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Model Specific Forums => Cosmo Communicator => Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion => Topic started by: Greg T on February 09, 2023, 04:13:25 am
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Yesterday, for no apparent reason, my small front screen went weird
Tiny white line in l h bottom corner, nothing else visible, none of the control icons showing on either swipe or scroll-down
Can still receive calls & - if I open it up, make them, but not from the front. Ditto for all "immediate" front-screen controls.
What has happened?
Is there a repair shop in the UK that deals with Cosmo Communicators?
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See https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=36882.0 - Planet will fix your CoDi for £125.
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See https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?topic=36882.0 - Planet will fix your CoDi for £125.
Yes, but - ONE: Where are they & how do I find them in the UK?
TWO: I may not need repair, anyway - it may be either a software fault, or a simple connection has come undone ( I know the back of the Cosmo can come off really easily... )
THREE: -following "two" is there an esy way of stepping through this fault, to see if it can be easily rectified?
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Yes, but - ONE: Where are they & how do I find them in the UK?
TWO: I may not need repair, anyway - it may be either a software fault, or a simple connection has come undone ( I know the back of the Cosmo can come off really easily... )
THREE: -following "two" is there an esy way of stepping through this fault, to see if it can be easily rectified?
The contact info for shipping was as below. I think you should contact them via their e-mail.
Planet Computers
Suite 9, Blandel Bridge House
56 Sloane Square
London, SW1W 8AX
Email: hello@planetcom.co.uk
Phone: +44 20 3886 0779
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Thanks for that, I'll email them today or tomorrow.
I can actually get to their address quite easily.
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Update
If I haven't had a reply by Monday, I'll phone them { Land-line or a borrowed phone, of course }
Incidentally, I see that the front/access screen has a second, separate chip - I wonder if that's what's "gone" -or it's connection?
While I'm here, I've got an unwanted shortcut on my main screen - how do I delete these & how do I alter them, if I want to?
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That's not software, it's got a crack in either the glass cover or TFT. Suspect TFT. You need a new chip. It's a known bug, and yes, it does use a separate chip (see Cosmo-CoDiOS)
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ALL FIXED
Got it repaired in Cosmo's offices, paid fee
And - yes there was a small screen-crack, as well
PROBLEM SOLVED