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Aside from Signal Issue, Consumer Reports Rates iPhone 4 Highest Amongst All Smartphones
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Well then there must be a problem with your iPhone I would strongly suggest you take it back and get an exchange, I promise you this is not the case for me so there has to be something wrong with your phone.
If this is really as you say then I can understand your frustration but you need to get proactive and get it exchanged rather than posting about it, no one can help you here.
Maybe you should wait until the software update comes out before calling it a design flaw. If you look back to the independent analysis that was done after the iPhone was released, the antenna is much more sensitive then the previous antenna although the attenuation is also higher (when held in the corner).
Yeah, and except for that little gas tank problem, the Ford Pinto was a very safe vehicle!
If you've kept up with only 3% of the reports on this you'd know it doesn't take "trying" or a lab environment to make this happen. Depending on location, position, normal holding methods, etc. it happens every day in normal use for lot's of people.
The point of the rating is that it's a fatal flaw that can't be overlooked, much like the Pinto gas tank. It simply can't be overlooked. It's like having your daughter bring home a young suitor who's pulling a 4.0 GPA at Harvard, is heir to a billion dollar business, is great with kids, but also happens to have murdered their last three girlfriends.
Buy a case for it. That's the solution. You should anyway because it's so expensive. You change the oil on you car to protect the engine, why not buy a case to protect your phone?
The sim trimming is bogus. People that initially reported success with it came back and said it was. The phone simply connected to a different tower with better signal on boot up after the sim was removed and reinserted.
Same is probably true of exchanged iPhone 4s.
Fact is, no one who says they are "unaffected" have posted a clear video showing 2-3 bars and then putting their finger on the gap, clearly and visibly (the last video, the guy never showed the corner, only said he was covering it, yeah, we believe you pal..) and not having the signal drop.
Until they do, it's 100% of iPhone 4s.
So all 1.7 million iPhone 4 owners must post a video clearly showing in their day to day regular use that they are unaffected in order for you to believe that not everyone out there is effected? Maybe you have time for that but I surely don't. Who are you to say that we are all affected when clearly all are not. I might not get the best internet coverage in all parts of town or the best signal, but that is standard for all cell phones on all networks in any area. I have yet to drop a call in the areas where I use my phone on a regular basis. If someone is genuinely happy with their phone stop trying to rain on their parade, and let them be happy!
I wrote:
Popularity != quality product
Which translates to: Popularity does NOT equal quality product
LOL. It fails to function well in its primary capacity. How could you recommend it???? You can't -- and they didn't.
Apple fail. No worries, they will rebound.
Last time I checked, a 76 out of 100 is a "C".
Doesn't make me feel better knowing no one else's kid got an "A" when mine comes home with a "C".
Apple's better than that, and for them to deny the problem, brush it off with "don't hold it that way" and "every cell phone does that" is shameful.
no career as an antenna for me
ah well, i thought i saw an opportunity for myself later in life, i think i am too squishy inside
anyhow: use iphone4 all the time traveling from philly to nyc thru to long island and it works sooo much better than 3gs, on trains, as phone and datapiece..
battery clobbers it too! (i keep my 3gs on another line along with the 4 so i can compare both, signal-wise and thoroughput-wise on "express" delayed NJ transit rides)
but as an unsightly human, i can't help but be influenced by all this noise.. i try to hold it "better" when signal drops or my hand gets a little moist...
i wanna be objective - very very tough thing to be
ah well, i thought i saw an opportunity for myself later in life, i think i am too squishy inside
anyhow: use iphone4 all the time traveling from philly to nyc thru to long island and it works sooo much better than 3gs, on trains, as phone and datapiece..
battery clobbers it too! (i keep my 3gs on another line along with the 4 so i can compare both, signal-wise and thoroughput-wise on "express" delayed NJ transit rides)
but as an unsightly human, i can't help but be influenced by all this noise.. i try to hold it "better" when signal drops or my hand gets a little moist...
i wanna be objective - very very tough thing to be
So it's the best phone, as long as you don't want to use it as a phone. Makes sense.
I know right? It's like you're investing in a iPod Touch that will occasionally make calls and texts.
I think I'll stick it out with my 3Gs for now, thanks.
If Apple comes out and admits all iPhone 4s have the problem and need replacing will you just keep the one you've got because it's working for you?
While I find that answer somewhat insulting and dumb I have purchased the bumper. Guess what? My signal still drops to no bars when holding the phone.
That analogy is also dumb. How about this? You buy a car only to be told that you need to purchase the keys on the side to make it work. That's a more proper analogy of what Apple has done.
Because a Toyota bumper won't fit a Ferrari. A case made for an iPhone 4 will fit an iPhone 4. A bumper made for a Ferrari 360 Modena will fit a 360 Modena.
What kind of question was that?
While I find that answer somewhat insulting and dumb I have purchased the bumper. Guess what? My signal still drops to no bars when holding the phone.
I've got a bumper. It's a piece of crap. But I still have 5 bars. Even when I hold it.
While I find that answer somewhat insulting and dumb I have purchased the bumper. Guess what? My signal still drops to no bars when holding the phone.
That analogy is also dumb. How about this? You buy a car only to be told that you need to purchase the keys on the side for some of the cars to make it work. That's a more proper analogy of what Apple has done.
No one really knows how many phones have this problem. It's not all and it's not none.
Translates to, yes. Just don't expect every (non-programmer) reader to know that by != you mean DOES NOT MEAN, instead of the more reasonable WOW! REALLY DOES MEAN.
So now we have to spend more money on an expensive phone because of apple's defective design? That doesn't seem to make sense.
If this fixes the issue then perhaps apple should provide the case, why should I spend more money on something that should have worked in the first place.
You live in a lucky area then. At work with the bumper on I have no problems either. At home (where I use the phone the most) even with the bumper on I get dropped calls and have issues.
In all seriousness I hope they fix it. ATT says they are having "tower issues" in my area.
It sucks because I paid Verizon to leave early. As for the tower issues? I have nothing to go by other then ATT's word. I also just bought the house. The only thing I can say is my phone with Verizon worked great. So who knows?
I still have plenty of time to return it if I like and Verizon is offering some pretty nice things if I come back. However, I have wanted an iPhone for so long and was hoping Verizon would get it. When they didn't announce it I said screw it and made the leap to ATT. I just want the damn thing to work. LOL! I love the phone, just not the reception.
So convenient that you "don't have the issue but won't post a video". Your word is good enough right ?
If you have a 2-3 bars area, you have a specific location that is perfect to prove us wrong. Do it. Otherwise, your anecdotes can be thrown out.
It's been done :
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/the-iphone-4-review/2
Read and learn about the issue before trying to tell people they are wrong.
No, but like I said many times, there is a preponderance of evidence that points to a design flaw, so that 100% of units are affected. The burden of evidence is thus on people that want to claim the contrary to prove it is so. How can you defeat evidence with anecdotes ? Unless you master the reality distortion field, evidence trumps anecdotes, everyday of the week, for a logical person.
Again, people with the issue would be happy to learn it's a manufacturing defect. Be the one to show them if you can. That means they can get a working unit through an exchange.
The next apple message to the masses will be something like this:
"... we regret to inform that due to the demand for new toys... err, devices, we did a mistake and released the new Ipod 4 with (sometimes) Iphone like capabilities instead of the awaited and real Iphone 4 coming next December for the holidays in an apple store near you. Sorry for all the trouble.
Iphone 4, this time is for real"
"... we regret to inform that due to the demand for new toys... err, devices, we did a mistake and released the new Ipod 4 with (sometimes) Iphone like capabilities instead of the awaited and real Iphone 4 coming next December for the holidays in an apple store near you. Sorry for all the trouble.
Iphone 4, this time is for real"