DS Forums

 
 

Why are people so desperate to get hold of the iphone 4 immediately?


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 05-07-2010, 23:49
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
Because you were obviously in an area with a signal strength strong enough to not notice the high attenuation caused by bridging the gap, given the wide range used by the 5th bar of the display.

[I assume you have read the AnandTech review, given that you have referred to it in an earlier post in this thread?]

If you had been in an area where the signal strength was at the bottom end of the range for 5 bars, you would have seen a difference.
Yes I have read it but that's not what I mean.

I get about 4 bars in my home and when I touch the bottom left it goes to 1 bar but phone calls and 3G dat is still fine.

I then got electrical tape and covered the bottom left. After this I still get 4 bars and when I touch the bottom left I still drop to 1 bar. The electrical tape make no difference.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 05-07-2010, 23:49
Matt D
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 13,064
Where are these one bar signal areas anyway?
What do you mean?

No network has full "5 bar" coverage of the entire UK.
Matt D is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2010, 23:49
horns
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,597
What do you mean?

No network has full "5 bar" coverage of the entire UK.
Presumably if Apple launched one it would.
horns is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2010, 23:55
moox
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 14,640
Presumably if Apple launched one it would.
And they'd give everyone FREE phones. Their phones would be freely available, too.
moox is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2010, 23:55
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
Also even though covering the bottom left reduces the signal by 20db in my tests it doesn't lead to more calls dropping as the iPhone 4 antenna is alot more sensitive than most phones and works very well with alot of noise, in fact areas where I got dropped calls on any phone didnt drip with the iPhone 4 as it seems to hold 1 bar very well.

If I found the iPhone 4 worse I would take it back and just use my old phone and save money but in my tests that hasn't been the case.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-07-2010, 23:59
Soundburst
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,850
Hang on a minute.

You mean to tell me the people who apparently suffer these drop outs that aren't happening to the majority are those who start off with one bar in the first place and then cover their antenna?

Oh god it's even more of a non issue than I thought.
Soundburst is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:02
horns
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 15,597
I get about 4 bars in my home and when I touch the bottom left it goes to 1 bar but phone calls and 3G dat is still fine.
So you're only planning to use it in your home?
horns is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:05
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
Hang on a minute.

You mean to tell me the people who apparently suffer these drop outs that aren't happening to the majority are those who start off with one bar in the first place and then cover their antenna?

Oh god it's even more of a non issue than I thought.
Very much so, I get 4 bars (5 on a good day) and no matter how hard I grip the phone I can't get a call to drop. I does go to one bar but no evident loss in voice quality.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:06
John_Elway
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: I live in the woods
Posts: 5,061
People seem to be constantly queuing in long queues outside mobiel phone shops to get hold of these phones. Not quite sure why people are so desperate to get one that they will queue for hours. The iPhone 4 isn't a massive step up from the 3GS, unless you count the screen, which admittedly does seem a lot better. Surely 3GS owners especially can't be that desperate to upgrade that they will queue for hours and hours?
Because they've bought into the hype/marketing and the others were paid to be there and start whooping.
John_Elway is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:07
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
So you're only planning to use it in your home?
I did say in areas where I used to get dropped calls on other phones I tested it and it didn't drop. Granted it could have been luck but it definitely doesn't drop more calls than any other phone, it's atleast on oar even though it displays less bars.

There is definitely a display issue with the signal because the iPhone gets more noise causing it to show 1 bar but because it works better than other phones with a low signal it evens it's self out.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:09
Soundburst
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,850
The iPhone antenna is so much better than the old it's actually boosting your signal in the first place so the chances of getting one bar are minimal unless you are trapped in a dinghy after a camping trip has gone wrong in the wilderness.

The way some posters were getting on I thought you dropped calls galore even when in town etc. Laughable the fuss some have tried to cause!
Soundburst is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:13
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
The way some posters were getting on I thought you dropped calls galore even when in town etc. Laughable the fuss some have tres to cause!
Yeah I have to agree, I have been using the phone alot when out and about and it's certainly no worse than any mobile. The vast majority of people complaining don't even own an iPhone 4 so I fail to see how they can comment on calls getting dropped.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:15
Soundburst
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,850
Yeah I know. It's pathetic. Anyway it's not worth any more of my time as it really is a massive non-issue so that's the end of it as far as I'm concerned.

I'll leave people who don't have the phone / haven't even experienced a dropped call to revel in faux-outrage
Soundburst is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:17
psionic
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Crystal Palace TX
Posts: 19,702
Very much so, I get 4 bars (5 on a good day) and no matter how hard I grip the phone I can't get a call to drop. I does go to one bar but no evident loss in voice quality.
It varies depending where you are. I see a drop from 5 to 3 bars both at home and work with a death grip. But both are strong signal areas.
psionic is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:21
psionic
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Crystal Palace TX
Posts: 19,702
....I then got electrical tape and covered the bottom left. After this I still get 4 bars and when I touch the bottom left I still drop to 1 bar. The electrical tape make no difference.
Have you tried with a case? I see no drop at all in a rubber case.
psionic is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:32
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
Have you tried with a case? I see no drop at all in a rubber case.
I haven't, I wanted a apple bumper even before I knew about the issue but £30 seems expensive to me for what it is.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:47
psionic
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Crystal Palace TX
Posts: 19,702
I haven't, I wanted a apple bumper even before I knew about the issue but £30 seems expensive to me for what it is.
The bumpers are way over-priced I agree. Still there are loads of cheap alternatives on Ebay for just a few quid. TBH I think it's safer to cover the back of the phone too. I've already dropped my phone once on the pavement - I was glad I had a case so no harm done.
psionic is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 00:52
Gormond
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 15,714
The bumpers are way over-priced I agree. Still there are loads of cheap alternatives on Ebay for just a few quid. TBH I think it's safer to cover the back of the phone too. I've already dropped my phone once on the pavement - I was glad I had a case so no harm done.
Yeah even though it's the meant to use the same glass that planes use I imagine it would still shatter. The bumper apparently raise the back and front a bit to give it some protection.
Gormond is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 09:05
ohirome
Inactive Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 2,673
Maybe not for everyone but I personally havent had any dropped calls - yeah the bars drop but everything still works as it did before. Tbh, my HTC Hero only displayed 2-3 bars max so this is no different.
ohirome is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-07-2010, 18:41
pi r squared
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 4,185
Maybe not for everyone but I personally havent had any dropped calls - yeah the bars drop but everything still works as it did before. Tbh, my HTC Hero only displayed 2-3 bars max so this is no different.
Comparing bars between one phone and another is fruitless. There is no "standard" of bar display and one phone showing three bars, even if it's three bars out of five, and being compared to another phone showing two bars also out of five doesn't mean that the first phone has more signal, or better reception, or is better in any way. They have different gradings.
pi r squared is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 12:57.