Need Help with Samsung Epic & Sprint Service

[Drewh915]

So, the other day i had my epic in my back pocket and sat on it :/ Glass is cracked and lcd is broken too. I bought the replacement piece off of ebay and I should have no problem replacing it. My main question is, Are there tamper stickers on the epic? What about water damage stickers? I basically want to make the phone look as if it was a defective phone, so if something goes wrong, i can turn it in on the warranty. I do not have insurance, although i will definitely reconsider next time i buy a phone. Thanks in advance

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All smartphones have tamper + water damage stickers.

[Drewh915]

Right, I have found a water damage sticker on the battery, and a white sticker with blue x's on the inside. Im assuming the white with blue x's is another water damage sticker, right? I just cant find any tamper proof stickers or anything :/

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Looks like there aren't any tamper stickers on it.
YouTube - Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Galaxy S SPH-D700 Take Apart | Tear Down Video.mpg

If they can tell you opened it though, you're still screwed... You have to remove the large sticker on the inside and dissassemble/reassemble the whole thing without them being able to tell.

I guess the large sticker is their ghetto tamper sticker.

[Drewh915]

Luckily the sticker goes back down pretty easy. I can see myself getting screwed over even if it were actually defective. It's worth a try i guess, at this point i have nothing to lose. In your opinion, how do you think it will go? lol

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Doesn't look like the most difficult disassembly, but there's a lot more steps than a lot of other phones...

[Drewh915]

Ive disassembled and reassembled it many times over the past few days, that part has gotten easy. I just hope they take it back after i get the new screen in. The new screen might even completely fix it, but i doubt it. I dont think the phone is getting a charge anymore. So my goal is to go to sprint with my rebuilt phone and tell them my phone won't charge. They SHOULDNT notice that ive pot a new screen in, but there is always a chance

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Yeah, also if they happen to detect physical damage somewhere else in the phone which you didn't replace, that could cause the same issue.

[Drewh915]

Yeah, there are only a few very minor scratches. I can just say i had my keys in the same pocket. It will definitely take a little bit of luck, thanks for your help and opinions!

[ozshadow]

....but it's got like, gorilla glass and stuff. Why come you broke it?