[yrag male]

Hi all
I have an unlocked iphone (2g), the earpiece speaker went a bit doo lally, so after reading up on t internet I thought I would have a go at pulling it apart, I now have an iphone in lots of bits and I cannot get it back together, can anyone recommend me an online repairer who will take the many bits and put it back together, I didn't think I would miss it but I am! PLEASE help me. I never thought I would get so attached to a piece of machinery like this.
Thanks
Gary

[daggerer]

Bad move on your part, why do you think you have to send it back to apple to get your battery replaced?

[michaelblack]

Originally Posted by daggerer

Bad move on your part, why do you think you have to send it back to apple to get your battery replaced?

I always thought it was because they could charged £60 for 3-5 mins of labour

[hutch]

Oh dear

[yrag male]

indeed

[guycoombs]

[No1Joker]

Originally Posted by guycoombs

I agree, until you can see all the pieces strewn across the table and a look of absolute panic on the owners face there no way you are going to be able to laugh enough

Sorry, i really feel your pain here. Can i ask, at what point did you realise you'd made a mistake?

[Golf_turbo]

Hey man don't let people try wind you up on here. I would have done the same. Why pay £80 and be with your phone for a week + to get a £3 part replaced! Done the same with my PSP screen, N95 Mic. A lot of these things are very simple to do!

Sorry you muckd though (i woulodnt have done that :P lol)

There must be some decent instructions on the net about how it goes together and apart again.

[Kryptix]

Originally Posted by guycoombs

Pics! Pics! Pics!

[jerryq7777]

Theres videos on youtube how to take it apart and put it back together again looks a bit of a mare tbh

[Golf_turbo]

Originally Posted by jerryq7777

Theres videos on youtube how to take it apart and put it back together again looks a bit of a mare tbh

YouTube - iPhone 3G Dissection, Disassembly, Take Apart & Tear Down

Not really man seems simple enough to me

[jerryq7777]

Originally Posted by Golf_turbo

Not really man seems simple enough to me

Yes the 3G phone is more simple to take apart but go find the 2G iphone vid that the OP has !

[hutch]

The 2G is notoriously difficult to service unless you are quite a serious techie.

I cant really suggest any more than searching google and taking your chances.

[No1Joker]

Originally Posted by Golf_turbo

Why pay £80 and be with your phone for a week + to get a £3 part replaced!

Because if you don't know what you are doing you risk having either a bigger bill, or having to bin the phone and buy a new one.

The £80 represents training and qualifications to repair a product and return it to you in perfect working order. Right now i bet £80 would seem cheap to someone who hasn't got a working mobile.

[yrag male]

it was fun. i will bin it a go back to one of the phones setting in my desk draw!

[davemulheran]

Originally Posted by yrag male

it was fun. i will bin it a go back to one of the phones setting in my desk draw!

dont bin it, send it to me and ill repair it!

[sim667]

if your gonna bin it i'd give it a go too......

but he asked first.

[Golf_turbo]

Originally Posted by No1Joker

Because if you don't know what you are doing you risk having either a bigger bill, or having to bin the phone and buy a new one.

The £80 represents training and qualifications to repair a product and return it to you in perfect working order. Right now i bet £80 would seem cheap to someone who hasn't got a working mobile.

lol

i didnt knwo the 2g was harder to take apart.

no way is £80 worth it when you can get taught how to and actully do it in 25 mins (on a 3g)

[yrag male]

dave, can you repair it? i have no problem in sending it to you and pay paling a chunk of cash!

[davemulheran]

Originally Posted by yrag male

dave, can you repair it? i have no problem in sending it to you and pay paling a chunk of cash!

Sorry mate .. I meant send it to me if you were going to throw it away!

Although, i'm pretty handy with most things so If I was in your situation I would definately have a bash at self repairing it.

As long as no 'special' tools were needed, I cant see it being that hard

[jerryq7777]

Here you go mate just rewind the video to put it back together

YouTube - iPhone Screen Replacement & Disassemble/TakeApart Directions

[No1Joker]

Originally Posted by davemulheran

As long as no 'special' tools were needed, I cant see it being that hard

I had a chat to a friend of mine and we think given your current level of knowledge this 'Special' Tool should do the trick.

[yrag male]

thanks. i have just lol, anyway i have now just bought a sony ericsson p1i dropped in an 8gig card, synced with outlook, got rid of i tunes and dropped all the podcasts into the phone,

so if any one wants a borked iphone, you pay the delivery and a little drinkie and it is yours!!

[dtobin]

I'll give you £15 to cover the postage and buy yourself a beer.

Paypal by gift.

Worth a try.

[No1Joker]

Originally Posted by yrag male

... just bought a sony ericsson p1i dropped in an 8gig card, synced with outlook, ...

Check out iSkoot on the P1i if you use Skype abroad. it saved me a fortune. Its the one BIG thing i miss on the iphone. (who want to find Wifi to call???)

Originally Posted by dtobin

I'll give you £15 to cover the postage and buy yourself a beer.

Paypal by gift.

Are you sure "dtobin" isn't a typo, looks like it should be D Turpin instead!

[hutch]

Originally Posted by yrag male

so if any one wants a borked iphone, you pay the delivery and a little drinkie and it is yours!!

Take it to the trading forum please

Think this thread is done now so im going to close it off, if the OP wants it reopening for any reason drop me a PM.