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Grip of Death actually a cool feature?

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svalentine

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Apr 29, 2007
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Has anyone ever intentionally used the grip of death on the iPhone 4 in their favor? Let's say that an ex calls you, or simply someone you rather not talk to and need to end a call quickly, all you need to do is press that magic invisible G.O.D. button the left side of your phone:D *Locks on grip of death* "Hello? Are you there? I'm losing signal?!":D haha

Anybody care to share any stories?
 
svalentine said:
Has anyone ever intentionally used the grip of death on the iPhone 4 in their favor? Let's say that an ex calls you, or simply someone you rather not talk to and need to end a call quickly, all you need to do is press that magic invisible G.O.D. button the left side of your phone:D *Locks on grip of death* "Hello? Are you there? I'm losing signal?!":D haha

Anybody care to share any stories?
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You, sir, are a genius.
 
Did I miss something here?

If you don't want to speak to that person then don't pick the phone up.

Stupid thread.
 
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Awesome info
 
There was a joke about the time this whole iPhone 4 fiasco started that went something like this:

"Apple changes things, again. Now, with the iPhone 4, you've got a built-in panic switch - just holding the phone in that way will disconnect you from friends, loved ones, your boss, anyone that you're speaking with whenever you want to.

Need a quick disconnect for your iPhone 4? There's a grip for that..."
 
svalentine said:
Has anyone ever intentionally used the grip of death on the iPhone 4 in their favor? Let's say that an ex calls you, or simply someone you rather not talk to and need to end a call quickly, all you need to do is press that magic invisible G.O.D. button the left side of your phone:D *Locks on grip of death* "Hello? Are you there? I'm losing signal?!":D haha

Anybody care to share any stories?
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Creative. Like it. :)

I sense that in the future Classic iPhone 4 models will fetch a higher price. :D
 
I don't like talking on the phone anyways. I'll just answer it holding it with the death grip. :D
 
The guys on MacBreak Weekly have been joking this is a "feature" for that very reason for the past few weeks on their podcast.
 
jonny5alive said:
Did I miss something here?

If you don't want to speak to that person then don't pick the phone up.

Stupid thread.
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some people use whats called a little white lie to avoid hurting someones feelings

you don't have to be a straight up ass to someone just because you don't want to talk to them at the moment
 
dccorona said:
some people use whats called a little white lie to avoid hurting someones feelings

you don't have to be a straight up ass to someone just because you don't want to talk to them at the moment
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Because pretending to have a bad connection because you're busy isn't being an ass at all is it?

If the other person thinks you have a bad connection they'll just call you back straight away.
So the whole idea of pretending to have a bad connection so you don't have to talk to someone isn't even going to work.

Dumbest thread/idea i've seen this week, and macrumors is full of dumb iPhone 4 threads at the moment.
 
Although this thread is awesome, my iPhone 4 does not suffer from the death grip. Any advice on how I can drop the call to my ex's/boss since my phone seems to want to be "flawless".
 
jonny5alive said:
Because pretending to have a bad connection because you're busy isn't being an ass at all is it?

If the other person thinks you have a bad connection they'll just call you back straight away.
So the whole idea of pretending to have a bad connection so you don't have to talk to someone isn't even going to work.

Dumbest thread/idea i've seen this week, and macrumors is full of dumb iPhone 4 threads at the moment.
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It's worked for me, although I always pull the no service excuse, so maybe thats why they don't call back

but honestly, macrumors is always full of dumb threads. If its not this, its WHEN CAN I HAZ VERIZON iPHONE?

or MY FRIEND SAID THERE IS AN iPHONE NANO

or HAHA YOU ALL SUCK I'M GETTING A DROID CUZ IT'S THE BEST PHONE THERE IS

it's the sad reality of things, people are dumb
 
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