Apple offers free case as iPhone 4 fix

You guys may wanna help me understand one thing... and excuse me if this has already been pointed out...

Steve argued that the 3GS (and other phones too) does suffer from the very same problem as the 4 and the reason why the 4 drops around 1% more calls than the 3GS may be because way less people bought a case together with the 4. He is right that... Mehr anzeigen when people ar able to touch the 4's weak spot, calls are more prone to drops. But this is a totally different kind of weak spot compared to other phones. I am pretty sure that when you put a case around the 3GS, you will attenuate the signal even more as it now has to go through hand+case, whereas when talking about the 4 it helps big time.

So he is talking about general attenuation caused by the hand shielding radio waves and now putting another object around the 4 should solve the problem? It indeed helps the 4, but only because touching its weak spot is a different kind of attenuation, not being present in other phones, provoked by bridging the WiFi/Bluetooth/GPS and GSM/UMTS antennae, either shorting them or changing the wavelength.

So there is the general attenuation caused by the way one holds the phone shielding radio waves with the bare hand which is true for all phones. But Apple is introducing another kind of attenuation in my opinion which really brings the signal down, even more than with other phones.

Nobody talked about that and I am disappointed that no question was raised pulling the discussion in this direction.

Hey Jordan, I gave you a +, you're right, and it's sad that everyone is hating on you because you're Jordan.

Keep on Trolling brother.

I know, but its kinda ironic after how Apple use this tactic to manipulate the media into creating a buzz about something that doesn't change anything (generally speaking, although when it does you're already expecting it), Steve got so upset about the way the media blew the antenna problem 'out of all proportion', and manipulated him into having a press conference to address the issue

And miss out on the hype wave that rolls around the Internet every time the store goes down - are you kidding?

Years from now when Apple is able to beam the knowledge of a new product release directly into your head, they will still be beaming in a "store is down" message two hours beforehand.

Did anyone notice how Apple manage to update the website to take bumpers off sale and add a note about you'll be able to order one for free next week. No 'The Apple Store is down' bite-your-fingernails-down-to-the-quick-to-find-out-nothing's-changed message.

If only they would start doing updates this way all the time.....

Why is it funny? This by no means makes the Consumer Reports test invalid, simply because Apple did their own testing. The entire point of independent testing is that it is free from the bias of the manufacturer, who is of course going to spin any results in a positive way. I.E. "other phones do this too, so let's not worry about it."

Armchair experts makes sense in this context - normal people who can reproduce the problem are precisely who matter most. Regardless of what the engineers at Apple say, if I can hold the phone in my left hand comfortably and lose bars, it's an issue.

My issue is this, I don't like the stupid bumper. The phone wont fit in a belt case with a bumper on. This is not even close to a solution. The phone doesn't work properly as designed and I see this as an insult to those who have supported Apple products over the years. I love my iphone but may return it anyway sadly.

the question I would have asked is whether they could use two antennas to fix the problem a la the Droid X. However, I saw the press conference on CNN.com and it seems like the engineers are still working on a fix. That's why the case is only until Sept. 30th, and he made repeated references to the fact that they were still working on the problem.

--Sam

I have bought tens of thousands of dollars of Apple products over the years. Needless to say, I'm a huge Mac fan and I'm a huge Steve Jobs fan.

However, Jobs' arrogance is showing big-time on this issue. Big-time. All of the emails where he has patronized people, and now this conference where he makes excuses. Totally uncool.

You know, it's not just phone reception either. It is bluetooth reception too. My Jawbone doesn't work worth a hoot with this phone compared to my 3G.

I just got off the phone with Apple online. My RMA shipping labels are being emailed to me.

By the way, my signal issue happens even with a case on it!

Oh, and I tried that bumper case and thought it was garbage. It is loose on the phone and doesn't extend far enough out beyond the edge to protect against a drop.

I will wait till they make a decent phone and I will buy THAT version. Fortunately I kept the 3G.

Remember when everybody said that the bumper was a ripoff for $29. Now nobody wants a third-party case that actually looks cool, like the exolife. See, on my iOS4 device it changes exolife to explode.