After seeing this thread, I decided to take a trip down to Apple, because I did have a slight rattle, not bad, didn't care that much, I just wanted to see the truth. I get there, make an appointment, and show the Genius who then notices this sound is NOT supposed to be there at all. He then goes in back and checks to see if there's an official note on the rattle or not, comes out saying it's not an official problem warranting a replacement, but he decided to do a little test on his phone and mine, both of which rattle.
He comes out telling me this, but says "this is definitely not correct, hold on a second and someone will come and talk to you more." The guy who came back took a listen and described it as if there's a spring rattling around inside, and said 'According to Apple, this is a non-problem, but I really don't like the sound of this... you're getting a new (non refurb, as apparently, my local Apple Store hasn't gotten any shipped in yet) phone" (keep in mind, I didn't ask for one, I didn't even want one. I was completely fine with my current 3GS, but wanted to see if this "defect" rumor was true) and right when he said that, the first Genius I saw walked by and says "SWEET, THAT MEANS I GET ONE TOO, RIGHT?!" as to which, the Manager (who's a close friend of mine) walks by and goes "John, you're running a 3G and no AppleCare... That'll be 99.00. I'll ring you right up!" and John looked pissed off. ahahah
Anyway, to sum it up, the rattle is not supposed to be there, but it's also not warranting a replacement unless you have a Genius in a good mood.
I now have a brand new, week 29, rattle-free iPhone 3GS. Even though I didn't go there to replace, when something's offered like that, I couldn't pass it up. I did have a loose switch though, so I killed two birds with one stone
He comes out telling me this, but says "this is definitely not correct, hold on a second and someone will come and talk to you more." The guy who came back took a listen and described it as if there's a spring rattling around inside, and said 'According to Apple, this is a non-problem, but I really don't like the sound of this... you're getting a new (non refurb, as apparently, my local Apple Store hasn't gotten any shipped in yet) phone" (keep in mind, I didn't ask for one, I didn't even want one. I was completely fine with my current 3GS, but wanted to see if this "defect" rumor was true) and right when he said that, the first Genius I saw walked by and says "SWEET, THAT MEANS I GET ONE TOO, RIGHT?!" as to which, the Manager (who's a close friend of mine) walks by and goes "John, you're running a 3G and no AppleCare... That'll be 99.00. I'll ring you right up!" and John looked pissed off. ahahah
Anyway, to sum it up, the rattle is not supposed to be there, but it's also not warranting a replacement unless you have a Genius in a good mood.
I now have a brand new, week 29, rattle-free iPhone 3GS. Even though I didn't go there to replace, when something's offered like that, I couldn't pass it up. I did have a loose switch though, so I killed two birds with one stone
