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Has anyone replaced their housing and had issues with reception?

I bought a replacement housing and I noticed that when I use it, my phone is often searching for a signal. It's very sparatic too - it will be searching for a signal or have 1 bar and a minute later, it will have a full signal. But when I switch back to my old scratched up housing, the signal is steady.
Granted, I have broken one of the metal clips on the side of the housing but the same clip is broken on the original. I'm thinking that the face is used as an antenna or something. Just wondering if anyone else has this issue.

I also have another question/warning. Where can you buy quality housings for the Artemis? The one I bought is junk. Not only do I have the reception issue, but the HTC logo on the front has completely wiped off with a few days of use. Also, the keypad paint is very thin and cheap. In the dark, when the keypad is lit, you can see right through the cheap thin paint! It will only be a matter of about a week or so before thepaint starts chipping off. Also, the silver paint on the volume button has rubbed off in about a week of use. My old silver trim lasted almost a year. I'm really pissed about that. So I'm using my old scratched face plate & buttons with the new rear portion (since it the only worth while part in the kit. So beware of cheap ebay prices on these housings. Look for OEM.
Update: I've found that you can only get a quality OEM housing if you pay like $75.00 US. That's the going price I've seen on ebay and on sites like this: http://cnn.cn/shop/p3300dopod-p800-full-housing-p-1464.html
If it comes with the key pad, you can usually tell it's OEM because the letters are dark grey instead of white. The fake ones are white and they do not have the "e" for Internet Explorer - rather, they'll usually have some red symbol. That's the only way I know of to tell if they're fake. When you do a seach on ebay, include the word "Original" in your search and you should see some OEM ones.

i can confirm that - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.

i can confirm this - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.

raido said:
i can confirm this - i also bought new housing from Ebay. It looks exactly the same ( only slightly different color on logos etc ).
very bad reception its not worth it(can not use GPS or wifi properly). And the paint is chipping off after week or so.
Also beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.
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You may want to check the metal connectors on the center piece that connects to the circuit board. They ones connecting to the silver flat metal around the camera. Those are the antennas. I'm still using the original housing (with 2 ebay housings in the box) but I did have to readjust the antenna connectors to get wifi reception back. May or may not work for you.

Instructions Please
shawndh said:
You may want to check the metal connectors on the center piece that connects to the circuit board. They ones connecting to the silver flat metal around the camera. Those are the antennas. I'm still using the original housing (with 2 ebay housings in the box) but I did have to readjust the antenna connectors to get wifi reception back. May or may not work for you.
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Hi, my housing is a mess, i want to get a new one, but the things is none of the ones i found come with the instructions to change it, is there anyone out there with the instructions?? i'd hate to damage my artemis.
Thanks!

See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Disassemble
Cheers

Zecanilis said:
See here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Artemis_Disassemble
Cheers
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Thanks a lot i managed to take the housing off my phone, it was pretty easy with the right instructions, i'm seriously considering on getting a new one or painting the old one.

75$ Thats pretty expensive, I bought my 2nd hand (but in mint condition) for 100 euro. Better get a new P3300, or as mentioned above paint the worn out case yourself, that would be even better

raido said:
i can confirm this -
beware of the touch screens that are on Ebay - also cheap knockoffs. They work but are not near the quality of the original screen.
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hey thanks man, i was gona buy one from ebay because my original one is scratched to ****.. cheers dude, if i buy one ill buy an original
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i forgot i was on here to talk bout housing.pmsl
i have unofficial htc p3300 housing, no problems with gps or anything!
(its not one of the painted crap ones though)
if your having problems with gps i suggest you open it up and put it back together.. properly lol
if you want to open your device..
just take sim and battery out..
go in through the back of the device, you cant go wrong..
2screws at first..
then 4..
piss easy..

Where to buy full original housing?

Anyone knows where to buy the full original housing? I've tried ebay but so far there is only white, blue and red. I would like brown coloured ones actually but if there is any color available except those 3 would be worth considering too. Thanks guys

Im having the same question, I want a black housing... Anyone can help?

Www.CNN.cn
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Thanks for the reply, but they dont have other colors except blue and white unfortunately.

yes they do, they have the titanium grey and the sapphire black and the red as well. they have the battery covers to go along wqith it as well except for the black i think. those whole screen units you see for 269 come with basically the whole front piece of the phone which also include the bezel. you can use your existing interior black peice which houses the battery and just replace battery cover with matching screen digitizer combo

Grrr that site NEVER loads the pictures in a search and I don't have time to load EVERY SINGLE PAGE just to see what stuff looks like
Grrrr

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yes they do, they have the titanium grey and the sapphire black and the red as well. they have the battery covers to go along wqith it as well except for the black i think. those whole screen units you see for 269 come with basically the whole front piece of the phone which also include the bezel. you can use your existing interior black peice which houses the battery and just replace battery cover with matching screen digitizer combo
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do you have to replace the digitizer and screen as well? wouldn't front cover, back cover, buttons and frame be enough to change the overall look? Thanks

Replacing Speaker Grilles

I know some of you have the issue of the lifting speaker grilles. I just want to let anyone who has this same problem know that they are rather simple to replace. If anyone needs the parts they can be found here:
http://www.etradesupply.com/htc/android-models/htc-one-m8-replacement-parts.html
Shipping was expensive, but it arrived to New York from China in about four days which was impressive. Build quality of the replacement parts is excellent. I cannot tell the difference from the original. My old one was bubbling in places and scratched. After some heating using a hair dryer and a little peeling, the old one came right off and i put the new one on. It already had adhesive on the part. I just hope this sticks and doesnt bubble.

This is not a question. Please in the future use the general thread.

Thank you; I will bookmark this link. Good to know where to buy parts like these. Some can be found on Ebay, others are rare.

Pointless thread without pics.

Not at all pointless, I've damaged my speaker surround (the black outline) removing the grill the other day (Shawarma fat went over my phone) anyway I've sorted it and now the black surround looks funky.
As it goes I want a silver version of the M8, so I'll be ordering the silver body and grills, not at all a pointless thread.
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Doughnut said:
Not at all pointless, I've damaged my speaker surround (the black outline) removing the grill the other day (Shawarma fat went over my phone) anyway I've sorted it and now the black surround looks funky.
As it goes I want a silver version of the M8, so I'll be ordering the silver body and grills, not at all a pointless thread.
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Imo it's basically a post with a link that has already been posted several times and nothing else.
It would have been nice to have seen results.

Replacement Screen Help

I've carried out a screen replacement using a part that was advertised as a genuine OEM replacement part, but I've got a few issues with it and I wanted to know what other people thought.
The new display has some shadowing around the edges, and suffers from screen burn after only a few minutes on a static image. It is also noticeably duller and less vivid, and seems to have a bluer tint than the original.
The colour I thought I might be able to make acceptable with a colour temperature app, but a new screen shouldn't have shadowing or screen burn, especially not an OEM one, right?
I suspect the part is a knockoff. It has the LG logo and a similar, but certainly different, crosshatch design on the bezel. I wouldn't mind this though if the screen quality were better.
Am I likely to have these problems with any replacement screen that is not an original? Has anyone bought a replacement screen that is of a similar quality to the original?

looking for a legit site as well, which site did you order yours from?

Mi 9 SE rear camera glass replacement

Hey Guys,
unfortunately the glass lens of the rear camera of my phone broke. There are local shops near me, who offer a replacement for about 70€, which is quite a lot in my personal opinion. So i ordered a replacement part from eBay, used a heat gun and changed the glass myself.
I immediately took some photos to check the quality, and to be honest, it seems to be really really bad. The images are blurry and the holes in the lense seem not be in the correct position, so parts of the photos are darker and it's pretty hard to even get a correct focus of the photo.
Do you have any recommendations for me where to get original or atleast high quality spare parts for our devices? I already checked aliexpress, but the reviews of the parts i found were not quite promising, so i decided to ask here first.