Charger port cover

jjlean · Jun 8, 2014

Hey guys. My phone is about two Months old our so and my charger port cover is already not staying shut good. I'm thinking about getting a wireless charging setup, but was trying to avoid it because of the cost. Anyone else having this issue?

Also what wireless setups is everyone running?

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aooga · Jun 8, 2014

Well thats not good.

jjlean · Jun 9, 2014

No, not great. Any ideas?

aooga · Jun 9, 2014

jjlean said:
No, not great. Any ideas?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-OE...er_Cell_Phone_Accessories&hash=item20e64bc56a

gdmlaz · Jun 9, 2014

How do you even install this ? Just wondering for future reference hopefully not anytime soon...... But does the thing that hold it in place just gets pushed in there ? how will you take the old one out ? Or do you have to take the whole phone apart, Making the phone not being waterproof anymore which basically will be pointless since that is the whole point of this lol

aooga · Jun 9, 2014

gdmlaz said:
How do you even install this ? Just wondering for future reference hopefully not anytime soon...... But does the thing that hold it in place just gets pushed in there ? how will you take the old one out ? Or do you have to take the whole phone apart, Making the phone not being waterproof anymore which basically will be pointless since that is the whole point of this lol

You have to take out 1 screw from the back. Thats it.

jjlean · Jun 9, 2014

aooga said:
You have to take out 1 screw from the back. Thats it.

Thing is do I want to get a new one every two months?

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aooga · Jun 9, 2014

jjlean said:
Thing is do I want to get a new one every two months?

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Well no, but what other choice do you have? The bright side is it's only $5. I mean, the only other option is to get a wireless charging sticker (which breaks the water resistance anyway), or a real samsung wireless charing back cover. Both are more expensive than just replacing this flap every 2-3 months. I'm pretty disappointed in Samsung if this is truly the case though.

jjlean · Jun 11, 2014

aooga said:
Well no, but what other choice do you have? The bright side is it's only $5. I mean, the only other option is to get a wireless charging sticker (which breaks the water resistance anyway), or a real samsung wireless charing back cover. Both are more expensive than just replacing this flap every 2-3 months. I'm pretty disappointed in Samsung if this is truly the case though.

Same here...

You have a point.

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gdmlaz · Jun 12, 2014

aooga said:
You have to take out 1 screw from the back. Thats it.

Just actually took a look at the phone and you are correct so not that bad kind of annoying but at least is an easy fix let me save the link for the port cover just in case I need it in the future lol

aooga · Jun 12, 2014

gdmlaz said:
Just actually took a look at the phone and you are correct so not that bad kind of annoying but at least is an easy fix let me save the link for the port cover just in case I need it in the future lol

I hope I won't need to replace it though. A $700 phone shouldn't need the user to replace a part every 2-3 months. The GS1 (att captivate) had a sliding door that never broke in 3 years of use. Maybe samsung should have done that.

jjlean · Jun 12, 2014

aooga said:
I hope I won't need to replace it though. A $700 phone shouldn't need the user to replace a part every 2-3 months. The GS1 (att captivate) had a sliding door that never broke in 3 years of use. Maybe samsung should have done that.

I just bought a replacement.... we'll see.

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aooga · Jun 12, 2014

jjlean said:
I just bought a replacement.... we'll see.

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Just to let you know, tmobile would have replaced it, but don't go that route. They send refurbished phones that are more than likely to have more problems than your original phone.

jjlean · Jun 13, 2014

aooga said:
Just to let you know, tmobile would have replaced it, but don't go that route. They send refurbished phones that are more than likely to have more problems than your original phone.

Yea, I don't want a refurb. I have done that before with them and it was ok, but my phone was a year old. This one is too new!

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elesbb · Jun 15, 2014

jjlean said:
Yea, I don't want a refurb. I have done that before with them and it was ok, but my phone was a year old. This one is too new!

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How many people are having this issue? Sure hope mine isn't problematic like this. I'm getting an OtterBox Preserver case so i might just remove that cover to make it easier to plug in the charger plug. but then again, if the case were to ever fail, it would be nice to have that extra protection guarding the device.

aooga · Jun 15, 2014

elesbb said:
How many people are having this issue? Sure hope mine isn't problematic like this. I'm getting an OtterBox Preserver case so i might just remove that cover to make it easier to plug in the charger plug. but then again, if the case were to ever fail, it would be nice to have that extra protection guarding the device.

So far, there's been 2 reports. One in this thread (obviously), and one in the accessories section. I've only had mine for about a month, so I guess that's why my flap is still fine. Hopefully it will stay fine though.

elesbb · Jun 16, 2014

I found this for you guys. I'm definitely downloading this YouTube video for later use. I always seem to find youtube videos that have been removed when i actually need them lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSAiAgCf8XA

letsgotowawa · Jun 18, 2014

2 Months Old

jjlean said:
Hey guys. My phone is about two Months old our so and my charger port cover is already not staying shut good. I'm thinking about getting a wireless charging setup, but was trying to avoid it because of the cost. Anyone else having this issue?

Also what wireless setups is everyone running?

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Mine is already broken off.

aooga · Jun 18, 2014

letsgotowawa said:
Mine is already broken off.

When you say broken off, it's actually detached from the phone or just loose?

jjlean · Jun 18, 2014

aooga said:
When you say broken off, it's actually detached from the phone or just loose?

What a bad design. The phone is barely two months old

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