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I noticed a weird connector at the back of the device, I dont have a way to picture it at the moment but I found it on the internet.
Its under the cover in the red circle I draw,
Do any of you know what its good for?
eranyanay said:
I noticed a weird connector at the back of the device, I dont have a way to picture it at the moment but I found it on the internet.
Its under the cover in the red circle I draw,
Do any of you know what its good for?
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I think it is for attaching a stylus.You just loop the thread through it and close the cover.
It's meant for a wristband. You can buy the accessory, loop it through that hole, and then close the back cover (so it never falls off).
Are you sure about it...?
I think you're wrong,
the wristband/small things you put on your phone like small dolls is the yellow square
this one is something different.
It its a connector for an external gsm antenna. However be warned, do not plug any thing in to it as others have reported this will disable the internal antenna and you will not get a signal afterwards without a visit to a service centre or some soldering.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273292&highlight=antenna
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I've seen that type of connector on other phone's in the past. I always thought it was for an external antenna. I'm not sure though.
Edit: mrm1 just beat me to it ^^^
That was my first impression, after seeing a similar connection for the wifi antenna in laptop's hardware..
Thanks, and of course, Im not planning to connect anything to it anyway
Does anyone have any experience with removing a damaged charging port/flex cable? I made a thread about a week ago saying that mine was messed up and one of the wire strip on the charging slot was broken, but and didn't allow it to connect to my computer for file transfer. I talked to ATT and they said the store couldn't do anything and that I would need to call in. I don't want to take the risk of a huge charge, and found a single order part here www.etradesupply.com/oem-samsung-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-charging-port-flex-cable-ribbon.html
It is cheap, and I have e removed the back of my Note before, and removed most of this piece except for the ribbon, and which I have no idea how to. Are there any resources out there to help me with this? I don't want to mess up a new part trying to install this one.
(PS how do I start a new thread on the desktop site? I couldn't find anywhere to do it and SwiftKey isn't faster than using a real keyboard on my PC lol. I am obviously new)
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Youtube is your friend. Watch the video and see the steps it takes. If you feel it's too much then try searching on your local Craigslist for a shop that may be able to fix it.
http://youtu.be/pD9R-YUT69Q
MrEous said:
Youtube is your friend. Watch the video and see the steps it takes. If you feel it's too much then try searching on your local Craigslist for a shop that may be able to fix it.
http://youtu.be/pD9R-YUT69Q
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Thanks a lot! It totally slipped my mind to check out YouTube.
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Bought 1 from ebay. Will try to do it myself when it's arrived.
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Good luck. I did it myself as well. It is not that difficult.
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Has anyone tried replacing just the digitizer on our phones? My friend's LCD is fine, it's just the glass that is cracked.
On my old HTC HD2 the digitizer was glued to the LCD, so swapping it out was pretty tough. I'm wondering if it's the same for this phone.
So it didn't charge also?
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Snarksneeze said:
Has anyone tried replacing just the digitizer on our phones? My friend's LCD is fine, it's just the glass that is cracked.
On my old HTC HD2 the digitizer was glued to the LCD, so swapping it out was pretty tough. I'm wondering if it's the same for this phone.
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Yup, will be rough, it's glued.
Lcd and digitizer are fused on the note as well. Cheapest I seen it go for is like 250
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Does anyone have any experience with removing a damaged charging port/flex cable? I made a thread about a week ago saying that mine was messed up and one of the wire strip on the charging slot was broken, but and didn't allow it to connect to my computer for file transfer. I talked to ATT and they said the store couldn't do anything and that I would need to call in. I don't want to take the risk of a huge charge, and found a single order part here <clipped URL because XDA won't let me quote it>
It is cheap, and I have e removed the back of my Note before, and removed most of this piece except for the ribbon, and which I have no idea how to. Are there any resources out there to help me with this? I don't want to mess up a new part trying to install this one.
(PS how do I start a new thread on the desktop site? I couldn't find anywhere to do it and SwiftKey isn't faster than using a real keyboard on my PC lol. I am obviously new)
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Did you receive the part from that supplier? Was it the correct part? I ask because I need the same part for my Note. (Samsung told me that is not a part covered under warranty)
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Did you receive the part from that supplier? Was it the correct part? I ask because I need the same part for my Note. (Samsung told me that is not a part covered under warranty)
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Just to follow up on my own post. I ordered the part, it arrived quickly, and it was DOA Waiting to hear from customer service now.
Be careful doing this I found the new part had the wrong antenna and my reception was gone afterward. Ended up replacing my phone because of that.
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I tried 3 charging ports from ebay,all from diffrent sellers and they were all DOA... Check out parts4repair, I ordered mine and 2 weeks later, my phone is fixed!
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-i717-at-t-dock-charging-port/
I replaced mine, easy, just don't loose the screws, took about 5-10min
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endine said:
I tried 3 charging ports from ebay,all from diffrent sellers and they were all DOA... Check out parts4repair, I ordered mine and 2 weeks later, my phone is fixed!
http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-i717-at-t-dock-charging-port/
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its took you that long to get the replacement port?
just replaced mine as well with the ebay one from ezletroniks(or something like that). $15 shipped, arrived in less than a week from California to Wisconsin.
Took around 10 minutes to replace. Charging up fine again which makes me very happy.
So it seems apparent that this is not a singular occurrence by any means, which is a little disheartening. But I just wanted to chime in and say that I'm currently on my 3rd charge port.
Fortunately, there's an awesome place a few miles away (I would trust the tech there with my life...he's fixed everything I've thrown at him thus far) that has been able to replace the part for me each time - but every damn time, it works perfect for about 2 weeks and then it goes back to the way it was before, which is always the same symptom: phone doesn't charge (or stay connected to the PC) unless I push the phone UP from back, and simultaneously push the end of the cable DOWN. And even then, sitting perfectly still, I get a sporadic connection.
Needless to say, the 2 extra OEM batteries/chargers (that you can charge just the battery with) and ADB over WiFi have become my best friends
So I'm wondering: (a) has anyone else had this problem multiple times like I have? And (B) has anyone else experienced the same thing as far as the "manual" method I have to use to keep it charging? I'm trying to, as much as possible, rule out the possibility that there's something else wrong with it
Replaced mine
Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
p51d007 said:
Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
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That's actually exactly what the repair shop told me was wrong with it...although I couldn't recall exactly until you said this. I'm pretty sure he's just re-soldered if each time, and never actually replaced the board.
So to a non-hardware person...is that problem due to faulty manufacturing/poor quality parts on the Samsung end? Or does that just end up happening to all devices with a MicroUSB connection as they get used?
p51d007 said:
Got the part, took about 15 minutes to replace. Hardest part was prying the bezel off the phone.
After replacing, putting it back together and making sure everything worked, I put the old port under a 30X loop to look at it.
on the board side, where the pins exit the plug, and go to the circuit boar, if you flex the port, I could see the pins LIFTING
off the pins on the board at the solder connection. If I had a micro solder iron & steady hand it would be a simple fix, but
since it took a 30X loop just to see it, and I don't have a micro iron, it was easier to spend less than 15 bucks, and 20 minutes
time to replace the thing :victory:
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I have a couple of guesses. One picture showed the connector was loose. It looks to me that the case tabs aren't soldered in. The other thing is I have one cable where the metal part sticks so far out that the plastic never touches the phone. It like sticking a screwdriver in the socket because you can wiggle the socket up and down. I now use a cable the plastic part touches the phone and doesn't wiggle the socket very easily. Wiggling any wire will eventually break it because of metal fatigue.
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I've torn apart my Prime in hopes of fixing the lack of GPS and horrible wifi. My issue is absolutely and unfortunately a hardware one and I am looking for ways to resolve it. Upon tearing it apart, I noticed that there were two mini ufl type connectors that I traced back to the horrible pogo pins. Im thinking of adding a separate internal antennae to the connectors to see if it helps my issues any ( attached pic is of the GPS/swan/Alan antennae I will order ). The thing is, I cant find this particular type of connector anywhere online to order the proper plug for the socket. Ive already found a thin antennae that I want to use ( and I may even mod it to the exterior of the case ). Can anyone with working radio knowledge take a look at the attached pic and let me know what type of socket this is ? Its much like a regular internal wifi socket but just a hair smaller. Thanks!
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I took a couple more photos with the plastic covering removed. It looks like it should be relatively easy to add another antennae if I can find the proper cable to solder to it. You can easily trace the bulk of the IC for the antennae wires
I removed the left pogo in hopes to solder the connection to the pad but couldnt get it to stick.
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Ok, another quick update. The Pogo pins are the antennas center pin. The ground is actually a body ground to the back casing via that little copper pad making contact to the silver foam pad stuck on the case which is shown below in the case just above the pogo pins. I greatly increased my wifi signal by soldering a small lead to the copper pad on the antenna and grounding it to a case screw next to the camera. I also cleaned the silver plate on the antenna to ensure the pogo pin makes contact. I still have had no luck getting GPS up and running.
Side Note,
There is a bridge that looks like maybe a HFL socket on either end on the left side of the mainboard near the single pogo pin. Im going to order a short bridge because when i carefully removed it, the end fell right off leading me to believe the end wasnt crimped on properly. So far 2 design flaws Asus........Great job! The other odd little connector seems to be a testing point. Apparently it breaks the lead to the antenna when the tester probes into it. Im wondering if the internal mechanism in the testing socket is broken and is causing the lack of connectivity to the regular antenna for the gps? im going to solder the ground wire and a main wire to the GPS antenna when I get a chance , fixing the ground to the mainboards grounding plate, and carefully test the other side of the resistor leading to the test socket. This should let me know for sure if the sockets center pin is breaking contact for the pogo pin.
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pyraxiate said:
Ok, another quick update. The Pogo pins are the antennas center pin. The ground is actually a body ground to the back casing via that little copper pad making contact to the silver foam pad stuck on the case which is shown below in the case just above the pogo pins. I greatly increased my wifi signal by soldering a small lead to the copper pad on the antenna and grounding it to a case screw next to the camera. I also cleaned the silver plate on the antenna to ensure the pogo pin makes contact. I still have had no luck getting GPS up and running.
Side Note,
There is a bridge that looks like maybe a HFL socket on either end on the left side of the mainboard near the single pogo pin. Im going to order a short bridge because when i carefully removed it, the end fell right off leading me to believe the end wasnt crimped on properly. So far 2 design flaws Asus........Great job! The other odd little connector seems to be a testing point. Apparently it breaks the lead to the antenna when the tester probes into it. Im wondering if the internal mechanism in the testing socket is broken and is causing the lack of connectivity to the regular antenna for the gps? im going to solder the ground wire and a main wire to the GPS antenna when I get a chance , fixing the ground to the mainboards grounding plate, and carefully test the other side of the resistor leading to the test socket. This should let me know for sure if the sockets center pin is breaking contact for the pogo pin.
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Keep up the good work ... you never know what you might find...
Impressive work. Looking forward to the end result. Keep us posted.
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Thanks for the kind words guys. It might be a few days before I can take more time to work on this little project. If this pans out, Im also thinking of adding a 3.5mm jack to the top right side so we can plug in a straight external antenna ( Just above the headphones jack ). Im a mandatory city employee and we are still dealing with this hurricane here on the east coast, so my time is short for the time being ( damn 12 hr shifts lol ).
Here is the antenna in thinking about modding the case to fit :
Item: 3.5mm 12dbi AV TV FM Radio GPS Antenna For Cellphone Nokia 5230 5800 N8 N9 N97
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390411077664
Here is the internal part for it. Id just solder the leads to where the gps pins have an active connection. It looks like there is enough space in the case in the top right corner to fit the internal component. Id likely just drill a clean hole and hot glue it to the case to keep it from moving around. From there its a simple solder to the leads to make the jack active for an external GPS
Item: 2 pcs 3.5mm 4 Pole Female Repair headphone earphone Jack Plug Audio Soldering
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251173492012
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pyraxiate said:
Thanks for the kind words guys. It might be a few days before I can take more time to work on this little project. If this pans out, Im also thinking of adding a 3.5mm jack to the top right side so we can plug in a straight external antenna ( Just above the headphones jack ). Im a mandatory city employee and we are still dealing with this hurricane here on the east coast, so my time is short for the time being ( damn 12 hr shifts lol ).
Here is the antenna in thinking about modding the case to fit :
Item: 3.5mm 12dbi AV TV FM Radio GPS Antenna For Cellphone Nokia 5230 5800 N8 N9 N97
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390411077664
Here is the internal part for it. Id just solder the leads to where the gps pins have an active connection. It looks like there is enough space in the case in the top right corner to fit the internal component. Id likely just drill a clean hole and hot glue it to the case to keep it from moving around. From there its a simple solder to the leads to make the jack active for an external GPS
Item: 2 pcs 3.5mm 4 Pole Female Repair headphone earphone Jack Plug Audio Soldering
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251173492012
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How much to hack mine if it works....
pooblej said:
How much to hack mine if it works....
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Sorry but Im not touching anyone elses tab. If it works, ill provide detailed instructions on what I did along with pictures. The risk to your device is in your own hands. I personally dont mind tinkering with mine
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pyraxiate said:
Thanks for the kind words guys. It might be a few days before I can take more time to work on this little project. If this pans out, Im also thinking of adding a 3.5mm jack to the top right side so we can plug in a straight external antenna ( Just above the headphones jack ). Im a mandatory city employee and we are still dealing with this hurricane here on the east coast, so my time is short for the time being ( damn 12 hr shifts lol ).
Here is the antenna in thinking about modding the case to fit :
Item: 3.5mm 12dbi AV TV FM Radio GPS Antenna For Cellphone Nokia 5230 5800 N8 N9 N97
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390411077664
Here is the internal part for it. Id just solder the leads to where the gps pins have an active connection. It looks like there is enough space in the case in the top right corner to fit the internal component. Id likely just drill a clean hole and hot glue it to the case to keep it from moving around. From there its a simple solder to the leads to make the jack active for an external GPS
Item: 2 pcs 3.5mm 4 Pole Female Repair headphone earphone Jack Plug Audio Soldering
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251173492012
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Keep safe through the Hurricane man. I would like to suggest a child post for this forum on Hurricane Sandy just a let us know each member is safe and sound.
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Pyraxiate - did you try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509794 ???
I just remembered it and added some foil as per image on post #1 and hide it inside my case.
Looks like it makes a massive difference! Have try and report back!
pyraxiate said:
Ok, another quick update. The Pogo pins are the antennas center pin. The ground is actually a body ground to the back casing via that little copper pad making contact to the silver foam pad stuck on the case which is shown below in the case just above the pogo pins. I greatly increased my wifi signal by soldering a small lead to the copper pad on the antenna and grounding it to a case screw next to the camera. I also cleaned the silver plate on the antenna to ensure the pogo pin makes contact. I still have had no luck getting GPS up and running.
Side Note,
There is a bridge that looks like maybe a HFL socket on either end on the left side of the mainboard near the single pogo pin. Im going to order a short bridge because when i carefully removed it, the end fell right off leading me to believe the end wasnt crimped on properly. So far 2 design flaws Asus........Great job! The other odd little connector seems to be a testing point. Apparently it breaks the lead to the antenna when the tester probes into it. Im wondering if the internal mechanism in the testing socket is broken and is causing the lack of connectivity to the regular antenna for the gps? im going to solder the ground wire and a main wire to the GPS antenna when I get a chance , fixing the ground to the mainboards grounding plate, and carefully test the other side of the resistor leading to the test socket. This should let me know for sure if the sockets center pin is breaking contact for the pogo pin.
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Are you unlocked running a custom rom?
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Are you unlocked running a custom rom?
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Yes unlocked. Daily rom is CM10 ( Craigs Build ). I flash back and forth between Stock JB ( The de-odexed flashable zip ) and Cm10. Thats part of the reason i cant test things on a whim. CM10 suits me better and I need time + computer to flash back to stock when I test hardware mods.
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Pyraxiate - did you try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509794 ???
I just remembered it and added some foil as per image on post #1 and hide it inside my case.
Looks like it makes a massive difference! Have try and report back!
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This kind of makes the gps completely null. Im trying to get it actually working LOL.
I should have time to flash / tear down tomorrow to determine if the connection to the testing socket is causing the break to my antenna. Apparently when the probe pushes into the sockets internal pin, it intentionally causes the external antenna to detatch and im thinking when the probe was removed, something got stuck causing the test socket to stay active. This is all according to the very little bit of information ive seen available on the test socket. My GPS does not function at all what-so-ever even if I remove the metal back case and run a wire to the pads on the antenna ..... My issue is purely a hardware one. There is a physical disconnect somewhere in the antenna circuit which is why im trying to build a permanent fix. If I can make some kind of contact to the gps module, ill likely solder / drill / mod the case to fit a nice looking external antenna. Im even thinking of something similar to how the IBM laptops have their modules set up on the exterior.
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Yes unlocked. Daily rom is CM10 ( Craigs Build ). I flash back and forth between Stock JB ( The de-odexed flashable zip ) and Cm10. Thats part of the reason i cant test things on a whim. CM10 suits me better and I need time + computer to flash back to stock when I test hardware mods.
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The reason I ask is because after I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29327186&postcount=1071
then this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29685066&postcount=1085
I discovered this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29505303&postcount=1083
The cm10 builds dont all support onboard gps even if you get it properly grounded.
Even the little bit of whining I did about my linksys rounter was helped by turning off access to 802.11a at my router.
p.s. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31300743&postcount=1449
Update :
I removed all of the pogo pins on the upper pcb and attached a lead wire to the GPS and WIFI antennas. I was actually able to get 2 or 3 satellites leaving the antenna outside of the case. It may well have been a bad connection on the pogo pin causing my hardware issue. Ive gone ahead and ordered the 4 pole 3.5mm jack and nokia n97 3.5mm gps antenna. Something tells me ill have me a nice mod on my hands I just hope the 3.5mm barrel jack isnt too large to fit where im hoping to put it.
The waiting game from China begins lol
If that doesnt work, Im planning on carefully drilling a hole and permanently affixing a thin external gps to the back of the tablet similar to this one :
Item: EMTAC GPS External Antenna GPA-03A New
URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390103227129
Alt URL: http://www.ebay.com/itm/EMTAC-GPS-External-Antenna-GPA-03A-New-/390103227129
If that does work, Ill attach a laptop wifi antenna inside of the GPS antenna case and solder it the upper pcb. Since they work on two different frequencies, I dont think they should interfere with each others operations.
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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
shojus said:
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.
rcnacura said:
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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flaring afro said:
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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rcnacura said:
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...
I remember somewhere I saw a guy remove the internal casing of the Verizon Note II and use copper tape to make contacts without soldering.
How would I do this? I think there's an xda thread somewhere.
Also, would it be possible to make a wireless charging contact + back so that it would work with Google's Qi charger?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=solderless+wireless+charging+galaxy+note+2
I've tried Googling multiple times. Those all apply to the non-Verizon Galaxy Note II and/or involve soldering.
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I've tried Googling multiple times. Those all apply to the non-Verizon Galaxy Note II and/or involve soldering.
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There isnt a Verizon specific thread as it was created before our variant was out, the first link is the one with the origami way of doing it. It should be the same as the Sprint variant, which is listed there as a successful mod
Just unscrew the 10 or si screws behind battery cover. Solder mounds on the contacts. Dremmel 2 holes in the back cover so the solder tabs are open. Reassemble and put in wireless charging pad. And make sure contacts touch. I did it and works great.
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