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New replacement screen / buying broken PDA

Hi!
last summer I bought new XDA 3 and 1 month later it fall down and the screen is crashed.
Is there any place, where I can get a spare screen cheap?
Or is anybody there, who has a broken Blueangel, which as an intact screen, which I can buy?

there are a few places on the net, search google or do a search on these blueangel forums, there are a few threads on this subject, BUT BE REALLY CAREFULL, YOU NEED THE RIGHT SCREEN FOR YOUR MOTHERBOARD.
BUY THE WRONG ONE AND YOU HAVE AN EXPENSIVE SCREEN THAT DOES NOT WORK...... BE CAREFUL.
my mate had his insured, after he cracked his screen, they didnt even ask to view the handset first, just asked what make/model and IMEI number. he waited 2 months and claimed, he got a new handset, lost all data, he saved most of it anyway, it was still functional apart from the touch screen, its amazing what actually does work without the screen tho.

http://www.pdasmart.com/pdaphonexda2s.htm

Thx for all the help!
I think, I will go to the official service company and have it repaired there. BUt there it costs about 300 Euro

When I smashed mine in, I sent it to SBE Ltd in Kent.
They were very good. I sent it in to them in August of 2005, but then I went and lost my job and could't pay for it to be fixed. (I was told it would cost £100). I paid last week, and it cost £40 in the end. They even shipped it out to me to a new address, and between payment and me recieving it, took 3 days.

matthewukchef said:
When I smashed mine in, I sent it to SBE Ltd in Kent.
They were very good. I sent it in to them in August of 2005, but then I went and lost my job and could't pay for it to be fixed. (I was told it would cost £100). I paid last week, and it cost £40 in the end. They even shipped it out to me to a new address, and between payment and me recieving it, took 3 days.
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Wow. I've only had bad dealings with SBE but that is really cheap considering HTCeurope want £112 for a screen and digitiser!
What flavour blueangel was it? SBE are only agents for Imate IIRC and won't touch other stuff from experience, just as HTCe won't repair Imate or o2 devices :-(
Richard

And the lcd screen cracks...

my jasjar lcd managed to crack in my pocket. i do not have slightest clue as to why it might have happened (not coin, not knee side etc)
Touchscreen is ok, but internally the display has cracked and leaked.
What do you guys recommend me to do? I did a lot of search on this forum, but I am rather at desperate situation as solutions are not that clear.
My options, as far as I know, are (I am UK right now):
* S.B.E. Ltd. --> they dont even pickup the phone.
* eXpansys -----> sending to SBE through them.
* PPCTechs ----> how do I send the device through expansys to them? I could not find an orderable item for jasjar service; and international shipment sounds like great burden (shipments, taxes etc).
* eBay ----------> No available item for repairs.
Any other suggestions? comments? thanks...
- Matt

hey bro..
i broke mine twice, got the second replacement for free...check my forum..ull come to know what i did..for anythin else..pm me.

I've used both PDASmart.com and PPCTechs.com
I've had great luck with both PDASmart.com and PPCTechs.com, but I would start with PDASmart.com (http://pdasmart.com/pdaphonexdaii.htm)
715 Discovery Blvd., Suite 506 ~ Cedar Park, TX 78613
Phone: (512)528-0333 ~ Fax: (512)528-0384 ~ Email: [email protected]
They're both in the U.S., though, which may cause a problem. I also checked PPCTechs (http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~u...ea~repairs-full+service~action~updateunit.htm) and that costs $249
16600 Harbor Blvd, Suite C
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
TollFree: (888)301-2595
Tel: (714)839-5300
Fax: (714)242-2180
I've replaced the touch screen (3 times now) on my XDAs, due to scratches and breakage. Although, I repaired it myself which was much faster when you include shipping time. Although, they typically only charge about $20 for installation, so if you have time it probably would be better to have them do it.
I hope it's under warranty, so imate can pay for it. Good luck.

If I-Mate are anything like O2 (UK), the screen is not covered under any kind of warranty. Mine cracked whilst it was in it's original 'sleeve' housing, screen-side out. It was in my pocket and I got in and out of the car which put pressure on it I guess, but I still wouldn't expect the screen to crack.
It went back to O2 service and cost me £185.00.
My fault for not getting insurance. My argument was that O2's online system does not even suggest that you sjhould buy insurance - i was ignorant because this was the first non 'company' mobile I've had for about six years and whenever a company mobile breaks I just call and a new one is delivered in the morning!
Chris.

screen replacemant
www.htceurope.com
They are based in U.K and they make the thing. They are also very good, They update it to the lattest rom and will test the whole phone before it goes out. Even refurb the casing if you require it

Thanks for all the input!!! Greatly appreciated! Now I will see how it goes.
* htc replied that they can only repair Orange and T-Mobile phones (he repeated few times that they wont do any jasjar)...
* First impression from expansys is that they do not have any idea as to 'PPCTechs Jasjar repairs'.
* SBE directly says that it is off the warranty. They can fix it for 174.56 (what is that 56 doing there!?) pounds. Yeah, i little too high.
* I guess PDASmart.com and SBE are the only alternatives left.
I guess, need a little more bad memories to be in same situation as Nishant ... I will see how it goes there.
I will post updates to the issue.
Thanks for all you input guyz...

Another possibility is Topp Solutions for warranty repair
I currently have my Jasjar at Topp Solutions to fix the ROM upgrade problem under warranty. I had to get an "RMA#" for warranty repair from imate tech support, though, before sending it in. Evidently they are the approved warrantly repair facility for imate North America and other regions not covered by a local service centers. It might be worth a call to them.
They can be reached at:
Topp Solutions
3055 NW 84th Avenue
Miami, Fl 33122
786-331-3300
Good Luck

XDA Exec LCD for US$204.88.
Checkout these guys. They offer XDA Exec LCD for US$204.88.
http://www.RunPDA.com
[email protected]
Tel: 886-2-25531858 Fax: 886-2-2557-8252

Just a note for the O2 "repair" service.
I`ve broken my Exec LCD two months ago, gave them the device like 7 weeks ago (I was on the holiday) and it still isn`t repaired !!! I don`t want to swear, but only what I can say is: Assholes !
I had to pay 185 pounds BEFORE the repair and after 7 bloody weeks, my device still isn`t in my hands.
What should I do ? I`m totally pissed off now. I really doesn`t like O2 anymore. Just a bunch of fu...s .

Where to buy Rhodium without contract in UK

Where can i buy Rhodium without Contract in UK. I buy HTC touch HD without contract at Carphone before but just wonder if i can buy Rhodium there too ^^. My house is quite far from it so i dont have time to go there to ask -_-

Not sure where the best buy is at the moment
Check places like Devicewire, Expansys, Clove, and Handtec I suspect they will be cheaper than Carphone Warehouse. There was a thread here about prices, but not sure if it's still active.
Good Luck!
Gordon

Hit google with the UK only radio button. There's 1000+1 places to buy from. I got mine from launch at Amazon.co.uk

The good things from carphone is u can go there to check if there is something like dead pixel on the fone before make decisions.
Last time when i bought my HD there it took me only 450 GBP for the fone while i checked at clove it was around 500 GBP -_-.
#3: I know how to search man -_-

Try eBay.

oh man ebay is not different from the other online site. If u buy it and u get smt like dead pixel on the screen u have to send it back -_-

I got mine from http://www.mobilephonesdirect.co.uk/ £434 on voda pay2go. For some reason it was cheaper than simfree. Phone is not branded or locked as using with my 3 sim.

That's a pretty good deal from mpd ... only problem I'd have with buying from them is that I've heard nightmare stories about people having probs with the phone, and mpd won't have anything to do with them...

For Sale Touch Pro 2 - Vodafone Branded
I currently got a touch pro 2 on vodafone as an upgrade but the wife had already bought me one offline.
So it is up for grabs for £375 plus £5.00 to cover royal mail registered post.
cash to be paid ia bank transfer or paypal. If paypal used then buyer to pay paypal charges.

How about handtech which advertise on xda forum. I found it quite cheap only 438 with simfree

the problem with a lot of uk sites these days is their quality control. i always buy sim free and hate it when the "new" phone arrives in an opened box, factory screen protector half off etc.. they do a **** job of putting it all back in the box after "checking contents".
i used to buy from Play but their prices aren't competitve any more and no confirmed despatch date.
try King of Gadgets. all their stuff is factory sealed and there's a really good bloke over the phone who wont muck you about.
good luck.

panos123 said:
the problem with a lot of uk sites these days is their quality control. i always buy sim free and hate it when the "new" phone arrives in an opened box, factory screen protector half off etc.. they do a **** job of putting it all back in the box after "checking contents".
i used to buy from Play but their prices aren't competitve any more and no confirmed despatch date.
try King of Gadgets. all their stuff is factory sealed and there's a really good bloke over the phone who wont muck you about.
good luck.
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Thank u very much ^^ . And about handtec ? Do u have any info about them ?

no experience sorry. but I'm always weary of low prices. I think with them you still have to pay a fair amount for next day delivery. over the last few years I've learnt the hard way there's no such thing as a bargain

i've just chatted with them online and they told me that i don't have to pay any fee for nextday delivery but the problem for the dead pixel is. HTC only accepts to replace fone with more than 3 deadpixels -_- .

Handtec sell brand new and sealed phones but they are gray imports meaning no automatic network settings and detection and probably some warranty issues. This was the experience I had when I bought a Kaiser from them and when I returned it and asked for a UK spec, they simply sent the same phone back to me in a UK spec box (lol). I returned it and did a charge back when they started trying to act funny. Devicewire sell UK spec phones at the most competitive prices in my opinion.

Seriously boss. You can buy from anyone of these sellers and if you're not happy, dead pixel or otherwise then you can send it back with no obligation citing distance selling act. The common vendors like expansys, amazon etc are all good for it. Pick someone whom you trust and pull the trigger!

thank you very much. Maybe i will try with clove.co.uk kkkk

LG Customer support and repairs

Has anyone else had to try and deal with LG uk support..? As my phone just died last wednesday (no power nothing only 7 months old!!) so I went onto there website to log the fault and request a repair. Thursday afternoon having not heard anything I rang them and again booked it for collection and repair. Will be picked up friday... Nope rang again friday afternoon to find out what was going on and oh dear they messed up and won't be collected until monday... Monday afternoon rang again as heard nothing, and guess what they had messed up again and won't be collected until tomorrow..?? Expected repair time 7 to 10 working days so by the end of this I would have been without my phone for the best part of 2 weeks..!! if they even pick it up tomorrow..!!
What makes it worse is if you goto LG uk website and do a search for LG local repair the nearest one to myself is 10 minutes down the road from me or is meant to be as I rang the place and was told that they haven't done LG repairs for over 3 and a half YEARS..!!
What does this say about a companys support network when they don't even update there own website for over 3 years..??
Anyone else has simliar problems and what was the end result for you..?

I agree with you completely, apparently the closest repair shop is over 100 miles according to the LG UK website. Seems stupid if you ask me.
My 815 was manufactured 04\15 so maybe I'm lucky but as buying mine off eBay I don't know if I would be covered for a repair anyway....

Impossible to get a replacement front screen for Nokia 8 Sirocco in US

I just bought a new condition Nokia 8 Sirocco for review purposes and then planned on reselling it, of course I dropped it first day I got it (luckily with the case on), but unluckily it shattered the front glass. Touch seems to work just fine however, BUT...
Nokia won't sell me the part or help me at all since I'm not in the same country as where it is available from their website.
I tried ordering parts through a cellphone repair store authorized with Nokia, and even called and emailed places in both the UK and Canada that were authorized Nokia repair stores, and they are unable to get me the part or repair it for me even if I pay shipping there and back as well as for the repair and part.
The one website I found that sells the part for a very reasonable 400 rs (5-6 usd) only ships within India.
I've wasted so much time trying to figure out how to just get the part, much less have it repaired. If anyone has any ideas, suggestions, or can help me out I'd be incredibly grateful, or if you can sell me the part directly that would work as well.
Thanks for your time !

Front Screen for Nokia 8
China is the main source of cell phone parts. So, I think you should try "Aliexpress". And they can deliver your product in the USA.

wiederganger said:
I just bought a new condition Nokia 8 Sirocco for review purposes and then planned on reselling it, of course I dropped it first day I got it (luckily with the case on), but unluckily it shattered the front glass. Touch seems to work just fine however, BUT...
Nokia won't sell me the part or help me at all since I'm not in the same country as where it is available from their website.
I tried ordering parts through a cellphone repair store authorized with Nokia, and even called and emailed places in both the UK and Canada that were authorized Nokia repair stores, and they are unable to get me the part or repair it for me even if I pay shipping there and back as well as for the repair and part.
The one website I found that sells the part for a very reasonable 400 rs (5-6 usd) only ships within India.
I've wasted so much time trying to figure out how to just get the part, much less have it repaired. If anyone has any ideas, suggestions, or can help me out I'd be incredibly grateful, or if you can sell me the part directly that would work as well.
Thanks for your time !
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hi wiederganger,
i just bought a N8S with cracked screen, too good a price to not, i'd seen an ad via google for replacement screens for £69.99 in UK so thought id get it fixed easily, but when i got the phone i checked out the company on trust pilot, it is a scam, all bad reviews nothing good. I got in touch with nokia uk, they quoted £303GBP (about $400USD) for the repair, i can get new glass put in a samsung S8 for £70, so they are way over pricing it and withholding parts deliberately. i tweeted this info out, maybe they'll wake up as nobody would buy one if they realised the screen replacement cost. imho if they make things that break so easily they should be forced to supply replacement parts by law. or use a better screen that can be dropped, we all drop phones once in a while.
anyway i also searched around for glass only. everywhere in china i can find (aliexpress mainly) sells the whole LCD assembly for about $150USD, which is an option if all else fails. 1 place in india has screen only. again a hassle to get it sent overseas. but first ill wait a while, im sure the parts will become available. luckily this phone is usable as is, ill eventually fix it and sell it before i break the screen then buy another smasung because too much hassle to get parts for nokia. similar to apple who deliberately withhold parts also. just dont buy from these companies. i wont buy anything from nokia again. ill let you know how i get on.

Hi, I dropped my Sirocco 8 in December and the glass was toast but the screen worked okay. I bought it in the UAE and have since moved to Malaysia.
Nokia in Malaysia wouldn't touch it and told me that I'd need to send to the country of purchase for repair. I'm not keen on the idea of sending the phone back to the UAE so I too found the company in the UK (QMF) and have sent the phone to them. They've now told me that they cannot obtain the parts so I'm now scouring the web in the hope that someone can fix this phone for me. I loved this phone and if I'd known the trouble I'd have to get it repaired, I would have either not bought it or wrapped it in cotton wool!
If anyone has any luck with getting their phone repaired, I would appreciate if they could share details.
Have a good one.

I sent my N8S to the said repair shop for £69.99 to replace the screen -3 weeks ago. Today, they sent me an email wanting another £180 more for the LCD replacement. I told them to cancel the repairs and refunds will be 30 days.