Interest in buying legit replacement water damage indicators?

[ucfgrad93]

And for all the talk of defrauding Apple, doesn't anyone think it's an invasion of privacy for Apple to spy on its customers with these sensors?

No, I don't think it is an invasion of privacy.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

No, I don't think it is an invasion of privacy.

Agree, if we lived in an honest society there wouldn't be a need for these things, but alas that's not the case. However as a "free" individual you have the choice not to purchase said goods, plus a "majority" of people know that all cell phones have these sensors and if you don't then that the consumers problem.

 

[iphone3gss]

Not that I would ever get one, but do you have a link? I searched and couldn't find any.

Search for water damage indicator on ebay.

 

[AbSoluTc]

No, I never said that. You're asking me to do research to support something I never said. You asked me if I knew that every device has these sensors. And I said, no, that I had no way of knowing that.

I don't have an iPhone. I am not concerned about my personal privacy. I was speaking about issues of privacy, as it relates to the topic of Apple sensing moisture entering a device. I can have an opinion on this subject without it personally affecting me.

Then why are you even responding to these threads?

 

[lavinci]

Wouldn't they still know you had water damage if they cracked open the phone since there are additional indicators inside?

 

[w3cum]

instead of working to defraud Apple... anyone talking about figuring out why the sensors trip way to easy and possibly working towards a redesign?

 

[SephirothXR]

I just say that Apple's policy is flawed. Sure it's their product, but if water doesn't cause the problem but a little moisture from a humid, hot day caused it to go red, and then some software issue bricks my phone, I wouldn't give them $200. What do I gain out of following the rules and giving them the money? Apple has over $25 billion in the bank, so yea there's my answer.

 

[renewed]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3302

The sensor is not affected by humidity but is an indication of submersion.

 

[chriszzz]

If Apple uses these sensors to declare computers or phones water damaged without actual material evidence that the device was not working because of water damage, I would say that, on the other hand, is dishonest.

Too bad they don't have any sort of material evidence....like a sensor of some sort....

What evidence do you want? If a electronic device is properly dried out, it is very difficult to determine if water damage is the cause of failure. This is why sensors are required. This is why they are used in most phones. (as pointed out by another poster)

Invasion of privacy? Spying? Take off you tinfoil hat. They cannot see the sensors unless you hand the phone to them. How is that spying or invasion of privacy? Get real.

 

[swingerofbirch]

Too bad they don't have any sort of material evidence....like a sensor of some sort....

What evidence do you want? If a electronic device is properly dried out, it is very difficult to determine if water damage is the cause of failure. This is why sensors are required. This is why they are used in most phones. (as pointed out by another poster)

Invasion of privacy? Spying? Take off you tinfoil hat. They cannot see the sensors unless you hand the phone to them. How is that spying or invasion of privacy? Get real.

I don't think it would serve any purpose for me to keep answering your or others' questions. I would repeat myself, and for whatever reason, some of these posts toward me have been heated, and it looks like the moderators have had to redact comments written toward me already. So I'll just bow out of the thread and let what I've already written speak for itself.

 

[AbSoluTc]

I don't think it would serve any purpose for me to keep answering your or others' questions. I would repeat myself, and for whatever reason, some of these posts toward me have been heated, and it looks like the moderators have had to redact comments written toward me already. So I'll just bow out of the thread and let what I've already written speak for itself.

The fact that you don't have an IPHONE to begin with is all that you need to say.

 

[leons]

Do those ebay stickers have adhesive backs? I assume the one on the bottom of the iphone (in the usb port) is 1/8". Is it possoble to get it in there without opening up the phone?

 

[uberamd]

So what happens when Apple swaps your iPhone out that you placed these 'replacement' sensors on and they go to refurbish the phone and replace the tripped sensors, only to find out that you stuck a different one on top? Will they send you a $600 bill in the mail.

 

[iphone3gss]

Do those ebay stickers have adhesive backs? I assume the one on the bottom of the iphone (in the usb port) is 1/8". Is it possoble to get it in there without opening up the phone?

Of course they have adhesive backs (or they wouldn't be stickers?). No idea about the bottom one.

 

[iphone3gss]

So what happens when Apple swaps your iPhone out that you placed these 'replacement' sensors on and they go to refurbish the phone and replace the tripped sensors, only to find out that you stuck a different one on top? Will they send you a $600 bill in the mail.

Nope. I used one a year ago and never heard anything. The problem is they refuse to admit those stickers are not foolproof. Part of mine turned pink (or was like that when I bought it and I never checked) and out of fear of them not replacing the phone that was having problems I chose to add my own sticker on top. It is a pain to get it in headphone port. The other problem is they sometimes use that as an excuse to refuse any repair. What does water damage have to do with a mute switch failing out, light bleed, etc.? In my case, the "genius" didn't even check the sensor.

Anyways, they can't just send you a bill because they have the merchandise also. I guess they could try to send you the phone and a bill. At that point you could refuse delivery. Also, how do you know they haven't damaged it in some way at that point? I know some on this forum will debate the ethics of this, but if Apple didn't try to blame everyone on water damage or believe people when they say they didn't get their phone wet this wouldn't be necessary.

 

[MarkAK]

As far as honesty goes, it seems hypocritical to make an edict that dishonesty reigns supreme. Can you truly know that dishonesty reigns supreme?

Yes look at the outcome of this poll.....lol

 

[scaredpoet]

I'll respond to your comments:

I don't realize that literally every phone has these sensors. I would have no way of knowing that.

Well, now you do. Palm, RIM, Samsung, LG, I've owned their phones years before Apple sold iPhones, and they all have water damage indicators, usually in or near the battery compartment. Even non-smartphones have water damage indicators:

If a $20 GoPhone Nokia can have water damage indicators, then it's hardly a gigantic scandal that Apple uses them.

Blackberries have them too... not just in the phone, but on the battery itself:

Yes, I really used the phrase invasion of privacy.

You're using it wrong.

for whatever reason, some of these posts toward me have been heated, and it looks like the moderators have had to redact comments written toward me already. So I'll just bow out of the thread and let what I've already written speak for itself.

If you don't like the way the thread is going, maybe you shouldn't have taken it there by calling people fanboys.

 

[arykmax]

Isn't "legit replacement water damage indicator" an oxymoron?