Re: iPhone signal loss

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:39:06 -0700

Hmm. I just updated mine to 4.0.1 with no problems. The updater mainly said it was to address the incorrect signal bars calculation. I was hoping to have it fix a couple bugs. In particular:
1. If I'm sending and SMS message or a new email, I get stuck in the To: field. I start by making a new SMS message, I go to the To: field, type a few characters and pick from the autocomplete list. I flick to the message text field, and then decide to change the To: field. I go back there and double tap and then realize I didn't want that. So I try to flick back to the message field. It says 'text field message is editing character mode' but I'm actually still in the To field. I can't input a message no matter how much double-tapping I do. The only way out is to delete a couple times to get rid of the current to: entry and do it again. After that I can flick to the message fields and enter/edit text. 


2. In the contact list, when I add another phone number I can't change 
the type. Without voiceover running the user just taps "mobile" or 
"iphone" or whatever the current label is and they get a picklist of 
options such as "home" or "work" but with voiceover I can only edit the 
phone number.



Neither of these are fixed in 4.0.1 and, yes, they have been sent to 
accessibil...@apple.com.


CB

Bryan Smart wrote:

Well, 4.01 came out, and I tried to install it. Half way through, iTunes gave 
me error 3004 (what-ever that is), and stopped. Now, the iPhone won't talk, 
won't reboot (black screen), and, when I attach it to the Mac, and iTunes 
starts, iTunes says that it is unable to connect to the iPhone software update 
server. I'm obviously online, since I'm sending this message from the same 
computer where I was trying to update. Looked online, and some other people are 
having this problem, too, with no solution. Been trying to re-update for about 
3 hours now, but no luck. Doesn't look like there is any way to back out the 
update, or reset the phone and restore from a backup, since I get this error 
every time I attach the iPhone. Looks like my phone has been successfully 
bricked.

Maybe Apple tech support will have a suggestion tomorrow, but, since it appears 
that the phone isn't actually turning on anymore, I'm not sure what they'll 
have me do. Take out the battery and put it back in? That will be a trick.

I'm out of town on business. It was a stupid stupid thing to do to let anything 
of mine be updated while I'm out of town. I suspect I'll be wasting expensive 
time tomorrow tracking down an Apple store, instead of working.

This sort of stuff is what we supposedly pay more to avoid with Apple products. 
Extremely disappointed.

Bryan

-----Original Message-----
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Ben Mustill-Rose
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 6:44 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iPhone signal loss

The feedback from the software update will be interesting to say the least.
People will appear to be getting less signal all the time, regardless of if 
they are left handed or not. The issue of signal los will still be present, but 
since everyone will appear to be getting less signal all the time, it won't be 
as noticeable.

On 15/07/2010, Carolyn <ch...@q.com> wrote:

  

Now if only someone could get at&t's attention.  I drop more calls 
than I do pounds on a diet!  Ok, so my diet has been afailure lately, 
but so has at&t in my book.


Carolyn
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Chris Blouch
  To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: iPhone signal loss



  I guess we'll find out at their press conference tomorrow at 10AM 
pacific time. Maybe the lawsuit caught their attention.



http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/14/apple-to-hold-press-conference-on-i
phone-4-this-friday/


http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/01/apple_sued_over_iphone_4
_reception_issues.html

  CB

  Sarah Alawami wrote:

I don't nitice any problems with the left handedness of using the 
phone. I get great signel over all right handed or left handed, in or 
out of the case and this isn with the new phone.


S
On Jul 13, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Simon F wrote:


  Yeah apple have done great things, that's why they don't appear to 
be correcting The issue with the loss of signal on the iPhone 4, when 
it's is held in a left hand and the signal is lost.


When they fix this issue, they'll sell a lot more.
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lawlor
Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2010 4:15 p.m.
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: A warning about Digit-Eyes


Maybe an RFID reader will come in the next iPhone or some other 
idevice. I think it is just amazing what Apple has done with these 
devices thus far. I personally would like to see some sort of haptic 
feedback so we can get a tactual sense of icons and controls. I know Apple is working on this.

Patents have been filed by Apple regarding methods for haptic feedback.

Doug



Sent from my iPhone

On 2010-07-12, at 5:40 PM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote:


    Doug, I think this was something APple had explored and may 
eventually do. Apple has all sorts of ideas floating about. :) On Jul 12, 2010, at

      2:18 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:
    No RFID reader in iPhone 4 as far as I can tell. My knowledge is limited
        on this subject as well. It may depend on the scanner being used.
    Doug


Sent from my iPhone

On 2010-07-12, at 6:44 AM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote:

        Hey Doug,

We are probably straying a bit off topic for the list, but to answer

          your question, I really do not know. It may be for capturing 
information about a specific product, you would have to get pretty 
close. The distances you refer too is more useful for warehouses, 
dockyards, and such. I am not sure if the ability to read is based on 
the scanner or the RFID tag itself.
So, I think you can pretty much figure my knowledge is quite limited, 
other than what I read. I do not know when Apple might put these 
readers in the phone, but I thought it was to be included in version 
4, but that I believe did not happen yet.

    On Jul 11, 2010, at 10:10 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote:


          That's interesting, RFID would be much better for 
identifying products
            because you would not have to point a device at the 
product in question to identify it. Just get a reader in the general 
direztion of the of the product and we should be able to identify it. 
As I understand it, the range of RFID is quite large, something in the 
range of 30 feet. How do we determine a product when we have a number 
of products in one area, a covert full of cans and bottles, each 
presenting a signal that has a 30 foot radius?

    Doug

Sent from my iPhone

On 2010-07-11, at 9:33 PM, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote:

            Doug,

I do not know how many products have them now, but I suspect more than

              we know. For example, I recently learned that the 
recycle bins our county provides us has a RFID chip imbedded in them. 
Apparently the data collected from the chips let's the county know how 
often we put the bins out. RFID chips are being used more now because 
of the speed and ability to collect data on products being shipped and 
received, etc.

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