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Best Buy installed invisibleshield for me and i think theres water damage!!!

vinnyt225

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phones about 2 weeks old. i had best buy install invisibleshield today for me i think the employee sprayed too much water and it fell down the screen! now theres some sort of warping! nooooooooo!!! what should i do!?!?! will bestbuy replace my phone!? sooooo pissed!
 
My buddy had this happen to him in the store b/c the application solution got into a side crack on the phone and you could see it underneath the screen when they got done. Good thing they had an extra one left and just switched it out. The second EVO took just fine with pretty much the same amount of solution. BUT FYI , you have to apply like almost the full bottle of AS or it just won't stick. I tried to put a little bit on mine b/c I didn't want the same thing to happen to me (they didn't have anymore Evo's left either) and it didn't stick at all so I had to get another one and apply ALOT more and let it absorb and remove the bubbles for at least 24 hrs and everything turned out good. But it was pretty funny when it happen to him. You should have seen the look on his face! :eek: PRICELESS.
 
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Why even put an invisibleshield on this great looking EVO screen?

The capacitive screen on the EVO is extremly hard to scratch and really doesn't need a screen protector.

Phones like the LG Dare, HTC Touch Diamond/Pro have Resistive Touch screens that are comprised of several layers. The top layer, usually a clear polyester film, is flexible. When a finger presses down, the top layer comes in contact with a lower glass layer.

The downsides to resistive screens include less-than-perfect transparency, scratch-prone surfaces and components that wear out and break over time.

Capacitive touchscreens on theHTC Evo 4G, Apple
 
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Why even put an invisibleshield on this great looking EVO screen?

The capacitive screen on the EVO is extremly hard to scratch and really doesn't need a screen protector.

Phones like the LG Dare, HTC Touch Diamond/Pro have Resistive Touch screens that are comprised of several layers. The top layer, usually a clear polyester film, is flexible. When a finger presses down, the top layer comes in contact with a lower glass layer.

The downsides to resistive screens include less-than-perfect transparency, scratch-prone surfaces and components that wear out and break over time.

Capacitive touchscreens on theHTC Evo 4G, Apple
 
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I never used a screen protector, besides my instinct when i first got it. I am the kind of person that will keep their phone in a pocket all by itself. Was playing with my Evo yesterday and i noticed a scratch on the bottom by the menu button. Whenever i get my phone replaced, im going to buy some sort of screen protector.
 
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Why even put an invisibleshield on this great looking EVO screen?

The capacitive screen on the EVO is extremly hard to scratch and really doesn't need a screen protector.

Phones like the LG Dare, HTC Touch Diamond/Pro have Resistive Touch screens that are comprised of several layers. The top layer, usually a clear polyester film, is flexible. When a finger presses down, the top layer comes in contact with a lower glass layer.

The downsides to resistive screens include less-than-perfect transparency, scratch-prone surfaces and components that wear out and break over time.

Capacitive touchscreens on theHTC Evo 4G, Apple’s iPhone, the G1 and BlackBerry Storm all use the more sophisticated “capacitive” technology.

Capacitive touchscreens are made of hardened scratch proof crystal-clear glass as the touch surface. A circuit board sensor beneath the glass registers changes in electrical capacitance, or charge, when activated by a finger’s electrical charge.

No pressure is necessary to activate the capacitive sensor. A gentle stroke or glide along the surface of a capacitive pad is all that is required. There are no moving parts to wear out over time, and with a rated life of over 1 million uses and will probably outlast your device.
Though your answer is thorough and well-presented, you're incorrect on a number of points. First, there is no limitation on screen materials on capacitive touchscreen designs. The Palm Pre had a capacitive digitizer but a plastic screen.

Second, glass is not scratch-proof, but only quite scratch resistant. Though common things like soft metals, low to mid grade stainless steel, plastic will not scratch glass there are plenty of things hard enough to scratch glass (glass typically has a Mohrs hardness of 7ish out of 10 if my memory serves me correct). High grade stainless steel and sand (hard silicas) will more than easily scratch the Evo screen.

The bottom line is that iPhones, Evos, Droids -- phones with glass (and even the vaunted Gorilla glass) have been scratched. If you go without a screen protector, you are making a gamble. Plain and simple.
 
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f** this!! alright so i went to best buy to see what they can do. can he said he was gonna ship it for repair!! and id have to wait approx 25 days! dammit! and give me a loaner phone in the mean time. i mean he caused this damage. man if i had noticed it when leaving the store! cuz u have to let it dry for a couple hours and what not. and i have to go back today and sign some papers and then they would take the phone. seems so unfair... like i feel i should deserve another EVO on the spot since its something i didnt do. should i say something about to him like how i should get a new phone right away. cuzs i dont think the phone can be fixed! WTH!
 
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f** this!! alright so i went to best buy to see what they can do. can he said he was gonna ship it for repair!! and id have to wait approx 25 days! dammit! and give me a loaner phone in the mean time. i mean he caused this damage. man if i had noticed it when leaving the store! cuz u have to let it dry for a couple hours and what not. and i have to go back today and sign some papers and then they would take the phone. seems so unfair... like i feel i should deserve another EVO on the spot since its something i didnt do. should i say something about to him like how i should get a new phone right away. cuzs i dont think the phone can be fixed! WTH!


Did you talk to the phone people or to a manager? If you talk to a manager, tell him you are NOT satisfied with that, and want the number to his District Manager. Tell him you need THIS phone, thats why you bought it obviously. Tell him you cannot wait a month to get it back. There is a 30 day return policy anyway, so if he doesnt budge, return it and then buy from somewhere else.
 
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Did you talk to the phone people or to a manager? If you talk to a manager, tell him you are NOT satisfied with that, and want the number to his District Manager. Tell him you need THIS phone, thats why you bought it obviously. Tell him you cannot wait a month to get it back. There is a 30 day return policy anyway, so if he doesnt budge, return it and then buy from somewhere else.


i think i willl say something like this. i just regret not taking a look at the screen after he applied it. im gonna be like i need this phone now! so heated...
 
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