Apple Settles iPhone 4 Antennagate Lawsuit
By Brandon Russell | 6
Owners of Apple’s iPhone 4 have a small settlement coming their way. The Cupertino-based company agreed to resolve a class action lawsuit concerning the iPhone 4′s antenna performance, better known as Antennagate. According to CNET, owners in the U.S. will have one of two options: $15 or a free bumper case.
In a statement to The Loop, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison said, “This settlement relates to a small number of customers who indicated that they experienced antenna or reception issues with their iPhone 4 and didn’t want to take advantage of a free case from Apple while it was being offered in 2010.”
Soon after the iPhone 4 was released, many users complained about the device’s tendency to drop calls and lose signal quality as a result of merely holding the phone. The conclusion comes from 18 separate lawsuits that were consolidated into one, all claiming “the case and antenna design has led to a substantial degradation in signal quality and dropped calls when the phone is used in a normal and foreseeable fashion by users.”
A website – www.iPhone4Settlement.com – will be put up in the coming weeks where iPhone 4 owners can get information about the settlement and how to make a claim, CNET said. E-mails will also be sent out alerting buyers before April 30, 2012.
Apple previously held a press conference to address the Antennagate issue, conceding to users by offering a complementary case. If you own an iPhone 4 and didn’t take advantage then, now’s your chance.
