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Well only had it for 5 day and my misfortune played in, I was sitting in a chair when it slipped out less than 2 feet, thing on my mind was scratches on the body I picked up just looking at body and to my surprise there were no scratches on the body at all, here I was thinking a miracle and turned it around only to find the horror, it must have landed on the screen. Man you would think for $800 bucks the screen would be little stronger, and who would take it out of the pockets every time they sit, riding a subway or bus , it’s like every time you sit ooo let me get my phone out and hold it, this really suck I really like the phone and now to fix it is hell. I called US HTC repair and they said they don’t have the unit in their system so they will call me. Gave me a time frame of 6 to 8 weeks. Well Karma I guess.
Did they give you a price for the replacement screen Magus?
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**** Dude, that really sucks!!
I am so sorry man. Hope they fix it for you ASAP.
No price, as they don’t have the item on their list, I even called UK repair center 16 min hold and rep said no price list either
Well guys a Miracle, just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85, should I get it, and if yes how hard would it be to do it myself, I have good deal of experience with assembling computers, but worst case I could get the part and walk to a local phone repair shop and ask a pro to change the screen. So should I give this a go? Please advise thanks
Man it’s like I just jumped in time capsule and went back a few day to the time when I got the phone, I’m all so excited now
I am so sorry.
Sorry for your phone.
Because of these things happening, i bought a Belt-clip thingy and put my HD there. Yes i hate keeping my phone in belt, but havng payed as you say $800 for it i might aswell live with a small annoyance.
Agreed that at at this price, screen shoould be more stronger.
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Well guys a Miracle, just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85, should I get it, and if yes how hard would it be to do it myself, I have good deal of experience with assembling computers, but worst case I could get the part and walk to a local phone repair shop and ask a pro to change the screen. So should I give this a go? Please advise thanks
Man it’s like I just jumped in time capsule and went back a few day to the time when I got the phone, I’m all so excited now
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But you would loose any guarantee, wouldn't you?
This makes me feel pretty lucky. Dropped mine 5 feet onto concrete and got away with a slightly dented metal corner.
Magus_doc said:
just found some OEM Touch Screen Digitizer for HD online they are selling for $85
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Sorry for you man. I had same problem with my Trinity once, nightmare!
Have you got that new screen for $85? Looks like a very good deal. Could you give contacts of seller please?
Yes the warranty will be gone, but I guess none of my PPC or phones ever gave up on me with in the 2 year period so I’ll have to take a chance.
Well the seller is on EBay from Hong Kong. No I have not purchased this item. I was going through some service info so it seems that the manufacture intended the whole bezel/lcd/digitizer all to be changed as a unit, and the guy on eBay is selling just the Digitizer, I’m not sure how this replacement will work out, I guess the touch diamond screen replacement was meant to be the same Bezel/ lcd/digi all together but seems like a lot of people are doing the digitizer only replacement. I could try this out as it seem that the digi is attached to the LCD with glue, so technically I should be able to pull it out and put the new digi in place, or could wait for HTC repair people to work with it but it will be lot more expensive like $360 dollars(got this price from nother member who contacted the HTC repair).
If you guys have any suggestion please let me know. I’m in a dilemma
Drop mine about 4 feet, my little nephew knocks it right out of my hand sending it flying towards a tiled floor, not a single scratch. Then the next day as I pulled up my pants it fell out of my pockets again hitting a tiled floor without a scratch, I try to be more carefull and haven't dropped it since.
Have you tried to get it fixed under warranty, here in the netherland there is this idiot proof warranty which you pay extra to insure your phone from damage done by yourself, like dropping it in the toilet or on a concrete floor, looking at your screen and my track record it might not be such a bad deal on second thought
Hi to that love the GSIII,
Got my on Friday, I could not find a case I liked so I started shopping around.
Today at lunch, the phone took a 30" drop from a table, the display is going bad.
Any "constructive" ideas that might help me out?
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Jim
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If there's no noticeable physical damage int he corner you could probably send it in as a defect. And why on earth you not put at least a case on the damn thing, regardless of looks. I almost want to tell you that you deserve it.
Ya think Ill definately get the Insurance.
Try returning it to wherever you got it from and hope they accept it
Otherwise you can pay Samsung to fix it for you or order parts an DIY
Do you have insurance? If so then they may give you one with a deductible fee
I am very disappointed by the s3 build quality, why couldn't they design a durable phone like s2
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JimJep said:
Hi to that love the GSIII,
Got my on Friday, I could not find a case I liked so I started shopping around.
Today at lunch, the phone took a 30" drop from a table, the display is going bad.
Any "constructive" ideas that might help me out?
Kind Regards,
Jim
[email protected]
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Poor guy. Well, the obvious is that this is a case of cracked LCD. However, my next question would be where did you buy it? If you opted in for Best Buy's Black Tie, you could get that repaired/replaced at no charge (with the exception of your monthly payment you pay). If not, Asurion will charge $125 deductible.. or the service centers are $99 last time I looked (I've been out of the repair game a few months).
If the crack isn't evident (because it is har dot tell in the image) where you can see the crack of the LCD (not the glass of the digitizer, as that appears to be fine) but the spider web effect of the LCD... the store might unknowingly exchange it. Personally, I'd be honest with them. I had a defective EvoLTE that I was waiting to swap when three days before S3 release I dropped it and cracked the corner of the digitizer. Best Buy was kind enough to exchange me anyway, simply because I spoke up and said what happened.
Best of luck to you!
Actually most places will still let you add on the insurance since its still under the 30 day window. Just wait it out a few days and then see about getting it fixed.
Did you cry yourself to sleep that night?
Ouch... I'd probably be depressed if I was you lol. But hopefully you'll get a replacement. Good luck
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Omg... I would of died. I literally took the case off my phone, opened this thread, and then put the case back on..
#CoolStoryBro
I would've cried too, I almost had a drop today at work and my life flashed before my eyes. I don't have a case on mine, the beauty of it is too nice to cover. I will give you all permission to say I told you so if/when I drop my phone.
check out step 11
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Teardown/9391/2
and and lcd/digitizer combo on ebay....275 ouch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...767?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231e50bbaf
best bet claim insurance, 199 deductible(assuming since s2 variants are still 199)
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/en_US/pdf/wireless-phone-insurance-deductible-schedule.pdf
Thanks to all these I dropped my S3 threads that are starting to popup I got a 30% off coupon at square trade and bought a ADH warranty.
The problem is that the att stores do not have them and you will have to ship it off I believe. In any event, a hassle. For those of you that get your phone go to ATT or wherever and slap a case on it You have 30 days on the case also. So what if it is not your ultimate case. Protect the phone! It is slippery!
I have mine in a TPU case (8 bucks) and a neoprene sleeve I've had for a while.
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I would've cried too, I almost had a drop today at work and my life flashed before my eyes. I don't have a case on mine, the beauty of it is too nice to cover. I will give you all permission to say I told you so if/when I drop my phone.
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diztronic.com sells a semi-transparent grippy matte case for $10. Brand is highly regarded.
I get mine sometime this week, but I don't have a phone yet. I'll post pics.
Damn man, that sucks. I'm gonna baby the hell out of my phone, if I ever get it, until my Incipio Silicrylic Dual Pro arrives in a few days
Welp, my wife questioned me when I chose to get insurance for the first time when I got my S7 Edge last week...
Turns out I'm glad I did....
I was fishing today from the seawall at a river nearby. My phone was in the cupholder of my folding chair, and I got up to grab a bottle of water from my cooler. A gust of wind blew the chair , along with my phone, into the river.
The water is roughly 15 ft deep where this happened, and I'm no scuba diver, so needless to say, the phone is dead and lost.
Again, so glad I got the insurance!
Man... That sucks. If you swam down and found it, I'm sure it would still work. Who knows? lol
You gotta be careful with these devices. Especially an all glass beauty like the S7 Edge.
After spending $800+ on a device, I am always extra careful.
Maybe it's also because I don't purchase any extra insurance either.
I've got the claim filed and got notification that it was approved - it appears that they are sending me a gold phone to replace my black one.
Just glad they didn't send silver/titanium because it looked a bit... "cheap" in that color.
Right now the water is so murky that I'd be lucky to see 1 foot past my face even with a mask on. With the current plus said murkiness, there's no way I could have found it.
Yep, the replacement came and it was indeed the gold model.
I expected to absolutely hate it, but it's growing on me quite a bit! I'm thinking I may have actually gotten gold had they been available at the AT&T store when I bought my black one originally - all they had was the black and silver models (still say the silver looks cheap!).
I strong recommend insurance if you don't have it!
I have the family insurance. Cost $20 per month but covers devices not even on the att plan. It ended up being cheaper for me since I have 10 devices with att
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So basically I have a phone that is not even 6 months old, has always been in a case, and never been dropped. The glass has cracked on the back, pretty severely, but on the front, only one small place. Samsung said to send it in, but there were no guarantees that any servicing would be done for free. I did not purchase the $120 warranty direct from them. I went ahead and ordered a replacement from asurion for $199. I will probably add the 120 samsung service even though it has a 30 day waiting period, or sell the phone. It is a really great phone, and works very well with my gear s2 classic.
I just wish these phones did not have to be made out of these crazy materials that are so fragile. I did not leave my phone plugged in overnight under a pillow or anything either. Any ideas on what to do? I am hoping that samsung will reimburse my deductible cost because I cannot wait for the turnaround time. I was tempted to get a new moto g5 temporarily and just send in the cracked s7 edge just to see what samsung says. But all the repair places wanted $400, and samsung has been known to charge about half that to repair the glass if the digitizer is not damaged.
What would you guys do if you were me? I will probably just keep the phone. Although I could not believe the awesome special the lg g6 has running where you get a 43" tv and a google home speaker! that is awesome!
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So basically I have a phone that is not even 6 months old, has always been in a case, and never been dropped. The glass has cracked on the back, pretty severely, but on the front, only one small place. Samsung said to send it in, but there were no guarantees that any servicing would be done for free. I did not purchase the $120 warranty direct from them. I went ahead and ordered a replacement from asurion for $199. I will probably add the 120 samsung service even though it has a 30 day waiting period, or sell the phone. It is a really great phone, and works very well with my gear s2 classic.
I just wish these phones did not have to be made out of these crazy materials that are so fragile. I did not leave my phone plugged in overnight under a pillow or anything either. Any ideas on what to do? I am hoping that samsung will reimburse my deductible cost because I cannot wait for the turnaround time. I was tempted to get a new moto g5 temporarily and just send in the cracked s7 edge just to see what samsung says. But all the repair places wanted $400, and samsung has been known to charge about half that to repair the glass if the digitizer is not damaged.
What would you guys do if you were me? I will probably just keep the phone. Although I could not believe the awesome special the lg g6 has running where you get a 43" tv and a google home speaker! that is awesome!
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I would personally just send it to samsung for repair. cost me $269.07 back in august for a new screen and they even put a new back on it.
As for the G6 it all depends on if you trust LG/ are lucky enough to get a unit that doesn't start boot looping like LG is famous for.
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I would personally just send it to samsung for repair. cost me $269.07 back in august for a new screen and they even put a new back on it.
As for the G6 it all depends on if you trust LG/ are lucky enough to get a unit that doesn't start boot looping like LG is famous for.
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Thank you. I went ahead and got a new coral blue s7 edge from asurion. Verizon reimbursed me for part of the deductible since I didn't drop the phone. Samsung refused to help. May pay 120 for Samsung wty has 30 day waiting period but has 1 yr glass pro no deductible and extends mfr wty 1yr
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LG G6 overheating
jfriend33 said:
So basically I have a phone that is not even 6 months old, has always been in a case, and never been dropped. The glass has cracked on the back, pretty severely, but on the front, only one small place. Samsung said to send it in, but there were no guarantees that any servicing would be done for free. I did not purchase the $120 warranty direct from them. I went ahead and ordered a replacement from asurion for $199. I will probably add the 120 samsung service even though it has a 30 day waiting period, or sell the phone. It is a really great phone, and works very well with my gear s2 classic.
I just wish these phones did not have to be made out of these crazy materials that are so fragile. I did not leave my phone plugged in overnight under a pillow or anything either. Any ideas on what to do? I am hoping that samsung will reimburse my deductible cost because I cannot wait for the turnaround time. I was tempted to get a new moto g5 temporarily and just send in the cracked s7 edge just to see what samsung says. But all the repair places wanted $400, and samsung has been known to charge about half that to repair the glass if the digitizer is not damaged.
What would you guys do if you were me? I will probably just keep the phone. Although I could not believe the awesome special the lg g6 has running where you get a 43" tv and a google home speaker! that is awesome!
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I am a volunteer driver. I was driving the bus from Hope BC to Chilliwack BC on Hwy #1 (freeway) with 10 passengers. While driving at 110 km i had my phone in my shirt pocket. Suddenly i felt a lot of heat coming from my phone. I reached into my pocket and found the heat from my phone to be so excessive i had to remove the phone and toss it into a cubby hole in the dash on the bus. I was concern do to the amount of heat that the heat the phone would burst into flames. I took the phone to Superstore to take it to where i bought it. Once there the service person put the phone on a charger to see if we could start the phone. He noted that the phone was extreamly over heated and said he would send it in for repair. The phone was in a protective casing and upon removing the case he found that covering for the camera was broken . Now i had to remove the phone from my procession for the saftey of my riders and for my own saftey. Now had this phone flared into flames i could have have a very serious crash with several injuries. Now i received a call from my sales reprocenitive stating that my warrantee was cancelled due to the camera cover which might cost .10 cents. I am paying over $900.00 for this phone and have paid for extended warrantee which LG is now saying they will not cover as well. The lying i have heard from LG service reps is unreal. These phones do over heat and the camera lens after looking at it closely shattered because of the over heating. I have never seen such garbage service from any company as i have with LG
So yesterday while driving home, I looked over at my phone that was sitting on the passenger seat and noticed the back was cracked. I have no idea how it happened, since the phone was not dropped, and I am very careful with it. It is in a case as well. The main damage is right where the back glass meets the camera glass. Not sure if this is a weak spot. The break spiderwebbed across the entire back. I called Samsung and they sent me a label to ship it in for repair. I do not have any type of insurance on the phone. I thought it was pretty cool of them to pay for the shipping to have the repair done. I was quoted a price of $70.31 for the replacement of the back glass. I feel like this is an odd price. I sent it in this morning and will have to wait and see what they say. I think this phone is even more fragile than it looks. I will update once they contact me.
I'm not sure how I'd be able to tell if mine was cracked, with the case on... after all, the case is covering it. Do you have a clear case?
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I'm not sure how I'd be able to tell if mine was cracked, with the case on... after all, the case is covering it. Do you have a clear case?
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The case I had on yesterday has one large cutout on the back so I was able to see it. You are right, with other case that have individual cutouts, I would not be able to tell it was cracked.
The charge probably includes labor cost which would be the bulk of the price.
So I got an email yesterday from Samsung, the cost was correct at 70.31. Pretty good considering they pay for shipping both ways. Now I just have to wait for the repair to get done, and the phone shipped back.