<p>I don’t think we are saying it is not a problem that apple needs to address, I seriously don’t think my kids would notice if the “phone” wasn’t working for quite some time. They never use it and they are not the only ones. If it stopped texting, or the camera didn’t work, they would know right away, but seriously I don’t think they would notice the phone not working for quite a while.</p>
<p>I upgraded to iOS 8.01 on my i-pad and now I can no longer get cellular service. The wi-fi works fine, so not a problem for now.</p>
<p>I think I am going to wait a few days to see if they come out with a fix, but in the future I am not going to rush to upgrade. Glad I did not get the new phone.</p>
<p>D in fact uses her phone for making and receiving calls, but is so inconsistent about picking up that I have found it is best to schedule a call by first sending her a text. If she has something important to communicate to me, she will text; otherwise, she will call.</p>
<p>If you want a phone with a thin profile and larger screen, but which doesn’t bend and does make phone calls … Samsung has been making those for several years. Just sayin. :)</p>
<p>Samsung bends, maybe more than iPhone. Since Samsung is made of plastic, it bounces back after bending. Samsung is also about 15% thicker. Apple says only 9 phones were reported bent out of some 10 million phones sold. I don’t understand why people are so ready to jump on Apple. What did they do? Did they copy illegally? Did they get a huge government subsidy after fouling the nation’s economy? The only sin I see them commit is not kissing anyone’s behind. Is that a captal crime?</p>
<p>Since I am in a shouting mood this morning, 9 phones out of 10 million is less than 0.00001%. Have you ever seen a product with less defect than 0.00001%? I also have to wonder how Sansung fares after many bends and bounces back. I’d think a flexible strucrure like that affects the inner wiring over the long haul. </p>
<p>BTW they came out with iOS 8.0.2 this morning.</p>
<p>Bending issue disappeared from front pages this morning. At times, I want to twist news reporters’s neck. </p>
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<p>I don’t remember seeing any stories about Samsung phones bending after a few days’ use, or after many days’ use for that matter.</p>
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<p>You are TOTALLY missing the point here. First of all, there are not 10,000,000 currently in use. Only a fraction of those have been activated and only a tiny fraction of those are NOT used with EXTREME precaution or armed with a tank like case. Lastly, this only has an impact of the Plus version and it requires someone willing to spend the time jumping through the hurdles of Apple to report it. Why waste your time when the phone can be … returned. Going through a store to have it examined by a resident moron? No thank you! In the box it goes under the 30 days return policy! Why bother? In the meantime, denials will remain the motto of the Cupertino boys. </p>
<p>It also remains that this represents a substantial flaw that had escaped the scrutiny of most observers. And you do not need to look further than the utmost secrecy of the new phone that precludes oustider to even touch the phones before … being sold to the vast public. </p>
<p>In the coming weeks, you can expect a LOT more than 0.00001 percent to report technical and software flaws. The new encryption and security will be exposed as hoaxlike. The battery will probably be the worst to date. The software is currently a dud, and will continue to be so for a long time. </p>
<p>Like it or not, after three botched versions, even the hardest fans will take a longer look at the next iPhone if it is as poor and as expensive as the last one. Samsung and LG are licking their chops with glee. </p>