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MarcioV Aug 17, 2013 5:19 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
I see a pattern here: you keep trying to minimize the problem so it doesn't look like a big deal. Wi-fi, who needs wi-fi? People buy iPhones to talk... blah blah blah. Either that, or you really believe people spend a boatload of money on iPhones so they can make phone calls. That's hilarious!
Add this to your "research":
http://www.experian.com/blogs/marketing-forward/2013/05/28/americans-spend-58-mi nutes-a-day-on-their-smartphones
The vast majority of smartphone users spend just a quarter of their time-on-device talking. The main use of an iPhone for most users is obviously Internet-based communication, and the lack of wi-fi is *extremely* crippling for a regular user. For a teenager who may not have enough money to pay AT&T for more data, for example, it *is* indeed catastrophic as you put it.
Besides, even for people who can afford a better data plan, the connection will never be as fast as wi-fi (remember, in this particular case the affected phones are 4S which do not support the faster LTE). Do you believe for a second that Apple would be able to compete in the smartphone market without a wi-fi feature?
And... again, I never demanded a recall. I tried (unsuccessfully so far) to demand a solution from Apple--my original thought was to downgrade back to a previous version of iOS that worked, and it didn't even cross my mind getting a replacement device until I started reading these posts.
Last, you seem to know *for sure* what the problem is and what it is not. However, the posts in this forum seem to contradict your hypothesis that everyone's phones "were broken since day one". Mine certainly wasn't. It was fully functional and was damaged by the iOS update like so many others. You can say whatever you want to defend your beloved Apple, but that will not change the reality of the users who were affected by this update.
By the way, your "perfect analogy" is still as flawed as your plastic bottles. :-)
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 17, 2013 6:19 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to MarcioV
I never said it wasn't a big deal to those that are experiencing the issue. But the vast majority of iPhone users are NOT experiencing this issue. It's like a traffic jam in the next state over from you. It doesn't affect you, so no big deal to you. But to those stuck in it, it's a big deal.
I never said people didn't need Wi-Fi, but that's actually true. Wi-Fi is a luxury. In fact, Wi-Fi is simply the inexpensive alternative to your cellular data. That's it. You don't need it for virtually anything, but it is a feature that you should have access to, because you paid for it. I never said people should just 'get over' not having Wi-Fi. I said that Wi-FI being disabled doesn't cripple the phone. It doesn't make it useless. It simply limits your options.
That article you linked doesn't show anything that requires wi-fi. In fact, other than streaming videos/music, most of those features don't use a lot of data. And as far as a 'teenager' that can't afford the $10 for a 1 GB overage? They shouldn't have an iPhone in the first place. I rarely go above 50% of my data plan, and I use my iPhone a lot, every day.
These are LUXURY devices. Yes, it may [be inconvenient] when your luxury device has issues. But it's not the end of the world. And your Wi-FI speed is dependant on your internet service provider. It may or may not be faster. That's not even really relevant to the point.
And I do know what the problem is, at least in a general sense. In most of the instances where the Wi-Fi fails, the newer iOS pushed more power to the defective Wi-Fi chip than it could handle. The Wi-Fi chip should have been able to handle that amount of power, but because it was defective, it did not.
Non-defective Wi-Fi chips had no issue, because they could properly handle the power.
As far as posts that 'contradict' mine? Those individuals that understand the basics of how technology work are not contradicting me. Only those that say "My phone was fine until the new iOS broke it" are 'contradicting' me. I'm only being contradicted by those that are ignorant of how electronics work. Nothing inherently wrong with that, until they try to argue a point in that area with someone that is knowledgable. It's like arguing with your doctor about what medicine to take, when you don't even know the difference between aspirin and acetylsalicylic acid.
They don't understand how electronics work, just like you don't understand analogies. Simply because you don't understand 'liquid is to power as bottle is to Wi-Fi chip', doesn't make it a bad analogy. It just proves you have a limited understand of how electronics work. Heck, water pressure and flow rate are common analogies when teaching the fundamentals of voltage and current to new students. So, there's actually a precedent for my analogy. Oh, and precedent means 'any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations.' Just in case you needed that explained to you as well.
I noticed you never answered my questions, about when your device failed.
This is very simple. Either it failed within the warranty period, or it did not.
If it failed within the warranty period, then Apple will gladly replace the device for free.
If it failed outside of the warranty period, then Apple will gladly replace the device at a highly discounted price.
Did you experience something different from that situation? Did Apple refuse to replace the device for free within warranty? Did they refuse to replace it at a discount outside of warranty? Did Apple deny you nay service whatsoever?
I find it interesting that you refuse to answer that very direct and clearly understandable question.
How long after your purchase date did your Wi-Fi fail?
MarcioV Aug 17, 2013 7:53 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
I'm not sure what else I can say to you. I disagree with almost everything you say. For example, I think wi-fi being disabled DOES cripple the iPhone. I think teenagers should have these devices just as much as they have school textbooks, and if wi-fi makes the devices cheaper to use, then I say it's an essential feature NOT a luxury. I also think that Apple has some responsibility for the release of the update that crippled a lot of devices out there.
By the way, your explanation for the cause of the problem is just one among many. You may know more than the average user of this forum, technically, but unless you have inside sources at Apple who are telling you things we have no access to, other alternative explanations are still on the table. I disagree with you that the hardware has been bad all along, sorry. My phone worked fine until the update, there's no way to accept the update didn't cause the damage.
Let me put it this way: the engineers who designed the software knew of the physical limitations of the hardware. If they knew that a percentage of chips would fail when the software pushed more power to it, and allowed the release anyway, that's a despicable act. If they didn't know, now is the chance to make right.
Put it in perspective: if someday Apple releases an update that messes up the sensors and allows the unit to overheat and fail, you can't say that the units have always been "defective", can you? At that point, would it be right to just tell users to pay to fix their phones? Legally they're probably covered, but again... this is about doing the right thing, not what's legal.
To answer your question again: my device failed immediately upon booting up the first time after I applied the iOS update. 6 months out of warranty if you must know. It doesn't matter, because the failure was preventable (not updating it would be just fine) and Apple itself contributed to the failure. I know you'll take a bullet for Apple, but I won't and I think actions like these will guide the future purchase choices of the customers affected and others. I for one will not buy Apple products again anytime soon. Other people here have said as much.
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 17, 2013 8:20 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to MarcioV
They are making it right. They are replacing devices within warranty period for free, and replacing those outside of warranty at a huge discount.
Your device worked as promised for 18+ months, yes? Then Apple fulfilled their promise they made to you upon purchase of the device. Or do you expect your automobile manufacturer to fix your car after you've passed the 10year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty? I'd guess not. You'd accept the fact that your vehicle performed as advertised & promised during the warranty period. Why is your phone any different?
Did you purchase the extended warranty? Did you purchase any insurance from your carrier? My guess is that you did not.
You claim that Apple KNEW the update would cause problems. Prove it.
Tell me how software, in and of itself, can CREATE a hardware failure? Because greyed out Wi-Fi, if it persists after the troubleshooting steps listed, IS hardware failure. If you cannot explain how software CREATES a hardware failure, then you're not qualified to offer an opinion on this subject. No offense, but your particular training & background do not lend themselves to this situation. Just like I wouldn't try to diagnose someone's health issues (other than emergency first aid), you shouldn't try to diagnose (or even understand) the fundamentals of this technology.
Take a bullet for Apple? Hardly. There's a very short list of who I'd take a bullet for, and most of them I spent months in the sand with. I'm sure there's a field that you're qualified in that I wouldn't understand without firsthand experience and training.
In any event, I'm done for the night. I've given reasonable and logical explanations to you, and you seem to want Apple to provide you with a phone that always works perfectly, forever & ever & EVER! Like some kind of digital fairy tale. Not happening. No company offers that.
You're about due for an upgrade anyways. Talk to your carrier. And next time, buy the extended warranty.
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Sid Harper Aug 18, 2013 12:03 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
The argument TJBUSMC1973 makes saying Apple is being reasonable or that doing without wifi is acceptable is ridiculous.
My car manual states I should have it regularly serviced (firmware updates).
I take it into the garage and they do the service (6.1.3) but either immediately or a while later I find my car can't go above 50 as it used to any more.
There was a hidden manufacturing tolerance issue in some engines such that only the new service oil (part of the maintenance) they're using has brought to light and that has caused irreparable damage limiting my top speed.
'You either make do without going faster or you can buy a new engine' they say. Going back to the old oil is no longer possible either.
You buy an iPhone for the spec which includes wifi. It is a consumer device. In the wifi there is failure introduced by the firmware upgrade in some units that causes issues when the manufacturer's almost forced and irreversible maintenance steps are followed. Whether that is down tp a defective batch of components, operating tolerances being breached, or defective assembly, it is CLEARLY Apple's issue irrespective of warranty. This exact problem, I firmly believe, did not exist under 6.1.2. if the component is failing within operating tolerances then they have a claim up their supply chain.
MarcioV Aug 18, 2013 1:28 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
TJBUSMC1973 wrote "You claim that Apple KNEW the update would cause problems"
No, I didn't. As I didn't ask for a recall, and I also didn't ask Apple for a new phone like you wrote previously. I think you're reading too fast and not paying attention, or you're too eager to defend your beloved corporation.
In fact, if you read my previous posts more carefully, my position has been that there can only be one of the two: either 1) Apple knew about the issue and acted irresponsibly (their fault), or 2) it didn't know and should do something to fix the phones it broke with the bad FW update (their fault too).
TJBUSMC1973 also asked: "Tell me how software, in and of itself, can CREATE a hardware failure?"
Are you kidding me? ANY piece of software that controls hardware has the potential to damage it by inputting wrong parameters, either on purpose or by accident. Have you ever heard of Stuxnet?
There are a few posts in this forum that discussed this with specific examples, but I guess you didn't read those either. You even mentioned one possible scenario when you wrote that "the newer iOS pushed more power to the Wi-Fi chip than it could handle". You *did* write that, right?
And finally, TJBUSMC1973 also stated: "You seem to want Apple to provide you with a phone that always works perfectly, forever & ever & EVER"
Nope. Not even close. There's a concept you don't seem to grasp called "being reasonable". I wouldn't have a problem at all if my phone had died on its own after the warranty period expired. I would not blame Apple if I had broken the phone somehow. I would not even call them if I had attempted to hack my phone and eventually bricked it...
But this is very different: it was an official Apple update that broke my phone. Not a beta update, not a third-party software. If you still can't see the issue, or at least have empathy for the users who lost their wi-fi connectivity because of the update, or if you think this is somehow acceptable because they're Apple and you love them unconditionally... well, then I guess there's nothing else I can say here.
Try reading carefully what Sid Harper wrote above (he made my car analogy even better; BTW, how are your water bottles doing?)
BAE909 Aug 18, 2013 9:51 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to MarcioV
Just to join the fray: We bought two iPhone 4S's in December. Both are kept in OtterBoxes. My husband has had no problems whatsoever with his and wifi or BlueTooth. However, in July, I suddenly noted that my wifi was grayed out. I got online with Apple support and, after some length of time, it was determined that I needed to see a Genius and an appointment was made. The Genius inspected the phone and then ran some diagnostic tests and came back to tell me that they would be giving me a new phone. Great! He told me that some of the apps I was running MAY have been culprits, but that most likely, the fault lay with Apple apps that run in the background and that cannot be removed. He also warned me never to let the phone sit charging in the OtterBox for an extended length of time, saying that the heat generated may have zapped the wifi connection.I told him that I never did that, only charging it for the time necessary (usually less than half an hour). He just shrugged and said, "Well, good." I find this pronouncement interesting in light of the many postings that suggest applying heat to get things working again.I take my new phone and merrily go on my way. Not a week later, the same thing happened. I find THIS interesting in light of the post by someone on this thread about the replacement phones being more carefully inspected than original manufacture phones. Perhaps not so?
I've been ruminating about this and lurking here on the forums trying to figure out what to do. Reopen my case and go back to the Geniuses and get another new phone? It's not far away, but it's a pain and I somehow resent that I should have to do this.
Weirdly and parenthetically, yesterday afternoon, while waiting in a restaurant for a take-out order, I sat noodling with my phone and looked, just for grins, at the wifi display. Lo and behold, it was no longer grayed out!? When I got home, I tried to log on to our network and it just kept spinning and said something like "unable to connect to a wifi network," or something like that. It was LOOKING, but wasn't finding our network. At least it was alive!! Also parenthetically, a few weeks ago, I purchased an iPad. It's running 6.1.3 and (knock wood) has had no issues whatsoever. My laptop is running on OS X 10.8.4, also without issue (knock wood again). So, back to the phone: I did a Reset Network Settings, hoping that that would job it back to finding our wifi network. Guess what? Wifi is once again grayed out.
Any thoughts?
Almin_o Aug 18, 2013 9:59 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to Lawrence Finch
Lawrence Finch wrote:
What specifically is the issue you are having? This thread is so long that several different, unrelated problems have been described.
I was using nomally my 4s and suddenly I was without wifi. I switched the phone off and the grey button appered.
Then I tryed to restore the phone to factory sett and it was working for a couple of hours. When I realised that its working then I restored the backup that I had on ITunes. It was woking for 5 min and then stopped again. Yesterday it was working for 5 min adn that 's it. Right now I reset the network settings and the grey button is there again. I think that the error could be in the previously made backup.
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 18, 2013 10:55 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to MarcioV
@Sid: Is Apple replacing devices for free if they are under warranty? Yes.
Is Apple replacing devices at an extreme discount if they are NOT under warranty? Yes.
How is that an unreasonable response from a company?
I said that Wi-Fi is a luxury, and that's absolutely true. Name me one instance in which you MUST have Wi-Fi, or else it creates an unbearable situation.
Let's use your car analogy. If it's under warranty, do they replace the entire car for free? No. They simply do the repair for free. If it's not under warranty anymore, do they offer to replace the car at a discount? No, they MIGHT simply do the repair at a reduced rate.
You don't get a free replacement car, under warranty, unless the entire vehicle is out of commission. Apple is doing far more than they are required to do in this situation. Would I prefer that the Wi-Fi problem never occurred? Of course. But defects happen, and Apple's response to the defective hardware is ABOVE the industry standards. Name a company that regularly replaces out-of-warranty electronic devices at greater than 66% discount?
Here's how the conversation goes when you buy an iPhone:
Apple: "Mr. Customer, here is an iPhone for sale for $549. We promise that it will work as designed, with no faults, for a period of one year. If you'd like to add one more year to that guarantee, it's only $99."
Mr. Customer: "Okay, Apple, I agree to those terms."
That's it. Nothing more. No promise that it will NEVER have a problem, regardless of the cause. Just a promise that, for the duration of the warranty, it will be free from faults.
And most people didn't even pay full retail price for their phones in the first place. ****, my iPhone 4 was $1. With the APP+, it was $100. So, for the next two years, I'm covered. And, then after the two years, I'll just upgrade for another $100, and be worry free. Choosing not to purchase the extended warranty is a gamble. Some people lose that bet. I'm literally paying less than $1 per week to guarantee that I will always have a working iPhone. Sorry for those that don't know how to use the system to their advantage.
Also, Apple has not yet made an official statement that the out-of-warranty replacement is the ONLY option they will offer. That's just their standard, blanket coverage for any & all situations that come up. As far as specific options for this situation? No official word yet if they'll go above and beyond what they already offer.
For example, did you know that if you 'accidentally' purchased a counterfeit USB charger, Apple will swap out that counterfeit charger for a new, Apple brand USB charger at half price? And they will dispose of the counterfeit charger free of charge. Why? Because they don't want someone to accidentally damage their phone with a faulty, counterfeit charger. They are basically selling the replacement at cost. Were they required to do that? Not at all. But they try to do right by their customers.
Sid, let me ask you this: How long after the warranty expires is it okay for a device to fail? If this problem occurred 5 years after purchase, would that be reasonable? Who gets to decide how long after the date of purchase the device is guaranteed to work? Oh, right... the manufacturer/seller does. And it is the customer that decides if that's a fair deal. When you bought your iPhone, you AGREED that one (or two years if you extended the warranty) was a fair amount of time for the device to operate without failure. Where is the customer's responsibility in this situation?
I'd love to see Apple offer to replace even out-of-warranty devices that had a faulty Wi-Fi chip that got damaged after the iOS upgrade. Does the fact they haven't done so yet mean I think they're cheating anyone? Absolutely not. They've honored the warranty, as written at time of purchase, that both seller & buyer agreed upon.
Of course, there are other things that can cause the Wi-Fi chip to fail. And before Apple gave a free replacement, they would have the right to inspect the device for other causes besides the iOS upgrade. Otherwise, what's to stop someone from intentionally damaging the Wi-Fi chip right before their warranty expires, to get a replacement device?
In any event, Apple's current position is acceptable within the agreed upon warranty. And they may (or may not) expand upon that position.
@Marcio: You stated 'perfectly good devices were damaged by an untested software release'. I've asked you to prove that the software is untested. You've failed to do so. That's an implication that Apple allowed the problem to occur intentionally. Failure to properly test software is negligence. Yet, you've failed to offer any proof that the software was not tested properly. You've yet to even offer any research that shows what the percentages are of devices affected by this.
Software doesn't CREATE a hardware problem. The hardware's responses to the software is what can cause a hardware problem, and that's only if A) the software is trying to do something beyond the tolerances of the hardware or B) the hardware is not up to tolerances. The only way that the software could possible create a hardware failure is if it was not properly tested, or if it was intentionally designed to do so. Neither one of those theories has any supporting evidence whatsoever. Therefore, we are left with hardware defect. The fact that the 'heat gun' trick helps to repair the issue is a telling factor. A heat gun won't rewrite software. So what must it be fixing? The hardware, specifically the solder connections.
You also say that you'd have had no problem if your iPhone had just 'died' on it's own after the warranty expired. How do you know it did not? Have you had a technician inspect the phone? Or are you operating solely under 'circumstantial evidence'? While I agree that a hardware defect is the most likely cause, that's far from conclusive. Have you given Apple (or any authorized technician opportunity to inspect the device?
You say that it is the update that broke your phone. Have you had it diagnosed as such yet, or are you just assuming?
And as far as Sid's analogy? I liked it for the most part, except the glossing over about the warranty coverage period. But I liked it when he said: "So if chip x is rated to operate at between 2.7 and 3.3v but if you pump 3.3 into it it generates more heat, that could cause a failure of solder joints due to the dissipation of the heat where it is fitted. That's one example. If the software is making a component generate more heat... Not all units will be affected."
That's basically the 'bottle' analogy I used. I just... toned it down so some people could understand it.
If you put too much power into the chip, then it does not perform as expected.
If you put too much water into the bottle, then it does not perform as expected.
Does that help you out, Marcio? Maybe I can use 'air' and 'balloon' instead?
If you put too much power into the chip, then it breaks.
If you put too much air into the balloon, then it breaks.
Not sure how these analogies are going over your head.
The balloon was supposed to be able to handle up to 100 PSI, but was defective and could only handle 90 PSI. When it reached 91 PSI, it broke.
The bottle was supposed to be able to handle up to 1000 mL, but was defective and could only handle 950 mL. When it reached 951 mL, it overflowed.
The Wi-Fi chip was supposed to be able to handle up to 3.3 volts, but was defective and could only handle 3.1 volts. When it reached 3.2 volts, it broke.
To sum up? Apple's current position on this issue is well within the law, and well within their standards and expectations, and follows the warranty that they AND the customers agreed to. However, they have not yet made an official statement about whether or not additional options will be available.
Wi-Fi being 'off' doesn't cripple the phone. We all got along just fine for DECADES without portable Wi-Fi. It's an annoyance, not an emergency. While it needs to be addressed, people like you need to stop panicking and freaking out.
Go get your phone officially diagnosed, Marcio. And buy the extended warranty next time. If your portable Wi-Fi device is so critical to your everyday life, then it's careless for you to not take personal responsibility, and take protective measures to make sure that it works properly, and that if something happens to it, that it is repaired/replaced in a timely manner. That means buying the extended warranty.
If it wasn't important enough for you to spend less than $1 a week to protect the device, then it's failure is not important enough for you to whine & moan about it for days online.
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 18, 2013 11:03 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to BAE909
Replacements are inspected to a greater degree than mass-produced. Have you gone back to the store to see if the cause was the same?
As far as heat causing or fixing the problem, think of a welded piece of metal. You add heat to metal to make it malleable. Then you let it cool to make it hard again. While it's malleable, it can be pushed together with other malleable metal, or it can be pulled apart. Therefore, heat can separate metal, or it can join metal.
In the phone, the connections are made by soldering. Soldering is like very small scale welding. When the Wi-Fi chip is greyed out, that can sometimes mean that there is no physical connecton of the metal bits, which means there's no place for the electricity to go. Or, one of the metal bits is pointing the wrong way, connected to someplace it shouldn't go, so the electricty goes to the wrong place.
There are also possible software reasons for the Wi-Fi to be greyed out, but those are more complicated so I won't bore you with details. Suffice to say that this problem can have multiple causes, which is why diagnosing and troubleshooting is important.
Here's my suggestion: Restore the phone as new (after you've backed it up). If the Wi-Fi works again, then use it with minimal 'personalization' for about a week. Don't redownload apps. Don't restore the backup. Use it in a 'bare-bones' mode. If the Wi-Fi stays active for about 5-7 days, then restore the backup to the phone. If the Wi-Fi dies out shortly thereafter, that strongly suggests something in your backup is corrupt, causing the issue.
And of course, talk to the Apple store again if the problem reappears either way.
MarcioV Aug 18, 2013 11:37 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
It's official: TJBUSMC1973 doesn't get it.
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 18, 2013 11:41 AM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to MarcioV
You right: I didn't get the Wi-Fi problem. And if I had, I've got my warranty to cover me.
I took precautions. You did not. It's that simple.
Now I'm safe, warm & dry inside of my house made of bricks & mortar, and you're out in the cold, watching your sticks & straw blow around in the wind.
Sid Harper Aug 18, 2013 12:25 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to TJBUSMC1973
I take my car in for a service and it develops a fault because of what they did. If I hadn't had it serviced (which is almost forced onto me) it would have been fine. Whose fault is it - mine?
Yes wifi is as important to me as the phone being able to work on a cellular network. It lets me sync and backup my phone on my home network, enjoy rapid unlimited downloads, do Airplay, work on the tube (London's metro), and not pay a fortune for a data plan by using wifi in many places. Interestingly UK law has provisions (Google 'SOGA') for up to 6 years consumer rights but its hassle for me to invoke.
The reason Apple are replacing devices is not because of this problem but because of their policy of not effecting board level repairs. I also have no expectation that replacement devices would be inspected any more closely than previous units in the retail chain but I would expect them to be later manufactured and possibly with revisions to the procedure or component quality used in assembly.
I'm sorry but you don't get it. MarcioV is absolutely right.
Sid Harper Aug 18, 2013 12:41 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to Sid Harper
And regarding the chip not operating at 3.3v - I didn't change the voltage to the chip or define the spec that it was meant to operate to or take delivery of chips that fail under certain circumstances or assemble the phone.
If it failed of its own accord within the standard MTBF curve, fine, and if I have AppleCare, whoopee. But I put on an update and something killed my phone as a direct result. Worst still it was the manufacturer - if I tried to jailbreak it then on my head be it. But I didn't.
Regarding the chargers - it's a PR exercise that is not costing Apple any significant money. Most of the unofficial chargers they take in will be perfectly adequate and safe. But they manage to shift thousands of official chargers which still carry a handsome margin at half price. At a time when their market share is eroding this kind of PR can only do them good.
TJBUSMC1973 Aug 18, 2013 12:44 PM
Re: ios 6.1.3 WIFI problem in response to Sid Harper
It's so very, very simple: Did the device perform as promised during the entire warranty period? If yes, then the agreement has been fulfilled. If not, then the manufacturer needs to remedy the situation. And that's what is happening. I noticed you completely glossed over my point that Apple may be considering additional options, and has not made ANY official statement one way or the other yet.
To use your analogy: if during the service, it was discovered, as part of the service, that the automobile had a defect prior to the service, and the defect was only disovered after the warranty had expired, and the defect had caused no problems during the warranty period, then the manufacturer is not obligated to perform any free service.
If I have a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty, and at 100,001 miles the engine fails, then that's that. The cost of repair is on me. The manufacturer warranty has been fulfilled. Now, if the manufacturer offered a discounted repair? Well, that's good customer service.
This is not a difficult concept. Let's say that you pay your local cable company $500 for a full year of service. They provide that service for one year. After the year expires... do you demand they continue the service?
You paid for a year of service. You got a year of service. Simple.
The only problem here is an incorrect expectation by a customer. You expect the device to have no performance issues after the warranty period. That's not a realistic assumption. When our products do last longer than the warranty, we are happy. We get more than we paid for, more than we expected. The problem is we get used to that, and when something fails before WE think it should, we ignore want the original promise was.
The original promise was fulfilled. Apple is giving additional options beyond that, at reduced cost. That's not 'unfair' at all.
It really doesn't matter it the fault was caused by physical damage, liquid damage, user error, or a hardware/software glitch. If it happened after the warranty period (or after the damage protection plan period), then it's all the same. If I have APP+ on my iPhone, and 1 day after the two years expires I drop it in water, should I expect Apple to replace it for $49? No.
The problem happened (regardless of WHY the problem happened) AFTER the warranty period expired. Unless someone is suggesting that there was premeditated intent on Apple's part to damage the devices, then they aren't at fault. At least, not until there is a judicial ruling.
Whatever happened to a presumption of innocence?
In any event, I've said more than enough. Some customers took additional precautions against the unknown (whether it be liquid or physical damage, or something totally unexpected). Others did not.
Learn from your life lesson. If you rely so heavily on a particular device, take precautions. I have insurance on my automobiles, on my houses, and on my electronics, both for theft or damage.
Expecting something for nothing is... well, not how I do things in my life. Maybe that's how you go through life, but I expect that I'm the one that is ultimately responsible for the events in my life. Personal responsibility.
I took precautions. You did not. I'm sympathetic to your situation, but sympathy doesn't warrant a freebie.


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Whatever your reason for visiting Chicago, The Aster House Apartments offer a perfectstarting point for exploring the city. We are ideally located on a quiet street in downtown Chicago's most upscale (and safe)neighborhood. Many city attractions are 1/2 to 8 blocks right outside our door -- theatres, movies, restaurants, cafes, fine shops, music venues, museums, the free city zoo and botanial gardens, free tennis courts, comedy clubs, parks, playgrounds (one out back!), the lake/beach, bi-weekly organic farmers' markets, DePaul University, day spas and even three Starbucks :-). Wrigley Field isa 10-block walk right up the street.For necessities, Altgeld House is one block or less from the post office, the library, DePaul University, and a late-night pharmacy -- and for any jet-lag a 24-hour grocery and a 24-hour restaurant.For transportation, we are one mile from the expressway or Lakeshore Drive and just one block or less from the subway/el, abundant taxicabs, free summer trolley and several buses to reach easily all the rest of the city's attractions. The heart of the Loopis exactly two miles; Michigan Avenue shops are one mile.This 1891 home has a back yard, sundeck with umbrella table, and a covered verandah with rockers. The spacious apartments both are furnished with 19th century European and American antiques and fine reproductions and then finished with 21st century amenities including air conditioning and ceiling fans, high-speed Internet and WiFi.Elizabeth's Place is a large apartment with a living room with television and VCR player, a formaldiningroom which seats twelve, book-filled study with stereo, bathroom with clawfoot tub and shower, and a large eat-in kitchen with all first-rate appliances -- Dacor oven, Fisher Paykel dishwasher, SubZero refrigerator, and Corian counters and sink. One bedroom offers a queen bed, the other has a full-sized antique 1840s bed and the study has a single bed to sleep five.Alice's Annex, our garden-level apartment, has a livingroom, book-filled study, dining nook, small kitchen, seating area withtelevision and VCR player, large bedroom with a stereo with in-wall speakers, bathroom with tub and shower, private entrance and even a complimentary front-loading washer and dryer. For sleeping, the bedroom has a queen bed and the livingroom has a queen sleeper sofa and a single bed in a sleeping alcove off the livingroom. We can add another single bed to sleep six. This might be your choice if you are traveling with very young children as it's the closest we have to *child-friendly.* :-)Elizabeth's and Alice's share a connectiong door, which we unlock for large parties in order to create one huge apartment for a large group.Kristina's Suite is a private area within our unit with a privare entrance. The bedroom has a full-sized bed, a desk, and a television. The newly remodeled private bathroom includes a deep soaking tub and shower and custom antique vanity. There is a formal dining nook overlooking th
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Eileen Ellen Koch, 89, of Marietta, GA, passed away on August 23, 2014. Eileen was a resident of Winnwood Retirement Community in Marietta, GA and a member of Marietta First Baptist Church. She is survived by two children, Kathleen Wilcox and Alan Koch; six grandchildren, Robert Wilcox, Kelly Gerber, Steven Koch, Andrew Koch, Matthew Oetting and Jonathan Oetting. Eileen is also survived by four great-grandchildren: Tyler Oetting, Ryan Oetting, Michael S. Oetting and Elizabeth Gerber. Born in Elkhart, IN in 1925, Eileen graduated from the University of Michigan School of Nursing in 1946 and Indiana University in 1952. As a nurse she worked various places, including as a school nurse for Elkhart City Schools and a clinical nurse at Ingham Medical (now McLaren) Hospital. She retired in 1988. Eileen sang in a family trio with her parents, Earl and Captola Brock, when she was a child. As an adult she sang in numerous church choirs, sang solos, was a member of a women's quartet and sang duets with her daughter. She was also a founding member of Westwood Baptist Church of Kalamazoo, MI and a long-time member of Colonial Village Baptist Church of Lansing, MI. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Paul W. Koch and Frederick W. Oetting Jr. and by her son, Michael R. Oetting. Funeral service will be 3PM Tuesday August 26, 2014 in the Chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with Rev. Mike Stephens officiating. Burial will be in Xander Cemetery in Liberty, Ill. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 PM at the Funeral Home.
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Geneva Celebrates Its Seniors
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Geneva recognized seniors Ashley Puff, Jenna Ginsberg and Kelsey Oswald during Wednesday's regular season finale.
The Vikings cruised past Oswego co-op (135.3) and Fenton (102.75) despite an uncharacteristically low 139.65 points.
"We put in a lot of new skills today and just wanted to see how they would perform," Geneva coach Kim Hostman said. "We had a lot of mistakes on floor and bars but we wanted to try these things before conference."
Puff won the all-around with a 35.65 and Dominique Brognia established a new school-record with a 9.5 on bars. She had been hitting it all week in practice and the trend continued.
"Once we're consistent in practice with something we're ready to go with it," she said. "You just have to focus and once you've done it a bunch of times you just have to go out there and do it."
On bigger stages: St. Charles co-op has shown it can post a huge score during weekday dual meets.
The big question is whether or not it can do the same during this Saturday's conference meet and then the state series.
St. Charles co-op has scored a 147.45, 146.8 and 145.4 in its last three dual meets, but the team wasn't able to deliver such totals at big invites, only scoring a 142.10 at the Lake Forest on Jan. 5 and a 142.425 at the Fremd's Mari-Rae Sopper Invitational at Fremd on Jan. 12.
"Personally I don't think (at Fremd) we were fully there as a team and our heads just weren't into it," senior Jesi Ortiz said. "It was the weekend and while I don't want to put anything on this, we were crabby in the morning and when you put a bunch of crabby girls together it usually doesn't result in a good attitude."
There's no denying that St. Charles has the talent to be one of the eight teams that advances to the state finals. If it can duplicate its recent dual success, a trip to Palatine is just about a sure thing. Sidney Copeland, Kelly Gorniak and freshman Rachel Dugan provide the team with three terrific all-arounders. Senior Jesi Ortiz, a state qualifier on floor last season, also excels on floor, while Cathryn Gotlund and Andrea Schwartz have been contributing 9-plus scores on events. Sierra Thiesse, Sam Upshaw, Alix Scherer have also been key, especially while Sydney Olson slowly works her way back from injury.
St. Charles is pursuing its fifth state appearance in the program's 22-year history. There's also potential to eclipse the best team-score in program history, a 148.255 that earned a second place trophy in 1998.
Can you imagine?: While St. Charles co-op has one of its top teams in school history, just think of the boost another 37-plus all-around score would make?
St. Edward senior Abby Madden, a St. Charles resident, has had a fantastic final season, even flirting with a 38 all-around score.
Since she's an individual competitor and coach Doug Bucholz also serves as a Batavia assistant, Madden has competed alongside the Bulldogs for the past four seasons. Such a schedule actually began five years ago when Abby's older sister, Jordyn, began her career at St. Edward.
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As with so many opportunities in graduate school, I was thrilled beyond measure to be teaching my own course in the Summer term of 2015, but was filled with an equal measure of fear. I had many goals, and spent a great deal of time imagining all the ways that my class would transcend all previous classes. It would be challenging and accessible, discipline specific and yet inviting to everyone, and be effortless to prep and teach. In my years as a GSI and as a student myself, I had cultivated considerable "back seat driving" skills when it came to others' courses, but I had no language or framework for translating my opinions about what did and didn't work about other courses into a syllabus or teaching philosophy.
Luckily for me, the notification of teaching assignments was in my inbox as the email encouraging me to apply for the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) seminar arrived. When I read that I would leave the 10 day seminar with a course syllabus, in addition to a teaching philosophy and a CV item, I jumped at the chance and applied. What I didn't know is that not only would PFF help me shape my syllabus, but it would help me shape myself as a teacher, a scholar and a professional as well. Read more »
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Although I can hardly believe it, in a year's time, I will be applying for academic jobs and preparing to defend my dissertation. When I began my graduate program in 2009, I remember thinking I would never survive my preliminary exams. When I achieved candidacy, I remember thinking the dissertation was an immaterial dream. Now, one chapter away from completing what I thought would be an impossible document, I found myself wondering how my chosen academic communities will receive me. Will I be selected for interview? Will I make campus visits? Receive offers?
While these matters are terrifyingly out of my control, my anxiety today is very different than it was at the beginning of the PhD and after achieving candidacy. Now, my worries focus on those elements truly beyond my control (the jobs available, the increasing pool of competitive applicants, and the complex decisions of selection committees). Participating in the 2013 Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Seminar allowed me to ease into the reality of finishing my degree and gain a stronger handle on those matters that I can control: how to prepare a teaching philosophy, how to craft compelling syllabi, and how to teach more creatively and effectively.
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The observations coming from the observing stations, through several processing steps are transferred into weather forecasts. First step in this process is to plot the observations over a base map of the region, global or regional according to the area of interest, after removing possible observational and communication errors.
Figure 2: Wind analysis for 500 hPa on 17th Dec. 2000 at 5.30 A. M. over India and neighborhood areas.
Figure 3: Geoptoential height analysis at 850 hPa level on 17th Dec. 2000 at 5.30 A. M. over India and neighborhood areas.
The plotted maps are analyzed to bring out different weather systems in action in the atmosphere at that particular instant of observation. Fig. 2. shows, such an analyzed chart generated using ArcView GIS at NCMRWF for 5.30 A.M. observation time on 17th December 2000. In the figure, the red arrows represent the wind at 500-hPa level of the atmosphere. The hollow head of the arrow represents the direction towards which the wind is blowing. Fig. 3. presents the geopotential height analysis at 850 hPa on the same day and time.
The forecaster draws contours or isobars of pressure and marks the fronts, lows highs etc. on the chart. The contouring can be done by Arc View plotted map using the necessary analysis tools. In this application, Troughs, ridges, highs and lows can be drawn on the chart in appropriate color and style, and saved as a part of the chart or a separate view. The successive movement of these systems also can be drawn on the same chart by super imposing the successive charts. The trends and rate of movement of the systems can be studied either directly from the charts or using the theme attribute table.
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My LO is five weeks today and I don't get much sleep because when he sleeps, he is soooooo loud! So many squeaks and grunts that I wake up constantly. I'm a light sleeper and you add in the fear that he'll stop breathing if I don't check on him all the time (I know, it's insane but we all do it! Ha!), and I cannot sleep when he sleeps. Is anyone in the same boat? The only time he sleeps quietly is on me, which I can't do 24 hours a day. Help! Any loud sleepers out there?!
My baby is a noisy sleeper! Yours?
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My LO is 4 weeks old and he is super noisy as well. Actually both my kids have been this way, that is why they have always slept in their own cribs in their own rooms with the doors cracked. I am a super light sleeper so I don't worry about not hearing them. I also have a fan running in my room to drown out any of the noise that they make. A small piece of cotton works really well too because you can still hear everything, it just makes it a little less loud. Hope this helps!
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I hope that will help me sleep. I will hear him cry with the monitor, but not all of the other noises.
My lo is noisy from day 1. she is 4 weeks not and i think she has just gotten louder. Its becoming normal for me now and im finding i can sleep through it. Though sometimes i think she is waking up ~ but no she is just contemplating it with stretches and noises. The grunts are CRAZY she even growls when i move her lol
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mine too! he is constantly grunting... at first i thought something was wrong and he was uncomfortable, but (for the most part) it doesn't wake him up and he just sleeps right through the noises. wish i could say the same for mommy!
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My lo is a very noisy sleeper. She actually has laryngomalacia which means the cartilage at the top of her voicebox is a little loose. It's pretty common in babies and goes away on its own. She grunts, squeeks and makes every sound you can imagine. I'm a light sleeper so I do wake up a little more than she does but after a week I was much better about sleeping through it. I'm not sure if it was the exhaustion setting in though! lol. It will get better though.
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I've got a noisy one too. But she also waves her hands around and kicks. Anyone have a baby that's doing that too? I can't imagine that she's actually getting rest with all the movement. Is that normal???
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I know what you mean! The cutest is when she gets the hiccups in her sleep its so funny but sucks b/c it keeps me awake.
Yep..i have a grunter, snorter, hiccupper, squeaker, gurgler too. Sometimes it crackes me up...but not in the middle of the night.
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YES!!!! As cute as it is it drives me crazy at about 5:30 in the morning!! The only time he sleeps good enough not to make noise is when he's on his tummy :( which he cannot do at night.
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Meeting opened at 10:20 a.m. by Chairman Bruce Plumley.
: COA members: Tom Baltazar, Earl Johnson, Lowell Nixon, Olive Nixon, Brad Noble, Bruce Plumley, Jack Reed and Susan Sanders. Others: Senior Center Director: Margaret Crock, Manager: Don Sanders, and Activities Coordinator Linda Artruc, Outreach Worker Deb Tierney, and Paul Gillis.
Motion by Earl to accept meeting minutes of December 2, 2009, was seconded and approved.
Debbie Tierney – Deb reviewed December speakers and events: Overlook Life Care tour and the Christmas party. • Upcoming events include Officer Jeff Forcier of Holland on 1/11 reviewing winter safety; 1/13 "host site" meeting at SPCA regarding Linda's placement as a Senior Aide with us; 1/20 there is a 3-hour training session at 1:00 p.m. for CPR and defibrillator new and recertification for town employees and others who are interested. • Deb asked if returned "program income" from Housing Rehab loans could be used to supplement fuel assistance funds because of decreased Butterworth fund revenue. Earl reports there are no funds available. • Motion by Brad that the newsletters continue to be published by Sturbridge Direct with Sue Sanders as liaison was unanimously carried. Deb will continue to put the newsletter together and forward for review.
: Margaret Crock.
In September 962 contacts were made and 96 seniors were served. 285 attended the Senior Center, 100 attended congregate meals. The balance includes: Cards & games (41), exercise (32), senior tax work off program (48), intergenerational activities (270), phone calls (90), COA meeting (10), stained glass classes (12), blood pressure clinic (2), garden club (5), computers (14), crafts (14), entertainment program (39) and Overlook trip (14). We received donations from the Estate of Ross Dixon including a large TV and many other items.
: Margaret Crock
As of December 31, 2009, the Senior Center has used the program in the amount of $2,304.00 ($392 for the month), Town Clerk $250.00 ($20 for the month), Assessors officer $152.00 ($88 for the month), Tax office ($262), and Holland Elementary School $1,166.00 ($380 for the month). Total YTD is $4,134.00.
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a one act play through the Cultural Grant, "Jerry Atric – The Older I Get" with Steve Henderson is scheduled. Grant confirmation pending.
: Brad Noble, Treasurer
December report includes: Receipts: GSSSI $630.00 and gifts totaling $125.00. Expenditures: Allied Waste $34.22, telephone $63.95, National Grid $76.81, supplies $19.15, exercise classes $45.00, Lois Dupre $155.75, and salaries $2,460.00. Brad distributed Treasurer's report. Bruce would like to see gift account income total. Check was presented by Bruce from Holland Congregational Church for use of the facility.
Don Sanders – Everything is working well. He needs some new utensils, tablecloths and washcloths.
Motion to accept all of the above verbal and printed reports was made by Brad and approved by the Council on Aging.
Tom was concerned about an ethics violation by his being on the COA and the Friends of Holland Seniors, and according to the State Ethics Commission he would be unless he were a liaison from the COA to the Friends. Motion made by Brad to appointment Tom as liaison to the Friends was unanimous. Tom distributed a financial report from the Friends. He also stated a need for stained glass supplies for the balance of 2010 amounting to $167.80. Motion to approve this spending made by Jack and unanimously carried.
Out computers need updating and repair. Tom's son-in-law is willing to repair and give a lifetime guarantee for $100 for each computer. Motion by Earl to take $300 from the gift account to pay for computer update was seconded by Brad and unanimously carried. • It has been said that the double doors in the main room are "illegal." Paul Gillis reports they were examined by both the Fire and Building Inspectors. However, the lights on the EXIT doors should be facing down – not out –to illuminate the exit. • Paul suggests that Tom resubmit the Norcross grant application with proceeds to go to the Friends for ease of distribution. • Paul states that building excavation left the area around the Senior Center lacking in loam and we will need to use raised beds for gardening. Trees that are dying need mulch, etc. • Linda Artruc was notified that the Senior Aide program is being extended for two years. There is no guarantee where she will be placed, but letters from the COA may have an impact. • Earl suggests a letter of appreciation be sent to Don Sanders and the young men who helped at the Christmas dinner. • When senior housing is developed a new well is to be dug and question was raised about whose responsibility it would be. Having a leach field under the parking lot will lead to paving of the lot. • Brad brought up the FY 2011 budget projections for review. Earl suggested checking that we are receiving commercial rates from National Grid, Osterman, etc. The budget is basically level funded with the exception of 3% salary increases for Margaret Crock and Don Sanders. Motion by Earl to accept the proposed budget was unanimously carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:42 a.m.
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So the troops are still deployed; the threat is still there; the danger hasn't decreased, the tension is still palpable -- but now we want them to also forget that the family back may not have money coming in for the rent or the car payment. How can we expect a clear-minded focus on the mission when Washington can't even get their pay right, or have a budget approved that provides insight into the future.
They're being asked to stand tall, protect their comrades, lead their forces, without a strategy or visible goal, and now without pay. They're being asked to pack up and return home, not because they've been victorious or because they've been successful, but simply because there's a date on the calendar that their Commander-In-Chief put down for their departure.
Nothing about this episode has a centime of strategy or planning . It's retreat and dispersal without leadership. When the administration fails to lead, fails to plan, fails to even establish a budget over a period of years, it has abandoned its forces in the field and deserves their contempt, and that of the rest of America.
This is the worst period in memory for our military forces and national security, and we are all much weaker because of it.
And it's weakness, not strength, that is a provocation.
Jim R- Soldiers are being paid, a bill was passed to ensure it.
Veterans on the other hand, will not be paid. Who cares though, we don't have a use for them anymore, so screw em. They can sacrifice on the alter of the right, who believe that they should be able to pass their entire party platform without actually getting elected to majorities in 2/3 of the government.
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Napa brothers Javier and Jesus Ramirez normally would be out the front door of their house before their parents, eager to get to school. But on Wednesday, their mother, Silvia R. Guzman, struggled to get the boys, 10 and 7, respectively, out of the family's SUV when they arrived on campus.
It was their first day back at Browns Valley Elementary School since Sunday's magnitude-6.0 earthquake rocked the Napa Valley. The 3:20 a.m. quake disrupted water and power services, injured more than 200 people, severely damaged more than 100 structures and caused serious damage to several hundred more.
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Meagan Currie held tight to her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, who cried when it was time to go into her kindergarten class.
"I'm terrified," Currie said about leaving her daughter at school. "I didn't want her to go."
However, she said her husband urged her to drop their daughter off at school "to make her brave and strong."
School had been canceled throughout the Napa Valley Unified School District on Monday and Tuesday while officials made sure there was no damage to the district's 31 campuses in Napa, American Canyon and Yountville.
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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James have finalised their divorce, putting an end to their five-year marriage amid claims the motorcycle enthusiast had had a string of affairs.
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James have finalised their divorce.
A spokesperson for the 'Blind Side' star - who split from husband Jesse in April following allegations he had cheated on her with a string of women - confirmed the couple signed papers last week to formally put an end to their five-year marriage.
Citing "discord or conflict of personalities" as the reason behind the split, the official divorce allows the Oscar-winning actress to complete her adoption of son Louis as a single parent.
The pair adopted the baby boy from New Orleans shortly before they split amid the avalanche of affair claims, which included tattoo model Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee revealing she'd had an 11-month affair with Jesse.
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A representative from the Travis County District Court in Texas has confirmed the divorce documents are now sealed.
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