Iphone users are fraud kings

OMG, the article was mildly entertaining...the comments are brilliant. I'm always going to read your stuff from now on.

You credit me with learning a new word. Forte. You can't even remember your own posts? Go back a reread. Dave was the guy who used that word and your lame attempt at a comeback to HIM was that he learned a new word. Obviously making sense isn't your forte either. Now run along, you village is missing their idiot....

I can tell you from personal experience that this "phenomenon" is not confined to the Apple crowd. When Windows 7 hit the shelves, I saw a bump in "accidental" damage that required a new machine. I wouldn't say it was significantly high, but it was there.

And matt, I don't need anything. I have always enjoyed the Inq's "fact and friction" style of reporting the news. (And Nick is one of the best at this as is evidenced by the droves of idiots that flame him. [that would be you])A fact you seemed to have missed as badly as you missed the very old saying about opinions and the equally old slang term smacktard. A pity as the term was invented for people such as yourself. Now run along, I'm sure there's a point somewhere else you can miss.

Maybe they shouldn't insure older models of iPhones, or simply refuse to pay out older ones except give an older model.

Or, better still, offer an exchange program to trade in the old - and now redundant and burnt out - iPhone for a new shiny one.

Sure it'd be hell to organise, but old Stevie can do anything right?

Oh, and @Matt

Seriously?
If you have better things to do, go do them, instead of commenting on the "1 news article".

You had some credibility until you reposted. Stick to the topic.

Grow some balls, and save me and nECrO some time and punch them.

P.S. That ass joke is as old as the forum...

That would be 501 jeans... 401's. You plank.
Do some research, don't just copy another article - mistakes included....

The problem with peiople like you is you need people like Nick to lace their news with their own opinions, as you are unable to develop and articulate your own.

The problems i have with the artical are not with its substance, on a whole i agree and know of people who have fiddled claims on an iphone. The problem is that it is reported with no actual quotes and skewed with Nicks own clearly anti Apple opinion. i honestly doubt the "guy" from Supercover Insurance refered to their customers as "fanbois".

finaly i dont care if people dont care about what i say, im pretty sure this works both ways and your comments are equaly unimportant.

ps. congrats on creating a whole new work "smacktard", there was me thinking the english language was diverse enough as it is.. but you proved me wrong. In 2 days now youve learned a new word "forte" and created a whole new one for yourself, your mother will be proud. perhaps you could now go and finally graduate from primary school.

Don't flatter yourself. It takes a lot more than a smacktard such as yourself to get on my nerves. I was merely pointing out the obvious. You are most certainly entitled to your opinion, but never forget that the only person who finds it valuable is you. That was the point you missed about the "ass" analogy before you went off the deep end and had some kind of unhealthy fantasy about body parts better left unsaid.

As for this being your last Nick story, somehow I doubt it and if it is, good riddance. There are too many wanna-be journalism critics following Nick around like lovesick girls already. Most of you wouldn't know journalism if it sat in your lap and called you Mamma.

Just like steve Jobs. Come off as a nice, respectable person only to find out they are fraudulent, lying users. Next Steve jobs is going to tell everyone he has a bridge in San Fran for sale. All the fanboys will fall for it.

This is more like it dere nickster.
Was getting bored with the cry babies.

Now you got them all excited, look at them scurry about losing sleep over ya.
Isn't that so cuuuuuuuuuuute. awww. :)

You keep this up there may be a six pack in the mail for ya.

Gonna go get me some popcorn and a magnifying glass so i can burn some of them as they go scurrying by.

heh.

"whose WON'T you suck?
posted by : hooah!, "

Obviously, the answer to "Who's WON'T you suck?" is "Steve Jobs". Too long a line of iTools like hooah! waiting their turn.

Everything he's said statistics-wise is in the former article. Even that bit about needing to have the latest model. The only thing he added was commentary on the truth.

Bravo, nick. Way to have a journalistic backbone.

The most interesting part of this article for me was reading that iPhones are hard to destroy. That's a nice plug for a product you clearly aren't a fanboi of.

Insurance premiums up. There goes the neighbourhood.

Obviously you Apple fanbois cannot see in the Inq's logo the word "FRICTION" - Nick isn't getting fired - he's doing exactly what he's being paid to do.

99% of you cannot take it so PLEASE leave and go read your Macworld rubbish.

As for the content in the article, it's bang on! 5 of my friends had iphones... 3 decided it wasn't for them... the remaining 2 are complete addicts. 1 of them had their car "broken into" (read into that as they purposely broke the door, threw out the phone and a few other items and had insurance replace it at all) while another "dropped" his (read that as he threw it against a wall). All this trouble just to upgrade to the 3GS.

BTW - Nick didn't accuse ALL iphone users of being fraudulent so lighten the %(!@ up!

That's a real stellar insurance company there, Nicky.
Sounds like an outfit you and the other uber geeks would be happy to give your money to.

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews-all-100428.html

Bwahahahahahaha..........................

Look at all the Apple crybabies. I suggest you should change your home page to the register. www.theregister.co.uk or something like that. If you hate Nick so much why do you consistantly read what he says and then take the time to leave comments?

Look into my eyes,_
look into my eyes,
the eyes,
the eyes,
not around the eyes,
don't look around the eyes,
at my ears,
look into my eyes,
*snap*
you're under
vida da la la land.
Now, I did not set the
Dog Whistler App
to continuous.
My dog ate it.
My dog has an
oral fixation
against the iPhone.
Oral fixations are
considered to be
like chewing on
straws and toothpicks,
Other symptoms include
a sarcastic or
"biting" personality
(known as "oral sadistic" qualities).
Another indicator is
his biting any
iStore geniuses or
mobile clerks
who refuse to replace my
old dog-eared iPhone with
(insert newest model here)
Do this and the government and
polite society will approve
of your Blightyshness.
You will feel a certain
rush of blood to your head, and
God will put a and salacious
smile on your face...
Three, two, one...
*snap* You're back!

Since when have insurers replaced phones with one that is better ? never, it doesnt work like that. So all this crap about people putting in claims to get the newest phones and relating that to people wanting the knewest apple products is a load of crap.

oh dear, that touched a nerve didnt it!

I belive i am entitled to my opinion as is everyone else. i dont spend the whole day commenting on piss poor articals like this, as i actualy have other more important things to do. I would suggest that if your efforts could be put to a better use if your spending days commenting on 1 "News" story. (ps this isnt news its crap)

I dont really know how im a Nick Farrell Hanger on, this is the first pile of trash ive ever read from him and be assured, it will be that last. Seems from the other comments on here tho, this probably wasn't the first pile of crap hes written.

Oh and by the way loved your eloquent little passage about asses. can ony imagine that your muse for the quote must have come from your deep fasination with asses, when exactly did you come out of the closet? Idiot!

Say 'Apple' and 'I' in the same sentence and 9/10 times fires start.
I think the two reactions are superbly comedic. I for one despise the minority of apple fans we'd call acolytes - or apolites - BUT not the product. Good product (nothing messianic though) but awful fanbase.
It's no different from Nvidia or ATI funamentalists and religious dickwads.

Keep fighting, i'm getting my pop corn. As for the fraud - go figure when the company makes a ludicrous tie in period at such expense.

The insurance companies should just send replacement iPhones, older generation ofcourse, and not money. Though that might create some irate scammers, but who cares...

Matt, just because someone points out that your a troll and a Nick Farrell hanger on, doesn't mean someone is jealous. Here's an idea. Try spending a whole day commenting on the ARTICLE and not once posting your worthless opinion about the author. Remember, opinions are like asses, everyone has one, and yours stinks.

And Andy, nowhere in the article does it state that YOU filed a false claim. Feeling a bit guilty?

Now, in his latest hate-spewed invective, Nick has sided with BIG INSURANCE in a misbegotten attempt to slam those who choose technology over what Nokia and the others would pawn off on us.

Hey Nick....whose WON'T you suck?

Dave... not exactly the most constructive of comments, but hey at least you learned a new word .... who's a good boy!

Love all the Apple haters, they would be so much more convincing if they didnt come across so unbelievably jealous.

@Matt

Commenting on articles clearly is not your forte.

My Girlfriend dropped her Iphone down the toilet (genuine mistake not an insurance job) the best part was that the message on the screen read "this accessory is not supported" before it died

ha!

i fail to see where it says "ALL" iphone users a fraud kings, and statistics do back the article up!

I resent the implication that I am fraudulent in claiming for damage to an iPhone.
my iPhone slid off the arm of my settee a couple of months back and broke the glass O2 my provider replaced the phone next day no question. My wife broke the glass after dropping it on the floor (easily done with any phone) last night (there were witnesses), O2 are sending a replacement tomorrow, no quibble.
The iPhone is a great phone but it has a weakness, the glass. Glass breaks when it is dropped, simple.

Both phones are in my name on my account so I have claimed twice for two phones. By implication you are accusing me of fraud. Would you care to put it in writing by return or do I get an apology instead?

oh look at how the apple trolls come out to play. Most of the people that i know with apple products are stuck up twats!

Where to start, awfull artical, badly written, poorly constructed..... Nick give it up and try something else, journalism clearly isnt your forte.

This article is beyond any sense of journalism and just pure hatred and jealousy.

I knew fanbois were stupid lemmings already. You didn't need to tell me that, Nick!

Putting the dodgy use of the words 'smug', 'Coldplay' and 'nerd' in one sentence aside, I'm guessing expense is a major factor in these insurance fraud claims.

I know a few people who said they were thinking of 'accidentally' dropping their iPhone down the toilet when the 3G came out.

Ps do iPhone users really like Coldplay? I'm more offended by that than the fraud accusations!