No sonic screwdrive, no TARDIS, no problem

A couple of weeks ago the touch screen stopped working on one of our cell phones. We spoke with our service provider. They said that the manufactures warranty had expired a few months ago and they would not be able to replace it. They did offer us a partial discount on a new phone. Not wanting to spend that much money we decided to look into taking it somewhere to get repaired. after talking to a couple of businesses and learning that it would cost $80 for them to replace the part or $40 for them to order it then I would have to install it myself. I thought there must a more cost effective way to fix the phone. I looked online and found a merchant on ecrater that was selling the component for $10 plus $5 shipping. When it came in the mail I was impressed on how well it was packaged. After replacement was done the phone worked "better than ever", according to my wife. How do you like that? Fixed the cell phone without a sonic screw driver or the TARDIS. (that last bit may not have made sense to those of you that aren't familiar with Doctor Who.)