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Hi Ive been watching these forums for a few weeks now, and now its time for my first post. Ive had an xda2i for six months now, but unfortunately ive broke the screen. I know how to replace this but am unable to find anywhere that sells spare parts for this model, does anybody know of a supplier. Before you tell me to send off for repair, ive already been quoted £165 to repair it and i dont think this is good for me as i only paid £99 for the xda2i new and i could get the exec new for £150. Please help if you know where i can get this part. Many thanks
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Hi Ive been watching these forums for a few weeks now, and now its time for my first post. Ive had an xda2i for six months now, but unfortunately ive broke the screen. I know how to replace this but am unable to find anywhere that sells spare parts for this model, does anybody know of a supplier. Before you tell me to send off for repair, ive already been quoted £165 to repair it and i dont think this is good for me as i only paid £99 for the xda2i new and i could get the exec new for £150. Please help if you know where i can get this part. Many thanks
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Evening, on eBay you can get the screen for £77 shipped from Taiwan, not sure if its simple to replace, do not know if soldering is required. I have opened Xda 2 to replace housing before so not hard to get to
Heres is an eBay search link:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=
Where can you get an exec for £150 new?
Exec for 150?
From tiscali mobiles on an o2 contract, i ordered last week and im still waiting, although since i ordered the price has gone up slightly. It was cheaper for me to do this than getting my xda2i repaired. I still have six months to run on my current contract, but ive give that sim card to my misses instead of her PAYG sim. I am checking my order daily, but still no news although they say next delivery date should be 10 October. Fingers Crossed
Evening, on eBay you can get the screen for £77 shipped from Taiwan, not sure if its simple to replace, do not know if soldering is required. I have opened Xda 2 to replace housing before so not hard to get to
Heres is an eBay search link:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=[/quote]
Thanks for the link, i may just buy one.
I dismantled my xda2i last night to see if the screen from my ipaq would fit, unfortunately the ribbon connection (if thats what its called) wouldnt line up, so put the xda2i back together with the broken screen.
So i dont see a problem or any soldering required to fit the new screen if i buy one, unless anyone knows differently. If anyone has experience in this department then i would appreciate you knoledge. Thanks
very cool...ive got the same problem and if it can be fixed with approx 100 pound i wouldnt mind payin it...for now i got a 3100 to use off ebay for 20 pounds...anyways let me know if youve ordered one
I have got a spare screen for my IIi just incase and there is no soldering involved.
Daz.
Where did you get your spare screen from? How much did it cost? and am i right in believeing that it is just a case of dismanteling the unit poping in the new screen and reasembling?
As i said before i dismantled and reasembled last night and the unit fired up no probs?
Thanks
I bought the whole phone for £100 for spares.
Yes afaik you just dismantel, put the new screen into place and attach the ribbon cable(it actually snaps into place) then reassemble.
Daz.
wicked...you made me one happy man
ordered one but just as i was tryin to open it...theres these weird screws...can someone tell me what are they called and where i could buy a screwdriver for that kind of screw plz?
cheers
Hi,
They are call TORQ screws and you will need a TORQ 6 Screwdriver to undo them they are available everywhere even on ebay, do you know how to take the camera cover (black bit) off?
I downloaded the service manual for the XDA2i from a link that someone put on this forum, that will show you how to dismantel and reassemble your PDA. Im sorry i dont know where this link is but someone else might be able to add it to this thread.
Ive orderd my screen and am just waiting for delivery.
ftp://xda:xd[email protected]/Himalaya/Himalaya-Service-Manual/
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m4mad try this
cheers mate, that was great...I owe you one
Thanks so much Mila81, i got new screen today and replaced in 10 mins, no problems at all.
Bad connecter and repairing / O2 customer service
Hi all, how are you ?
I am fine but not my XDA IIi.
I purchased it from UK but I live in Austraia now.
I've been using the device only for 2 months, but now it has a problem, which is "can charge but cannot sync" through original cradle and charger.
And it cannot be even charged by using non-original (third party) USB charger or retractable sync cable.
I just have been using it with normal care, did not drop or broke or anything..
I found that USB connecter looks one of the weak point of the device itself and to fix it , cost almost all the amount of purchasing new device through this forum.
I really think that this problem should be covered by warranty but just because my device came from UK so that service centre here in Australia told me as long as O2 UK allow me to use warranty here, then local service agent can fix it with the warranty.
So after a long chasing , at last I contacted UK service center, repair center , and customer service. ( i called there from Australia as they don't have any email contact!)
As I expected, I could not expect much support from them.
They told me to send it to my friend in UK and ask him/her to bring it to O2 shop in UK. But still not sure to be covered with warranty......
I wish I could have good skill of soldering or fixing up electronical skills.... then I can open it up and fix it as there are some instructions to open up XDAIIi....
Anyway, has anyone have same problem and succeeded to fix up XDA IIi connecter ??? (Not XDA II as I found some quote in this whole forum... )
is anyone able to suggest the best way for me?
Thank you for reading long comment and listening my sad mumbling.
Regards
Tama
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tamanegi said:
Hi all, how are you ?
I am fine but not my XDA IIi.
I purchased it from UK but I live in Austraia now.
I've been using the device only for 2 months, but now it has a problem, which is "can charge but cannot sync" through original cradle and charger.
And it cannot be even charged by using non-original (third party) USB charger or retractable sync cable.
I just have been using it with normal care, did not drop or broke or anything..
I found that USB connecter looks one of the weak point of the device itself and to fix it , cost almost all the amount of purchasing new device through this forum.
I really think that this problem should be covered by warranty but just because my device came from UK so that service centre here in Australia told me as long as O2 UK allow me to use warranty here, then local service agent can fix it with the warranty.
So after a long chasing , at last I contacted UK service center, repair center , and customer service. ( i called there from Australia as they don't have any email contact!)
As I expected, I could not expect much support from them.
They told me to send it to my friend in UK and ask him/her to bring it to O2 shop in UK. But still not sure to be covered with warranty......
I wish I could have good skill of soldering or fixing up electronical skills.... then I can open it up and fix it as there are some instructions to open up XDAIIi....
Anyway, has anyone have same problem and succeeded to fix up XDA IIi connecter ??? (Not XDA II as I found some quote in this whole forum... )
is anyone able to suggest the best way for me?
Thank you for reading long comment and listening my sad mumbling.
Regards
Tama
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A friend of mine attempted to repair the USB/Cradle connector on his XDA IIi and completely killed it. I know this isn't what you want to hear but please be very careful if you take this job on yourself or you could render it useless.
Daz.
i think the cheapest way to get it fixed is to send it to imate repair center in dubai...O2 shop will just send it to their repair center in uk and will charge you £17 just to send it there...it be cheaper jus to contact the repair center yourself it be cheaper and faster
thanks for the comments
Dear Cadburys Man,thanks, oh sounds really Risky
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Dear m4mad,
Dubai,,, oh ,, not familiar at all but I will try to find O2shop according to your advice,
thanks for your comments!
Tamanegi
So I am one of the people that hard bricked their Note by stupidly flashing a CM9 kernel while on ICS repack leaked kernels. Here is my problem:
my Note's EMMC chip is completely broken (sent it to mobiletechvideos to be fixed) and I contacted Samsung but apparently because I live in Canada and my Note is a European model there's NOTHING they can do to help me replace the motherboard. So I then called Samsung UK....and they stated they couldn't help me either because even though my Note is European model I live in Canada, they do not service phones outside Europe. › frustrated I began to look up on Google for places that sells the Notes motherboard with NO luck.
so if anyone who has a solution to this could please help me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Sent From My Paranoid Powered Note Baby!
missxtee said:
So I am one of the people that hard bricked their Note by stupidly flashing a CM9 kernel while on ICS repack leaked kernels. Here is my problem:
my Note's EMMC chip is completely broken (sent it to mobiletechvideos to be fixed) and I contacted Samsung but apparently because I live in Canada and my Note is a European model there's NOTHING they can do to help me replace the motherboard. So I then called Samsung UK....and they stated they couldn't help me either because even though my Note is European model I live in Canada, they do not service phones outside Europe. › frustrated I began to look up on Google for places that sells the Notes motherboard with NO luck.
so if anyone who has a solution to this could please help me, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Sent From My Paranoid Powered Note Baby!
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you wont find a mobo online i tried b4 , you could try getting in touch with companys in uk or usa who advertise to fix gt-n7000 and arrange to pay the postage fees there and back tho will be costly , would probably be cheaper to buy one on ebay and get it shipped and either keep your old one for spares or sell it for spares
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you wont find a mobo online i tried b4 , you could try getting in touch with companys in uk or usa who advertise to fix gt-n7000 and arrange to pay the postage fees there and back tho will be costly , would probably be cheaper to buy one on ebay and get it shipped and either keep your old one for spares or sell it for spares
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that's really discouraging I've purchased another Note already spa I guess ill just hold onto my.old paper weight till it becomes of use......my...dammit Samsung!
Sent From My Paranoid Powered Note Baby!
I would just hang on to it. You at least have a replacement screen if you ever break the one on the new Note. Those alone are $180+ online
Hello,
I live in India. I bought an HTC One from a seller on ebay, who has imported the phone from Hong Kong.
Few days ago, the phone's charging port stopped functioning properly. I took the phone to HTC Service Center to get the port repaired. But the repair person at the service center says that as the phone is from out of India, the charging port is not compatible with the one he has in stock.
He says he can put it in, but it may cause issues.
Can anyone please give me advice about this? What difference do connectors have and what issues can be caused due to this? The service centre guy says he cant say what issues may occur, anything may go wrong because of it...
Im sorry I know its a trivial question but I hoped that if anyone has any hardware knowledge about this, they could help me take a decision whether i should put in the "non-compatible" charging connector.
Thanks in advance
anibjoshi said:
Hello,
I live in India. I bought an HTC One from a seller on ebay, who has imported the phone from Hong Kong.
Few days ago, the phone's charging port stopped functioning properly. I took the phone to HTC Service Center to get the port repaired. But the repair person at the service center says that as the phone is from out of India, the charging port is not compatible with the one he has in stock.
He says he can put it in, but it may cause issues.
Can anyone please give me advice about this? What difference do connectors have and what issues can be caused due to this? The service centre guy says he cant say what issues may occur, anything may go wrong because of it...
Im sorry I know its a trivial question but I hoped that if anyone has any hardware knowledge about this, they could help me take a decision whether i should put in the "non-compatible" charging connector.
Thanks in advance
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The charging connector is universal. Did you speak to the service rep or the technician?
Edit: are they doing it for free??
n1234d said:
The charging connector is universal. Did you speak to the service rep or the technician?
Edit: are they doing it for free??
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No, they are charging some amount, i guess some Rs. 500 or so
I spoke to the technician..
Try aftermarket repair there are also good technician can help you charging points are now same for all companies at least HTC won't use two different types
anibjoshi said:
No, they are charging some amount, i guess some Rs. 500 or so
I spoke to the technician..
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yatindroid said:
Try aftermarket repair there are also good technician can help you charging points are now same for all companies at least HTC won't use two different types
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I'd say, don't go to an aftermarket technician. If HTC is taking only 500, get it done there. At least they'll disassemble and reassemble the phone the right way. Also, aftermarket parts aren't the same quality as the ones HTC will give you. I've bought an LCD assembly aftermarket, and there is a noticeable difference, between OEM and that (although it is 100% genuine, it just isn't as good)
yatindroid said:
Try aftermarket repair there are also good technician can help you charging points are now same for all companies at least HTC won't use two different types
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I was considering taking it to an aftermarket repair centre but I had concerns about the way they handle the housing...unfortunately the HTC One is so difficult to open without damaging its outer body
n1234d said:
I'd say, don't go to an aftermarket technician. If HTC is taking only 500, get it done there. At least they'll disassemble and reassemble the phone the right way. Also, aftermarket parts aren't the same quality as the ones HTC will give you. I've bought an LCD assembly aftermarket, and there is a noticeable difference, between OEM and that (although it is 100% genuine, it just isn't as good)
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So there wont be any issue about the non compatible charging port right? I will ask HTC guy to put it in then.
anibjoshi said:
So there wont be any issue about the non compatible charging port right? I will ask HTC guy to put it in then.
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I thought HTC technician not helping you
if he do whatever you say then tell him just put new connector NO Problem !!
Update: For anyone who may have a similar problem, I got it replaced from HTC Service Center and it works fine! No issues.
Thank you for your help guys!
Hi, after a week of use my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N9500 F/D 128GB Coral Blue runs out of battery overnight (wireless charging was not really charging) and I wasn't able to charge it again or wake it up. eBay seller was not helping and I'm not going to buy from them again (never-msrp) so I'm looking for a way to fix it in the USA, anyone have any suggestion on where to go for repair?
BTW, I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and they kindly suggest UBREAKIFIX as their point of service for International models in the USA but they refuse to get the work "Thanks for requesting a repair quote! We would love the opportunity to repair your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but at this time we are unable to source parts for international Samsung phones. These phone have a model number that ends with F, such as, SM-955F for the Note 8. Please contact 1-800-SAMSUNG to inquire about where your device can be repaired".
Looking forward to your comments.
Regards.
Oh ****, I bought from that same exact vendor. Never letting my phone die...
juanacevedo said:
Oh ****, I bought from that same exact vendor. Never letting my phone die...
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Better not, I've buyed a lot of smartphones from them and expected to have at least a "paid repair" solution... got nothing.
maxipvp said:
Hi, after a week of use my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N9500 F/D 128GB Coral Blue runs out of battery overnight (wireless charging was not really charging) and I wasn't able to charge it again or wake it up. eBay seller was not helping and I'm not going to buy from them again (never-msrp) so I'm looking for a way to fix it in the USA, anyone have any suggestion on where to go for repair?
BTW, I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and they kindly suggest UBREAKIFIX as their point of service for International models in the USA but they refuse to get the work "Thanks for requesting a repair quote! We would love the opportunity to repair your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but at this time we are unable to source parts for international Samsung phones. These phone have a model number that ends with F, such as, SM-955F for the Note 8. Please contact 1-800-SAMSUNG to inquire about where your device can be repaired".
Looking forward to your comments.
Regards.
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Have you tried the stack charging method?
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/01/there-may-be-a-fix-for-galaxy-note-8-battery-charging-issues/
motumbo said:
Have you tried the stack charging method?
https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/01/there-may-be-a-fix-for-galaxy-note-8-battery-charging-issues/
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Yes, but maybe not so many times, I'm going to try again with a little bit more of patience.
I heard from a repair guy that the failure is related to a power distribution chip in Note8 motherboard and the only fix possible is to replace that silicon.
Thats a shame. I got my N950F/DS from them and have went down to 0% and my phone is fine.
maxipvp said:
Hi, after a week of use my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 SM-N9500 F/D 128GB Coral Blue runs out of battery overnight (wireless charging was not really charging) and I wasn't able to charge it again or wake it up. eBay seller was not helping and I'm not going to buy from them again (never-msrp) so I'm looking for a way to fix it in the USA, anyone have any suggestion on where to go for repair?
BTW, I called 1-800-SAMSUNG and they kindly suggest UBREAKIFIX as their point of service for International models in the USA but they refuse to get the work "Thanks for requesting a repair quote! We would love the opportunity to repair your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, but at this time we are unable to source parts for international Samsung phones. These phone have a model number that ends with F, such as, SM-955F for the Note 8. Please contact 1-800-SAMSUNG to inquire about where your device can be repaired".
Looking forward to your comments.
Regards.
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If you bought on eBay and/or paid via PayPal then you have 6 months buyer protection program. File a claim. It'll take a while, but you will get your money back.
NIKKOTUASON said:
Thats a shame. I got my N950F/DS from them and have went down to 0% and my phone is fine.
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Good for you, it seems that only a small batch of Note8 are affected.
cam30era said:
If you bought on eBay and/or paid via PayPal then you have 6 months buyer protection program. File a claim. It'll take a while, but you will get your money back.
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Interesting, I didn't think in that option, since I've paid with PayPal I definitely will check that path. Thanks!
Are you sure it's legit Samsung and not some clone, or a refurb poorly repaired?
The stack charging is what I saw in Engadget also.
Greetings to all,
I have a Galaxy S21 Ultra (G998B) and i realize that from one moment to another when I open the camera application the zoom x1 does not focus on distant elements, only close elements and the only way to make it focus is by tapping the camera or shaking the phone hard to fix it.
Does anyone know if there is a way to fix that? or should I take it straight to tech support?
I saw a lot of posts on other sites and samsung forums, but none give a concrete solution.
PS: I don't have a warranty so I don't know how much money it's going to cost me.
Any information or solution is gratefully welcome.
Regards.
It's a hardware fault, I had mine replaced by Samsung.
But if you're taking it to Samsung they'll replace all the camera sensors, and would charge you for all the 4!!
[email protected] said:
But if you're taking it to Samsung they'll replace all the camera sensors, and would charge you for all the 4!!
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I just saw your post about the same problem.
Did you get the whole camera module replaced or lens by lens ?
Also, did you have a warranty or were you charged for that work ?
My device was in warranty so I didn't have to pay. They replaced all the 4 camera modules not just the faulty one.
How come your device doesn't have warranty?
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How come your device doesn't have warranty?
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Because I bought it from a person who brought them from an unauthorized dealer, but I bought it sealed and with a manufacture date of May 2021 (I bought it in September).
I had the same problem and the focus came back after shaking a few times. As it was still under warranty, I took it to technical assistance and it was verified that it was a physical problem with the lens module.
itschaotic said:
I had the same problem and the focus came back after shaking a few times. As it was still under warranty, I took it to technical assistance and it was verified that it was a physical problem with the lens module.
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So they fix it ? Or you still having the problem?
DanielG_97 said:
So they fix it ? Or you still having the problem?
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They had to change the entire camera module. So yeah, they fixed it.
DanielG_97 said:
Because I bought it from a person who brought them from an unauthorized dealer, but I bought it sealed and with a manufacture date of May 2021 (I bought it in September).
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Samsung mostly doesn't ask for bill. As long as it is within a year, since it's s21, it certainly is, you can walk in to a Samsung service center and claim warranty. If you bought a variant that is not for your region, then YMMV.
blogslogger said:
Samsung mostly doesn't ask for bill. As long as it is within a year, since it's s21, it certainly is, you can walk in to a Samsung service center and claim warranty. If you bought a variant that is not for your region, then YMMV.
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so, you are telling me that if I take it to them with just the serial number or imei they can check their warranty?
DanielG_97 said:
so, you are telling me that if I take it to them with just the serial number or imei they can check their warranty?
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Yes. If it is the same variant sold locally. But it has to be an exact match, like G998B/DS . This is an example for the exynos variant.