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This has got to be the funniest sh*t ever...and only Steve Jobs could get away with it!!! Bottom line: iPhones were never losing reception....they never had it!! LOL
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/07/apple_blames_iphone_4_receptio.html
pixelpop said:
This has got to be the funniest sh*t ever...and only Steve Jobs could get away with it!!! Bottom line: iPhones were never losing reception....they never had it!! LOL
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/07/apple_blames_iphone_4_receptio.html
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jobs = douche bag
Not only that, but they are advertising it as a "fix" when all it does is show less bars! It doesn't fix the reception issues at all. Ha ha ha.
Sooo... They're pretty much admitting they were lying about the signal strength users got on the iPhone.
Yeah, right. Like we're really going to believe that they didn't know about this since the original iPhone was released? B.S.
apple rushed the Iphone4 out to compete with the evo period
lol, what is this.. the forth generation of iphone and they dont know how to code signal bars correctly??
what a joke.
i feel for those that believe this.
If you read all the rants and flames on the iPhone 4 user blogs about this, it sounds suspiciously familiar....oh yeah, it sounds just like the disgruntled EVO owners!! LOL
You guys are all crazy...
It's a legitimate issue and a legitimate fix. Get your heads out of your ass.
sherman901 said:
You guys are all crazy...
It's a legitimate issue and a legitimate fix. Get your heads out of your ass.
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they new about the problem and should have fixed it before release !
people arer holding it wrong W T H kinda brush off is that ... WE R APPLE F U we never make mistakes !
Sporkman said:
they new about the problem and should have fixed it before release !
people arer holding it wrong W T H kinda brush off is that ... WE R APPLE F U we never make mistakes !
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It's quite possible that they didn't notice it during testing, or that they had very strong signal where they were testing. You don't work for Apple so you have no idea if they knew about it ahead of time or not. Stop being a conspiracy theorist.
sherman901 said:
It's quite possible that they didn't notice it during testing, or that they had very strong signal where they were testing. You don't work for Apple so you have no idea if they knew about it ahead of time or not. Stop being a conspiracy theorist.
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I don't have to work for Apple to know that the main purpose of "testing" anything is about trying to discover issues, which means testing as many variables as possible.
If Apple didn't test in a low signal area then they didn't thoroughly test it!
You guys are completely missing the point....the iPhone has always had sh*tty reception, but users didn't know it because the bars were wrong. So Apple is going to fix the bars with a software update and then users will be able to see that that they ALWAYS have bad reception!!
It's like if the odometer in your car registered one mile for every two miles you drove in a car that gets terrible gas mileage. You think you are getting reasonable gas mileage, but sometimes you're pissed that you seem to be filling up too often. Then they fix the odometer and you're pissed all the time!
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I don't have to work for Apple to know that the main purpose of "testing" anything is about trying to discover issues, which means testing as many variables as possible.
If Apple didn't test in a low signal area then they didn't thoroughly test it!
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Well, we know of at least one bar where it was tested before it was released! LOL
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Well, we know of at least one bar where it was tested before it was released! LOL
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Yeah which proves that all the testing was done in dummy iPhone 3 cases so the testers never touched the metal band.
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Not to be a "conspiracy theorist" - but I find it very hard to believe that they didn't do this intentionally to help prop up the lackluster AT&T network. The only reason they're fixing it is because they got caught.
Same thing HTC has done in other situations. Large corporations answer only to the shareholders, not to the consumers.
seems to me like apple kind of threw AT&T under the bus on this one... lol
but regardless of the software patch to show less bars... there is still a serious hardware flaw with the IPhone 4 (-24 dbm drop in signal when you cover the bottom left corner... wtf?)
Bottom line... It won't affect their sales. Apple customers are way too deep in their delusion.
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sherman901 said:
You guys are all crazy...
It's a legitimate issue and a legitimate fix. Get your heads out of your ass.
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Listen... We are not disagreeing that this used a legitimate issue, but to call this a fix is simply ridiculous. The reception is still not there. You need to get your head out off your ass.
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KyleK29 said:
Not to be a "conspiracy theorist" - but I find it very hard to believe that they didn't do this intentionally to help prop up the lackluster AT&T network. The only reason they're fixing it is because they got caught.
Same thing HTC has done in other situations. Large corporations answer only to the shareholders, not to the consumers.
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Totally agree with you.
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You guys are all crazy...
It's a legitimate issue and a legitimate fix. Get your heads out of your ass.
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I'm sorry, but I don't see "Oh, the signal wasn't getting worse, it's been worse for years" as a legitimate fix.
I don't see "You're holding the phone wrong" as a legitimate fix.
It is, however, a very legitimate issue. The issue is that Apple did half-assed testing (the field units, as we well know, were in 3GS cases...without exposes antennae). They went for aesthetics over substance, again, but this time it really bit them in the ass.
...and this whole "you just saw more bars than you actually got" response is for nothing more than an "existing problem", they don't even publicly acknowledge the "iphone4 works great until you touch it" problem as even being a problem anymore.
There is only so much you can address with software updates. If you don't know any thing about radio frequency propagation, frequency harmonics, frequency wavelength and how all of those interact in the use of a tuned antenna, well...I guess you might think they can deal with this through a software update.
signal attenuation is the least of their actual concerns if they really were silly enough to leave conductive antenna area exposed. Losing signal is one thing, but accidentally tuning your device to a different (unpredictable) frequency is a whole different issue.
OK, who is in the Chicago area that is willing to help me root my phone and install the new 2.2 Android update on my Sprint Hero....I will grill Steaks and have beer and i'll hire a few girls if it will get someone to help me out...
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OK, who is in the Chicago area that is willing to help me root my phone and install the new 2.2 Android update on my Sprint Hero....I will grill Steaks and have beer and i'll hire a few girls if it will get someone to help me out...
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damn too far, but regawleinad has helped ppl by using one of his clients that lets him control your pc while you watch and he does all his magic. heard its pretty sweet. pm him.
Lol I live in the northern suburbs. If you're close enough by I could stop by sometime...this better not turn out to be some hostel movie scene
kyouko said:
Lol I live in the northern suburbs. If you're close enough by I could stop by sometime...this better not turn out to be some hostel movie scene
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I live in streamwood....I'll only almost kill you
kyouko said:
Lol I live in the northern suburbs. If you're close enough by I could stop by sometime...this better not turn out to be some hostel movie scene
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It puts the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose!
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I live in Chicago (near Wrigley Field), however, I'm married, don't drink, and am a vegetarian, so I guess I'm out. JK .
I'm in Roscoe Village. Rooting and updating the Hero CDMA is really quite easy, but let me know if you still need a hand.
...THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. Unofficially, that is. Check the pic attached.
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holy crap! why can't dallas get ANYTHING that good?? damnit!!
How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?
Come on Sprint, time to give loyal SF users some love! Between us and New York we are your biggest markets!
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ckombo said:
How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?
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Look for "batteryindicator" by developer "darshancomputing" in Android Market.
Their Pro version "batteryindicatorpro" has higher icon resolution and more features.
I've been using for a month now and I highly recommend it.
ckombo said:
How did you get the battery life to display in your status bar?
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It's an app. I believe the name is Battery Indicator. Can be found in the market.
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SilverStone641 said:
holy crap! why can't dallas get ANYTHING that good?? damnit!!
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I was blown away. There had been reports of 4g signals in Queens, but I just found out that we were getting a signal here in Brooklyn early this morning on a fluke. I tested around 4mbps indoors near a window. And the pic is the result from outside. On stability I'd rate it a 6.5. Signal did drop a few times intermittently. But pretty good overall.
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cool, ill be leaving work in an hour ill check wallstreet area and where ever else i go tonight!
nenn said:
cool, ill be leaving work in an hour ill check wallstreet area and where ever else i go tonight!
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Wall St has some 4G for sure, full bars while outside on Wall. Nowhere near those speeds though, but hopefully soon....
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...THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. Unofficially, that is. Check the pic attached.
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omfg... is this midtown nyc????
not to sound like an Ahole... Is that it? Does NYC suffer from low speeds? I get 1.5 M up with just 3G??? Im in L.A. Just curious? Download Speed is impressive though
xavier1022 said:
not to sound like an Ahole... Is that it? Does NYC suffer from low speeds? I get 1.5 M up with just 3G??? Im in L.A. Just curious? Download Speed is impressive though
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I think it's all location dependent, but the main thing is we don't have an official date for 4G yet, so it's exciting....
I don't think I've got above 1mbps upload on 3G though.. ever..
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Wall St has some 4G for sure, full bars while outside on Wall. Nowhere near those speeds though, but hopefully soon....
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*gasp* damn these tall buildings and me getting almost NO service.
shift_ said:
omfg... is this midtown nyc????
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This is good ol' Brooklyn, USA. Lefferts Gardens-Prospect Park area to be exact. The 3G service around here is actually pretty darn good. I average about 1.5 to 2.2 most times, so I'm not even that pressed about 4G, but I'm damn sure glad to see it is available if the occasion ever arises that I need it! Somehow I doubt, I'll be getting those speeds when the system officially roles out and is advertised.
yeah im in bay ridge and ive been getting 4g for like 3-4 weeks now
snapcallem said:
yeah im in bay ridge and ive been getting 4g for like 3-4 weeks now
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That's what I'm talkin' about, maaaan! What kind of speeds are you getting out there?
Fyahstarter said:
This is good ol' Brooklyn, USA. Lefferts Gardens-Prospect Park area to be exact. The 3G service around here is actually pretty darn good. I average about 1.5 to 2.2 most times, so I'm not even that pressed about 4G, but I'm damn sure glad to see it is available if the occasion ever arises that I need it! Somehow I doubt, I'll be getting those speeds when the system officially roles out and is advertised.
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lol wow.. damn nice!
evodaniken said:
Look for "batteryindicator" by developer "darshancomputing" in Android Market.
Their Pro version "batteryindicatorpro" has higher icon resolution and more features.
I've been using for a month now and I highly recommend it.
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Fyahstarter said:
It's an app. I believe the name is Battery Indicator. Can be found in the market.
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Thanks guys!
4g in the bronx along the 5/2 lines, noticed it after west farms sq until at least e180 wepaaaaa
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4G on Gunhill Rd and Jerome Ave in the Bx also. Glad I saw this thread. I am on Deodexed 2.2 stock ROM
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Hope all friends are ok over there
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...usb0001r57.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us5JEpu6S94
I just woke up to more problems with the nuclear power plant. News keeps getting worse.
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not a very good week for Japan
Massive Earth Quake, followed by a Tsunami that tore off an entire town off the face of the planet
(thousands of brand new cars, still with their protective vinyl on were damaged, sea washed, and burned... by the looks on the video those were either Mazdas or Toyotas brand new cars waiting to be shipped to other countries, since i twas close to the port)
then a Nuclear reactor went kaboom
then a volcano erupted on the south sending plumes of ashes to the north
and today another Nuke reactor went Kaboom as well
I really feel for those people that have lost everything in a flash
i hope it doesn't affect CPU/RAM and GPU industry
This vid got some crazy footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAE7GLE_cOc
More than 10k dead bodies may God bless their souls and hope Japan comes up more stronger.
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If you guys want live minute by minute status update and 24 hour live stream, bbc uk is covering it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698
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You know its snow there
snows the least of their problems ...nuclear meltdown underway
actually i take it back 1-15c with no heat/electricity is pretty bad
AllGamer said:
i hope it doesn't affect CPU/RAM and GPU industry
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seems like the worst fear has come true
Japan Quake Could Cause Electronic-Component Shortages
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110315-704918.html
Radiation has managed to reach the Japanese capital: instruments in Tokyo recorded the presence of radiation in the atmosphere at a microdose.
avetny said:
Radiation has managed to reach the Japanese capital: instruments in Tokyo recorded the presence of radiation in the atmosphere at a microdose.
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Live Geiger Counter Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-tokyo
Tulips said:
Live Geiger Counter Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-tokyo
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is 16.04 cpm bad?
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16.06
Very bad
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AllGamer said:
seems like the worst fear has come true
Japan Quake Could Cause Electronic-Component Shortages
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110315-704918.html
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I could care less about my gadgets in the wake of this catastrophic event.
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Tulips said:
Live Geiger Counter Tokyo
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/geiger-counter-tokyo
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it's back down to 13.67 cpm
[hfm] said:
I could care less about my gadgets in the wake of this catastrophic event.
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true, but it's affecting business every where
not just electronics
cars manufacturing too
Japan disaster sends an auto shock wave
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repo...ster-sends-an-auto-shock-wave/article1943470/
i was about to purchase a new SUV made only in Japan, even sales guy told me now i'll have to wait even if i pay for it now, as they are all custom made
just doing my part to help their industry go back to normal
Small Quake in Quebec as well today
Hopefully everything gets back to normal everywhere
Donate to Japan:
http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/japanquake2011.html
Donated... It's a must.
So sad what is happening.
I know this isn't Aria related but I was curious if anyone here in our little Aria community is in it's path? I live less than a half mile from the ocean at the Jersey Shore and it looks like we'll be getting a major hit from this thing. Time to break out the hurricane tote and make sure we are good to go.
Have to admit, this is the first storm in a long time that actually had me pretty nervous. Anyway, if you are going to feel this storm, please take the proper precautions and stay safe. It looks to be a real nasty one.
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I live less than a half mile from the ocean at the Jersey Shore and it looks like we'll be getting a major hit from this thing.
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Me too... looks like I better stock up on beer.
Ha ha ha... Thats really a off-topic
good luck guys, stay safe
STaria said:
Me too... looks like I better stock up on beer.
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Stay safe! This thing is really shaping up to be a monster I'm wondering if the barrier island will be evacuated?
yea we'll get some of the storm here in north Florida
Good luck. From Louisiana so that's something I know good and well.
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HappyPelican said:
Stay safe! This thing is really shaping up to be a monster I'm wondering if the barrier island will be evacuated?
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Nah, too many people to evacuate for something that's probably not going to cause a whole lot of real damage besides some flooding. Plus the state can't afford to let AC get shut down for a weekend.
Here in NYC, work in IT and my server room is in the basement, another sleepless weekend. Need a differ profession.
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STaria said:
Nah, too many people to evacuate for something that's probably not going to cause a whole lot of real damage besides some flooding. Plus the state can't afford to let AC get shut down for a weekend.
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I wish you were right and so do millions of others. Unfortunately, she isn't backing down. We just got the mandatory evacauation orders so it looks like we'll be leaving tomorrow once the windows are boarded up and the propert is secured.
Sorry to vent here but this is extremely stressful and I'm really scared about the outcome
I'm on Long Island, and I'm nowhere near worried yet. This thing iis still 1000 miles south and extremely slow moving. So much can happen its insane. Take precautions, but people are going nuts about something that isn't even close yet
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HappyPelican said:
I wish you were right and so do millions of others. Unfortunately, she isn't backing down. We just got the mandatory evacauation orders so it looks like we'll be leaving tomorrow once the windows are boarded up and the propert is secured.
Sorry to vent here but this is extremely stressful and I'm really scared about the outcome
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Also, by the time it gets up near us, its looking like its going to be down to a level 1 or 2. Again, if it even gets here. Watchthe reputable hurricane tracking sites online, not the stupid TV news.
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