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Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Please read the sticky as is guide linked not sure exactly what want but should give good idea
memphis060 said:
Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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I am actually trying out the same thing. Waiting for my dummy to arrive. Sears has T6 (in Illinois) for like $3. And you need a precision Phillip's head too. I bought both today and spent right around $7. Dummy shipped from NJ on Monday. I will let you know when it gets here if it works. I read in an archive on here of another HTC model dummy having all the same outer housing and some inner parts as real phone. Keeping fingers crossed for real. Would be awesome to have a 'NEW' phone with 6.5 and in all black too.
memphis060 said:
Hello there friends!
I'm thinking on getting a replace housing for my aged Dash, so it looks decent with the wm6.5 ROM
. I think the procedure is similar to replacing a broken screen, and I only need a T6 and an opening tool...
Does anyone knows where to find one for a reasonable price, besides eBay?
Do anyone knows if a "dummy" phone would serve as a donor?
Has anyone here done this before?
i searched the forum, but couldn't find recent info on this
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
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I also had the idea to replace the housing with one from a dummy. But i read in some german forum, that at a dummy the housings are glued.
wow if that works it WILL be great!
where did you found the all-black housing?
memphis060 said:
where did you found the all-black housing?
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I am definitely interested in this too! Links and pics appreciated! Wanting to get the new Touch Pro 2, but may wait for a little better deal. All black housing w/ 3VO ROM...can tie me over for a little longer
memphis060 said:
wow if that works it WILL be great!
where did you found the all-black housing?
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Found it on eBay. Local T-Mo store was supposed to have on but girl never went to look for me after she sold my brother a phone. She said she thought they were glued. But like I said I read on here of an older HTC model having all the same outers just no inners. Tracked it this morning. Should be here tomorrow morning. As long as it has screw holes I can make it work. My old silverhousing is 3 yrs old. I take good care but 3 yrs is 3 yrs. Will let you know.
Doing a little of search found this:
http://www.cellphonepartszone.com/Productss.asp?shopxpbe_id=64&id=685
Hope tihs link helps,
And this:
http://cnn.cn/shop/dopod-c720-rubbery-black-housing-p-1331.html
Sad to report
Yeah I am sad to say that my dummy phone came in the mail today. It was an EPIC FAIL. The only possible salvageable parts may be the keyboard. And that would be with some modifications as I do not think the buttons are transparent. The back of the screen where the LCD would be is solid black with the image printed on it. And the screw holes are different. I might be able to do something with it but I doubt it. It has none of the needed posts to place wires and circuit boards as the OEM. It was worth a shot though. I want a black DASH but don't really want to pony up the $100 or more for it where mine works fine. Its just ugly in silver. Calculator like. Ah well. So there ya have it. The dummy phone is a no go. I would post pictures but why bother. Anyone know where I can find an all black housing that is NOT clip on or a case? I can find the silver crap but not the black ones. Well thanks if you can. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news.
too bad to read, friend.
i'm checking everyday @ebay and I've found an HTC branded one for $29... I'll keep looking
too bad i came to late, i would have told you dummy phones are not the same housing as regular phones, i tried it with several sprint phones when i worked at radio shack, they are made differently.
phatmanxxl said:
too bad i came to late, i would have told you dummy phones are not the same housing as regular phones, i tried it with several sprint phones when i worked at radio shack, they are made differently.
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Yeah well its ok. My kids can score a cool spy toy now. I just want a black housing. I HATE the silver crap. I would take a red one with the silver crap but all I have found is green, pink and orange. Still looking though. Was worth a shot. Lesson learned.
Well how does $25 sound, shipping included?
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.15829
Lots of gadgets over there, I order random stuff all the time....
Okay so not exactly. Just couldn't think of a better subject line.
Here is an accessory for the iPhone 3gs that projects a mirrored image of what's in front of the iPhone to the rear camera
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFuv4sjMtn0
http://playmass.com/en/iseeutime.asp
Of course my first thought was whether or not it would fit on our captivates. Seems less deadly than the hack I saw awhile back where someone put a Galaxy S replacement front facing camera in their captivate.
link for the captivate/i9000 ffc?? I have only seen it in the Vibrant (which worked really well)
and thats actually not a half bad idea for the mirror thing. I mean really, people don't use the ffc that much anyway, so for the few times u do use it, this would probably work just fine.
Link to the website
Here is the website URL for the product. Hope someone tries this looks like it will work just fine!
http://www.isnapme.com/
buddy17 said:
link for the captivate/i9000 ffc?? I have only seen it in the Vibrant (which worked really well)
and thats actually not a half bad idea for the mirror thing. I mean really, people don't use the ffc that much anyway, so for the few times u do use it, this would probably work just fine.
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There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
alphadog00 said:
There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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What are the two boxes next to the speaker on the front of the phone?
Neonwheels said:
What are the two boxes next to the speaker on the front of the phone?
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Those are specialized thermal osmosis transmission ports for connecting the Captivate to an external flux capacitor, in case your Mr Fusion goes bad.
joeybear23 said:
Those are specialized thermal osmosis transmission ports for connecting the Captivate to an external flux capacitor, in case your Mr Fusion goes bad.
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Yep, just what he said. They also serve as proximity sensors when you put the phone to your ear.
alphadog00 said:
There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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Some people are modding Vibrants (which do not come with a FFC) with the i9000 FFC or the Epic4G FFC.
Also "buy a phone that does it" is hardly a solution seeing as how there are so few out. AT&T only offers one, and it's the iPhone. Sprint has the other two, and obviously are not compatible for the AT&T network. That only leaves the i9000 but buying it straight up is rather costly, whereas T-mo people who do the FFC mod spend $16 (yes, the camera assembly for the i9000 is that cheap).
I'd also be interested in seeing it done for the Captivate.
bobbylx said:
Yep, just what he said. They also serve as proximity sensors when you put the phone to your ear.
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And light sensor for auto-brightness.
alphadog00 said:
There is no Captivate FFC - The i9000 was born with it - just find the product spec page.
I just can't imagine carrying around a mirror accessory just to video chat - if you want a FCC, but a phone that does it.
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do you know how to read??
I know the i9000 has a ffc, but if you read the original post, he claims someone hacked up a captivate with the i9000 ffc. I simply asked for a link.
alright lets straighten this out
Without any proof of concept for a FFC for the captivate i am calling it BS or not possible. We have exhausted this to no end in the Dev. forum in about 6 different threads and there just isnt a spot for the FFC to sit. If you look at the tear town pictures of the captivate v.s. the i9000 you will see that there FFC and back camera have two different mounting spots. Unfortunately for us there is only 1 mounting spot and its taken up by the main camera. to get the FFC in the captivate you would have to buy the part and then tear apart the guts of the wiring and re wire it so it would be able to literally be soldered on the back of the main camera, then hope you were good enough with that soldering gun to get it facing exactly right through the hole you would have had to scratch or dissolve out of the black in the front of you phone.
Like I said I am more than willing to see some proof and be proved wrong but i imagine he is thinking of the Vibrant guys who also have two slots and have successfully gotten a i9000 FFC in their phones!
Done and Done.
buddy17 said:
do you know how to read??
I know the i9000 has a ffc, but if you read the original post, he claims someone hacked up a captivate with the i9000 ffc. I simply asked for a link.
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Yeah buddy I can read.... and I said there is no FCC for the captivate (unless you count the one I posted)... there is no room inside or connection on the board. Just because someone claims to have seen something, doesn't make it so. There are links to BigFoot and Nessie on the internet too.
This idea has been around since the captivate launched.
If you want one really bad on your captivate, do this....
alphadog00 said:
Yeah buddy I can read.... and I said there is no FCC for the captivate (unless you count the one I posted)... there is no room inside or connection on the board. Just because someone claims to have seen something, doesn't make it so. There are links to BigFoot and Nessie on the internet too.
This idea has been around since the captivate launched.
If you want one really bad on your captivate, do this....
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Can you say BALLER?! Everyone on you're block is going to be asking where you got this camera!
Coldskiesfullofblue said:
Can you say BALLER?! Everyone on you're block is going to be asking where you got this camera!
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I am putting together a do it yourself kit for 3 easy payments of $19.95 (processing and handling additional charges may apply).
Notice the use of name brand camera, not some cheap knockoff.
LMAO... thanks for the laughs.
Um.. I thought the only Galaxy S Phone that could be hacked is the Vibrant? The Captivate's "unique" design fails us again.
avgjoegeek said:
LMAO... thanks for the laughs.
Um.. I thought the only Galaxy S Phone that could be hacked is the Vibrant? The Captivate's "unique" design fails us again.
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You people have no creativity. Thats why i like the vibrant forum. People around are all "you cant" and "buy a phone that does" "and it would de-value" blah blah. There is no reason it cant be done. If it works on a vibrant a similar mod should work on a captivate. I know the vibrant has the mount built in. But thats hardly a dificult obstacle. I had know idea the camera is that cheap and i may just buy one to prove a point to the naysayers.
Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
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Dani897 said:
You people have no creativity. Thats why i like the vibrant forum. People around are all "you cant" and "buy a phone that does" "and it would de-value" blah blah. There is no reason it cant be done. If it works on a vibrant a similar mod should work on a captivate. I know the vibrant has the mount built in. But thats hardly a dificult obstacle. I had know idea the camera is that cheap and i may just buy one to prove a point to the naysayers.
Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
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I bought the part, tried on my captivate. Was willing to do what it took to make it fit. One problem, the part does not work with our phones. The connection onto the main board is slightly different. I'd post pictures but don't really want to tear down my captivate again.
Dani897 said:
Also the mirror thing has been disgussed and i wouldnt use it. It looks silly. Id rather harware brick my phone in an atempt to preform the mod than be seen with that thing. But i dont discorage others from using it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
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Is that like degauss? I'll leave all the other misspellings alone
ace518 said:
I bought the part, tried on my captivate. Was willing to do what it took to make it fit. One problem, the part does not work with our phones. The connection onto the main board is slightly different. I'd post pictures but don't really want to tear down my captivate again.
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Connection may be different, but could it be customized or modded to work? Little more solder, epoxy, jb weld, maybe even built-in usb and a switch, who knows? Haven't taken mine apart to check it out in the week I've had it.
I asked the guy selling this on ebay and this was his response:
Yes, the case is branded "Motorola Xoom." I got the case at work. I have no idea where something like that could be purchased, though.
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It looks to be more of a sleeve type than an actual case that stays on while in use, but I'm still a bit interested in finding out more. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I've been looking for a targus case but this is the first I've seen. It is not available on their web site so I'm betting it is a prototype or an exclusive. I hope they begin selling this because I want!
Shot an email to Targus. I doubt I'll get anything of help back but it's worth a shot.
Interested in this too. I just want a 9"-10" version of the 13" Targus case I have for my MacBookPro. I stuff the Xoom in my backpack to go between classes and I'd like to be able to have a laptop sleeve type setup.
Ask him where he works!
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Interested in this too
Yes.... I been looking , no luck
i want
This looks awesome I hope best buy or somewhere comes out with something like that
Phillips Flexidock, bought it at TMobile for 30% off ($67). I always wanted a dock like this but only seen them for apple products. Its wireless (Bluetooth), and you can adjust it for different phones to get a perfect fit. I enjoy this going to sleep lol.
looks kinda cool, how is it? brief review would be cool
Show us how it works
Looks nice, what does it do? I originally wanted the Motorola Photon, because it would be easy to use as a desktop computer, using the dock that they make. I wanted to use it as a prepaid on the T-Mobile network. I found out that even unlocked, it could not be done. I am going to receive, very shortly the T989 and have purchased a slew of accessories for it to use as a desktop computer. Why doesn't Samsung and the providers recognize the fantastic selling tool of having a true multimedia dock, that would allow the easy addition of peripherals. I wish the phone came with a separate HDMI out port, that would have simplified a lot. The SGS2 is a very popular phone. Someone could get rich making an after market dock with the right features for the SGS2.
This is my first smartphone and my 1st post, so I'm a noob of a noob, but that doesn't make me a nob. I will probably burden many of you in the future with T989 questions. Can't wait to get my phone. Still looking for a proper dock. Maybe this one will work. Waiting anxiously for a review.
Does it have a remote too?
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No remote but its not needed because its wirelessb (bluetooth) meaning you can have your phone in you hand and do all the operations as you would normally
SGH-T989
thisisit123 said:
looks kinda cool, how is it? brief review would be cool
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Its very impressive louder than I thought for the size. It requires an app to connect to it which has functions like alarm, clock, music player, online radio, weather.. that stuff. It can probably fit almost any phone, android ofcourse
SGH-T989
Was the APP free?
Estimated Prophet Hawk said:
Was the APP free?
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Yes its free, its called fidelio not a big fan of it its main purpose is to connect the devices to each other I believe.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.philips.fidelio
SGH-T989
Found this on thingyverse. Prints in about 6hours on a Makerbot. Really nice. The person who designed this also figured out the correct center of mass and it's very stable and hard to knock over. Sorry if I missed that somebody already posted this (I could not find it here).
That is really cool, thanks! Getting quotes from the local 3D printers. Can I ask how much you paid for yours to be made?
shag_on_e said:
That is really cool, thanks! Getting quotes from the local 3D printers. Can I ask how much you paid for yours to be made?
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I didn't pay for mine. Just used a printer at work with some extra feed-stock material sitting around. The tricky part was to get all the support material off. I can't imagine this will be cheap. Similar items go for $25 at Amazon. It's much easier to print this one: http: / / www.thingiverse.com/thing:1383100
derausgewanderte said:
I didn't pay for mine. Just used a printer at work with some extra feed-stock material sitting around. The tricky part was to get all the support material off. I can't imagine this will be cheap. Similar items go for $25 at Amazon. It's much easier to print this one: http: / / www.thingiverse.com/thing:1383100
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I do not have access to a 3d printer and I would like to know if you know where I can buy one of these stands. This looks cool and functional!
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OuncE718 said:
I do not have access to a 3d printer and I would like to know if you know where I can buy one of these stands. This looks cool and functional!
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sorry, I did not come across any seller on ebay or amazon who'd sell this.
I'd like this also. Can I send someone money that can print one?
CCJ22 said:
I'd like this also. Can I send someone money that can print one?
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There are local print shops emerging in a lot of places, maybe one in your area. Just take your design to the shop and have it printed or print it yourself.
That will eliminate shipping costs as well , which can be high depending on how far it has to go.
Is there a link to the printer files for the original stand pictured? Am I completely blind? I'd love to donate to that person and get that stand printed!!
Edit: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1306057 yeah.. I'll remember to look better next time >_<
never mind, wrong thread
Just got my printed stand in the mail from my friend today! Fits like a glove! Balances well, attaches to charge wonderfully. I am beyond stoked right now.
Funny, I just got my Huawei watch today and 3d printing a stand was my first thought as I plan to use a metal band and the stock charger wouldn't be very accommodating for that. Then I came here and saw this thread.
3D printing it in wood right now, will post pictures when it's done.
Well I rushed the post processing (staining and painting) because I'm heading out for the holidays and wanted to at least get something done. Still wet. I'll probably re-do it in the new year and make it completely smooth and more wood like.
Looking good!
Anyone know of any services in the UK that might be able to print this for me?