On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:02 PM, t.piwowar <t...@tjpa.com> wrote: > "...why is this just being noticed on the 4th generation iPhone, and seems > to have not been noticed by users of any other cell phone?" > > Good question! The issue exists for many, if not most, cellphones to varying > degrees. This article points out similar findings with the Nexus One and a > Nokia handset: > > http://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/24/other-mobile-phones-with-similar-signal-loss-issues/
Nobody, myself included, has denied the potential for signal degradation were a conductive material to alter the normal characteristics of a cell phone antenna. An antenna that is directly exposed to conductive material is more subject to such adversity as is an antenna of the same design that is shielded, to one degree or another, from such direct exposure. To wit, the simple application of a piece of tape, serving as insulation, over the portion of the iPhone that causes some signal degradation can fix the problem in many, perhaps most cases. To my way of thinking, this is something that Apple should have taken into consideration in a manner other than drooling over all the extra money they could make from those bumper accessories. Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
