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The thing with most phone advisors is that they kind of think that everybody is techno-aware and, because they're dealing with phones all the time, cannot conceive that some of us have not much idea at all how to deal with new things. They haven't not spoken to you about how to do it maliciously, it's just they can't think that everyone doesn't know that. I only realised a few weeks ago that iPhones use a smaller SIM. My teenage DC were astonished that I didn't know that. They thought everyone knew.

I hope that you get it fixed. As you got it from Orange, I would go into one of their shops and ask them to sort it rather than have a go yourself.

hi, thanks for all the new replies, some very good advice/interesting comments. I bought it over the phone from Orange, and it was delivered by courier, so that is why it wasn't set up. I ordered it on a bit of a whim, as I originally phoned to tell them my battery wasn't working properly in my old phone. Ended up deciding to upgrade!

I phoned the Apple store near me, I have an appointment on Sunday at their Genius bar to get it sorted. Daft question, but do they charge for that??

(DS1 is very unwell at the moment, had a terrible cough for days though been to doctor twice for thorough check and all clear. Got high temp of 39C now, given him calpol, might consider doctor later as it's Friday and I would prefer to have him seen before weekend.

DS2 is clambering all over me, I had an engineer in to try and fix my freezer (not fixed yet), my laptop keeps overheating and switching off for no good reason, DS1 won't really eat, hasn't eaten much in days, I'm hungry now and am ready to head for the hills!!!!!!!)

So I might not get much of a chance to reply to anyone else. Thanks to those of you who replied and thanks in advance to anyone who can tell me if Genius bar costs anything.

oh, and my old phone has been disabled so I can't even text anyone, which is my usual method of communication!!!!

GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

Oh bless you Cubbie its a pain all this new fangled whatsit. I remember when I got my first iPhone and found the little sim opener and stuff I'm like "WTF!!!" but once that was in it was surprisingly intuitive.

Hope you had a nice big and enjoyed it!

Don't think Apple charge.
You hand Both phones over to a spotty youth who will fix it in 5 mins whilst rolling his/her eyes at what a useless old codger you are. They love it.
My dad goes in to the phone shop at least once a week to ask them how to do stuff (text, use google, transfer music). I think they hide under the desk when they see him coming.

Thanks RedPencils, I can cope with that scenario!

TattyDevine, thanks, and yes, I did have rather a large glass of wine, it doesn't count if you don't finish the bottle in one night is my motto, but am now wishing I hadn't read the thread about a drink problem haha!! (not trivialising alcohol problems in any way)

Genius bar are amazing. I dropped my iphone in the sea, and it was totally dead afterwards. Took it into the genius bar and they gave me a good telling off but replaced it with a new one without charge even though water damage is not covered by the warranty.

Wow, latebreakfast, that's brilliant! I haven't even registered my I-phone with my Royalties Gold account insurance, and I DID have insurance with Orange (was actually paying twice, doh.), but I told the adviser just to cancel it as I had the royalties insurance.

That worries me slightly that I don't seem to have any real cover. Well, I will just have to ask, fingers crossed. I don't have an actual Apple warranty thingy, must ask about that. I will obviously need to make sure all scenarios are covered, especially with 2 DS who are dying to get their hands on it.

Thanks for replying.

All iPhones have 1year warranty against faults and stuff. They're pretty good about it if it isn't blatantly your fault. and you bat your lashes at the spotty youth! generally they replace rather than repair.
You really mustn't open the back in the first year. It invalidates said warranty.

Or you could just stay off the bandwagon, think independently and buy something other than an iPhone?

Never mind the SIM card, it's putting the blasted screen protector on that drives me nuts! Why can't they come already fitted? Hunners o' pounds for a phone, and you end up with a screen full of bubbles?!

Cracking advice right there, Fourth.

Really helpful.