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Worth it to return the phone?

I have the black blotches, a dead red pixel, and the vertical lines (which, btw, were somewhat present on the "good" screen of my MT4G)
But I have no problems with the battery.. no random reboots, great speaker quality (both media playback and phone calls) and the phone flies.
I definitely WANT to return it and get a "good" screen.. but I'm hesitant because I'm thinking I may end up with a phone that has some other issue, like the reboots/battery/overheating or any number of other unknown issues..
I do feel I should have a flawless screen if I'm paying hundreds of dollars for a phone.. I mean the whole point of the SG2 is the screen really, that's they key marketing point they are pushing on it, and that's really what initially drew me to it.
It's aggravating when I'm trying to watch something in the dark and I can see these black blobs and lines...
but I'm also happy with the phone's performance.. tough decision
What would/did you do?

Return it
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every phone will have issues but its your right to have a working model so return it til your satisfied.

ingenious247 said:
I have the black blotches, a dead red pixel, and the vertical lines (which, btw, were somewhat present on the "good" screen of my MT4G)
But I have no problems with the battery.. no random reboots, great speaker quality (both media playback and phone calls) and the phone flies.
I definitely WANT to return it and get a "good" screen.. but I'm hesitant because I'm thinking I may end up with a phone that has some other issue, like the reboots/battery/overheating or any number of other unknown issues..
I do feel I should have a flawless screen if I'm paying hundreds of dollars for a phone.. I mean the whole point of the SG2 is the screen really, that's they key marketing point they are pushing on it, and that's really what initially drew me to it.
It's aggravating when I'm trying to watch something in the dark and I can see these black blobs and lines...
but I'm also happy with the phone's performance.. tough decision
What would/did you do?
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I would return the phone, but return it after Samsung brings in some new batches. You might turn it in and waste your time and get another with the same problem.
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Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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If I were you, I would go ahead and exchange. You have too many issues to not and keep the phone and regret it later. I had a small situation of the right side of my screen not being flushed with the casing and I decided to just keep it. The other issues I have seen on the forum make me worried that if I exchange I will end up with a bunch of other issues that I don't want. The one that gets me the most is the vertical lines and the 100% battery bug. None of these issues are on my phone and I want to keep it that way.
I also saw someone mention the issue with the ground on the charger. I saw this first hand at the t-mobile store. The phone was doing phantom presses and I wasn't even touching the phone. I asked the rep about it and of course she had no clue. I unplugged the charger and everything was fine.
It's always a risk to exchange with any type of phone.

Well my suggestion would be to exchange it.
I got mine on the release day. All looked good and i was back home. I made a call and realized that i'm getting this low buzz noise on call when the other person speaking. tried couple of diffrent calls, checked on IVR's but it was constantly there. Went to T-mobile store next day, showed it to the rep, he opened the phone and pushed the SIM card in and said it is because the SIM was not properly inserted. I called and it was not there (coz there was music going on in the store so did not felt it) but before leaving i though i'll give it a try again and called the T-Mobile care number. Bingo...as soon as the IVR started the buzzing was there...showed it to the rep, he talked to the store supervisor and she also listened and immediately replaced my phone. Checked the other one...and no buzzing sound at all with the volume all the way to up. So go ahead and replace it before u run out of time.

I'm on my second SGS2. Exchanged the first one because of the lines. This one has the lines, but not as bad, but it has had a couple of reboots. Went to exchange for a third and was told no by the store manager. She told me that she can't keep doing exchanges because it costs her store money. Not my problem, I told her. I paid full price for the phone, I want one that is as close to perfect as I can get and since I'm in my 14 days, I'm allowed to exchange because my device is defective. She still told me no and said that exchanges are at the stores discretion and she said I can't get another exchange. I will be filing a complaint with T-Mobile about this.
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I'm on my second SGS2. Exchanged the first one because of the lines. This one has the lines, but not as bad, but it has had a couple of reboots. Went to exchange for a third and was told no by the store manager. She told me that she can't keep doing exchanges because it costs her store money. Not my problem, I told her. I paid full price for the phone, I want one that is as close to perfect as I can get and since I'm in my 14 days, I'm allowed to exchange because my device is defective. She still told me no and said that exchanges are at the stores discretion and she said I can't get another exchange. I will be filing a complaint with T-Mobile about this.
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You can then ask for a refund.
After you get your money back, buy another one.
It's law my friend. They cannot refuse a refund within the remorse period.

ingenious247 said:
You can then ask for a refund.
After you get your money back, buy another one.
It's law my friend. They cannot refuse a refund within the remorse period.
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That's probably what I'll do. I paid cash so hopefully I'll get cash back.
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tackleberry said:
Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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Yes, this is a legitimate question, and your analogy is far off. Let me help you.
If every car out there typically has some set of known problems (like every cell phone pretty much does, from HTC to Samsung to LG, etc) then a leaky water pump might not be that bad if say, many of the other vehicles have a bad engine or are known for random blowouts while on the freeway.
Then all of the sudden that leaky water pump doesn't seem so bad.. especially when you HAVE to have a car (phone), so it's not like you can just say "effit, I'm not buying any of them until they get it right"
So then the only option you have is to decide which flaws you're willing to live with, or keep returning it until they actually refuse to do business with you. And yes, that does happen...

Just exchanged mine in-store. New one has a MUCH better screen.. barely noticeable verticals and no black blotches or dead pixels..
Now I just have to make sure EVERYTHING else works right... headphone jack, camera, Bluetooth, Wifi, Data, etc...
I think this one's going to be a keeper though. Seems pretty solid so far.

Just exchanged mine today same manufacture date 9/28/2011, this one is far better barely noticeable vertical lines and definitely no blotches on the screen!

Lucky you guys... My first one had the vertical lines so I traded it in and the second one is much worse : (. I've noticed that it also has the random reboot issue too. It was a 9/28/11 batch.

My first one had very noticeable vertical lines. My second one has them but not nearly as bad. But, the new one does have a white spot in the screen and there are words somehow etched on the inside of the screen, almost like they are burned in. So just weigh the pros and cons of swapping, you could end up with something worse.
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I'd totally return it or exchange it if it had blobs. I've seen them 1st hand on 1 of the 6 I've tested. You do need to realize that these screens all have the lines to and extent. So just get one you can live with without the blobs and move on. I'm super picky but have realized that there's no escaping the lines.
1/6 didn't have that many lines and it ended up getting a stuck red pixel, so I just exchanged till I found one that had the lines evenly spread and not just bunched up in one corner.
Also, with testing 6 of them, I also noticed that some of them would display heavy lines with a certain wallpaper while others wouldn't. Yet the others would display heavy lines with a different wallpaper while the others wouldn't. Trust me, I fully tried all I could to get a perfect one and that's the reason I tried 6 and did different wallpapers.
The blobs aren't as common as the lines and you'll more than likely get a blob free one with the exchange.
Good luck and sorry for the lenghty post.
Side note: Here's the best wallpaper I've found to check for lines and blobs. Something about the color combo of this wall makes the stick out.
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tackleberry said:
Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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The_Biz said:
I'd totally return it or exchange it if it had blobs. I've seen them 1st hand on 1 of the 6 I've tested. You do need to realize that these screens all have the lines to and extent. So just get one you can live with without the blobs and move on. I'm super picky but have realized that there's no escaping the lines.
1/6 didn't have that many lines and it ended up getting a stuck red pixel, so I just exchanged till I found one that had the lines evenly spread and not just bunched up in one corner.
Also, with testing 6 of them, I also noticed that some of them would display heavy lines with a certain wallpaper while others wouldn't. Yet the others would display heavy lines with a different wallpaper while the others wouldn't. Trust me, I fully tried all I could to get a perfect one and that's the reason I tried 6 and did different wallpapers.
The blobs aren't as common as the lines and you'll more than likely get a blob free one with the exchange.
Good luck and sorry for the lenghty post.
Side note: Here's the best wallpaper I've found to check for lines and blobs. Something about the color combo of this wall makes the stick out.
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Thanks for the short response
The image looks like the logo from my friends record label

I just dropped my One X for the first time

And this was the result
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As you might imagine I'm not very happy about this. Granted it's my fault for dropping it on tarmac, but it seems a bit much that the display shatters the first time I do. I loved the build quality of my HTC Incredible S. I've dropped that thing so many times on all kinds of surfaces and the screen is as flawless as the day I got it. In fact I might switch back to that until I figure out what to get to replace the One X.
I don't know what to do now. There are so few Android phones worth buying, and I thought the One X was one of them. I'd love to get the One S, but my eyes hate PenTile screens. I hope this PenTile fad goes away soon.

sorry to hear that. I will be even more careful with my HOX!
Does HTC offer any replacement service?

And I flipped when I woke up to my One X wedged between the bed and the wall. That's terrible.

crislevin said:
sorry to hear that. I will be even more careful with my HOX!
Does HTC offer any replacement service?
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I'm happy if I can be a warning beacon for others I doubt there's any replacement service considering it was my fault. I'd happily pay to have it repaired, but I don't think that's offered. Nothing I can find anyway.

I also dropped my one x, two tines on tarmac and it's still intact. Thats not what i can say for my old desire z (by the way it still works).
Sorry for you.
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ionut.micu said:
I also dropped my one x, two tines on tarmac and it's still intact. Thats not what i can say for my old desire z (by the way it still works).
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Sorry for you.
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I dropped mine for the first time and screen totally smashed as well I dropped Samsung Galaxy S2 a few times and just got some minor dents, screen was always okay

Ouch! I'm sorry to see I'm not the only one...
I'm just disappointed. I was praising the build quality of this phone because it felt SO good in my hand. It just felt solid. Adding insult to injury, my phone is only two or three weeks old. Shortest-lived phone I've ever had. Worst of all I have no idea what to replace it with. For the myriad Android options out there, there's not a lot worth buying. Maybe the LG Optimus G, but that's months away...

The build quality is great. Let's not forget that a screen will remain a screen, the part which is most probably the most easy to destroy
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mroach said:
And this was the result
As you might imagine I'm not very happy about this. Granted it's my fault for dropping it on tarmac, but it seems a bit much that the display shatters the first time I do. I loved the build quality of my HTC Incredible S. I've dropped that thing so many times on all kinds of surfaces and the screen is as flawless as the day I got it. In fact I might switch back to that until I figure out what to get to replace the One X.
I don't know what to do now. There are so few Android phones worth buying, and I thought the One X was one of them. I'd love to get the One S, but my eyes hate PenTile screens. I hope this PenTile fad goes away soon.
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Strange I dropped my phone hundreds of time and it is still perfect It even fell when I was running on tapis roulant several times.
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The only reason I use screen protector is to prevent from happening like this. At least I feel better with it, and I don't care about scratches at all.
HTC service will fix your screen, but it will cost you a lot.
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Do not want to be mean, but after all its just a glass right? Every single phone when dropped face on ( I assume u so ) will get the same results... Good luck with u finding replacement of the glass =)

Sorry about that, bro. I'm totallywith you on the incredible s, the thing was a scratchless legend, while the one x is pretty fragile in comparison.....
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I`m sorry.
I`ve dropped my phone at least 10 times (on asphalt) and the only thing i have after all is two scratches on the polycarbonat. It obiviously depends on angle of the impact
But hey, look how many iphones with broken screens are on ebay

I am terribly sorry for your loss.
I am not sure if you can only replace the digitizer part (the glass only) or you will need to replace it with screen LCD (as in one unite).
But, you can now open yours and figure it out.
Here are couple of links from e-bay, that's I hope it's useful:
1- www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-LCD-DI...185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169600af9
2-http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touch-Screen-Replacement-Glass-Digitizer-For-HTC-S720e-One-X-Repair-Tool-shipp-/280940775817?pt=US_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4169600989
Good luck & sorry again for your loss.

Yeah I suppose I can't have such high hopes for a screen that is so big, and it is still sort of glass. And it does seem to depend on the angle of dropping. Oh well, lesson learned. I decided to just get another One X so I can do a Nandroid restore and not have to bother with setup all over again. I'll try to be a lot more careful with my new one...

stephen2282 said:
Do not want to be mean, but after all its just a glass right? Every single phone when dropped face on ( I assume u so ) will get the same results... Good luck with u finding replacement of the glass =)
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There was a guy who dropped his phone from the 2nd flood, 3rd (i think) for USA and it hit on the bottom corner it damaged the poly but the glass was untouched.
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neuTrue said:
I am terribly sorry for your loss.
I am not sure if you can only replace the digitizer part (the glass only) or you will need to replace it with screen LCD (as in one unite).
But, you can now open yours and figure it out.
Here are couple of links from e-bay, that's I hope it's useful:
1- www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-LCD-DI...185?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169600af9
2-http://www.ebay.com/itm/Touch-Screen-Replacement-Glass-Digitizer-For-HTC-S720e-One-X-Repair-Tool-shipp-/280940775817?pt=US_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4169600989
Good luck & sorry again for your loss.
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Thank you for your condolences The problem is that my LCD is also damaged. It's not cracked, but it has serious discolouration in some areas where the impact was harsh. I tried doing a screen replacement on my Nexus One a while back and now that phone is in about 20 pieces in a zip-lock bag I do not have the touch for these kinds of home repairs. I'll see if I can find a place that does repairs though. I'd pay someone to do it for me. Thanks for the tip!

depends where you are as in the uk htc will fix it for around 150 quid which is still cheaper than £400 to replace it with a new one

I dropped mine a week ago and it was about as bad as your maybe a bit worse and i only dropped it from waist height. The ironic thing was that i have a htc otterbox case the full $50 dollar one and i took it off the night before so i could plug my 6.5mm plug with 3.5mm adapter into the headphone jack. The next day i couldn't be bothered putting it back on as i just had to duck out real quick and didnt think much of it. Wrong choice as it cost me $150 dollars to replace screen here in australia. As others have mentioned you can buy screen replacement parts for very cheap but im not sure of the quality etc and i couldn't be bothered learning how to pull the phone apart even from youtube videos. If you have the time an patience it might be the way to go though.
So lesson learned is buy a case, dont skimp on a cheap one and then leave it on forever!

strikerdj2011 said:
depends where you are as in the uk htc will fix it for around 150 quid which is still cheaper than £400 to replace it with a new one
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I'm in Sweden so it probably costs a fortune here if it's even possible. Maybe I can ship it to the UK, or get it done when I'm in the US. Since I'm going there in a week, I ordered one from HK to be delivered there. Much cheaper that way. Only £310 including shipping

Samsung and Corning Inc.: Repair or Replace Samsung Galaxy S3's Defective Glass

Trying to get the word out here for all who have been affected by their defective glass breaking.
I want to mention that I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
http://www.change.org/petitions/spr...laxy-s3-s-that-have-defective-gorilla-glass-2

i think this is just the cost of having a thin phone unfortunately. The glass is extremely thin.

smac7 said:
i think this is just the cost of having a thin phone unfortunately. The glass is extremely thin.
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Actually I think it is a design flaw and I will tell you why. Most of the breaks on this phone happen from the edge. Samsung decided to use cheap plastic on the edges. When the phone impacts, from the edge the plastic gives way to much. It then forces the glass inward from the edge, the glass having no where to go, plus the fact it is so thin, cannot handle the force and just shatters. I dropped my phone from literally 1 foot off he ground and the screen shattered. Guess what, it was a side corner impact.
Had Samsung used an Aluminum body or a stronger Composite the phone would probably hold up much better to these side/corner impacts, But again they used cheap garbage plastic... So sad for a great phone hardware wise...

Good thing for us consumers we have multiple devices to choose from when ever we become unhappy with something.
Bottom line is no device is perfect. LG, ZTE and HTC make devices for Sprint as well. If the GS3 hardware is not up to your specifications feel free to try one of those.
No body held a gun to your head and said buy this phone. No one said, hey keep the phone naked or made you drop it..
What ever you do dont run your car into a brick wall at 5 miles an hour. Do you know how much bumpers on a vehicle cost now a days
ok smart ass mode off..

IAmSixNine said:
Good thing for us consumers we have multiple devices to choose from when ever we become unhappy with something.
Bottom line is no device is perfect. LG, ZTE and HTC make devices for Sprint as well. If the GS3 hardware is not up to your specifications feel free to try one of those.
No body held a gun to your head and said buy this phone. No one said, hey keep the phone naked or made you drop it..
What ever you do dont run your car into a brick wall at 5 miles an hour. Do you know how much bumpers on a vehicle cost now a days
ok smart ass mode off..
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Why?
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Go buy a iphone. Or put a case worth buying that will take a impact.
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I honestly think this is stupid
(Typing from a s3 cracked from the corner)
We buy smart phones knowing the risks and this falls under accidental
While it is true that both my s1&2 lasted through lots more falls the crack in my phone wasn't as bad as other phones I saw
Where the 3ft drop caused a spider web crack from the middle of the screen woke i got a tiny-ish crack from the corner
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i think samsung knew the phone might not be as durable, but they thought thinness was more important.

The real problem is that a even a small crack on your screen voids your warrenty. And samsung has a all or nothing repair policy.
I learned this the hard way.

you could try, you know, not dropping your phone. if you're prone to being clumsy, then how about you take responsibility by buying a case and protecting your investment instead of blaming the damn manufacturer for your own damn mistake? even if you're not a clumsy person and you use the addage "sh*t happens sometimes"... you're damn right sh*t happens, so how about you insure your sh*t with a case like a responsible adult?
cmon look at what's on that stupid petition's page: "They need to investigate without their prejudicial bias, and possibly recall the phones that have the defective glass." think about that for just a minute. how exactly do you idiots propose that samsung "recall phones that have the defective glass?" first off, how does one know they have defective glass without dropping their phone to find out? your answer may be "well hurrrrr if the glass breaks then it's defective..." well no sh*t sherlock, you dropped it that doesn't prove anything other than the fact that you dropped a piece of glass. is that samsung's fault that you have parkinsons? secondly, even if they did honor the requests of a few mongoloids, how does samsung know these mongoloids legitimately dropped their phones from only a few feet off the ground? how does samsung know that these phones weren't thrown in the air, or dropped from a ladder, or thrown down some stairs by your spoiled, rambunctious kids?
get real. this petition is stupid and only enables the irresponsibility and cowardness of people. take responsibility for your own mistakes instead of blaming the manufacturer for you breaking your phone.

Well that escalated quickly: p
Seriously just buy a case
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You have your coffee today? Man oh man take a friggin chill pill stop bashing people because you do not agree, you sound like your 10 years old. :banghead:
On another note, I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
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LOL 10 year olds dont use words like mongoloid and parkinsons..
But i agree with him in principle. Be responsible for your own actions. The device worked perfectly prior to the customer dropping the phone. Those actions led to the device being damaged.

Look no one is saying that a drop cannot break a phone. It would be silly to think otherwise. This petition is not just for people who have dropped their phones, rather it is for people who's glass is mysteriously cracking and trust me it has been happening for some. Also it is not the glass that is defective, rather it is the BEZEL design. The fact that it is made of such a cheap plastic provides absolutely no protection for a corner impact. Had Samsung made the midframe out of a stronger composite or aluminum the phones may hold up better. That is the just the reality. Anyone posting about you should not drop your phone or get a case or bla bla is missing the point. We pay top dollar for a device. When it is designed for a MOBILE application the enginneers or corporation who employed them need to give them the direction to make a product that keep the comsumer in mind and that it holds up a bit better to that environment. I love my S3 but the fact that it is so fragile just sucks.I dropped my Moto X2 many a time and never ever once did it break the glass. I have repaired now over a dozen S3 glass and every one of them was cause by intrussion of the plastic bezel/midframe into the glass from the side corner. The glass just cannot hold up to this type of impact.

I can agree on the argument that Samsung should have used a stronger material for the bezel. If I get my new PSU in today for my computer that I use to process photos from my 60D, I'll take a few shots of the bezel where I dropped the device from about 1.5ft getting into my car. It didn't shatter the screen, but it dented and it's malleable enough to actually push up a small outward dent on the edge that interfaces with the back cover. And I am not talking about a dent on the face of the plastic; it was actually soft (hence my use of malleable) enough to re-shape the "body" of the plastic. I liken it to the softness of gold or a soft lead.
As for corner impacts that shattered the screen, I don't think that manufacturer should be held responsible for that. It's an ion-exchange potassium silicate. Tempered glass. **** happens if you do that and your device insurance should cover that if you bought it.
I think perhaps a carbon composite should have been used. It really is cheap plastic.
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Laptop makers replace screens that become cracked , without the necessity of buying an extended warranty.
Just saying

You know I've had my wife's phone replaced like 4 times since june cause she can't keep her phone in her hands! Do you see me complaining? no! Its an amazing phone and it looks great! why put a case on it!? I don't give a **** about dropping my phone! you know why!? Cause I have best buys black tie protection! I can do absolutely anything to my phone and they don't give a ****! They take it in whatever condition I give it to them and give me a new one a couple days later. They don't even care that its rooted. So complain all you want if you have to pay for a broken phone its your fault for not having looked around for the best place to buy from or the best protection plan! So quit complaining!
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mrterrytoyou said:
You know I've had my wife's phone replaced like 4 times since june cause she can't keep her phone in her hands! Do you see me complaining? no! Its an amazing phone and it looks great! why put a case on it!? I don't give a **** about dropping my phone! you know why!? Cause I have best buys black tie protection! I can do absolutely anything to my phone and they don't give a ****! They take it in whatever condition I give it to them and give me a new one a couple days later. They don't even care that its rooted. So complain all you want if you have to pay for a broken phone its your fault for not having looked around for the best place to buy from or the best protection plan! So quit complaining!
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Your married?
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Your married?
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Sounds like it
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Yes I'm married. Why?
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They had a broken keyboard,
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Bought a skeetblanket,
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Warranty lol...

So drop my note 3 from about one foot off the ground... lands solid face down... no case or screen protector... cracks the screen almost from corner to corner. Took out the warranty for once... happy I did that. So paid 175 and yay phone next day... no... not quite... 2 days later no updates. Call and the note 3 is on backorder and should have one in a week. I heard the note 3 was fragile.... but really? This is more of just a sharing of my experience than anything but I just hope they take it without caring that the knox flag is tripped.

Face down is the worst way any phone can land, regardless of distance. It's not really much of a relative barometer of durability. Insurance shouldn't care that the Knox flag is tripped, assuming you actually mean insurance.

rans0m00 said:
So drop my note 3 from about one foot off the ground... lands solid face down... no case or screen protector... cracks the screen almost from corner to corner. Took out the warranty for once... happy I did that. So paid 175 and yay phone next day... no... not quite... 2 days later no updates. Call and the note 3 is on backorder and should have one in a week. I heard the note 3 was fragile.... but really? This is more of just a sharing of my experience than anything but I just hope they take it without caring that the knox flag is tripped.
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I've heard these issues with both the Note 3 and the GS4. Was worried about getting both of them. My wife has GS4, of course you know what i have. I Have a N3 Flip cover, and have dropped it. Funny enough the flip cover always manages to open on the way down. I have a dent in the metal frame, and have dropped it hard enough that the flip cover came off and the battery popped out, but no damage to the screen. But i do have the invisi shield on it, so maybe that is the difference.

kgbeezr1 said:
Face down is the worst way any phone can land, regardless of distance. It's not really much of a relative barometer of durability. Insurance shouldn't care that the Knox flag is tripped, assuming you actually mean insurance.
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I've heard these issues with both the Note 3 and the GS4. Was worried about getting both of them. My wife has GS4, of course you know what i have. I Have a N3 Flip cover, and have dropped it. Funny enough the flip cover always manages to open on the way down. I have a dent in the metal frame, and have dropped it hard enough that the flip cover came off and the battery popped out, but no damage to the screen. But i do have the invisi shield on it, so maybe that is the difference.
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Whatever insurance I pay for with the jump thing. Really wasn't so big on the idea since I sell my devices... and just buy new ones... but I was like whatever this is knew Ill give it a shot and see what I think.
The face down drop was just payback for me trying to ride my kids big wheel racer thing (like a tricycle with the front tire being very large). Girlfriend was following behind me and I didn't even stop to get my phone(possibly ran over it) and just yelled back joking "how bad is it?" thinking at worst it would be a screen scratch... She then shows me when we get to the car and I was like... well that sucks.. thought was its already broken so no point in getting upset now... especially since I was the one that broke it.
I have dropped it one other time and it hit the corner(dented the plastic a little) where this crack continued to... so just guessing I weakened the glass and the just the face down flop was enough to finish it off.

rans0m00 said:
Whatever insurance I pay for with the jump thing. Really wasn't so big on the idea since I sell my devices... and just buy new ones... but I was like whatever this is knew Ill give it a shot and see what I think.
The face down drop was just payback for me trying to ride my kids big wheel racer thing (like a tricycle with the front tire being very large). Girlfriend was following behind me and I didn't even stop to get my phone(possibly ran over it) and just yelled back joking "how bad is it?" thinking at worst it would be a screen scratch... She then shows me when we get to the car and I was like... well that sucks.. thought was its already broken so no point in getting upset now... especially since I was the one that broke it.
I have dropped it one other time and it hit the corner(dented the plastic a little) where this crack continued to... so just guessing I weakened the glass and the just the face down flop was enough to finish it off.
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There was another guy here ordering a brand new note 3 and he said it was on back order. Looks like you are probably getting a brand new unit then?
Sorry about the dropping, I always want to go without case as I like the feel of the phone naked, but know for a fact I will drop it without a case LOL Even though I have not yet dropped mine since it was released october 3rd.

Try not to drop your phone lol.
But really after the s2 the s line has gotten crap and break easy from drops.
I my friend has drop so many phones it's not even funny.
He said the s2 last the longest. Drop and no cracks. Power button pop off lol.
His s3 broke and the battery back rubs a hold in it from normal use.
His girl had a s4 and it shatter from falling.
But again all no cases or screen protectors.
I do my best to not drop a phone because now a days there build like eggs.
I remember in the old days you could throw a phone at someone, knock them out then pick it up and call someone lol.

Limeybastard said:
There was another guy here ordering a brand new note 3 and he said it was on back order. Looks like you are probably getting a brand new unit then?
Sorry about the dropping, I always want to go without case as I like the feel of the phone naked, but know for a fact I will drop it without a case LOL Even though I have not yet dropped mine since it was released october 3rd.
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I hope its a new Note3. Ill take a refurb but still prefer new.
xile6 said:
Try not to drop your phone lol.
But really after the s2 the s line has gotten crap and break easy from drops.
I my friend has drop so many phones it's not even funny.
He said the s2 last the longest. Drop and no cracks. Power button pop off lol.
His s3 broke and the battery back rubs a hold in it from normal use.
His girl had a s4 and it shatter from falling.
But again all no cases or screen protectors.
I do my best to not drop a phone because now a days there build like eggs.
I remember in the old days you could throw a phone at someone, knock them out then pick it up and call someone lol.
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Well after such a good experience with the Note2 I decided to try case free... that has now stopped. Have a case and screen protector ready for the new one.
After the quick break on this one I am probably going to be selling the replacement one.... unsure if it will be replaced with a s5 or sony z1s. Thats a topic for another day and a lot more research.

Wait for Sony z2s with massive screen phablet love.
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Wait for Sony z2s with massive screen phablet love.
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I cycle a lot..... really a lot... so carrying a note 3 in my jersey is a slight hassle and wont fit in my saddle bag.
I am wanting a large note3 like phone and then a compact high end phone... I had a N5 and it was all good except the battery life left me with a dead phone on heavy use days. The note3 has never failed me on that one.

rans0m00 said:
I cycle a lot..... really a lot... so carrying a note 3 in my jersey is a slight hassle and wont fit in my saddle bag.
I am wanting a large note3 like phone and then a compact high end phone... I had a N5 and it was all good except the battery life left me with a dead phone on heavy use days. The note3 has never failed me on that one.
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Wish I could cycle or walk more. Put on 20 pounds since I stopped all exercise since December. Shame on me.
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I sent in a phone for a warranty replacement and I left the ROM on it and everything and I got mine replaced. Most refurbished phones are ones that someone owned for a couple days and returned it for whatever reason.
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Wish I could cycle or walk more. Put on 20 pounds since I stopped all exercise since December. Shame on me.
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Cycling for me is my mental free time. I like free time.

I need mental piece of mind. Trust.
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Guess this means I got a new one? the bag they sent me to return the device isnt big enough for charger cable etc.. Guess I will call them and ask... not feeling paying extra just because I didn't return the new charger they sent me. I do have the slight urge to do some drop tests with my phone that is going back as a warranty exchange.... I wont but am curious.
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Guess this means I got a new one? the bag they sent me to return the device isnt big enough for charger cable etc.. Guess I will call them and ask... not feeling paying extra just because I didn't return the new charger they sent me. I do have the slight urge to do some drop tests with my phone that is going back as a warranty exchange.... I wont but am curious.
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Yes, looks like you got a new one. When I got mine, it was refurbished, and NOT in a Samsung box. rather, it was a box from the insurance company.
Congrats

rahulisola said:
Yes, looks like you got a new one. When I got mine, it was refurbished, and NOT in a Samsung box. rather, it was a box from the insurance company.
Congrats
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Thank you for the info. Now to just charge it up and check the multitouch and of course root and get to flashing. Really hoping I can just take my backup of my old Note3 and use it in my new Note3. Then TiBu the apps. Time is seriously short about to take a road trip from the Midwest to NY and the unlimited tethering among other things is a slight need. Side note... loving X-Note.

rans0m00 said:
Thank you for the info. Now to just charge it up and check the multitouch and of course root and get to flashing. Really hoping I can just take my backup of my old Note3 and use it in my new Note3. Then TiBu the apps. Time is seriously short about to take a road trip from the Midwest to NY and the unlimited tethering among other things is a slight need. Side note... loving X-Note.
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I told you , you would get a new one. Lucky git! :cyclops:

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I told you , you would get a new one. Lucky git! :cyclops:
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Yep I'm not complaining. This one after testing basic functioning has a screen protector on it with a case. Just went with the tech21 for both because they were there.
And yes I restored the backup from my previous note3 to the new one and no hiccups. Took like 15 minutes from root to just like the other.
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Lg g4 Replacement screen?

so to make a long story short, i managed to shatter the screen on my att branded lg g4. Its so bad that NOTHING displays on the screen when powered on (but the notification led still works lol)
But i need to know if theres anywhere online i could order a new screen (that wont charge me an arm and a leg)....
ANDDDD will an h815 screen work with my h810? (I dont see why it wouldnt)

You want the digitizer WITH frame in one.makes it easier. You don't want those two separate. Prolly do it yourself. Watch this.
Another, strip and put together inside ten minutes. This is how phones should be engineered.
This should give you an idea of price.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/lg-g4-lcd-touch-screen-digitizer-assembly-with-frame-lg-logo.html
ask them whether it will work with your model #.
Let us know how you got on

I watched the video and i cant believe how simple that is!!! And it looks like im better off getting the whole digitizer WITH FRAME assembly (would make the whole thing way easier lol). But ive got three questions.
First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.

How did you break the screen anyway. what kind of back did it have and were you using any sort of case.
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First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
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they have a youtube channel with a guy who speaks in an american accent, they dont have any grammatical or spelling errors on their site. They look legit. Credit card means you're protected.
In my market LG offers a free screen replacement within the first six months from sale, worth around the $100 mark. That is the limit of their liability.
Just ask at the service centre closest to you then decide.
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
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says here
RepairsUniverse is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
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How long is it take to get stuff form there.
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.
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the guys on those youtube chanels use ebay, you could ask them or look for a dealer with a good reputation.
this screen is cheap in comparison to sammy's. you picked the right phone to break

huffmybrd said:
I watched the video and i cant believe how simple that is!!! And it looks like im better off getting the whole digitizer WITH FRAME assembly (would make the whole thing way easier lol). But ive got three questions.
First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.
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They are US based somewhere in Nevada, near Las Vegas.

Here is good place for you to get lg g4 screen replacement: http://www.hcqs.cc/lcd/lcd-1351.html.

huffmybrd said:
so to make a long story short, i managed to shatter the screen on my att branded lg g4. Its so bad that NOTHING displays on the screen when powered on (but the notification led still works lol)
But i need to know if theres anywhere online i could order a new screen (that wont charge me an arm and a leg)....
ANDDDD will an h815 screen work with my h810? (I dont see why it wouldnt)
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What other options do you have besides repairing the screen ? this is carrier phone isn't it.

One Twelve said:
You want the digitizer WITH frame in one.makes it easier. You don't want those two separate. Prolly do it yourself. Watch this.
Another, strip and put together inside ten minutes. This is how phones should be engineered.
This should give you an idea of price.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/lg-g4-lcd-touch-screen-digitizer-assembly-with-frame-lg-logo.html
ask them whether it will work with your model #.
Let us know how you got on
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Sorry for the lack of reply lol. I will answer all the questions to the best that I can. First off I need to thank ONE TWELVE because I DID order the screen with frame from that site and it actually came in 2-3 days before it was supposed to. It only took 3 days to get from nv to nj.
The only few issues I had with the new screen is FIRST, pulling the headset speaker out was a pita!! Everything came out fine. I think I spent more time just pulling the headset out then I did pulling the ENTIRE phone apart lol. SECOND issue (was kinda my fault) I had forgotten to take the bracket for the proximity sensor out of the old screen and put it into the new one (duhhh, guess I was so excited to actually have a working phone again that I missed that super tiny peice) and the THIRD issue which I haven't assessed yet; the notification LED IS NOWHERE near as bright as it used to be, but I think there may be a piece of film or something that I may have forgotten to remove from the new screen..
As for how the screen broke..... The phone was naked at the time (no case, no screen protector) and it has the black leather back (which I got because it felt like the plastic one would be to slippery cuz theses no grip to it). Me and my son were getting ready to walk out of the amusment park and someone bumped into me as I was texting for my ride (with only one hand, Because the other was holding my son's hand obviously) and being bumped had caught me off guard and the phone fell face down onto the STONE gravel walkway and shattered it right at the bottem of the screen. I'll find the box that has the OLD screen in it and upload a picture.
Mind you, this is the FIRST screen I have ever shattered. And I've owned every iPhone sinch the 3g hahahah

huffmybrd said:
Sorry for the lack of reply lol. I will answer all the questions to the best that I can. First off I need to thank ONE TWELVE because I DID order the screen with frame from that site and it actually came in 2-3 days before it was supposed to. It only took 3 days to get from nv to nj.
The only few issues I had with the new screen is FIRST, pulling the headset speaker out was a pita!! Everything came out fine. I think I spent more time just pulling the headset out then I did pulling the ENTIRE phone apart lol. SECOND issue (was kinda my fault) I had forgotten to take the bracket for the proximity sensor out of the old screen and put it into the new one (duhhh, guess I was so excited to actually have a working phone again that I missed that super tiny peice) and the THIRD issue which I haven't assessed yet; the notification LED IS NOWHERE near as bright as it used to be, but I think there may be a piece of film or something that I may have forgotten to remove from the new screen..
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Well done
As for how the screen broke..... The phone was naked at the time (no case, no screen protector) and it has the black leather back (which I got because it felt like the plastic one would be to slippery cuz theses no grip to it). Me and my son were getting ready to walk out of the amusment park and someone bumped into me as I was texting for my ride (with only one hand, Because the other was holding my son's hand obviously) and being bumped had caught me off guard and the phone fell face down onto the STONE gravel walkway and shattered it right at the bottem of the screen. I'll find the box that has the OLD screen in it and upload a picture.
Mind you, this is the FIRST screen I have ever shattered. And I've owned every iPhone sinch the 3g hahahah
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You did not drop your iphones because they're smaller. One hand use when the other hand is busy is why people get phones with smaller screens. But the reason (amongst others) that you got a bigger screen is because those small screens no longer cut it.
Leather means no case so the only thing left is a tempered glass protector. it will protect against a face down drop but not a corner drop, either putting it into or taking it out of a pocket, this too with just one hand.
Look for amfilm. Generic with good reviews on amazon.

One Twelve said:
Leather means no case so the only thing left is a tempered glass protector. it will protect against a face down drop but not a corner drop, either putting it into or taking it out of a pocket, this too with just one hand.
Look for amfilm. Generic with good reviews on amazon.
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Accually I find a case on Amazon that actually fits the leather back (after MUCH searching lol) it's a SPIGEN branded one. Its got a rubber back that slips into the phone and then a hard plastic bumper that clips around it (it's kinda hard to explane, I'll post the Amazon link)... But after a week or so of using the case I'm really not a fan of it. I might try and find something else that doesn't feel so cheap.
(sorry for the crazy long Amazon link lol)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UM...ase+spigen&dpPl=1&dpID=51AfqeSDGgL&ref=plSrch

huffmybrd said:
But after a week or so of using the case I'm really not a fan of it. I might try and find something else that doesn't feel so cheap.
(sorry for the crazy long Amazon link lol)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UM...ase+spigen&dpPl=1&dpID=51AfqeSDGgL&ref=plSrch
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Its called the neo hybrid and i have two of them. Good grip. rather than cheap i'd have thought you may have found them bulky.
other options are verus verge, uag, caseology if you don't mind the size.

Anyone else have luck w/ a reliable source for the screen / digitizer AND housing for a sprint variant? ereplacementparts.com said theirs does NOT work w/ the sprint variant. Anyone try the ones on Amazon?
Thanks.

Why don't you try the one already mentioned earlier ?
am surprised to hear there is even a difference between sprint and others when it comes to the screen.

One Twelve said:
Why don't you try the one already mentioned earlier ?
am surprised to hear there is even a difference between sprint and others when it comes to the screen.
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Wasn't sprint the variant that had partial screen death happen to a lot of people

jamesd1085 said:
Wasn't sprint the variant that had partial screen death happen to a lot of people
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Would not call a 2 pg thread a lot of people.
But it has also happened to some that are not on sprint too.

Screen incompatibility?
Hello.
Has anyone encountered or does anyone know of incompatibilities with screen and G4 model? I recently bought a screen replacement but it doesn't seem to light up. The LED indicator and other components attached to the screen work fine though.
Actually the long story is I got hold of 3 replacement screens. The 1st one lit up but had problems recognizing touch and the display was fuzzy so I asked for another replacement. The 2nd one behaves as described in the paragraph above. The same goes for the 3rd one.
I noticed my original screen and the 1st replacement screen's ribbon were different from the 2nd and 3rd in that the 2nd and 3rd had a metal sheet which was not present on the 1st and my original one.
This is what the 2nd and 3rd replacement screens' ribbons look like: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usetsfiles/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/e/replacement_part_for_lg_g4_f500_lcd_screen_and_digitizer_assembly_-_black_-_lg_logo_-_a_grade_3__1.jpg
(sorry, I'm not yet allowed to post links)
I haven't tried removing the metal sheet as I haven't seen a tutorial video that does that.

The image isn't showing when i entered it into the browser. Says something about an xml file
Reduce the size of the filename and host it again.

One Twelve said:
The image isn't showing when i entered it into the browser. Says something about an xml file
Reduce the size of the filename and host it again.
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Try this one?
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kimtillas said:
I noticed my original screen and the 1st replacement screen's ribbon were different from the 2nd and 3rd in that the 2nd and 3rd had a metal sheet which was not present on the 1st and my original one.
This is what the 2nd and 3rd replacement screens' ribbons look like:
I haven't tried removing the metal sheet as I haven't seen a tutorial video that does that.
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It looks like some sort shield to protect during shipping.
How do you fit this thing ?
i've not heard of incompatibility between G4 screens before.

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It looks like some sort shield to protect during shipping.
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Do you think I should risk removing it?
How do you fit this thing ?
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What do you mean?