I dropped my epic on tile, and the glass cracked. Touch Screen seems fine, and the LCD itself is okay too.
Most parts places seem to sell the glass and LCD/Digitizer as a package (for $80-$120), but I've found a place that sells just the glass/front cover for $45. Is there any reason not to get just the glass/cover without the LCD?
I have heard it was a little trickier than doing the assembly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905635
Speeder2000 said:
I dropped my epic on tile, and the glass cracked. Touch Screen seems fine, and the LCD itself is okay too.
Most parts places seem to sell the glass and LCD/Digitizer as a package (for $80-$120), but I've found a place that sells just the glass/front cover for $45. Is there any reason not to get just the glass/cover without the LCD?
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Not really the galss and digitiser are connected for better veiwing and you can't really get them apart.
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Speeder2000 said:
I dropped my epic on tile, and the glass cracked. Touch Screen seems fine, and the LCD itself is okay too.
Most parts places seem to sell the glass and LCD/Digitizer as a package (for $80-$120), but I've found a place that sells just the glass/front cover for $45. Is there any reason not to get just the glass/cover without the LCD?
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http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-epic-digitizerlcd-unit-p-10021.html this is specifically what I ordered when I dropped mine, and you can't replace the glass separately as it is one piece with the digitizer and the LED unit. When I ordered mine it was $79 off this website, I suppose the price has gone up if you can find it for less you should do that. The screen took about 3 hours to replace my first time being careful and double checking everything. Use black RTV silicone to keep it in place - do not use any other adhesive. It's definitely a 8/10 in difficulty as it requires steady hands and patience up the ying yang.
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Not really the galss and digitiser are connected for better veiwing and you can't really get them apart.
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you're right, it's Cover + Digitizer, or Cover + Digitizer + LCD.
According to the thread linked above, getting one with LCD is much easier
I dropped my phone, and the glass cracked. I went to a sprint store, and I didn't have insurance. They fixed it for $35.
omair2005 said:
I dropped my phone, and the glass cracked. I went to a sprint store, and I didn't have insurance. They fixed it for $35.
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lol, you posted right as i paid $70 for a front cover, and now i have to do it myself
omair2005 said:
I dropped my phone, and the glass cracked. I went to a sprint store, and I didn't have insurance. They fixed it for $35.
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How long have you been on contract?
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lol, you posted right as i paid $70 for a front cover, and now i have to do it myself
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You can probably cancel the order before it's shipped if you'd like to try the $35option.
Best bet imo. Repair stores are life savers.
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I dropped my phone, and the glass cracked. I went to a sprint store, and I didn't have insurance. They fixed it for $35.
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If you go to a store, make sure it's a repair center by searching for a nearby store on the sprint site.
I made the mistake of going into the nearest corporate store with my tp2 that would randomly think the keyboard had opened and subsequently unlock the phone in the pouch. The idiots at the store kept it for 3 hours and "recalibrated" the screen... it was a hardware problem, not software
When I busted the screen on my Epic, I found a Sprint store that was a repair center. ANY repair other than mainboard damage or water damage is a flat $35 for any phone. Kinda makes the idea of insurance worthless(already is with the deductible). They had a complete shell of an Epic with keyboard and screen, and simply swapped my mainboard into it. So, no activation or data loss/transfer.
Also, the replacement you ordered might be a cheap LCD instead of a SAMOLED like Samsung puts on the phone to start with.
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Also, the replacement you ordered might be a cheap LCD instead of a SAMOLED like Samsung puts on the phone to start with.
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Are u saying they are making LCD knock offs of super amoled screens for use in the Epic?
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Are u saying they are making LCD knock offs of super amoled screens for use in the Epic?
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I think it's certainly a possibility. A lot of the replacement screens on ebay and elsewhere claim to be LCD. I can't confirm that they're LCDs or SAMOLED, but I'd wonder.
no - you did the right thing by ordering it off ebay. I worked for sprint and back in september they started repairing phones for 35 bucks.. but on the epic, they changed their policy to NOT repair screens on the epic. they made me pay 100 dollars for a replacement even though i've been carrying the 7 dollar a month insurance, though i had a crack on my LCD.
i purchased the replacement from asurian for 100, bought the 80 dollar replacement screen, frankensteined that on to my old phone, sold the new one for 275
screw you sprint :l
tl;dr: sprint changes policies to throat ram customers yet again
Crack screens are not covered in store anymore with TEP or not per policy, some stores are more lenient. If you have TEP you have the option to file a claim through Asurion just like LD.
If you are going to try and do it yourself, I would suggest buying the TSP and screen together. The LED is so thin it is nearly impossible to take off w/o breaking it. I have yet to get one off w/o it breaking. The screens I have replaced, we always keep the 2 parts together as one.
Do you get to keep the broken phone or they take it for replacement in case of broken screen.
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What do you mean? When filing the Asurion claim? Or when we replace screen?
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Are u saying they are making LCD knock offs of super amoled screens for use in the Epic?
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cnn.cn's website advertised the epc replacement screen as an LCD - when i received it it was clearly LED and was the same exact screen as any other epic. There are many layers to an LCD screen that would be obvious upon first glance when compared to an amoled screen.
Two weeks ago I was leaving the office in a hurry and had an epic fail on my part. I put my laptop in the trunk and as I was closing it I managed to drop my keys in the trunk and my Epic landed screen down on the parking lot. From the sickening crunch that I heard I knew this was going to end badly. I picked up the phone and sure enough it had landed on a tiny piece of gravel that shattered the screen so now I was standing in with a broke phone and my keys locked in the trunk. I put a piece of packing tape on the screen to keep the pieces together until I could make it to the repair center. I dropped it off a couple of days later. They told me it would take a couple of hours to fix and I could pick it up later that day. When I picked it up I had a new screen and they even put on a new screen protector to “replace the one that I previously had”. I got a chuckle out of that since it was just a strip of packing tape. The big surprise was when I was told that I didn't owe anything. I didn't care what it was going to cost anyways because the phone is on a corporate business account so it wasn't going to cost me anything. I would hope that they extend the same kind of a courtesy to regular customers from time to time and not just large accounts
Have a shattered screen on a friends device. Insurance claim is going to run $100 to replace. Does anyone know a cheaper way to get a replacement screen installed?
You can get them for around $20 on amazon and its easy to do yourself. There are guides on youtube.
Check your local Craigslist, lots of guys in my area doing screens.
I'd do it myself. I talk apart my EVO plenty of times. Never replaced the screen but it'd be easy.
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Yep amazon ... Look for digitizer and watch YouTube video. Did mine no prob but took a little longer than it should have cause I didn't even have a blow dryer in my house so was holding it up to a lamp to help melt the adhesive lol ... Mine was totally shattered so it didn't pry out very easy
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Ask for a one-time courtesy replace on the screen. A nice technician (like myself ) should do it for you.
Any way to know which pin you have without opening it up?
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I was in the same boat but unfortunately I watched a video where the guy didn't use a heatgun or anything, but said you could slowly pop it out. Well, being my screen was already half shattered is was VERY difficult to remove(I think it had more adhesive then normal?) and ultimately, I messed the LCD so now I have a nice glass but can't see half my screen. LOL, you live and learn.
Also, what can be used to glue the digitizer and LCD back in place?
I went to a Sprint store with a repair center and the guy replaced it for free in 15 mins. Call around to see if a Sprint store has the part to fix it. It's only 100 dollars if it goes through the insurance. If they have the part, they will do it free.
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Anyone ever replace the screen on the fassy? Had one small crack in the corner and just saw a second one going across most of the face. Love my phone but it will drive me nuts. Upgrade in March will probably take me away from the fascinate......sad.
You can get a replacment screen (glass part) for like $25.
And that sucks.
I sorry.
It has a tough glass screen. Very tough.
where did you drop it?
I've took apart a non working fassy.
Its really easy. If your brave. And have the tools to do so.
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Don't have the tools unfortunately. Dropped it in the locker room at the gym.....hit my foot first too....very odd that it even cracked.
I have been using a cracked screen for a while now xD 3 months so far and its fine I just haven't had the time to get the repair kit
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When I replaced my screen, I just followed the youtube videos explaining how to do it. I found them very helpful.
I was under the impression that the glass (digitizer) is fused to the LCD and cannot be replaced separately. If anyone has successfully replaced just the glass please reply in this thread because I too have been using my fascinate for a couple months with a cracked screen and would really like to replace the glass without replacing the LCD.
Hi guys,
So basicly I dropped my phone last night and the screen cracked and the touchscreen stopped working all together.
Any tips on what I should do with it ?
Do people want this for parts or something ?
I have a old phone that I will use. Probably untill the nexus 5 comes out
R.I.P my friend...
You can either give it to me for free or get a screen replacement assembly on eBay for about $110 or sell it for parts.
If the screen isn't damaged, only the digitizer glass it's cheaper but can be quite hard to replace due to the silicon glue used.
Use a good screen protector next time.
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I had my phone since release and use a solid case and screen protector. I've dropped it so many times I've lost count with no damage at all. I typically take my phone out the case and clean it every other day or if it gets dirt. Well 2 weeks ago I dropped it from a semi and it hit a rock screen face down and shattered the screen. I paid the deductible and got my new one in a few days later. Well I dropped it in it's case with a screen protector at Walmart from waste high and later that night I took it out and the back is shattered. Odd but didn't care too much. Well today my kid knocked my phone off from my bed which is 3 feet from the ground and it landed on the TV remote and I have a small crack on my screen now.
I do not believe Assurant replaces screen with Gorilla Glass at all. My first S7 Edge took a beating without any damage for a long time. This one takes light drops and cracks instantly.
Assurant doesn't fix your phone. They just process the return and shipping for tmobile, who sends all used/insurance claim phones back to Sammy to refurbish
It is possible someone fixed their own screen with a cheap eBay set (like I did) then turned the phone into tmobile for an upgrade or whatever and they sent it to you as a refurbished replacment.
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Assurant doesn't fix your phone. They just process the return and shipping for tmobile, who sends all used/insurance claim phones back to Sammy to refurbish
It is possible someone fixed their own screen with a cheap eBay set (like I did) then turned the phone into tmobile for an upgrade or whatever and they sent it to you as a refurbished replacment.
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How cheap is cheap? Lowest I could find was 170.00
Hawkhell said:
How cheap is cheap? Lowest I could find was 170.00
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I bought a glass only replacement for 20 bucks.
Watched a YouTube video and with some nitrogen and some suction cups the glass will let go of the touch screen.