Damaged Phone Display

[jaretac]

So I just upgraded yesterday to a Galaxy S3. Today my wife asks for my phone and somehow (another story) it ends up landing face down on the floor. My question is, I have seen many phones with the glass broken but the screen is still working. My screen is completely black. Is there anyway to repair it or am I just screwed.

Any ideas?

 

[cyadict]

There are kits on Amazon you can buy to fix this. Guessing you need a new digitizer and screen. Did you get insurance on your phone when you got it?

 

[jaretac]

There are kits on Amazon you can buy to fix this. Guessing you need a new digitizer and screen. Did you get insurance on your phone when you got it?

Yeah I have insurance, but I believe there is a deductible. Wondering if it will be cheeper to fix...you know just before Christmas. I will have to check Amazon. Thanks

 

[CYme]

Spend the $99 on the deductible. However, I don't know if I would have got the GS3.

Is the glass broken? If the screen is dark but the glass isn't broken and you just bought it, I would take it back to the store. See if they'll replace it as a lemon.

 

[jaretac]

Glass is broken. It was the best of the options I had available at the time.

 

[CYme]

Deductible it is. Had to do this with the wife's ultra, fell out of her coat pocket while bending over to pick something up, fell from about 3 feet and shattered the screen. Had it for 2 weeks. While it sucks spending the money, it was so quick and painless. They send a new phone, swap sim cards, send old phone back in prepaid envelope.

My droid razr? Had it for 2 years and it looks like it fell out of a car running a hundred down the interstate, but the screen is still perfect. Go figure.

 

[00clone]

So I just upgraded yesterday to a Galaxy S3. Today my wife asks for my phone and somehow (another story) it ends up landing face down on the floor. My question is, I have seen many phones with the glass broken but the screen is still working. My screen is completely black. Is there anyway to repair it or am I just screwed.

Any ideas?

How much life insurance do you currently hold on your wife?

 

[jaretac]

So does anyone know if the deductible is added to your Verizon bill or if you have to pay up front. If it is added to the bill, I won't have to pay that bill until after Christmas and I can go ahead and replace it now; otherwise I have to wait till January.

 

[cycloner29]

You have to pay it upfront.