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They showed a video of the Bold 9700 having a death grip issue which probably also effects very few people in real world usage. (13% of 9700 owners based on this site's poll)
I have a Bold 9700 and have never had a problem of this kind.
I get much better reception than her in bad areas. I also get much better reception and network switching while travelling.
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The point is that you can have the same effect on an iPhone 4 with your pinky.
That hasn't been easy to reproduce though. Some people, in some places, but not like the "death grip".
Crackberry's call for duplication Apple's test? Go to an area where you have full bars while holding the phone gingerly, then change that loose grip to a bit more of a death grip. is flawed given that "full bars" can indicate an arbitrarily strong signal. In order to see the effect Apple demonstrated you will most likely need to be in a location where you just barely have "full bars". Why are we linking to a website…
If the antenna is internal (and invisible) how many would even realise they were affecting it in any way? Apple drew a lot of attention to its antenna, both in terms of design and marketing, so how many people reported problems after deliberately trying to screw with it? I just made my iPhone 3GS, Blackberry 9700 and Nokia N97 all drop a couple of bars by covering their internal antennas with my palm. I expect this t…
With the iPhone 4, it's possible to reproduce this issue by holding the phone in a very natural way. The fact that other phones also lose reception but only if you hold them in a special way clearly isn't a problem - if it were it would have created a big stink.
And if you think people are deliberately making a big production out of this to screw with Apple, then why wasn't it done with earlier models of the iPhone?
They should sue Apple for false claims.
They should sue Apple for false claims.
They should sue Apple for false claims.
and libel, there is clear intent to damage RIM's brand name and profitability. Steve is a dirty bird like that.
I tried apples test on my phone and no go.
Crackberry's call for duplication Apple's test? Go to an area where you have full bars while holding the phone gingerly, then change that loose grip to a bit more of a death grip. is flawed given that "full bars" can indicate an arbitrarily strong signal. In order to see the effect Apple demonstrated you will most likely need to be in a location where you just barely have "full bars". Why are we linking to a website…
The statement itself was issued by RIM. I'm pretty sure they know a thing or two about bars and antenna design.