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- I traded in my first iPhone 4 due to a serious issue with the antenna, I was hardly able to place a call, which made me mad because my friend has a i4 and doesn't have the issue at all. Anywhoo, I want another one after having gone back to my 3GS. I really miss all the features of the i4. I was going to get anohter one within the next week or so until I read this:
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So should I wait? What do you current i4 owners think of this?08-31-2010 11:01 PMLike 0 - I traded in my first iPhone 4 due to a serious issue with the antenna, I was hardly able to place a call, which made me mad because my friend has a i4 and doesn't have the issue at all. Anywhoo, I want another one after having gone back to my 3GS. I really miss all the features of the i4. I was going to get anohter one within the next week or so until I read this:
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So should I wait? What do you current i4 owners think of this?08-31-2010 11:06 PMLike 0 - That's why I'm questioning the validity of this rumor. Usually BGR is pretty accurate, but I can't imagine apple making a fix or new design because how would they handle the backlash from early adopters?08-31-2010 11:15 PMLike 0
- They will handle it by saying we gave you free cases to resolve the issue. If you didn't find that acceptable you should have returned the device. That is something they could easily say. I think that's lame but at the same time I have a clear Belkin case and antenna issue or not I would still have a case to protect the phone from scratches so I guess I don't really mind.08-31-2010 11:57 PMLike 0
- They will handle it by saying we gave you free cases to resolve the issue. If you didn't find that acceptable you should have returned the device. That is something they could easily say. I think that's lame but at the same time I have a clear Belkin case and antenna issue or not I would still have a case to protect the phone from scratches so I guess I don't really mind.09-01-2010 12:04 AMLike 0
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- I'm willing to bet if they did come out with a "fixed" version if your current phone had issues they would replace it. Apple doesn't really screw people over like that (from what I've seen/heard) for the most part.09-01-2010 12:21 AMLike 0
- They will handle it by saying we gave you free cases to resolve the issue. If you didn't find that acceptable you should have returned the device. That is something they could easily say. I think that's lame but at the same time I have a clear Belkin case and antenna issue or not I would still have a case to protect the phone from scratches so I guess I don't really mind.
so they stopped the production of the white, citing the color couldn't be gotten down right (which is probably initially true but i doubt it takes THIS long) and decide to work on fixing the antenna so the next wave of black phones and the white phones will be fine....
i bet they will and the white will be shortly released after if not on the same day.09-01-2010 12:47 AMLike 0 - pretty much, otherwise why would they stop the free cases on the 30th? why push back the white? they already released the black and its not like they could totally recall allllllllll the black phones they've sold
so they stopped the production of the white, citing the color couldn't be gotten down right (which is probably initially true but i doubt it takes THIS long) and decide to work on fixing the antenna so the next wave of black phones and the white phones will be fine....
i bet they will and the white will be shortly released after if not on the same day.09-01-2010 12:58 AMLike 0 - I guess no one here understands how difficult it is to coat stainless steel with a layer thick enough to prevent the conductivity of a human. That's why the reported scotch tape fix doesn't work. Too thin. Anyone who believes scotch tape works probably buys extenze. Anyways, this iPhone 4 was in development for 18 months and a simple fix isn't designed in less than three months, which is how long it's been on sale.
Who knows why the white iPhone is delayed. I am guessing it's because it's absolutely hideous. As for the original posters problem, don't hold it that way.Last edited by ghostface147; 09-01-2010 at 01:08 AM.
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That said, how big of a grain of salt are you guys taking this news post with?09-01-2010 10:16 AMLike 0 - LOLOLOL! And very good point with regard to the 18 month development. I personally don't have any issues with mine, case or not, so I wouldn't be compelled to replace it IF they did release an updated version.09-01-2010 11:39 AMLike 0
- Of course this is pure speculation, but I think if Apple were to redesign the phone, they'd lose millions of dollars in profit. I think a redesign would be very un-Apple like...I think the bumper issue was it folks. Look for a better antenna design come iPhone 5 or whatever they'll call it.09-01-2010 01:43 PMLike 0
- If you read the article BGR links to on MacRumors, the initial rumor comes from a high level exec at a CARRIER. Carriers say just about anything to sell a phone or down play problems devices might have. I say this is bogus, but who knows what Apple might do come end of September.09-01-2010 03:20 PMLike 0
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