I HATE APPLE

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I got a new iphone 3gs on Tuesday. Everything seems to work apart from one thing: when I make or receive calls, I can't hear any sound unless I plug in the earphones or put it on speakerphone. There doesn't appear to be any fix for this - as far as I can tell the handset is just slightly fucked and there's no setting I can change to sort it out. Carphone Warehouse (who I ordered the phone from) were so hopeless in the first place (they managed to get my bank account blocked temporarily by fucking up the payment, then repeatedly promised me the phone would be delivered the next day but took a week to send it) that I don't know if I can face trying to get this sorted: I can see myself losing everything I've downloaded / set up so far and being without a phone for a week. Should I take this short term pain for long term gain, or just take the earphones with me everywhere and put up with it?

Short-term pain for long-term gain.

do you have an apple store nearby? they should be able to replace it on the spot. just back it up before you go.

There's a massive apple store on regents street (in central London) (or there was in 2005 and I assume it's still there), but I didn't buy my phone from them so surely they wouldn't be obliged to help.

my 3G died last year, i bought it from O2 but the apple store changed it with no fuss. can't see why they'd treat you any differently.

Cool. I just need to work out how to save all my contacts, apps, etc. and then delete everything from the phone.

Do a full backup in iTunes. Then, when you get the new one, do a restore from backup and you'll be set.

Apple handles support for iPhones, nevermind where it was bought.

There's the fact that it's a retail store that makes you think they support what was sold there, but they're also the brick-and-mortar franchises of AppleCare and general support.

Nasty & Brutish - have you tried this?

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630

Yes, but thanks for looking. That's not the same problem - I couldn't find my exact problem on their site. Now that I know I can essentially save everything I need on my computer, I'm going to try restoring the device. If that doesn't work I'll take it to the Apple store.

an empty plastic pitcher fell on my iphone from like a foot up and cracked the screen. wtf.

what are the chances that apple will replace this for me for free (none right)
is it worth trying to replace it myself for ~$50 with a diy kit
or should i just get the iphone 4 since ive had this phone for 2 years

2 years? iPhone 4 for sure

dont want to spend the moneyyyyyyyyy

should have thought of that before you got into bed with steve jobs

$50 for repairs, $199 for a new iPhone 4, assuming it really has been 2 years

(sorry about your phone max)

assuming it really has been 2 years

― mh, Tuesday, November 30, 2010 1:16 PM (44 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

you doubt me?!

eh it still works so probably i will do what i always do which is just use it until it really breaks even tho it has a gross ugly broken screen now

Well, I would say "2 years" if I'd bought it in mid-December 2008, but by actual time, that is 1 year, 11 months and some change.

well i bought it in sept 2008 so so there

$199 for a new iPhone 4

+ 2yr contract?

Some friends insist that you're actually losing money if you don't upgrade your phone as soon as your carrier will subsidize a new one, since part of your monthly bill is basically paying for that subsidy.

haha that is the kind of thing my dad says

Yeah, don't do it if you have any inclination to switch carriers, though.

I say all this from a guy who was off-contract for like three years and bought his own phones, so ymmv

is the supposed verizon-apple deal coming soon

new year allegedly

(i just alleged it)

maybe itll be worth it to just stick it out then

meh, i didnt feel like paying $199 for the 4, i just upgraded to a refurb 3gs for $20

and if it shits the bed, it was only $20

verizon thing might actually be happening early next year, so its probably not a bad idea to wait. i havent bought an iphone yet, but ill probably go for it next summer after iphone 5 comes out

verizon thing IS happening, btw. friend of mine works for A Company (not apple) and one of his coworkers was at a factory in china and saw the verizon iphones being made

MAX pro-tip DO NOT BUY IPHONE 4. pls pls wait for the 4G version

verizon are retards fwiw

improved camera alone has been worth the upgrade to iPhone 4, IMO

Yep, and the display is ridiculously high-res.

And the 512Mb memory. It's basically better than an iPad.

probably what's going to happen is the glass shards are gonna lacerate your femoral artery and you will bleed to death

probably what's going to happen is the glass shards are gonna lacerate your femoral artery and you will bleed to death

― .\ /. (dayo), Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:52 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

best advice so far

MAX pro-tip DO NOT BUY IPHONE 4. pls pls wait for the 4G version

― Shakey Sides (sunny successor), Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:42 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

wont i be waiting, like... forever?

btw buying phones in this country is such a fucking drag

4g is not really 4g. T-mo's 4g? Same tech as at&t's 3G. Sprint's? Marginally faster, but works on few phones and their coverage is ~

I think the official 4g spec is another factor faster than anything anyone is using the branding for.

is there any way to make new itunes look less ugly

hit it from behind

the icon, or the actual program? app looks basically hte same

max, just operate it only via the Remote app on an iPhone or iPad.

app does not look basically the same unless you are blind

also lol crhis