I have an iPhone 12 that needed a battery replacement. I called them on a weekday afternoon and…read moreasked if they had the battery available, and they did. They do not require appointments so I asked whether they would be able to put one in that afternoon and they told me that they could manage it so I headed over there. We filled out the paperwork and I dropped off the phone and it was ready in just about an hour. Pricing was very reasonable and the phone works much better than it did when I brought it in! They offer a one year guarantee on the part and they followed up the next day to make sure that I was satisfied

I went to Mobile Spot to get help with my new phone. Specifically, I wanted a strong case, so I do…read morenot have to worry about my phone. They did not have a case that fit my phone in store so one was ordered for me in a good color. With this strong case, I can feel my phone has protection. Also, I had several questions about my new phone. They answered all the questions in a friendly manner. I truly recommend Mobile Spot for help with your phone. Check their great products too. Mobile Spot is a great place to go for phone fixes. If you have questions about your computer (laptop) battery, they can help you too. E in Des Moines

Chad was extremely helpful with my iphone with cracked camera glass. He fixed it quickly and looks…read morejust like new. I highly recommend Ankeny fit it!!!!

I have got to hand it to this guy! My controller stopped working. And after doing some googling I…read moresaw it was not going to be cheap..... and not only that, it so happened that day many where closed. I was able to reach out to this individual who also happened to be working out of his home and i will add a very nice home. Even though I could tell it was slightly inconvenient he made it work I was able to drop it off right away. For the price I paid to fix this controller would've only partially paid for any of the other prices I was quoted. Definitely recommend.

Service was quick, efficient, and friendly. I reached out with questions about my PS5. He responded…read moreright away and was transparent about pricing. After he fixed my PS5's HMDI port it has been running great. Would definitely go again.

I was not expecting to have a phone for a couple of days after breaking the screen during a…read moreconstruction project. I stopped in to ask about my options and 30 minutes later i was back in business! I couldn't believe how fast and easy it was. The repair was expensive but for the service i received - it was worth every penny! Thanks for saving my day! Jake at Modern Mechanical

Absolutely amazing shop! I had called 3 other shops for a quote on an iPhone 11 and these guys were…read morethe best price! They also finished my phone in 30 minutes and gave me a tempered glass screen protector! I will be back!

Literally brought my iPhone X back to life. Another shop up the street attempted a charging port…read morereplacement and sent us home with a completely non-functional phone. William dug into it, found the issue and had the phone good as new in a day. I'll never go anywhere else again!! Outstanding quality and service!

I brought my HP Envy laptop in after having issues with it booting up after a windows update…read morefailed. I spent hours trying to get it to work when I finally gave up and figured I needed to call someone that was more tech savvy. I found these guys as a recommended business through HP's website. They gave a quick diagnosis about noon on Monday and was told at that time it could be up to a week to get it back to me. I was completely okay with it as it was of no use to me in its non-working state. After about 2 hours I received a phone call from them with a more thorough diagnosis walkthrough describing what they'd found to be the issue, what they would like to do to fix it and what I wanted backed up and saved. They were able to backup all the files I requested and reinstall an uncorrupted Windows 10 on my laptop. They later called me that same evening about 6:30pm informing me that they think they had everything ready to go and I could pick it up before 7pm when they closed or Tuesday anytime after 10am. I went in today to pick it up and they had an issue getting the laptop to let them login using the password I gave them for the login that hasn't been changed. I likely had a virus that did something to the password. The guy that was working with me today was not the individual that fixed the laptop yesterday evening, but he was able to work around my login and password issue and get that reset for me. I still am so appreciative of the guys that worked on my laptop and the fact that they were able to get it working in less than a day. True lifesavers! Best thing is that I was quoted $29.99 for the fix and my laptop is working how it was before the issue Sunday! Took less than a day to fix and at an excellent price! Thanks guys!

Can I give this place a zero? We gave them out laptop on June 29th to fix. Finally today we had hit…read moreour limit. Excuses of being short staffed. The thing sat for a month and nothing was done because they "couldn't get around to it" and the laptop "wasn't their priority." I'd hand my device to a Russian Hacker before I'd take my business here. Excuses, excuses. Also, avoid their Asurian home plans they push. Wouldn't recommend this place to my enemy.

Went in for ZAGG Warranty repair. The guy who installed the new glass ($5 install fee) trapped…read moredirt under the new glass. The intimation was that if I wanted him to start over I'd have to pay again. So I'm paying $5 for someone to install it as well as I could. No offer to replace to make it right. Will never return.

Referred by my dad to get screen protector put on my phone…read more I actually first stopped by the Merl Hay location. He greeted me the second I walked in. When I let him know what I needed, he unfortunately didn't have what i needed. He quickly countered with that this location has it, and for the inconvenience he would help me out. I took him up on it. He called ahead and they were ready for me. I walked in and they got me the cover I needed and had me back on the road shortly. What's even better is the guarantee on them and I can just take it back. Super cool guys. I'll be back in the future.

I'm another Ames resident with computer issues and after calling HomeTown Tech my issues are over…read more I chose them because they have a high Better Business Bureau rating but I'll stay because they are excellent at what they do. They went over and above the call of duty in helping me and my 2 computers. I moved here from CA years ago and this company has attributes that shout Iowa Nice. Very intelligent and very knowledgeable and highly skilled but with none of the gimmicks and hard sell pressure. None. I highly recommend these people - and I tend to be picky!

If your repair job goes smoothly, I imagine that Hometown Tech is a perfectly acceptable business…read more If there's any wrinkles or delays, good luck finding out about it until after you've spent 4 weeks waiting for your initial assessment. I was told 'at most 2-3 weeks, probably less' to get an assessment on repairing a laptop fan error. Narrow margin in the worst case, but I can deal with 3 weeks before getting my data back. One business day before the three weeks were up, I called to figure out what was happening- the only point of contact that I had was a new hire at the front desk, who could only tell me that my file was empty, but assured me that the assessment could have started, and that she'd direct the tech to call me. The tech never called. On Monday, I called at 2 PM. This was foolish, as the 10 AM to 6 PM hours on the google listing actually mean 'you can only reach people at 10 AM', so the automated voice messaging system told me to check the google listing for the business hours that they update daily. Tuesday, three weeks and a day in. I called at 10 AM, and was put in contact with the manager, who apologized for the delay. They'd had a family emergency and were gone for a week, and the 2-3 week backlog had gotten worse- fair enough. They told me my assessment was more difficult than expected, but she'd call the owner and primary tech in and the assessment would be done Thursday. Thursday, I hear nothing. Friday I call to pick up my laptop and cancel the job. I am fed up with the experience, with having to pull teeth to get any idea what's happening, and getting wrong information when I get information. I get an appointment for noon. Shortly before noon, I get a call from the owner who says they're putting it back together, hopefully in time for the appointment, and they expect the fan error to be fixed when they do. They don't have it finished, and it turns out the reason the assessment took so long was a key came off and part of the case snapped while they were disassembling the laptop, and they were trying to find a replacement. As accomodation and to mollify me they let me backstage and let me do some basic data recovery with their gear while the tech reassembled the laptop. +1 star I guess?? Unfortunately, once the laptop is reassembled the fan error is not fixed, and it's clear that it's not the kind of mechanical blockage that should be a quick cheap fix. At the end of the day my $50 assessment fee and four weeks of waiting got me 'unknown fan error that'll be too expensive to actually be worth fixing.' Worth the $50, but not worth the 4 weeks with no idea what is happening. Why is the business structured so the only point of contact clients have is unable to tell whether the assessment has started? Why does the manager being gone for a week mean a full extra week of delay? Why was I not called when it was clear they wouldn't make the estimate? Why was I not called when the breakage occurred? Why was I not called Thursday when it was clear they wouldn't make THAT estimate either? Why did I have to actively call at 10 AM every time to ever find anything out about the status of my case? It is partly my fault for accepting the initially stated delay, and it is partially faultless for the manager's troubles. Nonetheless, I fully regret coming here and will not be doing so again.

Transfer 2 phones to Verizon. It took 5 hours. neither phone worked correctly ( drop calls,…read moreunable to receive calls etc) . switched back to previous carrier within 7 days. Got billed for 5 lines ( they added 3 more people from our old carrier plan) Their phones did not have Verizon SIM cards nor were ever used on Verizon, but had all activity on old carrier. another 3 hours to get them removed from Verizon plan. Now when I call to complain about a 2nd bill I get threatened with late payment fees and legal action if the 2nd bill is not paid. I'll never consider Verizon again.

Came in here because the Verizon on Merle Hay in Des Moines closed at 6. My phone was being crazy…read moreand wasn't letting me access anything. I called this location and asked before driving that way if they had what I needed. This store closed later then the one on Merle Hay. ( Merle hay closed at 6 this location at 7) Cory assisted me and helped me out. Although we couldn't figure out why my phone wasn't functioning and going blank on me I updated to the new iphone14. He explained everything to detail and made me aware of the charges I'd be seeing in my account. He was patient and even offered my girls a refreshment. Definitely will be going back to this location!