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[Q] Faulty LTE Radio? (VZW) Which Part to Swap Out?

I received a CLNR replacement from VZW this weekend due to massive banding on my original device. Take it out inspect it for scratches, fire up the phone, check out the screen for banding etc. No scratches, screen has no banding/dead pixels and I assume all is well! Much to my dismay when I try to DL apps, surf the net or stream Netflix , make calls etc. the phone cannot keep a signal to save it's life. It has full 4G signal and after I access data or make a call, the bars are gone and there's a x in the signal bars. When this occurs, I cannot makes calls or access data etc etc. When I switch from LTE/CDMA to CDMA only I have a stable data connection, and calls can be made etc. Would I need to switch out the entire main motherboard or would I just need to swap out the antenna? I've been searching around for an answer and cannot seem to find one. Checked out a few tear downs and it seems simple enough to remove. I do have experience tearing apart and rebuilding so I do not see any issues. Thank you for any input!

If you got a CLNR and its faulty, get another replacement. Why would you try to open it and fix it, potentially breaking and voiding warranty, when you can just get it replaced for free?

martonikaj said:
If you got a CLNR and its faulty, get another replacement. Why would you try to open it and fix it, potentially breaking and voiding warranty, when you can just get it replaced for free?
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Well I'm tired of playing the warranty exchange game and getting a crappier one. The screen on the one w/ the faulty radio is PERFECT. No banding, no discoloration etc. Besides I like to rip crap apart, if I break it I'll just buy another one . Plus I don't see any void warranty stickers in plain view ;o.

zetsumeikuro said:
Well I'm tired of playing the warranty exchange game and getting a crappier one. The screen on the one w/ the faulty radio is PERFECT. No banding, no discoloration etc. Besides I like to rip crap apart, if I break it I'll just buy another one . Plus I don't see any void warranty stickers in plain view ;o.
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This just seems like the most retarded decision ever. They'll keep replacing it until you get a good one. Why would you ever want to risk it?

martonikaj said:
This just seems like the most retarded decision ever. They'll keep replacing it until you get a good one. Why would you ever want to risk it?
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If you have ever gotten a Verizon CLNR you would know. I've received THREE Nexus' with scratched screens out of the box. I'm tired of the asshattery of their CLNR program. It might seem retarded to you, but after dealing w/ duds for 3-4 exchanges straight, see how you feel after that. Besides I will have fun opening it up. If it breaks I buy another one. I have the $$$ for it so who cares?

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If you have ever gotten a Verizon CLNR you would know. I've received THREE Nexus' with scratched screens out of the box. I'm tired of the asshattery of their CLNR program. It might seem retarded to you, but after dealing w/ duds for 3-4 exchanges straight, see how you feel after that. Besides I will have fun opening it up. If it breaks I buy another one. I have the $$$ for it so who cares?
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Well if you're so loaded, I'm surprised you dealt with CLNR in the first place... why not just buy a new phone every time you get a scratch on the screen there moneybags?
I dealt with it at Sprint and after 4 replacements I left my contract with them. I know it sucks, but seriously choosing to rip your phone apart and replace an antenna (which may or may not fix the problem) when you can have them replace the phone free makes absolutely no sense to me. CLNR sucks, but you're bound to get an acceptable one eventually, or you should be able to complain after so many replacements and get an actually new device.

martonikaj said:
Well if you're so loaded, I'm surprised you dealt with CLNR in the first place... why not just buy a new phone every time you get a scratch on the screen there moneybags?
I dealt with it at Sprint and after 4 replacements I left my contract with them. I know it sucks, but seriously choosing to rip your phone apart and replace an antenna (which may or may not fix the problem) when you can have them replace the phone free makes absolutely no sense to me. CLNR sucks, but you're bound to get an acceptable one eventually, or you should be able to complain after so many replacements and get an actually new device.
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Looks like someone drank some haterade this morning. Just cause you have it doesn't mean you need to spend it. Point is I'm bored and I want to try to fix it myself. Believe it or not, it can be fun. If you have nothing to add to this post besides trying to bash on someone that can afford extras.. Go back to your corner with your $30 a month T-mobile plan .

zetsumeikuro said:
Looks like someone drank some haterade this morning. Just cause you have it doesn't mean you need to spend it. Point is I'm bored and I want to try to fix it myself. Believe it or not, it can be fun. If you have nothing to add to this post besides trying to bash on someone that can afford extras..
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I understand your mentality about fixing it. Fixing things can be fun, sure, but not when someone's offering to do it for free for you with no risk.
Go back to your corner with your $30 a month T-mobile plan .
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Thanks for being a douchebag. GL getting help!

martonikaj said:
Well if you're so loaded, I'm surprised you dealt with CLNR in the first place... why not just buy a new phone every time you get a scratch on the screen there moneybags?
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And you're calling me a douche lolol..

zetsumeikuro said:
And you're calling me a douche lolol..
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Yup. I'm clearly making a joke because you're trying to humblebrag about being loaded and just buying new phones just because you can.
You're actually just being rude. Again, GL getting help.

martonikaj said:
Yup. I'm clearly making a joke because you're trying to humblebrag about being loaded and just buying new phones just because you can.
You're actually just being rude. Again, GL getting help.
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Well it's kinda hard to tell through words cause of lack of tone. If it was just a joke I apologize. Really wasn't trying to brag either. Just making a point if I derp I can recover.

My 10th replacement phone.

Ok,
I just to share my pain with you guys. I keep reading you guys on the HOX update thread. I reckon by the time I get a phone without fault, it'll come with Jellybean straight out of the box.
I'm with Carphone Warehouse.
They are brilliant at arranging a swap. But, not so good at sending me a working phone it seems. I'll spare you the details about the issues, but they have all been genuine.
Spoke to a manager today, who said to send the phone to their office, and they will have a look at it. And they will inspect my replacement before they send it out.
However, I'm on the second month of my new contract now, and it's basically 2 months without the phone I ordered. I don't see the point in kicking off over the phone, as most of the time, they don't really have the authority to do much. Plus, it's no good for the blood pressure if you end up arguing with a jerk.
Far better to take your time and write a letter to head office, spelling out all the issues, the timeline and what you want as a resolution. And then sleep on it. Edit it, and sleep on it again before sending it.
If you were me, what would you ask them for? (apart from a working phone, but hopefully that is in the bag if they truly are going to inspect it)
I don't mind stupid comments as long as you give a sensible one as well. I could do with some light relief.

If you were me, what would you ask them for?
a galaxy s3 and be done with it, flawless first time
oh and it being a better phone will be a bonus to
it took me 3 one x's to get a decent one, gave that to the missus and got a gs3, its a much better phone

Your 2 months line rental back at a minimum
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If you just want a phone ask if you can swap for a gs3(I had this option and didn't go for it because I don't find the gs3 better than the one x). If you still want a one x, let then let you pick it up in-store, maybe let you into the store room and puck the box personally. Even say if you can get the one x+ for free when it comes out
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oliseo said:
Ok,
I just to share my pain with you guys. I keep reading you guys on the HOX update thread. I reckon by the time I get a phone without fault, it'll come with Jellybean straight out of the box.
I'm with Carphone Warehouse.
They are brilliant at arranging a swap. But, not so good at sending me a working phone it seems. I'll spare you the details about the issues, but they have all been genuine.
Spoke to a manager today, who said to send the phone to their office, and they will have a look at it. And they will inspect my replacement before they send it out.
However, I'm on the second month of my new contract now, and it's basically 2 months without the phone I ordered. I don't see the point in kicking off over the phone, as most of the time, they don't really have the authority to do much. Plus, it's no good for the blood pressure if you end up arguing with a jerk.
Far better to take your time and write a letter to head office, spelling out all the issues, the timeline and what you want as a resolution. And then sleep on it. Edit it, and sleep on it again before sending it.
If you were me, what would you ask them for? (apart from a working phone, but hopefully that is in the bag if they truly are going to inspect it)
I don't mind stupid comments as long as you give a sensible one as well. I could do with some light relief.
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I would wonder why I wouldn't ask for a different phone after the third or fourth time.
Edit: Just pulled up reviews for CPW. They kinda suck if you look at their reviews. Perhaps it's not the phone, but who you've gotten 10 phones from.

apallohadas said:
I would wonder why I wouldn't ask for a different phone after the third or fourth time.
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Yes, they did offer me the SG3.
I don't like the screen. Nor the dialler. Or the design.
As for why I different ask for a different phone.
Kind of like those situations where you're waiting for a bus. And you've been waiting that long, you could have walked, but didn't, because you knew the next one would be here in a minute.
I've spoken to them, and if they don't send me out a working phone, without flaws, then I will be getting an SG3.
(but then, whose to say I won't have the same issues with the SG3!! I might just be one of those really unlucky SOB's...)
I mean, given probability, you would have thought that by the 8th one, I would have got a working one.
What I don't want to do, is end up over on the SG3 forum, with the same title, except it saying
My 10th replacement SG3.
And 4 months into my contract.
Yes, you're right. Definitely the 2 months line rental.

You have my sympathy, it took me 4 replacements on the 3 network to get a usable phone and I thought I had it bad, you're doing well not to lose it, sounds like Carphone Warehoue are being decent at least with swapping them out each time rather than a repair.
Then again, with 3 i'm still on 1.28 with bugs galore so it's still not 100%. I would definitely be asking for the 2 months back as you haven't had the benefit of the service you're paying for. I really would have thought HTC would have these problems sorted by now, I'm very surprised.
I would probably at this point even ask for a refund, hold out a month or two and maybe either try again or opt for another phone if something else you fancied came along.
If they are going to check out the new replacement first, maybe give them this chance and then consider your options. Good luck!

@Op,
10 new replacements in 2 months does make me think your story is crap, that's how I see it.

Laurentius26 said:
@Op,
10 new replacements in 2 months does make me think your story is crap, that's how I see it.
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I'd have gone through two. Maybe three. But ten? Unless there was a bad run and CPW got all of them the odds of getting that many defective devices in a row are astronomical. Early in the launch when the One X was at its worst the "perfect vs. non-perfect poll" showed 70% declared perfect by their owners. Out of ten that's seven that were fault free. OP, you seem to have bad karma with the One X. I'd suggest not tempting the gods any longer and finding a substitute.

I also say total crap,
Carphone warehouse wouldn't even replace it 10 times, they would have offered a different phone or scrapped the contract long before now.
I've had one HOX, (release day 5th april)
The one I'm using now is the same phone, it's faultless.
Oh, and I got it from Carphone Warehouse.
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Laurentius26 said:
@Op,
10 new replacements in 2 months does make me think your story is crap, that's how I see it.
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So true :good:
Op hasn't mentioned what the "fault or flaw" is that he has experienced. Utter Bull crap if you ask me.
I feel so sorry for htc...because of these people that send their phones back for a creaking screen or flashing lcd's bla bla bla. It is breaking htc to the point of needing a bail-out from the Taiwanese Banks!
I've owned my One X since May and experienced all of the bugs that have been discussed in these forums but I never gave up on her, she's been wonderful to me. Luckily I don't have any hardware defects and accept that she is what she is a hot & sexy and occasionally sometimes difficult to be with. But I love my One X to the end.
Sorry for the rant but really come on 10 returns?? Why didn't you switch service providers after the 3rd return? And next time tell us what flaw's you were experiencing other wise we'll just think you're talking utter crap...end

Well I have just received my fifth replacement (First four because of GPS issues), and this one I found, to my dismay, has a faulty touch screen. I.e. the top third of the screen doesn't register any touch, and I can't drag notification bar down, or search for apps in Play Store etc etc.
This one was FROM HTC.... ugh

Wow 10 replacements does sound bad indeed. Maybe you are just to picky, or they keep sending you the same phone
i got mine since it came out. The only problem with it is the creacking on the left side. It does seem annoying sometimes but not enough to start bugging htc or complain about sh*t quality. I love my phone as it is. Theres nothing perfect in this world

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Wow 10 replacements does sound bad indeed. Maybe you are just to picky, or they keep sending you the same phone
i got mine since it came out. The only problem with it is the creacking on the left side. It does seem annoying sometimes but not enough to start bugging htc or complain about sh*t quality. I love my phone as it is. Theres nothing perfect in this world
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Yea mine also seems to have that issue and the light leak at the bottom on a black screen, but it's not enough for me to send it back. I only had one issue with the phone after I got it and that was a faulty SIM card, but my Service provider, MTN Just swapped it the next day. I love my phone and am running JB ROM now. it makes all the difference. 10 swaps seems like a picky user or you must have been a terrible person in your previous life.

Maximus78 said:
So true :good:
Op hasn't mentioned what the "fault or flaw" is that he has experienced. Utter Bull crap if you ask me.
I feel so sorry for htc...because of these people that send their phones back for a creaking screen or flashing lcd's bla bla bla. It is breaking htc to the point of needing a bail-out from the Taiwanese Banks!
I've owned my One X since May and experienced all of the bugs that have been discussed in these forums but I never gave up on her, she's been wonderful to me. Luckily I don't have any hardware defects and accept that she is what she is a hot & sexy and occasionally sometimes difficult to be with. But I love my One X to the end.
Sorry for the rant but really come on 10 returns?? Why didn't you switch service providers after the 3rd return? And next time tell us what flaw's you were experiencing other wise we'll just think you're talking utter crap...end
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Well just so you know HTC/retailers/carriers dont just keep the returned phones. They resell them to other customers in different manners depending on how honest the party is. HTC is having financial problems because people just dont buy their phones to begin with. I just started working at a phone store and the people there push the SGS3 like crazy and customers just ask about IP4S )
And just because you like the ideal design/ concept/ the brand doesnt make the messy production acceptable. Idk about other major Android phone releases, but I've seen so many people who had to swap A COUPLE OF times just to get a decent one. That was a bit shocking. And I've seen people who claimed to have a perfect handset in the beginning now have issues with the wifi-antenna. SO just a reminder for those of you HTC police, before chastising the disgruntled customers, think about karma. Your perfect phones may be the next one in the line to be sent back to customer service and I'll be eagerly waiting for the story about your experience with HTC repair, especially those you that live in the UK.
PS: Just to say preemptively that Im not a Samsung/ Apple/ Sony fan boy. HTC is still my most favourite Android manufacturer but that doesnt mean I need to suck up to their horrendous quality control.

i call bull **** 10 phones u are either the unluckiest person alive or your trolling

Please, I wanna c a picture of ur face. Please.
Enviado desde mi HTC One X

@ averygagaanroid I totally agree with you.
My personal experience with htc thus far has been exceptional and the three gorgeous phone's I've owned from them in the last 5-6 years have been a Hero, Desire and One X and yes a have found bugs but I was patient enough and now I still have these perfect working phone's now.
I only hope that htc pull's through these hard times and comes out stronger because I will be buying my next phone from htc in the next 18 months.
What network are you working for?

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@ averygagaanroid I totally agree with you.
My personal experience with htc thus far has been exceptional and the three gorgeous phone's I've owned from them in the last 5-6 years have been a Hero, Desire and One X and yes a have found bugs but I was patient enough and now I still have these perfect working phone's now.
I only hope that htc pull's through these hard times and comes out stronger because I will be buying my next phone from htc in the next 18 months.
What network are you working for?
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Optus and Virgin in Australia.

i work at CPW, please P/M me a customer number or transaction number for any of the 10 exchanges so that i can confirm/refute your claims for all these fine people

Does LG not know about the issues?

Hey, I just got off the phone with a customer rep with LG.
I told him about the visible touch matrix, yellow tinted screen, and the hair line cracks I'm starting to get for no reason. I also told him about the screen vertical line flickering issue with my phone on high brightness. Thankfully, the man seemed very nice and it seemed like they are willing to fix the phone free of charge. Just repair only.
So what I was wondering, with he digitizer issue so common and the hair line cracks, do the employees know and just are not admitting or do they actually not know anything?
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Haven't noticed any of the faults You described on mine G3 (D855). Bad unit maybe? Mine's going really strong, nothing wrong with screen, no visible lags (after disabling thermal throttling in secret menu), battery life could be better (as always), otherwise, I've got no complaints.

My phone is nearly a week old now and i check for em cracks nearly every day. Without being offensive to anyone who works at customer service usually the people are completely clueless when it comes to things. It is just like people who sell pcs in my country and phones they usually have not much of a clue. Saw a guy selling phones the other day a woman asked him where the sd slot is and he seemed helpless. Ahaha..
My guess is someone somewhere at lg knows but not all of them are informed.
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helikido said:
Hey, I just got off the phone with a customer rep with LG.
I told him about the visible touch matrix, yellow tinted screen, and the hair line cracks I'm starting to get for no reason. I also told him about the screen vertical line flickering issue with my phone on high brightness. Thankfully, the man seemed very nice and it seemed like they are willing to fix the phone free of charge. Just repair only.
So what I was wondering, with he digitizer issue so common and the hair line cracks, do the employees know and just are not admitting or do they actually not know anything?
Sent from my LG Gangster 3
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Even if LG knew, their customer service reps would be instructed to not give any sign that anything was wrong. The last thing a company wants to do is promote that there may be a problem with a product they make. They only admit it when they have to.
But I don't think there is anything wrong with these phones, we've already established in other threads that you're too picky.

bigkevbosky said:
Even if LG knew, their customer service reps would be instructed to not give any sign that anything was wrong. The last thing a company wants to do is promote that there may be a problem with a product they make. They only admit it when they have to.
But I don't think there is anything wrong with these phones, we've already established in other threads that you're too picky.
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I would think that anyone with a problem screen or especially a cracked casing has every right to complain and they are far from being picky.
I will add that I have no problems that I can see with the hardware of my G3, software wise I think it could be a little faster but that screen is something that has to be seen to be appreciated. I was a bit sceptical about how much better the screen could be over my M8 or Nokia 1520 but it really is.

It's gotta be said, and please remember, I'm only joking, but you probably cooked your poor phone with all those disabled high temperature settings.
On a serious note, I've not had any of the problems that you are reporting either. And as I said in one of the threads all those settings are already disabled on the v10j rom I'm running.

They arent issues, it's just how it has been built.
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GTCC said:
I would think that anyone with a problem screen or especially a cracked casing has every right to complain and they are far from being picky.
I will add that I have no problems that I can see with the hardware of my G3, software wise I think it could be a little faster but that screen is something that has to be seen to be appreciated. I was a bit sceptical about how much better the screen could be over my M8 or Nokia 1520 but it really is.
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helikido is actually on his 3rd or 4th or maybe 15th G3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/t-mobile-hard-time-t2849022
He is being picky.

bigkevbosky said:
helikido is actually on his 3rd or 4th or maybe 15th G3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/t-mobile-hard-time-t2849022
He is being picky.
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Damn!! I mean...DAMN! All these issues, plus the other numerous posts, yet he STILL has the G3? "Things that Make you go hmmm"

Some people don't realize when there are a million of one thing made, there are bound to be faulty ****. The only prob I've had as of yet is it's hard to plug in the usb some times other then that this is one hell of a sexy phone
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Damn!! I mean...DAMN! All these issues, plus the other numerous posts, yet he STILL has the G3? "Things that Make you go hmmm"
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Simply put, I want to get a phone that stands out from the crowd and is unique to itself. The G3 is exactly that. At the same time I willing acknowledged that the first batch of phones may be faulty but I bought it with the intention that if any are faulty I will just exchange the phone until I get a proper functioning one. But right now I have decided to wait it out a couple of months until I send it in to LG, so that they have time to work out all the production issues.
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helikido is actually on his 3rd or 4th or maybe 15th G3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/general/t-mobile-hard-time-t2849022
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3rd G3. The first one had dust under the display. The 2nd one was faulty right out of the box on the counter. I didn't even have to tell the employees anything. The third I got stuck with a yellow tint display.
So I basically exchanged my phone once legitly if you don't count the one that was faulty out of the box. Now stop staying stupid BS like I'm being picky and start doing your own damn research. Allot of people are having the cracks on the side issue....all it is, is just a simple Google search. And I obviously am not the only one to have a display with a yellow tint and visible digitizer. Allot of people have reported it. Lets not be ignorant.

helikido said:
So I basically exchanged my phone once legitly if you don't count the one that was faulty out of the box. Now stop staying stupid BS like I'm being picky and start doing your own damn research. Allot of people are having the cracks on the side issue....all it is, is just a simple Google search. And I obviously am not the only one to have a display with a yellow tint and visible digitizer. Allot of people have reported it. Lets not be ignorant.
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I'll make you a deal, I'll stop calling you picky if you stop creating threads like this about your personal issues with the G3. We all get it, you had issues. No need to keep creating new threads whining about it.

bigkevbosky said:
I'll make you a deal, I'll stop calling you picky if you stop creating threads like this about your personal issues with the G3. We all get it, you had issues. No need to keep creating new threads whining about it.
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What my threads are doing is helping people become aware that they potentially may have faulty devices. And if they do nothing about it well....$600 down the drain?
You obviously don't know anything about mechanical devices.....even the slightest issues and improper manufacturing can affect the life of your device. And if my thread helps people become aware of issues that are present and may become worse, I'm perfectly happy. Unlike you I willingly acknowledge that my G3 and so many others are having issues. But that does not mean I get to bash it. Just make people awareth that the issue exist so they don't flip out.

helikido said:
Hey, I just got off the phone with a customer rep with LG.
I told him about the visible touch matrix, yellow tinted screen, and the hair line cracks I'm starting to get for no reason. I also told him about the screen vertical line flickering issue with my phone on high brightness. Thankfully, the man seemed very nice and it seemed like they are willing to fix the phone free of charge. Just repair only.
So what I was wondering, with he digitizer issue so common and the hair line cracks, do the employees know and just are not admitting or do they actually not know anything?
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Stop moaning and get on with it.
There's no matrix or screen texture. The problem with these phones is with lag and stutter not screen texture.

Maybe there's a few quality controls issues but I'd guess LG don't care too much as the G3 is..."outselling the S5 three to one..."
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/27/lg-g3-review-the-best-phablet-to-date
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jetsetwilly said:
Maybe there's a few quality controls issues but I'd guess LG don't care too much as the G3 is..."outselling the S5 three to one..."
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/27/lg-g3-review-the-best-phablet-to-date
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That is one of the dumbest statistics I've seen... it is selling 3x more than a phone that was released earlier in ONE country.
The G3 is expected to sell about 10M overall, which is good - but a heck of a lot LESS than the samsung...
Selling 3x more my arse. Lol.

I guess the cavaet was in South Korea. I missed that bit off
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Don't get me wrong, though. I like my G3 much more than the couple of S5s I tried.

hellokitty goes cry cry again. LOL
even if it reaches the 100th exchange phone you aren't going to give up on G3 right? hahaha
common sense to do for us is if we still get a faulty unit on the 3rd exchange then we will ask for a refund to buy another phone and not be a crybaby here in the forum, thus end of story.
most of the people here have got good units. you seem to be the luckiest when it comes to defects be it real,nitpicked,imagined or hallucination. lol

Can I mod lock this it going to go south real fast

My Oppo Screen is genuinely faulty - Dim Screen

EDIT - UPDATE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57408758&postcount=25
So before getting into this - I want to share my video that demonstrates it:
I bought a second Oppo Find 7 (both were directly bought from Oppo Style) and now the second one (my mum's) has, as I had feared a brighter screen - that's also more "true" in colour.
Now let me get a few things straight with everyone:
-Both are running stock ColorOS
-Both were on 100% brightness
-Neither had power saving features
-Neither have any "adjust brightness for screen features enabled"
-Both have stock screen protectors on (with or without it, it's the same issue)
-Both were checked in terms of "colour temperature" via the engineer menu
-Both were bought brand new from Oppo Style EU
Now I just wanted to put this out there for a few reasons:
1. For people in the same situation
2. For Oppo to see this
3. For me wanting to inform people
I should state I love the performance and design etc of the Oppo - and on my mum's phone I love the brightness.
My phone however is faulty and previously to making any video or posts, Oppo Style already offered a repair/replacement. I just wanted to wait until I was sure it was the phone and not my eyes.
I guess my eyes have been trained after all those PC monitor reviews I do on YouTube. Glad I wasn't wrong, but disappointed and saddened that I was right in my initial judgement - I now have to send the phone and be without my Find 7 for X amount of days.
Pictures are attached - again all phone's in the pictures are all at 100% (incl my Samsung S3) - and it should be pretty obvious which Oppo is mine and which is my mother's
-Dubbed

So why are you posting this if OppoStyle already offered you a replacement BEFORE you even posted this?

Entropy512 said:
So why are you posting this if OppoStyle already offered you a replacement BEFORE you even posted this?
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"3. For me wanting to inform people"

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Inform them of what? There's nothing to inform them of. A defect occurred (this thing happens) and the seller offered to replace your unit.
The only case where this might be informative is if you had a defect and they refused to replace it.

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Inform them of what? There's nothing to inform them of. A defect occurred (this thing happens) and the seller offered to replace your unit.
The only case where this might be informative is if you had a defect and they refused to replace it.
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Nope!
I guess you don't understand the difference between complaining and informing.
I'm not complaining about anything here - happy to see Oppo respond (let's see if they replace it) - I would be complaining if they:
1. Didn't respond
2. Didn't replace
3. Not care
It's clear Oppo care about it and are ready to look into it.
I'm informing people - because I've previously read people say the same thing - whereas before others would reply:
-"It's just how the screen is, due to it being IPS"
-"Change the colour gamma"
-"Change ROM"
Now this proves there are some phones out there (ie mine) that just don't have a bright display and are naturally flawed. :good:
I'm also not quite sure about the purpose of your replies - are you here to say something?
It's clear it didn't "help" you.

Anyways, mine had the yellow tint and I had it warrantied and oppostyle told me that Oppo doesn't make the midnight version anymore so I chose the white one (yay, the one I wanted lol), and after about a month and a half I finally got my phone back (took more time due to holiday in Hong Kong and them making a mistake with the address). The new phone is excellent, the screen is better than the other, looks awesome now, it's really bright, crisp, great color accuracy, and has that nice bright IPS look to it (not sure how to explain lol).

Ramsey said:
Anyways, mine had the yellow tint and I had it warrantied and oppostyle told me that Oppo doesn't make the midnight version anymore so I chose the white one (yay, the one I wanted lol), and after about a month and a half I finally got my phone back (took more time due to holiday in Hong Kong and them making a mistake with the address). The new phone is excellent, the screen is better than the other, looks awesome now, it's really bright, crisp, great color accuracy, and has that nice bright IPS look to it (not sure how to explain lol).
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hope it doesn't that THAT long!

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hope it doesn't that THAT long!
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I know lol, it was bad for me, took sooo long. It should take 2-3 weeks for you, depending on how you ship it. I shipped it kind of slow, took like 6 business days. If you ship DHL, it should get there in 2 days.

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I know lol, it was bad for me, took sooo long. It should take 2-3 weeks for you, depending on how you ship it. I shipped it kind of slow, took like 6 business days. If you ship DHL, it should get there in 2 days.
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well I'm shipping to the UK - address was UK based on HK

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well I'm shipping to the UK - address was UK based on HK
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Oh ok, that's good. The guy told me to use the INTL form. He made a mistake and gave me the UK one first but told me to verify that it says HK, I said it doesn't, so he gave me the other form (not sure why HE didn't check lol).

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Oh ok, that's good. The guy told me to use the INTL form. He made a mistake and gave me the UK one first but told me to verify that it says HK, I said it doesn't, so he gave me the other form (not sure why HE didn't check lol).
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haha seems weird!
Well let's see - I've sent it today (30/10/14) - should arrive to them within a day.

Right so a small update:
I've asked Oppo to refund the postage and if they would be providing a new screen protector on the phone and they've tactically been ignoring my email....
By that I mean they've responded to the email (I've asked them 4x now) and each time they've ignored it.
They should have received it by now.

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Right so a small update:
I've asked Oppo to refund the postage and if they would be providing a new screen protector on the phone and they've tactically been ignoring my email....
By that I mean they've responded to the email (I've asked them 4x now) and each time they've ignored it.
They should have received it by now.
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Their (OppoStyle's) customer service is bad. They get the job slowly done but forget about details. They don't have much training and don't know how to provide proper customer service. They take time to answer, they ignore some questions, they're not detailed at all, they don't admit they're wrong until it's too late, and they keep asking you to provide the same attachments even though you've attached something in a previous message more than once (they're not proactive and won't go searching on their own much). After complaining to them about improving their customer service, one of them actually told me that they have excellent customer service because they answer within 24 hours (which is not always true at all), so they seem to think that that's all there is to it :/.
In my jobs, I have to answer clients within 2 business hours.
Anyways, to solve your worry, your new phone will have a screen protector applied (mine and others did). They will only refund the postage once they ship your product back to you and you receive it and confirm to them that you have received it (either using the tracking they'll give you or take a picture of the package and its labels). They'll only refund up to 30 USD.
Funny, you're asking similar questions as the ones that I asked, and I'm sure others asked also. They should REALLY have an FAQ or at least tell us beforehand that we only get refunded when it's shipped back to us. *Sigh*..
Try to ask to speak to Jackie Evans, she was the nicest one! (Something tells me these are all fake names though lol, not sure though, I had about 5 people handling my case, that's terrible, they'll get confused).

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Their (OppoStyle's) customer service is bad. They get the job slowly done but forget about details. They don't have much training and don't know how to provide proper customer service. They take time to answer, they ignore some questions, they're not detailed at all, they don't admit they're wrong until it's too late, and they keep asking you to provide the same attachments even though you've attached something in a previous message more than once (they're not proactive and won't go searching on their own much). After complaining to them about improving their customer service, one of them actually told me that they have excellent customer service because they answer within 24 hours (which is not always true at all), so they seem to think that that's all there is to it :/.
In my jobs, I have to answer clients within 2 business hours.
Anyways, to solve your worry, your new phone will have a screen protector applied (mine and others did). They will only refund the postage once they ship your product back to you and you receive it and confirm to them that you have received it (either using the tracking they'll give you or take a picture of the package and its labels). They'll only refund up to 30 USD.
Funny, you're asking similar questions as the ones that I asked, and I'm sure others asked also. They should REALLY have an FAQ or at least tell us beforehand that we only get refunded when it's shipped back to us. *Sigh*..
Try to ask to speak to Jackie Evans, she was the nicest one! (Something tells me these are all fake names though lol, not sure though, I had about 5 people handling my case, that's terrible, they'll get confused).
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thanks for responding to me!
Yeah makes sense - that's the thing - recently a youtube subscriber asked me over facebook if I would recommend the Oppo find 7 - I told them: Just wait until I get my phone back, then I'll let you know.
The oppo has great hardware, but the fact that it comes in at the same price as the LG G3 and can't be easily returned just begs the question.
Anyway - I just want my phone working as it should do. I hope it doesn't take them long.
And yeah - I feel it is fake names too lol.

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thanks for responding to me!
Yeah makes sense - that's the thing - recently a youtube subscriber asked me over facebook if I would recommend the Oppo find 7 - I told them: Just wait until I get my phone back, then I'll let you know.
The oppo has great hardware, but the fact that it comes in at the same price as the LG G3 and can't be easily returned just begs the question.
Anyway - I just want my phone working as it should do. I hope it doesn't take them long.
And yeah - I feel it is fake names too lol.
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I really want to recommend Oppo but their software has bugs and they're unable to fix them all. The hardware is good, I like it, though the lens of the camera is a bit inferior because it's not edge-to-edge crisp like the G2's lens even though the quality is great and I prefer it over the G2. The phone is too long though and they need to stop making them that long. LG did a great job with the G2 and G3.
You'll get your phone back and if you get the same screen as I got, you'll love it.
I miss having an IR blaster though =(.

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I really want to recommend Oppo but their software has bugs and they're unable to fix them all. The hardware is good, I like it, though the lens of the camera is a bit inferior because it's not edge-to-edge crisp like the G2's lens even though the quality is great and I prefer it over the G2. The phone is too long though and they need to stop making them that long. LG did a great job with the G2 and G3.
You'll get your phone back and if you get the same screen as I got, you'll love it.
I miss having an IR blaster though =(.
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Well said!

Ramsey said:
I really want to recommend Oppo but their software has bugs and they're unable to fix them all. The hardware is good, I like it, though the lens of the camera is a bit inferior because it's not edge-to-edge crisp like the G2's lens even though the quality is great and I prefer it over the G2. The phone is too long though and they need to stop making them that long. LG did a great job with the G2 and G3.
You'll get your phone back and if you get the same screen as I got, you'll love it.
I miss having an IR blaster though =(.
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Just got the replacement....same thing - same problem.
I'm now really pissed.

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Just got the replacement....same thing - same problem.
I'm now really pissed.
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Oh wow! that's not cool. Oppo uses different LCD displays and I suppose you didn't get the good one =(. Will you ask for a refund?

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Oh wow! that's not cool. Oppo uses different LCD displays and I suppose you didn't get the good one =(. Will you ask for a refund?
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No idea. I'm just beyond pissed off right now I don't know what to say.

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No idea. I'm just beyond pissed off right now I don't know what to say.
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What did you end up doing?

Three replacements and four phones in thirty days. . .

So the first phone was new and had crackling speakers. Second phone that was sent to me was refurbished and had a smudge underneath the screen so it wasn't cleanable unless I opened the hw. Third refurbished phone had a glass gap between the screen and the base of the phone, so there was bleeding light coming from the back of the phone. Now T-Mobile is sending me a fourth refurbished (most likely) phone.
All the replacements seen to be refurbished.
Imagine. . .I played for S-Off each time and a screen protector each time. That's around $140 ($25x4 + $10x4) USD just on replacement bs.
Anyone else having these issues?
I unrooted, restored stock ota, re locked, and re s-oned the first two devices (fourth device is coming 6/1/15) to restore original (warranty) status despite all these issues being hardware related. Keep in mind I'm no newb to phones.

ahrion said:
So the first phone was new and had crackling speakers. Second phone that was sent to me was refurbished and had a smudge underneath the screen so it wasn't cleanable unless I opened the hw. Third refurbished phone had a glass gap between the screen and the base of the phone, so there was bleeding light coming from the back of the phone. Now T-Mobile is sending me a fourth refurbished (most likely) phone.
All the replacements seen to be refurbished.
Imagine. . .I played for S-Off each time and a screen protector each time. That's around $140 ($25x4 + $10x4) USD just on replacement bs.
Anyone else having these issues?
Keep in mind I'm no newb to phones.
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If you are not new to the phone section, you would not pay for s-off everytime before you check the phone for defects or whatever. So you could save a lot of money,
if you check your device with Pixel test and eyes before you set it s-off
Other then that, i do not have any problems with the phone. Its a huge improvment from m7 build quality to m9.

SoLdieR9312 said:
If you are not new to the phone section, you would not pay for s-off everytime before you check the phone for defects or whatever. So you could save a lot of money,
if you check your device with Pixel test and eyes before you set it s-off
Other then that, i do not have any problems with the phone. Its a huge improvment from m7 build quality to m9.
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I already checked for defects. However it was only noticeable during the night. As for the smudge, it can be taken off with a microfiber, however once the oil of the skin touches the screen it comes back. All of these were freak incidents.
Pixel test has nothing to do with my problems with the phones as I have no dead pixels.
Like I said, definitely very aware of my phone and its uses. I've had every phone out there and do numbers of different ports for audio. So its not like this is my first rodeo.

ahrion said:
So the first phone was new and had crackling speakers. Second phone that was sent to me was refurbished and had a smudge underneath the screen so it wasn't cleanable unless I opened the hw. Third refurbished phone had a glass gap between the screen and the base of the phone, so there was bleeding light coming from the back of the phone. Now T-Mobile is sending me a fourth refurbished (most likely) phone.
All the replacements seen to be refurbished.
Imagine. . .I played for S-Off each time and a screen protector each time. That's around $140 ($25x4 + $10x4) USD just on replacement bs.
Anyone else having these issues?
Keep in mind I'm no newb to phones.
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nope i saw tons of M9 go and come back with no issues, except clicky speakers and the company in here is not covering that, even some iPhone units suffers from something similar
state your country please

hamdir said:
nope i saw tons of M9 go and come back with no issues, except clicky speakers and the company in here is not covering that, even some iPhone units suffers from something similar
state your country please
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U.S.A.

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U.S.A.
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that's strange are you sure HTC is sending refurbs in the US, maybe its a carrier issue?
please try to get in connect with some of HTC members on twitter like @ urbanstata

hamdir said:
nope i saw tons of M9 go and come back with no issues, except clicky speakers and the company in here is not covering that, even some iPhone units suffers from something similar
state your country please
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T-Mobile is very generous as they credited me $60 at no hassle or haggling. They've sent me several replacements with no hassle. However they said if the third replacement they send me is defected, they'll allow me to choose a swap of the M9 for another phone. . .which is not what I want because I like this phone.

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T-Mobile is very generous as they credited me $60 at no hassle or haggling. They've sent me several replacements with no hassle. However they said if the third replacement they send me is defected, they'll allow me to choose a swap of the M9 for another phone. . .which is not what I want because I like this phone.
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like i said lots of HTC's nice guys on twitter, get in touch
https://twitter.com/urbanstrata
https://twitter.com/JasonMacHTC

Sorry to hear that you're having issues getting a unit without defect. I ordered my developer edition phone a few days after it was available and it showed up in perfect condition. I had read about issues regarding gaps at the screen and body, and a "clicky" area at one of the screen boundaries, however my phone was free of all of those. My old M7 had one pixel that would only display in white, but I kept it and was very happy with it.
Bottom line - I hope you get an M9 that you are happy with, because this phone is awesome. As hamdir notes in the sticky thread at the top, the upcoming firmware update brings great improvements to daytime camera performance and battery performance. HTC continues to show themselves as a company dedicated to delivering a great experience for their customers.

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Sorry to hear that you're having issues getting a unit without defect. I ordered my developer edition phone a few days after it was available and it showed up in perfect condition. I had read about issues regarding gaps at the screen and body, and a "clicky" area at one of the screen boundaries, however my phone was free of all of those. My old M7 had one pixel that would only display in white, but I kept it and was very happy with it.
Bottom line - I hope you get an M9 that you are happy with, because this phone is awesome. As hamdir notes in the sticky thread at the top, the upcoming firmware update brings great improvements to daytime camera performance and battery performance. HTC continues to show themselves as a company dedicated to delivering a great experience for their customers.
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That's all good and stuff. . but it's the hardware that is failing this device. All these defects. Don't get me wrong, I love my phone. However this is not okay for me and shouldn't be acceptable for anyone else.
I just want my phone to work as intended.

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That's all good and stuff. . but it's the hardware that is failing this device. All these defects. Don't get me wrong, I love my phone. However this is not okay for me and shouldn't be acceptable for anyone else.
I just want my phone to work as intended.
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You appear to be the exception and not the rule with regard to defective M9s. If you hold out for an M9 that meets your standards, I think you'll be very pleased with the device. Good luck!

I ended up with 3 of them at one point. Got to choose between two grey and one gold silver. One of the greys had phucked up speakers. Kept it for a few weeks prior to paying for S off... What kind of momo would pay 25 USD the second they receive the phone. Ended up paying $450 cdn for one after all the credits they gave me for the hassle.

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I ended up with 3 of them at one point. Got to choose between two grey and one gold silver. One of the greys had phucked up speakers. Kept it for a few weeks prior to paying for S off... What kind of momo would pay 25 USD the second they receive the phone. Ended up paying $450 cdn for one after all the credits they gave me for the hassle.
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Sounds like me. Hah

I wish I'd sent mine back. Horrid battery and camera experience with this one

If it makes you feel better, I went through 3 Galaxy S6s with defects before I went to the M9. Yeah, I'm not happy with this onr, but it's more the camera and the heat that's ruining my experience. I'm just not sure why the hell you paid for S-Off 4 times. After the first, I would have waited to make sure the phone was FLAWLESS.

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If it makes you feel better, I went through 3 Galaxy S6s with defects before I went to the M9. Yeah, I'm not happy with this onr, but it's more the camera and the heat that's ruining my experience. I'm just not sure why the hell you paid for S-Off 4 times. After the first, I would have waited to make sure the phone was FLAWLESS.
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Trust me. I did. Until I looked at the phone when it was dark. For now on I'm going to be running tests every time I get a phone.

Is the replacement with T-Mobile or asurion? Or another private insurance..I remember with my wifes note4 they gave us a new phone right there in the store..and it was past the 15 days return policy...but then again it was Verizon not T-Mobile

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Is the replacement with T-Mobile or asurion? Or another private insurance..I remember with my wifes note4 they gave us a new phone right there in the store..and it was past the 15 days return policy...but then again it was Verizon not T-Mobile
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They do it from asurion for some reason?

Hello boys and girls.
Would you be so kind to explain me how to understand if my htc one m9 is refurbished? Tried ##778# code and it does not work for me. And my phone is not rooted also.
Thank You in advance.
Best Regards,

So the third replacement they sent me (fourth phone) was also defected. So I finally called @HTC and explained to them what happened. They're sending me a new device, not some cleaned up BS used device. The one they will send me is going to be brand new. Good guys HTC (warranty).