2/4 Talk about when you had to get your cell phone fixed.

I've had a lot of problems with my cell phone. Once, my phone was doing weird stuff.

* do weird stuff: 이상한 짓을 하다

ex> He always does weird stuff when he gets drunk.

First, it kept turning off by itself. It froze quite often as well.

* freeze: 먹통이 되다, 작동을 멈추다

ex> My laptop freezes often these days.

ex> My phone freezes whenever I run this application.

It used up the battery real fast. It was causing me a lot of trouble, so I took it in for repairs.

* take something in for repairs: 수리를 맡기다

ex> I had to take my laptop in for repairs because I dropped it.

The repair was free because it was covered by a warranty.

* be covered by a warranty: 보증 기간이 있다, 무상수리를 받다

ex> I found out that my laptop was not covered by a warranty anymore.

There was a time when I dropped my phone. The screen cracked and I had to get it repaired.

ex> There was a huge scratch on the bumper, so I had to get it repaired.

@ I need to buy a new smartphone case.  스마트폰 케이스를 새로 사야 해.

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1.      My phone is doing weird stuff these days.

2.      I can’t answer my phone because it freezes quite often.

3.      I need to take my phone in for repairs.

4.      My car is covered by a five-year warranty.

@ My first smartphone was Samsung Galaxy I. It had a lot of problem because it was early model of Android phone. After a year of usage, it started to show many problems. First of all, it kept turning off and on by itself for several times a day. And it froze quite often so I had to remove battery to work again. I took it in for repairs to service center. The technician at the service center changed some parts of it and got better. But it didn't last so long. A few months later, same symptoms appeared again. After all, I changed my phone to Galaxy III!

I’ve used it almost a year without a major problem.