Originally Posted by Boraxo

I really don't get the issue with using a bumper, I can't imagine why you would not want to use some kind of case to protect it from scratches.

I don't think one defect renders the entire product "badly designed". The main issue I have are dropped calls, poor battery life and the fact that my speakerphone is always muted (don't quite understand that one). The dropped calls are puzzling because my AT&T blackberry does fine in the same areas. So I think there is some kind of defect in the iPhone antenna beyond the one discussed (as mine has been in a case from day 1). I would really hate to give up the phone but of course the voice service is the most important part (as I don't have a home phone), so may have to consider one of those signal boosters. Or maybe switch to Verizon in a couple of years.

My other complaint is that the phone uses a lot of juice for push email, bluetooth, and location services apps like google maps and trapster. I hate to shut these down during the day but the alternative is a phone with 20% juice by the end of the workday. So the compromise is to shut off push and sometimes data during the day, and to use mostly WiFi at home. However shutting down data seems to disable the messaging services. Very frustrating, but I guess I'm glad I didn't get a Sprint EVO which supposedly has ever worse battery life.