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My blog is to help people understand TECH repair options better and help educate them on the benefits of cell phone, tablet & Computer repair over buying a new one. I have more than 25 years experience in the wireless industry so I know my stuff! TECH repair in the age of the smartphone makes a lot of sense. Read the WiGoMan Blog to learn why.
2022-03-08 05:00
You've probably heard me talk a lot about industry unity because, quite frankly, the Tech Care Industry (those in repair, support, reuse, and recycle) are such an incredibly divided ind… Read More
2022-02-01 14:57
The Tech Care industry is a fractured one, tribal in nature. A collection of thousands of companies in repair, support, reuse and recycling that often really only care about themselves and t… Read More
2022-01-11 05:00
CES 2022 is over, I’m back home (safe & sound), and if there is one thing I can report about the show it’s that the Consumer Tech Industry needs the Tech Care Industry now mo… Read More
2022-01-07 06:30
Day 2 at CES 2022 is in the books and what a day it was. In between a few planned meetings I spent most of my day on the show floor talking to OEMs who are here to promote new products and s… Read More
2022-01-06 05:00
It’s been a long journey to my very first Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Despite having been in the tech industry my entire career, having one of my own companies featured in a CTA p… Read More
2021-12-29 05:00
I've said it before and I'll say again and again - Independent Tech Repair People are some of the best and brightest people I know! We need them now more than ever!!A couple of months ago I… Read More
2021-12-09 05:00
The warning signs appeared in late September 2021 when Apple stunned the tech repair industry with a small piece of software that would disable Face ID if you were to replace the front scree… Read More
2021-12-01 05:00
The Tech Care Association (TCA) issued a dual appeal to Apple today (11/30/21) to open it's repair program to independent tech repair locations. They have also asked Apple to make progress o… Read More
2021-11-19 17:51
In case you've been living under a rock Apple recently did a 180 on repair and announced a new program that will allow its customers to purchase its fancy, expensive, exclusive genuine… Read More
2021-11-15 05:00
This year the brilliant minds that have led the Electronic Reuse Conference (ERC) and E-Scrap Conference (ESC) decided to combine forces in Chicago and put on one combined show. Can I j… Read More
2021-10-18 20:20
This is a story I HAD put behind me, but it appears some little birdies have been chirping away and trying to trash my reputation as well as get me blacklisted in their circles of influence… Read More
2021-06-11 20:59
Congratulations to everyone who has been fighting for the right to repair. Yesterday (June 10, 2021) the NY state Senate had a floor vote that was 51-12 in favor of right to repair. This is… Read More
2021-05-28 21:21
I love this industry and I am passionate about seeing it prosper, especially the independent small businesspeople that make up most of its members. The biggest problem the industry faces is… Read More
2021-03-31 20:23
...the trade route. It effects every aspect of the tech care industry and the existing trade route needs to be broken in order for everyone in the industry to thrive. Right to Repair is an i… Read More
2021-02-16 05:00
No man is an island, or woman for that matter! (full credit to English poet John Donne). Please allow me to take that thought a step further and say that no business is an island either… Read More
2021-01-13 05:00
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to the TECH CARE ASSOCIATION! The worlds first non-profit professional trade association for companies in the tech care industry, those that r… Read More
2020-12-04 05:00
The Tech Care industry is a fractured one, tribal in nature. A collection of thousands of companies in repair, reuse and recycling that often really only care about themselves and their own… Read More
2020-11-27 21:50
As I walked into the conference area of the hotel in Nashville on the first day of ERC 2020 I realized that this year was going to be much different than years past. I took a deep breat… Read More
2020-11-13 20:05
If you repair, refurbish, or recycle electronics congratulations! You are on the forefront of what is becoming one of the largest industries in the world over the next ten years. Why, you as… Read More
2020-11-06 22:35
While our country remains divided on who the next president will be, among other issues, one thing is clear – seriously just one thing because this election cycle was a bare knuckle br… Read More
2020-10-30 23:13
On Thursday, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Facebook reported a blockbuster quarter, earning a combined net profit of $38 billion.After crushing much of their own competition AAAF (Amazon… Read More
2020-10-23 17:35
As a 15-year professional in the tech repair industry and someone who is connected with hundreds of tech repair professionals all across the country, without any reservation, I wan… Read More
2020-10-16 21:47
It has been awhile since I have had a chance to share my musings with the world about the tech repair industry. While 2020 has been a decade of a year, your friend, the WiGoMan has been busy… Read More
2020-01-24 20:30
This is a big year for right to repair legislation in statehouses all across our great country. State legislators are hearing about the need for more repair options from repair people all ov… Read More
2019-10-25 18:40
For many years the Tech Repair Industry (aka, Cell Phone Repair) has struggled with trying to find a way to police itself and discourage rogue players. Now a few BIG COMPANIES in t… Read More
2019-09-03 20:04
I had to double check my calendar last week to make sure it wasn't April Fools Day. Apple, you see, stunned the tech repair industry with the announcement that they would do a complete… Read More
2019-07-19 23:28
When I was a kid my Dad taught me how to fix things. We fixed things around the house, we fixed the car, we fixed the roof (in the middle of a very hot summer), we fixed the lawnmower but wh… Read More
2019-06-26 19:37
I remember it like it was yesterday -- and at one of the thousands of tech repair shops around the country it was yesterday -- I got a call in my office that one of my good friends from chur… Read More
2019-06-18 16:48
Today a newly formed group within the Trump administrations Space Force Scientist Consortium (SFSC) announced a major breakthrough in repairing liquid damaged electronics. "We have finally d… Read More
2019-06-13 20:00
The TECH REPAIR INDUSTRY is huge! I mean really, really big. Billions of dollars in revenue flow thru thousands of tech repair shops and independent tech repair people all over the country… Read More
2019-06-06 19:36
Wow! In the last three years the TECH repair industry has seen some pretty big dominoes fall and I predict that 2020 will be a breakout year for this rapidly growing multi-billion… Read More
2019-05-29 19:12
I remember it like it was yesterday -- and at one of the thousands of tech repair shops around the country it was yesterday -- I got a call in my office that one of my good friends from chur… Read More
2019-05-21 20:11
TOP HIRING PRACTICES TO HELP BUILD YOUR BEST TEAM - GAME 2Game two is tough in any best of seven series. If you've won game one then you can build on that lead but if you lost game one you'l… Read More
2019-05-21 19:15
TOP HIRING PRACTICES TO HELP BUILD YOUR BEST TEAMIn the spirit of baseball here is game one of my seven game series about how to build a championship repair company.Playing baseball is easy… Read More
2019-05-14 22:16
Ouch, you just dropped your iPhone for what seems like the millionth time. You pick it up hoping, yea praying, that once again the screen is not cracked. You turn it over and terror fills yo… Read More
2019-05-07 17:04
TOP HIRING PRACTICES TO HELP BUILD YOUR BEST TEAMIn the spirit of baseball here is game one of my seven game series about how to build a championship repair company.Playing baseball is easy… Read More
2019-04-01 04:00
In the old days - dang I sound like an old man - you would get stuff fixed when it broke. I fondly remember helping my dad carry our TV console down to the car to take to the repair shop. He… Read More
2019-03-21 19:35
Okay, let's not call it a comeback but after not posting anything here for a little over two years I've decided to start posting about tech/cell phone repair again. Yea me!READERS: So what h… Read More
2016-12-12 17:26
Be very, very quiet Apple is hunting repair shops!As reported by MacRumors, 9TO5Mac and TECHTIMES the mighty Apple appears to be admitting that they can't handle all… Read More
2016-11-08 19:46
Those in the Tech Repair Industry (aka, cell phone repair) all know that Apple has the lowest hanging fruit (get it?) in that the iPhone screen replacement is by far the number one repair in… Read More
2016-10-27 17:20
In the old days - dang I sound like an old man - you would get stuff fixed when it broke. I fondly remember helping my dad carry our TV console down to the car to take to the repair shop. He… Read More
2016-10-20 19:08
Wow! In the last three months the TECH repair industry has seen some pretty big dominoes fall and I predict that 2017 will be a breakout year for the industry.It all started back i… Read More
2016-10-17 21:37
I started the WiGoMan blog in 2010 to help spread the message and talk about the virtues of REPAIR. It started with Cell Phone Repair, then added tablets, computers, game systems, drones, ci… Read More
2016-06-29 16:07
WIGO TECH Repair in Falls Church5657 Columbia PikeFalls Church, VA 22041Our shop in Falls Church is not your typical "retail" location. We're located in the Rock Spring Professional Center n… Read More
2016-06-07 15:24
Batteries make the world go around, the world go around, the world go around.Batteries make the world go around. They make the world go 'round.**Reference Cabaret - replace "money" with Batt… Read More
2016-05-28 18:50
We work VERY closely with most of the cell phone carriers in the area and often we get invited to come to their events. Our friends at the Sprint store in Clarendon are having a block party… Read More
2016-05-17 18:34
WIGO TECH Repair in Clarendon1408 N. Fillmore St, 2nd Floor suite 2Arlington, VA 22201Our shop in Clarendon is easy to get to but tricky to find. Huh? Well it's right in the heart of Clarend… Read More
2016-05-10 16:34
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone ask me, "Should I just buy a new phone?" I would be a rich man. But isn't that always the case with your TECH. Something doesn't wo… Read More
2016-05-05 19:42
NOW INTRODUCINGCall 844-Get-WiGoThe only TECH repair shop you will ever need! WIGO TECH Repair is a friendly place to get all of your TECH fixed. We like to say that if it has a power button… Read More
2016-01-25 16:22
So when I pulled up to work today -- after the Jonas, Snowzilla, the Blizzard of 2016 or what ever the heck you want to call two feet of snow in DC -- and I was greeted by this lovely sight… Read More
2015-11-20 17:12
So you've got a repair issue with your iPad or another tablet and your not sure what to do or where to take it. Is it worth getting fixed or should you just buy a new one? Is repair a good o… Read More
2015-11-20 17:12
So you've got a repair issue with your iPad or another tablet and your not sure what to do or where to take it. Is it worth getting fixed or should you just buy a new one? Is repair a good o… Read More
2015-11-20 15:56
I have tried to be patient with FedEx before, really I have -- this happens about once a month. But when they keep messing up and I have to keep doing their job for them then I have to speak… Read More
2015-10-19 16:25
In the old days when you broke an electronic device (phone, tablet or computer) and you weren't able to drive it into one of our four area locations for our Fast & Friendly, while you wa… Read More
2015-06-09 15:51
It's been a while since my last post and it's been even longer since I wrote about our Fairfax shop - in fact I don't think I have ever written just about our Fairfax shop. So let me take a… Read More
2015-06-09 15:51
It's been a while since my last post and it's been even longer since I wrote about our Fairfax shop - in fact I don't think I have ever written just about our Fairfax shop. So let me take a… Read More
2015-03-25 14:59
The demand for cell phone and tablet repair has turned this industry into a FAST growing business opportunity. While not quite in the same category as frozen yogurt shops or nail salons it's… Read More
2015-03-09 15:15
The cell phone & tablet repair business has exploded over the last few years and now more and more companies are trying to get into the business. More competition is good for the consume… Read More
2015-03-09 15:15
The cell phone & tablet repair business has exploded over the last few years and now more and more companies are trying to get into the business. More competition is good for the consume… Read More
2015-01-29 16:00
The Cell Phone & Tablet Repair industry is now a $1.4 billion industry according to IBISWorld. According to a recent study by SquareTrade, a leading device protection plan company, damag… Read More
2015-01-02 18:02
The Cell Phone & Tablet Repair industry has changed a lot since we got into the business more than five years ago. Some good things - Some bad things!GOOD NEWS: There are more places to… Read More
2014-11-11 19:55
We just wanted to let everyone know that we will take your phone calls and actually talk to you about what you need repaired. I know. I know. In this modern Internet/iPhone day we actually s… Read More
2014-10-20 15:04
Every single day someone calls or comes into one of our fours area locations and asks, "Can WiGoClinic fix my ____________?" And every single day (or about 1875 times - we opened over five y… Read More
2014-10-02 14:22
So our beloved Washington Nationals (aka, the Nats) start their World Series run tomorrow, here in DC, against the SF Giants. Everyone in the area has pretty much worked themselves into a fr… Read More
2014-08-18 17:53
Stay tuned...WiGoClinic - Cell Phone & Tablet Repair is about to expand again! Read More
2014-08-18 17:53
Stay tuned...WiGoClinic - Cell Phone & Tablet Repair is about to expand again! Read More
2014-08-18 17:52
Our Arlington Shop is open again and in a really cool NEW area or Arlington!1750 Crystal DriveArlington, VA 22202844-Get-WiGo844-437-9446Talk about easy to get to. The new shop is only a few… Read More
2014-01-06 23:39
In many parts of the country - including here at WiGoClinic HQ in NoVA we are about to get hit with the dreaded Polar Vortex! You can look it up if you want but let me just tell you it means… Read More
2013-12-13 18:01
If and when you need to have a cell phone or tablet repaired -- and you will need a repair sooner or later -- keep that in mind. Because that's what a recent customers email to me said. "I w… Read More
2013-11-29 18:21
I have to admit that I am a small business junkie. Yes, it is my weakness and I'm proud to admit it. Small businesses are great and they truly drive our economy. Small business innovates, me… Read More
2013-02-04 17:37
We did a Groupon a year ago and it was a huge success for all of us at WiGoClinic - Cell Phone Repair. We literally had lines of people after our Groupon in each of our shops. We loved meeti… Read More
2013-02-04 17:35
Getting things repaired instead of replacing them is becoming cool again - I think using the word "cool" is becoming cool again too, so win win!Here at WiGoClinic - Cell Phone Repair Shop we… Read More
2013-02-04 17:35
Getting things repaired instead of replacing them is becoming cool again - I think using the word "cool" is becoming cool again too, so win win!Here at WiGoClinic - Cell Phone Repair Shop we… Read More
2012-10-09 21:30
Maybe of you didn't know that we fix the Apple iPad because for many years we have joked that if it fits in your pocket we can fix it at WiGoClinic - Cell Phone Repair (it seemed s… Read More
2012-10-01 17:45
“Aren't all screen protectors the same?” “My phone doesn’t need a screen protector, does it?"I get questions about screen protectors ALL the time -- by the way the co… Read More
2012-09-03 22:14
WiGoClinic -Cell Phone Repair in Arlington is truly a great place to get your cell phone repaired. We have a fantastic friendly staff in our Arlington shop who can get your phone fixed fast… Read More
2012-09-03 22:14
WiGoClinic -Cell Phone Repair in Arlington is truly a great place to get your cell phone repaired. We have a fantastic friendly staff in our Arlington shop who can get your phone fixed fast… Read More
2012-08-14 20:47
Here at WiGoClinic - Cell Phone Repair we know that your time is VERY important. I mean come on we live in the Washington DC area after all. The capital of the free world! You migh… Read More
2012-08-06 19:42
Yes, the title is correct. You can now protect your cell phone from getting liquid damage -- and certain death -- and it's not a big bulky case. It is a new (deep breath) super-hydrophobic… Read More
2012-05-03 15:57
For the past five years I have worked hard to help people get their phones fixed. I've seen it all. I've comforted many lost souls wondering around in a state of shock from the recent damage… Read More
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