Comment by andyhmltn
13 years ago
It's called a BETA for a reason :-) The 3GS was released in 2009 which is quite a long time ago in technology terms so to expect it to be able to handle a more CPU-intensive update easily is a bit silly.
13 years ago
It's called a BETA for a reason :-) The 3GS was released in 2009 which is quite a long time ago in technology terms so to expect it to be able to handle a more CPU-intensive update easily is a bit silly.
Did you even read?
> It's called a BETA for a reason
My "upgrade" was NOT BETA.
> The 3GS was released in 2009 which is quite a long time ago in technology terms so to expect it to be able to handle a more CPU-intensive update easily is a bit silly.
It worked perfectly BEFORE the "upgrade" (batter life: 3-4 days!), why would it not AFTER the "upgrade"? I mean, the "upgrade" was SPECIFICALLY coded for the 3GS. If it's "bricked" after the "upgrade", that says it all.
You have to be a sheep if you accept Apple "bricking" your device just like that.
EDIT: Ok, seems like I have enraged the iGods with some critical thinking.
No offence, but what does that have to do with iOS7's battery life? It seems you just wanted to start screaming about how everyone that buys Apple is a 'sheep' and use some terrible puns. You do tend to get downvoted if you don't contribute anything to the conversation.
You said my 'phone is useless now' which is completely incorrect. I wouldn't expect it to have perfect battery life in a BETA...
> what does that have to do with iOS7's battery life?
It has to do with Apple's apparent general battery strategy. The devaluing of devices sold as "upgrade" was done a few years back, and as I've mentioned above, it's still done today.
> You do tend to get downvoted if you don't contribute anything to the conversation.
The contribution here is: DO NOT "UPGRADE", UNLESS you are ok with being forced to buy a new phone BEFORE your "old" phone ceases to fulfill your actual/real needs! I hope this is now clear enough.
If this warning is NOT valuable, then I'm clearly on the wrong site here.
> You said my 'phone is useless now' which is completely incorrect.
Of course it is useless as a mobile phone. It's supposed to be a mobile phone (for travel etc.). So, if I have to keep it plugged in just to do calls, WiFi and bluetooth, then it's called a landline phone and I have to buy a new mobile phone.
> I wouldn't expect it to have perfect battery life in a BETA...
Why do you keep talking about "beta". As I've said in the downvoted posts already (twice): It was a NORMAL UPGRADE downloaded because iTunes kept bugging me with it. NO BETA HERE.
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Blame it on the "iGods" if you want, but your ridiculous all-caps whinging is what earned this a down-vote from me.
Did your device get bricked? That sucks, it's never fun. Did you take it in to get it unbricked? Everyone I know that's had hardware trouble like that has had their phone either fixed or, surprisingly, replaced. If the OS is designed to run on your phone and it doesn't, that's a defect, and you're entitled to a fix.