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I was just curious.
I've dropped mine a small handful of times. thing is pretty resilient though. only cosmetic issues are some scratches around the camera lens.
How bout you guys?
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Just once. My myTouch 4G Slide.
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Ouch XD That sucks
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Just once. My myTouch 4G Slide.
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Looks like my girlfriends atrix she dropped over the weekend, no good at all
I have dropped mine two times just today.. Good thing it is made of metal, it has a little scratch on the back and I have managed to dent the ring around the camera lens somehow.
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just once with a hard case on it. case popped off and the phone was intact.
+1 for phone cases
Twice. My TPU case has held up well as you cant tell that Ive dropped my phone (no scrapes, scratches or chips). Best $2.99 I ever spent.
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Twice. My TPU case has held up well as you cant tell that Ive dropped my phone (no scrapes, scratches or chips). Best $2.99 I ever spent.
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I bought one also for 2.99, the thing is one of the best cases I have purchased and for that price was a steal!
I use a knock off of an otter box that has a kick stand, works great for when my little girl decides to throw it when Mickey mouse goes off. So I drop mine atlease 2 - 3 times a day
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Dropped mines once without the case no scratches.
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Just once. It only left a light dent along the bottom of the phone, so no big deal.
I've dropped mine 3 times with no case, no damage.
Dropped mine once with a case on
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Am I the only one who hasn't dropped their phone lol. I almost did once does that count.
Never dropped mine, but then again I've only had this phone for a few weeks
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I think its safe to say I drop mine 2-3x a week lol
At least once a day. I have a tpu case now but an Otterbox commuter is on the way.
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Dropped mine 4 times. First time w/o a case and got a couple small scratches on the case. After that I quickly got a case and no damage since...more drops to come I am sure. Phone is pretty 'tough'...
The only time I dropped a phone was around 2 summers ago, it was an HTC Aria, screen got shattered, it had no cover and went face down on tarmac. It was the first time and the last one. I never use a cover on my phones, I do have them for when ever my daughter wants to use it. but the majority of the time is just naked.
Got mine on release day. I always roll "naked" with my phones. I hardly ever drop my phones. But this one is so damn light I keep forgetting it's in my lap when I jump out the car so I got some bezel dings. No biggie to me
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I was just wondering around and found this: http://www.ghost-armor.com/HTC/717.html
i was actually surprised to see our devices were supported since we dont have otterbox or seidio.
has anyone tried this?
There are a couple references to the product if you search. I wish there was a kiosk in Houston. I would try one if it was installed by someone who has done it dozens of times. I doubt I could get it right on my own and good installation is key to these things looking good.
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There are a couple references to the product if you search. I wish there was a kiosk in Houston. I would try one if it was installed by someone who has done it dozens of times. I doubt I could get it right on my own and good installation is key to these things looking good.
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Yeah i know about zagg but everyone says ghost armor is the best and what not
Likin' the white carbon fiber...idk about spending that much for some sticky plastic tho..
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I have owned Ghost Armor on my old TP2 and my current Dinc.
As far as the back cover goes, I really don't see how much it really protects. Just basically lets you keep the same feel of your phone and look (clear protector) and protects from scratches.
The screen protector, I feel is one of the best available. If you install it correctly you barely know it's there.
As a test I took my Touch Pro 2 and rubbed the screen all over the cement sidewalk, the screen was still the same as when I bought it used. Also makes scratches on your screen disappear. The ghost armor seems to go back to its normal form and it was left almost brand new with faint scratches. I recommend it to anyone.
And, they offer a life time guarantee no matter what. Just pay shipping/install fee.
How do you guys like your Amaze? I'm looking to buy one and switch to t-mobile, as I'm on PagePlus and can get more for the same price.
And as for the price of the "Stick Plastic" It is fairly expensive $20 for the screen, but you can replace it as much as you want. I normally got a new one every 2-3 months just for the heck of it. It doesn't leave your screen with anything sticky either.
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Likin' the white carbon fiber...idk about spending that much for some sticky plastic tho..
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I have owned Ghost Armor on my old TP2 and my current Dinc.
As far as the back cover goes, I really don't see how much it really protects. Just basically lets you keep the same feel of your phone and look (clear protector) and protects from scratches.
The screen protector, I feel is one of the best available. If you install it correctly you barely know it's there.
As a test I took my Touch Pro 2 and rubbed the screen all over the cement sidewalk, the screen was still the same as when I bought it used. Also makes scratches on your screen disappear. The ghost armor seems to go back to its normal form and it was left almost brand new with faint scratches. I recommend it to anyone.
And, they offer a life time guarantee no matter what. Just pay shipping/install fee.
How do you guys like your Amaze? I'm looking to buy one and switch to t-mobile, as I'm on PagePlus and can get more for the same price.
And as for the price of the "Stick Plastic" It is fairly expensive $20 for the screen, but you can replace it as much as you want. I normally got a new one every 2-3 months just for the heck of it. It doesn't leave your screen with anything sticky either.
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my brother got one baked on his iphone 3gs a long time ago and i didnt even know he had anything on his phone, it never got a scratch or anything. they seem to be really high quality products so i wouldnt mind paying $30
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my brother got one baked on his iphone 3gs a long time ago and i didnt even know he had anything on his phone, it never got a scratch or anything. they seem to be really high quality products so i wouldnt mind paying $30
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Yeah if their put on right they're amazing, nearly invisible.
Worth the money all the way. When you go to sell the phone a lot of the time the main selling point is the screen. Back cases can always be replaced and cases cover up sides.
Nice to see a fellow houstonian on the board! My brother ordered it for his GS2 - very simply install! He did it himself.
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Yeah i know about zagg but everyone says ghost armor is the best and what not
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I was talking about Ghost Armor. They have kiosks too.
A little late on this one, but I would like to say I am happy with my Ghost Armor.
I was in SF and they have a kiosk at the Serramonte Mall. So I happen to be in town with my new Amaze and I first went looking for Zagg because I had great experience with them. But the 2 locations I called didn't have anything available in stock for the Amaze.
So I was walking the mall and saw Ghost Armor. 15 bux for the front screen protector and 5 bux to install. I figure I would let the guy put it on. He put it on and baked the phone for a little bit and it came out looking fantastic. It feels great and I would recommend them. They also say the material is forever warrantied. And as long as you have most of it left, you can bring it to a kiosk and pay 5 bux and they will install a new piece of armor. And I am going to assume that is pending availability of the product.
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A little late on this one, but I would like to say I am happy with my Ghost Armor.
I was in SF and they have a kiosk at the Serramonte Mall. So I happen to be in town with my new Amaze and I first went looking for Zagg because I had great experience with them. But the 2 locations I called didn't have anything available in stock for the Amaze.
So I was walking the mall and saw Ghost Armor. 15 bux for the front screen protector and 5 bux to install. I figure I would let the guy put it on. He put it on and baked the phone for a little bit and it came out looking fantastic. It feels great and I would recommend them. They also say the material is forever warrantied. And as long as you have most of it left, you can bring it to a kiosk and pay 5 bux and they will install a new piece of armor. And I am going to assume that is pending availability of the product.
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do they actually "bake" it? i dont like the sound of that lol
They put it in a type of air circulation box, not really baking it, but speeding up the process of evaporating the water they used to apply the protector.
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it does seem to somewhat "bake" it though. the box circulates air but it also produces a certain amount of warmth, kinda get iffy whenever I have a replacement screen protector applied.
that said, it works far better than zagg (which ive used for all of my previous devices) the only downside is that it produces small visible dents in the screen protector after time, none that inhibit the safety of the device but do take away from the aesthetic of the screen.
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I was in SF and they have a kiosk at the Serramonte Mall.
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We go to that mall every time I visit Daily City.
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do they actually "bake" it? i dont like the sound of that lol
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Bake was probably the wrong word... They do put it in some sort of box and the phone does come out warm. They do turn the phone off before applying the screen protector. The warmth of the phone from the treatment would be similar how warm a phone gets after some extensive usage.
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We go to that mall every time I visit Daily City.
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Right next to Colma and all the dead people......
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Right next to Colma and all the dead people......
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I graduated from Jefferson HS and lived on C Street in Colma.
Chuck Norris can but Walker Texas Ranger can't.
I dropped my phone today....
The feeling of fear and helplessness as it slipped out of my hands and fell towards the concrete below was just dreadful...
The damage not as bad as some of the other guys that have also dropped theirs, just scratch and bent the aluminum by the Mic hole on the bottom...
Just wanted to see if anyone else had any horror stories that will make me feel better about myself
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I dropped my phone today....
The feeling of fear and helplessness as it slipped out of my hands and fell towards the concrete below was just dreadful...
The damage not as bad as some of the other guys that have also dropped theirs, just scratch and bent the aluminum by the Mic hole on the bottom...
Just wanted to see if anyone else had any horror stories that will make me feel better about myself
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I haven't dropped my Evo LTE yet, well, because my preorder is in lala land.
But a month ago. I was canoeing at a lake, taking pictures with my OG Evo. I put the sucker in my lap! My fuggin lap! on a boat! Then while I got close to the dock, I stood up and all of sudden the world around me turned into the Matrix. The phone in slow motion went from my lap to about a three inch gap between the dock and boat. Helpless. Ofcourse it couldn't go into the boat or hit the dock. And it sunk like a dead hookers body.
Now I've had no (real) phone for a month, while I wait for my stupid preorder. Does that make you feel any better?
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I haven't dropped my Evo LTE yet, well, because my preorder is in lala land.
But a month ago. I was canoeing at a lake, taking pictures with my OG Evo. I put the sucker in my lap! My fuggin lap! on a boat! Then while I got close to the dock, I stood up and all of sudden the world around me turned into the Matrix. The phone in slow motion went from my lap to about a three inch gap between the dock and boat. Helpless. Ofcourse it couldn't go into the boat or hit the dock. And it sunk like a dead hookers body.
Now I've had no (real) phone for a month, while I wait for my stupid preorder. Does that make you feel any better?
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Ouch and to think I am sitting here frustrated until I get a new one since Google Wallet crapped out and I won't even use it that much. Guess I can't get too upset.
I dropped mine while I was doing a exchange at Best Buy for a dead pixel. I was inspecting it for flaws and it slipped out my hand Lucky I was sitting down and it landed on desk-counter and nothing happen to it
Not a drop so much as it flew out of my shirt pocket, skidded across a bar floor and smacked into a wall. Picked it up and not a single scratch at all. I was beyond shocked.
My OG EVO went off a 2nd story deck.... Luckily I had siedio case (seidioonline.com/htc-evo-4g-convert-extended-value-pack-black-p/bd5-hkr5hev4x.htm) and zagg screen protector.... No damage..... Still crazy though
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So which is worse?
1) Dropping your brand new EVO LTE.....or
2) Preordering your EVO LTE not knowing when you'll recieve it.
Better to have loved and dropped than never to have loved at all?
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So which is worse?
1) Dropping your brand new EVO LTE.....or
2) Preordering your EVO LTE not knowing when you'll recieve it.
Better to have loved and dropped than never to have loved at all?
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Tough decision.
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So which is worse?
1) Dropping your brand new EVO LTE.....or
2) Preordering your EVO LTE not knowing when you'll recieve it.
Better to have loved and dropped than never to have loved at all?
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I couldn't tell you. I got mine last week. Once its in your hands its all better. Sorry.
I dropped mine yesterday while getting out of the car. Thank God i put on that ugly case they sent. i nearly **** my pants. but with the silicone case it nothing appears to have happened to it. i miss having a lanyard. But this case will do for now.
WHY DID THEY STOP PUTTING LANYARD HOLES ON PHONES!!!?!?!?!?!
i dont care if most people in the states dont use them, i always did!!! everyone in asia still uses them!!!!!
during pre-order, sites had HTC LANYARDS in their accessory sections, i was so excited, but after i got the phone, NO LANYARD HOLES. JUST A BIG TEASE
Dropped mine when it was in the blue gel HTC case onto brick. No damage.
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I didn't get a gel case, I got a silver bodyglove vibe.... The phone hit the ground on its end, the only spot where the case doesn't cover
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I got that silver body glove case too, now I'm upset seeing others got better cases
The silver one is supposed to retail for 25
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I just dropped my phone outta 3 story window (Galaxy S II) basically the same height as my neighbors roof... I was playing on it while smoking a cigarette and it slipped out of my hand... I ran down the stairs FAST! and when I got outside it was still in tact I checked I have no marks at all just a few scuff marks that wiped right off it landed on the screen too! I have a d30 duo shock case, (which now I will. Have on every phone I buy!) and a zag screen protector! I'm amazed and soo happy
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You people are clumsy. I haven't dropped mine yet and won't.
Ok I have over no joke over 40 different phones over a ten year span. I use to work at a retail store that sells sprint and since the HTC touch I been a Htc fan. Only once have I dropped my phone into a bucket of mop water that was freaky. I also buy good cases and have insurance. It's the be safe then sorry feeling. Ever since the windows PDA that I recall buying for 500 bucks have I did the insurance. Since then these phones are fragile.
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Dropped mine yesterday.
I got out of the car and it slipped out of my hands onto the parking lot asphalt.
Just two small notches in the metal lining on the very left bottom corner of the phone is all the damage it took.
A friend said they bet my heart jumped. I said, "Nah, Its just a phone."
I'm lucky that there were no scratches on the back casings or glass.
I've had cell phones for a long time, and I stopped dropping them when I got my i860 Nextel. I've always had phones that are delicate, and I'm careful about my electronics. Unless they're marketed as such, THEY'RE NOT SHOCK RESISTANT, and they will break.
My philosophy, if you're a klutz in your day-to-day life, you should have a case.
I have an otterbox case and i hate it. So big and bulky. but it works until i find something slimmer.
It's not always about being clumsy, sometimes sh!t just happens. I live in NYC and at any moment someone can walk or run into my hand while im walking down the street and send my phone flying. Let us also not even bring up a crowded bar with drunken people who like to zig zag unpredictably.
Truth is, if my insurance was still $100 then i wouldnt even bother, but at a $200 deductible i feel forced to rock a case.
I just finally installed my zagg invisible shield HD on my EVO and am curious about there "Warranty". Had anyone ever had to get another one and why? I bought mine around the end of May and believe I have the old one that supposively covers up the light sensor but mine does not have this problem. Are they quick to send you a new one like otterbox is with there cases?
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I bought one around when the phone came out at Best Buy and had their mobile guy install it. He did it flawlessly.
A few weeks later I had put a cut in it somehow when rubbing my shirt on the screen to clean it obsessively. Maybe dirt got between my thumb/the shirt/the screen and I mashed it into the screen protectors - I don't know.
Anyhow, I went to the website and payed the $3 shipping charge and 2 days later I got a new Zagg kit. I took it to Best Buy and was going to pay them money to do install again, but they did it for free. This time different guy and there are two tiny specs on the screen protector, maybe dust under the screen protector. Didn't catch it in the store since it takes 2 days to "cure" correctly.
So the warranty process works great, but now I have to live with these tiny specs on my screen and it drives me completely insane for some reason.. :cyclops:
The new kit came with a return envelope, but you need to slap a stamp (or two?) on it. I sent it back but haven't gotten credit for sending it back yet, so I hope they don't charge my card for the full cost of the screen protector
That's pretty good. I installed it pretty good also there's just 2 finger prints on the inside by the buttons. As long as the screen is flawless I'm happy but I wonder if the prints will come out in the days it needs to "cure" along with a few air bubbles?
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I did the same thing a while back for my old phone. Once you register your shield at Zagg's website (which can be done at any time) you have the option of having them send you one then and there. It takes a few days for them to ship you the replacement.
The actual warranty process is pretty straight forward. They put a 15 dollar hold on a debit or credit card and mail you a new one. As long as you mail the old one back they remove the hold from your card. However, they only give you 60 days to send back your old shield, otherwise they keep the 15 dollars.
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The finger prints will probably go away. Two days for complete cure, but hopefully you see the fingerprints start to fade soon. The screen will be gummy for a day or two it seems. It gets slicker later on, but always has some texture to it.
So yeah, if you still have fingerprints in a week, you may have issues. The spray solution should do its job, hopefully!
I had to replace one on my EVO 4G because the edges were starting to come up a bit. Process went pretty smoothly, but for some reason the original one that I tried to send back was returned to sender by the [sarcasm]wonderful[/sarcasm] post office. As such, they charged me $15, but when I called and emailed a picture of the returned envelope (with their correct address, as they even noted), they refunded the difference and didn't even ask me to try to return it again.
Sounds good.I took off the screen protector on my otterbox defender and it seems like because the case is so tight to the phone is making the edges of the protector come up. It's still covered up by the case so idc. I just was curious over time if I could land another one and by the great responses in this thread you reassured me I purchased quality merchandise. Thanks everyone. :thumbup:
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Sounds good.I took off the screen protector on my otterbox defender and it seems like because the case is so tight to the phone is making the edges of the protector come up. It's still covered up by the case so idc. I just was curious over time if I could land another one and by the great responses in this thread you reassured me I purchased quality merchandise. Thanks everyone. :thumbup:
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Mine is doing the same thing with my otterbox. Also where the proximity sensor cutout is.
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I was hiking this weekend and slipped on a loose rock and fell. My EVO 4G LTE was in my front pocket and I landed face down. I got up and pulled the phone out to see no visible damage. A little while later I wanted to snap picture of this tiny salamander and found my phone to be non-functional. There are white lines going up and down the screen and it appears to be stuck in a boot loop.
I just started to get some real love out of this phone thanks to CM10 and I have a tough choice to make if I can't pull out some miracle fix. Do I switch to AT&T and ditch Sprint's crappy service? Do I get a GSIII or wait for something better?
I would really like a Nexus phone but I don't know when the next one is to be released.
EDIT: It seems I was incorrect about there being no damage. I just discovered a small dent on the back of the phone just above the speaker hole.
this is why you need a case homie
Cool stor......
Nevermind.
Bring it into sprint. Pay the 35 bucks to get a replacement. I would consider that a manufacturer flaw.
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How is smashing your phone on to a rock with the full weight of your body on top of it a manufacturer flaw??
Do I switch to AT&T and ditch Sprint's crappy service?
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nice try ATT
I actually had my phone fall out of my pocket while on a carnival ride over 30 yards in the air. I was able to use a friends phone to log into my Cerberus account and track it. I could see a satellite view of the park and the tent next to the ride to be sure I lost it there, and not somewhere else. I went around to the back of the ride where the red dot indicated and saw my phone face down. I was sure the glass would be destroyed. To my surprise it was perfect, not a single scratch. The phone also operated 100%. There was a considerable chunk taken out of the right corner aluminum frame and a few smaller nicks further down on the aluminum. There was a bunch of paint on the top left corner (also aluminum) from the machine.
I think that's a testament to the aluminum body of the EVO LTE and to the gorilla glass. co-worker with EVO 4G dropped his from 2 feet off the ground. the corner hit the ground and the glass spidered out.
anyway, sorry to hear your phone is jacked now. Take it back to the store and see about replacement. Maybe you had the insurance?
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I actually had my phone fall out of my pocket while on a carnival ride over 30 yards in the air. I was able to use a friends phone to log into my Cerberus account and track it. I could see a satellite view of the park and the tent next to the ride to be sure I lost it there, and not somewhere else. I went around to the back of the ride where the red dot indicated and saw my phone face down. I was sure the glass would be destroyed. To my surprise it was perfect, not a single scratch. The phone also operated 100%. There was a considerable chunk taken out of the right corner aluminum frame and a few smaller nicks further down on the aluminum. There was a bunch of paint on the top left corner (also aluminum) from the machine.
I think that's a testament to the aluminum body of the EVO LTE and to the gorilla glass. co-worker with EVO 4G dropped his from 2 feet off the ground. the corner hit the ground and the glass spidered out.
anyway, sorry to hear your phone is jacked now. Take it back to the store and see about replacement. Maybe you had the insurance?
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That is an amazing story. I got a outer box defender case and have dropped it many times and it seems to be hanging in there.
I did not have a case. Never used them. That is neither here not there because what's done is done.
I do not have insurance as this phone is through work. They are trying to switch us to AT&T anyway and I'm one the last holdouts on Sprint because I really wanted the new EVO. I love the hardware of this phone but I can't justify getting another and being handicapped to low-grade DSL speeds when I don't have access to WiFi. It's no secret that 3G has sucked balls the last year or so and I don't see LTE coming to North Jersey (my area) any time soon.
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I think that's a testament to the aluminum body of the EVO LTE and to the gorilla glass. co-worker with EVO 4G dropped his from 2 feet off the ground. the corner hit the ground and the glass spidered out.
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The EVO LTE does not have gorilla glass.
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The EVO LTE does not have gorilla glass.
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I guess you're kind of right. It has Gorilla Glass 2.
To the OP, sorry to hear about the phone. Sucks when they go down hard like that, with all the work that goes into getting them dialed in.
We have an S3 and an EvoLTE in the family right now. Wife had to have Sprint do a hard reset on her S3 on it yesterday to see if it would fix some odd issues it's having. She's still inside the first 14 days and is thinking hard about swapping it to an EvoLTE. Her mom has the EvoLTE as well, and it's also been issue free, like mine has been. I'm not really impressed with the S3, FWIW.
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I did not have a case. Never used them. That is neither here not there because what's done is done.
I do not have insurance as this phone is through work. They are trying to switch us to AT&T anyway and I'm one the last holdouts on Sprint because I really wanted the new EVO. I love the hardware of this phone but I can't justify getting another and being handicapped to low-grade DSL speeds when I don't have access to WiFi. It's no secret that 3G has sucked balls the last year or so and I don't see LTE coming to North Jersey (my area) any time soon.
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If the job is providing phones then by all means, go for it. If it were coming out of your pocket then I'd say hold out, North Jersey is getting LTE this year:
http://s4gru.com/index.php?/blog/1/...-sprint-network-visionlte-deployment-in-2012/
However you've got to get onboard with a "Just in case" case, preferably Otterbox. I don't use my Otterbox, unless I'm traveling or in a location with a lot of Marble.
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The EVO LTE does not have gorilla glass.
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Might want to research before you post a false statement. All evos have had gorilla glass. But that doesn't mean they are indestructible
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84guy said:
Might want to research before you post a false statement. All evos have had gorilla glass. But that doesn't mean they are indestructible
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+1 they all do. Also gorilla doesn't mean it can't be scratched. Just means its more resistant
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I thought it was Corning's Gorilla Glass 2 lol
The glass wasn't an issue because the phone was in my pocket with the screen facing my leg. The aluminum body hit a rock when I fell and that's how it got dented. If anything, this is a good argument against the aluminum body construction. If it was plastic, it would have just bent a little or maybe cracked. The relatively soft aluminum bent and either shorted the motherboard or cracked it. In time I may find a torx screwdriver small enough to open it up and find out. In the meantime, I'm up and running on my OG Evo. It's really tough going back to gingerbread after tasting the sweetness of Jelly Bean.
Just got my defender in today $34 shipped on eBay
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The glass wasn't an issue because the phone was in my pocket with the screen facing my leg. The aluminum body hit a rock when I fell and that's how it got dented. If anything, this is a good argument against the aluminum body construction. If it was plastic, it would have just bent a little or maybe cracked. The relatively soft aluminum bent and either shorted the motherboard or cracked it. In time I may find a torx screwdriver small enough to open it up and find out. In the meantime, I'm up and running on my OG Evo. It's really tough going back to gingerbread after tasting the sweetness of Jelly Bean.
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The mother board is nowhere near that dent its actually very small and at the top.
All that is battery and the speaker. The board is about the same size as the shiny back top cover.
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tuscani1821 said:
The mother board is nowhere near that dent its actually very small and at the top.
All that is battery and the speaker. The board is about the same size as the shiny back top cover.
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That's interesting to hear. Maybe the battery or its contacts got screwed up. I'd love to get this thing cracked open but I can't find a torx screwdriver small enough.
snakecharmer23 said:
That's interesting to hear. Maybe the battery or its contacts got screwed up. I'd love to get this thing cracked open but I can't find a torx screwdriver small enough.
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I bought this tool kit for about $20 at a radioshack. It includes all the torx and Phillips needed for phone repairs.
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