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iPhone 6 Bentgate

Old 26th September 2014 | 20:17
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To all the resident PPRuNe Apple bashers, sitting on their bandwagon trying to blame Apple for the actions of people who should know better than to sit on their phones.....

Proof that Apple do extensive QA on their phones

Inside the building where Apple tortures the iPhone 6 | The Verge



So... will the resident Apple bashing trolls go back to their caves.... thank you.
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Old 26th September 2014 | 21:10
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""As we add more and more features, we have to find out a way to break them before customers do." - they are right.......they have to.
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Old 27th September 2014 | 08:28
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.....only a percentage of women wearing jeans/trousers with pockets and the rest keeping them in their purses.
No they don't, they keep them permanently glued to their right paw.
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Old 27th September 2014 | 08:59
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Look - you can see from Mixture's link they are bending them BEFORE delivery!
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Old 27th September 2014 | 09:13
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Seems like there's more than one problem with the new iPhones.

The iPhone 6 Plus has at least one initially-hidden downside.

I just got my iPhone 6 Plus, and I'm already thinking about returning it

It seems like the makers of THIS iPhone 6 Plus critical accessory, are onto a winner ...
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Old 27th September 2014 | 09:41
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The iPhone 6 Plus has at least one initially-hidden downside.
I just got my iPhone 6 Plus, and I'm already thinking about returning it
What a load of typical journalist tosh.
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Old 27th September 2014 | 11:42
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Just shows he hadn't tried any of the other "large" phones, or he'd have known. If I buy an iPhone 6 (a very big "if"), it will be the standard size.

My 4S does all I need at the moment, including checking WiFi channel numbers when setting up local folks' systems to avoid channel clashes. (It has to be jailbroken to do that since a couple of years ago, when Apple decided users mustn't be allowed to see which channel a WiFi is on). It's known that I'm the "bloke in the village" who can do that, so I get plenty of cups of coffee, biscuits, and 5 minuteses with routers. Oh, and bottles of wine.
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Old 27th September 2014 | 14:48
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I think part of the problem is how people value their money. If I spend 2-3 hundred dollars on something I take care of it. My Galaxy S5 is my first smartphone. Verizon blessed me with an OtterBox case as part of the deal. Being retired I no longer wear shirts with pockets so the phone goes in the front pants pocket. I would never think of putting it in my back pocket. I know what a new wallet looks like after a few weeks.
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Old 28th September 2014 | 13:31
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Why do people treat devices costing hundreds of dollars/pounds as though they were throwaway items?
Us pensioners don't do that.
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Old 28th September 2014 | 13:40
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I blame Uri Geller, he'll be on the news soon claiming it was him who bent the phones.
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Old 28th September 2014 | 14:06
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Originally Posted by Ancient Observer
Why do people...
Who are 'people'?

As manufacturers are pumping out a steady stream of new devices, each touted as more amazing and must have than the previous one, 'people' are encouraged by clever marketing to replace their device as often as possible.

Also 'people' aren't buying devices, they are buying status symbols, fashion accessories and self-image. Look at any ad and you will see that they are not about the device but how the device makes you feel. Ads work, that's why so much money is spent on them.

So blame the manufacturers for "why do people...".
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Old 28th September 2014 | 16:00
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Marketing Spin

Apple will put a positive spin on this issue:
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Old 28th September 2014 | 16:30
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Smile

Or try to make a buck: Oh relax! It's what's known as humour, so take a chill pill.

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Old 29th September 2014 | 13:38
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Duck tape and a hammer are the basic required mancave tools. The iron does sometimes need to be borrowed from womancave.

BUT - A rolling Pin in a man cave?


NEVER!!!
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Old 29th September 2014 | 16:16
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A rolling Pin in a man cave?

Gave yourself away there, Ancient - you knew what it was ! Oh the shame....
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Old 29th September 2014 | 16:59
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Only 'cos he's been cracked over the head by one a few times.............
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Old 29th September 2014 | 17:03
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Er, right. I can remember my mother using one and doing her best to train me in how to use one.
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Old 29th September 2014 | 18:04
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In this age of recycling, a rolling pin is the perfect tool for punching out the metal bottom of a cardboard packaging tube like single malt Scotch whisky containers.

SD
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Old 29th September 2014 | 18:33
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Lets hope no one sits on this.

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Old 29th September 2014 | 20:33
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All these modern devices seem to have their troubles:

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