reception

Consumer Reports Continues Its Love-to-Hate Relationship With the iPhone 4

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 25, 2011 at 11:50 am PT

The publication warned on Friday that the Verizon iPhone is also susceptible to the so-called “death grip,” in which signal strength drops when the device is held a certain way. As it did with the AT&T version, Consumer Reports is leaving the phone off its recommended list because of the antenna issue.

Verizon iPhone Lines Inversely Proportional to Verizon iPhone Rumors

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 10, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

After the nearly interminable buildup to the iPhone’s launch on Verizon–the years of anticipation, rumors and speculation–you’d think eager buyers would be camping out in front of their local Apple Store and that Verizon stores would literally be overrun with frustrated AT&T iPhone users looking for relief. But evidently that’s not the case.

‘With This App, I Thee Wed…’

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 1, 2011 at 2:57 pm PT

Several wedding-planning applications for mobile devices let brides- and grooms-to-be reach for an iPhone to manage the process, from finding the dress to registering for gifts to editing the guest list.

Cell Towers For the Home Work Best in Worst Sites

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 25, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt says AT&T’s MicroCell, a minitower for the home that is meant to boost wireless phone service, is recommended only for those living where there is virtually no service.

What Weeks Of Real Usage Tells About New iPhone

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on July 28, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

The iPhone 4 did better than the 3GS in decent coverage, but still isn’t a good bet for those in weak-coverage areas, writes Walt.

Voices

Xilinx Say New Chips Adept at Surviving Space Radiation

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 20, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

With all the chatter lately about cellphone reception it’s easy to forget that some companies have much tougher technical challenges–particularly those that make hardware that is sent into space. Xilinx thinks it can help.

QOTD: Look! A Bandwagon!

“The burden for consumers caused by this glitch, combined with the confusion over its cause and how it will be fixed, has the potential to undermine the many benefits of this innovative device. To address this concern, I ask that Apple provide iPhone 4 customers with a clearly written explanation of the cause of the reception problem and make a public commitment to remedy it free-of-charge.

“The solutions offered to date by Apple for dealing with the so-called ‘death grip’ malfunction–such as holding the device differently, or buying a cover for it–seem to be insufficient. These proposed solutions would unfairly place the burden on consumers for resolving a problem they were not aware of when they purchased their phones.”

– Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer, in a play for a little PR, ahem, facetime

Duct-Tape Makers Look for Boost From Consumer Reports iPhone Verdict

John Paczkowski in News on July 12, 2010 at 2:52 pm PT

So Consumer Reports, proprietor of the largest nonprofit consumer product testing center in the world, says not to buy Apple’s iPhone 4. How will that affect sales?

Consumer Reports: We Can’t Recommend the iPhone 4

John Paczkowski in News on July 12, 2010 at 8:40 am PT

Consumer Reports has just finished up its lab tests on the iPhone 4, and the results do not reflect well on Apple. According to the publication, the iPhone 4 is more prone to signal-strength issues than other smartphones. What’s more, those issues are likely not related to faulty software, as Apple claims.

Grip Different: Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antenna Issue

John Paczkowski in News on July 1, 2010 at 5:20 am PT

And there it is, the first iPhone 4 lawsuit–not six days after the device first went on sale (and well within the two-week return period). Filed in federal court in Maryland Wednesday on behalf of a pair Maryland residents who purchased two iPhone 4s each, only to find they suffered significantly reduced reception and performance when handled the way any reasonable person would handle a cell phone, the class action accuses Apple and AT&T of knowingly selling phones with a defective antenna design.

Consumer Reports Continues Its Love-to-Hate Relationship With the iPhone 4

Verizon iPhone Lines Inversely Proportional to Verizon iPhone Rumors

‘With This App, I Thee Wed…’

Cell Towers For the Home Work Best in Worst Sites

What Weeks Of Real Usage Tells About New iPhone

Xilinx Say New Chips Adept at Surviving Space Radiation

QOTD: Look! A Bandwagon!

Duct-Tape Makers Look for Boost From Consumer Reports iPhone Verdict

Consumer Reports: We Can’t Recommend the iPhone 4

Grip Different: Apple, AT&T Sued Over iPhone 4 Antenna Issue

Apple Puts Out Feelers for Antenna Experts

Manufacturing Demand for Cases

Apple on iPhone 4 Reception Problems: Grip Different

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Rumor Site Announces iPhone 4D; the “D” Stands for Disappointment

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