Lemme tell ya about yesterday at the river standing on the dock drinking a beer and watching fireworks. My brother-in-law thought it would be SO funny if I took a little night dip in the marina and gave my slightly intoxicated self a nudge in that direction...yup. I actually thought it was hilarious when I climbed out and was laughing while popping another Bud. But wait, yep, my phone is making some strange noise in my pocket...sounds a bit like its choking! Fished it out, it flickered, then died. Than I punched him in the mouth. No REALLY. Spent today babying it and drying it out and it works except that there is river water in what looks like 3 different layers of the screen. Anyway, he's paying the deductible and my new one is on the way. Ugh, it's killed me to even look at it all day. My girlfriends been very happy and I haven't hit F5 even once in the root threads so I guess thats a plus. Just wanted to share my misery with some like-minded peeps, seems like everyone I know just doesn't understand...
Punch him again.
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Omg lmfao that sucks due atleast your getting a new phone...
it happens, have a laugh, he's paying your deduct so who cares.
just a phone.
I'll kill a 1000 phones for a good laugh.
Alanmw86 said:
it happens, have a laugh, he's paying your deduct so who cares.
just a phone.
I'll kill a 1000 phones for a good laugh.
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Lost cause, you're talking about a dude that refreshes by hitting F5.
Sorry to hear of the unfortunateness. Good to hear your getting another courtesy of brother-in-law.
The EVO line of phones seem to be a fairly robust lot. I left my table at a bar to fetch another drink and return to find my 4G in a pool of spilt vodka/sprite. It didnt turn on a first but once I took it apart (completely) and dried it out, it started it up fine. It also had turned (3) moisture indicators pink.
1. One indicator on the battery
2. Second in the battery bay
3. The third on another board inside the phone
Luckily it didnt have any water on the inside screen.
A friend has a 3D and spilled a Taco Bell sweet tea on it. Sticky stuff. Still works...
@event....nice one douche. Should've saved that haymaker for you I imagine. Thanks for the replies everyone else. I'm always happy to get a new phone regardless. Hope everyone had a good 4th...
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@event....nice one douche. Should've saved that haymaker for you I imagine. Thanks for the replies everyone else. I'm always happy to get a new phone regardless. Hope everyone had a good 4th...
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I think he meant it as a compliment, maybe. Being addicted to root is a badge of honor, for some... of us, lol
If you're in KY near water then there's a good chance I'm close enough to come get 3d video of you punching him again, or maybe asking to see his phone then throwing him in for a swim.
That does suck man. I almost had to go back to a bb curve for a few days when I broke my evo, the horror!
a new one? you mean refurbished .. I'd make him buy a BRAND NEW straight from sprint for 500 .. most expensive push ever.
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I've found myself in that situation far too often, I love to go fishing, and sometimes forget I have a phone in my pocket. Well I've gotten into the habit of when I'm gonna be at or near water for awhile I slip my phone in a ziplock in my pocket. lol
Seems stupid but hey I saved my EVO4G a couple times lol
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I think he meant it as a compliment, maybe. Being addicted to root is a badge of honor, for some... of us, lol
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Haha, it was only meant to be slightly backhanded, so both of you are right.
Punch your self an take your evo 3d to the dump im returnin mine for being so unreal i get 0.05mb on sprint internet come on now cricket is twice that fast
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i had a bricked mt3g with a vodafone splash screen and went for an exchange from tmobile and didnt wanted them to know that it is bricked by the vodafone spash screen. i took a jug of water and poured into the phone carefully so it didnt mess the indicators and then plugged it in and booted, still worked, then i microwaved it for a few seconds until there were some sparks, took it out again booted, idk what htc puts in their phones but they do survive the utter torchure. I ended up disconnecting a wire on mt3g on the inside so it would short out and didnt boot and finally got an exchange. for my n1 it fell off from 8 feet just a dent, fell off 3 floors onto trampoline nothing, fell off 1 floor another dent, fell of 2 floors on its edge broken screen ( no broken glass just screen ) its survived too much torchure. Have HTC Magic 32a bought it on launch still works perfect =O
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i had a bricked mt3g with a vodafone splash screen and went for an exchange from tmobile and didnt wanted them to know that it is bricked by the vodafone spash screen. i took a jug of water and poured into the phone carefully so it didnt mess the indicators and then plugged it in and booted, still worked, then i microwaved it for a few seconds until there were some sparks, took it out again booted, idk what htc puts in their phones but they do survive the utter torchure. I ended up disconnecting a wire on mt3g on the inside so it would short out and didnt boot and finally got an exchange. for my n1 it fell off from 8 feet just a dent, fell off 3 floors onto trampoline nothing, fell off 1 floor another dent, fell of 2 floors on its edge broken screen ( no broken glass just screen ) its survived too much torchure. Have HTC Magic 32a bought it on launch still works perfect =O
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I had the same thing on the mytouch, I just mailed it back to them with the voda splash screen and prepared to play dumb if it was ever brought up. They never asked any questions.
since ur already getting a new one. Try putting that one in a bowl of Dry Rice. Might as well see if the rice sucks the water up and you have an extra 3D its worked for me on some phones.
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Lemme tell ya about yesterday at the river standing on the dock drinking a beer and watching fireworks. My brother-in-law thought it would be SO funny if I took a little night dip in the marina and gave my slightly intoxicated self a nudge in that direction...yup. I actually thought it was hilarious when I climbed out and was laughing while popping another Bud. But wait, yep, my phone is making some strange noise in my pocket...sounds a bit like its choking! Fished it out, it flickered, then died. Than I punched him in the mouth. No REALLY. Spent today babying it and drying it out and it works except that there is river water in what looks like 3 different layers of the screen. Anyway, he's paying the deductible and my new one is on the way. Ugh, it's killed me to even look at it all day. My girlfriends been very happy and I haven't hit F5 even once in the root threads so I guess thats a plus. Just wanted to share my misery with some like-minded peeps, seems like everyone I know just doesn't understand...
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LOL i did something like this last month went in to the girlfriends pool and then when i got out. i had not only my phone but her phone both in my pocket totally my fault but i was just like seriously WTF lol. btw both the phones where evos :/.
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a new one? you mean refurbished .. I'd make him buy a BRAND NEW straight from sprint for 500 .. most expensive push ever.
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Since the device is so new... the chances of him getting a brand new one is very high... $100 deductible may just send him a brand new phone.
Yeah, I'm hoping the $100 gets a brand new one sent to me. I guess I'll have to wait until tomorrow and see. As far as the rice goes, I let it sit in rice for about 24 hours and though the phone is dry, there are still the three different layers of water inside the screen. One layer of water banding, one layer of large droplets, and another layer of banding running the opposite direction. Really strange to look at...
@event- apologies to you, I'm usually a little more grown-up than the name-calling. Was just in a foul mood last night over this. I do run a firefox addon to auto-refresh xda.
There are not 3 layers of water in your phone, just one, it's a 3D phone remember, it's a feature.
Anyway sorry to hear about killing one already, glad you are getting another.
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So i dropped my prime from 5 feet (My hand) to the ground and it landed face down. I was pretty shocked that it survived without a scratch
I think it fixed some of the light bleed too...
5 ft from your hand to the ground? Dayum you are one tall person! I dont think I will try that fix for light bleed.
6'1
Im a giant compared to everyone else around here.
Unless you are using your nose to point and swipe on the glass, 5ft? even at you being 6'1"
i was getting lunch and trying to switch hands.
I think i would have rather dropped my lunch though.
Apparently that drop didn't hurt as much as the last update lawl
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6'1
Im a giant compared to everyone else around here.
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Do you live in China?
And I have used my nose to answer a call on my phone, lol.
Glad that it survived
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what was your feeling before you take it out i think you was expecting to see damage screen hehehee.
So, so lucky.
I was expecting to open a thread of horrendous pictures and tears lol
Instead I learn that some Primes are indeed prime.
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i was getting lunch and trying to switch hands.
I think i would have rather dropped my lunch though.
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I've done that SO many times. Fumbled with two things, one of them an expensive gadget and the other something easily replaced, and I'll be damned if every time I don't manage to drop the gadget.
Cool story bro.
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Cool story bro.
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Where is that "no thanks" button........?
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wynand32 said:
I've done that SO many times. Fumbled with two things, one of them an expensive gadget and the other something easily replaced, and I'll be damned if every time I don't manage to drop the gadget.
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Its happened to me a few times too. (My poor laptop being the other victim. I think I am starting to develop a aversion to carrying expensive things...)
Can we document the Light Bleed fix?
Seriously this reminds me of the old (really dating myself here) MFM and RLL Hard Drives. About the size of a Belgium Block Brick, and nearly as heavy. We would get ones in that the platters waarped and were unreadable. The fix? Drop them straight down, onto a carpeted cement floor. It would make a huge "WONK" sound, and at least half the time, the platters would now be aligned enough to back the sucker up. All 5 or 10 MEGABYTE of it. Imagine, you could fit an ENTIRE MP3 song on those suckers (if the Bitrate was kept low.)
Thanks for the fond memories. And super good luck the Prime survived it. There was a guy who posted in the first week these were shipping at the end of December who said his Prime fell off a stack of towels 2 feet onto a carpeted floor, and his screen went dark. It was running, just no display. That should help indicate further how lucky this. Turned out for you.
Not one scratch on the Gorrila Glass? Have you inspected it closely? That part is truly amazing.
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Seriously this reminds me of the old (really dating myself here) MFM and RLL Hard Drives. About the size of a Belgium Block Brick, and nearly as heavy. We would get ones in that the platters waarped and were unreadable. The fix? Drop them straight down, onto a carpeted cement floor. It would make a huge "WONK" sound, and at least half the time, the platters would now be aligned enough to back the sucker up. All 5 or 10 MEGABYTE of it. Imagine, you could fit an ENTIRE MP3 song on those suckers (if the Bitrate was kept low.)
Thanks for the fond memories. And super good luck the Prime survived it. There was a guy who posted in the first week these were shipping at the end of December who said his Prime fell off a stack of towels 2 feet onto a carpeted floor, and his screen went dark. It was running, just no display. That should help indicate further how lucky this. Turned out for you.
Not one scratch on the Gorrila Glass? Have you inspected it closely? That part is truly amazing.
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A WHOLE MP3 SONG
But no, not a single scratch.
Reminds me of how the old commodores (I think?) Came with instructions to drop it to get the RAM chip back into place because it would pop loose during shipping.
T-Rex arms like a muuuh-f*&%#...
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Imagine, you could fit an ENTIRE MP3 song on those suckers (if the Bitrate was kept low.)
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Haha, thanks for the perspective, and the memories.
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Over a year ago, I dropped a 5lb weight from 7ft in the air onto my iPod Touch that was on top of my Samsung Instinct phone. Little to say, both of them were bent in half. :/
I have squaretrade. So I hope it gets dropped around the time the tf-700 comes out.
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Apparently that drop didn't hurt as much as the last update lawl
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That was pretty good.
This thing doesn't look like it could stand it. But not many tablets do.
Had a ride in the ambulance to the emergency room after wrecking my new Kawasaki Teryx. Was on dirt road and a truck came at me head on and to avoid him involved me hitting the bank head on. I woke up in the ditch and felt OK except for what I thought was a small cut on my knee.
Well, the cut turned out to not be small and when I looked finally I could see my whole frigging knee cap
Was a tad freaked but got some morphine in the ambulance. Anyway, sorry off topic but I'm bored and hurting and wanted some of you to know.
Later
Ps the Kawasaki will only go on reverse now lol
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Ouch. Take care bro.
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Just be thankful you are alive
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Wow, that sucks man.
Yeah, you're lucky to come out of that without any major injuries.
Wow, glad you're ok man!
Did you havs your galaxy note with you!?
Is it ok?
Lol jp feel better bud
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sprintuser1977 said:
Had a ride in the ambulance to the emergency room after wrecking my new Kawasaki Teryx. Was on dirt road and a truck came at me head on and to avoid him involved me hitting the bank head on. I woke up in the ditch and felt OK except for what I thought was a small cut on my knee.
Well, the cut turned out to not be small and when I looked finally I could see my whole frigging knee cap
Was a tad freaked but got some morphine in the ambulance. Anyway, sorry off topic but I'm bored and hurting and wanted some of you to know.
Later
Ps the Kawasaki will only go on reverse now lol
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Damn know what your going through bud too well. laid down my yamaha R1 when i was in high school late night avoiding a car that weaved in my lane and I s##t you not I woke up sitting ON my bike at the end. rode home still in shock not knowing really wtf happened b/c the driver didn't stop. on way home realized i had wrecked since visor was flapping and whole front of bike was bouncing since bracket was broke, and once home noticed jeans were torn up and hands scraped.(THANK GOD for my JACKET!!) saved me from so much rash. could straight see my tendon when i looked at my knee.
funny story though while cleaning up some before i looked at my knee and realized my ish was f'd up i dropped a towel on ground and picking it up my clavicle popped out and adrenaline filled shock self popped it back in just simply rolling my shoulder back. Felt like cracking your knuckles i s##t u not, no worse at all. lol
get the parents up(mom head ER nurse at Duke at time) take the trip to the ER and shock is wearing off and shoulder is freaking on FIRE then. keep telling nurse it f'ing hurts and she keeps trying to tell me my wrist is broken. So me being the knowitall HS kid I waved my wrist back and forth at her saying no its not, my shoulder is f'd up. (shoulder was fine at that point. as it was in place perfect.)
Funny how the absolute worst pain you can think of can just not exist with the aid of adrenaline and shock.
Well sounds like you didn't get much rash bud which is good, nor break anything!
Glad you came through it bud! Always could be much worse.
Ouch. Don't worry that morphine will male everything better I promise
That's a f-ed up story sgt. Kinda like the time I rolled my car 4 times on the freeway. And didn't wake up till 3 days after the accident :-( it was harsh nd hope it never happens again.
God bless you and all.
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ouch! feel better man that seriously sucks
I feel ya bro. I t-boned a car on my gsxr 1000 cause the guy decided to pull a uturn without looking. Glad your still with us. Have had many friends that didn't have our luck.
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wow man glad you didn't die.
wrecked a bike back in 2010 (wasn't mine, ever worse lol) and the back rider peg ripped the back of my leg open, separating my hamstring from my knee as well as tore some meat off and cooked it on the exhaust pipe. hahaha it was gnarrrrr... i have some sick pictures my cousin took of the accident on my fb page. glad you are ok. motorcycle accidents are scary because you don't have that nice big protective car to wrap around you and keep you safe(er)
Weren't you just in the hospital brother?
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Ouch. Don't worry that morphine will male everything better I promise
That's a f-ed up story sgt. Kinda like the time I rolled my car 4 times on the freeway. And didn't wake up till 3 days after the accident :-( it was harsh nd hope it never happens again.
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3 days! damn.
Hope that you get better soon. I feel for you, when I wrecked my motorcycle, I fractured the fibula and tibia in my leg.
Unfortunately, not everyone pays close enough to the road to make it safe for bike riders.
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Hope that you get better soon. I feel for you, when I wrecked my motorcycle, I fractured the fibula and tibia in my leg.
Unfortunately, not everyone pays close enough to the road to make it safe for bike riders.
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no kidding. you can ride as safe and responsible as possible, and it wont mean a bit of difference when put up against people not paying attention...
thanks guys! Its morning and I'm awake and sore as hell. They had to go in and do emergency surgery. , flush out wound, clean it, blah blah and all. Yeah I'm lucky as I just had damn back surgery and all I remember is waking up in the Georgia clay.
I feel for you bike guys I rode for years. Had a hayabusa and gixxer 1000 but never hit a car fortunately! Did some dumb stuff and got a ticket for 106 in a 55, that wasn't good btw, but no wrecks.
Love you guys sometimes
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thanks guys! Its morning and I'm awake and sore as hell. They had to go in and do emergency surgery. , flush out wound, clean it, blah blah and all. Yeah I'm lucky as I just had damn back surgery and all I remember is waking up in the Georgia clay.
I feel for you bike guys I rode for years. Had a hayabusa and gixxer 1000 but never hit a car fortunately! Did some dumb stuff and got a ticket for 106 in a 55, that wasn't good btw, but no wrecks.
Love you guys sometimes
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Here here for doing dumb stuff on a bike. LOL.
Ideas that go through the mind seeming like good ideas when ur young. Lol
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what an accident, eh?
glad you're alright man..
hope you can recover soon..
sprintuser1977 said:
Had a ride in the ambulance to the emergency room after wrecking my new Kawasaki Teryx. Was on dirt road and a truck came at me head on and to avoid him involved me hitting the bank head on. I woke up in the ditch and felt OK except for what I thought was a small cut on my knee.
Well, the cut turned out to not be small and when I looked finally I could see my whole frigging knee cap
Was a tad freaked but got some morphine in the ambulance. Anyway, sorry off topic but I'm bored and hurting and wanted some of you to know.
Later
Ps the Kawasaki will only go on reverse now lol
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Cool story bro......... J/K, feel better soon and don't let the nurses take your temp from you bung hole!
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Yeah so I got jumped by two punks last night. Long story short My note ended up being taken from me and then returned in the puddle I was standing next to.
My case had a rubber plug for the headphone and USB Ports if that helps from the six dollar case.
I'm pretty sure I'm just out of the thirty days but not thirty since I exchanged my last one that was defective.
Seems to be working okay. Water damage can do weird things. what should I be looking out for?
ok, how long has it been since it was in water? First thing i would myself is to take out battery immediately. Then take it apart if i thought the water may have gone deeper. If your not too experienced with taking it apart, then i might avoid doing that part. I would just leave battery out for a little while and try not to turn it on. From my personal experience with other peoples phone is that the water will be in there and will eventually start corroding and i guess its kinda like a oxidization(?) and will make contact to other connections and will start to short.
long story short
-remove battery
-let dry for a while
-if you dont think it went deep in the phone, then I wouldnt worry too much
-from my own experiences usb port is the first to stop working
-then white screen(bad lcd) along with a ruined battery
The day that it doesn't turn on anymore.
I had dropped a phone in the washing machine once while it just started filling up with water. The phone didn't get very wet at all and ran like a champ for two months more. Then it died.
Hopefully the plugs on your phone will make a difference!
Less than twelve hours. there was a very few small droplets on the outer sides under the battery case. I don't think it too deep into the phone I left the battery out with the phone in a plastic rice container and under a lamp for a few hours. I'm not having those symptoms yet. There was no water under the battery.
Is atts 30 day return policy from the date of contact or from when I exchanged the other note for a defect?
I pay for atts insurance but a two hundred dollar deductible ....
I'm on contract for two years so I need the best advice...
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I would say 30 days from the exchange from note to note. I dont know if they would change to a different device but maybe another note. Of course if they see water damage on the pads then they wouldnt let you. Just in case they are red, here is a post by the Elite dev Adam Outler.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1073929
In my experience the 30 days starts all over with each phone. The contract does not. After 14 days your locked into the contract and can not get a reversal. The phone itself always goes by the date of purchase or replacement.
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The 30 day period is from the original sale date, I had to return a second one for a blown speaker at 10 days from my 1st return (hard brick) but 32 days from original purchase. Had to send it back to warranty when I got the replacement in the mail.
If you believe it still has water in it, take out the battery and place both the phone and battery in uncooked rice for a day. The rice will draw out any moisture.
Sounds like you will have to make a warranty claim, but if it works without issue, don't worry about that until it doesn't work anymore. You can make a claim whenever, they wont know when it happened.
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The 30 day period is from the original sale date, I had to return a second one for a blown speaker at 10 days from my 1st return (hard brick) but 32 days from original purchase. Had to send it back to warranty when I got the replacement in the mail.
If you believe it still has water in it, take out the battery and place both the phone and battery in uncooked rice for a day. The rice will draw out any moisture.
Sounds like you will have to make a warranty claim, but if it works without issue, don't worry about that until it doesn't work anymore. You can make a claim whenever, they wont know when it happened.
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If you return a phone because of a factory defect within 30 days, they give you another phone. The 30 day return policy starts all over again. If you damage the phone in any way, then the same rules don't apply(especially water damage). That's the 1st thing they check for. If there's no sign of water damage(and you don't tell them), then you're covered under the return policy. Otherwise, it's gotta go through warranty. I would be honest about it. Either way you get another phone....although you will need to pay a deductible.
Edit: Just remember....every store is different and it depends on who you talk to. If the speaker blew due to no fault of your own, then they should've have given you another phone right then and there. If you paid a deducible then they screwed you. I returned 3 phones in the past 3 months. All were covered under the 30 day return policy from the date I received them.
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WTF, all the replies are so well thought out to OMG save the phone, but no one cares that the OP got robbed and roughed up? What's wrong with you people?
LOL
OP, I'm just glad you are OK and not in the hospital or worse. A phone can always be replaced...
Hey, like said above biggest thing is that yur ok! had a similar situation happen last year didnt end up so well for me, ER trip, Neuro rehab etc but cant do anything bout it now!! Anyways, I remember my wife dropped her Isucks err Iphone in the sink while doing dishes, completely saturated. I read online that one of the best ways to soak up the water from inside the phone itself it to put it in a jar of white rice for a day or two. Its the same principle as putting rice in the salt shaker. It absorbs moisture and we did that and it worked. Had some gremlins for a minute there (phone volume changing on its own, messenger popping up randomly etc) but after a few days it was business as usual for it for another year. Hope this helps ya!
we all love our phones but take care when pulling them out in public. always be aware of your surroundings and stop walking around with your head down.
not saying the OP was doing this just a general "heads up" so to speak. no pun intended
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WTF, all the replies are so well thought out to OMG save the phone, but no one cares that the OP got robbed and roughed up? What's wrong with you people?
LOL
OP, I'm just glad you are OK and not in the hospital or worse. A phone can always be replaced...
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Holy shiv! good point. I'm glad your ok man. Get way too wrapped up in this stuff sometimes. Lol.
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For this reason, im debating to get a CCW (carry concealed weapon) license. But Glad to hear that youre okay. Ive heard that water damaged phones can be fixed by sticking it in a bucket of rice uncooked for about a day. Worked for my bros old iphone.
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If you return a phone because of a factory defect within 30 days, they give you another phone. The 30 day return policy starts all over again. If you damage the phone in any way, then the same rules don't apply(especially water damage). That's the 1st thing they check for. If there's no sign of water damage(and you don't tell them), then you're covered under the return policy. Otherwise, it's gotta go through warranty. I would be honest about it. Either way you get another phone....although you will need to pay a deductible.
Edit: Just remember....every store is different and it depends on who you talk to. If the speaker blew due to no fault of your own, then they should've have given you another phone right then and there. If you paid a deducible then they screwed you. I returned 3 phones in the past 3 months. All were covered under the 30 day return policy from the date I received them.
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I didn't have to pay a deductible, they just made me swap it out through the warranty dept as it was covered under warranty for the bad speaker. They made me do it that way since it was past the original 30 days from the sale. No biggie to me, I didn't pay, just had to wait a day.
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Tikerz said:
WTF, all the replies are so well thought out to OMG save the phone, but no one cares that the OP got robbed and roughed up? What's wrong with you people?
LOL
OP, I'm just glad you are OK and not in the hospital or worse. A phone can always be replaced...
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Lol your right, glad they are ok!
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I didn't have to pay a deductible, they just made me swap it out through the warranty dept as it was covered under warranty for the bad speaker. They made me do it that way since it was past the original 30 days from the sale. No biggie to me, I didn't pay, just had to wait a day.
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Cool man. Glad to hear it. I get really fired up when these carriers screw their customers over. I also can't stand the fact that every store policy is different. Everyone should be treated the same.
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Well the battery indicator is still white. The phone didn't get completely water logged thanks to the case. Its working as of now so how would i be able to exchange it anyway. I guess ill end up doing the warranty when or if things act up. There's only one water damage indicator?
I didn't get roughed up luckily. This sounds crazy but I convinced them that what they were doing was wrong and they were only doing it cause they could cause im a little man. I also did mention i could gps track the phone. Once they threatened violence i told them to do it. Two big guys i told them i wouldn't fight back either if it made them feel better. The one with my phone ended up calling me a humble man throwing my phone in the puddle and told me where my board was so i could leave. Reverse psychology working on an intoxicated person is almost unheard of lol.
I realize i did get very lucky and it could have ended a lot worse.
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tonomon said:
Well the battery indicator is still white. The phone didn't get completely water logged thanks to the case. Its working as of now so how would i be able to exchange it anyway. I guess ill end up doing the warranty when or if things act up. There's only one water damage indicator?
I didn't get roughed up luckily. This sounds crazy but I convinced them that what they were doing was wrong and they were only doing it cause they could cause im a little man. I also did mention i could gps track the phone. Once they threatened violence i told them to do it. Two big guys i told them i wouldn't fight back either if it made them feel better. The one with my phone ended up calling me a humble man throwing my phone in the puddle and told me where my board was so i could leave. Reverse psychology working on an intoxicated person is almost unheard of lol.
I realize i did get very lucky and it could have ended a lot worse.
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I am not sure about any additional indicators. Hopefully it will be no issue. I only know of the one. Glad you talked them down from the hostility!
Here in Tampa a group of thugs jumped and beat an off duty Army Soldier when he went to get a dollar out of his wallet because they asked for some help. Glad they caught 2 of them, only a matter of time until they get the other two. Wish they could bring the thugs to his platoon or squad for some military style justice!
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froidroid said:
Cool man. Glad to hear it. I get really fired up when these carriers screw their customers over. I also can't stand the fact that every store policy is different. Everyone should be treated the same.
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I here you bro, these stores and reps all give a different take, and see if they can get one over on the customer. So much for real customer service anymore.
Im here in Florida too. As the economy worsens more and more bad people will populate the states.
Carrying a firearm can offer protection but has a lot of downfalls to the idea. Especially having to defend yourself in court after merely trying to defend your life.
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glad you are ok man, a phone can always be replaced..
As far as carrying a concealed weapon, hopefully, you are an experienced gun owner/user, because, if not, carrying a weapon that you aren't thoroughly trained and comfortable with can turn out horribly.....for you....
Well,it's a random thread as the title says,all you have to do is comment IF you accidentally slipped your s2 and made it fall on the ground.
You can mention:
•How did it feel?
•What damages did it cause.
•How many time had it fallen?
•or anything else you want.
I'll start the thread,Mine has fallen 4 times since i bought it back in december 2011. It fell 3 times in one day and once just a while ago (making the idea pop in my mind about making this thread )
Thank God it has not been injured yet and i hope it stays that way
So share your experiences and press the thanks button if you enjoy the thread! cheer!
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This is the most pointless thread I have ever seen. It isn't even a proper question. Take this to the general section.
Chris.
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•How did it feel?
Like a needle getting slowly into my heart.
•What damages did it cause.
Nothing Silicone protector Ftw.
•How many time had it fallen?
Since I bought it? like 6 or 7 times.. when I'm too tired I just throw it at my bed expecting it not to fall but it always does because it bounces alot XD
•or anything else you want.
It fell off once while I was running on the treadmill, THAT hurtd.
4 times
Once on a stony road, the back was popped out, I was freaked out but it was okay
The rest 3 times were on my house's floor, all about 1 meter, all is ok, i dont think iphone could siffer that.much, im satisfied
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Have had the phone for 3 months, only one drop so far :|. Fell from waist height to a solid rock floor, exactly on the top left corner. No damage to the phone, just a slight bump to the case. Coincidentally exactly the same day I bought the case.
Biggest sigh of relief when I picked it up and saw it was fine.
I dropped mine from a 5th floor balcony. Works fine.
almost drop every week light sensor f****ed up
TheFaixy said:
almost drop every week light sensor f****ed up
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Haha get it checked mate and buy a case
dropped once outside gym
was scared as hell
no damage though
coolstorybro_123 said:
Haha get it checked mate and buy a case
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but where? really afraid "mobile khul na jaye" if you know what I mean
TheFaixy said:
but where? really afraid "mobile khul na jaye" if you know what I mean
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Oh yes, waisay bhi sgs3 will get released soon and the price of sgs2 is gonna fall so it doesnt matter if you get it opened
Dropping my phone about half a meter from the highway.
coolstorybro_123 said:
Oh yes, waisay bhi sgs3 will get released soon and the price of sgs2 is gonna fall so it doesnt matter if you get it opened
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where should I go any reliable place?
dropped it like 10 times.
concrete once, few times on a wooden floor. nothing really happened.
well, but im experiencing ghost touches from time to time, and im not sure if its because of the falls or is it caused by my sweat (i work out a lot)... idk
oh and i don't use any kind of protection (for my phone that is lol) like screen protectors or silicon protectors.
I wanted to see if anyone had noticed the back cover being creaky when you lightly pressure it about one inch below the camera on left side? It squeaks pretty noticeably when you squeeze it. Had the phone since 21st but I just noticed after a long phone call. It seems solid elsewhere other than there. Or is it just me being paranoid, since I came from a Droid X and that thing was built like a tank? I really like the phone, so don't want to go exchange if this is expected with polycarbonate builds. Thanks.
Not here. Solid as a rock and no creaking.
adrynalyne said:
Not here. Solid as a rock and no creaking.
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Mine is creaking like a mother on the bottom left corner. I just noticed it today! Ugh I hate to exchange for something like this but its so annoying.
One of the first things I did when I got it was press on it all over. Bummer if it creaks for you.
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Mine is creaking like a mother on the bottom left corner. I just noticed it today! Ugh I hate to exchange for something like this but its so annoying.
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Well, I tried to exchange it today with no luck. At the store in my town the dude said they all do it. I said no way. I said bring out a new one and prove it. They couldn't replicate the creaking so the next excuse was that my phone was a corporate line and I wasn't authorized to change device id. I was like you're kidding me? And he try to sell a case so I could cover the noise. Not making this up!! I'll call our corporate rep on Monday and facilitate the exchange thru them. But it is stupid when you have a corporate store in town and they are utterly useless in costumer service.
When I press on my phone in the exact spot you mention it clicks. This is the first time it's happened. I figured it that if I press on it on a table it doesn't click, only if I hold it in my hand, so it has to do with the flex between my fingers. It sounds like it's the trim around the camera lens. I'm not worried.
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Mine sounds like its 100 years old already. It creaks around the bottom corners like crazy. It drives me nuts...
iOSh8er said:
Mine sounds like its 100 years old already. It creaks around the bottom corners like crazy. It drives me nuts...
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MIne too, anyone know of a way to fix it? I got mine off ebay so I cant take it back but the noise drives me insane.
Have you guys dropped the phone or something because I've had mine for a while and no creaking for me.
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Have you guys dropped the phone or something because I've had mine for a while and no creaking for me.
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Same here. No sounds whatsoever.
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Have you guys dropped the phone or something because I've had mine for a while and no creaking for me.
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Nope and I am sure others haven't as well that squeak. My first DNA did not, but I got the red employee edition and for the first two days it was fine then squeaked like it was 100 years old. HTC is known for this, there was a big thread on the HTC Incredible on androidforums that talked about the squeaky back, my wife's One X squeaked as well. Also there is a thread on the GS3 about the same problem, it happens with a lot of electronics even if they are taken good care of.
It is really just like any other device, some will have a flawless device others will have some problems. I baby my phone more than most others and unfortunately this time I was one with a squeaky back.
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Nope and I am sure others haven't as well that squeak. My first DNA did not, but I got the red employee edition and for the first two days it was fine then squeaked like it was 100 years old. HTC is known for this, there was a big thread on the HTC Incredible on androidforums that talked about the squeaky back, my wife's One X squeaked as well. Also there is a thread on the GS3 about the same problem, it happens with a lot of electronics even if they are taken good care of.
It is really just like any other device, some will have a flawless device others will have some problems. I baby my phone more than most others and unfortunately this time I was one with a squeaky back.
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Naw bro I hold my phone more than I hold my nutz...
AND that's a lot! But all jokes aside I baby my phone way to much.
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Well, I tried to exchange it today with no luck. At the store in my town the dude said they all do it. I said no way. I said bring out a new one and prove it. They couldn't replicate the creaking so the next excuse was that my phone was a corporate line and I wasn't authorized to change device id. I was like you're kidding me? And he try to sell a case so I could cover the noise. Not making this up!! I'll call our corporate rep on Monday and facilitate the exchange thru them. But it is stupid when you have a corporate store in town and they are utterly useless in costumer service.
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that's how corp lines are though man. my boss can't do anything through customer service or in a store, he has to go through the corporate line to do it.
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that's how corp lines are though man. my boss can't do anything through customer service or in a store, he has to go through the corporate line to do it.
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I learned that, then another store in town restored my faith. Long story short I had to return the first exchanged phone due to dust specs in between the glass and lcd. I've never seen something like it so I took to a store in town and they exchanged for another with no apparent defects. Got lucky on this one as it is perfect so far. Needless to say, I like the phone and I'm happy that the store made it right, but I'm disappointed with quality of HTC. To have to go thru three phones is annoying and time consuming. Doubt will get another phone from them in future.
The manager at store was fantastically helpful, and basically said that HTC had this issue with his previous phone. No matter what he did the cover would make noise. I've never opened the DNA but is seems to me that they are not setting the phones correctly on "frame" because even the second one had creaking on the lower right corner. So for the other posters, I do not know of any way of fixing or if it can be fixed at all. I know that it was annoying every time I picked up phone. As with anything else, there are disadvantages of being first adapters
nice nice..yeah a lot of people with nexus 7's had this same squeek problem too.