OT:Dell computers

[Richard Kreiss]

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More than likely the "field tested" the phone with their own employees who
were aware of the antenna locations.  They more than likely avoided using
the phone in a manner which would cause a problem.

Now, if I owned one of these phones, I could just use some clear nail polish
to cover that area of the phone. However, in my case it really wouldn't be
necessary.  I am a lefty and hold my phone in my right hand when I am not
using hands-free.

Now Apple could insist that all of these phone only be held in the right
hand otherwise the warrantee would be voided. :)


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
  


 

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> Only Bill Campbell would say something like:
> > Essentially the problem is that the metal border of the iPhone contains
> > the antennae, and touching it in the wrong place with an ugly bag of
> > water (the human) degrades RF signal.  Touch any antenna, and similar
> > effects will be seen.
> 
> Well I'd call that poor design.  Anyone with a brain and past teenage
level
> of education and world-experience should know that adding two or more
> points of contact between an antenna and the human body will result in
> signal attenuation.  So it was piss-poor "engineering" that resulted in
the
> band being placed where it would come into direct contact with the hands
in
> the first place.  Then it was piss-poor QA that didn't crowd-test the
phone
> and observe user habits on how the phone is held, assuming they insisted
on
> persisting with this design in the first place even though they should
have
> known better.
> 
> And from what Bob said about the gap (and what I read about "avoiding the
> black strip" in an article that I read last night), it's obvious they knew
> they needed to make some special accomodation for twin antennas.  So
again,
> poor engineering, and lousy QA.
> 
> Then to blame the users for their cascade of failures...  Well that's
> just lousy customer service and poor ethics.  It's great PR though--the
> non-fanboys can blast it but they'd never buy one, and the true fanboys
> don't care if the thing comes half-working.  So the company gets more
> exposure in the press either way.  Then, due to their stance, they'll
> probably release a new hardware revision to address the problem and charge
> an upgrade fee (or just plain make you buy it).  It's kind of like third
> world politics, where you create a power vacuum, then fill that vacuum.
> Create a need for a solution, then provide that solution at a cost, in
this
> case.  Lovely revenue stream ethics.
> 
> Even if the entire thing is "just" an innocent oversight on the
engineering
> and QA side, the leaked documents and Jobs' own statements and attitude
> show him to be even more arrogant that I ever imagined (he's starting to
> make Gates look like a charmer--and I saw the interview where Gates didn't
> like a question and abruptly terminated the interview with prejudice on
> 20/20 or Dateline, one of those types of programs).  The company isn't
> looking any better, but in this economy, who's going to stand up to him
and
> risk the bread lines?
> 
> FWIW, I don't have an iPhone, but I hold my phone in a manner where that
> exact spot would run across my pinky finger, which I use to brace the
> bottom of my Samsung Solstice.
> 
> > I don't have an iPhone yet, but I would never have any device
> > like this without some kind of case to protect it when (not if) I
> > drop it.
> 
> The reviews I've read say that the screen is great, but extremely prone to
> scratches and even breaking.  Cases are advised.  Which begs the question,
> why don't they come with a case in the first place?  Oh, that's
right...the
> faster people ruin the phones, the faster you can tell them it's their
> fault, not covered, and sell them a new one.  Revenue stream ethics.
> 
> > So far I've avoided the iPhone largely because it requires AT&T,
> > but it looks like Verizon may have them shortly.  Until then, I'll
> 
> Where have -you- been reading?  There were rumours that Verizon would get
> them, but the last articles I read said that was highly unlikely, and then
> another said that Apple re-upped their contract with AT&T, nixing plans
> formally for other carriers.
> 
> > have to use my ancient Motorola flip phone or my iPod Touch with
> > Skype and my Verizon MiFi 2200 3G wireless access point.  The
> > seamless synchronization with my laptop, desktop, and iTouch of
> > contacts, calendar, and OmniFocus Getting Things Done makes the
> > iTouch the first truly usable PDA device I've seen since first
> > trying the Palm years ago.
> 
> Never had a Palm.  I don't go mobile enough to justify a pure PDA.  Won't
> do flip-phones because that introduces more moving parts that can be
> over-stressed and break.  Ditto to slide-out keyboard phones.  I consider
> the Solstice ideal because it has a touchscreen qwerty if you turn in on
> its side.  No extra moving parts.
> 
> I'm thinking about Skype, strictly so I can point my Google Phone number
at
> it and then use my computer mic/speakers for the phone instead of...a
> phone, crooked in one shoulder.  The $60/yr is the thing putting me off of
> SkypeIn, in this economy.  I may splurge if a project I'm working on goes
> through, though.  I don't need the actual rest of the features--Google
> Voice does everything I need in that regard.  I simply want incoming-only
> telco network->PC telephony software (no additional hardware).
> Incoming-only works fine, due to the way Google Voice handles outgoing
> calls...it calls you, then calls the other party.  So I don't need another
> outbound.
> 
> Anyhow...I digress...  Long couple of days.
> 
> mark->
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