Help On/Off - Power Button

[wase4711]

goos luck; they wont have any until June 16th

 

[illusionz]

goos luck; they wont have any until June 16th

Maybe somehow I can order one without having to get rid of my smartphone for 3 weeks...

 

[alison03]

ok, can someone in detail describe how to make the left side of the button stick back out to normal? I just took of my silicone cover and notice that it's slightly indented over the right. I read the posts about rubbing something with a bottle cap and someone else used an exacto knife but I can't quite tell from the pictures/descriptions how, and taking a knife to my Incredible is extremely nerve-wrecking to me.

 

[jayjay1122]

ok, can someone in detail describe how to make the left side of the button stick back out to normal? I just took of my silicone cover and notice that it's slightly indented over the right. I read the posts about rubbing something with a bottle cap and someone else used an exacto knife but I can't quite tell from the pictures/descriptions how, and taking a knife to my Incredible is extremely nerve-wrecking to me.

I don't see how to make the left side of the button level with the right. I would say the contact is on the right side which is why it is raised up. The procedure mention in this thread is for buttons that are getting stuck under the back cover. Those people are shaving the notch in the cover that would be inhibiting the button from springing back once pressed.

There are actually two similar yet separate issues in this thread:

1. A week button that for some reason has lost all of its crispness and has depressed so far that whether the back cover is on or not, it simply is almost gone,

2. Buttons that are getting stuck under the rear cover when pressed but are probably otherwise in great working order.

 

[illusionz]

I know that my button is getting worse... And I really don't want to take it back...

I wish I could ignore it but I know in a few months it will be completely flush on both sides.

 

[jayjay1122]

Maybe somehow I can order one without having to get rid of my smartphone for 3 weeks...

I explained my situation and how I only wished to have a device I could rely on to function properly and they were perfectly willing to let me hold on to the original till the new one arrived.

 

[illusionz]

I explained my situation and how I only wished to have a device I could rely on to function properly and they were perfectly willing to let me hold on to the original till the new one arrived.

So you have a new phone?

Do you have the same problem with the button?

 

[jayjay1122]

So you have a new phone?

Do you have the same problem with the button?

Yes I have a new phone.
No, the problem no longer exists. Check out my first post, I updated there as promised. It is night and day.

 

[smaz1087]

I am having the same problem (weak button) but when in the VZ silicon case it is absolutely unnoticeable. I have the 'good' (see: most expensive) insurance through my employer so by the time it actually stops functioning Verizon should have ample stock and overnight me one.

 

[illusionz]

I am having the same problem (weak button) but when in the VZ silicon case it is absolutely unnoticeable. I have the 'good' (see: most expensive) insurance through my employer so by the time it actually stops functioning Verizon should have ample stock and overnight me one.

The only problem with that is that by the time it breaks, you may not get a new model, you may get a refurbished one.

 

[jrm1013]

My power button is the same. I took it to verizon a couple weeks ago, they said they could return it under the 30 days policy, but had none in stock to replace it with. They put a note on my account that will allow me to return it for a new one when they arrive in stock even after the 30 days are up.

 

[smaz1087]

The only problem with that is that by the time it breaks, you may not get a new model, you may get a refurbished one.

As quirky as this may seem I am OK with that. As long as it is blemish free and in working order, IMO refurb is just as good as new. If (big if) it is repaired correctly the problem that may be plaguing a whole batch of phones will not return.