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Experts Explain iPhone 4 Antenna Problem
CWmike writes "Reports of call and data signal strength problems in the new iPhone 4 have a basis in fact, a hardware expert said Thursday. Later in the day, Apple acknowledged that holding the iPhone 4 may result in a diminished signal that could make it difficult to make and maintain calls or retain a data connection. 'Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone,' Apple said in a statement issued to several media outlets, including PC Magazine, which had run tests earlier Thursday. 'If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.' Scores of new iPhone owners confirmed the reception problem in a string of more than 360 messages posted to a thread on Apple's iPhone 4 support forum."
A blog post from an antenna design company explains that the reception problems are probably the direct result of phone design adapting to FCC requirements.
> Google kicked Apple and the iPhone into 3rd place in sales
Apple fanboys have been lying about the iPhone being the leading cellphone when it was in second place in sales by coming up with their own made up definition. Now that Apple has been left behind Android in sales I can't imagine the Apple fanboys won't continue to do the exact same thing and continue to try to claim the iPhone is still the leading cellphone.
The Nigger Phone Holder! Watch as brain dead monkey sub humans attempt to utilize the white mans technology! Its laughs and fun for the whole family! Kill all the niggers!
Because every single other phone has an internal antenna that sucks and loses reception for different reasons.
-dZ.
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