Apple IPHONE

The reason that they thought it was possibly a software issue (and my
thinking is that it is a combination) is that the software controls 1. The
signal reading from the antenna to 'meter' it really isn't indicative, you
can have 0 or 1 bars with your hand covering it and still make a call and/or
have your call not drop. 2. The power to the antenna to save battery they
power to all antennas (Cell, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi) etc isn't at 'full' power
and with a software patch they could increase the power thereby reducing the
problem by amplification of the signal.

The reason I say it is a combination is that the bumper does resolve the
'short' issue but a software fix could also make it so you don't HAVE to
have the bumper, you would still experience the 'issue' but to a lesser
extent maybe to an unnoticeable level.

Personally, despite my admitted conversion to fanboy-dom, after receiving my
bumper and seeing the way that it fits the phone, I think Apple knew all to
well that this was a possibility and created the bumper as a way to 'fix' it
while making an additional $29 per iPhone - a bumper of matching color
(black or white) should have been included with EVERY iPhone 4 and if people
wanted a different color (one of the neons or white on black, black on
white, etc) they could have bought one then and they probably would have
still sold plenty.

On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 21:15, Ken Bandy <kbandy@iatse30.org> wrote:

> I don't know. From what it sounds like to me (and I don't have a 4 yet, so
> I could be completely wrong), the RF signal is being attenuated by
> "shorting" of the "hot" and "ground" of the antenna by a person's hand.
> The
> reason I say this is it sounds like putting the rubber bumper on the unit,
> and therefore insulating the antenna from contact with the skin, corrects
> the problem. Trying to correct this problem with a software "tweak" is
> analogous to attempting to correct a short in a household power circuit
> with
> the wave of a magic wand.
>
> Ken
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:23 PM
> > To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] Leaked: Apple's internal iPhone 4
> > antenna troubleshooting procedures
> >
> > It's not a hardware problem. Its a calibration issue that
> > gets tweaked with software.
> >
> > ---
> > Roger R. Prokic
> > -=[ This email was wirelessly beamed from my ? iPhone 4 on
> > the AT&T Network ]=-
> >
> > On Jun 29, 2010, at 7:07 PM, "Ken Bandy" <kbandy@iatse30.org> wrote:
> >
> > >>>>> SNIP
> > >>
> > >> Clearly Apple is taking the position that nothing is wrong with the
> > >>
> > >> antenna, although that's not surprising since most companies
> > >> will never
> > >>
> > >> willingly admit their flagship product is potentially
> > >> suffering from an
> > >>
> > >> unfixable flaw. But does anyone else find it interesting, if not
> > >>
> > >> troubling, that there is no mention of an impending software fix?
> > >>
> > >
> > > How can there be a software fix for a hardware problem?
> > >
> > > Ken
>
>
>
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