My one month old DNA's power button just popped out wtf ! Was able to jam it back in but I guess its a trip back to the Verizon store for me. What should I expect ?
If you're under warranty, 100 dollars for the deductible I believe
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If you're under warranty, 100 dollars for the deductible I believe
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Holy crap I just gave 250 a month ago ! I'm not paying jack !
Hire a lawyer
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Hire a lawyer
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Wow thanks I'll get right on it. Lots of help.
Is there really no manufacturer warranty for this type of thing? I would hope so.
There is a one test manufacture warranty and they have to replace it for free because it's a manufacturing defect.
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VZW normally has a one year standard warranty against manufacturing defects, replacement will be a clnr if they have them, new if they dont, at $0.00 cost. Only time deductible applies is for abuse (broken phone, dropped cracked screen, water damaged) and lost/stolen phones.
Went to the Verizon store and they replaced.the phone in store.free of charge !
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Went to the Verizon store and they replaced.the phone in store.free of charge !
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new phone right?
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new phone right?
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Yes brand new phone.
Lol. Think they would do this with an unlocked rooted phone?
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Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
Do you have phone insurance?
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Just wanting to get a FYI. I may by default try for a replacement before my 1 year is over. Whats the process I should go through in order to make sure its a valid replacement.
What ROM should I go recover to?
What process should i go through to unroot?
Is there anything else i should make sure is done before I send in my phone after getting replacement?
All help is much appreciated.
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Unless you have insurance and there is a major problem with you phone Tmo isn't going to replace your phone.
Unrooting is easy its basically typing in a few commands to unroot it or you can do it via OCLF
As far as putting the stock rom back in place you can use ODIN
T-Mo is very inconsistent. If you call one time, you can get someone that is Super Rep and will go by the book and make it hard to get a replacement. If you call again, you can end up talking to someone who just sends you a new one no questions asked.
I've had 4 vibrants since july, and have swapped them all at my t-mo store. Theyre not supposed to do that, but they do, sometimes you just gotta ask nicely and look like a victim.
Uh how have you gone thru 4 vibrants....crazy
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Do you have phone insurance?
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Yes I do. But I am not going to pay $75 for the replacement.
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Last I heard its $130.00
I had to pay $130 through asurion insurance.
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Yeah. It's definitely $130.
yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
I dropped mine in water, doh :-(
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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yall got robbed...i get replacements free under the manufactuers warranty which is 1 yr.....
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We all can do this with any electronics we purchase.
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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nice info.. Now I know how get out of tmobile contract without paying $200.
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Ive had 12 vibrants as soon as mine get a scratch and I call tmobile and brain wash them and ive always get a new one since 2 months ago that I have the vibrant
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Lol
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Someone at tmo isnt doing their job. After the 3rd exchange within 3 months they are supposed to force you into a different model phone, and release you from your contract in case you want to leave them.
Because after 3 exchanges, you're costing them more money than you're worth to them.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
then i ended up selling it and coming back to vibrant.
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does tmo not do complimentary upgrades if you have your phone replaced more than say 3 times like some other companies??
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I don't believe tthat's true. Go to mytoucb 4g section general and click good display vs bad.
I gone thru 5 replacements and some people have gone thru 7 replacements.
Came back to vibrant.
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Kind of my point. Reps not following the multiple exchange policy. At least it was a policy as of a few years ago
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Alright so my volume rocker is not working when I try to lower the volume.. it will push in but not register.. volume up does work though..., how much is Assurion charging for replacements..i know they have expensive fees for top end devices.. is it 90$ or more?
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$99 with free overnight shipping
Okayi just noticed this was under development...i swear I was in the general forum for the thunderbolt.. sorry for posting here
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if it's a defect that isn't a direct result of damage or negligence, try getting a warranty replacement before you shell out the cash.
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if it's a defect that isn't a direct result of damage or negligence, try getting a warranty replacement before you shell out the cash.
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You think I should unroot it and see if they will replace it ?
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Verizon gave me a new one for the same reason
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You think I should unroot it and see if they will replace it ?
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Yup. Verizon is pretty good about replacing devices that fail in any way as long as it isn't physically/neglectfully damaged.
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You think I should unroot it and see if they will replace it ?
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I would definitely try it, worst comes to worst they tell you to go through asurion, but if it is a defect im sure they'll replace it...
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I had the same issue with both the power button and the volume with my TB and I called 611 and told them.
I have TEC and they over night a replacement. I unrooted when I got the replacement and sent my broken one back. Just call them. They will replace it.
if that is your issue, call Verizon... I work for Asurion and they will charge you $89! If you call Verizon Tech Support they should be able to overnight you a replacement free of cost!
Yeah I called 611 and told them. The guy said he would send a replacement, except when I return mine there can't be any damage or I will have to pay 100..I told him I had a little chip on the bottom lip of the phone and he said i would most likely be charged.... that is ridiculous. Because I dropped this phone when I first got it I have to pay 100 because of a hardware malfunction...smh
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I've never been charged and I've had find and scratches when getting a warranty replacement.
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Yeah I called 611 and told them. The guy said he would send a replacement, except when I return mine there can't be any damage or I will have to pay 100..I told him I had a little chip on the bottom lip of the phone and he said i would most likely be charged.... that is ridiculous. Because I dropped this phone when I first got it I have to pay 100 because of a hardware malfunction...smh
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I had a humongous scratch across my screen, but it was still replaced by VZW for free.
I gave my phone to my bro he activated it then swapped it out at sprint if I call in for a replacement will his new esn get flagged? Or the previous esn that I gave him
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This is fraud. Sprint WILL find out just give them a few weeks. Esn WILL get flagged and they will charge you full price on your account. Also, fraud shall not be discussed on xda
Haha, smooth.
dont know how you gave your phone to your brother and him activating it, since for him to do that you would have to activate another phone on your account to release that ESN so that he can activate it, and then if you want to claim insurance, the insurance would cover that new phone that is activated on your account.
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I gave my phone to my bro he activated it then swapped it out at sprint if I call in for a replacement will his new esn get flagged? Or the previous esn that I gave him
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Sweet, lol
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I gave my phone to my bro he activated it then swapped it out at sprint if I call in for a replacement will his new esn get flagged? Or the previous esn that I gave him
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You are asking for a bunch of trouble doing what you are thinking of doing. Its fraud, not to mention that the device will be charged to your account at full retail price! I have experienced a few customers that tried this before. Don't recommend it.
I can't answer the question but I know what you're trying to do is not worth the hassle in the long run.
Since this thread is talking about insurance I hope the OP doesn't mind me asking...
My wife's photon woke up in a puddle of baby shampoo.. We have no idea how it tipped over and spilled. But the damage is done. The speaker phone sounds awful and there's a question mark in the battery icon. If I take it to sprint will my insurance cover it?
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Considered liquid damage so no, insurance will but 100 deductible
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Since this thread is talking about insurance I hope the OP doesn't mind me asking...
My wife's photon woke up in a puddle of baby shampoo.. We have no idea how it tipped over and spilled. But the damage is done. The speaker phone sounds awful and there's a question mark in the battery icon. If I take it to sprint will my insurance cover it?
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either rip the sticker off, or get a new battery then take it in, they might not check for liquid damage so if the battery seems fine, they'll just run some BS diagnostic tests on it and so on.
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Considered liquid damage so no, insurance will but 100 deductible
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So don't waste my time going to store? Call insurance for a claim?
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I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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Use your phone insurance to get it repaired. Job done.
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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jetpack101 said:
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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No that's fraud you dingbat!
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I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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I've no issue with you scamming an insurance company - I'm firmly of the belief that there is a special place in hell for those parasitic bastards. But if you do go legit, I'd expect to pay easily over €200. I had to replace my screen in Sweden and it set me back the equivalent of €300 so I would guess Ireland is probably not that far off.
fonefunshop.co.uk charges about €250 plus shipping I'd guess and will deal with customers in Ireland.
Found this on adverts.ie. €165 but that sounds very cheap considering that to buy replacement screens alone to fit yourself is more than that. Would be wary.
And what CFWH is doing is extortion.
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No it's not, it's insurance. That's how insurance works, if it was extortion they'd come round and break your phone if you didn't pay!
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If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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No that's fraud you dingbat!
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
Do what you have to to get the phone looking great again.
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I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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How do you insure a product without some kind of product inspection of some sort? I don't do insurances, but it is stupid if companies offer insurances without examining the product in the first place.
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
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If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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I contacted Samsung Repair and they gave me the number for Fondmenders in the GPO. I called them and they will replace the screen for €160.00
Its going in on Thursday and should be ready Friday.
I also get insurance for €37.00 per year with Zurich so I'll keep that just in case something else happens to it another time.
€37.00 per year is a long way off what Car Phone Warehouse where charging.
Anyway I'll know on Friday if I get a happy ending.
Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
Something similar happened to me.. 3 days after i got it, dropped it in SAND (yes, SAND!)
The edge on the left side got chipped, like a small paranthesis ( - it was outsided the used screen, in the space between the used screen and the edge.
However.. 2 days later.. it got stolen, i never got around to fix it
Now i've got a new one..
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Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
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We do but I don't think its covered unless you specify the device.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
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Look who's calling who the pleb, when my phone gets spoilt I buy a new one, I won't be insuring a phone for any reason.
And since I work for an insurance company don't tell me that the £15 recovers some costs because it's bs.
Don't take everything so seriously, the OP want going to take any of the bad advice anyway.
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If your saying that what I was considering is fraud then what do you call it when the insurance company pay an uninsured no tax and no licence driver then put my premium up to cover the cost 3 fold.
Don't talk to me about insurance fraud when the biggest fraudsters are the insurance companies them self.
I have had lots of occasions when the insurance companies screwed me over.
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Just to update on the broken screen.
My phone went in to FoneMenders in the GPO Arcade (http://fonemenders.ie/) yesterday morning at 9:30
They replaced the screen within the hour and only charged €159.99
I had got prices from other compaines as much as €270.00
The phone looks brand new so I'm over the moon with the repair, very professional.
I now also have a flip cover and screen protector on the device. Only short of wrapping it in bubble wrap
I really don't want to go down that road again.
I still have my insurance policy on the device so should anything happen again I have that to fall back on.
I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
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I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
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Because not everyone is in a country where they can get a reasonable premium for insuring certain goods.
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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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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.