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Due to time, costs and... well, cost, I decided to get the crystal fixed. Found a local guy that replaced it and had it back to me within two hours. $65 for everything, and guaranteed for a year. I couldn't beat that.

Thanks for all the suggestions and help, everyone!

--- In apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com, "jiminmanjr" <jiminmanjr@...> wrote:
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> Tonight I was playing with my dog at the pool. It was "Drool in the Pool" night - all dogs got to play before the pool is emptied for the season and shut down.
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> Mid-way through the evening a large Great Dane came running up and spun me around... knocking my iPhone out of my hands and letting it come down hard on the concrete. I picked it up, praying for good things, but no... shattered crystal.
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> I've had my iPhone since July 2009, so I am eligible for an upgrade. I contacted customer service (the phone still works) and they said I could get a new 3GS for $99, or an iPhone 4 for $199. I called the closest Apple store (90 minutes away), and they said they could probably fix the crystal... for about $99.
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> So, I'm looking for options and suggestions of what I should do.
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> * Get a new 3GS for $99?
> * Get an iPhone 4 for $199?
> * Replace the crystal and wait until next year to upgrade?
> * Suck it up and deal with the broken crystal as long as possible?
> * Break out the glass, treat it nice, and see what happens?
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> Any thoughts are appreciated...
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> Thank you!
>
> Jim
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