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Somehow "broke" my replacement digitizer - help?

The dis-assembly went rather smoothly. When I was kind of finangling to get the new digitizer on, I noticed that the actual strip had become lose. I believe this may have been caused by the heat of my hand - or perhaps it was fault to begin with.
Now looking at the circuitry and the ribbon itself, it doesn't seem like anything is broken. Would there be any way for me to adhere the ribbon back on properly in order to make my digitizer work again? I don't really have the money to shell out for a brand new one and this is a bit of a pain in the butt.
Thanks in advance.
- Ben

breeezzz said:
The dis-assembly went rather smoothly. When I was kind of finangling to get the new digitizer on, I noticed that the actual strip had become lose. I believe this may have been caused by the heat of my hand - or perhaps it was fault to begin with.
Now looking at the circuitry and the ribbon itself, it doesn't seem like anything is broken. Would there be any way for me to adhere the ribbon back on properly in order to make my digitizer work again? I don't really have the money to shell out for a brand new one and this is a bit of a pain in the butt.
Thanks in advance.
- Ben
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I think it may be a fault in the replacement you ordered and should request a new one. The "heat" from your hand couldnt have done that, and if it did, that would have happened anyway because the internals of the phone would get much hotter

Wond3r said:
I think it may be a default in the replacement you ordered and should request a new one. The "heat" from your hand couldnt have done that, and if it did, that would have happened anyway because the internals of the phone would get much hotter
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I'm fairly sure it was quite loose right when I took it out of the package. It pretty much slipped off kind of like a soapy sticker. This can't be right, can it?

Wond3r said:
I think it may be a default in the replacement you ordered and should request a new one. The "heat" from your hand couldnt have done that, and if it did, that would have happened anyway because the internals of the phone would get much hotter
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+1if it couldnt withstand a soft install then it prolly wouldnt have have lasted a week inside the phone anyway send it back in just tell em they sent ya junk
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ltdanno360 said:
+1if it couldnt withstand a soft install then it prolly wouldnt have have lasted a week inside the phone anyway send it back in just tell em they sent ya junk
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Perfect. The part definitely seemed strange from the get-go. The company offered me 10% off, which I don't really feel is fair if the part is actually defective.
I've linked them to this thread, so if some more people could chime in that would be absolutely great.

So the part is defective and they wont replace it free?
Nice business model. Sounds shady.
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Yeah it defiantly must be dodgy as I have broken my screen and fitted a new digiziter and it has functioned flawlessly. No damage whatsoever during installation, you should defiantly get a refund

sebbo90 said:
Yeah it defiantly must be dodgy as I have broken my screen and fitted a new digiziter and it has functioned flawlessly. No damage whatsoever during installation, you should defiantly get a refund
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Thanks so much for the input guys.

let me gess did you buy from repair universe ive heard people say that there lcd screens and digitizers were broken upon arival and the company failed to make good on it claimed they were broke during installation (soo bs ) :banghead:
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breeezzz said:
Perfect. The part definitely seemed strange from the get-go. The company offered me 10% off, which I don't really feel is fair if the part is actually defective.
I've linked them to this thread, so if some more people could chime in that would be absolutely great.
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Threaten to get BBB involved. That's the only way I got repair universe to send me a replacement after many emails about the matter. The digitizer they sent me had the ribbon cut nearly in half. Gave me the run around about how their stuff is fully tested before leaving the site and if I could take a picture. I told them all I wanted was my digitizer and if they couldn't honor their return policy I would call BBB and report. I was given the RMA the next email.
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Threaten to get BBB involved. That's the only way I got repair universe to send me a replacement after many emails about the matter. The digitizer they sent me had the ribbon cut nearly in half. Gave me the run around about how their stuff is fully tested before leaving the site and if I could take a picture. I told them all I wanted was my digitizer and if they couldn't honor their return policy I would call BBB and report. I was given the RMA the next email.
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It's sad it has to boil down to that though.
Hopefully, though, intervention will either get you your money back or a replacement.
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nosit1 said:
It's sad it has to boil down to that though.
Hopefully, though, intervention will either get you your money back or a replacement.
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I agree, but like you said. When you are dealing with an internet company with no supposed phone support, sometimes that's what needs to be done. Although I did eventually find a phone number for them, I didn't need to use it before they finally made it right.
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Cracks in the aluminum

Cracks in the aluminum. Just noticed today that my phone has cracks in the aluminum, i have never dropped the device and have had a Silicon cover on it.
I called the reseller and they want to send it to samsung, but that's gonna take like 2-3 weeks And samsung said that the warranty is gone, cus i have rooted it, but it has nothing to do with the software.
Anyone else that have seen this?

Pete_79 said:
Cracks in the aluminum. Just noticed today that my phone has cracks in the aluminum, i have never dropped the device and have had a Silicon cover on it.
I called the reseller and they want to send it to samsung, but that's gonna take like 2-3 weeks And samsung said that the warranty is gone, cus i have rooted it, but it has nothing to do with the software.
Anyone else that have seen this?
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flash a stock rom

blgblade said:
flash a stock rom
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Yeah, that was my thought to, but dont i have to use triangle away aswell?

Pete_79 said:
Yeah, that was my thought to, but dont i have to use triangle away aswell?
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From CF-Root 6.4 thread:
How to uninstall
This is by no means an extensive guide for unrooting, but if you want to sell or warranty your device, I advise the following procedure:
- Use Triangle Away to reset the flash counters, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Boot into recovery and perform a wipe, and pull the battery immediately after rebooting starts
- Go to SamMobile and get the stock firmware for your region
- Flash that stock firmware on your device
- Let Android boot, go through device setup (without doing any logins) until Android is fully usable again
- Reboot
- Wait at least 10 minutes
- Check Settings->About device->Status and make sure Device status is not "Modified"
- Perform another factory reset
- Boot into download mode and make sure the flash counter and system status are all set to official
Some of these steps may require further info, if you can't figure it out, do some more searching, or ask people who aren't me
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Pete_79 said:
Cracks in the aluminum. Just noticed today that my phone has cracks in the aluminum, i have never dropped the device and have had a Silicon cover on it.
I called the reseller and they want to send it to samsung, but that's gonna take like 2-3 weeks And samsung said that the warranty is gone, cus i have rooted it, but it has nothing to do with the software.
Anyone else that have seen this?
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Interesting... It does not look like a crack but a precise vertical cut.

Oh for God's sake this is like the 50th thread about this! And it's not a cut these phones do crack.
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Se23 said:
Oh for God's sake this is like the 50th thread about this! And it's not a cut these phones do crack.
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Sorry, i did try to search, but the search function seams to be broken?
I honestly don't know what to do, flash stock and send it to repair or just live with is :/

One it does look like a cut from the picture but visual inspection may show a crack .
What will Samsung say crack or cut when they look at it .
But you do say cracks not one crack .
Two removing traces of root is easy and returns phone to a warranty state .
So do you want to remove root return the phone and get it back in a few weeks saying not warranty its damaged .
In that respect could you not get a local store to just look at the crack first to confirm it is and save wasting time .
jje

I have one of these too!

I have vertical CUTS at all 4 corners, where they smooshed together the pieces. There is no space between the two sides of the cut, and you can't even feel it, but it's there and visible if you look for it. My phone has been dropped a fair amount, but the cuts were there the day I got it.
"Don't worry about it" is my advice.
* BTW, yours is definitely a crack. I still just wouldn't worry about it.

I have one on the bottom right corner too. And it looks more like a joint than a crack
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It looks like that. Dont microscope your Phones corners!
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its there in all the four corners and it looks like some sort of cover and not crack
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big_adventure said:
I have vertical CUTS at all 4 corners, where they smooshed together the pieces. There is no space between the two sides of the cut, and you can't even feel it, but it's there and visible if you look for it. My phone has been dropped a fair amount, but the cuts were there the day I got it.
"Don't worry about it" is my advice.
* BTW, yours is definitely a crack. I still just wouldn't worry about it.
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This

Se23 said:
Oh for God's sake this is like the 50th thread about this! And it's not a cut these phones do crack.
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Don't listen to the others telling you nit to worry. If you haven't dropped it get on to the place of purchase asap. I made the mistake of not doing that and dented my phone a little after so I'm out of luck. It will split all the way through soon. The ones in the four corners r normal.
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Damn same thing on mine.
Should send back to Samsung but they say I drop it cost £100 to replace
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Same on mine, can't say I'm bothered though. Mine are quite obviously from manufacture.
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Se23 said:
Oh for God's sake this is like the 50th thread about this! And it's not a cut these phones do crack.
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Wwwhaaaaat!!! These phones do whaaaaaaaaaaaaattt!!!
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These cracks appears in white phone only?!

Have the blue and all 4 corners have the crack. Not sure if this is consider normal! Been looking at high res photos of the phone and they aren't there, so question is how is this normal?! I will go to samsung monday and check this.

I did drop my phone. Samsung are say the cracks are from the phone been dropped.
I think it's from the over heating problem the phone got.
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Should I get this phone?

I no I no....this post is gonna receive lots of bias info but I still wanna give it a try and I hope people r honest. I have read all over in these forums, there are lots of threads like this but at points it seemed people were overly sarcastic about everything.
My contract ends in a couple of weeks. I'm gonna be switching to tmobile as its hella cheaper. Now putting specs aside, I no they are great, how is everything else in the phone.
My primary concern is the glass back. It seems like everyone is split among the issues-some have already shattered it and others haven't.
Anything else I should no before setting my mind on which phone I should get?
Thanks
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Hardware is great, price is great. It appears that build quality is VERY inconsistent seeing as most of my friends and myself have seemingly perfect units, but there are still a billion new RMA threads every day. To protect the glass back it's safest to get yourself a case. If, like me, you don't like using the phone with a case on then try a pouch case to protect it in your pocket but which allows you to use it 'naked' when you want to. Mine hasn't shattered yet although there are some minute and unnoticeable scratches on the back glass; they can't be seen unless in the perfect light.

I have this phone for a few months now and I absolutely love it! It's fast it's super handsome ... it is very unique!!!
Personally I didn't have any problem with the glass... except a little scratch which I don't know what happened!! My problem with the glass is that it's super slippery! It sometimes moves even on flat surfaces like coffee table...! 2 week ago I ordered some skins for back of my phone from here:
http://dbrand.com/submodels/nexus-4/
My phone looks even better with this, looks very luxury! It has a better grip now and doesn't slip away like fish! I'm using screen protection on gorrila glass also just to avoid taking any scratch...
I didn't drop my phone on a hard floor but I did drop it on carpet and one time I kicked it and it hit the wall! Nothing happened thou
If you like taking pictures with your phone I have to say the Camera isn't the best specially in low light situations but it's not the worst either...
I like the screen better than Super Amoled cause colors are more natural but I gotta say it looks a little washed out sometimes! It could be more colorful, you can improve it with custom kernels if you are planning to root...
Everything else about this phone is 10/10... battery life, smoothness, update support, appearance and ..... I'd give this phone 9 out of 10

I was seriously considering this phone also a couple of weeks ago. Posted my thoughts on XDA and the guys convinced me to buy it. One of the best decisions ever. The phone looks stunning and the build quality is excellent on mine. So far I managed to avoid scratches by keeping the back screen protector on and putting a case on it straight away.I haven't rooted mine yet because you will get the fastest updates from Google straight. However if you do want to root it there will be a variety of alternatives available (maybe an Ubuntu OS later). So trust me it is a good phone I will give it a 9.5/10 minimum.

Don't mean to troll..still with vzw. And hella jelly of u assholes...DNA is Aiight tho...on topic was I'd buy it if I could... Might anyway!!!!
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I waited to buy my n4 for a while, I mean the shortage helped but still I waited. Expandable storage being the biggest reason and the geek in me wanted to see what else would come to the market to rival the n4.....I wish I had pulled the trigger earlier. The phone is phenomenal! Best phone I've owned by far, still wish storage was expandable....I'm annoyed with Google for that and their dumb explanation, but other than that I love my phone! I got myself a heavy duty case just in case....so far so good!
Did I mention that I love this phone with all my heart lol
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That's it....nexus it is! Lol
How loud is the rear speaker during music playback? I'm a music guy not a camera guy.
Which case do u guys recommend?
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Check out this video, sound isn't the best but it's still quite loud. The quality can be a bit tinny at times but normally it's OK. The biggest issue with the speakers for me is the placement as when you put the phone down on a flat surface the sound is entirely muffled (and I mean entirely, there's almost nothing coming out).

Its the best phone for the value of any smart phone and if you are going TMobile pre-paid check out Straight Talk, its basically the same service but $15 a month cheaper.
Nigeldg said:
Hardware is great, price is great. It appears that build quality is VERY inconsistent seeing as most of my friends and myself have seemingly perfect units, but there are still a billion new RMA threads every day. To protect the glass back it's safest to get yourself a case. If, like me, you don't like using the phone with a case on then try a pouch case to protect it in your pocket but which allows you to use it 'naked' when you want to. Mine hasn't shattered yet although there are some minute and unnoticeable scratches on the back glass; they can't be seen unless in the perfect light.
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Just a comment on this, there is an idea of a "self-selection" bias. This is a forum to discuss the phone and when are people most likely to discuss something? When they have a complaint. There are likely millions of perfectly good Nexus 4s out there with owners who are blissfully unaware of what XDA is (or even what RMA means).
If you go into any forum and base your picture on complaints in a product forum youd think everything was garbage. Look at Apple forums, youd think Iphones and Ipads are nothing but terrible batteries, rattles and light bleed.
The reason your phone is good is the same reason my phone is good. The vast majority of Nexus 4s are quality.

mubby93 said:
That's it....nexus it is! Lol
How loud is the rear speaker during music playback? I'm a music guy not a camera guy.
Which case do u guys recommend?
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Great for music, it shocked me how great it is for that purpose....its definitely gaining ground on iphones. Franco kernel and for a music player i went from power amp to vanilla music player but lately I've been really feeling emersys 3d music player...best audio I've heard so far through my headphones, gonna mess with it a lil while longer to test for bugs if im still happy with it I'll buy the premium version.
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If you have to ask, then you don't deserve this phone. Go and get a Samsung Galaxy phone.
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jamesc760 said:
If you have to ask, then you don't deserve this phone. Go and get a Samsung Galaxy phone.
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Hey I'm asking just to make sure that I don't make a mistake I made with HTC twice. I have never owned a Samsung phone and never will.....I sincerely hate touchwiz!
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mubby93 said:
Hey I'm asking just to make sure that I don't make a mistake I made with HTC twice. I have never owned a Samsung phone and never will.....I sincerely hate touchwiz!
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This is realy a great phone, it is fast and fluid, esasy to root and restore, no hassle with unlocking bootloaders and loosing warranty. A very good screen and very active development and a descent price for the device. I didn`t regret buying this phone for a second.

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If you have to ask, then you don't deserve this phone. Go and get a Samsung Galaxy phone.
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dont be a ****

T-mobile is a bit like the mafia when it comes to the contract - be sure you are ready to make a long-term commitment
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I would save the extra money and get the phone without contract and go with something like straight talk or t-mobile's
Prepaid plan.
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T-mobile is a bit like the mafia when it comes to the contract - be sure you are ready to make a long-term commitment
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I would save the extra money and get the phone without contract and go with something like straight talk or t-mobile's
Prepaid plan.
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What do u guys mean? How is it like the mafia? It's a two year contract and when it ends, it ends?!?!?!?!
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Dunno what they mean but its still always a better value to get it from the play store, then you are not locked into the contract. You can use ST as an MNVO and get the same signal you would with T-Mobile but for $25 less (comparing to the contract plan) a month. If you do the math youd realize that the contract route costs more money.

Oh I see. No I'm getting a family plan and I get a 12% discount through my school.
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One of the best phones I've owned. IMO: Pros: IPS, the feel, size (fits well on my hand), jb is smooth. cons: miss the home button from the iphone and spend too much time on xda.

SMASHED SCREEN!!! doh

Right, I got me s4 on release day in UK (well 27th noth 26th), all was good until tonight, I just got me s3 back from a mate today who put a new front glass on it (broke in my pocket a couple a months ago but was usable, cost me £12 for glass and £20 to get fitted)
Sat down on sofa tonight and heard a cracking noise, took my s4 outta me pocket and the bottom 3/4 of the screen was black. Samsung phones build quality is s****, don't get me wrong I'm the biggest Samsung fan there is, it's the only tv or phones in my house but to break in my pocket after 2 weeks. NOT ON.
The good news is I contacted O2 uk straight away and they have a new phone on the way since its insided the 28 days from purchase. You can guess I've ordered a few cases to protect it but if its gonna break with a bit of stress in your pocket no case will save it.
I know your bound to be thinking "this mad man must haved a screw driver or sum other sharp instrument in his pockets" but I don't, just my wallet and maybe a few loose coins.
Anyone else have any issues like me or am I the only one.
Cheers,
Glynn
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Your lucky to get a replacement mate.... You must of bent the phone as you sat down.
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maybe they should put a warning on it 'dont sit on your phone, you're fat it WILL break' lol

You should review the way you sit.

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maybe they should put a warning on it 'dont sit on your phone, you're fat it WILL break' lol
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lol, yeah gonna have te shed a few pound way thed help of s health lol. Naw but seriously, if I didn't love me sammy gadgets so much I'd be sitting her with a working xperia z / htc one. Was gonna say iphone 5 but naw I wouldn't go that far.
Thank god it happened within the first 28 days, at least now I know how vulnerable it is to fat b**tards and can get the biggest rubberised case I can find. Sort of defeats the purpose of having a slim sleek phone but I don't wani be landed with a £2 or £300 bill to fix it the second time round
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You should review the way you sit.
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I know mate, I'm not trying to embarrass you or anything but I'm disabled after having had 2 failed spinal surgeries so I've gotta sit whatever way I can get down. I'm gonna try and remember to keep it out of my pockets when I can so not to break the fecker again
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Your lucky to get a replacement mate.... You must of bent the phone as you sat down.
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Yeah tomo, as I said I'm glad it happened within the 28 days or I'd a been landed way a damn expensived paper weight
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You are not the first one to mention your screen cracked simply from having the phone in your pocket. A few pages back you find this topic http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260083
Note they mention it's the LCD itself that shattered, not the Gorilla Glass. At this point I could not buy an S4 without constantly worrying about my device. I will see what phones the late summer/fall will bring.

Too much surface glass on this device for a pocket. That 5" display and a small bezel is a fragile combination.

are you a leprechaun?

Your pants must b 2 tight
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don't put the phone in your back pocket
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IMHO.

I'm one of the others who's LCD cracked while phone was in pocket, but three said they would charge me just to look at it, then charge me again as is physical damage and was fine for the first week!
I've now sent it back to Samsung, who have said they will charge me to fix it, still waiting on the quote!
So your very lucky O2 are shipping you a new phone.
As probably 80% of phone owners carry their phones in their pockets, it's very worrying that Samsung seem to have made a phone that can easily break if carried that way!
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Quick update I phoned Samsung this morning was told their service center has informed them that my phone is fine! I guess they had a quick look saw the glass wasn't cracked and decided its fine without even turning it on or looking at it from different angles! I'll find out more on Monday when I the service center is open
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sounds promising. i just can't wait to get my baby back again.
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Out of interest was the phone in a back pocket or front?

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Out of interest was the phone in a back pocket or front?
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Mine was in my front pocket

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Mine was in my front pocket
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That's quite odd
Was there anything else in the pocket? Or just the phone?
Not doubting what you're saying, just trying to think of what could have caused it and what to try and avoid when I get mine

This is kind of worrisome since I'm planning on getting an S4 soon and always keep my phone in my pocket.
Please keep us updated, everyone.
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Nexus 4 front glass repair Q's

I unfortunately dropped my phone and the front glass cracked, breaking the digitizer at the same time. Due to an interesting situation I'm in, I just need the front glass to be fixed, the digitizer doesn't matter to me. So basically I just need to the phone to look perfect from the outside. I've seen the front glass only for $30, but also read about how hard it is to just replace the glass without breaking the digitizer. Though, for me, I don't care if the digitizer is broken, so is it still too difficult to be worth it? Or would it be easier since there's no worry about the condition of the digitizer?
Thanks

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Why do you want it to look good if it's still broken? This smells fishy...
Anyway, your main problem is probably going to be separating the two.

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Why do you want it to look good if it's still broken? This smells fishy...
Anyway, your main problem is probably going to be separating the two.
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The digitizer on this phone is built into the screen. I don't think you can separate it.
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Digitizer and LCD are fused together.
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Yep, fused.
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"Due to an interesting situation I'm in, I just need the front glass to be fixed, the digitizer doesn't matter to me" Are you kidding? Are you trying to half fix it just to con someone into buying it?!

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"Due to an interesting situation I'm in, I just need the front glass to be fixed, the digitizer doesn't matter to me" Are you kidding? Are you trying to half fix it just to con someone into buying it?!
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That's what I was wondering!
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lol, kinda expected those responses. As long as the glass is fixed, im going to be able to get it exchanged via Best Buy's PEP. My friend works there and I already got the OK to do that. Yes, I know it is abuse of the system, but at store level they really don't care.
Thanks for the responses so far

cloakster said:
lol, kinda expected those responses. As long as the glass is fixed, im going to be able to get it exchanged via Best Buy's PEP. My friend works there and I already got the OK to do that. Yes, I know it is abuse of the system, but at store level they really don't care.
Thanks for the responses so far
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Actions like this make prices higher for the rest of us so excuse me if I don't help you do that. Have you looked into whether your original purchase was covered by any damage insurance that came with your credit card? If your credit card is like mine you can use that coverage to get a new phone and that would be much better than committing fraud just because your friend gave you permission that isn't his to give.
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