Ipod Repair - Warranty?
Alright, I'll try to explain my situation and I'm hoping someone can kindly point me in the right direction; I really don't want to replace my iTouch at all costs, repairing it for a minor fee would be so much better.
So my problem is that the left audio channel doesn't work; for some odd reason sound has stopped coming through the left side of anything whenever I plug a audio jack into it. I have managed to conclude that none of my ear buds or headsets are broken and I have spent the past half hour googling and surfing through apple forums about issues similar to mine and it appears to be a hardware issue.
Now the worse part to dread, at least for me; I bought this 2nd Gen 16GB Ipod Touch second hand so it has no warranty, I also checked and I am 100% sure that this iTouch is not under any warranty. I'm unsure what to do from my current position because from what I understand now after thoroughly researching; to take it to the Apple Store and have it repaired, would cost me $149... Which is extremely steep considering the fact that they will, as stated in the FAQs and various Policies that I have read thus far, Send/Give/Return to me a completely different Ipod Touch (I'm assuming this means the product returned will not have the same Model Number) that is not the original one I sent in.
I kindly ask any viewers of this post to just, enlighten me; I really hope I do not need to pay $149 to "repair" my iTouch. I was hoping this whole problem would be settled over a few hours and maybe $60.
So my problem is that the left audio channel doesn't work; for some odd reason sound has stopped coming through the left side of anything whenever I plug a audio jack into it. I have managed to conclude that none of my ear buds or headsets are broken and I have spent the past half hour googling and surfing through apple forums about issues similar to mine and it appears to be a hardware issue.
Now the worse part to dread, at least for me; I bought this 2nd Gen 16GB Ipod Touch second hand so it has no warranty, I also checked and I am 100% sure that this iTouch is not under any warranty. I'm unsure what to do from my current position because from what I understand now after thoroughly researching; to take it to the Apple Store and have it repaired, would cost me $149... Which is extremely steep considering the fact that they will, as stated in the FAQs and various Policies that I have read thus far, Send/Give/Return to me a completely different Ipod Touch (I'm assuming this means the product returned will not have the same Model Number) that is not the original one I sent in.
I kindly ask any viewers of this post to just, enlighten me; I really hope I do not need to pay $149 to "repair" my iTouch. I was hoping this whole problem would be settled over a few hours and maybe $60.
PC, Windows Vista
