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Fixed my Sidekick
by brian @ 01:13:41 - [perma-link]While I was in Santa Rosa, my phone stopped getting a signal. After a
while trying to get it replaced through T-Mobile's useless customer
service center (who insisted it was a coverage issue, even though
Connie's phone was getting a strong signal right next to mine), and
after 3 days of not being able to use my phone, I decided to open it up
and see what was wrong. Nothing new, but the antenna design on this thing is terrible. It is
mechanically held on by 2 solder pads. And there's various tension
working against the pads. The middle pad actually separated from the
GSM modem part. I managed to solder it back on and got it working
again (coverage issue, huh?). The next night it broke again, so I
opened it up, soldered it, tested it, then epoxied (well,
cyano-acrylate anyway) it in place. Its been working great every since. |
