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Originally Posted by psicodude
^ The only thing that proves is that Consumer Reports can't be trusted as a reliable reviewer of consumer goods. how can they not recommend it because it drops calls, but then rate "phoning" as Very Good? Isn't that a complete contradiction?
What a joke from both points of view.
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The people who are able to predictably force calls to drop are in areas of the US with very low signal strength. We're talking about places like NYC for example. Otherwise, the iPhone 4 has the lowest dropped-call rate amongst all the iPhones.
This has been covered already in this thread, with links to some pretty reliable websites... Like Anandtech for instance.
The one thing I'm actually on board with, and the one thing that people haven't linked yet, is the class-action lawsuit springing up in the US to force the end of that ridiculous AT&T exclusivity deal.
Open up the iPhone to some other networks, and most of this crap goes away.
Also, coating the antenna system is a very good idea. As I've already stated, the antenna system gives the phone its best reception yet... Why re-engineer that? It's not broken, it works very well. It just needs to be insulated with a coating.
Edit: To be clear, I'm not saying that the death grip thing doesn't exist. I'm saying that its impact has been completely blown out of proportion. Yes, I would like it addressed. Will it really affect me here in Calgary with excellent signal strength? Not likely.