Leo has posted his displeasure over the bricking of the iPhones with the latest update. He makes some great analogies to his point.

It’s time to stop complaining. If you were one that did, in fact, have your phone bricked because you unlocked it, you kinda had it coming. It’s not like Apple didn’t warn you (from what I understand, all the way up to the point where the 1.1.1 update installs), and it’s not like you didn’t know this phone was created to be used on ATT only in the US. You signed the contract, remember? You also knew going in that 3rd party app support didn’t exist. That point was VERY clear in the beginning, remember?

So why all the fuss?

Would you use a screwdriver to drive a nail? Of course you wouldn’t. Why? Because it’s the wrong tool for the job. So why would you buy a device that did not support your needs? Honestly, if you needed to be able to swap the SIM to something else because you travel overseas or are on a different network, then you should have bought a different phone. if you have to install third party apps to keep you productive while you are mobile, then you should have bought a different phone.

This is what you get for being a fanboy. To blindly follow a company like you have and buy anything new that get released without thinking it through first is dangerous, and now, you have a phone that doesn’t work unless you need to call 911. It’s gotta suck to pull that Razr out of the drawer again right?

So, you all can get upset and complain all you want, but you really had it coming.

Now, if you have hacked your iPhone and it is working quite nice for you and you don’t need WiFi iTunes, then don’t update. All you have to do is pay a little bit of attention, read a little bit here and there and mind the warnings.

Just stop complaining. I might have to go back to referring to the iPhone as an irritating rash.

4 Responses to “Bricked phone?”

1. Chuck Says:
   September 29th, 2007 at 11:29 am

   I wonder how long before someone finds a way to return the iBrick to an iPhone.

2. db Says:
   September 29th, 2007 at 1:05 pm

   my understanding is that the iPhone Dev team are working on a re-lock that will allow the updates without bricking.

3. Joshua Says:
   September 30th, 2007 at 12:05 am

   I’ve heard of some folks getting lucky enough to return their bricks in exchange for a new phone, although that’s very much a crap shoot.

4. db Says:
   September 30th, 2007 at 7:13 am

   I think for that to happen you had to have a go-phone SIM (since that is ATT). Or you had to have some mad lying skillz

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