iphone 4 reception issue – Gadget Teaser https://www.gadgetteaser.com Tracking the gadget and tech revolution Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:20:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Did the iPhone 4 prototype case mask reception problems? https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2010/06/26/did-the-iphone-4-prototype-case-mask-reception-problems/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:36:26 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/?p=3449 The big question surrounding the iPhone 4 reception issue is how did Apple not catch it? They had the phone for months, presumably testing it in the Bay area for months. So why didn’t the Apple techs experience the problem? Miguel Helft at the NYT Bits Blog had one theory – when the Apple techs […]

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]]> iPhone 4 prototype case.The big question surrounding the iPhone 4 reception issue is how did Apple not catch it? They had the phone for months, presumably testing it in the Bay area for months. So why didn’t the Apple techs experience the problem?

Miguel Helft at the NYT Bits Blog had one theory – when the Apple techs were out the field, the iPhone 4 prototype was disguised in a case to look like the 3GS. The case meant a tech’s hands didn’t touch the antennae, so there were no interference issues, so there was nothing to catch.

Apple said Thursday that a case is one way to solve the reception issues.

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