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So last night I dropped my phone from about 1ft up onto a carpet and soon realized that there was a crack on the part of the phone that slides up on the side of the PTT button on the bottom corner. Also the plastic that covers the home,call,end and back button is starting to come off. So my question is would ATT cover this?
Sparkz914 said:
So last night I dropped my phone from about 1ft up onto a carpet and soon realized that there was a crack on the part of the phone that slides up on the side of the PTT button on the bottom corner. Also the plastic that covers the home,call,end and back button is starting to come off. So my question is would ATT cover this?
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Insurance-yes, warranty- no
Sparkz914 said:
So last night I dropped my phone from about 1ft up onto a carpet and soon realized that there was a crack on the part of the phone that slides up on the side of the PTT button on the bottom corner. Also the plastic that covers the home,call,end and back button is starting to come off. So my question is would ATT cover this?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-FUZE-LC...ing-Parts_W0QQitemZ220458750680QQcmdZViewItem
There are manuals online somewhere to show you how to replace the parts
Jdilla said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-HTC-FUZE-LC...ing-Parts_W0QQitemZ220458750680QQcmdZViewItem
There are manuals online somewhere to show you how to replace the parts
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I tried to open up my last phone- wasn't too smart of an idea... I finished breaking it.
Its easier just coughing up the 120 for the insurance anyways.
Why would I have to pay $120
Sparkz914 said:
Why would I have to pay $120
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Hoping that you have insurance (because warranty doesn't cover what you did,) you would be looking at 120 deductible for the insurance whether u lost it *cough* or broke it. If you don't have insurance, you are SOL.
I have insurance....But if I did lose my phone I would pay the $120....and what happens if I lose my phone can someone just pick it up and use it.
Sparkz914 said:
I have insurance....But if I did lose my phone I would pay the $120....and what happens if I lose my phone can someone just pick it up and use it.
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Yes they can. They just throw your SIM card out the window and pop theirs in.
Sparkz914 said:
I have insurance....But if I did lose my phone I would pay the $120....and what happens if I lose my phone can someone just pick it up and use it.
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I use WIMP for just such an emergency.
Bruce Inman said:
I use WIMP for just such an emergency.
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That application is... SICK!
What a great application! Thnx for the link. Wow, I really got to get this so I can go beat up the next person that dares to steal my phone. Haha
Well, I got my One X today, and the seal on the box was already broken and the phone was face down!
Did anyone else experience that?
Somebody had to put your sim card in. Didn't you notice the sim cutout in the box with it?
beaups said:
Somebody had to put your sim card in. Didn't you notice the sim cutout in the box with it?
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odd, they have always come with the simcard just in the box before. Also the big grey sticker on the back is stupid.
designgears said:
odd, they have always come with the simcard just in the box before. Also the big grey sticker on the back is stupid.
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Boxes are always open to insert sim into the phone itself.
Also, you can peel the sticker and put it away. It's mainly for inventory usage and ID.
designgears said:
odd, they have always come with the simcard just in the box before. Also the big grey sticker on the back is stupid.
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A lot of the phones in our inventory have no seals at all. I wouldn't worry about it.
Box was open and the phone was already on. I'm gonna do a factory reset just to make sure
This is why i always pick up my phone at the store
Then i can watch them open it and all the other assorted goodness that goes along with unboxing. My only complaint, no beats brand headphones.
redwraith01 said:
Then i can watch them open it and all the other assorted goodness that goes along with unboxing. My only complaint, no beats brand headphones.
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Those headphones are bad anyway. Anything by Beats you should avoid like the plague.
I'll be removing "beats" from this phone the second I can.
Got mine! And yes, it was on.
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Mine was powered on too. Also, the back bottom left side, right by the Mic, had a small smudge. I took it back to AT&T and made them switch it out. It was like pulling teeth.
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Artimus009 said:
Mine was powered on too. Also, the back bottom left side, right by the Mic, had a small smudge. I took it back to AT&T and made them switch it out. It was like pulling teeth.
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Lucky. I just went to 2 stores (have a dead pixel) and neither would let me exchange until Sunday. Total BS, because we all know they got them in the back. :/
Oh yeah, mine was opened as well, ordered no commitment, so there was no sim installed. Also had scuff marks on back, but was able to rub them off.
A manager could have swapped it out and changed the inventory the next day.
You can do almost anything in an AT&T if you're convincing enough w/ a manager.
And there's nothing wrong for exchanging them. You're buying a brand new phone, it should be in absolutely perfect condition. Every run of phones will have small numbers of units with imperfections. It's always worth exchanging them.
For anyone who buys it on the 6th, look it over closely. Before you even walk out of the door. Stand right in front of that rep and look it over closely with the screen on.
Extremely disappointed in the packaging. For one thing, I can put in my own card. But the outer box was almost double the size of the phone box (with no packing paper or bubble wrap to secure it)...which means it was bouncing around from Texas to Chicago. Works ok, but I hope it didn't loosen anything up.
Mine was open too. I was pretty disappointed about that.
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I didnt notice mine open, but the phone was not on and when I powered it on the battery was at 96%.
i really cant remember lol but i had to set it up, guess it was on, no worries
Phone seal was broken. SIM in. Phone came turned off and showed 1/2 battery
Mine was sealed but I purchased it off contract.
I purchased the phone as a family line upgrade, and I had to go from a SIM to microSIM. Yet, my box was sealed (but the uSIM was inside the phone). I guess someone put it in, and then applied the seal to the box
EDIT: The phone was switched off.
i ordered mine today for white 149.99! I hope it comes sealed, otherwise i'm storming into the att store for exchange ^_^
galaxy s3 looks like s**t so i'm going for htc!! love the design! dont need this s voice crap or lazy text to call crap
designgears i'm your fan since galaxy s1!
So I stupidly had my case off my phone and dropped my phone taking it out of my pocket. It didn't drop that far but dropped just far enough to crack the glass covering the camera lens. So I needed to find a way to fix the cracked camera cover, preferably without much cost. I had no insurance and didn't buy through Verizon or a store.
Possible Options:
1. Having Samsung fix it. Would have to send it to them, would cost at least $70 plus, but possibly more. Would most likely be without the phone for 3 weeks (my guess). And they would wipe my phone and set it back to factory state. This would mean I would lose my unlocked bootloader, most likely. I really didn't like that option.
2. Buy a broken damaged phone that had the chassis with camera cover still in good condition. Unfortunately, finding a broken phone that wasn't expensive was impossible. SG3s on ebay with broken front LCDs were still going for $200-$300, which I thought was crazy. I even found a completely non-functioning phone that wouldn't turn on that sold for $150! vPrices as of this writing.
3. Order i9300 replacement chassis and camera cover. The i9300 version looked identical and several people thought it would work on the VZW SCH-535 version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-camera-...ccessories&hash=item41688e2be1#ht_2658wt_1271
First Fix (unsuccessful):
I went with the i9300 replacement part option. While initially, I thought I was good to go. After further examination, two problems arose.
1. The bottom of the device has an exposed hole that the VZW SG3 doesn't have.
2. The bottom grooves, raised parts, and and two copper looking objects by the SIM card weren't allowing it to sit flush like the OEM part. I debated on trying to force the screws in...but decided that wouldn't work mainly because of the covered parts by the SIM card.
Looking at the picture you can see the exposed round hole towards the bottom of the i9300 part (bottom piece) and the additional opening on the OEM part by the SIM card (top piece) that isn' there on the i9300 replacement piece.
So at this point, I really wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then thankfully, Smoke314 provided some advice in this thread that worked! :good:
FIX THAT WORKED:
I took Smoke314's advice and removed the camera cover from the i9300 replacement part that didn't fit in the VZW SG3. It removed fairly easy with a flathead screwdriver. I did lose the use of the bond, but was able to put the new camera cover into my existing chassis. It doesn't fall out because of the three little prongs black prongs on the camera cover. The cover stayed in the OEM chassis part even without the bonding! I screwed the chassis back into the phone and put the battery door cover back on. The cover really does help hold it in place because of the additional silver on the camera cover. Now I have no more white haze with my pictures and a phone that looks normal again!!!
Posted a pic of the removal and the phone after all completed.
Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you
Neverendingxsin said:
Yes it should work, both the US and UK versions of the phone, have the same physical parts except for the different processor and ram, but that should work perfectly for you
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Cool, I'm hoping so...going to take my chance and order one. Looks pretty easy to replace. Unscrew some screws, replace, and put screws back in. Hope it's that simple! *fingers crossed*
If anyone else can confirm or add input, would still appreciate it. Thanks!
Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
Hope this Helps
ImgBurn said:
Here's a video replacing screen on Samsung Galaxy S III (it can get
a little messy but doable)
http://androidrooted.com/file/GalaxyS3/howto/replacescreen/HowToReplaceScreenGalaxyS3.mp4
Good Luck:fingers-crossed: Let us know how it work's out.
Hope this Helps
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I want to replace the camera cover on the back, not the front LCD. I updated first post. Thanks for trying to provide a solution though.
I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
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TommyGun$ said:
I looked into complete body swaps for a Verizon GS3 and found that the Verizon model uses a different body. Your replacement part has to be for a Verizon phone and I was unable to find someone who sold those parts.
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Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.
thetaman said:
Yeah, looks like I'm pretty much limited buying broken and swapping out the part I need or sending to Samsung for repair. :crying:
I'm curious, what did you do? Get a new phone?
On side not, watched that video and man that was crazy...don't think I could attempt that.
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http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.
Brian Gove said:
http://www.gultek.eu/mobile-phone-spare-parts/
Try looking through there for what you need.
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Thanks, looked into it. Didn't see anything.
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Smoke314 said:
I had this issue with my S3, I bought the same thing you did. The lens is attached to the silver thing, it will pop out and you can replace that. It is held in with just some bond. A small flathead will pop it out. Not sure if you will have a problem with the cam focusing but it's worth a shot.
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So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
johnnilsson said:
Ya its pretty redic he did not know this. I mean come on did you even look. I am laughing so hard you shouldnt be taking apart your phone if you don't have common sense.
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Who is that comment aimed at? And how is this helpful??? I know exactly what I'm doing, it's that I can't find a part that matches up correctly with the VZW SG3. I search google and different forums for solutions. I'm not damn noob. I took a chance on the i9300 replacement because it was the only available option to me. I posted for help and then posted my experience to help others from wasting their time and money on the replacement part. I try to give back to the community, to help others. Not put them down by providing their experiences. It's comments like this that drives away all the good and helpful people from forums.
If you can't provide constructive help, don't comment at all!
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So did you do this? I was able to pop out the piece from my i9300 replacement. Didn't try my phone this morning though. Wanted to wait till this evening to mess with it more. What did you use to reapply the camera cover to your existing casing since the existing bonding can't be used again?
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I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.
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I did it to my first S3, the cam wouldn't focus and I though it was because the lens was missing. So I ordered the international part like you did only to find out it doesn't work for our verizon phones (like you have noticed). I then thought about popping out just what I needed, found that was easy to switch them out. Along with the bonding there are those 3...pins we'll call them. They sit in the housing pretty snug and then your battery door will cover most of the silver keeping it in place anyway. Maybe just be careful when taking the door off if you change batteries or something. If you are nervous you could try to superglue or some commercial type of bond from a store.
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Cool...thanks for the info. I saw the prongs and thought about superglue. Just curious...you said your first. So I'm assuming you got another SG3 for another reason?
Did the one that you made the fix on, did you actually use it for a while? Just wondering if you had any problems with it after making the change. Good point about the silver trim. The battery door does cover a good amount of that silver trim. I may try this fix. Worse case scenario...I buy a broken SG3 to get the part I need or send it to Samsung to fix.
FIXED!!!
So I took Smoke134's advice and was able to fix my camera cover for my SG3!!! :good: I rewrote the first post with my experience, hopefully others might benefit and be able to fix theirs if they encounter the same problem.
Glad you got it fixed!
I'm sure your misfortune and your end result will be of use to others that find themselves in the same position. I'm sure you won't be the only one.
Thanks for posting this! Good to know it can be resolved!
Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.
milkfat said:
Thank you for posting your solution OP. I took a chance on the i9300 part hoping it would fit, but of course it did not. Then I found your post and went ahead with the transplant procedure. The only step I added was to heat up the lens with a hair dryer before prying it loose. This allowed me to remove the lens without removing the bonding material. The heat also made the plastic more pliable; I was able to pry the lens out easily with just my thumbnail. The new lens seems very secure.
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Good idea, glad it worked for you! :good:
I ordered one of these today. Will let you know if it resolved my issue.
It is just the camera lens cover part without the frame.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120989016566?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Hi there,
I've had a look but can't find any posts on this, search is temporarily disabled at the moment as well.....
Anyhoo, I've got an IMEI panel on the back of my N5 between the NEXUS and LG markings.
Does anyone know if these can come off? I have a buff rectangle with the IMEI number and a barcode which seems to be mounted on a larger black glossy rectangle.
I don't want to end up making the phone look crap, I assume they're stuck on.
Anyone any success in removing them? Not particularly a fan of it as it is.....
Thanks for any help!
Justin
Yes it comes off
Mine came off really easily and left no marks, and I have the white model
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Just to confirm it does come off , I have the black one and also thought this but simply pick at the right side (the tab bit) and it should come away from the back relatively easily and leave no mess, enjoy your clean back! .
Just taken mine off with no problems!
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Lol! Just came looking for an answer to this as well. Didnt want to mess up the back. Thanks all!
I was thinking the same thing! haha...I was pissed that none of the hands on videos showed the sticker and mine came with a sticker loll
just wondering for those who took the sticker off, do you have LG d820 under the sticker, with a glassy plastic finish?
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just wondering for those who took the sticker off, do you have LG d820 under the sticker, with a glassy plastic finish?
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You're supposed to peel that off as well.
dehsA said:
You're supposed to peel that off as well.
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hahaha omg it looked like it was apart of the device. i feel like a dumbass
well that sure was easy
Sorry for necroing, but for those who wonder, your IMEI tag is under the battery so removing that annoying sticker won't void your warranty or something like that. Peeled mine off easily.
This vid shows how easy and simple it seems to take apart and peel the back cover although it's on another language. Just wondering has anyone done it already. Looks kind of cool
https://youtu.be/fgLzJDmykUY
GUGUITOMTG4 said:
This vid shows how easy and simple it seems to take apart and peel the back cover although it's on another language. Just wondering has anyone done it already. Looks kind of cool
https://youtu.be/fgLzJDmykUY
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watch the jerry rig everything teardown. he does the same to his device. you will probably lose any water resistance though since you are tearing up the adhesive strip that holds the back panel on.
Get a case with a clear back, and have a custom skin made with the insides.
Put the skin on the back of the phone and the case on top.
They'll sell it on witrigs soon enough for like $45US
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Get a case with a clear back, and have a custom skin made with the insides.
Put the skin on the back of the phone and the case on top.
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That would kinda work although it's too easy and fake.
I probably will if I break my back plate, because at that point, why not? I did it to my Samsung S8+, and loved it.
I won't be removing the back of the phone just to do it though. I prefer water resistance.
https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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that look crazy real. thanks for the link
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https://www.slickwraps.com/transparent-series-skins.html
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GUGUITOMTG4 said:
that look crazy real. thanks for the link
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I just ordered one of these for my 7 Pro and S10+.
I'll post pictures once I receive them (could take awhile based on Slick Wraps history)