Damaged I-phone - your thoughts?

nonnatus

Hello,

I'm 9 months into an 18 month contract with orange for my lovely Iphone 3GS. Due to an unfortunate "droppage incident" the screen is now smashed. It's not insured.

Having phoned Orange, the nice lady told me it's £173 for a replacement handset. I told her I'd think about it. I should have stayed on the line and asked some more questions but it was a premium rate mobile number and I scarpered too fast.

If anyone has any experience of this could you let me know - Is the Iphone Sim locked to an Iphone? I'm thinking of buying a cheapy £10 unlocked handset (not an iphone) and putting my sim in at and riding out the rest of my contract until upgrade time. It would teach me a valuable lesson about insurance...

thanks for reading x

lucylucky

There are companies that will fix it for less than £50

e.g. http://www.mobileease.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=39&gclid=CLzChNXCt6YCFY4f4Qod_CNBIQ

Or if you fancy attempting it yourself

http://www.gadget-extras.com/Mobile_phones-Apple-iPhone_3GS/352/screen-replacement-kit.html

shmee150

The Apple Store charge £120 to just fix yours in store I think.

nonnatus

Thank you both!

Ashley_Blackwell

I sent my phone to Mobileease.co.uk and they wont respond to emails or talk to me on the phone... BEWARE

I have given the guy a deadline to contact me by monday or im reporting him to the police for theft

anyone using mobileease.co.uk i'd think twice:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: