Phone repair in Nanticoke
I come to you. Screens, batteries, charging ports and back glass, fixed at your door in Nanticoke, Glen Lyon, Wanamie and Newport Township.
The real question here isn’t the price. It’s whether to bother.
Most people who call me about a cracked screen have already half-decided the phone is finished. It is three or four years old, the battery was going anyway, and somewhere in the back of your mind is the suspicion that whoever you ask is going to talk you into whichever answer earns them more.
So here is how I handle it, and it is the same every time. The diagnosis is free. I look at the phone in front of you, I tell you what is actually wrong with it, and I tell you plainly whether fixing it is a good use of your money. If it is not, I say so and I do not charge you for the trip out.
I can afford to do that because I have no rent, no counter staff and no monthly sales target. A shop that has all three structurally cannot tell you to keep your old phone. That is not a criticism of anyone — it is just arithmetic, and it is the reason my answer is worth more than my price.
What it costs to come out here
| Travel to Nanticoke | $45 |
| Screen replacement | from $125 |
| Battery replacement | from $120 |
| Charging port clean & check | from $35 |
| Back glass | from $115 |
| Diagnosis | always free |
Nanticoke is about 27 miles from Scranton, which is the 20 to 35 mile band. The $45 is charged once per visit, never per phone — two phones in the same house and you pay it once. $50 is the most travel will ever be, anywhere I go.
You get one flat total before I leave Scranton. Nothing is added at the door, and you do not pay until the phone is working in your hand.
When a repair is clearly worth it, and when it is not
Usually worth it: a cracked screen on a phone that is otherwise healthy. A battery that will not last the day on a phone you otherwise like. A charging port that has simply filled with lint. These are cheap fixes that buy you years.
Usually not: a phone with three separate faults at once. A swollen battery that has started lifting the screen off the frame. Liquid damage that has already had weeks to corrode. In those cases the honest answer is that you are paying to delay a decision rather than to solve a problem.
If the phone lands in the second group I will often make you a straight cash offer for it, which you are free to refuse. That way the trip is still worth something to you even when the repair is not.
Glen Lyon, Wanamie, Newport Township, Plymouth and Hanover Township are all inside this run at the same fee — as is the college, where one stop can cover several phones.
What I fix
Cracked screens are the most common call, and the cheapest moment to fix one is before the crack reaches the touch layer. Batteries are the repair people put off longest and regret least. Charging ports are the one where the answer is often a $35 clean rather than a repair at all. And back glass costs very different amounts depending on the model.
iPhone 8 through 17 Pro Max, Samsung Galaxy A and S series, Google Pixel. Price is by model, not a flat rate — check yours in the booking tool and you get the real number before I set off.
Before you spend anything, check the port
The single most common call I get is a phone that has stopped charging, or that only charges if you hold the cable at a particular angle. Most people assume the port has failed. Most of the time it has not.
What has usually happened is that pocket lint has compacted into the bottom of the port, packed a little further every time the cable went in, until the connector can no longer seat properly. The port is fine. It is just full.
That is a $35 clean and about ten minutes, not a port replacement from $115 — and it is worth trying yourself before you call anyone. Power the phone off and clear it gently with a wooden toothpick. If that fixes it, you have saved the whole job and the travel with it, and I would rather you did.
How it works
Tell me what broke
Your phone, the problem, your town. Two taps and you get a price with the $45 travel already in it.
I drive out
Home, work, campus — wherever is easiest. Free diagnosis when I arrive, and if it is not worth fixing you hear that before I start.
Fixed at your door
An iPhone screen or battery is usually fixed in 30 to 60 minutes after I get to you; other phones and repairs can take longer. I test every function with you before I hand it back.
One person turns up — and it's always me
No call center, no rotating technicians, no phone vanishing into a back room. The person who quotes you is the person who does the repair, and the person you text if something isn't right six months later.
Questions, answered
Do you come out to Nanticoke?
Yes. Nanticoke is about 27 miles from Scranton, which puts it in the 20 to 35 mile band. Travel is $45, charged once per visit, and the diagnosis is free whether or not you go ahead.
Is it even worth fixing an older phone?
Sometimes it isn’t, and I’ll tell you so. A screen on a phone that’s otherwise sound is almost always worth it. A screen on a phone with a swollen battery and a dying port usually isn’t. The diagnosis costs nothing either way, and I may make you a cash offer for the phone instead.
How much is travel to Nanticoke?
$45, charged once per visit and never per phone. Two phones at the same address pay the travel once. $50 is the highest travel fee anywhere I go.
Can you come to the college?
Yes. A parking lot on campus works as well as a driveway, and if several people need phones done at the same stop the travel fee is still only paid once.
Do you cover Glen Lyon and Newport Township?
Yes. Glen Lyon, Wanamie, Newport Township, Plymouth and Hanover Township are all inside the same run at the same travel fee.
My phone stopped charging. Do I need a new port?
Usually not. Nine times out of ten it’s compacted pocket lint rather than a failed port, and that is a $35 clean instead of a replacement from $115. Try a wooden toothpick with the phone powered off before you call anyone.
Nearby and on the same run: Dallas & the Back Mountain, Mountain Top and Pittston. The full list is on the service area page.