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iPhone 4 in Argentina and rumors Recording on the antenna

know that I am giving no new news: the iPhone 4 will go on sale Friday September 24 with the three operators simultaneously in Argentina (Movistar, Personal and Light). Or so they say.

However, something that is not widely used let's say, is the fact that people at iFixit suspect that Apple is currently selling equipment whose antenna has a new cover that would solve the problem of signal loss.

remember that, as some of you know, leaving the iPhone 4 for sale in Mexico , the director of Value Added Services Telcel (mobile phone company in that country) said that from September 30 would be available on Telcel " new devices that do not have the receipt damage" and said the company will several options for making changes to a faulty phone to another not to take:

"If the previous plan is over, you will need to hire a new one to get the iPhone change 4. If, example, already has one and take three months for payment, change the cell with a re-employment and takes into account the previous time, so instead of paying 24 months, only into 21. "

interesting words were forgotten, scheduled to rumor. However, it was not the only one who spoke of a possible change in the iPhone 4 to solve the problem. At the time, readers Gizmodo made a change of equipment (an iPhone 4 with certain problems, a new terminal of the same make and model) and noticed an improvement in signal reception between the iPhone and its replacement earlier. While most of them said there was no "visible change" in material or design, there was someone in particular who noticed these details:

"When I got the replacement, this was different from previous . The black laminate on the top of the screen was so dark in the new device. Before I could not see the proximity sensor for nothing, now I can. The steel frame of the phone is more opaque. "

Photo uploaded by people Gizmodo

Their conclusion was thinking that Apple was covering the metal frame (which is also the antenna) "somehow." The people at iFixit feels the same way: suppose that, at least in some factories, are covering the iPhone under 4 with a non-conductive material. A simple solution that will not call anyone's attention and should have been there from the beginning. With this in mind, and assuming that this is true, perhaps the question that comes to mind is: Why not announce it officially?

My answer is simple: we know that if something is missing from Apple, is humility. Since initially denied the problem, and when they did a conference about it, just try to make us believe that is a problem common to all phones on the market. Bumpers even gave the excuse that "they want to make everyone happy customers," implying that a very low number of people who suffer the loss of coverage.

image uploaded by people Gizmodo

also using the same excuse, Bumpers closed the program for free, say the number of customers with signal problems is considerably lower than expected "and therefore believe that it is no longer necessary to continue with the offer price. However, continue to make the delivery free of charge to users who demonstrate the problem.

With this in mind, I think the reason is clear: Apple will not go to admit his fault, swallow their pride and admit they made a gross error in the design of its flagship product. Thus, it makes sense to have made an arrangement in manufacturing and maintaining such a change in silence. Thus, much of its new iPhone users will have no problems and begin to say that the whole issue of Antennagate was an exaggeration of the media.

But beyond that they believe it or not, I guess they will be useful this information: the iPhone's serial number are encoded many details of their manufacture, including when they did. This is important because, if they think there is a minimal possibility that the new equipment have some improvement in manufacturing to help avoid problems signal, could verify the serial number and where appropriate to request a change of equipment, the replacement set has been manufactured in a more recent date.

iFixit As shown in the form of correctly decoding the ID of an iPhone is as follows:

DDD EE AA B CC

F AA = ID Factory Year
B = CC =
Production Week
DDD = product identification number (is unique)
EE = Color
F = size (capacity storage, in this case)

To obtain this number, no more to go to Settings / General / About from the iPhone and to scroll to the bottom of the menu. Ideally, the figures for the week of production are higher than 27.

But back to the issue of speaking all websites dedicated to Argentine and other mobile gadgets, the fact is that Movistar confirmed the release of the iPhone 4 this Friday, but still clear and personal without saying anything to users. However, a user of Taringa able to access a course website that promoted on the iPhone 4. The portal was removed immediately, as expected.

Movistar meanwhile has a portal in store where one can subscribe to receive notice as soon as the release becomes official.

For Personal, yet I have nothing certain about it, but it must be remembered that the rumor of the arrival of the iPhone 4 to Argentine stores began as something unique Personal until the other two companies also clarified that offer.

Honestly, I do not understand why so much secrecy if it really is true that they will launch the sale in so few days. For me, it Movistar who is doing the most logical in terms of sales, opening a site that at least gives you the security to customers (and potential) that the device is expected to come.

Like it or not, however, it seems the prices and plans will not be available until Friday. It will be a matter of waiting time, meanwhile I'll be following developments of the case to update this entry as it is obtained new information.

[ Update: in unblogged obtained a list of prices which will offer iPhone 4 Claro Argentina using the models and plans to hire. In short: $ 4000 16GB model. U.S. model comes USD 200 ... This means that here in Argentina we would charging 5 times the value that the iPhone actually has 4. In case of hiring the more expensive plan of the company, the value of the cheapest model remains high: $ 2900, or nearly 4 times the original price. Hope it is not the same with the other operators, but seeing the price at which they sell the iPad, I can not be very optimistic that we say.]

[ Update 2: luckily, it seems that prices Movistar Argentina will not be as exorbitant as those of course, but we must be attentive to the conditions of the plans that we have to accept if we get the iPhone 4 at a price not-so-crazy. In numbers, would be $ 1999 (hiring a plan for $ 145) or $ 1599 (hiring a plan for $ 230). So with the cheapest plan for the two, the price of the new iPhone is 2 ½ times the original value , while the more expensive plan, the price is the exact double . Still expensive, but it is within reasonably expected taking into account the prices of other models. Via Celularis .]

[Update 3 : Movilandia placed in prices of course we already knew (along with other plans that were unknown Movistar) , but added also of Argentina Personal . Namely, would be: $ 3149 16GB model (hiring a plan for $ 119), $ 2,849 (with a plan of $ 149) and $ 2499 (with a plan of $ 199). The 32 GB model, on the other hand, has prices of $ 3,799 (with a plan of $ 119) $ 3,499 (with a plan of $ 149) and $ 2999 (with a plan of $ 199). Again, hiring the cheapest plan, would be paying the 16GB model almost 3 times more than it's worth U.S.. Then I leave the comparison chart placed in Movilandia, for that is most easy comparison.]

course:

-16 GB: $ 2899 with plan for $ 199, $ 3049 to plan for $ 149, $ 3299 with plan for $ 99.

-32 GB: $ 3399 with plan for $ 199, $ 3649 with plan for $ 149, $ 3799 to plan $ 99 .


Movistar:

-16 GB: $ 2099 a $ 289 payment, there are also plans for $ 149 and $ 89
; [corresponds to add here: $ 1999 with a plan of $ 145, and $ 1599 with a plan for $ 230]

-32 GB: $ 2899 with the payment of $ 289.

Staff:

-16 GB: $ 3149 with plan $ 119, $ 2849 with the $ 149 and $ 2499 to $ 199.

-32 GB: $ 3799 with the plan of $ 119, $ 3499 with the $ 149, $ 2999 to $ 199.


clear from Movilandia that more plans will be available for operators. These are simply those that could be achieved before the official release (which is tomorrow).

[ Update 4: I could not say as is the case with other operators, but prices offered Movistar are promotions for the launch so that they will soon rise. On the other hand, I leave a table recently published in Celularis . Prices have staff who had spoken up, they are exactly the same. But I wanted to show you the marketing edge that is Personal: iPhone renamed to 4 as "4GS iPhone." The height of ridiculousness.]

[ Update 5: It appears the iPhone 4 in Personal site]

[ Update 6: Prices for Movistar previously announced would be false, or were withdrawn by the company, which officially announced the other numbers in the comparative Movilandia. Just when I began to think that "were not so bad "...]

[ Update 7: Now if, Movistar updated his page and shows the final price depending on the model of iPhone 4 and plans to hire . You can go to their site from here .]

This is the initial screen of the iPhone dedicated section 4 on Movistar. I recommend you see "Legal" q before anything.

4 16GB iPhone rates according to contract plans. Click here to enlarge.

4 32GB iPhone rates according to contract plans. Click here to enlarge.

[ Update 8: legal Movistar read: Argentina Offer valid from 24/09/2010 until 29/09/2010 or while supplies of 20 units iPhone 4 32GB and 16GB iPhone 4 70 (From USA), whichever comes first. Exclusive to new highs and plan change. Read more here.]

[ Update 9: Slevin I missed the fact that in Maxim Store selling the iPhone 4 with Claro.]

[ Update 10: Today I went to a branch Fravega, and proved that sell iPhone 4 with clear and personal. On the website I only found the price of course, be a matter of waiting to update the prices of Staff. Anyway, I asked for the 32GB model with staff and sale $ 3499. Q So the prices are the Black Personal promotion, so that the plan will likely be selling the team. What is interesting is the issue of fees and discounts, which I leave below. While the screenshot is the price of the iPhone 4 with Claro, promotions and discounts also apply to the personal computer.]