Friend of mine in high school had half a flip phone. Because the microphone and speaker were both in the same half of the phone, it could still be used, provided he put the calls on speaker.
@hchavers I don’t know if it is affecting phones but the only new phones I have seen are just more expensive versions of boring flat rectangle shaped phones.
@tweezak I have broken only one. The funny part is I only dropped it because the protective case got caught on my pocket and pulled it out of my hand. Fell corner first on the hard concrete.
@tweezak I’ve never broken a phone, despite never using a case. Meanwhile, one of my friends breaks them constantly without mishandling them at all.
I’ve been with him when it happened before. He gently set his phone down on the table after answering a text and the screen shattered for no apparent reason. Another broke from the shock of plugging in the charging cable. Another broke as he pulled it out of his pocket.
@shahnm After writing my comment I remembered sending a Motorola RAZR through the laundry once. It actually survived but the display was full of liquid and since I had insurance it was worth it to just get a new phone.
As far as smart phones, I’ve had 2 Samsungs crap the bed just after their warranty was up. Coincidentally my Samsung plasma TV also spontaneously cracked while my wife and I were watching it. There were lots of cases of this on the web and talk of a class action suit. Samsung dismissed it as “user damage.” I swore off Samsung devices then. They will never get a penny of my money if that’s how they treat their customers.
@endi1276 A new screen protector would significantly decrease the chances of unexpected glass slivers in fingers. They’re good for more than just unshattered screens!
@endi1276@kuoh I have a burner phone I use for audiobooks and music- I’m not even sure how but the screen got busted and had a very uncomfortable chunk out of it. Screen protectors were 3 for $6. Now it’s nice and smooth.
@kuoh@sammydog01 I’m clumsy and unlucky with my phones. That particular one had glass screen protectors, so i had broken the ones i had (the phone glass was also broken) and it was also time for an upgrade. I could’ve gone in and gotten another glass screen protector for cheap, but if i was going in, I might as well just upgrade the phone. I waited until the broken glass started to lift and get in my fingers, and then i just went in for a new phone.
My current phone is about to be 2 years old, intact glass but the back is shattered. Haha.
Start a new trend and become a billionaire by selling pre-distressed cellphones and sweat soaked headphones with frayed cables at significantly marked up prices to pair with the pre-distressed fashion market.
I’ve replaced a screen on my old Nokia… They’re fairly easily replaced, in my experience. But recently bought a Kindle Fire and, five months, it slid all of 18 inches off a futon and the screen just shattered. And I can’t bring myself to replace this, because it’s been a pretty cheap, lackluster device.
If it’s a phone that you like, fix it. If it’s a phone that you hate, replace it. If it’s a phone that has a service plan…you are about to discover that a lot of service plans will hit you up for $100 for a swap-out on a phone with a street value of $50. (And it usually costs a lot less than $100 to replace the glass, as long as the digitizer’s still OK.)
Fix it?
@TheGreatNico my 1st thought too, unless it’s some old or cheap crappy phone to begin with…
Umm. Have screen replaced with non-shattered screen…?
@shahnm tried that with my sony, no shop said they could find parts, so i went back to apple
Friend of mine in high school had half a flip phone. Because the microphone and speaker were both in the same half of the phone, it could still be used, provided he put the calls on speaker.
@PooltoyWolf sounds like a real conversation starter.
@hchavers It sure was LOL.
Probably fix it since there are no good phones coming out any time soon.
@yakkoTDI is the chip shortage affecting phones too? I thought it only afftected salsa and queso.
@hchavers I don’t know if it is affecting phones but the only new phones I have seen are just more expensive versions of boring flat rectangle shaped phones.
@hchavers @yakkoTDI What shape would you prefer your phone? Perhaps a spherical or pyramidal phone would best fit your preferred aesthetic?
@hchavers @shahnm @yakkoTDI
@yakkoTDI Yeah, has society become such useless consumers that fixing it yourself isn’t even an option?
If your phone has a headphone jack and expandable memory, you fix it. Other crap is disposable…
I’ve never broken a phone. Ever.
@tweezak I have broken only one. The funny part is I only dropped it because the protective case got caught on my pocket and pulled it out of my hand. Fell corner first on the hard concrete.
@tweezak I’ve never broken a phone, despite never using a case. Meanwhile, one of my friends breaks them constantly without mishandling them at all.
I’ve been with him when it happened before. He gently set his phone down on the table after answering a text and the screen shattered for no apparent reason. Another broke from the shock of plugging in the charging cable. Another broke as he pulled it out of his pocket.
@tweezak So you never upgraded past the Nokia 3310?
KuoH
@tweezak Ever wonder if you maybe jinxed yourself…?
@shahnm After writing my comment I remembered sending a Motorola RAZR through the laundry once. It actually survived but the display was full of liquid and since I had insurance it was worth it to just get a new phone.
As far as smart phones, I’ve had 2 Samsungs crap the bed just after their warranty was up. Coincidentally my Samsung plasma TV also spontaneously cracked while my wife and I were watching it. There were lots of cases of this on the web and talk of a class action suit. Samsung dismissed it as “user damage.” I swore off Samsung devices then. They will never get a penny of my money if that’s how they treat their customers.
I use it until I start getting glass in my finger.
@endi1276 A new screen protector would significantly decrease the chances of unexpected glass slivers in fingers. They’re good for more than just unshattered screens!
KuoH
@endi1276 @kuoh I have a burner phone I use for audiobooks and music- I’m not even sure how but the screen got busted and had a very uncomfortable chunk out of it. Screen protectors were 3 for $6. Now it’s nice and smooth.
@sammydog01 You shouldn’t publish about your burner phone. You are going to get caught
@kuoh @sammydog01 I’m clumsy and unlucky with my phones. That particular one had glass screen protectors, so i had broken the ones i had (the phone glass was also broken) and it was also time for an upgrade. I could’ve gone in and gotten another glass screen protector for cheap, but if i was going in, I might as well just upgrade the phone. I waited until the broken glass started to lift and get in my fingers, and then i just went in for a new phone.
My current phone is about to be 2 years old, intact glass but the back is shattered. Haha.
Start a new trend and become a billionaire by selling pre-distressed cellphones and sweat soaked headphones with frayed cables at significantly marked up prices to pair with the pre-distressed fashion market.
KuoH
I’ve replaced a screen on my old Nokia… They’re fairly easily replaced, in my experience. But recently bought a Kindle Fire and, five months, it slid all of 18 inches off a futon and the screen just shattered. And I can’t bring myself to replace this, because it’s been a pretty cheap, lackluster device.
If it’s a phone that you like, fix it. If it’s a phone that you hate, replace it. If it’s a phone that has a service plan…you are about to discover that a lot of service plans will hit you up for $100 for a swap-out on a phone with a street value of $50. (And it usually costs a lot less than $100 to replace the glass, as long as the digitizer’s still OK.)
Came back to say…
You’re giving me, giving me, nothing but shattered screens, shattered screens