Sonofa...I Broke My Smartphone!

[Jason Dunn]

So perhaps I was tempting fate when I wrote about this same topic back in April, but on Friday morning I had my hands full with a few things as I was getting out of my car and after taking a few steps I dropped my T-Mobile Dash on the parking lot asphalt. It landed face down, and I froze for a second then picked it up. I brushed it off and it looked ok, so I thought I was lucky yet again and put it in my pocket. It wasn't until I looked at it a few hours later that I saw I had indeed destroyed the screen. Check out the damage:



And here's a close-up of the sad, sad reality:



The Dash is the best Windows Mobile device I've ever used - I think it's a superb blend of great engineering and aesthetics. To be without my Dash is a very painful thing. But all hope is not lost! The fine folks at PPC Techs have offered to fix the screen for me - they offer a T-Mobile Dash LCD screen repair for $139 USD if you find yourself in the same situation. My Dash is boxed up and ready for shipping, so hopefully a few weeks from now I'll be back to rocking the Dash. In the meantime, I've decided to use the HTC Touch full time and we'll see how that goes...

[Jason Dunn]

So perhaps I was tempting fate when I wrote about this same topic back in April, but on Friday morning I had my hands full with a few things as I was getting out of my car and after taking a few steps I dropped my T-Mobile Dash on the parking lot asphalt. It landed face down, and I froze for a second then picked it up. I brushed it off and it looked ok, so I thought I was lucky yet again and put it in my pocket. It wasn't until I looked at it a few hours later that I saw I had indeed destroyed the screen. Check out the damage:



And here's a close-up of the sad, sad reality:



The Dash is the best Windows Mobile device I've ever used - I think it's a superb blend of great engineering and aesthetics. To be without my Dash is a very painful thing. But all hope is not lost! The fine folks at PPC Techs have offered to fix the screen for me - they offer a T-Mobile Dash LCD screen repair for $139 USD if you find yourself in the same situation. My Dash is boxed up and ready for shipping, so hopefully a few weeks from now I'll be back to rocking the Dash. In the meantime, I've decided to use the HTC Touch full time and we'll see how that goes...

[onlydarksets]

That looks brutal - sorry to hear about it! At least you've got the hookup for the repair, and a backup phone, right?

[Darius Wey]

Ah, good ol' Pocket PC Techs. Good to see this one's not heading to the gadget graveyard.

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

That looks brutal - sorry to hear about it! At least you've got the hookup for the repair, and a backup phone, right?

In his last paragraph, Jason mentioned he'd be using the HTC Touch as a backup phone, so he won't be WM-less for the next few weeks.

[Prosper]

Sorry to hear about it :?

[Mike Temporale]

Ouch! That's not cheap.

[Stinger]

I remember when I dropped my SPV C500 in a car park. The screen broke in similar fashion. I was devastated. I wonder why HTC Smartphone screens are so prone to shattering? I've never had any problems with the Nokia/Sony Ericsson/Samsung phones I've owned. In fact, one Nokia I had got launched a good 10 metres when I slipped on some ice and survived!

[scottb]

That's tragic! That's also why I pay for insurance.

[John Cody]

I also love my Dash - so much so that I just purchased a backup unit for $265 from 1luckyday. So, if something happens to my current unit, a quick sprite restore to the new unit and I'm back in business

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by Darius Wey

In his last paragraph, Jason mentioned he'd be using the HTC Touch as a backup phone, so he won't be WM-less for the next few weeks.

That's what I was trying to say, but failed to convey well...

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[Mark Larson]

Originally Posted by John Cody

I also love my Dash - so much so that I just purchased a backup unit for $265 from 1luckyday. So, if something happens to my current unit, a quick sprite restore to the new unit and I'm back in business

You pay $265 today... isn't that an opportunity cost? Couldn't you put that same money in the bank and purchase JIT or as needed?

Technology gets cheaper every day so its very curious to me why people purchase "backup" phones, especially high-end ones that depreciate a lot. ops: