george76904 Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I hate how sometimes the screen is fine after a drop onto concrete but then theres that one time where it hits right on the corner or right on the edge and "SNAP! CRACKLE! POP!" you have a cracked phone...Yeah well I guess its my fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Supposedly there are guys who can fix the screens if you don't have insurance. All the phones on our plan have insurance mandated by me, the bill payer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Supposedly there are guys who can fix the screens if you don't have insurance. All the phones on our plan have insurance mandated by me, the bill payer. Mine may still be under waranty becasue its actually a fairly new phone. Right now the question isnt if they can repair the phone its how much it is going to cost to repair it. the materials are under $50 but I'm not going to attempt it by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 They make some pretty buff protective cases for preventing damage on a hard drop. http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-Verus-Protection-Samsung-Protective/dp/B00IZ08BGC/ref=sr_1_13?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1408573459&sr=1-13&keywords=cell+phone+protection+case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 If it's an iPhone it's pretty easy to replace the glass, and cheap too. I have a construction company with 50 lines so I've seen a lot, even a screen shatter inside a fancy Otter box case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I broke my six year iPhone streak last month. Jumped out of the truck with it in my lap and it went FLYING. First screen in 5 generations of ownership to shatter and boy did I make it a good one. But like Atlas said, $35 and ten minutes and it was fixed. Way easier than the 4's. I learned to replace iPhone screens years ago because wife...kids.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 I broke my six year iPhone streak last month. Jumped out of the truck with it in my lap and it went FLYING. First screen in 5 generations of ownership to shatter and boy did I make it a good one. But like Atlas said, $35 and ten minutes and it was fixed. Way easier than the 4's. I learned to replace iPhone screens years ago because wife...kids.... Sadly I have a droid that is not so easy its going to cost me as much to get the screen replaced as it would to buy a manufacturer refurbished better model of the phone, so I will do that and keep my shattered screen phone. And I have done the jumping out of a car with phone in lap (a few times more than I care to mention) without incident, probably thanks to the case. But a 3ft drop onto carpet CARPET! proved too much for the little screen... Oh well such is the way of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I have never broken, or even damaged, a phone using the Body Glove covers. I had to get used to pressing a bit harder on the buttons but, no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I hate smart phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 I hate smart phones.LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomy Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Friend just had his screen replaced on his Motorola phone. Cost him $100. Just picked up a Life Proof brand case for my iPhone 5. It's water proof to 3 feet and can take a 3 foot drop on concrete. They run $75 but well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share Posted August 23, 2014 Yeah it was going to cost me as much to fix the screen as it was to buy a newer model manufacture refurbished phone, so I picked up the refurbished phone and an otter box for $25 more than replacing the screen. Either way I'm going to try very hard not to repeat this. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinz Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I've had the Otter box, but it did not hold to the daily wear and tear of the holster and tabs and buttons for usage The LifeProof Rocks! Plus it is slimmer and trimmer. I try to be careful, but accidents happen, that's Life. Mine has done as advertised. Only, inconvenience is you need special charging adaptors and longer audio jack, but it comes with one. Worth the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 I have a "Statue" phone. It's an LG flip phone. It rings, I pick it up and say, " 'S tat yoo?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Check out the post I just made in misc., about protectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bockerSV Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I fix these things for a living and 75% of the time the insurance on them is a total scam, they'll usually hit you for $100-$200 just for a deductable AFTER you've been paying them every single month for the insurance. On top of that they'll just give you a refurbished phone that they got in from someone else and fixed that they also hit up for a deductable. Quite the racket they've got going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torogi Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 this happened to my S4 too. dropped and flew higher than my height. It was fine. I dropped it from my pocket at the range, and bam! totally cracked the screen. maybe perfect angle to hit the corner glass from the gravel or brass. sucks. $80 later, its as good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 75% of the time the insurance on them is a total scam Not just cell phone insurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I really like my Motorola flip phone - think it's going on 5 years now - never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I am tough on phones and hat the screens the most. I have found the Zagg invisible shield to be the best protection for the screens. Just ordered one for my new Galaxy S5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitvpr Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 zagg invisibleshield is the best! But with screens now being made of Corning G, Eagle Glass, Ionized Glass and sapphire who needs a screen protector. Most of those materials are highly scratch resistant. Question? What glass do they use when replacing a broken screen? OEM or some cheap borosilicate glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 zagg invisibleshield is the best! But with screens now being made of Corning G, Eagle Glass, Ionized Glass and sapphire who needs a screen protector. Most of those materials are highly scratch resistant. Question? What glass do they use when replacing a broken screen? OEM or some cheap borosilicate glass? On any sort of replacement screen I have always gotten cheap (I guess borosilicate) glass, it's never been the good stuff. But thats just me maybe others have had better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdinga Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 How can they make such a great tool so fragile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george76904 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 How can they make such a great tool so fragile? EXCELLENT POINT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeislarge Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 How can they make such a great tool so fragile? Because if they made them like Panasonic Tough Books we would be back to the days of phone in a bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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