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by ttol 16y ago
Could also be because the antenna was weak so they compensated by making it appear better than it really is.
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by ttol 16y ago
wait, what? genius bar can fix it with a patch? did they install the patch for you and did that fix the issue for you? do you now have an iphone that has proximity sensor fixed? when they returned the phone, were all your apps/settings i
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by ttol 16y ago
Well played, sir. My emphasis on REAL in the parent comment was meant as proximity sensor bug being more severe/higher priority (IMHO) than antenna bug in terms of dropped calls.
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by ttol 16y ago
Yea, the iPhone 4 loses more signal than others due to antenna being on outside. But real world performance shows it still outperforms 3GS/other phones. Other parts of the Anandtech show that iPhone 4's sensitivity is greater.
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by ttol 16y ago
I didn't do a return because of the antenna issue. I did do an exchange because of the proximity sensor issue though. And, the replacement phone still has the problem. All my calls get are affected by this. Randomly detects my face as i
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by ttol 16y ago
I don't disagree that the signal goes down if held in a certain position with the iPhone 4. I just think we might all not have noticed it had they not implemented the 3G signal meter "feature" in OS 2.1, since the signal degradation might
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by ttol 16y ago
I'll probably get downvoted for this comment but in this case, I think Apple tried to hard-code in a reality distortion field with the bars and it backfired.. A heavily-biased 3G signal meter that shows 5 bars for over half the signal range
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by ttol 16y ago
If you read the blogs and apple's own letter, it does in fact happen with previous iPhones. EDIT: again, why the downvote? To quote apple's letter: "To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception b
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by ttol 16y ago
it goes down because if you're at the floor of that green bar (that fills up half the range), and then you put your hand over it, you cross the threshold and it looks like a dramatic decrease. what should happen, most likely with other ph
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by ttol 16y ago
Seems like Apple put the algorithm in place via OS 2.1 update back in '08. http://www.newsoxy.com/technology/apple-iphone/article11156.... If you don't remember, back then every blogger was saying things like "my signal has improved drast
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by ttol 16y ago
Apple put the algorithm in place via OS 2.1 update back in '08. http://www.newsoxy.com/technology/apple-iphone/article11156.... If you don't remember, back then every blogger was saying things like "my signal has improved drastically with
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by ttol 16y ago
not sure why the downvote. backup source is: http://fscked.co.uk/post/754590440/this-infographic-hopefull... the RDF was put in back in '08 via OS 2.1 update to "improve the accuracy of the 3G signal".
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by ttol 16y ago
the antenna issue seems like it indeed is software and really a non-issue. the "feature" to show 50% of signals as 5 bars was introduced in OS 2.1 update back in '08. Here is a graphic to showcase that: http://fscked.co.uk/post/754590440
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by ttol 16y ago
This is because right now, ~50% of the range = 5 bars. See: http://fscked.co.uk/post/754590440/this-infographic-hopefull...
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by ttol 16y ago
I made this comment/question in the other thread about iPhone 4 letter, but I'll paste here: "i'm wondering why bars are not equally the same height across. the quantity alone should be enough (1 vs 5) to convey strength. with the height be
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by ttol 16y ago
Actually Apple seemed to have biased the iPhone's display of bars to show 5 bars when the signal falls in the top 50% of the range. As Gruber noted, the exposed antenna in iPhone 4 highlighted the downside to that issue -- when you're near
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by ttol 16y ago
Right now, iPhone 4 shows that if the signal is in the top 50% of dBm range, then it shows 5 bars. If that was implemented back in 2.1, then yes, you're right, the fix coming out would make it "even more accurate" by undoing what 2.1 OS pa
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by ttol 16y ago
Actually they put in the reality distortion field in. Currently, ~50% of the dBm = 5 bars. Now the fix is to take the reality distortion field out.
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by ttol 16y ago
From Gruber's article, this sheds some light to what Apple currently uses to show 5 bars (graphic shows heavy bias towards top portion): http://fscked.co.uk/post/754590440/this-infographic-hopefull... The fix coming must be more evenly
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by ttol 16y ago
gruber linked to this on what Apple currently uses as their formula (neat graphic included): http://fscked.co.uk/post/754590440/this-infographic-hopefull... AT&T's formula must be not so heavily weighted towards 5 bars as what Apple i
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by ttol 16y ago
looking at this screenshot of blackberry, http://www.cellphones.ca/news/upload/2009/01/blackberryvoice... , it also has variable height along with variable width. what is the benefit of variable height vs uniform height?
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by ttol 16y ago
good observation. i'm wondering why bars are not equally the same height across. the quantity alone should be enough (1 vs 5) to convey strength. with the height being variable, it seems to make things seem worst in the worst possible wa
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by ttol 16y ago
i hear you. the part that irks me is that in the year since the time of 3GS release, this passed QA for call making . while we give them more time now, we suffer the affected calls. <sarcasm> maybe Gary Powell was the guy in char
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by ttol 16y ago
isn't it a relief to know it's not your face and not the way you're holding it? once i found out others were experiencing it, it was a great relief. you can now stop doing hand gymnastics with the phone and wait for some fix too.
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by ttol 16y ago
yea, while the antenna is arguably theoretical/subjective (apple: faulty formula / world: rdf?), the proximity sensor is very real and affects calls now . i too am also surprised people are focusing on antenna and not proximity.
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by ttol 16y ago
I could care less about the signal problem. The proximity sensor thing is insanely annoying. I am much much more likely to end the call or put it on mute than I am to drop the call due to reception issues. I've exchanged the phone once a
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by ttol 16y ago
level 8 is fun. reminds me of picture books when i was younger
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by ttol 16y ago
these are from the same guys that made Versions ( http://www.versionsapp.com ), the subversion app for mac
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by ttol 16y ago
john kicks ass. when he did some work for i2hub (this was before jquery), it was clear he had the chops and skills.
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by ttol 16y ago
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