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Most of the pundits think it's a hardware issue that may result in Apple's first major recall.
by tjmaxal 16y ago
Most of the pundits think it's a hardware issue that may result in Apple's first major recall.
- glhaynes 16y agoDo they? I've seen more people saying they expect it's just a software/presentation problem. Not that I think there's any particular reason to expect either group to know what they're talking about.
- twinwing 16y agohttp://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/new-iphone-4-antenna-causing-potential-reception-issues.ars http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/new-iphone-4-anten... Ars Technica usually know what they're talking about. I tend to trust them
- ubernostrum 16y agoI worry about the conditions apparently needed to reproduce this (and the fact that I still can't reproduce it). Even Ars' explanation includes "consciously" holding the phone in a different way than you naturally would and licking your hands before doing so...
- huhtenberg 16y ago> a software/presentation problem As in int fix_antenna_problem(int bars) { return bars < 5 ? bars + 1 : 5; } ? :)
- tlrobinson 16y agoI don't see how this could be a software problem.
- Sidnicious 16y ago…in the form of free bumper cases for all.
- Niten 16y agoCertainly not their first major recall -- I remember my iBook's battery being recalled as part of that exploding battery debacle. There was something with poor soldering of motherboard components, too, that affected the generation of iBooks previous to mine. I wonder if Apple could keep costs down here by shipping those rubber bumper cases to everyone. Unless this is some bizarre feedback issue that can be fixed in software, I don't see how Apple could recall the iPhone 4 and truly fix this short of a major redesign. And I'd hate to see that happen, if for no other reason than it would seem such a waste...