Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Calling All Apple iPhone 4 Owners: This Post Is Worth $29.99
Everyone wants an iPhone 4.
But everyone also likes to talk about the death grip antenna issue that comes with the iPhone 4.
I personally have not had much issue with dropped calls or reduced signal strength yet with my iPhone 4. Perhaps the way I hold the phone is just right. But Steve Jobs has countered all the criticism that has come upon Apple for the death grip antenna issue with the Apple iPhone 4.
Last week, Steve Jobs gave a press conference that addressed the issue head on and offered two solutions to every iPhone 4 owner out there. (A) Either you can get a full refund or (B) you can get a free bumper case for the iPhone 4 that supposedly addresses the signal problems. And here’s a bonus (C) if you’ve already bought one, Apple will give you a free refund — if you bought it from an Apple store, you can go in to get your refund. If you bought the case from AT&T, there’s a rebate form on Apple.com for you.
Since Apple can’t make enough cases themselves, they have sourced 3rd party cases to give away (totally free too) to anyone that wants one.
Here’s the video clip from the press conference where Steve Jobs details the offer:
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So there’s also the logistics of fulfilling the orders for millions of iPhone 4′s that have been sold to date. How can this be done smoothly? We have been waiting on Apple to share the process. Finally, it’s here. . .
FINALLY, Apple has announced how the free case program will work. Simply download the iPhone Case APP from the App Store!

Once you download the iPhone Case Program app from the iTunes App Store, simply run it. It will capture the IMEI number from your phone to verify you indeed have an iPhone 4 and let you choose which case you want! Here are the screen shots of the choices available:


Each case has close-up details include a limited photo gallery of the phone case close-up. Some have up to 5 photos in the profile:
(You can click on any thumbnail above to see the screen shot in detail)
I’m thinking of getting the Belkin Clear or the Speck Tartan (fabric wrapped detail!). . . can’t decide.
QUESTION: WHICH FREE iPHONE 4 CASE ARE YOU GETTING?
Steve Jobs.
October 6, 2011 - 12:49 pm
Tags: apple, speech, stanford, steve jobs
Posted in Ramblings | No comments
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How To Perform A Hard Master Reset on the Apple iPhone 4
December 28, 2010 - 10:48 pm
Tags: apple, erase, hard reset, iPhone, master reset, reset
Posted in How To, iPhone | No comments
There are a couple of scenarios when you want to do a complete master reset for your Apple iPhone4. But remember, if you proceed with this operation: This will erase all data, all preferences, all settings and put it back to factory default settings, as if you pulled it out of the box. It is [...]
A Snapshot of the Top 5 Snapshot Cell Phones Today
November 10, 2010 - 10:30 pm
Tags: blackberry torch, cell phone camera, htc desire, iphone 4, nokia n8, samsung galaxy, video
Posted in Blackberry, Cell Phones, iPhone, Media Files, On The Go / Travel, Windows Mobile | 1 comment
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An Apple A Day. . .
September 1, 2010 - 10:13 pm
Tags: bumper case, cover, iphone 4, speck
Posted in iPhone, What I'm Buying Myself | 1 comment
Today was a big Apple day. Steve Jobs donned his jeans and black shirt again to announce the latest round of updates to Apple hardware. Among them was the 4th generation iPod Touch which now includes dual video cameras for FaceTime video conferencing, an HD back cam that is basically turning this device into a [...]
Deal Alert: Free Apple iPhone 3G 8GB (No Rebates Either)
February 27, 2010 - 5:12 pm
Tags: apple, bestbuy, free, iPhone, iphone 3g
Posted in Deals & Steals, iPhone | No comments
Here’s a straight-forward deal alert: If you’ve been saving up for an Apple iPhone on the AT&T network, you don’t have to break open your piggy bank any more. BestBuy usually sells the Apple iPhone 3G with 8GB Memory in shiny Black for $99 with contract or upgrade for existing customers. In fact, if you [...]
$25 Discount On The Apple iPhone
August 11, 2007 - 9:57 pm
Tags: apple, att wireless, iPhone, iphone 3g, iphone 3gs, rebate
Posted in Deals & Steals, iPhone | 6 comments
UPDATE: the Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS are both now much cheaper, but the $25 promotion still is in progress! Read this post below and send me your details outlined at the end of the post and we’ll submit your information to AT&T Wireless to get you started in the process of verification for the [...]
Sounds Like 24 Cures for Apple iPhone Envy
July 5, 2007 - 8:18 pm
Tags: apple, download, iPhone, ringtone
Posted in Blackberry, Cell Phones, iPhone, Samsung Blackjack i607, Treo, Windows Mobile | No comments
Have you seen one yet? It’s so elusive, yet there are about a MILLION of them out there. And they’ll multiply quickly — up to 10 Million by the end of 2008! The Apple iPhone will surely be Time Magazine’s “Device of the Year” for 2007, which is responsible for more cell phone sales in [...]













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August 27, 2010 - 8:55 pm
Woohoo! My free Speck Fitted Tartan case has been shipped. Looking forward to greeting the Fedex driver this coming week.