Iphone 3gs display cracked

[DIMEZ]

Cracked my 3gs screen. I went to the apple store and the genius said they would give me a a brand new 3gs for $200. I was wondering should i try to replace it myself with a new glass from ebay for $30 bucks.

if i spend $200 i get a new phone new battery

if i spent $30 i save money, but will i get the same kinda glass with the fingerprint protection.

advice would be appreciated. thanks

 

[-Ryan-]

I'm not going to decide for you, but remember that if you try and replace the screen yourself and fail, you'll be ineligible for the $200 replacement.

 

[Mystikal]

You can always look for screen repair services off craiglist. Last resort though.

 

[semlohde]

I broke the screen to my 3g and looked at replacing it myself. There is the glass and digitizer, pull this but watch out pulling that. NOPE - not for me. Apple told me I had water damage so my $200 was on top of their full price - I wasn't about to pay $500 for any phone. MISSIONREPAIR.COM - I paid something like $125 and they sent me a FEDEX box overnight. I took it back to FEDEX Monday afternoon and they had my new screen and digitizer back Thursday. It's worked perfectly since. If you've had it any time at all the $200 is a good deal - for a NEW one with the new battery because we all know it's going to cost again to replace the battery and hope the backup really works restoring your data.

 

[darngooddesign]

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