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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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shinkinrui said:
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
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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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Stupid posting rules
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Useless post alert! Alert the XDA popo
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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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i saw this video earlier. it is a real product you can buy. put out by rust-oleum. the video is pretty crazy. if this really works as it say it does i am getting it. for $20 completely seal your phone from water and dirt or anything else. it looks like it doesn't add any thickness. so i would assume it would work with any case or accessory. check it for yourself:good:
http://youtu.be/DZrjXSsfxMQ
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i saw this video earlier. it is a real product you can buy. put out by rust-oleum. the video is pretty crazy. if this really works as it say it does i am getting it. for $20 completely seal your phone from water and dirt or anything else. it looks like it doesn't add any thickness. so i would assume it would work with any case or accessory. check it for yourself:good:
http://youtu.be/DZrjXSsfxMQ
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FAQ says shouldn't be used on electronics... fyi:
http://www.rustoleum.com/homeowner/faqs/neverwet-faqs/
They did try it on an iphone. So I dont get it
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probablecauz69 said:
i saw this video earlier. it is a real product you can buy. put out by rust-oleum. the video is pretty crazy. if this really works as it say it does i am getting it. for $20 completely seal your phone from water and dirt or anything else. it looks like it doesn't add any thickness. so i would assume it would work with any case or accessory. check it for yourself:good:
http://youtu.be/DZrjXSsfxMQ
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Looks cook afaird to spary the inside of this phone and take it apart
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Although the video shows it working on electronics, they won't actively push it as a feature. Why? Because if you get it slightly wrong your phone will break, and that's a loooot of pressure on the company. If they say it does and it doesn't they hold liability
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Pretty awesome idea and the video where they apply it to clothes is awesome
A simply layer will help if you're traveling in the rain or rugged areas...I guess.
Wow looks amazing
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Not phone related but I'm buying this a treating all the toilet seats in the house so my GF will shut up about it ( married guys will get this )
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oddspec said:
Not phone related but I'm buying this a treating all the toilet seats in the house so my GF will shut up about it ( married guys will get this )
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Ha... I have a 2 year old... Maybe I'll spray the whole bathroom.
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icevapor said:
Ha... I have a 2 year old... Maybe I'll spray the whole bathroom.
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Just not the floor getting out of the shower will be like riding the ludge
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Liquipel is the same thing (hydrophobic coating), except they designed it specifically to be used on electronics. Havent tried them myself, but heard good things about them.
http://www.liquipel.com/
I drop my phone the other day and the phone will turn on but nothing is coming up on the screen if someone can answer this question well I need to replace the whole screen the glass did not crack?
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You might have broke the digitizer under the screen, or disconnected it, knocked the ribbon connection loose. If you are comfortable with tinkering inside, that's the first thing I'd check. If it's the digitizer, you have options on replacing it yourself or sending/taking it somewhere to be done.
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I am getting an Alltel S III tomorrow that will work on the Verizon network, and I actually have 2 questions. I have a broken verizon s3 that I used a while back until I broke it, that's rooted, unlocked, and with a custom ROM. Can I pull the motherboard out of that phone and put it in the new one? And what root method would I follow to root the alltel version? Is it the same as Verizon? I'm hoping I can just swap mother boards and go. Thanks guys!
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I am getting an Alltel S III tomorrow that will work on the Verizon network, and I actually have 2 questions. I have a broken verizon s3 that I used a while back until I broke it, that's rooted, unlocked, and with a custom ROM. Can I pull the motherboard out of that phone and put it in the new one? And what root method would I follow to root the alltel version? Is it the same as Verizon? I'm hoping I can just swap mother boards and go. Thanks guys!
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If you swap the mainboard, then your Alltel S3 will be the broken one.
I got the Alltel s3 today, and I pulled off the back cover and saw that there was no sim slot. So I did the motherboard switch, and activated my sim card(I'm coming from the moto droid mini which takes a nano sim) and bam came up with signal and everything. Everything functions as it should.
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I got the Alltel s3 today, and I pulled off the back cover and saw that there was no sim slot. So I did the motherboard switch, and activated my sim card(I'm coming from the moto droid mini which takes a nano sim) and bam came up with signal and everything. Everything functions as it should.
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I still don't buy it. You took a mainboard from a bricked S3 and put that into your new Alltel S3 and everything works??
The OP mentioned that he broke the fone.. Not meaning he brick the fone. Prove us right or wrong on wat happened
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Didn't happen until there are pictures.
One more question why buy an alltell S3 instead of a vzw S3. If he still gonna use it on vzw network.
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I'm going to guess he got it for a great price.
Noooo lol I didn't brick my old s3, all I did was broke the glass and lcd display. Upon getting the alltel s3(on 4.3) I noticed it did not have a sim slot, so I went ahead with the motherboard swap. After installing my motherboard from my broken s3, I used had to use the MB cover from my old one because it had a cut out for the sim slot. Then I powered it on and presto. I basically just did a conplete screen replacement. Whenever you break a screen and have to have it replaced, they just pull your motherboard and put it basically into a new phone and it won't matter the branding. You'll have the Verizon guts on the inside. I'm sorry about the confusion guys, I should have explained a little better.
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Ok.. So is the atel s3 cheaper then the vzw s3
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Noooo lol I didn't brick my old s3, all I did was broke the glass and lcd display. Upon getting the alltel s3(on 4.3) I noticed it did not have a sim slot, so I went ahead with the motherboard swap. After installing my motherboard from my broken s3, I used had to use the MB cover from my old one because it had a cut out for the sim slot. Then I powered it on and presto. I basically just did a conplete screen replacement. Whenever you break a screen and have to have it replaced, they just pull your motherboard and put it basically into a new phone and it won't matter the branding. You'll have the Verizon guts on the inside. I'm sorry about the confusion guys, I should have explained a little better.
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OK, that makes sense since you only broke the digitizer...usually people just get another screen and pop it on. Everything would stay original, but got to give you credit for replacing the mainboard. You do have some skill there!
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OK, that makes sense since you only broke the digitizer...usually people just get another screen and pop it on. Everything would stay original, but got to give you credit for replacing the mainboard. You do have some skill there!
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I gotta tell you, my hands were shaking like a coke addicts who hasn't had a fix in about 3 hours. But I finally got it lol. Powered it in and they're was my old baked 4.2.2 rom and everything was beautiful! Lol
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Coke addicts hand don't shake.. Tweekers do lol.. Thats pretty cool u did that. Did u follow instructions or vid?
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Lol nevertheless. You get the point lol. And yeah I watched a couple videos, then when I actually went in and did it myself I was like omg this was too easy. I could do this all day long. So I may have found a way to make some money on the side lol.
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Lol nevertheless. You get the point lol. And yeah I watched a couple videos, then when I actually went in and did it myself I was like omg this was too easy. I could do this all day long. So I may have found a way to make some money on the side lol.
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You inspired me to open up my gs3 take the motherboard out and rip off my power button. You are right that was way to easy and now I can reboot! The bad part is I need to be plugged in to turn it on by entering download mode then decline instead of accept. I might solder a new switch some day but this is good enough for now. Thank you for giving me the confidence to do that!
My old job i work at a manufactured company for hospital devices we would build n repair. I can open those up and work on them. But when it comes to my fone. Im breaking sweat
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The Galaxy S III is the only phone I have done this on, so keep this in mind. But yes it was super easy. It was a lot less stressful than rooting and unlocking a device for the first time. ThePagel, I still have the motherboard for the Alltel S III, do you think you could use the power button from that? If so you're welcome to it!
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Okay guys I'm sorry but I had to do this. I went back in and pulled the motherboard again, took the black power button and volume rocker covers from my black S III and replaced the silver ones with the black. It looks pretty freaking awesome. Just thought I'd share. Lol
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I could use it but iI think I'm going to Frankenstein this phone. Thank you for the offer!
So my friend sent in her s4 for repairs and Samsung sent her a galaxy nexus. She dropped it this morning and the screen cracked. Since its a temporary phone, what is the procedure for this? Does anyone have any experience
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You might get some answers in a Samsung forum. Hopefully their insurance will cover it.
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For starters, that girl needs to keep a case on all her phones if she's just breaking them left and right. lol. But the insurance thing is something I doubt anyone here will be able to answer. She needs to talk with Samsung
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So my friend sent in her s4 for repairs and Samsung sent her a galaxy nexus. She dropped it this morning and the screen cracked. Since its a temporary phone, what is the procedure for this? Does anyone have any experience
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I think their expectation is going to be that they get the temporary phone back in the same condition as it was when they sent it. So your friend is going to be liable for some damages.
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I think their expectation is going to be that they get the temporary phone back in the same condition as it was when they sent it. So your friend is going to be liable for some damages.
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You can't really say that without knowing the conditions she probably signed when getting the phone. Samsung might as well have insurance covering such cases.
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You can't really say that without knowing the conditions she probably signed when getting the phone. Samsung might as well have insurance covering such cases.
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I can always say "l think..." I hope your right for the op's sake
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I worked in wireless for 3 years. I can tell you that she will have to pay for the damages. That's why most companies don't do loaners anymore. When she got the temporary, she agreed to return the phone is the same condition as received.
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Would Samsung care if she replaces the screen? I'm guessing that's cheaper than whatever Samsung would charge
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The screen has a digitizer that would take not only technical know how to replace, but is very pricey. It's your call though. Might cost you more in the end if you try and fail at doing it.
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