Received my iPhone today and its in mint condition. Checked the warranty online and it said it was never activated but I also checked the last reset date for usage and it was 10/17/07 so I'm thinking this phone was previously jailbroken and activated. It's all good, firmware was 1.1.1 when I received it and its a 2007 week 38 build so it should have the 3.9 bootloader.
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restore... follow the instructions to put the phone into recovery mode. also, download 1.1.4 from apple.com so you've got it before you start the restore process. I think there are explicit instructions in the thread somewhere.
Got mine; it's a bit newer than some, although still not très new. 2007, week 37, 1.1.1 pre-loaded. Condition appears pretty good, including accessory condition (not that I really plan on using them).
Updated and unlocked with apparent success -- a breeze, especially since the Bootloader 4.6 issue was a non-issue....
Now putting some music and stuff on it. Next step will be to actually check and make sure my T-Mo SIM works. Very nice... I resisted the iPhone for quite a while, but I always did admit that there's just something about its overall design gestalt that just ... makes you happy!
Updated and unlocked with apparent success -- a breeze, especially since the Bootloader 4.6 issue was a non-issue....
Now putting some music and stuff on it. Next step will be to actually check and make sure my T-Mo SIM works. Very nice... I resisted the iPhone for quite a while, but I always did admit that there's just something about its overall design gestalt that just ... makes you happy!
They were actually original only at stores, in the Northeast USA. The scuttlebutt at that time was that they were a "secret weapon" -- the stores were apparently instructed to offer them primarily to "seal the deal" with customers switching to AT&T who balked at the price. They showed up briefly as an online deal; presumably, they'll be back (or even better), but probably sell out quickly again, just as they did last week. Store stock is more variable... all depends on location and how much the store advertises (if at all) that they have them.
Still syncing songs! Grrr... USB2 is so slow!
gotta love DHL
I live in California. I ordered my iPhone last Tuesday 3/18 around 2:00 p.m. It finally showed up on the DHL website as being picked up in Texas Thursday 3/20 at 12:00 p.m., it then went to Wilmington, OH on 3/21 then on to Allentown Hub, PA where it spent the weekend. It ended up in Fresno yesterday at 10:00 a.m., then took a leisurely drive to Sacramento this morning. I would assume I'll get it today but I'm not holding my breath.
I wouldn't recommend DHL to anyone who might actually need their package in a timely manner.
Anyhoo, looking forward to my iPhone.
I live in California. I ordered my iPhone last Tuesday 3/18 around 2:00 p.m. It finally showed up on the DHL website as being picked up in Texas Thursday 3/20 at 12:00 p.m., it then went to Wilmington, OH on 3/21 then on to Allentown Hub, PA where it spent the weekend. It ended up in Fresno yesterday at 10:00 a.m., then took a leisurely drive to Sacramento this morning. I would assume I'll get it today but I'm not holding my breath.
I wouldn't recommend DHL to anyone who might actually need their package in a timely manner.
Anyhoo, looking forward to my iPhone.
What you describe honestly isn't that unusual for any of the majors. Rather often, that first day is an electronic scan, when they don't even have the package yet. They probably actually got it Friday, which means that today would be the correct two day delivery date. Any later than today, and yeah, it doesn't meet two-day criteria, but...
But then, I could also snip and say that you should not be using the free shipping option if you need your things right this minute.
Refurb died, Apple replaced
I received my ATT refurb last friday. It looked and worked fine except that the battery never fully charged. It would get to 95% or so and the lightning symbol stayed on always. It never showed the little plug symbol in the battery. This morning, Tuesday, at 9:30 am it started to get hot in my pocket. In fact, it got burning hot and the screen was flashing all white then all black. I held down the 2 buttons and the screen went black and that was all she wrote. I went directly to the local Apple store, it opened at 10 am, I walked in without an appt., handed my HOT phone to the first person I saw. I walked out with a new phone at 10:15, activated and ready to use. A quick restore at home and it's like new again. The phone I received from Apple was completely up to date (1.1.4) and shows warranty until 4/09 on the Apple website.
Good luck everybody!
I received my ATT refurb last friday. It looked and worked fine except that the battery never fully charged. It would get to 95% or so and the lightning symbol stayed on always. It never showed the little plug symbol in the battery. This morning, Tuesday, at 9:30 am it started to get hot in my pocket. In fact, it got burning hot and the screen was flashing all white then all black. I held down the 2 buttons and the screen went black and that was all she wrote. I went directly to the local Apple store, it opened at 10 am, I walked in without an appt., handed my HOT phone to the first person I saw. I walked out with a new phone at 10:15, activated and ready to use. A quick restore at home and it's like new again. The phone I received from Apple was completely up to date (1.1.4) and shows warranty until 4/09 on the Apple website.
Good luck everybody!
I was looking for this information for some time, can somebody tell me how to do this (or post a link)?
Thanks
Got it, but does this mean my iPhone is unlocked?
Just picked up my package from DHL today. (Came in yesterday, but I was out of town.) Powered it up and a screen came up with some sort of "Not correct sim" alert. Hit the "dismiss" button and up came the whole main menu. After a few tweaks, I got it to work with my network and now I'm wasting lots of time playing Freeverse sudoku! We also have an apple refurb (from Apple) waiting to be hooked up and all I can do on that one is dial 911. So does this mean the phone came unlocked?
btw, except for a squished instruction folder, looks exactly the same as the one we paid $100 more for from Apple! (meaning it looks brand new!)
-Brian
Just picked up my package from DHL today. (Came in yesterday, but I was out of town.) Powered it up and a screen came up with some sort of "Not correct sim" alert. Hit the "dismiss" button and up came the whole main menu. After a few tweaks, I got it to work with my network and now I'm wasting lots of time playing Freeverse sudoku!
We also have an apple refurb (from Apple) waiting to be hooked up and all I can do on that one is dial 911. So does this mean the phone came unlocked?btw, except for a squished instruction folder, looks exactly the same as the one we paid $100 more for from Apple! (meaning it looks brand new!)
-Brian
I've read this, and I already send them the fax yesterday, but I was wondering if there is a webpage where I might enter the serial number and could get the information when my iPhone was activated for the first time
not sure if you checked your firmware, but when the iphone first came out this was a common problem (the battery charger). i had the same thing happen with my 4gb iphone in that it never showed fully charged. next update corrected that mistake.
when you surf the net/youtube for extended periods of time the top portion of the phone does start to get pretty warm.
but hey, at least you got a new phone! can't beat that.
when you surf the net/youtube for extended periods of time the top portion of the phone does start to get pretty warm.
but hey, at least you got a new phone! can't beat that.
Just checked mine . . . Oct 19, 2008
But it should be Mar 2009, right? Meaning you should still send in the warranty updater thingy....
Mine is of a similar vintage, FWIW... because my date came up as 10/15/08.
iirc, ATT offers a 90 day warranty just like apple does on refurb'd products, so no, you shouldn't get a full year.
you guys are lucky. my one year would expire july 9th.
you guys are lucky. my one year would expire july 9th.
My understanding is that AT&T warrants it for 90 days under their blanket refurb policy, but *Apple* continues to warrant it as a refurb Apple product, even though it came from AT&T, by their policy, which is to give it a year....
That is my understanding too.
My wife's iPhone is a week 40. I faxed the coverage form and invoice yesterday, and I am just crossing my fingers they do give us a full year warranty. If they don't correct it in a few days (takes 72 hours?), I plan on calling in.
Worse come to worse, it is covered for 7 months, which sure beats 90 days. So the glass is half-full
Regards,
And to back that up, I filled out the form online, then faxed my AT&T proof of purchase along with the Apple specified fax cover letter yesterday. Got an email just after that stating that they received my request. Got another email just now stating that they changed it; I went to the website again to look up my s/n and voila, my warranty NOW expires on 3/19/09
GOooooo 
!!And to back that up, I filled out the form online, then faxed my AT&T proof of purchase along with the Apple specified fax cover letter yesterday. Got an email just after that stating that they received my request. Got another email just now stating that they changed it; I went to the website again to look up my s/n and voila, my warranty NOW expires on 3/19/09
Good for you! I'm still waiting for mine. I just checked and has not been changed... *sniff*
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