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Quote: Originally Posted by 8CoreWhore What evidence do you have that iPhone db drop is higher than norm? None. You are merely an irrational koolade drinking hater. Why is this the automatic assumption to anything not "pro-apple" here? I'm …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Magic8Ball Well it seems this problem is a general one It is, but RIM was right in what they said. Apple used other examples to divert attention to their specific problem, which is signal decrease higher than the no…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse I think that number, along with the returns, accurately reflects the number of people actual affected by it in a meaningful way, yes. Quote: Originally Posted by ski1 Really ? So you believe everyone …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin In the eyes of idiot consumers. People who own an iPhone 4 seem to be making calls just fine. The reported drops are only 1% higher than the 3GS which is nowhere near 'can't make phone calls'. A number of drops …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SendMe The press loves RIM and hates Apple. That's false. When RIM messed up with that hunk of junk blackberry storm, they got demolished too. I feel Apple gets a huge lashing for messing up often simply because of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by kstlouis I fully agree with supporting local industry when possible (I am Canadian, but the sentiment is the same), but I don't think you understand exactly how much this would increase the cost of these products. The…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Hold it from the sides rather than cupping it in your hand. Problem solved. Or, if you really aren't bright enough to change the way to hold your phone, turn the phone upside down. Actually, it won't. …
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They most likely mean an LTE device that's backwards compatible with CDMA--it would need to be for use on Verizon's network. However, I'm not exactly sure Verizon is THAT interested in the iPhone in the first place. They've poured a lot of money int…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta That's the point everyone keeps missing. It's NOT something that happens the way most people hold the phone when making a call. I'm not making calls with my hand cupped around the bottom of the phone - and I d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta The dropping bars problem has been well documented - and Apple says they're going to fix it. So far, there's no evidence that the number of calls dropped is any greater than the previous version (or any oth…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Actually, they did. Read Mossberg's review. The point is that holding it cupped in your hand while holding it to your face is extremely awkward and not something that most people are likely to do. The w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Read Mossberg's review. He saw exactly that and was told that there would be a software fix. And there are others (me, for example) who can completely eliminate the problem with a single thickness of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism The performance change between v2.1 and 2.2 seems extreme enough to be more than an x.1 upgrade. However, the real world usage difference seems to be nil between switching screens and opening most apps. Brow…
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Quote: Originally Posted by joe in miami Mossberg did mention it. He also said it didn't affect the call quality: - June 20, 2010- "Yet, in some places where the signal was relatively weak, the iPhone 4 showed no bars, or fewer bars than its p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by trumptman You know, this is one of those assumptions that I have kept reading out there, but it is one that needs to be blown up for the sake of honesty. It is clear after seeing a few videos in which the 3GS, 4 and…
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I was just thinking something... if the issue is just the hand blocking the signal and the phone not being able to connect fast enough pr w/e, why is it fixed with a rubber bumper? I'm pretty sure that people are using the same hand positioning if t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by woofpup I don't think they're saying the fix is just for addressing the representation of signal strength; it's for how the baseband handles changes in signal quality (like when your hand attenuates the signal either d…
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This is useful for people who get the issue with no decrease in quality/data speeds, but what about people that do? I don't think a misrepresentation of connection quality would lead to an ACTUAL decrease in connection quality.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mac31 That's what I think is really interesting. My friend gave up his iPhone for the Nexus One and we've found that while I, with my iPhone, use about 1GB per month of data, because of Google's cloud service, he uses …
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Quote: Originally Posted by aplnub Anyone else catch this story?? http://i.engadget.com/2010/06/24/app...re-holding-th/ Apple is going to get torn a new one for this... yeah, I was surprised too. Doesn't seem very "apple-like"