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My Epic broke a few weeks ago and was denied warranty service, so I suspended my phone service and I will replace my broken screen myself with one from another unit. Assuming Samsung wiped my device during their diagnostics test and my phone would require activation upon boot, will I be able to use my phone without cellular data/voice until I decide to resume my service?
I've read up that the G1s and Droids can be used unactivated by touching the screen corners and I have a link that says the Fascinate can be used with a dialer code (http://androidforums.com/fascinate-tips-tricks/171348-bypass-fascinate-activation-screen.html)
Would any of those work?
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Assuming I'm understanding your question right, the answer should be yes. Sprint sent me a replacement phone when mine was just SUCKING BATTERY. I "switched" the activation from one phone to the other a call to Sprint. When the service was switched, I turned the old phone back on, and it worked on wifi only (no cell or data connection). I'm assuming that signing back in to the market via my Gmail account would have worked fine, but I can't tell for absolutely certain as I didn't actually try it. SHOULD work though. If someone has a more concrete answer, that'd be great.
Why not pay the $35 at a sprint store for repair? We have to do these and evo's often.
And on topic yes market and email etc work on wifi without being activated.
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You should be able to. I was using my hero as an mp3 player for a little while after I got my epic. The only problem I ran into was I couldn't sign into the android market on my hero if I was using the same gmail address on my epic
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Sprint fixed my strewn for free. They actually gabe me a new phone at the store since they didn't have the parts. I called and made an appointment but they don't know what happened to my part
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I don't have TEP so the Sprint store wanted nothing to do with me.
I bought a replacement shell with screen on ebay for $35 so I will repair it myself. Samsung wanted $150 to repair it and every single Samsung rep I've talked to on the phone said that their warranty never covers a broken screen under any circumstances.
Hopefully I can make sure I have a working phone before I go off to bootcamp
Thanks for the input guys
tibwolf said:
I don't have TEP so the Sprint store wanted nothing to do with me.
I bought a replacement shell with screen on ebay for $35 so I will repair it myself. Samsung wanted $150 to repair it and every single Samsung rep I've talked to on the phone said that their warranty never covers a broken screen under any circumstances.
Hopefully I can make sure I have a working phone before I go off to bootcamp
Thanks for the input guys
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Since you already bought the screen, this isn't really necessary, but I work at Sprint and with TEP it is a free repair. Without it is $35. I promise! In another thread someone argued that this was not true, but it surely is. I'd be happy to take a pic of an eticket for someone without tep and it clearly shows the $35 charge populated for cracked/damaged screen.
I should mention I didn't purchase any insurance on the phone at all ($71.76 a month after all fees and taxes)
The manager at the Sprint store I went to, which also happens to be the only store in the area authorized for repairs, said that TEP would have been $35 out of pocket, and regular insurance would be $100. Once I said I had no insurance he pointed to a phone and said it was Samsung's problem
tibwolf said:
I should mention I didn't purchase any insurance on the phone at all ($71.76 a month after all fees and taxes)
The manager at the Sprint store I went to, which also happens to be the only store in the area authorized for repairs, said that TEP would have been $35 out of pocket, and regular insurance would be $100. Once I said I had no insurance he pointed to a phone and said it was Samsung's problem
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If they are corporate or preferred then they are seriously misinformed. The insurance is only for lost/stolen, liquid, or device is in 3 or more pieces. All housing/screen other than that is covered for free if you have TEP or ESRP, but if you only have ERP or NOTHING, then its $35 charge with the option to add tep after the repair or replacement.
I'd complain if they are a corporate or preferred store. If that's the case they are basically saying that they didn't feel like dealing with you, or they have not been properly trained on the new policies.
tibwolf I'm in the same situation as you ... can you tell me how it went? How difficult was it to actually replace it? I couldn't find instructions on the web.
I had my Epic for over two weeks before I activated it and it worked fine as everything but a phone. There were no tricks involved at all - I even did the Google setup so I could access the market, Gmail, etc.
I got mine @ the Bestbuy mobile store. The rep there said that Android based phones have to be actived to be used and that was the reason I couldn't play with a real one before purchasing. He would let me play with a Blackberry though.
Overstew said:
I got mine @ the Bestbuy mobile store. The rep there said that Android based phones have to be actived to be used and that was the reason I couldn't play with a real one before purchasing. He would let me play with a Blackberry though.
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For him to say "android" based phones have to be activated is false. i had my htc hero without being activated and performed a factory reset and i just walked through the setup with wifi and I could do everything on the phone except the phone. When i bought my epic 4g, It was not activated yet I turned it on and messed around with it.
I hope this helps you out!
p.s - i dunno if this matters but both phones had been previously activated but were unactivated through sprint.
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I can confirm that you can sprint does repair cracked screens for $35 ( I also smashed mine with no (none of any kind) insurance. You can also use your phone through wifi by skipping activation.
You can bring it to sprint even if you have no account with them?
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If they are corporate or preferred then they are seriously misinformed. The insurance is only for lost/stolen, liquid, or device is in 3 or more pieces. All housing/screen other than that is covered for free if you have TEP or ESRP, but if you only have ERP or NOTHING, then its $35 charge with the option to add tep after the repair or replacement.
I'd complain if they are a corporate or preferred store. If that's the case they are basically saying that they didn't feel like dealing with you, or they have not been properly trained on the new policies.
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^This. There was a recent policy change and this is now the policy. If it is repairable, the repair is free with insurance or $35 without. If it is non-repairable, water damaged, or stolen, then you can get a replacement under insurance and nothing without insurance.
Overstew said:
I got mine @ the Bestbuy mobile store. The rep there said that Android based phones have to be actived to be used and that was the reason I couldn't play with a real one before purchasing. He would let me play with a Blackberry though.
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I had a Best Buy guy tell me the same thing and I had to correct him. Best Buy in my area doesnt know much about the phones they sell. I had my Epic for awhile and never had it activated, but I could use it on wifi for everything other than calls. I finally decided to acitvate it and switched back and forth for some time, flipping between my Evo and Epic. Both worked over Wifi, and still functioned without wifi, when not activated on Sprint. Same with my old Hero.
DiGi760 said:
^This. There was a recent policy change and this is now the policy. If it is repairable, the repair is free with insurance or $35 without. If it is non-repairable, water damaged, or stolen, then you can get a replacement under insurance and nothing without insurance.
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Does this include parts? Also what kind of things can they replace? The bezel around my screen on the sides has hairline scratches that kinda bug me, I wouldn't mind paying $35 it they'd completely replace it. Please let me know asap!
Thanks!
D3luSi0n4L
I just got a mytouch 4g on Friday, but stupid me, I bought it at a mall kiosk and not directly from T-Mobile. When I got home, I discovered that all 4 corners on the soft rubbery touch back have scratches/gouges, and the retailer REFUSES to exchange my phone for a non damaged one. Does anyone know if I can buy this part and just swap it out myself, without having to pay a $130 claim on my brand new phone I just spent $200 on?
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I just got a mytouch 4g on Friday, but stupid me, I bought it at a mall kiosk and not directly from T-Mobile. When I got home, I discovered that all 4 corners on the soft rubbery touch back have scratches/gouges, and the retailer REFUSES to exchange my phone for a non damaged one. Does anyone know if I can buy this part and just swap it out myself, without having to pay a $130 claim on my brand new phone I just spent $200 on?
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You are allowed by law to return the handset for any reason within 14 days (30 days in California). Have a talk with your retailer.
Yeah I work at a corporate store.. You have to get the kiosk to exchange it otherwise you're stuck.. I would just go back and next time only deal with corporate
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mbernusg said:
Yeah I work at a corporate store.. You have to get the kiosk to exchange it otherwise you're stuck.. I would just go back and next time only deal with corporate
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If you work at a corporate store, why on earth would you buy it at a kiosk? BTW, report that place and get off the TMO approved list, we don't want people like that selling out stuff.
Next, cnn.cn usually has parts for most phones but being this is a us only release it looks to not have them. I would keep checking back there, they may just end up with some parts. Also look for water damaged not operational parts only sales on ebay.
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I have already been dealing with both the kiosk and corporate - and neither one will budge, and the kiosk is telling me they won't take the phone back at all (not to exchange or cancel the account). Corporate wants me to get insurance on it, then pay $130 for a claim to get it replaced. I'd rather just buy the part and fix it myself, at this point, it's not like it's a hard thing to fix. I've been going back and forth for the last 3 days - I guess I just get to keep a banged up phone. At least is works.
(And yes, this morning the corporate rep I spoke to put my complaint into the system, they don't like the way I'm being treated either, but they told me they can't force the reseller to take the phone back).
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If you work at a corporate store, why on earth would you buy it at a kiosk? BTW, report that place and get off the TMO approved list, we don't want people like that selling out stuff.
Next, cnn.cn usually has parts for most phones but being this is a us only release it looks to not have them. I would keep checking back there, they may just end up with some parts. Also look for water damaged not operational parts only sales on ebay.
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It wasn't me that bought it..
And yeah man corporate won't exchange for physical damage.. You your only shot is the kiosk
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Ok, so I was told that if I bought the best buy insurance that they would replace my phone on the spot no questions asked.
Well... my phone broke (usb is not recognized by any computer, so I think the processor is f*ed).
I took the phone to best buy and they they told me they had to send it in for repair. I was pissed. I then had to pay $150 for a loaner phone, not even an evo phone.
25 days later the phone comes back. They phone is still not fixed.
Now I am livid at this point. The manager is gone from the store so I am dealing with the peons. They said they called the manager and they want to send it in again for repair.
I told them that I followed the process / procedure and it did not work. I asked for them to replace it and they will not.
I told them I know they have power to overide things and replace the phone.
They still will not do so.
I NEED HELP. What do I do? Does anyone have anyone I can contact?
God, this pisses me off. Thank in advance for the help.
Ill tell you this....i had the same deal. Best buy told me the same ****, so I went to the sprint store and after looking at it they told me I would receive a refurbished one in the mail. Cool....its better than paying a deposit especially since I don't have TEP. Now....
3 days ago my usb port went all shaky on me. Took it to the sprint store again still without TEP. This time they replaced it with a brand new one even though it had that new camera (another story). Forget best buy. Manufacture warrantys can protect you.
Two things to take from this....best buys insurance sucks and the sprint store is a good option even without tep. Im waiting on open enrollment for TEP now because I done believe the third time will be a charm. Hopes this helps.
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Welcome to Best Buy's crap warranties. Same thing happened with my Droid. The Mic went dead, they sent it out for 2 weeks, came back with the "Speaker" replaced. The Mic still didn't work. Sent out again, took 4 weeks to finally fix the Mic. I got tired of waiting and got my Evo. The Mobile manager would do nothing. Said you have to wait for 4 failed repairs to get a replacement. I reported them to the state attorney generals office. Get the word out to everyone not to buy these **** plans. I wouldn't take one of these plans for free at this point.
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Ill tell you this....i had the same deal. Best buy told me the same ****, so I went to the sprint store and after looking at it they told me I would receive a refurbished one in the mail. Cool....its better than paying a deposit especially since I don't have TEP. Now....
3 days ago my usb port went all shaky on me. Took it to the sprint store again still without TEP. This time they replaced it with a brand new one even though it had that new camera (another story). Forget best buy. Manufacture warrantys can protect you.
Two things to take from this....best buys insurance sucks and the sprint store is a good option even without tep. Im waiting on open enrollment for TEP now because I done believe the third time will be a charm. Hopes this helps.
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Do you happen to know if this was a corporate sprint store, or a franchise sprint store like 'mobile lifestyle' that just deals sprint? I've not heard of a franchise store doing anything like that, but if one did I'd like to know. Maybe it just depends on the franchise, too.
In any case, yes - it's usually better to take problems like that to the corporate stores. Extended warranties from the likes of Best Buy and Radioshack are seldom worth it on phones (tvs and other electronics are another story, though).
It was a regular sprint store with in house techs to work on phones.
I have my brother's Evo on my account with mine and it's at BB for it's second try at fixing the boot loop. I told him he should have just paid the $35 at the Sprint store for a new one. I'll be cancelling that coverage at Best Buy and seeing if I can switch to the TEP at Sprint.
Awsome, I took your advice and went to the sprint store.
I paid $35 and got a new phone, no questions asked.
A small price for me to pay for making a bad decision at best buy.
Never will shop there again.
Good job man!!!!
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Last time I shopped at Best Buy they pulled that magazine scam on me. I started realizing that every month I would have a charge on my bank account about some magazine but never had the time to check on it. A year later I took the time and realized it was Best Buy who signed me up for it when I had paid for my purchase with my card.
If you google Best Buy scams you'll find a lot of horror stories with warranties and magazine scams.
I worked at Best buy for a long time part time. They (Sales Reps) mis-represent the warranty ALL THE TIME. It works the way its supposed to (according to the pamphlet no one reads), but not the way they present it.......("If it breaks we replace"). I've been screamed on too many times to count.
Nothing you can do until the General Manager comes back or if you deal with a Assistant store manager with some balls. Good luck
Go back to Best Buy with a friend and pretend to buy a phone, when they try to sell you on the best buy insurance video tape it and then you have proof that they lied about their insurance plan and force them to replace your phone.
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I worked at Best buy for a long time part time. They (Sales Reps) mis-represent the warranty ALL THE TIME. It works the way its supposed to (according to the pamphlet no one reads), but not the way they present it.......("If it breaks we replace"). I've been screamed on too many times to count.
Nothing you can do until the General Manager comes back or if you deal with a Assistant store manager with some balls. Good luck
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Yep... even though they do not work in commission they still have a hard time explaining to leadership why the service plan does not sell, and then when it sells its all based on lies.
to OP: the reason why they won't just exchange the phone on the spot its because it hits its revenue: you see, when the phone is authorized for exchange by the service center, the insurance company that backs up the plan refunds the retail price of the phone to the department but when they do it 'on the spot' basically the department has to eat 100% of the retail cost because they cannot send the phone for repairs (even if under warranty) and for the new phone that you are getting. The store might sent the phone back to the manufacturer but the store wont get full credit for the retail price on the device.
The best thing you can do is either locate the original associate that helped you and request the manager from the department or even the store manager and confront the associate in front of the manager OR call customer relations and see if they can help you as they can force the hand of the store manager and allow you to get a new device.
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Go back to Best Buy with a friend and pretend to buy a phone, when they try to sell you on the best buy insurance video tape it and then you have proof that they lied about their insurance plan and force them to replace your phone.
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Hell, I would do that but instead of videotaping it I would just wait for the associate to say that they replace it on the spot and then whip out my busted EVO and say "OK then buddy, replace my busted EVO".
My phone stopped reading the SD card and charging. I have a wall charger for batteries thank god. Took 19 days for them to say yes your phone is broke and you can have a new one. This completed my warranty so I have opt back into the BB warrant again. I said not now. They asked me a total of three times.
The first phone call I made was to Sprint to get their insurance.
....scam me once.
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Now that you got a repair from Sprint, cancel your black tie "protection" and get the TEP. Costs $2 less per month and it's a much better plan. That's what I just had to do with my Evo to get a replacement screen because the touch sensor was all screwed up and it had a white spot in the middle of it.
Best Buy manager wouldn't do anything, so I had him call and cancel for me and told him I'd be getting Sprint's plan. Maybe I'll even blog about it.
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afazel said:
Now that you got a repair from Sprint, cancel your black tie "protection" and get the TEP. Costs $2 less per month and it's a much better plan. That's what I just had to do with my Evo to get a replacement screen because the touch sensor was all screwed up and it had a white spot in the middle of it.
Best Buy manager wouldn't do anything, so I had him call and cancel for me and told him I'd be getting Sprint's plan. Maybe I'll even blog about it.
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Please blog about it, Best Buy is pretty evil and I see way too many people get f'ed over by their scams.
You'd be surprised how many times the customer service number will over ride the store.
Best buy isn't evil. Actually on the outside looking in and on the inside looking out I can honestly say for such a large chain they are pretty decent. Its hard to satisfy everyone. What gets everyone riled up is the way the service plan is sold and the unwillingness to help (in some cases) after its put to the test.
I've also seen customers try to scam the system as well so it goes both ways.
If you know what you are getting into and don't listen to the sales people that are put under TREMENDOUS pressure to sell the service plans (More important then the prduct itself). Then there are no surprises.
Ok well I have best buy insurance. Havent had a problem yet. But wouldnt it be better to copy all your sd card on to the computer. Erase your sd card. Then drop it in the toilet. They cover water damage right? Then the'll be no way they can fix it and they have to give you a new one the same day right? Good idea??
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r.storm85 said:
Ok well I have best buy insurance. Havent had a problem yet. But wouldnt it be better to copy all your sd card on to the computer. Erase your sd card. Then drop it in the toilet. They cover water damage right? Then the'll be no way they can fix it and they have to give you a new one the same day right? Good idea??
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Ummmm....last i checked they don't cover water damage only tep from sprint does
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Go back to Best Buy with a friend and pretend to buy a phone, when they try to sell you on the best buy insurance video tape it and then you have proof that they lied about their insurance plan and force them to replace your phone.
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As much as they deserve this and i would love to do this too i think its considered black mail or coersion isn't it?
i noticed the other day my bezel is cracked near the power,volume, and hdmi areas. Sprint said 100 to fix because they would only offer me a refurb. is there anywhere i can get the bezel and replace it myself?
Somehow I don't think you brought it to a corporate repair store, or you did so before October 23rd.
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I just did last friday, has sprint officially addressed this? If so I will call tomorrow to complain.
It's been my experience with Sprint that it's touch and go depending on who you're working with. I've had one rep tell me one thing only to call back in a week later and be told the total opposite. I would continue to pursue the issue until forced to pay the $100.
Any suggestions on how to get this fixed? I would even be willing to buy the part since it should be less than 100
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I had dropped my phone and cracked the screen a couple of weeks ago.i took my phone to sprint and they replaced the entire half of the phone(which includes the screen,bezel,volume and power buttons and the speaker grill)in under 30 min for $35.I didn't have insurance.
phone looks brand new,and my new screen is even better than my old one,colors are alot sharper!
i would be ok with paying 35 for it to be fixed. suggestions? there is only 1 corporate repair store in my area i believe.
Official sprint policy is to repair any damage outside of fire, liquid or "total destruction" (the board is in more than 2 pieces) for free under TEP or $35 if you don't have TEP. Loss, theft, fire, liquid and destroyed phones go through assurion for $100/$50. This took effect on October 23rd.
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Thanks, I have tep so I will go back
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If I understand the newTEP stuff, this should actually cost me nothing?
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yup i had the same issue with the phone showing a crack right by the power button. i also had bright white spots on my screen. took it to a sprint corporate store and they replaced the screen and bezel at no charge. took them about an hr they were busy
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yup i had the same issue with the phone showing a crack right by the power button. i also had bright white spots on my screen. took it to a sprint corporate store and they replaced the screen and bezel at no charge. took them about an hr they were busy
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i live in south florida but dont know where to go. my mic stopped working all of a sudden. i try to buy it off ebay and the guy told me dont waste your money on buying the back bezel because the mic is in the motherboard meaning i would have to replace the whole phone. what are my options here?
just take it to a sprint corporate store and let them take a look at it.
i called sprint, and then took it back to the same store. the store told me if i wanted it fixed to smash my phone and then call insurance.
so, i guess back to the original question. where can i buy the bezel to replace it myself since the store doesn't want to help and the next closest corp. store w/ repair is 250miles away.
Wait wait wait.....the store rep told you to 'smash the phone'?! Get that in writing! Lol
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Call Customer Service and tell them what's going on and what the rep at the store advised you to do. According to the new TEP policy physical damage is covered in store with no deductible as long as its not damaged beyond repair. That means you don't pay anything to get it fixed. Call customer service and they *should* be able to help you out with this. I would not pay $100 for new screen/bezel when you have TEP. That's a rip.
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Call Customer Service and tell them what's going on and what the rep at the store advised you to do. According to the new TEP policy physical damage is covered in store with no deductible as long as its not damaged beyond repair. That means you don't pay anything to get it fixed. Call customer service and they *should* be able to help you out with this. I would not pay $100 for new screen/bezel when you have TEP. That's a rip.
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what he said.i had the screen/bezel replaced for $35 and i didn't even have insurance.paying a $100 for new screen/bezel when you have TEP is a rip.
Do they have to replace the screen too? Maybe that its why they are giving me such a hard time; it is not broke, although I found out last night my multi touch is not working other then basic 2, not sure if 5 is supposed to work or not
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Do they have to replace the screen too? Maybe that its why they are giving me such a hard time; it is not broke, although I found out last night my multi touch is not working other then basic 2, not sure if 5 is supposed to work or not
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well the screen they have comes attached to the bezel,so yeah they will replace the entire half of the phone(screen/bezel).
since they're giving you the run-around,maybe you are better off with a crack on your screen so there is a strong enough reason for them to replace it....(if you catch my drift).
FYI from all I know, if the repair cannot be made in the store they can order you a refurb. You have to pay $35 for an advanced exchange though. Or wait for the repair parts I guess. This is with insurance and depends if they deem it damaged beyond repair.
I purchased a used Evo on Craigslist and it has a white "B-spot" on the screen. The phone is about 8months old. I'm wondering if I can get it fixed under warranty at Sprint or from HTC as a second owner. Any help is appreciated.
I think you have to be original owner for them to even look at it. And from what I hear, Sprint has become anal about what they consider to replace a phone these days.
I could be wrong though. I'm sure someone will chime in.
I had the same thing on my Evo, but I was the original owner of it. I tried a local Sprint repair store (not a corporate store, just a Sprint partner store) and they said that was a cosmetic thing and they couldn't repair it, which is BS. It's a defective screen. I tried arguing with them but they wouldn't budge. I then called Sprint technical support. They said they could send me a refurb phone but I didn't want to do that because I paid full price for my brand new phone and I just wanted it fixed, not replaced (and I also have it rooted and didn't want to go through the unroot and root process over again lol.) I finally found another Sprint repair store further away from me and they replaced it with a brand new screen, no questions asked. I even had the hairline crack close to the power button and they replaced the whole outer case as well.
According to the tech that did the repairs for me, they have a lot of discretion when it comes to the repair of phones, and the other repair store didn't want to replace it for fear of getting in trouble with Sprint and/or HTC for doing the repair.
yeaaa said:
I purchased a used Evo on Craigslist and it has a white "B-spot" on the screen. The phone is about 8months old. I'm wondering if I can get it fixed under warranty at Sprint or from HTC as a second owner. Any help is appreciated.
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You will have warranty from HTC directly. Their warranty requires you to ship the phone to them, wait 1-2 weeks, and get the phone back.
Sprint handles warranty issues at their discretion and can charge $35 for the repair.