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Free iPhone 4 Bumpers Begin Arriving

Jimrod said:
I still want to know what the selection process was - checked just now and mine's still scheduled for August 27th despatch, I wouldn't mind if it was first come first served but it obviously isn't (saw someone who got confirmation day after mine and has already received it), evil Apple! ;)
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im sure there was some sort of selection process, i mean perhaps postcode? perhaps mine came from Hinckley it says on the packet. and that's no where near where i live
 
lkrupp said:
Next up. Ranting from those who claim the bumper doesn't fix anything and makes it worse. We all know its coming don't we.:p
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...or

"My new bumper doesn't bump properly. I compared it to my Android bumper and it bumps better. Is Apple going to recall their bumper or admit they have a problem with the bumping ability of their bumper?
 
Jack Lithian said:
Still remains one of the most ridiculous solutions for a problem that shouldn't have existed in the first place.
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Amen brother -

Sobs: 'Nothing's wrong! But let's fix it with a cheap piece of ugly crap'

Smart Dude: 'But hey, that's just a cheap piece of ugly crap!'

Fanboy: 'Like ZOM ZOM ZOMG LEAVE SOBS AND MAPPLE ALONE!. They're giving you a free case! From Apple! It's beautiful! It's amazing!'.

Smart Dude: 'It's an ugly piece of crap that is necessary to make the 'phone' part of your phone work reliably'

Fanboy: 'Like ZOMG you are so flaming me. I love my case, I think it's soooo cool'.

Sobs: 'Look over here! If you hold this phone like a totally awkward boob the wrong way around it also affects the reception!'

Smart Dude: 'Towelie, you're the worst character ever'.

Towelie: 'I know'.

Thank you.
 
SpaceKitty said:
That's a typo, it says July 29. :)
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That makes more sense :) Hope mine gets sent soon - I've got till 6th August to return the phone and I want to know if it's going to make much difference for me and be slim enough to fit in my pocket without bugging me.
 
Jimrod said:
That makes more sense :) Hope mine gets sent soon - I've got till 6th August to return the phone and I want to know if it's going to make much difference for me and be slim enough to fit in my pocket without bugging me.
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It does prevent data failure issue for the most part. There are still sometimes when data just won't work for a minute or two but my iPhone 4 has done that since day one even if I am not holding it. It doesn't do it often, maybe two times a week but then again, my 8GB 3GS will do that occasionally too.

The bumper doesn't make the phone that much bigger and it actually prevents the phone from sliding around so much. I love the black bumper because it actually blends in so much and actually looks like it's part of the phone.

Now I'm just waiting for my anti glare film so that I can avoid these ugly fingerprints. They are getting harder and harder to wipe off over time. That should be here in a day or two as well.
 
SpaceKitty said:
It does prevent data failure issue for the most part. There are still sometimes when data just won't work for a minute or two but my iPhone 4 has done that since day one even if I am not holding it. It doesn't do it often, maybe two times a week but then again, my 8GB 3GS will do that occasionally too.

The bumper doesn't make the phone that much bigger and it actually prevents the phone from sliding around so much. I love the black bumper because it actually blends in so much and actually looks like it's part of the phone.

Now I'm just waiting for my anti glare film so that I can avoid these ugly fingerprints. They are getting harder and harder to wipe off over time. That should be here in a day or two as well.
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I've been a bit of a fanboy in the past - but this is exactly why I won't be buying (another) iPhone for some time. I'm so tired of the increasingly inaccurate assertion that the iPhone 'just works'. Hence this entire thread.
 
I ordered my free bumper as soon as the App came out and it has already shipped 2 days ago by DHL.
 
Got mine. It's horrible. The rubberyness is just nasty.

Actually cannot fathom that they were trying to sell these for £25!
 
Jimrod said:
I ordered mine an hour after the app came out (UK), got confirmation email at 5:20pm on the Friday of delivery from 27th August but nothing since - many others who ordered later now have theirs. So for me it's just a rumor, I don't think they really exist! :D
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LOL I don't get it – I just got a pink one, instead of the black ordered. Glad to have daughters too.

Uhg. This thing stinks.
 
ghostface147 said:
Anyone want to buy mine? I don't have a need for it since the attenuation issue doesn't affect my ability to make calls or deal with data.

I ordered it because it was free.
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Hey guysss!! I got a free piece of plastic that anyone can get for free!!!!1

So, you wanna buy mine??

Hilarious! Get a job dude. :rolleyes:
 
Bumper arrived in UK

Took delivery of my black bumper today, ordered the day the app came out.

Been having awful dropped call issue so also sent back my phone.

Replacement iPhone 4 arrived today too. Will be interesting to see if my call problems are behind me.

2 points of interest from new phone:

  • The serial number is week 29 which means it was made 19th-25th July (last week). I didn't check the serial number of my last one but got when first released. This one has been manufactured since the signal problem was acknowledged
  • Sim tray appears to have insultated insert- I don't recall seeing this on my first one.

I will do some testing and report back. Anyone know if the insulation was always in the sim tray?
 
Oh Snaps McGee - secret insulation, crappy plastic and no headphone-love.

Make it stop - it hurts to see a great product (subjective but hey) fray at the edges like this.
 
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