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My iPhone 4 signal issues are gone...
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I have ten minutes left. I'm unsure I can make the entire 20 minutes.
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I truly can't believe this worked!
The first time I tried this I partially ejected the SIM card, turned off the phone, and waited 15 minutes.
I reinserted the SIM after waiting, and then turned on the phone. I was able to make the phone drop down to no bars consistently using the death grip. Full bars to no bars every time I tried ( I did this about 15 times).
I then read the post about having to wait twenty minutes, and thought I would try again without waiting. This time I took the SIM all the way out, turned off the phone, and reposistioned it. After no wait, I reinserted the SIM and turned the phone back on. Now, I cannot get the signal to drop no matter how I hold it!
I keep trying to make them drop with the deathgrip and trying to cover all the seams. Nothing! Full bars and it won't budge. I even placed a call and tried to make it drop or get the bars to drop. Full bars still.
Amazing fix! Thanks OP!
You were able to reproduce the issue immediately before doing the fix?
I got it to work! Here are some pictures, I apologize for the poor quality.
EDIT: DO NOT DO THIS. My signal issues came back, information below is for reference ONLY!
First of all - Mine did not wiggle. - I HAD TO SLIGHTLY CUT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CONTACTS. It cuts very easily with scissors. Be careful you do not cut too much or the sim will not sit in the tray!
Before:
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After:
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I realize the pictures look similar. But there is a gap between the contacts and that is enough to fix it! No dropped calls, calls go instantly and no bars lost in any grip!
Better quality pictures coming.
EDIT: DO NOT DO THIS. My signal issues came back, information below is for reference ONLY!
First of all - Mine did not wiggle. - I HAD TO SLIGHTLY CUT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CONTACTS. It cuts very easily with scissors. Be careful you do not cut too much or the sim will not sit in the tray!
Before:
After:
I realize the pictures look similar. But there is a gap between the contacts and that is enough to fix it! No dropped calls, calls go instantly and no bars lost in any grip!
Better quality pictures coming.
Well, just like in Disney's Hercules, I still have a drop of power left.
Keep trying arn, many people here report it isn't a 1 shot thing anyways.
Im confused. If its touching the metal, how are you going to keep it from touching, like in arns pic? How is this pic supposed to look ideally (or normally)?
We need lots of pics!
I would love someone with the so called perfect phones to post a pix of their sim card position.
interesting thread...
someone send this thread to arn so he can put it on the front page. it needs more exposure.
i'm gonna submit it to engadget.
someone send this thread to arn so he can put it on the front page. it needs more exposure.
i'm gonna submit it to engadget.
ha!
I feel quite a bit of relief now that my phone is truly trouble free now.
I keep doing the full on grip and the bars stay at 5, calls are fine, 3g fine.. why isn't this on the front page ?!?!?!
ok, it worked for me. i never had a dropped call or had searching for signal but my bars would go down. i had done some speed tests before and when touched, it would go from 3 mbps to around 300-700 kbps or the test would just stop. now, no matter how i hold it, or for how long, i get a consistent 3 mbps.
Immediately. I was making the bars drop right before I repositioned the SIM.That is way I was so shocked. I have a bumper, so I wasn't really worrying about the signal dropping while holding it. I just had to try this though, and it still works. i am still trying to get the signal to drop.
Just by re inserting the simcard, the signal seems like it gets sorted out for a while. I just took out my simcard, reinserted back in without readjusting its position. I didnt have any signal loss no matter how I held my phone. but after about 5 min, its back to the same issue. (I don't completely lose my signal but the bars drop to 1 to 2 bars)
Are people really this desperate for a solution?
This can't be the primary problem. Maybe the OP had another problem which was fixed by taking the SIM out. But its not reasonable to think this is the primary reception problem people are having. SIM cards are not part of the RF reception path. Its a digital card which provides information to the phone about your account and the providers network. Not analog, no RF.
This can't be the primary problem. Maybe the OP had another problem which was fixed by taking the SIM out. But its not reasonable to think this is the primary reception problem people are having. SIM cards are not part of the RF reception path. Its a digital card which provides information to the phone about your account and the providers network. Not analog, no RF.
I'm just confused why all of a sudden I can't reproduce the issue. I'm not discrediting this solution--it just seems odd.
I'm starting to wonder that myself - it could all make some level of sense if there's supposed to be a non-conductive coating of some kind applied to all the parts external on the phone or that potentially could come into contact with skin or even a potential shorting situation.
Oh it just rolls on...