Believe the "ALL CAPS" review below.
At first I was skeptical (how great can a iphone repair place really be, right?) but after my experience with FixmyiPhone, I'm feeling pretty ALL CAPS about my life right now. I get it BM, I get it now.
Rewind: Last week I was walking and doing something on my phone (not the smartest) when a whip-fast teenager in a hoodie side swiped me, attempting to snatch my phone.
Lucky me! He didn't steal it.
Not lucky me! It smashed to the pavement and the screen to bits. Booooo.
I made do for about a week because getting your smashed iphone screen repaired is not high on the list of fun things to be doing. I didn't even really know where to start. I tried making a few appointments and looked into some shady cornershop/drycleaner/keymakers -- but I got discouraged (or ignored) and thus viewed my virtual life through splintered glass for about 1.5 weeks.
Finally, I'd had enough and I made a call to Fixmyiphone this morning after consulting Yelp and vowing to get this damn thing fixed. Hence the ALL CAPS review. OK, fine, let's do this. The guy that answered was really helpful (asked about the details of my phone), very friendly, and I made an appointment for later in the day to visit. You can also just pop in.
I showed up at said time, handed over my busted piece, and about 8 minutes later walked out with a good-as-new iphone. They'd given me the wifi password and I was just sinking in to some email and BAM, already fixed! My life is so much clearer now! The two guys working were really cool, and very polite and helpful. Not really what you are expecting at phone shop, to be quite honest...so it was a really pleasant surprise. Legit dudes with great customer service. Repaired for about £99.
Logistics: This shop is not plainly visible from the street. Go to the address (big teal "10" on the glass door), enter door, and either speak to security guy or just go up the short stairs and to the right and you'll find it. Then you'll be in business.
My experience was so easy I'm sort of kicking myself for waiting so long, and also half wishing I have this issue again so I can go back. Weird? Yes, weird. Ok, I don't want to smash my screen but if you are reading this you probably have a biffed one, so you should get yourself over to these guys and get on with your life.
Action items for me:
1. Buying a solid case for this iphone, RIGHT NOW.
2. Don't walk around idly with your iphone out, it might get nicked.
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