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If its a firmware problem then why does blowing the dust away or massaging the joystick fix the problem?
I have the latest firmware but this was a problem on my original software as well.
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Posted: 2006-11-12 16:18:29
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HOW MANY BLOODY NEW THREADS ARE THERE GOING TO BE ABOUT THIS SAME SUBJECT!?!!?
IT'S DUST!!
REMEDY: SPRAY SOME WD40 ON A FLATTENED END OF A COTTON BUD, GO AROUND THE JOYSITCK, AND GET UNDERNEATH IT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. PROBLEM SOLVED. PROCESS MAY NEED REPEATING EVERY 2 MONTHS OR SO.
WHOEVER THINKS ITS A FIRMWARE ISSUE, NEEDS A SLAP.
[ This Message was edited by: Rajjy on 2006-11-12 17:01 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Rajjy on 2006-11-12 17:01 ]
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Posted: 2006-11-12 16:33:26
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Its ridiculous we have to do this though. You pay a lot of money for a phone and have to clean the dust because of a defect? Its a joke, very disapointing.
This message was posted from a K800i
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Posted: 2006-11-12 17:52:06
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Agreed its a pain. But however good you think a phone is, you upgrade to it, there's always gonna be something to piss you off about it. No phone is perfect.
Also, those cans of compressed air you mentioned earlier, ain't all that effective.
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Posted: 2006-11-12 18:03:34
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Damn, so I'm going to have to use WD40? That stuff is really greasy
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Posted: 2006-11-12 22:17:01
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mine also does the same thing, down and left joystick are sometimes unresponsive. I wouldn't totally rule out the software possibility. Sometimes it's working perfect then it's a total mess. one is certain for me: this was my LAST
joystick phone. no more!
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Posted: 2006-11-12 23:11:56
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Guys, turn the 'key sound' on and you will see that when the joystick appears to be unresponsive it still makes a sound. Now if this was a hardware problem why would the phone still make a sound when the joystick is pressed?
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Posted: 2006-11-12 23:34:24
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can i just say that this was the reason i got a w850i, I've now had a t610, k750 and both have had the joystick mess up on me. I've had them repaired both times before the warranty was up but it will only be a while till it goes again. Getting rid of the stupid joystick was the best thing SE did on the w810 and w850 and should be made standard through the range.
with the sounds thing i reckon the software is programmed to register the joystick being pressed in one direction for so long as a movement as to prevent accidental directions and if there's a dust it means only a very short movement is made so it isn't long enough to signal a movement but just enough to make a sound or stop the cursor blinking in texts.
ban the joystick or fix it i say
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Posted: 2006-11-13 00:01:04
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On 2006-11-12 23:34:24, Daisun wrote:
Guys, turn the 'key sound' on and you will see that when the joystick appears to be unresponsive it still makes a sound. Now if this was a hardware problem why would the phone still make a sound when the joystick is pressed?
I had similar problems with the joystick with my k700. Something actually did happen when you moved the joystick, but not what you wanted, e.g, moving joystick down and it behaved like when it was pressed, thus, a key sound, but not the expected action. Still, this is definitely a hardware problem. I'm not convinced that it is caused by dust, the contacts and the switch inside the joystick may very well be broken or (as with my k700) worn-out.
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Posted: 2006-11-13 00:49:03
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@maccad
Wat? that dun even make sense.. why would they make it so that the sound would play when the press wasn't long enough to register a movement? I'm not an expert but i do know how to program and making the sound and menu movements respond to seperate joystick movements is not only slightly harder but also illogical.
/edit i'm refering to the times when the key sound plays but the highlight in the menu doesn't move at all.
There are other times when sound doesn't play and the highlight doesn't move. I think there is both a hardware and firmware problem...
[ This Message was edited by: Daisun on 2006-11-13 00:01 ]
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Posted: 2006-11-13 00:51:49
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