Anyone know a trusted site where I can buy the earpiece to replace? I accidentally broke the wire on mine while trying to remove liquid from the phone
i dont know but im also in need for a replacement for my internal speaker (water damage also). ill up it see if wee have any luck
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i dont know but im also in need for a replacement for my internal speaker (water damage also). ill up it see if wee have any luck
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I accidentally ripped the wire to the speaker to prevent water damage I see this one website but I dont know anything about it
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/sprint-photon-4g-earpiece-speaker-with-connecting-wires/
they seem legit. i'll go ahead and wait for you to try it
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My Mic is having issues when on a call or using anything that needs the mic no good but if i blow directly in it works I have to screem at it and the othe person on the line can beary hear me
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tcuwolf said:
My Mic is having issues when on a call or using anything that needs the mic no good but if i blow directly in it works I have to screem at it and the othe person on the line can beary hear me
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There are 2 things that would cause what you describe:
1. the mic hole is plugged or blocked by something. Look on the bottom edge of your phone and you will see a very small hole. This is for the microphone. If there is something plugging the hole, you can use a needle or something similar to clean it out. Dont blow directly into the hole, it will just force stuff deeper into the hole towards the microphone.
2. If there is nothing blocking the hole or if it still does not work after cleaning, then the microphone is bad and needs replaced. You can take it to your carrier if you have insurance or find a cell phone repair facility near you and have them replace it.
I will try to clean and see if it works I called this mobile place but he said he don't replace them cuz its very. Hard thanks
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tcuwolf said:
I will try to clean and see if it works I called this mobile place but he said he don't replace them cuz its very. Hard thanks
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Well I will admit that its not the easiest to replace, but any cell phone repair technician should be able to solder a new microphone on for you. If he cant do that, I wouldnt take your phone there for any type of work because it doesnt sound like he is qualified to perform some repairs.
True ill try to look for a better shop wait what you think it will be the cost to replace the mic
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Well that depends entirely on the shop, but probably in the $50-75 range.
So I Googled for shops in my area no luck its the same as other shops that its hard yo change that so I guess the only thing left is use it for 3 months how it is or get a replacement for 100$
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Well if you have a backup phone you could always use that phone and then mail-in your Thunderbolt to get it repaired at a shop that can actually do it for a reasonable price. I just did this exact repair on Monday and it worked fine, no problems at all.
Where do you live and what is the name of the shop
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I sent you a PM with the details. Let me know if you have any questions.
Well, I've noticed with my photon the vibrator stops a lot and i have to bang the phone to make it work again, and this very annoying when my phone is on vibrate (missed texts and such) or when typing, I don't get my feedback that I really need, so i took the phone apart in hopes of simple replacement (like in my evo 3d) but it looks like it's soldered to the board, can anyone confirm this? I would rather not have to replace my entire phone just for a vibration issue :/
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Yes, it is soldered to the circuit board. I've done similar repairs on other phones, so use a 20 watt iron and go slow. It's not very hard to replace.
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Thanks for the reply, since i have extra phones anyway, I might give it a whirl
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Btw, when you try it, use desoldering braid to remove it. Less chance of messing up.
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Btw, when you try it, use desoldering braid to remove it. Less chance of messing up.
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wow, i don't think i can do this, i don't know how moto put this together, but it looks like i'm getting it off, whelp, looks like i'll just have to get the phone replaced, no biggie
When I shake my phone or tap the top of the phone I clearly hear something rattling.
The thing that annoys me the most is that it will rattle too if the phone vibrates.
I'm not sure if it's getting worse but I do think it is worse then months ago.
Can people confirm this on their phone too?
Should I claim my warranty to get it repaired?
Also, and this is probably a really dumb question, I screwed some of the bolts a little bit tighter thinking that might help (which it didn't). That should not affect my warranty in any way, right?
The rattling sound did indeed get worse but I found that that was the power button which is a bit loose now.
Anyone any word on how it would affect my warranty?
Unless you can prove its not due to wear & tear, it's difficult to get warranty for it. Anyway, try send it back and see what they going to say to you.
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Unless you can prove its not due to wear & tear, it's difficult to get warranty for it. Anyway, try send it back and see what they going to say to you.
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Thanks for the reply but thats not really what I meant. I meant that if I should return it to the store to claim my warranty for any reason, would it mind that I fastened my screws?
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I don't think they will notice the screws.
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Hey does anyone know whats the easiest way changing the protective camera glass? Cause mine got microcrack today and i dont really wanna lose my warranty.I have seen disassamble video but none of them shows this. Mby its possible to do it without screwing out anything?
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Hey does anyone know whats the easiest way changing the protective camera glass? Cause mine got microcrack today and i dont really wanna lose my warranty.I have seen disassamble video but none of them shows this. Mby its possible to do it without screwing out anything?
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If I remember correctly you will have to replace the entire back cover of the phone... which involves removing 6 screws... one of which voids your warranty... so I don't think there's anything to be done
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If I remember correctly you will have to replace the entire back cover of the phone... which involves removing 6 screws... one of which voids your warranty... so I don't think there's anything to be done
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Well on ebay I saw just the glass so that why im asking
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Hello!,
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right section but you guys can correct me if I'm wrong and I'll move it to another post.
So here is the case for my Sony Xperia Sola. It fell in water and when I picked it up and turned it on it turned on (bad mistake I know! but that was the first time I ever dropped my phone in water and didn't know what to do in that situation.) it seemed fine but I was still worry. I took out my Sim and SD card and let it dry for an hour. After an hour I turned it on again and it seemed fine so I just left it alone. I never turned off the phone though just for clarification, which I should have after many research but it was too late. Next day I tried turning it on again and it won't power on just a black screen. Then I put the charger on it and the red L.E.D. came on. So I thought the battery was just low tried again to power on but still a black screen. Am I at a total loss here? Can anything be done to save my phone I love this phone and I just had it for 2 months. Maybe a fried battery by chance?
The first thing you should do when a electronic device falls in water is to put it in a jar filled with rice, the rice will absorb water but I guess it's too late to tell you that. If you have still locked bootloader and warranty you could try going to assistance. Hope you solve the problem
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I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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I think it's a little late to soak my Sola in alcohol. It's been 4 days already since the incident.
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You can't remove battery on Xperia sola, it's built-in.
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Yeah, That's what I thought too. Heard that you can't remove the battery, but is it possible to take it apart to find the battery inside? Not a good idea but why not right, phone isn't turning on so minus well. Do you think it could be a fried battery? My front l.e.d. light comes on so any possibility there?
If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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chrism.brunner said:
I heard this from a friend who has tried this with success, immediately put the device in a container filled with alcohol. It repels the water and does not harm electronics. Remove the battery of course.... Let dry... Should work fine.
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Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
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Camera and Screen need removing first of they'll get full of liquid and damaged.
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My brother didn't remove either. I think because alcohol evaporates very quick. He put his whole phone in the container. Later, after it dried, the phone worked. Maybe it was a fluke......
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If led turns on I don't think it's battery problem, maybe screen doesn't work cuz water did something there.
You actually can take out battery some how but then it loses warranty
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It's okay I didn't even buy warranty for the phone. So I'm at a dead end here only option left is to take it apart and see if I can do anything to it.
chrism.brunner said:
My brother just had this happen. A repair technician told him to take the phone apart and clean the corrosion off of the contacts throughout the phone. You can see it. He did, and the phone is fine now....
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Yeah I'm getting the proper tools to take the phone apart first. Then see if I can see any corrosion. How did your brother clean the corrosion?
I'll ask him and let you know.....
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Hey, my brother used rubbing alcohol and a tooth brush. Not complicated. He dipped the tooth brush in a cup of rubbing alcohol and scrubbed all contacts and solder points he could see...
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Finally took it apart and this is what I found. I think I'm at a total loss here. :crying:
anything I can do?
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anything I can do?
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Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Sorry for your phone :/
If u planning to buy a new one I recommend you the Google edition Xperia z, will be the perfect phone I think haha, Sony+Google mmmm
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Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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I want to hear the joke haha
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Ben36 said:
Probably not but I can tell you an amusing drying your phone out technique but its just a joke if it'll cheer you up?
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Hahaha Let's hear it.