FCC regulations say that antenna should be the furthest away form the user's head as possible. So it kinda has to be on the bottom.
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FCC regulations say that antenna should be the furthest away form the user's head as possible. So it kinda has to be on the bottom.
I'm right handed but when web browsing I always hold my ipod cradled in my left palm. I also usually take off the case because it I always feel the case gets in the way of my fingers
.Guess I'll be avoiding the 4g for now.
AGREED! That's when it gets annoying... I don't go posting on Droid forums about how crappy Android is.
Ha. Funny how depending on the conversation and your stance on any given issue you could be either. People just need to relax, not be so accusatory and realize that nobody is two dimensional, or one dimensional, as the case may be.
thats what i was thinking as well, but there was a link to something that stated that the fcc requirees the antenna be away from the customers head.. it was something i glanced over, so i am not to sure if that is exactly what it stated
If he knew that then why did he put the two antennas side by side where people put their fingers? Like duh!
You must have missed my earlier post. I can understand since this "non-issue" has well over 700 replies.
I never said this was a deal breaker. I never said that I dropped calls. I simply pointed out I have the known issue. And I shared my correspondence with Steve's email for others to read.
I plan on using a case like I have with other iPhones. So in essence - the problem, WILL STILL EXIST - will be hidden from my daily use.
Steve's (whoever) email responses however, to me, are not acceptable.
Nothing else on the phone, to/for me, is an issue. So I've weighed my options and concerns and have decided to keep the phone. That doesn't mean the phone has shortcomings. And I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Perhaps a bad analogy. But If I am in severe pain because of strained muscles and I take pain medication. That doesn't solve the strained muscles. It only solves the pain. Putting a bumper on the phone doesn't solve the issue - it masks it. The phone still has signal issues.
its not just there some people are getting it just from the lower bottom corner and some are getting it by holding the top left corner aswell as the bottom left corner at same time
Top left = Bluetooth
lower left = Signal antenna
my video shows a complete drop when holding both together which is bridging the signal out altogether
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ3MxQfgfOE
MacRumors did log into that guys gmail account to verify the authenticity of the email. Maybe it's a fake email, I don't know but I'm more inclined to believe the email was real seeing how a fairly reputable website verified it.
Are you really surprised people are worked up over the issue? With the amount of hype this product generated post-release and finally it's released but fails to perform its most basic function, you bet people are going to be worked up about it. Imagine if you bought a car and it has all kinds of great features yet the engine won't start because you're sitting in the seat wrong? Or better yet, you're driving down the road and sit the wrong way and the car shuts off. It's pretty ridiculous if you ask me.
I've never had any issues with my previous iPhones and AT&T. In fact, I've rarely had dropped calls and my coverage has been excellent. This is the first time I've really had any issues and sadly it's not AT&T's fault, it's Apple's.
Hurr, durr.
This so-called 'dumbing down of America' (can't comment, as an evil commie Euro-type) has clearly made you miss the point which people are making. Nobody's disputing that flesh affects the operation of an an antenna, what they're saying is that putting said antenna where your hand is almost guaranteed to be is monumentally stupid.
Oh, and it's 'ridiculous', by the way
I called Apple support and they asked if I was right or left handed. I told the service guy I hold the phone with my left hand and he said this is probably the issue. He explained to me that I need to hold the phone differently.
What a joke but the guy was really nice and said that he has heard a lot of complaints about this and that it sounds like it could be something more. Of course this was just his opinion.
What a joke
but the guy was really nice and said that he has heard a lot of complaints about this and that it sounds like it could be something more. Of course this was just his opinion.I know how radios work. I didn't design the iPhone 4. Seems to me the onus should be on the manufacturer and design team to worry about what works and what doesn't technologically - not the consumer.
No one is is "abusing" the usage of the device. No one here is saying something like "When I hold my phone near my microwave while plugging in my toaster and have my feet in a pedi-spa - I lose connection.
If I hold the phone normally - like I have ANY other cell phone - I lose bars.
Oh - and it is related to geography too. Here at work I only lose 1 bar. At home it goes down to zero.
wow..where to begin....suffice to say before you speak of "dumbing" down.....maybe at least use a spell checker...otherwise it's(ridiculous) to call out others.
Hurr, durr.
This so-called 'dumbing down of America' (can't comment, as an evil commie Euro-type) has clearly made you miss the point which people are making. Nobody's disputing that flesh affects the operation of an an antenna, what they're saying is that putting said antenna where your hand is almost guaranteed to be is monumentally stupid.
Oh, and it's 'ridiculous', by the way
Given the huge number of experts we seem to have here now, wouldn't it also be monumentally stupid for you all to have gone out and bought the thing if it's that obvious? Just saying, this issue is not as obvious and straightforward as people are making out so the knee jerk reactions about poor design may also be proved to be monumentally stupid when we know more about the issue and its possible remedy.
It was my email. And even if the person your responded wanted to refute the veracity, Apple, on other websites has given similar/same responses OFFICIALLY.
So to "argue" the content of the email at this point is ridiculous.
So that when people use it, on-lookers or people who envy the new iPhone won't see the seams
. They could have put them near the top though to minimise the chance of fingers interfering with the antenna.Oh well, I'm just happy the Apple replaced my 11 months old 3GS because the vibrate didn't work
I think Apple knew about this issue. Why else would they design a case that only protects the antenna structure, especially when they've never produced an iPhone case before?
I'm anxious to see how this plays out. I was planning on dumping my N1 and jumping back on the iPhone bandwagon, but I think I'll take a wait and see approach for the time being.
I'm anxious to see how this plays out. I was planning on dumping my N1 and jumping back on the iPhone bandwagon, but I think I'll take a wait and see approach for the time being.
Trolls are indeed annoying but to be fair they have a fair amount of ammunition on this one! It's not like there's a tiny software glitch that runs the battery down 0.5% more quickly. The iPhone 4 is essentially an iPod Touch if not held the right way. Or put it another way, a small iPad without 3g or WiFi.