My Frugal Phone Fix- Repairing a Motorola Razr Cell Phone

I recently had a minor mishap with my cell phone. I am not exactly sure how it happened, but when I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket, the front lcd screen (or really the cover for the lcd) was cracked in a spider-web type pattern. Uh-oh, not good. My cellphone plan does not expire until October, so I basically was left with two options, I thought.
1.) Buy a new phone. Without a contract I believe this would probably cost me in the $200 range for a similar type phone, if not more.
2.) Sign up for a new 2-year contract, and get a free phone. The problem with this option is, although I have been relatively happy with my service from Verizon, I am not sure if I am even going to keep my phone line, as I have one through my employer as well, and I am considering transferring my number, as I use it very rarely, to a separate plan or even a pay-as-you go phone and just keeping my wife with Verizon to cut back on the cost.
After thinking about it for a while, I came up with a frugal alternative, although it is likely temporary.

So there’s the fix….

Scotch Tape!

It actually has held the screen together pretty well for the last few days, but I am not quite sure it will last too long.
After a little bit of searching, I came across a cheap fix (although not quite as cheap as scotch tape) on eBay. It is a replacement screen for the front, for about $3 plus shipping. I will likely be ordering one of of these and attempt to replace it to carry me until my contract is up in October. So instead of replacing a phone I may only keep for a few more months, I believe I have found a way to keep myself from buying a new phone or committing to a new two-year contract.

PS-I also came across a Motorola Razr V3 repair manual while looking online, if anyone is in need of one.