For example, many iPhone 5 users complained for several days last week about a bug that caused their handsets to download huge amounts of data over Verizon's cellular network even though their devices were parked at Wi-Fi hot spots.

"I did absolutely zero streaming [and] sat on Wi-Fi all day long except for about 40 minutes in the car, where I listened to a pre-downloaded podcast," one Verizon subscriber wrote in an Apple discussion board post. "I still used 30 MB of cell data [which] means I'll be 1 GB in the hole over a month, before I've actually done anything useful on LTE ."

Other discussion board users posted equally suspicious data overages. "My iPhone 5 said that I had used 1.5 GB of data between 6:22 PM and 6:32 PM last night while I was listening to an already downloaded podcast," another Verizon subscriber wrote.

On Friday Apple issued a carrier settings upgrade to fix the problem and Verizon told media outlets that its iPhone 5 users would not be charged for the data overages. However, Verizon subscribers who have already purchased an iPhone 5 will need to perform a manual upgrade for which Apple has posted a step-by-step set of instructions on an iPhone 5 support page.

Performing a Manual Upgrade

An unrelated problem also temporarily shut down Apple's iTunes and App Stores on Sunday. A glitch in the new terms and conditions form that all site users must accept had prevented anyone from making app purchases or upgrading their existing mobile apps .

Users attempting to make software purchases repeatedly clicked to accept the new terms but were nevertheless unable to enter either online store. Apple reportedly fixed the problem early Monday morning.

Still, there is no solution in sight for Apple's clumsy replacement for Google Maps. Apple CEO Tim Cook has already apologized to customers for the poor performance of Apple's not-ready-for-prime-time mapping software for computing devices powered by iOS. (continued...)

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