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hi,
how are the screws safed by samsung?
exactly what i want to know is how are the screws safed by unscrewing the first time to save the warranty?!
if i open the phone how can samsung see that? is there something special to the screws e.g. some lacquer on the screws that they can see you have opened your phone?
thanks in advance!
Not sure but I'll will warn you that taking it apart even after removing all the screws is a huge pain, it doesn't just come apart it's still snapped together all the way around.
I didn't worry about mine because it was already apart for warranty repair (and not put back together right, left a gap, which is why I took it apart).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gydoCVSTNFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9XNnjAcBc&
i asked because they use the same screws for disassembling no paint... nothing
Eww that vid with the creepy nails again
Let me tell you without the freak nails (or some special tool?) getting that plastic off is a pain. I used a tiny screw driver and worked at it for a while.
I've opened mine and there are some kind of paint at the tip of the screw (see the picture below). I don't know if that is for waranty propose but i think it is not, because let say if you take your phone to a service center, they take the screws off, the same thing happens, the paint is take away. So there is no way for them to note it.
But there is a bigger problem ) I'm sure when you try to take the scews off, you will damage some of them. So there will be a clear sign that you opened you phone.
And finally I recommand you to take it to a service center if it is under waranty. It is pain in the ... to open the back plate.
The blue material is 'loctite' type stuff to help secure the screws from loosening, not related to any kind of 'intrusion detection'.
What is your reason for wanting to open it anyways? There's not much to do in there except break it and possibly void the warranty.
Perhaps to fix your GPS antenna ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
Only way we know is if the screws are slighty rounded off as we replaced them after each time we open them.
The colour on screws is just to fasten them nothing special.
mid section comes off with ease just start at the bottom of the phone and move the bezel off the sides of the phone a bit and yay almost drops off.
ok thank you! this means they can´t see it if we dont damage the screws.
2 of my screws are a little bit scratched since it was in repair.... i never opened them myself.
iammodo said:
Only way we know is if the screws are slighty rounded off as we replaced them after each time we open them.
The colour on screws is just to fasten them nothing special.
mid section comes off with ease just start at the bottom of the phone and move the bezel off the sides of the phone a bit and yay almost drops off.
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Hi, can you tell me where can I get some replacement screws?
I've got an issue with my camera (black blurry dots on pictures) and i opened mine and cleaned it up but the problem seemed to be a hardware one.
Now i have to take it to waranty for them to replace the camera. I'm looking for replacements screws cause I rounded and scratched mine and you can clearly see it. There is no way they gonna accepts it for waranty like that
elviroo said:
ok thank you! this means they can´t see it if we dont damage the screws.
2 of my screws are a little bit scratched since it was in repair.... i never opened them myself.
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Just don't damage them anymore scrathes are fine only rounding off is a bit Sign.
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dukuletz said:
Hi, can you tell me where can I get some replacement screws?
I've got an issue with my camera (black blurry dots on pictures) and i opened mine and cleaned it up but the problem seems to be a hardware one.
Now i have to take it to waranty for them to replace the camera. I'm looking for replacements screws cause I rounded and scratched mine and you can clearly see it. There is no way they gonna accepts it for waranty like that
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Ebay would be best. I order mine from Samsung so never needed to look around.
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maybe here but dont know this shop.
http://www.mobilephone-spares.com/Samsung-I9000-Galaxy-S-wholesale-parts-supplier.html
I searched on ebays but couldn't find any. A link to where i can buy it would be great.
Or if you are kind, can you help me out with some? I will pay you, there is no problems.
I have a friend living in London, I think shipping is not an issue.
Many thanks!
@elviroo: I found that site too, but they are wholesale
then call http://www.samsungparts.com them
i think there you will get them.
edit: in the service manual exploted view QCR101 SCREW-MACHINE 6001-002005
http://www.samsungparts.com/PartsList.aspx?Catalog=Parts_and_Accessories&PartSearch=6001-002005
this should be the screws!
sry for double posting but i couldnt edit an attachment to my other post
Thanks for the links, but that is not a solution for me. The shipping cost is too much 38$ only for shipping. I can just buy a new camera module with that money and replace it
dukuletz said:
Thanks for the links, but that is not a solution for me. The shipping cost is too much 38$ only for shipping. I can just buy a new camera module with that money and replace it
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Where are you located?
Can't see into as using xda app.
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I'm from Romania. I see that you are in UK, I have a friend living in London, I will be greatful if you can help me.
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I'm from Romania. I see that you are in UK, I have a friend living in London, I will be greatful if you can help me.
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Pm me their address. Ill post some screws.
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Anyone have a method to make the pink watermark white again? Im getting a replacement from tmo and need to cover my ass when i send this one back.
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Nope but you can try to switch it with another phone's little white square.
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I was thinkin whiteout. Clean job. Alcohol if i go outside the edge.
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I was thinkin whiteout. Clean job. Alcohol if i go outside the edge.
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Good luck with yer fraud there. Those guys know *exactly* what the watermark is supposed to look like. Plus there's often an internal watermark as well (dunno about on the Vibrant). Also, if there are signs of water damage inside the phone other than the mark itself, they can still hold you accountable for water damage. The mark is just there, really, so you have something to check yourself or at the t-mobile store before doing an exchange.
I'd expect to have to pay the out of warranty fee if I were you. It's still less than the cost of a new phone.
How I fixed this.
The little white sticker is the same size as a fired .223 case. find a laminated business card or something that resembles the original sheen of the water indicator. put the .223 case into a drill (open end out) and use a piece of sand paper to sharpen it. (turn the drill on and hold the sand paper around it). Once it is sharpened place the laminated card or whatever you found on a piece of wood, (because drilling out the dot will leave marks on the surface of whatever is beneath it), and drill it out. clean up the edges if necessary, remove the old red sticker and carefully glue the new one in its place. I have done this with multiple replacements, and I have never had anyone look twice.
Someone posted a method awhile back in another section. Try using the search function. It involved bleach but I couldn't give you proper step by steps like that person posted.
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just swap the watermark with your replacement handsets one....
Even if you figure out how to make it white again they will know.. I had a Tmo Dash that got wet and stopped working i got charged out of warranty fee even though the white dot was still white.. There are other tells placed inside of a device not to mention the board damage they will find when they inspect the phone..
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Someone posted a method awhile back in another section. Try using the search function. It involved bleach but I couldn't give you proper step by steps like that person posted.
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I've also heard something about bleach but i'm too lazy to search for it lol
I heard using a q-tip with alcohol works.
There was something posted, if I remember....
Start with peroxide on a q tip. This will turn it bright red, then bleach q tip.
This is for informational purposes only. doing this for fraudulent reasons is wrong and could result in bad things happening.
Beware of angry gingerbread man
There is 1 by battery and 1 inside, go get cheapest fone you can find and replace the stickers. My phone fell in a lake, I went to visit my friend at an independent dealership and he's the one that told me to do it. We replaced the stickers and I called in saying my phone "magically" stopped working. They asked me what colour the sticker by battery was, I said white and they send me a replacement phone shortly after. I haven't had a problem...just thought I'd share my experience but you shouldn't lie...
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Also if they do find it the out of warranty fee is $90, which in worst case is a lot better than buying a new phone.
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Just use bleach I got water on mines the cover an battery were off an water touched it then I put bleach on it now its white
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Hey guys,
I've been a proud Ideos X5 owner since about two and a half weeks...
But after the first week I was already noticing dust gathering on the LCD, under the digitizer.
It started in the right upper corner and one large particle all the way at the bottom. It seems to be spreading...
Has anyone else noticed dust collecting underneath the digitizer or am I the only one?
Anyone got any idea if this is an issue worth sending the phone for repair (under warranty if that's even possible)?
It's not a major issue but it is kind of a nuisance...
Any answer is appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
I've owned this phone for almost nine months now and haven't got a speck of dust(have to knock trice) under the digitizer.. So I think you should take it back under the warranty..
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No dust yet under the screen and I've had the phone for about 6 weeks now...
I have dust in the upper right corner.
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6 months now, not a single dust under digitizer, only pixels.
I have used this phone for 9 months now and have no dust behind the glass (even my screen got 2 big cracks..) Used screen protector for 5 months. I have one bad pixel, but it is hard to see
Thanks for your replies guys, I'm going to contact the costumer service of my supplier to see if they'll ask to return it or something...
I'm loving this phone but I would like it to behave like it should
After reading this topic I took good look at my screen and I found I have 4 or 5 grains of dust inside. Never noticed them, I cant see them when the screen is on, only with a complete black screen.
Its not such a big deal, I work at a very dusty place and sooner or later it would happen.
For the price of this device I wont even bother to send it to the repair service.
same problem for me i n 8800 pro. dust got under digitiser within two/three weeks and from the same upper right corner. it seems that all factors being common its due to some manufacturing defects. Any more details by anyone like opinion of Huawei service centres.
parthabhatta said:
same problem for me i n 8800 pro. dust got under digitiser within two/three weeks and from the same upper right corner. it seems that all factors being common its due to some manufacturing defects. Any more details by anyone like opinion of Huawei service centres.
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Mine has gathered dust under the upper left corner, i wonder if the guys over at the shop i bought it can fix it.
This has to be manufacturing defect. I'm using the phone for about 15 months now and i have little bits of dust all over the right bottom side. Though it is not visible when the screen is on. I have this for about 3 months now and it's not such a big deal. The phone has the screen protector and TPU shield on it since begining.
Its been one year but i dint notice any dust behind the screen untill i had it given to the customer care for some issue and i got it back after a month with dust all over behind the screen when they changed the mother board.. so i purchased a new screw driver set and cleaned it myself!!!!
1 year in use, somewhat huge amount of dust behind the screen in the left bottom corner.
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1 year in use, somewhat huge amount of dust behind the screen in the left bottom corner.
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How is it hampering your daily use? Is the screen visibility reduced appreciably? I am asking this because I am to decide whether to take it to service centre or not based on your experiences? Lastly why didn't you take it to service centre? Don't mind by my questions. I am just trying to understand the gravity of the problem. Thank you.
parthabhatta said:
How is it hampering your daily use? Is the screen visibility reduced appreciably? I am asking this because I am to decide whether to take it to service centre or not based on your experiences? Lastly why didn't you take it to service centre? Don't mind by my questions. I am just trying to understand the gravity of the problem. Thank you.
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I just stopped to care about it. But sometime I'll definitely go to service 'cos of it,
I have had the X5 for well over a year now and the dust under the digitiser was bad enough for me to remove and clean it. 4 plectrums and a soft cloth worked ok, but if you are under warranty get it done. It doesn't improve!
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x5 is a dust collector
Indeed, x5 is a dust collector
Same problem here.
I found a post that instructed on how to open the phone and remove the digitizer, however it also said that doing it is risky cos any mistake during the reassembly would render it useless.
And I can't even figure out the place from where the dust is going in. So plugging the hole is impossible too.
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Duke_X said:
Same problem here.
I found a post that instructed on how to open the phone and remove the digitizer, however it also said that doing it is risky cos any mistake during the reassembly would render it useless.
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Can you give the link to that post.
Secondly I figured out the defect. Actually in my phone the top left and right part of the digitizer is not properly sitting on it's counterpart say bezel or whatever it's called. There is quite an appreciable gap from where the dust is going in. This is a purely a manufacturing defect. I may upload a photo if I can take a good shot of the same.
I am using this X5 from a 14 months I haven't seen dust particle behind digitizer ....... its seems good for me
Please, no posts saying it cannot be done, it can.
If you do this as a service and are in or around London, please reply or PM me.
My S3 is "Amber Brown" (Unique to Phones4U I think) but I do not care if the replacement part is not this colour.
Cheers!
Heat gun and steady hand is all that's needed. Good luck.
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evilc said:
Please, no posts saying it cannot be done, it can.
If you do this as a service and are in or around London, please reply or PM me.
My S3 is "Amber Brown" (Unique to Phones4U I think) but I do not care if the replacement part is not this colour.
Cheers!
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You can normally get it done by a Samsung Service Centre.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/servicelocator/ find it here. They should quote you a price. Cheers.
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Yeah, I saw that from the video, and I am not too scared to mess with phones generally, but I am a little clumsy and as it is a screen, any slip of the knife would be catastrophic.(Plus I had a penknife close on me not so long ago, badly cutting my finger and knives still freak me out a bit)
Would happily pay someone £50 to do this for me, but no way I am paying £200 to replace a perfectly good LCD.
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You can normally get it done by a Samsung Service Centre.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/servicelocator/ find it here. They should quote you a price. Cheers.
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I did ask in the samsung centre in Tottenham Court Road and they seemed to think that the LCD needed replacing too, maybe I should try some more Samsung service centres because keeping the warranty would be nice as it is only a week old
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I did ask in the samsung centre in Tottenham Court Road and they seemed to think that the LCD needed replacing too, maybe I should try some more Samsung service centres because keeping the warranty would be nice as it is only a week old
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No service center will replace the glass, they all change the whole screen.
I advice keeping the warranty and paying the 200, you won't regret it.
People that changed the glass (including my friend) all had it perfect, then it started lifting an air bubbles covered some parts of the screen, i know others that cracked the actual LCD when trying to change the glass.
The glass can be replaced easily. I've done it on my s3 and I can tell you that geting the broken glass off is a piece of cake. Just use a heat gun and a few guitar picks,work arround the edges and make sure that you maintain the screen hot, heating it up with the heat gun so that the adhesive is warm and softened the whole time.
The glass itself is made out of two layers, first layer is the transparent glass and under the glass there is a plastic layer that gives the glass its color.you want to stick the guitar pick under the second layer, stick a half of the pick under the glass and start applying preasure on the part of the pick that sticks out of the glass. Push the pick down, towards the table and the glass will start to get off. Use multiple guitar picks on multiple parts of the glass to make sure you dont brake the screen.
The hardest part of reinstalling the glass is getting it on without any dust between the lcd and the glass. Use the 3M adhesive sticke (ebay) precisely cut for the s3 and clean the adhesive on the housing and the LCD with which the original glass was glued. That's it, good luck!
Sorry mate, wish I could help. Good luck getting it replaced!
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-O...cement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3f1e335896&_uhb=1
Next best option ...
I have found someone in the UK who offers this as a service, but he also offers an international service
ebay link:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Service-t...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2ec2624d7d
His YouTube vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHib-yptAQk&feature=youtu.be
I have no experience of using ebay for repair services which require sending the device off though, so I am cautious here. Am investigating if ebay offer any cover for scams etc.
I will post back here with my experiences.
hey guys anyone found a way to remove lcd from frame on Samsung s3
Think you heart the front lightly and get a tool to lift it out, then use a credit card to scrape underneath
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iRepairUK.net said:
hey guys anyone found a way to remove lcd from frame on Samsung s3
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As the LCD isn't available as a replacement part why bother?
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There's no lcd anyway
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Hi,
I own a Note3 for about 6 months and the chrome plating around the bezel is all worn out and flaking already. I never dropped the phone and I am always very careful with my stuff. For example my Galaxy S with 4 years of use doesn't have a single scratch and the finishing is "as new"
I would like to know what's the opinion out there on the cosmetics quality, I think the phone is great but the hardware, at least in my unit, is not up to scratch.
Do Samsung take care of this? anyone seeing it can tell that the phone hasn't been misused
I have mine for almost 9 months now. The rim looks good as news as well as the whole body, no visible scratch. I use it as it is, without a case. I only have a glass screen protector. I do get mindful where I place my phone though.
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Hand sanitizer can mess up stuff, has ethanol
As said, this is the first time I have problems with electroplated plastic. I'm usually very careful with my things. I don't use hand sanitizer nor I am a sweaty person.
Well, maybe I just got a lemon
One topic that may help you - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751470
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One topic that may help you - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751470
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Im not really agree on the OP of that link thread. Basically the OP only try to make the plate look great. Not really fix it.
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