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It's not a big deal, just something to get used to Excuse me? Not a big deal that my $1000 phone loses reception when I... hold it in my hand? I've owned abou

by moe 16y ago

It's not a big deal, just something to get used to Excuse me? Not a big deal that my $1000 phone loses reception when I... hold it in my hand? I've owned about 20 different phones now; from Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, HTC (G1) and BenQ. I remember exactly one that had a remotely similar issue like this, it was an older Nokia where the call quality would indeed reduce when you touched the upper back side with your hand (which is where the antenna was). And let me tell you, even that was an major annoyance. Despite my hand rarely actually reaching up that far, I had quickly developed a habit to be very careful in holding the phone - always afraid to screw a call by holding it just casually. This iPhone issue looks even more severe than that. In some of the videos it goes down to zero bars just by holding it normally. That is simply not acceptable for a $1000 Phone. And much less for a $1000 Phone.

sounddust 16y ago
Well I've been making calls all day while "holding it in my hand." And I can even make calls all day while holding it my hand very tightly in that one spot that makes it drop to 1 bar. It's a complete non-issue for me, and I'm sure for many others. And it looks like installing any sort of case would eliminate the problem completely. If I had known about this issue beforehand, I still would have bought the phone. It doesn't impede my usage in any way, and this is easily the best phone that I've owned, taking into considerations its positives and negatives. It's definitely worth it to me. Of course you have the right to disagree, and if you already bought the phone and are dissatisfied, then I hope that you'll get a refund. But I think that you are exaggerating somewhat; you have to look at the overall package and function of a phone to determine if it's worth buying, and I don't think this issue is as severe as you're making it out to be.

by moe 16y ago

sounddust 16y ago

Well I've been making calls all day while "holding it in my hand." And I can even make calls all day while holding it my hand very tightly in that one spot that makes it drop to 1 bar. It's a complete non-issue for me, and I'm sure for many others. And it looks like installing any sort of case would eliminate the problem completely. If I had known about this issue beforehand, I still would have bought the phone. It doesn't impede my usage in any way, and this is easily the best phone that I've owned, taking into considerations its positives and negatives. It's definitely worth it to me. Of course you have the right to disagree, and if you already bought the phone and are dissatisfied, then I hope that you'll get a refund. But I think that you are exaggerating somewhat; you have to look at the overall package and function of a phone to determine if it's worth buying, and I don't think this issue is as severe as you're making it out to be.