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I brough an O2 XDA2s UK Version via EBay and the everything was find for a few weeks. However, the drop down keyboard has become very loose and will move quiet freely and not stay in place. Is there anything I can do to tighten the keyboard? I've noticed the 2 screws on either side and have a tool that will fit it but I am nervous about opening it up. Is there a HTC repair centre I could send it back to or would O2 repair it?
you could try this m8 http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=83808
only for the brave or stupid though
Would anyone be interested in these? I will be getting stock in a few days time. Price will be £12 delivered. Expensive but these ones are guaranteed to fit and work the Orbit.
If price is too much then please don't flame me, no one is forcing anyone to buy, I would just like to know if people are interested so I can make a bigger order.
hb328_dtdd said:
Would anyone be interested in these? I will be getting stock in a few days time. Price will be £12 delivered. Expensive but these ones are guaranteed to fit and work the Orbit.
If price is too much then please don't flame me, no one is forcing anyone to buy, I would just like to know if people are interested so I can make a bigger order.
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Where are you shipping it from? (Tax reasons). And can you post picture, or link to picture. Is it non-cut sim or not. Please give details.
I will have them here in the UK m8 don't worry. These are cut style ones m8. I will post pics when I get them. Thanks for the interest m8
do you ship to Canada?
yes I will ship worldwide
Hello!
Digital or analog? Cause I had a digital in my Orbit and I could watch the battery draining off. My fully loaded battery was empty after 2 days with max 15 min of use inbetween.
...bye DonQ
Can you tell me more about these? Exactly what will these provide and who with?
Thanks.
OK just to let you people know that's me got TWO in stock now at the moment, I will be ordering more once I know how people are interested. I have opened ONE up and TRIED it in my ORBIT and it is working PERFECT. I am in the UK and am using o2 AND mobileworld with NO PROBLEMS at all !
For those of you who don't know what this is, this is basically ONE SIMCARD HOLDER which allows you to use TWO simcards IN IT. So you can SWITCH between networks WITHOUT the need to SWAP SIMS !
Any questions PM me.
Cost is £12 delivered anywhere in UK
£15.50 for international
That is my prices so if anyone is not happy please don't post here, for those who are happy with the price then PM me to sort of details
Hi I am interested in these is there any chance you could post up some pictures of these and explain if any modification for the sim card is needed?
Also how do you switch between the two sims is there a menu etc?
PM sent m8, please check your inbox
I'm interested in doing this so I can use two sim cards in my XDA Orbit, I'm just a little bit concerned about cutting my SIM cards. Ideally I'd like to find a way of copying two SIM cards into a single new SIM but I've never seen anything like that.
Once you've fitted the dual SIM how do you switch between them or are they both active simultaneously?
nothing dodgy about cutting the sims m8, they come with GHOST sims which allow you to re-use your CUT UP SIMCARDS just as you would a normal simcard, simply place your small simcard inside the full size simcard and voila....you have a NORMAL simcard again. so you are NOT forced to use the dual sim if you don't want to.
cannot use 2 networks at same time m8, you have to switch between them but you don't have to turn the phone off or reset.
PM me for more info. already sold lots of these with no bad comments or problems so far. I was the first one to try it out, so I used my simcards and my own orbit as the test hamsters. so don't worry
Hi there,
I have still to receive the dual sim can you advise when it was sent?
Arrived now cannot wait to see if its upto the job?
yeah m8 really sorry for the delay, I am normally very quick with postage but had to go abroad for Chinese New Year so that was the hold up sorry. Anyway let me know how you get on as I personally use one and find it great.
hello
thesedual sim holders work a treat as i had one in my universal (xda Exec) and worked perfect. i sold the exec and bought the orbit and am still using the same dual sim holder, ie the cut version.
WORD OF WARNING - be very careful when cutting the sim as one wrong cut renders the sim useless and you will have to order another one, i know from experience as i have personally ruined one.... just follow the template and draw a line then using scissors cut the sim making sure that the line is visible and some of the extra sim part then use a blade to shave it to the correct size. this method worked for me for all the other times i cut the sim.
anyway once you have it working i have got a piece of software which a few of us 'developed' its called Wivit Sim Switch Software and basically you can use this program to switch between the 2 numbers without turning flight mode on and off, its quicker, and it tells you (most of the time) what sim is actually in the phone. This software was designed for WM2003 but we managed to get all the dll files etc and compile them into this utility. it is supposed to be a 15 day trial but the countdown timer takes a lot more than 15 days to count down, (i have neve seen it countdown to '0' as yet) so enjoy it.
download from www.our-xda.co.uk and in the tools menu.
thanks
l6cum
OK guys still got a few in stock if anyone else is interested.
Also got the following:
2gb micro sd with sat nav pre-installed (brand new boxed) £40 delivered anywhere in UK https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...y_code=GBP&lc=GB&bn=PP-BuyNowBF&charset=UTF-8
Car holder/cradle for Orbit, with all fittings, no need to drill or screw holes £10 delivered anywhere in UK https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...y_code=GBP&lc=GB&bn=PP-BuyNowBF&charset=UTF-8
Car usb charger for Orbit (and most other usb devices), charge your Orbit in the car with your usb cable £6 delivered anywhere in UK https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...y_code=GBP&lc=GB&bn=PP-BuyNowBF&charset=UTF-8
Applications CD, a full cd of useful applications/games/sat nav that work on the Orbit £6 delivered anywhere in UK https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...y_code=GBP&lc=GB&bn=PP-BuyNowBF&charset=UTF-8
Orbit DUAL SIM £12 delivered anywhere in UK https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...y_code=GBP&lc=GB&bn=PP-BuyNowBF&charset=UTF-8
As before, those who are interested then PM me for payment details, and those who are not interested please do not post bad/sarcastic comments as I am not holding a gun to anyones head forcing them to buy. Thank you
Can you post a picture of the car holder? Is it vent or windcreen mounted? Thanks
hi m8 it is vent fixture
e-mail [email protected] for pictures m8
Have to admit all the items I have bought have been sound so would recommend.
Hey guys! I have a Dash with T-Mobile and I love it but I'm starting to have some networking problems with it. I dropped it two days ago and it took a long time for it to boot up to the homescreen and the network has been going in and out ever since. I'm currently using Kavanas 6.1 Rom and I've tried upgrading the rom to NRG's 1.6 Rom and going back to WM6 to no avail. T-Mobile customer service couldn't help me out with this problem. Can anyone help me out please? I just want my service to go back to normal. Thanks guys
Help
Anyone???
I am assuming that since you dropped it you might have messed up the antenna inside depending on how hard you dropped it... I would call T-Mobile and ask for a replacement if you still have warranty on it.
Got it working!
After searching the internet carefully, I saw a video that showed that you can stick a paperclip into the back of your antenna (the silver bubble cover on the back of the phone) and it improves your signal greatly. I just used a staple and bent it to the point where it fit inside the hole and press it against the back of the phone so it wouldn't be sticking out and put a small piece of electrical tape to cover it up. Now I get at least 4 bars all the time compared to 0. I just can't part with my dash yet since a flash the new NRG 1.7 Rom and its tight plus my contract doesn't end unitl mid Feburary 2009 where I have tough decision to make, G1 or Blackberry storm or neither?
i wish tmobile would carry the att fuze (htc touch pro) .... i'm almost considering jumping ship for that phone in a few months if tmobile doesn't offer anything outside of a G1 that i can upgrade to.
Yeah, I was looking on htc.com and I saw that they have the HTC HD coming out and I was blown away. I would rather have that but it cost a grip right now.
The Blackberry Storm is amazing... I loved that phone, I wish I could get it.
So this is the dilemma.
I have a T-mobile MDA vario 3 which drops calls when it is on the 3G network it went back to be repaired and came back with WM6.1 it was shipped with WM6 this was back in October 2008 then it worked no problems apart from my copy of Tom tom no longer worked but I could always use google maps if it came to it.
So Back in March it started playing up again would drop calls on the 3g network but when i set the network to GSM it was fine, but this was not acceptable as the reason I have this phone is for web and emails etc.
so I arranged for it to go back, before the bag arrived from T-mobile I managed to drop the phone into the cats water bowl it wasn't full submergered but it did get wet. and went a bit funny. I dried it out over night.
Posted it to teh repair place and I came back as 'Cannot be repaired due to water damage' with a nice picture of the inside of the phone showing somthing.
So now I have a Vairo 3 which doesn't work properly I am using my older Vairo 2 upgraded to WM6.1 via this website which is cool but doesn't have all the feature that the Vairo 3 has in WM6.1 the conversation like text messaging and the thing on the today screen with the time and stuff on it is not there either. For some reason the loud speaker on my Vairo 2 doesn't work so I cannot here it ring but it works with the headphones its as if it hasn't switched back from headphones mode.
So 2 phones which are not working properly. I was hoping to upgrade but looking on the T-mobile uk website today there is only the Vairo 4 and the compact 2. I would love the Touch pro or the Touch HD, but I might just ditch T-mobile and get an Iphone as everyone I know that has one is so impressed by the way they just seam to work. they do what you want straight out of the box and the app store is so easy to use.
So should I wait and upgrade to a new HTC phone via T-mobile or go for a new contract with 02 and the Iphone. I really liked my Vairo when they worked, love the keyboard.
oh and I am on a friends and Family deal with T-mobile as my Mum did some contracting for them in 2007 and got me the deal, so I guess I am not worth T-mobile holding onto if I threaten to go else where with my custom.
Any thoughts? is the iphone good enough or are the new models from HTC so much better and why?
I don't have £400 to buy somthink unlocked either.
cheers for your comments.
I noticed the other day my TP2 is displaying that weird hazy rainbow effect on the screen. I have read about it and it’s (possibly wrongly) referred to as a Newton ring. It seems to be linked to overheating (e.g. charging whilst in use).
I have a screen protector on and it is less visible with this installed but is still very noticeable under certain lighting. I bought the phone of ebay in July 09 and am in the UK.
I have a custom rom on so will need to put stock SPL etc back on but are HTC likely to repair this under warranty? There seem to be mixed results out there.
This has put me off getting a HD2. My contract ends in less than 2 months and I was going to sell my TP2 and get a HD2 but have ready bad things about service with regards to stuff like this.
Bad times
I had the problem 2 weeks ago. Brought it back to the store, they sent it in for repair and I got it back after exactly 7 days.
Repair was free under warranty.
As far as i am concerned -> HTC service rules !
BTW, I am from Belgium
That sounds promising.
Did you have a cooked ROM on your phone? If so did you revert to stock SPL?
My TP2 is a Vodafone branded model but I use an o2 sim in it.
If I took it to a Vodafone store would they be likely to help? Or am I going to have to contact HTC directly?
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That sounds promising.
Did you have a cooked ROM on your phone? If so did you revert to stock SPL?
My TP2 is a Vodafone branded model but I use an o2 sim in it.
If I took it to a Vodafone store would they be likely to help? Or am I going to have to contact HTC directly?
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No, I had a stock Rom with manilla 2.1. While in repair they flashed the new dutch rom with manilla 2.5 (this one is not on the htc website).
I think you better revert to stock SPL and email directly to HTC for support. In Belgium they come collect the phone at your home (or work) and bring it back within one week.. (in my case the store took care of this part)
BTW I have a simlock free version...
I hope UK service is as good as Belgian service...
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No, I had a stock Rom with manilla 2.1. While in repair they flashed the new dutch rom with manilla 2.5 (this one is not on the htc website).
I think you better revert to stock SPL and email directly to HTC for support. In Belgium they come collect the phone at your home (or work) and bring it back within one week.. (in my case the store took care of this part)
BTW I have a simlock free version...
I hope UK service is as good as Belgian service...
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thats cool, they come pick it up.
Over here (in texas) i can either mail it out, or drive 30-45 min to the device support center where if they do find an issue, they replace it on the spot but sadly with a refurbished unit which usually give me more issues then the previous device
Magicorolla said:
In Belgium they come collect the phone at your home (or work) and bring it back within one week.. (in my case the store took care of this part)
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Now you're just making stuff up Over here, only Luke Wilson gets that level of support service!
fone_fanatic said:
...or drive 30-45 min to the device support center...
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where...?? An HTC-authorized service shop, or just an AT&T service center?
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Now you're just making stuff up Over here, only Luke Wilson gets that level of support service!
It is not HTC themselve who come pick it up, it's a courier company like UPS offcourse
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no they wouldn't
just been on phone to htc. at first lady didn't know what i was on about. she went away to check and came back saying a newton ring would generally be a warranty repair. phone being picked up by ups this friday. if all goes well then cant fault htc customer service. even while typing this message light has flashed which will prob be email with ups details.
good times.
Mine has just suddenly developed this problem too I'm waiting to hear back from HTC UK via e-mail now.
I wonder if this is a manufacturing fault and most TP2s of this age are now failing with this? There seems to be a lot about suddenly!
EDIT: Ok, just got off the phone to HTC and it's being picked up tomorrow for service at Milton Keynes - anyone know how long it usually takes the UK service centre to return your phone, I forgot to ask
Also, I need to flash a stock ROM and hard SPL but I've noticed there's 3 different stock SPLs - which one are you going for, Dexter_Morgan?
Here's a pic of mine for those interested:
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good pic. it's well messed up.
I think i was going to go for the 0.84 spl. It would be useful to know what they shipped with and if HTC could tell if you had the wrong spl on.
On another note the lady from htc called me back saying my phone would be locked to vodafone when returned. It was never Sim locked in the first case I explained. You could buy phone only from vodafone without contract.
I hope this isn't the case as I use an o2 sim. I will be very anoyed if this is the case.
Are they easy to sim unlock?
edit: Bloody email asks for proof of purchase. Surely the phone would still be covered by htc if bought of ebay. is this true?
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good pic. it's well messed up.
I think i was going to go for the 0.84 spl. It would be useful to know what they shipped with and if HTC could tell if you had the wrong spl on.
On another note the lady from htc called me back saying my phone would be locked to vodafone when returned. It was never Sim locked in the first case I explained. You could buy phone only from vodafone without contract.
I hope this isn't the case as I use an o2 sim. I will be very anoyed if this is the case.
Are they easy to sim unlock?
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Yeah, that's what is worrying me, I don't know what SPL version it had in the first place and if they'll notice if it's different... Mine was bought on a T-Mobile contract but is unlocked and unbranded so I hope they don't lock it to T-Mobile! I reckon they're easy enough to unlock though. And yeah, it should still be covered as they've been selling them less than 12 months which is how long the warranty is - I can't find mine either!
Dexter_Morgan said:
good pic. it's well messed up.
I think i was going to go for the 0.84 spl. It would be useful to know what they shipped with and if HTC could tell if you had the wrong spl on.
On another note the lady from htc called me back saying my phone would be locked to vodafone when returned. It was never Sim locked in the first case I explained. You could buy phone only from vodafone without contract.
I hope this isn't the case as I use an o2 sim. I will be very anoyed if this is the case.
Are they easy to sim unlock?
edit: Bloody email asks for proof of purchase. Surely the phone would still be covered by htc if bought of ebay. is this true?
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Mine is Vodafone branded (I'm on Vodafone) and was sim unlocked when I bought it, as was the replacement that I got from them when mine got the 'rings', so I don't know why HTC would lock it
Unfortunately I don't know what SPL mine had when I got it.
HTC might try and say that your contract is with the person that you got it from, which is nonsense really as you have a 12 months manufacturer's warranty
I'm just going to phone them tomorrow and say I have lost the receipt but that the phone is less than 1 year old so it is irrelevant.
I hope it works or the imminent (I’ve got approx 1-2 months left on my o2 contract) HD2 purchase will go out the window.
I currently have the same problem with my Fuze and AT&T refused to replace it saying it was physical damage...
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I'm just going to phone them tomorrow and say I have lost the receipt but that the phone is less than 1 year old so it is irrelevant.
I hope it works or the imminent (I’ve got approx 1-2 months left on my o2 contract) HD2 purchase will go out the window.
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Has your phone been repaired? Mine has, under warranty, and will be here tomorrow.
im curious about this, maybe we should have a little investigation.
Can you folks who experience the problem states the condition of the phone? like when you bought it, where, what region, touch pro 2 or tilt 2 etc.
Also how you handle the device, like whether you put it in a tight jeans pocket, use a magnetic 3rd party case, or even using the leather case that we have from htc. Maybe we can draw a bit of conflusion about how this thing occurs.
MokujinX5 said:
I currently have the same problem with my Fuze and AT&T refused to replace it saying it was physical damage...
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AT&T isn't going to do anything for you unless you pay for insurance. You need to contact HTC directly for repairs. They've got an 800# on their website and they are very friendly.
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Has your phone been repaired? Mine has, under warranty, and will be here tomorrow.
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On the ticket number HTC gave today it lists it as being repaired. For Mon and Tue it had a waitng for payment button which was a bit worrying but it didn't link to anything where I had to pay.
I'm assuming if it's being repaired with no contact then it is a warranty job. It would be great if I got it back tomorrow but not likely.
Yeah my touch pro 2 got the same problem but there's a little difference on mine:
You can only see these newton rings or better explained die two foils from the touchscreen sticking together when there had been a bit pressure on the screen (e.g. after carrying the phone in the original leather case in my pocket). Leaving the phone on the table for half an hour will cure the screen problem. Also no influence on the touchscreen funktionality.
But if I go to the store pulling it out of my pocket with visible damage and they send it in to get it repaired there will be no more visible damage.
I have this problem for maybe a month or so but it didn't get worse but in the right light you can see there are little dots between the two foils of the touchscreen and where the newton rings appear these dots are some kind of pressed flat now.
So there will never be the right amount of space between the foils.
I don't want to wait till the touchscreen isn't working any longer until I can send it in, but I don't think they will repair it until there is a remaining visible damage.
These HTC resistive touchscreens suck!
greez olli
PS: sorry for my bad englisch ... I'm from germany