Consumer reports don’t recommend the iPhone 4G. Because of the reception issues, the magazine dropped its iPhone 4G bomb. iPhone 4G antenna issues and what the media has coined as the “iPhone death grip” have dominated headlines about Apple since the business released the gadget last month. Accurate display of signal strength will be shown soon with an update Apple promises to be sending out. However, Consumer Reports ran its own tests on the iPhone 4G and recreated the reception difficulties every person has been complaining about.
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Free iPhone antenna fix asked for by Consumer Reports<
The Consumer Reports rejection is the latest blow to the iPhone 4G. Since the iPhone 4G was released, complaints about the death grip and class action lawsuits about the over-hyped gadget have besieged Apple. Apple has responded by promising an iPhone software update that will change how the phone displays signal bars. As outlined by CNN, a study by the magazine questioned Apple’s “optical illusion” claim. Including the iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 was tested with other AT and T phones. None had death grip issues as the iPhone 4G does. Consumer Reports explained that the iPhone 4G otherwise ranked highest on the list of wise phone ratings that it released Monday. But the magazine said it does not plan to recommend Apple’s new device until the company unveils “a permanent — and free — fix for the antenna problem.”
AT and T gets off the hook from tests
The iPhone 4G is the first Apple iPhone that Consumer Reports refuses to recommend. According to the Wall Street Journal, the conclusion was an about-face for the magazine, which said in a July 2 blog post that the iPhone 4G antenna issues weren’t a deal-breaker for the device. In its rejection of the iPhone 4G, Consumer Reports took some heat off Apple iPhone carrier AT and T, which was being blamed for not being able to handle the data load for iPhones. ”The tests also indicate that AT and T’s network is probably not the primary suspect within the iPhone 4G’s much-reported signal woes,” says Consumer Reports.
An iPhone antenna solution suggested is duct tape
In addition to promising an iPhone software update, Apple has been telling disgruntled iPhone 4 users to hold the phone differently or purchasing a $ 30 iPhone cover. That was confirmed by Consumer Reports iPhone 4G test, as outlined by PC World. But there are many less costly alternatives to Apple iPhone covers — some iPhone 4g users have used the yellow rubber Livestrong bracelets that cost $ 1. Consumer Reports suggests that duct tape works also.
Citations:
CNN
money.cnn.com/2010/07/12/technology/consumer_reports_iphone/?npt=NP1
Wall Street Journal
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704288204575363011516770540.html
PC World
pcworld.com/article/200924/consumer_reports_throws_iphone_4_under_the_bus.html?tk=hp_new
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