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my xda 2 is pissing me off now im hardly able to charge it anymore as i have to bend the charger in the connector to get it to charge and keep it like it.
im needing just the connector from the bottom from either a xda 1 or 2 as they areboth the same by the looks of it.
either a smashed screen xda1 will do or just a xda1 or xda2 barred/knackered board will do fine aslong as the connector is great cond
anyone help me out here?
cheers
gaz
Ive got the same problem - but its still under guarantee and back at O2 for repair now - try taking yours back.
Maybe the start of a common fault?
mine was brought second hand mate no receipts or nothing dont think theyll repair it? not even got a box or cradel all i got was stylus, charger and phone itself
Gazz, it doesnt matter if you dont have a receipt, just ring this number 08081003427, they will want the imei number and will then send a packet for you to return the phone for repair.
is that all? hmmm looks like ill be ringing them on monday
btw i have imate software installed on the device and the warrenty sticker is non existant :\ as its been brocken to open the xda2 will they take it still? :?:
Hi mate,
had the same problem, mine is under warranty, but they still wanted 180+ to repair (connector and mainboard). I told them to return unrepaired. I have now got a spare battery (35 from expansys), which I charge in the cradle. I just swap batteries instead of charging, and synch using Bluetooth.
um feckers its working fine syncing but i just tried my car charger on it and that works fine?!?! :?: this is confusing lol ill just charge it up via car all the while lol
cheers for the info peeps but if anyone still has the connector/brocken pbc ill buy it from them cheers
gaz
This IS a COMMON fault.. two of my friends had this problem... me too.. i dropped my i-mate and i damaged the connector but thanks God it only got slided to the front and i could push it and get it back to its original position and it worked 100%..
but my friend couldnt make it so he sent it to Carrier Devices main centre in Dubai and they fixed it for about 35$..
it's really strange that O2 wants 180..
anyways this is a common fault and all xdaII users should watch out when the put or take their devices from the cradle..
I have a similar problem on one charger but the xda charges fine on the other charger so it could also be a problem with the plug rather then the xda socket.
just opened up my XDA 2 to have another look and one side of the connector is like bent upwards and cracked 3 legs of its solders.... i got some plyers out and tried pulling the mettal outer bit down and it ripped straight off lol, i resoldered the legs back into place all works fine except the connectors havent got nothing to clip into and its very fragile now.
also wanted is brocken IPAQ 38XX, 39XX, HP's they all have the same connectors on anyone help me out here?
i took my dads ipaq 3870 to bits and its exactly the same conector im gonna desolder the connector off a brocken ipaq if i can get hold of one then put it into my XDA 2 that will sort it good and propper
so anyone got any brocken Ipaq 38XX and up or XDA2 pbc or xda 1 pbc?
cheers
This could be your lucky day!
I have a duffed up XDA here!.
Duffed up coz I broke the screen.
The rest of it is as good as new. Cross my palm with silver and the world is your oyster.
I've run out of stupid sayings now.................but I do have an XDA for you! I bought a used replacement rather than sending it to PDAsmart.com for repair. PDAsmart want $199 plus the postage to replace the LCD. In real money thats over £130. The replacement cost £110. Maths was never my strong point, but where the heck do they get of charging that amount for and LCD?
Let me know if you want the old XDA
how much u asking for the PBC mate? is the connector undamaged?
lmk a price mate and ill see
XDA I for sale.
I've got an old XDA I that's fine but stuck in in-car mode so it keeps discharging the battery, otherwise it works perfectly fine). You can have the lot if the price is right, might as well send you all the box and everything else too if you want it.
give me an email and you can have it, [email protected].
im alrite now mate i got one from ebay
SO can most IPAQ accessories be butchered to work with an XDA/XDA II by just rewiring the connector? I ask becuase I would like to purchase a targus stowaway keyboard and use it with an MDA. Also, could a compaq expansion jacket (PCMCIA) be modiefied to work with an XDA/XDA II. Just make the required rewiring, and a custom jacket? Would anyone be interested in such a device, if it were made available? Thanks!
well the xda2 have backpack connection options so it's pretty mush just a question if the same pins are in the ipaq jackets and the xda2 bakcpack connections if not it's not going to happen if so a crossover conevter would be possible but since it would add to size of the device which many people worry about and if it dident have a all that great market notbody would spend the coins on developing it
I have seen cables sold that convert some ipaq add ons for xda use, I am not sure about the pcmcia add on as the xda would also need driver support.
I'd be interested in a device which fits to the O2 back pack and allows the Back Pack to be charged stand alone instead of having to connect it to the XDA II
I ask becuase I would like to purchase a targus stowaway keyboard and use it with an MDA.
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http://www.thinkoutside.com/ already make a keyboard for XDA1/2 & MDA1/2 - you don't need to hack an iPaq one - although they don't seem to mention it on their website. The part number is PH10A, PH10B if you want to order one.
In the UK they sell for GBP70 - I bought one two weeks ago for my XDA2, and it's great.
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I have a spare Ipaq charger...
I do understand that the XDAII dongle (the final piece that plugs directly to the device) is specific... but, can I plug the Ipaq charger to the cradle with no problems?
Thanks!
Chris
I have a spare Ipaq charger...
I do understand that the XDA II dongle (the final piece that plugs directly to the device) is specific... but, can I plug the Ipaq charger to the cradle with no problems?
Thanks!
Chris
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Yes thats exactly what I have done.
Cheers
JustinP
I was thinking more of a "base station" or dock. A butchared docking cradle with pcmcia USB for ethernet/keyboard, HD, etc.... My next question, is could you just use the compaq driver; copy from an IPAQ to an XDA/XDAII???? Thanks.
interestingfellow said:
I ask becuase I would like to purchase a targus stowaway keyboard and use it with an MDA.
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Hello,
I am warning you - dont buy Targus keyboards !
Almost 2 months ago I undertook a great hassle to get their IRDA keyboard PA870E. I did everything according to the manual and the thing doesnt work. I called the helpline, told them everything, waited 2 weeks - nothing. I sent some reminders and finally after 1 month !! I got a reply saying "Another device using Infrared device may be interfering with the IR keyboard". What an idiots - this is the first thing they write in the troubleshooting section of their manual ! Of course this is NOT the problem.
So I am stuck with keyboard for more than 100 usd which doesnt work I dont know what to do with it. I hope you understand my frustration.
Try anything else, but beware of Targus, the troubles are not wort it.
Regards,
Petr
Czech Republic
Sure! The TARGUS Keyboard don't work ant way.
Thankfully, in the shop where I bought it they returned the money to me.
BELKIN's keyboard, also of infrared, works perfectly, always and when we do not try to write under direct intense light-
I actually just baugt my first MDA I off of ebay. NOt a bad deal. I got an AL case, and the unit includes the standard accessories plus 3 extra (extra) stuluses, screen protectors, keyboard, extra belt clips, leather case, blah, blah, blah.... but it also includes a targus keyboard. I'll mess around and try to make it work. We'll see, and I'll let you know.
PS. I don't like non verified connections. IR is just to sketchy for me.
Thanks guys.
IT"S A FRIGGIN IR KEYBOARD!!!!! I can't really complain though... I got
MDA I
Dock
Home charger
Charger adapter
MiniSync Cable
MiniSync Car adapter
OEM sync cable
two swivel belt clips
two leather cases (tmo and krussel)
Pocket PC for Dummies
All origional manuals
Origional Box
6 Sylie (stylusses?)
5 Screen Protectors
OEM Headset
Targus IR Keyboard ( :roll: )
For $263 delivered
On top of that, the unit had only been used for 22 hrs of talking, had 1 very little scratch on the case front, and the antenna had a little scuffage on one corner. I feel bad that the dude let go of it for 250. He also included the original recipt for the unit only. He paid $427 just over a year ago.
FYI I already had a SIPIX A6 printer for my laptop, which works fantastik with my MDA.
Does anyone have a Xda II/Himalaya cradle they can can test to see if the Blue angel can use the cradle from it or are they completly different
Thanks
conzy said:
Does anyone have a Xda II/Himalaya cradle they can can test to see if the Blue angel can use the cradle from it or are they completly different
Thanks
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It can't use, they are completly different
if you mean the new sync program sync 4 yes its working better if u mean the hardware i cant tell
It works perfectly for me here. I have an M1000 and an M2000 (XDA2 and 3) and the cradles work fine either way around. With some peripherals the connector is physically slightly different but electricly the same, try it you can do no harm.
Rob
No, the Blue angel is much wider than the Himalaya and won't fit in the cradle. The chargers are interchangeable though.
cradle for xdaii/iis
i have the XDAii and the M2000, i cant really remember when i used the M2000 in the XDAii cradle, but im pretty sure it works, but i use my XDAii in my M2000 cradle i know 100% that it works that way around...
But seriously just try, it wont break it!!!!
Further to Mikes comment I decided to conduct a high level experiment I can now confirm that the Himalaya works fine in the Blue Angel cradle (its a little bit wobbly but nothing to worry about for occasional use). The Blue Angel on the other hand I can confirm is too wide to sit in the Himalaya cradle (I guess I hadn't tried to use it that way around before). Rob
Thanks for the info I was going to buy a cradle and bits for a XdaII but wasn't sure if it would fit so I left it
Thanks anyway
HAHA yeah.. I thought I'd done really well for myself by not giving the insurance guy the XDA2 accessories when my XDA2s arrived. Then I realised that the headphones, cradle and stylus' were all useless with my XDA2s. I'm sure they did it on purpose.
accessories
will my T-Mobile PPCPE accessories work with the XDA2i?
I know I may have to re-wire the serial plugs. Same connector, right?
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HAHA yeah.. I thought I'd done really well for myself by not giving the insurance guy the XDA2 accessories when my XDA2s arrived. Then I realised that the headphones, cradle and stylus' were all useless with my XDA2s. I'm sure they did it on purpose.
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you could do what i have done , have had 4 xda2 over the past year or so, then got xda2s on inshurance , so i have 4 useless cradles , so if you remove all the casing fromthe cradle keeping the 2bords intact , thenusing pvc tape insullate each bord then tape the 2 bords together, you then a USB cable for the xda2's it works fine.
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mike freegan said:
HAHA yeah.. I thought I'd done really well for myself by not giving the insurance guy the XDA2 accessories when my XDA2s arrived. Then I realised that the headphones, cradle and stylus' were all useless with my XDA2s. I'm sure they did it on purpose.
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you could do what i have done , have had 4 xda2 over the past year or so, then got xda2s on inshurance , so i have 4 useless cradles , so if you remove all the casing fromthe cradle keeping the 2bords intact , thenusing pvc tape insullate each bord then tape the 2 bords together, you then a USB cable for the xda2's it works fine.
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although, it works, that is the funniest thing i have ever heard...
joey jojo said:
henny said:
mike freegan said:
HAHA yeah.. I thought I'd done really well for myself by not giving the insurance guy the XDA2 accessories when my XDA2s arrived. Then I realised that the headphones, cradle and stylus' were all useless with my XDA2s. I'm sure they did it on purpose.
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you could do what i have done , have had 4 xda2 over the past year or so, then got xda2s on inshurance , so i have 4 useless cradles , so if you remove all the casing fromthe cradle keeping the 2bords intact , thenusing pvc tape insullate each bord then tape the 2 bords together, you then a USB cable for the xda2's it works fine.
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although, it works, that is the funniest thing i have ever heard...
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lol waste not want not
i would have sold them on ebay
robboy said:
joey jojo said:
henny said:
mike freegan said:
HAHA yeah.. I thought I'd done really well for myself by not giving the insurance guy the XDA2 accessories when my XDA2s arrived. Then I realised that the headphones, cradle and stylus' were all useless with my XDA2s. I'm sure they did it on purpose.
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you could do what i have done , have had 4 xda2 over the past year or so, then got xda2s on inshurance , so i have 4 useless cradles , so if you remove all the casing fromthe cradle keeping the 2bords intact , thenusing pvc tape insullate each bord then tape the 2 bords together, you then a USB cable for the xda2's it works fine.
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although, it works, that is the funniest thing i have ever heard...
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lol waste not want not
i would have sold them on ebay
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good idea, ive only killed 1 so far
i have this problem right. one of the screws on the left hand side of the xda has come out. I dont know when and how, but its gone. theres something rattling inside as well. maybe the screw itself.
anyone have any idea where I can get the screw? im 11 months into the contract so i dont think o2 will help much, if they do, they might charge me silly prices.
Anyone know where i can get this fixed?
oh yeah... some ****er stole my GPS receiver from my car. I need to get a new one.
i had the globalsat BT338 sirfstar III. Whats the best out right now that wont cost an arm and a leg.
Any help would be much apreciated.
Gracias.
For the screws, give HTC a call on 08712230217 and they are usually quite good at sending out a couple to you direct. You will, however, need a TORX #6 driver to put it in (Maplin can provide).
On the GPS cradle the Holux CR-100 is fairly cheap on Ebay.
Try this link (screws etc. for sale)
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~unit~Siemens_SX-66-293~area~repairs-kits~item~XDA-SCRWKIT03.htm
Hello all,
I have a now redundant Holux Powered cradle and GPS receiver for sale if anyone's interested.
A bit of info:
http://www.totalgps.com/Holux-Powered-GPS-PDA-Mount-for-XDA-Series-I-Mate-Q-Tec-2020.aspx
I used it with my xda2s - I do NOT know if it works with other XDA's.
It powers your xda2s, and is a powered GPS receiver all in one. No more cables all over the place! It's offical name is Holux CR-100.
It cost me £90 but it's just taking up space here now so any reasonable offer will be considered.
It is in perfect condition, still with the box and all bits and docs.
HOWEVER!!!!! I had it hard wired to my car.......SO, either hard wire it to yours, or re-attach the cigarette bit, which I still have.
Payment via paypal please.
Any questions I'll be happy to answer.
Cheers
HPJ
I am interested, but why do you say redundant. Did you change your phone or was it made redundant due to a upgrade of some sort.
I live in London and need to know the price you want for it and if you dont live close, then how much shipping would be.
Thanks,
Farhad