Show of hands; How many have a fried radio stack?

[defroster]

So I've been trying to revive my 838pro for a few weeks now, It's got the NO GSM, boots to OS fine issue which seems to plague many people.
I'm just wondering how many of you out there have the same or similar (GSM/Radio ceased functioning) problem, I know it's lots but I've made a poll here so we can tabulate some figures. Surely if it's a large enough problem we can do something about it legally? Or at least get some assistance/guidance from HTC?

I know alot of people have been spending alot of their spare time on this and I'm not trying to belittle or disregard your threads by starting a new one, but this is really the thread for people who have tried EVERYTHING! (I even dissassembled the unit, desoldered the backup battery and soaked it in some soapy water for awhile!)

So, if you've tried all the radio upgrades/downgrades, hardware/software/voodoo tricks and still come up with zilch, vote yes.

[defroster]

Oops sorry, I'm more tired than ever at the moment, could a mod move this into 'Upgrading' ?

[chamelion]

you should add "how many have bricked a hermes radio". i've had mine warranty replaced twice in 12 months.

[Black6spdZ]

I bought a phone with a trashed radio rom but with hundreds of flashes to my current phone haven't had a problem yet.. all I can say is these three things: charged battery, stable computer, and don't touch the damn phone or cable while its flashing! ;)

[joshkoss]

I bought a phone with a trashed radio rom but with hundreds of flashes to my current phone haven't had a problem yet.. all I can say is these three things: charged battery, stable computer, and don't touch the damn phone or cable while its flashing! ;)

Ditto Man, These phones are tough!! :eek:

[defroster]

I bought a phone with a trashed radio rom but with hundreds of flashes to my current phone haven't had a problem yet.. all I can say is these three things: charged battery, stable computer, and don't touch the damn phone or cable while its flashing! ;)

This doesn't explain why so many people are experiencing call drop-outs and other GSM failures that continue to get worse until it just dies and won't be revived, even people who've never upgraded the ROM.

[Tyrone777]

Count me in. :mad:

[defroster]

Surely we can at least narrow down the faulty component?

[nicknowsky]

I bought a phone with a trashed radio rom but with hundreds of flashes to my current phone haven't had a problem yet.. all I can say is these three things: charged battery, stable computer, and don't touch the damn phone or cable while its flashing! ;)

ENOUGH SAID u can be a flashaholic make sure u take the olipro steps and flash away dont f*ck with that usb cable

[jdc]

Better yet, put down the USB cable, step away from activestink and grab your SD card. :)

[fasterfester]

Were you flashing your phone at the point when your radio went out defroster?

[defroster]

nope, gradual radio death, once it was approaching unusable i tried flashing and the radio area just won't flash, even if it's in the fridge upside-down and coated in sacrificial lamb's blood.

[glenn_uplb]

i can still flash my phone but the radio gets disconnected specially when i'm trying to make a call. if i'm out of the coverage area for too long, my phone won't reconnect to the network when all the other phones reconnected without problems! and i get a very low signal too. 709sc gets 3 bars while my phone get 1 or 2 bars only T_T Lately, it won't connect to the softbank network even if i turn on/off the radio.

did any experienced this? maybe i should just brick this damn phone and ask for a replacement? i tried to get it repaired but since its already sim unlocked, HTC refuses to repair it.

[defroster]

ok I give up, i've put the piece of crap on eBay! with a detailed desription of course.