cracked display.....what should I do?

[Grenzeloos]

Damn, that sucks.

Ive got mine in a case just for that reason.

Screens are 179 on eBay
Original LCD Screen Touch Digitizer Assembly for at&t Nokia Lumia 900 Nok-Lum9 | eBay

They seem easy to change though. One piece with a simple connector to the mother board.

 

[hiko36]

The Lumia 900 is incredibly easy to disassemble. There's a teardown video on this site:

Nokia Lumia 900 teardown reveals mediocre hardware, reasons for great price | TechRepublic

 

[fig#WP]

thanks guys for the suggestions. And I did drop from the waist high. It dropped on the particular corner. I guess i'll just go through the insurance through ATT. it is better than buying a new phone. Thanks guys

 

[blshvk]

my brother's lumia 800 screen also cracked af... on Twitpic

my brother's lumia 800 with a cracked screen. Nokia care charged SGD207 to have the screen repaired.

 

[krayziehustler]

thanks guys for the suggestions. And I did drop from the waist high. It dropped on the particular corner. I guess i'll just go through the insurance through ATT. it is better than buying a new phone. Thanks guys

did you have on a screen protector??

a good one could have minimized the damage as it would have spread the impact around

 

[fig#WP]

Hey guys......I decided to go through ATT's insurance. Come to find out that the deductible was only $125. I'm alot happier now. The only thing bad thing was they were out of the cyan color. It's better than having a cracked screen right? Thanks for all you guy's advise. For the meantime, I was using my old Samsung focus. I'm telling you, using a Focus to a Lumia is night and day. Now I can't wait for my phone to come in.

 

[fig#WP]

did you have on a screen protector??

a good one could have minimized the damage as it would have spread the impact around

Yup, I did have a screen protector on it too. I think a screen protector can only do soo much.

 

[TheOHouse]

Just fix it yourself. Nokia has done a really good job making it sure easy to remove the lcd/digitizer. I have fixed a lot of idevices for friends and they are a nightmare compared to the lumia 900. See the breakdown video posted on wpcentral a few weeks ago. Unfortunately it appears that you can't get any cheap knock-off replacement screens yet like you can for the devices. Anyone know where to get replacement parts at a good price?

 

[trickym81]

I dropped my Lumia 710 yesterday from a bit higher than waist high. It landed on a concrete sidewalk and skipped a couple of times. I may have even accidentally kicked it as I lunged to get it.
It's perfectly fine except for a small scratch on the corner of the casing. I was very impressed.

 

[Gemini Ace]

How high is your waist??

I would start trolling eBay for a new phone. Maybe somebody unloading a Focus S. Either that or drop the 2 bills on the replacement.

 

[Nakazul]

Yup, I did have a screen protector on it too. I think a screen protector can only do soo much.

Wow. You must be really unlucky. With a screen protector on, you get a extra coat that removies the vibration (resonance) and therefore should live through the worst case scenaros. I have never heard of a phone with a screen protector ( minus iaphone, I have the case of deaf ear when sentences start with i) get broken. Not saying its in-destructible because of a protector. You just broke a winning statistics i been telling friends rigorously. I bought the nice blank protector for my Titan and the good thing with thouse are there barely visible.

 

[falconeight#IM]

I think you should find someone with a iPhone and beat the crap out of them. Then when your done turn to someone with a blackberry, give them a hug and a sorry. That would make you feel better.

 

[slidell4life]

I broke mine, dropped it from 2 feet onto concrete, out of my gym bag. I suspect this is going to be common. That phone is really quite fragile.

image here

 

[hasasimo]

Yikes. It's looking like the Lumia 900 is more fragile than the 800. I know that the 800's sheet of Gorilla Glass is thicker than the 900's. Not to mention its curved, which also absorbs a bit more impact.

A bit disappointing for Nokia's stellar hardware quality standards. Still better than most other handsets out there I'm sure, but I wonder why they didn't enforce the 900 with glass as thick as they did with the 800. Cost cutting? Trying to keep the phone a lighter weight perhaps? It almost feels like my 800 is in fact heavier than my 900.

 

[hasasimo]

my brother's lumia 800 screen also cracked af... on Twitpic

my brother's lumia 800 with a cracked screen. Nokia care charged SGD207 to have the screen repaired.

Wow. I dropped my 800 a bunch of times and that never happened. Guess I was lucky. Looks like he even had the skin that comes with the phone around it as well.

 

[racerj67]

IGSM is anoption... just not that cheap

I would use a 3rd party shop. I used igsm wireless solutions out of Belevue, Wa. It cost $75 for the cost of the screen and labor.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express

I was just on the phone with the IGSM guys. They quote $250 to repair a broken Lumia 900 display. They claim $30 in labor and $220 for parts.

 

[bigkevbosky]

You can get a new 900 on Ebay for $250.

 

[anon(5335877)]

I was just on the phone with the IGSM guys. They quote $250 to repair a broken Lumia 900 display. They claim $30 in labor and $220 for parts.

Lol, a screen costs $220?

 

[CHPro]

Wow, I just picked up a great condition used one on ebay for that!!!

 

[bigkevbosky]

****, I'll sell you my mint cyan 900 for $250. I'll even ship it free.