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| Date | 2026-10-21 11:31 -0400 |
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| Subject | Re: Apple Store appointment today |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
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| From | CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> |
| Message-ID | <6ad8dab8$0$19$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink) |
On 2026-10-21 9:15 a.m., Tom Elam wrote: > On 10/16/26 3:39 PM, Alan wrote: >> On 2026-10-16 11:38, Tom Elam wrote: >>> On 10/15/26 12:22 PM, Alan wrote: >>>> On 2026-10-15 03:49, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>> On 10/14/26 8:10 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>> On 2026-10-14 15:27, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>> On 10/14/26 4:24 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2026-10-14 12:59, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 11:22 AM, Tom Elam wrote: >>>>>>>>>> I have a 2:40 reservation to have my iPad examined. Might just >>>>>>>>>> be a dirty charging port, but this morning it will not charge. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Results later. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Love the Apple Store folks. It was just a dirty port. But, the >>>>>>>>> tech also informed me that the battery is a 82%, and to expect >>>>>>>>> a message to bring it back in a few months for a new battery. >>>>>>>>> Since Apple does not actually replace batteries that actually >>>>>>>>> means a replacement iPad. All covered under AppleCare+ For $20 >>>>>>>>> a month for my iPhone 14 Pro, iPad 9th gen and the MacBook Air. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> An old guy across from me at the store had a 10 year old iPad >>>>>>>>> the same charging issue. He left with a working iPad too, no >>>>>>>>> charge for fixing it. The wife's 7 year old iPad 7 is now done >>>>>>>>> with full update service. Not seeing any need to buy another >>>>>>>>> any time soon. I did not have a single Android tablet that >>>>>>>>> lasted more than 3 years. Hers with not be under AppleCare+ in >>>>>>>>> about a year, but so what? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank goodness your "life" wasn't "disrupted"... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <eyeroll> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yep, no need to go back in a week or so, pickup a replacement, >>>>>>> restore, and tweak settings. Replacement is much easier than >>>>>>> Android, but still takes some time. That will happen fairly soon >>>>>>> though when the battery (in truth, the whole iPad) will be >>>>>>> replaced under AppleCare+. That will likely not be the last such >>>>>>> incident until it runs out of AppleCare+ coverage. Since it was >>>>>>> sold by Apple until May 2024 AppleCare+ should last until April >>>>>>> 2031. Am I right about that? Almost 5 more years? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Would you like a fan to prevent you from getting the vapours? >>>>> >>>>> Just another dose of Fakerboy's abusive rhetoric. >>>> >>>> Oh my, you are such a fragile little flower, aren't you? >>> >>> OMG, the lengths you have gone to to support your inflated opinion of >>> your FF racing days! Fragile little flower aren't you? >> >> What in the world is that dodge, Liarboy? >> >> I have no inflated opinion. >> >> I have the respect of my peers. >> >> That's why they made me an instructor after only 4 seasons of racing. >> >> :-) > > There is an old saying attributed to George Bernard Shaw: "Those who > can, do; those who can't, teach" that is true in this instance. It's insulting to a lot of teachers who simply chose the field because they do like to be around kids and want to play a part in training the next generation. Nonetheless, I think that it is true of many of us. A lot of us are jacks of all trades, masters of none and bad at getting projects off the ground. -- CrudeSausage MacBook Air M4 Sky Blue iPhone 13 Friendly Apple zealot
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Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 11:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 10:27 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 16:01 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:23 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 07:16 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 10:15 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 15:59 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:24 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:27 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 19:30 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:52 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 21:16 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:32 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 21:59 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 22:26 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 08:10 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:50 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 17:10 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 06:49 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 09:22 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-16 14:38 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-16 12:39 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 09:15 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 11:31 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 12:27 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 15:36 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:47 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:04 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:34 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 18:52 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:36 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:35 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:02 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 15:30 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:48 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 08:10 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 08:54 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:23 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 13:33 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:47 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-22 14:18 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:14 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:22 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-23 08:28 -0700
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:24 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:15 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 11:53 -0400
Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 12:16 -0400
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