Customer brought in an iPhone 5 today with a pin broken in the small hole for the SIM card tray. They didn't have the small pin that comes with the phone so resorted to using a needle or something. Fixing it involved removing the battery and motherboard from the chassis in order to release the stuck tray and broken needle!

So, if you are ever stuck needing to pull out an iPhone SIM tray and you don't have the official Apple pin, you can bend out a paperclip to substitute for the pin. Don't try to force it out like this lad did.

With the release of the new iPhone 6, it's worthwhile to point out a few things before you leap in and go on a plan!

Any new phone on the market (such as the iPhone 6) will be in high demand and thus short supply. Spare parts therefore will be in very short supply, as most of the components will be geared towards production. Any that are available will be extremely expensive. 

For example, the iPhone 5S when it was released, a replacement screen fetched over $300 as a spare part. 12 months on, and you can source them for around $80. A substantial difference. Prices are not available for the iPhone 6 as yet, but expect them to be high particularly with the iPhone 6 Plus.

So that shiny new phone could become very expensive if you drop it! There's insurance, however that can still be quite expensive and inconvenient. If a Telco sends your phone away, you may not get it back for 4 weeks. And you can be sure you won't get it back with your data on it, or you may not even get your old phone back!

Cracked screen on your mobile? Don't put up with broken glass when it can be professionally replaced at a reasonable cost.

Screen replacements are sourced from local distributors in Sydney and Melbourne and are backed by a 12 month replacement warranty!

Prices (subject to change): 
iPad 2/3/4 Touchscreen - $120
iPad Air/Mini - $140
iPhone 4/4S - $70 (front and rear $80)
iPhone 5G - $100
iPhone 5C/5S - $100 (copy)/$120 (original)
Galaxy S3/S4 - $200/$250
iPod 4G/5G - $80/$150

Other makes and models also supported, please contact me for price. I also repair/replace batteries, home/power buttons, charging ports, sim carriers etc.

Liquid damaged phones - Need to be stripped and cleaned ASAP after initial exposure to maximise chance of recovery, particularly if the liquid is not straight water. If motherboard is corroded, repairs are limited to data recovery only (if possible).

Discounts offered on multiple repairs to the same phone. If I don't have the part, I can usually get it overnight in advance of the repair.

** Please ensure you back up your phone data before submitting it for repair ** Phone repair requires complete disassembly of your phone, so data loss could occur.

I also offer PC and MAC repairs, and FIXED PRICE virus and spyware removals, in addition to Wii and XBOX360 repairs and mods.

60 day warranty on all repairs. 12 month warranty on LCD's sourced locally.

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ABN 92 545 873 813