r520m earpiece speaker dying?

[I've done the google/googlegroups searches, FAQ readings, etc. I also
posted on esato forums -- no leads there yet]

Bought a r520m off eBay. Data functions are great, but the earpiece (ear
speaker) seems to be blown. With volume at 8/8 you can just *barely*
hear something. at 8/6 and below it is dead silent.

Firmware r4a008, if I'm reading that correctly. I assume this is a
hardware problem. I did some searches here and elsewhere and haven't
seen a germane discussion about it. The "earpiece" test in the service
menu has the same results. You can just barely hear a rising tone in
the earpiece. I don't have a headset to test with.
The mic/speaker loopback test doesn't appear to do anything at all.


If you play back a voice memo you can barely hear it and then it POPs
loudly at the end, so there must be some amplification left somewhere.

I *really* don't want to have to buy another phone, but I will if
needed. I have heard that you can open the phone with a set of Torx
drivers but I doin't see how.

Any thoughts before I start trolling eBay for another one?


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On Mon, 31 May 2004 at 01:43 GMT, <[email protected]> wrote:

> the earpiece. I don't have a headset to test with.

Sorry to follow up on my own post; I got a headset, and that works
just fine. So I'm pretty sure it's the built-in earpiece speaker.

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http://www.mousetrap.net/otr/ Old Time Radio trades
http://makeashorterlink.com/?K16312E06 CBS Radio Mystery Theater database
http://greyhound.mousetrap.net/altus/ retired racing dog