My Galaxy S II took a faceplant :( - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I'm officially a Go Phone carrier now. My phone off the bed this morning and face planted right on my tiled floor. LCD is demolished, glass perfectly in tact. Man it sucks so bad. iPhone 4 is off at the shop having it's battery terminal soldered back on and I really wanted to use my GS 2 but the LCD is like 150 bucks.
Anyone had any luck with AT&T giving a one time warranty replacement for issues like this?

That's why I get insurance for the phone
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roadrash7 said:
That's why I get insurance for the phone
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With the deductible being $150, I really saw no point. I can't afford to shell out that much every time something goes wrong with my phone.

war eagle said:
I'm officially a Go Phone carrier now. My phone off the bed this morning and face planted right on my tiled floor. LCD is demolished, glass perfectly in tact. Man it sucks so bad. iPhone 4 is off at the shop having it's battery terminal soldered back on and I really wanted to use my GS 2 but the LCD is like 150 bucks.
Anyone had any luck with AT&T giving a one time warranty replacement for issues like this?
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$150!? That's not bad. Where'd you find it? I haven't seen any for sale. Though I haven't checked in awhile.
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How much would you be willing to sell your broken sgsii for?
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war eagle said:
With the deductible being $150, I really saw no point. I can't afford to shell out that much every time something goes wrong with my phone.
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I'm pretty sure the deductible is 199. :/
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get a squaretrade.com account... much better lower deductables

gr8hairy1 said:
$150!? That's not bad. Where'd you find it? I haven't seen any for sale. Though I haven't checked in awhile.
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I just googled Samsung SGH I777 LCD replacement and I came across a few sites that them.
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How much would you be willing to sell your broken sgsii for?
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I'm not going to. Not just yet. I'm about to graduate from college so I'm hoping I can score some cash to get it fixed from that or hopefully i'll get a job sooner or later.

The deductible is $199

Suck man. Same thing happened to my Captivate. The SGS2 came out 2 days later thankfully.
Maybe you have an upgrade lying around somewhere and can get a skyrocket for 199?

If I were you, id be hunting around for someone who broke just the touch layer and is wanting to part with their paperweight. Also, I was under the impression that AMOLED's are on a metal plate or some such, not a glass screen like an LCD? maybe I'm wrong?

Save up and just buy a replacement screen.
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oic0 said:
If I were you, id be hunting around for someone who broke just the touch layer and is wanting to part with their paperweight. Also, I was under the impression that AMOLED's are on a metal plate or some such, not a glass screen like an LCD? maybe I'm wrong?
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They're bonded digitizer and lcd like the iPhone 4/4s. So no way to replace the one without the other.
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locsplitter said:
Suck man. Same thing happened to my Captivate. The SGS2 came out 2 days later thankfully.
Maybe you have an upgrade lying around somewhere and can get a skyrocket for 199?
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How much would you be willing to sell your broken captivate for?
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You could check out MobileTechVideos for help. The owner, Josh, has a profile on XDA I believe. He can replace a lot of stuff. Maybe he can help! I can't post links yet but just google it.

Samsung screens are super easy to replace. Just really expensive.
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What kind of credit card did you purchase it with? Some cards (american express comes to mind) offer like... 60 or 90 days of accidental damage/theft protection for purchases made on it. So check with your credit card company.

GalaxyMaster said:
Save up and just buy a replacement screen.
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That's the plan. Just trying to land a job now, graduating Decemeber 12... Prolly use graduation money to fix it

war eagle said:
With the deductible being $150, I really saw no point. I can't afford to shell out that much every time something goes wrong with my phone.
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the Best Buy service plan has no deductible. $0

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I dropped my Note

So to make a long story short my note fell out of my pocket today while I was helping out at a fundraiser car wash. No major damage done but just a small nick and scratch on the top right corner on the screen and outside. The actual functionality of the phone is fine and I can probably live with it but this small damage is going to eat away at me. So I want to know if I call att and complain about something wrong with my phone will they replace it? I have ensquared insurance and I don't want to use my $75 deductible yet.
And I've had the phone for over 30 days too
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I think though that once the damage is seen you'll get charged.
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was there a case on it? If not, that is why I always get a case & screen protector. Better to be safe than sorry.
RMXO said:
was there a case on it? If not, that is why I always get a case & screen protector. Better to be safe than sorry.
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That's what sucks, I had the portfolio case on it because it was a gift, but I've been holding out for an otterbox case because I have a $50 coupon.
I think I might take the plunge because with my Atrix I had a legit issue that couldn't always duplicate but the speaker part was dented plus was unlocked and I was able to swap phones
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dmbrown81 said:
So to make a long story short my note fell out of my pocket today while I was helping out at a fundraiser car wash. No major damage done but just a small nick and scratch on the top right corner on the screen and outside. The actual functionality of the phone is fine and I can probably live with it but this small damage is going to eat away at me. So I want to know if I call att and complain about something wrong with my phone will they replace it? I have ensquared insurance and I don't want to use my $75 deductible yet.
And I've had the phone for over 30 days too
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Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
highwayman1224 said:
Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
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Basically that sums it up. It's really not that big of deal because any case will covert it up.
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U know what I returned one of my notes just because it had a piece of lint between the glass and bezel. That i could not get out. A case would cover it up but drove me crazy knowing it was there. :what:
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highwayman1224 said:
Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
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+1
10 char
Call and see if you can get some credit to your account because you paid to much like the other 400 people did in that post. Some even got the note for free. Then sell it and buy a new one and start all over....
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I called rogers and told the rep that my phone started randomly rebooting and freezing and because i have a government plan they are shipping me a brand new one in a couple days no questions asked
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highwayman1224 said:
Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
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Yup. Don't be that guy.
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highwayman1224 said:
Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
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Where did he say he was going to lie? 'call at&t and say something is wrong with my phone' is exactly the situation. Douche.
carhigh said:
Call and see if you can get some credit to your account because you paid to much like the other 400 people did in that post. Some even got the note for free. Then sell it and buy a new one and start all over....
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I was wondering about that, when I got my note, the rep got all smiling when he saw something pop up on his screen about the phone being cheap, but I paid full price, what is going on?
Truaim said:
Where did he say he was going to lie? 'call at&t and say something is wrong with my phone' is exactly the situation. Douche.
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Wow, really?? The only thing "wrong" with it is the damage "he" did to it you dumbass!
Dude, first of all, a car wash? Nobody addresses that one eh? Regardless, put a case on it, problem solved. If only you had thought of that to begin with we could have avoided this whole post. Let the trolling begin :/
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SeenNotScene said:
Dude, first of all, a car wash? Nobody addresses that one eh? Regardless, put a case on it, problem solved. If only you had thought of that to begin with we could have avoided this whole post. Let the trolling begin :/
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First of all I was heading up the car wash to raise money for kids to go to a summer camp. I actually brought my atrix with me to swap sim cards but I left it in my car parked across the street. While running across the street it feel out of my pocket. Big picture I am grateful that no major damage was done but also that we all should be mindful how big this phone is and how easy it is to forget. Either way I've decided to just ride it out because any case that wraps around the phone will cover it up.
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I cracked my screen I believe by sittiing on on it while in my back pocket. I called Samsung and they would replace the screen fro $197.00. Since I have a Square Trade warranty, I caledl and they could not fix the display so they gave me the full cost to replace it minus $49 decuctible.
bubbad58 said:
I cracked my screen I believe by sittiing on on it while in my back pocket. I called Samsung and they would replace the screen fro $197.00. Since I have a Square Trade warranty, I caledl and they could not fix the display so they gave me the full cost to replace it minus $49 decuctible.
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This might be a good route OP. GL in getting a new one & I feel your pain.
neonsector said:
I was wondering about that, when I got my note, the rep got all smiling when he saw something pop up on his screen about the phone being cheap, but I paid full price, what is going on?
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Yes, could someone please explain this?
highwayman1224 said:
Hmmm, you dropped your phone, ****ed it up & you want to try to get AT&T to give you one by lying? What a douche! Suck it up buttercup!
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Exactly! It's YOUR fault! Deal with it!
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Broken screen after 2 weeks.

I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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Use your phone insurance to get it repaired. Job done.
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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jetpack101 said:
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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No that's fraud you dingbat!
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jetpack101 said:
I just had a horrible experience today.
I was putting my phone on the fireplace and caught the corner on the edge of the phone.
You can imagine my shock when I looked at the screen and it has a number of cracks across it and looks shattered in the lower left corner.
This was only a slight tip but it still took out the screen.
Has anyone any idea how much it costs to replace the screen here in Ireland.
I only have the phone 2 weeks and this happened. I'm devastated.
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I've no issue with you scamming an insurance company - I'm firmly of the belief that there is a special place in hell for those parasitic bastards. But if you do go legit, I'd expect to pay easily over €200. I had to replace my screen in Sweden and it set me back the equivalent of €300 so I would guess Ireland is probably not that far off.
fonefunshop.co.uk charges about €250 plus shipping I'd guess and will deal with customers in Ireland.
Found this on adverts.ie. €165 but that sounds very cheap considering that to buy replacement screens alone to fit yourself is more than that. Would be wary.
And what CFWH is doing is extortion.
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No it's not, it's insurance. That's how insurance works, if it was extortion they'd come round and break your phone if you didn't pay!
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If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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NatTheCat said:
No that's fraud you dingbat!
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
Do what you have to to get the phone looking great again.
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jetpack101 said:
I don't have phone insurance. Car phone wear house wanted €15 per month and I could not afford to pay that.
I was going to see if I could insure it now with a third party and leave it a week before reporting the problem.
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How do you insure a product without some kind of product inspection of some sort? I don't do insurances, but it is stupid if companies offer insurances without examining the product in the first place.
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It's not really fraud if he pays for at least a month. After all how can you be charging £15 a month to insure a phone, that's terrible.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
avocco said:
If you take it to a Samsung Repair Center it will cost £140.00 and they will repair it the same day. My cousin smashed his and that's how much they wanted to replace it. Buying it of eBay or going anywhere else will cost you more.
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I contacted Samsung Repair and they gave me the number for Fondmenders in the GPO. I called them and they will replace the screen for €160.00
Its going in on Thursday and should be ready Friday.
I also get insurance for €37.00 per year with Zurich so I'll keep that just in case something else happens to it another time.
€37.00 per year is a long way off what Car Phone Warehouse where charging.
Anyway I'll know on Friday if I get a happy ending.
Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
Something similar happened to me.. 3 days after i got it, dropped it in SAND (yes, SAND!)
The edge on the left side got chipped, like a small paranthesis ( - it was outsided the used screen, in the space between the used screen and the edge.
However.. 2 days later.. it got stolen, i never got around to fix it
Now i've got a new one..
markdudier said:
Don't you have something like household insurance in Ireland?
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We do but I don't think its covered unless you specify the device.
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Yes it is you pleb. It's fraud, end of. And the reason we're having to pay £15 a month is so that the insurance companies can recover some of the costs from people carrying out bogus claims like you're encouraging him to do.
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Look who's calling who the pleb, when my phone gets spoilt I buy a new one, I won't be insuring a phone for any reason.
And since I work for an insurance company don't tell me that the £15 recovers some costs because it's bs.
Don't take everything so seriously, the OP want going to take any of the bad advice anyway.
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If your saying that what I was considering is fraud then what do you call it when the insurance company pay an uninsured no tax and no licence driver then put my premium up to cover the cost 3 fold.
Don't talk to me about insurance fraud when the biggest fraudsters are the insurance companies them self.
I have had lots of occasions when the insurance companies screwed me over.
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Just to update on the broken screen.
My phone went in to FoneMenders in the GPO Arcade (http://fonemenders.ie/) yesterday morning at 9:30
They replaced the screen within the hour and only charged €159.99
I had got prices from other compaines as much as €270.00
The phone looks brand new so I'm over the moon with the repair, very professional.
I now also have a flip cover and screen protector on the device. Only short of wrapping it in bubble wrap
I really don't want to go down that road again.
I still have my insurance policy on the device so should anything happen again I have that to fall back on.
I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
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I'll never understand why people don't insure their phones straight away for this exact reason...
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Because not everyone is in a country where they can get a reasonable premium for insuring certain goods.
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I need help!

Ok I just got a replacement rez and wanted s-on the old one so I can return it but I said screw it I will do it the next day since it was late. I picked up my phone and fell out my hand and now screen cracked. I can't send this ha k now I have to return the new one.
What should I do I need help in getting a new or used rez that is not malfunctioned and screen cracked. Anyone know where I get one cheaper than paying vzw $90 deductible for insurance or if vzw will understand my story and allow me to return the cracked one.
I need something.
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Ndaoud360 said:
Ok I just got a replacement rez and wanted s-on the old one so I can return it but I said screw it I will do it the next day since it was late. I picked up my phone and fell out my hand and now screen cracked. I can't send this ha k now I have to return the new one.
What should I do I need help in getting a new or used rez that is not malfunctioned and screen cracked. Anyone know where I get one cheaper than paying vzw $90 deductible for insurance or if vzw will understand my story and allow me to return the cracked one.
I need something.
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just do a screen replacement. much cheaper. take apart and replace the LCD screen. go here for the parts http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-rezound-screen-replacements-repair-parts.html
I would wrap it up, kick the box a couple good times and send it back not using FedEx, use other option. You don't know what happened after it was mailed back.
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DownRiver_Droid said:
I would wrap it up, kick the box a couple good times and send it back not using FedEx, use other option. You don't know what happened after it was mailed back.
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Doubt that will work. you think if I told them my story would understand and allow me to send the cracked one back.
Also I already had the screen replaced once but it ended up in the person who fixed it screwed up the capacitive lights and did not seal screen on tight enough so dust got behind the screen.
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Doubt that will work. you think if I told them my story would understand and allow me to send the cracked one back.
Also I already had the screen replaced once but it ended up in the person who fixed it screwed up the capacitive lights and did not seal screen on tight enough so dust got behind the screen.
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Yes, might as well. You can even say that it accidental cracked while you were trying to repackage it . Worst they will say is no
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So funny you posted this, we have a thread for stuff like this. Can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872651
Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Doesn't Verizon put a bad ESN(I think that's it) so that its unusable for service? Have you thought about just donating it to a dev or sell it to one of them for dirt cheap?
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Ndaoud360 said:
Verizon wont let me do that. I just talked to them. SO I got a better idea! File a claim with asurion (how ever you spell that) and say my phone got "stolen" so they will have to give a new phone with everything. I pay the $100 they give me phone with battery, charger, memory card and I sell mine the one I said got "stolen" on ebay for $100 and technically I will have my money back.
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Sounds like insurance fraud.. Maybe that's just me?
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Sounds like insurance fraud.. Maybe that's just me?
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Yes it is and yes bad esn but still someone would buy it for $100. I would give it to a dev for the least of $70
Not to sound like a doche but I am going to anyways.. Your own fault for dropping the phone. Man up and pay the $90. Karma is a ***** and will catch up with you one day.
I just payed the $100. I do agree my fault.

Shattered!

Dropped it from like 3 feet straight down on the screen.....
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Ouch.
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Damn that sucks! I have the otterbox on my phone now since my shatter the screen on this phone breaks easily. Now my question for you is were you rooted and all that good stuff? And are you getting a replacement from Verizon ? If so welcome to ota stock Rom you'll be stuck if you weren't already.
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He wasn't rooted or unlocked he was stuck locked up from the ota update.
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Damn... that's more busted than Christina Aguilera!
Same thing happened to me but I'll be swapping the motherboard when the replacement comes so I can maintain root
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Same thing happened to me but I'll be swapping the motherboard when the replacement comes so I can maintain root
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Isnt that illegal? And wont they find out anyhow?
That is surprising to me. Mine has flown off my lap on onto the street when getting out of the car, fell out of my coat pocket onto the ground, dropped it from a ladder while painting, and dropped it numerous times at home on the floor. Never broke or cracked or nothing. I have a case but never use it. This phone is nice and slim, the case made it too damn bulky.
If you're going to toss it I'll take it. It would be a good experiment phone.
Orrrr if you want to fix it
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SHANENATAS said:
That is surprising to me. Mine has flown off my lap on onto the street when getting out of the car, fell out of my coat pocket onto the ground, dropped it from a ladder while painting, and dropped it numerous times at home on the floor. Never broke or cracked or nothing. I have a case but never use it. This phone is nice and slim, the case made it too damn bulky.
If you're going to toss it I'll take it. It would be a good experiment phone.
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Maybe your phone is magical. All it took my first phone was about a 3 feet drop on tile. With the way the glass is raised on the phone it should easily break anyhow lucky you.
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Naw I'm gonna go through insurance. I'm so bummed. I think my heart skipped a beat when it happened. At least I can still use it
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Say you lost it not broke it. Keep it or sell it on eBay
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Keep your fingers crossed, you might just luck out and not have the OTA. Mine didn't but it was a refurb. I'm sure you'll let us know, lol
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ickedmel said:
Maybe your phone is magical. All it took my first phone was about a 3 feet drop on tile. With the way the glass is raised on the phone it should easily break anyhow lucky you.
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I'm just really surprised to see so many DNA breaks from dropping it. In fact I have never cracked a screen, knock on wood. My old Droid Razr was pretty durable too. Now my daughters ipod touch broke if you looked at too hard, haha JUNK
The DNA is supposed to have triple gorilla glass too. I wonder if some of these are refurbished with fake junk digitizers? The screens should not be shattering that easily.
I'm hoping like crazy. And you can bet I'll let everyone know lol
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I'm hoping like crazy. And you can bet I'll let everyone know lol
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I had to get a replacement for my DNA, which came with the OTA, due to battery issues. I was looking forward to getting a phone with the old software and when the replacement came it had the old OS; but that had to go back due to the power button being concaved, so it was flush with the top, blown speaker and a dead pixel; and this was how it came out of the box! (100+ point inspection my a$$). The next replacement came and it too had the old software but wouldn't connect to WiFi. I received the third replacement yesterday and it was perfect, but the OTA was pre-installed. Hope you get not only the old software version but also a workable phone.
fury15 said:
Say you lost it not broke it. Keep it or sell it on eBay
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You can keep it, but don't sell it. When you report your phone lost, the carrier gives it a bad ESN.
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Isnt that illegal? And wont they find out anyhow?
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well i suppose so yes it could be outside of the boundaries of the insurance agreement but i pay a subsidy and an insurance fee for a reason. I could claim the phone was stolen swap the motherboards and sell the broken unit to cover the insurance premium but i wont be doing that. I see no harm no foul. They will be recieving a perfectly functional peice of hardware in the exact condition I reported during the claim... to each his own though
If you swap the motherboard you will be converting the new Dna to the old esn that you just reported lost... So you are just giving yourself a bad esn. Lol
Also its fraud but whatever you want to do
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So I have insurance through a 3rd party. Not Verizon or Asurion. They give me and address of somewhere in MI and want me to send it there to be fixed.
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So I have insurance through a 3rd party. Not Verizon or Asurion. They give me and address of somewhere in MI and want me to send it there to be fixed.
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Didn't I post a link with a video? It seems really easy to fix, that's why I wanted it. I even put an ad on craigslist. If you report it lost or stolen you could always "find it again" and they can reverse the bad ESN. My cousin bought a bad ESN phone from ebay. Verizon ended up calling the original owner and he went ahead and released it, they made the ESN good again. I don't know all the details but that's what he told me, sometime last year.
Hmm options, how much will it cost? Since the phone has to be sent away and cracked open anyway, buy the digitizer and send it to be jtagged, 2 birds with one stone. It might cost you a little more but you will be golden in the end. Fixed phone and S-off.

Cracked my vzw note 2 now what ?

Cracked the LCD tonight trying to fix my glass I did 2 of these replacements before and I guess I got over confident or maybe there was more glue this time lol ..well this sucks now what? Does anyone wanna buy it for parts ? Or know where I can get a cheap replacement
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Cracked the LCD tonight trying to fix my glass I did 2 of these replacements before and I guess I got over confident or maybe there was more glue this time lol ..well this sucks now what? Does anyone wanna buy it for parts ? Or know where I can get a cheap replacement
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How much? Will it have a bad ESN? I want to get one so I can actually test Carbon on it. Someone donated one to me but it was already locked. So maybe I can swap screens and enjoy carbon on it
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You would just have to swap the board and I can guarantee it will have a clean ESN I would take 100 shipped pm me if your interested
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juggamonkey said:
You would just have to swap the board and I can guarantee it will have a clean ESN I would take 100 shipped pm me if your interested
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Nah. I'll think about sending it to mobile tech videos to unlock it for me cheaper. Thanks tho
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Nah. I'll think about sending it to mobile tech videos to unlock it for me cheaper. Thanks tho
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New boards cost about that if not more any how.. I would keep it handy (the board) there are A LOT of people on here that locked themselves out..and could use a 4.1.2 board :thumbup:
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Verizon has started open enrollment for warranty coverage again. So $10 bucks sounds like a great deal for a new phone and stick the old in a box.
Good luck!
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Verizon has started open enrollment for warranty coverage again. So $10 bucks sounds like a great deal for a new phone and stick the old in a box.
Good luck!
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Don't let them fool you lol $10 a month then $99 deductible..not worth it to me..I think the best repair/warranty service offered is by BestBuy.. No deductible..I forget how much a month.. But no ?'s asked when needing a replacement
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Don't let them fool you lol $10 a month then $99 ductible not worth it to me..I think the best repair/warranty service offered is by BestBuy.. No deductible..I forget how much a month.. But no ?'s asked when needing a replacement
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Are they offering open enrollement for phones not purchased at BestBuy?
Verizon is and $110 would be the cheapest way to get a new phone replacement.
I bought my Note 2 on ebay last year for $200 and cracked my screen with no warrenty.. called Verizon they have open enrollement right now. Only question I was asked was whats wrong with the phone?"screens cracked" New one in the mail next day..cancel the insurance afterwards if you think it's a rip there's no contract on insurance.
I've never dealt with BestBuy so maybe they can fix it right now cheaper then $110
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Are they offering open enrollement for phones not purchased at BestBuy?
Verizon is and $110 would be the cheapest way to get a new phone replacement.
I bought my Note 2 on ebay last year for $200 and cracked my screen with no warrenty.. called Verizon they have open enrollement right now. Only question I was asked was whats wrong with the phone?"screens cracked" New one in the mail next day..cancel the insurance afterwards if you think it's a rip there's no contract on insurance.
I've never dealt with BestBuy so maybe they can fix it right now cheaper then $110
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No they wouldn't fix it now that it is broken..but I do believe they offer insurance on phones..but a: they either have to purchased there or b: you take it in and they (geek squad) exams the condition of the phone and then decides from there
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I have a question regarding open enrollment for Verizon insurance.. I cracked my screen on 2 separate note 2's and apparently asurion dropped me months ago. Now I came across this thread and was curious as to if the open enrollment is indeed factual. Any idea? Thanks a lot
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@tennisjunkie I used this open enrollment insurance about 1 month ago.. He said it was ending in March or April. Call ASAP and I'm curious to know when it ends myself.
Good luck
Just called Verizon warranty and they said it ended on March 17th. He said they will have it again in the future, he wasn't sure when. Good luck maybe try mobiletechvideos.com to fix it.
Thank you for checking. That is a bummer. I tried fixing one and it was a disaster. Any other options or insurance?? Or am I soL?
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I suggested previously send it to mobiletechvideos.com I haven't used them but there highly trusted by people on XDA for there work and have a clean professional website with fees posted.
Mobiletech does great work. Honestly you can get led combos off of eBay for like 130 and it's super easy to change yourself.
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Mobiletech does great work. Honestly you can get led combos off of eBay for like 130 and it's super easy to change yourself.
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This. I bought the full assembly (AMOLED+Digitizer+Metal Frame) from this guy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191076189569
And followed this tutorial (there were some small differences since he used a Global N2):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-2zrZ_aNo
With some patience and a mini-screwdriver I was able to bring a Note II to like new condition. If you get the full assembly with the frame you should be able to restore the phone to near factory state. I definitely wouldn't try replacing just the glass, or even glass+digitizer without the frame, there's too much risk and you're never going to be able to get the adhesive just right.
@funnyperson1 I thought you had a cheap fix for people with cracked screens it's the same price to have a professional do it lol
Heck... I seen a sweet looking mint VZW SCH-1605 - stuck in a simple bootloop on ebay sell for $150 today free shipping
Sadly there is no cheap way on the note 2. I mean if you wanna risk doing just the glass and curing loca glue then yea.
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@funnyperson1 I thought you had a cheap fix for people with cracked screens it's the same price to have a professional do it lol
Heck... I seen a sweet looking mint VZW SCH-1605 - stuck in a simple bootloop on ebay sell for $150 today free shipping
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Sadly there is no cheap way on the note 2. I mean if you wanna risk doing just the glass and curing loca glue then yea.
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roflcopterssoisoi is right, there isn't really a good cheap alternative for the Note 2.
You can replace just the glass and reglue yourself for $30, but it's risky and probably won't come out right (at least I know it won't if I do it).
You can get a professional to replace just the glass for around $125 (that's what MobileTechVideos charges)
For around $80-123 you can replace the lcd, digitizer, and glass but that still requires melting adhesive, prying,and hoping you don't mess up.
For between $120-150 you can get lcd, digitizer, and frame and replace the components yourself. This is what I did and it was pretty easy, hard to mess up.
For $200+ you can have Samsung, MobileTech or someone else replace the screen for you.
For me the decision was easy because the digitizer and amoled were completely dead, otherwise the MobileTechVideo repair for $125 is appealing. Still, for a couple bucks extra and an hour of my time I like the idea of having a like new, non-damaged assembly.
Yes almost all the options are expensive, but a working Note 2 goes for $300+ on Swappa and eBay. If you repair it and resell it, you'll probably get your money back. You could probably repair it, use it until the Note4 is released and still get your repair money back.
If you had another phone to use you could even sell the parts for a cracked Note2 for more than $200 total. The motherboard is going for $150-180 on eBay, selling the cracked screen and other parts may add up to $100+. You could certainly get enough to buy the bootloop N2 and fix it via Odin.

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