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iPod touch Screen spot, is it covered under warranty?

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Neophoenix236

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Jan 4, 2009
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About 3 months ago a line formed at the bottom of my screen and gradually moved up. after a while it formed this spot.

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I want to get it fixed, but I don't know if it is covered under the apple warranty.
It's 1G 8GB and only 8 months old.
Any suggestions?
Anybody else have this happen?
 
Definitely get it looked at by Apple. That's just horrible, that is very clearly some form of hardware failure in the LCD. It's still under warranty, so take advantage of it.
 
Good gawd, it looks like it was targeted by some sort of laser cannon, lol.

I'd totally take it to Apple and see about a replacement. That's the worst thing besides a broken screen I've seen happen (well... except the ipod that gets put in a blender).
 
yeah, it's bad. thankfully the touch screen worked so it didn't get in the way of typing. worst part is it only had two scratches on the back, that's right only two! Sadly I don't live near an Apple service center so I requested service online and Apple overnighted me a box, so hopefully I'll know if it is covered soon.

Update: Apple said it was an "external force" that caused the damage and therefore it is not covered. :(

Any body know where I could send it to get fixed?
 
Neophoenix236 said:
yeah, it's bad. thankfully the touch screen worked so it didn't get in the way of typing. worst part is it only had two scratches on the back, that's right only two! Sadly I don't live near an Apple service center so I requested service online and Apple overnighted me a box, so hopefully I'll know if it is covered soon.

Update: Apple said it was an "external force" that caused the damage and therefore it is not covered. :(

Any body know where I could send it to get fixed?
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Your original post said this started as a "line" and gradually moved up and then formed the spot. Any chance you took a picture of that line? If so and the line does not come close to the center of that seemingly perfect-circle spot it could convey to Apple that it is not the result of an external force.

SOmething else that confuses me. If an external force caused this as they say, is the glass damaged or is tha tspot totally under the glass? If there is no glass damage and no dents on the outside of the rear cover, I sure would like to know how an external force can damage the screen under the glass.
 
DuckSoup said:
Your original post said this started as a "line" and gradually moved up and then formed the spot. Any chance you took a picture of that line? If so and the line does not come close to the center of that seemingly perfect-circle spot it could convey to Apple that it is not the result of an external force.

SOmething else that confuses me. If an external force caused this as they say, is the glass damaged or is tha tspot totally under the glass? If there is no glass damage and no dents on the outside of the rear cover, I sure would like to know how an external force can damage the screen under the glass.
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no, I didn't have a camera when it started so there is no picture and no there is no damage to the unit itself, the glass, or the back. like I said before the only thing wrong with it was two scratches on the back and you had to look for those. on top of it all this was my first iPod, so I'm a little upset with apple right now.
 
Neophoenix236 said:
I live too far away from one, otherwise I would have skipped the $32 fee to ship it to apple :(
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It cost you money? If it's still under warranty, which it would be at only 8 months old, Apple is supposed to pay for the shipping. I've had to send three iPods to Apple, under warranty, and I've never had to pay a cent to get it there or back.
 
Ivan P said:
It cost you money? If it's still under warranty, which it would be at only 8 months old, Apple is supposed to pay for the shipping. I've had to send three iPods to Apple, under warranty, and I've never had to pay a cent to get it there or back.
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Well, I just checked, they told me I would have to pay but they took the charge off my account a day or so ago...so now I'm confused...but happier!
 
AlmostJosh said:
this happened to my iphone twice today, but it disappeared after like 5 seconds
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lucky you, mine has been this way longer than I thought I could stand it to be there

Anybody have any other ides on whereto get it fixed. Or should I try to sell it and invest in a new one?
 
To be totally honest I doubt you'd ever find someone that would want to buy it, considering quite a large portion of the screen is unusable.
 
I think it could be worth taking this further with Apple; I have read on the forums of people who have phoned or written to Apple expressing their disappointment when they don't get the standard of service they should and quite often the company actually ends up putting things right. I wouldn't shell out on a new phone until you've let Apple know how disappointed and annoyed you are at this because they might still do a U-turn!
 
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