Watch as Apple squeezes the life out of a Motorola DROID X
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1. vzwagent posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:47 0 0
they should have taken this act on Americas got talent or some other reality show cause they must be the only ones able to recreate this. myself and several co-workers have tried to make this happen on our phones and have had no such luck. ive gripped my Droid X in every way i can possibly think and have no signal bars drop. ive squeezed the droid x so hard i thought i was going to have to call asurion to get a replacement. the other phones weve tried this on have been the HTC Eris, Blackberry Bold, Lg Ally and the HTC Incredible and have had no luck with any of them dropping even 1 bar. maybe Apple has decided to make up the money they are losing on all the free bumpers by do magic on the side... id hire them for my next birthday party
56. WKlingbeil posted on 24 Jul 2010, 18:40 0 0
Haha, I love Apple's approach on this one. "Well, our product sucked, so let's point out how everyone else's product sucks too! Instead of addressing our issue and just fixing it with a refresh or something, we'll just bring other phones down to our level!" Haha, so much for people finding an alternative to Microsoft in Apple, because they're becoming the same company. The only difference is, Apple has taken on Microsoft's mentality of the past and Microsoft has taken on Apple's. Apple is the stagnant "giant," and Microsoft is the company working to change their tattered image and improve. Apple may want to be revolutionary again (as much as I hate to say it, the original iPhone was as revolutionary as the cell phone itself). Now, Apple keeps regurgitating the same product repeatedly with a few updates and enhanced features and calls it "new." Essentially, Futurama captured my sentiments on the eyephone perfectly.
69. Gawain posted on 25 Jul 2010, 02:29 0 0
I agree, I've not been able to duplicate this either. I've wrapped both of my hands around my Storm to no avail. Did anyone else notice that the iPhone 4G video held the phone for less time? They released it at one bar. I would like to see it held for a full minute and see if it actually loses the entire network. Good Grief Apple, who cares at this point. You've admitted some "faults", with considerable lack of tact and grace I might add, just stop being distracted and move on. You only have 11 more months to work the bugs out on the iPhone 5G...or whatever you call it next year...
70. daloneshark posted on 25 Jul 2010, 04:04 0 0
I tried doing the same with my Droid X and I actually gain more bars.. LoL I did the test in my bathroom on the first level of my home where i get the worst signal and I can't believe I gain more bars!! HAHAHAHA I don't care about the iphone4, I am really happy with my Droid and in general I get great service with Verizon.
71. acipollo posted on 25 Jul 2010, 07:07 0 0
I can't duplicate it either. And hey, the call didn't drop!! Haha.
77. *HOVA* posted on 25 Jul 2010, 13:37 0 0
I can't duplicate the issues on my iPhone either. Whata surprise.
83. IHatePhones posted on 25 Jul 2010, 22:44 0 0
I was always told that, "When you try to make someone else look bad, it doesn't make you look any better". I think that fits the whole bringing down others thing quite nicely.
85. PapaJay224 posted on 26 Jul 2010, 01:37 0 0
This article should read "Watch Apple squeeze out every excuse they have to make up for their botchery." The whole point of Apple getting so many complaints was not because it "was possible" it because the way EVERYONE holds the phone "Naturally" was causing the problem, not squeeze the phone in its weak spot even though youll never hold your phone cupping both hands standing on your head. Apple is killing themselves. There was nothing wrong with the fact that Clinton got a BJ in the white house, it was how much of an ass he made of himself trying to cover it up. Stick to the truth its far easier to remember.
86. jogutier posted on 26 Jul 2010, 04:29 0 0
Hova, ur a dumb a$$. The stupid apple talks again. Ha ha
93. russellw10 posted on 26 Jul 2010, 18:38 0 0
You know maybe apple is just using a signal blocker to get the droid x to lose it's bars. I bet it wouldn't b that hard for them to get one.
2. stilt posted on 24 Jul 2010, 09:17 0 0
this is dumb as hell look at the guys fingertips he is literally squeezing the hell out of the droid x, who holds a phone that damn tight dumbies. APPLE just accept the fact that you F'ed up. bad antenae back to the drawing board. I tried to duplicate the same thing on my droid x i placed a call and while i was on the call I placed my fingers in the same exact spot as the video and..........nothing still had my signals that was propbably not even the same bar image as the phone, apple you really tried to discredit other devices that should get you a law suit iI hope it does. APPLE COMPLETELY SUCKS TO ME NOW, i honestly did want a Iphone was but since these verizon droids there no competeion in the phone world period and everyone knows it
6. JeffdaBeat posted on 24 Jul 2010, 09:31 0 0
If it's the point of blocking a cellular signal, gripping the phone tighter isn't going to do anything more than a moderate grip. This video shows one phone will a signal problem. Just because your phone doesn't lose service doesn't mean all don't. My iPhone 4 doesn't drop service when I hold it the "wrong" way, but that doesn't mean the problem doesn't exist with other folks. You make it sound like someone insulted your family or something. It's just a smartphone. I wish people put more passion into things that are important in life instead of trivial things like cell phones. We'd get a lot more done.
8. stilt posted on 24 Jul 2010, 09:40 0 0
you just contradicted yourself if you were" putting more passion into things that are important in life instead of trivial things like cell phones." you wouldn't have been on this site and commenting on what I said. Now would you? You just wanted some "FACETIME" lol
23. JeffdaBeat posted on 24 Jul 2010, 11:09 0 0
Not so much that. I like the discussion of it. I am tired of the whole, "Apple sucks, Android rawks" or "Fuck Steve Jobs." I don't think that' intelligent conversation. It's not a competition when it comes to the end users.
29. Thump3rDX17 posted on 24 Jul 2010, 12:02 0 0
@JeffdaBeat there is no discussion if people can't freely share their opinions on these sly corporate business moves and user's smartphone experiences, you talk like you get on get on this website for some reason better than everyone else does but the reality of it is YOU saw this article and thought you would get some kind of satisfaction for buying an iPhone 4 if you saw the same problem happen to other good phones. anyway even i've known since i was a kid there are places on cellphones where all the antenna activity is and i just adjusted my hand to compensate no big deal however Apple's iPhone 4 does use an antenna design that's a little more sensitive but if AT&T had a better network than it would be about as irrelevant as "death gripping" a Verizon smartphone. it's just the same old problem but now everybody has found a way to blame Apple for it. that's all.
55. bokfu74 posted on 24 Jul 2010, 18:25 0 0
I tried this on my BB Curve w/ Sprint and the signal dropped to nothing. The difference is the design. In order to make this happen on my Curve I had to hold my phone in an unnatural way. The iPhone has a rather large footprint. I don't think the antenna issue is necessarily Apples fault but they did overlook the issue with regard to how that particular phone is held. It seems that the issue is more predominant on that device because it is so wide and thin. So they DID mess up. And although the device has an unrivaled interface I don't like it because it still doesn't have the best reception. My phone is first and foremost a phone.
