HTC One with major light-bleed ... - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Just got in my dev edition M7 earlier today (04-22-13).
Phone is very beautiful, well built and almost seem perfect until a few minutes ago whiles I was laying in bed playing around with it, when I notice the long light-bleed coming from the lower right corner.
I was like NOO this is not happening!!! After having waited for so long.
It is really annoying because of the length and brightness of the bleed.
Tomorrow I will definitely call up HTC or LetsTalk for a replacement.
See pics.
Hope no one else has had this major defect.
Link to the unit I got today ....
https://picasaweb.google.com/100693731613176583412/HTCOneM7_dev?authuser=0&feat=directlink
I also tried taking a video, but it didn't get captured so well. See link ...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2yo29038wm817d/2013-04-22%2023.49.29.mp4

Wow that's pretty bad. I am sure you will get a replacement. That really sucks though.
I am going to use this phone for a month before I unlock the bootloader. Just in case something happens and it's defective.
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i just checked mine and i do not have any bleed. I also played the HD dark knight trailer and no bleed confirmed. *phew* ....

Did you drop it or bang it against something. In that last picture I can't tell if that's a smudge or a chip in the glass on the edge of the display in the area.

No. All I did was unbox the phone, took some photos of the phone to post online. Then I immediately put it inside a clear case. Next I went through the setup and only when I was passed that I noticed the light from the corner.
It was handled like a new born baby from the moment it came out from the box .
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Def get it replaced that's not normal at all there should be no light bleed at all. What is your batch # build date? Should be like FA345 or like SH etc it's on the box that the unit came in on the bottom part.

jhonsok said:
Wow that's pretty bad. I am sure you will get a replacement. That really sucks though.
I am going to use this phone for a month before I unlock the bootloader. Just in case something happens and it's defective.
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Boot loader is already unlocked. Check fastboot.

Not sure if what u mentioned is part of the serial number, but the one I got is : HT34GW915xxx

bhagiratha said:
Not sure if what u mentioned is part of the serial number, but the one I got is : HT34GW915484
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Same batch as mine ! You just a bad one out of the bunch lol
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bhagiratha said:
No. All I did was unbox the phone, took some photos of the phone to post online. Then I immediately put it inside a clear case. Next I went through the setup and only when I was passed that I noticed the light from the corner.
It was handled like a new born baby from the moment it came out from the box .
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One of those photos looks like there is a chip on the lower right of the screen. I can't really make out what that is. picture 9 of 12

Honestly..this is what turns me away from htc... yes the design is amazing but at what cost? I dont know why everyone says it has good build quality...i bet htc will get millions of these back for repairs
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jboodram said:
Honestly..this is what turns me away from htc... yes the design is amazing but at what cost? I dont know why everyone says it has good build quality...i bet htc will get millions of these back for repairs
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Time will tell; it looks like more and more people are complaining about case separation issues as they use them for a few days/weeks.
I'll tell you what I saw: a demo at a store that had been handled a lot (no scratches or dents, so probably not abused), but it looked like hell -- the case was coming apart all around the seams!!
HTC has compromised a lot of things in the last couple of years, and I think they have really compromised build quality now. It might look good brand new, but they don't seem to hold up under normal use like their earlier phones did.
We'll see.

Well I got a prepaid RMA from letstalk and it left this morning for Thursday delivery. Lets see how long the wait will be for a replacement to get out and if an RMA depends on preorders vs stock availability.
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Wow thats pretty bad, keep us posted on what happens my man. . .

dobknobby said:
Wow thats pretty bad, keep us posted on what happens my man. . .
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Will sure do once I get the replacement in.

bhagiratha said:
Will sure do once I get the replacement in.
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I did a cross shipment this morning too. Did you get your shipping e-mail? I was told that they wouldn't know when they would ship mine out.

I don't know what a cross shipment is, but the phone was sent back to letstalk today. Process the RMA directly from their website. It's due for arrival on Thursday. Guess until then I wouldn't be hearing from them. But I will call once I know they receive the defective phone.

Just got off the phone with them after waiting over an hour, they made the shipping label yesterday and will be shipping overnight today. So I should have the replacement by tomorrow.

Called a few minutes ago and the lady said they would have to charge me again if they did a cross shipment. In any case there isn't any phones available until Friday she informed me.

Update: 04-26-2013
Was on a chat with rep from letstalk about my RMA, and was told the following ...
Candra: The exchange order will be processed after the rest of the preorders are being fulfilled once the phones are in stock.
Bernard: serious? that's not fair. I had my pre-order from the 6th ... now I must wait much longer because I received a defective phone?
Candra: We still have orders from the 5th that haven't been fulfilled. I do apologize but these orders do need to be processed first.
Well, from the looks of things, it seems like I might get my replacement in a few weeks!

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G2x in stores?

Is it??????????
Nope. The G2X will be available in t-mobile stores on April 20th 10:00am.
Technically yes, but no cause they cant sell it to you yet. How I know because I held one and a gslate on a tmobile store, not a display item but the real working deal.
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Interesting. I wouldn't mind looking at what I just bought.
hah2110 said:
Is it??????????
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You couldn't take the 5 seconds to type "t-mobile g2x" into a search engine? Instead you took the minutes to clutter the forum with a useless thread? Oy vey
Go down to the store. Tell them you want to see the demo they got in the back. That's what I did. The chick looked at me and said, "what makes you think we already have one?" Ok, right sweettits, give up the goods. She smiled then went to the back and got it.
I have to say, for the 5 min I played with it, I love it. I doubt they will sell out but I talked her into holding one for me till I got off work. And got her number. WIN!
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It was the sweet-tits comment, they love that.
Yesterday, the store next to my office let me play with a functioning demo model. They said they do have them in stock but couldn't sell one to me as it isn't in their systems yet.
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Docavelli said:
Go down to the store. Tell them you want to see the demo they got in the back. That's what I did. The chick looked at me and said, "what makes you think we already have one?" Ok, right sweettits, give up the goods. She smiled then went to the back and got it.
I have to say, for the 5 min I played with it, I love it. I doubt they will sell out but I talked her into holding one for me till I got off work. And got her number. WIN!
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except it was a guy so no sweettits or phone number but man that phone is fast i do wish the speakers were a little louder but its standable and for those dieing for the htc kick stand they had a belt clip case and the clip turns into a kickstand for both portrait and landscape. and the picture looks great. dont know if its better or worse than others but it is better than my droid and looked great.
^^^Thank you good sir, I will be hunting down this super case as soon as my G2X comes in the mail.
Btw, for all those who ordered the G2X online/over the phone, when I got my G2 back when it released online earlier than the street date I called my local store and asked if they had accessories and they said that they had them, but couldn't sell them yet as the phone wasn't out. But after I told them I had already got the phone online they told me to bring it in and they let me buy whatever accessories I wanted.
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eagle1967 said:
except it was a guy so no sweettits or phone number
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hahahaha good one. You don't know?? Tech is sexy.
Back on topic: The phone is fast. And the screen is gorgeous. Flirting with the sales chick I didn't think to hold it up next to the vibrant. ««
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Ah crap. Black dots under screen.

Didn't notice it until I turned up the brightness (I just bragged about having a flawless device less than a minute ago) and I noticed dark spots in the screen.
I'm going to call them up and see what they say. Sucks. It doesn't look like much, but it's very obvious when scrolling since it doesn't move with the rest of the screen. Only the circled area is affected. It looks like a dead pixel at first, but it's much bigger and has a "blur" around it.
Pics?
None here....
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Pics?
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I'm on hold waiting for them to answer, I'll post a pic of it in a few minutes. It's right in the middle of the screen too.
added pic. It's much bigger than the picture lets on, and has a liquid looking blur around it.
No black dots on mine. 16GB received today. Strangely enough, mine had no plastic covering on the bezel, while my friend's 8GB model did (4 small strips, one for each side).
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No black dots on mine. 16GB received today. Strangely enough, mine had no plastic covering on the bezel, while my friend's 8GB model did (4 small strips, one for each side).
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Mine didn't have them either. I was wondering about that when I opened it.
I've been on hold for 30 minutes already.
Got the RMA, I get to keep my phone until the new one arrives, so I am happy. Turnaround should be less than a week to receive the replacement. I wonder if it's going to be backordered...lol
amdhunter said:
Got the RMA, I get to keep my phone until the new one arrives, so I am happy. Turnaround should be less than a week to receive the replacement. I wonder if it's going to be backordered...lol
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Through lg?
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Through lg?
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Through Google directly. They are handling the devices themselves for the time being. Not like with the SGN and Nexus 7 devices, where you had to go through Samsung or Asus directly.
Google is probably handling RMA's for now, but later on it will be handed over to LG With crappy support, and they will ask you to pay shipping.
I thought RMA's for Nexus devices were always done by Google?
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My 16 gig had plastic strips all around the sides and top of the phone.
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amdhunter said:
Got the RMA, I get to keep my phone until the new one arrives, so I am happy. Turnaround should be less than a week to receive the replacement. I wonder if it's going to be backordered...lol
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The RMA process with Google is very good. I had to send two Nexus 7s back and it was an easy process. The only issue I had was that I didn't receive a TNT shipping label with my first replacement so I actually had 3 devices for 2 days while I waited for the shipping label.
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The RMA process with Google is very good. I had to send two Nexus 7s back and it was an easy process. The only issue I had was that I didn't receive a TNT shipping label with my first replacement so I actually had 3 devices for 2 days while I waited for the shipping label.
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Damn. I got the shipping labels before I even hung up. He said it would take up to a day, and it had me slightly worried...lol At least I have a phone I can beat the hell up with no regrets. Only thing that sucks is that I need to leave the phone stock for now.
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Damn. I got the shipping labels before I even hung up. He said it would take up to a day, and it had me slightly worried...lol At least I have a phone I can beat the hell up with no regrets. Only thing that sucks is that I need to leave the phone stock for now.
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i wouldn't go that far. If it has noticeable damage they will charge you for the device.
amdhunter said:
Damn. I got the shipping labels before I even hung up. He said it would take up to a day, and it had me slightly worried...lol At least I have a phone I can beat the hell up with no regrets. Only thing that sucks is that I need to leave the phone stock for now.
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Exact opposite
You need to return it in "good" condition (scratches are fine, but no cracks). Software wise, mess with it all you want, then
Code:
fastboot -w update "Devices Image from Google"
fastboot oem lock
amdhunter said:
Got the RMA, I get to keep my phone until the new one arrives, so I am happy. Turnaround should be less than a week to receive the replacement. I wonder if it's going to be backordered...lol
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I don't mean to be an ass but Google better get all those backordered phones out to us before sending out your (or anyone else's) RMA'd phones.
What about the much bigger blurry spot to the right of your circle? Closer to the right edge of the picture. That looks considerably worse to me.
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Hope the dude with the spots who said he didn't notice until he turned the brightness up tried cleaning his screen...
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I recieved a s4 in the mail today but assurion says they didnt send it?

Ok so about 3 weeks ago my son busted my fiances s4 screen. There was a big hoot and hollar about why do we let our son play with our expensive phone in that thread lol. So anyway assurion did not have the phone in stock so i sold her broken one on ebay and bought her another from the sprint store. I called assurion and canceled the claim and even recieved a comformation.
Well fiance gos out to bring my dog in the house and she sees a package from fedex on the hood of her car. She opens it and its a brand new galaxy s4. She calls me and tells me. So i say no big deal ill mail this back to assurion. Well i call them and tell them what happened. They get all my info and cant find anything in there system saying they shipped me a phone. They show a canceled claim thats it. I give her the fedex number showing it came from there address but she refuses to check it. She ask am i sure i didnt order one off the internet and i tell her id be pretty sure if i just bought a $600 phone.
So i then turn my attention to fedex. I call them and say hey you left a package with a $650 phone in it on the hood of my car in my driveway about 100ft away from my house. They call the driver and he says he didnt wana come to my house bc my dog was on a runner. So i give them some crap about leaving it there and that was that.
So now i have a phone sitting in my house that assurion has no information on. It required a signature but was never signed for. Has anyone ever had an experience like this?
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bmoreboy02 said:
Has anyone ever had an experience like this?
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No, but I sure hope someday I will.
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You're really honest in how you tried to return it much respect for that, but after hearing all that maybe you deserve to just keep it.
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I mean would i like a free phone hell yea lol. But my thing is i dont want the $150 insurance deductible showing up on my bill and i dont want to get a call from assurion in a few weeks asking where the damaged phone is i was suppose to mail back.
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If it showed up, you do not have to pay for it. You might want to do research, but I HAD HEARD SECOND HAND that back in the 70s, companies used to ship stuff to people, then ask them to pay for it if they didn't return it (think CD "clubs").
I learned this after I had a 2nd poweramp shipped to me . . . and I finally reluctantly returned it . . . THEN learned about the rule/law about not having to send stuff back. RESEARCH IT
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If it showed up, you do not have to pay for it. You might want to do research, but I HAD HEARD SECOND HAND that back in the 70s, companies used to ship stuff to people, then ask them to pay for it if they didn't return it (think CD "clubs").
I learned this after I had a 2nd poweramp shipped to me . . . and I finally reluctantly returned it . . . THEN learned about the rule/law about not having to send stuff back. RESEARCH IT
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I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Dude you're good. You did pretty much everything in your power to do the right thing here, so obviously god is giving you a freebe here. Keep that s***
bmoreboy02 said:
I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Doesn't matter if you have a phone to send back or not, they left it without signing, it's all cool in school, keep it. Just leave it boxed up for a week or two. When (and if) they call for it looking for it, play dumb, then ignore their calls.
And again research the law behind mailing you stuff.
bmoreboy02 said:
I dont have a broken phone to send back bc i replaced it myself. I tryd to get a label to return it bc all they sent was a padded envelope which clearly says send just the phone back. This box is sealed so i dont wana open it and send them a phone back and keeo the box. Im so pissed at fedex tho im half tempted to keep it and let my son use it as a tablet bc they left it on the hood up my driveway and no one ever signed.
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Or if you're really feeling guilty, donate it to a recognized developer.
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Or if you're really feeling guilty, donate it to a recognized developer.
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Lol i dont feel guilty as far as im concerned i did nothing wrong. Im just in amazed how a phone shows up that no one knows about and then the nerve of fedex lol. And im on the phone with the lady telling her to check the tracking number and shes cuttin me off sayin "well i hope ive resolved all your issues today thanks for chosing assurion have a good day" and im like lady are you not hearing me
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I mean would i like a free phone hell yea lol. But my thing is i dont want the $150 insurance deductible showing up on my bill and i dont want to get a call from assurion in a few weeks asking where the damaged phone is i was suppose to mail back.
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My advice, since you've already taken the 'correct' steps to resolve this issue, is to keep the phone, still sealed up in the Fed-Ex box. Wait a billing cycle (or two) to see if any charges show up, or if Assurion contacts you again about the damaged device, and then take the appropriate action. If, after a few months, nothing further has been done/attempted by Sprint/Assurion, then I'd consider myself the owner of a new S4.
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And im on the phone with the lady telling her to check the tracking number and shes cuttin me off sayin "well i hope ive resolved all your issues today thanks for chosing assurion have a good day" and im like lady are you not hearing me
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I think she was giving you a hint, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. And if the $150 does show up on your bill, you've got a $650 phone for $150.
had a similar incident back on tmo with the g2, it is currently sitting on my desk
also as teh father of a 2 year old, i happily let her play with phones (not my sgs4 though, she gets mommy's sgs3 ). there is so many learning apps and she is already so quick to learn how to navigate teh device. i wouldnt take that away from her for the world. screw everyone else and you raise your kids how you see fit
I've had this happen to me as well. Cancelled a claim on my Evo 3d, still received it with no record of it being sent. Gave it to my girl and was never charged
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I'd research the laws, keep it in the box for a week of case they call, then I'd own it, root it then I'd call FedEx, and ask why the hell they left it on my car. And tell them you don't appreciate that very much.
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shabbypenguin said:
had a similar incident back on tmo with the g2, it is currently sitting on my desk
also as teh father of a 2 year old, i happily let her play with phones (not my sgs4 though, she gets mommy's sgs3 ). there is so many learning apps and she is already so quick to learn how to navigate teh device. i wouldnt take that away from her for the world. screw everyone else and you raise your kids how you see fit
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Totally agree. My 5 year old has been playing on all my phones from the s3 to the note 2. Alot of cool apps for kids on the play store.
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technically you never signed for it so technically you never "received" it lol
To those of you saying to just keep the phone.....correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a replacement come pre-activated, meaning that it can only be used on the phone number that it was meant to be a replacement for? If so, it's still of no use unless to be sold as a bad ESN to be activated on another carrier such as Boost or similar.
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To those of you saying to just keep the phone.....correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a replacement come pre-activated, meaning that it can only be used on the phone number that it was meant to be a replacement for? If so, it's still of no use unless to be sold as a bad ESN to be activated on another carrier such as Boost or similar.
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yes they generally come preactivated for the phone its going to but they aren't locked to that line.
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yes they generally come preactivated for the phone its going to but they aren't locked to that line.
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I checked the esn on swappa and esnchecker.com they both said its clear
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Just got a refurbished HTC One. Everything is great but...

I just noticed I can see PM up on the top right side of the screen and some notifications in the top left corner during full screen apps, especially with a full grey screen. I didn't see those a couple hours ago when I got it.
Did I seriously just burn in my screen already? Is this normal for a "new" One? Or should I be freaking out?
I did nothing out of the ordinary since I got it. Just rooted it, restored apps, put it on the charger for a bit. That's all.
I see 127 views and no replies. No one wants to touch this one lol! I'm taking it back to Sprint in the morning. I shouldn't be getting burn in less than 24 hours into using any phone, refurbished or not.
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FlowingAway said:
I see 127 views and no replies. No one wants to touch this one lol! I'm taking it back to Sprint in the morning. I shouldn't be getting burn in less than 24 hours into using any phone, refurbished or not.
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Yea,i agree,take it back and make them replace it,it should last longer than 24 hours,wether you flash it or not,im upgrading to this from the EVO 4G,in 2 months,but it will be a new one,hahaha,i just cant wait,so i can start to dev for the One now and maybe port over my 4 kornerz rom.
I would take it back as well.
Also, pay attention to the screen. In my One, the speakers busted (same as my OG Evo, Evo 3D and Hero. Htc makes ****ty speakers) I also have a dead pixel so I filed an insurance claim. Today I received the new One and the display is garbage. The whites look dingy and yellow like a cheaper version. It doesn't compare at all to my current One.
I'm gonna send it back and try my luck again =\
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I would take it back as well.
Also, pay attention to the screen. In my One, the speakers busted (same as my OG Evo, Evo 3D and Hero. Htc makes ****ty speakers) I also have a dead pixel so I filed an insurance claim. Today I received the new One and the display is garbage. The whites look dingy and yellow like a cheaper version. It doesn't compare at all to my current One.
I'm gonna send it back and try my luck again =\
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I've owned 7 htc devices and never popped the speakers.
Are you using a volume enhancer or something?
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I've owned 7 htc devices and never popped the speakers.
Are you using a volume enhancer or something?
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Nope. You're lucky then because HTC speakers are cheap and it isn't just me who says so. Here is a quick google search but you can dig deeper and see for yourself. I never really cared because replacing the speaker was easy...but with the HTC One it is a repair nightmare.
https://www.google.com/#output=sear...34,d.eWU&fp=9745b774bca4f8d2&biw=1920&bih=993
Sprint will be sending me another refurbished one early next week. For the time being I'm rolling with my burned in screen but otherwise awesome one! The tech at sprint immediately saw it and was like yeah that's not right haha
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Sprint will be sending me another refurbished one early next week. For the time being I'm rolling with my burned in screen but otherwise awesome one! The tech at sprint immediately saw it and was like yeah that's not right haha
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Asurion is gonna be sending me another one as well. I just hope the screen matches the one I have now. It is so much better than the replacement. I wish I could take pix and show you guys, it's annoying the things could be this drastically different.
Glad your issue is getting resolved! :good:
So apparently this thing isn't near impossible to repair if they are sending out refurbs as replacements.
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So apparently this thing isn't near impossible to repair if they are sending out refurbs as replacements.
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So apparently people with the right tools/machines > us.
http://mobile.eweek.com/mobile/htc-one-receives-lowest-ifixit-repair-score-to-date/
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Our of curiosity, where did you exactly find the HTC ONE online?
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So apparently people with the right tools/machines > us.
http://mobile.eweek.com/mobile/htc-one-receives-lowest-ifixit-repair-score-to-date/
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I would assume iFixit would have the right tools but meh
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I would assume iFixit would have the right tools but meh
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/sigh.
I'll halfway attempt to break it down, but I doubt you'll understand.
There are people who break down how difficult it would be for the average consumer to do things such as repairs for these phones (hint:ifixit). The average consumer isn't gonna own all the tools/equipment or possess the knowledge/skill as a professional. This is true in probably everything you'll ever get repaired, otherwise mechanics have been ripping people off for years.
This phone scores as low as possible when it comes to repairs. It doesn't mean that professionals can't repair it. Ifixit isn't gonna breakdown how easy it is for HTC or other phone repair people, why the *@*! would anyone care about that? They are breaking it down for the not so skilled.
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/sigh.
I'll halfway attempt to break it down, but I doubt you'll understand.
There are people who break down how difficult it would be for the average consumer to do things such as repairs for these phones (hint:ifixit). The average consumer isn't gonna own all the tools/equipment or possess the knowledge/skill as a professional. This is true in probably everything you'll ever get repaired, otherwise mechanics have been ripping people off for years.
This phone scores as low as possible when it comes to repairs. It doesn't mean that professionals can't repair it. Ifixit isn't gonna breakdown how easy it is for HTC or other phone repair people, why the *@*! would anyone care about that? They are breaking it down for the not so skilled.
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Ok di$& thanks for that wonderful bit of information.
uh60james said:
Ok di$& thanks for that wonderful bit of information.
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You're welcome.
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uh60james said:
I would assume iFixit would have the right tools but meh
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Rippley05 said:
/sigh.
I'll halfway attempt to break it down, but I doubt you'll understand.
There are people who break down how difficult it would be for the average consumer to do things such as repairs for these phones (hint:ifixit). The average consumer isn't gonna own all the tools/equipment or possess the knowledge/skill as a professional. This is true in probably everything you'll ever get repaired, otherwise mechanics have been ripping people off for years.
This phone scores as low as possible when it comes to repairs. It doesn't mean that professionals can't repair it. Ifixit isn't gonna breakdown how easy it is for HTC or other phone repair people, why the *@*! would anyone care about that? They are breaking it down for the not so skilled.
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haha pwnd!
I got my phone replaced once already as well, but Sprint said they DO NOT use refurbished phones as replacements until the phone has been released for 6 months.
But what was odd is that my replacement phone didn't come with a box, so I dialed ##786# and checked the "reconditioned status" which stated "none." I wonder if this replacement is not a refurb, then why did it come with no box?
jdizzle316 said:
I got my phone replaced once already as well, but Sprint said they DO NOT use refurbished phones as replacements until the phone has been released for 6 months.
But what was odd is that my replacement phone didn't come with a box, so I dialed ##786# and checked the "reconditioned status" which stated "none." I wonder if this replacement is not a refurb, then why did it come with no box?
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Sprint doesn't handle it, Asurion does. They'll tell you it could be new or refurbished. It all depends on what they have. Both of mine came with a box, but that doesn't mean they're new.
I'm about to send ny second replacement back. The screen is just too yellow and dingy looking. It's a damn shame I have to file an insurance claim and pay a deductible on a month old phone.
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To update, my 2nd refurb seemed nice enough. But after having it a couple days, I've noticed the screen colors are pretty blown out and definitely not like it should be. Colors are as funky as they can be, and the screen itself is way too bright. And for insult to injury, the phone is unable to connect to 4G LTE. So back to Sprint I go!
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To update, my 2nd refurb seemed nice enough. But after having it a couple days, I've noticed the screen colors are pretty blown out and definitely not like it should be. Colors are as funky as they can be, and the screen itself is way too bright. And for insult to injury, the phone is unable to connect to 4G LTE. So back to Sprint I go!
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Its kinda sad to hear that although htc stepped up their game, sprints/asurions refurbs are still absolute sh!t

rip my nexus 2012

http://imgur.com/HxT2WTt
ouch my nexus7 it slid off my bed apparently. I didnt see how it fell, it was in a case but it didnt save it. I heard the thud, turned and feared the worse. it goes across the screen so its rather large.
its the 2012 32 gb version. Is it fixable??? most of the screen doesnt work, i can touch the notification area and it responds, but no where else, so it is basically inoperable. I google some stuff about replacing the digitizer or the screen? or both? how would i know what I need?
on another note, its the 2012 version and i could probably use an upgrade on the 2014 or whatever the new one is. But i definitely would like to repair this and get a new one. I hate having to let go of stuff like this and would like to repair it.
Check out on ebay you have to change the glass, digitizer and lcd (too risky to change the glass+digitizer) its fairly easy. You can check outr some teardown on google too and youtube. Good luck
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My wife's n7 had a similar problem, but it's one of my children that stepped on it lol, it was going to cost £160 for Asus to fix it and the tablet only cost £200 brand new at the time so I just got some insurance on it from currys for £3 a month then got them to fix it lol
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robgee789 said:
My wife's n7 had a similar problem, but it's one of my children that stepped on it lol, it was going to cost £160 for Asus to fix it and the tablet only cost £200 brand new at the time so I just got some insurance on it from currys for £3 a month then got them to fix it lol
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hmm thats a nice idea, i might find something like that locally here. well I ended up going on craigslist and looking at local ads of nexus 7, and I saw someone selling a nexus 7 16gb for $100. I emailed and asked if it was still available and how firm they were. They replied saying they can let it go for 80 if I come right now. I just returned about an hour ago with a 16gb nexus 7. I am currently in the process of rooting with a rom as my 32gb was. I still wanna fix my 32gb so I will try this idea or something similar.
Take the screen of the 16gb one and put it on the 32
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Captain Sweatpants said:
Take the screen of the 16gb one and put it on the 32
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hmm didnt even thnk about that.. hahaha
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Take the screen of the 16gb one and put it on the 32
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Then buy a nice thick rug for beside the bed :cyclops:
EpicNewb4g said:
hmm thats a nice idea, i might find something like that locally here. well I ended up going on craigslist and looking at local ads of nexus 7, and I saw someone selling a nexus 7 16gb for $100. I emailed and asked if it was still available and how firm they were. They replied saying they can let it go for 80 if I come right now. I just returned about an hour ago with a 16gb nexus 7. I am currently in the process of rooting with a rom as my 32gb was. I still wanna fix my 32gb so I will try this idea or something similar.
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Check out square trade for a warranty as well. I've heard good things about them
So this would work with square trade? The idea of getting insurance on my nexus even though it is already broken?
Yeah if they don't ask to see it your fine
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So I wouldn't have to show a receipt or anything? I'll definitely look into it!
I didn't with currys mate but that was because it was less than a year old
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Yeah if they don't ask to see it your fine
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Or if they do ask to see it some quick changing of the screens and then back again
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EpicNewb4g said:
http://imgur.com/HxT2WTt
ouch my nexus7 it slid off my bed apparently. I didnt see how it fell, it was in a case but it didnt save it. I heard the thud, turned and feared the worse. it goes across the screen so its rather large.
its the 2012 32 gb version. Is it fixable??? most of the screen doesnt work, i can touch the notification area and it responds, but no where else, so it is basically inoperable. I google some stuff about replacing the digitizer or the screen? or both? how would i know what I need?
on another note, its the 2012 version and i could probably use an upgrade on the 2014 or whatever the new one is. But i definitely would like to repair this and get a new one. I hate having to let go of stuff like this and would like to repair it.
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hello this is a look at the French site and I've already ordered parts for my Nexus 7 is a reliable and serious site
http://www.micropuces.com/nexus-nexus-c-2612_1944_1773.html
No wonder why ins. premiums skyrocket...it's because people do this kind of stuff. This is ins. fraud...plain, simple, cut, & dried. I also believe this is against the TOS of this site. Do it the right way and purchase ins. before something happens to your device
ducylowycz said:
No wonder why ins. premiums skyrocket...it's because people do this kind of stuff. This is ins. fraud...plain, simple, cut, & dried. I also believe this is against the TOS of this site. Do it the right way and purchase ins. before something happens to your device
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How is it fraud, I asked currys if they needed to see the tablet and they no because it was less than a year old they didn't ask if it had a broken screen and I've still got the insurance so there getting there money back anyway so think before accusing people of fraud
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Its fraud because it was suggested above that insurance gets placed on the device AFTER there has been damage to the device. It was suggested that the insurance company wouldn't verify the condition...it's exactly what it sounds like...fraud.
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