I was running acrossed the street and my phone flew out of my pocket and hit the curb. The back came off and so did the battery. Aside from the scuffs on the body of the phone everything seemed fine when I put it back together. Well everything except for the down button on the directional pad which doesn't work anymore. I doubt it's still under warranty since I dropped it, is there anything I can do to get my phone fixed?
get a new phone? or u can get replacement parts and have it repaired
Well that depends if the d-pad is broken or if its connector is just loose. If you are up for it then check out the dismantling guides and Service Manual
http://michael-channon.spaces.live....smantling+%2f+Disassembling+Guides+HTC%2fETEN
Mike
Thanks for the link, I'll probably give that a shot first to rule out anything simple like a loose connector.
I've just bought an used Diamond for $82. It looks great, there are only a couple very minor scratches on the display (fixable with a little Displex methinks), came with all the standard accessories plus a genuine HTC leather pouch.
Story is as follows: The owner bought it last week for $140, but noticed later that the G-sensor only works up and down. He took to "the only authorized HTC service center in Romania" and they said something about a broken foil and asked for over $150 to fix it, so he decides to sell it. He'd just picked it up from service today (the diagnosis itself cost him $5 so they didn't even give it back for free). He could've sold it for more, but lucky me.
So, i check it out, and accidentally drop it. It falls flat on its back. Okay, it isn't hurt, everything works, i pay the guy and leave with the phone. On the subway back home everything fine, but at home when i try to connect to wifi it won't start. I reboot the thing and i get the dreaded MicropError. Then the backlight decides only to work when it wants to.
I take the thing apart only to find the wireless cable had come out of its connector, and when i lift the mobo out the display cable also detaches easily. I plug the wireless back in, and notice that the display cable doesn't "click" when the board is mounted back in its place. Aha, so this must've been it. Great service center they have, they can't even click a connector in place.
I use a flat screwdriver to make sure the cable locks firmly in place, put a piece of paper under it to keep it from moving around again, and put the phone back together. Success. I haz working HTC.
It's true that a broken G-Sensor can't be fixed, right? Not that i care too much about it, i just want to know a yes/no type answer.
So, now the main question. I already noticed that the built-in speaker is crap, something typical of WinMo devices as far as i've seen. Now, the supplied headphones are also crap and it doesn't have a jack adapter either. Before i slice the handsfree and patch my Samsung in-ears onto it, i want to know if it sounds good on quality headphones. I don't need it loud as the Samsungs are plenty sensitive, but i need good bass. I have a Sony Ericsson w595 and it's got really powerful bass. I used to have a HP iPAQ rx4240, and it was loud, but it was miles behind the SE phone in sound quality and bass.
The main idea is that the HTC will replace one of my two phones - either the Nokia N93i or the SE w595. The N93i is held in one piece by superglue only and sometimes i need to restart it before it will accept a charge (and it's a PAIN opening Symbian menus for the first time after you restart it). The w595 i got as a gift this summer and is in pristine shape complete with protective foil applied to display. So i could easily sell it for what i paid for the HTC.
Hey!
I was a happy owner of SGS+ with BroodROM (or another popular rom from this forum, I don't remember the name) till yesterday, when the internal microphone decided to stop working. Any application (camera, dialer, etc.) just receives a constant regular noise from it and that's all(this makes the phone useless as I can't make a single phone call...). I've already come back to the stock rom(nothing changed) and I'm preparing to go and replace it in the shop (the phone still have 14 months of guarantee, but before I do it, I have a question:
Did anyone have ever got a similar problem and is there a way to repair it without replacing the phone?
Thanks for any help.
I had the same problem with my S3. Just get something thin, stick it in the microphone hole and give it a wiggle. Somtime's dirt and dust can get clogged dude. Worked for me. Don't force it up though otherwise you'll damage your microphone, a little dab'll do ya!
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Tip actually got useless, because the microphone repaired itself... Anyway thanks for it, it may become handy for me in future.
The weirdest thing is that it happened suddenly and with no reason. I didn't do anything to the phone(I tested it everyday and I used it as usually) and today I have tested the microphone with camera recorder and then with dialer and it worked...
So the problem came out of blue and repaired itself (or as you say, there was some dust which fall out, although how would the dust get in the mic over night and block it, so there would be completely no input at all?) out of blue too.
Anyway, phone works again, so it is a great news for me . Thanks for help.
Thought I'd share what I've just done! I (rather stupidly) was listening to music while working on my car - the only headphones I had to hand had a big size (6.35mm) headphone jack, so I had an adapter in there too. Al this meant a rather large lever poking out the side of the phone. I'd obviously bent down to do something and wrenched the socket to one side. The 6.35mm adapter had been bent over and broken... and when I tested the phone I found the socket was broken to - only working in one ear
I went on line and found this guide to dismantle the phone! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGD64_g-ssE
Actually nothing to it! Except Even though I do have a very small set of screwdrivers the screws used on the phone are really small!
I bought a new headphone jack from here for £20.08 delivered : http://www.etradesupply.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=lg+p880
And it arrived in the UK in less than a week from the US!
Out of interest the headphone jack can be removed without any of the other circuit board connectors, or the board itself being loosened.
It also houses the proximity and light sensor, I did put it back together and find the proximity sensor was constantly reading 'near' (using the hidden menu 3845#*880# )So I quickly opened it back up again, removed and replaced it one more time. Now it works great, I must have had it badly placed
Well, at least the video was not published in vain
Nice work!
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Thanks for decribing this.
I guess I have to replace my jack, too, since it doesnt hold my headphone strong anymore and sometimes the electric connection of the headset mic gets lost.
I have found the jack for about 5$ incl. shipment at DX:
dx.com/p/replacement-earphone-audio-jack-flex-cable-for-lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-black-golden-177775
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For me, this seem to fit, but I have seen here, that there is a Version A & B out there !?
w_w_w.etradesupply.com/lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-earphone-jack-flex-cable-ribbon-headphone-jack-ribbon.html
(I'm not allowed to insert links)
best regards
stef_seidler said:
Thanks for decribing this.
I guess I have to replace my jack, too, since it doesnt hold my headphone strong anymore and sometimes the electric connection of the headset mic gets lost.
I have found the jack for about 5$ incl. shipment at DX:
dx.com/p/replacement-earphone-audio-jack-flex-cable-for-lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-black-golden-177775
(I'm not allowed to insert links)
For me, this seem to fit, but I have seen here, that there is a Version A & B out there !?
w_w_w.etradesupply.com/lg-optimus-4x-hd-p880-earphone-jack-flex-cable-ribbon-headphone-jack-ribbon.html
(I'm not allowed to insert links)
best regards
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I got the ETrade one. Also I think parts4repair.com sell parts for the p880.
The little arm you can see poking out actually bends and doubles back under the socket part. I found my screen wasn't waking up when I moved the phone away from my face, I just opened my phone back up and padded it out (between the socket and the sensor part) with a little shim (card etc, I actually cut off and used a little piece of a lens cleaning fine cloth) and now the screen wakes perfectly for me! That was my biggest gripe (apart from huuuuge lag when the browser opens!) and i no longer feel I need to ditch the phone!
Don't lose the little square rubber part that the sensor part sits in! And I recommend using a tiny flat-head screwdriver for the phone's screws, the posi-head screws are so tiny I couldn't get a good fit, and it's all too easy to ruin the tiny screw heads.
on/off button doesn't work.
Anybody know how to fix the on/off button. ?
I'm really pissed, I've had the 4x only 6 weeks and don't think I overused it.
button placement and size isn't that great to start with.
I flashed Arararagi vanir 4.3 and it was running great too.
I've never had any problems with the headphone jack, have my phone for about 4 months now
EnricoDNY said:
Anybody know how to fix the on/off button. ?
I'm really pissed, I've had the 4x only 6 weeks and don't think I overused it.
button placement and size isn't that great to start with.
I flashed Arararagi vanir 4.3 and it was running great too.
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The on/off button? buy a broken 4x?
I took mine apart a few months back to clean the inside of the screen.
Had to send it back to LG as had a few issues regarding call quality and the screen not coming back on when you take it away from your face - Just got it back and they replaced a case and a lense? Not sure what lense though.
It also said Software update - They sent it back with ICS
Captain Sisko said:
The on/off button? buy a broken 4x?
I took mine apart a few months back to clean the inside of the screen.
Had to send it back to LG as had a few issues regarding call quality and the screen not coming back on when you take it away from your face - Just got it back and they replaced a case and a lense? Not sure what lense though.
It also said Software update - They sent it back with ICS
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they probably even permanently locked your bootloader, if it was unlocked your "phone not turning on when moving away from ear" problem was sensor miscalibration that you could've fixed easily.
on/off button doesn't work.
Captain Sisko said:
The on/off button? buy a broken 4x?
I took mine apart a few months back to clean the inside of the screen.
Had to send it back to LG as had a few issues regarding call quality and the screen not coming back on when you take it away from your face - Just got it back and they replaced a case and a lense? Not sure what lense though.
It also said Software update - They sent it back with ICS
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No. it was new when I bought it.
Had it for 6 weeks before the power button stoped working.
just used it everyday, rooted it, a few roms, then daily use.
i expect something like this from a cheap chinese knockoff, not an LG 4x. i had a star b92m where the screen became unresponsive.
next time I'll get a SONY XPERIA Z.
The 4x has been in the shop for two weeks already. .
OverVoltage on the headphone jack =(
I believe is overvoltage, I connected a plug from my radio for louder music(as I usually do) but wasn't working, and tried moving the connector on the radio and instead of plug in input from radio, I plugged in the output from the radio, a sound came from the radio and that was it, no more sound signal from my P880, I love this phone, I'm so angry about this.
So I checked with earphones and nothing, just noise, no volume up or down, and the headphone mode is turned on all the time, do you now a site where the earphone jack flex can be delivered to South America, Bolivia? and if you have some other suggestions or solutions specially for taking out of headphone mode, I even can't make calls! thank you in advance
The two parts places I have used are I have used are etradesupply and parts4repair. There's probably lots of others out there. Not sure where they ship to though
RolandoAmir said:
I believe is overvoltage, I connected a plug from my radio for louder music(as I usually do) but wasn't working, and tried moving the connector on the radio and instead of plug in input from radio, I plugged in the output from the radio, a sound came from the radio and that was it, no more sound signal from my P880, I love this phone, I'm so angry about this.
So I checked with earphones and nothing, just noise, no volume up or down, and the headphone mode is turned on all the time, do you now a site where the earphone jack flex can be delivered to South America, Bolivia? and if you have some other suggestions or solutions specially for taking out of headphone mode, I even can't make calls! thank you in advance
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Hi, im also from Bolivia try this
PM if you need any help!
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Out of interest the headphone jack can be removed without any of the other circuit board connectors, or the board itself being loosened.
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Hi,
Sorry but I don't understanting ... in the video the motherboard is removed. You replace the headphone jack without removing it?
Thanks
I absolutely love this phone. Have had it with a screen protector since day 1 and then went to a tempered glass protector.
Everything was working okay with the phone and then one day I noticed that my headphone jack was giving me problems. I would constantly see it go from the regular headphone icon, to the headphone mic icon, and then to noting. If anything were to touch the plug, my phone would switch over to speaker and then back to headphones. This has been happening for a few weeks so then i tried to wiggle the chord around to maybe push in the metal springs a bit and low and behold it worked ... for maybe about 3 more days.
Around the same time I also started noticing that the knock on stopped working ...It would knock off no problem but knock on wouldn't work at all. Exactly the same as this guys issue ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VophfaYGjzc
I just restored my phone 2x and both issues are still occurring. LG customer service is a joke, they told me it could take up to 3 weeks to get my replacment in ... all they are doing is probably looking for a root so they could void my warrenty instead of shipping an RMA. They suck !!
Anybody experience anything similar for both issues ?