Active Topics
-
TLS 1.2 for N9 is ready (29)
to MeeGo / Harmattan by smatkovi - 5 hrs, 32 mins ago -
Error after installing Leste on sdcard (12)
to Maemo 7 / Leste by teroyk - 6 hrs, 19 mins ago -
Camera phone competition March 2023 "Endless" (35)
to General by Maemish - 3 days, 14 hrs ago -
Maemo repository (3)
to Community by torsen - 4 days, 7 hrs ago -
Introducing ubiboot N9 (multiboot OS loader) (1,393)
to Alternatives by smatkovi - 6 days, 11 hrs ago - more...
|
2010-01-24
, 00:11
|
|
Posts: 62 |
Thanked: 8 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
|
#242
|
okay,my usb is still in place inside the phone...charged lots of times. I do be careful when unpluging though. no problems so far at all. btw mine is from production week 50.
|
|
2010-01-24
, 18:10
|
|
Posts: 25 |
Thanked: 7 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ United Kingdom
|
#243
|
I have to say that this thread terrifies me! :-O
I have only had my N900 for a week (bought from Nokia UK Direct) but the box has a black label, so I don't know which week build it is.
Has anyone had any official response from Nokia on this issue, and whether it was addressed at any point in the production cycle? Or are we all in the same boat?
If the USB connector fixing is as weak as has been suggested, it sounds like a high proportion of us are going to suffer having our expensive toys returned for repair at some stage.
Surely Nokia must have done something - they couldn't continue to sell N900's in knowledge of this weakness surely?
Here's my connector - a clear gap right the way around suggests no bulkhead restraint.
Last edited by Ceejay; 2010-01-24 at 18:25.
I have only had my N900 for a week (bought from Nokia UK Direct) but the box has a black label, so I don't know which week build it is.
Has anyone had any official response from Nokia on this issue, and whether it was addressed at any point in the production cycle? Or are we all in the same boat?
If the USB connector fixing is as weak as has been suggested, it sounds like a high proportion of us are going to suffer having our expensive toys returned for repair at some stage.
Surely Nokia must have done something - they couldn't continue to sell N900's in knowledge of this weakness surely?
Here's my connector - a clear gap right the way around suggests no bulkhead restraint.
Last edited by Ceejay; 2010-01-24 at 18:25.
|
|
2010-01-24
, 22:19
|
|
Posts: 62 |
Thanked: 8 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
|
#244
|
Originally Posted by Ceejay
mine looks slightly different from yours with less gap between the connector and the body.
I have to say that this thread terrifies me! :-O
I have only had my N900 for a week (bought from Nokia UK Direct) but the box has a black label, so I don't know which week build it is.
Has anyone had any official response from Nokia on this issue, and whether it was addressed at any point in the production cycle? Or are we all in the same boat?
If the USB connector fixing is as weak as has been suggested, it sounds like a high proportion of us are going to suffer having our expensive toys returned for repair at some stage.
Surely Nokia must have done something - they couldn't continue to sell N900's in knowledge of this weakness surely?
Here's my connector - a clear gap right the way around suggests no bulkhead restraint.
|
|
2010-01-24
, 22:57
|
|
Posts: 25 |
Thanked: 7 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ United Kingdom
|
#245
|
I have now filed down the clips on my USB Charger, and decided to use my old CA-101 cable from my N78 which is much more 'worn in' than the one that came with the N900.
Paranoid? Moi?
Paranoid? Moi?
|
|
2010-01-30
, 16:16
|
|
Posts: 20 |
Thanked: 2 times |
Joined on Jan 2010
|
#246
|
Has anyone had trouble filing the data cable? Both of the teeth on there are pretty much flat and when I compare the data cable to the charger cable (which I filed down too) they look the same in terms of height and size but the data cable still feels a bit "tight." Of course it's no where near as tight as it originally was. The only difference is that the data cable has 2 slightly raised pieces on the top/other side of the usb plug.
|
|
2010-01-30
, 22:09
|
|
Posts: 52 |
Thanked: 13 times |
Joined on Jun 2009
@ New Zealand
|
#247
|
I just brought one of these and filed that down to save me having to do the original cables. Just in case mine breaks and Nokia want to see the cables as well. I would rather they were not modded.
http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-mcb-ext-xxg.html
http://www.usbfirewire.com/Parts/rr-mcb-ext-xxg.html
| The Following User Says Thank You to Asterixnz For This Useful Post: | ||
|
|
2010-02-02
, 16:41
|
|
Posts: 5 |
Thanked: 1 time |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ Oulu, North Finland
|
#248
|
Same thing here. After only two weeks, one morning, I removed the charger connector and the microUSB thingie just came out. I took the phone to the official Nokia Care here in North Finland but soon, I got the answer: "our warranty does not cover this, it is BER (Beyond Economical Repair)".
Yeah right. There is obviously something wrong with the connector: take a look at this (sorry if someone has already mentioned this page).
This could be a hilarious thing if it had happened to an inexpensive, say 20 €, equipment. But it's a 600 € phone. And the same thing has happened to a lot of people. So.. Well, you've probably gotten my point already
.
Yeah right. There is obviously something wrong with the connector: take a look at this (sorry if someone has already mentioned this page).
This could be a hilarious thing if it had happened to an inexpensive, say 20 €, equipment. But it's a 600 € phone. And the same thing has happened to a lot of people. So.. Well, you've probably gotten my point already
.
 |
|
2010-02-02
, 16:49
|
|
Posts: 2,121 |
Thanked: 1,540 times |
Joined on Mar 2008
@ Oxford, UK
|
#249
|
Originally Posted by goashem
That's ridiculous. In my opinion, you should kick up a fuss about this, complain to whatever the Finland equivalent is of Trading Standards, or consumer rights organisations.
Same thing here. After only two weeks, one morning, I removed the charger connector and the microUSB thingie just came out. I took the phone to the official Nokia Care here in North Finland but soon, I got the answer: "our warranty does not cover this, it is BER (Beyond Economical Repair)".
|
|
2010-02-02
, 17:07
|
|
Posts: 5 |
Thanked: 1 time |
Joined on Jan 2010
@ Oulu, North Finland
|
#250
|
Originally Posted by pelago
You could imagine my feeling of sheer amazement when I got the phone back to myself. I thought it'd be one of the easiest jobs for a repairman to do: to solder one connector back where it's supposed to be.
That's ridiculous. In my opinion, you should kick up a fuss about this, complain to whatever the Finland equivalent is of Trading Standards, or consumer rights organisations.
I've got a hunch this will eventually become one big piece of news one day. Unfortunately, this will happen to more and more people. If Apple had the same kind of problems with iPhone, it would be one of the biggest news in the woldwide IT media.
I've already sent a relatively angry email to the Finnish Nokia Care and (just in case) also contacted my insurance company. Someone will either fix this phone or get me a new one and I'm not going to be the one who's going to pay as I think I've already paid more than enough for this phone
.
 |
| Tags |
| bad design, broken, charging, failure, hardware, loose, microusb, microusb port, n900, nokia, part, port, repair, return, surface mount, usb, usb port, warranty |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 01:06.
I'm trying to find out from Nokia if I can return it to a European repair site for repair or replacement under warranty but so far I've only been directed to a US return address (and incidentally the Nokia web site tells me the device is out of warranty despite only being 1 month old!). I can't believe there isn't an address in Finland at the very least.
I've really enjoyed the device up to now - all other aspects of the machine are great - the O/S, GUI design, hardware features etc but this is realy an achilles heel and has me doubting Nokia's quality control.