My iphone 4G works perfectly!

That may be true and possibly because I'm not having the problems others are having. The thing is this Apple may not see it as an issue other the normal manufacturing problems and they see it as exchange it and be done. I have seen the videos so I know it's a real problem but what I don't see is grown ups acting like grown ups, they are acting like spoiled kids who do not know how to control emotions and conduct business.. That's all I'm saying, if it's a situation where people can not exchange phones then that's a bummer... But if they can and chose not to then shame on them. It would be different if everyone or even 100's of thousands of people are having this problem but it is not, it honestly seems to be concentrates overseas so I'm thinking where those phones came from were the problem but still stop whining about it and proactively get an exchange if you can not then rerun the phone and wait for a new batch to arrive. Please can we do that and call truce here? If not then continue on and fight the good fight..... Hope you guys get it fixes honestly I would hate to be one of those who are having this problem.....

This is Apple. They will not offer details or explanations about any potential problems until they've got it figured out. This is guaranteed. No fun to wait, but that's life in the Apple lane.

+"I really hope apple just tells everyone to shove it on this one because everyone is crying about it like they deserve something...."+

I think you just became my new personal hero.

In a perfect world, I would agree with those who assert that This Should Not Be. But, hey... it's a cellular device which utilizes a radio signal. There are bound to be a few bumps in the road.

Fact of business is that:

1. This phenomena apparently affects only a relative few of the total iPhone4s that have been sold/that are out there. The vast majority of people are completely happy with their purchase (are lovin' it, etc).

2. Among those who do have phones which exhibit this phenomena, the whole thing is a non-issue because either they were planning on sticking it in a case anyway, or they don't tend to grip their phones like a chimp. And so they, too, are quite happy with their new iPhone4s.

That leaves behind a vociferous few who steadfastly refuse to change a thing about their phone holding habits - even as a temporary measure - and who are expecting a device which, in all conditions, has perfect reception right out of the box, and who are now demanding that Apple "do something" to make them warm and fuzzy-feeling.


How fast do you think Apple is gonna move on this?

Roscoe Woodcrest wrote:
The reason you people aren't having reception/antenna problems is the fact you're close or in line of sight with a cell tower. By covering the bottom of the phone, you're still degrading the signal, but it's powerful enough in the area not to matter.

I was in the underground garage two stories deep and with barely a bar of signal.
Still I could make a call with black gap covered. I understand it must be comforting and give more hope for the solution to assume that ALL phones are affected but, sorry, in reality it's not.

Those of us who live far from a tower or already get mediocre reception (even though it says 5 bars doesn't mean its at the best link) have to suffer.

So don't suffer:

1. Don't cover these 2-3 mm. Move your pinkie a little and you are all set. How hard is that?

2. Put a bumper, a film, a case, a piece of scotch over the gap.

3. Use your 30 day return period. Return it. Wait or get Android.

But please stop self-inflicted "suffering". Real suffering si something different and world is full of it.

So either hold my phone differently or pay $30 to return the phone or buy a bumper?

You Apple apologists really make me laugh.

Please klops. Enough with the insults.

This is not whining. When network news anchors are giggling about your product on national TV there's a big problem.

So glad your phone is working. Mine is a brick within one minute of picking it up? Wanna trade? Ha!

I'll trade with u and take it to my local Apple store and get it exchanged and have a working device. See very simple, no arguing, no ranting, no lost brain cells from blood pressure boiling over... That's being a grown up! Get over it man, we understand that your phone is useless, just go and exchange it and I'm pretty sure u won't have to pay a restocking fee when u can prove to them first hand that the device won't work when you touch it.....

Dan Slocum wrote:
So glad your phone is working. Mine is a brick within one minute of picking it up? Wanna trade? Ha!

You can return or exchange the phone or you can try to hold it a little bit different. There's plenty of easy choices.

Everything has gone well for me. Backed it up and worked it no time. Well, maybe the wi-fi doesnt always stay connected, but works perfect for me.

Roscoe Woodcrest wrote:
So either hold my phone differently or pay $30 to return the phone or buy a bumper?

Yeah, why not? All valid choices. You can also try exchanging your phone.

You Apple apologists really make me laugh.

Why mere enumeration of solutions to cure your self described "suffering" is an Apple apology?

falconApoda wrote:
+"I really hope apple just tells everyone to shove it on this one because everyone is crying about it like they deserve something...."+

I think you just became my new personal hero.

In a perfect world, I would agree with those who assert that This Should Not Be. But, hey... it's a cellular device which utilizes a radio signal. There are bound to be a few bumps in the road.

Fact of business is that:

1. This phenomena apparently affects only a relative few of the total iPhone4s that have been sold/that are out there. The vast majority of people are completely happy with their purchase (are lovin' it, etc).

2. Among those who do have phones which exhibit this phenomena, the whole thing is a non-issue because either they were planning on sticking it in a case anyway, or they don't tend to grip their phones like a chimp. And so they, too, are quite happy with their new iPhone4s.

That leaves behind a vociferous few who steadfastly refuse to change a thing about their phone holding habits - even as a temporary measure - and who are expecting a device which, in all conditions, has perfect reception right out of the box, and who are now demanding that Apple "do something" to make them warm and fuzzy-feeling.


How fast do you think Apple is gonna move on this?

Dude. This is a major design flaw/ and-or/ software flaw affecting a HUGE number of users. Otherwise it would not be making INTERNATIONAL headlines... with national news anchors laughing.

I ADORE Apple. But this is an inexcusable situation. When you pick up your iPhone and it turns into a brick, that's a problem. So glad yours is working well. Now, go read the facts on forums, newspapers and watch a little TV. Good Grief!

klopus wrote:

Dan Slocum wrote:
So glad your phone is working. Mine is a brick within one minute of picking it up? Wanna trade? Ha!

You can return or exchange the phone or you can try to hold it a little bit different. There's plenty of easy choices.

klopus. One should not have to 'point a pinky finger' to make a phone call. Catch a clue.

My iPhone 4 works flawlessly. More so than my when my iPhone 3G and 3GS were debuted. I think the naysayers just want to be part of a conversation.

Jason Lighthart wrote:
My iPhone 4 works flawlessly. More so than my when my iPhone 3G and 3GS were debuted. I think the naysayers just want to be part of a conversation.

Jason, Jason. Have you seen BBC, CNN, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post plus every major blog? Thousands of people are having SEVERE problems. Please post solutions and not insults. For Heaven's Sake!!!

It's a big darn deal, dude.

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+"....with national news anchors laughing."+

Is that what's really bothering you... the idea that you're being laughed at?

Exchange the phone.

Or get your money back and buy a different brand.

Or buy a bumper/case.

Or hold your fingers just a little differently while waiting for the fix (which is surely coming).


Sorry, but this situation doesn't rise to the level of hardship and catastrophe to which people are ascribing.