Tag: reception

Whose fault is Apple's iPhone 4 reception?

June 28th, 2010 by Erica Ogg

After just a few days in customers' hands in the United States, the iPhone 4 has been demonstrated to show signal loss when gripped in a certain way. Apple is writing it off as easily fixable by altering the way it's held. But is it a problem with the way customers are holding it or a flaw in Apple's design?

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iPhone patch fixes 3G issues

August 21st, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Apple has acknowledged the iPhone 3G's reception issues, appearing to confirm that the iPhone OS 2.0.2 software update was designed to fix those problems.

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Apple acknowledges iPhone's antenna issue

June 25th, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Apple has finally acknowledged that the way you hold the iPhone 4 can hinder the device's cellular reception.

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Faults found in iPhone 4 at US launch

June 25th, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Though the iPhone 4 is flying off store shelves in the United States, the device is already gathering complaints from early buyers.

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Readers share iPhone 3G woes

August 18th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Reception problems with the iPhone 3G are occurring in towns and cities across the US, based on readers' responses last week to a request for more information about their experiences with the handset.

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iPhone 'death grip' down under

August 12th, 2010 by Joseph Hanlon

People told us they believed the iPhone "death grip" was an issue with the AT&T network in the US and not something we'd see here. We tested this theory out for ourselves.

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iPhone 4 antenna: Jobs knew

July 16th, 2010 by Stephen Shankland and Erica Ogg

As sources predict there will be no iPhone 4 recall, it has been revealed that knowledge of problems with the iPhone 4 antenna went to the highest level at Apple: chief executive Steve Jobs, according to a Bloomberg report yesterday.

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Nokia, RIM, HTC dispute Apple's Antennagate finger pointing

July 19th, 2010 by Joseph Hanlon

Nokia, Research in Motion and HTC have all released statements refuting Apple's claim that smartphones designed by these companies suffer similar signal issues to the iPhone 4.

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Consumer Reports says it can't recommend the iPhone 4

July 14th, 2010 by Kent German

Consumer Reports in the US has concluded that it can't recommend the new iPhone to its subscribers due to the frequency with which it could replicate the infamous reception issue.

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iPhone issues caused by power chip?

August 29th, 2008 by Tom Krazit

Another plausible scenario for the iPhone 3G reception problems primarily experienced in the US has emerged: it's related to faulty power-control software.

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