JT

After 40 minutes talking to Apple Support, they quoted me up to a $549 charge to service my two year old iPhone, because the charging port wasn’t working reliably.

Instead, I left the chat and found a suggestion from iFixit… using a toothpick to check for and clear hidden “lint” debris from the port. It looked perfectly clean, but to my surprise I got some out. My #iPhone now charges again.

$550 to #Apple, after I’ve already paid them $1200, to fix what a toothpick could do.

#RightToRepair

Feb 8, 2020 at 9:23amWeb
Show threadDittrichFeb 8, 2020
@JT The toothpick trick is so useful. I've run into it on my own phones, as well as friends & family. Everybody is so surprised the first time they dig out a huge clump of lint. I just do it occasionally now, even if I'm not having issues, as preventative maintenance.