Apple finds iPhone 4 signal bars misleading, hiding poor signal

02 July, 2010
Apple just issued their official statement on the non-existent iPhone 4 reception issues. What iPhone 4 users are experiencing when they grip the lower left corner is just their real signal, poor as it seems...

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  • 02 Jul 2010

Is there that many "idont" for iphone. I have friends who cherish iphone, but we never argue which phones are better, I'm currently using windows and will switch to android.

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    • Anonymous
    • IVB
    • 02 Jul 2010

    my china made ipone can do better than this iphone 4....at least i can always have a better connection in wifi and calls than the iphone 4....
    and im considering install a software to upgrade its connection of wifi and calls.....i hope apple can help me on that, as they are really pro in lying customer and make jokes....

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      • deep space bar
      • q}@
      • 02 Jul 2010

      hey
      where apple
      we talk crap and demean every other mobile manufacturer that has been making phones for decades

      we steal technology from companies and lie about it

      we don't care about our employees at the assembly plant and don't care about employees committing suicides

      we lie about are problems and don't compensate for it

      we tell our customers how to and when to do things

      we hide and sugar coat problems instead of fixing them

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        • Heartbreak Kid
        • 3pH
        • 02 Jul 2010

        HolyPredator, 02 Jul 2010Apple cant make a recall for it cause they will make a HUGE... moreLol Apple have offered a full refund to anyone who purchased the iPhone within 30 days. The phone came out on the 24th June. Work that out you plank! Ha ha

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          • Anonymous
          • FJR
          • 02 Jul 2010

          3araby, 02 Jul 2010well done gsmarena, finally some1 is showing all them sheep... moreUmmmm, wait a minute.  GSM Arena never said anything on this article that the iphone is crappy and worthless.  That's just you.  They don't like the way Apple is responding to this issue, but they didn't say anything that bad about the iphone.  And you have the nerve to say that iphone users are low lives when you're the one acting like one.  

          Lots of bad people out here.  

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            • Anonymous
            • 2Is
            • 02 Jul 2010

            I agree with the last line of the article.
            The letter does bring a good laugh :D

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              • chocowii
              • vj1
              • 02 Jul 2010

              If the phone was updated, how do we know that it is the real signal display?

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                • neo
                • 49Z
                • 02 Jul 2010

                5 stars to person on bottom

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                  • Anonymous
                  • pqB
                  • 02 Jul 2010

                  [deleted post]I may not be a good person but you and the whole apple crew are a bunch of deceitful liars.

                  No wonder there's 5 lawsuits knocking on apple's door.

                  There are no articles against iPhone, there simply are articles that show lack of functionality and defects - just the way apple designed the iPhone.

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                    • Ahhhhmed
                    • 3YE
                    • 02 Jul 2010

                    And how will this help in dropping calls problem?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • PU7
                      • 02 Jul 2010

                      Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010And since when did a non iphone user like you start to care... moreMy friend, Read the Nokia N8 opinions forum or any other Nokia/Symbian/Meego related article, you will see how Ifans come there and brag about their "Magical" device and insult and annoy every user there....

                      Whats happening here is called payback!

                      This is what happens when little guys like Apple try to mess with big guys like Nokia and Samsung, When Ifans write 1 negative comment on a Nokia or Samsung site, a hundred comments appear on an apple site..

                      There is a big difference you know in 36% market share and... I Don't really know how low the apple market share is as it is not significant enough to appear separately on mobile phone use charts (OS shares are Symbian 36% ans iOS 15%). And it is being shown here in the opinions and comments sections at GSMArena...

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                        • 49Z
                        • 02 Jul 2010

                        i dont understand why some people in here are telling others to stop whinning.. incase you didnt know this is gsmarena. we're supposed to hate n love n talk crap about problems and hurrah for amazingness. so shut the hell up

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                          • HolyPredator
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                          • 02 Jul 2010

                          Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010This is going way too far.... Apple should do a re-call to ... moreApple cant make a recall for it cause they will make a HUGE loss doing so. Imagine if they are recalling 1.3Million [or more] phones.
                          Besides, by saying that it is not their hardware error it would save their brand image rather than admiting their error.

                          Besides, Apple knew that the fags would defend what they did. The fags would believe them so much that even if they knew it doesnt fix the problem, they would argue that it does fix the problem.

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                            • 02 Jul 2010

                            Anonymous, 02 Jul 2010As usual, non iphone users flock in here as if they're the ... moreAs usual, non iphone users flock in here as if they're the ones dealing with the issue. This issue does not affect you at all. Stop hating and stop your jealousy. It's not nice.

                            For us iphone users. This is good news. It means that Apple is trying to fix the problem. Although I do believe that there's really little they can do about the shorting issue.

                            Enough with the "jealous" bs people!!! Accept the truth and facts: The phone, nice as it is, HAVE A BAD DESIGN/R&D, whatever you like it or not, acknoledge or not.
                            Like the article said YOU CAN'T (in this universe with this physics laws at least) FIX A HARDWARE PROBLEM WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE, stop trying to argue this because you don't have arguments, Apple can't fix this problem unless they redesign the antennas and change all IPhone 4 sold!
                            Video call, right...This is the first phone whit video call??? LOL...and you can only use this function if you are in WiFi, what a bunch of sad lies for sheeps.

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                              • Anonymous
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                              • 02 Jul 2010

                              Jake, 02 Jul 2010I've lost a lot of respect for gsmarena. It's one thing to ... moreyes respond in a way of deception

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                                • 49Z
                                • 02 Jul 2010

                                Hey steve can you make a software update to change my iphone to havw a qwerty keyboard? THANKS

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                                  • IVB
                                  • 02 Jul 2010

                                  steve jobs blows, 02 Jul 2010hi i have boought the new iphone. i just wanted to kno if t... moregood question....we will try our best to make it? is it 17inch enough?
                                  hmmmm.....nvm lets make it 40inch....just wait for the next software release.....

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                                    • your average phoneue
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                                    • 02 Jul 2010

                                    ok,ok, people should stop complaining, I'm not a Fanboy, just like technology, but if this were any other product, customers would be going to get a refund!!! so if you have a problem, just go and get your money back!! stop whinning so much everyone!! go and give the product back, and apple will pull their fingers out!!

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • YT8
                                      • 02 Jul 2010

                                      HTC user, 02 Jul 2010Well, Lets make some reality check - Microsoft is the hy... moreE52 has minor issue, you can still make calls but in case of Iphone4 you cant.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PB7
                                        • 02 Jul 2010

                                        All of this is as disappointing as France getting kicked out of the WC!