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Rattling Desire

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digitalxni

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Hey guys!

Sort of loving my Desire at the moment but it's just so different to anything I've used before it's taking some getting used to! The problem I have at the moment is a slight rattle that is rather noticeable when tapping the rear of the phone or putting it down. I'm pretty sure this is due to the auto-focus mechanism in the camera. My last phone did it but as it was a cheap piece of plastic I didn't care about it. Should I send this back to o2 and ask for a replacement? I'm just worried that this piece could get damaged rattling about in the phone!

Cheers guys!

/xni
 
I can confirm as StevenSeed has said, mine does rattle at the top right too, never noticed it before but I am sure I will constantly now! :( :p
 
htc is well known for rattling devices, it is very annoying but nothing to worry about when you get use to.
If you decided to change it, your next one will still rattle.
I have four previous htc's (windows mobile) and they all rattled including mu new Desire
 
Thanks guys. Just found someone else who has the phone and hers rattles to. It's not a major issue just a slight niggle! The one on my SE K850i was terrible - but then that phone was a horribly built plastic toy full of old components from the skip.
 
ditto, on my previous one and my new one, straight out of box! I was going to return it, but seeing as the issue is so widespread - meh, I can't be doing without my awesome phone!
 
I have given mine a good shake (the desire that is ;)) but have been unable to produce a rattle. That said I can get it to make a click if I press the top right of the battery cover but I have always put this down to the fact that the cover is plastic and a little flimsy.
 
My Desire had the same rattle. I discovered a fix.

-Wait until your signal reception goes to crap- even where you normally get great reception. Bonus for excessive digital roaming.

-Spend an hour or two in the store while they try to diagnose the issue. When they give up they will set up an advanced exchange. If you're lucky enough to be the secondary user (oh say, on your wifes account), the account holder gets to spend a while on the phone authorizing said exchange. And I do mean a while.

-When you go to the store to get the replacement phone, the new phone must exhibit the same problem. I think this step is crucial. Now, repeat the above step.

-When the second replacement phone arrives, several days late due to a blizzard in Texas, it will be rattle free!

Now this may sound excessive, but my new phone is nice and quiet.
 
strangely enough I had just ignored the 'rattle on mine' it only happens when I use landscape and using the keyboard typing and the haptic feedback goes off...meh lol
 
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