What to Do With a Broken Blackberry

There are many things in life that can cause you great frustration. One of them is when your cell phone ends up damaged. If you have a smartphone, such as a Blackberry, then having it turn up broken can leave you with a lot of questions. What will you do with it? Can you afford to replace it? Is it possible to repair it? What do you do now? The questions are normal and you may find yourself asking them repeatedly. After all, you likely were tied to your phone before it was damaged. Now you have no phone and all you have to show is a broken Blackberry.

Depending on the damage to your phone, it is highly likely that it is unusable in its current condition. There is very little that can go wrong with a Blackberry that will leave it in positive working condition. This means that you have to face those tough questions so that you can once again have a working phone. Taking them one by one and deciding on the answers will help you know what you should do with your current phone.

Is it possible to repair it? The simple answer is yes. Most phones can be repaired. However, that answer is not what you are looking for. What you want to know is whether it is something you can do and, if not, is it something affordable enough to make it worthwhile. Chances are it is not something that you can handle. Unless you happen to understand how to fix a broken phone then you are not going to be any good at trying. Doing so could make it worse than what it already is. You also need the right tools and unless you fix broken phones regularly then you probably do not have those lying around either.

Is going to be affordable to repair the phone? That will depend a lot on the damage that has been done. Generally speaking it costs less to replace a broken Blackberry than it will cost to fix it. That is simply because those that are capable of it will often charge high rates. When you look at the model of the phone and its actual value then it doesn’t often make sense to pay for those repairs. However, there may be some cases in which repair is a feasible option. It is something that you might want to check into before making a final decision.

Can you afford to replace it? Well, that is another tricky question. Most often the answer is no. Typically people do not sit around with hundreds of dollars that just need to be spent. Replacing a phone is not often on the planned to-do list and finding the money to do so can be a pain. That doesn’t mean you can’t replace it. You have the option to sign a new contract and get a discounted rate. You can also choose to buy a used or refurbished model. Both choices will help you save on the cost of your new Blackberry.

What do you now? What will you do with the old Blackberry? These questions tend to go hand in hand. Obviously you will be replacing your phone. Where and how is a decision that only you can make. As for what to do with your broken Blackberry, there is actually an option that you might not have considered. You can sell it. There is a market for broken phones and you could make a little cash for something that you otherwise would just toss in the garbage. This extra money could help offset the cost of a new model and allow you to have the phone that you want.

While it is not an ideal situation to have your Blackberry get damaged or broken, it does not have to be as frustrating as it might seem. There are options. There are inexpensive ways to replace the phone and you can even sell the old model to someone that will repair it and resell it. You might not end up making a lot of money, but you could lower the cost of the new phone you buy and that is always a benefit.