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Bloody K750i joystick! |
mervingiblet
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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So I'm without my K750i again - 4th time since June 05:
June - Get brand new K750i. Photos come out with red lines across them. Send it off to o2 for a direct replacement.
September - Got loads of dust under the screen and the joystick stops working. Take it into my local o2 shop and it's sent away for 2 weeks repair.
October - I get the phone back, take it home and it won't connect to a network. I take it back to the o2 shop who send it away again. I get a brand new phone as a replacement a few days later.
March - Joystick stops working again and there's loads more dust under the screen. Back to the o2 shop and off for repair again!
So I'm using my trusty T610 again. I know people have had probs with their K750i but I must be cursed.
I called o2 and all they could say was "your contract is up for renewal in May so we'll do you an extra good deal"
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shaliron
Joined: Jan 15, 2006
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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Is SE the only company to have such bad build quality, or does it affect all brands? Obviously as this is a SE fan site you would expect more problems relating to SE but does every manufacturer have this many problems, especially relating to joysticks?
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JK
Joined: Feb 24, 2005
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From: S. Africa - JOZI
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Mmmm when I had my K700 everyone was on about their joysticks I didnt know what the hell they were jumping for, but now my K750 joysticks lost its joy!!!!
I feel like im gonna break it one of these days!!!  |
Pepi
Joined: Feb 02, 2005
Posts: 418
From: Bulgaria
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my k700 is now over 14 months old. for this time i've never taken it to a service center. all i do is clean it myself. well sometimes it works somtimes it doesn't. there was a period when it didn't work up period when didn't work down and so on...the interesting part is that when i open the case and blow the dust away it starts working as good as new but then after 5 min it stops working again.
in the moment it works left and right and instead of up and down it gives "OK". it drives me crazy sometimes. damn SE joysticks!!! |
vladoj
Joined: Dec 15, 2005
Posts: 34
From: Macedonia, Skopje
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@mervingiblet
(I know people have had probs with their K750i but I must be cursed.)
I feel sorry for you. That was the sentence I used once. I know how you feel. My K750 was 2 times on repair in two months. First the joystick, and then the earphone speaker. But whole repairment was in couple of hours, so i must be luckier then you 
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$hé®îNghÀm3:16
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
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Right a simple easy solution to get rid of these problems:
a) Rotate the joystick a few times in the menu, its said that this resets the settings for the joystick but i believe it helps push dusk particles different directions. If these occurence have only began, this method will give you the joystick back for a few hours, maybe even a day.
b) In order to remove the dust beneath the joystick, i used WD40. It gets to work straight. Simply remove the front of your k750i. Take the layers off until theres a clear shot on the joystick. Spray the joystick (make sure you use the red straw which WD40 comes supplied with) and rotate it after. Turn the phone on and keep repeating the same method untill you feel the joystick is to your satisfactory. It will eventually go perfect.
* Make sure you remove your memory card before attempting this.
* Once done, my memory card slot had WD40 inside, so whenever i inserted my pro duo in and took it out, i would always get bits of WD40. I began with loads, but when i slot it out now, i get the odd bit. WD40 does not in anyway damage the memory card but its a heads up.
* The phone will smell of WD40 so i suggest using some kind of wipe to remove that awful smell.
I was actually thinking about selling this phone becasue of the joystick but ive once again discovered why the joystick can be better then a d-pad.
Good luck hope this helps.
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Miss UK
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
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Prob with those phones is that u have to use the joypad for everything know wonder loads of you have breakdowns, I guess you have to be careful of how u use it ppl, btw get a Samsung D600 as ur next phone real gud that 1
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rockygali
Joined: Nov 21, 2005
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been using my K750 for 6 months now... wel at first the joystick was kinda thing that makes me jumpy... first is good the next thing is awful and lousy..then it gets back good. well i just stick to it and play the way it should if it aint workin from a simple nudge then i nudge a little harder.
in playing games i use the keypad. the only time i use my joystick is when browsing files and phone book. i usually use keypads to go around the phone and joystick for submenus. so far i havent got any bigger problems than that... satisfied with my joystick... tho i wish future phones diminish this part since majority is havin quams about it....
cheers yall. just wanna share my experience...
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Minister
Joined: Sep 25, 2005
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lol@Samsung D600 even here
Miss Uk, if you have time, do check out this url and especially D870.
I admit, the joystick on k750i is a nightmare and SE should close down if they repeat this mistake again.
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Mohit007
Joined: Jan 29, 2005
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From: India
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Thats the same problem I have been facing its been more then 3 weeks since I have sent my k750i for repairing the joystick and whenever I call them they give me the same reply that I am gonna recieve it in2 or 3 days. I'd sell it when I rec. it and get pda
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wrecked_porsche
Joined: Jul 01, 2002
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Yeah bloody "joy"stick. I went to my local service centre about 3 weeks back and asked them to clean it since opening it would void the warranty. They told me they can't clean it and would need to replace the whole joystick instead. Then they told me to come back in a few weeks time because they've ran out of stock for K750i joysticks... 
Joy indeed ! 
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prabu
Joined: Jan 27, 2004
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I have replaced my phone 4th time for the same joystick issue and they usually take 2 weeks of my time. |
roblightbody
Joined: Jul 16, 2004
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From: Glasgow, Scotland
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I love the phone, but the joystick is a constant frustration, sometimes requiring brute force and sore fingers, other times working perfectly!
It seems at the moment, however, as if the latest firmware update might have fixed it! |
Simon N
Joined: Dec 02, 2005
Posts: 71
From: Nottingham UK
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On 2006-03-14 19:26:08, roblightbody wrote:
I love the phone, but the joystick is a constant frustration, sometimes requiring brute force and sore fingers, other times working perfectly!
It seems at the moment, however, as if the latest firmware update might have fixed it!
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I dont think firmware will fix hardware issues
Perhaps you just dislodged the dust or grit that was causing the problem.
Sidenote: I have had k750i since november and (touch wood) no problems at all. Its under heavy usage too |
roman420
Joined: Mar 10, 2006
Posts: 21
From: south africa pta
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yeah the joystick is A fat problem! it works when it wants to! bloody mind of its own  i use a vacum cleaner to suck out the dirt. p.s deactivate ur short cut, down on the joystick.
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Posted: 2006-03-13 12:57
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