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I disagree. I hold my new £600 iPhone 4 in the palm of my hand, and load up Safari and start to browse. Within 20 seconds, I'm off 3G and onto Edge if I'm lucky. Every other time it skips Edge.
This DOES make a difference to me using the device. The article writer can make all the sarcastic points he likes about turning the phone over and the screen not being visible, but the point remains that when I pick my phone up it doesn't work as well as it does sitting on a desk.
That in my opinion, and it may differ to others, is not the level of quality I expected when paying for the device.
A significant part of the value of an Apple product is the user experience. So far, my experience of the iPhone 4 has been mediocre. There's so much else to like about the phone - the screen is fantastic - but this is a big issue for me, as I use a lot of data and make enough calls for it to be a problem.
Mine has nearly disappeared now. You can only see it now if you really look hard and on a white background, whereas yesterday it was noticeable immediately and could be seen on non-white backgrounds as well.
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Well said, i have the same issues as yourself.
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Good shout!
Hmm debating about whether to cancel my order now, and stick with the 3GS for the time being, chances of recall/fix seems unlikely. Then again this happened with the iPod nano 1st gen, where the screen was easily scratched, they eventually packed in a sleeve with it.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/24/facetime-hold-button/
tl,dr - Use the mute button.
Edit: Or apparently you can hold down the mute button for two seconds and it turns into a hold button. But I don't know the difference...
Edit 2: Ooohhh..."Hold is a special switching command which many PBXs etc understand. It has it's own specialised command set/tones that the switching networks understand and does exactly what it says. Puts the call on hold, thus freeing up the line allowing you to temporarily reuse it for something else. If Apple has only implemented hold as an enhanced mute, then they've done it wrong. True hold allows you to put one call on hold, make another call, then pickup the held call again afterwards. " Cool.
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After a whole 24hours of use, I have come to a conclusion. There is one thing I don't like about the phone. Its not this supposed 'antenna' issue, nor is it the screen...its the form factor.
I used to be able to put my 3G in my pocket, with the screen towards my leg, and I would pretty much forget it was there such was the curved sleek edges. This more 'rigid', blocky design, although feeling far more soild and well built, really does annoy me when I try the same.
That was a major decision when I chose to go down the whole smartphone route, I really didn't want to have to carry around this large, heavy piece of equipment just for all the extra features. The previous iPhone's did this perfectly, the 4 doesn't
Overall though I love it, its everything I would want/need in a mobile device, it's just a shame that with all our complaining about the 'camera not being good enough'....etc. that they have jeopardised what made the phone great in the first place.
I used to be able to put my 3G in my pocket, with the screen towards my leg, and I would pretty much forget it was there such was the curved sleek edges. This more 'rigid', blocky design, although feeling far more soild and well built, really does annoy me when I try the same.
That was a major decision when I chose to go down the whole smartphone route, I really didn't want to have to carry around this large, heavy piece of equipment just for all the extra features. The previous iPhone's did this perfectly, the 4 doesn't
Overall though I love it, its everything I would want/need in a mobile device, it's just a shame that with all our complaining about the 'camera not being good enough'....etc. that they have jeopardised what made the phone great in the first place.
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"the bubble geeks are off in their corner trying to memorize the finger motions required to get their iPhone 4’s calls to drop"
That's people on here
That's people on here 
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"the bubble geeks are off in their corner trying to memorize the finger motions required to get their iPhone 4’s calls to drop"
Flame on!
"the bubble geeks are off in their corner trying to memorize the finger motions required to get their iPhone 4’s calls to drop"
No. It's not like you have to stand on your head or perform finger gymnastics to get the signal to drop. All you have to do is hold the phone like people often hold phones. It's a problem which will come up in normal usage.
How many times does he have to say 'geeks'?
How is it true?
When I naturally pick the phone up and use it (as do many people in the Apple ads if you see the article on EnGadget.com), the signal drops. I'm not trying to find a problem at all! If I could have my iPhone not drop my calls, I'd be in heaven
Exactly. It IS an issue. I know for a fact that if I was left-handed I would be very, very annoyed right now. As i'm right-handed, it doesn't pose too much of an issue.
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just looked at my account apple still havent taken payment..I thought it would be gone this morning. They shipped the phone on the 23rd and I got it yesterday..just want them to take the money now so I dont spend it!
what would happen if I didnt have enough money to cover it when they do call for it ??
what would happen if I didnt have enough money to cover it when they do call for it ??