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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Reception issues observed by new iPhone 4 owners, derided as the "Death Grip" by bloggers, appears to actually be a software issue that an iOS update is expected to resolve early next week.


http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._ios_4_01.html

But something must be going on with the hardware (antenna). The software doesn't know if you are touching the antenna or not. Perhaps it's just grossly over estimating how much the signal is being effected.