Apple Recalls iPhone 3G USB Power Adapter

Yay! Two For The Price Of One!

This thing costs $29 on the Apple store!

I just ordered mine and will keep the old one. I don’t think there is anything wrong with the old one if you plug-it or pull-it with care. I think the problem arises from people pulling it out with force at an angle, so extra tension is put onto the tiny thing. So I am definitely not sending mine back. :p

I will use one in the office and the other at home, and will basically keep the old one permanently connected -- so no problemo.

Thanks Apple for the $29 freebie! ;)
 
reliantj said:
uhh no, cause it's a replacement that shouldn't have to had occur. i don't see my old samsung sync's adapter breaking, i don't see my vacuum's adapter breaking, i don't see my amp's breaking. cause they're quality products, planned and built thoroughly. apple rushed to make revenue.

and with all the iphone defects i've been seeing goddamn them.
you know we deserve the best for the money we shell out and that's why we bought the iphone. but it isn't the best by far and it's aggravating to hear more bad news come our way.

yes i'm enthused that they're replacing them free of charge, but they wouldn't have to be so kind if they were more attentive to their product in the first place.
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Yes, lets just halt all creativity and forward thinking and just use everything that we have used for 30 years. Apple designs an adapter that is the size of a gumball to replace something 12 times larger and you are complaining that they needed to adjust their design to get it right? I applaud them for trying, and fixing their mistakes. They could have easily just kept with the old clunky one.
 
squeller said:
You lost me at "it's not a quality issue with Apple". Zealotry at its best. How can you know how sturdy the plug is? How can you be sure it only happens when they "yank the cord out of the wall". How do you know at which point it likely breaks? And so on... but you probably enjoyed your little rant :)
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How many power plugs have you EVER broken off in the socket in your life. Even the crappy one behind your sofa that is mad in china is probably ok. Its totally to avoid lawsuits just in case. Thats the nature of our Democratic system now.
 
w0ngbr4d said:
Do you have numbers to back up this statement? Apple's defective rate is probably no higher than a competitor's defective rate in the same product line.
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Numbers Shmumbers...the consistent string of probs nearly ALL of my mac buddies have been having with hardware since the intel switch is enough of a number for me. I'm all for less market share if it means better product quality.
 
thecartoonguy said:
This is WAY off topic but I can't stop laughing- http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/microsofts_im_a_pc_campaign_created_with_macs.html
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So what? Microsoft doesn't dictate tool sets to their creative vendors - that should be seen as a plus for Microsoft.

www.apple.com is hosted on Solaris 8 servers - good for Apple to buy the right tool for the job (since they've hung the Xserver out for a slow death).


KSpider said:
The fact is, microsoft makes the right tools to create that ad, however, they used a Mac. Apple does NOT have the right tools to run www.apple.com, so you make a terrible argument.
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And you have terrible reading comprehension.

Mature companies don't insist on micro-managing their suppliers - you contract on *what* you want, not what tools are used to create it. It's not relevant whether or not any particular tool runs on Vista, the suppliers' workflow is the suppliers' choice.

It does seem, though, that fine-tuning the contract to require stripping irrelevant meta-data will happen so that the fan-bois don't wet themselves again.
 
AidenShaw said:
So what? Microsoft doesn't dictate tool sets to their creative vendors - that should be seen as a plus for Microsoft.

www.apple.com is hosted on Solaris 8 servers - good for Apple to buy the right tool for the job (since they've hung the Xserver out for a slow death).
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The fact is, microsoft makes the right tools to create that ad, however, they used a Mac. Apple does NOT have the right tools to run www.apple.com, so you make a terrible argument.
 
squeller said:
You lost me at "it's not a quality issue with Apple". Zealotry at its best. How can you know how sturdy the plug is? How can you be sure it only happens when they "yank the cord out of the wall". How do you know at which point it likely breaks? And so on... but you probably enjoyed your little rant :)
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I just tried 3 power adapter: mine, my wifes and my neighbors. We stuck the in an extra socket I had in the tool box and tried to break them off. Two of them we could not break, the third took and extreme amount of pressure to break off in the socket. Just out of curiosity we also too a random extension cord and tried to break that off. It took roughly the same amount of tension (granted we did not measure with a torque wrench) to break that on off.

Now I understand this is an extremely small sample, but unless Apple knows of some defect in a certain batch that can't be identified by batch numbers I would stick to my initial feelings of preemptive recall on the basis of lawsuits.

And frankly like a previous post said this would be more on UL for putting their stamp of approval on the item than Apple for producing it.

I do find it amusing that we get all bent out of shape for a power adapter recall but when we get recall notices on our automobiles noone says boo. Maybe the auto manufactures are held to a lower standard than a computer company. Or maybe we just expect mediocity for auto makers.

So there is my 2 cents do with it as you please.
 
w_parietti22 said:
Haha your only going to get electrocuted if your dumb enough to take the prong out with your bare hands. ;)
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speedbumpnv said:
October 10th? so does this mean iphones will ship with defective chargers till October 10th. how can Apple redesign an ipod in a few days but it takes 3 weeks to do a wall charger?
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Assuming that they have to redesign much of the device, including the case, etc., do you have any idea how hard it is to redesign molded parts, fabricate a mold, and make a production run of parts in just three weeks?!? I would say that this is an amazing turn-around time, under those assumptions. Even a simple mold would typically take 2 to 3 weeks from the point that you're ready to start cutting steel. If we assume that they're expediting everything as much as possible, then we could guess that their engineers would have a few days to perform the redesign, the mold makers would have a few days to design the molds from the part designs, then they'd have about a week to get the mold made, that would give them about one more week to make the production run, assemble and package the parts and start shipping them out. Again, that is an amazingly aggressive time table. So, don't complain... ;)
 
I have no plans to exchange mine. I just looked at my plug, and there is no way I will end up abusing it and breaking off the prongs. Sorry.

Take the poll. Are you going to exchange yours?
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/566865/
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...And a few minutes after Apple announced the recall, Microsoft, desperate for media exposure, said
"We are recalling Vista. ... because it can screw up your computer. All copies will be replaced with a free copy of Windows XP Professional." :D

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queshy said:
it better...maybe it will also somehow add copy paste...hah
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According to Steve Jobs, the new AC adapter plug will "significantly increase battery life and significantly improve 3G reception." :D

w_parietti22 said:
Haha your only going to get electrocuted if your dumb enough to take the prong out with your bare hands. ;)
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Step 1: unplug power strip from wall.
Step 2: plug Apple AC adapter into unplugged power strip
Step 3: twist AC adapter and see if the prongs break off
Step 4: uninstall Vista from your PC and replace with XP.
 
AeronPrometheus said:
It doesn't, but I wonder if they'll do anything when they see that particular serial is not tied to a AT&T account... It looks to me like a sneaky way to conduct a roll call.
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If you wait until they have them at the Apple Store, and just go in and exchange it in person, I doubt they will interrogate you. Apple doesn't care if you have an AT&T account or not. When everyone bought an iPhone3G, they had to open an AT&T account anyway. Apple just cares if you have an iPhone.
 
Maybe if Apple wasn't so cheap and included a cradle with the 3G like they did with the first iPhone they wouldn't have to spend millions replacing their cheap alternative.
 
emt1 said:
I'm not surprised. Apple's hardware quality has been going down the tubes over the last few years. I think I'm going to go the hackintosh route...
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LOL you made my day! You can always buy an high quality (ah ah ah) Psystar!!
 
speedbumpnv said:
October 10th? so does this mean iphones will ship with defective chargers till October 10th. how can Apple redesign an ipod in a few days but it takes 3 weeks to do a wall charger?
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Uh... no pun intended (well, kinda), but, that's just shocking!

I hope Apple Canada actually bothers to make this known.

thecartoonguy said:
This is WAY off topic but I can't stop laughing- http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/19/microsofts_im_a_pc_campaign_created_with_macs.html
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Oh, that's just BRILLIANT!

mdgolom said:
Interesting that I'm standing in an Apple Store right now and there is a stack of them sitting on the shelf. I guess you can buy one, just not use it. :eek:
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Wouldn't the responsible thing to do to take them off the shelves instead of selling them, having the owner find out there's a recall (if they're lucky to find out!) and have them either return to the store for a swap or have to go to the trouble to mail Apple for a replacement? :eek: Makes sense to not sell and tell potential customers why.... but that's just me.

mocciat said:
I just tried 3 power adapter: mine, my wifes and my neighbors. We stuck the in an extra socket I had in the tool box and tried to break them off. Two of them we could not break, the third took and extreme amount of pressure to break off in the socket. Just out of curiosity we also too a random extension cord and tried to break that off. It took roughly the same amount of tension (granted we did not measure with a torque wrench) to break that on off.

Now I understand this is an extremely small sample, but unless Apple knows of some defect in a certain batch that can't be identified by batch numbers I would stick to my initial feelings of preemptive recall on the basis of lawsuits.

And frankly like a previous post said this would be more on UL for putting their stamp of approval on the item than Apple for producing it.

I do find it amusing that we get all bent out of shape for a power adapter recall but when we get recall notices on our automobiles noone says boo. Maybe the auto manufactures are held to a lower standard than a computer company. Or maybe we just expect mediocity for auto makers.

So there is my 2 cents do with it as you please.
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Of course Apple can't be at fault. Oh, no. Not apple.


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I really wonder where Apple's QA are these days. Hardware that "just breaks"™, the state of Apple's Vista (a.k.a Leopard) etc. They where also extremely close now to even corrupt my Tiger-installation with their latest "security update".

I wonder if it is time to look for something really different...??? :mad:
 
I might just have to see how easy it breaks tomorrow, just going to stick it in an unplugged surge lrotectector and wiggle it around and see how hard it is to break. I recently found a brand new belki. Charger in a parking lot so I'll just use that. I'll post tom and let u guys know
 
mocciat said:
I just tried 3 power adapter: mine, my wifes and my neighbors. We stuck the in an extra socket I had in the tool box and tried to break them off. Two of them we could not break, the third took and extreme amount of pressure to break off in the socket.

And frankly like a previous post said this would be more on UL for putting their stamp of approval on the item than Apple for producing it.
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EXACTLY !!!! Where is UL in all of this ??????????????? :confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
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