After initially hinting the antenna issue as a software error and that a software update would address the problem, Apple now seems to back track on its earlier announcements. In a rather contradicting move Apple has started offering free iPhone 4 cases, which is expected to address its very much hyped antenna issue.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs had earlier announced that his company would give away the free bumper cases, without further elaborating how the company would actually be distributing them. Apple on 23rd July launched the "iPhone 4 case program" application, which would allow the existing iPhone users to place a free order for a bumper case from a variety of options. The bumper case technically would act as an insulating material covering the sides of the phone, preventing human contact with the phone and thereby averting the chances of disrupting antenna signal.
The free program would end on Sept. 30 and all the customers who have already purchased the bumpers at a cost can request for refund and the amount would be remitted back to them. Apple has also allowed for third-party bumpers like those from the Griffin Motif iPhone cover, the Belkin shield micra, etc in addition to the Apple branded equipment. To order their free cases the iPhone users will be required to sign into the application with their Adobe IDs and choose their bumper case from a range of over half a dozen options. The company has added that once the order is placed, the product will be delivered within 3-5 weeks.
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“…with their Adobe Id’s…” - Freudian slip perchance?
“iPhone users will be required to sign into the application with their Adobe IDs and choose their bumper case ”
Don’t you mean iTunes account? What’s Adobe got to do with it?
The iPhone-4 though is the best — I’ve never held a device that felt so rich. Elegance oozes from the look and feel of the device. I got one of the overpriced bumpers, which in their own right are quite well designed and built, but when it’s on, I miss that metal band — hate to cover it up, though the iPhone looks great with that as well.