[gui-talk] iTunes and iPhone

[Mike Freeman]

Actually, although this isn't the venue (strictly-speaking) for an extensive 
discussion of this matter and, to a minimal extent, I share your disbelief 
that this could have happened, I observe that this is by no means the first 
or only time when engineers have let flubs get through the testing procedure 
gauntlet (can you say Toyota or Tacoma Narrows Bridge?) and I also observe 
that part of the problem lies in the mentality of users (shared by many on 
this and other NFB lists) that they want their devices to do everything! The 
iPhone 4 handles wi-fi, GSM and several other connection methods and there 
are only a limited number of places one can *put* an antenna on a device, 
especially if one is using at least three antennas. Personally, I think 
cellular phones should handle *only* phone calls and should all have rubber 
flex (known as rubber duck) antennas such as ham radio handy-talkies do; 
we'd all get more bars that way. But no -- we gotta have everything in one 
device. IMO we're seeing the consequence and the iPhone is by no means the 
only phone with such problems.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Trevor Saunders" <trev.saunders at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] iTunes and iPhone


> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 08:13:12PM -0700, Mike Freeman wrote:
>> Actually, there are two parts to this saga. First, Apple incorrectly
>> implemented the algorithm for computing the number of "bars" or
>> signal strength the iPhone is receiving. They've released a fix for
>> this dated yesterday.
>
> I thought they marketed there stuff as being more polished / perfected? 
> It's not that hard to get this right.
>
>> Second, the antenna problem has to do with how one holds the phone.
>> Hold it in a certain position and signal strength goes down but in
>> other position, there's no problem. Mr. Jobs will send anyone a case
>> who (if I recall correctly) buys an iPhone 4 by September 30.
>
> The report I heard was that if you got the spot just right calls get
> dropped 100% of the time.  What a fine example of their "superior user
> interface"?  touch the phone the right way, and it always drops calls.
> If they insist on being able to control what people can do with their
> phones the way they do they could atleast get there own stuff right.
>
> </troll>
>
> Trev
>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tai Blas"
>> <Tai.Blas at blind.state.ia.us>
>> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:25 AM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] iTunes and iPhone
>>
>>
>> You may want to wait to get iPhone 4 until Apple figures out a fix
>> for poor reception.
>>
>> Tai
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
>> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:58 PM
>> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] iTunes and iPhone
>>
>> You betchya. Running XP SP3 though.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tai Blas" <Tai.Blas at blind.state.ia.us>
>> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 6:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] iTunes and iPhone
>>
>>
>> >A laptop from November 1983? Really?
>> >
>> >Tai
>> >
>> >
>> >
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