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Happy Birthday Mr. iPhone! You are about to turn five!

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Thousands upon thousand packed the streets in front of Apple stores and at the time, only AT&T stores to cough up a chunk of change to hold in their hand and own what became a cultural phenomena.  In a quick 3 days, apple sold a million of them.

Critics thought the device was too expensive and wouldn’t sell. They thought it was a cool device, but since the customer was stuck with only AT&T at the time, and also stuck using iTunes software, it was doomed to fail. Out came the App store that helped strengthen the hold on the customer and came to deepen the bond that was iPhone and iPhone user. Over 650,000 apps are available on the Apple App Store. 30 billion downloads have been made. The iPhone had proven itself and in a short time, it won over even the toughest of critics.

Regardless of the lack of open-source, people still loved it. Apple made it so that there was only one way(without jailbreaking), to install apps, transfer data and music, and sort your pictures. The iPhone did what every other device that was coming out on the market was trying to do. It created a loving relationship and a simple way to combine an internet communicator, a camera, an ipod, and a phone all into one.

It is the premier consumer device in modern times, and has created industries single handedly. iFixYouri for example, spawned from a single broken iPhone. It all came from one single iphone repair. Model after model, droves of people line up outside stores during launch time to be the first to own the next greatest device of our times. Images get leaked months prior, people go nuts and rumors spread like wildfire.  In the first quarter of 2012, Apple reported more than 400,000 activations per day. Yes, I said 400,000.  That means their global sales have recently doubled. Absolutely insane.

We feel that the iPhone has a usability that is unmatched. It’s literally so easy to use a 1 year-old knows how to use it. That’s the key. Keep it simple.

The iPhone is not only the world’s most popular smartphone, it makes Apple a ton of cash. Apple sells only 9% of the cellphones out on the market, but accounts for 73% of the industry profits.

The fact that there are over 200 million of these devices on the market now has created a whole other industry. The industry that iFixYouri is in. We fix Apple products, and love fixing iPhones. Just think about that for a second. Apple creates so many devices that sell so well, companies can survive just off of fixing one product, of one company. Pretty amazing, and for this, all of us at iFixYouri say thank you and happy birthday iPhone. On June 29th, 2012, you will be 5 years old.

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iDiagnose – Part 5 – iPhone does not sync, speaker does not work, or mic does not function.

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Plug it in, sync it up, load your new music. Simple as that right? Not always. What happens when you plug it in, and nothing happens? Why are you getting no charge to your iPhone?

Perhaps it’s your cable. Most people have extras laying around. Seems like they’re as common as, well, I don’t know, an extension cord? Sure, we’ll go with that.

If it’s not your cable, it’s your dock connector. The dock connector is responsible for many functions in both the iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3Gs.

Problems with the dock connector come from:

  • Water damage – most common
  • Dropped iPhone – fairly common
  • Improper repairs – pretty darn common as well
  • Age – getting to be a little less common
  • Plugging iPhone into improper power source – finally, least common

Symptoms of a bad dock connector

  • iPhone will not charge
  • iPhone will not sync
  • Speakerphone sounds distorted, or does not work at all
  • People on other end of a phone call can not hear you
  • Home button does not work
  • Weak service signal

The dock connector is a vital feature of the iPhone. It controls numerous key functions and features that help make the iPhone what it is.

DIY Repair Difficulty – 5/10 – Moderately difficult

This repair can be a little tricky as it involves removing the entire logic board in order to remove the dock connector. With the glass removed, you’ll have to disconnect all connectors, remove all screws holding the logic board in place, and very gently remove the board. This will give you access to remove the 3 screws holding the dock in place. The dock connector consists of multiple iPhone parts put together into one unit. The mic, charging port, external speaker, home button pads, and the cellular antenna are all pieced together to make this one unit. If you are having any of the symptoms listed above, you are in need of a dock connector repair.

Turnaround time on iPhone dock connector Repair – Same day

With this iPhone repair service, our technicians will fix your dock connector problem in no time! All deliveries that we get here by 1pm, get fixed and shipped out the same day.  Whether you’re local in Palm Beach County, or a distant customer in California, iFixYouri can fix this problem for you quickly.

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Sell and Recycle – What to do with your old iPhone

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The problem – Electronic Waste (e-waste)

This day in age we need to be more and more aware that all these nice little gadgets that we collect don’t exactly filter back into the earth. Many times the end up in junk yards and add to the ever increasing problem of electronic waste(e-waste). When people look to get their devices fixed, often times they realize selling it is easiest and a gateway to getting an upgrade without the hassle. This is especially true in the iPhone repair industry where the turnover rate is quick.

According to Greenpeace.org:

Many old electronic goods gather dust in storage waiting to be reused, recycled or thrown away. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that as much as three quarters of the computers sold in the US are stockpiled in garages and closets. When thrown away, they end up in landfills or incinerators or, more recently, are exported to Asia.

As a preventative step in preserving the environment, we urge you to take the appropriate measures in order to limit e-waste.

The Solution – Sell and recycle

We fully promote self-repair as our iPhone Parts section will show you. The reality is though, that most people don’t want to deal with their broken stuff. That’s when you Sell your iPhone to us! We pay top dollar to help you and at the same time, you’re doing your part in helping momma nature. Even your old, used, broken, water damaged iPhone can put a couple bucks back into your pocket.

You may be sitting there asking, “what do you guys do with my old junk?”

  • Salvage for parts
  • Recycle toxic parts properly
  • Refurbish and donate

Here at iFixYouri, we help consumers properly dispose of not only iPhones, but computers as well. You know that old computer that you have sitting collecting dust in your garage? We’ll fix it and donate it to local charities and schools. Perhaps it’s not the latest technology, but we can assure you that we’ll find a ‘match’ for your computer, and a user who would love to browse the internet, learn, and most importantly, use it!

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iPhone 4 Glass – Will it break?

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We here at iFixYouri did a little science experiment the other day with some of our newest iPhone parts. Many people have been talking that the new iPhone has strong glass, less prone to scratching, 30 times stronger than plastic, etc. Will the new glass prove to be ultra strong and never break?

I’m going to go with a no on this one. Why may you ask? They do say that it is 30 times stronger than plastic, and there is a video of it bending. Bending, yes. They did also state that the iPhone 3Gs Glass was stronger when that came out as well. It may bend more, but can it handle shock and sudden impact, that is the real question. That is what causes 95% of glass shattering. Not because you bent the glass in your pocket, not because you dropped it and it bent, but really because of sudden impact.

Land it flat on the ground, and it will smash. We have evidence. Before i show you the evidence, I am going to point out a design flaw that will bite them in the future. On the new iPhone, the glass basically sits on top of the aluminum frame. On the old iphone, it was recessed and protected by a chrome bezel.

We have a full iPhone 4(minus the circuit board), here at our shop and decided to do a little drop test. This drop was performed from 3.5 ft up. The iPhone 4 did survive 2 drops, as expected, but on the 3rd drop there was a loud POP, and yet again, shattered glass.

We will continue to be the leader in iPhone Repair, and now iPhone 4 Repair.

More updates/pictures here!

Since this posting has got waves from many people, we’re going to clear a few things up here.

1) People are saying, “there’s no way you have iPhone 4 parts yet, the phone isn’t even out!”

  • The fact is, is that we’re a repair shop. Along with other major repair shops, we’re able to receive parts earlier than most. A simple google search will show that not only us, but other top players in the ‘iphone repair’ world, do in fact have these parts. We did put out a press release on June 3rd stating that we had the parts. This is no secret. A rather large competitor had them as earlier as May 19th. This is also widely spread on the internet

2) You hit it with a hammer

  • Uhmmm…no…we didn’t. That’s the most ridiculous thing we’ve heard.

3) Fake

  • We’re going to go with a no on this one as well. iPhone 4 Parts are available to all major repair shops…just seek and you shall see. Google ‘iphone repair’ and check some of the top competitor sites…they’re all ramped up and ready to service iPhone 4’s.

Here’s EXACTLY how it went down…if you want to read more into it, go for it. But honestly, and truthfully, this is the EXACT re-enactment of what happened:

It was a hot day on June 7th, 2010 and us here at the shop had just finished listening to the keynote by the great Steve Jobs. He had made a statement that the glass was stronger, more bendable, etc. After hearing that, one of our techs said “We should test a piece of the glass that we have in stock(iphone 4 glass that is).”

We proceeded down the hallway with our assembled iPhone 4(minus the internal circuit board), stepped out the front door and out to the side walk. Our tech held the phone(front facing the ground), and dropped it. Nothing(drop 1-we were very impressed). Drop 2, nothing. Drop 3, smash. He dropped it flat on the face and it popped. The all too familiar pop sound that some of us beloved iPhone users fear for.

As we sat talking about it, we decided to show our results on our blog, so that our readers could see what we had found. Not expecting it to take wind the way it did.

That is all…no ulterior motive…just to show our readers what had happened. That is it.

Please do yourselves a favor and check some competitor sites and you will see that the iPhone 4 parts aren’t as rare and elusive as you may think. There are numerous places out there with iPhone 4 parts already.

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New iFixYouri.com launches! New service center to be opened soon!

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As ifixyouri.com continues to grow, we are proud to announce the launching of our new website for 2010! ifixyouri.com is South Florida’s premier iPhone repair specialists. We are currently located in Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, FL. We are currently in the process of expanding our facilities to a new service center located in Lake Park, Palm Beach County, FL. As the date draws closer, we will provide you with new and exciting updates about our new location that is soon to be opened!