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Article #450Re: Consumer Reports testing confirms that the Apple "Bumpers" for the iPhone 4 solves its antenna problem
From: John Slade
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:11
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:11
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On 7/15/2010 4:36 PM, nospam wrote:
> In article<i1nqs6$4i8$2@news.eternal-september.org>, David Kaye
> <sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> Consumer Reports has confirmed that using the Apple Bumper available for the
>>> iPhone 4 will resolve the problem with the iPhone 4 exterior antenna. So a
>>> solution is available to all iPhone 4 users for $29 (plus tax).
>>
>> Isn't that just like Apple -- charge for the product and charge for the
>> fixes.
>> I know lots of folks who are mightily pissed that Apple's solution to a
>> broken iPod is to get a new one.
>
> apple has not announced a solution yet. that's *tomorrow*.
>
> the suggestion to buy a case to fix it is consumer reports.
>
>> If this were Microsoft they'd have issued a fix at no charge. Microsoft is
>> just that kind of company...
>
> the fix for vista wasn't free.
What fix was that? I don't remember any of my customers or
myself having to pay to get Vista fixed.
John
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