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I think a large-scale recall is unlikely. True, in places where reception is already bad, touching the no-zone makes things worse. But overall call reliability
by novum 16y ago
I think a large-scale recall is unlikely. True, in places where reception is already bad, touching the no-zone makes things worse. But overall call reliability and data throughput (especially 3G HSPA upload rates), even in poor reception areas, is far better on the iPhone 4 than on any previous iPhone.
If the reception issue were a dealbreaker on the iPhone 4, I think we should expect that people would be returning the phone on a massive scale. But they're not. People love their iPhone 4s.
If anything, I think they'll give out free bumpers. Or, perhaps, $100 at the Apple Store for all iPhone 4 owners - just like in 2007, after the original iPhone's launch. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/ http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/
- Terretta 16y ago> is far better than on previous iPhones An Anandtech followup backs this up: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3821/iphone-4-redux-analyzing-apples-ios-41-signal-fix/2 http://www.anandtech.com/show/3821/iphone-4-redux-analyzing-... 1. Reception in average conditions is sometimes significantly better on the iPhone 4 than on the 3GS. 2. Signal strength is sometimes the same as or worse than the iPhone 3GS. 3. The iPhone 4 is better at holding onto calls and data at very low signal levels. The combination of these, it is reported, means Apple made a design trade off to achieve better calls in more low signal areas. He calls innovating on antenna design in a way that works better most of the time but might be picky: "ballsy".