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Cracked Captivate screen--need to replace

I need a replacement screen for my captivate. Can someone recommend a reseller online that has these in the US?

Just google it most of the tech sites are pretty reliable. I like pda parts.com
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I'd love to but so far nobody seems to have the screens.

ebay $75 buy now price

Got a URL?

Info here:
http://capfaq.com/w/Repair

I bought a replacement one from Ebay but never ended up using it. In my situation, I was still able to sign up for the warranty and managed to get a newer build phone. I've had every intention of selling the other screen, but I just haven't put it up on Ebay yet.

Just curious.. how did you manage to crack gorilla glass?

This is the odd thing. The digitizer is working PERFECTLY. I'm still able to answer calls and whatnot. I didn't even realize it was cracked until someone put it under light and looked with a magnifying glass.

Dropped off my lap getting out of the car onto an asphalt parking lot. Had it for 5 days.
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Red_81 said:
Dropped off my lap getting out of the car onto an asphalt parking lot. Had it for 5 days.
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Ouch, I hate it when that happens. I actually did that today, though I had just put the case back on 15 minutes prior to that for the first time in about 2 weeks XD
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pizz0wn3d said:
Ouch, I hate it when that happens. I actually did that today, though I had just put the case back on 15 minutes prior to that for the first time in about 2 weeks XD
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I bought a case that night. Haven't dropped it since.
BTW... I used to run all your AF mail. I was a contractor for Detachment 3 at Scott AFB before they moved it to Peterson

If you do buy a new screen, it looks like it would be very difficult to replace. Or would you bring it to a shop that would do it for you? I am looking at mine wondering how one would even replace the screen so that its in good working order. Maybe its not as difficult as it seems if one knows what they're doing (certainly not myself lol)

I think I saw a heat gun and a guitar pick being used to remive the screen.
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Red_81 said:
I bought a replacement one from Ebay but never ended up using it. In my situation, I was still able to sign up for the warranty and managed to get a newer build phone. I've had every intention of selling the other screen, but I just haven't put it up on Ebay yet.
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Are you planning to sell it? I broke my screen of samsung captivate.

Check out Josh Groce from mobiletech reviews.com He just unbricked my captivate maybe (hopefully) he can replace your screen for a descent price.
It's worth a try, he is also an xda senior member and goes by the name connexion2005 I believe.
Hope this helps.
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ouch, my gf did the same thing with her iphone 3gs. Got out of the passenger seat of our car, forgot it was on her lap, dropped 3 feet to it's spidered death..... sigh - good thing we are now on captivates.

I drop my Captivate all the time and my screen has never scratched or cracked or anything. Feelin pretty lucky right about now. Sorry for your loss that really sucks. :/

I drop mine often in the car while driving and have dropped it several times getting out... glad I have a bumper like case. NO craps or anything. Glad to hear it has Gorilla glass.
<-- clumsy

Yeah I have it listed in the XDA marketplace

For those of you who need replacement parts...

I stumbled upon this a little while ago.
Samsung Infuse 4G SGH-I997 Replacement Parts and they seem to have battery doors, i know some of you needed some. they seems to have screens and digitizers but out of stock. Cameras, batteries, speakers and what not.
i have not bought from them so i would not know if they are legit. maybe someone here can confirm. Just thought id share.

Hehe yeah that site is good buuuuuuuut...
You need to be a reseller, repair or some settled bussines related to phones.... They sell you by batches and you require to apply for membership.
I once tried to apply to buy 1 battery cover...
I was contacted about 3 days later just to be informed about all this.
Thats it basicly you need to buy a whole bunch of em; and/or be a repair industry, reseller etc.
Yeah... dissapointing i knoe...
Stil if someone here is a reseller, repairs phones or something like that give it a try maybe my mistake waa mentioning i only wanted 1 battery cover haha
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And you're going to buy parts from a store that calls our screen LCD?

strychninetwitch said:
And you're going to buy parts from a store that calls our screen LCD?
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Point well taken.

strychninetwitch said:
And you're going to buy parts from a store that calls our screen LCD?
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Calm your self. i was just providing a link that i thought might be useful. gees ungrateful people...

wholesalegadgetparts.com is reliable, I bought a digitizer for my old aria from there, it was oem, shipped fast, and worked great.
Until she died poor aria, r.i.p.
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[Q] LCD Replacement - same as Nexus S?

Well, my phone was thrown yesterday, and my LCD went out.
When I DroidExplorer onto my phone, Screencasting works.
When I try my hardest, on my actual screen, ive gotten 3 green pixels to show up.
So assuming my LCD is dead, and my digitizer is fine, anyone know where I can actually buy the LCD for the NS4G? and if not, does anyone know if its the same LCD used in the NS?
Any links, advice, or whatever, is extremely appreciated.
I Have no problem with replacing the screen myself, Its a matter of finding the thing.
Thanks again

Nexus s has a super amoled display which means the display, digitizer, and glass are one piece. You can't just buy one part, you have to get the whole thing
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docsparks said:
Well, my phone was thrown yesterday, and my LCD went out.
When I DroidExplorer onto my phone, Screencasting works.
When I try my hardest, on my actual screen, ive gotten 3 green pixels to show up.
So assuming my LCD is dead, and my digitizer is fine, anyone know where I can actually buy the LCD for the NS4G? and if not, does anyone know if its the same LCD used in the NS?
Any links, advice, or whatever, is extremely appreciated.
I Have no problem with replacing the screen myself, Its a matter of finding the thing.
Thanks again
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Totally off topic but I like your profile pic
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Mikel - thank you. I was hoping not to have to spend a hundred on all of it, but if its my only option so be it.
Any idea if the Nexus S and Nexus S 4G Replacement parts are the same?
Esteway - I ride bmx yo! matt sparksss windshield wiper madnesss!

I would assume so. But since I don't have either I can't say for sure. I would search for nexus s 4g screen replacement, and try and find one that specifically is for the ns4g just to be safe

docsparks said:
Esteway - I ride bmx yo! matt sparksss windshield wiper madnesss!
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Lol so do I hahaha
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mikel.canovas said:
I would assume so. But since I don't have either I can't say for sure. I would search for nexus s 4g screen replacement, and try and find one that specifically is for the ns4g just to be safe
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was doing that 2 hours before i posted.
was looking for some others that have been through this before, but its all good, as i DO appreciate any advice.
Ive taken apart hundreds of phones, and I know, things can be so finiky, I have to be 100% sure before I waste 140$ on the wrong one.
anyone else?

Getting Rid Of Broken Atrix 2

My atrix 2 screen broke no cracks screen still responds to touch as i can answer a call. since then the speaker sounds weird lights randomly flashing and other problems but if anyone wants it all im asking is to cover shipping and it will come with the battery if anyone's wondering also come with a tpu case. If interested let me know in this post dont send a pm. i will contact you. also would like for this to go to someone that has some use for it. so post why you should get it i will pick who gets it. if your wondering about shipping i live in las vegas nevada

I would like to have that phone. My screen is cracked and that would be perfect for me to fix it. I am right next door to you in Tempe, AZ.
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frycook15 said:
My atrix 2 screen broke no cracks screen still responds to touch as i can answer a call. since then the speaker sounds weird lights randomly flashing and other problems but if anyone wants it all im asking is to cover shipping and it will come with the battery if anyone's wondering also come with a tpu case. If interested let me know in this post dont send a pm. i will contact you. also would like for this to go to someone that has some use for it. so post why you should get it i will pick who gets it. if your wondering about shipping i live in las vegas nevada
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Bigtiny called it but if he doesn't get it for whatever reason let me know. My son peed on my girlfriend's old phone and she's been phoneless for a while. I can probably fix that atrix for a few bucks.
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if the other 2 don't take it i certainly will PM me for shipping details

jstrayy said:
Bigtiny called it but if he doesn't get it for whatever reason let me know. <b>My son peed on my girlfriend's old phone</b> and she's been phoneless for a while. I can probably fix that atrix for a few bucks.
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He Pee'd on it?!?!?! LMAO! Kids are GREAT for ruining phones. my friend's kid broke my original Razr in half by throwing it across their living room. I have since learned to keep my phones (and other fragile stuff) away from children.
I'm not even going to attempt to get this 'freebie' as it looks like there are others that are way more interested/deserving of it than me!

NaffyG said:
He Pee'd on it?!?!?! LMAO! Kids are GREAT for ruining phones. my friend's kid broke my original Razr in half by throwing it across their living room. I have since learned to keep my phones (and other fragile stuff) away from children.
I'm not even going to attempt to get this 'freebie' as it looks like there are others that are way more interested/deserving of it than me!
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Lol yup, while she was changing him he turned and peed on it.
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I smashed my ****ing phone because....

It kept re-****ing-setting and it was pissing me off!! I knew there was a reason I switched from CM7. Those random awesome resets. Its funny too cuz i was taking a dump when I smashed it on the floor. Hey I should have wiped my *** with the $130 I am going to be giving the insurance company instead of the toilet paper I used lol. So when my replacement comes in the mail, I will be using the stock rom!!
Im so angry I want to rip a baby in ****ing half!!

Why did you switch back to it then? Does it really cost that much with insurance? There's some shady looking repair shop in the mall I live near and the guy in there replaced my busted screen for $80
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I switched back because miui was being a pain! And I guess I forgot CM7 randomly Reset. If I were to replace the digitizer I would order it from eBay for $40 and replace it myself. Its not just the digitizer though. It's also the LCD as well. So if I were to order and replace both the digi and LCD myself, it would come to around $100 smackeroos. Why not just pay the extra $30 and get a brand spanking new G2x? I've thrown it quite a few times.
Insurance is rediculous on this phone! $130 every time I replace it.

Every time? How many times have you replaced it?
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redmonke255 said:
Every time? How many times have you replaced it?
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This will be Replacement #2

I could never throw anything that I spent $200 of my own hard earned money on. I treat this phone like aa newborn baby. There's a couple scuffs and a tiny scratch on the screen which was caused by me being stupid and taking my phone to the beach (yeah SAND was the only thing able to scratch the screen) and I feel terrible about those tiny things. I don't understand how you could just throw it. So baffling to me.
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thefulleffect89 said:
I could never throw anything that I spent $200 of my own hard earned money on. I treat this phone like aa newborn baby. There's a couple scuffs and a tiny scratch on the screen which was caused by me being stupid and taking my phone to the beach (yeah SAND was the only thing able to scratch the screen) and I feel terrible about those tiny things. I don't understand how you could just throw it. So baffling to me.
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I have a short temper! I don't mean to do stuff like this, it just happens then it's afterwards that I think... Man what did I just do?

This kid must have some rich parents
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Do you have Premium Handset Protection? I believe it covers physical damage.

you are a complete moron... you do stuff like this because you have a short temper? what are you 2 years old? and then you come and post about it on here like we are supposed to give you sympathy and listen to you talk about your personal problems...
and ive been running the newest baseband and cm7 rc3 since it first dropped and ive yet to have a random restart... even if it did restart im pretty sure im not going to throw a 200 dollar object around until it broke and then spend another 100 or so to fix it and create a 300 dollar glorified stress ball for myself... have some self-control

codecaine21 said:
I have a short temper! I don't mean to do stuff like this, it just happens then it's afterwards that I think... Man what did I just do?
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Spend the $130 on a anger management session!
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CM7 rc3 has been nothing short of perfect for me.

codecaine21 said:
So when my replacement comes in the mail, I will be using the stock rom!!
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If CM7 makes you angry, you sure as hell aren't gonna like the stock ROM. At this rate, I see another broken phone in your future.
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Wow! Seeing that smashed g2x makes me cringe! So sad! Well for me I've tried a ton of roms. Hellfires ics and gb roms and eagles blood. I'm supprised people are using even cm7 rc3 extra when Bluetooth calling doesn't even work correctly and speakerphone volume is so quiet. All roms except the stock rom 2.3.4 are broken since the March 2012 bb update. Kinda upset that no one has been able to fix this critical dealbreaker problem.

noobletsausecakebbq said:
This kid must have some rich parents
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I'm 25, I'm not a kid.

I.R.Chevy said:
This is the poster child of user error.
I haven't had a random reboot in months. (HFP/Faux) I also haven't thrown my phone ever.
So what I'm getting at is if you f*ck your phone up because of your own shortcomings then I think its time you stop using a smart phone.
Dumb people + Smart phones = Catastrophic Fails.
Good luck tho I hope you don't smash another.
Pin it to Win it.
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There is no need to insult me @I.R. Chevy. I am far from stupid! It seems that you are an ***hole though lol! Oops did I just insult you. Im sorry! I'm really not but lets pretend that I am. Btw dumb is lacking the ability to speak. Stupid is the adjective you are looking for!
I think it's just Canadians that are stupid; As a whole! Lol

SovereignKnight said:
Wow! Seeing that smashed g2x makes me cringe! So sad! Well for me I've tried a ton of roms. Hellfires ics and gb roms and eagles blood. I'm supprised people are using even cm7 rc3 extra when Bluetooth calling doesn't even work correctly and speakerphone volume is so quiet. All roms except the stock rom 2.3.4 are broken since the March 2012 bb update. Kinda upset that no one has been able to fix this critical dealbreaker problem.
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I has the old BB. Hopefully the new phone doesn't have the new BB!

You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.

SovereignKnight said:
You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.
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I bought it when it first came out that's probably why. When I ordered the replacement, it came with the old BB. You could call that luck!
Hopefully the new phone comes with the old BB. Now that would be what I would call lucky!

SovereignKnight said:
You are lucky my friend. I wish I could find a way to revert to the old BB. It's keeping me from enjoying/wanting to install these awesome roms.
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If you look in owains rom thread there is now a fix in the op so you can use the old rom's with the new bb all in one simple flashable fix
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