Q. Who has replaced their glass? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

My cracked screen is starting to get annoying and I want to fix it. Who has replaced just the glass and how easy/risky is it to do? I also found a place I could send it to and get it done for about 90 bucks, but I'd much rather only spend 20 if it is fairly easy to do myself
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I work at a repair shop. We only do the entire touchscreen assembly. I've repaired at least 15 S3s. If you attempt to do just the glass, it will be difficult and it will probably look like ****. Note: I'm good at what I do, and it still seems difficult. Not to mention, if it's going to look like ****, why bother? Use insurance or save up enough to change the whole display.

See i thought it would be tougher than it looks. You know of a good place to purchase the display?
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Its fairly difficult to do. Especially without a heat gun and such. In the past I have replaced the glass on 2 different smartphones using a blow dryer and about $5 worth of tools.
After watching several videos for the GS3 I decided to pay to have it done. I found a repair shop in NYC that promised same day service. They charged $170 to replaced only the glass. In terms of looks it looked beautiful but the functionality was a bit sketchy, so I returned there and they ordered the entire display assembly and installed it free of additional charge. It works fine now.
In retrospect, I should have returned it to Samsung and had them replace it for me but I didn't want to wait (there's a 1 wk turnaround time). At the time Samsung was charging $170(don't know how much they charge now)
It possible that the repair job I got was an anomaly but imo the way Samsung has constructed the screen/digitizer assembly it is fairly difficult for a lay person to replace just the glass themselves.
Hope my experience was helpful

I never found it to be very difficult..
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myturbo1 said:
I never found it to be very difficult..
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Since the OP was talking about GS3 I'm assuming that's the replacement you were referring to.
Did your phone function well after the replacement? As I said above mine seemed to lose some touch sensitivity after the glass-only was replaced.

sololhj said:
Since the OP was talking about GS3 I'm assuming that's the replacement you were referring to.
Did your phone function well after the replacement? As I said above mine seemed to lose some touch sensitivity after the glass-only was replaced.
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Worked just like new. Whoever replaced it probably did not use a quality replacement part.
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It is easy to do if you have patience. Melted the lip of my phone the first time thinking my
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Wtf, i cant edit... anyway thinking my gun was too low, but after i learned my wrong doings, the 2nd time went no problem. Just take it slow. I laser heat reader helps insanely
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faehsemc said:
It is easy to do if you have patience. Melted the lip of my phone the first time thinking my
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Wtf, i cant edit... anyway thinking my gun was too low, but after i learned my wrong doings, the 2nd time went no problem. Just take it slow. I laser heat reader helps insanely
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I just went with a new screen completely. Thanks for the help though
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Time's up HTC!

We either need a release today or a damn good excuse for them not delivering as promised. If we don't get either of those, I am done with HTC. Who's with me?
sithdroid2187 said:
We either need a release today or a damn good excuse for them not delivering as promised. If we don't get either of those, I am done with HTC. Who's with me?
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Carrot on stick in front of donkey time
All this smoke blow up my a** is going to cause anal cancer
I'm for one am done with the bolt
Software issue really this news to me ,9 bolts later no way
Recall recall recall recall recall recall
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sithdroid2187 said:
We either need a release today or a damn good excuse for them not delivering as promised. If we don't get either of those, I am done with HTC. Who's with me?
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i definitely agree but as bad as they are with their updates i will always love their phones and sense. HTC will always be my first pick.
Maybe I have stockholme syndrome.
My first and only smart phone has been the bolt. My only frame of reference beyond this is my wife's iphone4. I give it credit, it inspired me to get a smartphone. But I've never been a fan of overpriced mac products or their pretentious marketing or the sheep that swear by it.
Her phone is much smoother than mine. Hell, I had no reference to how android should be until I got a nexus 7. The nexus is smooth. My bolt is like driving down a bumpy road in a car without shocks. But, it's what I know. I like sense because it's familiar, and it's what I equate a smart phone to.
That said, I'd happily take a one X over a SGS 3 IF ONLY the X had a sd card slot, a removable battery, and hdmi out (does it have that?). I'm all about the underdog, and for a company thats much smaller than the mighty samsung, they make good stuff. But why are they dropping the ball so much. Before you know it they'll lock the bootloader and be just as toxic as motorola.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
Dannar said:
Maybe I have stockholme syndrome.
My first and only smart phone has been the bolt. My only frame of reference beyond this is my wife's iphone4. I give it credit, it inspired me to get a smartphone. But I've never been a fan of overpriced mac products or their pretentious marketing or the sheep that swear by it.
Her phone is much smoother than mine. Hell, I had no reference to how android should be until I got a nexus 7. The nexus is smooth. My bolt is like driving down a bumpy road in a car without shocks. But, it's what I know. I like sense because it's familiar, and it's what I equate a smart phone to.
That said, I'd happily take a one X over a SGS 3 IF ONLY the X had a sd card slot, a removable battery, and hdmi out (does it have that?). I'm all about the underdog, and for a company thats much smaller than the mighty samsung, they make good stuff. But why are they dropping the ball so much. Before you know it they'll lock the bootloader and be just as toxic as motorola.
Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
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have u tried overclocking with imos kernel if your not on ics because that made my phone very fast
jonah1234 said:
i definitely agree but as bad as they are with their updates i will always love their phones and sense. HTC will always be my first pick.
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I like sense as well, but I bought a lot of apps for my OG Droid to achieve some of that sense coolness. I won't miss it that much.
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We either need a release today or a damn good excuse for them not delivering as promised. If we don't get either of those, I am done with HTC. Who's with me?
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ive been with you since day 1. this device has plagued me ever since i bought it. slow update rollouts, buggy software and laggy performance making for an overall horrible experience. NEVER AGAIN HTC.....even if they do release this update on time i'm convinced to look elsewhere. samsung is looking mighty tasty!
The update in the rezound was promised by the end of July, we didn't see it till couple days into August....just because didn't see it today may get it Monday...
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The update in the rezound was promised by the end of July, we didn't see it till couple days into August....just because didn't see it today may get it Monday...
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Hi,
I would think more Tuesday because of the holiday.
Thanks,
Bryan
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Hi,
I would think more Tuesday because of the holiday.
Thanks,
Bryan
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Yea true...
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th3bl3d said:
ive been with you since day 1. this device has plagued me ever since i bought it. slow update rollouts, buggy software and laggy performance making for an overall horrible experience. NEVER AGAIN HTC.....even if they do release this update on time i'm convinced to look elsewhere. samsung is looking mighty tasty!
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me too. just bringing 4g to my town. phone gets buggy at night when they play with towers. thinking about s3 also
Well as expected we wont see crap this month.. no surprise. HTC wonders why their sale are in the toilet!
Otas are usually pushed out at midnight so there is still time to see if they will keep their promise
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scottthreet32 said:
Carrot on stick in front of donkey time
All this smoke blow up my a** is going to cause anal cancer
I'm for one am done with the bolt
Software issue really this news to me ,9 bolts later no way
Recall recall recall recall recall recall
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LOL
disconnecktie said:
Otas are usually pushed out at midnight so there is still time to see if they will keep their promise
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We shall see, however Nexus devices are looking better and better everyday.
I just threw a tomato into my trousers and punched my self in the foot. So, basically the speed of sound is yellow.
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Thats what I think of the Thunderbolt.
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Jaytronics said:
I just threw a tomato into my trousers and punched my self in the foot. So, basically the speed of sound is yellow.
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Thats what I think of the Thunderbolt.
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I'm not exactly sure what that is supposed to mean, but I think it's absolutely hilarious! Then again, I have a strange sense of humor...
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looks like they will miss the deadline. i'm hearing this from multiple sources as well as the dinc2 not getting ICS til october.....thoroughly dissapointed
Well in 5 hours, eastern time, we will see. I won't expect it till after the holiday. HTC and Verizon probably have half of their staff out on vacation. Slackers, well procrastinators would probably be the better word.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2012/08/3...ssed-the-deadline-for-ics-on-the-thunderbolt/

Will SIM card still work if it was dropped in water?

So I like a idiot was standing next to a pool and dropped my phone in when I pulled it out of my pocket (the phone is a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket) and needless to say, the phone is screwed. I was wondering if the SIM card is going to be dead, too? I'm going to order a Nexus 4 to replace the Skyrocket.
It definitely has a much better chance of surviving than a phone. I left a sim in my pocket once when I washed my pants and it was fine.
Also, if you want a cheap piece of crap with no support, by all means, buy the Chinese knockoff phone. If you want a premium phone with a vibrant development community and ROM updates straight from Google, stick with your Nexus 4 plan. Choice seems obvious to me
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It definitely has a much better chance of surviving than a phone. I left a sim in my pocket once when I washed my pants and it was fine.
Also, if you want a cheap piece of crap with no support, by all means, buy the Chinese knockoff phone. If you want a premium phone with a vibrant development community and ROM updates straight from Google, stick with your Nexus 4 plan. Choice seems obvious to me
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Thanks! And yeah I think I'll stick with the Nexus 4 and not the Chinese knockoff the other guy posted
I guess I have to get a new SIM anyways since the N4 takes a Micro and I think my Skyrocket used a normal sized one.
Mine did, in a similar setting. (the difference being I didn't drop it, someone else threw it into the pool.) admittedly it was a backup phone and got fried, but the sim was fine.
Just let it dry out completely at room temperature.
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zeebz said:
so i like a idiot was standing next to a pool and dropped my phone in when i pulled it out of my pocket (the phone is a galaxy s2 skyrocket) and needless to say, the phone is screwed. I was wondering if the sim card is going to be dead, too? I'm going to order a nexus 4 to replace the skyrocket.
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of course.........
not !!! :victory::victory::victory:
The SIM card will be fine.
To be honest though, your phone might be fine as well, check some guides on salvaging a dunked phone...
Nexus 4 is a great phone
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Thanks for the replies guys.
Guess it doesn't really matter tbh since the phone requires a micro SD and I have a normal sized one.
You can still cut your SIM and make it a micro SIM (the one the N4 needs)
There are some tutorials on youtube
2 of my friends cut it theirselves and it works fine
Greets Vauvenal7
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Hr Kristian said:
The SIM card will be fine.
To be honest though, your phone might be fine as well, check some guides on salvaging a dunked phone...
Nexus 4 is a great phone
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Rice. Nuff said.
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iKoolkid said:
Rice. Nuff said.
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Agreed, uncooked rice saved one of my old phones... though for me it was urinal drop and flush that I had to rescue from, phone worked after a good sit in rice, though I never did use it again for voice calls
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Debian Kit Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Or
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ssVeIhdBuuy8CtpBP1lWgUkG6fR6oHxP20ToYPPw6zI/edit?usp=drive_web
Zeebz said:
So I like a idiot was standing next to a pool and dropped my phone in when I pulled it out of my pocket (the phone is a Galaxy S2 Skyrocket) and needless to say, the phone is screwed. I was wondering if the SIM card is going to be dead, too? I'm going to order a Nexus 4 to replace the Skyrocket.
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Well, in theory it shouldn't, because metallic contacts of the SIM should short circuit. But it often keeps working. I drop mine in a puddle and it had no problems.
I dropped mine in a glass of beer and when i got sober, it worked just fine
Just make sure it's completely dry before testing. And don't artificially dry with hair dryer, etc. As over heating might damage.
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I have had one survive a trip through the Laundry.
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I have had one survive a trip through the Laundry.
Stupid posting rules
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mcconvict said:
Stupid posting rules
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Useless post alert! Alert the XDA popo
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iKoolkid said:
Useless post alert! Alert the XDA popo
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Useless posts would not be necessary if you didn't need a certain number of posts to post in a specific forum.
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yup!
mine did, just make sure it's dry!
If you put it in your device and you get service then yes. If you do this and get no service than no.
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Useless posts would not be necessary if you didn't need a certain number of posts to post in a specific forum.
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Oh boo hoo, way to complain about a small once-in-a-lifetime inconvenience as if those ten minutes of your life actually matters.
You're a millennium baby, aren't you?
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[S4 Active] Underwater Pictures and Video People Have Taken

For those of you who are wondering what kind of underwater photos the S4 Active takes, I figured I'd create a thread for myself and others with this phone to post some photos. Also I took a video underwater as well.
And I posted this in the other "main" S4 Active Thread, but I don't suggest going below the 1 meter mark with your phone as there is some evidence of water getting inside the phone below that mark. I had water get behind the back cover of my device (but not inside the protective seal) and also my microphone for phone calls was waterlogged for quite a few hours after swimming even after many attempts to blow it out.
nice photos
too bad i can't go under water anymore--have enough fluid in my ears already lol
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nice photos
too bad i can't go under water anymore--have enough fluid in my ears already lol
wouldn't you want to suck the water out instead of blowing it into the phone?
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cmjkxa said:
wouldn't you want to suck the water out instead of blowing it into the phone?
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The problem I had was with the microphone, that hole is so tiny that neither blowing or sucking really did much to get out any water that may have been inside it.
How did this post turn so dirty so quick?
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How did this post turn so dirty so quick?
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I saw this coming.... Haha
Not a photo, but this is an underwater video test I did the day I got my phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N8LA8N-U_A
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Not a photo, but this is an underwater video test I did the day I got my phone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N8LA8N-U_A
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Cool.
...and, Dude, clean your sink.
I added an underwater video in the pool for those curious to see how it performs.
Under water pool videos
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How did this post turn so dirty so quick?
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"It's mega maid sir. She's gone from suck to blow."
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I added an underwater video in the pool for those curious to see how it performs.
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Damn it, just when I was leaning toward keeping my s4, that video is making me consider the active again. Grrr lol
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Solange82200 said:
Damn it, just when I was leaning toward keeping my s4, that video is making me consider the active again. Grrr lol
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did you not notice when the phone came out of the water the microphone didnt pick up what he said because it was wet... that kinda sucks i heard it takes a bit before that stuff works again after water gets in.
jerrah said:
did you not notice when the phone came out of the water the microphone didnt pick up what he said because it was wet... that kinda sucks i heard it takes a bit before that stuff works again after water gets in.
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The microphone on top of the phone just needs to quickly be blown out and it works fine again. The one for phone calls for me doesn't dry out as fast.
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Surprisingly decent.
Thanks for the share.
Here is my underwater video (actually this is int'l version I9525):
Vela Rina, Mali Drvenik, Croatia

Finding a replacement lcd for att one x

Ive read everything I can but am still slightly confused as to what lcd's will work with my one x because everyone seems to have a different opinion on it in every thread I read. so will this one work? it has the sony flex like the american models but says its for the international version which only got the auo i thought?
http://www.amazon.com/Original-Display-Monitor-Digitizer-Assembly/dp/B00DNFAJAK/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A33QFTOLHB4OGY
If not where can I get an oem htc assembly, im not getting some cheap generic piece.
That should work but I'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone
-Sugardaddy
Arrow44 said:
That should work but I'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone
-Sugardaddy
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I dont really have a choice, it got ran over by a jeep and everything is still on, plus i dont have the money to get a new one.
Get on eBay and look for a place called repair bowl.. they have a b and c stock ones that has a scratch that is about 1/2 inch in upper right hand.. changing screens is a piece of cake!
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"i'm highly against doing screen repair on this phone "
Ha, that's an odd statement.
OP, I struggled with the same questions as you when I had to replace the screen on my phone... and honestly I'm still not convinced I got the right version. It works, but the light pipes for the capacitive buttons don't line up, which I thought (going on memory) that that was one of the problems with using an international screen on the Evita phone.
I can understand why he would say that. Replacing the screen on this phone is a bit troublesome if you're inexperienced not to mention the 3 different screens for this phone that are really only identified by their flex cables. If you think it through and plan ahead all should be fine though.
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i just bought an entire front assembly... lookie here http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078898782?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Wow cool...
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I can understand why he would say that. Replacing the screen on this phone is a bit troublesome if you're inexperienced not to mention the 3 different screens for this phone that are really only identified by their flex cables. If you think it through and plan ahead all should be fine though.
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Im not actually doing the full repair myself, a coworker thats a member on here is doing it, he already peeled the phone apart in 5 minutes to look for damage to the chassis or board at work, i just have to find the proper lcd assembly.
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i just bought an entire front assembly... lookie here http://www.ebay.com/itm/151078898782?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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Do you have any close ups of the scratched area or anything, Im really hesitant to buy it with the description, Id pay 90 tops for a perfect one. bUT I May end up just getting it if the scratching isnt too bad.
You can't see it unless your directly lookin for It... Pm me you cell number and I'll send ya a pic..
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Hold onjust figured out the camer se
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I ended up just ordering the scratched ebay one, it didnt seem that bad and I knew it was the right one, well hopefully it was.

Third replacement from Verizon incoming

My phone had really bad screen burn in, asked for a replacement under warranty.
The replacement apparently had a motherboard defect, eventually not recognizing the battery and all sorts of other crazy behavior.
The second replacement has a dent in the glass (not crack), and under that dent are some black ghost images that look like crack lines. As if someone cracked their screen and Verizon never replaced the digitizer/Amoled panel, just the glass.
I'm worried this will get worse, and then Verizon will claim I did it and that it voided the warranty. So I'll send this one back too.
Let's see how many replacements I can go through before one works how I want it to. :good:
I got into the habit of taking my sealed refurbished phones with me to my bored Verizon corporate store and opening them with the manager. We both got some laughs at the utter crap they send out. I never wanted blamed for their mess.
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You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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I agree, at this point I would pretty much demand a new phone after you've already received 2 bad refurbs.
I got some horrible replacements sent to me when I had a Galaxy Nexus...I think 5 altogether (I then demanded to be sent an s3, and they actually agreed). I even had a replacement s3 sent to me that lasted for all of two hours before the backlight died. I never got a new phone sent to even though I asked multiple times... But you never know until you ask.
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Lord_Tardis said:
You can of course ask to recive a new and not a refurbished one. I had an issue with the charge port not accepting the cords so I called they sent a refurbished with the same issue so I called again and asked for a new phone not a refurbished as I already had issues, and they sent me a brand new one. It never hurts to ask.
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I agree, at this point I would pretty much demand a new phone after you've already received 2 bad refurbs.
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thesoldier said:
I got some horrible replacements sent to me when I had a Galaxy Nexus...I think 5 altogether (I then demanded to be sent an s3, and they actually agreed). I even had a replacement s3 sent to me that lasted for all of two hours before the backlight died. I never got a new phone sent to even though I asked multiple times... But you never know until you ask.
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I wish I would have done this! I received the third replacement today, and it's "STA" date on the back is 1/11/2014.
Unfortunately it has 4.3 already installed on it. So only possibly root for me.
I thought it would be new because of that date, but I did a screen test, and it still isn't a new phone, there are dark artifacts. Testing everything out right now to make sure its ok.
after the third swap theyll give you a diffrent phone if you ask
So do you think that any replacement phone that is sent out from now on will already have 4.3 stock on it? Yikes!
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So do you think that any replacement phone that is sent out from now on will already have 4.3 stock on it? Yikes!
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unless its been in a warehouse for some time probably
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after the third swap theyll give you a diffrent phone if you ask
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With my luck they'd give me a Galaxy S3 Mini, haha (I'm assuming you can't choose the phone?). This latest replacement, albeit pre-flashed 4.3, is fine so far. I'm happy with just root and safestrap for now. My Nexus 7 (2013) is my toy now. :good:
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With my luck they'd give me a Galaxy S3 Mini, haha (I'm assuming you can't choose the phone?). This latest replacement, albeit pre-flashed 4.3, is fine so far. I'm happy with just root and safestrap for now. My Nexus 7 (2013) is my toy now. :good:
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They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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Gotcha. Hmm, interesting. I wonder if these artifacts in the screen justify a replacement. In daylight they're invisible, but in a dark room they're visible (reading in bed or so).
usatf1290 said:
Gotcha. Hmm, interesting. I wonder if these artifacts in the screen justify a replacement. In daylight they're invisible, but in a dark room they're visible (reading in bed or so).
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Thats something ALL amoled screens suffer from.
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Mine is visible on a black screen in the dark. That's it.
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cammykool said:
Thats something ALL amoled screens suffer from.
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Yea, same with screen burn-in right (eventually)? I was surprised Verizon replaced that initially and didn't say "it's normal wear".
Makes you wonder if the S5 will have a different screen
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Yea, same with screen burn-in right (eventually)? I was surprised Verizon replaced that initially and didn't say "it's normal wear".
Makes you wonder if the S5 will have a different screen
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My s3 is almost a year old and I don't see any
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cammykool said:
My s3 is almost a year old and I don't see any
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Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
I got mine in early Feb 2013
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usatf1290 said:
Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
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Sounds right.
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cammykool said:
They will give you a phone just as good or better (like an s4)
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Oh my god this reminds me of when I went through literally 7 krazrs and they gave me an ultimatum...to pay like, 70 or 100 to keep the same phone or go to a lesser flip phone...i left and went to another verizon and they let me upgrade to a legitimate phone...
usatf1290 said:
Oh you're lucky. I got mine on launch day, early July 2012. By December 2013, it had the keyboard burned in (I could see the keys), the notification bar, and the Whatsapp header bar burned in. And that all was visible during any kind of screen.
Maybe it was the first run of devices that had it.
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Got mine same time as you and my screen is still fine, guess I don't have a single app open long enough to leave an imprint.

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