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scottjl · 07-13-2010, 09:06 AM

there is no need to squeeze hard, you just have to conduct between the two bands. if i hold my phone "normally" the bottom corner rests right in the pocket of my palm. everyone conducts electricity at a different level and i guess i am unfortunately enough that i do it pretty well (i'm practically a lightning rod in the winter months with static). my primary residence also is in a very rural area so i don't have dozens of towers showering me with a signal.

now apple's "signal bar" issue certainly plays a part in the display, and this has been proven by a few sites who noted the measurements between bars, it's the quality of service and disconnected calls that i have the problem with.

i travel frequently with my job and have bounced between midwest usa, eastern canada and the east coast us since i've picked up my iphone 4, and while i don't lose my signal in every location i have observed lower bars in every location if i hold my phone "normally."

i have tried holding my phone in my right hand and no, i don't have the signal issues then, but that feels as normal for me as i'm sure holding your phone in your left hand does for you.

as the engineers and antenna experts agree, this is clearly a design flaw. bridging the two antenna results in a signal issue. the fix is to "hold differently" or put it in a non-conducting case. it affects some people more than others. apple's handling and denial of the whole issue is worse than the issue to begin with. they could have given away their $0.25 ($30 MSP) bumpers with the phone and it would have all blown over, now it will haunt them for years.

07-13-2010, 09:06 AM	#20
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	there is no need to squeeze hard, you just have to conduct between the two bands. if i hold my phone "normally" the bottom corner rests right in the pocket of my palm. everyone conducts electricity at a different level and i guess i am unfortunately enough that i do it pretty well (i'm practically a lightning rod in the winter months with static). my primary residence also is in a very rural area so i don't have dozens of towers showering me with a signal. now apple's "signal bar" issue certainly plays a part in the display, and this has been proven by a few sites who noted the measurements between bars, it's the quality of service and disconnected calls that i have the problem with. i travel frequently with my job and have bounced between midwest usa, eastern canada and the east coast us since i've picked up my iphone 4, and while i don't lose my signal in every location i have observed lower bars in every location if i hold my phone "normally." i have tried holding my phone in my right hand and no, i don't have the signal issues then, but that feels as normal for me as i'm sure holding your phone in your left hand does for you. as the engineers and antenna experts agree, this is clearly a design flaw. bridging the two antenna results in a signal issue. the fix is to "hold differently" or put it in a non-conducting case. it affects some people more than others. apple's handling and denial of the whole issue is worse than the issue to begin with. they could have given away their $0.25 ($30 MSP) bumpers with the phone and it would have all blown over, now it will haunt them for years.