Dreams-Visions
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the insurmountable tagteam of Apple and AT&T.Technosteve said:
god bless 'em.
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Apple to hold iPhone 4 press conference this Friday
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god bless 'em.
Wellington
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I can't wait for this to be over. I'm constantly asked if I have any issues. The answer is NO. I don't even make calls! 
Cereal KiIIer
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I went from 5 bars ANYWHERE to 2/3 bars... Rogers network ain't that good after all :lol (3gs)
Mecha_Infantry
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Still certain there will be no phone recall. I predict what others have said, free bumpers/heavily reduced to like £/$1, and iTunes/Apple gift cards.
Hope it doesn't go on too long, I got some heavy squats to attend to!
And at 5am my mum rushed into my room saying the phone was being recalled, so I grabbed my phone, sat on the bog and caught up on events on here and MacRumours...then I got thinking:
Steve Jobs' response was quite possibly the most cold hearted and bastardiddly thing I've heard from a CEO in the open. I think if I didn't hate Windows/Android so much, I wouldn't even bother with someone who responded so callously.
Don't hold it that way...Jheeeez!
Hope it doesn't go on too long, I got some heavy squats to attend to!
And at 5am my mum rushed into my room saying the phone was being recalled, so I grabbed my phone, sat on the bog and caught up on events on here and MacRumours...then I got thinking:
Steve Jobs' response was quite possibly the most cold hearted and bastardiddly thing I've heard from a CEO in the open. I think if I didn't hate Windows/Android so much, I wouldn't even bother with someone who responded so callously.
Don't hold it that way...Jheeeez!
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Was it available on Wifi though? The fact I wouldn't have to pay outrageous video calling costs is appealing.SmokyDave said:
Even though you could do it with a webcam on a computer/laptop the portability is pretty cool.
That said, I will probably play around with it a few times then never use it again :lol
J Tourettes
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:lolSmokyDave said:
Think you just did.
Why are you blaming me? I didn't bring it up.Charred Greyface said:Let's not start this debate up again. Take it to the iPhone 4 thread, c'mon nowWiFi only is useless
So how many Naysayers do you think will land in California for the press conference and suddenly discover that they can reproduce the antenna problem on their iPhones?not gruber
@Marty, your examples make sense, I'm just dreading a future where people are Facetiming and being obnoxious all over the place.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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When I'm asked if I have any problems with my phone, I snap back that I do, it's people asking me about it.Wellington said:I can't wait for this to be over. I'm constantly asked if I have any issues. The answer is NO. I don't even make calls!
I don't even get why anyone is interested in what my phone can or can't do. It's like the new console wars, except normal people are giving a shit about what others own now.
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Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
because they might want to purchase one?
CurlySaysX
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People have always asked how reception is on your phone .
Apple iFans seem awfully iParanoid.
Apple iFans seem awfully iParanoid.
the_painted_bird
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Lol at the dude who said face time is impractical
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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They don't. You know in someone's tone whether they give a shit for themselves or if they just heard about it on the news and want to be a dick. We all know that type of person that's just ready to rag on everyone in the office for anything they're interested in once something about it comes up in the news.catfish said:
I have never been asked this or seen anyone get asked about this about any phone in my entire life. What a weird thing to discuss with people. The closest I can think of is "oh man, Brad's phone sucks, it's always cutting out, he should just get on Verizon or something."CurlySaysX said:
Worm_Buffet
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CurlySaysX said:
I have used FaceTime a few times -- it's mostly a novelty, however it has been very beneficial when calling our IT guy in the other office to show him what I'm seeing.
This is definitely different than anything I've experienced. Everyone asks about the antenna issue when they see my phone.CurlySaysX said:
the_painted_bird
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Meh. Wi-fi is everywhere in my city. Practical for me, esp. because members of my immediate family are deaf. Really nice calling them, for once.StuBurns said:
It's Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes) btw
CurlySaysX
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I've always been asked how many bars of reception I get on my phone.
It's the reason why Apple has lied with their bars, so that everyone assumes the reception is so awesome on the iPhone since the bars are always full.
It's the reason why Apple has lied with their bars, so that everyone assumes the reception is so awesome on the iPhone since the bars are always full.
Exactly. I upgrade fairly often and the first thing people in the office always ask me is how my signal strength is with my new handset.CurlySaysX said:
Despite what the Apple digiratti and fanboys like to spew about how they barely use their phone for calls, guess what, the majority of "idiot normals" still do use their phones, smart or not, for calls.
BTW, Steve thought of those people as "idiot normals" too, which led to his original condescending "don't hold it that way" response that sparked this whole episode.
Keep thinking of people as "idiot normals", it's sure to dispel the Apple-fanboy-as-douchebag stereotype fairly effectively. <= sarcasm
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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This. It's not about seeing your face, it's about broadcasting video of anything to the other person. Incredibly useful in the rare times you'll use it.Meier said:
Who gives a shit what Tobor called them? We all use similar terms for the normal mainstream people in every discussion about anything on this forum. Why so sensitive?teiresias said:
Wellington
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My friends that are under contract with Sprint and Verizon don't want an iPhone, they're just attacking the lone chink in the armor.catfish said:
I'm happy with my phone and when I need it to make calls it hasn't let me down. Like I said tho, I consider it more a music/internet/game device than a phone - that I can talk on it is a bonus as far as I'm concerned. It just bothers me that people who have known me for years and know that I prefer text and email to voice all of a sudden think it's a huge deal-breaker and that I should get an Incredible.
Yeah, but that's always been a question centered around the network, not the phone.
Wellington
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Not either of those, I just don't like talking on the phone. Nice work making a generalization to try and dispel a generalization tho.
I can understand that, and I certainly see the benefit of it, and wifi would be fine if you knew every other iPhone 4 user was on wifi at all times, right now I'm in bed at home, I have wifi, I have my iPhone next to me, but my wifi is off because I don't need it, and this is when I'm at home, let alone walking around town leeching on Starbucks. It just doesn't seem that useful because although all iPhones have wifi, they're not all on, let alone connected to a network.the_painted_bird said:
Saying that, I've not made a single facecall, so maybe it'll be 'magical' when I do and I'll change my mind.
Ollie Pooch
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God, if i have to read the terms 'iCult' 'iFan' or any other number of childish 'system wars' style insults on a message board...CurlySaysX said:
So many users of the Android boards I've visited seeking reviews/impressions of phones seem to enjoy these overly nerdy "LOLOLOL, enjoy your locked in jesus phone with no reception or flash!!" style digs. Really turns me off - i dunno if they love their phones cos they're not Apple, or cos they're awesome.
Fanboys and digiratti don't use their phones for calls, but not all who don't use their phones for calls are fanboys or digiratti. I don't see how my post implies anything different at least to those who understand the is-a relationship of inheritance (that might be part of set theory too).Wellington said:
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
what is a digiratti?teiresias said:
Being a fanboy has nothing to do with it. :lol
Voice is less than half of the traffic on cell networks and dropping every year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/technology/personaltech/14talk.html?_r=1&hpw
Voice is less than half of the traffic on cell networks and dropping every year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/14/technology/personaltech/14talk.html?_r=1&hpw
Dreams-Visions
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well that's interesting.Tobor said:
Wellington
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Well I don't understand it, so there.teiresias said:
When apple introduces something they don't always claim to be first in fact they rarely do at least in regards to individual features
Never understood people who think apple thinks they're reinventing things they're not lol
They're not acting like facetime ia a first but cmon would you really believe and can you list off the top of your head without looking phones that have this feature in the US and that it almost always works?
that's why it's a big deal when apple announces shit that people have already announced
It's so easy yes videocalling has been around for years but never worked very well if even at all no one had the platform or infrastructure set up but nownyoure guaranteed
I may be wrong but that's just how I see it
they say something works and it does done it like 6 times and no problems so far
I heard some peope cant get their front facing cameras to even work on their evo or w/e
Never understood people who think apple thinks they're reinventing things they're not lol
They're not acting like facetime ia a first but cmon would you really believe and can you list off the top of your head without looking phones that have this feature in the US and that it almost always works?
that's why it's a big deal when apple announces shit that people have already announced
It's so easy yes videocalling has been around for years but never worked very well if even at all no one had the platform or infrastructure set up but nownyoure guaranteed
I may be wrong but that's just how I see it
they say something works and it does done it like 6 times and no problems so far
I heard some peope cant get their front facing cameras to even work on their evo or w/e
So, until today I thought this whole reception thing was just raging on internet forums until I listened to talk radio this morning. The radio station I was listening to is based in Atlanta, GA and all 4 morning talk radio hosts talked about having problems with their iPhones, all to different degrees. The best being one guy who could see bars go down and had dropped calls every now and then but it wasn't that bad. The worst being the girl who said she had resorted to using her old 3GS because the 4 was dropping so many calls (and that she didn't want to return the iPhone 4 which I found a little strange).
My initial thought was that perhaps the iPhone4s are just bad in Atlanta. After all, that's where CNN's headquarters are. Maybe that's why they were posting so many stories about reception problems. Seven of the links on their main page today are iPhone related (lets not kid ourselves though, those stories generate a ton of hits). Then, they started getting calls from all over the USA and I realized the radio show was based in New York. Of all the cities that called in, only one guy from Miami said he had 0 problems with his reception. I had no idea this problem was so ingrained in the "social subconscious" that morning radio shows were talking about it during commute time (their busiest time).
I really hope Apple comes through 100% on fixing the problem that some people are having.
Edit: Wow at the poll on CNN right now. -- "Should the iPhone 4 be recalled?" - Yes 78% (138484), No 22% (39142).
My initial thought was that perhaps the iPhone4s are just bad in Atlanta. After all, that's where CNN's headquarters are. Maybe that's why they were posting so many stories about reception problems. Seven of the links on their main page today are iPhone related (lets not kid ourselves though, those stories generate a ton of hits). Then, they started getting calls from all over the USA and I realized the radio show was based in New York. Of all the cities that called in, only one guy from Miami said he had 0 problems with his reception. I had no idea this problem was so ingrained in the "social subconscious" that morning radio shows were talking about it during commute time (their busiest time).
I really hope Apple comes through 100% on fixing the problem that some people are having.
Edit: Wow at the poll on CNN right now. -- "Should the iPhone 4 be recalled?" - Yes 78% (138484), No 22% (39142).
mightynine
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teiresias said:
....what the hell is this now, the SATs?
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I think even at the announcement Jobs was like "we're not first, but we're doing it well" or something like that.elohel said:
I wonder what would satisfy all of these haters about the whole "first" thing. Would it be enough if on every ad Apple makes, they just put "we weren't the first to do this, we're so late" on the bottom? When has any company ever done something like that?
Anyone else who doesn't even own or consider buying an iPhone 4 really excited about today? I've been following this story since the beginning and this is pretty much the crescendo -- but it could go any way; no one really has any idea. More fun than the recent E3s even.
Wellington
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mightynine said:
:lol
the_painted_bird
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Someone buy this man an iPhone 4AstroLad said:Anyone else who doesn't even own or consider buying an iPhone 4 really excited about today? I've been following this story since the beginning and this is pretty much the crescendo -- but it could go any way; no one really has any idea. More fun than the recent E3s even.
kitchenmotors
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LCfiner said:
Ignore CurlySaysX, he loves to stir shit up.
I'm also surprised the mods haven't started banning people who obviously troll in Apple threads. Any sort of nonsense in Wii threads gets an automatic ban.
You're right, you don't see Apple fans trolling the Android threads.
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