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Apple finds iPhone 4 signal bars misleading, hiding poor signal

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02 July, 2010

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Apple just issued their official statement on the non-existent iPhone 4 reception issues. What iPhone 4 users are experiencing when they grip the lower left corner is just their real signal, poor as it seems. Their poor signal has so far been obscured by the deceptive signal bars, which obviously tend to exaggerate the signal levels due to some erroneous formula in the iPhone software.

Apple's statement on the iPhone 4 reception issues (which they previously dismissed as nonexistent), says that all phones have issues in areas of poor signal and it's just that the iPhones show the available signal in a wrong way. Apple plans to fix that with a software release that should make graphical representation of available signal more real. End of problem.

We've seen examples of Apple’s hypocrisy many times but this is just too much. To treat millions of customers who paid big money to have your latest product as a flock of sheep is just outrageous.

How on Earth could an erroneous signal indicator be the reason for dropped calls/reduced data rates? And what is that magical firmware that will bend the laws of physics and improve the iPhone 4 reception when you are holding it… you know… the way you've been holding every other phone you've owned so far?

Apple also dares take a hit at other phones (Motorola, Nokia and RIM) for losing some signal strength when held in a specific way. This is true, of course, but much like Apple’s statement that “iPhone 4 makes video calls a reality”, the implied by this one is ridiculous in much the same way. No other handset loses as much signal when held in a natural way, let alone drop calls because of this.

So yeah, thanks for the effort Apple, but no thanks.

For a good laugh you can follow the source link and read Apple’s full statement.

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  • Anonymous
  • 3pJq
  • 12 Jul 2010

fanboys won't complain,theyll keep buying,drooling at the mouth handing more cash into steve jobs pocket,most prob ready to but a bumper case next to use the phone to make a call

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  • Anonymous
  • 3pJi
  • 12 Jul 2010

well apple fanboys,your iphone 4 may have a dodgey proximity sensor,screen showing dead pixels or spots and liable to smash or crack,potential fire risk when charging through usb and your itunes account may be hack and result in you getting a large b...

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  • m5EV
  • 12 Jul 2010

replace 'shop' with 'show' on comment below (it's still early for me)

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