Maybe next June 2011 with my Brand New iPhone 4S
I buy one every year, so cool with me.
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Steve Jobs Again Speaks Out on iPhone 4 Antenna Issue via Email
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I buy one every year, so cool with me.
FacePalm over mobile internet
Wanna Skype? It's the new best thing. Whenever I have wifi, I have a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Due to the revolutionary design, I don't have to hold them - they support themselves on a desk. It's magic!
Actually, I can use Skype with a mobile internet USB thing - can you do FaceTime from the park? ((Actually, with the mega-glossy MBP screens, I cannot either (FacePalm)).
Wanna Skype? It's the new best thing. Whenever I have wifi, I have a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. Due to the revolutionary design, I don't have to hold them - they support themselves on a desk. It's magic!
Actually, I can use Skype with a mobile internet USB thing - can you do FaceTime from the park? ((Actually, with the mega-glossy MBP screens, I cannot either (FacePalm)).
Another example of the signal issue
I watch the video shot with the iPhone.
https://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2010/06/29/short-film-shot-and-edited-entirely-on-iphone-4/
What I noticed is when they show how the movie was edited you can clearly see that the iPhone is being held with the lower left corner sitting in the palm and there are no bars of signal.
I have noticed that while my phone is generally working fine. If I hold it wrong I lose signal. If I am looking at the screen I often hold it exactly like the gal in the video and lose all my signal. This happens everyday over and over, but my call quality is better than the 3GS and my dropped calls seem to be a little less. My 3G data speed is almost 4 times faster than before.
Overall I'm in better shape than with the 3GS. Is there an issue with the iPhone 4's signal and reception, without a doubt.
I watch the video shot with the iPhone.
https://www.macrumors.com/iphone/2010/06/29/short-film-shot-and-edited-entirely-on-iphone-4/
What I noticed is when they show how the movie was edited you can clearly see that the iPhone is being held with the lower left corner sitting in the palm and there are no bars of signal.
I have noticed that while my phone is generally working fine. If I hold it wrong I lose signal. If I am looking at the screen I often hold it exactly like the gal in the video and lose all my signal. This happens everyday over and over, but my call quality is better than the 3GS and my dropped calls seem to be a little less. My 3G data speed is almost 4 times faster than before.
Overall I'm in better shape than with the 3GS. Is there an issue with the iPhone 4's signal and reception, without a doubt.
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It's full on no service (regardless of the hit of 1 bar that shows). It won't even run the Speed Test app, as many have demonstrated already. Phone calls end almost immediately.
If my thumb is even near that little black line on the left, service starts to slow down dramatically. Like I said, I'm not upset with that. I'm more upset that my brother cannot duplicate it with his phone.
Well, let's see. so far I have 1457 minutes on the iPhone 4 and no dropped calls--one call was over eight hours. I if that's broken, then I guess I'll take broken. Previously I had an original iPhone--it didn't drop calls either. Generally when you have good luck with something you reward the vendor by doing a repeat purchase. If you have bad luck you go elsewhere.
Not an example. It's entirely possible that wasn't a good signal where he was located.
It's astonishing, really, that it would appear as though the vast majority of responders to this thread have not yet registered the fact that the entire email exchange between steve jobs and the customer was fabricated.
People, this is completely out of hand.
People, this is completely out of hand.
Jobs is my idol ............ seriously
been awhile that I have stopped by here..I just wanted to say that lol
been awhile that I have stopped by here..I just wanted to say that lol
You get no thoroughput on Data when you have no bars of cellular service.
Interesting. Who would of thunk that would happen. Quite conclusive data there.
So let me clarify. When you have NO cell reception, you are not able to download or upload. Is that what you are demonstrating? Because if so that would be quite a breakthrough in the cellular data world.
Before now, I don't think anyone has been able to reliably point out that if they have no cell connection they can not push data.
Some are being hysterical my friend and haven't done any research before just reacting which is typical.
Also learn what a troll is before spewing that bs.
Feel that rush of air? It's the trolls, jerks and FanDroids leaving the room...as fast as they can.
That doesn't quite bother me as much as the ip4 owners who can't get a grip... ...or at least change the grip on their iPhone by not that much, and deal with reality.
I can't make calls with my hand over the antenna gap! I can't take photos with my hand over the lens! Bah.
Only if the signal strength is around -91 dBm. 24 dBm more signal strength and you wouldn't even see a drop. Just a few dB more than -91 dBm, and you'd still have enough for a connection even after the drop. A few dB less and the phone wouldn't have shown 5 bars to begin with. How many places have almost exactly -91 dBm?
Yup, probably in the comments section of the next front page MacRumors story ...
And many are fanboy in their unquestioning support. You think that's productive too?
I was on the interwebs before there were trolls - don't worry about my ability to identify them. (or maybe you should...)
Some parks have wi-fi.....so yeah. Also I'm not a fan of skype, I just iChat for video chat on my MacBook Pro. I'm still hoping they end up supporting phone to mac video chat.
Since there were trolls on the Internet long before the web existed, I am not sure how that is possible.
You have it backwards the web preceded the Internet - don't remember ARPNET, PLATO and the rest? - long before there was the Internet.Since there were trolls on the Internet long before the web existed, I am not sure how that is possible.
(I did so love phoenix 3)
Funniest thread ever. The author of the exchange pushed just the right buttons to bring out the invective of the haters and fanbois alike. It's just like reading comments on engadget.
Bob check your history. You are way off base. The internet pre-dated the world wide web by a significant period of time. When www became public and started growing that is when the internet took off, but the www did not even become a concept, let alone public until decades after the internet was started.