Hi all,
I'm thinking of getting a second-hand Hermes (JasJam) to replace my rw6828 (Atom clone), which has developed a power-drain issue. I was just wondering if there are any known faults or pitfalls that are common in second-hand Hermes devices which I should steer clear of?
Cheers!
1). Whitescreen - there are MANY causes and not many solutions.... could be just one thing or a factor of things so Don't recommend any phones with whitescreen...
2). No GSM - most likely unfixable... There are NO surefire fixes as yet and this is a BIG thing to steer clear of...
So saying, I bought 2 Jasjams off ebay and both worked... There was supposed to be something wrong with both but they were in pretty good shape. So much so that I ended up cannibalizing the old Jasjam I meant to fix.
Just read the fine print, make sure you get ALL that you need, battey and back cover (there have been a couple I looked at that didn't have these, pain in the arse to get it then not be able to do anything because of this).
Happy Hunting....
Cheers...
The first devices had a screen alignment problem, which made a frequent recalibration of the touchscreen necessary. Even HTC confirmed this bug - it's a hardware problem.
A very good start is this list:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_Problems
Ask for the S/N before you buy or for the specific problems mentioned in the list.
Recent Hermes models have transmissive displays. This could turn out to be a big problem in case you plan to use your phone outdoors.
Cheers for the posts guys. I decided to steer away from the Hermes and grabbed myself an as-new Elfin instead. Thanks for the help and advice!
Hi all,
I have a X7501 with a cracked screen (my own fault and stupidity), and I have found a source for a replacement screen, but the screen is showing for an X7500. What I want to know is if the two screens are interchangeable or if I have to find a specific model. Logically, in my mind, it should work, because of platform, <sarcasm> but since when did logic and manufacturers ever get along? </sarcasm>. Anyone have direct experience with this?
-Will
They should be one and the same
How ever before you go ahead make sure you want to do it yourself rather than send it for repair, the athena can be very daunting and the risk for messing up.
read these, I like the Russian guide more than the manual even if I do not speak a iota of Russian..
http://mikechannon.net/PDF Manuals...e Manual.pdf
http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/razbor_htc_athena/
The thanks goes to lakeman, he posted the links in the original thread.
Regards
I live on the inside of electronics, so it shouldn't be too bad (plus I plan to have an uninterrupted block of time to do it in, so I don't leave and forget...). Not to mention, my camera is my best friend when working on this stuff... Thanks for the warning and the links (I have them both and have gone through them multiple times...)
-Will
Sadly I have lost my Magic.
I believe it fell out of my pocket while leaving a cab and of course the cabby won't admit to finding it. It had my 16 gig card inside as well, oh this hurts
Anyways I have 4 cases in my draw at work plus 2 screen protectors which will never be used again. All the cases were bought from Ebay (new) and, the 2 screen protectors came with the cases and are both un-used.
If your interested then PM me and make me an offer. These are the cases:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250454227056
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120447761528
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110413568617
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/White-Silicon...ches?hash=item53dcb2a987&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
On the positive side I now have a beautiful black HTC Hero.
I'm not sure if it's ok to post this here so if it's not then please let me know and I'll remove, only posting as I have seen guys offering things before here and thought seen as I've found this place a great help, thought I'd offer the stuff up here.
So, I'm looking for a Windows Phone 7 device to have a play around with, not looking to spend too much as it's just going to be a toy really, and I came across this Trophy going cheap on ebay.
The phone doesn't boot at the moment, and the seller says "It either will turn on to the white screen with the htc logo on and wont go any further or you can turn it on to the bootloader and connect it to the pc, but thats it".
Does anyone know if it can be resurrected? I'm quite techy but I'm not a dev, as long as I have instructions I'm quite comfortable flashing roms and such, I used to have a HTC Hero that I rooted and flashed custom roms etc to, so I'm used to all that stuff. I've attached some pictures of the screen, if anyone can tell me whether it's bricked or not, and if it can be fixed (and possibly point me toward some instructions on what to do!) I would appreciate it.
I personally wouldn't buy it since you don't know exactly what happened with it. But it looks to me like maybe the GoldCard method would work...
...even though you might not have enough information to retrieve from the phone to create an actual GoldCard, you might be able to flash it with the original ROM using an Y-cable and an external card reader.
What is his asking price?
It's on an auction ending in 2 days, no bids yet so its still on the opening price of £20. I reckon it's worth a go as long as it doesn't go above £30
Of course, as long as it hasn't been opened I could just send it to HTC for a warranty repair, but where's the fun in that?
You could ask ansar on our forums if he helps you
Being both amazed by the sh**load of OSes the HD2 can run and in need of a smartphone, I decided to buy one. Just one thing I am not sure about - new or used? What I am most concerned about is the state of the NAND memory - knowing that it has a limited lifespan or reads and writes, I am somewhat afraid of getting one that is close to it's death. Also, what about TRIM availability? Wouldn't want to run into a unit that's slowed down to a speed of a crippled snail just to find out that there's no remedy.
New if can & price good, used is indeed risky & most have bad repairs & faults.
You can find good used but it hard these days.
good luck finding a new five year old phone now, though. I'd choose something else, from experience I know once you get into the mod scene of this phone you get to know it's not really that great nor alive at this moment.
still new available (can buy in my local phone mall) but would only buy if price cheap.
Would only buy one if really need cross platform support or need run WM6.5.
Other option is buying one with dead or cracked digitizer & fitting new digi as broken but clean HD2 can be had for around 22USD & Digitizers are 12USD.
@Spaqin - what'd be the problem with picking up a new HD2? Some new ones still sold on eBay, so...
@Mister B - I am a bit afraid of digitizer replacements, as the last time I did it (on my previous phone - Samsung Galaxy Ace-i GT-S5830i) the result was... well, functional, but barely - registering touches when not being touched at all, or not responding at all. Also, the reason I'm picking this phone is that I don't have much money to invest, and I like the freedom of OS choice - on any other phone that I know of, I'm pretty much locked to whatever OS it has.. Just the idea of flashing whatever OS I feel like got me excited. If anyone can recommend anything similar at a similar price, I'm open to suggestions.
@Spaqin
Up to really then on what available to you in your region.
eBay new or used is iffy unless incredibly good feedback.
I been lucky with a few used ones picked up from local phone shop that took them as part exchange when doing upgrades.
Certainly odd good ones come on eBay but most are same tat going round so be careful.
I still use HD2 & WM6.5.5 & it perfectly decent device.
To be honest best way of buying a bargain is with broken digitizer, I bought one from ebay with all original accessories & box & very good condition besides dead digi plus it still had void stickers in tact, repair is cheap but certainly need experience at least one before you good at it.
Nothing else has same cross platform support.
Certainly a nice device if price & condition good. happy hunting .
Mister B said:
@Spaqin
Up to really then on what available to you in your region.
eBay new or used is iffy unless incredibly good feedback.
I been lucky with a few used ones picked up from local phone shop that took them as part exchange when doing upgrades.
Certainly odd good ones come on eBay but most are same tat going round so be careful.
I still use HD2 & WM6.5.5 & it perfectly decent device.
To be honest best way of buying a bargain is with broken digitizer, I bought one from ebay with all original accessories & box & very good condition besides dead digi plus it still had void stickers in tact, repair is cheap but certainly need experience at least one before you good at it.
Nothing else has same cross platform support.
Certainly a nice device if price & condition good. happy hunting .
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No hope of buying one locally, new ones ain't available in stores anymore, and even used ones don't seem to pop up over here - the closest thing I've ever seen is a HD Mini.
I think I'll eventually buy a new one on eBay, as both sellers that have nice offers have 98,8% positive rep, but just in case - what about the NAND? Is the stuff I listed in the first post a real issue or just my imaginary concerns?
Also, bit offtopic: what could have been my mistake when changing the digitizer on the Ace?
Atoss said:
No hope of buying one locally, new ones ain't available in stores anymore, and even used ones don't seem to pop up over here - the closest thing I've ever seen is a HD Mini.
I think I'll eventually buy a new one on eBay, as both sellers that have nice offers have 98,8% positive rep, but just in case - what about the NAND? Is the stuff I listed in the first post a real issue or just my imaginary concerns?
Also, bit offtopic: what could have been my mistake when changing the digitizer on the Ace?
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I certainly don't like buying them when think well used on Android, a lot of flashing can indeed bring up nand issues. Other issue with HD2s pushed hard on android is BGA issues with cpu due to higher running temps.
Expect your digitizer was due to flex connection or rough handling, to do hd2 digitizer really well does require experience, the first one will never be best & without precise strip down & handling many things can be damaged ...
Any advices for replacement HD2?
Thanks.
You can use swappa.com to try to find one (please do not use this site for buying/selling as it is against our rules). They should go pretty cheap as how old they are.
The HD2 was my all time favorite device and I spent a lot of time on these forums in the HD2 section, flashing different builds of WM, WP, and Android daily. But the hardware is so old that it really makes no sense except for nostalgia.
orangekid said:
You can use swappa.com to try to find one (please do not use this site for buying/selling as it is against our rules). They should go pretty cheap as how old they are.
The HD2 was my all time favorite device and I spent a lot of time on these forums in the HD2 section, flashing different builds of WM, WP, and Android daily. But the hardware is so old that it really makes no sense except for nostalgia.
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There is still android development occurring, we already have good kitkat builds, a new 3.0 kernel and people are working on lollipop ATM. I suppose it depends on the price really.
Tempted to dust off your old HD2 orangekid?
Robbie P said:
There is still android development occurring, we already have good kitkat builds, a new 3.0 kernel and people are working on lollipop ATM. I suppose it depends on the price really.
Tempted to dust off your old HD2 orangekid?
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I am actually. Hands down best device ever.
I haven't done anything with it in a few years actually, but maybe I'll see how recent dev stuff is on it.
nice
Atoss said:
Being both amazed by the sh**load of OSes the HD2 can run and in need of a smartphone, I decided to buy one. Just one thing I am not sure about - new or used? What I am most concerned about is the state of the NAND memory - knowing that it has a limited lifespan or reads and writes, I am somewhat afraid of getting one that is close to it's death. Also, what about TRIM availability? Wouldn't want to run into a unit that's slowed down to a speed of a crippled snail just to find out that there's no remedy.
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if you can find new that is beyond belief and really really GOOD! If refurbished, be aware of those... Good mint condition used unit may be the best bet... good luck.
Of course a new one. If it used, who knows what the previous owner did to it.