iPhone overheats while docked

RobH · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:25

I just read this on endagdet: http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/03/iphone-overheats-while-docked-fight-for-replacement-begins

Is it me or wasn't there a post on these forums a couple of days ago with exactly the same story? I'm sure it was because people were flaming the guy for not being bothered to go upstairs in a Carphone Warehous store to the Apple store. I can't find it now but I'm sure someone did, was just curious if it was the same story?

Reminds me of the guy who posted to engadget saying he had put a Wiimote through his huge plasma screen, looking for donations to get a new one. Turned out it was just a picture of a broken screen being displayed on his plasma, he got busted because the picture was a little too famous on the Internet.

AFK_Matrix · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:27

ROFL Mate I just read the exact same thing on macrumours here:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=465087

And have been searching these forums as I too read that thread. I am 100% sure it was this site. Nice to know the little git has been found out, what a complete tard.

If someone finds the post on here put up a link pls so I don't think I'm going crazy!!

RobH · 4 Apr 2008 at 01:34

Good to know I'm not going crazy either, It was a member of these forums that posted it as his own story and I definitely remember people flaming him about trying to get the Carphone Warehouse refund him rather than taking it to the manufacturer (Apple). I assume that thread was deleted/locked/closed or something, sounds like the exact same story to me.

PardonTheWait · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:28

It was Jamoor who mentioned it.

As far as I know no one's come in mentioning it, but of course that doesn't necessarily mean it's not happening.

PardonTheWait · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:30

Interestingly, a member by the name of thesheephair was registered to these forums, but is now permabanned.

Hmm.

SentineL-X · 4 Apr 2008 at 02:31

lol crazy!

I remember reading about that 2!

JUMPURS · 4 Apr 2008 at 08:02

It was definately a thread about it, something like CPW suck. I posted in it saying TTIUWP but it is now gone. :confused:

JAMAL · 4 Apr 2008 at 08:24

JUMPURS said:
It was definately a thread about it, something like CPW suck. I posted in it saying TTIUWP but it is now gone.

I searched last night and thought i was going mad!!, i searched for CPW too lol.

Ol!ver · 4 Apr 2008 at 10:10

Got deleted cos it was a con.

Irish_Tom · 4 Apr 2008 at 10:33

What kind of con? Did he start asking people to buy him a new one?

Panzer

Ol!ver · 4 Apr 2008 at 10:40

Panzerbjorn said:
What kind of con? Did he start asking people to buy him a new one?

Panzer

He'd posted earlier on another forum saying his Dad had dropped the phone, then changed his tune to the heat story.

http://www.the-iblog.com/2008/04/03/heat-damaged-iphone-perhaps-not/

electric ant · 4 Apr 2008 at 10:44

Phew, I thought I was going crazy , I remembered reading that thread here too!

JUMPURS · 4 Apr 2008 at 10:47

Maybe the dons should have done a delete but left the placeholder for the post rather than vanish it?

Ach well we know it was done anyway. When i first seen the story on engadget i thought it was referencing here lol

RobH · 4 Apr 2008 at 11:15

JUMPURS said:
When i first seen the story on engadget i thought it was referencing here lol

Yeah, I was half expecting a link to these forums in their post, I'm guessing one of the mods must know because the thread was obviously removed or something.

J1234 · 4 Apr 2008 at 11:37

JUMPURS said:
Maybe the dons should have done a delete but left the placeholder for the post rather than vanish it?

Ach well we know it was done anyway. When i first seen the story on engadget i thought it was referencing here lol

I had the thread deleted as it was a rather dodgy story. We'd rather not have OcUK dragged into it.

Irish_Tom · 4 Apr 2008 at 11:45

Fair enough, it all sounded a bit far fetched to begin with. Now the plot thickens.

Good call J, lets not get OCUK involved in this type of trouble.

Panzer