Apple Settles Class Action Suit Regarding iPhone 4 Antenna

[pmz]

I'm sure Apple settled to be done with it and move on.

What a waste of a class action lawsuit.

1.There was never anything wrong with the antenna.
2. Gizmodo fabricated the story to get back at Apple, knowing full well they could take advantage of the "bars dropping" illusion that occurs if you hold any GSM phone a particular way, and the coincidence of poor AT&T service in certain areas.
3. Typical internet whiners bought it hook line and sinker and added their "voice" to problem, creating further illusion that there were millions of people with defective antennas.

The whole thing was a fantasy, and if Gizmodo had never lied and created that video blog post, like I said, to punish Apple for taking legal action against their previous criminal activity, there never would have been anything.

 

[BC2009]

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Are you grabbing the $15 rightfully and in clear conscience that your phone dropped calls because of the way you were holding it?

I refuse to accept this money out of principal:

1. They already gave a free bumper

2. I had plenty of time to return it (just like everybody else)

3. I never had a dropped call or no signal because of that stupid antenna design. Not once.

I don't feel right taking this money...

I like your perspective..... $15 is a cheap price to maintain your integrity.

 

[Krazy Bill]

Woo-hoo!

$15 cash!

Par-tay at Krazy Bill's house! I'll fly you all in.

 

[jonnysods]

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My iPhone 4 sucks for reception. I don't want a cover on it though! Just waiting for the 5 to come out.

 

[Bearxor]

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I'm sure Apple settled to be done with it and move on.

What a waste of a class action lawsuit.

1.There was never anything wrong with the antenna.
2. Gizmodo fabricated the story to get back at Apple, knowing full well they could take advantage of the "bars dropping" illusion that occurs if you hold any GSM phone a particular way, and the coincidence of poor AT&T service in certain areas.
3. Typical internet whiners bought it hook line and sinker and added their "voice" to problem, creating further illusion that there were millions of people with defective antennas.

The whole thing was a fantasy, and if Gizmodo had never lied and created that video blog post, like I said, to punish Apple for taking legal action against their previous criminal activity, there never would have been anything.

I totally disagree with you.

There is a problem with the iPhone 4's antenna placement.

You can place your finger lightly (not brushing, but you don't have to press hard) and bridge the two antennas on the OUTSIDE of the device and lose notable signal strength. In areas with poor service to begin with, this could cause loss of reception completely.

Is it overblown? Yes. Have I ever lost a call because of it? Yes. But I adjusted the way I hold it and can live with it just fine for the most part.

But it's not like it's a figment of my imagination.

 

[chrono1081]

Anyone else consider this a frivolous lawsuit?

 

[mysticbluebmw]

I'm sure Apple settled to be done with it and move on.

What a waste of a class action lawsuit.

1.There was never anything wrong with the antenna.
2. Gizmodo fabricated the story to get back at Apple, knowing full well they could take advantage of the "bars dropping" illusion that occurs if you hold any GSM phone a particular way, and the coincidence of poor AT&T service in certain areas.
3. Typical internet whiners bought it hook line and sinker and added their "voice" to problem, creating further illusion that there were millions of people with defective antennas.

The whole thing was a fantasy, and if Gizmodo had never lied and created that video blog post, like I said, to punish Apple for taking legal action against their previous criminal activity, there never would have been anything.

Oh...well if it didn't happen to you, then it happened to no one, right?

Whatever...

W/o a bumper or some other case my signal strength goes from 4 bars to 'no signal'. Guess I must be imagining it. Anyway this was argued enough last year. I got my free bumper case, problem was solved. So some of us have already got compensated for the error in design.

 

[gweedo]

Lawyers...

The only ones who make out in this are the lawyers who brought the stupid suit in the first place. Pretty pathetic way to leech out a living if you ask me.

 

[ace198]

I have the iPhone 4 for Verizon. The CDMA iPhone has the problem as well.

 

[myrtlebee]

If I actually had a dropped call, this would be more tempting, but I never have. As much as I love the company, anyone who's honest with themselves knows Apple has charged ridiculous amounts for mundane things like USB chargers, earbuds, and Lion's USB recovery stick. Perhaps it's a little karma kicking them, but again, I don't see the justification for my accepting this "free money" or a case if I've never had said issue with the phone.

 

[MacinDoc]

I like your perspective..... $15 is a cheap price to maintain your integrity.

A bargain, in fact.

I, too, received a free case from Apple with my iP4, so I have no interest in receiving any additional settlement.

 

[Ibjr]

The only ones who make out in this are the lawyers who brought the stupid suit in the first place. Pretty pathetic way to leech out a living if you ask me.

Ya dude! It is so pathetic holding companies to account for their defective product designs.

 

[bwillwall]

Bullcrap

There was nothing wrong with the antena if you ask me.

 

[Ibjr]

There was nothing wrong with the antena if you ask me.

We aren't all fortunate enough to live in areas with strong signal. Apple, with the 4S, showed it had a cheap alt design that was superior.

 

[BigJayhawk]

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This is exactly why you don't give design artists like Jony Ive a free hand in every design decision.

Ang PERHAPS a $500 Stock Price is why you DO???

Brainiacs!?!

 

[Exhale]

2. Gizmodo fabricated the story to get back at Apple, knowing full well they could take advantage of the "bars dropping" illusion that occurs if you hold any GSM phone a particular way, and the coincidence of poor AT&T service in certain areas.

Here we go again.

No, the same does not happen to other phones. You might knock of a bar, simply because the hand could partially block the signal yes - but you can't kill the antenna itself on any semi-decent phone. That was the problem with the IP4 - the antenna could be effectively shut down with improper hand placement.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Anyone else consider this a frivolous lawsuit?

Absolutely not. Apple does not have the best engineers in this field, we know it and we saw the results. They provide software updates for buggy software, so why should they not provide a final solution for buggy hardware? It is not our fault that Apple has no experience in antenna design. And this is not the first case. The WLAN & Bluetooth-module in some Mac Pros had also problems with the antenna. They learn only, if it costs money.

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@Exhale:
Correct.

 

[Ibjr]

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Ang PERHAPS a $500 Stock Price is why you DO???

Brainiacs!?!

So when Apple's price drops in a few years, will you blame it on Ive? Strong design may have been necessary for Apple's resurgence but it wasn't sufficient.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Ya dude! It is so pathetic holding companies to account for their defective product designs.

Yeah! Really! ;-)

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There was nothing wrong with the antena if you ask me.

No one asked you.

 

[jlj1290]

Any phone

BS. I have the CDMA phone and if I grip it tightly in that area I either drop from 3G to GPRS and/or I lose several bars.

If you grip any phone tightly around the antenna signal goes down. It's not just the iPhone.

 

[Ibjr]

Seriously disgusting to read comments from people who have zero problems with their phone gladly accepting $15 from Apple.

Does this apply to Verizon iPhone 4? Or was the antenna already redesigned by the time the Verizon phone went on sale?

Seriously? None of the previous comments said anything about what it. You may want to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

 

[bsolar]

1.There was never anything wrong with the antenna.
2. Gizmodo fabricated the story to get back at Apple, knowing full well they could take advantage of the "bars dropping" illusion that occurs if you hold any GSM phone a particular way, and the coincidence of poor AT&T service in certain areas.
3. Typical internet whiners bought it hook line and sinker and added their "voice" to problem, creating further illusion that there were millions of people with defective antennas.

Were this a "fabrication" of Gizmodo, Apple should have sued Gizmodo for damages. This "fabrication" would be very easy to confirm or debunk, you just need to tests some devices. A judge could easily appoint some third party engineer to do this and reach a conclusion.

Why they decided not to sue?

I agree that the problem was not as big as some sources described it, but definately there do were issues with the iPhone4's antenna design.

 

[Ibjr]

If you grip any phone tightly around the antenna signal goes down. It's not just the iPhone.

Sort of true, but that just shows the original iphone 4 design was defective by placing the antenna on the outside exactly where holding it causes attenuation. I can make my work issued BB lose some signal by squeezing but i can make my iphone 4 loses total signal by touching. These are not comparable defects.

 

[likemyorbs]

Nice, i got a free case from apple when they originally offered it to people who bought within the first few months. But it's all worn out now, wonder if i can get another one! No, i don't feel guilty. Their overpriced piece of rubber is a small price for them to pay for my screwed up antenna.

 

[pgiguere1]

I don't understand, how can you say that Apple "misrepresented and concealed material information in the marketing, advertising, sale, and servicing of its iPhone 4--particularly as it relates to the quality of the mobile phone antenna and reception and related software." when they didn't make any sort of promise regarding the antenna?

If they said "you will get minimum -xx dB at this specific location with this specific carrier" and it turned out it was false, I would understand that it's false representation.

But what they did was just say that the new antenna had a awesome new external design and didn't promise any specs related to performance.

How can you say Apple lied?