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LOL the reception issue was my first concern and I posted it in y iphone 4 thread just makes sense!
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and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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So...what do you make of that? Is that "normal"? And why were the comments disabled for that video? A bunch of Android dorks acting the role or something?
But seriously, is this some weird flaw or oversight. Or is that common to all phones? I don't know, I'm asking... FWIW, I just did it to my iPhone and got the same results (but I never lost service...it just dropped from five bars down to 1-2). And when I set it back down on my desk, it went back up to three (but hasn't reached five). Interesting. |
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Engadget's Joshua Topolsky -- you know, a professional reviewer, instead of a guy on YouTube -- claimed he saw a reduction in dropped calls, in real world usage, compared to previous iPhones. I wouldn't worry about it. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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M AH - ch ain saw
Join Date: May 2004
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I don't think most people cradle the phone in their hand, most hold it by the bottom, leave it exposed. |
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Anyone having the reception disaster that's gaining major steam on MacRumors forums?
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...=947585&page=6 |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Is this reception issue causing problems with the iPhones purchased by ya'll Novians?
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Hope something gets figured out quick. The whole iPhone/AT&T thing is already a favorite target...if this is a legit issue and word gets out, it'll be ugly. That's assuming the calls are dropped/unable to be made (but if it's "searching" for a signal, then yeah...that's no good). I guess all their employees were hanging out at bars, drinking beer, instead of performing hardcore field testing. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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The folks at MacRumors are going crazy about the issue, saying that it's actually dropping calls...
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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I'm having better reception in places I didn't as I went around town this afternoon. I can't comment on dropped calls, because I haven't had any.
"What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds." - Steve Jobs |
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I can't wrap my head around the way they're holding the phone when they're trying to reproduce the issue. It's like they're playing Twister or something. "You can't touch every surface of the iPhone simultaneously and make a call! Ive sucks this is form over function rah rah." I haven't heard a reliable report of the antennae design causing problems in the real world. I guess most people just don't hold their phone like that, when they call...? and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Regarding the reception thing - this might be a real issue. We have good AT&T coverage in Vegas, and I have 5 bars all the time. But with iPhone 4, if I hold it in my hand the same way I held my 3GS, I can literally watch the bars drop from 5 to zero. When I put it down on the desk, they come back up.
I have kind of large hands, and what's happening is that in order for me to hold the phone so it's secure and not falling out of my hand, my pinky is covering one of the "antenna bands", and the band on the other side is up against the meat of my palm, below the base of my thumb. Apparently this is enough to almost completely block the signal. Or it's just the indicator going down without any signal actually being disrupted, like Apple claims, but I don't buy that. I don't know how this will work in real situations like talking on the phone, so I'll have to wait and see on that one. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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I'm not going to blow this off just yet. But I have a hard time believing this wasn't caught in the testing/prototype stage. So if it is a software issue related to the bar display/animation, why wasn't this fixed sooner and included in 4.0? Or already on the new iPhones? If Mossberg brings it up, and makes it sound like Apple knows about it, that's not a bunch of people making it up. And you know what? Yeah, I don't manhandle my phone or grip it in some overbearing way. But I also shouldn't have to think about where my fingers are when I pick the damn thing up to answer or make a call, you know? I don't with my current iPhone. I just grab it and use it. If the "solution" to this winds up being some four-step "place your thumb here..." instructions from Apple, guess what? I'll "upgrade" to a refurb 3Gs from AT&T for $99 rather than sink twice that (or more) into something that you can't really use. But that's assuming it's a real problem, and that Apple isn't quick with a fix. |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
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I think. I hope. At least that's what I took from the WWDC keynote and all the subsequent articles and reviews... If it is those little three black areas, then we're screwed. |
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FWIW, my original iPhone and my 3GS both do that thing when you hold it in your hand, but I've not had real reception problems, and the 3GS is much better than my original iPhone but does this trick much more, especially when you cradle the bottom of the phone. Methinks this is going to get blown out of proportion.
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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I wouldn't worry about the reception bar thing as much as the outright dropped calls and "searching". That could get annoying...especially if, like I'm hearing a lot, people who had solid, reliable phone usage with the 3Gs and earlier models.
I don't think a bunch of people are griping about "lower reception bars" as much as the phone not working, or staying connected. That's kind of a major point for a phone. If it's happening to people, it's happening. And if it's worse than the iPhone they just upgraded from...yeah, that really kinda sucks. I wouldn't blame them for being a little frustrated and concerned. |
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But, yeah...there are people waiting to pounce, I'm sure. This time tomorrow night, Apple might have a small black eye. Just depends on how the next 24 hours go (because a lot more people will be getting their iPhones tomorrow and so I think we'll have a much bigger base to draw from on this stuff. If it doesn't progress beyond what it currently is, then it's just some weird network thing or maybe some random flawed models. But if this is the only thing being talked about tomorrow evening...yikes. Apple will get a small taste of how Microsoft must feel, every time they try to launch something and have it take a public poop right on their shoe. I'll say this...if it is a touching or grounding issue and those rubber/plastic bumpers prevent it, the least Apple could do is give one away - white or black, depending on your phone - with every purchase. If you want one of the colors, you can buy one. But nobody should have to pay $29 so their phone will work right (if that's kinda what's going on here). Last edited by psmith2.0 : 2010-06-23 at 19:17. |
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"Tonight, a CNN Special Report -- Phone in Peril. With an hour of me, Anderson Cooper, in hurricane-force winds, which may press my shirt to my chest in an attractive fashion. This is CNN." and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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On the signal loss thing, the guys at Gizmodo might have had their other hand earthed out to a ground plane or something! Wouldn't put it past them!
But Apple coming up with their Bumpers all of a sudden does tend to suggest that they knew about this issue. Be it a major issue, or a non-issue. Expect a glib email from Steve Jobs, replying to a rabid fanboy, saying... "Well buy a Bumper then. Educate yourself about radio signals dude. Steve. Sent from my iPhone4 with a Bumper." ... any minute now. 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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Apparently I call the cops when I see people litter. |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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This is gonna suck if this is a true, legit issue. Jeez-louise, Apple...you couldn't catch this?
Or were they so hell-bent on having a "glass wrapped in metal"/old Leica look that they pushed ahead with a less-than-sound design? I surely hope that's not the case. Friggin' bumpers...kinda makes you wonder, huh? "Hoooooly crap...we did something a little dumb, but we've already manufactured gazillions. Quick, come up with an accessory that we can sell that might cancel this out!" If this is the case, they deserve any and all black eyes they get. I won't even defend them. |
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Be interesting to see if anyone has tested this during a call. I mean, and this is pure speculation on my part (i.e. I have no idea what I am talking about), but what if during a call the iPhone lowers the power on the other radios, and visa versa - to reduce the effect of signals on each other?
Oh, what have I said now! People are gonna start complaining that WiFi drops out during calls..... 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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The disheartening thing is even if you think the reception bar story doesn't mean much, there are growing numbers of users with splotches or yellowish lines across their otherwise gorgeous Retina Displays. That's not subjective, or "normal" or due to the way their holding/using the phone.
What happens to them? Returns/exchanges? When? It'll take everything they have to just cover all those initial orders in the coming days. |
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M AH - ch ain saw
Join Date: May 2004
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I'm definitely experiencing the "signal bars/strength" phenomenon. No idea if it affects calls yet.
And 5GHz WiFi doesn't seem to be showing up. Edit: that's probably because it doesn't support 5GHz, duh! Just 2.4GHz N wireless. User formally known as Sh0eWax |
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Man, these reception issues are NOT good. It has definitely scared me off, I was prepared to go and buy one today but this is really bad. It definitely seems like a hardware issue and its clear it has a very negative impact on calls and internet speed.
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