Sad, Sad day. Fell out of my pocket by my car into a puddle of water, sat for like 10 minutes like that. The worst part is it flipped open so that the keyboard was open which made it thinner so that the entire phone got evenly covered under water.
I have already ripped the battery out and put it in a container with rice to dry out.
What I'm wondering is how good is the warranty protection through tmobile? How does that work with me being rooted? Would I have to get into it long enough to revert to stock, or would that not really even matter? I've got whatever one they offered me when I bought the G2, is this covered or will they see the tripped water mark and want $200 or whatever?
Do replacement G2's have new HBOOT's or whatever so they cannot be rooted? I'm quite scared of that, my G2 was the very first one sold by that location of Tmobile, and I've worried about getting a replacement because I have read that the updated ones don't root easy.
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Sad, Sad day. Fell out of my pocket by my car into a puddle of water, sat for like 10 minutes like that. The worst part is it flipped open so that the keyboard was open which made it thinner so that the entire phone got evenly covered under water.
I have already ripped the battery out and put it in a container with rice to dry out.
What I'm wondering is how good is the warranty protection through tmobile? How does that work with me being rooted? Would I have to get into it long enough to revert to stock, or would that not really even matter? I've got whatever one they offered me when I bought the G2, is this covered or will they see the tripped water mark and want $200 or whatever?
Do replacement G2's have new HBOOT's or whatever so they cannot be rooted? I'm quite scared of that, my G2 was the very first one sold by that location of Tmobile, and I've worried about getting a replacement because I have read that the updated ones don't root easy.
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I would have to say your warranty is voided since it got wet. If you send it in to t-mobile you will have to pay a restocking fee once they find out your phone got wet, about 200-300+ bucks. As for the rooting you can still root it since t-mobile hasn't sent any updates on our phone
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I've looked into the protection plan I have extra on the phone, it is covered. So a replacement G2 is still rootable?
Come on man...common sense dictates if the phone won't turn on how in the hell will they know its rooted???
If you live in the US and you have the 5.95 insurance plan then you pay 130 for replacement..other countries I don't know.
Of course it's still rootable
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If you dont get the phone to boot the support-team wont get it to boot either. I made the experience that the support is not checking too hard if the phone is rooted.
I just got my phone back, which wasnt booting because I bricked it and it is repaired on warranty. It was rooted as well.
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If you dont get the phone to boot the support-team wont get it to boot either. I made the experience that the support is not checking too hard if the phone is rooted.
I just got my phone back, which wasnt booting because I bricked it and it is repaired on warranty. It was rooted as well.
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haha I just sent my phone in because dust kept getting under the screen
didn't bother to unroot, hopefully I'm as lucky as you
If you got the extra coverage you don't even have to send the phone in... It covers loss and theft as well... Just pay the deductible and your good.
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Come on man...common sense dictates if the phone won't turn on how in the hell will they know its rooted???
If you live in the US and you have the 5.95 insurance plan then you pay 130 for replacement..other countries I don't know.
Of course it's still rootable
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Have you ever had a water damaged phone? The last one I had would only goto the bootloader. It turned on, but just to the bootloader.... that screen that says S-OFF Across the top...
I do have that 5.99 plan, I'm workin with them to get the replacement, paying the $130. Tis all taken care of. My concern with the re-root is that I saw that flashing a newer official tmobile file can compromise being able to root, wasn't sure if newer shipped out ones had this or not.
Depends where it comes from and how long it has been sitting there. At this point it would only be a guess what you will get.
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Hopefully It's good. If not I'll sell it and get a MT4G or something, I don't want a phone I can't root lol. I will get the replacement on Tuesday
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i just dropped my evo and shattered the glass. I have the insurance, so no worries. My question is based on other experiences, should I unroot before I take it to the sprint store and have them poke around in it? Didnt know if it mattered or not...
Same here...
Same thing happen to me this morning. My replacement phone will be here tomorrow. I wasn't planning on unrooting it. I'm not sure why a 3 party replacement company will be concerned about rooted phones but if someone has experienced problems in the past please share.
in most cases it should not matter if it was not the root that broke it and in this case it has nothing to do with it but if you are worried about it call your sprint store and ask them if they have no problem with it take it in if not you never have to tell them who you are so dont take it in and try another route
My advise with insurance is to always report the phone lost. Otherwise you have to send it back and if they don't receive it for some reason they will try and charge you. If you report it lost you can just loose it in the trash can or use it as spar parts.
So if something in my pocket broke my camera lens, sprint will still honor the insurance despite my phone having been rooted?
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My advise with insurance is to always report the phone lost. Otherwise you have to send it back and if they don't receive it for some reason they will try and charge you. If you report it lost you can just loose it in the trash can or use it as spar parts.
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well, i was under impression that theres no charge for repairs with the insurance. I was told $100 if lost/stolen/water damage, free otherwise
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well, i was under impression that theres no charge for repairs with the insurance. I was told $100 if lost/stolen/water damage, free otherwise
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I was under this impression as well. Thought the fix changes were free with insurance or 35 dollars without as long as the phone was not broken into 3 or more pieces or no more than 3 (can't remember)
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So if something in my pocket broke my camera lens, sprint will still honor the insurance despite my phone having been rooted?
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Yes they will. I had my broken plastic cover over the camera lens replaced using the insurance. Took the phone in rooted, running Fresh and themed. No problems at all.
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So I droped my phone and now I have a purple spot in my screen.
I was wondering do you think I can get a replacement G2 even if I have S-off. I was thinking about just flashing the stock rooted backup I have and sending it in. Has anyone gotten a replacement with S-off?
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you would need to go back to stock to send it back to tmobile or you will be voiding your warrenty
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So I droped my phone and now I have a purple spot in my screen.
I was wondering do you think I can get a replacement G2 even if I have S-off. I was thinking about just flashing the stock rooted backup I have and sending it in. Has anyone gotten a replacement with S-off?
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Obvious physical damage is unlikely to be repaired under warranty unless you have paid extra for this kind of protection.
Search around and you can find an LCD to install yourself. This is one EXAMPLE (I don't know the provider and there are other places to buy them from, possibly for less money...)
http://www.gultek.eu/htc-spare-parts/lcd/desire-z.html
Thanks for the info but I think the phone gods really like me or something cause the purple spot just disappered...how I have no idea and I don't care but it is awsome...G2 #1 lives on to see another day with me
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Yeah, LCD's can be funny like that. Like touching a laptop screen gets you some funny colors. They are somewhat flexible, on a phone, the flexible lcd is somewhat protected by the inflexible digitizer.
Year at first I was very disappointed cause I had the spot there for about 30 mins the posted this thread, went to sleep and it was gone which made me happy...would have sucked ifap I did send it back cause I just put one of those stealth guards on my phone the full body cover one.
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I think the best thing to do in this case is to brick the phone to the point it doesnt even turn on. Discreetely of course. I had major water damage on my TP2 with a custom rom before. But the fact that the phone didnt even start up and that I bleached the moisture indicators helped me get a warranty replacement.
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I think the best thing to do in this case is to brick the phone to the point it doesnt even turn on. Discreetely of course. I had major water damage on my TP2 with a custom rom before. But the fact that the phone didnt even start up and that I bleached the moisture indicators helped me get a warranty replacement.
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You're late to the thread (and obviously didn't read it through). His problem was just temporary. Also, your solution is in extremely poor taste (both ethically and legally).
I sent my g1 in, with a crack all the way across the screen, discoloration everywhere, and lots of other scratches. (fell out of my pocket from a motorcycle) and they offered me the "upgrade" to the click at the time so i took it. I wasnt charged anything, and what they dont tell you is that if you are charged, its only gonna be 100 bucks, which is the same as what you'd pay with insurance.
Well with my g1 any problem I had with it I just sent it in for a replac ement and all it ever costed was $40 but I think that's cause the plan I have. But not sure about my g2 now cause I haven't had to send it in for a replacement yet "knock on wood" but I do wonder how much it will cost me to get a replacement.
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I wasnt charged anything, and what they dont tell you is that if you are charged, its only gonna be 100 bucks, which is the same as what you'd pay with insurance.
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It only cost you your soul for 3 years, which should be worth a whole hell of a lot more than a measly $100.
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You're late to the thread (and obviously didn't read it through). His problem was just temporary. Also, your solution is in extremely poor taste (both ethically and legally).
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I knew that the OP's original problem did not apply anymore. The purpose of my reply was rather to share my experience with the others reading the post, ethics aside. As far as legality goes, you got me there now that I think about it, so I am forced to advise against doing this. Although in reality I hardly think it's any worse than not claiming the money earned from selling a phone, laptop etc., on your taxes.
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I knew that the OP's original problem did not apply anymore. The purpose of my reply was rather to share my experience with the others reading the post, ethics aside. As far as legality goes, you got me there now that I think about it, so I am forced to advise against doing this. Although in reality I hardly think it's any worse than not claiming the money earned from selling a phone, laptop etc., on your taxes.
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That depends... how many phones and laptops are you selling? Your used stuff? Or are you in that business? You may be perfectly OK on that, consult an accountant for precise details.
Hey guys.
I've been thinking if I should even keep my insurance on my EVO. If my screen breaks, it's $35 (without insurance). If it doesn't, I just spend $84 on nothing every year. I'm rooted BTW.
Can someone help me make up my mind seeing how I can't do it myself? Hahaha. Seriously, can someone who knows the insurance policy help me out?
If you plan to flash other roms, kernels, mods, etcetera, keep your insurance.
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Keep it for water damage
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I would keep it. Yeah, it's $84 a year, but I've used mine twice so far. While the issues I had probably could've been covered under warranty, I saved a lot of Excedrin by having insurance. One of the phones had a software problem on the stock not rooted rom, which I'm sure would've been a pain to get replaced without insurance.
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This is my 3rd Evo. The first 2, my screen went out. Sprint replaced them because it was within 30 days. I flashed CM7, have a nandroid of the stock rom, I know how to unroot and haven't had any problems with this one. I don't know. I feel like I'm trying to convince myself because I'm cheap, but you guys do make a point. Does anyone know how much it costs if my USB goes out (without insurance)? I'm probably going to keep it, but out of curiosity.
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Last i checked screens repair was back up to $100.
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Better Safe
Worst comes to worst and you do run into a situation its better to have it than not. I'd say keep it, if you lose or someone steals your phone atleast you won't have to come out of pocket with so much.
Insurance on ANY smartphone is a MUST these days. Too many things can go wrong and it's better to be safe than sorry
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This is my 3rd Evo. The first 2, my screen went out. Sprint replaced them because it was within 30 days. I flashed CM7, have a nandroid of the stock rom, I know how to unroot and haven't had any problems with this one. I don't know. I feel like I'm trying to convince myself because I'm cheap, but you guys do make a point. Does anyone know how much it costs if my USB goes out (without insurance)? I'm probably going to keep it, but out of curiosity.
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Some sprint corp stores told me to do insurance as usb and hdmi ports are not covered as it is always user damage. I called sprint customer care and got an advanced warrenty replacement from another corp. Store that does advanced warrenty replacements.
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Keep It
Just keep it for peace of mind, if it bricks then say you lost it. If you lose it say you lost it. Anything happens to it, you're good. Don't be cheap you bought a killer phone obviously you have some $ right.
You guys are right. I'm gonna keep the insurance. Never thought about what if it bricks.
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Keep in mind there's always Squaretrade for a warranty if you don't want to pay Sprint TEP. Mine was $35 for a year.
Cracked screens are no longer repaired in Sprint repair locations at all. It is now handled by Asurion, with the $100 deductible.
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Cracked screens are no longer repaired in Sprint repair locations at all. It is now handled by Asurion, with the $100 deductible.
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Says who? I'm repairing cracked screens still.
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I think my phone heard me threatening to take off the insurance, hahaha. It froze on the boot screen for a LONG time. This is the first time it happened to me. I just took the battery out and turned the phone back on. It's fine now, just scared me.
BTW, the $35 for screen repair I was talking about wasn't about Sprint (I don't know how much their prices are). I was talking about a cell phone repair shop in my area. Those guys told me they would do it for $35 (this includes labor).
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I think my phone heard me threatening to take off the insurance, hahaha. It froze on the boot screen for a LONG time. This is the first time it happened to me. I just took the battery out and turned the phone back on. It's fine now, just scared me.
BTW, the $35 for screen repair I was talking about wasn't about Sprint (I don't know how much their prices are). I was talking about a cell phone repair shop in my area. Those guys told me they would do it for $35 (this includes labor).
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Well that's a damn bargain then.
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Where is this shop located, if you can say or post detail, that would be great. Thanks........
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Where is this shop located, if you can say or post detail, that would be great. Thanks........
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Pleasant Hill, CA. On Contra Costa Blvd. I don't remember the name exactly. I think it was MD Wireless or something of that nature.
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I bricked my T989 by trying to flash a ROM for the I9100 (I somehow failed to notice that the ROM was not for T989). After unsuccessfully trying to revive it I requested a warranty replacement from TMO. Does anyone have any perspective on the likelihood that TMO will hit me with a big fee if/when Samsung notices that the phone was previously rooted? Does Samsung look for that or do they just reimage the device without poking around?
I replaced a rooted g1 with no problem. They do hit you with a $130 deductible though.
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The customer service rep I spoke to today said that there would be a $100+ fee if the phone has cosmetic issues (which mine does not) so hopefully I won't get hit with the deductible.
darock159 said:
I replaced a rooted g1 with no problem. They do hit you with a $130 deductible though.
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You're confusing warranty with insurance. The deductible only applies to insurance, for which there is no concern regarding rooting damage. Insurance will cover any damage or loss. Warranty is specifically for when the manufacturer has issued a faulty device. In the OP's case, negligent damage should not be covered by warranty, since the manufacturer is not at fault, however they will most likely not even look twice at the device and just replace it. I have seen countless folks brick their phones and just play dumb for a replacement. This, in part, is why they now charge a $20 warranty exchange fee.
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I just replaced a sensation on warrenty and was charged only 5 bucks.
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im either replacing my s2 or getting it repaired for free. i called in and said it didnt read any sim cards when i got it. and they sent me the shipping info right away
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I just replaced a sensation on warrenty and was charged only 5 bucks.
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Yeah they drop it to $5 if you have the full insurance on it too because it includes an extended, enhanced warranty.
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Quick question, if I root my phone & then return it to stock in order to get a warranty exchange will they some how be able to tell that my phone was rooted before??
That's the only thing keeping me from rooting my phone right now.
Just unroot and youll be fine
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TomSilverSpring said:
I bricked my T989 by trying to flash a ROM for the I9100 (I somehow failed to notice that the ROM was not for T989). After unsuccessfully trying to revive it I requested a warranty replacement from TMO. Does anyone have any perspective on the likelihood that TMO will hit me with a big fee if/when Samsung notices that the phone was previously rooted? Does Samsung look for that or do they just reimage the device without poking around?
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are u at least able to turn on the phone? turn on meaning the phone comes on instead of full boot. if so,u are soft bricked and can fix thru Odin. I wouldn't waste my warranty exchange on a soft brick as its 100% fixable. the refurb unit u may receive will only hhave a 90 day warranty vs the 1yr that comes with ur origina purchase.
Canesfan said:
Quick question, if I root my phone & then return it to stock in order to get a warranty exchange will they some how be able to tell that my phone was rooted before??
That's the only thing keeping me from rooting my phone right now.
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they should'nt be able to tell if you use Odin and the stock .tar file
using the half ass'd "return to stock zip rom" does not flash the stock kernal. so syngery(or whatever kernal) boot screen is still visible.
They don't check.
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Thanks for the answer guys!! And Merry Christmas to you all.
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They don't check.
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absolutely WRONG. They just do a surface check of the phone. if anything seem's off like a leftover kernal splash or theme, they will not honor the warranty.
I do this **** errday everyday. I'm Damn for sure. =D
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Works 100% of the Time...
Call The rep and say this..
I dont know whats wrong with my phone it just stopped turning on.
Ive Changed the battery because a friend of mine has the same phone and I also changed the storage card because I have had several of them.. Im not too sure how to handle this situation because I know ive never dropped it in water or anything, I dont think I have ever even dropped it, I keep it in a case.
They will say,
Welp looks like you have tried everything can you take out the battery what color is the water damage indicator?
You tell them white (Given that it is indeed white)
They will say okay well we can send you a new phone, (or the next best whatever your case may be) and you give them your IMEI number, and read you the script which I almost have memorized and then they charge you 5 bucks for next day delivery to your next bill, and when your phone comes brick your old handset and send it back!
Thats it!
gabriel713281 said:
Works 100% of the Time...
Call The rep and say this..
I dont know whats wrong with my phone it just stopped turning on.
Ive Changed the battery because a friend of mine has the same phone and I also changed the storage card because I have had several of them.. Im not too sure how to handle this situation because I know ive never dropped it in water or anything, I dont think I have ever even dropped it, I keep it in a case.
They will say,
Welp looks like you have tried everything can you take out the battery what color is the water damage indicator?
You tell them white (Given that it is indeed white)
They will say okay well we can send you a new phone, (or the next best whatever your case may be) and you give them your IMEI number, and read you the script which I almost have memorized and then they charge you 5 bucks for next day delivery to your next bill, and when your phone comes brick your old handset and send it back!
Thats it!
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If I'm not mistaken this is called fraud?
Care to elaborate on the "$20 Warranty Exchange Fee"? This is something I haven't heard of before...I just remember having to pay for shipping
txlonghorn321 said:
Care to elaborate on the "$20 Warranty Exchange Fee"? This is something I haven't heard of before...I just remember having to pay for shipping
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Don't know much as to the why's and what not's, all I know is they charge it unless you have full insurance in which case they only charge $5. Most likely to offset the cost of people abusing the system by ruining their own devices and then getting a replacement.
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Don't know much as to the why's and what not's, all I know is they charge it unless you have full insurance in which case they only charge $5. Most likely to offset the cost of people abusing the system by ruining their own devices and then getting a replacement.
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Yes, A rep from t-mobile told me that it does offset costs of replacements (refurbishing them) and 2 day/overnight shipping cost.
Are there any threads on going back to stock with the.2.3.6 ota?
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hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P
Water damage isn't covered by the store as part of regular warranty. You'll have to call the insurance company.
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
Make friends with a tech and have him say that the LCD was just fried lol
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Don't report it stolen. They may require a police report.
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they will take it apart and find the water markings, and corrosion. lost / stolen would get you the same result... file a claim with Asurion if you have TEP. sprint.com/protection. it's a $100.00 deductible.
also, Sprint does not have a policy against rooted devices. it doesn't matter if it is stock or not.
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hrffd said:
Water damage voids insurance. Report it stolen
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Just call the insurance company and tell them the truth. You'll have to provide a police report if you report it lost (I believe), and it's a felony to file a false police report.
You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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You don't have to show a police report if it's lost. I know from experience as I did this last month.
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It's no different. Water damage gets you the same $100 deductible that a lost phone gets.
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Run over it a few time so and just send them your screen I had a forklift run over mine i sent them just the screen and I got a new phone (HTC evo 3d) but I have a sg2 now
From the 2nd galaxy
hrffd said:
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That is one of the main things insurance covers. :banghead:
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Wow u guys dont know **** about the insurance. 1 the tep covers everything even water damage 2 reporting it los/stolen does not require a police report. 3 u mind as well just try and scam them at the store the worse that will happen is they find out about the water damage and notate your account and ull still have to pay the deducable anyway which youll do anyway if u want you phone
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krisI0N said:
hey guys, i went canoeing today and i didnt notice my girlfriend brought my phone
She flipped the canoe. Sank my phone -.-
Now my screen is unresponsive and blinks. Take it back into sprint, right? well it turns on.. so they would check for other damage to the phone besides water damage right? so theyd turn it on..well thatd be okay, except i have a custom boot animation.. I could simple just odin back to stock but Idk why, perhaps the waterdamage.. but odin wont work, itll recognize it sometimes, and when it does itll just check the MD5..
So i cant odin to stock and they can easily tell its rooted..will they refuse to work on it? or should i perma-brick it or something? any ideas lol.. im stuck without a phone for two weeks either way
hopefully we have ICS source by then =P
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Dump ur girlfriend.
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Rooting is covered as stated by someone else. The other thing you have to take into account, would running stock have kept the phone from being ruined? Would you have been able to restore it any better? No, you didn't kill it by flashing something. If they give pushback print out the memo that's posted and use my reasoning.
Must be that kind of weekend. My phone got submerged in water yesterday but surprisingly when I took the cover off it seemed pretty dry. Shaking the phone I could hear water so I sat it out in the sun for about 45. Slapped the battery back in and here I sit playing with my phone like nothing happened. Who said Samsung build quality sucks?!!!!!!!!!
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I dropped my phone in the toilet before, and sat it in rice for about a day and a half and never had 1 issue. I also re soaked it in clean water.
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Dump ur girlfriend.
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Lol that would have been the first thing i did
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Don't blame dropping your phone in the toilet on your gf
It's my phone...any mis takes...sry
How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.
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How long have you had your phone? Because I'm pretty sure if it's longer than a month they won't replace it for free. So you have to go through the insurance anyways so it shouldn't matter what u say. But if you just got the phone the only thing that sprint looks at right away is a indicator in on your battery that changes color when water damaged.
So if your within your free replacement period buy a battery take it to sprint and tell them it wont boot. And yes I've taken rooted devices so far as to where the sprint rep got it into CWM mod and didn't say a thing. (prob didn't know what it was)
FYI I was still learning how to root and flash so needless to say, it wasn't the first or last phone I got a phone replaced. And they sent me a free replacement no questions asked. but if you can hard brick that would probably be in your favor. And FYI other than water or intentional damage. Samsung has a year warranty on there phones. I know because we just sent my buddy's et4g for the power button sticking. Reason why I don't usually buy insurance.
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Even if it is less than a month, if it goes for a swim, they won't replace it in store, simple as that.