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[Merged] Response to iPhone haters / Ease up on Apple
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Thank you I was thinking the very same thing except ... what is with all the rudeness then I saw your post and put the numbers together to get 4.
I wish they would just stay at home...
+1 It seems that most people overall are having LESS dropped calls. I'm def one of them.
That's all you got? Why are you such a google fanboy? Googlers hate dumb people so I don't know why you're so in love with them.
Personally I think the phone is so good that I don't much care and I'll change the way I hold it until a possible software update is out to fix it. Apple NAILED it with iPhone 4. I really liked my other iPhones but I love my iPhone 4. It's simply a joy to use ... and man is it gorgeous!
Great video!
If it's not something wrong with the iPhone then we are a part of the cult "Apple" lol
You mindless fanboys are pathetic !
Try having an independent thought for a change , lmao
Wait, how does wanting an issue with my phone resolved make me an Android fanboy? Do you automatically assume any sort of critical discussion about any Apple product makes me or anyone else a hater? In that case, you're just an Apple whore, blindly swallowing whatever lord Steve shoves down your throat.
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So Kavier, any news on the issue.
Were you able to check to make sure it's only one of your two phones that has this problem?
A case is a 'work-around' not a solution. Apple, and in particular a Mr Jobs, need to pull their fingers out, quick start.
They've acknowledged the problem and are working on it. Believe it or not, the psychotic screaming does not make engineers go any faster. I'm not sure what miracle 'solution' you expect on 40 hours notice.
if this turns out to be the case, it has definatly something to do with the coating of the antenna... but then why isnt a case/bumper helping the issue?
Heh heh...
I am enjoying misinterpreting your post biblically to mean "if your hand causes you to to lose your signal, than return your hand."
Apple needs to ease up on the suck.
If my stock tanks on monday because steve jobs wouldn't let employees test the iphone without a case I am going to be furious.
If my stock tanks on monday because steve jobs wouldn't let employees test the iphone without a case I am going to be furious.
Actually I'm glad you brought this up.
Microsoft basiclly went through an identical situation to what Apple is dealing with now.
The big differences in the way the companies handled the situation are:
1. Microsoft actually admitted there was a problem
2. Microsoft created a free of charge short term solution to the problem (automatically extended warrantes with free shipping and repairs)
3. Developed and implemented a new manufacturing process to address and resolve the problems (the chipset and thermal management setup) which provided a long term solution.
Does this make MS a great company? Not really, I still have a beef with them charging for P2P play over Xbox live and I think they should have done proper Q&A before releasing the hardware in the first place which would have avoided most of the issues. But I will acknowledge they made some effort to do right by their customers during the issues, they had to or Sony would have wiped them out in the console world.
The thing that concerns me about Apple is they don't seem to give a crap what-so-ever about the problems or their customers. That scares the living hell out of me as a potential customer. The phones being unlocked and having true GPS almost had me sold but now I'm going to wait this one out to see how Apple resolves the problems. I don't care how high a mighty a company thinks they are when they treat their own loyal customers like s@#$ then I don't really want to do buisness with them.
Gandalf with a hand on Frodo's shoulder
I'm sorry Frodo but yes that is a flaw in your precious
These forums are great fun to watch. I'll give $200 for your broken 4g
Can You please link me to a source where apple has officially acknowledged this problem and have said they are working on it? Because I haven't seen any press releases, just hear say from customers calls to reps who will say anything to console a customer to get them off the line. Thanks
1. Microsoft admitted to the problem NEARLY ONE FULL YEAR AFTER CUSTOMERS STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE. The rest of the time, they were denying it. It's been just 48 hours since this issue with the iPhones has been reported. And I am guessing that within a month, this issue will have been dealt with completely. If not, I'll be pissed off at them too. But 48 hours is not enough time to figure something like this out and how best to fix it.
2. Microsoft created a free of charge short term solution to the problem NEARLY ONE FULL YEAR AFTER THE PROBLEM showed up. Again, if you think Microsoft's denial of the problem for months and months, and then finally an offer to repair broken Xbox's nearly a full year after the problem showed up was generous, you should give Apple the same amount of time (nearly an year) to offer a fix to this problem. I frankly think an year is an absurdly long time to take to find a solution. But atleast give them a week. But you haven't been. It's been just 48 hours and you're already crucifying them.
3. Microsoft developed a new manufacturing way to fix the problem a FULL FOUR YEARS after the problem occured. And even then, they didn't offer customers a free upgrade to the fixed Xbox's. They just do half assed repairs of the same old defective Xbox's for three years, and then stop even doing that. Once the three years are up, when the Xbox croaks again, it's up to the customer to buy a new $300 fixed Xbox that didn't have the hardware problem. So if you think that's so great. Then you should give Apple FOUR YEARS to fix this issue, not 48 hours.
Likewise, it took Toyata many years to even acknowledge the problem with their brakes. And it took them four different recalls before they were able to solve it. And that was an issue that was actually killing people. Yes, that was an example of gross incompetence. But taking a week or so isn't. Problems of this nature take some time to figure out how best to fix, no matter how many resources you throw into doing so. Expecting Apple to have this problem resolved within 48 hours of it being discovered is just being unreasonable.
I'm not saying that we should give Apple an year to fix this. If they don't have this resolved within a month's time, I will join the chorous of people crucifying them. What I'm saying is, atleast give them a week or two to figure out what is happening and how to best address it. And until then, just hold the phone higher and put a piece of tape there, or a case on it. Some people are acting like this is the end of the world or something. It's not.
Right, so now because of the Intarwebs and fast communications we're letting Apple know the phone is borked, what's the problem?
What if someone is trying to call for help with their brand new iPhone 4 and the issue that many of us are having turns out to be the precise reason that help may not arrive in time and someone actually dies because of it? They bought the phone based on the marketing doublespeak and the implication that coverage and quality of service was improved and... well, it could cost them, in more ways than cold hard cash.
Extrapolate much?
What if someone is trying to call for help with their brand new iPhone 4 and the issue that many of us are having turns out to be the precise reason that help may not arrive in time and someone actually dies because of it? They bought the phone based on the marketing doublespeak and the implication that coverage and quality of service was improved and... well, it could cost them, in more ways than cold hard cash.
Extrapolate much?
No problem with reporting the issue.
The problem is with the unreasonable expectations people are throwing at Apple, saying that they should already announce what's causign the issue and how they're going to fix it and attacking them for not doing so.
It takes time to figure out what's causing an issue like this and how best to fix it. Crucifying them because they haven't already done so, in just 48 hours mind you, isn't fair.
The problem is with the unreasonable expectations people are throwing at Apple, saying that they should already announce what's causign the issue and how they're going to fix it and attacking them for not doing so.
It takes time to figure out what's causing an issue like this and how best to fix it. Crucifying them because they haven't already done so, in just 48 hours mind you, isn't fair.
