iPod Doctor Drives Around New York, Makes House Calls
New York (NY) - Like all electronics, popular MP3 players like Apple’s iPod and Microsoft’s Zune break down from time to time, but in New York people can turn to the self-proclaimed ’iPod Doctor’ Demetri Leontaris. Leontaris drives around in his Pontiac fixing iPods and other music players for about $70. He even makes house calls.
Leontaris taught himself how to fix iPods after his personal iPod’s screen broke. Apple gave him a $250 estimate, a price that motivated Leontaris to buy a used iPod and do the repair himself. Since then, he’s fixed thousands of players with common ailments like cracked screens to more brutal damage like players ran over by cars.
Not a bad way to make a living, the guy isn’t chained to an office and he even brings along his son sometimes.
CNN/Fortune has a great article and video of Leontaris in action
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Yeah, but does he dance around town wearing old-school skates while listening to his sony walkman portable cassette player?
I think not! So we have something better over here.
I was very displeased with this service. I don't know if Demetri does the repairs or lets someone else do them, but he and his people are incompetent. His operation is sketchy and he won't give a receipt. I will be filing this comment elsewhere on the web.
OK, if I'm going to slam one place, I should offer an alternative. After my unpleasant dealings with NYC Ipoddoctor, I found another place I liked much better: Just Ipod Repairs @ 328 8th ave (bet 26th and 27th street) did ok by me.