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Scratched phone after 2 days!!!

I am soooooo annoyed!! Waited almost 3 months for this stupid phone to come into stock and after 2 days, i had to accidentally drop it and it has such huge scratches on the paint work. :evil: I had the sony ericsson K750i and motorola V3 for a year... dropped it numerous times and it hardly has any scratches. Why does HTC make suck crap quality phones????
Is there a way to change the front fascia as thats the part with scratches.

hmm how did u scratch it? i keep mine in my pocket and havent dropped it once or scratched it..

Sorry to hear that mate - gutted is the word
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Are you sure you can't talk to place you got it from and get a replacement?
Where abouts are u in the world? If you are in the uk one guy got his cracked screen fixed in wimbledon - maybe they do other parts see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=51395
Possible you could disassemble and spray paint - see guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43381
Hope you get it sorted.

Was sleepy... played with the phone after dinner... took it out of the silly tight case with my BUTTER fingers and it slipped and fell to the stone floor.
Its a t-mobile phone I just got 2 days ago from scancom. How do I get them or t-mobile to replace it? Based in leicester. London's a bit far to get this thing fixed.

penyekz said:
Was sleepy... played with the phone after dinner... took it out of the silly tight case with my BUTTER fingers and it slipped and fell to the stone floor.
Its a t-mobile phone I just got 2 days ago from scancom. How do I get them or t-mobile to replace it? Based in leicester. London's a bit far to get this thing fixed.
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Ditch that case nearly did the same thing myself - use 2 other cases now.
I would speak nicely to scancom they may be kind and replace it as it's only 2 days (blame the stupid case they supplied that may work!)
Are you sure you have no insurance? I always get mine insured £5/month but comes included with some contracts.

which retailer would replace a brand new set for me because I dropped it? I'm not sure scancom would be that nice. Insurance may be an idea but the excess is £25 and i'm not sure if its really worth it.
anyone managed to get a retailer to replace their scratched handset based on a tight case?

i dropped mine when inside its case when i got out of a car, but it only got very light scratches on 2 corners

Have a look on ebay at Krusell cases. They look like they completely surround the phone with a flipped panel for the screen. thinking of getting one myself.
Might be wise to look at screen protectors too.

for the screen protectors i bought the boxwave antiglare

Need a nice leather pouch case - 8525 ?

Is it safe to assume that an 8525 case will fit the Tilt the same ?
I'm looking for a pouch-type case.
Thanks,
DLD

I have alot of experience with Gizmoskin.com i have had 4 of their cases for different phones.
I got the treo 750 case, which is within a mm on each side.
its awesome. I love their cases, secure, slim and ratcheting clip - the leather is TOP quality.
there is a little play at at the top of the case as far as fit, but it doesn't bother me and there is no worry of the phone falling out or anything, but it has some freedom to shift in the case.
FYI, the standard shipping is REALLY slow - to florida it can take like a good 2 weeks, cause they ship from canada. On the other hand, with overnight, ordered on thurs, shipped friday, at my house monday before 9 am. Pricey, but, it was there.
Good Luck!
fyi, with the case set horizontally, the phone feels like it weighs nothing. I wear alot of gym/ basketball shorts that have no strong waist support and it does not pull it out at all. i'm super happy.
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or if you want something more exotic
http://www.gizmoskin.com/index.php?category=3&subcategory=56

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nobody knows if the 8525 cases fit the kaiser properly ?
dld

It fits, but the TYTN2 is smaller. I use a SP6 Pouch Case and its fine.

I'm using a leather pouch case with a strong, rotating, belt clip I got at Best Buy that is intended for the Treo 650. Since the 650 is no longer available the case was reduced from $29.99 to $8.99 and it's a perfect fit.

yes, it fits. I'm using my TyTN case with my Kaiser (Tilt). the Kaiser is a bit narrower so not as tight a fit but it works.
I am also looking for a horizontal case with a belt clip for the Kaiser. Most of what I have seen so far are generics that fit 'most devices'.
Thinking about Vaja ...
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nobody knows if the 8525 cases fit the kaiser properly ?
dld
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[Q] Screen Cracks

I've got my shiny HD2 and i've fallen in love!
But after 4 days of owning i tripped today and my worst fear the screen crack!!! and its huge the screen is covered in 70% cracks. tho it still works but its hard to make out the keyboard in some areas
before all the posts about how to repair i used the search and am aware how to replace and purchase a replacement im looking at £32 on ebay and a few hours of time one weekend...
But now my question in my search for answers i've seen lots and i mean lots of info on this, is the screen the phones achilles heel. is there away to prevent this from happening. eg a good screen protector to help with the stress of dropping all falling!! would gel cases make a difference?
Basicly can i prevent this from happening in the future?
Regards
Wappy

cause you can prevent it, dont drop it!!lol, silcone case helps, ive dropped mine a few times and from height, just has to catch it at the wrong angle and it will go!

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cause you can prevent it, dont drop it!!lol, silcone case helps, ive dropped mine a few times and from height, just has to catch it at the wrong angle and it will go!
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wondered how many posts it would be till some one said dont drop it lol
what i feared!.. is there a neck chain or a chain attachment available to i could attach it to my jeans so if it did drop it would only end up by my knee? but there is no hole attachment for it again meaning i have to hold it meaning my little fingers might drop it
Ahh MY old TYTNII I could throw it at people and it still worked lol, but im guessing bigger glass screen = more fragile!

Yeah, it sucks...this happened to my wifes phone like 3 months ago. It had a protector, but apparently a little rock on the floor hit the bottom part of the screen. $125 for a new phone.
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the screen, for the size it quite tough, but it is glass!I had a LG BL40, dropped it after a week, chucked it in the bin and got this...apart from a couple of scratches, no cracks!!

well this is the damage to mine!
and with it still working
i've orded a gel case and a Vikuiti screen protector and hopefully that might help for the next screen

Used Evo Shifts for sale

http://www.cowboom.com/product/910097
They're becoming harder and harder to find.
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Cool thanks.

and it even went down $10 lol

I asked the same exact question to Sprint and they basicly told me it's because they have too many issues with slider phones. I'm starting to think that phones with slide outs are more prone to break in many ways.

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I asked the same exact question to Sprint and they basicly told me it's because they have too many issues with slider phones. I'm starting to think that phones with slide outs are more prone to break in many ways.
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Yes they are more prone to breakage if not engineered, and built with the correct materials. Perfect examples of this were the Touch Pro, and the Touch Pro2. The TP broke the damm Flex Cable usually after only a few months of usage. Then there was also the Slider that became loose and wobbly after about a year. The TP2 corrected both of these. But not perfectly at first. The first thing they did better on the TP2 was make a way beefier Slider mechanism. Actually a stamped steel piece, vs the cheap pot metal used on the Original TP. They also laminated the Flex Cable. The one on the original was just a thin plastic film over it. But even laminated the Cable would wear. So what they did on the Final run of the TP2 was actually coat the Cables in a sort of rubber. Which made them almost unbreakable, almost. Thing is the cost was too much. On the Shift they used the same kind of stamped steel slider, very sturdy. But then used a pot metal tray ( weak ). So that is the weak point of the Slider, why it gets loose after a while. The Cable is another not so great thing. Same lame thin plastic film over it. I was actually thinking of maybe the next time I replace one. Coating it first with a Rubber laminate at the spot where it see the most wear. Because out of all the ones I've repaired it is usually the same spot. Or within a 1/4" either way.

Today i almost had an heart attack.

While working, my nexus fell out of my pocket.
At first i thought i only had a cracked screen...
But today i saw it was way worse, i'm able to poke the PCB...
Straight away i made an attempt to remove all lose pieces of glass.
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My insurance will be covering the damages(about 200 incl shipping and import tax) for a screen assembly that's around 135/140 EUR.
If you know any good international or dutch parts shop that has it, let me know.
I wasnt planning to replace my N6 any time soon. Bought the phone at full price so this really did hurt me.

That was a nasty fall. Good that you got insurance. Mine fell yesterday but was lucky and not even a scratch on it.
Have no experience with part shops here in The Netherlands.

Was it wearing a case? Currently my N6 wears an Incipio dual layer TPU/Polycarbonate case, but after seeing this I'm debating putting my Unicorn Beetle Pro back on. Just wish the Unicorn Beetle Pro wasn't so friggin' huge.

Nah, my case broke a while ago. It fallen couple times since, have small dents that were not on the glass. But in this case it landed exactly on the edge of the glass. Even a border/ back case would not have helped. Only the one's that partially cover the front edge.
The stupidest part is that it fell around 20/30 CM....

Well, a Spigen Thin Fit certainly wouldn't help and I wouldn't even call that thing a case. That said, even it is better than no case at all, especially when you're holding a phone that seemingly has been coated in Astroglide before being sold. You have piqued my curiosity however: just how expensive are cases over in the Netherlands? I'm asking because the Incipio I'm currently using only cost me about 5USD back in January.

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Nah, my case broke a while ago. It fallen couple times since, have small dents that were not on the glass. But in this case it landed exactly on the edge of the glass. Even a border/ back case would not have helped. Only the one's that partially cover the front edge.
The stupidest part is that it fell around 20/30 CM....
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You'd better to get a Moto Droid Turbo or Moto Z Droid instead.

Why would i do that? There is a reason why i baught a nexus 6, its pure unbloated android. The 2 arent even sold here any more ...
Cases here are regularly around 20 eur.. mostly because nexus device isnt) wasn't sold to the masses. So either fork 20 or AliExpress a cheapo.

@damiloveu: Neither of those devices would work in Europe as Europe doesn't use inferior CDMA technology.

"4phones.nl" is a retailer there. Might have others