Makes me feel better about cancelling my July 2 pre-order on release day when ome of my colleagues got his and had big problems, and keeping my 3GS and unlimited data plan.Makes me feel better about keeping my 3GS and unlimited data plan.
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Steve Jobs Again Speaks Out on iPhone 4 Antenna Issue via Email
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That looks stupid because duct tape is too thin of a dielectric. Holding the phone properly (don't block the antenna portion) will usually work much better.
No, it's AT&T. They just put out lofty press releases talking up how they plan to expand their 3G coverage in 28 areas by a specific date, then fail to follow completely through. AT&T spend money on enhancing network? Only in NY and Cali.
I'll continue to stay in a holding pattern to see how all this plays out. I'm not buying until then.
Besides, my 3GS still works for some odd reason, even after iP4 came out. I thought it would stop working, forcing me to upgrade immediately.....
Besides, my 3GS still works for some odd reason, even after iP4 came out. I thought it would stop working, forcing me to upgrade immediately.....
Agreed.
Let's face facts -
It's a phone, many are having problems making calls - that's a serious defect.
(those not - just **** off, the design is faulty, you will experience it differently in different locations - you can mask it with a bumper, which should be free if that's the solution).
"Quirks" were the crappy camera on the earlier iPhones, the lack of Flash etc - people didn't mind and put up with it, no problem you know what you're getting. The phone having poor call quality or dropping calls due to design is a recall issue if software doesn't fix it, many companies have recalled for far less.
Get over the fact that a phone has trouble making calls?
Intelligent responses apparently aren't your forte.
Yeah, it's not like it costs much money
Well it doesn't cost very much if you're Steve Jobs.
I think he might get a discount.
Because running a business requires attention to matters of this nature, while pissing over a personal cell phone which isn't, at heart, much more than a toythe position many whiners here are inis just inane.
Well, it is THE number one accessory for cell phones, high markup, and perhaps Apple felt it was time to get in the game?
I love how people jump on one thing in a post to ignore the content of it! I NEVER SAID 8MP IS QUALITY BUT YEAR ON YEAR IPHONE HAS JUMPED UP A FEW MEGAPIXELS ANYWAY TO ATTRACT NON TECHY USERS!
I'd bet anything that there is going to be a change in the way the iPhones are manufactured. In a couple of months, all new iPhone 4s will have some coating on the metal antennas, or something like that. Some sort of fix that is not visually obvious, but will mitigate the problem.
Does your wife have and normally use a case on her 3G? If so, problem solved.
As usual you don't know what you are talking about. Without the duct tape a 5 bar signal goes to dropped call when the iP4 is held normally. With it, only a bar drop. Duct tape works excellently.
Holding the phone normally (which is always properly) blocks the antenna, if it must to be at the bottom of the phone it should have been inside the phone like the 3GS.
Again, how much is paying you to be their shill?
What's the alternative? To work yourself into a frothing mess like the customer allegedly did to prompt this story?
All I'm saying is the timing was perfect... And convenient. Believe what you wish.
In regards to all the people on here that are posting that their phones are just fine, and that this problem does not exist. Give it time and do some traveling. This is not an issue relating to a batch of phones etc.
From my experience. At home my phone is perfect, I can wrap my hands around it, hold every which way and it will not budge from 5 bars. Even Running speed tests using the death grip results in almost no variation.
At work, I can replicate the issue with ease. Just like you see on youtube.
At the local Apple store in west london, I have replicated this on all the phones i tried in store. I very much doubt they would keep bad phones as display models.
My conclusion is that where i live has a very strong signal (probably a tower on a building nearby), where i work the signal is weaker and a lot of phones competing for reception.
So if you think your phone is one of the perfect ones, be prepared to be traveling one day and suddenly realize that you suffer from the same issues as others. Mine is perfect.... if I am in the right place
I feel for the ones in low reception areas that have bought the iphone, its an awesome device, but foremost, it must fulfill its primary purpose that of a phone.
From my experience. At home my phone is perfect, I can wrap my hands around it, hold every which way and it will not budge from 5 bars. Even Running speed tests using the death grip results in almost no variation.
At work, I can replicate the issue with ease. Just like you see on youtube.
At the local Apple store in west london, I have replicated this on all the phones i tried in store. I very much doubt they would keep bad phones as display models.
My conclusion is that where i live has a very strong signal (probably a tower on a building nearby), where i work the signal is weaker and a lot of phones competing for reception.
So if you think your phone is one of the perfect ones, be prepared to be traveling one day and suddenly realize that you suffer from the same issues as others. Mine is perfect.... if I am in the right place
I feel for the ones in low reception areas that have bought the iphone, its an awesome device, but foremost, it must fulfill its primary purpose that of a phone.
completely agree
It seems I can place and receive calls showing no bars inside buildings, so that seems better. But, I'm having a terrible time connecting to the data network.
"It's not a problem but we're working on it". So is it a problem or not
What? After you make some good product, you don't keep working to make it better? Who's the lame one here?
Smart Apple. Timing IS perfect...with 1,700,000++ phones sold, and counting. Heck of an opportunity.