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Are the water damage stickers hidden on these phones? I also noticed my battery doesnt have a water damage sticker either.
Kinda late reply, but i was looking for the same thing and couldnt see anything. I need to return my phone to Rogers tomorrow and spilt a small amount of coffee on it and cant see any stickers. All is running well though so i guess im safe
Don't see anything on mine. I wonder if the stickers are carrier related and google doesn't care?
briangp said:
Don't see anything on mine. I wonder if the stickers are carrier related and google doesn't care?
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I called Rogers and they said theyd look for water damage. Maybe not look as deep as a tiny white sticker? You have an interesting point though, maybe the stickers are carrier related and Rogers didnt have any on the gnex? Because doesnt verizon have some on the battery?
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I called Rogers and they said theyd look for water damage. Maybe not look as deep as a tiny white sticker? You have an interesting point though, maybe the stickers are carrier related and Rogers didnt have any on the gnex? Because doesnt verizon have some on the battery?
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Thought I would let you know that there are no water damage stickers on my Verizon G-Nex. I think Google just really doesn't care if your phone gets wet.
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Thought I would let you know that there are no water damage stickers on my Verizon G-Nex. I think Google just really doesn't care if your phone gets wet.
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lmao. Thanks Google!
That's so weird. I spilled a little tea on my phone about 20 minutes ago. I was just going to search this question up myself but here it is right at the top of the forum. We're syncing up guys! Gross.
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Thought I would let you know that there are no water damage stickers on my Verizon G-Nex. I think Google just really doesn't care if your phone gets wet.
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Maybe its electronic somehow? Idk. Still can't find any though
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I have a water sticker on my battery and phone(next to 4 pins where battery connects). Its a Verizon nexus.
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Most phones in addition to having one that you can see by the battery also have one on the motherboard. That way they know if you paint the one on the outside.
Well I just took my nexus to rogers and got my new one with no questions asked. The guy didn't even check my boot loader or anything. Maybe when they ship it to Samsung, Samsung will check it out and run tests?
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I had my phone apart to cool down.(it was getting pretty hot) and I was drinking some water. Something happened where I coughed a little up and a drop hit the exact spot where the water damage sticker is. Not the one on the batter but the one underneath. Does anyone know where I could buy a replacement sticker? All the repair parts sites I know don't have parts for our phone yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I need to send it back to T-mobile because the touch screen isn't responsive half the time.
Sounds like a well thought out story to me. None the less, ebay is your friend.
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I've checked ebay. There is no need for me to make up a story. I'd admit if I did water damage my phone in any way because I can fix water damage. I repair cell phones for my job.
I'm not sure posting about your attempts to alter your liquid damage indicator onto a public forum is a good idea William.
poeticsoul44 said:
I've checked ebay. There is no need for me to make up a story. I'd admit if I did water damage my phone in any way because I can fix water damage. I repair cell phones for my job.
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Yet your vendors can't supply you.
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Bleach them a couple times and ur good to go Use a qtip drop a drop on it sit and wipe it with a paper towel and do it again. This used to work back in the day idk if the stickers are different now I did this to my iPhone a couple years ago
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funziebear said:
Bleach them a couple times and ur good to go Use a qtip drop a drop on it sit and wipe it with a paper towel and do it again. This used to work back in the day idk if the stickers are different now I did this to my iPhone a couple years ago
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If you rub the sticker while it is wet it will start to pill away from the phone. I have seen people bring in their phones to my store and you can tell when they tried to fix the indicator.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=water+damage+sticker&_frs=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m359
That's the worst luck EVER!!! I mean, a single drop of water just HAPPENED to fall directly on the water damage sticker, AND your screen stopped responding?!?!???
Well, it's a good thing you repair cell phones for a living, you can fix the damage yourself without filing a warranty claim and causing higher prices for the rest of us
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guys i have my phone Liquipel which makes my phone waterproof with no case
what you could do is look and see if the water sticker on the battery is the same if it is just use that one
Buy an OEM Battery. Swap stickers....
tri4life said:
Buy an OEM Battery. Swap stickers....
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Shouldn't even need an OEM battery as Tmo only switches out the main piece of the phone without the battery or cover.
Okay, so last night I was fixing the hottub, and there was barely any water in there and I hit the jets on accident, and water went all over the phone and it was soaked. It is in an otterbox defender, so most of it was saved, but my speaker is kinda iffy.
My question is, I have a feeling the 'W1' and 'W2' circles under the back cover are the water indicatorS. If they are not can someone correct me?
And also, is there any more on the phone if I send it in for warranty?
This isn't a scam attempt, just want to be sure if I send my phone in it will not be charged for water damage, because if thats the case, I am just going to keep it and suffer lol..
thanks guys
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Okay, so last night I was fixing the hottub, and there was barely any water in there and I hit the jets on accident, and water went all over the phone and it was soaked. It is in an otterbox defender, so most of it was saved, but my speaker is kinda iffy.
My question is, I have a feeling the 'W1' and 'W2' circles under the back cover are the water indicatorS. If they are not can someone correct me?
And also, is there any more on the phone if I send it in for warranty?
This isn't a scam attempt, just want to be sure if I send my phone in it will not be charged for water damage, because if thats the case, I am just going to keep it and suffer lol..
thanks guys
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Can't help with identifying the water telltales, but I bet you can replace the speaker in the phone if you are just a little handy with tools. I say this because I found a great YouTube video for working on an SII (I know it is different) and I was able to replace some key parts of a water damaged phone. I'll bet the SIII is just as easy to work on.
You can use bleach to turn the water indicators white again, but you will be wasting your time as there are several more water indicators inside the phone.
Ie; if you send it in for warranty and it is water damaged, they WILL know.
As for speaker replacement I'd follow the above suggestion.
I remember back in the day the old iPhones had the water stickers in the headphone jack. U just stick a small piece of white paper and you could fool the Apple employees and get away with it lol
Good luck with the phone regardless of what you do! Its far to easy to damage a phone. I've been through way too many.
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DIY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_70-W9JjVjg&feature=share&list=SPFF45001BDE8794B7
Yes there are more indicators in the phone. I am sorry but you will end up having to pay the deductible for a replacement if returned for service.
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how can it NOT be seen as an attempt at fraud ?
he is trying to cheat the system; and other users are giving him advice on how to circumvent the water damage identifiers that are in place.
its people like this that increase the price of insurance for everyone else.
No he's not, he said if there are other areas where the phone might of gotten wet he would keep it and deal with it, or fix it. Not fake it out to get a freebie. Now some of the suggestions have been iffy... But I think the op has a clear goal, and fraud is not it.
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Hey man, I dropped my S3 in the toilet and it was in there for under a second. My speaker was sounding SUPER FUNKY, like someone put autotune on it or something. After a couple of hours the phone dried off and it works perfect. No problems at all.
remind me not to borrow your phone...
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Yes there are more indicators in the phone. I am sorry but you will end up having to pay the deductible for a replacement if returned for service.
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I hate to state the obvious, but if you go to the dev sections you will see all kinds of people telling people how to get around warranty claims by not tripping flash counters etc while breaking the warranty and flashing custom roms. I know it's not exactly the same, just sayin fraud is fraud.edit...which I'm guilty of. Crap.
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Agreed I just got this but the note had an entire forum dedicated to resetting the flash counter....fraud....but if you dayb out a sticker over the water indicator it's worse...??
Anyway can someone moist a picture of the water indicators that are visible...I literally have had the phone for two hours, rooted it and it BBC has not been near water...I have the red one...I can tell the one next to the battery next to the word cell that's printed on the battery and then the one on the top of the battery itself...but there is a few pinholes that are tinier than the one I see that are red that look like borderline indicators/I guess random holes in the phone...
So anyway are the two I see the only visible ones or are there more? Thanks ladies/gents
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Agreed I just got this but the note had an entire forum dedicated to resetting the flash counter....fraud....but if you dayb out a sticker over the water indicator it's worse...??
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yes, because a software issue is something that can be fixed w/o sending it to Samsung, or your insurance provider. a physical issue, obviously not.
I got a ton of inventory for galaxy s3 parts at the shop I get them cheap from my connect if you need parts please pm me I can try to see if I can get them
So,
Just got off the phone with Samsung customer services, and I've got to say it left me worried about the competence of their "engineers". There's a single hairline split on the glass originating at the receiver aperture. Fair cop, I can see why they would want to charge for that at first glance. However, according to them, the crack has damaged the LCD panel causing it to leak onto the main circuit board and damage that..... :laugh: Couple of problems with that - it doesn't have an LCD panel, it's OLED. Nor will an LCD (or an OLED) "leak" even when damaged. And finally, the main board is not damaged and is working 100% perfectly. Is this level of utter, utter incompetence, technical ineptitude and fraudulent behaviour normal for Samsung, or is it just Regenersis? What's been your experience with either? Have I just been unlucky, or are they better than this? What are my options, as they gave me none. Apparently their "engineers" are "highly trained" and their judgement cannot be over-ruled....
Cheers
Previously I was having Galaxy Fit and got my lock button damage somehow when I give them to repair they return it after 3 days and with no screws inside
I have no idea why such hurry then I mailed on customer support then they called and apologise on behalf and said to give phone again to service centre.
Just a Crap Experience
I have one more to share its still on will share when all done
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When I lost my IMEI, first thing I did was to take it to the Samsung customer service, they took my phone inside and after about 5 minutes one of the stuff came back with the phone in the hand and told me that they have to change the entire motherboard and that will cost me $370 USD.!!
Something that I did it by myself and for free after googling around for couple of weeks or so and restored back my IMEI.
They also bent me over. Sent mine for repair, they charged me a rediculous ammount and then sent back somebody elses phone.
I'm anal when it comes to my phone, mine are always kept pristine. I knew as soon as I opened the JIFFY BAG (unprotected inside) that this wasn't my phone. The one they sent back was battered as hell. They swore it was mine and lucky for me I still had the original reciept that had the IMIE on it. When I sent them that they conceded and "found" mine. Then when I got mine back there were pick marks around the bezel where they had opened it. I'm not a happy buuny. The stories and lies I heard over the phone were incredible.
Love the phone.... don't trust the repair centre.
To add insult to loss all told I had to drive an accumulated 120 miles to and from the authorized repair centre.... which couldn't carry out the repair so they sent it off anyway.
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They also bent me over. Sent mine for repair, they charged me a rediculous ammount and then sent back somebody elses phone.
I'm anal when it comes to my phone, mine are always kept pristine. I knew as soon as I opened the JIFFY BAG (unprotected inside) that this wasn't my phone. The one they sent back was battered as hell. They swore it was mine and lucky for me I still had the original reciept that had the IMIE on it. When I sent them that they conceded and "found" mine. Then when I got mine back there were pick marks around the bezel where they had opened it. I'm not a happy buuny. The stories and lies I heard over the phone were incredible.
Love the phone.... don't trust the repair centre.
To add insult to loss all told I had to drive an accumulated 120 miles to and from the authorized repair centre.... which couldn't carry out the repair so they sent it off anyway.
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Jesus Christ... What a bunch of gnarly assholes.
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Hello,
I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S 4 directly of the T-Mobile web site within a week after it came out this year. I have since rooted it and put a custom rom on it. Now I use it on Red Pocket Mobile.
Today I was carrying a water bottle that had a little hole in the bottom so it was dripping water on my phone which was in my pocket. I realized the water was leaking and pulled the phone out and of course it was wet. I went to turn the screen on and I saw the screen fizzle out.
I am wondering if the screen is fried. It appears to start up. I can hear the usually noise as if it was starting up after putting in a battery and when I push the power key the lights below light up indicating a reaction. However the display never turns on.
I suspect this phone is still under warranty? Will T-Mobile replace it even if I do not have current service with them?
Do I have to send it in or just take it to a store and get a replacement? Does someone have the link to a forum that explains how to return it to stock and unroot?
Any suggestions? I need this phone! ASAP
Here's how to unroot:
http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/06/how-to-unroot-unbrick-galaxy-s4.html?m=1
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buyslake said:
Hello,
I purchased my Samsung Galaxy S 4 directly of the T-Mobile web site within a week after it came out this year. I have since rooted it and put a custom rom on it. Now I use it on Red Pocket Mobile.
Today I was carrying a water bottle that had a little hole in the bottom so it was dripping water on my phone which was in my pocket. I realized the water was leaking and pulled the phone out and of course it was wet. I went to turn the screen on and I saw the screen fizzle out.
I am wondering if the screen is fried. It appears to start up. I can hear the usually noise as if it was starting up after putting in a battery and when I push the power key the lights below light up indicating a reaction. However the display never turns on.
I suspect this phone is still under warranty? Will T-Mobile replace it even if I do not have current service with them?
Do I have to send it in or just take it to a store and get a replacement? Does someone have the link to a forum that explains how to return it to stock and unroot?
Any suggestions? I need this phone! ASAP
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For future refference the last thing you do after getitng a phone wet is try to test it. Always pullt eh battery IMMEDIATELY and put it in a bowl of rice for 24-48 hours. The rice will absorb the moisture to help dry it.
By turning it own you fried the circuits that were wet beyond repair.
You can still put it in the rice bowl for a day and see if maybe by some miricle it's not really fried though. Also try sitting teh rice bowl near a fan or a vent. Anythign to keep it extra dry.
They will check the "water damage indicator" if there's any sign of water damage it will not be warranty.
If you have insurance that's a different story.
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They will check the "water damage indicator" if there's any sign of water damage it will not be warranty.
If you have insurance that's them a different story.
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If your no longer a tmobile customer as you mentiomed you were not. I don't believe they will replace the device. Sorry but you likely HAVE to be a customer to get them to help you...if your no longer a customer I do believe your on your own. Sorry..
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If your no longer a tmobile customer as you mentiomed you were not. I don't believe they will replace the device. Sorry but you likely HAVE to be a customer to get them to help you...if your no longer a customer I do believe your on your own. Sorry..
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I missed the part where he's not on T-mobile. Still if it's water damage warranty is void.
Well you c an go through samsung for warranty issues right? Or does it have to be the carrier? Also I would let it sit in rice for a few days. You want to make sure its completely dry before trying to turn it on. If you're up to it take the phone apart and use a hair dryer.
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I wouldn't use a hair dryer as you can ruin delicate parts with the heat. I would try the rice again. First thing that's checked under any warranted situation is the sensors for water damage. If they are pink then usually your out of luck so sorry. However you might check with your local cell phone repair service and they might be able to help get it running again. Its worth a shot. Best wishes.
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Well you c an go through samsung for warranty issues right? Or does it have to be the carrier? Also I would let it sit in rice for a few days. You want to make sure its completely dry before trying to turn it on. If you're up to it take the phone apart and use a hair dryer.
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One could go through Samsung but with water damage it doesn't matter if it's Samsung or T-mobile. I highly doubt anyone would warranty water damage.
Haven't had to warranty a Samsung yet (knocking on wood) but with a few other companies, they all go through the same process before RMA. One of the very 1st question ask is for you to check the water damage indicator. With Apple when you go to the Smart Bar or whatever it's call, the first thing they check is for water damage before they even proceed. BTW, where is the water damage indicator on our GS4?
Your phone is likely under warranty with Samsung but since it has water damage I believe Samsung would consider it physical damage therefore not covered by warranty. Also since you don't have service with TMo they will basically tell you to piss off.
The phone might have value as a parts phone on eBay.
Be warned though. No matter how well you describe it as broken and for parts only if an idiot who doesn't read buys it and complains it doesn't work eBay will take your money back and refund it to the seller.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
I think your Sol bro. I had water damage to my s4 w/o T-Mobile insurance and I'm a customer. They said the only option was to buy another one at full price. I was only lucky I had a third party insurance that covered it.
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