Apple iPhone 4
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- Conversation with Jo
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- 01 Jul 2010
One of BGR readers has shared an interesting conversation with Steve Jobs regarding the iPhone 4 antenna problems. Im not sure if this is fake or not, but if its real Steve really need to get his shit together and fix the problem! Check out the conversation after the break…
Tom followed up by emailing the Apple engineer and Steve Jobs directly. Below is the email thread broken down. We have verified the email headers and information, and believe this exchange to be 100% legitimate
First email:
[Apple engineer name redacted],
When we spoke, you would not tell me that there is a fix for this phone? A friend just sent me this: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/29/leaked-apples-internal-iphone-4-antenna-troubleshooting-procedures/
I assume there is no fix then. If this is legit, I have lost all respect for apple and just want to go back to Verizon and get a nice Android phone. And don’t tell me they have the same issues, all our co-workers with Androids are just mocking us right now…. “Hey, I am going to go in the basement and continue my call. You can use my office on the 2nd floor so you can get a signal”. You are going to kill your brand over one product. Apple is coming off arrogant and rude. If there is no fix just tell people so they can return their phones. We have work to do. I have bought just about every apple product made in the last 20 years and this is the 1st time I am ashamed to be a MAC fan.
This is just sickening,
[Tom]
Here is Steve Jobs’ reply:
No, you are getting all worked up over a few days of rumors. Calm down.
The reader’s response:
I am really insulted… “Calm down”…. “rumors”… What arrogance. This is will be marked as the begging of the end of Apple. Seriously, DO THE RIGHT THING. I just had dinner with 3 people who had iPhone 4s we all cant make calls without dropping. There is no rumors it is reality.
Steve Jobs counters:
You are most likely in an area with very low signal strength.
The reader again:
Stop with jackass comments. I have has every iphone made. They all had a bad signal but this is the so much worse X3. The whole country is is in a “low signal strength” in reality… all but apple campus and your house it seems? AT&T maps are a joke. I am in “excellent” to “good” coverage and on my iPhone 1, Iphone 3G, and my iPhone 3Gs, I could at least make a telephone call. After all, it is a phone. Iphone 4…. 5 bars….. touch the phone… ZERO bars call drops.
Steve. IT DOES NOT WORK! Geezzz I hope this this is not really you. Are we on a different MHz? I have yet to see an iPhone [4] work in Richmond when you hold it in your hand. It is not “isolated”. I was a big fan. But I am done.
Steve responds once again:
You may be working from bad data. Not your fault. Stay tuned. We are working on it.
Sent from my iPhone
And lastly, Steve emails in again even though their reader didn’t respond to that last message:
[source http://dailyiphoneblog.com/2010/07/01/iphone-4-antenna-problems-conversation-with-steve-jobs/ ]
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- Anonymous
- pqB
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010Sent my iphone 4 back. If they gave me a bumper free of ch... moreApple has already been sued for iphone 4, google it.
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- Anonymous
- q$X
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010Because they buy the phones out of their own money and one ... moreEither that or they are discussing a fee with apple.
Good reviews on major sites like GSMA, engadget and so on can be easily obtained with some financial compensation.
However a large financial compensation is required for risking the whole site's reputation.
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- UGp
- 01 Jul 2010
it's my dream
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- Anonymous
- m27
- 01 Jul 2010
RF, 01 Jul 2010Why the Voting Result barely reach 7?? is it really a medio... moreThink. With all the war and hate in these forums, you think people are going to vote fairly?
"Why the Voting Result barely reach 7?? is it really a mediocre phone or what?"
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- Anonymous
- pqB
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010Why is there no Iphone 4 review on GSMArena, a week after l... moreBecause they buy the phones out of their own money and one lucky guy gets to keep the device after the review or they sell it.
No one in the team wants the iPhone 4 with the grave issues it has, not the first batch at least and they are also worried they won't be able to sell the device as more and more disappointed users head to ebay and craig's list
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- Anonymous
- mXh
- 01 Jul 2010
Why is there no Iphone 4 review on GSMArena, a week after launch!? GSMArena's indepth reviews have always been excellent, but now I am looking elsewhere...
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- Anonymous
- pqB
- 01 Jul 2010
BOB, 01 Jul 2010Y r a BIG Gandu , i think you work for RIM,Nokia or any oth... moreThat's what I said, we don't need all those features on iPhone don't we?
It's great!
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- fan_bob
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- 01 Jul 2010
BOB, 01 Jul 2010Y r a BIG Gandu , i think you work for RIM,Nokia or any oth... moregreat reply bob ...how can a person compare a Samsung Bada with Apple IOS4
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- Anonymous
- BwV
- 01 Jul 2010
Sent my iphone 4 back. If they gave me a bumper free of charge to fix apples crap build quality I would of been happy and kept the phone. Apple should get sued imo, they are complete con merchants imho.
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- mike
- i2I
- 01 Jul 2010
I'm surprised there is no indepth review of this phone yet. Still I probably wont get one, looking towards the Samsung Galaxy S or HTC Desire... If iphone didn't rely on itunes then I would grab an iphone.
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- wrc
- 01 Jul 2010
Why the Voting Result barely reach 7?? is it really a mediocre phone or what?
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- vGv
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010Just want to thank our lord and master Steve Jobs for not i... moreY r a BIG Gandu , i think you work for RIM,Nokia or any other company thats why u r degradeing like that im useing iphone and its fantastic Network,connectivity ,etc every thing absolutely fine
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- Anonymous
- srp
- 01 Jul 2010
waka waka, 01 Jul 2010mate are u actually being serious?
when u get to know ab... morei have 3GS
not Apple anymore!
it's enough!
I believe to Samsung Bada OS now!
I saw how Wave work, compared with the iphone 4, the conclusion is still Wave!
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- Vlad
- nm5
- 01 Jul 2010
Why there is no in depth review of iphone 4 on this site about the issues? Are afraid of Steve Jobs coming to you?
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- Rajesh
- iSv
- 01 Jul 2010
iPhone 4 - NEVER.
CALL DROPS WHEN LEFT HAND CORNER IS TOUCHED - Pure hardware issue which can't be fixed by a patch. You can't always use a headset. To fix this you need to buy a bumper for 30$(manufacturing cost of this rubber thing will be around 5 cents).
Don't brand me an apple hater, I am not. Just being realist. Customers have their right to expect their phone to work as phone.
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- M3s
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010not bad, but, Wave is bettermate are u actually being serious?
when u get to know about phones then add ur 2cents worth....
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- Anonymous
- PWD
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 29 Jun 2010latest news, apple is retrieving their iphone 4 due to the ... morethanks for the info
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- Anonymous
- srp
- 01 Jul 2010
not bad, but, Wave is better
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- Anonymous
- vpd
- 01 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 01 Jul 2010If you prefered to drive manual shift, would you like to dr... moretoo far to compare... its more like comparing a e-class benz to a honda civic