Posts by Bagman

Quote: Originally Posted by Rob55 They're waiting until 30 days after release day to come out with their "fix" so the early adopters won't be able to return their phones when the fix doesn't solve the problem. Sorry, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by secretapple I'd like to know how you demonstrated this to an Apple employee it an AT&T employee. Both stores have AT&T repeaters in them, giving you perfect reception in either place. If the reception...

Lest anyone think me a troll or fanboy, here's my post from earlier today on Marketwatch: "It's nice to finally have an independent (sort of) testing agency validate my comments, which I've been making since around June 24th or so....

Quote: Originally Posted by Hodar But, your statement about returning the iPhone is deeply flawed. First off, there is a 10% re-stocking fee - then if I leave AT&T I get a $325 fee for breaking the contract. So, my out of pocket...

Quote: Originally Posted by freddych Apple has every right to delete threads pointing to the obviously biased consumer reports article. The article cites results from tests that in no way mimic real life situations. No one who actually...

Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse For what it's worth, I was in an Apple retail store today and could not cause any of the iP4s that I was able to get my hands on to lose signal by bridging the seam. It won't happen at an Apple...

Just talked to a business development exec at Bayer MaterialScience(a division of Bayer). His specialty is coatings & adhesives. He thinks their urethane coatings are tailor made to coat the antenna and solve the problem. He said he...

OK I just visited the ATT store yesterday. Indicated 5 bars there and I had no problem w downloading 3g webpages. Left store, went 50 yards away (no buildings or obstructions anywhere around and same 5 bars indicated) and- download...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gustav Except that everyone who is reporting dropped calls are reporting them dropping after several seconds. If your hand bridging the antenna actually blocked signal, why wouldn't the call drop right...

Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Welcome to the forum. This is one of my favorite forums even though it's not as technical as some (since they cover business aspects quite a bit) it's usually the most mature and well...