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cracked screen DIY solution

hi has anyone tried this?
cracked my screen this morning, grabbed it from my bedside table, it was plugged in to the charger, tugged out of me hand flat on the floor and pow.
so i found these on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HTC-Desire-Brav...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item439f675cd7
htc digitizers/ screens whatever you would like to call them...
so has anyone tried this? are these reliable? good quality? could be a cheaper solution for the many people who have cracked their screens in this forum.
thanks.

*** (* This is Touch Screen / Touch Pad Only, LCD Display Screen NOT included)

most cracked screens are only the touch screen so buying this is fine, if you ****ed the LCD display your phone most likely got under a car's wheels.

Take out an insurance policy, wait a month, sorted

yeah the lcd is completely fine its the digitizer..
i dont want to wait one month.. i might just get this to try it out.. then take out insurance..
anybody know good insurance company in the uk?

Phil750123 said:
Take out an insurance policy, wait a month, sorted
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That's wells illegal.

Phil750123 said:
Take out an insurance policy, wait a month, sorted , get done for insurance fraud, go to prison, get no more car, home, life insurance for the rest of your life
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Fix'd
Regards,
the intrawebz

speedking34 said:
Fix'd
Regards,
the intrawebz
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im not going to do that but you have to be pretty dumb to get caught out like that.

Insurance company can prove quite persistant to not shell out money.

sruon said:
Insurance company can prove quite persistant to not shell out money.
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tell me about it, it took me aaaaages to get money from barclays for my touch hd and i wasnt frauding... in the end they lost my phone but they sent me some money and that took too long!

I wouldnt buy anything from EWWT, I have an open paypal claim on them, I ordered a case for a tytnII, very slow to ship, the keyboard was faulty and the case is missing all of the sub assemblies glued inside, looks like they have sold me a non working "dislplay" case, pack of bastards.
LM

MufDvr said:
I wouldnt buy anything from EWWT, I have an open paypal claim on them, I ordered a case for a tytnII, very slow to ship, the keyboard was faulty and the case is missing all of the sub assemblies glued inside, looks like they have sold me a non working "dislplay" case, pack of bastards.
LM
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thanks, good info. i wouldnt have got it from him anyway im looking for something closer to home..
so has no one got one of these before? will the quality not be as good?

Sooo my phone slipped into a POOL!

Does this mean I'm doomed?!?!?!?! HELP! ....

Just let it dry out. Should be fine?
Samsung Galaxy S II

Do u have tep insurance from Sprint?
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2

Pull the battery and completely let it dry before trying to power up. You might get lucky and avoid any shorting, but the chances of that are slim. Also note there's probably a sensor on your battery that will indicate water damage, so people will know of possible water issues if you were to take it in to get serviced. Good luck.
Sent on the run.

ravizzle said:
Do u have tep insurance from Sprint?
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Yes I do ... I'll just say I lost the phone if it doesn't power up.... If I tried to power it up before it completely dried... Does that mean my chances are even slimmer?!?

If you have tep from sprint i think youre covered. just have to pony up the deductible for accidental damage. not positive though
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If you have tep you don't even need an excuse just tell the truth your good. You do have to pay the deductible.

cdszoke said:
If you have tep you don't even need an excuse just tell the truth your good. You do have to pay the deductible.
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TEP is the regular 8bucks insurance correct? Lol... Just making sure.

NeeceeBabe said:
TEP is the regular 8bucks insurance correct? Lol... Just making sure.
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Yeah, now you have a $100 deductible to pay to get the phone replaced with a new one.

NeeceeBabe said:
TEP is the regular 8bucks insurance correct? Lol... Just making sure.
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Yup. The only insurance sprint offers our phone. You good.

Okay.. Sighs.. I"ll keep u guys posted! (

NeeceeBabe said:
Okay.. Sighs.. I"ll keep u guys posted! (
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You need to dry it out completely. Some people have recommended leaving it out in a dry place for about 3 days.
I would recommend getting some kind of desiccant like silica gel or molecular sieves (or rice if you don't have access to commercial desiccants) and sealing it in with the phone, say, in a plastic bag for at least 24 hours.
And yes, chances are very slim that it didn't short if you dropped in a pool and then tried to power it on.

Recently aced my screen and got it replaced through the insurance. Man, they are a ***** to work with, but I'm using my new ET4G with no complaints and it came faster than they anticipated so you should be good.
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Put it in a zip lock bag and pour dry rice around it .... Let it sit 2 days get your replacement phone .... Tell them you lost it so you dont have to send it back and if it works you can use it to dev on try roms from other phones and such or send it to a dev to work on it
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My Evo went swimming with me once. I pulled the battery immediately. Then I let the phone and battery sit in ice for a day. After that I sat it in front of a fan for a day, but I probably should have given it two.
It worked, although after a few months I had trouble with some random reboots that I think were due to the swim.
Just make sure that you give it a few days before putting the battery back in or trying to power it up.

sirslipzalot said:
Recently aced my screen and got it replaced through the insurance. Man, they are a ***** to work with, but I'm using my new ET4G with no complaints and it came faster than they anticipated so you should be good.
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What's so hard about it? I've replaced around 10 phones with assurion. Call it in, replacement phone usually at my house the next day, send damaged phone back in provided packaging. Doesn't get any easier.
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jirafabo said:
What's so hard about it? I've replaced around 10 phones with assurion. Call it in, replacement phone usually at my house the next day, send damaged phone back in provided packaging. Doesn't get any easier.
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He dealt with sprint, you were dealing with the insurance company.
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I dropped mine in the toilet, yep that's right toilet . I was lucky to have gotten the Best Buy BT insurance. They gave me a new phone without any problems. And the poster was right about the battery telling you there was water damage. The white sensor on the top of the battery turned pink.

Do NOT tell Sprint that it went swimming! The TEP specifically states it does not cover water damage, however it does cover loss... You know what to do.

You can tell them it went swimming-you are covered:
https://protection.sprint.com/?ECID=vanity:protection
Click on coverage tab and clearly states liquid damage is covered.
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[Q] Replacement Screen!

Yo guys, Had a bad day today.... Broke the screen on my phone. Does anyone know where to get replacement screen's from now a day's? Preferably not Ebay as i hate it but If that's the only place i guess i must. Now I have checked ebay but the ammount of Galaxy Nexus S Screen's that are on there it didn't seam like anyone would have any replacement screen's... could be wrong though! Any help appreciated
Kind Regard's James Mackay

You broke the screen already!? What happened?

You not going to tell me that you didn't insure device worth 500quid?
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ill admit that this is the first phone ive had that i DID insure !

What happened? ... How is broke?

I was wondering how long it would be before someone killed one. I very much doubt you'll have any luck sourcing a screen for one this soon after it's release, your only choice might be to contact Samsung regarding repair I'm afraid.

Haha, yep I broke the screen. Well I've cracked it any whoo. Still working perfectly fine . I dropped it yesterday when I was walking to work. Landed right on a curb....
Yeah I didn't insure it, never dropped the previous phones I've had, this ones a slippery bugger though.
I didn't think there'd be screens out yet, I'll keep my eyes posted for some. Anyone know any decent sites to check?
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wizkid6000 said:
Haha, yep I broke the screen. Well I've cracked it any whoo. Still working perfectly fine . I dropped it yesterday when I was walking to work. Landed right on a curb....
Yeah I didn't insure it, never dropped the previous phones I've had, this ones a slippery bugger though.
I didn't think there'd be screens out yet, I'll keep my eyes posted for some. Anyone know any decent sites to check?
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There wont be any replacement screens out for quite a while im afraid, maybe 6 months or more as this is such a new phone and all available stock will be going to make the phone itself or held by samsung for repairs. As mentioned before your only option if you want it fixed is to send it back to samsung for repair or claim under your contents insurance if you have accidental cover.
Mark.

wizkid6000 said:
Haha, yep I broke the screen. Well I've cracked it any whoo. Still working perfectly fine . I dropped it yesterday when I was walking to work. Landed right on a curb....
Yeah I didn't insure it, never dropped the previous phones I've had, this ones a slippery bugger though.
I didn't think there'd be screens out yet, I'll keep my eyes posted for some. Anyone know any decent sites to check?
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do you have accidental damage on your home insurance? might be worth checking if they will cover you that way. All my gadgets are covered this way, whether inside or outside the house.

God know's ha, I'm currently living at my mother's so no idea if she has or not! Ahhh well, as i said i didn't expect there to be any screens. I can still use the phone, and at the moment can't be arsed with the hassil of ringing all these place's to check if they will replace it. Thanks anyway's guys, Got a perspective from it if anything .

Did you pay for it with a credit card? You may be covered for accidental damage eg barclaycard:
Purchase protection
Buy eligible goods worth over £50 with a Visa or MasterCard credit card and they will be protected against accidental damage, loss or theft for the first 90 days, subject to an excess of £50. If any of these occur in that period, you should notify us within 45 days of the incident, and the police within 36 hours. You're covered for:
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You might want to look into a warranty like square trade. I was looking at insurance options myself and square trade seems to be the best. They allow you to buy insurance for a phone that is up to 30 days old. It might not be the most ethical thing to do to buy it for an already broken phone but they wouldn't offer that service if it wasn't profitable for them.
The plan is not cheap, and there is a deductible for replacement but it beats having a broken phone for 2 years.
http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/android-landing1#coveragePop

wizkid6000 said:
can't be arsed with the hassil of ringing all these place's to check if they will replace it.
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I am shocked . 500 quid phone barely a couple of weeks old and you can't be arsed to get it fixed? I would have literally in tears!

i saw on eBay it has already full housing.

The only parts site I know of is cnn.cn.
It doesn't look like they have anything for this phone right now though.

Well it isn't that bad. I can still use the phone perfectly and only notice the cracks when the screen is off. I can't get hold of a screen and am not dealing with insurance company a cause I feel them to be a majour pain in the arse. No point in getting worked up over something I can't change . I'll buy a screen when I find one online. Thanks for all your options though
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I'll be going to china on december 7-8 and 14-16, i'll check it out for you, i'll look on the 7, and let you know, and if the price is ok, you can paypal me and i'll buy it on the dec 14, at present i'm searching for white nexus s battery cover for members in this forum.
dont expect the screen to be cheap, i remember the nexus s screen cost approximate USD 120 when the phone was first released.

I have had my Galaxy Nexus for 5 days, and have also cracked the screen.
Problem is I have no idea how it happened. Phone was fine this morning when I set out for work and put it in my trouser pockets. But when i got to work and went to use it there was a huge crack across the screen, about at the point where the curve starts.
So i thought i would try my luck and see if I could get it replaced under warranty, as i had not dropped it or damaged it in any other way, so felt it was a manufacturing defect. Unfortunately I had no luck. As far a Phones4u (Where ig got it from) are concerned a cracked screen is accidental damage, so i will have to pay to get it repaired.
Then they quoted me a cost of £40-£70 for the repair, with the final cost inside that range depending on the amount of damage they had to fix. Now if the fix comes in under £70 i will be extremely happy. When i broke a Galaxy S screen it was £70 for the part alone, so under £70 for the part and fix looks like a good deal, so i accepted thinking i would get nowhere with my warranty argument.
I am waiting for the catch as currently it sounds too good to be true, as i was expecting something closer to £200. I will let you all know how it goes.

Pics or it didn't happen
telepathically sent with my Galaxy Nexus which is being imprisoned by FedEx

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same thing happened to me, dropped from 2 feet onto linoleum.
still very usable, only somewhat annoying. guess i will wait a few months for replacements to appear. in the meantime i am ordering a case. also just want to say i have never dropped and broken a phone in my life before this.

Cracked my screen, what are my options?

Hoping to hear from people who have dealt with this before. Cracked my screen pretty badly but luckily (relatively...) it still works as far as i know. I don't have insurance and while I'm gonna deal with it for now I'd eventually like to get it replaced, fixed, or upgrade to a new phone. What are ballpark figures for cost considering my contract isn't up for another year and a half and i don't have insurance? What would you do if you were in my situation?
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newalker91 said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Spr...722?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33759177aa
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Looks promising, thanks for the link. I'm guessing this is my cheapest option? I'm sure replacing or upgrading the phone would be much more expensive
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Slightly off topic, but how'd you manage to do it? I know our screens are Gorilla Glass and that mine has been through some pretty crazy drops already...

Are you the guy who called me this morning about the Galaxy S2 Screen? or is this just a coincidence in my world?

gcole09 said:
Slightly off topic, but how'd you manage to do it? I know our screens are Gorilla Glass and that mine has been through some pretty crazy drops already...
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Ultimately i can't blame anything but my own carelessness. Long story short i accidentally crushed it between some heavy metal hinges on a forklift...the gorilla glass didn't stand a chance.
ReFiLL said:
Are you the guy who called me this morning about the Galaxy S2 Screen? or is this just a coincidence in my world?
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Coincidence. But i feel his melancholy and angst.
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my advice: get it fixed

newalker91 said:
Sprint will not repair the screen, so that's not an option. Replacing the phone would be around $250 cheapest for a used device, $550 for a retail price device. Sending it in to a 3rd party repair company would cost you the $150 for the screen plus hourly labor, making it closer to $200. Factor in shipping cost and you may as well buy a phone.
Replacing the screen is easy. Undo the 6 philips head screws in the back housing, work a thin plastic wedge around the rim and pop the housing off. Undo the two screws on the board, unclip the ribbon cables, reverse the process onto the new screen. Takes about 15 minutes if you haven't done it before.
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But where do you just buy the gorilla glass for this phone?

newalker91 said:
You don't. You buy the entire fused assembly I linked. Digi + display
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If you do find just the glass they don't seal right then they look worse than a cracked screen.

Why not just add insurance and get it fixed that way
From the 2nd galaxy

I have a brand new white LCD for epic touch if you want it, I don't need it . Same thing as what thy linked on eBay. Pretty simple to assemble too. I'd sell it to ya way cheaper.
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gronimo21 said:
Why not just add insurance and get it fixed that way
From the 2nd galaxy
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Sprint won't allow that. If that were the case everybody would be doing that.
If I were you I would buy dude's screen who is posted above this post and after that I would go on YouTube to see if I could find a video on how to assemble or replace the Epic touch's screen. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
If I helped you out in any way please thank me. Thanks.

If the Insurance was added the best you could do is process and insurance claim and get a refurbished phone for $100.
Changing out the screen is pretty simple. Just make sure you watch the camera connection at the top and the one at the bottom of the board. Every DIYer seems to miss those two.

It's very unfortunate that our assemblies cost so much, when the iphone assembly is like 40 bucks and to get it installed will run about 90 if you don't do it yourself. Our phone seriously needs cheaper replacement parts.

afive720 said:
I have a brand new white LCD for epic touch if you want it, I don't need it . Same thing as what thy linked on eBay. Pretty simple to assemble too. I'd sell it to ya way cheaper.
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That would be awesome! Just PM'ed you

You can search on Craigslist and eBay for phones with bad esn. And simply make one working out of two.
You can ask on forums for people who bricked their phones beyond returning point and sprint refuses to help them.
But of the guy above gives you a good deal. Take it.
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Have you actually had Sprint tell you no? Have you actually gone into a corporate store and asked?
I ask because they replaced my cracked screen on my HTC EVO 4G a few months back, no questions asked, totally free.

kdoggy said:
Have you actually had Sprint tell you no? Have you actually gone into a corporate store and asked?
I ask because they replaced my cracked screen on my HTC EVO 4G a few months back, no questions asked, totally free.
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Yes, I went in the day it happened and asked if they could replace it or what my options were. Other than buying a new phone for retail price, they said they couldn't do anything and didn't even do the repairs themselves. They just referred me to World of Wireless (I called them and they were charging $250 for the 'custom order' repair they'd have to do).

Buy a new one off Amazon for $8.00 and install it yourself. It take about a half hour and save a bunch of money
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These are from my eBay Watch List :
$19.99 (Glass Only,without LCD)
Code:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Glass-Outer-Lens-Touch-Screen-Cover-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S-II-Epric-4G-D710-/110890421087?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d1958b5f#ht_2808wt_1269
$79.99
Code:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Epic-4G-Touch-D710-LCD-Screen-Assembly-Digitizer-Sprint-Galaxy-S-2-II-/320922823964?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab87dad1c#ht_500wt_1156
How to
Code:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f9pJTltvZ0
Good Luck!

I just replaced the glass and lcd's in two of my evo 4gs. Cost me $50 each. Pretty simple to do. Find a YouTube video like he said, it'll make all the difference.
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Scratched the screen in under two hours... What the heck???

I picked up my Note 2 on Friday night and leaving the mall I put it in my pocket. I then made the mistake of putting my keys in the same pocket and put two large scratches in the middle of the screen.
I thought these screens were nearly bullet proof???
I putt a Zagg screen protector on it yesterday and you can just barely see the scratches, but I know they are there....
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sandiegopaneraiguy said:
I picked up my Note 2 on Friday night and leaving the mall I put it in my pocket. I then made the mistake of putting my keys in the same pocket and put two large scratches in the middle of the screen.
I thought these screens were nearly bullet proof???
I putt a Zagg screen protector on it yesterday and you can just barely see the scratches, but I know they are there....
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1st bold: stupid
2nd bold: source?

sandiegopaneraiguy said:
I picked up my Note 2 on Friday night and leaving the mall I put it in my pocket. I then made the mistake of putting my keys in the same pocket and put two large scratches in the middle of the screen.
I thought these screens were nearly bullet proof???
I putt a Zagg screen protector on it yesterday and you can just barely see the scratches, but I know they are there....
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These screens are not bullet proof, they're just really hard, and follow very basic laws of nature, ie. Material A will scratch Material B, if Material A is harder. So, never take your phone to the beach either as the miniscule pieces of quartz in the sand will lay waste to your phone too.

I agree, absolutely stupid and not something I normally do. But its just strange to me that three keys, none of which are particularly sharp scratched the screen in the 15 to 20 minutes they were in my pocket with the phone. My previous phone (Galaxy S2) was pretty well abused over the time I had it, and it still does not have a single scratch on the screen.
Just seems odd to me. And wanted this to be a warning to others that the screens are not as hard as we might otherwise think.

sandiegopaneraiguy said:
I agree, absolutely stupid and not something I normally do. But its just strange to me that three keys, none of which are particularly sharp scratched the screen in the 15 to 20 minutes they were in my pocket with the phone. My previous phone (Galaxy S2) was pretty well abused over the time I had it, and it still does not have a single scratch on the screen.
Just seems odd to me. And wanted this to be a warning to others that the screens are not as hard as we might otherwise think.
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Wow , that really sucks man . I'd have a ill panic attack if that happaned to me. It would literally make me for over another 650 to buy a new phone knowing those scratches were there within hours of buying it . :/ I hope you bought the Ins plan? Sorry for your loss sir.

Some_dude36 said:
Wow , that really sucks man . I'd have a ill panic attack if that happaned to me. It would literally make me for over another 650 to buy a new phone knowing those scratches were there within hours of buying it . :/ I hope you bought the Ins plan? Sorry for your loss sir.
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Dude its some scratch not a total loss but yeah i always make sure i that when i put my devices in my pocket there is nothing in it and other pocket for keys etc..
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You have at least 14 days to return or exchange the device. Just go back and exchange the device.

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You have at least 14 days to return or exchange the device. Just go back and exchange the device.
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Why so they can keep increasing pricing ! No he needs to deal with it only return if it's a valid reason. Sorry to hear your screen is scratched though.
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Some_dude36 said:
Sorry for your loss sir.
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LOL people. Are we talking family lost in war or are we still talking about phones here? Phones that still work perfectly and are basically still pristine?
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_atlien_ said:
LOL people. Are we talking family lost in war or are we still talking about phones here? Phones that still work perfectly and are basically still pristine?
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What?...you normally talk about phones here actually.,... not "lost family" or issues as such! Dude...if you want to ... go talk on CNN forums.

_atlien_ said:
LOL people. Are we talking family lost in war or are we still talking about phones here? Phones that still work perfectly and are basically still pristine?
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Lol'd
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sandiegopaneraiguy said:
I picked up my Note 2 on Friday night and leaving the mall I put it in my pocket. I then made the mistake of putting my keys in the same pocket and put two large scratches in the middle of the screen.
I thought these screens were nearly bullet proof???
I putt a Zagg screen protector on it yesterday and you can just barely see the scratches, but I know they are there....
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It's your own fault dude. Gorilla glass never claimed to be scratch proof, its is more flexible than regular glass and stronger. I for one, always put a high end screen protector before I even turn device on. I call it "insurance".

KillaHurtz said:
It's your own fault dude. Gorilla glass never claimed to be scratch proof, its is more flexible than regular glass and stronger. I for one, always put a high end screen protector before I even turn device on. I call it "insurance".
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No need to fault anyone. The individual already knowledge fault. You like some people I know in my life. Rip a hole into the person even after they ripped a hole into themselves. Doing nothing more than being annoying.
Gorilla glass is scratch resistant. Which is why manufacturers use Gorilla glass. And why some people think of it as "bullet proof". Of course it is not "bullet proof" or scratch proof. Nothing better educator than experience.
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bipoler said:
Why so they can keep increasing pricing ! No he needs to deal with it only return if it's a valid reason. Sorry to hear your screen is scratched though.
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What are we going to do with you. You are in this: "Everyone at fault for devices costing higher and insurance costing higher" thing.
It is up to the store, in the mall, that chooses to take it back or not. Not that many get returned or exchanged in the grace time. And with the price deals that T-Mobile get they can afford it without spreading the cost to us.
The insurance thing is a different story from this grace time. Still $130 to $175 to replace a $699 device is a deal for the customers. Which means that the insurance business is still make very good profit. If it is worth it to you all depends on when the device is damaged/stolen or when you are planning to get another device. Saying to people not to return to repair or get replacement (after the grace time period) is like telling people to not go to the hospital because that will make your insurance higher. People should be able to go to the hospital even if they caused the problem. That is the price you pay in getting insurance yourself. This is the same with Cellular device insurance. If don't like this then don't have insurance and pay full price for each and every device. Then, for right or wrong, others are not effecting you.
When it comes to T-Mobile at 2013 on charging full price for devices: That has nothing to do with users "abusing" the system. T-Mobile is taking out the cost of the device from the monthly rates. So after spending $699 for a device you will get a lower cost monthly rate. And at the end save around $200 within two years of using that one device on the value plan. So stop blaming others for T-Mobile changing their business methods.
Of course you going to rip me a new one on this. I can hear now.
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Quick question in the insurance, let's say i lost my phone, when I pay the 130 or 175 and I get the new phone, do I still have the same phone number or I get a new number?
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i dropped my phone face flat from the chest height on a bus and 2 feet face down to a table and no scratches or cracks

After you replace your device you still will have the same cellular phone number.
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DKM119 said:
Quick question in the insurance, let's say i lost my phone, when I pay the 130 or 175 and I get the new phone, do I still have the same phone number or I get a new number?
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My coverage thru ensquared covers theft and loss. Well worth it if you ask me. You would keep your same number.
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