Double Stevemails on iPhone 4 reception: "Just don't hold it that way"

It's amazing how people jump on the bandwagon, either going one way or the other. Yeah, Apple needs to fix the problem, and they'll come up with something, I'm sure. When have they not fixed a known problem with some product of theirs? They have a pretty good track record, wouldn't you say?

On the other hand, what's wrong with Steve Jobs's answer? He's right, you know. No product is perfect, there are always issues to be worked around. "Hey, I can't reach the gas or brake pedal in my car." "Well, try sitting behind the wheel, instead of in the back seat!" Or, "Why do I always cut myself when I use this knife?" "Try holding it by the handle instead of the blade!"

I still believe that Apple is on a path to bring some really great products into our lives, just on the horizon. I would hate to see them lose too much momentum over silly stuff like this. It's a non-issue in so many ways, and in the others, soon will be also.

I'm right-handed but I hold the phone with my left hand up to my left ear when I talk (I hear better that way for some reason) and I think Apple's stance on this issue is appalling. I will not be upgrading to the iPhone 4.

While I'm not really up in arms about this issue, I really do think Apple should consider giving away the bumper cases for free seeing as how they reportedly solve this problem.

Although I agree with the issue being an important issue, you REALLY have to work to get it to have this problem. It's not like it happens on every call. The metal size has to be bare (no case on it) which is NOT how 98+% of the people will use it. It has to be fully gripped in a bare, slightly sweaty palm and fully enclosed in the hand to make contact with 2 parts of the metal rim at once, and then it only happens sometime. So, the reality is that people can make this happen, but its not like it happens on every call or every time or even regularly. It's a situation that CAN BE made to happen. But then, everyone has to make decisions on everything for how "not perfect" they are. Thank god the Google phones and HTC phones and Palm phones are 100%

I covered up the speaker port on my iPhone and I couldn't hear anything. This thing is so defective!

So it's a good thing that a handicapped person like me that is deaf in his right ear will need to reconsider buying an iPhone 4.

A lot of good it would do me holding the phone "correctly" to my deaf ear where I can't hear the call or holding it to my left ear (the ear that works) and potentially not being able to make a call.

I'm a HUGE apple fan, but with my wifi iPad STILL having disconnect issues and now this - it really makes me wonder why I'm paying premium hard earned money for a premium product that has premium problems.

One thing I think should be made clearer about this issue is that this really has nothing to do with covering or otherwise blocking the phone's antenna. If the issue is about covering the antenna, then why does a bumper installed on the outside of the phone fix the problem when holding it in the exact same way?

The issue here is that when your skin comes into contact with two points on the phone you somehow interfere with the antenna's ability to perform its job. The issue is not about covering up the antenna.

Held my iPhone 3GS with my hand wrapped around the bottom half, and I noticed I was losing bars. Then I let my phone rest on my palm, and the bars started coming back up. Never noticed it before, its kind of funny.

Apple should have put the separater on the top portion of the iPhone. That would largely alleviate the issue since you rarely grip the phone there.

it turns out the iPhone 4 doesn't drop left-handed calls. and the placement of the antenna helps reduce the chance of brain tumors. http://www.macdaddynews.com/?p=4368