First post so all help welcomed. I have an old XDA Orbit and decided to buy a second hand TG01 as an upgrade. The phone arrived and worked great, it took a bit of reading on this forum to get Tomtom working but the advice was great. I flashed a couple of roms and was really happy with the phone.
My old XDA used mini USB to charge and the TG01 uses micro USB so I thought I would convert my car charger by buying an adapter off Ebay which cleatly stated it was for the TG01 and could be used to convert car chargers. It arrived this morning I plugged my old charger into it and then plugged it into the TG01 and nothing happened (or so I thought), but I did notice my charger light had gone out. I assumed the charger was faulty and the phone still worked perfectly so thought no more of it.
When I got home the phone was down to 60% charge (yes I know they eat the battery) so I plugged in my official Toshiba charger and nothing happened again, no charging light came on. I then plugged it into my computer thinking maybe it was a bad day for chargers and again nothing. At this point I was getting a bit worried so I smelled the phone and it smells of burnt electrical smells. I opened the phone up to see if anything was loose (Nintendo DS screwdrivers work on the TG01) and it looked fine but does smell a bit.
Sorry for the long winded post but does anyone have any experience of burning out the charging circuit. The phone still works fine apart from not charging. I have still got about 60% charge but it will not last long. I have contacted the seller of the adapter but am not holding out much hope on that front. It may be a case of looking for a phone that has a broken screen or selling the bits for spares.
Cheers
Tommy
Toshiba have 2 years warranty with the TG01, so if you have a reciept or prove of purchase then you are covered.
I bought the TG01 second hand so am not the original owner. I have however contacted Toshiba UK to ask about spares, they said the same as you that there is a two year warranty. When I explained about not being the original owner they said they could sort me out a proof of purchase. I am waiting for them to get back to me but to be honest it all sounds a bit dodgy
Did a search and didn't see anything about this. My daughter's eris wasn't charging. Verizon told her it was the battery. So she got one off Amazon for 7 dollars. She got the battery today and it wouldn't charge. Now Verizon is saying it's the Eris and it wouldn't be worth the cost for her to have it fixed. Would think they could check to see if it was the Eris or battery to begin with. Anyway, is there anyway to fix this? Since it's broken anyway, it can't hurt trying to fix it.
I know my Eris doesn't always charge on my car charger because its not the "Verizon" labeled official charger. Basically saying that my off brand car charger doesn't always charge my Eris just because the USB connector is off somehow.
What kind of charger are you using? If it's the original stock and the battery still doesn't charge, you may have to get the phone replaced by another phone/repaired by Verizon/ or if still under warranty then just use that to get a 'certified like new' Eris
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I know my Eris doesn't always charge on my car charger because its not the "Verizon" labeled official charger. Basically saying that my off brand car charger doesn't always charge my Eris just because the USB connector is off somehow.
What kind of charger are you using? If it's the original stock and the battery still doesn't charge, you may have to get the phone replaced by another phone/repaired by Verizon/ or if still under warranty then just use that to get a 'certified like new' Eris
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She's tried it on several different chargers, including Verizon charger. Tried charging via usb port as well. Verizon said it would cost too much to repair. Unfortunately it's no longer under warranty. Thought of telling her to get a battery charger. She's got two batteries now. Could swap them out when one got low. Better than paying for a new phone.
I have the same problem
I think she's going to have to buy a battery charger. She has two batteries and can just swap them out. Still irks me Verizon couldn't tell it wasn't charging. Instead they say it's the battery. Can't they test it?
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http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommer...sung-Galaxy-S-II-Battery-(2)-%2b-Dock-Charger
This site (which has been mentioned on this forum for USBJigs, is offering 2 OEM Style batteries PLUS an external charger for $20? I would love to pounce on this offer..
EDIT: yea i just ordered it... i figured for 20$ if its a bust im not out much.
I was thinking actual Samsung batteries, but OEM "style" has me questioning.
i bought it, i figured for 20$ i would give it a shot, ill update the thread when i get it so everyone knows if it was a good buy or not. but i also wanted a jig (my main reason for looking there) so worst case scenario i just spent $26 on a usb jig and battery charger. (26 after adding jig)
I was really thinking about picking up one of those too. Report back when you get yours and let us know how it is. Is the jig for the sgs2 the same as the captivate one?
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I'm sorry, I'm not sure. There were links for different phones on that site, I just clicked ours and these accessaries were showing.
The batteries will work however you will not be able to plug in the USB cable. Doing so will cause endless boot loops. Its a known issue when using i9100 batteries.
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The batteries will work however you will not be able to plug in the USB cable. Doing so will cause endless boot loops. Its a known issue when using i9100 batteries.
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guess that's the catch then...
Those are Chinese generic batteries that are available on eBay and elsewhere. I had a set and charger for the Captivate, purchased for less than half what that seller is asking. They did work, but nowhere near as well as the OEM battery despite having the same nominal capacity rating. The charger was also really weak at 300mA? or so and took hours to charge (USB is 500mA). They were good when I needed a few extra hours in a pinch, but that's about it.
Swapping batteries also can throw your battery stats off.
I have no experience with the USB boot loops etc.
Speaking of made in China batteries for the I9100 I just got one in the mail. Seems to be working fine with no reboots, hope it stays that way.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317993
And there's apps for having separate battery stats in case you have different sized batteries.
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I used my charger like 3 times everything was fine until the last time ,I left it over night and in the morning I check the tablet it shows its charging but it did not charge at all over nite .
I called Google they said I need to send back the charger with the tablet and they going to send me a new tablet.
Its ridiculous!
I told her my tablet works fine I just need a charger , but she said they can't just send me a charger only.
So I'm gonna buy a charger online or just use my phone charger until the OEM one becomes available.
Nice experience.......
That does kind of suck; I might recommend contacting Samsung directly if you need to, but they might just redirect you to Play Store support...
There might be a reason as to why they can't just replace the charger; maybe the tablet and charger serials are linked in some way, not sure though.
If your tablet doesn't have any issues I wouldn't risk swapping it as you might end up with a POS like in my case.
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I used my charger like 3 times everything was fine until the last time ,I left it over night and in the morning I check the tablet it shows its charging but it did not charge at all over nite .
I called Google they said I need to send back the charger with the tablet and they going to send me a new tablet.
Its ridiculous!
I told her my tablet works fine I just need a charger , but she said they can't just send me a charger only.
So I'm gonna buy a charger online or just use my phone charger until the OEM one becomes available.
Nice experience.......
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Silly question but have you tried charging with another cable to confirm the tablet does indeed charge and nothing wrong with tablet also?
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Silly question but have you tried charging with another cable to confirm the tablet does indeed charge and nothing wrong with tablet also?
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Thanks for the reply guys. !
Yes I tryd an other cable I use for my phone and it workd I'm not sure what happened the first time I tryd with the a different cable,
Anyhow it charged last night .
Some reason it's seems like it charges faster with this short HTC cable I have .
When I plugged in with the original cable it was showing its charging but in the morning it was not charged ..... so I have no idea what was wrong....
I told the Google person that my tablet is working fine there was no way I would risk my unit to get a other one maybe I get a defective one for a replacement who knows.. But anyhow the charger is working now so its all good.
Hey guys just wanted to share some of my frustrations. First off I love this phone and HTC products but I have the worst luck. I've had the DNA since release day as well as the nokia wireless charger. My first phone stopped charging via the wireless charger 3 weeks in. I tried switching power outlets and a master reset and the phone would still not charge from the pad. Took it in to a Verizon store and tested it on a known good wireless charger and would not charge so they sent me a replacement. That phone worked fine till a few days ago when it stopped charging from the wireless charger. I contacted Verizon and they sent me a replacement wireless charger and I tried it out today and it still won't charge. They are sending me out a replacement phone which is nice. I called HTC about my problem and told them everything that had happened and the woman told me that they don't support wireless charging, that it was third party, and as long as it charged from the wall there was nothing that could be done. Are any of you guys having problems like me?
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Hey guys just wanted to share some of my frustrations. First off I love this phone and HTC products but I have the worst luck. I've had the DNA since release day as well as the nokia wireless charger. My first phone stopped charging via the wireless charger 3 weeks in. I tried switching power outlets and a master reset and the phone would still not charge from the pad. Took it in to a Verizon store and tested it on a known good wireless charger and would not charge so they sent me a replacement. That phone worked fine till a few days ago when it stopped charging from the wireless charger. I contacted Verizon and they sent me a replacement wireless charger and I tried it out today and it still won't charge. They are sending me out a replacement phone which is nice. I called HTC about my problem and told them everything that had happened and the woman told me that they don't support wireless charging, that it was third party, and as long as it charged from the wall there was nothing that could be done. Are any of you guys having problems like me?
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I too am having intermittent problems. I assumed it was the nokia fatboy
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Sounds to me like the girl from HTC doesn't know what she's talking about how could they not support wireless charging when its built into the phone? That makes no sense.
Been using the DNA about 2 months using the LG wireless charger provided at Verizon stores with no problems at all so far and I only used the wall charger 3-4 times.
Could be an issue with the nokia charger causing the issue? I guess if that is the case we should see more complaining eventually.
I have had one replacement phone so far because wireless charging quit working. I too have been using the nokia 900. First phone quit charging wirelessly after 3 wks from release day. Had second phone since, still using same wireless charger and no more problems so far. Hope it stays that way!
I'm having a similar issue. I have the Nokia Fatboy pillow and used the charging with no problem for a few weeks. After that the phone recognizes the charger once I put it down but some random amount of time after that, it says it was disconnected and just stops charging until I pick it up and put it back on again. Very frustrating but noticed that it started right after I rooted my phone but not sure how that could be related.
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I have had one replacement phone so far because wireless charging quit working. I too have been using the nokia 900. First phone quit charging wirelessly after 3 wks from release day. Had second phone since, still using same wireless charger and no more problems so far. Hope it stays that way!
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This makes me feel better. I just bought the nokia dt-900 and my DNA was cycling between charging/disconnected. Went to VZW, tested my cell on another Qi charger and they are sending me a new DNA. Hope this does the trick.
I;m having no problems with charging with the orb. It's pretty awesome.
Got my replacement DNA, wireless charging now works perfectly.
kernel issue??
I know that zarboz' beastmode kernel just addressed many wireless charging issues, if you wanna check that out.
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Hey guys just wanted to share some of my frustrations. First off I love this phone and HTC products but I have the worst luck. I've had the DNA since release day as well as the nokia wireless charger. My first phone stopped charging via the wireless charger 3 weeks in. I tried switching power outlets and a master reset and the phone would still not charge from the pad. Took it in to a Verizon store and tested it on a known good wireless charger and would not charge so they sent me a replacement. That phone worked fine till a few days ago when it stopped charging from the wireless charger. I contacted Verizon and they sent me a replacement wireless charger and I tried it out today and it still won't charge. They are sending me out a replacement phone which is nice. I called HTC about my problem and told them everything that had happened and the woman told me that they don't support wireless charging, that it was third party, and as long as it charged from the wall there was nothing that could be done. Are any of you guys having problems like me?
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I'd like to share my experience with wireless charging. I've had the DNA since mid December and bought my Fatboy at the end of December. This worked rock solid for 3 months or so, always charging to 100%. Then a couple of weeks ago, I started having problems. I would put my phone on the Fatboy and it would start charging, and then quit after a few minutes. This went on for a week and a half or so. Well, the day came when I was going to return my phone and Fatboy to a Verizon store. So right before I was about to leave, I decided to throw the phone on the charger and what do you know. It charged perfectly to 100%. The only thing, that I can think of, that changed was that I did an update to GSAM Battery monitor right before that. So now, for the past week and a half, my phone is charging great again. No issues. So if anyone is having issues and they have GSAM installed, maybe you should update it or uninstall it. I'm not sure if this is the issue but it's worth a try.
On another note. I think one of the best features of this phone is the built in wireless charging. I don't see this mentioned often when people compare the DNA to the HTC One. I like to use my phone without a case, because it looks so good, and the built in wireless charging is a feature I really like. It will always be one of the first things I look for when buying a new phone.
I agree with you on the wireless charging being a great feature. I have the Nexus Orb on my desk, and I bring it home with me and put it on my night table. It's perfect. Charges fast, no wires, my USB cover won't snap off, I can just grab it and run off to a meeting...
I wish all phones had Qi charging abilities more than NFC.
Had to get mine replaced under warranty after 6 months of use. My old thunderbolt still charges on the original LG WCP-7000 pad, but the DNA didn't last.
I've only ever had one possible problem with my Nokia wireless charger. I say possible problem because I'm not sure if it was actually a charger issue or my own stupidity. A few days ago, an hour after i had taken my phone of the charger, i looked at my phone and noticed it was almost dead. For some reason the phone hadn't been charged over night. I could swear it was on the charger, but i can't day for sure. So it could have been my fault.
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cojoda said:
I've only ever had one possible problem with my Nokia wireless charger. I say possible problem because I'm not sure if it was actually a charger issue or my own stupidity. A few days ago, an hour after i had taken my phone of the charger, i looked at my phone and noticed it was almost dead. For some reason the phone hadn't been charged over night. I could swear it was on the charger, but i can't day for sure. So it could have been my fault.
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bearda said:
Mine had slipping problems after cleaning, applying significant pressure, etc until I replaced it. The replacement unit has been much better, with no real problems. Some Orbs are definitely better than others when it comes to adherence, and if you're having an issue get it replaced.
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Here's my story:
I got the Nokia DT-900 few months back (Google's orb is not available in India) and had a tough time with my Nexus4, read so many forums on xda, androidcentral and elsewhere to find the right solution. Later realized that Nexus4 isn't fully Qi compatible. Still, from the forums I knew everyfrickinbody has some issue or the other, whether with the Nexus4 or any other Qi phone (like the Nokia Lumia 920, HTC droid, etc.).
Now my old guy, with a couple of other old ones have this high freq inductor/transformer making workshop and I told them I want us to make a wireless charger, and do it right! They said we ain't got the money - ha! I said I don't need no money, I just need ur tech and tools..ur brains and grains! With a grin, it was okay'd And 2 months in, we've got the Qi compatible electronics ready and tested!! Now we just gotta design a good form. We even have a name - Qitah (say cheetah)...hehe, yeah.
Here's are the pain points we've addressed uptil now:
a) Phone Alignment - it's a 3coil configuration that allows free positioning. After all, what's the point of a wireless charger if you still gotta put in effort for the phone to charge
b) Remembering to charge - we realized while brainstorming that the major pain point is not of plugging in a wire with your wall charger..in fact it's remembering to charge your phone daily. Even if I forget to charge once a week, it's kinda disastrous. We are really working hard and smart to tackle this
c) Looks - Apart from the orb, all the other solutions (mostly pads) are uhhgly!! And the orb is so painful with 'sticky' issues. Hey, if the Qitah is to sit on your office/home desk, it better look so frockin awesome yet unintrusive that you feel great about it!
d) Travel/Incline - it's pretty sad that we either have pads or inclines in the market. We are hell bent on coming up with a travel friendly design to get rid of this simple pain point.
Here's where I need all your help..tell us your pain points! tweet "@projecQitah", post on facebook - "projectQitah" and let us know what you want it to be like. I'll be following up on all suggestions/criticisms.
Cheers!
Ok so I am noticing a pattern here and that is Nokia chargers. I have been using an energizer charger for months without problems, although I have had my DNA switched out twice for other issues. I just bought 2 nokia wireless pads since AT&T was selling them crazy cheap, and yesterday was the first full day of use. At the end of the day I went to put my phone on my energizer wireless charger and the blue light (on the charger) turned on, then turned back off. I grabbed my nokia charger and the same thing happened.I have left it off wireless charger all night (plugged in usb) and it seems to be working now. If I have problems again tonight I may be blaming the Nokia charger. Has anyone else had wireless charging fail with a charger made by other than Nokia?
I've had the phone for most three months and have had no troubles with the energizer qi charger I've had for over a year. Use it every night to charge the DNA and Nexus 7.
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Just got the Ghost 100 wireless charger. Works great with the DNA. No problems yet,
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Ok so I am noticing a pattern here and that is Nokia chargers. I have been using an energizer charger for months without problems, although I have had my DNA switched out twice for other issues. I just bought 2 nokia wireless pads since AT&T was selling them crazy cheap, and yesterday was the first full day of use. At the end of the day I went to put my phone on my energizer wireless charger and the blue light (on the charger) turned on, then turned back off. I grabbed my nokia charger and the same thing happened.I have left it off wireless charger all night (plugged in usb) and it seems to be working now. If I have problems again tonight I may be blaming the Nokia charger. Has anyone else had wireless charging fail with a charger made by other than Nokia?
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I've used mine with the 2 Nokia chargers for about 10 months and it has never failed to charge even once. Hoping it stays that way.
I have the same wireless charging issues with my Nokia wireless chargers. I have 2 of them, one works better than the other but on both eventually it stops charging as if I removed it from the plate. I'm 90% sure its a heat issue with the back cover and the back cover warps a little bit. If I put something on the phone (usually another phone) while its on the charging plate to weight it down a little and then it always charges perfectly.
Not an elegant solution by any means but it works. I just ordered a new Rav powered QI charger so I'll let you all know if I see better results (without the paperweight.