You're probably right in your analysis. Then again, I've never had any signal drop with my iPhone 4 and 30-pin cable.
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Lightning cable = new Antennagate?!
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You're probably right in your analysis. Then again, I've never had any signal drop with my iPhone 4 and 30-pin cable.
It was fixed. On my 4 I could touch tht one spot with a fingertip and lose bars. Everytime. I could not duplicate it on my 4S. Not once, same carrier and locations.
OK, it was fixed on 4s which had all-glass back. But it's definitely noticeable on the 5 which only has small glass windows on the back.
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I'm connected to Lightning and have all 5 bars.
No, can you try it somewhere where you only get 2-3 bars?
No problem here either! I think it's an isolated. Problem.
No idea why you keep repeating your self saying there is an exceptional difference between 3-5 bars.
No idea why you keep repeating your self saying there is an exceptional difference between 3-5 bars.
Because, like with original Antennagate, they made 5 bars appear not to be affected by signal drop.
Uh, iPhone 5's signal VERY MUCH depends on how you're holding it. Just remember that there's big difference between 5 bars and 3 bars. EXPONENTIAL difference.
I haven't used 4s, only 4 and 5, but with 4 I'm very aware of how I'm holding it when the signal is not strong in the first place. It's sad that after upgrading to 5 I still have to be aware of how I'm holding it... after supposedly it was fixed in 4s.
Really? How many dBm does each bar on the iPhone 5 equate to? Also, what ratio is the bandwidth changing per bar drop on your phone?
Have you gone into field test mode to authenticate an actual drop?
The bars are not an accurate way of diagnosing signal to your phone.
I have crappy service all the time. 1 bar at work, 2-3 at home. I see NO difference while it's plugged in while I'm using it.I'm insulted by this comment. This is the new incarnation of The Antennagate acknowledged by Steve Himself, not just some "glitch"!
How many bars you have that you see no difference?
Be my guest with your quest for a "-gate".
Another stupid thread. The phone does not work right and you come here to see if you're the first to notice some widespread defect?
Take it back get another. If it happens again then maybe you have found something.
Better yet, test in the store. If all the phones do it....
Take it back get another. If it happens again then maybe you have found something.
Better yet, test in the store. If all the phones do it....
No problems here - phone is plugged in and charging now - no difference in signal strength or LTE speeds. Sometimes it's best to just shut the device off and restart it. After all, that's what we all do when our computers are acting a little off. Usually solves the problem.
THIS IS ANTENNAGATE!!!
Because there's no such thing as you're holding it wrong or you plugged in the cable - but there's such thing as YOU DESIGNED IT WRONG.
Large bags of water tend to have a negative effect on cellular signals.. That being said, I'm in the middle of a large concrete building with two bars so i should meet your testing criteria. Plugged in or not, it hasn't changed after repeated testing (AT&T)
Uh, iPhone 5's signal VERY MUCH depends on how you're holding it. Just remember that there's big difference between 5 bars and 3 bars. EXPONENTIAL difference.
I haven't used 4s, only 4 and 5, but with 4 I'm very aware of how I'm holding it when the signal is not strong in the first place. It's sad that after upgrading to 5 I still have to be aware of how I'm holding it... after supposedly it was fixed in 4s.
Sounds like your iP5 sucks, because I can hold mine however and there is no loss in signal strength. Between your phone losing signal when lightningcord is plugged in and losing signal when you hold it a certain way it sounds like you got a lemon.
Uh, iPhone 5's signal VERY MUCH depends on how you're holding it. Just remember that there's big difference between 5 bars and 3 bars. EXPONENTIAL difference.
I haven't used 4s, only 4 and 5, but with 4 I'm very aware of how I'm holding it when the signal is not strong in the first place. It's sad that after upgrading to 5 I still have to be aware of how I'm holding it... after supposedly it was fixed in 4s.
I can get just about any phone to lose signal by holding it. Antennas in all cell phones are prone to attenuation.
It has two antennas, one at the top glass window and one at the bottom. Regardless of how I hold it the signal does not change nor do my speedtest results.