help!!! cant get a signal!!!!!!!!!!!! Antenna Is broken!!!!!!!!!!! - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

bought this phone used form a respected eBay seller, i love the phone but the signal is nonexistent. After many hours of research it is determined the at the problem is the antenna that was peeling off on the back. could any one please help me fix this issue. I want to use this phone real bad!!!!
It works decently enough as a pocket game machine but it would be cool if it was a phone too!
thanks in advance, VLad

Are you sure your base bands are for your network/area
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crazymonkey05 said:
Are you sure your base bands are for your network/area
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yes it is 100% the antenna but i cnt not find any place to buy one (black sticker on back of the phone) maybe some one can tell me how to make one...I saw some one mentioned it on the site, but they never explained how to do so

still no luck
vladdred said:
yes it is 100% the antenna but i cnt not find any place to buy one (black sticker on back of the phone) maybe some one can tell me how to make one...I saw some one mentioned it on the site, but they never explained how to do so
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still cant find an antenna replacement, a little help would be very much
appreciated.

Well you can try electrical tape or buy a antenna repair kit for this phone or its sister I think its the neo L or something that has the same bord
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where? cant find one.
crazymonkey05 said:
Well you can try electrical tape or buy a antenna repair kit for this phone or its sister I think its the neo L or something that has the same bord
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ok, good...but the next question is where to get a repair kit....seems like you can buy everything but that...

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Side cover fell off...

Hi everyone,
My wife's side cover that covers the mini usb and hdmi fell off and we do not know where. Is this something that can be replaced? Is this something that is pretty useful or will she be ok without one? Thanks
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Personally, I have been tempted to remove mine. It's not as annoying as the one on the X10, but sometimes it gets in the way...particularly in the smart dock. Does the missing cover detract from the aesthetic appeal? I would imagine that it would be more hassle than it is worth to replace.
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Thanks just didn't know if ports will get damaged without cover.
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petes67bird said:
Thanks just didn't know if ports will get damaged without cover.
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Probably not damaged, but they'll get dirty.
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Mine got lost last night, does anyone know where to find replacement?

[Q] Buying a cse

Hey guys. I decided to buy a protecting case for my Xperia Play. I heard that the best one is the Trident Aegis, if not maybe you guys could recommande some, And another thing is I live in Europe but I don't know any good sites to order one so if you can give me one or more ?
Yea that's a good one so is zagg's cases and also outterbox
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Any European "store" link, but not with used stuff ?
I would not buy an otterbox case. Most phones I would recommend. Their case damages our plays. Pushes the slider sprat from the gamepad.
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ozzmanj1 said:
I would not buy an otterbox case. Most phones I would recommend. Their case damages our plays. Pushes the slider sprat from the gamepad.
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I didn't know I never used it and i just recommend it because in most phones there amazing
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Trident case feels great on my play.
crazymonkey05 said:
I didn't know I never used it and i just recommend it because in most phones there amazing
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No your fine, I wasn't attacking you by any means... just dont want someone with a PLAY ti damage it due to Otterbox. Not only do they damage our PLAYs but they also break a lot. Before I ditched mine I had three break on me in 4 months and each time Otterbox would replace it for free.... yes their support was great but htis product not so great on our phones. However I have heard Trident are the way to go for our phone, although I never had one before.
I've been using the trident case for over a year now, and it has protected my play from multiple drops, me falling on it, and it being tossed around in my bag. The only complaint I have about it is that it doesn't have plugs to protect the ports from debris (Getting sand out of the play is a pain). Anyways, I can definitely recommend the trident aegis.
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Trident case.
Don"t buy anything else.

Glueing Xperia play in open position?

Im planing to get a brand new xperia play R800X just to use as a gaming device, im thinking of glueing it in the open position so the flex cable doesn't get damaged when opening closing the device.
i just know the flex is the weak spot, and i don't want it failing, and i will just use it for gaming
Does this sounds too crazy?
0mega007 said:
Im planing to get a brand new xperia play R800X just to use as a gaming device, im thinking of glueing it in the open position so the flex cable doesn't get damaged when opening closing the device.
i just know the flex is the weak spot, and i don't want it failing, and i will just use it for gaming
Does this sounds too crazy?
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OR, or, or.....
You could just be careful with it and not slide it open like you're trying to send it into another galaxy.
Xperia Player said:
OR, or, or.....
You could just be careful with it and not slide it open like you're trying to send it into another galaxy.
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For what i ve seen, all flex will fail no mather how carefull you are with the phone, i just dont want to have this problem
0mega007 said:
For what i ve seen, all flex will fail no mather how carefull you are with the phone, i just dont want to have this problem
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I wouldn't glue it if I were you.
Apply sticky adhesive rubber feet here instead.
Xperia Player said:
I wouldn't glue it if I were you.
Apply sticky adhesive rubber feet here instead.
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So it doesn't close with those applied, or for keeping the screen more separated when opening/closing?
0mega007 said:
So it doesn't close with those applied, or for keeping the screen more separated when opening/closing?
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So it prevents it FROM closing.
I replaced my flex cable on my r800x. But after putting back together now my speakers sound is distorted. Hated that thing with a passion.
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chery2k said:
I replaced my flex cable on my r800x. But after putting back together now my speakers sound is distorted. Hated that thing with a passion.
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Bad cable hookup? maybe my vga camera went down in quality lol
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Have been using a R800x for 2 years with no flex cable problems sliding it open. If you just NEVER close it you will likely never have the problem. Why bother gluing it and risk screwing it up
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Bad cable hookup? maybe my vga camera went down in quality lol
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No I disassembled my R800x 3 times and putting it back together I still have the same issue. The problem is to get to the flex you have to dissemble the whole xperia play which inclues the disassembly of the gamepad.
chery2k said:
No I disassembled my R800x 3 times and putting it back together I still have the same issue. The problem is to get to the flex you have to dissemble the whole xperia play which inclues the disassembly of the gamepad.
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Maybe the speaker is just going bad haha they are pretty cheap on eBay if u need new ones!! I looooove the play speakers suuuch good sound
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Its even more difficult to find a Play replacement now because of the stereo speakers which almost no phone has.
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eksasol said:
Its even more difficult to find a Play replacement now because of the stereo speakers which almost no phone has.
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Ebay and other sites have every part I even managed to find an antenna sticker
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Odp: Glueing Xperia play in open position?
Just don't close it. It's not that hard. I've bought the play about 3 months after it came out (my 1st touch phone ) and I have it till this day and I've never had any problems with hardware. It's about 2 years and my play was never dismantled even tho I've got a custom firmware from about 3 days I got my phone. don't be so paranoid. Just take care of it and you'll be fine
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olokos said:
Just don't close it. It's not that hard. I've bought the play about 3 months after it came out (my 1st touch phone ) and I have it till this day and I've never had any problems with hardware. It's about 2 years and my play was never dismantled even tho I've got a custom firmware from about 3 days I got my phone. don't be so paranoid. Just take care of it and you'll be fine
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Put it into a psp case :0
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If you want something for games you should get a PSP or psvita because there arent going to be many more games for this since its pretty old. Unless you want it for emulators then that's a good reason to get it
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Do not get the Pspvita, terrible handheld device with a dinosaur os. No monter hunter, no big developers supporting this device, no android, no sdcard, umd, nothing. I wouldn't even play the device if was given for me free.
chery2k said:
Do not get the Pspvita, terrible handheld device with a dinosaur os. No monter hunter, no big developers supporting this device, no android, no sdcard, umd, nothing. I wouldn't even play the device if was given for me free.
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If it was free? Lol who wouldnt I kinda like the os lol but where are the good games?
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psxpetey said:
If it was free? Lol who wouldnt I kinda like the os lol but where are the good games?
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Yes where are the good games? No flash yet on the psp vita's stock browser so theres another reason not to buy it.
chery2k said:
Yes where are the good games? No flash yet on the psp vita's stock browser so theres another reason not to buy it.
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I never had a PS vita I was just trying to recommend getting a handheld gaming system lol. I never knew it was that bad :what:
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[Q] Xperia Ion Camera broken.. how to fix?

Hey guys!
One day I woke up and I noticed all the pictures from my camera were weird.. they couldn't focus bright light properly and had a bit of a "glaze" to them. I attached some pics for example. I looked at the lens and after cleaning it found its coating was coming off. Since the Ion is my main camera, do any of you know how to fix this? It would be greatly appreciated!!
Im having the same problem. The only way to fix this is buy another back panel for your phone. Dont use any wet substance or chemicals while cleaning the lens.
lewis021 said:
Im having the same problem. The only way to fix this is buy another back panel for your phone. Dont use any wet substance or chemicals while cleaning the lens.
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Buy another back panel? I already used a lens cleaner to clean it...
Where can I get another back?
Encrator said:
Buy another back panel? I already used a lens cleaner to clean it...
Where can I get another back?
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is it work?? i mean ur lens become clear after u clean it?
wscheng2 said:
is it work?? i mean ur lens become clear after u clean it?
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nope.
I ended up calling AT&T and they'll send me a new Ion since I'm still under 1 year Warranty and this isn't considered "Physical Damage".
Right now though, I feel like selling my Ion for a HTC One Nexus Edition though... Decisions, decisions..
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nope.
I ended up calling AT&T and they'll send me a new Ion since I'm still under 1 year Warranty and this isn't considered "Physical Damage".
Right now though, I feel like selling my Ion for a HTC One Nexus Edition though... Decisions, decisions..
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i see...HTC one for sure is better than ion ^^ go for it if u have the budget...
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i see...HTC one for sure is better than ion ^^ go for it if u have the budget...
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I actualy don't lol... perhaps a Nexus 4...
wscheng2 said:
is it work?? i mean ur lens become clear after u clean it?
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no. I got my phone warranty replaced by AT&T. I'm keeping it
Encrator said:
Hey guys!
One day I woke up and I noticed all the pictures from my camera were weird.. they couldn't focus bright light properly and had a bit of a "glaze" to them. I attached some pics for example. I looked at the lens and after cleaning it found its coating was coming off. Since the Ion is my main camera, do any of you know how to fix this? It would be greatly appreciated!!
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Damn!
I have the same problem. My lens has few light scratches and now it takes glazy photos
Actually, I opened up the phone and removed the lens. No side effects, as of now.
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lee480 said:
Actually, I opened up the phone and removed the lens. No side effects, as of now.
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You mean using without lens?
I had Xperia S for almost a year and didn't have such problem.
But the Ion has got this problem just in 3 months
---------- Post added at 09:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:59 PM ----------
Just saw your post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39424761&postcount=7
Curious to know what you did to get rid of it.
lee480 said:
Actually, I opened up the phone and removed the lens. No side effects, as of now.
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My ion lense is also with scratches in 2 months..i just want to know if i remove it than is there any dust collection problem or not?
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smartboy0668 said:
My ion lense is also with scratches in 2 months..i just want to know if i remove it than is there any dust collection problem or not?
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If you get any dirt on the sensor. You're gonna have a bad time.
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If you get any dirt on the sensor. You're gonna have a bad time.
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Yeah...i am changing my mind
If it is due to software than official jb will be have some fix for it...hope so..
Pictures are also some tinted with green red with cybershot mod too....
Some one plz tell if it(cam) is good in GB????
Bcz when i got phone it was with ics.
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smartboy0668 said:
Yeah...i am changing my mind
If it is due to software than official jb will be have some fix for it...hope so..
Pictures are also some tinted with green red with cybershot mod too....
Some one plz tell if it(cam) is good in GB????
Bcz when i got phone it was with ics.
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It is not because of software.
It is due to the coating that has scratched off.
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utsav911 said:
It is not because of software.
It is due to the coating that has scratched off.
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Where we can find such a lense to replace?is it available in india??
I am looking for it but i heared that whole back case is available...if you know than tell me whats its cost in INR??
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smartboy0668 said:
Where we can find such a lense to replace?is it available in india??
I am looking for it but i heared that whole back case is available...if you know than tell me whats its cost in INR??
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I am planning to take it to service centre.
I have only seen complete back cover.
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utsav911 said:
I am planning to take it to service centre.
I have only seen complete back cover.
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Ok..i am also planning to go to tge care but i am afraid that i have at&t version so they may charge more..about 1500 INR for just open up it.
Any way i reply after care service..
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smartboy0668 said:
Ok..i am also planning to go to tge care but i am afraid that i have at&t version so they may charge more..about 1500 INR for just open up it.
Any way i reply after care service..
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Are you sure they charge 1500 for just opening it?
BTW I have warranty but I'm still afraid they will charge me.
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Well, I just cleaned up the lens with glass cleaner. Rubbed the cotton bit harder and all coating is gone now.
Camera is producing normal pictures now.
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[Q] Vinyl 4 3600MaH?

Does Anyone know of a Cool looking vinyl like this
But that is compatible with this
If so please tell me, im DYING for an awesome vinyl!!!
i think it's not, because that battery has even larger back cover, than the stock one.
nice decal throuh!
Nuck-TH said:
i think it's not, because that battery has even larger back cover, than the stock one.
nice decal throuh!
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I know, thats why im asking anyone if they know of any mods or any way to get somin working!,
Maybe you can specially order one from the company?
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Hmmm... Dunno, but thanks 4 reply!
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