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Apple Geniuses Unbricking iPhones?

Thursday September 27, 2007 7:03 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Despite the posting of a statement about not servicing unlocked iPhones at Apple Stores, TUAW reports that some individuals have been able to get their non-functional iPhones restored.

Apple continues posting warning signs around their stores, cautioning customers that unlocked and modded iPhones fall outside their warranty. And at the same time, Apple Geniuses around the country quietly are reportedly accepting bricked iphones, slipping into the back and returning with functioning units.


"Brick" is a term that refers to having an iPhone in an unusable state. In some instances, SIM unlocked iPhones that have been upgraded to the latest firmware can end up in an unusable state.
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pugnut
Posted: 61 months ago
A friend of mine told me that he walked into the Tyson corner store and they fixed it for him. He got his phone back in about 15 minutes.


http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/27/apple-geniuses-are-reportedly-unbricking-iphones/
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one1
Posted: 61 months ago
This has to do with the "moss" debacle. Apple is treading a very thin line on bricking over an unlock and I think they are realizing the backlash is coming. Seems like they just might have to do this to keep the class action from coming as doing this brick lock violates federal law in regards to the moss law.
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odHbo
Posted: 61 months ago
Ugh, Stupid people....

Apple is a very generous company. I'll tell you that. :rolleyes:
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Unspeaked
Posted: 61 months ago

Ugh, Stupid people....

Apple is a very generous company. I'll tell you that. :rolleyes:


Yeah, they generously cover their behind...
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jt2ga65
Posted: 61 months ago
Moss law? Only I see from searching for that is referenced to the federal lemon law for cars. You have more of a reference? I'd love to be more informed.

-jt2
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Canuck4
Posted: 61 months ago
Seems like more work for Apple.
They'll probably have the same people every few days trying to hack their iphones and keep going back to have them unbricked.
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one1
Posted: 61 months ago

Moss law? Only I see from searching for that is referenced to the federal lemon law for cars. You have more of a reference? I'd love to be more informed.

-jt2

http://www.phonenews.com/content/view/2386/9/

There you go :)
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jt2ga65
Posted: 61 months ago
Ah, so it is the same law. I didn't realize that the Magnuson-Moss lemon law covered more than just the auto industry. Lots of reading, looks like.

Thanks for the link.

-jt2
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one1
Posted: 61 months ago
It's only a few paragraphs and it goes quick. The info in it is invaluable to determine why they are unbricking phones secretly. "we may need to do this, but we do not have to advertise it as of yet"
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Lionheart
Posted: 61 months ago
So, somebody needs to kidnap/bribe an Apple Store employee and find out how they are able to do this. Secret keypress, special software, iUnBricker machine or ???
:rolleyes:
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