iPhone adapters shipping

Apple has begun shipping replacement iPhone 3G power adapters slightly ahead of schedule to customers that possess one of the recalled versions. The exchange program website claimed the adapters will be available starting Friday, but in line with Apple's tendency to slightly under-promise and over-deliver, many customers have already received theirs. The redesigned adapters are arriving in robust, fully padded packaging, which may seem like overkill but the company commonly reuses parts boxes and packing materials for efficiency.

Any customers that didn't receive the SMS message sent by Apple through AT&T are still eligible for the recall replacements if they do not already possess the updated version that has shipped with newer iPhones. The correct version has a green dot on the face with the protruding prongs, while the faulty version has no dot. The instructions that come with the replacement request that the recipient switch the new adapter for the old one, reseal the box, re-label with the included return label, and drop it off at UPS.

by MacNN Staff