I search around but doesn't seem many people having the same issue as me, especially for HTC Hero, so I was wondering if anyone else having this issue.
First a little background. I have the Sprint HTC Hero, (unrooted), for a little over a year now. For the first half of the year, I had Invisible Shield all over the phone, including all the buttons. Then I decided to take it off because it was looking really ugly. Thats when the nightmare began to start. The paint on the Power/End button start to peel, and now it is almost all red. Even the Call button, the Search button and Back button are all showing some sign of pealing now. However, this I don't mind so much.
What really bothers me is that the Power/End button is almost not functioning. It first started out with a minor issue, where at times I had to press twice in order to respond. As times goes on, it got worse and worse. Now it barely works. I have to press the Power button numerous times in order to wake the phone up, so now, instead of pressing the Power button, I press the Menu button twice to wake the phone up. To turn the phone off, is even harder. When I press the Power button down for couple seconds, it usually think i'm pressing the search button or the back button. I have to try for at least ten times or more, in order to turn my phone off the right way. I'm worried that the power button will go out very soon. I'm quite sure that this is a hardware issue but I could be wrong.
Note: I have taken the phone to Sprint store for repair during warranty period, but because the sticker in the phone has turned pink, they said they could not fix the phone.
Anybody having this same issue or having any suggestion on what to do? Thank in advance
First a little background. I have the Sprint HTC Hero, (unrooted), for a little over a year now. For the first half of the year, I had Invisible Shield all over the phone, including all the buttons. Then I decided to take it off because it was looking really ugly. Thats when the nightmare began to start. The paint on the Power/End button start to peel, and now it is almost all red. Even the Call button, the Search button and Back button are all showing some sign of pealing now. However, this I don't mind so much.
What really bothers me is that the Power/End button is almost not functioning. It first started out with a minor issue, where at times I had to press twice in order to respond. As times goes on, it got worse and worse. Now it barely works. I have to press the Power button numerous times in order to wake the phone up, so now, instead of pressing the Power button, I press the Menu button twice to wake the phone up. To turn the phone off, is even harder. When I press the Power button down for couple seconds, it usually think i'm pressing the search button or the back button. I have to try for at least ten times or more, in order to turn my phone off the right way. I'm worried that the power button will go out very soon. I'm quite sure that this is a hardware issue but I could be wrong.
Note: I have taken the phone to Sprint store for repair during warranty period, but because the sticker in the phone has turned pink, they said they could not fix the phone.
Anybody having this same issue or having any suggestion on what to do? Thank in advance
