TechCareAssociation

🔧 Tech care's first nonprofit trade association | 1,700+ members in 50 states | Fighting for #RightToRepair | Building a $60B industry future 🚀

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Fresh Tech Repair Tidbits just landed. The Second Life Sessions trailer is live, 19 repair leaders get full episodes, Texas goes on the R2R clock, and the EPA drops a free battery safety playbook.
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"My phone is dead by lunch" is rarely a dead phone. It's usually a battery.

Repair pros: here's a consumer guide you can hand your customers, from battery health checks to the one sign that means stop now.

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Independent tech repair shops are local employers. Right to Repair decides whether they can compete. Today the TCA launches Repair Means Business. https://t.co/JL6Y0rfl9N

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A worn-out battery is a repair. A swollen battery is a safety problem.

Lifting screen, new bulge, won't sit flat? Stop using and charging it, don't puncture it, and call a repair shop or your hazardous-waste program first.

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Don't wait until January. Every state legislature meets in 2027. November: introduce your shop. December: show your impact. January: make your voice heard. https://t.co/hzIGyjA3JM

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Congress returns today with right to repair language in both versions of the FY27 NDAA, still to be reconciled. Last week's Tidbits has a free action guide for repair shops: https://t.co/h94zsyyYXZ #TechRepair #RepairPeople #RightToRepair

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This Wednesday, the TCA looks at what independent tech repair means for local jobs and local businesses. If you run a repair shop, you'll want to be part of it. https://t.co/1muq4BMbq3

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Shop owners: battery swaps keep phones in service, and your customers are asking "do I need a new phone battery?"

Today's https://t.co/Q8w6DIuXG0 guide sends them to a local shop for a diagnosis, not a new phone. Share it.

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Legislators hear from manufacturers year-round and from repair shops rarely. A five-line letter to send your state legislators this week: https://t.co/hzIGyjA3JM

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Smartphone shipments just had their weakest Q3 since 2013, and memory costs keep climbing. Customers are keeping their phones. Put your repair price next to the cost of a new one: https://t.co/h94zsyyYXZ #TechRepair #RepairPeople

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Before you quote: Is it covered? Listed? In stock? Does it need pairing or calibration? Do you owe a written disclosure? Then quote it. https://t.co/1muq4BMbq3

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Holiday trade-ins: about 30% of phones reaching one big ITAD are still enrolled in corporate device management, and a reset won't clear it. Check Settings > General > VPN & Device Management before you pay. https://t.co/h94zsyyYXZ #TechRepair #RepairPeople

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Buying a used or refurbished phone? Dial *#06# for the IMEI and ask the seller to show you a blocklist check. A clean result still doesn't prove it's paid off or unlocked, so check those too. https://t.co/uqp3fJE4RY

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Got five minutes? Tell the TCA what you still can't get, get on the list, and send the update to one shop owner: https://t.co/hzIGyjA3JM

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A 2022 ADEME study found a refurbished smartphone avoids roughly 64% to 87% of the annual environmental impact of a new one. Laptops: 43% to 97%. How to buy refurbished with confidence: https://t.co/uqp3fJE4RY

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A law is not a part. Texas, Connecticut and Kansas changed the rules this year; here's what actually reaches your bench, and when. Plus the MDM trade-in trap and holiday repair math. This week's Tidbits: https://t.co/h94zsyyYXZ #TechRepair #RepairPeople #RightToRepair

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One Number From Repair: 3 states moved on right to repair since March. Effective is not orderable, so check what you can buy before you quote. https://t.co/1muq4BMbq3

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"Grade A," "Excellent," "Like New": refurbished grades mean whatever the seller says they mean. Ask for the definition, and whether it covers function or just looks. https://t.co/uqp3fJE4RY

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A law is not a part. Texas and Connecticut right to repair laws took effect this year, and Kansas starts in 2027. What your tech repair shop can order now: https://t.co/1muq4BMbq3 #RightToRepair

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Myth: refurbished means returned junk. Reality: devices come back for upgrades, trade-ins and gift returns. The label isn't the problem; the process behind it is. Seven checks before you buy: https://t.co/uqp3fJE4RY

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Is refurbished tech worth it? Yes, if you know who refurbished it and what they stand behind. "Refurbished" is a label, not a quality grade. How to buy with confidence this holiday season: https://t.co/uqp3fJE4RY