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Question

Right side of earphones won't work - Note 10.1 2014 Edition

Oct 16, 2015 10:52PM PDT

The night before last I was watching a video on my note 10.1, then all of a sudden the sound went out in my right earphone. I thought there was a glitch in the earphones but I tried using them with other devices and they worked just fine. I also tried using another pair of earphones with my tablet and it did the same thing with the other earphones. I was told by Samsung that it was the hardware and that I would have to ship it out for repairs. But I wanted to know if there was something I could do myself to avoid having to send my tablet out and also to avoid the repair fee.

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Same diagnosis from me.
Oct 17, 2015 11:09AM PDT

I've lost count of failed jacks in so many devices. As to self repair this is not how to learn how to solder. The first solder work I see from those learning usually destroy the boards. That's why we use practice boards.

Why not some Bluetooth earphones?

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Thank you
Oct 18, 2015 6:41PM PDT

Thank you for the help, I am so glad you bought up the thought of wireless earphones, that is the route I am going to go for now. I didn't even think about that! Do you think getting it repaired is worth it or do you think I should stick to the wireless headphones?
Thank you again!

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Sorry but I can't answer if it's worth it.
Oct 19, 2015 9:21AM PDT

I don't know the cost to repair so I can't compare it to replacement costs.