Apple issues official word on iPhone 4 reception: it's the bars, man

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I just got my iphone 4G . it shows 1 signal or none :( i couldn't hear a word others say.

i am planning to return it.

Apple FYI: My 3GS phone lost coverage - significantly - when I upgraded the OS. My wife's 3G phone works next to mine all the time...

As a 20+ year veteran of the wireless industry and most of that time was dealing with product quality and root cause/corrective action I can tell you that holding any phone will affect reception and that placing the actual antenna on a surface that can come in contact with human skin makes it that much worse. Add to that the ability to "connect" two different radio antennas by bridging them compounds the issue. This will not be corrected by software. The other issue is that Apple failed miserably at representing accurate signal strength makes a bad situation even worse. I wonder if there are studies being done on the potential higher RF exposure due to no buffer between human skin and the antennas? I know that a company I worked for made their factory pouches so the back/antenna would face away from the body to help signal and avoid excessive exposure.

Yeah... I'll be waiting for a revision or two on the HARDWARE.

My 3GS is just fine for another year.

Im not sure if the networks are slightly better here in the UK, maybe as there is A LOT less land the networks have to cover but with the exception of trains and tunnels I can honestly say i don't think I've ever had any dropped call on any of my phones... and i live in a basement apartment.

I don't have a big enough sample to get a conclusive test done but i did one at work, and this problem does effect older generations of the iPhone but only those who have upgraded to the iOS4. At the same time though the bumper on my iPhone 4 does stop the problem so god knows what the cause is.

Didn't apple have to release an update a while back because the iphone was displaying too few bars when on 3g? Makes me wonder if this is more of a software problem. Although if i was getting dropped calls I'd be switching phones very quickly, there are plenty of iPhone rivals popping up!

Even if I wanted to put an ugly bumper on my phone, they're out of stock everywhere. That is a mythical solution

I have an iPhone 4 with no reception/signal issues. I'm just sharing this, because these articles tend to highlight the negative experience many customers had while I am one of the many customers who has a positive experience with iPhone 4. It's by far the best smartphone/productivity gadget I've ever owned.

so apple is saying it's not the iPhone that is the problem it is AT&T who is the problem. they are implying AT&T need to fix there signals

hahahaha goo apple


ps. defiantly think verzion is getting there iPhone

Does anybody remember a long time ago when everyone was miserable about their reception with their phone and Apple released a patch saying the iPhone didn't properly display your phone's reception? Patch came and bars went up.

Hmm