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Loismustdye

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#227452 7-Jan-2018 20:18

Anybody had much experience with third party repairers of iphones?

I cracked my 7+ screen today (and not wanting to be phoneless for a week or so if I go the official route as we live in palmy) thought to ask if anyone had used someone who wasn't apple.

TIA

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Peppery

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#1932055 8-Jan-2018 11:04

I work for a third party repairer (but this is strictly my own personal opinion and not my employers). We do thousands of iPhone screens per year. I've personally changed probably a hundred iPhone 7 screens since they came out.

You absolutely do get what you pay for. Some of the screens I've seen have been awful quality. I broke my own 7 Plus last year - I sent it to Apple. Take that as you will ;)

NZSpides

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#1932223 8-Jan-2018 13:17

I Broke my old iPhone a number of years ago.

I called up Apple and they said they could repair the old phone (Replace it with a refurbished same model).
I would have had to send it in first and they would send the new one back.

Like you, I didn't want to be without a phone, so for a $50 fee they sent the new one in advance (with a charge of a full priced new one hanging over my head) and allowed me to hang onto the new one for up to three days while I re synced the new one from the old one (only took a couple of hours).

This took one phone call, they sent all the shipping bags, pre paid.

I wouldn't hesitate in doing this again.

I have repaired iPhones myself before, but having an officially repaired unit is way better.