I'm just worried the dust will build up and eventually interfere with the sensors there. Read others have had that happen.
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Nokia Lumia |OT| Worth the Weight
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My buddies red 920 has the proximity sensor problem. I haven't talked to him for a bit so I'm not sure if it is fixed. I also read that the new updates alleviates the proximity sensor issue.
NeOak
Member
Same here. I've tried twice with canned air, dust wont move.
Thats what happens when you get a launch unit D:
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
My Lumia 920 arrived!
But now I think I may have fucked it already. It's the stupid key opening thing. It worked brilliantly the first time, then the second time I went to open it it flat out didn't work. I ended up having to "fish" the sim slot out using the key, which is now crooked slightly and won't go back into position.
I didn't even have a sim that would fit, so I went to the Telstra store and they swapped me over to a micro SIM. But now I put it in the phone, it said that no networks were found. So I take it out and look up a tutorial online to make sure I put it in the right way, I did. Now it's saying NO SIM.
FUCK.
But now I think I may have fucked it already. It's the stupid key opening thing. It worked brilliantly the first time, then the second time I went to open it it flat out didn't work. I ended up having to "fish" the sim slot out using the key, which is now crooked slightly and won't go back into position.
I didn't even have a sim that would fit, so I went to the Telstra store and they swapped me over to a micro SIM. But now I put it in the phone, it said that no networks were found. So I take it out and look up a tutorial online to make sure I put it in the right way, I did. Now it's saying NO SIM.
FUCK.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Of course. I just tried using the sim on someone else's phone / using their sim on my phone. Their sim works in mine and mine doesn't in theirs. Thank god. Invalid sim is easier to fix than broken phone :/
The lady in the store said it might take 15 minutes before it started working. It's been an hour now but she might have fucked somethin' up. If I still don't have a phone by tomorrow morning I'll go back in and see if they can figure it out.
The lady in the store said it might take 15 minutes before it started working. It's been an hour now but she might have fucked somethin' up. If I still don't have a phone by tomorrow morning I'll go back in and see if they can figure it out.
NeOak
Member
It was released last week
killer rin
Member
Hopefully they can. The carrier probably just forgot to provision the new sim before they sent it out to the store.
Patrickv27
Member
Looking for a new phone and one on my list is a Lumia 920, can you guys help me out, anything I need to know about the phone? Pros and Cons? Thanks.
No Instagram
Patrickv27
Member
Relevant here too, Lumia 520 is £99.95 on PAYG in the UK
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nok...o2-149-95-sim-free-carphone-warehouse-1519055
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nok...o2-149-95-sim-free-carphone-warehouse-1519055
Voice of Reason
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My phone has started crashing intermittently after the update. Anyone have the same problem?
In that case, you'll love the phone. Build design is fantastic. Software remains unique and very easy to use.
Hardware is great imo. The OS is fast and smooth, the screen is excellent and has one the best camera's (probably the best in low light conditions). The built in wireless charging is sweet. The phone is on the heavier side so I hope you lift. Some people have issues with syncing there music collections.
Patrickv27
Member
I heard things that the software has alot of bugs. Are those fixed? or is not really a deal breaker?
Voice of Reason
Banned
What kind of bugs did you hear about? Haven't ran into anything.
Patrickv27
Member
Phone suddenly freezes? Dunno just read it somewhere.
Voice of Reason
Banned
I've just started having that issue actually, and I'm pretty sure it's because of the update. Other than that, nothing.
Patrickv27
Member
Thanks, good to know. I really like the overall design of the phone especially the way it feels when you hold it.
I just don't like encountering freeze up or stutters since there is no custom roms for WP to fix the issues.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
I've had a lot of issues with audio playback on my 920 through the default 'music' app.
If I am listening through the speaker (which I do with podcasts while I'm walking around the house getting ready in the morning), and then plug in headphones while the audio is still playing, only one channel works until I stop the podcast, unplug the headphones, lock the phone, plug in the headphones, then restart the audio.
At that point, I've also been having bugs lately where the freaking volume control doesn't work once headphones are plugged in. So it'll just be stuck at 20 or whatever and I can't adjust it.
Awful.
I bought a Nexus 4 and am returning my 920 after 4 months. It's actually NOT because of the 920's performance, more that I had unresolvable differences with AT&T, so we have terminated our relationship. But I was finding some of the software stuff irritating. I also found the build quality of my particular 920 a bit lacking. Something about the battery must have come loose because my phone has weird weight shifts (if I shake it, the battery moves around--it's not a tinny rattling, more like a lumbering-all-internals-are-moving).
I had that on the 920 when I had it too, and I've had it happen on my 620 as well. Really fucking annoying as you well know.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yep, I get that audio bug too plus issues with Bluetooth.
MickeyKnox
Member
Sweet! The Firmware update that pushed out fixed my black screen during calls issue.
Easily. I can even do it on my Titan (wp7.5). Hopefully I can upgrade tomorrow to a 920
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Yes, and as a bonus, you'll have much less bad phone pictures with the 920. Camera is awesome, I rarely get a bad shot.
ironichaos
Member
Looks like Nokia finally has a fix for the front camera/proximity sensor dust issue.
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-920-front-facing-camera-and-proximity-sensor-dust-fix-on-the-way/
I'm already on my third 920 because of this. It's under warranty so its been really easy to get replacements from AT&T so I can't complain too much (it's like getting a fancy new phone for free every other month). But still, it's the one thing that has prevented me from recommending the phone to friends.
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-lumia-920-front-facing-camera-and-proximity-sensor-dust-fix-on-the-way/
I'm already on my third 920 because of this. It's under warranty so its been really easy to get replacements from AT&T so I can't complain too much (it's like getting a fancy new phone for free every other month). But still, it's the one thing that has prevented me from recommending the phone to friends.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
Also, if you're new to the phone, be aware that it is haunted. The damn thing will ALWAYS manage to find its way onto the floor. You can leave it in the middle of a dining room table and it will slither itself to the edge, then splash down to the carpet, or to chip your tile.
Anton Sugar
Member
Yup--its curviness is a blessing and a curse.
SnakeswithLasers
Member
Seems ok? I haven't used any version EXCEPT the WP8 though. I will say: Using it, somehow causes a bug that "forgets" what I'm listening to.
Example: I will be listening to a podcast. I pause the podcast. I go and do other things. I come back, I can just click the side button to wake up the phone, then click the volume buttons to access the "now playing" and start playing whatever is paused. Works fine.
However, if I at any time open up WhatsApp, it forgets what I was listening to, so I have to go back into the kind of bad music app and reselect what I was listening to.
Not a huge deal, but it's a bug, and it makes what should be a normal media device function unusable.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Its not just whatsapp. I don't have that app installed and I get that too. What's worse, sometimes my podcast will lose its place. Its the reason I was using my old Lumia 900 for podcasts, but now that I sold it I'm stuck with the 920 for podcasts.
I haven't had any problems.
AFAIK that's not a bug.
The way I understand it, WP limits how apps can work in the background, which leads to problems with notifications, because they only check every few minutes or even less. For example the Hike messenger has horrible notifications, which arrive late or not at all.
Whatsapp seems to use a workaround, which uses the music API, because music can run in the background constantly. This integrates WhatsApp into the music hub. So WhatsApp interferes with other apps that access the music background agent. In return, you get quick notifications.
I hope no one with actual knowledge reads this, because I don't really know anything about how WP works and developing for it. But that's the principle, WhatsApp acts like a music app.
Anton Sugar
Member
This. In fact, it's the only podcast app I've tried that is 100% reliable (including PODCASTS! and Podcatcher).
Lumia 920 was run over by a 24 ton shovel:
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/digi/art-1288553981742.html
Screen cracked, still works. Good old Nokia.
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/digi/art-1288553981742.html
Screen cracked, still works. Good old Nokia.
Is the shovel OK?
So I've just joined the Windows Phone club having just got myself a 920. So far I'm really liking the phone. I love the tiles, so fantastic to navigate around. One thing that did confuse me is the lack of watch-type features, such as stop watch and timer.
Is there a website or app or something along the lines of a database/gallery of wallpapers for the lock screen?
Is there a website or app or something along the lines of a database/gallery of wallpapers for the lock screen?
lastflowers
Banned
I use Amazing HD with weather/bing images for my lockscreen. Really nice application for it.
antiquegamer
Member
Locksider is pretty nice for lock screen. I don't use any clock or watch so can't help you there.
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