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I need HELP from someone who's planning on keeping their EVO...

This is not a joke, my dog literally ate the instruction manual that came with my EVO. I am planning on returning it and buying the white version that will be coming to Bestbuy. I am hoping that someone who is planning on keeping their EVO can give me their instruction manual...please.

You can probably still return it without the manual. I'm betting there are more lying around where you bought it. Heck they have them from the demo models at Sprint stores.

$5 says that white EVO will be brown in 6 months.
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It will definitely pick up some dirt, but wiping it down with a damp rag once in awhile will take care of it no problem (I'm not a fan of the white personally)
my black evo has some smudges on the back that would be very very noticable if it was white
Either way, it won't be half as hard as keeping an iphone smudge/dirt free.

If you're going to end up getting a case I don't see the point. The only good thing would be that if HTC fixes that screen issue you'll get one of the fixed models. I haven't had issues with mines and I use it a lot. Good luck though I don't think they'll care and besides you can say you didn't get a manual or better yet you can say that the representative never gave you the manual when he bagged your items. You won't make it to heaven but at least you'll get the white EVO.

honestly, i really like white too, but they're right, it WILL get dirty. keeping clean sounds like a good idea for a week but we all get a lil lazy lol. i bought a $20 hard shield that fits around the back, its felt lined, plastic molding with white leather laid nicely over the back. bought it at the sprint store i work at.

faquedado said:
This is not a joke, my dog literally ate the instruction manual that came with my EVO. I am planning on returning it and buying the white version that will be coming to Bestbuy. I am hoping that someone who is planning on keeping their EVO can give me their instruction manual...please.
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Why not just download it?
http://support.sprint.com/global/pdf/user_guides/htc/evo/htc_evo_ug.pdf

faquedado said:
This is not a joke, my dog literally ate the instruction manual that came with my EVO. I am planning on returning it and buying the white version that will be coming to Bestbuy. I am hoping that someone who is planning on keeping their EVO can give me their instruction manual...please.
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Just give them the manual from the new EVO box when you get it.

The white will not be hard to maintain if you put a shield on the back. Like Zagg or something of that nature.

Surface II or Active?

So, im about to buy an Innocase. Im too drunk to decide which one I want, so im leaving it up to my fellow XDA'ians.
What do you think?
Oh yea, BTW, im waiting until Midnight Central Time, and im buying whatever you guys decide, because im impatient

Dude, go with the Active. I seriously love it. It so well designed and it's so comfortable to hold. Plus it will be compatible will seidio's car mount and docks.

BTW, speaking of drunk, that last post took me like ten minutes because of many jack and cokes. Even worse, I had to go back and edit it because I said "seidio socks" instead of "docks". I blame that on Jack and the lack of Swype. Buy the damn case

20 minutes left!!!

I was going to order the Active from Amazon, but it says it takes 2-3 weeks to ship. By that time there hopefully will be some decent cases out, because none of the ones out are that great. Anyone know of any place to order them that has em in stock? Im guessing not since its an Amazon exclusive case..

i got mine yesterday, it only took a week or so to ship

I just ordered My active. Geez, i hope it ships before it says it will (July 12)

july 12th is my bday

Active is nicer but bulky, I use it for work but take it off when not working. If you do work where the phone can easily get damaged active is worth it offers lots of protection otherwise I would definitely go with Surface as it's much slimmer actually I would probably go with no case unless you really need it LOL

Active all the way man!

Surface II all the way
sent from my evo

I bought the surface II and returned it. Purchased the Active, and love it. The extra bulk people mention is hardly noticeable, and it feels MUCH more solid. The two cant even be compared in my opinion.

I just got the updated Surface II as the first run(batch) was horrible. The second round is nice and snug. Hardly any play in it now.

Sprint recognizing the Body Gloves crappiness...

So, over the past two months, my body glove case from sprint has basically just fallen apart. I remember when u first got it, I thought a lot of the reviews were full of **** bc it worked so well for me. Then, both of the top corners chipped off the backside just from normal use! No drops! I don't even put my phone in pocket, I use a holster.
The straw was when the piece by the volume broke. I called sprint, and they said that it was an in store issue. So I went in the next day.
I go in with my receipt. It was just over two months old, so I was all ready to cuss these people out when they said something, but the guy who came to the podium said I dint even need my receipt, that it was known problem and they replace these all the time.
Of course it varies store to store so ymmv, but if yours gas broken, its at least worth giving a shot at just bringing it back bc it seems like they've caught wind that these things are junk.
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

Which body glove case?
Was it this one?
http://www.estocksurplus.com/product_info.php?products_model=BG-9145301-MobA

No, its the one sold directly from sprint
All spelling errors thanks to xt9 on my Evo!

the reason you didn't need a receipt is because its a Sprint only product, and its less than a year old because its for the evo (obvious) and sprint warranties all of there accessories for a year.
You are however by policy still supposed to have a receipt but i'll tell you right now that accessories at sprint stores are fairly loosely controlled haha solong as its rung out of the inventory doesn't matter
oh and BTW every single body glove I've ever sold for sprint was a POS the coating always comes off.

LOL I told ya! Even the one from bodyglove with the foam back is crap. I have had both versions and they are both POS. I will never buy a body glove product ever again, as mentioned they always start to peel as was the case when I had my Lg env touch. Otterbox needs to get the ball rolling so I can buy a case that doesn't explode when you drop it.

Mine broke recently too, I'm going to try too return, what will they do, refund me, give me new one, or can I exchange for different case?
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I'm on my 3rd right now, the others have been returned without an issue. This one will probably go back soon as well because it's starting to break, that is, unless the Otterbox cases are available before it completely breaks.

This story is an EXAMPLE of why you shouldn't go into a store or whatever with a "I'm going to cuss them out if they dont do what I want" attitude.
Ask anyone who works customer service and they will all tell you that customers who act like assholes and start cussing etc will be told to leave.

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This story is an EXAMPLE of why you shouldn't go into a store or whatever with a "I'm going to cuss them out if they dont do what I want" attitude.
Ask anyone who works customer service and they will all tell you that customers who act like assholes and start cussing etc will be told to leave.
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Damn you, you worthless piece of...
Oh, my bad. I agree with you completely. Good point. Chances are if you have a problem, it's a pretty common problem. If you are calm, they will be much more willing to help.

mine broke at the volume rocker, and they wanted to give me a cheesy ass rubber one.. I said EFF that, i just ordered 2 seidio rugged cases for me and my bro.

TJDuckett said:
I go in with my receipt. It was just over two months old, so I was all ready to cuss these people out when they said something, but the guy who came to the podium said I dint even need my receipt, that it was known problem and they replace these all the time.
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you sound like a delightful person...

before i got my case from BB i went thou 5 of them POS bodyglove cases

Just remember retail employees are there to sell you crap and help you, make it easy on them and let them do there job.
they didnt make the case, they didnt make the f'ed up billing process, they didnt make your problem haha.
Altho I will admit I f'ed up some peoples sprint accounts before, minor stuff, always fixed it, just a email away haha. very rare.

I got one off Ebay for five bucks. I wonder if sprint would replace it.
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I threw mine in the trash today at lunch...

Does it have to be within 30 days from purchase to get it replaced or refunded?

No, all accessories are covered with a year warrantey. I used up 6 of those crappy cases and never had a problem returning them.
They even let me return my last unbroken one and credited it towards the purchase of a new otterbox case.

I bought my evo used and it came with a Body Glove case. I have to say it is the biggest pos i have ever seen. The grey rubber back is peeling off and yes the part by the volume broke on mine too. I just filed down the sharp edges, I like having easier access to the volume. I'm going to be a freeloader and see what they will offer me in exchange.

rahb0sse said:
I threw mine in the trash today at lunch...
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Lol nice. Im wondering if I can take mine in and subtract the price for this crap and get an otterbox. I don't have my receipt though
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Jfree3000 said:
Lol nice. Im wondering if I can take mine in and subtract the price for this crap and get an otterbox. I don't have my receipt though
Post while drift
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you should be able to! i did this last night and all i paid was the $10 difference for the otterbox! the reps says he has replaced more than 10 of these cases!

How can I replace my Evo with Best Buy protection plan

Does anyone know how replacement with the best buy protection plan works for the evo??. When i bought my phone i skipped out on the $10 plan for protection because it seemed stupid. A few days later i bricked my phone so i went to best buy and they actually replaced my phone, but i think it was a used/refurbished phone. Now i feel like the phone has gotten really slow and I've dropped it so many times that the corners are all cracked and there is a white powdery looking spot in one corner of the screen which i think is from a drop. So now i really want to have it replaced by bestbuy, but lately i've been hearing about a lot of stories where people had their phones sent off to repairs and it took a while. Is this true?? How can i have my evo replaced by best buy??

never mind, decided to just cancel that black tie protection, heard too many crappy reviews. When i called some creepy lady tried to make small talk with me... it was pretty weird. She was trying to make a joke or something, then she said she wasn't from cali she was from massachusetts... even though i never asked lol

Atrix 4G Replacement Parts

Anyone know where I can buy replacement parts for the Atrix 4G?
I was able to pick up an Atrix 4G with a cracked screen (LCD is fine) for $315 on ebay.
Anyone have any parts source?

parts eh?
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-MB860-Touch-Screen-p/mot1039620.htm

Ciloteille said:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-MB860-Touch-Screen-p/mot1039620.htm
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Haha that site requires him to buy a minimum of 3. At least we know he will have spares.

Nice, I think I'm going to hold out a week or two to see what happens but if not ill jump on it. If anyone else is looking for one of these let me know and I can order it and I would be down to split them up at cost and ship em if you paypal me. I'm paypal verified and have a 100+ ebay rep

wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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he might of already used his upgrade from at&t or not an at&t customer. 315+60 is a steal for an atrix. you can sell these easily for 500-600. not everyone can get at&t contract price...

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200

Interested in split-order of Atrix replacement screens
I shattered my screen yesterday. So far local stores have been no help.
I am going to one last store today to see if they can get me a deal on a replacement phone -or at least repairs- . If that doesn't work out, I'll be interested in going in 1/3 on a replacement screen order.

baumerman said:
I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200
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can you take some pics when you replace the screen? a good pic tutorial would be nice.

neotekz said:
can you take some pics when you replace the screen? a good pic tutorial would be nice.
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http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/1
They actually rated as the most repairable smartphone!

baumerman said:
I actually used my upgrade to get an Atrix. hadn't upgraded in years because I had a rogers HTC Dream and then I bought the Nexus One straight up. I used to run a little iphone repair business and figure I'll have no problem fixing the Atrix. This is just to make a quick $150-$200
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Booooo! I, a poor student, now living abroad and with no contract options, almost bought that same ebay phone and was even talking to the seller when it disappeared. Back when globalparts sold the screen for $50 (but still, minimum order of 3.) But, iFixIt makes it look easy and you should have no trouble finding people to split the screens with (if I lived in the US still, this'd be my strategy.)

aquariuz23 said:
wait, r u on at&t? if u r, why buy a used/damaged atrix for $315, which is 115 bucks more than a brand new one on contract? n on top of that, u still have to buy the replacement screen? just doesn't make sense right?
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I think he is allowed to do whatever he wants with his cash.

Anyone seen them anywhere else? I've been keeping my eye on ebay when I can for another cracked one. I was thinking I could buy 3 and fix them all.

Cracked glass
Is there any way to replace just the glass...? I scuffed up my glass pretty bad...

Thought the Atrix had Gorilla Glass?????

cheetah2k said:
Thought the Atrix had Gorilla Glass?????
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Just because its gorilla glass doesnt make it indestructable - you can still scratch and scuff the screen...

You can order the glass on Ebay now. I would get the digitizer also because sometimes its glued in the glass. And dosent come off easily. Would rather just tear it apart once....
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Jnewell05 said:
You can order the glass on Ebay now. I would get the digitizer also because sometimes its glued in the glass. And dosent come off easily. Would rather just tear it apart once....
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when they took apart the atrix they found that the screen was completely separate.

I've ordered replacement parts from www.ccn.cn before and while they aren't always OEM parts, they fit and work regardless. They don't have much of anything for the MB860 at this time though, other than the back cover.

I bought one from ebay a few weeks back but have been busy and then realized i didn't have a torx t5. Ordered a small screwdriver kit for $4 with free prime shipping on amazon.
Just did the replacement. I used adhesive pieces cut from ones for iPhones to seal it on. The teardown was a little bit more difficult than I expected. It will be much easier the 2nd time around but the ifixit really doesn't give any of the details. I noticed I left a small smudge behind the glass/digitizer so I may take it apart to wipe it. If I do I will make a teardown video. The biggest issue was that all of the ribbons are held down pretty firmly by strong adhesives. I was very impressed by the strength of the bezel. Everything worked fine first time I put it back together. I used to fix iPhone screens pretty regularly, I've probably done around 40+ of them, so that experience may have helped.