Apple iPhone4 and iOS4.0 - Thread

I'm probably not getting the iPhone 4, but I gotta say the os4 upgrade sure has made my old 3g mighty snappy. It's like a whole new phone.
 
Yeah, I installed iOS4 on my 3G as well (now my wife's 3G) and noticed a big difference in speed. She's loving it.
 
Shot some test video today....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCEXhXTeq-4

Thing is... when you upload from your iPhone is compresses the video the 360p :( The only way to get the 720p output is to connect to your laptop and pull it off that way.

I did solve some of my earlier "shaky camera" issues though, using a better two hand method, one on each side of the phone. It lent pretty decent results.
 
please guys, let's not make this personal. mods have had to delete several posts that cross the line. next person to toss out a character attack at another member wins a free vacation from the site. okay? friends now? :)
 
Guess we know what the next episode of house is going to be shot on if they have even more confined spaces! :) Hahahaha.
 
I am probably late to the party, but I've been looking into the iPhone 4 more and more...

Interesting developments in the iPhone 4's antenna. Apple reported that there was a "software bug" that caused it to report that it had more bars' signal than it actually did. The veracity of this is called into question when they immediately posted a "help wanted" ad, advertising for antenna engineers! Then Consumer Reports comes out with a review saying that they cannot recommend the device due to reception problems, in effect verifying everything users are reporting and refuting Apple's claim of a software fix forthcoming (and, refuting Steve Jobs's statement saying "there are no reception issues.") However, they say that the temporary fix is as simple as sticking a piece of duct tape on the phone to cover the antenna's gap! (they also suggest that perhaps a phone case might be enough to alleviate the problem).

Apple says there is no problem, but the same day they made that statement they put out an ad to hire 8 antenna engineers... they say that if you're having reception problems, it's not because there's anything wrong with the phone, it's "because you're in an area with low signal, and you just thought you had decent signal because our signal-reporting software was buggy." Consumer Reports say that's nonsense -- they took the phone into a controlled test chamber with their own signal generator, thus ensuring absolute stability in the signal, and if they held the phone one way, they got great reception, and if they held the phone a different way, they got lousy reception. Obviously, there is a hardware design issue.

Gizmodo has started a petition demanding that Apple either fix the problem for real (not the fake "software fix") or give out free cases to those who are affected by the issue.

For those who have made the plunge and are experiencing issues, stay on top of it and see if there's a hardware fix implemented (and consider the duct tape workaround). For those who haven't made the plunge, it might be worth waiting a little while to see how this gets resolved. I was seriously, seriously looking at getting one when my current contract is up next month, but I can wait.
 
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grimepoch said:
Guess we know what the next episode of house is going to be shot on if they have even more confined spaces! :) Hahahaha.
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No, on House we just flew out huge-ass set walls complete with dressing, when we wanted more space to get the shot...

Barry Green said:
Apple says there is no problem, but the same day they made that statement they put out an ad to hire 8 antenna engineers...
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Coincidence! Pure, unadulterated coincidence!
 
I bought a case for mine, simple wrap around design from Bodyglove. That said, I'm less than impressed with Apple's response. Also, their $29.00 price tag for a damn case is stupid.

The phone works great else wise (and outside of the proximity sensor issue) so I am still happy with it. One thing the iPhone still dominates on is the touch interface NO other phone is as smooth, and I've tried A LOT of them. Not to mention, the retina display is something to be seen.
 
Barry_Green said:
I was seriously, seriously looking at getting one when my current contract is up next month, but I can wait.
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No HTC Evo?

I've had to go to Sprint a couple times the past few days (to resolve issues with my Palm Pre) and I've played with it a bit. Cool phone. Huge screen. But, without real world use of that phone, I'd be hesitant to pull the trigger. Which is why I'm curious as to what others think about that phone.
 
Barry_Green said:
I am probably late to the party, but I've been looking into the iPhone 4 more and more...

Interesting developments in the iPhone 4's antenna. Apple reported that there was a "software bug" that caused it to report that it had more bars' signal than it actually did. The veracity of this is called into question when they immediately posted a "help wanted" ad, advertising for antenna engineers! Then Consumer Reports comes out with a review saying that they cannot recommend the device due to reception problems, in effect verifying everything users are reporting and refuting Apple's claim of a software fix forthcoming (and, refuting Steve Jobs's statement saying "there are no reception issues.") However, they say that the temporary fix is as simple as sticking a piece of duct tape on the phone to cover the antenna's gap! (they also suggest that perhaps a phone case might be enough to alleviate the problem).

Apple says there is no problem, but the same day they made that statement they put out an ad to hire 8 antenna engineers... they say that if you're having reception problems, it's not because there's anything wrong with the phone, it's "because you're in an area with low signal, and you just thought you had decent signal because our signal-reporting software was buggy." Consumer Reports say that's nonsense -- they took the phone into a controlled test chamber with their own signal generator, thus ensuring absolute stability in the signal, and if they held the phone one way, they got great reception, and if they held the phone a different way, they got lousy reception. Obviously, there is a hardware design issue.

Gizmodo has started a petition demanding that Apple either fix the problem for real (not the fake "software fix") or give out free cases to those who are affected by the issue.

For those who have made the plunge and are experiencing issues, stay on top of it and see if there's a hardware fix implemented (and consider the duct tape workaround). For those who haven't made the plunge, it might be worth waiting a little while to see how this gets resolved. I was seriously, seriously looking at getting one when my current contract is up next month, but I can wait.
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I personally have no real problems with this, and I've been using it for about three and a half weeks.
 
Rick Meyer said:
No HTC Evo?

I've had to go to Sprint a couple times the past few days (to resolve issues with my Palm Pre) and I've played with it a bit. Cool phone. Huge screen. But, without real world use of that phone, I'd be hesitant to pull the trigger. Which is why I'm curious as to what others think about that phone.
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Was very interested in the Evo, especially because I live in a 4G city already. But the video camera is reported to be horrible, and the iPhone 4's is reportedly pretty good. Plus my wife's phone is an iPhone, so I could add on to the plan, hopefully making it reasonably affordable.

Meh, I'll probably just revisit the whole thing a month or two from now when the contract is up -- because the way phones are changing, there'll be six new models that are all "better" than today's offerings anyway! :)
 
Brandon Rice said:
I personally have no real problems with this, and I've been using it for about three and a half weeks.
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me neither. I can replicate the disappearing bars but in actual use, it's never affected a call or any work i do. I'd have to be very deliberate to cause the bars to fade. I bought mine on launch day with the intent to give it a 30 day trial (with a Droid X as my back-up if i didn't like it) but I'm happy with this and I don't like what I'm reading about the Android OS's interface issues. A speedy, snappy, fluid interface is at the top of my list because i spend so much time using the thing. I'm 99% happy with the iOS 4 and I'm digging the Panascout and Artemis Director's Viewfinder apps. and i'm looking forward to Netflix's upcoming app too.
 
Barry_Green said:
Was very interested in the Evo, especially because I live in a 4G city already. But the video camera is reported to be horrible, and the iPhone 4's is reportedly pretty good. Plus my wife's phone is an iPhone, so I could add on to the plan, hopefully making it reasonably affordable.

Meh, I'll probably just revisit the whole thing a month or two from now when the contract is up -- because the way phones are changing, there'll be six new models that are all "better" than today's offerings anyway! :)
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It's true, there's going to be a flood of android phones rolling down over the next few years. It's like going to take over the market apart from Apple and RIM. It's hard to keep up. I'm trying to figure out which one to get for testing, cause I'm doing a lot of Android dev right now.

But HTC has been pretty impressive in jumping on it and rolling out a lot of really nice phones.
 
Rick Meyer said:
No HTC Evo?

I've had to go to Sprint a couple times the past few days (to resolve issues with my Palm Pre) and I've played with it a bit. Cool phone. Huge screen. But, without real world use of that phone, I'd be hesitant to pull the trigger. Which is why I'm curious as to what others think about that phone.
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Someone I work with has the Evo and said the battery life is abysmal. I thought the screen was a bit too big for a phone and the resolution not as great to match, but if you like big screens, it's the biggest one I have used.

If I were in the Android market I'd probably pick up the incredible. It's been rated the highest and my friends who have one really like it ALOT. My GF needs a new phone and she is not an iPhone fan, so I am taking her to try out an Incredible. So far she likes what she reads about them.
 
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