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I'm pissed....cracked screen
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So you dropped something made out of glass and you're mad at Apple because it broke?
Makes sense.
Makes sense.
Cybergypsy
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MY Son has had his from release day, and has dropped it over 100 times, Saturday it finally cracked, I bought him a new 16G ......and found a place to get it fixed for 150.00 🙂
If my son dropped an iPhone more than 100 times I wouldn't be buying him anything else.
ItTakesII
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hahaha Seriously. I mean I've dropped my Chocolate dozens of times but you can't compare the two phones, mine is made of plastic, very hard plastic. The worse that can happen is I get small scratches. If I had an iPhone I would make absolutely sure not to drop it!
rsd
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Dropped my iPhone down two flights of concrete stairs and not even a scratch....... except for the massive crack all the way down my screen! Sucks!
The phone still worked but the scratch was getting worse and worse so i found a spare screen online (for £100GBP) and had a go at replacing it myself....... big mistake, it is now sitting on my desk in lots of little baggies 🙁
The phone still worked but the scratch was getting worse and worse so i found a spare screen online (for £100GBP) and had a go at replacing it myself....... big mistake, it is now sitting on my desk in lots of little baggies 🙁
Yeah Im pissed also. I just bought a new car drove off the lot and ran into the back of someone while they were stopped at a red light... Oh no thats not why I am mad... I brought the car back to the dealership and believe it or not they would not give me another one just like it for free... even worse they wanted to charge me to fix the front end of my car... Im so pissed... Ill never buy another car from these guys...
Personally, If i were you, I would be pissed that my flesh and blood [...] could not keep and $400 chunk of metal and glass in his hands.
And you to buy him another one, I'd make him pay for the next one.
And you to buy him another one, I'd make him pay for the next one.
Oh, don't even get me started. The other day, I bought a candy bar, and put it on the vent of the heater....😀
Woah there. While I agree that Cybergypsy's kid *may* indeed be spoiled, don't you think you're being a little harsh? Wishing bodily harm to the lad isn't going to fix the problem.
Cybergypsy
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Not spoiled at all serviced in the air force 3 years never had a issues with him but he lives by his phone, his bday is next saturday, his dad is taking him on a 7 day cruise, and I bought him a iphone..big deal, his my son...period...
Having it done here 158.00 including shipping
http://www.pdasmart.com/iphone-repair-parts.htm?gclid=COCZq_-TyZECFQy1PAodOz1KEA
i think you had a faulty iphone. check out these vids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czCCavcnNd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgVfcj41uM
the phones in these vids are tough. i will not be taking any risks with mine, but i would consider it a fault if it can't survive one small drop, after all it is a phone, it is gonna get dropped, do not accept responsibility, keep complaining till they give you one for free dude, they can afford it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czCCavcnNd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgVfcj41uM
the phones in these vids are tough. i will not be taking any risks with mine, but i would consider it a fault if it can't survive one small drop, after all it is a phone, it is gonna get dropped, do not accept responsibility, keep complaining till they give you one for free dude, they can afford it.
Bad analogy wise ass, because in order to purchase that nice new car you will need collision insurance (unless you are paying for it in full). I asked about insurance when purchasing the phone and it is not available.
Ignore all this, I got the phone replaced for free today. No questions asked. Glad I went back and tried again!!!!
They said "apple says if there is no visual impact on the outside of the phone, we replace it for free." Looks like I had a defective phone, because there was no impact on the outside!!!
They said "apple says if there is no visual impact on the outside of the phone, we replace it for free." Looks like I had a defective phone, because there was no impact on the outside!!!
Cybergypsy
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Insurance is available. You just needed to go the appropriate route (homeowner/renter insurance add on, AmEx, etc.)
Hmmm how come the poster in this thread got a new iPhone.. sounds like similar circumstances..
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/438229/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/438229/
It is strictly up to Apple to charge the $250 or give a new or refurb phone. Numerous people have been charged and numerous people simply got a free replacement. It makes no sense on how this is done.
I honestly, would try selling it on ebay. Hopefully you can get back most of the money you lost to buy another phone...
