posted Nov-03-2011
posted Nov-07-2011 “This customer sent in their iPhone for a water damage repair (a repair that is not bound by our 48 hour service guarantee or 90-warranty). The customer chose the free FedEx ground shipping option (not our 2-day or overnight options), which can take up to 8 days for us to receive and another 8 days for them to receive. Our $50 water damage repair doesn't include any parts needed or the labor to replace them, and the price is on par with the rest of the industry.
This phone was cleaned and diagnosed within 24 hours (it should be noted that to clean a phone for water damage correctly the phone must be completely disassembled). The only additional repair needed was the replacement of the LCD for which the customer was only charged for the cost of the part($19) and not labor, saving them $50. The customer needed to be asked for permission to do this repair since it was beyond what the water damage repair service (the only repair authorized) included. The day the customer gave approval an invoice was sent for the additional $19 the phone was repaired, tested, and shipped that day.
10 days later the customer called to let us know that the home button didn't seem to be working properly (everything was working when we returned their phone). There is a no warranty on the water damage repair, but we sent the customer an overnight shipping label for their convience (a $52 cost we didn't charge them for). The customer took 12 days to send us their phone.
When we recieved the phone it was in restore mode (getting the phone out of restore mode could erase all the data on the phone). We contacted the customer and let them know and to get their permission to get it out of restore mode (in case all the data was lost in the process). Once permission was obtained we recoveed the phone without lossing any of the data, diagnosed the problem and notified the customer that the charger port will need to be replaced and that we would only charge for the part $10 and not for the full repair service $42. The customer took 3 days to reply.
With in 2 days of receiving a reply and payment from the customer the phone was fixed and returned.
In all we had the phone in a repair status for 5 days. Retail cost for the all the services rendered (including shipping) would have been $237.
$50 - Water Damage
$69 - LCD Repair
$42 - Charger Port Repair
$12 - FedEx Ground
$64 - FedEx Overnight
The customer paid $79
Our communication process is designed to ensure that we give the customer what they ask for, and so that the customer knows and understands all their options.”
"I am really pleased with this company. They go above and beyond to resolve your problems with your phone and if it can't be fixed they continue to work with you until they make you happy. I'm taking all my phone issues to them. Thanks so much."