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Blackberry Curve Dust Problem
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Posted by: diesel828

Did anyone else have any problems getting dust into the screens of their Blackberry Curve? The right side of my phone had a "crick" type noise when you pressed against the black rubber part below the volume button and so I'm wondering if that's where the dust got in. I used a holster for my phone so it was only in my pocket once or twice, but it started accumulating dust in it.

I really liked the phone a lot. I traded it in for a RAZR 2 V9 because I read tons of forums online where people had the same problem: Dust getting in their screens (much like Motorola's old problem on the RAZR). I didn't want to swap it for a new BB Curve just to have it get dust, too.

I'm still within my 30 days of purchase so I can do a straight exchange and pay a difference, if there is any, so I'm wondering if anyone here has the dust problem... or if anyone knows if Blackberry or AT&T did anything to resolve this issue.

Thanks.

Posted by: diesel828

No one has experienced this at all? It's tempting to go back and return my RAZR 2.

Posted by: commons

I have dust with my Curve, along with a lot of other people. Some people have claimed that AT&T is replacing dusty Curves (with replacement models that supposedly do not have this issue). Google around, there's a lot of coverage on this topic.

Posted by: diesel828

Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry8800/4.2.1 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/102 UP.Link/6.3.1.17.06.3.1.17.0)

There is a lot of this going around on Google searches. It didn't seem like AT&T or Blackberry are trying to address the issue, though AT&T are replacing units. Well, some corporate stores are from what I hear online. Others are being told to go through Blackberry's warranty exchange.

Posted by: rdef

Yep. Dust on right side. I'm just dealing with it. I've had mine over 30 days and don't want to give mine up for a refurb.

Posted by: joespeed29

sh%t....i just got one last friday...hopefully i got a new "batch" and wont experience much dust =\

Posted by: diesel828

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You might be a lucky one. I had mine for three days and started getting dust in it. It was always in the holster, too.

Posted by: duckworth

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Originally Posted by rdef

Yep. Dust on right side. I'm just dealing with it. I've had mine over 30 days and don't want to give mine up for a refurb.

You can buy a replacement screen lens for 4.95 and pull the old one off, clean it and pop the new one on.

I am at the point where I just open up the case and clean it every few weeks and put it back together. I can do it in under 3 minutes now, lol.

Posted by: mbranscum

No dust here.

Posted by: indie_b

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Originally Posted by duckworth

3 mins???? wow... how do u do it so quick.. what steps do u take?

Posted by: rdef

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Originally Posted by duckworth

I'll try it. Where did you buy the replacement lens?

Posted by: duckworth

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Originally Posted by rdef

I'll try it. Where did you buy the replacement lens?

http://cnn.cn/shop/blackberry-8300-...ens-p-1777.html

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3 mins???? wow... how do u do it so quick.. what steps do u take?

Really not much to it, two screws, the bottom clip and pull the faceplate off. There is a video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiIl19G74C0

Posted by: the_good_doctor

Does the 8310 suffer this dust problem? Does the 8820?