Ironically, one of my friends just yesterday contacted Apple about his iPad not recognizing the SIM card anymore. His iPad is 18 months old, and we live in Ital

Ironically, one of my friends just yesterday contacted Apple about his iPad not recognizing the SIM card anymore. His iPad is 18 months old, and we live in Italy. From customer care they said "er... wait ten minutes please... I have to contact my boss over this, I'm not sure if the product is covered". Two minutes later my friend was recalled and the Apple guy confirmed that they will handle the problem as if it was still in the first year of the guarantee.