iPhone 4 - Maior Design Flaw

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[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Two respondents have said that they’ve observed the same diminishing-signal problem with previous models of the iPhone.

Two people have reported that keeping the iPhone 4 in its protective “bumper” case eliminates the problem, probably because it is an electrical insulator and prevents the antenna band from contacting the conductive surface of the skin.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/i.../#ixzz0rs6g0cLw
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">Two respondents</span> have said that they’ve observed the same diminishing-signal problem with previous models of the iPhone.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Two people</span> have reported that keeping the iPhone 4 in its protective “bumper” case eliminates the problem, probably because it is an electrical insulator and prevents the antenna band from contacting the conductive surface of the skin.

Read More http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/i.../#ixzz0rs6g0cLw
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Two people out of forty in each case. I'd hardly call that a resounding vote of confidence!

[halfwaytree]

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From the linked article:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> perhaps it is all a sinister plot from Apple to sell more of those insulating rubber Bumper cases? </div></div>

At $30 a pop. Not bad!

[halfwaytree]

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Also from the linked article:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Is it possible that a problem like this would make it into the wild? You’d think that it would have been discovered in testing. On the other hand, maybe this is what caused Steve Jobs’ connection woes at the WWDC keynote where he demoed the new handset? </div></div>

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Notice near the end of the video where the connectivity problem returned even after Steve Jobs claimed they had found the reason.

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<span style="font-weight: bold">“Just avoid holding it in that way,” advised the most knowledgeable Apple expert on Earth.</span>



Apple CEO Steve Jobs was responding to an email from an early adopter of the iPhone 4, who was upset that his new phone lost reception if held in a certain way. Multiple reports confirm the signal strength issue is real and seems to be quite common.

The issue appears to be caused by the iPhone 4&amp;#8242;s redesigned antenna. In older iPhones the antenna is in the back of the phone, towards the bottom, but the iPhone 4 has replaced that with an antenna that wraps around the phone as part of the stainless steel band with two symmetrical slots on each side.

It certainly looks cool, but according to Spencer Webb of antenna-design firm AntennaSys, if the user covers those slots then antenna performance will decrease dramatically. “There is no way around this, it’s a design compromise that is forced by the requirements of the FCC, AT&amp;T, Apple’s marketing department and Apple’s industrial designers, to name a few,” blogged Mr. Webb on Thursday.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Apple sells a US$29 rubber “bumber” case that wraps around the edges, only covering the stainless steel band containing the antenna, which should technically solve the problem. But the existence of such a niche case caused Barb Dybwad of the social media blog Mashable to ask a very important question: Did Apple know about this issue in advance and choose to ignore it?</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mr. Jobs’ curt response to what could in fact be a very serious design flaw with the new device doesn’t answer that question. Though it does evoke memories or a classic ‘man-walks-into-doctors-office’ joke, presented below for reference purposes:</span>

<span style="color: #FF0000">Patient:</span> Doctor, I think there is something wrong with my arm.<span style="color: #000099">
Doctor:</span> What is the problem?
<span style="color: #FF0000">Patient:</span> It hurts when I move it like this <span style="font-style: italic">*moves arm in specific manner*</span>
<span style="color: #000099">Doctor:</span> Well then don’t move it like that.<span style="color: #FF0000">
Patient:</span> <span style="font-style: italic">*leaves room*
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His (presumably unintentional) reference could be considered funny.
Except that in the joke, the patient didn’t have to wait in line for hours and pay $199 before getting disappointed.

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I love my iPhone but it seems pretty clear that this new model is seriously flawed.

Apple must come better than dis man! They need to recall the phones and clear the shelves of them until the problem is resolved.

Imagine the ceo of the company telling the public that it is essentially <span style="font-weight: bold">their fault</span> that the phone nah work right because they are holding it the wrong way. (scratch head).

[Gen]

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my bro was still using his 3g and his contract is up so its on to this
model. says he is still getting it

i am digging the video chat feature though

[Xavier]

Apple Hiring iPhone Antenna Engineers

Seems Apple is hiring iPhone antenna engineers to address the flaw. See the story here.

[Gen]

Re: iPhone 4 - Maior Design Flaw

so far 1.6 mill sold

[Xavier]

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Them not getting my money...yet...I will let those millions be the testers and I will wait until the Kinks are worked out.

[Emperah]

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Nokia N8

[Gen]

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it's nice. the front and back must be glass so you need a hardy case and you need to not drop it picture/video is sharp. if you take a picture anywhere the gps location pops up on the map



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">my bro was still using his 3g and his contract is up so its on to this
model. says he is still getting it

i am digging the video chat feature though </div></div>

[Emperah]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">: if you take a picture anywhere the gps location pops up on the map </div></div>

Den de 3 black SUV surroun yuh

[halfwaytree]

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I'll hang onto my 3G for a couple more years.

By then the battery will probably be shot.