[Ngdyoysv]

I got mine today (well, yesterday now)... absolutely loving it

[gyjsdtuwr]

I got mine today (well, yesterday now)... absolutely loving it

so jealous, they look awesome! it'd be nice to have a decent camera too, the one on my 3GS is only good in perfect lighting conditions.

[Marat]

I have an iPhone 3G, (The iPhone 4 hasn't been released in Australia yet) and it hasn't exactly made me an Apple fan. It's slow, the battery only lasts for 1-2 hours when in use at best, and I have to deal with iTunes. A program which decides to regularly crap itself when I'm trying to sync my phone.

But, it does handle calls quite well. It took me a while to realize that the iPhone can actually send and receive calls. I was absolutely shocked.

[maxsobq]

I have an iPhone 3G, (The iPhone 4 hasn't been released in Australia yet) and it hasn't exactly made me an Apple fan. It's slow, the battery only lasts for 1-2 hours when in use at best, and I have to deal with iTunes. A program which decides to regularly crap itself when I'm trying to sync my phone.

But, it does handle calls quite well. It took me a while to realize that the iPhone can actually send and receive calls. I was absolutely shocked.

sounds like your phone has issues. My battery lasts at least a day of normal use, you should take it back and get a new battery I think.

[BoarmomorurrY]

I can't believe there's a 4th iPhone.... I swear it only came out a few years ago

[Jeffery]

I can't believe there's a 4th iPhone.... I swear it only came out a few years ago

Apple are relentless at moving forward - it's how they stay ahead of the pack.

[Fertassa]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10490572.stm

It made me laugh so hard when I saw this

[GrottereewNus]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10490572.stm

It made me laugh so hard when I saw this

yeah they really need to do something about that! it doesn't appear to be happening on every unit which is really weird...

Retro, you noticed this on yours?

[DexOnenlyCymn]

hang on a minute:

"We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising," the statement read.
Continue reading the main story

Changing the display may make some people feel better, but it doesn't really fix the problem
Stuart Miles
Editor, Pocket-Lint

"Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong.

"Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays two more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display four bars when we should be displaying as few as two bars.

"Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don't know it because we are erroneously displaying four or five bars.

"Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place." Sounds like a crock to me...

[Acciblyfluila]

still no FM Radio?

[vodaPlaps]

no it's internet radio only I think.

[dolaBeetCeage]

sounds like your phone has issues. My battery lasts at least a day of normal use, you should take it back and get a new battery I think.

Yeah, I probably should. The battery life normally deteriorates after a period of time, I've had my phone for over a year, so that might explain it. There's an apple store here in Brisbane that opened recently, so I might to go there. My iPhone is out of warranty though, so most likely I'm going to have to pay for it.

[KitRittyTug]

hang on a minute:



Sounds like a crock to me...

It's absolute bullshit. Think about it, if their formula for calculating the bars is wrong...then how does holding the phone differently alter the formula???????

[vTLWqa1l]

no it's internet radio only I think.

shame other (NOKIA for one) seem able to do it

internet radio eats up data usage

[oyymoss]

It's absolute bullshit. Think about it, if their formula for calculating the bars is wrong...then how does holding the phone differently alter the formula???????

I think the reality is a flaw in the design. They have 2 different aerials wrapping around the phone, seperated by a tiny gap top right and bottom left. holding the phone bottom left (as 99% of people probably would) connects the two aerials and interrupts the signal.

Apple need to think twice about that.

[Nurse_sero]

shame other (NOKIA for one) seem able to do it

internet radio eats up data usage

yeah it does. my data package was unlimited tho, until I got cut off the other week

[HexcewlyRette]

I've had the original iphone for about 3 years now and i love it. I'm really wanting the newer one

[RayFairhurst]

I've had the original iphone for about 3 years now and i love it. I'm really wanting the newer one

wait until the second version of it, this one has issues.

[Acalsenunse]

wait until the second version of it, this one has issues.

I hate to say this, but it's the 4th version of the same phone with slight new options.. If they could not get the damn thing right since 2008. The issue with the antenna has been present since the start.. You would think they would have made an effort to resolve it..

I really like the look of this phone and all but they lag by about 3 to 6 months..

[robinthesearchmasterh]

wait until the second version of it, this one has issues.

I don't know about that... I haven't noticed the signal strength problem at all, though I've only had it for a day. In the grand scheme of things, very few people are experiencing that issue it seems like. Then, while it isn't the best solution, but if you get a case, the problem doesn't exist.