Multiple class action suits filed over iPhone 4 antenna
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[Jul 1,2010 2:37pm - zyklon ""]
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/...iled-over-iphone-4-antenna-flaw.ars
[Jul 1,2010 2:53pm - MillenialKingdom ""]
Haha "Just avoid holding it that way". What a bitch.
[Jul 1,2010 2:58pm - arilliusbm ""]
After Arrowhead's thread, I'm convinced that the iPhone is all hype as far as technicality and specs go.
But you have to admit that Apple has been monopolizing the market since the iPod came out. But now other PDAs are pushing Apple down.
[Jul 1,2010 3:16pm - Martins ""]
lol @ calling the iPhone a PDA again.
As far as hype on technicality goes, ya there's some stuff on the iPhone 4 that is identical to other SMARTPHONES on the market now but there's so much more going on in terms of hardware and integration with the OS. Having messed around with a ton of Android phones and iPhones, I can say that the iPhone is much more of a whole package. Still wouldn't buy one.
[Jul 1,2010 3:20pm - arilliusbm ""]
Smartphone? Don't use that word until 2018, k thx.
[Jul 1,2010 3:22pm - Martins ""]
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/smartphone
Is it 2018 yet?
[Jul 1,2010 3:22pm - the_reverend ""]
in 2018, smartphones will be like so 8-bit.
[Jul 1,2010 3:23pm - MillenialKingdom ""]
The Droid looks pretty cool. If I didn't have an iPhone, I would get a Droid.
[Jul 1,2010 3:24pm - the_reverend ""]
I'm getting a samsung epic 4g
[Jul 1,2010 3:25pm - arilliusbm ""]
It's not Smart until it's self aware. Remember that when you fools mock me.
[Jul 1,2010 3:28pm - Martins ""]
Blah blah blah the singularity blah blah blah
[Jul 1,2010 3:31pm - arilliusbm ""]
Something isn't smart until it can rationlize something and make decisions for itself. This is what robotics is; obviously they are alluding to future plans by calling these "smart" phones and "droids."
all I'm saying is be prepared for future technology, as we become fully integrated with it. It has begun.
[Jul 1,2010 3:33pm - arilliusbm ""]
And yea, I know there are apps which can do basic reasoning. We all might as well become cyborgs at this point. Maybe MK can dismantle us but I heard he got booted.
[Jul 1,2010 3:33pm - Martins ""]
You're arguing semantics! It's stupid.
[Jul 1,2010 3:35pm - arilliusbm ""]
I'm just talking out of my ass and you're buying into it, as most people do on this board.
[Jul 1,2010 3:36pm - Martins ""]
Buying into it? You don't think I know your schtick? lol I'm a smartposter.
[Jul 1,2010 3:36pm - Martins ""]
Martins said:Buying into it? You don't think I know your schtick? lol I'm a smartposter.
[Jul 1,2010 3:37pm - Martins ""]
Martins said:
Martins said:Buying into it? You don't think I know your schtick? lol I'm a smartposter.
[Jul 1,2010 3:37pm - Martins ""]
But not that smart.
[Jul 1,2010 3:39pm - the_reverend ""]
itt: aril boycotts jumbo shrimp
[Jul 1,2010 3:43pm - arilliusbm ""]
Too bad all you post about now is diets, FF13, and your fancy wooden instruments. This board needs more Martins so I can troll again. haven't done it in months.
[Jul 1,2010 3:44pm - MillenialKingdom ""]
arilliusbm said:And yea, I know there are apps which can do basic reasoning. We all might as well become cyborgs at this point. Maybe MK can dismantle us but I heard he got booted.
Open your mouth so I can shit in it.
[Jul 1,2010 3:45pm - Martins ""]
arilliusbm said:Too bad all you post about now is diets, FF13, and your fancy wooden instruments. This board needs more Martins so I can troll again. haven't done it in months.
I would post about more topics but those are the only things I was programmed to talk about.
[Jul 1,2010 3:47pm - arilliusbm ""]
MillenialKingdom said:
arilliusbm said:And yea, I know there are apps which can do basic reasoning. We all might as well become cyborgs at this point. Maybe MK can dismantle us but I heard he got booted.
Open your mouth so I can shit in it.
all in good fun, MK.
[Jul 1,2010 3:51pm - MillenialKingdom ""]
I'll let you eat my shit for fun.
[Jul 2,2010 3:58pm - Pires ""]
Letter from Apple Regarding iPhone 4
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.
To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.
At the same time, we continue to read articles and receive hundreds of emails from users saying that iPhone 4 reception is better than the iPhone 3GS. They are delighted. This matches our own experience and testing. What can explain all of this?
We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don’t know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.
To fix this, we are adopting AT&T’s recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone’s bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.
We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.
We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same— the iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. For the vast majority of users who have not been troubled by this issue, this software update will only make your bars more accurate. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused.
As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Apple
Source: Apple.com
[Jul 2,2010 4:13pm - goatcatalyst ""]
There is no such thing as a smartphone.
[Jul 2,2010 4:46pm - arilliusbm ""]
Yes. A believer.
[Jul 3,2010 8:01am - DestroyYouAlot ""]
MOARLIKE FARTPHONE, AMIRITE?!?