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Ok so it started thus
Yesterday I was prompted by iTunes to update my iPhone to the latest and greatest , I duly clicked yes ( my first mistake ) the update failed part way through and I opted to reset to factory default ( my second mistake ) it on rebooting told me to enter my apple id and password and then told me they or it was incorrect ( they weren't) I then entered into an endless loop of password reset bullshit, In desperation I rang apple customer service ( my third mistake) they told me I would have to wait 24 hours to unlock my account as it had an activation lock - I waited 24 hour to be told by iforgot.apple.com I couldn't reset my password until the 31st of Jan 2021 - WTF ? despite my protests I got nowhere - so I have no usable phone and no redress - to make things worse I contacted my provider Vodafone who informed me I needed to contact apple or pay a fee if I wanted a replacement phone - I feel totally alone in this - anyone had a similar experience ?
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Quote: anyone had a similar experience
Not here. I totally avoid everything Apple. 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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They are - apparently, I avoid overpriced, over hyped tat - excellent provided you do everything the Apple Way, and stay within the Apple Ecosystem. Dare to step outside (by having a non-Apple email address for example) and things start to go pear shaped pretty quickly.
And from what I've seen, their experts are ... um ... often rather less technical than I'd expect for a single make specialist.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I'm done with them now - this is war - I still have a year to go on my contract so it will be messy with Vodafone but they haven't been exactly helpful either. What phone do you use Paul ?
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Won't Vodaphone supply you with a cheap Android, provided you keep your contract with them. That is what I would expect from a provider here in the States.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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HUAWEI P30 lite[^]
Good memory, good processor, good display, good camera (48 megapixel though it normally averages 4 pixels to generate 12 megapixel files), NFC for Covid friendly contactless payments, face / fingerprint recognition, good battery life ... and pretty cheap for what it does.
Mine lives in a case, partly because I use a mag mount in the car for satnav, partly because it's a fully glass body - which looks very pretty but slides out of your hand far too easily. It's survived several cat-related falls and a bounce round the car which was my fault (I didn't put it on the mag mount right and had to hit the brakes hard). The bouncing session dinked the screen on one of the seat runners, but the standard issue screen protector took the hit and the glass under was undamaged. A cheap replacement later, and all was pristine again.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Nope but I have a great little tool that rips the centre out of an apple. I would be getting a cheap android phone to use as a backup while you wrestle with Apple.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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That's my plan - go to Tesco in the morning and get a cheap Android jobby - I can't believe apples attitude
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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If you don't want anything fancy, I think the Samsung A-Series are pretty nice in quality-price. My A50 was around 250 € ober 18 months ago and my wife's A41 was 210 € some weeks ago.
I only miss some quality with pictures in really low luminosity.
But for normal use... we are more than happy with them.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I love my Motorola G6 phone. It's less than $300 USD and works anywhere.
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If you're not familiar with the name Louis Rossman..
Search for him in youtube and prepare to watch someone ripping Apple a new one for their behaviour over and over and over again.
Their behaviour in your case, as compared to some of his stories, has been tender and loving!
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wowwie, HE has an opinion. He is right also.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Nokia 1 is an Android phone and costs around £60, and works with pay as you go. I have had mine for over two years now and it does everything I need. And can even make and receive telephone calls. 
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and this is why I use android.
My wife and son have apples because they are sooo much 'better' I never seem to have any issues. Wife has been trying to update her Fruit watch for a few months now. Also Son seems to have endless issues with his phone.
So no thanky you
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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... that is a pity, I heard it keeps the doctor away.
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...because the doctor wants nothing to do with you...?
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But ... "An apple a day keeps the android away" ...
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I don't care what science, product manuals, or what other people say. My microwave is capable of heating food to temperatures only found on the Sun. It reminds me of this every day.
To be honest, it is a miracle that I have any skin left on the roof of my mouth. 
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Slacker007 wrote: it is a miracle that I have any skin left on the roof of my mouth.
and that your house has not burned down.
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There are only two things a microwave is good for:
1) Softening butter.
2) Acting as a cat safe to keep stuff away from the food obsessed monster until it it cool enough to go in the fridge.
It has no purpose trying to heat or cook food ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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I see what you did there:
- If it's microwaveable, it's not food
- If it's food, it's not microwaveable
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Microwave popcorn is a wonderful thing.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
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I used to think so, until I realized that the butter flavor is not from real butter, but from a chemical called diacetyl.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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