No serial numbers? All iPhones have serial numbers. Stop making stuff up. You have no idea what you are talking about.
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Did I buy a Demo iPhone as New?
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No serial numbers? All iPhones have serial numbers. Stop making stuff up. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Didn't say it wasn't.
It's still iPhone hardware.
The fact is he said it wasn't printed ANYWHERE on the hardware.
iPhone 3G demo units have been removed from display at my local Apple store.
While it is not uncommon to see one or two displays missing for various reasons, I noted that there were at least nine units missing from the main iPhone display tables. Couple this with reports from some Apple stores that they have additional staff scheduled for the next couple of weeks.
While it is not uncommon to see one or two displays missing for various reasons, I noted that there were at least nine units missing from the main iPhone display tables. Couple this with reports from some Apple stores that they have additional staff scheduled for the next couple of weeks.
Congrats, you've completely missed the point.
The guy is saying that not having serial numbers printed on the hardware (sim card tray doesn't count, you just swap that) makes it easier for Apple do whatever they want with the phones. How do you identify one iPhone from the next once their SIM trays are removed?
It'd be a different story if the serial # on an iPhone was actually printed on the back of the phone as it is on all iPods.
He was saying that on the original iPhones, Apple couldn't use the "depot process" he described earlier because the original iphones had the serial number imprinted on the back where it couldn't be removed. Now with the iPhone 3G and 3GS it's very easy to remove the sim card tray where the serial number is and replace it with another one. This avoids the probability of being sued for using old phones.
Yes, the sim card tray is actual hardware, but it is removable. The OP was trying to explain something different then from what you were trying to prove.