On Jun 28, 2010, at 8:13 PM, [email protected] wrote:
Well, then let us sum this thing up. In your view, is there anything whatsoever that is problematic, in terms of the end user of these phones, about how Apple decided to use an antenna system that is highly exposed to direct contact with conductive material that is external to and not a part of the phone itself?
Some people in marginal reception areas are reporting problems. Some people who had reception problems with previous models are reporting the new model does not have the problem. You need to tell me what proportion of the 1.7 million iPhone 4s sold are having this problem and where they are geographically. Then compare this to the numbers who claim improved reception. Then we can figure out if there is any real problem.
Should Apple have insulated the antenna from contact with external conductive material, and made that insulation an integral component of the basic phone package as opposed to offering a separate accessory that performs this function that comes in at 15% of the cost of the phone itself?
I would speculate that the purchase price of phone rubbers is not being subsidized by ATT.
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