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Screen cracked need a new one

Ok I broke my screen and need a replacement. Where can I get a true super amoled screen. I have seen some lcd but don't want to go with a different screen
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I thought this sucker has gorilla glass. How did you break it, out of curiosity?

Pics please!
Might want to check craiglist or ebay for bricks to tear down?

I dropped it on a set of concrete steps and it landed at a angle on the edge of the steps and spider webbed the screen. It still works fine but is annoying with the cracks
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I will post pics in a little bit when at the house
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There are a few on ebay atm:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-GALAXY-S-LCD-REPLACEMENT-SCREEN-DIGITIZER_W0QQitemZ400143194981QQcategoryZ20336QQcmdZViewItem#ht_4755wt_1002

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There are a few on ebay atm:
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this is for the i9000, definitely wont work for our phones;
all i can find is replacement batteries, sorry :/

Return to T-Mobile or samsung? warranties?

I could do a insurance claim and get a whole new phone but that's 130 trying to find a cheaper way
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I'm pretty sure your not going to find this screen for less then $130. If you do post it on here.

Well that's why I was asking on here to see if its possible if not then I will go for the insurance
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They told me it would only be $90 for my insurance....

They told me 130, but it is a matter of worth is it worth it to you to maybe save 20-30 bucks on a screen when they will most likely just give you a new phone? Not really worth it to me.

there was someone that posted either in this forum or the i9000 forum that he had found a display screen for his vibrant at a vendor in texas for $65
i'll look for the thread and come back and post if i find it but you might look for it as well -
found it - was in the captivate forum - you might check with the OP to see if he got what he paid for
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745467&highlight=screen

I would like to have 2 working vibrants. That would be nice it would give me a test phone and a normal use phone. I will probably just do the insurance and be done. And worry about this screen later on. The screen being cracked has minimal effects on viewing the screen and zero effect to the responsiveness of the the touch screen but it does get annoying to look at after a while. And I do have this one running a 1741 quadrant score with little effort but will work great on the insurance claim phone
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Here is the link that has the captivate screen, you might call them and see if they can get the Vibrant. The price on the 'Cap' is really cheap in compirson to what i thought it would be. Only like $75.
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Replacement-Repair-Parts-s/42.htm

Dougefresh91 said:
I thought this sucker has gorilla glass. How did you break it, out of curiosity?
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Its not unbreakable

It is for sure breakable. No doubt about it.
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If you want to sell it, talk to me!

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Its not unbreakable
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Yep.. I have a big scratch on my Gorilla Glass. I'm not sure how it happened. Just looked at it yesterday and there it was. I'm guessing keys in the pocket or something.

Touch screen problem

Hi. My screen has a touch imput free area on the top part of it. It is about a half inch, just bellow the notiffication bar. My phone is rooted, and i have hotspot enabled. Other than that is stock.
Plrase advise me as to what i can do. If there is nothig i can do, is my warranty voided because root? Who should i contact for warranty? Att or motorola?
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Which method did you root your phone with?...
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I dont remember. I was rooted, and than updated my phone to the latest moto release. Lost root and than i had to flash somethig to get root back and than to unlock the hotspot app.
This was about 2 or 3 months back. All was ok till about a month ago, when i dropped the phone to the floor. Noticed the screen issue shortly after. Not sure if the drop caused this tho. There are no scratches on the screen, and it had a silicone case on it.
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Is my warranty voided because of root or not? If not, than who do i contact? Att or motorola?
No help? Anyone?
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do you think the problem came from dropping your phone or were you messing with something on your phone? and yes your warrentty is voided, but you could get your own new screen on ebay for like 30 buxs and fix it yourself

Not sure if the drop caused it. Maybe. I noticed the pb soon after. I didn't mees with the phone, other than rooting and enaibeling hotspot.
The screen on ebay, is it the same as the stock one? Same quality?
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Try a advanced restore of pds.img from the cwm only to see if that fixes your problem.. Thats if you did backup from cwm..

No, i didn't back up anything. Just rooted. I barely mannaged to do that.
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My phone had the same thing and I sbf'd back to 1.26 and took it back no problems. Mine was also unlocked.
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I also have that problem, the problem is with the touchscreen not the software. At first, the touchscreen will not work for sometime you'll need to turn the screen off and on again. The problem will start more frequent. Then, the touchscreen on some part of the screen will not work at all. Only to fix is to call ATT for a repair. But, I live in Thailand and I brought mine at US. So, it not worth sending it back. I buy the touchscreen off ebay for $60 and change it myself. Working great now.

Pretty cheap on ebay, some for $40. My screen started acting the exact same way. I honestly believe it's heat damage. I remember reading that there are layers of the glass that are glued together. Extreme heat could cause the layers to come apart enough that sections of the screen are unusable.
My screen is exactly as the OP said, about a half-inch from the bar at the top. I noticed it soon after I started mounting the phone in my car near the top of the windshield where it could get some steady sunlight (obviously I didn't realize it was doing that until I noticed this problem).
I just ordered my replacement off ebay and will give it a shot. It's worth $40 if it'll let me use my phone properly again and hold off having to get a new phone prior to my upgrade price kicking in.
Hopefully installation won't be too hard. Good luck to the rest of ya!

This happen to my boyfriend's phone recently as well. I posted everywhere trying to find a solution but no one could help. It started to get worse after about a week or so where another section, towards the bottom of the screen, became unresponsive as well. My boyfriend finally called Motorola and sent it in for repair. We don't have ATT's insurance so we didn't try that way. Anyways, he's suppose to receive the phone this Monday...we'll see if it's fixed.

ulkesh said:
Pretty cheap on ebay, some for $40. My screen started acting the exact same way. I honestly believe it's heat damage. I remember reading that there are layers of the glass that are glued together. Extreme heat could cause the layers to come apart enough that sections of the screen are unusable.
My screen is exactly as the OP said, about a half-inch from the bar at the top. I noticed it soon after I started mounting the phone in my car near the top of the windshield where it could get some steady sunlight (obviously I didn't realize it was doing that until I noticed this problem).
I just ordered my replacement off ebay and will give it a shot. It's worth $40 if it'll let me use my phone properly again and hold off having to get a new phone prior to my upgrade price kicking in.
Hopefully installation won't be too hard. Good luck to the rest of ya!
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Did your touchscreen come with the adhesive? If not, you'll need to be extremely careful when you remove the old one cause you'll need the adhesive or you'll need the two sided tape with <0.25mm thick and apply it to around the touchscreen and remember to apply it as a close system or the dust will go under your screen.
If you need more info just PM me

I think i.ll call moto.

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This happen to my boyfriend's phone recently as well. I posted everywhere trying to find a solution but no one could help. It started to get worse after about a week or so where another section, towards the bottom of the screen, became unresponsive as well. My boyfriend finally called Motorola and sent it in for repair. We don't have ATT's insurance so we didn't try that way. Anyways, he's suppose to receive the phone this Monday...we'll see if it's fixed.
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Did u get it back? Is it fixed?
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Mine had the same issue, ive unlocked, rooted, modded the rom and radio, so no going to ATT, instead i took it to UbreakItIFixIt, just google them, best $99 i spent and kept all my custom goodies!

Sorry I haven't responded, hopefully you got your phone fixed but just in case you haven't...The phone came back and he hasn't had a problem with it whatsoever. The rep on the phone didn't know what was wrong with it or what they did to fix it but whatever they did, it worked. It took about a week or so to get the phone back and the only thing he had to pay for was shipping the phone out.

ATRIX is my LAST Motorola product

So my phone has this problem of only intermittently vibrating when I get a text/call. So I got an RMA and sent it in. First off, the lost it, and took several days and several phone calls to find somebody who was able to locate my phone. They then told me that it was not under warranty because it was physical damage. They said the main board was bent. Somehow I was apparently able to bend the phone enough to bend the main board but not crack the screen or back or anything else. So they said they could sell me a phone for $179 (no way). Sounds like crap to me........ I'll be buying Samsung next time.

cool story bro.

I prefer Samsung too. But in the long run I'm going to go with cool story bro
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Okay, goodbye and enjoy your no future updates

Samsung sucks. I'll let you find out the hard way.
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1 star......

facetubespam said:
Okay, goodbye and enjoy your no future updates
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"Facetubespam" sounds like something your boyfriend does on your face! Just saying! ....... btw.........nice story!
Assimilated via WinBorg 4G

Yeah. Cool story.
Tell it again.
You're looking at me like I fingerbanged your cat...

revrenhex said:
So my phone has this problem of only intermittently vibrating when I get a text/call. So I got an RMA and sent it in. First off, the lost it, and took several days and several phone calls to find somebody who was able to locate my phone. They then told me that it was not under warranty because it was physical damage. They said the main board was bent. Somehow I was apparently able to bend the phone enough to bend the main board but not crack the screen or back or anything else. So they said they could sell me a phone for $179 (no way). Sounds like crap to me........ I'll be buying Samsung next time.
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i remember my first phone

This post is confusing as hell. He broke his phone and they won't replace it is that the gist of it? Why's he so mad?
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Phalanx7621 said:
This post is confusing as hell. He broke his phone and they won't replace it is that the gist of it? Why's he so mad?
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His father left at a young age.
His mother never loved him.
And his first love... Well, we all know what happens after their first love.
You're looking at me like I fingerbanged your cat...

I swear stupid **** threads like this need to be deleted as soon as they are posted.
Some days I wish I was a MOD, dumbass posts like these wouldn't happen.

And, to be honest, I believe OP is only presenting a very small part of the story.
Notice how, toward the end of his ramble, he said he dropped the phone?
Sir, facts like those are important if you're trying to get people to rally behind you.
You're looking at me like I fingerbanged your cat...

you
did fingerbang my cat, now you have a friend for life and he has a companion.

Who cares which company .... all that matters is that it has Andorid inside and got a development forum in XDA

ifalldownalot said:
His father left at a young age.
His mother never loved him.
And his first love... Well, we all know what happens after their first love.
You're looking at me like I fingerbanged your cat...
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This isn't necessary. You're just trying to be funny which wasn't. Please don't make rude comments like this.
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Useless topic!! Bye!
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Can we please close this thread since nothing good can come from it?...
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facetubespam said:
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Except Samsung has always been on top of updates. The only time Samsung hasn't had a timely update was due to networks, namely AT&T, not approving of the update for a long time.

I agree! Samsung makes good phones, but the touchwiz icons make me feel like I should use velcro shoes, safety scissors, finger paints, ect.
I posted this to get up to the 10 post limit for the dev forums, thanks. I feel validated since it was already towards the top of the page, and my post adds about as much to these forums as the OP

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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[Q] Water Damaged S4... why me? [UPDATED]

Well I did it... Water damaged S4. I was on vaca on Hilton Head when I took my phone with me into the pool completely forgetting I had it in my pocket. Insurance was useless because I only added it after the occurrence and they can apparently see now if there is any active use on the phone in question so they said no. So I guess I have just a couple of questions:
#1 How salvageable is this device? I have read some other posts about taking the phone apart and using ethanol or isopropal to remove any chemical or salt deposits.
#2 Is this even worth trying...? Based off the pics is this even a worth while cause?
Thanks and plz belay the '[email protected] comments. I have been through it all since this past Friday.
UPDATE:
Well after a few hours with the isopropal alc. and a toothbrush I got the phone all cleaned up and dried with a hairdryer. This was a few hours ago but I decided to give it a try and put the battery back in. Unfortunately I think it succumbed to the damage- all that would happen is the usual vibrate as you hold down the power button but the screen will not light up and no sound.
Someone noted that the corrosion looked especially bad... it was probably all the chlorine build up as I had the phone submerged for about 5-10 minutes. I posted some 'AFTER' pics of my cleaning job and you may notice that there may have been some shorting or heat damage done to some of the components.
Lastly, after a heartfelt conversation with my wife about what my options were we discussed the notion of adding a line to our plan as we'll have need of a 'home' phone eventually (jr. coming in July). So I think I may be able to trade in the iphone 4 I've been using and get another one.

That looks like some pretty bad corrosion. I've had luck in the past with removing all the parts attached to the logic board and giving it an "acid bath" in isopropal and scraping what you can away with like a spudger or a toothpick. I also believe that the display assembly and LCD are fused together, so while you hopefully don't have leakage into that area.
That being said, that is some of the oddest residue I have seen from water damage, maybe because of the salts/chemicals used in the pool? You might try and tear down as much as you can in terms of mid-frames and the like, and use a dampened cloth to remove all of that gunk.
Worst that can happen is that it doesn't work and you sell it on ebay as "slightly used"
Here is the ifixit guide, best of luck to you! http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S4+Teardown/13947/1

I use raw acetone to clean water damaged phones. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt
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cinnabar said:
Well I did it... Water damaged S4. I was on vaca on Hilton Head when I took my phone with me into the pool completely forgetting I had it in my pocket. Insurance was useless because I only added it after the occurrence and they can apparently see now if there is any active use on the phone in question so they said no. So I guess I have just a couple of questions:
#1 How salvageable is this device? I have read some other posts about taking the phone apart and using ethanol or isopropal to remove any chemical or salt deposits.
#2 Is this even worth trying...? Based off the pics is this even a worth while cause?
Thanks and plz belay the '[email protected] comments. I have been through it all since this past Friday.
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Wow, dude sorry, good pics, before you do anything, get some dry white rice, put in a sealed plastic bag, seal each part in the rice for 24-48hrs...it may work, had a friend drop his in tolit, we got it to work using this process, what could trying it hurt eh? Good Luck.

Z51 said:
I use raw acetone to clean water damaged phones. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesnt
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Wow, dude sorry, good pics, before you do anything, get some dry white rice, put in a sealed plastic bag, seal each part in the rice for 24-48hrs...it may work, had a friend drop his in tolit, we got it to work using this process, what could trying it hurt eh? Good Luck.
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Sorry to say, but I think it's too far gone for any of these suggestions. Those methods are meant for immediate action after taking a short dip in water (such as a toilet). From the looks of those pictures, I'd say you did some good long swimming in that pool before realizing your phone was along for the ride. So I think you may be SOL. Just a forewarning in case you try some of these methods with high expectations.
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Sorry to say, but I think it's too far gone for any of these suggestions. Those methods are meant for immediate action after taking a short dip in water (such as a toilet). From the looks of those pictures, I'd say you did some good long swimming in that pool before realizing your phone was along for the ride. So I think you may be SOL. Just a forewarning in case you try some of these methods with high expectations.
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I agree 100%
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Check with your credit card company. You might be covered under their accidental damage coverage policy, if any.
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Would at&t insurance or squaretrade cover this?

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Check with your credit card company. You might be covered under their accidental damage coverage policy, if any.
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Great suggestion, also I have heard that some home insurance company's do the same thing
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probably not the best idea to post a picture with your imei, in case you do get your phone working. Just throwing that out there.

mudknot2005 said:
probably not the best idea to post a picture with your imei, in case you do get your phone working. Just throwing that out there.
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What this guy said! OP I would immediately remove your first picture or black out your IMEI and Serial.. Like five minutes ago lol
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mudknot2005 said:
probably not the best idea to post a picture with your imei, in case you do get your phone working. Just throwing that out there.
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More likely he is in no danger of getting that phone working again.

ricktat said:
More likely he is in no danger of getting that phone working again.
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That phone is beyond repair, looks very bad. I had my captivate sit in the tub for 3 hours and when I opened it, it didnt look anything like that and after a few hours the phone was back at work with a new battery. Sorry OP but you have a very expensive paper weight.

mudknot2005 said:
probably not the best idea to post a picture with your imei, in case you do get your phone working. Just throwing that out there.
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Myth # 115

nani4215 said:
Check with your credit card company. You might be covered under their accidental damage coverage policy, if any.
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I actually did just that. Amex has it covered under their purchase protection so I'm covered financially, now its just the fact that I now have a AT&T Contract with nothing to show for it...

I did exactly the same thing on vacation with an iphone 4s. After that I paid and sent my new phone to a company that waterproofs the boards and components in the phone. Was only like 45 dollars plus shipping. Tested it out and the water just slides right off the boards in the phone xD amazing stuff
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mudknot2005 said:
probably not the best idea to post a picture with your imei, in case you do get your phone working. Just throwing that out there.
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Thanks! (pic edited)

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Myth # 115
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Not a myth. I can clone his IMEI. takes 5 minutes
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trey.mcd said:
Worst that can happen is that it doesn't work and you sell it on ebay as "slightly used"
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You're advocating that he scam somebody on Ebay? The **** is wrong with you?