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[MERGED] Free Bumpers/Should Apple supply free bumper
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oh wow. a petition. it's really serious now.
You obviously don't fight for things that matter to you.
I for one don't like getting shafted. Yes, this happens in phones. No, you can't tell someone to try holding the phone different just for it to work. If it's this bad, there is an issue. And it's effecting mine, so I will fight for what I think is fair.
You are absolutely right. I'll petition with my Platinum VISA and make SJ fix it.
My bluetooth is a HUGE improvement! People can actually hear me now when I talk in my car. I'm so glad I didn't listen to everyones issues and take it as every phone having them. My iphone works perfect. Sorry about your issues though.
I'm not sure if its directly related to a petition, but when the iPhone 2G's dropped in price a mere few weeks after they came out, there was enough of a fit that Apple issued $100 credit to early adopters.
I don't know if a petition itself will get the job done, but it can certainly be part of the overall cause.
Sorry but this is a very serious issue. If you are a normal human and hold the phone like a normal human than you will encounter this problem. Seriously disappointed with Apple that they couldn't fix their reception issues after 3 damn generations of iPhones.
I do. Guess what? This doesn't matter to me.
Less than 24 hours and you've already made the conclusion that you've been shafted.
If you feel shafted, return the phone! Apple will pay more attention to that infinitely more than any silly petition.
I am a normal human being. I hold my phone in a normal way. I have even gripped my phone very awkwardly just to bridge the antenna and I cannot reproduce the issue and definitely have not encountered it in any regular use.
That's fine if it doesn't matter to you. But see, if it doesn't matter to you, why did you open this thread, and take the time to reply to begin with? I have this issue, along with the majority of others.
I'm glad you got a fully functioning phone though.
And if a petition won't do anything, what will? I'm not going to sit back and just let it be. At least I'm trying to make a point, and get this issue resolved. I love my iPhone besides this fact, and this is a rather BIG fact that can't be ignored.
Thnx, and glad to hear your phone is working well. Hopefully my new phone will resolve all the issues but thank God I have a 3gs to fall back on in the mean time.
Did I miss something? Other than about 30 seconds at the end of the keynote, when has Apple made any special mention of the bumpers at all? They aren't in any videos, they aren't featured prominently on the Apple web site anywhere, and they appear only on the bottom half of the main Apple Store page. I have seen no particular effort on Apple's part to get people to buy them.
I have the issue, so I sign with good reason.
Why don't you guys return your phones then? If your phone doesn't work as a phone it's stupid to keep it. Apple will give you all of your money back.
that's very well but I have three iPhone 4s in front of me (mine and my parents) and all exhibit the same reproducible signal loss when the antennas are bridged. They always go down to 1 bar and on occasion, go into searching. If the antennas are not bridged, the problem doesn't occur. This is completely unacceptable. I really like Apple products as you can see in my sig, but I'm not going to defend them on this one. They screwed up big time.
P.S. I live in an area with excellent reception as the phones always show 4-5 bars when unbridged (as well as the 3GS that I had before this)
I understand what you mean. I shouldn't have worded it like that. But still, at least they took the time to announce bumpers instead of announcing there won't be any white iPhone's available at launch. Also the fact that Apple has never made a case for the iPhone before, why start now. If they are so worried about the metal being scratched, they sure never cared about the plastic back and aluminum iPod touch backs that scratch to hell easily.
oh wow. a petition. it's really serious now.
I know, right. Mac users are some of the biggest crybabies.
Everything else about the phone is great. Keep in mind, it's called the iPhone. What good does it do if you can't even do the most basic task? Oh that's right we can, we just have to make sure we hold our phones a certain way. That's a great solution.
They're the worst. They'll buy a product, claim they have all sorts of issues with it and hate it, but they'll never return it. They just complain and complain until Steve Jobs gives them a gift card, a pair of headphones, or a case.