[chconline]

I have to admit I'm pretty impressed by the 720p HD videos people are uploading to Youtube for demo.

[shc-boomer]

gamer23119, on 28 June 2010 - 02:40 PM, said:

I bought an iPhone 4 and color me impressed; there are some minor issues but it's fast and the screen is beautiful.

Pictures would be quite nice, please post some up. What issues did you end up having with your iPhone 4?

[chconline]

Probably reception with the grip, lol. Either way, it seems that there are so many reported issues with the iPhone 4, for what otherwise a device looks incredible on paper. I'll be holding it off till the next generation or so.

[shc-boomer]

chconline, on 29 June 2010 - 05:15 PM, said:

Probably reception with the grip, lol. Either way, it seems that there are so many reported issues with the iPhone 4, for what otherwise a device looks incredible on paper. I'll be holding it off till the next generation or so.

Sounds like a good plan to wait for iPhone 4G to come out first, but then you never know it will be followed by the iPhone 4Gs, maybe time to wait two generations?

[chconline]

Yep. Won't be caught spending so much money on a phone for a while.

Here's an interesting article on the antenna design:

http://www.anandtech...hone-4-review/2

[TL6MT]

chconline, on 28 June 2010 - 07:34 PM, said:

I have to admit I'm pretty impressed by the 720p HD videos people are uploading to Youtube for demo.

It IS pretty impressive, but the problem is that it does everything well but the basics - the PHONE part of it.

[shc-boomer]

TL6MT, on 30 June 2010 - 08:57 PM, said:

It IS pretty impressive, but the problem is that it does everything well but the basics - the PHONE part of it.

Like I said before "It just works"... well except for the phone, but you can live with that right?

[gamer23119]

The reception is some **** blown out of proportion, yes there are antenna problems but it works 99% of the time no dropped calls.

[chconline]

They're issuing a fix to 'rescale' the signal bars.

[shc-boomer]

chconline, on 02 July 2010 - 10:43 PM, said:

They're issuing a fix to 'rescale' the signal bars.

So much for actually fixing the signal issues, be it 1 bar out of 5 or 2 bars out of 10, the signal quality will still be the same. Way to go Apple! One great fix after another!

[TL6MT]

I think Ill keep my iPhone for another year - or just buy an HTC for now.

[Big Bang]

chconline, on 02 July 2010 - 10:43 PM, said:

They're issuing a fix to 'rescale' the signal bars.

Doesnt that defeat the Point of having signal bars?

[chconline]

Right now they're claiming their algorithm is wrong (Or "formula" as Apple claims) for all this time, dating back to the iPhone 3G, and are now using a "new formula" as suggested by AT&T to fix the "signal miscalculations".

[shc-boomer]

chconline, on 04 July 2010 - 09:30 PM, said:

Right now they're claiming their algorithm is wrong (Or "formula" as Apple claims) for all this time, dating back to the iPhone 3G, and are now using a "new formula" as suggested by AT&T to fix the "signal miscalculations".

I don't know what is worst, the fact that it hasn't been "fixed" since the 3G or that fact they are outright lying.

[TL6MT]

Still get free return -

http://aphnetworks.c...dump-return-fee

Quote

From InfoWorld: Apple has dropped the usual restocking fee for iPhone customers who want to return their smartphones, the company confirmed on Friday.

In a statement posted earlier today to its Web site that blamed reception problems on a flawed signal strength indicator, Apple said that buyers could return their iPhone for "a full refund" within 30 days of the purchase if they weren't satisfied.

That's a change from the company's normal policy, which demands a 10% restocking fee for returned iPhones. According to the company's Web site , Apple typically charges $19.90 for a returned 16GB iPhone 4 model, and $29.90 for a 32GB device.

An AppleCare support representative who gave her name as "Erica" confirmed that the restocking fee had been ditched.

The restocking fee is also central to at least one of several lawsuits that consumers have filed this week against Apple, alleging that the company shipped defective iPhone 4s to customers. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court, a pair of Maryland residents claimed that the iPhone 4 sported a defective antenna design that drops calls and can't hold a strong signal.

Kevin McCaffrey and Linda Wrinn accused Apple of knowingly selling a defective product, adding that they "are unable to return the phone without incurring a substantial restocking fee." McCaffrey and Wrinn have asked that their lawsuit be granted class-action status, a move that if awarded would allow any U.S. iPhone 4 owner to join the case.

In before they get sued!

[shc-boomer]

Oh I saw that video on FacePunch, good stuff.
This is a part 2 vs. the EVO.

[Big Bang]

The first one is pretty funny but the second Video is just like the first...

[chconline]

We got more news on iOS 4.1 with the "revised algorithm" -- it seems calls are still being dropped with the death grip, haha. It is obviously a hardware problem and they are still denying it

The ever perfect Apple seems to have issues of its own... I whipped out my iPhone yesterday morning, and one of my friend's mom asked me if it had signal problems. I told her mine's a 3G, and it works properly. But it's getting some infamous reputations.

http://aphnetworks.c...ased-developers

[chconline]

Just another contributing to the issue... in Apple's press release, Steve Jobs started dissing other smartphones on signal degradation saying this is a widespread issue. RIM and others deny these claims. Soap opera FTW

At least you get a free bumper, but I'd wait for the next gen.

[TL6MT]

It was pretty funny when I read it drops calls on 2 bars rather than 0 with the new update - the new "algorithm" isn't working so well apparently. I've had crackberrys in the past and never had signal problems.