Posted on 07/05/2010 9:32:11 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier
You’ve heard about the yellow screen splotches and the wonky antenna that requires you to hold the new iPhone just right.
But now a new issue is coming to light: a faulty camera system that not only affects your ability to take pictures, it can foil your attempts to use FaceTime, the video chat feature that is the iPhone 4’s top talking point.
(Excerpt) Read more at siliconbeat.com ...
Have you tried holding it differently? ;)
Seriously though, of the dozen iPhone owners I know (two are brand-new-to-Apple iPhone 4 buyers) 4 have problems (including both the iPhone 4 buyers). I think you’re right; iOS 4 just isn’t ready for prime time, as it seems to depend upon the mix of apps, memory usage, and phase of the moon to determine what works and what doesn’t. In some aspects the phone is improved, but in others it’s seriously degraded (or stopped altogether).
Who are the Trolls? Who should I have pinged?
I and some friends are on iOS 4 on 3G's with no problems...and the camera does seem to be better...plus with zoom...
I see. So you don’t know who the trolls are, but you know they are at it again and so you must complain about it. Curious statement!
So who were you referring to as “trolls” in this thread? Clearly not me or for-q-clinton, since you didn’t copy us on it...
I am a first time iPhone buyer although I am a 20 year Apple user with about a dozen of their products.
I have two friends who also bought the iPhone 4. All are previous Mac users. I have 4 co-workers who bought the iPhone 4, none of which uses a Mac as a computer. For one of them it was his first Apple product.
I do not doubt the problems but none of the people who bought the phone that I know has problems.
The phone can be returned.
“So who were you referring to as “trolls” in this thread?”
Might have been me, but she’d didn’t cc me either. I guess anything negative about apple is considered FUD, a lie, trolling, evil, slander, libel, or some such nonsense.
I would have purchased an iPhone a while back if they had been on Verizon. Seems I waited too long and they’ve jumped the shark.
If I refer to someone by their user name in my post, I cc them.
I have a good idea this morning who the trolls are, but why necessarily name them? I do know that you specifically thrive on bashing Apple specifically. Something in your psyche likes the negativity and dispute that your threads stir up.
If you bashed all computer makers, it might make sense.
I can only say I have had nearly 20 years of almost flawless experience with the brand. I recommend their products without hesitation.
You would not have purchased it because it costs too much. Remember, you want to buy the cheapest.
For some people it seems to be solid; for others (see post 17 above) it’s not working so well.
One of the biggest problems when rolling out an OS is the backwards compatibility; as that has not been a strong suit for Apple in the past, maybe that’s the source of this inconsistent behavior - their relative inexperience with backwards compatibility on a widely varying product line? Just a guess why you don’t have a problem and someone else in this very thread does...
Thanks for that, and for clearing me from being a troll; after all, you would have named me rather than just alluded to me and not copied me.
I’m sure for-q-clinton, driftdiver, and anyone else in this thread is also happy to hear they’re not trolls either! I guess your caution about them being present has kept them at bay so far...
I am about to amend my policy on Trolls, named and un-named. Stay tuned and remember I said this.
Apple must be doing something right. They have much higher scores in customer satisfaction than any other computer maker.
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/22115/
ACSI: Apple Mac again leads Windows PCs by wide margin in consumer satisfaction
I am about to amend my policy on Trolls, named and un-named. Stay tuned and remember I said this.
Apple must be doing something right. They have much higher scores in customer satisfaction than any other computer maker.
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/22115/
ACSI: Apple Mac again leads Windows PCs by wide margin in consumer satisfaction
Apple tied with Nokia, Samsung, and Motorola (the big 3 of cell phones), and all 4 are slightly under the market average. Of course, that's not quite the meme you are trying to convey, is it?
Why would a company that you so totally despise actually TIE with three companies that you admire?
Why aren’t they failing miserably? You must be totally deranged if you are telling us apple is so horrible. Apparently not. Why devote your life to stirring up such negativity to a company that TIES?
And as a company, they are succeeding very well. Why?
Where have I said I despise Apple? I do own a Macbook Pro... You can stop putting words in my mouth, thank you.
Then why do you constantly post negative remarks and threads on Apple?
What drives your deep ire? What please do you derive from the disruption?
Then why do you constantly post negative remarks and threads on Apple?
What drives your deep ire? What pleasure do you derive from the disruption?
Must be those phantasmic trolls in this thread... Let me know when you find them, that might be the source of the negativism and ire you claim to see.
Returning a phone used to be easy, but in this case, with the microSIM, you’re screwed and can’t go back to your old phone. I’m guessing AT&T would probably reactivate the old one if I asked, but I could see that taking some time and the aggravation of listening to them pretend that such a thing has never happened before.
I’m definitely worried about it. My iPhone 4 will arrive tomorrow and I’m hoping I can check it out well enough before activating the SIM to make sure it’s in full working condition.
What pleasure do you derive by going around blindly praising and defending all things Apple while calling everyone who doesn’t toe the Jobs line a ‘troll’? Answer that and you can answer your own question.
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