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[HELP] TF screen messed up!

Guys,
I'm in deep trouble, my dad tablet its now with the screen messed up, the touch is working but the colors are all messed up, the screen is more at a greenish side, pls help, no way to fix it? just TA?
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That looks like hardware damage so I don't think that there is anything you can do about it beyond RMA and screen replacement...

Looks like the red channel is dead. Time for RMA.

Try a factory reset, if that fails, claim on home insurance and replace it

magicdave26 said:
Try a factory reset, if that fails, claim on home insurance and replace it
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That would not work for me. My homeowners has a $500 deductible.

Well if there is no visible signs of a drop then just RMA and say you have no idea, it was working fine and suddenly the display messed up
Best way to RMA things is to act stupid and have no clue what they are talking about
Do the same with your Dad, if he doesnt know already, just make out like you have not touched it and get him to RMA

jerrykur said:
That would not work for me. My homeowners has a $500 deductible.
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Wow, like the TF is on acid. I think your only option is to send it to Asus and see how much they want for a fix.
Overall, I am really surprised how fragile these things are. I drop my phones constantly and never see the kind of problems people are posting here. I know that, because it's a larger screen, there's less support, but still...

jerrykur said:
That would not work for me. My homeowners has a $500 deductible.
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Not to mention that most insurances like to drop you after your first claim on homeowners.
Although stories like this make me think it might be worth the $49 for a 1 year accidental damage deal... I have 28 days left to decide.

magicdave26 said:
Well if there is no visible signs of a drop then just RMA and say you have no idea, it was working fine and suddenly the display messed up
Best way to RMA things is to act stupid and have no clue what they are talking about
Do the same with your Dad, if he doesnt know already, just make out like you have not touched it and get him to RMA
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So your recommending this kid lie to his dad. Nice. And people wonder why companies are becoming a pain when it becomes to fixing legitimate issues.

My screen does that every once in a while I do a cold reboot after a hour or so everything goes back to normal
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My dad bought it in France last week and i live in Brazil, i'm not sure the warranty will work here, what is a cold reboot?

lhaussmann said:
My dad bought it in France last week and i live in Brazil, i'm not sure the warranty will work here, what is a cold reboot?
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Turn it off then turn it back on, and good luck with your dad.

thebadfrog said:
So your recommending this kid lie to his dad. Nice. And people wonder why companies are becoming a pain when it becomes to fixing legitimate issues.
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Agreed. No one wants to take personal responsibility anymore.

magicdave26 said:
Well if there is no visible signs of a drop then just RMA and say you have no idea, it was working fine and suddenly the display messed up
Best way to RMA things is to act stupid and have no clue what they are talking about
Do the same with your Dad, if he doesnt know already, just make out like you have not touched it and get him to RMA
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Sending a reminder to myself..... "Don't let my Granddaughter read this".
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Brand new surface pro with blacklight bleeding

Hello.
It kills me to admit that my brand new $ 1200 surface pro has some light bleeding around the botton right and right areas of the screen.
Ive looked it up a but and it seems that this was an earlier issue so I actually didnt think there would be a chance I would end up facing this problem. I havent seen any complaints throughout may-june.
Here are 2 pics:
First one is with the place lit at the boot screen.
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Second one is with lights out, black image on full screen.
They are both with brightness at 100%, but it really doesnt make that much differene if it's set to 50%.
What do you guys think? I shouldnt be expecting those right? I know that people had much worse bleeds once, but that was before.
I also dont want to keep exchanging till I get a good one, that's too much of a hassle. So if you tell me that all of them are probably be the same I wont exchange.
It bugs me that such an expensive device would present this kind of irritating and ugly problem after 6 months in production.

Warranty claim. Your entitled so why not :/

The thing is im visiting canada right now, and thats where I bought it. The store is called future shop.
Im still within the 14 return/exchange period.
And now im seriously thinking whether I should return it for good, keep mine or get it replaced, hoping the new one would be free from defects.

Get it replaced under warranty. At FutureShop, ideally, but any Microsoft store should replace it no trouble. That's definitely a defect; the backlights shouldn't be *visible* in that way at all.

GoodDayToDie said:
Get it replaced under warranty. At FutureShop, ideally, but any Microsoft store should replace it no trouble. That's definitely a defect; the backlights shouldn't be *visible* in that way at all.
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But what if the next one is the same or even worse? Isnt it likely that he whole batch sent to the sae store would have the same production issues?

Test it before you take it home, get a refund if they can't provide a non-defective model? Leaving aside the fact that it's highly unlikely that an entire production run has a visually obvious defect, this is Consumer Electronics 101. Hell, it's Being A Customer 101. If somebody sold you a defective toaster, you'd take it back under warranty. If somebody sold you a defective Ferrari, you'd take it back under warranty.

I agree. Keep asking for one till you get one that satisfies you. You paid for it, so you deserve to get a fully functional product.
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aooga said:
I agree. Keep asking for one till you get one that satisfies you. You paid for it, so you deserve to get a fully functional product.
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Thanks guys. You encouraged me. The thing is Im aware how most stores behave when such things happen. They will start to make things difficult, creating excuses and so on and on. I hate that.
Also, could you give me some ideas on how to test it for light bleeding in a bright lit store?

sneak3 said:
Thanks guys. You encouraged me. The thing is Im aware how most stores behave when such things happen. They will start to make things difficult, creating excuses and so on and on. I hate that.
Also, could you give me some ideas on how to test it for light bleeding in a bright lit store?
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request to take it to a storage cupboard?
Here in the UK if a shop starts being awkward normally just just whip your phone out, make it highly obvious that your searching for the trading standards number, perhaps going as far as almost pressing the dial button and then they'll usually give in but from what I hear the US equivalent of trading standards are useless so shops might ignore the same threat.

SixSixSevenSeven said:
request to take it to a storage cupboard?
Here in the UK if a shop starts being awkward normally just just whip your phone out, make it highly obvious that your searching for the trading standards number, perhaps going as far as almost pressing the dial button and then they'll usually give in but from what I hear the US equivalent of trading standards are useless so shops might ignore the same threat.
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You're right. That's why I always buy from stores that have great customer service. Microsoft store and apple store at good examples. They just replace it till you're happy

I've had issues like this with my ipad back when I had it. Its not normal and you shouldnt have any trouble getting it replaced if you take it into the shop again. They should know about these things.

3rd Party Wireless Charger card

Not a review...but has anyone tried this? Any differences compared to official with cover?

Buy it and let us know?
I keep seeing a million different charge cards, but nobody has tried them.
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I might be afraid to use it because the bulge could maybe compromise waterproof abilities....

dpwhitty11 said:
Buy it and let us know?
I keep seeing a million different charge cards, but nobody has tried them.
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There is only about 5 released is the passed few days, how did you see a million different types.

Because China.
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i have one on the way (from china). The OEM wireless back from MobileFun (hell, maybe even samsung) may be available before it gets here, but i'll be sure to report back.

I just ordered a few of these from china, should get it in about 2-3 days, visited the china sourcing fair on the 14th in hong kong there wasn't much s5 stuff around.
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Ordered a few of these a week or so ago.
Wireless Charging Receiver

GrabMyWrist said:
Ordered a few of these a week or so ago.
Wireless Charging Receiver
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made by the same factory as the energy one posted above, they are just rebadged, they do alot of these in china.

Yeah, figured as much. I've already got a backorder on two of the original Samsung back covers. Will be using these until they are ready.

Do you know when y'all should get those? I've got my finger on the trigger but if it interferes with IP67, I'm out.
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I should be getting mine any day now. Not sure if it will affect the waterproofing or dust rating. My guess is that it will not interfere There's just enough space in the back cover for it. Only time will tell.

GrabMyWrist said:
I should be getting mine any day now. Not sure if it will affect the waterproofing or dust rating. My guess is that it will not interfere There's just enough space in the back cover for it. Only time will tell.
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How are u getting yours so quickly?
All the eBay ones say April 24-may 5 delivery

socalwrxx said:
How are u getting yours so quickly?
All the eBay ones say April 24-may 5 delivery
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it's released in china a few days ago, ebay is not the only place to buy them.

kms108 said:
it's released in china a few days ago, ebay is not the only place to buy them.
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The eBay ones are coming from China.. He is located in Washington. I'm curious where I can get one shipped so quickly

socalwrxx said:
How are u getting yours so quickly?
All the eBay ones say April 24-may 5 delivery
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My delivery date would be different as I order them a week ago. I have an earliest delivery date of tomorrow and latest of next Thursday.

GrabMyWrist said:
My delivery date would be different as I order them a week ago. I have an earliest delivery date of tomorrow and latest of next Thursday.
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Okay, makes sense..
Decided to order an S4 card from amazon with 2 day shipping. The contacts seem to be in the same position, albeit more to the left on the S5. I think it should work just fine!

socalwrx said:
Okay, makes sense..
Decided to order an S4 card from amazon with 2 day shipping. The contacts seem to be in the same position, albeit more to the left on the S5. I think it should work just fine!
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I havent thought about that, give me 6hours when i start work, ill check this out, i have a few receivers left over.

kms108 said:
I havent thought about that, give me 6hours when i start , ill check this out, i have a few receivers left over.
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please do! The only reason it wouldn't work is if the contacts are switched (ie: pos/neg).. if thats how they even work?
Also when looking at placement, it might cover the speaker and/or sit on the seal. Minor issues to deal with while we wait for the official cover!

socalwrx said:
please do! The only reason it wouldn't work is if the contacts are switched (ie: pos/neg).. if thats how they even work?
Also when looking at placement, it might cover the speaker and/or sit on the seal. Minor issues to deal with while we wait for the official cover!
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The s4 that i have wont affect the speakers, i also a few s3, note 2, i can check those, but the s4 has a better chance, as mentioned it all goes by the positive/negative. Pins and the size.

wheres the line

i see all these people on here saying theyre going to return or exchange their S6. i have a note 4 and it prbly has half the things theyre returning their S6 for, honestly i never bothered to check. my note 4 does have bad lag, that other ppl suppousedly dnt have, but i missed my return date waiting for a patch/upgrade to fix my lag.
i totally understand paying $600+ on a phone and wanting a good working phone but as a samsung fan whos gotten flawed phone after flawed phone ive accepted the fact that im never going to get a perfect phone. so my question is where do you all draw the limit? or are u wanting that perfect phone.
list of the flawed sammys
S3: found out it couldnt read memory cards after return date (got a refurb s3 that could read memory cards)
s5: antenna problems (started having rly slow internet)
note 4: phone lags badly.

I think people just want a phone that doesn't arrived to their door already scratched, or with a 24 hour led light on, or in my case, a charger that doesn't charge the phone out of the box.

Have a reorder processing as we speak. Software issues are absolutely nuts (auto brightness turning on/off on its own, Samsung keyboard keeps reactivating, MMS not working, etc) and there's something VERY wrong when I can reboot the phone, turn on *only* Google Maps and Pandora, and the phone runs out of memory, closing Pandora down. I mean, what the ****, Samsung?
I doubt the new phone will fix these issues, and I think I'm just going back to my Nexus 5.

entropism said:
Have a reorder processing as we speak. Software issues are absolutely nuts (auto brightness turning on/off on its own, Samsung keyboard keeps reactivating, MMS not working, etc) and there's something VERY wrong when I can reboot the phone, turn on *only* Google Maps and Pandora, and the phone runs out of memory, closing Pandora down. I mean, what the ****, Samsung?
I doubt the new phone will fix these issues, and I think I'm just going back to my Nexus 5.
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It will, those issues are not normal. My phone shows none of those.
However, I have a scratch under the top bezel of my glass and the Always on LED on the flash so I am going to get a replacement.

can somebody upload a pic of the always on led?

GreeleyXda said:
can somebody upload a pic of the always on led?
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actually just saw the thread on it. mine isnt arriving till the 17th so idk if ill even be affected by this.
yeah i understand these things suck, but i feel like every galaxy launch has had a similar incident. when i got the s5 there was the camera incident and the antena incidents.

GreeleyXda said:
actually just saw the thread on it. mine isnt arriving till the 17th so idk if ill even be affected by this.
yeah i understand these things suck, but i feel like every galaxy launch has had a similar incident. when i got the s5 there was the camera incident and the antena incidents.
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I requested two replacements since both my devices has this led issue. If the new ones come with then? ! ! ?
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tenxo said:
I requested two replacements since both my devices has this led issue. If the new ones come with then? ! ! ?
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Yeah, if my replacement device shows up tonight and has ANY defect, this is just going to be a straight return, and I'll wait for another model. I mean, I am a Samsung avoider usually. I tend to not like how they do business, how they advertise, the products they put out... The S6 looked THAT good to me, that I would put my history with them behind. If I get 2 defective phones in a row (and I mean this new one needs to be PERFECT) it's going right back and I'll wait for the '15 Moto X or something. Maybe the G4.

entropism said:
Yeah, if my replacement device shows up tonight and has ANY defect, this is just going to be a straight return/QUOTE]
The good news is, there were no defects. The bad news is because there was no phone. It was on the UPS truck to be delivered on the 8th, and returned to the depot around 12AM. It never left the depot on the 9th, even though UPS swore up and down that it was out for delivery. Contacted T-Mobile, they contacted UPS, confirmed it was lost. Now, here's the kicker: T-Mobile left me a voicemail saying *I* had to file a claim with UPS to make things right. Called them right the **** back and told them it wasn't my responsibility. They're shipping another out tomorrow. Who knows when I'll get it?
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Idol 3 LCD replacement

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32514193484.html
After searching and searching and searching,I've finally found someone selling the idol 3's LCD+touchscreen digitizer. I've personally have not ordered one but plan on doing so within the next few weeks. Hope this helps

Yeah, I was tempted to buy that, because, hah, as you guessed it, my screen broke. I Googled the link, and found only two results, this thread and another thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...esign-flaw-t3138417/post63540992#post63540992 Hell, for 50 something dollars, I'd be willing to pay that if they aren't a scam.
My screen is only cracked, my touch screen doesn't work, but the LCD is fine. I'm tempted to buy this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...esign-flaw-t3138417/post63540992#post63540992
Does this include the outter glass, or just the digitizer plstic? It doesn't look very glass to me.

Mehhish said:
Yeah, I was tempted to buy that, because, hah, as you guessed it, my screen broke. I Googled the link, and found only two results, this thread and another thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...esign-flaw-t3138417/post63540992#post63540992 Hell, for 50 something dollars, I'd be willing to pay that if they aren't a scam.
My screen is only cracked, my touch screen doesn't work, but the LCD is fine. I'm tempted to buy this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ido...esign-flaw-t3138417/post63540992#post63540992
Does this include the outter glass, or just the digitizer plstic? It doesn't look very glass to me.
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It is the outer glass and digitizer, also if you search on eBay (idol 3 LCD) several sellers are offering them for around 90$

Interesting. Can you tell me the difference between these two? Why is one so much cheaper than the other?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alcatel-One...767751?hash=item51daf3e447:g:MHYAAOSw~bFWNLmp
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...761547?hash=item1ea60b0f4b:g:q0EAAOSwwbdWKKQ2

Mehhish said:
Interesting. Can you tell me the difference between these two? Why is one so much cheaper than the other?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alcatel-One...767751?hash=item51daf3e447:g:MHYAAOSw~bFWNLmp
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...761547?hash=item1ea60b0f4b:g:q0EAAOSwwbdWKKQ2
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The cheaper one is for the 4.7 inch variant and the 91$ one is for the 5.5 inch variant

For people with a broken screen without reason, you complete this form to try to react Alcatel.

raptax said:
For people with a broken screen without reason, you complete this form to try to react Alcatel.
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Filled it out.

Mehhish said:
Filled it out.
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Just giving out your imei # huh, personally, I wouldn't have filled that out

I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I figured I'd post in it, since I posted in it before due to my phone breaking. But wow. So, I sent my phone out last Friday, because the screen was cracked, and digitizer was dead. They got the phone on Monday, I was expecting them to email me how much it would cost. I got an email on Tuesday that they shipped my phone back to me. I figured, something happened with my warranty, and I got my phone just now, and they just fixed everything for free.
I'm just wow, shocked. Did I get lucky?

Mehhish said:
I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I figured I'd post in it, since I posted in it before due to my phone breaking. But wow. So, I sent my phone out last Friday, because the screen was cracked, and digitizer was dead. They got the phone on Monday, I was expecting them to email me how much it would cost. I got an email on Tuesday that they shipped my phone back to me. I figured, something happened with my warranty, and I got my phone just now, and they just fixed everything for free.
I'm just wow, shocked. Did I get lucky?
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@Unjustified Dev
Perhaps this is something to look into?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...1644_4_79_78_77_82_80_62_81,searchweb201560_1

Mehhish said:
I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I figured I'd post in it, since I posted in it before due to my phone breaking. But wow. So, I sent my phone out last Friday, because the screen was cracked, and digitizer was dead. They got the phone on Monday, I was expecting them to email me how much it would cost. I got an email on Tuesday that they shipped my phone back to me. I figured, something happened with my warranty, and I got my phone just now, and they just fixed everything for free.
I'm just wow, shocked. Did I get lucky?
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Did you register at
ALCATEL Onetouch Warranty Repair Portal
http://alcatel.finetw.com/
before sending the phone in for repair?

Screen problem - is this delamination?
Yesterday this irregular splotch appeared on my screen.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
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My Idol 3 is 5 months old. Should I send it in for repair?

limpet said:
Yesterday this irregular splotch appeared on my screen.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
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My Idol 3 is 5 months old. Should I send it in for repair?
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I have a similar issue, not nearly as bad as yours tho, mines only shows when the screen is lit and has a black background, its invisible with all other colors so I haven't made an issue of it

limpet said:
Did you register at
ALCATEL Onetouch Warranty Repair Portal
http://alcatel.finetw.com/
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Yes. That's where I printed out everything.

limpet said:
Yesterday this irregular splotch appeared on my screen.
Has anyone seen anything similar?
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My Idol 3 is 5 months old. Should I send it in for repair?
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Yes,you should send it for repairs at the official repair shop.
You didnt cause that problem with the screen,so there shouldnt be any fee.
If they try to make you pay,cause them trouble because that is a faulty device,not a device broken by YOU.