IPhone screen broken...

Shayper · 26 Jun 2011 at 02:12

Hi guys...

My iPhone screen broke at work today, hairline cracks down the whole thing...

What do I do about replacements etc?

Cheers

d_brennen · 26 Jun 2011 at 02:21

Insurance? Lost your phone?...

Shayper · 26 Jun 2011 at 02:44

Can't afford insurance, being a skint student

*notes irony*

Shayper · 26 Jun 2011 at 21:58

Anyone?

e36Adz · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:01

By broken do you mean it doesn't work anymore, or is it simply cracked?

I know you can buy replacement backs for the iphone 4, possibly even fronts, but which model iphone is it?

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:53

Hairline cracks will cost you regardless. If it's insurence or a replacement screen. Students are never skint

Shayper · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:00

It's an iPhone 4.

Screen still is useable, just with cracks spearing outdated from the front camera

And idroid, I have about 8 quid in my bank, how's that for skint?

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:23

Shayper said:
It's an iPhone 4.

Screen still is useable, just with cracks spearing outdated from the front camera

And idroid, I have about 8 quid in my bank, how's that for skint?

Thats pretty skint! You won't get a solution for that I am afraid.

Windle · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:26

Take it to the genius bar and plead a sob story, if you're lucky they will replace for free. Managed to get my girlfriends replaced when she broke it.

NightShadow · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:27

"genuine" (read that as, probably not but 99% accurate replica) replacement LCD/digitiser assemblies on a well known auction site are £45, plus you time/patience/skill to replace. Only attempt to repair if you are at least semi confident with small electronics and capable of not just ripping stuff apart. Apple should repair it for about £140 if you take it in-store but either way there is no £8 fix

Shayper · 27 Jun 2011 at 00:29

Windle said:
Take it to the genius bar and plead a sob story, if you're lucky they will replace for free. Managed to get my girlfriends replaced when she broke it.

My friend recommended this actually, she got a replacement after the mashed the silent switch too hard. Blamed apple and they gave her a new one!

Cheers guys for the replies, unfortunately I'm not very comfortable with small electronics work yet (learning ATM) so I guess I'll wait till I get paid Friday and see how it goes...

Deleted member 77746 · 27 Jun 2011 at 09:36

Shayper said:
My friend recommended this actually, she got a replacement after the mashed the silent switch too hard. Blamed apple and they gave her a new one!

Cheers guys for the replies, unfortunately I'm not very comfortable with small electronics work yet (learning ATM) so I guess I'll wait till I get paid Friday and see how it goes...

With it been an iPhone 4 don't you have any insurence at all? What would you do if you lost it?

Shayper · 27 Jun 2011 at 10:48

Cry, probably.

I really can't afford stuff like that

fruman23 · 28 Jun 2011 at 11:53

I'm in the same boat, my white iphone 4 is insured with bank of scotland, and the've just told me the excess for iphones, and iphones only has jumped from £30 to £100!!

almost cried when i read that.