1/5 Randy L. 1 year ago on Google
Arrived
at
the
store
with
a
scorching
hot
iPhone
14
Pro
Max.
Spoke
to
the
staff
member
at
the
front
who
was
nice
enough
to
organise
an
appointment
with
the
Genius
Bar
so
that
they
can
have
a
look
at
the
phone.
The
phone
was
very
hot
to
the
touch
even
when
not
used,
lagging,
battery
percentage
jumping
all
over
the
place
(draining
quickly,
jumping
up
after
restarting),
the
phone
receiver
stopped
working
and
having
to
have
to
put
the
phone
on
speaker
to
be
able
to
speak
on
the
phone.
This
all
happened
the
night
before,
and
the
phone
is
only
2
months
old.
We
then
were
paired
with
a
Genius
Bar
staff
member
who
was
extremely
rude
and
seemed
to
be
the
“know
everything”
kind
of
person.
She
was
very
aggressive
with
her
wording
and
when
asked
questions
to
her
proposed
“reasons”
for
the
phone
failing,
she
replied
“I
AM
LOOKING
AT
IT
NOW
OKAY?
I
need
to
run
tests”
when
she
has
clearly
been
told
to
run
the
tests.
She
insisted
that
the
receiver
was
not
a
hardware
issue
but
rather
the
carrier
because
the
carrier
I
am
with
does
not
support
5G.
When
asked
shouldn’t
the
iPhone
14
be
compatible
with
4G,
she
became
aggressive
once
again
and
started
insisting
that
it
is
the
carrier,
way
before
running
the
test
on
the
actual
speaker
itself.
After
the
extreme
rudeness
I
asked
to
speak
to
somebody
else
to
which
she
escalated
the
situation
to
the
manager
who
came
and
began
running
the
tests
on
the
phone.
The
manager
was
nice
at
the
beginning
but
then
after
running
the
tests,
it
was
found
that
the
receiver
was
found
to
be
faulty.
After
cleaning
it
and
running
the
test
again,
the
receiver
failed.
We
were
then
told
of
“our
rights”
under
the
consumer
law
by
the
manager,
saying
that
since
the
phone
was
bought/purchased
from
a
carrier,
we
must
take
it
back
to
the
carrier
for
issues
like
this.
Being
a
law
student
and
understanding
consumer
law,
the
manager
was
told
that
the
manufacture
and
the
supplier
are
equally
liable.
To
which
he
began
arguing
that
it
isn’t
a
“major
fault”
as
it
does
not
hinder
our
ability
from
using
the
phone,
although,
we
cannot
make
phone
calls
unless
we
are
on
speaker
phone.
He
states
that
we
are
only
entitled
to
a
repair
of
the
receiver.
We
requested
a
replacement
as
the
issue
is
a
major
failure
of
the
device
to
which
he
declined
and
stated
that
we
are
only
entitled
to
a
“repair”.
The
issues
with
the
phone’s
extreme
heat
were
attributed
to
the
way
it
is
used
or
“background
apps”
even
though
it
was
constantly
hot
when
not
in
use.
We
agreed
to
the
repair
and
signed
a
data
waiver
form
and
were
told
to
come
back
in
an
hour.
Coming
back,
the
phone
was
replaced
due
to
other
components
found
to
be
faulty
on
the
repair
phase.
Repair
team
stated
that
upon
closer
inspection
it
had
to
be
replaced
as
it
was
a
better
option.
My
issue
is
that,
why
does
a
consumer
have
to
go
through
such
stress
to
have
their
situation
sorted?
If
I
am
not
entitled
to
claim
remedy
from
Apple
directly,
why
was
I
offered
a
“repair”
or
why
was
the
phone
replaced?
This
shows
that
they
are
blatantly
lying
to
consumers
who
are
unaware
of
their
legal
rights.
Please
beware.
I
would
give
0
stars
if
I
could.
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