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Water damage already... question.

So installing a zagg shield like I have done countless of times, spray shield lightly, install shield, squeegee out bubbles... Phone turned on and booted fine, and than the screen went crazy.
The water indicator at the bottom of the phone does show a slight water mark, so I am out of luck in that department... what's the best way to go about getting a new one? I know sprint does not cover water damage, but with the 7$ insurance can't you just pay a 50$ deductible?
Be careful around water with this thing, my Nexus one and Mytouch never had a issue when installing a shield or getting caught out in a slight rain drizzle.
Anthony

I think the insurance deductible for evo is $150. You can try returning it and say it was doa. They may not check it since you just got it.

Sorry to hear yours got water damaged. I just got the sprint insurance on my evo. But what you're saying is that sprint insurance doesn't cover water damage...correct?
If that's the case since I bought my evo off of ebay, I'm going to buy the squaretrade insurance also.i think they cover water damage.
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pirarre said:
Sorry to hear yours got water damaged. I just got the sprint insurance on my evo. But what you're saying is that sprint insurance doesn't cover water damage...correct?
If that's the case since I bought my evo off of ebay, I'm going to buy the squaretrade insurance also.i think they cover water damage.
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Insurance covers anything. Warranty does not cover water damage.

Guess I'll run by sprint tomorrow and see what they say....
I think the deductible is actually 100$, but... either way I'll find out tomorrow.
Still can't believe that slight amount of water did that though, I figured it would be sealed up tighter.

Did u squeegiethe water towards the earpieceor what? I don't see how this could happen......

TAKE OUT THE BATTERY NOW. Then put it and the battery in rice for 24 hours and then try it. If it doesn't work then you broke it by leaving the battery in thus far. You can go back and complain and they might give u another for free. Otherwise you have to pay the insurance.

Rennat said:
TAKE OUT THE BATTERY NOW. Then put it and the battery in rice for 24 hours and then try it. If it doesn't work then you broke it by leaving the battery in thus far. You can go back and complain and they might give u another for free. Otherwise you have to pay the insurance.
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Heh, that was the first thing I did... It's been in the rice ever sense.
Going to try it in the morning and see what happens. If it doesn't work I'll go to sprint and pay the 100$ something, and get a new one. Sucks though for sure.

Blackhalo said:
Heh, that was the first thing I did... It's been in the rice ever sense.
Going to try it in the morning and see what happens. If it doesn't work I'll go to sprint and pay the 100$ something, and get a new one. Sucks though for sure.
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Now I know I am not the only smart one in the world! jk

Where are the water damage indicators on the phone?
Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo

pirarre said:
Where are the water damage indicators on the phone?
Sent from my Sprint HTC Evo
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One on the battery and the other is on the bottom of the phone under the battery.

Blackhalo said:
One on the battery and the other is on the bottom of the phone under the battery.
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Sprint really took some liberties with the placement of the water damage indicator. It couldn't be any closer to the edge of the battery door without physically being outside the case itself. I managed to get a droplet of water on it already when I was applying my invisible shield so my warranty is essentially shot. Thank goodness I put TEP on immediately after purchasing the phone.

You are supposed to let your phone dry for 24 hrs (if not at least half that). Why would you power it up immediately after applying it is beyond me...

Blackhalo said:
One on the battery and the other is on the bottom of the phone under the battery.
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So the water sensors are those small checkered striped things?
kellte2 said:
Sprint really took some liberties with the placement of the water damage indicator. It couldn't be any closer to the edge of the battery door without physically being outside the case itself. I managed to get a droplet of water on it already when I was applying my invisible shield so my warranty is essentially shot. Thank goodness I put TEP on immediately after purchasing the phone.
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You did that by putting the Zagg on? I ordered one of those half price on Monday. I've had them for my iPhones, iPads etc. But for some strange reason I'm having second thoughts about putting it on this phone.

Obviously something was done incorrectly here. The sticker on the bottom of the battery is not a water indicator...mine was red out of the box.

No, it wasn't dredge. It was crosshatched red & white, it looks semi-pinkish. When it gets wet, it's a DEEP red color, can't be ignored.

entropism said:
No, it wasn't dredge. It was crosshatched red & white, it looks semi-pinkish. When it gets wet, it's a DEEP red color, can't be ignored.
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Ok I see now....yeah mine is pink and white checkered look. But when it get activated it gets even more red?
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i just noticed my sensor under battery is pink with red checkers...am i screwed

think with me for a moment, couldn't you cover the wet strip with a small paper cut out and then put some of the cut out self laminate over the whole strip? if these are that temperamental to water such as an invisible shield prep spray then this might be worth doing. ive never done it nore have i seen EVO's strip im just throwing ideas out there.

Zagg good for laptop and ipad type of things I had it on mi iphone and
last me two months or so had it on my hd2 same thing guess carrying it around in your hand make the product stretching or something corners where were perfect starts to peal that's on cellphones
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[Q] Glass Issues

I have had my Note 2 for almost 3 weeks now. A couple of days ago I was putting on the new screen and back protectors I got. You need to take the battery cover over to install..
So after finishing up, I snap the battery cover on and WTF?? The screen is cracked in the upper right corner!!?? Has anyone else run into this?
We took it to US Cellular and they say its not a manufacturer defect and will cost $100 to have it fixed.
This is BS!! I did not drop it, squeeze it hard or anything. I would be the first to admit if I had done anything wrong!
I have not contacted Samsung yet, I am trying to get more info if any others have had this problem...

Wow, you joined in 2009 and this is your first post!
On topic. Sorry that has happened to you. I can relate to the feeling of something deffective just few days after you've purchased it. I have never seen that happening to any of my devices or those devices of my friends' and relatives'...
Really weird. But one fear I have is to have the phone in my pocket and bending down to do something tightening the fabric on the pants around the upper leg area enough to bend the screen and shatter it...
Ron

IMPORTMAN said:
I have had my Note 2 for almost 3 weeks now. A couple of days ago I was putting on the new screen and back protectors I got. You need to take the battery cover over to install..
So after finishing up, I snap the battery cover on and WTF?? The screen is cracked in the upper right corner!!?? Has anyone else run into this?
We took it to US Cellular and they say its not a manufacturer defect and will cost $100 to have it fixed.
This is BS!! I did not drop it, squeeze it hard or anything. I would be the first to admit if I had done anything wrong!
I have not contacted Samsung yet, I am trying to get more info if any others have had this problem...
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Seriously... only a hundred dollars to repair?... can you please tell me where/who is doing that?. I dropped my phone and had a much more catastrophic screen shatter, everywhere I looked, it was going to be in the 270/300 dollar region for a repair - 100$ would be a really good price for repair.

IMPORTMAN said:
I have had my Note 2 for almost 3 weeks now. A couple of days ago I was putting on the new screen and back protectors I got. You need to take the battery cover over to install..
So after finishing up, I snap the battery cover on and WTF?? The screen is cracked in the upper right corner!!?? Has anyone else run into this?
We took it to US Cellular and they say its not a manufacturer defect and will cost $100 to have it fixed.
This is BS!! I did not drop it, squeeze it hard or anything. I would be the first to admit if I had done anything wrong!
I have not contacted Samsung yet, I am trying to get more info if any others have had this problem...
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do you have a picture of the damaged glass?
why take the extra step to take off the battery cover to install screen protector? used to have el-cheapo back covers, and currently using capdase bodifender and there was no need to take out the battery cover. plus the itsy bitsy plastic cover and its tips should not do damage on the glass screen unless it's defective to begin with since you said you didn't squeeze it hard when putting the covers back on.

RizSher said:
Seriously... only a hundred dollars to repair?... can you please tell me where/who is doing that?. I dropped my phone and had a much more catastrophic screen shatter, everywhere I looked, it was going to be in the 270/300 dollar region for a repair - 100$ would be a really good price for repair.
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I have insurance on the phone through US Cellular...thats what they quoted me.
But still its the principle, I feel its a manufacturer defect or it was stressed to begin with since the glass was installed..

badbadtz.carlo said:
do you have a picture of the damaged glass?
why take the extra step to take off the battery cover to install screen protector? used to have el-cheapo back covers, and currently using capdase bodifender and there was no need to take out the battery cover. plus the itsy bitsy plastic cover and its tips should not do damage on the glass screen unless it's defective to begin with since you said you didn't squeeze it hard when putting the covers back on.
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You have to take the battery out since you need to use a bit of soapy water...they were cheap! $4 each on amazon with free shipping! :good
No pictures yet..:and no I didn't squeeze it when putting covers on..I did my GF phone the same way and no problems with hers. Definately a manufacturer defect. I will go in there Saturday when its very busy and raise a stink!!

Mine dropped from two feet and hairline cracked across the whole screen. I bought the full assembly LCD/digitizer. Did the repair per LE55ONS. AOK now. afterwards, I tried to pry apart the digitizer glass. In my Note II it is bonded with transparent gum covering the entire LCD. No way to replace only the digitizer on my version of the Note II

Why suddenly sooooooo....many thread about glass break in just differrent few minute of post?? Lol :banghead:
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update!!
Well after many months of screwing around and taking to facebook and twitter about their poor quality and poor customer service, the "office of the president" of Samsung stepped up to the plate and fixed my Note 2 free of charge!!

[Q] my Note II went to the WC

ok, I make a mistake, and, now I know, I must fix my Note 2, who went less the 3 second into the toilett..
Anyway, the warrancy do NOT cover any damages from water, period....on the web, one video show a Note 2 into water, this is a fake and a joke...
Anyway, they told me, they must fix the Note 2, per changing, the mother board, the screen, the 2 cameras, the software...yeap, and probably the battery,,, cost approximatif about 80'000 HUF, meaning 300 Euro....I paid about 560 Euro for it....
Question, the Note 2, is still working, everything is working now, but, I saw pictures from I hope my Note 2, and we can see corosion on many part of the machine..
DO I.....
fix it now ?
wait, until it broke down ?
wait, for perhaps a better replacement price, because, the price of the machine would goes down ?
or sell it for a bargain ?
thanks you for ANY suggestion....
By the way, my sister husband, gaved to me a brand new Galaxy Xcover android 2.3 and, I went to the phone store, and guess what, they trow that phone against a wall, twice, I could not believe it, and THEY trow that pour machine into a bag full of water for minimum 20 seconds and, just after, the Xcover was working fine...and a silly Note 2, very expensive and very delicat machine can NOT stand a mere 3 second into water...Sorry, but same on Samsung, I AM not happy

Assuming you can only get a new Note 2 for 560 EUR (if you can get it for less, numbers change) and the repair cost is 300 EUR (if the repair cost changes, numbers change) you should sell only if you can get atleast 260 EUR for it. Because that way, you pay the same price of 300 EUR and in first case you get repaired phone, in second you get a new one.
So atleast try to put it on some auction site online, try to get 250 EUR or more for it, and try to get a new Note2 for less than 560 EUR. That's what I would try.

Xperrier said:
and a silly Note 2, very expensive and very delicat machine can NOT stand a mere 3 second into water...Sorry, but same on Samsung, I AM not happy
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I assume you mean "shame" on Samsung here, but how is this Samsung's fault? Did they drop it in the water?
Anyway, if it still works I wouldn't bother doing anything with it until it gives up the ghost - which may well be past the useful lifetime of the phone.
Regards,
Dave
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Did you not say your phone is still working? Well that's pretty cool ain't it? Why dis Samsung if the phone is still working?
What do you want a waterproof phone?
Yes the internals could over time fail due to corrosion but how is that Samsung fault? I have seen posts on here saying to strip the phone down and clean everything with a certain type of alcohol that disperses the water and dries quick and doesn't conduct electricity. Maybe your repair shop could do that.
S.
Sent from my Samsung Note II.

if u have some rice in a container or draw, put your phone in it (switched off, just on top of the rice), it absorbs moisture and 'dries' the phone internals for u.
thats of course u decided to keep it

Xcover has been made to take impacts and to stand water, Note 2 has been made Thin, ultra powerful and good looks.
So stop wanking at The toilet with Note 2.
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tipsek said:
Assuming you can only get a new Note 2 for 560 EUR (if you can get it for less, numbers change) and the repair cost is 300 EUR (if the repair cost changes, numbers change) you should sell only if you can get atleast 260 EUR for it. Because that way, you pay the same price of 300 EUR and in first case you get repaired phone, in second you get a new one.
So atleast try to put it on some auction site online, try to get 250 EUR or more for it, and try to get a new Note2 for less than 560 EUR. That's what I would try.
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would still be better of to simply fix the phone, because, I could not stand the (nasty and clever question...Either way, I must pay, that is it
and thanks for the reply

Jobiza said:
Xcover has been made to take impacts and to stand water, Note 2 has been made Thin, ultra powerful and good looks.
So stop wanking at The toilet with Note 2.
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I hope, you would never, ever make any bad move with a phone who simply drop from your pocket...And, it is the first time in my life a carried a phone into a bathroom

foxmeister said:
I assume you mean "shame" on Samsung here, but how is this Samsung's fault? Did they drop it in the water?
Anyway, if it still works I wouldn't bother doing anything with it until it gives up the ghost - which may well be past the useful lifetime of the phone.
Regards,
Dave
Thanks Dave, no, I did not mean shame on myself, I mean shame on Samsung, for building so pour protective and cheap back cover for a phone like a Note 2...This is not very well built, period....and, if a mere 3 second was able to distroy a phone, then....
Anyway, I went back to the repair shop this morning, because, it made some strange stuff when I did plugged for recharge..the screen would come back with light, even if i switched it of...
I saw, they opened the phone in front of me, and, I learned one think, only one....If one day, that trouble could arise to somebody, the best thing we must do, it to totally open remove the screws, and then put it on some rice for at least 30 hours...I saw, the damage was done on the mother board and for the gorilla glass, yes, you must change it, even if it haz nothing, because it is embedded with others electronical parts....
then they are going to almost change everything in the phone, the motherboard, the 2 cameras, the gorilla glass, and charge for the work...
at least 2 - to 3 weeks to have it back, In Hungary they still not have parts for the note 2, even not the phone itself
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Thanks Dave, no, I did not mean shame on myself, I mean shame on Samsung, for building so pour protective and cheap back cover for a phone like a Note 2...This is not very well built, period....and, if a mere 3 second was able to distroy a phone, then....
Anyway, I went back to the repair shop this morning, because, it made some strange stuff when I did plugged for recharge..the screen would come back with light, even if i switched it of...
I saw, they opened the phone in front of me, and, I learned one think, only one....If one day, that trouble could arise to somebody, the best thing we must do, it to totally open remove the screws, and then put it on some rice for at least 30 hours...I saw, the damage was done on the mother board and for the gorilla glass, yes, you must change it, even if it haz nothing, because it is embedded with others electronical parts....
then they are going to almost change everything in the phone, the motherboard, the 2 cameras, the gorilla glass, and charge for the work...
at least 2 - to 3 weeks to have it back, In Hungary they still not have parts for the note 2, even not the phone itself

Tomo1971 said:
Did you not say your phone is still working? Well that's pretty cool ain't it? Why dis Samsung if the phone is still working?
What do you want a waterproof phone?
Yes the internals could over time fail due to corrosion but how is that Samsung fault? I have seen posts on here saying to strip the phone down and clean everything with a certain type of alcohol that disperses the water and dries quick and doesn't conduct electricity. Maybe your repair shop could do that.
S.
Sent from my Samsung Note II.
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sorry but, official repair shop do not do little tricks, just the big one, but, you are correct, either ultra sound, or some alcohol, but the process must be done immediately, after, just cry....and, please do not try cilicate saltz, I made a mistake

Stop blaming Samsung.
You can't say they built "cheap" back housing cover for the sole purpose of catching users dropping their phone in the bog, and charging them extra for repairs.
I don't think any phone without removable battery covers can also survive water damage, even if it appears to be still working. Yours apparently is still functional despite it drowning for 3 seconds. But we all know liquid damage will show its sign of death as you use it.
I would just write it off, and learn from this. Don't play with your phone while taking a dump, and be more careful with it.
And if you do sell it, I hope you be honest and not sell it as like new.

Xperrier said:
Thanks Dave, no, I did not mean shame on myself, I mean shame on Samsung, for building so pour protective and cheap back cover for a phone like a Note 2...This is not very well built, period....and, if a mere 3 second was able to distroy a phone, then....
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Sorry, but this is just a nonsense. The phone is not designed for immersion in water - period. It doesn't matter if it is one second, or 10 seconds.
Don't blame the "cheap" back cover because chances are this isn't where the water got in - note the uncovered USB port, the headphone port, the speaker and microphone holds - these are all areas where water can and will gain ingress into the device extremely quickly - it has *nothing* to do with build quality.
You've compared it to the Galaxy XCover which is *specifically* hardened against this sort of treatment, so the comparison is frankly ridiculous.
Would you buy a Ferrari and then complain that it was nowhere near as good as a Land Rover for off road performance?
Regards,
Dave

It's not just the water - it's whats in it.
Dropping it in a bag of distilled water would be fine if you let it dry out in time. Salt water would be another story completely.
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Hi,
my coelgue didi the same [email protected]#y thing. Battery was removed immeadetly, phone brought to service next day.
The answer was: You need change motherboard (800Lt = 232Euro) and waranty would be saved. He not agreed to pay.
Phone is working, but today he has found that GPS is not working - no Sattelites found. Everything else is OK.
H.
ChodTheWacko said:
It's not just the water - it's whats in it.
Dropping it in a bag of distilled water would be fine if you let it dry out in time. Salt water would be another story completely.
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A while back I dropped by BlackBerry Bold 9900 into the pan (WC) just after the flush.
Took it out, phone was still on. Stripped it down immediatly and shook it dry and then padded it with a cloth and then used a hair dryer on it. Switched back on, still worked flawlessly.
Took advice from a forumite on crackberry who said that the internals could get damaged over time with corrosion and so any warranty claim made (even if unrelated to water damage) would be refused. So, I decided to claim on insurance.
BUT... I thought, if I just send phone to them, they may just say that its fine and send it back, with no repair as such, so thought Ill give the phone another dunking just to make sure so....
Put the phone in a sink of 4" of water. 10 mins later, took it out. Still working
Did it again but made a call to the phone. It rang... UNDERWATER ffs!, took it out, still working.
Stripped phone down, back and battery off, in sink for 10 mins. Took it out, STILL bloody working!!!!!
I had to take the SIM card out and SD card out and shake it underwater for 30 seconds to get the water into it enough to do any damage. Even then, it was just the touchscreen and part of the keyboard that gave in!!
Funny how some phones (even of the same type) are OK with a lot of water, and others fail even in light rain, condensation or moisture.
S.

Tomo1971 said:
So, I decided to claim on insurance.
BUT... I thought, if I just send phone to them, they may just say that its fine and send it back, with no repair as such, so thought Ill give the phone another dunking just to make sure so....
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Nice insurance fraud, bro.

Xperrier said:
ok, I make a mistake, and, now I know, I must fix my Note 2, who went less the 3 second into the toilett..
Anyway, the warrancy do NOT cover any damages from water, period....on the web, one video show a Note 2 into water, this is a fake and a joke...
Anyway, they told me, they must fix the Note 2, per changing, the mother board, the screen, the 2 cameras, the software...yeap, and probably the battery,,, cost approximatif about 80'000 HUF, meaning 300 Euro....I paid about 560 Euro for it....
Question, the Note 2, is still working, everything is working now, but, I saw pictures from I hope my Note 2, and we can see corosion on many part of the machine..
DO I.....
fix it now ?
wait, until it broke down ?
wait, for perhaps a better replacement price, because, the price of the machine would goes down ?
or sell it for a bargain ?
thanks you for ANY suggestion....
By the way, my sister husband, gaved to me a brand new Galaxy Xcover android 2.3 and, I went to the phone store, and guess what, they trow that phone against a wall, twice, I could not believe it, and THEY trow that pour machine into a bag full of water for minimum 20 seconds and, just after, the Xcover was working fine...and a silly Note 2, very expensive and very delicat machine can NOT stand a mere 3 second into water...Sorry, but same on Samsung, I AM not happy
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I drop my 7105 into the wc too... Took about 5seconds to recover it as i was a kinda stunt of what i did. Other then drying it with a dryer, i only switch it the next morning. And it work. Didnt sell it as it was a gift so i,m here learning to root.

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Nice insurance fraud, bro.
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How so? The phone had already been dropped in water and the long term damage was done. All I was doing is ensuring it got fixed or replaced rather then been sent back cos it passed a visual check.
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Everything's working fine going to flash 4.12 now. Just scare inside rusty only :s
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dudeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee stop using the device and remove the damn battery nowwwwwww
put it in rice bag for one or 2 days then i hope it will be ok

[Q] LG G3 -- spare parts? I dropped it ALREADY

It pains me to even talk about this but... This morning I dropped my six day old G3 on to an escalator step (you know the kind, sharp and metal:crying. The phone itself is working and screen is unscathed (phew!), however the plastic bezel/bumper (?) that goes around the screen on the side of the phone has cracked on the bottom left corner and scuffed on the top left.
I know it's early days still, but does anyone know of where there might be spare parts available? Or should I just cry myself to sleep and stay at home forever...
(To rub it in, I had a shiny new official "Slim Hard Case" waiting in my mailbox this evening. FML)

Any chance you had a warranty?

Sorry to hear your Bad news. I scratched my first g3 on the back around 2 inch's long and I could of cryed lol. Sorry I carnt help

Osseon said:
Any chance you had a warranty?
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I have warranty but that doesn't cover my own accidental damage. I do have home insurance that covers things like this but I'd rather not go down that route just yet as it would involve reformatting the phone, sending it back, buying a new one, reinstalling everything and so on...

musicconnect said:
It pains me to even talk about this but... This morning I dropped my six day old G3 on to an escalator step (you know the kind, sharp and metal:crying. The phone itself is working and screen is unscathed (phew!), however the plastic bezel/bumper (?) that goes around the screen on the side of the phone has cracked on the bottom left corner and scuffed on the top left.
I know it's early days still, but does anyone know of where there might be spare parts available? Or should I just cry myself to sleep and stay at home forever...
(To rub it in, I had a shiny new official "Slim Hard Case" waiting in my mailbox this evening. FML)
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Lol, I've done the same, dropped it on concrete a couple of times and the edges are dinged up. Short pockets + Huge phone are not good. If you cant find phone parts on chinese websites *ali*, you might have to wait a couple months for them to be released.

it would also be not to your advantage to claim home owners insurance on your phone.. it could hurt down the road.
Sorry for your phone trauma :crying:
I only have the G3 because of a similar incident with my S4 which managed to destroy the digitizer.

Did you buy it with a credit card? Most cards give free insurance for up to 90 days! Just call and ask.

Won't the case cover that part? It might hurt resale value but if you can't see it, no biggie.

You think that is sad...
I dropped my LG g3 and it hit the concrete. I wish it had only scratched the back or dinged the bezel.
the screen only recognizes touch on about the bottom two thirds of it.
I do have a SquareTrade warranty so we will see how their claims process works.

jta said:
I dropped my LG g3 and it hit the concrete. I wish it had only scratched the back or dinged the bezel.
the screen only recognizes touch on about the bottom two thirds of it.
I do have a SquareTrade warranty so we will see how their claims process works.
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They helped me out when I dropped my f400s off my balcony while taking pictures. It fell a few stories and well was not repairable so I got another g3. The process was fast about a week from when it happened to get paid but they should be able to fix yours.
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Pilz said:
They helped me out when I dropped my f400s off my balcony while taking pictures. It fell a few stories and well was not repairable so I got another g3. The process was fast about a week from when it happened to get paid but they should be able to fix yours.
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I think this phone may be too fragile for me. I'm not used to such a large phone and I don't really want to get a beefy case to protect it. So I will see what SquareTrade does. I'll let you guys know.

jta said:
I think this phone may be too fragile for me. I'm not used to such a large phone and I don't really want to get a beefy case to protect it. So I will see what SquareTrade does. I'll let you guys know.
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My phone was out of its case, and it fell 3 stories (I live on a hill with a small creek behind it and it tumbled town onto the rocks) so once it fell I knew it was going to be a bad day. Thankfully I now have a new one, but life happens, I'm just glad I had ADH on my warrantee through them.

Have you put your Z1C underwater?

hey guys. I've got this phone for a month now but still haven't checked the waterproofness. Did you try it the first day you got it? should I be super careful with this? I'm scared. I even though it's advertised as waterproof..

Yeap, I've tried it underwater. The screen responsiveness changes, else everything works, including the camera.

not worth the risk, there are enough reports about water damage

I'm tried to test the limits of the phone (i know it could be ridiculous). So I've swum for more than an hour and the phone was under more or less 1,5 m (limit recommended by Sony). It has survived for a moment...Once out i dried it. It has worked for some hours until the battery comes empty. No way to charge it anyway, a component of my battery was dead...I've send it to repair center claiming I had only let it fall in water and they replaced it by a new one
moral of the history don't try to put it in the water just for fun

I have used mine on water several times for several hours, and it's still working fine.
In fact I have tried it the very first day, this way if it's waterproofing was flawed, I would have returned it under warranty.
Now that my phone is more than a year old, i am obviously less keen to put it under water.

I've made lots videos underwater. Dunk phone in beer, whiskey. Dropped it in river. It even got some salty water after i remembered it beeing forbidden.
The phone is waterproof. If not warranty replaces for free. If you got by third party then they often try to make some bs excuse not to deal with it.
The golden rule: if you use miniusb to charge you wear out the rubber flap and it will not be waterproof, if you use dock you won't have this problem.

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I've made lots videos underwater. Dunk phone in beer, whiskey. Dropped it in river. It even got some salty water after i remembered it beeing forbidden.
The phone is waterproof. If not warranty replaces for free. If you got by third party then they often try to make some bs excuse not to deal with it.
The golden rule: if you use miniusb to charge you wear out the rubber flap and it will not be waterproof, if you use dock you won't have this problem.
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Not at all: Sony even explicitly states that water damage is not their problem. If you trick them, or if you're nice, they might help you out, but they're under no obligation to.

dazzerfong said:
Not at all: Sony even explicitly states that water damage is not their problem. If you trick them, or if you're nice, they might help you out, but they're under no obligation to.
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Where i bought it from they said water damage is under warranty.
Why would they advertise the phone in water or spilling water on it if the warranty won't cover it? The salesperson dunk the phone in water to show it was fully waterproof and without leaks before selling it to me.

New Folder said:
Where i bought it from they said water damage is under warranty.
Why would they advertise the phone in water or spilling water on it if the warranty won't cover it? The salesperson dunk the phone in water to show it was fully waterproof and without leaks before selling it to me.
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That's a salesman tactic, but there's no guarantee. If you don't believe me, feel free to and go ahead and go nuts with your phone.
BTW, who told you it's under warranty? The sales staff? I personally asked a technical support person this question (in lieu of some other problems I had) this, and they said no, it's not covered under warranty.

You should be very careful if you try it underwater.. On my first time, the micro usb cover opened up and the phone was damaged, with no warranty by anyone ?
I had to open it up and dry it with hair dryer for an hour.. (and since then it's still non-waterproof)
Conclusion - be careful ?
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My phone got damaged by water in the third time that I put it under water. Seems like due overheating (I was playing, charging and wearing a bumper case at the same time) the back and the back frame unglued in the Sim tray area. I remembered how the screen started to flick and how the water comes out from Sim tray ?. I used a hair dryer and at this moment the phone is working fine?. I replaced the back frame (also, it solves the gaps in the middle where are the magnetic charging and the Lock/Volume buttons). By now, I am waiting the rear cover, it should arrive in 15days. But after that bad experience I won't put the phone in water anymore.

Btw, does anybody knows if there's a difference between fresh water and seawater/ pool water?
I've been told from Sony that the warranty is only on fresh water damage..
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Salt water leaves salty residue on the phone and is also more corrosive than fresh water. So, Sony won't cover damage in salt water.
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Submerged my z1c in a glass of water upon getting it just to check if it's waterproof. A week later, i used it at the beach and it got submerged pretty often in saltwater that day but no water damage. Occasionally i wash my phone with soap under running water maybe every 2-4 weeks(I'm a germaphobe...) My friends also like to take my phone and submerge it in water randomly for fun. I guess it's also because of me that a number of them ended up buying the z2 and later z3 :laugh:

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That's a salesman tactic, but there's no guarantee. If you don't believe me, feel free to and go ahead and go nuts with your phone.
BTW, who told you it's under warranty? The sales staff? I personally asked a technical support person this question (in lieu of some other problems I had) this, and they said no, it's not covered under warranty.
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We have local Sony technics who said that. They work couple blocks away from my house and i actually did pay a visit there.

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We have local Sony technics who said that. They work couple blocks away from my house and i actually did pay a visit there.
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Same here.. They said that I'll have warranty only on damage from fresh water, not seawater etc.
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ok thank you all for replies and sorry for being so inactive.
I'm not going to dump it in the water on purpose I think. Even if it's sold as waterproof I'm scared. it was too expensive and it's too amazing phone to just kill it for no reason.
also yes I'm going to buy a dock asap.
thank you again guys!

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Submerged my z1c in a glass of water upon getting it just to check if it's waterproof. A week later, i used it at the beach and it got submerged pretty often in saltwater that day but no water damage. Occasionally i wash my phone with soap under running water maybe every 2-4 weeks(I'm a germaphobe...) My friends also like to take my phone and submerge it in water randomly for fun. I guess it's also because of me that a number of them ended up buying the z2 and later z3 [emoji23]
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I wipe my phone every day with a wet towel [emoji14]
but mostly to erase fingerprints etc.

mag cable instead of dock
Ephixi4 said:
ok thank you all for replies and sorry for being so inactive.
I'm not going to dump it in the water on purpose I think. Even if it's sold as waterproof I'm scared. it was too expensive and it's too amazing phone to just kill it for no reason.
also yes I'm going to buy a dock asap.
thank you again guys!
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About the dock.... It might be cheaper to just buy the mag cable if you want to use your phone while it's charging and save some money. Amazon has a few brands selling these types of cables or adapters when i last bought mine. Or you can check with the stores where you live.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnector-Improved-Performance-Magnetic-Charging/dp/B00Q3GK3YI/

nas93 said:
About the dock.... It might be cheaper to just buy the mag cable if you want to use your phone while it's charging and save some money. Amazon has a few brands selling these types of cables or adapters when i last bought mine. Or you can check with the stores where you live.
http://www.amazon.com/Magnector-Improved-Performance-Magnetic-Charging/dp/B00Q3GK3YI/
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actually I meant just the cable but thank you!
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