Actually, that is not correct. If an Apple Store happens to have stock with iOS 6 on it, you can restore a backup to that device and continue to run it without upgrading to iOS 7. I did it today.
Alan Lemly -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 3:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone 5 Warranty Replacement Without iOS 7 No, this cannot be done. All of Apples replacement and new iPhones are now running iOS 7, and they cannot be downgraded to the previous version. You must choose between a faulty headset jack and iOS 7. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 1 Oct 2013, at 6:49, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: Hi Alan, Correct, when you try to restore to iOS 6.1.3, a verification is part of this process and this is where you will most likely get a message that it cant be done. Your chosen course is best, i.e. find an Apple Store which has an iPhone 5 on a shelf which still have version 6.1.3 on it. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 10:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iPhone 5 Warranty Replacement Without iOS 7 I need some advice from those of you who have dealt with Apple and know a lot more than I do about IOS versions and Apple's signing of them. I have an iPhone 5, 64GB that I purchased in February of this year that is running iOS 6.1.4. I'm not saying I'm not ever upgrading to iOS 7 but I'm definitely not interested in doing so at this time. My problem is that the headphone jack on my phone is faulty. I use the earpods extensively and I have to fiddle with the plug every time I plug in the headset until I get the proper volume coming out of the earpods and get the volume and remote buttons on the earpods working. I'd say that 90+% of the time when I plug in the earpods, the volume is lower than it should be and the headset buttons don't work until I get the connection right. I've already had the earpods replaced once and this did not help so I'm convinced this is a earphone jack hardware issue. I would have preferred Apple replacing the phone through the mail but the senior advisor I spoke with tells me that they can't request the iOS version it comes with and he's fairly certain it will come with iOS 7. So I'm going to the Apple Store tomorrow and hoping that any 64GB black iPhone 5's that they have in stock still have iOS 6.1 on them. I will take my laptop with me containing a full encrypted backup using iTunes from which I can run a restore and get my apps and other things on the new phone. I'm curious if Apple had sent me a replacement through the mail with iOS 7 on it and here's where I need help in understanding the iOS installation process and what I believe I've heard folks on this list call Apple's signing of it. I take this to mean that even if one has a version of iOS on their computers, installing that version requires an action and signing or "blessing" if you will from Apple as part of its installation. The Apple senior advisor I spoke with didn't seem to understand this and that's why I'm posting this message. I did download the iPhone5,1_6.1.4_10B350_Restore.ipsw file about 1am the morning of September 20th from a link provided on this list. This file is about 1GB in size but I need someone in the know to explain if I could successfully install this on a new iPhone and what the steps would be. I think I understand that this can't be done from what I've read posted here. I appreciate anything helpful anyone could post on my issue. What I don't need is someone trying to convince me why I should just accept iOS 7. Believe me when I say I've thought extensively about the iOS I want to run and that I also think Apple could get me a replacement iPhone 5 with iOS 6.1.4 if I talk to the right person. Thanks. Alan Lemly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. 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