[Streak 5 General] alperin1:
Yup,

I dropped the Streak on a tile floor and it hit flat on the screen. It was dead right then and there, you could tell the thing was still running but only the left part of the screen had any activity on it and you could not do a dang thing. This was on Wednesday.

Called Dell they said the would give me a new one for ................. $250 US.

WOW, no way....

Called ATT and they said the warranty started from the day I turned the phone and then realized it was a Dell Streak and sent me to Dell. So, that was a dead end.

So I did some research and saw that you can get them from all over the work from around $110 to $175, with tools without tools, in a few days or by the end of the month. I had to think about this.....

So, I called a local shop that works on APPLE devices and other phones and asked what he can do for me. He asked who made the phone and who sells the phone blah.....blah.....and then came back and said, he can have a new screen for me the next day. He did and the cost was $175, again, I had to think about this, but I had only till 5PM that day to get back with him.

So, over to BestBuy I go to see what is the deal with getting a new phone for $99. They said I am cannot upgrade till April and at that time, I could get the phone for $99. I was not wanting to wait, then they said I could get a new number to add to my contract and get the phone for $99, not really what I wanted to do. So, I call the shop that could get me the screen.

So, I call the shop up and spoke with them about a new screen. Everything was a go and I went to work the next day. After work I made my way to Harry's Telecom and they had the new LCD screen waiting for me. It was shipped from California, just for me. . I picked up the screen and the tools I needed and went home to void my warranty that reall was not worth **** to start with.

So, I got home and started the process of taking the phone apart, it was a piece of cake, I did not really give two ****s for the phone at this point so wen I got to the LCD and had to remove it, I went full bore at it and ended up splitting the Gorilla glass and LCD glass from the LCD. That is some tough glass, it really is strong.

TIPS:

When you pry the ends of the phone off do not pry around the glass at all, only pry from the end of the phone or the top or bottom of the plastic ends. Do not shove the pry tool up under the plastic too far or you will dislodge the double sided tape and you may have to replace it, if so good luck to you, or just get a case that covers it all up.

When you are remove the cables for the screen and what is attached to the motherboard, two of the cables have clamp that can be lifted to let you pull the cables more easily. They also allow the assembly to go much easier. If my memory is correct, the two smaller flat cable have this clamp. It is part of the motherboard and sits on top of the flat cable, use your fingernail to pull the clamp up, it is nothing more than a flat plastic piece.

The screen can seem to be a ***** to pull off. Have a look around the screen and you will see five (5) metal pieces shaped like the letter C, only with three flat sides. remove these hold downs and then you should be able to pull the screen out fairly easily. One of them may not come off, this is the center hold down on the side that has three of the hold down, just leave it and pull the screen out, it will need to be pushed back on when you install the new screen.

Also, take really good photos of the buttons. Camera, power, and volume as they will fall out of the case and your photo will show you how to put them back into the case as your put every thing back together.

END of TIPS

The folks at Harry's Telecom were very nice to me and I know the price I paid was high at $175 US. I was told that any future purchases for the screens will be much lower, I think around $125 or so as they will now be stocking the part. So, feel free to give them a call if you need to replace your screen.

It is a local shop in Darby, PA, just out side of Philly.

In all I was down for three days.

Regards,

Alperin1