so one of the big things i was looking forward to with the iphone 4 was the improved antenna performance. Now while I havent placed a call with it yet, i can already tell I get the same, if not worse reception compared to my 3g. Where i used to get full bars laying on my desk and about 2 while holding it, the iphone 4 is now about 3 bars laying on desk and usually just 1 bar while holding it, sometimes slipping into "searching" I had held off on a microcell until I tested this, but it looks like Ill be purchasing one now. Anyone else in a marginal coverage area getting the same feelings? Btw this is not an AT&T slam considering they are the only provider that gets service in my home.
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No so sure about improved reception
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I don't pay too much attention to the bars, since the "bars" always lied on the old iPhones. Sorry, but if I have -100db then I should show 4 bars.
But, yeah, this dropping service altogether thing is troubling. I'm afraid it's the phone now.
But, yeah, this dropping service altogether thing is troubling. I'm afraid it's the phone now.
What a huge mother****ing letdown. Every review I read, including Uncle Walt Fanboy says they get fewer dropped calls, but they also get worse reception, often times getting NO SERVICE messages where they never used to before. That's just unacceptable, and unfortunately what it means for people like me is that I'm in for two more years of garbage phone service.
I was sorta thinking the same thing.
My 3G falls back on Edge a lot while loading a page on Safari. I was thinking the new iPhone would have addressed that. It would seem 4.0 is in dire need of an update, already.
Great.
I have a bad feeling this thread is going to be stickied once more people activate. I'm pretty sure it's a software issue, at least. Apple should fix it within the next 4 months.
I have a bad feeling this thread is going to be stickied once more people activate. I'm pretty sure it's a software issue, at least. Apple should fix it within the next 4 months.
According to Walt, Apple claims the bar representation is a bug. In other words, when you see 2 bars, it should be 3 or 4 I guess. But what's not a bug is the dropped connectivity completely. That's the phone. And that's hardware/software combined. Hopefully something can be done.
But the constant NO SERVICE message is a good representation of your connection...you dont have one.
I know its just the area I live in that gets marginal service, my bock to be exact,if i go a mile in any direction i get solid 5 bars 3g, i just hoped the 4 would handle marginal service better, after all we dont all live in uber covered metro areas. Anyhow i would imagine 4's getting nothing where their predecessors got some service would certainly be a bug, hopefully itll correct this.
Oh, then I agree. I've seen my 3G go to 5 bars somewhere like -90 to -100 and that's stupid. -80db or so should be 5 bars.
