I don’t understand how it could be worse than a phone that you can’t turn on?
i never trust shops to fix a phone after working for one. they will purposefully damage other components or take your OEM screen and put an aftermarket screen.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
They will harvest what they can (not talking Louis Rossman types) and then either A)offer either OEM or aftermarket and be honest with the part replacement or put aftermarket and claim it’s OEM parts.
lobut@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Also, how come they need to unlock the phone to replace the battery … like, I guess they’re running diagnostics?
But like, can do that without getting access to bloody everything on my phone?
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
they will usually find an excuse to unlock your phone, also, they will have tools to dump what they can as well. they can even do it without unlocking your phone, but good luck proving that.
lobut@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Yeah :/ my password manager and everything is accessible! I have no defenses!
The thing is my phone is already in a dire state by the time they get it. I can’t pre-emptively wipe my phone :(
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
hmm fair. what model is your phone?
nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
If you have tech-savvy friend, try ask them a good repair shop.
Sometimes, Google review or any online review are not helpful as most of the reviewer are casual users that might be get tricked by the shop.
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
i am tech-savvy. and again, after working for a phone repair shop, i would never trust one to fix my phone.
hurricane155@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 4 weeks ago
Why would that be? Getting parts replaced and/or broken? Or would it be a matter of trust with your phone/data?
1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
they take genuine parts from the phone you bring and put in aftermarket or shit ones that are almost on their way out, and they will (especially women) dump any data they can get from the phone.