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Xmas Eve Disaster: I cracked my screen

albeli

albeli

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Long story short, I was using it as a flashlight to keep myself and my 2yo from tripping on my in-laws' walkway, and it slipped out of my grip and fell right on a paver. Wah. :(

How much will it cost to repair/replace the screen at an Apple store?

Thanks
 
albeli said:
Long story short, I was using it as a flashlight to keep myself and my 2yo from tripping on my in-laws' walkway, and it slipped out of my grip and fell right on a paver. Wah. :(

How much will it cost to repair/replace the screen at an Apple store?

Thanks
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$250. Did you crack the screen or shatter the screen?

If you cracked it, I'd just suck it up. (I know it sucks, it happened to me... Sorry dude!) If you shattered it, I'm not sure if you could get another one for the same $199, or if it'd be cheaper to just replace the screen.
 
It's cracked, not shattered. I'll post a pic later after the above-mentioned 2 year old falls asleep.

I am SO bummed out. :(
 
Sorry to hear that. You can always just think of it adding character to the phone and now you'll have an interesting conversation piece when people see your screen. :D
 
Kinda playing fast and loose with the word "interesting."
10 brownie points if anyone can guess where that quote is from!

Sorry about that dude, but if you're in a good (financial) situation, get it replaced.
 
I'm sorry to hear about your mishap. I've had nightmares of myself cracking an iPhone screen. I would hate to have to actually live it in real life. Damn. If I were you, I'd order a refurbished 1st Gen iPhone or something.
 
Daveecee said:
Isn't it just a saying/idiom?
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Haha the "fast and loose" part is, but the entire thing is from Season 9 of Friends, I believe The One With the Party or something like that, when Charlie is first introduced because Ross is supposed to be giving a tour to two professors (one of them is Charlie, the other is boring.) The boring professor has a story to tell about what he's allergic to:

"...cashews, peanuts, walnuts..."
ROSS: "So basically ALL NUTS!"
Prof: "Interestingly, no."
Enter Charlie's line, quoted above.

Oh, and if you haven't noticed or guessed it by now: I'm a total Friends-pedia.
 
I'm not a dude, I'm a chick. ;)

Here are some pics of the damage.

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it's a 3g
you can go to the closest Apple store and see if they make you pay for it or not.
if yes, someone on this forum posted a guide to changing the glass,probably on the original iPhone though, it should be easier on the 3g, so just mroogle that guide, buy a cheap glass on ebay as indicated in the guide, and find someone to change it for you, if you can't.
EDIT: found the how to
 
svndmvn said:
it's a 3g
you can go to the closest Apple store and see if they make you pay for it or not.
if yes, someone on this forum posted a guide to changing the glass,probably on the original iPhone though, it should be easier on the 3g, so just mroogle that guide, buy a cheap glass on ebay as indicated in the guide, and find someone to change it for you, if you can't.
EDIT: found the how to
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Thanks, I'll check out that guide.
 
pintnight said:
Ah, couldn't tell. So, mail your 3G to this place http://www.drcellphone.com/iphone-repair-service.php

They will fix it for $99.00, cheaper than having to pay $250.00 to replace the iPhone 3G or buying a new one.
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what if they repair it for free at the Apple Store or make her pay 250 and let her keep the original that she can either fix and sell or just sell?
These are all possibilities, good luck to the OP
 
svndmvn said:
what if they repair it for free at the Apple Store
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Then obviously she should let Apple fix it for free.

svndmvn said:
or make her pay 250 and let her keep the original that she can either fix and sell or just sell?
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I doubt that Apple would do that.

svndmvn said:
These are all possibilities, good luck to the OP
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I was only giving her one of the many advises that people gave to her. Are you going to reply to everybody's post about the other possibilities? :confused:
 
pintnight said:
Then obviously she should let Apple fix it for free.

I doubt that Apple would do that.

I was only giving her one of the many advises that people gave to her. Are you going to reply to everybody's post about the other possibilities? :confused:
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chill, I wasn't trying to be offensive, your option is one of the possibilities, but since there could be less demanding and cheaper options, I would personally keep the more expensive ones for last.
 
That sucks. I think it's a good $250 to replace. I could be wrong. Perhaps homeowners will cover it? Your deductible may be too high if you have it.
Good thing is the kid is ok. :)
 
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