A beautiful glitch from my broken iPhone screen.

Here is the story: My iPhones home button is dead. Which is annoying, but no catastrophy. It is still usable, with the “minor detail” that I cannot quit apps. So everytime I want to start another app I need to shut down completely and restart. Timeconsuming, yes, but nothing I cannot cope with.

I sent it to T-Mobile‘s repair contractor and got a very short answer: “We do not repair, we just replace units for 239€”. They nearly had me when a very nice women at the shop told me that I qualify for a new unit 6 months before my contract runs out. That is, in April! So all I have to do is wait for April and cope with a semi-broken iPhone for another month. Then I will get a shiny new 3GS for much less money.

Knowing that I have not too much to loose, I had a go at fixing the home button myself. Opening up the case is not a big deal, but the home button is nearly completely sealed in the plastic case. Trying to break it out resulted in … – well, you saw the pictures.