EDITOR'S NOTE: Chris Edington (or Puddle Pirate for you fellow Coasties) is one of SLANT's talented graphic designers. He wishes to drop some knowledge on you now.
You know, that feeling you get when you’re in bed and you’re just “skipping the gym” today, or perhaps “taking out the trash” can wait until tomorrow? Well, I’ll share a little theory I’ve been using the last few years that helped me do many things I would’ve otherwise found difficult.
Pretty. Dropped calls? Not so pretty.I'm struggling with a love/hate relationship with my new Apple iPhone 4. See...it's pretty. Really pretty. But making calls, that's not working out so well. You've probably heard of the signal strength woes when you hold the phone a certain way. But that's easily fixed: get a case or hold the phone differently. I'm actually ok with this issue.
What I'm not ok with is the call dropping issue. And I'm starting to think it may not be the antennas at all.
Since I started counting, I'm averaging 8 out of 10 calls just completely cutting off. But I noticed I'm not getting the "Call Failed" screen you normally see when the call...you know, FAILS. I've also noticed that my cheek has hit the mute button a couple of times during a call. The screen is supposed to be off when it's smushed against your face to keep you from pressing buttons.
So this leads to my theory that it's actually a faulty proximity sensor (which some people have already noted, having issues with screens not turning off in general) causing the dropped calls. A bad proximity sensor could keep the screen from turning off (or staying off) during a call. Of course, when the screen is on, the buttons are on and your face becomes a giant finger...capable of hitting the "END" button and killing a call. Which would also explain the mysterious absence of the "Call Failed" screen.
I wanted to document my brilliance in case it turns out to be true.
I signed a work order 2 and a half months ago to have Comcast's high-speed internet access brought into our office. Do we have service yet? NO.
The amount of runaround we're getting is almost laughable. I'm not a big fan of begging companies to take my money, so I think I'll pull the plug on this service agreement.
Comcast: grow up and learn how to treat potential new customers.
Ok, Comcast is no longer dead to us. The install happened shortly after our rant and the service is stupid fast!! Kudos, Comcast!
