View Poll Results: Are you getting an iPhone 4?
Yes! I'm upgrading right away.
17
41.46%
I might get one when my current contract is up.
10
24.39%
No way, I'm happy with Android/Palm/whatever.
8
19.51%
It's nice, but no thanks.
6
14.63%
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iPhone 4 - Who's Buying?
#123
If the reception issue is real, would love to know what the software fix is. Seems like this is a hardware issue, i.e. antenna in the metal band, hand over the band. Let's hope it's not a non-conductive wrapper like the Wii remote protector.
#124
jailbreak it for multitasking/backgrounding. atleast for now. mines jailbroken and im waiting till the end of july to get my 4 since there not selling them anymore till then
#127
Got mine yesterday as well... AWESOME.
No yellowness issues for me - but have a read here: http://www.tipb.com/2010/06/24/expla...lotch-problem/ (it might just go away on its own)
The antenna thing does happen if you do it just like they show in the videos - but is that a "real world usage" example? Not to mention I have a bumper on order so it won't matter anyway.
No yellowness issues for me - but have a read here: http://www.tipb.com/2010/06/24/expla...lotch-problem/ (it might just go away on its own)
The antenna thing does happen if you do it just like they show in the videos - but is that a "real world usage" example? Not to mention I have a bumper on order so it won't matter anyway.
#130
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Incorrect, the iPhone 4 does not have an LTE frequency radio (hardware).
It will take an upgrade to a newer iPhone, probably Summer of 2011 or 2012, that will support the LTE frequencies.
It isn't just a software update and bam hello 4G.
It will take an upgrade to a newer iPhone, probably Summer of 2011 or 2012, that will support the LTE frequencies.
It isn't just a software update and bam hello 4G.
Last edited by ecko04; 06-24-2010 at 11:50 PM.
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#140
Ya, you're looking at nearly $100 for one device with data plan and unlimited text... with the lowest minute plan. My g/f and I are on one shared plan, each with an iPhone, with unlimited family text, and two 2GB data plans... and the bill is around $150 - even after my corporate discount for work.