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Verizon has stopped the $50 broken phone replacement, ugh...

BboyPryme

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Feb 3, 2010
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So the second I dropped my eris and the screened cracked (touch screen still works) I searched this forum for a solution since I have no insurance. I kept reading in threads that if you simply take your phone into Verizon, they will replace your phone for $50 even if you have no insurance.

Well to make a short story shorter, went to Verizon and they said they stopped doing that about a month ago. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

Looks like I can buy a new/used one on eBay for about $250. Anyone have any better/cheaper solutions????
 
So the second I dropped my eris and the screened cracked (touch screen still works) I searched this forum for a solution since I have no insurance. I kept reading in threads that if you simply take your phone into Verizon, they will replace your phone for $50 even if you have no insurance.

Well to make a short story shorter, went to Verizon and they said they stopped doing that about a month ago. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

Looks like I can buy a new/used one on eBay for about $250. Anyone have any better/cheaper solutions????

Don't know if this is possible where you live, but when I dropped my ATT Tilt, I was able to get it repaired locally around $90 - 100. The ATT people recomended this place. I imagine that a lot of places have a shop that does this sort of thing. You might ask your Verizon store if they know of a local repair facility. If they don't know, Google it. If you still don't have one, you might call these guys and see if they accept shipments:

Cellular Renewal‎
4336 Kenilwood Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-4401(615) 485-2494‎

I'm not saying that replacing the screen for an Eris will cost the same as my Tilt, but it's work checking into.

Sales tax here is pretty high (9.25%) so it might be cheaper if you can find a place in a location that doesn't have as high of a sales tax. But I don't think I paid more than $100 even with tax. You'll have to add shipping costs and not having a phone for a week, but if you don't have a local alternative, it might be your best alternative.

They were very good and had my phone back to me the next day. It's a small one or two man operation, and the guy who did my work was good.

Hopefully you can find someone locally though.
 
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Don't know if this is possible where you live, but when I dropped my ATT Tilt, I was able to get it repaired locally around $90 - 100. The ATT people recomended this place. I imagine that a lot of places have a shop that does this sort of thing. You might ask your Verizon store if they know of a local repair facility. If they don't know, Google it. If you still don't have one, you might call these guys and see if they accept shipments:

Cellular Renewal‎
4336 Kenilwood Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-4401(615) 485-2494‎

I'm not saying that replacing the screen for an Eris will cost the same as my Tilt, but it's work checking into.

Sales tax here is pretty high (9.25%) so it might be cheaper if you can find a place in a location that doesn't have as high of a sales tax. But I don't think I paid more than $100 even with tax. You'll have to add shipping costs and not having a phone for a week, but if you don't have a local alternative, it might be your best alternative.

They were very good and had my phone back to me the next day. It's a small one or two man operation, and the guy who did my work was good.

Hopefully you can find someone locally though.

Nashville FTW
 
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you are not getting an eris from verizon unless you pay full retail if you don't have insurance ... the easiest thing to do would probably be to get one off ebay or craigslist. i dont even think the htc warranty covers accidental damage. ...

i suggest that when/if you get a new eris to get insurance ...

it costs like 6 dollars a month ..
sooo worth it even if you have never had to replace a phone before because accidents happen ... thats why they call it an accident ;) :)
 
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So the second I dropped my eris and the screened cracked (touch screen still works) I searched this forum for a solution since I have no insurance. I kept reading in threads that if you simply take your phone into Verizon, they will replace your phone for $50 even if you have no insurance.

Well to make a short story shorter, went to Verizon and they said they stopped doing that about a month ago. LAAAAAAAAAAAAAME!

Looks like I can buy a new/used one on eBay for about $250. Anyone have any better/cheaper solutions????


Good one... smart guy!
 
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