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Why are people so desperate to get hold of the iphone 4 immediately? |
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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. 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. |
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Where are these one bar signal areas anyway?
No network has full "5 bar" coverage of the entire UK. |
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What do you mean?
No network has full "5 bar" coverage of the entire UK. |
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Presumably if Apple launched one it would.
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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?
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So you're only planning to use it in your home?
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. |
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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! |
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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!
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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
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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.
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....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.
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Have you tried with a case? I see no drop at all in a rubber case.
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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.
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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.
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Has it!!
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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.
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