Droid X Melted

[kingsway8605]

You did it wrong. You should have burned your leg and sued Verizon.

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[Vortec6]

Not much to see except the melted case. Rest of phone looks fine - just doesn't work.

Geeze what u take the pics with a Droid 2 Lmao zing.... Jk jk

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I resent that! Lol

 

[huskur]

The phone has the standard black casing - I'm not sure what material it is but now it's just peeling off. And yes I have insurance but don't want a refurbished phone, especially since I have to pay the deductible!

If you don't want a refurbished phone and you have insurance but don't want to use it, then why even have it?

 

[Natey2]

Burnt area looks like the top of the phone, where the camera is. Do you have a flashlight app that may somehow have turned on the flash (LEDs) for a very long time?
When my phone gets hot, it is usually the rear bottom of the phone.

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[Snow02]

Burnt area looks like the top of the phone, where the camera is. Do you have a flashlight app that may somehow have turned on the flash (LEDs) for a very long time?
When my phone gets hot, it is usually the rear bottom of the phone.

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Sounds reasonable. The circuit board is in the bottom of the phone. There's nothing else really up there that could produce much heat besides the flash.

 

[Beka27]

The phone has the standard black casing - I'm not sure what material it is but now it's just peeling off. And yes I have insurance but don't want a refurbished phone, especially since I have to pay the deductible!

If you don't want a refurbished phone and you have insurance but don't want to use it, then why even have it?

Exactly. This is why you pay a premium for insurance. Assuming you're on a 2-year contract and you got your DX on day one, you still have several months with this phone...

So as I see it, your options are: pay a monthly fee for a melted black paperweight... OR pay a monthly fee + resonable deductible for a functioning phone.

Is this really a question? Even if you found the cheapest DX on Ebay or Craigslist, you're still looking at paying at least $200 for a USED phone.

 

[Natey2]

There is a school of thought that suggests that you should only buy insurance on things that you really cannot afford (financially) to replace. For me, that's like a car or a house. I can afford to replace something under $1K, so I didn't buy phone insurance.

Insurance is like $120 per year on this phone, right?

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[kparks]

There is a school of thought that suggests that you should only buy insurance on things that you really cannot afford (financially) to replace. For me, that's like a car or a house. I can afford to replace something under $1K, so I didn't buy phone insurance.

Insurance is like $120 per year on this phone, right?

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Yea its 110 or 120then 100 deductible.... I buy insurance on something I expect to break and I drop my phones all the time or I'm driving and put them on my lap then forget there there and jump out my truck all the Time that's y I have it lol

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[Beka27]

There's also a school of thought that whenever you have ongoing payments on an item, that you protect it (also like a car or house). Some people drop full coverage once a car is no longer tied to a loan, and many people drop insurance coverage once they have reached their upgrade date. In this day and age, not everyone can afford to immediately replace a $600-700 phone at a moment's notice. Especially young people who may be living from paycheck to paycheck.

 

[Natey2]

I've had phones for over a decade, and insurance would have cost me over $2K (2 phones in the household) over the years. That money invested properly over the years can be significant. Insurance companies know that, and they are good at investing their (your?) money
I have never lost or damaged a phone.
Just my $0.02

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