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[Dartastic]

Yup. Free bumpers.

 

[Britprog]

I think everybody who has a 4 should call applecare if they have the issue, just to log it so jobs can't pull 0.55% number out of his ass

 

[badcrumble]

Free cases for everyone. Problem solved IMO.

 

[Zombie James]

Free bumpers, finally.

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

I remember being called a conspiracy theorist when I said they already knew about it before and that the bumper was released for this very issue.

Because that is a conspiracy theory. There's no meat to it.

 

[Kandrick]

:lol :lol

 

[Backfoggen]

Free bumpers and (probably) a hardware fix after September 30.

 

[kaching]

I buy that this is super arrogant, but will the hard data on returns and AT&T's logs of dropped calls finally shut up everyone that thinks people without problems are just defensive fanboys?

WILL YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL HE'S FINISHED BEFORE WEIGHING IN?!?! JEEZ GUYS.

 

[noah111]

:lol

Steve's theory is that it drops more calls that 3GS because they didn't have enough bumpers available?

Err, no. It's that the 3GS had more cases out since it wasn't a huge revamp from the 3G, thus most people had cases. Not the case with the iPhone 4. Nothing to do with not enough bumpers specifically.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

"We are not appeasing customers with free bumpers"

Apple, two weeks ago.

 

[pxleyes]

Good, free bumpers. Now what about the poor saps after the deal ends?

 

[numble]

No shit people haven't returned it Steve. They are holding out that you might actually fix it before they decide to return it.

They were comparing returns around 3GS launch to returns around iPhone 4 launch.

 

[Axion22]

Hell yeah, free case.

edit: bumper, whatever.

 

[Gallbaro]

Take a guess, what do you think?

God you are such a fanboy.

 

[scorcho]

Perception is reality. Like it or not.

According to Apple, all Windows PCs are plagued by viruses.

 

[Baki]

How many couldn't get a signal to call them though.... :lol

Brilliant. Flawless victoly. :lol

 

[Gary Whitta]

Refund on my bumper! I'll take it!

 

[WillyFive]

No one was saying that.

Yes they did. It was one of the lower left. It was when there were seven instead of eight.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Big companies are awesome, heres why:

"hey company! I have this problem"
COMPANY: "No you dont have this problem you fucking idiot, heres a chart"

 

[DMeisterJ]

Problem solved, let's all go back home now.

 

[DrForester]

Greatest party ever right here.

 

[ZZMitch]

Free bumpas!

 

[subrock]

free cases. thanks for sealing the deal, I'll PASSSSSSSSSSS.

 

[Fletcher]

Wooooo! Refund for my bumper!

 

[Jal]

BAM!

If you don't ask, you don't get.

 

[Zombie James]

So all iPhones sold after Sept 30th will be fixed?

 

[Kandrick]

"We are not appeasing customers with free bumpers"

Apple, two weeks ago.

:lol :lol

I guess it pretty much went like : "fuck complainers, lets give them some free bumpers so maybe they will shut up"

 

[345triangle]

sweet, i'm happy as long as this is worldwide.

 

[pxleyes]

They were comparing returns around 3GS launch to returns around iPhone 4 launch.

And? That is what I was responding to.

 

[Dartastic]

Holy shit, they're sourcing out different cases? We have our choice? SWEET.

 

[verbum]

I thought the 360 versus Wii versus PS3 threads of 2007 were bad . This thread has them beat with the fanaticism on both sides.

 

[LCfiner]

pretty funny.

 

[SephCast]

But......I don't want a free bumper....I run caseless

I guess my electrical tape fix will have to do, until I complain about dust under my screen and they give me a new phone 8 months from now.

 

[ultron87]

Well it was a free case or a recall when it came down to it.

 

[Razorskin]

But the bumper doesn't fix the phone...

 

[Stinkles]

Refund on my bumper! I'll take it!

Just hold it different!

 

[Zeppu]

Because that is a conspiracy theory. There's no meat to it.

10:18AM "We knew that you could see bars drop on the phone when you hold it in a certain way, it's a fact, phones aren't perfect. But people are reporting better reception with this antenna than they've ever seen before."

 

[noah111]

"We are not appeasing customers with free bumpers"

Apple, two weeks ago.

Oh come on, they didn't say they WON'T, they said they aren't currently, which was a response to a rumor that they're giving out free cases which wasn't the case (no pun intended) at the time.

 

[AlexMogil]

According to Apple, all Windows PCs are plagued by viruses.

And people do with that what they will.

 

[NYR]

White iPhone 4 shipping end of July. Quantities limited at first, ramping up.

FUCK YEAH

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Also, I'm outside the US.

10$ says no free case for Spain.

 

[Midas]

:lol

I'll still get one, but where's the white version?

 

[evil ways]

Was that really funny to you? Pathetic.

Apple Defence Force Defence Force.

 

[rezuth]

"We are not appeasing customers with free bumpers"

Apple, two weeks ago.

Why would they give out free bumpers before even getting a clear idea of the situation?

 

[NomarTyme]

Good job Apple. Owning it up.

 

[DrFunk]

Gizmodo just jizzed their pants at this news

 

[Kano on the Phone]

Big companies are awesome, heres why:

"hey company! I have this problem"
COMPANY: "No you dont have this problem you fucking idiot, heres a chart"

They acknowledged that some people are having a problem. Jobs literally said it several times.

 

[Dartastic]

FUCK YES HE'S ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROXIMITY SENSOR PROBLEMS ALSO.

 

[Tapiozona]

Free cases for everyone. Problem solved IMO.

Way to be a good consumer. Accept mediocrity, it's what keeps capitalism going!

You really think a bandaid solves the problem? Problem is still there..it's just hidden behind a huge ugly case.

 

[noah111]

"Joel Johnson: You get a case! And you get a case! And you get a…CALL FAILED"

:lol :lol Oh Gizmodo.