I would imagine either the connector in the phone's screen connector is loose somewhere or the screen is bad
Let's go through with troubleshooting it step by step
Take the phone apart and tighten any connectors, turn it on and see what happens
If this didn't work, buy a screen either from a parts one on eBay(ESN is not important in this case) or a screen on it's own
No luck?
Phone's really are a battery, mainboard and screen, so I would forsee the motherboard in the phone at this point
Remember that ESN? Call sprint and check if it is clear,lost,stole,insurance claim,already activated if you have to change the motherboard, otherwise, no big deal
The owner has to deactivate the phone, so remind them to do that
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I have commented on how to deal with the casing
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If you buy your donor and try new cables, it is possible the cables were getting pinched and damaged, but until tha tis done, there are still many variables
I would imagine either the connector in the phone's screen connector is loose somewhere or the screen is bad
Let's go through with troubleshooting it step by step
Take the phone apart and tighten any connectors, turn it on and see what happens
If this didn't work, buy a screen either from a parts one on eBay(ESN is not important in this case) or a screen on it's own
No luck?
Phone's really are a battery, mainboard and screen, so I would forsee the motherboard in the phone at this point
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Remember that ESN? Call sprint and check if it is clear,lost,stole,insurance claim,already activated if you have to change this, otherwise, no big deal
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Remember that ESN? Call sprint and check if it is clear,lost,stole,insurance claim,already activated if you have to change the motherboard, otherwise, no big deal
The owner has to deactivate the phone, so remind them to do that
I would imagine either the connector in the phone's screen connector is loose somewhere or the screen is bad
Let's go through with troubleshooting it step by step
Take the phone apart and tighten any connectors, turn it on and see what happens
If this didn't work, buy a screen either from a parts one on eBay(ESN is not important in this case) or a screen on it's own
No luck?
Phone's really are a battery, mainboard and screen, so I would forsee the motherboard in the phone at this point
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Remember that ESN? Call sprint and check if it is clear,lost,stole,insurance claim,already activated
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Remember that ESN? Call sprint and check if it is clear,lost,stole,insurance claim,already activated if you have to change this, otherwise, no big deal
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The owner has to deactivate the phone, so remind them to do that
I would imagine either the connector in the phone's screen connector is loose somewhere or the screen is bad
Let's go through with troubleshooting it step by step
Take the phone apart and tighten any connectors, turn it on and see what happens
If this didn't work, buy a screen either from a parts one on eBay(ESN is not important in this case) or a screen on it's own
No luck?
Phone's really are a battery, mainboard and screen, so I would forsee the motherboard in the phone at this point