The launch of Apple’s much anticipated iPhone 4 is fast turning into a debacle, with users discovering all manner of unwanted extra features, not least of which is the fact that the phone loses signal if held incorrectly, a problem which Apple blames on users…
The problem apparently stems from Apple’s decision to incorporate the unit’s antenna into the metal sides of the device, which results in signal problems if held in certain ways – proud iPhone users show off just how easy it is to activate the feature below:
(the signal strength icon is in the top left)
Workarounds include “not holding the phone that way” or buying a rubber cover, which Apple coincidently happens to sell for a mere $30.
Apple’s saintly boss Steve Jobs brushes off the issue completely:
“Non issue. Just avoid holding it in that way.”
Apple’s PR machine is contemptuous of the fools who mishandle its product:
“Gripping any 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.”
Except any non-iPhone 4, it would seem.
Other even less fortunate users have been reporting yellow splodges on their screens:
I’m glad I own a few (3) Motorola Razr phones, now they’re a solid set of phones, all the electronics sit nicely in the lower half of the phone and everything is modular (fits together like puzzle), the antenna is a 24k gold plated hunk of copper and is HUGE! I know this because I took apart my first one when it got too old and damaged and now its dissected and framed on my wall.
Full bars even out in the country, battery lasts for at least a month and a half. (I’m a light talker, mostly text and mobile wireless internet for my laptop)
A seriously solid phone, easy to repair, take care of and send all kinds of files and stuff even in an MMS! (but it requires knowledge of the receiver on how to extract files from an MMS and put it on a PC but allows sending of materials not safe for internet *winkwink*.)
Its capable of playstation 1 quality 3D java games (depends on game publisher) and has a really good midi table too, and MP3 tones/player.
Fast internet, Excellent build, Excellent Coverage, Excellent Everything and Cheap, Plentiful, and backed by over 80 years of tested and true business practice.
Would you trust the newest shiny iThing? or would you rather have a solid phone by a brand that survived the depression and is still one of the #1 brands of phone?
maybe it’s time to rename it to iFail? XD
i’m not gonna hold it on my hand for 24-7 even in the wrong way. most of the time, my phone is in my pocket, so i guess iphone wouldnt receive any call for me, unless it is held in the right way…..!? now that’s just stupid
look at how they’re holding it…who the hell puts their entire fist around a phone then smashes it to their head? use you damn fingers like everyone else on the planet you damn orangutans. If you have to cup your phone the palm of your hand and wrap you fingers all the way around the entire case you shouldn’t be making a phone call anyway – we can all thank Apple for that.
But why is it called an Apple? If you think it’s called that after the story of the Garden of Eden where Adam masturbated in the hole of forbidden fruit that got stuck in his dick, you’re right.