Hey guys, long time lurker here, love this forum. I have a question to which I can't seem to get a definitive answer to, figured this would be the place to find the answer I'm looking for. I just purchased a second hand T989D really cheap. The housing is really beat up, so I figured I would buy a new housing (front, back and battery cover). I looked everywhere, but could only find replacement housing for T989 model (T-Mobile version). Are there any differences between the two models (aside from holding volume rocker during boot)???
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To my knowledge, the hardware (incl. housing) is identical. I have a T989D, but haven't actually seen or held a T989 yet. I'm sure it would be much easier to find parts that will be labelled as being for the T-Mobile version - Telus and Koodo just don't have the client base to make a difference. I would expect that anything sold for a T989 would work on the T989D. Would Samsung ever consider making a phone that was only for the Canadian market?? Population-wise, we're just another state...almost as big as California.
They do have a Canadian only S2...bell only actually. The i757m. Frigging nightmare! LOL. My wife bought it without me looking into it. Literally has 2 current roms and not even its own forum section. Lol
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Yeesh! Actually sounds a little like dealing with the Ace II X situation that a few carriers offer. I guess I should have thought about that one before I wrote the last part of my post. I guess manufacturing of these devices really is down to an art for Samsung - they don't even have to sell that many of them to make worth their while.
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Ok, so I highly doubt this will work at all BUT I've been tossing around the idea of switching from AT&T (GSM) to Verizon (CDMA) and since I know I can neither take my TILT w/ me nor mod my phone to work on CDMA (that's the way I understand it so someone PLEASE let me know if there's some miracle work around for this lol) so I was pondering if I could take some CDMA phone w/ the same slide functions so it's "landscapable" and tear the guts out of it and put it in my TILT. A HUGE thing for me is the tilting action of the screen. I knowwww it's such a truly MINOR detail but I dont think I could ever go back to a "single slide" phone like the Fuze or anything.
My first HTC phone was my lovable Wizard but my biggest complaint was having to turn the whole dern phone just to look @ the screen w/o the sun glaring all over it but I went through THREE of them (yes, sad, I know lol). One was an original from an AT&T store which met it's initial demise when it's screen got cracked beyond repair. The second was bought from eBay and met IT'S demise after I found out it was a 4th gen model and couldnt be unlocked (at the time) for ROM flashing and attempted to flash it ANYWAYS so it totally bricked my phone () BUT I took the two and Frankensteined a THIRD working phone from the innards of the cracked screen phone and the casing and screen from the bricked phone. Sadly, the 3rd phone (and the one that made me proudest lol) met it's untimely death to WATER DAMAGE of all things.
Ok, so that whole story being said...I don't mind breaking my TILT open and plucking out the insides IF another phone's innards can be transplanted into the remaining casing. Again, doubtful it's possible butttt figured it wouldn't hurt to ask!
Thanks in advance!
Dont switch to Verizon. If you want to go CDMA go Sprint. But I would never go CDMA.
All the devices can only be used in the US, the selection of phones sucks, and Verizon handicaps almost all phones they sell.
AT&T is clearly the premier GSM provider in the US. Anything else would be a downgrade.
Sorry if it has been asked, and I did a search to no avail. For those of you with the telus t989d version, do the t-mobile branded cases fit the telus version? I am trying to find out before I spend money on a case that doesn't end up fitting. Thanks for any input! Let me know if you have a favorite also! Need one quick so I don't ruin this awesome phone
yes the phones are identical in every way even ROMs
they only added the D at the end to know it's from Telus instead of Tmo
AllGamer said:
yes the phones are identical in every way even ROMs
they only added the D at the end to know it's from Telus instead of Tmo
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I think they don't fit. I know their was a thread, but I am not going to look for it on my phone. I think the speaker cut out and the 3.5 mm jack are on the opposite side on the telus version.I may be wrong though. I'm sure if you search more on desktop you will find it easy though.
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Hi,
To answer your question, yes the T-mobile version of the phone and the Telus version are identical. If you buy a case specific for the T-Mobile version it will fit like a glove on the Telus version, cutouts and all.
I just purchased the Seidio Active Case yesterday, should be arriving in the mail soon. If you are looking for a high quality case, that provides great protection, you should check it out. comes with a built in kickstand as well.
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I think they don't fit. I know their was a thread, but I am not going to look for it on my phone. I think the speaker cut out and the 3.5 mm jack are on the opposite side on the telus version.I may be wrong though. I'm sure if you search more on desktop you will find it easy though.
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You're thinking about the Skyrocket (AT&T and Rogers versions) cases, not the Telus and T-Mobile. They are the exact same hardware wise, except for the front faceplate is branded slightly differently.
Anyone know if replacement parts are interchangeable between models? I am getting a cheap Verizon Xperia Play and would like to remove the Verizon branding but not sure if I can simply buy a new battery cover/slide out gamepad cover or not.
They are pretty cheap so I guess I could just try it out but itf someone knows for sure it would save me the trouble.
Thanks.
Yeah,
if ure talkin about the back, there the same size for both models.
Yeah, I just do not know about motherboard.
Thanks guys. I really am only curious about the back and the gray plastic surrounding the buttons since those are the parts that have the carrier branding. Since I bought the phone simply for emulators and maybe some Play Store games and don't even use Verizon I kind of want to make it look like it isn't carrier branded. I would have bought an ATT version or international version but they are more expensive for obvious reasons.
I recently dropped by GNex and the screen got shattered. :/
I've been looking for a replacement screen online and found that replacement screens for this phone are relatively expensive. But then I found a part labelled as a replacement screen for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus. I was wondering if this part would work with my unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus? Would it be compatible?
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I recently dropped by GNex and the screen got shattered. :/
I've been looking for a replacement screen online and found that replacement screens for this phone are relatively expensive. But then I found a part labelled as a replacement screen for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus. I was wondering if this part would work with my unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus? Would it be compatible?
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In theory it will fit, but no idea if it works.
There shouldn't be a difference right? I mean isn't the sprint version supposed to be the same except for the radio?
Don't think it will fit..
Someone went ahead despite the uncertainty, he have not report back yet..
I guess I will go ahead without certainty too...
im pretty sure it doesnt. i believe the cable is in a different spot.
Hi everyone! I have a quick question. In the process of trying to replace the broken screen on my S3, I ended up breaking the LCD/Digitizer -.-
I was on the hunt for a replacement i747 so I could switch out the motherboards, but on Ebay, I saw a listing of a Sprint phone that had the i747 motherboard inside of it. So my question is, could I place my motherboard inside any of the S3 variants and it will work? I know it will work with T-Mobile, but what about Sprint, Verizon, etc? Thanks :3
Nope. It won't fit.
The sprint version lacks a Sim tray so that's One incompatibility
Thanks for the answers! I'm guessing the phone I saw actually just had the Sprint LCD in the i747 housing. Or something like that. Either way, I just decided to buy another cheap i747 and switch out the boards. Thanks again