The agony and the ecstacy of Apple products
Mike Daisey’s on-stage investigation of Apple and its impact on the world, which closes today at Berkeley Rep, continues to make waves in the tech sphere, as this piece in today’s New York Times shows. I didn’t get to see it while it was running in the Bay Area — as ideal a home for it, I think, as Hamlet found his uncle’s court to be when he wanted to see his little play staged — but I suspect I will in some place, at some time: It now moves on to Woolly Mammoth in Washington, DC, and then Seattle Rep.
While I’m somewhat on the subject, I should note that I’m writing this from a MacBook Pro while snowbound in the mountains above Banning, California. I have a wifi signal — although it’s iffy — but my AT&T iPhone can’t connect to the cellular network. One of the regulars here asked a highly placed AT&T executive about getting cellphone coverage up here. His response, I was told: “Get Verizon.”
February 28th, 2011 at 12:09 am
I did get Verizon. I’ve had a Verizon iPhone 4 for a week now and love it. Even though Consumer Reports does not recommend because of the same sort of antenna problem that has plagued the AT&T version has. I’ve not had a problem with a signal or connecting to the internet using the 3G network.
February 28th, 2011 at 9:01 am
The antenna problem isn’t the problem that precludes me from getting one (no matter how anxiously I’d been awaiting it). The Verizon model doesn’t allow for being on the internet and on the phone at the same time — something that I find I do frequently on my iPhone. As in: “Hold on; I’ll check right now….” On the Verizon, one would have to hang up; check the internet; and call back. Perhaps that isn’t important for you. I’m glad you’re happy with your purchase.