Anyone cracked their iPhone recently?

[Deleted]

There's a place here that will fix them for you. I think it's either free or <$30. Maybe that's an option.

[mishap]

I have insurance and I had to pay a $160 deductible. Verizon said my other option was to pay in full for it ($400, I think).

I have the 4S.

Sucks.

[mishap]

Also, I was told having someone else fix the glass voids the warranty. But that might still be worth it for you.

[mollybrown]

I don't know the official policy, but they gave my H a refurbished phone for free to replace his phone when he cracked the screen. I <3 Apple. I think it really just depends on the employee.

[Deleted]

I paid a outside service $69 to fix it. I am already out of warranty, so I didn't care about that.

[rikki]

I went to 3 stores with my cracked iPhone 4S. They all told me the same thing. $200 to swap it out. In the past I had luck flirting my way to a free replacement. Looks like it isn't going to work this time.

[mswax]

Nov 26, 2012 13:49:51 GMT -5 dbsk8dance said:

I paid a outside service $69 to fix it. I am already out of warranty, so I didn't care about that.

DH did the same thing when I broke his

[y4m]

There's a good repair place on Wilson near Courthouse.

[lindyanne]

If it's your first crack, I'd at least try the Apple store first. They swapped mine out for a refurb as a courtesy....the first time.

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icracked.com

[doctorsbaby]

If you bought apple care, it might be covered. We both purchased Apple Care + & the CS rep said that anything DD could do to the phone would be covered for a $49 fee.

[liveintheville]

Nov 26, 2012 14:12:10 GMT -5 rikki said:

I went to 3 stores with my cracked iPhone 4S. They all told me the same thing. $200 to swap it out. In the past I had luck flirting my way to a free replacement. Looks like it isn't going to work this time.

Oh man. I had hopes for you with the Boylston one! Cambrideside is a bunch of surly f'ers but I expect better of Boylston :@

[rikki]

Nov 26, 2012 19:08:04 GMT -5 liveintheville said:

Nov 26, 2012 14:12:10 GMT -5 rikki said:

I went to 3 stores with my cracked iPhone 4S. They all told me the same thing. $200 to swap it out. In the past I had luck flirting my way to a free replacement. Looks like it isn't going to work this time.

Oh man. I had hopes for you with the Boylston one! Cambrideside is a bunch of surly f'ers but I expect better of Boylston

I was surprised, too. I might try one last time. If not, I think I will suck it up and keep the cracked one. I can upgrade in May.

[doctorsbaby]

Nov 26, 2012 19:08:54 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Nov 26, 2012 19:04:25 GMT -5 doctorsbaby said:

If you bought apple care, it might be covered. We both purchased Apple Care + & the CS rep said that anything DD could do to the phone would be covered for a $49 fee.

Nope, because I typically think those are a waste of money. This is literally, in 10+ years of owning a cell phone, the first one I've ever broken or submerged or otherwise ruined.

Even still, it's still totally functional, just looks stupid, lol.

We pretty much only bought it because of DD. I figured $99 was well worth it for the amount of times she plays with our phones. Even if I never need it, I don't worry about her playing with the phones.

[thedutchgirl]

The Apple store replaced my 4 for free right after the 4S came out. The guy was originally going to charge me the normal $150 cost, but I think he appreciated that I told him honestly that I dropped the phone and it broke. I didn't try to make up a story.

FWIW, Consumer Reports says that AppleCare is worth it, unlike phone insurance in general. We bought it for our 5s.

[thelongroad]

This recently happened to me without insurance. They would not give me a new phone, they would only fix the screen for the same price they charge everybody. That was about $200. I went to a girlfriends husband for $50.

By the way, I had only had my 4S for 3 weeks

[Mrs.Beagle]

When this happened to me, I went to the apple store and they replaced my screen for free. Otherwise it was $99.

[vanillacourage]

Nov 26, 2012 13:54:58 GMT -5 swizzlestx said:

Nov 26, 2012 13:47:05 GMT -5 mishap said:

Also, I was told having someone else fix the glass voids the warranty. But that might still be worth it for you.

Yeah, I'm thinking about getting a non-iPhone but I have to wait until April when I can upgrade.

Check into how much it costs to buy out your contract. I have Sprint and it's $20 for every month left on your term. If your term is up in April, buying it out and getting the phone you want might be cheaper than fixing your iPhone screen (if batting your eyelashes doesn't work of course).

[matildasun]

It used to be up to individual stores to decide what they wanted to do. Each store had to eat the cost of replacement phones. Apple now has a set price for replacing uninsured devices that have cracked screens. The individual stores have no input.

[nonsenseabound]

i got a refurbed one when my ipad took a digger in less than a month of ownership. The guy gave it to me for free. Flirting works!