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Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by toast0 » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

chrisseaton wrote: post #32

bloopernova wrote: post #10

I have a lot of respect for iFixit. They at least appear to have their heads screwed on right, and the tools I've bought from them do really seem to be good quality. My only recent "complex" task that needed their tools was adding a hybrid water cooler to a 1080ti GPU. Their stuff was great, and their customer service has been good too. (EDIT: I meant to say, the addition went well due to their tools, good quality st…

What does T-Mobile know about hardware repairability? They’re a carrier aren’t they? They don’t have anything to do with any hardware.

To the extend that carriers curate the hardware they sell in their store (and for some carriers, support on their network), they could provide some sort of indication of how likely it is to be fixable. T-Mobile has a reputation of caring slightly more about their users than other carriers in the US, so they might be a good target.

Fixing phones could be a reasonable side business for their phones, so it could work out as a win-win for them -- if you buy a fixable phone, they would probably be able to fix it for you it's broken.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by balls187 » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:38 PM UTC

CaptSpify wrote: post #80

balls187 wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a gross misrepresentation of fact. Apple engineers slowed the CPU in the phone, in order to keep battery life reasonable, and prevent the phone from restarting when worn batteries couldn't deliver power. Windows does this with laptops. Apple's mistake was not disclosing it. There an argument for user experience that advocates making the best choice for the user and not over burdening them with options.

Apple's mistake was really that they didnt do proper load testing on their batteries. Had they shipped a battery that was capable of keeping up with the phone, this wouldn't have been a problem to begin with. Instead, they pushed their users to buy new phones, or pricey fixes for a manufacturing mistake

How did you come to that conclusion, did Apple admit they did improper testing?

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:39 PM UTC

zubspace wrote: post #50

I own a fairphone 1 and after I dropped it once I was able to order a new screen. With instructions made by by the fairphone team I was able to fix my phone. I'm bitter though, because they soon switched development to fairphone 2 in a higher price class and I'm left with android 4.2.2. Many new apps on the play store stop being compatible. I believe, something like this is only viable, if the phone maker guarantees…

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Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by mkaziz » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:48 PM UTC

I used to own an original Moto G, and the only complaint I had was the crappy camera. I would buy Morotola again if they made reasonable sized phones.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by acd » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:59 PM UTC

Happy to read about that Motorola is taking an initiative to make their cell phones repairable! We should not produce unnecessary amounts of electronic waste, this surely is a step in the right direction.

Thanks to iFixit, Motorola and its engineers.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by copperx » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:01 PM UTC

addicted wrote: post #60

nerdponx wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FWIW, you can now get an official iPhone battery replacement for $30 on the "last-gen" models, or for free with Applecare. https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/battery-power It looks like on some issues, we still have market power.

I got a battery replacement for $30 (that’s a temporary price which Apple provided because of the PR flack they were getting for slowing down phones with poorer batteries). Unfortunately, it’s clear it wasn’t a new battery, or maybe the replacement wasn’t done correctly, but the battery life isn’t great and I can no longer get a battery health reading from the settings>battery section.

The replacement has a 30 (or 90?) day warranty. Get that fixed.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by dwild » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

organsnyder wrote: post #5

Looks like my next phone will be a Motorola! I'm tired of "upgrading" phones every couple of years because the battery wears out.

Be careful, my last one was a Motorola X Play, which I stopped using because its battery became bad. I was happy to be able to buy a new OEM battery to "refurbish" it and use it as an emergency phone but it's not ob the ifixit website.

I bought a Motorola Z2 Play because now all phone seems to no longer have user replaceable battery but with the "mod" if the battery goes bad I can always add one. They also doesn't sell batteries for it on ifixit.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by fipple » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:02 PM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #10

I have a lot of respect for iFixit. They at least appear to have their heads screwed on right, and the tools I've bought from them do really seem to be good quality. My only recent "complex" task that needed their tools was adding a hybrid water cooler to a 1080ti GPU. Their stuff was great, and their customer service has been good too. (EDIT: I meant to say, the addition went well due to their tools, good quality st…

I don’t really think the government needs to legislate this. I buy iPhones because I don’t give a shit about repairability. I use the phone for 3-4 years and then set it up as basically a remote control in my house until it’s useless. If I break it out of warranty I throw it out. Other people who care about repairability can buy other brands.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by dwild » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:06 PM UTC

zrobotics wrote: post #33

I'm somewhat (pleasantly) shocked that it is Motorola doing this. I've been a Motorola user for >15 years now, but my current phone (xt1650 moto z) had me recommending family members to go for a different brand. I've always liked the nearly stock android and build quality up until this one, which had me convinced Lenovo was destroying the brand. Of 2 identical phones bought at the same time, by 13 months I had 1) rep…

I had the Moto X Play and it lasted nearly 3 years, the battery went bad, which is to be expected. That was my only issue with it.

I currently have the Moto Z2 Play, no issue and it's been more than a year now.

My experience is anecdotal, but so are yours. Are you just missing the fact that you happens to drop your phone pretty often? It would still be crazy because I do drop mine from time to time and never wear phone case.

Re: Motorola and iFixit partner to sell phone repair kits

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Post by MattHeard » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 6:13 PM UTC

fipple wrote: post #98

bloopernova wrote: post #10

I have a lot of respect for iFixit. They at least appear to have their heads screwed on right, and the tools I've bought from them do really seem to be good quality. My only recent "complex" task that needed their tools was adding a hybrid water cooler to a 1080ti GPU. Their stuff was great, and their customer service has been good too. (EDIT: I meant to say, the addition went well due to their tools, good quality st…

I don’t really think the government needs to legislate this. I buy iPhones because I don’t give a shit about repairability. I use the phone for 3-4 years and then set it up as basically a remote control in my house until it’s useless. If I break it out of warranty I throw it out. Other people who care about repairability can buy other brands.

Recycle your Apple devices by returning them to Apple. You might get in-store credit:

https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in