Sorry to hear that your dad got taken. It was a pretty good fake outside of the few items that some have mentioned.
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hope your dad didn't pay through the nose for it 
but if he didn't, you got yourself a nifty little gadget. next time mind what y'all buy in China, deals too good to be true can be had everywhere.
but if he didn't, you got yourself a nifty little gadget. next time mind what y'all buy in China, deals too good to be true can be had everywhere.
like i said before the bezel comes up to high on the bottom, as a stock iphone all the icons have labels below them, the only app that the screen rotates in is safari or pictures and the text on slide to unlock is very different from the original iphone software
Sorry if someone already caught this, but looking at the "slide to unlock" at the bottom of the "the OP's iPhonie" and it shouldn't be all capital letters! B/C what I'm seeing is "SLIDE TO UNLOCK" at least on my iPhone it's definitely not capital letters...(One of the best iPhonies I've seen, but someone needs to get their money back, if they can).
OP can you go to settings>about and tell me what it says in there??
i hate to say it but your phone is a fake. Apple doesnt make ipods or iphones with 4pin usb connectors only the 30 pin connection
i hate to say it but your phone is a fake. Apple doesnt make ipods or iphones with 4pin usb connectors only the 30 pin connection
I feel sorry for you. That is totally 100% fake. Did you buy it thinking it was real? If so, you got scammed.
I feel sorry for you. That is totally 100% fake. Did you buy it thinking it was real? If so, you got scammed.
he said his dad bought them in china and brought them back as gifts
Also, to answer your original question: We are probably not going to be able to help you with this phone since it isn't an actual iPhone.
OUCH...i really hope your dad didn't spend too much on them.
and the chinese never cease to amaze me with their knock-offs, its amazing how close they've gotten it.
oh and if you can post a video of the phone functioning, the apps, slide to unlock, etc.
and the chinese never cease to amaze me with their knock-offs, its amazing how close they've gotten it.
oh and if you can post a video of the phone functioning, the apps, slide to unlock, etc.
nickpro said:
but a fake is still a fake. forgive me if i start sounding a bit wet, but a fake has no soul, apple's driving force during development was to make a great phone that would kill the world, the developers of this phone were driven by greed, to get in on someone elses success...and those attitudes show in the final products
it's a shame about how the OP's dad got scammed, but i can't believe apple will let this go now that it's on the english internet.........
I'm sorry the OP purchased a exceptionally good fake - Everything about the unit appeared Genuine with the exceptions of the USB port and other cosmetic features.
The biggest problem Apple faces is copyright infringement, since China doesn't have enforced copyright laws, or copyright laws (period). It's gonna be practically impossible for Apple to bring counterfeiters to justice, especially in China!
This is the risk of manufacturing in China.. I'm sure most western companies already know this but if they continue to put cost of production and profit in the forefront, some customers will be caught with counterfeiters goods.
My condolences to OP.
And that connector doesn't look like a std mini USB connector. Looks like the one for Nintendo DS.
Wow. I'm genuinely sorry that your surprise present was a fake.
Although, as others have been saying it is a HELL of a FAKE and there's really no way, without being a serious apple fanboy, that your dad could have known.
I'd keep them. You never know; might be worth something some day. Meanwhile, take advantage of the $199 offer and go buy yourself a new iPhone next week!
I would love to see a video of it in action; you can tell a great deal of effort has gone into it.
Although, as others have been saying it is a HELL of a FAKE and there's really no way, without being a serious apple fanboy, that your dad could have known.
I'd keep them. You never know; might be worth something some day. Meanwhile, take advantage of the $199 offer and go buy yourself a new iPhone next week!
I would love to see a video of it in action; you can tell a great deal of effort has gone into it.
I wonder if it could be setup with BlueTooth and managed with iSync and/or Bluetooth File Exchange?
I don't think MacRumors forums hosts video. You'll need to host it somewhere else (like YouTube, etc) and provide a link in a post here.
Race is right, MR doesn't support videos. Use iMovie HD's "Export" capability to get it in a nice format (MPEG-4 is good,) then upload it to YouTube.
P.S. in Photo Booth, go to the Edit menu, and choose "Auto-Flip New Photos". (And you can highlight an existing photo and choose "Flip Photo", as well.) I don't know why it doesn't default to flipping. WHile "mirror" mode might make it easier to compose a self-portrait, mirrored images suck to deal with after the fact.