Touch Screen and Keyboard Problems Please Read!!!!!

Mine went out last weekend.  I went back to using my samsung sync and now I'm not sure why I switched in the first place. Thanks for the fun year and a month, but i think I'm gonna stick with the sync till I can bail on att and samsung. Maybe I'll replace the digitizer if this one ever goes out.

WolfmanCo801, You are very welcome.  I'm glad it helped you!
Julie

The only thing I can think of is maybe something didn't get attached back properly.

Yeah, that was my guess too. I was about to open it up again when I decided to give it another restart, and surprisingly it worked. Not sure why it did, but I don't mind.

unfortunately i found this site a little late. I reset my phone using the master code and now it is stuck on "tap here" but since my screen isn't working - i can't seem to get rid of it. Not sure if I can get calls or not. Also my internet can be a bit slow so haven't seen all of the video's yet. Just to be clear, do I have to disassemble the entire phone to get to the digitalizer (which I guess I need to get replaced)? 

My phone is still under warranty for a little bit but not sure if I want to send it off and haven't tried AT&T yet. I've got PC studio up on computer so I have all addr, pic, music from phone and can send messages. But now can't make calls because the phone is on "tap" and won't let any other functions happen. Anyone have a way around the tap screen until I can get it fixed? I've built computers, but the phone disassemble has me scared. All help greatly appreciated!!

I had the "touchscreen off by ~1inch" problem coming and going, as well as generally poor touchscreen response when it was working. I ordered a new digitizer using one of the links posted by Agoattamer (http://cgi.ebay.com/SAMSUNG-IMPRESSION-SGH-A877-BLUE-FACEPLATE-DIGITIZER-/310234506348?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item483b6ae46c).

I followed the instructions in the video and had little problem replacing the digitizer. I did have one screw that was a real pain to remove, with both my screwdriver and the screw nearly getting stripped. I managed to avoid that calamity, but be aware that it's a risk if you decide to replace it. I also lost a screw, the one which holds the external speaker in place. I had mistakenly picked up a piece of plastic flash thinking it was the screw, and must have dropped the real screw somewhere on my dirty kitchen floor. I thought about borrowing one of the other screws for it, but it didn't seem necessary and I couldn't pick a screw that was the right length and unimportant enough to use.

The only other issue I had was popping apart some of case pieces. They really snap together snugly, and I was always afraid I'd break some component that would make it unable to repair my phone. But with enough patience, I'm back to a fully-functional Impression.

It was amazing how getting to the digitizer required taking apart just about everything in the phone. I didn't watch the video until I had already committed to do in this (after ordering the new digitizer), but I was pretty surprised to see how many total steps there were, and the amount of time it took. It really made me appreciate the mechanical and electrical complexity of cell phones!

Well the flex cable connects the 2 halves of the phone together. So to revove one you have to remove the other. Both videos are technically the same.

Glad you got it working.  I still have mine as a spare phone. Replaced my digitizer and cable once. Actually it was very easy compared to the newer touchscreen phones out there.