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I got ya beat. I'm on my fifth.
wow that sucks!
I know my battery life sucks compared to my girlfriends 1st gen.
Er, yes? I do believe you _could_ be asking for a product that _isn't_ faulty?
I mean, if you expect a faulty product, and are happy as long as they exchange it with another faulty product, why then exchange it to begin with?
Light leaks is poor assembly. And it might lead to sweat, cleaner, or water finding its way inside and/or it might become worse over time.
You do know that those "tiny cracks" are stress cracks, right? It's not "just" cosmetics.
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Great, so you can’t really trust the battery life?
”Brag”? You HAVE to be kidding me. You mentioned several serious problems/symptoms/flaws, and you think that’s something to ”brag” about?Sorry. I had to brag.
It’s stress cracks. It’s a symptom of poor reinforcement/bad materials/poor design, and it can go from symptom to problem very quickly (loose or broken headphone plug).
Every day I come here I'm stunned by what people will accept from Apple
While these may be the most common issues with the current iPhones, that does not mean these issues are common. These issues exist for a minority of iPhone owners and I'm happy and fortunate to be in the majority that are not having any of these issues.
U know that u can always give the phone back within the return period. Is there some other phone that u think is comparable to the iphone? That u would enjoy using more? That has the coolness factor of the Iphone?
Apple obviously wasn't prepared to release the new firmware. That appears to be clear. They weren't ready at the end of June, and they weren't ready 2 weeks or so later on launch day. The software was buggy and not ready for widespread commercial use. The 2.01 software improved things, but has not eliminated all of the issues. I think that the 2.1 firmware will provide significant improvements, and Apple will eventually get it right, as they usually do.
Phones are a new thing for Apple. They are trying to integrate a multitude of features and create a platform that is incredibly innovative. There are going to be growing pains. But i'd rather have this phone and go through the few bugs that I experience than have any other phone right now.
Apple obviously wasn't prepared to release the new firmware. That appears to be clear. They weren't ready at the end of June, and they weren't ready 2 weeks or so later on launch day. The software was buggy and not ready for widespread commercial use. The 2.01 software improved things, but has not eliminated all of the issues. I think that the 2.1 firmware will provide significant improvements, and Apple will eventually get it right, as they usually do.
Phones are a new thing for Apple. They are trying to integrate a multitude of features and create a platform that is incredibly innovative. There are going to be growing pains. But i'd rather have this phone and go through the few bugs that I experience than have any other phone right now.
Neither do I. These people on there 4th, 5th, 7th, etc prolly just have mental/emotional issues. I've seen 3 iphones for a long length of time, 2 are on my family plan, and all just fine. Exchange 1 time? maybe, but not 3,4,5, etc These are just people with life issues taking things out on Apple/iPhone
Sure.
And Apple agrees to exchange them - all in order to heal those "mental/emotional issues" and not because something is wrong with the iPhones
Not even gonna answer to you're "mental/emotional issues" afirmation... But i do wish you the best of luck with you're own mental/emotional issues, it sure looks like you have them...
P.S.: waiting for my 4th iPhone 3G to arrive.
Maybe this discussion thread at the Apple Support Forums will open your eyes a little - 18,500 views, 360+ replies ... Yeah. I'd say the problems are widespread.
If that doesn't convince you, how about Googling 'apple logo death' ... ? Just because you're not having problems doesn't mean thousands of people around the world aren't.
Im happy
Maybe im just lucky, but i love my Black 3g 8GB.
I have had it since launch day and have been nothing but happy with it.
On the original 2.0 there was a lag to get into contacts, and maybe twice a day i had to force quit SMS to get rid of the slow keyboard. But other than that it has been flawless. I think most people are a little OCD on here and demand a perfect device. Its a 200-300 phone that is mass produced its not going to be absolutely perfect. For issues like cracking or non responsive screen i would also immediately demand a replacement, but for example my phone has minor light leak and it doesn't bother me a bit.
Maybe im just lucky, but i love my Black 3g 8GB.
I have had it since launch day and have been nothing but happy with it.
On the original 2.0 there was a lag to get into contacts, and maybe twice a day i had to force quit SMS to get rid of the slow keyboard. But other than that it has been flawless. I think most people are a little OCD on here and demand a perfect device. Its a 200-300 phone that is mass produced its not going to be absolutely perfect. For issues like cracking or non responsive screen i would also immediately demand a replacement, but for example my phone has minor light leak and it doesn't bother me a bit.
Sure.
And Apple agrees to exchange them - all in order to heal those "mental/emotional issues" and not because something is wrong with the iPhones
LMFAO newb
, all you have to do to get an exchange is SAY that something is wrong with the phone - doesnt mean there actually is anything wrong with it. Apple exchanges way to easily IMO. Can't tell you how many times people I know have changed there mind on something and simply told Best Buy, Apple, Circuit City, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc etc etc that the item wasnt working properly. Guess what happened?? The company took it right back or exchanged it A friend of mine bought an expensive chainsaw from Home Depot, used it to cut down everything he needed to, decided he didnt need it anymore, and simply told Home Depot is wasnt working properly. BANG! Got money back immediately. Apple is the same way - as long as you are within the return period they will take anything and everything back that wasnt obviously destroyed.So whether or not Apple exchanges them DOES NOT indicate whether or not anything was wrong with the product. 1 exchange then maybe ur not a whiney *****, but 2,3,4,5......then ur a nut. Have a nice day ladies
Sorry, I have been a Mac user for more than twenty years. You have to be especially ignorant to think that Apple exchange products simply because the customer "feels" like it.LMFAO newb
Apple exchanges way to easily IMO. Can't tell you how many times people I know have changed there mind on something and simply told Best Buy, Apple, Circuit City, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc etc etc that the item wasnt working properly. Guess what happened?? The company took it right back or exchanged it
You really don't have a clue.
As I said: Not a clue.
1 exchange then maybe ur not a whiney *****, but 2,3,4,5......then ur a nut. Have a nice day ladies
Ah, yes. All based on ridiculous claims. Seriously, Apple is not THAT stupid: They will NOT exchange products just because the customer feels like it. Don't be stupid.
They've done it for friends of mine several times AS LONG as the products were within the 14 day (30 for iPhone) period. Since I've seen it happen many times at Apple within that return period - NOTE I said within that return period which all of these iPhones were just a few days ago - then I simply don't find u credible. Done with your whiny ignorance, goodbye now
Haha, you don't find me credible because the law has a 14/30 period return period? A return period to which you ascribe each and every exchange, no matter what the problem was with the item.They've done it for friends of mine several times AS LONG as the products were within the 14 day (30 for iPhone) period. Since I've seen it happen many times at Apple within that return period - NOTE I said within that return period which all of these iPhones were just a few days ago - then I simply don't find u credible. Done with your whiny ignorance, goodbye now
Apparently, one cannot have problems with an item within the first 14/30 days: If the item is returned within that period, it must be because of mental issues, as your friends apparently have (according to your story, backing up the "mental issues" you talked about earlier).
You don't think they'd blacklist people, (or AT&T would, in case of the iPhone), if people just exchanged because of "mental/emotional issues"?
Whether "u" find me credible really doesn't matter: Your writing shows your age very clearly, and your post beginning with "newb" really is as daft and as ignorant as I insinuated.
Or it could be that one or more of these problems do in fact exist, but most people don't notice them. Sort of like how most people don't see LCD screen blur.
I've been through 3 iphones, and all of them had some sort of issue.
1st - 3G stopped working, dust - returned.
2nd - dust + dead pixel, but I decided I could tolerate it. Unfortunately I dropped it in water.
3rd - dead pixel. I'm keeping it because I can tolerate where its at.
I agree, people here are complain too much, and make things worse then they are, but I guess thats what message boards are for....the people here that complain are a very small percentage compared to those that are happy iPhoners....I say you buy what you get, everyone could have predicted that the new iPhone would be buggy at launch(like 1stgen), and quite frankly people needed to practice patience rather than running out and waiting in a line for hours for, of all things, a phone
Well, I consider myself quite savvy and my iPhone 3G has none of the problems described. Are you contending that more than half of all iPhone 3Gs are defective in one way or another? If so, what is your evidence of this?
I think at least half of all iphones have some sort of issue. The most common being dust under the screen. Like I said, most people just dont notice it.
But what are you basing this on? I don't dispute there are many people who are having assorted problems and issues, but I am wondering why you think more than half of the phones have issues.
perfectly understandable.
i am now on my 3rd 3G iphone. first one had light leaks, un-flush screen and dismal battery life. second one had worse light leak than the first, and after arguing with around 3 apple employees including the manager, i got it exchanged for a 3rd.
they were saying how the light leaks and un-flush screen are on all the iphones and are "within specification". complete BS. i told them that steve jobs wouldn't buy this iphone, and this is not what was advertised when i bout the phone. nowhere did it say 'the new 3G iphone, twice as fast, half the price, oh and there might be some cosmetic defects including light leaks'.
so now i'm on my 3rd, and it seems fine. there is still a little light leak on the left side but i can't be assed anymore. what bugs me even more than the light leak however is that the silent on/off switch isn't smooth like the first one i had. it doesn't 'click' into place, it kind of just drags, which is a shame because i loved the smooth springy click of it on the first phone.
apple's quality control is non existent.
Because you have no problems you have no need for an exchange. If one has a problem then one needs an exchange. How exactly do you pull out "mental/emotion" issues?
Mods, please close this thread. It was intended for informational purposes for those with defective phones.