July 2010
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It’s bad enough I had to buy an AT&T MicroCell so I would stop dropping calls in my apartment, but to add insult to injury, whenever connected to the mini-fake-3G network the carrier text on the iPhone becomes this huge monstrosity that takes up the whole left side of the status bar. Why can’t it say “AT&T MC” or simply “M-Cell”?
The fact that this...
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“Call me a grumpy old codger, but I liked the old way [American newsrooms worked]...”
– Gene Weingarten
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llllostandffffound asked: It seems you are pretty unhappy with your iPhone4 experience thus far. If you did decide to ditch it for another phone what would that phone be?
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Transcript of Today's Apple iPhone 4 Press Event
Apple: The iPhone 4 has the same problems all other phones have when you hold them, we just made the mistake of pointing out that our antenna design was better than anyone else's, even though we knew when you held it it would turn to shit. Oops. Basically, we shouldn't have to be any better than anyone else, because all phones suck.
Users: But we're dropping calls.
Apple: Yeah, but only one more than normal. So shut up.
Users: Right, but when I'm talking to a client and--
Apple: And look, we'll give you a Bumper for free. They're normally $29, but we're gonna make you schmucks happy and give you all a free one. That will solve this problem.
Users: But you can't use the dock with a Bumper, and you can't use most of the car accessories with a Bumper, and the Bumper makes it hard to put the phone into your pocket which means you're more likely to drop it, and--
Apple: Free Bumpers. Shut up.
Users: Okay, what about the proximity sensor?
Apple: Yeah, yeah. Stop complaining about that. We're working on a fix for that and we'll release it at some point.
Users: So in the mean time, we'll drop calls without a Bumper and we'll put people on mute and speakerphone accidentally with the proximity sensor issues.
Apple: Yes. The iPhone 4 is the best smartphone on the market.
Users: But what about--
Apple: Did you see the fucking charts? Shut up.
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The iOS 4.0.1 Update is Complete Pants
While in LA this week, I dropped at least 50% of my phone calls. While at home, I drop at least 25% of my calls. My proximity sensor turns my screen on and off throughout calls, which activates the hidden features I like to call Putting People on Mute Accidentally™ and Touching the End Button In the Middle of Client Calls™. I’m left handed—hold the phone, lose coverage, data stops...
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afteraether asked: So it's been more than a year since the last MRPC... Why do you hate America?
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Update on iPhone 4 Issues, Part II
It’s not good news. I had my faulty initial iPhone 4 replaced. But the replacement wasn’t much better. Signal strength seemed much better and I didn’t drop any calls, but the proximity issues remained. So they replaced it again. Now I am on my third iPhone 4.
Unfortunately, proximity sensor issues remain. They seem to happen less frequently with this third phone, and so I gave...
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Update on iPhone 4 Issues, Part I
A few days after posting about my iPhone 4 problems, I’ve just had my phone replaced and learned a few things along the way:
Proximity sensor: Apple is aware of the proximity sensor issues. Josh, my Apple Store Genius, says he is hearing about them regularly, replacing phones and doing captures for diagnostic purposes. He also says several Apple Store employees have had/do have the issue...