Comments on: Is the Apple iPhone 4 worth the trouble? http://www.briancormier.com/2010/07/19/is-the-apple-iphone-4-worth-the-trouble/ Writer, editor, communications consultant, columnist, blogger Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stéphane http://www.briancormier.com/2010/07/19/is-the-apple-iphone-4-worth-the-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Stéphane Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:21:54 +0000 http://www.briancormier.com/?p=114#comment-45 Going with the 3Gs is not a bad piece of advice. It's probably the 2nd best phone on the market. The supposed "troubles" facing the iPhone 4, however, have to be put into perspective. First, it's clear that the antenna issue has been blown out of proportion. The tech media is overpopulated and hungry for any story that will boost their clickview stats. Reacting to Steve Jobs' press conference on Friday, other phone maker are trying to distance themselves from the fact that most smartphones have the very same issue. Samsung has the same "problem" (http://bit.ly/9oKYoQ) and HTC even points to the issue in their user manuals (http://bit.ly/coz6v9). Second, the issue is almost certainly limited to the US, as signal strength is generally better in Canada (AT&T is notoriously horrible and they have exclusivity rights with the iPhone in the US). Finally, the Whoopi Goldberg freakout is the most ridiculous thing ever. She had a defective phone. Period. She could have simply returned it for a new one. Going with the 3Gs is not a bad piece of advice. It’s probably the 2nd best phone on the market.

The supposed “troubles” facing the iPhone 4, however, have to be put into perspective.

First, it’s clear that the antenna issue has been blown out of proportion. The tech media is overpopulated and hungry for any story that will boost their clickview stats.

Reacting to Steve Jobs’ press conference on Friday, other phone maker are trying to distance themselves from the fact that most smartphones have the very same issue.

Samsung has the same “problem” (http://bit.ly/9oKYoQ) and HTC even points to the issue in their user manuals (http://bit.ly/coz6v9).

Second, the issue is almost certainly limited to the US, as signal strength is generally better in Canada (AT&T is notoriously horrible and they have exclusivity rights with the iPhone in the US).

Finally, the Whoopi Goldberg freakout is the most ridiculous thing ever. She had a defective phone. Period. She could have simply returned it for a new one.

]]> By: Larry Dickinson http://www.briancormier.com/2010/07/19/is-the-apple-iphone-4-worth-the-trouble/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Larry Dickinson Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:10:35 +0000 http://www.briancormier.com/?p=114#comment-43 Brian... I agree. The good ole Blackberry had a long battery life. I even bought a more long-lasting battery than what came with the phone which let me go almost a week without charging. The iPhone 4 is supposed to have a much longer battery life. But remember... adding those cute little "apps" will chew up your battery life. Some remain open in the background even though you think they are closed. My iPhone dropped from 100% to 18? in 6 hours. Solution? I deleted a bunch of apps I never used and voila.. my phone can easily last over 24 hours. I miss the BB push instant emails too, but since we have an iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, 2 Macbook Pros, 2 iPhone and an iPad in the house (and home business), we're done with PC's and "blue death screens and frustration". I'm going to buy an iPhone 4, but I'm ordering it through the Apple website so the phone will be unlocked and I can take it to any provider. It also means, when I travel to the USA, I can buy a SIM card from a US provider and avoid all those expensive roaming charges Canadian providers hit me with when I travel south. Brian… I agree. The good ole Blackberry had a long battery life. I even bought a more long-lasting battery than what came with the phone which let me go almost a week without charging. The iPhone 4 is supposed to have a much longer battery life.

But remember… adding those cute little “apps” will chew up your battery life. Some remain open in the background even though you think they are closed. My iPhone dropped from 100% to 18? in 6 hours. Solution? I deleted a bunch of apps I never used and voila.. my phone can easily last over 24 hours. I miss the BB push instant emails too, but since we have an iMac, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, 2 Macbook Pros, 2 iPhone and an iPad in the house (and home business), we’re done with PC’s and “blue death screens and frustration”.

I’m going to buy an iPhone 4, but I’m ordering it through the Apple website so the phone will be unlocked and I can take it to any provider. It also means, when I travel to the USA, I can buy a SIM card from a US provider and avoid all those expensive roaming charges Canadian providers hit me with when I travel south.

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