do you have an apple store nearby? they should be able to replace it on the spot. just back it up before you go.
― joe, Sunday, 28 November 2010 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 28 November 2010 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― joe, Sunday, 28 November 2010 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Cool. I just need to work out how to save all my contacts, apps, etc. and then delete everything from the phone.
― Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 28 November 2010 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Do a full backup in iTunes. Then, when you get the new one, do a restore from backup and you'll be set.
― schwantz, Sunday, 28 November 2010 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Apple handles support for iPhones, nevermind where it was bought.
― shaane, Monday, 29 November 2010 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― mh, Monday, 29 November 2010 00:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Nasty & Brutish - have you tried this?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1630
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Monday, 29 November 2010 12:04 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 29 November 2010 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
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 kitor should i just get the iphone 4 since ive had this phone for 2 years
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
2 years? iPhone 4 for sure
― mh, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
dont want to spend the moneyyyyyyyyy
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
should have thought of that before you got into bed with steve jobs
― caek, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:16 (thirteen years ago) link
$50 for repairs, $199 for a new iPhone 4, assuming it really has been 2 years
― mh, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:16 (thirteen years ago) link
(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?!
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― mh, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:18 (thirteen years ago) link
well i bought it in sept 2008 so so there
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
$199 for a new iPhone 4
+ 2yr contract?
― Interests: eating my cookie (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
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.
― mh, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
haha that is the kind of thing my dad says
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― mh, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
is the supposed verizon-apple deal coming soon
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
new year allegedly
― caek, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
(i just alleged it)
maybe itll be worth it to just stick it out then
― max, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
meh, i didnt feel like paying $199 for the 4, i just upgraded to a refurb 3gs for $20
― Mark Chmuras Hot Tub Crime Machine (chrisv2010), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
and if it shits the bed, it was only $20
― Mark Chmuras Hot Tub Crime Machine (chrisv2010), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― markers, Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
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
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
MAX pro-tip DO NOT BUY IPHONE 4. pls pls wait for the 4G version
― Shakey Sides (sunny successor), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 23:42 (thirteen years ago) link
verizon are retards fwiw
― Shakey Sides (sunny successor), Tuesday, 30 November 2010 23:43 (thirteen years ago) link
improved camera alone has been worth the upgrade to iPhone 4, IMO
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep, and the display is ridiculously high-res.
― schwantz, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
And the 512Mb memory. It's basically better than an iPad.
― Interests: eating my cookie (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:31 (thirteen years ago) link
probably what's going to happen is the glass shards are gonna lacerate your femoral artery and you will bleed to death
― .\ /. (dayo), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 00:52 (thirteen years ago) link
― .\ /. (dayo), Tuesday, November 30, 2010 7:52 PM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
best advice so far
― max, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 01:26 (thirteen years ago) link
― 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.
― mh, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
is there any way to make new itunes look less ugly
― max, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 16:50 (thirteen years ago) link
hit it from behind
― Mark Chmuras Hot Tub Crime Machine (chrisv2010), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
the icon, or the actual program? app looks basically hte same
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 16:52 (thirteen years ago) link
max, just operate it only via the Remote app on an iPhone or iPad.
― mh, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 16:53 (thirteen years ago) link
app does not look basically the same unless you are blind
― max, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
also lol crhis
i AM blind fuck u
― BIG MUFFIN (gbx), Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link
will it b hard 4 u 2 b a surgeon
― max, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link
two things u can do:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/09/move-itunes-closeminimisezoom-buttons-back-on-top/http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100925045549512
― caek, Wednesday, 1 December 2010 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link