I'm never buying another HTC phone...MicroP Error, AGAIN.

[theorie]

Ok so here's the story:

Got my HTC Diamond (unlocked version) back in June 2008 for about $700 USD.

Few months later the backlight stops working and it gives me the microp version mismatch error.

I send it in to HTC for repairs, a month later I get it back, working again.

Now I've had the phone back for about a month, and today I turn on the phone and guess what: NO BACKLIGHT! When it finally does boot up (without the backlight) it gives me the MicroP version mismatch error AGAIN.

What a piece of junk. In less than one year this phone has died twice on me. I still have old sony and nokia phones from 6 or 7 years ago that work 100%, yet my HTC Diamond has died twice in less than a year?

I'll never buy another HTC phone. </rant>

[Lokosis]

That sucks that you of all people ended up getting the 1/100000 lemons out of the factory. I've gone through a few HTC's and have NEVER had a problem with them, as I'm sure not many have.

I'd give it another chance if it was me, god knows I love WinMo.

[theorie]

yeah...well i just called HTC repairs again. they said they will pay to have it shipped back to them for repairs, again.

hopefully it doesn't take too long...

i still think it's funny that the crappy free phones i have from years ago still work great, but this $700 phone keeps breaking on me! grrrrrr

[Lokosis]

It's because those 'cheap crappy phones' have 1-10 components inside, whereas the Diamond has 10x that (g-sensor,gps,wifi,etc) so there's so much more possibility of something breaking.

[xavierdemon]

I think you've just been very unlucky, I've owned tones of phones and not one of them has ever failed on me.

I would suggest that if your Diamond fails again (touch wood it doesn't :)) demand a new one as replacement, as it's probably beyond repair.

[charly_mx]

Bad luck for you.

I ve had HTC devices for about 4 years and never ever had a problem. I even dropped my HTC Wizard twice and stepped on It. And it still works !!!!

:D

So Go and buy a Iphone :D

[okokur]

sony and nokia phones ... how many? why changing to htc if your phoneS works 100%? work both phoneS together 100% (sony 30% and nokia 70%).

i was the master of making a phone unflashable and unusable.
1. prophet: soundproblem ... after looking inside and try to repair = death
2. artemis: during flashing pull usb-cable = never starts again
2.1 artemis: after more than 100 try-flashing for reanimation the resetbutton gone to god
3. eten x800: 2 days old in germany, no roms, try something like x500 udlr = unflashable since today but function o.k.
4. diamond: 1 day - 1 hour - first think was flashing. it flyes with me to Turkey, drinks water, fly to wall (2 times), flashing and cooking, i think i would marry it.

today its a htc what you never buy, tomorrow its a palm and the day after its an other phone. do what you want and have fun with your new never-want-buy-xyz-phone ....

my oppinion is: i cant understand why you posting here ... ?

[fraps]

I think you've just been very unlucky, I've owned tones of phones and not one of them has ever failed on me.

I would suggest that if your Diamond fails again (touch wood it doesn't :)) demand a new one as replacement, as it's probably beyond repair.


I agree with this comment! After two attemps at resolving the same issue, any manufacturer should replace the handset completely.

Best of Luck :)

[liamhere]

only had HTC phones since 2002 :)
not once has one broke down on me....
i have dropped a few....but thats me....not the phone :rolleyes:

[leffep]

I´m a big fan of HTC. Now i have a Diamond. Earlier: qtek, nokia, motorola, soyericson and more....
From heavy models on 2 kilos in 30 years!
I think i never have another brand then HTC anymore, This is the best phones.....

[asrdias]

sony and nokia phones ... how many? why changing to htc if your phoneS works 100%? work both phoneS together 100% (sony 30% and nokia 70%).

i was the master of making a phone unflashable and unusable.
1. prophet: soundproblem ... after looking inside and try to repair = death
2. artemis: during flashing pull usb-cable = never starts again
2.1 artemis: after more than 100 try-flashing for reanimation the resetbutton gone to god
3. eten x800: 2 days old in germany, no roms, try something like x500 udlr = unflashable since today but function o.k.
4. diamond: 1 day - 1 hour - first think was flashing. it flyes with me to Turkey, drinks water, fly to wall (2 times), flashing and cooking, i think i would marry it.

today its a htc what you never buy, tomorrow its a palm and the day after its an other phone. do what you want and have fun with your new never-want-buy-xyz-phone ....

my oppinion is: i cant understand why you posting here ... ?



Man.... Stay away from anything that looks like a mobile phone !!!

[hksin1988]

yeaa bro.....u were just unlucky......

i owned almost 5 HTC phones in these 4 years back.......and never had to face such kind of situation....

infact i love HTC for its performance and value for money price...
it is always a best phone to have....no matter wht model is... :)

[okokur]

@ asrdias

never, sir ... :-)

i forgot the points

2.2 artemis: bought a broken artemis on ebay for 50€ and make from two damaged orbits one functionally orbit.
2.3 artemis: using a german cooked rom from htc-developers;
2.4 artemis: 100% no problems !!!
3.1 send x800 earpiece for spend somebody and used for me an earpiece from an old handy. 100% no problems !!!
i hope, in future i can write
4.1 diamond: tv-out (what ever, negative or postive message)

if you are angry about my first post, please excuise me, i am 36 years old and have the last time english 20 years ago. somethings comes/reads harder than i really meaning ...

okokur

[archeopetrix]

I am having the exact same problem as the OP (microP error). Can anyone plz point me to a solution..
Is this a hardware or software problem ?
Can i get rid of it by flashing ?

[Mr. Stupid]

I am having the exact same problem as the OP (microP error). Can anyone plz point me to a solution..
Is this a hardware or software problem ?
Can i get rid of it by flashing ?

im interested in that too, my phone does the exact same, and a friends.
is there any "home solution"

[bobokonijn]

My Diamond broke twice during the first 2 months (overheated and wi-fi became dysfunctional). A friend's Diamond overheated so much whilst navigating that it broke too.

I've had mine for almost a year now but my next one will definitely be an IPhone. My Diamond has been immature and unstable from the beginning, requiring third-party software and registry patches for basic functionality like setting touchscreen sensitivity and the integration of the address book into the phone user interface is just moronic. Scrolling is plain awkward in TF3D, nothing like the smooth control you have on the Iphone.

My first HTC was a Qtec S200 and it was better in every respect except that it lacked GPS. More robust, better battery life, better GSM sensitivity, better wifi range, better touchscreen sensitivity. Solid as a brick.