Hi there,
I posted the following message in the "Accessories" section about a week ago, but have had no replies. Perhaps more people look in this more general section, at least I hope so. In the meantime I have tried a couple more "pc repair" shops but without success. I appreciate that people who visit this site and offer their advice, do so on an entirely voluntary basis. It's great that so many of you have such an interest in the product/subject and that you are willing to share your experiences and knowledge with us. Even if no one can help with my problem, I must say that I have enjoyed reading the forum, and until this unfortunate accident I was starting to really enjoy using my XDA. I had upgraded the ROM, unlocked a SIM card, installed stacks of software, it was great. Ah well, maybe I will just have the memories!
"I recently dropped my xda and it would no longer power on, it seemed completely dead. Assuming it was a "connection" problem with the power to battery pins, I opened it up to see if I could see any obvious problem. During my poking and messing about (with tools which were not really suitable) I inadvertently damaged the small ribbon cables on the right hand side .
I took the unit to a laptop repair specialist but he was unable to fix it, he said he could not find replacement cables/plugs that would fit. Do you know of where I could obtain such cables, or can you recommend someone who would be capable of carrying out repairs?
I would really appreciate your advice, I'm lost without use of the xda. Yes, I did regular backups to the storage card, the last one being only a day or two before the accident.
I look forward to hearing from someone, hopefully with some positive news!
Many thanks,
Mikeyg "
Let me preface this with the fact that I'm a G1 and Nexus owner and I have lots of experience with dev work on both of those phones. This help request is for a friend of mine who lives thousands of miles away, so theres not much I can do hands-on. Yes, I searched, couldnt find answers.
So my friend has a CDMA hero (sprint). Unrooted, completely stock. She had it for a month and "all of a sudden" she couldnt make or receive calls anymore. Stupidly, she took it into bestbuy (where she bought the phone from) and had them try to fix it. Fail, of course.
to me, it sounds like she somehow deleted her APN list or turned off her radio. the help i'm requesting is the following:
-first and foremost, how to boot a stock hero into recovery and execute a wipe.
-second, if someone could point me to the sprint APN list, that would be awesome.
-third, I would greatly appreciate it if one of you could point me to instructions to check the radio status (on/off).
no need to really baby talk the issue, but my friend is computer/tech illiterate and I can translate instructions. however, she has NO desire to root (i know, odd, right?) so rooting the phone to attempt to solve the problem isnt an option.
quick responses would be awesome. she's been living with the phone this way for 3 months now and helping her fix it in an hour would earn major brownie points for my next visit. cheers.
Suggest you move this to the dedicated Hero Sprint forum - they are much more likely to know
What's with the no help with my problem? I'm a smart man, and I rarely seek others for help because I feel I'm more capable then the rest. But when I hit a wall and I can't find my way to the other side I seek for the answers, and what a waste I should have known that to be. This big and wonderful community of very smart and talented individuals is a let down. I'm not trying to insult any one. I'm just making it known that there are people who truly seek help, and I know the answers are here, now it's a disgrace to see someone very patiently and generously seeking help only to be practically ignored till the thread slips down deeper into the forums to be lost and forgotten FOR GOOD. Here's my real question, what does it take to get answers? I'll be searching else where and on my own to figure it out by myself, then I'm going to do the opposite of you all, and I'm going to share my knowledge with someone who needs it just as bad as me. Because I am grateful, that is all.
/rant
Ya'll can say what you will, I may see it but I wont be reading it.
Good day!
Totally agree! Even though they no the answer they tell you to search there forums for 3 hours!!
do you have an issue? Maybe I can help, ill try anyway
Sent from my Dell Streak
I've already searched these forums and a lot of other places on the internet. I haven't found anything of help, if you think you could help me here is my thread with my question.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324844
I learned a long time ago to never be disappointed means to never expect anything, from anyone. Well it's a different case when there's a forum dedicated to QUESTIONS, and ANSWERS. I expect the knowledgeable ones who can help TO help.
@imsohawker: You need to be aware that there are over 4,000,000 members on this site. Of them, the Streak community is a tiny one, which is why it's located in the Low Activity and Legacy section of the site. Most Streak owners do not have AT&T, being in Europe and Asia. Of the ones that do have AT&T, you are the first I've seen that has a "pay as you go" plan. So if you aren't getting answers to your questions it's likely because your situation is so uncommon that no one here has any practical experience that can allow them to answer it.
I did in fact attempt to help you out, but there is only so much I can do, simply because I am not on a "pay as you go" plan through AT&T. I'm sorry. I wish I could be more helpful.
@markdexter: Be aware that when you created a username on XDA Developers you agreed to abide by the site's rules. The number one rule on the site is search before you post. If it's abundantly clear that the poster did not search before posting, e.g. asking how to root the Streak, you will get told to use the search engine. Usually I am nice enough to provide a link and mention using the search engine the next time, but for repeat offenders, I report their posts for violations of rule number 1.
While XDA members are rather knowledgeable people, at least for myself it's more gratifying to find out the answer yourself than it is to have it spoonfed to you.
Very well said. I know the statistics, and how low on them I am. I was hoping I could of at least had someone with the general know-how guide me, but as you said I'm the first you've seen with a "pay as you go" AT&T plan. Sorry for the outbursts! I was in the wrong to assume with such large numbers of knowledgeable folk that I'd get lucky enough to have someone fall in my lap with the answer I was looking for. Again thanks for the attempted help, which is better than none. Much appreciated!
I would get a new sim card to start, I also think it has something to do with pay as you go.
also have you tried changing the network type? On your dial pad, type *#*#4636#*#* then press phone information, then at the bottom, theres options try wcdma only, or gsm only Just go through them, worth a shot
Sent from my Dell Streak
Sent from my Dell Streak
I think it may have something to do with my pay as you go too, the first android phone I had bought unlocked (LG GW620) I had problems with my phone telling me my SIM wasn't inserted, I believe I resolved the problem but I forgot how, that was 2 phones ago but I know it would still occasionally tell me to insert my SIM, and my previous phone (unlocked sidekick lx) I had problems with losing service a lot, though sometimes it still showed I had service (bars) but I couldn't send messages or anything. So I'm almost concluding it's my SIM being a pay as you go SIM and it has restrictions maybe? I did however call AT&T's support and they have changed the IEMI of my sim to match my dell so I was hoping that would fix my issue but it hasn't, also I just tried the WCDMA only and that didn't work, and I think I already played with these settings but not through the dialer code. I'll try the other but I'm doubting it, but everything's worth a shot. Thanks
All I did was buy a cheap 10 gophone and used the sim outta that and activated it online...did the same for t-mobile....i was switching between the two cards to see which service I liked better..maybe try that....i had no issues what so ever. Btw my phone was orignally att locked which I got unlocked.
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I read your original post as soon as you wrote it, as well as your others and found it interesting, but not having a clue as to what the problem was I did not chime in.
You may try a more general forum on XDA, as this is probably not a streak specific issue. Also, I have found the forums on At&t wireless's website to be surprisingly helpful.
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I am getting ready to replace my broken Skyrocket screen and digitizer. I have found a site called www . gounlock . com that has it for $169.99. Does anyone have any feedback on this site? Are they reputable? I don't want to spend that kind of money just to get screwed. If anyone will know, it is the folks here. Thanks guys.
Second question in a month with no replies. I will refrain from asking anything here in the future. In fact, can a mod please just delete this thread completely? Thanks.
Hello all,
I'm posting this in hopes of getting a little information about my Ulefone U650. I contacted merimobiles.com about my phone because I'm in need of some repairs. Long story short, I feel like they're trying to take advantage of me. I asked them for the name of the manufacturer so I can speak with them directly and maybe get the parts I need to have my phone repaired. This is what the representative told me they were going to have to do anyways because the phone isn't as new as the other phones they have available. Anyways, In order to cut out the middle man, I'm opting to fix the phone myself. I just need the parts. I've looked online for any information about the manufacturer and I can't even find a name. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance and sorry if this is in the wrong spot. If so, please move it to the correct location, moderator.