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Seller said they dropped it in water. It holds a charge but will turn off shortly after being powered on. They're asking $100. Worth it or should I pass? Sounds like a hardware problem so I don't think its fixable without dishing out a lot of money.
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I think you answered your own question. I'd say its definitely not worth it considering a lot of factors like how long it was in the water, what they did after they pulled it out, etc etc...
Replacing the logic board is cheaper than replacing the screen, so as long as the screen isn't cracked it shouldn't be that bad. However, you're not going to be able to easily find a replacement logic board yet. If it is well and truly broken, your best bet is to keep the screen and housing, then buy another Nexus that has a broken screen and frankenstein it together.
I'm looking for the back housing to a Verizon one, if anyone knows where I can get parts for them?
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tooter1 said:
I'm looking for the back housing to a Verizon one, if anyone knows where I can get parts for them?
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Search eBay! I found many mobile housing there
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ddgarcia05 said:
Seller said they dropped it in water. It holds a charge but will turn off shortly after being powered on. They're asking $100. Worth it or should I pass? Sounds like a hardware problem so I don't think its fixable without dishing out a lot of money.
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Not a good idea in my opinion!
Its like buying a used car with some issues and spending a lot of money to fix it's known bad issues then after sometime new bad issues will come up and you'll keep fixing it and so on that if u bought a new one wit would have been cheaper! Electronics are even worst!
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M7amad90 said:
Not a good idea in my opinion!
Its like buying a used car with some issues and spending a lot of money to fix it's known bad issues then after sometime new bad issues will come up and you'll keep fixing it and so on that if u bought a new one wit would have been cheaper! Electronics are even worst!
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Cars are different, though. Any issue with an engine that completely prevents it from running is not going to be traceable to any one particular part, especially if all of the parts are really old.
These phones literally have four major components that are easily replaceable, and only two of these components are going to keep the phone from being operational. If you replace both the logic board and the screen, it's practically a new phone.
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Search eBay! I found many mobile housing there
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I tried that route and, couldn't find any. Probably not putting the right words in search.
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Thanks for the replies. Gonna pass on the device.
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Not a good idea at all. Pay 300 more and you can get yourself a brand new one
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Hey guys.
I was stupid and put a thin wire into the external antenna slot. Despite reading about the fact it could ruin the internal antenna i was just so desperate for better 3G service.
Well i scrapped the internal antenna, anybody have any ideas as to what i should do? I tried looking for a new MoBo online but couldnt find anything for our phone. Im really mad at myself i like freaking hate myself. i should just leave it alone. FML.
Do you have Insurance? Try exchanging for a warranty or insurance.
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iwasblown said:
Do you have Insurance? Try exchanging for a warranty or insurance.
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It's a Craigslist phone. It was running perfectly. I'll just buy a new one from there.
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elesbb said:
It's a Craigslist phone. It was running perfectly. I'll just buy a new one from there.
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Well, we all do something not-so-smart from time to time. Don't forget to eBay/craigslist the parts. I'm sure someone who knows howto fix their phone could use a new backing, the battery, the screen, etc...
sylikc said:
Well, we all do something not-so-smart from time to time. Don't forget to eBay/craigslist the parts. I'm sure someone who knows howto fix their phone could use a new backing, the battery, the screen, etc...
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True I could sell individual parts. It's working now if I keep the back cover off with the wire shoved into the antenna slot. The part that pisses me off is I even read a thread where someone else did exactly this to their I9100. I need to listen and be happy with what I have. Or just buy the antenna plug designed for this device. I'm going to try a few things to see if I can fix it. However one guy went down to 220 on his s2. I kinda wanna snatch it. But I really shouldn't go over 100 to fix it. Ugh I really hate myself. You think I'd learn by now -.-
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Question is this: Where did all the Sprint GNex parts go? I am looking for the middle housing and can't find anything anywhere. Am I able to go to a Sprint repair center and pay for one? I've managed to drop it twice in the last week, causing some damage to the housing. And no, I don't like cases...
Thanks on advance for any help.
- Z
Are there such things as sprint repair centers? If so, that's neat, wish Verizon had them.
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I've been wondering the same. Had to touch up my paint and when I pushed the back housing off, the digitizer bubbled a bit in the bottom left hand corner. It's not over the screen so it's not catastrophic but it's annoying to see.
The only way to get good parts Sprint-wise seems to be to buy a bad ESN device for 200 - but even at that the screen is usually scratched or something like that.
And I thought I had it bad with scratched off paint from using headphones and twisting the jack...
I'm thinking OP means a retail store, Sprint is the poorest of the four and I doubt they pour any funds into "service centers".
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jimmyco2008 said:
And I thought I had it bad with scratched off paint from using headphones and twisting the jack...
I'm thinking OP means a retail store, Sprint is the poorest of the four and I doubt they pour any funds into "service centers".
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No, that's not what I mean. Here in Portland, OR we have two service centers. They have retail fronts, but they stock parts for everything they carry. I've taken many phones in and had them repaired the same day. I'm asking if anyone knows if we can buy parts directly from them.
Oh, my mistake. Well that's really neat! I doubt you could buy parts, though. But then I don't work for Sprint.
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Buy one and fix it.
http://stellatech.com/samsung-gt-i9250-galaxy-nexus-sim-card-reader,a,en,812361.html
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Fix it. How? Its soldered onto the mainboard
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It only has six points of contact and would be fairly easy for someone skilled with a soldering iron. If it isn't your forte, you could probably find a local electronics shop that would do it for you for a reasonable fee.
Hey man..I read your post and I have my old nexus..it is missing the battery door and the back is scratched but screen is 10 out of 10.. I would post it to sell but I do not believe I am able to sell on here I would let it go for like 50 bucks or 40 even..
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savagehax said:
Hey man..I read your post and I have my old nexus..it is missing the battery door and the back is scratched but screen is 10 out of 10.. I would post it to sell but I do not believe I am able to sell on here I would let it go for like 50 bucks or 40 even..
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it does power on right and works functional right. I'm gonna pm you for more info
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It only has six points of contact and would be fairly easy for someone skilled with a soldering iron. If it isn't your forte, you could probably find a local electronics shop that would do it for you for a reasonable fee.
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Dude, trust me Its very hard even for experienced technicians
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It is relatively hard if you don't know what you are doing. Need an disassembly guide. A hot air gun and a soldering station.
Oh and some flux.
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It is relatively hard if you don't know what you are doing. Need an disassembly guide. A hot air gun and a soldering station.
Oh and some flux.
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yeahh I sent it in for repair and they said they could not repair it....then on top of that my note2 got stolen Friday. I'm using a old windows phone 7....its killing me
I had mine apart last night to do the USB port repair (replace the whole ribbon) and looked at the sim slot while it was apart. I am no expert, but I have replaced surface mount chips before that are much more difficult then what this repair would be. A fine tip temp control iron, some desolder braid (along with solder and flux), and it is pretty straight forward. Wouldn't need to take it apart any further then just removing the back.
If you end up wanting to get rid of it for savagehax offer, I would be interested in yours, that being it would be missing a battery back and have a defective sim slot.
Speaking of which, are you sure the sim slot is the defective piece? It'd be worth it to put a meter on there and measure continuity between the pins and solder points.
Good luck with whatever you end up doing.
I had a sim adapter in it and when I pulled it out I guess it rip some pins.....cell phone repair pros told me they could repair it they put in a new sim reader and all...
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I had a sim adapter in it and when I pulled it out I guess it rip some pins.....cell phone repair pros told me they could repair it they put in a new sim reader and all...
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Ah... nice. How does the adapter work for ya? Can you switch on the fly or does it require a reboot?
.... I have a Micro Sim in my Galaxy Nexus.... I live life on the edge lol
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Iknoo....do not put the adapter in there without the sim inside the adapter....just a warning to ya
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Iknoo....do not put the adapter in there without the sim inside the adapter....just a warning to ya
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Interesting, never thought of that as an issue, but it makes perfect sense.. This goes into my treasure chest of things to remember lol
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Ya I just bout another one tho...i won't make that mistake twice tho
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Any body else has a galaxy nexus gem version with a screen 10 out of 10 condition I don't care what condition the body is?
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My nexus in immaculate condition. £239.99
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MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
My nexus in immaculate condition. £239.99
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Really kinda looking for one low priced between 50 and 70 I need the screen and stuff I got my original white housing
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I kno there is someone out there with av nexus 4 that still had there galaxy nexus that's beat up. That wanna seek it for little or no money lol
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My father had the glass on his Note II replaced by a local shop. When he got it back, it looked like this. I'm 99.9% sure that this is shoddy work and needs to be re-done, but I was looking for two things:
1) Confirmation that this is not how replaced glass is supposed to look.
2) Suggestions on exactly what it is the repair shop messed up.
Thanks!
Needs to be redone
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WrlsFanatic said:
My father had the glass on his Note II replaced by a local shop. When he got it back, it looked like this. I'm 99.9% sure that this is shoddy work and needs to be re-done, but I was looking for two things:
1) Confirmation that this is not how replaced glass is supposed to look.
2) Suggestions on exactly what it is the repair shop messed up.
Thanks!
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Start over...g
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I just replaced a glass and it looks brand new but my softkeys and home key arent working any ideas
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Looks like they didn't clean the glue off from the old glass. That's awful. Should look brand new.
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Sorry op
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Sorry op
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Ditto....
OP... the repair needs to be done again...g
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Tell them Goo gone and then cleansing with alcohol is key.
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twanskys204 said:
Sorry op
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No problem at all, thanks. My dad knows a lot of people in the area, and this shop is trying to make a name for itself. Worst-case scenario, they'll eventually replace the whole thing for him. I just wanted to know with certainty that replaced glass doesn't look like this.