Well, I'll be getting my $100 replacement tomorrow.
I'm usually very handy with electronics, I used to take my Blackberry's apart all the time and blow the dust out.
So I read up on disassembling the EVO and thought "this is gonna be a piece of cake". Well every set of instructions I found said it was SOO easy to take it apart, what they didn't say was they were assuming you have a replacement screen ready to go and that trying to remove the screen from the bezel separated the touch input from the backside of the glass.
Maybe I did it wrong but I broke my precious and almost cried.. a little.
I no longer have any touch input on the bottom half of the screen including the 4 buttons at the bottom. And you can see from the front how it looks like a clear sticker has been pulled apart from the glass. The LCD is fine, just totally jacked up the touch input.
So the purpose of this thread is to warn anyone else who may consider disassembling their EVO to read more than I did.
It may actually be very easy to get the thing apart, getting it back together is another story
Ouch man that sucks
From the fade
Condolences for the dear departed one. A point well taken, thanks!
Although I've "played" with dismantling many electronics during my days, this is one I would not take on. I even opted for the additional cost with BestBuy for their low price replacement for our 2 Evo's.
hmmm........
Aww man so sorry for you lost. That's great you've put up this post as I was just thinking about replacing my evo casing from all the cosmetic damage I've put on it while dropping. Thanks to you my friend this make my decision much easier.
I was going to do the same thing for the same purpose. Thanks for the heads up.
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Part the EVO out so that she may live on in someone else's phone.
BTW that quote is hilarious. I think I remember seeing that around somewhere.
lmao....smh
Couldn't you have just bought a screen on ebay for cheaper?
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Reminds me when I took apart my g1 to change the housing, it was a mess of circuit boards, wires and ribbons.
Can anyone else share their similar experiences? I have a large amount of dust in the upper left in my week old evo, and would would like to clean it out.
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Hmmm. you can buy the touch screen for like $50-$60 on ebay unless you are talking about a different part.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HTC-EVO-4G-TOUCH-SCREEN-LENS-DIGITIZER-REPLACEMENT-/130419345987?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e5d994a43
malibu_23 said:
lmao....smh
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tinybfk said:
Couldn't you have just bought a screen on ebay for cheaper?
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Hmmm. you can buy the touch screen for like $50-$60 on ebay unless you are talking about a different part.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HTC-EVO-4G-TOUCH-SCREEN-LENS-DIGITIZER-REPLACEMENT-/130419345987?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e5d994a43
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Damn, I didn't even think of looking. Actually my girl called Sprint and ordered the replacement the next morning without telling me.
It arrived this morning, its a refurb. The bezel is cracked and there's a bright spot on the screen. I called asurion right away, they shipped another already. Im keeping my fingers crossed that the next is in better condition.
Thanks for the link though!
if that was me a piece of me would have died
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..what does "smh" mean?
Thanks for the link though!
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http://www.internetslang.com/default.asp?s=smh
phatmanxxl said:
http://www.internetslang.com/default.asp?s=smh
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lol.. yeah I've done quite a lot of that lately..
thanks for the link
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lol.. yeah I've done quite a lot of that lately..
thanks for the link
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No problem, MTFBWY
That sucks alot!!!
I did the same thing, wish I'd have read this post first! I had the dust in the upper left of my screen. I have taken this phone apart before, but not removed the glass. In attempting to remove the glass I messed up the upper right corner of the touch screen (just a small area but still sucks!) and now the tint of some colors is messed up. Also rashed up the plastic on the edges some. Oh and I did get the glass off just enough to spread the friggin dust all around haha. Oh well it's livable until June when I can get a full upgrade (hopefully the EVO 3D!). Let my post here serve as a SECOND warning for those who want to attempt to remove the dust themselves. The glass is glued down and you pretty much have to destroy the phone to remove it. Don't try it!!
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Hmmm. you can buy the touch screen for like $50-$60 on ebay unless you are talking about a different part.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-HTC-EVO-4G-TOUCH-SCREEN-LENS-DIGITIZER-REPLACEMENT-/130419345987?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1e5d994a43
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I ordered this same part and a new housing because I cracked my digitizer earlier this week. Thanks for the post, OP, because I plan on taking mine apart this weekend to replace it. Wish me luck! lol
Related
kinda sick of my wing and its kinda beat up i mean nothing wrong with it except for lots of scratches on the case and stuff :-/
screens perfect and phone works fine
willing to let it go for $150
i think thats real cheap maybe someone needs a extra wing to mess around with or w.e :-/
just let me know
[email protected]
email me
alex
donate it to the "chefs" for testing roms and cooking for the community....
just kidding..
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kinda sick of my wing and its kinda beat up i mean nothing wrong with it except for lots of scratches on the case and stuff :-/
screens perfect and phone works fine
willing to let it go for $150
i think thats real cheap maybe someone needs a extra wing to mess around with or w.e :-/
just let me know
[email protected]
email me
alex
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can you post a couple of pictures of how scratched up it is? I may be interested in it.
obviously i have ADD lol
as you can see from the pics >.<
but other than cosmetically the phone is fine
fortuni said:
obviously i have ADD lol
as you can see from the pics >.<
but other than cosmetically the phone is fine
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That is pretty dinged up. One can always buy a housing though. But the ones I have seen are pretty expensive.
Maybe somebody could get this and a housing and make a How To change housing?
yea she aint pretty but im thinking someone who needs a back up phone for testing roms and such
Wow, I thought mine was in bad shape when someone said "I didn't know those came in black..." "They don't. It's frying grease that's soaked in."
hahaha. I thought I was bad with my phone. I got pissed because I got a little scratch on the screen!
If someone does have info on changing the housing, I might be interested in picking it up. I was gonna buy it to give to my dad so he'd get off his stupid Palm Treo 680 ... but if its all banged up, I would just have to keep it to experiment with then.
Well I'm a cook at one of my jobs and I'd rather keep my wing in my pocket than in my coat or car where it could get nabbed. I guess it's the lesser of the two evils. My screen is flawless though, thank you jerito... I mean screen protectors!
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Well I'm a cook at one of my jobs and I'd rather keep my wing in my pocket than in my coat or car where it could get nabbed. I guess it's the lesser of the two evils. My screen is flawless though, thank you jerito... I mean screen protectors!
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I bought some screen protectors, but I hate them. It just doesnt look or feel right to me. I only have a small scratch on the screen too and that was because my brother threw his keys on it when it was laying in my car. I almost killed him
David-
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Original-OE...yZ108649QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You may be able to contact this seller to see if he has any instructions.
$150 for that? I'll give you $40.
Amazon was selling them new with contract for $50 - and you can pick up a tilt for only $400...
thank you vr24 for contributing to this thread with your amazing comment
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Man it look like you been chewing on that phone... Either that or trying to skin concrete with it.
yeah, its pretty beat up.
How bout I recycle that thing for you for free? How many times did it go through the wood chipper?
Just outta curiosity...
Are you at least offering up a 1GB MicroSD card with the Wing?
yea theres a 1gb microSD included
bumpskies?
duprade said:
hahaha. I thought I was bad with my phone. I got pissed because I got a little scratch on the screen!
If someone does have info on changing the housing, I might be interested in picking it up. I was gonna buy it to give to my dad so he'd get off his stupid Palm Treo 680 ... but if its all banged up, I would just have to keep it to experiment with then.
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chang the housing is very easy, torks t6 and a very small Phillips and an ipod pry tool but you can always get a nice cover from ebay gray silver black
just goolge herald service manual the one i used was from mick cannon download service manuals
I was having dust issues with my phone, so I took it to sprint for it to be replaced. I received my new phone on Friday. Today I pull my phone from my pocket and guess what..dust, on a 2 day old phone.
I'm probably headed back to the Moment.
Thanks, all!
K, g'bye!!!
LOLOLOL Good luck with that pile of **** they call a Samsung.
IHMO, it's a shame this phone's design is as poor as it is. It really is something amazing, but it's dust issue kills it after a while. So far, i have two specks, but I love this phone. Good luck with the moment!
dude just keep *****ing about how u like sense. this is my second hero with dust and they said that if my 3rd one gets dust they will upgrade me to a evo. I have to pay upgrade price but still that's a bad ass deal ill throw my hero in the ****ing sand box for an ego
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dude just keep *****ing about how u like sense. this is my second hero with dust and they said that if my 3rd one gets dust they will upgrade me to a evo. I have to pay upgrade price but still that's a bad ass deal ill throw my hero in the ****ing sand box for an ego
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Yeah..I'm rather irritated. I've had this phone for 2 days and I already have a dust problem. I tried logging into Sprint Chat and at 5:37 Eastern its closed on Sunday, yet they're open until 7pm? Weird..
Anyway..I'm completely undecided..I love the Hero, yet the Dust issue is a complete killer.
Update:
Just called and talked with Sprint and they transferred me to Assurion (wtf?) Anyway, they say I have a 30 day warranty on replaced phones and to take it back to the store it was replaced it.
I'll probably be getting yet another phone.
yea like radxcoresteven says its an amazing phone just a ****ty build. i wouldnt give up on it tho. i got this gel case and it seems to help a lil bit.... just a lil tho
Sprint is a Service provider, not a phone manufacturer. Hate the Hero.. Then hate HTC not sprint. Hopefully the EVO is better!
I had my friend at the sprint store hook me up with a refurb that was supposed to be fixed 3 weeks and no dust yet.. my dusty hero i gave to my my brother..lol he doesnt care to much.. since u can only really see the dust in the sun.. inside u dont notice it.. he is happy.. but ya the hero is a great phone but some production issues...... the moment is nice so at least your still with android..
Sorry what's this dust issue?
its common on the hero's to get dust in the screen on the actually glass. usually on the bottom left is where it starts. and if you've had the hero for more than 27 minutes and dont know what the dust issue is then your doing pretty good.
the moment is a solid phone. im on my 3rd hero, the next one im buying a moment myself. well unless sprint gets off their asses and releases the nexus one first.
Rally187 said:
its common on the hero's to get dust in the screen on the actually glass. usually on the bottom left is where it starts. and if you've had the hero for more than 27 minutes and dont know what the dust issue is then your doing pretty good.
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Yeah my first hero didn't have this issue. Got a new hero a few days ago due to my trackball being ****ed. Still no dust issue.
There's a little dust in the upper right side of my screen, nothing major though. I had the Samsung Instinct before I switched to Hero and I hated that phone. I'll never buy a Samsung again.
I hate the Moment, the screen feels cheap and plasticky. I'm sure it has to do with it having a physical keyboard, because it feels just like a G1 screen to me.
Anyway, nice having you around for 5 minutes, see you later.
I've still never seen dust under the screen on my phone, and I've had it since mid-October, carried it in my pocket constantly, and had it literally covered in extremely fine dust from ground corn a lot of times lol
Rally187 said:
its common on the hero's to get dust in the screen on the actually glass. usually on the bottom left is where it starts. and if you've had the hero for more than 27 minutes and dont know what the dust issue is then your doing pretty good.
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Lmao...
27 minutes...comedy.
scriz said:
I was having dust issues with my phone, so I took it to sprint for it to be replaced. I received my new phone on Friday. Today I pull my phone from my pocket and guess what..dust, on a 2 day old phone.
I'm probably headed back to the Moment.
Thanks, all!
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Take it back and tell them to replace it. At some point, they will give you a different phone. Hold out until the Evo comes around.
I've heard of major stability issues with the Moment. I'm glad I didn't get that phone.
SkinIt
I put a skin from SkinIt on my Hero shortly after getting it. So far, no dust.
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I put a skin from SkinIt on my Hero shortly after getting it. So far, no dust.
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Nice, another Vegas resident.
My screen is cracked to all hell. Is there a youtube video showing a strip down of the epic? Is there a guide on how to replace it? I have the lcd and ditizer,so I'm all set except for the actual replacement. LOL
Tia
would you mind sharing the source for the screen/digitizer for those that haven't broken their screens yet ?
Just curious.
I do not know how to tear it down yet though.
Thanks for sharing.
I got it from an interstate wireless on 7 mile for like 60$ lol
Anyone?
igotsthemagicinme said:
I got it from an interstate wireless on 7 mile for like 60$ lol
Anyone?
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You sure you got the right screen? Epic uses SAMOLED, not LCD... also, the digitizer and the LEDs are part of the same construct (one of the reasons it's "super"), so you'd effectively be really just changing the display with integrated digitizer. The glass itself is glued to the plastic case. You'd need to find a way to pull it up, from what I can tell. (I have not ever taken one apart, but it is almost certain that it is a glued screen, which explains why some people are having peeling issues (my Evo had this.))
There is not much for the Epic but some info for the original Galaxy S
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745262
Dissemble of Galaxy S:
http://www.careace.net/2010/06/09/disassembly-of-the-samsung-galaxy-s/
and there are some tear-down pics of the Epic
Thats prob all info there is :/
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You sure you got the right screen? Epic uses SAMOLED, not LCD... also, the digitizer and the LEDs are part of the same construct (one of the reasons it's "super"), so you'd effectively be really just changing the display with integrated digitizer. The glass itself is glued to the plastic case. You'd need to find a way to pull it up, from what I can tell. (I have not ever taken one apart, but it is almost certain that it is a glued screen, which explains why some people are having peeling issues (my Evo had this.))
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yea i was just saying "lcd" i got the right one i know
taking a look at the links below
ok well by the looks of it, its pretty much the same thing. i talked to a tech at a repair center, and he said he MIGHT be able to do it. if not, i think i probably have about 70% chance of getting it right. the video showed a break down right down to the digitizer, and it looks almost EXACTLY like that i have, so in theory, i should just have to go as far as gettting the back off, and putting the back BACK on the NEW digitizer/amoleisupmyassed, right?
also, just for clarification, i know i have the right one bcuz i can see the button whole thingies and its the same as what the epic has (menu, home, back, search)
thanks for the useful links& help guys
Ahh sprint hooked me up put the screen on for me...mmm...such a beautiful display...
igotsthemagicinme said:
Ahh sprint hooked me up put the screen on for me...mmm...such a beautiful display...
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Did they charge anything?
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Nooooope
Any update on manuals/instructions for this? My own is out of warranty and not even running on Sprint.
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Any update on manuals/instructions for this? My own is out of warranty and not even running on Sprint.
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How is it out of warranty when it hasn't even been out for a year? or did you mod it or something?
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Ahh sprint hooked me up put the screen on for me...mmm...such a beautiful display...
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just curious...so sprint installed the screen you purchased or they installed one of their own? I had to do this on an htc phone a while back and it was much easier than I imagined.
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I purchased a bad esn phone off ebay. I run it on a different network. You think a Sprint store would do something for me?!
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I had to do this on an htc phone a while back and it was much easier than I imagined.
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I've watched a video for another galaxy phone ... the reason I'm nervous about this one is because on the Epic the screen is on a separate part of the assembly because of the keyboard.
Also: The video shows how to take it apart .. but not how to put it together again. Do I need to glue it together again? What type of glue?
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I've watched a video for another galaxy phone ... the reason I'm nervous about this one is because on the Epic the screen is on a separate part of the assembly because of the keyboard.
Also: The video shows how to take it apart .. but not how to put it together again. Do I need to glue it together again? What type of glue?
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If your seriously considering using glue...crazy glue is the way to go >.> (pun intended)
I still don't understand, why are you out of warranty? samsung offers a 1 year warranty...
does one not have to deal with sprint?
Does changing the software so that it runs on a different network not void the warranty?
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does one not have to deal with sprint?
Does changing the software so that it runs on a different network not void the warranty?
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No even though Sprint has it in their system as marked "bad esn" samsung will not have to do with this. Although I don't think Samsungs warranty covers accidents, such as dropping your phone and cracking the screen.
Hope you get it figured out!
Sincerely,
D3luSi0n4L
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does one not have to deal with sprint?
Does changing the software so that it runs on a different network not void the warranty?
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Well Samsung has their own warranty thing...but I would confirm by contacting Samsung..don't tell them you swapped networks or anything of course..otherwise I don't think they would bother to check...
You can always flash it back too..unless phone doesnt work completely?
I got the whole screen + keyboard for under $60 on ebay. It turned out to be as simple as unscrewing and unsnapping the cover, disconnecting three connectors, removing the electronics and putting them in to the new frame. If I'd have to do it again it wouldn't take more than 15 minutes.
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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