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question about broken phone

3dplayboy

May 25, 2005, 12:45 AM
i am looking to but the 7000 off of ebay. the phone is broken the top part is disconnected form the bottom. i was wondering if i bought that phone from ebay and try to activate it with verizon and go in the store and said that my phone broke would they give me a brand new one.
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Vatothe0

May 25, 2005, 1:36 AM
Try taking in a Cingular phone, that'd work just about as well. Why would they exchange a broken-in-half phone? I mean, if you want to give the people at the store a good laugh, go for it.
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fixer

Jun 6, 2005, 10:51 AM
your best bet it to call customer service and talk to a supervisor and ask it you could get what is called a fru and still pay the frufee for the exchange its $50 you get a phone same model and its going to cost you $50 just remember to be nice to the person just explain what happened and most of the time they will help you out with that.
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3dplayboy

Jun 7, 2005, 1:39 PM
thanks dude for the information yours is more helpful than that other guy.
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sscfd33

Jun 8, 2005, 7:39 PM
Until they check the esn history and tell the cust that the 1 year warranty does not transfer to the person it was sold to.
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serendipitybreez

Jun 15, 2005, 11:10 PM
Let me help you all out with some helpful information when it comes to broken phones, especially ones with broken flips. They only way you can do that so called "fru fee" would be if the ribbon is still connected. The manufactor will be able to repair something like that but they can't do anything if the phone is completely in 2 parts. Also, it isn't helpful to call customer service because the technicians at the store have the ulimate call and take if from me they really don't like when customer service has notes in the account that they are "suppose to follow" because they have to make the call. Been through this situation more than I'd like to admitt. Take the phone, if the ribbon is still in tack and be very nice to the technicians, acce...
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3dplayboy

Jul 1, 2005, 7:53 PM
i finally bought the phone. The phone is in perfect condition the only problem is the inner and outer lcd is display is mess up can i still do that fru fee for the phone...
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serendipitybreez

Jul 2, 2005, 4:50 PM
Possibly, follow my above suggestion and take the phone to the techs, be nice and see what will follow.

Good luck. 🙂
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mcspork

Jul 27, 2005, 9:01 PM
My 7000 was broken in half. The two cables were severed, but it appears that they both can be easily swapped out (it looks like the camera component would have to be part of this replacement). If the verizon tech can't/won't help, where can these parts be bought?
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