{"id":5911,"date":"2010-06-24T11:59:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T16:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=5911"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:37:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:37:22","slug":"opinion-of-iphone-4-is-high-its-reception-not-so-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/5911-opinion-of-iphone-4-is-high-its-reception-not-so-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion of iPhone 4 is High. Its Reception? 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