Shattered iPhone?

Yes, there comes a time when our most precious gadgets do break.  I was told not to say this out loud anymore but my iPhone changed my life.  As whack as it sounds, it really did.  Once I got that phone, things changed.  When I shattered the screen on my iPhone, I was pretty heartbroken.  Then I became extremely upset.   I guess you are wondering how I broke it huh?  Yes, every broken phone story always has some humor to it.  I mean I have ruined phones in many ways;  I’ve dropped them in the toilet, dropped them in my beer, I have even dropped it out my car window and then drove over it trying to back up to get it!  I was in San Antonio, TX down by the Riverwalk with some colleagues when we stumbled upon an Italian restaurant that served 60 oz margaritas which were $30!  Only in TX will an Italian restaurant serve margaritas.  You know what?  Do I really have to keep going?  Let’s just say the RiverWalk was the RiverSwim that night instead.  Somewhere in the mix, I shattered my phone.  

I called Apple.  In order to fix the screen I had to send my phone off to have it replaced and it was going to cost me $250!  Let’s do the math.  A new iPhone with a service agreement is going to run me $299.  That is more than 50% of the cost just to replace a peice of glass.  So I thought I was done for.  I was just getting ready to tuff it out and admit to myself this was going to be my phone for the next 4 months until I could get an updgrade when I found it….   Craigslist had an ad for fixing iPhone glass.  I checked out the post and found out there is a place in the Triangle Towne Center in Raleigh on Capitol Blvd that fixes this stuff for $75.  The piece itself cost $25.  If you want to fix it yourself, thats all you pay.  Or you can have the guy fix it for you for another $50.  Again, still expensive but worth it.  It beats Apple’s price of $250.  Try to avoid the Apple Store unless its your last resort.  The name of the store is PRO WIRELESS inside the Towne Center Mall.  These guys know what they are doing!  Unless you feel confident, I wouldnt do it yourself.  As soon as that broken piece of glass comes off, that warranty is done!