ebw said:
Could you explain why your anecdotal evidence is somehow worth more than that of the scores of iPhone 4 owners who also never have dropped calls? There are a heck of a lot more iPhone 4s out there than N900s, and the vast majority of users report superior antenna performance to previous iPhones. The original AnandTech article that attempted to quantify the issue recognized this fact, saying that the new iPhone did a far better job of holding on to weak signals. Apple acknowledged that there is a perceived problem, not that there is a design problem with the phone (as opposed to, say, the network or a manufacturing glitch, or simply a trade-off for a stronger antenna overall). They are working continuously to understand the true cause, including visiting problematic customers' homes with testing equipment (did you actually watch the press conference?). It is absolutely true that iPhone 4 is dropping more calls than iPhone 3GS, but it is also true that few iPhone 4s have cases while a large proportion of 3GSs do. One goal of the bumper giveaway is to balance this inequity, so as to make a fair comparison possible. This is how one goes about doing science. The only evidence people needed to concoct this Antennagate was a few YouTube videos, and Apple's "petty" defense shows that this evidence is utterly uncompelling (before seeing the videos of other phones, it sure seemed strong to me). Once the news made it onto the blogosphere, everyone started looking for it, even though there was no compelling reason to. So where, then, is the actual evidence? (Hint: it is not so easy to collect good statistics on a complex problem that has been compromised by widespread media coverage.) |
the thing other phones dont drop calls, seriously n97 apple did they totally squishy the phone in a closed room and it only dropped 1 bar O_o. iphone drops calls with a simple touch. even worse when low signals like in a tunnel or far way from a tower.
there is evidence, just goto mobile review, or any respetable phone reviewer
