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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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.
So I received my phone yesterday straight from the Play Store. I started to use the Toolkit and everything went smoothly. I even put an XO screen protector on it.
Then this morning I noticed it. There's a marking on the bottom left corner of the side of phone. It's looks like a laser marking similar to those found on sheet metal. It doesn't affect the functionality of the phone but if I'm paying 400 for a phone I expect it to be in top notch condition. This could also affect the resale value of the phone. So I got in touch with Google. I was hoping to get some sort of credit (Google Wallet, perhaps), but the representative wasn't unable to do that and connected me with Samsung instead. They're going to send me a replacement phone and put a hold on my credit card while I ship this one back and they'll inspect it. I hope return process turns out okay. I've already removed the screen protector and flashed it back to stock.
I returned two phones with faulty screens(one had a whole column of pixels die day 3) but I would've kept them if that little mark was the only problem.
Slap a case on it and you'd never know it's there, though as it is it's not a bad little birthmark anyway. I doubt that very slight defect will effect its resale value very much. The perpetual deluge of new phones coming out will be doing that.
In my personal opinion, if that was the only thing wrong with the phone I would keep it, especially when a lot of warranty returns result in refurbs (not certain if that is the case with the Play Store). In fact, to me that would be like a birth mark and add character to the phone. To me it actually looks kinda cool, but that's just me.
It's like a sexy birthmark on a beautiful woman. Or freckles. Don't know why those things bother some people.
I have a mark in the exact same spot only its a straight line not an "s"
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I personally wouldnt return it for that as long as it was working perfectly. The replacement might act up, you never know.
Mmmm... Samsung's RMA department still hasn't contacted me yet to get my credit card info. I'll ask if the replacement is refurbished. I'll keep the phone if it is.
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Yeah, you have a chance of getting a replacement with a bad screen, bootloops, broken usb port, or other issues, which is way worse than that mark.
Still, you're entitled to a replacement if you're not satisfied. Hope you get a good one.
Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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Not really high. One percent of a million phones shipped is still 10,000 units that slipped through quality control.
It's just that as soon as someone comes across an issue, they immediately post it here (like you did). So we pretty much know ALL the problems this phone might encounter.
yea if the phone is perfect hardware wise i'd definitely keep it. they will most likely send you a refurb. you're going to regret it if you get a phone with a bad screen.
you're going to put a case on it anyway right? and if you don't you're going to get cosmetic defects from scratches anyway
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Wow, I didn't realize there was a high rate of defects with the Galaxy Nexus, especially with actual issues. I feel like such a prima donna now.
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What did you feel like earlier? Some of us paid over $700 for our phones.
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What did you feel like earlier? Some of us paid over $700 for our phones.
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Early adoption has it's price. I just bought a six month old phone that could be outdated in six months.
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monstah_rain said:
Early adoption has it's price. I just bought a six month old phone that could be outdated in six months.
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Im not talking about early adoption. I was inferring to the high nose @ $400.
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I guess I shouldn't have a right to complain because I paid 300 less than you. You can afford to buy a phone at 700, I don't. I'm sorry the price dropped after you bought the phone, but that is the cost of early adoption.
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I guess I shouldn't have a right to complain because I paid 300 less than you. You can afford to buy a phone at 700, I don't. I'm sorry the price dropped after you bought the phone, but that is the cost of early adoption.
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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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I've already acknowledged that my issue is extremely minor compared to others and I've already contacted Samsung to cancel the RMA because I don't want a refurbished phone. Regardless of what the issue I had with the phone, you make it seem like I have less of right to complain because I paid less for the same phone.
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You still don't get what i am saying. Dude, you got a great price for a badass phone and there is a small cosmetic defect. Be happy with it if the internals are good. You could do worse and just get your nose caught higher up in the air. My sister piad for $400 for hers and she has a purplish screen. I haven't mentioned anything to her and she has been more than happy and glad she spent the $400. I am going to tell her in a couple weeks and show her my screen. My sister is pickier than me but i doubt it will bother her after she knows. If it does i will trade with her. Purple screen and all. It's a phone. Nit life or death and that scratch isnt going to ruin your life. Just your demeanor.
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u're not getting his point
anyways, if u buy something, even if it costs 10$, it should be as described and without any defects (whether purple-ish screens or like the one OP got). he paid for something according to a description, and when it arrived it didn't meet the descriptoin they advertise it upon. he has the right to get a replacement, and not a refurb, but a brand new device.
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?
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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...
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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?
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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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Dropped the phone onto the carpeted floor at work and it cracked the screen.
Anyone replaced the screen on a galaxy nexus yet?
Thinking of getting a new chassis/frame/body as well to make it look brand new again
Anyone replaced anything on theirs
Bits are on eBay for about £25
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This should be helpful if you haven't already seen it. And this if you are successful.
Lol ain't that about a *****. I hate it when I do that
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I dropped mine on day 15 and it landed face down, cracked like an egg.
Found a screen on eBay for $60, replacement was easy peasy!
Let me know if you need any pointers.
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Kem-El said:
I dropped mine on day 15 and it landed face down, cracked like an egg.
Found a screen on eBay for $60, replacement was easy peasy!
Let me know if you need any pointers.
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I could use some pointers. Mine is also cracked.
Replacement costs are 191 from Samsung, and they pay for shipping.
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I just got my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) replaced and am so glad I have Asurion insurance. Yeah it costs like $6 a month, but when I needed a new phone it came in really handy.
I set up a claim online (mine was lost/stolen but this could apply to yours too) and then paid $99 and got a replacement (probably a refurb) the next day. It was actually less than 24 hours from when I set up the claim online and when my phone arrived via UPS. That's pretty good service.
So if you would spend $60 on only a screen but have to do major surgery to install it, maybe it would be a better deal to pay $99 and get a whole new device.
Id really appreciate some tips on changing the glass on the GN. I have watched a few youtube clips on removing the frame/chassis/body but none on removing the glass.
Any tips or pointers on changing the glass would really help me incase i really screw it up!
The small bit of glass which fell out looks like it was held in by double sided tape. Is it a case i need a heat gun and just gently heat the glass and pull it off to replace it?
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N
My advice is buy the glass with digitizer already attached. I did the swap last month using glass+digitizer and it was very easy to do. I got it from this seller on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190766646656
Afaik the front glass is fused together to the digitizer making it very difficult to replace, a heat gun could be used but be careful. As a few other posters mentioned, buy the glass with the digitizer attached already. Much faster and easier repair. I will be doing it soon as I have purchased a cracked but otherwise working i-9250 nexus.
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I just got my Galaxy Nexus (Verizon) replaced and am so glad I have Asurion insurance. Yeah it costs like $6 a month, but when I needed a new phone it came in really handy.
I set up a claim online (mine was lost/stolen but this could apply to yours too) and then paid $99 and got a replacement (probably a refurb) the next day. It was actually less than 24 hours from when I set up the claim online and when my phone arrived via UPS. That's pretty good service.
So if you would spend $60 on only a screen but have to do major surgery to install it, maybe it would be a better deal to pay $99 and get a whole new device.
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So you pay 6 bucks a month and had to pay 100 bucks..... I don't pay 6 a month and a digitizer with LCD was 60 and was far from "major surgery" east peasy as said before
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I must be damn lucky, accidentally yanked the usb cable while half asleep, fell flat onto the screen, looked at it after a few hours, it's like nothing have happened and there is only a small mark on my screen protector..
I replaced just the glass on mine. Its really not that difficult, just be patient with a blow dryer and slowly peel the glass off. I did it on my gnexus and on an S3. Its much cheaper and really not difficult. Just stuck the new glass on with existing adhesive that was there.
Im so frustrated right now with this phone. Yesterday i was sitting on a bench with a couple friends and when i stood up the phone fell from the bench where i had it resting. The bench itself is only a 1-2 feet tall! and when i picked it up, the screen on the edge has cracked
the phone has been in a case since day one (spigen ultra clear hybrid case ) and it wasn't even a hard fall or from any big height!! so i ask myself how strong is the gorilla glass 4 really that it would crack from that height?
I just bought the phone last weekend and i have insurance on the phone but they're saying i need to pay an additional $175 for a replacement? Ive already paid off more than half the phone off, paying that 175 is like buying the phone outright. it just doesn't make sense to me.
any ideas how i can get this fixed? i think paying them an additional $175 on top of the $8 they already get from me is ridiculous. i could put those $8 apart and buy a whole new phone with what i've paid them.
It's obvious you're quite emotional still, over this episode. The trauma of an expensive new phone, losing most it's value in less than one second is disheartening, especially when it's due to your own fault..
Because of this it's clear that your emotions have clouded your rationale..
Are you really saying that paying $175 for a ~$800 replacement phone is not OK?
Wouldn't the $8/month insurance premium be irrelevant here since, you just bought the phone last week?
Although, this too is an irrelevant point, concerning insurance coverage, I thought it was interesting that you've, again, had it only one week, yet you've already paid half the phone off? Was this by choice or was your credit less than ideal for T-Mobile?
And l saved the best for last, is it safe to assume you had zero knowledge that a $175 deductible is required to be paid on any insurance claims, at the time you agreed to pay $8/month for insurance?
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What kind of screen protector were you using?
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Talysdaddy said:
It's obvious you're quite emotional still, over this episode. The trauma of an expensive new phone, losing most it's value in less than one second is disheartening, especially when it's due to your own fault..
Because of this it's clear that your emotions have clouded your rationale..
Are you really saying that paying $175 for a ~$800 replacement phone is not OK?
Wouldn't the $8/month insurance premium be irrelevant here since, you just bought the phone last week?
Although, this too is an irrelevant point, concerning insurance coverage, I thought it was interesting that you've, again, had it only one week, yet you've already paid half the phone off? Was this by choice or was your credit less than ideal for T-Mobile?
And l saved the best for last, is it safe to assume you had zero knowledge that a $175 deductible is required to be paid on any insurance claims, at the time you agreed to pay $8/month for insurance?
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Moreover, $8/month insurance can be canceled at Ops discretion.
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Suggest you to replace the screen yourself or by a friend who is good at tearing down phone. For cheap Samsung Galaxy s6 screen replacement you can visit www.hcqs.com.cn.