moosepucky
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Apple is providing a free "cover thingie" for their latest product as a "fix" for a hardware problem.
Do you feel this is an honest attempt at a hardware bug fix or is it just being done to see how much smoke they can blow at their loyal users?
I'd have serious doubts that the signal "Bars" were telling me the truth even if they fixed the stupid antenna issue. IJS
I had a customer call the other day. He wanted one of our boards. I found out he needed a recall done on the unit. He could not use our product unless he had the recall done. The manufacturer told him to call us cuz they couldn't help him cuz the fridge was too old. The recall was an NTSB recall. I told him to call them back and be "adamant" about them fixing his problem. They fixed it. LOL. A 35+ year old fridge and they sent him the recall kit. They MUST hate me! LOL. I had to help the poor old guy, living on a fixed income and all.
I'd be ripping into Apple if I had one of those phones.
Nate
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I don't think that there is a real problem with the phones. I would want a "bumper" anyway since both the front and back are made from glass and there's not much clearance when setting it down.
The problems are real, but not all of the phones are experiencing the issues. Certain lots, perhaps. Apple's response is not surprising. They've managed to be successful selling "old" tech at inflated prices by sheer force of marketing so strong, that legions of users are easily convinced that the devices are so perfect that anything that goes wrong is *their* fault. The iPod Touch is, IMO, the only device they make that is really brilliant, and it's STILL at least 50% overpriced.
I think it is an admission by Apple that there IS something wrong so I only see this as escalating the current crop of law suits.
And to be completely hones I don't think it could happen to a more deserving bunch 
Pierre
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Garry said:
I think it is an admission by Apple that there IS something wrong so I only see this as escalating the current crop of law suits.
And to be completely hones I don't think it could happen to a more deserving bunch
Actually, it seems a "diaper" is just the needed fix for the antenna problem: it prevents the hand from making physical contact with the antenna and scrambling the signal. But yes, there is something wrong with the design if such a stopgap trick is required.
Apple originally denied that there was a design problem and tried to blame the user. This resulted in a few law suits in the US and I believe that some have even gained class action status. It is now near on impossible for Apple to claim that it isn't a bad antenna design problem.
Edit: A diaper seems to be an appropriate term as it is usually found to be full of piss, wind and shit 
moosepucky
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Of course it is the user's fault. It is their fault they purchased the product. duh.....
I don't own a cell phone so they can't blame me..
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If someone wants to call me they have to: #1 know my unlisted number. #2 leave a message (I don't answer the phone). #3 hope that I think enough of them to return the call.
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Pierre
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Garry said:
It is now near on impossible for Apple to claim that it isn't a bad antenna design problem.Edit: A diaper seems to be an appropriate term as it is usually found to be full of piss, wind and shit
Nothing's impossible to deny for Apple: try to find a mention of the "Lisa" on any of the official Apple history sites – or Wikipedia, for that matter. As soon as someone puts it there, some Apple crony deletes it – usually within less than 24 hours. Never mind that Lisa was a real technological breakthrough – the precursor to the Mac, no less – it was a commercial failure and may not be mentioned.
And the rest is history.... mostly with apple sucking hind tit. LOL
Pierre said:
Nothing's impossible to deny for Apple: try to find a mention of the "Lisa" on any of the official Apple history sites – or Wikipedia, for that matter. As soon as someone puts it there, some Apple crony deletes it – usually within less than 24 hours. Never mind that Lisa was a real technological breakthrough – the precursor to the Mac, no less – it was a commercial failure and may not be mentioned.
Ahh but if Apple try to deny it in court any lawyer with a pulse should be able to produce a reasonable counter argument with this current back flip by Apple.
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