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Me: "My phone broke randomly" Them: "You dropped it in water didn't you?" Me: "No, I didn't" Them: "Yes, you did" Me: "Nope" Them: "Yep" Me: "Nope" ......
by cconcepts 9y ago
Me: "My phone broke randomly"
Them: "You dropped it in water didn't you?"
Me: "No, I didn't"
Them: "Yes, you did"
Me: "Nope"
Them: "Yep"
Me: "Nope"
.......
- Spivak 9y agoI don't see how it changes the situation. Even if the owner intentionally damaged the phone they would still be entitled to having it repaired for $parts + $labor.
- cconcepts 9y agoGenuine replacement screen: $450 2 hours labour from highly trained apple certified screen replacement technician: $180. "....but I shouldn't have to pay these exorbitant fees - I didnt drop it in water...." "Yes you did"
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoShouldn't a $1000 phone be waterproof?
- burntrelish1273 9y ago<sarcasm because="Poe's law"> Owners of $1000 phones don't go near water or need cases. They never make mistakes. </sarcasm>
- coldtea 9y agoIsn't this behind the point? For one, still not all $1000 phones are waterproof, and second, this can apply to all kind of other devices, like laptops, who can't be or is very difficult to make waterproof without major compromises (e.g. heat dissipation).
- nsomaru 9y agoAnecdote: dropped an iPhone 6 to the bottom of a pool. Failed spectacularly bringing it back up a few times. Total about 2-3 minutes submerged at around 2m. Put the phone in a rice bag for 2 days, charged and it's working fine :)
- ams6110 9y agoI've seen the rice treatment work also, but chances for success are reportedly better if you do not try to turn the device on first.
- r00fus 9y agoDo iPhones still have the water sensitivity marker?
- pls2halp 9y agoYep. It became a lot more pertinent after the iPhone 7 was water resistant, as the markers seem less protected than the boards.
- burntrelish1273 9y agoThat red strip on iDevices that changed in temporary high-humidity conditions. If Apple actually produced good PCBs and conformally-coated them and capped their JTAGs, water damage and corrosion would be much less likely.
- coldtea 9y ago>If Apple actually produced good PCBs and conformally-coated them and capped their JTAGs, water damage and corrosion would be much less likely. If? In what world they don't, and compared to which alternative?
- everheardofc 9y agoThey currently don't have conformal coating. The alternative is having conformal coating.
- crispyambulance 9y agoWhy do say they don't produce good PCB's? Conformal coating introduces problems too and, moreover, makes repair intractable. I don't know if conformal coating even works properly with the very fine pitch BGA's that cover much of the surface area of the PCB in an iPhone.