It may not be a bad antenna. It's probably just loose from being dropped. At least open it and check the antenna connection before buying parts phones. If it helps you don't need the parts phone. If not, get a parts phone.
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Also, twist the external antenna and see if it helps. Sometimes these come loose. If not, open the phone.
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It may not be a bad antenna, but rather loose from being dropped. Your best bet is to at least open it and check the antenna connection before buying parts phones for it. If it helps you don't need the parts phone. If not, you’ll probably need the parts phone.
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Also, twist the external antenna and see if it helps. Sometimes these come loose. If not, open the phone.
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If this doesn't help you won't find parts on their own for this phone. You need a parts phone. In this case, go for a bad ESN model and borrow the antenna. The reason for this is these are dirt cheap phones. They're easy to find and cost next to nothing, if not free.The reason is they can't be used as a phone because they're blocked. They're useless as phones but great for parts. Just remember to trash the motherboard because you have no way to use it.
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If this doesn't help you won't find parts on their own for this phone. You need a parts phone. In this case, go for a phone with a bad ESN (aka blacklisted) and pull it from that. The reason for this is these are dirt cheap phones since the bad ESN stains it so badly it’s dead end outside of parts, so they’re bordering on free to cheap if you go that route. Just remember to trash the motherboard because you have no way to use it.
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
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you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
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first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
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It may not be a bad antenna. It's probably just loose from being dropped. At least open it and check the antenna connection before buying parts phones. If it helps you don't need the parts phone. If not, get a parts phone.
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Also, twist the external antenna and see if it helps. Sometimes these come loose. If not, open the phone.
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN to get an antenna for it
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I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated on the carrier they were intended for, and can be had for free, and sometimes really cheap(I have seen some CHEAP ones that are nice with bad ESN's), and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN
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If this doesn't help you won't find parts on their own for this phone. You need a parts phone. In this case, go for a bad ESN model and borrow the antenna. The reason for this is these are dirt cheap phones. They're easy to find and cost next to nothing, if not free. The reason is they can't be used as a phone because they're blocked. They're useless as phones but great for parts. Just remember to trash the motherboard because you have no way to use it.
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
[guide|1938]
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN or some other issue for the part to get an antenna for it
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN to get an antenna for it
I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated on the carrier they were intended for, and can be had for free, and sometimes really cheap(I have seen some CHEAP ones that are nice with bad ESN's), and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
[guide|1938]
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN or some other issue for the part to get an antenna for it
I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated on the carrier they were intended for, and can be had for free, and sometimes really cheap(I have seen some CHEAP ones that are nice with bad ESN's), and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
[guide|1938]
If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it
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I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated, and can be had for free, and sometimes for really cheap, and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN being bad
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I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated on the carrier they were intended for, and can be had for free, and sometimes really cheap(I have seen some CHEAP ones that are nice with bad ESN's), and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
[guide|1938]
If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it
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I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated, and can be had for free, and sometimes for really cheap, and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN being bad
It may not be a bad antenna, it's probably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
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first, you will want to twist the external antenna to see if that is loose, if it's secure, disassemble the phone and check internally
[guide|1938]
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it
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If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own for this phone, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it
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I have a reason for saying get one with a bad ESN-these can't be activated, and can be had for free, and sometimes for really cheap, and they are a great source of parts too for future repairs, you just can't use the motherboard because of the ESN being bad
It may not be a bad antenna, it's propably just loose from being dropped from being opened
you should at least take the phone apart and reseat any connections to the antenna first, and see what happens
[guide|1938]
If this does not help, you won't find parts on their own, you will need a phone like yours with a bad ESN for the part to get an antenna for it