Great I just cracked my screen.. now what? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

I bought a sexy back battery cover for my s3 and I took it out of the case to try to be flashy.. I got up while my phone was on my lap and bam right into the st bashing the corner just a lil scratches and one crack horizontally across the phone. I live in Miami hoping to get it fixed asap.. anybody know how much or where I could do this? Im so bummed now... any help is appreciated.
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Just got off the phone with Samsung and they will replace it for 177 dollars I guess it's not that bad but if anybody knows of better deals let me know
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Insurance? Wouldn't the deductible be cheaper?
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Deductible is 130 so you're not paying much more at 177
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I forgot to mention i have no insurance... ahh
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then go with the samsung deal. better than buying a new phone, and since they are doing the work it should have some sort of warranty

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then go with the samsung deal. better than buying a new phone, and since they are doing the work it should have some sort of warranty
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Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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why would you do that? because of the scratches?

You can still buy insurance
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Android_Monsters said:
You can still buy insurance
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Maybe 3rd party but you only have 14 days to add it with tmo
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pezlomd said:
Just got off the phone with Samsung and they will replace it for 177 dollars I guess it's not that bad but if anybody knows of better deals let me know
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Thanks. This is good to know in the future. Im past my 14 days already so I wasnt able to add Tmo insurance but $177 isnt bad at all. But I assume you have to send it in and I wonder how long that would take. That's the only drawback but still better non the less. Did you call samsung support or did you chat with them? Also Tmo will cover software issues for 1 year for free but you just have to pay $20 to get a replacement, and after you get a replacement they will ask if you want to add insurance. Once you have tmo insurance then its $5 for software issues and $130 for physical damage as that goes through Asurion and not Tmobile technically. So thats another route if you didnt get it within 14 days of your contract. I Know its too late now but once your phone is fixed you have that option still.
I'm thinking about going through Squaretrade insurance too but you also have to send them the phone for repair. Its avg about $5 a month with their 2 yr insurance plan. But I dont recall if there's a certain period that you have to apply. It might be 30 days within your contract. I have to double check.
Here's the one for squaretrade with $99 deductible
http://www.amazon.com/SquareTrade-S...8&qid=1346280977&sr=8-14&keywords=squaretrade

pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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when they replace the screen they replace the benzel too to probably your repaired phone won't show any signs of repair.

But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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Why? It'll work just fine.
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pezlomd said:
But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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A new screen won't slow your phone down.
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I was worriee maybe the fall would affect something.. but for the most part im happy i can fix it.. they say it will take out 2 weeks
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pezlomd said:
I was worriee maybe the fall would affect something.. but for the most part im happy i can fix it.. they say it will take out 2 weeks
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No you should be fine
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pezlomd said:
But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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Not at all if it is just screen damage which u say it is then they are literally going to unscrew the screws on back take the board out replace screen put motherboard back in and that's that. I'll tell u what let them do it. There is a little more involved to it then that won't get into detail but I did two friends screens and the one kid wanted the black face or the dark face(screen that's on pebble blue) on his white gs3 and it was a *****. Taking the board camera, connectors all that was easy....its the glue that holds the screen to the actual housing that is hard to get off. And u have to get it all off for screen to sit in there nicely anyways he liked the job I did it actually looked cool minus the white home button. Anyways good luck send it to Samsung now but after go with ensquared or squaretrade

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Hi,
What about buying the screen from ebay and trying to replace it yourself? It might be a little complicated and hard without having proper skills but you can try it out.
I have owned an iphone 3gs in a past and once when I cracked the screen I replaced it myself saving lots of money. It worked just fine. You can give it a try but I'm not really sure how hard it is on samsung.
And yeah, it was a digitized, and a display itself

dan_nny said:
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What about buying the screen from ebay and trying to replace it yourself? It might be a little complicated and hard without having proper skills but you can try it out.
I have owned an iphone 3gs in a past and once when I cracked the screen I replaced it myself saving lots of money. It worked just fine. You can give it a try but I'm not really sure how hard it is on samsung.
And yeah, it was a digitized, and a display itself
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Because that will probably cost more than Samsung will do it for.
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[Q] Broke my screen, anyone have a good place to reccomend for parts?

It's the T989, I just want to buy the whole front piece including the LCD, any help would be appreciated and yes I already looked on ebay
Thanks
I had to replace my s2 screen unfortunately it cost me nearly as much as my s2 :-( I chose ebay
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Any unlocking cell shop in Florida can carry the devices parts. Might have to wait a few days but by then it would be cheaper than getting a new phone
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fmartine said:
I had to replace my s2 screen unfortunately it cost me nearly as much as my s2 :-( I chose ebay
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It's about $170 on ebay, hopefully its OEM
datrapstar said:
Any unlocking cell shop in Florida can carry the devices parts. Might have to wait a few days but by then it would be cheaper than getting a new phone
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That's a good idea I'll check with my guy tomorrow thanks
Look around in Craigslist as well they have ads for that around that area
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My parts guy is getting the whole front end including bezel for $200, but my phone will look like a zebra because the front is black lol
How much would it cost u for replacement? Thats kinda high ,here on my end they charge about $100
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datrapstar said:
How much would it cost u for replacement? Thats kinda high ,here on my end they charge about $100
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I don't have insurance for t-mobile, I use simple, so I have to buy the part straight out I guess
Ahh that sucks. But my opinion, I rather buy another one just to have . Extra battery which is how I got mines. Paid 100$ and it came with a battery charger and 2 batteries included. Someone was hurting for money I guess. I didnt inspect it or nothing. Had water damage. Sent it in to tmo and the sent me another one for an extra 20$. Can't beat it for the price I paid
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datrapstar said:
Ahh that sucks. But my opinion, I rather buy another one just to have . Extra battery which is how I got mines. Paid 100$ and it came with a battery charger and 2 batteries included. Someone was hurting for money I guess. I didnt inspect it or nothing. Had water damage. Sent it in to tmo and the sent me another one for an extra 20$. Can't beat it for the price I paid
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true, I'm going to have to see if I can find a stronger case, if not, I might just go buy a commando for verizon, these phones are getting to expensive to repair these days

First phone that cracked with a protective cover?

My phone just cracked while playing Foosball with my brother. Unlike any others, the screen was directly impacted by the Foosball stick, not from dropping damage. I'm using a Trident aegis case on mine. I'm considering buying a squretrade insurance as its the best option right now
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Does the cover actually cover the screen? I would get any insurance you can if you don't currently have any..
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Swimguy14 said:
Does the cover actually cover the screen? I would get any insurance you can if you don't currently have any..
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Just the bezel but yea I'm already out of T-Mobile 14 day period so ill be buying insurance from squaretrade
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Well in that situation the case is really irrelevant; if the stick hit the screen directly it wouldn't make a difference whether there was a case on it or not.
I believe you can add insurance from tmobile up to 30 days after getting the phone but the deductible is ridiculous, like 150$ i believe. Nonsense when the phone was 99$ in the first place.
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Swimguy14 said:
Well in that situation the case is really irrelevant; if the stick hit the screen directly it wouldn't make a difference whether there was a case on it or not.
I believe you can add insurance from tmobile up to 30 days after getting the phone but the deductible is ridiculous, like 150$ i believe. Nonsense when the phone was 99$ in the first place.
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Squaretrade deductible is only $99. So ill go with that
Swimguy14 said:
Well in that situation the case is really irrelevant; if the stick hit the screen directly it wouldn't make a difference whether there was a case on it or not.
I believe you can add insurance from tmobile up to 30 days after getting the phone but the deductible is ridiculous, like 150$ i believe. Nonsense when the phone was 99$ in the first place.
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Umm I wanna know where the hell did you get an S3 for $99 lol
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Crisisx1 said:
Umm I wanna know where the hell did you get an S3 for $99 lol
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That's what I wanted to ask lol
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No you can't. You have 14 days from the date of purchase to add insurance after that you can't. Unless you file a warranty exchange. That will give you the chance to add insurance. 7.99 a month. Trust me I do this everyday at t-mobile.
Wish you would have seen my thread about a week ago when I dropped my s3 and cracked the screen. I was trying to warn everyone this can happen. So add insurance!
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No you can't. You have 14 days from the date of purchase to add insurance after that you can't. Unless you file a warranty exchange. That will give you the chance to add insurance. 7.99 a month. Trust me I do this everyday at t-mobile.
Wish you would have seen my thread about a week ago when I dropped my s3 and cracked the screen. I was trying to warn everyone this can happen. So add insurance!
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Squaretrade gives you 90 days don't they?
Swimguy14 said:
Well in that situation the case is really irrelevant; if the stick hit the screen directly it wouldn't make a difference whether there was a case on it or not.
I believe you can add insurance from tmobile up to 30 days after getting the phone but the deductible is ridiculous, like 150$ i believe. Nonsense when the phone was 99$ in the first place.
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The replacement cost of an in contract GS3 is about $650. $150 doesn't sound so bad.

Help

I dropped my dinc2 and cracked the screen pretty bad. Is there a way to get a replacement phone. And do I have to in root my phone
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I dropped my dinc2 and cracked the screen pretty bad. Is there a way to get a replacement phone. And do I have to in root my phone
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Are you under warranty, or did you buy insurance?
I font remember if not what happens
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If not then you can buy a replacement screen for it and change it yourself. There are some video tutorials that will walk you through step by step. That will probably be cheaper than a new replacement phone.
Ok . I thought they gave u a free newer phone
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matthewgonzalez said:
Ok . I thought they gave u a free newer phone
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If that was the case I think there are several people that would have "accidentally" dropped their phones...
Ha guess so
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Yeah your best bet is just to replace the screen. It is not a difficult procedure. I know of a few guys on here who have done it. I have not done the Inc 2 but many others.
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From my past experience, if you tell Verizon you dropped the phone and it broke, they aren't going to replace it, even if it's under warranty. If it's insured (though Asurion or a similar company), you'll have to pay your deductible and they will send you a replacement phone. Generally, the replacement will be a refurbished version of the same model phone.
If you aren't comfortable disassembling your phone and you have insurance, you're probably best off paying the deductible and getting a new phone. If you have the tools and knowledge to replace the screen yourself, that'll be the cheapest and easiest way to fix it. As for unrooting the phone if you do decide to send it in, it's probably not a bad idea if you can reasonably do so.
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I dropped my dinc2 and cracked the screen pretty bad. Is there a way to get a replacement phone. And do I have to in root my phone
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I was in a similar situation about a month ago. Except it wasn't my screen, the Micro USB port broke. I also had root. I just drained the battery so they wouldn't find out.
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I was in a similar situation about a month ago. Except it wasn't my screen, the Micro USB port broke. I also had root. I just drained the battery so they wouldn't find out.
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Just an FYI, one of the first things they test is the battery. They swap in a fully charged battery and see what happens.

Broken screen

So i sent my phone to LG after i dropped it thinking they will fix it for free the phone is about 14 days old and now they are charging me 140 to fix it does anyone have any alternative that maybe be cheaper or is LG actually being nice.
Sprint is 150$. If you have insurance, I wouldn't suggest fixing it yourself unless you know what you are doing...this phone is a piece to take apart.
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Ten dollars cheaper then sprint so yes they're being nice.
Be more careful next time. No manufacturer covers physical damage for free.
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Ten dollars cheaper then sprint so yes they're being nice.
Be more careful next time. No manufacturer covers physical damage for free.
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thanks i wish i knew this before. I'm ordering an otter box lol
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thanks i wish i knew this before. I'm ordering an otter box lol
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Its actually a great deal. Since screen and digitizer cannot be replaced separately on this phone parts alone sometimes run close to 150 depending on who is ordering it.
Without insurance a screen can run you 225. Having replaced one, 140 is not bad.
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I see this on a day to day ... if you have TEP that doesnt mean that all is replaced for free. Think of it as you paying car insurance if somethng happens you will have a deductible. alot of time they will squeeze some screen cracks through the system...usually 1" or less .

Scuff on the s4 home screen buttone out of the box?

Am I the only one whos noticed a little scuff on the bezzle around the home button? It was there the first day I got it. It might have been from when the tmobile guy unboxed my phone to activate my sim card. He turned it over on its face down on the counter. Does anyone think i could get this replaced?
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It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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tonytien said:
It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
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When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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Go ahead and give it a try
It's up to you.
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Yeah its your phone if your not happy send that s4 back
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Thanks everyone, I went and got an exchange today
Within that 20 day remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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j_r0dd said:
Within that 20 remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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whytechapel_x said:
How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
I Odin'd MDL back and everything went back to stock. I got my warranty back and they exchanged it. Actually the girl didn't even check anything I just told her I had overheating problems, the screen had smearing issues in the settings when brightness was low and that it wasnt reading my micro SD card although I know its not the s4.
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j_r0dd said:
i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
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I have returned many phones with bootloader unlocked and root. .. They don't even care and bother to check all those. They just make sure the device turns on and the serial number matches the one they sold you.
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My new in box S4 had fingerprints on it when I opened them. Naturally, I ran them through AFIS.
Lol that shouldnt be there.. Samsung was sloppy with this device.
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