(2) Make sure you have the following tools: T5 and T6 torx drivers and a #0 phillips. FYI: the T6 is for the one screw that says "void" on it. Yep, you will be voiding your warranty.

NOTES: This operation may sound complex or difficult because there are so many steps below but trust me: If you follow my directions you will be done in 20 minutes. The hardest part of the disassembly is removing the inner back panel, which is secured by 5 Torx screws and a miriad of plastic tabs. Also: A good idea is when you are removing screws you pay attention to what order and lay the screws out on your desk in that same order so when you are putting it back together you put the screws in the holes they belong in.

(3) Remove the back of the phone and the battery.

(4) Remove all screws. Make sure you don't miss the one that is black and says "void" on it. Yes, this operation is going to void your warranty. I said it once but I'm telling you again just because I know you are skimming instead of really reading this and you are probably A.D.D., too.

(5) Here is where you need to be very careful. Removing this next layer, the "inner cover" is a little hard just because there are so many little "tabs" that click into place to hold this on. I recommend you use multiple small flat head screw drivers or some similar flat/hard objects as "spacers" so when you pry an edge

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(6) Now, before you touch anything inside your phone, make sure you discharge any static electricity in your body by touching some piece of grounded metal nearby. You don't want to "shock" any of the sensitive electronic parts in this phone.

(7) Once the rear cover is off, 2 screws securing the GPS

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Developed by the United States Department of Defense, it is officially named NAVSTAR GPS (Contrary to popular belief, NAVSTAR is not an acronym for NAVigation Satellite Timing And Ranging, but simply a name given by Mr. John Walsh (no relation to John Walsh of America\'s Most Wanted), a key decision maker when it came to the budget for the GPS program[1]). The satellite constellation is managed by the United States Air Force 50th Space Wing. The cost of maintaining the system is approximately US$750 million per year,[2] including the replacement of aging satellites, and research and development. Despite this fact, GPS is free for civilian use as a public good.

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(8) Remove all screws you can see. Now you can lift the piece covering the keyboard... tilt it... and pull the keyboard out. You can then very easily slide your new black keyboard in and start closing it all up again and turn it on and hopefully, haha, it comes on!

You just saved yourself either $38 or $100, depending. See, when my black keyboard arrived, I opened up the back of my phone, realized I didn't have screwdrivers that small, thought, "The TMobile

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As well as kit sponsors for FC Bayern Munich, Ferencvárosi TC, The Blues City and West Bromwich Albion, T-Mobile is also a sponsor of several sports events, some of which carry the company name. For example, it sponsors its own cycling team, the T-Mobile Team, and the Austrian first division football competition, the T-Mobile Bundesliga. It was also the official global mobile phone carrier for the 2006 FIFA World Cup (football) in Germany.'); return false" href="javascript:void(0)">TMobile store is close," drove there. Asked them. They said, "We don't do that kind of work. Here is a place that does..." I went to that place. They said, "Oh! We work on every phone except that one because it is too complex. But our north store will do the job for $38." I called the north store. They said, "Oh that phone is a bitch. We'll do the job for $100." At that point I thought, "F it. I've put together my own computers for the past 16 years. I want to see what this lil sumbitch looks like inside." So here I am telling you all it is NO BIG DEAL AND YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF! And if you f up your phone, I am not to blame! Mine works fine now and if I had a camera other than my phone, I'd take a picture to show you. But I'll tell you the black keyboard rocks and I can actually see the letters now!

THIS WAS POSTED BY A HAPPY CUSTOMER. WE ARE NOT LIABLE IF YOU DAMAGE YOUR PHONE USING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.