Apple ‘fixes’ iPhone 4 Death Grip flaw
p2pnet view Mobiles | P2P:- Apple boss Steve Jobs has saved his company more than a billion dollars.
He’s ‘fixed’ the iPhone 4 death grip problem without having to issue a recall.
“Apple fans must be ecstatic”, emails p2pnet regular Andrew AKA Comeoncomcast, linking to a Big Pond story.
In the wake of passionate Apple denials that the iPhone 4 even has an antenna failing that causes serious reception problems, the company is promising what amounts to an iPhone 4 condom ‘free’ to users who disagree.
“The more than 3 million people who have bought the iPhone 4 and new buyers through September 30 will all be eligible”, says the story.
“In our reporting and a video … we made the point that the signal drop that iPhone 4 customers have observed when they hold their phones the “wrong” way is real — and we’ve called on Apple to do something about it”, said Consumer Reports.
The same day, Apple forum moderators “started deleting threads” on the subject, said Neowin.
Now “The more than 3 million people who have bought the iPhone 4 and new buyers through September 30 will all be eligible” for iPhone 4 protective cases says Big Pond .
Not only but also, anyone who wasted the $US29 ($A32.80) on ‘Bumper’ cases will get their money back, it adds.
Stay tuned?
… and identi.ca
Big Pond – Free cases to for iPhone 4 consumers
passionate Apple denials – Apple iPhone 4 mess: up there with BP and Toyota, July 14, 2010
started deleting threads – Apple deletes negative iPhone 4 posts, July 14, 2010
Consumer Reports – Why Apple—and not its customers—should fix the iPhone 4, July 13, 2010
Neowin – Apple deleting Consumer Reports iPhone 4 discussions, July 14, 2010
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July 17th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
300 Comments? Nevarrr!! maybe over 9000 lololol. heh
To make things worse…
Steve Jobs has said that other smartphones have antenna problems as well, its a problem for the whole industry No, its not its just the iPhone dont drag other people down with you Jobs.. and besides he probably missed this article…
http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/06/28/how-do-you-hold-your-nokia/
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2010/07/17/Apple_boss_-_iPhone_issue_overblown_486253.html
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Business/2010/07/17/Were_not_perfect_-_Apple_CEO_486086.html
July 17th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
oh and lol @ condom, nice Jon.
July 19th, 2010 at 10:34 am
IVe got a HTC Touch Pro 2 and if I put my hand in certain places bars due drop off on the reception. I do haev the occasional drop call but wup de do.
August 16th, 2010 at 5:02 am
@Jay: I know exactly what you mean. I have never had a dropped call or signal loss on my iPhone 4. I seriously think people just hate on Apple for no reason. This site is definitely one of the most anti-apple sites that i’ve seen.
August 16th, 2010 at 8:13 am
@ RW:’I seriously think people just hate on Apple for no reason’
‘Abhor’ would be a better word than ‘hate’. For me, anyway. And with plenty of reason, this being but one — http://www.p2pnet.net/story/24416
Cheers!