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> Then on the walk out of the mall I saw one of the "we fix phones" kiosks and thought I'd give it a shot Please tell us where that kiosk was. You could help

by e40 5y ago

> Then on the walk out of the mall I saw one of the "we fix phones" kiosks and thought I'd give it a shot Please tell us where that kiosk was. You could help a lot of people.

bombcar 5y ago
There are millions of them, usually one or more in each mall. The quality can vary depending on how well they've been trained; the more traffic they have the more likely they are to be pretty good. If you have a broken screen Apple's flat fee for that is honestly very good; but if it is anything more you might as well try the kiosks.
- brimble 5y ago
  What's the flat fee? I have a gen 1 iPad Pro 12.9" with a broken screen and all the quotes I could get for screen replacement were about the same as buying another one used (which is how I got this one, with an intact screen at the time), and maybe even upgrading a generation in the process. [EDIT] I ask because I didn't find specific info on screen replacement on their site, just a general "service" fee that's about equal to what I paid for this thing originally, just after the gen3 came out.
  - bombcar 5y ago
    The iPhone flat fees are here: https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/screen-replacement https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/screen-repla... The iPads are likely not included and yeah, the costs are insane.
  - oefrha 5y ago
    “Screen replacement” isn’t a screen replacement, they literally give you another refurb at a discount. Source: broke my 12.9’’.
    - starfallg 5y ago
      Yeah, they give you a refurb and send your old phone in to fix, which becomes a refurb for someone else down the line (supposedly).
CTmystery 5y ago
It was at the entrance to stonestown mall in SF. Looks like it's called iRepair, and reviews are completely polarized so maybe I should see how long it works before singing their praises, as another commentor recommended: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31112815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31112815
MiddleEndian 5y ago
In Boston, my go-to repair guy is a guy named Dr. Phil (or at least that's what he calls his store). https://qp7243.wixsite.com/drphilrepaircenter https://qp7243.wixsite.com/drphilrepaircenter

by e40 5y ago

> Then on the walk out of the mall I saw one of the "we fix phones" kiosks and thought I'd give it a shot Please tell us where that kiosk was. You could help a lot of people.

bombcar 5y ago

There are millions of them, usually one or more in each mall. The quality can vary depending on how well they've been trained; the more traffic they have the more likely they are to be pretty good. If you have a broken screen Apple's flat fee for that is honestly very good; but if it is anything more you might as well try the kiosks.

brimble 5y ago
What's the flat fee? I have a gen 1 iPad Pro 12.9" with a broken screen and all the quotes I could get for screen replacement were about the same as buying another one used (which is how I got this one, with an intact screen at the time), and maybe even upgrading a generation in the process. [EDIT] I ask because I didn't find specific info on screen replacement on their site, just a general "service" fee that's about equal to what I paid for this thing originally, just after the gen3 came out.
- bombcar 5y ago
  The iPhone flat fees are here: https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/screen-replacement https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/screen-repla... The iPads are likely not included and yeah, the costs are insane.
- oefrha 5y ago
  “Screen replacement” isn’t a screen replacement, they literally give you another refurb at a discount. Source: broke my 12.9’’.
  - starfallg 5y ago
    Yeah, they give you a refurb and send your old phone in to fix, which becomes a refurb for someone else down the line (supposedly).

CTmystery 5y ago

It was at the entrance to stonestown mall in SF. Looks like it's called iRepair, and reviews are completely polarized so maybe I should see how long it works before singing their praises, as another commentor recommended: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31112815 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31112815

MiddleEndian 5y ago

In Boston, my go-to repair guy is a guy named Dr. Phil (or at least that's what he calls his store). https://qp7243.wixsite.com/drphilrepaircenter https://qp7243.wixsite.com/drphilrepaircenter