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In article <sO%_n.24533$Zi.23243@newsfe14.iad>, John Slade
<hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote:

> >>        Apple claimed that there was no hardware issue with the
> >> iPhone's antenna.
> >
> > apple said the iphone 4 has the best reception of any phone, something
> > that anandtech confirmed.
> 
>           I don't know if this is true or not but it doesn't 
> have that great reception if the person holds  it without duct 
> tape, a case or some other device.

if you don't know if it's true, how do you know it has poor reception,
especially over someone who *does* use it?

> > apple also said there are problems with the
> > firmware and they're working on fixing it.
> 
>      Apple claimed it was a problem with the software that gave 
> incorrect readings on the signal strength meter. They put out a 
> patch and claimed that was the real problem behind the problem. 

they did say it was a software problem, however, they have *not* put
out any patch yet. they're working on a solution.

> However many people have implemented the patch and still have 
> the problem. There are videos on the Internet confirming this. 

really? what videos confirm people have installed a nonexistent patch?

> The antenna is in a bad place, plain and simple.

where else would you put it?

> > however, everyone is suddenly an rf engineer and thinks they have all
> > the answers, even when apple themselves haven't completely figured it
> > out.
> 
>      There is nothing to figure out.

yes there is.

>  The antenna is in a bad 
> place. It's around the edge right where people hold it. 

as opposed to on the bottom, where people hold it? 

<http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/08/04/nokia-e71-2-reception-issues-
mmm/>

  If you�re suffering from reception issues with the E71, try this�
  first, completely cover the bottom back plastic piece with your hand,
  and check out the number of bars you have. Then, grab the phone just
  at the very top by the ear piece, and hold it for a couple seconds.
  Did your reception just skyrocket? Yeah, ours too.

nokia, sanyo and samsung have warnings how to hold their phones
properly, probably other brands too.

> This allows me to figure out a couple of things. Apple rushed the 
> iPhone 4 to market without proper testing. They rushed it to 
> market to keep up with companies who are putting out phones that 
> are more advanced than the iPhone. Apple didn't want to fall 
> behind.

nonsense. 

> > in short, there are a lot of variables that can affect reception,
> > antenna placement being just one.
> 
>       Exactly, Apple put it in the wrong place.

read it again. antenna placement is *one* factor, not the *only* factor.