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We’re updating our Shop / Mail-In Repair hub!

Need to buy a custom home button for your iPhone? How about pay for a mail-in repair? Welp, we’re in the process of making that significantly easier for you. Now if you want to visit our shop you will visit “shop.iamPhones.com”, or you can just come to iamPhones.com and click on the “Shop / Mail-In Repairs” tab on our main navigation menu.

In addition to the new hub for purchases and mail-in…

T-Mobile iPhone 3G Coverage is in San Diego.

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ iPhone Coverage is live in parts of San Diego. The coverage for 3G/HSPA+ is spotty in some areas and non-existent in Downtown. Over by the shop in La Jolla you can find 3G as well.

iamPhones’ recently had an iPhone 5 put on T-Mobile and we’ve had mixed reviews. On the up side, we’re noticing better and better performance and coverage almost daily. When in a HSPA+ area, we can…

iPhone 5 Color Home Buttons Are In!

We finally received them! iPhone 5 Color Home Buttons are here! These home buttons are much easier to change than those on the iPhone 4/4S but you should still consult an iPhone Tech if you’re unsure of your repair abilities.

We’ve got a special going on for the first days that these home buttons are available. Regular price will be $9.99 shipped, for a limited time you can receive thes…

Apple’s Maps guy fired. Navigates to the door.

I guess the axe had to fall at some point. There was simply too much backlash about Apple’s newly implemented Maps application for iOS6+. Reportedly, Apple has fired the one in charge of Maps, Richard Williamson.

Honestly, I feel the whole Maps issue got blown out of proportion.  Yes, it was/is flawed. It is beautiful, not perfect.  Get used to it, that’s the way of the world. I’ll admit on…

iPhone 5 Color Home Buttons Are Coming!

They’re almost heeeeeeere! It’s no surprise that the iPhone 5′s redesigned body did away with the number one customization option on the iPhone 4/4S : Customized Back Glass.  Now, unfortunately, the back and side bezel of the iPhone 5 are one complete part so any wishful customization will be A) Very expensive, and B) Not a simple task (compared to the iPhone 4/4S).

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We’re now available by text 24/7!

You read that right. iamPhones is now able to answer questions about repairs and orders placed via text 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Have you ever needed some information but were unable to get it at that time because it was after business hours? No more! We’ll respond to you no matter the time of day*. Whether it’s a question regarding a repair already in progress,  a question about a futur…

Desperate Housewives: iDevice Edition

On this episode you’ll find housewives smuggling iPhones and iPads into China. You read that right… into China, the technology birthplace of the world. Apparently import taxes and luxury duties are so steep in China that smugglers will use suitcases or in this case, housewives, to sneak iPhones and iPads in which are then passed on to scalpers.

On Wednesday, more than 20 suppliers were tried…

Sprint LTE silently being rolled out in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles, dubbed the “City of Angels”, is soon to be the city of Sprint LTE. This past weekend while in Los Angeles, I looked down at my phone while driving (I know, I know!) and to much of my delight, I saw the three most beautiful letters I’ve ever seen following Sprint. You guessed it, LTE.  All I can say is, “It’s about time!”. Now, this being said, LA seems to still be far…

We’ve moved to our new La Jolla, CA location!

It’s official! iamPhones has as new location in sunny La Jolla, California. Our phone number hasn’t changed, and all of our contact information is the same, just not our address. Stop by the beach and get your iPhone or Android phone, iPod, or iPad fixed today!  Just want to drop it off for repair and come back later? You don’t even have to get out of your car! We have a Drive-Up Window so…

Next-Gen “iPhone 5″ to have 2 Bezel Colors?

Several mockups and renderings of the iPhone 5 have been released over the previous weeks. Of course, it’s not official until Apple says so. We all learned all too well during the iPhone 4S announcement that all previous renderings were incorrect.

With that said, we believe to have some backbone to a few renderings of the next iPhone’s Mid-Frame Bezel. A supplier has informed us of two…

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