Well fellow MoPho fans, I finally managed to shatter my screen. It's usable but there are cracks running like a spider web from the center all the way to the edge of the screen. I had to put plastic wrap on the screen as a cheap screen protector to make sure that the bits and pieces of the screen don't pop out and so I don't cut my fingers when using the phone.

So, I definitely need a new phone. I have a few items of concern:

1. My upgrade isn't until 9/1/2012. I wanted to wait until all of the LTE super smart phones were released by the end of the year before upgrading. I may have to keep this cracked phone until my upgrade date though.

2. I bought it at Best Buy. I purchased the insurance for 2 years so I could conceivably exchange the phone for a refurbished MoPho. But I don't know if I should do that since I would have upgraded within the next few months anyway.

3. I also bought into the Best Buy Buyback Program. So I could easily get my buyback money to put it toward the new phone. They did tell me that they'll buy the MoPho back in any condition.

4. Should I get the LTEvo? Are people that thrilled with their LTEvos? My coworker has a OneX on another carrier and he loves it. But I just don't know. I definitely won't buy the GSIII because it's a Samsung. I won't change my mind about that.

What do I do?

Gah!!!

 

I dropped the phone and the screen is shattered. Unfortunately that link isn't working for me. What is a digitizer?

Thanks

 

Yeah, but... Well, it might be the right thing to do to get a new/refurbished MoPho if they have it. I'll have to go over to BB and weigh my options. I'll let y'all know what I decide. I hate to miss any awesome phone that might come out between now and the end of the year by using my upgrade now. I'm not even sure that Sprint would bump my upgrade up for me because it's not available until 9/1/2012. The thing is that I don't know if I want to go through the hassle of setting up a new (to me) MoPho only to have to turn around and set up a completely new phone in a few months.

Decisions... Decisions...

 

Ugh, well that was frustrating. I spent 2.5 hours at BB. I got convinced that using the insurance was the way to go. Well, their system kept crashing. And I got the guy who has only been in the mobile department for one month. Some jerk put a Samsung Conquer replacement phone back in the cabinet that couldn't hold a charge. So he had my service transfered to it before realizing that the phone wouldn't hold a charge. Therefore he had to transfer the service to this LG Marquee. Then he insisted on transferring my contacts which took forever. Then he tried to check in my broken Photon. The system crashed as soon as he finished the process. So he had to do the process from the beginning all over again.

And it could take over a week to get the Photon back. Then the suggestion is to trade in the refurbished Photon for buyback credit on 8/31/2012 because if I wanted to wait until my rebate is up on 9/1/2012, then I lose 10% on the buyback. So, I'll go one night without a phone. A Friday night at that. Then I go to BB on 9/1/2012 I use my rebate to get an LTEvo. No Sprint won't advance my rebate even one day. Grrrr.

 

Drex,

I found out that I'll loose $69 if I wait until on or after 9/1/2012 to exercise my option to trade in the phone through the Buyback Program. Up to 1 year is 40% of the original full purchase price and after 1 year I'm down to 30%. The $69 will go toward a damn Otterbox case. Those suckers are $49!!! But from what everyone is saying they protect the phone best.

And, I really like the LTEvo. I've been reading around that forum on here and it seems that people are really happy with their purchase. I know I could let go of the $69 and wait until the end of the year. I know the LG is going to be a quad core, etc. But I don't know... I had a Rumor 2 and I really liked it but it wasn't a smart phone.

The LG Marquee I have now isn't bad at all. Of course I've had it only 15 or so hours. But it is a lender phone at BB and it must have seen abuse. It's holding up nicely. So the build quality isn't bad on LG, it seems.

I guess I'm being cheap. Of course I could wait and see if the price drops on the LTEvo by the end of the year too. It might go down to Photon pricing ($99 when I picked it up) and if I still want it that would more than make up for the $69 decrease on the buyback.

@floorguy,

I know that everyone seems to be absolutely gaga over their Samsung phones these days. It seems like things have improved over at Samsung. And yet, I can't forget my horrible experience with the Epic 4G. I can't forgive Samsung that easily. And side by side after playing with both the GSIII and the LTEvo, I have to say that I much prefer the LTEvo. The build quality is better and I like the kickstand. And I think that the LTEvo has a better camera. Oh, and the LTEvo has better call quality.

That was my limited experience with both phones. A work buddy of mine got his GSIII and absolutely loves it. However within a week the screen cracked while in his pocket. He didn't drop the phone at all. He got an exchange and still loves the darn thing.

I'm very hard on my things. I think that that GSIII wouldn't stand a chance in my pocket. Heck, I just broke a Motorola HX550 headset in my pocket a couple of weeks ago.

Whatever I get next will have a case and it will have to be somewhat durable on its own to survive my clumsiness.

 

No, I'd go one night without a phone. Friday night. That would make this work. We checked it out in the store.

 

Yes, you got it. I do have my Rumor 2 still. I could activate it for just that night so long as they don't charge me to activate it in the mean time.

Well, from what I was told, they can take the phone even if it's connected to a plan. They told me that the phone and the plan are separate. I hope that's the case because if it isn't when they switch me back to my Photon from this Marquee my plan will reset and could be all messed up. As it is I had to reset my darn voicemail, yet again.

This would be so much more simple if Sprint would just allow me to upgrade one day early. But, I don't think it's possible from what they told me.

 

Yeah, actually, I forgot about my credit union discount. With it I don't pay activation fees.

 

Here's an update for anyone who is still haunting the Photon Forum...

I called Best Buy today since I still don't have any word that my phone is fixed. I was just told by Geek Squad that they will give me one of the two new Photons that they have in stock if the phone isn't back by tomorrow. So, I could have a brand new Photon by Friday, or my old one back with a fixed screen.

I'll let everyone know...

I'm still planning on picking up the HTC Evo 4G LTE on 9/1 still even if I get a new Photon. I just think it's time and I've already ordered a case and a screen protector for it from Amazon.