I would just like to clarify something.
First, thanks to everyone replying, I enjoy reading this and getting both sides of the story. Now, onto some points.
1. I don't feel guilty. I know some say karma is a bitch, and I do believe in karma, but to be honest, I didn't intentionally try to scam them to get an extra phone. I had no intention of ever trying to get an extra phone. Therefore, I have no guilt at all about this whole situation.
2. To some: Stop acting like a stole this. If I stole the phone, then I would have guilt and I wouldn't have even set myself up in the situation in the first place. I appreciate the education on the rules in some states, and the debate with Syd, but to be honest, I don't think they would go that extreme.
Question: On post said to activate it quickly so they can't disable it, I guess I don't understand. iOS now has its own activation separate from carrier activation?
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Just a heads up - your CC is automatically charged if they haven't received the old iPhone back within 14 days. This isn't a manual audit, it's a computer that ***automatically*** charges for non-returned iPhones. This is what you agreed to when you setup the advanced/express replacement. Again, the process is completely automatic.
If an iPhone has been sent out to you, then it will have a repair associated to your CC (as you know since they already put a $699 hold on it). If you're keeping the phone - you've essentially bought a refurbished iPhone with no box or accessories for full retail price. Of course Apple aren't going to chase it up. You don't return the phone, they've sold a refurb phone for full price
. Doesn't seem as smart now.
They removed the hold. I only have a hold on the correct phone that I was suppose to get in the first place. I do not have the hold anymore for the extra phone.
I called Apple two days before I figured out I got an extra phone. I asked for them to remove it because it was a fault repair and didn't go though, and I want to re-setup a repair. They got Bank of America on the line, and removed it.
Therefore, even if I don't return it, I won't get charged. Now, I am not saying I won't return it. I just want to make sure if I do return it, they correct person gets it, and the repair depot knows. (Also, the extra didn't get a return label for me to fold and rip off like useal).
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For once, you and I agree.
It's really amazing to see the set of principles people here have been raised with, let alone how much their character can be bought for.
What if this other phone was someone else's repaired phone? here they are, expecting a shipment, that you have, and are now confused and pissed off, because their tracking says that it hasn't been delivered, and it has been a week or longer?
"finders keepers/losers weepers" may work on an elementary school playground, but I would expect that the lot here would have grown up and matured past that. I see that I am once again, proven wrong.
I'm on my way to work, but I'll return with a real life anecdote that was the result of doing the right thing.
But really people.. you really need to take a look at yourselves in the mirror and ask yourself if you would teach your children to just keep something like that without trying to return it or figure out who it belongs to.
BL.
It was addressed to me. That reasoning would only work if it was delievered to my house by mistake, and the label had a different person. Plus, the sheet in the box that described my problem the first time the repair failed, was correct. Therfore, it was ment for me.
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would urge you to make someone very happy at Christmas or at least make a donation to some kind of charity.
I did think of that, and has a huge possibility of happening, but I don't want that person's phone being deactivated cause Apple didn't get it back or something which I don't believe will happen.
I made the choice to call Apple. I'm calling them now.