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JULY 2, 2009 11:40AM
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The iPhone 3Gs without heatstroke. Pretty and so shiny? (Apple photo)
In the pink or heatstroke? photo from iPhoneWorld
How hot is your new 3Gs iPhone? Depends. If you are lucky enough to own the white version of the wondrous little invention, it might turn pink if you wi-fi it to death. Perhaps heated to death is a slight exaggeration, but some new iPhone 3Gs's are allegedly getting a case of heatstroke. Le Journal du Geek first reported the extra hot iPhone phenomena last week. Yes, The French Le Journal du Geek gives some class to an otherwise white-shirted pocket protected blogging species with black glasses. No iPhone deaths have been reported and Apple is not talking at all about a recall just yet. Actually, Apple is not talking at all. Good thing since that might set them atwitter since they've sold over a million units, and many states are now reporting that the phones are out of stock. That would be a massive and expensive recall, not to mention the therapy/drugs to combat withdrawal of the iPhone users.
It would be a guess that they are waiting until after the shareholder's get a little more cuddling done with the new $140 a share Apple crop. No sense in getting those sacred cows all flummoxed just because a large handful of iPhones are having heatstroke. At least not yet.
iPhone users will put up with almost anything, including waiting over 48 hours to get the phone activated. The signal, apparently, had to come from the AT&T main cellular facility located on an asteroid near Mars where land deals are cheaper than ever. Once those users finish loading up the quadzillion apps that are available for the new 3Gs, who knows how many units will succumb to heatstroke.
The only advice to those who don't want to end up in a burn unit is to be careful and not fall asleep with your face or arm on the iPhone like this rocket scientist.
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Comments
Seems fair, LuluandPhoebe; I turn pink when I overheat too. Or, like, set a single square inch of pale skin in the sun. Stupid Slav ancestors.
Loved the AT&T facility on the asteroid. Rated.
Loved the AT&T facility on the asteroid. Rated.
Oh my! I have a black one (traded my 8 gb one in for the new 16 gb S at no extra cost). Do I need sunscreen for it, or are the darker-skinned iPhones safe from sunburn?
Here's an update on the overheating iPhones situation.
Floyd - thanks! and though I've had pretty good luck with AT&T, they are located on an asteroid!
Lisa - Glad you traded it in and they didn't make you pay more! So far, the black ones seem to not be mentioned. I am sure they can get hot too, but perhaps the black is impervious to changing colors. Just don't fall asleep with the ipod on with your face on it!
Lonnie - thanks for the link. makes sense. but they still aren't commenting on the white to pink issues. I guess it will be a wait and see. I am betting that some apps push those temp limits.
Lisa - Glad you traded it in and they didn't make you pay more! So far, the black ones seem to not be mentioned. I am sure they can get hot too, but perhaps the black is impervious to changing colors. Just don't fall asleep with the ipod on with your face on it!
Lonnie - thanks for the link. makes sense. but they still aren't commenting on the white to pink issues. I guess it will be a wait and see. I am betting that some apps push those temp limits.
Hee Hee...My Boyfriend is a manager of IT at AT&T and I snapped off your blog to him pronto! Your comment about the company made me laugh out loud! EP! Cool!
I dropped my iphone and now there's a big crack in it. It works but I was thinking it might be a good excuse to upgrade. But I'm not going to get the white one!
There also seems to be an interference issue between the bluetooth and the wifi. I'm happy as a clam that Apple finally deigned to include full A2DP bluetooth support; I got really sick of having to use the iMuffs antenna to get it to work.
Unfortunately, it appears that when one is using wifi and bluetooth, and one is out of range of a wifi signal, the two wireless signals goof with each other and cause dropouts with your bluetooth signal. The answer is easy, of course: turn off the wifi. But still.
I would also note that it would be nice for Apple to include some kind of "low-power" option, where you can just make one selection (as one does with airplane mode), and it would turn off your bluetooth, wifi, shift your phone from 3G to edge mode, and whatever else they can think of to leave your phone in as low a power-consuming mode as possible for you to watch movies or play games.
Ah, to dream the impossible dream!
Unfortunately, it appears that when one is using wifi and bluetooth, and one is out of range of a wifi signal, the two wireless signals goof with each other and cause dropouts with your bluetooth signal. The answer is easy, of course: turn off the wifi. But still.
I would also note that it would be nice for Apple to include some kind of "low-power" option, where you can just make one selection (as one does with airplane mode), and it would turn off your bluetooth, wifi, shift your phone from 3G to edge mode, and whatever else they can think of to leave your phone in as low a power-consuming mode as possible for you to watch movies or play games.
Ah, to dream the impossible dream!
I love my new 8 gb, 3 g, whatever, iphone! No over heating...so far!
It's a dream phone. Not white. Got the red hard cover over the standard black. The red is hot, but not over hearting.
It's a dream phone. Not white. Got the red hard cover over the standard black. The red is hot, but not over hearting.
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