Im so sad right now. This was the best phone I ever had. Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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Im so sad right now. This was the best phone I ever had. Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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The Note 2 is not crappy...it's just not as good
Im just really sad....now to wait for a replacement unit, now watch it have a gap issue or speaker issue...
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What'd you do to it? Dang, looks like you shot it or something
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What'd you do to it? Dang, looks like you shot it or something
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Probably wears super skinny jeans and he felt down landing on it.
Its a good thing he got insurance for it
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Now I have to go back to this crappy note 2
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#firstworldproblems
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Ugh that hurts to look at. How did that happen?
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dropped the phone and it fell flat on it's face....my replacement came in today and I'm gonna have to exchange it as it has gap issues and the power button is flush with the phone.
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**** man that really blows....
Well my note 2 don't have any issues whatsoever and personally find it to still be the best phone for me, over this one and the s4.
Maybe learn something and put a case on it....
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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the insurance plans are actually a rip off. you have a large deductible on top of a monthly plan... if you don't pay the deductible to replace it at some point you will effectively pay an extra 50% the cost of the phone for no reason. If you do use the insurance plan, you have bought 2 phones instead of one..
buy one phone, learn to take care of your one phone, and you won't be blowing money on "insurance" plans.
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the insurance plans are actually a rip off. you have a large deductible on top of a monthly plan... if you don't pay the deductible to replace it at some point you will effectively pay an extra 50% the cost of the phone for no reason. If you do use the insurance plan, you have bought 2 phones instead of one..
buy one phone, learn to take care of your one phone, and you won't be blowing money on "insurance" plans.
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This is the reason my insurance plan is a Nexus 4. It's a fixed $300 IF it's needed compared to the $5-$8 a month + $150 deductible. On top of this, they send you a frikkin refurb. I have yet to damage a smartphone in 4 years. I've saved over $672 for me & my wife's phones by not paying $14/month to cover 2 phones.
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The Note 2 is not crappy...it's just not as good
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The note 2 is just as superior in it's own right as a Samsung Device not crappy by far , u should be happy that of any Tmo phones that's the spare u have cause every other Tmo phone sucks besides them two
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I have to disagree the H1 blows the N2 out the agua! And I'm not going to cover up this phone with a hunk of plastic. That's what insurance is for.
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Love to know how it 'blows it out the aqua?'
While the One's build quality is nicer, it isn't any faster than my N2. Now if you go off specs, I suppose so, but real world experience and can't tell much of a difference, they all feel pretty quick.
Also, enjoy the broken screens and waiting on replacements and what not. I'd rock a case on any phone and still have insurance just in case. These phones are almost as expensive as mid grade PC's, so not taking the chance. You can go right ahead and play in that pipers pit!
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Seems like I hurt someone's feelings.....
But it's my opinion, a note 2 with touchwiz out the box is sluggish, it's only when you root and install a Rom is when it gets better.
the HTC one out the box feels so much smoother. I have rooted and installed custom roms every device I owned since the G1 to the note 2. But not this phone, I feel no need to.
So to me the HTC one wins over the note 2. As far as broken screens, this is my first time every cracking a screen like that, I take care of all my phone's, but I'm a truck driver and I forgot to put back my phone on the mount and the result was a six foot drop flat on it's face. I bet I won't do that again......
I waited one day for the phone asurion next day aired it for free. HTC one ftw!
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Anyone know of a place i can get the photon cheap?? i currently have HTC Evo Shift and im looking into this phone. Just i don't wanna pay $550 for it.
Also what does bad ESN stand for??
Bad ESN means the phone can't be activated on Sprints network. Either its a stolen phone or the bill wasn't paid. The
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That might be a tough one to find cheap as it is so new, you could look for one with a broken digitizer and replace it, but the digitizers are rather expensive if you could find them for this phone, so the amount of money saved would be negligible. better off buying a new one or waiting a few months. a bad ESN is the serial number of the phone that is essentially banned from the network because someone did not pay their bill and the contract was terminated or someone reported the phone stolen so the ESN will not work on the network. you can buy phones with bad ESN's and flash them to work on Metro PCS i believe but since this phone is so new thats probably low on the list for the Developers.
I'll sell you my photon for $300 after the 14th since I'm upgrading to the iphone 4s.
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ok well thank on the info for Bad ESN. i'm just looking around even if its refurbished. but ty.
i can do 300 as long as its in amazing condition if you dont mind. it might take me 2 weeks to get the money ready. waiting for my paycheck
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I'll sell you my photon for $300 after the 14th since I'm upgrading to the iphone 4s.
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How can you turn your back on Android? :-( :-( :-( jk I was thinking about getting the iPhone now that its on Sprint but I knew I would be licking myself in the ass for switching from a Galaxy S2 to a 3.5 inch iPhone. Plus this thing screams and I understand that the iPhone is smooth and fast but not then this. Lol
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Darkmx2000 said:
How can you turn your back on Android? :-( :-( :-( jk I was thinking about getting the iPhone now that its on Sprint but I knew I would be licking myself in the ass for switching from a Galaxy S2 to a 3.5 inch iPhone. Plus this thing screams and I understand that the iPhone is smooth and fast but not then this. Lol
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I really hope you meant kicking. Lol
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I really hope you meant kicking. Lol
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i was kinda thinking the same thing hahaha.
Darkmx2000 said:
How can you turn your back on Android? :-( :-( :-( jk I was thinking about getting the iPhone now that its on Sprint but I knew I would be licking myself in the ass for switching from a Galaxy S2 to a 3.5 inch iPhone. Plus this thing screams and I understand that the iPhone is smooth and fast but not then this. Lol
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I've missed the iphone since I left at&t,but Sprint's plans are just too good. I don't dislike Android,but it's nowhere near iOS when it comes to user experience. The fact that there is lag when swiping homescreens is pretty embarrassing considering it's a dual core phone. I was thinking about Nexus Prime but the ICS video is really underwhelming with the butt ugly UI.
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I've missed the iphone since I left at&t,but Sprint's plans are just too good. I don't dislike Android,but it's nowhere near iOS when it comes to user experience. The fact that there is lag when swiping homescreens is pretty embarrassing considering it's a dual core phone. I was thinking about Nexus Prime but the ICS video is really underwhelming with the butt ugly UI.
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is the phone rooted? i have heard about the lag here n their. but I still wanna get it if your still interested in selling it later on. like i said it would take me a couple of weeks due to lame paychecks haha.
kyhassen said:
Anyone know of a place i can get the photon cheap?? i currently have HTC Evo Shift and im looking into this phone. Just i don't wanna pay $550 for it.
Also what does bad ESN stand for??
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Related & I hope I'm not hijacking but I lost my old Hero and am going to buy a Photon. Seems like Best Buy has the best deal for $99 these days? Any chance / opinions that the price will go down further soon or should I simply bite the bullet and get it ASAP?
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$99 on contract is the cheapest I've found locally also, I've seen the Evo 3D for $79 online but the Photon has been praised in all it's reviews for having such a good signal.
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I've heard nothin but good things about this phone except the fact that it has lag sometimes from screen switches which I'm use too from hero, evo, and evo shift.
But if anyone is getting rid of there photon for the iphone, let me know I would be glad to make a deal or something.
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My iPhone 4S should be in friday from Sprint so my photon will be up for grabs soon.
cheapest without contract
The cheapest I found it was at wuzbee (.com) a few months ago; when I got mine it was something like $370 without a contract. The price went up a little since then and is showing out of stock now. Looks like there are some sellers on ebay with lots of good ratings that have it for around $380 now. Got another for my wife with a contract extension at Best Buy for $100 shortly after I got mine.
Look on Craigslist they go for $230-300 depending on condition. Before you buy call Sprint and verify that it's a good phone to use (as in good ESN). I bought mine BRAND new for $270, and I mean NEW as in I took off the plastic. Good luck.
ok well people who are going to sell there photon, send me a Private Message with a price. i will reply to it with in 24 hours
please and thank you :-D
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My iPhone 4S should be in friday from Sprint so my photon will be up for grabs soon.
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Where you ordered it from?
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Where you ordered it from?
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Ordered it at 6AM (Eastern time) on 10/07 from sprint.com
Just got my tracking #
While testing out some lighting I handed the phone to a friend to see how well the camera handles different types of lighting. Needless to say it slipped out of his hands when he jumped from a wasp frightening him. Drop from a little higher than waist high, but it did slide a little. Touch screen still works, but some pieces of glass did fall off (it chipped in layers- there's still glass just seems to be missing the top layer on some parts of the crack.
Photos to be up soon just got my replacement from asurion in ~3 days (was quoted 10-14). It's also new not a refurb . Otterbox on its way also.
Most surprising part was how badly the edge got muffed up was expecting the metal (aluminum?) piece to be a little harder and not this soft.
Focus goes really bad here sorry. The next one shows the crack went all the across the screen I think it spread after a day.
This one shows how badly the bezel got scratched up.
And the phone barely fits in the asurion envelope
All these drop reports which I blame the smooth metal makes me feel good I bought a case day of purchase
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ckoadiyn said:
All these drop reports which I blame the smooth metal makes me feel good I bought a case day of purchase
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It was my fault for handing the phone to a friend without any protection on it . Although the back is pretty smooth I like to blame the thinness of the phone.
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It was my fault for handing the phone to a friend without any protection on it . Although the back is pretty smooth I like to blame the thinness of the phone.
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Lol maybe also ur pics are small and highly pixelated
Edit well in the xda app anyways....
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ckoadiyn said:
Lol maybe also ur pics are small and highly pixelated
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Didn't have my dslr handy and couldn't get my new El Tevo to focus for its life...
They shouldn't be too small try clicking on them they're thumbnails.
Thanks for sharing and I'm happy to hear the insurance handled your claim so quickly. I am also thankful for these pictures as they made me extra assured that having a case and screen protector on is a good choice for me.
Oh and for those wondering it was a garage floor- smooth concrete no epoxy on it or anything.
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Didn't have my dslr handy and couldn't get my new El Tevo to focus for its life...
They shouldn't be too small try clicking on them they're thumbnails.
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Yeah its just the xda app n even clicking on them they are the smw in browser they just open up n pics look fine.
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How much was the deductible? 100 or 150? Cuz I heard it was suppose to raise due to the LTE being new
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How much was the deductible? 100 or 150? Cuz I heard it was suppose to raise due to the LTE being new
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$100.
I called sprint before setting up the claim on phoneclaim to make sure because I too thought it was $150. Didn't want to muck anything up by asking about the $150. But still it's amazing how the asurion guy quoted sprint (who then told me) I'd get it within 10-14 days because they had no stock but instead got it in 3.
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Just said bye to the old El Tevo it went out to the mail today.
Prices go up 6/17.
Attachment is from androidcentral. I would provide a link....but I'm under 10 posts.
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Prices go up 6/17.
Attachment is from androidcentral. I would provide a link....but I'm under 10 posts.
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Yup seems to right just found this
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http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/88792
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Yup seems to right just found this
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http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/88792
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Those are unbelievable prices. I guess Sprint is tired of getting ripped off by people lieing and saying there phone got stolen/lost and selling them on eBay. Oh well screw TEP and now I'm rockin Gocare.com.
SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!!
I wish Sprint and Asurion would change the pricing based on past usage of the program. If you haven't replaced a phone in X months/years, then you should get Y% off of your premium/deductible. I am debating another option because $11/mth is just ridiculous.
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Those are unbelievable prices. I guess Sprint is tired of getting ripped off by people lieing and saying there phone got stolen/lost and selling them on eBay. Oh well screw TEP and now I'm rockin Gocare.com.
SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!!
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I'm not sure that was the case. The esn certainly would be flagged and if it was an issue, the person selling it could easily be traced, insurance fraud style.
I agree tho, the prices are silly. I'll likely be dropping TEP as well
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I'm not sure that was the case. The esn certainly would be flagged and if it was an issue, the person selling it could easily be traced, insurance fraud style.
I agree tho, the prices are silly. I'll likely be dropping TEP as well
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If not insurance fraud if the phone was stolen can't it be tracked and someone arrested? There are EVO LTEs on eBay already with Bad ESNs.
SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!!
Lol, ok that is good. Well I'm a lot happier now to see that the price is still 100.
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I'm not sure that was the case. The esn certainly would be flagged and if it was an issue, the person selling it could easily be traced, insurance fraud style.
I agree tho, the prices are silly. I'll likely be dropping TEP as well
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Even with a bad ESN the phone is worth something. Plus from what I've read a lot of people claim the phone as lost or stolen in the insurance claim for things like cracked screens wait ~30 days then post it up for sale or call and claim they found it and try to get it taken of the esn blacklist... Also suprsingly the asurion envelopes don't have tracking #s...
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I wish Sprint and Asurion would change the pricing based on past usage of the program. If you haven't replaced a phone in X months/years, then you should get Y% off of your premium/deductible. I am debating another option because $11/mth is just ridiculous.
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I think another good option would be a discount for users who buy tough cases like an otterbox
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What other options do we have for insurance? I'd like to look at other options because I'm sick of sending Sprint more and more money for them to take perks away.
Sad to say my gf traded her note yesterday after paying retail for it 4 months ago, she traded for an iPhone. :banghead:
But here's the deal. She traded thru craigslist, we all met at att to get new sim cards, i told my gf to drop the ins on the note (I sat in the car) when she was done she said the clerk was trying to reset it because it was used and because its jail broken, the reset was talking forever so they aborted. The clerk than said that they can transfer the ins from the note to the iPhone, I wasn't aware that they could ins a used device not too mention its jailbroken which they're aware of. Secondly, the iPhone was adverticed as a 5 month old 4s, after some research I found out that its an iPhone 4, and it could be years old. She doesn't seem to care but I do...she got ripped off. She thinks he bought it used and was under the impression it was a 4s. Sorry guys, this has been bugging me since last night. I'm still surprised that its covered by ins, but I wonder about the warranty?
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Trust me I tried. I was floored when I found out that this damn thing is only a regular 4, that sell for $200 or less everywhere. Silver lining (I guess) is that she upgrades in 4 months. I think shes done with android, too much for her...after going andoid, iphones seemed like toys, in my opinion.
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same her i think my fiance is going to iphone as well she isnt happy with her lg thrill though i might talk her into a galaxy s 3
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same her i think my fiance is going to iphone as well she isnt happy with her lg thrill though i might talk her into a galaxy s 3
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She had the trill too, exchanged it for the vivid, sold that and got the note, traded the note for iPhone...all this with in 8 months. Lol
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Trust me I tried. I was floored when I found out that this damn thing is only a regular 4
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You weren't at the store during the trade? If so, why didn't you look at the phone before agreeing to it?
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same her i think my fiance is going to iphone as well she isnt happy with her lg thrill though i might talk her into a galaxy s 3
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The LG Thrill is, in my opinion, the worst android phone I've ever used.
I can't wait for the day when I can get rid of it. I'd sell it for $0.50 if I thought someone would actually buy it.
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You weren't at the store during the trade? If so, why didn't you look at the phone before agreeing to it?
The LG Thrill is, in my opinion, the worst android phone I've ever used.
I can't wait for the day when I can get rid of it. I'd sell it for $0.50 if I thought someone would actually buy it.
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If you really want to get rid of it...I'm looking for a backup phone.
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I bought my wife an S3 to (hopefully) replace her iPhone 3, but she hated it. Didn't make it a week before she happily exchanged it for an iPhone 4.
I don't get it, but obviously none of us do.
That's why we're here.
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You weren't at the store during the trade? If so, why didn't you look at the phone before agreeing to it?
The LG Thrill is, in my opinion, the worst android phone I've ever used.
I can't wait for the day when I can get rid of it. I'd sell it for $0.50 if I thought someone would actually buy it.
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I'll give you $0.50, will also pay shipping!
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I'll give you $0.50, will also pay shipping!
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Nice!
I didn't notice your second portion on your first reply "why didn't I check it out? Well, I stayed in the car the whole time, figured we could trust this guy since apparently we know each other from years ago and that we have mutual friends. It didn't even cross my mind that it may not be a 4s until we got home. To the untrained iPhone eye you can't tell the 4 apart from the 4s...there is only 2 physical differences that I know of, 1 is that the 4s has 4 black stripes around the edges were as the 4 only had 3. The other one (just learned today) is the volume switch is in a slightly different location.
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All, lets be nice, Gentlemen be nicer...
OP not sure why this thread is alive, but if we all can't be nice, I will be back. Thank You.
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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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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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.
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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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What type case was your DNA in when this happened?
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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 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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juggamonkey said:
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.