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Verizon iPhone insurance a big rip! Woah!

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So last night, 3am, cranking the midnight oil. Verizon finally released the iPhone 4. The insurance was a shocker. Wow. What a rip off. Quoted from Verizon’s insurance info:

Courtesy of Verizon.com. $11 bucks a month with a $169 deductible?! You’re crazy. 3rd party verizon iphone repair shops, like iFixYouri will definitely have you covered for a lot cheaper.

Total Equipment Coverage*

Complete protection of your wireless equipment. It combines the benefits of Asurion Wireless Phone Protection (offered by third–party insurance agency) with the Verizon Wireless Extended Warranty** program. If your phone or covered accessories are inoperable for any reason – lost, stolen damaged or malfunctioning – you can be covered. As a convenience to you, the monthly fee for this service is charged directly to your Verizon Wireless bill.

Verizon Wireless Total Equipment Coverage will help you stay connected.
$10.99 per month per covered device***

16 GB Device

* $10.99 per month per covered device
* $169 non–refundable deductible per approved claim
* Equipment maximum limit: $1500 per completed claim

32 GB Device

* $10.99 per month per covered device
* $199 non–refundable deductible per approved claim
* Equipment maximum limit: $1500 per completed claim

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iPad 2 LCD Screen – This just in!

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iPad 2 LCD Screen

So we were able to buy an iPad 2 LCD. Great news! It’s a bit thinner, slimmer. As repair nuts, this makes us drool a little bit when we see something like this get added to our iPad 2 repair service.  It appears that the LCD will be the same resolution as iPad 1. Glossy screen, seems to be a check as well. Honestly, we were hoping to be blown away, but we’re not…2nd gens of anything always seem to bring on sooooo much hype as they are to blow out of the water something that sold 17 million units in its’ debut! Love it or hate it, the iPad 2 is on its’ way and it’s coming soon. We’re expecting the best, hoping for better, but trying not to get disappointed. Crowds chant, rant, and rave about the almighty retina, but it’s not likely, not in this go around. What’s the deal apple? Can’t you come out with the one device that does everything already? Cameras, bells, whistles, back massager, and cooks you dinner.

The cable connector is slightly different. This makes us think that they’re going the similar route that they did with the iPhone 3G to the 3Gs, where the LCD’s were pretty much the same, but the connectors were different.

With the new Verizon iPhone right around the corner, and the iPad 2 idling sitting in the background for a definite date, which is projected to be around April 2nd-ish.

The LCD is the same size, but 1mm thinner. We’re guessing it’ll be assembly very similarly to the original ipad. It’ll definitely be interesting to see what the glass will reveal in terms of size.

No retina this time around. Our bets are on the landscape docking, front and rear camera, and the rest basically the same, but thinner. Apple never wants a full blown out release. If you’ve followed them in the past, it’s usually one feature at a time. This iPad 2, well, maybe  they’ll throw 2 at you this time.

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Verizon iPhone 4 repair – Is the game going to change with this next iDevice?

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We’ve been getting a lot of inquires about the new iPhone 4, specifically if the parts are going to be different. Our sources have been telling us that they will be similar in size and weight. This is somewhat of a relief. We’re hoping that the glass stays the same as to not make the iPhone 4 repair services any more expensive. Design for manufacturability apple. I know you guys practice it there. It’s not a new concept. That’s all they’re telling us. We do have some prototype parts coming, very soon, so we shall see. I do have a feeling that they will be the same, as they’d have to start pumping out a whole bunch of new parts, that are one off from the iPhone 4 we currently have? Maybe they’ll just make the connector a bit different like 3G to the 3Gs glass

Count down is on. February 10th, we shall see.

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iPad 2 Specs – Real or fake?

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So when’s it going to hit? The launch of the Verizon iPhone CDMA is right around the corner. Sprint is announcing something fishy on Feb 7th, and that leaves people clawing and clamoring at the bits to see what ELSE Apple has in store. Unfortunately Steve took a medical leave, so we’re going to be left with hearing COO Cook do the presentation.

I deal with suppliers on a daily/nightly basis. We use the top, most reliable ones in the industry, and from what they say, it’s still all speculation. Parts that are starting to roll out, we’ll see how legit and accurate they are. Time will tell, that’s for sure. As we saw with a drop test, well, the parts we tested, definitely matched the strength of the actual phone that we did a drop test with.

.3 MP Front Camera

5 MP Rear Facing Camera

1920×1280 Resolution(uhhhhh)

White Glass(out goes the credibility). I HOPE we’re wrong, but what it seems like is that right now you can only have a white iphone, if you get a white iPhone conversion done.

9.7 inch screen

As soon as the iPad 2 parts really hit the market, we’ll know for sure. Dual dock, USB, 1 audio jack, seems on par. Facetime, that seems legit as does the 3 axis gyroscope. We’ll see. Until we have it physically in our hands, it’s really all speculation. We’ll keep you posted. Watch out for shady pics, sketchy chinese supplier sites, and people promising you the world, when the world is still not quite at arms reach. And the world being the elusive ipad 2 and its’ mysterious parts. 🙂

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Cracked iPhone – Here’s what to do!

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So you dropped your beautiful iPhone, and now you have a cracked iphone. The misery. The horror. Oh man…it just sucks. Every time you swipe to unlock, you can feel the granular pieces of glass sticking into your baby soft skin. It’s painful. It hurts, not just your finger, but your heart. It’s comparable to having a child with a broken arm. You know you can fix it, but at the same time, you don’t want to spend a ton of cash on fixing it.

Here’s a few things you can do.

1) Grab a paper bag and breathe into it to avoid hyperventilating.

2) Visit your local iFixYouri, or log onto our website and find the repair you need.

3) Select the repair that suits you best. Prices vary. As do quality. We don’t skimp on quality. You have an expensive phone, should you really put a piece of glass on it the will probably break again, just this time easier? No would be the logical answer. You should go with quality. We use only Apple original parts. This will make sure that the fit, function, and feel is exactly how it was from the factory, when you bought it.

Why not just go with someone offering a SUPER cheap price? I see people advertising for $45 glass repair.

You pay for what you get. I always use the analogy, if you owned a nice BMW or Mercedes, would you put retreaded or used tires on it? Chances are, no.

See with cheap screen repair, you get cheap glass. A lot of times the digitizer will be very unresponsive, or overly responsive. The glass will be brittle and super thin. The home button won’t sit flush. And sometimes you can see through the glass where the iphone proximity sensor sits and it looks like 3 purple dots.

Stick with quality, over savings. It’s not worth the hassle that the cheap glass will cause you. We get a lot of customers who come in every day with glass that other iphone repair shops had put sub-par glass on, and well, it was shattered, causing the phone to malfunction, or causing all sorts of other problems.

Be smart. Repair wisely. And don’t waste.

If you have any questions, shoot us an email at support (at) ifixyouri (dot) com or call us at one of our locations.

Mail-in/Corporate Headquarters – 561-881-0095

Orlando – 407-704-5555

Boston – 857-209-4349

Trying to avoid the spammers at all costs 🙂

Keep your chin up. A cracked iPhone is not that big of a deal. It’ll just set you back a couple Dunkin Donuts Iced Coffee’s.

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Patriotic iPhone 4 colors hit the USA!

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Here’s a first, we have actual colored glass, in hand here at iFixYouri. These aren’t just vector images, these are the real deal. They look super clean, and super sharp.

If you’re into customizing your phone, this is the latest. It’s kind of like those light up antennas from the late 90’s that everyone was putting on their nokias. Next, we’re expecting possibly some colored bezels maybe? We’re not quite sure. Maybe bezels w/ LED’s in them. That’d be kinda neat.

The baby blue is accented with white trim and a matching white home button. The red, it’s the same. It’s all coming together in the customization of your iPhone 4! The quality is good and everything functions fine. Here are a few snap shots of the glass installed.

Pretty cool stuff. Turn to iFixYouri for all your iPhone 4 Repair needs.

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Verizon iPhone 4 – Who, what, where, when?

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Who will get it?

Existing Verizon Customers

What will it work on and what will it do?

It runs on the CDMA network. On top of running on the verizon network, it will also allow for tethering up to 5 devices at once. Pretty sweet.

What won’t it do?

Allow data transfer while making a phone call. Pretty weak.

Where?

Anyone on the verizon network.

When?

Pre-order February 3rd. Hits stores February 10th.

As always, they appear to have the same glass as the current phone. Which, will be prone to breakage. Stay tuned for more details from your favorite iphone 4 repair company to come!

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