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• FUCK FEDEX : multisync
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  Haven't gotten mine yet, but most likely a bug with reporting the signal to the user. I'm sure Apple held... : Brian Leahy
  • the WSJ review had a few cases where it said the 4 had little to no reception but the 3GS was at full bar... : multisync
  • I'm not sure about that. However everyone probably hopes you are right. http://www.youtube.com/watch?... : ant_hillbilly
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    There's a video of a speed test showing that the transfer speeds suffer. In some cases, the test won't e... : DrWaffles
    • Rut Roh : Brian Leahy
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    It would be so weird for them to let that kind of engineering problem just slip by on field testing. : Nitrium
    • Totally. That's nearly as bad as if they never bothered to make a call with one. : edgewise
    • They lost it in a bar before they could test for that. : Albemuth
    • why do you think Apple themselves are selling the 'Bumper' cases? : Goblin au
• i wasn't able to replicate this at all. the signal seems to vary a lot for me in my current location, but... : sicko
• Who wants to call me so we can do facetime? No cocks plz thx : EricZBA
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  Yeah, the bars going down thing is real, took me a few tries to get the signal to go down but you can def... : yakz
  • I remember the original iPhone got much better reception if your hand did not cover the black plastic are... : SqueegyTBS
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  I wish I was one of the cool kids with an iPhone coming today or tomorrow. Hell even just a preorder in w... : Blackdawgg
  • /hug : bolneze
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  Any Canadians going to try and buy one in the US, in case the Canadian launch recedes off into the distan... : Dave-A
  • Wouldn't they be locked to AT&T? : Barnahog
  • Nope, don't feel like needing to jailbreak and unlock to use it. :) : BioSector
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  I'm not sure why phone makers are even including signal strength bars any more. They'd make less grief ... : trove
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    Because us entitled PC gamers smartphone owners want the bars on our display. : owly
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      But why? What value does it bring you? We are talking digital signals, it works or it don't. 4 bars sh... : trove
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        This isn't true. Low signal strength transfers at lower speeds in order to preserve signal integrity. Alt... : SqueegyTBS
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          If signal integrity is being maintained then why would you notice a difference? : trove
          • What about if your are in a low signal area and need to make a call. Do you just keep hitting redial whi... : ant_hillbilly
      • It has never worked that way. Digital cellphones use convolutional codes with soft bits which are prob... : Kentor
  • The cat's out of the bag now. Can't be the only smartphone with such a basic signal display. : edgewise
• This thing really makes me glad I can't get one yet. : abrasion
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  well my iPhone 4 DOES get reception in the elevator in my apartment building which my 3GS didn't. so tha... : mrtony
  • btw I wrapped my hand around the metal on the sides like I'd normally hold it when I was in the elevator ... : mrtony
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  I'm going to wait and see if they make an iPod Touch from that platform. My current iPod Touch is 16 GB,... : the archvile
  • You save old podcasts? Like more than just the last 2-3? : edgewise
• has anyone done a test to see if a bumper makes a difference? : BouillonCubes
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  iPhone Lineup Subthread! For those of us unfortunate enough not to have gotten a pre-order and are goi : hussdelrio
  • after this OP i am definitely waiting. : manero
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    1. Apple Store in Santa Rosa, CA 2. 3:30AM 3. If I don't get one, imma choke a bitch : SqueegyTBS
    • I greatly fear that tomorrow a bitch will be choked in Santa Rosa, CA : Dave-A
    • same, maybe i'll see you there! : mayooms
    • also, i just passed the emeryville apple store, and there was only one lady sitting in a lawn chair. hope... : mayooms
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    I'm just gonna wait like a month or something : mikecyb
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      no you won't : Deathlove
      • Alfred is already waiting in line. : ant_hillbilly
      • yeah I will : mikecyb
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    If you already have a reservation: What time do you think is best but don't want to sit in line all da... : pgharavi
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      I bet the rush would be over before lunchtime. It'll probably take some time though so plan ahead : lordlobo
      • I ended up calling and the guy said morning would be worst, but expect at least an hour, at best, regardl... : pgharavi
  • 1) Apple store in Whitefish Bay, WI (North Milwaukee, Bayshore Mall) 2) Maybe 11pm if there is already a... : lordlobo
  • Santa Rosa, CA, 3AM, don't think the lines will be too crazy. then again... : mayooms
  • I lined up at 5:00 PM outside the Mission Viejo mall and was first. By 7:30, there were about 25 people b... : BlackCat9
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  if I pinch my 3G iPhone near the home button it vibrates. : steelsamurai
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    HHAHA mine does this too! I think its hilarious. : .ka`boom.zZz.
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      it's ticklish. : steelsamurai
      • and oops, I meant beside the ear speaker, and I think it has to be in vibrate mode to do it. : steelsamurai
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  HOLY SHIT... my phone does the EXACT SAME THING. I never tried holding it for a several seconds like tha... : mrtony
  • note: I don't have to touch the sides. just laying in my palm causes it to go from 5 bars to 1 bar. : mrtony
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  preorder cancelled : mr.sleepy
  • Haha this is sadly appropriate, but perhaps premature. : Dontdrop
• Re: iPhone 4 came with a display with light spots Well, I made the tech support phone call to apple...... : copy paper
• it would be hilarity if the biggest preorder ever became the biggest recall ever. : steelsamurai
• I was able to reproduce it to some degree but not to the extent of dropping signal completely. It would g... : malevolence
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  On reception, no issues here and I've had about an hours worth of calls so far, reception is about the sa... : Tripps
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    So even if you hold it like in the video, your signal stays the same? : prime8
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      I had it happen once and now can't get it to drop again. in fact I had it go up a bar from 4 to 5 on two ... : xxiv
      • This is crazy. Looks like it's a pretty random issue. I hope mine doesn't do this. : prime8
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  I can only reproduce this by wrapping my hands around all four sides, if I hold it the way I normally do ... : BouillonCubes
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    I can hold out my hand perfectly flat and just lay the phone in it and I go from 5 bars to 1 bar. : mrtony
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      Weird. That doesn't happen to me at all. I wonder why there is a discrepancy. : BouillonCubes
      • OK when I go outside this doesn't happen. I think what's going on is that it over-reports signal strengt... : mrtony
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      same, but nothing happens in terms of calling. My reception is the same and everything seems to be hunky... : sKetchflow
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        So it's more of a software issue with the OS reporting incorrect signal strength? : prime8
        • I think it is. But other people say that it does drop more and they do speed tests while it's happening ... : sKetchflow
  • It blocks reception when I hold the side as well. : phipple
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  Hijack: What are you doing with your old phone? My 16GB 3G is perfectly serviceable, not a mark or sc... : Colleton
  • use it when I need to make phone calls : mrtony
  • I put mine up for sale on eBay. : BouillonCubes
  • i'll probably rip it apart, mess with stuff, and eventually forget i even own it : valael
  • I'll probably put mine up on Craigslist for whatever it'll get. I'm guessing when I do get the iPhone 4, ... : Shivawn
  • my mum wants my 3G, but it's going to take a hell of a long time to teach her all the kinks it can do. : mayooms
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  Anyone buy the bumper case/protector? Does it have a lip to keep the back or face from touching the surfa... : byorn
  • I called both apple stores close to me and neither have it in stock yet : skunk_ape
  • i ordered bumpers with my phone, but it wasnt in the case when I got it. : ultramega
  • From pictures that's what it looks like and appears to be it's main function. Check out some pictures her... : malevolence
  • I ordered a bumper with my phone, but it won't arrive until next week. : Colleton
  • they didn't ship bumpers with the phones, mine only just shipped today. i hope it doesn't have a lip tho... : valael
• Nope not at all : opengl128
• yep. its real. : ultramega
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  buy a case. problem solved : HeXoN
  • That's a pretty big problem there. Glad you need to buy the case to get the phone to work. : wurt
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  mother fuckers, it doesn't fit in the apple dock : gmd
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    You have to get the new dock! : prime8
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      I'm still using my original iPhone dock that I used for my 3GS! (after taking a file to the seating) it... : mrtony
      • Haha I did the same thing... I use my old 1G iPhone dock to charge my 3G iPhone... had to shave/dremel of... : inc77
      • Or mod the old dock lol : prime8
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    I don't think any of the iPhone revisions fit in the previous docks. The 2G, 3G, 3GS, etc. : jingletard
    • But shouldn't it fit in the universal dock? : Schnapple
    • I've put a few different iPhones on my iPad dock, and it works great. : SqueegyTBS
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    lol. Of course Apple wants you to buy their new overpriced dock. : razlebol
    • That won't come with a cable... : prime8
  • fuck man, my shitty iHome alarm clock is now rather useless. That thing cost a hundred bucks. I hope I ca... : mankeroo
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  whaaaaat?! changing the conductivity of your antenna will reduce its reception?! say it ain't so! : biskits
  • it should magnify it increasing the range 100 fold : gmd
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  here is a shitty test of the camera http://gmd.shackspace.com/IMG_0265.MOV I tried flooring it and ... : gmd
  • I've noticed with mine the higher resolution makes the shakiness much more noticeable. I can almost tell... : mrtony
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    Troopers have been notified : pancake humper
    • I was going the speed limit buddy : gmd
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    i don't hear any engine going : FrayLo
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      It is practically at idle, I floored it once while recording and I couldn't shift correctly and it sucked... : gmd
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        I was also drunk : gmd
        • what a pig u are : FrayLo
  • That looks great, considering the conditions : Dave-A
  • Wow. That's really impressive for a phone camera moving at high speed. : treefingers1
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  Is iTunes slow as dirt for anyone else? Trying to update my apps and it's taking forever :( : cokefiend
  • It's always slow for me. : prime8
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  From what I'm hearing from multiple sources, tt's being over sensitive with the reporting. Yes if you ho... : SolrFlare
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    software fix should resolve the problem cover that right up : biskits
    • /puts on tinfoil hat not because it's a conspiracy theory mind you, because it helps me get better rec... : mikecyb
• this phone is sexy as hell : FrayLo
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  So many people in my class were shocked that I got the phone already and wanted to play around with it. ... : freshyk
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    The flat back is so much better and the flat sides, much sleeker and classier looking, just need to get r... : gmd
    • I've often referred to iphone 4 as the spiritual successor to the original iphone. It's very much an evo... : SolrFlare
    • Yeah I'm so glad they went with a flat back. It makes their choice of using a curved back in the previous... : freshyk
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  Suggestions for decent iPhone wallpaper sites please? : Colleton
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    Interfacelift.com : Vegtro
    • Thanks! : Colleton
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    I just use shit off of FFFFFound : sKetchflow
    • That's interesting, thanks! : Colleton
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    interfacelift.com has an iphone and iphone 4 resolution option for all the wallpapers on the site. : SolrFlare
    • Nice, thanks! : Colleton
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    http://idesigniphone.com/ : Colleton
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      This will be perfect for dognose. http://idesigniphone.net/wallpapers/04979.jpg : Vegtro
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        Needs more Hit-Girl : EricZBA
        • My friend from England sent me this T shirt :) http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_emmy8sk5daz... : dognose
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    http://home.comcast.net/~richeyk/sc2_iphone.jpg : vynn
    • Nice, thanks! : Colleton
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    Why are there no wallpaper sites offering 960x640 yet? They have had enough time to start accepting submi... : ovrlrd
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      Found some: http://www.kanyelive.com/talk/apple/iphone-4-wallpapers-(960x640-only)/ : ovrlrd
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        entire flickr stream full of them: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inabeanpod/sets/72157624173739689/ : ovrlrd
        • okay forget those, they are all watermarked, the fucker. : ovrlrd
    • Interfacelift has them as stated above : EricZBA
  • Excellent sites, thanks all! : prime8
  • Poolga is the best http://poolga.com/ : Bamtan
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  yep, buy their stupid bumper or a case. ive been messing with this all day. : m0rfus
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    Does the bumper fix it? : ashkie
    • It should reduce it, just like the casing on the iPhone 3G and 3GS reduces it (although doesn't get rid o... : ovrlrd
• I'm holding out for the white one, hopefully any little bugs will be fixed : Tattoo Trav
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  you really really notice any icons that haven't been changed to 300 ppi. it's pretty funny. : sKetchflow
  • yeah, they need to get that stuff updated! : opengl128
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    I really want a monitor like that now. not being able to see any pixels on an LCD is not just impressive... : mrtony
    • We'll get there eventually but cost is going to be the limiting factor on high ppi displays for quite awh... : SolrFlare
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  looks like this explains one of the main reason for Apple's bumper case design, they're going to sell lik... : vynn
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    Sell... if this really is a problem and not software related you dont think they should be free? : ant_hillbilly
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      Even with the bumper it will still happen from time to time. There is no way to stop the signal dropping ... : ovrlrd
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        Hopefully they cut the price drastically so you dont pay $30 for a .50 cent piece of rubber in order to r... : ant_hillbilly
        • If they don't someone will make something similar and sell it for $5 and make a killing. : ovrlrd
• my phone is definitely do the same behavior in the Gizmodo article. flat on my desk i have 5 bars of 3G ... : grendel
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  how do i get a video off this damn iphone, is it supposed to show up in iphoto? : FrayLo
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    Image Capture, spotlight for it. : tfboc
    • got it, thx : FrayLo
  • I opened it up in explorer and just copied it over, emailing it to yourself compresses it to shit : gmd
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  For some reason I stupidly didn't realize the phone would record video vertically if I held the phone tha... : freshyk
  • oh man this makes me want to replay Blood Money : mikecyb
  • ya, all the retards that got the iPhone a day early are posting vids to youtube like that : vynn
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  Good lord this phone is fast compared to my 3G. And everything is so... Sleek and sexy. : Omning
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    i'm blown away how fast it is, I'm coming from a 3G also. everything is basically instant. even taking pi... : opengl128
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      And it has a flash : gmd
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        i want an app that lets me use the torch as a flashlight, at the higher brightness it uses when you take ... : opengl128
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          In the betas, if you hit the sleep/wake button 3 times in a row, it would put the phone in flashlight mod... : ventro
          • no shit? god damn that'd be useful. : opengl128
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    im coming from a 1G, did the 3G and 1G share the same cpu? : mankeroo
    • yeah : opengl128
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  iMovie is out (only works with the iPhone 4) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8 : byorn
  • Picked it up and goofed with it for a second. Looks like it could be pretty slick for quick edits, need ... : Tripps
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  I am trying to remember: Do I need to de-authorize my music on my old iPhone? : byorn
  • you only need to do that for different computers (up to 5) : valael
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  The one thing I noticed about my iPhone 4 is absolutely terrible reception. It's always at like 1 or no b... : phipple
  • You need to look at the article in the OP and read some of the other comments hehe : sKetchflow
  • STOP HOLDING IT : mankeroo
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    as long as you can actually still call, its a bug that apple is fixing : Maarten Goldstein
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      I've seen people say this in a couple of places- "Apple says its a bug in iOS4". Do you have a link to an... : nakedsavage
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        From Engadget: "As a number of readers have pointed out, there seems to be an issue with how many bars are displayed on screen -- perhaps even a correlation to how it's being held in the hand. According to Walt Mossberg's review, Apple has acknowledged the issue as something that has to do with "the way the bars are presented, not the actual ability to make a call," and that a fix is forthcoming. Indeed, as noted in our review, we've had "far, far fewer dropped calls than we experienced on our 3GS." We're not seeing very many videos showing more dropped call, but the bar change is interesting. Still, to be sure, we're adding another poll. "
        
        http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/poll-is-your-iphone-4-retina-display-seeing-yellow-spots/

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        From Engadget: "As a number of readers have pointed out, there seems to be an issue with how many bars ar... : Dave-A
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          That review quote was posted yesterday evening, and since then people have just about proven that the fal... : nakedsavage
          • i think its two seperate issues. less bars independent of how you're holding it = the software bug. less ... : Maarten Goldstein
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        http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100622/apple-iphone4-review/ "Apple says that this is a bug it plans to ... : Maarten Goldstein
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          If we had to guess, we'd say that our conductive skin was acting to detune the antenna -- in fact, we've : pancake humper
          • Lucy Jobby you got some splainin to do... : massdev
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  man, I miss the curved back... this will take some getting used to :( : MikkleThePickle
  • Hellll no. Good riddance, curved back! : Omning
• AT&T should call me sometime today to pick it up. Excited! : prime8
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  Whole bunch of church of apple freaks in this line - people trying to use their MacBooks while standing, ... : re-verse
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    Dude in front of me already has one but is in line to buy a bumper WTF. : re-verse
    • He is going to be upset when he realizes bumpers aren't in stores yet :( : pancake humper
  • im going to drive by the store waiving the iphone 4 out the window : gmd
• lmao mine does the same thing, is this why they designed the bumpers? : Bamtan