How many times have you had a dead screen or cracked it?
Loads right? Personally I like to sort things out myself.
I was is a hurry the last time I cracked my screen. It happened on the video shoot for 'One'. All that lifting and closing the boot trying to get the perfect shot. I checked my messages during a break and the director came back in a hurry saying that the battery on the camera would die any minute. I lifted and cosed the boot and heard a crack.... I left my phone resting screen side up in the boot doorway.
Needless to say the screen was messed up. I had a million things to do and needed my phone to work ASAP so the next day I went to a local repair place in Stratford to get the screen fixed. They charged me £35 for the crappest, cheapest screen that didn't fit into the housing properly and had a poor quality faded display. Everything looked high in contrast and I found it hard to see icons properly, let alone read anything. I got ripped off. For £30 I thought I could probably get a new screen from Ebay with much better quality and including the tools to do the job myself.
It turns out I was right. I ordered my screen on a Saturday and it arrived on Tuesday. The packaging was great, the product is well protected and I think it is an original screen not some cheap imitation. This is where I got my screen and tools from: http://r.ebay.com/KyH9vd.
I found a nice little video which walks you through disassembly and reassembly.
You need the two screwdrivers provided in the ebay link, the pry tool and a flat head screwdriver. I used a sim card to do some of the things the tech in the video did with his blue pry tool. I know other techs that use credit cards, just be careful and you'll be fine it is really simple.
When I asked for a refund from the rip off repair shop, the salesman offered to replace my screen with one directly from a phone that they had for sale (what screen would the next sucker be buying then?). I'm glad I refused and got to repair it myself. I've learnt a new skill and I've got the tools to do the job again if I need to. If you're not feeling confident about fitting it yourself holla at your boy and I'll hook you up for a small fee.
