What's the cheapest way to get this droid 3 cracked screen replaced from anyone with past experience on the topic,
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Buy a replacement screen from eBay and do it yourself?
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Buy a replacement screen from eBay and do it yourself?
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Ditto …
Do they sell'em already??
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Didn't know they sold replacement screens that's cool, I'll have to check into it
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Oh man you broke the gorilla glass already lol.
My sympathies dude :x
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how did you broke it ??
fall?
gunshot ???
First time I dropped it, and it broke it lol.
Well 9% x 5 led to some dizziness
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Alright found a cheap way! It has been past 30 days so I can't add insurance. On amazon, ebay, and other sites, they sale Droid 3 digitizers which is basically a replacement of the top part of the phone (the screen and piece around it, has to all be replaced). The digitizer costs anywhere from $50-$70. That is not bad at all considering your doing it almost the same price as an insurance claim
Just thought I would let anyone know in case they were as lucky as me to break it already, or may have another phone w/a cracked screen, just search digitizers
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Alright found a cheap way! It has been past 30 days so I can't add insurance. On amazon, ebay, and other sites, they sale Droid 3 digitizers which is basically a replacement of the top part of the phone (the screen and piece around it, has to all be replaced). The digitizer costs anywhere from $50-$70. That is not bad at all considering your doing it almost the same price as an insurance claim
Just thought I would let anyone know in case they were as lucky as me to break it already, or may have another phone w/a cracked screen, just search digitizers
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How did the replacement go? I knocked my daughters phone out of the car and broke the screen and I feel awful so I'm going to give it a try.
I ended up just selling the phone as is and got a bionic. But honestly doing it yourself can be dangerous. Break one ribbon and the phone is useless. However Motorola did say they would replace for $110+ shipping as a standard price.
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im hearing alot about messed up screens... my og droid must have fell of my lap getting outta my truck a dozen times and its not even scratch and I had no protector on it. does this gorilla **** suck?
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im hearing alot about messed up screens... my og droid must have fell of my lap getting outta my truck a dozen times and its not even scratch and I had no protector on it. does this gorilla **** suck?
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I actually cracked an incredible screen that same way. It just takes one lucky fall. They normally never scratch but yes will crack. No they don't suck because they are shatter proof so even if you crack your screen you aren't out a phone permanently. I recommend a screen protector cause if it does crack with One on it normally doesn't crack the main part of the screen.
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Not sure if this warrants a new thread, but here's the code for 70% off screen protectors and cases at Xtremeguard: 70off
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Not sure if this warrants a new thread, but here's the code for 70% off screen protectors and cases at Xtremeguard: 70off
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Thanks i just bought one hopefully the application goes smoothly when i get it
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Not sure if this warrants a new thread, but here's the code for 70% off screen protectors and cases at Xtremeguard: 70off
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Thanks, got one with full body cover for myself too.
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Can you post a link to the screen protector? I can't seem to find it on their site.
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Can you post a link to the screen protector? I can't seem to find it on their site.
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http://www.xtremeguard.com/Samsung-Google-Nexus-10-Screen-Protectors-p/nexus-10-screen-protector.htm
Ordered, thanks guys... thats a great deal.
Has anyone actually put this on the N10? Just wondering what's the best way to wet the screen protector enough for it to work.
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Has anyone actually put this on the N10? Just wondering what's the best way to wet the screen protector enough for it to work.
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Spray it thoroughly and the screen a good bit. Making sure to cover the ports as you spray.
Thank you sir - just ordered one for my N10 and Note2! $6 bucks!
Has anyone gotten theirs yet?
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Has anyone gotten theirs yet?
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Mine is on the way, though they messes up with my delivery address. lol!
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Has anyone gotten theirs yet?
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I ordered mine on the 11th, should be here today (22nd). I opted for the free first-class envelope mailing.
I have one on my N7 and GF's Note 2. Pretty good for the price. Just got my 10 today going to order one
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Got mine yesterday, order to the uk so the shipping was pretty fast. the screen protector is great doesn't reduce quality at all after its done setting and almost invisible, from what i seen when i was applying it its pretty strong
I'm not too crazy about it. I put it on, gave it ample time to cure. The screen protector has a very tacky feel to it, slightly more than ZAGG's Invisishields do (not saying ZAGG is better by any means). I normally don't notice it on a smaller screen, but the effect seems amplified on a tablet somehow. I may just opt for a screen protector from SGP.
I left the back protector on, though I wish they'd left cutouts for the embossed logos. With how much you have to keep the film wet, it's easy to get moisture trapped in the recess, which becomes very difficult to get out.
For less than $10, it really isn't bad, though.
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Well this was my main phone till I dropped it and the LCD broke. So I took the phone apart and its now in pieces ( taken apart) its flashed with holics ROM ( can't remember which one) and it is s-off and unlocked its white and has a spek case and I also have multiple screen protectors for it as well so I was gonna fix this phone but need the money now so if anyone's interested it just need a new LCD and digitizer and battery and the phone will work fine I am taking any offers for it thanks
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just an lcd and digitizer and battery? thats alot dude lol
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just an lcd and digitizer and battery? thats alot dude lol
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Still that's only a roughly $65 dollar repair for a $225+ phone
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We are not allowed to sell phones on xda :[
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Sorry, no phone sales allowed on XDA as stated above. Try craigslist or eBay. Good luck. Thread closed.
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Ran over my thrill in my driveway after I didn't notice it fall out of my pocket. Anyways, the glass is shattered and I can't see anything but random colors where it isn't cracked. My question is, do I need an LCD and a digitizer? Also, where do you guys recommend I buy these parts? I have a Galaxy S2 SkyRocket now but I would like to fix this phone and have it as a backup. Thanks!
Any time I've fixed an old phone I've used eBay to get the parts. Usually you can find what you need at a reasonable price.
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I bought my digitizer off amazon for $18
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Would I need the LCD as well?
Yes that's right my less than 24 hour old one is broken. There is a hairline crack that runs from home button to heaphone jack. By the home button there is another small crack too.
The phone was not dopped at all and has been in otterbox commuter, and pretty bc much in my hands all day. I was holding the phone and all of the sudden it cracked. I'm really just at a loss for words and dumbfounded at how this happened.
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Someone maybe got a hold of your phone and dropped it then put it back?
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Just holding it and it cracked? Suuuuure.
Inb4getouttaheresamsung
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Wouldn't want to shake your hand sounds like you have a mean death grip
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I hope you have insurance.
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If you purchased with a credit card such as discovercard, you may be covered by some sort of accidental damage protection.
Pics or it didnt happen...
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I understand it sounds ridiculous, I ran a phone store for many years and heard stories and saw things I wish I didn't. One guy hands me his phone said it doesn't work, I asked if it got wet and he tells me that his cow ate it and then threw it back up again. We go through a lot of purell. I've never had someone tell me it just broke while holding it and trying to take a screen shot, but that's what happened.
I love the phone, it was running without hiccups all day. I don't want a different phone, but I don't want to be looking at a long road of replacements either and I think most of us can agree on that, so I had to share my experience.
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I understand it sounds ridiculous, I ran a phone store for many years and heard stories and saw things I wish I didn't. One guy hands me his phone said it doesn't work, I asked if it got wet and he tells me that his cow ate it and then threw it back up again. We go through a lot of purell. I've never had someone tell me it just broke while holding it and trying to take a screen shot, but that's what happened.
I love the phone, it was running without hiccups all day. I don't want a different phone, but I don't want to be looking at a long road of replacements either and I think most of us can agree on that, so I had to share my experience.
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Lmao.... But teacher... My cow ate it!
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Pics or it didnt happen...
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When I get to work tomorrow I will post
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There is the defect, and this is turning into quite the process to have replaced
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There is the defect, and this is turning into quite the process to have replaced
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The way the crack is so hairline and straight it does seem believable some freak pressure point could have caused this. I have a good feeling we won't be seeing any more of these stories though =P
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The way the crack is so hairline and straight it does seem believable some freak pressure point could have caused this. I have a good feeling we won't be seeing any more of these stories though =P
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I'm pretty sure it was from pressing the home button, I was having some of the issues with the home and back not working properly. If you are having those issues too I would try to get and exchange while you can, hopefully this is just a freak accident.
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There is the defect, and this is turning into quite the process to have replaced
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That's not a crack in the screen. It looks like a line of pixels went out. Who's replacing it for you? Sprint? Walk into a store and tell them this happened out of nowhere. If you're still within 14 days, they have to replace it.
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That's not a crack in the screen. It looks like a line of pixels went out. Who's replacing it for you? Sprint? Walk into a store and tell them this happened out of nowhere. If you're still within 14 days, they have to replace it.
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It is the internal LCD that is broken, not the outer glass. Sprint is giving me a fight but they will replace it, just sucks waiting and getting the run around. The more I use the phone the worse it's getting.
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It is the internal LCD that is broken, not the outer glass. Sprint is giving me a fight but they will replace it, just sucks waiting and getting the run around. The more I use the phone the worse it's getting.
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From the picks it doesn't look physically broken at all, it looks like, what someone else said, like a strip of pixels died. So, that could be a bad flex cable or a screen defect. maybe the otterbox was warping the phone? was it a snug fit?
I hate to be that guy, but I'll be the second story of "my screen actually did break and I have no idea how".
I will admit, the phone did take a drop off a couch on to tile; but no screen damage was done, just a slight scuff on the landing zone. That was 2 days ago.
Yesterday i'm out with some friends, doing some gardening at his place, and I pull out my phone and there's a hairline crack from the volume buttons to the home button, I'll update with a picture when I find my camera. And now today, when i woke up, I was using my phone and noticed some stuck pixles on the middle top of the screen. I bought the phone on the third and I'm not sure if this kind of thing should be covered or not; if it's even worht calling or going into sprint?
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I couldn't get the pixle since they are so damn small and i don't have a macro lens for the camera.
I don't even know how it could have happend while it was in my pocket or from the fall(last picture) since it wasn't broken at all that day.
I reveretd to stock rom without SU but we cannot removed the tamper markings if i contact sprint what do i do about that?
I am going to agree and say that is a pixel issue. Glass does not crack like that or a LCD screen unless it is intentionally scored.
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From the picks it doesn't look physically broken at all, it looks like, what someone else said, like a strip of pixels died. So, that could be a bad flex cable or a screen defect. maybe the otterbox was warping the phone? was it a snug fit?
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this is what I was going to say... I wonder if the case put some kind of pressure on the phone that damaged it or messed with the ribbon cable? or just bad QC
Welp broke the screen on my second phone now. Man if you drop these phones on the corner, the screen Is guaranteed to break. Anyone else have a similar experience? I do have a case on these phones by the way.
ive been lucky, dropped mine a few times and its still good, case is pretty beat up but rather it be beat up than the phone.
That sucks man! I guess I have a good case, I've dropped mine a bunch.....first few times I kinda freaked, now nothing happens, and I pick it up! Sorry for your loss.
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Dropped my phone off 3 stories and only got a minimal scuff above my volume rocker.. sorry man
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I've dropped mine a few times and not a single scratch or scuff ...I'm rockin a otterbox defender!
What case do you have?
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I'm using the Incipito Dual Shine Pro, 3 major drops on the corner and no damage to phone. 2 small cracks in the case though. Better the case then the phone I say. Sorry you weren't so lucky op.
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Welp broke the screen on my second phone now. Man if you drop these phones on the corner, the screen Is guaranteed to break. Anyone else have a similar experience? I do have a case on these phones by the way.
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...aren't you the guy who had chocolate melt into the phone speaker?
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Shattered the corner on mine that's it
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...aren't you the guy who had chocolate melt into the phone speaker?
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Lol I think I remember reading that but I can't remember the OP from that
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Morghan said:
Welp broke the screen on my second phone now. Man if you drop these phones on the corner, the screen Is guaranteed to break. Anyone else have a similar experience? I do have a case on these phones by the way.
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actually no not at all.. dropped this guy many many times and have a couple chips in the metal but the screen is fine. Even the other day im running on a tredmill and flap my headphone wire with my arms as im running.. it fell on the belt i kicked it and it still was fine.
hahah
I have a Otterbox Commuter on mine, and it has seen the concrete floor at work several times without consequence. Invest in a better case.
I spilled bong water on mines and my girl scratched it a little with my keys over top speaker other than that no drop damage and trust it's seen it's fair share. #TOUGH
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Rimmir said:
...aren't you the guy who had chocolate melt into the phone speaker?
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Lol I can't believe anyone remembered that. Yeah that was me unfortunately.
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Sorry for being absent from the thread. new phone and preparing for family vacation.
Lol I can't believe anyone remembered that. Yeah that was me unfortunately.
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I think it was your picture that made me remember
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I have had some serious drops before this and it was fine. It's weird that it ends up being the small drop on the corner that does it.
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I think it was your picture that made me remember
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Ahh yes I guess it's a pretty recognizable picture lol
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I've dropped mine a few times and not a single scratch or scuff ...I'm rockin a otterbox defender!
What case do you have?
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Cruzerlite XDA case. The thing has has protected my phone multiple times till the corner drop.
Sorry for blowing up the thread. Was busy getting my new phone set up and preparing for Christmas vacation. Just now got around to going through the thread
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Yea even a thin case around the phone will prevent this from happening - it will absorb a lot of impact since its a compressible material...
basically w/o a case if u drop it on the front corners it will likely crack the screen
This is because the impact is abosorbed by the metal- which will not compress, it will just push all the force down to the glass screen and crack it.. if they just had a little bit of rubber or plastic between the metal and the glass it would alleviate the impact enough so that the screen wont crack as easily.
I power slammed my phone and the screen broke. HTC makes crappy phones. I'm buying a iPhone
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