Official new iPhone 4

Originally Posted by Jokerman

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Woot mine has shipped. Can't wait.

Mine too, I wonder if I'll get it on the 24th though, since AT&T was saying it could arrive between the 24th through the 28th.

Originally Posted by bdeuce22

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Yep. Actually you can link multiple ipod/iphones/nanos/shuffles etc to the same itunes library. I have a 4 year old ipod and my iphone that share the same itunes library. i use the ipod for my dock in my patio.

Thanks, man. Just sync'ed up some music on the Touch I won at a conference.

my co-worker just got his today, even though his intial ship date was some time in july

yeah. some reports are out there today that people got theirs yesterday. some could not activate it yet though.

Updated to os4.

Big.
*******
Deal.

imo.

Got mine in today. It was ordered via our corporate ATT account. I have yet to activate, but can't wait to give this a test drive. Believe it or not, this is my first iPhone...i whatever actually.

Originally Posted by hboogz

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Got mine in today. It was ordered via our corporate ATT account. I have yet to activate, but can't wait to give this a test drive. Believe it or not, this is my first iPhone...i whatever actually.
Let us know our impressions of the phone and if you have any issues. I will post my impressions after I get mine sometime tomorrow (UPS don't let me down). I hope that I don't get one the yellow-screen defective units. And since I plan on buying a case of it, I'm not concerned about the skin-to-metal antenna reception issue. Whilst I'm excited to get my new phone, Apple certainly dropped the ball on this one.

Originally Posted by GQgeek

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Updated to os4.

Big.
*******
Deal.

imo.

This. However, one useful update that I didn't see mentioned in Gizmodo's summaries leading up to the release is the camera shutter speed. Whereas it used to take a second or so, maybe more, to take a picture, now you can essentially hammer them out as fast as you can tap the icon. Nothing mind blowing though.

Originally Posted by imageWIS

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the skin-to-metal antenna reception issue. Whilst I'm excited to get my new phone, Apple certainly dropped the ball on this one.

please elaborate. mine is on order and i am not planning on a case. haven't heard anything about this.

some people are really overanalyzing that the oils from your hands can mess up with the reception.

quoted from a post on a mac forum

A radio antenna is basically an electrical conductor that turns an electromagnetic field into an oscillating electrical current. A receiver translates the oscillations into sound or digital data. When you touch another conductor to the antenna you change the characteristics of the antenna and that will alter the current that gets to the receiver.

Human flesh is a pretty good conductor, but has high electrical resistance which translates the electricity into heat. When you grip the iPhone with a sweaty hand some of the current is undoubtedly lost from the contact with the iPhone's antenna, resulting in a less powerful current reaching the receiver.

The bumper shields the metal antenna from coming into contact with another conductor (you) which keeps your sweaty hands from messing with the antenna.

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give me a ******* break.

Originally Posted by Douglas

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please elaborate. mine is on order and i am not planning on a case. haven't heard anything about this.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=948533

Originally Posted by bdeuce22

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some people are really overanalyzing that the oils from your hands can mess up with the reception. quoted from a post on a mac forum give me a ******* break.
This. I really think there is a legitimate reception issue which is why Apple decided to sell the Bumpers separately, at $29.99 a pop! They really should give iPhone 4 owners free Bumpers (which I assume cost less than $1 to manufacture, ship and distribute to Apple / At&t stores). At the same time, I was planning on getting a real case for my phone anyways, which will null the reception issue. And regarding the yellowing screens, apparently the glass front is held with a silicone-based adhesive that needs time to fully evaporate. But since Foxconn rushed the phones out of the factory, some units are being delivered with adhesive residue that has yet to evaporate. Apparently after a few days all of the screens should be fine. People are already reporting that the yellow spots / streaks have disappeared from their phones.

Originally Posted by imageWIS

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http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=948533



This. I really think there is a legitimate reception issue which is why Apple decided to sell the Bumpers separately, at $29.99 a pop!

They really should give iPhone 4 owners free Bumpers (which I assume cost less than $1 to manufacture, ship and distribute to Apple / At&t stores). At the same time, I was planning on getting a real case for my phone anyways, which will null the reception issue.

Which case are you looking at? I've already noticed the back of the iPhone can get real greasy which means it will definitely be slippery eventually.

Originally Posted by hboogz

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Which case are you looking at? I've already noticed the back of the iPhone can get real greasy which means it will definitely be slippery eventually.

I want the equivalent of the 3GS cases that utilize a hard metal shell but that have a soft rubberized feel to them, and cover everything but the front of the phone.

the lines at the west village apple store are crazy... they had both reserved and non reserved initially lined up in the same line... it was crazy and people were in disarray... after a certain point they check if you have a reservation then put you in the equally as long (but faster moving reserved line)... i was luckily able to smooth talk the appleworker into letting me buy Three phones... lol.. i have one 32gig iphone 4 black AT&T (with no contract!) on the SF Buy and Sell (others) right now.. the phone actually feels heavy compared to the 3GS but just as solid as the old 2G... i actually upgraded from my original 2G so its a huge upgrade.... the screen is super clear, even the sms messages are very very clear compared to the older models...

Originally Posted by blairh

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I do find the rush for the latest model a bit funny. We are talking the same sized screen and speed if you already have 3GS. Plus if you want the white model you are **** out of luck (which I do).

I'll just wait till the end of July when things are back to normal. I bet then I'll be able to walk into my local AT&T store and leave with the white model in tow. Every time there is a major Apple release people lose their **** trying to get it immediately and are faced with aggravation. Just wait a few weeks. Dur.

+1. Besides I'm T-Mobile so unlocked $$ are insane. I'll wait a few weeks at least.