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On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:11:44 -0700, in
<o3ep36h0p80msjrgp2fs311at59hiu27he@4ax.com>, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:54:04 -0700, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <98L_n.737$o27.20@newsfe08.iad>, John Slade
>><hhitman86@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>
>>>       Yea it's clear from Youtube videos and tests like the one 
>>> from CR that the iPhone 4 has a hardware problem when it comes 
>>> to the antenna.
>>
>>touch any phone's antenna, watch what happens.
>
>Did you actually try it?  I did with several phones that have
>projecting antennas.  LG VX8000, VX8100, and VX8300 on Verizon
>(900MHz).  Also, Motorola RAZR V3m.  I can wrap my hand around the
>antenna and get maybe a -4dB drop (about 1 bar).  A 1900Mhz PCS phone
>will probably have a larger drop.
>
>Might as well try it right now....  Going into field test mode, and
>making a call.  Rx power = -75dBm.  Wrap my hand around the antenna,
>and it drops to -78dBm (average).  Not much but enough to drop a call
>if I'm in a marginal area.  Now, compare that to the iPhone 4 drop of
>about 30dB.
>
>Try it:
><www.wpsantennas.com/pdf/testmode/FieldTestModes.pdf>

T-Mobile myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack (aka HTC Magic, Android 1.6)
No case. Signal strength unaffected by holding it in any
way I can think of.

-- 
John

"Assumption is the mother of all screw ups."
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