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I had an iPhone 5s that I took to a local repair shop four times for a screen that was separating from the chassis. Four times they replaced the screen and with

I had an iPhone 5s that I took to a local repair shop four times for a screen that was separating from the chassis. Four times they replaced the screen and within a week it started happening again. I fully support independent repair shops but I am willing to pay more for a quality job. Right now since Apple doesn’t certify third party repair shops, there’s just no way of knowing.

Despegar 7y ago
>Apple doesn’t certify third party repair shops That's exactly what the AASP program is.
- briandear 7y ago
  https://support.apple.com/aasp-program https://support.apple.com/aasp-program
altec3 7y ago
I'm also willing to pay more for quality parts. I had one of those guys that drops by wherever you are and replaces your screen. The 3rd party screen he used was crap compared to the OEM screen. White balance was wrong and I couldn't view the phone with polarized sunglasses on.
- dzhiurgis 7y ago
  > I couldn't view the phone with polarized sunglasses on. Same experience with $2 tempered glass screen protector I've got on yesterday. Also typing accuracy massively decreased.
  - Scoundreller 7y ago
    Odd, I bought the absolute cheapest one I could off eBay an didn’t have any issues.
    - Fnoord 7y ago
      Perhaps one or the other has other (dis)advantages. Difficult to say or compare.
sumedh 7y ago
> Apple doesn’t certify third party repair shops, there’s just no way of knowing. Isnt that like a car mechanic, there are good ones and there are bad ones, you need to find the good one or you can go to Apple if you dont want the hassle.
- jaclaz 7y ago
  Sure, the point is that - like with mechanics - you are not really-really assured that the official dealer personnel is actually "good", meaning that they follow an "official" book where there is written something like "if there is defect A, change whole sub-assembly B" (and they BTW know perefectly the procedure needed to replace sub-assembly B with a new one). The issue is when "sub-assembly B" costs hundreds or thousands and the actual "defect A" is due to a loose connector or a cold solder (or whatever else easily repairable), the dealer will go by the book, an independent mechanic (if he/she is actually "good") will fix it for a few bucks. Compare with the re-known cases of motherboards replaced because a connector pin was bent or similar, there are quite a few related videos by Louis Rossmann.

Despegar 7y ago

>Apple doesn’t certify third party repair shops That's exactly what the AASP program is.

briandear 7y ago
https://support.apple.com/aasp-program https://support.apple.com/aasp-program

altec3 7y ago

I'm also willing to pay more for quality parts. I had one of those guys that drops by wherever you are and replaces your screen. The 3rd party screen he used was crap compared to the OEM screen. White balance was wrong and I couldn't view the phone with polarized sunglasses on.

dzhiurgis 7y ago
> I couldn't view the phone with polarized sunglasses on. Same experience with $2 tempered glass screen protector I've got on yesterday. Also typing accuracy massively decreased.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  Odd, I bought the absolute cheapest one I could off eBay an didn’t have any issues.
  - Fnoord 7y ago
    Perhaps one or the other has other (dis)advantages. Difficult to say or compare.

sumedh 7y ago

> Apple doesn’t certify third party repair shops, there’s just no way of knowing. Isnt that like a car mechanic, there are good ones and there are bad ones, you need to find the good one or you can go to Apple if you dont want the hassle.

jaclaz 7y ago
Sure, the point is that - like with mechanics - you are not really-really assured that the official dealer personnel is actually "good", meaning that they follow an "official" book where there is written something like "if there is defect A, change whole sub-assembly B" (and they BTW know perefectly the procedure needed to replace sub-assembly B with a new one). The issue is when "sub-assembly B" costs hundreds or thousands and the actual "defect A" is due to a loose connector or a cold solder (or whatever else easily repairable), the dealer will go by the book, an independent mechanic (if he/she is actually "good") will fix it for a few bucks. Compare with the re-known cases of motherboards replaced because a connector pin was bent or similar, there are quite a few related videos by Louis Rossmann.