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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by spike021 »

elzbardico wrote: post #16
wenc wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No protective case?

I never trusted/liked protective cases. Modern phones are already too big, and I feel like the added bulk makes it more likely that I will drop it. Having been using the same IPhone 12 Pro Max for a few years now without a case. It has survived quite a few falls from a table by now, no screen cracked, only some dents and scratches on the chassis.

Many decent cases are relatively thin and don't add more than a few millimeters in my experience. It's only when you start getting into stuff like Otterboxes or similar that cases have a very chunky factor.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by stephenr »

aurareturn wrote: post #2

A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky

> Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee?

Based on https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/checke... it seems like that would be just two checked bags (not two extra bags, two bags!) and is irrelevant of your seat class? Be lucky the poor bloke didn't need a third bag, that's when it gets really expensive.

I guess I just have to chalk this up to yet another case of oddities in American flights I can't relate to.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by Tempest1981 »

photonbeam wrote: post #37
irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

The phones are trackable via gps

Boeing needs "Find My Door"

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by kiwijamo »

wannacboatmovie wrote: post #3
aurareturn wrote: post #2

A lot of things went into my head: * The iPhone owner didn't put a password/passcode? * Damn, he paid Alaska $70 for baggage fee? * Now we know an iPhone will survive falling from the sky

Disabling auto-lock is definitely a thing, as anyone that's ever tried to use an iPhone in a car for navigation knows. It's very possible the phone has a passcode but was sucked out while someone was using it, and never put to sleep. Also worth noting the owner had a screen protector, so that may have quashed that everlasting debate.

When I use my phone for navigation it doesn't lock itself. I've observed this behaviour on iOS and Android.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by esaym »

btilly wrote: post #27
makeitdouble wrote: post #15

Seems to have landed on soft terrain, which makes a world of difference. The bit of charging cable ripped at the bottom still tells how harsh the journey was before the landing.

I have a story about that, from the movie producer Fred Zinneman. He was working on a movie and cast some paraplegics. One when asked said it was an accident, but didn't want to talk. Fred eventually got the story out of him. He had been a paratrooper in WW 2. His parachute didn't open. But he landed in a big tree. Shaken, bruised, scratched up, and so on, but basically fine. Climbing out of the tree he fell, and bro…

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Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by GuB-42 »

captn3m0 wrote: post #20
elzbardico wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I never trusted/liked protective cases. Modern phones are already too big, and I feel like the added bulk makes it more likely that I will drop it. Having been using the same IPhone 12 Pro Max for a few years now without a case. It has survived quite a few falls from a table by now, no screen cracked, only some dents and scratches on the chassis.

The new glass back phones have made themselves unusable without a back cover that offers some grip. I find it impossible to hold the phone with one hand unless I add a cover.

That's one thing I find crazy with these phones. The entire point of a glass back is to look good. But 90% of the times, we never see it because people use back covers.

Seriously, I have yet to find something better than polycarbonate for the phone body. It is durable, lightweight, can make removable covers, and let radio waves go though. So sure, it looks cheap, because it is cheap, which is great because it helps make for lower priced phones. And if you are going to put that phone in a case anyways, who cares about how it looks, you won't even see it.

Metal is nice too, I still prefer that cheap plastic, but at least, it is a durable material. But glass is just stupid.

Now I understand the premium feel. But why not go for fancy composites instead. Carbon fiber, graphene maybe. These are both premium and technically good.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by dredmorbius »

photonbeam wrote: post #37
irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

The phones are trackable via gps

Apparently not a factor in this case, though true.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by GeekyBear »

sp332 wrote: post #31
andenacitelli wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple’s SE series is actually really nice if you don’t like the trend of bigger phones - it’s the same (or similar) internals as the new ones but in a small form factor (4.9 inches? Whatever the 6s had). I don’t want a large phone that barely fits in my pocket, but I want decent internals, so I have one. Apple is by no means a perfect company but I think the SE was one of their correct decisions.

Edit - never mind, had dates wrong.

It's still being sold, although we are getting to the end of the two year interval in which it has gotten recent hardware updates. The last two updates occurred in early 2020 and 2022.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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Post by carabiner »

irrational wrote: post #29

It is strange two phones have been found, but not the door. Most of the Cedar Hills/Beaverton area is houses and shops with sporadic green spaces that aren’t that large in comparison. It is possible the door fell into a green space, but the odds are it did not. I imagine it is in someone’s backyard, but it is January in rainy Oregon. People aren’t doing yard work right now. I wouldn’t be surprised if it isn’t found u…

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