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Posts Tagged ‘iPad Repair’
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
If your iPad won’t turn on, don’t panic. Normally, an iPad is in “suspend mode”, which means it is waiting for you to press the home button or the sleep/wake button to activate it. But it is possible for the iPad to be completely turned off, which is usually the case when you find that your iPad won’t turn on.
 iPad Repair at Dr. Cell Phone Here’s what to do:
- Hold both the home button and the wake/suspend button down at the same time. You should see the Apple logo appear on your screen after holding these buttons down a couple of seconds, which means your iPad is booting up and should be good to go in a few more seconds.
- If the iPad does not boot up after a few seconds, the battery may be completely drained. The iPad comes with both a 30-pin connector and an adapter that allows you to plug it into a wall outlet. Use this to charge the iPad rather than plugging it into your computer. After letting it charge for at least thirty minutes, try repeating step one. Your iPad should boot up fine. Find out what you can do to save battery life.
- If your iPad still won’t turn on, there may be a hardware failure. The easiest solution is to locate the nearest Dr. Cell Phone Repair Center. Dr. Cell Phone Techs can be very helpful in determining if there is a true hardware issue. If there is no store nearby, you can contact Dr. Cell Phone. to arrange youriPadto be mailed in to their headquarters.
- Most Local Walk-in Repairs on iPad and iPad are done within an hour and other mail-in repairs are done the same day. Contact one of your nearest Dr. Cell Phone location to save your beloved ipad. Dr. Cell Phone has locations in Dallas, Frisco, Addison, uptown Dallas, Sugar Land, North Houston and Houston Downtown.
References:
1> Apple Support KB
2> About.com iPad Resources.
3> Dr. Cell Phone.com
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
Apple revealed a minor tweak to the iPad hardware when preorders began Friday morning, with a button previously designated for audio muting changed to a “screen rotation lock.”
As first noticed by Jim Dalrymple at The Loop, the switch, located just above the volume controls on the right side of the device, is now devoted to locking the screen orientation in its current state. Previously, the switch was used to mute the iPad.
 iPad mute button now screen rotation lock button repair at Dr. Cell Phone One of the features Apple has touted with the iPad is that it can be used from any orientation the user sees fit. The new feature will prevent users from having the screen rotate unexpectedly as they use the device while browsing the Web, reading an e-book, or accomplishing any other task on the 9.7-inch screen.
“There isn’t even a single orientation,” Jony Ive, senior vice president of design with Apple, said in the iPad’s initial promotional video. “There’s no up, there’s no down, there’s no right or wrong way of holding it. I don’t have to change myself to fit the product. It fits me.”
Like with the iPhone and iPod touch, the internal accelerometer of the iPad automatically adjusts the display to fit the orientation by which the user is holding the device. The iPad allows even more functionality than with the previous products, granting users the ability to turn the iPad completely upside down, with the home button up top, if they so choose.
Because the iPad has a focus on reading e-books and newspapers, many users will undoubtedly use the device as they would a physical book or newspaper — objects that are sometimes read by users laying on their side. The screen rotation lock would prevent the device from shifting as a user moves around.
Additional physical inputs on the device are the on/off and sleep/wake button, volume up/down controls, and the home button.
Apple began accepting preorders for the iPad Friday morning. Purchases for the device, scheduled to ship April 3 for the Wi-Fi-only model, are limited to two per customer.
As soon as Dr. Cell Phone received the great news of having a Screen rotation lock on the Apple iPad 3G and Wi-Fi models, the experienced technicians who had been working on Apple iPhone and iPod’s started to look into fixing the Screen Lock button/switch.
” The Screen Rotation lock button might essentially have the same dimension and similar schematics connections on board, the logic on the board would be different, special chip would be on main board to achieve this new functionality” Said the senior technician at Dr. Cell Phone.
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
The Release of Apple’s Anticipated iPad May have hit delays, according to one analyst on Monday.
The iPad, Apple’s upcoming tablet computer, was slated for release towards the end of March, the company said on its unveiling.
 Apple iPad and iPhone Repairs at Dr. Cell Phone However Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek said today that a “manufacturing bottleneck” may push the release beyond what’s anticipated.
“An unspecified production problem at the iPad’s manufacturer, Hon Hai Precision, will likely limit the launch region to the US and the number of units available to roughly 300K in the month of March,” Misek told clients on Monday.
The result will make for far lower units than the company’s initial estimate of 1 million units at launch, he explained
“It is also possible that, given the limited number of units available in March, the launch will be delayed for a month.”
While consumers waiting for the device may be upset, the delay most likely will not affect Apple’s bottom line.
Wall Street is expecting the Cupertino-Calif.-based consumer electronics company to sell between 1.7 million to 4.9 million units in fiscal 2010 and 2011 respectively. Given the potential for delays, Misek still forecasts 1.2 million to 3.5 million units.
“Our iPad estimates are unchanged given the conservative expectations already built into our model,” Misek said, reiterating a BUY with a 12 month target of $250.
Revealed in January by CEO Steve Jobs, Apple is banking that the new device will become a new platform for media companies to make money in the digital world.
The device, described as a “giant iPod touch” by some industry observers, will let users brows the Internet, read periodicals and consumer other multi-media.
Prices start at $499.
Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20100301
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
The recent flurry of rumors predicting the end of AT&T’s arrangement as exclusive provider of the Apple iPhone were apparently false. In fact, not only did Apple not announce the demise of exclusivity, it doubled down on its exclusive arrangement with AT&T by revealing AT&T as the sole provider of 3G wireless access for the upcoming iPad as well.
Apple iPad and iPhone Repairs at Dr. Cell Phone AT&T is already faced with numerous complaints of poor or slow data bandwidth from business users and consumers alike, particularly in metropolitan regions like New York and San Francisco where iPhone use is exceptionally heavy. Judging by themaps in the Verizon ads, if you venture outside of those urban areas you might be lucky to find a 3G connection at all.
I predicted that the addition of the iPad, a device more dedicated to data consumption than its iPhone cousin, could be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel’s back and bring AT&T’s network to its knees. However, AT&T addressed many of those concerns on its quarterly earnings call on Thursday.
It was revealed on the call that AT&T has twice as many smartphone users as its nearest competitor, and that AT&T has experienced a 5,000 percent spike in broadband data consumption since introducing the iPhone. The explosive growth in data demand was both unprecedented and unexpected, and could explain some of the challenges the AT&T network has faced.
In 2009, AT&T added 1,900 new cell sites, expanded 3G coverage to over 360 markets, reaching an estimated 75 percent of the population, and added 850MHz 3G–improving the range and strength of the 3G signal. It also enabled HSPA 7.2 throughout the network, speeding up the 3G download speeds.
Speaking to analysts on the earnings call, John Stankey, president and CEO of AT&T Operations, said “We’re very pleased to say that one of the 7.2-enabled devices that will have connectivity on our network is Apple’s new iPad, which was unveiled yesterday.”
Stankey added “we’re really excited about the device, and we work closely with Apple in planning for its connectivity on our network. AT&T is a natural fit for the iPad, given the combination of the ever-improving speed of our 3G network and our robust Wi-Fi capabilities. We have a thorough technical understanding, with a good read on the iPad’s usage requirements and characteristics, and all that is included in our network plans for 2010 in the plans I’m sharing with you this morning.”
AT&T has aggressive plans for 2010 as well, including investing over $2 billion to expand and improve the broadband data network. It plans to deploy fiber-optic backhaul which will increase 3G data speeds even further, as well as focusing on boosting data capacity in troubled areas like New York and San Francisco.
Overall, AT&T customers should be satisfied that AT&T is not deaf to their complaints, and that it is taking aggressive strides to improve the speed, availability, and stability of its 3G network.
As it relates to the iPad, though, I found AT&T CFO Rick Lindner’s statement to be telling. “We believe, though, the device, based on where we believe it will be used–in homes, in offices, coffee shops, bookstores, airports, so on and so forth–will be used a substantial amount of time in a Wi-Fi environment. And so we’ll just–we’ll have to monitor this usage as the device gets out there. And if it’s substantially different, we’ll adapt to it. But right now, I think the economics will be very positive because it will be a very low-cost device for us–no cost, really, in terms of acquisition.”
Translated, Lindner is saying that, although Apple will charge $130 extra for a 3G capable device, and AT&T will happily take your $30 a month for unlimited 3G broadband access, it is assuming that iPad users will rely primarily on Wi-Fi, so the $30 a month will be pure profit to AT&T with no impact at all to the 3G bandwidth.
That reinforces my belief that there is no point in paying extra for the 3G iPad, and that either Apple will just eliminate 3G from the mix and stick with Wi-Fi, or eventually phase out the Wi-Fi only version, and just offer the Wi-Fi plus 3G iPad for the lower price that the Wi-Fi models are being introduced at. Even if that happens, though, I see no reason to pay $30 a month for 3G connectivity when free Wi-Fi is fairly ubiquitous.
Source:http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Apple’s new tablet, the iPad, sparks strong emotion among both supporters and detractors. For everyone else, here are six reasons to pre-order and half-dozen reasons to wait.
Reasons to Buy:
1. Undeniably cool. The iPad looks like a giant iPod and the look supersizes quite nicely.
 Dr. Cell Phone to be one of the first Repair Centers to Offer iPad Repair 2. The best e-reader? The iPad is already generating comments that it will be a Kindle-beater and Nook-destroyer. The 16 GB $499 model may not be good for carrying around lots of movies and music, but it should hold a lot of books. I want to hear more about the hands-on reading experience, but early word is the iPad is an excellent place to enjoy a good book. Or a textbook, which is a huge potential market for the device.
3. Gaming. The iPhone became a surprise hit among gamers, or at least expanded the market to include lots of previous non-gamers (such as myself). Either way, the iPad is optimized to improve the iPhone gaming experience, allowing new elements to be added to games that can be played on both the iPhone/iPod touch and the new iPad.
4. The iPad makes it easy to share media. Not for a whole room, but you and a friend or two should be able to watch movies, listen to music, or pass the iPad back-and-forth for games. It’s just the right size for sharing up-close and the lack of a keyboard makes the iPad easier to handle than a notebook.
5. Applications. With all the above going for it, the iPad almost doesn’t have to do things like Web surfing and e-mail checking or document writing. But, it does them all and runs 140,000 iPhone apps besides. Sure, the best apps will be specially-written for the iPad, but you can use iPhone/iPod touch favorites right away.
6. Time may be on your side. The iPad may become much more compelling–thanks to new apps–between now and its March/April ship dates.
Reasons to Hold Off:
1. There is no subsidy on the 3G version. Apple wants you to pay $829 for the 64GB device, plus monthly wireless fees for AT&T’s 3G. The first year total: $1,189.
2. The wrong screen. It’s not clear why Apple didn’t choose a 16:9 aspect ratio, the standard for widescreen entertainment, but not doing so makes the iPad much less interesting for watching movies.
3. It’s not much of a work machine. New applications may hammer away at the iPad’s limitations, but the truth is that a notebook or netbook or even (in many circumstances) an iPhone is much more useful. Maybe it isn’t even fair to ask a device so well-tuned for entertainment to work at the office too, but Apple is promoting the iPad as a work tool. And right now, I have to respond, “No” in most circumstances.
4. If you don’t need all the other features, a Kindle or Nook offer better battery life for e-reading, but lack the color screen.
5. The iPad is a “tweener,” in the bad sense of the word. Not a computer, but not a smartphone, the iPad lacks the functionality of a notebook and the convenience of an iPhone or Droid. The iPad may be just one more thing to haul around if you already carry a notebook, which it doesn’t come close to replacing.
6. By the time the iPad ships, the excitement may be over. Perhaps helping lots of people save money.
There are many more reasons, both pro and con, regarding an iPad purchase but the best one may be the simplest: You’ve either got to have one (and have the spare cash) or the iPad doesn’t do much for you.
Since it won’t be available until March or April (for the 3G models), you have lots of time to change your mind. And for the initial excitement to wear off.
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/188061
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO – Apple will sell its newly unveiled tablet-style iPad starting at $499.
The iPad resembles an iPhone, but larger. Apple will sell some iPad models with data plans from AT&T, with no contract required.
Apple Inc. will have to convince consumers, many of whom already have Internet-connected phones, computers and TVs, that they’ll want to pay that much for such a device, when many small, lightweight “netbooks” cost less than $400.
Dr. Cell Phone to Provide Screen Repair for Apple iPad CEO Steve Jobs says the iPad will be better for reading books, playing games and watching video than either a laptop or a smart phone.
The initial price is likely to drop. Apple sold the first iPhone for $599 but slashed the price to $399 after a few months, upsetting early buyers.
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