iPhone is Still Active After Falling from the Sky

Jarrod McKinney, paratroopers from Minnesota, USA, was surprised when he learned his fourth iPhone does even more. In fact, the new iPhone 4 fell from his pocket when he jumped from a height of 13,500 feet or approximately 4115 meters.

First Jarrod keep the iPhone in your pocket when you skydiving in tandem with his wife. Unconsciously, had opened his bag by Jarrod. When the landing was reached in Jarrod and did not find an iPhone in my pocket.

Jarrod will be considered lost Smarthphone Apple Inc production have.  Although already resigned Jarrod was then trying to figure out where the iPhone has been dropped.

Then, on the iPad Jarrod, who kept his car in turn. By using the application "Find My iPhone" on the iPad, Jarrod and then locate the iPhone was falling behind. With GPS signals, it is known that the iPhone Jarrod fell on the roof of the building, not far from the place Jarrod landed with his parachute. iPhone,   which was later recovered. In the case of cracks in the surface. However, Jarrod and his friends were very surprised to find a smartphone is still burning, even active.

With fun, skydiving instructor, who also tried a friend Jarrod, Joe Johnson, Jarrod choose the iPhone. Her shock increased when the phone rang when it contacted Johnson.

Jarrod and friends around him were screaming as if in disbelief. "It is still active, still active," said Jarrod, mimicking the expression of mistrust his friends.

Of course, if Jarrod surprised. As previously owned by Jarrod smaprtphone surface cracked bathroom shelf because of his son, dihantamkan the first 2 years. "Back then I thought," oh, so easy to crack do blow, '"said Jarrod.

Seeing that Joe Johnson is interested in using the iPhone. "This incident shows, if at times I fall parachuting accident and need an ambulance, they can still know where I am using the GPS," said Joe.

During this time, the iPhone as a weakness in the presence of a signal have a problem. Were therefore called Mike Gikas, technology editor for Consumer Reports at the time, Jarrod McKinney found a way to improve iPhone signal: by selecting it from airplanes.

"It is a proven method to fix the reception problems," said Mike Gikas. However, Gikas said the iPhone has not been proven resistant to water. "Water is more difficult than the shocks to overcome."