[Touch 3G General] gatzdon:
I hope this helps someone (or at least saves some aggravation)

As the title says, I hope this info helps someone.

I recently purchased an HTC Touch 3G clone from DealExtreme SKU 25045 I believe (I still need to post a review over there).

Well, at first it seemed the only problem was extremely limited wifi range which was partially helped with some aluminum foil taped to the wifi antenna.

Right from the start, the far right of the digitizer never worked the best, but it seemed like it wasn't a big deal. After all, it was a cheap clone.

Then last week, I installed Numpty Physics on the device and discovered that if I tried to draw a line down the right side of the screen, I would get an extremely curvy line. Little did I know that it was the beginning of the end of the digitizer for me. I calibrated the screen and it seemed like it was only getting worse. Within a day, I couldn't use the X in the upper right corner to close windows (or accept settings changes). Tracing the stylus down the right side would produce a wavy line over a quarter inch into the screen.

So, as of right now, I can barely use the phone for calling and viewing the calendar. I can't make any calendar entries, settings changes, or play any games.

I've read through this thread and have seen quite a few people have had trouble with the digitizer.

I've also noticed that based on a few pictures, everything THINKS they have a digitizer with the cable in the upper right corner. As I discovered, this may not be the case with everyones.

So, even knowing that no one has found a good place to order a new digitizer, I figured why bother buying one if I couldn't take it apart and put it back together. So, I found a Torx 5 screwdriver and proceeded to take it apart.

Taking it apart was extremely easy (once you know that you need to separate the front cover from the chrome band, the chrome band is bound to the back side). It also seemed like it's real easy to break it, so be very careful and take your time if you take it apart.

On mine, I found that cable for my digitizer comes out the bottom center, just like I remember seeing on the original HTC Touch 3G digitizer pictures. I wasn't planning on taking any pictures of mine, but seeing mine was different, I borrowed someone's cell phone to take a couple shots (posted below, sorry about the crappy quality).

I searched again for the HTC digitizers, but the original ones had a short cable coming out the bottom. Mine had a long cable that wrapped around the board and connected on the other side. So obviously the original digitizer won't work.

Well after some searching, I found this ebay listing with a picture that looks just like mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LCD-TOUCH-S...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item518ff3d955

I placed an order for two of them. Despite the listing saying they are a $1 each, the seller charges shipping for each one, so they come out to about $7 each shipped.

When I get them, I'll post back how it works out and I'll try to take pictures if I remember to bring a camera with when I change it.

So quick summary, don't assume your digitizer is the same as pictured in this thread.

For reference, my HTC Touch 3G clone states

NEXPERIA SY.SOL 5209

QUALCOMM(R) 7225; 528MHZ; 192 MB RAM; 256 MB Flash

ROM Version; 01.001.1 CHS; 09/30/2009

Oh and I forgot to add, that while testing it out after putting it back together, I put the µSD card in while it was booting up. Now, it doesn't recognize the µSD card, even though I can read the card on another computer.

I did a HARD Reset last night and only this morning got the screen alignment to a point where I can use the phone again, but have not had a chance to put a card back in there to test it again.

Prior to the reset, it worked fine without the µSD card, but with one in there, it would drain the battery at about 1% per minute (faster than the charger could charge the battery).