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Ifti

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Iphone 4 antennas
« on: June 25, 2010, 02:38:25 pm »
Anyone having the iphone 4 antenna/reception issues when holding the phone and bridging the gap between antennas on the lower left corner of the handset?

Also what's wifi performance like? I hear wifi is worse then 3Gs?
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2010, 02:39:59 pm »
Some interesting stories surfacing already about issues with reception when holding the phone. Cost of being an early adopter, I'll certainly be waiting a while..
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2010, 02:40:38 pm »
You can noticably see the bars move down from full to a couple...I havent manged to cut anyone off though.

I have heard that this can be similarly noticed in other phones ...but tbh I am not sure.

Simple answer, hold it differently or stick a rubber band round it...or to line Steve Jobs pockets some more...just buy a bumper.
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2010, 02:41:12 pm »
mine stupid fast on wifi and on 3g and mines been perfect
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2010, 02:48:10 pm »
Wifi is perfect on mine, i do notice the bar dropping when in the house and holding in certain ways, but outside the house its full bars, i dare say that when it drops it still only drops to what the 3gs was when i used it in same area
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2010, 02:49:42 pm »
Interesting coverage on reported issues here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2010, 03:13:20 pm »
Quote from: DomT on June 25, 2010, 02:49:42 pm
Interesting coverage on reported issues here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm

LOL, very poor from Apple
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2010, 03:19:45 pm »
I haven't had any issues with mine at all  :happy2:
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2010, 03:55:16 pm »
No issues with mine, tbh 3g reception is awesome, phone is noticable faster than my old 3g.

No probs with wifi either been very very good!!!
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2010, 04:06:23 pm »
Nice story from BBC News. It seems that you have to 'hold the iphone a certain way'. :stupid:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2010, 04:11:30 pm »
Hmmm.....Im tempted to hold off for a while longer and stick with my 3Gs for now.....well until I see the white version!
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2010, 04:20:56 pm »
Quote from: LouCyffer on June 25, 2010, 04:06:23 pm
Nice story from BBC News. It seems that you have to 'hold the iphone a certain way'. :stupid:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8761240.stm

im seeing double  :laugh:
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2010, 04:21:05 pm »
Apparently it may now be an iOS4 issue as someone has posted a video on YouTube of a 3GS doing the same thing :confused:

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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2010, 04:21:55 pm »
D'oh, guilty.

After the latest software update (4.0) I see no reason to part with the 3GS
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Re: Iphone 4 antennas
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2010, 04:22:47 pm »
Yeah but at least the 3G has the antenna in a better location!
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