For most of us, our iPhones are our lifelines. They connect us to our friends, family, and (unfortunately) our co-workers as well. So what happens when you drop your glass-covered lifeline? Some of the more prepared iPhone users out there buy a case for their phone, and sometimes that’s enough. Many cases, however, don’t do as much as you might think to protect your phone. The Apple Bumper case, for example, does nothing to guard against corners or edges. Some of the tougher cases can get the job done, but at the cost of a much bulkier phone and a hefty price tag, sometimes as much as the phone itself.
It would make sense to simply go out and buy a new phone, if that were possible. After all, how often are you going to drop it in the first place? iPhones are surprisingly tough in most cases, but if you hit that perfectly wrong angle, it’s all over in an instant. Unfortunately, the true cost of an iPhone can be well into the hundreds of dollars. First, you have your standard two-year contract, and the major carriers won’t just let you buy a new phone. You have to pay early upgrade fees, which can be hundreds of dollars on their own. And that’s before you even shell out $200-$300 for a replacement phone. For most of us, a cracked phone means we’re stuck waiting for up to two years or paying hundreds of dollars to buy a new one.
The final option–and I did save the best for last–is to take your . This may seem like an obvious option, but reliable iPhone repair services are few and far between. My personal recommendation is www.zeetron.com. Other sites offer similar services, but I haven’t found any that can beat Zeetron in terms of reliability and the options they give you. You can have your screen repaired, of course, but you can also get new faces for your phone, in a lot more colors than Apple’s black and white. They also repair just about every other part of your phone, from the Home button to the headphone jack. If you want to save a few bucks and you trust yourself enough, you can even skip the middle man and buy a do-it-yourself repair kit. All-in-all, that’s my recommendation. I’ve had a few mishaps, and I’ve been that guy using a penny to lock his phone because his lock button broke off. Now you have no excuses.
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