The Chronic Consumer

If you’ve got an iPhone 4, then you have probably either experienced firsthand or heard about reception problems the device has when you hold it in a certain way. Disgruntled customers refer to this problem as the “iPhone 4 Death Grip”, which hasn’t gone over well with the folks at Apple. In fact, Steve Jobs continues to deny that there are any problems with the phone itself, instead blaming the brouhaha on an error in the algorithm that calculates signal strength. He insists that even if the bars drop during the “Death Grip”, the signal strength is still there.

Despite all that, Apple has decided to give away free iPhone 4 bumper cases to customers complaining about the Death Grip. Details on how to get a free case, which should eliminate the problem, are still pending, so stay tuned for more info.