thanks to the people who have no life other than standing in a line for iphone - apple has become arrogant. like i said apple can sell brick for 500$ .. they just did. iphone is a brick. why are people still lining up .. they dont know the news maybe because they are obviously insane , i pity them.
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One Possible iPhone 4 Antenna Fix With Mixed Results
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Well,
I just did it .....
And now I'm totally GAY ! ! !
What now ?
Oh, My new iPhone is still acting Up
I just did it .....
And now I'm totally GAY ! ! !
What now ?
Oh, My new iPhone is still acting Up
damn I must have a magic brick that can make phone calls and record hd movies.
-Sent from my magic brick.
You are Sooo Right Champ !
Hey, whats your eMail Address ?
We should Chat
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Where is this happening ?
Have this happened in UK or only in US ? This might be a important question ?
Have this happened in UK or only in US ? This might be a important question ?
If I remember correctly, The UK sim cards look different. Sure they are Micro sim cards, but the contacts don't touch the sim tray.
I may be wrong.
I don't really understand. Everyone is talking about how their reception is acting up on the iPhone 4 and how they have no bars but I have the complete opposite problem. I almost always have 5 bars and can receive and make calls fine but my 3G is ridiculously slow and sometimes doesn't even load things at all even though it says that my reception is fine. I went to Apple and they said they could order a refurbished phone for me to swap with but I really don't think it's the phone because sometimes the 3G runs how its supposed to so I can't see it being a hardware problem or it would never run quickly. Of course when I went into the store it was one of the rare occasions when it actually loads how it should so they looked at me like I was crazy but as soon as I was driving away from the store it started acting up again. I really don't want to swap my 6 day old phone for a refurbished one if I'm going to get the new one and it's going to do the same exact thing. Anyone else having the same problem?
You are wrong. The SIM contacts do touch the tray. O2 ones at least. I haven't got any tape in the house but Ill give this a go later.
Until this "reception issue" actually affects my call quality (and I doubt it will), then I have no need to try this.
And while I dislike that Apple's official solution has been to hold the phone another way... I have gotten used to holding it very comfortably with my right hand. And, for whatever reason, holding the phone in my right hand causes me to grip more of the glass than the stainless steel, so the bars don't drop at all in the first place.
And while I dislike that Apple's official solution has been to hold the phone another way... I have gotten used to holding it very comfortably with my right hand. And, for whatever reason, holding the phone in my right hand causes me to grip more of the glass than the stainless steel, so the bars don't drop at all in the first place.
tried scotch tape, didnt work.. I even place scotch tape over the gap and the bars would drop from 5 to nothing. Is this material conductive?
This is known as wildly grasping at straws.
MR will apparently put any harebrained idea on the front page if it has to do with iPhone 4 signal reception.
Why is it so hard to accept that this is an antenna issue?
People should either return their phone or put a case or skin on it.
(Actually, I think everyone should have a skin or case on their phone anyway.)
MR will apparently put any harebrained idea on the front page if it has to do with iPhone 4 signal reception.
Why is it so hard to accept that this is an antenna issue?
People should either return their phone or put a case or skin on it.
(Actually, I think everyone should have a skin or case on their phone anyway.)
No you don't. You either believe you do*, OR you have gotten better at death-gripping the phone.
*Common psychological symptom that happens in medical trials as well. Placebo effect.
Alright guys, this is getting out of hand.
Last night, I had to make a tech support call for my cable. I was on hold for the first 5 minutes of course. As I was listening to the waiting music on speakerphone, I noticed that my bars said NO SERVICE.
It stayed like that for the whole call, until my proximity sensor messed up and my ear hit the mute button. The mute button would not turn off, no matter how many times I pushed it, so the guy eventually gave up on me and hung up.
Anyway, I can get Speed Test to completely fail by holding the phone in my left hand normally, but this was the first time I've experienced a perfect call while the bars show NO SERVICE. I had a case on, so I was not connecting the antennas on the frame.
Anyone else seen this? Or have any ideas?
Last night, I had to make a tech support call for my cable. I was on hold for the first 5 minutes of course. As I was listening to the waiting music on speakerphone, I noticed that my bars said NO SERVICE.
It stayed like that for the whole call, until my proximity sensor messed up and my ear hit the mute button. The mute button would not turn off, no matter how many times I pushed it, so the guy eventually gave up on me and hung up.
Anyway, I can get Speed Test to completely fail by holding the phone in my left hand normally, but this was the first time I've experienced a perfect call while the bars show NO SERVICE. I had a case on, so I was not connecting the antennas on the frame.
Anyone else seen this? Or have any ideas?
BTW I just tried this fix and it doesn't work.
I still go from full bars to 2 in about 20 seconds, and a 3G speed test ping fails before it even starts.
EDIT: I just tried another speed test and got .09 MB download (upload failed) while still showing 3 bars. Even if this help the bars, we're still losing 95%+ of download data speed.
2nd EDIT: Now, I tried a test just placing the phone on my bed, and the 3G keeps switching with EDGE every 15 seconds or so, like ATT is throttling me or something. WTF is with this phone?
I still go from full bars to 2 in about 20 seconds, and a 3G speed test ping fails before it even starts.
EDIT: I just tried another speed test and got .09 MB download (upload failed) while still showing 3 bars. Even if this help the bars, we're still losing 95%+ of download data speed.
2nd EDIT: Now, I tried a test just placing the phone on my bed, and the 3G keeps switching with EDGE every 15 seconds or so, like ATT is throttling me or something. WTF is with this phone?
these contacts are C1 and C5 and these are power (c1) and ground (c5). I really doubt it that these will have an effect on the signal as a short cut between those two are more likely to kill all communication with the SIM.
The only thing I can come up with is that it might be is that there is a tiny, tiny bit of current flowing over the sim-tray, just ever so slight and that it may build up and somehow interfere with the ground of the signal.
In that case it would make sense to remove the tray for a minute orso and have a better working phone, until it builds up enough current.
But, my SIM is cut from a 2FF and the contacts (c1 and c5) are positively NOT touching the sim tray, but I can still degrade the call quality by touching the black strip.
OTOH, my sim touches the tray at C4 and C8, but those are not in much use AFAIK
The only thing I can come up with is that it might be is that there is a tiny, tiny bit of current flowing over the sim-tray, just ever so slight and that it may build up and somehow interfere with the ground of the signal.
In that case it would make sense to remove the tray for a minute orso and have a better working phone, until it builds up enough current.
But, my SIM is cut from a 2FF and the contacts (c1 and c5) are positively NOT touching the sim tray, but I can still degrade the call quality by touching the black strip.
OTOH, my sim touches the tray at C4 and C8, but those are not in much use AFAIK