No iPhone recall, says Jobs at Apple press conference

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After panic broke out over a potential flaw in the iPhone 4.0, an Apple press conference was announced. An iPhone recall won’t be happening. Instead, iPhone 4.0 owners can get a free case for their phone to counteract the antenna problems. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, talked about that issue along with some other things at the press conference. Article resource – No iPhone recall, says Jobs at Apple press conference by Personal Money Store.

Hardware issues dubbed Antennagate

You can discover a transcript at the Wall Street Journal website. Steve Jobs started the Apple press conference by referring to the issue as Antennagate and saying the issue is common to all smartphones, not just the iPhone 4.0. There was analysis of other phones with the same problem. Jobs fessed up the iPhone 4.0 dropped more calls than the iPhone 3GS, but the rate at which the new iPhone dropped calls was less than one more per 100 calls than the iPhone 3GS.

What’s Apple doing about it?

You will find bumpers for the phone, but not enough for every person. You are able to get a free case from Apple if you bought an iPhone 4.0. The offer can be good until Sept 30, and anybody who bought bumpers can get a refund for the bumpers and a free case. Those who bough third party cases for their iPhone 4.0 won’t get refunds. For the next 30 days, individuals who still aren’t happy with the iPhone 4.0 can get their money back.

What got Antennagate on the radar

The gist of Antennagate was that a common imperfection in smartphones was found within the iPhone 4.0. The main difference between it and the previous iPhone is negligible. Half of one percent of iPhone buyers complained about the flaw. The media, tapping into a reserve of Schadenfreude, exploited it.

Rest assured, Apple is working on it, as they spent $ 100 million designing the antenna to start with. AT and T reported that under 2 percent of iPhone 4.0 buyers returned their phone, but 6 percent of iPhone 3GS buyers did.

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