and the battery life leaves much to be desired. unlike the 4 gb one i had, the battery barely lasts one day for just reg. usage before it's about dead. my question is, can i take this phone (still under warranty) and have the battery replaced under warranty? the phone is already activated but no sim card, the guy just deleted all his info on the spot and gave me the phone. and i don't have an acct with att yet. ok, thanks.
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can't wait cause i'm leaving the country this thurs. 
and i'll be using the iphone overseas.
let me further clarify about usage, i only used the phone for surfing the web, no calls since i have no sim card and only played 3-4 videos. compared to my 4 gb one, i feel like the battery life is worse by far. any advice?
and i'll be using the iphone overseas.let me further clarify about usage, i only used the phone for surfing the web, no calls since i have no sim card and only played 3-4 videos. compared to my 4 gb one, i feel like the battery life is worse by far. any advice?
Of course the battery life sucks. You bought a phone that could be 1 year old and could have been heavily used and charged many times over that year.
cuz he lives under a rock?
There are many good reasons to buy a first gen over the yet to be released iPhone 3G, let's not get into that.
I would say take it into an Apple store or an ATT store. Explain to them that the battery life seems rather short. They can test it, and might just give you a refurbed one. It can't hurt to try.
ok, so even if i don't have an acct with att and i have no sim card in the phone, they'll not refuse to service the phone? i'm wondering about that, thanks.
Maybe he paid about $200 for it and will get charged $20/month for the data plan instead of $30/month? It's especially a sweet deal if he lives outside a 3G coverage area.
Define "regular usage." When I first got mine and used it for playing music for about 4 hours a day and did other stuff using Safari or Mail, the battery seemed to drain to about 1/3. But then I got used to turning the display off (hitting the button on top) more often and I stopped using EVERY little thing on it (the newness wore off) and I can pretty much get by and charge it every other night. Of course I have a car charger and an iPod dockable stereo at work, so I really don't pay much attention. If it loses power, I plug it up somehow. That's the best way to survive.
if anyone knows the answer to this question, I'd really appreciate it. I want to take the phone in to the store later today, thanks.
You might need an account. But if you explain your situation, they might at least take a look at it... the AT&T stores usually are not that busy.
final update, good news, took it to the apple store and they replaced the iphone for me free of charge.
That's good news!
final update, good news, took it to the apple store and they replaced the iphone for me free of charge.
That's very good news indeed. I was under the impression that you needed your iPhone to have an AT&T account in order for Apple to service or replace it.
Nope,
I took my girlfriends iPhone to the apple store yesterday and complained of random shut downs, they just gave us a shiny new refurb right on the spot, no account questions or testing or anything.
I guess they don't care anymore. I remember they used to care if it was unlocked or jailbroken. Not the case anymore?
since this episode, i've been considering buying applecare for my 4gb iphone. if something goes wrong with the ol' 4gb sometime after july 11 and i take it in, will they replace it with a new 3g iphone or will i get another 4gb one?
They will not replace it with a 3G iPhone.