Are those polymer telecommunication bumper straps, or just rubber bands?

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RevDevil said:
That is AT&Ts fault more than Apple. :barf:
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T-Mobile may be an option next year, in which case I would consider one, Death Grip and all.

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/10/an-iphone-for-t-mobile/

Or it may be Verizon, depending on whom you believe.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20009198-266.html?tag=mncol

Less happy about Verizon but I would consider that too.

Regardless of what you may have read, neither AT&T nor Apple has ever disclosed the length of AT&T's exclusive contract for the iPhone.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10322103-266.html?tag=mncol;txt
 
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I missed this yesterday: according to Bloomberg, Verizon will be selling iPhones in January 2011.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/verizon-wireless-said-to-start-offering-iphone-ending-at-t-s-exclusivity.html

Hope they get a grip on the Death Grip by January. The latest rumor says it's a software problem:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/25/death_grip_hysteria_may_end_monday_with_ios_4_01.html

On the other hand, Apple is hiring antenna engineers:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/30/apple_hiring_engineers/

Outside experts have been sighted in Cupertino.

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Missed another one on Wednesday. Anandtech published tests of iPhone4: phone is good, death grip is real, rubber banding helps, three-finger Ninja Turtle grip works.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/the-iphone-4-review/2

The review is 19 pages long, slightly tech heavy, generally favorable, and this little bit is not their focus but I think it is worth quoting:

The main downside to the iPhone 4 is the obvious lapse in Apple's engineering judgment. The fact that Apple didn't have the foresight to coat the stainless steel antenna band with even a fraction of an ounce worth of non-conductive material either tells us that Apple doesn't care or that it simply doesn't test thoroughly enough. The latter is a message we've seen a few times before with OS X issues, the iPhone 4 simply reinforces it. At the bare minimum Apple should give away its bumper case with every iPhone 4 sold. The best scenario is for Apple to coat the antenna and replace all existing phones with a revised model.The ideal situation is very costly for Apple but it is the right thing to do. Plus it's not like Apple doesn't have the resources to take care of its customers.
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Shing said:
If it was made by Toyota, they would have to recall them.
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Haven't heard of any cellphones crashing & burning, as has happened with laptops.

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The latest iPhone4 death grip theory relates it personal hygiene.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/07/apples-clean-hands-may-have-dirtied-iphone-4-signal/all/1

It would be interesting to compare the male/female ratio of death grip vs. other iPhone4 complaints, since men are statistically twice as likely as women to skip hand washing.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/asfm-hhs091307.php
 
Apple Press Conference, July 16

And the result is . . . free cases until September 30 (or a refund if you've already bought the official iPhone bumper).

So what happens after September 30? I better quote The Man on that:

Q8: On the September 30th date, is that to let people know that you’ll have to buy a case?

Steve: Not really, we’ll reevaluate then. Maybe we’ll have a better idea. Maybe Eminem will come out with a band-aid that goes over the corner and everyone will want that.
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Woo Hoo, someone is pissed!

Steve, I'm not sure what you were trying to say — but I think you need some remedial reading on how to answer hard questions in public, and a good place to start would be here:

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I must of missed something because I didn't understand the Eminem reference. Did he diss the iPhone 4 somewhere recently?
 
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