[Official iPhone Thread] Discuss Apple's iPhone & iPhone Nano

[MoneyGuyBK]

according to this, three Canadian carriers are to have it available in July





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[MoneyGuyBK]

Although I think these reviews are rushed; these will have to do until the actual release day:
vs. Evo 4G http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/i...-evo-4g-fight/
Explanation of Pixel Density: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/i...xamined-video/
Another multi-participant comparison: http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/07/i...-plus-and-hd2/





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[MoneyGuyBK]

You may be able to upgrade early: To find out your AT&T eligibility for iPhone 4, dial *639#





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[MoneyGuyBK]

Can't hold your iPhone 4 in your left hand as it may drop calls
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/s...d-left-handed/

EDIT/Adding: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1014/...0cba8aee_b.jpg





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[Aivas47a]

Issue seems to have more to do with whether your hand is dry or sweaty. Hard to see how Steve-O will be able to spin this antenna bug as a feature.

More info:

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-...c=rss&attr=all

[MoneyGuyBK]

DailyTech - Steve Jobs on iPhone 4 Reception Issues: You're Holding It Wrong

Steve Jobs on the cusp of his next, great, big prophetic announcement, takes a sip of bottled water (that fish pee'd in), wipes his brow and steps up to the podium, clearing the phlegmn out of the back of his throat in a cool, slick manner before he begins to speak.

"People, friends, fellow acolytes, today, here, I have something I would like you to see."

Steve pauses for a moment, looking far out into the crowds, watching their eyes grow wider than saucers and speckles of saliva form on their lips. Steve smiles calmly.

"You're going to like this, it will change everything. You will never look at things the same again."

The mouths in the audience begin to open, their breathing increases and their pulses began to accelerate, evidenced by the pulsating arteries in their necks. Steve's smile slowly fades to a more serious grin.

"Today, I present to you, the i-Grip. It is a revolutionary way to... hold a phone."

The crowd gasps! Their minds race in a furor, analyzing every single word that just pursed steves lips into their auditory canals. They scrambled to make sense of every vowel, syllable and consonant.

"You see, we've all been doing it wrong. We've been enslaved for far too long." Steve's grin faded to a serious expression. He held out an i-Phone for everyone to see. The people in the crowd leaned forward, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, the rhythmic pulsing in their necks now beginning to thunder with voracious unison.

Steve paused again, holding the phone out with his black-sleeved arm, looking smugly outward as his turtleneck comforted his flock. With a wiggle of his pinky finger he then began to shuffle his hand. Within seconds his grip had changed, his grasp was firm, yet delecately embraced the phone, cradling it with his clenched love.

"The i-Grip, try it, you're going to love it." He smiled widely, teeth glinting through his lips as the sides of his mouth cracked open devilishly.

The crowd erupted in euphoria! Jobs had spoken. It had been said, and thus it had been done! So shall it be written that the i-Grip is their salvation from bondage!

EDIT/Adding; this is the way Jobs want you to hold iPhone4






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[MoneyGuyBK]

Awe$ome
I think I'll keep my BlackBerry with VZW until then.
I'm sure Big Red will make Jobs change a few things for the better, the reception for certain.

Verizon reportedly to offer iPhone in January - MarketWatch
Verizon iPhone in January, claims Bloomberg -- Engadget

EDIT?Adding: RIM Falls to Lowest Level in Year as IPhone Heads to Verizon






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[Aivas47a]

The iphone 4 is hitting a few bumps in the road.

Consumer Reports does NOT recommend buying the phone, due to the antenna/reception problem: http://blogs.consumerreports.org/ele...twork-gsm.html

CNET calls for a recall: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-20010352-256.html

[Aivas47a]

iphone 5 prototype spotted:

[RafaPolit]

Great find Aivas!

The issue is such that there is a briefing scheduled for tomorrow regarding the reception issues:

Apple has called a surprise news conference on 16 July at 1800 (BST) to talk about the iPhone 4 as the clamour for the company to resolve antenna problems with the new device intensified.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10641910

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[Pointguard1122]

I have heard rumors of a full recall. We will see. I feel pretty screwed about finding out I may not really be getting all the bars my iphone shows. Recall ALL of them

[RafaPolit]

I found that absolutely absurd when I first read Apple's reply: it's not that the signal is reduced, the problem is that when the bars are showing full reception, it should really show less bars!!!

So, the phone is not only suffering from poor reception, but when it IS showing a better reception it really isn't true?

Rafa.

[Red_Devil_24]

Originally Posted by RafaPolit

I found that absolutely absurd when I first read Apple's reply: it's not that the signal is reduced, the problem is that when the bars are showing full reception, it should really show less bars!!!

So, the phone is not only suffering from poor reception, but when it IS showing a better reception it really isn't true?

Rafa.

Exactly
Read that good acticle from anandtech for better understanding.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3821/i...-41-signal-fix

[MoneyGuyBK]

more evidence for arrival of a Red iPhone:
CDMA iPhone in engineering tests, may arrive in January, says John Gruber









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[MoneyGuyBK]

As expected, the Big Red will make Apple change its design:
Verizon iPhone will get internal antenna, source says



And of course up to 1/3 of 'current iPhone owners/users' are waiting to Ditch AT&T and switch to VZW when iPhone finally arrives .... and over half 'current VZW subscribers' say they will switch to iPhone then !!!

..... 23 percent of current AT&T customers would go for a Verizon iPhone, 22 percent of current Sprint customers, and 20 percent of T-Mobile customers .....

Verizon Customers Eager for iPhone
Hope you've got plenty of VZW stocks in your portfolio



Still: "" iPhone on Verizon is not confirmed"" --- I bet Jobs hates this statement.







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