Apple: iPhone News and Discussion Thread
11-06-2017, 04:48 PM
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11-06-2017, 04:49 PM
god dammit
11-06-2017, 05:03 PM
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wow
11-06-2017, 05:09 PM
first time ever going to apple store with a problem, with all the apple crap we have bought.
Appointment set tomorrow lunch.
Appointment set tomorrow lunch.
11-06-2017, 05:14 PM
11-06-2017, 05:46 PM
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11-06-2017, 05:54 PM
Mine is getting worse
in addition to the green light to left
half of the screen is neon green
not bright but dull
so this page looks two colors on the phone
split right down the middle
in addition to the green light to left
half of the screen is neon green
not bright but dull
so this page looks two colors on the phone
split right down the middle
11-06-2017, 06:10 PM
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That sucks, but you will get a new one.
11-06-2017, 06:20 PM
11-06-2017, 06:42 PM
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11-06-2017, 06:42 PM
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Good excuse to see how nice the newly opened century city location is :-)
11-06-2017, 08:35 PM
11-06-2017, 08:55 PM
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No worries, they'll take care of you.
Saw George on Macrumors asking about carplay. weird as hell.
Saw George on Macrumors asking about carplay. weird as hell.
11-06-2017, 10:50 PM
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11-07-2017, 06:48 AM
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Bummer dude. I hope they got a replacement in stock for you.
11-07-2017, 07:38 AM
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Definitely hope they have another phone for you right at the store. That has to be terrible to receive you awesome new phone only to have to deal with that.
11-07-2017, 08:47 AM
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This is after long tests that include compiling 4K video, which I doubt any of us would ever do.
They're starting to do tests like this because of the complaints about "artificial" benchmarks not showing real world performance.
From my personal experience with a 7 Plus v an LG V30, I can say that the 7 Plus can manipulate a very big document more effectively than the LG V30. Although I've asked them not to do this, people will sometimes send me a huge file instead of breaking it up, and if I'm out on the road I will try to use the phone instead of starting up the MacBook, starting the hotspot, and so on.
While I still had the 7 Plus, it was able to smoothly manipulate one of these huge files, and the same file caused the LG V30 to get glitchy and jittery.
Like compiling video, however, this is something that we're not usually going to be doing.
I'm glad they are doing these tests like this. It's very possible the Geekbench scores don't mean quite as much as we Apple aficionados like think that they do.
11-07-2017, 10:30 AM
will know in 5 hours
display getti g worse
I cAn barely see what I am typing
11-07-2017, 10:49 AM
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11-07-2017, 01:57 PM
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Them granny smiths are ruining his screen
11-07-2017, 04:09 PM
well horrible first experience at apple
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
11-07-2017, 04:35 PM
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well horrible first experience at apple
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
no lie, it works, I’ve done it before. Just be curtious and detailed.
11-07-2017, 05:03 PM
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well horrible first experience at apple
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
where do you complain? yelp or google review won't help
they tell me i have no appointment
show them confirmation
they say oops
not in system
took 2 hours from work to come here
rescheduled patients
giving me stories about
how employees had to wait 5 hours to get their x
3 had to return due to lint and screen issues
blah blah
UGH
11-07-2017, 06:00 PM
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So when you showed them you had made an appt did they accommodate you? Or just make you wait because you weren’t in the system?
11-07-2017, 06:39 PM
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Yea one thing about Apple is their CS isn't consistent.
you shouldn't have to escalate your problems to the CEO of a company to get things resolved.
you shouldn't have to escalate your problems to the CEO of a company to get things resolved.
11-07-2017, 06:42 PM
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it got bad when that cost cutting douche from England was in charge of retail. Things have been pretty solid under Ahrendts.
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11-07-2017, 09:25 PM
They replaced the phone with a new one. No apology for making me wait. Horrendous service.
11-07-2017, 10:31 PM
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That said, they should have at least apologized. And thats bullshit if they didn't. Especially, in a brand spanking new flagship store.
11-07-2017, 11:49 PM
The one thing to note....is even when you have an appt at the genius bar (one that is logged in their system) You still end up waiting a bit because they are busy.
That said, they should have at least apologized. And thats bullshit if they didn't. Especially, in a brand spanking new flagship store.
That said, they should have at least apologized. And thats bullshit if they didn't. Especially, in a brand spanking new flagship store.
I do it everywhere
however since it was no logger I was annoyed
and they made the situation worse with bad customer service and making me feel like I was cutting in line and lying about an appointment when I had the email proof in my hands
oh well
complaint sent
new phone in hand (display ok for now)
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11-08-2017, 07:11 AM
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Unfortunately any company can have a situation that affects its reputation. Its about expectations though. I have had different levels of experience with Apple support but mostly positive, same with Best Buy. Best Buy has a pretty crappy customer service reputation but they have been good to me. I once bought a Samsung Windows tablet and the included keyboard broke on it. I tried dealing with Samsung directly and that was literally the worst experience in my life. Weeks of waiting for a replacement keyboard only to have them send me back the broken one with no explanation. Went to Best Buy where I bought it and they gave me a whole new tablet and keyboard to exchange. You had a bad two hours but got a new iPhone, not to mention a hard to get iPhone. I would go back one day and ask for a manager and tell them what happened.
11-08-2017, 08:11 AM
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I would go back one day and ask for a manager and tell them what happened.
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11-08-2017, 09:24 AM
I once bought a Samsung Windows tablet and the included keyboard broke on it. I tried dealing with Samsung directly and that was literally the worst experience in my life. Weeks of waiting for a replacement keyboard only to have them send me back the broken one with no explanation.
11-08-2017, 09:31 AM
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like he could not even afterwards.
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11-08-2017, 10:00 AM
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literally
11-08-2017, 10:38 AM
Unfortunately any company can have a situation that affects its reputation. Its about expectations though. I have had different levels of experience with Apple support but mostly positive, same with Best Buy. Best Buy has a pretty crappy customer service reputation but they have been good to me. I once bought a Samsung Windows tablet and the included keyboard broke on it. I tried dealing with Samsung directly and that was literally the worst experience in my life. Weeks of waiting for a replacement keyboard only to have them send me back the broken one with no explanation. Went to Best Buy where I bought it and they gave me a whole new tablet and keyboard to exchange. You had a bad two hours but got a new iPhone, not to mention a hard to get iPhone. I would go back one day and ask for a manager and tell them what happened.
I only had one experience in 6 years, and it was bad. Now if my X goes bad again, then I will complain about the product.
Other than that, I am very happy with Apple. Their shares have made me a lot of money. Their products keep me happy. No complaints.
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