We hoped the antenna re-design of the CDMA version of the iPhone 4 wouldn't have the reception issues, which plagued the GSM one. Sadly it turns out we were bound to run into the problem again, as the so called "death grip" is back, this time with the Verizon iPhone 4.
Consumer Report, a US web site, which made a really big splash with their technical research on the iPhone 4 antenna issue, now confirms the latest CDMA version of the smartphone is still susceptible to the so-called "death grip".
We also did a scoop on the reception issues last summer. You can check it out here. And you can also check out our full review of the iPhone 4.
The problem occurs when you cover the tiny gap in the lower left corner of the iPhone 4 outer rim. Like, say, when you're holding your phone in a typical way. This can result in dropped signal bars or even dropped calls in areas with bad signal.
As before, should you cover the external iPhone 4 antenna with a bumper or some sort of case, the problem will be solved. Apple announced a free bumper-case program for people who had bought the phone and had issues with signal loss. It looks like we may soon see the process repeated.
It's disappointing to see the new release of one of the best selling smartphones in the world has the same unresolved issue from last year.
Consumer Report even made a video of their test of the iPhone 4 CDMA reception issues. Here it is.
The formatter threw an exception while trying to deserialize the message: Error in deserializing body of request message for operation 'Translate'. The maximum string content length quota (30720) has been exceeded while reading XML data. This quota may be increased by changing the MaxStringContentLength property on the XmlDictionaryReaderQuotas object used when creating the XML reader. Line 2, position 34072. The formatter threw an exception while trying to deserialize the message: Error in deserializing body of request message for operation 'Translate'. The maximum string content length quota (30720) has been exceeded while reading XML data. This quota may be increased by changing the MaxStringContentLength property on the XmlDictionaryReaderQuotas object used when creating the XML reader. Line 1, position 34811. Verizon iPhone 4 suffering death grip antenna issues – Cell Phones & Mobile Device Technology News & Updates | Geek.com .wp-polls .pollbar {margin: 1px;font-size: 6px;line-height: 8px;height: 8px;background-image: url('http://www.geek.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-polls/images/default/pollbg.gif');border: 1px solid #c8c8c8;} HomeAppleGadgetsMobileGamesChipsForumsShopTech SupportChipsAppleMobileGamesGadgetsSoftwareThe LoungeGeek.com StuffCamerasCell PhonesComputersElectronicsLaptopsMemoryMonitorsPDAsSoftwareStorage DevicesVideo GamesAll Products Search: All Articles Products Glossary Forums Log InRegister Username: Password: Cancel Forgot Username / Password? Back to Mobile Print Verizon iPhone 4 suffering death grip antenna issues Feb. 9, 2011 (9:30 am) By:Brett
Despite various online reports claiming that the new Verizon iPhone 4 would be free of the antenna issues that plagued the AT&T version, iLounge has discovered that the new smartphone is suffering the same fate.
We are not really surprised considering that we were told in a press conference last month that Verizon has made no significant changes in the antenna design (apart from optimizing the phone for CDMA use) to warrant a permanent fix.
As a result, if you hold your Verizon iPhone 4 in what the tech community calls the “Death grip”, you could see a significant drop in not just 3G data performance, but also Wi-Fi performance as well.
The Wi-Fi problem occurs when the phone is held in a landscape position. It’s a position you may use when say playing games, but as you can see in the video you have to be hugging the phone tightly, so we feel that this may not be too much of a problem as not that many people will actually hold their phones in this way (I know I don’t).
Similar to AT&T phones the problem may be isolated to certain individuals and may not be noticeable in areas where there is already a strong signal. Once again, the installation of a protective case seems to be the best bet for fixing the issue.
Once again, crApple fans are kinda clueless. Why in the world would you ever buy something you know is flawed. You wouldn’t buy a car if you knew something was wrong with it, why waste the money? I wish I had that disposable income. I guess I’m not one of the 14million upper class…must be nice.
Home
Log In
Register
D J 
Geek Feeds 
