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Confusion Over Free Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter with iPhone 5 as Apple Errs in Online Store [Updated]
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And what if the battery life isn't as good as stated, and is as bad as the iPhone 4S's???
Of which I often have to charge at least once during the day to get me by!
I will have to carry around my one cable that comes with it and keep track of it with my life! I have ordered another cable so at least I can have one in my car but it is backordered for 2-3 weeks!
Here's hoping the new battery has longer life because my 4S was HORRID!
All my custom docks will no longer work but I knew that going in. STILL SAD ABOUT IT THOUGH.
Of which I often have to charge at least once during the day to get me by!
I will have to carry around my one cable that comes with it and keep track of it with my life! I have ordered another cable so at least I can have one in my car but it is backordered for 2-3 weeks!
Here's hoping the new battery has longer life because my 4S was HORRID!
All my custom docks will no longer work but I knew that going in. STILL SAD ABOUT IT THOUGH.
My big question is how the hell did someone get a hold of an Apple rep? They took the chat feature off their site and their phone has a pretty annoying message about expecting a lot of calls so they're just ignoring all of them.
And as a shareholder I have no interest in that happening either.
You include things in the box that most or all customers need. If they don't include earbuds with the iPad why would they include an adapter lots of people don't need?
Apple is like an abusive spouse... We keep making excuses for them and going back every time.
Margins?
I would agree if this was a component increase of $50. Hell, even $5!
But all well know that this free adapter costs below $1 a piece to make over seas
That's a terrible analogy and a slap in the face to people who've been abused. What's with the entitlement for a $20 adapter you don't even need? If you're really hurting over 20 bucks, maybe you shouldn't be buying a new iPhone ever year.
which lightning cable? There is a lightning cable to USB, that is probably the lower cost, and that is the one they include with the iPhone 5, this is just to purchase additional cables.
in the US store you can get:
Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2 m) (this is the cable adapter) $39
Lightning to 30-pin Adapter $29
Lightning to USB Cable $19 (also one included with iPhone 5)
Total horse **** they are not including one. And to charge 30 bucks for it is just beyond price rape.
The per unit cost is prolly some where near the .50 area. 10 bucks is MORE then enough for it.
Apple is just using it to there advantage to charge the hell out of people.
Total BS.
The per unit cost is prolly some where near the .50 area. 10 bucks is MORE then enough for it.
Apple is just using it to there advantage to charge the hell out of people.
Total BS.
In my opinion, as us Brits had to pay an extra £30 for the 16GB model than usual (£499 for the 4S, yet the 32 and 64 5's are the same price as the 4S was) I think this free adapter should be given I hope they honour this, as I have a screen capture of it on my computer, false advertising Too high price for an adapter, as much as I love Apple
I hope they honour this, as I have a screen capture of it on my computer, false advertising Too high price for an adapter, as much as I love Apple There's nothing else TO say. You're the one being greedy here, by DEMANDING they just give you for FREE, this little gizmo that only certain people even need. You're already getting a supercomputer that people couldn't dream of a decade ago, that fits in your pocket for $200. WTF else do you want?
Why I am glad I bought the 4s last year
With so many changes -- nanosim, replacement of sync port, larger size, LTE -- it will take a while to trickle out into the marketplace and be stable.
Thank you iPhone 5 buyers for taking care of all the bugs for me! Me, I like the S release iPhones, AKA the bug fix polished release.
LOL, guess people have forgotten the old rule, never buy a first gen new/re-designed Apple product...
With so many changes -- nanosim, replacement of sync port, larger size, LTE -- it will take a while to trickle out into the marketplace and be stable.
Thank you iPhone 5 buyers for taking care of all the bugs for me! Me, I like the S release iPhones, AKA the bug fix polished release.
LOL, guess people have forgotten the old rule, never buy a first gen new/re-designed Apple product...
Do you realize how much this would cost them when you ship millions and millions of these things? Apple knows customers will be happy regardless so they might as well focus on profitability to keep the share holders happy.
It's annoying, yes. I'm just going to suck it up for a few weeks. If I have to carry around my lightning cable, so be it. Rather than pay another $30 to Apple and whine about it, I'm simply going to wait until the cheap knockoffs are available on monoprice, ebay, etc. Then I'll pick a few up for next to nothing.
I'd rather have the adapter than the headphones which will never come out of the packaging just like all my other ones.
I doubt it's about cost, but resources instead. There is literally no reason to build a hundred million of these things if on a fraction will ever come out of the box.
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In other words, the same thing you did with the old cable for the last decade.
If it was $20 it might not be as big of a deal, but, as it is, it is $30-40, not $20. $20 is what another lightning to USB cable costs. This does not connect to our Car audio, etc. that we NEED the $30-40 adapter for! AND I don't buy a new iPhone every year, it has been 3 1/2 years for me.
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To those who say "If you can afford the cost of an iPhone you can afford to pay for the adapter": SHUT THE F UP! That adapter probably costs Apple less than $5 and they are charging $30-40, this is outrageous! It costs enough to buy a new phone with all the extras you need: getting a car charger, case, etc., etc.
This is a good point; that 'saves on resources' BS that some people spout is just wooly non-sense... I still have every pair of headphones from every ipod / iphone I've ever bought. All gathering dust in a drawer still in their little plastic packaging sheath. Mostly because they're crap headphones.
Ditto that! I never use the earbuds, they suck. They should have like 10 accessories that you can choose a certain number of to be included in the box! i.e. Case, charger, adapter, thats all I really need!
And what if the battery life isn't as good as stated, and is as bad as the iPhone 4S's???
Of which I often have to charge at least once during the day to get me by!
I will have to carry around my one cable that comes with it and keep track of it with my life! I have ordered another cable so at least I can have one in my car but it is backordered for 2-3 weeks!
Here's hoping the new battery has longer life because my 4S was HORRID!
All my custom docks will no longer work but I knew that going in. STILL SAD ABOUT IT THOUGH.
After owning a RAZR MAXX for 6 months I have forgotten what bad battery life is like.
I'd like to think tht if I'm paying 999 for a phone that WON'T work with my existing accessories the very least apple could do is throw in an adapter to facilitate tbis issue. Rather they want to charge me $40 for it.
I think I'll just wait until an aftermarket accessories are released. As much as I like their products, I hate their nickel and diming me for every little thing, especially a condition they introduced into their "eco-system".
I think I'll just wait until an aftermarket accessories are released. As much as I like their products, I hate their nickel and diming me for every little thing, especially a condition they introduced into their "eco-system".