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where can i purchase a replacement speaker?

looks like my speaker on my evo is pretty much dead (it's my fault i was dremeling some steel for a good 2-3 hours with my phone next to me listening to music so i could drown out the sound).
Are there any places that carry JUST the speaker at this point?

Huh, didn't realize that you could burn out a speaker by doing that.
At this point, you can try taking it into a Sprint store that has a repair facility and see if they can either sell you the part or replace it. I don't think they have many, if any, parts available yet though. I tried to get just a replacement battery cover and I was out of luck.
Maybe it's a warranty issue instead?

I would ***** and say warranty.
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Hi this is an easy fix all you need is a really strong magnet (large rare earth) and place on outside of speaker. Move it around and tap on it a bit. Do it to the front and back speaker. I am am a mechanic and carry my phone everywhere. The magnet pulls the metal off of the weaker speaker magnet pretty easy. Works perfect for me and I have to do it twice a weak. I use a 3/4 x 1 cylinder magnet.

theslicksteve said:
Hi this is an easy fix all you need is a really strong magnet (large rare earth) and place on outside of speaker. Move it around and tap on it a bit. Do it to the front and back speaker. I am am a mechanic and carry my phone everywhere. The magnet pulls the metal off of the weaker speaker magnet pretty easy. Works perfect for me and I have to do it twice a weak. I use a 3/4 x 1 cylinder magnet.
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i've done this already, when i took the speaker out, the speaker was no longer smooth. It had a LOT of marks on it (dented looking) which looks out of place. the speaker sounds very off..

ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.

prophetx2 said:
ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.
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The same thing happened to a friend of mine, and I told him to deal with it for now or risk getting a phone with 2.2 on it and losing root. He decided his speaker was more important and ended up getting a phone with 2.2 and now is crying about root every day. If your phone is rooted, keep this in mind.

I am rooted but at this point the speaker phone is more important. honestly I do not use much of anything other than titanium. I will likely miss tether though but since I only use it once in a blue moon it will be fine.
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prophetx2 said:
ok i called a local sprint repair facility and they are ordering me a new one (out of my 30 day warranty but they looked it up and said it should be ok still). Unfortunately i have a white evo, but we'll see. I don't mind the black one that much.
Looks like this is a common issue on some phones according to the guy, he didn't even ask me anything other than does the speaker sound distorted/blown out.
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The 30 day period is only for a replacement because of a defect or return because you're unsatisfied with the phone for any reason. It was nice of Sprint to still honor it however and get you the part.
The EVO still has a 1 year warranty from HTC; this blown speaker would likely be considered a manufacturers defect, in which case even after 30 days you could go through HTC to get a repair.

Anyone ever find anywhere to buy a replacement speaker? Not the back one, but the earpiece one....?
Mine has "52c10137db" assuming thats a part number. I need a new one mines crackly and I'd rather just fix it myself.

[Q] Speaker Blown?

I have an HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon. I got this phone back at the end of April. I do not use it on speaker phone, or listen to music with it. However, I noticed lately that EVERYTHING sounds horrible. Ring tones, alerts, etc..... I contacted HTC, but I'm not sure if they will do anything, or if I need to take it to a Verizon store. Any ideas? Anyone know what may have caused it?

Chemdawg said:
I have an HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon. I got this phone back at the end of April. I do not use it on speaker phone, or listen to music with it. However, I noticed lately that EVERYTHING sounds horrible. Ring tones, alerts, etc..... I contacted HTC, but I'm not sure if they will do anything, or if I need to take it to a Verizon store. Any ideas? Anyone know what may have caused it?
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all verizon phones have a 1 year warranty. call verizon or go to store,
not sure how it could have happened could be a number of things.
what happens when you have the volume turned down say half
does it still sound bad.
are you rooted ?
some roms have audio enhancements and that could be the issue
what rom,what version, has it happened on any other rom than the one you are using now?

Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it.
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Bern612 said:
Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it./QUOTE]
They replaced the whole phone?.. Or sponge material..
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luvit said:
Bern612 said:
Take the back cover off and see if the sponge material is torn.that is what happened to mine. I took it in had them hear it.and they replaced it./QUOTE]
They replaced the whole phone?.. Or sponge material..
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they will replace the whole phone
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The phone the screen is held by the sponge and if it rips it makes it sounds distorted. Take your hand and put it over l the slit and see if it sounds beyer
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Poor Build Quality

Am I the only one noticing problems with this phone? I'm already on my fifth brand new Inc2 in a month. Faulty speakers, loose and falling apart charging ports, vibration device not working, and now the light up home buttons on the bottom have bright white circles around them clearly visible through the black cover.
Am I expecting too much from these phones or is the quality just going to ****?
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My speaker is quiet and I hate it. My charging port isn't loose but the housing around it is. My vibration is fine. And only my search key has the white circle.
Its going to ****.
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My battery cover clicks a little bit, but it doesn't bother me much. Other than that its a great phone IMO.

06stang said:
Am I the only one noticing problems with this phone? I'm already on my fifth brand new Inc2 in a month. Faulty speakers, loose and falling apart charging ports, vibration device not working, and now the light up home buttons on the bottom have bright white circles around them clearly visible through the black cover.
Am I expecting too much from these phones or is the quality just going to ****?
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Yup I have all that and more. I try to look past it all until the Incredible 3 comes out. I think Verizon likes killing phones by turning them global *cough* Droid 2 *cough* or maybe HTC suck at making a sequel for a phone. Then again this phone was meant to be incredible s not 2 that was Verizon's fault. Honesty I played with the Evo3D and it made this phone look like yesterday's garbage. This phone is 3 steps forward and two steps back from the original. Oh btw WTF why does our front facing camera suck more than a year old Evo I noticed this comparing my friends Evo while checking out the Evo3D
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And by the way, the CLNR phones they're sending out are brand new not refurbs
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06stang said:
And by the way, the CLNR phones they're sending out are brand new not refurbs
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Damn dude, I must have gotten lucky. I'm still on my first DInc2 and its holding up better than any phone before it. feels solid, only a slight slight rattle in the usb port thats barely noticeable, and i have no such white circles around my capacitive buttons. I love this phone!

Speaker works fine.
Charging/USB port is slightly out of spec, but is not loose and works fine.
Vibrator is smooth, works fine.
Backlight on softkeys is a little wonky, but nothing annoying.
As I mentioned in another thread where you mention all these things, you somehow keep ending up with the short end of the stick. Most of these problems you have are not common. I've seen people that go through replacements a lot because of legit problems but they are pretty rare. I've seen it happen on all devices I've owned, and I still have my original first purchase devices in my desk drawer (I should really get rid of them).

Mine works perfectly, is built solid and is the best phone I have owned to date. I cant think of one thing that I would want to complain about, in regards to the phone.

Damn, you guys are lucky. I just keep getting the shaft when it comes to quality control.
I was very happy with the last Inc1 AMOLED refurb I got. Perfect. Then that stupid ass gingerbread radio had to go and kill it.
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I'd also like to mention I'm not crazy or just coming up with ****. I love this phone and just want it working correctly like everyone else's Inc2 around me.
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Loudspeaker on back ain't great but not bad either. Vibrate isn't as strong as I'd like it to be but that was true for my Eris too.
I couldn't be happier with my phone.

I'm on my second DINC2. The first one had a really annoying buzz on calls in the earpiece speaker. When I was at the store getting my replacement, I immediately noticed a difference in the vibrate feedback. The new one was a LOT stronger.
I probably would have never noticed the circles around the buttons. Mine only has the circles around the search and back button. I guess that it doesn't really bother me.

06stang said:
I'd also like to mention I'm not crazy or just coming up with ****. I love this phone and just want it working correctly like everyone else's Inc2 around me.
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I believe you. As I mentioned, I knew someone that went through something like 6 or 7 Dares before getting one that worked.

nimdae said:
I believe you. As I mentioned, I knew someone that went through something like 6 or 7 Dares before getting one that worked.
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My Dare was my favorite phone before moving to Android. No replacements on that one.
Yeah the white circles are prominent and around the search and back buttons.
And honestly I wouldn't care about the white circles because the speakers and vibrate work but I have the opportunity to get a brand new Inc2 with potentially none of these problems. This might be my only chance before settling down with this phone for two years.
The vibrate was VERY strong on my last Inc2. So strong that it started to shake itself loose and rattle.
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You must be cursed or someone at VZW must have it in for you.
Admittedly this is my first android handset (and is making me realize that what I've been loving about my nook color isn't having a tablet but simply having an android device) but it's also quite possibly the finest phone I've ever owned.
No complaints at all about the speakers - in fact it's got the best call quality out of the last several phones I've had. The external speaker isn't super loud, but it's loud enough for me - it's a phone not a boom box
The usb port has no play at all, if anything it's too tight.
The vibrator works and seems both more powerful and smoother than any other phone I've had.
Yes, I can see a bit of light leaking through the black mask around the soft keys...but only if I'm really looking for it. Not nearly enough to be distracting. The way they seem to "flash" as I tilt the phone and the light source reflects internally is far more annoying. But really that's the only thing I could come close to complaining about on this phone.
The only other thing I can think of to complain about is a complaint I have about every phone on the market today - the camera lens is too exposed with no protection! My last phone (a Samsung Omnia) the camera only lasted about 10 months before being nearly useless due to scratches on the lens. I can only think of two phones off the top of my phone that have really nailed this. A old LG flip phone my dad had back when they first started putting cams in phones that had a sliding lens cover. And my wife's Hero which has a clear cover over the lens that's part of the battery cover so if it gets scratched you can at least replace the cover. But since pretty much every phone on the market right now has a lens that protrudes I can't really consider it a complaint about the inc2 specifically.

I couldn't ask for a better phone than this one! No light leaks, tight usb port, loud speaker, and both battery covers are tight. I bought the extended battery and it protects the camera lens and flash lenses pretty damn good from scratches and cracks
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My only complaint is that the back casing around the headphone jack seems loose, and it clicks a bit. Good thing I love my case

bigslam123 said:
Mine works perfectly, is built solid and is the best phone I have owned to date. I cant think of one thing that I would want to complain about, in regards to the phone.
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Pretty much share the same experience.
I do however have a TPU case and a ZAGG screen protector if that adds anything to my build quality opinion.

I got 4 "like new" DI2's today as replacements for our fascinates. All but one of them have incredibly weak vibrate and haptic feedback, with haptic being barely noticeable at all on two of the devices. One has a pink tinted screen and another has faintly visible horizontal lines running down the display. Yet another device has two small scratches at the bottom of the screen. Every device has the circle backlight issue, but in different degrees. Definitely seems to be a great deal of variability in the manufacturing process.

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I got 4 "like new" DI2's today as replacements for our fascinates. All but one of them have incredibly weak vibrate and haptic feedback, with haptic being barely noticeable at all on two of the devices. One has a pink tinted screen and another has faintly visible horizontal lines running down the display. Yet another device has two small scratches at the bottom of the screen. Every device has the circle backlight issue, but in different degrees. Definitely seems to be a great deal of variability in the manufacturing process.
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Good god man! I feel bad for tellin ya in irc to get them! Lol. I hope you get some better ones. Mine was new when I received it. I've had it bout a month now. I still stand by my original statement. Better than the sf. Sorry for your misfortune.
Bob
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[Q] Water Damage

Hi,
I dropped my S3 in a pool. I left it off for a couple days with the battery removed. After a couple days I decided to open up my phone. I noticed some corrosion in the back of the motherboard and cleaned it off with alcohol. My phone turns on but the screen doesn't. I looked at the motherboard and doesn't look like it fried. Is there a way for me to troubleshoot to figure it out why the screen is not turning on?

How long did it last in the pool? . Those days that it was off did you tried the old rice in a bag trick? Your probably doing more harm than good trying to keep turning it on might be paper weight now.. Or maybe it needs screen replacement. Btw did you turned it on before deciding on opening it to see if it was working?
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Thank you all. I found that the LCD connector was corroded (had to use a magnifying glass). cleaned it heavily with alcohol and the screen was working again!
next problem is that the microphone is not working. How can i troubleshoot or repair this? i cleaned the microphone hole, still didn't resolve the problem. Is the mic something i can replace?

I believe they sell replacement mics on eBay for a few bucks. Not sure how hard the install would be, definitely worth a shot though!
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Do you know the exact part name? I tried doing an ebay search and couldn't find it

The ebay item number is:
400465424494 Put that in the search and it should pop right up.
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Mine went in the pool for less than 10 seconds, and was in a casemate case, and its fine except the speaker, (i may have damaged it blowing into it to dry out the phone; but this is the 2nd dip this phone has had, and both time came out pretty much ok... new speaker assy cost me under $7 on ebay and these phones are SIMPLE to get apart.. going to try to clean connector on existing speaker now that you said it fixed your screen issues...
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Mine got wet and works still too!
***EDIT*****--- alcohol worked, speaker is good now!

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Mine went in the pool for less than 10 seconds, and was in a casemate case, and its fine except the speaker, (i may have damaged it blowing into it to dry out the phone; but this is the 2nd dip this phone has had, and both time came out pretty much ok... new speaker assy cost me under $7 on ebay and these phones are SIMPLE to get apart.. going to try to clean connector on existing speaker now that you said it fixed your screen issues...
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Mine got wet and works still too!
***EDIT*****--- alcohol worked, speaker is good now!
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Alcohol does wonders! Glad you got it working.
I just ordered the replacement mic. Let's see how it works.

Hope that fixes the problem for you.
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Attached is a photo of my replacement mic and my phone. Any idea how I'm supposed to install this thing?

samsunguser123 said:
Attached is a photo of my replacement mic and my phone. Any idea how I'm supposed to install this thing?
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Try using the Ifixit app. It may help on properly installing the mic or at least give you a general idea of how to do so. It will also give the names to many of the parts on the motherboard.

LuigiBull23 said:
Try using the Ifixit app. It may help on properly installing the mic or at least give you a general idea of how to do so. It will also give the names to many of the parts on the motherboard.
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Thanks, the app is pretty useful but doesn't have any information about replacing the mic.

Unfortunately stuff like that is often the put it in the way you take it out kinda fix. I'd be surprised if you found any guide on this one.
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Do the rice in the bag trick?
Current rom/kernel: Liquid Smooth 2.5/ktoonsez

thanks for the info in this thread! my S3 went with my shorts in the washing machine 2 weeks ago. same issue, everything is working except the mic... i bought the replacement off ebay today, ill report back with ease of replacement!
thanks again XDA, ya'll rox sox!

Ear piece totally unusable?

Is it just me or is it impossible to use the ear piece for a phone call and actually understand the person on the other end? Speaker phone works great, Bluetooth great, but using the ear piece I get what sounds like enormously compressed audio to the point of borderline just noise.
Anyone else or is my device broken? I had the screen replaced but never used the ear piece before that (I typically use Bluetooth). Did the repair mess up my earpiece?

Mine works perfectly as good as my note 10+
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Thanks for the reply. Sounds like mine was either defective or they broke it replacing the screen.

Probably the latter..
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sorry to hear. but your ear piece was probably damaged during the repair.