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  • nice i hav iphone 4s n hav network prob plz help :(

  • Or just buy a case like most people.

  • DOES iPHONE 4 REALLY HAVE ANTENNA PROBLEM ?? I AM ABOUT TO BUY ONE. PLEASE HELP

  • @ManFanUtd not really 

  • OR you can just buy an Evo for less and have UNLIMITED DATA, a more reliable carrier, an open source OS, no funky antenna problem, and ADOBE FLASH! Who could want more?

  • geez guys,expect a call from apple asking to borrow your equipment

  • At that time, there were no specific case for the iPhone 4

  • I do not like the iphone 4. I still have my iphone 3gs and I find the games especially run a lot smoother compared to the iphone 4. The iphone 4 does have a design flaw as i have tested two iphone 4's and they both lose reception when touched in that area. The square shape is not as comfortable to hold. Hence in the newer shape it will be more curved like the 3gs. Android on the other hand is a lot less restrictive but the app store has a lot of catching up to do.

  • iphone 4 suks when bumber on it. it still dropps callz

  • I carry my iPhone in a cradle so I don't touch the side

  • ...I don't see the problem...just don't hold the phone. People hate to be on hold anyway! lol

  • For what the iPhone 4 is meant for it is simply best. And guess what I have a thick case on mine covering it and I get better quality calls than any other phones I have used. Including my friends android.

  • People who hate Apple just can't afford Apple.

  • @fasciola92 I make 125k a year and I like Windows and Linux way more than Apple. Why the fuck would you pay more for something that costs more, does less, and is controlled by an ultra-greedy corporation that cares nothing about their customers? I build my own computers and I save over $3,000 over pre-made PCs and $9,000 over Macs.

  • @fasciola92 nope

  • No prob 4 me cuz im la lefty and i hold the fone in my right hand :)

  • iphone 4 sucks

  • @burlacu1982 it sucks because you cant affort it hahaha

  • MINES DONT HAVE A PROBLEM I WONDER WHY? COUGH* VERIZON IPHONE! COUGH* LOL

  • fyi, most duct tabe is conductive.... you can even get shocked if using it for wiring,,, trust me i know.. lol

  • Just get An bumper case or a skin or something. I founded this problem ages ago when I call someone. When I put on the bumper case it works

  • @skrbicdu DROID FTW!

  • It's better to lose a bar in the iPhone, than losing the iPhone 4 in a bar

  • You are so dumb, really dumb, for real, Tape? If you already bought that expensive phone then why dont buy a case for it that protects your phone and solve the problem, i have an iPhone 4 and using case, its the best phone I ever used, listen up, i said the best phone I ever used

  • Or get a case... tape just looks retarded

  • Its not a problem with me. Feel sorry for others :p

  • no really

    

  • I cant believe that there are designers at work at apple that get paid and still get away with this cr@p!!

    Im currently looking for a design job, fire these numnuts and pass me the job will you apple!

    The "bumper" makes the phone look no better than the original. If anything apple, your forcing ppl to make more calls when the line cuts out. Hopefully it will cover your losses??...

    Seriously, some insulation on the inside and you would be sweet. Testing makes you look less amature.

    FAIL!!...

  • @PraviRus Unless you understand near field electromagnetics and far field approximations with antennas, I think posting here is the job for you. While this is a basic antenna system, I am pretty sure you have no idea how hard it is to design and incorporate these types of systems.

  • Let's put an ugly piece of duct tape on an iPhone! Why don't we draw doodles on $100 bills while we're at it?

  • hehehe

  • Yet close to 90 percent of the world is right handed. So I highly doubt seeing a huge decrease in profit for apple. Also, who the hell hasn't talked on the phone with their non-dominant hand? It's not hard people...

  • i use the bumber and its still not working the signal is awful!

  • @badapple1151 Apple gave everyone a free case. Use it with your retarded phone.

  • iphone4 is a nice phone, it's like the 4th best phone on the market right now (right behind the evo, epic, and mytouch4g) but it should have never been released with this issue

  • In my opinion this isnt a huge problem but maybe a smart move by apple, its in a sense requiring you to put a case one the phone which will end up protecting the phone and possibly saving a smashed screen... OR if someone calls you that you really dont feel like talkin to(Boss, Family that never stops talkin or even a crazy ex) drop the call and your in the clear? I would pay extra for this feature in a phone

  • well holding the phone like an idiot that will happen also why the hell are you putting DUCK TAPE on a $900!

  • well if you hold your phone like a wanker that will happen!

  • I got my iPhone 4 after losing my 3GS, and the antennae problem is definitely real. If you put a finger over the bottom-left-corner you'll see the bars drop one-by-one until there's no bars left (I'm talking 5 bars to zero). It's a pretty big flaw, especially since I normally hold the phone with my right ring-finger held against that bottom-left-corner.

    A case pretty much fixes the problem for me, but I think left-handers who hold the bottom-left-corner in their palm would still have issues.

  • they should make the phone defect proof befor selling it in the market

  • use bumper stupit f***

  • the iphone sucks and also at&t  i when with verizon got the droid x the best phone so far no more drop calls

  • Please follow the instructions: use your both thumb & middle finger to hold iphone 4's higher side, remember not lower side and now ready to dial. Thank you for using iphone 4... LOL

  • hahahahaha...wanna use ur iphone 4? walk with duct tape...lol...i wonder if it's in the 'how to' guide..."how to make a call with ur iphone 4"...lol

  • IT's not AT&T Im in Argentina and have a different provider and it still HAS THIS DEFECT.

  • AT&T doesn't have nearly as gret service west side of the U.S. as it does on the east so my signal issue stems a lil further beyond the antennae crisis. The phone over-all is really nice. I don't see why it'd be so difficult to simply hold ur phone a different way. the thing doesn't weigh much so you don't need you're whole hand wrapped around it to hold it. Seriously people...

  • guess what retard, this phone is great, it is only LESS THAN 10% OF ALL iPHONES THAT DO THIS.

  • i phone sugest using there cases which i find compleatly un attractive. compleate failure on there part

  • go to w w w (dot) likemagic (dot) tk .. the website has a tutorial that worked perfectly for me and my guy. yay!!

  • @gpanos85 if you can afford to have one you dont need to say its shit, i bet you that u would be more than happy if you could have one, so beat it

  • Doesn't drop signal on newer iPhone4 releases and on recent IOS FW updates. Plus being on a pretty decent carrier like fido helps also. Oh yeah, if your unlocked then you can pick any carrier to be on. Wind anyone...?

  • @PhazonDarkSamus

    you can't go on windmobile you idiot proves how much you know about phones

    rogers,bell,virgin,telus all use 850/1900 which is the american frequency

    the rest of the world uses 900/1900

    and now since more phones are being made

    most of them are using

    iphone only supports 850/1900 cause it's american branded

    nokia was smart enough to make the first pentaBAND phone which uses all a

    850/900/1800/1900/2100

    the first was the N8 which i have and now C6-01,E7,C7

  • badger head

  • or...you could get a bumper? (not saying you should have to but it is little better than duck tape?)

  • what happens if you close your mouth and old your nose closed? you can't breath well the same is with the iPhone 4 antena if you cover it you will lose the signal i have an iPhone 4 myself and it works perfect to me

  • i thought "iphone 4 sucks hahahaha" but when i got it i had no problem with this antenna shit. But say what you want to. (jealous)

  • hahahahaah iphone 4 sucks!!

  • doesnt happen on t-mobile with the iphone 4........APPLE????? =D

  • Lol that "office" looks straight out of the 1980's

  • HAHA !! I have an Iphone4 with ducktape all over.... Signal is better, but I cant really select a contact to call, because ducktape is covering the screen... And yea - Iphone sucks! Get ANDROID!

  • Apple sod 14.1 million of these, in three months.

    Consumer Reports = more insignificant than a fart in a wind tunnel.

  • i owe iphone 4 for 2 months now and it never dropped calls for me not even a single time. it's your shitty at&t carrier...

  • oh thank you now i know what the problem

  • @Christoffer501 actually u didn't make any mistakes

  • This is fucking bullshit. I have a iphone 4 and I never loose signal even if I press really hard and long on the antenna. Must be the crapy mobile network in USA. I have Telia in sweden and god damn this phone is faster than my computer plugged into the broadband. Sorry for my bad english.

  • @christoffer501 Your English is fine, but it is your foul taste in words that ruin the open forum concept. Freedom of speech is a priviledge and is not meant to be abused.  I am sure your are capable of expressing yourself without vulgarity. Remember there are younger viewers who not yet develop your level of eloqence, and many of us parents prefer they don't. Respect them, respect society, respect yourself. Peace!

  • Not only the antennae problem, iphone cannot fulfill some simple functions as other old Palm can. For example, calendar provide weekly view.. put to-do list into calendar...

    Do you agree?

  • i use it in my advantege (bad spelled)

    whene my mom calls me to come home i hold the antenna and "whoosh" no more nagging

  • Just use a case....jesus why don't you use that duct tape to cover your mouth

  • dont trust this, its just a commercial jippo, i have one and almost my entire family has one, it doesnt drop in anyway, and your kinda stupid if your not using a case for it. Sometimes youtube pisses me off!

  • Bleh, my old Blackberry finally crapped out so I'm back in the market. Don't want a BlackBerry, and I want a great smartphone. I will NOT buy an iPhone 4, just because of the reception problem and the fact that the glass is breaking more than twice as much as the 3Gs. Windows Phone 7? Yes please, but I'm going to wait a couple months after release just in case

  • its called getting a case after putting the duct tape there

  • mike geek is

  • the answer is Samsung galaxy S

  • the problem is already fixed in my country (holland) some of my frends have an iphone we grabbed the phone as hard as we could on every spot en only once it dropped 1 bar so it stayd at 4 bars

  • @pkedkoen i wanna buy one but afraid of this antenna problem shud i go buy it or not

  • is this problem also with i phone 4 32 gb

    llllloooooolllll

  • is this problem also with i phone 4 32 gb

  • are u kidding hw i can hold an iphone with that sticker on it.....????

  • THANK YOU!! for being honest, cause you were full of it in that last video review with the droid X. so does that mean the X won that debate?

    the solution to this antenna issue is called Android.

  • Umm... iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S Uhh... Of course I take the Samsung!

  • I have it..

    and theres no fucking antenna issue.

    but i have t-mobile no AT&T.

    and a small percent of iphone 4 users has it.

    plus.. use a case.. not for the antenna but also for the very expensive phone protection.

    plus when something bad happens you tell 1000people about it.

    when you see something good.. you tell 10people about it.

    fucking overrated shit subject.

    you wanna have a good antenna? buy a goddamn antenna put it into yo ass bro

  • Haha! I think it's funny how some people think that a SOFTWARE update could fix a HARDWARE issue, O_o

  • 33 bieber and htc fans disliked this video.

    There is already a solution by getting a free case from apple so what the fuck is wrong with you rejected morons.

  • Iphone 4 sucks

    I was going to buy it until i saw my friends phone getting disconnected when you place a tiny finger on the left corner.

  • and apple says they have this super ultra advanced lab to detect this and that.

    bullshit. this guy with a tiny machine was able to prove what apple is hiding.

  • why haven't i had a problem with my iphone? nor did 5 of my friends who also have them? i haven't used a case or bumper for it for 2 weeks. i use it all the time. i never got one dropped call. im no att fan nor apple fan. but i feel sometimes its being bombarded with the slightest of excuses for consumers to consider the other touch phones, and made this as a distraction to veer them to them. just my opinion.

  • CAN YOU SAY BLUE TOOTH?

  • I'v never had a droped call....And I dont use a case!!!...I dont know what you guys are talking about....This guys was probably payed by some company to say this!!!!

  • ахахахах)) Стив Джобс видать купил завод по производству липкой ленты и теперь продажи этого завода будут такими же хорошими как и продажи iPhone 4

  • C'est des conneries, j'ai un iPhone 4 et tout fonctionne très bien.

  • @ahachie Typical poor person.....You guys have no life, You go to every Iphone 4 video and waste your time talking about the Iphone and its "problem" but yet how would you know when you dont even have a FUCKING Iphone 4, Your gona listen to other people, you are the one thats mindset you dumbass ??, I'v only had one dropped call and I dont have a case on, I dont see the fucking "problem"!!!...Why the fuck do you care, Get a life you fucking retard XDD

  • LOL iPhone 4 is the MOST EXPENSIVE SHIT EVER produced ! ! !

  • @gpanos85 and the shit more sold in the planet :D

  • @gpanos85 Iphone 4 with a new contract costs you 250 +36 1 time activation fee .. with unlimited call text and the data plan would cost you about 100$ A month which is not expensive at all..

  • @gpanos85 Do you own an iPhone 4??? I'm guessing not. I am guessing you are one of those people that wasnt able to jump on the iPhone wagon, so decided to act like a child and play the whole "well if I cant have it, it sucks" thing.

  • DROID 2.2 bitches, cant touch that!!!

  • @ahachie u spelt "buy" wrong and hell its a small problem with a great phone its a personal choice and if you like a different phone more than please go get that phone and fuck off with the hater shit

  • The solution is a fucking case. Apple is GIVING them away. Literaly.

  • @NateFranklinTV Cases that are even uglier than tape.

  • @NateFranklinTV that's not a solution just a band aid it only covers the problem.

  • Don't worry, Apple will throw in a life time supply of duct tape with the purchase of an Iphone 4.

  • Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 will be the smartphone of 2010 once froyo is out

  • @darkflow786 i got that phone in my hand it looked like i was holding plastic and realy low quality plastic it looked like it would fall apart in my hands HTC beats all other brand espeacialy when htc hd3 comes out gonna get that phone

  • duct tape fixes eerything

  • Does anybody know if this problem is going to be fixed soon....I want to buy the phone

  • @msabri1

    Hi ... I'm Rameez. I brought iPhone 4 in Nov. I didnt find any kinda antenna prob. Its jus fine ... I did all the test and it never dropped a bar even. Its the best phone ever. Go for it

  • @msabri1 don't buy it!

  • @msabri1 i just got a iphone 4 and is the best phone ever trust me

  • y dont u just put it in a silicon case 

  • How about 3gs!!!

  • wtf i just got this piece of shit fone, now what

  • i have one, and it does drop calls. people are not overreacting, they have every right to be mad, that said if my free snap case from apple comes and fixes it, ill be happy.

    Remember, this thing costs A LOT of money...it should be better

  • Simply hold it in your right hand? BAM!

  • I made an iPhone 4 antenne fix US+AT&T only, not free. supports all windows

    32 bit: bit . ly/aJMEjF

    64 bit: bit . ly/9ozctx

  • Consumers are stupid. They agreed to the easy solution Apple offered them. WTF is wrong with you guys? fuck Apple and their 'rubber cover' solution shit. They MUST test their products PROPERTLY before they sell it. Get your fucking money back RIGHT NOW. [They fucking need to recall that piece of SHIT].

  • @BDRioga, um no u need to relax this is one of the most advanced phones in the world, u build somthing this high tech and not have one thing wrong with please, and i wud invest anything on it, so um kinda relax because the piece of shit they need to recal is u XD !!!!!!!!!

  • This is gonna be JOKE for years...

  • haha i had a accident with my iphone 4 and it got total destroyed ;( :P

  • You know the old joke "My elbow hurts", "Well then don't touch it, stupid"... well, I gotta say its the same here... Just don't Death Grip the dang thing. Yes, I realize that if this issue is real, then they should definitely man up and fix it, but in the meantime, quit complaining and just fix it yourselves!

  • i just bought an iphone 4 n to tell you all. think all you are just haters. i havent had any problems with mine phone at all. hold it this way hold it that way everyway i hold it i have no problem. this is just a bunch a damn loosers that have ADD and are in seek of attention. this is what jobs shoulda said "if you have a problem stop being a little bitch wining and go to another carrier there are 3 other carriers that carry other phone and stop being a buncha little bitches"

  • @2007monkeyman true

  • I just bought the iphone4. I only lose 1 bar when you bridge the gap with your finger. So it's not a problem for me...

  • When did Consumer Reports become so lame?

  • I bought a iphone today, it was released here in Belgium and all i can say is, the antenna problem is real, i juste selled my iphone again (THE SAME DAY) cause it is anoying as hell dont buy an iphone 4 stick to your 3G(s)

  • I'm effected my by this problem. I live in an area with 5 bars with AT&T edge and I lose 2-3 bars when covering the antenna but once in very rare while I lose 4 never have I dropped a call on my iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4

  • @MrPicusb

    If you are stupid enough to post stupid comments like that then you should stay off I Youtube. Your brain hasn't developed enough.

  • The iPhone 4 - Does everyithing that you imagine! ...Except making phone calls.

  • this is hilarious.. Apple boasted about the gaps. check this other interesting tid-bit out! bit. ly/auAjk8

  • piece of trash! screw you apple, your worthless.

  • I have a fix.

    Pack up your pride and smugness (its a word now), go to verizon, get a droid!

  • @deef3 You mean the droid that has a very similar problem. This is so over exaggerated solely because everyone hates apple.

  • WTF when he place the iphone 4 in the holder (0:16) , the iphone got only 1 signal bar!!! i think i now why the call dropped :D

  • Apple lost its iphone 4 in a bar, now it's losing bars on its iphone

  • you can get invisibleSHIELD for iphone 4. its 9.99$ the part that covers the antennas!!!! so you can make it scratch proof and you won't Evin notice a difference! and its SOLVES the problem with the antennas!

  • First they lost a phone in a bar, now they're losing bars on a phone!

  • I don't know how many of you actually listened to the press release when apple said they weren't completely loosing signal it was just the firmware. And I think everyone knows iPhones are better than HTC phones. If you have nothing to say about the IPHONE AND CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT THE HTC than I just can't understand why you are here because in case you haven't noticed this video is about the IPHONE! There are clearly just the same OR MORE flaws withe the flimsy cheap looking PLASTIC HTC phones

  • Does anyone listen to Consumer Reports anymore? I know I don't.

  • spend hundreds of dollars on an iphone 4 then yse duct tape on it

    sounds like the used phone story to me

  • they've fixed it.

  • this is a disaster! alot of problems going on, just cant seem why people are still into this unit, its like you were given a bad / expired food, nonetheless you are still eating it up!! i really dont get it!

  • Galaxy S does the exact same thing.

    Your move CR

  • Iam glad i havnt bought the iphone 4 yet :)

  • This is why I bought the Droid X instead of the iPhone 4...the phones are both good but I think the Droid X is a little bit better.

  • @vidalsfading003 ,

    Your beloved Droid X does the exact same thing.

  • apparently the iphone 5 will be able to make phone cals :L

  • These guys gave the Palm Pre, HTC Incredible, Nexus One, and the BlackBerry 9650 their "recommend" stamp of approval. Yet these phones all suffer from the same "problem" as the iPhone 4.

    They are using different testing criteria for the iPhone 4 when compared to other phones.

    Have lost all respect for this outfit.

  • this is baloney!!! i have htc droid eris and ive tried to cover it with both hands and i still get 2-3 bars! People must be very stupid to believe apple bad excuses. "we are not perfect?" u spend 100 000 000$ on antenna research and u still blow it? and u blame other smart phones? Apple is expert with brainwashing people.

    one last thing i LOVE apple, ihave ipod and imac so dont even go there.

  • @bladdan,

    You must be in a weak signal area. My iPhone 4 won't do either, unless I'm in weak signal area.

  • The iPhone 4 its the way.But i don't understand why the FUCKED it up so bad.

  • the flaw that apple fixed for people was the grip problem effecting the signal, this video show the spot touch on the gap defect, but fixing the grip problem, lucky for apple, also fixed this weak spot touch.

  • No its not. Every SmartPhone has this problem. Just go to the apple site and watch the press conference. A bumper fixes the problem, you get it free with the phone. And every phone has antennagate

  • fuckin duct tape fixes everything -___- !!

  • Yea, this hack of a "testing facility" is fucking laughable. Anyone see Apple's anechoic testing chambers? No? That's because you're Apple haters and can't take none of them facts! Or you're just dumb. Either way, the future isn't looking bright for you.

  • Will this problem be fixed? will people that haven't bough the iPhone yet get to buy one that has this problem fixed?

  • ok lets be real here how many people whos gonna have an iphone without a case lets be real come on and for them to suggest using duct tape is crazy maybe they should of said for apple to provide free cases but not duct tape very unprofessional consume report....i dont think thats proper at all it seems you are just trying to bash apple ..when you are the top people will try to bring you down thats a fact

  • I've never owned an i-phone, but all the media slander is starting make me want one.

  • apple came out with a new software and they will give free cases to everyone that buys an iphone 4 :D

  • Apple will be giving away FREE CASES for the iPhone 4. The simple solution to not getting reception problems in the meantime is don't touch the black strip that apple put there to show exactly where it has the "problem" my 3G had the same problem, if I held it too low on the back... Reception problems, so I adjusted where I put my hand... I don't see why everybody is freaking out about this issue

  • apple is for the followers in are society.Some rich asshole has one so all the other morons rush out and spend 300 on a fucking phone that consumer reports had to fix with fucking duct tape. Apparently apple lab techs cant find a roll. If this was any other company there would be a recall, but seeing as there apple,there fan boys will defend them even after getting ripped off.

  • Just buy a fucken bumper case. If you can't afford it then you really shouldnt have even bought an iphone in the first place.

  • @Imseeingstarz1 as if it has to do with afford a bumber or not!!... go ahead buy a phone where u need a ugly fucking bumper on it to work normally!!.. idiot!1

  • @Imseeingstarz1 yes. good answer. if an overpriced piece of equipment that can't perform its essential function, just buy a rubberband to wrap around it. Wow. Impressive engineering there.  How about getting two tin cans and some string?

  • @latinguy67 ...hahaha. It's only overpriced for those who can't afford it.

  • @trentlot1 I'm not out to impress anyone with something as pedestrian as a mobile telephone. Perhaps if that's what you are about, well your $30 rubberband is coming, post-haste.

  • I know the solution, it's called HTC.

  • @lekotar htc sucks

  • @lekotar hahahaha

  • @lekotar no SAMSUNG GALAXY S

  • @lekotar My HTC Hero doesnt lose any signal strength whatsoever ! ^^

  • @lekotar Allrigt...Lets see, On one hand we have 300.000+ apps but a need to either use a cover/bumper (or not hold your phone in a ridiculous way) and on the other hand we have full signal even when using no cover and holding your phone in a weird way...And nothing else that the other doesnt have...I think ill stick with my iPhone and my nice leather cover!

  • @lekotar

    O please forget that stupid brick

    not everybody has this prob