Hello everybody,
I bought this Kaiser from Germany as MDA Vario III. At first everything was fine until suddenly it had develeoped this line on the camera. This only occurs on the camera which made me suspect damage on CCD. Has anybody had any experience with this or has an idea what this might be. I would like to gather some information before I decide to take it to the local HTC workshop.
Thanks.
**** i have the same problem and its recent any idea how to have this fixed? quick someone help us
yup i have this problem i got a refurb one from att on the way cus of it.
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hi.
I have recently bought a kaiser (tmobile vario III). I have the original vario, fully working, but the screen is cracked in many places. i have used it like that for months without problems.
Should I throw it away, or do people buy such models for spare parts?
max
mpathan said:
hi.
I have recently bought a kaiser (tmobile vario III). I have the original vario, fully working, but the screen is cracked in many places. i have used it like that for months without problems.
Should I throw it away, or do people buy such models for spare parts?
max
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Well,if still under warranty,get replaced or repaired by the Manufacturer or vendor from whom you bought this phone.
Otherwise you can get a new screen from ebay,buy it,lol
If you read the sticky, folks do still want damaged ones...they can always Frankenstein a new one. For instance (too late now, as a new one is arriving)...last week, I would have killed for a spare, so I could fix my damaged usb port.
There is a sticky about saving our dying phones, you may want to check it out.
donate to one of the developers.. er.. I think vijay555 is looking for one.
I am always looking for broken PDA phones too. It's fun to fix them (yes, I am a nerd).
Hi All,
I am thinking of getting one of these for £125, from Expansys on o2, £40/m, 400mins, I think its quite a lot but o2 has no pricing details so cant compare, another few months they say before release (UK).
Anywhere else I can get one with contrac?
Also, does anyone know what the spec of the GPS chip is on the TyTNII?
Thanks
Hmmmm.....you might want to change the thread title...
TyTNII (spelling!) in a TyTNII forum is not very eye-catching....
Sorry I couldn´t be of more help....
I am getting two weird lines on every picture taken with my ATT Tilt camera
One horizontal line and one vertical line.
I searched the forum, but only found one thread on this without and solutions.
Find attached a picture to see what it looks like, no camera settings are apparent.
Its faulty and needs replacing. My tytn ii did this and i got it fixed under warranty.
My tytn has the same problem!, if you move your camera to a dark place, then to a bright one... they usally go away, i dont know if its software or hardware problem....
Its hardware! Hence why it will get fixed/replaced under warranty.
Had this happen to my TyTN II as well and it was fixed under warranty....3 months later....
Same problem only 1 line in camera at bottom
My Kaiser has developed the same problem with one line. I do not use my camera. I am not willing to send it back under warranty since everything else works correctly. I do not want to get someone else's refurb sent back to me to find out it has another problem. Since the video is really subpar on Kaiser (and not likely to be fixed) not sure how long I will keep it when something better comes along (not an HTC) . Love the concept of the phone, but HTC really could do better for it's customers
Defiantly a hardware issue. Send back for warranty. My co-worker had the same problem with his Tilt and they exchanged it no problem.
Judging by the ROM date of his reissue and condition I would guess the one sent back to him was brand new.
thanks for your replies ppl.
I called HTC support the guy kept claiming its because of a scratch on the lens or the lens is broken. I didnt buy that.
I managed to splash some water on my Kaiser a couple of weeks ago and that stopped the touchscreen from responding. I sent it away to have the digitizer replaced but that didn't solve it, so the problem is somewhere else. The repair shop suggested that the motherboard would need replacing to get the touchscreen to work again. Apart from that the phone is in excellent condition and working fine, but Opera is no fun without the touchscreen so I've decided to put it on eBay to raise some funds to go towards another one of HTC's fine devices:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160293897460
I thought I'd mention it here since it might be very useful as a spare/test unit for a ROM chef or other developer who would probably use it remotely anyway. I put a very low start price on the listing so it might be a bargain.
(I hope it's okay to post this kind of thing. I couldn't find anything suggesting otherwise in the rules. I apologize profusely if it isn't welcome!)
hi i know that your answer will be a "hell, no!" but i will ask you, would you sell me the front cam of your varioIII? thank you so much
hell, no!
But seriously, I think the phone probably has more value in one piece so I'm not planning to break it up.
it's ok i just asked good luck.
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Why selling it at once? You can just replace the touch screen and digitizer for 40 dollars!!! Just because a shop guy said it cant be fixed it is for sale?
I put my tytn in the washingmachine, and everything works as well now, only the display is damaged. I will replace this myself. Will keep you informed!
swiftgs said:
Why selling it at once? You can just replace the touch screen and digitizer for 40 dollars!!! Just because a shop guy said it cant be fixed it is for sale?
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Well, they did actually try replacing the digitizer and it didn't work, so it seems the problem is somewhere else.
I'd actually really like to buy this for my Mrs.
Hello,
I have been a longtime lurker/reader of this crazy wealth of knowledge, but i've finally run into a problem with my tytn ii that I can't find a solution to (despite searches). Any input would be fantastic. Let me preface this by saying I picked up this phone early on, new/oem. I can't really take it in to AT&T, especially since it's a kaiser not a tilt. Here's the issue:
A couple weeks ago, my keyboard and dpad just quit working. The phone and touchscreen were still completely functional, but no other input method worked. When I hit the power button, it would turn the screen on and type edfc, and begin recording a voice memo. Immediately that looks like a hardware problem. My brother (tech genius; replaced the LCD with me when that broke a few months ago) took it apart and checked all the connections and everything looked alright. After reassembling it, nothing had changed. I backed up everything on the phone and hard reset it. Still no change. I switched ROMs, and still no change. I think it must just be a failed piece of hardware.
Since the only things that don't function are the keyboard AND front dpad, I'm thinking it must be the board / ribbon that connects the two halves. I don't really have any way to test this though, and that's discouraging. So for the tldr types:
1) Are the parts from the tilt / tytn ii interchangeable, or would i have to find parts specifically for the tytn ii?
2) Is it worth picking up a phone with a broken screen/case etc and attempt to fix mine myself?
3) Is there a reputable repair place that it might be worth shipping my phone off to?
4) Is there another possibility as to why my phone is doing this that i've overlooked?
Thanks for any help
6 month ago I had the same problem, it's an hardware problem. I send my Kaiser to warrantly and 2 weeks later I've got a new kaiser that works good. So use warrantly
I'm fairly certain i cannot send my unit in to warranty. Had I known the extent of problems these phones have since been shown to have, I would have purchased one with warranty. :\
haserfauld said:
1) Are the parts from the tilt / tytn ii interchangeable, or would i have to find parts specifically for the tytn ii?
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Yes, the parts are interchangeable, so you dont have to get parts specifically for the tytn ii (unless its the housing and you want the same branding on it).
Check out pocketpcthoughts.com they have main flex cable button assembly and the main keyboard assembly for sale as parts.
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2) Is it worth picking up a phone with a broken screen/case etc and attempt to fix mine myself?
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Thats worth a shot, i'd recommend that if you find one at a good price. But watch out. I purchased a Wizard a while ago with a broken lcd in hopes of using its mainboard. Swapped out the mainboard with my damaged one and it didnt work so i was left with 2 dead devices
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3) Is there a reputable repair place that it might be worth shipping my phone off to?
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I'd check out pocketpctechs.com and look into HTC usa.
haserfauld said:
4) Is there another possibility as to why my phone is doing this that i've overlooked?
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not sure but does sound like a hardware problem from what you've described.
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Thanks for any help
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Your welcome
awesome, thanks so much for the info. I have a bid pending on a damaged tilt on eBay...keeping my fingers crossed. If it goes for cheap hopefully it fixes it. If not, I may pick up one of those flex cable assemblies, as I'm almost certain that's the failing part. Thanks again