Water Damaged Keybord circuit only, can i replace it? 8900 no warranty :(
Hi, I was splashed with water and my 8900 got wet while inside of the rubber cover, which traped the water.
I let it dry for 4 days desassembled, when I turned it back on, operating systems works fine but the enter key is the only thing that works on the keyboard..... all others including the track ball are fried.
Is there a way I can replace the keybord circuit portion? I am not an eletronics engineer.
My other option is to cancel my plan with T-mobile as I refuse to extend by 2 years my plan, as a principle, to get 100 dollars off a new phone that is not even 1/2 as good as this one.
Besides the coverage in my area sucks.
I looked online for refurbished one and they are around 300 dollars, I am looking to find out if the keyboard circuit can be fixed for a fraction of that, and fast.
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