If you're an iPhone 4 owner who was unhappy with Apple's offer of a free bumper to resolve your "Antennagate" related woes, you'll now be able to cash in on that despair thanks to a class action settlement -- but don't fill your eyes with dollar signs just yet.
Engadget Mobile is reporting that the website for the iPhone 4 "Antennagate" settlement is now live, first pointed out via Twitter by Ira Rothken, the co-lead counsel on the class action lawsuit which was settled by Apple. The original lawsuit sought to resolve the pain and suffering felt by iPhone 4 users who "experienced antenna or reception issues."
So you've got a big fat check waiting for you, right? Not so fast, greedy guy (or gal). First you'll need to make sure you qualify. Did you experience "antenna or reception issues" with your iPhone 4? Have you "been unable to return your iPhone 4 without incurring any costs"? Were you "unwilling to use a case or free bumper for your iPhone 4"? Finally, have you "completed certain troubleshooting steps or are unable to complete the troubleshooting steps because you no longer own your iPhone"?
That third one seems to be the "gotcha," since most of us probably scarfed up the free bumper/case, which appears to disqualify us from the big payout of… $15. Yes, like all great class action settlements, it ends not with a bang, but with a whimper. Oh well… 15 bucks is 15 bucks, and in today's economy that's nearly four gallons of gas!
For the few, the proud who are able to meet all four qualifications above, head over to the iPhone 4 settlement website and follow the instructions to claim your do-re-mi. Just know that somewhere in Cupertino, an iPhone engineer is probably weeping over each one that's filed…
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