Shattered!

Boo! My beautiful iPhone4 is shattered! The little jewel slipped out of my hand while taking photos for this post. Hubby cried (he's Scottish and the phone cost £500) . It still seems to work, but I cannot safely use it as it is shedding flecks of glass like a molting dog.

It turns out this is another common iPhone4 problem.  I forgave Apple for the reception problems (which, BTW, I discovered while on the phone to a BBC's Woman's Hour producer, and the calls kept inconveniently dropping.) I ordered my "free" case in July. It is due in October. I'm starting to wonder if the longer battery life is worth all these problems. Come on guys, why design a phone with a glass back? Grrrrrrr!

I went by Carphone Warehouse, and my options seem to be: A) get the phone repaired for £159. This can take up to 28 days — but they will kindly loan me a basic phone to use while it is away. A Twitter friend suggested googling "iPhone screen repair" for cheaper options. Or B) I can purchase a cover.

I bought this one for £16. It covers most the shattered back. I'll see how it goes.

This is what the front looks like. Very snug.

If you are going to buy an iPhone 4 I strongly suggest you think long and hard about it (and get insurance and a rubber case).

Have you had any issues with your iPhone4?