i dont know when it happened but i noticed it today when my car charger stopped working. i looked at the usb port on the phone and noticed the usb terminal was partially bent downward. the phone still charges with the regular charger and still syncs, so until it completely stops working ill just leave it. PPCtechs will fix it for $80. htc told me that most likely it wont be covered under warranty but they need to look at it first to determine if i broke it. I asked the rep how do they determine that. At that point i realized it was a bunch of BS. he said the charge to repair is $305. and even if its not covered and i decide to let PPCtechs fix it, i still have to pay a $28 dollar inspection fee.
Shame, mine broke like that too but it was within a few days of getting it so T-Mobile changed the handset.
It really shouldn't be possible to break the USB connector. I know we should exercise care (and I do now!) but it's a critical point of failure. I still don't know how I broke mine.
astromark said:
Shame, mine broke like that too but it was within a few days of getting it so T-Mobile changed the handset.
It really shouldn't be possible to break the USB connector. I know we should exercise care (and I do now!) but it's a critical point of failure. I still don't know how I broke mine.
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Mine is bent a tad but still syncs fine. If you google you get thousands reporting this, but HTC doesn't fix it in new models. Cheap component. If it breaks on me I'll be getting another windows smartphone by a different mfr.
As nice as the HTC products are, such a critical component is made as poor as can be. If that point fails, you can't charge your phone or perform sync functions. This means a bricked device. What gives?
yea im already looking for a replacement device. my last nokia had a rare joystick failure. im not even sure what to get next. i waited way too long for this phone to release and paid top dollar to have it when it first came out. now i finally have my phone set up perfect and its broken.
Same thing here... hasn't broken yet but it's slightly bent on on the right side of the mini usb on the phone.
here is the direct number to htc. 425-861-9174. once i find the right person to talk to i give the ext. maybe if more than one person callls the same person at htc they will give in.
smuook said:
Same thing here... hasn't broken yet but it's slightly bent on on the right side of the mini usb on the phone.
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Hey, that's the exact same for me. The right side is slightly sloped down.
If someone does get a extension I'll be sure to call!
well that is strange that all 3 of us have it broken the same exact way . at this point it looks like a manufacture issue. ill get a direct extension tomorrow. and ill talk to my lawyer on friday.
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I am also on my way to a Broken USB. I know how my USB broke and it was pretty dumb. I have been in a dark place many times and pushed the stylus in the port (upper right corner). I have moved it back into place and put a little Super Glue in there. I don’t think this will last. So I was just wondering if the USB problems everyone is having could be caused from the same. I am looking for a cover to prevent this from happening again and if anyone knows of one please let me know. DUHHHHHHH!
If anyone ends up with a broken usb port and wants to sell the phone please PM me...I know someone that can fix it (had to have it fixed on my mda) and would like to upgrade my old phone.
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If anyone ends up with a broken usb port and wants to sell the phone please PM me...I know someone that can fix it (had to have it fixed on my mda) and would like to upgrade my old phone.
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I found this place that does HTC repairs. Positive feedback from people on other forums.
http://pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~HTC_Kaiser-71~area~repairs.htm
Since I paid $400 for my phone, worth the $60 pricetag to have this repaired if it breaks. Just thought others would like to know if they ever meet the cold reality.
In my book it is poor business practice to design core components cheaply , so that it will inflate sales when failures occur. (So that you or your carrier will have to eat the cost when a USB port breaks. Pure profit for HTC)
Definitely makes me angry the port is so cheaply made. Of all things on a phone to be cheaply made. Make the PTT button we never use cheap, make the camera cheap (since it's not amazing anyway), make anything cheap BUT the USB port.
The USB port is the central way to charge the phone, apply updates, sync it, it's the lifeblood of the phone. Without it, the phone is trash unless repaired. But thats probably the whole point.
Make cheap USB port
Breaks
Carrier foots cost for buying replacement phone for customer. (Or customer foots cost)
PROFIT FOR HTC!
Wow... I thought it was just me. Here's a pic of mine, I think it shows it pretty well. Like I said before, it's still works fine... doesn't look very pretty though. I've been babying my Tilt and haven't had any maltreatment. This is just from normal wear and tear...
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I found this place that does HTC repairs. Positive feedback from people on other forums.
http://pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~HTC_Kaiser-71~area~repairs.htm
Since I paid $400 for my phone, worth the $60 pricetag to have this repaired if it breaks. Just thought others would like to know if they ever meet the cold reality.
In my book it is poor business practice to design core components cheaply , so that it will inflate sales when failures occur. (So that you or your carrier will have to eat the cost when a USB port breaks. Pure profit for HTC)
Definitely makes me angry the port is so cheaply made. Of all things on a phone to be cheaply made. Make the PTT button we never use cheap, make the camera cheap (since it's not amazing anyway), make anything cheap BUT the USB port.
The USB port is the central way to charge the phone, apply updates, sync it, it's the lifeblood of the phone. Without it, the phone is trash unless repaired. But thats probably the whole point.
Make cheap USB port
Breaks
Carrier foots cost for buying replacement phone for customer. (Or customer foots cost)
PROFIT FOR HTC!
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Thanks for the link... hopefully I won't need it anytime soon.
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Amazing.
Looks like a picture of my tilt with the USB bent in the exact same way.
A coworker checked out my new phone the second day I got it and said "You already bent your USB?" and I had to b.s. and say "No the plug is designed that way" he was like "ahh.... thats not right."
HTC oughta fixit!
this is why the right side is bent on usb port
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well that is strange that all 3 of us have it broken the same exact way . at this point it looks like a manufacture issue. ill get a direct extension tomorrow. and ill talk to my lawyer on friday.
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..cuz you must have accidentally poked the stylus in the usb port while meaning to poke into the reset hole. I've had this happen a couple of nights ago while driving where I had to reset the device and in the dark I pushed the stylus in the usb port a couple of times instead of the reset one.. I only realized this when I synced the device next and found it to not recognize it and also not charge via either the computer or wall charger. So, I looked at the usb port and there it was.. slightly bent down from the right edge of the inner pins.
Whether its flimsy or not (which I totally agree that it is after my gentle inserting of the stylus just a couple of times) HTC should have given a rubber/soft cover for the port. Would make a lot of difference.
I managed to fix mine for now though.
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..cuz you must have accidentally poked the stylus in the usb port while meaning to poke into the reset hole...
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You are probably right... don't remember doing this but it sounds like the likely cause.
sorry to hear that a few people are quick to blame themselves. the only place i accidentally put my stylus is between the keyboard and the display. i did that twice. i rarely use the stylus and unike others i would have remebered it. mine does look exactly like the one in the pic. in another forum i was told it was designed to be bent? anyway bad design imho and sice im not the only one thbks should be fixed. i build and sell 500-700 thousand dollar homes. when someone is unhappy i sometimes have to bite the bullet and take it out of my pocket. its called good business.
anyone get theirs fixed yet? now none of my charge and sync cable works. The only cable that works is the original charger and the original sync cable.im sure i will have to get this repaired soon. i have called HTC corporate but nothing so far.
fixed mine..
I had the same thing happen to mine after 2 weeks of ownership. I took it to a ATT dealer and he tried a different charger and nothing worked. He said its a dead USB port and to exchange it. Mine looked that picture above as well.. I ended up fixing it by taking a flat edge butter knife and gently straightening it out so it was flat again. I plugged it in and bingo worked like new. I can't believe that these ports are so sensitive.
the usb port on my 8125 broke a long time ago and i just went to a repair shop.. he fixed it with a brand new one in about 20 min and charged me 35 bucks.
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i took my phone out of my pocket today and the screen was white with a big line going from the bottom right to mid left. i hadnt done anything at all, i hadnt hit it or anything, im not entirely sure how this could have happened, but 1 week ago i dropped it about 1 foot to the pavement, and it hit one of the corners. i think this may have something to do with it...when it fell it might have created a small crack that grew and grew, and now got big enough stuff leaked and it broke.
i read on the forum about people who seriously did nothing, they could have just chanrged it and it broke..
this sucks, anyone know where i can get a replacement screen?
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Sell your phone on Ebay, Get what you can from it, Buy another TILT. A replacement screen is over 150 i believe.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Original-OE...ryZ41343QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
try that. its about 80 total with shipping included. not as much as 150.
hey guys thanks for the quick replies, but i just got off the phone with a customer support person, they're sending me another tilt for free! then i send my tilt to them.
hopefully ill have it by monday!
mikeeey said:
hey guys thanks for the quick replies, but i just got off the phone with a customer support person, they're sending me another tilt for free! then i send my tilt to them.
hopefully ill have it by monday!
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make sure this time you BUY A CASE!!.......and it always helps to face the screen to your body when you put it in your pocket or case......and make sure if you do put it in your pocket that there are no key etc. in the pocket....good luck with your new one
mikeeey said:
hey guys thanks for the quick replies, but i just got off the phone with a customer support person, they're sending me another tilt for free! then i send my tilt to them.
hopefully ill have it by monday!
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Why does that make me nervous? If you talked to warranty repair then you're going to have a big bill next month because they will charge you $450 - $500 once they receive your phone with PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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Why does that make me nervous? If you talked to warranty repair then you're going to have a big bill next month because they will charge you $450 - $500 once they receive your phone with PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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kyphur, LOL..."Is this AT&T? Yes, well my screen stopped working on my Tilt! Physical damage? Well...I didn't do anything to it...So, No, I don't think there is physical damage...After all, I didn't do anything physical to it, I think it's more like Meta-Physical damage!"
renembarr said:
make sure this time you BUY A CASE!!.......and it always helps to face the screen to your body when you put it in your pocket or case......and make sure if you do put it in your pocket that there are no key etc. in the pocket....good luck with your new one
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this is what was very strange, i only keep my drivers permit and my guitar pick in my pocket, nothign else. also, i keep the screen facing my leg. i dont think a card or pick would have broken it. but yes, will buy a case
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Why does that make me nervous? If you talked to warranty repair then you're going to have a big bill next month because they will charge you $450 - $500 once they receive your phone with PHYSICAL DAMAGE.
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damn now im worried lol. if that was true then theyre basicly taking my broke tilt for free, no exchange deal lol.
well my dad did it with my moms phone for free, but then again there was no physical damage. im just gonna hope for the best
Seriously you'd be better off contacting PocketPC Techs and paying a couple of hundred (or less) to replace the screen.
Even better, if you're comfortable replacing your screen yourself, check eBay I've seen the screen for under $100!
at&t Warranty will consider that screen as "Out of Warranty"...
mikeeey said:
damn now im worried lol. if that was true then theyre basicly taking my broke tilt for free, no exchange deal lol.
well my dad did it with my moms phone for free, but then again there was no physical damage. im just gonna hope for the best
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dang... well i guess well see what happens then.
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dang... well i guess well see what happens then.
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Once you've sent your broken phone to at&t Warranty you're pretty much done for. When you ordered the replacement they have a script that is read to you. You basically agree that there is no physical damage to the device and if they find physical damage then you agree to be charged full replacement price (read no upgrade discount) which is $450 - $500.
They also would have told you that once they receive your device there is no way that it can be returned to you.
You are basically giving up your Tilt for free and paying even more for a refurbished replacement than they charge in the stores for a brand new one.
I seriously recommend you look at the alternatives I've mentioned as your warranty is already scrapped by the physical damage.
So what Kyphur is saying - DON'T OPEN THE BOX THEY SEND YOU, DON'T SEND THEM YOURS. CALL THEM BACK AND SHIP THEIRS BACK TO THEM UNOPENED!
No no no...Refusal of shipment/freight is always your best bet with any such issue.
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So what Kyphur is saying - DON'T OPEN THE BOX THEY SEND YOU, DON'T SEND THEM YOURS. CALL THEM BACK AND SHIP THEIRS BACK TO THEM UNOPENED!
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Another victim. I had the same thing with my Vario 3. But it happened after 4 days getting the phone :') I sent it back and it costed me 130 euro. I thought it would be like 300 or so. Maybe they won't overcharge you.
Yeah, I second that the best option is to refuse the shipment. That way you won't even have to pay shipping costs for sending it back. I'm also sure warranty will not cover your problem as it can't really be said that it happened because of manufacturing error or out of proper every-day usage. But who knows? I am not AT&T, not even on AT&T
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No no no...Refusal of shipment/freight is always your best bet with any such issue.
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but this broken screen thing is such a common problem... let me quote what i said in another thread:
mikeeey said:
i talked to the guy who sold me my tilt today. I told him about my broken screen, how it just broke for no reason. he told me this is a common problem, and 6 people have came to just him about this problem. he says the crystals in the screen heat up and just break.
well is this is bad. but can it be good? if it is common then perhaps AT&T will recognize this and exchange for a new tilt will not cost what buying a brand new one is. however if they dont recognize this as a common problem then stay away from the Tilt.
if 6 people have came to him about it, how many other people do you think came in and talked to other employees besides him? then how many people do you think went to other AT&T stores in my city about this problem? then add all the stores outside my city, outside my state...we got a LOT of broken tilt screens...
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so im hoping htc/at&t will realize many people break their screens.
Yeah... if you get your phone back, or for others, i just want to reiterate that you can get a screen on ebay for $70 or so, and it apparently is very easy to replace (if it's an AT&T Tilt, and not a true Kaiser with the front facing camera). It's a really good deal.
Here's a link to just one of the ebay auctions where you can find a screen for it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LCD-For-HTC-P44...4154123QQihZ020QQcategoryZ41343QQcmdZViewItem
these people will do the whole repair for you for $169:
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main.asp?unit=HTC_Kaiser-971&area=repairs&item=HTC-LCD05
here's someone's opinion on how replacing the screen went for them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1846059#post1846059 (read post #6)
And i think you said that since you didn't *do* anything to it, it's not physical damage...? Yeah, i seriously doubt that. You may have accidentally put it with the screen outward in your pocket once and leaned against something, that's what happened to me, but screens don't just break on their own, and even if somehow it did, AT&T likely won't believe it...
-Taylor
(double post.. woops)
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Yeah... if you get your phone back, or for others, i just want to reiterate that you can get a screen on ebay for $70 or so, and it apparently is very easy to replace (if it's an AT&T Tilt, and not a true Kaiser with the front facing camera). It's a really good deal.
Here's a link to just one of the ebay auctions where you can find a screen for it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LCD-For-HTC-P44...4154123QQihZ020QQcategoryZ41343QQcmdZViewItem
these people will do the whole repair for you for $169:
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main.asp?unit=HTC_Kaiser-971&area=repairs&item=HTC-LCD05
here's someone's opinion on how replacing the screen went for them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1846059#post1846059 (read post #6)
And i think you said that since you didn't *do* anything to it, it's not physical damage...? Yeah, i seriously doubt that. You may have accidentally put it with the screen outward in your pocket once and leaned against something, that's what happened to me, but screens don't just break on their own, and even if somehow it did, AT&T likely won't believe it...
-Taylor
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thanks for the links, i may need them. but as i said, the AT&T rep told me 6 people came to him about a broken screen, which some claimed they didnt nothing. and here on the forum someone broke it just charging their phone.
i can assure you it didnt bang against anything. i had it in my pocket during class. i looked at my phone before class and it was fine, then in the middle of class i looked and it was broken. all i did was sit the whole time, never moved.
Wow I am wanting to replace my usb miniport myself I have the AT&T Tilt 8925/HTC Kaiser. The other day I was trying to reset the phone In the Dark thought that I was pressing the reset button on the bottom of the phone, what was happening I had my styles in the usb port DAM IT!!!! Next thing you know I go to charge and the USB port just falls back I then open the unit, and find the usb port has broken from the motherboard, seems to be a pretty clean break, all I need is a new MINIPORT does anyone know where I can buy? An OEM port...
Please HELP!!!!
Afrojack
HELP USB Miniport Broke
Can someone help I have an issue, I broke my usb port, I have the phone opened, I was able to access the usb port it has been completely broken off the board, seems to be broken of clean no cracks on the board, all I need is the usb port does anyone know where I can buy a miniport? Also the correct size of the head for the Soldering pen? Is there anything else I may need to repair this issue. Keep in mind I have the phone open, and Have the ability, but if there is any more steps I may use I would really appreciate it. Thanks
AfroJack
Is this a common problem? Mine is now loose, and it will be so annoying of it breaks off the mobo.
I don't know anywhere where you can buy the miniport, but surely warrantee will cover fixing the miniport?...
I did almost the exact thing a couple days ago. I only noticed now from this post. My pins were bent but it didn't break. I had to bend it pretty far so my charger would work again. Do you have pictures of what it looks like from the inside? Maybe you can buy a cheap device with the same pin layout?
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No I dont could take one, the usb port broke off the board I have talked to PocketPCTechs.com They will sale me a USB Port for $25.00 dollars I wish they had a picture of it maybe I will call them for a picture. They also said they will fix it for $79.00 dollars. I would like to do myself but for 79.00 dollars well I think it is well worth it.
I had the same problem 25 for the part 0 for a local company to put it in. pocketpctechs does give you the mogul usb port which I think is better than what comes standard on my kaiser. (humorous fact htc wanted $350 and 3 wks to fix it)
its not covered under warranty its considered misuse
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Kaiser
there are disassembly pics somewhere on this page, if your comfortable soldering it shouldn't be a problem. did it w/ my 8525.
Hey maybe you can extract the port from this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-HTC-MINI-US...ryZ20336QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I get one like the one I posted and it has the HTC symbol on it and everything. It looks OEM to me. Well the mini usb port on there to where you can plug in the headphones has all the pins on there and it seems like you would be able to just extract the one on the adapter for much cheaper. (around $5)
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I recently sent my kaiser to htc repairs USA austin tx and had to give them my credit card number. Anything they find broken not covered by the warranty they fix for $28 which seems cheap since you know they will repair it the right way. Also its oem parts
Hey I am currently living in Austin, TX for school. I just have an ATT Tilt and am not with ATT so I am probably not covered by anything.
damn, smaething happened to me , but it didnt broke off the phone, now that i look at it the usb thing its bend, now I know why the charger didnt want to plug in yesterday...
HTC has a one year warranty and as I stated befor they will fix non warranty items for only $28. That is what I was told when I sent in a Tilt that was not with AT&T.
I think mine must be bent or something too. The USB goes into it to charge, but it falls out really easily. It's not as big of a deal if i am charging it at my house and just leave it alone. The problem is when I'm in my car and it moves around and the charger falls out when it just slides a little bit.
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I think mine must be bent or something too. The USB goes into it to charge, but it falls out really easily. It's not as big of a deal if i am charging it at my house and just leave it alone. The problem is when I'm in my car and it moves around and the charger falls out when it just slides a little bit.
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Thats how it started with my apache, now it doesnt charge at all. I found a site on google, search for PPC techs and they do the repair for $60, but you have to be without the phone for that time.
Tilt port repair from HTC USA
Called them about a port repair and was told it would probably be around $350 since it is part of the main board. Might be covered under warranty, up to the technician to determine if it is a normal failure or customer caused.
Too big a crap shoot!!
I just had the same thing happen, and they also told me it was "user error" and that it would be $300+ to fix...... this is clearly a manufacturing/design error and should be covered by warranty!
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I just had the same thing happen, and they also told me it was "user error" and that it would be $300+ to fix...... this is clearly a manufacturing/design error and should be covered by warranty!
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Just bumping this thread because I have the same problem. One of the metal pins inside the usb port ended up being "pushed down" so my phone wouldn't charge/connect to activesync.
It might be time to move on from an HTC phone, I guess.
The phone was a refurb though, and I've had it for 8 months.
So one of my friends at work had an att tilt. However his son dropped it out of his pants pocket and the screen popped off. Screen is still in one piece however completly seperated from the tilt mechanism and the ribbon cable is missing. So I told him instead of throwing it away (cause att does not offer insurance) to give it to me and I'd see what I can do (Gonna unlock it and use it as an upgrade for my wing ).
I've read some of the hardware manuals and can already see I'll need parts to fix it. But I have no ideas what ones. Or if it's even worth it to fix. I mean its basically a free tilt minus any repair costs. Any help?
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So one of my friends at work had an att tilt. However his son dropped it out of his pants pocket and the screen popped off. Screen is still in one piece however completly seperated from the tilt mechanism and the ribbon cable is missing. So I told him instead of throwing it away (cause att does not offer insurance) to give it to me and I'd see what I can do (Gonna unlock it and use it as an upgrade for my wing ).
I've read some of the hardware manuals and can already see I'll need parts to fix it. But I have no ideas what ones. Or if it's even worth it to fix. I mean its basically a free tilt minus any repair costs. Any help?
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Check thi site, there is a manual how to dismantle kaiser. Could be helpful:
http://michael-channon.spaces.live....smantling+%2f+Disassembling+Guides+HTC%2fETEN
Thank you, however thats actually the repair manual I looked at. However while looking for parts I have yet to find the ribbon cable that connects to the display.
This is basically what I have except the ribbon cable is missing. And alot of steps missing to get it this way.
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Thank you, however thats actually the repair manual I looked at. However while looking for parts I have yet to find the ribbon cable that connects to the display.
This is basically what I have except the ribbon cable is missing.
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OMG, that had to hurt.
Yeah, kid was playing basketball and fell out of his pocket. I guess the kid has broke 4 phones this month... curve, tilt, 2 pantec duos. Told my friend to get him a $20 go-phone now lol. And use the savings to get me a tilt
I dont know what kind of damage besides the physical the drop may have caused. Phone was not on at the time so that may have helped it (I hope)
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Yeah, and I dont know what kind of damage besides the physical the drop may have caused. Phone was not on at the time so that may have helped it (I hope)
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I hope u repair it. Wish u luck.
Without actually looking at it, its hard to say what exactly you need. But you for sure need a new flex cable. Unfortunately that is the hardest part to find. At least here in the US. I usually buy broken phones from people who don't want to pay for a repair. Then I use the parts from them. You can get a new housing easily enough if you need it but the flex cable will be your biggest hurdle.
I suggest trying to find one broken on ebay and using the 2 you have to make one working phone. Even a broken Tilt can run for $200 on ebay though.
Anyone notice that case has already been replaced at some stage as it has a camera hole (not standard for Tilts) a keyboard without the white part and no logo. Perhaps the replacement was weaker than the original one. If the O/P searches the forum here for LCD Screen replacements there's loads of links to different companies supplying parts for Kaiser variants. I have no experience using any of them though so cant suggest which ones are best.
@Planet Neo
Yeah I was thinking that but was hoping it wouldn't come to that. Would suck to spend $200 for parts just to find the motherboard is broke or something to that effect. Was hoping someone knew of a place to buy a new cable or had one to sell. Also was hoping someone with some experience could let me know if they think I'd need a new tilt assembly.
@Flying Kiwi
Lol, I used a picture from kaiser disassembly guide to show what i was referring to. It has the standard tilt case. I'll be taking pictures of what I have as soon as I have the phone in my possession.
Okay I assume that its going to be very hard to get the ribbon and you're going to need housing. I believe that it will be the same as making a new tilt, because the screen is as good as dead without the ribbon so all you could do is get new housing and a new screen and it should rack up about $150-200. Which in my opinion is much easier and faster and better than frustrating on getting a ribbon.
Just my 2 cents.
Kraize
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Without actually looking at it, its hard to say what exactly you need. But you for sure need a new flex cable. Unfortunately that is the hardest part to find. At least here in the US. I usually buy broken phones from people who don't want to pay for a repair. Then I use the parts from them. You can get a new housing easily enough if you need it but the flex cable will be your biggest hurdle.
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I'm sure you'll think I'm busting your balls / stalking you but hard to find? Hell no! Expensive, maybe ( $100) but hard to find? I think not. Good job you're not charging people for you expert advice else they'd be wanting refunds....how long did you say you'd been doing this for?
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=tytn+flex&category0=
You need a TYTN II flex. There are many other suppliers and if you go direct they may be a bit cheaper. google is your friend....
To check the board - connect to a windoze computer with a mini USB cable and power up or press the soft reset button to boot it - it should ident and install then try to sync. It should boot fine even with no LCD if it's OK assuming the battery still holds some charge.
A full housing will run you about $60. Some sellers have just front panels for about $40 though I'm unsure if these have the pivot.
M.S
Mysterious Stranger said:
I'm sure you'll think I'm busting your balls / stalking you but hard to find? Hell no! Expensive, maybe ( $100) but hard to find? I think not. Good job you're not charging people for you expert advice else they'd be wanting refunds....how long did you say you'd been doing this for?
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=tytn+flex&category0=
You need a TYTN II flex. There are many other suppliers and if you go direct they may be a bit cheaper. google is your friend....
To check the board - connect to a windoze computer with a mini USB cable and power up or press the soft reset button to boot it - it should ident and install then try to sync. It should boot fine even with no LCD if it's OK assuming the battery still holds some charge.
A full housing will run you about $60. Some sellers have just front panels for about $40 though I'm unsure if these have the pivot.
M.S
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Man, MS you really need to get off my nuts. It's getting creepy. I said in my post hard to find at least in the US. And the link you gave was for a seller in China. One more word of advice for the OP, Make sure this part actually works for the AT&T Tilt variant. I had a customer buy a Flex cable for the HTC Herald thinking it would work for the T-Mobile Wing but due to the modified button layout of the Wing it did not fit correctly. Much like this person HERE experienced.
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Man, MS you really need to get off my nuts. It's getting creepy. I said in my post hard to find at least in the US. And the link you gave was for a seller in China. One more word of advice for the OP, Make sure this part actually works for the AT&T Tilt variant. I had a customer buy a Flex cable for the HTC Herald thinking it would work for the T-Mobile Wing but due to the modified button layout of the Wing it did not fit correctly. Much like this person HERE experienced.
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These things are made in Shenzhen so where you think the parts come from?
Stop talking &*%(* and I'll stop correcting your posts Instead of saying something is a fact say it's your opinion. It's not a 'rare' part - and they ship WORLDWIDE. It's not as if he'll get one from a local mom and pop store - it's gonna be mail order wherever you get it from and looking at the seller's feedback is a good judge - all my parts come from China - so why pay a middleman such as yourself extra $ just so it has a US stamp on the package?
Someone needs to act as quality control on your posts and it looks like it's gonna have to be me if you keep posting [email protected]
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hey guys iv just replaced the USB bored on my note. didn't take long at all and followed a video on YouTube. basically iv replaced it put the antenna back on it and now it wont pic up a signal at all just shows up as a circle with a cross through.
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I have noticed that there is a missing part on the new bored but I assumed its would be fine as it me be and after market replacement. But with the new bored installed I don't get signal or sound from the rear speaker! It does charge in my computer and from the wall but it's now a bit tedious with no signal and no sound.
Broken port board -
New board -
any advice would be massively grateful
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hey guys iv just replaced the USB bored on my note. didn't take long at all and followed a video on YouTube. basically iv replaced it put the antenna back on it and now it wont pic up a signal at all just shows up as a circle with a cross through.
any advice would be massively grateful
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Not very difficult to deduce that you made a mistake when replacing it. No you should follow the video on YouTube for possible repairs - to be honest: I think now would be a good time for a repair center - not ruin more by trying yourself.
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Not very difficult to deduce that you made a mistake when replacing it. No you should follow the video on YouTube for possible repairs - to be honest: I think now would be a good time for a repair center - not ruin more by trying yourself.
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Tbh theres n9thing that can go wrong its a simple unscrew of 9 screws to take or the back plastic.
Then 3 screws to take the speaker casing off, then take off the ribon cable and atenna.
Install then new one.
Its £60 at the repair centre as the it was broken because of the previous owners fault and cannot be mended under warrenty.
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If there's nothing that can go wrong: why do you have a problem?
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Well there shouldn't be anything wrong I should say but it's just a bit weird iv just put in the old chip bored with the broken usb slot and that pics up signal.
Yet the new one charges fines yet doesn't pic up signal
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Repair Center? Sorry, but if I follow this any longer I might get sarcastic.
I hope you find a solution and can use your device again.
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Repair Center? Sorry, but if I follow this any longer I might get sarcastic.
I hope you find a solution and can use your device again.
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Well tbh its my secondary device as I got it cheap because of the USB port and the screen. Tbh I don't trust my local Sammy repair centre either so I messaged the guys on eBay back
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Repair Center? Sorry, but if I follow this any longer I might get sarcastic.
I hope you find a solution and can use your device again.
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Your comment wasn't helpful in the first place, you shouldn't really have said anything...
Op updated with more info bump!
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You got a bunk board.
You need to get a new board from a more reputable manufacturer.
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I think that your replacement is NOT OEM. Look at the labeling.
Mine looks exactly like your. The only thing I've noticed with mine, is although I have a signal, in places where I never dropped before, it drops
out. Does anyone know if the "tape" on the factory one is conductive, and is acting like some sort of passive radiator for the GSM antenna?
It will peel off the old board. I noticed that both my original & replacement (I've since ordered another board from a different vendor) have the
same revision stamps & other info. Both boards appear identical, except for the gray/silver tape. The factory one has it, the replacement
does not.
Well they guy I got it from on eBay told me it was an oem and art but now looking at it its missing a chip as on the oem part there are 3 in a line the new one doesn't have the middle one and yeah it doesn't have the foil on the back either and I think this my be a factor as well
I got the new board for £8.99 as well so I wouldn't have thought it was a genuine oem part.
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In consideration of stuff missing I would demand a refund and by another from someone else
you should ask for a refund as it is of no use and buy from somewhere else..!?! try amazon
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In consideration of stuff missing I would demand a refund and by another from someone else
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you should ask for a refund as it is of no use and buy from somewhere else..!?! try amazon
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Iv asked the guy for a refund but now he's started to give weak reply back. He's only selling this board but tbf it is my fault as well as I went on what he said and also he has the oem part photo.
I'm gonna have a look for one on amazon as I never normally use ebay.
This is what his page looked like as I capt it and the oem photo he's using. My bad tho really
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if he is not replying back then you can report to the ebay about this deal in which you have mistakenly bought a faulty board with the bank transaction no. and can ask them to help you get a refund?
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abhinav quietly brilliant said:
if he is not replying back then you can report to the ebay about this deal in which you have mistakenly bought a faulty board with the bank transaction no. and can ask them to help you get a refund?
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Yeah well im gunna give him untill later on today and if the guy doesnt reply ill put in for a refund tonight
EDIT: got a refund
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Don't suppose if anyone will know if this is the right one? Iv seen a lot like the one I got sent so keeping away from that one and just want know if this is genuine?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B009X6BGDM/ref=mw_dp_img?is=l&qid=1360575531&sr=8-1
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Here is a dealer on ebay who does sell exact part with the tape in the back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-Cha...153?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac1421059
Now I just came to realize that the 2 usb ports I bought from china don't have the antenna tape in the back, other than that, the part is exactly the same. My replaced part works good, charges the phone and antenna works fine. BUT BUT...Now that the OP mentioned about lack of signal and the other person mentioned about dropped calls; I seem to have the same issue. My signal was weak to begin with in my office now I have almost no signal in my home as well. In order to make calls, I have to be next to a window. I am wondering if the antenna tape in the back really does make the difference in getting good signal and bad. I am not sure as I live in dominican republic and the signal changes from time to time as the cell company turns on a tower and shuts off another one to reduce costs. I wonder if anyone could check the tape in the back to see if its just a plastic take or some sort of metal reflective material? I wonder if I can make something similar to improve my signal. Unfortunately I threw away my original bad part so I can't go back to it to compare the difference in the new and old usb port. So please if you are going to peel off the tape from the back of USB port board of your n7000, take pictures and do list your observation.
Note to the person who says there is a missing chip on the new board::
you had mentioned there was a chip missing on the new board. I saw that AT&T i717 charging port has 3 chips so you may have the wrong usb port to begin with.
aftabbabar said:
Here is a dealer on ebay who does sell exact part with the tape in the back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-USB-Cha...153?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac1421059
Now I just came to realize that the 2 usb ports I bought from china don't have the antenna tape in the back, other than that, the part is exactly the same. My replaced part works good, charges the phone and antenna works fine. BUT BUT...Now that the OP mentioned about lack of signal and the other person mentioned about dropped calls; I seem to have the same issue. My signal was weak to begin with in my office now I have almost no signal in my home as well. In order to make calls, I have to be next to a window. I am wondering if the antenna tape in the back really does make the difference in getting good signal and bad. I am not sure as I live in dominican republic and the signal changes from time to time as the cell company turns on a tower and shuts off another one to reduce costs. I wonder if anyone could check the tape in the back to see if its just a plastic take or some sort of metal reflective material? I wonder if I can make something similar to improve my signal. Unfortunately I threw away my original bad part so I can't go back to it to compare the difference in the new and old usb port. So please if you are going to peel off the tape from the back of USB port board of your n7000, take pictures and do list your observation.
Note to the person who says there is a missing chip on the new board::
you had mentioned there was a chip missing on the new board. I saw that AT&T i717 charging port has 3 chips so you may have the wrong usb port to begin with.
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The reason iv noticed about the oem bored having three chips is because I took it to a friend at and ex local Sammy repair store. The ones he had in had the exact same tape on the back and the three chips in a row.
If you look at my replacement there isn't any rape and there's only 2 chips. What I'm thinking is that the missing chip must be for sound and the tape on the rear must be fore the antenna? Just a guess. He wants £20 for that chip and tbf I didn't get it because I didn't have the cash on me at that time hence I got the one on eBay.
Regarding your signal, must be due to the network and not down to the board I'm assuming as my note atm has got the new chip in so I can at least charge it without having to take out the battery. When I have the new board in I don't get any signal at all it only shows up as a circle with a link through. So if your picking up signal, sound and can charge you must have the right one I assume?
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I'm going to tell a very disturbing story about HTC One
So, I got an HTC One like over a month. Everything's going great, amazing phone, lovely front camera. Just a week later, I got the Pink Tint issue. I rooted the phone, and installed the BadBoyz ROM (Sprint). I thought the camera was a software issue but nope, the ROM didn't helped about the Pink Tint camera. So, I decided that I'm gonna have to stick with this issue, since I live in Bangladesh, there's no official HTC store/retailer. So I got over with it.
Last week, my brother was testing an old Audio system, pretty old, like it's 15 years old, nonetheless, he was using an A/V Cable (Red, White input with 3.5mm output) and my HTC One. The phone's output was superb, he tested the Audio set couple of times. As he had to pull out the 3.55m jack a couple of times. After few attempts, just when he plugged in the jack, there's a static noise coming from the speakers, tried to play a music, found that only the RIGHT channel works. I instantly plugged in my earphones and found to have the same problem. Alas, I tried 5-6 earphones, but no help. There's absolutely no way that it's gonna play properly.
And to make it worse, my screen locked, I tried to unlock it, but it won't unlock or show anything. I had about 35% of charge. My phone won't Boot at all. I tried going to bootloader menu no help, I tried pressing the Power and Volume buttons for 5 minutes, no help at all. I became heartbroken. I plugged in my chargers for 1 hour, the red LED won't blink, I plugged in the USB cable to PC, no nothing. Next day I took it to a local shop, they said " We have to open your phone and check whether the battery's ok or not". Without proper disassembling tools, they opened the phone, and found out that an IC(beside the battery) became short, so they pumped it up, and voila the phone was working, I told them about the earphone jack issue, they said, the only way to fix the earphone jack is to get the whole set from another HTC One. And since it's a new phone in my country(came 3-4 months ago) there's no spare parts available.
NOW, I'm STUCK WITH MY EARPHONES not working. After assembling, the phone looks pretty crap, as there are some open spaces over the volume button. NOW, MY PHONE LOOKS SHI*T.
FML.
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I'm going to tell a very disturbing story about HTC One
So, I got an HTC One like over a month. Everything's going great, amazing phone, lovely front camera. Just a week later, I got the Pink Tint issue. I rooted the phone, and installed the BadBoyz ROM (Sprint). I thought the camera was a software issue but nope, the ROM didn't helped about the Pink Tint camera. So, I decided that I'm gonna have to stick with this issue, since I live in Bangladesh, there's no official HTC store/retailer. So I got over with it.
Last week, my brother was testing an old Audio system, pretty old, like it's 15 years old, nonetheless, he was using an A/V Cable (Red, White input with 3.5mm output) and my HTC One. The phone's output was superb, he tested the Audio set couple of times. As he had to pull out the 3.55m jack a couple of times. After few attempts, just when he plugged in the jack, there's a static noise coming from the speakers, tried to play a music, found that only the RIGHT channel works. I instantly plugged in my earphones and found to have the same problem. Alas, I tried 5-6 earphones, but no help. There's absolutely no way that it's gonna play properly.
And to make it worse, my screen locked, I tried to unlock it, but it won't unlock or show anything. I had about 35% of charge. My phone won't Boot at all. I tried going to bootloader menu no help, I tried pressing the Power and Volume buttons for 5 minutes, no help at all. I became heartbroken. I plugged in my chargers for 1 hour, the red LED won't blink, I plugged in the USB cable to PC, no nothing. Next day I took it to a local shop, they said " We have to open your phone and check whether the battery's ok or not". Without proper disassembling tools, they opened the phone, and found out that an IC(beside the battery) became short, so they pumped it up, and voila the phone was working, I told them about the earphone jack issue, they said, the only way to fix the earphone jack is to get the whole set from another HTC One. And since it's a new phone in my country(came 3-4 months ago) there's no spare parts available.
NOW, I'm STUCK WITH MY EARPHONES not working. After assembling, the phone looks pretty crap, as there are some open spaces over the volume button. NOW, MY PHONE LOOKS SHI*T.
FML.
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Ouch man, that's rough. I'm not sure what to tell you other than I hope something can be done about it soon. But if it makes you feel any better, I went four months applying to jobs with no phone because my original HTC evo shorted out and my contract wasn't up for the next three months. That was fun... but once they have more phones in, they should indeed do something about it.
Sounds like you're Bad Luck Brian.
I wanna see pics
Bro the problem is your from Bangladesh using a top of the line phone, people don't have crazy phones like that there, so obviously repairing it will be an issue?
I might sound harsh but I used to live in Pakistan and I had similar issue with my video games. :crying:
What you should have done is, send it outside the country to get it fixed properly, did you try contacting HTC about what they can do?
P.S. What do you do when your PC parts malfunction, how do you handle warranty claims then?
What exactly does pumping up an integrated circuit mean?
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What exactly does pumping up an integrated circuit mean?
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Lmao
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I wanna see pics
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Here are the pics(Taken with a local brand android phone) :
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Bro the problem is your from Bangladesh using a top of the line phone, people don't have crazy phones like that there, so obviously repairing it will be an issue?
I might sound harsh but I used to live in Pakistan and I had similar issue with my video games. :crying:
What you should have done is, send it outside the country to get it fixed properly, did you try contacting HTC about what they can do?
P.S. What do you do when your PC parts malfunction, how do you handle warranty claims then?
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In my country, there are lots of experts for iPhone(they can disassemble and iphone and fix your lock screen button and re-assemble it within 5 minutes) , Samsung but for HTC they are very amateur. And there's official retailer shop of Apple and Samsung but not HTC. I really love HTC because of their build quality. iOS is **** and samsung is plastic XD.
And for PC parts, we have official retailers of all products.
@akrod2as : I'm not sure myself, the mechanic said that there's a problem with the voltage, when he connects the both ends with a electronic meter, there's no response from 2 different points, but other points are fine, so he had to work on those points. He used a soldering iron to fix it.
Ok those pics aren't as bad as I thought it'd be but still that's pretty bad lol