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Caution: Having your iPhone 6 repaired by an independent repair shop could permanently brick it

Posted on February 8, 2016

iphone-6-plus Do you own an iPhone 6? If so, I have a warning for you: Think twice before you decide to have it repaired by an independent repair shop.

If your iPhone 6 is running iOS 9, having anyone besides Apple make a repair involving the Home button assembly will likely cause the phone to lock up and display an “Error 53”. And let me tell you, Error 53 is bad.

In short, Error 53 will “brick” your phone, and your only recourse will be to buy a new one. And no, you won’t be able to retrieve your photos or other important files from the phone’s flash memory. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I enable HD Voice on my iPhone 6?

Posted on April 22, 2015

Question from Rita H.: I recently went to Verizon and upgraded my phone to an iPhone 6. I’m glad I did because this is my first iPhone and I love it! I still don’t know a lot about it though.

A friend of mine also has an iPhone 6 and she said her son enabled something called HD Voice on her phone and now her calls sound a lot clearer.

I asked her how to enable it on my phone and she said she doesn’t know. Can you tell me how to do it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Existing Sprint customers can now lease an iPhone 6 for $5 per month

Posted on October 15, 2014

Sprint has just announced the roll-out of a $15 per month “Customer Loyalty Credit” for existing customers who wish to upgrade to the new iPhone 6.

The $15 credit will be applied directly to the customer’s monthly bill, effectively reducing the iPhone 6’s monthly lease fee from $20 to just $5.

The lease contracts signed under this plan will run for 24 months, after which the customer will need to choose between four options: [Read more…]