Blown Speakers - replaced - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

I have had the XDA family of phones since the very firs XDA was released in the UK. I cannot imagine being without one however... I am on my second XDAIIs having cracked the screen on my last
I have replaced no less than 4 speakers as they continually blow (becomming crackly and ever quieter) despite conservative use of volume. Earlier models would happily play MP3's on speakerphone without detrement. I have been spending about £17 each on replacement speakers and fitting them myself. Not only are they very difficult to find but I'm fed up with the hastle of (as happened this week) being away on business when it blows and having no phone :evil:
It occured to me that the fault is with the OEM part (genuine) speaker rather than with the phone so I sorted through my collection of dead phones and myriad of defunct gadgets and found a Motorolla V80 these have two speakers one for the earpeice and another for ring and loudspeaker use - this one I selected as a suitable donor.... :idea:
It is a circular 'button' speaker about 14mm around and about 4mm thick with a perforated metal front cover and gold contact pads. With a small case modification with a dremill burr the speaker nestled neatly into the opening of the old one (not noticable externally) and the wires were stripped from the dead speaker and soldered onto the contact pads. The new speaker was connected up the phone was rebuilt and rebooted.....
I'm a happy Owner of a modded XDAIIs with a loud speaker that works!!!!! :lol:
If anyone wants photos (I didn't take any) I could open it up again to take some. Please send me a PM - Cheers

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Wot is the thingy on the cradle, and the "vents" o

I have a t mobile mdaIII an there is a "hole" on the front which looks like a mic hole, and there are these slits on nthe back of the cradle which look like slits for a cooling fan
Wot on earth are these things for?
Hope someone can provide answers
Re: Wot is the thingy on the cradle, and the "vents&quo
afhstingray said:
I have a t mobile mdaIII an there is a "hole" on the front which looks like a mic hole, and there are these slits on nthe back of the cradle which look like slits for a cooling fan
Wot on earth are these things for?
Hope someone can provide answers
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.....Perhaps a microphone for taking calls IN THE CRADLE, since the cradle blocks the mic on the PDA2K.....
qtek9090 cradle
iap, thats right.
inside the cradle there are 2 circuit boards wich are already prepared for an internal mic, speaker and headset jack. You may also notice a rubber "thingy" on the back right from the usb cable, this should be the headset jack.
With the full "monty", you sould be able to answer calls with the phone on tthe cradle hearing the sound through back speaker or headset.
This means there is a way of getting sound through bottom connector. but how ?
I take it when you say it "should" be that it isnt in most cases - managed to remove the rubber cover and nothing underneath.
Maybe its something they thought about and then canned.
not canned !!!
Nope....as a matter of fact i just saw on sale as accessory a cradle branded Qtek "with audio support" wich has the rear headjack. Here in Portugal is stamped with 49 euros. I'm considering buying one of these to transform it into a carkit.
I'll keep you posted as i probably will buy this later today.

What Do You Use To Carry BOTH Phone & Headset

While I have read other threads such as:
What is the best case?
What case do you use for xyz phone?
I've not read of solutions to those having to carry both their phone and their headset (not everyone has a Blueant Z9/Z9i/V1 that has a shirt clip as part of the unit... ).
Does such a solution exist? For example, my wife has a Motorola Razr2 V9 and is stuck using an old soft (i.e. no protection) cigarette case that can hold both the phone and her headset. I keep my Tilt in my front pocket, face directed toward my body, at the moment.
There's got to be a better solution.
I'm interested in how others are handling this as well.
The ideal phone case for me (& it doesn't exist) & my diamond would be leather, fitted, front comes off for use, and has a pocket for my BT.
Well, I was lucky enough to find an old hard eyeglass case that fits the CDMA Diamond nearly perfectly. When it's closed, the phone does not move. There is a problem with hearing the ringer though. Might have to drill a few holes.
As for the headset, I use another hard eyeglass case for them. I think I might need to find something to wind the wires around.
Guess you could use soft eyeglass cases since them come with pocket clips, sometimes.
I carry my Universal on my back pocket easily with this nice & cheap flexi skin: http://www.boxwave.com/products/flexiskin/flexiskin-qtek-9000_722.htm , and my BT headset in my neck (http://www.tecnogadgets.com/fotografias/HBH_DS980_Stere_Bluetooth_Headset_1.jpg).
I know there are a lot of new models not so bulky as Uni, but I never saw a model that can be a micro laptop and a PDA cell phone at the same time and working wonderfull with my 528Mhz processor form 2005...
Cheers,

Samsung HM7000

I just got the HM7000 and I like it. It is very different from my past headsets so it took some getting used to. I think the center of gravity on my old headset made it stay more securely in my ear as this one extends across the boom. All in all, I'm happy with it although there is always room for improvement in any product.

[Q] Broken beats

Hey all !
After 1,5 years of awesome use, i was never disappointed in this headphones. My beats by dre solo HD broke in two.
I just took them off my head, that is what i think is not my fault.
When i was doing some research on the web i came on to a couple of images, videos and forum topics about this.
All of these videos have broken on exactly the same spot as mine and so all other beats. I think this is just poor fabrication.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIgJwLhLn04
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO3h7gvgWog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLs80elie5w
A product this expensive wich represents itself with just awesome quality should not break when taking them off the head ..
So my question actually is: What are my chances ?!
Should i take my request to Monster Electronics, Beatsbydre or the shop i bought them ?
Thanks
You're not going to like most answers from me.
From my experience, Beats cost 3 to 10 times as much as other headphones with the same audio quality. For half as much, you get much better sound. If you choose to replace them, please see my guide and/or feel free to hit me up with questions.
With that out of the way, you can repair it yourself. I'd recommend a combination of krazy glue gel and drilling 3 very small holes to fit small metal rods 3/8"deep into each side of the plastic. Fill the holes with glue, insert rods (can be cut segments of paper clip), glue along the rest of the contact faces, brace them together, let it dry overnight. That should create a very solid hold, with nearly invisible signs that they ever broke.
-Accidental Asshole aka Jeremy
[Guide] Headphone/Earphone Buying

Syllable Bluetooth wireless headset

Finally after 20 years of not running (was a previous XC runner) I started running again this year. I've been through a couple of pairs of bluetooth wireless headphones already. The thing that gets me is the pricing on most of them. I need a headset that plays music while running (and voice coaching for times) and doesn't find itself hanging off my chest or sliding down my shirt. I can't keep stopping to pull them back up. I've had expensive ones like the jaybird X2's and while they are a good headset they are heavy and fall out easily and start banging around until i stop and adjust them. They are also 7x's the price of these Syllables.
The thing I like about these besides the price is that I don't have to jam them into my ears just to keep them on me. The clip over the ear while not entirely fashionable is very practical. You won't lose these. They won't fall off you. They won't annoy you with one side hanging off. The weight of the controls is on par with other units i've tried and is mainly due to the battery being in their instead of the actual ear buds. Now I don't know how many people reading this review have given much thought to this.. but I really don't want to shove a lithium battery into my ear EVER. Water proof or not the risk is there. Thankfully these don't have the battery in the ear buds.
I'm writing this review because when I initially started out looking for a pair of headset I thought I had to pay a lot of money to have a good running headset. There's a million smaller brand headsets out there and it's difficult to take a gamble on each one. This company is responsive, their packaging is what you would expect from a major brand purchased at a retail location and they keep improving their products based on customer feedback. They DO read and respond to their reviews on here ( I did my research here first and noted that they have worked with quite a few customers to make sure you are happy). For $22.99, what else can you ask for ? I could have had seven different pairs of these for the amount one of my previous headsets cost.
Link to the one i purchased here..
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J3B98FO/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_rkgTxbY0M1PBM via @Amazon
Just hoping my wife doesn't ever figure out how much my Jaybird X2's cost me now...

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