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[Confirmed] Gio survives sand without protection.

Dropped my gio in the sand today, survived 5 minutes under 2 cm sand until i finally found it.
I have 3 more scratches on it though
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TheGioDoodlesII said:
I have nearly 4 scratches on my screen's phone, without even dropping it in sand or something!!
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Hmm, i must be lucky

TheGioDoodlesII said:
Yup you are!!
But they do not annoy me....
2 big and 2 small.... lol
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I have one big, (luckily only small part on it is on screen) and now these three smaller ones.

i dropped mine from stairs
crack in screen
(was 1month ago)
now gio bricked
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Dropped it on dirty old floor. Bounced 3 times before stopping (on screen of course). 5 scractches in a nice row.

spacecaker said:
i dropped mine from stairs
crack in screen
(was 1month ago)
now gio bricked
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LOLOL that's funny

TheGioDoodlesII said:
Didn't you go to service center??
Or it can't be fixed??
Are you going to stop developing for Gio???
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I did but they forgot my gio -_-
Now i am getting money back but i never stop devving !!
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Got some minor scratches too, I guess the need for screen protection is real, but looking at the price of this phone you could just as well get another one when its worn out.

Good to know about the sand ,now we need a tester for water

i can test it for water) .. i'm just kiddin`

I bricked my gio, then i dropped it by accident, cracked screen. Lucky i still could get into the download mode and flash back to stock, then i brought it to the factory and then replaced the scteen for FREE
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Thatgrass said:
I bricked my gio, then i dropped it by accident, cracked screen. Lucky i still could get into the download mode and flash back to stock, then i brought it to the factory and then replaced the scteen for FREE
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Lucky you
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iok1 said:
Lucky you
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Jeah, i know, i was really glad they did it free and that the download mode worked!
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I have it from 4 mounts and nothig on the screen or ather places..i take care of it all the time

My sgs3 survive sevond floor drop

Just drop my phone from second floor window. Slipped out my shirt pocked when i was trying to reach something
Hit asphalt driveway and fell apart (battery and bavk cover ) beside some scratches on body screen and glass in one pice and works without any problems
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Wait so the screen didn't shatter?!?! That's insane lol
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Show pics!
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Im gona send some pics later. I was thinking that nothing left from the screen
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It can be dropped from 2ft to a carpet floor and get a crack. I've dropped it on tile from about 3 ft and nothing happened. Two stories is outrageous though haha, any case or anything on it?
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dude go buy a scratcher pronto! before your luck balances out! ask a girl to show her titties! do everything! lol

I would not want to drop my phone from 4ft let alone a second floor drop..

U mind trying to drop it from third floor lol?

That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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piciu82 said:
That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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Think the fall borked your keyboard man
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piciu82 said:
That was accident usualy i have it on otterbox on belt clip. But i was off work so i took it out the case. I wad tfuing to reach for something that fell in to gutter and my phone slipped out from my shirt pocket. I tought it gone. But survive. Pics tomm morning
Ps. I played lottery , mega millions tonight. Maybe it was a sd ighn
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You get lucky one never twice in a row let us know if you win and if you do so and decide to buy the swarovski s3 send me your old
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Was it a two story window in a Barbie house? The housing of my first GS3 cracked from about two feet up onto carpet, you sir are a lucky guy.

shahkam said:
You get lucky one never twice in a row let us know if you win and if you do so and decide to buy the swarovski s3 send me your old
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One is better than none!
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today might be an S3 mercy day!
first day of ownership and i drop my phone from a 3.5 ~ 4' height on a carpeted floor. Thank God nothing happened but knowing how bad my luck is i was expecting the worse when i picked it up.

Teo032 said:
One is better than none!
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Yeah i guess
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So apparently the glass on these shatter easy. I keep a commuter series otter box on mine 24/7. Would it help prevent the screen cracking? Maybe cushion it. Or do I need to invent a see thru metal screen protector?
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fateownzyou3 said:
So apparently the glass on these shatter easy. I keep a commuter series otter box on mine 24/7. Would it help prevent the screen cracking? Maybe cushion it. Or do I need to invent a see thru metal screen protector?
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The otter box should do..
I have bought an incipio case really love the look it gives and doesnt make it too heavy ..
However it is a damn dust magnet thats the only downside :/
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Accelerometer work's intermittently?

Hey guys I spilled some apple juice on my phone (I know I'm pissed to) but now my accelerometer works sometimes like ill boot the phone and it will work fine then nothing from another reboot. Its weird. Any ideas?
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Probably got wet on the board. Shorted something out. I see this happen all the time at work.
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Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Clean it with some high percentage alcohol, I think its over 91% with a toothbrush after you take it apart. I've seen it work miracles.
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Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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Chyrio said:
Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c

javskies said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c
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Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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It's probably working until it gets hot enough to expand and then breaks the circuit.
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_Epic said:
Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Spend the 20 bucks or so on the kit from Radio Shack. The little guitar pick thing makes taking it apart so much easier. Its worth the investment.
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I have a whole bunch from when I used to replace iphone screens. Thanks for the vid guys Ill get on it in a little while
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Well it hasn't been working since last night whether the phone is hot or cold but I'm still going t clean it. I'm hoping just the sticky left over apple juice is causing the short and cleaning it will work it out
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there is just to much everywere. would it be overkill if I let the mainboard and the case (minus the battery) soak in alcohol for like 10 to 20 minutes and then blow dry them?

Probably
With electronics, usually bute force isnt the name of the game..
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hmm well I just dabbed little drops of alcohol on the internal parts and were the apple juice was and blew it out with canned, and I'm going to let it dry now for a while before I put it back together.

Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Chyrio said:
Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Sucks man. Wish i could help you out
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If you were careful taking it apart and cleaned it good, you may be able to take it in to Sprint and have it replaced. Idk if there is any litmus paper to show it got wet though.
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I already tried they wont let me. but something else that's weird, I thought maybe restoring back to stock might work if its something software related to I tried restoring to zv7 with the link in the IRC using lgnpst and lgnpst is not flashing the bootloader or anything for that matter. any ideas why? I can get the phone in download mode and lgnpst does its regular thing, the phone reboots at 67% like normal, then it sits at the 4g LTE logo on the boot animation until it overheats and shuts off. I tried getting into the bootloader and it will not show it. if I hold vol up+vol down+power, it just goes straight to the boot animation from a cold start.

Removing original screen protector that remove the warranty , Is it RISKY???

Hello Guys
I have my arc S for 2 years and my screen is full of scratchs
is it ok to remove the screen protector
Thanks in advance

waseemhamwi said:
Hello Guys
I have my arc S for 2 years and my screen is full of scratchs
is it ok to remove the screen protector
Thanks in advance
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You will not lose warranty as far as I know
There is no danger and no anything
And plz if u are going to apply a new protector, get it applied from the person you buy it from, it is very hard to do without getting air bubbles
And also federico rotundi said JK, it means just kidding
federico rotundi said:
DON'T REMOVE IT!! I removed it when i buy the phone, after a few months my phone started to reboot occasionally, now i have to pay 150 $ to fix it, because i have removed that screen protector.. JK
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DeeJayAhmed said:
I dnt wanna live on this planet anymore........!
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Plz people be nice
Not many people know this stuff
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So the risk is in the way of pulling off the scratch-resistance glass
Actually I want remove it to remove the scratches on the screen
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waseemhamwi said:
So the risk is in the way of pulling off the scratch-resistance glass
Actually I want remove it to remove the scratches on the screen
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No
There is no risk of anything
Its just that if u take the protector off, your actual screen may get scratches
So it is good to put a new protector on
Now putting the new protector on is hard because you might get air bubbles inside it which will look bad
But there is no harm to your phone in any way
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waseemhamwi said:
What do u mean "JK"
Do u mean the scratch-resistance glass or something else?
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No JK is not anything related to this
Like I said above
Jk means just kidding
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waseemhamwi said:
What do u mean "JK"
Do u mean the scratch-resistance glass or something else?
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Are you pakistani?
If you are I can explain to you in urdu
Ur name seems pakistani to me
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waseemhamwi said:
What do u mean "JK"
Do u mean the scratch-resistance glass or something else?
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He means with JK : Just Kidding.
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I guess removing the actual glass that comes from SONY is very hard as I saw a vid on youtube

waseemhamwi said:
I guess removing the actual glass that comes from SONY is very hard as I saw a vid on youtube
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Umm
Are you trying to remove the screen protector or the touch screen glass?
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of course the screen protector

waseemhamwi said:
of course the screen protector
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Then u saw the wrong video
The protector is like a plastic paper u peel off
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So do u have any idea about removing the scratch-resistance glass?
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waseemhamwi said:
So do u have any idea about removing the scratch-resistance glass?
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Again do u mean to say the screen protector or touch screen?
If the screen protector then just go ahead and peel it off
If touch screen then warranty will be void and do not do it urself
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Sahaab said:
Again do u mean to say the screen protector or touch screen?
If the screen protector then just go ahead and peel it off
If touch screen then warranty will be void and do not do it urself
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I mean with the scratch-resistance glass the touch screen that could void the warranty
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How to remove chrome from the bezel?

So I've got a pretty scratched up bezel and I imagine the phone would look even better if it was all white. So is there any way to get the entire chrome off without damaging or scratching the under lying plastic?
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bushako said:
So I've got a pretty scratched up bezel and I imagine the phone would look even better if it was all white. So is there any way to get the entire chrome off without damaging or scratching the under lying plastic?
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Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR26Iad4dEw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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gabamoner said:
Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR26Iad4dEw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I don't mean taking the phone apart. What I do want to do is to get rid of the chrome paint only.
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bushako said:
I don't mean taking the phone apart. What I do want to do is to get rid of the chrome paint only.
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The bezel is actually the back housing after removing the battery cover and the 11 screws after which u can scratch off the chrome part without damaging yr screen, but u will not like the looks of yr SGN2, cos my buddy did it on his note 1. U will end up with a scratchy plastic bezel:laugh::laugh:.U will be better off buying the OEM part which should cost less than $30 and u ve a brand new looking phone.
Funny how it easily falls off by itself but when u try to remove it it can be a *****

You could try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZuYzQrIHjA