So if this is true, how do we go about exchanging our phones? Apple has been refusing exchanges for the reception issue, and seem to not even acknowledge it.
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So if this is true, how do we go about exchanging our phones? Apple has been refusing exchanges for the reception issue, and seem to not even acknowledge it.
Who knows if new products are in the pipeline or there are enough of them.
Corporations tend to ignore their problems until they have a fix ready. Don't do anything to damage the reputation of the product, ever.
You can always ask forgiveness later and believe it or not most people do not read forums like these. Right now the problem is focused on a small group of people, if Apple comes out says "oopsy" then they've killed their entire market until the new phones come online.
Why not just halt sales then? Cash flow...Apple generated nearly 3.4 billion dollars in cash flow possibly selling a defective product they have every intention on fixing.
No one is going to turn off the tap on that kind of money. It doesn't matter it may cost them 1/2 of that to fix it, you never effect cash flow if you don't have to.
That has always been Apple's MO, on every product, they ALWAYS continue to produce, then fix later while using a Honda/Toyota like ability to manage the news outlets and media.
I understand that, but if this is true, then all of our units that are defective should be swapped out. I wouldn't expect a public statement, but when I call and tell them about the issues, an issue they know well about, then they need to replace the phone...assuming there is a bad batch and good batch.
I heard the problem was caught, so there is a clean break in problem/no problem phones.
Hence the Shipping by July 2nd. Its not like they built 1.7m phones and went on vacation. There was a break somewhere.
This is all speculation anyways, but obviously something is wrong.
Nope, I have 5 bars sitting here and holding it in whatever way or putting a coin there does nothing ... 5 bars.
82025, reception issues (holding it multiple ways), people can't hear me (even when I talk loud), screen doesn't respond correctly sometimes, and I don't know if this is an app issue or not, but the volume goes up and down on it's own during playback of music...
86024
Reception: No
Screen: No yellowing
All others: no issues
This is a replacement phone. My original one had mic/sound issue for mic/videos/FaceTime and it was an 88026.
Reception: No
Screen: No yellowing
All others: no issues
This is a replacement phone. My original one had mic/sound issue for mic/videos/FaceTime and it was an 88026.
88025 (Week 25)
Reception issue - sort of. I can get the bars to drop down to 1 or 2, but so far I have not once actually lost a call or a data connection as a result of it. I have tried multiple tests (single fingertip, whole palm, sweaty, not sweaty) both at home, where I have decent but full signal (almost always 5 bars) and at work, where I have a phenomenal signal (downtown Boston - 5 bars 100% of the time).
No yellow spots
No proximity sensor issue
Reception issue - sort of. I can get the bars to drop down to 1 or 2, but so far I have not once actually lost a call or a data connection as a result of it. I have tried multiple tests (single fingertip, whole palm, sweaty, not sweaty) both at home, where I have decent but full signal (almost always 5 bars) and at work, where I have a phenomenal signal (downtown Boston - 5 bars 100% of the time).
No yellow spots
No proximity sensor issue
I wonder what build weeks will surface once the phone comes to Canada and other 2nd launch countries??