Well having the first problem with my S3. the vibrate motor seems to be messed up. It is still moving, but very messed up. Not strong at all. I'm guessing I'll have to replace the motor itself???
Anyone have this issue? any can offer any guidance? Or a place to buy parts?
Im not sure if its replaceable whitout breaking anything hopefully im wrong but unless your not an exper whit DIY guides don't bother :/
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Unless you're an expert, you will probably do more damage than good. Are you not covered under warranty?
If you are, just do a warranty replacement. If you tamper with the phone tmobile will charge you full replacement cost.
If its weak, wait for it to get better. That happened to me too.
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iKoolkid said:
If its weak, wait for it to get better. That happened to me too.
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So you had a vibrate motor issue and it got better? Mine seems to be getting weaker and weaker.... Its pretty much at the point I can't hear or feel it anymore ......................
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So you had a vibrate motor issue and it got better? Mine seems to be getting weaker and weaker.... Its pretty much at the point I can't hear or feel it anymore ......................[/QUOT
Well then, you should then get it back to where you bought it or to Samsung becaus it could be a hardware malfunction.
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Just re discovered this thread again.... LOL.
I bought a vibrate motor on ebay for like $10, and installed it myself. Took like 5 mins. Super easy. Now all is good!
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Quick question, I've got a bricked evo that I have'nt touched in months. The battery has been useless inside the phone's box since then but a couple of days ago I noticed the battery looks like it expanded or exploded from the inside. Any idea of what could of caused this?
Very curious.
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If it was never charged for a while and left on a cool environment I would say that the battery was just bad, if you had it on a hot place like on the glove compartment inside your car then it overheated. Either way I hope you discard it.
Any lump on a battery means you need to dispose of it..I've heard of some crazy stuff lol.
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Dispose of it immediately. If you try to use it or charge it, it will likely explode.
Oh I would never attempt to use it again, I was just a little curious as to why this would happen. Thanks all!
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drrtydisko said:
Oh I would never attempt to use it again, I was just a little curious as to why this would happen. Thanks all!
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old batteries tend to do that...
Hey guys.
I was stupid and put a thin wire into the external antenna slot. Despite reading about the fact it could ruin the internal antenna i was just so desperate for better 3G service.
Well i scrapped the internal antenna, anybody have any ideas as to what i should do? I tried looking for a new MoBo online but couldnt find anything for our phone. Im really mad at myself i like freaking hate myself. i should just leave it alone. FML.
Do you have Insurance? Try exchanging for a warranty or insurance.
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iwasblown said:
Do you have Insurance? Try exchanging for a warranty or insurance.
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It's a Craigslist phone. It was running perfectly. I'll just buy a new one from there.
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elesbb said:
It's a Craigslist phone. It was running perfectly. I'll just buy a new one from there.
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Well, we all do something not-so-smart from time to time. Don't forget to eBay/craigslist the parts. I'm sure someone who knows howto fix their phone could use a new backing, the battery, the screen, etc...
sylikc said:
Well, we all do something not-so-smart from time to time. Don't forget to eBay/craigslist the parts. I'm sure someone who knows howto fix their phone could use a new backing, the battery, the screen, etc...
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True I could sell individual parts. It's working now if I keep the back cover off with the wire shoved into the antenna slot. The part that pisses me off is I even read a thread where someone else did exactly this to their I9100. I need to listen and be happy with what I have. Or just buy the antenna plug designed for this device. I'm going to try a few things to see if I can fix it. However one guy went down to 220 on his s2. I kinda wanna snatch it. But I really shouldn't go over 100 to fix it. Ugh I really hate myself. You think I'd learn by now -.-
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Does anyone else's home button seem loose after using it for a while? Mine rattles slightly when touching it. I'm not sure if that's just the way it is or if it has come lose. I can't seem to find the way the home button is put together in the inside as there's not too many tear down pics on the net that even show it. Just debating if this will be an issue down the road and needs to be returned before my 14 days are up.
Thanks
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mine is still good but thats probably because i take care of it a lot (coming from the iphone 4 that had a bad button) so it feels new
haldi15 said:
mine is still good but thats probably because i take care of it a lot (coming from the iphone 4 that had a bad button) so it feels new
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Yes, I'm pretty anal about babying my phones. I'm not sure like I said if it should have a little rattle like that or if mine has a slight defect. I'm not wanting to exchange it, but, for what I paid for this phone I just don't want problems later on and have to deal with getting refurbs from assuron! That's why I was asking here to see if it's pretty much the norm. Thanks for the reply.
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Yes, I'm pretty anal about babying my phones. I'm not sure like I said if it should have a little rattle like that or if mine has a slight defect. I'm not wanting to exchange it, but, for what I paid for this phone I just don't want problems later on and have to deal with getting refurbs from assuron! That's why I was asking here to see if it's pretty much the norm. Thanks for the reply.
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I bought mine around noon the day they came out, my button is still completely firm. Not sure how much relative abuse it has taken though. Seems pretty weird to me that it could be rattling, as it feels like it is a pretty solid fit. But maybe we will all be complaining about this soon enough.
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I bought mine around noon the day they came out, my button is still completely firm. Not sure how much relative abuse it has taken though. Seems pretty weird to me that it could be rattling, as it feels like it is a pretty solid fit. But maybe we will all be complaining about this soon enough.
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I'm thinking now I may go ahead and go back to tmobile with it. It has me concerned since I've only had mine a week. Looking thru other sites it seems mine may be defective as everyone else is talking how solid theirs feel. Thanks for your reply.
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Super glue should fix it...... if it's bothering you take it back
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deeznutz1977 said:
Super glue should fix it...... if it's bothering you take it back
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Great advice.
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Great advice.
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Thanks for sharing lol
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REALLY?? Super glue? Damn!! I'm glad i don't have any issues with my phone.. Dude's got a legitimate question and that's the answer he gets? Kinda ****ed up... even if it was a joke.. i would take it back bro.. the phone wasn't cheap... sides i don't think t mobile has any refurbished ones yet.. so u should be ok.. i had to return my gs3 and i got a new one last week..
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REALLY?? Super glue? Damn!! I'm glad i don't have any issues with my phone.. Dude's got a legitimate question and that's the answer he gets? Kinda ****ed up... even if it was a joke.. i would take it back bro.. the phone wasn't cheap... sides i don't think t mobile has any refurbished ones yet.. so u should be ok.. i had to return my gs3 and i got a new one last week..
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Ya, no way on the super glue! Lol. I ended up taking it back yesterday. I didn't want to take a chance of having to deal with it later. This one is firm like it should be. Thanks for the response.
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Ya, no way on the super glue! Lol. I ended up taking it back yesterday. I didn't want to take a chance of having to deal with it later. This one is firm like it should be. Thanks for the response.
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Yea I was joking. I would have took it back to..Y deserve to be picky after all you paid for it
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Yea I was joking. I would have took it back to..Y deserve to be picky after all you paid for it
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I figured. ..I chuckled a little with the super glue lol. Hell yah, 9 days in and it felt like the button was going to fall out. All is good with life again.
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My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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Damaged digitizer. Not cheap to fix.
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My wife let out 2 year old play with her phone. He threw it on the ground and now the screen looks like this. Any ideas?
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It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
Haven't noticed any problems but the screen and he threw it on tile floor
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It may not be the Digitizer. This phone has had a lot of abuse hurled at it by various members of Toddler class. It has time and again proved to be solid.
Just to rule on hardware or software issue, can you comment on if there are any other issues except display ? Also did the 2 year old threw on hard concrete or carpet ?
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Well just about 25% of the status bar is black as well as part of the screen. I'm sure rebooting the device or doing a factory reset isn't going to fix it.
But hey let's see. Supamike88 boot into recovery and see if the issue with the display is present there. To get into recovery press and hold volume up, home button and the power button and release them when the phone vibrates and you see blue text in the upper left corner of the screen (which in this case you might not see because of the screen). Is the issue still present?
You could do a factory reset to see if it fixes the screen, just back up everything before doing so.
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The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Supamike88 said:
The whole screen is pretty much black now
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
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The whole screen is pretty much black now
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If the screen is black but the phone still works, then its most likely the digitizer like I pointed out earlier.
You can buy a new digitizer and replace it, but its not really recommended. You might as well get another S3.
You could also just sell it for parts and try to get another S3. (I wouldn't recommend this unless you can do a factory reset).
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Are you not able to turn on at all ? If that's the case, then its probably goner.
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I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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I called T-Mobile and they're gonna send me a new one. Luckily their isn't a crack on the screen so it doesn't look like something we did
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Good for you. Please note, when you get the new device back, carefully read the label behind the battery. You may get SGH-T999L instead of existing SGH-T999. The L stands for LTE. If that happens, you will be in luck. But need to understand its not the same device but rather newer version.
Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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mine was the same a quarter on top and half on bottom took it back to store and got a new phone opened it up and was the same
if you hold the phone to the right you can see there are not blocked
hope that helps a bit
Yeah that's what I was afraid of that it was just a common issue...maybe I'll go by and look at the display for comparison...
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Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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heres mine
lunercrab said:
Ok so I know there was a thread started on this awhile ago...but I noticed on my one that my speakers seem extremely blocked...would u exchange if u were me? I don't think it's supposed to be like that correct? Also I'm unlocked...does att ever bother checking that stuff if I want to exchange?
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Mine is the same. By same, I mean EXACTLY the same, with the exact same holes blocked and unblocked. I'm not concerned though. it still sound fine. Maybe this is normal?
Yeah I never remembered it I've owned 3 M 7 over the past year and never saw that before. I may still exchange it because I notice there's some lag and my bottom buttons aren't very responsive
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The speaker is only under a part of the cover.
Check the ifixit tear down.
The other "unblocked" holes are the mic {on bottom) and notification led (on top}.
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Mine is the same. By same, I mean EXACTLY the same, with the exact same holes blocked and unblocked. I'm not concerned though. it still sound fine. Maybe this is normal?
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Well this is because it's NOT a defect, it's made that way, speaker is only under the left side of the grill, on right are other components underneath, so it looks blocked, it's not. :fingers-crossed:
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The speaker is only under a part of the cover.
Check the ifixit tear down.
The other "unblocked" holes are the mic {on bottom) and notification led (on top}.
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For sure. The speakers are only half the length of the grill, if that. Hah nvm pics have been posted
Yeah thanks guys...yeah even on a video review said those holes are just there to make the speaker openings symmetrical looking...
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Thanks for this thread. I had visited my local Verizon store this weekend and asked them about the "blocked" speaker holes and of course they had no clue. But their demo looked just like mine, and just like all the pics posted here. This saved me a call to cust service (which probably would have gone nowhere anyways, lol).