[Technology] Cracked iPhone screen repair

Weststander

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• Jul 11, 2019

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I dropped my iPhone, resulting in a partly cracked screen. The phone itself works fine.

Any recommendations please, of someone able to replace the screen (in Brighton or Hove only)?

(Not claiming through home insurance this time ... this led to huge loadings on the premium at subsequent renewals).

 

Justice

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• Jul 11, 2019

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Cheap these days £40ish only know places in London though.

 

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Weststander said:

I dropped my iPhone, resulting in a partly cracked screen. The phone itself works fine.

Any recommendations please, of someone able to replace the screen (in Brighton or Hove only)?

(Not claiming through home insurance this time ... this led to huge loadings on the premium at subsequent renewals).

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Serious recommendation, ditch iPhones their screens are pathetic for a so-called top of the market product. They are not fit for purpose IMO.

In Chichester it's £50, I am sure there are lots doing it in Brighton.

 

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Half Time Pies

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• Jul 11, 2019

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Weststander said:

I dropped my iPhone, resulting in a partly cracked screen. The phone itself works fine.

Any recommendations please, of someone able to replace the screen (in Brighton or Hove only)?

(Not claiming through home insurance this time ... this led to huge loadings on the premium at subsequent renewals).

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I use macman to maintain all of our apple products at work and there is a bloke in there called Dwight who fixes iPhones. They replaced the screen on my iPhone 8 the other day, prices are on their website https://www.macman.co.uk

 

Weststander

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Half Time Pies said:

I use macman to maintain all of our apple products at work and there is a bloke in there called Dwight who fixes iPhones. They replaced the screen on my iPhone 8 the other day, prices are on their website https://www.macman.co.uk

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Cheers. I know where Quebec Street is.

Can they replace the screen whilst you wait?

 

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Justice said:

Cheap these days £40ish only know places in London though.

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Where please?

 

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BensGrandad

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There is a shop opposite Aldi in London Rd who say to leave it go for coffee and it will be done when you get back. same with an I phone battery which is £20 not sure how much the screen is.

 

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Half Time Pies

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Weststander said:

Cheers. I know where Quebec Street is.

Can they replace the screen whilst you wait?

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Not sure, I suppose it depends on how busy they are and how difficult the repair is, I left my iPhone 8 with them and picked it up a couple of hours later.

 

ukpolska

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Do it yourself as it is a pretty simple process with loads of help videos on YouTube, plus it will save you a load of cash.

 

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gazingdown

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Will depend on which iPhone. £50 is for a 4/5 era iPhone to just under £400 for the X generation.

Mind you, who has an X generation iPhone without accidental damage cover!?.?

 

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gazingdown said:

Will depend on which iPhone. £50 is for a 4/5 era iPhone to just under £400 for the X generation.

Mind you, who has an X generation iPhone without accidental damage cover!?.?

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In the early years of iPhones, shops such as O2 and Carphone Warehouse charged upwards from £175 for a replacement screen. It seemed like a rip off and was.

 

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gazingdown

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Still similar price (for latter iPhones), see earlier post by another poster, https://www.macman.co.uk/product/iphone-repairs/

 

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• Jul 12, 2019

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Another recommendation for macman in Brighton. Did a good repair job for me on an iPad mini screen a few years ago. Obviously doing well as they’ve taken on a couple of new locations since then.