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As a former iPhone 4 user who lived in a house with poor reception, I wouldn't say the issue was overblown. I practically couldn't use my phone for phone calls.

As a former iPhone 4 user who lived in a house with poor reception, I wouldn't say the issue was overblown. I practically couldn't use my phone for phone calls. I don't use the phone part much, so it wasn't a deal breaker for me, but I do remember that all my connection problems went away when I switched to an iPhone 5.

scarface74 8y ago
Antennagate was specifically about holding the phone in a certain way that caused poor reception - that’s what I am saying was overblown. The fact that a newer phone gets better reception was not part of antenna gate.
- jakobegger 8y ago
  The "magic spot" was a big problem -- accidentally touching it dropped calls. Reception of the iPhone 4 was significantly worse than the 3GS that came before it. It wasn't overblown at all. They totally screwed up the antenna design, and because of their release cycle it took them 2 years to fix it (with the iPhone 5) (Also, "a certain way"="the way a normal person holds their phone when they put it on their ear")
  - scarface74 8y ago
    And it didn’t always happen. If it always happen for everyone there would have been a much bigger outcry over the next three years.
    - jakobegger 8y ago
      You probably live in an area with decent cell tower coverage. If you have good reception, the signal attenuation won't be noticable. But if you live in an area with poor reception, it is very noticable. For me, it always happened when I was in certain rooms of my house. I'd typically pick up my phone, walk out of the living room to not disturb the others, and then the connection would break up. No other phone did that. The iPhone 4 had really crappy reception. People made fun of it, and it was absolutely justified. I still loved the phone. The Retina Display was a breakthrough, and I still think it was the most beautiful phone ever made. But the reception was crappy.

scarface74 8y ago

Antennagate was specifically about holding the phone in a certain way that caused poor reception - that’s what I am saying was overblown. The fact that a newer phone gets better reception was not part of antenna gate.

jakobegger 8y ago
The "magic spot" was a big problem -- accidentally touching it dropped calls. Reception of the iPhone 4 was significantly worse than the 3GS that came before it. It wasn't overblown at all. They totally screwed up the antenna design, and because of their release cycle it took them 2 years to fix it (with the iPhone 5) (Also, "a certain way"="the way a normal person holds their phone when they put it on their ear")
- scarface74 8y ago
  And it didn’t always happen. If it always happen for everyone there would have been a much bigger outcry over the next three years.
  - jakobegger 8y ago
    You probably live in an area with decent cell tower coverage. If you have good reception, the signal attenuation won't be noticable. But if you live in an area with poor reception, it is very noticable. For me, it always happened when I was in certain rooms of my house. I'd typically pick up my phone, walk out of the living room to not disturb the others, and then the connection would break up. No other phone did that. The iPhone 4 had really crappy reception. People made fun of it, and it was absolutely justified. I still loved the phone. The Retina Display was a breakthrough, and I still think it was the most beautiful phone ever made. But the reception was crappy.