Well I was hoping to get one, but when I went to the shop they advised the earliest date I could upgrade with my contract was the 25th June - one day after the launch. Just my luck. 🙁

Do you think there were any left today - no chance. I will now have to wait like everyone else (and see how the antenna problems pan out) 

Adrian.

I got one... I haven't had an issues with the antenna yet. The screen really is amazing. The text is much finer and easier to read. I can't imagine the day when TV's have such amazing screens. It doesn't even look like a screen.

beojeff wrote:

Puncher wrote:

Steve Job's advice on the "really coolly engineered" antenna problems - "don't hold it that way"! Either that or buy a £25 elastic band to wrap around it!😉

Absolutely incredible/laughable. Only Apple could release something like this and seemingly get away with it - any other company would be (rightly) pilloried.

The most ironic part is that Steve Jobs WAS holding the phone "that way" during the big Apple event when he unveiled the new phone AND COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK because he was covering the antenna and didn't realize it!

What I found interesting is how after the story broke all these other stories about similar problems on all manufacturer's phones were unearthed by the hive mind 

In my own tests I have found that if I cup my Novia in my hand then the signal drops to 50% ... of course this is EXACTLY what I do if I am in a crowded area (barrista zone, train station, ...) and I am struggling to hear what is being said !!

LOL . . . . . . . . and all along I thought it was me going deaf 

no wait, I am going deaf 

SWMBO tells me so

😂😂😂

I received my iPhone 4 yesterday and have been using it all day without any issues. It is a wonderful product and Apple will sell more than their wildest dreams. Regarding the antenna problems of holding it in your hand that some are complaining about, would you carry a $700.00 replacement cost phone in your hand or pocket without some kind of cover? The new iPhone is thinner and easier to drop in my opinion than the previous versions I have dropped my old iPhone 3GS a couple of times, where if not for the cover it would has been broken. That whole discussion makes no sense to me. The phone looks and feels like the old B&O products I felt I couldn't and didn't for long live without. Unfortunately I haven't seen a new B&O offering that makes me feel this way.

beojeff wrote:

The most ironic part is that Steve Jobs WAS holding the phone "that way" during the big Apple event when he unveiled the new phone AND COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK because he was covering the antenna and didn't realize it!

A small point here, but Steve was having trouble with the Wi-Fi access point in the hall, not the 3G coverage.

Early indications are that the 4 is compatible with Earset 2, whereas the 3gs was not.  More information as it becomes available.

expoman wrote:

 Regarding the antenna problems of holding it in your hand that some are complaining about, would you carry a $700.00 replacement cost phone in your hand or pocket without some kind of cover?

Absolutely! Why pay $700 for something that is notionally good looking and then cover it with a brightly coloured rubber condom? My 2G model has survived all this time without, has been dropped several times and is still OK.

It will be interesting to see if it sells in the world's fastest growing market (China) where the number 4 is considered unlucky ... in mandarin, it sounds like the word "death"

The new apple "iphone death" :)

Indeed 🙂

The legend says that D-4 was skipped in professional digital broadcasting formats for this very reason, the names of the standards jumped from D-3 to D-5...

Putting a cover on a phone to be able to use it sounds just as nice as a car bra.

I was waiting for the 4 as a replacement for my Serene. Given the antenna issues and the fact that it has a higher SAR rating than the 3gs, I will be keeping my Serene, or perhaps getting a 3gs.  

Puncher wrote:

Absolutely! Why pay $700 for something that is notionally good looking and then cover it with a brightly coloured rubber condom? My 2G model has survived all this time without, has been dropped several times and is still OK. 

Indeed.  I think it's a shame when I see people have bought a phone that looks so good on its own, then cover it in crap.  It's a phone, it's for using and enjoying - not covering in cotton wool to increase the resale value.  They're fairly indestructible.  If it breaks, it's insured.  And there'll be a new one out in a year.

I've dropped both my 2G and 3GS a fair few times.  They both still work.