Free cases to alleviate iPhone 4 problem

[Black Cloud]

I heard that Apple says they give free protective cases to buyers of its newest iPhone model to improve the so-called "death grip" problem: asset the phone with a exposed hand can quiet the wireless signal. I already bought the phone and fresh buyers through Sept. 30 will all be qualified. I want to know that the People who previously purchased the $29 "Bumper" cases force to be refunded. Any idea? Please update.

[Ernest]

At its highly likely press conference, Apple said Friday that iPhone 4 owner would get a free box to put off the "death grip" that cause the smart phone's signal to fall severely when in custody a certain way. Apple Inc. have been inundated with complaint from buyer of its iPhone 4 that asset the phone with a bare hand can quiet the wireless signal. They says the difficulty isn’t widespread. He says now over five out of each thousand users have complain to Apple’s warranty service, and fewer than 2 percent have return the gadget.

[Zecho]

Phones typically have an antenna within the body. In conniving the iPhone 4, Apple took a risk on a new design, using part of the phone's surface casing as the antenna. That saved space within the firmly filled body of the phone, but earnings that cover a spot on the minor left edge of the case block wireless signal. Analysts contain criticized Apple's first response to reports of reaction problems as indifferent, and caution that the friendship shouldn't come crosswise.

[Paxton]

A case you can discover for $10, but the antenna issue you'll contain for the life of the phone. they do a recall, "Ed Brown, who put up for sale garnishes for Apple products from a table set up on the street outer an Apple store in New York, said he's had people come follow for cases for the iPhone 4 since they've heard of the antenna problem. But they're not mad at Apple. Apple had been look closely at the question given that the initial reports of harms surface just over three weeks ago. Videos compare the iPhone 4 gesture crash to extra smartphones, such as the Blackberry Bold 9700, were aired by Mr Jobs for the period of the conference.

[Simond]

Apple claim you be able to repeat the left-handed "death grip" bar-dropping difficulty on the BlackBerry Bold 9700, HTC Droid Eris, and so as to "phones aren't just right." Steve also claim that only 0.55% of public who buy the iPhone 4 have called into AppleCare to criticism about the antenna, and the phone have a 1.7% return rate at AT&T, evaluate to 6% with the 3GS, while he would cop to a small add to in dropped calls over the iPhone 3GS.

[Pugsly]

Consumer Reports magazine said wrap the spot with a box or even a division of duct tape alleviate the problem. It refuse to give the iPhone 4 its "recommended" beat of approval for this reason, and it had called on Apple on Monday to recompense buyers. It will be fail to spot for the statement effect and if they desire to shock Steve Jobs will have to heart not on the new design of the iPhone, but quite on what it contains. Again, some secret covetously secured by Apple have by now been exposed. Flatter, however, the new iPhone will consider 3 grams heavier than the old.