Thread: Problems with N900 USB port becoming broken / loose and resulting warranty & repair issues
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colnago is offline colnago
2009-12-24 , 05:31
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Originally Posted by go1dfish View Post
Yes it was you I was referring to.

If your n900 said/says n900 in the upper right corner, it was production.

If your n900 does not say n900 in the upper right, it is pre-production. It is extremely unlikely you would receive a pre-production unit without knowing it.

I've seen that video, but it's not clear enough to really tell whats going on RE the female usb port
Roger that. I'll check tomorrow to see if there is any "reinforcement" or "bracing" on the new unit, and if it differs from my original. But again, basically the only thing holding "my" port in place were the soldering points (4), about 1mm sq. each, and (2) larger 2mm sq. "square patches" on the bottom of the metal part surrounding the USB "tounge", which seemed to be epoxied on...thin layer at that.

Comparing to my Motorola Q with micro-USB, the port is braced by the phone's body, and possibly some of the internals...nothing of the sort on the 900. Its pretty much free standing.

I'll definately be using my Motorola power supply, as it looks like the spring loaded clips on the micro USB connector are smaller then the Nokia's.