Well like the title says I got drunk and had the phone on my lap with no case and the cup was in between my legs and I leaned over like a drunk ass forgetting my phone was in my lap then splash.
I know that there are other treads in other forums about this but since our phones are inseparable so we cant remove the battery I have no idea what to do! i put it in rice for like 3 days in my car and now what i plug it in my charging light just blinks and it never turns on. I know that light means there is a charging error but does anyone know if there is any way to fix it without having to take it apart? or sending it back to sprint?
I know its not the water that ruins the silicon but that its the electricity from the battery so im wondering if I fried my charging port or even worse my board?
thanks in advance.
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Well like the title says I got drunk and had the phone on my lap with no case and the cup was in between my legs and I leaned over like a drunk ass forgetting my phone was in my lap then splash.
I know that there are other treads in other forums about this but since our phones are inseparable so we cant remove the battery I have no idea what to do! i put it in rice for like 3 days in my car and now what i plug it in my charging light just blinks and it never turns on. I know that light means there is a charging error but does anyone know if there is any way to fix it without having to take it apart? or sending it back to sprint?
I know its not the water that ruins the silicon but that its the electricity from the battery so im wondering if I fried my charging port or even worse my board?
thanks in advance.
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Nope, if it won't charge it's dead. The phone is basically impossible to take apart without damaging the shell, most insurance companies won't cover water damage, and even if the rice trick had worked it never works for all that long.
Maybe that is a sign you should drink less?
I did the same thing (with beer) at a pens game and my ol HTC hero but rice saved it. That's actually how I discovered xda and rooting. But I digress... Sorry, sounds like it's toast.
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I feel your pain. I was at a party as well when my drunk ass left my phone on a table and beer spilled beer all over my one. My phone immediately started bootlooping. The sad part was that I was so drunk, I hadn't even realized what had happened. I thought what the hell is wrong with my phone? Oh well, I'll fix it tomorrow when I'm sober. The whole night the thing kept bootlooping until it was dead. The next morning I wake up, hung over mind you, I pick up my phone and look at my tpu case and realize there is some liquid in my case. That's when i realized the reality of what occurred last night. Beer had spilled all over my phone!! I let it dry for over a week but I am certain that I have a bootlooping paper weight in my hands now. When i plug it in to charge, it turns on, goes to the htc screen and then shuts back down again. The same bootlooping pattern that occurred the night of the spill. It seems as though the phone wants to charge but cant hold enough juice because Of the constant bootlooping. The sad part is aesthetically, my phone is in perfect condition. I look at it and think to myself, what a waste. The lesson of today for everyone is : KEEP YOUR ONE AWAY FROM ANY WATER SOURCE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GET YOUR PHONE WET. Especially when drunk and being careless.
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I'm seriously considering sending my one in for this treatment.
http://www.liquipel.com/technology/
If it works as well as it seems to, it would be a life saver.
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Tell the ins. company you lost your phone.
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Tell the ins. company you lost your phone.
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And commit insurance fraud.....
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I'm seriously considering sending my one in for this treatment.
http://www.liquipel.com/technology/
If it works as well as it seems to, it would be a life saver.
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Well it's not available for the Htc One......
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Tell the ins. company you lost your phone.
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jcwxguy said:
And commit insurance fraud.....
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Throw your phone in a river. Problem solved. The phone would then be lost, therefore no insurance fraud.
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Well it's not available for the Htc One......
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Throw your phone in a river. Problem solved. The phone would then be lost, therefore no insurance fraud.
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Pretty sure purposeful destruction and subsequent claim would be considered deception/gross misrepresentation at best.
OP. Tell me where you live, i'll come steal the phone from you. Then i'll throw it in a river for you.
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Well it's not available for the Htc One.....
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Hmm? This should work on all devices as far as I can tell. The company sells the S3 and i5 pretreated, but that doesn't mean we can't do this to our phones.
I'm thinking for the ultimate protection:
Ballistic Aspira case
Mime Ghost screen protector
Liquipel Coating
Total cost: $25 + $25 + $60 (0.o) = $110 for a peace of mind.
It'll be pocketable but pretty much indestructible.
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Hmm? This should work on all devices as far as I can tell. The company sells the S3 and i5 pretreated, but that doesn't mean we can't do this to our phones.
I'm thinking for the ultimate protection:
Ballistic Aspira case
Mime Ghost screen protector
Liquipel Coating
Total cost: $25 + $25 + $60 (0.o) = $110 for a peace of mind.
It'll be pocketable but pretty much indestructible.
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I emailed liquipel a week ago or so and they responded with this
Hello Cooper,
Thank you for your interest in Liquipel! We will begin testing the new HTC One within the next few weeks and hope to have it approved within the next month or so. Please be assured that we will notify you as soon as the device becomes approved for treatment.
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Try the rice method
http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-33814_5...oad-tripping-and-torture-testing-the-htc-one/
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If it's still not working, try bathing it in rubbing alcohol, preferably above 90%. Pure isopropyl alcohol is non-conductive so it should clean off what's left of the vodka while not harming your phone anymore than it already is. Worth a shot
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Liquid damage/lost or stolen would be the same price deductible through Asurion.
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Try the rice method
http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-33814_5...oad-tripping-and-torture-testing-the-htc-one/
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Cnet guys turned it off ASAP.
This guy was too drunk to realize what he'd done.
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Hmm? This should work on all devices as far as I can tell. The company sells the S3 and i5 pretreated, but that doesn't mean we can't do this to our phones.
I'm thinking for the ultimate protection:
Ballistic Aspira case
Mime Ghost screen protector
Liquipel Coating
Total cost: $25 + $25 + $60 (0.o) = $110 for a peace of mind.
It'll be pocketable but pretty much indestructible.
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I'm doing this.
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I'm doing this.
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hahahaha ok! I'm gonna get a new One though first I think. Theres a cluster of dead pixels right in the middle of the screen which is killing my ocd lol, and I have a huge scratch on my screen sooooooooooo
How long have u left it on the charger with the light blinking? I know if I run my phone's down to where they turn themselves off I HAVE seen the blinking light but after a while it will stop blinking and start charging.
On another note. How do the tell water damage if they can't take it apart?
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I got it today....its small and only noticeable when in light...I just got this phone yesterday...anything I can do to fix?
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No. All the products that say they will "fix" scratches are basically abrasives that wear the entire screen down to the scratches level. This is like throwing water on an oil fire. Seems like a good idea but the results aren't the intended ones.
There are only two options that actually work:
1. New device/screen.
2. Screen protector to diminish the appearance of the scratches.
Take a knife and stab your screen like your crazy. Then, call the company and tell them they shipped you a jacked up phone.
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A screen protector might cover it up if it's really small.
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Ask it to go away. Nicely
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You're going to need to throw the phone on a concrete tile, face-down. You should not be able to see the scratch anymore. If needed, repeat the procedure.
Unfortunately, no. Like other posters have said, slap a screen protector on it to diminish the scratch. Anti-reflective protectors do a good job, IMO, of hiding small blemishes, but not everyone likes how they make the screen look.
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You're going to need to throw the phone on a concrete tile, face-down. You should not be able to see the scratch anymore. If needed, repeat the procedure.
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The irony.. you kept getting mad at trolls in ot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922186 and now youre one of them?
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Apply some white toothpaste. It won't patch deep scratches but it's worth trying.
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The irony.. you kept getting mad at trolls in ot
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922186 and now youre one of them?
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Lol they teached me how to behave here....
Send from some kind of HTC using some kind of XDA app
I'm shocked that deathnotice01 changed his nick back to this one.
On topic: Agree with screen protector. My wife threw a fork and scratched my phone the night I got it (Christmas eve!), I never notice it now, though it took weeks to make myself stop looking for it.
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I'm shocked that deathnotice01 changed his nick back to this one.
On topic: Agree with screen protector. My wife threw a fork and scratched my phone the night I got it (Christmas eve!), I never notice it now, though it took weeks to make myself stop looking for it.
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I suggest you stop pissing your wife off.......
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Babydoll25 said:
I suggest you stop pissing your wife off.......
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Lol! She's a severe clinical insomniac (on 15+ prescriptions from the same doctor, multiple diagnoses). She has to take some of her pills with food, and occasionally falls asleep (spontaneously passes out) while eating. So, when she wakes up sometimes, there are dishes on her nightstand. We she was handing me her dishes as I was going to the kitchen, tossed the fork, didn't realize I'd be fondling my new phone and wasn't looking.
Edit: However, she is Irish, and pissing her off is NOT a good idea, so your advice is still good.
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Lol! She's a severe clinical insomniac (on 15+ prescriptions from the same doctor, multiple diagnoses). She has to take some of her pills with food, and occasionally falls asleep (spontaneously passes out) while eating. So, when she wakes up sometimes, there are dishes on her nightstand. We she was handing me her dishes as I was going to the kitchen, tossed the fork, didn't realize I'd be fondling my new phone and wasn't looking.
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Sure.....that's what happened. :what:
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Fine! The truth! I snore and sleep with my phone. Her preferred method of stopping my snoring is to hurl the entire dish drawer at my head. I'd ask her to stop, but it's in the prenup.
jRi0T68 said:
Fine! The truth! I snore and sleep with my phone. He preferred method of stopping my snoring is to hurl the entire dish drawer at my head. I'd ask her to stop, but it's in the prenup.
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Now that I believe.
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There was a bit of chat went on here about the same thing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185606
Most suggestions involve using various abrasive substances, my reply included. As it says, if you do cut too far through the protective layer, it could render the touch screen unserviceable.
So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
Sorry to hear that but I've read that LG will repair your screen for less than that.
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hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
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sorry bro. hope you get it fixed and working again soon. did you have a case on the phone? just curious to know how fragile it is.
Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Damn man, that sucks. The first time my Nexus was dropped was from my friend being careless... So because of that, I made it so that no one except me can use my phone. I hated my friend for doing that because it was the first hour I had my phone...
But for the screen fix, try to see if you can find a lower price. Doesn't hurt to continue searching the web.
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Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Your a bit of a kn×b aren't you
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xXx_S13 said:
hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
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I heard it was 7-10 days after they receive it including return shipping.
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Damn ....that sucks
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I know how it feel bro. First scratch on beautiful screen. Crying in a corner
And that's why I have a case.
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Harry Pothead said:
Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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LG will not give you a quote. They will only say, "We cannot give you a quote without you sending it in. Please send the phone in to us, with you being responsible for shipping, and then once we've had a chance to look at it, we will let you know the cost of the repair."
Even after I pushed saying how about the front lcd and digitizer, they still wouldn't give me an estimate.
Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
So was it worth not having a case?
Life is like a pubic hair on a toilet seat. You're gonna get pissed off sometimes.
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Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
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In US is something like $140...in UK I will let you know on Friday when I receive the quote
That really sucks... Something about these new phones, in particular the ones with the new touch sensor in glass or whatever they call it. The touch response is gone on a crack. I recall my first Droid had two cracks across the entire face and it worked flawlessly... I think I'd rather have that 1mm gap in the display/glass then have to replace it due to a simple crack.
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Ouch that really does suck
Hope you get it fixed pretty soon
knock on wood, i hope i don't drop it, i have butter fingers too, i did let it slip once but i had the usb cable in it still and it only fell like 2 foot on soft wooden floor, if you drop it from your pocket( 4ft >) and it hits hard floor like cement, its a goner i think!
Ok, so pretty much just as I did with my iPhone 5. Had the HTC One since last Friday, I have protected it so well however.....
I was just about to get out of the car and slotted the phone into my shirt pocket under my jumper, got out of the car and slap, the phone obviously wasn't in my pocket, hence it was on the pavement. Soooo gutted right now.
Damage to 3 corners of the back case, front is perfect luckily and the screen is undamaged at all. All works perfectly, however I am sooo annoyed with myself.
Will post a picture up in a bit, I will sell this on now and get another I think. Any idea of what it's worth? Sim Free bought from Phones 4U.
djayyy said:
Ok, so pretty much just as I did with my iPhone 5. Had the HTC One since last Friday, I have protected it so well however.....
I was just about to get out of the car and slotted the phone into my shirt pocket under my jumper, got out of the car and slap, the phone obviously wasn't in my pocket, hence it was on the pavement. Soooo gutted right now.
Damage to 3 corners of the back case, front is perfect luckily and the screen is undamaged at all. All works perfectly, however I am sooo annoyed with myself.
Will post a picture up in a bit, I will sell this on now and get another I think. Any idea of what it's worth? Sim Free bought from Phones 4U.
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Wooowww I feel so bad for u mate. Unlucky! I dropped mine the first day I got it but it was inside on wood flooring. Nothing happened to it though. Pictures of yours would be good, ugh again unlucky
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Wooowww I feel so bad for u mate. Unlucky! I dropped mine the first day I got it but it was inside on wood flooring. Nothing happened to it though. Pictures of yours would be good, ugh again unlucky
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The last image is the worse i think. So, whats the going rate for a HTC One with this damage to the back case? Offers?
Sorry about your phone. the last picture should be censored it looks so bad like you tried to drill through it or something
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Sorry about your phone. the last picture should be censored it looks so bad like you tried to drill through it or something
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Haha looks awful don't it. I feel like smashing it up.
djayyy said:
The last image is the worse i think. So, whats the going rate for a HTC One with this damage to the back case? Offers?
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Mine's not as bad as yours, and i just payed £320. My son has mugged me for my pristine one and i have the dinged one for work.
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randombirt said:
Mine's not as bad as yours, and i just payed £320. My son has mugged me for my pristine one and i have the dinged one for work.
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You paid £320 for the dinged one?
I am not taking my phone out without buying a case after seeing this.
Sorry for your phone.
You could buy a replacement housing?
http://www.etradesupply.com/htc/android-models/htc-one-m7.html
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Dharkan said:
I am taking taking my phone out without buying a case after seeing this.
Sorry for your phone.
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Just to say the double dip hard case has just turned up today
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You paid £320 for the dinged one?
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Yep, it'll have a few more dings in a couple of months so for 320 i felt it was a good deal. And i got the multi coloured case thrown in.
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I feel sorry for your phone man. Anyway, does the back side of the phone the aluminium part i mean is easy to get scratches? I heard that iphone 5 the back side also using aluminium is easy to get scratches.
I don't think the back of the one will scratch easily. The back was the least damaged from that fall just a tiny nick that was all.
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OK gotta be realistic here. Plastic are ugly but definitely it wouldn't cause those huge dents. That's the good side of plastic lol
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tha was early. sorry bout your phone man. that a real pain with unibodies when dropped. i gues that why samsung sticks with the plastic bodies.
Btw, we see the advantage and disadvantage between Iphone 5 and Htc One here.
Iphone 5 gets stratched very easily. HTC One does not.
But on the other hand, they take dropping better than HTC One, both will suffer stratches but HTC One is more fragile that Iphone 5 it seems.
Well based on what I have seen I could easily say that nokia n8 still has the best anodized case to date. That thing is just so hard you can't even scratch it easily even if you hammer it with a knife.
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Well based on what I have seen I could easily say that nokia n8 still has the best anodized case to date. That thing is just so hard you can't even scratch it easily even if you hammer it with a knife.
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Sorry for your drop test, maybe pics useful to case manufacturers,
I was risking going without case before but not any more.
Just got to find a case I'm happy with, the official flip case has not had good reviews.
Today I got my Nexus back from the RMA Department guys from Asus.
After a series of e-mails to and fro, my patience has been tested and I have no clue what to do.
The only issue I had was a screen that cracked itself. I was watching Game of Thrones happily on HBOGo when the screen just shattered. This problem is a known issue and I found some people over at AndroidCentral that got their RMA honored with the very same issue, I cannot get in contact with them though.
If you have had issues with your Nexus7 screen before you know that the screen and digitizer are an all-in-one assembly making perfectly certain that any sizable crack will disable the touchscreen, making it a regular old LCD...
SO... I have 2 options.
1. Use the information I hopefully gain from the people that (again, hopefully) post in thread.
2. USB OTG Wireless Mouse.
What would you do?
Thanks so much in advanced,
Nacho!
Replace the screen yourself. I'm in the process of waiting for my new screen to come in today so I can fix my N7.
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And, as a reminder to all tablet owners, a Square Trade drop and spill warranty is the only way to really have piece of mind.
Apparently these spontaneous screen cracks aren't uncommon on iPads either....
Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Well they aren't full warranties. 99% of screen cracks are from physical damage to the unit. They are hard to prove otherwise and so they just don't do it. I'm actually surprised I've heard a few of them replaced from Asus.
But replacing the screen is a long and tired process, so I've heard. They are also expensive. I also find it hard to believe that the screen just exploded during a movie. Regardless, whatever happened, the screen is busted. With the new N7 due out within weeks, I don't know if I would even drop the cash buying or repairing the old one.
You might try to buy a Square Trade warranty on it, wait a month, and call it in. That falls under some bad karma, but I guess in the long run it doesn't matter whether you purchase it day 1 and break it 2 years later, or purchase it day 100 and replace it 30 days later.
I would just be careful with it and use it as long as you can until the new N7 comes out... then sell the broken unit for parts. Too bad the N7 doesn't have HDMI out or you could just repurpose it into a dedicated Android TV device.
I would personally buy and replace the screen myself. I would also probably make a point of boycotting Asus if they gave me trouble, fortunately, I have not had to test my warranty or their services.
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Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
BlackFire27 said:
Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Gotta play devil's advocate here... should a warranty cover a broken screen if someone pots their N7 in their back pocket and accidentally sits on it?
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khaytsus said:
Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
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Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
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Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
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Square Trade isn't just a 'warranty' it's also theft and accident protection.
Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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kj2112 said:
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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No suprises there
kj2112 said:
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Thanks for the laughs xD.
That is exactly why I bought mine at Walmart and got the extended warranty, and my 2 year old constantly plays with my tablet so I thought it would be 30 bucks well spent Lol and I still have not used the warranty
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My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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borrowedchief said:
My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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The screen lift is a valid issue, and could contribute to screen breakage. That would be justification for covering under warranty.
Richieboy67 said:
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.!
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I agree.
"screen that cracked itself." is the funniest thing I have heard in a while.
Richieboy67 said:
They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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All depends on how you "drop it". I guess i got a unit with manufacturing defects, probably only a limited number of units are affected.
Did you have the speaker buzzing issue as well or.........?
3 days ago, my N3 took a dive into the toilet and was in it for about 20 seconds (it was on, but asleep). It had the Otterbox case on it, though the bottom flap for the usb cable was open. I took it out, took out the battery and the cards, and put it in a zip lock bag full of rice. That's where it's been for 2 days.
Today, I took it out and placed everything back in and powered it up. Everything went normally, but there is intermittent screen flickering, some very slight, and some very noticeable. So my question is, has it been permanently damaged, or is this normal after being in water? I have taken the battery back out for now. Also, would it be advisable to remove the cover to expose the inside and maybe blow it some more in case the rice dust could be causing the problems?
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Well I hope you washed it, before drying it. Ewwwwww! Honestly you should throw it away. At&t insurance, and warranty departments won't touch a device that's been in the toilet and also advise throwing it away.
I think screen flickering after being wet is normal if you're lucky. Usually it goes into brick mode. It may improve over time, or it could get worse? Water damage is sooooo unpredictable.
Since its wet and warranty is screwed, it would be very advisable to tear it apart (gently)! You have nothing to lose now. I'm almost certain there's moisture in there somewhere. It might even be between a connector causing your flicker.
Sorry if I brought ya bad news, and sorry your phone's acting up. I hope it dries out and works. And I also hope it doesn't have any poo bits left in it!!
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Well I hope you washed it, before drying it. Ewwwwww! Honestly you should throw it away. At&t insurance, and warranty departments won't touch a device that's been in the toilet and also advise throwing it away.
I think screen flickering after being wet is normal if you're lucky. Usually it goes into brick mode. It may improve over time, or it could get worse? Water damage is sooooo unpredictable.
Since its wet and warranty is screwed, it would be very advisable to tear it apart (gently)! You have nothing to lose now. I'm almost certain there's moisture in there somewhere. It might even be between a connector causing your flicker.
Sorry if I brought ya bad news, and sorry your phone's acting up. I hope it dries out and works. And I also hope it doesn't have any poo bits left in it!!
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Well, when it fell in, the toilet hadn't been used in a while. It was clean water that it fell into (clean as can be in a toilet).
Thanks.
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440bro said:
Well I hope you washed it, before drying it. Ewwwwww! Honestly you should throw it away. At&t insurance, and warranty departments won't touch a device that's been in the toilet and also advise throwing it away.
I think screen flickering after being wet is normal if you're lucky. Usually it goes into brick mode. It may improve over time, or it could get worse? Water damage is sooooo unpredictable.
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I definitely agree that the phone is toast. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but it will never be the same.
However, I believe that AT&T insurance will cover water damage. Warranty won't, but insurance will. I'm not sure if the OP had insurance on it or not, but I just wanted to clarify that point.
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eagle0042 said:
I definitely agree that the phone is toast. Maybe not today, or tomorrow, but it will never be the same.
However, I believe that AT&T insurance will cover water damage. Warranty won't, but insurance will. I'm not sure if the OP had insurance on it or not, but I just wanted to clarify that point.
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I didn't have insurance, as I've never had to use it. I take great care in my phones, and normally have people waiting to buy my old one when I get a new one. Even in this instance, it was a deliberate act, and not an accident.
In any case, I was afraid of that. Thanks for the heads up.
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Kamau54 said:
I didn't have insurance, as I've never had to use it. I take great care in my phones, and normally have people waiting to buy my old one when I get a new one. Even in this instance, it was a deliberate act, and not an accident.
In any case, I was afraid of that. Thanks for the heads up.
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You mean someone deliberately gave your phone a swirly? Seems like they need to go shopping for an unlocked note 3 for you. And you need to go shopping for new friends.
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You mean someone deliberately gave your phone a swirly? Seems like they need to go shopping for an unlocked note 3 for you. And you need to go shopping for new friends.
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Not to mention, kick that persons ass.
Someone did that to my phone, they'd be going in after it, head first.
Actually, it was the wife in a very pissed off mood. And I can hear & agree with ya on this, but unfortunately the law is on her side. ?
Fortunately for her, I don't have high values on "things". I love my "toys for boys", but they carry no weight when it comes to my family.
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If my wife did that to my phone, for any reason, she'd go in with it. I paid MY hard earned money for it. I'm not a child and will not be punished like one.
To the person saying to throw it away. You are insane. All that has to be done is drying the device out completely. And it will normally be as good as it was out of the box. Even if it was completely broken, you don't throw it away. You sell it for parts to recoup some of what you put into it.
I have never thrown a device away after water damage or even after smashing it. There is always something to be made from it. It is a $700 phone. If you want to throw it away, that's you. But don't tell others to do it. Some people don't have the money to just buy another.
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If my wife did that to my phone, for any reason, she'd go in with it. I paid MY hard earned money for it. I'm not a child and will not be punished like one.
To the person saying to throw it away. You are insane. All that has to be done is drying the device out completely. And it will normally be as good as it was out of the box. Even if it was completely broken, you don't throw it away. You sell it for parts to recoup some of what you put into it.
I have never thrown a device away after water damage or even after smashing it. There is always something to be made from it. It is a $700 phone. If you want to throw it away, that's you. But don't tell others to do it. Some people don't have the money to just buy another.
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People actually buy parts after being treated with toilet water? They are nuts! Or it isn't advertised as a poo ridden device. I don't know why anyone would want to hold poo bacteria to their face and talk on the phone. Yuk! I don't have the money to go buy a new one either. Which is why I got the insurance! So yes. Call me crazy because I will throw this phone away if it falls in the toilet. But I want you to go up to your friends and say "my phone fell in the toilet. Will you make a phone call with it?" And then see if they don't think you're crazy. Lol
Not to sound gross... But there are less sanitary things you probably do several times a day than using a phone from a fresh clean water toilet.
For instance brushing your teeth with your tooth brush.
Seriously those things are one step below the sponge you wash your dishes with.
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Stop using phone. Take it apart. Heat motherboard with heat gun. 180 degrees Fahrenheit. (no more then that, use temp gun, don't stay in one spot with heat gun for more then 5 seconds, after heated let sit to cool down without touching it) When finished, clean gentle with acetone and tooth brush(soft kind). Brush light coat of electronic Flux. Put back together.
I take no responsibility if you melt you motherboard. This is not for the faint of heart.
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Most people don't know how to pull the phone apart, and even half of the people that do, don't have a heat gun. (Me). While it is a great option, it is definitely not the option for everyone.
He'll, most people don't even know what Flux is or where to get acetone. Especially oil free acetone.
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Stop using phone. Take it apart. Heat motherboard with heat gun. 180 degrees Fahrenheit. (no more then that, use temp gun, don't stay in one spot with heat gun for more then 5 seconds, after heated let sit to cool down without touching it) When finished, clean gentle with acetone and tooth brush(soft kind). Brush light coat of electronic Flux. Put back together.
I take no responsibility if you melt you motherboard. This is not for the faint of heart.
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Flux left on circuits is a very bad thing!
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Acetone isn't good for plastic. It will melt it!
440bro said:
Flux left on circuits is a very bad thing!
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Acetone isn't good for plastic. It will melt it!
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Flux and acetone are fine. However, Flux is not needed.
Acetone wouldn't be used on the plastic. Just the mobo. It also evaporates at a faster rate than 97% isopropyl alcohol. It is perfectly safe to use.
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graydiggy said:
Flux and acetone are fine. However, Flux is not needed.
Acetone wouldn't be used on the plastic. Just the mobo. It also evaporates at a faster rate than 97% isopropyl alcohol. It is perfectly safe to use.
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Sorry about that. I used the Flux first before heat gun. That way solder don't get dried out. And then the acetone cleans it off. I've never done this on a phone. Have done it on other electronics. (I make sure I use a water proof case) . Sometimes this works sometimes it don't. But as was stated, what's there to lose unless a miracle happened and the phones good. I just know if there's water inside, it won't come out on its own.
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Thank you for clearing that up. I see the purpose of the Flux.
It is a great idea, and does work. I have done similar things to reflow Xbox 360s and dry out phones in the oven.
It's not always 100% but I have had a very high success rate.
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Thank you for clearing that up. I see the purpose of the Flux.
It is a great idea, and does work. I have done similar things to reflow Xbox 360s and dry out phones in the oven.
It's not always 100% but I have had a very high success rate.
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Lol. I've done multiple ps3 and Xbox.
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What graydiggy said, dry it out completely. Must be some water in there.
Personally I'd just throw it in the rice for a bit--sometimes though, moisture is really stuck at which point I use a vacuum to get it out. Careful of small parts though.
Spilled olive oil all over my phone a while back. Worst thing ever. Vacuum was my only option.
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graydiggy said:
Thank you for clearing that up. I see the purpose of the Flux.
It is a great idea, and does work. I have done similar things to reflow Xbox 360s and dry out phones in the oven.
It's not always 100% but I have had a very high success rate.
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Lol. I've done multiple ps3 and Xbox.
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I'd love to know why people are dropping their 360's and PS3's in the toilet...