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Third Party Vendors for Broken iPhone Glass

iPhones have a glass front that is easy to scratch. If you drop it, they break pretty easy.

Unfortunately, the glass front of the iPhone is not covered under warranty. Even if you get the Applecare Protection Plan, the broken glass is not covered under the warranty. Apple charges $299 for any out of warranty service. Ouch. That’s $299 to get the front glass repaired.

However, you can get a third party to repair the glass a lot cheaper. IpodJuice seems to be the best vendor out there. They’ll replace the glass and the digitizer (the part that makes the glass touch sensitive) for $139. That’s a lot bettter than $299.

IpodJuice will also replace batteries for any of the iPods or iPhones for a very reasonable price. They use all Apple parts, but of course having a third party make the repairs can potentially void the warranty. But by all accounts, they do a real good job.

Full post as published by South Carolina Trial Law Blog on February 04, 2009 (boomark / email).