anyone fix cell phones??
 

so my brother got this sweet cellphone. i dont know the exxact name, but its pretty expensive im sure. he lost it on the side of the road and got another one free insurance. then he found that one and i have it here. only think is the earpiece doesnt work, but it can still make calls and the person on the other end can hear you. so does anyone work fixing these things??

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i work for sprint/nextel fixing phones...problem is that if its a newer phone, the microphones are attached to the main board. we can't replace them if there is any damage inside

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oh. its a verizon phone anyway, so you probably wouldnt be able to help huh. also, its a lg chocolate

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just call the insurance company and tell them the new phone isnt working send back the old phone get another new phone ;)

as long as the sticker inside the phone behind the battery is still white and theres no damage ur good to go :)

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that might work.

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the chocolate sucks anyway.

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they use serialized tracking...

if you make a claim on a phone, they ask for that one back...or they will charge you. if he tells them that he found the old phone, they will want it back. it is permanently on the lost/stolen list now, and can't be re-activated once deactivated....im guessing he didn't call up and suspend service for a lost phone?

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you could use it with sprint/nextel if you're gangster O0

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he already got a new phone from insurance. that's why i have this broken one. its a nice phone compares to the budget ---- i have now, which is why im asking. oh well, i guess it will just sit in the box.

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The part in the LG phones is replaceable. If I still worked there I could actually grab one for you, but I don't...so sorry. It's easy to replace, it's just a small round or square speaker with two wires running off it. if you can solder you can replace it easy.

Try calling LG Electronics customer service and seeing if you could just order the "speaker" for the Chocolate phone. I know we ship parts to individuals, but it's usually the easy stuff like battery covers and antennas...you could try though. Then just google around for a service manual and it'll show how to disassemble the phone.

BTW, chocolates do suck...and I hate the "touch sensitive" keypad.

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You can't just plug in a headset and use it that way? Less hassle IMO.

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Yeah that's very possible. If you are comfortable with your sexuality you could wear a bluetooth headset as well, but I can't stand people that keep them on all day.

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I wasn't talking about bluetooth, that ---- is mas puto lol as george lopez called it :P.

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I know you weren't talking about bluetooth, which is why I said you could use bluetooth "as well."

It's nice for the fact that you don't have a wire to untangle everytime you want to use a headset, but I'm more comfortable with just holding the phone.

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This stupid thread got me to finally take apart my POS VX5200 to fix the speaker that is broken from being in my pocket as I rode my bike home in the rain. Speaker phone would work but not the "small" speaker. Any keypad noises wouldn't work as well. Anyway, took it apart to find it was simply 2 speakers in 1 box. So I play around with things a bit, damn wires snap off seeing as they are 100000 gauge. Now I have to buy a stupid ear piece, a phone and swap out a good speaker, or just solder this one back in and deal with it for a month until I get another new phone.

Eh, we'll see what I choose soon enough.

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heheheheh vx5200, POS indeed. They are one of those phones you get "free with a contract."

I sold 200 of them earlier this year, I think for 30-50 each.

Just make sure you don't get a motorola, IMO they are the worst phones and continually increase in their shittiness.

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i just got a quote for $65 to fix the phone, tryna figure out if its even worth it. i can't find that earpiece part anywhere, or else i'd try an do it myself. thanks

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Did you try calling LG and finding out about getting a replacement speaker? Just tell them you need a speaker for a vx5200. Or you can check around on ebay or other replacement part sites, but not sure if you'll find anything.

It would be easy to fix. It's just a couple wires that need soldering. Personally I'd just go with a wired headset until the contract was up and I could get another free phone. I don't know how verizon works, but I know with cingular and tmobile, you can get another free phone before the contract is up depending on how much revenue they've got from you. If you're only 2 months from ending a 1 year contract, or 3-4 from a 2 year contract, try calling them and demanding a replacement phone...you'll just have to sign another contract.

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vx5200. that doesnt look like the chocolate. but im on the phone with them now.

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---- that shitty phone
i know it sucks because i have one >:( >:( >:(

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I got a moto razr vc3 on verizon if you want pete.

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vx5200 is not the chocolate. Chocolate is vx8500.