The iPhone is a very personable tool that I use to live. Now that it has been shattered I can’t help but feel the same way.
This was a result of my first time ever dropping the phone.
I have had the iPhone 3G for less than a month. It was a two foot fall (slipped out of my hand) directly on it’s screen on cement.
I went to the Apple store in Whitehall, PA and they denied my request for a replacement, saying that a 2 foot drop is my fault and they apply the same rules to handhelds as they do computers.
My options: consist of $500 to get a new one or the $300 to refurbish. There is also the factory warranty voiding perfoming (not worth anything anyways) $5 plastic replacement.
I have heard stories of different Apple stores having different policies on replacing these. And the good thing is that I travel alot for Viddler. Over the next few weeks I am going to be in NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and I am going to try to find the cool Apple Genius that will replace this free of charge. I feel this is my only other option, asside from just dealing with it and joining a class action lawsuit.
If you can help out, and know a cool Apple Store Genius/employee, please email me: rsandie@viddler.com
3 comments ↓
would apple care have covered it?
this scared me and i’m thinking of bucking up and spending the 70 bucks.
kim
They told me Apple Care wouldn’t have covered this. No insurance plan offered by Apple or AT&T covers this right now.
DUUUUUDE!
Major bummer!
wow and that was the phone that was in the video with the spanish music lol….
Btw.. thats BS that 2 foot is your fault I mean look at you your like 6 foot tall.. AN ACCIDENT is AN ACCIDENT in my eyes.. Stupid apple and their crappy products I am starting to see alot more ppl complain about apple and how crappy they treat ppl and how crappy their products are
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