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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE
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Dropped my iPhone and cracked the screen
As I can just swap my sim card with any other 3G or GS, where would be the cheapest place to find one? I am only 13 months into my contract, so the AT&T store is not willing to offer me much of a replacement deal.
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lantanna TX
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If it's a 3G or 3GS you can buy replacement glass that will come with a toolkit to DIY for ~$50 or less.
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04-19-2010, 08:43 AM
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Apple Store will replace the glass for you for $100.
I dropped mine but it still works fine, and I'm just going to wait it out until I upgrade.
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04-19-2010, 08:46 AM
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Wow, thanks for the quick responses! I think I will order the kit and do it myself. Jeremy, my phone is still working, but I figure if I drop it again that might finish it off. I got one of the anti-glare screens and stuck it on there in hopes of holding the screen together.
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04-19-2010, 08:56 AM
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Monkeyman, looks like Amazon has it for $15, plus another $2 for the tool kit. Is this what I need?
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04-19-2010, 09:01 AM
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You can get replacement glass on amazon for $8. I have already cracked two and its not hard with the instructions they provide and the videos on iFixit.com
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04-19-2010, 09:03 AM
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I need to pick one up as well. BTW, the anti glare screens work pretty well. I put one on my 1st gen after breaking the glass and the kids have been using it as a gaming device for the last year or so with no issues. Had it on my 3G before I cracked it and it's one of the reasons I'm in no rush to fix it. I don't really care about the aesthetic of a cracked corner.
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04-19-2010, 09:19 AM
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Just watched a 10 minute video on how to do it and now am ordering the part! Should be no surprise that AT&T wants $100 to fix it AND I would be without the phone for a couple of days!
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04-19-2010, 09:25 AM
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04-19-2010, 10:10 AM
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That's one helluva case!
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04-19-2010, 10:22 AM
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The Unsettler
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Cool case.
Also addresses something that I miss about flip phones. You can slide them onto the waist of your pants. Built in holster.
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04-19-2010, 10:38 AM
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I have an Otter Box on mine. Pretty good case. Not perfect.
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04-19-2010, 12:49 PM
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Wow $110 for a case! I like it though.
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04-19-2010, 01:12 PM
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Oops.
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04-19-2010, 01:19 PM
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let's just say....
their NOT Labrador proof.. he thought it was neat the way the light would come on.. he then investigated further to find out why the lights stopped.. Rika |
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04-19-2010, 01:21 PM
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ROT, IMO a former commando should have a broken screen on his iphone.
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04-19-2010, 01:23 PM
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I have an Otter box on my phone.... I like it.... Wouldn't pay list for the damn thing tho....
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