Hey everyone,
I'm looking for a keypad/keyboard for the X1 and was wondering where I can get one. I've searched online but only could find sellers on ebay. My T & Y buttons are cracked so I want to get a replacement. Any suggestions where I can find one other than on ebay?
Thanks!
buy new x1,
Wow...seriously? Buy a new X1? How about you give me yours and you buy a new X1? Sound good, cool. PM me and we can set it up.
me too, i broke the space key. other keys were lost the characters. Find on eBay, it's terrible expensive ($15 for a keypad)
i woulda thought $15 was actually quite cheap :/
also ebay is really the only place
there's also here but thats only the PCB and not the keys, and is horribly expensive, although if you ever want to replace your housing, get it from there, because practically all the ebay housing are fake, i found out the hard way >.<
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I've recently got on Xplore 1.1 and started upgrading my phone. By the looks of it, an O2 XDA Trion seems to be unlikely (availability and also some new developments) to reach my hands. I am considering getting a replacement fascia from eBay but am not sure which I should get and why. My phone works very well with the exception that the stylus is falling out (fixed temporarily by using the paper bag trick) and a few falls left the fascia chipped and scratched. The primary D-pad,call keys and soft keys seem a little dirty but they don't look too bad.
I am looking at this full housing which is at 40 pounds, and this A-grade (does this mean brand new or what?) housing without the d-pad and surrounding keys for almost 30 pounds.
Truthfully, I don't want to spend a lot but I am hesitant to send my device back as it works a treat (ht545 G3 unit so I doubt 4GB SD works but I never actually filled an entire GB so at worst I might get a San Disk High Speed 2GB mini SD later on). I am also intending to obtain a full Invisible shield for the wizard as it seems to be damn near impossible to find a black silicone case for the wizard (without the unbreakable screen cover; I just want to slap on a brando protector like the one I have on now).
So which of those two should I get and what the hell is A-grade?
I Bought a dummy wizard phone for 10$,
It worked just fine, all the part are exctly the same....
(i bought it from ebay , so try to have a look....)
good luck
Tom
Well that's a great idea but what do you call them exactly? I can't find such things?
AsGF2MX said:
Well that's a great idea but what do you call them exactly? I can't find such things?
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Yep they are called exactly that - Dummy Phones
Granted this is on the ebay us site, but it may help you out. They are cheap so maybe it would be less een with shipping than buying from a shop in the uk.
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=mda+dummy&category0=
jimmymotek said:
I Bought a dummy wizard phone for 10$,
It worked just fine, all the part are exctly the same....
(i bought it from ebay , so try to have a look....)
good luck
Tom
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Good idea but I think the housing of a dummy is glued. If not, then i would be interested on buying a HTC Wizard dummy (I dont like the cingular )
WizeMan said:
Good idea but I think the housing of a dummy is glued. If not, then i would be interested on buying a HTC Wizard dummy (I dont like the cingular )
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I bought a dummy phone thinking I'd be able to use the housing. Unfortunately I was wrong. There are numerous reasons why the one I've got wouldn't work: it's glued, but buttons don't all work, the mini-SD slot isn't cut through, etc.
If anyone would like the one I wasted my money on and you're willing to pay postage let me know.
Well, this morning I was searching for dummy phones and the only one I found was in Germany for around 30 Euros...thanks for the heads up that it won't work; you just save me from a major headache.
So once again, it boils down to the question which of those two I originally linked would be worth it (I sure as hell have no idea what A-grade means...should I ask the seller or...)?
A-Grade probably means premium quality...
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A-Grade probably means premium quality...
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Well that item is actually gone and I found these two off eBay as well...
this for around 28 pounds - original O2 Housing (says "EXCELLENT CONDITION ALL ROUND. LIKE BRAND NEW" so probably not brand new).
this for around 29 pounds which looks like a fake or at least is missing the O2 logo and is said to be 95% new (What's that mean?)
I don't have a T6 which the second one comes with and the first guy will throw in for an extra 2.99 - making both approximately the same price. So is the saving of 10 pounds, when compared with the brand new housing listed earlier, worth it?
Also found this keypad (d pad, soft key, call key and email) for another 10 pounds almost but as I only have one little ding...I doubt I need it.
EDIT: After a lot of thought, I am going to order from the guy above who has the XDA mini S cover (with O2 logo) and toss in 2.99 for the T6 screw driver as well). I am also going to get the black silicone case with that unbreakable cover. I just hope I'm making a good investment. As all in all, it'll cost me around 40 pounds (with the protector and all).
Now the only thing bugging me is how do I transfer the stickers and warranty labels cleanly?
Hey everyone
Basically Im wanting to change the housing/fascia on my Vario III to the TyTN II housing and was just wondering if anybody has any experience doing this and how easy/difficult it was?
Been searching the net for tutorials on how to do it but so far found nothing!
Also the only place i can find to buy the housing in the UK is ebay but i dont have a paypal account so paying for this would be difficult so would rather use somewhere that i can just use my debit card to pay for it.
Any help would be greatly appreciatted.
Regards
Jamzi
For realz yo.. Paypal be de most easiest ting to setup.
Is the Vario that ugly? I have taken a tilt apart (a friends dog chewed on the thing) and I would say that it's not worth doing unless you really need to.
I've swapped mine to a standard HTC case from a rather scuffed vodafone branded one. I decided to just replaced the front cover around the screen and the battery cover as the main body was fine and I really couldn't be bothered to strip the motherboard out.
Although now I've bought a seido slim case you can't see it anyway, but least it looks better if I want to sell it.
Unless yours is really bad its not really worth it but fairly easy to do if your quite used to that sort of thing and have the right tools.
G
why change...???? the buttons on the Vario 3 are the best!!! just gently scratch away the T-Mobile logo with a scalpel, if that`s what you don't like.
I did that and it lookes great.
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why didnt you bought a unbranded tytn in the first place...
it looks a little bit like car tuning, someone figures out his 1,1 liter engine is to small and decide to swap it with a 2.0 liter engine. at the end the cost are higher than buying a 2 liter in the fiirst place....
just scrap off the logo, flas a wwe rom on it and go. I think the cost and risk of damaging your fone are a lot higher then selling and rebuy a normal tilt...
I'll buy your vario III housing
id buy it as well, PM if you may want to trade or something. BTW: I have the OEM TyTn II Housing in great shape.
Anyone who bought new housing parts from Ebay and changed already? I'm wondering what quality it is on this low priced parts. Here in Sweden, a battery cover is about $30 compared to what you get on Ebay for that amount, a complete cover (touch screen excluded).
My phone is a year now and has scratches all over. With another year on my contract left i thought I should do a refurbish and also put on a Invisible Shield ( http://www.invisibleskinz.com/ ) for another happy X1 year.
Thanks, A.D
There's also housings for the X1 from www.cnn.cn ; can't speak on the quality for the X1, but I've gotten a few other sony ericsson housings from there - they are decent.
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There's also housings for the X1 from www.cnn.cn ; can't speak on the quality for the X1, but I've gotten a few other sony ericsson housings from there - they are decent.
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Thanks for the link, had a quick look and they are naming the parts "oem" (Original Equipment Manufacturer) as some sellers on Ebay. Not sure if I can believe that but thanks again, adress is now bookmarked.
These are fine!
I bought my housing from this ebay seller http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-ERICSSON-X1-XPERIA-BLACK-HOUSING-GENUINE-HS39_W0QQitemZ160384160559QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL?hash=item2557a4132f It was genuine and imaculate. Came with special screwdriver as well.
Oh and here is a link to a thread I started re. changing the housing....it may help u http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550258&highlight=replacing+housing
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I bought my housing from this ebay seller http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-ERICSSON-X1-XPERIA-BLACK-HOUSING-GENUINE-HS39_W0QQitemZ160384160559QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL?hash=item2557a4132f It was genuine and imaculate. Came with special screwdriver as well.
Oh and here is a link to a thread I started re. changing the housing....it may help u http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550258&highlight=replacing+housing
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Thanks, I'll have a look at both links!
i purchased one from ebay, and i will never again unless its oem. very cheap and its not oem. does not fit properly and i actually i had glue something that should have been done. its worth going to cnn.cn and getting the housing for 79.99 other than the 25$ that i spent and actually messed up my x1i.
Hey guys, i`m trying to sell my Xperia X1 to move onto other cooler phones. But I need a new screen as this one has some nasty scratches on it , plus the <space> key has somehow broken (still working tough) and the case doesnt look that good.
So basically, i`m here to ask you where can I buy some good and cheap replacements (case, screen, keys) for my xperia, as I am in UK.
P.S. I want to trade it in plus some cash for another phone. Android or maybe an iPhone if anyone here is interested
Have phun!
Your best bet is to sell it as is. You won't make much, but u'll likely be better off financially than you would be buying a new housing and screen. There is no such thing as a cheap housing or cheap screen. If they aren't OEM, they don't fit or work properly.
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Your best bet is to sell it as is. You won't make much, but u'll likely be better off financially than you would be buying a new housing and screen. There is no such thing as a cheap housing or cheap screen. If they aren't OEM, they don't fit or work properly.
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definately with the don't fit
bought a cheapo one, almost broke my phone >.<!
ended up buying a proper oem one from cnn.cn anyway!
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I am going to buy one of the expensive housings because it will most likely be genuine.
I would however appreciate if any of you can list your experience with any of these shops or parts. All these shops/sellers are in HK or mainland China and ship internationally.
1) Weiting6688
$22, no qwerty
2) Lucky-518world
$25, no qwerty
Similar below $25: zgscnjwxh2008, chenhongfang09sz KEY-2 TECH, goodiness168, tangyunshop899, dashenshop, Sub_power_collection, shen6ay47, wubaizheng05, charm-slim1982
3) EzmobileShop
$26 smiley qwerty + keypad pcb (?)
4) Happyhouse
$34 smiley face qwerty
5) okunisamaz2009
$50, qwerty included (?)
6) edenlives
$54, no qwerty
7) kr-net store
$55, both keyboard + keypad included
8) QCell Global $57 qwerty (no-smiley)
Qcell Fashion Accessory $62 qwerty (no-smiley)
similar $62: wubaizheng05
9) Easyworldwidetrading
$69, no qwerty
10) gsm4world
$81 qwerty
10) hightechhk-com
$82 qwerty
similar $82: Tech-zone4world
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The other pictures.
Sorry, but do you have URL on where I may order these shells? I only really need the back part where the camera is. My used X1 came with a hazy camera plastic cover and I was trying to clean it with a bit of force when it cracked
Hi,
Which did you go for in the end and where from?
Thank you
s_zigmond said:
Hi,
Which did you go for in the end and where from?
Thank you
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I bought this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280509675579&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
It looks perfect. The keyboard had some Chinese characters printed next to the English, so I asked them to send me an English only one but it hasn't arrived yet.
Apart from that I'm also waiting for a new flex cable assembly from another store before I will reassemble the phone. I'll post picture then.
I wished there was a full housing on eBay that sold every single outside part.
That one doesn't include any side buttons.
The main front black button.
The two rear rubber screw covers.
i want to buy, but idk how to change it myself. are there any references or nice guides out there?
henryfranz2005 said:
i want to buy, but idk how to change it myself. are there any references or nice guides out there?
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Watch this... Very brilliant guy doin' it...
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DDEF9E3A60E52A13&playnext=1&v=iyGUbxFqvyc
I was looking into a new silver housing recently on eBay due to my battery cover losing color... yes the black X1... while it looks nice, the battery cover is just bad at keeping its beauty even if you take good care of it. Is it complicated to change the housing?
Update...
So I finally recieved my housing yesterday, and the first thing I noticed was the two rear 'rubber-feet' were not included. WHEN IT SHOWED IN THE PICTURE THEY WOULD COME WITH! The back black piece behind the screen, that slides up, was scratched and looked used.
DON'T BUY FROM THIS EBAY SELLER: tangyunshop899.
It came with a stylus which I wasn't aware of. Wow. It doesn't even hold itself in the phone. It keeps falling out.
The quality I think is almost the same. It looks like the metal is a little itty bitty silverish-color, more then OEM. The font on the keyboard was thinner on the Chinese-made. When the backlight turns on, you can see more then just the 'lettering', you can literally almost see the whole key light up. Kinda ugly and cheap.
Each key on keyboard doesn't quite fit, but it's trying.
When they ship the housing to do, it's already put together, it was a pain, taking it apart, because it was so stiff, I thought I almost broke the rear parts, that border the battery.
Everything fit snuggly. The phone felt study again. I had to reuse all the old electronic stuff, bolts, screws, and anything gold, such as the things that hold the screws in internally. Reuse the white plastic 'flash-lens' from the camera. Re-use side buttons. Don't forget the microphone!
I also bought a new screen that was faulty. Screen lit-up, but no touch-response.
DON'T BUY FROM THIS EBAY SELLER: moonmoonlam.
I guess you could say it was worth the money. I spent $59.00? Looks a hecka lot better than my old one. (Cracking, huge dents, scratches.)
Now I'm just waiting on a new digitizer, and 3600mAH extended battery for this thing.
CNN Housing
This is not eBay but maybe you could check out this online seller: http://cnn.cn/shop/sonyericsson-xperia-c-28_638.html
Can I have my housing changed at a service center? I'm scared of changing it myself. I'm willing to pay more for it, just to avoid the headache.