+ 1 my god I couldn't even begin to count how many iPhone owners have told me their phone was better than mine with 0 provocation. It started way back when I had a pearl, and when I got the storm they came out like gang busters. All before I ever had a Droid in my hand. Honestly I couldn't have cared less if it wasn't for the arrogance. And when they bust out paper toss to show off how great it is, I think they fit the stereotype quite well.You only see what you want to see. I see both all the time. iPhone is the phone of choice for the Hollywood celebrity set. There's a reason for that. It wouldn't be so popular if you took the same specs and OS and put it in the body of a Droid.
Apple's experts have those fancy cell phone chambers, right? Spent $millions on them, right?When I touch my antenna at the "bad spot", nothing happens. If I wrap my left hand around the phone, nothing happens (and I'm left handed). If I wrap BOTH hands around the phone, as if trying to smother it, nothing happens. If I place a key, a nickle, a paper clip, or anything else that's metal on the "bad spot", nothing happens. And I've tried to replicate the "antenna issue" as the youtube videos show with the Iphone 4's also owned by my friends and co workers, and the result remains the same--absolutely nothing happens.
Perhaps there are some lemons floating about, who knows. I can only speak for my Iphone 4 and the half a dozen or so owned by my co workers and friends, who also have no antenna issues and no problems.
Now you can say whatever you'd like about the Iphone 4, cite whatever expert opinion (Apple has their own experts who would disagree, and are just as educated/experienced as the naysayers/critics) but the fact remains that no one I know with an Iphone 4 has any problems with it, myself included. Period.
lol I switched over to Android from Windows Mobile after WP7 stopped running 3rd party apps...
You only see what you want to see. I see both all the time. iPhone is the phone of choice for the Hollywood celebrity set. There's a reason for that. It wouldn't be so popular if you took the same specs and OS and put it in the body of a Droid.
I also believe Apple hires the best and brightest. But I'm not questioning their engineering aptitude. I'm questioning their credibility. Because Apple PR speaks for the "experts", not the experts themselves.
Look, I understand that you may feel threatened by the huge success of the Iphone 4, or perhaps even the overwhelming positive experience that many Iphone 4 owners enjoy. And you will probably resist what I am about to tell you, but the bottom line is that you are simply incapable of knowing the performance of someone's Iphone 4 if you haven't seen that particular device personally. To argue otherwise is either the result of immense arrogance or to pretend that you are gifted with ESP. You should know however that I don't personally believe in ESP, thus I'm not about to argue with you about whether or not you're "gifted enough" to sense or just know the performance of my Iphone 4.
Either way, having an intelligent discussion with someone who implies that they have ESP (or is cartoonishly arrogant) is simply impossible, and I will not take part in a petty game designed to bring the discussion to a level beneath this community. Welcome to my ignore list, and good day sir.
The bumpers could have been a coup for Steve Jobs/Apple PR, but once again, they contradicted themselves. If they had just said, "we understand some of you reported antenna problems, we can look into it, but since we love our customers, free bumpers for everyone!" That would have been that. They didn't admit any problem. They reaffirm their customer's loyalty. And customers get a band-aid for the flawed antenna. Win win. It's like when a customer complains in a restaurant. The customer could be full of it, they could be telling the truth, but the smart restaurant tells the customer the bill is on us - "free bumper".
