Tons of iPhones deactivated, is this a sneaky way to force us buy an iPhone 5?

Tons of iPhones deactivated, is this a sneaky way to force us buy an iPhone 5?(discussions.apple.com)

5 points by juanpdelat 13 years ago | 9 comments

QuantumGood 13 years ago |

It is flamebait, but the emphasis is not totally off, since Apple store employees are reported as spending hours trying to fix the problem without success, then telling users they have to pay for another phone to fix the problem.

Problems that (1) cause companies to charge more usually don't receive the same get-it-fixed priority as (2) problems that cause companies to lose money. This is an example of (1).

With these kinds of problems, it could be said to be laziness or carelessness causing a company to make money at the expense of users. But when a company is aware of this kind of problem and doesn't sufficiently prioritize getting it fixed, or in this case where Apple is trying to force users to pay for a new phone, eventually it is a sneaky way to force money out of customers.

potatolicious 13 years ago |

Flagged for flamebait title. The actual title of the thread is "Can't activate iOS 6 on my iPhone 3GS". Please refrain from blatant editorialization in submissions.

And to address your title directly:

No, no it fucking isn't.

drharris 13 years ago | |

Also flagged. Getting sick of the drama created by these anti-apple people. Maybe try to pick a more important cause?

juanpdelat 13 years ago | | |

I don't understand why you get mad at me, clearly you are not the one without your phone/contacts/emails not working. Just to make it clear, I really like Apple, is just that I expect them to keep doing well what they used to do well. The tech support is not giving any help and people is not being able to use their phones (in my case, a work tool and also the only way to keep connected while on the go) for a week with no answer whatsoever about this issue.

Zev 13 years ago |

..is this a sneaky way to force us buy an iPhone 5?

No, it isn't.

Drama sucks, could you try to not stir any up for no reason?

chrisdroukas 13 years ago |

No, the iOS6 beta (3 and 4) expired on September 30 at 8PM EST.

Massively inconvenient, but not a 'sneaky way to force us to buy an iPhone 5'.

juanpdelat 13 years ago | |

But why no help or advice from Tech Support and also not able to restore or do anything using iTunes.

chrisdroukas 13 years ago | | |

Sure, the dialog iOS provides is not particularly friendly. To fix this issue:

   Download iOS 6 GM from developer.apple.com/ios
   Restart your device is DFU mode
   Option click 'Restore' and select the iOS 6 GM .ipa from its download location
   Restore.