Comments on: Antennagate: Thoughts

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By: Bambang

Bambang — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:57:03 +0000

The problem with iPhone4 antenna is clearly different from other brands of mobile phones antenna problems.

A mobile phone has to have an antenna somewhere inside it. Covering it will shield the antenna from radio signal, therefore the drop in signal reception. It is something that simply CAN NOT be avoided, again because they have to have an antenna somewhere inside.

iPhone4 on the other hand, the problem occurred when user touch the isolator, bridging the two external antennas, causing some kind of ‘short circuit’. This CAN be avoided by designing the isolator in the bottom of the phone, for example, or laminating the bare metal.

So this is clearly a design flaw!

By: Zukny

Zukny — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:43:49 +0000

Look. Gizmodo and Engaget had every right to bring up this issue. It is a Huge Issue! People buy cell phones to use cell phones not to have their signal fade by touching them.

Yes, they blew it out of proportion, but apple blows everything out of proportion. Its all business. I will also note that, I decided not to go Iphone years ago simply cause I would have had to switch cell phone companies. My old palm from 2003 was capable of playing simple games from black jack to Madden football. I had 200 songs on my Sd Card that apple didn’t even incorporate into their computers until 2009, and the phone option always worked.

I love the iphone and I love especially how apple has been so innovative in the past 10 years now; however, I am also a bit disappointed in how they handled the iphone situation and the flash situation.

By: Mac

Mac — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:33:44 +0000

Say it loud, say it proud: “Antennagate is bullshit.”

Lovely piece!

By: Dann

Dann — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:54:00 +0000

Great article, as Mark said it’s the best I’ve read so far.

By: ViewRoyal

ViewRoyal — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:45:14 +0000

The other mobile phone manufacturers are lying when they say that they don’t have reception problems similar to the iPhone.

For proof, watch these YouTube videos:

* Nokia E71: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPG52DVQuk

* RIM BlackBerry Storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHR4pkdlIjc

* Samsung I9000 Galaxy S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LROTHrTR92k

* HTC Evo Signal Attenuation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pj2YBYTbag

* Samsung Galaxy 1:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

* Samsung Galaxy 2:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCQdYtPihg

* Droid Incredible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaDE941PzQk

* Droid Incredible (With Network Extender in Room): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpEQH…eature=related

* Nexus One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEIA_lMwqJA

* Nexus One vs. iPhone (start at 1:29): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvMoV4_C4aA

* Nexus One: http://posterous.com/getfile/files.p…n_-_iPhone.m4v

* Nexus One (after Google’s update to correct): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2g5J4qPp54

* Nexus One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deCkjeHYT-g

* Android G1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CDaxhjUs9M

By: Jocca

Jocca — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:48:47 +0000

Very well said. The folks at consumer report did not bother to make real phone calls on the iPhone 4, but simply got their primitive brains fixated on the antenna being exposed for all to see. I have had no issue with this and I can state that I have noticed a huge improvement in the voice connection compared to the 3G iPhone.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:44:55 +0000

Absoultely brilliant. Best article on antenna gate I’ve read.