Apple Gets More Than 600,000 Orders for iPhone 4

[RWebb]

what about wearing an iGlove when you hold the iPhone?

[island911]

Good thinking Randy, but then the (cap-sense) touch screen won't work.

Maybe if people did the Michael Jackson thang . . one glove to hold, other bare hand to poke.

[island911]

I should have known ... iGlove actually exists.



and




among others.

[enzo1]

Since u don't care what it looks like.... put a piece of duct tape over it, problem solved then you can put this behind u and enjoy the best phone out there

[enzo1]

Try to get a response from any of the founders & CEO's of the phones that you like....... To which, Jobs replied with a typically short response:
Non issue. Just avoid holding it in that way.

In a followup email, Jobs then expanded with this explanation:
Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.

[enzo1]

the iPhone unit I’ve been reviewing. I can’t even reproduce it, no matter how hard I try. I’m sitting here right now. I’m wrapping my hand every which way — I’m even holding it with two fists, completely concealing the silver band around the edges — and my four-bar signal strength doesn’t waver. On Twitter, most of my followers seem to indicate the same thing; it’s a problem that just doesn’t exist for them," Pogue reports. "But clearly, the problem exists for some people. PC Magazine, for example, has been able to reproduce the problem. For them, it happens only if (a) your hand is somewhat sweaty and (b) you hold the phone in such a way that your fingers are covering all three black gaps in the stainless-steel band around the phone’s edge. (For this reason, left-handers seem to be the most-affected population.) In that configuration, signal strength drops a little." http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/the-mystery-of-the-iphone-death-grip/

[RWebb]

Originally Posted by island911

I should have known ... iGlove actually exists.

...

damn - my idea for fame & riches... up in smoke

[enzo1]

happens to the best of us.....

[island911]

Originally Posted by enzo1

Try to get a response from any of the founders & CEO's of the phones that you like....... To which, Jobs replied with a typically short response:
Non issue. Just avoid holding it in that way.

In a followup email, Jobs then expanded with this explanation:
Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance,....

Do you actually believe that?

I mean, even if one sets aside the inaccuracy of that statement, he's saying; Pay no attention to the fact that our new phone is worse . . just pretend that since 'they all do it' that it's not a problem, and the phones are all the same.

bet the next version (4Gs?) will have a different configuration.

[enzo1]

actually I don't know what to believe, since I haven't experienced it 1st hand( neither have u), which I will if I can ever get my hands on 1... and I will report honestly what happens... my wife has a 3gs which is reported to have the same problem but we couldn't get it to do it, the 4gs will imploy the same "fix" as this one IMHO if it's actually a problem.... some people have said this or that about the 4, but I take it as a total package, who knows I may get burned, in my area AT&T is the only carrier that works ( believe it or not)so if it does have a problem I will know it right away, i'm anxious for Apple to put 1 or more of the other carriers on so that their lines can get overloaded... also I text more than anything else, I love it , loud music no problem, busy doing something else, just text, I probably text 75% of the time. I work my ass off entertaining other people, when I get home I want to be entertained, check stocks play music..etc phone calls while very important are not the most important for ME

[island911]

Actually, I do know.

holding THIS is not going to have antenna signal attenuation . ..



Unless you're holding it by it's antenna.

[enzo1]

years ago , when I was in the oilfield, I had the phone that you see in the movie "Hellfighters" sat on the transmission hump, before the 1 your showing, cost 1$ a minute and there were only 3 in my town, those were the days brother, almost as good as a Porsche

[enzo1]

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by island911

Actually, I do know.

holding THIS is not going to have antenna signal attenuation . ..

If we brought those bad boys back, we could stop building cell towers right now - they'll pull a signal from 4x the distance of the new, tiny phones. A buddy kept an old bag phone in his trunk until the companies went digital and it stopped working.

[enzo1]

well, I went and got the 3gs and my older phone and tried to get them to drop reception and this time, not moving and in my house it did drop to 1 bar from 4 so I stand corrected, I did cover the entire back with my hand, ... ... then I went to youtube and there are many examples including 1 with an iphone 4 with the bumper on so it doesn't look like it's antenna attenuation... weird , in fact it did it exactly like the 3gs, how many other phones do this. ....... yea epbrown, that phone could be used anywhere now days with digital... edit: went back to youtube and found another video where the guy put on the bumper and it worked WTH is going on here.... update: 2 videos are saying that there is a problem or bug with the ios4 and Apple will be releasing a bug fix. My wifes 3gs has been updated to ios 4 hence the reason for her phone having the same problem as the iphone 4. the video says they believe this is the reason for Steve J "light" response ... I guess we'll see

[enzo1]

Apple says; there's a software fix 4.01 on the way as early as monday. I will also upgrade the 3gs

[island911]

Originally Posted by enzo1

Apple says; there's a software fix 4.01 on the way as early as monday. I will also upgrade the 3gs

Excellent. So then, with the new fix, when the signal drop rapidly, does the phone simple leave all of the bars up, or does it start vibrating wildly while flashing "YOU'RE HOLDING ME WRONG DUMBASS"?

. . .just curious.

[enzo1]

LOL. don't know yet but I will report when I upgrade my 3gs( it didn't do it till upgraded)... as I don't have a friken 4.0 yet(try every night to get 1). It's funny some of the youtube videos didn't have this problem(overseas)

[island911]

Originally Posted by enzo1

Apple says; there's a software fix 4.01 on the way as early as monday. I will also upgrade the 3gs

The Fix. . .

It's here!










oh, and. . ..

iPhone 4 antenna problems were predicted on June 10 by Danish professor -- Engadget

[enzo1]

Apple today announced that it has sold over 1.7 million of its iPhone 4 through Saturday, June 26, just three days after its launch on June 24.