impact at all, the phone still seems premium and solid in the hand, and it is not like they advertise it as being waterproof or anything in which case this would be an issue.
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I have a slight gap on the top, nowhere else though, and its very slight, I keep a case on it at all times though, so no big issue

Ive put two links to photos I took. Hopefully the links work. One is with gap and then me pushing the edges together . . .

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Ive put two links to photos I took. Hopefully the links work
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Don't work for me
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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together

ILS_SuperNova said:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together
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If that was my phone I would send it back but that's just me.... hope mine is ok when I get home later on.

This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum

Definitely looks like a defect to me. Lint, dust, water etc could all get in there very easily and cause problems down the line. I'd get it replaced.

ILS_SuperNova said:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFc/34GVNAI3mKc/s661/20130319_152241.jpg
Hopefully these work. Gap
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...AAAAAAFg/LjpkmfaPpBs/s496/20130319_152305.jpg
me pressing gap together
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i would say its fine i have something familiar on my One X between the metal rim holding the screen and the unibody
believe me you have not seen defects this is nothing compared to last year
i would keep it, can i?

llothar said:
This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum
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My mates htc one had zero gap all the way around.

Yeah I maybe abit paranoid on this matter. After seeing the other newly opened htc one and seeing that also had a little gap then I though maybe
its just the way its made. I will see hopefully thursday if more come into stock.

Re: HTC One Owners check it out!
If I'm looking at the same thing is u on top of the phone theres a very very small gap between the metal casing and plastic filler.
Can't see I'm bothered about a gap of 0.25mm though. I don't think I'd ever want a replacement.
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This photo is posted by others sometime ago.
But this kind of gap also on other phones, like S4.

llothar said:
This gap may be engineered to provide for thermal expansion differences between glass and aluminum
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I can definitely confirm such behavior in my One X, it expands a little from heat
but by design? i don't know, HTC promised zero gap didn't they?

Thread title is misleading: please change it.