What's "weird" about it? It's called a CONTRACT.![]()
So...is it safe to say that the 1st gen iPhone is the better phone as far as how it is bulit? Anybody EVER have any problems with those phones?
This will help in my decision to which one i will get. I want to get a white 3G but not if there are all kinds of problems with things and the caseing is cheap and cracks too easily.
I am not going to buy mine at a Apple store because i dont have nor do i want AT&T. So it will be ebay or Craigslist.
im still confused how he states
1) complains he had to pay 500 for early upgraders fee
2) loved his first gen iphone
3) says he has no 3 g coverage
makes me wonder why did you get a 3g? no really, im quite curious
Nope. There are millions (and I do mean millions) of happy iPhone 3G owners.
It's true, they all e-mail him weekly and tell him this. There is no way this information could be wrong.
I sympathize with the OP. It took me 3 phones to get a good one as well so I can understand the frustration.
All you people are free to make fun of people that demand quality from their products, but I feel it's you people who don't is why people like me and the OP do.
Accepting crap is why these things are made cheap in Chinese factories and the QC is junk. Apple (and other companies) know they can get away with producing less than perfect products because someone will always be so wet in the pants they even have an iPhone, that they'll accept anything.
To some people, money doesn't come all that easy, and I can accept that when you pay $500+ for a phone, you expect it to work and be put together correctly. There is nothing wrong with demanding quality when you pay large amounts of money.
OP, I'm glad you found a good phone. I'm starting to get a little happier now that mine is working, so I hope nothing else goes wrong (cracks and such).
The first Gen iPhones are SOLID. They feel higher quality to me. The aluminum is a really nice touch and it feels like you could chuck it across the room without worry.
However, there are some things to consider about the older iPhone. The cell and Wifi receptions aren't as strong, you'll loose a couple of bars easily. In a place where I used to get NO SERVICE, I now get 2 bars... so yeah. Also, GPS is really useful for driving directions and 3G is supposed to be twice as fast as Edge (although I have yet to try it because we don't have 3G around here until next month).
I would think about those things.
Accepting crap is why these things are made cheap in Chinese factories and the QC is junk. Apple (and other companies) know they can get away with producing less than perfect products because someone will always be so wet in the pants they even have an iPhone, that they'll accept anything.
I am already on 3rd iPhone
1) battery problem (full charge for ~3 hours, no 3g, no internet, no video, only voice calls)
2) battery problem (full charge for ~3 hours, no 3g, no internet, no video, only voice calls)
have you seen the movie 300?
the first scene was about holyman of some sort, looking at baby and then he threw away the baby to the death if there is any kind of imprefection. much like what your are looking for in iphone 3G.
you only paid US200 dollar, you did not paid like 5000 dollar for a vertu. you expect perfection?
are you going to throw away your own baby because the baby teeth is misalign? or maybe one eye is slightly misalign.
200 bucks. 200 bucks. what do you want? apple computer should ban you. kick you out of their store.
I think you got yuor point across mate. Please put it to rest now. Really...
yeah, but it still has no copy pasta feature.
not perfect
/fail
The next day, I brought my iPhone 3G back to Best Buy to return it because I was not happy with this one. The stupid lady there refused to see anything wrong with it and she said there was nothing she could do except for letting me pay a $50 restocking fee to return it and buy a whole new one... I was going to spend money on a case so I decided to use that money on a new iPhone instead. I figured, if I get one that's better, I'll be happy.
I'm done.
I'm happy.
Love my new iPhone
Nothing left to discuss.
Thank you all for reading my story!
if you accidentally break it
you have to search for another perfect one.
iphone 3G back is so fragile, some damage sure to come to it
eventually
there are millions of iphone 3G, therefore it is hard to get perfection.
some how i feel iphone is better build than 3G
I completely agree, how much does someone want to bet that the OP finds a problem within 2 weeks?
I've had my issues with the iphone in the past, but something tells me that the OP will constantly check the phone for problems....karma is a bitch and a a slip of the hand brings retribution rather quickly to your "perfect" iphone. Don't get me wrong, I wish the OP no harm and am happy he found something he is satisfied with....but you'll never be certain when a crack will show up, may it be today, tomorrow or months from now. If your OCD dictates you neurotically checking your iphone for defects all the time, you'll be taking time away from the pursuit of happiness (ie chasing tail and whatnot).
if you accidentally break it
you have to search for another perfect one.
iphone 3G back is so fragile, some damage sure to come to it
eventually
there are millions of iphone 3G, therefore it is hard to get perfection.
some how i feel iphone is better build than 3G
So you ended up spending double on your iPhone. $1000 on something worth $500, you must really care about this.
The OP needs to get laid. The end.
Took the words right out of my mouth
however
If you have nothing better to do, and have OCD then follow the OP advice's
Spaz can I ask what you do for a living ?
I'll admit... I was pretty desperate at that point...
Nope. There are millions (and I do mean millions) of happy iPhone 3G owners. It just seems like many of the whacked out ones come here.
Just take a look at the OPs name. It explains everything...
Dude, he's been here a hell of a lot longer than you have, he was a member here before we even knew of the iPhone, so you can't say that he came here to complain and such about the iPhone. He is hardly "whacked," you pay for quality, in my eyes, anything that costs more than $100 (new) must come in perfect condition, it is just unacceptable for anything less. So anybody has justification to complain about not getting a near-perfect iPhone, all of these issues are more than minor things. A minor thing would be needing to use a little force to plug the USB cable in or something like that, all of his problems are respectable.