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This iPod Doctor Makes House Calls

by Tim Stevens on June 26, 2008 at 12:45 PM

Housecall Making iPod Doctors Appearing in NYC
It's easy to think of today's pocketable gadgets as disposable -- use 'em for a few years, then toss 'em when they're obsolete or broken. That's not always necessarily the case, though, as busted iPods and other players can be fixed by repair shops (or even yourself) if you have steady hands. But if you're not the mechanically inclined type, can't bear to be away from your player long enough to mail it to a repair shop, and you happen to live in NYC, you can call the iPod Doctor, or one of his competitors springing up across the boroughs.

The iPod Doctor is Demetrios Leontaris, who makes house calls in the City for $70 a pop -- possibly more, depending on the service. He can do most repairs right there while you wait, without even leaving the drivers' seat of his car, though some, like a hard disk replacement for iPods with ailing storage, might require a return visit a day or two later. Given the $200-plus cost for most new players, the charge is a bargain. If it'll keep you from having to replace your broken but beloved player, it definitely seems like a worthwhile service to us (particularly if the rest of your money is going towards sky-high New York City rents!).

Now if only he could help with the gadget obsolescence problem.... [Source: CNN Money]


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