lost touch sensitivity in the center of screen

NIKOKAPS · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2009, 03:44 PM

after i dropped my ppc 6700 on a wood floor off my bed i noticed my alignment was off. after setting up the alignment it goes on as an endless loop not registering and i can not get out of the alignment setup. i finally realized i lost touch sensitivity in the center of the screen about a centimeter squared. the screen is in perfect condition and there is no physical indication that the screen is messed up in anyway. i insured the phone about a week ago. what can i expect when i bring the ppc6700 to the sprint store?

i also noticed that when i insert headphones in the jack i lose sound afterwards when i take it out. should i mention this problem as well?

i also can not get this phone to sync any longer, as it use to sync with no problems.

**weedahoe** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-20-2009, 06:47 AM

Well if you did put insurance on it I bet you are thanking yourself now. However, filing a claim may get you another 6700 or it may get you a 6800. It just depends on who you speak with and what they have.

Either way, with this unit here I think you already know you sustained some damage after you dropped it. If a hard reset does not resolve it then you may look into replacing the screen digitizer with one off ebay. Those headphone jacks are a known issue with the pins getting stuck from plugging and unplugging headphones and not allowing sound to come out of the main speaker after they have been unplugged. The pins inside get stuck and the device thinks there are still headphones plugged in. So jusy FYI on that one.

NIKOKAPS · #3 (**permalink**) 03-20-2009, 12:59 PM

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Well if you did put insurance on it I bet you are thanking yourself now. However, filing a claim may get you another 6700 or it may get you a 6800.

My brother has a 6800 and from comparing the two side by side I have noticed that the 6700 performs better than the 6800 which was meant to replace the old 6700. Since the 6700 runs on wm5 the device has a lot more free ram then the 6800. On soft reset the 6700 boots up with about 30-33mb ram vs. the 6800 boots up with about 20mb ram. To me the 10mb makes all the difference. Another example that the 6700>6800 is with Pencil Box color pencil drawing program which lags big time on a 6800 were as the 6700 process the lines flawlessly without lag. I don’t think I would be happy with a 6800 after seeing these small differences, but the GPS would make up for it I suppose. I would also be disappointed if i get a mogul with the dreaded white spot on the screen which my brother has on his 6800.
Has anyone else found the 6800 to be slower than the 6700?

**Darkjedi** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-20-2009, 04:48 PM

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My brother has a 6800 and from comparing the two side by side I have noticed that the 6700 performs better than the 6800 which was meant to replace the old 6700. Since the 6700 runs on wm5 the device has a lot more free ram then the 6800. On soft reset the 6700 boots up with about 30-33mb ram vs. the 6800 boots up with about 20mb ram. To me the 10mb makes all the difference. Another example that the 6700>6800 is with Pencil Box color pencil drawing program which lags big time on a 6800 were as the 6700 process the lines flawlessly without lag. I don’t think I would be happy with a 6800 after seeing these small differences, but the GPS would make up for it I suppose. I would also be disappointed if i get a mogul with the dreaded white spot on the screen which my brother has on his 6800.
Has anyone else found the 6800 to be slower than the 6700?

which network are you on? For Sprint they are actually starting to replace the 6800 with the new Touch Pro.

When I got my Mogul I found it to be a lot better than my Verizon Apache/XV6700. The 6700 was just too bulky. The difference between WM5 and WM6.1 was minimal, but 6.1 contained several additional features that WM5 didn't support. While I didn't experience any performance drop, the lack of RAM is pretty annoying as I had to pretty much close a lot of applications after I used them. Since I got my TP I've hadn't had an issue with RAM anymore. So if you're on Sprint, you're probably in luck, the 6700 is a really old phone and has been discontinued wayyy long ago.

**weedahoe** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-21-2009, 08:22 PM

The 6800 is better is many ways more than the 6700 but with the 6850 and TP2, they just get better and better and time moves on.

NIKOKAPS · #6 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 02:29 AM

the sprint TEP is upgrading me to a 6800.

TEN THINGS IM GOING TO MISS FROM A 6700
-large stylus
-extra large talk/end buttons
-extra large qwerty keyboard
-keyboard which slides out with the left hand (right handed functionality)
-non spring loaded keyboard (seriously)
-smooth spb mobile 3d transitions (transitions on a mogul are noticeably choppier when compared side by side)
-a screen which does not over burn
-more available ram running wm5
-low profile task bar
-sleep/power button on top left

for the exception of the stylus location, the mogul appeals to left handed users

**weedahoe** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-23-2009, 07:36 AM

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the sprint TEP is upgrading me to a 6800.

Congrats, although a FEW things are different, you will get used to it and love it as an overall device more than the 6700

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TEN THINGS IM GOING TO MISS FROM A 6700

-large stylus

the stylus are the same, the one for the 68 simply is telescopic

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-extra large talk/end buttons

this is something you will get used to

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-extra large qwerty keyboard

again, this is something you will ge used to

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-keyboard which slides out with the left hand (right handed functionality)

This took a while for me to get used to but now I dont think twice about it

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-non spring loaded keyboard (seriously)

after a year with the 6800, my keyboard still snaps open and closed. Nothing to worry about there.

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-smooth spb mobile 3d transitions (transitions on a mogul are noticeably choppier when compared side by side)

this simply depends on how you built your ROM and what apps are running in the background. A poorly built ROM will run slow or bogged down.

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-a screen which does not over burn

This should not be an issue either.

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-more available ram running wm5

Again, depending on how your ROM is built this should not be an issue. On mine and after bootup I will have 22mb free.

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-low profile task bar

This can be done with editing of the registry or using certain 3rd party apps (which simply are a GUI and makes reg edits behind the scenes for you)

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-sleep/power button on top left

again, something you will get used to. Its not that big of an issue

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for the exception of the stylus location, the mogul appeals to left handed users

HEY!! Im left handed and now Im offended.....LOL

Seriously though, I used the 67 with no issues and the 68 has been no different. You will like it with a custom ROM and GPS as well as Google Maps/Latitude. Having come from a 67 to a 68, you could not give me a 67 to replace my 68.