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I'm pretty sure this has been asked and answered but I just can't find anything to help me. My Incredible won't charge. I took it to Verizon and the person there said the port was bent. Is there anyway I can fix it myself or do I gotta pay the 150 I was quoted for the replacement on my insurance?
DincWeeman said:
I'm pretty sure this has been asked and answered but I just can't find anything to help me. My Incredible won't charge. I took it to Verizon and the person there said the port was bent. Is there anyway I can fix it myself or do I gotta pay the 150 I was quoted for the replacement on my insurance?
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if the contacts are still soldered onto the motherboard properly, then you should just be able to bend it back. you may need to take apart the phone. If the contacts came loose, you will need to re-solder them (requires soldering skills as the points can be very small) or to replace it. Honestly i think you could find another incredible or a different phone for cheaper than 150.
I probably could but I have had bad luck buying phones online.
Im starting to have the same problem. I have to put my phone in weird positions to get it to charge. I've tried cleaning the contacts and air blasted it and still acts weird.
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I can't even do that mine just wont charge..
I know it would be a pain, but buy a second battery and a wall battery charger. Then you can charge one battery with the wall charger while using the other and switch them back and forth. Its inconvinent, but a lot cheaper than a new port or a new phone.
Seems like the best option I can't afford the insurance or a phone at the moment
My sister dropped her HTC One X in the toilet for a couple of seconds. After a while it restarted itself, vibrating and showed her the HTC logo, then restarted again and kept on doing so until the battery was drained.
I cracked it open and dried it for two days but the bootloop is still present. I think the hardware is intact but maybe the software got broken somehow.
However it is possible to get into hboot but it soon restarts again.
I thought that maybe i could flash a RUU exe but all the RUU's i can find has radio 1.x but her radio is 2.x. How come?
Please, does anyone have any suggestions or personal experience?
Thanks!
I don't see how the software could get damaged by that. Does she have a nandroid backup?
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no, her phone is not rooted, it's completely stock.
It is possible to flash a RUU exe even though it's S-ON and everything, right?
Yes it's possible to flash an RUU (or you could just wipe data from recovery), but it will 99.99% be a hardware fault.
i see..
maybe we should send it for repair then.. We're thinking about claiming the guarantee, but i heard about a water damage indicator sticker as in this picture. It seems we dont have that sticker in the sim slot. It's nothing there, just the black wrapper thing. Any ideas about that?
Yup, there's something in the device that detects if the device is waterdamaged. You could always try to get it on the guarantee, but chances are small.
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There's more to water damage checking than a bit of colour changing paper. When water dries it leaves residue and corrosion on parts will start.
So, is it completely crazy to think that the software got burned due to water on the memory hardware?
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onesterud said:
So, is it completely crazy to think that the software got burned due to water on the memory hardware?
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It's not crazy, but it is wishful thinking. A water damaged phone is usually beyond economical repair, if you send it to HTC, they'll likely charge you to send it back dead without looking at it.
Actually they don't charge for water damage (in the UK), and just send it straight back.
Well i live in sweden and we've got 1 year warranty from the reseller and 2-3 years from the manufacturer (HTC). We will try the reseller first, maybe they are a bit dumber than HTC.
The phone will be in a bag of rice for a couple of days to see if we can squeeze some more liquid out of it.
Thanks for the answers
Well, I live in Sweden also and are locked to 3. If I remember correctly, I have 2 years of warranty on my HOX at 3.
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Warranty usually counts for nothing when water damage is involved.
If your device is restarting itself even in the bootloader then you definitely have hardware problems
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Hi,
My phone cannot turn on anymore and i got it more than a year from Bell Canada. I went to a place who can repair the phone and found out the motherboard was burn because of some water around the usb port. (Not sure why...because no water go in that i can aware of)
But they cannot fix the motherboard for me and i would like to know anybody know how much samsung will charge for the whole repair?
If expensive, i think i will go to get a new phone instead.
Thank you
My HTC 10 is going to be 2 years old. And probably see a degradation soon on battery performance. Since Apple has nation-wide local stores to offer $29 battery replacement to iPhones, I am wondering is there any certified battery replacement for HTC? I know BestBuy is doing battery replacement for Samsung phones, but you know HTC is NOT so mainstream as Samsung, is there any place I can have HTC 10 battery replaced? I am pretty sure HTC official support is going to be expensive on this.... wouldn't consider them anyway.
The DIY video kinda scares me away, as I tried to open a few phones several years ago, and there were dirts leaked into screen after I assembled the phone back. So if DIY is my last resort, I wouldn't bother replacing the battery... May consider buying a iPhone or Samsung due to their minimum maintenance efforts.
35€ for a new battery including replacemet services
http://www.fixservis.sk/pokazen-bat-ria-p40698
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http://www.fixservis.sk/pokazen-bat-ria-p40698
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Com'on.. Not in that country.. If shipping to Slovakia is the only way, I'd risk dissembling the phone by myself.
ctzw said:
My HTC 10 is going to be 2 years old. And probably see a degradation soon on battery performance. Since Apple has nation-wide local stores to offer $29 battery replacement to iPhones, I am wondering is there any certified battery replacement for HTC? I know BestBuy is doing battery replacement for Samsung phones, but you know HTC is NOT so mainstream as Samsung, is there any place I can have HTC 10 battery replaced? I am pretty sure HTC official support is going to be expensive on this.... wouldn't consider them anyway.
The DIY video kinda scares me away, as I tried to open a few phones several years ago, and there were dirts leaked into screen after I assembled the phone back. So if DIY is my last resort, I wouldn't bother replacing the battery... May consider buying a iPhone or Samsung due to their minimum maintenance efforts.
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Not sure where you are located, but you might give these guys a try:
https://www.ubreakifix.com/htc-repair
I realize the HTC 10 isn't listed but it might be worth contacting them and see if they can help you with your issue.
ctzw said:
Com'on.. Not in that country.. If shipping to Slovakia is the only way, I'd risk dissembling the phone by myself.
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tried to help... this is what you get when you ask for a repair service and exlude any information about your location... ?
OP:
- Contact the closest HTC you find, maybe you have to ship it to another country, but that is the easiest it will get.
- DO NOT DO IT YOURSELF. I bought an OEM battery for my M7 from a "trusted seller". It's a big shop, and really, people trust them. Took me 2 days to disassemble the phone (obviously with breaks and work and all), it's extremely tedious and cumbersome. Then I put it together, but no charge. Turns out, the new battery was defective out of the box. Also, the repair process is so destructive, I do not think you can take the phone apart 2-3 times. Maybe once, twice if you are extremely careful. But it is almost beyond human - to be so careful and cautious. You have to look out for so many small cables, ribbons. Point is, if HTC messes up, they fix it / give you a new phone, whatever. If you mess up, bye-bye phone.
I called a local UBreakIFix shop, and they said that, since the screen must be removed and it's so thin, to replace the battery on the HTC 10, they would have to charge me for replacing the screen plus battery. About $130 for parts and labor.
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I called a local UBreakIFix shop, and they said that, since the screen must be removed and it's so thin, to replace the battery on the HTC 10, they would have to charge me for replacing the screen plus battery. About $130 for parts and labor.
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Because they're a business, they're all about doing jobs quickly. The longer it takes, the more it costs them to complete it. As such, they can't be bothered with educating themselves on how to do the HTC 10 properly. There is a technique and it takes time. If it wasn't possible, nobody would be doing it with any reported success. The main thing is heating up the phone enough to soften the adhesive, and being gentle enough not to disturb the ribbon cable for the screen.
HTC really boned it on the HTC 10. If there was no battery issue, it would be a strong competitor for the Google Pixel. But they cut corners to keep manufacturing costs low, and sacrificed serviceablility. Coupling that with the common battery problem, they're left with frustrated customers who are destined to abandon the brand. It's a real shame because without the battery issue, the HTC 10 is pretty much about as good as the Google Pixel. I showed mine to a friend with the Pixel and we did a compare. Aside from the Pixel being a little lighter, the screen intensity of the HTC 10 was better and the case feels more solid.
yea HTC won't work on the 10 anymore.. EOL (in USA anyway) and UK won't take it
anyone willing to change my battery?
I will pay, PM me please.
on eBay, you can find brand new HTC 10 for about $110 and brand new HTC U11 for about $170. If your cost of repair is around $100, it would make more sense to purchase a brand new HTC 10 or a brand new HTC U11.
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on eBay, you can find brand new HTC 10 for about $110 and brand new HTC U11 for about $170. If your cost of repair is around $100, it would make more sense to purchase a brand new HTC 10 or a brand new HTC U11.
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I agree. I do..
htc u11 doesnt work fully on verizon AFAIK, and I love the 10 anyway.
but for the new htc 10, my issue is that with ebay, some wont take returns, and lithium batteries degrade. new doesn't mean you're getting a new battery.
un-used, yes if new.
but if no returns, and it only has like 70% capacity, I'm where I am now and then stuck with 2 10s
but yes the ONLY place i could find was:
www.ubreakifix.com
they quoted me at $99 for the battery repair, and it includes:
new battery
new screen (if they break it)
new whatever if they break it
(meaning they cover everything for the $99)
and 90 day warranty
soooo. idk
theres literally like no phone im interested in.
and here in the us, at least what ive found is no one will touch it because they can't guarntee the screen not breaking, and once that happens, as you said, gets higher than phone is "worth"
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I agree. I do..
htc u11 doesnt work fully on verizon AFAIK, and I love the 10 anyway.
but for the new htc 10, my issue is that with ebay, some wont take returns, and lithium batteries degrade. new doesn't mean you're getting a new battery.
un-used, yes if new.
but if no returns, and it only has like 70% capacity, I'm where I am now and then stuck with 2 10s
but yes the ONLY place i could find was:
www.ubreakifix.com
they quoted me at $99 for the battery repair, and it includes:
new battery
new screen (if they break it)
new whatever if they break it
(meaning they cover everything for the $99)
and 90 day warranty
soooo. idk
theres literally like no phone im interested in.
and here in the us, at least what ive found is no one will touch it because they can't guarntee the screen not breaking, and once that happens, as you said, gets higher than phone is "worth"
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I see that makes some sense. I am not familiar with the battery degradation of phones that haven't been used in 3 years, but it does sound like a brand new battery would be a good way to go to get maximum battery life. I also wish there was an easy way to replace the battery so that I wouldn't have to go through the route of looking for a new phone. I'm currently planning to get a new HTC U11 from eBay, but was certainly considering another HTC 10 before I discovered how cheap the U11 is from certain sellers.
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I see that makes some sense. I am not familiar with the battery degradation of phones that haven't been used in 3 years, but it does sound like a brand new battery would be a good way to go to get maximum battery life. I also wish there was an easy way to replace the battery so that I wouldn't have to go through the route of looking for a new phone. I'm currently planning to get a new HTC U11 from eBay, but was certainly considering another HTC 10 before I discovered how cheap the U11 is from certain sellers.
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Another thing I forgot about was root, duh lol.
Unlocked model can unlock bootloader, but I'm not sure about s-off app is still available for it. I'd pay the $25 no problem, but would need to refresh myself ifits an option.
I know there's Java cards and xtc clip but that's another investment really, would maybe need to fund someone that already has one
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone's able to help/has any ideas.
I have a HTC universal (an SPV M5000) that I use as my main phone (mainly due to liking the keyboard, as well as the rest of the hardware). I've kept it going over the last 15 years by buying replacements off ebay when the hardware has worn out (this is now the 3rd or 4th HTC universal phone that I've had), and also buying replacement batteries off ebay.
Unfortunately, I can find virtually nowhere left selling replacement batteries anymore. (The only place I can find still selling replacement batteries is e-batteries.co.uk, which I'm unsure of, as it doesn't seem to have a very good reputation when reading reviews.)
Does anyone happen to know of any place that might still have replacement batteries at all?
Alternatively, I was wondering if there are any alternatives, is it possible to recondition/repair dead batteries somehow (I have plenty to test with!), or perhaps even make your own battery?
I have HTC universal's spare to keep me going, but one, possibly two good batteries left at the moment , so am trying to find a way of keeping it going! (I know it may be a slim hope with such old hardware, and there haven't been many posts in the last 5 years!)
Thanks in advance if anyone can help!
Just came here searching for the same help. I recently dug up my Qtek 9000 and realised that the battery had swollen, so it wouldn't recharge / nor boot anymore. :/
Apologies for also posting in a long dead thread but am also trying to source a battery for a HTC universal
Its proving practically IMPOSSIBLE and i cant find anywhere online that has one up for sale
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated
No hope here
Hello fellow battery seekers. I must say I have spent the last month combing trough the whole wide web for any place anywhere with PU16a batteries for sale. No luck. I found a place in India having them but not shipping internationally, I tried the Battery-mart website that shows them in stock but just got a refund after a few days. Finally found two manufacturers on Alibaba. Was so excited as the price was $5.95 per item, minimum order 30 pieces. One of the seller did not reply at my questions at all and the other informed me that one of the parts required to manufacture the battery is out of production and can no longer be produced. So I'm out of luck. I need at least 3 working batteries. If anyone living in the UK has any dead batteries to give away, I can try to rig one up. I will experiment with some slim Blackberry batteries I have, maybe solder the wires to see if it boots up and recharge correctly. I will post the results.
Harlquinth said:
Hi,
Just wondering if anyone's able to help/has any ideas.
I have a HTC universal (an SPV M5000) that I use as my main phone (mainly due to liking the keyboard, as well as the rest of the hardware). I've kept it going over the last 15 years by buying replacements off ebay when the hardware has worn out (this is now the 3rd or 4th HTC universal phone that I've had), and also buying replacement batteries off ebay.
Unfortunately, I can find virtually nowhere left selling replacement batteries anymore. (The only place I can find still selling replacement batteries is e-batteries.co.uk, which I'm unsure of, as it doesn't seem to have a very good reputation when reading reviews.)
Does anyone happen to know of any place that might still have replacement batteries at all?
Alternatively, I was wondering if there are any alternatives, is it possible to recondition/repair dead batteries somehow (I have plenty to test with!), or perhaps even make your own battery?
I have HTC universal's spare to keep me going, but one, possibly two good batteries left at the moment , so am trying to find a way of keeping it going! (I know it may be a slim hope with such old hardware, and there haven't been many posts in the last 5 years!)
Thanks in advance if anyone can help!
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Hey, I got my hands on a lot of batteries for the Universal. If anyone is interested, I'm selling them at 30 GBP a piece, discount for multiple items. Find it here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254659262462 or look for PU16A on ebay.co.uk
Hi, do you still have any left?
I'm based in Morden.
Thanks.