I received an email titled as "Class Action Notice: In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation" from Claims Administrator <DoNotReply@SmartphonP***Settlement.***> . This email ask me to file a claim for about 25$ settlement as an iphone 6/7 user on the website "smartphone***settlement.***". Is this a legit site or just a scam?
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iPhone 7, iOS 13
Settlement in regards to iPhone device performance litigation class action lawsuit Case No 18-MD-****-EDJ is legitimate and should be taken seriously by any person falling within the affected serial numbers. The problem with how the public is being notified is that there will be a large percentage that will either be swayed into accepting the ridiculous terms or they will do nothing because of the way it’s disemminated to the affected owners and how it’s worded in the agreement. If you want to be part of it they aggressively try and get you to agree to sign the forms they keep throwing at you. They do not make it easy to find out the details of the settlement and they make it extremely difficult to just want to be excluded. If for some reason you assume it’s a scam, you don’t get notified because of some change in contact info, if you don’t remember to submit a response by the deadline and just do nothing....you not only don’t get a $25 payment but you forfeit your right forever to file for any related issue included in the extensive release they spell out in the settlement which is not easily understood by the top level document lent you receive. They include a general release which points to some very serious privacy issues that I am personally uncomfortable accepting for a $25 check. In addition, the settlement which Apple agrees to is at least $310,000,000 (yes three hundred and ten million dollars) at a min and up to close to 500 million dollars of which, the legal firms are asking for a minimum of 90 million plus all additional approved legal fees which will be taken off the top before the potential $25 is distributed to the actual owners.
If you do not respond to the letter, you automatically forfeit any right ever in regards to any damage or complaint in the future and do not get $25.
If you Want to opt out good luck. This could be any reason you may have. If you disagree with the terms, with admitting guilt, with the amount the lawyers are getting or how much money Apple has to pay them or what impact it will have on the price of future devices, if you disagree with allowing your privacy rights to be flushed down the toilet without say so, or you just feel lawsuits are not your thing....whatever reason you don’t want to agree or be part of it. Maybe you had an issue that damaged your life as a direct result and think you would just like to let that be your option to take the time and decide if you know the full extent of this settlement before you agree to $25, then you have to do something that requires you to go find out how to submit your request to opt out. There is no form provided for that and you have to write a letter to a specific address with information they require including your serial number which you have to provide or research and send it to the address you have to find by Sept 6 just to get excluded from the lawsuit. And you have to sign your own and mail it to the PO Box by Sept 6. So they really want you to just take the $25 so they can get the millions and never mind what it means or costs overall. I just thought $25 was a little insulting coming from a legal firm getting a huge amount and Apple agreeing to the huge payment just makes me scratch my head. I am not in any need of suing them at this point but I certainly will not sign up for $25 so they can pay some lawyers which will end up being paid by consumers anyway and I just sold my rights that are addressed in the small print in court papers that you really don’t want to have to spend time finding and reading the volumes to find what you are agreeing to.
Not good for Apple users short term or long term and very poorly explained to the public.
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You did not unsubscribe from this forum thread, which has nothing to do with the email from the claims administrator. To do that click the “following” button at the top of this page. Then refresh the page and if it says “following” do it again. Repeat until it says “follow”. (Yes, it is a forum bug. You must do it roughy the number of times you have posted to the thread.)
I am saying I unsubscribed from the SCAM email. I know I didn’t unsubscribe from the forum.
i just want to know if they (scammers this thread is about) will leave me alone now, or will they just use another email to start trying to get me to give out my information
You are missing my point. The whole reason is for the exact email of the pohonesettlement email. I KNOW. These are phone Apple. Or else why would I keep coming into the discussion.
im specifically asking about THE email we got individually (and spammed) about the $25. ARE THOSE emails scams?
I know the one I’ll be getting the Apple Support Communities and that isn’t spam.
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im asking because I unsubscribed from the “scam” Email. I don’t mind getting emails to the discussion.
i just can’t follow this thread because I just got the emails today and I unsubscribed and THEN came to this forum but I can’t get a solid answer because the scam email only just came to me recently
I was referring to the fact that I do not I've in CA. I misinterpret your post. Regardless, I have had two 6s plus's and a SE bought bought before December 21, 2017 and was running all the current iOS platforms and still to this day. Passed the iPhones down to my kids after new iPhone purchases late last year and these iPhones are still at 100% bat health. Sent an objection letter to the address specified so we will see.!!!!
So this is you providing your opinion. I thought there'd be some apple support helping to answer this question and you are chiming in with opinion. Yes there are many scams like this which is why people are checking with Apple. Your responses are NOT helpful.
Perhaps you don't understand what this forum is for? Apple Support is not here, nor does Apple Support participate in this forum. This is a user to user only forum and it is one for users to help users with technical issues. I'm surprised the Forum Hosts have even left this thread up. You'd be SUPER wrong if you think Apple would even comment on a stupid class action lawsuit which is costing them significant money. Especially, when their only fault was not telling consumers, they were slowing their phones down to prevent them from crashing, if their battery was not in the best of health when the new 64 bit software was released.
You right, you right. I think the last time this happened I contacted customer support or something, but I can't remember. My accountant recommended a long time ago that when these things come up, you should do them because occasionally more money comes in. Most of the time it's for a couple bucks which mostly people wouldn't be bothered with. However opting out means forfeiting any future determinations that may happen. Anywho. Although believing Apple's version of that battery story is not my first inclination. Most businesses in general do not have your best interest. Yes they want a quality product, but designed obsolescence is a real thing.
No and there won't be. This is user to user ONLY forum. Apple will never comment about this on this forum. Apple DOESN'T participate on this forum, period.
royfromchandler wrote:
Is there an official response from Apple on this Community Chat about this issue? . Getting too many responses going both ways.
If we did decide to do this, does anyone know how to find your OLD phone's serial number. Most of us, who this would have affected, are not using those phones anymore - we don't have the product. How can we get that?
Probably time to have your battery replaced, go to Settings > Battery > Health and check it. If it is 80% or less change it. For space you need to remove some items and that has nothing to do with the battery.
As to the smartphone settlement the deadline for filing a claim with the US District Court was October 6, 2020.
I don't disagree with you.
No, it is a SCAM. The case hasn’t been adjudicated yet.
Are people this cheap to keep this conversation going? its $25 dollars and it will take years to finalize.
Can you please explain?
I read it on a news article from from forbes and thought it was legit.. am I in the wrong? i already submitted mine .-.
Is "smartphone***settlement.***" legit for claiming 25$ settlement as an iphone 6/7 user?
