iPhone Complaints

As perfect as some might like to believe the iphone is, there are bound to be problems with any new (or old!) piece of software or hardware. Here are a few common iphone complaints people have had about iphones and iphone extras:

Common iPhone Complaints

  1. Updating software on unlocked phones may cause the phone not to work.
  2. It takes too long to upload your song database onto your iphone.
  3. The built in speakers from iphones do not have a good quality sound to them.
  4. Iphones do not offer UMTS support.
  5. There are limited iphone extras included, like games and voice dialing.
  6. Office Suite for Mac OSX is not available for iphones.
  7. The iphone camera is limited in what it can do.
  8. The iphone will be much more expensive in Europe when it comes out there. Check out this table of conversion/comparison prices.
  9. The keyboard is hard to use.
  10. There are some problems with iphone extras, such as the battery. You cannot change the battery of the iphone yourself, but must ship it back to have it changed. Check out the article of this iphone complaint that led to a lawsuit back in August!
  11. Iphones come with a pretty low basic memory and there is no memory expansion slot to increase it.
  12. The battery does not last very long between charges.
  13. Some people make the iphone complaint that they download slowly.
  14. You only have one option of a network (AT&T).
  15. The iphone only accepts SMS messages, but not MMS text messages.
  16. Even though the price has come down, iphones are still expensive and adding all the iphone extras customers are bound to want increases the price even more.
  17. Some iphones just don’t work.

Submit your iPhone complaints:

While we don’t have all the answers to solve your iphone complaints, Apple offers some support. You can join discussions on iphones and iphone extras, search for an authorized Apple Training Center, and find out info about your warranty, or how to extend your coverage. Remember, iPhone complaints about the first round of buyers wasting money when the second round of iPhones came out (hundreds of dollars cheaper) actually made a difference, and first-round buyers wound up with hundred-plus dollar rebates.

Apple iPhone Technical Support

Probably the most important phone number to have on hand regarding your iphone complaints is the iPhone technical support number which is: 1-800-MY-IPHONE (1-800-694-7466). Apple gives ipod customers up to 90 days after purchase to receive complimentary phone support, but be sure to check out what this entails exactly on the apple site.

AT&T Technical Support

AT&T also offers some support on their website.

Here are some other numbers you might wish to have on hand, depending on the nature of your iphone complaint regarding the phone or iphone extras:

  • Apple Software Upgrade Center (888) 840-8433
  • Apple Promotions/Rebates (877) 4-APL-PROMO (877-427-5776)
  • Apple Public Relations (408) 974-2042
  • Apple Software and Volume Licensing (800) 793-2378
  • Apple Software Upgrade Center (888) 840-8433
  • Apple Store (Consumer) (800) MY-APPLE (800-692-7753)
  • Apple Store (Education - Individuals) (800) 780-5009
  • Apple Store (Education - Schools) (800) 800-2775