What an interesting turn of events. Way to go, @claude0001
If this is indeed the solution, there is absolutely no way I could do it myself. I couldn't solder two telephone wires together, let alone parts/wires of a circuit board, etc.
I SUPPOSE that fxtec might take on the repair as warranty work, if only because said work would produce a phone (the original idea) rather than a pda/hpc that many folks are currently sentenced to.