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Quote: Originally Posted by chillin Sorry, no other cell phones have ever dropped calls, so there's no videos of it. Think about it!! If messing with an antenna makes the available signal less than otherwise, you'd only need to be an area o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Again... Except that the iP4 has been shown to lose signal completely, aka drop a call or stop data transfer. Have these other phones demonstrated loss of data or dropped calls when gripped normally? Ho…
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I reviewed a sampling of the videos that someone linked to, none documents whether signal is actually lost, aka a call dropped or data transfer stops. Can someone link me to a video that documents that on a phone other than the iP4?
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Quote: Originally Posted by chronster BUT, if other phones are shown to do the same thing with a single finger, it's only fair to not judge this phone so harshly. Are there videos documenting that? I've seen the "watch the signal bar drop" vi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by zeasar yes, but take a closer look at the photo and you will see that there is no white parts on the thumb nail, which naturally would appear with a firm grip, though the side would get red. Just because I could be …
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Quote: Originally Posted by zeasar Im sorry but maybe Im an alien since my finger tips goes white if I grip anything hard. Apparently. Pinch a finger at the first joint. Blood pools and finger tip turns red. Similar effect if you grab the p…
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All of this is well and good, but unless the phone loses signal and drops calls, what's the point? Shouldn't that be the output documented by these videos?
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Quote: Originally Posted by zeasar I wouldn't call that a tight grip, since both the thumb and the middle finger shows a healthy blood flow in them. Which is what you would see with a tight grip. Try it. Finger tips and side of thumb will re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton Wrong. I don't see Australians complaining. I don't see Russians complaining. I don't see Chinese complaining. Just like the economy, size of territory is not a viable excuse. Why is Apple's "rollout market" …
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton I'm only on page 2. You guys got it completely backwards with the Infineon thing. Apple works with a number of carriers around the globe. Let's say 100 carriers, as an example. Of those 100 carriers, 99 of th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Let's split some hairs why don't we. SBC had recently changed its name to AT&T before the acquisition of BellSouth which is why I referred to them as SBC/AT&T. AT&T had attempted to change the name o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tawilson Well to be fair the products are still covered by the patents. The patents just happen to have expired, is all. No, they are not. An expired patent is no longer valid. The patent no longer applies and is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Icesnake If AT&T goes down, someone will buy their assets and it's almost certain the AT&T network will not be shut off. Someone will have to maintain all that stuff - and it's pretty unlikely you'll see the ne…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Icesnake Didn't someone whine about "form over function?" Yet we know that the antenna engineer who designed the iPhone 4's antenna told Management that it was going to be a problem long before the design went gold. An…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kaps The Wired article should make for some interesting questions during AT&T's earnings call on Thursday morning. What the article alluded to but didn't really explain was that a lot of the problems have to do wit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by BUSHMAN4 Not hard to believe story about ATT & APPLE albeit short on the inner details. ATT has made many mistakes over the years and should have seized the opportunity with APPLE as an exclusive partner to impr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone Well you have to remember that Apple originally signed a contract with Cingular. Once SBC/AT&T acquired Cingular, the contracts would have to be renegotiated. I addition I'm sure that both organizations have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by glui2001 I bet they will! Verizon's probably kicking themselves for all the lost billions they could've made if they jumped on board the first time Apple courted them. Verizon is probably thanking their lucky start…
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Quote: Originally Posted by chronster Which I have done for each of your bullshit comments. Maybe I really am crazy, and my perception of a rational position is wrong, in which case it's out of my control and I'll always be irrational. Eith…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse For one, the AnandTech testing. Oh good grief. "If I?m mindful of how I?m holding the phone it?s not an issue, and even most of the time if I?m not paying attention to it it?s not an issue. However the…