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In need of repair

Hey guys, my screen has a huge crack. It appears to be behind the actual glass though.
Its a refurbished phone, and its not under my name, the best I can find is like $180 to repair, if not more.
What can I do? Any services here? Running out of options....
Thank you for your reply

mikeDCMDVA said:
Hey guys, my screen has a huge crack. It appears to be behind the actual glass though.
Its a refurbished phone, and its not under my name, the best I can find is like $180 to repair, if not more.
What can I do? Any services here? Running out of options....
Thank you for your reply
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Your best option is to get a new screen off ebay and isntall it yourself. The avg price is about 150$ atm but has been as low as 80$.
There are quite a few videos (mobile tech video has one I believe) on how to do it.

I know this link isn't helpful to you now, I post it to show that occasionally a good price shows up for a captivate screen and digitizer.
~cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320684839256&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT~
I bought this a few weeks ago for my wife's captivate, and it was pretty easy to install with the help of some youtube videos.
This is the cheapest I can find today:
~cgi.ebay.com/LCD-Touch-Digitizer-Screen-AT-T-SAMSUNG-CAPTIVATE-i897-/260771750264?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb7352178~

**** kall. Att said that u lost the phone and they will send u a new 1 that's what I did and just pay those 125 deductible.
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Thanks for the reference guys. PM sent I actually do them for a little more than the cost of the assembly. I do the full digitizer/lcd for a professional repair with OEM parts.

[Q] I just broke my triumph's screen!

I know I messed up by not getting the 5 dollar insurance. I sure am pissed of at myself now. To make matters worse I purchased my triumph on Ebay. lol. Does any cellphone repair store deal with these phones already, I might have to check sometime this week But is there any website where maybe I can purchase a gorilla glass screen replacement. I would gladly take on the repair challenge myself. Thanks everyone! Hopefully someone can help and I would greatly appreciate it!
(Edit) A nice VM chick allowed me to get it insured, surprisingly I still had time. If anyone wants to ill open it up for sure when I receive my new one.... for science!!!

Not to rub salt in the wound but I seen a bigger screen and figured I'd be the first one to break it so I got the insurance. I got mine from Best Buy. Might be a dumb question but will VM warranty it?

I believe BB only warrants the phone usually for 30 days, I'm not to sure. Regarding VM as soon as you sign up, you often receive a text that lets you add on insurance for 5 extra dollars. GET IT!! Because as of now my best hope is to just go to a random repair shop and see if they can even fix it.

Hey, do us a favor - take a photo of the broken screen and post it here!

JWhipple said:
Hey, do us a favor - take a photo of the broken screen and post it here!
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http://imgur.com/a/fMIeG Here ya go! Basically the touchscreen still functioned but about 80% of the top screen was not working at all. Then the battery died and it did not want to take a charge anymore. Basically both issues are unrelated it just so happens that Motorola really rushed this thing, and you can tell what a terrible job they did looking at the whole sub-forum. I wish I would have avoided spending 300 bucks and would have grabbed the Optimus V instead, I never hear anything bad about it. And being a college student I cant afford a 100$ monthly plan.
(EDIT) Really looking at this, I don't even know if the glass broke or if the touchscreen did. I don't feel anything on the outside. You guys are the experts, I will gladly open it up for you guys if you want. I just need to buy those tiny screwdrivers.

OUCH!~!!!!!!! Sorry man

jjuanml22 said:
http://imgur.com/a/fMIeG Here ya go! Basically the touchscreen still functioned but about 80% of the top screen was not working at all. Then the battery died and it did not want to take a charge anymore. Basically both issues are unrelated it just so happens that Motorola really rushed this thing, and you can tell what a terrible job they did looking at the whole sub-forum. I wish I would have avoided spending 300 bucks and would have grabbed the Optimus V instead, I never hear anything bad about it. And being a college student I cant afford a 100$ monthly plan.
(EDIT) Really looking at this, I don't even know if the glass broke or if the touchscreen did. I don't feel anything on the outside. You guys are the experts, I will gladly open it up for you guys if you want. I just need to buy those tiny screwdrivers.
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mod edit: Watch the language please. If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I thought I read somewhere that VM warrants their phones for a year, no matter where you buy them. I could be wrong, and it could be for manufacturer's defects only. I'll look for the link when I get home.
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From the VM site:
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/30-day-guarantee
One-Year Warranty
All mobile phones purchased directly from Virgin Mobile, or one of our authorized resellers, include a one-year warranty from the original equipment manufacturer. If you experience an equipment malfunction, call Virgin Mobile At Your Service at 1-888-322-1122 and we will arrange for a replacement mobile phone.
I seriously doubt that would cover a cracked lcd screen. But I guess it doesn't hurt to try.

llorn said:
From the VM site:
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/30-day-guarantee
One-Year Warranty
All mobile phones purchased directly from Virgin Mobile, or one of our authorized resellers, include a one-year warranty from the original equipment manufacturer. If you experience an equipment malfunction, call Virgin Mobile At Your Service at 1-888-322-1122 and we will arrange for a replacement mobile phone.
I seriously doubt that would cover a cracked lcd screen. But I guess it doesn't hurt to try.
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Yeah...there it is. The worst that can happen is they laugh at you...but what have you got to lose at this point? Maybe they can at least ship you a heavily discounted one...you never know.

Ouch that really sucks man
Well if all else fails you can always try and repair it your self.
It might cost a bit since some of the newer phones are coming with the lcd and the glass as one unit...
I might be wrong and only need to purchase the glass...
Good luck and hope you well

alex324us said:
Ouch that really sucks man
Well if all else fails you can always try and repair it your self.
It might cost a bit since some of the newer phones are coming with the lcd and the glass as one unit...
I might be wrong and only need to purchase the glass...
Good luck and hope you well
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I'll eventually find a way to fix it. The good thing about it being prepaid is I can stop paying anytime without penalties. Thank you so much for being a kind person and wishing me good luck!
(Ninja Edit) I just called VM and this nice chick allowed me to get it insured. I'm feeling a bit better now... (I'll claim it as lost or something)

jjuanml22 said:
(Edit) A nice VM chick allowed me to get it insured, I'll just claim my phone was lost (To an epic accident lol).
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Not that it bothers me either way - I'm actually glad someone helped you out, BUT, couldn't this be considered a form of insurance fraud?

jjuanml22 said:
I believe BB only warrants the phone usually for 30 days, I'm not to sure. Regarding VM as soon as you sign up, you often receive a text that lets you add on insurance for 5 extra dollars. GET IT!! Because as of now my best hope is to just go to a random repair shop and see if they can even fix it.
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Not true. I bricked my optimus v. So iread into the wack tech deal and it covers power surges. So i threw it into the microwave for ten seconds...150 off my new triumph! (The plans for two years btw)
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JWhipple said:
Not that it bothers me either way - I'm actually glad someone helped you out, BUT, couldn't this be considered a form of insurance fraud?
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I just started paying for this phone this month, she said I still had another week left actually, Had I waited more she said she would not have been able to help me.

jjuanml22 said:
I'll eventually find a way to fix it. The good thing about it being prepaid is I can stop paying anytime without penalties. Thank you so much for being a kind person and wishing me good luck!
(Ninja Edit) I just called VM and this nice chick allowed me to get it insured. I'm feeling a bit better now... (I'll claim it as lost or something)
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Just remember that if you claim it as lost, you'll have a $100 deductible. Here's the VM claim site:
http://www.phoneclaim.com/virginmobileusa

llorn said:
Just remember that if you claim it as lost, you'll have a $100 deductible. Here's the VM claim site:
http://www.phoneclaim.com/virginmobileusa
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I knew about the deductible beforehand though. Thanks the link really helped.
I love the xda community!

Motherboard

Guys please tell me urgent our handset motherboard how much?....indian rupees

according to me its like 4,500 inr......and i dont think it is a nice idea to buy a new one as by adding some money you can buy a new phone......my fit is dead it has no warranty and i aslo wanted to buy a new motherboard but after seeing the price i thought its a waste hence i am planning to buy a new one......and soon will leave fit forum......

-HellRaiser- said:
according to me its like 4,500 inr......and i dont think it is a nice idea to buy a new one as by adding some money you can buy a new phone......my fit is dead it has no warranty and i aslo wanted to buy a new motherboard but after seeing the price i thought its a waste hence i am planning to buy a new one......and soon will leave fit forum......
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That means currently you are not having any device ?

Thank u for response...i successfully replace mother board in warranty

avilove4u said:
That means currently you are not having any device ?
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i have a blackberry curve 9220 but eh......its not even close to any android phone.......i am planning to buy s2.....

fitranger said:
Thank u for response...i successfully replace mother board in warranty
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I got my new motherboard too in warranty

-HellRaiser- said:
i have a blackberry curve 9220 but eh......its not even close to any android phone.......i am planning to buy s2.....
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BB and Iphone totally sx

i agree but hv no other choice for now........

dude,dumb you phone...sell it to some mobile phone shop....you may get 1000inr max for that.

dude i will sell my fit to my cousin who came to my house yesterday and garunteed he can fix that.......he is a noob and said he found a cool forum called xda and will fix it with help from that site....i didnt told about my account on xda and behaved like noob and said its impossible......he thinks its a soft brick and said he can fix it using xda and said if i dont believe him then sell your phone to me for 3000 inr and said i will regret it later.........i agreed to sell my phone to him......he is such a fool and i know its motherboard is gone and he will never be able to fix it......

Don't underestimate anyone...you never know who can surprise you...
Btw, he himself can give it to samsung and get it repaired...
G fit in 4k isn't a bad deal...
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yeah its not that bad for him after all....but i didnt wanted to spend 4,500 inr on it as i was bored with it...........but hey wait he buy fit from me for 3000 and gets it repaired for 4,500 that means he spends WOOPING(in the case of this phone) 7500 inr for this piece of crap.........

[Q] Galaxy R LCD Repair

Sadly today i broke the front glass of my 1.5 year old galaxy R. I took it immediately to a Samsung Galaxy R SCC only to find out that they are charging in excess of INR 7000 to replace the digitizer of the galaxy R. I also approached other local mobile repair shops but they all are asking in excess of 4000 INR which I frankly think is too much to spend on 1.5 year device (despite the fact that i absolutely love my galaxy R). I then started searching online for the galaxy R digitizer and found a site called parts4repair.com . It seems to have an awesome inventory of galaxy R spare parts along with spare parts of other phones too. However i am confused as to whether i should trust this site as they are asking for 20$ including shipping which is quite less compared to what everyone else has quoted so far but still a large enough amount that i would not like to go to waste. Could anyone tell me of their past experiences of the site if anyone has ordered anything and also any other cheaper alternatives to repair my phone. The LCD which produces the image is fine but the front glass is cracked and doesn't respond to my touch anymore

JoJo2012 said:
Sadly today i broke the front glass of my 1.5 year old galaxy R. I took it immediately to a Samsung Galaxy R SCC only to find out that they are charging in excess of INR 7000 to replace the digitizer of the galaxy R. I also approached other local mobile repair shops but they all are asking in excess of 4000 INR which I frankly think is too much to spend on 1.5 year device (despite the fact that i absolutely love my galaxy R). I then started searching online for the galaxy R digitizer and found a site called parts4repair.com . It seems to have an awesome inventory of galaxy R spare parts along with spare parts of other phones too. However i am confused as to whether i should trust this site as they are asking for 20$ including shipping which is quite less compared to what everyone else has quoted so far but still a large enough amount that i would not like to go to waste. Could anyone tell me of their past experiences of the site if anyone has ordered anything and also any other cheaper alternatives to repair my phone. The LCD which produces the image is fine but the front glass is cracked and doesn't respond to my touch anymore
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dont you think this thread shld b in QA section ??
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vipul12389mehta said:
dont you think this thread shld b in QA section ??
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How is that rather than addressing my problem you are more concerned about which category I should have posted in. When i post in XDA I am looking for help and not criticism of my actions. And if the Mod thinks it should be posted in the QA section then i am sure he will take the necessary action.

JoJo2012 said:
Sadly today i broke the front glass of my 1.5 year old galaxy R. I took it immediately to a Samsung Galaxy R SCC only to find out that they are charging in excess of INR 7000 to replace the digitizer of the galaxy R. I also approached other local mobile repair shops but they all are asking in excess of 4000 INR which I frankly think is too much to spend on 1.5 year device (despite the fact that i absolutely love my galaxy R). I then started searching online for the galaxy R digitizer and found a site called parts4repair.com . It seems to have an awesome inventory of galaxy R spare parts along with spare parts of other phones too. However i am confused as to whether i should trust this site as they are asking for 20$ including shipping which is quite less compared to what everyone else has quoted so far but still a large enough amount that i would not like to go to waste. Could anyone tell me of their past experiences of the site if anyone has ordered anything and also any other cheaper alternatives to repair my phone. The LCD which produces the image is fine but the front glass is cracked and doesn't respond to my touch anymore
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IMO you should get it repaired from local shop. doing this you will get it repaired in very short time and its better that an experienced person fits the screen rather than you do after buying online.
JoJo2012 said:
How is that rather than addressing my problem you are more concerned about which category I should have posted in. When i post in XDA I am looking for help and not criticism of my actions. And if the Mod thinks it should be posted in the QA section then i am sure he will take the necessary action.
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@vipul12389mehta is correct.
we have Mod that doesnot mean that we can post anything anywhere and let Mods sort all the threads in proper section.
Being a member of XDA you should follow rules and post it in correct section.
Post in proper thread next time onwards.

JoJo2012 said:
How is that rather than addressing my problem you are more concerned about which category I should have posted in. When i post in XDA I am looking for help and not criticism of my actions. And if the Mod thinks it should be posted in the QA section then i am sure he will take the necessary action.
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Hold you hand buddy. we know that you are in so much bad situation but please Dont be panic else this kinda reply will tend to stay away other users from this thread.
@vipul12389mehta buddy was just suggest a Rule not asked you to adhere to it strictly.
You may trust the site but have to ask site (using call or mail) that what kinda delivery they will do (Means courier services). also keep on tracking the courier when it will be ordered. Hope all will go well.

Maybe you can ask other fellow members by pm about what they did in similar situations
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185512
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Best way is to buy a LCD with the front glass (because it is fused) and then replace it. If you can't do this, ask something who can. But disassemble is not very hard and I'm sure that u can do it yourself

hey buddy, what did you do finally? Sadly Im in the same boat as you were.. I accidentally dropped my phone and the screen has multiple cracks. only a small portion of the touch screen is working, rest is dead.

vbz89 said:
hey buddy, what did you do finally? Sadly Im in the same boat as you were.. I accidentally dropped my phone and the screen has multiple cracks. only a small portion of the touch screen is working, rest is dead.
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I have visited to Gaffar market of delhi for my Friends Neo V display and touch replacement. They chargrd 2200/- for both. i was shocked coz other retailers were asking 3800-4000/-. I think touch may b changed uoto 1200-1500/-.
Thanks,
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finally got my phone up and running again... bought the screen and lcd set for Rs 4600 and repaired it on my own ...

isn't it too much?
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Not really, even online from China if I would order the LCD and glass kit it would have costed around 90usd..
And it turns out that many people are right, it's extremely difficult to separate just the glass from the LCD..its almost like its fused, so we need repair with the kit only...
The service center here quoted almost 8k, so I saved Rs 3000
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hmmm..i was thinking how My friend replaced his mobile screen in 2200/-
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Broke my s3 digitizer, best way to replace my phone?

Ok so I just killed my screen completely (had a cracked screen, replaced it with new screen and loca, but eventually the screen died from i don't know what).
1 year into 2 year contract with my step dad's family plan. If I was currently employed, i would pay up for a new phone or what not.
I see now that the S3 is $49 with new 2 year contract, would be cheaper than buying a new screen/digitizer on ebay. Any way I can work that with verizon?
I could probably sell the phone as is for around $150-200 or so, which would help cover costs of a new one, but if I say the phone is lost /stolen, that would kill the esn.. I don't know what to do at this point.
What do you guys think?

It cost $176.81 for Samsung to fix it plus it'll regain it's warranty again. Too me it's not worth renewing a 2 yr if you plan on sticking with an s3.

I was thinking of trying to get early upgrade like this, claim im not happy with the phone (like say it has been slow for 4 months or so) and want an s4.
http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-score-an-early-phone-upgrade-from-verizon-7000007917/
But a friend is telling me that they will ask for the old phone back.

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hypertek said:
I was thinking of trying to get early upgrade like this, claim im not happy with the phone (like say it has been slow for 4 months or so) and want an s4.
http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-score-an-early-phone-upgrade-from-verizon-7000007917/
But a friend is telling me that they will ask for the old phone back.
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If you still have a year left in the contract I highly doubt that that would work.

If your local mall has a Cellairis, digitizer replacement is only $100... at least it is out here.
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