AT&T not Verizon iPhone 4 antenna problem does not appear to occur in strong signal area

Update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFB0wS__FGE
Case review: http://www.compumagic.com/shop/apple.html

UPDATE 2/11/2011
This phone is greate on AT&T but I hear it is not so great on Verizon... I have had no more antenna issues with it since I put on a free case from Apple many months ago. In fact the reception is better than the 3Gs was.

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[TheDeadCPU]

You're in a store. They usually have antenna cable in that wire it's connected to.

[1compumagic]

@TheDeadCPU Can you point me to the AT&T web site that explains this?

[forerealz]

so should i wait to get a white iphone 4 ? or wait till verison gets it

? what should i do help me

[1compumagic]

@forerealz If you can wait I would suggest waiting till around October to see if Apple has a hardware or software fix for the antennuation issue or if you want the white one wait for it and get a case to protect from the reception issue. Verizon getting the phone is not guaranteed.

[wellcraftboat34]

wow i cannot believe that you guys think there is a problem with this phone! i have one myself and i have great reception all of the time!

[Alig5436]

There is nothing wrong with this new iphone. its just a simple glitch that all iphones have when they first launch. so all the cry babies out there just deal with it.

[OGreenwoodx]

it does make the signal worse, its just that where you have strong signal before the 4.0.1 update the phone was showing too high signal because the signal wasnt shown by the bars properly because the 5th bar had alot of the signal range

[TheZeusx76]

I have the iPhone 4 from AT&T, and my girlfriend form Verizon, and guess what, I have coverage and a faster 3G in places where Verizon is 0

[Pent5HT]

mine doesnt have any antenna issue..........Recently bought on ATT, idk i live in CALI Maybe the signal is so strong here it doesnt get that issue.

[aaliyubbello14]

i can hear taylor swift

[mustiej70]

i have it.. and i dont have antenna issue.



[blazer2772]

@DavidLee97

It didnt make it worse, it just more accurately portrays how strong the signal is. I dont know the exact number but its something like this. The lower the dB the better, so before if you were getting anything like 80 or lower it would full bars. but not and 80 would be 3 bars, 70 would be 4 and 60 and lower would be 5. that's why you seem to have worse reception when it is really exact ally the same.

[IHuntLygers]

@Alig5436 Nothing wrong? u must not have one

[TheDeadCPU]

@1compumagic Nope, I just know they do in almost every store that sells phones.

I know this cause I have connected a few of those up when I worked in a electronics store.

[1compumagic]

@saberlamb69 Well the thickness of the shields causes the case not to fit and this is not so unusual, just unfortunate, and I returned the case. I did order a new one for free from Apple per their announcement about giving them away free to compensate for the anttena issue. I hope it fits! It is an Incase case.

[saberlamb69]

@1compumagic so if you have a invisible shield on back and front it doesn't fit? that's kinda dumb.

[1compumagic]

@AJfio22 YES 32GB NVRAM

[AJfio22]

is it 32g ?

[1compumagic]

@saberlamb69 Only if used with no invisible shield as the sheild adds enough thickness to it such that the case no longer fits! This is true with a full body back and front skin but not sure if you just have one side protected (front)... I loved the luxelean otherwise but ultimately had to return it.

[saberlamb69]

@Lack36 i have one and i don't see how people are covering it while holding it and ive got pretty good size hands.

[saberlamb69]

@12simples34 our at&t store usually has about 3-4 bars so i doubt it's set up to show only 5.

[saberlamb69]

@1compumagic is the luxelean a good case?

[tennispro3782]

Honestly its amazing how the media blew this up. I had the "problem" on my phone. But I, because im not stupid, but a case on it. I planned on putting a case on it before it even came out. Why would you not put a case on your $300 phone? Still want to see the back? Put a bumper on it.

I have also seen a little antenna band aid you put over it (haha), not sure exactly how well it works, cant seem to find video on it. google it.

[12simples34]

Who's to say that the iPhone 4 you're trying out in a shop isn't showing a genuine signal strength holding or not holding it in the 'death grip'. Considering that it is advertising the product, could it be that the retailer has shop phones that can only display five bar signal constantly by manipulating the signal strength display...?

[Lack36]

ok im thinking about buying this phone but all my friends are like no it has the reception problem i just wont be dumb and use my whole hand to hoe the phone like that its really not that much of a problem

[estebanQ7705]

Great! this means that we won't have so many problems in Canada because our networks are way better ! Anyways.. even though I am a big fun of the iPhone I do believe that Apple should solve this problem. I don't want to buy a $750 phone and have to hold it in a particular way, wich seems unconfortable or use the ugly "bumper". I know is $199 with a contract but apple gets the rest of the money form the carriers. I plead guilty becouse I'm buying it on the 30th when is released in Canada