Sooo, my Touch Pro has acquired many scratches along the way, and the buttons are a bit wonky. The home button has a sort of... Fold towards the upper left edge of it, the spacebar and backspace button requires more firm press for it to respond and I'm thinking of giving it a new lease of life.
As for the scratches, I was wondering would Brasso work? What would you guys reccomend? Same goes for the other teency problemos that's starting to get me to hate my TP day by day xD
Pick up an OEM case/keyboard (digitizer if screen scratched) off eBay, have some genuine cases off recycled devices at graded conditions.
Any other option is pointless.
Interesting, I've been attempting to search for guides on xda-developoers regarding how to change them pieces of hardware but I can't find any.
Do you know of a guide somewhere or would the process require more of an intuitive approach? They keyboard's top priority at the moment sooo, the rest can wait xD
How bout the screen itself? There's no deep scratches, just minor ones from daily wear and tear accumulated over the months, how would I get rid of em? Or AT LEAST make em almost unnoticable? =D
As for the buttons on the main screen (the ones with the call and hang up buttons), is there any way to replace them or am I stuck with em forever?
EDIT: I popped through the archives and found a couple of links, now to actually know how to replace them :s What I'm gonna be replacing would be they keyboard as a priority, but at the same time, I'd like to know how to replace the digitizer or the LCD itself. I heard the latter would be a more complicated process and due to a teenager's allowance, I doubt I can afford to lose this phone or break the parts that I plan on buying xD
Service manual can be found in wiki & via google search.
Screen replacement tips can be found in some threads & youtube may have some guides too.
It is not too hard if you read up well on dismantling & take a lot of care.
You could always strip it down before commiting to purchasing parts and then you can judge your chances of successful reassembly before commiting $
Another option could be buying a device with hardware fault if housing & screen good !
My local Sears store said they had 15 gtablets in stock. Picked one up. It was shrink wrapped. When I opened the box, there was no tear off covering the screen. When I fired it up, it did not bring me to the first time screens. The date time and location were already set up. The settings key did'nt work and when I went on line the weather wouldn't work. I took it back. They brought out a brand new shrink wrapped box which I opened in front of them. It did not have the tear off screen protector. At this point I got my money back. Be careful.
No tear off screen protector? None of the newer batches have that - that was only on the first batch of 1000. And if they were actually shrink wrapped, these could have actually been new. They might not have been screwing with you.
I don't remember if my one new device that I had bought had its settings already pre-programmed or not. That was waaaaayyy back in early November.
When I first started mine up it didnt go through the initial set up, because I didnt fully charge it before turning it on. later on I left it plugged in overnight and when I turned it on it went through the initial set up asking for username, date and time so on.
Not sure if you charged it for a certain amount of time before turning it on, but the paperwork says that in the box I believe.
update: Okay, I checked the box and the quick start guide says plug in until you see the green light indicator saying its fully charged before turning on for the first time.
My Tab
My Tab came shrink wrapped and in a white sleeve with no tear off protector either. I noticed location was default to first location on auto list. My Tab was new and I also didn't charge it all the way on first boot. After I did I also got the full first time boot menu asking for all my info.
Mine from Amazon did not have a screen protector. Before I used it, I charged it until the green light was on but it didnt ask me for setup information. I think after I restarted it the first time was when it finally did.
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My local Sears store said they had 15 gtablets in stock. Picked one up. It was shrink wrapped. When I opened the box, there was no tear off covering the screen. When I fired it up, it did not bring me to the first time screens. The date time and location were already set up. The settings key did'nt work and when I went on line the weather wouldn't work. I took it back. They brought out a brand new shrink wrapped box which I opened in front of them. It did not have the tear off screen protector. At this point I got my money back. Be careful.
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I packaged mine up today to bring back to Sears. I hope no trouble with the return.
It came with cwmod and TB files already on it, definitely USED. Also no screen protector AND the box was not even sealed.
I am not up to making all the mods and the screen, though I thought it would be fine from "the looks", causes me lots of eye strain when I use it for extended periods of time. Bummed out.
Bought mine right after turkey day and it was sealed. it had no screen protector and the green wipe cloth.
It did not ask for the initial setup when power up at first. After my battery charged complete it did want the initial setup.
I'd be willing to put money on the fact you just went through two new units that now have to be sold as used, someone better check the outlet store!
You know it occurs to me, my Sears still claims they don't have any at all anymore. The cardboard display was still up the other day, but the price is down, it was off the web site. The guy I spoke with over the phone said it wasn't even a product in their inventory anymore.
I was considering getting a second one as I'm sort growing attached to this one and don't really want to give it to my daughter as was the plan.
--mop
nascardudette said:
I packaged mine up today to bring back to Sears. I hope no trouble with the return.
It came with cwmod and TB files already on it, definitely USED. Also no screen protector AND the box was not even sealed.
I am not up to making all the mods and the screen, though I thought it would be fine from "the looks", causes me lots of eye strain when I use it for extended periods of time. Bummed out.
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Nascardudette, your tablet was used for sure and sold as new. Make sure to tell them that and don't let them get away with charging you a 15% restocking fee.
New units don't come with CW Mod to the best of my knowledge.
I think (and therefore this is my opinion) that it is against the law to sell a previously used item as new. I think the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates this.
Yours is the second post I have seen where a unit was sold as new by Sears that had been used. The other post was the guy who's tablet had a 16 gig SD card inside and I think (but don't remember for sure) his also had CW Mod loaded before he bought it. I think he did get a 10% discount though so Sears may be covered (CYA) on that one.
BTW, who's your driver?
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Nascardudette, your tablet was used for sure and sold as new. Make sure to tell them that and don't let them get away with charging you a 15% restocking fee.
New units don't come with CW Mod to the best of my knowledge.
I think (and therefore this is my opinion) that it is against the law to sell a previously used item as new. I think the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulates this.
Yours is the second post I have seen where a unit was sold as new by Sears that had been used. The other post was the guy who's tablet had a 16 gig SD card inside and I think (but don't remember for sure) his also had CW Mod loaded before he bought it. I think he did get a 10% discount though so Sears may be covered (CYA) on that one.
BTW, who's your driver?
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Thanks for the support That is going to be my approach. I did read that post about the other Sears "new/not" unit. At first, I thought I would try for the outlet price, but I just don't think this is going to suit my needs.
#29 .. been a fan since rookie year ! Went to Texas Motor Speedway Nov, amazing fun!
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Thanks for the support That is going to be my approach. I did read that post about the other Sears "new/not" unit. At first, I thought I would try for the outlet price, but I just don't think this is going to suit my needs.
#29 .. been a fan since rookie year ! Went to Texas Motor Speedway Nov, amazing fun!
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My wife and I met Kyle Busch at Sprint Fan Fest in November in LV. We saw all twelve chase drivers at the event (J.J., K.H., Ky.B., Ku.B., M.K., T.S., J.G., J.B., C.B., D.H., C.E., and G.B.) also and had picture taken with J.J. Lot's of fun.
Good luck with your return, please post results.
Got mine from Office Depot. Box was shrink wrapped, unit was in white sleeve with no screen protector. Had to leave it plugged in a good 5 minutes before it would even turn on, but when it did it didn't ask for any information. I set it up on my wifi, did the OTA TNT update and immediately turned it off and installed CWM and VEGAn. The plug was in plastic on side and the US blades for the wall wart was in a zip lock bag. I have no doubt that it was a brand new unit.
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Got mine from Office Depot. Box was shrink wrapped, unit was in white sleeve with no screen protector. Had to leave it plugged in a good 5 minutes before it would even turn on, but when it did it didn't ask for any information. I set it up on my wifi, did the OTA TNT update and immediately turned it off and installed CWM and VEGAn. The plug was in plastic on side and the US blades for the wall wart was in a zip lock bag. I have no doubt that it was a brand new unit.
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Got mine from office depot also, out of box was same as you described. I believed it to be a brand new unit because the initial splash screen was the picture of the three birds, then it switched over to the G Tablet Logo.
Also, the very first time I tried to get into recovery (without installing CWM first) the screen would go into "open box icon with arrow pointing out and down and the android next to it) with no result. It would continue to boot normally. That right there told me it was a new unit.
After I flashed CWM (Without installing a custom ROM) that screen with the birds was gone and went straight to the G Tablet logo after powering on.
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My local Sears store said they had 15 gtablets in stock. Picked one up. It was shrink wrapped. When I opened the box, there was no tear off covering the screen. When I fired it up, it did not bring me to the first time screens. The date time and location were already set up. The settings key did'nt work and when I went on line the weather wouldn't work. I took it back. They brought out a brand new shrink wrapped box which I opened in front of them. It did not have the tear off screen protector. At this point I got my money back. Be careful.
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I got mine from Staples the monday before Thanksgiving, and it did not have the tear off screen protector either, nor did it go into any sort of setup and yest the date/time were correct as the very initial release firmware was set to Cambridge, MA (TnT hq)...
There was also a bug in the first fw in which it would not permanently change the location when you changed it and in mine the news app would eventual force close.
The next OTA update fixed the location being remembered, but then the weather app was FCing on me but news worked.
At this point I said f'it, installed clockwork mod and started trying out the various custom firmwares and eventually settled on roebeet's TnT lite as I was busy at the time and didn't want to mess with Cyanogen while TnT lite pretty much worked...
So yours was new, and you probably didn't update the fw as the newer fw are supposed to be more stable but I've never gone back to check.
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The box was shrinkwrapped at Staples too, but they could've easily done that at the store since it didn't have any annoying tapey kind of pieces over the openings... came with green cloth too so it was a second batch.
The only time that I'd heard of anyone getting a non-new tablet was with the Augen Gentouch78 when someone got one with clockwork mod and linckraker's custom fw already installed with market... apparently missed the ones about the gTab... but if I got one that was definitely not new(custom fw installed), I'd take it back and they'd have to take it as they knowingly sold it as new when it clearly was not which is highly illegal.
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You know it occurs to me, my Sears still claims they don't have any at all anymore. The cardboard display was still up the other day, but the price is down, it was off the web site. The guy I spoke with over the phone said it wasn't even a product in their inventory anymore.
I was considering getting a second one as I'm sort growing attached to this one and don't really want to give it to my daughter as was the plan.
--mop
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I refused to buy my from Sears, all they had out was a cardboard picture, pretty cheesy. I got both of mine from Office Depot and both had no screen protector, but came in white sleeves. All and all I am very pleased, so much so I just sold my netbook.
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I got mine from Staples the monday before Thanksgiving, and it did not have the tear off screen protector either, nor did it go into any sort of setup and yest the date/time were correct as the very initial release firmware was set to Cambridge, MA (TnT hq)...
There was also a bug in the first fw in which it would not permanently change the location when you changed it and in mine the news app would eventual force close.
The next OTA update fixed the location being remembered, but then the weather app was FCing on me but news worked.
At this point I said f'it, installed clockwork mod and started trying out the various custom firmwares and eventually settled on roebeet's TnT lite as I was busy at the time and didn't want to mess with Cyanogen while TnT lite pretty much worked...
So yours was new, and you probably didn't update the fw as the newer fw are supposed to be more stable but I've never gone back to check.
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The box was shrinkwrapped at Staples too, but they could've easily done that at the store since it didn't have any annoying tapey kind of pieces over the openings... came with green cloth too so it was a second batch.
The only time that I'd heard of anyone getting a non-new tablet was with the Augen Gentouch78 when someone got one with clockwork mod and linckraker's custom fw already installed with market... apparently missed the ones about the gTab... but if I got one that was definitely not new(custom fw installed), I'd take it back and they'd have to take it as they knowingly sold it as new when it clearly was not which is highly illegal.
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For the weather app not remembering location with the older firmware, if you add in your real location, then remove all of others that are there by default, it'll stay on your location.
Jim
I piicked up a new one from Sears and it did not have tear off screen cover, but it was definitely new.
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For the weather app not remembering location with the older firmware, if you add in your real location, then remove all of others that are there by default, it'll stay on your location.
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hmmm... never thought of trying that but I was only on that release for a few hours as I got an OTA update that very evening IIRC... which fixed remember location, but broke the weather app for me...
Another thing to remember is that a few lucky people got a version of the gTab with 1GB of RAM, although internal storage was partitioned differently from the from the "normal" gTabs. No idea if anyone ever got around to working out a workable way to re-partition it and just use everything that we have, but it'd've been nice to have 1GB and possibly the miniPCIe card slot populated...
Returned unit to Sears - no restocking. When I told them about the previously installed files they were so surprised, genuinely. And they tagged it with a big yellow sticker. Credited my card without issue.
It might show up in outlet soon.
Thanks to everyone for the help.
Nascardudette
never had this problem...
I've been using my triumph since September, and I'm loving it a lot. However I found that there are some dust under my screen and I'm currently using the RF case since the first day I have my phone (I didn't toke off the first layer that it came with but I could see that it is deep enough under the screen). Is it just me or any other else having the same problem I have? And does anyone knows how to clean it up?
I have the same issue on the top right corner of the screen. The camera/flash is also filled with quite a bit of dust.
Not too much we can do besides call up VM and try to convince them it's a manufacturing flaw and send us a replacement.
My flash light are full of white stuff.. May be I'll keep it till I can't stay with the dust. Beside I have the 1 or 2 year warranty from bestbuy, will they do it as well?
I recently got shipped a refurb because me original phone broke (wouldn't turn on). The refurb had dust underneath the screen, so I called VM to ask if there was an easy way to remove the dust without opening the phone up. They told me that they would just replace the phone for me and within 2 days I found in my mailbox a brand new Triumph, completely unopened in box.
Personally, I think this is incredible because my original phone was a used one I picked up off craigslist. Must say, I have been really impressed with their customer service so far
Thanks! Quick question, I'm currently running TG CM7 on my MT, do I have to flash it back to stock rom before I ask for a replace? And will BestBuy do a replace?
Flash the stock rom & put the stock recovery back on it. Those things should be on this site, if not android forums had what you need for sure.
Hello guys,
Has anyone ever needed a screen for their i727? A friend of mine managed to drop my phone on a step, facing down.
So at first you could only see a little of the top part of the screen ( with the lower half non functional) and afterwards it went all black, you can't see anything on it anymore. Volume rocker and on/off buttons work.
Do you know what would be the best option for me to get a screen/display from, given I am from Europe/Romania? Samsung here said that they don't fix something not intended for our market ( lol )...
So, would ebay be a good option? Are they original ? [le:] --- hurr durr .-- I'm a new user so I can't post links to ebay... I found 2 sellers (for white version) [/le]
Also, could it be more than just the screen ? My laptop sees it (but obviously can't select the memory card). what else could be affected?
Thanks a lot and if anybody has any other sites ( I chose ebay because they ship here).
aristik
It's the screen. Youtube, search for "i727 disassembly" or "i727 screen replacement", look at it, if you feel confident enough - buy one on eBay and do the replacement.
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It's the screen. Youtube, search for "i727 disassembly" or "i727 screen replacement", look at it, if you feel confident enough - buy one on eBay and do the replacement.
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I agree completely, my friend replaced his screen this way. However, if you are not comfortable doing it, you might just want to buy a new one. The phone is cheap now that the S3 and S4 are out.
Also depending on how bad the drop was there could be lots of things wrong/damaged with your phone.
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I agree completely, my friend replaced his screen this way. However, if you are not comfortable doing it, you might just want to buy a new one. The phone is cheap now that the S3 and S4 are out.
Also depending on how bad the drop was there could be lots of things wrong/damaged with your phone.
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thank you for your replies. I just dropped it off at a guy who has a service shop (well sort of) and he will take a look and see if anything else is wrong with it.. The phone is indeed cheap, this being one of the reasons I bought this model ( and also the 4 touch sensitive buttons at the bottom - not fancying the new trend of the galaxy family).
The thing was that I was trying to find something that was indeed OEM branded. I was afraid and still am to get something that will brake shortly after replacement. Even so, the display is 70% of the price of the phone lol..drat!
Anyway thanks for the replies...I was really enjoying the upgrade from my old infuse ..while it lasted.. :crying:
Cheers
Yeah, it is an expensive part but if you take the phone apart, you'll notice it makes up about half the phone.
Sent from my SGH-I727
After 5 months of use, I managed to break my screen....dam it! I've always been quite careful with my electronics, but managed to drop it today. And of course like a cat always lands on 4 legs, phones usually land face down.
Broke the top of the screen and the touch screen is rendered useless. Put an RMA in with Alcatel. I've read others on the internet have managed to get a claim in and Alcatel fixed it for a little better than $100. I would pay the $100, as opposed to buying a new phone.
Questions I have:
1. Since I can't get into my phone, is there any other way to get any data off of it? LCD is still visible, just can't get in.
2. Has anybody had a "positive" experience with getting a glass screen fixed on this phone yet? I've read a few breaks in the forum here, but it doesn't seem like too many have followed through with the repair experience.
3. Are, or is there any advice with regards to this phone and the broke screen?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Dang that sucks......so to get data you can plug it into a computer and the computer should let you pull all your info off. Also I can't help you with the getting the screen fixed as I never broke a screen on my phone.
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After 5 months of use, I managed to break my screen....dam it! I've always been quite careful with my electronics, but managed to drop it today. And of course like a cat always lands on 4 legs, phones usually land face down.
Broke the top of the screen and the touch screen is rendered useless. Put an RMA in with Alcatel. I've read others on the internet have managed to get a claim in and Alcatel fixed it for a little better than $100. I would pay the $100, as opposed to buying a new phone.
Questions I have:
1. Since I can't get into my phone, is there any other way to get any data off of it? LCD is still visible, just can't get in.
2. Has anybody had a "positive" experience with getting a glass screen fixed on this phone yet? I've read a few breaks in the forum here, but it doesn't seem like too many have followed through with the repair experience.
3. Are, or is there any advice with regards to this phone and the broke screen?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Have you tried using an otg cable and wireless keyboard/mouse?
Yes , I tried using the OTG , but the lockscreen needs to be unlocked for the computer to communicate with both the internal and SD card storage areas. The back door is locked.
I submitted an RMA to Alcatel and am waiting for further instructions in a repair. Hopefully it won't set me back too much. If it does then I'll just pick up a used one through Swappa.
Thanks for the help.
Sent back to Alcatel. $105 to replace the busted digitizer and ship it back. Hopefully they didn't wipe my phone with a hard factory reset, I requested they not.
Should have it back Tuesday.
Just a follow up with the replacement of the digitizer. Alcatel sent the phone back to me yesterday and they wiped the hard drive with a factory reset, despite my request not to.
Phone works very well now though, I must say. Mostly all my data and apps loaded right in with ease, just lost some texts and a small folder of downloads and photos that were on the phone. Not all was lost.
Don't seem to have SD card issues any longer now, like I had before, which I find interesting. Must be the hard reset that had something to do with that, but my 3rd party launcher always used to struggle to load app icons properly, the SD card would some times not read properly? All that seems much smoother now however.
Cost me $105, oh well...time to get myself a better glass screen protector and case. I had an LK case w/ a kickstand and a peel off screen protector prior. I'll be stepping that up a notch now. One more break of this phone, I'm moving on to a different device.
Peace.