SPRINT TP2 + Drill Press + 1/16 Drill Bit = Soft Reset No Case Removal
 

I noticed the T-Mobile back case has a hole for the stylus to do a soft reset, but the Sprint does not ??WTF?

Now mine does :mrgreen:

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hahah, gotta pic...

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lol, you drilled a whole in the back cover? i bet it looks fine considering its got holes laready... +1 on a pic would be nice

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Pic!!!!

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Lmao!

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This I would love to see, but I don't think I would have the guts to do it. I will find some way to just destroy my battery cover trying to get the holes to line up right.

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Very simple mod. I've done it to mine. I've read it somewhere else though. It's just drilling a hole!!! Works like a charm. A regular drill will work fine to, as long as you can hold it steady.

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youd have like 15 extra holes in it lol you could make a cool design outta it....

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Very funny! Personally, I just push the end key to shut the device down and soft reset that way. It's rare I would pull the battery cover off to push the button.

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Absolutely:mrgreen:

I just need to take an exacto or razor blade and slightly trim the rubberized coating to make a perfect hole......yeah Im ADD.:)

Im having problems posting pics....I dont know how to on this forum.
Ok maybe this will work.
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just put this [ img ] before your link and this [ /img ] after your link (remove the spaces).

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You did an excellent job drilling that hole, thanks for the pics.

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WOW very nice. mind doing mine for me? lol

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nice work on that hole man, why couldnt they just do that in the first place on the versions other than tmobiles

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Wow! That came out looking great.... I'm glad they sell the Sprint back over on ebay... :p

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Drill press was second choice.....my stupid Ryobi 18 volt cordless would not clamp down on the small drill bit.:angry7:

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How did you so perfectly place the hole?

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Nice work man and thanks for the pic!!

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I took off the cover like in the second pic and measured the distance, then poked the cover with a scribe (like an ice pick) then drilled it. Its actually about 1mm to far to the back but it's close enough.

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Awsome. I hope the VZW TP2 isn't the same way. I'll find out tomorrow!

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I am really thinking about doing this right now but I just know I will find a way to f this up.

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Here I did it using my Rotary Tool. Unfortunately the Verizon version also covers the reset button. I did it by measuring from the edge of the Vol - button & the inside edge of the cover. I still ended up a bit too high & too far left....I drilled by hand. Not too bad though.

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(I took these pictures w/my TP1 so I could upload them quickly.)

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wierd how sprints version has the volume rockers build into the battery cover...

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http://pocketnow.com/hardware-1/spri...t-reset-access

That is too funny :headbang:

And a plug for PPCgeeks :mrgreen:

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either its a fake or your in the news.........lol........anyways, ill buy one. dont have time to drill holes:mrgreen:


edit... time stamps look correct to me. im the first to have a cracked up tp2, your the first to drill a hole.... congrats!!!!!!!!

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I wonder what this does to your warranty? I guess if you have TEP it doesn't matter.

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haha, great idea. Any other verizon users thinking about repainting the back of their tp2's? I think I'm gunna tape off the speakerphone and have my buddy sand down and spray the back black to match the rest of the phone. If I do I'll get pics!

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It will not do anything to your warranty.. the 5th time I replaced my TP I forgot to put the original back over (mine was painted black) and they didn't mind.. I think the guy took the back cover for himself since he had a TP. lol

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I'd buy one too. Seriously, you can just buy a bunch of battery covers, drill holes, and mark them up for $3-$5 each. It seems like it's easy for you to do it, and a lot of people don't want to mess up, which makes the premium worth it.

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I did the modification. The distance from the volume key assy was fine, but I was too high. A bit of rounding out though did the trick.

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If you want the distance front to back to be perfect just take a piece of black electric tape and line up with the center of the reset and carefully put your cover back on and mark it even with the tape. Then measure up from the edge to get the center going up. Too easy.

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i dont understand, there is already a softreset option when you press and hold the power button lol, why drill a hole

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You drill a hole to access the button in case your phone & your power button lock up and wont respond.

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LOL, nice! I was thinking of doing this the other day when I had to reset my phone. I have a Verizon phone and its the same thing, no hole for reset. This is the perfect fix! I'm not doing mine with a drill press though, just a handheld cordless.

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I was going to do this - I even bought a spare back in case I messed up then I got the Rhodium Keyboard remapper by Tarkim and used it to program FN + Enter to reboot the device. No need for a hole now I reset from the keyboard.

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My hat's off to you, very awesome.

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sometimes the phone locks up and becomes unresponisve so that wouldnt work in that case hence the reason for the hole

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great job, now if i only knew how to drill:(, for those that still dont get why we need the reset button, sometimes phone will freeze up so badly that nothing responds, not screen, not hardware buttons and not keyboard. The only way to reset in that case is either by taking out the battery or pressing the reset button. Has anyone attempted to get hole for microsd card?

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Anyone think about slicing a slot for the microSD card in the battery cover?

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You can also use masking tape to get a better drill result. This has been done to other phones as well like the Treo's. Good job on this one!