i'm gonna laugh if they release 4.0.1, it doesn't fix the death grip issue (which it obviously won't), and then steve comes out tomorrow saying "all has been fixed."
Why do you assume that Steve Jobs will be at the press conference?
i'm gonna laugh if they release 4.0.1, it doesn't fix the death grip issue (which it obviously won't), and then steve comes out tomorrow saying "all has been fixed."
You appear to have missed one important part of Apple's explanation which reads:Explain this.....
In my office where my old iphone 3G and all of the blackberry's and other phones receive 5 full bars of signal(along with my iphone 4 at the moment) I death grip the phone and go from 5 bars to 1 and drop calls. Based on your logic EVERY phone in my office is displaying signal strength incorrectly no matter the manufacturer of the phone. Really? REALLY??
So, the iphone 4 is the magical, all knowing signal strength wizard? All those other phones have no idea what the signal strength is huh?
This doesn't look like a death grip to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deCkjeHYT-g
Oh, it's not an iPhone 4...
The video was posted in January... guess it isn't news if it isn't iphone.
Exactly. My Nexus behaved similarly, but never to the extent of dropping to edge. But for some reason the iPhone is getting beat up for similar behavior.
I have a feeling that tomorrow there will be no recall, no free bumpers, just a panel of experts explaining this is normal cell phone behavior and most likely demonstrations proving that point.
Seriously, if this issue was that bad, why aren't there people lining up at the apple stores returning this phone? It makes no sense. To me it's just the nature of todays 24hr news cycle who quote blogs (without doing their due diligence) to make sure they get a story out. Also combine this with a slow news cycle, and there you go - Matt Lauer is reporting on how the iPhone is trash.
But who knows, I could be wrong. We could hear "Free bumpers for all!" on Friday.
Why do people constantly defend Apple?
My phone is f*cked, that is all the proof I need to know its not doing what I paid for.
Explain this.....
In my office where my old iphone 3G and all of the blackberry's and other phones receive 5 full bars of signal(along with my iphone 4 at the moment) I death grip the phone and go from 5 bars to 1 and drop calls. Based on your logic EVERY phone in my office is displaying signal strength incorrectly no matter the manufacturer of the phone. Really? REALLY??
So, the iphone 4 is the magical, all knowing signal strength wizard? All those other phones have no idea what the signal strength is huh?
Unless you're a stickler for seeing the bars displayed more clearly this is a worthless update. The fact is you are still going to be experiencing the exact same dead zone phenomenon as before.
It may be possible to work around the hardware issue using software - if the update includes new modem firmware than this is quite likely. Fortunately Steve Jobs employs people smarter than you who can think these things through. Remember the Pentium processor that couldn't do floating point math properly? It was "fixed" in software.
Why do people constantly defend Apple?
My phone is f*cked, that is all the proof I need to know its not doing what I paid for.
I don't care about bars displayed, AT&T, American networks, Speedtests, $40 bumper cases, iPads, 3GS's, Polo Shirts, Software Updates, John Gruber, Gizmondo, Verizon, Consumer report, Fanboiz...
Just give me a phone that works...PLEASE...
So may imply, but ALL would be wrong. So is it that forum members think the world stops and starts with America?
Here in the UK we have 3 or 4 very good 3G networks, there are reports of issues with the iPhone 4 on ALL of these networks. What has that got to do with American service providers?
Personally I couldn't give a f * c k about AT&T, Verizon or whatever, I just want a phone that works when I use it normally.
+1, amen.
this is all that matters. give me a damn phone that works as a damn PHONE! apple says the iphone is a phone, so make it work like a phone!
i am on o2-uk and agree 100% with the above. nothing to do with the usa or at+t. we have a few 3g networks in the uk and all iphone 4's are having the same issues over here with reception
Perhaps this is so Steve can say 'Problem Solved' tomorrow!
Why do people constantly defend Apple?
My phone is f*cked, that is all the proof I need to know its not doing what I paid for.
I don't care about bars displayed, AT&T, American networks, Speedtests, $40 bumper cases, iPads, 3GS's, Polo Shirts, Software Updates, John Gruber, Gizmondo, Verizon, Consumer report, Fanboiz...
Just give me a phone that works...PLEASE...
+1. There comes a point where you have to be smart about it, cut your losses and move on.return it and buy a phone that works??
Unless you're a stickler for seeing the bars displayed more clearly this is a worthless update. The fact is you are still going to be experiencing the exact same dead zone phenomenon as before.
+1. There comes a point where you have to be smart about it, cut your losses and move on.
I'm not defending apple because they haven't done anything to me. My phone works and it sucks that yours is having issues. But your problems aren't going to make me hate apple.
Because simply it's not effecting my experience. There seems to be an attitude lately that just because some people are having issues. That everyone should just attack apple. I'm not. Your experience with apple doesn't change how i feel.
You appear to have missed one important part of Apple's explanation which reads:
"...we are adopting AT&Ts recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength..."
In other words; if other vendors are (still) using an older/different formula in their firmware then yes, they are not showing what they are supposed to show. At least not for AT&T's network.
You appear to have missed the entire point. I don't care how many bars you display, 1? 5? 4? If holding the phone in that spot causes calls to drop then there is a problem. The other phones are on AT&T's network and never drop calls in or around my office. The iphone 4 drops calls when held with the death grip in and around my office. How hard is that to understand?
There are cell towers everywhere around here(Metro Atlanta) and the signal is perfect. Holding the damn iphone 4 in the "death" spot causes cell signal loss and data interruption, it's that simple.