Apple finds iPhone 4 signal bars misleading, hiding poor signal

02 July, 2010
Apple just issued their official statement on the non-existent iPhone 4 reception issues. What iPhone 4 users are experiencing when they grip the lower left corner is just their real signal, poor as it seems...

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  • Anonymous
  • FJR
  • 02 Jul 2010

PG76, 02 Jul 2010But it is jealousy. What then would you call a non iphone ... moreFreedom of speech does not justify ones jealousy hateful character :) 

It is beautiful.  Haven't you read the professional reviews?  Only jealous haters like you would call the iphone4 cheap.  I say it as it is and I don't need to try hard.  We can say all the good experiences that we would like to say about the iphone, the bad ones as well of course.  But what's crazy is, people like you who constantly complain about iphone issues when you don't even have an iphone :) 

All of them (Apple, nokia, Samsung, Lg, etc), promise great devices, but there will always be bugs along the way.  But of course you only make a big deal when the iphone has bugs and would stay mum about your preferred device.  But you see, the iphone4 sold 1.7 million units in 3 days.  How about your preferred device?  How many did it sell in 3 days? 

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    • Anonymous
    • 01g
    • 02 Jul 2010

    [deleted post]Classic.

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      • imac
      • N9W
      • 02 Jul 2010

      HTC HD3 specs leaked
      4.5″ AMOLED screen with
      1280×800 resolution
      1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon
      processor
      1080p HD video playback
      720p HD video recording
      8 megapixel camera with dual-
      LED flash
      Multi-touch screen
      Super-thin – just 10mm thick
      WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G
      connectivity
      4G connectivity for for
      blisteringly fast downloads that
      are over ten times as fast as
      today's HSDPA phones
      1GB onboard RAM
      1GB onboard
      32GB external memory
      3.5 ″ headphone jack
      HDMI output for connecting to
      your HDTV or monitor
      1800mAh battery for super-long
      battery life
      Bigger screen than the HD2, but
      a smaller overall physical size:
      115mm x 65mm x 10mm seriously doesn't this make the iphone 4 look like a toy ?

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        • deep space bar
        • q}@
        • 02 Jul 2010

        Max, 02 Jul 2010And that's how a company should treat with it's customers,s... morethey were trying to hide and blame the only american provider to support the iphone XD

        now they are getting sued lft right and center

        cause of their heep of lies

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          • Anonymous
          • 01g
          • 02 Jul 2010

          jobs says people are getting dropped calls cause they are already in a low signal area.Thats it blame it on the cellular network.Ridiculous

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            • Anonymous
            • Lbj
            • 02 Jul 2010

            I own an iPhone 3GS and never had any problem with the calls nor the bars, but I do have one thing to say, APPLE stop your bull shit. Just admit that you made a faulty product and fix the problem.

            What I believe is that they want to change the way the phone telling the exact signal bars so they can hide their mistake

            What a shame apple, WHAT A SHAME

            I love my 3GS but I HATE Apple for their misbehaving and not respecting their customers

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              • Max
              • 0yw
              • 02 Jul 2010

              And that's how a company should treat with it's customers,specially those die hard fans that their hard earned money pushed sales from 2007 so far.
              Bravo apple! Bravo!
              Continue your momentum and you will be devastated by the end of the year.
              At least it's good that apple showed it's colors...obviously that's not a beautiful one.

              "Admit failures or Ignore the TRUTH"
              Make Your Choice.

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                • Bricked
                • nFd
                • 02 Jul 2010

                [deleted post]Thanks for the recognition, I'll keep pointing out the pubescent fanboys who hate Apple as well.

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                  • deep space bar
                  • q}@
                  • 02 Jul 2010

                  APPLE
                  Disconnecting people

                  XD

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                    • PG76
                    • 8Ey
                    • 02 Jul 2010

                    [deleted post]Just to be crystal clear, you think Apple cares about their costumers with Steve Job's solution of the problem: use the phone with the other hand / buy rubber cover from me............?
                    And you don't think you are sheeps...and we are haters or jelous just because we said the obvious, this is stolen money from costumers???? LMAO.

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                      • deep space bar
                      • q}@
                      • 02 Jul 2010

                      Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010Liars?  Again, give me a perfect device.  Where i... morehow do you know it's fake.just because steve jobs said it was fake doesn't mean it is

                      did you see that half a$$ed email about the reception problem

                      there is no problem stay tuned WTF is that

                      he's obviously trying to blame others and diverting attention to the flawed to sh*t iphone

                      and misleading advertising
                      they provided

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                        • Bricked
                        • nFd
                        • 02 Jul 2010

                        deep space bar, 02 Jul 2010now the n95 is at v35 and the software is much more stable ... moreExactly.

                        The phone was still a success despite its flaws.

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                          • Nuke
                          • 2Zc
                          • 02 Jul 2010

                          Its pathetic that Apple refuses to admit that they've made a major blunder. Well, its too late for them to make any changes atleast for the 1.7 million iPhones sold already. Whats more ridiculous is the way people are lining up to buy Apple's blacksheep. Its time that somebody sues Apple for their substandard and ill-equipped phones. And for goodness' sake -STOP BUYING products such as the iPhone from Apple please. Just for the record, any company that manufactures such deviously flawed products should be boycotted. Period.

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                            • PG76
                            • 8Ey
                            • 02 Jul 2010

                            [deleted post]But it is jealousy. What then would you call a non iphone user who would frequently post bad comments every time an iphone related article comes up?

                            The iphone4 has a beautiful design, and I'd rather avoid that strip than lose its elegant thin design. You win some, you lose some. There's a software issue here as well, and that is what Apple is trying to fix, and that fix will compensate for the signal loss, but of course you don't want to hear that because you don't want Apple to fix this problem right?

                            Apple never said that the iphone is the first phone that can video call. As usual, jealous haters like you just love to twist facts. You are a liar :)

                            Errrr....freedom of speech? A beautiful design is the one who have have function and form blend in the best possible way, this is not beautiful, it's cheap, it shows non R&D!!!
                            Awwwwww..."jealous haters", come on, you can do better than that! LOL.I didn't twist nothing, the fact is IPhone lovers, as yourself, talk and talk about the great and unique features this product have, including the video call function.
                            Enough with the jealous, get an argument and a life! Really, what do you think, that this piece of junk costs like a Ferrari? It's a stupid phone which costs U$ 300 and worth U$ 10...Most of the people can afford it if they want, the thing is most of the people prefer to spent money in something than deliver what they promised...

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                              • hey
                              • xka
                              • 02 Jul 2010

                              [deleted post]That's the best part. When they say "You're mad because you can't afford one". My friend prefers the Galaxy S over the iPhone, you don't even wanna know how many euros that phone is.

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                                • hey
                                • xka
                                • 02 Jul 2010

                                Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010LOLz @ Heartbreak Kid. I have 4 iPads (kids toys) and I ca... moreI don't know why he's getting all upset. It's just a phone. Maybe he should spend sometime outside, get some fresh air.

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                                  • phil
                                  • nF@
                                  • 02 Jul 2010

                                  Are they for real?

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                                    • R2D2
                                    • 0Hf
                                    • 02 Jul 2010

                                    R2D2 here,

                                    Apple Inc. said Friday that it was "stunned" to find that its iPhones have for years been using a "totally wrong" formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting. Since Job’s first fix “you’re holding it wrong” did not sell well he now has the solution: Use software to pretend that the hardware is working. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Oh, and that new software will also make you weigh ten pounds less and will add 10K to your bank account. Ahhhhhhahahahaha! Oops, help me Obi-Wan! I laughed so hard I fell over and can’t get up.

                                    It’s July and hot on Earth. Better drink up that Kool-Aid.

                                    No such problems with my Droids. The hardware is the best in the galaxy. You earthlings can expect another delivery very soon. The Millennium Falcon has just jumped to hyperspace to get my Droids there without delay.

                                    The Force is with us! R2D2

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • jJL
                                      • 02 Jul 2010

                                      LOLz @ Heartbreak Kid. I have 4 iPads (kids toys) and I can more than afford an iPhone but I have never had one due to outdated hardware (ooo 5 MP camera ! I had that on my Nokia N95 3 years ago)

                                      iPhone is nice to look at with lousy hardware, lousy function and lousy support.

                                      When you grow up hopefully you will mature and be able to tell the difference.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • FJR
                                        • 02 Jul 2010

                                        [deleted post]He's right and you are wrong.  Apple does have that 30 day return policy.  You can return an iphone4 if you have a valid reason and they will refund you the full amount.  It is no gimmick.  But then anything good about Apple you call a gimmick anyway :)