Today, my iPhone got back from being fixed. When I opened the box there was a note attached to my phone that said, "All you had to do was turn it on." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my history teacher confiscated my iPhone. She dropped it on the way back to her desk, and I now have a shattered iPhone screen to fix. FML
Today, I received my camera in the mail. I had sent it back to the company because it wouldn't turn on. As I was reading the note they put in, it said, "Battery was put in backwards. No other problems found." FML
Today, it was my birthday. I have been heavily hinting that I want an iPhone. I opened my present from my parents and found an iPhone box. Ecstatic, I quickly opened it. Apparently, my parents thought it would be funny to wrap my present, a $10 iTunes gift card, in the box my Dad's iPhone came in. FML
Today, I bought my first iPhone. Today, I broke my first iPhone. FML
Today, I got a new phone. Only after berating the Sprint employee and Apple support desk because I could not call, text, or access the Internet did I find out that I didn't need to buy a new phone. It was just on airplane mode. FML
Today, my parents gave me an iPhone. They then checked my grades online, and promptly took it away. FML
Today, I got my phone fixed and the lady who was working on it somehow resent all the old text messages in my outbox. One was to my ex saying, "I love you." FML
Today, I realized that with all the money I've spent on repairs for my iPhone through the months, I could have bought a phone that doesn't die horribly whenever I so much as give it a mean look. FML
Today, I took my new iPhone into a technician to complain that when people called me, the audio was very quiet and muffled. Convinced it was a fault, I demanded a replacement. That is when he peeled off the factory issued protective screen that covered the ear piece. FML
Today, I got my phone back after bringing it in to get a crack in the screen repaired. The crack is fixed, but now the touch screen doesn't work and it won't connect to the Internet. I essentially paid to have my phone broken even more. FML
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Dalliance 4
And you couldn't figure this out, why?
sandinthewaves 5
Keep up the good work.
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Comments (116)
Dalliance 4
And you couldn't figure this out, why?
Redoxx_fml 22
So many buttons to choose from...but which one!
MrKrustyKrab 0
How many buttons did you try before realizing it was the one at the top?
capper44 18
#27 i bet that was the only one he forgot to try!!
MrKrustyKrab 0
#28 I'm guessing OP did not even know there was a button on the top.
patrickalamo 48
Next time consult a 4th grader
RadikulRam 16
#14 there's only like 3 buttons on the iPhone anyway? >.<
Batterypost 23
How is that sarcasm comprehension working out for you?
Gringe 1
Theres 4 and a switch... Tremendously confusing actually...
chatoyant_fml 12
Not smart enough for a smartphone?
greenie213 23
"WHY WON'T YOU TURN ON!" *taps screen repeatedly*
DeadxManxWalking 27
14- The big red one that says "Do Not Press"
whosyourpapa 7
R U sure that three-button stuff is an iPhone?
14byrnze14 0
That was smart
kanggaru 2
but but the top button locks the phone doesn't it? :(
MrKrustyKrab 0
3? You are even worse than the OP. Go hide in a corner please.
the_blind_wonder 1
Yeah, I voted "You deserved it," because that was just plain ignorance! However, if this deserved an FML, makes you wonder just how boring your life is! Lol!!
the_blind_wonder 1
Yeah, I voted "You deserved it," because that was just plain ignorance! However, if this deserved an FML, makes you wonder just how boring your life is! Lol!!
DogsPaw 16
Top button and The Home Button can turn it on... 4 buttons on an iPhone and a switch for silence/ring.
Qandol 26
Why the F*** you own an iphone if you don't know how to use it, i believe its time to down grade you instead of upgrading you.
Octain 13
If he can't handle and iPhone... I don't think he's ready for a phone.
Redoxx_fml 22
Now to press the button to thumb up this comment...but which one!
DryHumpYourBitch 3
27 - my guess is that OP did not know that you have to hold the lock button to turn it on and only tapped the button. or OP thought the home button had to be held.
beefstew_54 3
"today, my iphone..."
beefstew_54 3
^ found the issue
ReesieBanana21 12
:O Amazing
lena85_fml 7
5 to be exact
cupcakekallie 6
At least he knew how to open the box that held the iPhone
Helpfulman 17
And this is why six year olds shouldn't have iPhones.
Zx_MaSsAcRe_xZ 13
Maybe he didnt think you had to hold it, maybe OP was just clicking the power button once?
Paws_Cat 29
The home button doesn't turn the phone on.
sandinthewaves 5
Keep up the good work.
miserypoison 13
/facepalm, I just honestly don't know how that wasn't a first priority.
NOOBSQUAD 0
The person who "fixed" the phone, probably walked in front of a bus on his/her way home from work.
YoungMisfit 9
In the words from Jamie from Mythbusters, "well theres your problem!"
TheBloodyMuffin 2
OP should of gotten a Nokia.
ginivillarreal 5
Too many buttons for OP to handle
Codezlol 21
You just have to be smarter than the phone, that's all.
linkinpark98 24
Smart phones seem to be getting a little too smart these days.... It seems people can't think for themselves.
cornielious 1
Good luck out smarting my phone.
the_anti_hipster 7
OP is a future government employee. Politician maybe?
AKGirlinSD 20
3, You're asking for way too much! *enter sarcasm here* Honestly, if anyone is having any types of an issues with their electronics, I thought it was common knowledge to hard reboot (unplug, pull out the batteries) and it will most likely fix the issues. My older sister just asked me to fix her iPhone and the fix was just to turn it off and on. Massive facepalm.
heyyhowsitgoing 9
Don't they have instructions telling you how to turn it on?
capper44 18
#4 No offense buddy but iPhone have 5 buttons including silent one as well.... Hope u can try all of them at-least one lol or or... Use common sense and try pressing top button :p
Estapc 3
Actually, there's four buttons. The "fifth" is a switch.
Dixbfloppin 11
Psshyeah, like 70 ******' pages of small print. **** that! I'll learn how to turn it on myself!
tctheamazing 7
More like a six page pamphlet. I just got my new iPhone and it's not even a real manual. YDI, OP.
niallo 23
Don't you have to turn it on to get the manual?
Paws_Cat 29
The tiny print is legal stuff. iPhones come with a quick start guide labeled "Finger Tips," "Hello," or simply "iPhone Quick-Start Guide"
birdfreak 24
Wow... Just wow
CyborgBanana 12
Wow.
leadawg75 12
Comments like yours are irrelevant to the posts and do not submit to the purpose of the witty humor of FML.
akg98 13
Comments like yours yelling at people because there not funny is irrevelant and do not submit to the witty humor on FML thumb it down and move on
tpike1296 11
*they're Sorry, it's a pet peeve of mine.
klorehore 24
what made you think the phone needed fixing if you didn't even try to turn it on? People nowadays...
Feared 9
When you first turn it on, you don't simply press the power button. You need to hold it down, along with the home button, for a good 8 seconds. Without the instructions or Internet, I can see how it could be difficult to power on.
iamsolid 11
^^Its not THAT hard.
missamazinggg 12
Maybe OP never had a smartphone before, therefore OP wouldn't of known how to turn it on without instructions.
botanistjessica 24
Actually 50, that's how you reset it. Turning it on just involves tapping the top button. Simple enough.
weallfml 3
Actually 77 I have to hold the top button for mine to turn on. Or maybe I dont and I just do it because I think I have to. Learn somethin new everyday.
Octain 13
77 is correct. Middle button is only for resetting, and you just have to tap top. iPhone just takes a while to start, giving the illusion you have to hold it.
42istheanswer 27
I dont know if its the same for iphones but on ipods you press the top button to wake it up, and hold it to turn it on.
whogivesafuck88 10
Are you "feared" due to lack of common sense???
iRoc46n2 4
When trouble shooting problems, always start with the small possibilities. Don't always assume you have to send it off right away.
music_woman1 11
Did you have to pay for the repairs? Because that would be an additional slap in the face
BunBunBabe 8
I have a feeling they paid for it to get fixed
heygirlie777 21
They definitely would have had to pay for shipping and handling. I doubt they made OP pay. If they were going to do that they probably would have acted like they fixed it.
drunkandfml 11
When smartphones are smarter than humans
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Technology is successfully stupified the human race. It'll be much easier to enslave us now.
SqueakyChipmunk 22
Has* not 'is'.
wastingtimeonFML 7
Well, that must have been embarrassing. At least now you know what to do when it 'breaks'.