My Desire has boot looping issues (overheating while playing games and charging etc).
So I am going to take it back to Car Phone Warehouse tomorrow.
I do not own another phone.
And I heard phone repairs can take weeks.
While my phone is sent for repair would I get a spare phone?
I am a student I can't afford buying another phone while this is being repaired.
If you have insurance with them then you might, otherwise nope
No insurance
Edit: On average how long will it take to repair
O2 didn't ask me if I was insured and have offered me a courtesy phone when I inquired about repairing a fault with my HD2. So it won't hurt to ask, they only give you a beat up £15 Nokia.
i got the same issues with mine for the last 2 months & getting worse as time goes on.
9 mths old so still under warranty.
just contacted the seller 777-mobile waiting on a reply. mine will be in the mail thursday to be fixed.
in a 30 min call it rebooted 4 times cell was @ 27 deg celcius & i have a split sytem air con set at 24C pointing down at it & the cell sits on a laptop cooler fan as well.
I recently bought a droid incredible from my friend for 40 bucks. A few days ago he dropped it in the river. He said that when he took it out of the water and the screen worked but the touch screen did not. He then took the battery out to let it dry out. Today i got the phone from him. I am hoping to repair it and save money vs buying a working one online. Currently i cannot get the phone to take a charge. Im going to try a different battery tomorrow to see if its just the battery that is shot. Like i said im really hoping i can fix this myself and not have to take it to a repair shop. Does anyone have any ideas as to what parts i may need. Im assuming a new glass digitizer. But if anyone has gone down the same road please share advice. I did find one website that will fix it for 60 bucks but i'd rather not send it anywhere. If i missed any key imformation let me know. Thanks
You can pretty much rebuild the entire phone cheap using this website.. http://www.globaldirectparts.com/HTC-Droid-Incredible-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/6283.htm
So nearly a week ago, i was travelling by bike. It started raining ridiculously, i had kept my phone in a plastic bag in the pocket of my windcheater. Somehow, the water entered my phone, i travelled nearly 20 kms without realising the water had already done the damage to my phone.
I reached home and saw what had happened, immediately took out my battery, cleaned my phone with a dry cloth and used hair dryer for about 30 mins. I knew the damage had already been done, coz the phone flashed a red led light indicating water damage.
I opened up the phone, saw the water marker stickers were in a perfect condition no change in color whatsoever, kept my phone in rice for about 12 hours and next morning i plugged in battery to see if it works, no result. PHONE WAS DEAD.
I took it to local repair shop, gave me an estimate, the phone worked for a min and then bam display was flashing on and off. Decided to take it to samsung svc, at first they denied repairing it since GNEX isnt available officially in India. So, gave them my phone and today got an estimate. Costs almost 200$ to replace the mobo! I was shocked! Anyway, my question is should i get my phone repaired? Can i get the parts from outside and get it repaired(not in samsung svc, it took them 4 days just to tell me estimate!)
Any idea which place in mumbai is good for repairing cell phones?
Thanks!
kooldude.4141 said:
So nearly a week ago, i was travelling by bike. It started raining ridiculously, i had kept my phone in a plastic bag in the pocket of my windcheater. Somehow, the water entered my phone, i travelled nearly 20 kms without realising the water had already done the damage to my phone.
I reached home and saw what had happened, immediately took out my battery, cleaned my phone with a dry cloth and used hair dryer for about 30 mins. I knew the damage had already been done, coz the phone flashed a red led light indicating water damage.
I opened up the phone, saw the water marker stickers were in a perfect condition no change in color whatsoever, kept my phone in rice for about 12 hours and next morning i plugged in battery to see if it works, no result. PHONE WAS DEAD.
I took it to local repair shop, gave me an estimate, the phone worked for a min and then bam display was flashing on and off. Decided to take it to samsung svc, at first they denied repairing it since GNEX isnt available officially in India. So, gave them my phone and today got an estimate. Costs almost 200$ to replace the mobo! I was shocked! Anyway, my question is should i get my phone repaired? Can i get the parts from outside and get it repaired(not in samsung svc, it took them 4 days just to tell me estimate!)
Any idea which place in mumbai is good for repairing cell phones?
Thanks!
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Try Indraprasth (Borivli), Alfa (Irla - Andheri) or maybe Heera Pana (Haji Ali - Mumbai Central). Good Luck
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kooldude.4141 said:
the phone flashed a red led light indicating water damage.
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Are they really supposed to do that? red light=water damage? never heard of that. Was it the notification LED?
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used hair dryer for about 30 mins.
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Did you use hot air? because that might be what have killed it. Plastic and hot hair don't always mix well, just like electronics and water.
Thanks for the reply guys. Tried indraprasth, first they said it will cost Rs.2500, now they are saying will cost more than Rs.5-6k and still no guarantee if it will work! So went ahead and gave it in samsung. Estimate is around 8k! I used hair dryer in normal/mode for about 30 mins and then in hot mode for 5 mins. When i tried to start the phone, the phone just flashed red led notification light and since then never turned on!
I dont know how much time it will take, even i know spending 8k on repairs is not a good idea, but this is my second phone in a year so had no option to buy nexus 4! Well will wait for the next nexus till then.
kooldude.4141 said:
Thanks for the reply guys. Tried indraprasth, first they said it will cost Rs.2500, now they are saying will cost more than Rs.5-6k and still no guarantee if it will work! So went ahead and gave it in samsung. Estimate is around 8k! I used hair dryer in normal/mode for about 30 mins and then in hot mode for 5 mins. When i tried to start the phone, the phone just flashed red led notification light and since then never turned on!
I dont know how much time it will take, even i know spending 8k on repairs is not a good idea, but this is my second phone in a year so had no option to buy nexus 4! Well will wait for the next nexus till then.
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Hi! Im also facing a similar situation. Water entered in my phone on 9th June, I tried to turn on the phone but it wont start. I removed the battery and kept my phone in a bag of rice for almost 10 days. charged my battery using an external charger but the phone wont turn on
I would like to know what exactly the repair guy told u in indraprasth and which service center did u give ur phone. I don't want my nexus to die. I stay in borivali and any info from ur side will be really helpful.
yash099 said:
Hi! Im also facing a similar situation. Water entered in my phone on 9th June, I tried to turn on the phone but it wont start. I removed the battery and kept my phone in a bag of rice for almost 10 days. charged my battery using an external charger but the phone wont turn on
I would like to know what exactly the repair guy told u in indraprasth and which service center did u give ur phone. I don't want my nexus to die. I stay in borivali and any info from ur side will be really helpful.
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The guy at indraprasth told me that water had entered the phone internals. Including earpiece,motherboard and display. My mobo worked fine for a sec or two and then the phone wud switch off again. After many tries the phone was dead. Then he said he can repair the phone(p.s smartphones cannot be repaired if mobo is damaged, only replaced) but there's no guarantee it will work. Then i went to samsung, they gave me an estimate of 8k +-1k. I will also get a warranty for a month, strange since this phone wasnt launched in India.
All the best, i would suggest go to authorised svc first and if you think the price is too high, then go to local.
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The guy at indraprasth told me that water had entered the phone internals. Including earpiece,motherboard and display. My mobo worked fine for a sec or two and then the phone wud switch off again. After many tries the phone was dead. Then he said he can repair the phone(p.s smartphones cannot be repaired if mobo is damaged, only replaced) but there's no guarantee it will work. Then i went to samsung, they gave me an estimate of 8k +-1k. I will also get a warranty for a month, strange since this phone wasnt launched in India.
All the best, i would suggest go to authorised svc first and if you think the price is too high, then go to local.
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Thanks for your reply. I went to Indraprasth and the guy said my phone is 'dead'. It cannot be repaired and it has to be replaced but he said it's better u don't do anything as its gonna cost u heaven and plus spares are not easily available. So now i have no option left but to go to an authorized service center. I would like to know what exactly the service center guy told you that's not working and needs a replacement and have u received your phone back from the center and is it working properly? I have sent u a direct message pls do check it and revert back when free. Thanks.
Water entered ear piece
Water entered the ear piece. In call quality is pathetic now. Any service center in chennai?
Kindly help.
I have a Google Pixel XL purchased around November of last year at Best Buy through Verizon. Over the past month I have noticed my battery life isn't as strong. Not only that but my chargers fit loosely in my phone and sometimes slips. Also my USB C to USB C charger needs to be jiggled and held in a ceirtan spot in order to get a charge. My USB A charger also takes an incredibly long time to charge my phone as well.
Who should I contact? Best Buy, Verizon or Google? I also have a cracked screen so I'm hoping I can do this over the phone and mail it and have it covered under shipping insurance as if it was damaged in transit. Or is it better to go to the store? If not I'm fine with paying the money to fix the screen and then having it fixed or exchanged.
best buy while you can as google will not send a temp. phone while yours is being worked on.
jackalsmp said:
best buy while you can as google will not send a temp. phone while yours is being worked on.
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This helps me out a lot. Although I did go into best buy and they told me they couldn't help. But I also spoke to a friend at Verizon and they told me I should go back and ask for a district manager. Apparently it's supposed to be their responsibility.
I have to be the most unlucky S.O.B to break his phone in less than 48 hours. I was getting out my truck today and my beautiful phone slipped out of my shorts pocket and my screen was obliterated. I searched but i did not find any replacement screens which is what i expected. Any have any idea how to get it repaired ??
Given how new the phone is... probably only Razer can repair it currently.
I know Razer has a repair place in California. Verified that on the phone. Replacements get shipped to HK, repairs go-to Cali. (For USA orders)