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| Thread ID: 67858 | 2006-04-07 23:06:00 | Cell Phone Repairs | craigb (4884) | PC World Chat |
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| 444911 | 2006-04-07 23:06:00 | Hi All Does anyone know of a place in Wellington that repairs cell phones. My daughter dropper her Motorola and the screen is bung. Would like to get an idea of cost of repair V's getting a new one as it cost her about $600. Cheers |
craigb (4884) | ||
| 444912 | 2006-04-08 04:46:00 | www.yellowpages.co.nz Its usually some outrageous price for the repairs though... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 444913 | 2006-04-08 08:04:00 | If you take it to a vodafone store they will get it fixed but the fee for sending it is $40 to start with and who knows what motorola will charge. Something like Hmm $100 for the screen.Then $200 for a new chip then $.. for this and that. It would be best to buy a new mobile |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 444914 | 2006-04-08 10:38:00 | That is ridiculous. Why on earth do you think that? Surley it can't cost that much to replace a faulty screen. My brother had a sony erricson that had a cracked screen. It was only a $200 phone, and he had the screen replaced. He wouldn't have replaced it if it was more than $100. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 444915 | 2006-04-08 11:42:00 | That is ridiculous. Why on earth do you think that? Firstly we have no idea if this is an older or newer phone (my Nokia that is about 5 years old cost more than that new, now worth about $25) which would dictate the economics. That would also dictate the likely availability of parts, generally cellphones (and most other consumer micro-electronics) are not designed to be serviced. A screen replacement may well be possible for a newer model, but not many places will have a spare screen on the shelf. The variations in models makes holding a full range of "spares" challenging to say the least. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 444916 | 2006-04-08 11:44:00 | She dropped her phone on the floor.What we see is really just the outside.There might be parts inside that are broken and these parts costs alot. | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 444917 | 2006-04-08 22:44:00 | Hi All Does anyone know of a place in Wellington that repairs cell phones. There is (or was) a cell phone repair place in the Plimmer Towers Hotel block, accessible from Plimmer Steps. I can't recall which level though - maybe if you check with hotel reception they will know. |
John H (8) | ||
| 444918 | 2006-04-09 02:38:00 | She dropped her phone on the floor.What we see is really just the outside.There might be parts inside that are broken and these parts costs alot. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be willing to fork out another $600 on the premise that the phone 'might' not be worth fixing. Firstly we have no idea if this is an older or newer phone ... Fair point, but I'd at least try. Giving the topic starter the advice 'It would be best to buy a new mobile' is frivolous at the very least. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 444919 | 2006-04-09 03:44:00 | The parts which break are the screen and the case . Chips fail electrically; they can stand enormous G forces . Sometimes you see replacement screens for some models of cellphones advertised on Trademe . (I think they offer to sell a small Torx screwdriver as an extra, or do the installation) . Spare parts are usually expensive, labour is the killer . |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 444920 | 2007-04-24 08:45:00 | [edit: URL removed] Hello, I am in wellington and repair cell phones. Need a bit of info about the model of the phone. Contact me through my website email. Thanks [edit: Gosh, someone skimmed read the forum rules. No commercial advertising. Your account has been disabled. If you can obey the forum rules next time, please feel free to re-register - Jen (Moderator)] |
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