I had battery issues on my iPhone 5 (purchased on launch day) since the new year, and progressively got worse. Took it to an Apple Store - two weeks ago - in the UK. They wanted to run diagnostics as I wanted to buy a new battery. But first they wanted to wipe the data on my phone - and boom, it bricked and they couldnt get it off the Apple logo, so , they just gave me a nice shiny refurb
There was clearly an issue with my battery - and I suspect they've had quite a few back to assess the problem is legitimate and deserves this. Certainly in the EU - even for a battery - you should be able to expect it to last 2 years. I cant fault the Apple Store guys - they were really good. I went in ready to pay up, and they ended up saying I "had consumer rights" and handed me a new one without asking.
In one scenario, customer has bought iPhone 5 from US and is eligible for free battery replacement. But if customer has moved to India, will customer get free battery replacement in service center of India?
Ehm, no. Phones try to connect to a tower, regardless of whether they are connected to the Internet over WiFi or not. Unless the SIM PIN hasn't been entered, or the phone is in Airplane Mode.
Ehm, no. Phones try to connect to a tower, regardless of whether they are connected to the Internet over WiFi or not. Unless the SIM PIN hasn't been entered, or the phone is in Airplane Mode.
True. I assumed the poster was referring to the data connection bouncing around. I've had that drain batteries on Android phones. I've never heard of poor signal strength for cell service draining a battery. I suppose it makes sense that thrashing between roaming and not would also drain a battery.
True. I assumed the poster was referring to the data connection bouncing around. I've had that drain batteries on Android phones. I've never heard of poor signal strength for cell service draining a battery. Maybe that's just an iOS thing.
As they say in tech, "Assumption is the Mother of all FuckUps (need to leave out the space otherwise the 4 letter F word would've auto corrupt into ****)
Ehm, no, cellphones all poll the towers. I've seen poor battery life on my Sony CM-DX 1000 when it couldn't get a signal. The battery was also drained if other carriers had cranked up their signal on the tower right next to my provider; it caused cellphones to keep on trying to get a solid fix to your preferred tower but the signal just wasn't that strong. But that's all behind us, this was 1996 or something.
Ehm, no. Phones try to connect to a tower, regardless of whether they are connected to the Internet over WiFi or not. Unless the SIM PIN hasn't been entered, or the phone is in Airplane Mode.
True. I assumed the poster was referring to the data connection bouncing around. I've had that drain batteries on Android phones. I've never heard of poor signal strength for cell service draining a battery. I suppose it makes sense that thrashing between roaming and not would also drain a battery.
You haven't? It's very well-known that poor cell reception drains batteries quickly.
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There was clearly an issue with my battery - and I suspect they've had quite a few back to assess the problem is legitimate and deserves this. Certainly in the EU - even for a battery - you should be able to expect it to last 2 years. I cant fault the Apple Store guys - they were really good. I went in ready to pay up, and they ended up saying I "had consumer rights" and handed me a new one without asking.
Ehm, no. Phones try to connect to a tower, regardless of whether they are connected to the Internet over WiFi or not. Unless the SIM PIN hasn't been entered, or the phone is in Airplane Mode.
As they say in tech, "Assumption is the Mother of all FuckUps (need to leave out the space otherwise the 4 letter F word would've auto corrupt into ****)
Ehm, no, cellphones all poll the towers. I've seen poor battery life on my Sony CM-DX 1000 when it couldn't get a signal. The battery was also drained if other carriers had cranked up their signal on the tower right next to my provider; it caused cellphones to keep on trying to get a solid fix to your preferred tower but the signal just wasn't that strong. But that's all behind us, this was 1996 or something.
Ehm, no. Phones try to connect to a tower, regardless of whether they are connected to the Internet over WiFi or not. Unless the SIM PIN hasn't been entered, or the phone is in Airplane Mode.
True. I assumed the poster was referring to the data connection bouncing around. I've had that drain batteries on Android phones. I've never heard of poor signal strength for cell service draining a battery. I suppose it makes sense that thrashing between roaming and not would also drain a battery.
You haven't? It's very well-known that poor cell reception drains batteries quickly.
It was really a osme post.
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