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aaaargh...screen cracked..orbit...helppppp

hi my phone was in my pocket today for a whle
took it out
and noticed two deep scratches.i have a screen protector on..
this was quite deep
so took off the protector to find the ctual glass appears to have cracked not shattered
if i push it i can hear nosie of glass rubbing and it will move slightly more in..
what can i do
i can see two clear crack going across the screen
when i locked the handset
to unlock the unlock button works by pressing a certain area a the crack is over it..
help what can i do
no insurance with o2 at all
helppp
i live in west london if that helps ...shops etc.

You had best take out some insurance, then in about a month say you dropped it?

The best solution is: You can send it off to ppctechs: http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main.asp?unit=HTC_Artemis-627&area=accessories-writeshield%AE+crystal
2nd best: You can replace it yourself with a kit: http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-LCD-Screen-...1241845QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41343QQcmdZViewItem

erm..whaty insuracne company iwll allow me to do that ive had the orbit for over 5 months
secondly thanks but the site is uncelar of what i need to buy do i send the phone to them etc.

standard house insurance normally covers - if your on o2 then you cant take out insurance after the first 14 days - unlike orange where you can pay £60 emergency insurance out and claim immediately followed by £6/month thereafter. In my extensive experience of network insurances (Im a plasterer, alot of phones get broken / damaged) 02 insurance aint worth **** - may as well use home contents insurance.

ive not had too much of an issue with them, barring the £35 base fee... delivered to your door in 24 hrs...

ok too late for insuracne
any other info
help people

ACIDFORUMS said:
ok too late for insuracne
any other info
help people
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In the Universal accessories forum there is a link to a Chinese firm who deliver it to you in 3 working days and their rates are dirt cheap,i'd ordered for my coaxial cable from them and it reached me in 3 days,try it.

ACIDFORUMS said:
erm..whaty insuracne company iwll allow me to do that ive had the orbit for over 5 months
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http://www.2u.co.uk/
Make sure your equipment ...
Is less than 6 months old, or 14 days for laptops
Was purchased in the UK, the Isle of Man or The Channel Islands
Has a valid proof of purchase (not from an online auction)

Broke screen / any sprint rep in the inland Empire

Broke my scren well actually it is completely F'd up.
Cant find anyone to fix it . I use my phone heavily for work
dont have insurance . First time this has ever happen to me so didnt think i needed
anyone know where i can fix it in Southern CAl near Fontana CA which is in the Inland Empire????????
Ive read many say $35 but keep calling corporate and they say no one fixes screens anynomore
EDIT: ANY SPRINT TECH REP IN THE IE OF SO CAL???

If you can't find a replacement screen see if you can find a cheap E4GT with a bad ESN and swap the screen.
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already looked and cant find one
i call corporate stores in my area and they say just upgrade your phone i tell them i have the Epic touch and they all say oh sheeeeeeesssssshhhhh!!!

Cracked your ET4G
Provided the motherboard isn't damaged, PM me.

Found this but is not cheap http://www.iphonerepair.com/sprint-...-shattered-broken-glass-repair-epic-touch-4g/
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I'm in the same boat had mine a week and dropped it, got one from insurance two weeks later it fell off my lap onto a rug (on a wood floor), shattered....I have searched for one with a Bad ESN for months also a Evo 4g...

sakkindo said:
Provided the motherboard isn't damaged, PM me.
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Motherboard isnt damaged cause everything is working properly

here are a couple screen/digitizers i found but they arent all that cheap either (i got mine for $65 shipped):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-gal...ultDomain_0&hash=item416335c5e1#ht_500wt_1088
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Like-New-Sa...ultDomain_0&hash=item43add1e927#ht_500wt_1088
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ultDomain_0&hash=item43add1eb5c#ht_500wt_1088

I wish I could find one for around 75$ that's about all I'm budgeted for, I found this :
http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.co...g-black-sprint-galaxy-s-2-rear-battery-cover/
The have everything even the camera, but the prices everywhere are ridiculous.

bring it to a sprint store and agree to pay the 35 dollar fee and add insurance after wards and they will fix it for you if they have a spare one.
sprint techs are very helpful and usually fix cracked screen if person adds insurance.

i need to find a sprint store that has a technician first cause all the ones i have called say no also if i sign up for insurance can i cancel it the next month??

You probably could cancel it. I know down here a broken screen costs 30$ to fix with the sprint technician
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use ur location and check "repair centers near me"
http://www.sprintstorelocator.com/locator/

used that and the places it states in my area for repair locations i called them and they said they dobt do repairs in house it has to go through asurion

I just replaced my screen 30 minutes ago. Bought a housing off Ebay for $80 and replaced it myself. You just need a #00 phillips screwdriver and a plastic prying tool.
I'm up in NorCal, if you were closer I'd do it for you just for the price of parts.
-Daryel

If you know somebody that works for sprint we can add insurance for you them just run the claim for $100, then cancel the insurance. I would recommend insurance tho.
Ma$etas said:
Broke my scren well actually it is completely F'd up.
Cant find anyone to fix it . I use my phone heavily for work
dont have insurance . First time this has ever happen to me so didnt think i needed
anyone know where i can fix it in Southern CAl near Fontana CA which is in the Inland Empire????????
Ive read many say $35 but keep calling corporate and they say no one fixes screens anynomore
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daryelv said:
I just replaced my screen 30 minutes ago. Bought a housing off Ebay for $80 and replaced it myself. You just need a #00 phillips screwdriver and a plastic prying tool.
I'm up in NorCal, if you were closer I'd do it for you just for the price of parts.
-Daryel
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Too bad im in So CAL. I seen some replacements yesterday on ebay and im looking for them right now but they dont come up anymore they were for $100
tprince1225 said:
If you know somebody that works for sprint we can add insurance for you them just run the claim for $100, then cancel the insurance. I would recommend insurance tho.
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Dont know anyone personally that works at sprint.
I called my Sprint Rep since my account is a Business account i got my phone last oct or nov 2011 and she said the only thing she could do is hook me up with an early upgrade and get the same phone for $120 but that doing this would extend my contract. Dont want to do that first i want to see whats up with Sprints network and phone line up for this year.
Anyone that works at sprint that is in my area hit me up pm or something.

Ma$etas said:
Too bad im in So CAL. I seen some replacements yesterday on ebay and im looking for them right now but they dont come up anymore they were for $100
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I saw 10 of them when I was looking for my replacement. Here's one for $90 as a buy-it-now. http://goo.gl/OqJZj
They seem to come and go all the time, I would look and see 3-4 and then 3 hours later see 10 or so. 3 hours after that I would see only 2. I missed getting a white housing for $80 (just something to change up my phone).
-Daryel

here's the thing. any kind of super AMOLED screen (epics, epic touches, nexuses) are going to be extremely expensive. im actually a lead technician in a preferred retailer store and know for a fact that corporate stores will not fix shattered screens. plus, we are not allowed to exchange the phone for another due to the amount of physical damage. THE ONLY way we can fix those screens is if you yourself come into the store with the part, or we are able to find parts for cheap. because there is such a shortage of each screen from reputable 3rd party dealers, finding a store to fix it for you isn't going to really work. REALLY should have gotten insurance.

if i did have insurance how much would it have cost to getting this fixed?

Samsung charges less for screen repair

I recently cracked my GS3, and while I may have to wait a little longer it is cheaper than any replacements I was able to find online. On my device the LCD was broken but the glass was flawless, and samsung charged me $180, i believe the cheapest I saw the screen+digi for was around $210. Just food for thought, oh and the best part is I still get to keep my manufacturers warranty.

xijar said:
I recently cracked my GS3, and while I may have to wait a little longer it is cheaper than any replacements I was able to find online. On my device the LCD was broken but the glass was flawless, and samsung charged me $180, i believe the cheapest I saw the screen+digi for was around $210. Just food for thought, oh and the best part is I still get to keep my manufacturers warranty.
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How did you go about this? Just call Samsung customer service and ask about local repair facilities?

tietherope said:
How did you go about this? Just call Samsung customer service and ask about local repair facilities?
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Sent it in for RMA actually, claiming i had done nothing wrong. The phone was cracked when i pulled it out of my pocket, never dropped. Regardless they wouldn't fix it for free.

Has anyone shattere their screen yet?

Or am I the first? FML... Any suggestions?

You didn't get insurance?

windctyaudi said:
You didn't get insurance?
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I never buy insurance since most of my credit cards already double manufacture warranty/purchase protection. Apparently the one I used does not. I bought the phone off contract and a local repair shop will charge me $350... Am I officially the world's biggest idiot?

I would buy one off craigslist and sell your broken on ebay to offset the cost. I'm sure you could get upwards of $100 for it. Sell the S pen separately to potentially make a few more bucks. Or I would buy a Nexus 4.

damn dude sorry about that just pay to get the screen fixed.... it shouldnt be that much.. i live in florida and there are a few places that fix them for comparable prices.. then get insurance brother..

davidowens1990 said:
Or am I the first? FML... Any suggestions?
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You just broke the glass, aka the "digitizer" -?-
Good News if the AMOLED is intact:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/orig...-N7100-GT-N7100-Digitizer-free/674248669.html
However, you will also need:
A Heat Gun, or an extra hot hair dryer--
And some special adhesive.
3M makes a special-strong type of two-sided adhesive that you could cut with an exacto knife.
It isn't as hard as you think, it just takes patience and very strong desire to save yourself $300.
And more patience.
Worst case scenario, you'll botch the LCD behind it, but---
You can get the replacement assembly of the LCD/digitizer for $315-

mysticfrog said:
damn dude sorry about that just pay to get the screen fixed.... it shouldnt be that much.. i live in florida and there are a few places that fix them for comparable prices.. then get insurance brother..
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The reason it's so expensive is that you need to replace the LCD, Digtizer, and the glass since they are all glued together. I may just suck it up and live with a cracked screen since it still functions. I'm assuming it would be too late to buy insurance now right?

Have you priced it from Samsung yet? I thought it was in the upper 200s from Samsung.

DeoreDX said:
Have you priced it from Samsung yet? I thought it was in the upper 200s from Samsung.
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It was actually quoted for $170 through Samsung. Do you think I need to unroot the phone, or is that totally irrelevant?

davidowens1990 said:
The reason it's so expensive is that you need to replace the LCD, Digtizer, and the glass since they are all glued together. I may just suck it up and live with a cracked screen since it still functions. I'm assuming it would be too late to buy insurance now right?
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No do it now. Couple weeks submit the claim
Sent from my SGH-T889 using xda premium

yep, get insurnace and in about a month, say screen is broken, only $130

RE: Insurance fraud
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.

Does your credit card have a 90 day retail purchase protection (ie. protection against theft, accidental damage and loss)? Mines does, so you might want to check that out too. In any case, good luck and sorry to hear

kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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hehehe >:
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kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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Roflmao this guy is 2much
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kdkinc said:
So glad to see that the criminal element is alive and well on XDA.
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Warning - Just my personal opinion. After all I am human.
I got to say that the real criminals are the insurance people. $200 to cancel the contract and for some of us would be the rest of the cost of the device. $130 for replacement is only $70 off of that $200 cancellation fee and for some of us is the rest of the cost of the device. And we pay $7.99 a month for 24 months just to do that? $7.99 X 24 months = $191.76. $191.76 + $130 = $321.76. Now who is the criminal?
Now after saying that I do have insurance. That is despite how I feel about the insurance I love this Galaxy Note 2 enough to spend the extra money. The $300 mail-in rebate almost pays for the insurance and a replacement.
But otherwise it is worth canceling the contract and waiting out for another month to start again.

Im sorry that happened to you. I threw my nexus a couple months ago because I have uncontrollable rage and just lose it. I felt bad afterwards so I know how you feel. But I just went out and bought a new s3 so it was worth it in the end. It was so cool to see that 400 dollar phone just blow up in a million pieces when it hit that ladies car....priceless
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you could do the insurance thing and just wait. as far as sending to samsung, I would probably unroot, you can just odin to stock and then restore your apps later with whatever rom. Not sure why people make a big deal about this, really the same procedure when switching roms and people do that all the time.

Buy insurance now, wait 2 weeks and then ship it back for a replacement, no biggie. People want to judge you, f-them.

Stamatos said:
Buy insurance now, wait 2 weeks and then ship it back for a replacement, no biggie. People want to judge you, f-them.
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I agree,100%

[Q] Cracked LCD - Need to unroot, go back to stock, etc.

I guess it was bound to happen, and I'm the first on this forum to fall victim to it. My phone slipped out of my pocket today getting out of the car and the top right corner of the LCD screen is smashed. Surprisingly everything else is perfectly fine, but this being the "fused LCD" and all that jazz, the whole touch panel is not working any longer though I can see everything fine (except for a hairline leak down the side). Anyway, so I was just looking for advice on how to go about this but first things first...
Unroot and Bootloader
Being development savvy, as soon as I got the phone I rooted it and later installed Project FreeGee to unlock the bootloader. I was wondering if it's safe to unroot the phone while the bootloader is still unlocked, or if I should go about doing this at all (considering this is hardware damage, not anything else).
I was also wondering what's the recommended course of action for replacements with this phone? I've taken apart and replaced the LCD/Digitizer/etc. many times for my friends' iPhones myself by just buying screens off Ebay. However, this Optimus G with its insanely expensive display and fused technology has some other problems..
Ebay cost for LCD/Digitizer assembly - $140 (incl. shipping and tax)
Ouch right? I was wondering if its better to just send the phone back to LG and pay them to repair it, maybe it'll be cheaper that way? Does anybody have experience with this sort of thing?
Honestly right now I'm willing to take any advice I can get, please help a fellow Optimus G lover out.
And please don't make the mistake I did, it's hard on the wallet.

I found this post and i was wondering if you had any progress on fixing your screen. This weekend, my phone fell off a counter and cracked the digitizer to the point of it not working, but the LCD is still working. I filed a claim with my credit card's accidental damage protection and they should be crediting my purchase price.
I found a store, locally, that repairs cell phones and they want $200 to replace the screen, otherwise I can buy the part for $160 online and do it myself. What did you end up doing?

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I found this post and i was wondering if you had any progress on fixing your screen. This weekend, my phone fell off a counter and cracked the digitizer to the point of it not working, but the LCD is still working. I filed a claim with my credit card's accidental damage protection and they should be crediting my purchase price.
I found a store, locally, that repairs cell phones and they want $200 to replace the screen, otherwise I can buy the part for $160 online and do it myself. What did you end up doing?
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Wow you're lucky. I opened up the phone myself as I'm a technician (though not for LG) and I unfortunately found out that the LCD is fused/soldered/glued onto the chassis of the phone. It's impossible to get the LCD off unless you somehow manage to rip it off but I was unable to do so.
Check out the tear-down of the Nexus 4 (very similar to our Optimus G) http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/3.
I've contacted the local LG Service Provider but I highly doubt they'll be able to do anything for me. I'm glad that you were able to find someone to do it for you, even at the price of $200. I hope I can also. Let me know how it goes!

As i know, the gorilla on OG are laminated over display which has touch screen built in (I think thats the reason it so expensive), so i dont think you can do same thing by yourself without proper instruments.

sorry to hear this bud. since this is a relatively new phone, i don't suppose you purchased it on a credit card did ya? sometimes you may be able to claim accidental damage for upto 90 days on a CC purchase. worth looking into if you havent already. saved me a few times.
edit: nm, person above me offered similar advice.

Tim4 said:
As i know, the gorilla on OG are laminated over display which has touch screen built in (I think thats the reason it so expensive), so i dont think you can do same thing by yourself without proper instruments.
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That's not the reason, as the assembly comes with glass laminated over the LCD without a problem. The problem is that that whole assembly (glass, LCD, digitizer) is all fused TO the frame. However, when you go to buy a part, they only sell you the LCD/glass/digitizer combo. That's my problem

avink said:
sorry to hear this bud. since this is a relatively new phone, i don't suppose you purchased it on a credit card did ya? sometimes you may be able to claim accidental damage for upto 90 days on a CC purchase. worth looking into if you havent already. saved me a few times.
edit: nm, person above me offered similar advice.
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Unfortunately the retailer didn't take my AMEX card so I had to use a debit card. That was my first thought too.

vpetkar said:
Unfortunately the retailer didn't take my AMEX card so I had to use a debit card. That was my first thought too.
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Another thing to look into is to see whether or not its too late to purchase accidental damage coverage that some wireless providers sell. Rogers allows you to buy it within 15 days of purchasing the device. So depending on who you purchased the device from, maybe that is an option also (ignoring the moral issues with this)

avink said:
Another thing to look into is to see whether or not its too late to purchase accidental damage coverage that some wireless providers sell. Rogers allows you to buy it within 15 days of purchasing the device. So depending on who you purchased the device from, maybe that is an option also (ignoring the moral issues with this)
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Haha, unfortunately I bought it factory OEM unlocked but wow that's a great idea for the future. Also, just to update everyone I have submitted it to a local repair shop for $150.00 including parts, labor and taxes. According to them, they will get the part in 2-3 days, and by as early as Saturday or as late as Monday, I will get my phone back.
Here's hoping to everything goes well.

vpetkar said:
Haha, unfortunately I bought it factory OEM unlocked but wow that's a great idea for the future. Also, just to update everyone I have submitted it to a local repair shop for $150.00 including parts, labor and taxes. According to them, they will get the part in 2-3 days, and by as early as Saturday or as late as Monday, I will get my phone back.
Here's hoping to everything goes well.
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Hi,
I have relatively the same problem that you've had. If you could let me know how the ordeal went, and the name of the shop. (I'm somewhat close to the GTA area)
Thanks

It went a lot better than expected. They were able to successfully replace the screen in 3 days. I got it done from Oakville Tech for $150, but remember they'll have to order the part so it does take a few days. My friend also has the exact same phone and got it done at Tech Know Space (Toronto & Mississauga) and they have the screen in stock, takes 2 hours, costs $200.
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vpetkar said:
It went a lot better than expected. They were able to successfully replace the screen in 3 days. I got it done from Oakville Tech for $150, but remember they'll have to order the part so it does take a few days. My friend also has the exact same phone and got it done at Tech Know Space (Toronto & Mississauga) and they have the screen in stock, takes 2 hours, costs $200.
Sent from my Optimus G using xda app-developers app
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Alright. Thanks!