hardware keyboard issue photo essay a.k.a. i was bored

[profroopchan]

How did you take off the security black tape over the screw in the top right corner? How do you remove it and put it back so that sprint still honor's their warranty on the phone?

[lordauric]

Just want to say I opened my phone yesterday twice. The first time I just connected the cables again the second I electical taped them down. For people who love the touch pro I recommend you do this. It's easy and my phone is as good as new now.

[TheDoctor1971]

Sprint has never complained about the "security" tape being missing on the screws. I've swapped 2 phones out that I'd opened up.

[youngmoney89]

how do you get that gold ribbon back in after you pull it out? mines doesnt seem like if i pulled it out id stick back

[jpetrone]

Originally Posted by youngmoney89

how do you get that gold ribbon back in after you pull it out? mines doesnt seem like if i pulled it out id stick back

slide the screen over the keyboard a little that will give you some slack

[youngmoney89]

Originally Posted by jpetrone

slide the screen over the keyboard a little that will give you some slack

hmm okk...i think my keyboard is completely dead it powers on but i cant use it no matter how much i put the connectors back maybe its the gold pin because it seems like its not attached completely or it has a little rip in it also my up volume button doesnt work or up on the dpad

[jpetrone]

hmm yea ur phone sounds like it's in bad shape ... my keyboard had a short or something in it .. i took it apart like 3 times and it didn't start working until I dismounted it from the housing and then re mounted it. It worked for about 2 wks then i just put a new one in I bought and it's working for the last 2 months

[youngmoney89]

Originally Posted by jpetrone

hmm yea ur phone sounds like it's in bad shape ... my keyboard had a short or something in it .. i took it apart like 3 times and it didn't start working until I dismounted it from the housing and then re mounted it. It worked for about 2 wks then i just put a new one in I bought and it's working for the last 2 months

ive fixed my keyboard acouple times it lasted a couple months then died like a month ago and the volume n dpad went with it so im stuck using t9 and onscreen keyboard most likely wont get another touch after this one

[TheDoctor1971]

I'm on my 3rd TP, this one a refurb. I keep hoping it'll die and maybe they'll deign to send me a TP2 but no such luck. This refurb seems to be rock solid :/ I'm tempted to pop it open just to see what they did for the ribbon cable. I bet they hot glued it.

[jastie]

Yeah I thought my TP was possessed it kept switching back and forth from portrait/landscape mode. I put a rubber spacer(tire repair patch) on the back of the keyboard ribbon. That keeps pressure on the connection when resembled. The gremlins are gone for now. Huge design flaw!!!