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So.... Is there anything I can do about this? WARNING: BRUTAL PHOTOS

Today I learned that the MT4G can't take a 2.5 foot fall onto the floor of a bus. I didn't buy it though T-Mobile, and I have no insurance or anything. What should I do here?
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It looks like the LCD might be okay, so it may just be the digitizer that's damaged. Those are fairly inexpensive to buy but I've heard they're not very fun to replace if you're inexperienced. Try seeing if there are any repair shops around that will fix it if you provide the digitizer.

what happened to it? it looks fine to me
p.s. digitizer and LCD need to be replace Digitizer is usually 60 dorra(attempt at Chinese accent)

It literally fell 2.5 feet out of my hand onto the floor of the bus while I was getting on. I'm going to try and scrap it on eBay to offset another one.

Get insurance on it with tmo over the phone, wait a few days and file a claim. Or just order the parts and watch the youtube video for it. It really isn't that hard to replace. Just take your time when you do it.
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This phone can take drops but not flat on its face. If it landed fat its going to crack samething happen to me. I have insurance though its going to cost 130 dollars.
this is the first phone that cracked on me I advise you to get a case otterbox or Trident Cyclops.
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That Trudent case actually looks pretty snazzy, but does it add a lot of bulk to the phone?

Sorry if this is the wrong time to ask but what is the Rom and theme that u have?
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TheBiles said:
That Trudent case actually looks pretty snazzy, but does it add a lot of bulk to the phone?
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Not to much some but not as bad as the powerskin case good protection for Trident case. First time I bought a case for a phone the power skin case isn't no case... Didn't help my phone from breaking.
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Chilled26 said:
Sorry if this is the wrong time to ask but what is the Rom and theme that u have?
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CyanogenMod 7 with the Cyanogenbread theme that is included.

That sucks man... I use a T-mobile 2 part case that's rubber with a hard plastic shell
It's taken its share of falls from my lap getting out of the car (nasty habit that I will eventually kick). The plastic is actually broken off on 2 corners. Only thing that is wrong with it is some damage to the bezel since that part is only covered by rubber. It has seriously paid off dividends though. I'm sure my phone would be mad ugly if I never got the case.

Guess its random... I just dropped my phone like three feet to concrete... no damage thank god! Anyways you can try calling customer care and complaining about the lack of durability... I know gridlock dropped his phone and it broke and he called and complained and got a new one free of charge... you should pm him and ask him what exactly he said ....
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...and the tales of survival commence.
A week or so after getting the phone, mine fell 4-5 feet into concrete stairs. It hit on a corner, had a tiny mark because of it. The phone worked fine otherwise.
But...a month or two after that fall I was able to replace the phone because mine had the "bad" screen.

cal3thousand; said:
It's taken its share of falls from my lap getting out of the car (nasty habit that I will eventually kick)
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LMAO I'm bad with that.
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Ok, the replacement has made it 24 hours! Fingers crossed on this one.
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TheBiles said:
Ok, the replacement has made it 24 hours! Fingers crossed on this one.
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The replacement digitizer? Or did you get a new phone? Either way..that was fast!

redwoodflyer said:
The replacement digitizer? Or did you get a new phone? Either way..that was fast!
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I got a new phone. Ordered Wednesday, and it arrived Friday morning.

hammer4203 said:
Get insurance on it with tmo over the phone, wait a few days and file a claim. Or just order the parts and watch the youtube video for it. It really isn't that hard to replace. Just take your time when you do it.
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Are you advocating lying and scamming tmo?! No wonder our rate plans are so high, its SCAMMERS that run them up....
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Oem lcd and digi brand new on ebay for $53 and free shipping. Just a heads up.
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I'll offer you 50 bucks for your cracked one ;-)
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Haha cappy capsized

So my sis cappy running a axura rom got dropped in the toilet...lets just say diarhea hit hur and some how managed to fall in the toilet...mainly to say got some of then moister removing packets and a plastic back for an hour....and who to say the cappy cant take ****...working fine now
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That's a ****ty situation.

honestly, i understood like 10% of what you said

modest_mandroid said:
honestly, i understood like 10% of what you said
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This.
I bet your moisture indicator is brown
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Hope you got the "Germ X" cleaning whips and used it on the phone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mDTLphIVY

Ya wtf. Who rushes to the bathroom with their phone. Im pretty sure whoever I'm texting or talking to can wait. Lol which one reached in to grab it? Haha

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Lolololololololol
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dirtbagg said:
So my sis cappy running a axura rom got dropped in the toilet...lets just say diarhea hit hur and some how managed to fall in the toilet...mainly to say got some of then moister removing packets and a plastic back for an hour....and who to say the cappy cant take ****...working fine now
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So what r u saying? Axura rom made your captivate water proof?
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just another person commenting on their ****ty cRaptivate cRapsising.
three more words...
lysol disinfecting wipes

rmntruexjr said:
So what r u saying? Axura rom made your captivate water proof?
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^ ^
LO L!!!

dirtbagg said:
So my sis cappy running a axura rom got dropped in the toilet...lets just say diarhea hit hur and some how managed to fall in the toilet...mainly to say got some of then moister removing packets and a plastic back for an hour....and who to say the cappy cant take ****...working fine now
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English translation.
So my sisters captivate running the axura rom which enclosed the phone in a waterproof barrier got dropped in the toilet.diarrhea hit her bad and she somehow managed to drop the phone I'm the toilet (what does diarrhea have to do with increasing the chances of dropping a phone into a toilet) basically I got some moisture removing packets and put my phone in a plastic bag with the moisture removing packets for an hour.And who said the captivate can't take **** . Its working fine now.
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Axura now that's old school.
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rmntruexjr said:
So what r u saying? Axura rom made your captivate water proof?
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i think it made the phone **** proof actually

skeepon said:
i think it made the phone **** proof actually
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OR... does it mean the phone ITSELF is the **** ?

Good to know my phone is **** resistant.

Hahahaha the funny thing is I'm taking a crap!
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Gregory said:
OR... does it mean the phone ITSELF is the **** ?
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touché!!!!! haha

Don't drop your phone... But if you do it should work if the have the crappy barrier.

Cracked screen

Dropped my phone today and now have a hairline crack across the screen. Has anyone replaced the screen? How difficult was it?
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JamesR913 said:
Dropped my phone today and now have a hairline crack across the screen. Has anyone replaced the screen? How difficult was it?
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I believe there are some video on it. If I come across one, I'll edit my post.
Good luck

BWolf56 said:
I believe there are some video on it. If I come across one, I'll edit my post.
Good luck
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I think mobiletechvideos.com may be where that video is. I do believe that he offers a service to replace it ... If you end up not being able to.

I think I may be jumping ship to either the atrix or the inspire. That is if I can get the wife to let me use her upgrade. The parts to replace are $125. I can get a new phone for close to that. Of well we'll see what happens
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I see your logic but your not actually saving money doing that. Your just eating another upgrade and committing another line to att for another 2 years. Quick fix but more money long run.

I am aware I am not saving money but I get a new device, that while it may not be "better" it is newer. I know newer isn't better. And as far as committing to att for two more years they are the only carrier that I get service in my area. And my wife really doesn't care about the upgrade shes still happy with her razr and doesn't want to get anything new.
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Pm me if you decide to sell your captivate.
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One question is it possible to take a titanium backup file and put it on another phone (inspire) to get all my apps back?
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only 70 dollars
http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-i897-captivate-c-26_1120.html

rsx19 said:
only 70 dollars
http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-i897-captivate-c-26_1120.html
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It could be $1.00 or $1000. It doesn't matter cause its out of stock.

cracked mine a few months back and got a screen from ebay and replaced it myself. its was about $60 and it even came with a kit for opening the phone. there's a thread somewhere on xda for disassembling the phone with pictures and stuff. pm me if you want more help.

I'm in the same boat as him and the need to change the glass. All the dissasemblies doesnt actually show how to separate the glass from the lcd.

heres a teardown thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740022
found you a replacement screen really cheap
http://cgi.ebay.ca/AT-T-Samsung-Cap...464?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ab8af1b0
from the above link.....
I DID NOT MESS WITH THIS SNIP....
OH! it comes with a kilo of cocaine!
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but seriously search Ebay " Captivate Screen " price over $25...

@trusselo,
That is actually a normal practice on eBay, they raise the price when out of stock to avoid relisting and associated fees.

Yeah I saw that too. Thought it had to be a typo
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either way i saw a bunch on ebay for a regular price of 125$ or so...

TRusselo said:
either way i saw a bunch on ebay for a regular price of 125$ or so...
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Hmmm the exact amount att charges to replace the phone through insurance...

fallguy7822 said:
I'm in the same boat as him and the need to change the glass. All the dissasemblies doesnt actually show how to separate the glass from the lcd.
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Not sure if you can separate the glass from the lcd. All the replacements I saw available come with screen+digitizer as an assembled unit already. Pretty sure you have to replace the whole thing not just glass only.
Prices really raised huh.... got mine for $60 a few months ago. Maybe supplies is getting short.

I bought just the glass itself and yes you can buy it by itself either with the at&t or without it. Now i just to need to see how to separate i was told the two are held together by adhesive

My poor sensation,insurance job already!

I dropped my phone from about 2 foot and the screen cracked! Gutted but so glad i got it insured....excess is only 25 pound so not too bad.
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So much for Gorilla Glass

I think I just cried a little. Thank goodness for insurance.

Exactly what I thought....think it dropped on corner because you can see the cracks coming from bottom left.
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Shay D. Life said:
I think I just cried a little. Thank goodness for insurance.
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I nearly cried to be honest lol.
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jwgizmo said:
So much for Gorilla Glass
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Gorilla glass will crack, depending on the angle/surface that the phone drops...the whole point of gorilla class was that it doesn't scratch easily, not that it will never shatter
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o0o Wiggy o0o said:
I dropped my phone from about 2 foot and the screen cracked! Gutted but so glad i got it insured....excess is only 25 pound so not too bad.
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This is so painful to see. I've now decided to keep my insurance.

Yeah that was definitely a corner blow. We need impact resistant gorilla glass.
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Poor sensation :'(
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How much are you guys paying for insurance? I have it for $7.99/ month.

I never get insurance for my phones or buy any cases or even screen protectors. If I have a problem with the phone, I will take it to HTC USA.

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I never get insurance for my phones or buy any cases or even screen protectors. If I have a problem with the phone, I will take it to HTC USA.
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And wait two to four weeks for them to fix it and ship it back at your cost of shipping?
No thanks. I'd rather pay the couple bucks a month and have a phone tomorrow then wait for them.

what you going to do with the damaged one? i like to take them apart and see what they made of...interested in selling to me cheap to play with? thanks..frank

Can you pay for insurance even after you have purchased the phone and had it for more than a month?
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moshe22 said:
Can you pay for insurance even after you have purchased the phone and had it for more than a month?
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I think they give you 14 days, I'm not exactly sure on the exact days but its around there. I think 1 month is too late to purchase it.

Lakeshow423 said:
I think they give you 14 days, I'm not exactly sure on the exact days but its around there. I think 1 month is too late to purchase it.
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Ok, thanks for the answer man
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Reason #439 that I always use a case. If nothing else it adds a little impact resistance.
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That's so terrible I'm so sorry. Cases ftw though.
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Pneumatic said:
Reason #439 that I always use a case. If nothing else it adds a little impact resistance.
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You can scratch that reason. I just had the EXACT same thing happen WITH the Tmo case on. I Dropped the phone from about waist level and it landed perfectly flat, screen-side down.....and shattered. I had it from the Day 1 launch at Walmart and while thankfully I had insurance, the $130 fee wasn't exactly the best news.
At least they include "free" next-day shipping with Assurion.

my heartfelt sympathies man!! I feel for you!!

Cracked screen ****VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED ****

This happened to my phone this morning ....
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I almost cried. It was running EB =(
Any suggestions on getting a new screen for it? Something reasonably priced. Otherwise I'll have to switch back to my galaxy s =(
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disturkis4u said:
This happened to my phone this morning ....
I almost cried. It was running EB =(
Any suggestions on getting a new screen for it? Something reasonably priced. Otherwise I'll have to switch back to my galaxy s =(
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try this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170711408323#ht_4672wt_1144

I saw in another thread something about LG replacing digitizers for $75. I haven't looked into it but if that's the case it might be worth the extra $20 to let them do it.

Not to salt a wound, but how does one do that to Gorilla glass?

Next time your mad. Throw a cheaper phone.
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Fell with it in my hand lol don't ask
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been there
I just broke mine recently too, I ordered a white replacement digitizer on ebay, originally thought I would receive the whole assembly as most are advertised with the housing that has volume /power buttons, I got just the screen still easy fix though it required some tough gloves and a screwdriver to break all the old digitizer out and some impact proof superglue to put old one in though it worked, and now i have a black and white g2x its quite nice here's a link to a video on how to replace it.
I would recommend for ease of replacement to get a black one with the housing (volume and power buttons) attached. much much easier to replace.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K77Xepb6yd8
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Not to salt a wound, but how does one do that to Gorilla glass?
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that nice rounded edge on the side, makes for very weak gorilla...
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disturkis4u said:
Fell with it in my hand lol don't ask
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LOL!
Yeah, the cheapest you'll find is around $55 on eBay.

disturkis4u said:
Fell with it in my hand lol don't ask
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I would have rather absorbed the impact and have my g2x be safe lol j/p

ZRW089 said:
that nice rounded edge on the side, makes for very weak gorilla...
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You are funny.

Honestly I would too. Now I know to stop holding my phone at all times.
I wasn't even drunk -_-
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I would have rather absorbed the impact and have my g2x be safe lol j/p
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Im gunna cry
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dude, that's seriously sick. is your battery door still that weird brown color? i found one white digitizer on ebay for $78. is that what you paid?

I sent mine to LG (well, Stellar Wireless) after I dropped it, and they swapped it out for me for $40. Unfortunately, the one they sent me had non0functioning 4G and GPS, so I had to send it back in and I'm waiting for my replacement to be returned to me.

I ordered the digitizer from eBay. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to replace
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So i wanna see what happen to you if the phone looks like that. Dang man thats bad about the phone but its fix able. Unless you want to sell the phone to me for $50 ill take her off your hands

My new digitizer should be here in a couple days, seems a whole lot easier to repair than my last phone, so I will update on how it goes. My biggest thought is about getting dust or anything between the LCD and digitizer. :/

looks like a nasty fall did you have a screen protector on it or even a case? or were you rocking the naked look? just curious

Naked of course lol I don't think anything would've protected it tbh
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where can i find this ^^^?