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Weird Phone Behavior USB Port Related

emerica243

Well-Known Member
Feb 21, 2010
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So ive had my eris for about a year now. And now when i plug the usb in to charge the phone, the touchscreen goes all wacky. The phone basically loses full functionality. The light up buttons dont function, you have to try multiple times to get the screen to recognize your finger swipes, etc. If you press on the plastic of the phone around the trackball/usb port the phone goes wacky on screen clicking stuff itsself.

Im guessing something is weirding out with the connections in that area or something making the phone do stuff itsself. I bought the phone from a person online about a year ago, would HTC covery this faultyness of the phone? If so how would i go about the process/how long does it take, etc. Are there any home remedies(taking apart the phone and doing something, etc.)?

Thanks
 
It started just left, with just the trackball issue a month ago. But now when plugged it, its all over the place. Do you know if HTC deals with these issues specifically? since i dont use verizon as my carrier i cant go through them. It would suck if im just sol, seems like a waste of $300 of a phone.
 
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It started just left, with just the trackball issue a month ago. But now when plugged it, its all over the place. Do you know if HTC deals with these issues specifically? since i dont use verizon as my carrier i cant go through them. It would suck if im just sol, seems like a waste of $300 of a phone.

I don't know... from what I read, it seems that Verizon was replacing them. You could always call HTC and ask.
 
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