I was squatting down to put something down on the ground. Was wearing Dickies shorts and had the phone in the cell phone pocket on the side of the pants. So really it was only about a foot or so off the ground, but somehow it still cracked the screen. There's a semi-circle in the upper left corner and another one in the lower right corner. And as I was sitting here researching replacement screens, I heard a weird noise from the phone. Looked at it and it cracked even more while it was sitting here! Now there's another BIG semi-circle going from the upper left one to basically the bottom left corner of the screen.
I'll try to take some pics if it's hard to understand.
But I found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgZeb5QytM
...looks like it's gonna be a pain in the ass to change it out. The nice thing about the site in that video's description is the replacement screens are like $30, and they even have the surrounding part for another $15 or so, so I can replace the scuffed surround as well.
I need to see how the insurance will handle it, but when I had insurance through Verizon and I dropped my iPhone 4, I basically had to pay the discounted price for a replacement. I guess it's better than having to pay full price, but that still sucks.
Anyone had to replace their screen yet? Was it hard?
I might do a mini-tutorial depending on how the insurance handles it.
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but totally sucks... did you have screen protector on it?
Having Verizon insurance pays for itself. You drop or 'lose' your phone. It's 100 for a new one. And they overnight for free.
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...But I found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxgZeb5QytM
...looks like it's gonna be a pain in the ass to change it out. The nice thing about the site in that video's description is the replacement screens are like $30, and they even have the surrounding part for another $15 or so, so I can replace the scuffed surround as well....
I might do a mini-tutorial depending on how the insurance handles it.
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Insurance is going to be wwwaayyy better than having to replace via the video method. About a third of the way through I got fatigued watching it. lol
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Having Verizon insurance pays for itself. You drop or 'lose' your phone. It's 100 for a new one. And they overnight for free.
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I believe it's 150 for these more expensive phones, but yeah. ....way worth it. They also give you a rufurbished one but I used to buy refurbs and could never tell that it wasn't brand new. I'm afraid if you jack it up trying to do it yourself they may not honor the insurance?
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Well the thing is I don't have insurance yet. I've had the phone for just over a week now and the Verizon representative said I had a couple weeks to add it to my plan.. I'm hoping I can add it and then call the next day and be like "oh I just dropped it" lol.
I'll call tomorrow and see what happens I guess...
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Well the thing is I don't have insurance yet. I've had the phone for just over a week now and the Verizon representative said I had a couple weeks to add it to my plan.. I'm hoping I can add it and then call the next day and be like "oh I just dropped it" lol.
I'll call tomorrow and see what happens I guess...
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You don't even have to call them. Right now it's Verizon's insurance "open enrollment" so you can add insurance to any contract phone within 2 years.
http://shop.verizonwireless.com/?id=openenroll
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OK about 6 months ago my I dopped my phone, cracked the touch glass, so I ordered a new white case and glass (they were never sold here by telstra in white). So the day I get my phone back I go down to a house I am renovating after work to do some more renovations. about midnite some low life sneeks in the back door and steals my phone off the counter while I was at the other end of the house.
Well today a friend brought a white phone into my work to have repaired- and what do you know its my phone (I still have the box with imei number under my desk).
Upon opening battery cover I see this - can anyone tell me what has been ripped out from the top left and if it can be replaced / fixed (the phone boots but I need to flash it before I can put a sim card in it):
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So can anyone tell me what is missing and if I can fix it / buy a replacement?
it is only a cover ( for speaker )
if your hw speaker is working its not a big deal just cover it up with the back case.
yeah theres nothing missin
i took that black cover off mine a while back and theres nothing there
but dont u think its weird that there is nothing under it?
why cover up something that isnt even there? i am thinking that SE planned to put something in there, but didnt in the end... just my opinion
nah seems to me its like a service panel like its a space to get to the motherboard easier
I guess its the compass try they maps and if the comapass works because its cover is removed
Cheers
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Bte get a light metalic magnetic thing near this part and it will stick to it. Its the compass for sure, its there but it hasn't to be a moving part.
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OK about 6 months ago my I dopped my phone, cracked the touch glass, so I ordered a new white case and glass (they were never sold here by telstra in white). So the day I get my phone back I go down to a house I am renovating after work to do some more renovations. about midnite some low life sneeks in the back door and steals my phone off the counter while I was at the other end of the house.
Well today a friend brought a white phone into my work to have repaired- and what do you know its my phone (I still have the box with imei number under my desk).
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Some friend!
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nah seems to me its like a service panel like its a space to get to the motherboard easier
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that would be a waste of space, if u ask me
but compass could really be there, and this empty pocket is like some protection for it to work properly.
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that would be a waste of space, if u ask me
but compass could really be there, and this empty pocket is like some protection for it to work properly.
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Wow man talk about luck!
Hope everything works again.. are you planning on giving it back
So I'm curious what happened to this situation with the "friend" who brought the phone in. Did he confess he stole it from you, whether or not he knew it was yours, or did you confront him? Or did he bring it in for someone else maybe? I know I would be pissed at someone, especially a friend, if they stole my phone. Not to mention that you just fixed the damn thing. How long did he have it? I would be grilling that thief. "Why did you take my phone?" "Why the F#[email protected] is the cover off the back inside, your obviously not a phone technician or you wouldn't be bringing it in?!" "What kind of person steals someones phone?" and the final thing to say, "Come by my house later, I have a surprise for you."
its the speaker, Mini also have this mesh thing, it is used to cover the diaphragm of the speaker. it also in line with the speaker outlet. but on your unit only the mesh was gone.
this diaphragm protect it from dirt build up. So without this it will still work but have a possibility to have dirt buildup.
So for the second time i dropped phone on the concrete portion of the road while getting out of the cab. I think it's time for me to invest in a bumper to prevent this from happening again
Before we move forward, is there any way i can get the casing replaced?
I was initially waiting for the 32GB version to pop up and sell mine for cheap but the last drop put a nice dent on the bottom right corner
Good news: Galaxy Tab 10.1 takes decent quick photos
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that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
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that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
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That was my intention from the beginning to replace it with a 32GB version but 32GB version never came out. I may grind it out a little longer for the nexus prime assuming it does come with an AMOLED HD screen.
ah yeah.. my Dell Streak from back in the day (RIP, officially discontinued) came with a 16GB card.. so I use that.. I used to use my SGS II for media but I find the headset volume to be too low so I went back to using my Zune HD
royadams91 said:
that happened to me when my girlfriend knocked it out of my hands
by accident
i think she got jealous
anyways.. i dealt with it and then i got a scratch on the screen and splurged on a new one instead
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The same happened to me and I dealt with it by kicking her (the girlfriend) out of the window...
Problem solved.
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that is an exspensive fix mate , the only way i could find to replace the silver bezel is to buy the screen with the bezel attached wich is about £80
you then have to fit the new screen etc
it was cheaper to sell my scratched sgs2 and buy a new one
i sold mine for £385 and got a new one for £445
Kicked out your girlfriend over an accidentally dropped phone? Youch.
Just get a nice cheap case to hide the damage until you sell and buy a new phone.
You'll feel better
Might wanna consider investing on case-mate tough case series.
Also dented the "silver" in a few places, and much to my own amazement I'm not too bothered! But will be buying a the thinnest blackest bumper I can find for future drops.
Please also post the drop related issues here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162168&highlight=How+many+times
Regards.
testando said:
The same happened to me and I dealt with it by kicking her (the girlfriend) out of the window...
Problem solved.
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Oh **** son!
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Quick update: I got my walnutt bumper case from korea
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Quick update: I got my walnutt bumper case from korea
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Now that's what I'm talking about!
I have the official samsung on mine, the mesh type but it doesn't protect the top or bottom.
IV had several very lucky breaks so far because The phone is so thin and light IV been able to catch it between two fingers when almost dropping it on several occasions.
I only just noticed the metallic black bezel after reading this thread so it worries me a little more now that its not protected all the way around.
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This thread explains why I need one.
Anyone got a Vibrant laying around doing nothing? I need a motherboard or charging port.
Can someone confirm this will work? At the very least, I could rip the charging port (USB) out of it... I doubt the motherboard would work.
where are all of those "I bricked my phone" threads when you need them??
If you are still looking to get one. I could use one too. Just let me know how much and ill send you the cash.
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Wtf? Someone donate to this man! He's a great contribution to our community!
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I'll do the soldering if you need it.
I'd like to have the motherboard if you don't need it after you're done. I'm curious as to if I can change the LEDs for the hard keys.
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Phone is now off to Samsung. Once I hear back that they wont repair it, someone offered to sell me one for $10.
If it comes to that, I may solicit help on the soldering it to the motherboard. I can solder, but I have never done small electronics.
Dude ill buy 20 mobos if someone can get my babys pics off mine. Those r priceless to me plus I could keep themeing vibrant lol.
Samsung wanted 200per device, which I have 2, to fix mine because the so called gorrila glass is cracked on one of them......Hows that for customer service on a discontinued device?
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I don't mind helping. I've got numerous tools at work at my disposal, including microscopes to make sure the job is done right.
Me and my girl are probably switching service in December, so you two guys can have dibs... if you want it.
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Dude ill buy 20 mobos if someone can get my babys pics off mine. Those r priceless to me plus I could keep themeing vibrant lol.
Samsung wanted 200per device, which I have 2, to fix mine because the so called gorrila glass is cracked on one of them......Hows that for customer service on a discontinued device?
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I need to go back and read your thread I guess... how is a cracked screen preventing you from getting your babies pics man? I am ubber confused by that.
Its not the cracked screen. Ive got 2 vibes. My wifes just crapped out alll of a sudden running stock. Mine had the cracked screen but it dont affect performance. Its been like that since I dropped "gorrilla glass" in the grass a week after I got mine a year ago. Idk wtf happend to hers she made a call on stock and it goes to the vibe bootload screen then dies. I got it into recovery once but ir died before I can save drives. (less then 20 secs).
Samsung says its because its been dropped and wants roughly 200 each to fix my issues even though ones bone stock that turned into a paperweight....
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wait... hers should EASILY be covered under warranty with Samsung. Assuming a july 15 purch, you should still have until Oct.
Are you saying T-Mo was saying "no," or samsung. If the latter, that is complete BS and I need to get more clarification for how they justify it?
Can you pull the files in the 20 seconds with ADB in bursts?
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Hey @SamsungMobileUS - how do you justify yourself? Help the man get his babies pictures under warranty!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17362197&postcount=10 Please RT!
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Phone itself still runs fabulously, minus the main screen haha. Soft LED buttons also work.
Above picture is the aftermath of being ran over by forsure atleast 1 car, but possibly 3.
About a month ago, I attempted to disassemble it & screen swap with a bricked donor to some success. Runs & displays with the donor screen, but I think i ****ed up a couple fuse contact points because random seizure lines strobe once in awhile.
Anywho, it's dissambled into 3 different parts atm: Motherboard, Digitizer/AMOLED pane, and the main shell.
@thehandi,
Have you tried android screencast. Before the gingerbread bootloaders we were using it to see recovery through the rainbows. It will show what should be in your screen. And you can use your mouse to navigate your phone
Beware of angry gingerbread man
it started cracking (from what i noticed) like, last week
yesterday, it's totally broken off
anyone else have a DIY fix? superglue i'm thinking
****sux because i had the touchpad inside the official case day 1 AND it doesnt get moved around often nor does it see heavy usage
i have a theory that the case actually helps increase the chances of the cracks because any vibration/pressure is transmitted somewhat equally around the touchpad so even if the speaker side was not touched, any other force small or big goes speaker side and will eventually crack
Why don't u contact HP Support? They will replace the case!
I have the same problem that you are having. I have my touchpad for about a week or so and it cracked between both speakers it really sucks. So what I did was used super glue to fix the problem it might not look the best it works for now. Its nice to find out that its just not me having these problems but it really sucks.
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ya I know about the customer support replace, just wanted to get opinions on superglue approach before then because I'm sorta scared that my touchpad will get replace with a diff one or the screen gets scratched etc
if the super glue works I'll just do that
Don't do the superglue, I really regret doing it myself, it's not clear and is very ugly, i need to find a way to get it off before i can send it in.
I'm thinking of getting mine repaired and then getting it wrapped in ghost armor.
The armor works great...
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I bought one and uploaded some pics on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-m...KD028/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0
I didnt have "Cracks" but I have the ripple effect on the small plastic part like it was going to crack.
wondering about the superglue method myself (i have cracks on both speakers). does it melt the plastic cover?
I have cracks on my TP as well. It's a hardware defect, much like the original Pre / usb door cracks. The plus side is that it will never spread to the screen, and it does not affect the performance (or looks if it's in a case).
I don't recommend sending it back for "repair" ... it's not worth it and you don't know if you'll get it back.
It works.
I just noticed cracks as well. I'm going to check out that ghost armor. Looks neat.
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well the cracks around the speakers is cosmetic. Contact HP Support they will replace the casing.
I had the same issue with my TP. The customer support was good. They sent me a return box and label. All you have to do is to pack your TP as per instructions and drop it at nearby UPS store. I received the repaired TP within a week.
Act fast before the warranty expires.
I just noticed a crack in mine. Called them and they are sending a box out. It's covered for a year they said.
10 have it back. I'm sad but will be happy to get new one and will have armor case ready and waiting for it.
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I have a question about sending it back to HP.should you uninstall Android or is it OK to leave and send it back? Thanks guys
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I have a question about sending it back to HP.should you uninstall Android or is it OK to leave and send it back? Thanks guys
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They factory reset it anyway. I will acmeuninstall and back it all up. Expect a brand New looking acting touchpad coming back.
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They factory reset it anyway. I will acmeuninstall and back it all up. Expect a brand New looking acting touchpad coming back.
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Yea. HP is going to get my tablet back in a few days. I have to go drop it off. I wonder if they've fixed the problem and the new ones don't do it. I sure hope so.
I have dropped mine and its cracked on the corner and some of the plastic has come away. Does anyone know if replacement covers are available while searching about this? Cant seem to find one.
My TP has now developed a crack near the speakers! Spoke to HP who said there was a batch of TP`s who had a "bad" batch of plastic and the new plastic they use is better and should not crack!!
I have to send photo`s of the crack to their Argentinian office and then the TP gets sent from the UK to Hungary for repair (through UPS)
Hungary?? I think that is the first time I have read the word "Hungary" anywhere in months (do not spend a lot of time looking at maps of Eastern Europe).
evilp8ntballer7 said:
The armor works great...
I bought one and uploaded some pics on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-m...KD028/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0
I didnt have "Cracks" but I have the ripple effect on the small plastic part like it was going to crack.
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Is this a generic piece "sticker" that goes on the TP?
On a whim I walked into a T-Mobile store while driving to Orlando when we stopped for Starbucks just to see if they had any cases and there was the elusive S-View in black and white. I signed into Foursquare for 30% discount plus did the buy 2 get one free and in essence got the case and screen protectors for my N3 and my daughter's iPhone 5, the guy put them on for us all for 60 dollars total.
I love the case but I can't get it to do anything except wake up and shut down the screen when opening and closing, no S-View windows, clocks etc. I went into settings where there's a couple of options under accessories and nothing. I thought it might be the rom so I flashed stock, Darthstalker and Myrom to no avail. Any idea how I get it to work or maybe just a bad chip in my case? Fyi I mentioned how hard it is to get these cases and the manager told me they are a Galaxy Headquarters store , they had a special Galaxy counter and display as well.
I have to drive back to Orlando Sunday so if its not working still I will stop in and try another case and hopefully that will work unless there is something simple I'm missing, he put the case on for me and I should have tested out the functions there but we were already 30 minutes behind schedule, I got the white case for my white N3. For anyone in the South Florida area its the store in Port St. Lucie just off 95.
I can only guess that the 3 roms from development took out the S-View apk if there is one or I have a defective case.
Check the case. I just came from the store and they had 3 bad cases. On the right hand side there is supposed to be 2 metal pins. We checked out 8 cases and 3 were missing the pins or weren't glued down.
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Yeah check if it has the metal pins on the back. I bought one from AT&T that didn't have the pins glued down and I had to return it
Maybe this is why Samsung issued a recall for some of the cases.
Someone mentioned it on this board a couple of days ago.
Samsung QC is getting pretty terrible..
Samsung releasing the Note 3 without OEM accessories is pretty bad imho. Finding a case in London and Manchester including the Samsung Experience store at Stratford is next to impossible.
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There are none to be got in Ireland either
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The pins look fine, after using it for two days even if it had worked I'm going to get my 60 dollars back, guess I'm just not liking the functionality of having to use two hands with this type of case. Also the flap tends to stay ajar quite a bit, I'm just going to stick with the Caseology case that was waiting in the mail when I got home tonight, cost a few dollars and it looks and feels perfect to me.
Thanks for the responses guys.
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Well I ended up exchanging it and this one worked immediately. I was all set to just get my money back but it's just too cool, switched to a black case just because it won't show dirt.
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Well I ended up exchanging it and this one worked immediately. I was all set to just get my money back but it's just too cool, switched to a black case just because it won't show dirt.
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i had one and they are ****. sorry to be frank, but honestly, for 65 bucks, that stupid thing should have a magnet to stay closed. my brand new phone would be going on and off all day long because the flap would open and close. as soon as i'd use the phone it would stay open, or bounce a bit... whenever i moved it, sure enough, the screen turns on because it opens and closes again
totaly crap samsung... if you aren't going to have a magnet, then at LEAST make it out of something that won't try to hold the damn thing open
i give this thing 1 star, and the only reason it gets that is the idea itself is pretty cool... too bad the implementation felates a horse