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My iPhone 4 signal issues are gone...
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I can easily drop my bars I even posted a video at one point. My SIMs metal portion is all the way under the metal side, should it be centered in the "window" normally? I can't make mine move at all so it's still under the frame where the SN is printed.
HOLLLLLYYYYY CRAP!
Someone give this guy a freaking medal. How could no one have though of this before?!
This is getting interesting. Glad some people were able to fix their issues. Hopefully, they stay fixed. If this works for you, please post to confirm. If anyone has video proof, that would be stellar. Thanks for sharing your experiences OP!
Just an FYI on my issues:
I've been having connection issues since the get-go. When i hold the phone, i don't ever use the death grip. But still i dropped almost every call that lasted more than 5 minutes.
Did a restore, got a bumper, no resolution. Went to the AT&T store and replaced the SIM. First call i made dropped, but i thick that was a coverage issue. The other person said my voice sounded like it was in a tunnel before it dropped and when i looked at the phone it had gone from 3G to edge in an area that is solid 3G. Since then, i have made 3 somewhat long calls and had no drops !
Fingers crossed that a replaced SIM is the solution.
BTW, my boss had his SIM fail on him while taking a picture on Day 1. Got it replaced and no problems after that. I wonder if some of this reception problem is a bad batch of SIM cards...
I've been having connection issues since the get-go. When i hold the phone, i don't ever use the death grip. But still i dropped almost every call that lasted more than 5 minutes.
Did a restore, got a bumper, no resolution. Went to the AT&T store and replaced the SIM. First call i made dropped, but i thick that was a coverage issue. The other person said my voice sounded like it was in a tunnel before it dropped and when i looked at the phone it had gone from 3G to edge in an area that is solid 3G. Since then, i have made 3 somewhat long calls and had no drops !
Fingers crossed that a replaced SIM is the solution.
BTW, my boss had his SIM fail on him while taking a picture on Day 1. Got it replaced and no problems after that. I wonder if some of this reception problem is a bad batch of SIM cards...
Well, the "bottom" of my SIM was touching the metal, since I don't see a way to reposition it, I taped off that part that was touching and re-insterted the sim.
My bars seem to still go down, but the 3G never goes away now and the call never drops! I am testing with google 411 (1800GOOG411) as I always do and the call stays and it is crystal clear!!
I don't care what the "bars" say the call doesn't drop!
I am going to try something other than "scotch tape" to cover that part with and see if that help any more than it is now.
THANKS FOR THIS!
My bars seem to still go down, but the 3G never goes away now and the call never drops! I am testing with google 411 (1800GOOG411) as I always do and the call stays and it is crystal clear!!
I don't care what the "bars" say the call doesn't drop!
I am going to try something other than "scotch tape" to cover that part with and see if that help any more than it is now.
THANKS FOR THIS!
I agree... lets get some videos and start a list on whos phones this worked for!
i removed a tiny, tiny piece of plastic that was sort of lifting or not letting the sim center. Sort of hard to explain without taking pictures prior to fixing.
Suggestion...if anyone can take pictures to document the issue and post an easy step by step diagnostic and fix I'm sure we can at least get an answer as to why this is helping some folks and not all.....
And 'they' want to do a software fix...lol
Been having weird SIM issues last few days but today was pretty harsh. Would get No SIM Inserted and a soft-reset/airplane mode reset things. Today I was getting this quite frequently and I started getting Invalid SIM as well. Went to AT&T store and the "answer" was a lot of data activity going on so wait to see if things get better. Really that was the answer. Even when I had full bars, data wasn't working. Calls went thru.
Anyways, I popped the SIM out and put it back in to see what happens. This reminds me of the SIM problem on the Treo's where eventually they sent out new trays. A workaround was to put a piece of paper cut to the size of the SIM between the tray and the SIM. Perhaps a fix like that is needed here?
Anyways, I popped the SIM out and put it back in to see what happens. This reminds me of the SIM problem on the Treo's where eventually they sent out new trays. A workaround was to put a piece of paper cut to the size of the SIM between the tray and the SIM. Perhaps a fix like that is needed here?
Been bitchin' about this issue since thursday AM. Wifi, 3g, all lost signals when I touched the band.
Girlfriend got her phone today, holding side by side, same way. My bars drop, my calls fail, hers don't (hers came from ATT, mine apple) Was ready to just return for a new one.
Long story short...just did this fix, and resat the SIM card in the tray.
Lo & Behold, it's not happening anymore. Seems to be a fix. I can't believe it's that easy, but thanks if it is!
Find out at work tomorrow where it really had issues....
Thats the other thing, my bars did start to eventually dip but never went lower than 2, and actually went back up.
I called 1800 my apple and squeezed my phone. Did it as i squeezed, did it with my hand already squeezing the phone, and did it without it squeezing the phone the calls do not drop anymore guys, I am serious. Screw the bars the signal doesnt go all the way down, and the calls don't drop. That's the main point.
I called 1800 my apple and squeezed my phone. Did it as i squeezed, did it with my hand already squeezing the phone, and did it without it squeezing the phone the calls do not drop anymore guys, I am serious. Screw the bars the signal doesnt go all the way down, and the calls don't drop. That's the main point.
It's truly remarkable to think that so many peoples' SIM cards could've been the problem. If this is really the source of the issue, the iPhone 4 could possibly have one of the most finicky SIM trays ever in a cell phone.