Q & A with TAZ- Tech Accessory Zone's founder

What initially drove you to start TAZ?

Guy Driver - I started TAZ with a passion, i have been in retail all my working life and have a passion to make things happen.  I started TAZ because i wanted to have a retail store that offered the widest range of Apple iPhone Accessories and where people could touch feel and see the product.  I also saw the potential that the cellphone repair market was providing due to the vast increase of smart phone usage and the cost to replace the devices.

What do you attribute your success too?

Guy Driver - Simply one fact, Service, yes i know everyone says they have the best customer service.  I say one thing and that's that we take every transaction to heart.  It really stresses me out if we are having a problem with any device we are repairing because i take it so personally.  For me, when you choose TAZ you did so because you felt comfortable and confident and that's why i will do everything humanely possible to give you the best service possible.  My desire is to satisfy every customer that walks through our doors to do business with us. Sometimes that's difficult because electronics are not something you can always control.

How come you have not opened up more stores like your competitors??

Guy Driver - Well that's a great question.  I feel that until i can open up a second or third store, i need to have all my ducks in a row and must have the ability to give the same quality service at each location.  I think its imperative to be well prepared and insure that everything is done right.  Opening store after store is easy.  The difficult part is to do it right.  All i can say is that i will be opening more stores and that i have big plans for the future of TAZ.   I see my competitors opening up stores all the time around me, but i know where i am going and what i am planning, so it does not bother me.

Does the competition effect you?

Guy Driver - Competition is always good, i see a lot of great things my competition do and sometimes i am very impressed by there tactics.  Competition is healthy and i can only learn from them.  I only consider three companies here in Tampa as competitors.  The rest are just getting by.  As long as the competition is professional and ethical and keeps the standard, then i am all about good competition.

What is your next move?

Guy Driver - Well we do have a rather cool innovative plan that i hopefully will be getting off the ground within the next month.  I hope that this will change the game a little and a new way we do business.  So until then I'm all mum the word!

You repair all makes and models of Cell Phones, is it not better to specialize?

Guy Driver - Well we do, we specialize in repairing all Apple iPhone, iPad's, iPod's and Apple Mac'.  That is what we are specialists in, but we have competent techs that can fix everything and for that reason we can do all makes and models of cell phones.  Not everyone can do that, that's why they don't and we do.  I am very hesitant to just do repairs on anything.  So if we say we can repair it, then we will.

The wonderful world of the smartphone

Numbers recently released point to just how close the U.S. is to having more smartphone than feature phone users: analysts say 49.7 percent of cell phone users currently own a smartphone, which a really big jump on what the figures were this time last year at 36 percent.

What’s increasingly clear regarding this growth is that it appears no other platform is proving to be a contender against Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
Currently, Android-based smartphones account for 48 percent of all smartphones owned in the U.S., while Apple’s different versions of the iPhone account for 32 percent. Both of those shares have grown: in September 2011, it is said that Android’s share was 40 percent and Apple’s 28 percent.

When it comes to the purchasing of smartphones, the power of Android and AppleiOS is even stronger. In the last three months, Android accounted for 48% of all handsets that were purchased, while Apple accounted for 43%.
This growth was at the expense of BlackBerry, now down to just 5% of handsets bought, with the rest of the other platforms — which includes Microsoft’s Windows Phone — accounting for 4% of  smartphones that are been bought.

Apple in my opinion lead the way regardless, when you take into account the fact that Android has so many more varieties and manufacturers pumping out devices what almost seems daily.   Just look at the fact that Motorola, Samsung, LG, HTC, Pantech, and of course others, all manufacture and back Android.  So of course you are going to have a much higher percentage of sales.  These manufacturers all have several models and then you look at Apple and say, "wow, only 3 active models at this current point, Wow is right.  No contest when you look at it like that. 

I still think Apple make the greatest phones and would not want to bother with Android if it was up to me.  It is not of course, so we have to play nice.

LG Cell Phone Repair Services

You are online searching Cell phone Repair store preparing
to hand in your LG Cell Phone because you dropped it and Cracked the screen.
There are many choices and you are
totally confused. You could ship it to LG
themselves, but this seems like it is going to cost an arm and a leg. So you need to think carefully as to what you
are looking for in a Cell Phone Repair Service Center. Always check with a close friend or colleague
to find out if they have used the services of a Repair Center, because word of
Mouth and referrals go a long way to make that decision. TAZ- Tech Accessory Zone has always come
highly recommended here in Tampa. We
understand the needs of customers goes further than just signing in a phone and
giving the customer their ticket, Says Owner Guy Driver. People need reassuring and peace of mind.

Step back and take a minute to think about what you really
want in your LG cellular phone Repair. They are usually so many different types
of repairs that are done on LG Phones.
They range from Charging port repairs, screen repairs, glass repairs,
display repairs, water damage is also very common.

LG products carry a full warranty for a specific period of
time; however, there are different warranty periods for different products. One
of the best ways to ensure that you will not have any major problem is to
purchase an extended warranty from the provider that you purchase your phone
from-these extra warranties may even cover the accidental drowning of your
instrument if dropped in water or if it is shattered in an accident. But most times these warranties or extended
warranties will require a deductible.

There are more than 60 different styles and models of LG
cellular phones available on the market today. So don’t expect your local
repair service center to carry all the parts needed, they may have to place an
order and that usually means around 3-4 days wait. These repair stores normally keep the most
popular LG Phone Parts in stock. Make
sure your repair center is using OEM Parts. The extra time and effort you put into
learning everything you can about your local Cell Phone Repair Store will help
you make a more informed selection. In the end, you need to be happy with your decision. Do not be afraid to ask questions or to get
information in writing.

All of the major cellular companies have stores located
throughout shopping malls and strip malls. Before making your final selection,
you can go to a local store and ask them for a referral. You can talk to other
people about their experience with their LG cell phone repair and what they like or
disliked about the store and why.
At the end of the day
you should be happy and comfortable with the repair shop. For more cell phone Repair information please visit http://www.techaccessoryzone.com/html/lg-repair-i3.html