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Worth it to return the phone?

I have the black blotches, a dead red pixel, and the vertical lines (which, btw, were somewhat present on the "good" screen of my MT4G)
But I have no problems with the battery.. no random reboots, great speaker quality (both media playback and phone calls) and the phone flies.
I definitely WANT to return it and get a "good" screen.. but I'm hesitant because I'm thinking I may end up with a phone that has some other issue, like the reboots/battery/overheating or any number of other unknown issues..
I do feel I should have a flawless screen if I'm paying hundreds of dollars for a phone.. I mean the whole point of the SG2 is the screen really, that's they key marketing point they are pushing on it, and that's really what initially drew me to it.
It's aggravating when I'm trying to watch something in the dark and I can see these black blobs and lines...
but I'm also happy with the phone's performance.. tough decision
What would/did you do?

Return it
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every phone will have issues but its your right to have a working model so return it til your satisfied.

ingenious247 said:
I have the black blotches, a dead red pixel, and the vertical lines (which, btw, were somewhat present on the "good" screen of my MT4G)
But I have no problems with the battery.. no random reboots, great speaker quality (both media playback and phone calls) and the phone flies.
I definitely WANT to return it and get a "good" screen.. but I'm hesitant because I'm thinking I may end up with a phone that has some other issue, like the reboots/battery/overheating or any number of other unknown issues..
I do feel I should have a flawless screen if I'm paying hundreds of dollars for a phone.. I mean the whole point of the SG2 is the screen really, that's they key marketing point they are pushing on it, and that's really what initially drew me to it.
It's aggravating when I'm trying to watch something in the dark and I can see these black blobs and lines...
but I'm also happy with the phone's performance.. tough decision
What would/did you do?
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I would return the phone, but return it after Samsung brings in some new batches. You might turn it in and waste your time and get another with the same problem.
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Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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If I were you, I would go ahead and exchange. You have too many issues to not and keep the phone and regret it later. I had a small situation of the right side of my screen not being flushed with the casing and I decided to just keep it. The other issues I have seen on the forum make me worried that if I exchange I will end up with a bunch of other issues that I don't want. The one that gets me the most is the vertical lines and the 100% battery bug. None of these issues are on my phone and I want to keep it that way.
I also saw someone mention the issue with the ground on the charger. I saw this first hand at the t-mobile store. The phone was doing phantom presses and I wasn't even touching the phone. I asked the rep about it and of course she had no clue. I unplugged the charger and everything was fine.
It's always a risk to exchange with any type of phone.

Well my suggestion would be to exchange it.
I got mine on the release day. All looked good and i was back home. I made a call and realized that i'm getting this low buzz noise on call when the other person speaking. tried couple of diffrent calls, checked on IVR's but it was constantly there. Went to T-mobile store next day, showed it to the rep, he opened the phone and pushed the SIM card in and said it is because the SIM was not properly inserted. I called and it was not there (coz there was music going on in the store so did not felt it) but before leaving i though i'll give it a try again and called the T-Mobile care number. Bingo...as soon as the IVR started the buzzing was there...showed it to the rep, he talked to the store supervisor and she also listened and immediately replaced my phone. Checked the other one...and no buzzing sound at all with the volume all the way to up. So go ahead and replace it before u run out of time.

I'm on my second SGS2. Exchanged the first one because of the lines. This one has the lines, but not as bad, but it has had a couple of reboots. Went to exchange for a third and was told no by the store manager. She told me that she can't keep doing exchanges because it costs her store money. Not my problem, I told her. I paid full price for the phone, I want one that is as close to perfect as I can get and since I'm in my 14 days, I'm allowed to exchange because my device is defective. She still told me no and said that exchanges are at the stores discretion and she said I can't get another exchange. I will be filing a complaint with T-Mobile about this.
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I'm on my second SGS2. Exchanged the first one because of the lines. This one has the lines, but not as bad, but it has had a couple of reboots. Went to exchange for a third and was told no by the store manager. She told me that she can't keep doing exchanges because it costs her store money. Not my problem, I told her. I paid full price for the phone, I want one that is as close to perfect as I can get and since I'm in my 14 days, I'm allowed to exchange because my device is defective. She still told me no and said that exchanges are at the stores discretion and she said I can't get another exchange. I will be filing a complaint with T-Mobile about this.
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You can then ask for a refund.
After you get your money back, buy another one.
It's law my friend. They cannot refuse a refund within the remorse period.

ingenious247 said:
You can then ask for a refund.
After you get your money back, buy another one.
It's law my friend. They cannot refuse a refund within the remorse period.
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That's probably what I'll do. I paid cash so hopefully I'll get cash back.
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tackleberry said:
Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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Yes, this is a legitimate question, and your analogy is far off. Let me help you.
If every car out there typically has some set of known problems (like every cell phone pretty much does, from HTC to Samsung to LG, etc) then a leaky water pump might not be that bad if say, many of the other vehicles have a bad engine or are known for random blowouts while on the freeway.
Then all of the sudden that leaky water pump doesn't seem so bad.. especially when you HAVE to have a car (phone), so it's not like you can just say "effit, I'm not buying any of them until they get it right"
So then the only option you have is to decide which flaws you're willing to live with, or keep returning it until they actually refuse to do business with you. And yes, that does happen...

Just exchanged mine in-store. New one has a MUCH better screen.. barely noticeable verticals and no black blotches or dead pixels..
Now I just have to make sure EVERYTHING else works right... headphone jack, camera, Bluetooth, Wifi, Data, etc...
I think this one's going to be a keeper though. Seems pretty solid so far.

Just exchanged mine today same manufacture date 9/28/2011, this one is far better barely noticeable vertical lines and definitely no blotches on the screen!

Lucky you guys... My first one had the vertical lines so I traded it in and the second one is much worse : (. I've noticed that it also has the random reboot issue too. It was a 9/28/11 batch.

My first one had very noticeable vertical lines. My second one has them but not nearly as bad. But, the new one does have a white spot in the screen and there are words somehow etched on the inside of the screen, almost like they are burned in. So just weigh the pros and cons of swapping, you could end up with something worse.
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I'd totally return it or exchange it if it had blobs. I've seen them 1st hand on 1 of the 6 I've tested. You do need to realize that these screens all have the lines to and extent. So just get one you can live with without the blobs and move on. I'm super picky but have realized that there's no escaping the lines.
1/6 didn't have that many lines and it ended up getting a stuck red pixel, so I just exchanged till I found one that had the lines evenly spread and not just bunched up in one corner.
Also, with testing 6 of them, I also noticed that some of them would display heavy lines with a certain wallpaper while others wouldn't. Yet the others would display heavy lines with a different wallpaper while the others wouldn't. Trust me, I fully tried all I could to get a perfect one and that's the reason I tried 6 and did different wallpapers.
The blobs aren't as common as the lines and you'll more than likely get a blob free one with the exchange.
Good luck and sorry for the lenghty post.
Side note: Here's the best wallpaper I've found to check for lines and blobs. Something about the color combo of this wall makes the stick out.
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tackleberry said:
Really? This is a question? If the water pump leaks on your car every 2 weeks after replacement are you gonna not return it under lemon law because it has a kick ass stereo?
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Muahahahaha......I love the old skewl XDAr's !!!
Was a just a spectator since the G1 days and finally joined when I could contribute
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The_Biz said:
I'd totally return it or exchange it if it had blobs. I've seen them 1st hand on 1 of the 6 I've tested. You do need to realize that these screens all have the lines to and extent. So just get one you can live with without the blobs and move on. I'm super picky but have realized that there's no escaping the lines.
1/6 didn't have that many lines and it ended up getting a stuck red pixel, so I just exchanged till I found one that had the lines evenly spread and not just bunched up in one corner.
Also, with testing 6 of them, I also noticed that some of them would display heavy lines with a certain wallpaper while others wouldn't. Yet the others would display heavy lines with a different wallpaper while the others wouldn't. Trust me, I fully tried all I could to get a perfect one and that's the reason I tried 6 and did different wallpapers.
The blobs aren't as common as the lines and you'll more than likely get a blob free one with the exchange.
Good luck and sorry for the lenghty post.
Side note: Here's the best wallpaper I've found to check for lines and blobs. Something about the color combo of this wall makes the stick out.
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Thanks for the short response
The image looks like the logo from my friends record label

Samsung and Corning Inc.: Repair or Replace Samsung Galaxy S3's Defective Glass

Trying to get the word out here for all who have been affected by their defective glass breaking.
I want to mention that I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
http://www.change.org/petitions/spr...laxy-s3-s-that-have-defective-gorilla-glass-2

i think this is just the cost of having a thin phone unfortunately. The glass is extremely thin.

smac7 said:
i think this is just the cost of having a thin phone unfortunately. The glass is extremely thin.
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Actually I think it is a design flaw and I will tell you why. Most of the breaks on this phone happen from the edge. Samsung decided to use cheap plastic on the edges. When the phone impacts, from the edge the plastic gives way to much. It then forces the glass inward from the edge, the glass having no where to go, plus the fact it is so thin, cannot handle the force and just shatters. I dropped my phone from literally 1 foot off he ground and the screen shattered. Guess what, it was a side corner impact.
Had Samsung used an Aluminum body or a stronger Composite the phone would probably hold up much better to these side/corner impacts, But again they used cheap garbage plastic... So sad for a great phone hardware wise...

Good thing for us consumers we have multiple devices to choose from when ever we become unhappy with something.
Bottom line is no device is perfect. LG, ZTE and HTC make devices for Sprint as well. If the GS3 hardware is not up to your specifications feel free to try one of those.
No body held a gun to your head and said buy this phone. No one said, hey keep the phone naked or made you drop it..
What ever you do dont run your car into a brick wall at 5 miles an hour. Do you know how much bumpers on a vehicle cost now a days
ok smart ass mode off..

IAmSixNine said:
Good thing for us consumers we have multiple devices to choose from when ever we become unhappy with something.
Bottom line is no device is perfect. LG, ZTE and HTC make devices for Sprint as well. If the GS3 hardware is not up to your specifications feel free to try one of those.
No body held a gun to your head and said buy this phone. No one said, hey keep the phone naked or made you drop it..
What ever you do dont run your car into a brick wall at 5 miles an hour. Do you know how much bumpers on a vehicle cost now a days
ok smart ass mode off..
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Why?
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Go buy a iphone. Or put a case worth buying that will take a impact.
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I honestly think this is stupid
(Typing from a s3 cracked from the corner)
We buy smart phones knowing the risks and this falls under accidental
While it is true that both my s1&2 lasted through lots more falls the crack in my phone wasn't as bad as other phones I saw
Where the 3ft drop caused a spider web crack from the middle of the screen woke i got a tiny-ish crack from the corner
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i think samsung knew the phone might not be as durable, but they thought thinness was more important.

The real problem is that a even a small crack on your screen voids your warrenty. And samsung has a all or nothing repair policy.
I learned this the hard way.

you could try, you know, not dropping your phone. if you're prone to being clumsy, then how about you take responsibility by buying a case and protecting your investment instead of blaming the damn manufacturer for your own damn mistake? even if you're not a clumsy person and you use the addage "sh*t happens sometimes"... you're damn right sh*t happens, so how about you insure your sh*t with a case like a responsible adult?
cmon look at what's on that stupid petition's page: "They need to investigate without their prejudicial bias, and possibly recall the phones that have the defective glass." think about that for just a minute. how exactly do you idiots propose that samsung "recall phones that have the defective glass?" first off, how does one know they have defective glass without dropping their phone to find out? your answer may be "well hurrrrr if the glass breaks then it's defective..." well no sh*t sherlock, you dropped it that doesn't prove anything other than the fact that you dropped a piece of glass. is that samsung's fault that you have parkinsons? secondly, even if they did honor the requests of a few mongoloids, how does samsung know these mongoloids legitimately dropped their phones from only a few feet off the ground? how does samsung know that these phones weren't thrown in the air, or dropped from a ladder, or thrown down some stairs by your spoiled, rambunctious kids?
get real. this petition is stupid and only enables the irresponsibility and cowardness of people. take responsibility for your own mistakes instead of blaming the manufacturer for you breaking your phone.

Well that escalated quickly: p
Seriously just buy a case
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You have your coffee today? Man oh man take a friggin chill pill stop bashing people because you do not agree, you sound like your 10 years old. :banghead:
On another note, I am NOT the creator of this petition I am nearly passing information on after I found it during a Google search.
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LOL 10 year olds dont use words like mongoloid and parkinsons..
But i agree with him in principle. Be responsible for your own actions. The device worked perfectly prior to the customer dropping the phone. Those actions led to the device being damaged.

Look no one is saying that a drop cannot break a phone. It would be silly to think otherwise. This petition is not just for people who have dropped their phones, rather it is for people who's glass is mysteriously cracking and trust me it has been happening for some. Also it is not the glass that is defective, rather it is the BEZEL design. The fact that it is made of such a cheap plastic provides absolutely no protection for a corner impact. Had Samsung made the midframe out of a stronger composite or aluminum the phones may hold up better. That is the just the reality. Anyone posting about you should not drop your phone or get a case or bla bla is missing the point. We pay top dollar for a device. When it is designed for a MOBILE application the enginneers or corporation who employed them need to give them the direction to make a product that keep the comsumer in mind and that it holds up a bit better to that environment. I love my S3 but the fact that it is so fragile just sucks.I dropped my Moto X2 many a time and never ever once did it break the glass. I have repaired now over a dozen S3 glass and every one of them was cause by intrussion of the plastic bezel/midframe into the glass from the side corner. The glass just cannot hold up to this type of impact.

I can agree on the argument that Samsung should have used a stronger material for the bezel. If I get my new PSU in today for my computer that I use to process photos from my 60D, I'll take a few shots of the bezel where I dropped the device from about 1.5ft getting into my car. It didn't shatter the screen, but it dented and it's malleable enough to actually push up a small outward dent on the edge that interfaces with the back cover. And I am not talking about a dent on the face of the plastic; it was actually soft (hence my use of malleable) enough to re-shape the "body" of the plastic. I liken it to the softness of gold or a soft lead.
As for corner impacts that shattered the screen, I don't think that manufacturer should be held responsible for that. It's an ion-exchange potassium silicate. Tempered glass. **** happens if you do that and your device insurance should cover that if you bought it.
I think perhaps a carbon composite should have been used. It really is cheap plastic.
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Laptop makers replace screens that become cracked , without the necessity of buying an extended warranty.
Just saying

You know I've had my wife's phone replaced like 4 times since june cause she can't keep her phone in her hands! Do you see me complaining? no! Its an amazing phone and it looks great! why put a case on it!? I don't give a **** about dropping my phone! you know why!? Cause I have best buys black tie protection! I can do absolutely anything to my phone and they don't give a ****! They take it in whatever condition I give it to them and give me a new one a couple days later. They don't even care that its rooted. So complain all you want if you have to pay for a broken phone its your fault for not having looked around for the best place to buy from or the best protection plan! So quit complaining!
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mrterrytoyou said:
You know I've had my wife's phone replaced like 4 times since june cause she can't keep her phone in her hands! Do you see me complaining? no! Its an amazing phone and it looks great! why put a case on it!? I don't give a **** about dropping my phone! you know why!? Cause I have best buys black tie protection! I can do absolutely anything to my phone and they don't give a ****! They take it in whatever condition I give it to them and give me a new one a couple days later. They don't even care that its rooted. So complain all you want if you have to pay for a broken phone its your fault for not having looked around for the best place to buy from or the best protection plan! So quit complaining!
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Your married?
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marcustaz said:
Your married?
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Sounds like it
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Yes I'm married. Why?
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They had a broken keyboard,
I bought a broken keyboard;
Bought a skeetblanket,
And then I bought a knee board
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Optimus G Memorial Thread

Here is a place to share your thoughts and stories on your lost, bricked, and broke Optimus G's. Please me respectful of the loss other's have had to endure. I encourage you to share stories and pictures of your G.
Number 1
I will start with my first Optimus G. It was a fighter the first 24 hours I owned it. That was until my grip slipped and it fell in my large glass of rum and coke. It slowly died overnight. The life was sucked right out of it.
Number 2
It also shared a short life. It was two months old when it first got ill from testing a new rom. In the end it was killed by his twin brother(accidentally flashed someone's esn to my phone without a backup partition). There wasn't enough room in the network for them both to exist.
You will be missed.

number 1
it was a perfect day to snowboard with my 1 month old optimus G, until my pocket zipper opened and it disappeared in snow forever.
number 2
a whopping 2 weeks after getting my replacement my grip on it slipped at a club and it fell on the floor, where someone decided instead of picking it up for me, they should stomp it out. both sides are obliterated and the guy who stomped on it mysteriously fell on the floor and slept for a little :angel:

In keeping the desired respect, this thread is hilarious.
Personally I have not lost an OG yet.
My wife however...
Days after initial purchase she let my 15 month old son step on it, cracking the screen on the right hand side. Within a couple more days she then dropped it into a toilet. It was in her back pocket and as she stood up it slipped from the pocket and landed square in the toilet. Don't ask what was in the toilet, I sure didn't and its probably best if we don't know. The final damage to the phone came as she buckled the aforementioned son into the car, she placed the phone on the seat and it plummeted roughly three feet to the concrete, shattering the screen entirely.
The OG wanted to survive, sadly conditions were such the its owner apparently wanted it to just die. We have a new OG now, and its a good phone, but it will never have the pluck that my wife's first phone had.
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This thread is funny
Number 1
A beauty she was. Since the first time laying eyes on her i knew i had to have her. She endured many falls (on carpet) and tremendous amounts of testing and flashing. But finally gave out when I was trying to fix calls and it gets carrier locked.
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Shockingly I'm on my first LGOG
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This is why I'm not thrilled with the smooth glass back. It's far too easy for it to slip from your hands, or just slide off another smooth surface that's at the slightest angle.
I never once dropped my previous phone (HTC Evo 3D), and when I sold it after 18 months, it was still in perfect condition.
Within the first two weeks of owning the LG Optimus G, it slid off two smooth surfaces that were at a tiny incline, causing minor cosmetic damage to the sides. I've since become much more careful, but I shouldn't have to.
I like the back of the HTC Droid DNA, with its soft-touch feel.

#1 overheated in recovery
#2 over heated in recovery
#3 overheated in recovery
All in less than a month. Sprint is pissed.
#4 is doing great though.
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I remember my first.... We were married for 2 weeks then she died.
But my new baby is great.
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Lol this is a great thread. My condolences to those lgog's that didn't make it through. I'm still on my first. It has been through a lot of flashing and tests with a couple small drops and still going strong.
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Number 1
My first was amazing, as I couldn't put it down. I started experiencing issues with loss of data signal though, so within my 14 days, I had to exchange it. R.I.P
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my touch screen has a half inch dead spot going across the screen on it. waiting on sprint to call me about my replacement

This thread is why I ordered a case before I ordered the phone
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This thread is why I ordered a case before I ordered the phone
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No kidding, I got my bumper case within the first week of my phone and I'm glad I did, otherwise I am sure I would have lost gripped one day and probably have gotten destroyed.

I still have my first and have gotten it used. Still strong after many slips and falls. Don't like the feel of cases but its looking strong.
R.I.P to all of those fallen LGOGs. They will be missed.

My device was probably one of the first victims of gravity. It only had a short life of under 24 hours when it jumped to its death at a football game.
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I upgraded to a new data plan,and got a nice shiny new lg optimus g ls970 on saturday. Monday morning my daughter was sick from school,and i wanted to cheer her up. I plugged in the wall charger and laid the phone on the kitchen counter. Started to play a song for her to cheer her up from Alicia keys. She proceeded to dance near the phone,and snagged the power cord. My phone went crashing down on my tile floor,and smashed the screen. The phone was useless no touch response..luckily i had Tep on it.....
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My wife and I bought ours during Sprints BOGO sale, Sweet! 2 new LG OG's!! I was thrilled.
Demise Number 1, Wife starts to walk out of store just after my credit card is charged, doesn't notice the young man who obviously knew nothing of chivalry, had let go of the door which was slowly coming to a close as she 'played' with her new toy. Walking headlong into the door, the phone suddenly decided it was time for gravity is to work in reverse for just a moment. Amazingly long enough in duration to leave the hand of my wife, but not quite long enough for her to grab a hold of said phone before gravity switched back to normal, pulling this airborne OG quickly to the ground, shattering the screen.
Demise Number 2 Sprint replaces the phone on the spot, we left the store. I held the door for my wife. she and her phone made it out safely this time. We make it home safely, phone too. She decides to take a bath, tweeting and facebooking on and about her new phone. She calls out to me for her charger, I recomend not using it in case she dropped the phone in the water. As she finished her argument that she woulldnt drop her new phone with a surprised statement, '"oops!", I heard the splash. Neptune's superfluity revenge on technology took effect.
Demise Number 3 seriously...
Sprint store manager got a good laugh as I returned to the store. It's a good thing we've been Sprint customers for 16 years. I walked out with the third phone, as well as my phone, my car keys and a new case for her in my hands. I got in the car, was putting everything down, I didn't notice I dropped my phone out of the car. It amazingly had not been damaged from the fall. It didn't even look like it had a scratch on it, that is until my tire had passed over it. The phone and glass were definitely not designed for the weight of a dodge.
Sprint Manager was now seriously feeling my pain. He gave me a couple car chargers and an otterbox for my newly replaced phone, on the condition I didn't come back in that day, even if I did somehow manage to destroy one more OG. It's a good thing that bad things come in threes, I don't think I would have paid one more insurance deductible for one of these phones that night.
We are now 4 weeks in, without any more problems...
**knocks on wood**

TimidBull said:
My wife and I bought ours during Sprints BOGO sale, Sweet! 2 new LG OG's!! I was thrilled.
Demise Number 1, Wife starts to walk out of store just after my credit card is charged, doesn't notice the young man who obviously knew nothing of chivalry, had let go of the door which was slowly coming to a close as she 'played' with her new toy. Walking headlong into the door, the phone suddenly decided it was time for gravity is to work in reverse for just a moment. Amazingly long enough in duration to leave the hand of my wife, but not quite long enough for her to grab a hold of said phone before gravity switched back to normal, pulling this airborne OG quickly to the ground, shattering the screen.
Demise Number 2 Sprint replaces the phone on the spot, we left the store. I held the door for my wife. she and her phone made it out safely this time. We make it home safely, phone too. She decides to take a bath, tweeting and facebooking on and about her new phone. She calls out to me for her charger, I recomend not using it in case she dropped the phone in the water. As she finished her argument that she woulldnt drop her new phone with a surprised statement, '"oops!", I heard the splash. Neptune's superfluity revenge on technology took effect.
Demise Number 3 seriously...
Sprint store manager got a good laugh as I returned to the store. It's a good thing we've been Sprint customers for 16 years. I walked out with the third phone, as well as my phone, my car keys and a new case for her in my hands. I got in the car, was putting everything down, I didn't notice I dropped my phone out of the car. It amazingly had not been damaged from the fall. It didn't even look like it had a scratch on it, that is until my tire had passed over it. The phone and glass were definitely not designed for the weight of a dodge.
Sprint Manager was now seriously feeling my pain. He gave me a couple car chargers and an otterbox for my newly replaced phone, on the condition I didn't come back in that day, even if I did somehow manage to destroy one more OG. It's a good thing that bad things come in threes, I don't think I would have paid one more insurance deductible for one of these phones that night.
We are now 4 weeks in, without any more problems...
**knocks on wood**
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Wow. That's crazy.
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Demise#1 phone had some wierd ripples on the back so I swapped it out
Demise#2 replacement phone came straight out of box with blown speakers
Demise#3 nothing physical at this point but as most of here are flashoholics I am as well and needed something to play with so I bought another S2 and the wife was like no baby its ok take my Note 2 ill take your LGOG...I will say that the wife is pretty good when it comes to her phones so it is still "Lifeless" awaiting some sugary "jb" then she'll be mine again
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Smashy smashy ... dropped my Note 2 today and screen broke. Gruesome pics inside.

Pics:
http://imgur.com/a/LMw0a#0
I use the OEM Samsung Note 2 case which has a rubber lip around the glass... (Not on the phone in the pictures.) It clearly didn't help in this case. Was putting the phone into my pocket at lunch while headphones were connected. The wire snagged and tilted the phone out of my hand. As it fell it was heading down to hit the bottom edge at and angle but it ran out of wire (as the earbuds were in my ears) so it yanked the wire, which spun it around making sure it hit the ground perfectly face first.
Didn't bounce ... make a funny sound. I had a feeling that was it .... and yep, picked it up and this.
Even though shards of glass are coming off, the digitizer and S-pen still worked perfectly! I quickly go on the phone to Ensquared and a replacement is on its way. $75 deductible isn't too bad, considering the price of the phone. (I bought the $99.99 two year warranty option when I got this phone.)
First phone I have ever broken, and I had a Droid X phone for two years with a ton of drops, no case and never an issue. (Just scratches on the body and even a ding on the metal lip of the screen.) Bad luck or is the Note 2 just more fragile? Price we pay for the huge screen?
I'm using a HTC Amaze 4G right now ... 4.3" screen and it's impossible to use now. Feels so cramped and tiny .... and so slow and laggy. Replacement can't come quickly enough.

adrianblack said:
Pics:
http://imgur.com/a/LMw0a#0
I use the OEM Samsung Note 2 case which has a rubber lip around the glass... (Not on the phone in the pictures.) It clearly didn't help in this case. Was putting the phone into my pocket at lunch while headphones were connected. The wire snagged and tilted the phone out of my hand. As it fell it was heading down to hit the bottom edge at and angle but it ran out of wire (as the earbuds were in my ears) so it yanked the wire, which spun it around making sure it hit the ground perfectly face first.
Didn't bounce ... make a funny sound. I had a feeling that was it .... and yep, picked it up and this.
Even though shards of glass are coming off, the digitizer and S-pen still worked perfectly! I quickly go on the phone to Ensquared and a replacement is on its way. $75 deductible isn't too bad, considering the price of the phone. (I bought the $99.99 two year warranty option when I got this phone.)
First phone I have ever broken, and I had a Droid X phone for two years with a ton of drops, no case and never an issue. (Just scratches on the body and even a ding on the metal lip of the screen.) Bad luck or is the Note 2 just more fragile? Price we pay for the huge screen?
I'm using a HTC Amaze 4G right now ... 4.3" screen and it's impossible to use now. Feels so cramped and tiny .... and so slow and laggy. Replacement can't come quickly enough.
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Sorry for your lost. I had the same thing happened with my LG Optimus G

I just bought one and my only concern is this...
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Holy $hit man that's nasty. $75 dollars is a small price to pay. What did they tell you to do with the old one?
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21productionz said:
Holy $hit man that's nasty. $75 dollars is a small price to pay. What did they tell you to do with the old one?
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Ya not too bad really. They want the old phone back, so I'm sure they repair them. For all I know I'm getting a refurb. We shall see. I think I'm going to buy a better case. Something with a slightly bigget lip on it.
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im surprised mine hasnt broke. dropped mine from 15ft with slim case haha!
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Ive just got mine in a samsung flip cover and im kind of surprised something like this hasn't happened to mine yet. I keep accidentally pulling on the charging cable and flinging the phone off my desk onto very thin carpet

mrevankyle said:
Ive just got mine in a samsung flip cover and im kind of surprised something like this hasn't happened to mine yet. I keep accidentally pulling on the charging cable and flinging the phone off my desk onto very thin carpet
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I think falling onto carpet, even thin carpet is totally fine. Even onto a wood floor my phone would have survived. It was onto concrete but especially concrete with lots of little pebbles in it, creating a bumpy surface. Bumpy enough that if you lay the phone flat on it the only part actually touching is the tops of the little pebbles against the glass....
That's why my corners are fine -- I think the break started down in the lower right corner-ish area when a sharp pebble must have slammed right into the glass with a sharp point.

I dropped my Note 2 twice from waist height on two different occasions with no case. Once it landed on face down (on plain concrete floor) and the other on its back, so far it seemed to be handling those punishments well. I don't know if having a case has a negative impact on the way the Note 2 is aerodynamically designed to land such that.

My lil brother throw mines around sometimes on the carpet and nothing happens. I hope I don't break it because it would cost 300 to repair it.
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Simply turned my phone over today and cracked my screen. Cracked the screen next to the power button. Small 2 inch clean crack. Still not sure if I want to live with it or spend $200 to fix it. Phone still works, just think ocd will drive me crazy.
So would you fix it or live with it?

All insurace company requir the device to be 90 days or less. I guess I cannot get insured.
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I would live with it bro,, this was my s3 I lived through... just think the next big thing will be out soon enough right.
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VERY sorry for your loss.
I have been extremely rough on the Note 2 (even more than my blackberries, iphones, and S2)....I've had this phone drop SEVERAL times from the top of a 7 foot refrigerator unto a hardwood floor.
I was chilling in the backyard last weekend lounging and drinking a bottle of wine. Laid the phone in my lap and it fell 12 inches on the ground.
CRASH!
NUTS!!!
Cannot wait for the Note III with the unbreakable screen!

Dropped my N2 from about 4ft onto smooth concrete. Popped the flip cover and battery out, but other than that, no issues.

Anyone else use en squared?
Thinking about getting it, only 100 for 2 years with a 75 dollars deductible...
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Ouch
Breaks my heart to see these broken screens...I was surprised when I noticed a little scratch on my screen. Nothing major but I've never managed to scratch a Samsung screen going back to the original galaxy. Oh well... Ready for the npte III.

Damn I would be pissed if mine broke I just paid 300 for it and dont have warranty.
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adrianblack said:
Ya not too bad really. They want the old phone back, so I'm sure they repair them. For all I know I'm getting a refurb. We shall see. I think I'm going to buy a better case. Something with a slightly bigget lip on it.
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Check out the "Seidio convert" case for the note 2 on amazon...
About $55.00 for the combo case, but wow...It's a fine setup for this device.
It combines the traditional seidio mid-snap hard case, with a soft TPU outer case, and is held together by an ABS exo-skelton cover.
It also has a holster, and all controls are still functional with both case parts installed.
You can strip off the outer shell, and run lean with the active case in the office, or load up the outer cover and be protected to the extreme.
Mine got here today, and It's worth every penny...
Now, to get my new note 2 here tomorrow......
Sorry for the crash, but between this setup and otter box, you have 2 great choices to protect this fragile screen.....
Edit: No, This is not an ad thread....LOL.....g
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Damn I would be pissed if mine broke I just paid 300 for it and dont have warranty.
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Insurance my friend....gotta have it......IMHO....g
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raduque said:
Dropped my N2 from about 4ft onto smooth concrete. Popped the flip cover and battery out, but other than that, no issues.
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You....are a damn lucky note 2 owner.....and the first I've heard about having a dropped note "not" break the glass.
My Boss has dropped his 3 times, and is on his 3rd note...LOL...g

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:highfive: I'll vouch for you as I have the same case and I also love it.
Had the same case on my old phone for 2 years and it held up great.

Lg g4 Replacement screen?

so to make a long story short, i managed to shatter the screen on my att branded lg g4. Its so bad that NOTHING displays on the screen when powered on (but the notification led still works lol)
But i need to know if theres anywhere online i could order a new screen (that wont charge me an arm and a leg)....
ANDDDD will an h815 screen work with my h810? (I dont see why it wouldnt)

You want the digitizer WITH frame in one.makes it easier. You don't want those two separate. Prolly do it yourself. Watch this.
Another, strip and put together inside ten minutes. This is how phones should be engineered.
This should give you an idea of price.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/lg-g4-lcd-touch-screen-digitizer-assembly-with-frame-lg-logo.html
ask them whether it will work with your model #.
Let us know how you got on

I watched the video and i cant believe how simple that is!!! And it looks like im better off getting the whole digitizer WITH FRAME assembly (would make the whole thing way easier lol). But ive got three questions.
First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.

How did you break the screen anyway. what kind of back did it have and were you using any sort of case.
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First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
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they have a youtube channel with a guy who speaks in an american accent, they dont have any grammatical or spelling errors on their site. They look legit. Credit card means you're protected.
In my market LG offers a free screen replacement within the first six months from sale, worth around the $100 mark. That is the limit of their liability.
Just ask at the service centre closest to you then decide.
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
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says here
RepairsUniverse is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
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How long is it take to get stuff form there.
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.
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the guys on those youtube chanels use ebay, you could ask them or look for a dealer with a good reputation.
this screen is cheap in comparison to sammy's. you picked the right phone to break

huffmybrd said:
I watched the video and i cant believe how simple that is!!! And it looks like im better off getting the whole digitizer WITH FRAME assembly (would make the whole thing way easier lol). But ive got three questions.
First, Is repairsuniverse a reputable site? Id rather not get jipped for almost $100....
Second, are they US based? I live on the east coast of the US so I'm kinda hoping i could get it sooner then later (because for now I'm stuck using my old iphone 5c and the tiny screen is killing me!!!!!! Hahaha)
And third, are there any other REPUTABLE places i could order from that wouldn't be AS expensive? Because with me being an unemployed single father, i don't have much money to throw around, so id like to try and save as much money as possible....
Thank you very much for your responses and such.
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They are US based somewhere in Nevada, near Las Vegas.

Here is good place for you to get lg g4 screen replacement: http://www.hcqs.cc/lcd/lcd-1351.html.

huffmybrd said:
so to make a long story short, i managed to shatter the screen on my att branded lg g4. Its so bad that NOTHING displays on the screen when powered on (but the notification led still works lol)
But i need to know if theres anywhere online i could order a new screen (that wont charge me an arm and a leg)....
ANDDDD will an h815 screen work with my h810? (I dont see why it wouldnt)
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What other options do you have besides repairing the screen ? this is carrier phone isn't it.

One Twelve said:
You want the digitizer WITH frame in one.makes it easier. You don't want those two separate. Prolly do it yourself. Watch this.
Another, strip and put together inside ten minutes. This is how phones should be engineered.
This should give you an idea of price.
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/lg-g4-lcd-touch-screen-digitizer-assembly-with-frame-lg-logo.html
ask them whether it will work with your model #.
Let us know how you got on
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Sorry for the lack of reply lol. I will answer all the questions to the best that I can. First off I need to thank ONE TWELVE because I DID order the screen with frame from that site and it actually came in 2-3 days before it was supposed to. It only took 3 days to get from nv to nj.
The only few issues I had with the new screen is FIRST, pulling the headset speaker out was a pita!! Everything came out fine. I think I spent more time just pulling the headset out then I did pulling the ENTIRE phone apart lol. SECOND issue (was kinda my fault) I had forgotten to take the bracket for the proximity sensor out of the old screen and put it into the new one (duhhh, guess I was so excited to actually have a working phone again that I missed that super tiny peice) and the THIRD issue which I haven't assessed yet; the notification LED IS NOWHERE near as bright as it used to be, but I think there may be a piece of film or something that I may have forgotten to remove from the new screen..
As for how the screen broke..... The phone was naked at the time (no case, no screen protector) and it has the black leather back (which I got because it felt like the plastic one would be to slippery cuz theses no grip to it). Me and my son were getting ready to walk out of the amusment park and someone bumped into me as I was texting for my ride (with only one hand, Because the other was holding my son's hand obviously) and being bumped had caught me off guard and the phone fell face down onto the STONE gravel walkway and shattered it right at the bottem of the screen. I'll find the box that has the OLD screen in it and upload a picture.
Mind you, this is the FIRST screen I have ever shattered. And I've owned every iPhone sinch the 3g hahahah

huffmybrd said:
Sorry for the lack of reply lol. I will answer all the questions to the best that I can. First off I need to thank ONE TWELVE because I DID order the screen with frame from that site and it actually came in 2-3 days before it was supposed to. It only took 3 days to get from nv to nj.
The only few issues I had with the new screen is FIRST, pulling the headset speaker out was a pita!! Everything came out fine. I think I spent more time just pulling the headset out then I did pulling the ENTIRE phone apart lol. SECOND issue (was kinda my fault) I had forgotten to take the bracket for the proximity sensor out of the old screen and put it into the new one (duhhh, guess I was so excited to actually have a working phone again that I missed that super tiny peice) and the THIRD issue which I haven't assessed yet; the notification LED IS NOWHERE near as bright as it used to be, but I think there may be a piece of film or something that I may have forgotten to remove from the new screen..
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Well done
As for how the screen broke..... The phone was naked at the time (no case, no screen protector) and it has the black leather back (which I got because it felt like the plastic one would be to slippery cuz theses no grip to it). Me and my son were getting ready to walk out of the amusment park and someone bumped into me as I was texting for my ride (with only one hand, Because the other was holding my son's hand obviously) and being bumped had caught me off guard and the phone fell face down onto the STONE gravel walkway and shattered it right at the bottem of the screen. I'll find the box that has the OLD screen in it and upload a picture.
Mind you, this is the FIRST screen I have ever shattered. And I've owned every iPhone sinch the 3g hahahah
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You did not drop your iphones because they're smaller. One hand use when the other hand is busy is why people get phones with smaller screens. But the reason (amongst others) that you got a bigger screen is because those small screens no longer cut it.
Leather means no case so the only thing left is a tempered glass protector. it will protect against a face down drop but not a corner drop, either putting it into or taking it out of a pocket, this too with just one hand.
Look for amfilm. Generic with good reviews on amazon.

One Twelve said:
Leather means no case so the only thing left is a tempered glass protector. it will protect against a face down drop but not a corner drop, either putting it into or taking it out of a pocket, this too with just one hand.
Look for amfilm. Generic with good reviews on amazon.
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Accually I find a case on Amazon that actually fits the leather back (after MUCH searching lol) it's a SPIGEN branded one. Its got a rubber back that slips into the phone and then a hard plastic bumper that clips around it (it's kinda hard to explane, I'll post the Amazon link)... But after a week or so of using the case I'm really not a fan of it. I might try and find something else that doesn't feel so cheap.
(sorry for the crazy long Amazon link lol)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UM...ase+spigen&dpPl=1&dpID=51AfqeSDGgL&ref=plSrch

huffmybrd said:
But after a week or so of using the case I'm really not a fan of it. I might try and find something else that doesn't feel so cheap.
(sorry for the crazy long Amazon link lol)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00UM...ase+spigen&dpPl=1&dpID=51AfqeSDGgL&ref=plSrch
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Its called the neo hybrid and i have two of them. Good grip. rather than cheap i'd have thought you may have found them bulky.
other options are verus verge, uag, caseology if you don't mind the size.

Anyone else have luck w/ a reliable source for the screen / digitizer AND housing for a sprint variant? ereplacementparts.com said theirs does NOT work w/ the sprint variant. Anyone try the ones on Amazon?
Thanks.

Why don't you try the one already mentioned earlier ?
am surprised to hear there is even a difference between sprint and others when it comes to the screen.

One Twelve said:
Why don't you try the one already mentioned earlier ?
am surprised to hear there is even a difference between sprint and others when it comes to the screen.
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Wasn't sprint the variant that had partial screen death happen to a lot of people

jamesd1085 said:
Wasn't sprint the variant that had partial screen death happen to a lot of people
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Would not call a 2 pg thread a lot of people.
But it has also happened to some that are not on sprint too.

Screen incompatibility?
Hello.
Has anyone encountered or does anyone know of incompatibilities with screen and G4 model? I recently bought a screen replacement but it doesn't seem to light up. The LED indicator and other components attached to the screen work fine though.
Actually the long story is I got hold of 3 replacement screens. The 1st one lit up but had problems recognizing touch and the display was fuzzy so I asked for another replacement. The 2nd one behaves as described in the paragraph above. The same goes for the 3rd one.
I noticed my original screen and the 1st replacement screen's ribbon were different from the 2nd and 3rd in that the 2nd and 3rd had a metal sheet which was not present on the 1st and my original one.
This is what the 2nd and 3rd replacement screens' ribbons look like: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/usetsfiles/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/e/replacement_part_for_lg_g4_f500_lcd_screen_and_digitizer_assembly_-_black_-_lg_logo_-_a_grade_3__1.jpg
(sorry, I'm not yet allowed to post links)
I haven't tried removing the metal sheet as I haven't seen a tutorial video that does that.

The image isn't showing when i entered it into the browser. Says something about an xml file
Reduce the size of the filename and host it again.

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The image isn't showing when i entered it into the browser. Says something about an xml file
Reduce the size of the filename and host it again.
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Try this one?
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kimtillas said:
I noticed my original screen and the 1st replacement screen's ribbon were different from the 2nd and 3rd in that the 2nd and 3rd had a metal sheet which was not present on the 1st and my original one.
This is what the 2nd and 3rd replacement screens' ribbons look like:
I haven't tried removing the metal sheet as I haven't seen a tutorial video that does that.
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It looks like some sort shield to protect during shipping.
How do you fit this thing ?
i've not heard of incompatibility between G4 screens before.

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It looks like some sort shield to protect during shipping.
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Do you think I should risk removing it?
How do you fit this thing ?
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What do you mean?