Replacement iPhone power adapters shipping
updated 10:55 pm EDT, Thu October 9, 2008
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.
no green dot on new one
10/09, 11:38pm reply
Just received my replacement adapter but there's no green dot--did they send me the right one?
denno
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Joined: Oct 2008
iPhone Power Adapter
10/09, 11:39pm reply
FWIW, same packaging and procedures here in Japan. Delivery guy waited for me to pop the old adapter into the box and took it with him for return to Apple.
tonyinosaka
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Now that's a laugh
10/10, 02:25am reply
"Apple's tendency to slightly under-promise and over-deliver" ...
... What planet do YOU live on? ...
... My iPhone still doesn't have push notifications, rendering my IM client a pain to use when it's not open ...
Buran
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Now that's a laugh
10/10, 02:26am reply
"Apple's tendency to slightly under-promise and over-deliver" ...
... What planet do YOU live on? ...
... My iPhone still doesn't have push notifications, rendering my IM client a pain to use when it's not open ...
Buran
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I, for one...
10/10, 09:41am reply
...will be returning my FireWire charger, since, that's the one that appears to be defective.
GORDYmac
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Joined: Dec 1999
Package signature?
10/10, 10:35am reply
For those of you who ordered the replacement adapter online and received it, were you required to sign for the package? The online form says that signature will be required, but I've seen instances where that's not necessarily the case.
TheBum
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Joined: Sep 2001
Re: I for one
10/10, 12:05pm reply
The firewire chargers aren't defective, but they no longer work with the latest iPods, iPhones, etc. Of course, it would've been nice if they told companies and people they were planning this sometime before they did it.
testudo
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