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In article <qEL_n.10358$wm1.6901@newsfe01.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.
> 
>       The iPhone 4's antenna is put in a bad place. Right where 
> someone would hold it. That's poor design and apparently Apple 
> has job openings for antenna engineers now. I wonder if they 
> fired the guy who decided to put the antenna there.

the job openings were there since last january and likely have
absolutely nothing to do with the iphone.

other phones have antennas in bad places too, like this one:
<http://i48.tinypic.com/x0xsi9.jpg>

> >> Apple is flat out lying when they say it's only
> >> a software issue.
> >
> > when did you examine the software?
> >
> > oh right, you didn't.
> 
>       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. apple also said there are problems with the
firmware and they're working on fixing 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.

in short, there are a lot of variables that can affect reception,
antenna placement being just one.

> Consumer Reports and others have shown there 
> is a hardware issue. The funny thing was Apple's first response 
> to the problem that consisted of "You're not holding it right!"

apple is not handling this particularly well. they should have said 'we
are working on it and will have more info to follow.'