I've also recently been having problems with my 80GB headphone jack. I live in Edmonton so I took it to the MyMac Dealer here. Apparently they no longer 'fix' iPods, as they ended up wrecking a lot of them that they tried to fix. However, the guy there directed me to a place called "Game City" located in the Bonnie Doon mall here. I haven't taken it in yet, but plan to in the next week. I'm a little unclear about their procedure, but from what I gathered, you have to drop your iPod off at the location - the "fix-it" guy(s) picks it up from there, takes it away, looks at it, then gets ahold of you with a quote on what it will cost to fix. I know, it's sounds kinda weird, but I will let you know how it works out. They're supposed to be really good. Of course, this may not be helpful if you're not in Edmonton, but they may know of some other options for you. The other thing is, I'm almost certain that these guys wouldn't be "certified" Apple technicians (for lack of a better term), so I'm not sure that that would work out with your warranty situation. It's an option though, take it for what it's worth.
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