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Apple's C1X Modem Faces First Reported Failure in iPhone Air

Every electronic device in the world has failures. With hundreds of millions of iPhones out there, it's not a surprise. What's surprising is that it doesn't happen more often.
 
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WarmWinterHat said:
Just another reminder to never buy first-gen tech, from any company. No exceptions!
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iPhone 17 PM. Cellular died when obviously brand new
Same model. USB-C charging stopped working while out of the country. Had to purchase a QI charger to keep it alive.

Stuff happens
 
On no a component failed. Everyone freak out / post that theirs is working fine / decide Apple is doomed or not doomed / attack everyone else.

Seriously wtf is the newsworthiness of a story like this? There are millions upon millions of iPhones out there and components fail every day. Sounds like this is just ragebaiting tbh.
 
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a fabrication defect most likely as we would see a lot more reports of failure if it were design.
 
Pupi said:
Even the worst selling iPhone sells millions.
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WarmWinterHat said:
Just another reminder to never buy first-gen tech, from any company. No exceptions!
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My experience with the foray into intel modems by apple was also not good gonna stay with Qualcomm modems til several generations past (even it this is only reported C1X failure). Besides I love my 17 PM 2TB and I have no plans of updating for at least 2 probably 3 years I went from 15 PM (my last phone of updating every year) and skipped the 15 PM line to wait for the cameras all being 48 MP. Now I am set (do not need the rumored adjustable lenses of 18 P PM line). We will see wha transpires with the so called 20 year anniversary and maybe wait til the 21 PM LOL
 
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xpxp2002 said:
To be fair, some are saying "one out of millions" but we have no insight into how many others failed but weren't publicly reported. Many people have no understanding of the baseband tech. It's plausible that others have experienced the same failure, went to Apple or their carrier store, got a device swapped under warranty (as all iPhone Airs would still be under warranty right now), and went on their way without mentioning a word about it online.

Now, I'm the first person to criticize Apple's attempts to replace Qualcomm with this second-rate baseband, having had terrible experiences with the Intel modems that it's built upon. I still think it's well worth paying a premium for the tried-and-true Qualcomm baseband that doesn't have frequent audio cutouts during phone calls, even in good signal conditions. (Not as though Apple would lower the customer's price of these devices with the savings they're deriving from avoiding the Qualcomm baseband anyway.)

But even I'll concede that among millions of C1X units produced, that occasional failures that are not or cannot be identified during the manufacturing QA process is completely reasonable. It is for failures like these that warranties largely exist, and remain one of the few consumer protections that haven't been gutted (yet).
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I experienced those intel modems it was not a good time. And I am staying with my 17 PM for a couple years like I did with my 15 PM. We will see what is out with the so called twentieth anniversary phone (the rumored 20 pro line) but I may stay til the iPhone 21 pro line as I like my 17PM and am finding upgrading each year is a waste of my limited income. I will let others test those modems for several years LOL
 
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There is no way this is the first (it’s just the first from someone high profile enough to publicize it) and there’s no way it will be the last. If we were reporting Qualcomm modem failures, the numbers would be well into the thousands, perhaps more, weekly. This is a total non-story.
 
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While it’s nice to be aware of issues affecting our devices, reporting on only a single issue feels like jumping the gun. Instead of reporting on the modem issue affecting one user, it’d be nice if this site reported on the keyboard issue affecting tons of users:

 
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If this is the first / only known modem failure, I'd call that a huge success (even taking into account the reportedly low sales volume for the iPhone Air).

Even the most well designed parts inevitably have some level of failure rates when produced at scale.
 
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