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Headphone jack?

So I went to try out slacker on my phone which is two weeks old now ever droppd, never been wet and I found out the headphone jack does not work??? Anyone else having this problem if so I will assume its a software problem before going to sprint..... let's hope the epics are not faulty and pulled in three months like the moments which they are finally admiting to people where ****
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Mine has worked perfectly from day one
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My headphone jack has also worked perfectly from day one.
If the audio isn't going through the headphone jack when you plug in the headphones (as in still coming out of the speaker) then you have a faulty epic.
Sprint will replace it if you are under the 1month warranty.
from a epic Galaxy far, far away.

Have not had time to take it in but yea thi one has some major problems the proxcimity sensors are ****ed too I have to tap on them repetedly to make my screen turn back on while in a call sucks cause I rooted this thing and got rid of all the fat no I have to do it again
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no proximity sensor issues or headphone jack issues here.

When I got my evo on launch day I couldn't get the head phones to work. I found out for done reason there was a pace of plastic blocking the hack grok going all the easy down. I forced the jack and it worked. So weigh I gory my epic I just forced to jack all the way in cause of the evo. I haven't had any head phone issues
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Got my new phone today seems to be working better I had a bad one for sure couple things on the new one work that where not working on the old one. The proximity sensor works normal and so does the head phone jack, also I notice that the soft keys stay on when I'm doing stuff not like the old where they would flash all the time on and off. So I just need to root it and ill be happy again. While I was at bestbuy I had them put a zaggs screen protector on the new one for me which btw was free since the one dude there kept ignoring me and taking care of other customers that where behind me when I got there. Anyone have a rom that they would reccomend? I never got one on the old epic cause **** was all messed up.
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grimproductions said:
Got my new phone today seems to be working better I had a bad one for sure couple things on the new one work that where not working on the old one. The proximity sensor works normal and so does the head phone jack, also I notice that the soft keys stay on when I'm doing stuff not like the old where they would flash all the time on and off. So I just need to root it and ill be happy again. While I was at bestbuy I had them put a zaggs screen protector on the new one for me which btw was free since the one dude there kept ignoring me and taking care of other customers that where behind me when I got there. Anyone have a rom that they would reccomend? I never got one on the old epic cause **** was all messed up.
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The Syndicate rom from ACS
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Will try it out. Wish we had a 2.2 rom out though, full flash support would be great
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So i got the new one rooted with clockworksmod but when trying to install a custom rom it fails like my last one...? I am using the rom manager from the market and it shows that I have clockworks mod installed but it fails saying it can not find the whole update signature, my old one was doing that crap too. What is wrong here am i doing something wrong? It also does this every time i boot to the recovery console.

grimproductions said:
So i got the new one rooted with clockworksmod but when trying to install a custom rom it fails like my last one...? I am using the rom manager from the market and it shows that I have clockworks mod installed but it fails saying it can not find the whole update signature, my old one was doing that crap too. What is wrong here am i doing something wrong? It also does this every time i boot to the recovery console.
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The ROM Manager install method doesn't work very well. Download the One Click Clockwork flasher, and run the run-try-first.bat. This should install Clockwork directly to where it needs to be, and let you boot straight to it with Vol Down + Camera + Power when the phone's off.

Found a funny problem while texting if you type hahahahaha really fast it will raise your volume rofl
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Any one else have problems downloading picture messages?
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grimproductions said:
Any one else have problems downloading picture messages?
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What's this have to do with this thread?
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Asking questions.... problem with that? Why clutter up the forum with more questions when I already have a thread started where I have asked a few thing intial problem was the headphone jack now I have realized more flaws and wondering if anyone ele has the same issues. Sorry for knowing the right way on using a forum.... guess ill be like every other noob and make hundreds of threads instead of one more clutter the better right?
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grimproductions said:
Asking questions.... problem with that? Why clutter up the forum with more questions when I already have a thread started where I have asked a few thing intial problem was the headphone jack now I have realized more flaws and wondering if anyone ele has the same issues. Sorry for knowing the right way on using a forum.... guess ill be like every other noob and make hundreds of threads instead of one more clutter the better right?
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No need to get offensive but the subject could have been changed to reflect the new changes and telling us exactly what your running would help diagnos the problem
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The problems with picture msgs may happen if you're on wifi. Can't publicly access sprints mms server so you need to connect via 3g/4g
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The problems with picture msgs may happen if you're on wifi. Can't publicly access sprints mms server so you need to connect via 3g/4g
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^ this 10char

NeonMonster said:
If the audio isn't going through the headphone jack when you plug in the headphones (as in still coming out of the speaker) then you have a faulty epic.
Sprint will replace it if you are under the 1month warranty.
from a epic Galaxy far, far away.
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Sprint warrants the phone for one year, not one month. any problem in the first month gets you a new in box at any Sprint store because they don't want you to cancel, but that is not their warranty, which is one year from firs activation. Warranty without insurance service is given free for purchases before Oct 25, and is $35 for purchases after Oct 25.
Also some makes/models of phones have less robust physical parts. They would have run the 3.5 mm jack through at least 1000 cycles and established some failure rate. But who knows. certain Palm models had widespread failures of 3.5 jacks. It is too early to tell if the jacks on the galaxies hava problem. One would need to see who they are doing among people who use headphones 5 times a day after six months to a year.

Its stupid though my hero has two blow speakers and a dead trackball they say to warrenty it I need to go through htc now? Its stupid they already have ****ty customer service why are they making it worse? Sorry didnthave time to update the thread name this is my first non htc adroid phone and I know with all the data lock problems the moment has that samsung has some major hardware issues
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On my 2nd Shift and I am done.

After my last post about needing to run to stock to get my phone fixed, sprint took their time to send me a replacement, might I add my mother has an evo 3D and 2 days before mine broke her's did the same. I got a replacement yesterday finally after being told it was sent more than a week ago (I live in florida so that's illogical)
My replacement is now having the same exact issues of flickering, half touch screen not working and random dead spots on the digitizer for the half that does work.
I am simply done with HTC, I was told that due to the issues I had with them hanging up on me, dropping me after saying I was on hold and having my replacement take 2 weeks to get to me after being told it was shipped on the day I went in only for it to have been shipped few days ago from me receiving it, I may be either switching from sprint. He did put a flag and ticket up for me on my issues though, he seemed to be the only tech that cared. He said I should now be able to get a new phone entirely, so I may just switch to the samsung epic, it's old but It's better than this ****.
Sorry but I needed to vent about this crap, thought some of you might have gone through the same, I am just starting college again and this was not the time to be dealing with this crap.

That sucks, I've never had any issues with HTC myself. Had a HTC G1 before this and it's still working even with a half cracked screen. Every phone is going to have some defective ones made. I've known a lot of people with Samsung that also get defective phones. Sorry you had a bad experience though.
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gigermunit said:
so I may just switch to the samsung epic, it's old but It's better than this ****.
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Ugh, don't get the Epic... If you push hard enough you should be able to get the NS4G, i know at least 3 people that got the Nexus as a replacement. Plus its a solid device.
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My cousin and friend have the epic and I really liked it, they didn't have any issues with it since the gb update, but if I do get the NS4G I will take it, just don't like not having a keyboard even though I barely used it on my shift. The possibility of me getting another shift is high also but I am going to complain til I get a new phone, 3 phones with same issues is bull.

It's not a problem with the shift that I've seen very frequently. I've gone through 4 shifts. I say you should give the Shift another chance. It's the best phone Sprint has short of a nexus prime and if you're like me, you don't want a nexus prime because there's no keyboard.
edit/note: Make sure you try and get a Sprint store rep to send you a REPLACEMENT rather than going through asurion. Make sure you express your extreme dissatisfaction, time lost, and the fact that you are considering cancelling your account. This is the biggest thing that is hurting Sprint right now, customer retention, so I'm pretty sure that would help. If it doesn't go to another Sprint store, call Sprint customer service, ask for a supervisor, and express your extreme dissatisfaction with the service you received at that store.

That is what I plan to do, guy on the phone said I can ask for a replacement fine due to all the flags on my account from the last week.

gigermunit said:
That is what I plan to do, guy on the phone said I can ask for a replacement fine due to all the flags on my account from the last week.
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Cool. From what I've heard getting a replacement phone is almost as good as getting a brand new phone.
If you have issues with the 2nd phone and you have asurion take both phones in to the Sprint store and they can swap bad parts for good parts. Just call Sprint customer service ahead of time and tell them to schedule an appointment for you.

I already sent in my original and I got this replacement here and more parts of my digitizer are slowly not working, I have just enough response to answer calls.

gigermunit said:
I already sent in my original and I got this replacement here and more parts of my digitizer are slowly not working, I have just enough response to answer calls.
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Get 1 more replacement. Trust me I had to go through 3 to get a good shift. Also make sure you hack it up and see how far you can overclock it. If you can get past 1.6ghz you've got a good cut of the wafer CPU.

Both my original and this replacement could do 2.0ghz and be just fine, it's the screen that kept giving out, my flex ribbon in my first broke while I took a nap then this phone's digitizer took a dive right after activating it, then it worked fine, put a screen protector on it. To which it stopped working, then wouldn't work without the protector on now wont work at all.

gigermunit said:
Both my original and this replacement could do 2.0ghz and be just fine, it's the screen that kept giving out, my flex ribbon in my first broke while I took a nap then this phone's digitizer took a dive right after activating it, then it worked fine, put a screen protector on it. To which it stopped working, then wouldn't work without the protector on now wont work at all.
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Yeah I found a place here that will put the screen protector on perfectly here, you should be able to find one in the mall once you get a good working Shift.

I really don't want those kids touching my phone....

lol, Ive been thinking about bricking my phone to try and get a nexus s 4g

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lol, Ive been thinking about bricking my phone to try and get a nexus s 4g
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Thought the same but I love our small community. I can only hope my next phone has yet another small community so that I get to know everyone like I do here
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YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
Thought the same but I love our small community. I can only hope my next phone has yet another small community so that I get to know everyone like I do here
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The more i think about it the more i dont really care.
Honestly, i dont do much with my phone because im stingy with my battery life and ram lol
I honestly dont know why i want a more powerful phone, so I'm just gonna give my shift a good use until its time to upgrade or use my insurance.
If i get offered a nexus though, im taking it.
Not willing to ditch this guy yet, I didnt think I was gonna need/like the slideout keyboard, but now I love it lol

VICODAN said:
It's not a problem with the shift that I've seen very frequently. I've gone through 4 shifts. I say you should give the Shift another chance. It's the best phone Sprint has short of a nexus prime and if you're like me, you don't want a nexus prime because there's no keyboard.
edit/note: Make sure you try and get a Sprint store rep to send you a REPLACEMENT rather than going through asurion. Make sure you express your extreme dissatisfaction, time lost, and the fact that you are considering cancelling your account. This is the biggest thing that is hurting Sprint right now, customer retention, so I'm pretty sure that would help. If it doesn't go to another Sprint store, call Sprint customer service, ask for a supervisor, and express your extreme dissatisfaction with the service you received at that store.
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The Shift is obviously not the best phone Sprint has. Don't be a schmuck, get the Nexus.
*if you didn't wipe /system and /boot it is NOT A FULL WIPE*

jesusice said:
The Shift is obviously not the best phone Sprint has. Don't be a schmuck, get the Nexus.
*if you didn't wipe /system and /boot it is NOT A FULL WIPE*
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What is sprint's best phone - e4gt?
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sdk234 said:
What is sprint's best phone - e4gt?
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Maybe... maybe straight hardware wise... but if you're looking for a phone with a good amount of development I think you'll be disappointed with it. Same goes for the E3D and the Design. If I were getting a new phone I'd wait until the Galaxy Nexus is released. There may be phones with better hardware but hardware is kinda like benchmarks - good for comparing your e-penis but doesn't necessarily determine how the actual user experience is. The pure Nexus experience really is nice and the Galaxy Nexus will have a lot of great development for a long time to come. Personally I'm really pleased with my Nexus S and don't think I'll grow tired of it before my next upgrade in 10 months.
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Maybe... maybe straight hardware wise... but if you're looking for a phone with a good amount of development I think you'll be disappointed with it. Same goes for the E3D and the Design. If I were getting a new phone I'd wait until the Galaxy Nexus is released. There may be phones with better hardware but hardware is kinda like benchmarks - good for comparing your e-penis but doesn't necessarily determine how the actual user experience is. The pure Nexus experience really is nice and the Galaxy Nexus will have a lot of great development for a long time to come. Personally I'm really pleased with my Nexus S and don't think I'll grow tired of it before my next upgrade in 10 months.
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Can't find it right now, but I'm pretty sure I saw a comparison (maybe phonedog?) of the Galaxy Nexus vs e4gt and nexus was REALLY laggy going from portrait to landscape compared to e4gt. Of course it was stock vs. stock . . .
Seems to me that development for the shift is great. Seems like e4gt is a really popular phone, hmmm .. . - is development worse because of something intrinsic to the phone?

I have owned my Shift since the day it came out. My friend has one and so does my brother. All working, no problems what's so ever. I love this little guy and I'm sorry you were having bad luck with faulty hardware.
My dad has a Samsung Epic no problems I guess.
I really want ICS but like the physical keyboard to get the Nexus.

How is your mt3gs holding up?

How long have you had it? This july will make it two years for me. How does your battery fair? I can usually make it last between 8 to 10 hours easily but I recently purchased spare batteries on amazon. It was a really good deal! Two 1500mAh batteries and a wall charger for like $11! So now when my battery dies I just swap it out with my spare. Have the plastic pieces around your camera fallen off? Lmao mine have. Does your phone ever mess up? I'm currently on rom XM-8 1.3 and idk if its the rom itself or my phone but when I slide my keyboard out and then back in my portrait orientation is messed up! Like the Notification bar is like at the bottom...basically everything is shifted up like .25 inches. I then have to hit the power button to renormalize it. Hope some of you mt3gs veterans reply!
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Mine works the same as when I got it 19 months ago. I have a zagg full body armor on. Everything is pristine, even the keyboard hinge is as it was when I got it. Only difference on it is that I'm using CM7 and switched to a class 10 microSD with dtapps.

Works great, had this one for a year now.
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The shifting up of your screen is the beginning of your ribbon cable starting to fail. This happened to my MT3GS as well. Eventually you will have to stop using your physical keyboard of replace the ribbon cable.
I replaced my ribbon cable for $15 with a new one off EBAY. Wasn't too hard to do.

its been about 2 years since i got it I still like it...

It's been exactly 1 year and 2 months now, and i just can't find a better alternative!
Seems like all new phones are meant for people with Giant Hands and Pockets!
Mine holds up for between 1 day and 2 days whole (sometimes even with WiFi on!) but depending on actual usage.
It fell of my hands to asphalt, but except a minor dent on the plastic back, left no scratches! i was amazed!
oh and my camera back thing fell, but i found it, and i'm using scotch tape to stick it in place :-D

Be a year and a half for me. I love S-Off and the custom splash 1 I made. Was going to upgrade to amaze during the Valentine's day. So glad I didn't. I love s-off and flash a different rom almost every weekend. Just recently bought a new micro SD to play with these awesome new sense roms!
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How is that class 10 treating you? I wanted to get one but ended up getting like a class 4 or something 16 gb. I plan on getting a class 10 for my asus transformer prime though get that 64gb without paying freaking $100 for it! How much was yours and where did you buy it from and what brand is it?
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Mine works the same as when I got it 19 months ago. I have a zagg full body armor on. Everything is pristine, even the keyboard hinge is as it was when I got it. Only difference on it is that I'm using CM7 and switched to a class 10 microSD with dtapps.
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ovar said:
The shifting up of your screen is the beginning of your ribbon cable starting to fail. This happened to my MT3GS as well. Eventually you will have to stop using your physical keyboard of replace the ribbon cable.
I replaced my ribbon cable for $15 with a new one off EBAY. Wasn't too hard to do.
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Sweet thanks for the info bro! Is there some guide you followed? If so can you post a link? Cuz this crap gets annoying! How long does it take?
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shahabk818 said:
its been about 2 years since i got it I still like it...
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I know right?! I only wish my screen was bigger, my processor was faster, my camera was at least 8mp, and that I had ICS. But if you really think about it you can live without that stuff. I plan on sticking with my mt3gs till death do us part! Lmao or until I have some spare cash to get a new phone...without a contract.
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Sefy said:
It's been exactly 1 year and 2 months now, and i just can't find a better alternative!
Seems like all new phones are meant for people with Giant Hands and Pockets!
Mine holds up for between 1 day and 2 days whole (sometimes even with WiFi on!) but depending on actual usage.
It fell of my hands to asphalt, but except a minor dent on the plastic back, left no scratches! i was amazed!
oh and my camera back thing fell, but i found it, and i'm using scotch tape to stick it in place :-D
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Yeah I went like a year without dropping mine and then suddenly this one month I was just like on crack or something and I dropped it like 6 times! On asphalt/concrete! Believe it or not my screen didn't break and it barely has any scratches Lmao about the scotch tape! Doesn't it look bad? Haha
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aaldiar said:
Be a year and a half for me. I love S-Off and the custom splash 1 I made. Was going to upgrade to amaze during the Valentine's day. So glad I didn't. I love s-off and flash a different rom almost every weekend. Just recently bought a new micro SD to play with these awesome new sense roms!
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Yeah I've seen the s-off but havnt tried it. What benefits does it give you? I thought about doing a custom splash as well but its too much work haha. Yeah I remember back when there would be a new rom like every week! Made it feel like a had new phone everytime!
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Marshmallovv said:
Yeah I went like a year without dropping mine and then suddenly this one month I was just like on crack or something and I dropped it like 6 times! On asphalt/concrete! Believe it or not my screen didn't break and it barely has any scratches Lmao about the scotch tape! Doesn't it look bad? Haha
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It's scotch taped from the inside, so you can't actually see it

Marshmallovv said:
Yeah I've seen the s-off but havnt tried it. What benefits does it give you? I thought about doing a custom splash as well but its too much work haha. Yeah I remember back when there would be a new rom like every week! Made it feel like a had new phone everytime!
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With s-off I can flash the splash1 screen, mtd partitions and updated the radio with my computer and also try experimental recoveries. For the longer part of a year I used AOSP ROMs on my phone because I'm not big on sense. With that I didn't need dt's a2sd because I just change the partitions on the phone itself.
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aaldiar said:
With s-off I can flash the splash1 screen, mtd partitions and updated the radio with my computer and also try experimental recoveries. For the longer part of a year I used AOSP ROMs on my phone because I'm not big on sense. With that I didn't need dt's a2sd because I just change the partitions on the phone itself.
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What is your MTD setup?

I am nearing 2 years on mine and I love it still. I've always had a case on it, I've always had a screen protector and it's going strong.
I recently got a class 10 16gb card from Amazon for under 20, amazon brand, and it has made a world of difference. I can actually run data from sd on the sense roms that are just too big.
I am coming up on contract renewal in April, but I plan on handing down my slide to my smart phone allergic wife.
I honestly have not seen a phone that I must have so I am not sure what I'll be getting if I'll be getting anything.

Seems sense is not kind to this phone, back to CM7 latest daily. I have my phone setup with 140 /system and 80 /cache. I delete a good bit from my roms though to slim them down. Don't use live wallpapers, YouTube app and a number of other things. I also add my own icons and audio files for ringtones and such.
Edit: seems with darktrmors app2sd I should be using at least /150 partition to allow for elastic space needs.
Edit 2: I have 1 gig set aside for darktremors app2sd with no swap.
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I've had my MT3GS since the beginning of August 2010 and it's one of the best phones I've ever seen ( and I've seen a lot lol) Haven't had any hardware issues with it, dropped several times on concrete/asphalt and the screen didn't crack but I broke 4 hard cases because of that , just some dent on the side and that's it. Modern phones like Sensation and Galaxy S2 are powerful but huge and I like the size of my phone. I'm still going to use it, the only phone that might be better for me is probably MT4GS lol.
Another thing that I like about MT3GS/4GS is that the phones aren't very popular and that makes them unique. And over here in Europe it's very very unique. Iphone users are so jealous, especially when I slide out the keyboard lol))

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I've had my MT3GS since the beginning of August 2010 and it's one of the best phones I've ever seen ( and I've seen a lot lol) Haven't had any hardware issues with it, dropped several times on concrete/asphalt and the screen didn't crack but I broke 4 hard cases because of that , just some dent on the side and that's it. Modern phones like Sensation and Galaxy S2 are powerful but huge and I like the size of my phone. I'm still going to use it, the only phone that might be better for me is probably MT4GS lol.
Another thing that I like about MT3GS/4GS is that the phones aren't very popular and that makes them unique. And over here in Europe it's very very unique. Iphone users are so jealous, especially when I slide out the keyboard lol))
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Yes I love its rarity! People always stare or usually ask what kind of phone is that? Be jealous I like having things other people don't makes them that much better! Haha. And I can only imagine in europe haha
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just 2 mouths its a great phone for me

The awful journey of my DZ and what should i do with it?

Hi DZ owners, I want to share a story with you:
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I had my DZ for about a year.
Then it was stolen one evening in a place full of people. I never thought I would see it again.
But then after about half a year I got 2 parties, which accused each other of having it.
Through intimidation on luck of one of them still having it I have got it back.
That imbecile did neither sell or use it. He just had it lying around in a cupboard as a kind of trophy, propably even smasehd it on ground some times... (And I wondered why I couldnt track it.)
Now the phone is a terrible mess. The battery was empty for a long time, degraded to not even last a day. The display (not the glass) was broken.
Then I bought a new battery and display for about 30€ replaced the display and while opening one of those small fragile connectors at the side of the board (I dont actually know what they connect, can someone tell me?), the lower one broke but I kludged it with a small piece of tape in place.
Fine everything worked, my Virtuous Unity install boots with /data as I left it.
The reading of my notes and contacts from that time really got me a nostalgia flash.
The sdcard was gone (I actually searched that guys box of stolen phones). Putting a new one in, phone mounts and stops complaining. After that I turned it off, wanting to sleep. The next day I loaded a fresh rom, QuadraSense because Virtuous Unity uses too much ram. Put it on SD and guess what? The SD (any of 5 microsds i have.) cant be mounted, not with FAT, not with EXT. Can the broken connector from the insides cause this?
But when I shake the phone the display brightness varies, (the kludged clip is not really stable) so I guess the connector is either for the display energy or the sensor but it could be multipurpose.
When I have fixed that, what will propably be the next problem with this phone?
Should I invest more time/replacement stuff into it or just buy a new one? Are there newer phones with physical keyboard?
I had a Motorola Milestone 2 for a while for really cheap but their keyboards suck because the keys stop working or stick, it seems like the existing MS2s have reached their end of life. (I have tested 4 MS2s all the same.)
I am thinking of a Galaxy Note if not keyboard. Anyone here knows about the openness and rom diversity? (I am browsing that forum right after this post so this is not just a lazyass question, more of an if someone just has the info in mind right now.)
lol at the existing tags!

sounds like the connection to the sdcard slot is damaged as well as the main flexcable as it sounds like you replaced the lcd
I don't know your situation but if it were me id find it gratifying to kick the guys ass and demand a brand new g2, but to each there own
personal opinion there isn't a better phone on the market right now than the g2/dz, at least not for my needs so it may be worth your time fixing this one
(that guy sounds like the kind of *******s that deserve very bad things)
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What cell phone does this guy use? You should just take it out of his hand and tell him you're even. I did that to a guy who stole my skateboard once. He was on steroids and weighed 50lbs more than me, but I guess I used the f word enough times loud enough that he realized he was wrong? I don't know if i'd try that again though hahaha
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I fear it might be the end of your DZ and tbh if it was me in your position I would go with a Note or may be the SG3

I'll pay him a visit today when hes back from work, I think hes got enough money to buy a new one. His currently used phone is an old Sony Erricson thing. As for if I am even with him, dont know my physical condition is not the best but with the power of ale one can not fail. XD
EDIT: Thats the broken piece inside:
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Urgh phones get so filthy when you zoom in.

the parts aren't that expensive. U you can get them on eBay and repair it yourself
If you get a new phone. I'd get an sgs3
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Illidan Pornrage said:
I'll pay him a visit today when hes back from work, I think hes got enough money to buy a new one. His currently used phone is an old Sony Erricson thing. As for if I am even with him, dont know my physical condition is not the best but with the power of ale one can not fail. XD
EDIT: Thats the broken piece inside:
Meh embedding doesnt work with 3 MB pics, just the link: http://gheddo.biz/pic/desirez.JPG
Urgh phones get so filthy when you zoom in.
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Just so you know my post was half joke. Yes, I think he owes you a new phone, but I don't want to find out you got in a fistfight with him b/c of my joke advice. haha but still, if he knows he's wrong, you'd be surprised sometimes how compliant a guilty person can be.
Good luck! Let us know what you decide and how it turns out =)
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Can I just change the boards between two S4's?

So I have my S4 that's got a broken screen and loose charging port. I have a blacklisted phone that I got screwed on just sitting on my shelf.
Can I just swap out the boards?

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So I have my S4 that's got a broken screen and loose charging port. I have a blacklisted phone that I got screwed on just sitting on my shelf.
Can I just swap out the boards?
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Are they the same carrier? If so then I would certainly try. Im quite familiar with the S2 internally, and every other way as well, which maybe a lot different than the S4 but likely not.
What I know about the s2 is it is easy to deal with and the different pieces inside are buttoned together or little snaps is the way I see think of them. I broke a piece once by trying to remove it the wrong way before I realized it was little snaps that joined the mic or vibratot and cameras to the mother board. Have fun. Sounds like you have nothing to loose.
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Yes they are the same carrier.
I'll try it and report back. I've watched a few videos on how to remove it and it seems pretty easy. Or at least straight forward.

The answer is yes, yes you can switch the boards. Woot!

yessss