There is a cell phone repair place in East Peoria in the strip mall between Subway and Silver Bullet. I forget the name of it.They replaced the charging port on my phone for about $40. I was debating getting a new phone or getting a separate charger and spare battery.

Central Illinois Phone repair I hear is good and reasonable. I've never used them myself. They are behind Wendy's sunglasses shop on Knoxville across from Avantis.I replaced a screen myself with a kit from ebay. Follow the directions and take your time and will turn out ok.

Screen in a DIY project as long as your slow and take your time. Be careful with the ribbon cables. Will be at least one screw hidden under a label most likely in battery area,

I have an iPhone 5s and the battery is shot. I can get a new battery for $8 but I watched videos and doubt I could do it myself. Every shop I contacted wants at least $75 or more to replace the battery. I can get the same phone new for $99. So I ordered an iPhone 7 plus. Verizon is offering $400 trade-in on my 5s even though it's not worth anything close to that. But I'm locked into 2 more years

@radar_99 What's it going to cost a month for 2 years BET they will more than make up for it in fees.

Your smartphones won't be working at all when CJ gets rid of all those ugly cell towers 😜

@EyeintheSky :I'm sure they will. I likely would have been a Verizon customer anyway but I still hate being tied into a contract. I compared Verizon's prices to the other carriers and the small savings with the others wasn't worth the switch. So now I'm locked in for 2 more years.

Brother- n- law has been looking we haven't found any on under $100.00 still looking.

As a Verizon customer they have problems to and might get dropped this December when contracted is up.Getting voice mail 2 hours late some times more even missed calls and the phone didn't ring.

Batteries Plus charges $125 to replace the screen. At least that was the going rate earlier this year. I've been told by techie friends that if you plan to do it yourself, buy two screens. They almost always broke the first one but got everything right the second time around.@radar_99 Dang! I'm going to go talk to Verizon. I get a $300 quote for my trade-in over their website for my 6s Plus in pristine condition. I'm still debating upgrading...or not. Can't justify it but I'm a sucker for better cameras and that one is an improvement.

I'm leaving Verizon when my contract is up. Either going to Project Fi or Walmart's Family mobile.

@VonsterPeo :or after Kim Jong Un / Ahmedinejad lights off a nuke in our upper atmosphere....

@froggy :www.verizon.com/abou t/news/get-next-gen- iphones-next-gen-net work-available-"Want a new iPhone 7 at no cost? For a limited time, beginning Friday, September 9, at 12:01 a.m. PST, Verizon is offering iPhone 7 32 GB at no cost after you trade in an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s or 6s Plus.** Have an iPhone 5, 5c, 5s or SE? Get up to $400 towards the purchase of your iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. Or trade in your Android or iPhone 4 device for up to $300 in trade-in value."

Illinois has one of the highest tax rates on cell plans in the country. In Chicago, it's over 25%. Some of our neighboring states aren't even 15%. I probably should have renewed my plan in Colorado rather than Illinois.