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[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] lucchini:
I wish mine had just a scratch... My Qtek looks like Rambo's mobile! :(

The inner plastic lining of the battery cover broke, so i had to bend it slightly - now it stays in place, but with a nice, big bump on the side edge. :cry:

Am very interested in knowing if the ebay housing fits (not to mention how the more talented tecchies here removed the screen). Was also thinking, after having seen personalizations of other xda's, of covering it with fabric material (I'm thinking STRIPEY!!!) and clearcoating it! I've already done this to my bass guitar, inpired by a tutorial over at projectguitar (http://projectguitar.com/tut/mat.htm), although I chose a less... "brave" material design...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] heronlen:
Skinit

Just a word of warning, I bought a 'skin' from skinit. They are simply awful. They only cover the flat and even bits of my Qtek S110. Corners and sides, no. They may work better with a flat PDA or mobile with no rounded bits.

Still interested in this thread about getting a new case, keep it going please!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] nvrnuff:
so... what's the word on the ebay housing replacements? good or found in the trash?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
My black o2 mini one hasn't arrived yet - but the m500 ones I sell are mint :-)

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] admisi:
Got my housing today, silver, absolutely brand spanking new. They very kindly also included a lil screwdriver (T4 head I think it is called) to help with fitting. No instructions, but we have those from a pdf somewhere on this site. I still have to fit it, but from the look of it, all the clips seem to be there in the right places.

Only downside is that I actually liked the imate JAM logo, but will have to live with O2 and Xda mini on the front cover. But hey, it's no big deal, and I might even try the sugar cube trick later to remove it.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jwhitham:
Got my silver one today. Looks perfect. Only tried the battery cover so far will post again once I've fitted it.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] admisi:
Be very careful with replacement. I followed the instructions down to the letter, and upon refitting, my screen has gone. I just get lots of lines appearing with all sorts of rubbish on the screen. THe housing fits absolutely fine, but I would suggest not messing with the screen contacts, try to avoid this, you should be able to unclip the contact on the opposite side to the screen contacts and remove the main casing that way. I have now ordered a new screen, (it needed one anyway) and hopefully it will resolve the problem for me. And I thought it would be such an easy job!!!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jwhitham:
@admisi

Thanks for the warning! I've ordered my Prophet today so if it arrives tomorrow I'll be having a go at changing the Magician housing then, ready for eBay. I'll let you know if I have more success.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] experiment626:
How much did you pay for a new screen and where did you get it from?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] admisi:
Have ordered the screen from here:

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/6554.htm
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] shovelhed:
Here is another - really looks to be full housing, this seller has SIlver and "titan" I have fired off a message to see if they are indeed metal. Here is hoping:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/O2-XDA-Mini-O...itemZ9711876752QQcategoryZ15039QQcmdZViewItem
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Burkan:
Can you post some pictures of the new housing?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] sh500:
Sometimes I wonder if items such as these are worth getting what with the value of used JAMs.

Probably can pick one up for under £150 GBP on eBay now?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] hanmin:
How much are they selling these housing for? And, if they are original, they can't be 'metal', should be plastic. If it is metal, means that they are not original and they might not fit very nicely.

Agree, now you can get Magician in eBay for approx £ 150, and the cheapeast I've noticed (as of Feb 06) is £ 130.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
So you've got a plastic magician have you? I'd take it back...only the middle chassis and aeriel cover are plastic and the chinese sellers don't supply the middle chassis just the top fascia (metal), battery cover (metal) and aeriel cover (plastic).

I supply m500 casings, they are also metal and include the plastic middle chassis and plastic aeriel cover, they *are* original.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9125272853

You can get some nokia's for £40 but you'll still pay £15 - £20 for an official casing for them....

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] whitemoo:
look at his sig... He has what i call, the plastic version of the HTC magician, which is sold here as the '02 atom'

I ordered a imate jam faceplate, got it really cheap at $25 aud with shipping, i am just wary of how i am supposed to replace my old one with the new one i bought.

ill wait till warranty finnishes...

whitemoo...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
heyy guys, i just finished spraying my jam housing (front plate, back plastic plate, and battery cover) pearlescent metallic black, i originally wanted to go for a metallic orange in yer face kinda colour but i couldnt find it. sadly i wasnt able to take any pics while i took my jam apart, but it is straight forward and as soon as i get some free time il post a quick 'how to' and some pictures of the finished job, turned out quite nice, better than i had expected :o

p.s. as for buyin a new housing, mine had a lot of scratches, some of them round the corners were pretty deep, but when i sanded it down and applied the primer, everything was nice and smooth, no scratches, no bumps, nothin. so id recommend considering to spray rather than to buy a new housing, coz if ur gonna spend all that effort to take it apart and put it together agian u might as well have the extra luxury of adding ur own custom touch to it instead of the boring look everyone else has :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
Hi how do you do this? Im stuck in the 15.jpg (from the zip file) and i cant remove the flexible wiring from the connector. Is there any other way to remove the housing without having to detatch the flaxible ribbon from the board?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] martin kopplow:
What kind of can opener to use?

I read a lot of messages regarding replacement cases for the magician and the like, and many mentioned a mysterious PDF file, which is said to hold a description of the steps to disassemble the device.

Now, though I tried different search parameters, I can not locate a posting that actually has a link to this mytery-file in it. One link I found did not work, and I can't read russian.

So could somebody please give me a hint?

Is there such a file, and if so: Where?

I need to disassemble my Magician for two reasons:

1. Bad sound quality (read posts on that one, too).

2. Got to replace the antenna cover by one that does not have the camera in it to create a 'business edition' :wink: .

If I could get my hands on an extra antenna cover I could modify without damaging the one I have, I could maybe reproduce a few of them(vacuum injected).

Anybody interested?

Best regards,

Martin
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
ok oldsap, there are two ways to remove the front housing from the screen, personally i found detaching the screen connector from the board better, anyways there is a clip under that connector on the front housing holdong the screen down from the bottom as it slots into the top part, it is removable, so if u lever a small screwdriver under it (ul find its a bit loose) and just apply a little pressure, itl come off, then just unclip the other clip on the right (this one is fixed, so dnt try to take it off like the other one!) then push the screen from the bottom and hey presto.

if u also want to disconnect the screen connector from the board, peel back a bit of that yellow tape then pull and wiggle the connector gently from right to left till it comes off, then u got everything separate.

hope this helps :wink:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
martin and everyone else, gimme a couple of days and il post a full 'how to' :wink:

i got fed up of searching so i just picked up my trusty torx screwdriver and started hackin away :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
A guide a wrote a while ago for m500 magicians. The technique is similar for jam-magicians, except the face comes away from the chassis.

http://www.modaco.com/Dissassembling-an-M500-just-for-fun--t230855.html

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] martin kopplow:
Fluffcat, thanks a lot! :D

That's all I need to know, 'cause I don't want to take it all apart, just get started with the aerial cover. I'm planning to replace it by a modified cover, and did not want to cause more havoc in the internal parts than nessecary, by applying 'clockmaker tools' like hydraulic winches, sledge hammers, dynamite and other so-called minimal-invasive devices to get it off :wink: . Knowing where the clips are is the most important thing, I guess. (Osmosis, I think I'm okay, so no need to hurry writing that how-to, for me, though others might appreciate it!)

Now I just need the new aerial cover, but if it is as simple as you pointed out, I'll just risk taking mine off, then make a copy of it, make my intended changes, paint it and replace.

Greetings,

Martin
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mbc:
Any guess why Pocket PC Techs doesn't offer case replacement as a service?

Their reliability and rapid turnaround would make a premium $ worthwhile to me.

Those of us who aren't brave enough for a DIY approach also can't afford to be without our phone for several weeks, the turnaround I believe HTC offers for this service.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
Thanks osmosis. I wasnt very patient in waiting for responses here so i followed the instructions in the ZIP file. Now i damaged the LOCK for the flexible wiring connecting the LCD to the Main Board (the black plastic that locks down the ribbon). Now my magician doesnt show anything on my screen. The LCD ribbon wire is loose because i dont have the clip anymore. Any help on what to do guys?

Please?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
oldsap, first thing il do is panic, cry and scream, then half an hour later id wedge the ribbon in as best as i can, put the black bit (lock) back in as best as i can, and secure the whole thing with tape in the hope that itl work :wink: not very technical i know, but sometimes its silly things like this that save the day.

now i nearly had the same problem, but luckily i didnt break it, turned out that the ribbon wasnt wedged in properly, hence i was gettin pretty blue patterns on my screen.

goin back to my paintin fiasco, i MESSED IT UP.

everything was fine till i had to bake the plates to set the paint and laquer in, and i literally baked it! the plactic antenna cover has warped into a wierd shape that wont fit and the insides of the battery cover have done the same and now it wont go on. so looks like its gonna be one of fluffcat's housings for me, then i can start again hehehe

now dnt let that put anyone off their spraying intentions, it was my fault for not doin enough research into the whole paint thing, then i would have put the oven on 50c and not 100c!!!!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
@osmosis: I did all the panicing, screaming already, i even added a banging of the head on my work table :mrgreen:

I tried to put a cardboard over the ribbon after wedging the ribbon in and then put masking tape over it, but to no avail :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
Maybe they can't get the casings cheap enough? HTCEurope do cosemtic refurbs but it's always a better idea to combine it with warranty work or they sting you big time for the labour. Turnaround is approx 10 days. They only re-case t-mob / orange branded devices.

www.htceurope.com

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
fluffcat, i just bought one of your m500 housings off ebay when i spotted the m600 housings u got. could the work for the jam, maybe with some modifying? thx
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
Thought of that myself - the mounting points and buttons are in approximatley the same areas...Hmmmmmm.....

No magician board to try it with currently though :-(

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
well what do u think? shall i go for it? coz if u get me an m600 housing to try i doubt ul take it back if i try it myself and find it doesnt fit. i just thought itl work since everything is about the same as the jam.

or maybe il just stick to the m500 housing? :roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
I'd stick with the m500 housing for now if you're not willing to take the risk of it *not* fitting on by yourself....

Richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] osmosis8938:
hey rich, i fitted the m500 housing, but i got a few problems.

firstly the volume slider doesnt reach the switch, or its not fitting properly.

secondly the IMEI plate.

and thirdly is the whole thing plastic?! it feels a lot less than the jams housing in terms of quality and durability even tho it is an original OEM.

the big one is the STYLUS?! :roll: y the heck has the m500 got a diffetent stylus, my jam stylus wont fit, any suggestions?

thx
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fluffcat1:
With the volume, either the slide pusher wasn't lined up to the switch when you put the board in, or you may have broken the slide arm off the switch. :-(

Fixable, but annoying if you have. It's the same switch as used for the psp power switch.

The IMEI plate needs trimming, as mentioned in the listing. Use tin-snips or a very sharp knife to get a straight edge. It won't fit back in a jam properly after modification.

As for the stylus - the stylus silo is a different shape as the casing / chassis is a different shape. You'll need an m500 stylus from expansys et al, I sometimes get them but none currently for £3 plus postage.

I find the quality better than the jam housings I have replaced but they have always been a bit battered before needing refurb.... I find the metal m500 faces feel better made as they are integral to the chassis - the jam fascia can come away more easily. The jam's battery cover has a thin layer of metal on the plastic frame, the m500's is plastic.

richard
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] stratoboom:
anybody can post a guide to disassemble fornt cover?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Download the pdf file in the ftp
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] stratoboom:
pdf shows only rear disassemble

not a word about lcd and its cable...

i`ve read about many people whi has broken lcd dissasembling.....
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Removing the LCD connector is the same process like Pic 15 in the PDF, then everything comes off from the LCD. Removing the LCD from the case is simple.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bamboo:
Mate where di you get it from?

I ordered a imate jam faceplate, got it really cheap at $25 aud with shipping, i am just wary of how i am supposed to replace my old one with the new one i bought.

ill wait till warranty finnishes...

whitemoo...[/quote]
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
1 tip, dont mess around with the LCD connector. Better remove the other connector (the one on the right in pic15)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] stratoboom:
what about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/O2-XDA-II-Mini-...48673QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem#ShippingPayment

anyone can post whene he buyed cover and how it looks like?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
I have some good news and bad news.

I just came from the post office to pick up my package. I knew for sure this was the fascia I ordered. Lo and behold, it was. :lol: :lol: :lol: As I opened the package, I was totally disappointed because it got damaged during transport. :shock: :cry:

The product is of very good quality and delivery was as mentioned. Here are some pics.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] surfer:
I got my set from Brando it looks and feels great.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
@surfer: was yours packed in the same way like mine?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] stratoboom:
why warranty is losted replacing cover?

if i buy same fascia, where is the problem?

are there any label to broke in order to disassemble magician?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] surfer:
No it was completly in buble wrap.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Still no reply from supplier :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
I bought mine here in the Philippines for PHP650.00 = $12.50US which includes an extra stylus too.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
supplier replied saying that the photos shows only scratches which is impossible to happen because was wrapped in bubbly plastic and shipped in a bubbly envelope.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Where in the Philippines did you buy it? Is the quality (looks, feel and fitting) similar to the original one?

I ordered mine from Celular Nationwide Network (cnn.ch) based on other threads plus being cheaper than the one from Brando. The idiots are now implying that I'm cheating them saying that i'm showing them a cheap aftermarket product and claiming a replacement from them.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oldsap:
I bought it from a store in Quiapo, Manila. Everything looks, feels, fits the same as the original.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Well I asked our HK office to intervine and they will send me the broken covers but without the black middle part. It's not so bad afterall.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fikrinasir:
need help(begging!)

please help me, after replacing the housing, including the side housing, my jam cannot be charge or connected to pc.the usb port is dead now. can someone help me?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Definitely you have an electrical problem. Check all connections especially the flat cables.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fikrinasir:
i cant see any abnormality there. but i noticed during the first time i turn on the jam, it asks that he found new usb.... but i just cancel it. can it be due to this?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Charging and connection to PC are two different things. Have you tried charging with the AC adaptor? It could be that the backup battery is too depleted.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] munkeemajic:
I found some spares

I found a list of spares avaliable here. Hope it helps someone.

http://www.apexlaptops.co.uk/HTCspares.htm
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fikrinasir:
its charging!!

hey zerimar, thank you for your reply.

this morning, i decided to 'operate' my jam, dissambled it again to see if there's something wrong with the electrical board. but i found nothing. with regret that now i lost my jam, i put it back together, turned it on, charged it, and wallaa...it's charging again. :roll: :P

so i'm not sure what have i done before, but it's charging now.

thank you guys. :lol:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Glad to know that your unit is alive and kicking. I'm quite sure that one of those flat cables was the culprit. They are very sensitve and being so tiny makes things worst.

I finally received a new housing and will try to replace it tonight. Fingers crossed.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
I finally replaced the housing of my unit. Quality is good and fit is perfect. The middle section is not as black as the original though and when the unit is plugged for charging/syncing, an orange and red light can be seen very close to the neck strap holes.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] fikrinasir:
my jam is pampered sooo much that i buy another housing for it! :lol: :lol: i love it soo much.

zerimar..where did u get ur jam's housing?through ebay is it?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Not from ebay but from a HK company called CNN. Brando also sell them.

I hope you've gone through the whole thread. Mine came damaged and I was blamed of cheating them. After asking our HK office for help, they finally sent me only the front and the upper-rear part, thus there's a slight color difference. But, I'm quite pleased.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] kerwinrobertson:
Hi, does anyone have a spare rear top cover (where the camera is) for a silver I-mate Jam?

I can send money via payapl,

regards,

Kerwin.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] djones82:
was the front part hard to change?

really want to recase my jam, but the screen not working after stories scare me,

id do it as long as the screen does not need to be interfered with
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
The screen is mounted on the front housing and thus require some handling care but it's a very easy process.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] djones82:
ah thanks, really might have a try then
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Actually you have to take more care in not breaking the brittle tabs (locks) that hold the lcd than the lcd itself.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] djones82:
so are these tabs on the fascia or on the circuit boards?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
On the fascia. The one on the lower left when having the front fascia with screen facing down is a removable one.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] djones82:
Did it, my silver imate Jam is now blue, the new case fits perfectly and was brand new and sealed.

Kept the old middle section to save having to remove the buttons, and the fit was perfect.

really like the new look and now have the most unique phone around, as o2 have never sold this model in this country.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Congratulations! 8)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] datdat:
How did you solve the problem with the lock?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Justice Strike:
does anyone know if a titanium or black casing is avaiable in the netherlands? i would hate to buy it on ebay :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Janis:
try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=234650
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hayden55:
Does anybody know what drsservice is and what is its functionality? On my gs4 when on android 4.2.2 I had a lot of the android system frozen but android system and total device idle battery drain is at 26% after being reset. Normally android system, android os, device idle, and cell stand by on my old setup drained 14% on average and im just trying to thin out the battery killers. Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Chillerhippie:
I'm just going to bump this because I have it running too and would like to know myself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] angelstoy:
bump. same here. killing a lot of battery and using a lot of sensor/gps.. average 980mb/month WTF!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] C13v3r0n3:
Marked as a trojan for stealing bank info on the PC, not sure about android, but I would def download a malware scanner and run it just to be sure.

Does it show up in apps manager, maybe get titanium back up and see if it can be frozen.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kethozcrack048:
my phone galaxy note 2 shv-E250K isn't active after install custom rom,,,,

someone help me,,, please
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
Ur info not complete. Which rom u install? What procedure u took? What problem u face?

Sent from N7105, powered by DittoNote3 v.3.2 with Devil 2.3.2
[HTC Droid DNA] Djmk4:
Hey guys I am getting the title message every time I try to send an sms...tried wiping cache and nothing...I am on viper 1.3.5 with sense 4....dirty f

Sent from my Glamour Red HTC One
[HTC Droid DNA] Djmk4:
Dirty flashed the Rom but still the same....what can I do?

Sent from my Glamour Red HTC One
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Better try a clean flash.
[HTC Droid DNA] bsquare:
You could try fixing permissions. It's possible one of the system apps got messed up during the DF?