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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder Seriously, they couldn't wait a few days to see if the software update fixes the problem? That's a lot of wasted effort if 4.0.1 makes it go away. Why are we waiting for 4.0.1 ? Apple says there is no…
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Quote: Originally Posted by esummers If you have some strange body chemistry that is causing the issues, I heard Apple will give you a free bumper There seems to be a lot of people that have this strange body chemistry
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Quote: Originally Posted by Jerseymac So long as you are complaining. Admitting you have a problem is the first step to getting better. Maybe Apple should take your advice and finally admit there is a problem with their iPhone 4
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Quote: Originally Posted by geekdad That is just MY assessment. Nothing official. When I went to the Apple store and spoke to the store manager. I asked him about it and he would not give me an answer...but I asked him would you say about 1% of t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by geekdad But I am going to replace my phone because only about 1% of the people with the new 4G are having (or reporting) the signal loss issue. . Where did you get the stat that it is only affecting 1% ? I truly be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by geekdad I agree...the problem is Apple is denying the whole issue. If I hold the phone like Steve did in his keynote presentation then I get "No Service" within 30 seconds. But he should not tell everyone "your hold…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Katonah Pardon me for being dumb, but couldn't Apple just give out a new iphone 4 to people with defective iphone 4's? If so, what is the lawsuit about? Pain and suffering? Apple could very well do this, …
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An informative article explaining the differences between attenuation and detuning. The issue with the iPhone 4 is detuning due to the flawed design of holding it and shorting out two antennas. A first for a cell phone. http://www.antennasys.com…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta That's nice. So change 'death grip' to 'magical delicate touch at the joint'. Now, please answer my question: "What is the percentage of dropped calls when holding the phone in the 'death grip' and what is …
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta Here's a question for you: What is the percentage of dropped calls when holding the phone in the 'death grip' and what is the percentage of dropped calls when holding the phone away from the antennae? Un…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta There are several problems with your analysis with the 'dropping bars' problem. The main one is that Apple told Mossberg that the 'dropping bars' problem was a software problem and would be fixed. So much for …
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Quote: Originally Posted by thompr Are you really that much against getting a bumper, which serves to also protect the phone in case of a drop? (The bumper even does come up a bit above the edge, making it likely that the rubber will hit the gro…
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AT&T uses two frequency bands (850 & 1900). My theory is that the iPhone 4 antenna issue is only affecting one of these bands. This would explain why some users are not experiencing the issue. Their service area is probably using the freq…
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AT&T uses two frequency bands (850 & 1900). My theory is that the iPhone 4 antenna issue is only affecting one of these bands. This would explain why some users are not experiencing the issue. Their service area is probably using the unaf…
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Quote: Originally Posted by markb Tried to reproduce this on my wifes new iPhone. Haven't seen any degradation in signal quality or download speed no matter how I hold it. Even tried moistening my hand and repeating. Maybe it is a very weak eff…
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Quote: Originally Posted by justflybob So purchase a friggin' Bumper and "problem" solved! Seriously.... how did some of you manage to get this far in life? Some people don't want a bumper on their phone. And, more importantly, you shouldn…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism "However, the review unit given to the tech blog before the release of the iPhone 4 did not experience any of these issues, suggesting it does not apply to all handsets." Let's see what irrational argument…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism From what I?ve read Verizon will only use LTE for data with CDMA for voice. The CDMA voice codec is good and low power so this makes sense. GSM voice codec pales in comparison. Technically LTE is all IP-based…
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Quote: Originally Posted by krabbelen I think it has been hashed and rehashed: ATT on the other hand has most of their UTMS network at a so-called "2 or 2.5G" level of UTMS. Oh, no! What to do! ... ... UMTS 2.5G / Edge / whatever, has a ban…