How to replace screen on Kindle 3g

How to replace screen on Kindle 3g

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• screen
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• Kindle
• 3g
• amazon
• e-book

[reventhiphopgr]

how the fuck did they gave you money? you broke the screen not them.

[Djudovi]

@reventhiphopgr :) i told them that and they give me discount. there are many cases like that. so if anyone broke screen report it to amazon and you will need to call them and then they will give you discount or send you new one. if you have warranty :)

[iquit4gud]

why didn't you just switch the wifi card with the 3g?

[franco379]

Maybe it's got some sand in it (I went to the beach on vacation recently) (I used some pressurised gas to clean it a few days after it froze and I got home, though) I've yet to try opening it and cleaning it better...

Maybe it got hit and I didn't realize... I've always carried it inside a towel or a protective something, though.

I'm going to take a chance and buy the cheapest used Kindle I find on MercadoLibre and replace it's screen with the presumably broken one on my frozen Kindle.

[franco379]

I got an used Kindle Keyboard Wi-Fi (third generation, without ads) for AR$ 650 and it's screensaver got partially frozen after three months of use.

I'm unsure if it got frozen because of a bug or a trauma.

I've already tried fully charging it and reseting it by holding the switch for 15/30 seconds, but the reboot didn't fix it.

I had a screensaver hack installed on it, too. But I don't think that matters.

[franco379]

I live in Argentina and customs officials here are so corrupted and prone to bribery that it is imposible for us to buy a Kindle directly from Amazon.

To get one you've got to buy it at MercadoLibre (an eBay-like local site) from someone who's travelled abroad and is selling it.

And you get to pay more than 200% it's price for it.

[vancealex]

Thanks, Djudovi! This worked perfectly for me after I charged it fully and did a reset by holding the on/off switch for 20 seconds.

[tuttar3]

Fact: all Croatians have long hair, listens to metal and know how to hack :D

[sacredsuenos]

worked awesome for me! found a good screen in a cheap used non-3G, and the switch went smoothly! Thanks!

[Kobe29261]

@scotdail Yeah tell me about it, I don't even know what these people are thinking. I also cracked my screen out of warranty, Amazon now wants me to settle for their bottom of the rung e-reader for 65 $, the darn thing costs 79$ new, so essentially they want me to trade in my device (which will more than likely be refurbed and resold) to save 15$, I'm unwilling to do this and plan to replace the screen myself. Please post if you find a reasonable online re-seller for the screen.