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Unlock HTC Diamond with iSmartSim 2008 (pictures)

Just got my hands on recently arrived iSmartSim 2008, the whole process took less than 5 minutes, just wanted to confirm it worked fine:
1) A Diamond locked to Orange and iSmartSim
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2) Had to cut my O2 sim card (does not affect anything, just make sure you wrote down your sim card number somewhere), and slid it in over isim, tested first on an expired O2sim card (can also be seen on the picture)
Switched on, and voila, using O2 now !
Quite simple reusable solution costing 7 USD and does not affect your warranty too ..

can UK users use this tiny tool? it sounds amazing

terrense said:
can UK users use this tiny tool? it sounds amazing
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cant see why not .. I am still alive, wasnt hit by lightning yet

Seems to work on all phones but I've read that this thing uses more battery so it could be a serious issue given the crappy battery the Diamond has.

hertc said:
cant see why not .. I am still alive, wasnt hit by lightning yet
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I heard that you have to wait up to 36 hours for your lightning now due to high demand.....

@Hertc - your second pic doesn't seem to open larger - I'd like a better look. What did you use to cut your SIM? Being totally cack handed I am concerned I'll screw up.
@oscahie Where did you hear about battery life?
Ta

Confucious said:
@Hertc - your second pic doesn't seem to open larger - I'd like a better look. What did you use to cut your SIM? Being totally cack handed I am concerned I'll screw up.
@oscahie Where did you hear about battery life?
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It makes sense, since it looks like a microchip on the extra simboard is involved.

halloj said:
It makes sense, since it looks like a microchip on the extra simboard is involved.
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It does make sense - just like to hear from people with experience. How much does it affect battery life?

Excellent post hertc - I've just sent for one of these because Orange signal is dreadful at my house, but O2 is very strong. It also means I won't have to mess about porting numbers etc. Looking forward to receiving my little gizmo!
How long did it take to come from DealExtreme?

Confucious said:
It does make sense - just like to hear from people with experience. How much does it affect battery life?
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I am fully charging it at the moment, will monitor battery-level indicator once finished ..
Just speaking from common sense here, I can't really see why it would affect battery life significantly, on level with BT, GSM, GPS or screen for example, it is just a small chip, not doing any energy consuming transmissions .. and, presumably, is only used once when you access sim card (start up, sms, calls) .. but I am not a technical guy here .. will see

nubbin said:
How long did it take to come from DealExtreme?
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Just checked, - ordered on 15th, received on 21st - 6 days including weekends ..

Confucious said:
@Hertc - your second pic doesn't seem to open larger - I'd like a better look. What did you use to cut your SIM? Being totally cack handed I am concerned I'll screw up.
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Updated the pictures ..
Nail scissors .. )) It's quite easy to cut, there is enough space to practise as the native chip only takes half of the space.
Fitting it in was a slight problem, I found it was a bit easier to insert the iSim half way through first, and then apply your operator sim over, slowly moving both with a finger to the end of the slot.

can't see pictures..me new to this whole forum.. do i have to look in the same post or somewhere else...

this definitely works, and doesnt seem to have affected the battery performance. definitely worth the $4.

It works! Hallelujah!
Just got my i-smart from e-bay supplier - cut a notch out of my O2 sim, slapped the card and i-smart in and voila! One unlocked phone! Absolutely brilliant. Top piece of kit. Get one now!
Plus my Orange sim works in my XDA Orbit, so I've got two phones now...

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I am fully charging it at the moment, will monitor battery-level indicator once finished ..
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OK, used it for 2 days now, still 70% .. not extensive usage though, - a couple of calls / texts, weather data download, alarm, calendar. I think it was the same before applying the isim ...

Sounds good - no massive battery drain while that little chip sends all your data back to their control room.....
Or am I being slightly paranoid here?

this is quite a big battery drain, wouldn't really recommend it.

swazpurohit said:
this is quite a big battery drain, wouldn't really recommend it.
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I seriously doubt that little chip is drawing much power.

swazpurohit said:
this is quite a big battery drain, wouldn't really recommend it.
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before you said it did not effect the battery at all ... :-/
I did not notice any change in battery life (used for 1.5 weeks without and over a week with issim now), charging every 2-3 days at the moment ..

[Review]Samsung Nexus S i9020 EXTENDED BATTERY + COVER 3800 mAh

Ok this is my first review ever so don't point and laugh. lol
I bought this on eBay about the beginning of September ago and I got it on the 23rd, its from hong kong so I don't blame them for taking so long, when I opened it and put the battery on it fit like a charm.
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but when I tried to put the case on it I wouldnt fit. everything was perfect but the power side wasn't aliened, I had to cut it a bit to make it fit after that it was fine.
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here is how the other side looks like
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And I havent done some heavy usage yet but today I went to work at 2pm left at 1am and the battery was at 51% when I got home, so this is just what I need because the normal 1500mah battery could not last me a day at work. here is a pic of today's performances
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So I how you like my review and get one for yourself, and the price is perfect $10!!!
I would rate the Samsung Nexus S i9020 EXTENDED BATTERY + COVER 3800 mAh a 9/10 it would have been a perfect score but if only that battery cover would have fit.

so i have almost 200 views but no comments?

Sorry but the cover looks terrible

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Sorry but the cover looks terrible
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lol it does. XP I dont care as long as it keeps it alive im fine with it. XD

With Rom Oxygen I made 1,5-2 days
Original battery

stexyn said:
With Rom Oxygen I made 1,5-2 days
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how is that possible??? Im pretty sure if you game alot with it, it wont last. will it?

I've been toying with the possibility of maybe getting one of these, but couldn't find anyone with a decent review containing pictures of it ACTUALLY installed. Thanks for taking the time!
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optimaljam said:
how is that possible??? Im pretty sure if you game alot with it, it wont last. will it?
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It's easy.....if you barely use the phone. For example, right now I still have 68% battery left after 12 hours and 3 minutes. That being said, my screen on time has only been 1 hour and 26 minutes and has only used 37% percent of the battery, with Handcent second at 16%. Continuing this course I could easily make it to a day and a half, maybe 2 days. But, alas, today was actually pretty unusual for me and I typically have 3-4 hours of screen on time and am usually at between 20 and 30 percent by this time of day.

i got the new extended battery as well and i love it cause i can use it heavy all day and not worry about it...having wifi running all the time and data when not connected oh n heavy game user and the battery is sweet...no more having to worry about conserving battery when i am out and about

Isn't it too big?

skinner12 said:
Isn't it too big?
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That's what she said.

Yea she did but jokes aside, but yea its a little bit big but you get use to it real quick.
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This is the exact battery I have on order. I ordered it 2 weeks ago and still not here yet. I guess I ll just wait.

i get same results with the regular battery... what is your use for this phone? are you sure it is working properly? are you stock?
i usually get:
battery at 50% with 12hrs of use and 1h40m of display on.
but just in case, i bought a regular generic battery on ebay for 5usd i guess, and i keep it in my car, i think i needed it two times in the last 4 months! =oP

i can live with half day charging rather than those bulky biggy battery.. No offense buddy

thiagodark said:
i get same results with the regular battery... what is your use for this phone? are you sure it is working properly? are you stock?
i usually get:
battery at 50% with 12hrs of use and 1h40m of display on.
but just in case, i bought a regular generic battery on ebay for 5usd i guess, and i keep it in my car, i think i needed it two times in the last 4 months! =oP
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I've got a couple of those. They work surprisingly well.

Extended External Battery

This looks like an interesting approach on external batteries for Galaxy NOTE 2.
I am a bit disappointed since I am sure is blocking NFC and may beloved wireless charging. I may give it a try for the times when traveling...
Here is the LINK . (later edit) I have found a BLACK version, different in design . Link is HERE
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I had a case that was somewhat similar for my iPhone 3, it was the Mophie Juice Pack Air. I liked it and it definitely came in handy on more than one occasion. I'm kinda interested in this case, thanks for the heads up.
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I think I am a bit damaged. First thing I think of when seeing this case "hey, that's a way to save the microUSB plug from wear and tear". My three latest phones of the last 6 years all did develop contact issues after a year or two, no matter how careful I was (too much charging, flashing and modding I guess)
That said, this don't look too bad. Slightly skeptical about quality, both in terms of fit/materials and the battery itself. Not necessarily a bad concept though.
Mac

I like the idea. Too bad there probably are next to no protective cases for it. Double the battery is always a good thing though.

well
is a case and a battery. that's the whole idea.

Nothing but bad reviews about those external battery packs. :thumbdown:
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antonioeram said:
well
is a case and a battery. that's the whole idea.
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Unfortunately the case gives no protection. Even worse. It makes the device heavier, which means that when it falls on its face, you won't have to check if the glass is shattered. (Yes, that's what happened with my HTC One X!!)
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Nothing but bad reviews about those external battery packs. :thumbdown:
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You are exactly right. These battery packs only give a tiny portion of the juices the device needs. Furthermore, the device thinks it's on mains power, so the power savings etc. are not running.
This means the device uses more juice while it does not get it all, so the battery of the unit will not fill up, but run down almost as fast as when no battery pack is connected.

Guys, just get a portable charger. I'm gonna get one for myself.

I would like to put one of this external battery case in to the universal gameklip, which one do u recomend me?
Thanks!!
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Has anyone tried this new 4800mAh versions like this one here.
dja2k

dja2k said:
Has anyone tried this new 4800mAh versions like this one here.
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It blocks s-pen, and makes Note 2 even longer due to that battery extension. I haven't used it, just commenting about the picture. Plus, you will get only 3200 mAh of actual charge on it because conversion through usb connection will make it drop by about 30% due to inefficiency.

How to really tax your phone.

Took a trip from Houston to corpus Christi. Anyone who's done the trip knows there's little to no cell reception between the two, and if you aren't familiar with where to turn, gps navigation helps.
I had the phone plugged in the whole time, screen on, and navigation going. Battery actually dropped from 90 to 85% during the trip. Phone was very hot. More than 100 degrees easily.
Ended up holding it in front of the ac vent for the rest of the trip once I realized how hot it was getting.
Since I was going down and back up in one day, I had no intention of stopping to I investigate, sorry, but it's worth looking at it every now and then when you're really pushing the phone.
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Runs gps for extended period of time and complains about heat.
Runs screen non-stop and complains about heat.
Uses charger not rated for his phone and complains his battery won't charge and getting hot.
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samagon said:
Took a trip from Houston to corpus Christi. Anyone who's done the trip knows there's little to no cell reception between the two, and if you aren't familiar with where to turn, gps navigation helps.
I had the phone plugged in the whole time, screen on, and navigation going. Battery actually dropped from 90 to 85% during the trip. Phone was very hot. More than 100 degrees easily.
Ended up holding it in front of the ac vent for the rest of the trip once I realized how hot it was getting.
Since I was going down and back up in one day, I had no intention of stopping to I investigate, sorry, but it's worth looking at it every now and then when you're really pushing the phone.
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Made that trip twice in October, I know what you mean about the reception... Especially with T-Mobile.
I think what you experienced is to be expected though, I'm not sure why you'd need navigation the whole way either as most of the trip is 59 S.
Still though, I'd imagine that this could be duplicated just by playing a game while on the charger. It'd be interesting to see if thermal throttling is as aggressive as the Nexus 4.
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designgears said:
Runs gps for extended period of time and complains about heat.
Runs screen non-stop and complains about heat.
Uses charger not rated for his phone and complains his battery won't charge and getting hot.
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Not sure I was complaining. Actually, I'm sure I wasn't complaining. I guess it may be easy to expect that considering all the "omg this and that and the other thing sucks about this phone".
On my gnex (which this replaced), the battery would die just from going through spotty cell areas. If I was going from Houston to Waco, and didn't have it on the charger I'd have to shut down the phone for the distance between college station and Waco.
Anyway, just as the gnex was better than my n1 was better than my g1, the n5 is the best phone I've had, I'm not complaining.
Thanks lwfb. on the way back I turned off navigation after Victoria.
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samagon said:
Not sure I was complaining. Actually, I'm sure I wasn't complaining. I guess it may be easy to expect that considering all the "omg this and that and the other thing sucks about this phone".
On my gnex (which this replaced), the battery would die just from going through spotty cell areas. If I was going from Houston to Waco, and didn't have it on the charger I'd have to shut down the phone for the distance between college station and Waco.
Anyway, just as the gnex was better than my n1 was better than my g1, the n5 is the best phone I've had, I'm not complaining.
Thanks lwfb. on the way back I turned off navigation after Victoria.
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First time I drove it by myself I left Houston at 9 PM... I definitely had my navigation going then because after Refugio I had no clue where I was at!
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Is this battery safe?

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I don't know of anywhere else.
A while ago I did a DIY repair on an LG G2 VS980 to replace a cracked digitizer. Apparently, I also massacred the battery.
Recently, I took the phone back out and bought a full frame+LCD assembly instead of going through the pain of taping my screen to the frame because of missing adhesive.
Since I bought a full frame, I need to take the battery out of the old one to move it into the new one. I noticed before that the battery had a strange lump toward the top. I was hoping it was just a bend, but it feels kind of stiff and I don't want to risk trying to adjust it if it's actually some sort of bubble.
Taking the battery out (with a credit card), I noticed that the back was all dented up with screwdriver marks, and it felt like it had air under the metal lining. (I have no idea what I did, but it obviously wasn't good ).
There are a few images below of the battery below. Is it salvageable, or do I need to buy a new one?
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The bulge can be seen on the left.
The back (it looks like a warground)
A better view of the battery bulge.

Hi,
If the battery fits in , then you can use it for atleast no more than a year before you decide to replace one.
BTW, do you think your battery is losing its capacity? If you dont feel it does, then keep using it.

iubjaved said:
Hi,
If the battery fits in , then you can use it for atleast no more than a year before you decide to replace one.
BTW, do you think your battery is losing its capacity? If you dont feel it does, then keep using it.
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The battery seems to be working OK. I haven't actually tested it, since the screen is broken. I just know that it charges and holds a charge for longer than 5 hours.
I really just want to know if it's safe to use; if I can flatten that bulge out without having battery acid fly everywhere and then use the battery without the same happening.

Zacharee1 said:
The battery seems to be working OK. I haven't actually tested it, since the screen is broken. I just know that it charges and holds a charge for longer than 5 hours.
I really just want to know if it's safe to use; if I can flatten that bulge out without having battery acid fly everywhere and then use the battery without the same happening.
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I would suggest to install the battery as it is, not to try to flatten it, and check how long it hold charges with a complete charge ..

iubjaved said:
I would suggest to install the battery as it is, not to try to flatten it, and check how long it hold charges with a complete charge ..
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The problem is that the bulge prevents the back from snapping on properly, so I can't really use the power and volume buttons correctly.

Zacharee1 said:
The problem is that the bulge prevents the back from snapping on properly, so I can't really use the power and volume buttons correctly.
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Then i would replace it. Replacing will probably cost you no more than 10 bucks.
The bulge is the problem. Its not worth risking your phone hardware components for 10 bucks is it?

iubjaved said:
Then i would replace it. Replacing will probably cost you no more than 10 bucks.
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$9.99 actually

Zacharee1 said:
$9.99 actually
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LUL.
Get the replacement.
Battery usually bulges when they starts to wear out or overheating.

iubjaved said:
LUL.
Get the replacement.
Battery usually bulges when they starts to wear out or overheating.
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I was thinking the bulge might be from my previous "repair." I'll buy a new one