Thread: Problems with N900 USB port becoming broken / loose and resulting warranty & repair issues
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2010-02-26 , 18:17
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Originally Posted by gabby131 View Post
as i posted, i have a 52/2009 manufacturing date (if that is called like that),
and no problems so far (but still concerned).

and you have a 2nd or 3rd production of n900. is there any way we can identify that Nokia already recognized the port issues and sorted it out when these 2010 productions of n900 are already in the market?

and some pre-production owners doesn't have any issues with the port. which means some people become a victim of a faulty n900. which also tells me that Nokia is inconsistent.
Although my phone is 03/2010, I think they're all the same.

See, a much more reasonable explanation of the situation (rather than assuming Nokia made some changes that cannot be determined with the naked eye) is that Nokia did not change anything at all except their press releases. Not unlike Toyota removing floor mats I suppose.

I want to see pictures of new units that either use through mounted USB ports (highly unlikely since it requires a motherboard redesign) OR much larger solder pads OR a new plastic casing design that provides support for the USB port. That's when I'll believe Nokia did something about it.

Improving the technique for surface mounting the USB port won't help one bit if somehow the USB cable gets snagged and pulls sideways or downwards, or if the user tries to insert it upside down or is simply a butter fingers that cannot correctly align it with the port.
 

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