So my galaxy tab 10.1v has a bit of water damage which caused the power button to get defective.
When I send it in they said after only a day that is was water damage.
My question is.. Are there any water indicators in the galaxy tab 10.1v that I can bleach with q-tip bleach so that they become white again?
Or is there another way I can fake samsung to send me a refurbished tablet?
Thanks in advance!
snaai8 said:
So my galaxy tab 10.1v has a bit of water damage which caused the power button to get defective.
When I send it in they said after only a day that is was water damage.
My question is.. Are there any water indicators in the galaxy tab 10.1v that I can bleach with q-tip bleach so that they become white again?
Or is there another way I can fake samsung to send me a refurbished tablet?
Thanks in advance!
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So, let me get this straight...
you damaged your tab by exposing it to water.
Then you sent it in to Samsung, they called you on it and are returning it.
now you want to know if there is a way to cheat the company to fix something you broke without you paying for it?
do you really think Samsung would suddenly forget that it was returned as water exposure?
Well there was a whole story behind it..
Lets just say that I tried to apply a screenprotector and a bit of the application fluid came into the device by a production fault of Samsung.
They said they would replace it as the tab also had the bleeding issue and moisture issue.
When I got back from my vacation I got a package containing my old galaxy tab.
They told me they weren't going to replace it as it was all my fault, even though they stated in a letter they sent me before that they would replace it no matter what.
So after I contacted the company I was sent to a service center (again) and then back to the main office. back and forth, back and forth..
Until I decided to give up. The company has already once stated that the product would be replaced because of production error then on a second opinion they canceled their promise. So when I got the registration files it was all messed up and you couldn't even tell if the tab was faulty or not from the forms.
So thats why I though why not try and fool them for a bit?
The tab starts but the power button died. So if I can bleach the indicator for the main board they will not look any further than that.
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A drunken night resulted in a cracked Streak glass. Just the glass, not the screen. So the phone is completely usable. The crack is about 3 inches long and very slight. It is hardly discernible
Service center folks told me I gotta pay some money(about $90) and they will replace the phone. But, I don't want a new phone and I don't want to pay any money. My phone is in warranty.
I am in a dilemma: I can brick my phone or induce some software defect and give it to them so they will have to replace the phone for free. I am pretty sure they wont be able to figure put that I have done it intentionally. The technicians over here in India are pretty dumb*. But this is unethical. I don't know what to do.
Also, how long can I use the phone in this condition without any further damage?
I request the wisdom of the humble streak users around here.
*I know they are dumb because when I bought my streak, its accelerometer was not working; a hardware defect. When i took it to the service center, the technician did not even try fastboot. They did a factory reset from the Setting Menu, gave me the phone and told me that it is fixed. I was like, it still is not working you dumb ****. Then they replaced the handset.
Pay the $90 or just buy a screen on ebay and fit it yourself voiding the warranty.
I.Chaos said:
A drunken night resulted in a cracked Streak glass. Just the glass, not the screen. So the phone is completely usable. The crack is about 3 inches long and very slight. It is hardly discernible
Service center folks told me I gotta pay some money(about $90) and they will replace the phone. But, I don't want a new phone and I don't want to pay any money. My phone is in warranty.
I am in a dilemma: I can brick my phone or induce some software defect and give it to them so they will have to replace the phone for free. I am pretty sure they wont be able to figure put that I have done it intentionally. The technicians over here in India are pretty dumb*. But this is unethical. I don't know what to do.
Also, how long can I use the phone in this condition without any further damage?
I request the wisdom of the humble streak users around here.
*I know they are dumb because when I bought my streak, its accelerometer was not working; a hardware defect. When i took it to the service center, the technician did not even try fastboot. They did a factory reset from the Setting Menu, gave me the phone and told me that it is fixed. I was like, it still is not working you dumb ****. Then they replaced the handset.
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Once you send it in, and they see the cracked screen, if they have any sense, they won't replace it and will declare it user abuse, send it back to you... at least that's what would happen on this side of the ocean... if you have ethical issues with doing that then do as InsertNameHere said and buy a new glass/lcd, because it will eventually start to bleed and moisture seep in through the crack
Pay someone from the guys there 10 dollars , and he will brick it for you, then after you get the get the Dell back, pay him another 10 so you will be safe for next time.
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Guys, thanks for your inputs!
@cdzo72
They actually told me that they will give me a new phone if I pay the $90 (4500 rupees actually). And I did not know that the screen will start leaking and that moisture will seep in. So before they change their minds and before my screen takes further damage I have decided to get my phone replaced next month .
Thanks to all of you again!
I bought a galaxy s2 recently and the screen fails to register my touches suddenly.
Here the weird part, the screen is able to display everything perfectly.. but half of the screen doesnt register my touches.. left side not working, but right side is working..
so decided to send my phone for warranty and after a month, the distributor said that the LCD Socket is faulty due to the phone is pressed too hard.. they say it needs to replace the whole LCD Screen..
Is it possible to replace the LCD Socket only?
Why would you risk attempting to fix it yourself & voiding your warranty when you can get it fixed for nothing/properly under warranty ?
They are charging me myr700 for replacing the Lcd screen.. how is posible to damage the socket where the Lcd screen is perfectly fine? (no cracks no scratches no dents)
By right they should replace it for me without paying anything right?
Ahhhh. They're charging you. OK. I don't know what the warranty covers in your country or what your rights are with regard to same.
I know in Australia if my screen started to die like that after a month Samsung would be paying to replace the screen/the phone. At worst I'd end up paying postage to send the phone in to them.
It might well be worth your while/cheaper replacing it yourself in that case. Not sure if it's possible to replace just the socket, you may have to replace the whole screen. Plenty of tutorials to show you how to do this online, and you can get the screens from a plenty of places online as well (eBay might be a good start).
Thanks for the suggestion..
I searched internet for the i9100 LCD Socket but no results found.. I guess I have to replace the whole LCD Screen already.. ebay selling them around myr600+ also.. So is it better to DIY or pay a little bit more and letting the professionals to do it?
There are some doubts that I would love to ask you.. I always place the phone inside my jean's pocket and they said the pressure of jean's is high enough to cause damage to the phone's internals. Is that true? The jeans Im wearing is not very tight either..
I guess whether worth saving MYR 100 is worth it or not depends on how technically adept you are, I.E, do you think you can swap the screen out successfully based on having a look at the video tutorials that show you how to do it ? If you're in any doubt, you'd probably want to have it done professionally. I cracked the screen of my Nokia N958GB about two weeks after I got it a few yrs ago, ended up having it done professionally as the saving if I did it myself would have been similar to your situation now (I would have saved maybe $50-$60 AUD). I'm just not dexterous enough to do a job like that perfectly
I keep my SGS2 in my front jeans pocket when I wear them & haven't had a problem, tho I do have a fake leather flip case. I'd be surprised if the pressure from having them in a not tight jeans pocket would be enough to damage the phone, unless you put pressure on the phone while it was in your pocket maybe ?
Sounds like they're trying to weasel their way out of repairing it under warranty to me, but the problem is (which other people have found on here over the past few mths I've been visiting here) trying to prove that they should repair it under warranty which would probably cost you as much/more than the repair is worth to have an 'expert' (someone who works with small electronics) examine your phone & who is prepared to issue a report or similar saying it's definitely a fault with the phone & wasn't caused by you.
Tricky situation you're in man Maybe contact a consumer organisation in your country and ask for advice if they still refuse to repair it under warranty ?
Hope you get it sorted under warranty.
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Thanks for the suggestion..
I searched internet for the i9100 LCD Socket but no results found.. I guess I have to replace the whole LCD Screen already.. ebay selling them around myr600+ also.. So is it better to DIY or pay a little bit more and letting the professionals to do it?
There are some doubts that I would love to ask you.. I always place the phone inside my jean's pocket and they said the pressure of jean's is high enough to cause damage to the phone's internals. Is that true? The jeans Im wearing is not very tight either..
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Alright, thanks a lot for the information. I think I better let them repair the phone because if I repair the phone myself, its pretty risky and i might even damage the phone further.
I will try to discuss/talk to the distributor and try to solve this under warranty. tqvm. appreciate that.
No probs Good luck with it. Let us know how you get on.
aqblood said:
Alright, thanks a lot for the information. I think I better let them repair the phone because if I repair the phone myself, its pretty risky and i might even damage the phone further.
I will try to discuss/talk to the distributor and try to solve this under warranty. tqvm. appreciate that.
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I just recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy S2 from eBay, the seller stated that the LCD screen was "very dark" and not quite working right. When I received the phone it was far more then "very dark", half of the screen looks as if the LCD is leaking out or has been broken? The digitizer is mint and works and the phone its self is in AMAZING shape. NO scratches or chips or anything. It honestly looks brand new. I even tested the battery for usage and its showing up that this battery IS indeed brand new. Like I said it is mint so there is no possible way this phone was dropped. My first guess was a ROM issue, but I just noticed you can see the screen defect without the phone even being turned on. So what I am thinking is water damage. I read all over online about people having problems with there screens going black, this might also be the case. If it is water damage, does anyone know EXACT locations of indicators on the phone? I looked in the battery compartment and found nothing what so ever. I want to sell this thing today, (just received it in the mail) I need the cash so I was hoping someone would be able to point me in the right direction?? I uploaded photos below, the second one is with the phone turned off, the reflection is from my computer. For reference, it is the Samsung Galaxy SII 19100, with Bell Canada. Thanks in advanced!
I'm no expert but does not look like something you can fix yourself I'm afraid.
Send it back I say.
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send it back to whoever sold it
you kinda got scammed there, imho
See Im trying to figure out if the LCD was broken by physical damage or if this has happened before to people, because if its a manufacturing issue I can just send it back to Samsung and they will fix it no problem as long as this was caused on their part. If it WAS broken by the ebay seller, I might be better off buying a new lcd and installing it myself. I only paid $200CAD so it would be worth keeping if all thats wrong is the LCD. But like I said I would rather Samsung do it, lol its free.
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See Im trying to figure out if the LCD was broken by physical damage or if this has happened before to people, because if its a manufacturing issue I can just send it back to Samsung and they will fix it no problem as long as this was caused on their part. If it WAS broken by the ebay seller, I might be better off buying a new lcd and installing it myself. I only paid $200CAD so it would be worth keeping if all thats wrong is the LCD. But like I said I would rather Samsung do it, lol its free.
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Scratch that, the LCD is almost $200. Not worth buying and fixing. But does anyone know if this could be classified as a manufacturing issue? I can just send it in if it is?
anybody at all?? I just want to confirm that this could be a manufacturing issue, theres no water damage and the screen is not cracked from a drop any ideas would be awesome. I might just try to send it in to Samsung just to see what happens.
I recently returned an S3 gt-i9300 to Vodafone as it has died completely.
Vodafone returned it citing 'water damage'. On advice from the vodafone forum, I returned it to Samsung (I was stupid and honest explaining what vodafone had said the problem to be). Samsung have said the same 'water damage', I asked them to send me pictures of the water damage which I have attached to this post...as Samsung had told me that the warranty was void...I took it to a local repair shop who deals in fixing phones (a good one who offers no fix no fee). The repair shop said they saw no evidence of water damage, none of the moisture stips on the pcb have been triggered. I didn't get the phone wet, It was not dropped in water etc so I am now left with a brick of a phone and no idea how to move forward.
Looking at the pictures its easy to say yes water damage but look at the size of the damage? it's mm, my point is that the phone never got soaked etc... even samsung said their stance was that water damage can happen even by moisture in the air or sweat !!... so is it reasonable to refuse to repair a phone that cannot cope with moisture in the air ?
Please could I have some constructive advice ? I am happy to answer questions should you want to know any specific information.
I have wrote a letter to Samsung please see below.
Reference 4138232318 IMEI
Message *As you will see by the notes on your system, you returned a phone to me as it was no longer covered by your warranty due to _quotwater ingress_quot.
I have had the phone looked at by an independent repairer (you did say the warranty was no longer in effect so him opening it up should not affect anything).
Inside the phone all of the moisture strips are intact and not triggered and what you have photographed as evidence of water damage is in fact solder damage not _quotwater ingress_quot. There is no evidence of _quotwater ingress_quot on any other part of the phone. Additionally the _quotwater damage_quot you refer to is not near any point in which water would have been able to get in the phone. The _quotdamage_quot if that is what you can refer to it as is less than 1mm in diameter..... this is not evidence of this phone being submerged or come into contact with any quantity of water.
Your adviser told me that water damage can occur due to humidity or even sweat. I am not willing to accept that this phone cannot tolerate being in a humid environment and I can assure you that given our glorious weather lately and the fact I have not traveled abroad as I don''t have a passport.....How can this happen... unless Samsung are saying that I sweat too much to own an S3 ? I would be very careful how you answer that one.
Presently I am asking to put in a formal complaint which is the purpose of this email and I am requesting that you escalate this as per your procedures set for such circumstances. Failure to do so will result in me instigating procedures with the small claims court / trading standards.
As a satisfactory outcome I expect you to repair the phone, nothing more.
I await your prompt reply.
Nigel Courtney.
To me the pictures shows more of a corrosion on the board itself more than of a water damage. But I don't know... however I think you're better of buying a new phone instead of getting it repaired as repairing it is as costly (sometimes more costly) as to buying a new one.
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To me the pictures shows more of a corrosion on the board itself more than of a water damage. But I don't know... however I think you're better of buying a new phone instead of getting it repaired as repairing it is as costly (sometimes more costly) as to buying a new one.
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Agreed. Plus fixing the current issues doesn't mean future issues will be prevented.
Hi thanks for your feedback. I am trying to persuade Samsung that this should be done under warranty (with little success so far)... any tips??. I have already got a replacement - Xperia Z (funny enough water resistant !)
Any advice on how I should approach Samsung on it ?. I know the S III is a bit old hat now but it's a bloody good phone and I am damned if I am going to have to bin it...
Your initial return should be to the vendor .
If you want to use Samsung's limited 24 months warranty then different rules apply .
As you have already written to Samsung not much else you can do .
You are of course at liberty to take the vendor to court .
Not sure how you would fare taking the manufacturer to court as they never sold the goods and the Samsung warranty is not a point of sale warranty but an extra limited warranty .You are essentially saying that the phone is not fit for purpose and has a defect that was there from the start . Again its the vendors responsibility not Samsung's .
Personally i would be taking Trading Standards advice . Small claims court does not cost much and either you lose or you win or the other party does not bother and says have a repair and go away .
So, I sent in my s4 for repair to the repair center in Texas and it seems to have been reviewed. I was told before to send it to them from the Verizon store because I noticed a bubble probably the size of a sesame seed (or smaller) at the top left of the screen. The representative at verizon said that it was most likely a defect in the pixels and to send it in to be looked at. So I did that and sent it in about a week ago and they have put on the repair status Screen / Display / LCD / Touch Panel / LED / LCD Discoloration HPZ31 and they have attached a price of $200 to repair it! I most definitely won't pay this price, if this issue won't cause any long term damage in the future, because it is such a small dot that you can barely see and would not be worth the cost.
I was told that this issue should be covered by the warranty, however because it shouldn't have been caused by physical damage. I have not damaged my phone at all (only accidentally dropped the phone once when it fell out of my pocket on my driveway and the screen wasn't damaged at all or the phone itself.) My phone has always been protected by a case and screen protector btw. So, would there be any way to get this issue repaired without being charged? I haven't called Samsung yet, but plan on calling them tomorrow. Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated and thank you for your time and patience!
If it's that small an issue I don't think I would worry about it imho. Of course now that you know it's there it probably bugs you a bit, lol. Is it worth 200 bucks to stop it from bugging you. Does it interfere with the color display at all, like when the phone is being used is it more visible or is that the only time it is visible. ??