I'm not a frequent visitor of the imore forums, but in my limited interactions here I agree that the overall experience has been farely positive...this post included.
I get that certain things that are posted online will be met with a degree of skepticism, perhaps rightfully so...especially from newbies. From past experiences I know it's a pointless act to try and convince a complete stranger to have faith that what you say is true, so I don't bother with those type of comments.
Anyhow, I have an appointment at the Apple Store tonight so we'll see what happens. I'm fully prepared to pay for a replacement phone since I'm absolutely [key word] responsible [key word] for what happened to my current phone.
Many years ago I had a somewhat similar situation occur with a pair of Nike shoes. It was a new model for their basketball line, first time ever I think using full-length Air Max cushioning. Now this was back when I played basketball daily for hours on end...lots of running, jumping, cutting, etc but things that are perfectly normal on the basketball court. So one day, I was playing in the shoes and had just completed a slam dunk when I landed and heard a loud pop...the air bubble had burst. When this happened the shoes were only about a month or two old. Maybe it was how often I wore the shoes, how fast I ran or jumped that caused the damage I don't know. Called NIKE, informed them what happened they inspected the shoes and sent me a voucher which I used to buy a pair of shoes that had a different type of cushioning because I decided that maybe that model just wasn't a good fit for me and my style of game.
Maybe I end up feeling more comfortable with a different device, I don't know. I just want to be able to use/carry my phone around with no worries.
Here's a pic of those shoes from my story. Didn't buy them for the looks, but they were mighty comfy while they lasted
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