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I CRACKED MY IPHONE GLASS !!!!! ahhhhhhh(now with pics)

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tommyIphone

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May 14, 2008
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ok dropped my iphone broke glass and now im EFFFED

so everything still works touch screen making calls.

but its cracked on the glass and going up by the top

i called apple they pretty much told me i was screwed

an apple store is 2 hours away and they told me they would have to see the damage before they could make an estimate ..

or i could buy a new iphone for 300$

so could i sell it on ebay for a decent amount since everything works fine?

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You'd be just as well getting a new one - wait until January and see if an iPhone 32GB or iPhone Nano is released though ;)

Not got any insurance that could cover it?
 
Mines been cracked for a few weeks now. Totally my fault though. I've been lagging in filing the insurance claim mostly because it works fine and doesn't bother me too much.
 
jason72780 said:
Mines been cracked for a few weeks now. Totally my fault though. I've been lagging in filing the insurance claim mostly because it works fine and doesn't bother me too much.
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Last thing you want to do is a fine piece of glass to splinter right into your finger..
 
its a 16GB black 3g : ( it was my baby

yeah my Birthday is Jan 9th ill be 21 and should be getting some money plus i will sell it .

No way would i get an iphone nano.... i need my jailbroken iphone with alot of space.

and to the guy that said where are you going to buy and iphone for 300$

i called apple and they said i could buy one from them for 300 brand new.

and i called the 800 number and an apple store
 
iParis said:
Something similar happened to me.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/610931/

But then again so did this.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/612765/
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I got a brand new one when that happened to me.
The genius said something similar. But instead pulled out a brand new ipod touch box and handed me over the touch, and swaped em' out. Some geniuses are really cool :cool:
To the OP: You can get a good 200-300 bucks out of that on eBay, the unlocked phones generally sell a lot higher than they would if you were to just give it to apple. So your broken phone could possibly get you enough cash to pay for a replacement.
EDIT: This here is an 8GB used for four days and a cracked screen, currently has 18 bids and is at 265 dollars, so you probably can rack in enough for your replacement.
 
I dropped my first gen and webbed it- toyed with the idea of fixing it but it sounded a bit silly hard.

Ended up selling it (unlocked) on ebay for more than the cost of the new 3g model...

Worth a try!
 
tommyIphone said:
its a 16GB black 3g : ( it was my baby

yeah my Birthday is Jan 9th ill be 21 and should be getting some money plus i will sell it .

No way would i get an iphone nano.... i need my jailbroken iphone with alot of space.

and to the guy that said where are you going to buy and iphone for 300$

i called apple and they said i could buy one from them for 300 brand new.

and i called the 800 number and an apple store
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Well that's by no means apple saying your screwed.
 
I recently did the same exact thing.
Get it repaired. The LCD still works. The front glass/digitizer can be replaced.
Apple will NOT repair broken glass. They will just try to sell you a new phone.

I used a company called MissionRepair. http://www.missionrepair.com
Glass replaced with 3 way overnight shipping and I paid about $160.
They did excellent work.
 
Man, before this thread I have mostly heard stories of how sturdy the iPhone is and of people dropping the iPhone numerous times with no damage done..

To the people who have cracked their glass: Did you have a good case on? :cool: Just wondering!

I have never dropped my iPhone, except for a few times when it fell from my lap on the couch to the carpet floor...and I have a hard rubber case on plus the Invisble Shield (so I don't consider that a hard fall). My brother has dropped his numerous times, but has no damage. He has a plastic case..
 
cmrunner83 said:
Man, before this thread I have mostly heard stories of how sturdy the iPhone is and of people dropping the iPhone numerous times with no damage done..
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There seems to be "sweet spots" where nothing will happen, and "DAMAGE ZONES!" where sh*t goes terribly wrong.

I've dropped my phone before sans-case, and nothing happened.

I guess it also depends on the surface you dropped it on.
 
i think i ran into a problem.

wont i have to give my phone over to apple in order to buy a new one ?
 
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