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blindbirdsAug 1, 2010
antenna page down? signal problem.. you're holding your browser wrong!
itwasonlyajokeAug 2, 2010
You mean I'm supposed to click the button with the square, not with the X?
dysonluAug 2, 2010
It's a software problem.
russelg000Aug 2, 2010
If you check out other browsers, they have the same problem.
Click the X in Chrome, Firefox and IE and they all close. Ours just works better because it looks better.
kralAug 2, 2010
I dunno guys, I touched my web browser and it's still working just f
itwasonlyajokeAug 3, 2010
ine.
starquakeAug 3, 2010
My grandma says I shouldn't touch my browser if I don't want to go to hell.
itwasonlyajokeAug 3, 2010
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
fiveironfrenzyfAug 3, 2010
You knkow, in all fairness this was never really said. Just some fake emails.
antdudeAug 3, 2010
More like wrong web browser if not Safari. :P
mouchezdmAug 1, 2010
I guess the antenna page had the most page views on the website and apple didn't like that
doshindudeAug 1, 2010
Truth hurts doesn't it Apple!
mabakerbrakerAug 2, 2010
Truth hurts, digg drones indeed!
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Im sure jobs got over it once the apple stock went right back up.
kalahan6Aug 2, 2010
I honestly don't think that Apple got these test from their websites because they thought they where incorrect.
They still pretty much believe that every other phone has basically the same problem.
I think they got them offline because the public found these tests immature and frankly didn't believed the tests drew a correct picture.
It's all about PR...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
elranzerAug 2, 2010
The Truth and Apple drones have always mixed like water and oil.
altorAug 2, 2010
I hate "mac people" and aside from that I'm not an expert on CPU architectures, but actually AFAIK yes PowerPC is still superior to x86. Certainly there must be some advantages considering that PowerPC is commonly used in game consoles.
x86 is a specification that's been hacked together over decades, constantly growing and with many overlapping features that render other features obsolete, but which programmers often aren't even aware of. As a result, more and more die space is wasted with each generation on things that can't be removed since they are relied upon by various obscure or poorly-written software. On the other hand, as a result of the broad feature set, it can be much easier (or even fun) as a development platform.
I don't know if PowerPC actually corrects any of these "problems", and I'm sure it has its own wide array of problems, but every modern home console must use it for a reason. Gamecube, Wii, 360, even the PS3's Cell uses PowerPC in some form or another according to Wikipedia.
As an aside, I'm not sure what could have convinced Apple to stop using PowerPC CPUs. Back then, they could at least still claim that they weren't just using the same off-the-shelf components and selling them for a 9000% profit to gullible douchebags.
branditaAug 2, 2010
Antennagate!
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Applegate?
yottoAug 2, 2010
I smell a PR opportunity for Christina.
nonamesleftAug 2, 2010
As an Apple Mac owner and software developer even I will admit Apple has showed their true colours on this antenna controversy. If your product has defects you should admit up to them and move on. The a-hole thing to do is drag your competitors products into the issue, this is school-yard tactics. Those videos were totally out of order and I think they have probably realised this now hence the removal from website. Oh and showing a $100m facility that's used to test iPhone's yet the product is still demonstrably defective? All this shows is that you put the product out knowing it was faulty, obviously because Apple (or Steve) prioritised design over function. Just like in the 90's, Apple has gotten too big for its boots and the arrogance is showing.
mabakerbrakerAug 2, 2010
Their true colors? My, my, ain’t that a self professed mac expert here. Where have you been when he released the original mac in 1984 or when throughout the 90’s they’ve been blazing with the anti-Ms-propaganda ads?
Love how ppl portray Apple’s supposed change NOW but they don’t know s**t about what was going on before.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
notthatnoiseAug 2, 2010
right, watch a mac vs. pc commercial, nothing about what macs do well, just stuff that microsoft is (now incorrectly) stereotyped as being bad at.
nonamesleftAug 2, 2010
@mabakerbraker
Try wiping the foam from your mouth and re-reading my comment, I mention Apple in the 90's.
firesightsAug 2, 2010
You just used a lot of words to say absolutely nothing.
blackinthmiddleAug 2, 2010
@NoNamesLeft
Here's mabakerbraker's last ten posts (not including the response given to you).
o Everybody knows it’s a common issue to all phones out there. The google drones out here don’t even bother to search the net for countless support thread about droid x and other android phones (yeah LOVING the comments how YOUR penis droid is working fine for you, well it’s not working for many, I’m afraid) losing their signal and behaving not what you’d expect from such expensive plastic toys (apps not quitting, battery life issues, dropped calls).
And I find it funny how the google drones measure their penises by the length of their retarded plastic phones. Sweet.
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o Truth hurts, digg drones indeed!
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o Google drones didn’t deliver this time in their blind “digg whatever anti-apple rampage”. Hey, drones, when will you post about the Droid X problems and the horribly long thread at various support forums?
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8 out of mabakerbraker's last ten posts are of this ilk. mabakerbraker is an Apple troll. Don't waste your time responding to him/her.
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
I'm still not really clear on how any of this has to do with the fact that they put out a s**tty phone and didn't admit it
nonamesleftAug 2, 2010
@blackinthmiddle
Ah yes, I see what you mean, apologies for feeding the troll!
drsolaceAug 2, 2010
This is so cute. mabakerbraker agrees with NoNamesLeft and eloquently sounds hateful.
dontreplytomeAug 2, 2010
All of which is yet another reason I'm glad I just replaced my cell phone (used to make, erm, phone calls) with an identical used cell phone that I bought on eBay for $10. Sprint waived the $30 activation fee, without me even asking them to.
Apple continues to create solutions to problems nobody really has.
boogie606Aug 2, 2010
while I have to admit that Steve Ballmer is a joke and makes poor product decisions, it must also be admitted that Steve Jobs is a turd nugget...
kedstar99Aug 3, 2010
It only takes you now to realise this? Come on, just take a look at the mac vs PC ads where Apple slagged of Microsoft big time for Windows Vista.
jacksombraAug 3, 2010
Slagging off a competitor for being crap (and vista was crap)when you are not, while tacky is also reasonable as it can highlight why you have the better product/service
Slagging off competitors for being as crap (falsely) as you, just makes you look bad and childish
kedstar99Aug 3, 2010
It should not matter whether the competitor's product is good or not, should not be allowed. I do not see why they couldn't promote their own product instead of digging flaws in the competitor's product.
kedstar99Aug 3, 2010
It should not matter whether the competitor's product is good or not, companies should not be allowed to slag off anyone. I do not see why they couldn't promote their own product instead of digging flaws in the competitor's product.
eshinnAug 2, 2010
Christ. Put up a page showing other phones having the same problem, people make a fuss. Pull the page down, people make a fuss.
dirtyfriesAug 2, 2010
I'd be happy if they just fessed up to s**tty engineering instead of trying to hide their own flaws with half-baked accusations about competitors.
Fix your own product Apple.
athinnesAug 2, 2010
Something tells me you and all the anti-apple peeps would still not be happy.
kalahan6Aug 2, 2010
People getting pist here at Apple for calling their trackpad a Magic Trackpad because "it clearly isn't magic and its a marketing scam"
You're right. Most Diggers will criticizes Apple every change they get. (It's the new cool I guess)
Get your apple new elsewhere. Digg is not the place for that.
That being said. Apple handled the whole Antennagate abysmal and they deserve a fair amount of criticizing for that.
Apple-haters are like Teabaggers. The complain irrationally about everything and in the long run forget what's actually worth complaining about.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
notthatnoiseAug 2, 2010
you know what would make me happy? if they put up a page of other phones having the same problem. attenuation is not the same as bridging the gap on an iphone antenna.
firesightsAug 2, 2010
I've had my Evo for 2 months now. I got my first dropped call YESTERDAY. My girlfriend has the iPhone 4, and daily has to call people back because she accidentally touches the magic spot.
No other phone drops calls like the iPhone 4.
curiousgrgeAug 2, 2010
Pretty unprofessional masturbating while talking to people.
eshinnAug 2, 2010
I've yet to get a dropped call on my iPhone4. It's not like you 'accidentally' touch and ZAP-POW.
*sigh - haters gonna hate.
firesightsAug 3, 2010
eShinn - Yes, yes it is. Literally within 2 seconds of touching that gap, you can't hear the other person. You usually don't even realize why, and by the time you do the call has been dropped.
diggsmckenzieAug 3, 2010
It hasn't happened to me, so that means it doesn't happen at all!
*sigh* - deniers gonna deny
johnsawyercjsAug 5, 2010
I know this isn't a new suggestion, but why doesn't she put her iPhone 4 into a case, or at least an Apple bumper? Problem "solved", at least as well as it's going to be solved for a while.
mattbrad2Aug 2, 2010
If people stopped buying iPhones and started making wiser purchases.
eshinnAug 2, 2010
What's it matter to you what people buy? If people made wiser choices Microsoft would have never been able to release Win95.
mattbrad2Aug 3, 2010
Don't be pissed at me because you purchased a sub-par OS with a fancy screen. The world has run circles around the iPhone with Android and WebOS but yet people like yourself continue to purchase them. Does it bother me? I'd like to see people better themselves, yes.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
For Apple to admit the hardware is flawed.
lightstabAug 2, 2010
So I guess this will make all the Apple Haters on Digg happy?
Edit: Oops. I guess not.
texmexrexAug 2, 2010
This is them being happy. Untill a real OSX virus arrives (current windows count > 1,000,000 btw) this is the best hey can hope for.
brotherfrancizAug 3, 2010
That is such an original and relevant response.
/s
brotherfrancizAug 3, 2010
Either way, it was a wrong move by Apple (in a business sense) to do those videos of competitors' phones: put them up and consumers and rival companies are forced to be drawn into the argument further. Take them down and everyone will see Apple as wrong or weak - either because Apple indirectly admits there really is no comparison between the iPhone 4 antenna design and rivals' antenna designs, or that Apple backed down under threat of costly lawsuits that they believed they were likely to lose.
johnsawyercjsAug 5, 2010
Yes, it was an amateurish thing (at best) for Apple to create and post those videos, in an attempt to create a false equivalency.
mabakerbrakerAug 2, 2010
Everybody knows it’s a common issue to all phones out there. The google drones out here don’t even bother to search the net for countless support thread about droid x and other android phones (yeah LOVING the comments how YOUR penis droid is working fine for you, well it’s not working for many, I’m afraid) losing their signal and behaving not what you’d expect from such expensive plastic toys (apps not quitting, battery life issues, dropped calls).
And I find it funny how the google drones measure their penises by the length of their retarded plastic phones. Sweet.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
dirtyfriesAug 2, 2010
When your entire post history consists of calling people "Google drones" your thoughts mean nothing to anyone here.
Get outside.
gerrykAug 2, 2010
How exactly do other phones, where the antenna is NOT exposed, have the same problem. The problem is not antenna occlusion it is antenna detuning by capacitive coupling. When you cover the antenna of another phone, sure it will attenuate somewhat (a small what in my experience) whereas on the iPhone, you are completely changing the electrical characteristics of the antenna.
So, the 'everybody' you are referring to seems to be somewhat inaccurate.
robohitlerAug 2, 2010
I'm not wading in to defend anyone using the term "google drones", but as soon as Apple countered with the "other phones do this as well, look at this" press conference, suddenly the problem wasn't about gripping the antenna in general but very specifically about covering the black strip.
Unfortunately for people attempted that slight of hand, that's not what any of the actual tests (as opposed to the anecdotal "happens to me" "doesn't happen to me" posts littering comment threads here and elsewhere) such as Anandtech's found.
In any case, "capacitive coupling" applies regardless which point of the antenna you touch and it is always about changing the characteristics of the antenna. That is the only mechanism here - there are not two separate issues. The end of the antenna is a more sensitive place to touch but it is not a kill switch operating in some different way...if you look at other phones where the manual points at a specific place to avoid touching, that is exactly the same mechanism at work.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
miquonranger031Aug 2, 2010
This isn't the first troll post you've made in this comment thread. So, in short, you are the weakest link, goodbye.
macparrotAug 2, 2010
@mabakerbraker
It's Apples and Oranges. Yes the other phones signal dropped when held, that was never really the question. The iPhone 4 signal drops when using a single finger (the fingare writes RIP Peter Sellers). This was just a bad design and while I don't think it warrants a recall, a redesign certainly isn't out of order.
gobrutusAug 2, 2010
Measure your penis on a retarded plastic phone? There's an app for that!
brotherfrancizAug 3, 2010
"And I find it funny how the google drones measure their penises by the length of their retarded plastic phones. Sweet."
That's funny because iPhone 4 owners are bending over for Steve Jobs' penis.
dirtyfriesAug 2, 2010
Apple should have gracefully admitted their design was substandard, they messed up, and went back to the drawing board to create something out of this world next time around. I'd have respect for that.
Instead, they acted like a child on the playground, pulling everyone else in and clouding the issue.
skidooerAug 2, 2010
All the reports that I have read from the Canadian launch of the iPhone 4 this weekend say that there is no antenna problem in Canada. If the design itself defective, why are only AT&T customers seeing the problem?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
darkshroudAug 2, 2010
Reports also said the iPhone4 was the best phone ever when it was released in the states.
skidooerAug 2, 2010
@DarkShroud so are you saying that the antenna problem is not real then? If the design actually hinders the use of the phone, it would have been immediately obvious to most owners on day one.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
upeneffAug 2, 2010
This was the same with all the dropped calls users with the 3G had, we didn't see them in Canada as much, so there are network advantages here, or more likely less users on a given network.
Also, Apple has through Software made it seem like less of a problem (and people are dumb enough to believe it really made a difference).
And any user who bought one here knew it was a problem… and we don't like to sue everyone and their mothers.
superkendallAug 3, 2010
They aren't because in real life it's not a problem here either.
jeffdAug 3, 2010
They're giving away free cases with each phone IIRC.
jeffdAug 3, 2010
To follow up a bit more, the iPhone 4's were getting in Canada are identical to the American version. The reception problem is readily apparent in the brief test video they made over at mobilesyrup.com (a Canadian wireless news site).
http://mobilesyrup.com/2010/07/30/video-iphone-4-antennagate-in-canada/
waterisnotwetAug 2, 2010
The videos addressing antenna issues never existed you were just watching them wrong.
user1236Aug 2, 2010
Seriously can we just stop this infighting! this house cannot support itself divided! This is Digg goddamit the last bastion of intelligence. Next motherf**ker who says something bad about either platform I will find you and kill you in the faceComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
solkreAug 2, 2010
A little bit ago the front page was full of retarded crap and no tech articles to be found. Digg lost it's intelligence a long time ago.
On a related note, today is seriously lacking in funny cat content.
meccaydnaAug 2, 2010
http://digg.com/d31YdwH
solkreAug 2, 2010
YAY!
macparrotAug 2, 2010
MICROSOFT SUCKS! APPLE SUCKS! LINUX SUCKS! (name your favorite game platform here) SUCKS! Waiting for face killing.
spacem00seAug 2, 2010
Reported!
notthatnoiseAug 2, 2010
so your ideal version of digg is everyone jumping all over the nuts of every tech company, with no discussion or disagreement?
f**k you.
texmexrexAug 2, 2010
This infighting is whole point of Digg. Well, really the whole point is to aggregate other site's content while selling advertising, but for most people the reason to visit Digg is for this bitching.
darkshroudAug 2, 2010
This is Apple's Vista, only the problems can not be fixed with driver/software updates over time. Apple started this trend of insulting & mocking their competitors products & now they have to deal with it.
texmexrexAug 2, 2010
Apple's Vista? I knew it was bad, but I didn't think it was that bad. Oh well, add some drivers polish it up, and call it iPhone 7. People will love it.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
jrl27Aug 2, 2010
We don't have this problem in Canada with various provider. Maybe AT&T just really SUCK. I hold my iphone 4 il all possible way, not even a single bar drop!
Haha, poor you!Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
notthatnoiseAug 2, 2010
you show a clear lack of understanding of the issue.
darkshroudAug 2, 2010
I never thought I'd see the day a Canadian mocks another country's networks. How are those data caps up there?
elranzerAug 2, 2010
The problem isn't just Apple or just AT&T, it's the two of them together.
Apple's questionable engineering and AT&T's s**tty reception... what a combo!
If it were the iPhone on another carrier (*cough* Verizon) or another phone on AT&T, the issue wouldn't be so prevalent.
loggiaAug 2, 2010
They probably received some threats of litigation from other phone manufacturers.
Lawsuits could entail discovery, where Steve Jobs and Apple would actually have to answer things like: what conditions the videos were made under. They would actually have to show real data.
I am going to guess that this would be bad for Apple.
digg2point0Aug 2, 2010
Apple: You mean we CAN'T put them in a Faraday cage??
danielphermousAug 2, 2010
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loggiaAug 2, 2010
Threats and legal action are not the same...
danielphermousAug 2, 2010
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darkshroudAug 2, 2010
Like Apple would actually admit to being bullied by other companies.
dysonluAug 2, 2010
Did Apple finally grow up and realize what they were doing was nothing but juvenile douchebaggery?
digg2point0Aug 2, 2010
No.
They're going for "I never said that..." now.
elranzerAug 2, 2010
No, Apple has proven that they are indeed mortal. But in the eyes of their fanboy cultists, denial is everywhere.
wilhoitmAug 2, 2010
No one is having this problem in Europe!
johnsawyercjsAug 5, 2010
So you're in personal contact with every iPhone 4 owner in Europe?
dsdigitalAug 2, 2010
The antenna problem does not seem to happen to everybody though and definitely is getting better, esp with a cover.
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
How blind can you be?
darkshroudAug 2, 2010
He just needs a minute to wipe Jobs magic man goo off his face.
imallvol7Aug 2, 2010
It's funny how I tried and tried to get my blackberry to lose signal but it never happened. Oh right, I have Verizon.
rickpdxAug 2, 2010
But it must be acknowledged that no network is perfect. I had Verizon and dropped it in favor of AT&T because I couldn't make calls from my house. I had to be outside to make or receive calls. AT&T doesn't have this problem for me at all. That said, I'm sure someone else would have the exact same problem, with the carriers reversed. Just depends where you are.
richmomzAug 2, 2010
Steve, your arrogance is showing again...
danielphermousAug 2, 2010
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elranzerAug 2, 2010
Um, the A4 chip was technically made by ARM and Samsung. The chip exists in other devices with different branded names.
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meccaydnaAug 2, 2010
but...but....they invented a new grade of metal for the antenna! and a new type of glass for the display!!! NEW DIFFERENT THINGS FOR EVERY PRODUCT BLARRRGGGGG!!
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Apple fanboys using the Fox News style of defense: Blaming other people. They just pin it on "Google drones" now.
If I don't like Apple's marketing tactics (magical, revolutionary, etc. gimme a break), the dismissive way in which they explained their design and brushed off complaints, BUT I am a blackberry user, am I a "Berry drone"?
I'm actually getting ready to go and pick up my iPhone 4 right now. Remember, you can be a fan of the product, but you don't have to be a fanboy of the company.
danielphermousAug 2, 2010
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Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Do you really think "Apple fanboys" means "Apple users"?
I used the word fanboy for a very specific reason... you know... to refer to the f**king fanboys.
danielphermousAug 2, 2010
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Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Tell me, in my original comment, what exactly indicated to YOU that I was referring to all apple users?
Am I saying all apple product owners call those that criticize apple as "Google drones"? Am I referring to myself as an Apple fanboy too? I did say I was going to buy an iPhone today.
fuzzynyankoAug 2, 2010
Mostly because we on the sidelines have to listen to it
ssukAug 2, 2010
It's funny, really. In the 90's, 'Mac Zealots' were simply what we now call "trolls". They would purposefully over-exaggerate the importance and superiority of their product over other computers and naturally, geeks took the bait. Unfortunately, the new breed of 'Apple Fanboys' take this idea far too seriously and we get this surreal brand obsession and the big blame-anyone-but-Apple game.
Now in the 00's and the 10's, we're seeing non-Apple users trolling Apple fans and said fans taking the bait. Funny how that worked out, huh?
Closed AccountAug 2, 2010
Before the iPhone came out, the debate used to be about the iPods in my personal experience. Every time I would post about preferring iRiver or iAudio music players on head-fi.org or dapreview.com, there would invariably be a few people accusing me of being poor and not being able to afford an iPod, even though the iAudio players sounded better, sometimes cost more and I'd use them with my Shure headphones instead of the s**tty white iPod earbuds that most iPod/iPhone users keep.
Fanboys of any type are just a f**king annoyance to deal with. They always lower the quality of online discussions and for that reason alone should be called out for the morons that they are or ignored completely regardless of which product you prefer.
amazingsteveAug 2, 2010
The Jobs Mob REALLY needs to get over the fact that Apple f**ked this up from the start and just keeps digging the hole deeper. The "Google Drones" have nothing to do with it. Apple created all this bad press for themselves. Deal with it.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Jesus Christ, you're an idiot.
In real life, I've never met anyone who gave a f**k.
Didn't they make it clear that if your iPhone can't stop your tears from running down your face, you can take it back to where you bought it for a full refund?
People who bought a first generation phone are idiots.
The people whining, crying, moaning and pissing their pants over the whole thing are bigger idiots. Maybe just slightly but they're more annoying.
Read the comments on this page and see who the f**k is more annoying...the one or two posts defending Apple or the 60 posts from crying babies over the whole situation.
If it affects you, you HAVE a solution.
If it doesn't affect you, you're a crying f**king whiny baby.
The end.
Hope that clears up any confusion.
steamintmannAug 2, 2010
I was one of the idiots on the line at launch day, waiting for 4 hours to get my reserved phone. I only ran into the antenna issue if I already had bad coverage already (Kinda common, because it's AT&T). However, after 2 weeks (granted, without a case) I had 2 cracks on the front screen, without a "real" drop. I consider a real drop to be from at around thigh high. Also, I confirmed with multiple other iPhone 4 users another issue that isn't getting much play, the ear sensor is not configured right. Putting the phone on my shoulder without holding it in my hand, I could see the screen flickering on and off, turning on the speaker phone, accidentally activating and turning on the keypad, and adding calls to random people (kinda funny, but still unacceptable). I got a case, and screen protectors, etc. I realized that I had to treat the phone like it was made of glass (oh yeah, it is..but WHY?!) and decided that I had more important things I wanted worry about. I have since returned my iPhone 4, got a Droid X(Verizon! Hell yes!) and am not looking back. Form is supposed to follow function, and it seems that in this revision, the flipped the formula.
fuzzynyankoAug 2, 2010
Thigh high? I've had cheap phones dropped from head height onto Asphalt and survived.
richmomzAug 2, 2010
Same here - my blackjack took a dive out of my suit pocket when I was putting my jacket on in the parking lot; it went flying straight onto the pavement with no case. Result: the corner got chipped pretty good but otherwise survived intact.
firesightsAug 2, 2010
It helps when those "cheap phones" have 1.5 inch screens, versus a touch-display that encompasses most of the front face of the device.
bloodboilerAug 2, 2010
Dropped my Nokia N900 (big touchscreen, heavy and expensive) from waist height to asphalt. And not a tiniest mark to show anything had happened.
meccaydnaAug 2, 2010
This is why touchscreen phones used to come with little protrusions on the front. Look at the HTC magic (G2) there's a prosthesis lip on the top and bottom that's specifically designed to take the hit during drops. It saves the screen.
elmuerte17Aug 2, 2010
I used to work for a company that painted streetlights. I dropped my phone from the bucket at streetlight height; after finding where the battery had flown off to I put it back together and it worked fine. Dumb phone FTW.
casedotAug 3, 2010
I dropped my iphone from about knee high and it hit the tile floor right on one corner creating a large crack going across the screen. It didn't really bother me so I never fixed it. Since then I have dropped my phone so many times I cant even count, including kicking it when getting out of my car so hard I thought it had to have broken but it was fine.
I think once it breaks it has a little more give because the first time it broke it barely rattled on the floor, but it didn't break more when I really thrashed it. This was the iPhone 3g with no case.
johnomazzAug 2, 2010
I too got a DroidX and love it. I had an iPhone 2G from launch, and iPhone 3G and a 3GS. Frankly, none of them compare to the DroidX. I now refer to them as kindergarten phones.
rickpdxAug 2, 2010
Sorry to have to say this, but the new iPhone has real problems. I've had an iPhone since the first one and this is the only one that within 2 weeks had scratches, including a deep gouge, just from carrying it in my pocket. I've always kept it in one pocket with nothing else there (no keys, no change, no pen, nothing). The others did fine. This one gets big scratches. Worse, this one starts making random calls. I found once that it had dialed my accountant and I didn't see this until 18 minutes into the call when I pulled the phone from my pocket to make a call. This never happened before (and I always keep the screen locked). My spouse's iPhone is doing the same thing. Even turning off voice control for dialing doesn't stop this. What has Apple become?
johnsawyercjsAug 5, 2010
The random calls problem sounds like maybe the proximity sensor problem that a lot of people are seeing. Apple says they're working on a software fix. Not sure why it's taking them so long.
curiousgrgeAug 2, 2010
You were able to return it with 2 cracks on the screen?
steamintmannAug 2, 2010
Yup. Either the guys @ the Apple Store didnt notice, or didnt care...
azadcreativeAug 2, 2010
The videos never existed.
Also, we have never been at war with Eurasia.
bloodboilerAug 2, 2010
Ministry of truth also declares that the iPhone is the only phone that has ever existed.
dontreplytomeAug 2, 2010
Big Jobs is watching you.
digitaldiyAug 2, 2010
I'm sure there is an explanation. Something like ...competitor viewed videos of their product, promptly contacted the legal team and threatened more never ending lawsuits. Though Apple has money to fight they probably thought better to just drop the claim that everyone else sucks too.
johnomazzAug 2, 2010
Guess they realized that slandering other companies doesn't make their problem disappear. Oh, and dropping a bar or two is different then dropping a call completely. Frankly, I wouldn't doubt it if Apple faked the videos.
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bugmenot2Aug 3, 2010
Several publications attempted to replicate Apple's deathgrip on the Droid X and they were unable to do it. The Droid X has an antenna at the top and bottom of the phone so you can't really significantly affect the signal by simply holding it. I got the phone's signal to drop 10 dBm but only by REALLY covering the hell out of the phone. I formed two cups with my hand and covered the top and bottom of the device. Dropping only 10 dBm with a hold like that is pretty impressive; the iPhone 4 drops 20-30 dBm simply by placing a finger on a specific spot.
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rlbond86Aug 2, 2010
The videos are now diamonds!
aquaosxAug 2, 2010
You can scrub the videos from your website Apple, but not from Digg's news feed. Those videos will be showing up here for, well, at least until a new Batman movie comes out, or Ron Paul runs for president again, or the Scientology get litigious again. I don't know... this story about a cell phone with crappy reception is all we got right now. Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
altorAug 2, 2010
Hold it! This story is significant not because a cellular device has crappy reception, but because a magical device has crappy reception. Earth's supply of magic is diminishing due to overexploitation. Have we hit peak magic?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
themacmeisterAug 3, 2010
There was no spoon...
wassim2kAug 3, 2010
more than one week old
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Would you people wipe your tears and have your mommy wipe your ass for you and move on?
Who gives a f**k about this s**t?
WASN'T it clearly stated that if you don't like your f**king iphone, take it back and get a refund?
"OMG...(whine, whine)... competitor videos, blah, blah, blah, whine, cry, whine...."
1. Don't like it, don't buy it.
2. Bought it, feel duped? Take the f**king thing back.
3. The only people who are keeping this going is the old crybaby guard of Digg.
Nobody else gives a f**k.
"OMG...you bought an ipod!?? LOL>>>fanboi!"
People act like you're in f**king 3rd grade. I could give a s**t less about Apple but I know that the one thing more annoying than the company is the rabid groups of crybabies who won't shut the f**k up about them.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 3, 2010
Yeah! We should all just shut up and let companies f**k us over!! I agree! Would shop again A++++++!
joeleoAug 4, 2010
You can always see Apple's competitor signal attenuation videos in the press conference video/podcast which is also available at http://youtube.com/apple