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3G - Cracks in Plastic Housing
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From what I'm seeing in these pictures mostly are not cracks, but really stress marks in the plastic that CAN LEAD to cracks in the plastic.......
Thanks for your advice! I just hope that all these iPhones with cracks are just a bad batch because cracking iPhones are no very attractive at all. But the main thing is how Apple will handle it and in the case of countries with no Apple stores, how the carriers handle it.
snverhallen
I love my iPhone and I have never had problems with apple products before. Also I will post pics when I get off work.
3G Adaptor for Charging
I am NOT forgetting that not all users have these problems. I quote from my previous post:
"Since then, I have watched the iPhone 3G rollout with great interest and have been astonished at the amount of issues with this iPhone - granted, not ALL iPhone 3G users are experiencing the same things, but there's enough out there to give me the willies..."
When it comes to charging the 3G iPhone with previously purchased devices for enjoying the iPod side of the iPhone, that DOES affect all users. Even if I were to "trade out" my old iPhone for a 3G and had perfect 3G service, no cracks, etc., the device would NOT charge anymore in my car set up nor would it charge anymore on my expensive Apple HiFi. Thus more expense involved in having to buy upcoming adaptors, or re-purchase the car system and dump the Apple HiFi, which is ridiculous.
For the benefit of the thread, since it does belong to 3G owners discussing crack issues and not to folks like me, I'll post the upcoming adapter link - in no way am I affiliated with the company, and I hope it helps out some folks:
http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/connector.htm?connipod.htm
I am NOT forgetting that not all users have these problems. I quote from my previous post:
"Since then, I have watched the iPhone 3G rollout with great interest and have been astonished at the amount of issues with this iPhone - granted, not ALL iPhone 3G users are experiencing the same things, but there's enough out there to give me the willies..."
When it comes to charging the 3G iPhone with previously purchased devices for enjoying the iPod side of the iPhone, that DOES affect all users. Even if I were to "trade out" my old iPhone for a 3G and had perfect 3G service, no cracks, etc., the device would NOT charge anymore in my car set up nor would it charge anymore on my expensive Apple HiFi. Thus more expense involved in having to buy upcoming adaptors, or re-purchase the car system and dump the Apple HiFi, which is ridiculous.
For the benefit of the thread, since it does belong to 3G owners discussing crack issues and not to folks like me, I'll post the upcoming adapter link - in no way am I affiliated with the company, and I hope it helps out some folks:
http://home.swipnet.se/ridax/connector.htm?connipod.htm
Poll
I keep watching the poll that was setup about this issue. 120 people have voted thus far and of that 120, 18 have cracks. While this is not an insignificant number, it is much lower than I expected from reading this thread. Reading this thread makes it sound like everyone is having a cracking problem. That's just not the fact. The fact is that around 15% of the phones are having problems according to the poll. I think that this lends itself to being a bad batch. 15% is enough that Apple should be taking notice and issuing some kind of statement. Why they have waited so long, IDK? However, it does not seem to be the catastrophic failure that everyone thinks it is.
Down to 14.87% (18 of 121)
I keep watching the poll that was setup about this issue. 120 people have voted thus far and of that 120, 18 have cracks. While this is not an insignificant number, it is much lower than I expected from reading this thread. Reading this thread makes it sound like everyone is having a cracking problem. That's just not the fact. The fact is that around 15% of the phones are having problems according to the poll. I think that this lends itself to being a bad batch. 15% is enough that Apple should be taking notice and issuing some kind of statement. Why they have waited so long, IDK? However, it does not seem to be the catastrophic failure that everyone thinks it is.
Down to 14.87% (18 of 121)
are any of you (that it cracked to) using Hard Cases, Hard Skins, or Soft Skins
are any of you protecting your iPhone 3G's in any way???
where's the poll???
are any of you protecting your iPhone 3G's in any way???
I keep watching the poll that was setup about this issue. 120 people have voted thus far and of that 120, 18 have cracks. While this is not an insignificant number, it is much lower than I expected from reading this thread. Reading this thread makes it sound like everyone is having a cracking problem. That's just not the fact. The fact is that around 15% of the phones are having problems according to the poll. I think that this lends itself to being a bad batch. 15% is enough that Apple should be taking notice and issuing some kind of statement. Why they have waited so long, IDK? However, it does not seem to be the catastrophic failure that everyone thinks it is.
where's the poll???
Case on 3G, Yes.
Yeah, I dropped my first gen iPhone once and put a small dent in it. I was traumatized. When I bought the 3G I put a case on it as soon as I pulled it from the box. I've had the following case on mine http://www.myincipio.com/product/IP...ilicone_Crystal_Case_for_Apple_iPhone_3G.html
I absolutely love it.
My White 3G is a MB499LL from week 30. No cracks so far!
Yeah, I dropped my first gen iPhone once and put a small dent in it. I was traumatized. When I bought the 3G I put a case on it as soon as I pulled it from the box. I've had the following case on mine http://www.myincipio.com/product/IP...ilicone_Crystal_Case_for_Apple_iPhone_3G.html
I absolutely love it.
My White 3G is a MB499LL from week 30. No cracks so far!
I haven't heard of one MB499 getting cracks. I have a white one with that model number since launch day....no cracks. Sounds like they aren't bad?
Well I guess this answers the question, "Why didn't you get a 3G?". I'll stick with my metal body, thank you!
If you've read the thread, it is happening to some people even as they are on the way home from buying the phone. I don't think protection is the issue.
My Week 28 Phone has cracks
My phone is week 28 (serial number begins 88828), white iPhone. Model MB499LL
It came out of the box with a blemish on the back, like a bubble, that when rubbed turned into a little dimple which I could live with. Now, it's developing a 1/8" crack 1/4" inward of the mute switch, right where the plastic curves.
Cosmetically, I could live with the visual flaws, I mean, I look at the front screen, not the back, but I am afraid the crack will worsen and become an issue.
Hopefully it is a small issue as you suggest, but also, hopefully, it's a large enough issue that Apple will not hassle those of us who want replacements (for peace of mind) instead of blowing us off as "cosmetic issue" not covered by warranty.
Anyways, I'm just catching up with the thread, so haven't noticed if other week 28 people have the issue, or are reporting no problems like you, but there are week 28 phones with cracks developing.
I think it definitely could. I thought all along that this is probably a bad batch. I have a week 28 model # MB499LL 16GB White iPhone, and I keep looking but am not finding any cracks at all. In fact it looks as good as it did the day I bought it. I think that even though the problem looks big in this post, and for the affected people it is, the problem is limited. Apple has sold over a million of these in the first weekend. If all the phones had this problem, we'd be seeing a million complaints. Just a guess though.
My phone is week 28 (serial number begins 88828), white iPhone. Model MB499LL
It came out of the box with a blemish on the back, like a bubble, that when rubbed turned into a little dimple which I could live with. Now, it's developing a 1/8" crack 1/4" inward of the mute switch, right where the plastic curves.
Cosmetically, I could live with the visual flaws, I mean, I look at the front screen, not the back, but I am afraid the crack will worsen and become an issue.
Hopefully it is a small issue as you suggest, but also, hopefully, it's a large enough issue that Apple will not hassle those of us who want replacements (for peace of mind) instead of blowing us off as "cosmetic issue" not covered by warranty.
Anyways, I'm just catching up with the thread, so haven't noticed if other week 28 people have the issue, or are reporting no problems like you, but there are week 28 phones with cracks developing.
just asking because i bought the Contour iSee Case for the 1st Gen iPhone which my wife drops hers about three times a day and NOT ONE SCRATCH... so i bought the same case for the iPhone 3G (which we haven't used until we can unlock for T-Mobile) and just want to make sure it'll be the same (especially that it is not the same... the 1st gen. made the iPhone look like a "tank"... indistructable).
check it out:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/T...phone/iphone_accessories/cases&mco=MTI5MzUwNg
check it out:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/T...phone/iphone_accessories/cases&mco=MTI5MzUwNg
If you don't own a 3G, why are you posting? If you don't own one, you are obviously not developing cracks. Please do not waste our time. Those of us with 3G's are trying to figure out what is going on. Thank you so much for your worthless input. It was so pertinent and useful!
What a tool!
If you don't own a 3G, why are you posting? If you don't own one, you are obviously not developing cracks. Please do not waste our time. Those of us with 3G's are trying to figure out what is going on. Thank you so much for your worthless input. It was so pertinent and useful!
Please, stop feeding the trolls. By replying to each and every one of them, the count of useless posts is exactly doubled. You can't stop them anyway (I'm with you though).
Cheers,
dsq
Uh, yeah, if you say so.
That's what I thought with my first day purchased 1st Gen iPhone, especially after seeing the videos on CNET of them trying to scratch one with keys, bags of keys, and dropping on concrete.
Less than a week after buying the thing, it only being carried in my pocket with nothing else other than a cleaning cloth and its headphones, and never being dropped, it somehow got a nice big scratch in the center of that unscratchable glass.
Glad you've no such experience, but my iPhones (got three of them now, 2 EDGE, one 3G) all will always have a clear screen cover on them. They're cheap, stay cleaner, and can't tell they're there. Experience has shown me that my glass iPhone screens CAN scratch.
Now experience has shown me that a kid-glove handled 3G phone can develop cracks despite the ginger handling.
mine was cracked basically since i took it out of the box. I took it home from at&t in the box and then i noticed the crack when i got home. I have it in a DLO Jam Jacket which i like.
Maybe week 28 is the bad batch.
Anyone use 1st gen iphone headphones with their 3G? My headphone jack seems to be super tight and can barely get the 1st gen headphones out of it. I gave my wife the new ones to use with the 1st gen but I am going to test first them to see if its a different fight.
Maybe week 28 is the bad batch.
Anyone use 1st gen iphone headphones with their 3G? My headphone jack seems to be super tight and can barely get the 1st gen headphones out of it. I gave my wife the new ones to use with the 1st gen but I am going to test first them to see if its a different fight.
There is an earlier post where the guy had to use duct tape to hold the phone together. I am sure that is an extreme example, but i'd say that the integrity of his case, at least, was compromised.
I haven't read that one (16 pages!) but needless to say he's entitled to a replacement/refund. If all "cases" are that serious, then there's a major issue. I guess we'll have to wait and see how many people have problems that serious.
I'm using the headphones that came with the iP3G, but yes, the socket is extremely tight. I have to use my fingernails to get under the jack and yank it out.
Funny.. I just looked at my black iP3G and there's either a crack, or a join at this exact spot.
Not too worried about it, unless it's a sign of something worse.
looks like apple updated their website...
giving credit to: bamerican as well...
what? credit? what credit?
screen definately scratches... i didn't buy anything for my 1st gen. iPhone (just kept the one that comes out of the box and used a blade to cut off the "lips" where you pull it off from), but for the new iPhone 3G i bought the following:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/T...phone/iphone_accessories/cases&mco=MTM2MTY2OA
why the anti-glare? well because the "crystal" ones leave the screen looking shinny (which is good if you want the screen to look like you don't have any film on it), but the anti-glare not only reduce the glare (duhhhh), but you CANNOT see your fringer prints or smudges on it... definately recomend them!!!