I bought an iphone ages ago on contract . Then last year when on holiday it got soaked when i had it in my bag on the beach and a freak wave hit the sunlounger where i was sat and drenched not only my bag but everthing that was in it including my iphone ( why i took it to the beach i dont know -not like im going to get an important phone call when im sunbathing but there you go)
Sadly water and iphones do not mix – and i really mean they do not mix my friend dropped her iphone in a patch of snow recently and its fucked
I mean its totally crap really when you think about it – i have dropped a nokia in a glass of coke and managed to dry it out and it worked fine after a few days of intense drying it out and im sure most of us have done similar if not as stupid things with there phones and liquids and normally they can be repaired .
But an Iphones no way – slightest bit of water and they are so fucked – rendered totally useless and they have this nasty little sensor in the phone as well which turns red or pink if there has been any contact with water
If you try to lie and say that you did not get it wet or dropped it on snow or in a glass of coke the people at Apple will know you are lying…. Not that i would do that of course
Apple kndly offered me a replacement refurbished phone at the cost of 150 pounds. At the time i had more than six months left on my contract so though i better do this otherwise i wont have a phone but would still be paying for it
Unfortunatly these phones only come with a 3 month warranty and yes you guessed it my iphone has microphone has packed up So although i can hear people if they call me but they cant hear me – its really fucking annoying the only way it will work is for me to use a headset with a microphone or to use a earpiece which i hate and always bloody lose (earpieces get all tangled up in my hair and i cant bloody get them out) and to top it off just before this happend i requested my unlock code for for iphone and i just got it today and the phone is knackered .
luckily my contract is up though next week and i can cancle it Im not going to bother with another iphone as i just think that although they are pretty nifty they are to sensitve for someone as clumsy as me to keep so im just going to keep my iphone as an nice ipod that can take pictures with and maybe use it just for the net and some texting if i put a sim card in it …. see im still bloody addicted to it even though its broke …….
Hi Bristol Babe,
I used to work for Apple, and I can confirm that the iphone is the biggest load of crap I have ever seen. The batter is un-removable, and is a pain in the neck if you type messages in more than a language, it would always suggest you a different word than the one you want to type.
If you want a new contract, pop in a vodafone store and leave your details to be called back for a business contract (you do run a business) and wait for them to call you back. When you get called back ask for 750 minutes + unlimited landline calls + unlimited text and unlimited internet and get a free blackberry, a lot more practical than the iphone.
They can’t give you this offer in store, so you have to leave your number and tell them to arrange the sales team to call you back.
Ciao bella.
Marc.