Repaired my phone 6 months ago, then it broke again. Repaired it again yesterday, then it broke again next day, so they repaired it again today.
Cost like 160g grand total, could have just bought another phone for that price
Unfortunately I agree. That’s why I am looking for a open-source hardware alternative for the future. But they aren’t there yet for my use case.
Depending on what broke, would a Fairphone not be a good option ?
They’re relatively expensive, so not a good solution for poor people atm.
Yes, saving the planet is usually not cheap. There is also Shift phones, a bit like Fairphone https://mastodon.social/@shiftphones And some telephone companies offer Fairphone to rent, and eventually own, for less than 25 Euros per month.
that’s crushing. I did change the batteries ans screens for quiet a few phones by now. I would recommend looking for popular refurbished phones as exchange parts are cheap and alternative OS are often supported for longer software support.
depends on where u r living. for exemple living in canada or us should be affordable since china is just around the corner and it doesn’t cost a leg to source genuine parts. also u can ship ur phone to famous fixers like Northridge fix or Louis Rossmann to fix it for you. Phone techs are stupid where i live and china is far af (that also implies refurbished phones aren’t that common), so buying a new phone is a logical way in this case.
