Defy earpiece begining to fail (T-mobile US)
- Thread starter Sutitan
- Start date
As we can see from the video, it seem that, as i before posted, the defy call-speaker it's not soldered, so it's really possible that it is only a contact problem, but i'm not able to clearly see from the video where are the contact pins of the call-speaker on the mainboard...
Sorry I haven't really updated. Ive been out the country. I just shipped my phone today and the expected turn around is 5-7. Ill let you know how it comes back. I cant wait to have my phone back. All this rapid developments happening in in the Dev forums is getting me excited. Those guys should have a blurless flawless 2.2 running by then 
my earpiece went also belly up. been only 4 weeks ... not good. obviously motorola sucked big time here.
sending it to repair tomorrow. hope they will fix it once or for all.
the emperor is not as forgiving as I am ...
sending it to repair tomorrow. hope they will fix it once or for all.
the emperor is not as forgiving as I am ...
So, been asking around a bit and it seems that, in the UK at least, the instructions being given to retailers is that there is a known issues with the earpiece that is affecting some Defy handsets.
Apparently they're saying to send the phones back to Motorola to be dealt with.
That's a bit unusual.
Apparently they're saying to send the phones back to Motorola to be dealt with.
That's a bit unusual.
Here the screen of the frame where i suppose is the earpiece.
At the left you can see two pins and i think that is the earpiece, but i haven't high quality photos, so i can't be sure of that...
Attachments
I spoke with a Tmo (USA) rep and they asked me to pull the battery and look at the small sticker towards the top of the compartment. They were looking for either a blue dot or “BP” in the text above “made in China”. It seems that if your phone has either of these, you are in the clear...
Interesting.. I'll have to check and report back. I have mine since the day before Thanksgiving, and it's fine. Thanks for the tip.
Checked mine. It has the BP there. I'm happy now that I don't have to worry! *crosses fingers*
From forum manager on the non-us motorola forum:
"Motorola is aware of a small number of DEFY users who have experienced lost audio through the phone ear-piece speaker. We have identified the source of this issue and have resolved the issue in production. Any consumer who experiences this problem should contact a Motorola customer support centre - here are our contact details.
U.K. Email: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/utils/login_form/redirect/ask/p_c ountry_code/GB
U.K. Phone: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/call
If you're looking for support outside the U.K. Please visit the Support site for your region, Choose Mobile Phones and then check the "Contact Us" link in the left column to contact us directly.
Mark
Support Forums Manager
"Motorola is aware of a small number of DEFY users who have experienced lost audio through the phone ear-piece speaker. We have identified the source of this issue and have resolved the issue in production. Any consumer who experiences this problem should contact a Motorola customer support centre - here are our contact details.
U.K. Email: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/utils/login_form/redirect/ask/p_c ountry_code/GB
U.K. Phone: https://motorola-global-en-uk.custhelp.com/app/call
If you're looking for support outside the U.K. Please visit the Support site for your region, Choose Mobile Phones and then check the "Contact Us" link in the left column to contact us directly.
Mark
Support Forums Manager
Checked mine. It has the BP there. I'm happy now that I don't have to worry! *crosses fingers*
If you have a BTxx or BFxx or see a Blue Dot on your phone's label beneath the battery door you can have confidence that your device is not affected by this issue as long as you are still able to connect a Bluetooth or Wired Headset and the issue goes away. If the issue does not go away with a Bluetooth or Wired accessory then you have a separate issue.
Mark
Support Forums Manager
Similar threads
- Locked
