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Title: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 05 May 2008, 19:43:44
i have just aquired a nokia 9500 communicator, its on Orange, but only has an unconnected sim card at the moment, the phone part of it functions as much as it can with a dodgy sim but the actual communicator bit doesnt work, only a bright white lit up screen, no icons or anything, is this due to not having a connected sim or is it goosed. any one good with phones
Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Danny on 05 May 2008, 19:52:59
guessing you bought second hand maybe off ebay?? it sounds like a faulty ribbon that connects the keyboard unit to the screen

has it been dropped? also, is there any damage to the hinges on it?
Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 05 May 2008, 19:58:20
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guessing you bought second hand maybe off ebay?? it sounds like a faulty ribbon that connects the keyboard unit to the screen

has it been dropped? also, is there any damage to the hinges on it?

no i got it from a car boot sale this morning, i like gadgets and this was a gadget fix., will place pic in a min, it looks in great condition and the hinges are intact, how do i fix the ribbon.

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Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Danny on 05 May 2008, 20:01:31
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guessing you bought second hand maybe off ebay?? it sounds like a faulty ribbon that connects the keyboard unit to the screen

has it been dropped? also, is there any damage to the hinges on it?

no i got it from a car boot sale this morning, i like gadgets and this was a gadget fix., will place pic in a min, it looks in great condition and the hinges are intact, how do i fix the ribbon.

ribbon will need replacing if its definately that. does the outside screen work fine? did you pay much for it?
Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 05 May 2008, 20:06:21
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guessing you bought second hand maybe off ebay?? it sounds like a faulty ribbon that connects the keyboard unit to the screen

has it been dropped? also, is there any damage to the hinges on it?

no i got it from a car boot sale this morning, i like gadgets and this was a gadget fix., will place pic in a min, it looks in great condition and the hinges are intact, how do i fix the ribbon.

ribbon will need replacing if its definately that. does the outside screen work fine? did you pay much for it?

out side works fine, pics uploaded, paid £13 for it with charger. are they easy to fix,
Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Danny on 05 May 2008, 20:09:35
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guessing you bought second hand maybe off ebay?? it sounds like a faulty ribbon that connects the keyboard unit to the screen

has it been dropped? also, is there any damage to the hinges on it?

no i got it from a car boot sale this morning, i like gadgets and this was a gadget fix., will place pic in a min, it looks in great condition and the hinges are intact, how do i fix the ribbon.

ribbon will need replacing if its definately that. does the outside screen work fine? did you pay much for it?

out side works fine, pics uploaded, paid £13 for it with charger. are they easy to fix,

not sure, i've never had one that was broke, but for £13 it's bloody cheap regardless! ask your local market stall phone shop for a price!
Title: Re: Mobile Phone Help, nokia 9500 communicator broke??
Post by: Bacon Butty Man on 05 May 2008, 20:12:31
will do, will let you know.
thanx Danny