Apple tells iPhone 4 owners to get a grip

**Tyche** · 2010-06-29 18:01

THe hard core apple fans seem to be more up in arms about this than the casual iphone user. Float over to macrumors forums and you'll see about 50 threads about people whining and returning their phones.

**Zeh** · 2010-06-29 20:49

Yeah the "will NOT appease customers with free bumpers" got me. What the fuck. Denying there's a problem, really? Eventually it's going to be a straight "What problem?"

Steve Jobs is looking to become a technological Stalin, which is unfortunate considering they have pretty much the only smartphone I can buy right now.

**ZarakiKujata** · 2010-06-29 20:52

Originally Posted by an hero

Steve Jobs is looking to become a technological Stalin, which is unfortunate considering they have pretty much the only smartphone I can buy right now.

Looking? Clearly don't know the mans body of work.

**archibaldcrane** · 2010-06-30 00:40

for those zapping their calls into the afterlife every time they brush their phone the wrong way, it's not much consolation at all.

Lol melodrama.

**jmc** · 2010-06-30 07:57

Check out engadget today.

Apple put up a 3 new job postings for "iPhone/iPad antenna engineers"

I wonder why...... Lol

**Kurokikaze** · 2010-06-30 11:14

Yeah, I didn't expect them to still be employed after this royal fuck up. They're not doing a very good job of sweeping this one under the rug. This is just more fuel for the fire.

If someone is unable to make a phone call with their iPhone 4 in the case of an emergency... Regardless or whether or not they replicated this issue in the scenario. Apple is fucked.

**Drex** · 2010-06-30 12:05

Originally Posted by Kurokikaze

If someone is unable to make a phone call with their iPhone 4 in the case of an emergency... Regardless or whether or not they replicated this issue in the scenario. Apple is fucked.

Time to start a fox news rumor...two birds with one stone?

**Kurokikaze** · 2010-06-30 12:09

All I'm saying is that a lawyer would use that as ammo and its not gonna look pretty in that class action lawsuit that has been filed against Apple for this issue.

**jmc** · 2010-06-30 12:13

Originally Posted by Kurokikaze

All I'm saying is that a lawyer would use that as ammo.

Easily.

Look at umm Vonage I think it was. They had a fucked up 911 call system, that when someone called 911 they got dispatched to a 911 center hundreds of miles away from their actual location lol

Resulted in a lawsuit, and someone getting paid.

**Ratatapa** · 2010-06-30 12:24

In Quebec when you sign a cell phone contract they tell you that they arn't responsible for 911 calls and that you shouldn't use a cell phone for emergency

**jmc** · 2010-06-30 12:31

Originally Posted by Ratatapa

In Quebec when you sign a cell phone contract they tell you that they arn't responsible for 911 calls and that you shouldn't use a cell phone for emergency

Thats....... fucked up.

Here in Mass, if you are in boston and you call 911 for a cell phone you are transferred to the state police 911 call center. Who will then transfer you to the Boston 911 call center.

**Jaybar** · 2010-06-30 12:42

Originally Posted by Mayareira

Doesn't this affect left-handed people only? Left handed = uses wrong side of the brain = retard, so...not much to blame Apple here.

Not simply left-handed people, but more like "People that use left hand". I'm right handed but my phone is in my left pocket. In fact, I almost never switch over to my right hand unless something requires my left hand. So no, this problem doesn't pertain only to "left-handed people" (unless of course you really meant to say people that use their left hand).

**Boyiee** · 2010-07-01 00:08

Originally Posted by jmcgarrell

Thats....... fucked up.

Here in Mass, if you are in boston and you call 911 for a cell phone you are transferred to the state police 911 call center. Who will then transfer you to the Boston 911 call center.

Generally you still shouldn't use a cell phone to call 911 anyhow... obviously if you have to, you have to... but you shouldn't if you have the option.

**Grey Jorildyn** · 2010-07-01 00:44

Any cell phone is on you all the time, in theory, and if you have an emergency, you ought to be able to use it for one, especially of the 911 persuasion. Seems silly to me to tell people not to use a communication device they sometimes spend hundreds to purchase, activate, and maintain a plan on for emergency calls. That's like buying a car and not driving on the highway because it's dangerous or something.

I can see it either way though, it just seems really odd not to use your primary communication device to communicate, for whatever reason.

As for the dealer telling you straight up not to use it for 911 calls, that seems like too much red tape and accounting for liability in my eyes.

**Boyiee** · 2010-07-01 00:49

You shouldn't use a cell phone to call 911 because the phone has to hit a tower, and you will most likely be connected to a regional 911 center which could be out of your area.

As opposed to using a land line, which, ya know, is a land line. It's fine to call from a cell phone, but if you have the option to, you should call from a land line.

**Grey Jorildyn** · 2010-07-01 00:54

I get the whole tower thing.

I should note I don't even have a house phone. Seems like a big waste of money and from what I can tell, in my area, a lot of people seem to agree. Hope they figure out that whole 911 thing soon then! lul

**Krandor** · 2010-07-01 02:16

Who the fuck still has a landline other then Government offices and businesses, seriously.

**Kurp** · 2010-07-01 03:59

Old people.

**Kerberoz** · 2010-07-01 06:13

I see a lot of people saying it only affects lefties. Huh. Are you saying you never hold your phone with your off-hand?

**Kurokikaze** · 2010-07-01 11:03

I off-hand my Nexus One all the time.

lol @ the FF reference.

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