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by rootusrootus 64 days ago
> Apple will refuse to take your money then.

They still offer battery service for iPhone 6.

> They should allow the friendly neighborhood repair shop to purchase a toolkit

They do. My friendly neighborhood repair shop a couple miles away has the same tools and parts Apple uses themselves at their Store.
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nottorp 64 days ago
Since when? Last time i read about the Apple "DIY" kit it was only a loan and only for ... doing it yourself.

But then I haven't broken a phone in a while so I haven't really talked to my friendly neighborhood repair shop. That only because my daughter finally grew up, they remembered me at the shop back when she was young :)

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rootusrootus 64 days ago
There is the DIY program, and the Independent Repair Program [0].

> That only because my daughter finally grew up, they remembered me at the shop back when she was young

Ha! This is so relatable right now. My daughter is 15 and recently has been learning to drive, and last week she taught herself what happens if you set your iPhone on top of the car and then drive off. That is the only reason I've got familiarity with my local friendly neighborhood repair shop, I've never broken one of my own phones in all these years. Fortunately this life lesson only cost her the $39 deductible. Glad I decided that a 15 year old getting her first phone needed an insurance plan.

[0] https://support.apple.com/irp-program

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nottorp 64 days ago
> what happens if you set your iPhone on top of the car and then drive off

Mine once dropped hers without noticing in a parking lot. We called her number and some dude answered and said come back here, i'll wait for you, but unfortunately i found your phone by stepping on it (it was night). At least it was just a person and not a car.

But don't despair, they grow out of it eventually. You may have to wait until she's off to college and forced to be more responsable by living on her own though.

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