Posts Tagged ‘iPod Repair’
Who needs a stylus?
Friday, March 16th, 2012
This is only a rant. I repeat, this is only a rant. The opinions of this particular blog do not necessarily reflect the opinions of iResQ. Just Keith.
I keep on seeing ads for phones that come with a stylus. The question I ask is, what for? Who wants to have a phone with a stylus nowadays? iPhones, iPod Touchs, and iPads have pretty much proven that touch based gestures are the new norm. The only real benefit that I can derive from having a stylus for my iPhone would be to use it with the awesome app, Draw Something. Other than Draw Something, there is simply no need for a stylus. Even at that, Draw Something is easy enough to use with just your finger. The Samsung Galaxy Note? C’mon man! I bet most people who own that phone are going to lose their stylus within a month or two.
I’ll admit, before I owned an iPhone, I had an LG VU. This touch based phone had one major perk, TV anywhere. Other than that, the touch screen was pretty much crap. Typing a text message was cumbersome, clunky, and downright annoying. Using a stylus with it would have been beneficial. It’s understandable if touch screen devices want to mask their flaws by asking their users to use a stylus, but that is just what it sounds like; an excuse. Make a better touch screen!
Here are my two cents, if your going to use a stylus with a mobile device of any kind, it better be with a Nintendo 3DS. Anything other than that is downright silly.
I’m done with my rant. Carry on.
The Broken iPod Touch Blues
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Hello everyone!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. We certainly did here at iResQ and we’re back at it, as busy as ever. Apple keeps selling more of their products and we keep getting more repairs in. Makes sense.
I took a quick snap of one of the many iPod Touch 4's that are in here for emergency service. Notice the cracks, this is a very common issue.
The latest phenomenon we’ve seen around the office is an increase in the iPod Touch 4th Generation screen repairs. Something must have happened nation-wide that caused all the iPod Touches to break at once… Conspiracy theorists? After talking to a few customers, I might have figured it out:
It seems that the iPod Touch was a real hit this year as a holiday gift, especially for young ones. I know that my (almost) 5-year old niece got a Touch from Santa and uses it to make videos of herself singing, among other things. I don’t need to go into that story further, but let’s just say that Santa almost messed up and got a Nano and that just wouldn’t have worked out for her. Unfortunately, a lot of these little ones have had trouble holding onto the iPods and they have broken the screens. My niece hasn’t cracked hers yet, but it’s only a matter of time. It happens, and there’s something about Apple products — when you have one, even for a short amount of time, it’s hard to live without them!
I’m told that a 64gb iPod Touch when taken to the Apple store for repair is somewhere in the neighborhood of $199 plus tax. Given all the above information, I can certainly see why we’re getting so many iPod Touches in for repair, since we charge half that ($100 currently) for that iPhone Touch 4th Generation screen/glass/digitizer repair, and even less for older models. We also repair just about every other Apple product in existence for much less than typical repair pricing or replacement costs.
It’s a tragedy when these devices get damaged, and especially heartbreaking when a child has to experience the horror first hand. If it happens to you or someone you know, you know what to do! (Hint)
That’s it for now, let us know if you need us!
U.S. Postal Service – Will It Be Saved?
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Well hello there!
I haven’t been too active in the blogosphere lately, I’ll admit. Sorry about that everyone, I know there are people who hang on my every word and have really been wondering what’s going on and if everything is ok. Right?
Well, everything is ok — thank goodness (knock on wood). There’s been a lot going on with Apple lately, with the resignation of Mr. Jobs, iPhone 5 or 4Gs rumors, Sprint, etc.. All those news items are important and have implications on the future of our iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac Notebook/MacBook repair company, but so does this one — The U.S. Postal Service.
You see, for our iPod and iPhone repair customers, we offer a USPS shipping option? Why do we do that? Well there’s a few reasons.
——We can charge $3 less than UPS ground by using USPS first class mail. During this down economy, many customers are looking to save every penny they can and this is just another option for them.
——USPS recently (within the last few months) updated their tracking system. Now you get an average of 4-7 scans per shipment instead of just the “in transit” and the “delivered” scans. Before this happened, an item could be shipped and the shipper or receiver would have no idea where it was and when it would be delivered. Now, every time it moves it is recorded and listed on the tracking page. A necessary update, if you ask me, and now we are confident enough in their service to use them for shipping.
——They are fully insured, just like our UPS shipments. This was a little trickier to pull off but we put in the work and got it done so our customers can reap the rewards.
——They deliver on Saturday… at no extra charge! Now I know some of you are excited about that!
Photo by CNN
OK that’s it for now, everyone have a great weekend and thanks for sending us all the repairs!
Chiefs Kingdom
Friday, July 29th, 2011
If you’re a regular to the iResQ blog, you should know good and well by now that a good bulk of us at iResQ are Chiefs fans. Come football time, we get excited. This year in particular is especially exciting. With the lockout lifted just last Monday, the floodgates have been opened for free agent signing. One acquisition that the Chiefs made yesterday was well received. Steve Breaston, formally of the Arizona Cardinals, will sign a 5-year contract with the Chiefs tonight. Chiefs fans have been clamoring for the team to beef up their core receiving squad, and based on our first round draft pick in Jonathan Baldwin along with the recent acquisition of Breaston, it looks like the Chiefs are doing just that. Go figure, this is Todd Haley we are talking about.
Now the fact that we got Breaston, a proven receiver in the NFL, is great. The icing on the cake, at least for me, is this:
Don’t write this guy off. He’s not just a dumb jock, he’s a poet, and yes, a geek. Did you see him wearing a Voltron shirt at the beginning of the video? What about the Thundercats painting in the background? Or the Spiderman Fathead on the door? This is my type of guy. And this is just what we need in this town; a down to earth, geeked out ballplayer who will contribute more than just yards and touchdowns.
Ok ok, I hear ya. What does this all have to do with getting your Apple products fixed? What does this have to do with repairing your broken iPhone, your busted iPad 2, or the cracked screen on your MacBook Air? Well, the answer to that is….not much. I just like talking football. What I can tell you is that iResQ is doing better than ever. Not only are we performing a record amount of repairs (ESPECIALLY on iPads) we have more positive feedback than we can shake a stick at. Check out what our customers have been saying about us on the interwebs. Or, you can check out iResQ’s A+ rating with the BBB.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Also don’t forget to watch this Sunday’s installment of the best sitcom of all time, Curb Your Enthusiasm.
MacBook Pro Screen Repair Specials
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Hello my fellow Apple enthusiasts. Are you excited about OS Lion? Or are you just waiting to see what Apple has in store for its next batch of MacBook Pros? What about the impending iPhone 5? Innovation is always on the forefront with Apple. Apple always delivers a long-lasting product. And as we all know, Apple doesn’t skimp on its products. Take me for example; I have owned an old style white MacBook (2Ghz Intel Core Duo) for going on 5 years and have been using it every single day. So far it shows no signs of slowing down. As a matter of fact, I have a few friends that have went through at least 3 Windows based laptops since I have owned my MacBook. Although they have spent less per computer than I originally did, in the long run they have spent more money on subsequent computer purchases, anti virus, virus and spam-ware removal, and software reinstalls then I have on just purchasing my MacBook by a longshot. Having such an old yet reliable computer brings on its own set of potential issues. For example, the longer you own a laptop, the more the chances grow that there will be an accident. Which brings me to my next point.
For those of us who still own Apple’s original MacBooks and MacBook Pros, boy do we have a deal for you. First off, the original MacBook Screen Repair/Replacement price is $179. iResQ is still the leader in MacBook screen repairs. We have done thousands upon thousands upon thousands (you get the point) of these repairs and we are showing no signs of slowing down. Yep, this is proof of how superior Apple’s original MacBook was when it was released. And don’t be fooled by the iResQ copycats out there. Just ask yourself this: will you have an Apple Authorized Macintosh Repair technician repairing your MacBook or just some hack in garage? Even better, we are an Apple Authorized Repair Facility, meaning if your Apple product is under warranty, we can perform Apple warranty repairs for you at no cost to you. Just think about that a second. Let’s say that you send in your computer for repair and we notice the issue is a warranty issue. Instead of having you pay for the repair out of pocket (like other non-Apple Authorized Repair Facilities will do to earn a buck at your expense) we will notify you that your repair is covered under warranty and fix it for you at no cost to you! Now tell me, who would you trust in this situation?
Let’s move on to our most recent MacBook Pro Specials:
15″ MacBook Pro LCD Repair/Replacement Service – Special Price: $279.00
17″ MacBook Pro LCD Repair/Replacement Service – Special Price: $319.00
As always, if you ever need to contact us for any reason, there is a plethora of ways for you can reach us. You can email us at sales@iresq.com, you can chat us by using the chat widget on our website, you can leave a message with us here, or you can call one of our sales staff at 888-447-3728.
Well, enjoy the summer!
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