New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

Guessing it happened when somebody parked to close to a car I was getting into and I had to squeeze between them.

Seems awfully delicate. Will Apple show pity?

whoa, that sux. Have you taken it to the apple store? If you explain to them what happened they might replace the screen or the phone free.

maybe the particular screen had a flaw, does seem like that shouldn't have happened

Buy Applecare and you can then get it replaced for like $75 or w/e the deductible is

is it the screen? if you look upthread I already busted mine. $75 + tax if you have applecare+, $110 if you do not

Does applecare actually give you a new phone unlike shitty ass asurion refurbished bullshit?

also, if they have the capacity it's like a 45 minute replacement

the people in your suburb of schaumburg were very helpful

oh you mean screen replacement

I've never had any problems with Apple refurbs, and they have an additional refurb warranty

for broken glass on the new phones, they replace the glass and hand your phone back to you

like if for any reason the refurb is not as good it has a 90 day warranty on top of whatever warranty you have

whoa, that sux. Have you taken it to the apple store? If you explain to them what happened they might replace the screen or the phone free.

I haven't taken it in yet - I just discovered it last night. I think I signed up for Assurion crap, but I forgot that Applecare (plus?) now covers accidents.

iPhone 6 is hard to use one handed

MOTHERFUUUUUUUCK dropped it on concrete and broke the screen FUUUUUCK

This versh is the first one I've felt paranoid about dropping

What if I just downgrade to a 5S

Would you still love me

I had a case on it too, one of those spiegen "slim" cases, totally worthless

5S vastly superior product, says unnamed Apple employee in the family. Also confirmed a physical damaged screen repair $109, less w/ AppleCare.

You can replace yourself for <$109 ime

buy five rucksack-sized bags of meat, stack them vertically, pierce the top one with a carrot so it looks like a nose

croup will tell those bags o meat exactly why they are wrong and I will read it during reruns of The Office

5S vastly superior product, says unnamed Apple employee in the family. Also confirmed a physical damaged screen repair $109, less w/ AppleCare.

― moonstone (soda), Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:09 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

Was thinking about it maybe fuck it, get an iPhone 5s

But it'll probably only be current and adequate through the next two years at most before it's slow

Don't think Apple is gonna go smaller any time soon unless in 3+ years with like an 'iPhone mini" (lol)

Think I'll try to stick it out with the 6

Might as well learn to love the bomb imo

But it'll probably only be current and adequate through the next two years at most before it's slow

Only if you constantly upgrade.

It's a very nice phone but, as I've mentioned elsewhere on ilx, dropping it face down on a rock does not bode well

xp App developers almost always shoot for the high end - you find your apps stop being upgradable or usable, not being able to get new apps designed for the latest iOS, etc. I just upgraded from a 4S so I was starting to feel that. I used to run an old iPod touch that was obsoleted for years

I like my 6 more than my wife's 5s, in spite of it being fucking cracked right now. Really it does make me kind of angry at myself that I didn't just get one of those "goofy" cases. But the whole thing kind of makes me angry -- I'm going to wind up having spent about $500 on this thing (subsidized) with the screen repair and the SECOND case I will now be buying since my first one was worthless.

you probably dropped it b/c you were holding it wrong

You need to magnetize your hand - takes about a week

Nah it actually fell out of the car off the seat -- I never drop my phone when actually holding it.

Magnetizing a car takes longer

Pretty sure there are very few, if any cases that will protect against a screen crack/shatter. I don't assume protection with my case, I just need it because the phone is so slippery.

I'm loving my 6+ but it feels like a whole different category of thing from my 5s - it's much more like a baby iPad. In fact, I haven't touched my iPad since I got it.

I might have big enough hands or something? idk. It's definitely a bit too slippy, and trying to take photos one-handed I've just discovered can be a bit awkward. Battery life's amazing, though.

http://www.lidtime.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Look-at-the-new-iPhone-case-iBanana1.jpg

my new case, if the screen cracks you get a free banana

Pretty sure there are very few, if any cases that will protect against a screen crack/shatter. I don't assume protection with my case, I just need it because the phone is so slippery.

― Jeff, Sunday, 2 November 2014 20:12 (7 minutes ago) Permalink

Well I would think if it just protruded a bit beyond the screen it would prevent the screen from making direct contact with the pavement (although not a sharp rock). Downside is that that makes the phone uglier and less comfortable to use. But the fact that it only fell like 3-4 feet and shattered, I would think there are cases that could at least have prevented that.

Imagine if Steve jobs had had giant hands - we could have had an iPhone 6 from the beginning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPgiB9VRNk8

xps yeah, i always use super cheapo bendy plastic cases, and they protect from falls

I have the Apple leather case for my 6plus and so far so good, I am an inveterate dropper of phones. I do need to get an otterbox or similar for biking.

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2014/10/trentreznorjimmyiovine.jpg?retina

Beats was bought by Apple, and they expressed direct interest in me designing some products with them. I can't go into details, but I feel like I'm in a unique position where I could be of benefit to them. That does mean some compromises in terms of how much brain power goes toward music and creating. This is very creative work that's not directly making music, but it's around music.

http://cdn3.tekrevue.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/os-x-yosemite-dark-mode-checkbox.png

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6304122/trent-reznor-talks-nine-inch-nails-scoring-gone-girl-apple-project

lol etaeoe

So, recommend me a good case that provides at least some drop protection without being hueg?

I like the Tech21 ones, but they aren't that small... I had a smaller one, but dropping it on a corner broke the screen anyway. I've dropped my phones a few times with the Tech21 cases, and they haven't broken.

They just have to make phones that don't break at the slightest bit of contact. What do we have 3 smashed iphone 6s so fat on the thread? Even the 5c, which is relatively robust, why not just make the case project a mm around the glass so you don't need a case?

So far hah

could just be probability catching up with us

I am honestly assuming y'all just clumsy and old

Bearing in mind I have dropped my phones a million times and a cheapo $1 case from eBay is always good enough

I like Speck's PixelSkin cases. They're slightly rubbery on the outside so they don't fall out of my hand or slide around much - feels like you're holding some ultra-expensive multimeter/tricorder.