I don't drive and live pretty far away form any apple store, but I could give that a shot over the weekend. at this point anything is worth a shot.
yeah, after all this crap I think I'm done with apple products too, this was my first iphone and was an upgrade from a really really lousy phone I had before it. but it definitely seems like I made the wrong choice.
and yes, the change in plugs really bothers me too. need docks/connectors for my ipod and new smaller ones with this iphone.
I haven't synched this phone to a computer in long time. (my mistake)
so I don't know if that would be causing the issue.
And it's an iPhone6