why i returned my iphone 3g, despite my love for apple
i have been using Apple computers and products since they only had green screens and own NO windows or other Microsoft based OS products. i've converted most of my family by preaching the gospel of Mac. when a client asks what kind of computer they should get, i refer them to Apple without hesitation.
i waited patiently and jealously, as i watched so many people use the life-altering iPhone.
the want for an iPhone gradually became a burning need...
when i got the unofficial word that the 3g iPhone was coming, i made up my mind. i would leave my trusted Verizon wireless (despite the fact that i get a decent discount on service and hardware) for the iphone 3g.
fast forward to 7/11/08: 5th person in line, i exited the store starry-e...
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i waited patiently and jealously, as i watched so many people use the life-altering iPhone.
the want for an iPhone gradually became a burning need...
when i got the unofficial word that the 3g iPhone was coming, i made up my mind. i would leave my trusted Verizon wireless (despite the fact that i get a decent discount on service and hardware) for the iphone 3g.
fast forward to 7/11/08: 5th person in line, i exited the store starry-e...
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i agree...i'm probably heading back to verizon....my iphone won't even alert me when a text comes through 🙄
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i understand your frustration but if it was a $3000.00 laptop from apple instead of a $300.00 phone would you still be writting this if the laptop had to be repaired?
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especially if i went through what i had to go through with the iphone. their claim it was a bad apple (pardon the pun) from the gate. i spent about 6, yes six, hours on the phone between apple and AT&T. i can work on laptops/desktops, but everything i have had done with an apple product was relatively painless (i.e. warranty covered issues) the policies surrounding the iphone are just painful.
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Yup and AT&T is limited support wise by apple on what we can and cannot do...
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Yes they are painful. And you have your wonderful Apple to blame for most every single one. Don't sour to AT&T because of this experience. Apple created this experience, not AT&T.
At least you have Verizon.
At least you have Verizon.
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surfpunk77 said:...
i had dropped 2 calls in 12 hours, but i was still in love and i didn't care.
7/14/08: the passionate affair with the beautiful mistress that was the iPhone would sour today.
i was sick of the dropped and poor quality calls, despite all the functionality of the phone. i had the sim replaced, but to no avail. i spent HOURS on the phone with AT&T and Apple.
"it's the antenna" said the AT&T tech on the line, "we can have Apple mail you a new one, or you can go to any AT&T store and get a new one, they should have more in stock now."
he verified with a rep that the store local to me was getting a shipment in the next day, so naturally i went that route.
7/15/08: the entire shipment was for pre-sale
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avgjoe you just lie about everything. i bet you dont even have att.
you go on the verizon wireless forum and claim to be a vzw employee and customer of vzw for years.
you say on the VZW forum you dropped the same call 8 times in some trip.
then you come on the att forum and say you have always been with att and drop calls, and whats this? made the SAME POST on the att forums as you did on the vzw one?
get a life sir
you go on the verizon wireless forum and claim to be a vzw employee and customer of vzw for years.
you say on the VZW forum you dropped the same call 8 times in some trip.
then you come on the att forum and say you have always been with att and drop calls, and whats this? made the SAME POST on the att forums as you did on the vzw one?
get a life sir
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I wish there was an ignore button that I could press to ignore all posts from this guy. I bet you guys in the VZ forum wish you had one too.
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Achilles HEEL. You sound like Biff from Back to the Future. Don't use sayings unless you get them right.
All carriers drop calls. Verizon drops in the markets I am in as they have not had the time to build out the network, AT&T is the same. The research that needs to be done is how well the carriers work in your particular area.
Chastising this guy for lack of research is a joke, especially coming from someone so well read.
All carriers drop calls. Verizon drops in the markets I am in as they have not had the time to build out the network, AT&T is the same. The research that needs to be done is how well the carriers work in your particular area.
Chastising this guy for lack of research is a joke, especially coming from someone so well read.
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its actually heel not foot, but perhaps you were taking liberties, which is fine, we all do that.
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surfpunk77 said:
i've converted most of my family by preaching the gospel of Mac.
There's your problem. Apple makes some really good products, but they also make some mediocre products that are extremely overpriced just because they can slap the Apple logo on it. In my opinion, the iPhone is one of these products.
My personal preference is putting together my own PC and dropping Ubuntu or some other form or Linux into it (used to use Red Hat all the time). Then you have control over your system. I get headaches with Macs all the time (my girlfriend has one...ugh) because they're so user friendly, you can't actually do anything with it if you have to. To each his own. The point is that when you get...
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