Since we're nitpicking...It's just semantics, change "bumpers" to "antennae".
Antennae = biology
Antennas = radio
E.g. an ant would be advised to not touch the antennas on an iPhone with its antennae.
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Jobs says Signal Strength a "non issue"
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Antennae = biology
Antennas = radio
E.g. an ant would be advised to not touch the antennas on an iPhone with its antennae.
first apple loses a phone in a bar and now they loose bars in a phone
LOL. I'll pay that one too!
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Non issue, just don't hold your phone. The man is officially a douche nozzle.
I swear this made my day. Just got notified of fedex delivery date. All I can say is "package rejected by receiver"
Non issue, just don't hold your phone. The man is officially a douche nozzle.
I swear this made my day. Just got notified of fedex delivery date. All I can say is "package rejected by receiver"
That's not correct. I have a VERY strong signal from ATT (4 to 5 bars). I lose it completely when I have the phone in my left hand. Calls dropped. Browser stopped.
Maybe he was grumpy because that was the 600,000th email he read regarding the issue. You can't be polite to everyone all the time.
...or, he's just a D-bag.
Is not it (with a bumper case) really ugly? Do you know of any other phone that has such cheap finish?
longer video of me trying to replicate signal issue......and nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zehL4z__G-o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zehL4z__G-o
My email to Steve Jobs
Here you go, word for word. I will post any reply:
Dear Steve,
I have been an Apple customer for more than 20 years. I purchased my first Apple IIe as a 4th grader in 1984. I went on to purchase a IIgs, the original Mac, a Mac IIcs, IIci, IIse, Quadra 950, Quadra 840av, another Quadra 840av (after my apartment burned down), the first generation PowerBook, the second generation Powerbook, and more than 5 Powerbooks or MacBook Pros. I've also purchased more than 10 different variants of the iPod since its inception. For more than a decade, I have been a constant Apple proponent, convincing many of my friends and colleagues to give Apple a shot. I have been a fan of the ancillary products as well, purchasing 2 Airport Extreme base stations, 5 Airport express units, and convincing my family to purchase more than $25,000 in various Apple computers and peripherals. Finally, I am the proud owner of a 64GB/3G iPad, as well as 2 current MacBook pros.
I have also been a loyal iPhone customer since the 3G version was released. 3 weeks after its release, I purchased 2 phones, 1 for me, and 1 for my wife. Hers has been flawless for 2 years. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky. Only 2 days after I purchased my very first iPhone 3G, it completely died. I mean that it would not even start up. To your credit, the gentlemen at the Genius Bar quickly diagnosed it and replaced it. Yet only 8 months later, the seal on the screen broke, and it was quickly filled with dust. Again, the staff at Apple replaced it, yet I know now that I likely received second-hand goods. Only 3 months after I received a replacement unit, it proved completely un-chargeable. It would charge completely, but then refuse to take a charge whatsoever. A complete firmware restore would correct the problem, but only temporarily. Within a week, the iPhone was again unchargeable. After bringing this problem to the attention of the Apple geniuses 3 times, they finally gave up and said my phone was defective. But by this time (despite the fact that this particular iPhone was less than 1 year old), they said it was not under warranty. So I forked over $199 to get a replacement phone.
This was all about 1 month before I pre-purchased the iPhone 4. Steve, I watched the keynote with great anticipation, and I was incredibly excited after the presentation. The day orders were open, I placed pre-orders for myself and my wife. Very pleasantly, my iPhone 4 arrived 1 day early.
Yet despite my excitement, I discovered almost immediately a major flaw in the design and/or software of the unit. I know you have been previously advised of the reception problem and have dismissed it, but there is no doubt that this is a very real and very serious issue in at least some of the early-release iPhones. Please have a look at my 2 YouTube videos, which demonstrate that despite the fact I have 4-5 bars of AT&T service when the phone is sitting idle, the phone becomes completely unusable the moment that I grab it like any normal person would do. This has to be (at least) a major problem with some of the early-build units.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6oflC4qo8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydVxwKJWGV0
Steve, for more than 2 decades, I have been a proponent of Apple, its quality, and its reputation. Please let me know that I am mistaken here, and that this is merely a fluke in the manufacturing process. Thank you.
Here you go, word for word. I will post any reply:
Dear Steve,
I have been an Apple customer for more than 20 years. I purchased my first Apple IIe as a 4th grader in 1984. I went on to purchase a IIgs, the original Mac, a Mac IIcs, IIci, IIse, Quadra 950, Quadra 840av, another Quadra 840av (after my apartment burned down), the first generation PowerBook, the second generation Powerbook, and more than 5 Powerbooks or MacBook Pros. I've also purchased more than 10 different variants of the iPod since its inception. For more than a decade, I have been a constant Apple proponent, convincing many of my friends and colleagues to give Apple a shot. I have been a fan of the ancillary products as well, purchasing 2 Airport Extreme base stations, 5 Airport express units, and convincing my family to purchase more than $25,000 in various Apple computers and peripherals. Finally, I am the proud owner of a 64GB/3G iPad, as well as 2 current MacBook pros.
I have also been a loyal iPhone customer since the 3G version was released. 3 weeks after its release, I purchased 2 phones, 1 for me, and 1 for my wife. Hers has been flawless for 2 years. Unfortunately, I was not so lucky. Only 2 days after I purchased my very first iPhone 3G, it completely died. I mean that it would not even start up. To your credit, the gentlemen at the Genius Bar quickly diagnosed it and replaced it. Yet only 8 months later, the seal on the screen broke, and it was quickly filled with dust. Again, the staff at Apple replaced it, yet I know now that I likely received second-hand goods. Only 3 months after I received a replacement unit, it proved completely un-chargeable. It would charge completely, but then refuse to take a charge whatsoever. A complete firmware restore would correct the problem, but only temporarily. Within a week, the iPhone was again unchargeable. After bringing this problem to the attention of the Apple geniuses 3 times, they finally gave up and said my phone was defective. But by this time (despite the fact that this particular iPhone was less than 1 year old), they said it was not under warranty. So I forked over $199 to get a replacement phone.
This was all about 1 month before I pre-purchased the iPhone 4. Steve, I watched the keynote with great anticipation, and I was incredibly excited after the presentation. The day orders were open, I placed pre-orders for myself and my wife. Very pleasantly, my iPhone 4 arrived 1 day early.
Yet despite my excitement, I discovered almost immediately a major flaw in the design and/or software of the unit. I know you have been previously advised of the reception problem and have dismissed it, but there is no doubt that this is a very real and very serious issue in at least some of the early-release iPhones. Please have a look at my 2 YouTube videos, which demonstrate that despite the fact I have 4-5 bars of AT&T service when the phone is sitting idle, the phone becomes completely unusable the moment that I grab it like any normal person would do. This has to be (at least) a major problem with some of the early-build units.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6oflC4qo8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydVxwKJWGV0
Steve, for more than 2 decades, I have been a proponent of Apple, its quality, and its reputation. Please let me know that I am mistaken here, and that this is merely a fluke in the manufacturing process. Thank you.
I really don't see why everyone is making this into such a big deal...
I understand the issue and have been able to replicate it. If I hold the iPhone in a death grip with my left hand it will lose a bar or two.
My solution? I'm not going to hold it in a deathgrip...
Remember when phones had pull out antennas? You really can't complain considering how far we've come since then. You're all making it seem like Apple owes you something or is out to get you. In reality, Apple is simply providing a good. There is no guarantee or obligation on Apple's part to make sure you have perfect signal under all conditions.
I understand the issue and have been able to replicate it. If I hold the iPhone in a death grip with my left hand it will lose a bar or two.
My solution? I'm not going to hold it in a deathgrip...
Remember when phones had pull out antennas? You really can't complain considering how far we've come since then. You're all making it seem like Apple owes you something or is out to get you. In reality, Apple is simply providing a good. There is no guarantee or obligation on Apple's part to make sure you have perfect signal under all conditions.
Its the biggest epic fail yet, there is no way to explain that it wasn't their intention to let you touch that spot.
"I really don't see why everyone is making this into such a big deal..."
Jason. Get a grip on reality. This is a MAJOR design flaw.
Jason. Get a grip on reality. This is a MAJOR design flaw.
Yeah, those saying that he had it working at WWDC, you didnt see the part they edited out in the quicktime video, when he turned the wifi off and got a AT&t network error.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxQOPFg2mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znxQOPFg2mo
for some...not all though. but i do agree....this is a MAJOR problem cuz 2 of my friends have that issue and were able to re-create the issue. I cant and we were all together in the same spot.
No death grip holding it with as few fingers as possible and in a normal way ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU6878akO8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU6878akO8I
That's exactly what I thought when I read this. Jobs cannot be serious. But...In this case...I think he is.
Scandal! lol ... Actually I have never seen that version I was watching the live updates but then watched the keynote later and never knew they edited that out.