agean

Okay, got my phone yesterday. I ordered it through Apple on 6/29, but to be fair it did actually arrive about 1 week earlier than the expected ship date they listed.

Loving it so far. It's a bit different coming from a blackberry, and the bb was probably a better bet for my work stuff, but this is much more fun.

So far zero issues with the death grip (and I am a lefty), or the proximity sensor. Maybe I got a later build, maybe I'm lucky, whatever, I won't complain.

What's the deal with the free bumper? I really want to get one to keep the scratches minimized, but don't want to go through the hassle of getting it reimbursed if they will send me a free one soon.

SG81

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why are they saying the so called 'death grip' is more potent for lefties? i'm right handed and i hold my phone w/ my left hand. i always thought that was normal

agean

I'm lefty, I can't hold a phone in my right hand without feeling really uncomfortable.

#1 STUNNA

because we make phone calls with our left hand AND hold it with our left hand. I don't always use the device two handed but of course when I do I hold it in my right.

It can still be troublesome for righties to cause your finger wrap around the device and if one is on the death spot then that will effect signal strength.

Rockstar21

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Im with SG81..

im right handed and it makes no sense to me that a left handed person would hold and call with the left...

your dominant hand should be the one tapping the screen, much like writing on a tablet.. you hold with the left and write with your dominant hand if you're a righty...

i would bet that 90% of right handed people hold the phone with the left hand when playing games, using applications or typing in a hurry..

CocheseUGA

Again, right handed, and I almost always do anything one-handed with the phone lefty. My right hand has much, much more important things to be doing.

Rockstar21

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Mizouse

#1 STUNNA

you're right when I'm using the phone with TWO hands. but most of the time I'm not, you're more than capable of using the device with just one hand and when I do I use my left. I think I do more one handed iPhone usage than I do two handed.

speedemon90

No, I think I should be fine. My cousin had the same thing, and apparently when you refresh your contract or change it Tmobile recognizes it and will block data coming to the phone, and thats why he doesn't get internet anymore. Thats what I think anyway. And there was no charge. I've called tmobile a lot and they say that if I'm not signed up for data there will be no charges at all.

yohan81718

yup me too.

i'm right handed and i hold my phone with left hand.

yohan81718

hahaha i just read the handy light (hidden feature of tethering without jailbreaking) and the video on macrumors...

nice one for those who are on iphone 4 and looking for tethering before jb becomes available for them (99 cents)

The Dougler

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That's the way I use a phone too. This way I can drive with my right hand. Or use the mouse on the computer. etc etc

Mizouse

Yea I read about that. Wonder how long before apple pulls it.

yohan81718

it's pulled out now

anyways.. i say one of these are true
1) iOS4 has memory leak (kinda like windows)
2) 3GS is not recommended to use iOS4
3) iOS4 jailbroken for 3GS is creating unknown issues

i think #3 is most likely...
yea.. my 3GS running 3.0 had ZERO problems... now i'm running jailbroken iOS4 and this thing turns into POS quite often (ie apps crashing and stuff)

gosh i can't wait until i get my white iphone 4 goddammit

v6cord2k5

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I have no crashing issues with my jailbroken 3GS on iOS4. I routinely kill apps with sbsettings or I get major lagging. If there was one thing I could remove from iOS4 it would be multitasking. Backgrounder is way better, and so was Kirikae (which wasn't compatible with iOS4)

When I begin to experience lag I swipe for sbsettings and my phone is creeping by at <10MB of available memory. Sure enough I see the apps I recently used being left suspended, leeching memory away from apps I'm trying to use.

yohan81718

^ i mentioned it few days back as well

apple's implementation for multitask (or app freezer should i call?) sucks
it just trashes memory and not the right way
i think they should limit their multitasking apps to user-selective ones (kinda like they have for push notification)

Mizouse

Afaik. If the app doesn't support multi tasking. Then it works just like before iOS 4 in that it just exits when you press home.

The task manager just only shows your recently opened apps, making it a bit easier to switch between apps.

IMO thou, it should just show apps that are actually running in the background or suspended.

The list gets waaaaaaay too long. Like right now. I've got 9 pages of recently opened apps. It would be much faster to go home and go directly to the app, than double tapping home and swiping 9 pages.

Mizouse

Yohan are the apps that are crashing updated for iOS4?

I've got some that crash but that's because they haven't been updated.

yohan81718

today, camera was crashing
i hope it's iOS4.0 tested......? lol

i seriously think it's the OS and the memory management..
it's not just certain app that crashes, but rather, once something crash, everything else seems to have its own problems and stuff

Doom878

No problems really with 4.0 on my 3GS until I went 4.0.1 where I had to pull the SIM. The multitasking is okay and I like that it remembers where you left off. However, the ones that kill battery like Trapster really hurt if not turned off.

Waltah

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http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/20...ease-imminent/

jb release imminent.


cant wait

Doom878

^Link blocked. What's it say?

Anyone got a good app to hold passwords and stuff. I don't want to use the legal pad that comes with the phone for that. And preferably free.

Waltah

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.....

Mizouse

Sweet. Hopefully I can unlock my 3GS.

Rockstar21

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why do 3GS owners hate the 4 so much?

everyone i know that hasnt upgraded just says how pointless the new features are.. and talks trash about the antenna...

this is my first iphone, but i would think there would be some sort brand loyalty instead of generation hatred...

Waltah

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i has a 3gs.....wouldnt go back.

haters

gunna

hate

Mizouse

I had a 3GS. And after using the 4 for almost a month. There is no way in hell I'll go back to a 3GS. I just love the 4 so much

Doom878

If Apple hadn't dropped the price for the 3GS I would've went with a 4. I just didn't see the need to pay $100 more for the features. I don't hate on it but am concerned about the antenna. It's like when I know someone that has my generation Accord V6, I ask him which tranny theyre on.

Mizouse

Am FYI the spirit jb for 4.0 & 4.0.1 is coming out soon

SwervinCL

I am ordering mine tomorrow.. I'm pretty pumped.. It is going to be LEAPS AND BOUNDS better than my 3g POS... I can't wait to throw this thing in the drawer and forget about it.

Rockstar21

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sell it.. apparently there are morons out there that will pay 200-250 for it...

SwervinCL

I thought about that, but the screen has two areas on the top that are screwed up. Almost like 2 large groups of dead pixels.. I would have to get the screen fixed for it to be worth anything?

Mizouse

Sell it at a discount. Better than it collecting dust in your drawer.

As soon as I can unlock my 3G S I'm going to put android on the 2G. Fiddle with it. And remove it. And sell the unlocked 2G.

Mizouse

You know one thing I've noticed about the cases for the 4. They make it look really really huge and bulky.

Hopefully better ones come out soon.

One thing I do like about the bumpers are the buttons. So easy to press. On the speck candy shell I had on my 3G S. Made the buttons harder to push.

mdkxtreme

I have a 3G. Can't wait to buy a hand-me-down and upgrade to a 3GS

Then after an "iPhone 5" comes out, I'll buy a hand-me-down IP4. That's how I roll

Sarlacc

People say that, I never had an issue

Mizouse

Yea it wasn't much of an issue to me. But when you compare it to no case and the buttons on the bumper. It's a harder push.

Not really a big deal.

Mizouse

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/a...-hopes-for-ro/


I kind of want to get one for shits and giggles.

#1 STUNNA

Well her phone was already on 3.1.3 and I knew there wasn't an unlock so I waited for iOS 4. Honestly iOS 4 doesn't seem that bad compared to how slow my 3G is on iOS 3. Maybe she got a Sarlacc 3G and everything always works great on it. IDK, I'm charging up my own 3G which is on 3.1.3 and I'm going to do a comparasion, maybe I'll record it with the iPhone 4. I did do a complete restore on her phone before install iOS 4 so IDK if that helped that she was starting new.