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  • TinyBreak
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    3 days ago

    went and got my phone repaired the other day. They are like “We will take it out the back and clean it” i was like “yeah i tried that, but by all means have a crack”. Meanwhile they have the new iPhones sitting on the table for you to play with and maaaaaaaan that display is nice! even gives you a “what would it cost if you trade your phone in” turns out yeah still 1600 bucks if I trade mine in. Nice display but we might wait for the new one to come out and buy the old one on the cheap

    Also turns out it was just fluff in the charging port. The IT Engineer folks, how the mighty have fallen.

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      I have to get a fine sewing needle out and occasionally have a careful pick and scrape. It’s amazing the pocket fluffy that comes out.

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        yeah I use a sim tray ejector. Apple told me off for this though, they said it might damage the pins which is probably fair.

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      Dude you have no idea how many times I failed to realise it was fluff in the charging port. It keeps happening and I keep forgetting how I fixed it last time 🤣

      • Duenan
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        3 days ago

        Speaker ports on a phone can get blocked too.

        If you’re careful and you use some bluetak you can also keep it clean that way.

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      3 days ago

      I have a 12 mini. I got it when my eyesight was as better and I could read the screen easily. I took mum to get her phone checked out the other day and had a look at the new ones.

      Nah, I’ll stick to the mini with the little screen. I love the compact form factor and I reckon that I will get a battery replacement and get another 4 years out of it.

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        Yeah if I do it it’ll be september when this ones 3 years old. Its fairly scratched and bitten at this point so for 1k I dont feel too bad replacing every 3 years if it lasts that long.