Sure, within the 14 day return period. There are zero accounts of people receiving a color swap post this 14 day period.
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How do you tell if your iPhone 5 is a refurbished unit?
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Sure, within the 14 day return period. There are zero accounts of people receiving a color swap post this 14 day period.
Zero? You've read ALL posts?
I guess you must've missed this one.
SwimmingPool
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Black iPhone 5 Replaced with White one, should I ask for more compensation?
I got my black iPhone 5 on September 21st 2012. Early this month I have been having problems with with the sim card being read.
I got the phone replaced with express replacment and still had the same problem.
Apple support escalated the issue to somebody at Apple HQ. And I got a call a few days later.
Turns out I needed to get a whole new iPhone. While she was setting up the order she asked if I wanted to change the color of the phone, I said yes and she did.
With this replacment I am getting a new iPhone, not a refurbished one, I get all new cables and everything. Then I need to ship my broken black iPhone back.
Should I ask for more in compensation? I was without an iPhone for 5 days and was on tech support with Apple for over 7 hours before someone that knew what they were doing could help me.
Last edited by SandboxGeneral; Feb 20, 2013 at 06:33 AM. Reason: Restored original post
That's a completely different situation. That's not committing insurance fraud to get a new iPhone for $50 (which it seems you intend to do), that's dealing with a defect twice. Unless you want to beg the claim to Apple that it's their fault you broke your phone more than once and succeed, then it's possible you'll get it replaced for a phone of a different color. Do what you want, but there's essentially zero chance you'll get a different colored iPhone.
How do you know what I intend to do? I was only asking a question. When did I say I intend to commit insurance fraud? And how is this a completely different situation, please explain; you seem to know so much.
How do you tell if your iPhone 5 is a refurbished unit?
There you go. If that doesn't display intent to commit insurance fraud, then my name is Barack Obama.
Also, it's different because in that guy's case, the faults lie with Apple and surfaced multiple times, so they did all they could to correct the issue and still have a happy customer. There's nothing wrong with your phone, you just want to exploit the system.
There you go. If that doesn't display intent to commit insurance fraud, then my name is Barack Obama.
Also, it's different because in that guy's case, the faults lie with Apple and surfaced multiple times, so they did all they could to correct the issue and still have a happy customer. There's nothing wrong with your phone, you just want to exploit the system.
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Had to have my phone replaced today (I tried to get them to repair it as I was going to lose Gmail Exchange) as the power button was giving out.
Got the slim white boxed replacement. Looks like a brand new out of box device. Only interesting thing was it had iOS 6.0.2 on it.
Got the slim white boxed replacement. Looks like a brand new out of box device. Only interesting thing was it had iOS 6.0.2 on it.
I know what I am talking about. You asked a question and then when you got an answer you didn't like, you refuse to accept it. Why did you even need to ask the question if you seem to think you know the answer?
Um no. Refurbished implies that they took a part or the unit that was defective, fixed it or cleaned it up and then sent it back out. The remanufactured iPhones are rebuilt from scratch using 100% new parts or used parts that are 100% non-degradable and certified by Apple to meet a standard. Nothing in the phone is fixed and reused. It's not that hard to understand but you are just paranoid thinking that the big bad Apple is out to rip you off.
What baffles me is when people expect to get a new retail phone when they are turning in a defective USED phone. If it's over 30 days, it's used... why should Apple be expected to give a NEW phone to replace a USED phone? Most of the defective phones turned in are in far worse cosmetic shape than the phones that Apple replaces them with.
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Why is that interesting? The phones are remanufactured and then installed with latest software at that moment. Then the phones sit in boxes waiting until they are needed. It could take a couple of months and they don't get updated while they wait to go into service. Apple techs don't always update the OS before handing it to the customer because it would take too long.
Interesting because any iPhone I have has replaced from the original iPhone to the iPhone 4S that was either replaced by warranty issues or AppleCare were always up to date. I would have at least expected 6.1 based off my prior experience.
Do you have a need to nit pick everyone's posts?
FWIW, as someone already pointed out, Apple follows the exact same process with iPods/iPads and clearly calls them "refurbished".
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When the label says "John's iPhone" or there is an existing iCloud account, or the complete Bob Dylan compendium is included free.
Dunn worry about it, after your first dent (soon) u will forget this.
Doubt that, I won't be getting a dent anytime soon.. How people have cracked screens on their iPhone is beyond meWhen the label says "John's iPhone" or there is an existing iCloud account, or the complete Bob Dylan compendium is included free.
Dunn worry about it, after your first dent (soon) u will forget this.
"Omg, someone else may or may not have run code through the motherboard I'm using, my iPhone experience is ruined
((((((((((" Like honestlyIf you're OCD, it matters. Personally, I don't get if, but I'm not OCD. But I've seen enough posts here over the last eight years to know that for some, it really does matter. ::shrug::
Funny because the system was down so I had to set up as a new phone when I got it, so no backup was restored.
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Ditto this.
I got my ip 5 replaced 2 weeks ago due to no sound coming out of earpiece. It is a white box, iOS 6.0.2 and serial# starting with DQ. It works well now.
If its a refurb it will have dents all over. Or not. If you can't tell it really doesn't matter.
got a warranty replacement for my 5 today and they swapped my black/slate for a white/silver version when i asked.
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I did today
A lot of people with the 5 saying they got their phone replaced.
Everyone's one year is coming up (warranty almost over), so everyone's swapping for new phones so they can sell and get more for the 5S?
Everyone's one year is coming up (warranty almost over), so everyone's swapping for new phones so they can sell and get more for the 5S?
i replaced my iPhone at August, i ran serial check found these details...
http://www.chipmunk.nl/cgi-fast/applemodel.cgi
Nice Name: iPhone 5
Machine Model: iPhone5,1
Name: iPhone 5
ModelCode: iphone_5
Family name: A1429
Model Number: MD299
Group1: iPhone
Group2:
Generation: 7
CPU speed: 1.3GHz
Screen size: 4 inch
Screen resolution: 1136x640 pixels
Colour: Black
Production year: 2013
Production week: 23 (June)
Model introduced: 2012
Capacity: 32GB
Memory - flavour: xx
Factory: F2 (China, Zhengzhou - Foxconn)
is it refurbs or new?
http://www.chipmunk.nl/cgi-fast/applemodel.cgi
Nice Name: iPhone 5
Machine Model: iPhone5,1
Name: iPhone 5
ModelCode: iphone_5
Family name: A1429
Model Number: MD299
Group1: iPhone
Group2:
Generation: 7
CPU speed: 1.3GHz
Screen size: 4 inch
Screen resolution: 1136x640 pixels
Colour: Black
Production year: 2013
Production week: 23 (June)
Model introduced: 2012
Capacity: 32GB
Memory - flavour: xx
Factory: F2 (China, Zhengzhou - Foxconn)
is it refurbs or new?