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How to remove dust under screen?

Hi
Yesterday when the sun was terrorising my display I noticed that I've dust in my display. Is there an easy way to remove it? Or must I disassemble it?
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ToddeSwe said:
Hi
Yesterday when the sun was terrorising my display I noticed that I've dust in my display. Is there an easy way to remove it? Or must I disassemble it?
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i think you've got to disassemble for cleaning
i wish i can do that too but i have no will to do that ...

ToddeSwe said:
Hi
Yesterday when the sun was terrorising my display I noticed that I've dust in my display. Is there an easy way to remove it? Or must I disassemble it?
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Take a blow dryer heat up the front then take a guitar pick or other plastic edge and pry around all the way around the gap between screen and housing and u will be able to seperate it from the glue hen it lifts right up while the phone is still assembled. Its easy I had to do it before when I had a sensation to clean the dust.
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jriv said:
Take a blow dryer heat up the front then take a guitar pick or other plastic edge and pry around all the way around the gap between screen and housing and u will be able to seperate it from the glue hen it lifts right up while the phone is still assembled. Its easy I had to do it before when I had a sensation to clean the dust.
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Sounds dangerous
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You will need to dissassemble it. There are a lot of YouTube guides on how to do it. It voids warrenty abviously, but I assume you already did by rooting .
Prying with guitar picks and blowdryer sounds nasty to me.
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onemanshow85 said:
You will need to dissassemble it. There are a lot of YouTube guides on how to do it. It voids warrenty abviously, but I assume you already did by rooting .
Prying with guitar picks and blowdryer sounds nasty to me.
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Yeh, I was not even considering it I'm about to hand this phone over to my son and I know he's going to see this and complain about it. and the phone is a year and a half so the warranty is gone anyway.
EDIT: Was looking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImE5hUXK8s just now and the guy was not all wrong by suggesting what he did
I think he have to live with the dust this is far to much, and maybe the phone will never work again when i have made this. The amount of dust is just very tiny and can just be seen when the sun is on the display. Lucky me, i was discovering other guys who had very very much dust behind the glass. Poor quality from hTC i think.

Warranty is two years here in UK... So Yh , check if your phone is still in warranty
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tele27 said:
Warranty is two years here in UK... So Yh , check if your phone is still in warranty
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Hmmm... yes it must be the same here... thanks for the tip!

tele27 said:
Warranty is two years here in UK... So Yh , check if your phone is still in warranty
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Even better we have consumer rights which trump warranties.
It's a £450 phone, I'd not expect any dust under it for more than 2 years.
Take it up with the retailer (it's their legal responsibility, not the manufacturer's).
Don't be fobbed off by them saying it's cosmetic, that is covered by our consumer rights.

Contact HTC and they will give you a list of stores where you can let it fixed free of charge.
I did it and it took 1 day and it's now also all sealed up.

pr0x2 said:
Contact HTC and they will give you a list of stores where you can let it fixed free of charge.
I did it and it took 1 day and it's now also all sealed up.
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Wow, do they do it like that?
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ToddeSwe said:
Wow, do they do it like that?
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IMO you should be better off by just sending it to HTC. Dealing with retailers is 9 out of ten times a pain in the ass.
Most simply replace the whole phone anyway, (some even being refurbished ones) and Bing, sooner or later you get dust again.
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Sgt.Incontro said:
IMO you should be better off by just sending it to HTC. Dealing with retailers is 9 out of ten times a pain in the ass.
Most simply replace the whole phone anyway, (some even being refurbished ones) and Bing, sooner or later you get dust again.
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Have sent HTC a mail, let's see what they say....
ANSWER:
Thank you for contacting HTC regarding your HTC Sensation.
I understand that you are currently experiencing problems with dust under the screen.
To solve the problem, I suggest that you bring your phone to the shop where you bought it and ask them to send it in for service.
Before doing that, it's important that you make a backup of what you have saved on phone memory to your PC. You do this by installing HTC Sync on your PC and then connect your phone.
Only send in the phone itself without battery, battery cover, SIM and SD cards or other accessories.
Attach description of the defect, return address and proof of purchase.
he he he ... So! Now the retailer have gotten a mail...

ToddeSwe said:
Have sent HTC a mail, let's see what they say....
ANSWER:
Thank you for contacting HTC regarding your HTC Sensation.
I understand that you are currently experiencing problems with dust under the screen.
To solve the problem, I suggest that you bring your phone to the shop where you bought it and ask them to send it in for service.
Before doing that, it's important that you make a backup of what you have saved on phone memory to your PC. You do this by installing HTC Sync on your PC and then connect your phone.
Only send in the phone itself without battery, battery cover, SIM and SD cards or other accessories.
Attach description of the defect, return address and proof of purchase.
he he he ... So! Now the retailer have gotten a mail...
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And he doesn't exist any more So, I should send the phone directly to HTC's service.
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I've had the same issue and i've sent an email to HTC.
They told me where to bring the device, they should repair it for free
My Sensation have 6 months of life(1,5 years of warranty left), it is rooted and unlocked with revolutionary with a custom ROM, i plan to flash the stock RUU and send it back to them.
I think this is the best option to FIX the dust under the screen, why disassemble the phone when HTC already admitted it is a known issue?
EDIT: btw this is a very bad issue.. this is very bad for a 600 € thing.

blast1987 said:
I've had the same issue and i've sent an email to HTC.
They told me where to bring the device, they should repair it for free
My Sensation have 6 months of life(1,5 years of warranty left), it is rooted and unlocked with revolutionary with a custom ROM, i plan to flash the stock RUU and send it back to them.
I think this is the best option to FIX the dust under the screen, why disassemble the phone when HTC already admitted it is a known issue?
EDIT: btw this is a very bad issue.. this is very bad for a 600 € thing.
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Yes its very bad to have dust under the screen after 1.5 year as mine is. I fully agree. Don't you going to restore the whole phone like cid and stuff? I'm realy nervous about s-on the phone but this problem is not inside the phone, maybe they aren't plugging it in...
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jriv said:
Take a blow dryer heat up the front then take a guitar pick or other plastic edge and pry around all the way around the gap between screen and housing and u will be able to seperate it from the glue hen it lifts right up while the phone is still assembled. Its easy I had to do it before when I had a sensation to clean the dust.
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Hey anyone is this plssible if yes then this will help me

Once you get the device clean here is a tip that had worked for me. If you put a screen saver on your device THEN use a case that wraps around the edges tightly this helps a lot. You can get these kinds of cases at amazon really cheap. Then the edges are tightly sealed and it really does help keep the dust from getting under the screen! I've had mine almost a year now with out any dust ( thank God) just clean around the case when it gets dirty. It's really worked well for me! Just a tip to help keep it from happening again. Make sure the type of cases you get Are the ones that snap together from front to back. This gives a nice seal around there edges. Hope this helps.
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realsis said:
Once you get the device clean here is a tip that had worked for me. If you put a screen saver on your device THEN use a case that wraps around the edges tightly this helps a lot. You can get these kinds of cases at amazon really cheap. Then the edges are tightly sealed and it really does help keep the dust from getting under the screen! I've had mine almost a year now with out any dust ( thank God) just clean around the case when it gets dirty. It's really worked well for me! Just a tip to help keep it from happening again. Make sure the type of cases you get Are the ones that snap together from front to back. This gives a nice seal around there edges. Hope this helps.
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Thx for the tip but the Q is how to cleane the screen is the above methord is good i will go for that.........?

That's something you will have to do at your own risk. I've personally never done that. It could work if done very very very carefully. That particular user reported it worked well for him.these kinds of things we have to make our own decisions about. I'd be very careful when using the heat as not to damage any thing . If you do decide to do this procedure please post how it went . I do wish you the best . For what its worth , if it was me, I'd probably give it try myself. Just use caution.
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Capacitive Button LEDs Shot

So, my ATT One X is acting funny. The LEDs behind the capacitive keys only work for the back button. This is not a ROM/firmware issue, as I use my own ROMs and think I have a fairly good idea of what would cause that to happen if it were. Anyway, I got it kind of wet (was in my wader pocket fly fishing and it got half submerged for half a second), so that may be/likely is it.
So, my questions are: (1) has anyone else had this happen without dunking it in water for a half a second (guessing no), and (2) more importantly, what has been people's experience with the ATT's insurance? Will they give me a hard time if I tell them it was the water dunk, or will they still check whether it's rooted/unlocked, etc? I can get it back to it's factory state, but don't want to bother. Any input is greatly appreciated, as I am using my International One X and it is really laggy in comparison, even with custom ROMs. Thanks!
Steve

If you have insurance they will replace it no matter what you did to it, if you try to get it replaced/repaired under warranty it is likely that they will want to make sure that it is not due to water damage. But you may get lucky. Good luck
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bradleyG said:
If you have insurance they will replace it no matter what you did to it, if you try to get it replaced/repaired under warranty it is likely that they will want to make sure that it is not due to water damage. But you may get lucky. Good luck
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Cool. I have insurance. Thanks for the info. I'll just pay the deductible and get a new one. Was planning on putting out a ROM this week, so hope it's quick.
Steve

sk806 said:
Cool. I have insurance. Thanks for the info. I'll just pay the deductible and get a new one. Was planning on putting out a ROM this week, so hope it's quick.
Steve
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The water mark paper thing indicator what ever its called is on the sim card tray. But you'd have to take the phone apart to locate it :/
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I have had no problem using warranty for stuff like that in the fast with my atrix. I returned it with cm7 anddigitizer not working and still had no questions asked about warranty. Insurance I have used once after I broke my blackberry curve when it came out a few years ago. My HOX I went with best buy for insurance purpose
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My home button goes in and out, without being dropped or dunked in water. I think it's a build defect. When mine goes out, squeezing that part of the phone causes it to flicker and come back on, so I think the solder is just shot.

Yes at&t will.replace it...by the way..since i had my original one x replace a week ago..be sure to check the lower part of the phone where the capacitive buttons are..the first and second one that they gave me made a squeaking sound..if you press it..but the 3rd one that they handed me feels solid..different build quality i guess
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Dust under screen cheap solution

Info for all those in UK with dust under their screen...
I went into a shop called fonesolutions today, website's here: http://www.fonesolutions.co.uk/
They offered to clear out all the dust for £15! I think im gona do it just before i sell the phone to add some value.
Just thought I'd share with u all

fredcorp6 said:
Info for all those in UK with dust under their screen...
I went into a shop called fonesolutions today, website's here: http://www.fonesolutions.co.uk/
They offered to clear out all the dust for £15! I think im gona do it just before i sell the phone to add some value.
Just thought I'd share with u all
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Why? HTC has 2 years warranty and will do it for free till the next MAY at least. If you request it NOW, it's unlikely they'll ask for a proof of purchase (they didn't ask me)

So your warranty isn't void then?
I wish there was a good equivalent in my area of the US.
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Deegan87 said:
So your warranty isn't void then?
I wish there was a good equivalent in my area of the US.
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Why would my warranty be void? It's within 2 years of warranty time.

tinky1 said:
Why? HTC has 2 years warranty and will do it for free till the next MAY at least. If you request it NOW, it's unlikely they'll ask for a proof of purchase (they didn't ask me)
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I know that but if you're s-off (most people on here are) your warranty is void and u can't send it to HTC. I know its possible to s-on and get back to stock but that's tricky and many don't want to go through all that
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fredcorp6 said:
I know that but if you're s-off (most people on here are) your warranty is void and u can't send it to HTC. I know its possible to s-on and get back to stock but that's tricky and many don't want to go through all that
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I've sent mine in with s-off but with stock ROM and firmware (run RUU and flashed all the subsequent updates). No problem. If they ask, just ask them what is s-off
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tinky1 said:
If they ask, just ask them what is s-off
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cunning reply lol

tinky1 said:
I've sent mine in with s-off but with stock ROM and firmware (run RUU and flashed all the subsequent updates). No problem. If they ask, just ask them what is s-off
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oh really! i might try that but not sure if its worth the risk.. cos they still have every right to just say that the devices warranty is void, then refuse to fix it and charge you the £30.00, or whatever it is, to send it back to you.

fredcorp6 said:
oh really! i might try that but not sure if its worth the risk.. cos they still have every right to just say that the devices warranty is void, then refuse to fix it and charge you the £30.00, or whatever it is, to send it back to you.
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THEY would have to prove that YOU s-offed it and it didn't come s-off out of the box. Don't worry.
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tinky1 said:
THEY would have to prove that YOU s-offed it and it didn't come s-off out of the box. Don't worry.
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And for the record, many Sensations did ship from the factory with S-off. So they have no possible way to prove you did it yourself.
Plus it's probably more expensive for them to argue about your software changes when you send in a hardware problem than it is to just fix the hardware problem. Especially since it's a known hardware problem that HTC fully admits to.
That said, there are numerous stories of people who've sent fully rooted phones to HTC with custom ROMs installed to have hardware problems fixed and the phone came back repaired just fine.
Does anyone know how long it takes to get your phone back from the time you send it to them?

In the Netherlands HTC has repair partners all over the country. I went in one of the shops and 1 hour later they called that my new screen was installed. Did not ask anything or check my phone.

I would assume that sending in a phone for this problem wouldn't matter if you're rooted since software can't get dust under your screen.
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Element515 said:
I would assume that sending in a phone for this problem wouldn't matter if you're rooted since software can't get dust under your screen.
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Rooting means you can mess with your clock speeds, messing with your clock speeds means you could have overheated it, overheating means distortion, distortion means gaps, gaps mean dust... Shall I continue?
Why give them ANY chance to be idiots and to refuse repair?
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tinky1 said:
Rooting means you can mess with your clock speeds, messing with your clock speeds means you could have overheated it, overheating means distortion, distortion means gaps, gaps mean dust... Shall I continue?
Why give them ANY chance to be idiots and to refuse repair?
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Esecailly since it's so incredibly easy to flash a stock ROM before sending it in which would mean they'd never notice something wasn't stock.
Yeahthe aftermarket recovery might still be there and it might be S-Off but I doubt the guy sitting at his desk fixing 25 phones a day is goign to notice those things when he's replacing a screen gasket to seal out dust. Now if he booted it and it said CYANOGENMOD and lacked Sense, it might stand out to him...
Also, did anyone know the answer to my last question? About how long it takes to get a phone back from HTC with the screen dust issue repaired? I'm in the USA as I assume where you start from makes a difference. Like the post above that says in the Netherlands there are shops that will fix it in an hour...I don't think I can do that here.

Skipjacks said:
Esecailly since it's so incredibly easy to flash a stock ROM before sending it in which would mean they'd never notice something wasn't stock.
Yeahthe aftermarket recovery might still be there and it might be S-Off but I doubt the guy sitting at his desk fixing 25 phones a day is goign to notice those things when he's replacing a screen gasket to seal out dust. Now if he booted it and it said CYANOGENMOD and lacked Sense, it might stand out to him...
Also, did anyone know the answer to my last question? About how long it takes to get a phone back from HTC with the screen dust issue repaired? I'm in the USA as I assume where you start from makes a difference. Like the post above that says in the Netherlands there are shops that will fix it in an hour...I don't think I can do that here.
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minus the shipping to get there (which you can change) for me its been about 3 days from them receiving it to them having it in repair to them getting ready to ship, dont know though if the screen is repaired but i did mention it as one of many things faulty with the device

This problem also started to develop on my phone. I wish we have repairs stores around the area I live (I also live in the US).
One question, do I have to pay for the shipping fee to ship the phone to them?

andyli1985 said:
This problem also started to develop on my phone. I wish we have repairs stores around the area I live (I also live in the US).
One question, do I have to pay for the shipping fee to ship the phone to them?
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yes you do
also and this very important, ship it in a box specifically made to ship small electronic items (was going to shiping it in something else) as they can void your warranty for breakage when shipping, thankfully i was told that before shipping the actual device so there was not much a problem...

darkassain said:
yes you do
also and this very important, ship it in a box specifically made to ship small electronic items (was going to shiping it in something else) as they can void your warranty for breakage when shipping, thankfully i was told that before shipping the actual device so there was not much a problem...
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Ok. Thank you.

So I need to replace my phone...

Sadly I shattered my X's screen :crying: and I'm going to get it replaced with my insurance, they send me the new phone and I send them the broken one back. As far as I can tell there's no way I can check or have them check that the phone's still on 1.85 and I absolutely can't live without root. Any ideas to help me out? (AT&T One X)

you may be able to this.. idk it was sure if you need root but maybe something along this line. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671135
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If it comes with 2.20 you are toast. There is no known root or BL unlock for phones that come with 2.20. Its hit or miss what you will get.
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quarlow said:
If it comes with 2.20 you are toast. There is no known root or BL unlock for phones that come with 2.20. Its hit or miss what you will get.
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Yeah I think I'm going to call AT&T today and see if there's any way we could work something out. Hopefully since one of the reps at my local store is actually knowledgeable when it comes to rooting and modding etc. he can help me out.

SU1CiDE said:
Yeah I think I'm going to call AT&T today and see if there's any way we could work something out. Hopefully since one of the reps at my local store is actually knowledgeable when it comes to rooting and modding etc. he can help me out.
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Your replacement will come from asurian. If you get a refurb find a flaw with it and they will send you a brand new one which will likely not have 2.20.
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U should claim it as lost u pay the same price and u would have a spare phone to fiddle with
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joshua54 said:
U should claim it as lost u pay the same price and u would have a spare phone to fiddle with
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Do that ^^^:silly:

joshua54 said:
U should claim it as lost u pay the same price and u would have a spare phone to fiddle with
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I was thinking of doing that haha. I might just for fun, I've taken apart all my old phones so far so maybe I'll add this beauty to the collection of dismembered phones

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I was thinking of doing that haha. I might just for fun, I've taken apart all my old phones so far so maybe I'll add this beauty to the collection of dismembered phones
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Maybe you could swap screens then if you get a replacement that you can't root.

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Maybe you could swap screens then if you get a replacement that you can't root.
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I dropped my current phone a few days before the screen shattered and it's just been buggy as hell, it's barely been usable since. Plus I got a defective model in the first place with the WiFi issue which at this point is getting to be the most annoying thing ever. I guess I shouldn't have waited to get a replacement, I was too afraid I'd get a new one with the update but now it seems like it's going to be a very slim chance of getting one without the update

I just got a refurb from AT&T today with 2.20 on it already.
Sending it back. Guess I'll live with some stuck pixels and root, I have 90 days to decide how much it bothers me.
Unless an exploit is found for 2.20...
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quarlow said:
I just got a refurb from AT&T today with 2.20 on it already.
Sending it back. Guess I'll live with some stuck pixels and root, I have 90 days to decide how much it bothers me.
Unless an exploit is found for 2.20...
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I wish I could live with this :/ my screen is pretty much cracked everywhere and it's too buggy since I dropped it

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I wish I could live with this :/ my screen is pretty much cracked everywhere and it's too buggy since I dropped it
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Just realized how lucky I am... My phone dropped from 3 stories into wood... Amazingly I have no issues, just a slightly blue tint on a pinkie sized part of the screen only visible when there's a Grey background and a scratch on the top corner of the chassis. Of course it probably helped I had a zagg screen protector which is scratched slightly at the top.
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TheNightHawk223 said:
Just realized how lucky I am... My phone dropped from 3 stories into wood... Amazingly I have no issues, just a slightly blue tint on a pinkie sized part of the screen only visible when there's a Grey background and a scratch on the top corner of the chassis. Of course it probably helped I had a zagg screen protector which is scratched slightly at the top.
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Yeah you got extremely lucky man! I'm sure as hell going to take as much care as possible with this new phone. Still can't believe I ruined the one I have :/
I filed the claim tonight and should get the NEW phone, not a refurb, tomorrow or Wednesday. Praying it'll come with 1.85...

Verizon insurance question

I have a s3 in white. And I want to make a claim.. do you think I could request for a blue one now? Or will they make me stay white. It is the same phone after all. Anyone have exp?
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Most likely get the same color phone. But it doesn't hurt to ask. The worst they can say, is no.

I had some bad exp going through 9 refurbs with my gnex before I got this phone. And they used to offer me downgrades like a RAZR or rezound hah. But I really want the blue shell
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nerdyessence said:
Most likely get the same color phone. But it doesn't hurt to ask. The worst they can say, is no.
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Like nerdy said. It doesn't hurt to try ask for a blue one.
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I couldn't see it being a problem.

I have a blue and want a white lol if anyone is in Jersey and wants to swap I'm down
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Haha I have a white and I wanna claim through Verizon get a blue. Swap shells and send back the refurbished with my white on it.
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Update they are sending me out a pebble blue one. And I bought a back cover off eBay. Just be polite and they will do it. After all it is the same phone.
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Will they take back my s3 with no imei sticker in the back? Or will I be charged?..
Had phone in white. Wanted it in blue. So I got insurance to send me a blue. Gonna swap my guts into the blue shell, and send back the refurbished phone with my white shell because i don't want a refurb phone clearly. However imei stickers and serials won't match properly.. So what's the best way of sending it back?..
I'll have the refurbished shell and imei sticker on my non refurbished motherboard etc. Seeing how it's attached to the screen.
How would you send it back? Should I rip the sticker off one and mail it?
Thoughts and input without hating?
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I'm assuming when you say "Verizon Insurance" you really mean Asurion, correct?
Are you sure they are going to send you a refurb? I had a couple claims recently (one due to work and another personal claim) in which they sent me 2 brand spanking new GS3's with all original items (battery, charger, headphones, etc.). Just saying you might not have to go through all that work and wouldn't swapping shells void your warranty anyway?

I wouldnt do that.
Id just live with the blue phone you asked for. If you nandroid to your SD card getting your phone back to how you had it should take you under 15 minutes.
it might even take you under5 minutes. i dnt know if you have to root and unlock again. if restoring a nandroid wipes anyway, you might just be abel to do that. but im not 100% sure.
if that isnt your concern, you should still have an easy time restoring your stuff.

I hope to get a brand new one. However I know majority of the time you don't. And she said it doesn't come with a back cover. As in its a refurbished device. And taking apart the phone doesn't void anything. There's no stickers like that to void warranty they cannot tell.
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They should
I have changed colors doing insurance claim on iPhone for one of the users on our corporate account so don't see why wouldn't do the same for a Sammy.

And as far as living with the blue phone I asked for and not swapping. The process is much longer and at that point I have a refurbished device. Which I want to avoid having because it already failed at one point that's why its refurbished.
You can tell its refurbished by the sticker on the back.
I went through 9 refurbished phones of the galaxy nexus before giving up. I'd rather not deal with refurbs and keep my original equipment but get the new color.
I'm only doing this for the shell to make my phone blue!
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cwalter9 said:
I have changed colors doing insurance claim on iPhone for one of the users on our corporate account so don't see why wouldn't do the same for a Sammy.
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As in you switched colors of the iPhone and sent it back and they never had an issue? Can you go into a little detail. Is your situation the same as mine?
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How I swapped out my S3
ddurandSGS3 said:
it might even take you under5 minutes. i dnt know if you have to root and unlock again. if restoring a nandroid wipes anyway, you might just be abel to do that. but im not 100% sure.
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The steps I followed last week to swap out my S3:
Make Nandroid of current phone.
Reset current phone to stock making sure you didn't trip your load counter.
Root and unlock new phone.
Install CWM.
Restore using the nandroid from the ext sd.
All has been well for over a week.

Guys I'm trying to avoid having a refurbished motherboard. So I want to keep my current everything but the shell. Change the shell to be a blue phone. I know I can backup and this and that. But I want to avoid that.
And I know I can do this no problem. But the stickers won't match the imei on the phone. But if I sent back the refurb with my white shell and no imei sticker can you get away with it. Is the question
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Does removing the IMEI sticker void warranty ?

imablackhat said:
Does removing the IMEI sticker void warranty ?
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It most likely does not sure though.
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Why not just buy a full case for the phone instead of committing insurance fraud? Sounds like you're old phone works great and you are just wanting another color.... I know that Verizon is the enemy and insurance companys are rip offs looking to line their pockets, but I am a big believer in Karma.... Hey dude, do whatever makes you happy and no I am not the forum police nor do I work for Verizon. I pay a huge bill every month like most on here and stuff like this is one of the reasons that service is so high. I know that the greedy bastards at Verizon gouge us as it is, but just look on this forum alone at all of the $600 phones that have been sent back because of user error from not reading and now wanting another color than you already have. We all have to help recoup the price of these replacements that they sent out.
I didn't mean to offend anyone, but if you or I were Verizon, how would you handle things like this? I am going back to my corner now, sorry for the rant.
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