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Re: MacBook, DI-614+ Dropouts Resolved

Drew — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:54:18 -0000

Thank you so much for this information! I just moved to a MacBook from being a long time PC user and couldn't figure out why PCs on my wireless network were zooming while the Internet connection on my MacBook was abysmal. This is a HUGE help!

Re: Not Unexpectedly, IPhone Text Entry Takes Time To Learn: Study

Drew — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:19:39 -0000

You would expect people to read the manual? Come on, nobody reads manuals. Also, i agree with the others about predictive text - I don't believe it's nearly as prevalent as you represent. Hell, I know lots of people in the industry who still multi-tap...

Re: Returning The iPhone After Two Weeks Of Daily Use

Drew — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:33:50 -0000

I was having severe battery problems at first, too. I'd be barely using the thing, and have it go totally dead in about 5 hours. Well, I found that there are 2 things that had a major impact on my battery life:

First, I called the support line. They had me disable push, which I hated since I prefer to have real time access to email. This immediately stopped the rapid drain on the battery. In truth, it's rare that I REALLY need real time push, and while I'm not HAPPY about it, it's tolerable.

Second, I read somewhere that you should not restore a previous iPhone/iTouch backup to the iPhone when initially activating it. When I went back and restored it to factory settings, the battery life improved even more, and I have even seen my battery life at least double, even with push enabled.

I'm sure there is a bug in the push email function that keeps the battery warm and draining in such rapid fashion. I'm hoping to see some improvements in upcoming software releases.

Re: The Fine Print: AT&T Disappoints On iPhone Upgrades

Drew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:24:03 -0000

Why do you make it sound like only "switchers" get the subsidized rate? That's patently false. I'd love to upgrade my iPhone every year, too, but the reality is I signed a 2 year contract in exchange for a device subsidy. But when that contract is up, guess what? I can get a new subsidized iPhone in exchange for signing a new agreement.

The perception problem for AT&T stems from the fact that the first gen iPhone was sold without a subsidy, so when they added the subsidy to the 3G model, they allowed previous iPhone purchasers to upgrade without penalty. That was generous on AT&T's part, and not required by the subscriber agreements. Now, they (rightfully) want to earn the subsidy back per the terms of the original agreement.

There's enough angst out there over this issue without having you hype it up with distorted facts.