Is it just me, or does Apple seem to be in complete denial with the issues that are surrounding the iPhone 4? At first, there was the "buy one of our $30 bumpers!" Other than the fact that you shouldn't have to shell out another $30 on a device that you've already spent at least $200 on, you can achieve the same result with a dollar and some know-how. Then we have Steve Jobs himself coming out and saying "you're holding it wrong." Gee, I'm sorry I'm holding my iPhone like a cellphone, excuse me for thinking that that would be a good idea. Now, Apple is recognizing this issue and blames it all on some incorrectly coded software, and a coming update should fix this.
Now as the current owner of an iPhone 3Gs this "update" makes me a little nervous. The claim to fame here is that the current software displays the incorrect amount of bars, and that your signal could very well be 2 bars lower than what the display tells you. Apparently this has been a problem since the first gen iPhone, and the software update will be added to the 3Gs and 3G as well. Personally I haven't had any issues of this sort with my current iPhone, and I'm hoping this update won't result in an attempt to fix what isn't broken.
It's already been proven that the way you hold your phone can cause issues with your reception with more than just the iPhone 4, but with many of the smartphones on the market. So why is it that Apple is so headstrong about not admitting that this is a common hardware issue, and why are they attempting to use software to alleviate the issue? This matter is quickly becoming more and more frustrating. It would be a lot less so if the way things were being handled were a lot less comparable to how BP is acting about the oil spill...
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