I am getting a G2 from the US and was wondering if there was a way to physically remove the T-Mobile logo from the top of the display. Not too big of a deal but we don't have T-Mobile here and I don't like branding anyway.
bobbytomorow said:
I am getting a G2 from the US and was wondering if there was a way to physically remove the T-Mobile logo from the top of the display. Not too big of a deal but we don't have T-Mobile here and I don't like branding anyway.
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Wet sanding the inside of the screen should do the job, but that is a little drastic. I suggest using a case that covers that area -- like this: http://www.amazon.com/Skinomi-TechS...WY/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1291046090&sr=8-10
The logo is on the inside of the glass? That sucks I guess I will learn to live with it. I don't want to sand it and I do not want to cover the entire phone with a case like that either, I like the look of the phone.
Cheers for the response though
Black sharpy! Its a black background there anyway just dont cover the sensors to the left.
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A different kind of topic I know...
I wanted to know if there was any safe way to remove the T-mobile logo on the back side of the screen, and the "my" emblem on the front of the screen right under the head piece.
They kinda bother me, considering I'm AT&T
Wouldn't the more pressing issue be that you won't get 3G on AT&T?
synaesthetic said:
Wouldn't the more pressing issue be that you won't get 3G on AT&T?
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I don't have a data plan, so it doesn't matter to me anyway.
As a college student, 90% of the time I'm in a wifi area. So it doesn't really make sense to have data on the go. Plus I'm broke
Regarding removing the T-Mobile branding, you can get a backplate that doesn't have the myTouch logo on it--just a clean white/black/red backplate, seen them on Amazon and at T-Mobile stores, too.
The little myTouch logo on the front would be much harder, and the T-Mobile branding on the back of the screen portion could be easily blanked out with a bit of sanding and spraypainting.
synaesthetic said:
Regarding removing the T-Mobile branding, you can get a backplate that doesn't have the myTouch logo on it--just a clean white/black/red backplate, seen them on Amazon and at T-Mobile stores, too.
The little myTouch logo on the front would be much harder, and the T-Mobile branding on the back of the screen portion could be easily blanked out with a bit of sanding and spraypainting.
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i don't think it needs to be sanded off in the back...
It's only a printed logo, so it should be able to come off with minimal to no damage. Sanding and spray painting seem like much more trouble than it's worth...
i was asking about that, because i know there's a trick out there to scrape off the logo with sugar cubes. Sugar is abrasive enough to take off the logo, but not enough the scratch the phone surface. Was wondering if it would work on my slide as well...
Well, since it's not abrasive enough to scratch it, might as well give it a shot! Worst case it doesn't take the label off.
This with reference with other threads talking about changing colours:
such as minotauri's thread so check his thread out too.
Purpose of this thread
Just wanted to share my pics (at Bottom) and helpful tips for any first time doers to customizing...or have a place where you can ask questions some noobs might think are stupid but it's cool that what this is for
Obviously i'm not responsable for anything that YOU do TO YOUR phone ...just a disclaimer just incase...obviously this is not rocket science but better safe ...and OBviously Not responsible for the Sellers on ebay...and what they do. Your actions are your own...thanks now that's clear ...we move on.
Ok so i had a black t989d samsung galaxy S II from telus
I bought a white vinyl decal and a white battery door of ebay.
Ebay links of the ones i bought (links may expire over time)
White Door : http://www.ebay.ca/itm/OEM-BATTERY-...785829?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item35b9c24ee5
White vinyl decal (basically like a sticker but it will not leave marks or glue on you screen so it's safe)
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/White-Vinyl-...495791?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19cd79d3ef
Tips :to applying the vinly on the front
i would recommend buying 2 vinyls just to be safe or mess up sticking it properly...the stickness is best the first time/ second time
Clean your phone first -microfibre clothes are best...like those tiny cloth sheets that comes with sunglasses
I say second time only if you didn't press down firmly on it to make it stick if you just gentle drop on using mainly the weight of the sticker itself it cool to remove it and re-adjust 2 maybe 3 times
Obviously remove the holes for the camera and hearing speaker
Use the bezel, the silver frame that goes around the sides of your phone to guide yourself to being straight
APPLYING:
The way i apply it is holding the top Thick / fat part (front facing camera ) on edges (so it doesn't stick to my fingers) with first finger and thumb rougly around the centre same thing with the bottom part with the 4 android buttons (both hands being above the sticky part not below)
then use my middle fingers to push the lines along the frame to make them come straight....more importantly trying to line up the bottom so the lights light up the drawings on the stick for the 4 button it won't come perfect which is ok but the light should be really close to it if you line up the bottom with the silver frame
Note for the camera part there's an outline sticker that goes around the camera piece as well ...for that remove the battery door is makes it easier
What my black phone looks like after:
Front and back image - Pic 1 and 2
Battery door / camera piece can be seen- Pic 3
LED light 4 buttons - Pic 4
DON't forget to HIT the THANKS button (thumbs up) if you found this helpful
Can you put this on to of a screen protector or does it come with its own?
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xxKamikazexx said:
Can you put this on to of a screen protector or does it come with its own?
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Umm sure but the screen protector should ideally, either cover the entire front including the top, like around the front camera etc...or be the same size or smaller then the rectangle that fits inside the frame of the white vinyl ...only because it will have a weird little raised outline underneath of the protector...if you don't mind that then yeah should be fine...hopefully that makes sense what i said and it's not confusing LOL (PS unfortuantely it doesn't come a protector for the screen)
an alternative...just an opinion ... would be you could get another screen protector (i know a lil more costly) then remove the old one...place the white vinyl on the phone take the new protector (without pealing the back thingy that protectors the stickness) place on top of the phone trace with a marker (on the side that peals away of course)cut the outline with an exacto (X-acto) knife *after tracing, take it of the phone to use the exacto lol just saying to be safe...never know people may try exacto on top of their phone LOL *
Hope that helps...feel free to ask any other questions
Looking for a front vinyl without the four android buttons printed on. Just clear black, white, or carbon. Does anyone know where to get one for the T989? Thanks.
ebrkic said:
Looking for a front vinyl without the four android buttons printed on. Just clear black, white, or carbon. Does anyone know where to get one for the T989? Thanks.
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Ummm that would be tough to find....the only place where it might be possible ....is gela skins
http://www.gelaskins.com/store/phones/Galaxy_S_II_T_Mobile/collection/Most_Popular
you can create you own stuff here soo plain white might be possible...but i would recommend emailing them first to make sure...hope that helps
Front Sticker and Buttons
How did you align you buttons so well, i cant seem to get them to overlap right.
UnDaRkEnEd said:
How did you align you buttons so well, i cant seem to get them to overlap right.
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yeahh that is a bit tricky but if you look closely i'm not exactly on the light i'm slightly off ...it's nearly impossible to get it dead on 100% but if the light falls under to light up the printed button it should be good enough....i actually mainly focused on the framing the whole as straight as possible using the bezel (silver frame of the phone) as the guide...the button should line up roughly 95% if you get it straight frame on frame... if it helps my top corners both left and right have a lil black space showing (around the curves) you can't even see it really....it cuz i focused on making sure my front camera and senors were not covered and then lined everything up downwards.....hopefully this makes some sense...LOL
wow nice job looks just like my white SGS2
How does the back housing feel on this? Looks really shiny & perhaps isn't similar to the original.
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Mastelotto said:
How does the back housing feel on this? Looks really shiny & perhaps isn't similar to the original.
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Yeap your correct, it isn't like a the ...textured finish the black on has but yeah its a smooth clean finish and i guess glossy as well.
kosh2thamax said:
Yeap your correct, it isn't like a the ...textured finish the black on has but yeah its a smooth clean finish and i guess glossy as well.
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Its more slippery but not major
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just applied mine! it put it right on top of the screen protector and it actually worked out pretty well! looks sexy
Just put mine on top of the screen protector too... looks awesome thanks for sharing this with us!!!
Sent from another galaxy out of this world!!
I know I'm digging up an old thread but I was interested in now these have held up over time?
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This doesn't pertain to how well they hold up but I did have one on my phone for maybe a month or more then I decided I was tired of the white lol.now I'm thinking I may get another just to get a different look again lol.
I saw this on ebay and was wondering if anyone thought of maybe buying this and converting your black outer screen into the white version...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280893678197?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
For $17.89, I am tempted but don't want to risk cracking my screen in the process or damage anything else...
Seems like a lot of work to risk breaking your phone when you can just buy a white phone..
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montecristo1 said:
I saw this on ebay and was wondering if anyone thought of maybe buying this and converting your black outer screen into the white version...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/280893678197?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
For $17.89, I am tempted but don't want to risk cracking my screen in the process or damage anything else...
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i tried doing that on my EVO a while back and it did not work so good, feels like i had a LIL openinig because dust kept going inside, make sure its HIGH quality so u dont suffer like i did havening to open it up and clean dust once in a while
Complete video found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f9pJTltvZ0
HOWEVER-The seller even states "this lens not include the digitizer flex cable,change this lens is very difficult."
I'd say unless you have the skills or know someone or a place that has experience, don't attempt. You will most likely end up paying for insurance or a new one
Just buy white frame on eBay
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i have a few E4GT LCD replacements in White if anyone is interested. oem from sprint. PM if you're interested. thanks!
I got my new titanium grey gn2 today from 3 but noticed a couple of issues. ..
The back cover doesn't seem to fit right, one of the tabs is bent/badly made and requires extra force to click on, also when looking at the cover under certain light there seems to be ripples/deformation in the plastic especially on the speaker grill where the centre bar is curved outwards. ..
Am I just being fussy?
Anybody else had poor fitting back covers?
Three have offered to exchange the phone but it's getting somebody to sit in for the posty again etc. ..
I could just buy another cover I suppose.
Other than that phone is superb, free of any branding and bloatware and hopefully unlocked (don't have another microsim to try)
Battery life so far is fantastic although I am comparing it to my old gs2
Mark
Its normal, the curve on speaker grill. Now enjoy your phone! :good:
Already am, can't put the thing down lol
I have the white and the center bar is turned out as well.
It must be by design. Actually I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read this lol.
30Seconds said:
I have the white and the center bar is turned out as well.
It must be by design. Actually I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't read this lol.
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Yes the curved bar is normal. It is like that on the note1 as well. It's to prevent muffling of the speaker when you have the phone lying flat.
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Hi,
Now that Google is offering a Google Play edition of the G Pad, I'm thinking of picking one up. I have one issue with it though: the LG branding on the front and back of the device. Maybe I'm just weird, but the clean look of the Nexus devices is one of the primary reasons I like them so much.
The G Pad branding on the other hand, is quite noticeable, especially on the front. So, has anybody tried to get rid of it? Maybe by trying to rub it off with nail polish?
Thanks!
most nexus are asus and the next nexus seems to be a lg, why does the brand bothers you so much? The lg brand is behidn the glass in the front side so polishing it is out of question
katsika said:
most nexus are asus and the next nexus seems to be a lg, why does the brand bothers you so much? The lg brand is behidn the glass in the front side so polishing it is out of question
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Yeah I was afraid the branding on the front would be behind the glass. I don't know why it bothers me so much, I just love the clean look of devices without it .
Anybody tried to remove the branding on the back?
the back brand is printed uppon the aluminium case so polishing this will leave a white mark like you have scratched it i think
katsika said:
the back brand is printed uppon the aluminium case so polishing this will leave a white mark like you have scratched it i think
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Don't know about that.. The beats audio branding on my HTC One (silver) is coming off and the aluminium looks normal.
Not sure about the black version.
Get a case and cover the disturbing two letters, better yet grt some ocd help.
ties169 said:
Hi,
Now that Google is offering a Google Play edition of the G Pad, I'm thinking of picking one up. I have one issue with it though: the LG branding on the front and back of the device. Maybe I'm just weird, but the clean look of the Nexus devices is one of the primary reasons I like them so much.
The G Pad branding on the other hand, is quite noticeable, especially on the front. So, has anybody tried to get rid of it? Maybe by trying to rub it off with nail polish?
Thanks!
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nychotxxx said:
Get a case and cover the disturbing two letters, better yet grt some ocd help.
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Careful, you might get banned for lack of respect.
Just hit the glass logo with broad point black sharpie marker. Little alcohol will take it off if you need the LG back