Vodacom Contract Blackberry 8520 broken

ands45

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I had my Blackberry only for a couple of months when the screen suddenly started having stripes across it. I did not drop it and the LCD wasn't cracked. The phone was still in perfect condition otherwise without a scratch on it. So I took it in and it has taken over a month for Vodacom to get back to me. They eventually informed me that they would not replace the screen or phone under warranty as the screen issue is due to physical damage. They quoted me R700 to fix the screen. Is this normal and has anyone else has a similar situation with Vodacom and Blackberry. :mad:
 
Typical of Vodacom. They are becoming worse than Telkom at the moment. A friend of mine, had the same thing happen to him and he had to pay for his replacement. I have the same phone, but not experienced anything wrong with it, as yet.
 
LCD's are like the windscreen on a car... It's guaranteed until anything goes wrong!

R700 is a rip-off price as the display is only R330.60 trade in South Africa! If you check out e-bay there are some for just over R100 plus shipping!!

It's a 10 minute job or may be 30 minutes for your first attempt!

http://www.formymobile.co.uk/curve8520disassembly.php

Make sure you are getting the correct display as some Blackberry devices have different displays fitted to identical models and they are not interchangeable!!

Tools required: T6 Torq driver, hairdryer!! Old credit card!!
 
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Thanks for the advice. Scary how Vodacom rips people off. I'll have a look and see if I will attempt it myself. Otherwise I have heard of this place called Cellutech in Plumstead who will do it for R450. Has anyone used them before?

LCD's are like the windscreen on a car... It's guaranteed until anything goes wrong!

R700 is a rip-off price as the display is only R330.60 trade in South Africa! If you check out e-bay there are some for just over R100 plus shipping!!

It's a 10 minute job or may be 30 minutes for your first attempt!

http://www.formymobile.co.uk/curve8520disassembly.php

Make sure you are getting the correct display as some Blackberry devices have different displays fitted to identical models and they are not interchangeable!!

Tools required: T6 Torq driver, hairdryer!! Old credit card!!
 
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