IOS 5.1.1 bricked my iPhone 4

I recently tried updating my "never jailbroken" iPhone to iOS 5.1.1 and it went into recovery mode. Nothing that myself or the Apple Geniuses could do to get it to update or restore. No problem with the Hardware as per the Apple Genius just software. Due to the phone being Out Of Warranty but less than a year old I have to pay for a replacement.
2 calls to the Apple store Rideau to talk to a manager and no call back after 6 days. Customer service at its finest.
I am not very impressed with Apple due to the fact that is was an official software update that bricked my iPhone and not a hardware or user error.
Has anyone else had this issue and if so have you done anything special to have Apple cover the replacement cost.

DasPixl wrote:
Due to the phone being Out Of Warranty but less than a year old I have to pay for a replacement.
Something doesn't add up. The iPhone comes with a 1 year warranty from the original purchase date.
Unless you are not the original owner or if there is user damage.
Where did you get this phone from?

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