Not hold my phone at the bottom?

Walt in his review on WSJ said Apple was aware of it and working on a fix. Interesting to see what comes of it.

Wow…..Thank You Steve for saying screw u hold it a different way or buy my $29 bumper.

That's funny. I'm surprised they didn't look into that issue during testing. I'm left handed and i'm definitely not looking forward to holding my phone differently. I also don't like cases, I think they take away from the look of the phone and i'm careful enough with my phone to not have a need for a case either.

I guess i'll just have to see what happens when I get one in a few weeks.

Interesting answer though…I wonder how jobs goes through all of his emails?

use rubber gloves to hold the phone, or tweezers :P

or buy a nice looking case which hides your nice looking phone…

How about I hold my Android instead?

Only if you want to communicate with someone else.

Steve

Sent from my Nexus One

It's not a design flaw. Steve is just trying to bring gentility and good manners to mobile phone usage. The correct way to hold an iPhone 4 is with the thumb and index finger on either side of the phone, while extending the pinky outward as if holding a fine china cup (the pinky will also act as a supplemental antenna). Once the user is holding the phone like a Regency dandy, he will naturally tend to behave like one, showing the world what a well-mannered chap he is. Pure genius.

Maybe if they hadn't lost the silly prototype in Redwood City, they could have engineered a better phone antenna.

what a dick this guy is. I have always heard about reception problems on phones by holding them wrong but have never, ever, EVER actually seen it before. I can hold my Incredible any way I want and the reception remains the same.

http://whitewhine.tumblr.com/

ha. excellent.

"Once the user is holding the phone like a Regency dandy, he will naturally tend to behave like one, showing the world what a well-mannered chap he is."

I'm sure he doesn't go through them. He has several assistants doing that for him. I heard once that Bill Gates gets something like 55,000 emails a day, and if Jobs is even getting a tenth of that, he doesn't have the time to read each one

When Samsung was experiencing horrible engineering and quality issues the Chairman of the company assembled thousands of the workforce and made them watch as a bulldozer crunched a pile of 150,000 of their defective phones.

Jobs' response is underwhelming.

I'm so happy I switched to Android/HTC.

I talked/shamed/mocked/cajoled at least ten of my coworkers into buying Iphones over the past two years. While I don't feel guilty about it, I'm not necessarily pleased with myself either. It was a considerable investment for some of them. Sigh.

His mention of the case kind of lends credence to the theory that they were well aware of this issue pre-release and are selling it for this very reason.

His reply also smacks of complete arrogance.

this one might backfire on them a bit. I love mine so far, but this is definite bullshit. Sales numbers wont show it though. How about not charging $29 for a piece of plastic and rubber to go around it?

One of the guys was making the same funny comment in gizmodo yesterday. Now that uncle Steve has told the same thing don’t ever hold it that way!. A 3rd option is get a Bluetooth. Now, you have a phone that is designed to drop calls!

oh just use a case already and you’ll be protecting your precious as well as improving reception.

alternatively, if holding it differently isn’t an option. wrap the trim/antenna with electrical tape. this will effectively isolate the antenna from your hand, restricting the flow of electricity that takes place (through your hand) from one antenna to the next when you have your hand touching multiple sides of the phone.

Problem solved with the new iPhone 4.1 :: http://enrique-gutierrez.com/the-new-iphone-41

Problems happen, its fine. Only a real asshole wouldn't admit them…

“what a dick this guy is.”

What have you done that changed the world?

I have the new phone and can’t recreate the problem. I watch the video and even had my GF try to do it. I’m not sure but it might be the fact I don’t have fat sweaty nerd hands. ;)

Brilliant. The #iPhone4 "losing bars" bug is not a bug, it's a feature. Steve Jobs wants us to stop using our hands to talk on the phone.

Man, I was still holding out some hope that this was a software issue. They must have launched knowing this because it doesn't seem to be a surprise to Steve. It's even worse because I'm still going to buy one anyway.

Note to Apple:

Instead of "Just avoid holding it that way" – how about "Just test it properly"?

Worse the stores I have visited are sold out of cases and manufacturers tell me Apple wouldn’t work with them to ensure other cases are available.

What Jobs has accomplished in the past makes how he responded to this problem even worse. Someone so focused on user experience should not just dismiss a legitimate claim so easily.

We have to cut apple some slack here. They probably would have caught all of these issues if it hadn't been for the fact the guy testing out the phone lost it.

Seriously: "avoid gripping it in the lower left corner"?? – Mr Jobs, you mean the way that all right-handed people use their phones?

Reminds me of the old joke … Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this. Doctor: Don't do that.

Steve's response is a joke as well. Even if you're right handed, I'm betting you hold it on both sides of the bottom. Really quite surprised that they did not notice this sooner. Perhaps they just chalked it up to crappy AT&T reception.

APPLE IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE HOLD PHONES

Also can you imagine MG’s reaction to this if it had been an issue on the EVO?

What do you call a iPhone 4 user?

A beta tester! :)

MG – any word on whether phone radiation into the body is actually higher when gripping with the left hand? Seems weird to have attenuated this much without increased signal absorption…

Wow.. "Don't hold it that way", I think apple is turning into AT$T with the microcell, charge the user for their mistake.

Apple fanboys, it's okay to be upset with apple, this is really lame on their part, you're allowed.

I guess you just have to hold it the "iPhone way"

Way to go CK! Come on Steve Jobs, you're better than that!

he definitely would have j'ed all over his b's – now he is quiet as Christmas night….

sooo.. you can't criticize anyone who has ever done anything impressive in their past? right..

This is answer is brilliant. You da man! :)

For a phone that has an antenna band that runs around the phone, MEANING ON TOP AS WELL, why in the hell would the high point of the antenna be on the bottom of the phone? Where is the top of the phone when talking/surfing/texting/in use? AWAY FROM YOU.

This is shit.

What happened to "you don't have to fit the product, the product fits you"

I've gotta say, I've followed Apple product launches for many years and there are always reports of issues at first. Somehow Apple corrects any problems – even ones that seem hardware related.. well with the exception of the Mac Cube and the cracked casing.

Did someone mention earlier this might be why the iPhone failed to pick up reception at the Keynote? Was Steve holding the phone left handed?

I am one of the lucky individuals to be dealing with this problem. I asked for a free case, but instead I am getting a replacement phone and a $600 hold on my credit card. The hold is only temporary, that is unless Apple doesn’t receive the problem phone within 10 days of me receiving the new one. I now must wait for the delivery man a second and third time because they are shipping the return labels separate. I also have a 10 day deadline to keep up with or my credit card gets charged. The labels are arriving after the weekend so that takes 3 days away right from the start. I know that 7 days should be plenty of time to get the phone there, but why am I dealing with this in the first place. Oh, and I can’t use my own labels because I was told they were sending the phone to a “special location” to be analyzed. Depending on how this transaction goes this may be the last Apple product I buy. I never understood why they used a semiconductor as an antenna anyway.

amazing apple released this product. come on even right handers like me hold phone at bottom. maybe we should not even touch the phone. this is complete crap from apple. i have a 3GS and was torn between iphone4 and a nexus one for a change, no i know what i want

What a tool… Heres a better answer, return it..

Dear Left-handed Steve,

Are you off your meds? Thanks, but no thanks. You can keep your #FAIL phone — the most stunning* consumer electronic device ever!

Best regards,
—
Damion Hankejh | hankejh.com

Yeah. Hands-free talk. Your hands could be freed to do other stuff. But for what? It's not like you can watch porn on iPhone.

I think most apple testers used cases to hide their iphone 4's and completely missed this issue!!! :-D

When there's something new, expect people to find flaws with it. And that's the fun part. It wouldn't be an iPhone, if people aren't talking with it. This problem is almost the same with the iPhone 3G and like Steve Jobs said, "Just avoid holding it that way". I mean, c'mon.. most men have received that order from their GFs, one way or another, right. So initiating this over your iPhone should be a piece of cake.

People buy a product expecting it to be complete, only to learn they have to tiptoe around their new gadget?
Why not just frame it, put it on a wall and call it art?!

Wonder if this is why there is no white iPhone

There is absolutely no other way to hold the iPhone than to grip it at the bottom. Who on earth holds their phone from the top? lol.

I'm sure he (Jobs) will create a fix though. Somehow.

haha. best explanation so far.

"Differently" or for effect?

I am in absolute shock. The official Apple response is "don't hold t that way." This is rather ridiculous — it is a manufacturers defect. The official response should be bring it back and we will give you another iPhone or your money back.

This sounds very un-Apple or is it just me?

what i'm saying is just don't hold the phone. — steve jobs

they lost the prototype, remember? hahaha.

oh well. at least the app store is committed to ensuring quality apps for users and ATT is a constitution-abiding company with a track record of quality service. oh wait, none of that's true. damn.

but hey, a pretty box with rounded corners is worth at least a few hundred bucks, right? right.

holy shit! this is so lame.

whoa! that answer is the best.

but errm…. is "well mannered" another term for feminine (gay!)?

ha. funny.

The new Apple tag line that will replace the Think Different of days past–"Hold Different" ;-). Love it!

making overpriced pretty boxes with rounded corners and partnering with ATT, the worst carrier known to man — who also happens to be a company sharing customer data with the NSA in violation of the US constitution — does not constitute "changing the world." at least not changing the world in a good way.

There's a firestorm brewing. AT&T and Apple better get their house in order. I have been very very dissatisfied with service from AT&T, dropped calls, no coverage, and the excuses that follow…
We are all beta testers.
Maybe we have all learned to accept mediocre?

You can return it if u don’t like it.

Now we know steve would never take blames if bad things happen. He blames users hold it wrongly, just like he blames flash thai causes crash on safari.

lol — best comment so far on this!

Yeah, it's like a used car salesman suggesting the best way to keep the car door closed is with one arm. It's not the car.

I'm pretty darn sure this is just Steve being grumpy. It happens on 3GS phones that are updated to iOS 4. Download/upload speeds are not affected and it doesn't seem to be dropping calls any more frequently. Bizarre display issue, not hardware related.

I can't beleive he actually said that. Either give apple more money for a cover or only hold it at the top, are you serious?

I mean seriously…what was the point of them making this phone so aesthetically pleasing with this fancy antennae if you have to put a bumper on it? Please Steve, explain.

Mine are nerdy, but they aren't fat or sweaty.

And what's with the left-handed stuff? I'm a righty but I still hold my phone in my left hand, so I can press buttons with my right. Wouldn't it be the lefties with the advantage in this case?

the 3G phone behaves the same way. here's my video evidence…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeLjZps-Ygo

"lost bars" "lost in a bar" – pretty close :-)

This is NOT funny. Steve Job's response confirms that Apple F'd up the antenna at the design and QA phase, and they have no intention of "FIXING" the problem. No production phone except for the iPhone 4 goes from full bars down to "no service" just by holding the phone with your bare hands. NONE.

I'm very disappointed at Steve Job's response. I want to upgrade from my 3G, and here is the creative force behind the mobile zeitgeist being a stubborn hypocrite.

Quick, Android dorks – get all over Apple. Better yet, say you own an iPhone so you are credible. I was going to buy a case anyway, as most people do. My iPad has a case too. So the new iPhone will be best phone on the market – in a case. This is news? Are we going to act like phone cases are a big deal? Google fanboys are jerking off over some big anti-Apple news, when most actual people will never even notice this "defect."

And Victor, who the hell are you to say "we" are beta testers? Speak for yourself, moron.

holding this new iPhone between an Apple fanboi's butt cheeks might get it to make calls

its just you – it sounds extremely apple to all of us unfortunately

MrBaconpants you are too funny!!!! I laughed my ass off because you're dead on!

Ha ha ha! So amusing.

Now obviously this means that there is a One True Apple Way of Holding The Phone. Quick, fanbois! Figure it out, so that the Benighted Masses Truly May Know.

James, he doesnt care about us and you know what – Why should he – were still buying his shit. He could literally crap in a box and there would be a line to buy it. Hell at this moment I'm reading my ipad and listening to my ipod. I pre-ordered my iphone 4 but im thinking about returning it out of principle…well maybe not…

Plenty of dicks have changed the world. That doesn't change the fact that they're dicks.

The iphone being in a case is not the news…the faulty design for the antenna is. Why are you so defensive?

Seriously? If you weren't planning to get a case for the thing in the first place you deserve the signal issue…not to mention the glass screen…

A $29 case for a phone that will cost you at least $1400 (two-year contract) isn't expensive. Why do people keep saying that it is?

that was WiFi issue… and it was kept on some table i guess with cameras pointing at it.. not held in hand…

Boy android owners are just as douchy as the iPhone people they mock.

The real thing to consider is the more Apple gains popularity the more their quality will tend to slip. This is because the sheer demand for their product and the little amount of time between announcement and manufacturing and then release just presents so many openings for errors to occur. They are also manufacturing at such a fast pace that there will be problems, and since they are so big now they will definitely be under public scrutiny more and more for even the most tinniest of defects. It's not that there testing is flawed; It's that they are producing at a faster pace than they can ensure everything works properly.

even right handers need to hold phone in left hand while they type with their right hand!

probably! coz ppl might not wanna put a cover around that beauty…

You must be joking, do you really think that the lost phone was the ONLY test phone? That's simply stupid, stupid, stupid. If your father had only pulled out one second earlier this stupid comment would have never been written.

+1

you just dropped minimum $199 for your phone and bitching about $30 for a case that's going to prevent this issue and also keep it protected? I'm not sure how much more this could adhere to the definition of "no brainer"…

It sounds very Apple to me. They've almost always been a "my way or the highway" kind of company.

Calling people morons, you sound like you have a chip on your shoulder. It's only a phone (though a poorly tested one). Get a life, silly boy!

are you the guy who tests phone in Apple's lab? looks like that from your response!

Pretty sure thats not it, moreso that touching both the left and bottom antennas at the same time causes a short.

I love that the Android douche-boys are jumping on this and not all the issues that plague their beloved non-iPhones (let's be honest – they would take a warmed over turd as long as it didn't have Apple's name on it.)

That said – Apple os slowly becoming a company that's hard to root for or be a fan of. The comment from Steve Jobs (or whomever) is just douchy. Don't hold it that way? Really?

Steve – I fan of Apple's products – not you. I get the feeling that you're starting to take your customers for granted. Keep going the direction you're going, and guess what – you'll lose me and a lot of people like me.

they are producing and selling more and earning more… why not hire more testers to scale up properly? being big is no excuse to making shitty hardware and asking people to buy case for it and hold it with two fingers!

Dear internet-asshole & apple-fanboy
In case you hadn't noticed: there are few – if any – "android dorks" "getting all over apple" in these comments, you are however quite clearly the person who if the roles were reversed and this was an android phone – would be writing a long, incoherent rant of reasons why the iPhone is the second coming.

Basically Apple messed up. Wether you were already going to pay an extra $30 to have your phone work properly (or as properly as it can on AT&T) or not, is not really relevant. And there's really no need to be a complete dick about it you hipster fuck. (since apparently we're exchanging broadly stereotypical insults).

So, how are you 100% certain that email was from Steve Jobs and not just a fake?

No company should be allowed to release a product and when it functions improperly under normal use be allowed to say "just don't do that", or every does it this way anyway. If the iphone is supposed to be in a case, sell it in a case. Everyone who's trying to say this is not a big deal is part of the problem. This time it's apple, but htc, motorola, samsung, whichever manufacturer should take heat if they release product that doesn't work the way it should.

Gotta learn at one point and maybe this is their chance to realize they need to reorganize, but it is really early on into the launch. Three days at max for the earliest people so it will be interesting to see how it unfolds. Steve Jobs obviously does not have a solution at this time and to think they wouldn't be working on one is silly. He is telling those who have mentioned it what he can until the situation is cleared up. Would you much rather not have an answer at all and just make it seem like Apple is ignoring it? At least by replying, no matter how dumb the answer may seem, it is acknowledged that it is a known problem.

You don't need to buy a case. Any invisible shield or cheap tape would solve this problem.

The help menu specifically states fat, sweaty, nerd hands enhance reception.

Trojan.
Use a Durex.

excellate !!

Or all of the prototypes were tested in protective cases. The stolen one most certainly was.

Dosent matter.

Fix the damn phone so that ppl can make a call. And have some face time !!!!

They appear to have learned from what they disliked. Stare long in the the abyss…

Once again, Apple has exceed the expectation of its iFans by showing them how to hold their new iPhone 4 for weak reception…FTW
Steve Jobs is master of all iPuppies in iWorld!
I am wondering why HTC hasn't yet tell us how to hold our EVO 4G yet? hmmm lol

I must be the only one who remembers the keynote, where he showed the internals – with the left side antenna for cellular and the right side for GPS/Wifi. Thus, righties should see GPS/ Wifi suffer.

He's being sarcastic !!!

Stop smoking that s**t.

so you can beat off over face chat while your girl dances for you of course.

I'm just not sure what the big ho-hum is about. Apple made a nice instructional video on how to hold the iPhone 4, you can find it here – http://bit.ly/ThatsWhatHeSaid

Sooo…success will be their undoing? The bigger they get, the crappier they get? From Apple to Crapple?

The little amount of time?!?! A year?

So…how was Steve holding the phone during his last keynote, and I wonder if he held the 3GS differently in the previous keynote…..time to investigate..

@Michael. So you're saying the iphone factory is like that episode of I Love Lucy when they're in the chocolate factory?

I wouldn't call it their undoing, but they will be sharply examined every release they make, and if they continue to not scale properly and not take the time to do all the needed testing than it could hurt them. In the mobile market at least.

I don't follow you. Apple announces a new iPhone every June. The fact there is more demand does not limit their R&D cycle. This was a calculated risk on their part. They knew 9% would have this issue. Having 91% happy is an acceptable risk model.

After all, all lefties are forced to comply with a right world.

I am having the same issues and Senior Support Tech told me to get a case or use speakerphone. Just curious how you got a replacement.

+1 to the author for the "Think Different" reference in the title.

Joe, the defensive guy, you're either the Apple RF engineer who fubbed up, or the Apple QA guy who screwed the pooch. The criticism obviously hit too close to home. The poor bastard who left his prototype at the bar just had the bulls-eye moved off his back, now it's on yours.

Now get back to the lab and do your damn job..

Ok, so how are you supposed to hold the phone if you are checking email, using an app, surfing the web, etc. Mmmm pretty sure your hand is going to cover that band (at least it does for me) and lose the signal. Nice work Apple, you have seemingly made the Evo battery issues null and void. At least they can make a call. Can I get money back…..

Simply read the "How to hold your iPhone 4" manual.
It's only 3 short pages.

Apple is like the story of the empire has no clothing. Eventually the truth will come out.

So, Vic – why don't you make a stand and toss your little bed buddy out the window and go over to Verizon, Sprint or T-Mobile?

Oh, that's right, you don't have the balls to give it up.

Typical. I guess people just have to put up with it.

keep your piece a crap iphone steve…
stupid idiotic design if you can't hold it the way 99% of people hold it

I think people are reading way too much into the issue and piling on Apple cause they are an easy target here. I’ve had my iPhone 4 for over 24 hours now and have made a bunch of calls and haven’t had any reception issues at all. I’m sure my hand has covered the antenna lines multiple times and it hasn’t affected my conversations. If I blatantly cover the lines I see that the bars go down a bit, but it doesn’t materially affect the call.

Otherwise, this is by far the most impressive smartphone to date, hands down.

so we should wrap the new phones in scotch tape? Spiffy…

Hm, well by that logic the Motorola Droid X ought to have some significant problem considering they just announced yesterday and are launching in a little over two weeks and the original Droid is only 8 months old while at the same time Motorola has launched some 8 or so other Android devices.

Gee and it's not like anyone EVER looks at Android or MOT for something to criticize.

Although I suppose the real conclusion to draw is in your last sentence. They're not scaling properly, i.e. Apple screwed up royally.

Here is it….oops
http://twitpic.com/1zow8f/full

reposting from a previous commenter…Apple instructions on how to hold iphone…
http://twitpic.com/1zow8f/full

Heretofore to be known as the iSheath. :D

29 dollars doesn't become less because you bought something large recently. It's still a moderately priced dinner for 2, or several days of groceries for 1.

Um, like Drive? Walk?

I wonder where the graph lines will cross where even iFans will realize steve has no clothes.

U mad?

So your actually going to hold the iphone 4 differently……like an idiot?

I just told them that I was under the impression that the phone was ready to use out of the box. I also got the call in before Jobs made his statement. That may have had a lot to do with it.

iTweezers….only $29.00!

Oh go hold your iphone 4 with the iTweezers……for only $29.00

The train has left the station… all you iphone fanboys will have to suck it up. LOL

Yeah but you're just an Apple fanboy who only posts accolades for your precious company, so anything you say is biased and I can't trust you.

Wait, um…

I will never understand why you fanboys continue to give this company your money.

the 91% (right handed users) that you think Apple got right have to hold the phone in left hand while they type with their right hand! They hold the phone in right hand when they make a call… this is a total fuck up… no planned risk shit here…

Really trustworthy blog. Please keep updating with great posts like this one. I have booked marked your site and am about to email it to a few friends of mine that I know would enjoy reading..

So you need to add the weight and size increase to the iPhone 4 when comparing it to other devices since the jacket is now required for the device to be functional. Another iPhone4 advantage down the drain…better get an EVO before they sell out again.

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My god, this thread, it's full of haters!

Ha! This is precioius! Jobs is basically telling the isheep: suckers! For a $500-600 product, you'd be a p**sy not to insist it be fixed!

Ahahahaha!!!!!!

Haha!….. Peener.

I love the iPhone, it is the service quality. I was with T-Mobile and the service is comparable to AT&T, Sprint is marginally better than AT&T, Verizon is vastly better than the rest.

For those of you who have ever followed the adventures of Red Green and his nephew Harold, it would appear that they've found a solution to this problem: http://www.deargabby.com/ifix.jpg

At least we don’t have bacon in our pants…… or doooo we?

Where's Apple Fanboy Arrington with his iPhone review titled:
"Don’t Buy The Apple iPhone 4, It Is A Seriously Flawed Device".

Holy sh!tballz… What a great thread. Thank you all (well, the funny ones at least) for the entertainment!

The Apple iphone deserves it. This product is a complete waste of time compared to the HTC EVO, Motorola Droid X, Droid 2, and HTC Droid Incredible in terms of specs and pricing.

Hold is under your arm to recharge.
Hold it upside down for better reception.
Hold it right side up to call.
Hold it vertical to use the internet.
Hold it horizontal to use wifi.
Hold it in your mouth to get cancer.

Right Steve.
Yeah MG.

The funny thing is, the ipeople will actually do these things. Cult.

You people are embarrassing.

Hold it under your arm to recharge.
Hold it upside down for better reception.
Hold it right side up to call.
Hold it vertical to use the internet.
Hold it horizontal to use wifi.
Hold it in your mouth to get cancer.

Right Steve.
Yeah MG.

Douchebags.

The funny thing is, the ipeople will actually do these things. Cult.

You people are embarrassing.

Class action lawsuit

Are you kidding me ? Boy you iguys find any way to make this phone look good; huh. Geez man. Can you suck off Steve Jobs too ? You will have help with these other douchebags.

I am surprised MG decided to post. You don't post on mine.

When will you guys get a grip ?

Read the user manual on 'how to hold the phone' before using the phone :)

I found over the years the people who make fun of being gay are often gay.

Seriously people, this phone is so beautiful you don’t deserve to actually touch it. Its not an itouch for crying out loud!

Its more like an old Leica camera that doesn’t take good pictures, or a mini ipad that teases you with the ability to sort of make calls, whatever, Steve Jobs does care about us little people, just remember though, this phone is a work of ART. Don’t try to understand, you can’t possible fathom the beauty of this Iphone4, or the irony of this disaster we all just purchased for $729 . I just had to get the sexy bumper :(

Seriously. Most of you people replying aren't even stating you have the same problem. Most of you are as fanboi in your anti-Apple-fanboi ranting as the people you're mocking. Your posts have no point other than to satisfy some inane need to state or support an experience you haven't substantiated for yourself. You have a mob mentality and you're idiots. Do something of value with your time instead of berating people you don't know with statements you can't back up. Oh and those of you bitching about a $29 case: seriously – don't buy a luxury item you don't need and/or can't afford if you're living in a trailer. No one owes you anything, least of all affordability of their products. You whiney, entitlement-centric trolls.

ha ha ha …awesome

Hitler changed the world too…so you cant criticize him ?

So you spend $1400 on a delux product because of its nice design and edges

Then you put on a cheap, rubber, tacky coloured rubber

I just got a reply from Steve because there is lousy cel coverage in San Fran and New York, "Don't visit those cities or buy our new Helmet mounted antenae system for only $399."

Lol! Steve basically said stop your f'n cry sacking and hold the phone a different way!

i am sorry but i there is no Nokia on this planet that looses signal no matter how you hold it

James, its not like he ran over your dog, chill out dude. Every phone has problems. Just do as Jobs said, hold it a different way or put a case on it. Too many pre-madanas around here, sheesh.

Take Steve's advice: Be safe, use a rubber. iCondom for your iPhone is only $29.

"Form over function" has always been Apple's motto. Why are you surprised, Sara?

The iSheep never ceases to amaze me.

No, you don't.

SJ

i like your comment :-)

The next Apple laptop will have an exposed motherboard for save on weight and volume.

Actually, the three metal bands around the edge of the iPhone 4 are three separate antennas: Cellular, Bluetooth, and WiFi.

Most current "hidden antenna" cellphones separate the user from the antenna so there is less effect than there is with the exposed antennas on the edge of the iPhone 4 case.

Best signal was on the old phones with extensible antennas.

Apple has f'd up this time (we all know it, I'm a fanboy myself!). Would be interesting to read "Thoughts on iPhone 4 'handling' issues" from Steve :)

cmon, no one is as douchy as iphone people

This is a Magical device. You should now that Magic is very powerful and it takes years to master its proper use.

Just ask Harry Potter.

I have an idea for you Apple. You should build the phone to take advantage of the human touch and use the human body as an amplifier receiver.

Apple may be going to patent the way people hold a phone.

Maybe Apple should produce some cool ads & infographics to show us *exactly* how we’re supposed to hold our new iPhone 4?

The funniest part about this is that the solution should be quite straightforward. Coat the brushed steel in a laquer or epoxy that is an isolator. And I expect there is a way to do it while retaining the look as well.

yes, put a rubber band around the iPhone, problem solved!!

Now that's one marvelous piece of Engineering Mr.Jobs
Please make some less noise.

Yeah, it's called iPhone 5, you can buy it next year and throw your current iPhone in the garbage!

In Cupertino phone call drops YOU!

Part of me wants to believe that was meant to be a joke, but the sadly reality of your comment is it's probably true. They won't fix this issue until the next iPhone model. Looks like the joke is on us iPhone 4 owners then. I'm not laughing.

Considering your comment is at the time of posting this -14, I'd say the Android users have spoken.

But then they wouldn't have an excuse to release another iPhone model and make you upgrade.

How much did Steve pay you to say that?

You're welcome. – Steve Jobs, 2010.

The same with iPhone 3G. Just tried it without rubber casing.

Why to buy an IPhone if I can use it?

Because a bumper is damn ugly.
I'd rather buy a new iPhone every 6 months than cover it an ugly piece of plastic.

made my day

That's why YOU should never buy the first generation of new products. ;)

ALL PHONES DO THIS!!!!!

steve jobs doesnt care about black people

Hah. So true. MG is so blinded. MG, you're using a broken fucking phone. Amazing right? Revolutionary right? Fucking fanboy.

This is the response of a company that has grown too powerful and is dismissive and condescending to its customers. Don't expect to getr free Bumpers anytime soon as Apple knows why give it awy for free when people will pay $29.

Now we know why the iPhone 4 couldn't get good reception in their key note.

For the first time ever I was almost convinced to buy an Apple product – now I won't.
Steve, you're a brilliant douche.

It looks that nobody told Jobs "Just avoid holding it that way" in their key note.. Now Jobs know this.. so just forward it to all iphone 4 users.

What Mr. Jobs was trying to say in his email was that he is thrilled his user unlocked the game changing feature of his new product called the Call Drop Hold. By switching the hand in which you hold your phone, the iphone brilliantly simulate bad reception allowing you to escape calls. So next time when your mom or a ex calls, just pick up using the Hold. The iPhone changes everything. Again.

Apple: "Hold Different."

You'll remember that even their tech guy testing out the device said that by the time he had gotten it up to four bars, he was so drunk that he lost the phone.

You fools, you aren't supposed to physically hold the phone. Obviously you are to use the force to hold it up right in front of you.

Steve Jobs WWDC 2011: "As you might have heard, we've developed something magical, something revolutionary. It's called dropCall! When you get annoyed with a phonecall, but don't wanna hang up, just put the iPhone in your left hand and – boom – the call drops! And put it in your right hand and – boom – the signal is there again! Isn't that awesome?!"

So all Apple phones suck. What's your point?

Mandana is the faggy thing you are wearing on your head.

I think the word you are looking for is prima donna. But that's ok, that's a 8th grade word.

Attaboy!

SJ

Why should they fix it? People are flocking to buy it, because it's the new iPhone! They weren't put off by the lack of copy & paste before, or lack of bluetooth, or 3G, or multitasking, or a number of things the iPhone still can't do! Why would they mind such a trivial function as phonecalls?

Seriously though, when did Apple ever come out wth a new iPhone other than in a one-year circle? don't carriers in the US offer a return policy? Give your iPhone back and get a phone that works!

Or use a case, it's "only" 30$ for a piece of plastic!

Don't think it would still look like a vintage Leica design with the case…

Here you go kiddie's, FREE iphone4 cases http://dealnews.com/Apple-i-Phone-4-Cases-for-fre.... BoxWave.com offers several cases for Apple iPhone 4 for free with $3.50 for shipping. That's at least $23 off and the lowest total price we could find. Of note, there is a limit of one case, of any style, per customer. Don't wait too long though.

OMG, most of you guys have nothing better to do than critizising a product you don't even have? Are you hating apple so much? Are you so brainwashed that you believe in every blog post on the net bashing at apple (even believing that those steve jobs mail are real)?

"Update: Sure enough, the statement Jobs emailed out is the official statement Apple is now using."

Can you please give us the link for that official statement?

no you are just an apple basher, thats all

Obviously just the new "Hands Free" feature?

well i don't know. i never have problems with the signal strength. even if i cover the whole phone with my hands. and there is a reason why my phone is covered with plastic even if it has an aluminum body.

a metallic body if grounded (more or less, but a big body has the same effect on the low power of wifi signal) dissipate any electric currents generated from the external electromagnetic fields and thus block a large amount of the signal.

by simply using one of many available cases yo block the possibility of the charge dissipation on the phones body to your body and therefore you don't lose significant amount of your signal.

thus "This is a fact of life for every wireless phone" is a complete and utter LIE !!! because you just have to pick up a phone with no exposed metallic parts, or if so, have the metallic skeleton not form a connection / complete or partial shield around the phone's receiver.

FAIL, like putting the speaker next to the HDD.

This may be a tough one for Apple to fix. Its not like this is some sort of glitch or software issue, its hardware. I mean we all know that Apple has great costumer service but just how far does that extend.

If you want to understand the full extent of the hard ware damage check out the article a thttp://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/

Lies, you don't have a GF.

No porn on Iphone..use an Android phone instead!
No reception on Iphone..use an Android phone instead!

Bend over for Mr.Jobs much?

Only if you prefer plastic toys from Taiwan, fanboii.

even easier, just avoid buying the phone in the first place?

I don't want an ugly looking case for my iPhone. I have never used any casing for any of my phones and I don't want it now either. Apple markets this thing with it's new beautiful looks: who can seriously say it looks good with a condom on?

I was going to use an extra large magnum condom to protect my iPhone 4. Whats the point of having something that looks good? Hide it?

What the raging droid fanboiis are not seeing is that each and every reviewer of the iPhone reporter better reception (even tho the bars might have been less) than the previous model

Nice to see a person that likes Apple products and is being honest. This type of behavior disqualifies you from being a "fanboy". You are just a fan of Apple products, nothing wrong with that.

Jobs has been planning this all along. He can't stand that AT&T makes money off of an Apple product. You folks familiar with Apple's history know exactly what I mean.

So as each version of the iPhone comes out, the phone part gets worse and worse. Eventually, he'll remove the phone portion completely (blaming technology he can't control), and rebrand it as the iPad Nano.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4458/iphonefai...

If you want to make a call – don't touch the iPhone – use an iSpoon – it comes in many different colors and it looks great http://twitpic.com/1zs51m

agree

Man, you made my day! lmao

Hahaha, I don’t such problems on my 3G… I can hold it any way I like. Even with only one finger…

Antenna Engineer Spencer Webb on this issue:
http://www.antennasys.com/antennasys-blog/2010/6/...

Why don't you come out and write an article don't buy the new iPhone. You and your boss were instantly on the evo for battery issue and came up with an article making a case not to buy it. Then a week later came up with an article crying that you are not a fanboy of apple.

Why don't you complain about the fact iPhone 4 is powerful than an iPad or about this reception issue. Ahhh I know you like to pump AAPL stock as much as possible. You are no different than Jim Cramer on mad money but with a different perspective.

?????

i confuse……….

Why not charge……. They know you bought an extraordinary expensive phone… ATT knew their service was shitty yet they charge for the stupid little device cause they know you are going to buy it… same case here …. perhaps apple sees it as an oppurtunity to make more money

Yes and then you will but the casing… and then the next iPhone 5 next year with a lot more "features"

you mean to reduce a feature!? that is blasphemy

NO they call them cash cows

Wonder what its like to be an Apple Fanboy right now when your god has just shat on you?

This discussion thread is legendary!!! This is stuff that should be preserved and hung on walls of critics … iSpoon !!! Hands free!!! Amazing stuff guys … Some guy even suggested using a durex ;)

Whoooooosh

oh my god, you're so touched. chill out, have some apple juice

no he wont…. if he could he would have by now

Turn that iPhone upside down!

Has any1 thought about poor Micro$oft? Winpho7 coming up and all? Marketing mana this is… yumyum

It's not Steve's fault if you don't know how to hold your phone in the apple approved way.

Was -18, "click", now it's -19.

Having iPhone reception problems? Hire a monkey to hold your phone! A right handed monkey…

Oops

You know how the people that are the most homophobic are always gay. A post like this of course attracts a load of android trolls who’ve gotten a hard-on over this. The more negative the number, the more I’m proven right.

In all of their adverts and pics of the iPhone 4 – they are holding it the same way we do, covering the bottom left corner….

Are really holding it wrong Apple, when your adverts show the same??

Definitely not true when it comes to phones – I wasn't ready to go to an Android – but I looked at the Droid and Incredible and was almost convinced. 2 years ago there wasn't even an option. Two years from now?

The interesting part is now 'fan boys' will try to drive home the point saying bumper is the next big thing to come to iPhone4. Right – everything changes with iPhone4!

Was wondering why there was no iTouch 4. Realized that iPhone4 is the new iTouch!

And your google remotely deleting apps from your Jesus Symbian copy cat phone is not embarrassing? Fanboii, please.

Nokia's Users manual agrees with Steve.
http://bit.ly/9GzqHo

It's a non issue

Ummm rabidcb it's a firkin phone that people paid money for that fails to function as a phone and the aren't going to fix it…. You're right he didn't run over a dog but we all got fucked

Put MG where he belongs, at the CURB.

just like Nintendo having to send out new straps they should be sending out the bumpers. Not like they can't afford it

Maybe he should have put in a kickstand! :)

MG Siegler, if this was an Android phone you would have done a massive story calling it a deal breaker and absolutely slated the phone, but I suppose knowing your biased apple fanboy love, this a design feature that apple have made to enhance the magical iphone experience, along with the other new hidden features, such as yellow patches, white dots and occasional lag ?

Hey F you Steve. Why don't you either 1.) make a phone that doesn't have such pathetic problems out of the box or 2.) include a case then if that fixes a problem you clearly knew about.

Read the comments from iPhone buyers who disagree with getting better reception. This comparison was mostly done with earlier versions of the iPhone.

Hi,

I just tried to reproduce the antenna issue on my co-workers new iphone and I was unable to reproduce the problem. I think this just affects some phones and not all of them.

Damnit, I just called my local Apple store and the "how to hold an iPhone" classes are all booked up.

Has Jobs also come up with another magical reason why the volume buttons have been put on round the wrong way ?????
MG siegler, is it yet another hidden feature designed to make the iphone experience even more magical ?

It's a revolution!

What do you call an iphone 4 beta tester then?

An evangelist!

I'm waiting for someone (Droid, perhaps) to come out with a "Hold Different" ad mimicking the old "Think Different" Apple ads.

To understand Steve Jobs's skill level, look at this video http: // http://www.youtube.com / watch? V=6FoS4bp-POg , it is edifying.

to prove that i was right with my -2 rating post a bit above:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1663768/iphone-4-anten...
it's about this complicated to fix. LMAO, And jobs too ;)

Every phone has problems apple is no different

Good thing I didn't give into the temptation of buying the iPhone 4.. I might wait for second generation.. or just get android htc

HAHAHAHA THIS IS HILARIOUS

This is a man whom you have collectively given millions of dollars to. And this is the help you get…LOL
Would be interesting to see how all the apple fagboys will react to this.

IIt's Steve's will

The Apple tech support phone line may start to sound a lot like phone sex:

"Have you tried holding it near the top? You know, if you really want it to be good, hold it at the top, and use your right hand. And try an overhand grip. Just don't touch it down near the bottom, or you'll be done."

lol i fee u

yupp just u..they could care less behind close doors and smile n ur face or lie that they r resolvin it cus they gona sell more than previous product regardless..thnx to faggots out ther than would throw thier money out there instead of letting them know we love thier product but they need to chill out and do whats right..steve over there been an ashole cus his rich still

Couldn't they check this before? I wonder how the QA team cleared it with a such fault.

It’s all part of the unbelievably “magical” experience that Apple is selling. It’s suppose to leave you speechless and dumbfounded.

Looks like it’s working!

If any other company replied to this issue with "Don't hold it that way" they would villified as being arrogant….

Hi Jeff. That seems like exactly what's happening. How much villification needs to be heaped on Apple before people understand that as long as the products are good, they'll accept arrogance? Microsoft got arrogant about crappy products and people got fed up with being lied to. Yes, we'd all like good products and no arrogance, but given the choices out there one out of two ain't bad.

I thought for most purchasers the fact it was a phone was secondary, hell it probably wasn't even an issue. So now this is just proof .

Wow…Freedom from Porn and now Freedom from Reception..thanks Steve !!

A buddy of mine has the new phone and no matter how you hold it, it works great. I even tried to emulate this "bug", but no luck. Is this just a few phones with defects or a lot of phones with defects because it certainly does not seems to be all phones.

Oh and, Droid ass-clowns: next time there is some news about your huge iconic clock/weather phone, I'm taking that thread over and destroying it.

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Phones/Mobile/P2V8C6...

Apple admits remote kill switch for Apps? 2008?

How long before a Chinese company is making bumpers for $5?

and if steve jobs told you to jump off a bridge would you do it?
don't be such a follower…get some independence.

definitely soooo apple. the only positive thing i can think of is at least they are consistent with their attitude of "my way or the highway"…way to go branding team for sticking to what should be your slogan. the follower mentality of people who think that apple is a great company is actually a very disturbing display of human's nature to be followers. i mean isn't this how the holocaust happened.

i refuse to ever buy an apple product for these reasons:
1. i like options and freedom to make choices on a number of things.
2. i don't like to be told what to do and how to do it. no dictatorships for me thanks.
3. i refuse to be a follower for the sake of following with no real legitimate quality to get me hooked.
4. i prefer relationships with equal give and take, not one sided relationships that are all about the other side (in other words, apple doesn't care an ounce about their customers).

also revolutionizing how we sell accessories and respond to complaints.

ANDROID O/S HERE I COME

The fix will just show that you have good reception.. it's a hardware issue.

Forget Apple. jailhouseents.com

a phone you cant use while holding in your hand how inovative steve jobs lol

Why doesn’t everyone just shut up and use the universal wonder-fixit solution that we all know and love. Duck Tape. Put a little bit between the two antennas on the lower left side and presto, no more signal loss.

It does work, but holy crap, what a total cluster and shame on Apple for the pitifully lame PR response. I am sure they knew about this, of course skin on antenna is going to disrupt the signal, rubber is a block for conducting electricity. Electricians tape would work too. Save $30 :)

Apple will have a hell of a time getting past this one, and no, there is no firmware fix for this.

"avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases." That what apple calls itself Usability. Use the way we say else the phone wont work. WOW, next time some apple fan boy says usability stick the iphone into his ………

At least us android users know we're guinea pigs going into it.

i dare steve jobs to come and show me how to hold my phone. do i tell him how to mislead apple fanboys about each and every apple product? no i dont.

Hilarious Kutj!! good one.

http://i.imgur.com/zAJ0y.jpg

Thought that was bad? Now you can add proximity sensors to the list of features not working correctly…
http://wp.me/pxpvs-1om

H.S = highschool – which is indicative of your intelligence level.

A man goes to the doctor with a broken leg and says: "Doctor, my leg hurts when I walk on it."

Doctor replies: "Then don't walk on it."

I love Apple and their products, but I find this response from Steve unacceptable. I'm holding out for a Verizon iPhone anyway… so hopefully they've done a recall by then and fixed the issue. If not, I guess I'll take a more serious look at Android.

"Those are some Nice pictures, Alas non of them show us Demonstrating a phone call in progress whilst holding the phone in that position. You need to adjust yourself to the iPhone 4 accordingly, Yes that means you should NOT be holding the iPhone 4 while using Facetime in the same manner as you would in a actual call. That is just a disgusting thing to do. Hold it the "correct" way while in a "iPhone Call" or purchase a Bumper. I will note that any way you hold the iPhone 4 with a bumper is the correct way. "

Apple Rules
Steve Jobs
Sent from my iPhone 3GS
(i cant get a signal with my iPhone 4)

"four bars"… dude, that's brilliant.

D'oh didn't work:
<a target='_blank' href='http://img153.imageshack.us/i/iphonedurex.jpg/'><img src='http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3268/iphonedurex.th.jpg' border='0'/>

Lol neither did that, well here's the link:
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3268/iphonedur...

The antenna produces radiation so they stick it in the place furthest from the head, ie the bottom of the phone.

So, let me get this straight:

1) If you don't hold the phone in some unnatural contorted fashion, you lose your wireless connection and drop the call. 2) The proximity sensors on many of the new phones are faulty, so people are hanging up on callers just by having the phone touch their face, and the speaker phone kicks on unpredictably. 3) The volume up/down buttons are reversed on a lot of the phones

So much for Apple’s “legendary quality”. How long before we can call it “iPhone Vista"? Oh wait, we already are!

The part that really gets me is all of the brainless sheep who are saying "But dude, you don't understand! It's the new iPhone! So what if there are some problems with it???" Tell ya what: If I spend hundreds of dollars for a phone, and I'm locked into a multiyear contract for it, IT DAMNED WELL BETTER NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF ISSUES! Can you imagine the outcry from customers if any other company released a product that had this many design flaws and manufacturing defects? The outcry would be unbelievable. And good ol' Smoke and Mirrors Steve, telling us that this is somehow our fault for holding the phone wrong???? You've got to be freakin' kidding me!

Enjoy your defective phones! You look really cool holding them with latex gloves. But I have to admit that it's a bit creepy.

Apple shits on there customers again. “Hold it different” give me a break!

Uhhh hate to break this to you man but read this re: verizon iphone
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/06/25/rumor-verizo...

What did they do when it was revealed that a lot of Wiimotes were flying around the room at high speed? They gave people free silicone sleeves for their Wiimotes.

Why isn't apple just kicking down free rubber bumpers?

Yeah, "iPhone 4: The First Choice of Proctologists Everywhere"

Comments to 300!

Arrogance Personified !

lets be fair other phone do get some issues across OS even the N1 had some problems although to me this is a major one, losing 5 bars while normally operating the phone (texting and phone calling)… this is a ripoff… ahihihihi

No Flash on iPhone… develop for (or use) Android instead!

HOLD UP. Apple doesn't need to give some of you fools anything. Don't like the phone? Take it back and get different one.

Well dang, all of this is explained in the fine print:

DO NOT hold the iPhone near the metal band
DO NOT shake the iPhone too rapidly (as it is, in part, made from alien technology and could signal the mothership to attack)
DO NOT speak to the iPhone unless the iPhone speaks to you first
DO NOT show your back to the iPhone
DO NOT feed the iPhone after midnight (see Gremlins' DO NOT list for more information)
DO NOT joke about the iPhone whether in our out of the iPhone's presence (they could be anywhere)
DO NOT attempt to predict the iPhone's intentions (there's and app for that)
DO NOT walk too fast with the iPhone (unless the iPhone commands you to do so)
DO NOT walk too slow with the iPhone (unless the iPhone commands you to do so)
DO NOT behave in a reckless manner with the iPhone on your person (this pisses the iPhone off)
DO NOT allow Android based devices to come into direct contact with the iPhone. If this becomes the case proceed to the nearest Apple store, drop to your knees in the presence of an 'expert' and confess your sins. Your iPhone will be exorcised and returned to you after uhhh 're-programming'.

….and most importantly

DO NOT act like you are bothered by the iPhone's obvious design flaw (Steve Jobs said you just were not holding it right? Right?)

Boycott to Apple products! Arrogant company that don't respect the customers!!!
Someone must do something to stop them selling something that doesn't work and continue cheating us!!!

"Reminds me of the old joke … Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this. Doctor: Don't do that."

Problem is, the joke's on my expense.

I didn't know you can't walk while holding a phone in your hand….

"Reminds me of the old joke … Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do this. Doctor: Don't do that."

Problem is, the joke's at my expense.

What kind of makes me feel better in the same way that TV news and newspapers work is thank god it's not happening to me. I can only begin to imagine the ear bashing some engineers are getting this weekend and the people in PR marketing frantically working out a response. With some major shouting and screaming coming down on them from on high. Certainly it's now always going to be out there that the iPhone is flawed, expect to start reading this in the tabloids on monday. They love a story like this, the long awaited phone, huge queues but it doesnt work if you hold it. LOL

Me, I'll be smug sitting in the garden having a beer and a BBQ with my 3GS saying a small little thanks that I don't work in Apple R&D :)

http://i.imgur.com/Yt0Bk.jpg
A selection from Apple's own ads

"Just avoid holding it that way." …. wow, are you serious?

The iPhone is a product in which people have already accepted is not complete and fit for purpose until you download applications to at least match the out-of-the-box offerings from Motorola, HTC, Nokia, Samsung, Blackberry etc.

One of the iPhone 4's biggest features presented at WWDC was its 720p video recording which now brings it in line with at least 18 month old devices. Apple was also more than happy to inform the world that to actually do the "magical" editing on display, you would have to purchase the application for $5. Again, a feature that has been free on mobile handsets for years has to be purchased for the iPhone, but everyone (including the blogs that consistently fail to highlight that no one rips off consumers quite like Apple) just accepted this news as if it was a valid decision and worth the cost.

Being forced to purchase a case to use the device is thus purely in keeping with Apple's belief that you are purchasing the most expensive blank slate on the market today. After purchase you decide what you would like to do with your purchase and simply download and/or purchase whatever is necessary in order fulfil your needs.

I thought that the frame/antenna concept was a revolution in engineering… apparently not!

Haha this is funny because you think Apple actually gives a shit about it's users. They don't.

OMG… that was funny!!!

haven't heard anything yet. i'm SURE there will be studies on that. but it did pass testing obviously.

okay, i'm here. no what? more posts?

Apple needs to simply give out free bumpers with every iPhone 4.0.

Steve says "let them eat case!"

iPhone4 users = BETA TESTERS

Lucky me I am right :-(

Nope and American Consumer
I,m now so happy that we Canadians are getting it after you guys fix the bugs

Only this is generation 4

from what i know about radiation NO the Phone does not have the power to produce the radiation and besides most harmful rad is not in the tele spectrum

you see the human body is a big circuit (with the blood carrying iron) so almost every transmitting electronic device that humans come into contact suffers from the attenuation.

all said and done i think this is an Foxcon problem they people are Over +++ worked and QC is a Mess over there heads gonna roll.

im sure they gonna use a resin insulator 2 weeks min for the fix

When the Wii was released 2007 it became apparent they had a very serious design flaw; embedding a Wii remote in the other player's skull. So what did Nintendo do about this naked plastic missile flying around America's living rooms? They started packaging a padded silicon sleeve with each new remote and the offered all early Wii users up to 4 silicon sleeves for the remotes they had already purchased.
Now that Apple has a design flaw with their new iPhone antenna, they should act as an adult and give away free bumpers to their iPhone customers. Acting responsibly brought nothing but goodwill for Nintendo and it would do the same for Apple. Steve you can fix this problem if you are smart; don't let this continue to fester.

Wow… I have to nominate this comment for "Most Self Satisfied, Pretentious Douch-Bag Comment of the Month".

Now that was the funniest thing I have ever heard.
Thank you for making my day.

iCondom, I'll definitely be buying one :P

erm. Why should that be a problem for *left-handed* people? Left-handed people, like me, will most likely hold the phone in their *right* hand, to have the left hand free for touch input.

Now that is hilarious!

Thank you for making my day!

I'm a current Android user, but was an iPhone user in the past. I've never kept my phone in a case, and never plan to.

Plain and simple, this defect (no quotes required) is the dealbreaker; I will be purchasing another Android, and not switching back to iPhone until at least next generation. Nothing to do with "jerking off over some big anti-Apple news," just another consumer making up his mind.

Dude, I haven't laughed as hard like this for a long time!

Thanks for making my day!

Let's see, $29 for a case times how many million phones = how many mega bucks for apple. Give me a break. This is robbery. If the phone doesn't work properly without the case then the case should be included, PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK next Steve Jobs is going to tell us he is not supporting making voice calls anymore on the iPhone. Their is just too many problems with it. But if you really need to make calls you can spend another $30 and buy a case to help reception. You know what? Maybe I just won't buy a iPhone.

Except… now you have a crappy product with arrogance. Don't see how they're justified here. The one thing Apple has done right is get out good products, but how can you possibly defend the iPhone 4? It's a bunch of "magical" features in a smart phone that no longer works as a phone. Not only does AT&T suck, but Apple decided to help them along by adding the metal band that FURTHER decreases your ability to make calls. "Just in case you finally got service, let's roll the dice one more time!" I was already skeptical about the 4; it's just a bunch of toys and gimmicks on a phone that looks better. Everything else, including where the phone was originally lacking, remained the same. My friend just went and bought a 3GS over the 4, and I think it was a great decision.

You must be new here

It's magical in more than one way. "Now you have service, now you don't! Tadah~!"

I think this is the first time Apple fanboys have voted down MG. Congratulations and welcome to the club!

This is clearly just another Apple (and overall PC industry) kick in the shins for left handed people. Even the keyboard designs show disdain for the left-handed. The right side of the keyboard gets such important keys as "delete" and "enter." The left side of the keyboard, however, is giving the lowly gruel of "tab" and, alas, "caps lock"….left handers unite !

You know, I really REALLY hate Apple, but I'd have to disagree. That was their original motto, but they have changed as of late. While their products have remained the same over the years (we're on iPod v.12), they all "just worked." I'm not even going to start about their business model. This is probably the first time in years that they rushed a product to market and paid for it… mostly because there's no way to rush a product to market when it's the same product as the year before.

I was going to say FaceTime sex, but Steve Jobs would probably remotely kill your session.

While I don't agree with the personal attacks, the internet's memory is not that short.
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/29/htc-evo-4g/
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/14/fanboy/
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/09/iphone-4-missing...

User error? Design flaw? Neither.

So many people are totally unaware of a thing called "manufacturing error".
(Apple does not manufacture *ANY* iPhone. Never has. Never will.)

The simple reason why 1000s of phones have this problem… and 100000s do NOT:

The company that builds the phone (not Apple) let a small number of phones slip through quality-control inspections.

*ALL* iPhone4s should have an insulating coating on the antenna…. but a small percent of them were accidentally shipped without it.

Here's an instant 3/8" solution for a few cents at your local store:
http://www.slecuk.com/catalogue/Wing-Bands.html

many wouldnt get one even if it is free…. Kills the most hyped feature of the phone…. ie design

Meanwhile, my son used his new Android phone as a GPS navigation system to help me drive and pick up his friend. All built in, all for the same low price data rate…I think Jobs is beat.

Thanks Steve you're a genius…Now go in your play room and count all the money you're making brainwashing people.

So… why not switch to an HTC with Sense UI on verizon? The incredible is a great phone (from what I've seen) and the UI makes it much more visually appealing (which is what you are going for.. no?). The only thing I would worry about by switching is the battery life, however with a Task Killer app you can keep your battery going for days at a time, depending on usage obviously.

If I didn't have to wait until next June to get my upgrade I would probably go with the incredible, although I love having a physical keyboard….

Not sure which is more stunning here. The fact that Steve thinks you're doing it wrong, or that they want to sell you a thirty dollar rubber band as the solution. Apple accessories are so overpriced in general, and this "case" is absurd. I do think the new phone is a pretty amazing piece of engineering, but the ironic thing is that Apple wants you to cover up the metal sides which exemplify the new design.

"antenna that wraps around the entire body of the device" – that's really scary – I'd imagine the SAR rating is through the roof.

I truly hope someone does this haha

No surprise there, who doesn't hold their phone that way?

so steve jobs tell the ibots how to hold their phone now? hahaha!!!! think outside the i for a change. stop being jobs bot who always tell you what you can and can't have. what you do and don't.

I think Steve Jobs is losing his touch with reality. He is a madman.

When I hold my phone up on my teef wit my grill or my fake Mr. T chain I be gettin 5 bars!! Tell em all Mr Steve Jobs, jus hold it different or get a grill and a big fake chain!
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What u lookin at fool?

Apple tells iPhone 4 owners to replace left hand. There is nothing wrong witht he phone.

Uhhh when I buy a 500$ phone I expect it to work out of the box…are you seriously implying that because Apple doesn't "manufacture" phones they aren't responsible?

I refuse to believe you are that stupid.

Me la pelan

Went to Verizon to get Droid/HTC so far really good. Jobs is goin to f up Apple

Listen, if u send the antenna signal through the metal that the phones made up of its goin to get smothered or grounded out by ur hand, flesh absorbs signals. And omg a case is so expensive u just paid 200 or more for a phone that’s worth 600 why wouldn’t u buy somethin to protect it, it not like insurance for the iPhone is easy to come by.

No, but "dandy" is another term for feminine (gay!)

Really, my reaction is just to knee-jerk Apple-bashing that's no different from knee-jerk Microsoft-bashing. And in this case, that's exactly what I was responding to: An MSFT employee who is a great guy but consistent nitpicks Apple online about things that MSFT is just as guilty of, if not more. Fanboys and cheerleaders, go home. I want to talk about stuff that matters, not engage in petty bickering.

Simply amazing. You know I think that Apple is facing all of these issues because they rushed to make the iPhone 4. Android more than likely caused this. However, Steve needs to give an official statement and soon. Until then we can only speculate.

Any how theres this article at http://getyourgadgetsgoing.com/ called “iPhone 4 Is In But The Problems Are Out: Complete Overview”

Check it out for the complete listing of iPhone 4 issues and one that you may yet have heard of but still might be experiencing.  

Please learn to use the English language properly.

"Hold it different" is an atrocious mis-use of the language that makes absolutely no grammatical sense, whatsoever. You mean to say, "Hold it differently"

If you don't want to spend $29 on a bumper case, just make sure to wear a condom (over your hand) while making/receiving phone calls.

Is not kind of GAY to hold it like this ?, I prefer to buy the worst Samsung to have to hold an Iphone like this !!!, or better buy a Nokia you will never have this problems, is cheaper and better in all ways (have developed video calls like 4 years ago).
Well anyway…, may be is "the american way"….,ahahahahaha

May be tomorrow he tell them how use their dics !!!, hahahahahaha, for sure all the Mac lovers will do it…

"Better yet, say you own an iPhone so you are credible. I was going to buy a case anyway, as most people do." So in other words this is what you mean:

You guys are dumb and think you are correct in what you say! Well you are! But I am posting an angry response anyway, because I am butthurt.

If you paid $1500 for a premium-hooker (face it, most iPhone users buy it for looks), then you find out she has dentures and a wig, forcing you to put a cover over her head… wouldn't you feel cheated?

Steve is the master of technological evolution: http://64digits.com/users/MMORPGguy/evolution.png

let's just hope apple can't get away with this. no, not this time…

lol

fuck the canadians, they probably worked with Jobs on this one.

no what i mean is hold your iphone from the top even tho its quite impossible or just buy that iCondom above for 29.99$ website is http://www.iCondoms.com