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A lot of the pins inside the power connector on my 3125 are mangled, I thought about trying to straighten them but I think it's a lost cause. Any suggestions on what I might do?
I already replaced it with a AT&T Tilt (Kaiser), but it'd be nice to get my original working again as a backup.
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Connector on my 3125 had absolutely destroyed. I never thought it would be repaired. The connect is a wrong design and don't hope it will work for a long time.
It happened to me to. Now I use two batteries and an universal charger.
The connector on my Cingular 3125 broke free of the board after I passed it off to my wife (I've got a HTC Fuze now!). I'm going to see about soldering it back on Monday at work - we've got some pretty skilled techs. I'll post back with my results.
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A lot of the pins inside the power connector on my 3125 are mangled, I thought about trying to straighten them but I think it's a lost cause. Any suggestions on what I might do?
I already replaced it with a AT&T Tilt (Kaiser), but it'd be nice to get my original working again as a backup.
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This is a possible accessory solution:
http://houston.craigslist.org/ele/1121244843.html
Earlier this evening, I sent in a request for confirmation on the proper USB data cable.
Regards,
Rudydb
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The connector on my Cingular 3125 broke free of the board after I passed it off to my wife (I've got a HTC Fuze now!). I'm going to see about soldering it back on Monday at work - we've got some pretty skilled techs. I'll post back with my results.
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hm interesting, if it comes off the board that easy maybe it can either be repaired or replaced. Gonna look for an OEM store now =D
hyachts said:
The connector on my Cingular 3125 broke free of the board after I passed it off to my wife (I've got a HTC Fuze now!). I'm going to see about soldering it back on Monday at work - we've got some pretty skilled techs. I'll post back with my results.
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The last time I asked a local cell repair shop, it was a $40 repair. They told me that it was a common problem.
One of the guys at work was able to solder it back in place without too much trouble. It's very close quarters, but as long as you haven't lost any of the pins it's not so bad to get it back in place.
Unfortunately, my cat chewed off my 40-pin usb charging cable and I'm going nuts atm... so has anyone found anywhere that might sell a cable like this? I looked pretty much all the online places and they're none existence, perhaps if i take it to local phone shops, will they be able to solder it up?
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Unfortunately, my cat chewed off my 40-pin usb charging cable and I'm going nuts atm... so has anyone found anywhere that might sell a cable like this? I looked pretty much all the online places and they're none existence, perhaps if i take it to local phone shops, will they be able to solder it up?
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To be honest i do not think they sell those separately yet
My first guess is to call Asus directly, and tell them what happened and they might send you a new one or let you buy one over the phone if you feel comfortable doing that
Or even contact them on Facebook they actually monitor that very well
As for the cable splice, i am not sure of any phone shops that would do that, at least in my area, maybe a electronics repair shop would be better, probably charge you an arm and a leg though
If i had bought a dock with my transformer, i would send you my extra cable
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If i had bought a dock with my transformer, i would send you my extra cable
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No extra cable with the dock...unless I got shorted one.
So I spent over an hour talking on the phone with them this morning, apparently, they don't even have a part number for the cable, I even had to convince them that this doesn't sell in the local shops first. Now they're saying there'll be a "special" team which will contact me within 24 hours to solve the problem. Sigh...I knew asus support sucks and was hoping the product to last long without needing support but...
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So I spent over an hour talking on the phone with them this morning, apparently, they don't even have a part number for the cable, I even had to convince them that this doesn't sell in the local shops first. Now they're saying there'll be a "special" team which will contact me within 24 hours to solve the problem. Sigh...I knew asus support sucks and was hoping the product to last long without needing support but...
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Asus were brilliant for us when my Mum had a problem with her Eee PC a couple of years back - screen failed, got a brand new one within a week. Couldn't argue at all!
It does seem vary by product, hopefully they'll contact me soon.
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So I spent over an hour talking on the phone with them this morning, apparently, they don't even have a part number for the cable, I even had to convince them that this doesn't sell in the local shops first. Now they're saying there'll be a "special" team which will contact me within 24 hours to solve the problem. Sigh...I knew asus support sucks and was hoping the product to last long without needing support but...
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Don't tell them your cat chewed it. You're better off saying it's defective and the store won't take it back and demand a replacement. When they get yours back they'll charge you for the cat-chewed cable and everyones happy.
Telling them it was your fault will not get anything done quickly, because they don't have to give you a new one. Try it the other way around and at least you can get a working cable and they'll charge the money it would have cost to sell it to you.
Hope it all works out.
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No extra cable with the dock...unless I got shorted one.
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My bad, i thought the dock came with a cable because that would be the most obvious thing to include , guess i was wrong lol
I called again later and on the third time was able to get a RMA for it, sent it to the service center right afterwards so hopefully I can get a phone call sometimes next week about the payment. But from what they said, it seems like they don't have these things on stock for replacement, kinda sucks since I'll be out of country in a week and half.
I've never repaired a cable before, so I haven't a clue what I'm talking about, but if the wires inside of the cable are color coded, I bet with a pair of wire strippers and a little solder and electrical tape, you might be able to do the job yourself.
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I've never repaired a cable before, so I haven't a clue what I'm talking about, but if the wires inside of the cable are color coded, I bet with a pair of wire strippers and a little solder and electrical tape, you might be able to do the job yourself.
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I peaked through the opening of the cable, the wires were extremely small where I could not see the inner metal wires within the cables and they seem like un-strippable (so thin that I'm afraid to break it with typical wire stripper), also there're metal wires on the outside wrapping the inner cables which are also damaged. Just gonna give up and let them send me a new one.
ASUS suggested website
BTW, one of the reps were telling me to go to this website and check if they have the cables in stock http://www.asusparts.eu/index.php
I think this will be the first place to have them if any charging/replacement kits would be available. However, currently there're nothing related to the TF.
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Unfortunately, my cat chewed off my 40-pin usb charging cable and I'm going nuts atm... so has anyone found anywhere that might sell a cable like this? I looked pretty much all the online places and they're none existence, perhaps if i take it to local phone shops, will they be able to solder it up?
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Now bad is it? If the 40 pin end is intact I could fix it.
~DC
hotelmode said:
I've never repaired a cable before, so I haven't a clue what I'm talking about, but if the wires inside of the cable are color coded, I bet with a pair of wire strippers and a little solder and electrical tape, you might be able to do the job yourself.
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I'm planning to pinout the 40 pin at some point. If I send you postage would you send it to me?
~DC
I wish you replied earlier, I sent it through RMA back to ASUS last friday :S
Unfortunately they are not available yet. But here is a link for the power cord.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/606705/asus-transformer-tf101-ac-adapter.html
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Unfortunately they are not available yet. But here is a link for the power cord.
http://www.excaliberpc.com/606705/asus-transformer-tf101-ac-adapter.html
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I found out that they listed them over last weekend, also sent them an email asking when the cables will be available.
They replied:
transformer is now delayed to mid-June.
Sorry to have to give you the bad news...
But im not sure if they're talking about the tablet or cables, gonna ask them again and see what they reply.
Sorry you are having to cope with the problem. It's got to be very frustrating. I'm waiting for my TF to arrive from Amazon. It will be at least a month from order to delivery, but that's got to be less frustrating than having it in your hands, and not being able to use it.
I'm sure the USB connection for charging uses only 3 or 4 wires, so it might be relatively easy to temporarily wire it, but at best, it would be highly vulnerable to breakage. I think you made the right choice to RMA it back and get a new one.
I have a quick question for anyone that already has a charging cable. Approximately how long is it? I looked at the picture in the link, with it wrapped up, but it doesn't look very long. Anything less than 6' will be less than perfect for me, although I could use a USB extension cable if necessary.
My power adapter died on me today!! I can charge with usb from my PC and now im using an old iphoneac adapter to charge with. It is really slow though, gained 1% in about 10 minutes....
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My power adapter died on me today!! I can charge with usb from my PC and now im using an old iphoneac adapter to charge with. It is really slow though, gained 1% in about 10 minutes....
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Find a universal USB charger for an iPad. It should charge the TF while powered off, or at least with the screen off. It will take longer to charge, of course, but it should do the job.
Already dead. Wont charge the Prime. I called them, that was a real treat - I was on the line for 35 minutes as he researched the "issue" and we worked out the details I have 2 Prime's in the family, tested them back and fourth and 1 is dead - cable is fine, the little black power supply box is toast.
Now I get the joy of sending it back, on my dime For a product of this size, and this value, is it worth it for them to spend 35 minutes on the phone, me send it back, them check it, send me one back... for a $5 piece. Jeeezz just send me one already as it is going to cost $100 in man power to deal with the stupid thing. And the hoops i had to go through to try to prove this power supply was tied to my on record Prime, it was a joke. Total Joke and now we will be out of the power supply for maybe 10 days or more & she is leaving town in a few days. Plus, you get the joy of them sending you an RMA email that is like 3 pages long and looks like it was formatted by a 5th grader. Ugh.
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Already dead. Wont charge the Prime. I called them, that was a real treat - I was on the line for 35 minutes as he researched the "issue" and we worked out the details I have 2 Prime's in the family, tested them back and fourth and 1 is dead - cable is fine, the little black power supply box is toast.
Now I get the joy of sending it back, on my dime For a product of this size, and this value, is it worth it for them to spend 35 minutes on the phone, me send it back, them check it, send me one back... for a $5 piece. Jeeezz just send me one already as it is going to cost $100 in man power to deal with the stupid thing. And the hoops i had to go through to try to prove this power supply was tied to my on record Prime, it was a joke. Total Joke and now we will be out of the power supply for maybe 10 days or more & she is leaving town in a few days. Plus, you get the joy of them sending you an RMA email that is like 3 pages long and looks like it was formatted by a 5th grader. Ugh.
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This is the first post where someone is complaining that I actually felt like you had a real complaint against the company. That is outrageous. You have more patience than I do. I would have just bought a new one and said screw it. Sorry for your troubles, though. Do you like your Prime otherwise? Mine will be here Monday and am hoping I have no issues.
EDIT: I say only post. That's an exaggeration. This is one of very few posts that I've read where I actually feel sorry for you. Too many on here are just whiners. Granted, this is just a vent post, but I think it's rather warranted in my opinion.
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Already dead. Wont charge the Prime. I called them, that was a real treat - I was on the line for 35 minutes as he researched the "issue" and we worked out the details I have 2 Prime's in the family, tested them back and fourth and 1 is dead - cable is fine, the little black power supply box is toast.
Now I get the joy of sending it back, on my dime For a product of this size, and this value, is it worth it for them to spend 35 minutes on the phone, me send it back, them check it, send me one back... for a $5 piece. Jeeezz just send me one already as it is going to cost $100 in man power to deal with the stupid thing. And the hoops i had to go through to try to prove this power supply was tied to my on record Prime, it was a joke. Total Joke and now we will be out of the power supply for maybe 10 days or more & she is leaving town in a few days. Plus, you get the joy of them sending you an RMA email that is like 3 pages long and looks like it was formatted by a 5th grader. Ugh.
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My first transformer had a bad power adapter, I had to go purchase another one from staples. This one that came with the prime is exact same thing, except the removing prongs aren't foldable and the cable is longer. Also my previous adapter chipped in an area...it's pretty fragile.
Dang, that sux. Better take off overclock and put it in Power/battery savings mode
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Already dead. Wont charge the Prime. I called them, that was a real treat - I was on the line for 35 minutes as he researched the "issue" and we worked out the details I have 2 Prime's in the family, tested them back and fourth and 1 is dead - cable is fine, the little black power supply box is toast.
Now I get the joy of sending it back, on my dime For a product of this size, and this value, is it worth it for them to spend 35 minutes on the phone, me send it back, them check it, send me one back... for a $5 piece. Jeeezz just send me one already as it is going to cost $100 in man power to deal with the stupid thing. And the hoops i had to go through to try to prove this power supply was tied to my on record Prime, it was a joke. Total Joke and now we will be out of the power supply for maybe 10 days or more & she is leaving town in a few days. Plus, you get the joy of them sending you an RMA email that is like 3 pages long and looks like it was formatted by a 5th grader. Ugh.
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Since it's a usb plug adapter, can you use another usb plug from another device? I know I can switch plugs between my HTC, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola phones with the same usb plug adapter.
That does suck. Have you tried the freezer trick? Put it in a ziploc then put it in the freezer for like 15 minutes.
My charger "died" within like a week, but the freezer trick fixed it and its been going fine since then. After being in the freezer the thin plastic piece that has the actual prongs in it was displaced a few mm from the larger plastic piece, so I just pushed it back into place and it worked.
Worth a shot before sending it in if you haven't already
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That does suck. Have you tried the freezer trick? Put it in a ziploc then put it in the freezer for like 15 minutes.
My charger "died" within like a week, but the freezer trick fixed it and its been going fine since then. After being in the freezer the thin plastic piece that has the actual prongs in it was displaced a few mm from the larger plastic piece, so I just pushed it back into place and it worked.
Worth a shot before sending it in if you haven't already
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Oh yeah, +1 for this. I've heard this works because of the temp lock on the charger. Sometimes it gets stuck and won't let it charge anymore. Good find. Someone give this man a thanks because I'm all out because of all of the ICS goodness going on in the Rezound forums lol
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Since it's a usb plug adapter, can you use another usb plug from another device? I know I can switch plugs between my HTC, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola phones with the same usb plug adapter.
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IIRC the prime has some abnormal voltage requirements so your mileage may vary there.
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IIRC the prime has some abnormal voltage requirements so your mileage may vary there.
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I don't think another adapter works. The transformer use to be able to charge via usb on the computer, but it took about 24 hours to fully charge from a computer usb port. The prime doesn't seem to charge at all, when I plug it in, it doesn't say "charging".
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Since it's a usb plug adapter, can you use another usb plug from another device? I know I can switch plugs between my HTC, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola phones with the same usb plug adapter.
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Nope... I tried one from an iPod, a Griffin, and a generic one. None would work. They do specifically mention in their manual only use "their" charger.. I dont care about stuff like that but turns out, the 3 I tried would not work
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That does suck. Have you tried the freezer trick? Put it in a ziploc then put it in the freezer for like 15 minutes.
My charger "died" within like a week, but the freezer trick fixed it and its been going fine since then. After being in the freezer the thin plastic piece that has the actual prongs in it was displaced a few mm from the larger plastic piece, so I just pushed it back into place and it worked.
Worth a shot before sending it in if you haven't already
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Gonna pass and here is why.. surely in that power supply is a motherboard or solder and if you freeze it and then heat it (as powers runs through) you can create fine hair cracks in the solder. So, it seems totally illogical to me.
Interesting, So which type or cable and power adapter should we buy for the prime if needed? we cannot use some "generic" kind?
I would just go ham on the tech support and make them send me one for free.
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I hammered the **** out of them about it just because they took so damn long for such a petty thing & how cheap the piece is and absurd amount of time and effort it will take, they weren't having it.
They and I all have bigger fish to fry, but I was just so annoyed by the interaction and amount of effort I now have to expend.
Awe man that sucks. What you need to do its call and act super crazy. Like change up your accent in between sentences, talk loud and then really soft. Yell at them and then pretend to cry and apologize for yelling. That usually makes em feel really bad and sorry for me and then they are like ok, we will make an exception.
Make sure you talking to high level support though, lower level ppl have no authority. Ask then what level they are and ask to be escalated. Be really nice to them too.
This actually works btw. Have gotten a hp laptop battery replaced after it was out of warranty, a early phone upgrade for my friend on att, and also a free slingbox dvr from dish.
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Awe man that sucks. What you need to do its call and act super crazy. Like change up your accent in between sentences, talk loud and then really soft. Yell at them and then pretend to cry and apologize for yelling. That usually makes em feel really bad and sorry for me and then they are like ok, we will make an exception.
Make sure you talking to high level support though, lower level ppl have no authority. Ask then what level they are and ask to be escalated. Be really nice to them too.
This actually works btw. Have gotten a hp laptop battery replaced after it was out of warranty, a early phone upgrade for my friend on att, and also a free slingbox dvr from dish.
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BWaaa ha ha LOL this is the trick I plan to use the next time I have to attend Jury Duty
I think the reason the others won't work is a lot of those smaller chargers for phones and things are 5 volt and the prime wants a 12 or 15 volt or something. At least I thought that's what the prime charger had listed in it's specs.
I suppose if radio shack had a generic wall usb charger listed higher it should work. The Prime/TF101 chargers are like $30...
Why do you have to pay for shipping?
There is something I don't understand here. Why do you have to pay to ship the unit to Asus if you didn't break it? I'd understand you'd have to pay to get it back if they discover that it broke because of you but why do you have to pay to get a warranty repair?
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Gonna pass and here is why.. surely in that power supply is a motherboard or solder and if you freeze it and then heat it (as powers runs through) you can create fine hair cracks in the solder. So, it seems totally illogical to me.
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Are you worried about a catastrophic failure if your hypothetical situation occurs? Also considering it "freezing" is a bit off since you can't freeze a solid, you are simply cooling it.
Considering there are plenty of electronics that work outside in the winter without problems to their soldering as far as I am aware, I would think cooling your adapter shouldn't be a huge risk.
My USB Charger died as well... In fact It worked only 1 time !
I received my TF201 Wednesday (jan 18th) and the usb charger worked like a charm the first time. I played with the TF201 until the battery was at 1% and I plugged it on the charger then... nothing (no orange lights and no charging icons on the screen). I submit a RMA for this (and for the light bleeds, I'm so lucky).
Now I have to charge my TF201 with regular usb charger but It only charges the TF201 if it is turned off and it takes FOREVER to charge (after 12h of charging = 72%).
I wonder if it would charge faster if I plug on my computer (I got usb3 ports)...
I know wireless charging is possible via the Touchstone method if I'm not mistaken, but if I recall, you're stuck with using that and only that. Is there a way to hack in wireless charging on the Note 2 with any charging pad such as that Fatboy pillow or the Nokia pads or anything with the Qi standard?
Also, can someone take a picture of the location of the wireless pins on the phone. I hear they're covered, and I just would like to see the back of the device.
Thanks in advance!
I am wondering the same thing. This is the first video I have seen which at least means we dont have to replace the usb charging board. You can see where he solders the leads. He says its a Qi back in the comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDSyjl_2CXo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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No, you wouldn't be stuck with charging only through the touchstone. I did this mod on my galaxy nexus and didn't have that limitation. I love the touchstone and I'm looking to find confirmation that someone has done this mod on the Verizon Note2...I see info about all the other versions but not this one. I'm assuming it's going to be similar to the Sprint version mod but don't know for sure. Please, if anyone has info on this mod for the Verizon Note2, respond.
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Well I'm intrigued. I own the Verizon note 2, 2 HP touchpads, and 4 touchstone chargers. I love being able to drop the touchpad into the wireless charger and letting it go. To have this functionality with the note 2 would be to cool. I also have a fair amount of electronics knowledge. I'm pretty certain that once retrofitted, a device set up for wireless charging would work with any wireless charger as the principals of charging are all the same as I understand it.
One question that comes to mind.. is there really any difference in the make up of the note 2 circuit board between providers other than maybe the radio circuitry? If not then there isn't any reason why the mod shown in the video shouldn't work. Over the next couple of days I'll check into this and report my findings.
Anyone thinking about getting this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-Standard...53731?pt=Battery_Chargers&hash=item2ec48cbe63
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Anyone thinking about getting this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-Standard...53731?pt=Battery_Chargers&hash=item2ec48cbe63
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That would be nice but we don't have contacts to line that up with... We technically do have the hardware their but I have heard a few horror stories about people not being careful and screwing up their phone trying to do the mod. I had wireless charging on my S3 but I think I'm gonna hold out on the Note 2 this time around...
Don't open case or you lose LTE/GPS
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That would be nice but we don't have contacts to line that up with... We technically do have the hardware their but I have heard a few horror stories about people not being careful and screwing up their phone trying to do the mod. I had wireless charging on my S3 but I think I'm gonna hold out on the Note 2 this time around...
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So I ended up buying the Qi charger on ebay along with a new chassis back (it was for the GSM variant) with the intentions of swapping backs and then having the holes to put the qi charger through. After MUCH hacking of the back, it worked, however I lost GPS, and 4G LTE. The chassis is just too different to work correctly.
I then put the Verizon chassis back, back on and used some copper tape to get the contacts to touch without the holes. Everything worked properly, but still no GPS or LTE.
I took it apart thinking I broke maybe one of the pins that use the chassis back as the antenna -still nothing. So moral of the story, don't take the chassis back off or the phone will be half of one. Its been about 4 days and going to various places in SF to see if LTE would come back on, but no dice.
Going to return this phone since its now broke (still 30 days) and next I will try and use the copper tape to put behind the actual battery contacts and NOT open the case at all.
Really wish VZ didn't take away this capability, as I already invested in the wireless charging stuff for my HTC Thunderbolt. Have a S3 and that works perfectly fine since the holes/pins are there.
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So I ended up buying the Qi charger on ebay along with a new chassis back (it was for the GSM variant) with the intentions of swapping backs and then having the holes to put the qi charger through. After MUCH hacking of the back, it worked, however I lost GPS, and 4G LTE. The chassis is just too different to work correctly.
I then put the Verizon chassis back, back on and used some copper tape to get the contacts to touch without the holes. Everything worked properly, but still no GPS or LTE.
I took it apart thinking I broke maybe one of the pins that use the chassis back as the antenna -still nothing. So moral of the story, don't take the chassis back off or the phone will be half of one. Its been about 4 days and going to various places in SF to see if LTE would come back on, but no dice.
Going to return this phone since its now broke (still 30 days) and next I will try and use the copper tape to put behind the actual battery contacts and NOT open the case at all.
Really wish VZ didn't take away this capability, as I already invested in the wireless charging stuff for my HTC Thunderbolt. Have a S3 and that works perfectly fine since the holes/pins are there.
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You must have damaged something. You can take the back off without destroying anything - in fact you have to when you first get the phone since the battery doesn't come preinstalled.
Edit: never mind, didn't misread your post. But people have removed the chassis too - you still must have damaged it somehow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35988384
FTW
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You must have damaged something. You can take the back off without destroying anything - in fact you have to when you first get the phone since the battery doesn't come preinstalled.
Edit: never mind, didn't misread your post. But people have removed the chassis too - you still must have damaged it somehow.
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Ya I must have, everything looked fine, but ya, something happened and I couldn't get it to get back to 4G. Went back to Verizon today and got a new one. I want to try and see if I can just hook directly to the battery terminals... need to get my ohm meter out.
I did it to mine took about a hour be careful and gentle minimum force is needed follow the YouTube video and use the proper tools
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So I ended up buying the Qi charger on ebay along with a new chassis back (it was for the GSM variant) with the intentions of swapping backs and then having the holes to put the qi charger through. After MUCH hacking of the back, it worked, however I lost GPS, and 4G LTE. The chassis is just too different to work correctly.
I then put the Verizon chassis back, back on and used some copper tape to get the contacts to touch without the holes. Everything worked properly, but still no GPS or LTE.
I took it apart thinking I broke maybe one of the pins that use the chassis back as the antenna -still nothing. So moral of the story, don't take the chassis back off or the phone will be half of one. Its been about 4 days and going to various places in SF to see if LTE would come back on, but no dice.
Going to return this phone since its now broke (still 30 days) and next I will try and use the copper tape to put behind the actual battery contacts and NOT open the case at all.
Really wish VZ didn't take away this capability, as I already invested in the wireless charging stuff for my HTC Thunderbolt. Have a S3 and that works perfectly fine since the holes/pins are there.
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wow, you break the phone and then go and exchange it.
And they say personal responsibility is dead in this country...
Hi guys,
So far I have used 3 chargers. A Verizon green 10ft long charger, the charger for my Nexus 7, and a Verizon car charger.
Basically when I plug any of these chargers in it will show it is charging for a split second, then it'll go away. So in order for it to charge, I have to push the charger in really hard, push it down, or bend it to the right. If I bend it to the right, when I let go, it stops charging. Sometimes I can get it at the right angle to keep it there, but I come back later and see that it isn't charger. Also if I push it in really hard, bending it to the right stops charging it.
The Verizon car charger has been the best for me (not as bad but I still have to bend it), but I use my nexus 7 charger for it most of the time.
This is super annoying, how it's real hard to get it to start charging and even harder to keep it. None of the pins on my chargers look crooked, nor inside my phone. I don't know if there is a fix for this, I might just take it to Verizon.
Anyone with the same problem or know of a fix out there? Thanks!
Hardware return to service centre .
This is I9300 forum advice / firmware from here may brick a non I9300 see sticky .
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I've had that problem to and with my fiancée's s3, I need to push it in quite hard to get it to start charging but my girlfriends s3 I need to do almost the exact same as what you've described bending it pushing it, I think we where on our 5th charger for hers before it just refused to charge anymore it is definitely a problem with the phone we sent hers back and it was fixed under warranty, we were told by T-Mobile that it was a common fault with the s3 but it was repaired and now works perfectly, we have the international models. The only fix is it to send it back unfortunately hope this helps.
jaggythistle said:
I've had that problem to and with my fiancée's s3, I need to push it in quite hard to get it to start charging but my girlfriends s3 I need to do almost the exact same as what you've described bending it pushing it, I think we where on our 5th charger for hers before it just refused to charge anymore it is definitely a problem with the phone we sent hers back and it was fixed under warranty, we were told by T-Mobile that it was a common fault with the s3 but it was repaired and now works perfectly, we have the international models. The only fix is it to send it back unfortunately hope this helps.
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This is a Verizon certified phone. I only got it about a month ago. I'm a little scared to get a replacement. I actually had a Rezound before, and I went through 4 malfunctioning Rezounds and weeks of not having a phone before I called up verizon and they offered to switch my Rezound for a certified S3. It's great in all other ways, that's why I'm afraid to replace it with a phone that has problems with using the phone itself.
Okay, what is going on here. I made the cord tight and angled it to get a charge. It was at 42% last night when I started charging. I got up and the red light was still on, but the phone was still at 42%. It seems only angling to the right will it charge normally.
This is so annoying. So it's the charging port on my phone then? Maybe I should get the manufacturers charger, maybe I'm just using chargers not really compatible with my S3? Because my car charger works as soon as I plug it in. I mean if I turn in my car a lot it will stop charging and I will have to readjust the connection, but it's not nearly as bad as the charger I'm using at home.
Get it replaced and done with, mate. It's hardware problem. And not with the charger.
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jaggythistle said:
I've had that problem to and with my fiancée's s3, I need to push it in quite hard to get it to start charging but my girlfriends s3 I need to do almost the exact same as what you've described bending it pushing it, I think we where on our 5th charger for hers before it just refused to charge anymore it is definitely a problem with the phone we sent hers back and it was fixed under warranty, we were told by T-Mobile that it was a common fault with the s3 but it was repaired and now works perfectly, we have the international models. The only fix is it to send it back unfortunately hope this helps.
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How long did it take for you to receive your phone back? I'm sending my phone to Samsung for repair. Sounds like it's going to take about 2 weeks, which is unfortunate. I just went through that
There is a simple fix!!!
I previously had to post this to a different forum so im posting the solution to this forum.
This issue can be fixed easily, you just have some stuff to fix it with. It's not only the connectors that's dirty, It's also the bottom of the micro usb port, it can easily be blocking the the connector from connecting all the way in. Here's how i fixed mine:
The first thing you'll need is some rubbing alcohol
Some Q-Tips.
The second thing you'll need is a very small sewing needle (go ask your grandma for one )
The third optional thing you'll need is some compressed air WITH a straw thing at the end
First off, remove the battery of the phone and set it somewhere.
Then get your sewing needle and dip it into the rubbing alcohol (helps clean the residue).
Then DELICATELY take the needle and clean ALL residue on the bottom of the port. Do this and make sure ALL residue is gone.
Then take the Q-tip and dip it in the rubbing alcohol.
VERY GENTLY take the Q-Tip and put very little pressure against the charging port.
Take the needle and go for a second try for the residue and let it air dry, OR get the compressed air and CAREFULLY blow out the rubbing alcohol and dust out of the charging port.
Put the battery when dry and turn on phone.
This will effectively clean the charging port AND the bottom of the port.
This has probably an 80% chance of working. It worked for me!
Plug it in and see if that works!
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU MESS UP AND SCREW UP YOUR PHONE!!!!!
I hope this helped everybody