With all the fuss about the reception problems, I don't think anybody made note of just how smooth the iPhone 4 release has been overall. I just wanted to point out some of the things I think went EXTREMELY well with iPhone4 release. The pre-ordering was frustrating for some, but I had a good experience. I called AT&T at 8:30 am and ordered 4 iPhone4's for our company with no problems.
The phone arrived one day before the official release. It was love at first sight! I've never held such a well-built phone before. I've used my phone without any protection for 6 days now, and there are NO scratches on it. My 3GS had scratches on after the first time i took it out of my pocket. So to me, this is impressive. I'm not denying that it may brake easier if dropped, I'm just saying so far, this iPhone has been very easy to keep scratch-free. Last night I had my first accident with it and fortunately for me, it survived the 1 foot drop off my bed onto a hard floor without a crack or a scratch.
The camera, the screen, the buttons,the battery, the speed are absolutely incrredible. I am very impressed. I do have ONE issue: bottom left corner touch of Hades! I drop calls as soon as my hand touches the corner. I've been very vocal on the forums about how Apple needs to fix this. And I think one way or another they will (either replace phones or software update). However, I have noticed improved reception in other areas. There are a few locations around where I live where I used to drop calls on my 3GS EVERY time. Not with the iPhone 4. To me, that means Apple must have done SOMETHING right.
And on launch day for the iPhone4 compared to the 3GS, activations went a lot smoother, despite the additional volume of sales. So I just felt like all in all, this was indeed the best iPhone release so far.
PS. I may be biting my tongue in a few days if Apple does not fix the reception issue, but right now, this is how I feel.
The phone arrived one day before the official release. It was love at first sight! I've never held such a well-built phone before. I've used my phone without any protection for 6 days now, and there are NO scratches on it. My 3GS had scratches on after the first time i took it out of my pocket. So to me, this is impressive. I'm not denying that it may brake easier if dropped, I'm just saying so far, this iPhone has been very easy to keep scratch-free. Last night I had my first accident with it and fortunately for me, it survived the 1 foot drop off my bed onto a hard floor without a crack or a scratch.
The camera, the screen, the buttons,the battery, the speed are absolutely incrredible. I am very impressed. I do have ONE issue: bottom left corner touch of Hades! I drop calls as soon as my hand touches the corner. I've been very vocal on the forums about how Apple needs to fix this. And I think one way or another they will (either replace phones or software update). However, I have noticed improved reception in other areas. There are a few locations around where I live where I used to drop calls on my 3GS EVERY time. Not with the iPhone 4. To me, that means Apple must have done SOMETHING right.
And on launch day for the iPhone4 compared to the 3GS, activations went a lot smoother, despite the additional volume of sales. So I just felt like all in all, this was indeed the best iPhone release so far.
PS. I may be biting my tongue in a few days if Apple does not fix the reception issue, but right now, this is how I feel.
