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Last week my phone got wet through rain in my pocket and the camera stopped working, the water sticker on the battery turned red, but the one under the metal pins has remained white, could i just put a new battery in it and send it off for repair?
or is there some other way that htc could tell it got wet? (its completely dry now everything is normal except the camera)
Thanks
Josh
Replace it with an original battery and tell some story to HTC.
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Also I have debranded my phone not rooted, would this void the warranty?
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When you send your handset in to HTC, they do not need the battery back cover memory or sim card.
So you'll be alright! Provided there isnt a water strip in the headphone jack
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Also I have debranded my phone not rooted, would this void the warranty?
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Return to a stock HBOOT if you changed it and just flash the RRU of your carrier and send it off, Although HTC do not cover water damage...
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There is possibly another water indicator inside the phone as well?
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I'm sending my phone back in exchange for a warranty replacement with T-Mobile and was wondering if they would take my phone back if the bezel was damaged. I'm not talking like hardcore damages, but just paint chip and a couple of nicks on the top left.
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That's fine
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Exactly what kind of damage would they not accept?
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Exactly what kind of damage would they not accept?
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Liquid damage, cracked screen, or if the phone is in more than one piece. Other than that you're good to go.
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Buy one and fix it.
http://stellatech.com/samsung-gt-i9250-galaxy-nexus-sim-card-reader,a,en,812361.html
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Fix it. How? Its soldered onto the mainboard
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It only has six points of contact and would be fairly easy for someone skilled with a soldering iron. If it isn't your forte, you could probably find a local electronics shop that would do it for you for a reasonable fee.
Hey man..I read your post and I have my old nexus..it is missing the battery door and the back is scratched but screen is 10 out of 10.. I would post it to sell but I do not believe I am able to sell on here I would let it go for like 50 bucks or 40 even..
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savagehax said:
Hey man..I read your post and I have my old nexus..it is missing the battery door and the back is scratched but screen is 10 out of 10.. I would post it to sell but I do not believe I am able to sell on here I would let it go for like 50 bucks or 40 even..
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it does power on right and works functional right. I'm gonna pm you for more info
gregc2009 said:
It only has six points of contact and would be fairly easy for someone skilled with a soldering iron. If it isn't your forte, you could probably find a local electronics shop that would do it for you for a reasonable fee.
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Dude, trust me Its very hard even for experienced technicians
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It is relatively hard if you don't know what you are doing. Need an disassembly guide. A hot air gun and a soldering station.
Oh and some flux.
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mariosraptor said:
It is relatively hard if you don't know what you are doing. Need an disassembly guide. A hot air gun and a soldering station.
Oh and some flux.
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yeahh I sent it in for repair and they said they could not repair it....then on top of that my note2 got stolen Friday. I'm using a old windows phone 7....its killing me
I had mine apart last night to do the USB port repair (replace the whole ribbon) and looked at the sim slot while it was apart. I am no expert, but I have replaced surface mount chips before that are much more difficult then what this repair would be. A fine tip temp control iron, some desolder braid (along with solder and flux), and it is pretty straight forward. Wouldn't need to take it apart any further then just removing the back.
If you end up wanting to get rid of it for savagehax offer, I would be interested in yours, that being it would be missing a battery back and have a defective sim slot.
Speaking of which, are you sure the sim slot is the defective piece? It'd be worth it to put a meter on there and measure continuity between the pins and solder points.
Good luck with whatever you end up doing.
I had a sim adapter in it and when I pulled it out I guess it rip some pins.....cell phone repair pros told me they could repair it they put in a new sim reader and all...
corypaul said:
I had a sim adapter in it and when I pulled it out I guess it rip some pins.....cell phone repair pros told me they could repair it they put in a new sim reader and all...
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Ah... nice. How does the adapter work for ya? Can you switch on the fly or does it require a reboot?
.... I have a Micro Sim in my Galaxy Nexus.... I live life on the edge lol
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Iknoo....do not put the adapter in there without the sim inside the adapter....just a warning to ya
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Iknoo....do not put the adapter in there without the sim inside the adapter....just a warning to ya
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Interesting, never thought of that as an issue, but it makes perfect sense.. This goes into my treasure chest of things to remember lol
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Ya I just bout another one tho...i won't make that mistake twice tho
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Any body else has a galaxy nexus gem version with a screen 10 out of 10 condition I don't care what condition the body is?
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My nexus in immaculate condition. £239.99
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MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
My nexus in immaculate condition. £239.99
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Really kinda looking for one low priced between 50 and 70 I need the screen and stuff I got my original white housing
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I kno there is someone out there with av nexus 4 that still had there galaxy nexus that's beat up. That wanna seek it for little or no money lol
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Hey
So I just damaged my phone, with some water, though it was not much, and not at all submerged or anything.
At first, my screen flickered, but after a while it just died, and now it doesn't charge or anything either.
Anyways, i'm put it in rice in the hopes that it may be working by tomorrow, but for the time being, I would like to know, that if I was to send it in for warranty, is there a water damage indicator?
I saw this thread, but I can't seem to find that strip, I assume because that is the AT&T/Telstra version, where as mine is the International Unlocked One (S720e)
Bottom line, is there a water damage indicator on the One X? If yes, where is it? And is it triggered by the slightest of moistures, or only if the phone is completely submerged?
Would really appreciate an answer, Thanks in advance
Cheers
There is no water damage lable. We call them LDI, but if there is liquid on your pcb it will be found.
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nor1982 said:
There is no water damage lable. We call them LDI, but if there is liquid on your pcb it will be found.
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IM confused, what is the LDI and PCB? And where are they?
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Sorry LDI is short for liquid damage indicator and pcb is your mainboard. In short you will not get away with it of you send it in for repair
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nor1982 said:
Sorry LDI is short for liquid damage indicator and pcb is your mainboard. In short you will not get away with it of you send it in for repair
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But the thing is, I put it in rice, so the moisture or water will be gone, but I'm afraid the battery might be shorted, so if there's no moisture, there is a chance they'll repair it?
And also, there is no LDI in the ONe X?
Thanks
theDroidfanatic said:
But the thing is, I put it in rice, so the moisture or water will be gone, but I'm afraid the battery might be shorted, so if there's no moisture, there is a chance they'll repair it?
And also, there is no LDI in the ONe X?
Thanks
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2-3 months back I had accidentally spilled water(half glass) on mine. It just rebooted a couple of times and is working fine since then.....
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Rice has a way getting into the phone and will be spotted
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athulele said:
2-3 months back I had accidentally spilled water(half glass) on mine. It just rebooted a couple of times and is working fine since then.....
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Did you put it in rice or something?
And right after the spilling, did it turn off or something?
Because mine wont turn on or show any signs of life...
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Rice has a way getting into the phone and will be spotted
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but there is no LDI in the HOX, right?
No ldi
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No ldi
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Awesome
Thanks!
Mine had some water on it a couple of months ago, but now the camera has stopped working, (its all green and flickering)
When I send it in for repair, they refused to repair it due to water dammage.
Is there anny way to force them into fixing my phone?
swforlife said:
Mine had some water on it a couple of months ago, but now the camera has stopped working, (its all green and flickering)
When I send it in for repair, they refused to repair it due to water dammage.
Is there anny way to force them into fixing my phone?
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Give them money!!
Seriously, if they know it's damaged by water then there's no way to force them to fix under warranty .
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A water damaged phone is always considered beyond economical repair as any and most likely all the parts would need replacing.
Basically it costs more to repair it than it would cost to buy a new phone.. So they don't bother with water damaged stuff. Best way, is if you do damage with liquid, to turn it off immediately and remove battery for at least 24 hours and preferably more whilst it dries (in rice etc or a specialised phone drying bag, you can easily find these online)
But generally, if you try to use it whilst wet it's gonna be short circuiting everything and breaking a lot of things (some permanently and some only until it's dry) which is the mistake most people make.
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If my memory serves me correctly the LDI is at the base of the earphone jack
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LOL ... the time you need to squeeze out the hox battery is long enough to let the hox drown slowly in his own moist !
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No ldi
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So as long as I understand: There is no LDI under the sim tray on Telstra version of One XL, is that true?
I ask this just incase I misunderstanding you.
Water has damaged ONLY my power button. It went from working to only working when held down to not working except for every 100th press or so. Is the internal power button separated from the board or what? Can this be fixed easily or am I gonna have to invest in a new phone.
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You can try taking it apart and make sure everything is still connected and make sure it's not wet inside I did it with a ZTE warp I had and it worked for me just be real carefull
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Try visiting service center if its not so wet. May be you can still claim warranty. Best of luck if you want to take risk on opening. Be very careful. Also you will get power button after dis assembly of mobile.
Be very careful.
Service center? ATT? Thought I had to file under insurance and drop 200 bucks,
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ATT is sending me a new phone. Problem solved. There is no water mark on the outside of this phone. Or on battery. Is there an internal watermark that y'all know about?
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JunkheadINC said:
ATT is sending me a new phone. Problem solved. There is no water mark on the outside of this phone. Or on battery. Is there an internal watermark that y'all know about?
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Just hope the Warrently/AT&T Does NOT see it if it did get wet enough, Yea theres a water mark behind the battery door near the camera..
If they find any water damage they charge you full retail for the phone and keep your old one so your basically buying the phone they sent you.
I don't see it on mine. What color would it be if it got water on it and what color if it didn't?
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JunkheadINC said:
ATT is sending me a new phone. Problem solved. There is no water mark on the outside of this phone. Or on battery. Is there an internal watermark that y'all know about?
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JunkheadINC said:
I don't see it on mine. What color would it be if it got water on it and what color if it didn't?
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When Taking off your Battery back of the phone you see the camera, Look to the right of it its between the camera and the flash a little dot, It should be White, If its red then its gotten wet.
Rock on, its white. When it got wet I didn't notice til the next day. When I took the battery off the underside of the battery was soaked. The inside lense of the camera has water drops all in it. I couldn't even take a picture because it just looked like a blur. Somehow the water missed that. I left it in rice for a good 10hrs total. U think it got all the water out? Got another suggestion to be safe so ATT doesn't charge me 579 bucks?
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That's what ATT told me this morning was the price of my phone.
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JunkheadINC said:
That's what ATT told me this morning was the price of my phone.
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I would had told that AT&T rep off if they told me that lol. The Phone is only $439 before tax to buy it outright has been for over a month now. lol
Well they are internal Wet indicators, It is taking a risk doing warranty though but you never know til it happens sadly.