Official PCQuikFix Blog » iPhone http://pcquikfix.com/blog Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:33:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 iPhone 4G Insurance http://pcquikfix.com/blog/iphone-4g-insurance/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/iphone-4g-insurance/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:46:41 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=684 We get a boatload of iPhones is here for repair, mostly due to a cracked screen or digitizer.  Although we have not gotten any 4G iPhone’s in yet, I’m sure it’s just a matter of time.  Our advice would be to purchase insurance.  Where does one get insurance?  How much does it cost?  Will it cover accidental damage?

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/iphone-4g-vs-other-smartphones/feed/ 0 What It’s Like To Own An Apple Product http://pcquikfix.com/blog/what-its-like-to-own-an-apple-produc/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/what-its-like-to-own-an-apple-produc/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:07:55 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=676

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/iphone-4-vs-other-smartphones/feed/ 0 AT&T iPhone Insurance http://pcquikfix.com/blog/att-iphone-insurance/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/att-iphone-insurance/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:59:43 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=623 It looks like AT&T wants to try take a chunk of business away from PCQuikFix and offer iPhone insurance.

The plan will be offered at $13.99/mo.  AT&T:

AT&T will be launching a new insurance service, named MobileProtect, designed specifically for the Apple iPhone. The insurance plan, which will be run by Asurion, will carry a price tag of $13.99/month and will be available for purchased through Apple’s App Store. The charges will be billed to the credit card on file with Apple. The deductibles range from $99 for an 8GB 3G to $199 for a 32GB 3GS, which is pretty steep – but not quite as steep as $699 for a new 32 GB 3GS off-contract.

Something tells me $13.99 ON TOP of that crazy deductible is a tad overkill, and we will continue to get a slew of iPhone’s through our doors with cracked screens and digitizers!

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/att-iphone-insurance/feed/ 0 Wal-Mart iPhone http://pcquikfix.com/blog/wal-mart-iphone/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/wal-mart-iphone/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 16:51:50 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=597 For those of you who have been waiting for the iPhone to drop in price before you make the purchase, chances are this is about as low as it will ever get.  Wal-Mart will be selling the latest iPhone at the low price of $97.00!

This is totally a flag thown up that guarentees Steve Jobs will announce the next gen iPhone next week at the Apple Developers Conference.

Stay tuned for more.

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/wal-mart-iphone/feed/ 0 Give AT&T Your First Born http://pcquikfix.com/blog/give-att-your-first-born/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/give-att-your-first-born/#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 00:40:04 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=587

Anyone with bad timing that signed a contract with AT&T after June 1st is going to have one hell of a shock when it comes to their early termination fee.  The new early termination fee has been raised from $175 to $325!  Holy crap.  AT&T’s ridiculous explanation:

The idea is, and we think that it’s fair approach, that if you spend less on a device, your early termination fee should be less. If you spend more, your early termination fee should be more.

Time to jump ship while the going is possible.  If you decide to stick around, I hope you’re in for the long haul.  To add insult the injury, they also have a new BS plan regarding ETF:

For customers who enter into new two-year service agreements in connection with the purchase of our more advanced, higher end devices, including netbooks and smartphones, the ETF will increase to $325, and be reduced by $10 for each month that you remain with us as a customer during the balance of your two-year service agreement. After that, the ETF will no longer apply.

Although I am currently using a Google Nexus One, an unlocked device, I am stuck in the grasp of AT&T for at least another year.  Sucks to be me…and you after June!

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/give-att-your-first-born/feed/ 0 Dropped Calls Award Goes To: AT&T http://pcquikfix.com/blog/dropped-calls-award-goes-to-att/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/dropped-calls-award-goes-to-att/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 23:23:06 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=552 Although AT&T has been claiming it has been working on its dropping calls issue, I can attest that it has been working all that well.

ChangeWave Research’s most recent study shows the AT&T network still suffers the most dropped calls.  Oh well, what can you do.

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/dropped-calls-award-goes-to-att/feed/ 0 How Cell Phones Work http://pcquikfix.com/blog/how-cell-phones-work/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/how-cell-phones-work/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:48:01 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=541 Every wonder how a cell phone actually makes a call?  Or have you every wondered how they proved that guy on “The First 48″ really killed that other guy based on his cellphone being in the area at the time of the murder?

Yeah, me too! Well, wonder no more:

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]]> http://pcquikfix.com/blog/how-cell-phones-work/feed/ 0 Cellphone Cancer Link Answered…in 2040! http://pcquikfix.com/blog/cellphone-cancer-link-answered-in-2040/ http://pcquikfix.com/blog/cellphone-cancer-link-answered-in-2040/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:58:32 +0000 Jeremy http://pcquikfix.com/blog/?p=511 Curious whether that cell phone glued to the side of your head will give you cancer?  Well, I will be able to answer that…in 2040!

Yes, 2040!  That is the year that will mark the end of the cellphone cancer testing comprised of 250,000 volunteers in the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.  The study will cost approx. $10 million and hopes to have a definitive  answer after the 20-30 year term.

Dr. Tolendano:

“Previous studies have looked at usage for less than 10 years and focused mainly on retrospective use. They’ve had a short observation period from the start and only been able to focus on brain cancers. We’ll be prospectively monitoring mobile phone use and prospectively looking at any health developments”

Other than cancer, the study will look for links to MS, Parkinson’s, headaches, tinnitus and depression.

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