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What could be wrong with my G1?

Alright, I baught my G1 from a friend off Craigslist and I got it unlocked so I could use my g1 with AT&T. The phone was great for a few weeks. Now it just randomly turns off, it sometimes restarts but most of the time I have to take the battery out and put it back in.
I did a google search about it and read a few things but their situation isn't exactly like mine.
When it turns off and stays off (wont respond to On Button) there is a red light near the speaker that is just constantly on and wont turn off, even when the phone is unresponsive.
I use a generic USB plug to charge my G1 from my PC.
My phone has root abilitys but I had this problem before I enabled root.
Does this on all versions RC29 to the Current Cupcake
Do I need to send the phone to HTC?
Do I need to get a new Battery?
Can I buy the battery retail or from only HTC?
Will HTC service my phone even though I got it off CL?
This phone was purchased around Sept last year (when the owner orginally had it)
EDIT: Phone turned off again, started with the T-Mobile logo. I shut the slider so its closed and it turned off. Will not turn back on.
I tried a little bit close to 30 times now and no response.
Thank you in advanced for the help and replies.

CrazyEye said:
Alright, I baught my G1 from a friend off Craigslist
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Sounds like a hardware problem. Did the phone ever suffer water damage or a drop?

jashsu said:
Sounds like a hardware problem. Did the phone ever suffer water damage or a drop?
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Nope, no water damage and no drops that I could think of.
probably a few minor ones but nothing such as a serious drop (onto concrete or floor)

Unroot and flash back to the original ROM, then contact HTC. They will cover it under warranty...all you pay is shipping it to Houston.

I cannot turn on my G1, to unroot it.
I was pretty sure having a rooted phone didn't void the warranty anyways?

Rooting your phone doesn't void the warranty
It sounds like you have water damage.

Thats weird, How could I have water damage if I was so anal about not getting it wet or even bringing it into the bathroom with me =S
Is there any other reason for this malfunction that fits other then water damage?
Will they still fix it if signs point towards WD?
Personally I don't think it could be water damage since I'm always in dry areas with it and I don't even use it when I'm eating or in the bathroom.
but who knows =/

The way to tell if there is water damage is there is a small sticker on the inside by the battery and another one on the battery. If it still looks like its red and white (may look pink) then you straight it shouldn't be water damage.

supremeteam256 said:
The way to tell if there is water damage is there is a small sticker on the inside by the battery and another one on the battery. If it still looks like its red and white (may look pink) then you straight it shouldn't be water damage.
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Its black with white letters, the same it has always been. So its not WD.
On the battery its a red mesh with white, I'm not sure if it means water damage because I'm a bit confused about your last post. I licked the end of this battery before I went to bed to see if it held a charge and it does.
So the phone's sticker says no WD and the Battery has a red mesh of red over white but not a thick red line in the center.
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CrazyEye said:
Its black with white letters, the same it has always been. So its not WD.
On the battery its a red mesh with white, I'm not sure if it means water damage because I'm a bit confused about your last post. I licked the end of this battery before I went to bed to see if it held a charge and it does.
So the phone's sticker says no WD and the Battery has a red mesh of red over white but not a thick red line in the center.
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Your right its not water damage. As long as you see the red mesh that means its straight. And my bad wasn't tryna be confusing its to early and not enough coffee.

Haha I know exactly how you feel on that one, i have to go to Red Rock Casino today and its going to be really depressing not bringing my G1 rofl.
What could this be?
It use to shut off on me randomly but never permanently like now.
I read online that this happened to someone else and he waited some hours and put in his battery and it started back up but so far nothing has happened when I put it in this morning.
Is there a major defect in the G1s that cause them to do this or is my situation a "How in the hell could that happen " kind of thing.

If you have a second battery try that if not I would say maybe go by a t mobile store or any other store that sells batteries for it and possibly try a different battery. Maybe there could be a connection problem for charging, but then again that may not be the problem. Last month my phone took the slightest fall and never turned back on and I know I've dropped my phone much harder than that. If you had t mobile then I would say go to the store and have them replace saying your going out of town and really need it. When mine broke I just took it to the store and they replaced it there so no need to use the warranty and wait on the mail man.

CrazyEye said:
i have to go to Red Rock Casino today
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And o yea I hate you. lol. Wish I could go.

supremeteam256 said:
If you have a second battery try that if not I would say maybe go by a t mobile store or any other store that sells batteries for it and possibly try a different battery. Maybe there could be a connection problem for charging, but then again that may not be the problem. Last month my phone took the slightest fall and never turned back on and I know I've dropped my phone much harder than that. If you had t mobile then I would say go to the store and have them replace saying your going out of town and really need it. When mine broke I just took it to the store and they replaced it there so no need to use the warranty and wait on the mail man.
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Eh, I'm not a T-Mo costumer though.
Would they still look at the phone either way?
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And o yea I hate you. lol. Wish I could go.
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Haha, oh yes be jealous xD

CrazyEye said:
Eh, I'm not a T-Mo costumer though.
Would they still look at the phone either way?
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Maybe you could try but I highly doubt it.
CrazyEye said:
Haha, oh yes be jealous xD
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I hope you lose everything. lol

supremeteam256 said:
Maybe you could try but I highly doubt it.
I hope you lose everything. lol
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damn it.
That's not good for me, would HTC still fix it under warranty?
I'm going to get rich ^_^
All seriousness though I'm only 18 I can't legally gamble, we are just going there to eat and hang out.

CrazyEye said:
damn it.
That's not good for me, would HTC still fix it under warranty?
I'm going to get rich ^_^
All seriousness though I'm only 18 I can't legally gamble, we are just going there to eat and hang out.
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Yea it is still under warranty with htc. Don't worry I'm 26 and ain't been gamblin yet (besides shootin dice). Been wantin to go but I know i'll get outragious with it and might lose my house.

supremeteam256 said:
Yea it is still under warranty with htc. Don't worry I'm 26 and ain't been gamblin yet (besides shootin dice). Been wantin to go but I know i'll get outragious with it and might lose my house.
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I'm on live chat with T-Mobile and they told me to contact AT&T and I gave them hell. I hope I get this resolved today or my phone magically starts working for no known reason.
I'm not much of a gambler ironically enough, I was born and raised here in Las Vegas rofl.
EDIT: I contacted HTC and they say having root access is hacking the phone and installing illegal software and they wont RMA it.
So I told them go ahead and just forget because I have root. The phone wont charge or anything.

aagggghhhhh you shouldn't have told them you gained root or modified it at all. Did you give them any info, or can you call back and try again?

supremeteam256 said:
aagggghhhhh you shouldn't have told them you gained root or modified it at all. Did you give them any info, or can you call back and try again?
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I didn't tell them they told me that in order to do an RMA I need to have phone that wasn't damaged physically and a phone without any illegal software on it. So I asked them if having root was illegal (after reading constantly online that it wouldn't void the warranty) they said yes.
It would cost me an extra hundred dollars to have them fix it if they find out it was rooted.
Edit: The Hundred dollars would be billed to a credit card that I have to supply when RMAing. I don't have a credit card. I think their a waste but now I need one.

Dell Logo Came Off

While at King's Dominion earlier this week, I noticed the "DEL" part of the logo on the battery cover fell off (probably 1-too many roller coaster rides). The last "L" stayed on. Fortunately, I had the original clear silicone case on it, and the "DEL" got caught up top / side between the phone & the case.... When I got home, I cleaned the logo area with alcohol and a Q-Tip and used a tooth pick to put little dabs of Super Glue (the gel type glue), in the recesses where the logo is at the middle-most part. I think I got good adhesion.... seems secure now, but I'm wondering if I should pry off the last "L" and the circular parts and glue them as well?
I picked up an original Dell dock earlier this week and cannot use the dock and any case simultaneously... and I'm also liking the way my nude Streak feels, but I'm afraid if the rest of the logo tries to escape, I may not have the case on and consequently loose the parts..... Any thoughts?
Thanks all!
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My chrome logo fell off a couple of months ago
The thing is, I don't mind because in my opinion it actually looks a lot better as a simple engraved logo!

The chrome ring around the dell logo slithered right off of my back cover

So Rico..... Are you runnin 'er without the circle? ..... Just wondering
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absolutely agree. same here.

SHildebrandt said:
So Rico..... Are you runnin 'er without the circle? ..... Just wondering
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Lol, yes, my streaker lost its "snap-snap-circle"!, has "taken a lick'n but keeps onnn tick'n"

talk to dell and ask for a replacement battery cover. so that you won't suffer a $10 loss when you sell it.

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talk to dell and ask for a replacement battery cover. so that you won't suffer a $10 loss when you sell it.
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I is a Streak'n fool, I aint selling, ... I may buy but not selln.. I loves me some "Dell Streakl"
Even though ...its,... Its,,,i cant say it..."dead in the u.s.a..
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Rico I'm with you, Dude...... I'll never willingly part with my Streak, REGARDLESS of ANY offer... Seriously, I've never felt this attached to any gizmo I've ever owned..... Wife often wakes up in the middle of the night to find me playing with it..... Then I have her call my Streak so I can locate it and make sure it's OK and no one's stolen it
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SHildebrandt said:
Wife often wakes up in the middle of the night to find me playing with it.....
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Real nice! She catches u playing with it.
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I sleep with it,it is usually under my pillow or on the nightstand,my wife does not even bother to say anything....in fact she laughs.I can't go to bed without it,I can watch something,listen to music and best of all try out new apps.
My whole DELL logo and the little circle are gone,and it does not look bad at all.

SHildebrandt said:
Rico I'm with you, Dude...... I'll never willingly part with my Streak, REGARDLESS of ANY offer... Seriously, I've never felt this attached to any gizmo I've ever owned..... Wife often wakes up in the middle of the night to find me playing with it..... Then I have her call my Streak so I can locate it and make sure it's OK and no one's stolen it
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Brandt! You too!?! it is good to know that im not the only one that gets caught in the middle of night with mine ou t. I was playing with my Streak just last night and she threatened me and told me to "cut it off". .... Now, theres just some things you do NOT tell a guy to do! ..... One of them is NEEVER tell a guy to turn his streak off

shinydesert said:
I sleep with it,it is usually under my pillow or on the nightstand,my wife does not even bother to say anything....in fact she laughs.I can't go to bed without it,I can watch something,listen to music and best of all try out new apps.
My whole DELL logo and the little circle are gone,and it does not look bad at all.
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Oh I sleep with mine too, so does the Brandt. Havent trued vb putting it under the pillow yet but will give it a go tnite. Believe me when I say i cnt go anywhere without mine either! If I can help it, this units' going into the box with me when I am planted.

It's not that I can't help it...I just don't wanna help it ;-) As much as I read about new devices I am not impressed at all,many of the android devices look so alike,they don't even catch my attention.
We don't have a retina display buy I think the Streak has a nice screen.
Getting ready to go to bed...streak,charger,headphones...I am ready now.

Hahahaha... I lost the logo also when i try to use the silicone case. It just went sticky with the case i guess, so with some insert-deinsert cycle it went loose. I did purchase the replacement cover though ($40 - goddamnit), but daily I keep the old cover because I like it that way (matte with embossed effect-LoL).
So sorry i have to part with my streak. Last month i almost lose this phone, actually I did but then someone find it and return it to me. In reflection i decided to sell, because it's some kind of bad mojo for me. Still i missed my streak though...

schizo said:
Hahahaha... I lost the logo also when i try to use the silicone case. It just went sticky with the case i guess, so with some insert-deinsert cycle it went loose. I did purchase the replacement cover though ($40 - goddamnit), but daily I keep the old cover because I like it that way (matte with embossed effect-LoL).
So sorry i have to part with my streak. Last month i almost lose this phone, actually I did but then someone find it and return it to me. In reflection i decided to sell, because it's some kind of bad mojo for me. Still i missed my streak though...
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Oooooh Schizo! You go get that streak back! You got it all wrong! Its the other way around! Baaaaaaaad joo-joo to sell the streak! Baaaaaaaaaad mo-jo, BAD mojo! I shudder to think the consequences.
Hey Shiny, how did it go last nite? Gotta have the batteries fully charged if ur gonna pull a long one!, right Brandt?

It was nice last night.I was testing and purchasing some of the "relaxation" apps while listening to some nice chillout.Wify was watching tv....(that's so 80's)

shinydesert said:
It was nice last night.I was testing and purchasing some of the "relaxation" apps while listening to some nice chillout.Wify was watching tv....(that's so 80's)
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Which relaxation apps! I,was totally into thatback in the day. Even recorded my own thunderstorms/rain and wind "cassettes"...(wow do they make cassettes these days?)... Ive even placed sensitive microphones at the base of gutter drains on the house to get that trickling, water sound.... Needlessto say,. Wasnt "STREAKN" back tben.
Last nite, the wifey told to take me and "that thing icant keep my hands off of" to the other toom and "have at it"........so I did. Me and my Dell Streak Was up all night . Gawd I luv this tab/phone!

Too true..... There's NOTHING out there that's even in the same category.... Unless something bad happens to mine, I don't EVER plan on getting rid of it..... Hell, even if/when aTnT takes over my beloved T-Mobile, I'll be all set for their, um, "3G" bands (although T-Mobile's 2G is usually FASTER than the DeathStar's "3G").....
Rico.... Dude I usually fall asleep with mine plugged in..... but when the wife wakes up, she usually pulls it out of my hands and puts it on the nightstand
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You tha man! Id like to try sleeping with mine plugged in all nite. I usually fall asleep with my streak in my hand and somebody come along and plays with it before they put it back in my hand or in my pants.
I need to be careful though, that gorilla glass aint what its crackex up to be. One night I may roll over ontop of it and break it. Now that dell dropped the Streak, it might get hard locating replacement parts.

Battery cover shows gaps

Hi everyone,
I just received my Atrix. Yes I'm back to using this beast. I have a question regarding the battery cover. On the side where it has the usb and HDMI ports the battery door closes fine and does not show any gaps. On the volume rocker side I notice there are gaps and I can see parts of the inside of the phone. I have tried several times to make sure every piece is snapped on properly but I still see the gaps. The last few tries, I pressed on it pretty hard and the gaps aren't as bad but it's still noticable. Is this a common issue with the Atrix battery cover? What should I do? I bought the Atrix brand new and shipping it back to the States is a real pain. I don't like using a case when I'm at home.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

no? my cover locks well all the way around.

Mine resides in a skin tight case 100% of the time. But, I do not have gaps either. Mine seals tight all the way around

No gaps on mine, and it's a wonder there isn't as many times as the cover has been removed for a battery pull.

Wirelessgirl said:
Hi everyone,
I just received my Atrix. Yes I'm back to using this beast. I have a question regarding the battery cover. On the side where it has the usb and HDMI ports the battery door closes fine and does not show any gaps. On the volume rocker side I notice there are gaps and I can see parts of the inside of the phone. I have tried several times to make sure every piece is snapped on properly but I still see the gaps. The last few tries, I pressed on it pretty hard and the gaps aren't as bad but it's still noticable. Is this a common issue with the Atrix battery cover? What should I do? I bought the Atrix brand new and shipping it back to the States is a real pain. I don't like using a case when I'm at home.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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Yours might be refurbished.

Soldier-2Point0 said:
Yours might be refurbished.
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Hmm, now you got me thinking it could be refurbished. There is a tiny scratch on the screen. It's only noticable when viewing a plain white screen. I did file a complaint to the retailer and they claim it's brand new. They said they could refund me 10% of the retail price. They're trying to avoid exchanging the phone because it's coming from the States. It came with the retail box. Could it be the battery door? I wonder if switching battery doors would resolve the issue.

Try calling Motorola and see if they have it in their system as having been warranty returned and then re-issued or anything.

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Try calling Motorola and see if they have it in their system as having been warranty returned and then re-issued or anything.
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Thanks. I'll try to call Motorola and see what they say.
BTW, do you have the AT&T version of the Atrix? If so, are you able to uninstall the AT&T apps without rooting the phone?

Wirelessgirl said:
Thanks. I'll try to call Motorola and see what they say.
BTW, do you have the AT&T version of the Atrix? If so, are you able to uninstall the AT&T apps without rooting the phone?
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You will need root and best to then just freeze them with TiBu if I remember correctly. Been so long since I had to worry about AT&T bloat with custom ROM's.

CaelanT said:
You will need root and best to then just freeze them with TiBu if I remember correctly. Been so long since I had to worry about AT&T bloat with custom ROM's.
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Darn. It looks like I'll have to exchange my current Atrix for an AT&T version. The one I have now is with SUTEL and there's no bloatware in this version.
I don't want to root the phone once I get it exchanged until I know everything is working fine.

Is there a chance for you to post pics of your issue? I am just curious what it looks like and I am sure others are too. It could become a reference for someone else.
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Voelker45 said:
Is there a chance for you to post pics of your issue? I am just curious what it looks like and I am sure others are too. It could become a reference for someone else.
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Yes, please post the pics of the gap. Maybe you just didn't snap it on correctly.

Voelker45 said:
Is there a chance for you to post pics of your issue? I am just curious what it looks like and I am sure others are too. It could become a reference for someone else.
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I asked my brother and he said it won't show up. He's into cameras and knows if certain pics will show up or not. I can ask him again. He has a high end DSLR. It is noticable in person.
I have owned over 100 cellphones. I know how to put a battery door on. Especially with my experience with Sony Ericsson's horrifc battery door issues a few years ago. I have tried many many times with the Atrix's battery door and it still shows the little gaps. The gaps are bad enough that it will collect dust inside the phone. Also on each corner of the phone, the battery door is not even.

Wirelessgirl said:
I asked my brother and he said it won't show up. He's into cameras and knows if certain pics will show up or not. I can ask him again. He has a high end DSLR. It is noticable in person.
I have owned over 100 cellphones. I know how to put a battery door on. Especially with my experience with Sony Ericsson's horrifc battery door issues a few years ago. I have tried many many times with the Atrix's battery door and it still shows the little gaps. The gaps are bad enough that it will collect dust inside the phone. Also on each corner of the phone, the battery door is not even.
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If the gap doesn't show up with a "high end DSLR", then... is it even noticeable? I know i can use the macro setting on my t2i and it would show great detail.
Also, over 100 phones? Surely, you jest.

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If the gap doesn't show up with a "high end DSLR", then... is it even noticeable? I know i can use the macro setting on my t2i and it would show great detail.
Also, over 100 phones? Surely, you jest.
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I know right I know its prob only 10 that I wld even want to try
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ifalldownalot said:
If the gap doesn't show up with a "high end DSLR", then... is it even noticeable? I know i can use the macro setting on my t2i and it would show great detail.
Also, over 100 phones? Surely, you jest.
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Yes it is noticable. It's hard to capture it because it's a black phone. If it was a white phone, it would show up. I had a different issue with a white phone and taking pics of it was not an issue.
Don't believe me? Ask some peeps on Hofo, they will tell you.

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I know right I know its prob only 10 that I wld even want to try
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Do you guys really have to be so rude on here??

Wirelessgirl said:
Yes it is noticable. It's hard to capture it because it's a black phone. If it was a white phone, it would show up. I had a different issue with a white phone and taking pics of it was not an issue.
Don't believe me? Ask some peeps on Hofo, they will tell you.
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My little sister just took that with her $80 point and shoot. There's... enough detail in that to be able to see the non-existent gap on my phone... so one would think a bigger gap would be more noticeable and even more apparent.
And... a camera that's worth at least 10 times more than hers would definitely be able to capture more detail, i would think.
So that's why i'm questioning whether it's even really a gap or just a picayune detail you picked out (say like the small gap you can see around our screen glass and the frame of the phone).

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You will need root and best to then just freeze them with TiBu if I remember correctly. Been so long since I had to worry about AT&T bloat with custom ROM's.
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Actually, just about all of the AT&T bloatware can be uninstalled without root, thankfully.

Wirelessgirl said:
I asked my brother and he said it won't show up. He's into cameras and knows if certain pics will show up or not. I can ask him again. He has a high end DSLR.
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Sounds like a lighting problem. Any semi decent camera will show a gap in black on black easily if you get the lighting right. "High end camera owner" doesn't necessarily mean "knows what he is doing", and with a comment like "knows if certain pics will show up or not" I would say he doesn't really know photography.
Pics here were just taken with a colleagues iPhone 4. On the last pic I pulled the battery cover a wee bit. You can clearly see the whole area in all pics:

My terrible experience.

So I bit the bullet and ordered an HTC Dev Edition yesterday and had it shipped overnight. Phone arrives today, open it giddy like a school girl, nothing but disappointment. Metal Panel above the LCD overlaps the side of the plastic to the point that it scrapes every time i pick it up. The data signal constantly cycles between LTE/3g/H+ (I am on ATT in Milwaukee), never had an issues with my Lumia 920. There is a very noticeable scratch in the bezel, as well as gaps between the plastic and metal nearly big enough for a fingernail. That is that.
Call in to exchange it, 1:57 minutes on hold. Exchange is now a return. Back to my N4 it seems.

sfagundes said:
So I bit the bullet and ordered an HTC Dev Edition yesterday and had it shipped overnight. Phone arrives today, open it giddy like a school girl, nothing but disappointment. Metal Panel above the LCD overlaps the side of the plastic to the point that it scrapes every time i pick it up. The data signal constantly cycles between LTE/3g/H+ (I am on ATT in Milwaukee), never had an issues with my Lumia 920. There is a very noticeable scratch in the bezel, as well as gaps between the plastic and metal nearly big enough for a fingernail. That is that.
Call in to exchange it, 1:57 minutes on hold. Exchange is now a return. Back to my N4 it seems.
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How the hell did you receive it one day after ordering it YESTERDAY??? They've been out of stock for a couple days now. I smell something fishy...

sfagundes said:
So I bit the bullet and ordered an HTC Dev Edition yesterday and had it shipped overnight. Phone arrives today, open it giddy like a school girl, nothing but disappointment. Metal Panel above the LCD overlaps the side of the plastic to the point that it scrapes every time i pick it up. The data signal constantly cycles between LTE/3g/H+ (I am on ATT in Milwaukee), never had an issues with my Lumia 920. There is a very noticeable scratch in the bezel, as well as gaps between the plastic and metal nearly big enough for a fingernail. That is that.
Call in to exchange it, 1:57 minutes on hold. Exchange is now a return. Back to my N4 it seems.
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I just discovered the same problem with my dev edition (few threads down) with the top grille being misaligned and RMA'd it online for an exchange. Was instantaneous for the shipping label, just waiting on the phone is going to suck.

MinimalistChris said:
How the hell did you receive it one day after ordering it YESTERDAY??? They've been out of stock for a couple days now. I smell something fishy...
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What are you talking about, they were in stock as of yesterday on their website. Not hard to select overnight shipping for an extra $18.95.....

I don't believe this story. Ordered yesterday and received today? And only 1:57 on holding? That's not possible.
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dbshane said:
I don't believe this story. Ordered yesterday and received today? And only 1:57 on holding? That's not possible.
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1Hour 57 Minutes :silly:

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What are you talking about, they were in stock as of yesterday on their website. Not hard to select overnight shipping for an extra $18.95.....
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I've been calling daily to see if they have the phones in stock to get mine... I've even asked to upgrade my order from the 32GB to the 64GB Dev Edition and each time they said they were out. I just find your story unbelievable... or I'm just horribly unlucky.

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I've been calling daily to see if they have the phones in stock to get mine... I've even asked to upgrade my order from the 32GB to the 64GB Dev Edition and each time they said they were out. I just find your story unbelievable... or I'm just horribly unlucky.
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Well I am certainly sorry that you are an unlucky indivudal, that said, I don't really have a reason to lie. Both the 32 Unlocked and 64 Dev were in stock yesterday, ALL morning for order. But if this makes you feel better:
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I have both an ATT and Development One. There is a significant difference in radio performance between the two. I thought I had a lemon until I read this. All the development unit does is cycle through connections. The ATT branded one holds strong LTE everywhere I go.
Imo there is a huge difference in fit and finish as well. My ATT one is perfect. I have a large gap by the micro usb in the development unit.
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What firmare/radio is on the dev edition? the ATT has the same radio as the new international WWE release. 4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01L. You can upgrade the radio now without being s-off. Instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615 in case you were unaware

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I have both an ATT and Development One. There is a significant difference in radio performance between the two. I thought I had a lemon until I read this. All the development unit does is cycle through connections. The ATT branded one holds strong LTE everywhere I go.
Imo there is a huge difference in fit and finish as well. My ATT one is perfect. I have a large gap by the micro usb in the development unit.
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the connector on mine appears to be off-centered as well. Just noticed that inside the headphone jack looks like someone forgot to file. Literally plastic slivers and bits all inside the jack.

nugzo said:
What firmare/radio is on the dev edition? the ATT has the same radio as the new international WWE release. 4A.14.3250.13_10.33.1150.01L. You can upgrade the radio now without being s-off. Instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245615 in case you were unaware
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Same radio on the Dev phone. I promise I'm not dreaming... It's like the signal drives off a cliff.
Sorry, not tying to hijack the thread just adding to the dev phone experience.
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sfagundes said:
Well I am certainly sorry that you are an unlucky indivudal, that said, I don't really have a reason to lie. Both the 32 Unlocked and 64 Dev were in stock yesterday, ALL morning for order. But if this makes you feel better:
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Don't mind me... Congrats on the purchase... I'm just angry because of this:

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Don't mind me... Congrats on the purchase... I'm just angry because of this:
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I feel your pain. It doesn't help that the hold music goes away for 10 minutes at a time. I probably gave up and redialed 3-4 times. I'd love to tell you good luck, but I'd rather try and shy you away from the device for now. Tons and tons of reports are pouring in about the exact same build quality issues. Not exaggerating at all, I have never bought anything with as many defects. And I am not talking about the made up ones like "my screen seems to have an yellow tint", or my unit runs hot....These are bonafide poor build issues, poorly cut plastic, bent metal, plastic shavings in the headphone jack, deep scratches in the aluminum, and the list goes on.
Anyhow, I hope you have a better experience than I did.

I feel you man.... Been waiting weeks... Wait time just as long... can't believe people are getting it before people that have already ordered long before them though... Kind of making preordering them pointless.

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I feel your pain. It doesn't help that the hold music goes away for 10 minutes at a time. I probably gave up and redialed 3-4 times. I'd love to tell you good luck, but I'd rather try and shy you away from the device for now. Tons and tons of reports are pouring in about the exact same build quality issues. Not exaggerating at all, I have never bought anything with as many defects. And I am not talking about the made up ones like "my screen seems to have an yellow tint", or my unit runs hot....These are bonafide poor build issues, poorly cut plastic, bent metal, plastic shavings in the headphone jack, deep scratches in the aluminum, and the list goes on.
Anyhow, I hope you have a better experience than I did.
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Holy [email protected] so glad I passed on the dev edition and ordered a gs4.
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Here's my bad experience. I was on hold for this long...
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Ordered mine last Thursday with overnight shipping. When I ordered it said in stock and it would arrive Friday. On Friday it said it was shipping Friday and would arrive Monday, which kind of pissed me off since I paid for overnight shipping. Friday night it said delayed until the end of April. Monday I got an email that it shipped and I got it today. I hadn't noticed any quality issues until you mentioned the overlap, but I checked and it does have a slight edge at the top, though I don't notice any gaps. I'm not worried about that as I didn't notice it to begin with and I'll have a Spigen clear case on it anyway. What DOES bother me is that I don't get any LTE at all and it keeps going back and forth between HSPA and 3G. When I thought it wasn't coming for another week or so I went and bought the AT&T model, and today I just popped the SIM in the Dev model, so I don't know if it's a SIM thing or not. The bootloader does have a SIMLOCK option in the menu, so I have no idea what that is, but it worries me. I'll probably call AT&T tomorrow and work on getting the SIM unlocked.

Took galaxy s7 edge to poool.

Man that was awesome ! Took many pictures and video I took a swim for 2 to 3 hours today. Took it out for a 30 minute breaks twice, it works great! One thing to be aware about is your speaker will sound muffled for a good 3 to 4 hours! At least mine did glad sound came back had me worried there for a momment. Moral of the story you will have absolutely no problem taking your s7 edge to the pool for a full day of fun, your speaker will eventually come back to normal. Actually sounds better haha, maybe phone is water proof?!
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I think it will be fine, how did you take pictures underwater without screen working? Nm figured out you can use volume to do so.

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I think it will be fine, how did you take pictures underwater without screen working? Nm figured out you can use volume to do so.
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Yeah lol that's what I did I used thevolume button and it worked great. As of now phone is functioning properly. Not worried about what happens a week from now to it because I'm not worried, as I was fully confident my phone will handle being submerged into the pool and water slide with the only problem being my speaker. I didn't however realize it will take 4 hours for the speaker to dry.
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Already a similar post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/help/phone-underwater-t3337471
Basically it's good for 30 minutes to 5 feet of water.

Samsung doesn't warranty against water damage so even they have little faith in their water resistivity. It should be used as insurance and not for underwater photography. This is just the tip of the Iceberg as there are many posts like this...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...a-lense-proximity-sensor-no-longer-works.html

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Samsung doesn't warranty against water damage so even they have little faith in their water resistivity. It should be used as insurance and not for underwater photography. This is just the tip of the Iceberg as there are many posts like this...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...a-lense-proximity-sensor-no-longer-works.html
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I think they don't want people deep sea diving and trying to warranty their phone when it does get water in it. I have personally took a shower letting the water hit the phone while trying to install a screen protector. Phone was fine honestly, even did my gear s2 the same way. Only problem I noticed was the speaker and microphone not working after for an hour or so

I was in Cancun at the end of April, and I used my phone in the pool, and took underwater video and pics like a mad man. Phone works perfectly fine, never have had any issues with it after being submerged.
Just make sure you let the phone dry completely before trying to charge it.

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I was in Cancun at the end of April, and I used my phone in the pool, and took underwater video and pics like a mad man. Phone works perfectly fine, never have had any issues with it after being submerged.
Just make sure you let the phone dry completely before trying to charge it.
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Yeah I know lol. People not having the balls to do it themselves think there phone will mess up? Hahaha haha yeah sure because I've heard of peoples s7 edge not working after a water test. "It voids warranty ???? Yada Yada Yada" who cares. I have not onces had to return any phone for a warranty exchange. And with a water resistant phone you think we don't want to use it under water? If you don't have the balls big enough than don't do it. I could care less. Letting people know that YOU CAN SWIM WITH YOUR S7/S7 EDGE if you choose to do so.
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Moral of the story you will have absolutely no problem taking your s7 edge to the pool for a full day of fun, your speaker will eventually come back to normal. Actually sounds better haha, maybe phone is water proof?! View attachment 3772861
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That's irresponsible to claim this when there are many examples of the S7edge getting water damaged. I'm glad yours didn't get water damaged. Now don't be a **** about it.

Used my device in the pool a few wks ago also no issues. Speaker sounded like $&jt for a few hrs but after a while sounded normal. One thing to plan ahead is u wont be able to charge device soon after its submerged as it will throw a moisture detection msg and u'll have to wait till its completely dry. Or u can do what i did n use a blow dryer to expidite the dryness. Lol. Just dont fry ur phone.

I haven't seen any reports of water damage from pools, on the contrary everyone saying they did it with no problem
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I haven't seen any reports of water damage from pools, on the contrary everyone saying they did it with no problem
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If you search S7 and S7 edge water damage, you will find many examples. Just use a little caution if you're like me and $750 means a lot to you.

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If you search S7 and S7 edge water damage, you will find many examples. Just use a little caution if you're like me and $750 means a lot to you.
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Lol 750 is a lot to me too bro. I babied this phone for the first month. After that I used it without case lol have nicks around my phone but I'm not trippin. Your phone wouldn't damage man take a shower or go surfing with it you'll be golden I'm not sure I'll swim to the bottom of the ocean for the phone though. It's cool to be cautious. I had that mentality it'll brush away soon lol
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I've done under wateriyaki photography and videos on 4 separate occasions and it's worked every time.and flawless since. It's manufactured to do so.

I just came back from a whole week cruise vacation, and let me tell you! this phone is awesome every day pictures in the pool under water and phone works without any issues, like before make sure you dont go too deep.

Mine went for a trip in the washing machine last night for about 30 minutes before I realized it and took it out. Works perfect. Speaker took about a day to dry out, but over all I'm damn impressed.

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Oh BTW it's been 11 days, have not had a single problem
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I just got back from a trip into the mountains around Boone NC. I did a lot of fishing and river tubing with my phone in my pocket the whole time. I didn't use the phone under water but it was in my pocket while I fished the Watauga with the water up to my armpits. I did see a popup on the phone about water being detected but haven't experienced any issues the phone. I got some good pictures and video that couldn't have been gotten even with my go pro as the sound with the phone is perfect. I took a chance but in this case it was worth it.

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I've done under wateriyaki photography and videos on 4 separate occasions and it's worked every time.and flawless since. It's manufactured to do so.
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No, it isn't. It is manufactured to withstand a certain water immersion depth and length of time in a static environment. Actually using it, ie: moving it under water, pressing buttons, etc can easily go outside of the specifications. Not to mention it is in no way rated for underwater use, its water resistance is designed for some protection against accidental exposure.
Point is this, it is your device and you should use it as you please. But to suggest that it is in any way ok or that it is designed to do so is extremely irresponsible on your part. For starters it is wrong, and your warranty will be voided should any water immersion be detected. I'm pretty sure there are indicators built in for Samsung to know what you did.