[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Intub8:
this is what AT&T thinks about the screen.

info: Please wait for a site operator to respond.

info: You are now chatting with 'Constance Taylor'

you: hello , im having an issue with the screen on my phone

Constance Taylor: Hello and Welcome Mr. !

Thank you for chatting with the AT&T Warranty Department!

Constance Taylor: Are the dark spots under the screen or on top?

you: they are under , like inside of it

you: i have 2 pictures , is there any way i can send them to you

you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tu2hqy8dd3pfavi/modpic.JPG

you: https://www.dropbox.com/s/9ccll2olb112kqw/IMG951558.jpg

you: I dont know if you can view these or not

Constance Taylor: I can't. In this case, we recommend taking your phone to a device support center for better assistance.

you: yea thats not going to happen

you: thats a 2 hour drive

Constance Taylor: Please send to ct463n@att.com.

Constance Taylor: May I please have the account holder's name and the last 4 of the account holders

Social Security number/password to better assist you with your issue today?

you: email sent

you: my name is mr.

Constance Taylor: Thank you for that information.

Constance Taylor: While I am pulling this up, can you tell me how the spots got there?

you: I am not sure , they may have always been there and began getting darker or i just never noticed until last night.

you: the phone has no damage and has never gotten wet and never been dropped

Constance Taylor: Okay.

Constance Taylor: Do you see the spots when the phone is turned off?

you: no , only when the screen is turned on

Constance Taylor: Alright. I am having trouble seeing them. I can see something there but it is very faint. Are the spots causing issues on the phone?

you: they dont seem to be , i first noticed it last night when i was on facebook, I downloaded a grey background so they could be seen easier, they are very faint but seem to be getting darker

Constance Taylor: Have they gotten darker since you noticed them last night?

you: they have either gotten darker or i am just noticing them more. and yes last night was the first time I noticed them.

Constance Taylor: Okay. I am reaching out to see what we should do about the dots.

you: ok great

Constance Taylor: I will be right with you.

you: ok thanks

Constance Taylor: I am sorry for the delay. I will be right with you.

Constance Taylor: Thank you for your patience.

you: im not in a hurry , take your time

Constance Taylor: Alright. I am being informed that the dots under the screen are not covered under the warranty on the phone. I understand that you did not drop the phone or get it wet but that is the policy. Would you like to look into othere options to replace the phone, but we can't repair the dots on the screen?

you: no thats fine , i will call customer support, or maybe I will just stop paying the bill, havent decided yet , have a good day

info: Your chat transcript will be sent to @gmail.com at the end of your chat.

Constance Taylor: Thank you for waiting. I will be with you in just a moment.

Constance Taylor: I apologize for the situation at hand. I was informed of this by my superior. We do value you here at AT&T and would love to keep you in our circle of business. But if we exchanged your phone under warranty, you would get a charge for those spots. I do apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. But the dots aren't causing a problem on the phone, but still shouldn't be there, I know. But maybe it is something you can deal with.

you: you can tell your supervisor that the dots I am being told to deal with were not listed on the in store ad when I bought the phone.

Constance Taylor: There is no way to know if the dots have been there since you got the phone last month.

you: you can also advise your supervisor that I will be speaking to their supervisor right after I get off the phone with the store where I purchased this piece of crap defective device

Constance Taylor: That is fine sir. I do apologize for the inconvenience this is causing you.

Update: att just called me to confirm my shipping address to send the replacement phone.