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Broken digitizer at Sprint store

Does anyone know how much is to fix a.broken digitizer at Sprint store without insurance ?
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you can get them off E-bay for less than $20. its not hard to replace, I've done 2 now and I'm not a technical genius. there are tear down video's on youtube and some cofidence you should be able to handle it.

popper668 said:
you can get them off E-bay for less than $20. its not hard to replace, I've done 2 now and I'm not a technical genius. there are tear down video's on youtube and some cofidence you should be able to handle it.
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Mm well how long do they to get deliver, I'm going on vacation next week, and i was looking for a fast fixed you know
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try to get it from a U.S.A seller, mine took about 3 weeks to slow boat from China. As far as I can tell the repair centers wont touch a broken screen like the 1 in your picture.
cash in hand or not, they wont touch

popper668 said:
try to get it from a U.S.A seller, mine took about 3 weeks to slow boat from China. As far as I can tell the repair centers wont touch a broken screen like the 1 in your picture.
cash in hand or not, they wont touch
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Mm ok thanks for the tip
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Sprint won't replace it unless you have insurance.

Check your area especially Craigslist. Its a bit more but its cheaper than sprint and they do it in 5 minutes
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ogdertay said:
Check your area especially Craigslist. Its a bit more but its cheaper than sprint and they do it in 5 minutes
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Found one , 60$ for original OEM and it can take up to 30 minutes , depending how busy they are , what you guys think?
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Sprint tech here, we are allowed to do a one time courtesy repair for $35.. I do them all the time. Unless the techs there are douches, I don't see why buying a screen and replacing it yourself is worth it.. Just saying. Have you asked about it?
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dgomez720 said:
Sprint tech here, we are allowed to do a one time courtesy repair for $35.. I do them all the time. Unless the techs there are douches, I don't see why buying a screen and replacing it yourself is worth it.. Just saying. Have you asked about it?
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I just called the store lady told me that it has to be less then an inch long 0_o
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jgalan14 said:
I just called the store lady told me that it has to be less then an inch long 0_o
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you sure this isn't the opening to a dirty joke?

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you sure this isn't the opening to a dirty joke?
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Lmao no is not a joke I called Sprint a few times, first time they were acting like they didnt care cause I told them that I prefer to cancel the line. Anyways I called them back they took forever and the manager told me that if I'll wait for the next bill I would be able to bill the phone to my account ugh.. well I told him that if it was going to be the way I prefer to cancel my line... The last customer representative was nice tho , she asked me.how many times I called about The same problem and saw that I been having bad 3G data on my account (called before about it ) , well she gave me two options to get refurbished phone or try to see if management will move my upgrade ( due on January 1st 2012) I told her If she can check for the upgrade instead she said ok I was on hold for five minutes, and then she told me management approve it , so now I have a upgrade the will be available in a few hours , Idk if to get the EVO 3D and return it and get the photon 4G , any ideas ?
Well I guess there customer service is getting better at least

Sold my broken EVO (screen) for 160$ plus some extras like extended battery anf got me the EVO 3D oh well I ma miss been rooted but is gonna help me gr off my phone lol, I pay 215$ with tax and I got 30 days to return it , I want to say Adios guys and hopefully see you with another device in the future
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T-mobile s3 seems to have a slight death grip

I've noticed on my s3 when I hold the phone the db signal goes up by a lot and eventually 4g goes to edge. The db goes up as well on edge. In particular when holding it with my left hand and my palm is covering majoring of the bottom left of the phone. If I put the phone down the db starts decreasing and eventually it goes back to 4g. Is this normal for T-Mobile devices? This only seems to happen where you have low signal already like indoors. Dbm between 99-105.
You can test db signal in settings > about device > status > signal strength. Lower the db the better.
Here is a video of me just flipping the phone upside down to get 4g back. I even tried leaving it in either position for a while just to show you that it doesnt change till after I flip it over either directions. DBM will usually spike up between 10-20 dbm when I hold the phone the way I'm holding it and if you reach about 111-113 then it will switch over. 20 dbm seems a lot of signal to lose but I'm not sure if that range is normal for all gsm phones. Either way, it sucks that this is happening so I have to make sure I hold the phone with either my right hand or hold it by the top half only.
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Yeah you right about that ,I noticed too I wonder if a case can help,mine is naked so I haven't try
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You're holding it wrong.
Edit: my phone does not have this issue. I had 73 dBm 17 asu the entire time, whether I held the phone (tried different ways of holding it as well) or not.
Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it.

I have a thin case and it doesn't help much. Maybe a thicker one but I don't really wanna use one of those. I'm uploading a video about this issue in a bit.
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Ugh. These threads make me want to vomit.
NORMAL
From my T-Mobile Galaxy S III in HD

Every phone has this problem...its not that big of a deal. Just enjoy the phone.
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em2drvr03 said:
Every phone has this problem...its not that big of a deal. Just enjoy the phone.
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That's why I asked if this was a normal. I was previously with sprint and my wimax never went down to 3g while holding the phone.
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heygrl said:
Ugh. These threads make me want to vomit.
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If this is normal for T-Mobile then it sucks for me then. I just switched to them a couple of days ago. Edge is really slow for me. Speedtest shows avg 14kbps dl speeds. For those that have migrated like me I think this is useful information.
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Babydoll25 said:
You're holding it wrong.
Edit: my phone does not have this issue. I had 73 dBm 17 asu the entire time, whether I held the phone (tried different ways of holding it as well) or not.
Throwing bricks since 2008.....and proud of it.
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Lol you know if I hold the phone just by the speaker the db won't change much. So I think I am holding it wrong. But you seem to have great signal which I wish I had.
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em2drvr03 said:
Every phone has this problem...its not that big of a deal. Just enjoy the phone.
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Is this true for cdma as well? Never had my sprint wimax go to 3g just by holding it. The big deal for me is it goes to edge which is painstakingly slow. I signed up for 5gb plan so was hoping to utilize it.
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The antenna runs down the left side, from top to bottom. I'd imagine covering it with your hand would effect signal to some extent. Any phone that has an antenna placed along the side or bottom you'll most likely notice this with,I think that's one of the reasons MOTO packed all their crap in the top and gave it a hump.
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All phones suffer from this to some extent.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Deat...lphones-cases-do-not-help-much-either_id17155

Yes all phones do but the GS3 on tmibile suffers much then the rest I guess cause of there network structure ,having said that no problems with me ,bars go down but only if I hold the phone in a tight grip seems to have problems (which I don't hold it like that)
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So it looks like holding the phone with my right hand the db signal barely changes and if it does it not drastic as if I held it with the left hand. It also would stay on 4g. If I open the back I noticed there's a W1 and W2 on the bottom left (phone facing me) so this is the area where my palm rest when I hold it with my left hand. I have a thin .07mm case but it still doesnt help. For now I guess I can hold it with my right hand but that's really stupid that I have to hold it a certain way but I dont have a choice at this time. Maybe a thicker case might help. Any other suggestion?

I can't believe I'm resorting to this but its working for the most part. DB signal staying within 105-111 and not going to Edge.
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here's my test after putting tape in the back. Refer to OP if you want to see my test prior to the tape
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what exactly does the tape do? that's a bid strange to me.

flyinbird93 said:
what exactly does the tape do? that's a bid strange to me.
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I agree it is a bit silly but I was trying to create more barrier between my Palm and that particular area of the phone to reduce signal degradation while holding the phone with my left hand. Compared to holding it with my right where there is less contact in that area which increases my 4g signal acquisition.
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When I wake mine up, half the time I'll go to browser /speed test/ xda and my signal bar will go completely empty and slowly begin to recover... speed test will have anywhere from 200-1400 ms ping time...or browser or any other internet application will not load for 5- 10 seconds....it's like the internet needs to slowly wake up all the time. Anyone else???
T-Mobile 4g...Wi-Fi works most of the time...sometimes have to disable and enable to get web back....
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accordex said:
When I wake mine up, half the time I'll go to browser /speed test/ xda and my signal bar will go completely empty and slowly begin to recover... speed test will have anywhere from 200-1400 ms ping time...or browser or any other internet application will not load for 5- 10 seconds....it's like the internet needs to slowly wake up all the time. Anyone else???
T-Mobile 4g...Wi-Fi works most of the time...sometimes have to disable and enable to get web back....
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Agree on the Web when switching from wi-fi to mobile data.
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Extremely laggy 3G

Hi all,
I'm running Aero's 7-12 CM9 / 10.5 BFS, and have noticed extremely laggy 3G.
Not laggy in the traditional sense though. It's when I open a program that needs to access the internet, it takes 10+ seconds to pull anything down.
Lets say I open Tapatalk. When I click a forum, it will take 10 seconds just to "connect" to forum - to download any data at all.
Same thing in a browser, Opera Mini for example. The first time I open it up, I'll do a google search, and it will be 10+ seconds before it appears any sort of data has been sent. Then I switch over to Reddit News, open my front page, and it's 10+ seconds before anything appears at all. Once it appears, it's fine and fast.
On Wifi no problems at all. But on 3G, each new program I open that uses the internet will take 10+ seconds to connect, then after that it's responsive and fine.
Has anyone else run into this issue at all? I've tried the V6 / 3G supercharger and it seems to have no effect. I don't remember having this problem before, nor do I recall when it started happening.
I'm guessing a clean wipe / reinstall would fix issues, but am curious to see if there are any other solutions out there.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Best regards,
-Dirk

Ever since I reformatted my sd card my 3g has been a lot faster. Like it's actually usable now and I don't have to get on wifi as much as I can.

Did you just format to fat32 and restore what you previously had on it (i.e. music, pics, etc.)?

fat32 and 64k and I just copied back music and pix. But after that I was even tethering and getting 2 mbps so who knows.

Thanks for cursing me Dirk. My 3g has been dog slow all day now.

ericsdeadinside said:
Thanks for cursing me Dirk. My 3g has been dog slow all day now.
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lol, my bad

Be carefull talking about your phone having slow 3G.... I'm pretty sure Apple has a patent on that don't they? We don't need to give them anything else to sue other companies over! Lol
OP, have you tried any other roms?

cstone1991 said:
Be carefull talking about your phone having slow 3G.... I'm pretty sure Apple has a patent on that don't they? We don't need to give them anything else to sue other companies over! Lol
OP, have you tried any other roms?
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Apple's got nuthin on me! Those dog hating mother flooding harbingers of death and destruction .
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david_hume said:
Apple's got nuthin on me! Those dog hating mother flooding harbingers of death and destruction .
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Lol I meant for HTC's sake. I would rather see their money go towards designing phones or idk maybe updating the ones they already have out to ICS or JB rather than fighting stupid legal battles with crapple.

cstone1991 said:
Lol I meant for HTC's sake. I would rather see their money go towards designing phones or idk maybe updating the ones they already have out to ICS or JB rather than fighting stupid legal battles with crapple.
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I wasn't serious either. But we all know that if HTC tries to fix the 3G, Apple will be all over their butts. That's what happened with the One X anyways.
Its all a ridiculous mess really when you think about it. It's not like HTC started the litigation period anyways.
In the end, we the consumers will always lose.
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david_hume said:
I wasn't serious either. But we all know that if HTC tries to fix the 3G, Apple will be all over their butts. That's what happened with the One X anyways.
Its all a ridiculous mess really when you think about it. It's not like HTC started the litigation period anyways.
In the end, we the consumers will always lose.
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Yep that's probably apple's next marketing slogan "with iPhone you know it will be available when you want it *fine print* because its the only one we didn't have banned." Honestly I have nothing against the iPhone itself other than the tiny screen, but Apple's business practice is down right pathetic. I would rather wipe my you know what with my money than give a dime to that scumbag, elitist, "your phone is selling so you must have copied us, quick lets buy the patent so we can say that we came up with the idea" company.
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cstone1991 said:
Be carefull talking about your phone having slow 3G.... I'm pretty sure Apple has a patent on that don't they? We don't need to give them anything else to sue other companies over! Lol
OP, have you tried any other roms?
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Lol...
I have tried other roms, but not recently (been on CM9 for a while now). I suppose in the interest of troubleshooting I should load up another rom just to make sure the issue is confined to my current CM9 installation.
Will report back when I've done so!

If you use over 2.5G a month and am on a grandfathered unlimited data plan.... You're affected by Verizon's Network Optimization (AKA throttled).
I know I am and it sucks!
-Truckin-

It is because of the kernel you using!!
Try some other kernels.. CFS based..!!

Truckin'Ain't4Sissies said:
If you use over 5Gb a month and am on a grandfathered unlimited data plan.... You're may be affected by Verizon's Network Optimization (AKA throttled).
I know I am and it sucks!
-Truckin-
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Fixed :thumbup:
Most people never get throttled on grandfathered unlimited plans. I know I don't. I have used 15gb a month for 6 months in a row. No throttling here. If you do get throttled it is only after 5gb unless they changed that extremely recently.
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Fixed :thumbup:
Most people never get throttled on grandfathered unlimited plans. I know I don't. I have used 15gb a month for 6 months in a row. No throttling here. If you do get throttled it is only after 5gb unless they changed that extremely recently.
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15GB???? Holy crap, I'm on Pandora, YouTube etc all the time and I'm lucky if I hit 3-4gigs
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Triscuit said:
15GB???? Holy crap, I'm on Pandora, YouTube etc all the time and I'm lucky if I hit 3-4gigs
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I'm a manager at a call center and use groove IP to listen to my reps calls for 8+ hours a day so I don't have to use my minutes. It let's you make calls over 3g and I download a lot of ROMs too.
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Triscuit said:
15GB???? Holy crap, I'm on Pandora, YouTube etc all the time and I'm lucky if I hit 3-4gigs
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This' average use for me
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Has been for the last ~6 years.
I stream Pandora 10-11 hours a day and watch movies daily.
I'll notice (while on the road Truckin') my DL speeds float around 2.25-2.75 Mb/s until I get home (Portland, Or.) and it'll hit 2.5 (Mb/s) but immediately drop to .5
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UPS sucks!

Hi -
Just a bit of a rant...
A little annoyed with UPS. I was scheduled for a delivery on 11/1 for the GN2 and have been tracking it religiously. I'm in the Boston area and know that there may be delays due to hurricane Sandy. Yesterday came and went and still nothing. I called UPS yesterday and was told to call back today if I didn't receive it by end of day 11/1. I called this morning and was told that since it's passed the schedule delivery date, I need to call Tmobile and have them start a formal investigation with UPS! I see from the UPS tracking, the last scan was in KY on 10/29, how can they not know where the package is or have no additional information to tell me other than contact Tmobile!
thanks for listening!

Sorry to hear man. I know how bad I wanted mine. Hope it works out soon for you
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Just buy it in stores or keep waiting
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eggnoodle said:
Hi -
Just a bit of a rant...
A little annoyed with UPS. I was scheduled for a delivery on 11/1 for the GN2 and have been tracking it religiously. I'm in the Boston area and know that there may be delays due to hurricane Sandy. Yesterday came and went and still nothing. I called UPS yesterday and was told to call back today if I didn't receive it by end of day 11/1. I called this morning and was told that since it's passed the schedule delivery date, I need to call Tmobile and have them start a formal investigation with UPS! I see from the UPS tracking, the last scan was in KY on 10/29, how can they not know where the package is or have no additional information to tell me other than contact Tmobile!
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If you didnt get it yet this may help
Hey man I spent 2 hours at UPS along with a few others 2 days ago. I was there for the first hour and they had no clue where my package was. tracking said out for delivery so i assume it was put on the wrong truck. after 2 hours they found it on a truck and 30 min later it was in my hand. Head to the closest UPS center where it should have been scanned before delivery. Another guy was told his package was delayed and it showed stuck in KY but he came home to a note on his door saying delivery attempt. If the local ups center isnt too far its worth a trip of you have not already solved the issue.

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Hey man I spent 2 hours at UPS along with a few others 2 days ago. I was there for the first hour and they had no clue where my package was. tracking said out for delivery so i assume it was put on the wrong truck. after 2 hours they found it on a truck and 30 min later it was in my hand. Head to the closest UPS center where it should have been scanned before delivery. Another guy was told his package was delayed and it showed stuck in KY but he came home to a note on his door saying delivery attempt. If the local ups center isnt too far its worth a trip of you have not already solved the issue.
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Finally UPS updated the tracking. It's going to be deliver this coming Monday! I try to call the local UPS center to see if I can pick it up, apparently they're not open on the weekend. Guess I'll have to wait till Monday.

UPS is terrible. I can't tell you how many times I have paid for slower shipping and watched them actually let a package sit in one location for 3 days. Say what you want about USPS but they deliver on Saturday and if hey can get it to you quicker than what you paid for, they will.
I'm glad it worked out for you (assuming it really arrives on Monday).

I order mine threw best buy they price matched me I just got a shipment status I'll get it on Monday I can't wait but I wish they would of sent it out yesterday they sent it on one day shipping but I still have yo wait till Monday urgh I can't wait !!

i always preferred FedEx over UPS due to reasons like this. Now im not saying FedEx is perfect but I feel they have less f-ups

I won't buy from any company that ships via UPS. They are that bad.
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I live in Manhattan. I was supposed to get my phone Tuesday. It was out for delivery Thursday. Now it's just nothing. Maybe Monday? The ****ty thing is that they're not delivering this weekend to make anything up.
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In case you guys haven't heard, hurricane Sandy left people dead, homeless, and devastated in NJ and NY. Lighten up. It's just a thing that can be replaced. Tons of people have nothing left.
Sorry for the heavy heart. My daughter is heading back to Staten Island for college and I'm worried.

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In case you guys haven't heard, hurricane Sandy left people dead, homeless, and devastated in NJ and NY. Lighten up. It's just a thing that can replaced. Tons of people have nothing left.
Sorry for the heavy heart. My daughter is heading back to Staten Island for college and I'm worried.
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I'd be worried too. I wouldn't send my dry cleaning to Staten Island.
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I'd be worried too. I wouldn't send my dry cleaning to Staten Island.
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They've been shut down for a week. Campus has been cleaned up, trees removed, and power restored, so they are calling them back. We scrounged to get 3/4 of a tank of gas for her. Still lines of 100's of cars to get gas here in North Jersey. Impossible. Haven't seen it this bad since the 70's. I walked to school cause there wasn't enough gas to drive.
Cleaned out our closets for coats, boots, shoes, clothes for the collection they are getting together at school. I wish we could do more.

Ever Seen A USPS Aircraft?
If you ever see a USPS aircraft please capture a picture. You know UPS carries a lot of the USPS volume (both first class and package), and after the first of the year it will be a whole lot more. Parcels do sit in one location for way longer then 3 days, If you want it faster you should pay for 1DA or 2DA service, if it doesn't show in time file a claim and get your money back for the shipping.
Stamatos said:
UPS is terrible. I can't tell you how many times I have paid for slower shipping and watched them actually let a package sit in one location for 3 days. Say what you want about USPS but they deliver on Saturday and if hey can get it to you quicker than what you paid for, they will.
I'm glad it worked out for you (assuming it really arrives on Monday).
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This is why I always drive to the store and get it myself.

emergency order totally bans Note 7s from planes

The FAA today announced an emergency order banning Note 7s from airplanes. Unlike their previous order, this ban applies to all Note 7s and prohibits even bringing the phones on board, even if they're powered down.
https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=86685

Gary02468 said:
The FAA today announced an emergency order banning Note 7s from airplanes. Unlike their previous order, this ban applies to all Note 7s and prohibits even bringing the phones on board, even if they're powered down.
https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=86685
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This gets me as i have to fly in 2 weeks. Now i have to decide what to do. Think I'm going back to my old s4 so i don't lose my upgrade & pay twice for a phone i didn't want. So pissed. I like the s7 edge but not dropping 300$ for it ??

Hopefully this ban stays only in America and not world-wide...

Not surprised. Just a matter of time. Fortunately I finished my traveling last week for awhile and did use my Note. S7 Edge arrives on Monday.
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OMG, if it follow world Wide I am totally screwed.
I bought the note 7 in Hong Kong, I am in Australia since 9 days, still have 2 weeks to spend there.
Is anyone have any idea what to do if it get banned?

its worldwide. i read that news.. i dont have the link

Yup just got ban in Australia, I have to flight on Monday.
I contacted Samsung care I will see.
I will go again tomorrow to Samsung shop, hoping for the best.
Samsung really screwed up on that.

In au, just got the pushed Samsung message to say total aircraft ban..flying in 2 weeks..I bet from experience with the loan phone that it won't come in time (and I am disappointed to have to give up the spen for the first time in 4 years..Assuming I go the S7E which is about the most similar phone to the N7 there is).
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urirx98 said:
This gets me as i have to fly in 2 weeks. Now i have to decide what to do. Think I'm going back to my old s4 so i don't lose my upgrade & pay twice for a phone i didn't want. So pissed. I like the s7 edge but not dropping 300$ for it ??
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In Canada I did the trade. Walked out with an S7E and $300+ in cash.
The ban means security can take it away. Airlines have fireproof bags if one is found on board. If you are caught with one on board you will be charged.
Air Canada Pilot by the way so I'm not blowing smoke.
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Banned by Transport Canada too.

Now banned also by the Italy’s largest airline Alitalia.
http://corporate.alitalia.it/en/media/press-releases-sai/2016-10-15.html

the ban is so bad until the whole phone is tainted , removing battery doesnt get you thru too , hmmm the power of media hype

if the phone is seen as a threat and by the fact it has been discontinued and recalled even the manufacturer has deemed the device unsafe for the public, so really them being given a total ban from air travel (a place where them failing is most dangerous) is not bad it is just common sense, even the boxes sent out by Samsung say that they are only to be sent by ground transport, so when the manufacturer is saying not to take them on flights in protective boxes it makes the idea of taking them in your pocket or bag on a plane sound even more unadvisable.

it gets better
It is now a federal crime to bring a Galaxy Note 7 onto an airplane
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/16/...federal-crime-federal-aviation-administration
read the find print
Passengers who bring a Note 7 onto a plane are "subject to civil penalties of up to $179,933 for each violation for each day they are found to be in violation (49 U.S.C. 5123)," and could be prosecuted, which could "result in fines under title 18, imprisonment of up to ten years, or both (49 U.S.C. 5124)."

...and you'll still find people that'll keep their phone because the only people they care about is themselves.
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I think people want to keep their phones, because there isn't a good replacement for the S Pen and they have to sign 2 year contracts
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I think people want to keep their phones, because there isn't a good replacement for the S Pen and they have to sign 2 year contracts
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I just got the dreaded message from Samsung that my phone is banned from flights.?
It has a mexico phone number I'm almost sure. ?
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Its banned by quite a few airlines here in Hong Kong as well...

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Samsung has stated pretty clearly that they are willing to buy back the devices and they're offering full refunds on the price which would mean if you go that route and you get the money you can pay off the contract with the money they provide to you. It might not be a really easy thing, done with a single phone call, but I have no reason to think Samsung won't follow through and offer a refund for every Note 7 that people who still possess them care to send back.
Of course a lot of people at this point are already looking for ways to weasel out of such contracts and get another device in exchange and the $100 credit and not have to pay their carrier a penny and they're even going so far as to think Samsung should give them a discount or credit towards whatever the next flagship device happens to be.
Such practices are becoming all too common in our world and it's pretty disgusting when it does.

Just FYI stuff but I flew Delta from Jacksonville NYC and back last week. They announced the ban on the Note 7 many times in the airport and on the plane. But, I never saw anyone check anyone's phone. Maybe they can tell when the phones roll through the x-ray machine or something. The announcement said if you had one please bring it to the desk (in the airport), or to give it to a flight attendant if you had it on the plane. Seemed kind of "lax" to me.............