Bumper did not help signal

[rick98761]

So I went and picked up a bumper. Mostly to keep the back glass raised a bit and to protect the phone, but also because it apparently helps the reception issues.

It did not help the reception in the slightest bit. I can still drop the phone to one bar by holding it normal in my left hand.

I thought mr. Jobs said it would fix it.

 

[army91c]

Ok, there is already threads titled just like yours. How about some of you learn to use the freakin search function.

 

[Shorties]

Did you have an iPhone before? Did it work in the areas that your current one fails in? Do your calls actually not work with the bumper, or are the bars just dropping? And also check this out this is why it happens, maybe you can deduce more from your situation from the stats. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/iphone-4s-antenna-problem-looks-worse-than-it-is-but-its-stil/

 

[rick98761]

I have had every generation of iPhone. The 4 gets a better signal in most areas, until I apply the grip, which makes it lower then my 3GS, with or without bumper. I haven't had any dropped calls yet, but data speeds do severly suffer with the low bars.

 

[mikethebigo]

Weird. The bumper hasn't made my reception perfect, but now I pretty much never have below 2 bars, where applying the "grip" used to always drop me to searching. The bumpers have been a lifesaver for me.

 

[rick98761]

Weird. The bumper hasn't made my reception perfect, but now I pretty much never have below 2 bars, where applying the "grip" used to always drop me to searching. The bumpers have been a lifesaver for me.

Well I should consider myself lucky. I have never got to searching, just one bar. The only reason I really care is my data speeds suffer. Half the time my wifes 3GS blows away my 4 loading pages over 3G.