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W800i orange rubber gone. |
g-roxx0304
Joined: Nov 20, 2005
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Can I use the warranty that I have to replace the orange rubber on the joystick of my w800i?
Am I gonna have to pay the service center even if I've the warranty card?
And btw,I've modded my phone. I changed the sms memory and the menu icons.
Will that affect my warranty?
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bLySs
Joined: Aug 07, 2005
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How have you modded the sms memory?
It sounds like you haven't done any hard mods - ie physical ones. SO your warranty should cover it. I think there have been other ppl with the same problem as you. Maybe do a search and see their results? |
bugsiiy
Joined: Jan 10, 2006
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@g-roxx0304 if you modded your phone using FAR manager,yes you've lost your warranty.Now to replace that joystick tip,you have to buy a new joystick and take it to a service center to replace it,this will cost you too.
W800i...V3...N93(YES I HAVE IT) |
bugsiiy
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if you want to fix it yourself you can use my topic (tutorial with pics) http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=123922#post1674482
or another topic with another way of fixing it
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=125394#post1696468
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bugsiiy
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@bLySs anything that you do to your phone's software or hard exterior modifications leads to loss of warranty.Anything you modifiy to your software,even if it is increasing sms memory or changeing the display driver leads to warranty loss.As for the exterior,if you start dismantling the phone or starting to cut holes in it or who knows what someone can think of,this also leads to warranty loss.
W800i...V3...N93(YES I HAVE IT) |
g-roxx0304
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will they know i've modded my phone?
if my warranty is gone,can i just buy the joystick from the service centre? |
QVGA
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With the new icons, they'd know. Not from the SMS memory. |
jcwacky
Joined: Aug 10, 2005
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Not necessarily, I had flashed my W800 using Davinci, I had also replaced the whole casing with a replacement from mobilefun (had the whole phone in pieces), I could only text in french, portuguese, Spanish or Chinese and several buttons stopped working. I sent it to the SE Repair center and they fixed it under warranty, no charge to me apart from postage.
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g-roxx0304
Joined: Nov 20, 2005
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Guess I just have to change the menu back to the original one,then.
Thanks,guys. |
Frubin
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I've lost my joystick rubber top on my W800 as well, but i managed to make a nw one using a blob of eproxy glue when i left to set. It worked well.
But as your on the subject about warranty, as i now done this to my joystick, will it now affect my warranty if anything else goes wrong with the phone as i got just under 4 months of warranty still left. I also got Orange insurance so i guess that may cover me as well.
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tupac1
Joined: Mar 12, 2006
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Happened to me too. Im glad it did cause now i have this. much much better than the orignal. just pop it on. keeps dust away, everything
the picture from the seller, not taken by me
posted a topic on it here. see the sellers other items (might of expired by now)
http://www.expansys.com.au/forumthread.asp?code=125173&thread=707
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Frubin
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That joystick top does look good actually, but i couldn't seem to find it when i search ebay. But i've now managed to make a new joystick top for my W800 (see pictures in post 1696468)
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tupac1
Joined: Mar 12, 2006
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nice fix frubin.
ps. if ur interested in the joystick cap ask maxh5 on ebay to make you one(one with no hole like the pic) and he make one, it may take awhile (1week/2week) because its custom made and he makes 20 at one time. |
Frubin
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@ tupac1: Thanks. Ok Cool. Will keep that in mind. Thanks for the infomation!
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