TAZ- Tech Accessory Zone opened its doors in the late 4th quarter of 2009 with humble beginnings and a great determination to offer Tampa Bay a great repair service and the widest variety of iPhone, iPad and iPod accessories.  We always believed in offering great value for money and our repairs showed that in price and the high quality in workmanship.  As each year has progressed we have continued with the great value and tried to improve on turnaround time and making sure that when a customer brings a phone to be repaired that they know that it is our every intention to make sure we do everything humanly possible to not only get their device repaired , but done in a timely fashion.

Owner Guy Driver says" We take every repair to heart and take it personally" we feel that  since you the customer have chosen us to  do repair work on your phone, makes that a very big reason to make sure your experience with us a memorable one.  We realize that there are several choices out there and for that reason are very respectful of the fact we are chosen as your repair center and take this very seriously.  Our motto is : "Caring is Sharing"

We offer a full service cell phone repair center and welcome all makes and models of cell phones, Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod being our speciality market.  So we look forward to seeing you at TAZ.

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.

Have you noticed recently all the new cellphone repair service centers opening up all over? Well of course they are, As smart-phone use escalates and gadgets play a bigger role in people’s personal and business lives, a related industry is growing: cell phone repair. Cell phone repair shops can be found around Tampa's urban areas. Their niche is quickly repairing phones so that users can have them up and running ASAP. Until recently, cell phones were easily discarded when they became physically damaged, and people simply bought new replacement devices. In today's market, however, due to the high price of cell phones and the recent Smartphone phenomenon flooding both corporate and consumer markets, people and businesses have limited options when their complicated, expensive devices become physically damaged.
Consumers are left with a fragile phone that's unlikely to survive the typical 2-year contract. Trained professionals in the cellular repair industry, however, can service and repair consumer phones that are no longer under warranty and not insured through their carriers, thus, saving consumers from having to replace their expensive phones, sign new contracts, and add to the landfill.

Smartphones like the iPhone, Blackberry,Samsung, LG and HTC—are not only a means of communication, but they are also an essential item for navigating efficiently in today's intense business and social realms. People are not afraid to admit their dependence on these fragile devices and, therefore, subject them to heavy daily use that often results in damage. That's where professionals at Cellular Repair Centers like TAZ -Tech Accessory Zone can help.

Cellular Repair Centers give consumers the opportunity to repair their devices for less money rather than pay full price for a new phone. The trend for now and the future is definitely smartphones. So is the need for more advanced devices and bigger screen which all mean more cost which means more opportunity for repair centers to stay in business and provide a great service for a win win situation for both consumer and repair company.

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.

What Next? Apple and its endeavors to keeping its followers happy

Apple claim to have sold over 3 million New iPad's.  This is indicative of they power Apple has and what it has to offer to its very strong followers.  iPhone sales for the iPhone 4S on launch was a little over 4 million.  So the New iPad sales is truly a success story when one thinks that the cellphone market is bigger than the tablet market.  There is of course a lot of speculation as to what Apple are going to be doing as far as the new iPhone which if the last release date is anything to go by, then we should be seeing the latest and greatest iPhone in around October 2012. 

TAZ - Tech Accessory Owner, Guy Driver feels that there is not a whole lot apple can do other than a completely new shape, slightly larger screen, a faster processor and improvements on Siri and of course 4G LTE.  The iPhone 4S has an awesome camera and the phone already makes use of a Retina display, so one has to wonder what on earth Apple can come up with to make the new Apple iPhone a huge hit.  Thankfully the Apple followers will lap anything up that Apple throw at them.  Hopefully Apple wont follow the trend of the massive 4.5 inch screens Samsung are coming out with.  I think a 3.8 inch screen would do just fine.  Hell the screens already cost so much to be repaired, now we want them bigger.  TAZ is a cellphone repair service center in Tampa Florida and specializes in doing screen repairs and all repairs on the iPhone, iPad and iPod.  Guy Driver says that they also place alot of focus on Apple accessories.  www.techaccessoryzone.com


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TAZ -Tech Accessory Zone, Your one stop repair service shop

Tech Accessory Zone offers repairs on all iPhones, smartphones, tablets, iPods, game consoles and macbook computer screen repairs, many of which can be completed while you wait and offers a 90 day warranty, free diagnostic services, and the lowest price guaranteed on all repairs.

Consumers now use their mobile devices to check their e-mail, navigate via GPS, play games, update their social network(s), and much more while on the go. As these devices are being used outside of homes and workplaces more often than ever before.   It's no surprise that consumers are experiencing accidents such as broken screens and water damage and charging port issues.

This brings not only a personal burden to consumers who now find themselves disconnected from their social or professional world but also a financial burden as costs to replace these devices can be outrageous.  TAZ offers a solution alternative to the typical replacement option that most cellphone carriers offer: Instead of having to buy a new device consumers can now have their broken device repaired in minutes for a fraction of the cost.

TAZ - Tech Accessory Zone has established itself as the leading smartphone repair company in the Tampa Bay Area and is getting ready to Launch its mobile unit for those not able to get to the store location.   For additional information about Tech Accessory Zone's  location visit http://www.techaccessoryzone.com/html/services-b.html

Contact: Guy Driver at 813-961 0838

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