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Was at a football game last Sunday & dropped my phone on the ground. It must of fell out of my lap when I jumped up to cheer. Now that hurts! I've been babying it too. Oh well, it was bound to happened sooner or later.
Now my Tilt has scratches on the left & right bottom corners. I was thinking about taking a fine grade of sandpaper & sanding it down. Has anyone tried smoothing out a ding on there phone before. If so, what did you use?
I just recently found a small nick on the top corner of my Tilt. I'm assuming I got it the same day I dropped it. That means my phone must of cart wheeled before falling on its back! *OUCH, That hurts literally!*
Sorry to hear that bud,
Check out this site, they carry the housing for our lil toy
http://cnn.cn/shop/8925-tilt-kaiser-c-277_448.html
Hope it helps,
Cheers.
farhanali_ said:
Sorry to hear that bud,
Check out this site, they carry the housing for our lil toy
http://cnn.cn/shop/8925-tilt-kaiser-c-277_448.html
Hope it helps,
Cheers.
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Thanks for the link! It's good to know that they sell the OEM casing. It's not cheap though.
I dropped mine for the first time on Saturday night. I almost cried, haha. I have one ding on the bottom corner, towards the back, by the stylus.
I've been doing really well, considering that I usually drop a new device a day or two after getting it.
Last week, however, I was showing off the camera album feature to my sister-in-law and she just had to have a go herself.
Cue my lovely Vario III hitting the ground a second later.
No damage at all though, so I've forgiven her!
gtdRR said:
I dropped mine for the first time on Saturday night. I almost cried, haha. I have one ding on the bottom corner, towards the back, by the stylus.
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That's when it's time to call AT&T......
"If the phone is all of a sudden not working the way it's supposed to... they replace it, free if it's still under warranty".
gtdRR said:
I dropped mine for the first time on Saturday night. I almost cried, haha. I have one ding on the bottom corner, towards the back, by the stylus.
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How funny that's where mine got scuffed up too, right next to the stylus. I was hoping the stylus was the one that substained the damage so I can chage it out. Mine also got scuffed up on the bottom left hand side. It bounced around first before laying on the ground. For the weight and size of this phone I was expecting more damage from the fall.
I guess the more your carefull not to drop the phone the more prone it is to happened.
rdr408 said:
How funny that's where mine got scuffed up too, right next to the stylus. I was hoping the stylus was the one that substained the damage so I can chage it out. Mine also got scuffed up on the bottom left hand side. It bounced around first before laying on the ground. For the weight and size of this phone I was expecting more damage from the fall.
I guess the more your carefull not to drop the phone the more prone it is to happened.
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ATT warranty exchange..... that's all i have to say.
nimda0 said:
ATT warranty exchange..... that's all i have to say.
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I thought they gave you refurbs when using warranty exchange.
I dropped mine couple of weeks ago... I was doing a research paper for my university, and papers were all over the place... and sadly my TyTN II was between two papers... so when I pulled one of them... the device flew in the air and landed on the floor... fortunately there was a thick carpet on the floor... thus no harm is done... but during the next five min while I was checking if my phone is still working... I was so pale and scared :s
Man! I hope this does not happen to any of you guys...
Cheers
dropped mine after 2 weeks of having it - i was jogging to the bus at the time - fumbled it out of my belt ouch and dropped it - i accidentally stamped on it at the same time, on rough knobly tarmac, face-down - i skidded a bit on it too, sort of like a sktebaord - i was like 'omgomgomg' picked it up and by some sort of miricle the screen was untouched - fascia is a bit knacked but it all works just fine, only thing is the tilt mechanism is a bit loose now though its still sturdy (ie i can push the top right side and the screen bit will angle slightly against the body, but only by a few millimetres)
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This will cover any damage to the case and protect it.
I was running into work in a heavy rain carrying a large laptop bag, so I was running fairly spastic, and my Tilt popped out of the case, slid face down on the sidewalk into a puddle. The battery popped out, as well as the stylus. I grabbed all I could find (had to go back later to find the stylus) and shook it out. Then I used a heat gun to gently warm the unit up. after 2 hours, I put the battery back in and it powered up fine, except the touchscreen was dead.
I then left it on my desk on charge with bluetooth, 3g,Wlan and screen full bright on, to generate as much internal heat as possible. After another 2 hours, the touch screen would randomly activate items on the today screen, every minute or so. After watching that for an hour with no real response from the touchscreen yet, I power cycled the phone, and to my surprise, the touch screen worked. Been working ever since.
Luckily the battery poped out otherwise I would think the device would have got fried?
Well, as idiotic as it may sound, I did put the battery back in and power up the phone while it was wet. It seemed to boot up just fine, but I pulled the battery after 15 seconds as to not push my luck.
My Drop . . .
I was running up stairs in my office building (concrete with metal stairstep edging), when something (my Tilt OMG!) suddenly clattered onto the stairs - apparently I had not made sure the magnetic flap on my case was firmly connected - it popped open and the SIM card holder popped out - I fearfully picked it up and inspected - can't find a scratch on it! and it works fine, and nothing seems loose! I'm shocked, surprised and pleased, but will be more careful in the future, obviously (in almost 2 years with my Wizard, I never once dropped it!).
Try to burnish the scuffed areas with a smooth piece of plastic. Start slow and it might kind of fill in by smoothing the rough edges. Kind of like a good paint job on an auto, get it flat as possible and it will shine like a diamond in a goats A*s.
Dropped my 8525 a couple of times and fixed it as mentioned above. Dropped my tilt the first day and it missed the concrete by a fraction of an inch and landed on carpet. Lucky for me only the back flew off and my great little toy is unmared so far.
The older I get the less my hands seem to be actually connected to my body and under my control...
Did I mention I love my tilt and this site?
Ositohbi said:
Try to burnish the scuffed areas with a smooth piece of plastic. Start slow and it might kind of fill in by smoothing the rough edges. Kind of like a good paint job on an auto, get it flat as possible and it will shine like a diamond in a goats A*s.
Dropped my 8525 a couple of times and fixed it as mentioned above. Dropped my tilt the first day and it missed the concrete by a fraction of an inch and landed on carpet. Lucky for me only the back flew off and my great little toy is unmared so far.
The older I get the less my hands seem to be actually connected to my body and under my control...
Did I mention I love my tilt and this site?
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What kind of plastic are you using?
I tried using some Brasso Metal Polish, but it didn't do anything for it. The Brasso would work on scratches, but I have chunks missing from the plastic on my Tilt & dings. I'm willing to try anything as long as I don't harm my baby! I already feel like she's been abused! LOL!
Ositohbi said:
Try to burnish the scuffed areas with a smooth piece of plastic. Start slow and it might kind of fill in by smoothing the rough edges. Kind of like a good paint job on an auto, get it flat as possible and it will shine like a diamond in a goats A*s.
Dropped my 8525 a couple of times and fixed it as mentioned above. Dropped my tilt the first day and it missed the concrete by a fraction of an inch and landed on carpet. Lucky for me only the back flew off and my great little toy is unmared so far.
The older I get the less my hands seem to be actually connected to my body and under my control...
Did I mention I love my tilt and this site?
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I was lucky like you before & dropped it ion carpet, but this time my luck ran out! I guess you can say it was bound to happened somtime.
nimda0 said:
ATT warranty exchange..... that's all i have to say.
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Does AT&T do exchanges on accidental drops. What about if its passed the 30day window from the say you pruchased it?
Hi Guys,
I just want to know if anyone of you have had dropped there Note on the floor or off the bed or off the table?
How did it go?
I know I did. I just got a call from someone unexpectedly while my Note was charging. It was one of those calls that caught me really offguard and I was near sleep at that time.
And I really was thrown offguard that I slipped the Note off my hands and into the.floor.. Oh sh*t was all I could utter.
Good thing our second floor in our house was.made of wood or else I could have kiss the phone goodbye.
Anyone experiencing the same more or less accident than what I had?
Care to share guys?
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I dropped it once on cement, when changing in the lockers, I had the same expression you did, but my cheap $1.49 Black Silicon Case saved it.
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dropped it enough times (not to remember how many) on to carpeted floors. dropped it about 6 times onto hard floor (accidentally), twice hard enought to dislodge the official flip case and spen and battery but phone has survived without a scratch (once it had fallen flat on screen but with flip cover covering it on to hard floor and luckily survived the fall from about 2 - 3 feet height). once my child dropped it through the gap in the sofa bed and screen edge landed on the metal rods of the sofa bed and screen survived but small dent on the plastic like thing surrounding the raised screen glass.
been lucky so far but need to insure the phone soon.
Three months out and never dropped mine not one bit. I treat this thing like it came from my own sperm. I don't let others touch it because I'm afraid if anyone drops it, i won't be able to control myself and stab someone in the face.....
with the S-Pen.
I just got my gnote today and luckily I haven't dropped it. But the Guy I alsmost bought his gnote yesterday dropped his while on the way to my place to sell it. The screen was broken as a result. Poor Guy.
never and never will be
emignatius said:
Three months out and never dropped mine not one bit. I treat this thing like it came from my own sperm. I don't let others touch it because I'm afraid if anyone drops it, i won't be able to control myself and stab someone in the face.....
with the S-Pen.
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I am the exact same way
A couple of times, and it doesn't have a scratch. Much better durability than an iPhone.
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4 times. One from 3 feet on rough asphalt. Bottom metal border scratched, screen intact.
The others were from 1 - 2 feet on hard but smooth floor, no consequences at all.
I have more complains about the back cover, it's getting worn out (the texture on the back is disspearing on some parts) from just resting the phone on tables.
Fortunately it's cheap to replace.
I work in a bar, wearing a tabard with front pockets where I put everything on as I cannot reach my pants pockets when wearing it.
Basicly it's always in front of me, while I keep leaning against the bar furniture with iron pins sticking out (to hang bottle openers and towels.).
I broke me 60$ watch glass against one of the pins, but haven't scratched the phone a single time, while (no kidding) I keep hitting it with all the stuff in my front pockets.
So, you might call me lucky for 2 reasons, 1. not breaking my screen or 2. having such awesome phone!
I might think about placing a custom screen protection from a dealer who send the wrong size of screen protectors for a 10" tablet who i can cut out, then use the metal cover I bought (Forgot the name, but is the one you protect the side of the phone with, 4 letter name)
I also dropped it from 1.5m high on tiles andit jumped quite far away with an epic slide, not a dam scratch
PV-
off the bed and off the coffee table. less than 10 times
either i'm lucky or the silicon case saves the day
Twice.. Had to repair the screen.. sigh
j.wong said:
off the bed and off the coffee table. less than 10 times
either i'm lucky or the silicon case saves the day
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It's the Silicon case man. Silicone rocks!
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Dropped it just once...i was sitting on my bed with blanket on and my note on the blanket..i removed the blanket to get up and off went the note with it...fell flat on the floor on itz screen...made a sweet sound though...a thuddd...i had screen protector on and not even a single scratch on it due to fall...altough it gets scratched by my s pen...so i avoid using it
None so far, I am quite careful with my gadgets.
But my note it's chrome frame near the USB area is all scratched, due to I always plug the charger in the dark in my bed:/
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dropped it on the floor once (it fell from my pocket at home) it got bent a little bit next to the s.pen
No drop but I beat my wife's ass with it when she gets out of line now and then and its still going strong!
J/k
From the Beast : Galaxy Note
And your wife?
Today droped from 2.1 meters to stone floor. Broke plastic cover but phone is safe
gt-n7000/ICS rocket rom v1.5
Twice both while closing my car door about 1.2 meter.
Hi there,
I was happy playing ingress and bang!, hit my head into a pillar. My Note2 was dropped from a shoulder height and hit the cement ground. I picked it up, found one corner jumped out from its case and s-pen came out a bit, but overall the phone received no damage, only one corner of its TPU case got some scratch.
I got this case from ebay, was the cheapest one I found: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/S-Line-Black-TPU-Silicone-Gel-Case-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-N7100-2-/181032376399?pt=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item2a265ed84f#ht_4057wt_1210 Don't mean to advertise it, only want to say that even the simplest TPU case could save your phone
lol
How long till somebody walks into traffic and gets splattered while playing one of these silly AR games?
Dropped mine as well today... Well actually it was on a bench and I was playing basketball and I bricked so bad the ball went flying right towards my amazing Note 2! Fell off bench onto the wooden floor and the spen went flying! No worries as everything else was fine.
Strange as never thought the spen would be so prone to falling out like that.
Also have a pretty rugged dual hybrid case on it.
Fancy pants Note ||
raduque said:
lol
How long till somebody walks into traffic and gets splattered while playing one of these silly AR games?
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Who says it hasn't happened happened already...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
My sister dropped her S3 four times face first with no case right onto the glass on a concrete floor and nothing happened... These screens are pretty tough!
Hopped off a curb and my Note2 came out of my inside jacket pocket and slid across the street. No protection. My screen was shattered from one corner to the other, a real mess. This was one hour after purchase. Went back to the store to get a replacement the next day in the mail. Good thing for insurance!
No these screens are not super strong depending on impact!
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Lol just ordered one ^.^ thanks for the show off :b
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"Where you think she at when she ain't with you?"...
After reading many threads & posts about people's Nexus's breaking so easily, I thought I would make this thread. So share your near death experience(s) here.
I've dropped mine from 5 ft, twice on a solid floor, and the only damage is a little scuff on the chrome bezel on the corner.
Yesterday my nexus was dropped into a bin (by my coworker, not me!), so a 3/4ft drop onto hard plastics & stone, and then solid plaster was dropped on top. The only protection my Nexus had was one of those waterproof bags (like when you buy grapes).
That's all. I've skid her a few times along laminate flooring, and she goes through rapid temperature changes (hot hand to freezing stainless steel bench) without shattering.
She works fine & only has a small scuff. So I guess these phones aren't as fragile as people say they are! Cheers.
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My nearest-to-death experience was dropping her from 2-3 feet from my lap to the ground, which had carpet. That was more than enough of a scare for me. I do baby my electronics, though. I think I'm going to stop living in fear of breaking my Nexus 4 and start enjoying it. I just took off my screen protector last week and am enjoying the feel of the sloped glass in front. I figure if I continue to be extra cautious, I'll be good. And if I get a scratch, well, I'll just live with it.
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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The wife and were sitting on the top step of the front porch having a smoke. I thought I had a good grip on it but somehow it came out of my hand and I bobbled it about 5 times as my heart skipped a beat. I finally snagged it out of the air and it went back into my pocket. I've never actually dropped it but I know it would have been finished had it hit and toppled down concrete steps!
We took my three year old son to get his passport photos done. For whatever reason he would not sit calmly in the chair. We gave him my phone to calm him down, which helped. He was playing with it, then the photographer came and my boy got pissed off again. He threw the phone on the ground from about 5 feet up (he was sitting on a stool).
I was ready for it. Picked it up, and not a scratch. The poetic bumper and presumably dbrand skin helped a lot.
I dropped mine once off my bed, onto wood floor. Landed on the back. Didn't damage it, all it had was the stock bumper. Yesterday... I dropped it in the kitchen, between where the floor changes from wood to tile, it landed on the riser that covers that section. Bumper flew off, screen is now shattered and the digitizer no longer works. Just ordered a replacement.. Not happy about it, but that's life. First device I've ever broken. Had it since Nov. 16th of last year. Very sad...
Had one bad one so far, came home from gym and had on track pants I guess you could call them, loose fitting with loose baggy pockets. Soon as I in the door I had to pee super bad so darted up the steps which are hardwood, about 8 steps up it slipped right out of my pocket and did a bounce and tumble all the way back down. Heart stopped lol, had the body glove bumper on it, I was so disgusted I went to the bathroom first anticipating when I got downstairs it would be broke, luckily when I picked it up only a funky little scuff of the case, nothing at all on the phone when I took it out. That was like a month ago and no issues ever since.
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Horrible!!
She was in my hands, waist-height. I dropped her when i was closing a door. The door's lower edge had metal on it. So anyway, she slipped outta my hands and I tried to cut the landing with my foot and ended up kicking her into the metal on the door. I did not want to flip her over. She was pristine though. Greatest scare ever...
Tommebaas said:
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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Me too just last night!
Last week... I was trying to take some friends to a country house cause they're guest of mine at my wedding party, long story short after an hour trying to find that place call my next day wife to be helped but no way... So nervous I throw the phone out of my car... It is on a ringke fusion cover... No damage, nothing, no scratch ever... Ehmmm... Throw other 2 times that day but in my car cockpit... Still lucky!
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Tommebaas said:
I had a nightmare that the back was broken, woke up and I was glad it was just a dream.
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So I am not the only one.
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I have dropped mine a few times. It has a few dings on the chrome bezel and a tiny scratch on the back glass.
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I like to listen to music while im in the shower, so the day after I got the phone, I sat the phone on a piece of tissue (i hate sitting the bare glass directly on things) and put it on the toilet seat. After I get out, im drying off and I just see the phone slide off of the seat, it was like watching in slow motion lol. I picked it up and there was no damage, i was so happy lol
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I put my Nexus 4 on top of my clothes in my work locker. By the time my shift was over, I had completely forgotten about my phone. I then opened my locker and just yanked out my clothes which sent my nexus 4 flying about 7 feet from my locker which was 5 feet high. The phone landed face first and my heart dropped, I carefully lifted it and when I turned it, not a single scratch, mark, or imperfection. I am a lucky son of a *****.
I broke my ankle seriously and had surgery in January. In March, I was hopping around on one foot to the restroom when the N4 popped out of the pocket of my athletic shorts, hit the toilet seat, and luckily bounced to the ground and not inside the toilet.
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Flashing Nexus 7 kernel by accident
Someone once asked me if it was an iPhone...
I was at work (food processing plant) and I leaned against a sharp metal corner, right into the same pocket that had my N4. I thought I felt glass break, so I was pretty worried until I checked it at break. Phone was alright though (no damage)
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Someone once asked me if it was an iPhone...
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They should be posting here, because they risked their life with that blasphemous statement.
This was when Ubuntu Phone's preview came up. I was one of the first to grab a copy. Downloaded the files and flashed it through adb. Had never used adb in my life. After flashing, the phone is stuck on the Google logo. Waits for 5 mins, still same. Panic really hard. Started to browse all forums - xda, reddit, android authority blah blah for any help. 15 mins passed still stuck on Google logo. Trembling I pick up the Nexus and forcefully power it down. While pressing the power button, my heart beat is so loud that I could hear it. The screen turns off and then powers back on and what I see gives me a stroke.
RED LED OF DEATH.
I had read so many nightmare stories of it and now faced. Suddenly something weird comes. I few glitch like things and then Ubuntu shows. I play Ubuntu for a couple of minutes and then the phone blacks out. Power back up and again the RED LED. Plug the phone into the computer and restore android using mskip's util. NEVER GONNA FLASH UBUNTU.
Post Mortem
So it turns out that during the Google logo a massive battery drain took place. Thats why the red led showed up. Ubuntu didn't have any way to show the battery and that's why it blacked out without any pop-up.
I had a Nexus 4 from late January/early February until last week. Not a scratch on the front or back glass, even though I used only a bumper about 60% of the time and nothing the other 40%. I dropped it at least 40 times, a few times on cement. I own the Moto X for one week, and already it has a cracked screen. I dropped it Friday night on the sidewalk with a CaseMate case on, and there appeared to be no damage. Through hours of use Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday, I noticed no scratches. Then, when I got out of the shower last night, there was a pretty nice sized crack.
What is the likelihood that the steam from the shower caused the crack? I can't imagine it was too hot in the bathroom, and I left my Nexus 4 in the bathroom while showering all the time. Or, alternatively, is it possible that the drop on Friday caused a microscopic crack that wasn't apparent to the naked eye? I know that the crack was not there in visible form before taking the shower. There is no way I didn't notice this for two days. Additionally, my girlfriend was testing out the phone for a few minutes about 20 minutes beforehand. I was beside her on the couch the whole time, so I know she did not drop it or break it. But most importantly, she didn't notice any crack or scratch. She definitely would have pointed it out, as she knows I'm very...umm..."meticulous" with my phones, especially since I wasn't completely decided on the Moto X yet (may trade it for N5 later). Would there be any way for me to prove a manufacturer's defect from this to get the screen replaced for free? Has anyone else heard of Moto X's having this problem?
If I had to guess when you dropped it, it did something to the phone that caused it to put pressure on where ever the cracking started. The hot steam from the shower caused the glass to expand just enough to put too much pressure on the area and it cracked.
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