p2pnet - rss feed: Apple’s dreaded White Screen of Death
p2pnet news view Mobiles | Advertising:- “Despite the growth of smartphones such as RIM’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iPhone” which, “let people watch videos, listen to music, surf the Internet and check e-mail,” they’re still going to remain in the minority mainly because these devices, basically, just aren’t for everyone,” IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said yesterday.
But, “Finally giving in to the fanatical iPhone fad, I reluctantly walked into an Apple store two weeks ago and bought the highly coveted 3G smart phone,” says Lalee Sadighi in Red Herring, going on:
“Clueless of my betrayal, my loyal Blackberry was joyfully bouncing in my purse, unaware that it would soon be replaced by a newer, prettier, trendier, Apple phone.
“A hardcore BlackBerry fan since early on, I resisted the first wave of iPhone lovers’ oohs and aahs, joining instead with the contemptuous crowds who criticized its useless keyboard, its short battery life, and general frailty - I know at least a half-dozen friends and family who had their phone replaced or repaired more than once during the year or so that they’ve proudly owned it.
“If anything, this knowledge should have made me wiser and more appreciative of the reliable BlackBerry that never failed me, despite numerous little dives in bath water or falls from high tables. But no, trends are more powerful than common sense, and how could I possibly resist a smart phone that looked like a piece of jewelry, promised fast web browsing through 3G, a GPS option, and access to countless enticing downloadable applications, some for free.”
What made her go for the iPhone?
It wasn’t “trends”. It was H - Y - P - E.
And the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field, of course.
But her apture was short-lived. Less than two weeks later, “Farewell 3G, GPS, and applications galore, hello bright White Screen of Death,” she writes, going on, “I used every trick known in the repair book for desperate iPhone users to revive it, but nothing worked.”
A “teenage girl/Apple Concierge with braces” told her she’d have to wait three days to have a “genius” check out her “dying friend” but, “Three days without a phone was more than I could ever tolerate,” says Sadighi in the Red Herring item, continuing »»»
I remained in the store for a few hours while various technicians tried to figure out a way to transfer my data from LuckyCharm to the new iPhone. No one seem to knew what to do, so I was sent to the AT&T store down the street where I learned from an AT&T sales person that iPhone’s contacts lived and died with the phone itself - unless you have a backup - and couldn’t be imported from phone to phone through SIM cards. Funny they wouldn’t know that at Apple…
One hour and fifty minutes later, I left the Apple store with a new, nameless phone in my pocket and a rotten Apple taste in my mouth. I wish I had patiently waited for the BlackBerry Bold to be released, sometimes this month, RIM says.
The White Screen of Death, “has appeared on various other iPhones, it seems,” states Sadighi, adding:
“Videos posted on YouTube show many variations of the white theme, and specialists are all out speculating whether it is a software or hardware issue. I could care less; I feel like a fraud and wish I had never joined the rejoicing, fanatical Apple crowd.”
Meanwhile, “I look at a lot of Joe and Jane consumers on main street anywhere and a lot of them are pretty content with just a regular cellphone,” said Llamas.
“It does what they need it to do and basically that is just to make a phone call.”
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just aren’t for everyone - This phone is made for talking …, August 14, 2008
Red Herring -3G iPhone, or the White Screen of Death, August 14, 2008
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August 19th, 2008 at 6:02 am
There are also Apple Fireworks ™!
http://consumerist.com/5038095/ipod-nano-explodes-while-charging
August 19th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Should have said Apple iFireworks(tm).