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The Ultimate Drop TEST!!!

So i just bought the note 2 a few weeks ago and desided to give me brand new never scratched mind condition S3 to my girlfriend.In 5 days she dropped it between the elevetor crack and fell down 9 floors !!!
When we finally found the phone (thanks to the elevetor guy) i checked the phone several times in detail and found that the only thing that was broken was the glass in front of the screen the screen worked perfectly (i could still use the phone btw touch worked) .
Samsung i love you..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ae1cwm6z6ugx4j/20121024_153106.jpg heres a pic of the phone (cant upload to xda for some reason..)

So she dropped her phone through the 1inch gap between the floor and the elevator....really??
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Wow lol long drop
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That is crazy dude!
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Cool, a Skrillex test: one hell of a drop! :silly:
(Apologies to XKCD)

I dropped mine to a hard ground from normal standing height and I thought it was bad enough until I saw yours.
Anyway mine just got some unnoticeable scratch and works perfectly.
That kind of robustness could only be found in older Nokia phones. :good:

We wannt see pics.... We want pics.....with the elevator crack and the screen !!!

Hmmmm sorry I don't seem to believe your story, I smell troll
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Impossible. The Elevator crack is too small..and i dont think that the phone drops exactly into it -.-

Such pessimists, I've seen old school elevators where there are couple inch gaps and you can see all the way down. I believe the guy, and if it's fake, with a mind like that, he should be writing literature
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I think I believe him!
Well, kudos to Samsung, I suppose. The only weak spot on our phone is made my Corning. (>_>)

I love Samsung and I believe S3 is pretty resistant. Depends on how is dropped. But she should had very bad luck and dropped the phone on the bezel in order to fit that space between elevator... that's why I want to see the elevator.
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dropped mine on the treadmill @ 10km/h...shot out pretty quick...thank God for screen protectors lol...

Dropped mine from a pub roof, survived with minor chips off the corner,
As for the elevator, did your phone grow wings on the way down and did you or the other half take any funny looking tablets before this all happened?
I think u have had way too little sleep
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spoxone said:
Impossible. The Elevator crack is too small..and i dont think that the phone drops exactly into it -.-
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It is possible! Just shot this picture @ my work
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LollieLaurie said:
It is possible! Just shot this picture @ my work
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Just imagine how unlucky you would have been if you had dropped your phone down there whilst trying to take that picture!
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alias_neo said:
Just imagine how unlucky you would have been if you had dropped your phone down there whilst trying to take that picture!
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Owwwh the horror
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9 floors? really? is someone willing to perform a Myth Buster? i surely wont because due to physics, there would be more damaged..unless it had on an iron man suit.
my friend dropped his while walking and the phone bounced and flipped many times, the battery cover popped off and the bezel was effed. messed up part about it, it happened right after he purchased it from the phone store.
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spoxone said:
Impossible. The Elevator crack is too small..and i dont think that the phone drops exactly into it -.-
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Wow, you know all elevators are not the same right? :angel:
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alias_neo said:
Just imagine how unlucky you would have been if you had dropped your phone down there whilst trying to take that picture!
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Haha, not funny, well it is but that would be awful! You have a sick mind for thinking of it!
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swift2fly said:
9 floors? really? is someone willing to perform a Myth Buster? i surely wont because due to physics, there would be more damaged..unless it had on an iron man suit.
my friend dropped his while walking and the phone bounced and flipped many times, the battery cover popped off and the bezel was effed. messed up part about it, it happened right after he purchased it from the phone store.
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There is often a lot of crap at the bottom so it would have had a softer landing than say outside where rubbish has not accumulated.

I still smell bull****, but the troll is getting what he wants and that's replies lol
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lcd digitizer separation: need dead phone

Dear nexus 4 users. I am interested in finding out if the digitizer can be separated from the LCD and reattached. If it can the cracked screens could be repaired much more cheaply if we can get a source of digitizers.
I am hoping someone with a broken screen could try to separate them. I could do it if you send me a cracked or water damaged screen to experiment on. If you do I will take photos and video of the separation and post them here.

It can't be. The digitizer is etched on the glass AFAIK.
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wilsonlam97 said:
It can't be. The digitizer is etched on the glass AFAIK.
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I know. I am suggesting using heat to separate the LCD display from the glass+digitizer. This has been done on other phones with bonded displays.

It's already been done! Here's a video on Youtube. Courtesy of Le55ons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSe1I0MlpLI

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It's already been done! Here's a video on Youtube. Courtesy of Le55ons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSe1I0MlpLI
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No. It doesn't look like he separates the LCD from the digitizer to me. He replaces the entire LCD+screen+digitizer assembly. I want to break that assembly into two parts separating the LCD from the screen. They are glued together.
So I will separate the LCD (the part that makes the picture) from the glass+digitizer (the bit you touch and that registers the ). Does anyone understand?

alexnh said:
No. It doesn't look like he separates the LCD from the digitizer to me. He replaces the entire LCD+screen+digitizer assembly. I want to break that assembly into two parts separating the LCD from the screen. They are glued together.
So I will separate the LCD (the part that makes the picture) from the glass+digitizer (the bit you touch and that registers the ). Does anyone understand?
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They can't be taken apart. They're forever together. Some guy on the Nexus 7 thread took it apart and it was just as useless as before. My point is you can't take it apart. You have to get a full screen replacement.
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scream4cheese said:
They can't be taken apart. They're forever together. Some guy on the Nexus 7 thread took it apart and it was just as useless as before. My point is you can't take it apart. You have to get a full screen replacement.
I saw that same exact video not too long ago and he also said it can't be removed. If it was removable, I'm sure he would have done it. Good luck!
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Found a video on how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgBUhYIhaM&feature=youtu.be

philliple97 said:
Found a video on how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndgBUhYIhaM&feature=youtu.be
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I guess if you have the right tools you can. Lol
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scream4cheese said:
They can't be taken apart. They're forever together. Some guy on the Nexus 7 thread took it apart and it was just as useless as before. My point is you can't take it apart. You have to get a full screen replacement.
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The lcd and glass are separate. They are glued together. They could be separated

Want phone naked

So I'm in a delimia, I really want my gs4 naked because I have no deductible with best buy insurance, but my problem is I don't want the camera scratched when laid down flat, any suggestions?
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jrollercoasters said:
So I'm in a delimia, I really want my gs4 naked because I have no deductible with best buy insurance, but my problem is I don't want the camera scratched when laid down flat, any suggestions?
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if you have a steady hand and a girlfriend, or a girlfriend with a steady hand, a layer of clear coat nail polish would do it, and it eventually cracks/peels off or you can slide it off sideways with your finger. Use a can of compressed air a few inches away to blow it dry and keep the layer super thin.
ive fixed scratches on SLR lenses that way, then wiped excess off and polished with microfiber cloths and buffed. same with screen scratches on gorilla glass on my old Atrix.

jrollercoasters said:
So I'm in a delimia, I really want my gs4 naked because I have no deductible with best buy insurance, but my problem is I don't want the camera scratched when laid down flat, any suggestions?
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I cut a small piece up ultra clear screen protector that i got from Spigen to fit the camera, so far i have not noticed it affecting my photos at all

rexxcastle said:
I cut a small piece up ultra clear screen protector that i got from Spigen to fit the camera, so far i have not noticed it affecting my photos at all
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I agree with this. If you manage to apply bubble-free, the image quality should not be affected.
Alternatively, go completely naked, and when it gets scratched beyond acceptable, replace the camera module, they are $30-40 on ebay

The camera has a film on it out of the box unless you have removed it but it almost un noticeable and really hard to remove.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256554&highlight=camera
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2256990&highlight=camera

I've been wondering the exact same thing. this is my first galaxy phone and i dont know how the lens build quality is

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252489&highlight=camera

Slade8525 said:
if you have a steady hand and a girlfriend, or a girlfriend with a steady hand...
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Hey! this is a family forum.

joeybear23 said:
Hey! this is a family forum.
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Lol
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Bigtjmc said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252489&highlight=camera
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I already knew that
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Slade8525 said:
if you have a steady hand and a girlfriend, or a girlfriend with a steady hand, a layer of clear coat nail polish would do it, and it eventually cracks/peels off or you can slide it off sideways with your finger. Use a can of compressed air a few inches away to blow it dry and keep the layer super thin.
ive fixed scratches on SLR lenses that way, then wiped excess off and polished with microfiber cloths and buffed. same with screen scratches on gorilla glass on my old Atrix.
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You put it on the lens its self or around it?
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Cool deal just thought it might help.

joeybear23 said:
Hey! this is a family forum.
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lmao i mean i let her do the clear nail polish trick
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You put it on the lens its self or around it?
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right on the lens; you can take it off or thin it and let it redry with nail polish remover, so you can fix it over and over and never damage the glass.

jrollercoasters said:
So I'm in a delimia, I really want my gs4 naked because I have no deductible with best buy insurance, but my problem is I don't want the camera scratched when laid down flat, any suggestions?
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Order some clear bumpers off amazon and put them on battery cover. I do this on Samsung's tpu case.
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@rbiter said:
Order some clear bumpers off amazon and put them on battery cover. I do this on Samsung's tpu case.
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That'll keep the camera, off a flat surface? And can you give me a link? I'm not quite sure what your talking about.. like a bumber case?
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jrollercoasters said:
That'll keep the camera, off a flat surface? And can you give me a link? I'm not quite sure what your talking about.. like a bumber case?
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3M SJ5302 Bumpon Blister Pack, Clear 0.312" Wide x Long, 0.085"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NG3Z0S/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=hi
that is the thinnest they have. without a case that is probably your best bet. they work great on my samsung tpu case on my note2. i carry my phone in my right front jeans pocket and surprisingly they haven't come off yet and i take my phone in and out of my pocket a lot. anyways, just an idea. perhaps you can find something better but i think this is it. make sure you clean off the battery cover with alcohol real well so they stick and stay stuck.

This back cover protects the camera lens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259819&highlight=carbon
I have the carbon fiber one and would recommend it.

GeorgeP said:
This back cover protects the camera lens.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2259819&highlight=carbon
I have the carbon fiber one and would recommend it.
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Cool thank you so much, that helps a lot! How much are they, the link for amazon said sold out, so it didn't give a price, but that black one looks so cool! Its like a case but Its naked im still gunna put tempered glass on too, but that is pretty much naked looking haha and feeling
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Slade8525 said:
if you have a steady hand and a girlfriend, or a girlfriend with a steady hand, a layer of clear coat nail polish would do it, and it eventually cracks/peels off or you can slide it off sideways with your finger. Use a can of compressed air a few inches away to blow it dry and keep the layer super thin.
ive fixed scratches on SLR lenses that way, then wiped excess off and polished with microfiber cloths and buffed. same with screen scratches on gorilla glass on my old Atrix.
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Would this trick work for something like a scratched home button?

Sesmu said:
Would this trick work for something like a scratched home button?
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They say it's much easier to just replace the home button, but I've never tried it.

I need a rugged case.

i need a case for my Galaxy s4. i want very tough case for it. cause i'm butter finger. which one is good? i need a one with a rugged protection. is spigen sgp slim view a good choice? that one looks cool. and is their screen protection glass cover. i've seen ones for iphone and Galaxy s2.
and also, i heard of something called cooling film. is it safe and does it really works?

ryujeff said:
i need a case for my Galaxy s4. i want very tough case for it. cause i'm butter finger. which one is good? i need a one with a rugged protection. is spigen sgp slim view a good choice? that one looks cool. and is their screen protection glass cover. i've seen ones for iphone and Galaxy s2.
and also, i heard of something called cooling film. is it safe and does it really works?
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There are a variety of good rugged cases available, I suggest you google Galaxy S4 Durable Cases.

Seidio makes great cases. They also have a waterproof/dustproof one as well.
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Lifeproof is great. My iPhone 5 fre case is covered in dents from hitting concrete so much but phone is perfect. I assume similar for when the galaxy s4 case gets in Stock and I can order it.
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There is no life proof for the S4. The closest is the Seidio case I mentioned.
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It is called the Seidio Obex
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graydiggy said:
There is no life proof for the S4. The closest is the Seidio case I mentioned.
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It is called the Seidio Obex
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That's incorrect there is it just came out it's $89.99 though. Would post a link, but just joined to post this. You can find it on the Lifeproof site. That said I really like my Otterbox Commuter.

I was just on their site yesterday, and they only had one for the S3. i will look around for it.
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I am currently using the Otterbox Defender. Pretty nice case.
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Well slap me around and call me Jessica! They do have one. http://www.lifeproof.com/en/galaxy-s4/?path=TopNav
I am a bit weary of it because it does not have a screen protector, so actually testing it before putting the phone in, is impossible. This may however be good for using a tempered glass protector.
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graydiggy said:
I was just on their site yesterday, and they only had one for the S3. i will look around for it.
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I am currently using the Otterbox Defender. Pretty nice case.
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Well slap me around and call me Jessica! They do have one. http://www.lifeproof.com/en/galaxy-s4/?path=TopNav
I am a bit weary of it because it does not have a screen protector, so actually testing it before putting the phone in, is impossible. This may however be good for using a tempered glass protector.
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That's the nuud version. The fully protected one is the fre and was in Stock at 2:30pm PST yesterday but sold out like Wildfire after they put the announcement up on fb. I'm sure they will be in Stock again soon just not sure when. Oh and the email list is useless as they aren't notifying on that at all.
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I like Otterbox brand. I am usingvthe Commuter as I dont need the bulk of the Defender. Their support is top shelf too
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Seidio makes great cases. They also have a waterproof/dustproof one as well.
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I'll second this... I use their active case with the holster, and have dropped my old phone (GS2) several times without issue. I also laid it in the top of my wife's acadia's hatch back near the hinge... I closed the door 4 - 5 times trying to figure out why it felt like it was not closing properly. When I went to look for my phone later, I realized where I had left it... Panicked, I went out to the car expecting the worst... I opened the door and the only problem with the phone was the case had a nice deep indentation in the "firm" plastic backing, but the phone was fine. They have a version called OBEX that is waterproof too. They do not add A LOT of bulk, but any good case will add some bulk. I had the holster break where the pin is inserted into the plastic for the clip. I took a picture and sent them an email. The sent me a new clip/holster for free!
I also had an otterbox defender back when I had an iPhone 3GS (it was a gift )... It was an extremely tough, but extremely bulky too.
Both cases feel good in hand. It mostly comes down to personal opinion, or which company has the color you like

New samsung promotion

A buddy of mine works for tmobile and he told me samsung is having a new promotion with the note 7. He said that till November 1st if you register your new replacement note 7 on the samsung website they will send you a fire extinguisher to show appreciation for being devoted customers. So don't drag your heels and take advantage. [emoji23] [emoji23]
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cool story bro

Lame pretty pathetic.
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Close this down op.

Pointless thread... can someone close this?

In before the lock
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I just wanted to turn a bad situation and joke about it. Just thought I could spread a little laughter.
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lildoggs said:
I just wanted to turn a bad situation and joke about it. Just thought I could spread a little laughter.
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I laughed

No one wants to laugh at the fact that this is the best darn phone Samsung ever made and it's being plagued with battery problems. The freaking battery is what will do the Note 7 in. The fracking battery! Damn you Samsung! Damn! Dann! Damn! I need a glass of milk. :fingers-crossed:

dkb218 said:
No one wants to laugh at the fact that this is the best darn phone Samsung ever made and it's being plagued with battery problems. The freaking battery is what will do the Note 7 in. The fracking battery! Damn you Samsung! Damn! Dann! Damn! I need a glass of milk. :fingers-crossed:
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I feel you. I'm also very disappointed that this happened with this awesome phone. It's a freaking shame. I love this phone too. I just hope that they can recover from this and keep making the note line.
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Too bad it's waterproof. They could have saved money and just gave us a bottle of water instead. Lol.
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Some of you guys need the lighten the F up man. I've spent roughly 6 hours at the stores going through exchanges and found this to be in good humor.

This is just another reason that Samsung should stay with a removable battery. The biggest mistake they did with this crap.... This will teach them a lesson. LOL

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Too bad it's waterproof. They could have saved money and just gave us a bottle of water instead. Lol.
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[emoji23] [emoji23] nice one! I personally don't care for a phone that's water resistant myself. I have never dropped my phones in water. Besides when they make the phones water resistant calls sound muffled so don't care too much for it lol.
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galaxyuser88 said:
This is just another reason that Samsung should stay with a removable battery. The biggest mistake they did with this crap.... This will teach them a lesson. LOL
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Yes I totally agree with you. I could have been a lot cheaper for them to resolve this issue. Just send out some batteries through the mail and voila problem solved. Lol
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I don't think the problem is strictly the battery. Logic says there's more to it. Personally I think that's karma coming back on them for locking all the bootloaders...
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I got excited them laughed hard lol thank you

christophec said:
I got excited them laughed hard lol thank you
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You're welcome man. Sorry I didn't mean to deceive anyone.
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