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Dropped my phone :(

It has got scratched on the back on couple of places. I want to exchange it in radio shack is that possible?

Please tell me you are kidding? YOU mishandled your phone and dropped it, causing physical damage. Now you want to take it into the store so they can exchange it and eat the cost? Go ahead and take it into them so they can laugh at you and essentially tell you the same thing.
Should have bought a case...

Sorry to hear. I dropped mine the other day and it doesn't have a scratch on it.

flameinthefire said:
It has got scratched on the back on couple of places. I want to exchange it in radio shack is that possible?
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No they won't exchange it over a scratch.
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Wrap it in a case and learn from the experience.

Buy a replacement back on eBay for around 40 bucks and change it yourself.
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well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly

flameinthefire said:
It has got scratched on the back on couple of places. I want to exchange it in radio shack is that possible?
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The battery cover is 5 dollars only at Verizon wireless website.......if the scratches are on the battery cover only then u will pay only 5 $ to fix it....
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afma_afma said:
The battery cover is 5 dollars only at Verizon wireless website.......if the scratches are on the battery cover only then u will pay only 5 $ to fix it....
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its not the battery cover its the corners of the phone

flameinthefire said:
well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly
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low, that is low man.

flameinthefire said:
well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly
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Oh sure, that will work. Please try that.

flameinthefire said:
well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly
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This is THE reason places like Newegg used to have great return policies.
Just replace the cover, wrap the device in a cover and stop scamming the system.

If your within your 30 days you can exchange it. You might get hit with a restocking fee. Anyways if you want to make sure you get an exchange done, just brick the phone. Brick the phone to the point where it doesn't boot up. And then just play dumb tell them you woke up this morning and this happened. Trust me I work at Verizon I know the drill. The average radio shack employee couldn't tell you the difference from Odin and RSD... with the current policy radio shack has then they are forced to exchange it. Conclusion would be a faulty hardware. Yea its pretty low doing that, but I have done it multiple times. And its not like radio shack is my best friend, so your kinda screwing them over but they would do the same to you.

flameinthefire said:
well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly
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That would be dishonest. Better to have a few scratches on your phone than a guilty conscience.
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Too much internet police on here if he messed up and dropped it yes thats his fault
if he goes and lies and they dont believe him too damn bad
if they do believe him then good for him he got what he wanted

verizon wont exchange it over the phone right?

flameinthefire said:
verizon wont exchange it over the phone right?
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find out for yourself i doubt anyone will give u any help on this

flameinthefire said:
well i am not gonna say i am exchanging it because of scratch i ll say it doesnt work properly
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And the first thing they will check is if there is any physical damage to the phone...then laugh at you
Seriously dude, think before you ask a question and use common sense here.

yeah you cant get an exchange just because of scratches. 2 words.. large magnet

Isn't encouraging fraud breaking the rules around here? Not to mention illegal?
OP, I would advise you to NOT to scam the system. You may think it is harmless, but somebody, somewhere will suffer the consequences of your lying.
Besides, it's very dishonest. You're trying to get a new one by claiming a defect when YOU'RE the one who broke it? Come on, you aren't that much of a scumbag, are you?

Screen replacement at Sprint store

I know there are some old threads about replacement screen for Samsung Epic. Today, My keyboard letter "H" come off as pushing the screen up. Somehow, the letter "H" got stuck under the screen and cause some damage to the video cable. Do Sprint still offering replacement screen for $35? Im planning to go Sprint Repair store today. My phone is running CM9 and it have a long crack on it.

I wouldn't repair your screen even if you knew proper english boy.
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b16flybye said:
I wouldn't repair your screen even if you knew proper english boy.
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lol, I'm sorry for my sloppy grammar. You see.. Im deaf and most deaf people always struggling with english writing. But Imma try to edit my post and make it look much better

silverhawknike said:
Do Sprint still offering replacement screen for $35? Im planning to go Sprint Repair store today.
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Good luck with the sprint store, I didn't know they ever had a offer for a replacement screen if it doesn't work out for ya at the S store I would suggest you take a look at ebay for bad esn versions of the epic. It may not be ideal but you can pick up a bad esn epic for 75 bucks and cannibalize it for the parts you need.
b16flybye said:
I wouldn't repair your screen even if you knew proper english boy.
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You sir should take your poor attitude and gtfo, its the people such as yourself that are driving members away from XDA.

thaiceman said:
Good luck with the sprint store, I didn't know they ever had a offer for a replacement screen if it doesn't work out for ya at the S store I would suggest you take a look at ebay for bad esn versions of the epic. It may not be ideal but you can pick up a bad esn epic for 75 bucks and cannibalize it for the parts you need.
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Alright thanks! I brought Samsung Epic in good condition without motherboard in it. All i have to do is move my old motherboard to empty Epic. http://www.ebay.com/itm/20076970143...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1754wt_864

Because it has a crack sprint will make you use tep which has a $100 deductible.

silverhawknike said:
Alright thanks! I brought Samsung Epic in good condition without motherboard in it. All i have to do is move my old motherboard to empty Epic. http://www.ebay.com/itm/20076970143...NX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1754wt_864
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I did that same exact thing like 3 days ago. Make sure to move the sticker under you battery to. That goes with your motherboard. Oh and you need a #000 phillips head. If you can't find em online- its the same size sold with glasses fixing kits- if you have one of those. Just be careful with the antenna cable, and make sure to pull off all the flex cables b4 trying to lift the mobo. There should be atleast one on the top and one on the left side. I don't remember if there is one on the right.

Sad day, cracked screen.

Well, sad day today. A golf ball landed on my galaxy s3's screen. Needless to say, golf ball > galaxy s3.
Called customer service to see how much it is to be replaced, and with my insurance, its a big 166$. Ridiculous.
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My brother works at a Radio shack, and they'll fix it for like 100$.
Has anyone used Radio shack before to get a screen replacement? If so, how long did it take, and did they do a goob job?

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Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.

MiG8GT said:
Purchase the replacement screen on eBay, watch a video on youtube on the screen replacement. It's easier than you think and wouldn't cost much at all. If your opposed to that I would trust them, it's not difficult.
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The 100$ is what my brother said, after looking online it actually ends up to being 329$.
I'm thinking I'll let T-Mobile do it... I don't want to risk destroying it myself..
Kind of sucks though, a golf ball dropped and cracked it as bad as it did, it's at the bottom, like right on the home button, but the crack went to nearly the top of the screen.

Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.

MiG8GT said:
Did you check eBay?? I would think they were way under $100 for the screen.
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Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..

Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.

MiG8GT said:
Understandable you don't want to make it worse than it already is. Try looking for places in your local area, there are repair shops that fix phones and video game systems for a fraction of the cost. Some times on Groupon they have Groupons for say $60 for a screen replacement, that's always another option you could check out.
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Yea, I will look around.. But I do like that I can take it to T-Mobile, and they will loan me a phone while it's being fixed. I'll have to odin it back to stock though. Oh well.
Thanks for the input!

Can't hurt to check around. Anytime!

Ontop of having Radio Shack doing it...it will void your warranty...to keep your warranty either have T-Mobile or Samsung fix it.
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CodyRst said:
Well I checked Amazon, I have Amazon Prime for free for being a student.. and they are around $15-20.
I just don't want to take the chance that i make it worse than it already is... I'm not good at all at doing things like that, I'd rather it be done by someone who knows what they are doing.
Also, they said I could use a phone from the T-Mobile store until mine is replaced, which is pretty cool..
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Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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daxecutioner24 said:
Good call just pay the price and don't worry about the other stuff
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Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:

Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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ucantak3dis said:
Well, as new as a refurbished phone can get. Any replacement/warranty phone that congress from tmobile is most likely going to be refurbished. I know because I have one and I'm very nit picky about my phone and always find some small defect with it.
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Yeah, I have had that experience as well... Although more often than not, I end up with a busted camera which is more than a *minor* defect...
Asurion sometimes sends out BNIB devices but only if a) they don't have a refurb on hand or b) you've gone through a few refurbs in a short time.

I tried fixing my Nexus One's cracked screen...ROYALLY ****ed it up (just a little too much glue & ripped a ribbon) and ended up wasting $150 even after selling it for parts on eBay.
I would say if you are thinking about doing it yourself and don't have a lot of patience/manual dexterity/proper tools & work environment, don't try.
Also I figure the S3 is probably a lot harder to take apart than my old N1.

CodyRst said:
Well I called the insurance company this morning. They said $150, and that my replacement phone will be here tomorrow.
All is well, atleast it still works so I can use it until the new one comes tomorrow. Glad im getting a new one as well, instead of just getting this one fixed and sent back.
Thanks for feedback guys! :victory:
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Yeah it may come plastic wrap and all but it's a refurbished one. Fixing the one you had at least you knew it was ok and how old it is compare to a used one that may bring a host of issues.
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Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?

CodyRst said:
Well got the replacement today, was surprised when i opened it.
It came with the phone, a battery, a back cover, a usb and charger, headphones, a new sims card.
I'm wondering if I need to send back my old battery, or just the old phone?
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Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Towle said:
Just the old phone. You keep all accessories and back cover.
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Sounds good, just dont want to be charged for a battery or usb cable

I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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Five0nIt said:
I thought when you do an insurance claim the broken phone is yours.
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That thought makes no sense at all,
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Buying screen parts

Anyone know of a place to get the digitizer/inner screen for a reasonable price? I have a perfectly functional E4GT that was dropped on the day it was purchased (literally on the way out of the Sprint store) and the inner screen was cracked.
Perfectly functional otherwise, it still boots up and everything, just that the screen is black.
Attached are some pictures so you know what I mean. Thanks in advance for any help

Amazon? Is that yours?

bilgerryan said:
Amazon? Is that yours?
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My sister's which she gave to me since its "broken"
And yeah Amazon, but I was hoping maybe people had found great deals when replacing it before :thumbup:

CNexus said:
My sister's which she gave to me since its "broken"
And yeah Amazon, but I was hoping maybe people had found great deals when replacing it before :thumbup:
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Haven't had to do that *yet* (knock on wood). I wouldn't know where to look. But if you need help after you get it up and running hit me up, this device can be a little confusing at first.... I had to help BigSplit get everything set up.

Will do :good:

We have 3 E4GT in our family and I have replaced 3 screens w/ digitizer so far. It is easy to do, but finding them at a decent price is the hard part. You use to be able to find them for around $50. I just dont see spending $85-$135 when I can do an insurance claim for $100. The next one I do I'm thinking of trying to just replace the glass since the digitizer is fine. Good Luck!

byrdcfmma said:
We have 3 E4GT in our family and I have replaced 3 screens w/ digitizer so far. It is easy to do, but finding them at a decent price is the hard part. You use to be able to find them for around $50. I just dont see spending $85-$135 when I can do an insurance claim for $100. The next one I do I'm thinking of trying to just replace the glass since the digitizer is fine. Good Luck!
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Yeah, that's my issue...not worth replacing it when (no offense to you guys) but it's still pretty expensive for an old phone

CNexus said:
Yeah, that's my issue...not worth replacing it when (no offense to you guys) but it's still pretty expensive for an old phone
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Understandable... Not everybody has money to throw around like people who but iPhones... Hell that's the reason in still on this phone.

bilgerryan said:
Understandable... Not everybody has money to throw around like people who but iPhones... Hell that's the reason in still on this phone.
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Yup...just trying to fix this up for cheap and have as a backup phone

[Q] Where to sell my phone?

I had my G3 for a week before I dropped it and the screen shattered. I had insurance, and got a replacement, and sent the broken one back to LG for a full refurbishment. Anyway, now I have an extra one and since I've never sold anything like this, I was wondering where the best place to sell the stupid thing might be? I've used Ebay before, but the 10% final cost fee is a pretty big drag.

I hadn't thought about all these provocative responses. You guys are the best.

Roseysdaddy said:
I hadn't thought about all these provocative responses. You guys are the best.
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You didn't have to send the first one back to whoever provided your insurance? I've never dealt with a phone claim before, but I imagined they'd require you to send back the damaged device. At any rate, there should be a Swappa link in the top right corner of your browser when you're on XDA. That's probably your best bet.

Roseysdaddy said:
I hadn't thought about all these provocative responses. You guys are the best.
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craigslist. Here's your super provocative response, now go play outside.