Hi so the other day I dropped my phone cracked the screen. So I've been calling a few places that do screen repair most places don't have the amaze parts in stock. One place that said they did have the parts told me it would be 180 dollars for parts and labor... Does that sound responsible? Or ridiculous ? I don't have insurance on this phone I've reached the limit.
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That's probably the cheapest you'll find, I got prices ranging from 100-300 to change blackberry screen which is way more simple to change, I just did it myself, but it's a risky thing to do, so it's upto you if you wanna spend the amount or take the risk to do it yourself.
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That's probably the cheapest you'll find, I got prices ranging from 100-300 to change blackberry screen which is way more simple to change, I just did it myself, but it's a risky thing to do, so it's upto you if you wanna spend the amount or take the risk to do it yourself.
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Thanks man
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I'm gonna spend the money and get a good case.
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Hell! I've just did the exchange on that. I wouldn't pay that.
There's still some options. I recently smashed the digitizer on my sensation. I just bought the replacement part off ebay for about the 30 usd and do it myself.
There is nothing to these phones when you pop them open and alot of htc official disassembly videos are on youtube.
Even if you don't feel you could do it youself. I would get the part from ebay and take it Local.
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ickedmel said:
Thanks man
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Check around a bit more, don't just give in yet, always good to check for more options, might find it cheaper if you're lucky.
What about finding a used Amaze off Craigslist. I have saw a few for 225 give or take, then get the part for tour Amaze and learn off it in trying to repair it yourself and sell one. May make a profit off it.
Just IMO ....
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I assume you've seen this thread but here ya go... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582467
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I assume you've seen this thread but here ya go... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582467
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Thanks for the link that does seem pretty serious and I wouldn't want to further damage my phone.
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Hell! I've just did the exchange on that. I wouldn't pay that.
There's still some options. I recently smash the digitizer on my sensation. I just bought the replacement part off ebay for about the 30 usd and sud it myself.
There is nothing to these phones when you pop them open and alot of htc official disassembly videos are on youtube.
Even if you don't feel you could do it youself. I would get the part from ebay and take it Local.
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This is exactly what I did with may phones from working in a computer shop. Highly recommend eBay. Be confident to open your phone up.
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Im so sad right now. This was the best phone I ever had. Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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Im so sad right now. This was the best phone I ever had. Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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The Note 2 is not crappy...it's just not as good
Im just really sad....now to wait for a replacement unit, now watch it have a gap issue or speaker issue...
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What'd you do to it? Dang, looks like you shot it or something
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What'd you do to it? Dang, looks like you shot it or something
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Probably wears super skinny jeans and he felt down landing on it.
Its a good thing he got insurance for it
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Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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#firstworldproblems
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Ugh that hurts to look at. How did that happen?
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dropped the phone and it fell flat on it's face....my replacement came in today and I'm gonna have to exchange it as it has gap issues and the power button is flush with the phone.
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**** man that really blows....
Well my note 2 don't have any issues whatsoever and personally find it to still be the best phone for me, over this one and the s4.
Maybe learn something and put a case on it....
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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the insurance plans are actually a rip off. you have a large deductible on top of a monthly plan... if you don't pay the deductible to replace it at some point you will effectively pay an extra 50% the cost of the phone for no reason. If you do use the insurance plan, you have bought 2 phones instead of one..
buy one phone, learn to take care of your one phone, and you won't be blowing money on "insurance" plans.
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the insurance plans are actually a rip off. you have a large deductible on top of a monthly plan... if you don't pay the deductible to replace it at some point you will effectively pay an extra 50% the cost of the phone for no reason. If you do use the insurance plan, you have bought 2 phones instead of one..
buy one phone, learn to take care of your one phone, and you won't be blowing money on "insurance" plans.
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This is the reason my insurance plan is a Nexus 4. It's a fixed $300 IF it's needed compared to the $5-$8 a month + $150 deductible. On top of this, they send you a frikkin refurb. I have yet to damage a smartphone in 4 years. I've saved over $672 for me & my wife's phones by not paying $14/month to cover 2 phones.
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The Note 2 is not crappy...it's just not as good
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The note 2 is just as superior in it's own right as a Samsung Device not crappy by far , u should be happy that of any Tmo phones that's the spare u have cause every other Tmo phone sucks besides them two
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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Love to know how it 'blows it out the aqua?'
While the One's build quality is nicer, it isn't any faster than my N2. Now if you go off specs, I suppose so, but real world experience and can't tell much of a difference, they all feel pretty quick.
Also, enjoy the broken screens and waiting on replacements and what not. I'd rock a case on any phone and still have insurance just in case. These phones are almost as expensive as mid grade PC's, so not taking the chance. You can go right ahead and play in that pipers pit!
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Seems like I hurt someone's feelings.....
But it's my opinion, a note 2 with touchwiz out the box is sluggish, it's only when you root and install a Rom is when it gets better.
the HTC one out the box feels so much smoother. I have rooted and installed custom roms every device I owned since the G1 to the note 2. But not this phone, I feel no need to.
So to me the HTC one wins over the note 2. As far as broken screens, this is my first time every cracking a screen like that, I take care of all my phone's, but I'm a truck driver and I forgot to put back my phone on the mount and the result was a six foot drop flat on it's face. I bet I won't do that again......
I waited one day for the phone asurion next day aired it for free. HTC one ftw!
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Just curious what yalls opinions were on the way I intend to sell one of my m7's. Am I being reasonable?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=190847277232
Check it out!
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I think that's a great price! You'll sell it in no time! Unlike me, who has a cracked screen on my hands. I'll be lucky to get 300 if I want to sell.
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Just curious what yalls opinions were on the way I intend to sell one of my m7's. Am I being reasonable?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=190847277232
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The only thing that would drive me away is I don't like reserve auctions. Instead of playing the hidden reserve game with your potential buyers, just be up front with them and set your starting bid at the very least amount you would accept (around $600-$625 I would imagine?), and set the Buy It Now price at the high end of what other eBay sellers are actually selling their phones for. Just my opinion of course. This will also weed out the less serious bidders who will try to low-ball you. If you're worried about missing out on bids, do you really want people who won't pay $600+ bidding on your phone, when you know damn well it will sell for at least that amount?
One more thing - be prepared to give a prospective buyer the IMEI number off your phone (if they ask for it) so they can check to see if it's on the AT&T black list. Of course, I'm not implying you're a thief or anything. I just had a friend that bought a used AT&T iPhone off of Craigslist. When he went to activate it, AT&T wouldn't do it because it had been reported as stolen, and I think the carriers share this list nowadays. So he now basically has a wifi-only iPod touch that no carrier will touch.
Noted, and changes made. Thanks for the tip. I hope my first time selling something on eBay goes over well lol.
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Noted, and changes made. Thanks for the tip. I hope my first time selling something on eBay goes over well lol.
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Good luck! I see you raised the Buy It Now, that is good!
Had to. Buy it now has to be 30% over start price lol.
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Had to. Buy it now has to be 30% over start price lol.
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Wow I didn't know that. Doing a quick google search, this looks to be a brand new change that eBay implemented on May 1st. You might re-think my strategy then. I didn't know they forced you to do that now. I'd feel bad if I screwed up your auction.
Yeah but I mean... Most retail places it's $600-700 plus I'm throwing in $100 urbeats that are HTC branded. I'm just gonna see what happens.
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Yeah but I mean... Most retail places it's $600-700 plus I'm throwing in $100 urbeats that are HTC branded. I'm just gonna see what happens.
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I have done well selling my phone's using buy it now or best offer. I usually list it for $50 over what I actually want. At $725 I imagine you would get offers for st least 650 if not more. If you can throw in a case along with those head phones you will get some pretty good offers. I had a job selling stuff on EBay for 3 years and rarely ever did an auction. If you really want to do a timed auction make it end on a Sunday night at around 9pm eastern time.
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why is it even on ebay???? try swappa, no crazy fees
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why is it even on ebay???? try swappa, no crazy fees
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Try swappa, at $550 on ebay youll lose $55 to ebay fees and have a sore butthole.
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why is it even on ebay???? try swappa, no crazy fees
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This screw ebay
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Total eBay fees are like $7 + 10% of the selling price. So total I'll be out maybe $15 lol.
Starting bid is $475!!
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Total eBay fees are like $7 + 10% of the selling price. So total I'll be out maybe $15 lol.
Starting bid is $475!!
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no, you wont.
http://www.fees.ebay.com/feeweb/feecalculator
$55 if you sell for $550.
And if you use paypal they will take a percentage as well. I sold my old HTC one x+ on ebay after not using them for years and was shocked at how much they took from me on the purchase. I sold the phone for $365 and after fees from ebay (~$38) and paypal (~$15) I lost 15% in fees. My fault I should of checked their new policy but never again
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why is it even on ebay???? try swappa, no crazy fees
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Dude thanks!! removed on ebay and now on swappa.
http://swappa.com/listing/FYN301/view
That's good choice
Wats up guys, well I bought two of these two days ago and thought to share it with everyone here at XDA. I trust the seller and if you dont its your own thing but hes selling brand new white back covers for our HTC AMAZE 4G for only $8.81 and FREE SHIPPING!!!!
Mods please dont remove this thread because its an ebay link, I am not selling these just letting you know, I just wanted to share with others. Heres the link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281124879552?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
ONLY 2 LEFT SO YOU BETTER HURRY IF YOU WANT ONE!!! And check his other selling items because he has lots of OEM stuff and used versions of this cover. I'll be getting them in the mail by like next monday so I'll leave my feedback here.
Well I just got my two in the mail and they're horrible and not new at all. There are scratches and damages all over the case. I'm getting a replacement or money back somehow so I advise you guys not to buy it.
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Well I just got my two in the mail and they're horrible and not new at all. There are scratches and damages all over the case. I'm getting a replacement or money back somehow so I advise you guys not to buy it Lol.
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I just checked his/her feedback and it sucks, way too many complaints.
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I just checked his/her feedback and it sucks, way too many complaints.
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This is why I hesitate to buy stuff from Ebay. Tired of these junky sellers. Even some of the ones with <99.5% good feedback are troublesome. Maybe ebay should get a better feedback system.
Whos to say its not your eBay? Free advertising smart lol
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I prefer the black one anyway.
My phone was "white" and my daughters "black", but I swapped backs with her - and she wants the black one back, lol.
Well another update the seller sent a brand new replacement to me and then refunded me I guess I was being a little pushy and annoying but I got my money back and also kept the cases lol I have 3 white now and my old black one.
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Whos to say its not your eBay? Free advertising smart lol
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And yea I do I have an eBay but its not that one. I wish I was that established but I sell video game stuff. And trying to grow but its hard, my eBay user is ce-videogamezinc if you guys wanna check out my stuff. That's free advertising!!! Yay lol.
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Hey guys, so i am probably the first to crack this screen ..fell out of my pocket getting out my car....nearly cried...screen unresponsive except a 1x1 inch area... I think phone works okay otherwise from what i can seee
No insurance obviously why im posting... Does anyome have any experience sending back to lg to get it repaired? I got a quote from a place in chinatown ny for 200... And lg wont quote me until i send it in...was wondering what others have done or recomendations.... I have an upgrade on my plan i can steal so i can also sell the phone ebay...but not suring how well that would go.....
What ya'll think?
Dunno, what version is it? Maybe you can make a dev very happy with it, if you give up on it.
Selling it for parts might only work later in its life cycle
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Hey guys, so i am probably the first to crack this screen ..fell out of my pocket getting out my car....nearly cried...screen unresponsive except a 1x1 inch area... I think phone works okay otherwise from what i can seee
No insurance obviously why im posting... Does anyome have any experience sending back to lg to get it repaired? I got a quote from a place in chinatown ny for 200... And lg wont quote me until i send it in...was wondering what others have done or recomendations.... I have an upgrade on my plan i can steal so i can also sell the phone ebay...but not suring how well that would go.....
What ya'll think?
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No case or insurance?
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If you got some spare time and nifty fingers you could wait for replacement screens to be sold. Or maybe use it as a htpc or something.
I have insurance with T-Mobile because I just joined them and their Jump program includes it but when I was with Sprint my ex broke her S3 and we had no insurance, I just called them up and asked for it on the phone and they added it and then I waited a few days and put in my claim and got a new phone after paying deductible. So give it a shot and call and ask to add insurance, maybe you'll get lucky.
List it on eBay you will be shocked as to what you will get for it.
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Nah. Some guys girl broke hers like 2 days ago. Threads around here somewhere.
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Add the insurance if you don't have it. You have 30 days to do it and the phone hasn't even been out that long so you can definitely add it. Wait a couple days and make a claim. It'll cost you $199 on most carriers, maybe all of them, but it's a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a new one. And if you want to keep the old one for some reason or donate it to a dev somewhere as suggested earlier then report it as lost or stolen. You won't be able to use it on any carriers but for development or WiFi functions you could still use it up to you.
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my octopus box will make short work of the imei lol
It might be difficult to replaced the screen yourself. I remember reading somewhere that LG fused the LCD screen and glass together to make the display clearer.
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That sucks I broke mine yesterday but had insurance. $100 still hurt gonna try using it as a htpc. Insurance sent me a brand new one not a refurb
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Verizon offers 30 days to add insurance to devices
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thanks for all the replies, i actually tried adding the insurance but made the extremely dumb move in filing the claim the same day cause i was really anxious about it and had to switch to my old gnex cause i needed a phone...
LG quoted me for replacement anywhere from 100-180 not including shipping it to them...but i have 2 extra upgrades available so i think im gonna try to sell it on ebay and use that money to buy the replacement....
if all fails i would be happy to give it to dev team, better than a paper weight here..
gonna def get a case and screen protector for next phone....
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That sucks I broke mine yesterday but had insurance. $100 still hurt gonna try using it as a htpc. Insurance sent me a brand new one not a refurb
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whos your provider?
im with tmo. im still waiting on assurant to get one for me. they are waiting on inventory
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thanks for all the replies, i actually tried adding the insurance but made the extremely dumb move in filing the claim the same day cause i was really anxious about it and had to switch to my old gnex cause i needed a phone...
LG quoted me for replacement anywhere from 100-180 not including shipping it to them...but i have 2 extra upgrades available so i think im gonna try to sell it on ebay and use that money to buy the replacement....
if all fails i would be happy to give it to dev team, better than a paper weight here..
gonna def get a case and screen protector for next phone....
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I have a dev who would probably be interested. Keep it in mind, thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448934
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I found this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...zer-Assembly-Replacement-Part/1278291568.html
Cracked the LCD tonight trying to fix my glass I did 2 of these replacements before and I guess I got over confident or maybe there was more glue this time lol ..well this sucks now what? Does anyone wanna buy it for parts ? Or know where I can get a cheap replacement
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Cracked the LCD tonight trying to fix my glass I did 2 of these replacements before and I guess I got over confident or maybe there was more glue this time lol ..well this sucks now what? Does anyone wanna buy it for parts ? Or know where I can get a cheap replacement
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How much? Will it have a bad ESN? I want to get one so I can actually test Carbon on it. Someone donated one to me but it was already locked. So maybe I can swap screens and enjoy carbon on it
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You would just have to swap the board and I can guarantee it will have a clean ESN I would take 100 shipped pm me if your interested
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juggamonkey said:
You would just have to swap the board and I can guarantee it will have a clean ESN I would take 100 shipped pm me if your interested
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Nah. I'll think about sending it to mobile tech videos to unlock it for me cheaper. Thanks tho
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Nah. I'll think about sending it to mobile tech videos to unlock it for me cheaper. Thanks tho
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New boards cost about that if not more any how.. I would keep it handy (the board) there are A LOT of people on here that locked themselves out..and could use a 4.1.2 board :thumbup:
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Verizon has started open enrollment for warranty coverage again. So $10 bucks sounds like a great deal for a new phone and stick the old in a box.
Good luck!
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Verizon has started open enrollment for warranty coverage again. So $10 bucks sounds like a great deal for a new phone and stick the old in a box.
Good luck!
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Don't let them fool you lol $10 a month then $99 deductible..not worth it to me..I think the best repair/warranty service offered is by BestBuy.. No deductible..I forget how much a month.. But no ?'s asked when needing a replacement
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Don't let them fool you lol $10 a month then $99 ductible not worth it to me..I think the best repair/warranty service offered is by BestBuy.. No deductible..I forget how much a month.. But no ?'s asked when needing a replacement
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Are they offering open enrollement for phones not purchased at BestBuy?
Verizon is and $110 would be the cheapest way to get a new phone replacement.
I bought my Note 2 on ebay last year for $200 and cracked my screen with no warrenty.. called Verizon they have open enrollement right now. Only question I was asked was whats wrong with the phone?"screens cracked" New one in the mail next day..cancel the insurance afterwards if you think it's a rip there's no contract on insurance.
I've never dealt with BestBuy so maybe they can fix it right now cheaper then $110
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Are they offering open enrollement for phones not purchased at BestBuy?
Verizon is and $110 would be the cheapest way to get a new phone replacement.
I bought my Note 2 on ebay last year for $200 and cracked my screen with no warrenty.. called Verizon they have open enrollement right now. Only question I was asked was whats wrong with the phone?"screens cracked" New one in the mail next day..cancel the insurance afterwards if you think it's a rip there's no contract on insurance.
I've never dealt with BestBuy so maybe they can fix it right now cheaper then $110
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No they wouldn't fix it now that it is broken..but I do believe they offer insurance on phones..but a: they either have to purchased there or b: you take it in and they (geek squad) exams the condition of the phone and then decides from there
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I have a question regarding open enrollment for Verizon insurance.. I cracked my screen on 2 separate note 2's and apparently asurion dropped me months ago. Now I came across this thread and was curious as to if the open enrollment is indeed factual. Any idea? Thanks a lot
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@tennisjunkie I used this open enrollment insurance about 1 month ago.. He said it was ending in March or April. Call ASAP and I'm curious to know when it ends myself.
Good luck
Just called Verizon warranty and they said it ended on March 17th. He said they will have it again in the future, he wasn't sure when. Good luck maybe try mobiletechvideos.com to fix it.
Thank you for checking. That is a bummer. I tried fixing one and it was a disaster. Any other options or insurance?? Or am I soL?
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I suggested previously send it to mobiletechvideos.com I haven't used them but there highly trusted by people on XDA for there work and have a clean professional website with fees posted.
Mobiletech does great work. Honestly you can get led combos off of eBay for like 130 and it's super easy to change yourself.
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roflcoptersoisoi said:
Mobiletech does great work. Honestly you can get led combos off of eBay for like 130 and it's super easy to change yourself.
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This. I bought the full assembly (AMOLED+Digitizer+Metal Frame) from this guy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191076189569
And followed this tutorial (there were some small differences since he used a Global N2):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-2zrZ_aNo
With some patience and a mini-screwdriver I was able to bring a Note II to like new condition. If you get the full assembly with the frame you should be able to restore the phone to near factory state. I definitely wouldn't try replacing just the glass, or even glass+digitizer without the frame, there's too much risk and you're never going to be able to get the adhesive just right.
@funnyperson1 I thought you had a cheap fix for people with cracked screens it's the same price to have a professional do it lol
Heck... I seen a sweet looking mint VZW SCH-1605 - stuck in a simple bootloop on ebay sell for $150 today free shipping
Sadly there is no cheap way on the note 2. I mean if you wanna risk doing just the glass and curing loca glue then yea.
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@funnyperson1 I thought you had a cheap fix for people with cracked screens it's the same price to have a professional do it lol
Heck... I seen a sweet looking mint VZW SCH-1605 - stuck in a simple bootloop on ebay sell for $150 today free shipping
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Sadly there is no cheap way on the note 2. I mean if you wanna risk doing just the glass and curing loca glue then yea.
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roflcopterssoisoi is right, there isn't really a good cheap alternative for the Note 2.
You can replace just the glass and reglue yourself for $30, but it's risky and probably won't come out right (at least I know it won't if I do it).
You can get a professional to replace just the glass for around $125 (that's what MobileTechVideos charges)
For around $80-123 you can replace the lcd, digitizer, and glass but that still requires melting adhesive, prying,and hoping you don't mess up.
For between $120-150 you can get lcd, digitizer, and frame and replace the components yourself. This is what I did and it was pretty easy, hard to mess up.
For $200+ you can have Samsung, MobileTech or someone else replace the screen for you.
For me the decision was easy because the digitizer and amoled were completely dead, otherwise the MobileTechVideo repair for $125 is appealing. Still, for a couple bucks extra and an hour of my time I like the idea of having a like new, non-damaged assembly.
Yes almost all the options are expensive, but a working Note 2 goes for $300+ on Swappa and eBay. If you repair it and resell it, you'll probably get your money back. You could probably repair it, use it until the Note4 is released and still get your repair money back.
If you had another phone to use you could even sell the parts for a cracked Note2 for more than $200 total. The motherboard is going for $150-180 on eBay, selling the cracked screen and other parts may add up to $100+. You could certainly get enough to buy the bootloop N2 and fix it via Odin.