Advertising for the heralded Apple iPhone 4 promises lots of snazzy new features, such a video calling and high-definition video recording. But the new gadget, released June 24, falls short in one crucial area, according to an allegation in a recent federal suit: making phone calls. According to the first amended complaint in Hung Michael Nguyen v. Apple Inc., which was filed in the Galveston Division of the Southern District of Texas four days after the phone’s release, Nguyen alleges he “was sold a defective iPhone 4 unit, which drops calls and data service when held in a manner consistent with normal cellular phone use. Plaintiff has experienced numerous dropped calls, and as a result, plaintiff is left with a device that cannot be used for the normal purpose and in the normal manner in which such devices are intended to be used. Plaintiff is unable to return the phone without incurring a substantial restocking fee. As a result of the defect in the iPhone 4, Plaintiff has suffered monetary damages.” Nguyen’s suit proposes a class action against Apple. Nguyen’s attorney, Danny Sheena of Houston’s The Sheena Law Firm, did not immediately return a call for comment. Neither did a spokesperson for Apple.
-- John Council
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Good to know about your note for the day. You really had a hard time to fix all those mess. Maybe it will help if you will just hire someone to do the household chores.
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iPhone 4 provides good assurance to all the users. But with regards to your problem, that you had been sold an iPhone with a defect, maybe that was just a false mistake of giving you the right product. To all the iPhone uers, maybe they are satisfied with the sufficient and enough services iPhone is rendering.
Posted by: iPhone4 cases | February 20, 2011 at 10:01 PM
I've heard about these problems. Isn't the antenna along one side of the phone?
Posted by: Joseph Marchelewski, Los Angeles, Cali | July 06, 2010 at 03:56 PM