Bitt, I didn't say that any other phones had as severe a problem. You've also seen people testing the problem spot with no loss of data signal though, right?

I'm pretty sure I had also already mentioned that I believe Apple knew about this issue prior to the iPhone's release and it may even be one of the reasons behind the bumper design.

I do find it strange however that even with the small percentage of reports (given the number of sales) that Apple's testing prior to release would not have prompted them to take swifter and more overt action, such as having bundled bumpers right from the start.

Apple treat testing very seriously and let me tell you how many friggen man hours were spent at ATI because 1 system restart in 3000 would hang a Power Mac or some up with screen corruption. Some of their tests had an even lower margin for error, like 1 in 5000. We're talking show-stoppers here.