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2 tools and adhesive NOT INCLUDED. Good price for glass and digitizer — so if you have adhesive & tools already then this is a good buy. I chose this one because it appeared to have everything I’d need to repair my phone.
Broke my iphone glass on Thursday morning. Ordered this item overnight and received it on Friday. I don’t normally trust 3rd party sellers for overnights but this one said ‘amazon fulfillment’ so I went for it.
The product description currently says “Apple Iphone 3G Replacement Front Glass and Digitizer – 2 tools and adhesive – Repair your cracked glass”.
The package contained only the digitizer and glass (in perfect condition and well packaged)… But without the adhesive you are hosed. So now I have an iPhone with the glass scotch taped on until I can find some suitable double-sided tape…
When I called Amazon customer service, they offered a refund if I send it back in — but it is already in my phone. I mistakenly thought the adhesive was under the removable plastic coverings but it was not.
I suggested that Amazon check their inventory and verify that it does match the product description, but this guy was offshore somewhere and could apparently care less about proactively preventing future customer frustration.
Oh well… I should have heeded the prior negative feedback.
Rating: 1 / 5
It is true that this is the front glass piece to an iPhone 3G. Mine arrived in pristine condition with protective coatings, and fits perfectly.
However, you probably don’t want this, because you can’t repair your broken glass with just this. What they aren’t providing you with is the gasket to which the glass is attached. And that is the deal-breaker.
You see, the glass front on an iPhone 3G is stuck to a frail piece of plastic with rubber edges, called the gasket, with a thin piece of adhesive stripping that goes all around the edges. If you have cracked your glass, you’ll have to remove it in order to put on this perfect, new piece of glass they are selling. But in the process, you’ll likely destroy the gasket, or at least mess it up a lot. You’ll be prying off shards of tiny glass from flimsy plastic which it is stuck to with adhesive that is stronger than you can imagine.
Best case scenario: you pick off all the shards of glass, and manage to strip off the bits of ruined adhesive tape WITHOUT damaging the fragile gasket. THEN you still have to attach this new piece of glass to the gasket, and they don’t provide the special adhesive tape for that. What are you going to use? Crazy Glu?
Right.
This is not for amateurs. Send your phone to Apple or to an Apple Authorized repair person.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I’m not a representative of Apple, nor am I an Apple Authorized repair person. I’m an amateur who used crazy glu to attach this $%#^ piece of glass to my broken gasket.
Love,
Jonathan
Rating: 1 / 5
This company is completely un-reliable and blatantly lies to its customers.
They RARELY answer the phone, and LIE when they do.
They specify email for customer questions/etc. but NEVER respond.
Rating: 1 / 5
I used CE Compass to order my replacement glass and it came very fast and was NEW and in perfect condition. Mine did come with the tools and tape. The tools and tape were exactly what is pictured in the ad. At $13 plus shipping it was a great buy and I would do business with CE Compass anytime!
Rating: 5 / 5
because of the low price, I thought i might be getting an inferior product. That was definitely not the case; both installed fronts have been holding strong and looking good. The owners of the repaired phones are completely overjoyed that their precious phones are back to perfection. Thank you for this awesome product at a great and affordable price. By the way it was delivered a day or two earlier than expected and it contained the necessary adhesive strips. I’ve ordered from some places that said they were included but in the end they weren’t there and i had to order/wait another couple of days for some.
Rating: 5 / 5