iPhone 6 Plus failure

<p>I currently have a flexi 200 contract paying R569 per month for an iPhone 6plus, the phone has now failed to operate and I have sent the phone to the iStore as the phone is out of warranty, they came back to me today with a quote of R2500 to repair the phone, I am not happy at all as I have taken meticulous care of the phone and was told it's a hardware problem, my phone is only 4 months out of warranty and I cannot be paying so much money per month for a phone that does not work, I have taken this up with apple support to and am yet awaiting feedback.<br />How can one pay for a phone that cannot even last the duration of the contractual period, again I take very good care of my things, glass screen protectors and silicone phone cover at all times, I am currently using an iPhone that is 6 years old at the moment which should say a lot.<br />As many people I use my phone for work but I solely rely on my phone for work as I need to run an app to receive work at all times, this app cannot run on an old device and I cannot go and buy myself another phone as I would then still be liable for the repayments and still pay my monthly bill to Vodacom.</p> <p>I approached the store to possibly upgrade early and was told that is not an option. all I would really like is for my phone to be repaired as this was not an act of negligence on my part, again I would like reiterate that I solely rely on my phone for work and cannot work without an android or iOS device.</p> <p>Should you need to communicate with me regarding this matter please email ********** /><br /></p>