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**The I returned my Iphone 4 Thread***
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Like CNET said, and through my own experience, some are definitely worse then others.
I had an iPhone 4 with yellow splotching and they replaced it, but I also noticed that the same iPhone 4 with the yellow splotching was much more susceptible to the death grip problem. My new one, has had no yellow spots, even after extensive use and I have held it each and every way possible, watched all the videos on the loss of service, held it exactly as the videos showed, with no problem.
SO, some units have poorer reception then others...what I would do....is go to another Apple Store in your area, they may be more convinced that this is a problem, and replace it on spot.
-Frank
I had an iPhone 4 with yellow splotching and they replaced it, but I also noticed that the same iPhone 4 with the yellow splotching was much more susceptible to the death grip problem. My new one, has had no yellow spots, even after extensive use and I have held it each and every way possible, watched all the videos on the loss of service, held it exactly as the videos showed, with no problem.
SO, some units have poorer reception then others...what I would do....is go to another Apple Store in your area, they may be more convinced that this is a problem, and replace it on spot.
-Frank
Then why am I holding my 3GS right now in the EXACT same chair, in the EXACT same manner...and not seeing a singal bar drop from 5 bars for over 2 minutes?
I just really don't want to deal with it anymore. The new features really didn't blow me away so much anyways. I'm a huge apple fan (have a macbook, ipad, 3GS...had 3G and 2G iphones)...but I just don't want to pay $300 and lock myself in for another 2 years with AT&T for a screwy phone. Some users probably have perfect experiences, but I didn't, and wasn't offered any solutions...so I'm switch over to Droid. It's not the end of the world. The new Droid X matches nearly all iPhone 4 features anyways. Oh well...
The antennas are in different places...come on now.
My response was to this...
"the 3gs does the same thing and so will any phone with a metal housing. "
Which just ISN'T true.
To the OP
Does it strike you at all ODD that they claimed they knew nothing of the issue but yet then said there was a software fix coming?
Am I the only one that picked up on that part of the story?
So either they are/were aware and not saying anything. Or they have a stock answer of "a software fix is coming"
Either excuse isn't acceptable.
Does it strike you at all ODD that they claimed they knew nothing of the issue but yet then said there was a software fix coming?
Am I the only one that picked up on that part of the story?
So either they are/were aware and not saying anything. Or they have a stock answer of "a software fix is coming"
Either excuse isn't acceptable.
If you put your hand over the antenna of *any* phone, especially an all metals one, the signal will be reduced. It's common sense.
So where exactly should I put my hand on the 3GS to lower my signal? I've tried nearly every position now...
http://www.apple.com/legal/sales_policies/retail_us.html
"a 10% restocking fee will apply to any non-defective item that requires Apple to perform rework prior to resale"
I would consider this defective...I would assume we wouldn't have to pay the restoking fee.
There is a difference between tensile strength and hardness... I think the claim was that it's 30x "harder", not "stronger"... Glass is by nature, hard but brittle...
accident happens. I had a new car last year. I didnt run into nothing. But one day i came out of a grocery store and found out there is a dent on my door. what you can do with it? **** happens. you never dropped your phone that doesnt necessarily means you will not drop it in the future. no matter how expensive it is, iphone is still a phone. As phone company, apple needs to make their product more durable than just be good looking.
I'm sorry, but this is the most inane issue I've ever heard of with people complaining about Apple. I've had my issues with Apple products and support before, but holy crap. All of these people giving up after only one day with the phone just because of this huge blowup on the internet. I can't believe how impatient and entitled people feel about things these days. How about stop holding the phone like a retard? There are 3 iPhones in my house, and between work and friends I know about 15 other people with iPhone 4. Not a single one of them has had a problem using the phone.
Maybe the reason they said they hadn't heard anything about hands affecting signal is because in the real world, it isn't happening to many people. The software patch they were referring to was already brought up before the phone was released in Walt Mossberg's review, where he found that the bars would be low even though he had a full signal. Apple replied to him that a software patch would enable the phone to report the bars more accurately, but for the moment, the low bar representation is nothing to worry about.
There are people complaining on the internet, but when you compare it to everyone who bought an iPhone 4, it's probably an extremely small percentage of owners.
Maybe the reason they said they hadn't heard anything about hands affecting signal is because in the real world, it isn't happening to many people. The software patch they were referring to was already brought up before the phone was released in Walt Mossberg's review, where he found that the bars would be low even though he had a full signal. Apple replied to him that a software patch would enable the phone to report the bars more accurately, but for the moment, the low bar representation is nothing to worry about.
There are people complaining on the internet, but when you compare it to everyone who bought an iPhone 4, it's probably an extremely small percentage of owners.
Has anyone really "returned" their iPhone 4?
Curious, given the abundance of complaints for various reasons, has anyone actually returned their iPhone 4? Not exchange for a replacement, but actually returned it for good given the massive problems they have suffered through.
Or are there folks just waiting for the "fix" first? I think actual returns are a good proxy for actual unhappiness with a product.
Oh, and post receipt or "it didn't happen".
Thanks.
Curious, given the abundance of complaints for various reasons, has anyone actually returned their iPhone 4? Not exchange for a replacement, but actually returned it for good given the massive problems they have suffered through.
Or are there folks just waiting for the "fix" first? I think actual returns are a good proxy for actual unhappiness with a product.
Oh, and post receipt or "it didn't happen".
Thanks.
Going to genius bar today to see if I can get one of the "perfect" units with no reception issue that apparently alot of people here have. If not, then I'll hold on to mine and wait for a fix.
If it's not perfect after the supposed software update, I'll be returning mine withing the 30 days, and picking up another one later in the summer when things are sorted out.
Returning it is no big deal. I can wait a few months.
I have the reception issue, and a no SIM card issue. I won't keep it if that continues. A perfect one in a few months is worth it to me.
Returning it is no big deal. I can wait a few months.
I have the reception issue, and a no SIM card issue. I won't keep it if that continues. A perfect one in a few months is worth it to me.
If you have the no sim card issue you should be getting ur phone swapped, that's a much bigger problem
"Curious, given the abundance of whiners for various reasons, has anyone actually returned their iPhone 4? Not exchange for a replacement, but actually returned it for good given the massive problems some people seem to think they have suffered through.
Or are some rational folks just waiting for the "fix" first? I think actual returns are a good proxy for actual unhappiness with a product.
Oh, and post receipt or "it didn't happen" because if you don't "prove" it, it will just show that I am really the troll lots of you think I am.
Thanks."
Yeah, that's more like it.
Or are some rational folks just waiting for the "fix" first? I think actual returns are a good proxy for actual unhappiness with a product.
Oh, and post receipt or "it didn't happen" because if you don't "prove" it, it will just show that I am really the troll lots of you think I am.
Thanks."
Yeah, that's more like it.