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Bought a r520m off eBay. Data functions are great, but the earpiece (ear speaker) seems to be blown. With volume at 8/8 you can just *barely* hear something. at 8/6 and below it is dead silent.
Firmware r4a008, if I'm reading that correctly. I assume this is a hardware problem. I did some searches here and elsewhere and haven't seen a germane discussion about it. The "earpiece" test in the service menu has the same results. You can just barely hear a rising tone in the earpiece. I don't have a headset to test with.
If you play back a voice memo you can barely hear it and then it POPs loudly at the end, so there must be some amplification left somewhere.
I *really* don't want to have to buy another phone, but I will if needed. I have heard that you can open the phone with a set of Torx drivers but I doin't see how.
Any thoughts before I start trolling eBay for another one?
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Posted: 2004-05-30 23:19:46
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U might think that im telling a lie, but im not. this trick fixed the same problem on my z200
place the speaker in front of ur mouth and breath in/suck...
if it doesnt work, then try to blow in it... if it aint workin, i dont know what to do
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Posted: 2004-05-30 23:30:13
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Heh.
You will be amused to know that I tried it. I could hear the speaker flexing from the pressure, but no joy.
Thanks for the tip, though.
frater,
whose wife is looking funny at him now.
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Posted: 2004-05-31 00:01:33
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Well you should try to disassemble it. Maybe you will find something. Maybe some water in it.
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Posted: 2004-05-31 10:07:25
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well, as i see it, some aparts must be replaced in your fone, but it wont be easy, cos aparts for r520 are real rarity. but i do think the the earfone can be replaced by an r320 as well, if it is. i would suggest to bring it a service and let it check by an expert. after a check come back and report us what happened. good luck
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Posted: 2004-05-31 22:09:46
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I'll dig into it as soon as I can figure out how to do it w/out damaging the innards.
In the meantime, I bought another r520m off eBay for $27 (!) and am using that one.
Thanks for the input, everyone.
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Posted: 2004-06-13 05:32:35
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What colour is it? Are all the features working fine?
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Posted: 2004-06-13 08:18:09
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It's the plain silver/gray color.
Everything works perfectly. Some small scratches on the case, but that's the only problem.
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Posted: 2004-06-13 21:28:27
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Thx. How is the battery working? What type is it?
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Posted: 2004-06-13 21:50:31
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Both batts were fine; li-po 600mAh BUS-11. Goes for days before I think to recharge.
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Posted: 2004-06-15 05:12:19
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