Broken apple stuff

FatFishMonster · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:02

Hi all

So on Christmas day I had a little accident with my iPhone 4, wich resulted in the glass on the front being smashed but it's still useable.

Also I have a crack in my iPad 2 which I have no idea how this happend, however I think this may be down to my house being exceedingly cold (broken boiler)

So anybody know how much apple would charge to fix both?

VaderDSL · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:04

£120+ for the iPhone?
£200+ ish for the iPad?

Somewhere around those prices I think.

Raymond Lin · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:07

They can replace the iPhone for just under £150.

FatFishMonster · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:10

I have heard of the genius bar just replacing them for free, anybody shed any light on these ?

CAPTAINBUMFLUFF · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:56

kegz665 said:
I have heard of the genius bar just replacing them for free, anybody shed any light on these ?

it depends a lot on the person serving you, my friend had his iphone replaced for free after smashing the screen as he hadn't had a replacement before and it was his first time.

Diggsy · 28 Dec 2011 at 19:57

I would get them to an Apple Store, preferably taken by a female, and chance your arm, they are well known to replace them FOC, especially for females for some reason.

FatFishMonster · 28 Dec 2011 at 21:57

So how does one go about seeing a "genius" do I just go in and speak to some one in there and show them ? Or....

What's the process ? (sorry never had to do this before so a little confused)

VaderDSL · 28 Dec 2011 at 21:59

Head over to the webpage of your nearest store and book an appointment

apple.com/uk/retail

neil_g · 28 Dec 2011 at 22:14

DIY? Dad replaced his last iPhone screen with a kit off the auction place for about £20 If I remember rightly, after he got weld splatter on his and it cracked.

FatFishMonster · 28 Dec 2011 at 22:26

I tried my hand in fixing an iPhone screen on my 3G when the mrs broke it. But this resulted In the home button not working although the screen was perfectly fine lol

And have looked at videos on fixing the 4 but it looks very complicated as you basically have to take to the whole phone out just to get to the front and don't want to risk it....

WatchTower · 29 Dec 2011 at 02:03

£200 to repair an Ipad glass? If I had an iPad 2 and had to pay that out I may has well bin it and put the £200 towards an iPad 3. £200 seems like a rip off not that I'm calling anyone a lier as I we all know how Apple love to rip off their loyal customers.

VaderDSL · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:06

WatchTower said:
£200 to repair an Ipad glass? If I had an iPad 2 and had to pay that out I may has well bin it and put the £200 towards an iPad 3. £200 seems like a rip off not that I'm calling anyone a lier as I we all know how Apple love to rip off their loyal customers.

They don't repair them, they give you a full unit, so £200 is pretty cheap.

Craig321 · 29 Dec 2011 at 11:11

Last I checked you can get iPhone glass for about £40 and fit it yourself. Doesn't look very difficult to do.