Recent content by troyabed

Additional note: If you do attempt to use the "paper trick," I think using a thin piece of rubber may work better (e.g. from a cut piece of rubber band), as opposed to a piece of paper. I'm guessing that one of the reasons the "paper trick" is such a brief fix for some people is that the paper...

Right now, you can find G3 motherboards online for ~120-150 USD. I would expect that the price would drop to ~100, but, as dancing-bass said, it will take weeks for it to go down (I'm going to guess May/June). I'm hoping that the price will drop quickly and by a decent amount, the reason being...

Well, as I predicted, the fix was only temporary. A few days ago, the screen started to have the fading issue again, meaning that even with my severely decreased usage and my best attempts to keep the phone cool, the bake only ended up working for 12 days. The good news is that the G5 will be...

I've had my G3 for 1.5 yrs and I've been have an issue with the wifi adapter turning itself off for a couple months, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that the screen crapped out on me. After a couple weeks of struggling with the screen, I ended up baking my phone as well. I got a Leon for...