iPhone 4 to hit Canada (and elsewhere) July 30th
In the iPhone 4 press conference, originally intended to address the Death Grip antenna issue some users are experiencing in the US, Apple also announced that the iPhone 4 will be coming to Canada on July 30th. We can only guess that Bell, Rogers and Telus will all have it launch day, unless Rogers is still the preferred carrier here. As of this writing, all three carriers were still reporting “Coming Soon”.
On the antenna issue, when the phone is held ‘that way’, it causes a larger drop in signal quality compared to other phones, due to the direct contact between the hand and antenna. A number of factors would lead to dropped calls and slower data, including both overall signal strength, and any one person’s level of conductivity, or even electromagnetism. The latter two can vary by person, and can also vary at different time in any one individual. All that being said…
“And we had a reporting error — we screwed up on our algorithm. Some of these other phones may be too generous. Our choice was to put the correct algorithm in. And we did that with the new update. You’ll still see a drop… we haven’t figured out a way around the laws of physics yet.” [via Engadget]
One way just about every other phone manufacturer manages to get around the laws of physics is to not put the antenna in direct contact with skin. Back in the days when phones had retractable antennas, users were warned not to touch it, and to do so would cause reception problems. Live and learn, I guess.
At least when it comes out here, there’ll be free cases for all. Heck, if they’re extra generous maybe Apple, or the carriers, will just throw a case in for free right out of the gate.
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That’s it Apple, blame the universe for your product not working properly.
In other news, the Wright Brothers have reportedly abandoned development of their novel “aeroplane” idea, because that damned gravity just wants them to stay on the ground. No sense fighting it.
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