Broken But Works: Do You Replace the Electronic?

on November 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM

My poor iPhone

A little over a month ago, a lady (who was clearly, ahem, not sober) slammed into me on the sidewalk, causing me to drop my phone onto the hard concrete. That's it in the picture. Ouch, right?

Thanks to Apple's lovely no insurance policy, I can't get it replaced and it will cost me approximately $200 to have the screen fixed. It works perfectly fine, and I don't really have that kind of money to be spending on something that works, so I haven't gotten it fixed yet.

I get the "ooo, that looks like it hurt," and "wow, that's what I call a dropped call," all the time from strangers....yeah, thanks, you're hilarious Mr. Man on the Subway.

I don't get what the big deal is...it works! Sure it looks bad, but are aesthetics really that important?

If an electronic device you own is broken but still works, do you still go ahead and get a new one or get it fixed, or do you just hold out until it goes completely dead?

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chudyschick1251

on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:47 AM

WELL I BROKE MY PHONE LAST MONTH...AND I USED IT A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE I FINALLY DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER ON...YES IT IS NICE TO HAVE A PHONE THAT IS ON POINT , BUT IF I STILL WORKS THEN WHY NOT USE IT....AND THE ONLY REASON I HAD TO GET THE NEW PHONE IS B/C THE FACE ON MINE FINALLY CRACKED SO BAND THAT THE EDGES WERE GETTING WAY TO SHARP AND I WAS AFRAID TO CUT MYSELF...SO IF ITS NOT GOING TO HARM YOU AND STILL WORKS...USE IT...UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXTRA 200 TO GIVE AWAY THIS MONTH

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Peajewel

on Nov 7, 2009 at 11:49 AM

The charger for my lap top is broken and being held together by a Lincoln Log and a piece from my daughter's potty. Every once in awhile it will fall apart and it takes me like an hour to get it back together again and get it charging. I get flustered and say I am going to go buy a new charger but it is like $100 just for that piece alone so I never do. **Sigh**

sodapple

on Nov 7, 2009 at 2:38 PM

i just got a new phone, seeing yours makes me cringe, lol. it is not an iphone but it is a touch phone and knowing my butterfinger chances i'll try my best not to let it drop unless someone happen to bump into me and make me drop it, which will make me sad. will i change it? it will depend on what hubby thinks =-(

BoxerLove

on Nov 7, 2009 at 4:04 PM

It a matter of what you can live with and afford and how much you paid for it in the first place.

heathermichelle

on Nov 7, 2009 at 6:45 PM

peajewel, have you looked on ebay for a charger for you laptop??

DogsMom

on Nov 7, 2009 at 7:37 PM

I just replaced my phone today - since the display quit working and I could not see who was calling, or find my contact list. I replaced it with a hand me down from my son who naturally traded up for one with more options, but his "old" one (less than a year) has more than I need.

Since things electronic become obsolete so quickly, I would use what I have until there was something better available at a price I thought I was willing to pay.

Is there any type of insurance we can take out on phone, PDAs, etc like I did on my cameras?

madamekatekate

on Nov 7, 2009 at 9:11 PM

I would keep it for as long as I possibly could most likely. So long as all the vital functions worked I wouldn't be in a big hurry to replace it.

I would replace it as soon as I could afford it.

Mommy2Mal

on Nov 8, 2009 at 1:56 AM

Luckily, DH and I have Verizon and they have a fabulous insurance policy that we've gotten more than our money's worth out of! In fact, I got a new phone, and hours later (and by hours, I mean about 1 hour after the store closed) I found out that I hadn't been trying to use it wrong, the phone really didn't work, so the next day I had it replaced. About 2 hours later, the phone was thrown out of the car window. Luckily DH had gotten me a shock absorbing cover for it that took most of the damage, but the screen on the phone was shot! I could still make calls, and send text messages -assuming people could read my typos since I couldn't see them) and the phone has a handy "read to me" option so I could hear what other people were texting me, but I had it replaced again anyway. That's 3 phones in 2 days ladies.

I also went through so many LG Chocolates in my daughter's first year of life that I should get some kind of sash and crown! What can I say, I'm hard on phones!