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07-18-2010 at 06:28 PM
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Yeah, I wouldn't even trust the iPhone 4 right now. Just wait a little while after it comes out.
07-18-2010 at 06:39 PM
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Meh, you get a free case. lets how much it is in august when its out, unlocked.
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07-31-2010 at 10:04 PM
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Please don't buy an iPhone 4. Get a blackberry. You buy an iPhone 4, I will personally look you up, hunt you down, take your iPhone and sell it to someone who goes to Western.
07-31-2010 at 10:09 PM
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Please don't buy an iPhone 4. Get a blackberry. You buy an iPhone 4, I will personally look you up, hunt you down, take your iPhone and sell it to someone who goes to Western.
iPhone 4 will rock any BlackBerry, any day.
I have mac's, but the iPhone by Apple is simply a product I feel no other company will ever match.
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07-31-2010 at 10:11 PM
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The argument would never end, lol. There are blackberry freaks and iphone freaks. Personally, I think the other iPhones are decent but Apple screwed up big time with the iPhone 4 and are handling this horribly PR-wise.
07-31-2010 at 10:21 PM
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The argument would never end, lol. There are blackberry freaks and iphone freaks. Personally, I think the other iPhones are decent but Apple screwed up big time with the iPhone 4 and are handling this horribly PR-wise.
Hmm. If you are referring to the antenna issues, it seems a lot of Canadians are not experiencing the problem.
iPhone 4 really stepped it up, with HD video, high resolution, and a sleek design. I personally don't own/never have owned an iPhone, but if i had to pick a smartphone right now, iPhone 4 would destroy HTC,RIM, etc.
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07-31-2010 at 10:42 PM
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Sure, if you have a reason to buy an HD phone. I'm pretty practical, I just go with what works and is business-practical, which is why I own a blackberry.
07-31-2010 at 10:46 PM
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Hmm. If you are referring to the antenna issues, it seems a lot of Canadians are not experiencing the problem.
iPhone 4 really stepped it up, with HD video, high resolution, and a sleek design. I personally don't own/never have owned an iPhone, but if i had to pick a smartphone right now, iPhone 4 would destroy HTC,RIM, etc.
I really like how the iPhone can now run apps simultaneously.
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Sure, if you have a reason to buy an HD phone. I'm pretty practical, I just go with what works and is business-practical, which is why I own a blackberry.
Aha, so true. HD on a tiny screen XD
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07-31-2010 at 11:00 PM
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The antennae issue has been blown way out of proportion. I got my iphone yesterday and havent been able to replicate the death grip. Got it to drop to 4 bars at the mall . I got it to drop to 3 bars in my basement where my old phone got only 1 or 2 bars. Havent gotten it to go bellow 3 bars anywhere. So there isnt any real issue i think. I think it it was bad in the US due to the fact that AT&T's network is shit. If anything it got me a free case ($30 saving) which i would have had to buy.
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07-31-2010 at 11:05 PM
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Okay, I'll be honest. The free case is such bull. Everyone mentions the free case. You do realize of course that if Apple hadn't screwed this up in the first place, you wouldn't need a free case? If you were going to get a case anyway, they aren't that expensive and a free case hardly compensates for the cost of the phone. Just saying. AT&T is pretty awful though.
07-31-2010 at 11:10 PM
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Okay, I'll be honest. The free case is such bull. Everyone mentions the free case. You do realize of course that if Apple hadn't screwed this up in the first place, you wouldn't need a free case? If you were going to get a case anyway, they aren't that expensive and a free case hardly compensates for the cost of the phone. Just saying. AT&T is pretty awful though.
Lol, I also think the free case is total bull. It's like saying, here's a car you can buy for 100000$. Although it breaks down often, but not to worry! Here's a custom steering wheel!
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07-31-2010 at 11:11 PM
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Okay, I'll be honest. The free case is such bull. Everyone mentions the free case. You do realize of course that if Apple hadn't screwed this up in the first place, you wouldn't need a free case? If you were going to get a case anyway, they aren't that expensive and a free case hardly compensates for the cost of the phone. Just saying. AT&T is pretty awful though.
I agree that the free case isnt a good fix for a screw-up, but the thing is i havent been able to tell if there even is a problem because cant get it to drop a call or to even drop bars when death gripping it. What im trying to say is that if the iphone had been released in Canada 1st and then later int he US (On AT&T) then i wouldnt even know there was a problem along with most other Canadian users. The problem does exist but i think it has more to do with bad network coverage then it does with the phone.
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07-31-2010 at 11:14 PM
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I agree that the free case isnt a good fix for a screw-up, but the thing is i havent been able to tell if there even is a problem because cant get it to drop a call or to even drop bars when death gripping it. What im trying to say is that if the iphone had been released in Canada 1st and then later int he US (On AT&T) then i wouldnt even know there was a problem along with most other Canadian users. The problem does exist but i think it has ore to do with bad network coverage then it does with the phone.
Coverage definitively plays a big part of connectivity. Just look at Rogers compared to Bell. I sadly have Virgin and the signals are pretty weak in places where my friends with Rogers have good connectivity.
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07-31-2010 at 11:28 PM
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Lol, I also think the free case is total bull. It's like saying, here's a car you can buy for 100000$. Although it breaks down often, but not to worry! Here's a custom steering wheel!
Or Toyota, with their recalls of almost every vehicle they've put on the road in the last 10 years for various safety problems.
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