iPhone 4 SNAFU
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- PIZZA0
Apparently it's the first phone in several years to use an external antenna, and probably the first ever where the antenna was intentionally touching someones hand while holding it.
Sounds entirely plausible they didn't notice this while making the thing (focusing more on the OS and wifi video calling I'd imagine), they're still quite new to the phone biz and were not in it when things like this would be well known things to avoid.
I'd say, hold off on buying a bumper because Apple will be sending them out for free soon.
- By plausible I don't mean it isn't a major Q/A fuck upPIZZA
- comicsans0
Ooops, missed the end of the other iPhone4 thread.
- comicsans
This may be a clusterfuck of truly epic proportions, it seems the new iPhone is prone to dropping calls if ... you hold it in your hand.
The external antennae can be shorted together and ... http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06…
Haven't had mine delivered yet and already thinking of returning it. This will wipe the smirk off Johnny Ive's face.