The wife needed to replace her Blackberry Pearl some months ago - she'd gone through several handsets in less than three years, each having some kind of mechanical problem. Instead of replacing it with yet another Pearl, she switched to the iPhone. I convinced her to get a 3GS rather than a 3G, given the supposedly quicker connection.
Then talk of an iPhone 4 started swirling around.
Then my son asked for an iPhone for his birthday. We said no but meant yes, trying our best to surprise him with something he thought he'd never get. His birthday was before the iPhone 4's release date, though, so we got him a 3GS just like the wife's.
For quite a while, I wondered whether I should have waited and gotten him the latest, greatest. Until the news came out that the iPhone 4's antennas are on the outside of the case, and that holding it a certain way will cause the antennas to short-circuit and drop connection (http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band).
Congratulations, Apple, for being completely stupid and not covering the antennas and also putting them somewhere that many people will put their electricity-conducting sweaty palms! But don't worry, Steve Jobs says to just avoid holding it in that way (http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/apple-responds-over-iphone-4-reception-issues-youre-holding-th/), and then Apple comes out with a press release:
Quote
Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone.
Yeah, except
not every wireless phone loses signal! None of the non-iPhones we've ever owned in our lives have had this problem! Oh, and the antennas were always encased in some plastic bit, even the pull-out ones.
But it
looks pretty, right?
Well at least one person was able to "fix" it with clear nail polish. Another used scotch tape, and yet more used protective cases/covers.
Not that thats a good excuse or anything, at least the fix is simple for those who have already bought one.
As Nelson might say: HA-HAH!
For a company that prides itself on form factor testing they really@!((%$@... CARRIER LOST
According to rumors the 4.0.1 update will get released Monday and fix the issue in software. Many reports also state that the meeter displays little or no signal but phone calls do not drop..
Yet another site reports that this happens on the 3GS after updating to 4.0.
The suggestions about holding it wrong from apple are funny however..
(http://static.allegro.cc/image/cache/8/2/82a895b77f6f81b9b81cccb0b6628cab.jpg)
oooo snap!
That is just stupid. Seriously, I don't think Apple is gonna get a lot of sales with their new and improve iPhone. Sorry...let me rephrase that. Their new and improved piece of CRAP!
(http://imgur.com/kjEsV.jpg)
This meme rocks.
"Grip Of Death", I love the name for this little @%&# up...
http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/02/technology/iphone_update/index.htm
Quote from: Tom on July 02, 2010, 01:43:04 PM
(http://imgur.com/kjEsV.jpg)
This meme rocks.
LOL
::)
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-problems-dropped-calls-att-signals-bars-os-software-bugs-glitches-os-os4-iphone4-reception-problems-in.html
QuoteiPhone 4's supposed signal woes aren?t unique, and may not be serious
Yes. repeated dropped calls aren't serious. Nothing to see here folks, just your phone not working, especially in an emergency!
Quote from: Tom on July 02, 2010, 05:48:00 PM
Yes. repeated dropped calls aren't serious. Nothing to see here folks, just your phone not working, especially in an emergency!
If you read it you will note that they say it consistently performs better than the 3GS an not any worse than other phones.
Also noted since the original iPhone AT&T coverage and network suck balls.
Quote from: Tom on July 02, 2010, 01:43:04 PM
This meme rocks.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/steve-jobs-bill-gates-comic (of course)
Quote from: Lazybones on July 02, 2010, 06:15:25 PM
Quote from: Tom on July 02, 2010, 05:48:00 PM
Yes. repeated dropped calls aren't serious. Nothing to see here folks, just your phone not working, especially in an emergency!
If you read it you will note that they say it consistently performs better than the 3GS an not any worse than other phones.
Also noted since the original iPhone AT&T coverage and network suck balls.
Better != good ;)
Hey, did you guys see the latest Futurama with the eyePhone... this thread was the first thing I thought of during the episode.
Yep, I saw it... also bashed Twitter...
I thought it was pretty funny :) And to be honest, "Mom" does remind me a bit of Jobs. ;D I can just imagine him slapping his subordinates ;D
Quote from: Tom on July 04, 2010, 09:53:34 PM
And to be honest, "Mom" does remind me a bit of Jobs. ;D I can just imagine him slapping his long-suffering, loyal and obedient children ;D
FYP ... and tbh I'm guessing that the average Apple
dronesemployees probably do think of themselves as "children" of "The Great Leader" or something similar... depending on their background ;)
I LOL'd at the "online" part!
iPhone4 vs HTC Evo (NSFW Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
HTC EVO vs iPhone4 (NSFW Language)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOtC9QfXac
Someone @ work emailed me this page... I'm guessing it's got one or both of the above YT vids:
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/02/htc-vs-iphone-video-best-buy/
Quote from: Darren Dirt on July 05, 2010, 05:48:50 PM
Someone @ work emailed me this page... I'm guessing it's got one or both of the above YT vids:
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/02/htc-vs-iphone-video-best-buy/
Yup, both.
Those were both great :D
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/lets-try-to-make-sense-of-the-death-grip-problem/
^ mostly interestingfor the comments.