<i>It turns out that 30 percent of all iPhone owners manage to break their phones within 12 months of purchasing them. For people under 35, the rate is closer to 50 percent.</i><p>I find this stunning, especially the second part. With rates like that I'm kind of surprised that Apple doesn't offer this service at a premium.<p>I wonder how they gathered the data for this, and how they define "break". (Aside: I remember reading somewhere that the most frequent usage of "it turns out" is for presenting outrageous statistics that have no data behind them).
> Key your <i>ZIP</i> code into iCracked’s desktop or mobile site, and you’ll hear back within minutes from one of 310 “iTechs” around the <i>world</i><p>Zip codes are not universal, something many people developing web apps with obligatory zip fields seem to forget.
Empty page after following their wizard to replace the screen on my AT&T iPhone 4 <a href="http://www.icracked.com/fix-my-iphone/iphone-4-gsm-att-repair/iphone-4-gsm-att-screen-black.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.icracked.com/fix-my-iphone/iphone-4-gsm-att-repai...</a>
<i>Key your ZIP code into iCracked’s desktop or mobile site, and you’ll hear back within minutes from one of 310 “iTechs” around the world who will schedule a repair visit, usually for around $100. (The exact charges are up to the technicians, who are self-employed and pay iCracked only for parts.) If there’s no iTech in your region, you can order a DIY iPhone screen replacement kit from iCracked for $65 to $75.</i><p>So this is more like a 1-800-dentists, where they connect iPhone users with iPhone repair businesses.
I ordered a DIY kit from iCracked to repair the broken screen on my iPhone, and it worked out really well.<p>If you are handy with tools, and not afraid to disassemble electronics, the DIY kit is totally awesome. If not, get it done by an iTech.