MacMedics Earns A New Fan By Rescuing A Do-It-Yourself (DIY) iPhone Repair That Did Not Go So Well
This Blog post has been reprinted by permission from The Forge Flyer from Baltimore
“I dropped my iPhone recently and the front glass cracked in about 25 places. But it was still usable. Price for to get it fixed at the Apple store: $200. Which is what I paid for the phone in the first place (well, my employer paid for it). Also, you have to make an appointment just to drop off your broken item at the Apple store in Towson. That seems a little weird to me.
So I ordered a kit from Amazon for $17 to fix it. That didn’t go so well (I couldn’t get all the screws out and then I couldn’t get it back together correctly) so I called MacMedics down by BWI. Normally it would have been about $90 to fix it but because I already had the new glass and the digitizer, they only charged me $49. And they fixed it the same day. Yay!
My MacBook froze up and started beeping at me at about the same time and luckily it was still under the extended warranty and Apple fixed it well, so no complaints there. ”
MacMedics Announces New Lower Prices For Same-Day iPhone 3G and 3G S Glass/Digitizer Service
iPhone 3G Glass/Digitizer Repair $89.95
iPhone 3G S Glass/Digitizer Repair $99.95
You can drop your iPhone 3G or 3G S off by 10:00 AM and we’ll most likely be able to have it ready for pick up by 4:00 PM. We also offer flat-rate $10 FedEx Ground shipping if you’d like to have your iPhone shipped back to you (We also have low-cost FedEx Express shipping options if you want your iPhone back quicker! We’re also happy to to use your FedEx account number and ship back via the FedEx service of your choice)
iPhone repairs are super popular and tons of sellers of Do-It-Yourself iPhone parts, tools, supplies, and videos have come out of the woodwork.
There are three huge things to consider:
1. Is the part you are buying the correct part for your unit AND is it a “real” part? Many sellers from eBay and Craigslist are selling “High Copy” parts, which are usually far inferior in quality.
2. How much is the final price when you tally up the part, the tools, the adhesive kit, the shipping, and your time, how much does that really cost? Usually it’s pretty close to what you’d pay at a reputable service provider like MacMedics. Also, don’t forget that MacMedics covers any part we install into your iPhone with our 1-year no-hassle warranty.
3. If you “do it yourself” you’re undertaking the risk of damaging or destroying your iPhone. The people that make the videos are usually the same people selling the iPhone service parts, and they make it look super easy in the video. Why? They want you to think it IS easy so you buy the part from them. Also don’t forget that internal parts of an iPhone are very delicate and sensitive to static. We know this and take every precaution in our Apple inspected Mac Lab.
We’ve blogged about iPhone repairs many times before. So you can read our past posts here.
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