Our Number:

Barrie (705)481-1572

Our Location:

474 Grove St East (house)
Barrie, Ontario

Our Hours:

Monday-Friday 10-7pm
Saturday-Sunday 11-4pm

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iPad Screen Repairs: What They Cost and When to Do It

(And When to Just Let Go) Someone drops it.The screen cracks.Everyone blames everyone else.Now it’s your problem. Let’s cut through the chaos and get you the facts: What It Costs to Fix an iPad Screen in Barrie Here’s what we charge at Barrie Screen Repair, on average: iPad 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 […]

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How to Know if Your iPhone Battery Needs Replacing

(Without Guessing or Gritting Your Teeth) There’s a moment we all hit with our phones — the one where you unplug at 100%, send one text, check the weather, and somehow you’re already at 82%. You start negotiating with your battery like it’s a toddler. “Just make it until lunch. You can do this.” Sound […]

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Should You Fix or Replace Your Phone? The Real Math (Without the Boring Bits)

There’s this moment everyone with a broken phone faces: You drop it.The screen shatters.You whisper a prayer and flip it over.And there it is — a spiderweb of heartbreak staring back at you. Cue internal debate:“Do I fix this thing… or finally upgrade?” Let’s be honest: phones are expensive, confusing, and unnecessarily fragile.But replacing your […]

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🎮 PS5 Repair in Wasaga Beach — Can You Actually Get It Fixed Here?

So your PS5 is dead.You’ve tried unplugging it, shaking it, whispering kind words into its vents… nothing.And now you’re searching “PS5 repair Wasaga Beach” with one hand while holding your HDMI cable like it’s a murder weapon. Let’s talk about what’s really available in Wasaga for PlayStation repairs — and when it might make sense […]

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🎮 Nintendo Switch Not Charging? It’s Probably One of These 5 Things (and You’re Gonna Hate #3)

You know that moment when your Switch battery is down to 1%, and you go to plug it in… and nothing happens? No charging icon.No power.Just a plastic rectangle mocking you. If that’s you — don’t panic. You’re not alone. We fix many Nintendo Switch consoles in Barrie every month, and charging issues are one […]

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⚡ What’s the Real Cost of Replacing an iPad Charging Port in Barrie? (And Why Yours Is Probably Fried)

Let’s get this out of the way first: If your iPad only charges when you bend the cable just so, prop it up with a spoon, and whisper “please” — your charging port is toast. We’ve seen it all.One guy brought in his kid’s iPad with peanut butter in the port.Another tried to clean it […]

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📱 The Real Cost of Fixing a Cracked iPhone Screen in Barrie (Spoiler: It’s Not $50, Karen)

A woman walked into our location last week holding an iPhone that looked like it had been attacked by Wolverine. She said: “I got it fixed for $60 at the flea market… and then it turned green. Now Face ID doesn’t work. Can you fix that?” 😬 That’s when we realized: People don’t know what […]

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Nintendo Switch 2 Launch – A New Level for the Big N

It’s the eve of a Nintendo Switch 2 launch, and the energy in the gaming world is as electric as a Thunderbolt from Pikachu. All across Barrie (and around the globe), lifelong Nintendo fans are feeling that mix of excitement and nostalgia – the kind you only get when Nintendo is about to drop a new console. […]

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The Hidden Costs of a Cheap Screen Repair (and Why It Might Be a Trap)

In 2016, a man in China bought a brand-new iPhone for the equivalent of $30 CAD.Except it wasn’t an iPhone. It was an Android, inside a plastic case molded to look like an iPhone. It worked… until he updated the software and the phone tried to become both iOS and Android at the same time. […]

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📍 iPhone Repair in Orillia: Your Guide to Not Getting Ripped Off (or Ghosted by a Tech Bro)

There’s a guy in Orillia who fixes phones out of his basement. He works 2.5 days a week, doesn’t answer texts on Tuesdays, and only takes cash… if you bring exact change. If you’ve been burned by that guy — or if you’re frantically Googling “iPhone screen repair near me” while holding a phone that […]

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