I don't even trust the IP rating once I take the phone out of the box; it's insurance, not a license to take the phone into the pool (unless you can afford to burn the phone, most can't). If you repair the phone, it's just gone; you're not getting it back; I don't even try and save it when I work on a phone where you don't need adhesive because of that. I wouldn't even take the chance on an Apple Watch, for example. If I go in the pool, it comes off.
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On used phones, I also assume it is void; a lot of people will flip them after a screen repair which again, ***VOIDS IT*** because you opened the phone.
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On used phones, I also assume it is void; a lot of people will flip them after a screen repair which again, ***VOIDS IT*** because you opened the phone. I have done the repairs too, providing I can get the price down to match the cost for that phone (ex: For a P6a, I need it to be at sub $100; $80 or less due to the parts cost, $100; if I can't get it down that low, I'm paying retail for a phone which is a gamble with a voided IP rating; my price paid on the unit matches that).
If the manufacturer will void my warranty for it, I'm not playing the LD lottery.
I don't even trust the IP rating once I take the phone out of the box; it's insurance, not a license to take the phone into the pool (unless you can afford to burn the phone, most can't). If you repair the phone, it's just gone; you're not getting it back; I don't even try and save it when I work on a phone where you don't need adhesive because of that. I wouldn't even take the chance on an Apple Watch, for example. If I go in the pool, it comes off.
On used phones, I also assume it is void; a lot of people will flip them after a screen repair which again, ***VOIDS IT*** because you opened the phone.
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If the manufacturer will void my warranty for it, I'm not playing the LD lottery.
I don't even trust the IP rating once I take the phone out of the box; it's insurance, not a license to take the phone into the pool (unless you can afford to burn the phone, most can't). If you repair the phone, it's just gone; you're not getting it back; I don't even try and save it when I work on a phone where you don't need adhesive because of that.
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I don't even trust the IP rating once I take the phone out of the box; it's insurance, not a license to take the phone into the pool (unless you can afford to burn the phone, most can't). If you repair the phone, it's just gone; you're not getting it back; I don't even try and save it when I work on a phone where you don't need adhesive because of that. I wouldn't even take the chance on an Apple Watch, for example. If I go in the pool, it comes off.
On used phones, I also assume it is void; a lot of people will flip them after a screen repair which again, ***VOIDS IT*** because you opened the phone.
I don't even trust the IP rating once I take the phone out of the box; it's insurance, not a license to take the phone into the pool (unless you can afford to burn the phone, most can't). If you repair the phone, it's just gone; you're not getting it back; I don't even try and save it when I work on a phone where you don't need adhesive because of that.
On used phones, I also assume it is void; a lot of people will flip them after a screen repair which again, ***VOIDS IT*** because you opened the phone.